The Monticellonian., 1907-07-25

The power to go to municipal own ership at any tim is said. in report to the National Civic Federation, to prove an effective weapon in the hands Of English cities to compel better sery- ice from private corporations.
 Facts brought out in the trial of Karl Hau at Karlsruhe. Germany. for the murder of his mother-in-law, point to the love of the young professor for his wife's sister as the cause of all the troubles.
 Captain Winslow's experience was similar to that Of many other naval of ficers returning to their own country after a long cruise iii foreign waters, in that he was charged with having sought to evade the payment of du. ties on large quantities of expensive wines and thousands of high grade cigars and other table luxuries as well as on curios Of great value secured abroad
 The facts are very different. accord. ing to the statement made to the de-
 When he learned. later in the day, and indirectly. to the contrary, Com mander Winslow informed the collec- tor of the nature of the contents Of the boxes. adding that he did not be lieye that they were duitable, but that if there was the slightest question he preferred 10 pay the duty in full. He says he supplied q complete list to the collector, and paid in any case where there was q doubt in his own mind as to whether the articles were pur- chased in New York or a foreign coun- try, the total amount paid being small.
 The state of Idaho rests content with the evidence it has introduced to prove that William D. Haywood, the secretary-treasurer of the Western Federation of Miners, eonspifed to kill and therefore murdered Frank Steunenberg, former governor of the
 Jack Johnson stopped Bob" Fitz- simmons in the second round of a six round boxing bout before the Wash ington Sporting club, at Philadelphia. Fitzsimmons did not show trace of his former prowess and it is probable that Johnson could have stopped him in the opening round if he had cared to do so.
 Dr. Edward R. Taylor, dean of Hast ing Law college and acting president of Cooper Medical college. received his commission as mayor of San Fran cisco from the clerk of the board of supervisors. He immediately pro ceeded to the office of County Clerk Harry I. Mulcreavy, where, in the pres. ence of newspaper men, the cath oi office was administered.
 Missouri. Kansas & Texas line will be double racked in Kansas and q portion of the Territory.
 Florence Wood, arrested in Chicago in connection with embezZlement Of s96. 900 from New York bank, is sent to Bellevue prison.
 The convention of the Army and Navy union voted in favor of the restoration of the army eanteen and for an increase of 10 per cent in the pay of petty officers and enlisted men ' ervice.
 Hector Henri Mallot. the novelist, is dead He was born in 1880.
 Colorado is pictured by Judge Ben B. Lindsay of Denver as being the most corrupt state in the union.
 Question of guilt or innocence of Fred H. Magill, of Clinton, Ill, charged with wife murder, rests largely on the genuineness of letter left by first wife
 Ben B. Lindsey, Denyer's fighting judge" in an interview at Chautau. qua, N. Y, declares Senator Guggen- helm, of Colorado should be hanged.
 Leading Chicago bankers denounce as il-advised and premature petition for Paul 0. Stensland's release from prison
 Woman tells deaconness convention that it's members have enough clothes. but is voted down.
 Private car owners plan a move ment to get 50 cents a day from the railroads for the use of their prop erty.
 Proposed move to secure Paul o Stensland's release from prison is de nounced by losers in the bank crash
 Clinton Qll) officials start for San Diego, Cal, to bring back F. H. Magif and his bride, who are held on the charge of poisoning Magill's first wife. state.
 Charles w. Anderson, who, as Will liam January will be released from the federal prison at Leayenwortb Friday by executive pardon. has been offered several chances to enter bus ness for himself.
 The North Coast Limited, the crack flyer of the Northern Pacific railway was ditched three miles east of Gar rison, Mont The locomotive over turned and Engineer James Graham of Butte was found dead with his hand on the brake lever
 Girl sentenced to serve twenty months in an Alabama prison, is kept there for twelve years, until she dies, a clerks mistake having made the sen tence read twenty years. Legislature is asked to provide money for her child.
 Chicago Telephone company will is- sue s4.0000 900 of new stock at par to present stockholders to retire the floating indebtedness and provide ex tensions.
 The South Manchuria railwa. loan of four million pounds Is to be Issued by three concerns-Paris bank, limit ed. of London the Hongkong and Shanghai banking corporation and the Yokohama specie bank.
 William R. Hearst wins point in