The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-06-08

tendent of schools by the Missouri re
publican state convention at Excelsior
Springs.
DR.. Louis A. Weigel, the American
authority on the Roentgen Ray, died
at Rochester, N. Y, as the result of his
experimental work in that connection.
Sir Chentung Liang Chang, the Chi.
nese minister in Washington, has ex.
pressed to Secretary of State Root the
Chinese governments deep apprecia.
ton of the kindness shown the Chi.
nese during the recent catastrophe in
San Francisco.
Associate Justice Henry B.. Brown,
of the United States supreme court,
whose retirement from the bench has
been announced, was the guest Of hon.
or at a dinner given by the Bar Asso.
citation of the District of Columbia.
President Roosevelt and Vice-Presi.
dent Fairbanks were among those pres
ent.
John l. Worthington, of Harrison
county, was nominated by the Ar.
kansas Republican state convention
for governor, the convention refrain.
ing from making any other nomina
lions.
The San Francisco policy holders IL
the defunct Traders Insurance Co.
have been invited to accept GO cents on
the dollar in full satisfaction of Their
claims. The company had S5,1O7. 900
only a capital of $780, 600, a surplus of
81. 300 900, and a reinsurance reserve
of S1,30O,000.
King Alfonso XIII. of Spain and
Princess Ena Of Battenberg (now
known as Queen Victorla) were mar.
ried in Madrid, May 81, in the pres.
enc of a brilliant assemblage at the
church of st. Jeronimo ell Real, by
Cardinal Sancho, archbishop of Toledo
and Catholic primate of Spain. The
royal couple, at the close of the fe5.
t~ivities, covering several days, will
spend their honeymoon in a rural Pal.
ace.
AS the royal cortege was returning
from the wedding in Madrid, an at.
tempt was made to assassinate King
Alfonso and Queen Victoria by means
of a bomb, concealed in a bouquet,
thrown at the royal carriage. The
royal couple were unframed, but 16
persons were killed and a number
wounded. One of the would-be re2i.
cides was captured and another es.
capped.
The trials by court-martial of Ad.
mirals Nebogatoff, Gregorieff and
Cr,;pn1ff ,nl ,,.orl;-s
Russian naval officers for surrender.
ing to the Japanese in the battle of
the Sea of Japan, will be held this
month.
San Franciscans who are anxious to
go ahead with the restoration of their
buildings are complaining bitterly of
the diliatoriness of the underwriters
in settling insurance claims and their
refusal to advance money on claims.
Michael Davitt, the well-known Irish
nationalist, passed away in Dublin,
after a long and painful illness due to
necrosis of the jaw. Mrs. Davitt was
lying seriously ill at the time Of her
husbands death.
The British battleship Montagu, one
of the best vessels of the first class
struck On the rocks at Lundy island
and according to latest reports is not
likely to be relocated. She was sail
to be in danger of overturning in 80
fathoms of water. The crew we're all
saved, but several were injured dur
ing a temporary panic following her
striking.
The Berlin Tagesblatt. commenting
on the American packing house reve
lations, says: This is a new form OF
American peril. European purchasers
must now understand that death turks
in every can Of ported meat imported
from America"
Torrential rains in Oregon and
Washington sent the rivers out OF
their banks causing considerable de.
struction of property and discomfort
to people driven from their homes by
high water.
The revelations regarding the meat
packing industry in the United States
have caused a great sensation in Lon
don. The London newspapers praise
the administration for probing the mat
ter.
The term Of the United State su.
preme court, which began last October,
has closed, and the court stands ad-
journed until October s. Official an.
nouncement of the retirement of Mr..
Justice Brown was made by Chief JUS
tice Fuller.
Reports concerning the revolution in
Guatemala are conflicting. Dispatches
by way of the City of Mexico report it
progressing, with a slight setback at
the city Of Ocos, and others, by way of
Panama, signed by President Cabrera,
declare it already crushed.
Fire, which threatened the entire
town of Stamford, Tex, was gotten un-
der control after seven business houses
had been consumed, including the post
office, with all the records. Loss, $685.
900; insurance, $4,000.
Rt. Rev. Henry G. Potter, Episcopal
bishop Of New York, was the guest Of