The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-12
NEW s SUMMARY

NIebSlNe duulHlhtihtioh
AZ Tuesdays election, Ohio polled a
vote that SURPRISES the 100000 bal
lots deposited four years ago. making
new high record for Ohio voters.
The bodies OF seventy-eight victims
a. the wreck of the small steamer
which occurred near Tungan on No
vember 8, have been taken TO Annoy.
China
me state bank commissioner last
week took control of the Central
Trust company Of Providence. r. l.,
and applied for appointment OF re.
ceiver.
Two motormen were killed and
twenty passengers injured In col.
lision of two cars in the interurban
service between Vancouver and West.
minister, b. c.
The strike at the mill OF the Inter.
national Paper company at Palmer
Falls, N. ". has been settled. The
employees voted to accept the terms
OF the company.
Business was suspended at Santi.
ago, Cuba. on November 8. and the
entire populace participated in the
funeral OF Tomas Estrada Palma, for
mer president OF Cuba
The town Of Pembroke, Ont. was
devastated by fire last week Sixty
buildings were destroyed Loss estl-
mated at 100000. Pembroke is
town OF $500 inhabitants.
President Charles w. Eliot. for forty
years the head OF Harvard university.
rendered his resignation October 20,
10 take effect May 10. 1909 The res
ignation has been accepted.
Judge Frank II. Dunno. who has
tried many OF the bribery and graft
cases In San Francisco. was reflect
I'd. Judge Cook, against whom the
graft prosecution made fight. was
defeated
Three persona were ssphyxiated by
gas fumes from kitchen stove i1
Washington. The dead are Mrs. Hebe
Cults Bremerman, Mrh. Bremerman
her mother-in-aw, and Cuus Bremen
man. aged IS months.
Phil Short, one OF the best known
newspaper men in South Dakota, was
shot and killed by Clayton Yeakins
while they were haunting deer In Nc
Kenzie county. Short was taken for
deer by his companion.
While speeding with his automobile.
j. ]. Radel, an undertaken of Cincln
natl. caused the death OF Albert Ait
feIdt. butcher. and the probable ia
tai injury OF Radel and william Re
gan. the latter chauffeur
As the result of fuedal war at
campon Junction. KY. lsiow Allen.
Gged 20. was killed. Alvin Grover seri
cusly injured. and Clarence sherman.
who did the shooting. was shot In the
head. but managed to escape to the
mountains.
II Is reported that the resignation
OF the Austria cabinet is imminent
as the outcome OF the dlssensIon
among the German and Czech minis
ters arising from the recent racial
conflicts In Prague and other Bohe
milan towns.
Herman Kause and William Wa
derse, pioneer farmers. were run
down by a passenger trail nat Buf
falo. Mimi. while ON their way to the
polls and killed Emil Krause. son
Of one OF the dead men, was probably
fatally injured.
In his annual report for the last rs
cal year Commissioner Fred Bennett
of the general land Office recommends
the @tfhdrawal from entry OF all pub
lie lands which may be irrigated
which are not now capable OF being
utilized for homes
The election OF Taft has produced
general satisfaction In Italy. The
general opinion is that Mr. Taft's
election viii mean continuance OF
stability and revival OF business. In
view OF this belief many thousand
Italian laborerc expect to emigrate to
America.
Pensions for retired missionaries
were provided for In the closing SEES
sion OF the Woman's Foreign Mission.
rry society OF the Methodist Episco-
pal church at Cincinnati. This is In
the shape of retirement fund for the
benefit OF superannuated and invalid
missionaries.
Edwin vandyck, former ink expert
~ the bureau OF engraving and print
ing. indicated In January last. charged
with conspiracy to defraud TIKI United
States In connection with Ink con-
tracts. last week withdrew a plea OF
not guilty and entered plea OF guilty
20 two counts.
ID. b. Cook. constable from Null
key. and ]. A. Shines. farmer of
Provence. we're shot and killed on
east Main street in Ardmore. Okla
koma. by John Brazlel. a local char
scter, and James Billings, farmer and
companion OF the dead men, was Sc
riously wounded.
Four acres OF wood land ON HARDER
hill, Roslyn, l.. l.. the magnificent
estate OF Clarence Mackay. head OF
the Postal Telegraph company. were
swept by fire on October 5. In spite
Of the heroic eroit Of Mr. Mckay
and a volunteer corps OF nghtcrs 20
check the flames.
The news OF the election OF Viii
lam II. Taft TO the presidency OF the
United States was received with the
greatest enthusiasm by many classes
throughout the Philippines. Il has
been announced that Judge Taft will
go 70 the Philippines on a visit while
he is president
Mrs. Ella Pride and other alleged
uiRhfIider are being hald nj Irnfon