The Jones County news., 1913-08-28


The grand jury at Meridian re-
turned M indictments.
AN incendiary attempt was made /
10 burn a residence near Gnltpoft
Ii is said that the auto in which 1
Harry Thaw made bis ESCAPE into /
Canada made 80 miles an hour
a negro blind tiger ri Meridian
was given three years in the peni- /
tentiary.
Four persons were killed at differ.
rent places around Fort Smith, Afka +
last Friday by lightning.
The new Chief Police OF Meridian /
favors placing women on the force. I
Wells Boyd, OF Chattanooga, as /
he stopper to kiss his baby, Nuropped /
a pistol which sent bullet to his I
heart.
The convict farm in Harrison |
county, Miss, win yield 2o00 bushels /
OF corn.
Sam White, a farmer OF Meadvile, /
Miss, shot at squirrel, missed IL /
and killed his l2-year old son
The negro in Munroe, La. jail who
killed a white man is guarded as
mob violence is feared.
In the division OF the money turned
loose move crops, New Orleans win |
get million
Barney Lewis, the alledged train
robber, has been placed ia Forrest
county jail.
A report is circulated that one con
Wet escaped from that burning build I
ing when 80 prisoners were cremated. /
Ben Harrell, locomotive engineer,
died from laudanum at McCombs. |
Miss. Taken through mistake.
Henry Ennis charged with train
robbing was released at Hatuesburg, /
but jerry Ennis confessed.
Secretary Bryan indorsed the
currency bill and the insurgents had |
amendments defeated.
Secretary Bryan told Mexican lead I
ers they will be held personally re-
sponsible for the death OF Americans.
An official report stated that
corn is the only Kansas product that /
was damaged seriously by the drought. |
Charged with buying beer for bows
and taking the boys to- resorts, St. !
Louis minister was arrested
A witness bess. ;si-ssssenate-v,,shl
eommit.ee ..es'ssofT was ! psid-or-
Democratic tinanke committeeman
admitted they werd at sea on the
cotton schedule.
Republican Senators vainIy en-
deayored to amend the free wool
OF the tariff bill.
Rescued passengers told how the
chief wireless oper ator of the State
ot California was killed while trying :
% send a distress call. d
Diggs, who was indicted with Car Z
naceti tor transporting young women p
or immortal purpose, was found 4
cuilty at San Francisco.
Last week enough dynamite was q
,laced under the Office of Mayor !,
5aynor, OF New York to wreck the
ity hall. An accident prevented v
'ossible disaster. c:
Near Monroe, La, negro is under u
.rrest and who confessed that he n
hot and killed white trapper named Il
l4-
u had sold some pelts. u
Mayor John W. Parker, Of Meri-
ian, stabbed and seriously wounded o
;. b. Pierce, Editor OF the News of r.
hat city. The Mayor became en- ii
aged over critism of his administra- ~
on by the paper.
After his mother and other members :,
I the family had a narrow escape
rom the burning home at Baton =
iouge, La, Guy Steib. a boy was hl
urned to death.
Emory Speer, Federal Judge OF \
ieorgia. will BE- tried for abuse Of f.
over and misconduct in Office Speer
as q renegade Democrat, who joined
le Republican party to get Office.
Or Duncannon, of Los Angeles.
al, after serving three wears on
ne perlured testimony of youne
irl, is now sneing the parties who
rosecuted him for SlOO. 600
A hoy is in the Memphis hospital
offering from wounds that may be
ital, and says his ia her inflicted \
ZEN. His bodily is horribly bruised
nd burned.
Secretary Of Navy Daniel saved
be Government one-third OF a MILF =
n dollars on armer plate for the
ttest war ship. He advocated that
le Government build a factory to
manufacture army plates, and thus
rought about competition.
With the sales room OF large
utcher shop crowded with women, at
-ansas City, Frank Money and Mark
hamilton fought with butcher knives m
yer a meat block until Money fell
cad with knife thrust in his heart. ~
he women Screamed and tainted