Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1900 — SOUTHERN. [ARTICLE]

SOUTHERN.

Alfred C. Green, a New Orleans real estate man, committed suicide by shooting himself. F. O. Dickensheets of the Kansas City Journal killed himself at the Jackson Hotel. Atlanta, by taking morphine. At Claremont', Va., the house of a negro on James river was destroyed by fire aud five of the family of seven children perished in the flames. At Middlesboro, Ky„ William Mosley, a special policeman, shot Charles Cecil, deputy sheriff, and later Mosley was killed by an unknown person. The trouble grew out of political disputes. Sylvester Storrs, who nursed cx-Secre-tary of State William 11. Seward when he was almost stabbed to death at the time President Lincoln was assassinated, is dead of cancer at Berea, Ky., aged 76 years. By decree of the State Court of Ap peals J. C. W. Beckham, the Democratic nominee, is Governor of Kentucky, in its decision the court holds that the Legislature has sole power to pass upon any contest for the office and that hence its findings cannot be overridden by the judicial branch of the government. In Birmingham, Ala., Joe Scott, a negro, was murdered and his home set on fire by two unknown negro men. The house was located in Enon Ridge, aud before the tire department could reach the place the building was completely destroyed, together with adjacent houses. Robbery is supposed to be the motive for the crime. Members of the Georgia Sawmill Association, representing some 300 yellow pine mill plants in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida, at a meeting recently decided that after May 10 all mills lielonging to the members of the association would run on two-thirds time. Thia will affect thousands of operatives and decreases the output of yellow pine in the State nearly one-third. It is understood that the limited supply of yellow pine timber in sight is largely the cause of this action.