The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK
THE LATEST NEWS OF THE
 WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH
Foreign Lands Throughout the Ma ton and Particularly From the
 Great Southwest.

No. s as the train was pulling into Topeka. Kas. The parents of the baby are residents of Chicago and were en route from San Francisco to that city. They named the baby Santa Fe."
 After being out more than forty eight hours, the jury in the case Of Caleb Powers, tried on the charge or complicity in the murder of William Goebel, reported for the second time that it was unable to agree upon a verdict and was discharged. Judge Morris overruled the motion for ball and fixed July as the date for the next trial.
 A verdict of not guilty was reached by the jury trying George A. Petit bone, charged with complicity in the murder of former Governor Frank A. Steunenberg. The verdict was brought into court after the jury had deliber- ated fourteen hours.
 Believing that his mother was about to be choked to death, Chas. Schroff, 16 years old, shot and killed his ia ther in the dining room of their home in Buffalo. The boy made no effort to escape, but stood guard over the body until the police arrived.
 Several rich prizes are to be offered to settlers within the next few months, for some large tracts that have never been titled are to be thrown open Tor cultivation. Of these tracts one of the most interesting is the Flathead Indian reservation in the northwest ern corner of Montana.
 Bishop Canevin of the Pittsburg dio- cese nas issued an explicit letter to the effect that in places where there is a Catholic school within two miles parents and guardians are forbidden under pain of mortal sin to send their children to any non-Catnolic school, and confessors are forbidden to ab- solve those who Go not obey"
 Maxmillian Harden, who was found guilty of lbeling Count Kuno von Moltke and sentenced to four months Imprisonment, has appealed to the SUI preme court of Germany on the ground that testimony was illegally excluded from the hearing and on several other technicalities.
 The solicitors of the Earl of Tar mouth, whose wife. formerly Miss Alice C. Thaw of Pittsburg, has begun suit for the nullifieation of her mar riage, have given notice that they pro pose to defend the action. The case probably will not be heard for several weeks
 Governor Hanly of Indiana issued a proclamation declaring martial law at Muncie. The proclamation was given to Quartermaster General Powell of the Indiana national guard, who took it to Muncie and delivered it to Brig. Gen. Mckee, who is in command of the state troops assembled at that place.
 The S1000-000 First National Bank building of Kansas City recently com pleted, was shaken to it's foundations by the explosion of bomb which had been seereted in a retiring room ir the basement. Nine persons were in jured but none badly enough to cause physicians to believe the conse- quences will be fatal.
 Leap year is worrying the unmar- ried men of Washington. The capi- tai city is said to contain 16,000 more women than men. and some of the bachelors are thinking of taking wives right away to escape being courted.
 The sale of liquors. it is under stood, is to be discontinued on the dining cars of the New York, New Haven x Hartford railroad, while their trains are passing through Con- neeticut, because there is no law in that state under which the railroad company could obtain a license to le- galize such sales.
 The will of Leopold Vilsack, late head of the Pittsburg Brewing Co.,, disposes of an estate estimated at be- tween $5,000,000 and S6,000.000.
 The Alabama 9 o'clock closing law for cities of over 15,000 will be given a test hearing in the courts and will be carried to the state supreme court.
 By order of the acting secretary of war General Bell, chief of staff, has directed the establishment at Manila of board of officers to be known as the fertilization board, whose duty it shall be to consider the question of the location of the defensive works and the posts pertaining thereto for the Philippine Islands.
 Depleted treasury balance may cause Cortelyou to ask bankers to ray up deposits they hold
 Discovery of antimony in army bull lets points to guilt of negro soldiers in Brownsville raid.
 Arkansas mob chases sheriff with negro to state prison gates.
 American charge 'affaires in Guate. mala investigates alleged attack of Mexico consul on American consulate in Ocos.
 The Missouri & North Alabama line will be opened from Jopin to Leslie by Jan. Is with regular train service
 Japanese beilboys have been intro duced into Boston hotels with sue cess that indicates that many negroes and whites will be dismissed. The discharge of number of the Japan. csc from the United States warships has made Japanese labor plentiful in New York and Boston.