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Show MERRITT American Fork WorldT W, K. KM mi. UTAH. AMERICAN FORK. LEADER IS OVER BV HIS RIVALS. INSURGENT THROWN robllakWb Says IVs Should Ila s UTAH NEWS. Kcw -- liblott. will luve a new roller mll Manila, Dec. 24. A steamer which arrived here from Samar reports has future. near the the Tagal insurgents have liecn that Last month there were employed by in 8000 possession of Kalbtwn since Decemthe Oregon Short Line between 11. Rnsiness there is said to be ber ami 4000 persons. suspended and all the Spanentirely Senators Cannon and Ilawlina and of iards the vicinity have sought refuge Representative King will spend the in the house of a man named Scott, an holidays at their respective homes. American. The insurgents threatened The surveyors in southern Utah are to attack the refugees, hut refrained busy near Cedar City locating lines, from doing so lieeuuse it was reported presumably to tap the coal and iron that American soldiers were on their near there. way there. The large One Spaniard, however, was shot and capacity coal cars recently bnilt at Salt Lake by another was piuckily rescued by Scott, the Oregon Short Line are proving a who rode fifteen miles and demanded the mans release in the face of an great success. The officials of Springville hava be- armed mob of Tagais, who have been gun a crusude against liquor sellers, looting the Yisayaa stores and houses, and are making it extremely warm fur the leaders of the insurgents being unable to control them. All the efforts violators of the law. mode to induce the Visayas to join the Augustus Iiobbins, a Frenchman, revolution have been fruitless. was tried at Provo, the charge against The situation here, so far as the inhim being that he was insane. The surgents are concerned, is serious. The judge's decision was: Not crasy; only formation of a new cabinet has been a Frenchman." entrusted to a Filipino named Madi, Salt Lake City marksmen are organ- a rampant irreconcilable of unknown izing a grand rabbit hunt to take place antecedents and a hitter opponent of near Oxford, Idaho, on January 8. Aguinaldo, especially on the question The proceeds of the hunt will be de- of the Spanish prisoners. It is reportvoted to charitable purposes. ed that Aguinaldo refuses to release The demand for church bonds con- the prisoners, slthongh the cabinet tinues. Various corporations throughdecided to accede to the request of out the state are among the applicants, General Otis for their release. besides the numerous individuals. It It is rumored that Aguinaldo has is said at the church office that there fled to an inaccessible region back of is no doubt hut the demand for the Cavite, with a few followers, fearing bonds would lie largely in excess of the assassin ation. This report is denied, issue. but his sudden change of base is not Rio explained. Commencing January 15, the Parou-s- In HO.OOO-pound- a Grande Western Railway company will receive five new box cars a day from the Missouri Car and Foundry company. This order haa been placed in anticipation of the enormous crops to be raised in Utah during the coming season. There will be no turkeys raffled in the Halt Lake saloons this week or next, nor at any other time. This is the order issued by Chief Pratt, and while it is unwelcome to the saloon man it is extremely gratifying to the man who plucks and sells poultry for a livelihood, John Gammon of Trovo had a narrow escape from death while returning from a hunting exposition with several other hoys. One of the boys in the crowd accidentally discharged his gun and the ball entered young thigh. Good nursing will bring the lad through. Judging from the number of Chriat-ma- a presents mailed from the different Ttah postoffices this year, good timea have indeed come again. Never in the history of the state have ao many parcels been bandied by the postoflices as during the past week. The house committee on publio build. Inga and grounds has decided to make a favorable report on the Rawlins bill for a public building in Halt Lake City, The report will be presented immediately after the holiday recess, and Salt Lakers hope to see the building under way in a short time thereafter. The public school children at Fark City have in the past been in the habit of clubbing together and buying suitable presents for their teachers. This year, however, at tiie suggestion of the teachers, the fund raised by the children will be used for the purchase of food and clothing for the deserving poor. Secretary of State Hammond haa issued to Krigham II. Roberts, congressmanand to Robert N. Raskin, -elect, of supreme court, certifijustice-elec- t cates of election. The certificates are lithographed, and bear date of December 10. They were issned in pursuance of law and the orders of ths state canvassing board, the recipients having been declared elected by a plurality of votes. SENATOR MORRILL DEAD Patriarch of tha Senate Stricken Fneu-iuouI- by o. Washington, Dec. 28. lion. Justin Morrill, the senior United States senator from Vermont, died at 1:20 this morning, in the 89th year of hia age, after an illness of less than a week. The immediate cause of death was pneumonia, which developed from an attack of la grippe, contracted about a week ago. In the death of Senator Morrill, the aenate lost its senior member in point of service, and ite oldest in age. He had served continuously in the senate for more than thirty-on- e years, and 14th of 84 on was the he years of age the With April last. single exception of lion. Galusha Grow of the house of representatives, he was the only man in congress whose congressional career began prior to the beginning of the civil war, and he hod the honor over Mr. Grow, in that his congressional service had been continuous, covering, in the senate and house combined, almost forty-fou- r years. It has been his annual custom for several years past to make one formal address on some topic of live interest to the senate, and this has been listened to with attention by hia colleagues, who have regarded the speeches as remarkable, in view of the age of their author. The last address was delivered a week or more before the Christmas holidays, the subject being tbe need of a building for the United States supreme courts and other courts. Its deliverance showed few signs of lessened vitality, and at its conclusion the honor was done the Senator of a unanimous passage of tbe resolution on which he spoke. Senator Morrill was horn in Straf ford, VL, April 14, 1810, and in early life was a merchant, later an agriculturist He was elected to the house of representatives in the Thirty-fourtcongress and for four succeeding terras. Then he was transferred to the senate as a Union Republican, taking his scat March 4, 1407. Since that time his service haa been continuous. He has taken an important part in legislation, particularly in commercial and financial questions, his position as chairman of the finance committee givA Troyo man has received a souvenir ing him a leading part in all measures of the Cuban war in the shape of a relating to the tariff, banking or curcane. The wood is red cedar from the rency. floor of the towerif Morro castle, SanGeneral Ooifmnw of Lutherans tiago de Cuba. The cap is a sea shell Philadelphia, Dee. 28. A general taken from the bay under the sunken conference of Lutherans, the first Merrimae. Inlaid near the top of the meeting of the kind ever held in this cane ia a small stilletto, taken from country, the delegates representing an old helmet in one of the archives of tbe general synod and the unitei Santiago, a small machete from an old synod of the south, began at St. John's armor breastplate and small pieces of Lutheran church here yesterday. wrecks with monograms The outside Ths three bodies comprising the brass ferrule is from a shell of one of conference have a communicant mem the rapid-firinguns, and the inside hership of 000,000 persons, and in ferrule a part of a spyglass taken from elude 4,000 congregations. The minthe deck of one of the Spanish ernisers, isters in the bodies number nearly and other pieces of material in the 3,0(Ki cane have a history. Oam-mon- s g h FIGHTING IX HAVANA, (.Its Tlirni Our Blealif uud Let Them i.m Chicago. Dec. 27. Major Ilu Find to on Oaring Juarri'Mlbla Krgkut llarlc of Cai Ite Irrecum-llalilrWill Farm AmutMlnathtn, ON FILIPINOS. AMERICAN TROOPS FIRED UPON General BY A MOB. Merritt, retiring military governor of Lhe Philippines, accompanied by his bride, formerly Miss Laura Williams, Thu 'Boys in Blue Reply Wllh Deadly YuL leys, aud Sutural Spaniards aud and his chief aide. Major Strother, has Cubans ara Killed In tbu Fight. arrived in this city from New York. General aud Mrs. Merritt will remain at the residence of Norinan Williams, Havana, I)cc. 28. The whole city is Mrs. Merritt's father, until after the n an nproar, aud serious rioting is holidays, when they will return to threatened, as a result of a fight beNew York City, where the general will tween the American soldiers snd Curesume his position as commander of bans and Spaniards last night. the department of the east, which he A detail of Company M, Tenth reguleft to go to Manila. In regard to the lar United States infantry, while quellinhabitants of the Philippine islands, ing a riot which broke out on Iioinbay General Merritt said: street, was fired upon by tbe rioters. The best we can do is to give them The regulars returned the fire, anil a good military government, give them sent volley after volley into the crowd what civilians are necessary to admin- of rioters as they fled out of the street. ister the civil functions of government Two Spanish sailors were wounded and when they are ready to form a and a Spanish marine was killed by the government of their own, give them Americans. A number of other perour blessings and let them do ao. sons whose names could not be secured, When asked what be thought of the were also wounded in the melee which proposed increase in the standing army canned the interference of the Amerito 100,000 men, the general declared he can troops. Three Cubans were fatally had always believed such an increase injured. Several Spaniards who were was necessary. carried away by friends were wounded, We need a standing army of at but it is not known how seriously. least 75,000 men here in the United None of the American soldiers were Now that we wounded. States, he declared. have acquired these new territories, we In the small riots that occurred in shall need a few more. Rut, in my various parts of the city twelve perbelief, 25,000 men are ample and suffic- sons were wounded, several fatally. ient for all possible emergencies in A Spanish soldier, marching with Cnba, Porto Rico and the Philippines his company to the wharf, attempted together. The rest are needed in the to pull down a Cuban flag and an United States for garrison duty. If a American flag over the door at 108 San larger force is wanted in the Philip- Lazaro street. This started the fight pines, it can easily be had from among The Spaniards were fired on from the the natives. They rehousetops and .windows front of the turned the fire, riddling CHRISTMAS IN HAVANA. the buildings with bullets. The solCubans uud Spaniard Enytyi In a Bloody dier who attempted to take down the Fl(l.. flag fell on the steps of a house, bleedHavana, Dec. 20. Christmaa day was ing from wounds in the head and ushered into Havana by the cracking shoulder. Tbe Spanish soldiers withof revolvers and rattling volleys from drew, carrying their injured comrades Residents of San Lazaro say the Manser rifles, in an affray which occurred near the center of the city be- withdrawal of the Spaniards was due tween the Spanish troops garrisoning to the appearance of an American offithe city and the Cuban residents. One cer, who persuaded the Spaniards to Cuban was fatally wounded, two others retire. The town is practically in the hands were badly injured, and one Spanish of the Americans The Spaniards are soldier stabbed. The affair was brought on by the supposed to still hold possession of the Cubans, who fired from a housetop on strip of ground between the Prado and a company of soldiers asleep in the the port, but their soldiers have been Jotel Roma. The soldiers sprang to withdrawn to within a few blocks of their feet and at once returned the fire. the port. A company of infantry scaled the low Three companies of the Tenth reguwall on one side f the building; and lar infantry, who were hurried into hunted for the individuals who bad town during the afternoon, are on begun the firing. They found a negro guard in the streets It is expected badly wounded and carried him down. that the entire Tenth regiment will Other injured men were carried away have to be brought in, together with the Eighth United States, which has by their friends. been encamped at the trocha only two miles away, in anticipation of such an BLOODY AFFRAY. emergency as exists. White Man and Nryniw Enpfi In a Deadly Duel. BATTLESHIPS HONORED. Dallas, Texas. Dec. 27. In an encounter between three white men and Reception Given tha Oregon and Iowa By Peruvians. some negroes, one of tbe latter, Oscar Callao, Dee. 28. The arrival of the White, was killed, and another, Frank Hun- United States battleships Oregon and Holland, seriously wounded. dreds of whites and negroes assembled, Iowa at this port has caused the greatand for a time a race war was immi- est excitement and enthusiasm. They nent. The air was filled with knives entered the harbor at 7 o'clock in the aud pistols. A squad of police dis- morning and great crowds went out to persed tbe mob. The three white men see them during the day. were arrested. Delegations representing the Cuban residents of Pern went to Callao to TWO BROTHERS SHOT. meet the warships. They presented to each a gold plate. With the name Attempted to K liter a Store, Intendln changed, each bore the inscription: Yiolunra, While Intoxicated. All honor to the commander, the ficooba, Miss., Dec. 27. Thomas and officers and the crew of the United William Rrantley, brothers, were shot States warship Oregon, victorious In anrl instantly killed at Enondale. the naval combat off Santiago de Cuba by Eugene Dennis, an on the 3rd day of July, 1894. This boy. The brothers, accompanied by is given as a testimony of the their father, attempted to enter the plate gratitude of all Cuban citipatriotic store of Dennis, it is said, intending zens of Peru. violence, whereupon young Dennis opened fire on the Rrantley's with the MURDERED AND CREMATED. above result. The trouble was caused by liquor. CtulRtniua Tree Murder. Jefferson City, lla, Dee. 27. At a Christmas tree celebration at Aught, a small town in Osage county, John Ilollonway, shot and killed J ule Kollot, one of the oldest and most prominent citizens of Osage county. The killing was tbe result of trouble of long standing, Rolllot and Ilollonway having had several law suits. Ilollonway shot his victim five times, after which he fled. There ia great excitement in the town and large rewards have been offered for Ilollonwaya capture. Mew Turk Ctrl Murdered. 27. Mattie Remly, a girl, was shot in the heart and killed at her home on Eighth avenue, by Frank Nnlty, a postoffice clerk, 10 years of age. At tbe same time Nulty shot himsell! through the head and was taken to a hospital, and it is believed he will die. Nulty was formerly e suitor of the girl, but recently they quarreled. New York, Dec. COMMISSIONERS PATRIOTIC. Bxpuct no Fabulous Furs For Negotiating tliu Peucu Treaty, Dec. 27. Judge Day, O., Canton, president of the late peace commission,, and Mrs Day, reached their Cauton home in time to take Christinas dinner with the family. The judge is in excellent health and spirits and the trip abroad has evidently been beneficial. Judge Day, when asked as to hiB plans for the future, said he expects to remain in Canton and resume the practice of law in the firm of which he was a member before entering the cabinet of President McKinley. The work of the commission ended when the treaty was delivered to the president, and he does not expect to visit Washington sgaiu in connection with any duties on that commission. While he talked freely on many matters connected with his work in Paris, he did not feel at liberty to give an interview in detail on the work of the commission. He said the talk of 9100,-00- 0 compensation for the commissioners, or any sum approaching that amount, was ridiculous' and preposterous The president fixed the compensation of the commissioners, and none of them, it is safe to say, accepted the duties as a speculation. None of them has an idea of a large fee, such as would have been paid had they per-- , formed the duties in the capacity of regularly retained attorneys Thera is no actual precedent on which to base an estimate, but the prediction is ventured that the compensation of the commissioners will not reach 915,000 each and the reasonable expenses incurred on the trip and in Paris. These expenses, however, will not include those incurred for the wives and families of the attaches of the commission, because all such went on the journey entirely independent of the commission and were in no way a charge upon tha official party. INSURGENT OUTLAWS uml rillaglng Estates la Santiago Jrovlnre. Santiago de Cuba, Dec. 27. Lieutenant Colonel Henry Ray, who had reported to General Wood, military governor of the department, that Colonel Francisco Valient, chief of gendarmerie, had been arming the insurgents and that several bands of robbers were operating in the neighborhood of Guantanamo', has arrived here. He repeats lis charges against Colonel Valient, declaring that they are well founded. Colonel Ray claims that this explains-thexistence of the troubles with bands of robbers who have infested the disIn one tricts around Ganntanamo. ease, a Caban major went so far as to order the proprietors of a angar estate not to grind. Colonel Ray sent a company of United States troops to guard the estate, whereupon the Cuban major took .to the woods with a band of men, who have been ever since robbing Are Robb'ng e sad pillaging the estates nearby. As a result of this condition of things. Colonel Ray's entire regiment, with the exception of two companies, is now scattered about the country guarding prominent Cubans who have censured Valiente. FUNDS FOR DON CARLOS. Syndicate Ready to Provide Sinew of War. 27. The Agenzaltaliano Dec. Rome, German asserts that a German syndicate has promised Don Carlos a loan of 30,000,-00- 0 francs in three instalments the first when he has 10,000 men under arms, the second when he has captured Rilboa, capital of the province of Biscay, and the third two months after operations are commenced. The Venice correspondent of the London Times says: Don Carlos, who is in perfect health, desires me to deny absolutely the report that he contem- plates abdicating. On the contrary, he says he Is more resolved than ever to fulfill his role tp the end. He auSpokane, Wash., Dec. 28. There is thorizes me to assert that he has asked now scarcely a doubt that the charrec no audience of the pope and has rebodies found in the embers of a burned quested nothing else of his holiness. cabin near Spokane were the remains DRUNKEN FIEND'S CRIME. of Jack David and William Ranks, and that they were murdered by Archie Deliberately Attempted to Burn Ills Wlfe-tDeath. Carl and Oscar King. At the inquest Dec. 27. Mrs. Winnie to O., Cleveland, the the physician employed analyze blood fonnd in the snow in front of the Uearney, aged 28, was found badly cabin.testified that it was human blood. burned last evening at her home in Edward Goffnct, who delivered a bil the tenement building at 103 Detroit of grocer iea at the cabin Friday even- street. Her bed was partly burned. ing at 8 o'clock, testified that all four She now lies in SL John's hospital at men were there and uame out to meet the point of death. The canse of the fire was given by the woman and her him. This proves that David and Ranks, husband, Joseph Hearney, a laborer, aa the explosion of a lamp. At an who were in the city Friday afternoon, cabin The ofilcials early hour this morning, however, the returned to the of Carl no trace and have King, the police obtained from the daughter of men supposed to hare committed tbe the conple the statement that Uearney crime. They, had a large supply ol; came home intoxicated, and because-hid wife would not get out of bed and provisions, aud it is thought they him a meal he soaked some rags these into the hills and are in cook in coal oil, lighted and threw them on hiding. her bed. The police placed Uearney under arrest Two Men Killed by Their Companions Kear Kpokuue. o csr-rie- |