The Monticellonian., 1905-10-19
GENERAI.NEWs ITEMS.

Ex-Gov Hogg. of Texas, is lying se- riously i'll with dropsy at a hotel in Fort Worth.
 The Royal Blue limited. west-bound, on the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern, was wrecked near Springfield, H., by side-swiping some coal cars that had oyerrun switch Mrs. John Maseh, of Virginia. H.. was killed and quite q number injured, scme, it is thought, fatally
 Emperor Nicholas of Russia and En- peror Mutsu Hito of Japan have for maily signed the treaty of Portsmouth, and the cruel war is over
 The tenth anniversary of the founda- ton of the Prison Volunteer league was celebrated at the Joliet Gll) peniten- tagy Mrs. Maud Ballingten Booth, the founder, delivered an address to 400 eCnviets.
 King Edward and Queen Alexandra of Great Britain sent message of sympathy to the family of Sir Henry Irving.
 The report that Baron Speek yon Sternherg ts to retire from the post of German ambassador to Washington is officially denied from Berlin.
 The retirement of the Japanese army from Manahuria will begin immediate Iy. and il is expected the withdrawal of the troops Will be completed within six months
 Julius P. McDonough, a soldier serv- ing tea-year sentence in the United States penitentiary at Fort Lsayen- worth. Kas.. has hean identified, by means of thumb prints. as Martin Me Mahon. murderer who escaped from England in 1900.
 The BryaHs have arrived in Japan, where they will spend two weeks visiting various cities Mir Bryan ad- dressed the Japanese American society at the Young Mems hall in Tokio
 The total attendance at the Lewis and Clarke centennial exposition al Portland. Ore. which closed its gates d ore o'clock on the morning of the 10th, was 2.545.50
 Five firemen were injured and a loss of sl3e,0oo sustained by the destruction by fire of the building occupied by Fodrasink. Klapperiek X Co, whole sale paints and wall papers, on Lake street Chicago.
 Martin Paulsgrove, charged with the murder of Miss Mary Newman. his sweetheart, in Andrew county, Missou- ri, last January. was found guilty of murder in the first degsee at Maysville.
 Dr Davenport, physician of Oak man, 1. T. who shot and killed Will fam Gaines. a mail carrier during an alteration. was convicted of man slaughter at Ada. I. T.
 While driving in a hack from a hotel to railway station in Sioux City. la, F. H. Darrow. aged 50, shot and killed his sons wife. Lillian Darrow, aged 9, and then killed himself, The cause of the tragedy apparently hinges on i'm proper relations between the two
 Former State Representative Will lard N Jones and Thaddeus Potter. an attorney. were convicted al Portland, Ore, of conspiracy to defraud the Unit cd States of part of it's public domain.
 Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and Paul ocl tOi l. lilt lNdlIdil dulOUlODlIe QilNtIy narrowly escaped death while out on trial spin over the Vanderbilt cup course on Long Island. They were cap sized while going at terrific pace and only escaped by being thrown into soft earth.
 c. I. McNair. B. F. Nelson and A. S. Bossard were adjudged in contempt of court by Judge Vandevanter in the United States district court at St. Paul. Minn., and ordered committed to jail. They refused to produce books and an swer questions in respect to the conduct of their paper mills.
 The Marinette and Menominee pa per mill plant at Marinette. Wis. was nearly destroyed by fire. Loss. sl50,- GOO; covered by insurance.
 Yankee Consul a noted thorough bred died al Lexington, Ky. of pneu- monia. He was trained by "Bub" May, and was valued al s100.000