The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-09-26
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was thrown from his horse in the
maneuvers near Dresden and was
slightly injured.
1t has been reported to the state
board of health that twenty cases of
beri beri have developed among JAP
anese laborers at Alva. Neb.
The dock laborers' strike at Ant
werp is ended mixed commission
having been selected to examine and
pass upon the question of wages.
Final figures for the new state of
Oklahoma show total population of
1,141,042 Oklahoma having 721,141 in
habitants and Indian Territory 629.9Ot.
Minister Urgarte, of Honduras, has
informed the department of state that
on Sept 8 the constitutional regime
was re-established in the republic Of
Honduras
The Nebraska supreme court has
handed down q decision holding that
person cannot devise an interest in
timber claim unless patent has
been issued.
Panic-stricken when barge In
which they were crossing the Alle'
gheny river began to sink, six work
man of Pittsburg jumped into the river
and were drowned.
The United States cruiser squadron
from the Asiatic station, consisting OF
the Maryland, Pennsylvania, West yir
GINA and Colorado, have sailed from
Honolulu for San Francisco.
The San Domingo congress has
passed resolution delegating to the
executive of that government full pow
err and authority TO act on the $20,000,'
900 San Dominican loan contract.
At a session of the international
congress of miners at Salzburg, Aus
tria, resolution was adopted opposing
any restriction Of the output of coal.
The Americans voted affirmatively.
The state board of railroad commits
sioners has adopted a resolution reduce
ing the maximum passenger fares in
South Dakota from to 2ia cents a
mile, to become effective October Is.
After chasing people into their
homes at the point of a revolver and
clearing saloons of patrons, George
White, a negro, was shot and killed by
! Deputy Sheriff Will Blake, of Collins
vile, Ill
II. Czolgosz and his wife, parents
OF the assassin of President McKin-
ley, have applied to the city charity
department of Cleveland o., for as
sistance. Czolgosz is SO and his wife
! 75 years old.
| j. S. Cook, Southern Pacific brake-
| man residing in Los Angeles, was in
stantly killed while trying to board a
westbound passenger train at Cotton.
Cal, on which his wife was returning
from the east
| Acting upon the recommendation or
Governor Post, the executive council
has decided upon compulsory vaccina-
ton on the Porto Rican island. Six
hundred thousand vaccine points have
| been ordered
| Edward Richardson, an aeronaut.
dropped 2,00e feet to death at the Mi
ami county fair at Troy, N. Y. His
parachute broke and he shot to the
ground like an arrow. striking on a
tree and was killed.
Mrs. Lillian White Grant, kinder
garten teacher in the public schools OF
Chicago, was found dead in bed at her
home, her neck broken by piece of
linen cloth twisted about her throat.
The police suspect a colored chore
man.
By mortgaging his own and his
family's property, State Tax Commits
sioner John Fitzpatrick, of New Or
leans has raised funds TO return $116,-
900 stolen from the state by Charles
| E. Letten, a clerk in Fitzpatrick's
office.
| Two Russians entered bank at
Montreaux, Switzerland, shot and
killed the cashier. seized the cash
box and fed. crowd gave chase.
| The robbers fired at and wounded four
of their pursuers before they We're
captured.
Under the will of the late Thomas r.
otter, treasurer of the grand lodge of
Masons of Pennsylvania, his entire es
tate. valued at about 81, 500 900, Is de-
vised to the credit of the grand lodge
| of Pennsylvania for the education and
/ support of male orphans of the Master
Masons.
In San Francisco the Geary street
line has resumed operations for the
first time since the strike began sew
eral months ago. The company has
agreed to pay the city 10 per cent OF
its gross receipts. No discrimination
will be made between union and non
union men.
Five hundred members of the In
dependent Boot and Shoe Cutters
union of st. Louis have struck for
shorter hours and increased wages.
All the shoe factories In the city are
affected save one. which signed the
union agreement
agreement.
Ludwig SzcZygiel, the Roman Catho-
lie nriest from Chicago who has heen