The Montgomery tribune., 1907-04-26
NEWS Of the WEEK
AN EPIToME OF THE MOST I'M
PORTANT EVENTS AT HOME
AND ABROAD.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH
A Carefully Digested and Con-
densed Compilation Of Cur
rent News Domestic
and Foreign.

Despite the energetic efforts of the
officials and workmen, the jamestown
ter-centennial exposition will be
opened this week unready.
Nine. Gould, former wife of Count
Boni de Castellane, seeks a pur.
chaser for her pink marble palace in
Paris which is desired by syndicate
that wishes to turn it into a cafe.
John Gerun, caught in Chicago and
brought back to Tacoma, who will be
tried for burglary, made dash for
liberty as he was being taken to jail
in the court room.
Prince Ibraham Pasha an uncle of
the khedive of Egypt, while driving a
motor car in Naples, ran over wom-
an and child, mortally injuring both
of them.
Because he thought his brother had
gained the affections of Mrs. Sallie
Morgan, to whom both had been pay
ing attention, Ovitt Thompson of Bed
ford, Ia, shot and killed the woman,
mortally wounding Rosie G. Thomp-
son and committed suicide.
The safe of the State Bank of Agra,
at Agra, Lincoln county, Okla, was
blown open by dynamite and about
$1,000 stolen.
Mrs. Esther McNeill, founder of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
and the first president of the organiza.
tion, died at her home in Fredonia,
N. Y.
Captain Piccone, the commander of
the Navigazione Italia line steamer
Sirio, which struck on the rocks off
Hormigus island, Spain, last August,
and as result of which 800 persons
weer drowned, died at Genoa of bro.
ken heart.
John Orson Johnston, president and
general manager of the Columbus Gas
and Fuel Co., Columbus, O.. fell dead
at the telephone in his residence just
as he had finished conversation
with his family physician, making an
appointment for conference.
Benedict Gimbel wealthy Philadel
phia merchant, was arrested in New
York on the double charge of exerting
improper influence over Ivor Clark, a
1G-year-old boy, and attempted bribery
of the county detectives who made the
arrest, and lies in st. Mary's hospital,
Hoboken, N. j., unconscious from
wounds believed by the police to have
been self-inficted.
Without dissenting vote, but with
27 of the S5 delegates present not vot-
ing, the constitution for the proposed
Cfo 10 nf fy-oy hxy hn
vention which has been in session
nearly the last five months, was adopt
ed at 230 Friday afternoon.
The fifty-fourth annual worlds con.
ference of the reorganized Latter Day
Saints church closed Friday.
From midnight Tuesday night until
! o'clock Wednesday morning the
steamer La Provence, which arrived
in New York, passed through storm
which the officers of the ship say has
rarely been exceeded in violence on
the Atlantic.
The heirs of the late Father Mar
cello Massarenti have brought a law
suit against the pope, serving papers
upon Cardinal Merry Del Val, the pa
pal secretary of state, as his represen
tative.
Miss Mary E. Homlinton, formerly
second reader in the Christian Science
church in Concord N. H., killed her
self in Boston by jumping from hote
window.
Jasper Mason, serving a life sen
tence for murder in 1876. was released
under permission granted by the legis
lature and given conditional pardon
by order of Gov. Cummins, of Iowa
Judge Sweetland, at Providence, r
l.. rules that dance halls may bal
United States sailors in uniform i
they desire, and denies plea for dam
ages.
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion end the dispute over finances b.
indirectly approving the investment o
organization funds in the stock mar
ket-
Indiana railroads back the sui
brought by stockholder in a shor
line to test the constitutional'ty o
the &c law, the plaintiff in the cas-
holding that the statute is confisca
tory.
Wisconsin LEGISLATORS make Htti'
progress in choosing United State
senator to succeed John G. Spoone
and may adjourn without an election
For the fourth time in less than ;
month members of the Mette family
2849 North Harding avenue. Chicago
partook of poison, and two are nov
in serious condition.
Newly elected cardinals receive ret
hats at ceremony in st. Peters
Throngs attend consistory.
II was announced that the distric
( attorney had begun the investigation
OF q report that one of the jurors IL
tho recent trial Of Harry,K Thaw had
been approached" by policeman be
fors the trial closed.
Thnw and his lawyers quarrel as tr
Who HhnlI be senior counsel.