McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-11


Equipped to spend three years in
the Arctic in inspection of Croker
Land, the supposed continent which
Rear Admiral Peary believes he dis.
covered, the whaler Diana started for
the north.
The interstate commerce commits.
sion ruled that "officers and employees
of the Panama railroad are govern.
ment employees and not entitled to
free passes from other railroads"
His mistake in taking bichloride Of
mercury in place of headache pills
caused the death of James McIachen.
wealthy farmer, near Owosso, Mich.
That Premier Asquith has been
marked for assassination by militant
suffragettes if Mrs. Emmeline Pank-
hurst dies in consequence of her
numerous Jail terms, was the intelli'
gence published in the Daily Express.
Harry H. Myers, superintendent OF
the Hot Springs reservation, was
nominated for governor of Arkansas
by reclamation by the Republican
state convention.
General May, notorious character
throughout Kentucky, was electro
cuted at the state penftentiary for the
murder of Sherman Meredith and his
wife in Clay county.
Miners and operators of the New
River (W. Va.) coal field ratified the
terms agreed upon in conference here
and the general strike of miners in
that field has been averted. About
10000 miners are affected.
Harry and Clyde Bowers, brothers,
aged IL and 8. were drowned in ths
Wabash river near Terre Haute, Ind,
while their parents, both deaf mutes,
frantically gesticulated for help from
people along the shore.
A brief message was received at
Douglas, Ariz., by the Mexican rebels,
stating that the rebel forces have cap
tured Guaymas. Federal and rebel
forces have been engaged in a sew.
eral days fight around the city.
The French airman, Marcel G. B@ir.
dejone des Moulinais, descended at
Villa Coublay, France, completing the
last stage from The Hague OF hig
flight of 3,1OO miles in the same aero
plane.
Thomas Jefferson's portrait, instead
of William McKinley's, will appear on
a new issue of postal cards by order
of Postmaster General Burleson.
Samuel e. Debs, the pedestrian who
left New York "a hours behind Ed.
ward Payson Weston, on his way to
Minneapolis, reached Lima, o., sew
eral hours ahead of Weston.
Mosea G.. Hollis, a Memphis, Tenn.
merchant, was shot through the heart
and killed by a negro who, after rifing
his victims pockets, escaped.
DR.. Samuel Ferraz de Campos Sal
les. president Of Brazil from 1898 to
1902, died at San Paulo at the age
of 70.
Mrs. Charles Beal died from injuries
received when vehicle In which she
was riding was struck by fast pas.
senger train north of Mount Vernon,
Ill. A 2-year-old son was killed and
4-year-old daughters arm was cut of.
Miss Mignon Hopkins, cloak mod.
ell, has brought suit against William
Sulzer, whom she says is governor of
New York, for breach of promise for
failure to marry her as he had prom
Used, according to contract made be
tween them.
H. w. Clark, Of counsel of the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads,
appeared In the United States court at
St. Paul and submitted an agreed plan
for the dissolution of the two roads.
G. Carroll Todd, special assistant to
the United States attorney general,
representing the government, an
nounced its approval of the proposal
More than 1000 couples got mar
rage licenses in Cook county, ILL.,, in
June. Cupid" Legner, the clerk,
gave out 4,275 Of them, which was AL
more than in the same month year
ago and more than ever before.
Jack Villas, with William Bastar,
passenger, flew across Lake Michi-
gan, landing In Grant Park, Chicago.
He flew from st. Joseph, Mich, a dis
lance of approximately go miles.
Calvin M. Hitch of Atlanta, Ca, was
appointed assistant chief of the divi-
sion Of Latin-American affairs of the
state department by Secretary Of
State Bryan, succeeding Fred M.
bearing, who is to be made secretary
of the legation at Brussels, Belgium.
A "gentleman's agreement" was
made between the three party leaders
of that house that no business shall
be transacted during the next two