Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-01-22
WIRE FLASHES

Fire at Oil City, La, destroyed
nine buildings with. a loss OF s24,-
900.
Severe earthquake shocks occurred 1
in Italy, Austria and other European
countries, Monday. a.
The Tennessee House of Repres
entatives passed the Statewide pro-
hibition bill.
Two persons we're cremated and
two others injured in hotel fire at
Everett, Wash.
Admiral Rojestvensky. the famous
Russian naval officer, died suddenly
in ST. Petersburg.
Rudolph Writ went insane at
Hamilton, Ohio, and stabbed six per-
sons. including his wife.
Two Greeks were arrested at Mo-
bile in connection with the Chinese
smuggling investigation.
1.-Two hundred and forty men were
entombed by an explosion In coal
mine at Vessprim, Hungary.
1t was announced that Porto Rico
would float a bond issue OF S3,OOO,-
Ov0 for irrigation purposes.
D.. Plans are being arranged for the
reconstruction of Messina, which was
destroyed by the earthquake.
Fire in the. cotton cargo of the
steamer Matteawan, in Pensacola har
Dor spread to two other matches.
Harry Keener, at York, Pa, con-
fessed to killing and burying an UNI
identified stranger on his farm last
July
t. ]. Hams, charged with COM
plicity in the murder of w. E. .Ann!s.
was acquitted by jury at FluSn'
ing, N. Y.
Carrie Nation, the American anti
saloon crusader, was arrested in En-
gland while engaged in a raid on
saloon.
Lieutenant Commander Belknap,
L. s. N, suggested using some OF the
Italian relief fund to build a new
town.
The Resident General of Yokoha'
ma pointed out the defects in Corear
consular Jurisdiction brought on by
Japanese reforms.
In a pistol duel at Danville, Ky.
between sheriff Ivor Hammond ant
r. L. Conner, a farmer, both wer
MORALLY wounded.
An officer was killed and thre
other persons wounded in a pisto
: battle following the robbery of
resort at Omaha, Neb.
Thirty-five bodies have been recoy
cred from the Lick Branch Coal Min
in West Virginia. where an explosion
killed over 1000 men.
e. Lambert, a politician is miss
ing and dozen persons are injurt
as the result of a fire that destroye
the Copeland Hotel at Topeka, Kal
y The settlement between Austria
9 Hungary and Turkey of the Bosni
i and Herzegovinian question is re
6 garded as a reverse for Russian d.
A plomacy.
$ One woman lost her life and thre
others were injured in a fire tina
destroyed the residence of Samu'
Higgins, railroad manager at Ne
Haven, Conn.
. Federal Judge Jones, at Montgon
cry, denied the injunction asked fc
} against the Alabama Prohibition La
9 but did not pass ppon the constit'
u tionality of the actas,
Former Queen Lfliuokalani apple
to the House Claims Committee fc
= compensation for the loss of h'
:, crown. The heirs of George Wasl
= ington also put in a claim.
= The cotton cargo of. the steam'
Matteawan caught fire at sea an
the vessel put back to Pensacol
9 Eleven of the crew were injured fro
burnes caused by escaping steam.
'e DeSota Island, opposite Vicksbul
was declared to be Mississippi teri
g tory, and Tom Morrisey, who hi
rs been operating a saloon there und
IL Louisiana license; was fined for i'll
Df gal retailing.
lie John w. Kern gave out a stat
At ment at Indianapolis, saying that
9. was defeated for United States Sc
3. ator in the Indiana Democratic lie
is islative caucus through treachel
ID double dealing and corruption.
Lord Revelstoke. acting for Bari
Brothers & Co., and NJ. Routkowsl
the Russian financial agent residi
Is in London, concluded arrangemeI
for the English portion of the m
IT, Russian loan of $240,O0O,0O
ne The corporation of Harvard Univ
RS sity sent to the overseers of the G.
d. lege the name Of. Abbott Lawrer
at Lowell Frofessor of the Science
Id Government, as the choice as Pre-
o. dent of the College to succeed Pre-
dent Charles w. Eliot.
Duke Pompeo Litta. of Lombar
called on the Italian Ambassador
nj Paris. and offered to donate part
an extensive tract of land in MAI
of tee County, Fla, owned by him,