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Show COALVILLE TIMES nxn rcnusHixo oo. UTAH, C04WILLE, UTAH A new postoffic Bommons Came While He Was Visiting California for His Health. MViS EJ The Palate, sad Um Traasltlaa Froa Htw to OssUi Was so Gradual as la af Scarcely Netleeabto-Revie-w I s TeaeraMe t'krehaa' Life. butM! eatablUhed t it Ransom, Cache county. Annie E. Wilson of Ball Lak City ha been granted s pension of M pw month. Governor Wells commissioned two notaries last week. They were Nils P. EssmuBsen of J nsb county snd Joseph 3. Snell of Salt Lske. Ban Francisco, Sept. J. Wllford Woodruff, president of the Chur-- of Jeaua Christ of Latter-daSaints, died h y In Page, recently commissary of subsistence In the volunteer army, has departed for his station In Porto Rico. " 'he young ladle of Price played s game of base ball with a nine composed of young men. The score stood II to IS, Is favor of the ladle.' The clearings for August In Salt Lake reached s total of 17.139,198 as compared vlth t8,3JS,4S for the corresponding month In 1897. The Woodmen of the World, Pacific jurisdiction, seat bead camp session snd circle aeaalon of the Women of Woodcraft, will be held at Balt Lake. The North Cottonwood has been stocked with 1300 trout, received from Colorado, snd the stream has bees eloeed to fishermen for the neat three years. Michael Holland, the largest indi vidual owner of eheep In eastern Utah, has sold 7,000 bend of sheep to Taney Bros. The price paid was 93 per head, thna the transaction Involved the exchange of 131,000, Ben West met with n very serious at the Yankee mins,- - la American Fork canyon. While working in tide n large rock fell on hie head, rendering him nnconactoasjfor n time. He la, however, tlowly recovering. George Giffora, n fireman on the Rio Grande Western, fell from a moving train while dlacharglng hit duties, end was fatally injured, dying soon after reaching the hospital. He was 84 years of age and leaves n family. After bearing the evidence in Ibe ease against Mex Beufert, charged with Involuntary manslaughter in running down and causing the death of George Ualseit, af Balt Lake, the examining magistrate decided there was not auffl rlent evidence to bold Senferi for trial, Louie Woolary, the lad who was arrested recently in Balt Lake on n charge of Jim been bound over to nwalt the notion of Ms jar Henry house-breakin- Jbe , Was this city at yesterday at the 7 a. m, residence of Isaac T rum bo. At his death-be- d were his wife and several dose friends. Including George Q. Cannon of the first presidency and Bishop Hiram B. Clawson. For some time the aged president had suffered from kidney and ' bladder trouble, "but in appearance be was vigorous, and though over 91 year of age, It wae predicted that he would live to the century mark. A few month ago he showed signs of weakness, snd in July came to this city to secure a much seeded rest,- - lie seemed benefitted by the change of climate, and at a dinner given in his honor at the Bohemian dub a few nights ago, at which no man under 80 yearn of age waa scaled, he waa declared to bn the most active of the party. out Yesterday he a poke fishing, but in the evening he complained of feeling ill. Dr. Anderaon, his physician, called in Dra. McNutt ng was either sent by wire or mail, in some cases by both, to the absent brethren. Presiden t Snow t b at he wouldreturn to the city replj la the evening; El the afternoon it was Darned that Elder F. D. Richards had reached Ogden from Oregon the same morning, and later he came down toth city. About 5 o'clock in the afternoon third telegram was received from Present Cannon stating that the body would leave San Francisco In a special funeral ear that evening, and should reuh bait Lake Cilyon Sunday morning If ths thus far invariable practice of the church is followed, Eller Lorenzo Snow, the preeident of the Twelve A poetics, will succeed Preeident Woo- (list rkt eurk.XhejLMUJwr. er I -- t Wllford Woodruff was a man of sterl- y prophet In 1844 he made another missionary trip to England, returning In tims to join the exodus of the Mormon people from Xaaroa . He came across th'eplains with ths earliest pioneers In 1847. Leaving his family and friends at Winter Quarters, he traveled with Brigham Young and the pioneer company of 143 men a thousand miles serosa the desere t into the midst of the Rocky mountains, arriving in the valley of Great Salt Lake on July 34, 1847. Ha assisted in laying out the future city of 8alt Lake, and In bnilding a fort In 1848 he returned to the east on missionary work, and came back to Salt Lake by wagon in 1850. In that year be v as elected to the senate of the provisional state of Deseret and served 31 yeari in the legislative assembly in Utah. At the general conference af April 1889, he became" the president ef ths chorch with Georg Q. Cannon and Jossph F. Smith as counselor. In addition to his work and respon-sibtlitiaa head of the church, which required him to sign and approve oi every draft and official document, he waa president of Zion 'a Barings bank and the Z. C. M. I., two immense financial and mercantile establishments ila was also director in various Companies, and was identified with other minor business Interests...,,,, He had S3 children, 81 of whom are living; 94 grandchildren and a number of Hia wife, Mrs. Emma Woodruff, is still alive and tn good health. She was born on March 1, 1838,' at Independence, Mo., and came to Utah in 1849. She was a Miss Smith, daughter of Samuel Smith, who died while crossing the plains. e Woodruff summoned me to the bedside at this time and said to him: Father, here is Brother Cannon.' Brother Woodruff opened his eyes very wide snd looked at me. Yes, I see him, he said, and he closed his eyes again and murmured: I wish 1 could see Asabel,' referring to one of hia sons Those were the last worda he spoke. Nor did he again open his eyes, so far aa I know. He sank Into a state of coma and lay all night in that condition. The doctors worked over him for a long time, but It seemed to do ne good. At about 8 o'clock In the morning I went to his room. 1 found him sleeping quietly. There were no indications of sickness whatever; his pulse was strong and his body and head warm, but from that time on he gradually failed. There was no change to outward appearance, but the pulse slowly faded until it eeased to teat his faint breathing cams to an end, and he was dead. Tears streamed down President Cannons face during this recital, so greatly waa he affected. luuglu al tour granfisocs af the late president.. T ne remains wer then taken to Woodruff Villa where they were viewed by close friends and relations No arrangements have been made - for the funeral other than that it mill probably occur next Sunday, September 11. ing character, simple In tastes, unpretentious, yetof great force of character, lie cared little for the homage due his exalted position, but was proud of the companionship of his close friends His home life was a happy one, where be basked in the smiles of his younger children snd took a great interest in their childish play. His greatest desire was to perform druff as the president of the chunh, his duty to his people, which be did and there does not appear to be any without display or ostentation. No reasons why this practice should man was ever more loved by his people, changed on the present occasion . Thera and there will be sorrow wherever la no pnbliehcd revelation on thia there are Latter-daSaints. The last point, and it la held by many tbat the year of hta life he bad consecrated to council of the Apostle are perfectly the service of his people, watchful and free to choose any one on whom they anxious of their welfare. No years of may unite; but it would be a great sur- his long life hsvehcen more busy then prise to the member of the church If the Iasi ones During health, he visany departure took place la this in- ited his office five days a week, directstance. The choice of Elder Know to the work of clerks, snd doing a ing succeed President Woodruff will make great deal himself. Elder Franklin D. Richards, the presHis Ust Hears ent church historian, president of the President George Q. Cannon, t ho waa Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. present at the death bed scene, says that President Woodruff had been REMAINS BROUGHT HOME. well up to last Tuesday; the Orea Sorrow Xmjsliwr Melftsd Paneral will Oral Meat Sammy. first day he did not go out driving. Balt Lake, Sept 5. The special Wednesday he occupied his time la funeral car bearing the remains of the writing letters and making entries In late Presdent Wood ruff, re ached this city his journal. Wednesday evening he first began to feel uneasy about himself, as be waa not well at alL Yet the next day he was up and about as usual all the morning. But at 3 oclock in the afternoon he waa forced to go to bed, and he was ill all the afternoon. He was partially insensible during the afternoon, bnt roused before 8 o'clock, MKINLEY AT WIKOFI snd a council of physicians was summoned by Colonel T r u mho. BAREHEADED HR GAZED UPON HIS STRICKEN ARMY, Shortly after that Mrs Woodruff naked him how he felt, and he replied: V lilted th Cots of th I know that I am pretty aiek. Kick Soldiers and Breeed ep the Heroeeof Santiago la Then he again relapsed Into a conVest Little Speech Foond dition of partial consciousness. Mrs. Shatter Feeling Achp. g, admitted that be had obtained email auma of money from the till of Mr. Savage at different times. Failing to secure bonds he went to jail. The expense Incurred by the state of Utah la the recruiting end enlistment of volunteers for the war aggregated 1945, Governor Wells has forwarded to the auditor of the war department n statement, with receipted PRESIDENT voucher appended, showing the ex-- . penditures in detail. Thn auditor has announced hta readiness to take up the and Buckley, and after consultation properly presented claims of the various states and Utah's will be paid Itf they decided that there was little hope. Hie body waa placed In a special its turn. funeral car attached to the train, hoe-pitConfined tn the Keogh-Uosmwhich left for Balt Lake at 6 o'clock in Balt Lake at present la A. J. in the evening. Mrs. Woodruff, PresiKenyon, who earns very near having dent Cannon and Bishop Clawson no- -' bis light pat out in the Stewart mine the remains. n fe w days ago. Kenyon, who was em- compacted ployed as n miner, had missed n shot NEWS AT SALT LAKE. tad after n short Interval was returnthe Apwtlee Were Oatolde tke ing wban It fired, n fragment of rock Hearty AllAttwalii te Their Calltog. City, him on arm the and striking breaking Salt Lake Bcpt 5. Ths first City, that member, while another piece reached hie head, inflicting n painful new of the death of President Woodruff reached the Church offices In thia wound. about 1:50 a. m. Friday, Septemcity A very distressing accident occurred ber Snd, la a cipher telegram from September S, by which Emil Scboen-feld- t, Preeident George Q. Cannon to Presife ehild years of age, was eut in dent F. Smith. But a short two and instantly hilled by the Short time Joseph an earlier before, message bad Line special while leaving Garfield been deciphered, which stated that the Beach. The boy had started out la president had had a very serious and search ofhla father who was working sudden attack of sickness, from which in that vicinity, and becoming tired, It waa feared he could not recover. As he eat npon the track, when thn train soon an the possible, after ran over him, with the above re- news of hla death, wordreceiving was sent to sult. The boy la the eon of Emil the Twelve Apostle, Preeident Lor-enr- o 6ch can feldt and grandson of Counselor Snow bad that morning left Balt Bchsnfeldt of Salt Lake City. Lake for Brigham City; Elder FrankThe son of Alfred Doutre lin Dt Richard had not yet returned of Warm Creek, while playing with n from Baker City, Oregon; Elders Brigpistol shot himself through the thigh ham Young end Heber J. Grant were and died from dxeesalve hemorrhage. the only ones in the city; Elder F. M. The boy, with an older brother, waa Lyman waa at Kanab, Elder John twenty mile away from home when nenry Smith at Rexburg, Idaho, Elder the accident occurred. George Teasdale at Nephi, Elder John W. While workmen on the Rio Grande Taylor in Colorado, Elder M. W. Western near SorlngvlUe were digging Merrell at Logan, Elder A. II. Land at n posthole they discovered n human Ephraim, Elder M. F. Cowley at Presskull, which la believed to be that of ton, Idaho, and Elder A. O. Woodruff or on hia Squash Head, an old Indian who com- either in Alberta, Canada, homeward. The snd intelligence mitted suicide In that locality In the' way early history of the town. latra II Mil In New York. Joseph Campbell, who claims to have New York, Sept Fifty dead and his residence in Salt Lake, wan found 100 prostrations in one day ! the over In n demented condition la Cedar Valrecord of the heat in Old New York. ley," and sent to rrovo for treatment The sun beat relentlessly on the sweltThe doctor pronounced the trouble n ering city all day long. Night folof cae apia, which he thinks waa lowed almost like day, and the deaths brought on by n sunstroke. from the heat were reported at interCurt Smelser, one of the members of vals in the various city hospitals, police troop I, of the. Torrey rough riders, headquarters and the coroner's office. who went an ay from home at the time Thn reached by the highest the men enlisted, has returned to Salt thermometer-wa- s pointat o'clock, w hen Lske, having been discharged by sick- the mercury registered 93 degrees. ness, which incapacitated him from The humidity averaged 84 per cent further duty. j J WOODRUFF. about 9:50 o'clock yesterday morning. BIOGRAPHY OP THE PRESIDENT. At Ogden the funeral ear waa attached A to th Church tong Ufa to the regular Rio Grande passenger. - Consecrated Bh Choir. Accompanying the remains wer Mrs. Salt Lake City, 8ep. 5. Wilford Woodruff, President and Mrs. George Woodruff, fourth president of the Q. Cannon, Bishop and Mrs. Clawson Church of Jeans Christ of Latter-daand Colonel lease Trumbo, who came Saints, was born nt Farmington, now through from San Francisco, and Mr. Avon, Hartford county, Connecticut, Daynes, who met th party at Reno, on March 1, 1807, and waa the youngest and Asabel R. Woodford of Z. C. M. L, of three ybildren. He came of a d who joined them at Battle Mountain. stock. His greet grandfather, A speelal train went up over the Rio Joeiah Woodruff, lived to the age of GrandeWeatermleaving here at5:30yee-terda- y 100 years, and hia grandfather, Elded morning, and bearing a number Woodruff, also attained a ripe old age. of church dignitaries and members of In youth and early manhood Wilford the family of the deceased, besides a assisted hia father tn hla business of a few who were invited to accompany flour miller, and later conducted a simthem. ilar business on his own account In When the foneral car reached Ogden 1833 he purchased a farm and there was a great throng of mourning near Richmond, Oswego county, N. Y., people, and during the atop there the and settled there. car waa thrown open and all who deHe joined the Chnrch of Jeans Christ sired to do so were permitted to pass of Latter-da- y Saints in 1834, and in through and view the casket. During May of that year accompanied Joseph this time there were many evidences of Smith, the prophet, and his little band sorrow and touching little incidents, to Missouri. all showing the strong hold President In 1834 ha waa ordained priest and Woodruff bad upon the hearts of his went on a mission to Arkansas, Tenpeople. nessee and Kentucky, and in May, -y long-live- saw-mi- ll Many evidences pf grief were mani- fest at Ogden and nt every station along the way to thia city, where large crowds were reverently gathered. There was a large crowd at the depot In this city when the train arrived. All beads were uncovered and a silent tribute paid to the deceased, whom all felt had been such a potent factor in the upbuilding of the chnrcb add the country. The casket was gently carried from the tyun to the hearse by two sons and VUipiaoe gation, Vul Autuuoa, A Hongkong delerepresenting the souths Phil- Manila, Sept 4. 1837, he commenced a second mission- ary tour, thia time visiting Maine and Fox Islands April 38, 1839, he waa elevated to the rank of apostle at Far West, Mo. In' August following he went to England on a mission, and established the first branch of the Mormon church-- in London. He returned to Nauvoo in 1841, and two years later was again laboring as a missionary in the eastern states, but returned to Nauvoo on bearing of The assassination of Joseph Smith, th Bmokaiehs rw fur the 4tf. e n - l. Probably the Taelr navy has fought its last war with Washington, Bept ippines and consisting of the best and black powder. Bids have been opened richest natives of Pansy, Minora, Cenba nt the navy department for supplying and Miodao, visited United States Con. the warships with 1,000,000 pounds of sol Williams yesterday and urged tbht smokeless powder, a quantity suffievery effort be made for the annexation cient to supply nt least the second batof the Ph lip ine islands. The deputa- tery of all thn ships in the service, and tion declared that all classes, the war- this supply will be augmented from like mountaineers as well as those en- time to time until within the course of gaged in mercantile pursuits, would a year or two all the blaclfpowder will welcome the stars and stripes, and had hare been retired, except possibly resolved never to Submit to Spanish or some that will be retained for saluting Tagal rule. purposes -- Washington, Sept 5. Preside ni McKinley has visited Camp Wikoff, and for four or five hours he reviewed tha camp, bare headed most of the sick in their hospital time, visitlng-thand inspecting the well in their canton menta He made a speech to the assembled infantrymen, reviewed the cavalrymen, expressed hia opinion of tha camp-t- the reporters- - and issued an order directing the regiments to return to their station east of thi Mississippi. General Wheeler, his staff find nearly the camp very officer of prominence-imet the president at the station, except General Shatter who la still in detention, and General Young who had broken his arm the night before. After greeting and introductions on the railway platform, the president took Uederai Wheeler' arm and went to n carriage. Mr. McKinley then drove to General Shatter's tent in the detention camp The General was flush ed and weal from a mild case of malarial fever, was in full uniform; sitting in a chair at the door of the tent He tried tc rise, bnt Mr. McKinley said Staj where yon are, general. Yon are entitled to a rest The president congratulated Gen. Shatter on the Santiago campaign and after a few minutes' rest proceeded to the general hoapitaL The soldiers recently arrived on the transporta and detained in the detention section of the camp lined np irregularly o- - each aide of the road and cheered, jlr. McKinley took off hla straw bat then, and scarcely more than put It on for more than a minute or two nt a time during the remainder of bis progress through th camp. General Wheeler announced In each ward: Boy, the president has oomt to ace yoa, or, Soldier, the president of the United Staten Some of the soldiers slept unconscious, some listlessly raised upon their elbows, others feebly clapped their bands Mr. McKinley gently shook hands with many, and at every cot he paused an instant and if ha saw the aick man looking at him, he bowed in a direct and personal way. Later, the party proceeded to th infantry plain, aa it ia called, and the president made a speech to the assembled soldiers, in- which he eulogized them for their glorious conduct during the war and thanked them In the name of the nation. The president and those with him took lunch with General Wheeler and hia staff. After lunch the president, Mr. Alger, General Wheeler and Colonel Hard of the Eighth Ohio, were photographed in a group, REPATRIATED SOLDIERS. Ghastly Aipmm Lower Claeeee. the Deeply ed London, Sept 5. The Madrid correspondent of the Daily Cbronicl says: The lower classes are deeply and dangerously impressed by the gastly appearance of the Spanish repatriated soldiers from Santiago de Cuba All Catalonia protests against the continuance of tbe special war taxes and Insists upon their Immediate repeal, threatening to dose all the factories if their demand i not complied with." REOPENING The I OP THE CORTES. tor Trom Obey the tana Um Kthutt to Iuuhm to Attoad. Madrid, Sept A. The chambers have been assembled and despite" the prophecy that there would be sensational aeenea upon the reopening of the chambers, everything passed off very quietly. The general public seem indifferent The people at large are apparently convinced that Spain mnst accede to whatever the United States demanda Thus far only routine business has been transacted. At the opening of the senate the secretary read a letter from Senator Rodrigues, senator from Porto Rico, refusing to obey the summons to attend. Senator bagasta read a decree authorizing the government to present to the chamber a draft of a law empowering th ministers to renounce sovereignty over the colonies, in conformity with the stipulations of peace preliminaries between Spain and the United States. The president of the senate proposed a secret discussion of the decree, and despite the protests of some senators, ordered that the galleries be closed, which was done amid loud murmurs of dlsapprovaL BRAVE DEEDS IN THE SOUDAN. o Wo a Brilliant Cm Victory Over the Were Dervishes. AqjIo-Ssx- London, Sept 8. The latest a counts of the capture of Omdurman adds bnt little to those already received. All agree to the brilliancy of the eavalry charge of the Twenty-firs- t lancerc. This was the great feature of the battle. Every man who fell in the charge waa immediately hacked to pieces by the fanatical dervishes, yet the lancers reformed aa cooly aa if on parade. One corporal covered with blood and reeling Jn hi saddle, was ordered to fall out He waved hi bent lance and shouted, Never! When Lieutenant Grenfell waa missed, Lieutenant Montmorency, with a few comrades, made a most gallant attempt to recover the body, and held the enemy at bay with revolvers. They recovered the body and then lo6t it again, as the horse on which it waa placed shied. Cairo, Sept fl, Advices from Omdurn man say that the cavalry which weut in pursuit of Khalifa Abdullah after the fall of Omdurman, abandoned the pursuit about thirty miles beyond the city. The horses wer completely exhausted, , having been ridden forty-eighours, dnringwhlcb time fifteen bad been engaged in fighting. The Khalifa has gone to Kordofan, to the southwest of g)rndnrman. General Kitchener has organized an Arab camel squad to follow him. Yesterday the forces with the sirdar participated in an imposing service in memory ot General Gordon. Anglo-Egyptia- ht WOODRUFFS FUNERAL. It 111 be livid on Thursday, the Service Begin at U. 10:30. Salt Lake, Sept 8. In all probability the funeral of the late President Wilford Woodruff, which will be held on Thursday, will be a very largely attended event The date waa decided upon yesterday at a meeting of the twelve apostles, which selected a general committee, consisting of Heber J. Grant, Brigham Young and A. O. Woodruff, the last named being a son of the deceased. The remains of President Woodrut! will not lie in state. They are at hi home nd will be brought to the tabernacle, and from there be taken to th city cemetery and interred in th family plat without the casket being opened for all to view them. Thia is in accordance' with the arrangement which have been made. The hour of funeral is 10:30, at which time th services will begin. MANILAS PROQRESS. toveral strike Have Already Occurred sad a Newspaper Ha Been Launched. Manila, Aug. 6. There have been veral labor strikes here, the demand being for excessive wages. Because the American authorities in the early exigencies of the situation here agreed to th extravagant demanda of tba laborers, it has been difficult to return to an equitable basis One of these strikes eansed the suspension of traffic on the tramways of Manila for three days Copies of" ths new tariff have been circulated here, but it has not yet been enforced, pending receipt of instructions from Washington. It ia estimated that under the American tariff there will be aa average reduction of d aa compared with that of Spain. An insurgent newspaper, In the Spanish language, baa printed made Its appearance here. one-thir- A 1roUey Car Accident. Cohoes, N. Y., An appall- Sept. ing accident occurred in this city last night Shortly before S o'clock a trolley car of th Troy City Railway company was struck by the night boat special of tha Delaware A Hudson, at a crossing at th west end of the Hudson river bridge, which connects the city with Lansingburg,.and its load of human freight waa hnrled into the air. Eighteen of the thirty-fiv- e passenger are dead, and nt least ten of the remainder will die, |