The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-02-21


IRE last week. Several fremen were
injured
The first elections to parliament I'm.
der the new Transvaal constitution
will be held February 90, with every
prospect Of the Beers obtaining a use
ful working majority in the house OF
Representatives.
The motion to quash the indictment
against congressman-elect Favrot,
charged with numbering DR.. Metcalf,
has been sustained by Favrot's sue
SCISSOR on the bench, Judge Brunot, al
Baton Rouge, La
The supply warehouse of the Arr
iona Copper company at Clifton, Ariz,
caught fire from spontaneous combus.
ton and the damage was heavy. The
contents were valued at 100000, but
were not all burned.
While the minister of justice, DR.. L.
y, Van Raalte. was standing in front
of his residence at The Hague, In
matte fired five shots at him with a
revolver, but missed him. The would
be assassin was arrested.
Senator Patterson has introduced a
bill providing for the acquisition OF
railroads by the government The bill
was ordered to lie on the table and ii
is expected the Colorado senator will
address the senate concerning it.
The safe of the Bank of Ellisvillc
H., was cracked in the morning and
the entire contests, $4,000, were tax
en-. There were five men in the gang
T.. w. Butler, who owns the bank,
gave chase. but the burglars got
away.
Governor Frank Hanley of Indiana
at Indianapolis. on the 10Th. unveiled
a memorial tablet to Abraham Lincoln.
The memorial Is placed in a local no.
tel formerly known as the Bates
house, where Lincoln spoke in Feb
ruary, 1861.
A severe earthquake shock lasting
several seconds was felt at Albania,
province of Murcia, Spain, on the 18th.
The coal mines at Bakmunt. Russia,
caught fire while the miners were at
work Forty bodies have been taken
from the shaft.
The people of Nicaragua demand
reparation from the government OF
Honduras for the invasion of their
territory by Honduras troops, and
have offered financial aid for a con-
fict with Honduras. The whole coun'
try is excited.
George NJ. Morton and wife, regis
tering from New York, were found
dead in their room at the Tampa Bay
hotel, at Tampa, Fla, having commit
ted suicide. A note was found In the
room. saying they had killed them
selves by mutual consent
The senate has passed the army APP
propriation bill, carrying SSl ,oOO,ooo
The amendment which permitted the
government to accept reduced rates on
army supplies and permitted officers
and enlisted men to accept reduced
transportation, were defeated
The senate on the night OF the 18TH
broke all records by passing bills al
the rate of fifteen minute Tor one
hour and six minutes-991 bills in all
During the procedure Senator McCum
her WAS the only senator on the noor
Vice President Fairbanks presided
PuIaianes attacked and burned tWo
towns in the province OF Occidental
Negros and killed six members OF lne
constabulary. Two American teach
ers w X. Bachelor and waiter >
Lee are reported TO be missing nc
cause is known for the sudden up''S
| ing.
For the first time in many years
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CITY on the 18th. The unusual coHu'
lions have caused suffering among tnt
moor. who habitually go ABOUT ciau nv -
iipht garments and with bare rect Nv
government is providing food anu s"ei
ter to hundreds,
Professor II. Russell Burner NJ D.
founder and proprietor OF a Sahi, ,'nomr
in Los Angeles, and widely *, KNOW wi
thronahout the east and on the "a
cit,c coast, was found dead at his ho M
On East Fourth street from ch ii,oS u
poisoning His death is oe'e''' "
have been accidental
The Kansas senate has by a vo.'
Of "a to IS, adopted res Danso,
barring representatives OF the .i hanss,
City Star from the moor OF VAS sa' takeI
of the senate. The action , MSe com
because the Star printed articles ,, on
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