The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-10-02
NEWS SUMMARY.

The report concerning another dis
astrous landslide at Franks, Canada.
proves to be erroneous.
Rebels and secret society men OF
Kwangtung province. China. are said
to be preparing for another uprising.
The Sovereign grand lodge Of odd
Fellows. in session at Baltimore, do
clded to meet next year in San Fran
cisco.
The Panama canal treaty is re-
garded as dead. and now President
Roosevelt must take the next step In
the matter.
Great damage has been done to
the cotton crop OF Texas by boil weV-
el, tho boil worm, the sharpshooter
and dry weather
Both tho plague and cholera arc
raging at Pei Tang, China, 2,OO0
deaths having occurred during the
past two months.
Captain N. ]. Teel, prominent cit
lien OF Los angeles, Cal, sulclded by
shooting himself in the head. M
health was the cause.
Catherine c. Hoslins, one OF tho
last survivors OF the Massachusetts
Indians is dead at Cambridge. Mass.
at the age Of 1Oi years.
All the strikers in the Rock Island
shops at Goodland, Kans.. have re-
turned to work, the company having
granted an increase In wages.
Dean Tompkins. the defaultlnE
treasurer at San Fernando. p. l., con
victed recently for forgery, has been
sentenced to seventeen years imprls-
onment.
George Pensacola has admitted the
murder OF Fred Potter at Suisun. Cal.
He says he stabbed Potter and throw
the bouy In sulsun bay. but claims no
acted in selfdefense.
Joseph Wolf, a fireman, and three.
laborers were killed and two others
fatally injured at Marion. Ind. In
collision between an interurban car
and construction train.
The New York Testimonial com
mlttee has about $4,000 raised by
popular subscription. which they viii
use for the purchase OF n suitable.
present for Sir Thomas Upton.
Turkish soldiers recently took nifty
women from the burned village OF
klissurti and all attempts TO recover
them have been unavailing. the sol
diers refusing to obey their officers.
In a freight wreck at Norwich, o..
two oil tanks collided and exploded.
-Four houses at the side OF the track
Caught flro add were destroyed. tho
occupants barely escaping with their
lives.
Tho sultan OF Morocco has Issued a
decree, recently foroshndowed, order
ing all foreigners, except consuls. to
leave Foz and proceed to Tanglor.
because he is engaged in a cam
paign."
About 400 messenger boys, en-
ployed by the Illinois District Telo-
graph company in Chicago. struck
last week as a protest against the en-
ployment Of colored boys and to 80
cure an increase In wages.
Business failures in the Unltes
States for the week ending Sept. 25h
number $50. against 10 last week. 172-
In the like week OF 1902 and 40 In
1901. In Canada, failures for the
week number is, as compared with 10
last week and 10 In this week year
ago.
A second son was born last week 70.
General and Mrs. Funston. The sec
ond son Ia TO be called Frederick. Jr
The older son was named for General
Macarthur of Philippine fame. Cen
eral Funston is at present in the
north.
When a car OF lumber which had
been shipped from Michigan was op
ened at Brownsville, Pa, tho dead
bodies Of two men were found It IS
thought they crawled into the car 10
steal ride, were locked in and were
staryeu TO cath.
DR.. Charles Gardner. one OF the
most prominent surgeons In tho state
Of Kansas, died Of heart failure at
Emporla while performing an opera
ton. The patient suffered a severe
hemorrhage before another physician
could be summoned
A. b. Brownlee, aged 60 years, shot
and killed his wife, Henrietta, aged 81
years, at Youngstown o., Saturday
night, and then committed suicide, dy-
ing within few minutes. III health
and dependency are assigned as the
causes OF the tragedy
Rev. Mr.. McLughley, missionary
who left Bear river Lake Winnipeg,