The Monticellonian., 1905-08-10
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Ellis w. Mortimer, past state com mander of the G. A R., and city ticket agent of the Minneapolis & St Louis railroad. died in Minneapolis Minn., of heart disease He was born in Hast- ihss, England. in 1885.
 Jose Miguel Gomez. governor of SaG- ia Clare province, Cuba, liberal candj- date for the presidency. is OUT in open defiance of the Palma government and the courts in the matter of the govern ment assumption of the right to in spect municipalities without reference to provincial authorities
 Harry Johnson and Harry Parker have been arrested in Cleveland O. on suspicion of eomplicity in the murder of Pawnbroker John Mover in Detroit. Mich The jeWelry stolen when Moy- CT was killed was found in their pos session
 Seward A Iska. is now connected with the rest of the world by telegraph.
 Two meE were killed, two severely and six slightly injured by fall of coal al Mine No. of the Union Pacific
 
 Capt. Evan P. Howell, who was as sociated with the late Henry W Grady in the publication of the Atlanta Con stitutien and who had a gallant record as a confederate soldier. died at his home in Atlanta. Ga. from the effects of a carbuncle complicated with dia- betes.
 Two Chinamen were killed and Sev- eral others wounded three fatally. in a pistol fight between rival Chinese socie- ties in the Chinese theater in New York city.
 The yellow fever report in New Or leans up to D. III. of the 9th showed 2S new cases in the preceding 24 hours and deaths Total cases to date. 533 total deaths l05. There were about 233 eases under treatment. including Arch bishop Chapelle
 State Senator Frank H. Farris. Who was tried al Jefferson City. Mo. on q charge Of bribery in connection with the repeal of the alum baking powder law in the state legislature. was ae- quilted
 Rear-Admira Charles E. Clark. who commanded the battleship Oregon on her famous run from San Francisco 10 Cuban waters, taking prominent part in the destruction of Admiral Cervera : fleet was retired for age August 10.
 Forty armed men attacked the treas ury of Opatof Russian Poland. killed or wounded all the watchmen guard ing the buildings and got away with SIG .00e
 Gen. Roy Stone, veteran Of the civil and Spanish-American wars. and a dis tinguished civil engineer, died at his home in Mendham, N. j., aged 69 years. NJ Nitte is said to have warned Rus sia, through one of the press correspon- dents now at Portsmouth, N. H. to be prepared to prolong the conflict be- cause Japan will demand higher price than Russia is willing to pay. Racing men who have been put out of business in St. Louis are about to re-establish themselves at Muskogee. l. T, and keep open the entire season.
 Fire destroyed the general offices, warehouse and other buildings of the | Muskogee q. T) Wholesale Grocery Co.,, entailing a loss of $50000
 Shore service in the United States navy will hereafter be the reward for men who have served long and effici- ently at sea.
 The grand jury engaged in investi gation of the statistical bureau of the department of agriculture in Washing ton has taken q recess until August T.
 Judge D. S. Wade, aged 65 years who held the office of chief justice oi Montana for 9 years, died al his home ] in Little Medford. 0.