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A Summary of Prominent Events ThaHave Taken Placs During the Past

Few Days The Movements ofGovernment Officials

The Russian government has beennotified that Japan will not agree t-

en nnnlFtke pending negotiationsthat Japan will feel free to contlnuher military operation In Manchurluntil tho plenipotentiaries have agreeupon terms of pence

Plans for the reinforcement of GenLlnevitcbi armies are keeping pacwith the preparation for peace ncgcNations Rte 19th army corps has ncelved marching order

M Murariort has resigned his poslIm us chittf peace plenipotentiary It

may be regarded as practically certalUm be win be replaced by M Wlttepresident of the troimnltiee of mini

Emperor Nicholas hsa sinned thenipolntraont of M Wltte president orthe committee of ministers to be chicplenipotentiary representing the Ruiailan government In the peace negotlolion to bo conducted next month Inthe United States

M WItto to shouldering the task o-

KimluctingY puce negotiations on bohalt ot his country ID a patriotic iplrlbut with a full realization of tho dimcultloo before him and the knbwledgIn advance that even If he succeeds hecan not kocuro terms which the Ruttaii qhauvlnltt will regard aa other

wise than humiliatingBaron Komura the Japaneao mini

tor of forplgn affair who U the prtndual onvtfy of Japan to the conferenceIn en mute now from Japan and Is exported to reach New York about thSOih inat U M Wltte the chief plonlpotenilary of Iluisla shall have ardyed by that time the reception toJ

the envoys by tho provident probabljwill take place at Bagnioore 11111 orAugust J-

Irpaidoptt Roosevelt received the nowambassador from RUMfa Huron Itonun Rotnaimovltch Rosen at SagaMore lUlL Rosen took luncheon withthe president and Mrs Rwwveit

The astaHes ot the Ilusulan pencefplenlp9e v arles have been fixed n-

rJJrtO per day each besides an allow-ance of UIGO for traveling anil otbOexpenses

U U learned from a high authoritythat tho plant for the Investment ol

ladlvotiolt are now well under wayand that a strong force has been land

ve 1 In tho vicinity of Poaalei bay whileanother IB on tho way from Gonsanmarching through Northern Korea

If Gen Trepoff assistant minister olthe Interior Is not the next victim oithe amatftln It will not be duo to lackof warning at the hand of the Torrorlit

It In officially announced at Tukluthat tho Ruiftlan center holding Darline aud vicinity Will attacked July 11

and offered stubborn resistance Theattack was renewed at dawn of July12 when the Japanese dislodged theHUHSIBDI driving them In the directlon of Mall 4 Tills victory ensurescompleto occupation of South Sakhatin by the Japanese

Adm Yam da commanding a squadron Rant north on a reconnaissance re-

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that to Russian cruiser humrad Is a complete wreck and that theroIs ni> hope of refloating her Sbo tanon a reef

Acting Attorney General Hoyt received from Secretary of AgricultureWilson tho pafterii In tho cotton reportInvMilKatloa United Stales DistrictAttorney Morgan H Beach will probeInto the whole subject and make athorough Inquiry It will bo determln

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ed whether tnerp la any statute underwhich a criminal prosecution may bedirected against Edwin S Holmes forpeer anKoclate statistician who wasil tulaaed It Is alleged because ho

f Juggled figures In tho governmentcrop oMlirwtos and furnished advanceInformation to New York brokers

An American Slag wan torn downi from in of the city hall Londonbnr and trampled under a hundredtoot u tho risult of a remark made byaa American visitor at the Orangemens demonstration

President Roosevelt assured laborloaders who called on him that hisrecent ordoriln regard to tho Chineseexclusion net does not lot down thetiara to the booties admission to this

tOllUtrIThe 20tb annual reunion ot the Bo

nevolent and Protective Order of Elksvlll be Denver In 190G Ouu

ballot d at the grand lodgotueetlng hOlln

Whon II Oolrlcha re ¬

turned cottage at Newport II

I after an absence of two hors shoUncovered that jewelry vnltioil at SlpOut had twee taken from tier dressingcase

The Oklahoma and tnalbn Territoryftttttfhood coinventlon dalletl to sotforth the aentlment of the people olthe two territories adopted a resolutiondemanding admittance to the union nsune tree and Independent state

rt W E Etheridge and A N Davismen joint owners of ajlIIIwmlH at Hickory Miss engaged in-

ct duel both beingkilledJ

For the first time since ho began Ithcampaign for municipal reform MayoWeaver of Philadelphia received Isetback at tho hands of common cowell when that body did not comply wltlhis request to authorize him to employ special counsel to represent thcity In the matter of certain conlractIthat are to bo broughtcourts

It U retorted that Francis B LoomsIs to be made ambassador to Japan IIhas been for several days rumored thaiLloyd C Grlscom now minister to Japan In to succeed Mr loontls In thslate department

Sweeping reductions In the solarleof various officials and employe of theEquitable society were made by Chair-man Norton

James H Hyde of tho Kqultablo LlroAssurance society resigned aa vlcpresident of the Commercial Trust Co-

ot Philadelphia and the directors orthat company accepted the roslgnaUon

Junes W Aloxander formerly proddent of the Equitable Life Assuranosociety continues very III Ho ti Insuch a condition that all knowledge orthe recent developments In the societyhave been kept from him

The antiAmerican sentiment nmnn >

the Chinese le subsiding and it wainever an widespread as had been rap

resentedInoil hearing at Kansas City W

H Hawkins who was superintendentof tank wagons testified that monwere hired to follow tho wagons ofthe Independent companies to se<

where they topped and how much oilthey sold Whenever necessary totake trade from their competitors re-

bates were paid by tho Standardamounting some times to 3500 a

monthGenHorace Porter former ambas

sailor to France and more recentljthe senior special American ambansador appointed to receive the body ofJohn Paul Jones returned home ortho steamer Deutschland

After routing In a vault at Oak Hllcemetery Washington since his deathlast December the lady of James NTyner former postmaster general usalxtant attorney general and rupresontatlve In congress from Indiana warfinally Interred In the family lot atOak 11111

It Is estimated that the Kansaswhoat crop for this year will be alleast 82500000 bushels From reportsbeing received the whnat Is thrashingout exceedingly well

According to an announcement madeat the navy department the battleahluOregon of the Asiatic flnot bas wonthe trophy for the hlgheot scores mndby vessole of tho battleship class atthe last annual target practice Thewiiuo vessel won the trophy a yeara to

At the cabinet mooting It developedthat the Danish ministers wore In fullagreement that Prince Charles of Denmark should accept the crown of Nor-way If King Oscar and tho other courtsmost concerned expressed their approvalMr

Rookhlll the American ministernt Poking has cabled tho state departmoot that tho Chinese government Isvigorously opposing the threatenedboycott of American goods

Business failures In the UnitedStates for the week ending July 13

number 166 against 127 last week 203In the like week of 1904 and 173 In

1903Secretaryqf War Taft and those ac

companying him on his way to thePhilippines arrived nt Honolulu andwere met at the wharf by n delegationof territorial officials and prominentresidents

San Juan Hill the district bound ¬

ed by Amsterdam and West End avehues and 51st and 63d streeets NewYork socalled because of Its notorietyas a battle ground was tho sceno of afurious race riot which required 250policemen to quell after many shotsbad been fired and several persons hodbeen seriously Injured

Tho servant girl problem In tho Appleton WIll district has been partial ¬

ly solved by tho employment of IndianGirls who have graduated from the gov ¬

ernment schools Several are now Intho kitchens of families In Appleton-

In compliance with n request fromcitizens In tho vicinity of Edwardsvllle 111 the state board of healthsent an Inspector to make an Investigation of a report that wholesale ex ¬

humation of bodies Is being made bya railway excavating along a right ofway near a county poor farm

Typhoid fever U epidemic at Colllnsburg Pa There are about 30

house In tho village and In everyhouse there are from one to five casesor tho disease Five children of a tamily named LIU have tiled and a num-

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ot other families havo lout fromone to two members

The 300th anniversary of the dillovary of the Hudson rlvpr by Henrick Hudson Is to bo celebrated by thoopening In Now York city of the greatrat International exposition that hasrver boon seen

Gen Nelson A Mlles sailed for Europe on tho American liner St LouiswIth his son Llout Sherman Miles Cor-

a short sojourn abroadTho acceptance by Franco of the In

Ration to alto part In the Internatonal conference on Morocpo was ditpatched by special messenger to thislUltnn The messenger Is Bxpect d tcirrlve at Fez July 19

Count Schuvaloff pretnot cf Moscow

Pas shot and killed alt ho was recolvrig n number of petitioners Tho as

sasBln escaped In the xcltomont whichallowed the shooting but was later

capturedWilliam Dwyor and seven Chlnesn

were killed by an oxplbslon nt tho G1

int Powder works ten miles from Oakend Cat

I Two burglars chloroformed Mrs nerotha Cohen as she lay sick In her beton the third floor of hor homo at 145Fifth uvcnuo Now York tlod hrwrists and ankles tore two rings franher finger jorkod out her ear ringand then looted n wardrobe

The Arbogst Baatlan Co of Allontown Pa whole extensive provlIon house was destroyed by fire estlmates Its loss at 400000 Insurance

200000An earthquake shock was distinct

folt In Concoru N H Reports fronttho city ot Manchester and other pointIndicate that a distinct shock was expcrlcnced over the southern section orthe state

The boiler of an AtchIson TopekSanta Fo freight engine exploded at

Kinsman Ariz killing Engineer Coptland and Fireman Bryant and com-pletely wrecking the engine

The motion for a now trial of thicase of United Stales Senator John HMitchell was overruled by Judge D <

Haven In tho United Slates court atPortland Ore and the attorneys torthe defense asked for a week In whlclto file a bill of exception and a writof

errorA months sentence to prison rola passing street flirtation with a nartied woman was Imposed on BenjaminloullbyAmerican flour exporters who haveben doing a profitable buslnons InChina have suffered a serious blow because a recent shipment proved to contain poison and caused the death ormany natives

Despite the slightly lower temperaturo and a brisk northwest breeze thedeaths from heat In New York reacheithe highest number of tho summer totthere wore 22 victims

Former Speaker of Conca tartB Henderson Is railing rapidly HeIs at his home In Dubuque la suffer-Ing from paresis At times he ImagInca he Js In the speakers chair andat other on the battlefield

Ralph Lcete 83 an attorney and cap-italist died at Ironton O He was author of the Groat Seal of Ohio and 1personal friend of President Lincolnand Chief Justice Chase

The Arkansas antitrust law was rlsclared valid by the supreme court olthe state two justices dissenting ironthe opinion

Wild a Johnson a young woman liunder arrest at Owatonna Ninacharged with having put poison Into a

well on the farm of John U Johnsonand with having sent an orange conlalnlng strychnine to Mrs Lundittronia daughter of Jackson who Is a teacher In the county schools

Ixittt Apgar aged 05 married and agrandfather killed himself In JerseyCity by shooting as a result of son6atlonal disclosures which terminatedIn the granting of a divorce to GeorgiM Meyers against Clara E MayorsApgar was named as the coreapond

outThe paymaster of the SlossShefileldCo was held up at Littleton nearBirmingham Ala and robbed of 6

000 In a fight with the officers laterone ot tho highwaymen was killed andtho other escaped The money ws recoverod

Thomas MoFadden 15 and WilliamFranz 14 wore drowned In the Menominee river while bathing near Nil

waukeeFroma marriage license recently Is

sued It was learned that Gen Ben JVlljoen formerly of tho Boor armywatt married In St Louis to Mrs Myrthe DIckerson Lowdpn ot lttsflcld III

The Chautauqua hold a special memortal service for the late Secretaryot State John Hay at Atlantic City N

J The eulogy was delivered by Simon Wolfe former congressman fromNew York

United States Senator William AClark of Montana continues to rallysatisfactorily from the operation whichho underwent for tho removal of anabscess of the brain

Charles Burchctt and Charles Stevens both sons ot prominent farmerswere drowned In tho Coon river westof Dallas Center la

George and William Gibbons brothers were drowned whllo bathing In alake near Olathc Ran

In the presence of Her mother floeslo flames 15 was shot dead on thestreet In front of her homo In St Lou-

Is Mrs Mary Carder 30 Is under arrest charged with the shooting whichIn said to have been the culminationof 111 feeling between the two families

President Roosevelt has determinedthat the scandal growing out of thecotton report leaks In tits departmentot agriculture shall bv probed to thebottom

A crowd of over 2000 persons foughtwith the police In a wild scramble to

raln admittance to tho dedicationServices ot tho new synagogue of theCongregation Sharls Sphard St LouisA number wore clubbed but none serilusty hurt

Troops at Gadsden Ala wore calledout to prevent tho lynching of Vancelardnor In Jail with five others chargell with criminal assault and murderjf Mrs C J Smith white a widow

1ho mob composed of 300 men lackeda leader

SIxtyreven Indictments against 25nJlVldunlB most of whom are formerounty officials were handed down byVj grand Jury at Milwaukee and the

HOblug of tho Jury still goon on The-

ist batch ot truo hills added to theIS returned ton days ago makes a total of 105 thus far

Tho Japanese poaco mission Is ex

octcd to reach New York about thetat of July-

Benjamin Webb Williams 01 who aoperation ago was a pioneer In coniuctlng lecturing tours In tho United

tales died at his homo in Dorcheser Mass

LIEN BLAGKMAR DEAD

Coulntander in Chief of 0 A ILPassed Away in Idaho

He Succumbed To Nephritis BodWill Be Embalmed and Taken

To the Home of the Fam ¬

ily In Boston

Boise Ida July 17fen W WBlackmar commander in chicf of tineGrand Army of the Republic died here-of nephritis

Ills wife was with hIm during hisIllness The body will bo embalmedand taken to tho home ot the familyat Boston The general arrived oitJuly 10 on a tour during which ho In-

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to visit Grand Army poststhrough the northwest He was IIIwhen he arrived and gradually failedThe seriousness of his condition waskept front the public at the request ofIlls wife

Gen Blackmar was born July 251841 at Bristol Pa He enlisted Intho 16th Pennsylvania cavalry and suit ¬

sequently Joined tho First yest VIr

Gen Wllmon W Blackmar

glnla He served with distinctionthrough the war and at Five Forkswas promoted on the field by GenCuster to the rank of captainThroughout three administrationsthose of Govs long Talbott and Ricehp was judge advocate general of Mas-sachusetts At the last national en-

campment of the G A R ho was elected commanderlnchlof

Boston July 17Exceplto two orthree officials of tho Grand Army thenews of the death ot Gen Blackmar was received with great stirprise In this city The home of GenBiackmar was In this city and slncohis elevation to the position of commanderlnchlef the headquarters olthe organization has been hero GenBlackman Is succeeded by John ItKing of Washington senior vice commandor

TO THE NORTH POLE

Lieut Robert E Peary Starts on HisLong Journey

i New York July 17Limit RobertE Peary started on hIs long journeyin quest of the north pole Ills shipthe Roosevelt which has been lyingIn the North fiver since Saturdaynight weighed anchor and got underway at ten minutes after 3 On boardthe vessel besides the explorers partywere a number ot guests and newspa ¬

per men who accompanied the shipas far as Sandy Hook where they weartaken off by a navy yard tug sent outby Adm Coughlin A launch bearinga party of excursionists attempted torun close alongside of the Roosovelafter she was under way and nearlycollided with her The Roosevelt wassaluted by all manner of steam andsailing craft on her way to sea

THE RUSSIAN ENVOY

Spent An Hour In Consultation WithAmerican Ambassador Meyer

St Petersburg July 17t Wittspent an hour with Georgo Von LMeyer the American ambassador atthe Klelnmlchel palace discussing thaforthcoming peace conference Beforeleaving for Paris next Wednesday M

WItte will havo still another audiencewith tho emperor In the mean limohe must pay a round of official visitsto all tho imperial ministers M Witto Is expected to be the bearer of LIpersonal message from tho emperor tuPresident Roosevelt

Gen Llnevltcha ForcesToklo July 17It Is officially re¬

ported that Gen Llnevltchs forcesIumbor nearly 400000 and It Is report-ed

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thut he Is extensively using watertransportation to bring forward mensupplies and ammunition

Gen B M Thomas ExpiresDalton Oa July 17Gen B M

Thomas died at his home In this cityPeritonitis was the Immediate causeof his death Ue was a graduate otWest Point anti a distinguished hrlgaliar general In the confederate army

Want Saturday Half HolidaysWashington July liJollr hundred

mechanics of tho government navyyard met and appointed a committeeof two to confer with the president atOyster Bay looking to securing trouthim nn order allowing tho navy yardfnployos Saturday halt holidays

Secretary Loeba OutingOyster flay N Y July 17Secre

ary nnd Mrs lob loft Oyster Bayror a months sojourn In and near lhuroliowstone National park They willnrko brief stops at Clicaso and attllcntapolIr

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u STATE ODDS AND ENDS n

KENTUCKYS NEW CAPITOL

Bids For the Magnificent StructurMuctBe In By August 1

Covlngton Ky July 15 Architectsplans for the new Kentucky state capItol work on which la to be beguiwithin the next few months have beetcompleted and are being examined bjlocal architects and contractors at theoffices of the builders exchange

The plans aside from the magnitudeof the work are of Interest to Clucln-

I natlans and Ohioans generally througlthe fact that they represent the laborof an Ohio architect Frank M An-

drews of Dayton OBids rot the contracting work of the

buildings are now being received andwill bo closed August 1

The new structure Is to be an ImpoaIn gone and it Is to bo built of stonebrick steel and concrete It will berectangular In form Its dimensions beIng approximately 400 by 180 feet bj47 feet In height and It will face thenorth > i

The building will be thoroughly modurn In Its equipments It will consistof four floors with attic and basementA grand dome will surmount It rIsIng135 feet above the root Its archleclure will bo ionic-

BLACKSMITHS SHACK

He Compelled the County To Pay 4000 For His Lease

Louisville Ky July 15PatrlckKirby a blacksmith has forced thecounty of Jefferson to pay him 400for the lease on the onestory shackat Center and Green streets which hooccupied as a shop ata rental of 16-a month It Is on the site of the newarmory to be built at a cost of 400000

Kirleys lease was not consideredwhen the site was bought He had anoption for a liveyear renewal and aft-

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the county exhausted every effortto got rid of him Ithad to coma to histerms

BREAKS THE RECORD

The Per Capita Tax For the SchoolSystem In Kentucky

Frankfort Ky July 13Suporlncadent of Public Instruction Fuquafixed the por capita for the publicschool system at 325 for the yearending June 30 1906 which breaks thestato record This Is on a basis of2420000 the total resources of the

school fund certified by Auditor Hagor The school census on which thisbasis Is made compiled by Superintendent Fuqua through county super ¬

intendents is 731000 children ofschool age

A FAST MILE

May Earl a FourYearOtd Filly WentIt In 211

Lexington Ky July 16Mlke nowerman drove the fouryearold fllly MayEarl by San Metea out of Annie Earlby Erlmont a mile In 211 the fastesttime made over the local track thisseason May Earl Is the property ofJohn T Stewart and is considered bysuch good judges as John SpWn to bethe best horse In training In CentralKentucky The fastest mile trottedheretofore by this promising fllly Was213 made last Saturday

I ought With a BurglarLouisville Ky July HIn a duel

with a burglar Dr O H Rcesor wasshot In tho shoulder During the fusil ¬

lode Dr Reesor fired twice and theburglar three times One of the but¬

lets fired by the burglar was found Im ¬

bedded in the kitchen door

After Interurban RoutesLexington Ky July lSA B Du

pont and E B Caldwell of DetroitMich accompanied by their attorneyCharles Flower are here looking overthe Interurban railway franchises ofthe Central Kentucky Interurban Cowith a view of purchasing its holdings

To Reorganize the BankLondon Ky July ISAt a meeting

of tho directors of the Citizens bankIt was decided to reorganize tho bankand change the system from a statelo a national bank Steps will be taken at once to make the change

Kicked To Death By a MuleHenderson Ky July 15 Thornton

tho ten yearold son of Circuit ClerkWynn O Mosoly was killed by beinglicked by a mule lie was struck Itithe head by both of tho animals feetproducing almost Instant death

Medical Society MeetingFrankfort Ky July 15Tho Ken

ucky Midland Medical society met In

heir 37th quarterly session at tho Captnl hotel here About 25 physiciansmember of tho society wore hi atcndunce

Frank Mooney ExoneratedHowling Green Ky July 11AI1 In

juost over the remains of John Patter-son a notorious negro who was shoten days ago by Frank Mooney and

lied of lockjaw resulted in a verdictexonerating Mr Mooney lie Is saidto have acted In solfdofonse

After Lead and ZinclFonlavillo Ky July 16The past

9v weeks have witnessed ronsidorabletotlvlty in that section of Grayson

anlllzinc

RAILROAD COMMISSION

It Holds That Express Companies AreCommon Carriers

Frankfort Ky July HThe Ken¬

tucly railroad commission holds thatunder Section 218 of the constitutionof tho state the express companies f t-Ing business In the state are commoncarriers as are railroad corporationsand that it Is within its province toregulate their rates where charges arsmade that said rates are exorbitantThe ruling Is announced in a casefrom Shelby county where the city ofShelbyvlllo closed a license tax of 25a year upon the Adams and SouthernExpress Cos and they retaliated byadding one cent to the charge on eachpackage In and out of the town at cer-taIn times during the year The citi ¬

zens complained under the long andshort haul clause of the constitutionThe commission sustains them in thacomplaint and recommends that thematter be Investigated by the Shelbycounty grand jury and the companiesprosecuted If they continuo to collectadditional charge

NEPHEW WILL DIE

His Uncle Sank a Knife Into HitBody

Louisville Ky July 14 BecauseNunco Carso one of the wealthiestItalians In Louisville struck his sister Mrs Casper Hare of 415 Secondstreet with his flat at his fruit storeher son Andrew Hare asked for an ex¬

planation and was stabbed four timesby his uncle Hare Is dying Carsosank a butcher knlfo Into his nephewshack abdomen and both arms

During the affray several Italiansran Into the place and all were fighttrig when the police arrived

HUBBY GONE FOR TEN YEAR3

The Judge Declared Mrs Hemlngraya Single Woman

Louisville Ky July HJudge Kinby entered a judgment restoring MrsLlda Hemlngray to tho rights of a sin-gle

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woman and Incidentally recallingthe disappearance of her husbandReuben Hemlngray on September 231890 The court held that as Hemln ¬

gray has never been heard from he lapresumed to bo dead Hemlngray wasa tobacco dealer He left hero to goto Chicago Since Hemlngrays disap-pearance Mrs Hemlngray has earneda living by teaching school

WHILE RESISTING ARREST

A Leltcrifleld Jeweler Shot and KilledBy An Officer

Leltcbfleld Ky July 13AI D MoClue a Jeweler of this city whllo resisting arrest was shot and killedMcClure it Is claimed was intoxicat-ed when Sheriff W H Coppage andCity Marshal T L Bated undertook toarrest him McClure cut Sheriff Coppage on the side of the head and neckCoppaga and Baird both fired at himkilling him Instantly

Cant Collect In KentuckyLouisville Ky July 16The suit oC

George H Alexander revenue agentagaInst the American Sewing Machine-co for 50000 taxes covering fiveyears was dismissed by Judge Gregiry The court sustained the plea oC

the defendant that the company Is In-

corporated elsewhere and taxable only-u Springfield O tho firms headquar-

ters

Chief Hill RenominatedParis Ky July HIn the demo

ratio primary George M Hilt tho In-

cumbent chief of police defeated Offl

cer J C Elgin by a majority of about128 In a light vote of possibly 560 Thecity ticket for mayor and councilmenlaving no opppoaltlon polled the fullote

A Land of PlentyBarbourvllle Ky July 14 Farmers

say that not for years has there beensuch a crop of oats In this part of thetale as this year Every planterteems to have an abundance Corn la

ookiug fine everywhere The crop otsmall fruit is abundant this season allthrough tho mountains

The Guardsmen LoseBarbourvllle Ky July 13The case

or tho 32 members of Company B Seond regiment Kentucky state guards

gainst the Louisville Noshvillorailroad for 10000 damages each eras

leclded In favor of the defendant latlte Knox circuit court

Capt E W Lyen ExpiresHarrodsburg Ky July 13Capt B

W Lyen died here He was a cantedrate veteran and was in the Ohio

raldHo was a trustee of the Kenachy confederate home and wolfknown in the south

Died In JailCovington Ky July 15 John

chnolder 4G who was serving a fourmonths sentence In tho city jail tarbusing his family Is dead Ho halbeon drinking n great deal before bis

most and had been acting strangtiy-toly

Blinded By a TorpedoLondon Ky July IGAt Pittsburgh

its county Florence owens a tonearold girl exploded wltn a hammer

It railroad torpedo whim she hatmud She was horriby mangled andthe sight of both eyes was destroyed