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Show THE SEMI-WEEKL- & T. KAIIOS. Y MTDB. FaMIsha UTAH LOGAN. UTAH STATE NEWS. There were two cases of smallpox in Salt Lake at the close of the past week. The frost of Wst week did but little damage to the fruit crop throughout the slate. Arrangements are being made for the peace meeting to be held in Salt Lake on May i5. It is expected that within at least two months 1,000 men will be engaged in railroad building in Tintic valley. It lias finally been decided by the Ksltsir beach management that no beer will be sold at that resort this season. Excavation has been completed fora new assembly hall at Wellaville. The structure when completed will cost 825,000. The osteooathists of Salt Lake have decided to inaugurate a test case in the courts in order to decide their legal status in this state. While playing with a number of other children around a bonfire. Morris Young, of Salt Lake, fell into the fire and waa severely burned. The Silver King, of Park City, last week paid its regular dividend of 8100,-00this amount brings the distribution of the great producer up to $5,150,-000; 0. A tramp was found in Echo canyon one day last week suffering from a well developed case of smallpox. He is quarantined in a house about a mile from Echo. The grasshopper peril continues to excite apprehension in Sanpete county, and some of the farmers are endeavoring to exterminate the pest by the use of disc harrows. Twenty carloads of tin have been received by the Wasatch cauniug factory at Ogden, and will be worked up as soon as possible, in preparation for the coming season's run. Lessees of grazing lands on the reservation pay about 827,000 annually for their privileges, this sum being distributed among the ludians equally without regard to age. Mayor Thompson of Salt Lake was ' thrown from a street car by the car running into an open awitch, one day last week, and received injuries which will confine him to his home for a few daya. Clyde Felt, the Salt Lake boy who admitted cutting the throat of Samuel Collins, pleaded uot guilty at his preliminary examination, and has been bound over to the district court for 1 BOXERS BURN CONVERTS IN EMBERS OF CHURCH. WHAT BOER LEADERS ASK. Natl irlllaa Ara Itnaatml to Daathby Ilia ('liliimr Itclirla W bn Are Devastating (lie Empire. The situation in south Q'hina, where the rebellion is assuming large propor- PROPOSITION The Japan tions, is most serious. Times says that the telegrams from Kwangsi show that a disturbance resembling tbe lloxer outbreak of three years ago is now going on there, and the Japanese paper alleges that trouble Is fomented by the French, that it may give Russia and that country the pre' text for putting in practice tlie joint announcement made by them when their recent treaty was announced and serious complications may be looked for in consequence. The Chinese government ia using every effort to put down the rebellion, but the efforts have been unavailing, and many of the trained soldiers sent against the rebels have deserted to them. The rebels have robbed in a wholesale manner along their line of march, despoiling the people, rich and poor. They have killed a number of villagers, and killed the mandarins In the several towns which endeavored to resist them. The commander of the French squadron offered to dispatch 500 bluejackets to tbe assistance of the Chinese government troops, but the viceroy of Kwangsi declined any assistance from the Frencli commanders. In Honan the tax riots have culminated in another insurrection in the north, the great trouble being in the districts of Nang Yang and Tung Io. After a short siege the church at Ii Yang was captured and burned, fifteen converts being thrown on the flames and burned to death. Two others escaped. The insurrection in Honan ia due to the disaffection arising from the burden of the indemnity in consequence of the late lloxer outbreak. RUSSIAN MINISTER SLAIN. Chief of the Interior Mint by Student Who Jlml Keen Krntenreil to Military Service. Com-pnlso- rjr The Minister of the Interior, of Russia, M. Sipiaguinc, was shot and fatally wounded in the lobby of the ministerial ofliees at St. Petersburg by a man who held a pistol close to the minister's person. The wounded man died in the hospital, where be was removed. The assassin of M. Siplaguine ia a student, who gained access to the building disguised iu the uniform of an He met tlie minister on the main staircase and emptied a revolver into Ida body at close range. The assassin was immediately arrested. Tlie assassin did not resist arrest He said his name was ltalaahanstt, and that he was a student at Kleff, where aide-de-cam- p. lie had been sentenced to compulsory military service for participating in the riots of I'.iOl. He said he had subm sequently been pardoned, but that lie Green, of Spanish Fork, came near had not been reinstated at the univerbeiug killed in a runaway, his buggy sity, and that he therefore revenged being upset uud he receiving serious himself upon Sipinguine. M. Sipiaguine belonged to a distininjuries. Ilia ivife escaped with slight Russian family. He was a reguished injuries. in politics, and incurred the be will of head actionary sheep Only 150,000 of rethe studems by upholding in I'intah to the enmity graze permitted serves this summer. A portion of the the views of M. i'oliicdonostzeff, the procurator of the Holy Synod, reserve will be set apart for the cattle chief und by supporting tlie most severe owners living near Kamas, Woodland measures for the repression of all liband Marion. eral tendencies. A previous attempt him on the Vevsky an actor, attempt- was made to shoot, Denjaiitiu Howard, a year ago. about Prospect ed suicide iu 'alt Lake last week, I'reaelier Subtler Kills Himself. swallowing a large dose of laudanum Samuel Krell, pastor of the Methoand slashing his wrist with a razor, lie wus discovered liy his companions dist church at Laconia. Iowa, and who trial. While on his way to a funeral, Wil-lia- in time to save his life. The Salt Luke und I.righam City electric line company last week filed its articles of incorporation. This company proposes to build an electric line from Salt Luke to llrigliani City, and has placed its capital stock at 8200,000. Several new cases of smallpox liars been rrported within the past few days from Vernal. The peculiar discovery has been made that every one of the original cases can be traced to one of the departments in the Vernal school. The Eiaii output of wool this year will be 20 per cent greater than it lias been for years past. It is expected tliat no less than 5.onu,iipO pounds of the fleece will be shipped out this season, 3,000,1100 pounds more than last year. has served two years in the Philippines as a private soldier in the Fifty-firIowa volunteers, committed suicide Tuesday. He was despondent over his inability to secure a large attendance ut his church meetings. st ShII IsKkit Miyfctrluii Him in Manila. Ir. Mojk'Ijhmi OUT- LINED AT THE HAGUE. Will Aerrpt With Hour flrltlsli Lord Coniuilwdonai Eiteallvt, Doth to Rashit In Pretoria Johauuniburg to ba Cadad to tha British, With Complete Civil (Jovarnuieu From those close in touch with the Iioer leaders at The Hague, it appears that the latest secret dispatch from South Africa outlines the pesca proposals, as follows, now under discussion at Pretoria: The lloers to accept a British Lord commissioner with a Boer executivei both to be resident at Pretoria. The country to be divided into districts with British district officers and a Boer committee chosen by polling by the burghers. The veto right to be reserved to the British government. The majority of the British officers must be conversant with the dual language. Johannesburg to be ceded to the British, with complete British civil government. A war indemnity of 10,000,000 to be distributed by mixed committees. Disarmament to occur when tbe first batch of Boer prisoners is sent back to South Africa. No war tax to be levied. Both languages to be recognized In the schools and courts and in official documents. The expense of the garrisons in South Africa to be borne by Great Britain. Tbe present Boer leaders to be retained in office so far as possible. WHAT WAR WITH BOER8 HAS COST ENGLAND. n'h-gii.;- ; 1 1)1 vlna Tanas Away Aftr Hieka-Bcac- a Pennsylvaaia regiment during the 47,-75,- (hh, anil Girl Brutally Murdered. returning home from church, on the north outskirts of Des Moines, Iowa, Mary leterson, 15 years of age, and Thomas, aged 11, children of Peter J. Peterson, a dairyman, were murdered by some unknown person, believed to be a negro. The boy, when found at midnight, was alive, but died in fifteen minutes, not being able to give a description of bis Tlie bodies were discovered by a farmer, who overheard the moans of the lad. well-to-d- o Hawaiian F.Xierf Government to lny Fire Aniitlier Legacy For Dowla, Iy the terms of Frederick Suttoua will, tiled for probate in the Lake comity, 111., court, John Alexander Ikiwiu. head of the Zionists, and who styles himself M jnli II, is made heir to hii estate of S.iO.ono, the most of w Inch is in New Zealand, whence Ills benrfai-tucomes. Sutton hud left all that lie hinl to i.vle, but a few days before h.s dcut li tided to remember bis sister mi. three brothers, ivho areslii! iii New cainml. A codicil providing for them wus tiled with the wi.l. : ; r I April 10. HotS X The debale ou the I'ldun reciprocity bill wus devoid of enliven, ng frii lures. Mr. Hitt of Illinois. of tbe foreign flairs committee, reported buck Hie Cochran resolution of inquiry culling upon the secretary of stale for Information ngurding tho alleged removal liy Canadian officials of landmark, along the Alaskuu border. The resolution was adopted without divislou. Mr. Hitt also reported back the Sulzer resolution, calling upon tbe secretary of state for the report of the governor of Louisiana and nil other correspondence relating to the establishment of a Brit sh lathe of supplies near Louisiana and the shipment of homes and mules for the use of the British arms in South Africa. SEHATg.-So- on after the senate convened tiepew offered an amendment to the resolution to provide for the election of senators by populur vote. The amendment was ns follows: The qualilleation of citizens entitled to vote for United State senator and representatives in congress shall be uniform in nil the states, end congress shall have power to enforce thla article by appropriate legislation and to provide for the rcglstrailon of citizens entitled to vote, the conduct of kucIi elections and the certificate of the result. An effort was made to secure an for a vote on the Chinese bill, but agreement! It wan unsuccessful. April 11. Horsn. Debate on the Cuban reciprocity bill waa continued, the principal speeches g made by A. It. Long, of Kansas, In support of the measure, and Mr. Sliafroth, of Colorado, who opposed the bill. The postofflee appropriation bill wax sent to conference. Messrs. Loud, Smith of Illinois' and Swanson of Virginia were appointed conbe-ln- ferees. Sknatb. Soon after the senate convened the river and harbor appropriation bill was reported by Mr Frye and placed on the calendar., KEPT DEATH A SECRET. Bills were passed providing for the use Divlna Ilralarv fur Tbrea Hays Attempted the United States of devices Invented by by It, naval officers while engaged In ita service and to Koatoru Life by Prayers. by letters patent. und to pay 5,00 to At Blue Springs, Mo., divine healers covered the widow if Judge I. c. larker for extraorhave kept the deatli of Mrs. Nancy dinary services rendered by him as Judge in the Ashley a secret for three daya while western district of Arkansas. The latter bill ate Ilojr q Civil war. In 1869 he was made pastor of the Central Presbyterian church, Brooklyn. In 1870 the Brooklyn Tabernacle was erected for him by his congregation. His sermons were published weekly for twenty-nin- e years in nearly thirty-si- x hundred religious and seeular journals in the United States and Europe, and were translated into various languages, reaching, it is estimated, thirty million people weekly. In 1894 he removed to Washington. He hasedited The Christian at Work, Advance, Frank Leslies Sunday Magazine, and at the time of his death was editor of the Christian Herald. He waa the author of a number of works. h, While WEEK IX COXtillESS. khort Ilium. Reverend T. DeWitt Talmage, tee noted Presbyterian clergyman, died at 9 o'clock tjnturday night at his residence in Washington. Mr. Talmage had been ill for the past six weeks, suffering from influenza and serious catarrhal troubles. Thomas DeWitt lalmage was born in Bound Rook, N. J., January 7, 1832. In his youth he studied law, but soon gave it up for the ministry. He attended the university of New York, but was not graduated. Later he graduated at New Brunswick Theological semiuary. and in 1856 he was ordained pastor of the Reformed church in Belleville, N. J. He had charge of churches in Syracuse, N. Y., from 1859 to 1862 and in Philadelphia from 1863 to 1869. He was chaplain of they tried to restore the woman to life through prayer, according to information received hy the county prosecnlor Tha Chancellor of tlie Exchequer Shows Tliat tlie Exiienilliure Fur tbs Isst Saturday. Mrs. Ashley died lost SatThree Years Wi er X 1 05.034,000. urday, without being attended by The statement showing the revenue physicians and while under the treatand expenditures presented in the ment of the divine healers. house of commons Monday by the TO INVADE TURKEY. chancellor of the exchequer, Sir Michael when opening .the Macedonian! In Bulgaria Called to Join General Bluing. budget announcements, showed a total The Neue Frie Press publishes a dis1902-03 estifor ordinary expenditure mated at 126,1 ill, uoo, with war charges patch from Sofia, Bulgaria, announcing amounting to 1.'.. 4 50, 000, making a that a proclamation lias been issued by grand total of 174.609,000, which is M. Saradoff, tbe Macedonian leader, 12,993,000 below the total for 1901-- 2. calling on the Macedonians in Bulgaria The cost of the war for three years to join in a general rising April 27th. waa 165,034, 000, but, in addition to Banda collecting on the Turkish fronand invade Turthe hope of repguent from the wealth tier are to of tlie Transvaal, there was their share key at different points. in the Chinese indemnity, which was a Cholera Bltnatlon la Alarming. very valuable asset, and would probThe cholera situation in Manila conably be devoted to a reduction of the tinues much the same, hut the conwar debt. Tlie nationalist members ditions in the provinces are becoming ironically cheered the reference made alarming. Tlie total of cholera cases by the chancellor to the Transvaal. in Manila up to date Is 245, while there The chancellor of tlie exchequer esti- have been P.I2 deaths from the disease. mated the total deficit for the present In the provinces there have been 418 To the deficit cases and 318 deaths. year at 26.824,000. The United must be added 16,000,000 to17,000,000 States while on Grant, army transport additional war expenditures. to her Samar iu to LeA duty of 5d way put ia per hundredweight imposed on flour and a duty of 3d per gs pi. having ou board it teamster who had the cholera. hundred weight ia placed on wheat. Tlie income tax is increased a penny Inaana Denver Man Jumpa In Front of in the pound sterling. He estimated Engine. the war revenue for this year on the basis of the present taxation at Nicholas De Temple of Denver not including the cost of grain front of a Burlington pastuities at the end of tbe war, the trans- jumped train near Neb., Sunsenger porting of troops, etc. day and was instantly killed. It is s p.i.-sa- . HAS BEEN The Honolulu chamber of commerce and Merchants' association have each hebl meetings to discuss the Pacific cable proposition and the matter of by overwork on the cholera eases in securing federal aid in paying the Miini'a. The tols l number of cases heury ( liiuatnwn fire claims, amountof cholera reported in that city up to ing to more than 82,000,009. The assonoon was 275, and the total number of ciations decided to send a delegate to deaths from tliat disease in Minila is Washington to their views present 215. in the proviiu-ethe aggregate and have decided upon J. U. lratt, is cases and 3 Mi dent.hu. 'Micro a member of the court of Chinatown have only been two deaths of Amerilire commissioners, who will leave at cans from cholera. once. (h-org- e Ihd-crt- FOR PEACE formerly a rcM.!tnt of (w - Wall Knowa Salt Lake l ily.' assistant to Major Maus, the insular hraltli commissioner, died Tuesday of heart failure, caused In Oklahoma. Kuklux man supposed to be Wright, the loFelican loint murderer, has been Governor Ferugson of Oklahoma waa cated at Ridgewood, N. .I., where be called upon recently to art in a rehas been living for tbe past two ycara ported Ktiklux cose ill Cleveland 1. Howard. under the name of county wherein a colored woman, who 81 e"'T Starrs, of lrovo, will was awarded a vniunL.c by the cum. government over a white ooiiteM;uit, gate the Congressman Sutherland last week was the victim. She called on the governor with her of two pension oecured tinone thru fifteen it iniiisf. bills in the granting pen- story of the affair, l.i hi r men of entered ti.e her hii cave William f. lrovo, sion to di red her to lashes ;m.i a other oi and mimth. the S.'l at fifty Utah, i granting a pension of tl7 a meuth t( the eoinil witl.iii fifteen days or suffer the Const oiirliri Aaron S. 1ost of Salt Lake ( it y. A T. DE WITT TALM AGE DEAD, believed be was temporarily insane. Jn Red Cloud Saturday, De Temple related a story of having lieen robbed. Little was learned of his identy beyond the fact that he came from Denver. Jle was well dresBcd and wore a Knights of Pythias emblem. Spenleli Cathedral Cnllapees. At the close of the celebration of a grand mass tlie tower of the cathedral at Cienta, Spain, collapsed and destroyed three adjoining houses and part of the cloiRters. The remainder of the cathedral threatens to fall. Two bodies and a number of injured persons have been recovered from the ruins. The number of persons entombed is not known. Jealousy Ciumv a Tragedy. William Rogers, an ironworker, sbot and fatally wounded John Turner ou the street at Cleveland, Ohio. Rogers was jealous of Turner because he be lieved him to be responsible for his broken-u- p home. Rogers stood oyer his victim until an ambulance took the wounded man to a hospital, where he died. Rogers has a wife and four children. , Lion and Bull Fight. A battle at Juarez. Mexico, Sunday, between a Ntimidian lion und a wild Samalayuca bull was witnessed by thousands of prople. of the spectators were American women. The battle continued fiercely for an hour. The bull was not fatally injured, but the lion was gored fully twenty-fiv- e times anl will doubtless die. His was broken and lie was completely leg vanquished in strength mid spirit. When the linn wiik incapacitated the Mexican authnritics ordered the battle lopped. Onc-fonrl- li hud been reported adversely liy Mr. Hoar; but be staled that as the case was abolutely unique he would vote for It. April 13. The house passed the bill n pension to the widow of President granting of Ki.frUa year. It bad previously McKinley passed the senate and now goes to the president for sig- Horse. nature. Sxxatk. -- A feature of the Chinese exclusion debate in the senate today was the sharp criticism of Minister Vu of China because of his protests made to the secretary of state against the enactment of the pending bill. Mr. Mitchell of Oregon und Mr. Teller of Colorado sharply attacked him. declaring that liu deserved to have been given bis papers and that no nation would have permitted such. Interference In its legislative affairs. Mr. Forakerof Ohio and Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts Insisted that the Chinese minister had done no more than his duty, and that he would have been derelict of bis duty had he done 1cm. Just after the senate convened Mr. Mason presented the conference report on the postofflee appropriation bill, and It was agreed to. April 14. IIoi'Rg The speakers on the Culmn reciprocity lilll were Messrs. McCall of Massachusetts und Brantley of Georgia for the measure, and Messrs. Kobertson of Louisiana and Stevens of Minnesota aga'iist it. The rotiferenee report on the post office appropriation bill was adopted early in the day. nfter some criticism of the pneumatic tube provision. Sxxatk Tlie t hinese exclusion bill occupied the attention of the seiiute throughout the day. Senators Furaki-- and MrLuuriu making extended speeches tn opposition. r April 15. With the close of the Cuban reciprocity debu le tn the bouse the leaders that all danger of the bill being weighted down with undesirable amendments was over, and that they felt assured tlie bill wonld pass in the shape in which it came front the committee, as the bill Iu it present form lx sure to command three-fourtof the vote or each side or tnc house. The debate was without particular interest. The speakero were Messrs. Swanson of Virginia and White of Kentucky for the bill, and Messrs. S. W. Smith of Michigan. Dayton of ttesl Virginia, Burgess of Texas, Meyer of I.ouisiairi. ami of Utah against it Sexaik the debate on the Chinese cxclu-slo- n bill was practically concluded. Mr. h, front tbe committee on publio lands, reported the house bill legalizing the immiml of surveying instructions of tin general land office, ami I he bill wus passed. Ilnrsx Siiih-iTain- l Ilan-bmiig- Increase to Pensioner. The senate committee on pensions has ordered a favorable from report the kill frrantinir increases of pensions to soldiers who hare lost units, legs or feet. The increase will fie Jm petition tit each, and will increase the annual pension appropriation bill 81, 300,-00- 0. The committee aso ordered a favorable report on a bill increasing-fron&S0 to $10 per month the peusinn of those who are totally deaf. This will increase the pension appropriations 878,001) only. t I'nalil to Agree on Bat for Inauguration. A of the house judici-nr- y committee, consisting- of Representatives Littlefield of Mnine. Thomas of Iowa and (lay ton of Alabama, hits decided to teport back to the full u without recommendation the proposition to change Hie date of the cotn-initto- inauguration of tin. president front the 4th of March to tfio Inst Thursday in April, i his decision was reached nfter henring- fully the nri'iiinrnt.s of thoae who have been itrgini; the change. - |