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Show TREMONT TIMES Ft iii.isiiEu TREMONT W. H. Capwell, nun TIMES COMPANY Editor and Manager I TAD TKIMONTOX OT AH STATE NEWS were 36 births and 24 Salt Lake City last week. in deaths county A session of the Sanpete teachers' institute was held at Manti last Saturday. James Anderson, of St. George, was thrown from his wagon last week and seriously injured. The annual meeting of the 1'iah Woolgrowers' association will be held Id Salt Lake City on Saturday. April G. The Provo City schools will close May 10. having then ben opeaforeigM and a half months during the school year. Johanna Kvenrood, who had been a resident of Fairview for the past fifty-fou- r years, Is dead at the age of 93. The citizens of Hountiful are cmsid-erlnthe proposition of Installing an Independent electric lighting plant for that city. The Rev. P. A. Simpkin, BastOT of the Phillips Congregational church, of Salt Lake 'City, has been appointed judge of the Juvenile court of Salt Lake City. The merchants of American itork have agreed to close hen after at t p. m. and to open in the morning at 1 o'clock during the spring and summer seasons. There are about one dozen new brick bouses being built at the present time at Bphraim. These, with several others which will be completed in the Bummer, will be a credit to the city. During the past week it has been Impossible to reach St. George of the floods which have covered the country between the town and Modena, the nearest railway station. According to the official list, issued by Registrar George Coray, of the University of Utah, there are almost a thousand students registered in the different departments and schools of the institution. It is figured that 594 bills, memorials, resolutions and petitions were introduced during the recent session of the legislature. The printed bills of the house required a book of C19 pages and those of the senate 524 pages. Charles V. Nichols, 22 years of age, employed as a derrick watchman for the Southern Pacific railroad company, was run down and killed by a freight train near Rambo station on the during a blinding snowstorm. The first merchants' excursion to be conducted by the Commercial club, of Salt Lake into territory tributary to the trade and commerce of Salt Lake, will be taken in May and the objective points of the trip will be the principal cities in Idaho. According to Thomas Judd of St. George, Washington county, the almond and apricot crops in that section will be 50 per cent less than last year because of the recent bad weather. Mr. Judd is president of the State Horticultural society. After cutting his throat from ear to ear, William Ward, a prosperous farmer and fruit grower of North Ogden, calmly made a noose in the trip rope of the hay fork in his barn and hung himself. Grief over the death of his wife led to the deed. Garfield is to have a bank. Articles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of state last week, and the new institution will go Into commission for the transaction of business just as soon as the necessary arrangements can be completed. The exhibits at the Utah Chamber of Commerce, 56 West Third South street. Salt Lake City, are for the purpose of showing what Utah can produce and what the state Is doing. Visitors are always welcome, and no admission fee Is charged. For the first time In the history of this state, Decoration day has been set aside as a day of rest and not as a day of recreation, as has been the cuse in the past. The new law prohibi's base ball games, races and till other puhlic amusements on that day. Henry Hlrd, of Ogden. while feeding his pet eagle, was caught by the btra and his left hand severely injured. Ills arm swelled to twice Its natural size and medical attention was necessary. Hlrd has had the eagle for some time, but has never been injured by tt before. Mike McCabe and Win J. O'Leary two privates In the Twenty ninth in who were fantry at Fort Douglas, found guilty of nibbing Harold Her rum, of Salt Lake City, of $;5 on the night, of February 7, will serve fifteen ytars In the state prison at hard labor. Governor Cutler has announced the appointment of W. S. McCornick. Wes-jt- ) K. Walton, Arthur U Thomas and Fisher Harris as members of the Tercentennial Jamestown Kxposltlon commission to represent Utah at the expo sltlon, which Ib scheduled le open April 26 at Norfolk, Va. There e cut-of- f miIB to be WILL BE OUiiKE AND Next. 9 BOSS CHILE WOULD CHICAGO'S MAYOR 1 IS PIT As a Result of Tuesday's Labor Leader Charged With Complicity in the Murder of Steunenberg of Idaho to be placed on Trial at Boise on May BEATS FIRST State Will Decide Which of the Other Two Cases Will be Called BUSSE Election, Municipal Ownership in the Windy City Receives a Severe Setback. Chicago - The i. lost intense muni cipa! campaign Chicago has experienced in many years closed Tuesday night wilh the election of Fred Ilus:w, the Republican candidate for mayor, over Edward F. Dunne, nil Democratic rival, and a candidate for by a plurality of between 14.000 and Republics Were Jealous and Succeeded in Heading Off Such a Movement by Their Hated Rival. Ct'-e- r Latin-America- 18,000. Roise, Ida. At the convening of Judge Wood's court here Monday morning the trial of William H. Haywood, secretary and treasurer of the Western Federation of Miners, who jointly with is under indictment Charles H. Moyer, president, of the federation, and George A. Pettibone, former member of the executive committee, for the murder of former Governor Frank Steunenberg, was set for trial Mav 9. The case of the Western Federation pfficlals came to Judge Wood's court from Caldwell where Judge Wood Overruled the motion of the defense for a change of venue to Washington county, anil gave the defense their option for trial in Canyon county or at Boise, Ada county. The defense chose Boise and accordingly the cases were transferred to the regular April term It was agreed Of the district court. thai, the defendants are to be tried ceparately, the case against Haywood being first called. The state will decide which of the other two cases will be called next. HITCH IS ON NINE HOURS. Railway Employes Determined to Secure Shorter Workday. Chicago. The railway employes in the train service of the western railroads have reduced their demands to a nine-hou- r workday and the government officials who came to Chicago last week to bring about a peacable adjustment of the threatened strike are working hard to overcome that obstacle. Commissioners Knapp and Neill held an almost continuous' session on Monday with the general managers and the representatives of the trainmen and conductors. The men signified their willingness to accept the wage icrease offered by the railroads if the managers would grant the demand for the nine hours work-day- . The labor delegates declared that the wage increase asked for was a minor consideration, but that they could not face their constituents without secur-inimprovements in the working conditions. It was learned that the nine-hou- r demand of the firemen was what was preventing a settlement of that end of the labor difficulties the western roads are experiencing. While acting separately entirely from the conductors and trainmen, the fireman are standing out for the same demands, and, it is said, in the event of a strike being ordered, they too, would walk out. TIED TO A CHiNAMAN. The issues in the campaign have been largely based upon the improvement of the local traction sy stem. Hoth parties were agreed thai present condi- tions were intolerable, but differed as to the best method to be employed in revising them. The Democratic party, headed by Mayor Dunne, stood for municipal ownership, through condemnation of the street car properties, if the result could not he obtained in any other way. The Republican party favored ordinances which were recently passed by a Democratic city council over the veto of Mayor Dunne. These ordifrannances provided for twenty-yea- r chises for the street car companies, the city retaining the right to purchase the systems lor 130,000,000 plus the amount to be spent for immediate rehabilitation of the lines, six months' notice being necessary of the city's intention to acquire the property. The ordinances also provide tor universal transfers throughout the city, a fare and 55 per cent of the net reven ue of the companies to be paid to the city. The fight for and against the adoption of these ordinances has been exceedingly bitter. They were carried by a majority of about 40,000 votes. WANTED TO HAVE SOME FUN. Boys Set Fire to Clothing of Lad as He Lay Asleep. Chicago. Three boys, whose ages range from 12 to 14 years, were ar rested Tuesday, charged with setting fire to the clothing of Michael Lacoco a boy, while the latter lay asleep in a hallway. The boys gave the names of Lester Hall, Walter Leonard and James White. According to the story of one of the boys, they wanted to see some fun. They first attempted to light Lacoco's clnthint" with a match lint were unsuc cessful. They went to a drug and secured a bottle of alcohol. tnP contents of which they poured oveT the Bleeping boy's clothing. As the flames enveloped his body, Lacoco was awak ened, and alter a futile attempt n extinguish the flames he rushed into the street, where h6 fell unconscious. He was taken to a hospital, where his condition was said to be serious. stii PURE FOOD PROSECUTIONS. n Chile's failure to send Washington a minister to Washington to replace Walker Martinez, who did not return conferhome after the ence at Rio Janiero last summer, has caused much comment. The neglect of the Chilean congress to appropriate sufficient money to maintain the legation has been given as a reason for leaving the American mission in charge of Alberto Yoacham, secretary of the legation. But it has just become known that the real cause was hidden deep in Latin American politics. Chile decided it would be a good idea to have ,an ambassador in Washington and steps were taken to discover what the United States thought of the proposed elevation of the Chilean representative to Washington. The suggestion that the Chilean envoy might be raised to ambassadorial on edge rank set all and a general movement was instituted by the southern republics to head off such a movement. Argentina, being unfriendly to Chile, was especially opposed to the plan, as Brazil and Chile are always rated as allies and Argentina did not want her twe strongest rivals to outstrip her iD American representation. It has not been the policy of he state department to send ambassadors to any country which cannot be ranked as a world power, and when the hos tility of the rest of South America to such a change became known, the United States decided that the question had better not be agitated further at this time. n Latin-Americ- r. Admits Organizing Trust. Chicago. F. A. Holbrook, secretary of the Manufacturers' combination on school and church furniture, on Monday plead guilty to the charge of conspiring to effect combines In prices In restraint of trade, as charged by the grand Jury. Holbrook, who was the only Individual indicted, was the gent in Chicago and chairman of the Prudential club, said to have Ireen organized for the purpose of preventing competition In tiie sale of church and school furniture in the United States. Trial of Ruef Begun. San Francisco. A legal battle that promises to last for weeks and which is expected to be In a measure pivotal of all the criminal proceedings growing out of the grand jury's bribery graft Investigation, was begun in earn est on Tuesday when Abraham Ruef, San Francisco's Indicted political hex. was placed on trial in Judge Dunnes department of the superior court on the charge of extorting large sums if money from local French restaurant-eurunder threBt of revoking tbeil licenses. Agree on Postal Rates. Washington. At a conference between Postmaster General Lemieux of Canada and Postmaster Gen. Mayer of the United States, In this city, an agreement was reached to amend the postal convention existing between the two countries in so far as It nftects the transmission of newspapers and periodicals, known as second class mattw, between the two countries. The rate now agreed upon Is substantially the transient second rate which the individual citizen of thu United States now enjoys. City Plunged Into Darkness The destruction o San Franciscothe electric light and power hOQM 0 the San Francisco was Klectrii avenue Sunt' pnny at Twenty-seconand Georglo street by fire Tuesday plunged almost the entire city Inl darkness, resulted In the injuring o five Bremen, at least one ol whom m die. and caused a less estimated 11,000,006. Officers of the San Fran. ill i'ii (las a Klectrlc Lighl company d dared tonight that the destroyed plan could not he rebuilt and rehabilitate, under one year - Secretly LIMIT ON ARMAMENTS. Great Britain Asks to Have Question Go to Hague Conference. London. Great Britain has made a formal and official request upon Rus-'sito include in the program of the next The Hage conference the question of limitation of the expenditure on armaments, ad has notified the powers invited to attend the conference of this action. This was done several days ago and up to the present time the foreign office has not been advised of any opposition to Great Britain's proposal. Neither has Great Britain learned the nature of the negotiations in St. Petersburg be tween the ambassadors of Germany and Austria and Emperor Nicholas, but it is believed these exchanges have had to do with the form in which the subject of disarmament should be introduced. LEGALITY Received Twelve Hundred From the Pacific States Telephone Company. IS QUESTIONED. sensational Two San Francisco bribery-graf- t in the evidence of pieces investigation were adduced before the Three memgrand jury Saturday. bers of the executive board of the Pacific States Telephone company, K Homer S. King, and S. Pillsbury, Timothy Hopkins, testified that they had no knowledge whatsoever of the alleged bribing of supervisors to vote against the award of a competitive franchise to the Home Telepnone company, and that if bribery was committed it was "up to" Vce President Louis Glass, whom the grand jury already has indicted on nine counts to explain. Another member of the board, Percy S. Morgan, made the same denial of knowledge several days ago when on the witness stand. The second sensation came when E. S. Pillsbury, who is a director of and attorney for the Pacific States' company, testified that Abraham Ruef, the indicted political boss, has been for more than two years on the private payroll of that corporation and has been paid regularly $1,200 a month. This, said Pillsbury, was more than the salary paid to himself. this, Whe nhediscovered he testified, he objected to the company, and his own remuneration was increased. e VETERAN CONGRESSMAN Came Within One Vote Jackson's Place for DEAD. Service Asks Attorney General for an Opinion. Washington. The forest service has submitted to the attorney general the question of the legality of the practice of so charging commercial companies for the right of conducting water through the reserves for the development of power and other purposes as to cause them to contribute to the expense of maintaining the reserve. The service has heretofore exacted payment for pipe-line-s taking water from the streams in the reto so do has serves, but the right been question, and it is now the purpose to secure the attorney general's view on the point. The forestry administration takes the position that the companies should pay something for the service they receive, through the conservation of the waters of the streams on which they rely, and they find their only opportunity in the charge of right of way. Practically all the water used by thera Is confor the pro veyed through pipe-line- s duetion of electricity and the demand is constantly Increasing. Armenian Runs Amuck. Alexand ropol. Russian Armenia. A series of brutal murders was perpetrated here by a man named Kara petyante, who lately had been without employment and was refused further board and lodging In the home of a married sister Karapetyante with a StlllettO mortally wounded his sister killed her husband, mortally wounded a nephew and niece, killed a neighoor who answered their cry for help end mortally wounded the wife and mother of this neighbor Then he committed suicide - Andrew t. n e ate-bellu- GROVER IS TOUCHED. Gratefully Appreciates Congratulations Received. Princeton, N. J. Former President Grover Cleveland has furnished the following to the newspapers and requested its publication: "It seems to be impossible for me to acknowledge, except through the press of the country, the generosity and kindly consideration of my countrymen, which have been made manifest by congratulatory messages and newspaper, comment on the occasion af my seventieth birthday. These have deeply touched me, and in the book of grateful recollections they are written where every remaining day of my life I can turn a page and read them." Confidence Operators Caught. Cleveland, O In the arrest here Sunday of three men and a woman giving the names of Edward Weiss and Max Harris, of New York, and Charles Drucker and Claudia Carlson, of this city, the police believe they have caught a clique of clever wiretappers wanted in several cities. The arrests were made following an alleged attempt to swindle J. D. Marks, a wealthy scrop iron dealer here, out 16,000. Sunset Express Meets Disaster in California, Twenty-si- x Lives Being Lost. Trainmen Left Switch Open and the Heavily Laden Train is Derailed While Running Forty Miles an Hour Three Men Are Arrested. Colton, Cal. One of the most disastrous wrecks in the history of tha Southern Pacific occurred one and a half miles east of this town Thursday when westbound train No. 9, from New Orleans for San Francisco, ran into an open switch while going at the rate of forty miles an hour, and ten of the fourteen coaches were derailed with frightful results. Twenty-six persons are known to have been killed and the final list will probably show more than this number. The injured number 100, many of whom will die. The wrecked coaches were hurled in every direction. Four of them were Most of the smashed to fragments. dead were Italians from New York and New Orleans- going to San Francisco. They occupied the smoker and day coach. The derailment of the train was caused by the crew of a switch engine leaving a switch open at this point. L. R. Alvord, W. K. Davis and J. G. Guesenmeyer, members of the switching crew who are accused of leaving-thswitch open and causing the wreck, were taken into custody and held in ILoOO bail by Coroner Van Wye. WENT ON RAMPAGE. Sailors From Battleship Connecticut Act Like Savages. Norfolk, Va. One hundred sailors from the battleship Conecticut, while en route from Willoughby to Fortress Monroe, upon the passenger steamer Ocean View, without apparent cause took forcible charge of the steamer and put the crew to rout. The sailors broke windows and doors, drove the cooks from the galley, poured out all provisions aboard, dumped on deck the fire in the kitchen stove, turned steam on the fire extinguishers and did other damage. When the steamer landed at Fortress Monroe the sailors hurried aboard the Connecticut. Their names are not known. The owners of the steamer will make out a bill for damages and send it to the commander of the HUGHITT SEES PRESIDENT. But Not to Discuss Railroad Situation, is Statement Given Out. Washington. Marvin H. Hughitt, president of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad, a member of the board of trustees of the foundation for the promotion of industrial peace, was among the president's guests at luncheon Thursday. Other members of the board present included Secretaries Wilson and Straus, Seth Low, Thomas G. Bush, Labor Commissioner Neill and James B. Reynolds. It was said at the White House that Mr. Hughltt's visit was not for the purpose of discussing the railroad situation with the president. Secretary Loeb said that other than the luncheon for Thursday. Mr. Hughitt had no engagement with the president. Subject to Awful Abuse. Tatina Thun, Switzerland. .Mile. Important Changes Made in ReorganIeontieff, the Russian woman who ization of General Land Office. murdered a Frenchman named Mul-le- r at Interlaken in September last, Washington. In accordance with orders issued by the president and the mistaking him for M. Durnovo, an of the interior of Russia, has secretary of the interior, the commls sioner of the general land office has onbeen sentenced to four years' solitaken up the work of reorganizing the tary confinement and to twenty years' field and office force under his control. expulsion from the country. The In order to secure greater efficiency in prisoner complained that she had the field work of the special agents been sentenced to four years' soil-bthe commissioner has found it advisthe examining magistrate and the able to redlstrict the public land terri- prisfHi wardens, who, when called to the witness stand, were unable to tory, changing the lines so that for deny the charges. the most part the field divisions have been enlarged, thus giving greater terYouthful Murdress Insane. ritory to the several chiefs. The chief Carmel, N. Y. The jury found Jenof divisions have been Invested with nie Burch not guilty on account of more authority and greater super- her being insane. It is believed this visory powers than hertofore. The verdict will result in her committal special agents will be detailed to the to the Matteawan asylum tfor the several chiefs from time to time and criminal Insane. Jennie Burch, who placed directly under the jurisdiction is IB years old, was tried for the of the chiefs of the several divisions murder hy poisoning of a child named In the field, each chiet being held i ns bli lor the llicien It was shown Miss Burch Wlnship. rfnrmanva was suffering from a mental malady, of all work in his division. which dulled her understanding. Railroad Day for Beatty. Vice President of Life Insurance ComBeatty, Nev. Railroad day for Beatpany Must Do Time. ty has been decided upon as April 16, 8t. Paul. The state supreme court for on that date the first train ovei the Brock line will reach the Bullfrog has denied the appeal of Dr. Jacob F. district. Since the purchase of Ileat-t- Force of Minneapolis, who was sentenced to three years in the state by Dr. W. S. Phillips and asao elates of New York the railroad has prison on Conviction of misappropriating 07fi of the funds of the redoubled Its efforts t.. retail the Northwestern National Life Insurdistrict, before the beginning of ance utile he was Its vice COOipanj summer, and now the line Is complete president During the release of Dr. to within live miles ol town and trains Force on bail his appeal he are running to the Sprlngdale spur, has pent mostpending of his time In Caliwhich Is but ten miles out. fornia her he Is believed to be. LAND Forest of Binghamton, N. Y. Former Galusha A. Grow died at his home in Glenwood, Pa., Sunday afternoon as a result of a general breakdown attributed to old age. Mr. Grow was elected to congres3 from the Wilmot district of Pennsylvania as the youngest member of that body in 1851, and after retirement from public life for nearly forty years he the house of represenfrom tatives as congressman-at-largfourteen Pennsylvania years ago. When he retired four years ago his public service in the house extended over the longest period, although not continuous service, of any man who ever sat in that body. During the days he was one of the best known men In the United States, and in 18G4 he came within one vote of beinv nomiated for vice president in place of Andrew Jackson. jf KILLED Month a Government to Get After Violators of the Law. Washington. The department of agriculture is making preparations to begin prosecutions under the pure food law at an early date, and Dr. Wiley has given instructions to his inspectors to secure as soon as possible the Thaw Confident of Acquittal. samples on which the accusations will New York. Easter Sunday for Harbe based. ry Thaw in the Tombs was made more The offending establishments have cheerful by a visit from his wife, generally been located, and nothing remains except to obtain specimens of to whom had been granted a special the articles alleged to be adulterated. permit to pass the afternoon with her When these are procured charges husband. When Mrs. Thaw left she will be formulated and supplied to the for the first time since the United States district attorneys in spoke, last June, to reporters. "Harwhose districts the offenders may re- tragedy more cheerful and satisfied ry' grows side, whereupon they will be required with the way his affairs are progressto begin criminal proceedings. There she said. "Like all will soon be forty or fifty inspectors in ing every day," of rest confthe us, he is perfectly Dr. the field, and Wiley expresses the ident that the commission will find opinion that a large number of prose- him sane and that the trial will go cutions will result from their investiga- on. tions. White Girl Deported from California With Her Husband. Los Angeles. Emma Culver of Duarte, a young California girl who a month ago married Yee Lung, a Chinaman, started with the latter on others Monday when, with thirty-seveof his race, he was loaded on board a Southern Pacific train bound for San Francisco enroute to Hogkong, on Candidate Drops Dead an order of deportation from this Successful While Celebrating Victory. country. Miss Culver Is the niece of Central City, Colo. During a celea missionary worker. She met the in his honor, which was being bration in Monrovia several young Chinaman months ago and finally they were held in tin1 rotunda of the Teller hotel, married. Yee Lung was arrested later after the announcement of the result and after a trial in the federal court of the election Tuesday, James A. Democrat, who was elected mawas ordered deported. His young wife stayed by his side constantly yor Tuesday, dropped dead from an atand when the order of deportation was tack of apoplexy. Mayor-elec- t Qilmour made against her husband she an- had been a resident of this city for nounced that she would go with him thirty-fiv- e years, and was one of the to China. ninsl prominent men in the district. MANY Per This South American Republic Thinks She Should Have a. i Ambassador SWITCH; OPEN PAYROLL PRIVATE THEIR ON CARRIED RUEF DISTRICTS ENLARGED. y re-sp- y Hull-fro- |