Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-01
GENERAL NEWS
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session of tho American Federation oi
Catholic Societies was opened here
Many OF the visitors departed at night
Edgar Feeney of Brooklyn national
president, presides at the business
In the reviewing stand eat many
Catholic dignitaries, clergy and laity
with tie officers of the organization
and Governor Harmon and Mayor
Marshall to welcome the visitors. Fol
lowing the mass there was a dinner at
the Episcopal residence, with Bishop
James j. Hartley as host, at which the
distinguished prelates, together with
Governor Harmon were entertained
Dr. E. Richter, the German engineer
who was captured by Greek bandits
and held for a ransom of $225, 900, has
been rescued on the Greek frontier. He
is returning to Saloniki, Turkey
DR.. Richter was mapping on Mount
Olympus, in the wild frontier region
between Turkey and Greece, under the
auspices of German Geographical So
ciety, when he fell into the hands of OF
the briganGs May 25. The capture took
Place in Turkish territory. His escort
Of Turkish gendarmes was killed. Let
ters from Lalois, the bandit leader, de-
manding a ransom, were delivered
soon afterward by Turkish villagers.
Gilbert II. Perkins, Of Indianap.
oils, head of the Perkins Detective
agency of that city, who is under three
years sentence to Leavenworth pris
on for misuse of the mails, but is out
on bond awaiting an appeal in Octo
ber, has returned to this city from
Erie, Pa, where his trial was held
He was charged with having sent
black hand letters to Charles Strong,
a millionaire, of Erie, Pa. Perkins
called on Postmaster Robert Bryson
and declared he was innocent of the
charges He asserted that a letter
found in his pocket by the postoffice
inspector was planted there.
At Springfield, ILL.,, the quick ac
ton on the part of Governor Charles
s. Deneen saved Rufus Nelson, a
young negro, from possible death wher
the executives automobile collideG
with the youth on a bicycle. Nelson
was thrown from his bicycle only tC
fall in the path of the heavy car Just
before the machine passed over the
PROSTATE negro Governor Deneen
who had leaped from his seat, dragged
Nelson out Of the way of harm
The crowded condi- ion of the thor
orghfare caused Nelson to swerve his
wheel in such a manner it was struck
by the executives car.
The Hotel Frontenac at Round Isl
ing hundreds of prominent guests from
many parts of the country, took fire
and was threatened with destruction
All guests escaped, some scanty at
tired. Unable to coup with the flames
Round Island firemen sent an appea
for aid to Alexandria Bay, which place
sent all engine and men to the scene
Ey that time the fire had spreat
throughout tie Frontenac and flame!
were leapirg hundreds of feet into thu
air, Illuminating the picturesque st
Lawrence for miles around.
At Cordova, Alaska, all the fiel(
films of the Smithsonian Institution
glacial expedition are somewhere a
the bottom of the Big Delta river, ac
cording to advices received here. This
current of the river tipped up wagoI
on which Professor r. F. Starr ant
Lawrence Madden were crossing tn,
stream on their way to Fairbanks ant
spilled the men and the Photographic
outfit. The men got ashore.
At Chicago, ILL.,, Thomas Trakson
farmer, eighty years old. who is unable
to speak a word of English. slept IL
the gutter at Mencminee and Sedgwicl
streets with $4,000 in his pockets
Pedestrians finally telephoned thu
police Sewed to the inside of th'
mans underclothing the police fount
5000 in bills of small denominations
They also found a bank book shown,
deposits aggregating $4,000.
At Toxic, Japan Count Katsura ha
rendered his resignation as premier
He recommends the appointment o
the Marquis of Saioni Or the post
The cabinet for which Count Katsur
formed July Ii, 1908. His resignation
was forecast nearly a month ago, and
was known that many changes in tn
cabinet had been under consideration
At Washington a poor counterfeit
S. bill on the Fort Dearborn Nationa
bank of Chicago has been brought t,
the notice of the treasury department
The counterfeit is a Photographic re
production on paper of fair quality, bu
the seal has smudged appearance
and lne piii, in tho opinion of treasur.
officials, should not deceive any on
accustomed to handling money.
Andrew 10th, Hungarian of Pitts
burgh, Pa, who has served twent
years in the penitentiary for murder G
which he was not guilty, has sailed TO
Hungary aboard the steamer Kror
prinZessin Cecelie. He is on his wa
to Join his wife and family and say
he intends to end his life in Hur
gary on the $40 a month that AndreN
Carnegie has given him.
At New York city it is reporte'
that Esther Cleveland, eldest daughte
of the late Grover Cleveland, is 500
to be married to Randolph d. Wes,
son of Professor Andrew West o
Princeton university.
At Paris, ILL.,, fire burned thu
Agricultural Hall. the grand stand ant
several smaller structures on the Ed
gar County Fair Associations grounds
in this city. Incendiaries are blamed
The loss is $4,000. ....