The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26
NEWS SUM MARY


ton, b. G.
1t is reported that President-elect
Taft will vIsit Havana to attend tho
inauguration of General Jose Miguel
Gomez on January 2S as president OF
Cuba.
Two persons. laborer and boy.
we're killed and six others injured as
result of an explosion of gas in the
basement of commission house in
Kansas City.
]. w. Dalzell, known as Private
Dalzell" announces that "at the solic-
tation of Ohio comrades he will be
willing to accept the United States
senatorship from Ohio.
Hugh O'Neill an attorney, shot and
seriously wounded Michael Fachter, a
retired hotel man, on Market street.
In San Francisco. The two men quar-
relied over business transaction.
Robbers held several citizens at bay
at Attica, o., while they blew open
and robbed the safe of Renninger &
Silcoxs office of $4,000 in cash. The
robbers were fired upon, but escaped.
No trace has been found OF the as
sailant of Mrs. j. d. Ford, who was at
tackled I'm her home at Long Beach,
Cal, by an unknown man, bound,
gagged and nearly strangled to death.
NJ. Mlllicis-La Croix, the minister of
colonies. announced in the French
chamber of deputies last week that
the ownership of Clipperton island. in
the Pacific ocean, would be submitted
TO arbitration
The National bank of Monticello.
Ky, has closed its doors on account
OF shortage of over $4,000 In the
cashiers department. The bank has
q capital of $4,000 and total resources
Of about $194,00O.
Bryan carried Nebraska by a plu-
rality of 4,102, according to an Of
fciaf tabulation In the Office of the
secretary of state. Taft received 1861
997, Bryan 1909. Chain received
5,179 and Debs 1922 votes.
AS result of urgent representa-
tons made by the powers, the Servian
government has withdrawn it's special
military guards on the Austro Hungar-
ian frontier and discharged the re-
serves recently called to the colors.
One man. was killed and four in
;ured when Rock Island freight train
crashed into an extra freight at Brink
ley, Ark. The caboose caught fire and
was destroyed. Charles A. Clark, aged
81, of Los Angeles, Cal, was burned
10 a crisp.
1t IS announced that Mrs. Russell
Sage of New York has given $4,000
toward the establishment of college
for colored youths in Kentucky, to be
a.branch of Berea college. The col.
ege will be modelled after the Tuske-
gee institute.
The gross earnings of nineteen rail-
roads for the first week In November.
1908, were s13,350,17s, against S12,'
142109 for the first week in Novem.
Der, 1907, an increase of $1,20S,O69.
Seven roads show increases and
twelve decreases.
The Hawaii Shinpo publishes what
purports to be the text of new treaty
DCLWeen liS OHllcu NOldtSS anu Jupoh,
the official announcement of which, 1t
says, will not be made until next Feb
ruary. The treaty, as published, guar
antees the integrity Of China.
kilograms from Medina, Arabia,
give brief details of an engagement
| between the troops and large force
OF Bedouins. Three battalions occupy
ing the Belt ell Rawi were compelled
| TO retire in Medina and suffered Sc
we're losses during the retreat.
Patrick Ford, editor of the Irish
| World of New York, who was the sub
| ject of an attack in the house of COM
mons as his rumored approaching
| visit to England with O'Meagher Con-
| don, was discussed, announces that he
| has not definitely decided on the pro-
| losed visit.
An effort is being made in st. Pet
ersburg to sell the Russian rights in
the Wright aeroplane to the Russian
government for military purposes. The
| proposed contract with the Russian
government is similar to that under
which the French rights were sold to
| Paris syndicate.
The committee on privileges of the
house Of lords has declared the right
Of Albert Kirby Fairfax. who is a ma
tive of Virginia, and who has been
described as the only American bear
ing an English title. to the rank and
title of Lord Fairfax of Cameron in
the Scottish peerage.
Kaing Yu Wei, the head of the Chi
reese reform movement throughout
the world is at present in Penang. He
las refused to see an interviewer who
sought his opinion on the recent stu
alton in China, on the ground that he
was Frustrated with grief over the
death of the emperor
Brief funeral services, according to
the ritual of the Improved Order of
Red Men, were held over the remains
| % NTnrrte Haac whn committed SlIi-