The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-12-22

Chamberiain.
r. n. Homer, an assayer, widely
known In western mining circles. was
overcome by the fumes Of ores he was
testing at Salt Lake City. Utah. and
died shortly after being found.
The Jury In the case Of Mrs. Sarah
Caldwell. charged with tho mavdcr OF
her husband, at saiina. Kas.. disagreed
and was discharged. Two are said to
have heh out for acquittai.
The transport Buford sailed from San
francisco for Manila and way ports
carrying ten troops Of the Third caval-
~. a number Of recruits and 1000 tons
% army supplies.
Secretary Of the Navy Bonaparte is
intensed at the latest act Of hazing at
the naval academy. and has declared
that tho guilty midshipmen will he
summarlly dismissed and that other
dismissals will follow as often as mid
shlpmen are found guilty Of hazlng or
countenancing II.
IL J. Freeman. alias W. II. Morton.
wanted at Memphis. Tenn. on a charge
OF ~cmbczzllnH $4,000 from the Chicka-
raw Bank 4 Swings Co, was arrested
In the Had River country In South Da-
kota and taken back TO Memphis.
Nebraska Is rot yet done with Pat
Grove. therefore Gov. Mickey has de-
ciGed not TO honor--for the present at
least-the rcqulsitlon Of the governor
% Iowa for the removal Of Grove to
that state.
Hugh Watt. fnancicr and former
member Of parliament, was placed on
trial at the Old Bailey. In London. IN
the charge NJ incltirg hired agents to
murder lis divorced wife. Julia Watt.
and Sir Reginald Beauchamp.
Fire. In Portland. ore. destroyed the
sholesale grocery establishment Of
Wadams & Kerr Brothers. causing a
loss OF upwards OF 100000. Four fire
men were seriously injured.
VI. NJ. Let's. convicted OF arson and
robbery Mt Princeton. kas.. and who
escaped In n sensational manner some
tine afo. Is en- route home from Colon.
Panama, In the custody Of two officers.
In her four.hour endurance test
aloll the New England coast the bat
tleshlp Louisiana made an average
speed OF issl3 knots all hour. Her
contract speed was Is knots.
The actual hunter Of post offices In
the United States at III. close OF the
last fiscal year was: First class, ?si:
second class. i.gis; thIfe class. +,isO; !
fourth class, es,i7s' Total. 6s.i3i.
The abolition Of tho eoncordat In \
France. and the substitution Of the new
regime follow Ing the separation OF
church ani state Involves an extensive
change ia the existing conditions IN
der which the state carried on thou
sands Of churches,
Gr.at Interest wal manifested IN the
sale. at christlc's IA lSndon. OF the
theatrical relies f'the late Sir Henry \
Irv!ns. ard tito Ar,ors ~Ccneyolcnt fond
prontei larfcly by the general acilrc |
10 possess some msneuto id the dis
trguished actor lclrly all Of which
possessed soulc historic Interest.
The Kansas state hoard OF railroad
commissioners d. .ide,l "a order a re-
dnction of 1--WE per cen In freight rates
on. all classes % rralp.
Prince Won Buelow. the German I'm
perial ohapccllor. has told the Chinese
minister the latter says-that II
any other power should seize Chinese
territory tho German emperor would
Immediately 81 to the help Of chIna. |
MAJ ecu. =. G, AinSworth. Brig
Gen, J. franhlln Boil and Brig.-Gcn.
George II Davis have been appointed
ash hoard Of government control Of the
United States military prison AZ Fort
~Leavenwnrth. Kl.
Judge Williams. Ia the circuit court
at Centervllie. Mo. denied the motion
for n new trial In the case Of william
Spaugh. convicted Of the murder OF
Sheriff Polk, and sentenced him to be
hanged February IL. 1906, lns mo
'ion for n new trial for Mrs. Spsubh
was granted.
The bittleshlp Louisiana, In her trial
over thu measured mile course near
Owls Head. Ne, easily exceeded the
coLtrnot requirement ~ rs knots an
hour. developing a maximum speed Of
1924 knots.
RAILROAD and express company on
Gals deny the report tina, $40. 1000 in
gold DIN was lost In the Overland lin
tied wreck at Ahsay, Wyo, They ad-
nit, f.'weyer. the loss OF 800 sacks Of
Australian mail.
Tho ease Of the State OF Iowa against
Fred II. Cutting. formerly a banker at
Otto. Ia. accused OF embczlllng 1900
from the Frat national bank OF Lyons.
Ia. wal dismissed in the district court
ut Sioux City.
Prof. Henry 5. Pritchett, Of the Mas
shohusctts institute OF technology, has
rendered bis resignation. and will de-
o his entire attention to the Car
ncfle foundation In Washington.
Gov. Chamberlain OF Oregon has APP
pointed John N. Ge,rin. Of Portland, a |
temocrat, United States senator to sue |
coed John II. Mitchell. deceased. This
Is the first time a democrat has repre- |
fehted Oregon since 1878.