The Pulaskian., 1916-02-04

I Island churches seeking to get the lo- cal option proposition on tue ballot at the spring election.
 Charles Dolan and Joseph Greenly were perhaps fatally injured and 19 other miners were seriously hurt by an explosion of powder on work car in the Apollo mine of the Pittsburg Coal company.
 The 6-year-old son of Charles Liz get of Gaskins City, H., was badly injured by the explosion of dyna. mite cap which he had placed on a stove. The sight of one eye was de- stroyed.
 Manuel Medinavietia, former chief of staff to Francisco Villa at Juarez, was admitted to the United States by immigration authorities after three days hearing.
 The American steamship Ausable, from Galveston for Esbjerg, Denmark, taken into Kirkwall Jan. If, has been released.
 A fall of 12 inches killed Andrew Myers at Terrell, Tex He was alight- ing from his automobile when mis- step threw him to the ground, break ing his neck.
 The department of internal reve- nue announced that total taxes for the six months ending with Decem- Der, 1915, amounted to $2O9,300,008, an increase of $32,017, TIP.
 Queen Wilhelmina of Holland has been compelled to interrupt her trip in the flooded regions, owing to an attack of humps.
 Government troops have inflicted severe defeat upon the Chinese rebels of Yun Nan province.
 M. Longuet, a French Socialist dep uty, who addressed the British labor conference, on being questioned re- garding the French losses said that 800,000 soldiers had been killed, 1,400000 wounded and 300,000 had been taken prisoners.
 Aviator Burnside at Ithaca, N Y, averaged 95 miles an hour in making speed trials in a Thomas aeroplane built especially for government use. The two American soldiers who swan across the Rio Grande and were captured by armed Mexicans have been delivered to the United States authorities.
 
 At meeting here 35 Nebraska leaders of the Progressive party de- cided to nominate full state, con gressional and presidential electoral ticket
 Payments on the third German war loan have been completed, the last installment having been due Jan. 22 The total was 12,160,000,0 900 marks 1 ($3,040 ,000, ,000).
 Mrs. Joseph Humility, wife of the secretary to the president, was ope- rated on for appendicitis. Charles Douglass. negro held in the Greensburg, Pa, jail under sen tence of death, attacked his guard and beat him into insensibility. He then other prisoners.
 The United States has notified ] Great Britain of it's objection to the application of the trading with the l enemy act in 8 manner affecting 1 American trade
 1 The burning gas we'll at Sinton, l Tex, owned by j. M. Guffey of Pitts 1 burg, Pa, and associates, has become volcano" The crater has widened to circumference of 100 feet and around it is piled cone of mud more than 30 feet high.
 The TOO employees of the Davis & 1 Furber Machine company of North | Andover, Mass, who struck last week for an advance in wages, voted to ac cept the company's offer of 10 per ! cent increase.
 President Poincare and Albert Thomas, under secretary for war were present at the trials at Satury Camp of the newly invented trench l cannon and bullet-proof shields. |
 A bill introduced in the Cuban con- gress provides a credit of $25,000 for the entertainment of Col. Roosevelt during his forthcoming visit.
 Richardson, Alaska, reported 80 de- grees below zero. Other points report ed from 40 to 50 degrees below
 The Belgian Count de Prelles de Ia Nieppe has been arrested at the in- stance of the Belgian authorities at