The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-17
NEWS SUMMARY.

uranium.
The Ohio river is unusually high,
and threatens to food the country oil
along its banks.
General William Booth, founder and
head of the Salvation Army, sailed for
England Saturday.
The appropriations made by congress
at the recent session exceed a billion
and half dollars.
During the past session of congress
1850 bills were introduced, of this
number 1000 being passed.
Knapp, the Ohio murderer, has con-
iessed tc' his present wife that he muir
dered her three predecessors.
The American squadron, consisting
Of the Chicago, Cincinnati and Machias,
left Messini, Sicily, Saturday, bound
Cor Naples.
Preparations for war in Guatemala
are sair to be going on, the entire Qua
temalan army being massed on the
Salvador frontier.
A negro boy at st. Joseph, Mo-, re-
scented being jeered at by white boys
and opened fire on them with shot
gun, wounding four.
President Roosevelt declares that he
does not wish the nomination for pres
ident unless he is supported by ma
jority of the Republican states.
Mile. Marie Daurignac, who figured
IN Humbert frauds, is discharged by
court, Paris, physicians declaring that
she is irresponsible for her actions.
Rev. George Hughes of Oringe N. j.,
preached sermon on his eightieth
birthday in the Franklin street Metho-
dist church, where he delivered his
first sermon sixty years ago.
The election Of congressman took
place at Panama Saturday. Nearly all
the liberals abstained from voting. The
elected congressman intend to fight In
favor of the Panama canal treaty.
The correspondent Of the London
Morning Post at Tangiers telegraphs
that the Moorish government is nego-
tiating for extensive purchases Of rifles
and ammunition in the United States.
General Jacob II. Smith ("HellRoar-
ing Jake") has started on tour of the
world, accompanied by his wife and
two st. Louis girls, the Misses Thomp-
son. daughters of an old friend, w.
II. Thompson.
With reference to reports concerning
an impending release Of Mrs. Florence
Maybrick, 1t Is stated in London that,
according to customary usage in the
case of prisoners Of good behavior, she
should be liberated in April, 1904.
The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that at the close Of busi-
ness February 2s, 1908, the debt less
cash in the treasury amounted to $685.
972, 1913. which Is a decrease as COM
pared with January 81 of $5,969,76
According to reports from Mentose,
MI hIuSeI ehJoyo aihiooe PSAiSSs
health, and goes out daily for a drive.
He intends to return to Holland about
the middle of April, unless he can OBJ
tain permission to return to South
Africa.
There is a growing belief that before
the end of the year Mexico will have
adopted practically a gold basis, with
notifications to suit local needs. The
continued fluctuations Of silver az
feet all trade and are now being felt
in dry goods establishments.
Joseph Sloan was shot and instant
ly killed in duel by A. p. Taliaferro,
q prominent jeweler OF Columbus,
Miss. Eleven shots were fired, five by
Sloan and six by Taliaferro. When ar
rested Taliaferro said the trouble grew
out of family affairs.
The text of the protocols with the al
lied powers was published In the Of
ficial Gazette at Caracas, Saturday.
The protocols are coolly received by
the Venezuelans, who say that con-
gress is not favorable to their ap-
proval.
The eiguth session Of the South Da-
kota General Assembly adjourned Sat-
urday. The closing scenes OF merri-
ment were abruptly terminated by the
announcement of the death of Senators
Doyland of Walsworth and Rudolph OF
Lincoln.
Mrs. Marsylla Keither, white wo-
man, on Saturday celebrated her ll6th
birthday with religious service at her
home in Montgomery, w. Va. Mrs,
Keither was born in South Carolina.
She is the mother of thirteen children,
but only two are living.
A cablegram from San Salvador says
that the Honduran government forces
under the command of General Eze-