The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-11-06

/ Chicago. Nov.-John Smythe one oi
the oldest and best known of Chicago
merchants, is seriously i'll at his home
here, and it Is feared he may not re
cover His illness is said to be due tc
foVerWork
New York, Nova nation wide prop
uganda for lessening infantile mortality
will begin with two days conference
at Yale university Nov. HIP. This
conference will be attended by many OF
the leading physicians, scientists and
phllanthropic laymen in the United
States and from it is expected some def
mite plan whereby successful war may
| be waged on the principal causes OF
death among small children.
| Steubenville. O., Nov.-While escort
ing strike breakers from hotel to the
LaSalle iron works, where strike OF
sheet tin mill workers has been going
on for three weeks, detectives fired into
a menacing crowd surrounding the plant
last night, seriously wounding four.
Cedar Rapids, Ia, Nov.-Ada Nc
Leod, years old, was instantly killed
yesterday by the overturning of an au-
tomobile in which she was riding. Mrs.
d. c. Mcleod, her mother and Miss
Cauly of Atkins, Ia, We're seriously in
Jured. D. c. Mcleod and Alexander
| Gregor were slightly hurt. The accident
was caused by defective tire.
Sloan Springs, Ark, Nov.-Mrs. E.
NJ. Fowler was killed and her two chill
dren were seriously injured when their
home was destroyed by a tornado Sun
day. 1t was feared the storm did much
other damage, although no other definite
information has been received.
Prades, France, Nov.-Six persons
were killed and twelve injured in the
wreck of an electric train which was
undergoing a speed test on the new rail-
road from Villefranche to Bourg-M Ma
dame. The train ran away and plunged
into deep ravine.
San Francisco, Nov.-George B. Cha
ney, who pleaded guilty to a charge of
having used the United States mails for
fraudulent purposes, was sentenced to-
day by Judge De Haven of the United
States district court to term of fifteen
months in San Quentin prison and the
payment of fine of $500. CLANCY was
vice president of the Standard Oil In
vestment ;S Promotion company and,
with other officials of the concern. was
indicted six years ago. He succeeded
in eluding the postal officials until a few
weeks ago, when he was arrested in
Philadelphia.
College Park, Nd, Nov.-Breaking all
endurance records on the government
aviation field, Lieutenant Lahm in the
army aeroplane remained in the air dur
ing single flight today fifty-eight and
one-half minutes.
Stanford University, Cal, Nov.-While
inspecting some construction work to-
day on the DumbartOn bridge near Palo
Alto, Charles w. Anthony, freshman
of the university, fell from a bicycle
into the bay and was drowned An
thony was registered in the university
from Los Angeles, but his parents live
IN Sterling, III. His father is on his way
here, having intended to visit the boy,
and is due to arrive today
Washington, Nov.-Royalties exceed
ing by $2,563,9S1 the $7,200O0O paid to
Russia in 1867 for the entire district OF
have been received by the Unit
ed States government since that ces-
sion for seal skins taken off the islands
of st. Paul and st. George in the Bering
sea. The United States has been nego-
tiating with Great Britain, Russia and
Japan since 1890 for an agreement to
abolish the practice of, killing these seals
in the sea. and the negotiations now
promise favorable settlement
Johnstown, Pa, Nov.-Twelve men
were killed in the Cambria Steel COM
pany's coal mine, two miles from here,
ast night, as a result of what is sup
posed to have been dynamite explo- |
sion. All the dead are foreigners. Three |
men escaped by a perilous climb on life |
adders through poisonous mine gas and |
alling slate, up, the steep walls of the |
main shaft. Only fifteen workmen were
n the mine. A force of men at once
began clearing the debris and fallen
late in the lower levels. When the
inal barrier was passed, the party
ound the twelve bodies.
Reno, New, Nov.-While alighting
rom passenger train No. 8 last Mon
lay Father Meehan, priest of the Win
lemucca Catholic church, was drawn
,eneath the wheels of his car. The
ront trucks of the heavy passenger
rain passed over the priests right foot.
ccident occurred at INLAY, and Father
Ieehan was brought to Reno. His right
oot will be amputated
Colorado Springs, Colo, Nov.-Prompt
ction on the part of the citizens and
olunteers from Colorado college saved
threatened fire in the Pixies Peak for
st reserve yesterday afternoon. The
ames were started by locomotive.
New York, Nov.-In letter to the
Iational League for the Civic Educa-
on of Women, an anti-suffrage or
anization, made public today, Cardinal
ibbons says:
Although my many duties will not
low me to be present at your meeting,
beg to assure you 1 am most heartily
l sympathy with the aim of your
,ague, and I approve most strongly
lie stand it has taken in opposition to
suffrage, which if realized.
ould be the death blow of domestic
fe and happiness.
Senator Elihu Root also wrote let
IL