OCR Text |
Show American Fork World W, K. SMITH, Pffi CITY li LIES ASHES. FibUihu. UTAH. AMERICAN PORK, Great Camp Almost Wiped Out ol Existence. UTAH .NEWS. rage In The Monstaty Loss Will root Cp Over Ilelf a Million Hollars, while the Fishing parties are all '? Inaarauee wae a I.Utle the vicinity of Murysvale. Over HI 00,000. at continuea men still of Enlisting' day passes, Fort Dongl. Hardly Park City, Utah, Juna 20. The once bnt that new names are added . proud and prosperous mining town of The Utah lress Association has de- Park City is desolate and in rains. cided to attend the Seventy-fir- e business buildings and a exposition at Omaha July 13, 13 and 14. hundred or more happy, cozy homes Arrangements huvc been completed have gone up in smoke, despite the for the holding of a summer institute desperate fight that was made to conat Castle Dale on June'S', 38, 30, 30 and trol the fire demon. More than a hundred families, fully 500 souls, are homeJuly 1. upon A resident of 1anguitch, who is 70 less, penniless and dependant for life's necessities, and withoharlty had of his age, years leg amputated and will recover, notwithstanding his out hope for the future. The money loss is appalling. It will range extreme iige. of 8000,000, whereas, in more The famous Astor battery, whieh times the same property prosperous eras equipped by John Jacob Aator, was worth double that figure. The inpassed through Suit Lake, cn route for surance is insignifically small. The ian Francisco. Sunday. aggregate ia but little more than 8100,-00A sword is to be presented to Ensign Recently, as fl.--e insurance risks Pearson, IT tails representative in the have been expiring, the companies tattle of Manila. Knaign Pearson have declined to renew, saying that it tails from Draper, Halt Lake county. was the intention to retire from the Castle Dale has as an inhabitant a Park City field. All of the agencies Samoan Islander, who has Just come to hare continued to write risks, but at ibis state with Abinado Olsen, who has allffer rates and on a basis of shrinking seen to the Samoan Islands on a misvalues ' sion. When at 4:20 Sunday morning the child ahrill whistle of the Marsae mill The other day a of (. C. Craps of Sandy fell into the sounded fourth the dread fire alarm, East Jordan canal and was barely saved everyone .felt that the doom of Park City was sealed. Tlie fire started in by the heroism of lleber Hartvigsen, the Freeman house, a large fram buildan hoy. The opportunity ia now at hand for ing, which was surrounded by smaller A stiff all who wish to enlist in the second buildings on all sides bree was blowing from up the canregiment, United States volunteer enyon, and soon the most sanguine of gineers. Recruiting commenced Mon- the fire fighters' could see tint no huday morning In Salt Lake. man hands could stop the progress of Harry Simpson, a colored man of the flames. Provo, accidently shot himself in the Down the east side of Main street arm one day last week, while cleaning the fire bore swiftly and furiously, taa revolver. lie may lota king Judge, Ivers 3t Keith's livery stahis arm as a result of the accident ble, the Park Opera house and Shields Dr. F. W. Drawer, who lias filled the Bros', store. Every one hoped and bechair of biology at the Agtlcultural lieved that the towering brick walls of the magnificent new Grand Opera college at Logan for some time n severed Ills connection with the House wonld stay the progress of the and will shortly return to his flames, but it was a forlorn hope. Behome In the East fore the terrorized people knew it the Are had consumed the opera house and The body of Alexander Wright of was Park City was found three miles from rushing madly on down the street fanffed decided A eoronor's Jury by tlie breese that was now a that town, death was due to ustural causa. Thq brisk gale. The wind was not content with keeping its course, Jbut veerdeceased was a in Utah, haved both ways, carrying sheets of flame In west 1857. coma ing backward and to the West aide of Lehl has bean visited the past, week Main street and eastward to Chinaby a couple of Hermans, whd are town and the scores of fine cottages on owners of sugar factories at their Bosele bilL homes. They were examining tho If one aide of Mata street was not plant at Lehi with a view of semiring burning more furiously than the other pointers in this great industry. it was because the wind was momentThe following Utah postmasters have Its vengeance on the been appointed: Castle Dale, Emery arily wreaking east, only to return to the west with county, C. W. Cash, vice S. J. Shipp, fury for its apology for apparent negremoved; Milton, Tooele county, V. lect The big Ascheim store building, II. Hanson, vice E. H. Kmlelwck, re- the Methodist Congregational, EpiscoGrand county, moved; Westwater, pal and Mormon church edifices, the George Harrow, vice F. D. Harrow, re- Connor house, the Park Record office, signed. the postofllce, tlis First National hank The crop circulars just issued by building and the udjacent Statistician Hyde of the department of structures, the City ball, park City hoagriculture gives the June averages of tel, stores, saloons, butcher shops, ofUtah crops as follows: Spring wheat fices, restaurants, residences all went acreage, 110; spring wheat condition, up in the seeming twinkling of an eye, o short was the time. 114; rye acreage, 08; rye condition, 108; Again and oata acreage. 103; oats condition, 110; again buildings were blown up by barley acreage, 05; barley condition, gisnt powder to create a gap over which the fire would not leap, but to 100; clover acreage, 08; elover condition, 104; apples average, 80; peaches, no avail. 75. The statistician aayt that Utah At last the wind had spent its force. rainfall has been above the average. There was little left to burn. When it Alvin Peterson met with a very paln-a- was all OTer there were the blackened, and serious accident while rutting smoking, ruins, extending from the tie timber in the mountains west of Dudler building and the old Hlrach-ma- n store, on both sides of Main street, Circlevllie. Ilia ax glanced and struck his left foot almost severing his foot to Kimball Brothers' livery barn and While the doctor was attending his the Union Pacific depot On the east injuries, Peterson's father took hla from and including the Crescent conplace in the timber where his son bad centrator and office up to and includbeen wounded, and in trimming np the ing Chinatown and back to Rossie hill, same log, he cut a gash in the side of nothing remains but the Marsae mill, hla knee about five inches long, leav- refining shops and office, the latter a frame building fronting on Main streeL ing a dangerous wound. Close to it. but removed from other exThe additional light battery called is the frame office building of posure, out from Utah la expected to be eent D. & McLaughlin. West of Maiu street, on to the Philippines. The matter ia not yet definitely determined, but war from the Crescent tramway to within a couple of hundred feet from the department authorities are agreed that Catholic church and extending hack this will probably be the battery's desto Park avenue, not a single building tination. remains. On tlie west aide of Park n A new industry has been started in from the cross street extending Uintah, Weber county. Fred Aschlel-mu- n down alongside the old Ilirscbinan and brother have begun the mantore building and running northward ufacture of Switzer cheese, and have passed the Methodist church down to already turned out some samplos and including the splendid home of which argue well for the success of Fred W. Ilayt, there is now nothing the project. but blnuk, black spnee, Lewis Frnndsen and Niels Matson, The fire stopped ill the residence of two young men from ML Pleasant David Keith, hut from that point down who went to NL Ionis and joined a northward to the Crescent tramway, governmental packing expedition, have on the west side of Park avenne, tho decided to give up their positions and houses nre scorched ami discolored return home, as they are dissatisfied from the bent. At least half the houses with the work t Trans-Mississip- pi up-war- de 0. cn Rossie hill, numbering about fifty and a few on the Deer valley roud, east of the Crescent concentrator, are de strayed. In all, the burned district covers, ap comproxiinately, 30 acres. Itwa a 500 pactly built area, peopled by fully more with souls Few if any escaped than what they had on their hacks. Houses, furniture, clothing, food, everything gone. The work of destruction was so completely and quickly done that the people were compelled to seek safety in flight Early in the morning it was seen that help must come from other cities and word was dispatched to Salt Lake City and Ogden for their steam fire engines and a crew of fire fighters. A special train over the Rio Grande Western left Salt Lake City at bearing No. 3 steamer, with Assistant Chief McCarthy, Captain llywater and Lieutenant Earl from headquarters. They and the Ogden relief worked heroically, but little was left for them tv do hut to quench the dying embers and pnt out a fe w firebrand here and there. The cause of the fire is altogether clothed in mystery. It started in the kitchen of the Freeman House, formerThe boarding ly the Harrington. house people have been known to use coal oil to kindle the morning fire in the kitchen stove, and a frequently as they hare been remonstrated with for their carelessness, it appears, from all the known circumstances, that the inflammable staff was used once to often. PAY OP ARMY OFFICIALS. two-year-o- ld iuw-tutio- old-tim- er fire-pro- ul 8errtrjr of War Dec! das an Point. Important Washington, June 30. Secretary Alger has rendered a decision of great importance to army officers, in which he holds that men serving within the limits of the United States at a time when there is no army within said limits, are not operating against an enemy, notwithstanding the existeace of war conditions. The case upon which the decision was based arose in connection with the claim of some officers who had exercised a higher d than their grade, and who contended they were entitled to the pay of the higher grade. The paymaster general maintained that the troops were not operating against the enemy until they had actually left the shores of the United StatSs, and In this he ia upheld by the secretary. The secretar'Anm algo tlp or the' purpose restricting assignpf ments to cominaJid under section 7 of the volunteer tiny to competent authority, such t Authority can be exercised only by the secretary of war, or by the commanding general of the army operating against an enemy. REACHES SHAFTER SANTIAGO I5ll I nuked For Upon HI Attempt to I .anti Troop. Washington, June 32. The Unitej States army for the invasion of Cuba about 10,18)0 strong, commanded bj General Khafter. arrived off Santiagi de Cuba about noon yesterday, auf transport! when the fleet of thirty-fiv- e with its freight of fighting men swept up the southern toast and slowed up within sight of tlie doomed city of San tiugo, the anxiously awaited soldlen were greeted with ringing cheery whieh faintly eclioiug to the transport! from the decks of the blockading war ships, far inshore, they were ans we ref by the troops must enlliubiastleallj and in kind. The week of anxious waiting and im patient dialing wus over, the Hnny anf the uavy had at last joined for a final blow at Santiago. It wa intended to take the entire fleet to the liue of Rear Admiral Samp son's fleet of warships, but an ordei from the admirul stopped the advance of tlie fleet about 15 miles to the southeast, and, escorted by the Gloucester, General Shafter went forward on th Seguranda to confer with the admiral. The long and trying journey from Tampa has left the men in a much better condition than anticipated. There are 14 cases of typhoid on thi hospital ship, among them being Mainjor Ilorton of the Twenty-fift- h measles eases of several and fantry, There are, however, no serious eases of sickness. Owing to the smoothness of the passage, the soldiers were not generally affected by seasick ness. They are all wildly anxious to get ashore and begin fighting. Whenever the landing takes place there w'ill undoubtedly be some warm The Spaniards have a force fighting. of from 30,000 to 45,000 men, placed from Guantanamo to Cabanas, a distance of fifty miles, and as our troops will be landed at different points, some warm work may be looked for. Terrible BLAllCU S THREAT. 1 Will lire l Mu any King of Cuinai In Knnga. Trues Thai Key West, Fla.. June 31. It la learned from naval officers that Captain General Ilian. a) ha notified the American blockading fleet that he will hereafter reeoguie no flag of trace, adding that every vessel within six miles range will he fired upon, whether flying the stare or stripes or a white flag. The following has been received from Commodore Watson: Captain General states that Spanish j j government refuses to exchange pris- oners. Hobson and liis men are the prisoners in question. It seems that events which led up to General Blanco's letter began with the ending of the Maple, under charge of Captain Ludlow, to open negotiations for the exchange of Lieutent Hobsor and other Mcrriiuac prisoners. General Blanco's letter was addressed to the monitor Terror's captain (Lndlow). After refusing to negotiate; for the exchange of the prisoners, he delivered the ultimatum as to boatq with flags of truce. GARCIA IS ENTHUSIASTIC. the War Will End In a Few Months !Sinnili Troup Starving. Washington, June 31. Advices from the fleet at Santiago, state that Gen eral Garcia and his personal staff were picked up at General Raid's camp, 18 miles west of Santiago and brought to the flagship by the Vixen. There the grizzled and wounded patriot hod a Bays long consultation with Admiral Samp- son regarding tlie operations for the investment of Santiago and the of the American and Cuban troops. General Gareia is very enthusiastic. He says the Spaniards are starving and cannot hold out long, and that tho war wonld end in a few months. Two regiments of troops will be at Guantanamo bay, which will anded MORE MEN FOR CUBA. be held as a base until Santiago falls. Reinforcements are to be Bent to San There have been no signs of Spanish tinBo at Once, troops in tlie neighborhood of Camp Washington, June 23. The govern- McCalla for federal days. ment has determined to send heavy reIt is estimated that over 300 have inforcements to General Shafter at been killed or wounded since the landSantiago. To this end the first expe- ing. Fifty-eigbodies have recently dition will leave Newport News Thurs- been discovered. The Spaniards seem day morning, carrying Brigadier Gen- satisfied lhat they cannot dislodge the; eral DuffieU'a eepaimte brigade of tb Americans and have withdrawn. The Second army corps, made up of the upper bay ia to he occupied immedi-- . Ninth Massachusetts, the Thirty-thir- d ately. Lieutenant Delehanty, with an and Thirty-fourt- h Michigan and the expedition ia nightly at work removThird Virginia regiments, in all abont ing the mines from the river connect4,000 men. Expeditions will follow ing the upper and lower bays. When rapidly by way of Tampa, for while this is clear the ships will more np the Fernand ina and Miami are oonsldered channel and take the town of Caiman-erto have many good points for concenwhose forts were demolished by STARVING SPANIARDS. trating troops, yet army officials are the Texas June 18. Am Forced to Eat Hone Flesh to Boa tala now satisfied that Tampa can he reFIVE THOUSAND PRISONERS. tained with advantage as the main Lira. com-man- Washington, June 20. MASSING THEIR FORCES. Hrllavetl the Spaniard are Flannln an Attark t'pon the Marine. Washington, June 20. A dispatch 1 from the American fleet off Guantanadated June 18, says: Captain McCalla of the cruiser Marblehead, and Lieutcnunt Colonel Huntington, in command of the marines, have received information that a general attack by a force of .Viixi Spanish soldiers and guerilla on Camp McCalla is contemplated within a night or two. Preparations have been made for an assault and if the Spaniiirds get up courage enough to make the attack they will meet with a warm reception from Uncle Sam's marine. mo, Editor Hud Not Print Until Ban. SL Thomas. I). V. I., June 20. Light bourne and Moltc. two local editor, a fortnight ago. printed an sold about 5oo copies of battle songs of 'he Iowa utul Maine, whii-l- were i vo'i sung by the populace here. Coi..,i;iiut was made, u nq lie:. ti in ;ihly by the Spanish eon-ti- l, an alitor were tried on a tcilmi.ul charge of evading the printing laws and both were convicted end lined. This action has caused the popuhoc much amusement and they now sin th,. songs more than ever, iiiiUrit'ist-iadm.i- ' the efforts of the police to op l!i,;iu. i 1 a, The latest point of embarkation. The next forces to go will include those of Brigadier General Garretson of the Second brigade. First division, Second army corps, embracing the Sixth Illinois, the Sixth Massachusetts and Eighth and Ninth Ohio regi- advices received from the fleet at Santiago is to the effect that the inhabitants of Calmanera have strewn the streets with straw and oil, with the intention of destroying the city and fleeing to the hills. Cuimanera lies four miles up the bay from Camp McCalla, under the guns of the American ships, and the situatlonQis desperate. Starving and famine stricken, convinced of the ultimate triumpli of the American army, and without faith in the protection of the Spanish soldiery, the people are believed to have determined to leave their homes in ashes and seek safety in the hills of the north. The situation of the besieged is a fearful one. The people are eating horses and mules and are scouring the hills for fruit and herbs. It ht The Fhllipplue Insurgent are Winning Home Brilliant Victories. Hongkong, June 21. The United States transport Zafiro, which has just arrived here brought news from Manila harbor under date of June 17, from which it appears that the insurgents men ta- Hrigadier General Guy V. Henry, a now hold 4,000 Spaniards and 1,000 nadistinguished cavalry officer of the reg- tive prisoners, together with their ular army, has arrived herefrom Tam- arms. The insurgents also captured, pa, and the present plans are for Gen- on June 14. the town of Oalang, the eral Henry to command a division place next in importance to Manila on made up of the brigades of General th.- - bay. General Dutlicld and Frequent fires have occurred at MaGarretson, nila and Malate. 8.000 this division, comprising men, The United States cruiser Baltimore to be for tlie speedy reinforcement of General Shafter. It will at once swell was to have left Manila June 17 to the American forces at Santiago de meet the United States cruiser CharlesCuba to about 24.000 men. But the ton and the transports from San Franexpeditions will not stop at that num- cisco, which the warship ia convoying. ber, as there is a determined purpose The latter were expected to reach the to send forward a sufficient force to northeastern most point of the island of command crush any Spanish which Luzon shortly afterwards can le concentrated at that point The city carbincros who attempted to QUEEN WILL NOT ABDICATE. from the Spanish forces on June Bat ha Bent her Jewel and Valuable to 15 were arrested and shoL I lenna. General Aquinaldo, the insurgent London, June 33. The Vienna cor- chief, lias informed United 8tates Conrespondent of the Daily Telegraph says: sul Williams of the formation of a proThe Spanish queen regent's jewels and visional government, merely for covaluables were brought to Vienna, but hesive purposes, and has notified him it is declared in official quartern that, of the desire of the insurgents that the though the situation is precarious, she Philippines become an American colwill remain in Spain until her post be- ony. come untenable. Rumors as to abdiThe Spaniards have sunk the cruiser cation are quite baseless. It is said, Cuba, so as to obstruct the passage of however, that Emperor Francis Joseph has recently written to the pope on the the Pasig river. abject of intervention. Tlilrty-fou- r Will Fall This Week. 1eoplo Drowned. San Francisco, June 21. The third London. June 32. During the launch expedition to Manila will sail next s log of the British battleship Albion, at Blackwell, by the Duchess Thursday or Friday at the latest This of York, the displacement of water announcement wns mnde at Gen. Mecaused an immense mass of water rritt headquarters, but a report from to rise on all side, completely sub- other sources tlie that say one of transports the lower stages of the merging yard, and immersing hundred of peo- cannot be gotten in complete readiness ple. The bodies of five men, 18 women by that time. Tho officers who are and 11 children hare been recovered. supervising the preparations on boHrd The people drowned were mostly work- the vessels differ with the steamship on n who had ing people, holiday, concerning tho time needed trespassed upon a singing that had companies been posted iih dangerous. The police to complete the alterations, and report were unable to keep them back, and to Gen. Merritt that tho transports the waves carried tlie staging and ouht to wi ready by Thursday. all into the water together. first-clas- j i j j , |