The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28

Dan Darmstatter, Sc years old, was
crushed to death by falling slate in
the Kolb mine at New Athens, I'll.
Lew Sterling. who was in the room
with him, escaped with minor injuries.
Damage suits in the sum of $4,000
against Frank Miller and Roy Bowen
were filed at Danville, ILL.,, by Miss
Lillian Lewis and Mrs. Helen Battle,
following the acquittal of the young
women of charges reflecting upon
their character said to have been
made by Bowen and Miller.
A new hydroaeroplane, first of the
machines for the volunteer aviation
corps now being formed by the fed
eral government, was launched and
christened at Chicago by Miss Mona
Dunno, daughter of Gov. Edward F.
Dunno of Illinois. The craft was
christened ''The Alice"
In game of baseball between Pay.
son and Hull high schools in Payson,
ILL.,, Reynolds, pitcher for the Hulls,
struck Charles Seymour, aged is
years, at bat for Payson, over the
heart with a ball, causing instant
death.
Twelve Of the participants in the
uprising on Christmas eve in the sub
urbs of Manila were sentenced in
court here, Three were sentenced to
six years in prison and the others to
shorter terms.
A delegation from the international
Congress of Women, headed by Miss
Jane Adams of Chicago, left the
Dutch capital for Berlin to intercede
with Germany in favor of peace.
The conspiracy indictments found
against President c. H. Meyer anG
other officials Of the Western Fedora.
ton of Miners have been nolle
pressed.
The singing master at the United
States naval training station at Great
Lakes, ILL.,, has resigned and an hour
of Swedish athletic exercises has been
substituted for the vocal training.
Andrew Carnegie has gone to law
because he believes the city has over
assessed his Fifth avenue residence
$445,OOO. He will seek to have the
figure lowered by the courts.
The Italian ambassador had a long
conference with Secretary Bryan, pre-
sumably relative to American diplo-
matte representations Of his country
with the Teuton allies should Italy
enter war.
The London (Eng.) council took
drastic step to deal with the strike on
the municipal tramway system. II or.
dered all employees of military age
who are eligible for service in the
army or navy to surrender their uni.
forms and badges.
w. E. Horuff, "a years old, EN-.
ployed by Nelson oMrris & Co. as a
salesman at Salt Lake City, Utah, was
arrested, charged with embezzling
$4,000 from the firm. The police say
he confessed
Gen, Antonio villa, brother of Fran.
cisco "Pancho" Villa, was killed in
quarrel at Chihuahua following Mex.
lean political argument.
A government, thought to be the
United States, has placed a rush or
der with the Great Western distillery,
Peoria, ILL.,, for 10000 barrels OF alco-
hol. to be used in the manufacture Of
gunpowder.
Lieut. c. NJ. Lyman of the United
States army, whose skull was frac.
tured in game Of polo is dead at
Honolulu.
More than 5000 German-Americans
of Baltimore placed themselves square.
ly behind President Wilson in his
handling Of the crisis with the Ger
man government.
Following quarrel with his wife.
'Buddie" Hogue of Trenton, Tenn, a
farmer, shot and killed her. He then
spent an hour drawing up his will and
took his own life with the same pistol.
The United States cruiser Charles
ton is under quarantine at Seattle. |
Wash. and employees OF the navy yard
have been yaccinated following the
discovery that two recruits from Salt
Lake City had smallpox.
Too many churches and too many
ministers are causing cracks in the |
foundation Of religion, William How.
ard Taft declared in an address be-
fore the sixty-third Congregational
conference at gainesville. o.
Mis- Mary Moore, a society leader
OF Danville. Ill. and Dan Williams
were badly injured when q car driven
by Miss Moore went over a 16-foot