The Monticellonian., 1908-10-22
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

Mrs. Rosa Stone of Myrtle. Va.
was given a S40e verdict against tn,
Norfolk & Western railroad for bein:
compelled to ride seven miles in
-'Jim Crow" car with negroes. Shs
asked for $1,000 This is the only
ease of that sort ever tried in Virginia
THE jury allowed her $40 minute for
actual riding time.
Sixteen American battleships. con
stituting the American fleet on it
peaceful cruise around the world. are
riding at anchor in the bay Of Toxic
occupying a post of honor in front of
a number of Japanese men-of-war, The
bulls Of the American vessels making
strong contrast with the somber-hued
ones of the japanese.
The French government received Of
fetal confirmation of previous reports
of the mobilization by Turkey of the
Anatolian army corps This is regard
ed in official circles as Turkey ,
answer TO Bulgaria's refusal 10 accord
compensation for the Oriental rail
road and 1t is believed 10 make war
practically inevitable.
! in the Illinois river valley net al
/ Havana in Mason county. and formed
/ a permanent organization. the object
of which is 10 furnish whatever pro
lection may be necessary 10 guard
their respective properties from tres.
passing, poaching and encroaehments
II OF every character by hunters and
fishermen. ..
Sixteen persons are known to have
been burned TO death, when the train
which was carrying 300 persons fee.
Ing from the fire which destroyed the
town of Metz, ran into a burned out
sculyert. was overturned and destroyed
by the eneircling forest fires. Art Lee
the fireman, sought safety in the water
tank on the engine, and was literally
boiled to death William Barrett the
brakeman died on the engine, and the
f charred remains of John Nowiekis Jr.,
were found in the road crossing the
track just ahead of the engine.
have reached basis of settlement OF
the difficulty arising out of the recent
s clash between the japanese garrison
at Kantae, northern Korea. and a
company of Chinese marauders. Japan
made a forma! protest that the
#Chinese war office refused permission
Ito the garrison soldiers to pursue the
HChinese across the border. The basis
Not settlement was not made public,
#but II is said the matter will be annie
#ably adjusted.
The English court of appeals has
Efound that the fire which swept the
xbusiness portion of kingstown Jan.
III of last year, the day OF the great
:<ear thquake. was net caused by the
earthquake, but preceded it. The in
Surance companies will. therefore,
have 10 pay several million dollars to
klnkstown policy holders.
Fire in South Chicago destroyed the
International salt docks. with two
bheds loaded with salt. burned the of
nee of the Elgin, Joliet Eastekn
tbelt line) railroad and 50 empty
Freight cars on its tracks, threatened
The Calumet elevator &c and imperii-
I'D two grain vessels, the Admiral and
George Stone. causing a total loss OF
Between 100000 and 100000
Senator Gore has appointed Samuel
Houston, grandson of the Texas hero
Ind Henry Watterson Jr.. grandson OF
he noted editor as cadets TO west
Point from Oklahoma.
Commanding him TO produce Harry
Thaw In Pittsburg forthwith,
United States marshal served the
writ of a Federal court upon Or.
.amb superintendent of the Mat
eawan asylum.
The story is current in ni8a society
fircles in Rome that Miss Katherine
1Elkins. the American heiress, whose
Enhancement to the Duke of the AID
ruzzi. cousin of King Emmanuel mas
bilted her royal sutton. One rumor is
that Miss Elkins has refused 10
change her religion, which would De
Unnecessary in case she became the
bride of the Duke.
Reports from the International race
say the Spanish balloon Mantana' ex
q ploded over Mestzendorff, Saxony
81 while at height of 5000 feet. Inc
& car and the rigging shot toward the
\ earth. but when within 1000 feet OF
1.-THE ground the ripped envelope form
q ed in the shape of a parachute and the
n speed was checked. The occupants OF
u the basket alighted without injury
II One man is dying and more than
dozen others were injured in aoattle
Il between Sheriff Jones of Macoupli
county, Ill. aided by four officials, Oh
one side, and four car loads OF minors
on the other. at the Interurban depot
at Carlinville, Ill.
Bound, gagged and locked in box
car by hazing students. William +
Smith, freshman of Kentucky state
college. has disappeared and the grant
bury is probing what may be ghasti.
mystery, and police and railroad mel
are working desperately TO ascertain
his fate.
Disappointed after a search of TIVE
days in not finding Shep Jones, tn
negro who assassinated a. j. wall.
wealthy cotton planter at his hom'
pear Hickory, Miss, mob OIL NIT.
men has hanged one innocent hegr'
md shot two others to death