The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-12-11
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Helena, Mont.-William Walsh, state
mine inspector, filed his annual report
with Governor Norris. 1t shows that
see Father Tom preach and enjoy the
! 10000 men are engaged in the Indus
fatal accidents during the year closed
| November 80. The industry is in splen-
did condition.
Lake Arthur, La.-Civic righteous
ness has made a new record, and mu-
nicipal, civil and criminal business is
dull in this city, with the result that
the mayor has resigned and the town
marshaIs salary has been reduced to
81 month. The mayor rendered his
resignation to the council because he
said there was nothing to do"
Duluth, Minn.-The most valuable
cargoes to go down the lakes this sea-
son will leave Duluth and Houghton
today. The North Sea of the Mutual
line carries $1,020,OOO worth of copper,
and the D. G.. Kerr of the Provident
company $504,000 worth of flax, ca
pacity cargo of 100000
New York-'Not a man shall remain
in this service who accepts tip from
a passenger" said Collector Loeb, and
in the next sentence he dismissed
Charles Nimmo, a customs inspector
who had been in the service since 1886.
Il am determined to break up that
practice, and 1 want the public to know
that not a cent need be paid any en-
ploye of this port for any service the
government pays it's agents to per-
form" added the collector. Customs
authorities learned that Nimmo had
loaned a passenger sufficient money to
pay duty on excess of baggage, and
afterward gone to the passengers 8
home to collect the loan.
Atlanta, Ga.-"Tom" Watson, who
was several times the Populist nominee
for president, who in a letter to the
states attorney. general advocated the
resistance by the state authority of
the federal court writ. of habeas corpus
when a prisoner is in the custody Of
the state courts.
President Taft knows as we'll as l
do he declared, that socialism is
sweeping this country like prairie fire,
and that there is an army of nearly
100000 banded together thirsting for an
opportunity to come into collision with
the federal army. That's why Taft
Cannellton, Ind.-Claude Williams,
16 years old, reader, it is said, of dime
novels, shot and killed James Hall, 13
years old, then eluded the sheriffs and
escaped to the Kentucky shores, and
is still in hiding. He quarreled with
the Hall boy over a trifling matter and
deliberately shot the lad.
II:
gian boy pianist, who is possessed of
remarkable talent, has no further wor-
ry over his ambition to secure Euro
pean instruction. ChabeTs ability has
long attracted attention and when his
case was brought to the notice of An
drew Carnegie he was awarded a $4,000
annual scholarship and all arrange
ments have been made for him to study
in Europe.
New Haven. Conn.-Charged with the
of 5000 of the funds
of the Peoples Bank and Trust COM
pany Robert D. Muir, cashier, was ar
rested tonight. Muir, it is alleged, took
obtained securities from him worth
$4,000 Muir was formerly an assist
ant national bank examiner
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Los Angeles, Cal.-Sunday was the
coolest day in Los Angeles in 80 years. |
The temperature fell to Al. In many |
sections orchard owners fought frost |
with smudge fires.
Superior Wis.-The first real cold |
wave of the season struck the head of |
the lakes region Sunday night after a |
day of rain and sleet storms The
dropped from nearly 40 |
above to zero.
Helena, Mont.-Montana is enveloped |
in a cold wave. The thermometer reg
stered II below zero here Monday
but it is rapidly moderating
Ell Paso, Texas-Four inches of snow
fell Sunday night at Globe, Ariz., and
the ella valley, place
which seldom witnesses snow.
Wichita, Kan.-Southern Kansas was
enveloped by snowstorm Sunday.
st. Paul, Minn.-Zero weather Sun
lay followed the severe storm and
nigh wind of yesterday.
Tonopah, Nev.-For the first time on
% degrees below zero Saturday night
An intensely cold wind is blowing off
he desert and fears are entertained for
in outlying districts who
ire not prepared for such unusually
,old weather.
Denver, Colo.-The entire state of
is shivering under the coldest
December weather in 81 years. For
hree days the highest mark in Denver
las bene five degrees above, and last
light for the second time in three days
he 10 below mark was reached.
Bitterly cold weather is also reported
rom southern Wyoming, u below be-
ng recorded at Laramie last night.
Lexington, Ky.-Forty-six Americans
ire fighting with the revolutionary
orces in Nicaragua, according to A
/. Wilson of General Estrada's army
Who was in Lexington recently on his
way home to Charleston, w Va, from
central America. Wilson declares that
cannon and Groce, the two Americans
Who were shot by Zelaya, were regular
MEMBERS of the Estrada forces and
hat they were captured in Costa Rica
" treacherous natives after they haf
Ost their way and became separated
rom their regiment These natives,
aid Wilson hefrn Und |