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Show nr A .tJm pi ft CHOLEHA CLAIMS MANY. THE SEU-VEEEL- K. T. MTDC, LOOAN. m RntM of the Is1lagae riMMNi UTAH g i cimi of smallpox wen reto the Salt Lake board of health ported laat week. n W.'C. Cooper, convicted of a of the prohibitory liquor law of Springvilie, waa fined 99 and costa. On account of the favorable weather the cannery at Kayaville ia atill running and will be able to fill all e Six new viola-latio- jo-tra- - There ia a company of 200 Greeka camped at Prospect, engaged in raising the grade of the Rio Grande railroad between Provo and Salt Lake. Henry Jones, aged 13, of Provo, had a horse on which he was riding fall on him, one day last week, the young fellow sustaining serious bruises. John G. Martin who shot 1). Lindsey at Salt Lake last week, inflicting a wound in the leg, has been sentenced to six months in the county jail. A banquet was given at Riverton one night last week to celebrate the completion and successful operation of the pumps at the intake of the Jordan river, covers being laid for forty. Tom Sandohl, a deaf mute, aged 0 years, had his feet badly crushed by a street car ou the Salt line last week, lie could not hear the car. and failed to note its approach. C. Y. Johuson, whose old child waa recently drowued in an open flume in Malt Lake City, has been awarded damages in the sum of $905, by the unanimous verdict of the jury. A locomobile line from Malt Lake to Deep Creek is to be established. The locomobile will carry passengers only and will make weekly trips to Deep Creek by way of Grantsville and Tooele. P. J. Daly, secretary of the Democratic state committee, while rnnning to catch a street car, caught liia chin over a clothesline and suffered a dislocation of his shoulder. He is temporarily laid up. From all Indications the Utah Sugar company will have a moat successful run this year. It is turning out on an average of 3,500 bags of sugar each day, the largest number for any day being 3,010 bags. Thomas E. Stubbs and James II. Kaisner, two picture canvassers who were recently arrested by Salt Lake police as grafters, have each brought suit against the city for flO.OOO for false imprisonment. The Bryan special struck a buggy a1 West Jordan containing Mrs. Matt Smith of Holliday and her baby, but although the horse was killed and the buggy smashed to kindling wood, the occupants escaped uninjured. John Wilson, a lineman employed in Malt Ijake City, last week fell from a pole to the ground below, a distance of thirty-fiv- e feet, and sustained no in jury whatever, immediately climbing the pole and resuming his work. Malt Lake City officers are looking for a clairvoyant who last week decamped with $450 belonging to a lady who had given him the money to place with a lucky stone, to make it lucky, soit would double her savingsin a short time. A press dispatch from Marion, Indiana, says Mrs. James A. Stover of Salt Lake City has caused a sensation there by kidnaping three children which had been given into the custody of her from whom she had been divorced. The supposed graves found on the northwestern slope of Antelope island, that furnished the foundation for all kinds of theoriesof foul murder among the officers, proved not to be graves at all, but piles of sand thrown up by some person. Ths farmers in Spanish Fork have received orders to discontinue the digging of beets till November 1st. It is due to over stock and the danger of beating in the sheds. Some of the farmers have bean delivering at the tain of tea tons a day. A. J. Otercard, a solicitor from Provo, was held up and robbed of 115 in the shadow of the Rio Grande Western depot in Salt Lake, one might laat week, by two inaskad men, who, after relieving him of his wealth, told him to run along and tell a policeman. At the old folks' reunion in Manli last week, Mrs. Eliza Stewart Reid, aged V0, was the oldest Isdy present, and Richard Hall, aged 55, the oldest men. Mrs. Msrgaret Reid was thi only lady present over the age of 60 who hnd raised a family of fourteen Lake-Murr- ay bus-ban- d, children. In FARMER IS ASSASSINATED IN HIS OWN The fearful ravages of plague and HOME. cholera in the Old World are set forth in mail advices received by the marine Kurrouuils tha Martler, Although hospital service. From Manila Chief Mystery tba Ueuaral Opinion la It Was Work cona makes Officer Quarantine lerry of a Hulibar. servative estimate that the cases of cholera that have actually occurred in A special from Bearmouth, Mont., the Philippine islands s' net March 20 last aggregate 75,000, with a mortality says James Conn, a wealthy ranchman of 75 per cent. He says, under date of on Willow creek, was found shot to Sept. PJ.that the disease has practically death ia hie home, nia mother ley disappeared from those provinces first upon the floor with her skull crushed infected, but those moat recently af In, and cannot live. The murderer Se believed to be the lone bandit who held fected are suffering severely. The number of cases registered dur- up the North Comet limited Friday ing the week ended Sept. 15 amounted morning. A member of a threshing crew on to 9,467, with 8,278 deaths. eland Of the 38,350 cases of cholera re adjoining the ranch had occasion ntered between July 15 and Aug. 15, to visit ths Conn ranch, and when he 33,684 were fatal. During the four entered the farmhouae a terrible eight days from Sept. 15 to Sept. 10, tin re preeeuted itself. On the floor, with were registered 4,048 cases and 3,761 Ibe brains oozing from hie head, lay Tamee Coon, dead, with a ragged buldeaths. In Suez, between Sept. 13 and Sept let bole through his temple. Near him 19, 30 fresh cases were registers '. In ley hie mother, her head crushed in Damietea the daily number of cases with a blunt instrument, presumably recorded is said to be 30. Karnak sud the butt of a revolver. At the time of the hold-u- p Luxor also are infected with the disof the Northern Pacific train bloodhounds ease. Iu Alexandria during the week ended were put upon the trail of the robber Sept 15, 64 esses of rholera- - occurred nod Die dogs followed' it for several among Europeans, with 41 deaths, and miles in the direction of tlie Willow during the following tire days 35 cases creek district, but lost the ecent. and 25 deaths were recorded. Those familiar with the country deThe province of Iloilo and the ad- cided at Die time of the robbery that jacent island of Negroes are badly in- in all probability the outlaw would ih fected and the situation is alarming. teuipt to escape that way, at the Some of the towns in these provinces country is such as to afford an excelhave lost 10 per cent of their populalent opportunity to evade capture, betion and the epidemic continues severe. ing heavily timbered. In Japan the latest advices show The discovery of the crime was that there have been 4,329 cases and made at 4 oulock in the afternoon, and 1,650 deaths from cholera. The cholera office re are now at the scene. Near situation in China ia summed up as the stable the threshing men met a demented woman, who bad lived with follows: Provinces of Hunan and Shansi, the the Conn family for eome time. This cities report as follows: Nanking, woman killed her husband about epidemic 40.0(H); . Foo Chow, epi- twenty yeare ego, and it is suggested demic; Mbou Yang Hsien, epidemic, that perhaps elie committed the 3.000 cases per day; Ilsinchou, Tai tragedy. The ecene of the crime is Yuan Fu, Hsiattientze, Shouyang, about thirty miles from Bearmouth, Shiplich, Cheng Loghien, epidemic; remote from the wires, and details are Kinkiang, Nanchang, Fu, Cheohang, meagre. Hankow, Tien Tain, somehow reWILL HAVE AN AIRINQ. ported. In Hongkong since the beginning of Lady from a I'rlvata the outbreak there have been 459 cases Escape of Young Will Creates Mcneaflun. Aaylum and 3.Ml deaths. Notwithstanding tills A apeclal from Valparaiso, Ind.,says: the local authorities declare the colony An exciting race between Sheriff La free from Infection. Count of Porter county, upon one aide, According to a report of the director and City Marshal Billing of Valparaigeneral of the Egyptian health, the so and Dr. J. C. Sharpe nf Jacksonville, to a elaira cholera epidemic continues 111., the other, with the liberty of large number of victims. The num- a uponwoman the stake, set this city young ber of infected places increased to wild this afternoon. The objective 1,557. wee tlie point Pennsylvania station URIBE-URIBSURRENDERS. and upon the rreult of the contest the freedom of Alias Stella Sarroumteri by (inrrrnmrnt Troops sod binged Teller, cousin of United Josephine His Dawn to Arm. Ley C'oinprllrd States Senator Uribe-UribHenry M. Teller of The revolutionary general, Colorado. rifles and with ten cannon, 2,500 Miss Teller, after some family trou300.000 rounds of ammunition, has surble concerning certain property, was rendered to Genersl Marjarrcs at Rio s year and a half ago in s priplaced Marta. Manta Frio, near vate asylum at Jacksonville, 111. She The revolutionary forces under Genwhich were defeated escaped from that inatitution three eral Uribe-l'ribOctober 14 at La Cienaga, returned to months ago and came to this place, Rio Frio and took up positions there. where she has quietly resided since her General Marjarres, with 2.000 men, pro- escape. Recently she engaged legal ceeded against the rebels from La counsel and prepared to fights suit for 930,090 against one of her brothers for Cienaga and engaged the enemy two her asylum ex pen sea. This step redays ago. The government general vealed her whereabouts, end Dr. succeeded in surrounding the rebels of the Jacksonville institution, Sharpe Gento surrender. and forcing them here came lo take her bsek. Arriving eral Castilo was with Geueral Uribe-Urib- e. here Dr. Sharp enlisted the services of Marshal Hillings and went direct The news of this attack was rrceived City Die to iiotel where Miss Teller was at Panama by General Perdomo and her in a hack and General Salazar Tuesday morning in a stopping, placed for tha Pennaylvania haste started telegram frum General Marjarres. De- elation. postHer alloritrya were apprised tails of Ibe engagement are lacking, of the sudden of affairs and hurturn but heavy caaualliea on both aides are a blank habeas the to with ried station Uribe-1rireported. The surrender of two minntes bewrit, corpus arriving is said to complete the pacificaiu. fore the train pulled The writ waa tion of the departments nf Magdalena a who happened and ltolibar. The revolulioniala uow signed, notary public lo lie a passenger on tlie train affixed isthmus the only. occupy hasin tiie fight of October It at La his seal. Circuit Judge McMahon and to tened the order necessary grant Cienaga the revolutionary forces cona burst of speed, La Count! Sheriff by sisted of 1,900 men. rangltl Dr. Sharp sad his unwilling ATTEMPTED THE TELL ACT. protege se the train started to pull out of the station. Tba Jacksonville phyApplo Was Nwt Hit. bat Mao Falla Fatally sician waa eompellad to relesae his Hart. former patient. Cold Spring Harbor, at Coroeer The Work or (Set Off sail Walk. N. Y., held aa inqueat oa ths body of A story of mutinous condact on the John Yolkuiaa, t bar tier, who was allot aad killed oa the atag part nf Ilia arew sad tba laaving of the of the Theapiae hall by Charles Mainlt, men oa one of the Ledrone islands is member of s traveling medicine show. brought hack by tha bark Uaykead. nearOne of llis star features of the show Tha whaler sailed from this port a a made with for crew ly up year ago an was Mainil'a fast of shooting app'e most the Mexicans. psriofChileaasaod would who of from the head any person volunteer to become s target. Yolkman They bsramo surly aad discontented had offered to allow the apple to be after a few weeks, demanding food never carried in a whaler, and when placed on his head. Meinil began the Gayhead reached Guam the men shooting at a diatanre of about twenty refused to work. Short shift wee feet. 'Ilia first two ahota failed to bit made of for fifteen of the them, either the apple or the man, but the ware hustled ashore and third struck Yolkman iu the forehead filled wars their with places husky died and he dropped to the stage end for have who islanders, generwas arrested Mcinit within an hour. sod held for hearing on charge ol ations past proved themselves desirable men in whalers. manslaughter. E e, e, be lly La-dro- ne i HILL BECOMES A VOLCANO. Fire ami Knioke 1'ourlux From the Old World FearfuL im UTAH STATE NEWS. w FOUL MURDER IN MONTANA NATION. T RICE FAMINE IN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. a Monntala In Mexico. There is no little consternation felt by the inhabitants of many towns in Die remote south country of Mexico on account of showers of ashes falling in the extensive region from San Juan Heautista, capital of the state of Tabasco, as far north aa Salina Crux. It is believed that a hill near Palenqne, w here there is a great historic city in ruins, has suddenly been transformed into an active volcano. The ashes falling at lalenque have hidden the sun sud also at C'omitan, and a great fear has come on the people. Falenque it the center of the disturbance, se the burning mouutain it said to be near there. There is some anxiety felt for Chiapas. Indians arriving at San Christobal Las Casas say a hill in the Guadeloupe Sierra is vomiting 'fire and amoke. People in many towns have been running about in terror and offering prayers publicly for the safety of themselves and children. Mcientific opinion is that all of this is part of the general swakeuing of volcanic forces in the West Indies ami Central America. Civil CommlaeloB Takas Rlcpa lo Prevent affarlag Aveng Toorar People. It is believed that President Roosevelt's order permitting foreign vesaela to engage in coastwise trade through the Philippine islands will relieve imar freight mediately the will improve and ieaaen situation, and tlia coat of rice, in which article a fam-in- a ia threaiered. The civil commission intends to act at once oa the president's order, hoping thereby to avert suffering among the poorer pimple of the islands. Agriculture in the islands, already inter-iusul- Impaired oa account of war and ehel-erbaa beea further injured by These have appeared ia many ara working serious injury and places to tha cro pa Tha advent of loeuata, together with the fall of tha price of ailver, renders business and industrial pros peels in the Philippines gloomy. The cholera ia gainiog a strong foothold on tha island of Mindanao. It ia expected to spread there as it haa elseIt continues to where in the islands. be bad in the province of Iloilo, Island of Pansy, but it ia light elsewhere. The eaBee reported up to date exceed a, lo-eu- ats. 100,000. WHOLESALE POISONER. SHOOTING AFFRAY IN WYOMING Saloonkeeper Who lias a Mania for Folutiulng Women, London dispatch says: George Chapman, who came from America in 1893 and who is now the landlord of a Southwark saloon, poisoned a young woman who had lived with him as his wife. It transpired that this was the third woman who had died witbin five years in bouses owned by the prisoner, and it is stated the affair may develop in a manner similar to that of the celebrated Neill poisoning case in 1893. Both the other women mentioned as having died in Chapman's houses were hie wivee. The police have intimated that they might want to exbuine the bodies. Thomas Neill (alias Cream), M. D was convicted in London of the murder by strychnine of Matilda Clover, an unfortunate woman, Oct. 31, 1893, and was executed Nov. I5th of the seme year. He wee accused of the murder of three other women. While the police are not yet able to state whether Chapman lean American citizen, they are sure he resided in New York in 1893. Chapman, who has had a varied career, formerly described himself as an American. ' A Hoy's Awfnl Death oa Mojava Desert. OM Man kavtalna Eight Gunshot Woaade In llattls With Neighbors. Warrant have been issued f E. C. Van Ortwick end David Cochrane, charging them with assault with intent to kill, the complaining witnesses being E. C. Decker and members ol his family. The parties are residents of Owen, in the northeastern part of Albany county, Wyoming. Several days ago the Deckers, Van Ortwick and Cochrane fought a battle, the first reports stating that Van Ortwick and Cqchrane were the aggressors, but when Van Ortwick reached Laramie to be treated for eight gunshot wounds, he said the Deckers had attacked him. every member of the family taking several shots at him before he made his escape. Sheriff Cook went to the scene, re turning with Decker and wife, two one and one daughter, who told a very different atory from that of Van Ortwick. The Deckers say Van Ortwick and Cochrane attacked them flrrt and fired several shots at members of the family lief ore they returned the fire. EARTHQUAKE AT SEA- - Whaler Alice Kaowlra lias Terrible Experience Off Kurils Island. The ecbooner Bonanza and the whaler Alice Knowles have brought the first news of the season from the northern whaling fleet. 'Jhe Bonanza comes from Toinl Barrow and the Alice Knowles from Foz island. The Alice Knowles experienced a terrific earthquake on August 13th, when about 200 miles off the Kurile island. The shock waa so violent that the ships chronometers were stopped. Thrre of tlie Knowles' men were badly burned on June 5th aa the result of Die explosion of the boiler of the donkey engine. They were badly scalded, but under Captain Montgomery'a surgery came Harland Aldridge, a boy from Denver, died in Die county hospital at Man Heuardino, Cal., from burns sustained on the desert near Needles a few days ago. The lad and another youth, whose name is not kuown, left Denver a few week ego, bonnd for Los Angeles. At Needles their money gave out and they started on foot for Los Angeles. The first night out they ramped near the railroad track, and as Die night wee cold they made a fire and laydown to sleep. Aldridge in his sleep rolled into the fire. Ilia clothing was nearly burned out all right. off before tlie Hemes were extinguished Elisabeth Cady Stanton Dead. and so severe were bis burns that it Elizabeth was with difficulty be reached Needles, Cady Stanton, tha woman his companion being compelled to suffragist, died Sunday New York City. Old in homa her at carry him part of Die way. age waa given as the cause of drath. Dragon Farmer la Killed and Partially She waa conscious almost to the last. Fair n by Hogs. About a week ago Mrs. Mtantoa began R. J. Gilbert, a farmer living ten to fail rapidly. This became more miles east of Cortland, Ore., was killed noticeable last week, and then it was Sunday night by a vicious boar, while known to the family that her death attempting to atop a fight between two was only a question of days or hours. hogs. The boar bit through an artery Tha children of Mrs. Mtenten, who in hia leg, and Gilbert jumped into an- were with her when alie died, were other pen to save himself. He was Mrs. M. F. Lawrence end Mra. Slaeton found dead at noon Monday by bis Bis tell, of New York; Henry and Robbrother-in-laliis body having been ert L..of New York, lawyers; Theodore, Paris, and U. Smith, a real estate partially eaten by tba bogs so that it of broker at Warden Cliffe, Long Island. was hardly recognizable. Miner Ifni Hand Cot off In a Faeallar BLEW HIS WU-E- . Mannar. well-kno- wn w, Jacob Knight, a miner working in the St. Lawrence mine at Butte, while tempts Suicide. in the mine had hie left haad work at Michael Bartlett killed hia wife end ssvsrsd at the wrist by a small cleanly attempted lo kill himself in Seattle. fall of and ground, just how it occurred Hie attempt at suicide waa a bungling is a mystery. is believed that the It effort, the bullet jnsl grazing the ecelp. He i now in jail. Before breathing man, while engaged in picking down her last Mrs. Bartlett told the police some ground, fell in some manner, aad that Bartlett lied (masted of killing a while hie head was renting an the the piece af rock fell and strikman, bnt aha could give no particulars. ground wrist severed the hand aa the While being conveyed to the hospital ing as if doaa with a knife. completely Bartlett denied killing his wife. Hops for Keel penally Treaty Wltk New One Oragaa Ceaatjr la ffklrN Farmers sra Ural tie Maa CninmUa Murder, Than At- Fonadland. Happy. The statement that tha negotiation of a reciprocity treaty with Newfoundland has been abandoned on account of the apposition of Senator Lodge ia declared at Washington to be without foundation. Senator Lodge ia in favor of a reciproc:ty treaty if the interests of Gloucester ire, in his opinion, protected. llis understood that ths negotiations between the two countries have not yet been Few peeple knew that the wheat crop of Morrow, tha great sheep county lying on the west border of Umatilla, was a million aad a quarter bushels d this year, er whet Umatilla, the banner eouely of the stale, produced. Over S.tM.nno will come to the coffers of Morrow ranchers this fail from the wheat crop alone, when nil is Mid. Ona million bushels will ha exThe average pries for the ported. teasea haa bean 51, cents per bushel. one-thir- |