The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-09-03
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.

fined At salmon AfMt south Oh Nam
Ioops, b. c.. for Illegal fishing. 100 OF
their red brothers threaten to take the
war path. Following the fining of the
chiefs. they were put in jail and the
other Indians Immediately swooped
down upon the jail, rescued them and
fed
Bloedshed is threatened in a fight
thai has developed in Houston, Tex,
4 between the Southern Pacific railroad
and an interurban company engaged
in building competing electric line.
Alarmed at the prominence given
Il by newspapers al home and abroad to
stories OF Russian discomfort, plots
and executions, the ear directed the
St. Petersburg telegraph agenty, prac
tieally the only channel through which
such news can reach the public, to
stop giving out such stories.
The seed of revolution sown in Tab
riz is bearing bloody fruit all over
Persia and Shah Ali Merza faces the
alternative of convoking parliament,
in accordance with his promise, or
yielding his crown.
Dispatches were received reporting
the loss OF the British steamer Dun
earn with 81 members of her crew in
typhoon off the island of Port Katu,
China. Only two members of the
crew were saved
Jesse L. Livermere's attempt to
make himself the cotton king Was
definitely abandoned when the price
of October options tumbled 1898.
dragging others with it for a dollar or
more Livermore is said to have lost
$4,000, 900 of the profits he had piled
up in his remarkable campaign.
Determined to Guido every other
country in its welcome 10 the Ameri=
can feet Oct II, the japanese govern
ment has decided to send the entire
navy. in battle array. to act as an es-
eort for the lG American ships. Japan
will utilize the occasion for series Of
naval maneuvers before the arrival of
Uncle Sans fleet.
Desp0ndent because an illness that
was largely imaginary prevented her
marrying George NJ Mansfield. traY=
cling salesman of Fl Paso. Tex Miss
Mar4 Field Verne of Chicago, pretty
and talented Young woman, committed
suicide by walking into the lake.
Cigarette smoking IS heneeforth for
hidden on the Rock Island system.
Supt. + J. Eisley has just issued a
bulletin to the effect chat any en-
ploye caught using the white-ribbed
stick viii be discharged.
Canned campaign speeches may
be driven off the market by canned
campaign songs" If the Prohibition
national committee has its way 1t
has been announced that in addition
to photographic records OF speeches,
il has decided to send broadcast cam
paign songs on talking machines.
Worsting a burglar who had inyad-
ed her home Mrs p. II. Cannon, VIE
of a tax collector of Newton, Conn,
saved the funds of the town which
we're in the safe in the house and is
the heroine of the whole community.
Mrs. Jack" Gardner, whose reia-
tons with the L. S. customs officials
in connection with the demand Tor
$4,000 duties on art treasures brought
to this country by her friend. Mrs.
Chadbourne. of Chicago, says that no
! demand has been made upon her by
the government and disclaims all the
i responsibility for the importation OF
4 the articles.
Funeral services for Baron Speck
Won Sternberg. the German ambas-
sador 10 tho United States, who died
u in Heidelberg will be held at Lutch-
ena. near Liepsic. Many men promi-
nent in Germany's public life as well
a members of foreign diplomatic
CORPS will attend.
Connection that promises TO mean a
cut III meat prices is scheduled -io
make an anpearanee in the beef trade
I about Oct. /. An independent concern
has been incorporated under the name
of the Chicago Stock Yards and Tran
sit co. It has a capital stock OF u,
100000 of which nearly half is to De
Il spent for packing house and othel
structures.
Receivers of the Minneapolis ane
Northern Elevator Co, subsidiary
company of the ashDuri
i Co. have called on Minneapolis banks
n for 81 100000 and have failed to ge'
It. They have in their hands 80 ele
waters in Minnesota and North Dake
Ia which they are unable TO run De
cause they no funds.
4 \ passenger train on the Galena Gil
vision a the Northwestern collidet
4 head.on with a work train near Platte
Vile Wis. The engineer and trehai
\ eff the passenger were killed ana I'M
Il fireman of the work train and Il pas
sengers hart
Unable to obtain a coffin in Coof
n VALLEY Mis-. where her 2-year-old sol
died. Carrie Peterson. after two Gays
n journey. reached Lacrosse with IN
Il body wrapped in a blanket. The pc
N lice there furnished coffin and per
Il mitted the woman TO resume her loui
j ney to the village OF West Salem
Il While urging mothers to give greai
Al er protection to their daughters
II cnrtailing their liberties, the gran
III Jury at Eastland. Tex. openly recon
n mended that the 'unwritten law
81 should be puaced on the statute book
as means of protecting the home.