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Show THE SPANISH FORK PRESS. CAME TO SAVE BLUEBEARD ASSISTANCE ANDBBW JENSEN, FnblUkm. UTAH. SPANISH FORK, UTAH STATE NEWS year-ol- , New York. That Japan will demand an Indemnity of Russia In the negotiations for peace and that the war will be declared at an end at the conclusion of the negotiations at Ports; mouth, N. H., next month is the belief of Baron Komura, head of tho Japan-pi- e peace delegation, who'arrived here Tuesday, as voiced by Atmar Sato, who Is the official spokesman for the baron on this mission. Mr, Sato In an Interview Tuesday said: 1 am confident that peace will be successfully negotiated by the appointed delegations. The Japanese will be guided by moderation, and no excessive demands will be made, hut the Bentiment In Japan and Russia' Is for peace, and In the Interests of humanity and propriety there must be peace. "The cost to Japan has been very great. On both sides the loss In men has been 57u,000, Russia losing 370,000 of these. The war Is costing Japan 11,000,000 a day and there Is a filing that there ought to be an Indemnity. Asked as to the probability of an armistice, Mr. Sato said that probably would be among the first questions the plenipotentiaries would consider. Bas- - Johann Hoch Was Granted a Reprieve From Hanging. Johann Chicago. lloch, . Blue- bard," and confessed bigamist, sentenced to be hanged for poisoning out of his wives, was Friday granted a re prieve until August 23 by Governor peneen. The stay of execution follow, fcd hours of anxiety on the part ol Hoch, who had never given up hope, and was allowed by Ihe governor only after the latter had been assured that the necessary funds to apepul thecasr had been raised. The amount, $500, was given by an attorney and friend of Hochs counsel. The attorney de- ! clared he was actuated purely by humanitarian motives. Hoch, even several hours before the time set for the banging, was quits confident of executive clemency, although at times he seemed to despair of receiving a reprieve. He had retired early In the night nnd awoke at 7 o'clock in the morning, cordially greeted his death watch of two guards and talked with them for some time He changed his clothes and seemed resigned to the fate that awaited him, but assured his few visitors that there might be a chance for him yet. He received his attorneys, two minis, tors, Jailer Whitman and Dr.'F. W. Hoch McNamara, the jail physician. Eureka, Cal. With a fair chance of discussed with them his prospects holding together for many days yet. for a stay, and reiterated his Inno- despite the fact that hreaKers are cence of the charge of murder. He pounding over her, the Norwegian read the Bible and said his prayers. steamer Tricolor, which went ashore Meanwhile, unknown to Hoch, the In the fog at Cape Mendocino at 3 negotiations for the reprieve were pro- oclock Tuesday, still ltea hard and gressing. It was noon and the delay fast on the rocks. From all appearup to this time Inspired Hoch with ances the vessel Is still intact and la renewed hope. He at dinner, smoked In as good condition as she was witha cigar and read. in & half hour after she struck the Hulf an hour later, through the win- rocky coast, punctured her bottom and dow of his quarters, he received the p:rtlally sank. Such Is the report news of his reprieve. It was conveyed that comes Wednesday from the to him by spectators of the proceed-ng- s Ocean house at Mendocino, close to In the state's attorneys office, the scene of tbe wreck. loch was utmost overcome, and said: The beach Is lined with wreckers, "If the supreme court decides against fne I am willing to die. I ask no people coming to the scene with the mercy and no favor. I believe In the b.pe of securing relics or other valualaw, but 1 feel that If the supreme bles. Conspicuous among these are court has a chance to review the case who are gathered in large Indians, It will result favorably to me. Ilocha attorney announced that he would at once prepure to appeal the case. Miss Emily Mortensen, the fifteen daughter of Mr, and Mr. Oils Mortensen, of Iark City, died Thurs day night of pneumonia. The Pleaasnt Grove Threshing Machine company of Utah county filed a copy of its articles of Incorporation wilh the secretary of state this week John Kindred, a young married man, was hadly hurt In a runaway at Spring vllle on Pioneer day, being thrown from a wagon, but. his Injuries are not Considered dangerous. Arthur Boettlcher, supposed to have been a resident of Cleveland, O., was killed on the Short Line track half a mile north of Farmington station at li oclock Friday night. A new general elecO-iplant In Salt Lake county Is projected by the Intermoutaln Electric Power com pany, which secured a franchise from Salt Lake county last Tuesday. The State tax rate for general and school purposes remains at 8 mills, the same rate as last year. This ac tlon was finally determined by the State Board of Equalization Thursday. The grain crop In the valley below Milford la a lamentable failure on account of the chinch bugs haring destroyed the grain. The result Is that most of the grain Is being cut 'for hay . The Utah Fuel company of Price, has purchased of Preston Nutter, the Carbon county cattleman, all the water appropriated by the latter from Range creek and Its tributaries In Emery and Carbon counties. George Moore, believed to be a notorious grafter, who was arrested three flays ago at Salt Lake, forfeited his bsil of 100, deposited for the charge f vagrancy against him when his case was called Friday afternoon. Three places were Friday night broken Into by robbers in Wellsvllle. THREE YOUNG LADIES DROWNED These are the Wellsvllle ths Farmers Mercantile company and the While Swimming In the Columbia River They Get In Deep Water. Wellsvllle saloon. In the two first named places the safes were blown Portland, Ore. Three young ladies open. were drowned in the Columbia river ""' "As a result of the extreme heat of trlday afternoon, off Government Saturday Thomas Williams, an old Island. It appeurs that a fishing man, died at Salt Lake. The old mao' party of five young ladles left Fishers death was not caused by a sunstroke, landing Wednesday In a rowboat, and The heat brought on apoplexy, wblcb after arriving at the Island and restprostrated him upon the hot pave- ing for a period, three of the young ment. ladies made up their minds to gc An operation for rppendldtus was swimming. Wadlug out in what appeared to he performed at the Miners' hospital at shallow water, Edna Fisher, Fark City, Friday, upon the aged 19; old son of J. H. Duke. The patient Ulllan Zelgler, aged 25, and May stood the operation well and In a short Ziegler, aged 18. discovered that they time, It Is expected will' be around had struck one of the numerous steep day banks which abound In the vicinagain. An enthusiastic mass meeting of ity. Aware of the danger they atthe water-user- s of the Sprlnaville Irri- tempt h.J to reach shore, hut had gone too far and began to slip down the gation system was held at the city hank into deep water. steep ball Thursday night. In pursuance of a Their strugglea attracted the attencall by Mayor F. C. Boyer, to consider means of Increasing the water un,i!y tion of Sirs. Tlttitmins and Miss Lulu Zelgler, but knowing the futility of at for the system. rescue, neither of them know-Intempted Charles M. Miller, a brnkcman of how to swim, Mrs. Timmons, by the gravel pit crew, a short distance a great effort restrained Miss Lulu below Black Rock on the San Pedro from going to n sure death. A rescue railroad, was Instantly killed at 11 party went to the scene and after reoclock Monday morning, by having his peated effort by a slrn.tg swimmer, the three bodies were brought to the foot casght In a switch frog. Hit sttrfaee. Although every effort was was cut In body two. nearly made to resuscitate the young women, A vlrdlct In the accident on the Rio Ilf was extinct. Grande, which resulted In the death President Witt Make No of the fireman, George Edgar on July Chang. 8, was reached by the coroner's Jury Bay. President Ojsier Roosevelt at Park city, Sunday. The verdict lian liwn censures the railroad rompnny. slat bar arisen in Uiah of th trouble that and Colorado over Ing that the twitch waa left unlocked the sHeetlon of slnt for registration through the negligence of tome em- proKetlp entrymen aecking land ploye of the compnay. on the lintah Indian reservation, and, After being repulsed In the set ol ufter looking carefully into all phase of the mutter, hits approved the" origimaking Improper advances to MM nal designation of Irovo. Price. VerClara Pctersoa. a young domestic, ol nal and lirand Junction. The presiSalt Lake, John M. McDonald Monday dent will not make any In this night struck the young woman three designation, an-- l It Is not hi Intention times In the face and a few minute! to Interfere In liny way with the niaii iter In which the I later kittled in the city Jail. being con. ducted by lam-- Commissioner One of the most terrific windstorm! n the history of Coalville struck tb.-Decided Against Broker. last Thursday about 6 oclock, and did New York, In the suit brought lit considerable damage. Over hfiy largs shade treea In different parts of town the United State circuit court to were blown down and some of John A Thompson, a mining streets were completely him I ed. (i Mgainst Thomas Wnlah, a Colorado John Johnson, a miner In the Daly mining npotator. for a half share of IH.nmi.iam. for which Mr. Walsh Is est, at Park Ulty, was painfully In- aal-- l to hso sold the Camp Bit, I group about the head ami hauds by a of mine to an English jured ndie.tie fall of rock Friday. Tbe man was decision w rendered Friday for the defendant. Thompson claimed there working In the slopes and bad started himto descend to the level through the wa an oral agreement self and Wslsh that they should shtre manway when the cave occurred, like In the mine. A boy named Petersen, living at a Arrt Ends Labor Riot. gan, waa killed by the falling of a bay derrick Thursday night. While at Chicago- .- The srret of fotlytwo work near the derrick it fell aud struck persons Fildnv night ended the lad on the head, fracturing hit which begun with sn attack on two akull. He lived through the night, nomiBlnn teamster at Halstead and tut passed away Friday morning, Van lluren streets. Morn than Alexander llambrlck of Cast Ms! men and women wer Involved James waa arrested this week, by Marshal 3. Simpson and Oscar Berger, non union who had resigned their W. SCely on a complaint charging him teamster, were i.y union men, with torse stealing The complaining hey were attacked and a Ihe crowd witness la Peter FelsUd of Perron aud Increased the police were notified, t the property alleged to have teeo .letitenanl OVonnor ami a patrol with ktniea la a Valuable yearling bur tv rt f"v- - to gn wav. areln ail . BARON KOMURA SPEAKS OF PEACE Co-op- ., 1 r g c om-uln- Ing the form of on the negotiations negotiations. Japan previous treaty Russia s will make the demands for consideration, he said. invioThe peace terms, while held text, late by those who know tneir of emperor were formulated by the was Sato Mr. council. Japan and his the asked If In the flush of victory entitfeel Japanese people would not would alled to more than any treaty said: Sato Mr. low, and as "The Japanese are not so gentle make, we may to abide by any decision ofbut they pay great respect to the his and t fices of President acts have done a great deal to emphasize the need for peace.' We admire M. Witte and. Baron of M Rosen. The announcement par to tne peace Wittes appointment thal than us to welcome more was ty of any other person could have been We recognize. him as a great statesman." Mr. Sato emphasized the announco meat made frequently before, that .Talon does not seek territorial aggrar. dlzcmont, and on this point thl Manchurl-- i speaker said : "We want in equal opportunity or what Mr. Hay called the open door. A NORWEGIAN STEAMER ON ROCKS wa-fol- Ion-le- i g K active Interest ' ww. . . . l , Child Was Abducted. Sun Franelsi'o, en Cooper, who I Three-yea- r old Hel- alleged to have been kidnaped from hergrandpnrent tn Ot tawu. Kan., and brought here by her wa Wedfather. William S. User. nesday taken from the Children's hospital by the child' mother and an Mrs. Cooper, who Is alleged to have represented herself as hch-a nurse, and the attorney, who 1 said to have claimed that he waa the (hlld'a father, started east tonight, taking the child with them. Tb Print Will Mak a Visit. Washington. Th state department ha in preparation the arrangement of h reception of Irlnee laud of Battenhrrg. who will come to thl country In October In command of an armored cruiser squadron to av a visit' of courtesy. The prince will be received at the White House October 3 by the president, who wttl give n sta dinner that evening Dinners In hi honor will also be given to the prince by Kir Mortimer Durand. t. will come Brush embassador, wl-ftvn. I.enox to present Mm to the pres, ulMk. Dairyman Wants Damages. Uia Ane-ic- , Cal. As an aftcrnuith of the automobile accident laat Thursday night In which Millionaire lost hi life nn-- l euch member IB family was more or leas Injured, n suit was filed In the Superior court Tuesday. In which John Saul, the dairyman with whose wagon the Hancock machine rolllded. sues for 2ln.7Bi damage Haul charges gross negligence on the part ,vf Milton Tu.vlor Hancock. Jr., the Hon, wtm alone la made defendant to the suit Han-cm-- ,f Refused to Answer Questions. Wttshlng'on.-- F. A. Beckham, New York broker who was before thea grnnd Jury Investigating the cotton re. port leakage Thursday, refused to answer questions relative to hi denlln.-- s In Agricultural products and wu mm fled by Dtatrlet Attorney unless he changed hi mind ,v that ,h, time the grand Jury enlivened Frldav he will report hi recalcitrancy te Judge Wright, who already hu given public notice of Ida Intention to pun ,lah any witness refusing to ta proper question. The pen, In- u im iprUomncnt, riv until after his election that the ever had a personal acquaintance Mr. Cleveland took a strong Ate i. spills! Eat lo tiled. fMf lists Loobj li to Mr. Lamont from the first tlr saw him and the friendship had constant and Intimate since Mr. c jdown Didyon land formed his acquaintance when he sent for him to talk Itute nd' iifi listen. si Ainto iltotn p My U l,i ltal xthst iTtell. utns. njiH con Ditioo Ld. The Late Col. Lamont state politics and the preparatki his first message. He offered Hi mont the post of military seerr which carried with It the title colonel, and after the Inangan made him private secretary. When Mr. Cleveland became pi dent Mr. Lamont remained il'J as secretary. At Washington he popular, and a bill was passed raising the salary of the vate secretary from $3,200 to (5. year. However, he declined to i the offer of back pay which the In tbe national ca authorized. Mr. Lamont steadily Increased circle of acquaintances among importance in politics and finance In 1889, when Mr. Cleveland ret Mr. Lamont went Into private ness. In which he has since beet gaged. mu thl at hu a tl'Fit tebod dolt in, irfor VI J" sign tn1 p lOtliia ' Hli E hnd it OF NEW SECRET vi l : Charles J. Bonaparte & 'V ; v - V" - J . Ai'jj 7 ' J1 'vrV Y'l Is Not of Fn Descent. Numerous references have made of late to the alleged of tbe new sccreiary ot navy and comment Is made famous name, the Gallic quality el wit, the shrug of bln should: the abundance of his gestures matter of fact, there Is not I dr French blood In Climl-- J. parte's veins. Ills gnuulfa'ber, rome Bonaparte, who mariled ant sorted Elizabeth Patterson helm ' became king of Westphalia, whl-descent, Corsican of Italian Pattersons were Scoichlrlsh. The secretary's mother was a 4(1,3 toff yankee, a woman of great character. During the civil was aggressively for lb! nnlei. the midst of southern lympitbiJ1 and her Influence was doubt! effective In molding this fig'4 Ist'a character and guiding hi F cal preference! than the 1 strain of foreign king In hi M s dail Poc iwes Tin tW Skull tuy of t e feu-llst- In politics, and for Clevelands no! tion for the governorship, it tk ANCESTRY JEWELRY ROBBERY IN CONNECTICUT l"--- 1 As the sultan was issuing ceremosque at the conclusion of the burst bomb a selamlik mony of the in the courtyard of the mosque. Divine . Owingsvllle, Ivy. In a desperate fiorre charge, which the Flemings met encounter between the Mullins an-- l with a rain of bullets. Sol and Will . Sol. Mul- Mullins fell wounded and when Jeff Fleming faction of ! lins. r of the Mullins faction, ha Fleming was seen to fall the hattlo been killed, William Mullins wounded ended by Sol Me Bins' consent. While ami Jeff Fleming fatally hurt. The attention was being given to the battle took place on Boon Fork. In a wounded Sol Mull'ns died. Fifty shots moutnaln section near the lr-do- r were fired. Sheriff Thacker of Merof Letcher and like counties. The cer county went to the scene with a Mullins were led by Sol Mullins nn-- posse mid arrested three of the Muthe Flemings by Sol Fleming. The llins faction. Sol Fleming refused m two opened fire on each other submit to arrest and fled with his an-- l men to the mountslns. A battle la their men Joined In. I Sol Mullins led his follower In n feared If bis capture Is attempted. Daniel Scott Lament 1 Iffl1 Cortlandvllle, Cortland bat m Feb. 7, 1852. His father !!? sum4' Lamont, and his mother pT 1,1 tl; Scott. Ir no10 At 20 the boy was sent as , gate to the state convention , ijihablt ester, In 1871, where he aerres ported Samuel J. Tllden against the Tweed ring. The t,! iblood between Mr. Tllden and Mr " was established at that time. jstion jetkepl After this Lamont narrow, din the election as county clerk of (V ordii it county and again as member of utlytei In 1874 Mr. Tilden sembly. but Pm him deputy clerk of the assets hi1 later he became chief clerk fc ' heoout secretary of state. died I He was secretary of the atate i:lf mlttee in the campaign of lg;; pills I years later he went to work as , (jcanse er in tho legislature for Daniel nlng's Albany Argus. He became JOSP aging editor of the paper, kept od. L from the I. FEUDISTS HAVE FIGHT IN KENTUCKY ma - tfAHD ABDUL -- The British government takes the Washington would like to see the ground that as the contract of the matter settled by arbitration and the Uruguayan government, giving to a American mtinster will work to this certain company the exclusive right end. lll-er- 0 secretary to Grover Clever tr later secretary of war durln?! ond Cleveland administrate! ' heart failure, at the Ahjl"' home near Millbrook, N. Y aJ trate. highly valued article stolen was a necklace of turquoises, which was also o great Intrinsic value. knottier circular sent by a detective ag ncy makes public another robbery, amounting to 825.000, which by a queer coincidence, occurred In a New York residence on tbe same day that the In Connectirobbery was committed cut. The name of the loser nas been withheld. Included In the loot was a necklace of d.fchty one pearls with a cross suspended from It made ol eleven pearls. Another necklace con. sists of fifty-fivopals, graduated In size, with crystals Intervening. o,. if vs-'-- New York. A daring burglary waa brought to light Tuesday, when circulars describing 815.000 wnrtl of stolen Jewelry were sent out to all the pawnbrokers In New York. A wealthy New York business man who hat. a country home In Connecticut and who sailed for Europe with his family last week, la said to have been the victim. The Connecticut police have been unable to get any trace cf the burg lars or their plunder, and lists of the missing property have ben scattered hriighout the United Slat? with ofreward. The most fers of a Cause of Secretary 0f Wa Daniel Scott Lamont L jW ENGLAND THREATENS URUGUAY Washington. ing Washington fall to show any relief In the acute situation whten has been developing for some time between the British and Uruguayan government over the Imprisonment in Uruguay of th captain and crew of the Canadian fishing vessel, Agnes Tonahoe, for alleged poaching. Several months ago the British government laid before the sraie department a full statement of its side of the case, and the American minister to Uruguay was Instructed to use hi good offices to assist In an amicable Heart Failure i Providence mlracuonsly preserved his who displayed, his usual majesty, bands, patiently awaiting the disinteand courage. Himself drivgration of the bull of the steamer( ing the phaeton, his majesty returned which will release everything that will to the palace, graciously bowing as If float. Owing to the nature of the nothing had happened. A few persons The whole coast, however. It Is very improbable were killed or injured. the In at Is Indignant that anything will be of much vatu population deed. and famous dastardly Is after It strikes the shore. There comparatively little beach, and what Bettering the Consular Service. there Is Is strewn with rocks, on The average American consul does come not understand the purpose for which which anything that might to broken He apprepieces. ashore would be he has been sent abroad. In fact. Captain Wold figures that so ciates the honor" and swells up un little can be saved from the ship that rier it, but is neither alert, observing he will not even go down the coast. nor studious of our opportunities. isn't paid He Is now In communication with tha Generally he says that he conditions These to "hustle. enough owners of the vessel In Norway, and are due entirely to the fault of our Das also wired to the Western Fuel by which politics Is allowed to system, company of San Francisco, to whom overshadow competency.. We must the vessel was chartered, apprising begin on new lines; we must train them of the loss of their cargo of men to fill these posts, pay them bet 6.500 tons of coal. ter and insure them permanency and advancement If they show ability and enthusiasm In their duties. In other words, we must Inaugurate a training school for future consular and diploto fish In certain waters, was a pri- matic employes of the United States. vate contract and was not communl We cannot hold our own with the betcated to or recognized by foreign gov- ter equipped service of commercial ernments, the capture of a Canadian and political rivals unless we have ship for fishing In those waters was Il- the right kind of agents In all parts of the world. Philadelphia Press. legal. Despite strong representations, however. the Canadian captain remains In MAY BE BRITISH PREMIER. Is now considering prison, and the advisability of sending a warship , 7i a down the South American coast. This step, however, will be taken only after V-? every diplomatic method has been .. v.. ; "V-- : tried to obtain the release of the prisoners. The London government is not averse to a settlement of the matter by arbitration, but the Uruguayan government has thus far refused to arbi- Official advices reach- uflUYiun r Coni-tant- Roos-evet- r nt SULTAN. ATTEMPT TO KILL at aelamlik the During bomb was exploded nople July 21 a the mosque, close of courtyard the majesty was no His the sultan. of his hut several members JXe were killed or injured. Several arrests have been made. Is suppress-InThe Turkish censorship attempt on the the news regarding of the sultan, for no further piess dispatches from Constantinople rereached London. A dispatch says. embassy Turkish the ceived by , Sir Henry the liberal leader in the English house of commons. Is next Jielr to the British premiership, if Sir Arthur Balfour re signs In consequence of his defeat b) a majority of three votes. Sir Henrj I the grandson of a wealthy manufacturer, Henry Bannerman of Kent. He entered politics early in life. held the office of secretary of the ad tn I rally, chief secretary for Ireland ami secretary of state for war under tbe premiership of Gladstone, the great l.berul leader. Campbell-Bannerman- "et, n tje ll ilbltl njti ILL VERV JERRY 8IMP80N l!(l Taft w Favors Liberality in Business. Henry II. Rogers of the Standard Dll company is a Yankee, born In lalrhavcn. Mass.. Hit t he had little or none of the Yankee proverbial .stinginess. Indeed, he holds that liberality - u willingness to spend lot of motiev bnc- kJ KH Ml" la the secreted micces In hush neaa, provided the he expenditure made with Industry nnd Intelligence. IB once said that penurinusnes wok ,w of 8'edy wealth and ho pointed acquisition to the rase of Jerry Simpson, former ' boyhood, who, oongreaa from Kansas, and " lI nun and scrapings, cnlled "Sockles hi Slmpaot- hardly sav,., liii.w, ! d UlP r,mritp Sage of Medicine of a long life. 111 at Roswell, N. M. ".rr i 1 f 41, Be '" hI EroPn " n,Um l"'1 ,or L',r"P Cathedral. ,,f :3Ata-!T- c. : .'.rtWo. church In Mrurhir 1. Win j, 1,0 K. h:il ! .1,: J," , imVn m ,w"r" , i , Gensrous Society Won"-- Sl' Louis number of society wont Intending to rlnnatl have, for given up their aummer W i1.:, are working to make hot tolrrahle for their less fofta ter. Particularly are Jet1 taking active part In effort are now being L 'tn 7n "ff'pb'led d1- dally toward making rrohiUri 20 ',f' " nnd In Clermont vllle. settlement home oy young women arc t" CO't thdr vncatlon at their purari, A f- tr - , w IKK |