The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-12-20
NEWS SUMMARY


American teachers are wanted in the
Philippines for the next school year.
The odessa grain trade Is at present
vt standstill as q result Ct the strike
inauguratod by all railroad employees.
The total resources of the SO trust
companies ia New York state show
a decrease of about $3O.O0OOCO In
three months
The Citizens bank of Cedar Hin,
Texas, was robbed of $500, the rob
bers using nitro-slyceriaa in forcing
open the safe.
Representative lacey of Iowa fas
introduced bill making $12 the MIN
imum pension to be paid veterans of
the war of 1861
The Senate in executive session on
the 18Th ratified treaty with
Guatemala for the reciprocal protec.
ton Of patents
The war department has selt cted
the site for the government po1der
factory for which congress appIppri.
ated $l65,OOO the last session
The steam trawler Forsoga has
been sunk in a storm off Christian.
sand, Norway An of her crew, mum.
bering twelve men, were drowned
Fourteen merchants and business
men of East St Louis have entered
pleas of guilty to charges Of yio-
lating the Illinois child labor laws
Julius Persl,y, of Hammond, Ind,
died lasts week from excessive smok-
ing of cigarettes He said that he
had smoked 100000 cigarettes during
his lifetime
Mrs Frank Coonrad is believed to
have been killed and property valued
at $4,000 destroyed in fire which
consumed the American house block in
Burlington, W.
Ten prominent lumber dealers have
been indicted by the grand jury for
an alleged violation Of the Oklahoma
7nti-truat laws by entering into a com.
bination to fix prices
John c. Brain died at Tampa, Fla, Of
paralysis During the civil war he
commanded several warships. He
was the last Confederate prisoner to
be released after the war.
In response to cables from the chief
Of police of Warsaw three Russian i'm
migrants were arrested Immediately
after leaving the North German LLOYD
steamer Halle at Baltimore
The passenger steamer Monarch
VITA ten passengers and crew OF
thirty is wreck on Isle Royale
Lake Superior The passengers and
crew succeeded in reaching shore.
The differences between the fedora
and iusuar governments over the d
ision of the public lands in Porto Ric'
ave been amicably adjusted, subjec
o the approval Of the secretary Of IL
navy.
II Is the opinion Of RoprnscHatly
Victor Mwd,c& Of Kansas, as he on
ned lls r~auop in a a7a,.h Ia Il.
louae thet Tie government IS ply.n
90 much Ter the carriage Of Iailwa
mail.
b. c. House, proprietor Of lauL
dry at III Paso, To>as, saot tire
men whom he clai.s attached hr
in a saloon, fatally wounlins tw,
of them and seriously injuring tn
other
For the FIRST time in 90 years tn
great Treadwoll mines Of Alaska ar,
closed Douglas and juneau are SUI
lering from coal famine and lack OF
fuel has resulted In the closing of the
mines
Andrew Carnegie has sent to the
board Of trustees of st. Viateurs col
lege. Kankakee, H., a check for
$4,000 for the rebuilding of the col
lege building, which was recently de
stIoysd by fire.
Emperor William has authorized
Chancellor Won Buelow to dissolve
the reiohstag and order new elections
If the supplementary appropriations
asked for by the government are not
granted by the house.
DR.. George NJ, Gray citizens can
lidate, was elected mayor of Kansas
City Kan, by plurality Of 800 votes
over NJ. J. Pheian, democrat, and
John p, Sims, republican, at a special
election held last week.
Christmas"