The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11
NEWS SUMMARY.

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Soldiers Home at Hampton is much
improved.
Three young men and their team
were killed by train on a crossing az
Humboldt, Iowa
There has been general advance OF
from 10 To % per cent In the price Of
lumber since July !.
Charles wager Of Brandt, Pa. while
temporarily insane, murdered his three
children and shielded.
Richard Croker was among the pas
sengers on the st. Paul. bound from
southampton to New York
Miss Frankie George, an actress, shot
herself, In Chicago, because she had
been Tilted by one Of her profession
There were seventy. eight deaths from
yellow fever at Vera Cruz, Mexico, In
the last week Of June. and only seven
teen deaths In the last 1yeel, OF July.
Among the bridge orders in the
market are eight bridges for Japan.
They were designed by American con-
sulting engineers.
The first and only national bank out
aide Of the continental boundaries Of
the United States il abou; to be estab-
lished In Honolulu.
A tornado with velocity OF eighty
miles and width Of three blocks pass
ed through Elizabeth, n. j.. doing
damage conservatively estimated at
ss5. 600.
From 5000 to 5000 men are under
arms In the Yaqui country, engaged
In a bloody conflict The entire country
is in a state OF terror and people are
fleeing TO the larger settlements.
Louis Pulerman and Michael Melon
aid were put TO death by electricity In
Sing Sing prison. Pullerman died In
ffty.dve seconds; current was turned
on Mcdonald for eighiy-flye seconds.
Governor Gccr has decided TO present
each member Of the Second Oregon
regiment with bronze medal, TO be
cast from one Of the cannon captured
In the Philippines, ifit can be secured.
The state department fully approves
Of the action taken by the United
States Minister Powell at Port au
Prince In enforcing respect for the
tanctity OF the United States legation.
The preliminary steps have been
taken toward the founding OF an oil
exchange In San Francisco. IL IL pro-
posed TO handle the entire oil business
OF the state through a system OF certih-
Gates.
The Grst bale Of the new crop OF
Texas cotton was sold atpublic auction
In front OF the Cotton Exchange, New
York city for the benefit, OF theslirerers
by the Hoods In Texas. II brought
81, 900.
No information can be obtained In
Washington regarding the story Of
John Zachert Of san Francisco, that the
Russian government In 1888 established
monuments to mark the Alaskan bound
airy line.
Senator Jones will, II IL said, resign
the leadership Of the Democratic com
mittee by the the time the national
| convention meets, 40 ms to give an
opportunity for the choice Of another
chairman.
Lewis Morrison will take n company
OF American play ers TO Japan. IL IL
Mr.. Morrison's intention to leave san
Francisco next MAY with company
| OF twenty-five people, scenery, etc,
and play year In japan.
Acting Secretary OF State Adee has
received II cablegram from Minister
Powell at Port au Prince, Haiti, con-
firminR the newspapaper report OF
the violation Of his legation By police
officers who were making arrests.
The state department has succeeded
In locating Senator Beveridge. OF Indi-
ana, over whose whereabouts some
anxiety was felt by his friends. lie
was detained In quarantine az Maya
sal'i on steamship Empress OF India.
AZ independence, KAN, tramp aged
81 years, giving his name as Il. C.
Young, has confessed to numbering A.
G. Bush and John Cooley, prominent
farmers and stoclS.raisers from Shiota
Indian reservation lie killed them for
$50
Miss Fannie Goodwin, millluer at
Fairview, KY, shot aud mortally
wounded Bryan Allegro. She charged
that he wrote scurrilous notes aud cut
offensive phrases In her window with
a diamond. She was released without
bond.
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Madden has issued an order calling the
attention OF postmasters everywhere
to the fact that packages cannot be
mailed TO the Yukon district. Only
letters and postal cards can be sent to
the Yukon territory.
DR.. Thomas {. Mendenhall. president