The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1909-04-16
General News.


A factory is TO be established at Cor.
dele, Ga 20 mike practical test OF
manufacturing paper out OF cotton
stalks
Fire at Midland, Tex caused loss
OF $500, 600 In the business section OF
the city. One hotel, two banks and
many stores were burned.
The lower house OF the Missouri
General Assembly adopted the minor
ity report recommending favorably
the Statewide prohibition constitu-
tlenal amendment.
May wheat again established a new
high record In Chicago touching OIL .26l
but closing over cent of from this.
July contracts advanced 20 81 l2i and
sl.i2i. Trading was comparatively
quiet.
Dispatches TO Dun's Review indi-
cate more uniform progress In bust
ness conditions, although buying Ia
still conservative and mainly for i'm
mediate needs.
John Smith, the negro who late Sat.
urday afternoon attempted a criminal
assault on Miss Mary K. Ewing, two
miles from Arcadia, Fla, by dragging
her from a buggy, was captured early
Sunday morning and lynched.
For the second time In history the
Niagara falls are mute A big ice Jam
has clogged the river and a strong
southwest wind has frozen 1t from
bank TO bank. The jam has also
caused damage TO the extent OF Of, 900,
600 to manufact ories along its banks.on
account OF the sudden rise OF the
water above the toppage.
Charles McConnaugby, former CASH
Ter OF the Monticello Citizens Nation
al Bank, was indicted 10 the United
States Court at Covington on twelve
counts, involving a total OF about sl5,-
600. Embt element, misapplication
OF funds and Justification Of entries
are alleged.
Gov. Charles n. Haskell, OF Oklaho-
ma, and the six other men indicted by
the Federal grand jury charged with
fraud In Muskogee town lots, will not
have to stand trial. The motion OF
the defendants to quash the indict-
ments was upheld by Judge A Mar.
shall In the United States Circuit
Court.
The jury IN the case Of James II.
Parrish, the o sensboro banker, whose
trial has been In progress at Halves
vile for the past ten days. found him
guilty Of the charge OF knowingly re-
celving deposits at his bank when II
was insolven:, and fiAed his punish.
ment at five wears 10 the penitentiarv.
II was the second trial Of the case. the
first one having resulted In a mistrial.
A pot OF gold was discovered on an
old abandoned lot on Colfax street In
Lexington by workmen digging post
hole on the lot. They unearthed an
iron kettle containing, according 10 a
slip OF paper found in the kettle, ss.-
500 In gold and silver coins. The lot
was purchased 2 weeks ago for size
After three weeks OF considerations
the Payne tariff bill was passed by the
House ofRepresentatives by a vote OF
2l7 TO l6i. One Republican, Austin.
Of Tennessee, voted against the mea-
sure and four Democrats, all from
Louisiana, Messsrs. Broussard. Esto
plnsl, Pujo and Wickliffe, voted for II.
An attempt by Champ Clark, the min
GRITTY leader, 10 recommit the bill with
instructions failed.
Ben, alias Booker" Brame, q negro
Is years OF age, was lynched by mob
OF between 200 and 300 farmers for at
tempting to assault Miss Ruth Gee,
l7-year-old daughter OF William Gee,
prominent Trigg county farmer.
After an all night search the mob 10
Gated Brame, who was carried before
the Misses Gee and positively identi.
fed. The mob carried Brame to Flat
Lick, near the Trlgg and Christian
county line, and hanged him to Tree.
The insertion OF an advert isement 10
one Of the local papers that there had
been found 10 the collection plate Of
the Roscoe Methodist Episcopal church
after the services last SUNDAY night a
10000 bill has developed the fact
that the church officers think the
donor made a mistake. The yearly
collections Of the church do not average
more than this amount, and the
church officials say they will return
the money TO the owner II he wants IL
and can prove he Inadvertently drop
ped II In the plate.
Four large tobacco barns were burn
ed at Maytield Sunday morning. The
loss Is estimated at s35, 900, with s27. :
OOOlnsurance. The fire Is said to have
originated from the boiler rooms OF
Lewis & GOrdon's rehandlipg house.
A large association storage warehouse,
filled with tobacco. was saved after a
hard Hpht.