The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-11-14
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paraiso, Chile, which caused a prop. |
erty loss of 100000, seven firemen
were injured.
The boilers of the German schooner |
ship Blucher exploded while the yes
sci was near Murwick. Ten men were
killed and twenty-five injured.
Sixteen persons are said to have
drowned and more than fifty hou;es
swept away in cloudburst at San
Jose Del Cabo. in Lower California.
Five persons were killed and score
more injured in a head-on collision be-
tween a northuound passenger train
and southbound freight near higgins
Ditch, Ark.
NJ Gurko, vice minister of the in
terror of Russia, has been found guilty
Of malfeasance, sentenced to dismis-
sal, and ordered to make restitution
of over $25O,O0O,
Several persons sustained cuts and
bruises and property loss OF $4,000
resulted when a magazine of the Pc
troleum Torpedo company, sixteen
miles from Butler, Pa, exploded
A lone highwayman, armed with q
knife, entered five hotels in Prescott,
Arizona, and robbed every one he en-
countered. At one of the hotels he
fatally wounded one of the guests who
offered resistance.
The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that at the close of busi-
ness, October 80, the debt, less cash
IN the treasury, amounted to $S79,176,-
$50, an increase as compared with last
month of S1,177S22.
Daniel F. Mcmahon, who was leader
of Tammany hall with Charles F.
Murphy and Louis Haffon, and who
retired two years ago from the chair
manship of the executive committee.
died last week at Atlantic City.
Two American citizens, colored.
were arrested at Guatemala City, and
1t is alleged frightfully beaten by Or
der of the military governor OF the de-
partment of Zacaha. The American
charge daffaires is investigating.
Bedres Hamparzoomian, who shot
and killed Hovhones Tavshanjian,
wealthy Armenian merchant, in New
York City last July, has been SEN
fenced to die in the electric chain
during the week beginning Decembel
16.
Henry Binnmore, shorthand repor-
ter. lawyer and author, died ON No
vember 5 at his residence in Chicago.
He was "A years old. AS secretary
for Stephen A. Douglas he. reported
the famous debate with Lincoln In
1858.
Following his indictment by the
| grand jury ON a charge of attempted
! criminal assault, Alexander Johnson,
negro. was taken from the Jail at Cam
eron. Texas, by a mob of 500 men and
hanged to tree in the court house
yard.
CAPTAIN George Tilton, master OF
the steam whaler Bowhead, which has
arrived at San Francisco from the
Arctic. characterized as rot" the re-
port that five ships of the whaling fleet
are thought to have persisted with all
hands.
Word has reached the treasury de
partment that because of reluctancy
to part with the currency they have
on hand national banks throughout
the country are declining to cash pen
sion drafts and other obligations o.
the government.
A special representative OF a news
paper who was sent to Karatagh, IL
the Hissar district of Bokhara, which
was destroyed by landslide follow
ing the earthquake of October Il, re
ports that 2,400 persons persisted AM
only seventy escaped.
State Dairy and Food COMMISSIONS
Foust announces that hereafter h
will issue no oleomargerine licenses t.
non-residents of Pennsylvania. Th
commissioner believes this refusal will
break up the illegal sale OF this articl
in Pennsylvania.
The Globe National bank, with
capital of $4,000 and deposits o
$500 900, temporarily suspended o.
November 5. Heavy drafts on tn
cash on hand, with no cash coming i
from outside banks, forced the actor
The full legal reserve is on hand'
A statement of the London boar
of trade shows increases of $15,125,OO
in imports and s25 426,000 in exports
The principal increase in imports wa
$15,O00,0O0 in grain and -four and tn
increase in exports were coal Sl5,OOO
600, and manufactured goods, $lS,75C
900,
Rather than reveal the identity
the politician who induced him
falsely register in two election dl
tricts, Joseph Healey of New Hor
city accepted a sentence OF not les
than four years and six months, an
not more than four years and eleVe
months in prison.
Except that a plan of united actie
has been agreed upon, the entire pc
lev of the state mapped out for 1
conduct of the rate litigation with u
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