The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-03-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK
LATE NEWS OF THE WORLD
TERSELY TOLD.
south, EAST, NORTH AND NEST
Notes From Foreign Lands Through.
out the Nation and Particularly
the Great south.
Southern.

Southern.
Two negro iiremen. George Jones
and Alfred Elmore. were shot near
Kings Mountain, KY supposedly by
striking iremen of the Queen and
Crescent railroad.
James Carl, detective employed
by the Cincinnati, New Orleans and
Texas Pacific Queen and CTescent)
railroad, was shot near Glen Mary,
Tenn, and taken to the hospital in a
critical condition. He is not expect
cd TO live.
AS the finale TO q sensational trial
In the superior court at Whiteville,
N. Ct, the jury returned a verdict Of
not guilty both ais to Mrs. Rosa Hayes,
charged with being the principal In
the killing Of Robert M. Floyd, q med
ical student Of Charleston, S. G., on
the night of February 4, and as To
her husband, NeilI NJ. Hayes, charged
with being an accessory before the
fact. Mrs. Hayes admitted the Kill
ling OF Floyd, but pleaded that she
shot in defense of her honor.
A race riot was precipitated by the
stabblng Of Winfield Joel, q soldier
By an unknown negro in the red light
district OF Galveston. Texas One
Mexican and four negroes were Sc.
yerely beaten and the house In front
Of which the stahbing occurred was
set on fire and burned to the ground.
An invidious remark made by one OF
Joel's companions about the color Of
the occupants Of the house where the
trouble occurred, Is supposed TO naye
caused tho attack.
The methods and progress OF the
work OF cattle tick eradication con
Eumed much OF the discussion by Sec.
rotary Wilson, when he delivered his
address on ''The Agricultural Obliga-
ton Of the South" at the Southern
Commercial congress in Atlanta. He
said: 'The government has recogniz,
ed the Importance OF tais work, and
this year the department Of agricul'
ture was given $250.O0O for the work
and counties and states have given
Hl75,000, which will so q long way
and do much good.
Senator Tillman Of South Carolina
says the Democratic leadership in the
senate ought to be conferred on Bal
ley, for whose ability he has consid.
cradle admiration, but there Is Co
terie In the upper house which is jeal-
nus Of the Texan, and it is not like
" that the honor will go to him. 1t
may be that Culherson will again be
the Democratic leader Senator TIL.
man says there is nothing new in a
tariff tight, and as his health requires
attention, he may not return to Wash.
lngton for the extra session.
A new copper still of $50 gallons
capacity was destroyed, and 5000 gal.
Ions OF beer were poured in stream
running by when Deputy Collector
Williams found one OF the largest
seen In recent years in the foothills
Of Cherokee county. Georgia. Chief
Surber was notified few days ago
that a big plant might be found in
the Cherokee hills, and detailed vii,
liams TO undertake the task. Before
daylight the officer appeared upon the
scene and surprised the moonshiners
ut work.
Fifty per cent. comes of the sea
island cotton acreage for the coming
season, according to the pledges OF
the growers said President C. s,
Barrett OF the Farmers union, upon
bis return to Atlanta from Waycross.
Ca. where he attended conference
of the sea island and cotton growers
pf the states of Georgia. South Caro-
lima and Florida.
The Merchants and Miners Trans.
portation company was placed on trial
in the United States circuit court at
Savannah, in a case alleging viola
tion OF the interstate commerce laws
regulating rates on traffic between
states In which the Atlantic Coast
Line and the Seaboard Air Line rail
ways and Harvey c. and Morris #.
Miller OF Philadelphia are involved.
The transportation companies are
charged with allowing rebates on ship.
ments of grain to the South by the
Philadelphia firnf