The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-21

tanned at MOnaStir by the BuigarlanS-
They are Mrs. Walter FarWell, a Chi
cago newspaper correspondent, and
Miss Mitchell.
The Spanish steamship Belglca has
been sunk at sea. Twenty-three mem
bers of the crew were picked up.
Because the building is believed to
be unsafe. 400 pupils of the Henry
Clay school, at Hegewisch, Ill, went
on Il strike.
Gen. GalIieni, minister of war, has
relieved Gen. Serviere, commanding
the Fifteenth legion, and Gen. Ger
nard, governor of Marseilles, of their
commands.
The residence of President James
and other University of Illinois
buildings were threatened when fire
destroyed the coed store in Cham
paign, adjoining the campus. Dam
age of $4,000 was done.
edith Forman, Belle Forman and
Alma Godby, young ladies. were killed
when d Rock Island passenger train
struck Forman's automobile at Alva,
Neb.
Breaking down when she heard
that her two children were in serious
condition with measles at Sioux City,
Ia, Mrs. Frank l.. Adams persuaded
her husband to confess that he was a
burglar.
irving Updike, SO, and Herbert Up
dixie. q, sol of F'urman ID. Updlke,
millionaire Chicago Board of Trade
man, were arrested, charged with plot
ting the murder of their parents.
Mrs. Betty Bird was shot and killed
on the street at Sullivan, H., as she
was leaving the courthouse after be-
ing granted a divorce from Charles
Bird.
The crude submarine Fool Killer,
recovered from the river bottom at
Chicago a few weeks ago, was found
to contain some human bones, sup
posed to be those of the inventor.
AtdllLh y IScDS, WIN III " y>NA
ago lived with his parents at White
hall, H.. was killed under a load of
oats which overturned on the way to
market.
A dispatch to the Temps says the
Swiss government has fined the editor
of The newspaper Ell Ragno for pub
fishing a scurrillous poem bout EN-
peror William.
Judge S. c. Slough, at Morris, Ill,
has granted c. B. Munday, bank
wrecker, another continuance. The
date is set for Jan. %.
S. ]. Weller, cashier of the Dundee
tKy.' Safety Deposits bank. ended his
life by hanging while bank examiners
were looking over his books.
Gen. Carranza and the de facto gov
eminent of Mexico are to be given full
opportunity to run to earth the muir
derers of American citizens at Santa
YSabel.
Ten children who were playing in a
gravel pit near the Cologne aviation
grounds were killed by IN air bomb.
Overcome with cold and stricken by
apopleXy, Frank ELAN, wealthy farm
err of South Pana, Ill, fell dead in his
barn lot.
The fifth regiment, Ohio national
guard. which has been on strike duty
at Youngstown, O., returned home.
Four persons were injured and a
number of houses were destroyed by a
tornado which swept Madison Station,
Tenn.
Albert c. Long was found dead by
his father-in-law in his garage at Chi
The place was filled with gas
fumes and his death was attributed
to petromortis.
The proposed bond issue of $500, 900
for the establishment Of a municipal
electric lighting system at Springfield,
Mo.
Five stores were destroyed at OF
tumwa, Ia, by fire In the ear Of
the retail district, with a loss Of
$500, OO0.
Angelo Sarto, only brother of the
late Pope Plus, is dead at the age OF
10 years. For years he was the post
master of the village of Brazle.
The Belgian spy Gels, who de
nounced Edith Cavel. the English
nurse who vas executed at Brussels
some time 6 by the Germans. was
assassinated.
Ten whales, weighing from 1000 te
5000 pounds each, were washed
ashore at Cape Hatteras Monday
night.
Rioting broke out between rival fac
tons at the church of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus in Dupont, e Scran
ton, Pa, Sunday, and resulted In the
death of one man and the serious In
jury of at least a dozen more.
The United States note protesting
against the seizure OF American mails