The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-04-14
NEWS NoTEs

101 uncut diamonds into the United
States.
The United States Court of Appeals at
St. Louis declared the Oklahoma law
prohibiting the piping Of natural gas out
Of the State was unconstitutional
The sealing steamer Harlan was
crushed by ice in the Gulf of St. Law
renee. One hundred aud thirty men on
board escaped over the ice to St. Paul's
Island.
The crown prosecutor at Rome has
written a report that the killing Of
Princess Giulia Trigona di SAINT Ella by
Lieut. Saron Palermo was premeditated
murder.
The steel mills booked riders for APP
proximately 100000 tons Of finished
products in March, and the prospect is
that the April contracts will be equally
as large.
The main business block at Dalton,
Ga, was destroyed by fire, entailing a
loss of $250,000 with insurance Of
$4,000. The origin Of the flames is a
mystery.
The notorious Yoshiwari quarter of
Toxic was burned. 1t is estimated that
5, 200 houses are in ruins. Six thou
sand female inmates were rendered
homeless
When Giro Vitozzi, the priest, was
placed on the stand at the Camorrist
trial at Viterbo, the confusion became
so great that the court was abruptly
Republicans in the House decided in
caucus to accept the committee allot-
ments awarded by the majority after
request for more places was refused by
the Democrats.
An actress in light.opera in Broad
way theater is said to be mentioned in
the suit for divorce brought in New
York by Mrs. Mary W. Gates against
her husband, Charles G. Gates.
The members Of Congress have
abandoned hope Of short extra session.
They have come to the conclusion that
the extra session will extend far into
the summer, and possibly until De-
cember.
The American Implement Company
of Chicago has increased its capital
stock from $4,000 to $50, 900, 900 as a
holding company for the reorganization
Of Deere & Co. and twenty-one other
smaller companies.
1t was developed yesterday that the
amount OF stocks and bonds stolen from
Mrs. S. B. Armour at Kansas City was
$3.50, 900 instead Of $105, 900. Thus far
Mrs. Armour has recovered about
$4,000 in cash and securities.
NJ. Cruppi, the new French Minister
of Foreign Affairs, announced in his
maiden speech in the Senate that France
would maintain firm foreign policy and
would cooperate with Germany when
ever the interests were in common.
A record breaking yield of strawber-
ries is expected in the Southern Indi-
ana strawberry belt, near New Albany.
Growers are already worried by the
prospect of shortage Of help when
the product is marketed next month.
In the United States Court at Chicago
Gianni Alongi was convicted of sending
black hand" letters through the mails.
Judge X. NJ Lands and Post-office In
spector James E. Stuart received letters
death should Alongi be con-
victed.
Between fifty and sixty men and boys
persisted in mine fire at Throop, three
miles from Scranton, Pa The bodies
were piled at the bottom of the shaft,
the officials fearing to bring them in
sight OF the frantic crowd of men, wo-
men and children above ground.
According to telephone message re-
ceived at jackson, in Breathitt county,
Jason Deaton was shot and killed by
Anse White. a brother-in-law Of John
Abner. Deaton was accused Of murder
ing Abner in Jackson last summer.
White played an important part in the
famous Hargis-Callahan trials at Lex
ington.
A resolution, based upon a recent as
sertion by former President Roosevelt
that he took Panama from the Re-
public Of Colombia without consulting