The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-09-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK
HAPPENINGS OF THE SEVEN
PAST DAYS ARE BRIEFLY
TOLD HERE.
FROM AROUND THE PLANET
Dispatches From Our Own and For
sian Countries Are Here Given
In shor, Meter Tor
Busy Rsadsra

Tho twentyfirst case Of bubonio
plague was reported at New Orleans,
Mary Jones. n negress. 81 years old.
IL the victim
Brig. Gen Philip A. Briggs, civil
war veteran and we'll known IN ma
tlonal guard circles. died suddenly ia
Brooklyn.
The United States has Informed the
powers Of Europe Of It's intention to
send she armorcd cruiser North Caro-
lima to Turkey to carry gold Tor The
relief OF Americans
Attorney Hale Holden Of Chicago
vAs elected president OF the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy railroad TO sue
coed the late Darius Miller Mr. Hob
den was named without . dissenting
vote
The house adopted the conference
repor, on the bill allowing deposits 10
the amount Of ilOo0 each instead ~
$500 BY individuals In postal savings
hank. The hill provides ior interest.
however. on but $500
The death Of William Thomas. ns7,
Baron Merthyh. was announced In
l.oudon lie was horn Ia 1917. and
was large employer OF labor IN South
Wales. where he had extensive inter
ssts.
The Chilean government announced
its decision no, TO take part in the
San Francisco exposition In 1915
Gen. vicioriano Hueria. until re
Gently provisional president 81 Mex
leo, will proceed shortly 10 Austria
lie had been In London Eng
Charles q Gates. who died on Oct
rs last at cody. wyo. had - state
appraised at 1880 eoo The estate
is about twice a. large a. he was
thought TO have left. since The debts
and other legal deductions only ~
duce the estate to s6.0o0Oo0
Returns from counties In the Demo
cratic senatorial primary IN South
Carolina give Gov Cole l.. Blease
IS. 900 and senator y Smith 5000
out Of III 1000 votes reported
Tho first all.water voyage from San
Francisco to New York by Way Of the
Panama canal was completed upon
the arrival Of the Plieades 81 the
Luckehoaoh Steamship company
War revenue legislation. according
10 administration leaders ls lnevitA-
bic. but will not be- undertaken until
both houses are ready TO consider Il
without Interference Of other legisla-
ton.
IAN attempt 10 blow up one Of the
chief London banks. saws the London
Evening News. leads 10 an official
warning 10 all hanks 20 examine thor
oughly upon delivery all deep boxes
deposited with them
II n reported At lIangkong that 81
persons were drowned when the Ger.
man steamer Elirsl TN was captured
and sunk by a shell from a warship
Rumor has II that a Japanese warship
fired the shot
The appointment Of Field Marshal
Freiherr Won Der Goitz ~ military
governor OF Belgium has been an.
nounced The governor Of Aix.la.Chap.
pelle has been accepted to act as civil
administrator under Won Der Goltr
In Kane. Pa. where more glass Il
manufactured than In any other place
in the United States. every window
glass and plate glass plant in operai.
ing In full for the first time IN history
at this season
Gen Powell CLAYTON. who for so
years has been cure in national
politics ~ a Republican. died In his
apartments At Washington. after
long Illness lie was 30 years old on
Aug T.
l.. r. Patterson. IS. Of Seattle.
wash. and Miss Zetta Miller. dsuEh.
ter OF Mrs. - Miller Of New sharon.
were drowned while rowing on the
river near osksloosa. Ia
Mrs. Charles Russell confessed 10
the Omaha, Neb. police that she shot
and killed her husband in their rooms
because he had beaten and kicked
her Mrs. Russell At first said her
husband had shot himself.
Edourd clunst. former president Of
the Institute Of international Law,
made known the result OF an examins.
ton he has made into the question Of
the right Of Americans to buy German
steamers now IN refuge In American
harbors says United States cannot
purchase and use foreign ships.