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Show gicpubltc fje ' W. L. BOWI ALV FUSION IN NEBRASKA. OFFICIALS ARE FICURINC. I'ocle Sam Will Need Many Millions of Do llrs to Conduct the War. own, It I -- AGREE CONVENTIONS UPON ONE CANDIDATE. THREE 25. Secretary Washington, Aug. of ascerin task is the UTAH. Gage engaged NEPHI, to come are funds the whence taining to pay the largely increased army determined upon by the president and UTAH NEWS. Secretary Root. The mere question of pa' is easily The total wheat crop of the state will but to this must be added the decided, exceed tha: of last year. enormous expense of additional transThe second crop of lueero has been portation; the cost of subsistence, cut and is up to the average. which, with the army thousands of During 1397-- the inmates of the state miles away, will require the expendipenitentiary made 81,147.21 wojjth of ture of millions of dollars; the added Bocks. cost of new equipment for 30,000 men, The black Hawk veterans will hold and the innumerable items that go to their reunion at the lrovo lake resort make an effective fighting army, propthis week. erly clothed, thoroughly equipped for The teachers of Utah county held duty and well fed; all of these things their summer institute at Castilla are expensive, and their cost is more or less conjectural. Springs last week. Secretary Gage has authority, it is Frank Connors has been formall to issue more bonds for the asserted, charged with the murder of Ollicer of the war in the Philipprosecution William Strong of Provo. mode of procedure will and that pines, Palmer Riley, a Snyder lad, is in a to. The war resorted be critical condition as the result of fall- probably revenue authorized the issue of ing from a runaway horse. worth of certificates of indebtBuilding continues throughout the edness, and $400,000,000 worth of bonds. State and there is not an idle carpenter The law says that the proceeds of the or brick mason to be found. sale of these bonds shall be used to The implement men of "the state re- defray expenditures authorized on acport the sales of harvesting machinery count of the existing war, etc. It is much heavier than last year. held by the law officers of the governThere is but one sentiuientexpressed ment that the insurrection in the Philin all lines of business, and that is that ippines is to all intents and purposes a the fall trade is a record breaker. part of the existing war with Spain. become has Brown Arthur MESSAGE FROM TRANSVAAL. almost totally blind, but his physicians Hat Received Presihope to eventually restore his eyesight. Itrlttah liovernmcnt dent Kruger's Reply. The bank clearings in Salt Lake City 25. The secretary of London. last week showed a gain of CO per cent state for theAug. colonies, Joseph Chamberover the corresponding week of last lain, received the text of the Transyear. vaal's reply to the proposals of the About twenty-fiv- e of Utahs veterans British government, and now has them of the Civil war will attend the national under consideration. The members of encampment at Philadelphia on Septhe cabinet are within reach, but until tember 4 to 9. the government has determined on A salesman representing an eastern what course to pursue, Mr. Chamber-lai- n his in house is unwilling to divulge the consales millinery says that Utah this year are fully double what tents of the message from South Africa. they have been. From an excellent unofficial source 1 the Rocky Mountain By September 8 $100,-000,0- 00 Ex-Senat- information it is ascertained that the substance of the Transvaal's communication to the British government in reply to the latter's demands is a concession of a five years' retroactive franchise, a share in the election of the president and an increase in the representation of the gold fields, probably eight additional seats, and a stipulation that all other questions are to be submitted to arbitration but not to a foreign power; that Great Britain shall not use the recent interference as a precedent and that the British government shall relinquish all suzerainty rights. of Bell Telephone company expects to have a line operating from Salt Lake City to the coast. The board of county commissioners of Utah county have let the contract for building a county infirmary, the came to be completed by January next. The bee men of Ashley valley are doing a thriving business this season. The yield of honey is said to be immense, and is being disposed of at a fair price. Cleverly executed counterfeit dollars with the date 1893 or 1898 are being circulated throughout the state. The ring is perfect, but the coin is light and the metal feels greasy to the touch. It may be some time before the location for the state fish hatchery is settled. Three locations are under advisement, one in Salt Lake county, one in Utah county, and the third in Morgan county. Thomas Hunt, a lad of Monroe, climbed a tree and when a distance of twenty-fiv- e feet from the ground a limb broke and precipitated him downwards, inflicting severe but SOVEREIGNTY Sultan not necessarily fatal injuries. The Utah batteries were the most effective artillery in the service of the United States, either volunteer or regular, during the war with Spain and subsequently in the Philippine insurrection. Utonians never do anything by halves. The present prosperity in Utah is based upon a solid foundation, and it is the opinion of conservative business men that there is not the slightest danger of a collapse such as was witnessed In 1893. The wealth of Utah will increase with each succeeding day. This is the first year in twenty that the mulberry trees have not proved a nuisance. In former years the berries have fallen on the sidewalks, littering them up and causing much trouble. The failure of the crop this year is generally attributed to the late frost. Poll tax delinquents now wish they had paid up. The tax is only 83, but the court costs are 82, execution 60 cents, service of summons 81.40 and service of the execution 82.40, so that it costs the delinquent just 89.40 to square himsdlf with the poll tax collector. The attorney general has rendered an opinion concerning school elections in which he declares that the law requires that the polls must be open for four consecutive hours per day at a school election, and if they are open for any Bhorter time the election is invalid. The Provo electric light plant employs the highest voltage known, a voltage of 40,000 being used to transmit power to Mereur, a distance of thirty-fivmiles. The line is working perfectly and has experienced no interference from lightning or electrical storms. e OVER MOROS. anl Several Chiefs Sign Agreement With Geueral Bates. Manila, Aug. 25. General Bates has returned from Sulu, having successfully accomplished his mission there. After five weeks negotiation, with much tact, an agreement was signed which in substance was as follows: American sovereignty over the Moros shall be recognized, and there shall be no persecution against religion; the United States shall occupy and control such parts of the archipel' ago as public interest demands; any person may purchase land with the Sultans consent; the introduction of s shall be prohibited; piracy shall be suppressed; the American courts shall have jurisdiction except between the Moros; Americans shall protect the Moros against foreign imposition, and the Sultan's subsidiary from Spain shall be continued. The Sultan and several chiefs signed the agreement. William Jennings Bryan Dictates the Deni ocratio Platform. and Sliver, Not Trusts, Is Maae the Paramount Issue. N nail. Mr. Bryan addressed all three conventions and was emphatic in his denunciation of the administrations He also policy in the Philippines. of in support the free spoke vigorously of silver, declaring it to be the coinage main issue now before the public. lie denounced trusts in strong terms and criticised the administration for doing nothing to. regulate them. He was received with great enthusiasm. - Drunken Soldiers Create a Disturbance in llonolulu. San Francisco, Aug. 24. The steamer Doric brings the following news from llonolulu: The transport Indiana arrived from San Francisco August 10, and sailed for Manila August 11. Soldiers were allowed to land, and they came in conflict with the Honolulu police. A drunken soldier was arrested by the police and other soldiers attempted to rescue him. There was a lively fight, in which some heads were broken, but the man was finally landed in jail. He was given to his commanding officer on condition that he he taken from the streets. The ship Tacoma arrived August 9, bound for Manila with 200 horses. Two of the animals died during the voyage. The horses were unloaded to be turned out to pasture until August 16, when the Tacoma will resume her voyage. AFTER THE STORM. One Hundred Thousand Hungry In Porto Klco. Washington, Aug. 24. A cable dis- business. No Trace of Montana Holdups. Butte, Mont., Aug. 25. No word has been received from the posse on the trail of the four road agents who held up the stage coach at Horseshoe Bend Monday. II. J. Reiling, president of the Pacific Dredging company, who, with his wife, were the only passengers, and who was robbed of 85,000 in gold dust, has arrived in Butte. The robbers had cut all the telephone and telegraph wires in the vicinity and had expected a bigger haul, as Mr. Reiling was supposed to have with him the company's entire clean-u- Indian Raid a Town. Chihuahua, Mex., Aug. 24. The military authorities have received telegraphic advices of au attack on the town of Cumuripa by a hand of 300 Yaqui Indians. The place was without military protection, but the Mexican citizens barricaded themselves in their adobe houses and resisted the attack for tea hours, when the Indians withdrew. Several houses were burned by the Indians and five men ami women were killed. It is thought that a number of Indians were killed. from southern Russia say that a current belief of the approaching end of the world is causing a panic among the uneducated classes . At Kharkova the capital of the government of that name, workmen are leaving in large numbers, wishing to spend what they consider their last days at their village homes. The factory owners have asked the police to stop this immigration Id order to prevent the ruination of p. TO USE FOUR ARMIES. That Nothing Can the Transvaal. There is no longer London, Aug. 23. any doubt that President Krueger has refused to submit to the demand of Mr. Chamberlain for the appointment He may of a court of inquiry. have done so diplomatically or hedg-inglbut that his answer is regarded British government as tantathe by mount to positive refusal is now an established fact. The colonial office but there are other is evidences which amply justify this All the officials will say in statement. The reply matter is: to the regard is not a complete acceptance of the proposal of Mr. Chamberlain, secretary of the colonies. The report that President Krueger has proposed new terms is somewhat verified by the guarded comment of the colonial office officials and the irritability displayed there. There is not the slightest doubt that they now war is the only way to settle the They would far rathei controversy. have had a curt, defiant answer than the temporizing answer which the Boer president has sent. With the former Great Britain would have had plain grounds for a quick commencement of hostilities. Under the terms which now exist, aggressive action needs considerable explanation to justify it in the eyes of the world, and the English minority who still declare war would be an outrage. However, if Mr. Chamberlain has his way, it is believed President Kruger's counter proposals will meet with scant attention and, unless the Boers completely back down, which is not likely, the crisis will quickly develop into war. VICOROUS CAMPAIGN PLANNED FOR PHILIPPINES. irmjr Officers Have Sugceeteri a Scheme to the Head of the War Department to Distract anil Dehtroy the Id. surgeut Forces. Washington, Aug. 22. The maps of the lhilippines, and especially of that portion of the island of Luzon north and south of Manila, which have beeix prepared for the use of Secretary Root, may assume a more important part in the coining campaign than has been given it heretofore. Secetary Roothas not only ascertained where the United States troops are located and has them nicely marked off on the map, but he lias also taken into consideration such information as can be obtained relative to the population of the adjacent coun trv.the kind of people and their disposition toward the United States. The secretary has been studying the lines-otransportation andlearning what he can of the geography of the country. It is believed that more than one army can operate to advantage in the Philippines, and the suggestion has. been made by some, army officers that an army should start from different points and operate in such a manner as to distract and destroy the Filipino forces. At present the United States forces do not occupy the line of railway half way to Liugayen, on the gulf of the same name. It lias been suggested that if one force were to start from Lingayen and move south at the same time that another were moving north, there would be a very great probability of soon sePACIFICATION OF ISLANDS. curing the entire railway for the use of the army, and the insurgents would Admiral Dewey 8ays Filipino are Capable be separated into divisions east and of west by the railroad, as they are now New York, Aug. 23. The London divided into northern and southern correspondent of the World, in an in- bands. Between Angeles and Lingayen. terview with Admiral Dewey, asked is Tarlac, a town of considerable him if the Philippines were likely to situated in a province where be pacified soon. The admiral replied: are said not to be unfriendly I have the question of the Philippines United States. If this province more at heart than has any other should be occupied it might be of American, because I know the Filito ibe government. pinos intimately and they know I am W liile these are merely suggestions, their friend. The recent insurrection be that when the army in the it may is the fruit of the anarchy which has Philippines consists of 60,000 men, in long reigned in the islands, but the in- stead of about 20,000 or 25,000, it will surgents will have to submit them- be possible to have four or morearmies-operatinselves to the law after beiDg accusinstead of two, as during the tomed to no law at all. last campaign. I believe and affirm, nevertheless, that the Philippine question will be RIOTING IN PARIS. vry shortly solved. The Filipinos are Anarchist Mob ana tli Police Engage In capable of governing themselves; they a Bloody Battle. have all qualifications for it. It is a Paris, Aug. 21. Paris on Sunday question of time, but the only way to was the scene of serious disturbances, settle the insurrection and assure prosin some recalling respects the comperity to the archipelago is to concede mune. In the of the afternoon, riots to the inhabitants. and 380 were injured, evening persons That would be a solution of many whom 360 were taken to the hospiof would satisfy all, espequestions and tals. Fifty-nin- e police agents were cially the Filipinos, who believe themwounded. One hundred and fifty perselves worthy of it and are so. I have never been in favor of vio- sons were arrested, of whom eighty lence toward the Filipinos. The islands have been detained in custody. In response to an appeal of the Jourare at this moment blockaded by a fleet and war reigns in the interior. This nals Du Peuple and La Petite Repub-liqu- e, abnormal state of things should cease. groups of Anarchists and SocialI should like to see autonomy first conists about 3 oclock in the gathered ceded and then annexation might be talked about. This is my opinion. I afternoon in the Place de la Repub-liqu- e. The police had taken precaushould like to see violence at once put a stop to. According to my view, the tions and there seemed no danger of concession of to disorders. be the most just and most logical soSebastian Baure and Faberot, well lution. known revolutionary anarchists, wero-thVICTOR IN RUINS. ringleaders. Faure, standing on Business Portion of Colorado Mining Camp the pedestal of the statue, which rises-ithe center of the Place de la Repub-liqu- e, Wiped Oat of Existence. addressed the crowd. Among Cripple Creek, Colo., Aug. 23. Fire has utterly destrojed the business other things he said that the anarchportion of the city of Victor, causing a ists should be masters of the streets. loss estimated at 82,000,000. Beginning The police then interfered and disshortly after noon the fire raged until lodged Faure and Faberot, making evening, consuming everything in its three arrests. The crowd at this point way. It had its origin, it is thought, dispersed, but a column of demonin the Merchants cafe, adjoining the strators headed by Faure and Henri Bank of Victor, on the corner of Third dliorr, made for the Place de la Nastreet and Victor avenue. A strong tion. The police broke through the colwind from the south fanned theflames, umn and a for the mastery and in a few minutes all the surround- followed. struggle Shots were fired and M. Goullier, commissary of police, was ing houses were afire. Help was summoned from Cripple twice stabbed with a knife. Creek, but the town had been built in for some time and much the early days of the camp and was of damage was done to property, besides-manpine timber for the most part and people being injured. burned like paper. Efforts were made to stop the progress of the flames by FLEE FROM TRENCHES. blowing up buildings in their path by means of dynamite, and all afternoon Insurgents North of Angeles Compel ed tothe hills roared with the explosions, Abandon Their Position. but the effort was in vain. Manila, Aug. 22. One lieutenint of Nine Soldiers Are Drowned. the Twelfth infantry was killed and an23. was seriously wounded while other While reconnoit-ering a Manila, Aug. of the Twenty-fourtInnorth of Angeles. The party under Americans was a large force crossencountered Crane, Capt. fantry of the on river a drove and them from the Moriquina ing insurgents raft, hawsers broke. The current, very their position. swift at that point, caused the raft to Lieutenant Cole of the Sixth infantcapsize, drowning nine enlisted men. ry, with eighty men, encountered 100 The United States transport Tartar, insurgents intrenched in the mounfrom San Francisco July 24, with Gen- tains of the island of Negros and routed after an hour and a half of seeral Joseph Wheeler and his daughter, them vere fighting. The Americans had troops of the Nineteenth infantry, and three men slightly hurt. Nineteeu more than 81,300,000 in coin has dead insurgents were counted in the trenches. Six rifles and a quantity oC reserve ammunition were captured. be-ie- ve f size-an- the-native-s to-th- great-advantag- e g COLLIDE WITH POLICE. patch has been received at the war department from General Davis, giving additional details of the conditions in Porto Rico. He placed the number of killed at 1,000, and reiterates his estimate of 100,000 destitute. General Davis says; In a few limited areas the coffee is haH safe; remaining area of the crop is almost totally ruined, and the trees are so injured that next year's crop will not exceed 50 per cent average. Bananas furnished the food, and sweet potatoes, beans, rice, corn and yams, all of which are grown, here, supplied the other half to 50 per cent of the inhabitants. All the bananas, beans, rice and corn are destroyed, and half the potatoes. I now estimate over 1,000 dead and 100,000 this number being hungry, homeless. Hunger will increase rather than diminish for several weeks. People in Southern ItusnU Believe End of World U Near. St. Petersburg, Aug. 25. Reports Now Believed Prevent War In y, Nebraska Omaha, Neb., Aug. Silver and RepubDemocrats, Populists licans met in this city Tuesday and fused on nominations for judge of the supreme court and two membersof the board of regents of the state university. Former Governor Silas A. Iloleomb was nominated for supreme justice by the Populists and endorsed by the other two conventions, though, not without a tight in the Democratic gathering, where there was strong opposition to him, emanating from Douglas county. This opposition centered . on former United States Senator V. Allen, who could have had a majority of the ballots in the convention, but he pushed his friend Iloleomb. Alien was chairman of the resolutions committee in the Populist convention and William J. Bryan was a delegate to the Democratic gathering. Mr. Bryan dictated the platform of the Democratic convention. This document declared uncompromisingly for free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, and endorsed bodily thcCliicago platform of 1896. The platform of the Populist convention endorsed the platform of the Populist national convention of 1890 and in addition contained planks denouncing the policy of the administration in the Philippines. The platform of the Silver Republicans was much the same and contained in addition a strong plank declaring against the use of railroad passes by public This pass resolution was officials. adopted by the Populist convention without dissent, but stirred up a great commotion among the Democrats, of whom fought it tooth and many 24. fire-arm- EARTH TO STOP REVOLVING. KRUECER REFUSES TO SUBMIT. one-ha- lf one-ha- lf n Rioting-continue- - h |