Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-19
NEWS SUMMARY


the collapse Of her cottage during q
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.
A dispatch from Tangier announces
that 1000 troops of Abd-el-Aziz, the
sultan, have revolted and taken pris-
oner a French commander and three
other officers.
Nine workmen were killed by a
premature explosion of dynamite at
Chamber brothers camp, east Of Win
pipeg, Man, on the Grand Trunk Pa
ciflc road.
1t has been announced by the Chi
cage packers, because of a shortage
Of cattle and canned meats, that the,
price OF beef and canned meats will
be increased.
William Davis Ely. the oldest alum
pus Of Yale university and q member
of the class OF 1886. died at his home
in Providence, r.. l.. of heart failure.
aged 90 years.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans has
gone to Lake Mohonk, where he win
spend the summer The admiral is
feeling fairly well, and expects to
fully regain his health within few
weeks.
Two persons were killed and five
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, 1t 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 full confession. He claims
self-defense, stating that General Dun
lap entered his room and fired first.
Ten robbers, heavily armed, in
| vaded the customs office at Tiflis, Rus
STA, and killed the official In charge
and his four assistants, decampinf
with $4,000. The police pursued this
robbers, killing three of them, but the
others escaped
WI Ting fang, Chinese minister K
the United States, last week toured
the factory district of South Bend
Ind, by order. of the Chinese imperia
government, his observations expect
ed to bring about reforms in the fac
tories in China.
The entire plant at Albuquerque
N. M, of the Continental Oil company
with the exception of the office build
ing, has been destroyed by fire. Near
Iy 100000 gallons Of coal oil, gasoline
and naptha were destroyed, the tota
loss being about $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kerth. Twin
| near Paleo, Kans., were browne
J, while returning from wedding. Will
0 driving through rayine their vehicl
g was caught by the strong current an
. the occupants drowned The bodie
o we're found several hours later.
. In a railroad wreck near Tourna
Belgium, five persons were kIlle
. and several others wounded. A pa
:" senger train from Mona ran on tn
: track and several cars were demo
d ished The wreckage immediatsl
d caught flre and was consumed.
] Two Iaborers lost their lives, tw
6 others were seriously injuries
and property loss estimated b
l tween S260,000 and $35O,000 We
" caused by two explosions. followed b
Are, in the packing plant of Morris
Co., at Riverside, In Kansas Cit
= Kan.
Frank Frorer, millionaire bank pre-
:, ident and coal mine owner liz det
! ut. Lincoln, Ill, from the effect Of 1
4 assault by highway robbers March
: The robbers secured $4,000. Two
: the men are now In Chester penite
u tiary, and third is in Jail awaitil
= trial.
Representative A. A. Wiley OF A
- Dama, MEMBER Oh inc pdbt louf Co
= crosses. IL critically Ill at his hoi
apartments at Hot Springs, Va. N
Wiley, who is about SO years old, "
FL with inflammatory rheumatism
his hotel in Washington for elev
weeks.
Charles P. Corlett, prominent
chitect and head of the. Corlett En-
neering company. killed his WI
Elizabeth, and then ended his o,
life In hotel In Willoughby. Gle
land suburb. The double tragedy
said 10 have been the result
:. jealousy.
= Robert Watson, student of
y South Dakota State college. was
seriously injured in a sham battle
the college at Brookings. s. D., Il
death resulted Watson was capts
of one OF the militia companies OF I
college which were entertaining exc
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