The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-04-02
GENERAL ~ EWS.
The Cream OF our Exchanges Gath.
ed for Busy Readers.

ed for Busy Readers.
King George Of Greece, was assassi-
mated by lunalic last week.
The Illinois Commissioners wants
conference of all the States to fight
white slavery.
Conway IS. c. Klopdike straw
berries sold on the Chicago market Oh
March 22nd at loo per quart.
The widow of rear Admiral Eaton
has been arrested. She is accused of
giving Knockout drops to him.
Porifrio Diaz, the exiled President
of the Republic of Mexico, has been
refused an audience with the Pope.
The International Harvester Go. has
! increased the pay of the girl en-
ployees. The minimum wages is now
s. per week.
| 1t is said that the Clinchfeld rail-
road has definitely decided to build
extensive docks at Charleston for the
shipment of coal.
A. Tennessee mob sent a negro to
| Kingdom come via the neck tie route
in the presence of some 1000 persons
on the 21st inst.
The women are planning another big
suffrage demonstration in Washington
on April 7th, the day Of the opening
Of the special session of Congress.
Underwood, the Democratic leader
of the House, asked that the country
| withhold. judgment on the tariff re-
vision bill until it is presented to the
House.
John Gary Evans has bobbed up as
serenely as ever with the announce
ment that he is candidate for United
States Senator to succeed Senator
Smith.
Major Charles Newnham, one of
Columbia's Oldest citizens and well
known among the military circles,
died at his home just outside the city
limits Sunday.
Because Of the extension of the
classified service to fourth-class post
masters and the announcement that
that class will be asked to qualify in
competitive examination, many post.
masters are resignins.
Huntington Wilson, Br4an's assist
ant secretary Of State, has resigned.
Radical differences of opinion with
the administration regarding its
Chinese policies is the reason assigned.
Austria has made its ultimatum to
Montenegro. 1t consists, first, of free
exit from Sentari to coT.hataDts;
second, explanations of the alleged
murder of a Catholic priest named
Pale; third, violent Conversion to
Christianity, and fourth, full satisfac-
tion for the violence of Montenegro
ians against the crew CT the Austrian
vessel, skodra.
Col. Alcade, publisher of the New
Era, a Mexican city newspaper, says
that the late President Madero and
Vice President Suarez were brutally
and cowardly murdered by the min
ions of Huerta. the traitor. Madero
was shot in the back and Suarez was
first stabbed and shot in the National
palace and their bodies were taken to
the prison several hours after they
were murdered and he claims that he
will be able to prove this.
sFhere is a great stink arising from
the Confederate Home in Columbia.
Charges of graft (stealing), misman-
agement, partia]ity and other dam
aging charges are made. Old soldiers
are denied the right of pe tition on the
pain of expulsion. Freedom of words
and actions are alleged to have been
take n away and a state worse than
serfdom prevails there. The ords of
The Dispatch were prophetic when
it said years ago that HE who enters
here leaves hope and liberty behind
Coughs and Consumption.
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