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Show ISSUES. LIVINGrOSTERR PAPER.) (WARREN Rueeuor to ttio InxftRoinia Boota Aitoubi willakd rani, rakitahw. 71 Hooper BDu HALT LA1I CITY. UTAH NEWS. The farmers of Sprlngville and H clnity hare a cash hnyers nioi with sixteen members. Albert Taylor, a citizen of Spanish fork, dropped dead on the streets of Sprlngville, last Thursday. He had heart trouble. The stock of Geo. M. Scott A Co., the Salt Lake hardware firm which re eently failed, is in ths hands of the sheriff nnder attachment. The farmers in the ridnity of St. Georgs are busy preparing the ground for the early crops. Peas, potatoes and other hardy regetables are being put out. Jens Jensen of Moroni, aged 75, fell from a wagon last week and broke his right leg. The case is aggravated by the fact that he lost the other one several years ago. James Larson, a cripple about 65 years of age, of Minersville, Cache county, fell into an Irrigation eanal last Wednesday and was drowned. The water was only a few Inches deep. For the purpose of finishing a new school building the citisens 'of St. George have caused a special school tax levy of 17)f mills to be made. The building will now be pushed to completion. T. B. Cardon, an aged eitisen of Logan, died last week. He was an old soldier and participated in several im- portent battles. In the seven days fight before Richmond he was severely wounded. Hadley D. Johnson, prominent in Democratic circles for a number of years, was seised with a fainting spell on the streets of Salt Lake and taken to his home in a serious condition. He Is 16 years of age. The temperance committee of Logan is at work again circulating a petition, asking that an ordinance be passed abolishing the license for pool and billiard tables and removing all screens and obstructions to a dear view of the Interior of the saloons. Box Elder oounty is to contribute to the emigration to Klondike. James Crawford ofCorinne is having a sled mads on which to carry provisions and outfit over Chilkoot pass. Hs has four dogs well trained to harness. The sled weighs but sixty pounds. George A. Hall of St. George attacked his foster father, J. H. Crawford, with, a pitchfork last week, severely injuring him. Crawford had raised Hall since ho was a small lad. The trouble! arose over a request for Hall to vacate a residence owned by Crawford whiob! the latter desired to occupy himself. Testimony in a divorce case in Cache eounty last week, of several witnesses, developed the fact that the husband, named Swenson, had for years doled out the amount of food and fuel the wife eould have daily for the support of herself and children. If the allowance was exceeded the woman was beaten. Stop Cabas Agitation I MASON Washington, Feb. 23. It was stated today that it will be the policy of the house leaders to prevent, as near as possible, any agitation of matters relating to Cuba or the Maine disaster in the future. Pending the result of the official Investigation, they believe it wise and the part of good policy to maintain silence. As Chairman Hitt of the foreign affairs committee is confined to his home it is probable that no meetings of that committee will be held until he returns to his seat in the house. It is understood that the report of ths state department to be made to ths resolution of inquiry regarding ths situation in Cuba, will not be made for a week or ten days. It is explained that the work of preparing the consular reports, which will be transmitted, will require cousiderable time. These reports must be scanned by Assistant Secretary Day in person and he has little time to give this work at present. To Amend Arid Land Act. Washington, Feb. 52. A delegation appointed at the Lincoln, Neb., irrigation convention last autumn, had a hearing today before the house committee on Irrigation of arid lauds. The party included State Engineer F. J. Mills of Boise City, Ida.; E. S. Nettle-to- n of Denver and Colonel H. B. Maxon of Reno, Nev. They wanted the Carey act amended so as to provide for better contracts between the states and parties under- taking and Ouuuidi Ceagrosstnnol Investigation s the Mains Disaster. Irrigation projects therefor, the suspension for six months of ths operations of the Carey act, so as to allow states to perfect their surveys and perform the conditions required by the act Meanwhile no entry on these lands is to be permitted, and in the event of a failure of the states to comply within that period, the lands are to revert to the United States. UNTRUTHFUL INTERVIEWS. r. haa'Mt Com-merei- al suo-seed-ed ar full-blo- Wholesale Sheep Stealing. Albuquerque, N. M., Feb. 23. od Cen- tral and southern New Mexico are infested with cattle and sheep thieves, and trouble is anticipated on ranges east and south of this city, for the stockmen are organising and intend to rid themselves of these depredators. M. T. Morisrity, a sheep raiser in the Chilili vicinity, where there are over 200,000 sheep, says that the big flocks are being greatly diminished, and that the officers appear powerless to stop the lawlessness. Request Spain to allow Caban to Purchase their Liberty. Philadelphia, Feb. 21. The Inquire, will print tomorrow, under a Washington dste, s lengthy dispatch from Rob- ert of Porter, to believes be what he census, giving the policy of the administration regarding Cuba. Mr. Porter thinks that Spain shall be asked to allow the Cubans to purchase their liberty by the issue of Cnbsn bonds, this government to assume the responsibility of collecting the customs duties and thua see that the revenues of the government are applied to the payment of interest P. e, Heavy Snows la the Rest. Chicago, Feb. 21. The states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois are practically snowbound. An average snowfall of two feet is reported from. Iowa and Hlinoia points, while throughout Wisconsin and northern Michigan the fall was much heavier, ia fact the greatest of the season. A forty-milgale haa piled the snow into enormous Irifts, completely paralyzing street railway traffic and seriously interfering with the operation of trains on the Iteam roads. Northern trains have been delayed in some instances fifteen hours, owing to the heavy drifts and steady fall of snow, which makes the Bse of snow plows unavailing. Rain end snow alternated in Chicago and vicinity. Not enough has fallen, however, to interfere with' railway traffic. e THE DREYFUS MYSTERY. loeret Compact Between Rassla aaS Germany at the Bottom. London, Feb. 2L The Dally Telegraph publishes an alleged explanation of the Dreyfus mystery. According to this explanation, a secret compact between Russia and Germany existed before the alliance was arranged. Under its terms Russia undertook to supply Germany with all the information obtainable by spies or otherwise regarding French military affairs, Germany supplying Russia in return with information concerning another power, preary. sumably Austro-HunDreyfus discovered and traded upon this compact: Whether the bordereau was written by him or not, it was merely the ostensible basis of tbs indictment against him. The real secret document referred to a compact, ths revelation of which would have Imperilled the Russian alliance. The same motives of secrecy, sayi the Daily Telegraphs informant, will compel the different governments to deny the truth of thia explanation, which is, nevertheless, correct. , Franeo-Rus-lia- n g on the bonds. Concerning the Maine disaster Mr. Porter says there is little doubt that she was blown up from without, but it will be difficult to fasten guilt upon the Spanish authorities. RAISINQ THE MAINE. He concludes that the situation la critical and that the coming week may Kaval Experts Concur In Opinion ef Hz Expediency. bring about a crisis. Feb. 21. There is no Washington, Salvation Army Loader on Cuba. of the talk of the expediabatement WilCincinnati, O., Feb. Maine. Chief Conof the ency raising liam Booth of the Salvation Army says structor Ilichborn is one of the most the Cuban butchery should be stopped, earnest advocates of the resurrection if need be, by the intervention of the of the ship. He points out that ths United States. England is not jealous ship lies in a d harbor, easy of America. The individual English- for the wreckers to operate in, and man would see young America prosper. that if she can be rebuilt at a cost oi I do not think that the fur of the Brit- 61.000.- 000, the government will save ish lion would rise should Uncle Sam 64.000.- 000. the first cost of such a bat fight the Dona The Cuban war should tleship, with all of her equipment. top at any cost, and that is admitting ALASKAS LAWLESSNESS. a great deal for as conservative an Englishman as I am. Additional Military Forces Recommended to be Sent. Kansas Farida Sold. Washington, Feb. 21. Secretary Topeka, Kau., Feb. 21. The final Bliss is in receipt of a letter from Gov. step in the sale of the Kansas Pacific John G. Brady of Alaska, deacriptlvi railroad haa been taken. The entire of the lawless condition of affairs al line from Kansas City to Deqyer was Skagnay and Tails. It was referred sold, nnder the consolidated mortgage, to at a cabinet meeting when Alaskan for 66,000,000, to the reorganisation affairs ware nnder discussion. The committee of the Union Pacific. This letter was considered sufficient justificompletes the sale of tlie Kansas Pacific cation by the members for the disroad, and all lienn against the prop- patch of additional military forces alerty, government and otherwise, are ready authorized to be sent to Alaska now wiped out. territory 21.-r-tie- land-looke- - at Madrid. A gloomy tone perMadrid, Feb. vades political circles on the reports of a split in the Cuban ministry. The autonomists, Senor Giberga and Senor Amblard, are, it is believed, secretly treating with the separists in the direction of independence for Cuba. Senor Govin, the Cuban secretary of the interior, ia accused of treason by the Impartial, which publishes a fac similie of a letter from Senor Govin to a friend, in which the former aays: How could you think that Sagasta, a man inferior to Canovas, and liberal only in name, has inspired my attitude and not my ideas and sentiments as a Cuban? McKinley, as well as Cuba, will determine whether I am a Spaniard. Long live our country and lib28. New York, Feb. 21, It is learned from what may be considered a semiofficial source, that divers sent down on behalf of the United States to examine the wreck of the battleship Maine have made a preliminary report f the result of their work. Incredible as it may seem, it is said that after a partial examination of the magazine! of the Maine, the divers report that the one in which the explosion is supposed to have occurred, is intact. According to report the Maines magazines are unharmed. Therefore, If this report be true, an entirely different aspect is given to the terrific explosion which brought death and destruction to the Maine. This report reaching Key West, it is laid, caused the members of the court of inquiry to decide to proceed to Havana and begin their investigation at once instead of organizing the court here. At any rate, the lighthouse tender Mangrove with the court of inquiry aboard, left for Havana yesterday evening. . Upon reaching Ilavan a the court wil make a personal examination of the wreck and will then take testimony regarding the loss of the vessel. When the Mangrove sailed it had not been decided where the board would but Admiral Sicard says it meet either on board the Manwill WILLIAM E. MASON. grove or the Fern, the supply ship of Lome letter incident and the loss oi the North Atlantic fleet, which ia now the Maine, of which they ought to in Havana. The admiral added that eourt would, in all probability, know, are being concealed from them. the beThe people want to know the facta, hold another session in Key West fore its final conclusions are reached. . Miners Leaving Klondike. Glooia Dlvor Report of Preliminary Kimmlnntloa to the Coart ef Inquiry. Senator Mason of Illinois, during t debate relative to the explosion of ths Maine, made an ardent speech for congressional investigation of the affair, in support of the substitute offered by him for the resolution demanding immediate naval investigation. I understand," said he, that the havy department is making an investigation of the disaster, but I also nnder stand that congress has the authority to make an investigation. It is' a congressional investigation that people are demanding. They are fast coming to the conclusion that matters concerning this Cuban affair, including the De and they will know them." Mr. Mason said he did not desire to reflect upon the motives or honor of anybody, but be suggested that the officials of the navy department, in making the investigation, would be trying their own case and would natnrally endeavor to cover up any Vo blame that might attach to them. Given Has Ha Blfsbee (Baps Captain Opinions to the Press. Why delay? Why adopt the Spanish e Washington, Fab, ti. Captain Slga-be- custom of putting off until tomorrow has sent two telegrams to the navy what should be done today? We bad department on the subject of interviews already waited too long. We were with him. The first merely said: I told three years ago to wait. We had have consistently refrained from ex- waited till night had followed day, winter had followed summer, and pressing any opinion of the Maine Later in the day he wired: time had gone on, while the terrible No newspaper divers have been used cruelty continued. In Aeneantlme our taon the wreck of the 'Maine. One man Spanish diplomats was of me and bles our subsequently hospitality by partaken engaged bought up by a newspaper. I declined while we ware still waiting, and had his services. Subsequently on his being continued to wait, until the series of unconditionally released I might have calamities had been crowned by the used him in charge of an officer in re- Maine catastrophe, with its loss of covering bodies, but decided not to do 257 American lives In view of these so. Any interviews with me, if printed, facts, he eonld never consent to strikare untrue." ing out the word immediate." We buildthe want an investigation, he said, and all over public The flags of me want it now. masted out are half Havana in ings respect for the dead. MKINLEYS CUBAN POLICY, dis-tste- MAINE9 MAGAZINES INTACT. eon-venc- San Francisco, Feb. 22. Stewart Menxie, an agent of the Alaska company, who has just returned from the Klondike region, starting from Dawson City on January 20, and from Skaguay on February 10, reports that the tide of gold hunters who flocked into Canadian territory when the news of the rich strikes in the Klondike region was first announced, s now turning, and those who abandoned their claims on American and Chicken creeks are now returning many others Melissa Colley of Vermillion has been there, accompanied byto locate olaims who have been unable committed to the state insane asylum. Canadian soiL Miss Colley is about 25 years of age,, on British bark Atacama from New The and has been Insane from youth, as a Distle, N. S. W., to Ssn Diego has been result of brain fever, but has only be abandoned at sea. The captain and come dangerous within ths last fewj landed at Sydnew. The months. She has frequently attacked three persons erew, numbering twelve, are missing. children, but being watched has in doing no harm. A Montana Woman' Trouble. two-yeGreat Falls, Mont, Feb. 21. Major The little, old daughter otj R. G. McQuarrie of St. George met Fuller, agent of the Blackfest Indians, with a most painful sodden! She and has issued an order prohibiting Mrs. her little brother were at play In the! Garrett White from living on the resis the white yard. The boy took up a sharp ax and ervation. Mrs. Whim while a begaa to chop with it, when ths little woman who, a month ago, Indian school, girl reached out her hand and placed teacher in the Fort Shaw it on the block. The little fallow tried eloped with and married White, a Piegan Indian. She is a sister of to stay the force of the blow, but ths G. Baleman, army chaplain at C. ax came down upon her hand, com Rev. to the school pletely severing the thumb and cutting Fort Belnap. As return White has been Mrs. was forbidden, a deep gash aeross the back of the a to accept position as waithand, severing ths tendon and causing compelled a at Dupuyer to support hotel in ress ths fingers to drop down, the hand and husband. herself having no control over them. H. C. Hadloek has commenced suit in the Second district court sgalnst the Oregon Short Line Railway company; for 110,000 damages. The complaint alleges that plaintiff was maltreated! by the conductor while riding on a. Short Line train, on November II, 18071 that ha had paid his fare and gave the conductor no cause or excuse for the assault; that he was beaten, bruised and knocked against the side of the ear and injured in such a manner as to incapacitate him for the performance of his usual duties. AT IT AQAIN. erty. The Impartial adds that it predicted a weak ministry in Cuba, ana warned Senor Moret, the Spanish colonial minister, of what was likely to be the outcome of i..d autonomy scheme. El Pais says: Spain should treat with the rebels direct, rather than to tolerate the traitor, Govin." El Correa Espana asks: How will Senor Moret, the patron of Govin and Senor Sagasta, the patron of both Moret and Govin, stand now that Govin is a traitor to his country? Whoever supports a traitor la likewise a traitor." The official press, on the other hand, counsels prudence and confidence in the patriotism of the Cubans United States Minister Woodford was received in audience by the queen regent. A Cadis squadron of torpedo boats left for Havana harbor. Amerieoas Adrised to Leave Havana. New York, Feb. IS. A dispatch to the World from Havana says: The situation in Havana la than it was a week aga Although the officers of the naval board of inquiry preserve an Impenetrable reaerve, it is learned that some of thei beat naval experta now believe that ths explosion was ths result of treachmore-grav- ery. They do not believe that Spanish officials were part of the conspiracy.; From evidence now in their possession' they believe the Spanish government. General Blanco and his military subordinates, were guiltless alike of knowledge or of participation in the crime. It is believed to have been set off by by a fanatic. Consul General Lee has informally advised Americans not necessarily detained here to leaye for home at once. Many of the families will sail by the Olivette tomorrow. Thia is an Indication that those ou the ground realise the possibility of trouble arising suddenly and their inability to protect women and children if any outbreak occurs ! Worship Washington. Washington, Feb. 23. In the Senate, after the reading of Washington's farewell address. Senator Morgan' made a move looking to the building of the largest warship afloat. He introduced a resolution as follows which' was adopted without . a dissenting voice. Mr. Morgan of Alabama secured the adoption of the following resolution: That the committee on naval affairs instructed to inquire and report whether a equal at least to any warship in the world, to be named the George Washington, can be built, armed and commissioned within a period of 13 months by the use of the facilities of the shipyards, machine hops, mines and forests of the United States, wherever the same are found, and that the committee have leave to report at any time, by bill or is man-of-wa- r, Arid Loads BUL Washington, Feb. 23. Reresentative Shafroth of Colorado introduced a bill today granting to the respective states in which they aresituated all arid lands of the United States not held for military or Indian reservations or other public purposes These are designed to be lands which are not mineral, which will produce crops only by artificial irrigation. The measure will be generally supported by western members but is expect I to encounter strenuous opposition from the northeast. Spanish Investigation of Main Disaster. Madrid, Feb. 33. The Spanish ad- miral commanding at Havana telegraphs that the Spanish official investigation into the catastrophe to the Maine has terminated, and that the first examination made by official divers has shown, up to the present, that the disaster was quite accidental and not produced by any exterior cause. The message was conveyed to the palace by Premier Sagasta, and the queen regent expressed satisfaction on hearing the result of the investigation. |