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Show THilEt TONS OF COLD. dtc lcntbltc W. I. ROE Che Amount Cmimt ALF ORME, Publishers. UTAH NEPHI, UTAH NEWS. C. V. Hemir.uay, the noted newspaper man of former years in Iayson, has gone to Pay son to di e. The Wasatch county delegates to the Irrigation congress to be held at Lin-- , soln, Neb., have abandoned their intention of attending. Counsel for Mrs. Thomas charged with murdering her husband in Salt Lake, have succeeded in reducing her bail and she has been released on Sertified check for $1,000. Merlin Hint, a son of Mr nd Mrs. Joseph Hint, of Kaysville, iied on the 20th inst. from the effects jf injuries received in falling from a tree. The general merchandise store of Adams & Sons company, at Layton, was burglarized on the 25th, and a uantity of clothing, hats, cutlery, ite., was taken. The loss will probably unount to $400. Senator William M. Stewart of a made a two days stop in Salt Lake City en route to Carson, The senator says: "The prospect for the success of the cause of the white metal were never so bright as now. A new meeting house in East Jordan ward is being erected near the Twenty-seventdistrict school house. The building wi.l be two stories, of modern construction and the estimated cost is about SlO.GuO. Work has been resumed in the development of the Annie mine, between Mercur and Sunshine, and it is learned that the company is now erecting a Steam hoist on the ground for the purpose of facilitating operations. Secretary Wilson of the agricultural department at Washington, I). C., has secured an order from the postoffiee on the Steamer Por ltiul From Alaka. Fort T mnseud. Wash., Sept. 2d. The States revenue cutter Captain M unger, has arrived from l ualaska. and brought the latest news from St. Michaels and surrounding touutry. The steamer Bertha arrived it Fnalaska Septemlier 12 and reported two inches of snow at St. Michaels Mayor Wood's party had their boat early completed for sailing up tils Yukon and expected to leave St. Michaels September 14. They will go no farther than Munook creek. There are lots of supplies at Munook for tlie winter. There will be a big crowd of returning miners on the steamer, Portland, and it is estimated that she will bring three tons of gold aboard. The Grant brought Captain Peters and rew. in all nine men, off the schooner which left August 16 for St. Michaels with lumber for building e boats on the Yukon river. The went ashore on I ninak island September 7, completely wrecking her self and cargo. All on board escaped to land by means of life lines that sailors carried ashore by jumping overboard and swimming. llue-netn- h department permitting the agents of the agricultural department to attach the government frank to packages of sugar beets to be sent from growers to the experiment stations throughout the country for analysis. Last spring the agricultural department forwardid - seed to twenty-sevesugar-bee- t stales. It is now the intention to test the beets frown from these seeds in the various 'localities for saccharine strength, and it is desired that this work shall be sonducted at the experiment stations. Under the arrangements made with the postotliee department, the officials it the experiment station will be allowed to send postal franks to all the farmers to whom they supplied seeds, by the use of which they can send through the mails free of cost paek-Ige- s of beets not exceeding four pounds in weight. Returns have been received from some of the experimental growths and Secretary Wilson says that, contrary to his expectations, the best reports have been received from the south, rather than from the north. Beets grown in the vicinity of Richmond, Va., give returns from 13 to 18 per cent of saccharine matter, and from the Rccos valley in Xew Mexico from 18 to 23 per cent. It is Mr. Wilson's intention to distribute twelve tons of sugar-bee- t seed next spriug. Heretofore all the seeds distributed by the department have been procured in Europe. The growers in Utah have promised three tons this year, and it is expected that other localities will furnish part of the supply necessary. Secretary Love of the Salt Lake County Fish and Game association has sent to the boards of county commissioners of the various counties in the state a letter, inviting them to send delegates to Salt Lake City during conference to assist in the organization of a State lroteetive association. The letter is signed by John Sharp, state fish and game warden. John Q. Camion, president of the Salt Lake County Fish and Game Protective associations. und sets out the importance of taking immediate steps to rigidly enforce the fish and game laws. The meeting for the purpose named will be held during tlie ensuing Mormon conference. The Mhite River Utes in the vicinity of White Rocks, are making prep arations on a large scale, and which are being carried on as secretly as possible. for a prolonged hunt. Notwithstanding the prohibitory orders from Washington and the fact that the state authorities of both Utah and Colorado are unusually vigilant iu tlieir efforts to check infractions of the game laivs, particularly as regards the Indians' hunting, the boldest among them openly assert that their hereditary rights are not to be disputed, and that they will exercise them whenever and wherever they please. From good authority it is learned that there is now in the iron deposits of Iron county, Ftah, two gentlemen who are engaged in making an examination for the Illinois Stee' company that each year consumes so many thousands of tons of iron ore. The deposits in Iron county are among the largest that have been found in the coi ry. and while an attempt was ma ie at a patriarehiai period to handle the ores, it was unsuccessful, and for many years the deposits have been allowed to remain umvorked. e, Hue-nem- Ne-rad- n No War Knnsaft Women as Jurors Ineligible. Fort Scott, Kan., Sept. 29. Miss M. E. Ross, Mrs. M. W. Douglass, Mrs. A. Kaufman and Miss Cora Wheeler, who were drawn on the district court jur; and are the first women ever called for such service in Kansas, responded to the summons today, and all but Miss Wheeler expressed a willingness to serve. The question of their eligibility was raised by Judge Biddle, who cited a Washington supicine court opinion 1,0 show that they were not competent, and Judge Simons found that under the constitution and stlpreins court decisions, a qualified elector must be a male. He was willing that the women should serve in civil cases and paid them a nice compliment for their will ingness to do so. Skipped With Cash. Butte, Mont., Sept. 29 T). X. Dickinson, in charge of the Veno healing institute in Butte, complains to the police of being robbed of $4000 by Rena Bryans, a woman who passed here as his wife sinee the concern started several weeks ago. The womaD had been employed by him six years, lie kept the money in a trunk instead of a bank. Sunday afternoon Dickinson and assistant went to a suburban resort, and on return the woman could not be found. On examination of the trunk it was disclosed that $4000 was missing. The police were notil -Dickinson says the woman was not his wife but only an employee. Iduho Boy Stabbed at a Hall. Market Lake. Ida., 'Sept. 29. At a ball in Milford Tuesday night, John Robb, Jr., stabbed Joseph Walker iti the back below the waist. Dr. Middle-to- n of St. Anthony was called and worked all night to save Walker, wh bled profusely, and was unconscious for hours. He was slightly better this morning. Ilobb is 16 years of age and Walker 13. Robb is under arrest. The affair caused gi eat excitement in that community. Mining: Men to Sleet. Spokane, Wash., Sept. 29. At & meeting last night of the Northwest Mining association final arrangements made for the third annual convention to be held in Spokane October 7, 8 and 9. The association has members in Oregon, Idaho. Montana, British Columbia and Washington, ami at least 500 mining tnen are expected to attend the convention. Committees appointed at the last annual convention will report on revision of the national mining law and government department of mining e Pocatello ENCttped Prisoner Captured. Pocatello, Ida.. Sept. 29. Webb Campbell, one of tlie four men who broke jail here three weeks ago, wa captured in the lower end of town, lie has been hiding in the mountains ever since his escape, lie is charged with burglary. He would say nothing about his companions. McKinley at Williams College. Williamstown, Mass., Sept. 29, The students of Williams college President McKinley yesterday. The president was accompanied McKenna, W. 15. by Attorney-Genera- l Plunkett, the Misses KclCinley, and others. warmly-welcome- Tno Firemen Cremated. Utica. X. Y Sept. 29 Isaac Monroe and John Hanlon, firemen, lost their lives in the burning of the store and warehouse of the commission house of the X. E. White company yesterday. The financial loss was $30,000. Leprosy In British Columbia. Victoria. 15. C., Sept. 29. The city inspector of health is just back from the leper station on ITArey island. He says that of the seven Chinese patie nts six cannot live much longer. They are slowly dying from the terrible disease Death From Black Damp. Scranton. Ta., Sept. 29. Five men met a horrible death from "black damp yesterday, the after accumulation of a fire in the Jermyn No. 7 mine near Rendliam Mth Spain Madrid, 'Sept. 27. The arrival of United States Minister Woodford from San Sebastian has caused a sensation. The program of the United Slates has been ascertained. This does not con template a declaration of war if Spain rejects mediation, but, according to report an "ostentatious proclamation to the world of disapproval of the Cuban regime by suspending diplomatic relations with Spain and United States minister. General Woodford has declined to be Interviewed on the subject further than to say that his conference with the Duke of Tetuan, the foreign in i n ster, was of the most satisfactory rharacter. The unexpected bitterness nf the press and of public opinion has been painfully impressed upon him, but he hopes it will soon be allayed as be believes his mission favorable to Spanish interests and cannot comprehend that Spain could reject mediation lesigned to end an impoverishing war. He has not named a time at which the jvar must be terminated, but he hopes is the result of his tenders that it will ye ended quickly. He believes the war s inflicting incalcuable loss upon the United States and that it is impossible x prevent the organization of filibus-lerin- g expeditions. Unusual measures were taken to protect Minister Woodford on his Journey from San Sebastian to this ity, but the trip was quite unevent-ul- . A party of gendarmes, by a guarded ihe southern express on which he was l passenger. Secret police were posted it the station and the perfect of police .vas in waiting to escort him to his hotel. with-irawingt- -- cora-nand- oodfurdt Washington, Sept. 28. The Administration has had under consideration for some time the propriety of making public the text of the letter presented to the Duke of Tetuan, the Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, by Minister Woodford, in which was outlined this government's view in reference to the Cuban situation. It was propose!! to do this because of the incorrect and sensational reports that had been circulated concerning Minister Woodford's representations to the Spanish authorities, but it has, however, been deemed advisable by the president to withhold the letter from the public for the present It is supposed that Mr. McKinley may have been animated in this decision by the wishes of the Spanish government Imported Contract Labor. Teoria, 111., Sept, 28. Walker V. Powell, grand chief of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers, and H. Pelham grand secretary and treasurer, were today held in S600 bonds to the Federal grand jury on a charge of violating the alien contract labor law they waiving examination. They had promised a place in the headquarters office to a representative of numerous Canadian lodges and discharged a man to make a vacancy for him. The discharged clerk then secured their arrest on the imported contract labor charge. The officials deny that there was any contract, and say that the Canadian lodges were in fairness entitled to representation. Train Robbers Arrested HELD BY SWISS IDAHO LADS' PLUCK. BANDITS. Heavy Ran ora Demanded o! American lor 1 heir Kelea-Toledo. O., Sept. 28 Harry Toller-toaged 20 years, 6on of Attorney B. a. n, W. Tollerton, and Prof. Daniel J. Holmes of Meadville, Pa., college, have been traveling in southern Europe since June, but now no one knows where they are and circumstances Indicate that both are held by Swiss banditti, who are demanding a ran som for their release. 9 They were last heard from on the Sth of September at Martigny, Switzerland. A few days previous to that time they had received sufficient funds through Geneva to provide them with money for the rest of their trip to Berlin, where both were to enter the university on the 22d of this month. Mr. Tollerton received a cablegram from Prof. Holmes, dated Lucerne, requesting an immediate remittance of He cabled $1000 by cable to Cologne. to the United States Consul at Lueerne for information as to the whereabouts of the young men. and asked if any trouble had befallen them, and also cabled to Holmes for particulars. The reply from the Consul was indefinite and unsatisfactory, and that purporting to be from Prof. Holmes was even more so. A second decani for $1000 was made On the 23d of this month, asking that the mon-- be cabled to Lueerne. Last Saturday a third demand was made for an immediate cable of $500 to Lucerne and the remaining $700 by mail. A message was received from Assistant Secretary Day at Washington to the effect that the Minister at Berne and the Consul at Ilorgen had been cabled to make a searching investigation. Presents Robbery of O at Bliss Bliss, Ida., Sept. 25. Governor liierbower tells of a bold but unsuccessful attempt to hold up the Oregon Short Line station here. Warren Orlup, aged 14, is agent at Bliss. During the night some one awoke him and said he wanted to send a message. When tl.e boy opened the door he was confronted by revolvers in the hands of two masked men, who demanded money. The agent gave them $6 from his pocket. The robbers demanded the railroad money, but the boy stoutly maintained that there was none on hand, this evidently being untrue, as the pay-ea- r had just gone through. While tlie robbers were prowling around, the boy leaped on one of them grabbed the pistol with one hand and tore the mask off with the other, revealing tlie features of the desperado known as "Alkali Ike. This alarmed the robbers, who feared to shoot, for fear of arousing people sleeping nearby, and they gave the agent back his money and also a revolver if he would remain quiet, pretending it was all a Warren Orlup L. Station joke. The hoy notified Sheriff White, who Rrrested Ike and Bert Butler, a cowboy, who it is believed, was his accomplice. RUSHING FROM ALASKA. Cnable te Crons IVhite Fass 210 Persons Return to Civilization. Port Townsend, Wash., Sept 27 The Steamship City of Seattle arrived Satand urday evening from Skaguay Dyea. From Skaguay she brought 210 persons, 192 men and eighteen womeit, who were unable to cross White pass, and who preferred to return to civilization, as many of them termed it, to risking death by exposure at Skaguay. T. C. McC'aully, formerly a member of the state legislature from Tacoma, was among the returning passengers, lie was north six weeks, and says during that time there were only two days in each either rain or snow did not fall. Many persons who started out from Skaguay are two poor to return without sacrificing their all, and have camped for the winter on the trail, in many cases occupying the same tents with their horses. From now on, the rush from Alaska back to the sound will be greater than was the rush to Alaska after the return of thei treasure-ladeship Portland, July 17. Portland, Ore., Sept. 27. Two men giving the nemes of Charles Jackson and George Williams, have been arrested in this city charged with holdTrooj era for Fort Hall, the Oregon Railroad & Navigaing UNWARRANTED VIOLENCE. Boise. Ida., Sept. 27. This afternoon tion up company's train, near Clarine, troop F, Fourth cavalry. Captain Hat- seven miles from this city. Engineer Unlawful Violence at Latimer Makes the field commanding, left this city for Evans and Fireman Wilkes who were Coroner's Inquest Unnecessary. Fort Hall reservation to assist Agent on the identified the engine, 's positively Hazleton, Pa., Sept. 28. The Irwin in arresting obstreperous bucks. two men as the who led them which parties the investigated jury Lieutenant Holbrook accompanied the down the track after the hold-up- . death of the strikers at Latimer, in command. The men took 30 days While the two men arrested to Deputy Coroner Coffman's office last appear rations and 200 rounds of ammunition be veterans in their business, their evening after an hour's deliberation, each, 45 horses and five pack mules. plans last were carried out in a rendered the following verdict: night At Nampa a special engine took the very bungling manner. The sum total That from the circumstances of the train out ahead of the regular passen- of their haul was $16 in cash and a case and the evidence offered the said ger. watch they took from the engineer and Clemens Platock with others came to The troops will arrive at Fort Hall fireman. his death by gunshot wounds on Sepagency about 2 o'clock tomorrow morntember 10, 1S97, at the hands of Sheriff Men. Favors Street Car the ing and proceed without delay to the Chicago, Sept. 27. Mayor Harrison James Martin and deputies and in scene of the difficulty'. No trouble ie this we, the jury, do all agree, and we, anticipated in arresting the belligerent said, in speaking of the threatened Phil J. Boyle, Thomas T. Thomas, of the of strike the employees City Indians, but Captain Hatfield, who is Barton Frees and Peter McKiernan, of is If it true that an old Indian fighter, is fully prepared Railway company: do this further men were the jury, because say that the said uiseharged for any emergency. they Rank Robbers Positively Identified were active in organizing a union for Clement Platoek with others was Helena, Mont., Sept. 27. Three men their protection, I believe that public marching peaceably and unarmed on Greeks Want War. sentiment should support the street the public highway, that they were In jail at Billings have been positively Athens, Sept. 27. A large meeting ear men in the event of a strike being intercepted by said sheriff Martin and identified by the cashier of the Butte was held this afternoon in Concord declared. There is a great deal of talk his deputies and were mercilessly shot County hank at Belle Fourehe, S. D., square, where a resolution w.-- adopted of the railroads combining in tlieir to death, and we do further find that as members of the gang that robbed calling upon King George and the Cab- own interests, and I can see no reason the killing was unnecessary and could the bank June 28th, getting several inet to renew the war with Turkey, why the men should not have the have been avoided without serious in- thousand dollars and severely woundrather than accept the terms of peace same jury to either persons or property, and ing some of the bank people. They right to organize, offered by the peace conference. we find, finally that the killing was came into Montana from the "Hole-in-the-Most of the addresses were bellicose, Short in Hit Accounts, all section of Wyoming soon wanton and unjustifiable, but in this, one speaker making a violent attack Washington. Sept. 27. The War George Maue and F. J. MacXeal of this after the crime was committed and' upon the king and Crown Prince Co- department has ordered an investiga- jury do not concur, and we, the jury, were finally run to corner by Montana nstantine. The police endeavored tc tion of the accounts of Lieut. Matthew do further say, that there was such officers. arrest him, but he escaped with the II. Saville. Tenth infantry, who is re- strong suspicion of unlawful violence Two of the men identified as th assistance of the crowd. ported to be short in his accounts as at the hands of person or persons un- Belle Fourehe robbers call themselves The most influential section of the post comptroller at Fort Sill to the known to this jury as to make this in- Frank and Thomas Jones and claim tc be brothers. extent of $1400. press continues peaceful in tone. quest unnecessary. They answer the deThe action grows out of the reported scription of the Roberts brothers, supMother and Her Six Children Slaughtered. posed to have been implicated in the Gambler May Gamble. finding of a forged bank slip among Carrolton, Iowa, Sept. 28. The bank robbery. The third man is a his The vouchers. Lieutenant claims Boise, Ida., Sept. 25. W. L. Boise, slaughter, of a mother and her six giving the name of J. L held to the district court on tlie charge that the apparent shortage is due to children occurred at the home of John Smith. a the of civilian clerk who dishonesty of gambling at Lewiston, has been Boecker, a farmer living eight miles released. Judge Piper of the Second is to be tried in the civil courts on a northwest of here, last night. Boecker, He Fears Hydrophobia. of defalcation. charge district has decided the the fiendish husband, completed his Scranton, Pa., Sept. 27. Physicians law unconstitutional, under the Not Id Need of Gold. bloody work by sending a bullet into were today called to attend John F. court decision in the law fee supreme Washington. Sept. 28. Assistant his own head, inflicting a fatal wound. Jordan of this city, whose case. Judge Piper took the same Secretary Vanderlip today received a The family were prosperous Germans, son died on Friday as at night from hydroStewart Boise, telegram from a leading hanker in and as far as is known hail lived hapJudge grounds phobia, the result of a bite from u that the irregularity in the passage of New York asking upon what terms pily. No motive for the tragedy has mad bulldog last March. During hii the hill was fatal. the government would receive been disclosed. son's ravings, the little fellow's teeth The decision places this district or more gold in San Francisco Boecker's victims are his wife and grazed the father s arm. It was under the old license lnw and games and upon receipt of last telegia; hic these children: Caroline, aged 14; treated at the time and nc will be started immediately. notice of its deposit, issue currency Christine, aged 9; Henry, aged 8; Lizfurther attention given to it until Xew in York. The Assistagainst it zie, aged 6; John, aged 3; and an inla tforuia lintrtRe. today, when the arm showed an unant Secretary has replied in effect that fant. All are dead but Henry, and the mistakable San Francisco, Sept. 2 4. The Calswelling and was quite is in need the government of gold, latter cannot recover from his wounds. not ifornia vintage is later than usual, hut Three physicians have conpainful. and therefore will not be able to make sulted on the case, and if An Aged Mormon Dies. will be superior to any since 1892, they are concessions as to transportation while the dry wine crop will be the any 24. Mrs. Lamoni, la., Sept. Eliza- unable to cope with it. Jordan will be and insurance in the present instance. beth Strang, aged about 78 years, was taken to Xew ork City for Pasteur's largest the state has produced sinee AVIIt'ama for Governor. the bonanza year of s93 The total buried here today. Mrs. Strang was treatment. Eleven person's were bitWorcester. Ma s.. Sept. 28. The pre the second polygamous wife of James ten by the dog, and young Jordan was vintage is estimated at from 1.3,000.0(10 to 20.000.000 gallons. The price, how- liminaries of the Democratic state con- Strang of Beaver Island, Midi., notor- the second who died. ever, will probably be low, on i ti g to vention to be held here tomorrow were iety, where lie set up a faction of the Alaska Transportation Company. competition among the big corpora- gotten well under way tonight. There Mormon faith after the death of the tions handling the product. Pan be will no Smiths Xauvoo. He at all on at had four apparently Diego. Cal., Sept. 27. A fight wives the main question that of the Chi- but when Strang was killed his church company has been organized Public lTne.mlnem cago platform and the candidates for scattered. Two of his wives are now here to carry freight and passenger across the snow aDd ice from St. Mi London, Sept. 24. The Madrid cor- nomination as governor and lieutenant dead. ciiaels to Dawson City during the win governor will have no opposition. The for respondent of the Times says: Hanged Rape. ter months. A snow and ice train wiL The government organs roundly heads of the state tickets will be Key West, Fla., Sept. 24. Silvanus deny that Minister Woodford has men- George Fred Williams for governor Johnson was hanged here at 11 o'clock be used, with a gasoline engine. Tht wheel is propelled by sprocket and tioned an ultimatum hut the public and Christopher T. Callahan for lieu- today for rape. The hangman bungled chain, ffhe cab and Cars are carried mind is not altogether relieved there- tenant governor. the execution and the noose slipped by short sleighs at each end of the by. The policy of the government in The Americans r si ling in Antwerp under the chin. Johnson struggled denying and suppressing news and and who are liable under the new law violently for ten minutes and was ear, like flat ears on railroads. Thes directly denying the truth of almost to be enrolled for military service, still alive at the end of 25 minutes. sleighs are so constructed as to run or everything in any way unpalatable have had a meeting, organized and de- He confessed his crime, professed con- top of the snow as well as the ice The company has applied for a Governmust always tend to increase public termined to oppose this action on the version and died forgiving and bless- ment contract to carry mails up the uneasiness. part of the Belgian government. ing his enemies. Yukon. The United Democracy of Greater Bellamy Is III, Indians in Trouble Xew York unanimously nominated )hlo Democratic Campaign Opened. Deu-e- r. Sept. 28. There has been for the 27th. Henry Columbus, mayor, 25. George 0., Sept. 27. About 3000 but slight change in the condition oJ. Boise, Ida., Sept. Troop F, pcopte attended the opening of th The German government has made Edward Bellamy, the Fourth cavalry, Capt. Hatfield coms manding. will leave in the morning foi its first grant of $750,000 for the relief author, who is stopping here with his Democratic campaign at the AuditorFort Hall Indian agency. Ihere was of sufferers frem the recent floods. brother. He is still suffering with ium tonight. Several thousand per The three men held at Billings.Mont,. nervous prostration, which, with the sonal invitations had been sent out bj recently trouble there over the plaeing the local committee, non. Allen W of an Indian girl in school. She had for the Bellefourehe, S. D., bank rob- effects of the high altitude, preclude 1 hnrman been married, and the bucks thought bery, decided to go back to Helena any possibility of his presided. The chief speed meeting friends. she ought not go to school longer. Th without waiting for a requisition. Within the course of ten days or two was that of Horace L. Chapman, car didate for Governor. Cither girl was sent to the school room, how In consequence of revelations as to weeks it is hoped he will be on a fair speaker, were Gen. A. J. Warner of Marietta now and iD the wants ever, agent help an anarchist plot, the police arrested road to complete recovery. James A. Rice of Canton anc arresting the bucks who made the six anarchists at Madrid on the 27th. Japanese carocnters receive 80 cents Mayor trouble. Congressman Lentz. Mr. Chapmai A number of bombs were seized. a day. read his speech. cor-oner- n s half-bree- g 1 . transs-portatio- world-famou- |