The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-10-23

Russell NJ. Keisley, formerly q
member of the Missouri legislature
from Carroll county, died of injuries
received in an automobile accident.
The bodies of Mrs. Anna Hunt
Singer. 40 years old, and her three
daughters, Alice, 13; Elizabeth, 8, and
Emma, 3, were found dead in their
home in Brooklyn
A disagreement was reported by
the jury in the case of Frank L. Rose,
charged with libel by Judge Ben B.
Lindsey, Judge of Denver's juvenile
court.
The 6-to-3 vote Of the city council
by which Mayor James NJ. Gossom Of
Terre Haute was declared impeached
on Oct. 4 was declared illegal by
Judge Charles. l.. Pulliam.
An S-month-old calf sold at the Hol-
stein sale at Cortland, N. Y, for
$4,000.
Capt. Arkwright and Lieut.. Hardy
of the royal flying corps were killed
near Glamis Castle, Montrose, Eng.
The Graham & Morton Steamship
company went into the hands Of a re-
ceiver. The line is solvent, with liza
bilities of $500, 900 and assets OF
81 400, 900, and the receivership was
caused by the Eastland disaster.
The interstate commerce commits
sion suspended, until April %, pro-
posed carload rate increases on grain
to and from intrastate points In Illi-
nois.
Gov. Dunno appointed DR.. ]. K. Con-
roy of Belleville and DR.. ]. E. Elder of
Eldorado members of the state dental
board, to succeed DR.. n. w. Cox and
| DR.. ]. A. Smith.
The loss of three men, two young
women and a boy by drowning in a
| gale that swept the Labrador coast re-
Gently was reported by the mail
| steamer Erick.
A number of revolutionary relics, in
cluding the signatures of George
Washington, Alexander Hamilton,
Gen. Lafayette and others, were
burned in fire which destroyed an
historical mansion at 164th street and
Sheridan avenue, New York.
German army officers are drilling
$4,000 Turks at Jerusalem. This is to
be the nucleus of the Turkish army
which will invade Egypt.
Three persons were known to have
perished and $50, 900 property loss was
suffered in fire at Cloverdale, Cal
Cotton planters in Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Georgia, Tennessee, Okla
homa and Texas are warned in a de
partment of agriculture statement OF
the boil weevil and advised to take
steps to kill off the pest.
Norbert Wiener, 19 years old, form
eriy of Columbia, Mo-, has been ap
pointed an assistant professor of phi
losophy at Harvard college.
Inauguration of Henry Noble Mac
Cracken as president of Vassar col
lege was the chief event on the las
days program of Vassar's semi-cen
tennial celebration.
Dr. Constantin T. Dumba has ar
rived at Falmouth, Eng, on board tn,
steamer Nieuw Amsterdam.
Philo Judson Beveridge of Los An
geles did not know until his arrival il
New York that his daughter, Mis-
May, known as The American We
nus" had been hurt by speeding au
tomobile.
Col. A. Douglas McConihe, an oil
Indian fighter and veteran of the civi
war, is dead at Troy, N. Y.
Former Mayor ROBERT r. mchlsSol
died at his home in Cleveland, o. H
was married for the third time on hi
sick bed, Sept. 20, last, to Mis-
Pauline E. Reid Of Buffalo.
i Modified martial law was declare
at The Hague, Holland. The procls
nation is directed at the variou
trades which furnish supplies OF a
. | kinds to the army.
Wreckage from a steamer believe
to have been the Norwegian collie
; Kronprinz Olav, from Sydney, ha
been found on the north coast
Prince Edwards Isle.
A shipment of British gold fror
London to New York via Halifax, est
mated at s1O,OO0,OOO, has been mad
Sir Edward Carson, attorney-gel
, eral in the British cabinet, denied
!, current rumor that he had resigned.
Princess Arthur of Connaught ha
gone through an operation for appel