The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-04-08
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The town of Lamaya. Cuba, has
oeen practically destroyed by IRE,
causing loss of S500,O00.
The settlement agreed upon the
powers OF Austria-Hungary and Eu-
rope of the dispute has been accepted
by the Servian government
Internal revenue officers have seiz-
ed 1000 barrels of liquor at the Cas-
cade distillery, near Tullohoma,
Tenn. This number is said to repre-
sent half million gallons.
Mamie Kozlowski, aged years,
died in a hospital at Albuquerque, N.
NJ. as the result of burns she receiv-
ed when her dress ignited from a
fire about which she was playing.
Count General Kuroki, commander
Of the first army in the field against
the Russians, has retired. owing to
the expiration of his military term,
according to advices from Yokohama.
Michael McKinna aud Alexander
Hagan, convicts who escaped from
the state prison at Folsom, Cal. last
week. we're tracked down by blood
hounds, and are again behind the
bars.
The bill urged by the labor organi-
cations of Illinois, which stops prose
cutions for conspiracy unless an
overt act has been committed. was
passed by the house after bitter
fight.
Trouble between white and negro
employees of the II. Alfrey Heading
factory at Hope, Ark, resulted in the
dynamiting of cabin in the negro
quarters, killing one negro and ia
tally injuring another.
AS a result of playing with
matches. Stephen Keefe, the 3-year.
old son of Joseph Keefe of Washing
ton, was burned to death. Mrs. Ma.
mic Keefe, his mother, was terribly
burned in an effort to save his life.
One man was killed and another
probably fatally injured in riot be-
tween a crowd of miners formerly
employed at the Harwick mines of
the Allegheny Coal company at Ches.
wick, Pa. and two deputy constables.
Leaving confession of the theft
of $4,000 worth of silks and lace
taken from local dry goods store
where she was employed, Mrs. Clar-
ence Allen of San Bernardino, Cal.
committed suicide by taking carbolic
acid
Admiral Ijichi's practice squadron,
with $50 cadets of the Japanese navy
aboard, will arrive at San Francisco,
April rs. The ships are enroute to
Honolulu, and include the armored
cruiser Aso and the protected cruiser
Soya.
San Francisco celebrated officially,
on March 81, the close of it's cam
paign against bubonic plague by Civ
ing a dinner to DR.. Rupert Blue of
the United States Marine hospital SER
vice and his corps OF executive Of
1icers.
The Royal Academy at Stockholm
has presented Thomas A. Edison with
the Adelskiold gold medal for his in
ventions in connection with the phon-
ograph and incandescent light. This
medal is conferred only once in ten
years.
Additional taxes will be levied on
liquors, wines and canned goods by
= Salvador after April 10. These taxes
will be in addition to the customs du-
ties. The additional tax on imported
liquors will be SO cents per quart
bottle.
The Maya Indians in the southern
part of the Yucatan peninsula have
revolted. Colonel Jose Reyes, com
mander of the Eighth infantry, has
been killed by them and four OF his
fellow officers either killed or NOR
tally wounded.
During the month of March sixty
one new cases of bubonic plague and
stwenty-eight deaths from the disease
were reported at Guayaquil, Ecuador.
There also were 10S cases of yellow
fever in the. republic, fifty of which
resulted fatally
Prince Kasatkin-Rosteofseff, a
member of one of the best known
families in Russia, was killed at War
saw, March 81, by concert hall
singer named Rosa Bauer. The wo-
man made an unsuccessful attempt to
commit suicide.
The last emblem of American dom
ination over Cuba disappeared at
noon on March 81, when the garrison
flag at Camp Columbia fluttered down
the pole and was repiuced moment
later by the lone-star red banner of
the Cuban republic.
William F. Downs, a young clerk
in the city registers Office at Balti
more, has been held in $4,000 bail
for hearing on charge of emblez
zling city funds. State Attorney Ow'
ems stated the amount taken from
the city probably would amount tc
100000,
The system of selling convicts In
Georgia has been abolished. On April
/, hundreds of human beings were