Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-23

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preme court. The court has approved
the finding of the lower court.
GENERAL A sensation has been
NEWS created in political circles
ITEMS. by the announcement that
Jim Howard, who was convicted and
sentenced to death for the murder Of
Governor Goebel and was afterwards
pardoned by Governor Wilson along
with Caleb Powers, has determined to
enter the race for the republican nom.-
nation for state senator from the sew
enteenth district, to succeed Senator
Joe F. Bosworth, of Middlesboro.
Sixty-three years of service in one
position is the record that taxes cred
ulity, but nevertheless it is that OF
Thomas Harrison, who has just cele-
DRAFTED that university of his en-
ployment in the naval observatory at
Washington, d. G. Mr.. Harrison is So
years old and still hale and hearty.
The population of the state Of Vir-
ginia is 2,061,612, according to sta
tistics of the thirteenth census. This
is an increase of 207,42S, or 112 per
cent. over 1,S54,1S4 in 1900. The in
crease from 1890 to 1900 was 19S,204.
Or IL per cent.
A Knoxville, Tenn, dispatch says.
Copper Hill, little town of 1900 peo-
pie, located in the famous Ducktown
copper basin, was almost completely
wiped out by fire which started in the
second story of Frank Jones store,
used as boarding house.
At Franklin, Ga, the Bank of Heard
County was entered by burglars, the
safe dynamited and $1,000 in cash
taken. 1t is the belief of the bank pe0-
pie that the work was done by experts.
A reward of 500 has been offered by
the Georgia bankers for the arrest of
the criminals.
IL is announced that John Berard
Foster, who died in an insane asylum
at White Plains, N. Y, after being con-
fined there for nearly 80 years, left an
estate of nearly 100000. His father,
a prominent New Yorker of rs years
ago, willed him property worth $780,
600. The son was soon afterwards
committed to the asylum and a neph-
ew was appointed his guardian Under
the nephew's administration the prop
erty increased greatly in value.
Andrew Carnegie has given $4,000
to the Uncle Remus Memorial fund,
to aid in purchasing the "Wren's
Nest" in Atlanta, as a tribute to the
memory of Joel Chandler Harris. This
last donation brings the fund to
$4,000, and it is hoped that the re-
naming $4,000 will soon be raised.
The following are the announced
cotton receipts for Athens, Ca, up to
December l, this year, and compared
with the figures for 1909: General
receipts to December l, 6S,S40, against
5000 last year; wagon receipts, 49,
$40, as against 1929 last year at the
same date Over 1000 bales were
handled one day since December 1,
A woman giving her name as Annie
O'Neal, and saying she came from
Charleston, S. c., died at the Savannah
hospital from a dose of poison taken
evidently with suicidal intent.
A $4,000 loss was caused at Bay
Minette, Ala, when the Hotel Phenix,
the largest hotel in town, was burned
to the ground. The fire was beyond
control when discovered.
FOREIGN At the Inauguration GER
NEWS emonies attending the
NOTES. eighth succession of Pres
ident Diaz, held at Mexico City, the
American ambassador, Henry L. Will
son, acting as dean of the diplomatic
corps, presented the congratulations
of the representative of several for
eign powers, including the United
States.
"Jem" Mace, the hero of many prize
fights, died at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
England, of old age, 70 years of ago.
He was at one time worth more than
$1,000,000, but of recent years he had
been dependent on friends. Occa-
sionally he had appeared in music hall
exhibitions
Official advices received at Lisbon
from Macao, the Portugal dependency
in China, state that complete order
was restored following the granting Of
the demands Of the rebellious soldiers
and sailors. The governor of Macao,
who was suspected Of protecting the
religious orders, has been replaced by |
Judge Marques Vidal The population
acclaimed the change of administra-
ton.
Flood conditions are general
throughout France. About three and
one-half feet of rain fell in November,
and from all sections come stories Of
immense damage done Although the
Seine and Rhone were stationary. the
Gironde, Garonne and tho Loire rivers
continued to rise and the rivers of
Normandy and Brittany are greatly
swollen.
Fighting has been raging between
Druse tribesmen and Turkish soldiers
at Kerak, southern Syria, and more |
than 1900 have fallen, according to
reports received at Constantinople.
Beven hundred Of the tribesmen have
been killed, the city Of 5000 has been
captured by the fierce Druses and 200 |
of the Turkish garrison put to the
sword. J