The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-05-30
NEWS NOTES

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ton will hold It's 1914 meeting in Louis
vile.
Two Catholic churches were robbed
by sneak thives, in Louisville, Wednes.
day night.
der and wealthy farmer of Scott coun
ty, is dead.
Senator James Hamilton Lewis, of Ill
inois, has been selected floor manager Of
the Senate and assistant to Majority
Leader Kern.
The congregation Of the Walnut-streeI
Baptist church, Louisville, has accept
ed The resignation of the Rev. Henry
Afford Porter.
The Louisville & Nashville railroad
was given permission to establish a rate
of 81 per ton on gas-house coke from
Frankfort to Cincinnati.
Democratic leaders of Congress ex
press determination that there will bt
no change in the raw wool and sugar
sections of the new tariff bill.
In report sent TO the Senate by Pres
ident Wilson. the Economy and Efficien
cy Commission severely arraigned the
operation of the civil service laws.
President Wilson yesterday sent 2OC
oil
his desk so that he could take a vaca
ton for the next three days.
Postmaster Lee w. Dutro, of Mem
phis. has been indicted on the charge OF
soliciting campaign contributions. The
offense is alleged to have occurred in
1910.
Whether to put cattle, wheat and oats
on the free list or put duty on theil
products is an absorbing problem just
now before the Senate Finance Com.
mittee.
One guard was killed and three other.
wounded when bandits fired on two bug
gies carrying the semi monthly payroll
of the Illinois Zinc Co., near LaSalle
H., yesterday.
Fifty school children were overcome
by heat before they could be marched
out Of the stadium at Des Moines, la.
where 10000 had gathered for the an
nual exhibition.
Three Confederate veterans died a
Chattanooga yesterday, two from fall
and the third from heart disease, during
the closing parade and festivities of the
United Confederate Veterans.
James Tyler, on trial at North Yer
non, Ind. for alleged conspiracy to muir
der John and Charles McQuaid, who
were shot 10 death in Jennings county
submitted his case without testimony
Two factories in Boston in which Gov
Eugene n. Foss is principal stockholde
may be closed down indefinitely as tn,
result of strike of the l,20O workmeI
after Gov. Foss refused to grant an in
crease in wages.
| While reading a newspaper NJ. S. Will
son, an employe of the Adams Express
Co. in Louisville. learned that search i.
being made for his wife so that she may
claim the $3.50, 600 estate of her grand
father in Michigan.
The Postoffice Department did not at
tain condition of self-support durinl
the administration of former Postmaste
General Hitchcock, according to a re
port of a special committee TO Postmas
ter General Burleson.
A series of murders, including the as
sassination of Gen. Thomas Francis
Meagher, a governor of Montana. wer,
claimed as his own crimes in a comics
sion Of a man known as Pat Miller, who
gave his correct name as Frank Dia.
mond, at Plains, Mont.
1t is claimed that under the new
amendment 10 the Constitution, which
will be proclaimed by Secretary Bryan
Saturday Senatorial vacancy cannot
be filled by appointment in Kentucky
pending the primary until the Governor
gets legislative authority.
The House caucus Monday night will
consider resolution to confine legisla.
ton to the Tariff Bill, currency and
emergencies. The House Progressiyes
named their committeeman and adopt
ed resolution not to ally themselves
with the Republican party.
The spread OF catarrhal fever among
horses in Kentucky has become so very
alarming that Commissioner of Agricul-
ture J. w. Newman issued a warning to
liverymen ana stock dealers, and stated
that if necessary he will quarantine ev-
cry public stable in the State. The dis
ease is very malignant and contagious.
1t is especially prevalent in Garrard,
Boyle, Trigg and Christian counties.
Gen. Bennett II. Young, of Louisville,
commander chief, and his three de-
partment officers, were unanimously re-
elected to serve as the chief executives
of the United Confederate Veterans.
Jacksonville, Fla. was chosen as the
meeting place OF the 1914 United Con.
federacy reunion. Tulsa, Okla, and
Nashville, Tenn delegations contested
for the meeting.
Caywood & McClintock. OF Bourbon,
will ship tomorrow to the New York
market 225 lambs they bought at z cts.
The same firm shipped 80 export cattle
to New York. which they bought from
Turney Bros. at s7.60. They averaged
l.3s4 pounds. They shipped several car
loads Of heavy hogs to the Cincinnati
market that cost them Sc. Embraced
In the shipment were the following pur-
chases; OF A. B. Hancock. 100 head; of
John Woodford, 81 head; of Charlton
Clay. 40 head; E. X. Thomas, 20 head;
Frank Herr, 80 head.