The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01
NEWS SUMMARY
UTAH


II. Bingham of Manchester for gov.
ernor
Seven men were injured and boy
was killed In an explosion In the fac
tory Of the Ideal Comb company, I'm
Cambridge. Mans.
Fire almost totally destroyed the
plant OF the Schauble Brewing com.
pany at Hudson, N. Y. The loss will
be at least s150.0O0.
The ten-months-old daughter OF r.
o. Middlemas. farmer near Spring
field, Mo-. fell into bucket OF milk
and was drowned before her parents
found her.
DR.. W. F. Epley. ex.mayor Of Ash
land. Wis. and formerly president OF
the Wisconsin Medical society, was
found dead in a clstern last week.
II is suppose no fell in by accident.
Senior Magalhaez. the Portuguese
minister of public works. was as
saulted by unknown persons at Cas-.
ceas. Portugal. As his train was pass
ing through the town II was subjected
TO volley OF stones.
70 @. Emmons. well-known broker
OF Duluth. was found dead in berth
ON train from Omaha as II was en-
tering the Union station at st. Paul.
Fatty degeneration OF the heart is
given as the cause OF death.
All Russian emlgrants bound for
American ports are now detained at
Hamburg for five days before en-
barking, and as further precaution
against the spread of cholera their
baggage is thoroughly dlsinfected.
Two bulls escaped from the arena
at Moita. Spain. and ran amuck
through a crowd that was assembling
10 witness bull fight. Seven per-
sons were killed and twenty wounded
Troops were summoned and shot the
animals.
Orders we're issued at the war de.
partment last week directing Colonel
william II. Stewart now at Fort
Grant. Arizona, to report at Wash.
ington and go before a retiring board
The case has attracted widespread
attention.
The report Is published in Paris
shat Prince Miguel OF Braganza, the
eldest son OF Dom Miguel. pretender
TO the throne OF Portugal. was re
Gently secretly married TO Mrs.
Samuel Sloan Chauncey, rich
American widow.
George Clark. negro. shot Con-
stable w. H. Taylor, who attempted
TO arrest him. at shero. Texas. and
mob hanged the negro to tree.
leaving him for dead. Next morn.
ing he was found to be still alive and
was taken to jail.
Asiatic cholera has made Its ap.
pearance In the upper classes OF so
ciety In the czar's domain. Twenty
four cases alone have been reported
in the exclusive town OF Peterhof,
where the residents considered
themselves Immune.
Alexander Starbuclx. aged SO years,
former president Of Cuviver club OF
Cincinnati. and widely known as an
advocate OF measures for the protec.
tion OF game. shot himself fatally
last week. Although once wealthy,
he had lost his money.
Wilbur Balthazer Martin, halfback
OF the Waterbury. Conn. High school
football team. is In a serious condi-
ton as the result OF an injury TO his
spinal column during practice game
OF football. The body is paralyzed
from the shoulders down.
Reports TO the public health service
show that cholera is epidemic in
Annoy and Hangkow. China. claiming
at the latter place sixty victims per
day. The disease is also prevalent
at Shanghai. gu Chow. No Sich. Hung
Chow. Ming Pc and Nankin.
Governor George l.. Sheldon OF Ne
brasl<a has denied the report that
he would not be a candidate for gov
ernor because OF the defeat OF the
bank guaranty plank In the Repub-
lican state platform convention. He
declared the report baseles.
An attempt was made to kill Jo-
seph G. Canister, grocer. and his
family when a quantity OF dynamite
was exploded against a wall OF his
home In Reading. Pa. Mr.. Canister
and members OF his family were
thrown out of bed. but no one was
injured
The Canadian wheat crop this year.
on the basis OF current prices. Is
valued at ss5.000OO0 as compared
with s5o,O00.0OO last year, s6O,OOO,OO0
IN 1906 and s52.OOO.OoO in 1905. The
Northwest Grain Dealers association
estimates the 1908 yields at 100000
600 bushels.
Kinnes Fritter of Columbus, o..
has received cablegram from the
authorities in Manila stating that his
brother, Lincoln Frltter. had died
there OF the cholera. Mr.. Fritter was
prominent In real estate circles and
at one time was reported to be worth
million dollars.
The repQrt nnbllshad IL Berlin that
Baron MuInm Won Schwartzenstein,
present German ambassador at Toxic.
Is to be sent TO Washington in sue
cession 10 the late Ambassador Baron
Speck Won Stornburg, Is without
foundation. Sternburgs successor
hesl not been selected
Members OF the American Wine
Growers association met in conven-
lion in New York City on the 23rd.
delegates representing the leading
vineyards OF California and New
York being present Papers aimed
10 combat the contentious OF prohi.
bitionists we're read.
Mrs. Henry Mangus. wife OF an
t.locfrlnfan arnnlovad AZ tho Marc L.