McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
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Busy Readers.
Four hundred Mexican federals
were killed in the battle OF Concep-
cion del Orc, Zacatecas, or were exc
cuted after being captured, according
TO an official report to constitutional
list headquarters in Matamoros.
Gen. Natera of the rebel army re-
ported from the state OF Zacatecas,
Mexico, that he had cut off federal re-
Inducements advancing to Torreon to
the south.
A force OF 1000 bandits sacked and
burned virtually the entire city of
Liuan-Chow. in the province of Ngan
Hwei, China.
Eva Booth, head of the Salvation
Army in this country, who for more
than a week past has been ill after
nervous breakdown, was reported to
be in grave condition.
Marion Gaynor, 16 years old, fourth
and youngest daughter Of the late
Mayor William J. Gaynor, was mar
ried to Ralph Haywood Isham in New
York.
Organization of permanent gov
eminent for the Panama canal zone to
supersede the isthmian canal commits
sion April / was authorized by Presi-
dent Wilson, with the announcement
that the nomination of Col George w.
Goethals to be first governor Of the
Panama canal would be sent to the
senate in few days.
The president of Haiti, Michael
Oreste, fled from the capital and took
refuge aboard the German cruiser
Vineta. He was accompanied by his
wife.
After two days of conferences with
political leaders, Thomas Taggart, In
diana's member of the Democratic ma
tional committee, issued a formal
statement that he would not be a can
didate for the United States senate.
Fire destroyed two-thirds of the ex-
position building at Manila, p |. Gov
ernor-General Harrison places the loss
to the building at $780, covered by
insurance, and on exhibits at $4,000,
with probably not more than $4,000
insurance.
Benjamin Dickerson, negro, was
1ynched in Purcell, Ok. He was
charged with robbing and killing w.
A. Chaffin, travelling salesman, at
Oklahoma City.
The lower branch of the South Caro-
lima general assembly passed the Fort
ner bill prohibiting white persons
from teaching in negro schools.
Amendments to the measure adopted
provide that the provisions Of this
bill shall apply to intimacy of the
races in houses of i'll repute."
Former Senator Lyman r. Cesey of
jamestown, N. d., died at his home In
Washington of heart disease. He
served from 1889 to 1893. He was n
years old.
George e. Roberts, director OF the
mint, has virtually been decided upon
by President Wilson as member of
the federal reserve board, which will
have charge of the administration Of
the new currency system.
Charles H. Meyer, president of the
Western Federation of Miners, and
the six other union leaders under in
dictment for conspiracy will return
voluntarily to Houghton, Mich, and
stand trial with the 81 strikers who
were indicted with them.
Yeggmen robbed the Merchants and
Planters bank at Humphrey, Ark, Of
$4,000, after blowing the safe open
with nitroglycerin.
President Wilson is seriously con-
sidering an invitation to speak before
the Union League club of Chicago on
Washington's birthday.
About 80 boats, among them high
speed motor crafts, power cruiser
yachts sloops and launches, were lost
I'm a $250,0O0 fire which destroyed the
plant of the Stationary Marine En-
CINE, Motor asd Supply company Of
Port Washington, Long Island.
The rush 70 the radium fields in the
Grand and Plateur valleys, Colo, al
most assumed the proportions of the
gold rushes in the early days of Grip
pie Creek and Leadville,
Frederick w. Vanderbilt's yacht
Warrior, which has been on a winter
cruise in southern waters, is fast
aground off the northern coast of Co
iombia, between Savanilla and Santa
Marta.
Three men were drowned, boy
was reported to have lost his life,
many people were driven from u cir
homes, buildings were damaged and
steam and electric railway traffic tied
up or seriously Interrupted in south
ern California as the result of the rain
which deluged that section.
Eighteen Kentucky mines have
been taken over by the Deepwater
Coal and Coke company, according to
President H. F. Allen of Pittsburg,
who announces that more than