The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
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author of Maryland, My Maryland
died at his home in Augusta, Ga, on
the 14th.
w. e. Estes. general freight agent
of the Central OF Georgia, who was
accidentally shot by his wife at Sa'
vannah, Ca, is dead.
Governor Hughes still maintains 81
lence regarding the movement In ia
vor Of his Endorsement for the presi
dency by the Republicans OF New
York.
Senator William Pinckney Whyte
OF Delaware has been elected United
States senator to fill the unexpired
portion of the late Senator Germans
term.
Isaac N. Hascall, at one time acting
governor of Nebraska, and for many
years one of the most prominent poll
ticians in Nebraska, is dead at the
age of II.
| Owing to a decrease in business, all
| division superintendents of the Mich
igan Central railway have been or
dered to lay off as many employees as
business will permit.
The Western Bank & Trust com.
pany, of Dallas, Texas, capitalized at
| 100000, has passed into the hands
of an assignee. Heavy withdrawals
recently is given as reason.
| During the year 1907 Frances I'M
ports amounted to $1,2O9, $4,000, an
increase over the preceding year of
| SS4, 093, 400. Her exports amounted to
| 81 ,10S 100000, an increase Of $685.
| 064.6O0.
Secretary Taft has written a letter
| to the president recommending an In
crease of the width of the Panama
canal locks from 100 feet to ITO feet.
The change will cost about 100000
additional.
The police of Paris, France, have
| captured woman named Rosali Sc
mapaiski. who is believed to have been
a member of the Russian terrorists
band that in July of last year secured
| 100000 at Tifis.
The British steamer Tolesby, bound
from Galveston for Havre, went
/
| Freshweather Point, Cape Race. 1t
is thought the vessel will be total
loss. The crew was saved.
The recent labor riot at Chatam-
| Vile, La, in which score of Bulgar-
| ians were driven from the town with
shotguns, has resulted in the arrest
of seventeen persons, charged with
participating in the fighting.
The house of representatives of
| Oklahoma has passed the prohibition
bill which carries a state dispensary
| provision. Dispensaries are to be es-
tablished under the bill in all cities
of 1000, and at all county seats.
China has placed an important ur-
gent order for quick firing guns in
Paris. Whether the guns are pur-
| chased owing to the acute relations
between China and Japan or on ac-
count of internal troubles in China is
not known in Paris.
John H. Clemens, aged ga years,
who fifteen years ago was a million
aire, but who for the past year has
been marriage licence clerk Of St.
Louis, was found dead in bed one day
last week. He was formerly close
friend of John w. Gates.
Pipe smokers consume more than
half of all the tobacco grown in the
United States, according to a state
ment made by Vice President Harris
of the American. Tobacco company
while testifying in the governments
suit against the company.
Senator Penrose proposes that the
general government shall bear the ex-
penses of future irrigation congresses
| and has introduced a bill appropriate
ing $4,000 to pay the expenses of the
sixteenth congress, to be held at AL
buquerque, N. NJ, this year.
An executive decree issued at Cara
cas-, Venezuela. annuls the existing
match monopoly and puts an end to
the concession of the National Match
company. This company was CAPT
talized at $1,000,000, and the shares
were held mostly in England.
| A court martial at Boknara Russia
| has sentenced to death five men who
attacked the palace of the ameer,
killed the minister of finance and car
ried off about 100000. Among those
condemned was Prince Dzhayany, a
| Georgian nobleman, who organized
the plot.
The diplomatic relations between
Japan and China over the proposed
| Simintun-Kukumen railroad have
reached stage wherein Japan has as
sumed a most firm attitude and has as.
sured China that railroad parallel
ing the South Manchurian shall not
be built.
Prof Charles Baetens, aged 80, com.
mitted suicide at Omaha by shooting
himself while seated in bath tub at
his boarding house. Baetens for many
years was solo cellist in Theodore
Thomas orchestra, and at one time
was head of the Cincinnati Conserv