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Show ENABLE TO AGREE. American Fork World UTAH. AMERICAN FORK, AMERICANS. Order Which Filipinos Were to Exieate February IS. JOUiRNS Washington, Feb. 23. The following dispatch has been received from GenThis Action, eral Otis: Iinnl Jtwuni Prompted IHITerraeee the Principal One Being Manila, Feb. 21 Adjutant-GeneraOver Alaakaa Boundary. Washington: Following was issued an by important officer of insurgent Washington, Feb. 23. The Ameri government at Malolos, February 15, joint high commission 1899, for execution during that evenhas adjourned to meet at Quebec AugOtis. iu and this city: right ust 2nd, unless the chairman of the ing You will so disperse that at First respective commissions agree upon 8 o'clock at night the individuals of another date. There were several reamilitia at your order tlic territorial sons which prompted the action taken. found be united in all of the will From a statement made public with of San Pedro, armed with their the sanction of the two commissions streets bolos and revolvers, or guns and amit appears there were serious differif convenient munition ences of opinion between them regardSecond Philippine families only ing the important matter of the delim- will be respected. They should not be itation of the Alaskan lioundary, the but all other individuals, of molested, Canadians in this connection being race they may be, will be whatever anxious to obtain a seaport in Lynn exterminated without any compassion canal so that its shippers would not be the extermination of the army of after subjected to the petty annoyances occupation. which they asserted they experienced Third The defenders of the Philat the hands of the United States officippines in your command will attack ials. Then the time for the meeting of the guard at Bilibid and liberate the the Canadian parliament, at which the prisoners and presidarios, and having this they will be armed, presence of members of the commission accomplished to them: Brothers, we must from that country is desired, is over- saymg on ourselves the Americans and avenge due and the laiter are anxious to rewe may take exterminate them that turn as soon as possible. It also beour for the revenge infamy and treachcame apparent that there waa little which committed upon have ery they likelihood of the responsibility of the have no ns; compassion upon them; atratification by the United States senate at its present session. of any treaty tack with vigor. All Filipinos en masse inwhich might be framed, which proba- will second you loug live Filipinos bly also figures in the decision to ad- dependence.'The Fifth order which will be foljourn. lowed in the attack will be as follows: BIG MINING SALE. The sharpshooters of Tondo and Santa Ana will begin the attack from withFour Million Dollars 1alil For a out and these allots will be the signal Intermit In n Utah Mins. for the militia of Troso, Binonde, Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 22. The and Sampaloo to go out into Quiato largest deal in western mines which the street and do their duty, those of has been consummated for many a day Ermita and Malate, Santa Crnz Pake, has been closed in New York. San and not start out until will Miguel A telegram from Samuel Newhonse, 13 o'clock, unless they see that their now in New York, conveyed the first information. It stated that he had companions need assistance. Sixth The militia of Tondo will d sold of the celebrated Highland Boy property at Bingham, Utah, tart out at 3 o'clock in the morning; the deal including hia management if all do their duty our revenge Will be complete. Biothers, 'Europe contemcontracts. The purchaser ia the Standard Oil plates; we know how to die as men, our blood in defense of the company. The management contracts shedding of onr country. Death to the are valuable themselves. By them Mr. liberty Newhonse received so much percentage tyrants.' War without quarter to the false on every ton of ore. Americans who have deceived us. Negotiations between the English Either independence or death." owners and the Standard Oil. company isve been iu progress for some time. FILIPINO FORCES ROUTED. Recently a party of capitalists interested in the oil company, with experts, Gonaral King Administers a Lemon to th JiativM. waa whirled west in President Rocke23. A special cableNew Feb. York, feller's private car and inspected the from Manila, dated February 21, property. The price paid ia over 84,' gram Brigadier-General King yestersays: 000,000, and ia the largest sum reprea salutatory lesson administered sented in a mine transfer for a number day to the natives who had been peppering of years. It is said on excellent authority that away at his left night and day for another deal la pending, and a million week past, with the result at six o'clock or ao of oil money may be invested soon last evening all was quiet General King sent two companies of in Colorado. the California infantry to drive out the AMENDMENT. enemy from the ravines between Guad alonpe and San 1'edro Macati, which the Frantic of Folygamy sad they did effectually. Polygamists From Congress. In the meantime Captain Scotts batWashington, Feb. 22. The proposed tery of the Sixtli artillery shelled the constitutional amendment against ad- Gnadaloupe church, where a considermitting polygamists to congress has able body of insurgents hail taken been favorably acted on by the house stand. At the same time two comcommittee on election of president andi panies of the First Washington infanThe joint resolution try routed a large force of Filipinos for this purpose was introduced by Mr. on the opposite side of the river. Capron of Rhode Island, who will Our losses were Private John F. Admake the report. The title of the res- ams of company M, aud Private A. Rinehart of company K, First Wash olution ia aa follows: infantry, killed, and two CaliProposing amendments to the con- ington fornians wounded. The number of the stitution prohibiting polygamy within enemy slain was fully fifty, twenty of the United States, and all places sub- their dead having been buried by onr this morning. ject to their jurisdiction, and disquali- men F. Cassidy of company K, First James senaas fying polygamists for election California infantry, was killed by tors or representatives in congress. Filipino sharpshooter while scouting The resolntien submits to the legis- this morning. JOINT HIGH W. K. SMITH, ribltokMi TO EXTERMINATE COMMISSION AD. UNTIL AUGUST. l, UTAH NEWS. Thera hu been an epidemic of at Oasis, occasioned bjr the recent severe weather. of Spring City hare deThe citiz-ncided to build anew school house which bron-chit- ia an s will coat, when completed, 810,000. The appointment of 11. 1. Myton, Indian agent of the Uintah and Ouray ageucy in Utah, has been confirmed by the senate. Frank Hurt, a railroad contractor of Springville, has secured the contract for making a change of roadbed for the Bio Grande Western at the mouth of Spanish fork canyon. A large number of cattle are being shipped out from Gunnison now. One man sent out twenty cars last week, and during the past ten days has purchased 1,500 head for shipment. The Chinese of Salt Lake celebrated Chinese new year last week in their own peculiar fashion, much to the enjoyment of the small boys. One firm burned 8300 worth of fire works. Agents of the Ilio Grande Western Railway company are at work trying to get options for a right of way . . through the land of the farmers between Provo and the mouth of Provo canyon. There is a greater quantity of snow In the mountains at present than lias been known for years past. This means an unlimited supply of water next summer and bounteous crops for this season. State Superintendent Park is sending to county superintendents throughout the state, blanks for principals annual reports, recently printed. The county superintendents will distribute these among the schools. Governor Wells is in receipt of a letter from Quartermaster - General Ludiagton of the war department, in which he states that the bodies of the Utah soldiers who lost their lives In Manila will be brought to Utah for lntermen L Benner X. Smith, late first lieutenant in the Utah cavalry, has returned from a trip to Honolulu, where he went after his troop was mustered out. He states that company K, of the engineers, at Honolulu, is in good condition, very little sickness prevailing. Januis Campbell and Joseph Ferguson came near losing their lives at mine last week. They the Eureka-Hi- ll had come up to the level end requested to be lowered to the 1,300-folevel. By some misunderstanding the chairs were left out on the level, and the cage waa dropped on 400-fo- ot ot 500-fo- ot them. A monument to the memory of John Morgan, who waa for so long president of the southern states mission, will soon be erected in Salt Lake City. Those having the work in hand are B. 11. Roberts, Joseph O. Kimball, William Spry, Elias S. Kimball and Ben E. Rich, all of whom at one time labored nnder Mr. Morgan. Several more canvassers will be put to work by the Salt Lake City salt palace promoters the present week. Illustrated prospectuses will soon be ready for distribution, and attractive cards will also he sent ont in a few days. Interest in the success of the palace is growing daily, and the erection of the palace ia now an aaanred fact. There la in the Salt Laka county jail a very peculiar prisoner. Uia name is Joseph Shannon, and he weighs 200 pounds While he eats as much as four ordinary men, he constantly declares he is starving, and declares he will sue the jailor for damages for attempting to starve him to death. He also accuses the United States government of being responsible for his con dition. Edwin M. East, who formerly lived in Salt Lake, and who will be remembered as the man who slept in a Main street window under hypnotic influence, has sued a Chicago firm, by whom he was formerly employed, for 835,000 damages East was engaged to make Ou-Thl- rd one-thir- ANTI-POLYGA- vice-preside- nt. lature of the several states an amendment to the sections of the constitutions giving the age and other requirements of senators and representatives, so that polygamy shall be inelnded as a bar of service. A new article of the constitution also is provided as follows: Article XVI. section 1 Polygamy shall never exist within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Section 3 Congress shall have needful lawa to enall make to power force this article and punish its viola- tors" law on th Witness Mud, wire, holding Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 21. The suspended strap in his teeth.' The investigation of the charges of bribery wire broke and East fell to the groum brought against A. W. McCune, enudi-dat- e knocking out nearly all hia teeth. He for United States senator before claims by the accident his occupation in gone, and he demands payment for the Utah legislature, by Representahis loss tive Law, of Cache county, was comC. L. Hawley, formerly a member o: menced yesterday. The entire day was Battery C, Utah volunteers, was picket occupied in the examination of Law, who told his story to up on the streets of San Francisco in an from beginning to end committee unconscious condition, he having been the was snd by Mr. beaten and robbed by footpads He The luvcsl'galiwn attorneys. will In all probability recover from hii will be brought to a close as speedily as iossible. njur.ws mid-a- ir slide on Rcprc-sentati- cross-examin- Me-Cun- ye WORK FOR DEWEY. UTAH LEGISLATURE. Salt Lake City, Utah. Feb. IS. SenCannon's measure providing lor ator ACCRESSIVECAMPAIGN MARKED of a hospital for the state erection the OUT AT WASHINGTON. school for the deaf, dumb and blind at Ogden, and appropriating 83,500 for the put pose, and house bill No. 55, by As Ihmn as Das ays Bslaforcrmaiits Arrlva Parry, which provides for the distribua kml Campaign Will ba Inaugurated, tion of money heretofore appropriated and All tb Important Islands W iU ba Occupied. for the southern branch normal school were passed by the senate yesterday. The senate was iu session for an hour and a half, and for the first time in Washington, Feb. 10. The adminis- weeks every member was present In tration has determined rapidly to ex the house Sorensens house bill No. 47, tend the jurisdiction of the United authorizing the board of pardons to of state prisoners for States over the Philippine group in its reduce sentencesforfeiture of such rebehavior, good deentirety, acting on the theory that duction and parole of prisoners, and lay in this case is dangerous, and that repealing the present sections on the bouse bill No. anarchy and a general paralysis of subject, and Stewart's 231 of the revised section Cl, amending islands such interests as the support in relation to the financial ' will be brought about through a fail- statutes, statements of cities, were passed. A ure promptly to replace the Spanish number of bills were introduced and sovereignty over the islands by that of referred to committees. At the joint ballots were taken for the United States. This decision in- session, two both senator, resulting as follows: volves the necessity of a naval cam- McCune, 27; Cannon, 13; Sutherland, 13: paign, and this will be instituted aa King, 7; Powers, 3. Salt Lake City, Utah. Feb. 17. Six soon as Admiral Dewey receives the rewere taken for senator yesterballots inforcements in the shape of gunboats the lost one resulting: McCune, day, now on llie way to Manila. 28; Cannon, 11; Sutherland, 13; King. It is not anticipated that there will 7; Powers, 3; R. K. Thomas, 1; D. S. be a necessity for any formidable dem- Cook, 1. Senator Chambers highway bill, and onstrations, bnt the very fact that the Senator Evans' bill providing for a fee-oUnited States government is able to 82.50 for filing in the district court demandexhibit a sufficient force to accomplish any answer or counter-claiaffirmative were relief, is passed of ing by the purpose expected occupation senate; a new fish and game law to deter the natives from profitless re- the was introduced. sistance. Owing to the vast number In the house seven bills were passed, of the Philippine islands, a large nnm-be- r several more advanced to third reading of gunboats would be required to and half a dozen measures either killed given a brief respite from the death visit them simultaneously, so the pro- or blow. The most important action waa gram will have the vessels visit in order the passage of the University removal the principal towns outside of Manila, bill and the proposed new mining-recorf m especially those where Spanish garrisons were maintained on the islands of Cebu and at Zamboango,' on the aland of Mindanao, and some of the cities on Negro. The naval vessels probably will be accompanied by some troop transports, and the soldiers will be landed where necessary to hoist the United States flag and take possession formally of the ports. It is understood that there will be no attempt made at this time to displace any of the existing municipal governments, except where they prove refactory and offer resistance. In fact, a policy of conciliation will be followed at all points in the treatment of the natives. law. Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 18. The university hill was passed by the senate yesterday and now goes to the governor for his signature. President Sebeker signed house bill No, 55, appropriating money to reimburse citizens of Cedar City for money expended in the equipment and maintenance of the southern branch normal school. Three new bills were introduced. The membera of the house of representatives worked diligently all yesterday afternoon to accomplish some tangible results, and their efforts were successful. While the volume of business transacted was large, nothing of great Several importance waa considered. measures were reported for passage, few bills were killed and the decapitation of others was pnt off for a day or two. The usual number of new bills made their appearance, and the committees reported on a big batch of SUPPLIES FOR PHILIPPINES. matter for the houses action. At the session five ballots were taken joint Three Hundred Mala and 1.800 Tons of for senator, the last one resulting: Freight. McCune, 28; Sutherland, 11; Nebeker, San Francisco, Feb. 19. A fleet of 11: Cannon, 7; King.l; R.C. Chambers, 1 Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 19. At our vessels will leave San Francisco the joint session of the legislature less No two weeks. Manila within for Law of yesterday, than 5,000 tons of freight of all descrip- Cache county Representative made the. charge that tions will be taken. The Conemangh Alfred W. McCune, Democratic candiwill carry exclusively 300 mules and date for senator, has attempted to purchase his (Laws) vote, and a committee 2,500 tons of freight, consisting entirely was the appointed to of forage. She will be fitted up imme- charges, consisting ofinvestigate the following diately with every facility for trans- members of the legislature: Senator Shurtliff, chairman; Senators Howell porting the mules in safety. She will and Whitney, and Representatives be ready to sail in about a week .or Mansfield, Cummings, Sorensen and ten days. The Valencia has been Stewart. The investigation of the and will carry 1,700 tons of charges will begin Monday morning at oclock. Only one ballot was taken, passengers. 9which freight and 123 resulted: McCune, 25; Sutherten in be about She will ready to sail land, 13; Nebeker, 0: Cannon, 8; King, or twelve days 3; D. O. Rideout, 2; R. C. Chambers, 1. The Portland has also been secured. The senate did absolutely nothing yesShe will carry 1,300 tons of freight and terday except hear a prayer by Page Jenkins and read and approve its jours 100 passengers. nal. This was accomplished at the The Roanoke, which ia also to be morning session. The senators were chartered, will carry about 2,500 tons somnch wrought up over the tumultuBoth the Portland and ous joint session that after that body of freight. dissolved they were together only long Roanoke will be ready to go in about a enough to adjourn until Monday mornweek. About 200 recruits for the regiing at 11:30 o'clock. The house listened to prayer, dispensed with the reading ments of regular troops in the Philippines, now at the Presidio, will go to of the journal and adjourned until Monday. Manila on these transports. Salt take City, Utah. Feb. 21. In the senate yesterday. Senator WhitSPANISH INDEMNITY BILLS. ney's joint resolution, authorizing the Hour Appropriation Carrie Bacon and governor to invite other states to take. in the salt palace exhibition, wax Fiart from MtEneiy Reeolutlona. the table and adopted. A Washington, Feb. 19. Two bills have bill waa introduced relating to the annual financial statements of counties; been introduced in the house of reprea hoard of control o! The Bribery Investigation. sentatives to pay Spain the 820,000,000 also one creating irrigation for the state. In the house Salt Lake City, Utah., Feb. 22. The provided for in the Paris treaty. One, the resolution asking for restoration committee appointed to investigate the by Representative Cannon, ia in the from the public domain of the part of charges against A. W. McCune held terms of the paragraph which waa the Green River forest reserves in Uintah county, was passed. Fully a two sessions yesterday and listened to eliminated from the sundry civil ap- dozen new measures were introduced. a mass of circumstantial evidence, propriation bill. The other was introThere was just one ballot taken for Those who testified yesterday in addi duced by Representative tiillett of senator, and seven members were abtion to Law were Fred 0. Horn, Repre Massachusetts, and in addition to the sent from the joint session. The result sentatives Johnson and Smith, Thomas appropriation, contains a second sec- of the vote was: McCune, 34; Suther10; Nebeker, 9; Cannon, 7; King, L. llalliday, Robert Fryer, Chief of in the language of land, 3; Powers, 1; Rideout, 2. Police Pratt, SergL Hilton, Detective tion, substantially The third Sheets and SergL Hurbridge. At the the McEnrry resolution. Salt Lake City' Utah. Feb. 23. One close of the afternoon sessiuu Attorney section is the same as the Bacon resoballot was taken at yesterday's joint Evans announced tbnt so fur aa the offered as a substitute to the session of the legislature, resulting: Law case applied to the original speci- lution, McCune, 35; Sutherland. 13; Cannon, which was de fication relating to McCune went, the McKnery resolution, and 8; Nebeker, 7; King, G; Powers, 1; Rideaenate. in vote the a tie fealed by prosecution was practically through. out, 1. In the senate Stewart's bill relating REVENUES. CUBA'S LeglNlalura I'ouie to Blow. to justices of the peace and constables, Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 22. Blood and Smith's bill No. 40. "an act to was spilled in the cloak room of the C UK to nil Receipts From Fort of Havana amend section 835, revised statutes, refor Fast Month. house of representatives yesterday lating to the duties of the secretary of SecID. Assistant Feb. state and the county clerk in submitWashington, Representatives Cook and By water have made ting proposed constitutional amendhas War of Meikeljolin retary ol! been at outs since the charges ments, were killed. One measure was cusof statement bribery were preferred against A. W, public the following of passed. Senator Alder's bill. No. 45, Havana, Cuba making it a misdemeanor to refuse to McCune, and yesterday the two men toms from the port four weeks ending January 28 the for pay toll on any authorized toll road, a several times. few After quarreled bridge or ferry. 8031,729; cxporLaliou,8ii.T warm words had Wen exchanged Importation, The lawyer members monopolizing 81. fines. tax. 817,524; the greater pnrt of yesterday's house llywaler shook his fist under Cooki 937; tonn;e nose, and the latter gentleman struck Total, 8703,133. Total of all collections session and a minority succeeded in his antagonist in the face. Friends for the month of January, 1899. killing two of Shepard's bills aud one of Stewart's No bills were passed. interfered, and further lighting was I but aeven new measures were slopped. , firat-clss- s first-clas- |