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Show Republic. Glljc W. I- - KOITI AUT OEM, PobIKb. - NEPHI. UTAH. UTAH NEWS! Considerable interest is being manifested in the coming- state fair. Major Grant declares it as. his opinion that General Otis has managed the campaign in the Philippines extremly well. Work on the plans and specifications of the four state university buildings is going forward with commendable speed. Utah apples are now on the market. They are superior in size and quality to any of those that have yet been im- ported. The Utah & Pacific lias finished work on the extension to the Utah line, the last spike being driven at noon on July 31. The daughter of Alfred Hates of American Fork drank a quantity of lye and is dead after eight months suffering. A cloudburst at Ferron on the 29tli ult., did considerable damage to growing crops and the light bridges across the small streams. The city council of Gunnison has let a contract for the construction of a city hall t cost Si. 000, and to be completed by November 20. The school enumerators of Provo have finished their labors and find in that city 2,173 children of school age, 1,091 boys and 1,079 girls. Young ducks are plentiful in the sloughs along the lake, and the game warden is having a hard time keeping the lads from slaughtering and trapping the little fellows. The seventeen months' drought in Dixie has been broken by one of the finest rainfalls known in years, and everyone feels jubilant as the outlook is now indeed promising. Complaints come from portions of Heaver, Iron, Garfield and Sevier counties that potatoes are not doing well; the plants seem to be going to tops at the expense of the tubers. A Salt Lake cattle buyer last week purchased 1,000 head of' cattle'from Oregon parties, the bovines, representing a cash value of about 20.000, being shipped to Salt Lake City. Extensive preparations are being made for the reception of the volunteers at every town and hamlet in the state. The day of their return will be a holiday and day of rejoicing generally. August 2nd was observed as Iceland day at Spanish Fork by about 500 Icelanders, who sang Iceland songs and made Iceland speeches to their heart's content. The day closed with a banquet and ball. The Hlack Ilawk Veterans will hold at the Provo their annual camp-fir- e lake resort, August 24, 25 and 20. Inwill vitations to attend the camp-fir- e be sent to all veterans of the different wars now in Utah. State Auditor Richards has made the discovery that for the jfhst year an illegal method has been pursued in the certification to the auditor of the amounts to be paid by the state for juror and witness fees and mileage. Some miscreants recently stole 1,500 feet of copper wire from the Salt Lake City Street Railway company, which is valued at $132. The cars had been discontinued on the line in question, but the poles and wire had not been taken down. County Attorney Putnam has decided to file a charge of murder in the first degree against Iieubrook, the slayer of Hurt Morris, despite the fact that the committing magistrate bad held him for the lesser crime of man- slaughter. The Union Pacific land department has recently sold John II. White 2.537 acres near Salt Lake; 3,039 acres of Summit county land has been sold to Forest N. Stillman, and IV J. Lindsey has come into possession of 7,000 acres In Davis county. An action has been brought in Salt Lake Citv to declare Thomas Madden dead. Madden disappeared in 1892, leaving $1,000 in the hands of a friend for investment, and now his relatives want the money distributed amoug themselves. According to the statutes Madden is dead, having absented himself for 6even years. Robert Cobley, aged 16, was killed in a peculiar manner on the 31st. lie bad gone to the station for the mail and sat down under the mail-ba- g and iell asleep. The arm of the car reached out for the bag, and in returning to its .place struck him in the head. DOESNT I. IKE OTIS. I!rltl. h Nav.l Ofili Silly er the General AGUIXALDOS APPEAL Is s Man. OUI ASKS THE POWERS TO RECOGNIZE FILIPINO INDEPENDENCE. Victoria, H. C., Aug. 11. Commander P. S. St. John, of the British warship Declares that Ilia People Ilad Conquered Peacock, who arrived here on the Emthe Sovereignty of the Kliimls From press of Japan, severely criticises the Spain ISefore the Signing of cammanagement of the Philippine the Treaty of Faria. paign by General Otis, lie is quoted as saying: Manila, Aug. 10. Aguinaldo has apGeneral (His is a silly old man withto the powers' for recognition of out knowledge of the necessities or re- pealed Filipino independence, in a docusponsibilities of his position; without ment dated from Tariae, July 27, and ability to improve it. The very first signed by Bueucauilhio. It has been action of his government should be bis received by all the foreign consuls in recall. It is a pitiful thing to see the Manila, with the request that they forsacrifice of the tall, splendid men of ward it to their respective governthe American soldiery to his. gross ments. The Filipinos use their old argument lie al.--o expressed the opinion that that they had conquered the sovereignthe American fatalities would aggreof these islands from Spain before ty gate 5,000, adding that the facts could the signing of the treaty of Paris, and not be told, owing to the press censor- therefore Spain was in no position to ship. He predicted that if General Otis cede them to the United Stales. They is left to direct the army of occupation that the possession of the 7.000 the Americans will virtually be de- argue prisoners, captured with their Spanish feated, for, be said, the rebels will be arms fighting against the Filipinos is able to bold their own, save within the of the nullity of the eloquent proof cities of Manila and Iloilo, and perhaps as when they sura few square miles roundabout, and do Spanish sovereignty, rendered Spain's hold was irrevocably as they please. lost. The document says: HOT-BEOF INTRIGUE. Replying to the Spanish commissions request to iease the prisoners EinpreMg Dowager or China ia Having no because Spain no longer has political 1ieattant Time. interests in the islands, we asked for a Vancouver, H. C., Aug. 11. Advices of peace and friendship between from China received by the steamer treaty and the Filipinos, whereby the Spain Empress of Japan, are to the effect be released, but the would that on the surface Pekin is quiet, but prisoners commissioners refused, because it beneath there is ferment. The empress would mean recognition of our indedowager still holds the reins of office, pendence. This is equivalent to saying of but the palace is a veritable that the prisoners must stay in our minjealous intrigues; prince against hands indefinitely, because their posister, eunich against both, and empress session is our most efficacious method dowager and her favorites against the to adjust our account with Spain and world. obtain from here recognition of indeThe empress dowager has issued an pendence. edict at Pekin in which several sweepThe Filipinos claim that they coning reforms are ordered to take place quered all the country except Manila, in all the state departments of the and in securiug that they empire. the latter's capitulation by surroundThe Pekin & Tien-Tsirailway, the ing it at the cost of thousands of lives. edict states, has made a handsome They also claim they conquered the profit, but there will be no further con- country unassisted except for sixty struction of railroad lines until the guns that Admiral Dewey gave Agui. system has been completed. naldo, and that Admimal Dewey and When that is done, and it has been the British and Belgian consuls recogfound to be profitable, other lines will nized the Filipino sovereignty by askbe laid down. ing for passes to visit the country. They claim that they have letters CO OVER TO ENEMY. from American consuls and generals Dominican Troops Desert Their Leader and recognizing their sovereignty and Enter Camp of Rebels that the Americans would promising Cape Iiaytien, Hayti, Aug. 11. Genwhich their recognize independence, eral Francisco Lyriano, sent from was at the disposition of the powers. Monte Cliristi by the Dominican govThe Filipinos attempt to make capiernment to attack General Haron Pa- tal of the statement that Admiral checo at Dajabon, the headquarters of Dewey had confidence that Aguinaldo the revolutionists, was abandoned would observe and fulfill the rules of that he gave him 100 Spanish when he arrived in front of the enemy, war, prisoners which the American navy by his troops, who, without firing a had captured. shot, deserted and entered the camp of Finally, the Filipinos appeal to the powers to influence Washington to General Pacheco to a termination the unjust war The advanced posts of the latter are bring which is devastating the country. at Las Aguas. and the revolutionists SAN JUAN HERO SLAIN. are masters of the fords across the D hot-be- d n Lu-Ha- n river Yaque, thus cutting off commu- Two Fort Douglas Troopers Dead as the nication between Monte Christi and the Result of a Quarrel. interior. The force of Don Juan IsMro Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 9. PriJiminiz, leader of the revolution, i8 vate William II. Carter, the man who beiug augmented every day, and news killed desperado Jack Thomas at the from every Dart of the Dominican re- Duchesne strip, last evening between public is favorable to him. 5 and 6 oclock shot and killed First Sergeant John Jackson. Both men WILL RETURN IN A BODY. were colored soldiers stationed at Fort Utah Volunteers to Arrive in Salt Lake City Douglas. Jackson had given Carter an on August 19. order, whiclrhe refused to obey, whereSan Francisco, Aug. 11. The Utah upon the sergeant' ordered Carter to volunteers have cast a unanimous vote the guard house. lie stared for his to return hpme in a body. They will hunk, presumably Ho get his blankets, be brought home by special train, and Rut came hack armed with a rifle and will reach Salt Lake City on August 19. shot Jackson twice, the last shot, passA stop of an hour or two will be made Carter then ing through his heart. in Ogden, ind at other towns on the made a break for was soon but liberty, line to give the people a chance to greet followed by or thirty of his twenty the returning heroes. fellow soldiers, determined to avenge Arriving in Salt Lake City, the boys the death of the sergeant, and a pitchwill march through the principal ed battle ensued, in w hieh Carter streets to Liberty Park, where a proseven or eight wounds, one bulgram will be carried out. The Utah let passing through his neck and killmen will leave the Presidio for their him instantly. homes on the afternoon of August 17, ing at 3 oclock. Unless something unexBATTLE WITH FILIPINOS. pected happens this program will be carried out to the letter. The 16th General Mar Arthur's Forces Engage Large inst. has been the day set for the final Uoily oT Rebels. discharge, and from the way everyManila, Aug. 10. General MaeAr-thur'- s thing is progressing aU reports and forces, consisting of 4,000 men, duties will be finished by that time. advanced five miles beyond San FerWOMAN SHOT FILIPINOS. nando yesterday, and encountered and of Wife Senator Beveridge of Indiana( defeated a Filipino force of 6.000 men. The enemy retreated, leaving many Shown! ller Nerve. dead and wounded. The American loss Vancouver, R. C., Aug. 11. In connection with the arrival of United in killed and wounded was twenty. States Senator Beveridge from Manila, liner Preparing for War. it is said that Airs. Beveridge, who acLondon, Aug. 11. The Daily Mail companied her husband, had the dis- publishes the following dispatch from tinction of firing five shots at the FiliJohannesburg: By a special article pinos. While the senator was on the firing added to the grondwc (the constitution line one day she went for a drive, es- of the Transvaal) the president is aucorted by a squad of Tennessee soldiers. thorized, in event of war, rebellion or She ventured too far, and soon rebel other emergency', To proclaim martial bullets were falling about her carriage. law and to compel every inhaUtant of A hasty retreat waa begun. the republic to hear arms in its deMrs. Beveridge drew her revolver, which she had carried since arriving fense. The Pretoria forts are being at Manila, and fired five shots ia the and Boer ageDts are buy-to- g direction of the rebels, who could be strengthened all the available draught oxen up seen skulking in the distance. in Beuhuanaland. HIS WISH GRATIFIED. Dewey Wanted to Capture Manila A ear TweutJ-fl- e Ago. Washington. Aug. 9. An interesting historical fact dated hack to Is. 3, has come to light in which Admiral Dewey was the central figure. Dewey, then a commander, was in command of the United States steamer Narragansett on the Asiatic station, having taken 1. I"i3. charge of the vessel on March The vessel mason survevingduty when the Yirginus trouble was precipitated and a war with Spain seemed imminent. Commander Dewey wrote to the navy ease department requesting that in he should assigned he declared was war to the duty of capturing Manila. The peace settlement of the controversy with Spain avoided the necessity for a hostile demonstration, hut the interesting fact is that the doughty ofiieer had his eye on Manila over a quarter of a century ago. A search will he made for the letter in the files of the navy department and if found it is expected an effort will-bmade by the citizen's committee to have it reproduced as a souvenir of the reception to he tendered Admiral I)owey up n his arrival here. KILLED IN RACE RIOT. Pitched Hal lie Ret w een Negroes anil M bite Men In South Carolina. Greenville, S. C.. Aug. 9. A race riot occurred at the Poe cotton mills, near this place, in which one white man and five negroes were w ounded. Early in the evening several negroes fired into the home of Mr. Gieenberg, a mill operator, while he and his family were at supper. No one was struck by the shots, but Greenberg and his friends followed the negroes, capturing the leader. He was taken to jail. Reports were circulated among the negroes that he had been lynched, and 300 of them appeared at the mills. Messengers summoned white men from Greenville, and a pitched battle ensued. Ben Odom was the only white man wounded. The names of the five negroes are unknown, as they were immediately taken off by friends. Quiet prevails today. WOMAN AT THE BOTTOM OF IT. Saint Believed to Have Stirred ip laqui ludiaus. El Paso, Tex., Aug. 9. Santa Teresa, a Mexican woman who has long been revered as a saint by the natives of A Chihuahua and Sonora, and who is believed to possess the power of healing the sick by the layiug on of hands, is believed to be responsible for the outbreak among the Yaqui Indians. Santa Teresa was implicated in the outbreak when the custom house at Palomas, Chihuahua, was raided, a few years ago. Every rebel captured had a picture of the woman in his possession, and on the hack of the picture was inscribed one of her prayers. The government made every effort to capture her, hut she escaped and has since been living with and under the protection of the Yaquis. She is described as frail and delicate looking, but possessing great magnetic power. FOUGHT Herr A SABER DUEL. M'olf. Net irions German Radical, Frobably Fatally Hurt. Vienna, Aug. 9. A sensational saber duel was fought between Herr Wolf, the notorious German radical member of the Ileichsratli, and Herr Krzekep. a German Liberal deputy. It was a furious encounter. Ilerr Wolf received a wound in the head, severing an artery. The doctors declared him incapable of continuing the duel, but he persisted though his face was bathed in blood. Ultimately he sustained a second wound in the head and was carried home in a dangerous condition. The duel arose from Herr Krzekep accusing Herr Wolf of always answering political attacks by fighting duels against incapable antagonists. Twenty-nin- e Killed at Bridgeport. Bridgeport, Conn., Aug. 9. Twenty-nin- e persons were killed in the trolley ear accident at Oronoque Sunday. Of the dozen injured only three are in a serious condition. Examination of the trestle and the wrecked car by the coroner's jury and engineering experts showed that the structure was perfectly sound, hut that the wooden stringers outside the rails were too low to serve as guard rails, that the flanges of the ear wheels were unbroken and the brake set. The crank was turned to shut off the current. YAQU1 INDIANS ARE PREPARED FOR A DESPERATE CC NFLICT. Are Detennlneil to Recover Their I,oi.t Country, anil Mill Kill veryl.oily Found ;n the Limits of Their Olil Iosressions. Austin, Texas. Aug. 8. A special from Teyazas. Chihuahua, Mexieo, says: It is goiug to take the Mexican government a long time and a big force of The troops to quell the Rebellion. Yaquis are better prepared now than ever before for a long and bloody campaign. They are all well fixed financially, nearly all of them having saved the $200 per head which the Mexican government paid them when they signed the treaty of peace two years ago. They have been making money since then, too, and it is known to he a fact that they have been laying in big supplies of arms and ammunition for some time past. It has been common talk among the American prospectors in the Yaqu valley that the Indians were preparing for another outbreak, but as the braves have always shown a friendly spirit toward the Americans, it was thought that they would not molest them when they did goon the warpath. They are determined to recover all their lost country, however, and will kill anybody they find within the limits of their old possessions. The special also reports that a number of miners and ranchers in and near Cocori had been slain and their properly laid waste. OVER A SCORE DROWNED. Two Hundred LxcurnioniKts Thrown Into the Water by Breaking of Gang Plauk.2 Bar Harbor, Me., Aug. 8. A score of persons were killed by the collapse of the gang plank of the Mount Deseret ferry. Seventeen were drowned and three died from the terrible experience of immersion in the water and injuries while struggling for life. The Maine Central railroad had run an excursion to Bar Harbor. At Mount Deseret ferry, the terminus of the line, the train is left for the boat, for an eighteen-mile sail to Bar Harbor. From the wharf a slip or gangplank, forty feet long and ten feet wide ran out to the boat; the slip was hinged at the inner end and was raised or lowered to suit the tide. When the excursion train from Bangor arrived at the ferry there was a rush for the steamer Sappho. The first few passengers had crossed the gang plank safely and it is estimated that 200 people were massed ou the plank. The long timbers supporting the plank broke in the middle. The hinges held up one end and the chain the other, while the broken ends of the plank dropped and a struggling, screaming mass of humanity was plimged into the water fifteen feet below the wharf. Many were taken from the water unconscious and were revived with difficulty. FORTY PEOPLE KILLED. Loaded Trolley Car Plunges Through a Trestle, Falling F'.irty Feet. Bridgeport, Conn., Aug. 8 Nearly forty persons were killed by an acci- dent on the Stratford extension of the Shelton Street Railway company, when a loaded trolley car went off the trestle over Deck's mill pond at Oronoquc about six miles north of Bridgeport, nd sank in the flats forty feet below. Thus far thirty-sipersons are knoAn to he dead. Only two persons are known to have escaped unharmed. It is believed that there wre forty-thre- e passengers on the car, but the indicator was removed by a conductor of another car and spirited away, so that at present it is impossible to state accurately the number aboard. The trestle is 440 feet long, made of iron, with stone foundations, and was not protected by guard rails. South of the trestle is an incline, down which the car ran at a high rate of speed. After it ran on the trestle for about ten feet, the trucks left the rails, then the car continued on the ties about seventy-fiv- e feet, when it went off the trestle and dropped into the pond below, overturning completely and upending. x Twenty Killed at Bar Harbor. Special Train For Wyoming Boys. Bar Harbor. Me.. Aug. 9. A careful Laramie, Wyo., Aug. 8. The citizens examination by divers in the vicinity of this city have gathered together of Mount Deseret ferry slip, the scene over $000, which will he used for the of Sunday s accident, and investigation benefit of the returning Wyoming volon shore up to 10 o clock this morning, unteers. It has been proposed to charseem to indicate that the twenty vic- ter a special train and bring the heroes tims reported last night are all who home from San Francisco free. The perished as a result of the catastrophe. soldiers have fought gallantly, and it Mr. Southard of Bangor, who was seseems a pity that they should he comriously injured, is not likely to recover pelled to spend the last of their money and two other persons are suffering for railroad tickets to re. .h home. The from pneumonia. The others injured fund is rapidly growing and a special are in a favorable condition. train will undoubtedly be chartered. |