The Monticellonian., 1899-10-13


 It is estimated i,5oo persons per ished in the earthquakes in Asia Minor.
 New York City coal dealers have advanced the price of anthracite coal 25 cents per ton.
 The sentence imposed on Zola for the part he took in the Dreyfus affair Is to be remitted
 The right jaw of Lettie Stutsman, 8 Wabash. Ind, school girl, became paralyzed from chewing gum.
 Corn and beans from the United States will be admitted into Vene- zuela free of duty for the next 60 days.
 Pana, H., merchants are trying to bring about compromise be- tween striking coal miners and tho operators.
 F. J. Heineman, postmaster at Kirkwood, Mo-, Is missing. He is short with Uncle Sam several thous- and dollars.
 Wm. J. Bryan, Gov. Stone. of Missouri, and other party leaders spoke at the democratic carnival at Dallas. Tex.
 Fred T. Moore, defaulting teller of a Boston bank, charged with em- bezzling s53, 1000, has been arrested in Valparaiso, Chili.
 Senator James K. Jones, chair man of the national democratic com mittee, arrived in New York City from Europe on the 9th inst.
 Frank Galbreath and Luke John son, both eolored, fought duel witE shot-guns on a farm near Paris, Mo. Both were riddled with buckshot. Louis Westerman set fire to hay stack near Toledo, O., and as soon as the flames spread he jumped into the stack and was burned to death.
 The Dallas county fTexasl grand jury indicted a number of wealthy lumber dealers on the charge of be- ing members of the so-ealled lumber ttHst.
 President Mckinley has ordered the cruiser Brooklyn and gunboats Marietta and Maehias to the Phil ippines. to reinforce the vessels already there.
 To save her husband from a term in the penitentiary, Mrs. Albert kinart, of St. Louis, swore that she, instead of Kinart, forged the name of her father to note.
 The zinc mines of the Kansas Missouri district have again shut down, on account of the unwilling ness of smelters to pay the prices for ore scheduled by the Miners As. sociation.
 At Stranger, Falls county, Texas, NJ. NJ. Mckinney, aged 65, killed Paul Norman and then blew his own brains out. Shortly afterward the discovery was made that Mckinney's wife had been murdered, her dead body being found at her home.
 Immediately upon the outbreak of hostilities between the Boers and Great Britain, the cruiser Mont gomery will be ordered to proceed to Dalagoa Bay and provide such pro lection for Americrn citizens and their interests as is possible.
 Suit was brought against whole said liquor dealer of Fort Worth by officers of an adjoining county to determine whether liquors could be shipped c. o. D. into q point with out the shipper taking out a local license. The legal point involved was whether the sale was matle at the place of delivery or at the place of shipment. The court held that the sale was consummated at Fort Worth.
 At banquet rendered President Mckinley in Chicago by the Mar quette club, Archbishop Ireland, in responding to the toast "The Amer ican Republic" in part said "The American Republic, We salute her in exulting pride; we proffer to her the pledge of undying love and loy- atty; God of nations. we pray to Thee that she endure and prosper. The American republic is the best form of organized democracy revealed in huLnanity's history as such she claims homage from her own citizens; as such she draws to herself the admira- tion of the world. :"
 Charles Lenhan, II years old, set fire to the clothing of Carrie Cart wright, aged 12 years, at Spring field, Ill.,, and before the flames could be extinguished the girl re- ceiyed burns which resulted in death. The children were playing and the little girl had wrapped herself ir cnnnn nonor hn nnfinn A f4n. Lo ll