The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-15
NEW s SUMMARY

Fire in the White House stables
vas discovered in time to prevent a
serious connagratlon, but small dam
oge being done.
Harry Augustus Garfield, son Of
President Garfield, and brother of the
secretary of the interior, was last
week indicted into Office as president
OF Williams college.
For the three days OF registration
last week the corrected figures show
for Greater New York a registration
OF 54O,095, as compared with 573,523
four years ago--a loss OF 23,42S.,
Mrs. Robert Cummings and her two
grandchildren. Harry, aged years,
and James. aged 10. were burned to
death in FIRE which destroyed Mrs
Cummings cottage at Yonkers. N. Y.
A mob took Ben Price, negro
from Jail at Grannoram. Texas, and
hanged him to tree in the city
party. The man was charged with
having criminauy assaulted his
dAu4ster.
1he journal OF the American Med
zeal association, published at Chi
cago, has Just completed its returns
from the years Fourth of July cele-
brations. II shows that there were
16s deaths and as many more in.
,ured.
quis OF f,ipon. lord OF the prlvy seal,
has resigned. owing to his advanced
age. The Earl of Crewe succeeds to
the office, and In addition will retain
the portfolio OF secretary OF state Of
the colonies.
Two masked men entered the pool
room of ]. Strasle az Darcy. ~ D.,
and lined the twenty-odd occupants
OF the place against the wall. The
robbers then took the watches and
jewelry and about $50 in cash from
their victims.
Henry Mcbride. supposed 10 be a
New York fireman, was killed from
falling from an electric light pole.
from which he was trying TO get
view OF the ball game for the cham.
plonship between the New York and
Chicago teams.
After rescuing an aged woman
from burning house, Policeman
Nicholas Nestor OF Jersey City. N.
J., plunged again into the blazing
building and met death by suffoca,
ton. Firemen found his body four
hours afterward.
There Is great rejoicing among
IN. Christians In Japan because the
authorities have decided TO eliminate
dancing girls and liquor from the re-
ceptions planned for the American
sailors with the battleship fleet when
Il reaches Yokohama.
John w. richardson. young far
mer living near Norfolk, Va. believ-
ing that his wif,'s relatives were re-
fponsible for the young couple being
separated. raot and killed his sister.
in-law and bic aged father-in-law, and
then comm.ttod suicide.
At the regular annual meeting OF
the stockholders OF the Lake Erie 4
Western Railroad company. held at
Peoria. H.. W. !. Vanderbilt and J.
r. Morgan we're reelected as direct
ors. and william Rockefeller was
elected to the directorate.
George II. ellison. of Chicago. shot
and porbably fatally wounded his
wife. attempted TO kill Miss Jennie
Barnes. then turned the weapon upon
himself and committed suicide. GIL
son and his wife recently separated.
His rash act is attributed TO Jealousy.
United States Senator La Toilette
has announced his intention TO pro
coed at once with the regular publ
cation OF weekly magazine. devoted
10 the public interest upon lines
broad enough 20 appeal to the pro-
Eressive people OF the entire coun-
try"
In q collision between an eastbound
Rock Island passenger train and a
freight train at Yukon. Oklahoma
seven coaches OF the passenger train,
which was loaded with state fair Wis
iiors, were derailed. Twenty-Five
persons were injured. only one seri
ously.
Upon the representation Of Charles
Page Bryan. the American minister
10 Portugal the minister OF war OF
Portugal has telegraphed to the gov
ernor OF Angola, Portuguese West
Africa, demanding an explanation for
the recent expulsion OF an American
missionary.
Henry Baker. aged AZ years, once a
noted heavyweight pugilist. was run
over and killed by train at Kansas
City. Baker fought Jim Jeifries 10 a
standstill for eight rounds May 10,
1907. In San Francisco. in the ninth
round however, Jeffries knocked
Baker out
The British government has tele-
eraphed Instructions 10 the British
minister az Belgrade to counsel the
Servian government In strong terms
that Servia's interests requires the
exercise Of great moderation on her
Fart and the maintenance OF strict
" correct attitude.
The Earl OF Rosslyn. who last year
Was divorced by his second wife, who
was a Miss Anna Robinson OF New
York, last week entered upon third
matrimonial venture. He was mar
iied IN a registry Office In London TO
Vera Bailey, the daughter OF an ex-
officer OF Lancers
Al canoyy, Va. Edward Fair, ieal-
Gus OF the attention paid his wife by
his brother, Allen Fair. shot and
killed the latter and then attempted
20 shoot his wife. Tucker Posey in.
terftfed and received the shot in.