The Hickman courier., 1914-08-27

Answering Inquiries received from
foreigners in European countries. Sec.
retary Bryan has officially stated that
the Panama-Pscifio exposition In San
Francisco in 1915 will bs held a.
planned.
A headon collision between a mia
srs' special and freight train at tho
Alpine mines. few miles west Of OF.
tumwa. Ia. resulted In the injury Of 80
minsrs. none Of them seriously.
Albert Fisux OF New York City. an
aviator. fell 1000 feet In his mono
plane TO the Hampstead aviation field
and escaped with his life. He was
badly bruised and lacerated. Filsaux
fell while looping the loop.
The Joint resolution authorizing the
president 10 admit 10 American regis
Try foreign-huilt ships for use by Red
Cross was passed unanimously By the
house The resolution now goes TO the
president.
One man was killed. another In.
jured fatally and rs passengers on a
street car escaped death narrowly
when IL tons Of steel girders dropped
from the twentieth floor OF a new
bank building.
Forty British and American work.
men were killed In the collapse Of the
new concrete customs house at ceiba.
Honduras. according 10 a dispatch TO
the state department
ID. W. Uttman. Republican candi.
date for governor OF Wisconsin, sold
more than two carloads OF potatoes
TO Milwaukee housewives at a depart.
mont store TO demonstrate that the
middlemsn is not needed In the sale
Of farm produce
Five persons were killed. seven Sc
rious'y injured and rs others less
painfully hurt In wllkcsbarre when a
severe electrical storm. approaching
a cyclone in force. swept wilkesbsrre
township.
The emperor OF Austria must ap-
prove Of the election by the cardinals
of the new pope before II becomes 10
gal. He has no part in the election.
but may veto the decision OF the car.
dinals.
Senator Hoke Smith was swept iaio
SIX years more Of senate life at the
Georsia primaries.
The president signed the following
nominations. Attorney General James
c. McReynolds. to be n member OF the
United States supreme court: Thomas
Watt Gregory OF Texas, to be astor.
sey.kenersl Of the United Statsa
Incomplete returns Of the Nebraska
primary election favor r. Bescher
Howell. Republican. and Gov. Moore
head. Democrat. as the leaders on
their respective tickets for governor.
The Argentine chamber OF deputies
has passed. by IS votes against i6. the
bill for the creation OF an Argentine
embassy at Washington.
The first warship TO pass through
the Panama canal was the Peruvian
destroyer Teniente Rodriguez. The
steamship Admiral Dewey also went
through.
Al Lloyds the underwriters quoted
q premium OF 30 per cent on policies
10 insure the payment OF total loss or
the face Of the policy In the event Of
there being no peace agreement
signed before Dec. n.
H. q. Dubose. chief OF the United
States immigration service In Browns.
vile, Tex. aud J. q. Schoenbohm. a
railroad station agent at Alice, Tex,
are dead as a result OF a shooting af.
fray In a hotel In Brownsville. the
cause OF which has not been ascer.
tanned.
Algernon Trevor Sutton OF Carthage.
Mo. committed suicide by hanging
himself In his room at a second class
hotel In London. His act was the re-.
suit Of mental depression over the
difficulty Of oashing letters OF credit
and subsequent suffering
The first warship TO pass through
the Panama canal was the Peruvian
destroyer Teniente Rodriguez. which
made the trip when the steamship Ad.
mlral Dewey also went through.
Acknowledgement McReynolds will
be nominated within the next few
days by President Wilson 10 the va.
cancy ON the supreme court bench.
according TO officials here.
full train OF Grady watermelons
was shipped from Chickasha. Ok. for
northern markets There were IS cars
IN the train.