The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-02-21

river.
The report is current among demo-
cratic leaders in Congress that the extra
session may be called for the first week
IN April.
Twenty hotel and saloon keepers in
New York told the District Attorney of
paying protection money to the New
York police.
Gov Hooper, of Tennessee. allowed
the bill giving Nashville commission
government to become a law without his
signature.
President-elect Wilson through his
personal aide, Major Marsh, notified the
Inaugural Committee that its plans met
with his approval.
Seven anti-monopoly bills urged by
Gov. Wilson were passed by the New
Jersey House without amendment and
now await his signature.
The House Of Representatives refused
by vote of 2l3 to ia to pass the Dill
lingham- Burnett immigration bill over
the Presidents veto.
The dates for the ID days racing at
Churchill Downs have been fixed, and
May 10th SET for the running Of the lime
honored Kentucky Derby.
Fifty-fve life-term convicts in the
Atlanta penitentiary thanked President
Taft for signing the bill extending the
parole law to life prisoners.
A jury in Seattle awarded s22, 200 a
gainst the Northern Pacific railroad to
Mrs. Anna L. Valentine, of Chicago. for
the loss of her little finger.
Gov. Dunno, of Illinois, has suggested
that the Legislature combine and elect
Col. ]. H. Lewis, democrat, and L. Y.
Sherman, republican, to the Senate.
Senator Bradley reported favorably a
measure making widows of Spanish war
soldiers and the widows of all Union
soldiers of the Civil War eligible to pen
sions.
The Progressives of the Illinois State
Legislature yesterday blocked an at
tempt to end the long senatorial dead
lock by demanding list of pledged
votes.
The hemp crop continues to be a most
profitable one in Clark county, and buy
ers are paying the highest price realized
since the Civil war, the average being
$3.50 per hundred.
On June 80, 1912. according to official
figures printed in the Congressional Rec
ord, Kentucky has %, III pensioners,
who drew 81, O23, SIS from the Federal
government in 1912.
Playmates of little Mamie Levitt, OF
Pine Knot, tied rope around one of her
arms and the other end TO calf. The
child was dragged for a long distance
and her condition is critical
Honest business and honest men
have nothing 10 fear" was the declara-
ton made by Gov. Wilson in discussing
the seven New Jersey antitrust laws
which he signed Wednesday.
Sergt. Peter ]. Duffy, of the New
York police department, has been in
dicted on charges of grating" He is
accused of having collected $3.50, 900
yearly for Inspector Sweeney.
The Anti-Suffrage Association opened
headquarters at Washington within a
block of that of the suffragists. Both
factions of the women have hired the
largest watchmen they can find.
The Laymen's Missionary Movem mt
of the Southern Presbyterian church, in
convention at Memphis, yesterday
pledged So, GEO, or $3.50 more than asked,
to further the work during the next year.
President Taft. in his farewell speech
to the business men at Washington, de-
clared that the National Capital has less
graft and less scandal and better police
protection than any city in this coun-
try.
Senators Root, of New York, and
Crane. of Massachusetts,, declared them
selves in favor of calling convention
of the republican party to revise the
rules for selecting delegates to conven-
tions.
Democratic members of the Ways and
Means Com m ittee are to be selected in
caucus called to meet March 5. The
first draft Of the democratic tariff SEIZED
ules has been completed and was sent to
the Government printing Office.
Judge A. ]. G. Wells, of Galloway
county, was appointed warden of the
| Frankfort Reformatory by the State
Prison Commission, to succeed the late
E. E. Mudd. Judge Wells will take up
his duties right away.
All the banks of the State viii be re-
quested by the Department of Agricul-
ture to accept contributions to the LES
ter Bryant Memorial Fund" and send
The money with the names and address
es of the donors to the department.
If the republicans hold convention
next fall to revise the rules of the party
and cut down the representation in the
South, they will get neither sympa-
thy nor support from the Progressives,
according to Senator Dixon,
Former President Madero of Mexico
it being held a prisoner in the palace
and denied all visitors. A Committee
of Deputies has asked that he be forced
to make an accounting for the public
funds and a charge Of causing the
death of Col Riyeroll hangs over him.
The new Ministry was sworn 10 yes
terday and state of tranquility was
reported in Mexico City. An ovation
was rendered Gen. Diaz by the popu-
lace. In Northern Mexico the revolu
tionary forces appear inclined to accept
Huerta as Provisional President with
reservation that be grant certain de-
mands they win make.