The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-08-13
BRIEF TELEGRAMS

e BRIEF TELEGRAMS
l Chicago-Three hundred and TWEEN
1 ty-six persons were injured and five
: killed in 30S street car accidents IL
, Chicago during July, according to &
report made by City Attorney CaverlE
yesterday.
a The following were the causes Of the
accidents:
Crossing streets. 81; getting on or off
cars, 10; riding on steps or platforms,
Al: vehicle collisions, Ak ny collisions,
I6: other causes, Al.
New York-The coinage of a 1-2-
cent piece by the United States gov
ernment is urged in a statement given
out here by William H Short, a New
York banker, who declares that the
use of such coin would mean sew
ing of $39,OOO,OO0 yearly to consumers.
Glasgow-An electric locomotive,
! needing neither live rail nor overhead
wire to supply its energy, is running on
a Scottish railroad 1t is designed to
run over any track and generates its
! own power, which is of one thousand
! horse nominally. The locomotive con-
/ Sists of three separate parts-a steam
! turbine, a dynamo for generating cleo
! tricity and electric motors for actual
driving The turbine, working at 5000
revolutions per minute, which supplies
electric current to four motors; these
motors give a direct drive to four sets
of heavy driving wheels. The novel
locomotive is being tested for pulling
heavy express trains.
Paris-Paris witnessed a demon
stration of lynch law" in the heart Of
the capital yesterday. A policeman
was about to arrest an Apache in the
boulevard Sebastopol when the man
fired at him with a revolver. The bull
let wounded the policeman and killed
a man passing in the street.
A crowd speedily gathered. seized
the Apache and hanged him to lamp
post.
Sydney--Australian apple growers
are deriving considerable profit from
apples formerly thrown away. AMI
American apple evaporating plant has
been introduced and a new industry
started which last year yielded $4,000
600. Even the cores and skin peelings
are utilized, being exported to France
for the manufacture of vinegars, !
sauces, etc.
Melbourne-The estimated value Of
New Zealand products exported during |
the year ended June 80. was 800, ,O0O.- |
900, compared with $50. 600 600 during |
the previous year.
Genoa-Herr Lehmaini. the Swiss |
farmer, who was struck by lightning, |
has recovered now, but his left side I
has been beautifully tattooed by the
lightning, the strike being covered |
with prints" Of oak, chestnut and fir
leaves
Londan-Americans, who, during
the reign of the late King Edward
were wont to be received with open
arms and have their daughters intro
duced at the English court, will sin
cerely regret to learn that from now on
1t will be next to impossible for any Of
them, no matter how rich, to get an
invitation to any function at the court
of St James while the old English
which to q certain extent
always held aloOf from King Edward
because of his democratic tendencies
will attend the court Of King George
and Queen Mary, as they now feel con-
liOOhA liiNg " III Dc spar ca ulSdSTeedDiBl
meetings with the American "Parve-
nue." element. Queen Mary has al
ways disliked Americans. and has a
very strong views upon the question of
who shall and who shall not be present
at court, in which respect she very
much resembles the late Queen Vic
Loria. {
Both King Edward and Queen Alex l
andra were apt to be trifle too easy
going in this direction, with the re-
suit that several people had been al I
owed to push their way into the t
charmed circle who certainly had no {
tight to be there. There is consider {
able surprise in store for these people,
however, as the events of the next few
months will clearly demonstrate. V
To the best of his ability and in spite y
IF his health, which is showing signs c
If approaching breakdown. King S
George is trying to initiate his imperial r
cousin, Emperor William, in clarifying I
he English army and navy. For weeks e
lie has been rushing all over the couri O