| Show LOCAL AND OTHER MATTERS FROM FRIDAYS S DAILY MARCH j 4 the university building the Boar board dot dof of regents of the deseret university rity fity held a meeting at 11 this forenoon to consider the tho plan for the university building to be erected on the grounds heretofore known as union square the plan was prepared by dr john E R park and architect obed taylor it itwara was adopted by the board and a building committee appointed to push tha the 1 structure forward to completion the me north half of the building which is to face the south will be commenced right away the board of regents meet on the ground tomorrow morning at 10 the building committee are H S dredge ldredge R T burton henry dinwoodey and dr park railroad smashup A pretty bad smashup occurred on the utah central last eve evening nik niu at a place called rays kays creek a about t a mile north of kaysville Kays ville the even evening 1119 lilg freight train due in this city at was nearing a switch at the point mentioned where one of the cars of the train was to be uncoupled and left just before reaching the spur which is on the west of the track the main train was detached and the engine and two cars proceeded down to make the switch this was successfully done and the engine and I 1 its ts re m a ining car then drew out upon the main track through some misunderstanding der standing or accident not yet understood and which is to be in investigated vesti gated hereafter the main train at this juncture came speeding down the grade upon the tiie locomotive and car which with five other cars was thrown from the track by the collision and the rails and ties badly displaced in the vicinity IN no to person was hurt but four cars were utterly wrecked and the tender to the locomotive badly in aured the road could not be bere here re paired in time for lor the express train which therefore had to be sig nailed and the passengers and baggage transferred to a especial special train sent from the city to the scene of the accident workmen were busy all ail on the track and had bad it in complete repair by 11 a m today although four cars loaded w with ith merchandise ise lse were knocked into smithereens the goods were found in an uninjured condition welcoming him home the bear lake democrat contains the following interesting account of the reception of apostle chas 0 rich on his return to his home on the uit it has never been our lot to see a more genuine expression of public sympathy and affection than that which welcomed the return of president 0 0 richa rich last tuesday many turned out on monday to meet him on his way to st charles charies Ch arJes at which place he stayed all night on tuesday a procession formed in paris and headed by the brass band proceeded to st charies charles at they were joined by many citizens and teams from that place in fact it seemed that every one was out and every vehicle brought into requisition for th the e occasion on arriving at st charles the teams drew up before bro vincent Pug mires house where president rich was gand the brass band played auld lang lana syne byne with fine effect brother rich sat in the doorway and welcomed his family and a few friends and expressed his pleasure and satisfaction in again meeting with the saints of bear lake valley the procession then escorted him to his residence in paris and pic qu quietly aly dispersed the day was pleasant ant and anil spring like in fact it seemed that president rich and spring came together it was also general washington birthday and taken altogether was a day long to be remembered brother 0 was an efficient marchaland Mar marsh aland brothers greenhalgh and nelson kelson of bloomington did good service in assisting to arrange the procession but to brother croft and his brass band too much praise cannot be given for the able manner in which under many disadvantages t they hey sustained their part in the days cere mones mon es and benj enjoyment cyment it is estimated that more than persons and teams turned out on the occasion we are glad to be able ta a state t a t e that president rich stood the trip first rate and appears to be constantly improving FROM sATuR SATURDAYS daks DArs DAILY maroa 6 terrible mine explosion the following telegram came over the wires last evening from cheyenne can an cau explosion occurred last night in a coal mine at almy near evanston wyoming on the line of the union pacific road while the night sight shift was at work fifty and five whites were at work two whites were brought out crippled and 15 through the ventilating ti shaft all more or less injured it is believed that 35 and two whites in the mine are all dead as the mine is bonfire on nire fire the mine is owned by the central pacific road and is worked to its full capacity the accident will cause a suspension of work for a year about 1 this morning the following additional dispatch was received owing to the excitement atalay it is impossible to obtain full particulars artic of the disaster it is 91 now thought there are more men in n the mine than at first reported A faint hope is held hold out that most of the men in the mine have fled to a portion not on fire the flames intervening prevented rescuers from reaching them the scene at the mouth of the shaft tonight to night is described a as pitiful the two fa milles families of white men who are still in the mine are frantic while throng about weeping piteously for their lost friends ant and relatives most of the population of evanston is on the ground camp fires are scattered about to give light to the workers which lend a weird effect to the scene the miners from surrounding pits are working hard liard business in the community for 20 miles about is entirely suspended further details state that the accident occurred at mine aline no 2 and that three white meny men josiah cros bf be john barton and robert gillespie w were ere killed outright and another named charles beverage badly badty wounded besides 24 were killed and 27 wounded several of the latter it is thought mortally gas in some of the abandoned chambers igniting caused the explosion the mine is not damaged and can be worked as soon as the buildings and machinery are replaced erom FROM MONDAYS DAILY MAR mae MARCH C H 7 A good chance offered brother J W ovard just lus jus t in from bike alke city emery county where he hag has been spend spending the winter called in today to day he informs us that the green river valley wherein blake city is located is about 18 miles iong long a fine climate with excellent soil and every facility for farming high mountains on the north and northeast shield the valley from cold winds plenty of good 0 1 saw timber is within 20 and 25 miles it 1 es and water in abundance can be obtained from green river besides this the hills in the vicinity abound in coal very little of the land Is taken up as yet and a good chance for homes is now offered those who wish to se settle t there brother visit at this time is to induce anum a number berof of good families to go out there and take up land he leaves for farmington this afternoon to remain a couple of days will then go to provo and in about two weeks will return to blake city davis stake conference the davis stake quarterly conference was held on saturday and sunday at bountiful president wm B R smith presiding present also counselors christopher layton and anson call president joseph F smith elders C VV penrose and A it musser were in attendance from this city the bountiful taberna cle was filled to overflowing satur day morning a number of bishops reports were presented after which elder C W penrose addressed the ws assembly embly in the afternoon after the rendering of other bishops reports president joseph F smith occupied the time on sunday morning the statistical report of the stake was wag read and elder M W merrill Merril iod lof of cache stake elders A 11 musser thomas grover and 0 W Pen penrose rosey roses in turn addressed the congregation the afternoon of that day was occupied after the presenting and sustaining of the authorities by elders anson call christopher layton nathan T porter pres wm amb R smith and president joseph F smith the meetings as said were well attended and the remarks of the speakers were of a very edifying character the reports were remarkably encouraging and showed a general awakening and unusual manifestation of faith and good works among the saints in the various wards |
