The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-06-07
~ NEWS SUMMARY -

AS the result of an explosion Mt the
powder works near Santa Cruz. Cal.
two OF the employees were killed
Frank Palmer, said to be the origin
al "Deadwood Dick" of dime move,
fame, died at the county hospital in
Denver last week of pneumonia.
A Fort Worth and Denver passenger
train collided with some box cars near
Wichita Falls, Tex. The engineer
fireman and fifteen passengers we're
injured.
Clinton Parish, a French Canadian.
deliberately placed a stick of giant
powder under his hat and blew his
head off, at the Bonanza King mine in
Trinity county, California.
The Kiangst riots have been sup.
pressed. There were two small en-.
gagements in which ten rioters were
killed and sixteen made prisoners.
Foreigners were not molested.
A mob of 200 citizens lynched ]. V.
Johnson, accused of numbering his
brother-in-law at Dadesboro. N. G..
johnson was in Jail, the jury In his
case having disagreed on the first
trial.
On threat of British warships to
lombard them, the Moors have de-
sisted in their attack on the British
steamer Craighall, from Cardiff for
Savonia, which is ashore off Point
Ceres.
Mayor e. r. Schmitz of San Fran,
cisco has written to President Roose-
welt, testifying to the excellent serv-
ice rendered by the United States
troops during the fire and earthquake
that devastated the city.
Emperor Francis Joseph, in letter
to Prince Conrad Won Hohenlohe-
Schillingsfuerst, accepts the resigna-
ton of the cabinet and asks that the
ministers carry on affairs pending the
formation of a new cabinet.
The National Bank of Mexico has
declared an annual dividend of IS per
cent. The net profit realized was
S5,6S5.35 and $4,579000 was distrib
uted as dividends, while the reserve
fund was increased by $56S,325.
The extra session of the Delaware
legislature convened at Dover on the
91st. The Democratic advisory COM
mittee had decided to take no part in
the special session. They claim the
calling of the session is illegal.
Confederate and Federal veterans
at Nashville, Tenn, and at other
points in the state, including Knox
Vile, Memphis and other large towns,
united on Decoration day in decorating
the graves of departed comrades.
In a pistol duel on the main street
| of Enid, Oklahoma, Robert White, a
bystander was killed, and Robert
Johnson and Fred Capers, the princi'
| pals, were wounded Johnson escaped
from the officers and has not beer
captured.
James H. Batty, the natural history
collector, has been accidentally killed
by the discharge of his gun in Mexico
according to word received In New
York. Mr.. Batty formerly was an OF
fetal collector of birds and animals In
the Rocky mountains.
Canada's new Sunday observance
law. now being enacted by parliament
at Ottawa, will not only prohibit the
publication of newspapers on Sunda!
throughout the Dominion, but will pre-
vent the importation of Sunday paper
from the United States.
The Woman's General Missionar.
society, reporting to the assembly o
the United Presbyterian church a
Richmond. Ind, reports membershl
of 3O,15S and contributions OF $S4'Szc
The foreign mission field asks 10
$685. ,4O1 to carry on the work
Mr.. Coret, the Nicaraguan minister
called at the state department TO ue
liver a message from the president o
Nicaragua, stating that neither NICE
ragua or any of the other Ceh'i
American republics is involved IN III
internal troubles in Guatemala
A mob engaged special tram
Monroe, La, and went to Iaiia'a'
la. where they forced the jail al
hanged R. L. Rogers, white man. I'll
alleged murderer of Jesse Brown,
monument merchant of Glraru' ~
Brown was killed Feb. 49, lSO4'
The death sentence has been eA
cuted on the eight murderers Oh r"'''
Lieutenant Porsehitsk. These wei
tbe workmen in whose behaif the o'
or house of parliament interpeiiate
, Premier Goremykin and demanueu
Z communication of their sehtehces'