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Show I MANTI SHOOTING. Aimer Murdock Mortally Wounds Ernest Olds. The Trouble Arose Out of Damaging- Evidence Ev-idence Given by Murdock in a Battery Case Against Olds. Special to the Morning1 Dispatch: Manti, Utah, July 8. This evening, about half-past eleven o'clock, Abner Murdock and Ernest Olds, shot and wounded each other. Partius had informed in-formed Murdock that Olds intended to shoot him on sight, and he went up in town fully armed. The shooting took place near the Board of Trade saloon, where Olds had been bartender. Both panics claim the other shot first. Mur-dock's Mur-dock's first shot struck Olds in the abdomen, ab-domen, and is probably fatal. Murdock Mur-dock is wounded in the right leg ahout six inches above the knee. The hall glanced upward, breaking the bone and lodging just below the groin. Olds tired five shots and Murdock three. Only two bullets took effect. The police were soon on the spot, and Murdock was found lying on the sidewalk. Olds ran home across the block, and fell at the kitchen door. Olds is from Missouri, and has been here about six months. He is twenty-two twenty-two years old. Murdock is from Ileber city, Proyo valley, and about the same age. The trouble grew out of a trial last Friday, when Olds was lineo li:t j dollars for battery, M unlock "s test"-! ninny being against Olds. j Olds in steadily sinking and will pro ; bably die in a few hours. j Latkk Olds died here at a quarter to twelve to-night. j A SUO.000 Kire St. Helena, Que., July S.-A fire broke out early this morning in St.! Victor convent, in the upper story, and ' rapidly spread over the whole of! the top flat. A number of I inmates sleeping in this flat had a narrow nar-row escape, managing to get out in their night clothes. Most of the furniture fur-niture was saved. The building, which w as left to its fate, is a smouldering heap. It cost $25,000. There was an insurance of $30,000 on building and contents, but it will scarcely cover the I total loss. The building will probably j be built on more modern principles. I Kimstin Jews Coming to America. Baltimore, July 8. At the meeting this morning of the Hebrew congregation, congrega-tion, Mayor Sulzberger, of Philadelphia, Philadel-phia, spoke of the Russian persecut.on uf the Jews. Among other things he said, "In the next ten years not less than 200,000 or 300,000 Russian Jews will come to this country. Tin influx will not affect the great body of the American people. But it will nearly double the number of Jews in the United Uni-ted States in comparison with what there were before the persecution in Russia began." Kxtal Qiib Kxplohn. Mt. Cakmel, Pa., July 8. A gas explosion at theGreen Ridge culliery today to-day ignited the mine workings, fatally burned John Jorsey and John Pick-monti, Pick-monti, and seriously injuria - Christopher Christo-pher SholFstall. The fire is still burning burn-ing fiercely. The mine is one of the largest and most valuable, in the anthracite an-thracite region. Hardnley Commences His Long Term. Philadelphia, July 8. Ex-City Treasurer John Bardsley was to-day j conveyed from the county prison to the I peujtentiary and began to serve his fif-tee'n fif-tee'n year term for misappropriation of public funds. Only Six More Killed. St. Petersburg, July 8. In a collision colli-sion between a passenger and freight train near Warsaw to-day, six persons were killed and a number wounded. |