The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-01

burg, IN the opinion Of experts. now
mas reached its maximum and hence
forth the number of new cases daily
Is expected to remain about stationary
for week or ten days.
Regarding the cholera at Manila
shows that for the twenty-four hours
ending at o'clock Friday morning
there were 40 cases against sc the day
| before.
The funeral of Lieutenant selfridge.
who was killed in the fall of the
Wright areoplane at Fort Myer a few
days ago, was held at Arlington Ma
ttonal Cemetery, Friday.
On account of a high wind which
prevailed Friday, Lieut. Lahm made
no flight in dirigible balloon No. of
the war department which expert
mehts are being made in St Joseph
Mo. this week.
The call for the twenty-eighth an
naal convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor has been issued. The
convention will assemble in Denver.
Monday, November 9.
Mrs Aliza Bragg, widow of Major
General BraXton Bragg. of the Confed
crate army, died i'll New Orleans Fri
day.
At the Chicago Association of Com
meree banquet in Chicago October 7.
at which w j. Bryan and W II. Taft
will meet, there will also be present
the leaders of other political parties
If invitations dispatched Friday are
accepted The invitations We're sent
TO the president and vice-presidential
candidates of the prohibition and the
independence parties.
With a view to bringing about a
better understanding and closer rela
tions between the commercial organi-
cations of Japan and this country,
forty of the leading merchants and
manufacturers of the Pacific coast,
sailed Friday on the Japanese liner
TeHyou Maru for an extended tour of
Japan.
Following many rumors on the sub
jet Chairman Hitchcock of the Re-
publican National Committee, Friday
announced that Gen T. Coleman
Dupont of Delaware, head of the
Bureau of Campaign Speakers of the
National Committee, had resigned as
head of that bureau and also as
member of the executive committee of
the National Committee and that his
resignation had been accepted.
Governor Haskell at midnight Fri
day resigned as treasurer of the Demo-
cratic National Committee His resig-
nation was announced by himself
three hours after his arrival in Chi
cago from Guthrie. Okla, and after he
had conferred with officials of the
Democratic National headquarters
here In giving out his decision. Mr.
Haskell, in response 10 a question de
clared he did not desire TO be respon,
sible for any embarrassment which
might result to the Democratic party
by his retaining the office of treasurer.
Before a crowd of curious spectators
which taxed the capacity of the court
room. the preliminary hearing of
Charles Edward Davis on the charge
Of having murdered Dr. Frederick
Rusin was begun at Omaha, Neb.,
Thursday morning.
Twelve speeches to enormous
crowds, marked the second entry of
William J. Bryan. Democratic candi-
date for president. into Ohio during
the present campaign.
Fastbound Frisco flyer No 304. for
ST. Louis. plunged 50 feet down an EN-
bahkment into Spring River Thursday
near Webb City. Mo. Thursday morn
ing. killing two and injuring % per-
sons.
A crowd which blocked the passage
ways of the Lake Shore station which
waved blue hags with the candidates
picture on them and which fairly
drowned the music of a band with it's
cheers greeted Judge Taft upon his
arrival at Chicago Wednesday after
noon
President Roosevelt replies TO the
demand of Bryan for proof of charges
against Haskell, with dismissal OF
the Ohio bribery charges as being of
common notorioty, and makes yigor.
Gus assault upon the Oklahoma gov.
ernor for alleged improper conduct in
the Prairie Oil case in Oklahoma, for
his veto of the child labor law, for his
dealings in Indian lands, and for gen
eral unftness. Haskell replies to the
Presidents assault by challenging his
veracity, declaring he is a member OF
the Ananias Club of high standing. de-
Tending his record and promising to
go into Ohio and make w~fm campaign
speeches on the controversy.
Denver's historic old payilian, the
Coliseum, has been destroyed by fire.
The building and grounds were re
Gently purchased from "Reddy' Gal
lagher for more than $4,000, to be
used as the new postoffice site.
Not only has the number of cases
of Asiatic cholera increased, but the
disease is invading the aristocratic
precincts of St Petersburg.
Ferdinand Pinney Earle and his af-
finity wife have kissed and made up.
Through the efforts of Mr. Earles
mothe~, peace negotiations, which
have been under way since Mrs. Earle
No 2 had the artist arrested few
weeks ago on the charge of beating
her have eliminated In an alleged
happy reunion under the roof OF AT
fnity Hail."
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