Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-31

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It was reported in Rome that Joan
of Arc appeared to the Pope and told
him to continue his present policies.
/ Fire which threatened the whole
business section of Oneonta, N. T., de-
stroyed the Arlington hotel and seven
other buildings In the heart OF the
city. causing loss of 100000.
Baron Cote, chief of the Russian
secret political police, was killed and
Col. Muraki was wounded in a fierce
encounter with revolutionists who
we're intrenched in a suburban villa
near Moscow
The Jury at Irvine, KY. in the case
of Beach Hargis accused of the muir
der OF his father, Judge James Hargis.
reported inability to agree and was
/ discharged
Tortured by lighted matches ap-
piled 70 his bare feet. II. A. Schabow,
q farmer near Curtice. o.. turned over
\ to robbers $3.50 belonging 10 an in
surance company.
Because Julia Pice, aged Ia would
accept neither as her husband, Powell
Formich and Michael Milanovitch OF
Cleveland, O., fought a duel with short
knives in a darkened room. Formieh
was killed after he had buried his
knife in the neck Of his opponent.
President Clement Armand Fal-
Heres Of France was attacked in cafe
in the Place de l'Etoile by politician
eli
grGppled with his assailant and was
severely bruised.
In game for the hIgh-school cham
pionship of the United States, the
Longmont high-school team OF Long
mont, Col, defeated the team from the
Englewood high school OF Chicago, 13
TO o. at Denver
As a result OF a wild automobile
race near Oakland, Cal, one man was
instantly killed and another man and
two young women were severely In
jured
In a collision between a trolley car
and an automobile in New York
George C. Hurlbut, the aged librarian
of the American Geographical society,
and his daughter, Miss Ilione Hurlbut,
occupants of the automobile, were IA
tally hurt.
In a fire which destroyed his home
at Bradford, Smyth county, Virginia,
A. Gollahorne, one of the most prom
inent men OF the county, was ere
mated
Practically the entire business sec
ton Of Ravia, Okla, town OF l,20O
inhabitants, was wiped out by fire, the
loss aggregating about $4,000.
Five negroes were mortally wounded
in general pistol fight at Fidelia, IN
the southern part of Christian county,
| Kentucky
In a sheet which was about to be
| placed In a mangle in hotel laundry
in Boston was found a $4,000 diamond
necklace of Mrs. John De Coste, wife
! OF welknown English artist, who Is
at present in New York
@. w. Massingale of Valentine, Neb.,
was robbed and murdered at Eldorado,
| Ark.
The fisheries committee OF the
Vancouver board of trade Is preparing
a strong memorial asking the Do
minion government TO define the SOW
ereignty of Canada in the North Pa
| cihc owing to the alleged poaching OF
American halibut fishing boats in
| Canadian waters.
On account Of an epidemic of scar
let fever municipal authorities re-
fused to allow any public Christmas
entertainments or Sunday school SEES
sions in Warsaw, Ind
Preparations are under way at
Naples for the reception in honor OF
the division of the American battle
ship feet, now cruising around the
world, on its arrival at that port
| about January II.
A mysterious disease is killing many
| people IN Hermosillo, Mexico, and the
inhabitants are terror-stricken and are
/ leaving as fast as possible
The First National bank of Mon
| royia. Cal. was robbed OF about
/ $4,000.
Two men believed to be members OF
a gang which attempted to rob the
1 bank at Milan, Kan, were captured al
/ Clearwater, Kan. A third man eluded
Sheriff Holiday Of Wellington.
Mayor Mcclellan OF New York re
voked The license OF all moving pic
| ure shows and said only the safe and
moral ones would be allowed to re
| open.
That at least $4,000 was paid coun
cilmeu of Pittsburg for the selection
of certain banks as depos<aries fol
the citys funds has been almost posi-
lively established through evidences
submitted and statements furnished
by the Voters League.
One mar was killed and three othe
men and a woman were seriously
burned ia tenement house fire II
New Isrk.
Wall streets observance OF Christ
mas was marked this year by
larger distribution OF gifts to EN-
ployes than has characterized the sea