The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-09-06
NEWS SUMMARY

The Brazilian congress has voted
an appropriation of 100000 for the re-
lief of sufferers by the earthquake at
Valparaiso
Abraham Green, a German, 80 years
old of San Francisco. shot and killed
his wife and then committed suicide
by shooting.
A police, two gcndarmes and a con.
ductor were killed en- train by
band of seven revolutlonists neal
ramboff, Russia
For the fourteenth time the exccu
i've council OF Victoria has rejected
Tie proposal to confer the right OF
suffrage en- womcn.
President Roosevelt has cablcd to
King Frederick. through the American
minister, his congratulations ON the
opening of the cable to Iceland.
Four Greek laborers were killed aud
another man fatally injured by being
struck by Baltimore & Ohio South.
western train at symmcs Ohio.
What is believed to have been an
attempt to wreck the Santa Fe over.
land train was Nle at Helen Cal,
by the placins u q handcar on the
track.
Isaac Wine, so years old, committed
suicide at the Hotel Avon. Los An
geles, ny blowing out his brains with
a 44-caliber revolver III health led
to the decd.
When the body of men known as
the divorce congress" meets in
Philadelphia November ~ 1t will have
submitted to II a uniform statute re-
lating TO the annulment of marriage
and the granting of divorces.
A mob of about 500 persons at
tempted to take and lynch William
Thompson, a negro, confessed assail-
ant of two little white girls and a lit
tie negro girl at Mobile, Ala. bat
we're prevented by the officers
The vault in the city hall at San
Francisco containing records Of the
board Of supervisors was opened last
week and all the papers were found
charred by the prolonged heat to
which they had been subjected.
In desperate fight within the walls
CT the United States prison at Allan
ia, Ga, Edward Richmond. serving a
term Of ten years for train robbery
committed in Indian Territory. was
shot and instantly killed by Guard
Frey.
Captain J. Frank Griggs. who. dur
ing the civil war, was u General
Shelby's command, but who later was
with Qusntiell, the raider, and who Is
said to have been in the famous raid
at Lawrence, Kan, is dead A. Grain
Valley, Mo.
The steamer City OF selkirk arrived
at Selkirk. Man. from tbs rorth end
Of Lake Winnipeg. anu reported that
the steamer Princess, with sixteen
hands on board, ran into a rock near
swampy island, and six Of her crew
were drowned
Governor Folk has granted a re-
spite until October 20 TO Mrs. Agnes
Myers, now in fail at Liberty, await
ing execution fer the murder of her
husband A similar respite was grant.
ed in the case of Frank Hoffman Mrs.
Myers accomplice, now IN Tail at
Kansas City.
j. S. Merscham, travelling overland
from Portales, n. NJ discovered two
men sitting upright in a wagon. dead.
and four mules in harness The men
have been identified as Victor and
Thomas Simpson, brothers. who lived
on farms near Elida. They were
killed by lightning while driving from
Roswell, N. NJ.
Revolutionists effected a daring rob.
berry Of a post office collector in the
center Of ST. Petersburg, Snuff was
thrown in the eyes Of the collector by
the robbers. who seized his portfolio
and escaped with A. Fortunately
there were but a few hundred dollars
in the portfolio.
A punitive expedition visited the
district near Weden Russia. where a
rural guard was killed recently, insti-
tuted a drumhead court martial put TO
death three revolutionists and logged
many peasants with whips. A fine OF
sl,5o0 was imposed on the two com
munes involved.
The Pcpulist Of Indiana met here at
indianapolis in state convention, nom.
mated a state ticket and adopted
platform. The platform denounces
trusts, imperialism the present tinan-
cinl system and the decisions OF he
United States supreme court adverse
TO tho income tax.
On account of the frequency Of at
tacks on policemen, the project Of
police of Moscow has issued an order
declaring that the men had been
wounded owing to their own fault in
not taking precautions, adding that
they must hereafter employ their arms
in the most energetic fashion.
Secretary Wilson has returned 20
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