The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-09-30
NEWS NOTES

James Conn, aged 80 years, farme
of Morcer county. committed suicide by
hanging last Tuesday.
Miss Mary Buford. "a, prominent la
dy of Harrodsburg. died in Lexington
hospital last week.
Two new plague cases were reported
Thursday in New Orleans, after ten days
in which no cases were found.
Conferees on tho Clayton Antitrust
Bill failed again to reach final agree
ment and will resume negotiations.
The Colorado Fuel & Iron Co in a let
ter to Presto ent Wilson objected to some
of the provisions of the proposed settle
m ent of the strike in Colorado.
No cotton at all should be planted in
1915, in the opinion of most Of the mem
bers of the Mississippi divisian of the
Southern Cotton Association, in conven-
tion at Jackson.
A call for Socialists of the world 10
gather in special peace session of the
international Socialist Congress has been
sent out by the executive committee of
the American Socialist party.
A suit will be brought in the Federal
Court to have the KronprinZessin Cecile,
held in Bar Harbor under an action
brought by New York bankers, moved
to Portland for the winter.
Majority Leader Underwood announc
ed that the War Revenue bill 10 raise ap-
proximately 800, ,OOO, 600 would brought
before the House Friday under a rule
limiting debate to four hours.
Washington officials expressed the
opinion that any problems arising over
the pledge of Mexican customs by Gen
Huerta TO guarantee foreign loan prob
ably would have TO be dealt with by the
future Mexican government.
Allotments of New York's $4,000 O0,-
600 note issue have been completed, the
subscriptions being two or three times in
excess of the offerings.
A special rule limiting debate on the
War Revenue bill TO seven hours and
barring amendments was agreed upon by
the House Rules Committee.
Rev. DIR. Stonewall Anderson, general
secretary of educatisn for the Nj. e..
Church, South, urged religious instruc-
ton in the schools before the conference
hello in Louisville.
The Rt. Rev. Mgr. ThomnsJ. Shahan,
rector OF the Catholic University, was
elected president of the National Con-
ference of Catholic Charities in its BIZ
ennial meeting at Washington.
Rev. DIR. F. w. Hinett, president of
Central University at Danville, has been
elected TO similar position at Washing
ton and Jafferson College, at Washing
ton, Pa, one of the oldest Presbyterian
institutions of learning in the United
States.
Russia's announced intention of sign
ing peace commission treaty with the
United States may lead TO negotiations
fer new treaty of commerce and navi-
cation between the Two countries 10 re-
place the one abrogated during the Taft
administration
The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co.
of America announced that il was pre-
pairing papers for suit in the Federal
Courts to determine whether The United
States Government had the right and
power to close its plants for not observ
ing the naval neutrality regulations.
The Senate passed without opposition
the substitute measure providing $780,
600, 900 to be expended by the army en-
gineers on existing projects, finally end
ing the long filibustering against the
Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Bill
The measure now goes to the House
where vigorous fight is expected.
Gen. Villa has telegraphed Gen. Car
rama disavowing the latter as first chic
of the Constitutionalisl army in charg'
of the executive power in Mexico, ant
announcing that neither he nor his dele
gates would participate in the nationa
convention called for Oct. al Mexico
City to designate Provisional Presi
dent.
Secretary McAdoo telegraphed tel
National banks in the four reserve cities
| in the South that their requests for ad
ditional croo moving funds from the Fed
eral government would not be granted a
this time and made it clear that this &C
tion was taken in connection with re
ports of excessive interest rates and re
striction of credits. He will expose tn
banks guilty of money-hoading prac
tices.
Lost,
On court day. between Covington's gro
| cary and Mr. Hanoer's gate on Lexinp