Sharp County record., 1906-12-28

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drowned.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians Of
Washington have adopted resolutions
denouncing France for the action
taken in the controversy with the vat
ican. The confiscation of church prop
erty was termed downright robbery
The Pennsylvania railroad manage
ment issued an order forbidding Off
cials OF employees to accept Christmas
presents from shippers.
Gov. Frantz reports increase in OK
lahoma's oil output. Declares lack OF
transportation facilities responsible
for low price.
Thousands Of citizens OF Rome gath
cred around the monument to Gear
daro Bruno, the monk philosopher,
who was burned at the stake, and
cheered for France and Premier Glenn
| enceau. The entire garrison of the
city was called out, and ali avenues
leading to the vatican were guarded,
for it was feared that an attack on
the residence Of the pope would be
made.
The adjournment OF congress for
the holidays was until January 2.
Gen Arthur Murray chief of artil-
lery, U. S. ~, estimates that it will
cost s19,S79,875 to place our insular
possessions in proper condition to
withstand a foreign foe, and s4,S27 ,6S2
to erect defenses for the Panama ca
nal. The general says the coast and
field artillery are badly deficient in
both personnel and material.
Liberal league representative op-
poses revision of United States immi-
grafton l.ws as demanded by labor or
ganizations.
The Catholic bishop Of Arras was
expelled from the palace by the or
ders of the French government, and
Cardinal Lecot was given eight days
in which to leave the archepiscopal
diocese.
Mrs. Daniel Lamont and daughters
were received by the pope in private
audience. He is reported to have
said: MY greatest consolation now
comes from America"
The St. Petersburg government re-
ports that the revolutionary sentiment
in Russian Poland has been entirely
crushed, and that it has cost thou
sands of lives. Executions Of so-called
terrorists have become so common
there as to attract little or no atten-
rion. Business is reported stagnant,
and the people careless and indiffer-
ent.
Albert T. Patrick, condemned to the
electric chair in New York, for the al
legged murder of Millionaire Rice, has
withdrawn his appeal to the supreme
court of the United States, and has
asked Gov Higgins to commute his
sentence to Imprisonment for life.
Patrick's wife has also added her pc
tition to the governor to save her hus-
bands life.
Referring to the troubles Of tthe
church in France, the pope is quoted
as saying: 1T is the heart of America
that consoles us. The largest center
of Catholicism is in the United
States"
The Chicago Post says: UNLESS
plans, which are sanctioned By j. Pier
pont Morgan and agreed to by the
holders of at least $1OO,0O0,OOO out
of $4,000 of the capital stock of the
International Harvester Co., fall
through, February l, 1907, should see
the complete financial reorganization
cf the great farm implement trust
The secretary of the interior has
made public plan for holding and
devolpment of coal lands in Indian
Territory. 1t is the formation of a
corporation by the government and
the Indians, which will either run the
mines or lease them on royalty. Coal
in the Indian Territory is estimated
from one and half billion tons to
four billion.
The deal for the sale of the Mexican
Central railway is reported closed be-
tween the Mexican government and
representatives of New York and Lon
don capitalists. The transaction is
said to represent s225,000,000
The clerical party of Germany has
broken with the government and, with
the socialists and Poles in the reich
stag, defeated the governments bill
for the support of troops in German
Southwest Africa, The imperial chan
cellor, Prince Won Buelow, addressing
the reichstag, declared; III you want
a crisis, WE'LL then, you shall have a
crisis and read the emperor's de-
cree dissolving the reichstag. Con,
sternation reigned among the clerl'
calls. The socialists hurried from the
chamber before the usual three cheers
were given for the emperor. The
government will now appeal to the
people, and new reichstag will be
elected between now and February IL.
1t will be a memorable fight in Ger
many, for the entire German colonial