The new South-news., 1909-06-05
WIRE FLASHES

The naval scandal In France 10
growing.
An attempt was made to burn .
block OF business buildings at Crow
ley, La, with oll-soaked excelsior.
The cotton crop raised by conyicts
on penitentiary farms In Mississippi
had net value OF 100000.
Raymond Thompson surrendered
at Shreveport La. for unintentional-
ly killing Thomas Furniss At Viva.
Tom Barnett, convicted OF murder
was shot 10 death by a mob In Tay-
ior County, Tex.
Floods caused great damage In
Mississippi Alabama, Arkansas, Ten
nessee and Oklahoma.
The prohibltionists were defeated
In the election at Petersburg, Va,
after an exciting contest.
North German Lloyd passenger
steamer Princess Alice ran aground
OF Staten Island
Two workmen we're perhaps fatal
/ ly scalded In an accident at the Rol-
Ter pumping plant, near Crowley.
Adjutant General Stafford has is
sued an order regarding the Louis
lana rife team that will compete in
the national shoot at Camp Perry.
DR.. F. c. Sheppard. of Mangham,
La, shot and perhaps fatally wound
ed John Dewey. negro restaurant
keeper, Ia self-defcnse.
The Reunited Sections" will be
the subject of Colonel Henry Wat
terson address at the Lee memorial
dedication at vicksburg. Miss.
william +. Darragh. a chauffeur.
who ran down and killed a boy In
New York. was convicted OF man
slaughter.
u. c. McInnis, ex-Sherin and Tax
Collector of Simpson County. after
being on trial several days. at Men
denhall. withdrew his plea OF not
guilty and entered one Of guilty.
Brown Roberts, a negro, held for
completely In the murder of L. Re
vert, was taken from the jail at Port
Allen by a mob. The mans fate is
not known.
The Federal Grand Jury at Tulsa,
Okla. indicted Governor Charles N.
Haskell, OF Oklahoma. and several
other prominent men for alleged
completely In land frauds.
President f. w. Weller, of the
that pipe line would be built from
the Oklahoma oil fields to Baton
Rouge.
Count Boni dc Castellane 1on a
Vpartiai>victory In the lItigations ovey
the custody of his children. Hk~ffl
be permitted to name their instruc-
tor.
Thirteen men were hanged In pub
lie In Constantinople, having pre-
yiously been found guilty of COM
plicity in the revolutionary outbreak
of April 13.
Theodore Roosevelt. who is at pre-
sent the guest OF Governor Jackson,
of Nairobi, Africa. accepted an In
yitation to a public banquet to be
given in his honor Aug, 3.
The Turkish Government has in
vited Jews from Russia and Rou.
mania to settle in Turkey. agreeing
to remove all restrictions and to
grant full citizenship to them.
The Louisiana Railroad Commits
sion have issued an order com.
manding the Texas and Pacific tc
build a passenger depot in New Or.
leans 90 cost not less than $150,000
No site is to be specified.
A member of the ministers and
other high functionaries of the late
regime in Turkey, who have beer
confined on the Island Of Prinkipo
have been deported to other islands
in the Sea OF Marmora.
There has been a market increase
In immoral performances at the
theatres of Havana. accompanied b,
general spread of vice an an out
break of gambling since the Ameri
can occupation came to an end.
d. b. and w. II. Garner, brothers
pleaded guilty at Alexandria to il
licit distilling and were sentenced tt
five years each in the House of Cor
rection at Emmettsburg, Md. The
sentence of their father. II. G.. Gar
ner. was suspended.
President Taft sent message tc
Congress renewing the recommenda
, tion OF President Roosevelt for thu
appropriation for the participation
of the United States in the Universe
and Industrial Exposition to be helc
I in Brussels in 1910.
Mrs. w. S. Howard and her cou
} sin John Young. aged 15. are hell
: in connection with the assassination