The Monmouth inquirer., 1905-11-16

at Phenixville, ILL.,. on Tuesday killed
four men and injured several others.
Sir George Williams,
founder of the Young
or NJ Mems Christian asso-
rEorIE. citation, died Monday
in London. Sir George was eighty
four years old. He founded the asso-
citation in London in 1914, was presi-
dent of the English national council of
the association and was knighted by
Queen Victoria in 1894.
Albert C. Tenant died at Coopers-
town, n. Y, Sunday, aged fifty-nine
wears. He was surrogate of Otsego
county in 1883 and 1889, chairman of
the Democratic county central commit
tee ten years, delegate to the national
convention at Chicago in 1892.
Major William Henry Harrison Hol-
ton, deputy surveyor of the port of
New York, died on Monday. Major
Holton was born at Jamaica, vt. After
gallant service in the civil war he was
discharged from the army in 1868 with
the rank of brevet major.
William j. LIE Moyne, one of the old
est actors on the American stage, died
of Bright's disease on Monday morning
at Inwood- on the Hudson Mr.. LIE
Moyne was seventy-five years old and
had been on the stage nearly sixty
years.
George p Loomis, a prominent law
yer of Chicago, formerly of Wilkes
barre, Pa, died on Monday in Wilkes
barre
Henry C. L. Otto, editor and man
ager of the Meriden Comm Evening
Times, died ON Tuesday
-o1r,cM DIR. Eleanor Chestnut,
Mrs. E. G. Machle and
child and Mr.. and Mrs.
OF INTEREST. Peale, Americans, have
been murdered at the Lianchoo Pres
byterian mission. Lianchoo is town
of 1900, situated in the western
portion of the province of Kwangtung
The cause of the murder was an out
burst of antiforeign rage. The Chinese
government has ordered that repara-
ton be made for the murder.
Premier Balfour of Great Britain
was visited on Monday by remarka-
BILE deputation of the wives of the I'M
employed He was told that the suf-
ferings of the British poor would sure
ly end in bloodshed unless something
were speedily done to alleviate the
miseries of the poor.
Raisuli, the kidnaper of Mr.. Perdica-
ris, has captured near the gate of the
principal market place in Tangier a
rich Moor named Abdeslam Akahbon.
The man was under the protection of
the Belgian legation, and new foreign
complications are likely to follow.
Sir Claude Macdonald, the British
minister to Japan, is to be raised to the
rank Of ambassador The Japanese
representative in London will also be
raised in rank, and it is hoped in To-
kyo that the United States will confer
the same position ON Minister Griscom.
Senator Cullom of Illinois, chairman
of the committee on foreign affairs,
has laid before President Roosevelt
information to the effect that the SAM
tary condition of Havana is not what
it should be and that an epidemic OF
yellow fever is imminent
Paul Deroulede is returning to Paris
from Vienna, where he was In exile
for participating in revolutionary
plot in 1890 BY an almost unanimous
vote the chamber of deputies passed
the amnesty bin, permitting his return
Emperor William will start in Feb
ruary on six weeks voyage in the
Mediterranean, which will include Wis
its to Italy and Constantinople. The
kaiser has been receiving visit from
King Alfonso of Spain.
An expedition to the north pole I'M
der the patronage of the Belgian gov
eminent is about to be organized. The
expenses, estimated at 100000, will
be betrayed by national lottery.
Henrik Ibsen, the Norwegian drama
fist, is pronounced to be suffering from
arterial sclerosis. He is very feeDle
and unable to move, but is mentally
bright.
Japan is expected to abolish the tar
if on rice and to take other steps &c
relieve the famine situation resulting
from IA per cent shortage'in the rice
crop
The last of British regiments VII
quit Halifax on Nov. p for England
and thereafter the garrison Will De e&
C.usively Canadians.
The Earl of Mimic, who will succeed
Lord Curzon as viceroy of india lei
London on Thursday to assume Ms
new duties.
Grave disorders occurred at Vienna
Thursday, the mobs becoming riotous
in their demands for universal SUI
frage.
Japan has named Baron komura u
settle the difficulties the war left II