The Monticellonian., 1908-11-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK
TUE LATEST NEWS OF THE
 WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST
roreidn Lands, Throughout the Ma ton, and Particularly from the
 T Great Southwest.

can .fepreSentatlSes,dee eo tH' covers that possibly will take part in the expected congress to settle tie Balkan situation, to use their influence 1 in favor of peace.
 The muddle over tax matters ln oklahoma is still further complicated bv the discovery that several of the cities and towns of the state that already have made tax levies may have to make new ones. Questions have been raised as to the legality, Of the city levies at Enid, Oklahoma City Shawnee and Saltwater, Oklahoma City has cancelled it's first levy and has made new one.
 Trustees ot the Catholic university of America, at the meeting in Wash ington, are expected to induce Mgr. Josepb O'Connell to remain at the head of the institution another term.
 Prime Minister AsGuith's deelara- tion that the British navy should be kept up to the two power standard excites much enthusiasm.
 Victor II. Metcalf submitted his res ignation to the president Friday as secretary of the navy, and It was promptly accepted to take effect De ceInber 1. It was immediately an nounCed that Truman H. Newbeffy oi Michigan, for the last three years as sistant secretary of the navy, VIII De appointed in his place.
 Raymond Hitchcock, the actor, who has been out on s7500 bail, since his acquittal on two of six indictments found against him on charges brought by three little girls, was discharged from the necessity of continuing the bond. and District Attorney Jerome acknovledged in court that the actor would never be brought to trial on the four remaining indictments.
 z ssFourteen true bills. charging H. linois Republicans and Democrats With having fraudulently conspired to de feat John ]. Healy, states attorney for renomination .were voted by the special grand jury in Chicago Following a midnight conference at the department of justice over the sz9 GOO GOO case of the Standard Oil uncle Samss legal sharps began the work of writing a petition for a writ Of eer- tiorari before the supreme court oi the United States. Several important questions raised by the circuit court of appeals at Chicago in it's recent de nial of the government motion for a rehearing will be solved.
 ft William J. Bryan and his wife will leave Lincoln in few days for an eX- tended western and southern trip, which will probably include stay at a health resort in Mexico.
 Ih an interview Genator J. P. Dol l. liver of Iowa. declared he expects to retire s4em public life soon, Deliver said his private interests demand that he retire from active participation Tn politics.
 The United States has decided to recognize the new government estaD- nshed ill Paraguay as result of the successful revolution last spring.
 Federal Judge Tayior held that the lease of the Cleveland Railroad com pany's lines to the Municipal Traction company. is void. This indicates the appointment of a receiver for the Clevelnad traction system.
 0ryille B. Wright, the famous aNlat sr has enlisted the support of Russell A Alger. the Detroit capitalist and Son of the late Senator Alger, and all aeroplane factory will be built in De troit at once. The first order to Dc executed will be the aeropianes or dered by the United States govern ment following the success of the trial at Fort Myer.
 Three masked men entered iht Hotel Keokuk at Keokuk la anc rifed the cash drawef after holding up the might clerk,'a porter and travelling man named Unger. Th' victims were forced to go into th' baggage room which the robbers locked. The masked men then hei with S73 in cash after firing once II the air
 Mayor Tom L. Johnson may b iiitO lHt ltutfdl Iouil uiteNi
 charge of contempt During maste commissioners hearing in the re eeivership proceeding for all, Clevt land traction lines. Johnson refuse
 10 produce the books of the fare bo company.
 Charles w. Morse. the former ie
 King who is now under sentence t
 hileen years in the Atlanta prisoI
 was denied bail in tn appellate branc
 o' the United States circuit eouI
 pending the disposition of writ C
 error.
 iWenty-one hunters have been xii
 su anu thirty-seven wounded in tn
 wisconsin woods during the past fe'
 'eehs despite the fact that the dee
 'sesoA only began Wednesday. Man
 -. uae victims were hunting deer or
 huntfhg. ''' WY 1
 A s2oo,OOO shoe factory Is to
 C. cunt sat once near Middletown. P
 s,ea aens of that place have subscribe
 si0o.vgo towards the project Tn
 5. kneder company. shoe manufac
 emr,s. "no Will build the factory, wi