The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-15
NEWS Of THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
Weeks News Condensations he'
viewed Without Comment-Ail
Nations Find Something to
Edify and Instruct.

Paris reports that another Italian
finer has been sunk by mine or SUD
marine in the Adriatic. i was load
ed with foodstuns on the way 10 the
starving Seryians.
twenty-five laborers had Il Aard
time easing Giovanni de Blaze, "elgh-
ing 500 pounds, into his gray" IN Ne"
York after 10 pallbearers strained 10
get the casket there.
The department of Justice has no
evidence "a yet that increased SaSo-
line prices are due TO conspiracy III
violation of the Sherman law.
Four proprietOrs OF the Greek-Aher-
lean bank, at Chicago, were lndlcleu
for embezzlement. The receiver Tor
the bank found $50 assets TO apply on
liabilities OF $l@S,O0O.
Ralph ". Hills, secretary oil 'he
American embassy at Rome, mas IT,
signed for personal reasons.
The year 1915 was the greatest IN
the history uf Swift & Co, the pack
ing company. Sales were $oUO,Oou'oVo'
an increase of S75,OOo,OOO.
Telephone advices from Story, ILL.,,
were that the plant OF the Du fohl
Powder company there had been de-
stroyed by an explosion OF nitrosly-
cerin.
Seth Low, former mayor OF New
York, and a member of the federal
commission investigating labor cohdl-
tions. worked with a drill for time
in a mine near Frederick, Colo.
Charles d. Hilles, chairman OF the
Republican national committee an
nounced that the committee on ar
rangements for the national conVen-
ton at Chicago will meet in that city
on Monday, Jan. "A.
The British government has limited
the freight rate on cotton from gull
ports to Liverpool to s. a hundred
weight, with forfeiture of ship as
penalty for charging more.
Mrs. Ella Henderson of Egg Harbor
n. j., 20 years old, had her HUSBAND
arrested, complaining he burned he
legs with hot Goals, hung her up b.
the thumbs and broke hOrsewhips ant
broCmsticks beating her
Ten thousand dollars to the publ
schools of Marlin, Tex, and $4,000 {
each of the churches were among tn
bequests made in will of b. c. Clarl
banker.
One man was killed and two other
seriously wounded in a fight betwee
strike sympathizers and nonunio
molders at Hamilton, o.
A special session of the Californi
legislature conV ened in response
the call of Gov. Hiram w. Johnso
which specified that the purpose
the session was to readiust the stat
election laws.
Eli II. Redman of Terre Haute, Inc
who served several months in prise
was formally disbarred from the cou
in which he once presided.
Eleven Chinese members of Il
British freight steamer Neturia N
tinted at the dock at Hoken, n.
and drove the chief officer from {
ship.
Matthew w. Pinkerton, for "a yea
head of the PinkertOn United Stat
Detective agency, is dead at Chicas
He was born at Mount Eaton, o.,
1852
Fearing punishment because tn
had played hockey. Toney Delay a
Dominick Antonacci. each II yei
old. of Riverton. H., kept secret fol
day the fact that their playmate, ia
Jannessee. had fallen through thin
in Mud lake, near Riverton.
Hundreds OF popular periodic
have been withdrawn from news sta
sale at Spokane. Wash. because
~ the statewide prohibition law fort
ding the advertising of liquors.
Ed. G. II. BuChenau. promin
Syracuse On. " man. shot and xii
his mother while suffering from a
of religious mania. He was B
Sunday trail hitter"
Gold valued at S9S,S91 100 was |
duced during 1915 in the Uni
States.
An Indictment has been 70,
against Samuel II. Cunningham, '
in fumigatinG the CordOva apartm
house at Washington is alleged
have caused the death of Miss Lou
Roberts.
Prof. Frederick KrauS of Berlin
Prof Eisselberg of Vienna annou
that King Constantine's condition
most satisfactory.
CONGRESSMAN Frank Buchanan o
linois, indicted on charges of cons
acy to foment strikes in muniu
plants, has surrendered. was
raigned, pleaded not guilty and