The Monticellonian., 1905-09-28

jail. The execution was private.
 Mrs. Louis Chambers, wife of the cashier of the Nardin (Okla) bank, and her four months old child were fatal ly burned in gasoline explosion.
 It transpires that the body taken from the river at Des Moines, la. and supposed to be that of George Grls- wold was not his body at all. but that of a man who had been dead, accord ing 10 the examining chemist at least two weeks Griswold was heavily in- sured. and the insurance companies are working on the theory of attempted fraud
 The prosecution of the railroad com ranies for violation of the state law Of illinois relating to rebates will follow the conviction of the four officials ol Sehwarzehild & Suizberget for con spiracy to receive rebates.
 The physicians attending Baron ko- mula. the Japanese peace envoy, in New York are confident of his early re- cGye1y. and hope that he will be able 10 leave for British Columbia on the 27th
 The chaffed remains of Lulu Wise, negro woman, arid her four children, were found in the smoking ruins Of her home near Jacksonville. Fla The skulls of all had been crushed, indieat- ing that foul crime had been com mitted
 K. B Holloway, of Lockport, La, and Tom Bowman. of Orange Tex, were murdered al Lockport, the former being shot behind the bar of his saloon and the latter on the street The iden- tity of the murderer is unknown
 James NJ. Haggerty, of Mansfield O.. among the first to go over Chilkoot Pass into the Klondlke. died at Night hawk, Wash, where he had gone 10 look after some mining interests. He was p years of age.
 ne Southern Pacific lost 2.500 feet oa SION sheds. six outtitting ears filled with carpenters tools and ten box cars by fire al Crystal Lake, Cal
 Gen Wistar. who died al Phiiadal- ahia. bequeathsd his right arm and brain 10 the Wistar institute of anato- ny ard biology and directed that the rest os his remains should be ere mated
 Excellent crop reports are being re- eeiycd from all over the Republic of Mexico Al very large cotton crop is practically assured
 Six passengers and two of the off eers of the steamer Juniata were in iarel when he latter was rammed by the fye-ma sted schooner HarWoad Pal mef of the Massachusetts coast
 There are still five persons OH the DeHsion rolls on account of the war of the revolution, one being Mrs. Esther :. Damon. aged 91. widow of revolu- tiGrary soldier. and four daughters of such s( il.ers.
 Investigation of the ease of David F Sterr.ck, former state auditor of Indiana, is being made by the grand Jury al Indianapolis.
 Ealyey N. Haw1ey. a well-known newspaper publisher and manager in Chicago, Minneapolis. Denver and San Francesca. died al Berkley. Cal, aged IS years.
 SiXty-eight new Rhoades scholars will take up their residence at Oxford Erg gland, October II. Of this number the Unitel States sends 38
 Goi. II. Y. Speelman. of Cincinnati, was chosen eommander-in-chief of the Sons of Veterans Peoria, Ill, was se- lected as the next place Of meeting.
 The Western Indemnity Life, an as- sessment insurance association, is un- dergoing rigid examination al the hands of the state superintendent of insurance of Illinois.
 Five men were killed and II injured train and mixed train on the Reading near Mt Holly Springs, Pa
 Ecuador has recognized formally the Rtpublie of Panama.
 During riCt in New York city, fol- lowing an attempt to clean out an East side resort, one man was killed. a po- liceman was seriously injured and two other persons shot.
 IL is definitely stated that the ex- change of notifications of the treaty of Portsmouth will take place in Wash ington. probably at the White House. as a compliment to President Roose- welt.
 For the first time during his reign the emperor or Korea lunched with foreigners. Miss Alice Roosevelt being the guest of honor, being personally toasted by the emperor. Minister Nor gan responding in her behalf
 Arnold Shanklin, of St. Louis. has oeen appointed consul general of the United States at Panama 10 succeed J. w Lee, appointed minister to Ecua- dor
 A force of Russians under Gen Ma drikof at Tunghwa, in the Hailung Chen district of northern Korea, is said to be suffering for food and are alleged to be ro5bing Koreans
 Members of the Japanese peace em- bassy on the eve of sailing for home from Seattle, Wash, requested the press to extend the partys thanks to the American people for the kindness and courtPsies extended 10 them
 James W Boyd. clerk in the pub lie health and Marine hospital service in Washington. has been arrested charged with embezzlement, and has confessed to stealing at least s20.o00 within the last three years.
 During the review of Scotch yolun- teers in Kings park. Edinburg by King Edward and while leading his regiment. the Second Lanarkshire engi- neers of which he is honorary colonel, Sir Thomas Upton was thrown from his horse, kicked n the face and otherwise injured
 Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. will be a