The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-03-25
Weeks NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
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 Short Meter for
Busy Resders

Dorothy Russell. daughter Of Lillian
Russell. the former actress. was ar
rested In New York on the charge OF
forging n doctors prescription TO OBJ
tain morphine.
Claude l. Graybill. rs years old. son
OF wealthy and indulgent father, NJ.
L. Graybill, pleaded guilty to drawing
four worthless drafts on his father for
a total OF 500 and was sentenced by
Judge Latshaw at Kansas City &c
serve two years in the penitentiary.
The latest entrants In the flying
game at San Diego. Cal, were United
States Senator McCumber Of the sen
ate naval affairs committee and Rep
resentatives Britton Of Illinois and
Gordon Of Ohio.
President Wilson has placed himself
at the service of both factions in the
effort TO arbitrate the Ohio coal strike
and Is hopeful that an agreement sooD
viii be reached.
The West Virginia legislature ad
journed recently that members might
see boxing match. The legislature
is considering q bill to regulate prize
fights.
Members Of the crew of the Ameri
can steamer Dacia. which was seized
by a French cruiser in French waters
on Feb. rs. arrived In New York on
the French liner Rochambeau.
Joseph NJ. Skain. hotel proprie.
tor of Lexington. KY. was shot and
instantly killed by E. A. Walden. chief
kengineer Of the hotel. who then sent
Ia bullet into his own head and died.
Eleven prisoners. under sentence OF
death at the Arkansas penitentiary
will be electrocuted, three OF them
this month. because Of the failure OF
he state legislature to pass a bill
bolishing capital punishment
"a
Foreign Secretary Grey was asked
tn the house of commons whether II
pas true that japan was China OUT
Eas true that Japan was sending
troops into China, escorted by 4 war
ship squadron, and II 80 what was the
object Of the expedition. He declined
q reply.
Opposing his wife's suit for separa.
: hon and alimony. Julius Kraus OF
Few York declared that for the last
light years OF their married life be
WAS compelled TO cook his own food
and for that length Of time suffered
from indigestion.
A campaign TO raise 800 900 In Chi
cage for the relief Of Jews in the
European war zones was begun.
Blue snow. pink frogs and meta.
morphosis OF white ducks into green
caused by acide from a chemical
draining into a stream on his place
are complaints in farmers injunc
ton suit filed at Union, n. J.
Bruno 0lsschek. a workman. was
killed instantly and several men in.
jured. some perhaps fatally. when a
flywheel on dummy engine in the
rail mill OF the Illinois Steel com.
pany plant AT Chicago broke. scatter.
ing Is tons OF steel about the shop.
Loaded with food and clothing con
tributed toward the relief OF the needy
OF Holy Land. the United states col.
lier Vulcan has sailed for Jaffa. Pales.
tine.
Clay Simms. a negro, who had spent
IS OF bis IS years in the penitentiary
for various crimes. including several
murders. was elec;rocuted at the Ar
kansas state prison.
The imperial chancellor Of Germany
has forbidden the expectation Of an.
thracite coke and OF all Goals. exclu.
sive OF certain kinds Of briquettes.
The British steamer Morazan. which
passed Sand Key. Fla. reported that
March 10 she spoke to the Crack
steamer Nefeli. latitude 80 north
longitude 60 west. In distress, short
OF fuel.
John Vordak, a fisherman. was
burned to death at West. Tex. when
the city Jail caught fire and was de.
stroyed BY flames. vordak was i'm
prisoned on a misdemeanor charge
Roy Campbell was acquitted In fed.
eral court at Houston, Tex. Of accept.
ing rebates on railroad shipments.
Declaring that be is the only and
genuine divine healer" Francis
schlatter. who several years ago had
a nationwide reputation as a divine
healer" has made his appearance In
Cincinnati after having lived In seclu
sion for a few years.
An announcement made by the
Overseas news agency indicates that
q number OF men lost their lives In
IN. ,.sranEfnu nj he A~awf,.u ha~l.