The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-07-11
NEWS NOTES

Ellis, of Paris, is dead at Eminence.
Mrs Fannie Wigginton. of Butler.
Pendleton county, was run over and
killed by an auto driven by her son.
James S. Devlin, a vaudeville actor
was placed on trial at Hackensack,
n. j., for the alleged killing of police
man.
Two men were killed and number of
persons injured when two cars collided
on a roller-coarset at park in New Jer-
sey.
James C. Haugh. the engineer who
built the 2Smile bridge across Lake
Pontchartrain, was killed by an auto at
New Orleans.
The Burley Society has sent out no.
tees that it is ready to issue stock GER
iiicates in the Burley Tobacco Company
to 1909 poolers.
The Jones' Works excise law went in
to operation in Washington Sunday pre-
venting hotels and clubs from serving
liquors and Sunday.
President Wilson declares that his
health has been benefited by his vaca-
tion in New Hampshire and that he
may prolong his outing.
Crazed by the predictions of a fortune
teller, Nelson A. Baker, farmer. of
Salisbury, Md. shot and killed his vito
and committed suicide.
The celebration of Commodore Perry's
victory in the Battle of Lake Erie was
formally opened at Erie, Pa, by the OBJ
servance of peace Sunday"
James NJ. Lynch, president of the In
ternational Typographical Union, was
nominated by Gov. Sulzer for Labor
Commissioner of New York.
The county clerk of Pulaski will have
separate ballot prepared in the coun-
ty school superintendent race, in
order that women may vote.
Two alleged robbers, thought to have
been fleeing from the scene of hold
up, were run ovor by an automobile in
Chicogo, one being fatally injured.
Three hours after J. L. Mingo, of Ba-
bylon, n. Y, had been pronounced dead
from drowning, life was temporarily re-
stored by electricity. He later died
Independence. La, town of 1000
inhabitants, practically was wiped off
the map by fire Tuesday, entailing a
loss estimated at $500, 600 to $3.50, 600.
Robert J. Alley. president of the Uni
versity of Maine, will be named by the
Nominating Committee for president of
the National Education Association, it
is stated.
President Wilson spoke to veterans at
the Gettysburg reunion. The regular
army members at the camp paid tribute
to the dead by standing at attention five
minutes at noon.
Rev. w. G. Gwynne, father of Prof.
w. f. Gwynne, of this city. is making
an aggressive campaign for State Sena-
tor on the Democratic ticket in the
Scott county district.
Two men were seriously wounded at
LaFollotte, Tenn, while trying TO take
a prisoner away from a policeman. A
deputy sheriff killed two negroes who
resisted arrest, near the same town.
The drys carried Warren county by ov-
er l,500. Only five of the 80 precincts
went wet. An election onthe whisky ques-
ton will be held in Scott county on
Sept. 6. Word comes from Jessamine
that the vets will contest the dry ma
jority given in that county June 18th,
on the grounds that the law under
which the election was held is unconsti.
tutional.
Six persons met death by drowning in
the Ohio river at and near Louisville.
Four Italians were returning in fat
boat from picnic on Towhead Island
were drowned when the boat capsiz ed.
Carl Zeutzius was drowned five miles
above the city after falling from skiff
in The middle of the river. Patrolm an
Tim Mccarthy met death when cramps
seized him while he was swimming in
the river opposite 10Th street.
There was issued from the headquar-
tiers of the Burnley Tobacco Sosciety and
Burnley Tobacco Company detailed
statement of the financial condition of
the Burley Tobacco Co. up to June Both
and of the receipts and expenditures of
the pools OF 1906, 1907 and 1909 crops
showing that there is balance OF $780,
276 40 arising from the sale of the pool
ed tobacco in 1907 which has not yet
been distributed.