The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-21
LATEST NEWS OF THE WORLD
TERSELY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST. SOUTH AND WEST
Notes From Foreign Lands Through
out the Nation, and Particularly
the Great Southwest.

went to Europe in 1901, and when last
heard from was In Paris, was declared
legally dead by Superior Judge Gra-
ham.
After thorough consideration of
the matter, representatives of each of
Ends FIVE state banks announced tha.
the draft of the state banking board,
assessing three-fourths of l per cent
on average deposits for the replenish-
ing of the bank guaranty fund, would
be paid on presentation.
Ben H. Murrow was arrested on a
warrant issued by Coroner Iven New
len, holding him to the grand jury for
the murder of his brother, Charles E.
Murrow, at the Murrow farm east of
Des Moines.
The Canadian government will build
IL cruisers and destroyers at cost
of $20,000,000. The yearly mainte-
nance will be S3,000,O00 Docks will
be arranged later. Three warshlps
will be kept on the Pacific and nine
on the Atlantic.
George w. Bowers, acting general
manager of the South Omaha plant Of
the Armour Packing company, who
disappeared a month ago, was located
at Fort Francis, Ont, by representa-
tive of the company. The cause of
his disappearance from this city re-
mains mystery.
Confessing that he had made and
passed counterfeit money, William b.
Pettus, former school teacher, of Car
ter county, KY, was sentenced by
Judge Safer, in the federal court, to
thirty months in Leavenworth, Kas.,
prison. asa
A. G. Rakow, farmer living near
Neliegh, Neb., is dead from gunshot
wound, and F. M. Thornberg, neigh
Dor, is under arrest, charged with the
killing, which he does not deny. The
men quarreled over the ownership Of
quantity of hay.
About 200 striking street car men
decided to refuse the offer Of Presi-
dent Wattles of the Omaha Street
Car CO.. to take part of their number
back at the old wage scale and en-
ploy the rest as they are needed.
Baron Shibusawa, head OF the jap
anese Trade commissioners who re-
Gently visited Cleveland, has sent a
check for 500 to be used for Christ
mas gifts for cripples and aged in
mates Of the Warrensville Colony,
charitable institution, near that city.
Commemorating the battle of Point
Pleasant which occurred one hundred
and thirty-five years ago, q celebration
at Point Pleasant w. Va, began today
and will continue during four days.
Frederick R. Burton, newspaper
man and novelist, died suddenly at
Lake Hopatcong, N. j. The cause is
supposed to have been heart failure.
Mr.. Burton was 4S years old.
Forty-four minutes more were clip-
ped from the transatlantic record by
the Cunard liner Mauretania, which
arrived at New York from Liverpool
and Queenstown.
The National Guard association Of
the United States selected st. Louis
rs the place for its convention in 1910.
and elected officers as follows: Presi-
dent, General Thomas ]. Stewart. OF
Pennsylvania; secretary, General
Charles /. Martin, of Kansas; treas
urer, General ]. A. Storch, of Me-
braska.
District Attorney William Travers
Jerome filed the necessary petition
with the bureau Of elections endorsing
his candidacy for reelection. Two
thousand names are necessary for an
independent nomination petition, but
Mr.. Jerome sent in 5000.
The Eastern Leagues championship
season ended Tuesday, Rochester win
ming the pennant with .034 to spare.
Newark finished second. The cham.
pion Baltimores Of 1908 had a poor
season, landing In seventh place.
While the teacher, Miss Lottie Gam.
BILE, played Yankee Doodlev on the
piano, 100 school children whose lives
were endangered by fire which was
consuming the school building Al
Shade Gap, Pa, marched to safety.
During q heavy windstorm, the res
ldence Of Marshal Clements, six
miles west Of Smithville, Ark, was
destroyed and several members OF
the family were injured. The wind
pulled up every fence posi- on the
place.
Brig. Gen. WinflS,d s. Edgerly. com
canding the department Of the pa
kotas, with headquarters at st. PAU
was Thursday ordered to his home by
the war department, pending examina
tion for retirement. s,sa Il,
The Lowell & Burlington company
independent tobacco manufacturers Of
CCvington, Ky.,s filed in the federal
court at that place a suit against the
Burley Tobacco society. its president
Clarence Lebus, and Its directors, de-
manding $407,O00 damages. Action il
brought under the Sherman antitrust
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