Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-10

Nc" iONIuIduu NOhAl III WV has n
She was on her way to the Gulf Of
Mexico and carried a crew OF % men
Mrs. Abbie Rice completed her testi-
mony in the Davis trial at Omaha by
relating the extraordinary agreement
which she says Dr. Rustin made with
Davis, whereby Davis was to kill the
physician in return for poison with
which TO commit suicide.
The controversy between the Penn
sylyania lines west Of Pittsburg and
the engineers was amicably settled.
The United States cruiser Yankee,
which had been aground I'm Buzzards
bay for ten weeks, has been floated.
A revolution has begun In Salvador
under the leadership of former Vice
President Prudencio Alfaro. The cities
OF Ahuachapan. Usutulan and Santana
have been captured by the revolution
lists
The conference of the powers called
by Great Britain to frame a code OF
laws for naval warfare and to form
the international prize court recon-
mended by The Hague congress, was
opened at the foreign office in London.
Standard oil prosecutions in Hamil-
ton county, O., were dismissed at the
request OF the prosecuting attorney.
The Round Mountain Banking cor
poratlon OF Round Mountain, New,
closed its doors because OF bad loans.
Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson Mariani,
daughter of Mayor Tom Johnson OF
Cleveland O., was granted a divorce
from FREDERICK Mariani Of New York.
Malvern Hin. the historic colonial
residence II miles below Richmond on
James river belonging to William II.
Hall OF New York, was completely de-
stroyed by fire.
Three Dutch warships made a dem
onstration against Venezuela by
steaming along its coast from Puerto
Cabello TO La Guaira.
Nord Alexis, president OF Hayti was
deposed by the people OF Port au
Prince, attacked insulted and cursed.
and took refuge on a French vessel.
Gen. Legitime ,5as proclaimed his sue
cessdT
For many hours during the night
following the flight OF Nord Alexis, de
posed president of Hayti, riot and pill
lage prevailed In Port au Prince. Final
ly troops fired on the mob, killing IL,
wounding many and dispensing the
rest
Unable to withstand the continued
pressure OF the water hurled against II
through the dlverting of the current OF
the Arkansas river, the result of the
iynamiting operations. the government
dyke at the foot of Alabama street,
Pine Blum, Ark several blocks south
of the former danger zone, was washed
away for distance OF 200 yards.
Poison conveyed in a letter is be
lieyed to have caused the ieath of
Henry Boas, n salesman 'Jr an electric
company in San Francisco
Seventeen fishermen persisted in
storm which dashed the Newfoundland
coast for IS hours.
A $4,000 pearl necklace stolen from
the home Of Frank G. Jones in Mem.
pitts, Tenn, on the night OF February
10 last. was recovered IN New York.
It belongs to Garrett Il. Lamb OF Clin-
ton, Ia
Alexander Shipper millionaire pro
prietor OF the Neva ferry line and one
ct the richest men OF st. Petersburg.
Was condemned to six months impris-
onment on the charge OF criminal neg.
ltgence in connection with the founder.
ing Of the ferry steamer Archangelsk.
Gen lsmail Mahir pasha, former
aidede-camp Of the sultan, who inves-
t'gated the revolutionary movement In
the army last May. and who was con.
sidered TO have been a spy OF the old
regime was assassinated by an army
officer
ENMayor Adolphus Seebohm OF
Pomeroy O., committed suicide in a
room in Gallipous o., by blowing his
brains out with a pistol
Timothy r. Palmer. who resigned
recently as president Of the Minnesota
Mutual Life Insurance Company. com
mired suicide in St Paul because OF
$40 health
Thirtyhve Japanese fishing boats
we're wrecked In a typhoon $50 men
losing their lives
John Gill q jail turnkey at Jackson,
Miss. committed suicide. His only
explanation was he had tried 70 be a
gentleman and failed
All fourth.Class postmasters Ia the
states east OF the Mississippi river and
north OF the Ohio river were placed
In the classified service by an e1ecu.
tive order Of the president
Four armed men held up a street car
IN New York and robbed the passen.
gers.
The rule OF Nord Alexis president
OF uayti, is nearly ended, Tor he can
MOI stop the steady advance OF tho
yeyoluiouists Gen Antoine Simon is
about 20 attack Jucmel and will then
resume his march on The capital
The celebration OF the diamond iubl-
Tee OF Emperor Francis Joseph began
with an illumination ot Vienna more
gorgeous than anything ever before
seen The crowd was 80 dense that
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