The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-08
NEWS SUM MA r Y
UTAH

lucky.
The cholera In the Yang Use valley
Is abating. but the toll of death this
season has been heavy. In Hankow
1900 natives and score of foreign
ers have died Of the malady.
The two-cent postage rates on let
tiers between the United States and
the British Isles including England
Scotland. Ireland and Wales, went
into effect Thursday. october 1.
Robert Louis Stevensons former
home on the heights OF Russian hill,
San Francisco. has been purchased by
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis J. Sullivan for
the establishment OF a nunnery.
An explosion Of gas at the plant
OF the Pittsburg Plate Glass com
pany's works No. 2, at Tarrentum.
Pa. resulted in a loss by fire Of
100000. and threw 800 men out of
employment.
Fearing to face disgrace, which he
felt would follow his arrest on a
charge OF abusing his wife, Leonard
J. Schmidt, piano maker of New
York City killed himself by inhaling
Illuminating gas.
What Is practically the final settle
ment OF the estate OF the late Archi-
bald Blount OF Orelton Manor, Hert
fordshire. England, shows that Yale
university will receive from the estate
about s32s.O0O net.
A London dispatch announces that
the kings gardeners have plucked 300
lunches OF big black Hamburg grapes
from the i50year-old grape vine at
Cumberland lodge. one OF the kings
many little country houses.
Robert Hu rung. the IIongkong
millionaire, with his two wives and
three children. who arrived at San
Francisco from the Orient ON the
steamer Korea, will be deported to
the land from whence they came
Massachusetts Democrats In stale
convention at Boston nominated Sen
ator james H. Fahey of Watertown
for governor by reclamation Edgar
Brown OF Brockton, the only other
candidate for the Office. withdrew.
The promised fight OF the Anti
Saloon League OF America against the
reelection to congress OF Speaker
= Cannon Is almost at hand, according
10 statement issued by General SUI
perintendent Baker OF the league.
Director Of the Mint Leach an
nounced last week that he would re-
sumo the purchase OF fine silver for
subsidiary coinage. He states that he
expects to purchase about l25.000
ounces each week for an indefinite
period.
Ignorant OF the fact that her two
months-old child was asleep under the
cover. Mrs. Mary storti OF Brooklyn
closed up folding bed in darkened
roo.a and the little one was smothered
20 death before his mother realized
what had happened.
osing her bearings In the dense
smoke and fog. the steamer Neshoto,
bound down with iron ore. ran ashore
on Crisp Point, eastern Lake Superior,
and was broken to pieces by the gale
raging. She Is a total loss. The crew
was rescued by life savers.
A gang OF robbers blew open the
safe OF the State bank, at Iadysmith.
Wis, taking about $4,000. They shot
u policeman In the arm and fired sew
cral shots at the Baker hotel to keep
anyhrdy from coming out. They then
took handcar and escaped.
The San Francisco Call says that
Comte Camille de Rudio. the Italian
exile who threw one OF the bombs that
shattered the carriage OF Emperor
Louis Napoleon Ill and Empress Eu-
genie. killing ten persons and injur-
ing $50 others, in Paris, on the night
OF January IA. 1858, Is living quietly
In Los Angeles with his English wife.
With her right arm tightly clasped
about the dead body OF her year-old
baby boy, whose life she ended with
her own. Mrs. Eric Sutherland OF Cam
bridge, Mimi. was found In the shall
low water Ia Powderhorn lake at
Minneapolis. Domestic trouble led to
the deed.
The great historical and Industrial
parade, the most important event OF
Pittsburg's sesqui-centennial celebra'
ton. was held on October !. Hun.
dreds OF thousands of persons
crowded the streets along the route
OF the parade, distance of about
four miles.
standard OIL company attorneys
presented evidence before Judge
Frankiln Ferriss nj Chicago. ON DC