The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-14

An imperial uKase a peen issuos
~suspending the sittings OF the dunn
until Nov. Il,
Emil r. Beckert. an inventor ant
president OF a Chicago manufacturing
concern, killed himself In a downtown
hotel by shooting.
The discovery Of two cases Of infan
tile paralysis In Philadelphia has LED
to drastic action by health authori
ties to prevent a repetition here ol
the New York epidemic.
In an alteration over some water
rights at Durango, Colo, Henry Lud'
wig shot and killed Abner Lowell, a
wealthy raneher. and his 1S.year-old
son Hugh. Ludwig then committed
suicide.
Nearly 100 soldiers were killed and
many injured June 20 in a rear-end
collision between the northbound
troop trains at Catorce Station. be.
tween San Luis Potosi and Saltillo.
Joseph Ramsey. Jr., former presi-
dent OF the Wabash railroad and at one
time manager of the st. Louis Termi.
nal association, is dead at East
orange, N. j., from apoplexy.
John ]. Hughes. former alderman
who was found to be the father of
S'year-old Sonny" Curtis, whose
mother, Alice Curtis. alleged she was
betrayed in her brothers home, was
to the house of correction for
failing to pay for the care of the child.
Or 1882 men and officers of the
illinois national guard who we're mus
tered into the federal service, 1903
rejected by regular examiners
and subsequently h~onorably dis
charged.
Francis J. Heney, one-time famous
graft prosecutor and now city attor.
ney of Santa Monica, Cal, announced
that he may become a candidate for
United States senate.
David Mansfield of Sterling, ILL.,, DUR.
chased a box OF. trash at the sale OF
late Harvey French's effects. He
SlS5 in gold in the box when he
:ook 1t home.
Attorney-G General Gregory intimates
hat he had declined to accent the
nomination to succeed Charles E,
Hughes on the bench of the supreme
'ourt of the United States.
DR.. Att of Mexico and the first n,
he delegates to arrive in Washington
or the unofficial" peace conference
declared he had become convinced
|illa| Is dead.
Charles Bruder, a abellboy in one NJ
he large beach front hotels at Spring
lake, N. j., was attacked by a shark
n the surf and before help could ar.
i've lost both legs. He died 10 min.
ties after he was, brought ashore.
on orders from Gen. George Bell,
r., Albuquerque police have under ar.
est j. B. King, who is charged with
e~presenting himself as a federal of.
lcer to obtain information If troop
movements.
The Brazilian chamber of IDENTITIES
as voted to send to the congress of
United States a message carrying
he best wishes of Brazil in comment
ration OF the date of North American
me Rev. A. H. Burrows, widely
throughout the south as ths
Marrying Parson." is dead at Bristol.
a, at the age Of SO years. He is
aid to have married 5,142 couples
uring his life.
A conference called by the Ameri.
an Union Against Militarism, for the
urpose OF finding a solution of the
ifllculties between the United States
Mexico, has begun in Washington.
Compton Vaughan is said to have
onfessed that he shot and killed
gorge Barnet, foreman in charge Of
ne construction Of a dam near sunol.
AL during a card game.
The death at Danville, ILL.,, of Joe
trawser, 8. from rabies has caused
lie coroner's jury to recommend that
very dog in Vermillion county be-
'ehed up for seven weeks in an eff.
'rt to eradicate the disease.
lgnatius T. T. Lincoln, se~lf.styled
spy" was found guilty
| London on the charges of forgery
d which he was extradited from New
ork and sentenced to three years
nprisonment.
WINE Given, a negro, who was with
re ienth cavalry and was taken pris-
ner at Carrizal. said that an Ameri-
IN aeserter from the Twentieth in.
'htry was In command of the com.
my OF Carranza troops at Carrizal.
frices OF two Atlanta (Ga.) after.
ION papers, the Journal and the
Georgian, have been raised from two
three cents.
before the war the deaths in Lon.
numbered 1888, and in the like
sr'od since hostilities began the num-
II was 1O4,571. :