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told them there was a wire fence
there. They told me TO keep my mouth
shut. They said they knew where they
were. They took me about acvcnty-nve
yards and told me TO kncel down. They
held my hands behind me. and took
everything I had. including my shoes
and stockings. | told them they had
tied my hands too tight. They said
would learn to- keep my mouth shut
after this. The, drank my milk and
then stood and laughed at me. The
little one put on my shoes and stock
lnga. lie said they NJ him quite tlght
They then stood behind me and put my
they told me that II | made n yell after
they loft me that they would come
back and Kill me.
Witness then Identified the watch and
purse and money taken from him. The
latter consisted Of one silver dollar.
piece. one 5o-ccnt piece. ono 25.ccnt and
two Decent pieces. also sllvcrware
case. containing samples Of silvcrwarc.
knives, forks and spoons. lie also
Identified a photograph taken from him.
Defendant was asked 10 stand M that
witness might see the shoes taken from
him. Defendant stood up and showed
the shoes he had on. which belonged To
and were Identified by witness. After
the men left him, Hanson lay there ull
the mon got back to the wire fence.
then he got up and followed them down
M far as Chcney's. and Frank Cheney
cut the cords that bound his hands.
Then he went up town and found
Deputy Frank Thompson and stated 20
him all the facts ~ the hpl1-up.
sheriff I.ayne of Weber county was
next called BY the prosecuting attorney.
~ H. Jones. and. being sworn. stated
that he was rhcriff ~ Weber county.
which Office he had held since Jan. I,
1882. lived In ogden; was acquainted
with William A. Brown. on the aoth
of April. az . o'clock y. M. he was
called M by telephone ana asked 20
come up to the Hot Springs 60 assist
Sheriff Carbon Ia tho capture ~ some
outlaws called w Deputy Sheriff
Iiclnnp and Deputy naily. Thcy pro-
cured rnnvoyanccs and started for the
Hot Springs. Some u them went by
way of North ogden and the othern
went the other way. When h. reached
the Hot Springs. Sheriff Carbon told
hiin there had been n hold-up on the
south side Of brigham city and they
were after the robbers lie told him ~
the coming Of the men towards the
Springs. ana the running nEht he ana
Deputy Thompson had with them.
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LasaLr,.s rLyiso mscnrsr.
u soar. Aiou rive uandred rest aud soon
Thereafter Dsscends.

Washington. May is.-Prof =. +.
Langley. secretary Of the Smithsonian
institutc.th inventor Of the acrodromc.
who was given $4,000 by the board of
ordnance 10 experiment with his Tying
machine for war purposes. made his
first test at Quaintico. Va, yesterday.
Prof Langley. with the amount ~
money placed at his disposal. built a
new aud larger machine than that
which he experimental two ycafu aro.
The machine was launched from the
top OF house boat anchored In n
broad sweep Of the Potomac. about
three quarters ~ a mile from the island
owned BY the ouaintico hod and Gun
club. The results WIRE not % sue.
ccrsfui a. wcrc Prof. LanRleyH former
experiments with the machine. The
machine SCARED aioft 10 n height ~
900 fcct but descended after horl-
zontnl hight of 100 feet. It's former
machine. which was propelled by a
small steam engine. ficw three quarters
of a mile and only descended when the
steam was exhausted. II was UNDER
stood Prof. Langley was 10 overcome
the limited power capaciny 10 the for
mer machine BY the uar Of n cundens-
Ing engine. which could repeatedly utli-
lzr tho condensed rtcnm from the
boiler.
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ADMIRAL DEWEY COMING.
navy Department Posts such . Notice
WIN Arri,. Here About
July the pourth.

wash'ngton.May is-"scnd oiympia's
mail 10 H. y. Stevens. No. Trafalgar
square. London. England" was tho
notice given out at the navy Depart
mcnt today,
This Ia the first formal indication
that the famous flagship IL coming
home Immediately. Upon inquiry II
was asccrtaincd that Secretary Long
had last evening cabled Admiral Dew
ey permission 10 return at once To the
United States Ito has been relieved Of
the obligation ~ remaining NJ Manila
until the Philippine commission COM
pletcs IT, work. he IL not even required
60 await the cessation Of hoatiiitica.
but may start homcward at once. The
notice posted az the navy department.
indicates that the olympia will not ru-
main long enough 10 receive the next
outward mall. SIR. stevens rcfcfrod 10
II the navy departments agent at Lon
don TO distribute all Of the mail for
United States warshipa IN European
waters. 40 he will see 10 II that the
olympia receives hers an soon AZ she
pss.es tho Sues canal
II IL estimated at the navy depart
ment that Dewey viii reach the United
states In time for national demon
ntrntion on the Fourth OF July next.
The olympia VIII not come under tull
steam, but nevertheless she should
make the run 10 New York In about
fifty.fiyo days from Manila. That she
l. 10 come 20 New York IL nearly GER
tain, ~ shown by the following re-
nponae made by Secretary Ions 20 the
urgent message of Invitation 10 Dcwcy
IA may b. stated that this wnn sent be-
fore the notice was sent 60 Dewey that
he might come home at once
Navy Department, Washington, ID.
g., May ii.-Slr am In receipt OF
your telegram with regard to the return
~ Admiral Dewey and expressing a
desire that h. arrive frrt Ia the coun-
try al New York. The time ~ his ~
turn has not been fixed and the depart
mrnt has taken mo- other action than
10 authorize his return Whenever the
condition 81 the peace commission shall
permit A. 90 the route he shall ;nkp
IN returning. the department IN Inclined
To leave that 10 him. lie has served
with great ability, and must ncccrsnrily
feel 10 much the eject ~ his arriupua
inborH IN u trying climate and under
trying circumstances that the depart
munt Il disposed 10 let him govern him.
self In this respect largely by tn con-
alteration ~ his own personal coIlven-
fence and wish. II II Understood. hove
ever, that Admiral Dewey VIII elect TO
return 10 New York
Very respectfully,
JOHN -. LONG. secretary"
Hon. John u, Nanwyck. Mayor New
York.
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Chicago. May i..--sincc assuming the
command Of the department ~ the
Lakes. Mai Gen. Thomas N. Anderson
has given much thought 90 tho rror-
ganlAation % tile regular army. and
Incidentally 60 the future Of tho nation
nj guard. The result u this study.
based NJ Il n, upon his experience nH
commanding general of the nrrt Amer
lean expedition 10 the Philippines,
which comprised regulars and Volun-
teefr. leads him 20 the conclusion that
the internal military organization of
the United RtnteH should be more
thorough than u ever has been,
THE reorganization OF the standing
army viii all depend upon what action
the next Congress takes on the Prcai-
dents suggestions,
"My experience In the Philippines was
that the volunteers were a brave, patri-
otic body. well differed as 90 COM
panlca. but az a rule carrying inufn-
Client ficld SLAMS. Company officers
were good dfill masters and willing I'M
der all circumstances 90 perform the
most arduouu and dangerous undertake
inEs.
u am stili a firm believer IN the
worth u the system which England
established many years ago 90 bring
the militia into close harmony with the
standing army OF that cmplrc-the HyH-
ten OF linking regiments, Then should
actual war rcquirv service IN tho face
OF the enemy the national guard would
be more efficiently oihccrcd and feel nn
volunteer body more capable 10 per-
form IT, auxiliary duty with the rcgu-
lar army 90 the country, The linking
system has proved wonders for the
militnrirm ~ England, In this country
Il would give a better standing 10 tho
regular army aud AZ the same time de-
velop the actual lighting strength Of the
yOluntcorHF
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JOHN -. LONG. secretary"
Hon. John II. NanWyek, Mayor. New
York.
prrrSsrs or sAs rnANoIsoo.
a second Battsry ~ sixteen T~sise-inch
Mortsr- using Pat IN Position.

san Francisco, Cal, May 1.-THE de-
lenses Of this harbor are rapidly being
strengthened. The work under way
now II the mounting of the second bat
terry ~ sixteen mortara ON the BUNS
above and back OF old Fort Winfield
Scott Eight OF the huge pieces OF ord-
nance arr already In position and the
others arr being mounted BY men from
the Third artillery, These mortara
are considerably larger and more de-
Htructiyc than tho battery 81 sixteen
that was mounted about three years
ago The new mortnrH are ie-inch
steel breach loading weapons throwing
"a shell weighing 1000 pounds, while the
others carry NO pounds shells.
In addition 20 the mortars NJ ie-inch
rifle and disappearing carriAgo OF the
newest model are ruudy for shipment
from the East. a number of other
biE guns of modern type, are finished
or IN process of construction and Will
be- placed In position around the en-
trance 20 the bay ar soon az they aro
received here.
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ADVERSE TO EXCHANGE.
Council Committees Do Not Want to
Trade Sites.

The proposition OF che school board,
made 10 tho city. To exchange a lot In
the siNteenth ward and one In the
Eighteenth ward for a lot OH the corner
OF State and North Temple streets was
considered by tho Joint committee on
public grounds and waterwcFka last
night aud met with unfavorable action.
II II quite likely that a majority and
minority report win be submitted TO
the Council next Tuesday evening.
The committee on municipal laws viii
meet tonight to consider the petition
from residents along the route of the
west slide Rapid Transit company, ask
Ing that the company'H franchise be
forfeited on account OF poor equipment
and inefficient service.
The committee on wnterworka met
last night and approved n contract be-
tween the city and DR.. John II. Park
for right of way for new water line
In city creek canyon. which the city
for some time past has been DESTROYS
of securing.
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New York. May is.-Thc last day but
one of the Hevcnty-two hours go.as.
yousplcuSe race opened with eleven men
ON the track, cox'H hackers claimed
today that Cox was drugged yesterday.
The z y. m. score
fiogelmnn, POS, Click. s55; Cox, gG2;
Tracy. 26i, Guerrero, si1: lgo. siG.
Harnes. $50; Pay, sa2; Craig. g05: Geary,
ISL; Norumac. 1876
Two doctors from the board OF health
examined an the contestants this morn
Ing. They Hnid that barnes. who IL 90
years OF age, was unit Tor the contest,
and also found fault with Geary, They
said that they would call In the after
noon and II they found either OF tho
men exhausted or suffering they would
order them from the track. Both con-
testants. however went In the race
without showing any signs OF breaking
down.
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Capt. Hay wiii BAUD - station aud Estab-
iish Forest Reservation.

Washington. May i2.-captaln Ray,
who VIII be placed In command OF the
military district Of Alaska. has been
busy about the war department getting
everything In readiness for his depart
ure, which VIII take place In July. Ito
VIII sail from Han Francisco or Seattle
with supplies for q camp for one year.
lie expects TO establish headquarters
on the Yukon at Mission Creek. which
II near the boundary llne. Here he will
build n regular military station for the
accommodation OF hls troops and sup
plies. a military reservation viii be
established there. the boundaries ~
which viii depend upon the judgment
Of Capt Ray, A forest reservation
will also he established. 10 that there
win be no question about a plentiful
supply Of timber about the reservation.
Capt, Hay viii take two aawinillH with
HIN 10 manufacture the lumber which
will be necessary for the new station.
lie win go by boat by way Of the
mouth OF the Yukon river and VIII
have all his supplies taken In by that
route. Capt. Ray expresses no doubt
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rnr rLImu rmonrsoN siumrrD


San FnneiHco. May is.-The steamer
Santa Rosa. which arrived from south
ern California ports to-day. reports hav-
Ing sighted shortly after midnight tho
drtclict steamer Eiihu Thompson. which
bccann disabled at sea ON the morn
inE Of April s0th by the breaking OF
her SHAFT,
The captain 81 the Santa Rosa Offered
the Thumnron tow, but Captain
whitney refused aid. lie wished 60
BE- reported az We'll and said he would
tty 10 make either the port Of santa
crus or Monterey. II II expected tho
disabled vessel VIII arrive az one OF
Thompson u owned BY Seattle par
ties
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SEVEN DAY NEWSPAPERS.


London. May ia dcputatlon In
cludinF the Right Rev. Mnndeli
Creighton. bishop of London, Mr., John
Turns, the labor leader. and the Rev.
Hugh Price Hughes and others repre-
Henting religious bodies. waited today
upon tho Right Hon. Sir Matthew
White Ridley secretary of state To the
home department, protesting against
seven day newspapers, Sir Mark j.
Stewart, who acted aH spokesman for
tho delegation, asked for a stronger
sympathetic expression from the gov
ernmcnt TO strengthen the movement.
Alr, John Burns uald sunday was the
British worklngman'a treasure and
that sunday newspapers were unneces-
nary,
The home secretary replied that he
was entirely IN sympathy with tho
deputation but that he was afraid the
government could do nothing In the
premises, lie. however. would fully
consider the matter =" 90
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Arguments Being Made in the Case
Of Captain Browns Slayer.
EVIDENCE OVERWHELMING.
little Doubt that the Prisoner win Ne
Pound Guilty OF the crime with
which Ise us charged.
LarEcIAL ro TnE nNEws."l

brigham city. May is.-At o'clock
this Afternoon arguments are s,lll on
N the case of James Morgan. the
slayer Of Captain Brown Of Ogden. Al.
torney II. ~. Jones' has jus, closed his
asnument for the defense and viii bc
followed BY Attorney J. ID. cali on the
same side. After Mr. call gets through,
Attorney Il. NJ. Allison Of Ogden VIII
make the closing speech for tho prose-
oulon. The case will then 20 To the
jury. The evidence against Morgan
T. overwhelming and there IL littlc
doubt that the Jury Will md him
guilty.
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London. May is--At tho first days
racing Of the Fatwig spring meeting to-
day Tod Sloan, riding Lord William
Heresford'H fvo-year-Old chestnut
horse, llorzak won the Alexandria han
dlcap OF 1000 sovorolEna. ~. Noel was
second ana Northern Farmer third.
Eight horses ran six furlongH. The
betting WAS II 20 against borzak.
Ing, blacksmith, ridden by sloan. won
the Worth stake Of 10 noyerclgns and
200 added. j. II. l.oke'n Parton was
second. and Leopold de Rothschilds
Hulcot was third. -Four horses ran.
The betting was 10 4 against Black
amith.
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WASHINGTON JOINT COMMITTEE.


London. May is.--with reference 20
negotiations by the Washington Joint
committee the correspondent here Of
tho Associated Press has obtained from
thoritaiivc statements
Negotiations have never been broken
On or endangered at any time since tho
adjournment ~ the commission. n
matters proceed na smoothly ~ they
nrc NJ present doing here Sir Julian
Pnuncofntr's return 90 Washington Will
be- rlcnnllked by the conclusion of n
treaty embracing every question In dis
putc IN q manner honorable aud pleas
Ing 60 the two countries"
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ANOTHER MINERS ILL LUCK.

John Tlahner. n miner Of Eureka,
sustained injuries while driving out to
his claim yesterday which neoessliated
the amputatlon Of his loft leg below the
knee. The operation was performed
last night at 81. Marks hospital, and
AT last report Tlshner was resting
quietly. The full particulars Of his
accident were not given but u N thought
that his horse ran into ditch through
fright and that a barrel Of water which
he was hauling fell ON his les, The
unfortunate man laid helpless In the
ditch for two hours before assistance
reached him. In the afternoon he was
brought 10 Salt Lake.
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BomnAnpMrST or mono.


London, May ". - In tho house OF
commons today the Hight Hon. ~.
John Frederick. parliamentary necrc-
tnfN of forriEn affairs, replying To "a
question by John 81 Clair. Radical
member for forfarrhlfc. relative 20 dea-
truollon OF British property by tho
bombnrimcnt ~ Ilollo. said that tho
government had no Information with
regard to tho intention Of tho United
states To compensate the tradcfn. Tho
question OF these claims. the speaker
said, IL under consideration by tho
hrluah government and viii not DO
lOat sight OF.
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Dm. nn,oos VIII M ORDAINED.
ni.bop Potter Give. Notice that the cer.-
moay WIN ~. Performed May iith.

New York. May is.-Dishop Potter
gave out the following formal notice to-
day
THE l,cv. DR.. iinRgH and the Rcv.
Charles ~. Snedcckcr will b. ordained
on the day officially Appointed by the
bishop of New York. May itth. at the
pro.cnihcdral. stanton nticrt. New
York. at i0its n. M. The ilsy. George
WIN, Douglass VIII preach the ordlna-
ton sermon. The hev. Charlie ~. Smith
viii present DR. iirlnEn and the Rev.
George Francis Nelson VIII present Mr.
sncdocker. bishop Potter chose tho
pro cathedral FOR the place bccau-c Dr.
iirirgn had asked 20 be assigned Co
work there and viii work there In fu-
tufc.
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President said To Have so T.i.gr-phed osa
OTIS at Manila.

Now York. May IA special TO tho
World from Hot Springs. Va. says:
Force tho lighting. Penetrate far
Into the interior and capture Of destroy
every warning Filipino"
That y the pith OF a long cipher cab
leFram President Mckinley sent TO Den.
Otis In Manila. II was prompted By
several dispatches from Gen. otls.
transmitted by Secretary AlRcr, which
greatly encouraged tho President.
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Washington. May 1.-THE war de-
otis at Manila the following list Of
casualties!
WouSDEDi
First North Dakota. May p Company
a privnte Charles Olltad, hand, mod
crate
Thlrtecnth Minnesota. sthi Mai. Ar
thur %. plggles, forehead. severe.
second oregon u, Corporal John a,
Miller, arm, slight.
First Montana. 9Th X, First Rog-
geant Patrick Mcbride, chest, severe.
81, Private swift, puneiuro, forearm.
severe.
Frank smith. y, Thirteenth Minneso-
Ia, reported killed. May lat. should
read, Frank Lewis,
Thirteenth Minnesota, April 2Gthi ID.
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Omaha. May i2.-ortierH have been
received here for the sixteenth In
fnntry 20 leave this department In time
To sail from San Francisco May sath.
This viii require them TO start about
the s5th. one battalion " at Fort
Crook. near this place, one at Fort
Leavenworth and the other at Jefferson
bnrracka
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Pckin. May 1.-THE Chinese govcrn-
ment In acknowledging tho receipt u .
communication regarding the Anglo
Russian agreement ~ 90 spheres Of In
tcrrst In China. expressly declares that
tho acknowledgment In no wise Implies
acquicrccnce. Immediately after COM
municating the agreement the Russian
fnInintsr. a. do Giera. demanded tho
rlght 90 build railway connecting the
Manchuftnn system with pekin. This
IN regarded as OF the utmost import
nugp.
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your WY lN,IASrLy KILLrp.
They are Haired by slide ofs Portion Of
q Large Culm Hank.

shamokin. May i2.-rour men were
Instantly killed today by n slide u n
portion Of a large cuim bank nj cen.
tralia. Five others are missing and
are probably dead. several ARE badly
injured. The four bodies recovered
difficult 10 Identity them The acct
dent occurred while lnrEc number Of
IIunRarlana were screening coal In the
reutfatla breaker.
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London. May IA special dispatch
received here from Manila says that
the fillpino congress. now Atting az
Han lHidro, " composed OF % members
OF whom 20 favor peace and an equal
number are irrcconcilablcH. The others,
holding the balance OF power are ready
% admit that absolute Independence IL
hopeless OF attainment, but demand
better terms at tho hands OF the un-
itcd States.
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AsoLo.rnrscm CONVENTIONS.
Chamber Of Dsrn,ic. Approves These n.-
lzting 10 the Niger aud Nile.

Paris, May ie.--Tha crasnh-r Of dopu.
Ties today approved the ANGLO Frunch
Nlfer-Niie conventions.
This agreement between Grcht Brit
ain ana France dlrposes uf hundreds of
thousands Of square miles of African
territory, and leaves only four rccog-
nlEe independent slater throughout the
continent Morocco. AbyHinnin nnd
Liberia. nnd the Congo Free state
An Important feature OF the agreement
provides for nm equality IN the com-
merclal treatment of the territory be-
tween Lake Tohad and tho Nile.
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New York. May is-The payment 81
the last installment ~ is.oooOOO Of the
te0.0oo.0oo 10 Spain viii BE- made 10 the
National city bank on Monday next.
change necessary Tor the transfer OF
this money has already been provided.
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rs to the practicablffty Of the Copper
river route, which Assistant Secretary
Mcikcijohn has ordered established and
which will be examined by Capt. Aber-
cromble capt. Hay has a plan for the
establishment Of stations along this
route. twenty miles apart placed In
charge Of natives. ~ this system he
believes II will be posgibic - reach the
Yukon country at an seasons Of the
Npur.
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st. Louis. May is.-The arrest Of
three men who admit they handled
some 81 the alleged fraudulent paper,
develops what appears 10 be a Gigantic
awindle IN school warrants with ~
school district No. 2. ~. clair county.
Illinois, opposite ~, Louis, repeat
ealy forged. The sum % tho alleged
fraudulent transactions win aggregate
al least $4,000 and may roach 5000.