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Show American Fork World BLEW UP COURT ROOM W, K. MITV LEAKINO GAS CAUSES EXPLOSION IN CAPITOL BUILDINO. hUUw. UTAH. AMERICAN PORK, ROOF CAVED IN. SPANIARDS REFUSE. Pr Flftssa Wartimes Croahad to Death aoath Falling Timbers. Detroit, Mieh., Nov. 7. While work- men were engaged in the erection of Wonderland theatre, the root Which ollaaped, carrying down the iron galleries of the structure, and a great Wrarh. mass of scaffold lug and debris. Some s 38 men were working under the Washington, Nov. 7. An explosion, structure. of the Scarcely ped parts Aud fire wrecked the supreme court these men seem to have escaped of any room and the rooms immediately ad- Injury. The bodies of fifteen dead men Joining It on the main floor of the have already been recovered. Several The damage U enormous. eapitol. are fatally injured. others The entire central-easter- n part of ths Aa nearly as can be ascertained the great marble pile, from the main floor cause of the accident was the removal to the subterranean basement, practicof the temporary wooden braces which ally is n mass of ruins Tbs force of supported the roof. The instant the the explosion was so heavy that the last one was taken down the whole eoping atones on the outer walla, just roof caved in with a crash, carrying east of the point where the explosion everything in the interior of the buildoccurred, were bulged out nearly two to the basement with it There inches; windows in that part of the ing was in the building at the time of the building were blown ont, and locked eight carpenters, fourmasone, doors were forced from their hinges collapse ten plumbers, two electricians and two quite 150 feet from the scene of four painters and six laborers. Fire followed the explosion so quick- helpers, Some were struck by great iron girders ly aa to seem practically simultaneous and rods and dashed downward in a with it. The explosion shook the immass, others pitched headmense structure to its foundations, and bleeding as the supports sank from bewas heard several squares from the long neath them, falling' four or five stories eapitol. It occurred in a small room, and striking upon the iron debris b tightly inclosed by heavy stone walls, low. Mams I'oshm Frlrslss IHmihhIi a Dspllcatss Coart Kauai a tf the New Eilat-ti-prm- mtm UTAH NEWS. Cant-pla- te t BOTtmeat Ison foot to construct Mlt pthoi ia Salt Lalco City. A Utah farmei baa raised over 500 bushals of potatoes io three pear from four potatoes. A commission Arm of Kanosh haa thia season shipped to Africa 81,800 A worth of alfafaaeed. William George of Kanosh, boasts of a big crop of squash nineteen tons off a half acre of ground. All the sidewalks on Main street, ark City, that were destroyed in the recent lire hare been replaced. Castle Gate's new school buildup is rapidly nearinp completion. It is one of the most modern and school buildinps in the southern part of the state. Mrs. Harriet Younp, widow of President liriphsm Yonnp, died at the Lion house, Salt Lake City, Saturday night, te up-to-da- November 6, from heart disease. was nearly 74 years of ape. She Durinp the month of October, 1,883 tons of hay, 100,000 bushels of wheat, and 500 tons of aupar beets, were shipped from Corinne, besides several cars of other kinds of farm produce. Eureka ia to have an athletio club. The organization is now beinp perfected by Herbert Slade, the Maori, and promises to have a larpe membership and become one of the leadinp clubs of the west While the Utah Central train from Park City was apeedinp alonp one day last week, a rifle ball crashed throuph a window and narrowly missed two pentlemen seated in the coach. It is not known who fired the shot. The rumor that Battery C would be sent to Manila is without foundation. The battery will remain at Anpel island, doinp parrison duty, probably (Until spring, when it is thoupht it will 'be mustered out. A terrific explosion occurred the other day at the garbage crematory in Salt Lake City, and considerable damage was done. It is thoupht a package of powder or dynamite pot mixed in with the garbage. The contract between the state of 'Utah and the Lake Bonneville Water A Power Company for the reclamation of nearly a quarter of a million acres of arid land in Millard county will be renewed. In the neighborhood of 83,000,000 will be invested in this enterprise. The three-yeold son of Hiram Seeley, of Thistle Valley, was burned to death while playing near a fire which had been built in the yard for the purpose of heating water. The mother was painfully burned while attempting to strip the burning clothing from the child. Frederick Lewis of Salt Lake, met death in a peculiar manner. He had backed his horse and buggy ujy to the side walk for his wife to enter th vehicle, and was standing between the wheel and shaft, when the horse took fright and started to run, dragging Mr. Lewis to death. Brigham Simpson of Hooper, while hunting ducks, met with an accident which will result in the loss of a hand. While crawling through the high grass and dragging his gun after him the hammer caught and the gun was discharged, frightfully mangling his hand. Amputation will be necessary. W, J, Golightly started on a tramp along Green river, expecting to find ranches along the route. Not finding any settlers he left the river for the high mesas, and for three weeks was without food, except roots and herbs. He finally reached Moab, where he is being taken care of and is on the road to recovery. The Ontario Silver Mining company has been granted a twenty-fiv- e year franchise to erect poles and to string wires in the streets, alleys and byways of Park City, and to furnish light, heat and power by electricity to the public. A child of Mrs. Lottie Sanders, of Collinaton, was burned to death while playing with other little children around a camp fire. Her clothing caught fire and before assistance could reach her she was fatally bunted. k The National association will soon obtain a valuable addition to its ranks in the Utah association, an organization representing over 1,000.000 head of sheep. It is tho largest body of its kind in ths United States. ar I Live-Stoc- Wool-Grower- s' col-la- al it in the subterranean basement immediately below the main entrance to the RACE WAR IN NORTH CAROLINA. old eapitol building. In this room was Saif oui Trouble Ret ween White aud a gas meter, which was fed Negroes Hourly Kz peeled. four-inc500-lig- ht by n is used in Very little gaa that part of the building, but at the time of the explosion the gaa had not been turned off at the meter. The meter itself was wrecked and, the gas pouring from the main, caught lire. The flames originating from the explosion darted up the shaft of the elevator, which had been completely destroyed by the force of the explosion, and communicated with the record room of the supreme court, the office of the marshal of the court and the supreme court library. Before the flames could be subdued the priceless documents in the record room had leen almost totally destroyed and serious damage had been done in the marshal's office and some minor rooms in the Immediate vicinity. No intelligent estimate of the money lose by the explosion and fire can yet be made. In the opinion of eapitol officials and mechanics who examined the structure the loss will reach probably 8300,000 to the building. The loss on the library and records can scarcely be estimated in dollars and cents. A million dollars could uot replace them, because of many of them no duplicates are in existence. Among the losses which will be most sincerely regretted are those of busts of Chief Justice Marshall and other distinguished members of the supreme court, which were arranged on small pedeatais about the supreme court chamber. In the smoke and ruin which followed the explosion these valuable works of art were either badly damaged or wholly destroyed, h main. and with their destruction the country isa Buffered an irreparable loss. Many of them have been treasured as In the supreme court chamber or half n century. ex-ilbi- MARIA TERESA ts LOST. t'rnlisr pouadorad la a Heavy Wilmington, N. CL, Nov. 7. Serious trouble between the whites end negroes is hourly expected. Every citizen is on the tip-to- e of expectancy and the wildest of rumors are afloat The negroes, while outwardly quiet, arc maneuvering in secret They have, recently received another supply of arms, as shown by 300 of them parading the streets at midnight last night with their rifles and other arms. Hut few white citizens slept soundly last night Lawless bands of armed negroes gathered in the northern portion of the city. An outbreak was momentarily expected. A number of white women in that section were nearly prostrated with fear. Some were thrown into White men guarded the hysterica. houses and the Wilmington light infantry and naval reserves rendezvoused .during the night at their armories. Street cars were stoned by negroes, so white people were compelled to desert them and walk. The police force was nnable to command order. SITUATION AT SAMOA. Strong Hentlmant In Favor of Abolishing tha Monarrhy. Vancouver, B. C., Nov. 7 . News from Samoa ia not very quieting. The board of control, during the present interregnum, had several meetings and then split up. The consnls of Germany, the United States and England and the two treaty officials did not work harmoniously together. The relationship between the British consul and President Kaffel are strained. Meanwhile, Mataafa has not yet been declared king. Nome of the people, nrged on by a section of foreigners, are advocating the abolishment of the kingship. There are others who are desirouaof trying the experiment of running the country without a king for six or twelve months. This plan Gale-- No Uvss Lost. may receive favorable consideration Charleston, S. 0., Nov. 7. The tug from the chief justice, who actually Merritt reports the loss of the cruiser haa full power in the matter. The Maria Teresa, raised by Constructor treaty, in section six of article three, lobaon off San Salvador, Bahamas, confers upon him the duty of settling November 3, in the midst of a furious the kingship. The country ia so far storm. Ths cruiser left Caimsnera, quiet, but thia state is owing entirely Cuba, on the morning of October 30, in to the presence of warships. tow for New York. She had pasted OREGON SHEEP MAN KILLED. Cape Mayai, and started northeast around the Bahamas. A furious storm, Slabbed By an Employes la a Row Over warning of which had already been Wages. sent out, overtook her, and in her conThe Dalles. Ore., Nov. 7. A messendition she was unable to weather the ger from Antelope, 85 miles south of rale. The strain opened rents in her The Dalles, arrived here today, bring mil which had been patched to enable ng news that Phillip Brogan, ar., was iier to make the journey, and she began to fill rapidly. The Merritt took murdered last evening by Frank Foroff Captain Harris and the crew from rester, who has been in the employ of the sinking ship aud she soon went as a packer for his sheep camp. down. The Merritt brought the cap- Brogan tain and 138 men, who will proceed The men had a dispute over wages in north by raiL No lives were lost so a saloon, and Forrester drew a knife far as known. and stabbed Brogan. The latter died within five minutes. Forrester escaped, NIBLACK GOES TO MANILA. and although a sheriff's posse la in purnot been captured. Bro-fa- n Commander of Wloalow Amlgaod to suit. iahe has a wealthy sheepman, and live Dswey's Flagship. v n The Dalles. There is much exciteWashington, Nov. ".'Lieutenant ment here over the killing. Wiblack, formerly in charge of the Mora Fighting at Iana, naval military branch of the navy dePane, Ills., Nov. 7. There haa been partment, and jnat detached from the a renewal of hostilities between the command of the torpedo boat Winslow, union miners and the imported negroes which haa gone out of commission, reA negro attacked from Alabama. ported at the navy department yester- James union miner. Thia a Boyle, day, en route to Manila. He Bails from started the battle in which S3 or 30 San Francisco on the mh, having been shots were exchanged. Two negroes assigned to duty on Admiral Dewey's were slightly wounded. Major Butler flagship, the Olympia. It was io large sent s ilctatchmcnt of soldiers aud a to part owing the indefatigable work of Lieutenant Xiblack that the naval Gatling gun to the scene immediately. militia was developed to the point The women and children were greatly where in beeunie of such value to the frightened and ran for places of safety. Further trouble ia not anticipated. service during the war. Spanlah MAY Will Not A reopt tbo Awsrioaa Proposals Regarding tbs Philippines. l'aria, Nov. 5. The Spanish commissioners, in the course of a two hours' session of the peace conference yesterday, flatly refused to accept Monday's proposition by the Americans to take the entire Philippine group and to reimburse Npain for her "pacific" ex penditurea there. Thia negative action was expected. The Spanish commissioners had also a number of positive declarations, which filled aome 37 sheets of typewritten presentment. In this statement the Spaniards held that the United States had no ultimate rights in the Philippine islands, and could have none save by the consent of Spain In these negotiations and upon terms satisfactory to her. According to the Spanish contention in the formal statement, the United States entertained no thought of annexing the Philippines when the protocol was signed, or it would have been expressed in the protocol as clearly as the conditions regarding the cession of territory in tha Antilles and the orient. M. Gambon, before the signature of the protocol, received from Madrid the presentment alleged, a cable message, clearly setting forth that tha maintenance of Kpaina authority over the Philippines should not be affected by the protocol, to which reservation the United States made at that time no protest or objection. Tliis dispatch to M. Cam bon, they claimed, embodied also the view that the United States had no valid basis for claims in the archipelago. It was further held that the capitulation of Manila having occurred after the signing of the protocol, and thus after the suspension of hostilities, was invalid. With all this for a groundwork, the Spaniards made their first positive move against the Americans, and it constituted their counter proposition. They charged upon the United States a wrongful appropriation of public moneys belonging to Spain by seizing the tariff duties at Manila, and they formally demand the return of these moneys in the sum of nearly 11,000,-00Of these same premise the United States was declared to have made and held as prisoners the Spanish troops at Manila in violation of international law, because done after the suspension tf hostilities under the protocol. A further charge was that by the Imprisonment of the Spanish troops at Manila the United States hd prevented Npain from quelling the insurrection, and had thus contributed to the violence against Spain after' the cassation of hostilities. 0. NEED TROOPS. loriaui Trouble With Agulnsldo'e Foesa Hourly Fry art ad. Major Simpson Washington, Nov. General Merritt's staff has jnat returned from Manila, and though personally he does not seem to fear serious trouble with the forces of Agninsido, he says there ia a distinct sentiment among the United States troops that there may be more trouble and that more troops may be needed. Aguin-aldo'- a force ia reckoned at about 30,000 and Maj. Simpson freely admits that the rebels are in control of the island ftf of Luzon. The recent attack on Iloilo by ths forces of Agninsido recalled to Maj. Simpson the fact that Agninsido had some transports and that about 500 of the Luzon troops had been carried to the island of Pansy. On the island of Mindanao the situation is not understood, as ths inhabitants are mostly Mohammedans. Little or no investigation of the situation there has been made by our army. Baek in the hills of Luzon many tribes are almost uncivilized and have never felt the force of either the insurgent! or Spaniards. The fact that Aguinaldo's troops attacked Iloilo, according to Maj. Simpson, shows that Agninsido haa not acquiesced with the decision involved in the fall of Manila. SIAM SENDS ENVOY. Legation at Washington After Laps of Yearn. Washington, Nov. 8. The secretary bt state has been informed that the Siamese government is about to reestablish its legation in the United States, after a lapse of many years, during which time all of its diplomatic correspondence with this government has been conducted through its legation at London. The d Siamese minister plenipotentiary to the United States arrived in New York Saturday, and will come to this city within a few days to present his credentials and reopen personal diplomatic relations between the United States and Siam. His name is Pbya Visddha Snrinskti. Among his titles is connpanner of the most noble order of the white elephant He is accredtYlll Establish newly-accredite- ited jointly to Great Britain and the United States, and will make his headquarters in London, visiting this country from time to time. He sue ceeds Phya Maha Yopha, who, although similarly accredited, remained almost exclusively in London and never took occasion to visit the United States. , ANOTHER PLOT DISCOVERED. t Attempt to bo Mods to Aasaaslaato Chss-ploof Dreyfus. London, Nov. 8. The Daily Chronicle thia morning says: We have received information from a reliable quarter of a well organized plot in Paris, in the event of an inquiry before the court of Cassation proving favorable to Dreyfus, to foment a riotous outburst in the French capital to attempt to overthrow the civil power and to assassinate the leading champions of Dreyfus. These reports are confirmed by interviews hod with M. Trarieux, former minister of justice, and M. De Pres sonso, foreign editor of the Temps, aa well as others. The police have warned those friends of Dreyfus to change their residence temporarily or at least to carry revolvers. ns MASSING OF TROOPS. Aathsrlng at Chinos Capital, Ia Spits of Contrary Pledges. Pekin, Nov. 5. In spite of the formal promises of the Chinese foreign office, there is every indication of a concerted movement of Chinese troops in the neighborhood of the eapitol. It ia said Khang Nyi, the Manchu officer who was next in rank to the late Prince Konng in the Kionn Ki Tshu or council of state, has obtained great influence over the dowag er empress. n He is bitterly and hopeia conservative. It probable lessly that Kank Nyi was the instigator of the edict the bow and arrow exercise for the Chinese soldiers. It ia reported that Yuan Shik Hal, the Chinese general in command of the foreign-drille- d troops at Tien-Tsi- n and an officer whose power is much dreaded by the dowager empress and her advisers, has received a grant of money ostensibly for the purpose of increasing the strength of his division of 30,000 men, "if time shows that the dowager empress can rely upon his fidelity." It has been said that Yuan' Shik 11 ai might use his troops in conformity with the views of the foreign ministers at Pekin. anti-foreig- ANNEXING THE PHILIPPINES. - Consul Orlnnsll First OHelal to Formally Not Annexation. Washington, Nov. 8. Consul Grin-ne- ll is the first official to formally note the annexation of the Philippines and Cuba to the United States. He hae made a report to the state department of a purely formal character, showing the character and value of exports from his district, Manchester, England, to the United States (including Manila, Porto Rico and Cuba) during the month of September, 1808. PANAMA IS SAFE. The consul's statement shows that the value of the goods so exported from, Hsr Engines (is Oat, Whlrh Caused Her one district was 8705,525 against 8353,-63- 5 to Kas Bshl ad Scheduled Tima. . for a corresponding month in the Havana. Nov. 5. The transport Pan- preceding year. The consul says that ama, from Santiago, which was report- those increases were mainly in white ed lost, arrived here' yesterday, and is and printed cotton goods, all of which now on her way to New York. The could be made in the United States. vessel's engines were out of order, War Revenue Is Constitutional. which accounts for ths delay in her arrival at this port. When the PanaChicago, Nov. 8. Judge Grosseup of ma sailed from this port she had 300 the United Ntates circuit court has persons on board, ineluding officers, rendered a decision upholding the conpassengers and crew. Among the pas- stitutionality of the war revenue act. l, deciding that transactions on the stock sengers were representative John e former Congressmsn-at-Largand yards exchange were subject to tax. The decision was mod in the case of a with Huff, Pennsylvania, who, seven railroad of against Charles Ingwersen, charged Pennsylvania party men. had spent several days In Santi- with neglecting to stamp memoranago investigating plans for construct- dums, Judge Grosseup refusing to ing a railroad to connect Santiago with quash the indictment. It la expected Havana, with which they had been the case will be carried to tlie United Ntates supreme court. favorably impressed. Dal-zel- |