The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-07-22
NEWS NOTES

out recently, declares himself for woman
suffrage.
The veniremen for the trial of Mad
anne Caillaux, which opened Monday,
have been summoned,
The number of postage stamps print
ed for the United States government last
year amounted to 9, 773, 424, 900.
The Stanford Knights of Pythias are
greatly encouraged with prospects for
the best fair they have ever held.
The most disastrous explosion ever
known occurred at Gravelinei in 1854.
Three thousands persons were killed.
The amendment TO the Missouri Con-
stitution giving women the righb TO vote
will go on the ballots at the Novem Der
election.
The State school per capita for 1914
10 will be 81 so. the highest in the his
tory of Kentucky, according TO Superin-
tendent Hamlet.
A bolt of lightning struck five men at
Shelbyville, Tenn, who were under a
tree shooting craps. Two were killed
and the others badly stunned.
By vote of to 2 a Georgia State SEN
ate committee killed the bill granting
women the right 10 vote. Similar &C
tion had previously been taken by the
House.
The question of revising the Elks' rit
ual was at the meeting in Denver left in
the hands of committee of two grand
lodge members and the incoming grand
exalted ruler.
Samuel NJ. White, former controller
of the city of Louisville, resting under a
charge of ENLIGHTENMENT, was surren-
dered by his bondsmen Thursday and
placed in Jail.
Georges Carpenter. the French heavy
weight champion pugilist, was given
the decision on foul over Gunboat
Smith, an American fighter, before a big
crowd in London.
A bank clerk at Kenosha, Wis, by
mistake gave a small boy who asked for
$40 in nickels so new So gold pieces. The
child was located late that night and
the money recovered from a saloon.
Gov. McCreary designated Judge j.
NJ. Benton to preside over the Martin
circuit court the remainder of the pres
ent term to sit in cases in which Judge
Kirk is disqualified.
Associate Justice Horace Harmon Lur-
ton, of the U. s. Supreme Court, died
au6 denly of heart disease at hotel in
Atlantic City. He was 20 years of age
and was born at Newport, Ky.
Holding that he cannot leave Wash
ington without neglecting his official du-
ties, Senator Camden will not come to
Kentucky to participate in the primary
campaign in which he is a candidate for
the short-term Democratic nomination
for U. S. Senator.
Gov McCreary reappoinied S. w. Ha-
ger, of OwensboTo, as Democratic Mem
Der of the State Board of Election Com
missioners, and appointed r. G. Stoll, oil
Lexington, to succeed K. P. Ernst, OF
Covington. the Republican member, who
resigned TO become q candidate for the
nomination for U. s. Senate.
A cyclone which struck Henderson
late Thursday afternoon last resulted in
two deaths, serious injuries to a number
OF persons and property loss estimated
at $50, 600 to $500, 0OO The town was
left in total darkness and many houses
were blown down. Mrs. VIM Suell and
nephew were buried beneath the ruins
of their home.
Fighting and bloodshed are over in
Mexico, if the plans announced by Gen.
CarranZa go into effect. The General
declared that his main object now would
be TO conduct negotiations for the Con-
stitutionalists to enter Mexico City and
establish their government without dis
order, but that the surrender must be
unconditional. The families of Gems.
Huerta and Banquet went aboard a
British cruiser at Puerto, Mexico, and
expect to be joined by the former Presi-
dent and former Minister of War right
away. Francisco Carbajal, now Provis-
ional President, has informed the Unit
ed States that he intends TO retire in fav.
of CarranZa.