The Monticellonian., 1898-10-28
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

Three men were drowned in Lake Michigan, Sunday, while out duck hunting.
 \ new oil well has been struck near Corsicana, Tex, with flow of 20 bar rels per day
 William Lee, Of Audrain county, Mo, committed suicide by drown 2 himself in Salt creek, near Mexico.
 \ jealous lover in Omaha, Neb., killed his sweetheart and himself as they were about to have their photographs taken.
 A negro trooper at Chickamauga, Tenn, killed white man, and fusi- Jade of shots resulted in several being injured.
 The London papers are united in the opinion that there can be no negotia- lions regarding Fashoda prior to the withdrawal of Marchand.
 The "spread-eagling" of priyates by Col. Moore at Camp Meade, Pa, is to be investigated. The privates prob ably will be conrt-martialed
 Mrs. Louis Goldberg was saved from burning to death at St. Louis by the efforts of her husband, who extin- guished the fire, caused by an explo- sion of gasoline.
 The cruiser Maria Teresa is expect ed to sail from Santiago for the north next Thursday. The vessel is now considered in shape to make the voy- age without accident.
 The cruiser Newark arrived at San Juan, I. R. Admiral sehley, the other members of the commission and their clerks will return aboard of her to the United States this week.
 News comes that two more battles have been fought in Formosa between Japanese troops and native sayages who seem bent upon the extermination Of all Japanese on the island.
 The ministers of the Porto Rican government have taken the oath of of flee, which was administered to them by Col. Hunter, secretary of the Amer ican evacuation commission.
 The French people are said to be far more anxious as to what may happen in Paris within the ten days after the chamber meets than over any possible outcome of the Fashoda dispute.
 Geronimo, the famous Apache In- dian chief, has escaped from his guards, it is reported, and is thought to be heading toward New Mexico, where he used to live with his tribe
 News has been received in Washing. ton of the launching, at Havre of the cruiser Rio de Ia Plata, which is to be presented 10 Spain by the loyal Span ish residents in the Argentine repub- lie
 The decision of the French court of cessation in the Dreyfus case is eX- peeted to be rendered on Thursday. and all indications point to a decision in favor of a rehearine for he un- fortunate prisoner on Devils island.
 Admiral Dewey has cabled to the government at Washington, saying that anarchy is prevailing in the Phil ippine provinces. He has made strong representations concerning the exist ing situation.
 At Ashpolc. N C., fonr negroes at tempted 10 assassinate some guards and wounded three. They were chased by a possee accompanied by blood hounds and were captured. They were living at last reports.
 Near Forest, Miss, a band of white citizens chased a mob of 60 negroes in- to swamp and killed nine of them. The whites to the number of 300 are securing the swamp for the rest of the blacks. The killing of white deputy was the cause.
 Dr. Miller. who attended Herr Bar isch, the surgical assistant at Prof Nothnagle's baeterioloeieaI establish ment, in Vienna. who died last Thurs. day from bubonic plague, died Sunday The three nurses who had developed symptoms of the disease are somewhat improved