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Show American Fork World TO SEIZE PHILIPPINES W. K. SMITH. rablUhww UTAH. AMERICAN FORK. FAITH The president haa issued a proela-natio- n setting aside the Fish lake forestry reserve, consisting of 100,020 GERMANY, FRANCE AND RUSSIA ARE PLOTTING. la tha Farlfle, aad radar Frataasa at Kaatorlag Ordar Will Attempt to Taka Uiarge of tha Philippine Islands. San Francisco, March 1. The Evening Dost publishes a sensational article The soldiers at Fort Duchesne are giving what purports to lie some of the being paid this month with checks sent inside history of a triple alliance which out by the quartermaster's depart- it claims has been formed between ment. Germany, France and Russia for the The Utah volunteers in Manila are purpose of impeding the expansion not so anxious to he discharged now policy of the United States, but more that active operations against the particularly to undermine the increashave begun. ing power of the United States in the conThe city council of Salt Lake la Philippines. The Post claims its informant has of the compelling proposition sidering fortune-teller- s and clairvoyants to pay just returned from Germany, where he had entree into the highest diplomatic a license of 1100 a year. and he tells the following story: circles, Elias II. Parsons of Salt Lake has "Germany is planning a great coup been appointed a special army inspecd'etat that not only means the acquisitor and will proceed to inspect unserof tion the Philippine islands by that viceable quartermasters property. but the defeat of the government, Cattlemen are busily buying up all American of territorial expanpolicy loose stock around Circleville, and one sion. A German officer told me that wonders what will be left after they Russia and France had been drawn into get through. Cattle are not so high as a combination of the three powers, and a year ago. that Russia is getting all the ships posSenator Rawlins' bill providing an sible into the Pacific without exciting appropriation for a public building at attention; that Germany is negotiating Salt Lake City will probably receive with Argentine and Chile for the purthe favorable attention of the national chase of three war vessels from each house of representatives in a few days. government These last vessels will be The sccretsry of war has discharged manned by German officers and men, Second Lieutenant Orrin R. Grow, and will rendezvous at the Marshall Utah volunteers, light artillery, from islands. "When the proper time comes, the the service of the United States, to of the date combined the Msrch fleets of Germany, Russia and effect 15, take absence. of leave sick will France his of take possession of the Philexpiration under the pretext of restoring motion ippines Judge lliles haa overruled the order and in11. protecting the citizens and Jones to quash the of Addison of interests those countries. The only with him attemptformation charging to featuie on M. Stoutt operate against this plan, it ing to murder Joseph is be action of Engwill the Lake argued, Salt December 9, 1898, at City, to and the attention combat this land, near in the be tried will Mr. Jones and of be Great Britain taken will up elsefuture. where. A salt bed has been discovered near comGunnison; and the owner will CASUALTIES AT MANILA. mence at once to develop his find. The find is along the same belt as the Uat by Regiments ef the Killed and Wounded to Date. Salina and Willow creek salt beds, hut 1. The casualties to March Manila, of railroad the to la the nearest any date are as follows: by regiments Utah. in salt acres. Fil-pin- os . Senator Rawlins has presented in the senate the memorials of the Utah state legislature favoring the passage of the Wolcott bill, creating a new Judicial district of the states of Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado and Montana. President McKinley has granted a commutation of two years of the sentence of Richsrd II. Cabell, who was convicted in Utah in 1898 of embezzling nearly 910,000 of government money and sentenced to four years imprisonment Bank clearings in Salt Lake during the week ending Thurday February 23, as reported to llradstreel's, show an increase, as compared with the corresponding week last j ear, of 35. 1 per cent But six cities in the United States exceed this gain. The farmers of Circleville are becoming apprehensive of a dry season for future crops, that section having had no snow thus far this season. The temperature haa lcen so pleasant for some time that many have commenced spring ploughing. The city council of 8pringville has declined a franchise to a local electric light company, declaring that they believe in the municipal ownership of an electric power plant, and will endeavor to have the city put in an electric light plant. The Utah A Pacifio is now about miles out from Milford. This forty-fiv- e leaves but thirty miles to be constructed to reach the proposed terminus at the state line. At the alow rate of one-ha-lf mile a day the road could be completed by May 1st easily. postFrank Mcllride, master at Sait Lake City, who was convicted several months ago of embezzling government funds from the poatoflice and sentenced to eight years in the penitentiary has been granted his freedom pending the decision on bis appeal. Elwin Daren, an Inmate of the county jail at Trovo, came near losing his life last week by ptomaine poisoning, he having eaten some meat that had been cooked for some time and that had evidently become decomposed. Prompt action upon the part of the attending physician saved his life. The county attorney of Rich county addressed the attorney-generasking if ordinances passed by the county court of Rich cuunty prior to statehood licensing merchant, are still valid. The answer was, that if properly i Missed in the first Instance and not since repealed, they am still binding. -- al Killed. Wounded FbstCallfornla regiment.... 4 6 14 First Washington Idaho eeeseeeo sees ieee eseeis set 1 Fourth cavalry 14 S5 Fourteenth Infantry 1 North Dakota regiment...'.. 1 Wyoming regiment t .. Sixth artillery t 85 6 Third artillery M Twentieth Kan us regiment. 6 5 44 First Montana regiment 7 Tenth Pennsylvania a a First Colorado First Nebraska First South Dakota Utah artillery T 8 84 5 9 6 8 Infantry Thirteenth Minnesota. Twenty-thir- I d See an IS Second Oregon 1 1 Eighteenth Infantry 1 5 88 817 Medical department Total ASSURED THAT THEY WILL EE GRANTED INDEPENDENCE. Washington, Msrch 8. The Ger man government has set at rest effect ually the rumors of a purpose on Its part, directly or indirectly, to embarrass the United States in the Philippine islands and haa given a signal manifestation of its desire to promote the most cordial relations between Germany and ths United States by ordering the withdrawal of all vessels of Its navy from the Philippine waters and placing the lives and property of i Danqul Glvaa In Honor of General Gomes, the American OIHcmv Explain to tho Fooplo Their ML. loo to Cuba. At its subjects there under the protection of the United States govern menL This action is regarded aa a master stroke in diplomacy by which will be removed all possibility of a clash between German and American interests in and about Manila and gives notice to all the world and especially to any Americans whoentertain any suspicions of sinister designs by Germany, of the wishes and purposes of the German empire to cultivate the friendship of the United States. The announcement of this act of the German government came at the close of a day that had been full of sensational rumors of a clash between the Americans and Germans in Manila, the rumors finally going so far as to assert that Admiral Dewey had fired on and sunk a German vessel at Manila. The German government followed its; announcement to the state department , of a purpose to order its vessels away from the Philippines with a formal application to the United States gov--t ernmentto undertake the protection of all the Germans in the Philippines not only in person but in property. The president very promptly accepted the trust and there will be no German ships at either Manila or Iloilo to disturb the relations between the two countries by forming the base of sensational and false rumors. . ; Havana, Feb. 28. The banquet at the Tacon theater Saturday evening proved a brilliant success. Cubans generally regard the occurrences at ths fuction as the most promising auguires of Cuban Independence since the peace protocol was signed. The theater was crowded to overflowing with spectators and more than 200 covers were laid for the banqueters. Besides Governor General Brooke and General Lee the company included Major General Ludlow, General Chaffee( the governor general's chief of staff, the staffs of Generals Lee and Ludlow and other army and navy officers, together with many prominent ciiizens and Havana officials. General Andrade sat on the right of General Gomez, and Mayor Coste on hia left The boxes were filled with people representing Havana's best society. Among the sneakers were Senor Pedro Loren to, Colonel Carlos Garcia, Cualbeerto Gomez and Dr. Lanuza, secretary of the department of justice. The tendency of all speeches was toward independence for Cuba, with enlogy of General Gomez and assertions that he must never more leave the island. The spectators called vociferously for a speech from Major General Lee. His remarks and those of General Brooke were translated for the benefit of the assembly by Senor Pablo Devernines secretary of the department of finance. Both the American generals repeated former statements of the military administration, chiefly along the line of assurance that the United States inOCCUPATION OF GUAM. tended to establish a stable government In the island and then to deliver it to American Flex Raised Over Our Mew Cubans themselves. The assurances the Inland Colony. . were vociferously applsuded. 8sn Francisco, March 2. The steams Colonel Garcia explained the disiner Gaelic, from Hongkong and Yoko-hom- terest in the position of American milbrings the following advices: itary officers in Cuba. Commander Taussig of the BenningGeneral Gomez himself did not speak, ton is the first American governor of owing to the hoarseness from which Gnam. The American flag went up he is suffering. over the new possession at 10:30 a. m.t CARRIED DUMMY GUNS. February 1. It was raised over Fort San of Luis in the harbor Santa Cruz, HurprLInx Discovery Mads In Captors of d'Apra, the main harb6r of Gnam, and Filipinos. saluted by the guns of the Bennington. New York, Feb. 28. A cablegram Simultaneously it was raised over the from Manila says: A surprising disgovernment bnildings at Agana, five covery was made when the insurgents miles distant, and was saluted by a on the skirmish line were captured battalion from the Bennington and a brought in. It was fonnd that many company of native militia with a field of them were armed with dummy ribattery. fles, there being about three dummies The paymaster of the Bennington is to every Mauser. This bluff made by the United States collector of revenues the du mmiea having been discovered, for Guam. Everything is quiet and the secret of the apparently excellent orderly. equipment of the insurgents has been The American flag was also raised revealed. It was a source of wonder to over Wake Island by Commander Taua-- 1 General Otis where arms could have a, -- 1 1 CUBANS MADE HAPPY SAM, Gar man Interests In ths Philippines Given In HU Cars. Massing All Ships Foaaltil UTAH NEWS. IN UNCLE come from. CUSTOM-HOUS- E FIGURES IMPORTANT IF TRUE. Exports and Imports at Honolulu v Show Largs Increase. Spanish Fa pen Hay Filipinos Hava Landed 8an Francisco, March 1. The custAnus om- house figures at Honolulu for ths Madrid, March 2. The Reforms asyear 1898 have just been complied. serts it has received letters from reThey show a large increase both of ex- liable sources at Manila saying that porta and imports. Tha total value of thirty cannons, 30,000 rifles and several the export was 917,346,744, aa against million cartridges from Japan have 916.021,775 for 1897. been landed at Saul, on the Gulf of The value of the import, including Llndaven, on the west coast of the isspecie. was 911,650,890, ss against land of Luzon, and about one hundred in 1897, an increase of 93,908,-20- miles from Manila, and have been taken Half of this increase was an in- thence to Malolos, the seat of the rebel crease in imports from the United government. 2. States. Army lllll Passes Senate. Washington, March 1. After a contest that will be memorable in the history of the senate, the compromise army reorganization bill was passed. Mr. Gorman of Maryland insisted that his amendment providing that the army should not be increased permanently, or beyond July 1, 1901, be incorporated in the measure. For several hours it appeared probable that his insistence at least would throw the bill over and perhaps defeat it. An agreement was reached finally, however, and Mr. Gorman's amendment, in a slightly modified form, was accepted. McKinleys WMtera Trip. Los Angles, CaL, March 1. The city conncll lias instructed the mayor to extend to President McKinley an ur- gent invitation to visit this city during the coming summer. President Zande-le- r of the Merchants' exchange and Manufacturers association received a telegram from tiie president's secretary, Mr. Cortclyon, saying that the matter of the president's trip to California during the summer is ss yet undecided, but that he would probably make the trip. CRISIS AT MADRID. Consul-Gener- Wild man haa insisted al that he haa effectually suppressed the shipping of rifles and ammunition from Hongkong, and confirmatory evidence of this has not been wanting, but in spite of all this armed bodies of insurgents, carrying equipment seemingly of the have been seen fre qnently. If the ratio of dummy guns to ef feetive arms fonnd on the captured insurgents holds good in the entire insurgent army, then the actual fighting strength of the Filipinos does not amount to much, although it mnst be admitted that they are improving re markably in their markmanship. first-clas- s, Roanoke Halls For Manila. Cortes May Refuse to Cods ths Philippines to t'nited States. Madrid, March 2. A ministerial erlsia is imminent The cabinet is eon vinced of the impossibility of avoiding defeat in the final vote on the bill for the cession of the Philippines, as the opposition may increase, while the government cannot hope to gain a single additional supporter. The senate, by a vote of 120 to 116, has rejected the amendment to the bill ceding the Philippine islands to the United States. Mark Hanna Exonerated. March 8. Senator Chandler, from the committee of privileges and elections, has presented to the senate the report of that committee on the charges of bribery in the election of M. A. Hanna, a made by the Ohio senate. The majority report states there was no evidence introA miduced to support the charges. was nority report presented which takes the position that a further investigation should 1 made, and enters quite fully into the statement of the case presen ted by the Ohio senate. Washington, San Francisco, Feb. 28. The trans. port Roanoke haa sailed for Manila with a full cargo of supplies for the troops. She took away seventeen re- cruits for tha Fourteenth infantry, eleven men of the Twentieth infantry, n and two men and recruits for the Twenty-thirinfantry. The men and recruits are in charge of Second Lieutenant Robert M. Brombia, Lieutenant Colonel Miley. Dr. Fraser, and Acting Assistant Hospital Surgeon Cleaver also went away on th transport. fifty-seve- d Spaniards Coming to America. New York, Feb. 28. Thirty Spaniards arrived on the Cunard line Umbria. Most of thorn are laborers and are able to rend and write. All pf them are going to different mining towns in the west They were held for investigation by the immigrant office to determine whether they came here to work under contract. The immigrant an thor-itic- a say that since the close of the war with Spain, the immigration from that country has increased fully 100 per cent UTAH LEGISLATURE. Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 24. Tha o bill was passed by the senate yesterday. It prohibits the use of tobacco by all under the age of 18, and provides a penalty not to exceed 910 for each offenae. Bills were introduced to permit the consolidation oft branch lines of railroads not competitive or parallel; providing for the issue of liquor licenses for less than and a bill to reduce the appropriation for the encouragement ot the silkworm industry from 93,000 to 9500. The minutes of all work was incorporated in thorn inutes of yesterday. In the house the bill increasing the number of free scholarships in the State Normal school from 00 to 200 was passed. Other bills passed were: Shepards bill relating to the admission of attorneys to the practice at the bar of the state; Robertson's bill providing that, attorneys wbo practiced in the district, courts of the state before the revised! statutes went into effect, may continue to so practice; Robinson's house No. 6, asking congress to cede to Utah, the "Arizona strip; Johnsons house bill No. 120, providing-thaexecution for the enforcement of a judgment of a justice's court may within eight Instead of five years: from the entry thereof. A number of t new bills were introduced. Bat for senator was taken with, practically no change from the previous dsy. Salt Lake City, Utah, Feh. 25. yesterday passed the mining bill requiring 930 worth of work to be don within ninety days after filing a location notice; also Senator Chambers bill making it a felony to wreck or injure a. railroad by throwing a switch, burning-bridge or doing anything that could produce a wreck. The penalty at five years imprisonment. The house passed Ilennion's bill for the payment of bounties for hides of pedatory animals; McQuarrie'a bill for the establishment of a branch agricultural experiment station in southern Utah, the-bilcarrying with it a 96,000 appropriation; also the bill authorizing the loao commissioners to make temporary loans, for the state. One ballot was taken, for senator, the result being practically the same aa the day before. Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 26. In the senate. Senator Cannon's health bill was passed by a vote of 10 to 3. Four bills were introduced, viz: To make an appropriation of 916,500 for National Guard; to appropriate-917,00to parties who advanced money and labor to complete the branch Normal school at Cedar City; amending-sectio4033 of the Revised Statutes, providing for notices by mail under the irovisions of the probate code; amend-n- g section 3953 of the Revised Statutes, providing for the distribution of the estates of decedents and for supplementary accounts to be rendered by executors. In the house, Rcnuion'a. bounty measure was reconsidered and killed. The insurance bill and a bill permiting counties to fund the floatingindebtedness existing prior to January 1, 1897, were passed. A bill relating to drunkenness and providing a punishment therefor was introduced. Tho joint ballot for senator resulted: McCone, 25; Sutherland, 12; Cannon, 8; anti-tobacc- three-month- done-Wednesda- joint-memoria- l t d one-ballo- The-senat- e a was-fixe- l the-Uta- n Nebeker, 8; King, 4; Rideout, 3. Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 28. In the senate yesterday house bills No. 92, No. 4 and No. 72 were passed. No. 92 provides for the legalizing and adoption of the revised statutes; No. 4 amends the statute pertaining to executions; and No. 72 has reference to sales, mortgages and releases. The bill amending the estray laws so as to provide for both the publication and posting of estray notices; the substitute house bill No. 36, appropriating 930,000 for the payment of of county officers and senate bill No. 12, by Rideout, relating to the sale of unclaimed freight by common carrier, were passed. Three new hills The fire and police bill was passed by the house, as wss senate half-salarie- a. were-introduce- bill No. 1, the bill regarding the hospital for the deaf and dumb. A large number of new bills were introdneed. There was practically no change in the vote for senator. Salt Irfike City, Utah, March 1. The senate yesterday passed the following hills: Providing for the establishment of a fish hatchery at a place to be selected by the governor and the fish and. game commissioner; the bill to have the effects of alcoholic drinks and narcotics on the human system tauglit in. the public schools; the "Fire and Police bill, giving cities of 12,000 population and over the right to create and maintain a fire and police department; the bill permitting counties to borrow, fund or refund floating indebtedness incurred before January. 1897;. and senate bill No. 33, by Nebeker, providing for the admission of abstracts of title as evidence, when made by a licensed abstractor. The house passed nine bills and killed five. Six new measures were presented. The following measures passed: An act relating to corporate suretyship on. bonds; defining duties of justces of the peace; appropriating 91. DUO to J. W. Allen for assistance in capturing the' Spring ville bank robbers; prescribing the civil jurisdiction of justices of the peace: relating to appeals to supreme court by indigent litigants; relating to service of summons upon officers or directors of corporations; relating of damages done to hillside highways by herds of horses, cattle and sheep. Yesterday was the last day new billa may tie introduced without consent The house will probably hold night sessions until the close oi this session of the legislature. The vote for senator resulted; McCune, 23t Sutherland, 11; Cannon. 8; Nebeker, A King, 6; Rideout, 2. |