The Monticellonian., 1908-11-05

ieAdlng cotton pool and forcing IN
the price of the commodity. Cotton
has advanced points since the So
called pool is supposed to have been
formed.
One of the most important post
election events that official circles
IN Washington are interested in is the
launching of North Dakota. the big
gest battleshiD in the United States
Navy, if not in the world The vessel
will be launched November 10 at
Quincy Mass
Ten million dollars, in round figures
out of total of $1S,00o,000 put up by
investors for the bankrupt Chicago &
milwaukee, Electric Railway Co, has
gone into something else besides con-
! struction, according to reports of
| certified accountants to the receivers
appointed by Federal Judge Grosseup.
The Duluth Limited on the Chicago,
| st. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha rail
road, was wrecked near Kempton,
Wis. The engine and all of the eight
cars, save the last two on the train,
were derailed and overturned No
one was killed though 10 passengers
were more or less seriously injured.
For the first time in history of the
wireless steamer between San Fran
cisco and Honolulu has been in COM
munication with both stations at the
same time This took place aboard
the steamer Lurine OF the Matson
Navigation Co. which talked at the
same time to both ports when 400
miles out of San Francisco bound for
Honolulu
The abdication of Abdul Hamid
Sultan of Turkey, either forced or
voluntary. is expected in the immedi-
ate future b. the Russian govern
ment
The National Executive Board of
the United Mine Workers of America
has removed from office all the Of
fieers of District II. the Indiana dis
triet However, the announcement of
the removal is held up pending the
result of restraining order that the
officers of the district obtained
against the National board and which
will not be disposed of until Nov. 8.
One woman fatally hurt, one fire
man with fractured limbs and internal
injuries, and 30 men and women BURR
ed and manned was the fearful toll
| taken by blast Of fire in the 10-story
NeaVe building at Fourth and Race
streets Cincinnati. The tragedies We're
| enacted in sight of a frenzied crowd
OF thousands
The finding of the headless body of
a white man in the hills back of Gov
| ington, KY. has resulted in the arrest
at Harrodsburg. Ky, of Farris Simp-
son, barber The body had lain in a
forest for weeks the head rolling into
a ravine The dead man has been
identified as a mustered-out soldier
named Noble, who was in Covington
two months ago in company with
Simpson
The wave of prohibition sweeping
over Ohio has already rendered thirty
seven out of the lightweight counties
in Ohio dry as a bone, according to
| a statement issued by the Aati Saloon
League.
Fire destroyed the general store
and warehouse of Saemann-Lcebs-
Kniekie company at CampbellGport,
Wis. Loss. 100000.
While the London sufrragettes, as
| they disappear behind the prison
| walls, still stoutly declare that they
will resume the program of violence
as soon as they have served their sen
| fences, their French sisters continue
quietly 10 accomplish fresh stages of
their extensive scheme of peaceful
revolution in woman's position. 1t
was due to a tranquil siege of several
members of the chamber of deputies
by their own wives that bill was in
| PRODUCED in the chamber for
the purpose of abolishing Article
2l3 of the civil code, which provides
that the husband must protect the
wife and the wife must obey the
| husband
| William Montgomery, former cashier
of the Allegheny National Bank, of
| Pittsburg, is guilty of abstracting S469.-
900 from the bank. according to the
verdict rendered by the jury in the
| United States district court.
Joseph Letter, the millionaire Chi
oago grain plunger, returned from
Europe with his bride of four months.
! travelling under the assumed name of
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Album. He got
| into a queer clash with the customs
officials a few minutes after he land
ed. Mrs Letter, who apparently was
| ignorant of the customs laws, protest
ed against having her jewels inspected
and her husband vigorously backed her
up. The customs people woni how
| ever, as usual.
Two masked night riders fred the
barn Oh the farm of Curtis roag, near
| Wanda, Madison county. Ill, after
turning out the live stock in it. stole
some harness and left mysterious
warning, according to a long distance
telephone message received from
Sheriff Jones. He said the suspects
were headed toward st. Louis via the
| Ferry. and asked the police to look out
for them.
| Among the messages or congratula
| ton received by the president on his
birthday, was one from King Edward
as follows: Il request that you will
accept my cordial congratulations
upon the occasion of your birthday
With my best wishes for your welfare
and prosperity" Signed Edward r
and |.
| Countess Szechenyi is rallyine