Show I CREAM OF THE NEWS I The Tho stockholders stockholder of ot the Great Northern Railroad company at tt the annual meeting to be bo held In New Now York October 1 will bo naked asked to vote eu on a proposition that the Great Northern shall acquire direct ct ownership own subject to existing liens Ilene of ot all the property of or the tho subsidiary Y companies Thomas Thoma J. J OBrien O'Brien new Ambassador to Japan ha hit has left leU Grand Rapids 18 lIch for Cor Seattle where ho hn will sell sail for At Seattle hA in will Join the tho party part of ot Secretary of S King iCing Edward has commissioned Mrs Irs Leslie Cotton Cotlon a n portrait painter of or New r-ew NewYork NewYork York Tork to paint his portrait Two sittings Billings already have hare been given II and the results so 60 far tar are most satisfactory finding ne near r Birmingham Ala of the dead bod body of ot Jerry Johnson colored with firo bullet holes hole piercing It It is be believed be- be lIev d to be the tho sequel of an nn attempt yes yea to assault Mrs SIr W. W W. W Ellard Eliard at Ill North r Birmingham The Tho bod body of ot tho the negro no- no gro was found In an nile alley at Lewisburg The Tho Coroners Coroner's ju Jury returned a n verdict that he died from wounds Inflicted by unknown parties Building construction In Havana Is at ata a standstill because of ot a 11 strike of ot masons who have havo demanded the payment of ot wages Ilges In American money mone- The strike mn may be the the- b beginning of oC a n general move move- for Cor American money expected since the strike Frightened b by smoke which penetrated d the Palmer house In Chicago from rom a n. fire Oro In an adjoining building 10 OO guests guest of or orthe the tho hotel became demoralized and fled from the place The greater grealer portion of ot the tho guests had retired for Cor the tho nl night ht and many of or them reached the time street in their night clothes It Jt was soon discovered that there was no danger to the Iho hotel and In Ina Ina a short time all tho ho guests wore were back In I their rooms No 0 one T as as Injured It Is announced that President Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose noose velt will leave for Washington September 25 26 instead of September 29 29 and nd have a aday aday aday day In Washington ton before starting on his Western Southern trip September 29 9 The Tho National Federation of ot I Clerks has hils adopted r resolutions favoring I Ithe the placing of ot all postmasters and first i assistants in the time classified list of ot the civil service an el hour eight da day one ono month va vacation vim Ya- cation annually a a. pension and a a. maximum maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum salat salary of ot 1200 per pet annum Two of ot the three e men TV who ho were erA sentenced sentenced sen sen- cn- cn five 0 days ago to death for Cor having organized a plot against t the life of nf the tho Emperor were ere hanged in St. St Petersburg I S S Relatives th s of or Mrs Irs Ida widow of ot the lat late lato Governor of Kansas received re I II word In Topeka yesterday that she sho he died from the effects of ot a surgical operation at ata I a a. hospital In Rochester Minn linn |