The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-12-24

A conservative estimate puts the total
worth of the jewels of New York City at
$500, 600, 600. This is more than twice
the value of the buildings of all the uni
versities in this country.
The Panama Canal was actually open
from end to end last Wednesday. The
dredges have remoued the Cuecufacha
slide sufficiently to permit the passage
of medium sized vessels.
The trial of eight officials and employ
ees of the Western Fuel Co, charged
with defrauding the Government by
making false returns on coal imported,
was begun in San Francisco Tuesday.
All the property of Luis Terrazas, En-
rique Creel and Juan Creel, including
banks, mines, vast areas of land, cattle
and personal effects, was ordered confis.
Gated to rebels by a decree issu5 d by
Gen Villa.
sweeping declaration in favor of
Government ownership of telegraph and
telephone lines and the assertion that
the postal service is now self-supporting
for the first time since 1893 are features
OF the annual report of Pos master Gen.
eral Burleson.
Geo. VOORHEES,, a former Confederate
soldier, and one of the best known citi-
zens of Lexington, father of Mrs. Jas. b.
Haggin. of New Xork, owner of the Ell
mendorf estate, died Sunday night at
the home OF Mr.. Haggin, in New York.
He was rs years old and had been in
bad health for two years.
Mrs. Lille Fish, of Nicholasville. wife
OF the late DIR. Fish, of that city. died al
hospital in Lexington, Tuesday night,
from complication of diseases. Mrs.
Fish was obout fifty-five years old. The
remains were taken to Nicholasville
where interment took place Thursday.
Dorothy, the three year old daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Fields, of es
samine county, was burned to death at
their home at Keene. The mother had
gone to see sick neighbor and left the
child with the other children. The lit
tie one was playing in the fire, when its
dress caught on fire.
Mona Lisa" Leonardo da Vinci's
great painting, stolen from the Louvre
in Paris by fanatical Italian, is on ex-
hibition In Florence for short time
by consent Of the French government.
No amount of money will buy this paint
ing by the great Italian master. 1t is
said that the British government once
offered s.. 0OO 900 fer it.
After engaging room at the Leland
Hotel, Lexington, and draining a bottle
OF laudanum, J. w. McNelson, telephone
iineman. telephoned friend goodbye
before falling on the bed to die. The
message saved his life, for the night
clerk overheard him say he had swal.
lowed poison, and promptly summoned
a physician.
Burglars entered the office of the
Standard Oil Co. at Covington and were
greatly displeased when they found that
the sl00, 600. 600 corporation had nothing
in the Office worth taking, as this note
shows: Gentlemen-Nextt time we get
in here and find nothing in the safe we
will burn this building. Leave SIS in the
safe or we will burn the building"
Postmaster General Burleson told a
Kentucky Congressman that he will not
recommend dead beat" to any Of
fee
Few die and none resign This
aphorism regarding governmentemploy-
ees brings to mind the death OF Archie
Lewis, colored, who was in charge of
the robing-room Of the Justices OF the
Supreme Court at Washington. He held
| the position GA wears.