The Monticellonian., 1895-09-20

Day Saints of the Decatur, Des MOines, Eastern Iowa, Northern Illinois, Ke- fyanee and Nauvoo districts com meneed at Bluff park, opposite Nau. 700, Ill., on the 9th, to continue ten days.
 ADvIoEs from Havana, on the 1Oth, stated that, according to rumor Gen. Gampos had sent an ultimatum to Spain, demanding that the govern ment send him forthwith loo 900 addi- tional troops or grant Cuba a separate government
 4 TRAIN from Vera Cruz. on the Mexican InteroceaHic railway, was de- railed, on the 18th, between Pueblo, and the City of Mexico. Several pas sengers were wounded, and it is re- ported that the conductor, engineer and fireman were killed
 
 SECRETARY CARLISLE said, on the 19th, in an interview on the financial situation: at has been estimated that over 100000 American tourists have gone abroad this year, and that the aggregate of their expenditures is nearly, if not quite, sl00 0oo o00"
 
 TuE Morgan Belmont bond syndi- cate came to the aid of the treasury gold reserve again, on the llth, with s, 900, 000 of the yellow metal winch they exchanged for ereenbacl1s, mak ing in all sl4.ooo.o9 gold turned in ip excess of the requirements of their contract.
 
 THE Canadian government was poti- fed, on the 12th. of the seizure by 1'Hited States enter in Kehring sea of the Canadian seaiing schooner Be atriee, which was sent back to Vie toria. The offense was failure te keep a record Of the number Of seals aud the location of capture.
 All. hope of reseuing alive the fire imprisoned miners in the 0seeala copper mine at IIoughton. Mich. was aBan- dened on the 9tb, and the nine was hermeticaIly sealed for the purpose of smotheriHg the fire Tuenty-nine men were known to be eutombed, all but one of whom were heads of families.
 A WEEK of festivities such as no previous grand army eueampment ever witnessed, was brought to q fitting close at Louisville, k, on the 18th, with a barbecue of mammoth pro- portions; 100, 600 pounds of meat 2,oo0 gallons of burgoo and 25,o00 loaves of bread being provided for the occasion.
 Ar Louisville, ky, on the 19th, Gen. l. N Walker, of Indiana, was nom mated by his only competitor, Gen. Thayer, of Nebraska, and unanimously elected commander-iu-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic St. Paul, Miun., was unanimously selected as the place for holding the next national eneampment.
 TIE second race of the international series for the America's cup was sailed over triangular course off Sandy Hook, \. l.. on the 10th, Nalkyrie nom- inally winning by forty-seyen seconds. .0s the English yacht fouled the Amer lean at the start and crippled her, the result is subject to revision by the racing committee.
 
 ton of the state of South Carolina met in Columbia on the 10th. The princi- pal business before the convention Is tho regulation of the suffrage SO as to disfranchise as many negroes us possi- hle without disfranchisinR a single white man, except for crime, and maintaining white supremacy.
 THE regatta committee of the New York Yacht club. after hearing the statements of all parties in interest and large number of witnesses of the fouling of the Defender by Valkyrie, in the second race for the Amerca's cup, awarded the race to the Defend CT. Lord Dunraven accepted the de- cision, and proceeded to get his yacht lu trim for the third race.
 DISPATCH from New York, on the 18th, said that unless there is decid- ed change within very short time in the trade conditions the government will issue another installment of bonds, contingent negotiations being already under way, and a point having been reached where only the amount of the issue was left to be determined. The president was reported as fayoring so, GOO, 900, and the syndicate as pre- ferring S50, GOO, GOO.
 HAVING received no reply from the regatta committee of the New York Yacht club to his protest against the proposed course marked out for the third of the series of America cup championship races, on the 18th, Lord Dunraven refused to sail Valky. rie over the route but with true sportsmanship instinct entered the race and crossed the line So as to ena ble Defender to make the race. and then withdrew. The race and tht trophy were awarded to the American yacht.
 SPECIAL train on the New Yorl Central road, consisting of three pow erful engines and four heavy cara made the run of 43611 miles from New York city to Buffalo in 4o7 minutes Average, G45s miles, The English av srsge record is es>< miles an hour.