The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-01

out his own brains.
| 1t was reported in Rome that Joan
of Arc appeared to the Pope and told
him to continue his present policies.
I Fire which threatened the whole
business section of Oneonta, N. Y, 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. Murah was wounded in fierce
encounter with revolutionists who
were intrenched in 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 APP
| piled to his bare feet, H. A. Schabow,
a farmer near Curtice, o., turned over
to robbers $3.50 belonging to an in
surance company.
| Because Julia Pice, aged IA would
accept neither as her husband, Powell
Formich and Michael Milanovitch of
Cleveland, O., fought duel with short
knives in darkened room. Formich
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 PEtoile by politician
named Mappis. The aged president
grappled with his assailant and was
severely bruised.
In a 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, IL
to 0, 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 e. 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 Broadford, Smyth county, Virginia,
A. Gollahorne, one of the most prom
inent men of the county, was Gre
mated.
Practically the entire business Sec
ton of Ravia, Okla, town of LOO
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 sheet which was about to be
placed in a mangle in hotel laundry
in Boston was found $4,000 diamond
necklace of Mrs. John De Coste, wife
of well-known English artist, who is
at present in New York.
c. w. Massingale of Valentine, Neb.,
was robbed and murdered at Eidorado,
Ark.
The fisheries committee of the
Vancouver board of trade is preparing
strong memorial asking the Do
minion government to define the SOW
ereignty of Canada in the North Pa
cific 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 ses-
sions in Warsaw, Ind.
Preparations are under way at
Naples for the reception in honor of
the division of the American battle
ship fleet, now cruising around the
world, on it's 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
rovia, Cal, was robbed of about
$29 900.
Two men believed to be members of
gang which attempted to rob the
bank at Milan, Kan, were captured at
Clearwater, Kan. A third man eluded
Sheriff Holiday of Wellington.
Mayor Mcclellan of New York re-
voked the license of all moving pic
ture shows and said only the safe and
moral ones would be allowed to re-
open.
That at least $176,OO0 was paid coun-
cilmen of Pittsburg for the selection
of certain banks as depositaries for
the city's funds has been almost posi-
lively established through evidence
submitted and statements furnished
by the Voters League.
One man was killed and three other
men and woman were seriously
burned in a tenement house fire in
New York.
Wall streets observance of Christ
mas was marked this year by a
larger distribution of gifts to en-
ployes than has characterized the sea-
son for a number of years. The men,
bers of the New York stock exchange
alone subscribed $4,000 for distribu-
tion among the exchanges $50 en-
ployes. On the consolidated stock
exchange the amount subscribed was
$4,000 which was divided among 200
employees.
Declaring that the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana, the Republic Oil
Company of Ohio and the Waters
Pierce Oil Company of Missouri had
conspired and combined to monopolize
the oil business in this state, the SUI
preme court of Missouri issued a de-
cree ousting all three from the COM
monwealth, and filming them $4,000
paph