The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-29
THE INTERMoUMTAIM CATHOLIC: JANUARY 2s, 1910

AIRY 29, 1910.
cording to Professor Fred ]. Pack. The
record made was a dissipated one. how
ever" said Professor Pack, and but
little as to the locality of the shock
could be gathered From our instru-
ments, however. it was shown to be a
great distance off to the north and
west
Los Angeles-A mixed quartette Of
babias-two boys and two girls-arrived
last night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
w. w. Wilson in this city, making
twelve children born TO this couple in
nine years. The Wilson's were married
in Chicago twenty-five years ago. Two
sets of triplets and one pair of twins
have previously been born to the cou-
pie, seven of whose children, including
the four born last night, survive.
Mexico City.-MexicO experienced the
coolest Weather in twelve years when
the mercury dropped to degrees below
zero centigrade, or % Fahrenheit. Wa
ter pipes froze and snow appeared on
the low mountain tops surrounding
Mexico City.
The new comet outshining Venus in
brilliancy, was visible in the sky at
Washington last night. Along the At
lantic seaboard in the south where the
skies are not cIouded, ii can be most
clearly seen.
Ayhao, the leader of the land of Fill
pinos who murdered Tile, b. Wakely
of Chicago and Fl. D. Everett, in May.
1908, and three of Ayhao's companions
have been captured by the constabu-
larry, according to information received
in Chicago by Ebene2er Wakely. father
of one of the murdered men, from the
insular affairs bureau. Two of the band
had previously been captured, making
a total of six in custody.
Gallipollis, O.-While being buffeted
about in an ice foe on the Ohio river,
Mrs. William Shields gave birth to
twin girls. The family lived on house,
boat moored at MillwOod. w. Va. The
boat was torn lose by the ice, and when
it landed the mother was attended by
physicians.
The girls were named "Ohio" and
Virginia. as a memory of the trying
ordeal under which they were born.
Paris,-Although some of the rivers
have reached their maximum, the Seine,
fed by its tOrrential tributaries, con-
tinues to rise. causing increasing dam
age. In addition to the heavy property
loss resulting from the floods. thousands
of persons have been thrown out of
At Chalons and neighboring villages
the situation is critical, the water hav-
ing reached the second floor of many
of the houses.
At Cheauteau-Landon the under
mined hillside became an avalanche and
buried four houses. Five of the occu-
pants were killed. Other cave-ins are
feared.
The water is flooding the streets of
the lower suburbs of Paris and a boat |
service has been organized. As it |
surges through the heart of Paris the |
Seine is black with wreckage and |
score of corpses of persons long since |
water of the city is badly |
discolored and the police and physi- |
clans have recommended boiling.
The Seine is expected to rise three |
feet by Sunday night. when the worst |
will be over.
New York.-James j. Hill the rail-
road magnate. who is in this city after
4 tour through the west and northwest
sees menace to western prosperity in
the tendency. to invest beyond the cap
tai available. Mr.. Hill says that if
that comes to pass, people cannot look
TO the government to help. because il
will be serious condition, brought
Down on the people by their own acts
Generally speaking, however. the rail-
Dad builder sees nothing but prosperity
II sight for 1910
Speaking of conditions, Mr.. Hill said:
Western banks are loaned up very
closely, but still there is plenty of
money. The only menace I see is a ten
tency to invest beyond the available
'apital. If that happens, the investors
,annot look to the government to aid.
Already considerable capital is invested
n new lands, and independently in
Western canada. Montana is being de-
'eloped rapidly as an agricultural
tate. II now has larger acreage than
illinois. Traffic is now moving freely ,
throughout the northwest and business
5 good everywhere"
Mr.. Hill thinks the condition of the
OIL is better than usual, but that the
government is not doing its share for [
cientific farming. Speaking of his rail-
DAD, Mr.. Hill concluded: '"The Great
Northern is in fine condition It is ,
unning transcontinental mail trains ON
aster schedules than was ever done
efore''
Richfield-Earthquak shocks con- '
nued at intervals all day Tuesday 7
throughout this valley. The heaviest l
hook came at l1:45 o'clock in the &
fternoon. In RichfieId it was very /
istinct and at Elsinore it was so se- \
ere that children in school were {
brown into panic by the shaking and
'embling of the school house. School
as dismissed at once.
The seismic waves came from the
asst and reports from Lea were to the t
feet that the shocks were so severe
lere that windows We're broken and
onsiderable damage done by repeated !
locks. =
Tednesday morning at $40 there was
mother severe shock in Richfield, and +
lere Is considerable alarm among the T
eople. =
Pedro Andreas For |.
as Diaz, who started out yesterday :
'r Managua to treat for peace with !
residet Madriz, met with a tragic end y y
st night on Greytown bar. The ca i !
De in which he was attempting to u