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Show LIVING ISSUES. SaooMMr m l'aa Irm-Uonrr- ui H. T. WAOMBK) H BMaril nmi Convict si! lu 18U6 auii KiuIduohI to haven Advoosti Venn. Washington, Dec. 32. The president has granted a full pardon to James 11. Bacon. who was convicted in 1898 and sentenced to imprisonment for seven years in the Utah penitentiary for making a false report to the comptroller of the currency of the condition of the National Rank of Salt Lake, Utah, of which he was president. The method of making the report, it is asserted by the comptroller of the currency. Dawes, and his predecessor, wux well nigh universal among hanks, and was well understood by the department, and until this time had not been the subject of official complaint. They both state that in their judgment Bacon was innocent of any moral wrong, and that he ought not to have been convicted. Attorney-generGriggs in reviewing the case, says the evidence did not warrant a finding of guilty. Attorney-GenerGriggs, in his report to the president on the ease, said: "It would be most unjust to visit upon the petitioner the severe penally pronounced by the statute upon offenders against the national banking law for a mere failure to follow strictly a purely technical detail such as thie 1 advise that the was. petitioner be rddlikWi UKI BALT OTVT. UTAH NEWS. A coal famine ia threatened in Salt Lake City. Mail ia not allowed to leave Emery now, on account of the prevalance of imallpox. There ia a sum Her per rentage of the unemployed in Utah just now than at any time since the Loom day. Policeman Randolph, of the Salt Lake force, is in poHsesshm of a club aaid to have been madis from Aguinaldo'sharp. Prof. George It. Mathews of the University of Utah died last week in California, where he had gone in search of al al health. The farmers of Mapleton and Spring-villhave received their third and last payment for beets, amounting to about a 135,000. The demand for coal throughout the state was never known to be so great, and mine owners are finding it difficult to fill their orders. granted a pardon.' Smallpox has broken out in Emery, Mr. Ilacon has never suffered imprisEmery county, at last reports there onment, his case having but recent!? being four cases, in two of which the been hy he United States passed upon disease was very bad. Court. Under its decision he Supreme A company has been organized for would have had to go to prison next the purpose of leasing the gas fields month, but for the pardon. south of Salt Lake City, and a number FUND FOR MRS. LAWTON. of new wells are to be driven. The state agent of an eastern limit Will Kali (ha Mnrltri an lruarty la and shoe house says his house lias adCalifornia. vanced their prices 10 per cent, and Washington, Dee. 22.- A geucral that prices will go even higher. order was issued from the war depait-meA great quantity of frozen and partiol today aiinonncicg ti e to of was officiate frozen the General Lawton to wheat disposed ally army stock men in Salt Luke last week at and paying appropriate tribute to his from 43 to 45 cents per bushel. worth. General Lawton died a poor man, alas is quoted Dodge hut few beyoud hs cir.de of soon will Central though Utah saying that the be made a standard gauge line and that intimate friends knew of Iho small new rolliug stock throughout will be pecuniary reward that had come to him from his lifewnrk ia behalf of his installed. Therefore some of these llomer Iirown, of Park City, is dead country. ss a result of injuries received in a friends have thought proper now to eavein in the Silver King mine Novem- come to the aid of his family, and au ber SO. He was formerly a member of address to the public has been prepared for popular contributions, asking the Utah volunteers. which of the A meeting under the auspices may lie remitted to Adjutant-Genera- l - nt th Vice-Preside- nt George Washington Memorial association, to commemorate the death of George Washington, was held in Salt Lake Sunday evening. The public sohoo! of Spanish Pork have reopened and the small pox scare Is dying out. The patient lias recovered, and the mem hors of the Lindsay dramatic troup released from quarantine. At a mec ting of the executive comAs' mittee of tin: I ' a Wool sociation, held laii week, fifty repreof the state sentative sheep n.viu-rwere appoi ii' eil as delegates in t iie Port Worth ciniveiilioii. The Deseret Agricultural ami Manii-fsrtthe gold ng Society lias rcee-vomedals awarded to exhibitors at the late fair, ami they lire engraved as promptly as imssible. It is lielieved that all will he delivered liy Christ mad Fred Collins and Albert Smith, members of Utah battery C, who had no ehance to meet the enemy during their last service, left for the Philippines last the service. They week to tie to assigned to the Sixteenth expect which in isa number of Utah Infantry, Corbin at Washington. D. C., or left wi'h any newspaper. D. APPLICANTSFOR-STATEHOb- Condition In Arlxmia unit Now Mrx'co to be Int Ntlcit:!il. Washington, Dec. 22. With the view I of investigating tiie sctu.il conditions which prevail in the 'erntories of Ari-- 1 vhi-- 'i p. rc zona and New Mrvi-applying for sinic! nil. Shn.ip ; nmminec the I'hairiniiii of on iI.i'm- terri territories will leave tories. In the parly .t 'll Le .nntor Clark of Wynmoig. Cliair n in j : L. of the house military iniiiia'iie'. Commissioner Herrmann of ::i- lie-- .,i:i of '.Var Mittcle-- , Assistant M Governor john. nrpliv of rioi x. anil Governor Otero of N'eiv Mexico. They will ivtnrn n (: .l.mmi'V n - liro-vers- 1 - s I - ur I FAILED TO ' deeided to enforce wholesale vaccina- tion. The conference of the governors of the arid states, which was to have been held in Salt Lake last week, was indefinitely postponed because of the fact It was discovered several of the governors interested would he unable to be pro si'ii t. The nicdieal superintendent of the State Insane asylum reports that on November :i) there were 291 inmates of that institution. l"i of whom are males females. Three were admitted and during tiie month, one male and twa females. The directors of the Utah Sugar company have declared a special dividend of 2 per ecu t. This, with the regular quarterly dividends of , per cent, makes the total dividends for tiie year just closing 12 percent, and also leaves a comfortable Mir plus on hand. Several eases of scarlet fever are reported from Dry Fork, fifteen miles north west of Vernal, one case having proven futul, and the town has been quarantined and the schools will be closed until all (lunger of a further spread of the disease lias passed. 1 ! OiLN. at 1nrt Jarvis, w Ve! k Snspeiui New York, Dee. '.'J. The Naticnal bank of Port Jarvis, N. Y.. did nut National re-ent- er For the purpose of repelling a remote possibility of an epidemic of smallpox in the homes and in tiie schools of Salt Lake City, the hoard of education committee on teaehers mid school work has l , U-in- g boys. I Hank A open its doors for business today. notice signed by President Francis Marvin and bhnrp. was posted saying that temporary suspension was necessitated by the si ringed cy of the New York money insrkeL The suspension is attributed primarily to the recent defalcation of I. K. Goldsmith, the assistant cashier The bauk statement on December 5tn showed resources of Siii.t.rtol. It liabilities include f 14.:fit of deposits. Vice-Preside- nt WrlgliE Not l. Th IdenJoseph, Mo., W. G. on the of held here Stevens, tity of Provo the of murder at charge boys SL Dec. 22. Utah, February 18. 1895, ia not He resembles a photoestablished. yet of George II. Wright, alias graph James G. Weeks, alias C. T. Case, and Mr. Stevens answers in Mime particulars, the description given in l ho toward circular sent out by Sheriff Storrs offering 8500 reward. A Cripple Creek mau who knew Wright in Colorado, who has seen the r lspcct, f tils to identify him. City, ANTI-POLYGAM- Y Congressman AMENDMENT. Shttfmlli of ((.liirado a Kmolntloii. Dec. 2k. Washington, Representative Shafroth of Colorado introduced a resolution providing for the submission to the people of an amendment to the constitution debarring polygamists from holding any civi! or military office of Lrust or emolument, or voting at any election h v -- h officers. AMERICAN GENERAL KILLED BY FILIPINO SHARPSHOOTER. Ia Front of Ilia Men Attar Fight at Kan Matw, Ho la Ili rccd In Throo-ITour- a. the Breast uud Expires DYNAMITER SMITH DIES. PANIC IN NEW YORK. GEN. LAWTON KILLED BANKER BACUn PARDONED. u High aa 1S8 par rent Money Hanged Stork Suffered Uraat Declines. New York, Dea 20. Panic condi- Preferring Death to a Loug Term la Frisco U Take a Fatal Dim of Morphine. d Salt Lake, Dec. 19. Juhn Smith, in Judge Norrell's court last 'Friday of having sent infernal machines to Judge O. W. Powers and Warden Dow of the penitentiary, containing dynamite enough to have blown a large building to atoms, is dead from an overdose of morphine administered by his own hand with suicidal intent He ia said to have made a confession implicating Joe lliddlecomb in the conspiracy to kill Powers and Dow, liut the officers believe it was an attempt to even up for some fancied grievance, and attach little importance to the confession. Smith stated in his confession that his real name is James, and that he is a cousin to the noted James boys of Missouri, and to have been associated with them in some of their operations, lie admitted that he was guilty of having held up the passengers on a Cache county train, for which he served a term in the penitentiary, where he formed his hatred for Warden Dow( bnt denied that he was guilty of the offense that he served leu years in the Idaho penitentiary for. He confessed to haring constructed one of the infernal boxes sent to this city from Eureka, for which he was convicted, but said Joe Biddlecomb made the other and took both to the express office. Sentence was to have been pussed on Smith today, which, under the statutes, could have been from one to twenty years. LIEUTE"lfTT"BRUMBY DEAD. con;-victe- tions developed on the New York stock exchange this afternoon, with the imperative need of money developed by the violnnt contraction iu values. Blocks were being thrown over without the slightest regard to the price they would bring and at distressing No end to the sacrifices of values. seemed in the situation of helplessness hour of the half in last when, sight the market some 110,000,000 was offered on the stock exchange by the concerted action of the clesr'ng house banks to force the rale arbitrarily down to 8 per cent without regard to the distracted biddiug at higher rates which was being done by other brokers for distressed operators. The collapse in the money rate checked the decline and drove the bears to cover. The recoveries produced by their urgent bidding were almost as violent as the deelines established, the losses were by no means entirely retrieved. Large offerings of stocks continued at the rally and at some point of the list prices broke anew before the close, making the closing exceedingly irregular and un- General Henry Lawton has been snot and killed at San Mateo. He was standing in front of bis troops, was shot in the breast and died immediately. General Lawton left Manila Monday night, having returned from his nor them operations Saturdny, to lead an expedition through Mariquina valley, which has been the insurgent stronghold throughout the war. The valley has several times been Invaded but never held by tiie Americans. General Ueronimo was supposed to have there the largest organized force north of Manila and General Otis wished to garrison Mariquina. 8 o'clock San Mateo was attacked and a three hours' fight ensued. This resulted in but few casuilities on the American side, apart from the death of General Lawton, but the attack was difficult, because of the natural defenses of the town. settled. General Lawton was walking along Before the concerted relief by the the firing line wi'.iin 300 yards of a clearing-hous- e banks, the money rate small sharpshooter's trench, conspicu- leaped to 50, 70, 100 and, according to ous in the big white helmet he always the official record, 155 per cent. Credwore,, and a light yollow rain coat, ible reports assert that 188 percent he was also easily distinguishable be- was paid for money during the day. cause of his commanding stature. The official record of such a transaction was lost in the excitement. An idea of the severity of the losses Dewey's Flag Lieutenant at tha Faa mous Battle of Manila. a he few from specifica-tionmay gainea Th ns American tobacco fell an Washington. Dec. 18. Lieutenant Peo- Thomas M. Brumby, flag lieutenant extreme 21 K: Metropolitan ple's Gas, 14; Sugar, 12Jt; Continental to Admiral Dewey during the Manila Tobacco, 11K; Tennessee Coal, 17; campaign, who has been ill with tyManhattan, 9; and Leather preferred phoid fever for several weeks, died at Garfield hospital shortly after six 91, all in the list of industrials. In the railroad list such blocks ss o'clock last evening. North-wesNew York Central, Great The death of Lieutenant Brumby, Northern preferred. Rhode Island, Sou- while not unexpected, was a great thern Pacific, the Union Pacifica, the shock to Admiral Dewey. The relaNorthern Pacifies, Atchison preferred tions of the two for several years past and, in fact, the mo6t prominent and have been very intimate, and a strong active railroad stocks in the whole list friendship has grown up between showed losses all the way from four to them. nine points. Lieutenant Brumby went out to the After the close of the exchange there Asiatic station with the admiral, and was a meeting of the clearing-hous- e had been there with him until they concert committee to measures further both returned to the United States. GENERAL LAWTON. An for relief. and of issue In his capacity ss flag lieutenant safety several The sharpshooters directed discuscertificates clearing-hous- e was -Brumby wss thrown with Dewclose shots aJiich clipped thje grass bank bnt decided the sed, ail the time, and acted Genpresidents officer practically ey nesir by. IIiVyt.&ff called be would not advisable that that at in many his as to representative personal attention Lawton's the eral danger A meeting of tiie clearingmatterin' detail delegated to him by he was in. but he only laughed with present. house committee was callel for eleven the commanding officer. He was rehis usual contempt for bullets. "I am o'clock tomorrow, with a view of being garded by Admiral Dewey as a bright, Suddenly he exclaimed: shot," clinched his hands in a desper- prepared for action in esse of further enerjetie and capable assistant, while the devotion of the latter to the adate effort to stand erect, and fell into necessity. TO PROSECUTE ARMY OFFICERS miral was something marvelous. The the arms of a staff officer. t burden of his thoughts during the latacross lie field for Orderlies Texas Those In After Hint a at Engaged ter days of his illness, when his mind snrgeons. w Im dashed up immediately, Fart King gold. was wrecked with deleriuin. seemed ta but their efforts weri! useless. The Austin, Tex., Dec. 20. (Jot. Sayrrs be liusliea regarding his work for the admiral. body was taken to a dump of today appealed to President McKinley a and laid ori stretcher, the familiar for the surrender of Lieutenant K BULLER IS RELIEVED. white helmet eowring tlio face of the offand all flaron Koiirrli Mail roinnmnfrr-ln-Chl- t dead general. icers at Fort Ringgold charged with with KltrlMMiiir Chlf of MtafT. Almost at this moment the cheers of etc., during the disturbance rioting, London, Dee. IS. Shortly before the Aineiiciiii troops rushing into San which took place there the following notice was recently. ComMateo were mingled with the rifle mander McKibben has decliued to sur- midnight War office : the at posted volleys. render these men to the civil authoriAh the campaign in Natal, in the After the light six talwnrt cavalry- ties, and Gov. Sayers today carried the opinion of her Majesty's Government, men forded the river to liie town car- matter direct to the president, asking is likely to require the presence and rying the litter on their shoulders, the for the surrender of the men. undivided attention of Gen. Sir Red vers staff preceding with colors and a cavBailer, it has lieen decided to send Goebel Man Win In Kentneky. alry escort following. Dec. 19. a At spe- Baron Roberta of Kandaher and WaThe troops tiled bareheaded through cialFrankfort, Ky., in South terford aa commander-in-chie- f in the Seventh congreselection the buildiug where the body was laid, Kharof Lord Kitchener with sional Africa, to sucdistrict a yesterday elect and many a tear fell from the eyes of staff. of chief as toum to cessor late the Evan Congressman the men who had long followed the in- D. The War office bus also issued the Settle, June W. Gayle, Democrat, command Lawton. entire The trepid announcement: of Owen county, was elected over Acting upfollowing was stricken with grief, as though W. G. Owens, who ran as on the advice of the military authorieach man had suffered a personal loss. a fusion candidate of the ties, her Majesty's government has approved the following uie:isnre: Washington, I tec. 20. The news of Democrats and Republicans. s General Lawton's death was received All tiie remaining portions of the About of the vote was here with deep sadness. A commission polled. At Gayle's hemiq uarters his army reserve, section 1). are called out. assigning him to the position of brigadier-in the district is placed at The Seventh division which is being general in the regular army had majority mobilize 1. will proceed lo South Africa an2,000. bern signet just previous to the nouncement of his death. without delay. The eommander-in-cliie- f Currency Hill raised. in South Africa has been authoriIVc. 20. Tiie Washington, ROBBED PASSENGERS ON TRAIN. currency continue to raise at his discreto zed was which debated all bill, last week, Two Mankrrt Men Hold up leoil on Pulllocal was tion, the troops mounted. House man Cornell. passed today by by a Nine battalion of militiii. in addiIt had the united Kansas City, Dec. 20. Passengers on vote of 190 to 150. the Missorri Pacific, Omaha & Nebras- support of every Republican in the tion to two battalions which have alka City passenger train, which left House and of eleven Democrats, Messrs, ready volunteered for service at Malta here at 9:15 last night were robbed by Clayton, Driggs, Fitzgerald, Levy. and one for service in the Channel istwo masked men who boarded the Ruppert, Scudder, Underhill and Wil- lands, will he allowed to volunteer for train in Kansas City. Kan. They lev- son of New York, Mr. McAleer of service outside of tiie United Kingdom, ied their forced contribution after the Pennsylvania, Denny of Maryland and and an equivalent mini her of militia train started, holding up the passen- Mr. Thayer of Massachusetts. All the battalions will lie embodied for service gers in tiie Pullman coach. The con- other Democrats voted against the at home. Smallpox In Salt I.sfcn. ductor was among the persons robbed. measure or were paired against it Sait Lake, Dee. 19. Dr. Ray, a AtNeariiisn, Kan., six miles out ol THANKS OF CONGRESS. haili tig from Emery county, the city, ti e train slowed up for the Besolutlun Introduced physician Tendering Them tu is in the station and tiie bandits dropped off pest house here with a mild Admiral Krlilry. The booty secured and disappeared. Washington. Iec. 20. Senator Petti- case of smallpox. Before coming here was five gold watches and about S100 grew of South Dakota haa introduced a he went to Bingham, ami mixed freely sienl a night in the in money. No shots were fired and no joint resolution tendering to Admiral with people, and basement of t he city hall w here he waa one was injured. Winfield Scott Schley and the officers held as a suspect. The. health officers The telegraphic report made by the and men under hia command the thanks do not anticipate a spread of the conconductor to the Missouri officials of congress "for highly distinguished tagion. The school hoard, however, stated that, there were three robbera. conduct in conflict with the enemy, as has decided that every child attending schools must lie vaccinated Two men, who wore inaaks, stood tha displayed by him in tiie destruction of the public the holidays, or be compelled during passengers up at the muzzles of the the Spanish fleet in the harbor of San- to remain out of school until ail danger is past. pistols, while a third robber, who tiago, July 3, 1898. wore db disguise, collected tha booty. Dec. Manila, 20. it 20; t, Lien-tena- , ru-dic- m anti-Goch- two-third- nt |