Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14
General.

The health of Count Leo Tolstoi is
again exciting apprehension. He faint
ed twice after his return to Yasnaya-
Polyana from his trip to Moscow. One
fainting spell lasted ten minutes. The
aged author, after several hours rest,
was able to undertake q short
promenade.
After being in Jail five months
charged with counterfeiting, John
Preston has been released on the dis
covery that the alleged bad money is
all genuine News reached Bristol
Tenn, from Abingdon, Va, where he
was in Jail. A grand jury ordered his
release.
The proprietors of the bull rings in
the north of Spain have formed an as.
sociation which aims at the regula-
ton and encouragement of this ma
tional sport.
Fred Thomas, engineer of the city
electric lighting plant at Newbern, N.
c., was instantly killed by coming in
contact with some part of an arc ma.
chine carrying 1900 volts,
DR.. Frederick A. Cook, Arctic eX-
plorer, headed the most impressive of
the Centennial week pageants when
he rode at the head of the military,
historical and educational parade.
Seventy thousand acres of land I'M
der the Carey act were opened for
entry in Montana. Number one was
drawn by r. A. Carpenter of Oak
Park, Ill.
Governor Hughes of New York re-
newed his activity against race track
betting in his state.
The governors of the Bank of Eng
land raised the minimum discount
rate from IL per cent. to 8 per cent.
This is the first change since April /
last, when it was reduced from per
cent
Secretary of War Dickinson will
soon argue case on behalf of the
Illinois Central road.
The new state law of Wyoming, re-
quiring saloons to pay a license OF
$1,000 per annum, will become opera
tive on January next, and requires
that applicants for a license shall file
their request at least sixty days prior
to that date.
Special dispatches, alleging that the
United tSates is contemplating a pro
test against the recent Chinese-Japan
csc agreement, were printed in the
leading Toxic newspapers Sunday
with lengthy editorial comments.
Members of the cabinet are getting
back to Washington to take up rou
tine work.
At Philadelphia Miss Campbell, the
British champion, won her match with
Mrs. r. H. NARROW, 3 up and 2 tc
play, thereby capturing the American
championship.
Henry White, ambassador to France
Is coming home not to return.
George w. Bowers, acting genera
manager of the South Omaha plant
of the Armour Packing Company, who
disappeared month ago, was located
at Fort Francis, Ont, by a represen
tative of the company.
Governor Hughes was the centra
figure in the Hudson, N Y, celebra
ton.
Copies of circulars issued in nortl
China by body of Chinese, calm;
themselves the popular association O
the three eastern provinces, have beel
received in Japan, after having bee
spread broadcast among Chinese O
the lower classes.
Cholera threatens to become ser
ously epidemic in Seoul. The author
ties are taking every precaution, bu
Seoul is not a sanitary city and tn
disease has spread rapidly. The pa
ace of the ex-emperor has been il
Vaded.
A murderous assault in Berlin upo
an old woman we'll known to the nigh
light of the capital, followed by tn
suicide of her assailant, come to ligh
when the Countess Augusta Vo
Strachwitz died in hospital.
Hog-growers In central New Yor
are obtaining unheard Of prices 70
this years crop.