The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-01-08
Most Important Happenings Of tho
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items oathsred From Oh
Parts Of the World Condensed
Into Small space for the Ben
EFT Of Our ReaderS.
Miscellaneous.


supply ships with 100000 worth Of
supplies to Italy and has offered the
use of the battleship feet.
An attempt was made to assassin
ate Attorney General Caldwell, of Ten
nessee. at Union City the other night.
He was followed from the depot and
shot at twice by a man presumably a
night rider or one Of their sympa.
thizers.
As the result of eating poisoned
candy sent her through the mail, Mrs.
Marie Smith, divorced woman Of
Denver and her two daughters were
made dangerously III.
In a speech at Philadelphia, Francis
]. Heney. the noted graft prosecutor
Of San Francisco, declared that K. H.
Hartman. through his control Of the
Southern Pacific railroad, was respon-
sible for the corruption there.
As a result of q panic among pa
tients of an improvised hospital In
Messina, Italy, Queen Helene was
knocked down and trampled upon. Her
injuries were not serious.
Two children of Thomas Burgess Of
Bakersfield, Mo-. we're burned to death
when the family home was destroyed
by fire. The mother had gone to
neighbors. locking the children In the
house.
A violent earth shock lasting three
seconds during which Stromboli vol.
cano began eruption has occurred In
Stromboli island. Houses on the island
were badly damaged.
Eighteen hundred young people OF
Cleveland, O.. have pledged themselves
to live a. Christ would have lived"
for two weeks. All denominations
are represented.
The Atlantic battleship feet arrived
at Suez two days ahead of its sched-
ule. An enthusiastic welcome was
given the vessels.
The oficial call for a national tariff
convention to be held at Indianapolis,
Ind. February 16. II and 1S. has been
sent out.
During 1908 the coinage executed at
the mints of the United States
amounted to $145,499.1S8.
Ambassador Griscom has chartered
Q vessel and will load 1t with supplies
for the earthquake sufferers ut Civita
Vecchia In order to hurry the relief
| work.
With II passengers aboard the Nor.
wegian steamer. Texas. from Chris.
tiana. arrived at Savannah. Ca. with
nre In her hold. The flames were
quenched after long fight.
A volcano at sea and field Of boil.
ting water OF the coast OF Georgia has
been reported by British officers to
the photographic Office at Norfolk. Va
Gov. Hoch of Kansas has issued an
appeal In the name Of the state Red
Cross Society. for relief funds for the
italian earthquake sufferers.
The taking of testimony In the In
vestigation of the Kansas state peni
tentiary at Lansing has been com
pleted. The committee will report tc
Gov. Hoch before the expiration o.
his term of ONCE.
| Over 5000 persons exchanged New
] Years greetings with President ant
Mrs. Roosevelt at the annual recep
ton at the White House this year
Last years record was broken BY
over 700.
| Between 20 and 30 oil men were
held up and robbed of their valuable.
just outside of Tulsa. Ok, by two
masked men. The robbers escaped
ON horseback.
One Of the two warrants issued II
1874 for the arrest OF John Bunyan
was sold at auction In London for $22