The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-04-13

hheH9 Nhll'y are on strike for ar
elghthour day.
PASSENGER traffic on the railroads
mas decreased throughout the country
largely on account Of the use OF auto.
mobiles. according 10 l.. f. Loree.
president Of the Delaware & Hudson
Railroad company.
Howard Chandler Christy. New York
sr'lst OF note, filed suit TO divorce
Mabelle Thompson Christy.
III Herbert Cummings, a Grand ia.
ven lMichl dentist, drank large
quantity Of poison about 10 hours be.
Tore his brother r. p. Cumming. OF
lansing. shot aud killed himself in a
Chicago hotel
Ira Jones. constable al CHRISTOPHER.
IT, was shot and killed by Clee smith.
a miner In saloon.
Expert mechanics from the plant Of
me New London Comm Shin and
Engine company departed for Petro.
grad TO work on submarines being
uuilt by the concern for the Russian
government
While police were searching the
home OF Dr. ~ Brooks Of Memphis.
Tenn. for a burglar. the i5.year.old
ION, Henry P. Brooks. mistook Police.
man W. Gresham for burglar and
shot him.
Angered over his wife's suit 10 al.
'orce him and forced 10 pay alimony
while Il was pending william Brown.
a meat cutter at Losand. H.. entered
Ms wlie's boarding house. shot her
twice and then killed himself.
BY the substitution Of white for red
tape in government offices. the Brit.
ish cabinet has effected saving Of
$1,000 a year.
a general Increase Of pay OF EN-.
ployes Of the American Smelling and
refining company became effective
April l.
Citiz'ns OF Columbus. n. ". will be
armed with pistols furnished them by
the kanaas city (MoJ police depart.
ment.
l. Garfield Snow. editor OF Valpa.
raiso tlnd) reform newspaper, was
either thrown or jumped from a sec
ond story window Of his office build.
ing following an attempt to kidnap
him.
Owing to rumors Of President Yuan
Shi kai's resignation. Pekin n In a
verltable state Of panic. Marines from
tho gunhoat Wilmington have been
landed at swslow
Edward Mouohan married Miss Yer.
ME McHsnry March rs at Kansas
CITY Two days later they separated.
and he has brought suit for divorce.
Walter u. PAGE. American ambassa-
dor TO England. announced that an
analysis OF the fragments Of torpedo
found In the hull Of the channel liner
Sussex proved concluslvely that The
leyice was Of German origin.
The French bark Bourbakl, which
left San Francisco on Oct. &c for IpS.
wich. has arrived In tow and Leaking.
hayisg struck mine.
Strong gains for the drys were
made In many Nebraska towns and
villages at the recent election. Re
turns indicate that - places changed
from vet to dry and three from dry 10
wet.
The senate bill for an armor plate
factory was rayorably reported by the
house naval committee by vote Of
l6 TO o.
Clarence Hudson, alias Ernest Schil.
Ter. the German sympathizer. who sin.
slehsnded captured the British liner
Matoppo at sea and compelled the
crew 10 do his bidding, has been dc
clsrcd insane.
one thousand miners employed by
the Ellsworth Galleries company and
by the pittsburE Westmoreland Coal
company at Acme. have quit work.
They demand an increase OF 10 per
cent
Dr Pierre Rou1. director Of tho
pasteur institute, announced 10 the
Academy Of Science the discovery OF
serum for the treatment and pro
yentlon Of erupiive typhus
The Illinois miners in convention
endorsed Louis n Brandeis for jus.
ice OF the supreme court
4 G. Beach. new head Of the Grin.
nell (Ia) aviation school. fell 50 feet
when he lost control Of his monoplsne.
Suit was filed In Council Bluffs, Ia.
against the estate Of the late Gen.