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Show lie THE CAN AT QUESTION ' COOK, EXPRESSES PRESIDENT VIEWS TO CONGRESS. hWHtai - NcrHU ment. Rev, That This UTAH STATE NEWS. Government Planned the Revolution on the Isthmus. War is being made on the slot machines In Ogden. St. George has boon enjoying fine weather, with no snow, and men out of doors In their shirt sleeves. The indications at the oil well at Mt. Pleasant point strongly to early and very satisfactory results. In a train wreck near Bascora, eighty miles east of Ogden, Joe York, a passenger, was fatally injured. A lone bandit held up a street ear In Salt Lake City, Saturday night, and relieved the conductor of $20. During the past year there were 39G cases of smallpox in Salt Lake City, all of whom recovered except two. The troops stationed at Fort Douglas have been ordered to be in readiness to go to Panama on short notice. There were 352 cases of typhoid fever reported in Salt Lake during the past year, there being 21 deaths from the disease. Springville la Jubilant over the completion of the new electric light plant, which has been erected by the city at a cost of $30,000. John Crosby, aged 14, employed in Mine No. 2, at Sunnyslde, was" killed on the 2nd, being run over by a trip of loaded coal cars. While coasting in Salt Lake City, John Wiscom, aged 9, and Fred Thome, aged 10, ran Into a telegraph pole, and both were seriously Injured. Sheriff Froyd, of Iron county, has this year collected $893.42 in fees in (the discharge of the duties of his office. The sheriff's salary is only The senate's first session following the holiday recess, held on Monday, was devoted entirely to Panama. President Roosevelt Rent a message on the subject which was received with great continued Discussion interest. throughout the day, speeches being made both in defense of and against the policy which had been pursued. Mr. McConias defended the president and asserted, that hia action would stand if tested in court. Mr. Stewart of Nevada severely criticised the Bogota government for Its selfishness of action in preventing construction of the canal. Mr. Morgan of Alabama stated his JAPANESE PRESS URGING CPENING OF HOSTILITIES. this govern- Edward , SEASON OF PEACE FRANCE EXPECTS WAR. Possibility of a Conflict With Great Britain. The rumors of war continue to fly thick and fast, and the general impression in Paris is that the conflict ' between Russia and Japan cannot be delayed much longer, and that when It comes it will give the impulse to a war in which practically all the powers of Europe will be involved. Murder. Alleged Hypnotic At the navy yards in Toulon a force Paris is deeply interested in the al of many thousand men are working leged hypnotic murder of a woman and day, and In a month the night named Chappuis. CI years old, whoc3 whole French navy will be ready to Leon surviving relatives include meet any emergency. conductor; Gresse, an operating Though , tho friendship between Lluetenant Glradct of the army, and France and England is apparently a bank official. The gaining strength every day, there is M. Toutaln. neighlors of the Chappuis woman an undercurrent of uneasiness, and were a family named Martin, consist- occasionally words or acts of tho French government show that even ing of husband and wife, who. are in official circles tho possibility of a Spiritualists. It la allo.-e- d that Mme. conflict with Great Hritain as the ally Martin obtained a commanding Influ- of Japan is being considered. ence over Mme. Chappuis, with the LONG RECORD OF CRIME. result that Mme. Chappuis made a will In her favor, cutting off her nat- " Summary of Train and Stage Robural heirs, after which she died. beries for Past Fourteen Years. , The Cincinnati Ex In People Struggle to its the issue, January gives following Hall. of Out Get Burning summary of train and stage robberies An explosion wrecked the hotel and committed in the United States durhall of Joseph Galaida. and more or 19C3, together with the record for ing less seriously injured thirty persons the fourteen years: Total numat Kaeby, four miles frcm Wood-bridg- ber past of held up In fourteen trains N. J., while the St. John Betotal 311; years, number of nevolent society was celebrating Its killed. 90, and the number of people peoplo anniversary by a dance. There were injured (shot), 109. The number ot one of the In the hall, and about" 500 trains held up in 1903 was 13, as comtwo exits wai clo ed by the wreckwith 22 last year. The number became panic pared The people age. of robberies In 1003 was 6, stage stricken and fought to get out.. many while that of lat year was 7. This being trampled on and seriously in- year's record shows that r.o passenjured. gers or trainmen were killed by robbers, but there were six wcunded. Chicago Theatres Closed. Last year one wan killed and three Mayor Harrison has ordered the wounded. One robber was killed In 1903, as compared with three killed clorlng of every theater in Chicago last year. been has it until without exception arc that ascertained thry definitely Mexico to Adopt Gold Standard.' not violating any cily ordinances. A plan for reforming the currency This Ja supplementary to the mayor's of Mexico has been prepared by tho sevorder of last week, which-closefifth subcommittee of tbo national enteen theatre. In issuing the order monetary commission. The commistho mayor made the unqualified state- sion advised that in order to obtain ment that thc-- were all violators cf stability or fixity of international extho city ordinances and lhat none change the government should be would be permitted to cpon its doors by a monetary commission to araJn until it absolutely compiled adopt a monetary system baa"d on with every requirement of the ordi- the gold standard. The committee nances. doeo not recommend the Immediate adoption of the gold standard, but Rioters Smash Windows. rather creating a system very similar Riotous fccnes marked the street to which the United State govthat car strike in Bloomlneton, Ills.. Sun- ernment has put in operation In the day. Windows in six cars were Philippines. smashed by missiles thrown by strike Prison a Good Place for Him. sympathizers who congregated sevDr. Charles O. Rico, who was aceral hundred strong at various points along the line. J. Knocks and O. R. quitted of murder by the Jury at Morris were draceed from their cars Pueblo, Colo., after a sensational trial, and severely beaten. The mayor ad- - has been arrested on charges of inmils that he Is not able to ccpe with sanity and confined In Woodcmft sanitarium, and an Inquest on his the situation and President Demonge medical condition will be held. Rice, of the street car company announces while In a state of wild Intoxication that he will request the mayor to ask on October 7th. killed Policeman Martz. The Jury states that under for militia. the Instructions of the Judge they could give no other verdict than lhat Chicken Bone Mends Leg of Boy. of acquittal on the ground of insanity. James Lenshan. an Death Ends His Troubles. boy of Cincinnati, wai run down by a freight train lad summer and both of Adolph Krug, former city treasurer his legs were bally crushed. One of 8eattle, who before the expiration leg refused to knit, and as a last re- of his term of office In 1S94, was consort the shin bone was chiseled down victed of embezzling over $100,000 of and a piece of chicken bone grafted the city funds, wss found dead on Frion to It. The boy left the hospital day. Coroner Ke'.lan of Kitsap counSunday, and while his l'e Is not so ty says heart disease was the cause. stron as the unfmn hoped, he I Krug was sentenced, on conviction ot I.l to get about with the aid of a filn rrimo rto iPfpn Vfnri In lh KiU tion ! f en n tin lorvivl thr-- a etutch, and 1bre rt hopes that Jibe and was paroled and afterward parbone will eventually become entirely doned, since which time h has been UIL engaged la the saloon business. . I J j i press-Gazette- Panic-Stricke- n From tho Chicago Daily Tribune. preference for the Nicaragua route maintained that tho present course of the administration was breaking down the established policy of the United States regarding neutrality. President Roosevelt's message to congress was In regard to the part taken by this country in recent events on the Isthmus of Panama. After reviewing the entire matter, and Justifying the course this country has taken In the premises, making a specific denial that this government planned the revolution on the Isthmus, the president says: "In conclusion let mo repeat that The death penalty imposed upon James Lynch for the murder of Colo- the question actually before this gonel Godfrey W. Prowse in the Sheep vernment is not that of the recognreRanch gambling house. In Salt Lake ition of Panama, as an Independent accomIs an That already City, has been commuted to life Im- public fact. The plished question, and the tho state board of parprisonment by Is we Khali or whether only question. dons. shall not build an Isthmian canal." The new superintendent of MethPresident Roosevelt transmits with odism in Utah to succeed the Rev. J. j his message copies of tho latest notes I IcIUch has been elected. His from the minister of the republic of name Is Harry Talbot, who Is at pres- Panama- - to this government and of" ent located at Portland, Ore., where certain notes which have passed bebe Is pastor of the First Methodist tween the special envoy of the repub- The opinion was delivered in the case of a Porto Rican woman, Gonzales, who, in 1902, was refused admission to the port of New York on the ground that she was likely to become a public charge. The decision was based entirely on the Immigration act of 1891, and took the ground that the Porto Ricans swear allegiance to the United States, and to no other government. Hon. and GraveMe, the Blackmailer, Sentenced to Ten Years In Priton. Isaac Gravelle, convicted of sending threatening letters to the Northern Pacific company, was sentenced at Helena, Mont, on Monday last to ten years in the penitentiary and to pay a nne oi tj,j"'. mis is ukj mm-Imupenalty of the crime. Gravelle will be tried for burglary next There are four Informations remaining against him and basis exists for action. If convicted of twenty-fivburglary the dynamiter may be sentenced for life. It In officially announced In view of reports current aircad of renewed on the Jews at Klsheneff that ;h city never was quieter than at present. m e at-ar- - church. blood-staine- BANDITS. - EARTH sheep-herder- Frank Roo, the Fait Lake barber, who murdered his wife on Christmas child alone flay and left his 2 year-oland without food for two days in the bed with its dead mother, declares he will place no obstacle In the way of the law, and is ready to pay the penalty. son of R. A. Williams The of Mounds station, was fatally burned on the 1st. The child visited the camp of a freight outfit near his home and in i'me manner his clothing became ignited from the embers of a camp Are. As the result of a collision with a telegraph pole while coasting down a bill In Salt Lake City, Tommy Rowcn may die and George Laux is badly cut about the face, while several others who were on the were badly shaken up. The Rode and Bushman families of Lehl held a Joint reunion last week In the opera house. At the banquet t eat down to the Rhodes nine to the Bushman fort tables, tables and besides these there were bout thirty Invited guests. BY YOUNG California Stoned to Death by Three Boys From Reform School. The mystery surrounding the death of Ansel Lewis, whoso body was found near Banning, Cal., on Thanksgiving day, has been cleared up. He was murdered by three boya, according to stories told by ore of them, who had escaped from the Whlttier reform school the day previous. John Schofleld, Cornelius Crowley and Frank Ritchie escaped from the reform school t'ae day before Thanksgiving. On Friday last Schofleld returned to the school, gave himself up and, because he. was conscience stricken,' told of the murder of Lewis. He says that whllo Ritchie and Crowley engaged Lewis In conversation, one of them walking on either side of the victim, Schofleld dropped behind, secured a heavy stone and, slipping up behind Lewis, struck him a blow on the head with it. Lewis fell from the blow, but was only stunjied. When he attempted to get up the three boys, according to Schofleld's story, fell upon him and, with stones, beat out bis brains. They then robbed the dead man's clothing,, divided the booty and separated. Everett $400. Joseph D. Mclntire, a well known railroad man residing at Ogden, was killed near Lucln last week, the supposition being that he fell from the train. A Charles young man named Hughes tof Salt Lake, but who was visiting friends In Paradise, had his thigh broken through being kicked by a horse. It is rnorted that on the desert s about Modena and other places are amusing themselves by shooting horses. Frank Hyatt had a valuable mare and two colts shot out there recently. The Utah Sugar company tendered the employes of the Lehl factory and Its several cutting stations a complimentary ball in the Apollo at American Fork on the 30th. Over 400 invitations were issued. The fees received in the office of the secretary of Btato during the year 1903 amounted to $49,498.05. With tho exception of the two previous years, this is t'je largest amount taken in since statehood. MURDERED Hale, the War Regarded as Inevitable at Toklo, of the elected senate, chaplain newly CWInese Cruisers Are PreWhile clad in flowing black , silk clerical for Active Service. paring robes, occupied the chair of tn prewith Russia is regarded in siding officer just preceding the ses- e,War as Toklo and the press unavoidable, sion, and on the body being called to Is the immediate urging opening of order offered a stirring invocation. hostilities. At the opening of the house the All the banks are withholding chaplain prayed for peace between and It Is believed this is the funds, Japan and Russia. result of official instructions. The of The resignation of Mr. McClellan has and pergovernment 'completed New York was announced. fected for the transporarrangements obtained No quorum could be upon a vote on a resolution to investigate tation of trcops and supplies, and the certain charges made by the fourth people calmly await developments. The continued dissemination of assistant postmaster general, ana optimistic views from Berlin causes the house adjourned. genuine surprise and regret in Toklo. A cable from Shanghai says: ChiPorto Rlcans Are Not Aliens. nese cruisers here are preparing for In an opinion by Chief Justice Fulactive service. They are taking on ler, the supreme court of the United board ammunition and supplies. They States has decided that citizens of will here orders. for remain Porto Rico are not aliens .of the United States, and that they are entitled CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER to enter this country without obstruc- Theatre Owners and Building Com missioner Under Arrest. ON mancharged , with Formally Davis Will J. slaughter, Managers and Harry J. Powers of the Iroquois theatre, Chicago, with City Building Commissioner Williams, were on Saturday held under bonds of $10,000 each. Arthur E. Hull, whose family perished in the fire, and who was the complainant, was present when the two theatre managers and the city official underwent tho ordeal of fac- Ing the charges. The hearing of the cases was set for Jan. 12. HIS UTAH. Makes a . Specific Denial of Colombia and of NEAR THE DANGER LINE j d ad-Vis- ed . d j j eleven-year-ol- , "W-- , A bob-sle- d 7J fifty-eigh- i i m 1 anxo d 1 From the Philadelphia Ioqairsr. 1 |