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Show TUB INDEPENDENT. TTillka F. Gibson, - - Editor. E. H. Jordan, Business Manager. 1 Catered at the Pot Office at SprlngTllle, Utah, for tranamlaalon Uerough the mails a seoond-elase - matter. Issued Every Thursday Mornlnr. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. pu a""Wia ...................... B-B-... 1 OQ 1 three Months .fro '.. ASK TOB ADVEETIIINO RATES. j UTAH STATE NEWS. A meeting- of the Trans-Missouri freight bureau will be held in Salt Lake City on the first Tuesday in July. Senator J. L. Rawlins is billed tc umpire a game of ball between tha faculty and alumni of the University. Citizens of Richfield have decided to hare a rousing celebration on July 4th, preparations already beinf well under way. It is estimated that L'tah received in death losses last year, from the different differ-ent insurance companies, the sum of $253,590. Crops in Iron county are very promising, prom-ising, although the weather is very dry and warm. The lucern will soon be ready to cut. The relief fund committee figures that the donations to the Scotie'd sufferers suf-ferers aggregate 11.1.000, including cash and provisions. About July 1st the mail service of Salt Lake City will be improved by the establishment of three sub-stations in the southern part of the city. About 2.000 fishermen went up Parley's Par-ley's canyon the first day after that stream war opened" to anglers about one fisherman to every fish, it is said. Business generally is on the boom at American Fork, a number of new cottages cot-tages have been erected and a number more are under course of construction. construc-tion. Representative King is using his utmost ut-most endeavors to have all the claims which the government has against alleged al-leged illegal cutters of timber dismissed dis-missed The hospital provided for smallpox patients of Salt Lake City has b en closed and the few remaining patients are being cared for at their homes, under quarantine. The jury in the S2, 000,000 damage suit of the Crown Point Miuing company against the Ontario Mining company, returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff, the damages being assessed at $32,092. John Wood, aged 14. Joseph Peterson, aged 12, and John Peterson, aged 14, all belonging to highly respectable families, were caught in the act oi burglarizing a store at I.oa on Friday night. The little su of Willis Harmon, ol Manti. fell from a heavily loaded lurr. bfrwi'joa 011 which he was riding, tin-hind tin-hind , heels passing over his leg? and crushing them so badly that his lift: is d ,...,1-. d of. (ieorife U. Maxwell PosI.G. A. li. , of Halt Lake, is out with a resolution disapproving dis-approving of the management of tho pension bureau by Henry Hay Evaus and opposing his longer continuance in that onice. George A. Black, former governor ol Utah, who has been a commissioner to allot Indian lands in northern Idaho the past three years, is to be one of tha commissioners to allot the land in the Fort Hall reservation. Itis expected that at least thirty-five Utah Democrats will attend the national na-tional convention ;tt Kansas City next month, and that they, in connection with the Montana, Idaho and Wyoming delegations, will have a special train. Mrs. J. N. Whitecotton of Provo had a narrow escape from death the other day while bicycle riding, she attempting attempt-ing to cross in front of a moving train and falling onto the track, being res" cued by one of the trainmen just in the nick of time, her bicycle being ruined- The old folks of Lehi held their annual an-nual outing at Saratoga Springs on the 12th, there being lsS of the aged veterans vet-erans in attendance. The banquet in the evening was presided over by William Wil-liam Bone. Sr.. aged '.. the patriarch of the day. An up-to-date summer resort is being established on the lake uear American Fork. Bath rooms, base ball grounds, bicycle tracks, dancing pavilion, etc., are being constructed and the resort will, it is expected, be thrown open to the public ou July 4th. Thousands of ground squirrels came from the mountains into the eastern portion of Salt Lake last week, much to the gratification of the small boys, who slaughtered hundreds of them. It is presumed they were hunting better feeding grounds. Hong Tong a debilitated Celestial of Salt Lake, is behind the bars charged' with conducting an opium den. Two of his customers, mere boys, were arrested ar-rested while ''hitting the pipe." and will be used as witnesses against the dive-keeper. S. S. Dickinson, a Salt Lake merchant, mer-chant, was surprised upon entering his room the other night to find a baby boy reclining upon his bed, it having been left there by unknown parties. Mr. Dickinson will probably provide the little waif with a home. What came near Wing a disastrous fire was prevented by the effective work of the Nephi fire department when a building 011 Main street was discovered on fire. The people of that city are justly proud of their firj fighters. Lack of rain in Cache valley is telling against the small grain crop. Competent Compe-tent jedges say that the estimated yield of cereals is 20 per cent less than, it was three weeks ago. The fall wheat is all right, however. Summit county lias paid out the sum of j 74 in bounties ou squirrels and coyotes during the present year, ending June 1. Of this amount about fS.iOO wa paid out during the month of iay srlot-.e. About SlOOof the total sum waa for bounty on coyotes killed. Joseph Bazone. the three-year-old ion of James Bazone, a baker at Helpert was drowned in an irrigation ditch at that place Friday. The body floated 300 yards from the place where the accident occurred before it was discovered. CHINESE FORTS FIRE ON INTERNATIONAL WARSHIPS. Iiaiubarilinent lr Warships Follows iad Forts Compelled to Surrender. China declared war against the world when the Taku forts opened fire upon the international fleet, June 17. The accounts of what took place are still unsatisfactory, the beEt semi-official information in-formation being the dispatch received at Berlin from Chee Foo. The (lerman consul at Chee Foo telegraphs tele-graphs the following: The Chinese laid torpedoes in the Taku river and collected troops from Shan Ilei Kwan. The foreign commanders assembled on the Russian flagship and addressed an ultimatum to the commanders of the Taku furls, summoning them to withdraw with-draw their troops before 2 o'clock, June 17. At 1 a. ui.. June 17, the guns of the forts opened fire, to which the Russian, British. French and Japanese warships replied. The bombardment lasted seven hours. Two British ships in the river between the forts are reported to have been sunk. The telegrnph line and ra'lro.id between be-tween Tien Tin an-1 Taku was des-fctr-jyed. Communication by water is also threatened. The casualties to thfe mixed forces were as follows: Killed British, 1: (ierman, 3; Russian, Rus-sian, 1, and French 1. Wounded Briti.-Ji, 4- Herman, 7; Russian. 4.", and French 1. The Chinese loss is estimated at 400 killed. The Shanghai correspondent of the London Daily Mail, says: "The forts began firing in observance to orders from Pekin, conveyed in the personal edict of the empress dowager, by advice of Kang Vi (president of the ministry of war). Several warships were struck by shells from the twelve-inch twelve-inch guns of the forts. "The heavy Russian losses were due to the blowing up of the magazines of Mandshur. At Washington it is difficult to get a precise official view of the status of our relations with China since this last news. The conclusion that we are in a state of war is emphatically negatived nega-tived by the officials best competent to spe.sk. The Chinese minister, Wu Ting Fang, does not believe that we are at war with China. He said that there had been a great misunderstanding, and be was satisfied that if the Taku forces had fired upon the international fleet it was because the commanders of the Chinese forts there did not understand what was wanted, or had failed, through an error, to receive proper instructions in-structions from his superior. Secretary Hay was asked if the latest developments had made any change in ti-e policy which the United States has aiiopted toward these Chinese troubles. replied: "Our naval forces in that i -.'trioii have been directed to act concurrently con-currently with the forces of the other powers for the protection of all American Ameri-can interests." MAY CONVENE CONGRESS. Crisis In 1 hiim May Kenult in au Extra Session. The Crisis in China may result in the presidents issuing a proclamation re-cenvening re-cenvening congress at an early date. The possible necessity of so doing is a subject of consideration by the president presi-dent auii his advisers. Whether congress con-gress be called together again or not will depend altogether upon the developments devel-opments in China. That the situation there is very-grave very-grave is recognized on all hands. That it may lead to war is unfortunately more than possible, even probable, and that the United States must interfere for the protection of the "lives of its citizens and its own interests is universally uni-versally conceded in otlicial circles. CENSUS OF PORTO RICO. liullrtiu Jnat Issued Places Population at 0j3.'i4 3. Inspector-General J. P. Sanger, director direc-tor of the census of Porto Rico, has issued bulletin No. 1, giving itemized statements of the population of the islands according to the census taken October 10th last. The population of the island, as shown by that census, was '.'53,243, about nine-tenths of the population of the state of Maryland in 1890. Outline of Democratic Platform. Daniel J. Campau. Democratic national committeeman from Michigan, Michi-gan, says the, national convention will declare fur bimetalism with silver coinage al 16 to 1, and will oppose the issuing of paper mouev by the banks; point out a policy for the handling of the Philippines absolutely opposed to the policy of the administration, emphatically em-phatically declaring for an independent independ-ent form of governmeat for the islands, and say to all other nations, "keep vour hands ofV."' 1'lie Strike in St. Louis. The strike situation in St. Louis has liecome more strained than ever. The Transit officials insist the strike is over, while the men, backed by the Federation of Labor, declare they will fight to the bitter end. Foreigners In China. Reports to the state department show that on June 1st there were in Pekin about 400 sailors and marines. Great Britain. Russia and France had 75 each, the United States 47, Japan 42, Italy 22, and Germany 74. High Price at Cape Nome. Returning prospectors report the general gen-eral health at Nome to have been good throughout the winter. There has been lack of accommodations and prices for everything are high. Flaue In Mexico. A rumor is current that the bubonic plague has made its appearance at Guayinas, Mexico, and there is great excitement among the citizens. The disease is said to have broken out among a party of Chiuamen. Amount of Bonds Exchanged. The amount of bonds so far ex. changed at the treasury for the new 2 per cents is S20y,59,250, of which $76.-659,000 $76.-659,000 was received from individuals and institutions other than national banks. Naval Attache Investigated. Lieutenant-Commander J. C. Col well, just relieved as American naval attache in London, is under investigation for failure to obey orders of the navy department. U.S.TROOPS ORDERED TO CHINA. Ninth Infantry Ordered to Fekid from Manila. The Ninth United States infantry has been ordered to sail from the Phil-, ippines to China to safeguard the Ameican interests. It is reported that a large force of Japanese troops will embark for Pekin. No advices have been received from Admiral Kempff or the United States legation since Ivempff asked for troops, and it is feared matters may be very serious. It is known that the marines are between be-tween large bodies of Boxers and Chinese soldiers. A special dispatch from Hong Kong says all the Pekin legations have been destroyed and that the German minister. minis-ter. Baron Von Kettler, ha been killed. The building of the American mission, mis-sion, the customs, the mess quarters, and a number of other structures were destroyed. The guard alone saved tho foreigners, who, it is stated, are huddled hud-dled in legations, very short of food, and deserted by native servants. Latest Chinese reports state that the empress has ordered Liu Kung Yih Chang Chi Tung and Li Hung Chang to hasten to Pekin. They will probably prob-ably find an excuse for declining. Thq latest edict against the rioters espec ally avoids mentioning the Boxers. Berlin and St Petersburg dispatches assert that Russia and Uermany have, combined for common action in China, It is reported that a high Russian personage per-sonage is going to Berlin to arrange details. Dispatches from Shanghai dated Sunday state that Admiral Seymour" force is in u tight place between Lang Fang and Vuug Sun, with enormou masses of soldiers in front, while thq Boxers with more soldiery are cutting the railway in the rear. The Kiangi Kan arsenal, outside of Shanghai, ia sending vast quanties of ammunition north. ELECTOIN IN CUBA. Light vote Is Polled People Seemed to Be Indifferent. General Alejendro Kodriquez, Nationalist, Na-tionalist, was elected mayor of Havana, Hav-ana, polling 13,073 votey, against 6034 cast for Senor Estrada Mora, Independent. Independ-ent. The total vote fell about 4500 below be-low the registration. The national party elected its entire ticket, eighteen councilmen, the treas-i urer, one correctional judge and three municipal judges. The other judgeship judge-ship fell to an independent candidate, as did also the fourth municipal judgeship. judge-ship. Of the six other councilmen, four are Republicans and two are Nationalists, Na-tionalists, who ran independently. Reports from every part of the island is-land go to show that perfect order pre vailed at the polls. Not a shot was fired, nor was there any sign of disturbance dis-turbance anywhere. To an American observer of the election elec-tion it seemed as if t lie people regarded the whole matter with absolute indifference. indif-ference. There was not a crowd in waiting to hear the result declared, not a cheer was raised, nor were thera any of the ordinary indications of election elec-tion excitement, although a demons stration in honor of the successful can. didate was held. The victory of the nationalists is chiefly due to the facf that they were first in the field, aud had the benefit of a well-disciplined organization. OPERATIONS IN PHILLIPINES. i Grant and Funston .Send Successful Expeditions Expedi-tions In the Interior. ; The United States forces had two en-i en-i gagements of importance last week, j The troops under General Funston and i General Grant organized an advance ' with part of five regiments and twe I guns against 500 rebels in a mountain ; stronghold east of Biabacota, where it 1 was supposed that Captain Roberts ot ' the Thirty-fifth regiment, who was j captured last month at San Miguel de : Mayumo, was held captive. The j Americans operated under many diffi- culties and over an exceedingly rough j country; but the rebels retreated, a few j resisting, and the stronghold was oc cupied and burned. As a result of last week's scouting sixty Filipinos were wounded, 300 killed kill-ed and 200 rifles with 24,000 rounds of ammunition were surrendered. Two Americans were killed. NOME FIELDS RICH. One Claim Panned Out ,)6,000 In One Month. That the gold fields of Cape Nome are richer and more productive than has yet been represented is the 6tory brought down by the steamer Alpha, which has arrived from the north. From a single claim worked by twenty tnen in the employ of Jack Brady, $15,-100 $15,-100 was taken out in one week, and the same claim panned out $50,000 within the month. CONGRESSMAN FALLS DEAD. Onljf Kepubiiean In Oelaware Who Could Cement Factions Gone. Congressman. Henry Hoft'ecker, Delaware's Dela-ware's only representative in the lower branch of the national legislature, and w ho is said to have been the only republican re-publican both factions of the party could agree upon for such position. j dropped dead in Smyrna. Child It u rued to Oeath. The ranch house of Milt Benedict j near Ishawood, Big Horn county, Wyo- ming, burned last Tuesday, and the lit- tie three-year-old daughter of Mr. and j Mrs. Richard Jones, perished in the flames. Another child was rescued, but may not recover. The cause of tht-fire tht-fire is not known. Trut Officers on Trial. In Chicago twelve of the twenty men Indicted some time ago on a charge ol forming a trust to control the business of phto-engravi iig in Chicago hs.ve been put on trial. General Wood declares his desire is to keep officialdom in Cuba as clean as possible. Mr. James Duusmuir will form a j laoinet lor jtritisn Columbia on non- partisan lines. He was the bulwark S of the opposition through the intro-j intro-j Auction of Federal lines in the local ireua. - The transport Hancock has sailed from Manila with the returning battalion bat-talion of the Eighteenth infantry. This battalion is composed entirely of nen whose terms of enlistment are ibout to expire, and is being brought tome for the purpose of being -reor-;anized. WAR EXISTS IN C Members of Foreign Legations Are Virtually Virtu-ally Prisoner. A stat of veiled war exists in China. The members of the foreign legations in Pekin are virtually prisoners, and the Chinese troops are only restrained jfrom attacking them by fear of the legation guards. Meanwhile the ministers are altogether alto-gether unable to communicate with the commanders of the relief column which is making an enforced and isolated iso-lated halt between Tien Tsien and Pekin. The walls of the capital are guarded by 100,000 imperial troops. The gates are heavily defended with modern guns. General Tung, acting under orders of the empress dowager, says that no more foreign troops have or shall enter the sacred city. On Monday the ministers sent a demand de-mand to Tsung Li Yamen that the gates be opened, declaring that otherwise other-wise the foreign troops would enter forcibly. To this no reply was given. A second message went unanswered, or had not been answered when the latest news left Pekin. Sir Claude MacDonald's latest message mes-sage says that the legations are capable capa-ble of sustaining an effective defense, unless attacked in force. DEWEY NOT A CANDIDATE FOR VICE PRESIDENT. Will Not Accept Second Place on the Democratic Dem-ocratic Ticket. Admiral Dewey, when asked -tlir?' would accept a nomination for vice., president replied that, inasmuch as he tiad not been offered the nominatn (t would perhaps be presumptious in liim to say that he would not accept it. 'But,'" it was suggested, many Democrats Dem-ocrats throughout the country are dis-sussiug dis-sussiug the desirability of placing you 311 the ticket with Mr. Bryan." 'I have never contemplated being a randidate for vice president," replied the admiral. "I am not a candidate kr nomination for that office, and fvould not accept it if nominated. My position is unchanged; I stand now ivhore I have stood for the past three nouths. The. above statement was submitted ind approved by Admiral Dewey. SHIP DASHES ON ROCK. Twenty-four Out of Twenty-eight Men Lose Their Lives. The steamer Warrimoo, from Sydney, N. S. W., brings news of the wreck on the Victorian coast of the British ship Sierra Nevada. 1.400 tons. Twenty-three Twenty-three lives were lost, including the skipper, Captain Scott. Of the crew of twenty-eight only five reached shore, and one of the quintette afterward died from exposure and injuries. The disaster dis-aster occurred on a very dark night, June 10. during a roaring gale. The ship dashed herself to pieces on a rock Hear Port Phillips' Head. SHEEP DIE LIKE FLIES. Drought in Western Australia Has Disastrous Disas-trous Effect. A parliamentary commission sent to investigate the conditions in thedrouth stricken west of Australia has found a deplorable condition of affairs. As a result of the long dry season, there has been a tremendous destruction of sheep-20,000 sheep-20,000 perishing in a single season. Ruin is staring the unfortunate settlers set-tlers in the face, and they have been feeding their few surviving sheep upon up-on the leaves of trees. CANADA AFTER CHINESE. Bill Introduced lo Haise the Poll Tax In the house of commons at Ottawa, a bill has been introduced by the premier, pre-mier, raising the poll tax from $50 per head to $100 per head: Sir Wilfrid Laurier has promised to appoint a royal commission to investigate investi-gate the whole question of Chinese and Japanese immigration and report its findings to the imperial authorities. MRS. FREMONT INJURED. Widow of General Fremont Hag a Serious Accident. Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont, widow of General John C. Fremont, has met with a severe accident at Los Angeles. In leaving the dinner table she slipped and fell, fracturing her hip. Mrs. Fremont Fre-mont is 79 years of age, and her recovery re-covery will. consequently be slow. Another Haul of Filipinos-An Filipinos-An important capture of Filipino insurgents in-surgents has been reported to the war department by General MacArthur, in the following cablegram "General MacAbulos, with eight officers, of-ficers, 124 enlisted men and 124 rifles, surrendered to Colonel E. H. Liscumof the Ninth infantry at Tarlac. MacAbulos MacAb-ulos is the most important leader in Tarlac and Pangasenan." MRS. GLADSTONE PASSES AWAY. Widow of the Late William E. Gladstone Iies at Hairarden. Mrs. Gladstone widow of Willium E. Gladstone, is dead. She had been sick for several weeks, and at no time was her recovery hoped for owing to her extreme age. Kruger's Body Guard. President Kruger has a body guard of 1,000 burghers. Stores are being moved as quickly as possible from Machadodorp to Lydenburg. Costa Rlcan Finances. President Iglsias of Costa Rica has sent to congress a decree making legal the circulation in that country of the money of the United States: also the gold coin of England, France and Germany. Ger-many. Sixth Cavalry for Philippines. Two battalions of the Sixth cavalry, now in Cuba, are under orders'for the Philippines, and they will be followed by other battalions and regiments from time to time. Sfw Uattlvhlp. The battleships known as the Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania class are to be nearly 16,000 tons displacement, or over 5,000 tons heavier than the Oregon, more than 100 feet longer than that famous vessel and with at least three knots higher speed. Mora Hollands to be Ballt. The Secretary of the Navy has been directed by the last naval appropriation appropria-tion act to eontract for five Holland submarine boats to cost $173,000 each and to be built within a year, TAYLOR SAFE IN INDIANA. Governor Monnt Refuses to Honor Extradition Extra-dition Papers from Kentucky. Governor Monnt of Indiana has re- t fused to honor a requisition of Govern-! or Beckham of Kentucky for XV. S. Tay-' lor, charged with complicity in the; murder of Goebel. In hisstateroenthe: says: "I do not believe a fair and impartial im-partial trial can or will at this time be given Mr. Taylor. When Judge Can-trill Can-trill of the trial court at Frankfort declares that he would not subject a sheep-killing dog to a trial under such; circumstances as exist, may I not justly just-ly refuse to send Mr. Taylor.back tobes subjected to a trial with this prejudice intensified and fanned into hate? "When a man who is the controlling spirit in the prosecution, a witness in' this case and prominent in its councils uses the monstrous language that when they should get control they would hang Republicans like 'pigs to a pole,' (and these anarchistic words have not, to my knowledge, beeu denied) the question of guilt seem of little con-eequence con-eequence in this conspiracy against innocent men, the furtherance of which is indicated by indictments found by a partisan grand jury. Upon such findings are based the requisition papers which I now refuse to honor." Governor Mount includes in his statement state-ment a denunciation of the alleged injustice in-justice of the Goebel election law, and asserts that Mr. Taylor has been robbed of the office to which the people peo-ple of Kentucky elected him. SHORT OF MARINES. Admiral Remey Requests Battalion for - - - ' - ' Philippines. The Navy department has received the following cablegram from Cavite: "Army turned over Cavite peninsula and Basilan island to naval control and defense. The army also wants to give up Olongapo. We cannot take the latter lat-ter while short of marines. The 'Solace' 'So-lace' with six officers intended for Guam Gu-am and 100 marines have been sent to Kempff. Can the department send al battalion of marines to the Philippines? Philippin-es? Think it important that the former form-er Spanish naval station be under naval nav-al control. Additional forces needed if the navy is to secure naval station at the present time. The 'York town' has been placed at Kempfl's disposal. The 'Castine' is at Shanghai, and her repairs re-pairs will he completed July 20th. The 'Austria' is at Canton with orders to proceed to Swatow and Amoy." BANKER SWINDLED. atoughtH t opper Brick at a Fancy Price, William Kerr, president of the Adams county bank of Hastings, Nebraska, has received ward from the Denver mint that a "gold" brick he had purchased pur-chased from a stranger at Leavenworth, Leaven-worth, Kansas, a few days ago, for 813,000 is made of copper. The brick was transferred to Mr. Kerr by a man who represented himself to be an old mining partner in California of Albert Kerr, a cousin f the hank president. Mr. Kerr accompanied the stranger to Leavenworth, where the brick held by n Indian confederate of "the miner" was drilled. The sample which Kerr had assayed in KansansCity, was found to run 20 to the ounce. Mr. Kerr returned to Leavenworth, drew on his bank for $13,(500, and became possessed of the brick, which he sent to the Nirst National bank at Denver. Boxers Driven Back. The international expedition has passed Lang Fang, halfway to Pekin. The tfotps found the station destroyed and SJf.yai-ds of the track torn up. Upon approaching the station they found the "Boxers" still carying on the work of destruction, but the latter bolted into the village upon the approach ap-proach of the advance party. A shell from a six-pounder was dropped into the village and the "Boxers" fled up the line. Above the station a small party was discoverod engaged in tearing tear-ing up the track, but a few long range shots drove them off. The patrol re has returned and reports that a mile and a quarter of the track has been destroyed. The expedition will remain for the present at Lang Fang. HELPED THE BOY ALONG. Senator Scott Began Life With 20 Cents, His Son With 820. OOO. Senator Scott, who is at Philadelphia Philadel-phia attending to his duties as a member mem-ber of the Republican national committee, commit-tee, sent a $20,000 telegraphic draft to his son, Lieutenant Scott, at San Francisco, Fran-cisco, where the j'oung man upon returning re-turning from volunteer service in the Philippines, was married. The Senator Sena-tor wired that he began life with 20-cents. 20-cents. i Jamaica Negotiates a Loan. The condition of Jamaican finances is so bad that a law has been passed authorizing the government to borrow 8750,000 from the imperial treasury at per cent to meet the deficiency. Doctors flu -A Good Prescription For HiauMiid Tea lav fra emts.st IsJeesM, tfaws-S4s, Oaaaral flteras aae Barbers neps. The bsatsh pile, ladvte sleep, mat prolong Ufa. Oat tivee relief! Ms sutler srhsl's the Bailer, see rlU eto rea gees. Te staples sae, eea theusaea trad- ssenui smi fc ssell say if bs jupsat baeauou i., NORTHWEST NOTES. The convention adopted a strong prohibition platform. At Kawlins George Dowing convicted of murdering Deputy Sheriff Scott at Baggs, Wvo., in l'Xl was given a Bentenee of twenty-five years in the penitentiary. Last week Ttui En berks, one of the wealthiest and best known stockmen in Wyoming, was killed near Newcastle Newcast-le by an employe. No particulars of the affair have been received here. The Comtroller of the Currency has authorized the Rawlins National bank of Rawlins, Wyo. , to begin business with a capital of 50,000. Isaac C. Miller, is president and J. A. Handle cashier of the new bank. The Orphans' home of Leadville. Colo., took fire last week and was entirely en-tirely gutted There were thirty-three children in - the home and nearly all were in bed. Neighbors aud firemen did heroic work in saving the little tots. Four little ones were burned to death. The fire was cause by one of the inmates dropping a lamp on the stairs. Frank Ruinmelin of Portland, Or., has received word from New York that the body found in the upper bay was that of his father a well known furrier of Portland. It is stated that he had about $500 on his person when he ft. Rummelin was 60 years old and had been in the fur business in Portland for thirty years. The Wyoming Prohibitionists held their State convention at Cheyenne last week and elected delegates to the national convention as follows: O. C. Smith, Rock Springs: Mr. and Mrs. George W. Blaine. Douglas; May Slos-son Slos-son and L. L.. Laughlin. Laramie: Nina L. Iligby. Manvillc. Presidential electors. H. L. Iligby, Munvillc;. Mrs. M. D. Lights, Cokeville: Rev. A. Rogers Rog-ers Evanston. Riders in the horse round-up near Pacific Springs recently found a dead man ou trail between Leckie post office and Muddy Johnsons ranch. The body was partly decomposed. lie was lying on his 'ace with a pistol iu his riyht hand and a bnllet hole through his head. The surroundings indicated a case of suicide It is supposed the dead man was a trapper named Packer, who went into that country about a year ago. An enthusiastic editor I'reseott, Ariz., announces: -'The undersigned is ready to wager his newspaper and job plant that .Mr. McKinley will be elected President of these United States to succeed himself for another term of four years. Two papers are issued is-sued from the plant; the office is worth S2500. Will wager it against a like amount of unincumbered realty or against S2000 in cash. Land Agent Wantland of the Union Pacific railroad, with headqutarters at Salt Lake and Denver, predicts that the opening of the Fort Hall reservation reserva-tion in Idaho, will result in one of the biggest mining booms ever had iu Idaho, that it has been known for years that minerals existed in the reservation res-ervation aud that the richest mineral deposits to be found in the eutire inter-mountain inter-mountain region will, in his opinion be found in and around Pocatell i Utah capitalists have, arranged to build a beet sugar factory at Loveland, Colo. D. Eccles. presidentofa national bank at Ogden. Thomas I) Den of Ogden and C. W. Nibley of Baker City, Or., have guaranted the money Love-land Love-land farmers have agreed to furnish the beets, the factory will be running by November 1, 1901 To bind the contract $50,000 has been placed in the Loveland bank. The terms of the stipulation are that non-compliance with its provisions means a forfeit of the deposit to the town. The capacity of the plant will be ,r00 tons. The Supreme court of Montana modified its decision on the matter of a receivership on the Boston & Montana Mon-tana one of the most valuable properties in the state. The original decision was in favor of the corporation and held that the necessity of a receiver had disappeared. The lower court was directed to hear and determine a motion for the discharge of the receiver. Now the court modifies its decision and orders the lower court to discharge the receiver forthwith. This ends the case.. Information from Burns, Or., is to the effect that General Manager Bancroft, Ban-croft, General Freight Agent Eccles, Chief Surgeon Pinkerton and Livestock Live-stock Agent Tuttle, of the Oregon Short Line Railroad company, have been at Burns the last few days. They are making a hurried trip through the section presumably to gain an idea ol tains. t is thought but not absolutely verrified, that that road lias construe- ! tion operations in ieiv which are not (riven out publicly. 1 Prss1sa. Priests. K s.Mrss esi receipt ml pries. is gprast ai., rrw lors. usy. S Beck s Jewelry I Store. rvjoTTG nrii&ivnnviii mi i & Thy r.yr 1 ' " or and banish "pain of menstruation." They axe "JjLFE SAVEKS" to girl at womanhood, aiding development of organs and body. No known remedy for women equals them. Cannot do harm lif becomes a pleasure. $1.00 PER BOX UY MAIL. Sold by druggists. DB. MOTT'S CH&M1CAL CO.. Cleveland. Ohio. F01 alc by Dr. O. J. Peterson, Druggist. A BOON TO in M iv I IV 21 DR'TABLER'S BUCKEYE TO Zm PI t- 7i - a t .mm 2 A New Discovery for the Certain Cure of INTERNAL and EXTERNAL PILES, WITHOUT PAIN. CURES WHERE ALL OTHERS HAVE FAILED. Tubes, by Mail, 75 Cents; bottles, 50 Cents. JAMES F. SALURD, Soig Proprietor, - - 3!H forth Ma!a Street. ST. LOUIS. M& Our fee returned i we fail. Any one Bending sketch and description of any invention will promptly receive our opinion free concerning the patentability patent-ability of same. "How to Obtain a Patent" sent upon request. Patents secured through us advertised for salo at our expense. Patent taken out through U3 receive special notice, without charge, in? The Patext Record, an illustrated and widely circulated iournaL consulted by Manufacturers and Investors. bend tor sample copy FREE. VSCTOR J. (Patent Evans Building, - ! ft . ( a nfk MR k wmmmm vaam WtrHT'wOt't na' Darl Koyai A a'u&Sci&$r& the easiest running 4WvW fitm most expensive tires 3p-vrt handlo bari ' ' . i . 1 . -..rriw: I i V? r'a black, maroon if 1 saddle; pedals, f of material e7 J a tJSSSSaf telAM 1 concerns and btg supply houses advertise and sll as high trade We can furnish them, however. att& to 87 stripped: or to (12.0 complete. We do not guarantee nor recommend recom-mend them. BEFOliE OBVERISS a bicycle of any one else, no matter who or how cheap, write us and let us tell you how much we can save you on the same machine. If you. IJHSEJI - i riy a wheel we canassistyou to EAIiV A ICICYCLK by dls-are dls-are UkuUC 13 QUI tributtnir catalogues for us a few days. We need one person In each town for this purpose. We have several hundred SECOXO HAJiU WHEELS taken In trade which we will close out at 3 to 1-each; also some shopworn samples and H9 models very cheap. Bend for Darn? List. OUIt REL1 ABILITY' is unquestioned. We refer to any bank or business house In Chlcaq-o. or any express or railroad company. We will send you letters of reference direct from the larfrcst banks In Chicago if you w:.t)i it. CCB!!i VA5I3 AJ?fYISa today. This low price and these special terms of shipment without deposit will UlJ lUUn W itlii aSi be withdrawn verv soon. UyGive name of tl:!3 paper. J L. MEMD GYG'LE GOR2PAS3Y, Gf:ias3o, iss. JOHN ff. HOOVER JR MANAGER OF TUB Springvillo Roller Mills JJANT7TACTURER OF AND DEALER IS FLOUR and FEED Custom grinding a specialty. Casti paid for wheat. Mill north of Springvillo. A. A. TONSOHIAL ARTIST, FOB an eiuy shave and an artlstid haircut, call oo him. Xjcwliosi - and - Clllclrori'a HAIR cuts a specialty. AGENCY for tho TROY STEAM LA ON DRY. Bait Lake. Parlor nwet to Postoflloe. eprlngTlHa fRTa BTm d$30L Tonsoriai Artist. All Work Done In the Highest Styla of the Art. SHOP One Door North of Dr. Peterson' Drue Store. Agent for Provo Steam Laundry. 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Tradk Marks Designs Copyright 4a AtiTOaa sending setrh snd esorlpikii may enlcklr aaoeitaln onr opinion frw wuetaer aa invention Is probably patentable. Commontra. UonastrtoUr eoiifldiitlL Handbook on Pa.touis sent free. OMeM neencv for secariiiK pateDta. .metal nvtic. without chare. In tbe fatents taken mronirn arunn u. nwm Scientific American. A Bendeotnelr Illustrated weekly. lanreat c! MilatiAti Af an v mtrimntiAa tnnmaL Terms. $3 rear : four months. IL Sold by all newadealers. rflUNN&Co,B-Newiork Branch Offloa. 8 T Bt, TTajhlngcoo, P. C SALT LAKE HOT SPRINGS tSANITARIUM, (America's Carlsbad) Turkish, Massage and Electrio 4 44y.fr 4 4,,H,4,i' 4 4r 4? 4k k' 'fr 4' 4 4 4 4p 4 4 Manicure and Hair Dressing 4""-f"f J. 8CHENCK Business Manager. 62 W. 3rd South 8t. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. BATMS A Magnificent Stock of- Rii and Useful Presents, At Prices to Suit Everybody. Watches, Clocks, Diamonds, Opals, Rings, Canes. - Rogers Bros. Silver Knives and Forks. Long Chains, Umbrellas, Spectacles, Lovely China and Cut Glass. 0A Nice line of Belt Buckles. PILI - in ORE Address, EVANS & CO., Attorneys,) WASH!HCTO?J, D. C. in . . if m 1 iiimh 1 SOHTBOSE BIOYGLEHIFRiE on approTal to jrrar address. WITHOUT A CENT IN ADVANCE, KD US YOlfR CHUCii, Btate whether tou wish Uriv'n or mn' wheel; (rivo color, height of Irtutte and (rear wanted and li IVJLX KHjp 1 HE WHEtL C. O. l. on upproral, allowing you to nneratw and di amine it rutly oerore you accept tb. xi it la not au and more tlian wa claim for It, and a better wheel tiinn you can iret for any where near tha price from any one el'-e, refuyo it and we will pay all OTpruha cbargoa ourselves. Tho " MQffTftO" Bicycle Ci. at onr Special Agent's Kaiuple price of yj " la the grrentest ttarpaln In a b!ycle ever ofered. We g-uaranteeit equal to any MO wheel on the market, and you need not accept it nor pay a i en If you do not find it as we represent. V.'e are KXt'LI'Sl VE It CYCLE MAM'FU'Tl'KKKS and te.ke this method of quicilv Introducing our 1900 MODELS. Thli oiler of a sample wheel at tills low price is made to secure KID Eft A GEHT H each town to represent ua and take orders. Our agents make money fast- Flfl?rie,aTinf'iS rrame, !, 34 oramrli-, Iaoles, Winch. Hess &i i Cwllf IWH i IVfSOl Shell.j seam!es tubing with forced connections, connec-tions, flush lointa. Improved expander device to fasten seat cost and Koyal Arch crown: the celebrated Mavis hubsaud hancer ..(... irn... ..... t., j -.. .1 . . .i. on the market. The genuine 64 Mrslna-er lfvaienl tools and accessories the best obtainable. Knanaeledin or coach e-reen. hUrhly fiidhed and ornamented; enectal vBM fca finished nickeling- on all brisrht parts. We thoroUKhly test every niece that goes Into this machine. Our blading year's cuur- Bntee bond wnn each nicycie. Ufjpp to any one sending the 11.50 ensh In full with order we will I iikC aend free a genuine ISurdick 10,000 mile barrel pattern cyclometer; cyclo-meter; or a hUrh gade floor pump. Your money all back if you are not -perfectlv satisfied. C'lSr-0 filSCCt C We do not mannfa. -nre the cheap denart-il&Mf denart-il&Mf Is lkalwa mentstoro kind of wi.eels. such as manv new G.E. ANDERSON PORTRAIT AND LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER. Dealer In FRAMES, PICTURE FITTINGS and GLASS in all sizes, Pictures copied and enlarged by home artists, Pictures of family groups, residences, stock- or any subjects sub-jects taken on the spot. Keep yoan Money ot Home. SPMNGVILLE, UTAH. Colorado Midland Railway j Mas the best through car service ! in the west. If you are going I to Colorado Springs, Denver, Cripple Creek or any other pojnt jn tbe East, it will pay y-ou to U6e the Pike's Peak Route. W. F. Bailey, Gen. Pass. Agt. Denver, Colo. TRY THET, " KEW K3ME" SEWiKO MACBIHE. ItfBITT rflO fMBCHl IOC? bowinr tha air- I! nut run uinuumna fersnt stylea of Bewioc Machines wc manufacture and their prices before you purchase any other. THE KEW HC"E SEW I S3 gUCBIKE CO., ORA.SOE, MASS. MtTtaleaSenare. N.T. Chioaero, UL 8. Ionia, Me. DaUaa. Tssae. - Ben Fraooiseo. Cel. Atlanta, Oa. FOR SALE BY Taylor Bros.. Provo, Ltall. LAND AND MINING Claims given careful attention. KKAtL & FliNWUK, Pacific BalldlcT, VTa.hlnctoa, D. 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