The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-12-10

days the loan of s272. 500 to three Lex
ington banks out of the crop moving
fund.
Miss Phoebe Cousins. the first woman |
lawyer in the United States and at one
time u S. marshal, died in poverty in
st. Louis.
Rats gnawing on matches started a
fire in Boston in which % lives were
lost, according TO State officials who in
vestigated.
Miss Maude Upton. charged with the
murder of Reuben Todd at Irvine. will
be tried at the present term of the Estill
circuit court.
Near Dowagic. Mich. night mail
pouch containing between 5000 and
$40, 900 was stolen from an Eastbound
Michigan Central train.
Raw wool has gone on the free list I'M
der the provisions of the new tariff act,
and millions Of pounds were Withdrawn
from bonded warehouses.
The Kentucky State Fair will be held
Sept. 1910, next year Those dates
were claimed at meeting in Chicago Of
the Association of State Fairs.
A daily average of pol sacks OF parcel
post mail matter is handled at the termi-
nal railway postoffce at Louisville, &C
cording TO the Postoffice Department.
The leaders of the Progressive party
in California met in San Francisco to
consider the future action Of the party
and formally repudiated the Republican
party.
The floods in the Brazos and Trinity
rivers IN Texas have caused heavy prop
erty loss. The knows loss of life is, 50,
with many more reported drowned and
missing.
E. F. Amburghy, railroad foreman on
the G. & o. at Thomson Station, COM
mitted Suicide by shooting himself thro'
the head. He leaves widow and eight
children.
Arther A. Mclean, treasurer Of the
Democratic State Committee. was in
dicted in New York on two counts for
receiving campaign contributions from
corporations.
Mrs. Dodge, president Of the associa-
tion opposed to woman suffrage, mar
shaded her forces in Washington in op-
position to a Standing COMMITTEES on
Woman Suffrage.
Chester Scott's throat was cut in Buck
town. negro quarter OF Winchester.
The cutting was done by another negro,
after Scott had cut Myrtle Baker, the
others sweetheart.
A photographic clock has been per-
fected by Max Marcus, a German, afteI
many years of labor. 1t not only keeps
time TO the second, but tells the time IL
clear barytone voice.
That the banks under the State Bank
ing Department are prosperous and
, growing" was the declaration of Com
missioner Thos j. Smith in his first an
nual report, just issued.
Thos. Etheridge, 10. was killed Satur
: bay in Louisville by his cousin, Georgs
Rube, IL. while the boys were playing
wild West" another case OF 'didn''
know it was loaded"
The funeral of Col. John Whallsn wa
the largest in the history of Louisville
though cold rain was falling, Satur
$ day. Twelve wagonloads OF flowers fol
, lowed the body to the grave.
Plans had been made TO asphyxiat'
Y Ralph Lopez, desperate, who had 70
: treated to a nine near Bingham, Utah
e after killing six men, but on search o
: the mine later it was found that he hat
escaped.
Two Federal troop trains en- rout
from Chihuahua to Juarez were blown
I up by dynamite placed on the tracks b.
o rebels. There were 1,500 Federals Of
r the trains and the loss Of life was enoF
!. nous.
> The Imperial Tobacco Companies O
Kentucky and Great Britain were foun'
: guilty of restraining trade and were fin
9 ed SO, 500 each, the verdict carrying wit
> it forfeiture of the right to do bushes
in Kentucky.
Congress will be asked to appropriat
81, l9s, 6s1, IN to operate the Government
|, during the fiscal year 1915. according
the estimates prepared by Secretary Nc
Adoo and submitted 10 the House. Ker
tucky's share is $3.50, 900. 70
( The jury in the case of Leonard Flut,
! at Winchester, charged with the mul
! der of T. d. Bergman. found him nc
: guilty. They had deliberated about fiv
e hours and it was generally thought ths
they were hopelessly hung.
IL After trial lasting ia days. banl
" err in Germany was sentenced TO prise
for seven years for causing the wreck G
VI his bank, 10 the amount of SIP, 600, 00(
is The money was chiefly the savings q
poor depositors.
IS Forrest fires in Bell county, after burr
7 ing over 5000 acres near hiddlesborc
were extinguished after a weeks wor
S by the forest patrol. according TO a n
Q port to State Forester J. &. Barton. Tn
fires were started from hunters cam
n fires.
s Mrs. Grace Evans, is, bride of fe,