The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02

Haiti caused the navy department 10
order the cruiser Washington to
Cape Haitien.
The trial of Charles B. Munday,
vice-president of the defunct La
Sale National Bank of Chicago, of
which William Lorimer was president,
was set for July 2.
A private dispatch from Berlin
states that a declartion of war
against Germany by Italy is immi-
nent
The body of Reginald A. ]. Warne-
ford, the aviation lieutenant killed
during a flight in France, was buried
in London with full naval honors be-
fore 10000 spectators.
Governor Dunno of Illinois signed
the abatement bill' which provides
the power of injunction against i'm
moral resorts and allows sheriffs to
close them on complaint.
j. H. Hamilton, a wealthy cattle
man and owner Of a La Platte, Ind,
county farm, is dead in the hospital
as the result of injuries when he was
hit by a passing train.
Wilson" day, designated by the
Mayors proclamation, was observed
at Seattle, Wash, with a parade and
a mass meeting.
Five sentences were affirmed by
the Mississippi supreme court and the
death penalty was fixed. The date of
each execution will be on August 6.
The Spanish cabinet resigned, the
government considering the failure of
the recent loan to indicate a lack of
confidence.
D. w. Cove. a paying teller in the
Dexter-Horton National bank, Seattle,
Wash, was arrested here on a charge
of grand larceny in forging a check
for $4,000.
The steamer Tunisiana of 1920
ton has been torpedoed off the coast
of Suffolk, while en- route from Mon
treal with a cargo of wheat. Her cap
IoAIA SuCCcCucU IL NpcdCu1uS ucI.
Rear Admiral Boush was designated
commandant of the naval station at
Honolulu, succeeding Rear Admiral
Moore, who reSires July 20 because OF
age.
Gen. Victoriano Huerta, former pro
visional president of Mexico, passed
through Chicago on his way to the ex:
position at San Francisco.
The future of Palestine was dis
cussed at meetings of 10 national Zion
list organizations in Boston
Mrs. S. Osgood Pell. a society woman
OF New York was awarded a verdicr
of $25.0 0 for the death of her hus
band, who was killed by a Long Island
railroad train.
The destruction of fire of another
SIS, 200 barrel oil tank made a tSa
loss of $780, 900 suffered by oil com
panies in the Tulka, Ok, TERRITORY il
one week.
SuSlOAuS ollACldAS uCCldICu lAdL LII
from customs for the fisca
ear which ends June 80 moun tt
more than 1904, 0O0, 900 and that there
is prospect that the total will be close
tc $21O, GOO. 800.
Sid Jones, a negro convict, hanget
at Birmingham, Ala, for the murde,
of a fellow convict, gave out a state
Ment admitting the murder of Is PEG
pie. His victims included -four con
victs, q white brakeman, a Mexican,
Chinaman and several negroes.
Several Mexicans broke into tn,
home of Mrs. Louise Marines Of Lo
Angeles. CAL. and applied fire to he
feet which induced her to reveal tn
hiding place of $3.50.
Capt. Thierfelder of the German aus
iliary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm ha
received a message OF congratulatiol
from the emperor for his ships e1
PLOTS.
O. w. Franklin. IS years old. of Bun
lington, Ia, Inc Mrs. Eva Landau. q
of Chicago, were killed when the auto
mobile in which they were ridinI
struck . peddler's wagon.
Several Italian cruisers have lei
their base at Aaranto for Tenedo
island to join the allies attacking tn
Dardanelles.
The German Zeppelin raid on th
British northeast coast on the night {
june Is. destroyed the navy yard q
senal at South Shields and cause
enormous losses by ire.
President Menocal Of Cuba pardone
40 convicts. Seven. Of those pardone
had been convicted Of murder and q
the others Of. grave offences.
Proceedingscontesting the local ele
ton here, June &c. were filed IN tt
circuit court ct Monett, No.
O0icials Of the Panama-Pacihc exp
sfdenf announced that formex Pres
dont Wullam Howard Taft would via
the expedition late In the summer.