The Monte Vista journal., 1909-03-27

Emperor Nicholas has conferred the
Order of the Grand Cross Of Alexander
Nevsky upon President Diaz The Or
der Is one Of the highest within the
gift Of the Russian sovereign.
Arrangements have been completed
under which the rifle shooting tourna-
ment which will be held at Camp
Perry, Ohio. next August, will be the
greatest shooting event which this
country has ever seen.
The Panama libel cases against the
Press Publishing Company and Caleb
Van Hamm, one OF the editors Of the
World. will not be dropped SO long az
he is district attorney, is the statement
made by United States Attorney Slim
son in New York.
Charles Stintson, pupil at the
White school in Indianapolis, died a
few days since as the result of hazinx
by fellow students. He was hung up
by the ankles and left hanging SO long
that he died few hours after being
taken down.
Prince Henry of Prussia, brother Of
Emperor William. In an illustrated
lecture before the Aero club at Kiel
concerning his five-hour voyage in the
Zeppelin airship of October 27th last.
expressed himself as skeptical Of the
usefulness of air craft In the present
state Of development for war purposes.
The car which will act as pathfinder
for tho tDtarna tinna1 nj
automobile contest for the NJ. Robert
Guggenheim trophy from New York
city to the Alaska Yukon Pacific Elk
position, on June LIST, started for Seat
tie from the city hall In New York at
noon March Goth.
Sixty thousand bushels of foreign
potatoes were landed at Philadelphia
March 10Th by the steamship Buenos
Ayres from Glasgow and Liverpool
The tubers came from England. Ireland
and Scotland clid the shipment was
made possible by reason OF the short
crop in the United States.
A new worlds record in the running
high kick was made at the athletic
meet at st. Marks school at South
boro, Mass, on the 18th inst. by Har
old Beebee OF Maiden. He did 9 feet
1OA inches. The previous record was
feet s inches, held by c. C. Lee Of
New Haven Conn, made in 1887.
American Consul w. II. Bishop at
Palermo, Italy. has received letters
threatening his life and declaring that
the Malta will punish him even worse
than 1t did Lieutenant Petrosino II he
continues to prosecute Sicilian Grim.
inals who wish to find refuge In New
York.
The attempted insurrection In the
Santa Clara province of Cuba, In
which seven members of the rural
guard fled to the woods with their
arms and horses. proved trivial II.
fair and has utterly collapsed. All
seven Of the men have surrendered
voluntarily.
Seven ocean liners which arrived in
New York on the 18th inst. brought to
America nearly 10000 immigrants.
making the arrivals for the day the
largest In the history Of the port. with
perhaps single exception. The i'm.
migration Officers say that this year
IL liable to break all records.
According to a decision just handed
down by the Supreme Court OF Vir.
ginia divorced woman cannot sue
for breach of promise or betrayal un.
der promise OF marriage. II being held
that she Is not an unmarried woman"
within the intent OF the Virginia stat
ute.
Guilty Of murder In the second do
gree with twenty years Imprisonment
AZ the penalty was the verdict OF the
jury at Nashville. Tenn. Saturday In
the case against Col. Duncan b. Coop
or and his son. Robin Cooper. charged
with the murder OF former United
States Senator F. w. Carmnck.
Prof. Frederick Starr. anthropologist
OF the University OF Chicago. IL out
with another prediction that ex.Presi.
dent Roosevelt will not return from
Africa alive. He says: Mr.. Rooso
welt il over fifty and that 10 against
his going into the tropics. No man
can 40 into the tropics for the first
time At his age and expect to como
out alive"