The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-02-16
The president and Mrs. Roosevelt ask

iiouse 20 Unite 10 tnt
wedding of Miss Alice Roosevelt ano
Mr.. Nicholas Longworth.
The Frances Sinner academy at Mt
Carroll, ILL.,. affiliated with the Univer-
sity of Chicago, was destroyed by fire.
The trustees decided to rebuild at ice
A. Howard Hinkle, of Cincinnati, has
subscribed $1,000 as the nucleus of a
fund for the erection of a memorial to
Theodore Thomas in that city.
The Brazilian congress has voted
100000 for the reception and enter
tainment of the delegates to the Pan
American congress in Rio Janeiro next
spring.
An insane eX-soldier, Joseph Kiszsi-
UNI, who wanted President Roosevelt to
pay him $4,000, 900, was arrested, at the
White House in Washington, and sent
to the government hospital for the in
sane.
An inventory of TIE estate of the late
William b.. Thompson. of st. Louis,
shows the actual value to be $500, 416.50,
instead Of the reputed 1000, 900.
The japanese have added to their ma
val establishment six bait, sships, three
cruisers, two coast defense ironclads,
two sunboats and three ~destroyers, that
had been sunk by the Russians at Port
Arthur.
Rufus Johnson, charged with the
murder CT Miss Florence w. Allinson,
near Moorestown. N. j., was tried and
convicted at Mt. Holly, N. j.. and sem
fenced to be hanged February 90.
Rev. Justin G. Wade, charged with
sending improper letters through the
mail to a boy, attempted to commit sui
clue by throwing himself in front of a
train at Waukegan, ILL.,, a few hours
before he was to have been arraigned.
He was seriously injured.
st. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church,
at Ashland avenue and Harrison street,
Chicago, was destroyed by fire; loss,
$125 900.
The last of the White House evening
le,ees for the season was given in hon.
or Of the army and navy, and was very
largely attended.
Gov. Pattison of Ohio has signed the
car fare bill. 1t will not go
into effect, however, till March 10.
The house of representatives will not
take official cognizance of the wedding
Of Miss Alice Roosevelt and Represen-
tative Longworth, but all the same will
hold no session or February II.
The worlds largest sailing ship was
launched at B~remerhaven, Germany. 1t
is 43S feet long and "a feet beam, and
is Of 5000 IONS burden.
Nevadans are making strenuous eff
forts to secure the reinstatement OF
Trenmore Coffin, the midshirman from
that state expelled for hazing.
Count Bcni de Castellane is said to
contracted debts for jewelry, In
to the countess, to the extent of
5000 GOO francs. The countess declares
that. she will not foot the bills.
Mrs. Ethel Beattie, daughter of the
late Marshall Field, who is beneficiary
by her fathers will to the extent of
So, 900 600, says the amount is more
than sufficient"
And now Miss Edith Crater, a young |
(Col.) actress, is butting in on
The honeymoon of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
Miner with a breach of promise suit,
backed up, It is alleged, by a bunch of
torrid love letters.
Henry White, the principal Ameri.
representative a. the Algeciras
conference, is credited with having
lone more to smooth the differences
France and Germany than all
he rest combined.
Cuba's wedding gift to Miss Alice
Roosevelt will be a collar of pearls.
t has been purchased in Paris by the
Juban minister there, and forwarded
o Mr.. Quesada, the Cuban minister
Ii Washington, who will present it.
The trustees of the United Society
# Christian Endeavor, at a meeting
n New York, unanimously decided
lpon Seattle, Wash, as the place for
he next general convention, in 1907.
The emperor of Japan has conferred
he first class order of merit on Gen.
)%aniloff, the Russian commissioner in
'harge of the transfer of the Russian
prisoners of war.
A condition of mutiny is said to
ave existed for a time on board the
ruiser Marblehead while in southern
'acifc waters on account of lack of
hore leave and absence of fresh veg.
tables.
One soldier was reported dead, IN.
Their dying and eight others seriously
in the hospital. at Castle William,
he military prison on governors isl
nd, New York, as the result of drink.
1g wood alcohol that had been smug.
led in. Gen. Grant has ordered a
gid investigation.
The Greater Pittsburg bill, provid-
az for the consolidation of Pittsburg
nd Allegheny, subject to a joint vote
t both cities, has been signed by Gov.
of Pennsylvania.
Paul Carey, a 15-year-old negro, was
.ught in the act Of rifing letters stol-
n from lock boxes in the post Office at
'cuth McAlester, 1. T. The oflc had
cen robbed before in the same manner,
nd several thousand dollars worth of
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