Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15
NATIONAL NEWS.

Col. James Gordon was sworn in On
January 5, as United States Senator
from Mississippi, having been appoint
ed by Gov. Noel to fill the position lett
vacant by the death of Hon. A. J. Nc
Laurin.
Mrs. Josephine Dudley, sister-in-law
of DR.. Frederick A. Cook is quoted by
the press dispatches as saying that DR..
Cook is a nervous wreck, unable to
think co~nsecutively, and is in hiding
because he could no longer stand the
strain of the controversy.
From New Jersey comes the report
that Theodore Cook, brother of DR..
Cook, states that Cook and his wife are
in Germany, where the formeris prepar-
ing another expedition to the Arctic re-
gions next year to secure conclusive
evidence that he was at the pole IN
April, 1908.
Congressman James M. Griggs Of
Georgia died at his home in Dawson,
Ga. of appoplexy.
The Picayune of Jan. G, gives a list
of the great benefactors Of 1909, be-
ginning with John S. Kennedy. S25,-
$50, 900; John D. Rockefeller, Sl2, $751;
900; Andrew Carnegie, $.O56,5ll; Mrs.
Christopher L. Magee, S5,O0O,O 900;
James Masterson Burke, approximately
81, 900. 900; Ex-senator William +. Villas,
81, 900, 600; C. N. Crittenton, $4,000, 600;
James MilHken, approximately 81, OOO,-
900; Mitchell Valentine, $1,000 $50;
Mary Rh~inelander, $4,000, 600; Mrs.
Russell Sage, 81, 900, 900; Chas. M. Pratt
and his sister, Mrs. E. B. Done. 81, 70O,
900; George Croker, between $1,000,
900 and So, 200, 600; Harry S, Henry,
ST. 500. 900; Mrs. Josephine L.. New
comb, 81, 500, 600; Elizabeth Brigham,
81, 800, O0O.
Thursday of last week the principal
matter of interest in the U. 5. Senate
was the reading Of Clifford Plnchot':
letter to Senator Deliver critlclzln&
Secretary Ballinger and creating quite
a sensation in the senate. This docu
ment was followed next day by Presl
dent Taft's request for Forester Pm
chot's resignation from his position a
Chief Forester of the United States
There is every indication Of a row OF
hand among the Republicans in Wash
ington, the Insurgents declaring tina
Taft is furnishing their opposition t
Cannon and Aldrich by withholding al
patronage from them.
Over eight inches Of snow fell
Memphis, Tenn. during a snow storr
last week. From st. Joseph, Mlssoui1
comes the report of a temperature Q
thirteen below zero on Jan. 6, belni
the coolest weather since 1889. Hop
kinsville, Kentucky, had eleven inche
of snow on the sixth and Bowlin
Green, Kentucky, ten inches. On tn
same date the Mississippi River at st
Louis was frozen from bank to bank
being the first time in four years tina
the weather has been cold enough t
completely freeze over the river &
that point.
A thirty million Rivers and Harbol
bill for new and continued operation
will be presented to Congress early
February.
The cotton crop of the year 1909
the smallest since 1859, according tot
statement of w. D. Hunter, an expe
of the U. s. Department of Agricultur
The shortage is attributed to the a
tacks of the boil weeyil in Louislan
Arkansas and Mississippi and to droug
in Texas.
The interior marble work, includil
a magnificent grand staircase, OF Il
new state capitol at Little Rock, A
kansas, will be furnished by a New =
leans firm, Albert Weiblen being t
successful bidder.
Under the auspices Of the Aero CT
of California the first aviation me
was held in the United States at l
Angeles, California this week, beg
ming Monday. The aviators taking p;
included Louis Paulhan of Franz
Glenn H. Curtis, Charles F. Villa
Clifford D.. Harmon. M. Maisson,
Miscarol, Roy Knabenshue and Linc'
Beachy. Farman biplanes, Bier
monoplanes, Curtis biplanes and
new Knabenshue machine were all
tered.
The list of personal tax payers
New York was headed by a wom
Mrs. Emma B. Kennedy, widow
John S. Kennedy who left twenty
million dollars to charity when he di
Mrs. Kennedy was taxed or perso
property valued at Sc, 600, 900. Andl