The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-09-17
NEWS NOTES.

z 900 tons Of rails.
Mrs. Perry Rice. who was frightfully
burned at Paris last Saturday, is dead
from her injuries.
Charles Follen McKim, architect and
partner of the late Stanford White,
died suddenly at st. james, l.. |.
George y. Cotton, who will succeed
Regis II. Post as Governor of Porto
Rico. will assume his office November |.
Alva, the 1s-year-old son of J. X.
Hardin, a merchant of Fariston. is dead
from the effects of a carbuncle on his
head
The frozen bodies of three German
tourists and a Swiss guide, who lost
their lives during recent snowstorm
on the Jungfrau. were found dead at
the foot Of a glacier below the noun
tains.
John w. Castles, president of the
Union Trust Company. of New York,
committed suicide in the Grand Union
Hotel in that city by cutting his throat
with razor. Mr.. Castles was suffer
ing from a nervous breakdown.
A unique lawsuit is on trial before a
jury of inquest in Bedford county,
Tenn, in which Nathan Hatchett is
seeking to have a guardian appointed
for his mother, who is 80 years old.
Nathan, her youngest child, is 10 years
old.
Two hundred dollars ton for broom
corn is now predicted by men in the
trade. At Arcola, ILL.,, farmers have
refused $40 for corn in the field. The
price Tuesday was 500. Buyers are
frantic, while the farmers are stand
ing pat
Samuel G. Hatch, of Chicago, was
elected president of the American As
ISOLATION of General Passenger and
Ticket Agents at Toledo. Col. Samuel
Moody, of Pittsburg, was chosen vice
president, and c. 81. Bust. Of Boston,
secretary.
Judge Robert S. Lovett was elected
chairman Of the executive committee
of the Union Pacific Railroad Co. to
succeed MIR. Hartman. VIM. Rookie
Teller and Jacob II. Schiif were chosen
directors. The question of electing a
president was not discussed
Jackson Smith, of Knoxville. former
ly member of the Panama Canal Com
mission. has been appointed wee presi-
dent and manager of the Oregon Trunk
Line. This is a new railroad now under
construction in Central Oregon. 1t is
being built by the James ]. Hill inter-
ests.
Eighteen thousand persons were pres
ent Wednesday at the Kentucky State
Fair. 1t was Southern Indiana. Louis
willie and Courier journal day and La
Dor night. The Mayors of the three
Falls Cities were in attendance during
the afternoon. Yesterday was Ken
lucky day.
At Barbourville personal controver-
sy between Caleb Powers and NJ. G..
Hignite. a republican politician, result
ed in Hignite swearing out a warrant
against Powers. charging him with as
sault by the use of threatening Ian
guage. Powers was tried in the police
court and acquitted.
President Reynolds, in his annual adj
dress to the American Bankers Asso-
citation. advocated the establishment of
a central bank with a capital of not
less than 500, 900, 900. James j. Hill
addressed the convention, and warned
then that the United States may soon
cease to be an exporter of foodstuffs
owing to carless farming and the rush
of country people to cities.
MATHEW Henson. Commander OF the
Negro bodyguard, related his experience
of what he saw at the North Pole with
Peary to newspaper correspondents. In
addition to himself and Commander
Peary, he declared four Eskimos were
at the pole. He gave a vivid descrip-
ton of the flag raisings and other in
cidents that impressed him at the
earth's top. including the making OF
tea on the alcohol stove and taking OF
observations.
The gross earnings of the railroads
of the United Sthtes for the year end
ing June 80, 1909, were 81. 1886, s4l,
according to the figures compiled by the
Bureau of Railway News and Statistics
from the monthly reports of the Inter
state Commerce Commission. The OPP
Grating expenses were sl.6ll, 1927. 766
taxes, $Ss. 96l. AIS. and net operating in
come, S736, 496, 600. The figures for the
year ending June 80. 1908. were gross
earnings. 81. 424. $780, 37; operating ex
penses, s., sos. l0l. S7s; taxes, $S3, $50,
5l6. and net operating income $685.
67s, 243.