The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-07-16

Thursday
Three are believed TO be dead, hun
dreds are homeless and thousands OF
dSlars worth OF property was dam
asod In Scranton. IA. and vicinity by
a cloudbars;
The provisional government formed
by the Ulster unionists at It's first
meeting gave Sir Edward Carson a.
FREE hand 10 lake whatever action he
may think necessary In calling the
Ulster volunteers to arms. The men
were declared ready Tor mobilization
at moments notice.
Two persons we're killed and SIX
injured when an automobile driven by
james Topley Of East McKeesport
skidded when he attempted 10 pass
another automobile on Lincoln High
way. near StoyestoWn. Pa. aud rolled
down an emhankment
The explosion OF large quantity
OF dynamite at Mindi, about hvo
miles from Colon. shook the entire
district causing something Of panic
in the towns and villages one mar
was Killed.
Plans are under way Tor q general
strike Of some 10000 organized rail
road Gremen. ems ueers and lraiumcn
west Of the Mississippi river accord
ing TO b. } Flood. STATE labor Iu-
spector and chairman Of the local
railway brotherhoods.
A campaign publicity BILL amend
ing and modifying the present law
regulating Wmua'gu contributions aud
EXPENSE. but ma.IHs few changes Of
importance. vas passed by tie house
lS3 10 49,
Fifteen men we're Injured Ave
probably fatally. when gas let go iR
furnace OF the Corriean-Mckinuoy
iron company az Cleveland. O. Thir-
teen Of the Injured are In a hospital
Between 5000 and 1000 carloads 81
apples will be shipped this fsi from
the Ozark apple growing region. &C
cordlng 10 tthleigh =. Roles horIi-
cultural agent OF the Frisco railroad
Fred A. Busse. former mayor Of Chi.
csgo and Tor years a well-known Re
publican politician. died at his home
lie hsd been sick tor many weeks
Meat prices viii rise above the rec
ord figures OF recent years. despite
the huge grain crop, according 10
packing house representatives. who
asserted that the present scarcity OF
cattle and the effect OF dry weather
on grazing lands would more than of
set the enormous grain yield
Mrs. Emma Daugher,y. unaer ar.
rest az Youngstown, o.. In connection
with the death OF Frank Delit0 July
{. and the poisoning OF Samuel or.
wig. her uncle. confessed that she pat
strychnine In whisky which the two
victims drank.
Harold r Henwood. under sentence
OF death FOR the killing OF George 4.
Copeland was denied ,hird trial by
the Colorado state supreme court al
Denver
/ Eight members Of the SteiAnsson
Arctic expedition. who we're believed
TO be on Wrangel Island. of the coast
Of Alaska. with the rest OF the Karluk
party, which was reported safe more
than month ago. are now thought 10
be lost
Joseph siegel. who confessed he
had been paid 81 to vote illegally IN
the Kansas CITY street railway fran.
chise elect on, pleaded guilty In the
criminal court and was sentenced TO
twc years ia the penitentiary
Gen. Obregon. constiiutionalist
commander Of the division OF the
northwest, reported to Gen Csrranza
that he had decisiyely defeated an
army OF G,010 federals sent out from
Guadalaiara TO oppose his advance on
that city
Thirty million bushels Of wheat
were added TO the prospects Of the
crop during June by the excellent
weather conditions. making the fore
cast OF the crop. a. announced by the
department OF agriculture. $4,000 .OOU
bushels, a new record
Representative George ]. Kindel OF
Colorado, who was elected 10 the
house as a Democrat. announced that
be had LEFT the Democratic party and
would take the stump next fall az an
independent supporting Republican
nominees in several states
The bodies OF 8. F. Bennett
and two unidentified women we're