The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-05-21
News Of THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
viewed Without Comment-AIl
Nations Find Somewhat to
Edify and Instruct

A Petrograd government announce
ment made public instructed the III
lister of finance to make a second In
ternal loan of / 900, OOO. 600 rubles
$500 600. OO0).
Barney Amick, 80, was stricken
with paralysis while sitting at his
desk in the Wright County Bank at
Seymour, Mo-, and died suddenly He
served two terms in the legislature.
One hour was lost out Of the lives
of persons in Detroit recently. The
commo council passed an ordinance
providing for the adoption of eastern
time, which is one hour faste1!
Samuel Walker, the infant son of
. Sedalia (Mo.), tailor. was choked
to death by getting its head caught be-
tween the railing of the bed and the
mattress.
The boom in recruiting having made
further inroads on the municipal staff
of Newcastle, England, a number o.
women took the places of street car
conductors who nave enlisted. At
Gates Head women have been put to
work Is ~scavengers.
A gift of 800, 900 to Indiana uni
versity by DR.. Luther Z. Waterman of
Indianapolis was announced by Presi-
dent William Lowe Bryan of the uni
versity at Bloomington, Ind
The Copenhagen Politiken says that
the first steamer of the season has ar
rived at Archangel, the great seaport
ON the north coast of Russia, which
has been closed by ice for months.
J.. J. Haggerty. former president of
the Raymond (Wash.) Trust Co.. who
disappeared last December, is under
arrest at Los Angeles, CAL, on a
charge of grand larceny.
The national convention of the So
cialist party will be held in Chicago
the week beginning June IL. 1916.
Camillius P. Macs, for 80 years
bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese
of Covington. KY, died from a compli-
cation of diseases. He was 50 years
old.
The Ease against German Consul
Wilhelm Mueller, accused of conspir-
C to buy business secrets from an
employe OF he Seattle, Wash, Con-
struction and Dry Dock Co., was dis
missed in the superior court.
Hearing on the rates and practices
of the express companies was set by
the interstate commerce commission
for May 26 at Washington.
plague in Havana, bringing the totol
to IA since the beginning of the out
break of the disease six weeks ago,
are reported.
Sonora Emilia Aguila, De Huerta,
wife Of Gen.. Victoriano Huerta, three
married daughters and their nus
bands. several grandchildren. tutors
and Ferdinand Gil. adviser and inter
prefer for the party arrived at New
York from Spain to join Gen. Huerta.
After being out 81 minutes. a jury
at Richmond. Mo-, in the trial of
Frank H. Werries. who was charged
with killing Andrew Wilson, found
hat Worries acted in self-defense.
Chicago pays $40. OOO. 900 annually
for Intoxicating liquors, according to
a manual issued by the Dry Chicago
federation. which has opened a cam
paign TO abolish saloons.
One thousand bluejackets from the
to Paterson, N. J., to hear Billy Sun
day. Three hundred of them shit the
trail"
Orders have been issued to all the
wardens of the Pennsylvania depart
ment Of fisheries to install the newly
improved state law prohibiting unnat-
uralized foreign-born residents from
fishing. A similar law prevents them
from hunting.
The body Of Frank Maier. Is. a
farmer worth $50. 900. was found, with
the throat cut, by neighbors. Il was
lying on the floor of his home. A
razor lay lear the body.
Commerce Secretary Redfeld toad
the cabinet that Americas favorable
trade balance for the week ending
May s was $2o.556. 507, against $23,
313. 204 the preceding week. Cotton
exports 81 161.183 bales. making