McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26

being abandoned, has been picked up
and beached at Ketchikan, Alaska.
President Wilson has signed the
bill extending for three years the
time in which the municipal free
bridge across the Mississippi may be
completed.
George Steinbauer, who shot and
killed his divorced wife at Milwaukee,
Wis.,, New Years eve when he found
she was to wed another was declared
insane and sent to an asylum. i"
Charles P. Taft, second son Of
former President Taft, led the fresh
men class Of Yale during the first half
of the year. His father was second in
the class Of 1873.
Little Edgar Gates, s years old, was
killed at Aurora, Ill, when his H.
year-old brother Vernon accidentally
discharged rifle. The bullet pierced
Edgars heart.
A census of birds of the United
States shows an average Of 60 pairs Of
English sparrows to the square mile,
or seven to every 100 native birds.
The robin is shown to be the most
numerous native bird.
Clark Helmick of Farmer City, ILL.,,
was adjudged insane and taken to
Jacksonville hospital He has been
purchasing money orders for 81 each
and sending them to President Will
son.
John Richards, negro, was
lynched by a mob near Suar, Fla. He
is said to have insulted a white
woman.
The supreme court of Iowa declared
void the famous red light injunc-
ton law passed six years ago, under
which red light districts in Iowa cit
les were abolished.
Secretary Of the Interior Lane has
departed for San Francisco. where he
will act as President Wilson's deputy
in opening the Panama Pacific Inter-
national exposition.
The belt worn by Napoleon at the
battle of Waterloo, which shows that
his girth was AIN inches, has been
presented to the national military
museum at Paris by Madam Philpot,
widow Of the military painter.
At least seven men lost their lives
in the Prospect colliery of the Lehigh
Valley Coal company, at Wilkes
Barre, Pa, 1t is admitted.
Erman Wiley, engineer. and Frank
Ray and M. A. Beeman, electricians,
all of Des Moines, were killed by the
explosion of boiler that wrecked the
electric light plant there.
The British steamer Wavelet struck
mine off the coast and had to be
beached near Deal. Twelve of her
crew were lost when boat In which
they were trying to reach shore cap
sized.
Michael Mazuck was dangerously
burned when two men seized him on
the street In the Italian section of
Kansas City, Mo-, and after pouring
oil on his hair and clothes lighted
them.
While William Boatright was drag
ging the road near his home in
Brushy township, west of Harrisburg,
H., James MCGOWAN drove up, a dis
pute arose and MCGOWAN fired fatal
shots into Boatright's body.
Five sticks Of dynamite went off in
the mine of the American Plaster com
pany at Grand Rapids, Mich, and Hen.
ry Siamavanda, 20, chief blaster, was
killed and five men hurt.
AS q result Of the fight in Panama
in which several policemen and Amer
lean soldiers were killed and many
persons wounded, Brig. Gen. G. R. Ed
wards recommends the disarming of
the Panama police.
James Marshall, the negro witness
whose testimony was a strong link in
the conviction of Charles Becker, has
signed an affidavit In the presence Of
witnesses setting forth that his testi-
mony was false.
Told that she had tuberculosis, Mrs.
John Rahel killed herself with rifle
on her farm In Edgar county, Ill,
where she went as q bride three
months ago.
A futile attempt has been made Of
late by British and French airmen to
reach Brussels, and on one occasion
German aeroplane assembled and
fierce fight ensued, ending in victory
for. the German.
The trial Of Harry X. Thaw in New
York, on an indictment charging him
with conspiracy, was set for March /.
The miners employed in the Burr c
mine of the Carterville (Ill) Coal
company, who we're called out on
etriko rocapflv have rasuuad xuorl
all differences having been settled.
Two Italian steamers loaded with
wheat and bound for Venice are re-
ported to have been stopped on the
high seas by Austrian torpedo boats
and escorted to Trieste.
Twelve miners were killed and 100
escaped death in an explosion in the