The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-08-29
NEWS SUMMARY

for the past thirty years, is dead, at
the age OF Go.
bandits attacked and pillaged the
Kazansky monastery, near Tambo'
Russia, and secured gold and jewels
valued at $4,000.
Charles A. Clark Of Alsen, S. d., Is
dead, the result OF bullet wound In
the abdomen. inflicted by his divorced
wife. Mrs. Clark was arrested.
John Gluek. wealthy Minneapolis
brewer, and his wife were killed at
Cottagewood, Mimi, when their auto
mobile was struck by a train.
Fierce forest fires, causing damage
TO timber likely to total millions OF
dollars are reported from several sec
tons OF Vancouver island, b. G.
william selbert, one of the local
organizers OF the Republican party
and delegate to the first national con
vention, died at Pittsburg last week,
aged ss years.
A decrease OF s10,532, 7SS in revenue
over operating expenses and taxes Is
shown by the annual statements On
the Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cific companies.
Il was announced at Republican
headquarters In Chicago last week
that Speaker Joseph @. Cannon VIII
make a speaking tour OF the country,
beginning in September.
Nineteen sentences OF death were
signed in various parts of the Rus
sian empire one day last week. Ten
condemned at LODI are peasants con-
cerned in revolutionary activities.
Governor Folk OF Missouri has
granted a stay of execution of thirty
days to Albert Filley, under sentence
OF death for killing his wife, his Z
year-old daughter and his brother,
Clay Filley
George ID. Horras. former cashier OF
tho failed Hot Springs, S. d.. National
bank. has been sentenced to five years
in the federal penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan. He pleaded gull
~ to embezzlings5. 900.
By the premature explosion of TWEEN
ty pounds OF dynamite In an oil well
near Santa Rosa, N. NJ, William Lane
was instantly killed and Michael
Doyle. William Wickstrom and Thos.
Connolly severely injured.
The Esperantists, who are holding
their fourth international congress in
Dresden. have decided to publish
books In Esperanto for the blind, and
TO prepare a proper exhibition 20 give
information relative to Esperanto.
- Judge Alton b. Parker, candidate
for the presidency on the Democratic
ticket four years ago. opened the
Democratic campaign In Oregon at
Portland on August IS, at large and
enthusiastic meeting In that city
DIR. Joseph Elchberg, a prominent
physician OF Cincinnati. was drowned
in Big Upper lake. N. Y, while on a
fishing trip. In trying TO land a
large pickerel his boat was capsized
and he was thrown into the water
Passengers from Guatemala City ar.
rived at Mobile. Ala. on the steamer
Harold say that the uprlslngs In Hon
duras we're a part of the project OF
President Cabrera of Guatemala TO
make General Morales president Of
Honduras.
Isaac Upham. a well known retired
wholesale merchant of San Francisco.
while riding bicycle at San Jose.
was struck by an automobile driven
by s. b. Hunkins, president Of the
German City bank, and received In
jurles from which he died within an
hour.
Mrs. Jennie Roberts, 45 years old. is
dead as the result OF murderous at
tack made on her while she lay asleep
In her bed at her home In Cincinnati.
Her face was smashed almost to a
pulp. David M. Roberts, her husband,
is beiLg held by the police on sus-
picion.
Walter Allen, colored man. and
several companions jeered at Chi.
cage policeman who had ordered them
10 move on late at night. An en-.
counter between Allen and the officer
followed, with the result that Allen
was shot and seriously wounded in
the back.
According to advices received In
London from Geneva. the leaders OF
the Young Turk party are TO meet
in that city at the end OF this month
TO discuss the question OF deposins
the sultan OF Turkey, and, In the case
OF an Affirmative decision, 10 select 4
successor.
Japan has formally signined It's
readiness TO negotiate a sealing con
vention with Russia similar to thu
Russo-Amerlcan and the Russo-Brit
ish convention Through the acqui
sition Of the south half of the ISLAM
of Saghalin, Japan becomes owner o
Seal island
The Chinese commissioners havin
the matter in charge have selecte
the parade grounds one mile outsid
Of Annoy, China. as the best place 10
the entertainment Of the officers an
men OF the American battleship Zee
when the vessels reach there tho la
ter part OF October
A tiger and a bull were placed In
stout cage on a private estate nea
Marsolles, France, and goaded /
combat by the spectators The bu
wounded the tiger in the first e
combat by the spectators The bu
made a descent upon the crowd an
broke up the spectacle
Bngadier General Allen, chief 81
nal officer Of the army, has receive
Information that the Wasblngto
Alaskan military and telegraph sy
tenn had been extended TO Cordoy