Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-04-07
GENERAL KEWS,

the Gronde, has accepted the invita-
ton OF President Fallieres to fern 6
I ministry to succeed that Of NJ. BRAND,
which resigned. After announcing
that he would accept the task, NJ
Monis spent the remainder OF the day
visiting possible ministers. II Is
known that =. visited NJ. Delcasse
whose disnis sal from his post as for
eign minister at the instigation o.
Germany will be remembered. II Is
| probable that NJ Delcasse, 1t is be
lleved. will he offered and will accept
| the portfolio OF minister of marine
The name Of NJ. Alexander Ribot is
| mentioned as minister of foreign az
fairs NJ Ribct was prime minister
from 1882 to 1898 and for about tive
years previously was foreign minister
His wife was formerly Miss Mar,
| Burch, OF Chicago.
For several hours, at Fort Worth
Texas, a mob of l,COO or more mel
and boys had full possession Of thcl
downtown section of the city. Man
negroes were beaten; scores Of other
| were chased until they eluded the
mob or found places Of refuee. Thou
sands Of dollars damage w8s done to
buildings which negroes occupied
| The trouble started when a picture
show for negroes excessively Crered
| its doors. Stores and bricks were
hurled into the building, wreckIng the
place and scattering Its occupants
Tho mob then began Systematic
hunt for negroes At the height Of
| the trouble the excitement was in.
creased by the accidental shooting and
killing of q negro porter by bar
tender. A hard rain dispersed the
rioters.
1t develops that the chihuahua prls-
on delivery Saturday last wes an In.
surrecto affair, number OF insurrec-
tos first firing on the prison from the
outside. From the first yolley all the
prisoners rushed tls guards and dis.
armed them. The armory was scon
opened and forty-nine rifles and belts
OF cartridges procured. Then oc-
cured a running fight to the hills
Gov. Ahumada quickly took charge
| of affairs. His first act was 10 order
the turnkey at the prison shot for
giving up the keys, then he ordered
n cavalry captain imprisoned for hay.
ing given orders that everybody az.
pearlng on the streets should be shot.
A move to prevent the merger Of
number of Michigan copper mining
companies with the Calumet and Hot,a
has been made in Grand Rapids
United States District Judge Swami,
Of Detroit, granted a temporary re
straiuing order In the case of Go6frey
NJ. Hyams, OF New York, against the
Calumet ard Hecla company and set
March 2S as the date of hearing on
the issue q temporary injunction.
The petition filed by Hyams asks
that the proposed consolidation be de-
clsred void as an attempt to form an
unlawful trust or monopoly and com.
blnation of capital In restraint OF
trade
The Uuited States circuit court In
the city OF New York has directed
the issue Of subpoenas to George J
Gould and number OF well known
railroad men and bankers Of this city
to appear on March l3 as witnesses
In the litigation instituted in Ohio by
the Central Trust company against
the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
company and In the cross suit brought
by the receivers for the Wabash. Pitts
burg Terminal Railroad company
against the original plaintiffs.
In New York city Gustav e. Kis.
sel Wall street broker, ard for many
years a secret financial agent OF the
sugar trust. lies desperately Ill In the
Presbyterian hospital The attending
physicians despair of his life Kissel
is under indictment for conspiring
with officers of the sugar trust TO re 1
strain interstate commerce in the in
terest Of the big sugar monopoly. Thej
validity Of the indictments has beent
sustained by the United States su
preme court
Under the leadership Of a MexicanI
negro, whose name is unknown, al
armed force Of fifty men left FL Cabon
a small town about twelve miles from
this city, and is reported to have ad.
yanced on Tia Juana. In Lower Cali
fornia, where an attack is expected
Every able-bodied man in the placel
was ordered to the trenches which
have been dug, and every preparation
has been made for offering strong re-
sistance to the Invaders.
In the city OF New York Mai. Walter
A. Thurston, IT, s. A., retired. fell from
the second story window of 3 sarator.
ium on Lexington avenue. where he
had been undergoing treatment
He was found unconscious In the
house yard. suffering from fractured
rib and possibly internal injuries AT
the hospital TO which he was taken
his hurts were considered serious,
but not necessarily fatal.
Drivers OF the United States Express
company in Jersey City to the number
Of 800 went on strike, alleging dis.
elimination by the company agsinstl
men who participated In the strike Of
last fan. No wagons were sent sst
from the eompany's stables lanS but
mesa IN tha Ierzav Cffv ha-a<ua.~~ra