The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-02-17
NEWS SUMMARY.

Prussia. $4,000 men are idle az tho
result Of the miners strike.
BY a vote Of 90 10 73 the Nebraska
house defeated the Cunningham bin
making the playing Of football in the
state felony.
Alta stirring meeting Chicago slavs
have organized 10 aid their country.
men In the revolution which they Dc.
clare will come In the Austrian EN-.
pire.
The city NJ Shanghai Is crowded
with Port Arthur refugees. Most of
them are orderly and nearly all have
plenty OF money but many are sleep
ing 10 the streets.
Nine. Kuga the opera singer. who.
aludlng TO the events of January %.
recently congratulated the military
on Russla's first victory has been ex.
PEELED from Russia
The drought from which the Rlukiu
islands. between Japan and Formosa,
suffered In 1904. has caused a famine
and there is now much distress
throughout the Islands.
Secretary Hay has signed with NJ
Takahlra. the japanese minister. an
arbitration treaty between the United
states and Japan. Identical with those
signed with the other nations.
According to report from Radon
Russia. twenty workmcn have been
killed or wounded In strike disorders
morc. while AZ slarzysko twenty four
have been killed and forty wounded
Adylccs from Monte Christi. Rcpub.
IIc Of santo Domingo. state that al is
quiet there and the control Of tho Gus.
toms a. that port by the Americans
has boon accepted boy the authorities
Curarc. the most subtle and deadly
poison known 10 modern science. iB
believed by Dr. Joseph Springer for.
morly coronor's physician. to have
caused the death OF Johann IIoch's
/ wives.
The assassin Of solnlncn. pro.
curatorgcncral Of Finland. has been
| identified as Earl Leonard Hohcnthal.
/ formerly a student at Ilclsinfors. lie
maintains an obstinate silence under
/ examination.
II Is stated on high authority that
James Burton Reynolds Of Massachu.
sotts has been decided upon as the
successor Of Robert II. Armstrong. as.
sistant secretary Of the treasury In
charge OF the customs.
Blglcr Johnson pleaded guilty at To.
.twandn. Pa. TO the charges that he
murdered his wife. Maggie b. John.
son. and her niece, Annie Benjamin.
10 years old. In September last. and
afterwards burned the bodies.
Mrs. Sophia Merritt charged with
the murder and burning OF Maggie u
Johnson and her sons vito In Sep.
tcmbor last. was acquitted ut Towan.
ANf III hIhI'I HNIlN"NNH NN' N'NA VIZ
mans husband, pleaded guilty
The opinion Is generally expressed
that Arizonas chances for admission
have been greatly improved by the
favorable action nB 10 New Mexico
and that the territory win be admit.
ted by the FIrynIuth congress.
President pro tenn Frye on satur.
day introduced IN the senate the petit
ton Of c. W. Post Of Michigan, asking
for the expulsion OF Senator Plat OF
New York. II was referred to tho
committee on privileges and elections
Ernest Blackmar and his lG,year-old
son, Earlin. Of Meridian, Suttor conn
". were drowned In the Sacramento
river at Marysylllc, Cal, while cross
ing In row boat A third man o.
capped death by clinging to the over
turned boat
AZ the close Of the inquest held AT
Watching. ~ Jo into the death OF
George williams. the grocer Of that
! town WHO WIS ANNNA nlNNN NN NNAAN ~
his sleigh. the jury found that he
came to his death by pistol shot by
George Wood
Emperor william win give his sup
port TO officers drinking toasts IN
water or non.alcoholic beverages, Tho
emperor's decision came about
through Dr. Adolph Banner OF Munich
n member Of the society against N,
misuse OF spurious liquors
The house committee on public
lands has authorized favorable re
mort on the Brooks bill, increasing
from 100 to Gao acres the amount o.
land that may be taken mp under the
homestead act In that section Of Col
orndo east OF the Rocky mountains,
Iinry owens farmer living noaI
slstersyllle, W. Va, attempted to muir
der his wife and then walked 10 m
oil tank. and, after setting It on FIRE
plunged into the flames. The bod!
was burned beyond recognition. Jeal
onsy was the cause OF the tragedy
Luke f. Wright Of Tennessee is tn