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Show THE INDEPENDENT. M.V.Crockett. - - Edlter. U. C. Johnson, Business Manager. Catered at the Post OlSce at 8tr1orie. Utah, for Ira a. mission Ibrjugb Vbe maiiss s-xoud.-clas Better. Issued Every Thursday Mornlngr. TEKUI Or SlbStRIrTlOS. One Year Pit Month 1 j Three MuDtlis ASIa ru ADVEKTHINO T9. UTAH STATE NEWS. Schoolchildren of Salt Lake City are to be vaccinated free of charge. One hundred cases of smallpox developed de-veloped in Salt LakeJ liirinjr November. It is expected that Manti will be connected con-nected with Salt Lake by telephone by Christmas. Castle (iate and Sunnyside have been quarantined against all towns where thers is even the suspicion of smallpox. The prices for Christmas trees range very high this year, froml to 83 being paid in Salt Lake for very small trees. Uespite the fact that there has been over 1 'lo eases of smallpox in Lehi thtt people are largely opposed to vaccination. vaccina-tion. The promoters of the Salt Lake & . . . . . , . , Ixs Ao?r e railway declare that 0e j v .. mo work of surveying will t-egiu vrithiu niDety days. T. . . ,. , ,, . Will Dastrup of sahua fell from a horse which he aod another hoy was riding, receiving injuries which it is feared will prove fatal. When the schools reopen after the holidays at S;ilt Lake, no pupil or teacher who cannot produce a certificate certifi-cate of v&cciucLou v ts be permit ted to attei 1. i The first death from smallpox in Salt ; Lake occurred last week, the vi.-tim I being a negro named Mack Hamilton- ' the disease developing into a severe and loathsome fom. i The board of education of Provo has i decided not to isst;e an order for m. ! pulsory vaccination. iit will iiuiintain ' and keep open the schools to all ehi!- ; dren, vaccinated and imvaecinated. j The Rio (iraude Western next spring- ' will begin the construction of inam- ' moth shops, the est'iu.tte i cost of which : exceeds more lliau VW. More ; than SOU men w ill hctcadi!v employed . when the shops are finished. An ordinance has been recommended for passage in Salt Lake prescribing a penalty for boys jumping on the platforms plat-forms of street cars, it being the intention inten-tion to squelch the festive newsboy, who has become a nuisance. While making repai rs on the Western Union building at Salt Lake last week, twenty-two foot to-inch iiou pipe became loosened an I crashed end first through three tloors into the basement, narrowly missing several people. Reports from Idaho are to the effect that ever? oueof the 100 delegates that state is entitled to at the National Live Stock convention next month will l present. Arrangements for special cars are being made by delegates. The executive committee of the Uth County Association of the Black Hawk Indian War Veterans have decided to hold their ninth annual campfire at American Fork, August 27th, ,'Slh and 2'.th, at the lake resort at that place. Mrs. Mary Ann Bosley Malin, who 7 a me to Utah in Is v.) in an ox team across the plains from St. Louis with her husband, Samuel Malin, died suddenly sud-denly at her home in Salt Lake the 13th. The old lady was apparently in the best of health when death called her. and had seated herself in a chair while her daughter. Mrs. Seamauds. was lacing her shoes. P.J. Conway, the former Salt Lake stock broker, against whom so many charges of forgery and other offenses were recently brought, has been seen on the Spreckels steamphip Mari;wsa en route to Australia from San Fraucis-co. Fraucis-co. There are several Silt Dake people peo-ple on the ship, among th.-in being R. P. Millet, the wel l-k no wn mini ng man. Mr. Millet is the one who saw and poke to Conway. Conway has shaved off his mustache and is on the ship's passenger list as tJeorge Clarkson. E. V. Clay, of Osceola. Nev., was knocked down and run over Wcdnesda v by a hore driven by a woman, at Second Sec-ond South and West Temple streets. Salt Lake, but though he seemed to bit In great peril, he escaped with severe bruises. Senator Kawlins recently called at the land office in Washington and urged th extension of the ( intaii f.;isl reservation to the southern lou n.I.ir v of Wyoming, an addition of about one milliou acres, and was assured of favorable favor-able action. The story of the sensatixnal tiud of the original manuscript of the Book of Mormon which came fro-?' Illinois recently re-cently i- discrvJiteU by Church Historian His-torian Lund, who says the original manuscript has loug since been disposed of. he having a portion of it. Fifty-eight thousand bags loo tons of sugar is the record of output for the Ogden Sugar Civupauv this season, which close! Saturday last. The run hai been a very successful one. though closing about two weeks earlier thuti last year. Alfred Pidol. a well known monev lender of Logan, was knocked down by two footpads, while ou his way home the niht of the 13th, but his screams brought aid before his assailants had succeeded in robbing him, ti.e holdups seeking safety in flight. Secretary of Staie Hammond announce an-nounce that he has a lot of reports pertaining to the state aud territorial governments of Utah, valuable for reference re-ference libraries and other uses, which any persoo who desires them may have by calling at his oioe. L- IT. Keavis. th man who was arrested ar-rested in Calif o rnia and brought back to Utah to tt a imI trial for complicity with Nick Ha worth in the muider of Nigh t watch tnan Sandall at Lay ton, has been released from custody, owing to insufficient evidence for conviction. Judge Koiapp has sustained the demurrer de-murrer in the election contest case of Ellison vs. Barnes in the Second senatorial sena-torial district. The case will, it is expected, ex-pected, go to the supreme court op the action of Judge RoUpp, who heid he without jurisdiction in the case. 'WEEK IN CONGRESS. Monday. flos The first of the reat supply bills the legislative, executive arid judicial appro prlatlon bill, passed the House Monday The bill carries iy5.tJ6.Sm, aad has 131 page but there were less thin tn minutes debatt upon It. It required about three hours for the, clerk to read the bill No other business was transacted. Sisati-The Senate spent almost Ave hour Monday in executive session considering th Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Th"re were fire or six aet speeches made, som 3 of them by senators sena-tors who had not spoken hitherto upon the treaty. The possibility of Secretary Hiy's resigning re-signing In case the foreign relations committee amendment to the treaty should prevail hiving hiv-ing been alluded to. Suator Frye said he was in position to make official denial of that report . The secretary had do such intention. 'I he oieomargerine bill was received from the House. Tuesday. House The war revenue reduction bill was under consideration. The minority offered a substitute repealing ull war taxes and imposing impos-ing an Income tax to raise necessary revenue. reve-nue. A resolution was passed providing for the appointment of a special congressional committee u Investigate hazing at West Point, it having been charged that a cadet recently ; died from the effects of severe treatment ; by hisclassoiati's. j .Sen ate Fort y fi v .- p n-iu bills were passed . In the first half licur vf the Mssion. An act ! j prtvidlng that entry men under the homestead i I laws of those who served in the United States i j army, navy or marine corps durini the Spanish ' war or the Philippine insurrection shall have' certain k.t ice ded.jct.-d fr..m the time required : i to perfect title under homestead laws, was I . , . , . .. . , w , ' i pas.sed The crt-di ntials of Senator Clark of I Montana, were discussed briefly and referred ' i to the committee. Senator Towne was assigned j to committees on Indian affairs. Mines and , M!nlll4r. pBClti(. Islauds. TcrrUries and Rail- j roada. made vacant by the death of ex-Scuator ! Davis Consideration of the ship subsidy bill ! was resumed Wednesdar. ' The House held no session owintr to cere-! cere-! monies attending t'.ie centennial celebration. ! The Senate held a h irt executive session corj- aider! tig the Hay t'aunci fote treaty, j Thundjij. Hot sE -Con-ldt ration of the War Revenue ! bill occupied the IIoi.se all day At closing , time a r-'si '.utim v. -, adopted fixing the time of the holiday recess from IHcjuiht r 21 to Jua-, Jua-, uary 'i. St.n A resolution introduced by Senator Fair' auks j'rov!uin: fur the iippoitiiment of a joint c-.mmls ;on to ascertain the cost or a bu!l !!n for public records was adopted. Sen- ator Har.na addressed the Senate at length on . the ship;. hit; subsidy bill An anu-ndm-r.t to ' the II. iv I'auncefote treaty nj passed authorizing author-izing the diitcd Stales to defend its interest n the Xiraraxuau canal Friday. Horsr. An amendment to the revenue bill ; was adopted restoring the tax on express re-, re-, cetpts and altered the form of the section so as j tor nnipcl the company, tnstead of the -shipper, ; to pay the tax Senate A resolution for investigation of ' the claims of William A. Clark and Martin Ma-' Ma-' tdn-:is to a seat in the Senate under appoint mem of the Koverner of Montana was referred to the committee on Privileges and Election. Senators llaiina. Spooner and Jones of Arkansas Arkan-sas were apixiiuted to make the necessary ar-: ar-: rantfemeiits for the inauguration of the presi dent of the I'uited States on the 4th of March next. Saturday. HorsK The action of the previt us day imposing im-posing a tax upon telegraph and express receipts in such a manner as to comjiel payment from the corporations instead of patrons was rescinded. The income tax amendment was defeated by 131 to !5. The pension appropria tion bill, carrying JH."i,H,"),3', was passed in exactly thirteen minutes. Kohert V. Wilcox, the delegate from Hawaii, was sworn in. Sesatb Consideration of the Hay-l'aunce-fote treaty was continued. Adjournment was taken after a lengthy discussion of the following follow-ing amendment offered by Senator Allen: It is agreed that the canal may be constructed by the government of the United States, at its own cost, and that subject to the provisions of the present convention the said government shall have and enjoy all the rights incident to : such construction, as well as the exclusive I right of providing for the regulation and management man-agement of the canal. Hryan Will Start n Paper. Mr. Bryan has annouueed that he will start a weekly paper next month, calling it The Commoner, llesaid: "I have for several years had in contemplation contem-plation the establishment of a weekly newspaper and this seems an opportune time for undertaking it. Intending to devote my life to the studj' and discussion discus-sion of publie questions, I have taken this method because it will best accomplish accom-plish the purpose w hich I have in view. Through a paper I will be able to keep in touch with social, economical and political problems. The paper will at the same time, if successful, provide an income sufficient for iny pecuniary needs, and this kind of work will allow me more time with my family than I have been able to enjoy for several years past." Idaho Pine Lands Sold. The purchase of more than 10,000 acres of government pine land in the northern part of Idaho by a syndicate, of which Uoveruor Scofield of Wisconsin, Wiscon-sin, is the head, has been completed. The tract is a compact one in Shoshone county, lying on the north fork of the Clearwater river. It is said to contain 2.111. 000,(H)0 feet of white pine timber, aud cost tlie purcliasersin the neighborhood neigh-borhood of joo.uou. A sawmill will be built ou the tract next year by the yndicate. Santiago Shaken ly r.artbiuuke. A sharp earthquake shock was felt at Santiago. Cuba, Sunday night. It was the most severe that had Len experienced ex-perienced in several years and created a panic at the Sau Carlos club, where a grand ball was in progress. The shock was preceded by a dull sound like a mine explosion. Two shocks followed, the former being quite se vera and the latter scarcely perceptiblu. The clubrocns became scenes of frantic fran-tic commotion. Several people fainted and others rushed into the streets. tn us Detitils In I tali Towns. The census bureau Thursday gav out returns for towns in Utah having a popolation of more than 2,000 but less than 2j,ixk), as follows: American Fork, 2.73i; Brigham City, 2.SH9; Ephraim, 2,080; Eureka, 3,085; Iiehl, 3.033: Logan, 5,8tl; Manti, 2,406; Mei-cur, Mei-cur, 2.251; Mt. Tleasant, 2,'372; Nephl, 2,408; Ogden. 16,318; Park City, 3,754; Payaon, 2,636; Pleasant Grove, 2,460; Provo, 6,852; Spanish Fork, 2,735; Saringville, 4,422. 500 BRITISH CAPTURED. Defeat Sustained by Clement One of the Worst or the War. Lord Kitchener reports that eighteen officers and 555 men are missing from General Clement's force. They consisted con-sisted of four companies from the Northumberland Fusilievs. Judging from the message, these were captured by the Boers. Clements casualties amounted to five officers and nine men killed and many wounded. TRADE OF CUBA. Exports Daring- American Occupation Amount to S81.S31.351. The division of insular affairs, war department, has made public a statement state-ment of the trade of Cuba for the fiscal year ended June 30. last. Merchandise to the value of $71,681,187 was imported during the year, composed, in the greater part, of food products and manufactured articles. Of the total importations, $34,347,008 worth came from the United States. The importations importa-tions from Porto Rico amounted to fl, 611, 337. and over 55,000,000 worth came from Central and South America. The total importation, including gold and silver, was $7r5.s6rJ,813. i It is set forth that since the date of , American occupation, June 17, lS'.LS, up to the end of the last fiscal year, imports im-ports to the value of Jl 13,846,603 have j entered the ports of Cuba. The value j of exports of merchandise from Cuba J during the last fiscal year, most of which were products of agriculture, is : set down at $45, 223,340. The total ex- portation of gold and silver amounted ! to J4,2.'.3.206. j The exports to both countries show: ! To the United States, $25,912,629; to Porto Rico, SSI, 580; to the Hawaiian j islands, 56,626. The total exports from the island since it passed into the pos- session of the United States amounted to $31,531,551. Telephoning- Without Wires. ! Telephoning without wires was sue- : cessfull- accomplished at Minneapolis : Saturday by transmitting the voice across the Mississippi river near the Franklin avenue bridge, a distance of over 1,000 feet. ' One hundred and flfty feet of copper wire was strung parallel on either side ! of the river and a five-volt current ' used. ! Words could be as distinctly under- : stood as over the regulation wire tele- : phone, and this was again followed by the muddled and indistinct sounds. At one time it was easy to identify the person talking by the tone of the voice and his words were unusually ; clear. j Other batteries were then attached, five at a time, finally cutting in twenty ' volts at one end of the line, with five on the other. The operator at the five- j volt end could not only understand ! what was being said, but could hear i others talking on the bank of the river , near the transmitter. EXPOSITION AT PORTLAND. One Proposed to Commemorate Centennial Aiinl vernnry. The Oregon Historical society, at its annual meeting held at Portland, adopted resolutions recommending that ' a northwestern industrial exposition ; be held at Porland in 1905, to com-. com-. memorate the centennial anniversary of the Lewis and Clarke expedition to ; the Pacific coast. The resolutions re-: re-: quest the governor of Oregon to ask the coming legislature to give financial : aid to the undertaking and also request ! him to transmit to the governors of j the states of Washington, Idaho, Mon-i Mon-i tana and Wyoming, which were com- prised, in whole or in part, in the "Oregon country,"' a copy of the resolutions, reso-lutions, with an invitation to the people peo-ple of those states to participate in the ; exposition. It is the purpose of the ; society to seek aid from the national I government for the exposition. , . , - ! Oldest Confederate Soldier Dies. General Michael J. Bulger, a distin guished confederate soldier and public man, died Friday at Dadeville. Ala. He was the oldest confederate officer or veteran living, being 100 years of age. He was one of the few surviving members mem-bers of the famous secession convention conven-tion at Montgomery, in which he led the fight against secession. When defeated de-feated he ottered his sword and was given a commission in the confederate army. Pioneer Callfornlan Dead. William E. Wood, vice-president of the Crocker-Wol worth National bank of San Francisco, is dead, after an illness ill-ness of only a few days. He was 75 j yea-s old and was formerly associated in these enterprises with the late Charles Crocker, the railroad magnate, and Leland Stanford. He was the original secreary of the old Contract & Finance company of the Central PaciTic. HOFF IS CONVICTED. Jury Returns Verdict Against the Slayer of Mary Clute. In San Francisco the trial jury has found llotf guilty of murder in the first : degree for killing Mrs. Mary A. Clute, : and fixed the punishment at imprison- j ment for lixe. This was Hoff's second i trial. The jury on the first occasion found him guilty of murder in the first degree, without recommendation, after j deliberating less than one hour. Th jurors in the last trial took seven hours ! to reach a verdict. i THREAT TO LYNCH MURDERER. i Mob Assembled at .loplln. Mo.. With That Intent. Advices from Pittsburg, Mo., state that Charles Hunt, the man who was recently taken from Salt Lake to Cass- ville. Mo., to answer a charge of mar-i mar-i der, had a narrow escape from being : lynched. A mob gathered at Joplin, ; Mo., with t"he evident intention of ! ; dealing with Hunt in a summary man- ! ner, but the officers got him away j ' safely. Hunt is charged with murder. ! ing a young man named Williams. Says Debeutore Companies Are Frauds. Attornvy-ieneral Oren of Michigan j j has decided that the business of the j I various debenture, diamond contract ! ' and tontine companies operating va I ! Michigan is fraudulent and against j ; public policy and has announced that j he will at once begin proceedings to I drive them from the state of Michigan. ! Be says the law provides ample pro-i pro-i cedure, either by proceedingcriminally against the officers or by quo warranto j proceedings, and that the business must stop. Iforklsgmtn Stands Off Holdups. By throwing his back against the wall and opening fire with his revolver, John Conroy of Chicago Wednesday night kept five years of hia savings from tha hands of thieves. He was attacked at-tacked by three men, and when he ceased firing one of the men who had assailed him was lying in front of him fatally wounded. Preparatory to leaving leav-ing the city Conroy, who was a strsvt car motorraan, had withdrawn from the bank his savings, amounting to nearly f .'i00. aad was on his way home when attacked. TROUBLE AT WHITE ROCKS Indian Threaten to Born Industrial School Building; and School Is Closed. Wednesday was a day of excitement It the Uintah agency at White Rocks, Utah, and late in the afternoon, acting act-ing upon information received from Taptain Bob Ridley, Indian policeman that threats had been made that ths tchool buildings would be burned, figent My ton requested Major Hughes, lommanding at Fort Duchesne, to send assistance. In responce Lieutenant Pearson, with sixty men of troop K were on the way promptly at 6 p. m. The employees hero have had an j epidemic of measles to cope with. Over thirty of the scholars in the Indian school are down with the malady, and la many cases it has developed into complications with other things more dangerous. Several of the patients have tonsilitis a.s well as measles, and several have pneumonia. The ' parents par-ents of the children have been much dissatisfied for several- days because the children were not allowed to go home. The climax of the trouble came to a head when one of the Indian families fam-ilies learned that a daughter of the house had died during the night. Rlack Hawk, an Indian who has given much trouble heretofore in various var-ious ways, made it his business to go to the school and demand the release of his children. Mr. Conner, industrial teacher, made some resistance hub was promptly thrown over the bannister and down the stairs by the ira. I dian, who is a very strong man, jpnd the room was entered and the Jgirl . . : J 1 . . laiteu away in spite oi euuris nuu ijiu- ... ! f 4-. 1.. ' . 1 1 tests oi tiie employees. ( Several other children were then taken away and Agent Myton decided it was best to let all go home who desired de-sired to, and the school is temporarily practically deserted. CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. r.t!lllimeii t of the National Seat of Government Gov-ernment at Washington lOO Year Ago Celebrated. With imposing ceremonies the national capital Wednesday celebrated the centennial anniversary of the founding of the seat of the federal government gov-ernment in Washington. The exercises exercis-es combined a brilliant military parade, pa-rade, a review by the president from the east front of the Capitol, aud orations ora-tions in the hall of the house of representatives, repre-sentatives, w here a brillian t audience was assembled. By act of congress the day was made a national holiday in the District of Columbia, the government gov-ernment departments were closed, business was suspended, and the whole city gave itself over to celebrating the capital's natal day. President McKinley and the members mem-bers of his cabinet took a prominent part in all the exercises, aud with them were the chief execu'ives of a large number of the states and territories of the Union, the senators aud representatives represen-tatives in congress, the judiciary of the United States Supreme Court, the embassadors em-bassadors and ministers from foreign courts, the heads of the army and navy and a great outpouring of the people. LIGHT THROUGH SHERMAN HILL Wig Tunnel on Union Pacific Nearlng CompletionTunnel Com-pletionTunnel Over Three Miles Long. i At 6 o'clock Wednesday evenije first ray of light, shot .- b.isTjth Sherman hill tunnel of tTi e-rn Pacific. Pa-cific. At that hour the two gwejs oi men who have been steadily approaching approach-ing each other, broke down the last inches of earth and rock, and the two foremen shook hands through the little lit-tle opening. Engineer Dunlap, Who is in charge of the work, was the first man to pass through from one end of the 1,800-foot tunnel to the other. The work just completed is only the heading of the tunnel and is of only about the height of a man. The bench work remains yet to be done. This will require some two or three months yet. the tunnel tv-ill then be twenty-seven feet high from floor to roof. Of the jl,800 feet of tunnel, only about 700 feet will have to be timbered, the rest of it being through solid rock. Of the grading on the Sherman hill cut-ofT, only about four miles are to be constructed, when track laying will be commenced. This work will be rushed and unless something unforseen happens, hap-pens, the cut-off will be ready for traffic about April 1. Senate Committee Favors Canteen. In connection with its consideration of the army re-oi ganization bill, the senate committee on military affairs Wednesday listened to an argument by Adjutant Geueral Corbiu for the cora tinuation of the present canteen systeit in the arm3'. t The committee has taken no forma6. vote on the subject, but is favorable t1 the retention of the present system an. the elimination of the house cantee: , provision. j TO FRAME NEW TAX LAW. Michigan Legislature Meets in Tlilij.l Bp . clat session. j For the third time in two yeiirs tb Michigan legislature couveneid a janstng last euDesuajwgpp- i,pcc T 1 . T, M- - - . session called by Governor Pingree. Consideration of a measure taxing railroads, telephone and telegraph, express companies and other forms of corporate property, instead of specifically specifi-cally upon their earnings, as under the present law, is the object of the session. BOY TERRIBLY TORTURED. Three Other Uojrn Horn a Lad's Face With Matches. Alfred Kern, a 10-year-old boy, was caught by three young boys at Sta Jose, California, Wednesday as he was ou his way home from a kindergarten school, aud subjected to a terrible torture with burning matches. ILs face was burned almost beyond recognition, recog-nition, and his condition is regarded as serious. The police are searching for his assailants, who have thus far succeeded suc-ceeded in escaping. Montana Passenger Rates Reduod. The Northern Pacific has decided to reduce passenger rates iu Montana from 4 cents to 3 cents per mile. The change will go into effect shortly after New Year's. The reduction has been stubbornly fought by the Great Northern North-ern and Union Pacific on the ground that the Union Pacific would be forced to make the same rate in Oregon. When this reduction is made every state on the line of the Northern Pa ciflb will have the 3-cent rate. ANTI-TRUST LAW DECISION. Section One of Illinois Act Declared Uucon-atttntloual. Uucon-atttntloual. By a decision of the Illinois circuit court Wednesday, section 1 of the antitrust anti-trust law of Illinois, which defines what constitutes a trust or combination combina-tion in restraint of trade, is declared unconstitutional. Other sections of the law, and especially thos vhich compel corporations to file affidavits annually with the secretary of siato that they are in noway connected with trusts orillegal combinations, aud providing pro-viding for a fine of ?50 in case of refusal refus-al to file such affidavit, are sustaiued by the court. Cases against over 80 Illinois corporations corpo-rations which have refused to fi!c afli-davits afli-davits with the secretary of s'.a'c t ie affected by this decision of the urt. The court, in rendering its dec'sion, overruled the demurrers of tl.e defendants, defend-ants, and held the anti-trust laws valid In the point at issue. The decision of the court in respect to section 1, however, is regarded by the attorneys for the defence as a distinct dis-tinct victory for the corporations, and is looked upon as u t.liif ing the antitrust anti-trust law of the slate in its most vital part. MINING CONCRESS. state Committee Named to Push Work for Boise Meeting. The local committee named to lay out the work of preparing for the ing of the International Mining congress to meet at Boise in July next year, has determined that there shall be a state committee to give the project pro-ject a state scope and it has been partially par-tially named as follows: Mayor J. H. Richards, Boise, chairman; Lieut. -5ov. J. II. Hutchinson, superintendent Trade Dollar mine, Owyhee county: F. H. Dewey, Xampa: W. II. Watt, Hailey: Martin H. Jacobs, state "line inspector; inspec-tor; A. J. McNab. Salmon, Lemhi founty; Albert Butch, superintendent Bunker Hill, Wardner: John Myers, Idaho City; J. H. Bennett, Grange-ville; Grange-ville; Lewis Hall, Weiser; J. C. Fox, Challis; Dan liVber, Mountainhome; J. B. Libby, Lewistou; Richard Wilson, Wallace, John A. Finch, Wallace; W. Clayton Miller, Wardner. COMPULSORY VACCINATION IN NEW YORK. One Million People Vaccinated 1T Health I Authorities Within a Week. In consequence of the cases of small-pox small-pox which have occurred in New York ! City, the demand for vaccine virus by i physicians, to use in their private prac-! prac-! tice, exceeds all demands in previous j years. The corps of vaccinators sent out by j the health department has been in-' in-' creased, and the scope of their labors widened. They will visit the better class of apartment houses and private dwellings uptown, and st-tisfactory proof must be presented to tiiem that the necessary precaution has been made. If it has not they will, take it themselves. It is stimated that by the end of the week more than 1,0)0,-000 1,0)0,-000 persons will have Veen vaccinated in the borough of Manhattan alone. Prince Tuan Flees. Kjrp According to the North China Daily-News, Daily-News, Prince Tuan escaped from Tung Kuan pass under the disguise of a IV Buddhist bonze, or monk, with shav en head, bound for western Mongolia to join the assistant Delai lama at Ko-konor. Ko-konor. He was traced to Lanchou, capital of Kansu, through which city he passed in the garb of the Buddhist pilgrim bonze. He was later heard from at Tinghsia, the native city of General Tung Fuh Siang,' under whose protection he is alleged to have traveled. trav-eled. Volunteers to be Sent Home. The secretary of war has cabled instructions in-structions to General MacArthur to begin the work of returning the volunteer volun-teer troops from the Philippines in order to permit their discharge by tlie 30th of June next. This action has been taken in anticipation of tin-authorization tin-authorization by congress of the enlistment enlist-ment of regular regiments to replace the recalled troops. Plans for the organization or-ganization of the proposed new regiments regi-ments have been perfected and arrangements arrange-ments made for their speedy recruitment recruit-ment and equipment. Another Proposed Ctah Kallroad. A Chicago dispatch says John W. Gates has become interested in th. Denver & Rio Graaide railway and wil assist that road in building an extt n sion from Grand J unction, C olo., totai the coal fields of Emery and Sanpete caunties, Utah. The line will e.xtcui from the present western terminus o the Denver & Rio Grande near Greet Kiver, Utah, thence south to connect with the Sau Pedro, Los Angeles A Salt Lake road, which Senator Clark aud other capitalists contemplate building. BRITISH AGAIN -BESTED. Boers Win a Signal Victory Near Fretorit. After Severe Fighting-. From Pretoria Lord Kitchener re Jports that after severe fighting at Nooitgedacht, Friday, General Clem- ent's forces were compelled to retire by Commandan t Delarey with a force ox 2,500 men. Five British officers were killed The other casualties were not reported, although it is thought they were heavy. Nooitgedacht is only twentv-two miles from Pretoria. Knsland Signs Agreement With Powers. The latest advice from Pekin, from official sources, is that England has signified a willingness to sign the agreement reached by '-e foreign ministers, min-isters, with a slight amendment in the nature of a mere change in form, rather rath-er than an amendment of the scope of the agreement at any material point. It was the understanding that England was the only power that was holding back, and the slisrht changes made, or proposed to be made, by England, do not conflict with any of those held out. Oeneral Miles Slightly injured. Lieutenant General Miles had a slight accident while heading the centennial cen-tennial parade at Washington Wednesday, Wednes-day, a break in his horse's saddle girth giving the general a fall. The saddle girth suddenly parted permitting the saddle to turn on the animal, and General Gen-eral Miles was seen to fall sideways. Being a good horseman. General Miies saved himself from being thrown v.-ith force,' anil suffered nothing save the inconvenience aud atiuoyance of the accident. NEWS SUMMARY. The legislative assembly of Victoria has passed the woman's suffrage and old people's pension bills. Seattle is in the near future, to have a new gas company, according to plana which are very well materialized. Representative Ilitt of Illinois baa made formal announcement of his can didacy for the United States senate. Maj. James Converse, widely known throughout the southwest, is dead in Abilene, Tex., aged 71 years. He built the Southern Pacific railroad through Texas. The Taft commission has passed an act authorizing General MacArthur to establish police in the cities and towns and appropriating 8150,000 for their maintenance. A sensation has been caused in Buenos Bu-enos Ay res by a report that the American Ameri-can minister at Rio Janeiro has requested re-quested the Brazilian government to increase the duty on Argentine flour. The rayste-iy surrounding the strange disappearance of John Harder, of Seattle, Se-attle, who was last seen Tuesday night, November 19th, has been solved by the finding of his body in the bay near the Oeean dock. If the wishes of high ranking officers in the Philippines are observed many important changes will occur at the end of the present dry season. Several of the general officers are urging that they be ordered home. In order to keep abreast with modern requirements, the German war office is negotiating with a Scandinavian inventor inven-tor for the pattern of un automatic breech-loader. The pattern, however, has not yet been supplied. A treaty has been concluded between the I nitetl States and (ireat Britain amendatory of the existing extradition treaty and intended to correct certain imperfections in that instrument developed de-veloped by recent experiences. In Philadelphia George S. Wagner, a salesman, committed suicide Wednes- i day by driving a large pair of shears ! through his neck, making use of a ; hatchet to accomplish the act. Domes- . tic troubles is the reason assigned. I The reason the Empress Dowager j hates Emperor Kwang Su is, according j to a Pekin dispatch, that the latter has I actually become a christian, having j converted by British and American been missionary books that come under lus eye. Martin Stickel, the prisoner held at the county jail in Tacoma for the murder mur-der of the aged Cornelius Knapp and his wife near Castle Rock on the night of November 2.1rd. has confessed to having been the ouly party to the crime. President Zelaya of Nicaragua repeats re-peats his former statements that he will not place any obstacle in the way of the construction of the Nicaraguan canal by the United States government, govern-ment, but will offer eery possible means in his power to aid the great work. Gen. Russell A. Alger, ex-secretary of war, was awakened Wednesday night by hearing some one prowling about in his house, and started to investigate. in-vestigate. A burglar grappled with him and then escaped. An investigation investiga-tion showed $300 worth of silverware had been taken. The British government having notified noti-fied this government that it has been unable to locale the repoi ted Philippine Philip-pine junta in Hongkong, our governmental govern-mental agencies have been put to work to ascertain where the munitions of war and other supplies which reached the insurgent Filipinos originate. Max Lenzemann, the ten-year old son of a Berlin laborer, has been dis missed from his gymnasium and forbidden for-bidden to enter any other in Prussia for committing lese tnajeste when the principal of the gymnasium mentioned to the pupils the recent attempt at Breslau upon the life of Emperor William. Wil-liam. The Ohio supreme court by an equally equal-ly divided vote refused to hear the charges of contempt of court preferred by Frank S Monuett, late attorney-general attorney-general of Ohio, to that court against the Standard Oil company aud its officers, offi-cers, including John D. Hocke feller. The in formation in contempt is by this decision dismissed. The president has forwarded the treaty with Spain, for cession for the the consideration of SI 00,000 of the four or five small islands in the Philippine archipelago which were not included in the cession made in the first peace treaty. Six masked burglars Wednesday-night Wednesday-night seized Town Marshal Weaver at Seville, O., and, after binding and gagging gag-ging him, blew the safe in High's bank, securing about 85.60:). Several citizens chased the burglars, but they escaped. The German ship Gertrude, which put to sea last week from Astoria on her way to the United Kingdom, and later was reported as foundered off the Washington coast with all hands on board lost, has been sighted off San Francisco. Harry Canbe and another Dawson miner who left the Klondike capital but a short time ago to join the rush to the recently-found diggings in the Tanana couutry. were found frozca to death on the trail between Circle City and Tanana. The present condition of crime in Paris is largely due to the number of workmen, street hawkers and others who are now walking the streets 'out of work. It is estimated tha t. in t wen ty-five ty-five trades 212,000 out of 5 10,mm persona are out of work. Five hundred aharchisls voci ferously applauded at a meetii g in New York on behalf of the family of Bresci, the assassin, when one of their speakers threatened the life of President McKinley Mc-Kinley "should he attempt, to interfere with free speech." It is the general belief of well-informed officers that General MacArthur MacArth-ur and General A. E. Bates will return to the United States within a few months, and Major-General Chaffee will be ordered to Manila as General MacArthur's successor. Gaptain G. H. Lambson of the United States fish commission, sailed Friday ou the steamer Sierra with 500,000 live salmon eggs in his charge, which he is taking to New Zealand as a present from the Unittd States ovtrcuieal to the New Zealand governmeot. Holiday Goods. At Prices to Suit Everybody. Watches, Clocks, Diamonds, Opals, Rings, Canes. Roger Bros." Silver Knives and Forks. Long Chains, Umbrellas, Spectacles, Lovely China and Cut Glass. Gold, Silver and Rolled Plate Friendship Hearts. ....Beck's Jewelry Store.... m Provo City, Utah. PENNYROYAL PILLS of menstruation." They are " LIFE SAVERS" to jgirls ai womanhood, aiding development of organs and body. No known ramedy for women equals them. Cannot do harm llfn becomes a pleasure, $1.00 PEtt BOX BY MAIL. Sold by druggists. DB. MOTT'S CHEMICAL CO., Ciiveland,Ohix Vol salt by Dr. 0. J. Peterson, Druggist. A BOON TO ft? A IV ti I IM L3 1 T3 Zm 2ji 133 K p j to in: a A New Discovery for the Certain Cure of INTERNAL and EXTERNAL PILES, WITHOUT PAIN. CURES WHERE ALL OTHERS HAVE FAILED. Tubes, by Mail, 75 Cents; bottles, 50 Cents. JAMES F. BALLARD, Sols Prouristor, - - 310 Kf-rft Main Street, ST. LOUIS. MO Our fee returned if ire fail. Any one Bending sketch and description of any invention will promptly receive our opinion f reo concerning the patentability patent-ability of same. 'IIow to Obtain a Patent" Bent upon request. Patents secured through us advertised for eale at our expense. Patent taken out through us receive special notice, without charge, in. Tee Patent Record, an illustrated and widely circulated iournaL consulted by Manufacturers and Investors. Send for sample copy FREE, Address, V3CTC3 J. EVANS & CO., Patent Attorneys,) Evans Building, - WASHINGTON, D. C. ft m am E?A Kf m r it" VJ tions. Hush handle oar: the eadeitt most exoenslve ill concerns and hi.? supply houses advertiHO and sell as high grade. We ca.n furnish them, however, atfij tc K stripped; or f.P.Tft to $I3.f0 complete. We do not guarantee nor recom mend them. BEFORE OltOEKIAtJ a bicycle of any one else, no matter who or how cheap, write ns and let us tell you how much we can save yon on th same machine. If you iFJtri C in P! IV a wheel we can assist you to EARN A MICYCI-E bydia-are bydia-are Uir.iLE 19 I tribiitinsr 'atHlnprues forusafewdats. We need one person tn each town for this purpose. We hare several hundred ECO 1 If AN I WJiEKJj taken in tratfe which w will close out at $3 to $1 each; also eome shopworn bam.pl and Wi models very cheap. Bend for Burjrftta LUC FK KEXI ABILJT V is unquestioned. We refer to any bank or business house In Chicago, or any express or railroad company. We will send you letters of reference direct from the largest banks in Chicago If you wish it. CCUn Vftp'!J fC7.3IJ today. This low price and these npevlul terms of bhipmeut without deposit will derail I Uuft Ulifelfcfl be withdrawn very soon. L-fiive ? tmoof this paier. J. L. fWEMD OYOLE GBMPMtiY. CMcago, . - - TT'T!'"jM' octors itmd A P reseription W7 or ma Ten for fire cents, a Brufrgljti. Grocers, Rcstanrants, S.iloons, Ncw-Sunds, ;enrral Stores nnd Rarhtrs Shops. They hanish pnin, induce slrcp, and prolong life. One eives relief! No matter what's the mailer, one will do you good. Ten samples and one thousand testimonials testi-monials sent by mail to any address on receipt of pnee by the Kipani Chemical Co., lo.Sjjruce Si., New York CilyJ KO YEARS'" Itmm EXPERIENCE - rvi i SsC-X -f Designs P.nPYRIGHTS &o. An Tons sanding s sketch sn3 flsscrlptton mmy nlttly ascertain our opinion free whether a fnTsntton ts probably rmtentsbls. Contmunlcn. Uons strict tr emifldentlal. Hnndbook on Patents sent frse. OMest scerioy for sepurinirpateots. Parents taken thronrh llunn A Co. rsoelrt tptetul nolle, without ch , in the Scientific Hmcricatn A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Iret rlr. ulaMon of any solentilic Journal. Terms. 3 Teas-: foar months. tL Sold by all newsrlemers. fclUNN&Co.361Broad-New York Branch Office. t5 F St., Warhlaytop, D. C SALT LAKE HOT SPRI5GS SSANITAKIUMVT (America's Carlsbad) Turkish, Massage and Electric w xr v. Maaipure and Hair Dressing. T'IIf J. 80HENCK Business Manager. 52 W. 3rd South 8U SALT LAKE CITY,.UTm They overcome Weak ness, irregularity and omissions, increase vig or and banish "nainsi UCKEYE PILE uj m a a - t . r ".A " : tat- ir-t' CURE GHTRQSE BIGYGLEJETFREE on ami-ova! to yonr address WITHOUT A CEHT IN ADVANCE, SCtn U3 YOUR CftiiEft, suits whrther von wish lady 'nor man 'I 1 UK V. O. D. ou approval, allowing you to uncrate and er amino it fuily bffore you accept ic If it Is not all and more tlmn w claim for it, and a better wheel than you can irot for any where near th piice from anv one ei-e, refnw it and w will pay all express charge ourselves. TS'.o ffiGtSTflOSE" Bfcycfo 4 A p?r at our Special Aireut's Bainuln irii:e of H I ni is the rreaWHt bargain In a bicycle ever offered. We guarantee it equal to any f 40 wheel rn the market, and you i.eed not oecept It nor para cent v if Ttn d not rind It an we represent. We are EXt'Jl'Hl VK MM' Y tXE MAM FAC i 'i U KltS aud tnke thi method of quickly introducing oar ItMrO Ai4JtI.H. Tlii oiler of a sample wheel at this low price U mado to secure a H I DER AC EN T in each town to represent in mid take orders. Ourwtreuts mke monry fsft. C&EfMrir ATI fl' Q Frame, 12. 24 or XY. inch; Indie. 2 Inch. Busl VikVirivn I SW:i3l Rhelby btarnh-ss tubing with forced conneo- i"infcs, Improved expand-. device to fasten eat iost and tfoyai atcii crown : me ceienraw-u MavU nubs and h an ire s celebrated MavU hubs and hanger running knownj Keeord A" tires, the bent and one of the tires on the mat ket. The trer.ulne 4 MeMnerr lli-vienln saddle; peJals, tools and accessories the tiept obtainable. Knamtled la black, ma roon or coach preen, highly dnihed and ornamented; special finished nickeling- on all bripht parts. We thoroughly test every pieco of material that goes Into this machine. Our binding jear'i guarantee guar-antee bond with each bicycle. to any one aenaing tlie 91.tOcaph In full with order we will send free a srenuine Kurdb-L 10.000 mile barrel nattern evcln- meter; or a high grade floor pump. Your money all back if you are no! perfectly satisfied. fl41D V il ? P I C We d not manufacture the cheap depart-Wit depart-Wit fi It ts.ik.sU3t ment store kind of wheels, such as manv new - ,r3war TABUIES G. E. ANDERSON, PORTRAIT AND LANDSCAPE PHOTO G-R APHER. Dealer in FRAMES, PICTURE FITTINGS and GLASS in all sizes, Pictures copied and enlarged bj borne artists, Pictures of family J roups, resklences, stock or any su eats taken on the spot. leep your fftomy ot Homo. SPEINGVILLE, UT4B, H.G.WodcI monsoriai ,1 Artist. All Work Done In the Highest Stjl of the Art. V (SHOE - One Door North of Dr. Petersoal) Drug Store. . Agput for PfOT Bte&ia Laundry,, Good |