The Monticellonian., 1908-09-24

commission.
jackson Warribale, a Greek negro,
who lives five miles southeast of
Mannford, Okla. Is slowly turning
white. and from a slim negro. weigh
ing less than 140 pounds, he has
changed, within three months. to a
portiy man weighing 225 pounds.
Railways in Texas declare they are
operating under heavy losses, while
the state railway commission asserts
that the trouble is the local lines are
MIXED by the big holding com
panies.
Charles Roberts, a Creek freedman,
residing near Broken Arrow. in Tulsa
county, Okla, bears the distinction
OF being the father of the largest num-
Der of children of any man in the
civilized world today His children
number tifty-one according to the
records of the Dawes Commission at
Muskogee,
When three all=too- joYiaI young
Americans dyraped a mule in the Mex
ican flag and chased the animal
through Uruapam. Mexico and there
upon We're east into a Mexican dun
geon. where they have languished
ever since, an International incident
was created which has caused a bitter
onslaught on our state department.
has resulted in foreible representa-
tons 10 the Mexican government and
has involved much suffering for the
humorous American youths con
cerned.
Liner Mauretania. in midocear.
loses propeller blade, which knocks
hole in vessels hull and necessitates
heaving to in a gale. causing panic
Drought in Pennsylvania causes
enormous loss, rivers drying up and
crops ruined, while towns are withoGs
water and forest fires add to perils
DR.. Alexander Graham Bell says
Wright accident will not delay other
proposed experiments with arships
Because Tom Longboat, the Indian.
was allowed to complete in the
Olympic Marathon race, officials of the
A. A. L. are considering seyering
athletic relations with the A A. L. of
England. Longboat had been declared
professional by the A A L of this
country but the English A. A L. paid
no attention to the ruling The matter
will be considered at a meeting of the
board of governors TO be held in
November
Attempts to settle the estate of John
F. Nollensak, formerly wealthy
hardware merchant of Chicago. but
for years believed TO be dead resulted
in the discovery that he is alive and
has amassed another fortune in
small town in California, where he has
lived, keeping his identity secret from
his relatives and friends.
Invitations were sent out to labor
organizations all over the country It
participate in the second national
convention of the unemployed 10 be
held in New York city, beginning on
Sept %. and continuing until Oct
9 Behind the movement are j. EaGs
Alexander Law, secretary.
About 40 men We're overcome BY
smoke at a fire which ragged all night
in Swift & Cos. packing plan, IL
South St Joseph. All viii recover eX-
cept Alex Mason, foreman Of the
South St Joseph hose company, and
George \. Heaston a hoseman Their
condition is critical Among those
overcome We're General Manager Nal
Ter of the plant, and Fire Chief Pat
Kane.
When negroes attempted to lynch
Isaac Young. member of their race.
at Hattiesburg, Miss. for attempting
to attack a negro girl, white men in.
terfered and saved Young's life.
w NJ. Parker, Jackson county,
charged with assault TO kill and sent
eneed to the penitentiary for one year
went to Little Rock, unattended by IN
officer taking a petition for pardon
and a commitment to prison. Gov.
Pindall granted 40 days reprieYe
and Parker returned home. Parker
shot Grif Gay. but claims he was pro
teeting his family.
Rev. John Tomaszewski priest OF
All Saints Polish Catholic tlndepen-
dent Cathedral, Chicago, was beaten
and stabbed by an unidentified man.
The attack was made while the priest
sat studying his Bible in the quiet of
his study in the parish house, adjoin-
ing the cathedral.
The department of justice is adj
yised of the capture of between thirty
and forty seal poaching japanese
boats and two sehooners, the Sakali
and the Pinzai Maru, within the three
Claiming that the evidence before
the grand jury which indicted their
clients for subornation of perjury in
connection with the Frank J. Gould
divorce, was fraudulent, counsel Tor
Mrs Ben Teal, Harry L. Mousely and
Miss Margaret Fleming obtained an
order from judge Grain OF the court
of general sessions tor leave 10 IN
sDect the minutes of the grand jury.
The Coroners jury investigating
the cause of the explosion al WINDSOR
Mo. which resulted in the death OF
- and in the injury of score OF per
sons returned a verdict finding that
F. Hersehberger, conductor OF the
KAY" local train, was responsive
for the disaster. he having thrown
lighted match into loose powder uhaef
a car containing the explosives,
Herschberger died in the Hospital
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