The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-01
NEWS SUMMARY.

! Eight men ana Two women were
killed by an explosion at the plant OF
the Northwestern Star oil company
at Minneapolis.
Stephen H. Mallory has been re-
elected to tho United States senate by
the Florida Legislature, receiving
every vote but one.
At The Hague the first chamber OF
the States General last week adopted
the treaty Of arbitration between Hol-
land and Venezuela.
Resolutions have been passed by
tho Montgomery county. Illinois.
grand jury condemning progressive
euchre as gambling
A special dispatch from Melilla.
Morocco, says Muloy Mohammod, tho
sultans brother has been proclaimed
emperor OF Morocco at Fee.
Because the lronton. o., Portland
Cement company refused to give Ben
Garvey his old position as oilor tho
entire forco Of the plant and mines.
numbering 100. won't out
Eight persons are dead and ten in
iured. three OF them seriously. as tho
result OF a collision between pas
songer train and freight train on
the Erie railroad at jamestown, N. Y.
Disorders have been reported in
France from various points in connec-
ton with the expulsion OF tho NOM
bors OF the congregations who have
remained IN France Several arrests
were made.
ID, w. Anderson, former treasurer
OF weccacoo tribe Improved order OF
Red Men. has been sentenced In Phil
adelphla, TO one years Imprisonment
for embezzling s2.47O OF the organ2a-
tons funds.
Seven moro bodies have boon found
frozen Ia the snow drifts about Bres-
Ian, making a total Of twenty-five
persons who have been frozen to
death in silesia as a result OF the re-
cent storms.
Joseph Boyd. a retired farmer and
ex.Confedorate officer, was found
dead on the back porch Of his home
at Mexico, Mo-, from bullet wound
in his chest. 1t is believed no COM
mitted suicide.
John K. Hondrlck OF Paducah has
withdrawn from tho race for tho Dem.
oeratlc nomination for governor OF
Kentucky, This leaves Governor
Bcoishap without vpopsitr,n IN thy
primary OF May 9TH.
The famine In Kwang.Si province
is killing tens OF thousands Of per-
sons. and women there are selling
themselves into slavery to escape
starvation. The American consul at
Canton has lnauguratod relief fund.
In tho trial at Mt. Vernon, KY. OF
Charles Durham. who killed John
lawson. County Judge LOWS ron
dored the following decision: The
prisoner is dismissed. Lawson COM
mlttcd suicide In going with his gun
TO Durham's home on hunt for
trouble"
An island 1876 feet long and 30 feet
wide. seemingly fixed as solldly as n
rock on the east shore OF Lake Gar
field. says a wlnstoad. Conn. dis
patch. has foated three-quarters OF
milo down the lake. Twenty-Five
years ago the island made similar
journey.
Mrs. Margaret Horsack, who was
convicted of the murder Of her hus-
band n wealthy Iowa farmer, and
sentenced TO life imprisonment, Is to
be freed The Jury at the second
trial disagreed, and the prosecuting
attorney will dismiss the case rather
than put the state to further expense.
The sealed verdict returned by the
jury before which Louis Decker, n for
mer member Of tho Missouri house OF
delegates, has been tried on the charge
OF perjury In connection with subur-
ban franchise Doodle legislation, found
him guilty.
AZ Carthage. Texas, a negro named
Hensloy Johnson. was lynched for
criminally asaultlng 1lyear.old
white girl, A mob hanged him on the
public square. whore his body was
found next morning suspended from
a telephone pole.
Herbert W. Bowen, the Venezuelan
plenlpotentiary, has drawn up a new
protocol for the determination by The
Hague whether the blocknding powers
shall be entitled to preferential treat
ment in the payment of their claims
against Venezuela,
The general elections in Spain are
reported to have resulted favorably to
the republicans. who obtained vic.
tories at Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia
and other large towns. Slight riot
Ing occurred at Barcelona, Bilboa.
Granada and elsewhere.
Andrew Rainey, a negro was tax.