The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08
NEWS SUMMARY.

&lb,JOOOOO a year.
A number OF buildings were shaken
down at Manzanillo, Mexico. as tho
result Of an earthquake.
Russia has the largest number OF
soldiers and reserves OF any sountry
on earth except Germany.
Fourteen thousand miners are on
strike In Iowa as a result Of refusal
Of the operators to Increase wages.
-Four American warshlps have ar
rived at Panama. One or more Of tho
vessels will remain there indefinitely.
The statement Ia made that Senator
German will not be a candidate for
the Democratic presidential nominB-
ton
A quarry blast explosion near Rich
mond. Va, resulted in the death Of
three men and the serious injury of
two others.
This Is the fourth time japan has
made war on a foreign nation, except
for early barbaric expeditions against
tho Koreans.
Senator Clark of Wyoming has In
troduced IA bill providing for n right
OF way for irrigation on the public
lands and reservations
Martial law practically prevails In
tho department Of the Nord. France.
owing to the monaclng attitude OF the
striking textile workers.
rhe correspondent OF tho Matin at
TOXIC reports that the Korean gov.
ernor OF Cheng-Wu has established his
Office under japanese protection.
Representative Williams OF Missis.
sippl has introduced bill providing
that tariif duties on any article EhAll
not amount to more than 500 per cent
advalorem.
Herr Dufay. the German Vieeeonnul
at Balta, has been murdered BY an
Italian beggar. who was arrested. The
motive Of the murder Ia said 10 have
been revenge.
Thomas Danforth of McReespOrt.
Pa. after losing $500 In a poker game.
went before a notary public and took
an oath not to play poker again for
nlnety.nine years.
A dispatch from Kata Rain, island
OF Sumatra, announces that in an an.
gagement between Dutch troops ana
Aohineso. the former lost three mon.
while b41 Achlnese we're killed.
Both houses OF the legislature have
passed bill authorizing tho payment
by the state Of New York OF pension
Of S72 per month to Hiram Cronk, the
last survivor OF tho war Of 1912.
The commandant at Vladivogtok
has published an order in the RusslaA.
Chinese and Korean languages to the
efIect that he viii sink any vessel at
tempting TO enter the port at night
An explosion in tho Citizens Ma
uond bank building at Abba, Iowa
resulted In r. Ramsey, Edward Dough
erty and Richard Grimes being killed
The explosion is supposed to have
been in the heating plant
Postmaster General Payne's condi.
ton has improved sufficiently to per,
NIT him TO como downstairs. Prepara-
tons are making for the postmaster
generals southern trip. on which he
expects to start this week.
The survivors OF the variag and
Korletz, which vessels were destroyed
In Chemulpo hRrbor, arrived at sebAs.
topol Sunday, and received OvAtions
as enthusiastic as those with which
they were greeted at Odessa.
Detectives working on tho case say
that the bandits who held up the Ore
gon Express at Copley Cal. and killed
Messenger oNel were the same men
who held up fifteen men in Dave Enid
eotts saloon at Kennel, Cal, Oh March
goth.
The Illinois miners and operators
have signed the state agreement, 81.
fectiye for two years When the Joint
convention met Sunday there was not
one dissenting vote against the agree
mont reached by the Joint scale com
mittee.
A correspondent, cabling from
Seoul, says It has been learned there
that the Russian cavalry, in much dis
tress, is retiring toward Miju. They
are cutting down telegraph poles to
use as fuel and their horses are dying
for lack OF proper food
The mint at San Francisco during
tho month OF March broke all records
for gold coinage since the use of mon.
ey began in civilization The amount
coined during the month reached tho
enormous sum Of $50. ll3.5OO, an aver.
age OF more than Sl,OOO.OOO day.
II Ia announced by the local com.
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