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Show tf American Fork World W, a. SMITH. rakltal AMERICAN rORK, HAVANA HAREOR ItflKd: i UTAH. UTAH NEWS. The Black hawk war veterans at I week meeting held at Hpringville last slian and fire a hold to camp decided 20. and 35 at battle Irovo, August Edward Boyce, president of th Western Miners Federation, is in Sal' Lake looking after matters pertaining to the meeting of the federation it Balt Lake next month. descendants of Patri Seventy-tw- o arch George Davis, a Dixey pioneer gathered at his home in St. Georgi last week and celebrated his seventy fifth birthday. He was the first mat to locate in the townsite of St. George Hank Stokes who was recently captured while operating a still and placed in jail at 8L Georee pending trial, escaped last week by digging esthrough the wall. He has so far as is He regarded I caped recapture. is tho and man ight to be it desperate "No Mans Land, Arizona. Herman Vogel, a Logan brewer, at tempted suicide last week by shooting. The only cause assigned is trouble ovei with F. C. Kidgcll, his step-so- n lower his blew jaw of) wages. Vogel with a revolver, but, contrary expectations did not die and . has fair chance of recovery. Mrs. Lon Hamilton who waa last fall acquitted of the charge of killing her hnshand, John 11. Hamilton, asking for letters of administration on his estate. She is being opposed in this by the deceaseds mother whe aska that a sister of Hamilton be selected. The estate is small, consisting of tl50 in money and a little persona? property. Benjamin Eggington, who is aervini a six years' sentence in the state priaos for killing Martin Mock at Sandy is September laat, has decided not to appeal to the Supreme court, as he orig inally intended. He will ask for a par don, and several of the jurors whe tried him will sign hia petition. David Lant and Harry Tracey, the two Utah outlaws accused ot murder lag V. S. Hoy in Browns Tark, Colorado, will not be tried before the Sep tember term of the Routt county court. Judge A. W. Rucker of Aspen, whe hears all eases from Routt county, hat decided it waa not best to convene special term of court. During the past week the Utah Sngai company has distributed 50,000 pounds of beet seed among the farmers of Utah and Salt Lake counties. Planting will begin the first of next week. Tht noil is In excellent condition, and large portion of the higher parts of the fields are already smoothed down ready for the seed. The railroads have been figuring on liwof War Resolutions to io Through Congress Without Washington, April 6. It is gener- cape. Eidgeway, 111..; April 5. Shawnee-tow- each. After spending several days in fruitless search to recover the remains of Frank Krigbaura, the Park City mao who lost hia life in the Butte firs, John Dunn has returned from llntte. When the fire waa raging in the boarding-hause- , several men claim to have seen Krigbaura and othera appear at the windows in the top story, bnt before ladders could be raised the walls fell In and buried tbe unfortunate men. The ruins havo not yet been cleared Is ( reso-formatio- I i away. Secretary of State Hammond has collected 99,587 in fees during the past quarter and paid the money into ths state treasury. The sum of $5,984.35 was received as fees from insnrance companies, and in addition to this the insnranee companies pay IK per cent on their gross premiums. There are a few companies yet to report their premiums, and more funds will come from that source. The Secretary has settled with 101 insurance companies sad the inspection of their voluminous reports involved a great deal of labor. Joseph Betenaon who lives near Pan gaitch recently took in a stranger who gave his name as Frank Lee anc In the morning gave him lodging. his found Betenson guest had departcc two fine saddle him with taking along a quantity of and revolver a horses, in floor and meat. Lee waa the mountains about ten miles distant where he had taken shelter awaiting In making a run for cover darkness. he lost hia revolver and was easily AUImm H if necessary to seenre independence. Revoked In F.rpw tit Inn May Nova Any Hour. that It Salt Lake City, April G. Upon receipt of instructions from tbe war department yesterday the Twenty-Fourt- h infantry at Fort Douglas packed np and made ready to move at a moments notice. All passes have Extra supplies have been revoked. been issued. The field pieces alone will bo taken, together with am for the same. mini-tlo- n drowned. Shawneetown ie 25 miles above Evansville on the Ohio river. It ie sit uated in a valley of extremely low land, with hills skirting it in the rear, levee running from and with a 35-fo- ot hill to hill' The town is very much in the pesi tion of a fortified city, and when the levee gave way a mile above the city nnder the pressure of a very high river shot through a and struck the place like a opening hurricane, sweeping everything before the water 20-fo- ot it Honsea were turned and tossed abont like boxes. Tbe people were not warned and for that reason many were Those at home sought eanght the understanding in official end on housesecond stories in refuge circles based upon information that Those in the streets were carthe recognition of Cuban independ- tops. ried before the avalanche of water ence would not in itself be regarded and probably a majority of them were by Spain as a casus belli. But at the drowned. same time there is little doubt that Citizens came from the place by such recognition of Cuban independto telephone several miles away skiffs ence would be followed by the withasked and for aid from Evansville. drawal of the Spanish minister and hia more than 300 people said that entire suite from Washington, and the They were drowned and they had reason to termination of Spain's diplomatic repn reach 500 or even would believe that it resentation at Washington. Such a from SO to 30 stands The water 1,000. thing is one of the last steps preceding feet all over the town. actual recourse of war. are, of course, no fires or It is probable, however, that the Therein the lights place, and total darkness withdrawal of the Spanish minister Consedesolate city. the envelopes following the recognition of the indeit was impossible for them to pendence would not be such an indica- quently have anything like definite informa-- j tion of war as it would be an emphatio The men immediately left the; tion. protest by the Spanish government and no further communicaagainst the recognition of the inde- telephone tion No telegraph or been had. has pendence of a colony over which Spain are wires working, and outprofesses to exercise complete sover- telephone side communication impossieignty. Although this recognition of ble. At 10 o'clock twoappears and steamboats independence ie not considered me a a Shawneeof for started couple tngs ensue belli by which Spain could declare war, yet it is believed in diplo- town, under a toll head of steam, and matic circles such a step would have it is expected some of them will arrive there by 2 a. m. They carry large consequences Inevitably terminating in war. For that reason the recogni- supplies of food and blankets, quickly tion of independence ie likely to be no collected by the city officials. less grave than intervention. It is SENATE IS WARLIKE. Rtfirdi Destruction of tbo as Main Grounds for Hostilities. Washington, April 4. The full senate committee on foreign relations has agreed to accept the recommendation for a resolution of the recognizing the independence of Cnba, and recommending armed intervention if necessary to secure it. This report was presented by Senator Davis, chairman of both the fnll com- Destructive Gnu Invented. a Hurson Wayne, Me., April 4. Maxim, a brother of Hiram Maxim, the inventor of the famous Maxim rSpid-fir- e gnn, has just invented a gun that, in its awful destrnctive force, goes far It is called thq beyond Hirama Maxim mriel torpedo, and is designed for coast defense' and nival work. Aa its name implies, the torpedo is fired Into the air, instead of being shot along the surface of the water. In fact, it is need the same as any cannon or mortar, The gnn from which it is fired has a bore of twenty-si- x inches. It will throw a ton of dynamite a distance of five milea and if the torpedo strikes within a distance of 300 feet of a warship, it will shiver it to atoms.. Mr. Maxim has also iavented a amoke-le- u powder to nse with the torpedo. and mittee and the commented freely upon by all present. While the Foraker resolutions are made the basis, and the principal part of the measure, which will be reported, to congress, there are some additions n phraseology. The most important, and in fact, the only essential addition Spanish Appeal to the Insurgents. la a paragraph fixing the responsibiliMaine Washington, April 3. The Spanish disaster, ty upon Spain for the minister has received a telegram from) Americause a as for and citing this Havana stating that the autonomistj can resentment if not war. cabinet has addressed an appeal te the Arrival of Flying Torpedo Flotilla. insnrgents asking them to adjust an. Washington, April 3. The Madrid armistice to fix terms of peace. The dispatch announcing the arrival of the full text of the message could not be Spanish torpedo flotilla at Porto Ricd secured tonight, as its translation was-nowas quite unexpected st Washington made at the legation. The insurand created considerable comment lq gents ere appealed to on the ground navy circles. So far as could be that they are all Cabans and should learned, no information on this poini unite for peace and liberty, which all has been received by either the state want. The appeal also states that or navy departments. The arrival o Spain is willing to enlarge the present the flotilla surpasses all forecasts as tc scope of autonomy, and will suggest the time necessary to make the trip such a plan to the cortes, which ia sooM and indicates that a high rate of speed to meet. was maintained across the ocean. BANKERS LEAVE HAVANA. President McKinley manifested much interest in the dispatch from Madrid Representatives of French and English House Ordered Homo. that the Spanish flotilla arrived al About Rico. White the House, Porto Key West, April 4. The steamer from Havana, which lias arwas Maseotte, of a good deal expressed surprise had so made swift flotilla rived, the that brought a dozen more French and there and the Canaries, from English bankers and merchants passage was a disposition among some to whom who had left Cuba under telegraphic the information was given not to credit instrnctions from the honsea they it, the opinion being that it had bees represent in their respective countries. given out by the Madrid officials t The urgency of their instructions waa prevent the flying squadron from neh that no delay waa incurred by the winding np of their business. sailing. t ing confidence in the administration, maintained that the time for action had now arrived, and that action must be to tbo end that Cuba should be free. d Mr. Rawlins, of Utah, entirely the president from consideration in his speech, holding that the ease against Spain was already made up, and that with congress rested the ponsibility of declaring war. Forcing ns to wait longer was only to invite criticism, ne declared for the most vigorous action immediately. After the Cuban speeches bed been delivered, tbe senate resumed consideration of the eundry civil bill, and finished 33 pages before adjourning, Despite the specific statement that the president's messnge wonld not be sent to congress today, and the inferential understanding that the subject of Cuba might not be even referred to, people eame to the capitol by the thousands. All interest is now centered in the forthcoming message. Aa foreshad-aweby those close to the administraIt tion, will state that diplomacy hei failed to accomplish Us purpe tea ant leave the responsibility of tal lng advanced grounds to congress. ilimi-nate- READY. n recognizing the independence lion of Cuba and for armed intervention Mr. Mantle, of Montana, while express- . TWENTY-FOURT- Hi., April 3. At I leVee a mile above the afternoon this Shawnee town broke, and from all in formation that can be gained here it ie learned that a great part of the place has been destroyed end perhaps a large number of citizens have been Evansville, mitted the reply of the Sagnsta ministry to the presidents proposition of Both governments two weeks ago. issue as made up the to accept appear and are shaping their courses accordingly. This being the casts the view ia universally entertained, even by representative men of the administration, that congress, upon the receipt of the- - presidents message, will take action, which it is almost universally expected must result in a severance of the relations of the two countries. This was in part foreshadowed by the action of the senate committee foreign relations in agreeing to a ly and openly charged in the senate today by Mr, Perkins, of California, ia a set speech, that Spain was responsible for the Maine disaster, as it bad been brought about by Spanish machinations and Spanish treachery. The speech of Mr. Perkins was only one of fonr prepared addresses on the Cuban question, delivered in the senate today. Mr. Clay, of Georgia, while hoping for a peaceful solution of the problem the country ie now facing, declared strongly in favor of independence of tho Cubans and pleaded to the administration the loyal support of the south, which, in the event of war, wonld have to beer the brnnt of the conflict. Mr. Perkins took substantially the same grounds, and his vigorous treatment of the Maine disaster aroused the crowded galleries to enthusiastic applause. Trice, Utah, April G: Honey lliles, an old Colorado prospector, who has been prospecting on White river on the lJneompaligre reservation, came into Liower Crossing yesterday, having been run off tho reserve by the Indians. lliles reports that when about 30 miles north from Lou er Crossing he was met by a gang of five outlaws from the Robber's Roost country, who were licaded north, and who covered him with their gnns and robbed him of some $1,500 in gold and dust and $00 in greenbacks. Hiles has been panning gold on White river for some time pust ami sought to keep secret the place of his whereabouts while accumulating large quantities of gold from the placers of that stream, but his surprise by the hold-up- s caused him to divulge the to tho officers to whom he refleets ported. Over Two Hundred People Drowned In Illinois. night when Minister Woodford trans- Inn Run off the Reserve anil Robbed. Issues as llfjtnl the l Washington, April 4. The issue tween the United States and Spain remains unchanged. No communications having any bearing upon tlie situation have passed between this government and Spain since last Thursday Hi-bal- aeltled. The Carlist movement is assuming more active form, and the royal family fears especially a pronunciamento by General Weyler and the military party. Everything is prepared in the royal costlea for flight. The boy king, Alfonso, will be taken to San Lucar de Baraincda, an Andalusian port, where a yacht is kept ready for sailing. The replies to the queen's letter asking for the intervention of the European powers have been wholly unsatisfactory. TOWN WASHED AWAY. be- n, threatened with more Innumerable destruction.' total another day before lost be lives may has passed. Hundreds of people bav. not yet been rescued from the houses in which are still they were imprisoned, others are othera still in the tree tops and torrent. of the afloat on the waste Late reports say the entire levee will be destroyed and every frame house in town ia certain to be dashed to pieces. miles The wind is blowing thirty-fiv- e an hour, with rain that cuts like glass. Great fear is expressed for the rescue force now in Shawnee town, aa nothing can resist the power of the waves dashing ten feet high under the impetus of the gale. If the storm does not cease, the entire town is doomed, -- well a. most of the people who have not yet reached the hLltops. This in- come, by telephone from the temporary station on the hillsides west of Shawnee town. There is no means of estimating the number drowned. All the relief work ia devoted to rescuing people from the tops of trees, brick houses and high knolls. The loss of life ia largely among colored people, whose light frame structures gave way at the time time when the wall of water struck them, giving them no chance to esflood-swep- t, ENDED. Simla About 5 o'clock last evening the levee on the north tide of town gave away at the north end of Market ally understood at the capitol that the street, near the court house. An openpresident will recommend armed interten feet wide was at first made, vention m, hut not the independence of ing but it qniekly spread to twenty, and a Cuba. The sentiment among the Reof water ten or fifteen feet high wall publican members of the house is the main street, strongly in favor of this intervention, poured through before it. About everything sweeping indeand the recognition of Cuban email frame houses along the line pendence, and that the Maine affair be fifty of the levee to the south were crushed brought in prominently in the resoln like toys, and none of the occupants, tions. most of whom were poor colored folks, ' Some of the extremists want the Those living in the more whole action of the United States pred- escaped. houses managed to climb substantial icated upon the blowing up of the and third stories, where they second to Maine. There isageneral desire among hours for through the chilly the house Republicans to prevent a elnng the western part of in Honsea divergence In two sets of resolutions, night. once feel the efnot at did town the if possible, and if absolute unity of of tbe flood, and residents made action can be obtained, a movement fect hurried steps for safety, most of them will be started to have the resolutions to the top of the levee on the fleeing passed in the house without debate. town. A large numaide of "Action without debate, said Mr. south ber also reached the little hllle which Tawney of Minnesota, "would be the are a mile from town and from there strongest and most dignified response saw their property crumble in the we could make to Spain's refusal to acwaters. When daylight came cede to onr demands. It would show muddy the streets were full of this morning, that the house and the American peo- water to a of ten or twelve feet. depth ple are absolutely united. Only the most substantial buildings la an Outbreak. the central bnsineas district remain Roys! Family G embasGerman The Berlin, April standing. Water is everywhere. sador at Madrid, Herr von Radowitz, CHARGED TO SPAIN. reports to the foreign office here that the Spanish royal family fears an out- Senator Parkins Soldi y Declare She Blew break unless the differences between l'p the Maine. the United States and Spain are soon Washington, April 4. It was frank- infantransporting the Twenty-fourt- h coast. The troops try to the Atlantic will need one Putlman, ten tourists, four baggage, one palace stock and possible two freight cars, all of which can he ready in a short time when ordered. The troops would be sent Easl In two specials of eight or nine can ever-take- Countries anil Proiwrty Beyond Cw Jertura Situation Growing Wore. Facts Made Coomb Ilj an American Kaval Attache. Washington, April 0. Details havo been obtained of the manufacture cf submarine mines in Loudon for Spain, which was first brought to the attention of the United States embassy in xmdon and cabled to Washington on March 4. A man whose cards describe him aa being an electrical engineer, and whose name was for warded at the time to Washington, then said he sold to Spanish oilicers in London, several years sgo a large number of mines, eight or ten of which were placed in Havana harbor, lie said they were made in a apodal way, had a specially constructed cable which he can identify If the amallest piece is produced, and he added that some of the mines were fixed so that they could be fired from a fort, while two of them were so arranged that they would explode upon a vessel coming into contact with them. The man added, however, that he did not believe tho bulbs would be used in water as shallow as that of Havana harbor. Finally, the man exhibited plans of one of theae mines, which, he said, was the most likely to produce the effect described as cansing the wreck of the Maine. It was numbered "3" and was constructed to 500 pounds of guncotton. BEST ANSWER TO SPAIN. con-conta- in NEGOTIATIONS DIREFUL AT SHAWNEETOWN I d Uuola dam Buys Another Ship. London, April 4. Commander Colthe United Statee naval attache here, has purchased from the Thames Iron works for his- government, a cruiser of 1800 tons displacement and capable of a speed of sixteen knots. guna The vessel carries six and ten smaller ones. She ia fitted with twin screws and has a protected At 3 o'clock this afternoon deck. Lieut. Com rounder Colwell hoisted the Stars and Stripes on the cruiser and had then obtained a crew. The vessel will go to sea within three days well, - 4.7-inc- -- h OUR ICONSULS IN CUBA Ordovod to Havana, go They tho Island. Washington April 4. The Poet Directions have been given te says: tbo eonsnle in Cuba to repair to la order Utat they may be able to leave the Island withont danger lg ease of war. Arrangements have been made for General lire's safe withdrawal if such action becomes necessary. The American newspaper correspond--ent- a in Havana are also to be given the utmost protection, end they vrtlV be allowed to leave with Gen. Lee. Ha-Hava- aa |