The Monticellonian., 1908-09-24
NEWS OF The WEEK
THE LATEST NEWS OF THE
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST
Foreign Lands, Throughout the Ma
ton, and Particularly from the
Great Southwest.

Inc HIST DEedk III the SCUeQuleu
itinerary of the American fleet occur
red Thursday when it was founded in
advisable, owing to the delay in coal.
ing, to set sail for Manila until Friday
morning. The leaye-taking could have
taken place Thursday, but it was de
cided to spend one more night in
King Georges Sound.
More than $l,000000 has been left
by John Burnham Brown, a pioneer
/ business man of Chicago, who died
Thursday, for the founding of one of
the most unique schools in the
country. The institution will fit
young men and women to enter bust
ness careers. One OF the peculiar
provisions imposed is that the bodies
of Mr.. Brown and his wife, who died
suddenly Jan 3, be buried under the
rotunda of the main building Only
$4,000 of the estate goes 70 relatives.
If Count Boni dc CastelIane will &C.
eept an offer of $1,000 a week for 10
weeks to appear in vaudeville. the
former husband of Anna Gould will be
seen on the stage in New York during
the winter.
The Michigan Central Railroad com
pany has closed contract with the
American Car & Foundry company to
repair 5000 cars. This will keep one
plant busy until January >. adding
1000 men to the pay-rolls.
A verdict of not guilty was return
ed by the jury trying Congressman
Jay F. Laning Of the Fourteenth Ohio
district. charged with embezzling
from the Ohio Trust Co, of Norwalk,
O.. of which he was an officer.
The United States Will be rid of
Emma Goldman. champion of anarchy,
for a time. She is going to forsake
the shores of America for Australia,
where she will make lecture tour.
The "standpatters9 of Iowa have
selected as their candidate for the
United States senate nomination
against Coy Cummins, ex-Congress-
man John f. Lacy of 9skaloosa, turn
ing down f. +. Clarke, Roosevelt's
appointee to the Interstate Commerce
Commission, on the theory that he is
not well enough known.
Six hundred persons were made
homeless, half million dollars worth
of damage done and 100000 feet of
Diamond match lumber destroyed
when fire swept over Saeo Me, con-
Stunning 50 tenement houses and
threatening for time the complete
destruction of the place. There were
many heroic rescucs and narrow
escapes from death, and it was only
after a long, ardHous Struggle that the
firemen were able to subdue the
flames.
81 William irwin, former Judge of the
criminal court. one of the oldest and
most prominent jurists in Indiana, fell
dead in court while arguing case
Heart disease was the cause.
s. Determined to pry Col. Vim. F.
Stewart loose from the army, war de
spartment officials will shortly call that
officer. who has been living in exile.
ID Fort Grant. Ariz.. before a retiring
board
& The Government is deterhlliea "
Be- out OF the employers haollit! Jaw
II the potential power that is in 1t
W. r. Harr, OF the SOLICITOR genera
Office, has been sent to San Francisco
70 prepare brief. ana MAKE al ="
:pent in number oil sueh cases pc
4ofe the circuit court oil appeals, nan
qad had charge OF the empowers
liability cases before the supreme
court.
~ Developments indicating that a.
Booth Co. who We're placed IN lhe
lands of receiver last week. hau lioe
ceased to operate as trust ana were
4xing the prices of fish and other pro
Hucts throughout the United STATES
DC being made the subject oil flgla
H<hVestiSatioh by the oiiteu ''a'e'
lstflet attorney oiiiee. 1t may pe
ss1oiloWed by the prosecution Vi oii
<ors OF the company
vi Trials OF participants III the OPP MS
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