The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-03-01

The American steamer David has
been wrecked on San Andrews island
off the Nicaraguan coast. The crew
was saved, but the cargo was lost,
The senate has ratified the treat,
with South America relating to quar-
antine regulations. The treaty is |
similar to that with European coun-
tries.
The war department has received a
cablegram from San Domingo, saying
that Harmon Caceres has announced
that he will serve the unexpired pres
idential term
Three men lost their lives fighting
fire in the shaft of the Old Dominion
| mine at Globe, Ariz., Tuesday. Twelve
boxes of powder in the tenth level
| burned without exploding.
The united mine workers of Illinois
have unanimously Endorsed the action
| Of the national convention at Indian
| apolis in demanding an increase OF
| 12k per cent over the present scale.
The strained Franco-German stu
alton appears to have increased some
what, owing to the disheartened tone
of the press, which, however, careful
ly avoids stimulating the war fever.
The SENATE has passed the bill au'
thorizing the purchase of coal lands
| e t.,
lands; also the bill amending the Phil
ippine tariff act on textile fabrics on
| shoes.
Father f. E. Leary. national chap
lain Of the G. A. r., who is i'll at his
home in Chapman, Mass, with pneu-
monia, is reported slowly sinking. His
physicians held out no hope of re-
| covery.
Returning to her fat to get her
money Mrs. John Hanley met her
daeth in Chicago in a burning apart
ment house. Mrs. Hanley had gone
from the building with her son at the
first alarm.
The correspondent of the London
Daily Telegraph at Toxic says that
southeast of Fukushima. destroyed
600 houses and caused the death of
thirty-seven persons.
In the British house of commons
the statement was made that the
transfer of Port Arthur from Russia
to Japan does not affect the status
of Wei Wei, which was leased to
Great Britain by China.
Prince Pignatell Strongeli, aged
10, son of lady-in-waiting to Queen
Helena, committed suicide at Naples
by shooting. He was to have been
married in a few hours to a daughter
of the Duke of Coriglano
j. Milton Turner of st. Louis, for
merly American minister to Liberia,
is endeavoring TO enlist the interest
of Isthman canal officials in the EN-.
ployment of negro labor from the
United States in building the canal.
The bandits who kidnapped Colonel
Robert Mannigan, the Deming, n. M,
ranchman, from stoge near Silver
City, N. NJ, are alleged to have collect
ed $4,000 ransom money to date, $1,000
from the Colonel and $1,000 from hrs
son, yet them still hold him.
1t is understood that the union mi
ners will demand 1914 cent increase
In wages in the Pittsburg district.
Mitchell, when pressed abo"t his
meaning when he said there would
Je no strike, said that 1t applied to
the bituminous coal situation.
Efforts have been started at Seattle,
Wash. to secure shipload Of wheat
for japanese famine sufferers, to be
shipped, If possible, on the Great
Northern liner Dakota. sailing March
~. Late Oriental mail adyices show
that nearly million people are
starving.
A force Of religious fanatics is re-
ported to have invaded and overrun
portion OF Sokoto, Africa, from the
north; to have destroyed a French
post near the frontier. killing five
French officers and capturing two
and to have overwhelmed a British
detachmenN.