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Show House Committee on Judiciary Iteitieged by Advocates of the Amendment. The rooms of the house committee on judiciary were crowded to overflowing Wednesday with the representatives of many religious, missionary and social reform bodies to urge the need of a HENRY ADAMS, Publisher. UTAH NEPHI. PEACE AMENDMENT. ANTI-POLYGA- THE NEPHI RECORD. UTAH XKWS. constitutional amendment prohibiting hundred and four Utah coke ovens are in operation at the present time. (Janie chicken fanciers of Salt Lake have challenged Montana parties to a big cocking main for $2,500 a side. Rase ball enthusiasts of the southern part of the state will endeavor to organize a league for the season s sport. JUieyele racing promises to he a leading sport at Ephraim this season, work having already btgun on a new four lap track. There is no snow to speak of in tlio hills around Park I it', and the cattle are btill feeding on the ranges, fat and In fine condition. A new Slu.Otn school house wasuedi-eateat Spring fit on Monday, many prominent people from all over the state being present. The new 15, nun court house at Tooele is being rapidly occupied by the county officials and the district court will hold its session there nest month. The people of Green River were very much excited last week over a suspected case of smallpox, which has since been pronouuced a light form of smallpox. More material is being hauled upon the Sanpete Stake academy grounds, at Ephraim, preparatory to resumiug the construction of the building in the spring. Eastern Etah people will hail with delight the change in train service which enables them to receive their mail from the capital six hours earlier than heretofore. Saloon men of Richfield who have been allowing gambling are not enjoying much peace at present and are contributing to the finances of the city most liberally by way of fines. A new star route has been established between Ntatelino and Ursine, Nev., a distance of twenty-fiv- e miles, and the carrying of mails between the two points will begin on the 15th inst. There are eleven large coal mines in the state and eighty-nin- e employing mines less than .six men. Twenty-siwere in operation in lstis., but last year new ones were opened and forty-eigh- t abandoned. two were only The Salt Lake officers have been instructed to vigorously enforce the ordinance against expectorating on the sidewalks, the law having become a dead letter on account of a relaxation of vigilance on the part of the officers. The new creamery at Tooele is rapidly nearing completion and workmen are now actively engaged in putting in the machinery prior to starting up next month, which will form another source of income for the Tooele farmers. Nana Witbeck and Emma Mathieson, the two girls who are wanted as witnesses in the Ren brook murder case, have been located in Kansas City, and will in all probability be brought back to Salt Lake in time to testify at the One d x trial. Dtuiirrutg IN KENTUCKY. Triumph in the Struggle for Mastery of the State. The warring factions in Kentucky have reached an agreement. The Democrats gained nearly every point they contended for. and the Republican rep- resentatives, Lieutenant-Governo- r John Marshall. General Dan Lindsey and Attorney David Fairleigh, gave assurances that the agreement would be accepted by Governor Taylor. The agreement provides that in order to leave no question as to the title of William Goebel and J. C. W. Beckham to the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, respectively, the general assembly shall pass a resolution in joint assembly validating the acts on the subject since the legislature has been prevented by troops from holding its regular sessions at Frankfort. Assoou as the legislature does this, Beckham's title to the office of governor is not to be questioned. The Democrats grant immunity to Governor Taylor and his associates from prosecution for treason, usurpation of office or contempt of court for what has been done since the shooting of Goebel. The Republican legislature is to be withdrawn from London immediately, and no filibustering or other attempt of this character is to be resorted to by the Republicans to obstruct the carrying out of this agreement in the legis- polygamy. Among those heard were llishop Episcopal bishop of Washington; Rev. !r. ll.imlin. in behalf of the Presbyterian church; Dr. S. II. (Ireen, of the Mrs. James, for the llaptist chun-liWoman's Home Missionary board of the Presbyterian church: Miss Jennie Ackerman, traveling representative of the t ('. T. E , Judge W. M. Springer of the Indian Territory; Dr. John Dixon of New York: Dr. L. A. Foote of Brooklyn. and quite a number of others representing various denominations. The addresses were strongly condemnatory of polygamy, and many of those engaged in missionary work in the west stated that the Mormon church was systematically propagating the doctrine of polygamy despite all denials. The lady speakers appealed in particular for protection to the sanctity of the American home. Mrs. James gave the result of twenty y ars observation on this subject, w li'le on the Women's Home Missionary board of the Presbyterian church. She spoke in the most vigorous termsuf denunciation against lature. the Mormon church. They were colonMatTuni is Home. and work in their izing Charles E. Macrum, former United extending Montana, Idaho. Colorado and other States Consul at Pretoria, arrived Monstates. day on the American line steamship St. Paul. With him were his wife and little Row Over a K. ceythin to ttryan. Members of the Algomprn club, a daughter. Mr. Macrum's silence- is still unbroken, through he says that after leading social organization of Rridge-porhis arrival in Washington he will Conn., declined to entertain Wil.1. liam Rryan, who spoke in that city. issue a statement over his signaSome of the members announced that ture telling why he left his post at Mr. Rryan would be the guest of the such a critical time. tor. Macrum refused to either confirm club, and there was a revolt bv those or deny the story that while in Paris of other political faiths. The goverhe held a conference with Dr, Leyds, nors of the club, after a warm discusPresident Kruger's diplomatic represension, decided that it would breed in tative Europe. trouble if the Nebraskan were tendered It was pointed out to the former Cona club invitation. Mr. Rryan was sul that the State department had therefore not a guest of the given out that he was no longer connected with that branch of the service and that for that reason he was free Loril Roberts Adlee to Hon to talk. To this he replied I can not .Lord Roberts has caused to be dishelp that; I consider that lam connecttributed in the towns bordering upon ed with the department until I have the invaded colonial territory an invii , Washington. reported j? tation to Free Staters and Transvaalers to go iuto the desert, offering them Filipinos l ight With Wooden Sword. Brigadier-Genera- l good treatment and a restoration to Kobbe's expeditheir farms on the Rritish occupation tion in the islands of Luzon, Leyte and of republican territory. The manifesto Samar has occupied permanently and guarantees that those bringing horses garrisoned nine towns with the Forty-thircan sell them. h and Foreigners will have regiments. their passage paid to Europe. Colonial This has placed on the market 180. 00C rebels are advised to surrender in pref- bales of hemp. erence to be taken prisoners. One thousand insurgents, armed with rifles, and over 5,000 armed with (iovernor Taylor I'ndecided. wooden swords, bows and arrows, wert (iovernor Taylor has not as yet de- encountered during the entire trip. cided whether to aeeept the terms of The troops killed seventy-fiv- e na the agreement negotiated with the tives, eleven of whom bad rifles. Thi Democrats. Of the situation, he said: others were armed with wooden swords Speaking generally, I would say that The American losses were one mai if an agreement can be made by which killed and nine men wounded. Th an election law will be given to the Americans captured $9,000 in gold, th people of Kentucky through the opera- enemy's money, and forty muzzle-loation of which a fair election and an ing brass cannons. honest count are assured to the citiRepublican Congressional Committee. zens of this state, no personal ambiThe newly organized Republican nation of mine will be allowed to stand tional congressional committee have in the way. elected Representative Rabcock of Kentucky Republicans Meet at London. Wisconsin, chairman for the third Pursuant to the call of Governor time, with Representative Overstreet of Indiana secretary, and RepresentaTaylor, the Republican ami tive W. R. Thompson treasurer, Democratic members of the KenM r. Rabcock w as Febmet at London empowered to name tucky legislature ruary 6, and organized by electing the executive committee, which was officers pro tern to act for missing given authority to carry on work in Democratic officers. No Goebel parti- the absence of the full committee. For sans were present, most of them being purposes of general conference, howoutside tiie state, where their attend- ever, the full committee will assemble ance could not he compelled by the once a month during the session of The early nomination of militia. After organization, the ses- congress. sion adjourned out of respect to Goebel congressional candidates was recommended. Sat-t?rl- : t. d Forty-sevent- d Resides the amount of bituminous coal produced in this state last year, 201,831 tons were imported anij 53- -, 530 bins exported, leaving 030,417 tons consumed in Etah. Only ten tons of anthracite were produced, but 5.600 tons were imported. Arthur and Lew Hutchison have disappeared from Vernal, leaving a number of creditors to mourn their sudden departure. The wife of Arthur and the betrothed of Lew, who were popular school teachers of Vernal, departed with the brothers. Mrs. Ann Reid, an aged Salt Lake woman met death in a runaway last week. She was sitting in a wagon Arctic Explorer Dead. when the horse was frightened by a William Henry Gilder, the explorer, dog and ran through an apple orchard, Mrs. Reid's head striking a limb, death a brother of Richard Watson Gilder, is dead at his home in Morristown, N. J. resulting in a few moments. The teachers of Salt Lake have been lie was born in Philadelphia in 1838. alarmed over their enforced vacation, From ISTs to 18s0 he served as second in command of the Franklin search exfearing they would not receive their pedition, conducted by the late Lieuin decided have courts salaries, but the tenant Frederick Schwatka. U. S. A., be salaries must cases full that parallel which made a sledge journey in King the and since this peddiscovery paid, Williamsland, extending over 3,250 agogues are breathing easier. miles. This expedition recovered the H. 1. Larsen committed suicide near of Lieutenant Irving, one of remains Richfield, the body being found sus- (sir John Franklin's companions. pended from a rafter by a piece of rope. ANien found his feet rested llatly on Head of New Ihlllpplne Cumin the floor and his knees were bent, inThe president has appointed Judge dicating that he had drawn up his feet William If. Taft of Cincinnati and and strangled himself to death. United States judge of the Sixth judiNatural gas in considerable quanti- cial circuit, to be president of the new ties has been discovered just west of Philippine commission. Judge Taft's Ogden, on the farm of John h. Fife, place on the bench will be filled by the who first started boring for artesian appointment of Judge Ileury F. Sever-an- s of Grand Rapids, Mich. water. The gas is issuing from a These is announcements and made were and at close the pipe burning night day, of flame the a cabinet feet three high. meeting. throwing anti-Goeb- ' n. two-inc- li SIBLEY BELIEVES IN EXPANSION. GOEBEL SUCCUMBS. Wai Painless Widespread Maui Tested. 3mtb Sensational Cstet e Kentucky Situation Improving. Armed conlliet between eivil authorities of Franklin county and the national guard of the state of Kentucky lias been averted, and unless some new causes should come to the front, there is no likelihood that the political situation will become as threatening as it has been. Governor Taylor has ordered the release of Alonzo Walker, for the release of whom Judge Moore declared that Sheriff Sutter would swear in a posse and take possession of the capitol grounds, if such an extreme became necessary. Both sides will take a rest pending the session of the Republicans called by Governor Taylor at London. No Democrats will attend unless they are taken there by the military force of the state, and no attempt will be made in this direction by Governor Taylor until he has afforded them every opportunity to go to Loudon of their own accord, What will be done when it has been made certain that the Democrats will not visit London has not been definitely determined by Governor Taylor. It is likely that matters on both sides will be allowed to drift until after the funeral of Mr. Goebel. Several senators have determined to oppose the ratification of the Clayton-Bulwtreaty as it applies to the Nicaraguan canal, which was abrogated last week. The leaders in the opposition are Senators Platt and Hawley of Connecticut, Mason of Illinois and several others. The treaty is regarded, in effect, by some of the most conservative senators on both sides as an offensive and defensive alliance with Great Britain; that it closely associates the two countries in the control of a purely American project. er Sibley U a Republican The Oil City Derrick publishes a letter from Congressman Joseph C. Sibley in which the latter announces himself a Republican candidate for congressman from the Twenty-sevent- h distrset. Mr. Sibley was last elected as a Democrat, but is now allied with the Republican majority in congress. Hou- - Macrom Was Afraid of Kroger. Canon Farmer, who was fpreed to leave Pretoria with other Rritish clergymen, has arrived in Loudon. With reference to Charles E. Macrum, the former United (States consul at Pretoria, Canon Farmer said: Mr. Macrum was one of the last men I saw before leaving. I told him he was taking the wrong side and did not understand American feeling. His chief care seemed to be for his personal safety, and I think it was chiefly on that account he left in the midst of the crisis. He is not a strong man, and President Kruger may have taken advantage of this. Rut when 1 last saw Mr. Macrum he was a patriotic and loyal American. V Keutucky Democrats Leave the 8tate. members of the Kentucky all Democrats, are making legislature, the hotels and homes of political friends in Cincinnati an asylum of refuge from whatever unknown and unpleasant possibilities in the capital city of their own state the immediate future might have in store for them. They report that four senators and five representatives have been left in Frankfort, a number sufficient to convene the legislature there. The legislative contingent lodging here expect to have the programme wired to them. They are no doubt acting under the orders of the steering committee. In addition to the legislators, there is an unusually large registration of citizens from Kentucky at all the o hotels. Kentucky SrhoolR to Close. The board of education of Frankfort, Ky., have decided that in view of the large crowds that will be present in the city during the coming week, during the funeral ceremonies of Governor Goebel, all the schools shall be closed. It is the desire of the board to keep the children off the streets, in view of possible trouble. Sewall Favors I toping the Philippines. Arthur Sewall, late Democratic candidate for says: T have of the favored the acquisition always vice-preside- Philippines after the Paris treaty. Oppose Ratification of Treaty with Lnglanil th' t. n, ar-riv- Thirty-tw- Fre-Jden- Representative Josep i Sibley of Pennsylvania, who alt lined great o art h congress prominence in the Fifty-fof free by his earnest championship colDemocratic his assailed silver, to their for opposition expansion leagues in a speech that made the floor and galleries roar. I am going to echo the president's query he said. Who will haul down the flag? Who planted it there? What cabinet council, what warrior, what state-mawhat senator or representative, what body of nun formed auy plan of conquest? The cries ofsuffering humanity rang in our ears aud we stopped our ears. The groans were heard, hut we answered not. We saw them stripped and wounded on our way to Jerieo and like the priest and the Levite, we passed by on the other side. Not unheard those cries ami groans at the throne of the Almighty who, to awaken us from apathy of almost criminal indifierence, permitted the engines of his wrath to hurl their thunderbolts under the bows of the Maine, lying peacefully at anchor in the Havana harbor. Nor keenest sighted statesmen, nor most daring warrior, had dreamed even of the possibility of great gain, growth or greatness to come to us as a nation from that war of which the blowing up of the Maine was the first declaration. ; God and the valor of American arms gave us that territory not because we are a nation altogether free, altogether pure, altog'ether blameless, but because working through him as an instrumentality, he has given it to the boldest, the freest, the mobt progressive, the most enlightened and the most Christian of all nations of the present age. William Goebel, Democratic governor of Kentucky, died at 6:45 o clock Saturday evening. The only persons present at the death bed were Mr. Goebel's sister, Mrs. Rraunacker, and his brother, Arthur Goebel of Cincinnati, who have been in constant attendance at Mr. Goebel's bedside, and Dr. McCormack. Justus Goebel, another brother, who has been hurrying from Arizona as fast as steam would carry him in a vain hope of reaching his dying brother in time for some token of recognition, forty minutes too late. Oxygen was frequently administered the dying man during the afternoon in an effort to keep him alive until his brother's arrival, but in vaiu. For, by the cruel irony of fate, the train on which Justus Goebel was traveling to Frankfort was delayed several hours from various causes, and when Mr. Goebel finally arrived it was only tc learn that his brother was dead. Among bitter partisans of both parties deep grief is manifested, and already a movement has been started to erect a fitting monument for Mr. Goebel's memory on the spot in the grounds where he was shot. state-hous- Address Made In Support. ng the The United States should stand with the administration in all that is being done to hold and govern the Philippines. They are worth retaining. Will Bring Kentucky Controversy Before the Senate. leader of the party says regarding the meeting of the Kentucky legislature in London: "We will elect all legislative officers and elect Governor Bradley to the United States senate, thereby getting a contest in the senate which will bring a decision from competent authorities. A lntield, Kaiivax. Burned. Fire destroyed the business portion of Winfield, a town of 6.000 inhabitant1 forty miles south of Wichita, and coun- The Hackney block a three-stor- y bulding erected at a cost of$125,-00and its entire contents were burned ty jail. 0, aud 100 people were made homeless. The Arlington hotel was destroyed and the Rutter livery barn was burned with all the horses. Duller n 111 Try Again. When Great Britain had almost re signed itself to the fall of Ladysmith there comes from all quarters an indication that General Buller will make another attempt to relieve the besieged place. If General Ruller's statement that he hoped to be in Ladysmiih within a week can be implicitly relied on news of further serious fighting may be expected shortly. liryans Campaign a Success. At an informal conference held in Iortland between William Jennings Rryan and liis prominent supporters, it was decided that his Eastern trip has proved a great success, and it was resolved that the trip should be considered as opening the great campaign of 1000. Roberts Will Get no Ray tie vote in the committee of the house on mileage the resolution paying Roberts his mileage was declared defeated. It is not probable that the matter will ever receive favorable action in the house. There is a reasonable chance that late next session the house will pass a resolution giving him the customary contestee's fee of $2,000. On a lolin Whltvrorth Dead. K. John E. Whitworth died at Chular, Cal., on January 25th apparently in poverty. Since then $17,000, contained in pots and cans, lias been foimd under the floor of his cabin. Bankbooks, showing that he had $13,000 on deposit were also found. He was ranchman for David Jacks, the millionaire land owner. Senator t.allaglier Inntantly Killed. lion. Joseph I Gallagher, state senator from Clear Creek county, Lead-villColo., was instantly killed by an explosion of a blast which was supposed to have missed, on February 1. Gallagher's home is Silver Plume, but he was working in the Moyer mine. He has been a member of the legislature six vears. He leaves a farailv. e, Banker Coles' Heavy Bonds, Charles II. Cole, formerly president of the Globe National bank, Boston, and who is charged with embezzling and misappi riling $;00,000, the, property of j bank, waived exami nation and was held in $50,000 bonds. . 1 |