The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-05-09

the abduction of II year old Ethel Angel
of Louisville.
J. ii. Linnville. aged S. died sud-
denly of heart disease at his home near
Millersburg.
Dave Lillard sold to NJ. Phelps ti's
week sucking mare mule col; for
Sl32 so -Harrodsburg Herald.
Ii is stated that Postmaster General
Burleson has decided to ask for the re-
signation of Postmaster John 6. White
at Winchester.
Representative Carter Glass, of Vir-
ginia, yesterday denied that he would
introduce bill providing for Govern
ment manufacture of tobacco.
Republican House Leader Mann block
ed caucus effort to reorganiZe the
party's Congi essional Campaign Com
mittee in Washington last night.
Japanese to the number of 400 in the
State of Sonora offered to join The Mex
lcaa rebel forces. but their advances
were spurned by insurgent leaders.
Ambassador Chinda will visitSecretary
Bryan to-day and make known formally
Japan's objections TO the Anli-alien
Land Bill passed by the California Legis-
lature.
Two hundred and fifty-four suits have
ben brought against the Adams and the
American Express Companies in Har-
din county for the all ged violation Of
the Webb law.
Children of striking silk mill work
ers, whose sole food for three days is
said to have been bread and water, were
taken 10 New York and adopted by va
riouS families.
''D-n the log cabin" was the the
tart answer of the Bull Moose" of Han
cock county to the overtures of the re
publicans for fusion ticket down in
that county.
The winter wheat crop condition for
May l was 9l.9 per cent. of normal,
with a prospective crop of 5l3, ST.. 900
bushels, or more than 100, 000, 900 larger
than last year.
New Hamps hire, for years republican,
probably will erect statue to her only
President, Franklin Pierce. the demo-
cratic State Senate having passed an az
preparation bill.
When tie assemblies of the three
branches of the Presbyterian church
meet in Atlanta next week a proposal
will be made that they unite in an ex-
preston of common beliefs.
Approximately $4,000 acres of noun
tain land in Virginia. Tennessee North
Carolina and West Virginia were ap-
proved for purchase by the National
Forest Reservation Commission.
Twenty-Five murders committed with
an AK in the last three years in Missouri,
Kansas, Colorado, Iowa and Illinois
are ascribed to Henry Lee Moore, now
serving life term in the Missouri peni-
Tertiary.
Former President Roosevelt. in ad-
dressing the peace conference at Oyster
Bay. declared in favor of a binding
agreement 10 enforce arbitration of all
disputes between Great Britain and the
United States.
A proposal TO divide the State of Cal
ifornia into two parts, naming the nor
thern half "California" and the remain
der South Cafeteria" was made in a
resolution introduced into the Golden
Gate Senate.
Secretary of State Bryan probably will
ask that the japanese Ambassador post
pone his call and presentation of formal
protest upon the Secretary's return IN
til the Cabinet minister car confer with
President Wilson.
The revival services at the Methodist
church is increasing in attendance and
interest. Rev. Jones, who is doing the
preaching, is a strong and forceful
speaker. The meetings will continue
next week.
After a conference with President Will
81 n Paymaster General Burleson an
nounced that all fourth-class postmas-
tiers now in Office, or candidates for ap
pointment TO those offices, will be sub
jected to a competitive examination.
The Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill,
carrying Sll7, 900, 900, was passed by the
Senate after the Gallinger amendm ent
10 strike out the clause exempting labor
and farmers organizations from anti
trust prosecutions had been defeated.
Members of the Democratic Congress
and elect Representative Ben johnson
chairman, but Chairman Lloyd has been
asked by President Wilson TO postpone
the gathering indefinitely.
The Navy Department announced that
of six Kentucky boys who passed the
mental examinations for entrance to
Annapolis Naval Academy, X. G. James
of Louisville, and F. s. Wash, of Mid
way, had failed on the physical tests.
Land stipulated to be worth $50, OOO,-
600. and estimated by experts to have a
value of $40, 900, 600 to $50, O00, 600, was
ordered taken from the Southern Pacific
Railroad and returned TO the Federal
Government by Judge G. Z. Wolverton,
in the U. S. District Court.
In an opinion of far-reaching effect
the Court of Appeals holds that State
Treasurer Rhea must indorse as inter-
est-bearing State warrants TO the amount
of S25, 900 issued by missioner of
Agriculture Newman TO pay the debts
of the State Fair.
The Underwood Tariff Bill, proclaim
ed by the democratic party as the an
swer to its platform pledge to revise the
tariff downward. was passed by the
House late Thursday, 2Sl 10 1879. Five
democrats voted against the bill; two re-
pnblicans voted for it; four progressives
supported it and IA voted against it.
In an address TO trust company Off
cials Col George Harvey related in New
York for the first time story of how J.
Z. Morgan. on the eve of sailing on what
was destined 10 be his last trip abroad.
had pledged all his resources to aid
President Wilson. his political adverse
ry, in case the Governments exigencies
ever should have need of them.