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DOINGS OF THE WORLD BOILED DOWN Macon, Ga. Mrs. James King confessed she offered to pay Nich olas Wilburn, a young farmer, $2,000 and marry hint if he would kill her husband. Both are charged with murder. Families of those implicated prominent in this section of Georgia. Boston. R. B. Davis, boy broker now serving 5 years at Deer Island for embezzlement of thousands of dollars, will not get pardon from present governor's council. Rock Island, 111. G. W. Grif fith and wife found dead with bullet wounds on body. Believed he shot her then killed self. St. Paul. 42 more marriage li censes issued up to noon today than whole year of 1911. 2,749 in 1911, and 2,794 so far this year. 'Twas Leap Year. Washington. Postmaster Gen eral Hitchcock and all his assist ants today received present made of leather burnt to represent a mail pouch; on its reverse side is verse to Uncle Sam's postal workers. Came from Miss Daisy Higgins, Omaha, Neb. Joliet, 111. George Clark, con victed con man, can not be found. Forfeited $1,000 bond. Washington. W. J. Bryan's editorial declaration against sen iority rule in senate discussed with interest at capitol today. Auckland. Message from Brit ish New Guinea said that Lemma natives on the Island of Papua had massacred -entire population of the village, Paris. The Temps published story that Prince Ahmed Fuan, uncle of Khedive of Egypt, is pre paring to invade Albania at head of 20,000 soldiers and claim throne of that country. Little Falls, N. Y. Cumula tive evidence showing reduction of the striking mill workers' al ready low wages at state board of mediation's first public hearing. Macon, Ga. Mrs. James King, widow of Round Oak, Ga., farm er killed Dec. 12, confessed that she-and Nicholas Wilburn were responsible. Washington. House commit tee of treasury dep't expenditures will begin investigation of gov ernment deposits in national banks. Racine, Wis. Deputy Sheriff C. H. Thompson, Yorkville, killed by C, M. & St. P. train. Washington. Nathaniel Green, negro, indicted for attack ing white woman within 40 hours after crime was committed. Gulfport, Miss. All hope for missing Norwegian bark Sterna, which left here for Dio de Janeiro Aug. 28, with crew of 16 men, given up. New York. 125,000 United Garment Workers will .strike next week. , Austin, Tex. Att'y Gen. Wickersham has sued Houston Oil Co. to recover 88,000 acres of pine timber and oil lands in East Texas and $1,000,000 damages. Cincinnati. 3 persons serious ly injured when street car left