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Show THE SPANISH FORK PRESS. GOVERNMENT AyOREW JKNSEIf, FsblUhar. SPANISH FORK, ; SHOWS : REPORT GREAT SHUTS CROPS USE UTAH. VTAH STATE NEMfS Seven Months Will be Occupied in Demobilizing Man The Socialists of Park City have j churian Division. ticket in the field a municipal placed Benton Cole, a veteran of the civil war, suicided in Ogden, taking a dose of laudanum. Twenty-sevemarriage licenses were issued in Salt Lake City during one day last week. n Raymond Morriser, an Ogden boy; was seriously Injured in a bicycle col lislon Saturday night. Two. Hundred Thousand Men Moved, After Undergoing Disinfection, and Arrangements Per-mof Handling But 2,000 ' a Day. to-B- e it , Steamer Kamagawa yictorla, ' The total attendance at the state Maru from Japan brought news that fair was 68,500. The receipts were 25 arrangements have commenced" for per cent larger than last year, the return of the Japanese armies in Is the and Korea. The remainder that a Manchuria There city probability council of Ephraim will make a gen-- of the various army divisions, there oral raise in salaries this' year. are twelve in all, will be landed at tbe W. W. Clutt of Coalville, had his left port nearest the divisional headquarhand badly Injured by being kicked ters. At Kobe large sheds have been hy a horse he was leading to water. at the quarantine station at erected Dr. P. A. H. Franklin, one of Utahs and the troops of the NaWada Point, most popular and Influential mining and Kanazawa divisions operators, died in' Salt Lake on goya, Hlmejl there. Including canwill be landed Wednesday of last week. teen men and others these divisions Salt Lake won first prize in the number 200,000. It is estimated that baby show at the fair, Esther, the seven months will be occupied In land daughter of Mrs. J. C. and demobilizing these divisions, lng Squires, of the capital city, carrying Each man will undergo disinfection off the gold medal. and the arrangements permit of but William Andorson of Park City and 2,000 a day being disinfected. C. Strecker of Peoa figured in an exTbe merchant steamers in tbe citing runaway in Salt Lake City, the transport .service will not be released ' vehicle being demolished and Mr. An- for some months, the first to be freed derson badly bruised. being the American liners of the NipUtah's mineral exhibit in the Lewis pon Yusen and Toyo Kisen Kalsbas, and Clark exposition at Portland will which are expected to be turned over become a part of the state fair next to their owners about March or April year, In its own building, and this will next. The confiscated blockade runners be a permanent feature. will be expedited as much as possible, At the present time between 400 the Korean railway being utilized to and 600 tons of beets are being URed bring a large percentage of the Man churian army through Korea to daily at the Ogden sugar factory, alThe maJoritjT, however, will emthough the capacity of the factory Is bark for Japan at New Chwang and opposed to be but 350 tons. Dalny, W. Von tiildcn attempted suicide at his home In Salt Lake, Sunday, cut- CLERK TOOK HUNDRED THOU-- , SAND. ting his throat with a razor, while crazed from drink, but failed to cut B. C. , - Fu-sa- - Adams Express Company Victimized by Employe. Pittsburg. The startling discovery was made late Tuesday that the Adams Express company has been victimized to the extent of $100,000, supposed through the peculations ot an employee. "At 4:30 p. m., Monday, October 9, a bank of Pittsburg delivered to tho Adams Express company at their office at 610 Wood street, Pittsburg, a package of currency containing I00,-00Of this amount $80,000 was In $100 bills, $10,000 in $50 bills and the remainder, $10,000, In $5, $1 and $20 bills. The package containing this large sum of money was consigned to a bank In Cincinnati. The package was received and re-cp ted tor by Edward George who was then acting in the place of the regular money clerk, who was ill. Cuncliffe left the office at the usual time and the next morning A boy aged 12 and an babe, children of John Ballantyne of when he filled to report for duty a hurried examination was Riverdale, were accidentally wounded department and it was made of his learned that last week by a stray shot from the $100,000 was missing. . gunt of a hunter who was Bhootlng CUBA HAS A HOLIDAY. quail nearby. There is a movement on foot Intervention of United States Recogamong some of the Salt Lake business nized In Speeches. men to organize a State ManufacturHavana. Tbe thirty-sevent, anniers' association. The object of the or the uprising at the begin' versary association will bq to boom the proe ten years war (1868-78- ) ning ducts of tho factories of the state. was observed Tuesday as a general Joseph Foreham, a' Salt Lake mes- holiday, the celebrations including senger boy, better known as Blondy," school childrens festivals and boat was instantly killed beucath the races. Tuesday the of officers night wheels of a passenger train at Wells, the wars commemoratrevolutionary Kov Saturday night.. He was beat- ed the anniversary by a banquet at ing his way and fell from, the trucks. the National theatre, at which with Frank Child, aged 4, and Glenn few exceptions only Kemmerloy, aged 2, were pluying In a speeches were made. buggy abed In Salt Lnko City, when Toward the close of the programme enthusiasm was evoked , they set tire to some hay which was of in the shed, both of the children being by eloquent reference to tbe conspicuous burned to death, their little bodies be- and part played by the government people of the United States In ing discovered after tho tire had been the Independence of Cuba. gotten under control. GIVE UP SWELL OFFICES. News comes from the little town of Weston of the accidental shooting of a young man numed Albert Coburn. Morton Finds Another Way to Economize. Coburn, with some other boys, went New York. Negotiations are In out hunting and was shot In the knee. Blood poisoning set in and death re- progress, according io tbe Herald, be tween Paul Morton, president of the acted. William Ryan, who was arrested Equitable Life, and a const met Ion and supposed to be demented, set Ore company, which probably will result to the bedding In the womans ward In the abandonment of the suite ot offices on the third floor of the Flat-Iroof the Ogden city jull at night, but the building which were lilted tor fire department was called out to James w. Alexander, James II. up Hyde quench the flames In time to save the and Gage K. Tarbetl, at a cost of $100.0011. inmates from death. The Utah Construction company is Way of the Transgressor Is Hard. preparing to put on many more men Wash. Nellie Spokane, Marney, and tsuma within a few days on the who brought old Joseph Marney from construction of this end of the Westllutte to Spokane under pretense or ern racillc. The company is now orhim, but rubbed him ot $1.6o marrying dering a large amount of supplies and and fled before the wedding, was sentools for the work. tenced to seven years In the penitenWork Is to L.t wain on the scttlug Charles l.ee was sentened to of poles of the Eastern Utah Tele- tiary. mouths in prison and $25U lino eight the lines, whereby phone companys towns of Clear Creek, Winter Guar for robbing tho safe of his employer. tors, Bocfleld, Helper, Castle Gate and O. I', lleckvr. anile the latter was In Hunnyslde will bo connected with the hospital, The shock of the news the robbery la sttposed to bite Irlee, and tbe Rocky Mouutain Roll ofntieed Beckers death. system. deep enough and will recover. Charles Farr, aged 40, accidentally hot himself while cleaning his revolver at his home in Salt Lake City, the bullet entering his left side, but tt is believed be will recover. ' Stockmore, one of the new towns in the Uintah valley, appears to be growing, a now hotel nearing completion and a temporary postofflce and a general store having been erected. Albert Keetheler, who killed his In Salt Lake City, attempt d suicide last week, drinking a quantity of Insect poisoning, but only succeeded in making himself very sick. AI. Hardin, a gambler, suicided in 6alt Lake last week, taking a dose of morphine. He had been drinking heavily and was in an Irresponsible condition when he committed- - the deed. h Cun-cllff- of-th- n spet-chc- s . n Estk Corn and Wheat, Especially, mated at Considerably Above . the Average. A ROPE The condition of corn on October 1 was 89.2, as compared with 89.5 last month, 88.9 on 6rtober 1, 1904; 80.8 at the corresponding date in 1903, r and a average of 80.2. The preliminary estimate of the average yield per acre of spring wheat is 14.7 bushels (8.8 centals) subject to revision when the final esThe timate is made in December. condition In Washington shows the estimated average yield of 22.5 bush bis per acre. The average quality d spring wheat Is 89, as compared with 75.7 in 1904 and 85.5 in 1903. preliminary returns Indicate an oat crop of about 939,332,000 bushels (300,586,900 centals), or an average of 33.9 bushels (10.8 centals), per acre, as compared with 32.1 bushels (10.3 centals), as finally estimated 'Irt In 1904; 28 4 bushels (9.1 centals), r 1903, and a average of 29.2 bushels (9.3 centals). The average for quality is 92.4, against 91.4 In 1904 and 79.9 in 1903. The preliminary estimate of yield per acre of barley is 26.7 bushels, against 27.2 bushels one year ago, r 20.4 bushels In 1903, and a average of 25.0 bushels. The average for quality is 86.2, against 88.7 la3t' year and 89.4 in 1903. The preliminary estimate of yield per acre of rye is 16.6 bushels, against 15.2 bushels last year, 15.4 r averbushels In 1903 and a age of 15.2 bushels. The average for quality Is 92.6 against 91.6 last year and 88.4 In 1902. The overage condition of potatoes on October 1 was 74.3, as compared with 80.9 one month ago, 89.6 on October 1, 1904, 74.6 on October 1, 1903, r and a average of 76.0. ten-yea- ten-yea- ten-yea- ten-yea- ten-yea- MOSCOW FACTORY MEN STRIKE. Demand Abolishment' of Lectures in Factories by Priests. Moscow. The majority of the factories here, especially In the great Industrial quarter of Zamoskvoretch, which Is across the river from the rest of the city, joined In the strike of printers and bakers on Tuesday. Tbe movement threatens to become general, though it is opposed by a strong minority of the workmen. Tbe streets are comparatively tranquil. Several times Tuesday processions of striking workmen. In which red flags were carried, were held In the industrial quarters, and the police were forced to disperse the crowds, but aside from the affray at tbe furniture factory no bloodshed has been reported, and the troops were not forced to resort to arms. Crowds of roughs started to break the windows in the TverskVd boule- vard, the center of the previous disorders, which has been reopened to traffic, but they fled on the approach of. the police. The workmen generally are demanding an eight-hou- r day and a large increase in wages. Among their unique demands is one for he abolishment of religious lectures by priests in the factories, and tbe substitution of lectures on economic and 4 political subjects. Lie-brec- x Hearst Accepts tha Nomination. York. William Randolph Hearst Tuesday night njade public a leter addressed to Judge Samuel of the Municipal Ownership recent league, accepting the league tender of a nomination for mayor of New York. The municipal convention of the organization will ho held Thursday, but Mr. Hearst was offered the nomination at a meeting 'imie days ago. ills acceptance assures three mayoralty tickets In the field this fall. New Sea-bur- y truffiee-ln-tru- PresIdenTl5 eMl st H: Roberts address that portion devoted to the s r 11 SHLT LAKE CITY of the Josephites, was n 41 swer to the speech made by ident of the Reorganized churJ'' Salt, Lake City Sunday, September,? ' The president of the ConferSeventy-Sixtmovement Is the son of j0S(Bh ,f ence of the Church of Jesus Christ prophet, and claims that the Saints Attended of Latter-Da' Sion came rightfully to him, ' b an Immense Crowd. In his speech Elder claimed that never had the Mom f as Individuals more h rights, m The opening service of the seventy-sixt- the great power centered in the conference of the l Ident was exercised with modest Later-daSaints, in Salt Lake City on He denied a statement made by th, Friday, October 6, drew an Immense of the president was dissenting ch crowd, and much enthusiasm that jhe wory at large had been manifested. prejudiced against the Mormon The feature of the morning services trine by the followers of Bright ot President bmith, was- the address that they were refusing to em. Young while the sustaining of authorities brace the new faith. and speech of Apostle Reed Smoot Penrose, while making Bo Apostle held the closest attention in the after- direct' dwelt on the charg, reference, noon. that there had been a hiatus or dig. The most important development of organization following the prophet! the day, as far as President Smiths death, In a speech and, preceding th speech is concerned, was his invita- of Elder Roberts,- vigorously upheld tion to all faithful, all tithe-payethe succession of Brigham Young, and Saints In good standing," to Tfce attraction ofrthe last day the books in which are kept itate fair did not thin the attend,,t the He said those the tithing accounts. ance at conference a whit, something who paid tithes were welcome to like 5,500 persons being present u look in tbe book aqd see, but that he each session. didnt propose to let every Tom, Apostle George A. Smith delivered Dick and Harry" In the country pry the opening address at the mornlnr . session. He rejoiced that the Saints Into the records. were a peculiar people, but rebuked President Smith openly defied any an apparent tendency to overlook foman to prove that a dollar of tithing rgiving those of the authorities who money had been "wasted or stolen," had, perchance unknowingly, (Tenand expressed gratification fat the In- ded some member or the church. He gave the Mormons counsel that if . , creasing tithes. felt affairs were ijot going right they LatterPresident Smith welcomed the to Zion It was their duty to look Into -day Saints to tbe conference and their own hearts and see If they could expressed his gratification at tbe un- locate the trouble and dissatisfaction there. usually large attendance. In his open- - Frank Y. Taylor, president of the ing remarks he said that the authori- Granite stake, followed Apostle Smith ties of the church had been active and and during his remarks paid a -tribute to President Smith. diligent in the performance of' their Patriarch John Smith, one of the duties during the past six months. most venerable members ot the He reported missionary jvork in good church, made a brief statement, besr- shape, with tbe exception that the de-- ing his testimony to the truth of oi mands for young men to preachthe relWon, but explaining that the coc dition of his health and voice ra gospel were greater than the supply, dered It Impossible for him to "Large amounts have been expend at length. W. T. Jack, president of the Cassii ed in the erection of meeting houses In wards and for stake houses, Bald Idaho, stake, besides eulogizing Pre ident Smith and other leaders of tk President Smith. The tru3tee-ln-trus- t church, spoke feelingly of Preside has been called on to furnish Roosevelt for the work that this mu large sums of money for the erection of destiny is doing in reclaiming tk of churches, meeting houses and also arid wastes of the west. Probably the greatest crowd tha houses of entertainment. ever attended services In the tahei I would like all to know that tbe nacle was present at the closing sa church of Latter-da- y Saints believes sion of the conference. Presides not only In houses of worship, but of Smith, speaking of the enemies of th instruction and amusement that the church, said: I ask for this upon my ew people may have places for young mles, upon those mercy who slander me an people to gather In dance and the en lie about me. I ask God to pity then joyment of desires of the heart in and to have mercy upon them! 1 tel God to pity those who are misguided righteousness." I ask God to have mercy upon the? Counselor John R. Winder and who do this with their eyes open, am Counselor Anton H. Lund also spoke I ask God to pity them, because the; at the morning session. need Gods pity and mercy more thu Apostle John Henry Smith, Rudger the others! I would not harm a bat: of their heads In the I Clawson, Reed Smoot and Hyrura world! And I for all possess brethren t ask my Smith were the speakers at the arter keep their hands oft ttm. DobI noon session of the conference. touch them! Dont touch those viz John Henry Smith paid an eloquent are paving their way. to destruction! Let them go! Give them tbe libert) tribute to the mission workers of the of speech they want, and let then church. In conclusion be bore testi- wrtte their own doom! It doesnt bun mony that the present head of the us, and If It does them any good W Mormon church was honest, able, up- them do It! This conference Is 1 t that Mormonlsm Is not dead right, fearlesB, as all other presidents timony nor sleeping, but a living entity, and of the church had been. Is still doing. Let the world knov Rudger Clawson appealed to the It Another feature of the afternooi congregation to know if - president Smith and all the others who had ad- meeting was a remarkable story of V. Richard v,lslon told by Samuel dressed the conference had not spok brother of the late Apostle FrankM en by the spirit of GmI. D. Richards, and a' member of th Apostle Reed Smoot said that he quorum of the seventy. Nauvoo regrets having driven th knew the gospel or his church was Mormons out, and would gladly true, and that the work of the authorl-tie- s them back, declared German E was the work of (kid. 1 say to Ellsworth, president of the northern you, Later-daSaints. he said, that states mission, at the morning meepeople never had any more confidence ting of the conference. You do not hear of the Latter-dla any man or any set of men, than Saints missionaries stirring up dithey have In tho presidency of ' the scord, laying traps, telling Ilea, and dchurch today. The adversary la try- oing that which will bring their op said Elder ing to stir up strife, to set people ponenta discomfort, S. Wells of Salt Lake, In speaking against tho authorities by making un- of the of the Mormon just attack upon them, hut hell fall "But youpeculiarities find them traveling without and In this Just as sure as the sun rises, purse or scrip, often going hungry they which After a brief address by to Apostle enduring Indignities Hyrum Smith, 1'ietihlent Smith pre- have not been accustomed. Tbe grelh Saints peculiarity of the Latter-dasented the names r the authorities their of love." quality and church officers to be The Latter-daSaints are flrmU sustained by the conference. All acre sustained established In Canada. In without opposition Idaho, Wyoming. California. Utah, Arizona. New Colorado, Answers to charge ,,f ,,ie jp. Ico and have gone over the wall d" organized or church of nre In the republic of Mexico, still Latter-daSaints and additional trail-mon- her south, and In the states of a Union, the countries of Europe that the tithing funds Wpre the islands of thesea," said A. righteously spent were the important Ivins, president of the Juare world tn development of Saturdays session of of Mexico. "All over tho the seventy-alxtsemiannual confer- Saints Rave acquired possession'" w ence of Latter day Saints. few. It Is true, and It , gospel." accordance with the Elder Brigham H. Robert., replied The religious atmosphere of V' W ,Vnr0He fornla Is abnormal." said JoseP1 'I"1 ndlrectly, assertion made by pres-- inson, president of the Cnllfornl ,rr lon. Christian Science Is ent Joseph Smith of ,h jOHcph,t0 P' . there, he said, as Is theosophychurch, and bis leaders, at the arter- - uallsm. lnltarlanlm. etc., waking hard land for Mormon pr'-YT- , Tr!nmZX T,Vh nurtl1" . The conference Is said to bn of Cassia stake Mnho. upheld one of the greatest, In point o' enure of mice, In the, history of the Semi-Annu- h Municipal Ownership Advocates Plan to Keep Aldermen' in Line With Them The agricultural dethe following issued has partment crop bulletin: Tho crop estimating board of tho Radical Element Form a. Vigilance bureau of statistics of the department Committee to See That Chicagos of agriculture finds, from the reports Aldermen Vote In Favor of City of the correspondents and agents of Ownership of Street Railways. f the bureau, as follows: Washington. tithing funds by Smith, as SESSION 111 The radical advocates of municipal ownership oP the street rail ways arranged on Thursday to form a vigilance committee to use force, if necessary, in the case of aldermen who vote In favor of a franchise ordi. nance. , . to addressed A call was issued, members of labor organizations, turner societies, single tax clubs and "all other progressive bodies," urging them to take action to see that the vote of the city in favor of municipal ownership last spring be not nega tived by the action of aldermen who are, according to the proclamation, about to declare in favor of franchise extension. , Several members of the Municipal Ownership league made threats of using a rope if the aldermen voted of for anything but city ownership the street car lines. Chicago. JAPAN FACES GREAT DEBT. Amounts to $25 Per Capita, Compared to $6 Before War. Minister , Toklo. Former Foreign Okuma, leader of the progressive party, before the associated chamber of commerce on Thursday, referring to the Budden expansion of Japan's finance, said that when the with drawal of troops is completed she will find herself confronted with a debt ot $1,250,000,000, the interest on which alone, roughly speaking, will be nearly twice the revenue ot the country ten years ago. The per capita rate of taxation before the war was $2. Now it Is $6. The per capita share In the national debt before the war was $6. It is now $25. Count Okuma, however, Is not pessl mistic. He spoke eloquently of the necessity of the business men redoubling their energy In the development of productive works of all kinds, and thus securing victories in peace as well as in war. WOMAN WAS NOT TO BLAME. Husband Came Home Drunk and She Killed Him in Uklah, Cal. Word has been received from Casper that Mrs. W. T. Neeley shot and killed her. husband with a double-barreleIt shotgun. aeems that Neeley had come home In toxteated, took the gun, cocked it and stood it in the front room, threatening to kill his wife if she came near him. He fell asleep in a few minutes and she removed the weapon. When he awoke and missed the gun he seized a stick and started for her. Mrs. Neeley raised the gun and told him to keep away or she would shoot. At the same moment the gun went ,off and Neeley fell dead. Tho woman had not noticed that the gun was corked and she also says that she had no intention of shooting, but only wanted to bluff her husband. A coroners jury brought In a verdict exonerating her from all blame. d y semi-annua- .... - - rs - . ' gloving- y J POSrOFFICE CLERKS QUIT. Reduction of 8alariea Result In a Walkout at Goldfield. Goldfield, Nev. Owing to a reduction of the salaries of the clerks ut the postofllre here front $120 n month to $83 month, by dlfect orders from Washington, ten men walked out of the office and were only persuaded to return by Postmaster Collins pernon--nllguaranteeing them their former salaries. Ten new civil servlet- men front San Francisco wilt take the places of the old force nt the lower salary. - Discuss Venezuelan Question. Washington. President Roosevelt hi Tuesday discussed the Venezuelan piestlon in detail with Judge W. G. commissioner Calhoun, the special who had Just returned from Vene-Hielwhere he went to ascertain the .ireclse status of the claims or European governments against that country, and their relation to American Interests In Venezuela. Judge Calhoun also talked with Secretary Root. The president will discuss the v'eneztielan question In hts forthcoming message to congress. Murdered by Blackmailers. Cambridge, ill. Details of the utys-terof the death of Attorney John V. Streed grnduolly coming to light tend to show that the lawyer was slain In Rn Impromptu revolver duel fought in the night nt hlrf homo. Indications are that at least two bullets were fired and two persons were wounded. Development point strongly to the murder theory, it seems well established that the attack on Streed was the result ot a series or efforts at hlaektimll among gang which had been here. Accustd of, Robbing Bank. Lima, O A special grand jury returned a sensational report Tuesday, when true bills of Indictment were handed over to Sheriff Burr against Elijah ltowshor and Tlihmaa K. Wilkins. both prominent cltlxena, charging them with the robbery of the American National hank, which occurred hero on Christmas day In HU't. Bow sher at the time of the robbery was custodian of the building in which the tinuk was situated, and Wilkins was a leading real estate agent. $500 for Blighted Affections. Chicago. A Jury In Judge Carys y courjl on Thursday gave Miss Mny Mcndcnwald eq. llct for $5mi against Theodore Kcveknrdcs, n recorder of Vnndenlturgh county, Indiana. Miss Mendenwaid, n singer known on the tape ns May Mclhane, had asked for $20,(100, alleging breach of promise to marry. The plaintiff first tm-In 1S9H while she w.is phv-nnt Indlanaisdls. When she t uje city she said that Kevekor-b-s- , by an automobile, followed her through the state and then prupo.od. t g y MoM-phi,,.-- - y b DISCOVERS U"" BODY WITH SCOPE. l'"- nc j St afternoon, he having probably f1 In an apoplectic lit while the hill. The body was badly Robinson posed, and ,n!' w,in that he would not hold remarkable thing ni'it the (. Is that It wo made tJ Solved. , 1 . r hw diner with a glnm from his a f,,r mayHr over a diwtanre of BtHy tt" month a few "bo wandered Lcpper sever stroke of paraM 'bm.lay f llMt ,,Pk then had been flighty s' ,n lh...May"nri, ram-,able to control UinM-IfIhrwd,,., ett to long walk In 11" r'! bt'fortf ihr ufdTIloon. nm V the y - . Laramie, Wy..Kr,,, ntnn almut r.5 . f was the norliiiint v TELE- rnm north of, ' work, ,?, , :'r" . ,ln( nu ii r t- |