The Monticellonian., 1906-01-18

they Will be shipped to New York.
 The National League of Commission Merchants, in session at Milwaukee, pledged support to the president in his efforts for the abatement of transpor- tation evils.
 The Chinese commissioners, Tuan Fang and Tai Hung Tzue, with their suites, G2 persons in all, arrived in san Francisco on board the steamer Syria and were given d cordial wei come by a representative of the presi- dent, the military, commercial and pri- yate interests and the Chinese colony.
 The tension between France and Venezuela Is strained Diplomatic re- relations have been severed. and it ap- pears m ore aha milky ftheMfgbe pears more than likely that some punitive measures on behalf of France will be adopted.
 The German authorities are taking avery precaution to prevent any dis ;urbance occurring in Berlin on Sun. day, the 21st, when S0 immense social ist meetings are scheduled to be held In commemoration of Red" Sunday in St. Petersburg. The military will be held in readiness to cooperate with the police if necessary.
 Fire destroyed the Norfolk CVa) Storage x Peanut Co.'S three-story cleaning plant adjoining the city jail One fireman was killed under a falling wall. The prisoners were all marched cut of the jail and several escaped, loss, Sl0e.000.
 The works of the Carnegie Steel Co at areenYille, Pa. were burned en- taillng loss of about ha'f million del lars Four hur.red men are thrown out of work
 George Ernest Sisling. wanted in Not u. sham, England, for forgery and em- heZzlement, was arrested iu Minneapo- is. Minn., after a chase extending from Quebec, Canada.
 John \. Mccall, former president Of the New York Life Insurance Co., has been compelled to give a deed of trust on his palatial home in Long Branch. \. J., to secure the $154Dao note given in part payment for moneys advanced to Andrew Hamilton
 The Tamaraek copper nine. near Calumet, Mich. the despest ia tho world, was reported on fire and three men missing. Unless tAe fire can be e&t.agGisAed the company sands to iuse I fabulous amount. as hundreds of millions of feet of timber : ia use In the mine.
 Moses kimbaf Armstrong formerly prominent banker. died at his home in Alert Lea, Minn., aged II years
 Upwards of 100 petitions, each repre- seating about 2,90U names. have been forwarded from Texas to Gov Higgins of New York. asking for executive clemency in the case of Aiber, T. Pat rick, under sentence of leath for the murder of William Marsh Rice.
 Pedro Pera former dalesate in con- gross from New Mexico died at his home in Bernalillo N NJ
 William Cunard, son Of Samuel Gu hard, one of the founders of the Gu nard steamship line, is dead in England aged Sl years.
 Mrs. s. Spiesberser, of Chicago, one of the most seriously injured victims of the West hotel fire in Minneapolis, died of her injuries.
 The members of the Typothetae of Washington, D. C.. express their deter imitation to stand by the open shop"
 China is said to be in a ferment of political excitement, directed as much against the government as against the foreis ners
 Dr. William Rainey Harper president of the University of Chicago, died at his home on the university campus at- ter long battle with the dread malady cancer, which attacked his intestines Dr Harper was born in 1856, and was regarded as ore of the foremost educa- tors of the country and one of the most learned Hebrew scholars.
 Eight persons lost their lives and score of others were injured in a fire which damaged the West hotel at Min neapols Minn Four of the victims were suffocated and the others lost their lives by falling or jumping from windows
 Ayraignments are in progress on in- aictments for election frauds found by special grand jury in New York city Attorney Mayer says he has nearly a thousand cases to lay before the grand jury.
 Bishop John Lancaster Spalding of Peoria, H., has gone to St Augustine, Fla, to remain until early in April.
 The sixteenth annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans vii! be held in New Orleans April 2G and 27.
 Eneland has plunged into the whir] of the parliamentary election, ard the leaders, with the aid of motor cars, are here, there and everywhere addressing Eeetings and marshaling their hosts.
 Fiel9 Marshal Yamagata, president of the Japanese privy council and former el.ef of the general staff, has been ap- pointed member of the military coun- cil of the empire.
 Prof. Theo De Mertens, the well known Russian publieist, has been ap- pointed to lecture on the Carpenter foundation at Columbia university. New York, during the academic year 1906- O..
 Leland W. Prior, one of the best known men in financial circles in Cleve- land, O., committed suicide by firing two shots into his head while standing in front of mirror ta a room of the Hol- lenden hotel.
 The British parliament has been dis