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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-07
Octavia's Arrest

one supposed. rich man. but a5so.
luteIy insolvont
Norman dlslikcd the idea OF spend.
ms the summer his last vacation, in
an Office, but he determined TO make
enough money TO finish his law
course. There was no one dependent
upon MIN 80 he might do as he liked.
And what he liked most of all In tho
world was horseback riding.
An idea flashed through his mlndl
In Now York no one would know him.
10 was far from his home town. Yes,
he would do A. Tie would be a
mounted policeman for the summer.
And Octayln? She pattod Bobblo'B
head again and again, using soft. ca.
r@sIug tones TO quiet him. but her
thoughts were not with tho black
sttod beneath her.
Il was incomprohcnglblo. Ho had
given no explanation. but then he had
no opportunity She cyon wished no
had arrested her, Tor then she might
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-07
THE BEST MAN WON
4 TALE or THE HoJAvE DESERT

No Donovan there; but a note in
his place:
"Ivo taken the water; I'M need Il no
doubt.
And the best man, reckon. II win
in tho race"
High noon on tho desert, high noon
once again.
Mid the dry bones Of death shining
white where they fell:
And Duncan. a victim to thirst and
its pain,
with the blood In his veins like tho
liquid or he'll
Yet staggering on. To and fro, TO and
fro.
Ran the white flames Of heat In
their dcvlllsh play;
And the lying mirage 10 making It's
show
OF a green land OF peace where tho
cool waters play.
AZ eve on the desert ono found him
90 rest.
Crushed down. beaten low In that
furnace Of hell;
She found him. and kissed him, and
held to her breast,
And lavod him with water that
soothlnely fell.
And. maggie" ho whispered, aa
opened his cye1--
What matters tho pain when tho
race has been run2-
And Judge thoro ia Justice SOM
whore meath the skIos,
For. ooruo through Deaths caldron,
the best man had won.
Alfred j. Watorhouao. IN Now York
Times.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-07

High noon on tho desert The sun
70 FIRE
That scorchos. that mnddens. that
burns unto death.
And the waves Of bis fury beat higher
and higher.
Tnl cen tho gray lizard Is gasplng
Tor breath.
Tho yucca no longer sets gray against
gray;
The sagebrush has vanished. tho
white poppy nod,
And tho sand ocean stretches away
and away
Ger the dosolnte leagues Of a world
that r. dead
white nlght on tho desert The sol-
emn moon glows
Der tho sands whoro two camp
through tho cool Of tho night
What matters the story OF words. and
then blows?
While women arc fair. men viii
quarrel and hght
Now Maggie McHoury was fairer by
far
Than many maid who Is known
az n belle;
And Duncan had vowed she should
shine az hls star.
While Douoyana answer I'd ahud.
der 10 toll.
Gray dawn on tho desert The sun
sent a ray,
Like a first arrow shot by a moroi.
less foe.
And the shades OF tho nighttime
crcpt slowly away,
And the sands were alight like n
furnace nrlow.
Thcn Duncan awoko, rubbed HIS
eyes. locked about
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-07

one OF tho most famous farms In
the United States % boIng conducted
by Uncle Sam ON portion Of tho hts
torlc catato formerly the property Of
Con. Robert r. Lee. Two hundred
acres are set apart for farming oper-
atious Tho remainder Of the estate
"a the National Military cemetery
whore arc buried 10000 Union sol
dlora who Loaf their lives In tho civil
war Uncle Sam q not engaged In
farming for bis own profit. nays tho
New York Press. but for tho bonont
OF tho farmers OF tho entire country,
who win be given the results Of tho
experiments BY the exports In the en-
ploy OF the rovCrnmont
For more than a year lahorcra have
boon engaged IN clearing tho land and
preparing n for crops. Modern build
inga are Do course of construction, and
within a short tlmo tho farm viii bC
IN full operation. Breeding of SUPPORT
or whont. corn ana oats win also ho
attempted New fruits VIII be intro.
ducod. ana those already grown IN
this country VIII be improved upon
Diseases Of pears, peaches. plums and
other fruits win be studied with O
Wow 20 stamping cut the ailments OF
fruits aud making fruit growing more
profitable Experiments for tho pur
pose OF determining the host forng,
crops and tho most economical plnu'
for feeding cattle win hc some Of th,
features OF this interesting place
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-07
FARM ON HISTORIC GROUND

Secretary Wilson is taking pride In
directing this work. The portion OF
the Ice estate set apart for farming
purposes o. about the poorest piece Of
land IN that section Of tho country. Il
was entirely unht for agricultural pur-
poses. and Il was necessary TO ferill'
lao and improve H. Tho experts OF
tho Agricultural department expect
to demonstrate that the poorest land
In the country can be- probably util-
lied Tor aucco8llul farming operations.
Gen. Lco's former home is one OF
the most beautiful spots In tho vlcln'
lty OF the national capital. The man
sion stands ON tho brow OF n hill
which slopes away half a mile TO tho
Potomac. 200 foot below. Tho Wow
from the portCo Of tho ola mansion
had been famed for a century. When
Lafayette was a guest NJ Arlington
b. pronounced the prospect from the
porch one OF the most beautiful I'D
had over looked upoh Since Lafny
cites visit the Wow has boon changed
now beauties have hcon added, while
omo OF the OLD ogH1 woro destroyed
by the rayngcs OF war. Tho complot
"a capitol with lts majestic dome, the
symmetrical Washington monument
mo beautiful Congregational library
aud other architectural features hay,
taken their place IN tho picture, while
grove OF majestic trees which
rrncod the slope below tho house Wort
utterly destroyed during the creates
eiyll conflict over wagod.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-07

rested her Octavia In Eew York and
and like this.
lie rode ON. hoping yet fearing that
she would oVertako him. Would She
speak to him? But why should she3
What Interpretation would she put
upon his posluon2 A policeman!
Norman Roger. had been sent To col.
loge rich mans son. Prior to that.
and, indeed. during his first few yaca.
lions at home he had seen much OF
Ociayla Bollnmy. They became on.
Gagged only 20 quarrel over a trivial
matter and to grow farther and
farther apart.
Norman was studying for The bar
In the last year but one OF his college
course his father died. not, as every
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-07

The State from which there Is the
least emigration Is louisiana, Yer
mont furnishes the largest proportion
OF migratory Americans.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-31
WERE POWERLESS
TO RESCUE g j THEM
Prominent Men Perish in Fire
Which Destroys the
Troy Club.
(By Associated Press.)

TROY, n " Dec, aO.,--Nosos II,
Cuugh. the nestor OF the RENSSELAER,
county bar, and tho last survivor Of tho
class of 1891 of Dartmouth College; VIII
liam Shaw, head of the law firm of Shaw.
Bailey and Murphy, and Benjamin w.
IL: ney, manager for tho Fullsr-Wnrren
Company Of Boston, Mass lost their
lives III n fire which partially destroyed
tho Troy Club at an early hour to-day,
Although tn" doomed men We're seen al
tha windows. nothing could be done to
save them so dense was the smoke ana
50 rapid til. progress of tho Flames,
Edward Carpentler, of New iosS, WAS
taken from an upper window BY fire.
men and removed to n hospital, whSre
hc Is recovering from tho effects cf
smoke inhaled. lIe was IN town pres
pairing for his marriage With q young
soc cty woman OF the city, All Tho per-
sons kilSd were occupying rooms on the
,'rper floor, where the fire broke nlt.
1ra fire is thought to have been caused
By a ighteu cigarette being. thrown
among some comb,lstible materlal Tho
loss will reach $4,000,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-31
DESPERATE
SITUATION J
IN FAR EAST |
Japan and Russia Almost
Sure to Fight.
RUSSIA WILL NOT 3
HURRY HER REPL II
Purpose Seems to he to Put
Onus Of Declaring War
on apan. s55
PEssIMIsTlC VIEW (.
IN ST. PETERSB' URG I.
Editorials Say There May be$
E9tx1 r., isa ~ ii5S tr- n l
.PESsIMIsTlC VIEW 4. I. ;55I \.
IN ST. PETERSBURG
.(By Associated Press.)

4 PARIS, Dec 80 1t !, is learned in diploc:5
matte circles that the j apancse goVern5s3 "a
.ment llas Informed tho foreign dir lonla,ts,
that the situation with Tuspectst to Russia
is desperate. hut not hopeless .8 i t is boz
loved this information was {commu ted \
to the French government for l,rcsentl
5tion$at st, Petersburg ri a sss Il
While still not belleyIn tl,at war belfi bif
tween Russia and ia apan vii qcc,ir i / l,ot
optinllstlcs toneBin officnl md q lplo,na. .tisS
circles here WAS some Whtlt Inodi fled & to- y
day BY adyices from roli 10 and ST. Eoesers-s
burg. % Janaii,4 r|poa is;s lla steaing
paratlona- y stslA5 A
.gested ], Of nfuencin & Z 1ssla y net lon Upon
tile Jnlnneso note t fsessS ID
Russia, on tic other hand, has no II 81
tcntion to hurry. Her ,,eplysi Is not es-4
,pected to he mud 81 be fore Jn uary 10tl,.sy8
.Russia's purpose seems to / be to put tile tli.2aS
.onus OF declaring war upon japan, ~
such bo the result of tho negotiations.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-31
Richmond.

Re,irllon OF The Times Dispatch CON
|4ributols, Club at tho Bijou yesterd - -
~ NJ BArrS elected president OF the t'eMa- "
board AIR Line and .Iohnf SAelton WI
| llioms chairman OF the Exccrtt,c G Boari-:--
Dinner rendered the lnma les Of tho con- e.
Elnin Boat Club to have o trainer :, ~.
ItCrutnpac cker gives his views on lynchnE
- Denth OF Captain =. ~. 3LeftWicn---'.,-. :.
farmer knocked down by a deSar---.An n.
EpeIiee Isi I foToe-s nc Master painters m elect Off
Gers. rran gements, for she Patti CON
ert---N N orfoik tcasc to be taken up nbou.
January j st tll---Case Of Mic chael ely ls
Former Virginia ball PLAYER
Iis killed Sweet thearts since ehi!aano.
;acsterday; House decides 20 record the
Iiiaines or ctthos3 present cd oh ayr 4 Pig
Transit Com rany 70 begin Its. VIZ -
q 1Ielrls---Nv tch night services to-nignt----
Elnil In taxation matter---The full insur-
lancc on the Gallcgo Aiiils--nea,lng
broom to be opened Mt Leigh Street Blpr
Hist ChYrch---Bill to extend the. chartc.
lofs tho le rnestowll Exposition Company
,Nyatcr& Committee defers action on .lec
Iiroiysis matter-Condt!un. OF Mr.. r. W.
flowers somewhat innroveh- treas
alrershjp silllation In llerr.co county.
MAN C1ESrER--Br brittle Simmons cka.g
a VIII ssn,llns nl s!, ii, SHl. II as}rssbin ,sbi
lTcturn- Vcterans q INSTALL officers to-
lnight-yEork Of the Police Conrt-------- 80
Church presents its pastor and Suntase.y
mas nus presents-l tch-n,aht services 10
Sbc held - officials axe the oath OF zoe
{-~.--A. cift for Rev. ". W. Sisk-Afr. ".
NV. Ferguson elected chor.stcr.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-31
FOR CARRYING FREIGHT ...55s,
BETWEEN N. Y, AND MANILA
especial Ir 10 The Times tch

Especial to The Times Dlspatch.) M
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-The War pe-
partment has accepted the bid Of Funrl'..
Edge s. COMPANY Of New York. for the
contract for carrying governments freight
between New York and Manila; for the
six mouths ending July 4, 1901. at s6'lh'
per ton, fifteen sailings being Euara teed
Letween January | aud July
The same company has had the con-
tract for tho six months lust ending. a.
.,6.S5 psr ton, with a provision. which 1a
also to be Included In the new contract.
that il as low rate is offered for carry
ing the freight IN American bottoms the
government reserves the rHht to avail
itself OF this offer, Under the existing
contract no offer has been made to make
the same rate for American vessels,
contract cannot be entered into with
Funch, Edge 4 Company for g Longer
term than until July next. for the rear
son that on and after that date COM
merce between the Philippine Islands anu
tho United states Mill ba restrietef 20
American ships
Proposals fprI CARRYING passengers from
pncific ports to Manila have been rev
ceivcd from the aPcific Mail Steamship
company and the Great Northern Steanlts
chip Company hut the tcontraet has n9s5
vat haan auassa~d- S9
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-31
RAPID TRANSIT TO
BEGIN ITS WORK
Street Committee to Pass on
the Plans This Even

The Citizens Rapid Transit Company,
which, It Is understood, proposes to use
the Jenkins underground conduit system
In connection with Incorporation Of their
street railway here desire tho approval
of their plans, In order that they may
begin work In accordance with the pro-
visions Of their charter ON January LIST,
which Is Tomorrow.
The charter OF the company provides
for forfeiture of the same unless work
is commenced by Tomorrow night
4. The Street Committee he,l n meeting
yesterday afternoon, and took UP the
matter, but the plans were not IN
shape for approval, Another meeting wtI
be held at O'clock this evening, when
the plans will be before the committeo
for action. When the plans shall have
been approved tho company will ut least
do some act constituting commencement
4 of the work. so as to preserve their char.
ter, $50 ustzi' r1-tt ttsa .s,dis
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-31

REMEMBERED. ID
Those OF the Past Are Recalled
Ioy Yesterdays Horror
in Chicago.
RICHMOND j i: IS IN THE .'l.E: LIST
The Burning. Of tic Theatre III. in
18I1-Panic in Nearly Every
Case Caused Loss Life.
.RIc cHM0ND IS IN n: ] THE !. .I.:.. LIST. is
.9ll. n n.
=. '------ - - e ( & q & 4 I'll
Especial to The 1'imes-Dispatch.,

Especial to The Times-Dis patch.)
CHICAGO, ,$$@I ILL. Dec. -N1arvelously
alike have been the great theatre fires
OF tlie last score OF years. A. flash Of.
flame, puff OF smoke and then-panic.
sthut crushed hundreds, ere tic smoke.
oven, had u chance To reach them. Z
was SO In tho fire TINT burned the Brook
lyn Theutre, In 1876. when 2o3 persons
Ierished: thut which devastated the
Richmond Theatre III 1911; In the fire
that destroyed tho opera Comique In
Paris in 1857. when 200 wcro burned: in
tho burning Of the Ring Theatre In VI Y i:
ennel IN 1881. causing tho death of 4 900,
ard in he more recent: des truotion g, e
tho Charity y zaar N when 3oo seQi
persisted, Including the fiowcr# Of the
French nobility. lii the Brooklyn Theatre
fire 1t was panic that caused the great
est number OF deaths. Tho rush for cx-
its blocked them and the flrcmen,; when
the great building had been reduced to
I, nero sl,oll, found the dead lying there
in heaps. ii
II Is a coincidence that the construction
OF tho lrOqUo1s Theatre ana that OF tne
Opera Comiu,lo In Paris were very much
alike. Tile domcs Of both these build
ings so suddenly crtmplcd by firo were
slmllar.i5 SO was the general interior. ar
rungement.
Tho destruction OF the Ring Theatre
in Vienna in 1851 tops the othors in thu
awful loss OF life. Tho fire started at
Z :3O q clock, as, the vast audience was
pressing IN through the entrances. Fully
i 500 had a.e.,dy- been seated. .S HI
The first PUFF OF smoke sent the people
rushing for tho exits. They packed
themselves into tho nisles and fell upon
ono unother III theic eaEerness TO- es-
cape The exits were blocked and after
wards most Of tho piled up doud were
fouiltl neilr the main entrance.
Thu burning or tho Opera Comidue IN
Paris six years later marked another IA
tai panic Two hundred werc crushed
ana burned. 81 t was impossible III many
c:.scs to identify tho dead
The world heard with q thrill of horror
OF the destruction OF tho Charity Bazaar
In paris OF, May 4, 1897. The hundreds
who lost theil.llves included the Duchess
p'Alencon, sister OF tho Empress of Aus,
trIa tho Duchesso D'lJzcs, q society lead
ii orr
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-31
REUNION A
JOYFUL ONE. |..||::
Hundreds Of the /. =. G. G..
Members Gathered at the
Bijou Theatre.
AN EXCELLENT. j: Il il PROGRAMME. ']: B ! y me
Appropriate Addresses and the
Grand Finale a Flashlight
Photograph.

over the faces or tho Thousand or more
lltght-learted children assembled In the
Bijou Theatre yesterday afternoon there
fitted from moment to moment, as some
clever actor caught tho spirit of his tln-
usual audience or some feltcltous speaker
touched Il responsive chord In the hearts
OF his. small hearers. the glow Of q hap
piness and a mirth as{rarc and as gr te-
ful to the beholdcr as 1t was genuine ana
unafrectcd in tho beheld at
such was the commanding feature Of
the first grand reunion Of tho grca and
growing T. D. c. C.. which caballstic
signs translated read Times:-D Dispatch Con
trtbutors' Club an organlza ton uniqtie IN IN
Its seDinpos sit1on, but dccid edl y prom isinE
SinSiis character. Lightsome and glad was
the crowd, with the simple and elemental
happiness Of the child that knows no
serious care. Hundreds Of little ones,
ranging In years from five To fifteen and
over, were gathered beneath tho bril-
liant lights of the popular little theatre.
S The entertainment opened progressed
and closed, and not ono moved to leave
until the flash that admitted the group
to the photographers > IlItu SttSc tiicii NV
signal to DEPART Every little face
heamed with pleasure and satisfaction;
every cheek wore an excited flush; every
eye an additional sparkle No staid and
stilted thing was this. but q rare and
genuine ana spontaneous cbulltion OF
infantine spirits that carried all with
n rush before it. 1t recalled to many an
older head In their midst the days OF
not so long ago. when they. too. We're
slight-hearted and free; It caused many
an aged eye to renew momentarily Its
lost lustro of >childhood; 1t revived IN
many a breast tho rapidly waning fires
OF youth, compelling all there to cast
aside the experience of years, to turn
back the fleeing time, and for the nonce
to join hands again with the happy and
care-frce child.
A Rare Gathering.
The Governor Of Virginia spoke to them.
Brief words they were. but rich in Wis
dom. Tho Mayor Of the city and otl1er
distinguished gentlemen also added their
voice to the sentiment of the day. To
each the children gave his mead Of ap-
pause--hcartily. llnstlntedly. unaffected
ly. No more thorough testimonial could
have been given them. The independence
aHI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-31
Pessirnistic View Y.
(By 4 Associn Press. II ],

q ST. PETERSBURG G. \. Dec. 60: The fori!
.cign dispatches received yesterday af ter
noon are reflected to-day III more pessi-2
mistic editorials II IA n NJ 5yS s s w
The Noyoo Vre1nya; begins its leader
With There is no war to-day. To-mor-l
row there mny be ar."s The paper rain
er enthusiastically directs attention to the
fact that wars marked j tho opening or
tho seventeenth. eighteenth and nine
tccntll centuries. M 81 Il ~ $3
The Noyoe Yremya, neverthcles still
processes faith in a, peaceful settlement.
saying: "1Yo believe j pan will not place
Russia III q position where to yield would \
appear to be q Remuneration. Of the defense
of her Vital Interests In the Far East
kussin does not desire war. but nobody
Iii. Russia Will permit the Japanese OF Y
other friends to execute n dtplomatlns
uancc upon Russia's peaceful disposition.
lnftirm consciousness OF her power, RUS
sa will await events, s5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-31
WILL SERVE WITH
NORTH STATE TROOPS
tBy Associated I,ress.)

WAsIIIHGToN, p, G., Dec. tso,-At the
request of the Governor OF. North Caro-.
lima, Brigadler-G General Carl a. Woodruff,
III. s. A., retired, has been ordered to re,
port TO the Governor at Raleigh forduty
with the organized militia Of the State Of
North Carolina for n period of four years,
unless sooner relieved, This detail Is made
lndor the provisions Of the Dick militia
bill, and While serving under II General
Woodruff Will receive tho full pay and
allowances Of his grade,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-31
DENNIS LEAHY SHOT
DEAD IN KNOXVILLE

KNOXVILLE, TENN Dec. So,7-p Dennis
I Ieahy. for several Years a player IN ths
Virginia League, and at one time n lnen-
ber of the Cincinnati team, MAS shot ana
killed here to-day by Frank Rasan.
,IaGan GaS aSrasted
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-31
GOV. BECKHAM'S BROTHER
MARRIED IN SAVANNAH
(By Associated Press.]

!, 3AyANNAII, GA, Dec, 3o.-Licutenanl.
David Y. Reckhaln, United States army.
and Miss Myra WILCOX, of this city, were
married at tho Independent Presbyterian
Church tonight. lieutenant Beckham is
u brother of Governor iBeckham. of Ken.
lucky. who was present. The crush at
the church was SO great that Al reserve
of police had TO be caacd out 10 pre-
serya order. ~ 81 'si fs3s NJ i8st
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-31
Deal Is Closed,
(By Associated Press.

------ ----TBy NSSUUTuteu r ------
LONDON, Dec, 30,-Japan this evening
completed the purchase Of the Argentlna
warslips Moreno and Rlvadayla, hui ildlns5
at Genoa, Italy, for which Russia also
was negotiatins, ,i3 X q.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-31
Situation Gives Concern
lRX Aasocinled Pressl n. M.

Y WASHINGTON, ID. tc'a. Dec. &c. o.-!rlle
Japanese minister called at the State Do.
partmont to-day and reported that the
situation lii the Far East Is ono that \
gives great concern. and that Japan is
making preparations for tho worst. u II
Is hoped, however, that Russia will re;
consider her first answer to Japnn's re. NJ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-31
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-31
THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIGHT
TN MAD STRUGGLE TO ESCAPE DEATH

Strong Men Are Unnerved BY the Sights They ARE
Forced to Witness While Helping to Remove Dead
Bodies From Mass Which Was Piled Nearly
Ceiling High in Passages Women and
Children Tran1pled and Burned Into
Unrecognizable Pieces Of Flesh
Pail Of Grief That Stupefes
Cast Over the Entire City