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Show the ceiling and dropping into a cell below. 'I lia cell door was not locked aud tha escape was easily made. ----- Rev. G. C. Stull of the M. . church at Biackfoot, Idaho, is in attendance at the ge neral conference. Ho wanted to see what the Utah people were doing and jii:-t took a run down. All the preachers are very much interested in the Small-Hill controversy aud want to hear the result of the case. -- -4- -4- The Daughters of Kehekah of this city propose to have a grind ball in Lester Park pavilion on Friday, the 12 th inst. They have secured the pavilion pa-vilion aud are making extensive preparations prepa-rations for the occasion. Several other parties have applied for the pavilion lor different dates and the amusements at that place will soon be of frequent occurrence. Sam Small has written a letter retracting re-tracting what he has said about the directors of the Methodist university, but insists on pouring anathemas upon the head of J. Wesley Hill. He says: "I have not decried Ogden. I believe in Ogden, her people at larce, and her certain magnificent future, f have said and shall continue to say that no faith is to be put in the words or actions of J. Wesley Hill and the sharks be has been serving." -t- rrepsrations are being made for a celebration of Independence day. Ogden Og-den people made a line showing on Memorial day and will not be found lagging on the nation's holiday. ------ The republicans of I Iain City had a meeting last evening and decided to perfect an organization. They have a large membership and are pushing political po-litical matters in the little fruit villa. Most of tho young men are enrolled on the republican side, and not a few of the older heads are enlisted with them. LATEST FROM OGDEN. Annual Confcrenca of the M. E. Ohuroh Dr. llil Givei a Statintical Report of Methodism in Utah. SMALL TO AEEIVE IN OGDEN TODAY Kaces at tbe Driving Park Coming Glove Contest Republican Rally Tonight Short News Items, Spuria! Correepondence to The Times. ()iiiKX, June 4. The annual con-fereiiro con-fereiiro of tbe M. K. eliuroh now in ses-hion ses-hion is well attended ly ministers and lay members. Yesterday was occupied principally in appointing committees. Sam .Small wan selected as one of the committee ou temperance and education. educa-tion. Contrary to all expectations Small will probably arrive in Odec today aud be in attendance at this conference. -- -- Dr. T. C. Iliff of Salt Lake City yesterday yester-day afternoon gave a general statintical report of the progress of Methodism in Utah. They now have twenty-eight mission stations, thirty-five churches and chapels, fifty congregations, lSOU members. mem-bers. 10,000 hearers, thirteen parsonages, parson-ages, thirty-five Sunday school, twenty-six twenty-six day schools, forty teachers, 1100 pupils pu-pils aud have educated 0000 children. Their school property is worth IJ 100, 000, churches fc-'IH), 000 and parsonages aud homes $.), 000. Tho church collections for various purposes last year amounted to $tl.2"0. Of the university fund J3,-8'JH.oS J3,-8'JH.oS had been received and 3,48'.'.!)C expended, At the meeting of the board of directors direct-ors of the university last evening, the subject of Sam Small's accounts came up, but further discussion was deferred until this eveniDg when Small may be present aud account for the whole thing. 4- The races at Wasatch Driving park were watched by a large crowd yesterday yester-day afternoon. Two tnile heat trotting and pacing races were on tho calendar. Miunie,' Black Tom and Prince were entered for the trot. Minnie won the race, making th6 mile in 2:40, her best reryird. Moliie M., Sport and Sheep w,?the entries for the pacing race. This was wou by Mollis M. in 3:1, best time. -t- -t- - Agreements w ere signed yesterday by which Ogdtn citizens are to be per-' per-' milled to wituess unother glove contest. con-test. George Morrison of Ogden and l'at Mcllugh of Wisconsin, will do the slu gging act on Friday evening, June Vi. The stake is :j0 and Tf per cent of gale receipts. Small gloves are to be used. They will probably fight in the 'Jguen Athletic club rooms. -- Andrew Johnson, an old gentleman from Hoboken, New Jersey, was taken in charge by the police and locked up on Monday for supposed insanity. He got off the train and proceeded to work on the docks, as he said. After spending spend-ing a few hours at the county jail he seemed all right and was therefore permitted per-mitted to resume his journey last evening. even-ing. He had a ticket for Mercer, California Cal-ifornia and carried plenty of money with him. C. C. KranBon, one of the architects arrested for embezzling tl 0,000 belonging belong-ing to the Boston syndicate company, was taken to the penitentiary last even-iug. even-iug. The bonds were placed at $5000 which he could not give. li. O. Wheeler, his partner, gave bonds aud left for Chicago last night to raise money for use in the case soon to couie up. - A grand republican rally is to be held at the Fifth ward educational institute this evening. Good speakers will be in attendance aud the republican principles princi-ples will be clearly elucidated. The Ogden City band will furnish music tor the occasion. Kverybody invited to attend. at-tend. liuainess at the produce exchange was fairyesterdar. Eggs are on tha raise; wheat low and Hour remains firm. Sales noted were: Oranges, 75 cases; preen vegetables, 4000 pounds; strawberries. straw-berries. 100 ces; lemons, 10 cabes; wheat, 2 cars; oats, 1 car. ---- Nine dsperate criminals imprisoned in the city jail for drunkenness and vagrancy made their escape from the city authorities last night. They were confined in the upper story of the jail and escaped by cutting a hole through |