The Yale expositor., 1906-08-31

that are OF necessity quiet at this sea-
son contributing to the general conf
dence by reports of large orders in
sight.
The Ketowah society of Cherokee
full-bloods. has adjourned with a de-
cision to let the politics of the white
men alone
w. r. Crosby, leading with a score
of 81 targets, carried off the honors
of the Western Handicap, the feature
and final event of the tournament of
the Interstate Trapshooters associa-
ton at Denver.
King Alfonso formally signified his
approval of the attitude of the minis
try on the religious question. The
minister OF justice is now considering
the abolition of religious oaths before
the courts.
In order to aid the Livonian nobility,
who suffered heavy losses by the re-
cent disturbances, Emperor Nicholas
has authorized them to raise mort
cages on six estates in the Wenden
district left him by Emperors Paul
and Alexander /.
The Ohio Free Baptist association,
holding its annual convention at Nor
raj. with ministers and laymen from
every church in the state, recon-
mended the union of the Baptist and
Free Baptist denominations.
Three thousand of the admiring fell
low townsmen of Gen. r. b. Brown
in To nnInlrata hfc
election as commander of the Grand
Army of the Republic
w. S. George, of Columbus. o.,
pitching for the Lacrosse club in the
Wisconsin state league, was pur-
chased by the Boston Americans for
$4,000 to report September Is.
The steamer Francis II. Leggett ar
rived at San Francisco from Astoria
having in tow the largest log raft
that has ever come into that harbor
1t consists of 100000 feet of lum-
Der.
An explosion of gas occurred in No
8 colliery of the Lehigh & Wilkes
barre Coal company at Sugar Notch,
Pa, in which W. A. Vincent, a miner
was killed. His son William was
fatally injured.
1t is believed that the imperial gov
eminent has decided to forego the
repayment of S15O,O0O,O00 of war ex-
penses which the Transvaal and
Orange river colonies undertook to
make.
Bud Miller, aged Go years, a pioneer
tailor of Fairbanks, Ia, was drowned
in Wapsie river in he presence of his
wife, who was almost drowned in her
effort to save him.
Edward Mcmahon, the first city
comptroller of Superior, Wis, died,
aged "a years. Mr.. Mcmahon was a
retired banker.
A large forest fire is spreading rap
lily around Toulon, France. Troops
and blue jackets are strenuously fight
ing the fire. Three soldiers were
surrounded by flames and burned to
death.
The national convention OF Sons of
Veterans closed their sessions at Pc
oria, ILL.,, with the selection of Day.
ton, o., as the next meeting place.
Edward M. Amies. of Altoona, Pa,
was elected commander-in-chief.
A seat on the New York stock ex-
change was sold for $4,000. This is
the record price.
Maud Kyler, IA years DID, died at
Taylorville, ILL.,, of revolver wound
inflicted by her mother, who mistook
her daughter for a man who had been
annoying the family, and shot the
girl at two o'clock a. m.
After q prolonged deadlock at four
previous conventions. the Republicans
of the Thirty-seventh Iowa district
nominated Charles F. Peterson, of
Clarion. for state senator.
Democrats of the Sixth Nebraska
district nominated G. l.. Shumway, of
SCOTS Bluff county. for congress.
The First National bank of Birming-
ham, Ala. entered suit against p. G.
Smith, and the Odell Stock & Grain
company to recover $4S,203 of the
banks money, said to have been lost
by the bank teller.
Mrs. Douglas Robinson, aged S3
years, Of New York, died at her sum-
mer home near Little Falls. n. Y. Her
son is the husband of Corinne Roose-
welt. sister to the president.
Republicans of the Thirteenth Ohio
congressional district In convention
renominated Grant l.. Mouser, of
Marion.
Montana Socialists nominated II. l..
Murray. of Butte, for assistant justice
of the supreme court and John Hud-
son, of Carbon county, for representa-
tive in congress.
There have been a great number of
arrests at Riga OF leading revolution
lists, including the whole of the social
revolutionary committee and members
of militant organizations.
Secretary Root, who is on his way
to the Straits of Magellan, probably
will not be heard from again until he
reaches Punta Arenas. the only stop
he is to make in the straits.
For 60 days prior to August 4 the
department of commerce and labor
had assessed in fines on steamship
companies $500 for bringing into