The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-17

the Standard Oil Co., in which that
corporation aws recently convicted
in the federal court of accepting IL
legal rebates, were concluded at Chi
cago Tuesday.
Germany and Great Britain have
reached an agreement concerning
their various South African contro-
versies, which gives reason for the
hope hat any differences of opinion
arising in the future will be settled
in a friendly manner.
William Ellis Corey, according to
persisten rumor in Wall street, will
give up his 100000 a year position
as president of the United States
Steel corporation shortly after he is
married to Mabelle Gilman.
The Anheuser-Busch Brewing asso-
citation filed its answer in the su-
preme court of Kansas confessing
| judgment In custer, offering to with
draw from the state and pay all costs
in the action.
The will of the late James Henry
(Silent) Smith was made public Tues
day night. The value of the estate
is estimated at about $25, 900, 600.
With 921 Chinese steerage passen-
gers at war with 212 Russian steer
age passenger IN their way from
V~ladivostok and Shanghai to Mazat-
Ian and Guaymas, the British steamer
Maori King put in at San Diego, CAL,
in distress.
Body of Horace Marvin, Jr., who dis
appeared two months ago, Is found in
a marsh near his fathers home near
Dover, Del, under circumstances
which strengthen the murder theory.
Thomas Nicholson, 70 years old, was
burned to death in his home at Pana,
Ill. He was lying in bed smoking his
pipe and it is believed he fell asleep
and fire from the pipe fell on the bed
clothing. The house and contents
were totally destroyed.
Official confirmation has been OBJ
tanned by the press of the report that
negotiations are in progress between
France and Japan looking to an under
standing mutually guaranteeing the
political and commercial interest of
the two powers in the far east.
Three children named Dominique
were burned to death in their home
al Blind River, Mich.
A resolution proposing to amend
the Florida state constitution limiting
suffrage to white male citizens, which
passed the senate several weeks ago,
was defeated by the house by a vote
of AZ to IA.
The s~ix-story building at Ninth ami
L~eavenworth streets, Omaha, known
as the old Parlin, Orendorff & Martin
building, and formerly occupied by
that firm, but now used by a whole
sale grocery firm as a warehouse,
collapsed, causi..S a loss on building
and stock estimated at SIS, 900. No one
was in the building at the time of the
accident.
Mexico will not go to war with
Guatemala over the question Of the
e%xtradition of Gen. Jose Maria Lima,
sination in this city of Gen. Manuel
Isandro Barillas, former president of
Guatemala.
The United States transport Buford
arrived at Honolulu with the party of
twenty-five congressman who have
come to inspect the islands and OBJ
tain direct information regarding the
resources of Hawaii.
The French transport maritime
steamer Pointou, from Marseilles,
April 6, for Montevideo pert, has been
wrecked off San Ignacio, northeast
coast of Uruguay.
With 921 Chinese steerage passen'
gers at wal with PIP Russian steerage
passengers, all on their way from Val
divostok and Shanghai to Mazatlar
and Guaymas, the British steamer
Maori King put in San Diego, CAL, in
distress. A virtual state of mutiny
exists on board the vessel, and the
ship Is now lying at quarantine guard
ed by immigration customs officials
while awaiting settlement of the mat
ter.
Garland Moore, the Bots dare you'll
who slew his sweetheart, was found
guilty in Springfield, Mo-, Tuesda.
of murder in the second degree, ant
the jury recommended that his sen
tence be 25 years in the p~enitentiary
William Ellis Corey, according tt
persistent rumor in Wall street, will
give up his 500, 600 a year position al
president of the United States Stee
corporation shortly after he is married
to Mabelle Gilman.
| Two killed and two hurt in Ker
lucky feud fight. Howard-Green fam
ly troubled renewed in Bell county.
: Allie Beeson, 16-year-old daughte
: of a farmer living neal C~assville, Mo
was rendered unconscious Monday b
falling hail and may die. At a lat
hour she was still unconscious.
/ A storm of wind and rain whic
was general throughout a consider;
BILE area in northern Texas and whic
at some places assumed the propo
lions of a tornado, according to met
S ger reports received, has resulted !
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