The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-10-01
NEWS NOTES.

An earthquake shock was general
over Kentucky about o'clock Monday
morning.
An official estimate places the num-
Der Of dairy cows in the United States
at 81, 900, 900.
Fourteen children we're injured. one
probably fatally. in a panic at paro-
chial school at Jersey City.
Theodore Rizzo. the Italian in Jail at
Utica, N. Y, confessed TO the murder
OF two little children recently.
At Horse Cave. John W. Montgom-
cry. aged 60 years, was shot and killed
by Morris Wilcoxson at the latter's
home.
William Van-Pelt. a prominent citi-
zen Of Maysyille, was set upon by a
gang Of men and almost beaten TO
death.
Two men were killed and two others
were probably fatally injured by the
explosion Of boiler at a saw mill near
Spring Lick.
Charles Slusher. a pugilist OF fame in
Louisville and Southern Indiana, was
found dead in bed. Heart failure was
given as the cause Of death.
At Shelbyville, a mass meeting was
held TO protest against the establish.
ment of the Colored State Training
School in Bullitt county. Strong reso-
lutions were adopted.
Judge McAllister Campbell in the
Federal Court at McAlester, Okla is
sued temporary order restraining the
State officials from interfering with the
piping of gas out Of Oklahoma.
Prof. J. ID. Harris, principal Of the
Warrenton. Va, High School. will be
placed on trial for killing William A.
Thompson. associate editor Of the War
renton virginian on April "a last.
The labor troubles which threatened
TO tie up Butte. Mont. shut down the
smelters in Anaconda and Great Falls
and throw 10, 600 persons out of work
throughout the State. has been settled
Frank West,rield and Edward Boore
were instantly killed and George Hays
and Jack Boone probably fatally injur-
ed by the explosion Of boiler in n
sawmill near spring Lick, Grayson
county.
President Taft enjoyed new sensa-
ton when he dropped l 200 feet below
the surface Of the earth and saw
miners at work in the great Anaconda
copper mine. The President left for
| Spokane.
Fifty persons were injured shortly
before noon when an explosion occurred
in the Columbian Film Exchange in
Pittsburg. The structure was eight
stories nigh and every Office was
wrecked.
Insane from fever and the recen
death Of his wife, John Champion, 1
shanty boat man, attempted TO kill hi
children at Paducah. set fire to his boa
and jumped in the river. He was cap
tured. John Champion, Jr.. the eide
son. is missing
: Notice has been served at Hopkins
vile by Mrs. John G. Latham that sh,
will contest the will of her husband o.
the grounds that il was obtained b,
fraud or undue influence and that Mr.
Latham was not mentally capable o
making a will.
, After GO talesmen had been eS
amined jury was secured at Warren
ton. Va, to try J. d. Harris. principa
of the Warrenton High School, for tn
murder Of w. A. Thompson, associat
editor of the Warrenton Virginan
Harris entered a plea Of self-defense
: Eight men were drowned and seve
had narrow escape from death b
D the laundering at noon Saturday of tn
, Norweign steamer Gere six mile
! from the Winter Quarter lightshiI
! which is stationed 50 miles South O
: the Delaware Capes and l6 miles a
; sea.
7 The Treasury department report
} show that the total amount of nationa
bank notes now outstanding is SOL.
on. 724. This is an increase of 81, 2i5,
$50 over the total on the first day O
] September and an increase of sl4. 75l.
. GIG over the total national bank note
d outstanding on September one yea
! ago.
, Attorney Sam Z. Patton, of jackson
e one of the most widely known lawyer
8 of Eastern Kentucky. was indicted i
4 the Federal Court on the charge of US
, ing the United States mails for fraudu
! lent purposes. Forty more indictment
q are expected. Patton is accused of or
Grating under the name of the Clevs
land Timber and Lumber Company an
Of ordering goods from many Of tn
large manufacturing concerns over tn
country, knowing that the compan
was insolyent