The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1907-03-16
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the 9Th.
The British ship Lochgarve is
ashore at Kemalo. on Molokai island
and will probably be a total loss.
A fishing vessel with crew of
seven men foundered on the coast of
st. Thomas, n. F., and all hands
were lost
Two explosions in the rock quarry
OF the chihuahua & Pacific railroad,
at Sandoyal, Chihuahua, killed men
and seriously injured others
The Missouri legislature has passed
bill giving the cities of the state
the right to fix the rates charged by
public utilities granted by franchise.
The bill to extend the right of sui
frage to women was defeated in the
house of commons last week. where II
was talked to death without coming
to a vote.
The California Legislature has pass.
ed a bill providing an eighthour day
for conductors and motormen and
other employees on street and inter.
urban railroads.
Japan is Withdrawing all her troops
from Manchuria except $1,000 rail
way guards. The foreign consuls are
strongly protesting against the non
settlement of the Likin question.
Four persons were burned to death
in Brooklyn, Sunday, three in tene
ment fire on Bushwick avenue and a
woman in her home. one man was
fatally hurt in the tenement fire
After being out an hour and half
the Jury In the case of James and
Phillip STROLLER. on trial at Culpep
| per, w. Va, for the murder Of VII
liam +. Bywaters, returned verdict
Of not guilty.
As a result Of an advertisement in
a paper for wife, George Moon. q
widowcr Of Ansonia, Conn. has been
80 overwhelmed with applicants that
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sign ON his front door.
4 bomb was thrown into Hat oc
cupied by Prince Argutynski. director
of the government high school OF
Warsaw. The premises were wreck
ed but the prince was not injured.
The bombthrower escaped.
Advices received from Chihuahua
state that thirty-five persons
men, women and children-were killed
at San Andoes. twenty leagues from
there, by the accidental explosion of
a large quantity of dynamite.
The Missouri senate has passed a
bill providing for the nomination OF
candidates OF all parties for United
States senator by popular vote at the
November elections preceding the leg
islatures which will elect senators.
The coal.carrying roads of Illinois
have decided to increase the rates 10
cents ton on all coal mined In H.
linols and Indiana and brought "a
Chicago for consumption. The In
creased rates will go into effect Apri
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4 presidential boom for Senator W
Murray Crane, OF Massachusetts,, Is In
full swing In Boston He seems Il
have the backing OF his constituency
and other prominent Republicans
Considerable enthusiasm Is manifest
ed.
The Danube is thawing rapidly anC
flooding thousands of acres of cult
waited land, the inhabitants of which
and their cattle are succeeding to es
cape with great difficulty. The watel
confines to rise and the danger is in
creasing.
A mutiny occurred in the artiller.
barracks at Toul France The mel
attacked non.commissioncd officer
with reyolvers and swords. Seyera
men were wounded on both sides be
fore the mutineers were captured an,
imprisoned.
Failing To get satisfaction for tn
recent murder OF a German mission
airy, II Is reported that Germany IN
tends to occupy certain coal lands o.
the frontier near Bagdad, which sh
has long desired for the purpose a
the Bagdad railroad.
In order to prevent the Japanes
from poaching upon the sparsel
guarded Siberian litoral during th
fishing season, commencing in Apri
Russia has decided to send to tn
Pacific two small cruisers, which ar
now in the Black sea.
The military secretary's Office 9
the army, established for the benef
OF Major General Ainsworth, went gu
OF existence on the 9Th, in accorC
ance with the provisions Of the arm
. appropriation bill, and the adjutar
generals department was revived.
Andrew Watts, aged %, was arres