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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-05
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tured by the American naval vessels
turned over to the military authorities
at Fort Monroe for safe keeping an
other Spanish officer, supposed to be of
high rank, but who has so far managed
to conceal his identity. The officials
are confident they have more than
enough Spanish officers to offer as ran
som for the one American-~officer and
seven enlisted men held by Cervera.
The officers and all took note of the
generous recognition by the Spanish
admiral of the bravery of the Ameri-
cans, and his kind treatment of the
prisoners, and it can be guaranteed
that the admiraPs lines will fall in as
pleasant places as any captive has a
right to expect, should be he overcome
in the end and forced to surrender to
Sampson.
The naval situation is believed to be
entirely satisfactory Notwithstanding
the Spanish reports of the clearing
away of the Merrimac, it is not be-
lieved for an instant that Sampson will
submit to losing this SO dearly pur
chased advantage, and he can be re-
lied upon to prevent the removal of the
obstruction.
With the Spanish fleet Gagged inside
the harbor, there to remain until they
are starved out, or surrender, Sampson
will be free to detach most of his pow
erful squadron for service elsewhere.
This means, according to common be-
lief, immediate attack upon San Juan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-05
DISTRICT COURT Ar PROVO.
Wife Asks Divorce From Husband
Who Never Lived With Her.

Provo, June Am action was COM
menced in the district court today by
which Margaret R. Curtis seeks a
separate maintenance from her hus-
pand, David A. Curtis. Two counts are
SET up IN the complaint. The first al.
leges that the parties were married at
SpringviIle on Feb. %, 1898, and that
the defendant. Immediately after the
marriage, declared that he would never
live with the plaintiff, and he has, up
TO the present, kept his promise. 1t is
also charged that the defendant has
not only abandoned the plaintiff, but
mas failed and refused to in any man
ner provide for the support of herself
and minor child The second count
charges that the defendant, by impor-
tunities and pretended affection won
the confidence Of the plaintiff, and then,
under promise of marriage, seduced
her. 1t is charged that the defendant
intended TO abandon the plaintiff i'm
mediately after the marriage, and prior
thereto decided to his sister, Mary Ann
Shuler, certain real estate which he
hen owned, for the purpose, it is al
eyed, of defeating the plaintiff out of
the property rights which she is en-
titled to as wife of the defendant. Mrs.
Curtis asks that the deed to Mary Ann
Shuler be declared void, and that the
property be set aside for the malnte-
nance OF the plaintiff and her minor
child, and that the defendant pay her
reasonable sum per month as alimony.
Joseph W. Thorn VS.. Pleasant Grove
City is the title of a case filed today.
MIR. Thorn seeks to recover damages
for personal injuries alleged to be the
result of the negligence of the city III
allowing one of it's streets to become
Dverf1owed with water, which was
frozen into ice. Mr.. Thorn was riding
on horseback in the street, when his
horse slipped on the ice and fell, break
ing the plaintiffs leg and otherwise in
iuring him to the extent Of $500.
The petition of Sarah A. Wing asks
that she be appointed guardian of the
estate of Bennett and Vivian Wing,
minors, who have lately fallen heir to
property amounting to $1,555. Sarah
A Wing also asks that she be appoint
ed Administrative of the estate of Ben
jamin F. Wing, deceased.
Eli Openshaw of Santaquin was be-
fore the district court today in a sup
Elementary proceeding to show cause
why a conveyance by him of certain
lands to his wife and sons should not
be set aside on the ground of fraud.
The matter was taken under advise
ment by the court.
John H. Bowman. aged 4S. and Anna
Glenhill, aged d. both of Provo, were
granted license to marry.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-05
HERO OF THE MERRIMAc.
Something About Constructor Hob
son, Who Risked His Life.

Something About Constructor Hob
son, Who Risked His Life.
Washington, June 4.-Richard P. Hob
son, the officer hero of the Merrimac
occasion, is an assistant naval construc-
tor, and hence attached to the staff.
and therefore not engaged in line duty.
He entered the naval academy from
Alabama in May, 1888, and is now Is
years of age. He graduated in 1889 at
the head of his class, and as a conse-
quence of this distinction, was sent to
France by the government, to take
course in naval architecture, in pursu-
ance of q policy to give a few cadets
of the highest standing a chance to ac-
quire the highest possible knowledge.
He attended the Ecole PolytechniQue,
and returned to the United States in
1898. He served for a time in the bu-
reau of construction in Washington,
and then went to the navy yard at New
York. Later he served with Admiral
Bunce on the North Atlantic station,
and thence went to the naval academy
to take charge of a post graduate
course of instruction in nav al construc-
ton. When the war broke out, he ap-
piled for active duty, and was sent
charge to the flagship of Admiral
Simpsons squadron. He is described
as tall, of athletic build, very quiet and
UnaSsuming in manner, and would not
be picked out ordinarily as having the
high bravery his intimate associates
know lay beneath the modest manner.
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MT. PLEASANT SCHOOLS.
Largest Class Ever Graduated In
Sanpete County.

Sanpete County.
Mt. Pleasant, June Yesterday
morning and last evening the gradua-
ton and commencement exercises of
the Mt. Pleasant district schools We're
held in the church pavilion, which was
national colors.
The morning exercises consisted of
songs, recitationS, addresses and
awarding of promotion certificates.
They were very interesting and credit
ably rendered. At the graduation ex-
Ercises, in the evening, the building
was crowded to its utmost capacity.
The graduating class consisted Of 26
members, all being present and receiv-
ing their diplomas. They were: leila
Seely Edgar Macarthur, Clara Seely,
Georgia Borg, Caroline Rasmussen,
Maud Macarthur, Annie Larsen, Annie
Jensen, Daniel Orneun, Leroy Nelson,
May Nelson, Leonard Cahoon, Edna
Monk, Marie Snydergaard, Wanda Lar
sen, Lodica Seely, Joseph Jorgensen,
Farley Cliff, BERTHE Larsen, Marie Pc
terson, Arthur Nielsen, Sven Haken-
sen, Sarah Seely, Maggie Erickson,
Ethel Seely, Kate Snydergaard.
County superintendent A. G. Nelson,
during the course of an address, said
that the class was the largest ever
graduated in the county and that the
number was larger than all others in
the county combined. He intimated
that Mt. Pleasant was the educational
center Of southern Utah.
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UTAH COUNTY SCHOOLS.
Programme For Exercises Next Fri
day Afternoon.

Programme For Exercises Next Fri
day Afternoon
American Fork, June 4-Grand pre-
parations are being made for the grad
uating exercises of the Utah county
public schools, which will be given at
the opera house next Friday, June 10.
One hundred and fifty graduates and
educators will be given a banquet at
the Hotel Beck, and among other eX-
ercises in the afternoon, DR.. J. NJ. Tan
ner will deliver an address.
Programme:
Music, orchestra.
Opening song, quartette.
Invocation, Chaplain William Grant.
Solo and chorus, Nearer My God, to
Thee Olive Pulley.
Words of welcome, Hon. J. r. Hind
ley.
Piano selection, Miss Donna Miles.
PaysOn-
Recitation. Pearl Fowler, Lehi.
Piano solo, May j. Konold, Spring
vile.
Address. F. a. warnock. Pleasant
Grove.
Address. Yesterday. Today and To-
morrow" Sarah J. Brockbank, Spanish
Fork.
Solo. 1.-THE Sisters Prayer" Ethel
Classify, American Fork.
Address, Sadie Beesley, Lehi.
Address, class, Santaquin.
Music, orchestra.
Presentation of diplomas s=and re-
marks, Hon. ]. L. Brown, county su-
perintendent.
Address to graduates, DR.. C. NJ. Tan
ner.
Song.
Benediction, chaplain.
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THEY KNOW MAXWELL.
vernal People Remember Him AS "a
Willy Desperate.

Vernal, June 1.-The recent bank rob-
oery at Springville, and the prompt
and effective action of the residents Of
that burg in bringing the perpetrators
to Justice, was read with interest here
chiefly owing to the fact that Maxwell
is quite well known in this section, al
though he has never made this place
his base of operations.
A couple of years ago he was married
here to an Ashley girl, whose hayward
ness had already caused much sorrow
to her family.
The story concerning their business
connection with c. S. Carter of this
place is no doubt made out of whole
cloth. The only Carter here is a prom
inent sheep owner, who is now at Price
on business connected with the dispo-
sition of the wool clip, and whose rep
utation precludes the idea of his having
such characters in his employ.
The officers here are well acquainted
with Maxwell, and state that he is
pretty smooth and willy desperate of
The first magnitude 1t is stated that
he was at one time confined with Cas-
siday in the Wyoming penitentiary.
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Death at Pavson

Payson, June AIRS. Louise B. Aus
tin, wife of George Austin, died unex-
pectedly last night, from paralysis.
She was born at Bennington, Derby
shire, England, Aug. "a, 1S41, making
her life 81 years long. She was the
mother of IA children, six of whom are
living.
This was the third stroke she had
sustained, the first being over one year
ago, the second only a week ago. The
husband and family are well respected
and have the sympathy of all in their
bereavement. Relatives live at Lehi,
in this county. Funeral services will
be held tomorrow afternoon.
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RUMORED ASSASSINATION.

President of San Domingo the Alleged
Victim.
Copyrighted, 1898, by the Associated Press
Cape Haytien, Hayti, June At is
rumored here that President Herreaux
of San Domingo has been assassinated.
1t is rumOred here that the insur-
gents in Santa Domingo have captured
the town of Santos Los CaballerOs, on
the Vague river, 1O3 miles east of this
place. The accounts of the defeat Of
the Dominican revolutionists at Monte
Cristo are persistenly doubted here.
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NEWS FROr1 OVER THE STATE.

this position in the Logan schools
through his fathers influence The
young man never was a resident of
Logan. but gets a preference over Lo-.
gan teachers because of his fathers
pull with the board. There is some.
talk Of calling a mass meeting for the
purpose of making a public protest
against what is freely denounced as an
outrage. One of the trustees is EN-
ployed by the board in which Apostle
Merrill is a weighty factor at the Agri-
cultural college, and probably felt I'M
der obligations to support the directors
son. The matter was warmly contested
in the election, as the choice was made
on the 18th ballot
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PROVO PEOPLE TO MARRY.
Attorney Corfman to Wed a Teacher
In Proctor Academy.

Provo, June 4.-Cards are out an
nouncing the. marriage, on Wednesday
next, of Miss Ivy Gladys Loar to Mr..
Elmer Ellsworth Corfman. The mar
riage will take place at the Congrega-
tional church in Salt Lake City, at high
noon on Wednesday, June 8. Miss Loar,
who has been engaged as an instructor
for the past two years at the Proctor
academy, is, a most amiable young
lady, and has made a host of friends
during her residence in the Garden
City. Mr.. Corfman has made his home
in Provo since 1891. He is a practicing
attorney, and is recognized as one of
the leading members of the bar of the
Fourth district. Mr. Corfman is a
graduate from the law department of
the University of Michigan, and was
delegate to our state constitutional
convention in 1894
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9HS nay aepartment at O'CLOCK received

the following dispatch:
Mole. Hayti June 4.-Succeeded in
sinking Merrimac in the channel of
Santiago at p. m. June 8. This was
carried out under the command of Naval
Constructor Hobson and seven men.
BY a flag of truce from the Spanish
admiral, Cervera, sent in recognition of
their bravery, / am informed that all
are prisoners of war. two slightly wound
ed. request authority to approve an ex-
change, if possible, between these and
prisoners at Atlanta. The six vessels of
the Spanish squadron in the harbor of
Santiago are unable to avoid being cap
tured or destroyed. SAMPSON
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Odd Fellows In sanpete.

Mt. Pleasant, June AT the regular
semi-annual election of Mt. Pleasant
lodge No. 20, I. o. o. F., the following
officers were elected: r. Anderson, N
G.; j. H. Erickson, V. G.; Rev. ]. D.
Gillian, secretary; William Olsen,
treasurer; A. S. Nilsson, chaplain; w.
w. Woodring, t.; Web Greene, r. S.
n. G.; G. n. Brand, L. S. n. G.; Niels
Larsen, Con-; A Crane, I. G.; A. B.
Williams, O. G.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-05
MRS. WAGsTAFF DEAD.
Born In Salt Lake City, Died In
American Fork.

American Fork, June Mrs. Maggie
Wagstaff, wife of Isaac Wagstaff, died
at 4:45 p. m Thursday after an illness
of II months from dropsy. The lady
has been loved and respected by all
and her many friends are all down
cast with gloom and sorrow. She was
born at Herman Fort, Salt Lake
county, Feb. %, 1859, and while she
was still in her infancy her parents
removed to St. George, where, on
March 29, 1877, she was married to
Isaac Wagstaff, who brought her to
American Fork to live. The family
has since lived here with the excep-
ton of four years spent at Otter, Piute
county. The funeral will be held at
D. m Sunday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-05
UINTAH SHEEP MATTERS.
Good Prices For Wool, But Heavy
Losses In Lambs.

Vernal, June IA telegram was re-
ceived from Price yesterday, which
stated that the Uintah county wool
stored there had been nearly all dis
posed of. Fourteen cents or better was
the price quoted on that remaining I'M
sold. The price obtained for that sold
was not stated.
S. K. Bennion returned last night
from a. trip TO his sheep camp on Dia-
mond mountain, and reports continued
losses in lambs owing to continuous
storms of snow, hail and rain.
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Fleet Still at Cadiz.

New York, June According to the
Spanish reserve squadron was still at
that port on Monday last, and the eX-
pectations then We're that it would not
sail for several days. Although moth
ing definite could be learned about the
probable destination of the fleet, it was
believed that the Philippines would not
be the objective point
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Stopped the Terrible Turk.

Cincinnati, June 4-The wrestling
match between Yousof. the Terrible
Turk" and Charles Wilmer of Cincin-
natl, was stopped by the police shortly
after midnight. The Turk slammed
Wilmer about as he pleased, but was
unable to put his shoulders to the mat
After the Turk had tried for two hours
to move Wilmer by lying upon him the
police interfered.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-05
WILL LOSE HIS ARM.
HARRY HILTON MEETS WITH A
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Falls From a Street-sweeper at An
Early Hour This Morning and Is
Caught In the Chain.

Henry Hilton. a nephew of Policeman
William Hilton, met with a serious acct
dent at an early hour this morning His
cousin, Miles Deming, was driving
street-sweeper on State street, and Hill
ton got on the machine with him. but lost
his balance, and in falling, his arm was
caught in the chain and broken above
the wrist. While he was also cut about
the head.
The injured man was taken to the police
station, where Drs. Beer and Root at
tended him, and later he was conveyed
to the Holy Cross hospital.
Owing TO the nature of the fracture it
is probab BILE that the injured member will
have to be amputated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-05
A SAD ACCIDENT.
Another Case of Loaded Gun and a
Careless Boy.

Beaver Blade: Willie Harris, the lit
tie son of Mr.. L. w. Harris. while
playing on the fiume at the approach
to his fathers mill, last Saturday, was
struck in the back by a 22-calibre bull
let from a gun in the hands of a boy
who was shooting pigeons on the fat
above the mill. The bullet entered his
back at the left side of the spine and
ranged upward towards the left lung,
but as yet the doctors have been unable
to locate it. DR.. Christian, who has the
case in hand. states that as yet he has
no apprehension as to the recovery of
the boy, but from the nature of the
wound and the fact that the boy was
in poor health, there is no telling def
nitely what the outcome will be.
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Frost In the South.

Mt. Pleasant, June A cold rain
and hail storm fell all day yesterday,
clearing up late in the evening, and
heavy frost following last night Much
damage was done tender vegetables.
1t is thought fruit was too far advanc-
ed to suffer to any great extent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-05
COAL in CUBA.
How Spaniards Will Secure Fuel For
Their Ships aI

Madrid, June "A dispatch from
Havana to Ell Heraldo, says the gov
eminent has resolved to work the coal
mines discovered at Guanajay in order
to secure a supply of coal for the Span
ish naval vessels and has also sent
circular to the foreign cOnsuls request
ing them to inform their countrymen
that food stuffs are free of duty and
command big prices in Cuba
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OTHER INTERESTING MIssIvEs.

Major General Fitzhugh Lee has ap-
pointed on his staff Russell Harrison, son
of ex-President Harrison, and son of
Vice President Hobart. Mr.. Hobart will
be assistant adjutant general and Mr..
Harrison probably assistant inspector gen.
eral.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-05
Logan Mining Delegates.

Logan, June 4.-The mayor has NAM
ed the following delegates to the Min
ing congress from Logan: George w.
Thatcher, J. E. Carlisle, Charles Eng
land, E. T. Hyde, S. W. Ritter, l.. r.
Martineau
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Will Go to Oregon.

Mt. Pleasant, June Al Candland
of Lehi is in Mt Pleasant this week.
He expects to go to the Crane Ronde
valley country, Oregon, for the Utah
Sugar company, which is erecting a
factory there.
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MADE a PRECEDENT.
Sanpete Bankers Set the Pace For
Bankers of the State.

Mt. Pleasant, June 4-Yesterday the
local bank forwarded to Mr.. Allee of
Springville $50, as already related in
The Herald, to show the appre-
citation of the bank directors here of the
wounded mans bravery in risl1ing his
life in attempting to capture the rob-
bers. The directors are in hopes that
other banking institutions throughout
the state will follow their precedent,
thereby insuring a neat little sum of
money to a deserving man.
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TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

Surveyor General Pratt of Nevada has
resigned.
Phil D. Armour has added $500 900 to the
endowment fund of the Armour Institute
of Technology
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The committees action was reconsid-
cred, because of. that letter.
SHE WRITES TO PRESIDENT
DocLY.
Mrs. Miners letter to President
Dooly was as follows:
salt Lake City, Aug. %, 1897
MIR. j. h. Dooly, President Board of
Education:
Dear sir:-Please pardon me for
addressing you, informally, upon the
subject of a position. 1 learn that my
application has not yet been acted
upon; and. owing to the latenesS of
consideration, it is very material to me
that the action be favorable. OF course,
l shall be glad to have the matter de-
cided, which ever way it goes, but, like
all human selfishness, I would a little
rather 1t would go my way. When
last conversed with you, you said you
were under the impression that l did
very we'll with children, but that l did
not get along well with people. That
may be true in some cases, but If you
know me better, you would see that
occasionally l can do beautifully with
people. True, I do not know how
anyone could make as many mistakes
as |, in a given time, as regards school
matters, but that seems to be my spec
ialty. In other ways 1 do better and 1
am beginning to improve along that
line. If you will kindly lend me your
influence, certainly shall succeed, and
shall await an opportunity to express
my gratitude. q will leave the matter
to you. l know the board will have to
behave ITSELF if you say 500 Please
excuse me for taking so much of your
time. Yours very truly,
MAUD E. MINER"
AN APOLOGETIC LETTER.
The following letter of apology and
explanation was received a few days
later by the president:
Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 2, 1897
''Mr. ]. E. Dooly:
Dear Sir-Dr. Millspaugh tells me
today that owing to my having sent
you the letter 1 mailed you some days
ago, l am denied a position in the
schools. 1t is a very trivial excuse, and
1 do not accept it for a moment. Indi-
cations are that it has been intended
that the action in my case should not
be favorable.
$50 far as the letter is concerned,
there must have been a Willingness to
place misconstruction upon a few re-
marks, jestingly made. which almost
any other, save myself, would have
been perfectly safe in sending.
so far as you are personally con-
cerned, if my letter was unkindly re-
ceived, 1 beg your pardon for having
addressed you in the friendly spirit in
Dictated. Yours respectfully,
MRS. MAUD E. MINER"
OTHER INTERESTING MISSIVES.
From the letters in evidence it ap-
peared that Mrs. Miner wrote Super
intendent Millspaugh postscript to the
effect when soliciting a sub
stitute teachers position: Can you
not order a little more influenza, or per-
haps kill the regular substitute?''
At another time an irrelevant post
script read; I'm regard to the 10th, is
attic provided for?"
Again, in referring to the superin-
tendent's lecture she wrote: you
spoke encouragingly to the teachers. !
They ought to think you just lovely for |
that"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-05
INDIGNATION AT LOGAN
Over the Election of Nonresident
Superintendent.

Logan, June 4-Great indignation is
shown here by people generally over the
election of A M. Merrill as city super
intendent of schools. He is son of
Apostle NJ w. Merrill, formerly of the
B. Y. and A. c. boards, but now a mem
her of the latter board only. Merrills
have been installed in both institutions
since the apostles connection with the
board. and now one who has resided
IN California for some time has secured
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AMERICAN WAR LOAN.
London Bond Jobbers Anticipate a
Rich Cleanup.


London, June 4.-The st. James Ga
zette this afternoon says that an
American war loan of $500, 900, 600 is to
be issued during the coming week, and
1t adds that the hope is expressed that
a good portion of it viii be offered in
London, where it is confidently antici-
pated that the bonds will be partially
up.
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GOING TO CANADA.

Prominent American Forkers Leaving
For the North.
American Fork, June Thomas Ler-
well, school teacher; John Yates, ex-
postmaster, and Earnest and Adelbert
Kay, farmers; all from Mona, Utah,
passed through here today on their way
to Cardston, Alberta, Canada, where
they will settle.
D. H. Allen of Schelley, Ida, re-
moved to American Fork this week,
and will make this his home.