The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-06-18
NEWS SUMMARY

oklahoma, was killed as the result of
the collapse of her cottage during
heavy windstorm
The international convention OF
Good Templars in session at Wash.
ington decided to hold the next tri.
ennial meeting at Hamburg. Germany,
In 1911
William White, farmer, was killed,
several farm houses were destroyed
and property damaged from tor
nado which passed near Watengo, Ok.
lahoma.
dispatch from Tangier announces
that 1000 troops OF Abd-el-Azig, the
sultan. have revolted and taken pris.
oner a French commander and three
other officers.
Nine workmen we're killed by
premature explosion of dynamite at
Chamber brothers camp. east of Win
pipeg. Man, on the Grand Trunk Pa
cif1c road
1t has been announced by the Chi
cago packers, because OF shortage
of cattle and canned meats, that the
price of beef and canned meats will
be increased.
William Davis Ely. the oldest alum
| nus Of Yale university and a member
Of the class of 1886, died at his home
In Providence, r. l., of heart failure,
aged 90 years.
Rear Admiral Robley ID. Evans has
gone to Lake Mohonk. where he will
| fhA ha nd ,iro1 iu
feeling fairly well. and expects to
fully regain his health within few
weeks.
Two persons were killed and Ave
others injured when an apartment
house in course of construction In the
fashionable section of Washington cor
lapsed All were workmen employed
at the building.
William J. Bryan, II Is said will
not go to Louisiana In response to an
invitation sent from New Orleans. Mr..
Bryan has planned to rest at Fairview,
and probably will not leave the state
for more than month.
Ed j. Julian, county clerk of Nc
Intosh county, Oklahoma. held for the
murder of General Dunlap at Eufala,
has made a full confession He claims
self-defense, stating that General Dun.
lap entered his room and fred first.
Ten robbers, heavily armed, in.
vaded the customs Office at Tiflis, Rus
STA, and killed the official in charge
and his four assistants, decamping
with $4,000. The police pursued the
robbers, killing three of them, but the
others escaped.
WI Ting-fang, Chinese minister to
the factory district of South Bend
Ind, by order of the Chinese imperial
government, his observations expect
ed to bring about reforms in the fac.
tories in China.
The entire plant at Albuquerque,
NJ M, of the Continental Oil company,
with the exception of the Office build
ing, has been destroyed by fire. Near.
ly 100000 gallons Of coal oil, gasoline
and naptha were destroyed, the total
loss being about $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kerth, living
near Paleo, Kans., were drowned
while returning from wedding. While
driving through ravine their vehiclc
was caught by the strong current and
the occupants drowned. The bodies
were found several hours later.
In railroad wreck near Journal,
Belgium, five persons were killed
and several others wounded. pas
senger train from Mona ran off the
track and several cars were demol
ished. The wreckage Immediately
caught fire and was consumed.
Two laborers lost their lives, two
others were seriously injured
and property loss estimated be-
tween S250,OOO and $350,00O was
caused by two explosions, followed by
fire, in the packing plant Of Morris &
Co., at Riverside, in Kansas City
Kan.
Frank Frorer millionaire bank pres
ident and coal mine owner, is dead
at Lincoln, ILL.,, from the effect of ar
assault by highway robbers March 8
The robbers secured $4,000. Two OF
the men are now In Chester peniten
| lldly, anu d 10 III jail WditihE
trial.
Representative A. A. Wiley of Ala
bama, member of the past four con
crosses, Is critically i'll at his hote
apartments at Hot Springs, Va. MI
Wiley. who is about so years old, was
II with inflammatory rheumatism al
his hotel in Washington for clever
weeks.
Charles P. Corlett, a prominent ar
chitect and head of the Corlett Engi
neering company, killed his wife
Elizabeth, and then ended his OWE
life in hotel in Willoughby, Cleve
land suburb The double tragedy 1.
said to have been the result o.
jealousy.
Robert Watson, student of the
South Dakota State college. was Sc
seriously injured in sham battle a
the college at Brookings, S. D., tina
death resulted. Watson was captain
of one of the militia companies of thu
college which were entertaining excur