The Hickman courier., 1914-08-27
HAPPENINGS or THE SEVEN
PAST DAYS Are sRiEFLY
TOLD HERE.
FROM AROUND the PLANET
''ssssohss From Our Own ana Fs..
sien Countries Are Here Given
In sher Msssr Ter
susy Rssdera

bags. in the hands OF the American
Sugar company awaiting u market. 40
eordinE TO a statement made before
the United States grand Jury BY Rob
ert oxnard. president Of the company.
The will OF Horace n. Lurton. ssss-
eists justice Of the supreme court OF
the United States. absolutsly void for
want OF sttssting witnesses. was filed
Tor probate in Washington.
Inspired b. q charge 10 intlmidate
eastern bankers who have undertaken
the reorganization u the Western Pa
ciilc railroad. the Hartman interests
have declared war on Gould lines in
the west.
Ralph de Palma won the Cobe cup
automobile race. finishing the 3ob
miles IN l.O5; 10. an average OF Ts.s
miles an hour. Anderson finished ~
seconds later
The steamship Liberia. carrying
Chief Alfred Sam. who Ia promoting
the Back TO Africa" movement" and
~ other negroes. sailed from Calves
ton. Ter. for African ports.
Mrs Charles Russell confessed 10
the Omaha. Neb.. police that she sho,
and killed her husband In their rooms
becsuse he had beaten and kicked
her Mrs. Russell At first said her
husband had sho, himself
Reports Of decided improvement in
the general condition OF the country
and ihe financial situation in New
YORK we're brought to the treasury de-
partment by J. p Morgan and VII.
liam Porter, = member OF the Morgan
firm.
Mrs Helen Park Of Spokane uniyer.
tiy has accepted a call to the Park.
water church. aud will divide her
time between here and the church At
Rockford, Wash. Mrs. Clark will
preach her first sermon on Aug %.
Mississippi's delegation 10 congress
win remain intact unless returns to
come In from ths state Democratic
primary Unexpectedly change results.
All six representatives apparently
have been renominated.
Custom house reports made public
show that imports since the begin
ming Of the European war have de-
creased immensely Imports for the
week OF July rs were more than
100000 above the figures for the
week Of Aug. .. the last TO be com.
piled,
Louis Hostetier, American consul at
Hermosillo Sonora, Mexico. has been
placed In jall by the Mexican authori-
ties. according TO assertions made by
Csrranza officials along the border.
The fight between Mexican horse
thieves and posse OF Americans be.
came a battle NJ DEVILS Canon, AriE..
when the fighting was reopened aud
another American was added to the
four slain. Twelve Mexicans were
killed
p n. Coffey. Savannah. Mo, dry
goods merchant. was arrested on a
warrant charging him with the mur.
der OF Mrs Myrtle Faneher. wife Of a
rich farmer. who was found choked TO
death In the yard OF her home.
The senate ratified the treaty with
Peru. providing for an investigating
commission In international disputes
before resOrting TO arnS. This Is the
nineteenth In this new series TO be
ratified
A resolution providing that no cot.
ton be sold or offered for sale at less
than ~ cents n pound was adopted at
Atlanta. Ca. at a meeting Of goo farm.
era and business men representing
every section OF Georgia
Miss Charlotte Gray. lG years old,
accidentally killed herself at Palmyra.
Mo. with a shotgun which her father.
the Rev. c. VI Gray had loaded and
taken TO his room 10 use on chicken
thieves.
with passengers from all parts of
the United States. the scandinavian
liner United States arrived from Chris
,iania, Norway The liner brought
l,04S passengers OF whom 73i were In
The sieerage
Joseph Sheler. paymaster OF the
Glenalum Coal and Coke company at
Glenalum. W Va; DR. W. D. Amick.
company physician. and r d John.
son. company electrician. were mur.
dered near Williamson. w Va, and
the pay roll Of slb.0oo was stolen by
bandits who escaped.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt will be In
Illinois some time after Sept 20 TO
make three or moe speeches In favor