The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-10-08

worth Of bonds deposited with the
city and was sentenced to from two
10 10 years in the penltentiAry.
william Pic, Tia was killed when an
seroplane he was flying capsized at
a height Of 200 feet at Hampstead, L.
L. and plunged to the ground.
President Wilson signed the rivers
and harbors bill. carrying about
SzO,OO0QO0. There was no ceremony
connected with the event.
Frederick c. Tanner primary cleo.
tlon campaign manager for Charles s.
whitman. was unanimously elected
rs chairman OF tho New York Repub-
hcan state committee 10 succeed vii.
ham Barnes.
Two hundred and fifty girls and
teachers escaped In their night
clothes when fire destroyed the main
dormtory Of the Alabama Normal col
leee at Livingston. Ala.
Capt BENJAMIN Watkins, second in.
fantry. was found dead at the Fort
shafter target range Indications
we're that he had shot himself
YAye opened for It's two hundred
and fourteenth year While registra.
fion has not bees completed. II Is con.
sidered likely an increased attend
ance will be shown.
Jonesboro. Ark. changed from q
scrip basis. the scrip being worth so
cents on the dollar and the entire po-
lice force marched up 10 the chiefs
office and turned in their stars.
Official confirmation comes from
Antwerp OF the report that X. Him.
mer the Argentine vice-consul at Di-
nant. was shot by the Germans. The
reason for the shooting is not known.
This years vintage OF the Swiss
canton OF the Vaud will be called the
joffe vintage The 1870 wines were
named after bismarck and turned out
badly The wine growers hope for
better luck this time.
The peace commission treaty be
tween the United States and Russia
will be signed at Washington by Sec
Rotary Bryan and the Russian ambas.
sadOr
The Colombian foreign office en-.
Died to the legation here that no
moratorium had been necessary in
Colombia to meet the commercial sit.
uaiion either for internal or foreign
Civilizations.
Harry Boomer. 20 years old. con-
fcsSsd SLAYER Of Miss Winnie l.. Beck.
er, % years old. pretty girl clerk and
mission worker OF Akron. o.. entered
a plea Of guilty OF murder In the first
dsgree when arraigned in court.
No principle 10 international lav
stands In the way OF the importation
from Germany OF sugar beet seed. dye
stuffs. cyanide and other chemicals
needed BY American industries
David A. Gates Of Little Rock
state tax commissioner. was In Pine
Bluff comforting with the jefferson
county equalization board. and urged
that the assessments OF river bottom
land be raised.
Edward l. Mclaughlin. assistant
cashier OF the AtokA State bank Of
Atoka, Ok. who was arrested on a
charge Of forgery In the second de-
gree. was brought to Muskogee and
made a $500 bond.
Richard W. Sears. founder OF Sears,
Roebuek & Co. Chicago mail order
house. a native Of Minnesota, died In
hospital at Wsukesha. Wis. The
body was taken TO Minneapolis for
burial.
The Chilean minister OF finance an.
nounced that although Chile was ex
perisnclng hnencial difficulties owing
to the European war the emission OF
paper currency would not be In
creasd.
chosen president and Cleveland was
selected az next years convention
witty at the final session of the Ma
tional Carriage Builders association
at Atlantic City, y. ].
President Wilson signed the trade
commission bill. lie announced sew
eral weeks ago that he would not ap
point the members OF the commission
until the December session Of con
Eress.
Five more troops Of American
calvary took up positions along the
Mexican border to prevent any viola
tion Of United States territory in the
battle now imminent between Car
rama and villa
II became known that u shipment OF
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