The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-06-19
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THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
A RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN NEWS.

y. ". 6tIOuu, mlIllOnalre Jumper
man Of Welliston. N. D., and Miss Ma
bel Leverance, were married at Wau-
kesha, Wis. a few days since after
an acquaintance Of less than an hour.
Robbed on the vessel Of jewels val
ned at $4,000. while ON his honey
moon, was the experience Of Halsted
Lindsey Of Telluride. Colo. who
sailed for the Orient on the steamer
Manchuria on April 9Th.
The Baptist minister's conference at
Chicago by vote Of thirty-seven to
fourteen, decided against expelling
from membership Prof. George Bur
man Foster Of the University Of Chi.
cago for alleged infidel opinions.
The marriage Of Miss Helen Der.
ger to william J. Bryan. Jr.. only son
Of William Jennings Bryan, will be
solemnized at the Colorado summer
home of the father Of the bride-elect.
Grand Lake. June oath. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan will reside at Tucson. Ariz.
Lightning struck the Holy Cross
Catholic church at Bay Settlement,
north Of Green Bay. Wis, during mass
on the 18th inst. killing one man.
shocking and injuring sixteen others.
two Of whom may not survive. The
crash caused 4 panic.
A Union Pacific wsstbound mail
train raced for four miles with . wa
terspout near Paxton. Nsb.. and mar
rowly escaped destruction. The train
crossed the path Of the deluse. which
tore out Q section Of track Q few sec.
onds after the train had passed over It..
In . terrific revolver battle be-
tween Deputy shsriffs J. T. Logan
and George Sweet. seven miles west
Of Spokane. Wash. Basoom Wallace.
alleged cattle thief, aged thirty. was
shot and killed BY = deputy. Wal.
lacs's companion. Tom Grsenman. e.
capped.
Immigration officials at Seattle after
picking up on the wharf strange Chi.
nese who admitted that he came over
. stowaway on the Great Northern
liner Minnesota, searched the vessel
and discovered nine more struggled
coolies and . quantity Of silk and
cigars.
The Religious Education association
will hold conference In connection
with the annual convention Of the Ma.
tional Education Association at Den.
yer. beginning July 9Th. The confer.
ence will have for its topic. Relations
Between Public Education and Relig.
ious Training"
Soldiers At Fort Riley. Kans.. tried
to evade the state liquor law by ship.
ping In . carload Of liquor. but Col.
onel Ward, the commandant, put
guards over the car on it, arrival and
insisted that II b sent back 70 Kan.
sas City. He asserts that liquor In the
military quarters intsrfsres with dis.
ciptins.
A dispatch received At St. Peters.
burg says that the shakhsevan tribes.
men are ravaging the Ardabil district
In As0ebiAjan. the most northwe stsrly
province Of Persia. According 70 the
1dispatch 5000 persons have been killed
and the leading Inhabitants have ap-
pealed to The Russian consul for pro.
lection.
Governor Hadlsy Of Missouri has
signed the bill amending the law TO
permit fratsrnal beneficiary societies
to Issue endowment policies and grant
extended insurance. The bill was
passed for the special benefit q the In.
suranee department Of the Knights Of
Pythlas. but viii assist other fratssnals
which arc getting on the adequate rate
basis and give their members some Of
the privileges heretofore restricted to
the legal reserve companies.
GENERAL NGWo.