The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-02-02

demolished, but fortunately no one was
seriously hurt.
Acting Governor Fred w. Parks Of
Colorado found 1t necessary to call upon
the adjutant general to enforce an or
der granting a pardon to a girl confined
in the state home for dependent chill
dren, the board of control refusing to
recognize the order.
Six women lost their lives in a fire
that partially destroyed the Richardson
hotel at Lowell, Mass. A large number
who were injured were removed to hos
pitfalls.
Secretary of tie Navy Bonaparte
has announced the dismissal from the
naval academy of Stephen Decatur,
Jr., of New Hampshire, convicted by
court-martial of countenancing haz.
Ing.
The big dry dock Dewey is reported
to be making satisfactory progress
across the Atlantic on her way to the
Philippines. She Is making about an
average Of 100 miles a day.
The Ohio senate, by unanimous vote,
passed the Rathbun two-cent fare bill.
Railroad men are indignant at the re-
porting and passage Of the bill with,
out a hearing having been accorded
them.
The bank of San Luis Obispo, CAL,
has been closed on account of its be-
ing unable to meet the demands of its
depositors. President Crittenden OF
the bank claims that the institution is
perfectly solvent.
The military reservation at North
Coronado island, San Diego, CAL, has
been named Fort Pho Pico, in honor of
Pho Pico, governor Of California under
Mexican sovereignty.
The preliminary examination of E.
o. Finstad and Louis c. Coughener, of
Los Angeles, Cal, before the Mexican
court at Santa Resale, resulted in
their being bound over to the higher
court for trial on the charge of hav-
ing murdered R. w. Rutherford and G..
w. McMurray at Finstad's ranch, neal
Diaz, Mexico.
District Attorney Jerome, in the
course Of the Hapgood trial in New
York, placed in evidence a letter from
former President Grover Cleveland,
who had been given an honorary sub.
scription to "Fads and Fancies," stat
ing that he had examined the publica.
ton and thought it IAN admirable
book"
Latest reports from the vicinity OF
the wreck of the steamer Valencia on
Vancouver island, indicate a loss OF
about 120 lives. Those who have sur.
vived are in a dpelorable condition as
the result Of exposure. OF 20 who
were rescued from a life raft by the
steamer City Of Topeka, none were
able to help themselves, and nine at
the Darling River telegraph hut were
unable to stand.
The will of the late Marshall Field
makes specific requests aggregating
$685. 6 900, including $S,000,0OO for the
Field Columbian museum and $4,000
900 to his daughter, Mrs. Beattie, OF
bennington, England. The residuary
estate is left in trust for the descend
ants Of Marshall Field, Jr., who died
November ~ last, to be kept intact IN
til the eldest reaches the age Of so
years. The widow Is given 81, 200, 900
and a life interest in the Field home.
While celebrating the Chinese New
Year in New York, members of rival
societies in Chinatown engaged In a
pistol battle, with the result that two
were killed, one MORALLY and another
seriously wounded. A number of ar
rests were made.
News comes from Pennsylvania OF
the discovery Of an anarchist plot to
assassinnte Gov. Pennypacker of Penn.
sylvania. Gov. Pattison of Ohio and
other prominent officials. Warrants
were issued for 1876 foreigners alleged to
be implicated.
The body of Jacob Jacobs was found
in the ruins of the International Cotton
Compress Co.'s building, which was de-
stroyed by fire at Norfolk, Va, A loss
or 100000 was sustained; fully w.
cred.
The imperial Chinese commissioners
sent to this country to study American
government methods were cordially re-
ceived at the state department in
Washington, and as nearly all Of them
speak English luently, there was no
trouble in the exchange Of fluctuations.
Joseph Patrick Nannetti, member Of
parliament in the Irish nationalist in
terest for the college division Of Dublin,
and chief cOmpositor of the Freeman's
Journal, has been elected lord mayor OF
Dublin.
Mary Mccall, the ~16-year-old daugh-
ter of q Northern Central track walker,
living at Clark's Ferry, Pa, saved two
passenger trains from running into an
boulder which rolled down the
mountain side on to the tracks near her
home.
William Barnes, who was arrested in |
Denver, Col, on suspicion, in connec-
ton with the murder Of Sarah Shafer, |
in Bedford, Ind, about two years ago, |
has been released. as nothing incrim-
mating could be found against him.
Carl Johnson, suspected Of being one
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