The Monticellonian., 1906-07-26

death of Lady CurZon is made sadder by the fact, known only to a few, that Lord Curzon Is himself threatened with a fatal disease.
 Syzran, Russia, according to Sa- mara dispatch, is heap of ruins from the recent fire. Hundreds of persons lost their lives and several men sus- pected of incendiarism were sum- marily dispatched. Four thousand houses were burned.
 The opening of the bids for the S30000, 900 Panama canal bonds indi- cated that the entire issue had been subscribed for many times over at an average of 103.94.
 The will of the late Alfred Belt. the South African Croesus, leaves millions to various public benefactions, largely in South Africa, $6,000,00 in one lump being devised to aid in furthering methods of communication and trans portation in that part of the world. Large sums are left to relatives friends and servants, his brother Otto Belt, being made residuary legatee ab- solutely.
 A decree appears in the Official Journal in Paris nominating Maj. Al fred Dreyfus to the Legion of Honor.
 Japanese public sentiment is inex- pressibly shocked at the finding of the Russian court of inquiry, which recommends that Gen. Stoessel be shot All say the verdict is at variance with the facts in the case.
 In fire at Yokohama, Japan. 1000 houses were destroyed.
 In honor of Colombian independence day, the government released all po- litical prisoners.
 Andrew D. White, former president of Cornell university, in an address before the Cornell summer school, de- clared the time had come when techni- cal appeals in criminal cases should no longer be allowed by the courts.
 Ground has been broken on the Jamestown (Va.) exposition grounds for Pennsylvania s building, which will be replica of Independence hall Philadelphia, and which will be pre- seuted to the state of Virginia.
 A portrait of the late Secretary of State John Hay, three-quarters life size, the work of Miss Ellen Emmett, of Salisbury, Conn, has been placed in the diplomatic reception room iu the state department in Washington.
 Dr. W. D. McAfee. known in G. A. R. circles i'll the United States as lead ing mareher at national encampments. died at his home in Rockford, ILL, aft CT a lingering illness.
 Rev. B. Royal Cheny, pastor of the Second Congregational church at Be- lott, Wis, was killed in an elevator ac- eident at Florence, Italy.
 By the burning of the big bonded warehouse of James Watson X Co, at Dundee, Scotland, loss of $1,250,000 was sustained. The streets in the vi cinity of the fire literally ran with burning whisky.
 Practically all the large cotton mills of New England have voluntarily announced increases of five to seven per cent. in wages to begin August 1.
 Massachusetts will turn over S400,- 900 of its san Francisco relief fund, held back owing to lack of confidence in the San Francisco committee, to the rehabilitation company.
 The executive committee of the Ma tional Wholesale Grocers' association, at meeting in Chicago. adopted a res olution indorsing the new pure food law with a determination to obey it's mandates to the letter.
 A report comes from Knott county, Kentucky, of bloody clash between feud factions at Hindman, in which several persons were killed. Particu' lars, however, were lacking.
 As the result of an explosion in the Dixon mine at Huger, w. Va. four miners were killed and two fatally in- jured.
 The Cologne Gazettes St. Peters burg correspondent says that the Rus ciple to dissolve parliament and order new elections on the basis of universal and direct suffrage.
 Despite previous reports of victories by the Salvadoreans at Platana and Metapam, just before the armistice was proclaimed, it is now learned that the Guatemalans were successful in both battles.
 In the Elks' parade at Denver, Col. the marchers were showered with flowers and snowballs, several car loads of snow having been brought from the Continental divide. The tenn perature on the street during the snow balling was about 85.
 Atty Gen. Coleman of Kansas has filed second contempt case against Mayor w. w. Rose, and he has been again ordered to show cause why he should not be adjudged In contempt for holding the office of mayor after having been busted by the supreme court.
 Rev. Dr. l. Lewis. of Greenfield, Ind, and George McNeenus, his assistant, were killed by the explosion of a tank of carbide. in tent, while get ting ready to give stereopticon ex- hibition of the San Francisco disaster at Glenwood, Ind. Harry E. Lewis, a son of Rev. Lewis, was seriously in jured.
 According to reports from San Fran cisco, the refugees who left immedi ateiy following the fire, are gradually returning.
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