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Excessive heat killed 10 people in a single day in Pittsburg. Mrs. Clara Wesson killed herself at Houston, Texas, because her husband would not kiss her good night. A band of 30 night riders shotup the town of Hathaway, in Boone county, and scraped the plant beds of several farmers in the vicenity. Nineteen indictments charging night riding were returned by the Shelby county grand jury. Many of the men accused live in Franklin county, near the Shelby line. W. W. Spence, a millionaire, of Springfleld, Mass., on his way to Kentucky to complete a deal for a large tract of coal land, died suddenly on a train at Olive Hill. The six Parrish brothers, who were principal owners and founders of the Owensboro Savings Bank, have assigned, making no reservation. Their liabilities are largely in excess of assets. W. L. Krone, county attorney of Lyon county, was assaulted and severely beaten at Eddyville by Harvey Satterfield, who is under bond to await the action of the grand jury on the charge. of night riding. Gov. Wilson pardoned Mrs. Mary Lou Hollowell, who was under indictment i n Caldwell county on the charge of scraping a plant bed. Mrs. Hollowell and her husband were driven from the State by night riders. Under orders from Gov. Hanly and Attorney General, Bingham, the gambling houses at French Lick were raided, but the news had leaked out and the paraphernalia had been removed when the officers arirved. A special from Pikeville says the five men charged with murderous assault on two Hungarian families on Blackberry creek, in Pike county, several days ago, were captured, tried and each sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. J. W. Harmon, a policeman, and Charles Woodburn, were instantly killed and J. R. Wooten, chief of police, was badly wounded in a shooting affray at Central City. The three men quarreled among themselves and emptied their revolvers at each other. A petition was filed in the United States court at Nashville on behalf of the Interstate Commerce Commission to compel the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railway to provide equal accomodations for Negroes as that given white passengers. Walker Duncan and Riley Harrod, well-known Shelby county farmers, were indicted on the charge of killing Newton R. Hazelett, whose body was found on the road near Jacksonville. Duncan admitted the killing and took all responsibility for the act.
