McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-04-04

vote WAS not unanimous.
Justice Henry Bischoff of the New
York state supreme court plunged II
stories down an elevator shaft to his
death in the Immigrant Savings Bank
building, in New York, where he had
offices.
After "a days the board of arbitra-
ton selected to set wage scale for
$4,000 street railway employees in Chi
cago, who threatened to strike,
reached a verdict
w. w. Montgomery, former cashier
of the Pittsburg National bank Of
Pittsburg, Pa, was released from the
federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan,
having been granted pardon by
President Wilson.
Pope Plus again celebrated mass
and administered the communion to
the servants of the household. The
physicians in attendance expressed
satisfaction with his condition. They,
however, advised him to maintain
caution.
\. The results of the district miners
election were canvassed at Pana, ILL.,,
and resulted in the election of the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
President, Frank Davis, Pana; vice
president, Hugh Mcpherson, Witt;
secretary-treasurer Bruce Huffmaster,
. Pana; auditors, John Devlin, Witt; ].
l.. Fought and l.. ]. Lynch, Pana.
Board members, William Baugher,
Pana; Robert Balm, Decatur; Edward
Claren, Taylor Springs.
Mrs. Katheryn May Elliott's right
to claim share or the whole of the
$2,000,000 estate Of Henry Curtis FL
lott, who was her divorced husband,
was upheld by decision in the ap-
pellate court at Chicago.
Gov. Sullzer issued papers for the
extradition from New Orleans of An
tonic Musica and his three sons, who
are wanted in New York City on a
charge Of defrauding New York bank
ers out of large sum of money.
Gov. Oddie of Nevada has signed
the recall law 1t covers all offices
in the state. One-ourth of the voters
are. required to institute the recall
The person receiving the highest num-
Der of votes serves for the remainder
Of the term.
Yeggmen, believed to be amateurs,
blew open the safe Of the postoffice at
lakewood, Mo-, and escaped with $45,
leaving about $50 worth of stamps I'M
touched. The explosions were heard
by residents, but no attempt was
made to interfere.
A tornado which struck Kincaid,
H., destroyed the steel superstructure
of the $4,000 power plant F. s. Pea
body. the Chicago coal magnate, is
building for the Central Illinois Pub
lie Service company. causing loss Of
$4,000.
Regular Democracy in Tennessee
virtually took charge Of the election
machinery of the state when the
house, by vote OF 81 to 43, con.
Cured In the senate bill that has for
its purpose the transferring Of the
election commissioners from the fu-
sionists to the dominant party.
Captain Amundsen, the discoverer
Of the south pole, while in San Fran
cisco, CAL, signed contract to buy
two hydroaeroplanes, which he will
take with him into the Arctic region
on his next voyage OF exploration In
1914.
White slavers were discovered re-
cruiting among refugees from the tor.
nado district In Omaha. Neb., and de-
tectives we're put to work rounding
up suspects. Some of the panders
represented themselves as relief
workers. Two women and one man
were arrested. =
Mrs. Jennie Harris Eaton was In
dicted by the Plymouth county, Mass.
grand jury on charge of numbering
her husband, Rear Admiral Eaton, re-
tired, by poisoning him. She Is held
In the Plymouth county Jail.
Mrs. Harriet M. Durham was &C
quilted OF charge OF having muir
dered her husband, Herbert e. Burn
ham, by jury in Judge Burke's court
In Chicago, after the jury had delib-
Grated 10 hours. 1t was the second
trial, the jury in the first having dis
agreed.
Prof. Frederick Ostrander, teacher
of languages, who was one of the %
patients treated by DR.. F. F. Fried
mann in Bellevue hospital. New York,
died in that institution of tubercu-
losis and uremic poisoning.
The oldest dwelling house in Ger.
many, known as the Grey House." at
Winkel, In the Rhine province, which
was the residence of the Archbishop
OF Ma, ence in the year $50. has been
acquir d by Count Matuschka. who in
tends TO convert It into !. public mu-
scum.