The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-05-13

Eight hundred bodies have been taker
from the ruins Of houses at Cartago
Costa Rica, as result Of earthquake
1t is estimated the dead will be ovel
800.
II Col. G. Winn Courts died Sunday al
HopkinsviIle after long illness from
Brght's disease. He was prominently
connected with financial interests in
Southern Kentucky for years.
So badly decomposed and bloated
were some OF the bodies taken from the
Palos, Ala, mine that it was impossible
to put them in the collins which had
been ordered. More bodies were found
huddled together with coats about their
faces. The work of rescue will continue
for several days.
Master painters of Evansville have
served notice that they will run an open
shop. The boss carpenters, fathers,
plumbers, planning mill owners and cleo
trical workers of the city declared for an
open shop a week ago. The strike of
the building trades is assuming large
proportions in the Indiana city.
In order to expedite the tabulation of
the census returns the Census Bureau
at Washington has leased two addition
al buildings to accommodate an extra
working force Of 5000 persons. The
employees will work day ana night, and
an announcement as to the population
of cities is expected in few weeks.
An explosion wrecked the plant OF the
General Explosives Company, near
Hull, Quebec, and killed between ten
and fifteen persons and injured scores.
The hospitals are filled with the injured.
A crowd from a nearby baseball field
swarmed about the works when fire
broke out and were caught by terrific
blast which wrecked the plant.
Criminal lawyers throughout the
country are much agitated over a de-
,ision of the Supreme Court of the
United States, which holds that punish
nent meted out to criminals must be
to the offense. 1t is be-
ieved that a flood OF requests for release
will be caused thereby, coming from
prisoners sent to the penitentiary by the
ederal courts.
Interstate carriers in the territory be-
ween the Mississippi River and the At
antic seaboard are hurrying along
ate readjustment that the new tariffs
nay be filed with the Interstate Com
nerce Commission before the passage
4 the pending railroad bill by Congress.
he bill makes provision that any in
rease in rates shall not become effect |
5e until its reasonableness has been
assed upon by the commission.
Col. Roosevelt was prevented from =
arrying out q large part of his pro-
ramme in Stockholm by an attack OF !
oarseness, due to inflammation of the =
tubes. He remained indoors
lie greater part of the.day, being visited
Y the Crown Prince of Sweden. He :
aves for Berlin to-day, where fur !
Ter curtailment Of his programme has g
cen ordered by the Kaiser, who will e
OF attend any of the dinners and will +,
OF greet him upon his arrival. q
Churches, fraternal organizations, "
rand Army posts, Sunday-school soci- N
les and other similar organizations OBJ q
rived Mothers Day in Chicago and 81
Iroughout Illinois. Many pastors de- II
Vered special sermons on the topic, w
Mother" White carnations. the fr
ldge of the day, were worn by thou b
nds. Eight States Illinois, Texas, o,
hio, California, South Dakota, West al
irginia, Florida and Mississippi-ob- !,
rived the day officially their Govern :.
S having proclaimed the day and the A
asons for observing it. |