The Monticellonian., 1905-09-07

! larly among the friends of those absent in the ariC or prisoners in Japan.
 The officers of the Equitable Life As sufance society announce that the in- debtedness to the society of the Depew Improvement Co. amounting 10 $293- S50S2 tprincipal and interest," has been paid
 The National Firemen's association, in session at Kansas City, Mo. select ed Roanoke Va, as the place for next years meeting. All of the old officers were reelected.
 Christine Tennelson, 9 years of age. killed herself at Devils Lake, Ind. by l jumping from a second setory window
 The main building of the w s. Diekey Clay Manufacturing Go. s plant on the east bottoms al Kansas City Mo, was destroyed by fire; loss, about $5oo0a
 The people of one of the principal residence sections of OWensboro, Ky have declared war of exterminatton on cats as the dissemnators of diph- theria germs
 A movement has been started al l Lawrence Kas.. to have fhe indict- ments against the QuantreIl raiders re- vived on account of the inlammatory utterances indulged ta by survivors al the recent reunion at Independence. Mo
 \ suggestion comes from Washington l that the conclusion of the treaty of peace between Russian and Japan would afford an opportunity for another peace i conference at The Hague. The Japanese Association of Seattle. Wash. sent a eongratulatory message 10 President Roosevelt on the result of the peace conference, saying the re- suits show that the emperor and the ear believe in this great country and ils president
 While feeling elated over lhe present status of the reace negotiations. Presi= dent Roosevelt says. "Whist.y softly; we are getting into thin timber. but We are not yet out of the woods and snail not be until the treaty is signed, sealed and r7urfd
 The suggestion Is made that the for | hal signing of the peace treaty between Russia and Japan take place at Saga more Hill as a compliment to the pres ident The matter. however lies in the hands of the plenipotentiaries.
 The president is being delueed with l letters frem all parts of the country praying that some action be taken to preserve the natural beauties Of Niagara Fa.ls from the further rayages of com l mereialism
 On he recommendation of Grand l Dnke Vladimir the ear has pardoned Pfolsope. under sentence of death for the assassination of Col. Kremarenko chief of police of Nibers
 Poazian. the French Algerian mer- chant has been sef al liberty by the Moroccan authorities
 When the czar received NJ. Witte's eablegram announcing the success of the negotiations at Portsmouth he was delighted He immediately cabled NJ Witte approving the conditions. C. J Jordan, telephone lineman, was killed at St Joseph. Mo. by com l ing in contact with a live wire while working on top of pole His family reside in St. Louis
 Peace for the far east came with the same dramatic audiences with which he war begun Togo's midnight attack at Port Arthur was matched by komu "a $ act at the council table. when he an | nouneed that Japan would withdraw all claim to indemnity and thus meet Rus sia on ground of her own choosing Mrs Mary Emily Doneison Wilcox. | said to have been the frs child born in l the White House the grandnieee of An drew Johnson. died in shingt0n. D. c. aged 75 years
 The late Gen WiImon W Backmar, commander-in-e of the Grand Army Of the Republic. leaves to the United States government the chair in which Gen. Grant sat when arranging the sur render of Gen. Lee al AppomauoE President Roosevelt promptly re- eeiyed the selieitations Of the Porm- euese Peace league on the success Of his efforts to bring about peace between Russia and Japan. in which he is char aeterized as a beEefactor of humanity.
 The sentiment expressed in Berlin is that Japan has won great moral vie tory. Russia great diplomatic one and that President Roosevelt has become the first figure ill international states manship.
 Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte has decided to convene a cous smartial .n San Francisco for the trial of Ensign Charles T. Wade. who was in charg of the engineering department of the gunboat Bennington al the time of the explosion at San Diego
 The amount expended by the United States for pensions for the last fiscal year was S142 900 000 only few hOtu- sands less than the appropriation. and it is safe to say that the most of it went into immediate circulation
 As the result of quiet but thorough investigation of the two attempts to de stroy the great reservoir at St Marys, O, in August, 1904. and May. 1905, several arrests have been made at the instance of Secretary McCiintock of the siate beard of public works
 William Barboar shot and killed Ella Denny. at Huntington, w. Va, af- ter quarrel over love affair and then killed himself Both were promi- nent socially
 Mayor Eugene F. Schmitz of San Francisco has been unanimously renom- mated by the union labor party.
 Lieut. Mayer, of the Chicago fire de- partment, lost his life in attempting to rescue children from I burning build ing He was suffocated by the dense smoke.
 Lieut-Gen. Adna R. Chaffee. L. s. A. arrived at Waterloo. Belgium. on the