The Monticellonian., 1895-08-23


 the time for holding the democrati state convention.
 SEVENTY alleged nihilists were ar rested in a restaurant at Odessa on thu night of the 12th. After the police hac Taided the place the keeper of the res taurant committed suicide.
 THE steamship China, which sailed from San Francisco for the orient, or the 18th, carried in the cabin ter Presbyterian missionaries, undauntet by the reported massacre of their com patriots in the east.
 THE Paris Figaro says that in conse guence of advice received from certain French prelates, the pope has definite 1y abandoned his policy of advising the Catholics of France to rally to the sup port of the republic.
 GEN. MARTINEZ GAMPos was, on the 18th, currently reported to have re. signed the captain-generalship of Cuba. It was said that he will strong. 1y urge the home government to grant autonomy for the island
 TIE supreme court of South Dakota rendered a decision, on the 18th, that the governor has no absolute power to remove state officers for cause, and the long-contested regent case is set tied against Gov. Sheldon.
 TnE picture of ex-President Harri- son, painted by Eastman Johnson, was hung in the White House on the 18th. It is considered to be an excel Alent likeness, and is work of art to satisfy the most critical judges.
 TIE report of Indian Agent Teter, Of the Fort Hall reservation, upon the recent Bannock trouble was received at the Indian bureau on the 18th. It confirms the published accounts of the killing of the Bannoek Indians.
 THE St. Petersburg Novosti recom- mends that Russia, France and Ger many act jointly with Great Britain and the United States to obtain satis- faction for the Chinese outrages on missionaries.
 APPREHENSION at the state and navy department over the safety of Ameri. can missionaries in China was greatly Rllayed, on the 12th, by reassuring in- formation that native outbreaks against foreigners had ceased, for the present at least.
 AN imperial edict was issued at Pelsin, on the 18th, at the instance of Ar. N. k. O'GonnOr. the British min ister, calling on the governors of all provinces to take every preeaution that the people are not misled by rumors exciting them against the mission aries
 THE London Chronicles Constanti- nople adyices say that an American missionary named Briggs and another American missionary, whose name is not given, are reported to have come to grief during the riots at Marsovan. It Is not clear whether they were killed or only wounded.
 IT was reported In Paris, on the J4th, that Cardinal Krementz arch bishop of Cologne, had, at the instance of the government, forbidden the an nuaI pilgrimage from Aachen to Lourdes, owing to the animosity en- gendered by the war cele ebrations in progress in Germany.
 THE conference in Washington of democrats favorable to the free coin age of silver began on the 14th. The object Aing to effect an organization within Il1e party strong enough to dominate the next national democratic convention, and commit the party to free coinage in the next national plat form.
 THE most distinguished visitor at the Dubuque county barbecue, held at Dyersville, Ia., on the 18th, was the old veteran, Christian Conrad, who lives near Manchester. It is claimed that he Is the oldest man in America, his age being 11B years. He is a mere skeleton, talks in a whisper and walks with two sticks.
 PRIME MINISTER ITo HIRoBUNI, who recently left Tokio, after refusing to accept the marquisate proffered him by the miltado because all his col leagues in the ministry were not sim ilarly honored, has returned to the capital and formally accepted the honors offered him for his services dur ing the war with China.
 
 THE latest development in the Holmes murder cases is contained in dispatch from Colum bus, Miss, de- tailing how Mrs. Holmes visited that city in January last, and, going before justice of the peace, charged her husband, on his written confession, with the murder of one George H. Thomas on the Tombigbee river, 6 miles below Columbus, on or about June 20, 1894 Acquisition papers were promptly issued by Gov. Stone, but in the meantime the woman, probably repenting of the action taken, had quietly left the city.
 ATthe healing camp-meeting at De Hodiamont, a suburb of St. Louis, on the 14th, Miss Jennie Glassey, aged Is, who was reared near Cuba, Mo, and enjoyed the most meager educational advantages, read numerous Scripture lessons and translated them into two African dialects before the audience under the big tent, and spoke fuently in German, French, Latin. Greek and some other languages, all of which she said had been miraculously re- Others who know her history testified