The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-21

siezed by China on the charge of snug.
Cling arms and ammunition TO Chinese
| revolutionlsts has been released on
terms proposed by Japan.
Gov. Hughes has appointed com,
mission to take tesimtny in connec.
| ton with the charges recently filed
against District Attorney jerome OF
New York city.
England, Germany and France have
| each sent war vessels to Haiti to pro.
tect their interests there where a gen.
eral massacre of the white residents
is feared.
The bank at Tyro, Kan, was recent
ly entered by two masked men in
broad daylight, who held up the Of
| ticials and employees present and sue.
ceeded in getting away with all the
cash in sight. The bandits went south
into Oklahoma.
Banker Charles w. Morse and AL.
fred II. Curtis pleaded not guilty to
20 counts in an indictment in the
federal court at New York. They are
charged with conspiracy and false
entries.
anese demands in settlement of the
Tatsu Maru incident including the pur
chase of the arms aboard the steamer
and salute by Chinese warship tc
the Japanese flag when II is re-hoisted
on the Tatsu.
The American torpedo boat flotilla
arrived at Panama from Callao three
days ahead of the time expected.
The new battleship New Hampshire
has been ordered placed in commission
at the League Island navy yard.
1t Is announced that Japan is find.
ing its nationalized railroads burden
too heavy to carry and proposes to
lease them to private interests for
term of years.
Chancellor MacCracken of New
York university will take up course
of lectures at Copenhagen university
on the subject of American Univer-
stiles.
Emperor William OF Germany sent
warm personal congratulations to
President Roosevelt on the arrival Of
the fleet at Magdalena Bay ahead OF
| schedule time.
The supreme court OF Missouri has
rendered decision that the second
division of the Jackson county criminal
court is constitutional. The decision
| Is victory for the Kansas City thea.
trical people.
The itinerary OF the battleship fleet
on It's return from the Pacific. is an
nounced as follows: Leaving San
Francisco on July q. the vessels will
visit Hawaii Samoa. Melbourne and
Sydney. Australia. thence to Manila.
the Suez canal, stopping only at such
ports as are necessary for coaling
purposes.
Three-fourths OF the town OF Big
Timber. Mont, was recently wiped
out by the most disastrous fire In the
history OF the state. Three hundred
families We're rendered homeless.
The old wagon In which John Brown
used to make his pIlgrimages during
his crusade against slavery. was re-.
Gently destroyed by fire at Iowa City,
Iowa.
The program OF the Nebraska Re.
publican state convention Mt Omaha
went through without a hitch. Gov.
Sheldon. Senator Norris Brown. Vic.
tor Rosewater and Judge A. W. Field
were elected delegates at large and
unanimously instructed for Secretary
Taft.
The wages Of $4,000 cotton mill oper.
atives In Massachusetts have been cut
10 per cent.
The Porto Rican house Of delegates
has passed a bill authorizing . lottery
to be conducted by the insular treas.
urer. The bill provides prizes nsgrc.
eating $4,000 per month.
The Oklahoma Republican state con.
vention elected u. $. Mcclure. Dennis
Flynn. Patrick Dow and J. A. Harris
ms delegates nt large and instructed
them TO vote for Secretary Taft for
president.
The Kansas conference OF tho Meth.
odist Episcopal church exoncrntcd DR..
j. T. Mcfarland. formerly OF Topeka.
OF the charge OF hcrcsy brought by DR..
George A. Cooke OF Troy. n. Y.
The coropcr's verdict In the school
horror at CollInwood. Ohio. says that
existing conditions In tho building
were to blame for tho great loss Of
life. but no fault IL charged to anyone
The house subcommittee Of forth.
cations has cut the estimates OF tho
war department on the fertilization
bill from S3S.ti3.9t5 to Ss.2IO.CIi.