The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-10-06
news BRIEFLY TOLD
"A CONDENSED RECORD OF
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
SEVEN DAYS NEWS AT A GLANCE
Important Happenings in All Parts Of
the World Summarized for
the 5usy Reader.


Five persons were seriously injured
at Toomsboro, Ga, when the 59-horse-
power boiler at the ginnery and grist
mill Of w. r. Fossett exploded.
Benefactors' day at Trinity College
at Durham, n. c., was an accumula-
tion Of gifts amounting ia. more than
$150,O00, Of which Benjamin and
James Duke gave $4,000.
Population statistics as enumerated
in the thirteenth census show Chata-
nooga, Tenn, as having 44,604, an in
crease OF 1880, or 1870 per cent
over 30,l54 in 1900
The Washington State Bank at
Washington, La, was entered and
robbed Of $4,000. The safe was brok-
en- open in such manner that the
officials believe the work was that
of experts.
Unless the law protects us, we will
use snotguns," said enraged country
men in Admission, Ala, from Dear
knoxville and Choccolocco. They were
looking for JOY riders who colllded
with buggies at both places, demolish.
ing both buggies.
With both of their revolvers emp
tied and each mans body literally rid
died by bullets. Henry Lee, consta-
BILE, and James Williams, private
policeman, fell dead in each others
arms at the end of shooting ARRAY
in Corbin, KY.
Prospects of general strike OF
union labor in Tampa, or lockout,
as result OF the labor unions aiding
the striking tobacco workers, looms
large Because OF the alleged en-
ployment of a non-union man on a
building job, members of the plumb
ers' union refused to work on the
building. 1t is expected the action Of
the plumbers win be followed by 9TH
ers unions.
"Outlawry laughs in your face" de-
clared Judge Armstead Brown Of the
criminal court OF Montgomery, Ala, in
a sensational charge which he deliv-
cred to the grand jury in which he
importuned the inquisitorial body to
investigate reports which are prevail
ing in Montgomery to the effect that
men higher up are involved in vio-
laion of the prohibition and gambling
laws OF the city and state.
Attorneys for Joseph Vending,
charged with the murder of Alma
Kellner, years Of age, at St, Johns
Catholic church, on December s last,
in Louisville, KY, and who was ar.
rested in San Francisco, two months
ago. entered plea of not guilty when
their client was presented in crimi-
nal court. A petition was filed ask
ing the transfer of the cast for trial
in the Federal court, on the ground
that Vending is an alien and enti-
tied to trial before q jury, six Of
whom must be his own countrymen
Fire wiped out a whole business
block at Gulfport, Miss, at a loss Of
100000. The Commercial hotel, the
Elite theater and the postoffice were
destroyed
Safe crackers entered the Peoples
Bank at Pikeville, Tenn, and crack
ed the safe, but got no money, The
robbers then shot up the town, The
men were finally frightened away by
returning fox hunters.
State Senator w, B. Jones of North
Carolina attacked Democratic Ma.
tional Committeeman and Editor 10.
sephus Daniels of the Raleigh News
and Observer on one of the principal
streets in Raleigh and fight fol,
lowed. The trouble grew out OF pub
locations in Daniels paper rejecting
on Jones and his father, Colonel Ar
mistead Jones, who is solicitor of the
sixth judicial district of Norta Car
DINA. Mr. Daniels was badly bruised
about the face. and Jones carried a
SCARED lip as result Of the encoun.
ear