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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-03-18

A IUUun StSSiUV
PkU1UoIi,lUil fINlSHE j
The S. P. FINDS
GROUND

Near the mouth OF Bear creek.
where the Lusin cutoff crosses Great
Sa., Lake. is a my stcrious qUagmire
Which the Southern Pacific has been
tr. !1S Ter months to fill, but it is as
trcacherous as the quicksands Of a
fairy tale. Every method known to
engineering has been resCrted to with
out success. So far as outward ap-
pearances go the mire is no nearer
being filled up today than when the
hrSC carload CT earth ives dumped into
1t. The treacherCus place is only a
few carlengths across, but into this
hunghy NAV a whole mountain of
earth has already been dumped. yet it
has been swallowed up and the ''quag"
is still Unsuitable.
The place was discovered about
three months ago. Plies were driven
into it and they disappeared. The sur
prlSed engineers tried the pan CT
driving in two long piles one On top Ct
the ether, but if they rad been driving
them toward the sky the result would
have been no different so far as strik-
ing bottom is concerned.
Three piles enc Cn on top of the
other, We're tried. but 1t was only nee
ess3ry to give them little tap Of the
hammer and they were gone. The en-
g.ne2rs lost patience, TLey made up
their minds to reach bGttCm or poke
sClre Chiranan's eye cut On the other
side CT the earth.
The engineers built cradle Of piles
around the quagmire ard dumped IN
several carloads of earth. BY night
it locked firm and a nice mound was
started, The engineers smiled At
last they saw hope II filing up this
hungry monster Ct the earth The
next morning they were dumbfounGed
to discover that the "cuag" Rad swal-
lowed not only the earth. but the
irg with it a whole train # cars that
had been left there over night. All
the cars hut one We're recovered.
They tried the experiment over az
ain, with the same result. They have
been repeating it eyor since, but the
"Quag" does not fin Sometime ago
to make an impression, for roadbed
was beginning to appear over the
Teaeherous place
The engineers then Iafd tracks part
~ across. The next cay thew start.
ed a trainload CT earth for the nIacn
alI this time they asain had . norr9r,
escape Of losing net only the train
hut the engine Is wei. The "o,,aer"
mad recovered its appetite and wae
swallowing everything in sight Since
then the engineers have been more
cautions, but they haze been du12ning
'cns and tons Of earth into the MACE
without any apparent effect,
steel OF no matter what length dis
appears with a tap Il the hammer
Some believe there is a subtorranoan
stream there which carries the earth
and other substances away as soon
as 1t goes through the crust overhead
Others believe that it is a semi-fuia
spot OF exceeding depth and that it
can eventually be filled UP.
The action of the "quag" is like
tnat OF a quicksand. It was supposed
at enc time that the Mace would have
70 be bridged, but the engineers do
not lose hope that the Place has a bot
tom and that it can lie filed up in
time. They don't seem to know what
time, but they hope sometime.-Salt
Lake Herald.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-03-18

Bunkeryille school district. Lincoln
county, has probably the highest tax
rate this year of any community in
the United States or elsewhere. The
people voted a special school tax and
special tax of 500 on the 800 va!ua.
ton. This with the county and State
rate makes total tax of $685. on the
800 for Bunkreville.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-03-18
Shortage of Engineers.

There is a scarcity Of engines on
the line between Carlin and Wads-
worth, making it difficult for the com
pany to handle its present volume Of
freight business, which is daily grow
ing larger. Most of the engines be-
longing to this division are inservice
on the east end-Sflyer State.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-03-18

Mr.. Cooke introduced a resolution
thanking the people of Carson for
their hospitable treatment accorded
the members of the legislature. Car
ried
Resolutions by Messrs Syphus and
Graham thanking the chief clerk and
attaches, adopted
Adjourned sine die at 1890 D. m.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-03-18

inc yvUnA Jl- u..1
NEVADA LAW .....AERo
b0ifERGNcE COMMITTEES FROM Bold iJ,oES FAIL
To hGncE
Both Houses Adourn Sine biz al $3.50 Yesterday Tokens
OF Gsteen Presented
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
RAILWAY BLACKMAIL
DYNAMlTERS DEMAND $4,000
FROM NORTHERN PACIFIC.
Declare That Refusal to Pay Down
This Sum viii Result IN Whole.
sale Destruction Of Property.

It has developed that the recent at
tempts to dynamite the bridges and
track on the line of the Northern Pa.
cific between Livingston and Missoula
are in furtherance of a plot to force
the railway company to pay $4,000
for immunity from the outrages.
In August last the company re-
ceived letter demanding s25 900, and
1t was threatened II the terms pro-
posed were not agreed to, dynamite
would be used on the line.
No attention was paid to the de-
mand and shortly after the railroad
bridge at Livingston was partially
wrecked by dynamite, and a few
nights later another stick of dyna-
mite was exploded near Bozeman UNI
der passing train. Other letters fol.
lowed. and the dynamiters proposed
that the company pay 10000, and If 1t
acceded to the demand 1t was to carry
q white flag on engines hauling trains,
and Sept. 20 was to run a light engine
from Butte to Missoula and at q point
on the road 1t was to stop on a signal
and an agent of the company was to
pay over the money. The company,
hoping to catch the men, put out the
white flags and on the night agreed
upon ran the light engine. Behind 1t
followed another engine, pulling two
cars. One was filed with armed
sheriffs and deputies, and the other
contained horses and bloodhounds.
The run was made from Butte to Mis-.
soula, but there was no signal, and 1t
was thought the men had been scared
on. Shortly after the letters began to
arrive again from the dynamiters,
making the same demand and telling
the railroad II 1t agreed to the terms
to put the flags on the engines. This
the railroad company has not done,
and in the past two weeks there have
been four attempts to damage the line
by the use of dynamite.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
Trade Of the Philippines.

The returns of Philippine commerce
for May, 1908, show the foreign trade
Of the islands aggregated for the
month S6.s72ss2. exclusive of govern
ment supplies and gold and silver, be-
ing even greater than that reported
for April Of the present year, the
value Of which exceeded that for any
single month since American occupa-
ton.
Importations amounted to S3.391,-
655. being considerable In excess Of
the monthly average, as a result Of
heavy purchases of foodstuffs. The
outgoing trade included shipments Of
Philippine products to the value of $3.-
4S1.S27. For eleven months ended
May 81. 1908. the total trade amount
ed to $60.576,245, while for the cor
responding period of 1902 the value
was $50,S24,090
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
KEFFER EXECUTED.
Murderer Walked Calmly to the Gal.
lows and Made a Speech. i.

Murderer Walked Calmly to the Gal.
lows and Made a Speech. :.
James Refer was hanged In the
court house yard at Lander. Wyo..
Friday morning The trap was sprung
at 1915 and Keffer's neck was
broken. His body was cut down
eight minutes later and an autopsy
held. The brain of the murderer was
found to be perfectly normal. thus
disproving the claim Of Keffer and
his friends that he was insane.
Keffer had been on the verge Of
collapse for several days. but he
braced up the night before the execu-
ton. He slept we'll and ate q hearty
breakfast. He babe his fellow pris-
oners farewell and while Sheriff
Slough was preparing him for the ex-
ecution Keffer told Slough to not get
excited. Keffer walked calmly to the
gallows and while the black cap and
moose we're being adjusted he made a
short speech in which he said the
fury that convicted him had made .
mistake and would realize It some
day.
The crime committed by Keffer was
one Of the most brutal and cold-blood.
ed affairs in the history Of the state.
KoNor 40, ON, cIoyad hv Sto~a Cks<tou
Tender Warren. Warren was in the
habit Of keeping considerable sum
Of money in the house. and this fact
coming to the knowledge Of Keffer
he determined to secure the money.
Aiming himself with shotgun one
night Keffer went to Warren's cabin,
and while the old man was asleep In
his bed. blew out his brains.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
Making Tin for Export.

Notices have been posted at the
tin mills of New Castle, Pa. announc-
ing that all the plants of the Ameri-
can Tin Plate company will begin
manufacturing tin for the export
trade. under which the tonnage men
will all suffer 3 per cent reduction
in wages. This follows the agree
ment made some time ago between
the manufacturers and the Amalga-
mated association that the tonnage
men should accept the wage reduc-
ton In order to allow the American
Tin Plate company to secure orders
amounting to 100000 boxes annual.
ly. which would otherwise 20 to for.
eign manufacturers.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
ROBBERS ARE FOOLED
ATTEMPTED TO LOOT A TRAIN
ON o. r. a N.
Express Messenger Shoots and ki''s
One Of the Bandits, While the
Rest Of the Gang Fled Without
Securing Any Booty.

The Atlantic express on the Ore
gon Railroad & Navigation line which
left Portland at Sis p. m. Wednes-
day was held up by four masked
men at $3.50 near Corbett station,
twenty-one miles east Of Portland.
One Of the robbers was shot and
killed by Express Messenger Fred
Kornor, and Engineer Ollie Barrett
was seriously wounded by the same
bullet. After the shooting the rob-
bers fed, without securing any
booty.
Two of the highwaymen boarded
the train at Troutoale. and after the
train had got under way they
crawled over to the tender and, Gov.
ering the engineer and fireman with
revolvers, told them to stop at mile
post 81, which 10 near Corbett sta
ton. When the train slowed down
two more men appeared.
Two Of the robbers compelled the
engineer to get out of the cab and
accompanying them to the express
car, while the others watched the
fireman. The mon carried several
sticks Of dynamite. and when they
came to the baggage car, thinking 1t
was the express car, threw . stick
at the door.
Express Messenger Kornor heard
the explosion and Immediately 80
cured his rife and opened IRE. The
bullet pierced the heart Of one Of the
robbers and went through his body.
entering the left breast Of Engineer
Barrett. who was Just behind him.
Barrett's wound Is above the heart
and is not necessarily fatal.
After the shooting the other three
robbers fed without securing any
booty. and It is supposed they took
to . boat which they had moored 1t
the bank Of the river.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
Judge Advocate General Decides Sol,
dlers May Become Postmasters.

Judge Advocate General Davis OF
the army has rendered an opinion
that thore is no legal objection to the
acceptance OF an enlisted man OF the
army OF an Office under the federal
government, tho duties ~ which are
not incompatible with his military du.
ties. The question arose In the case
OF the appointment OF an ordnance ser.
geant stationed at Fort Fremont, S.
G.. for the position OF United States
postmaster a. that place,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
Tried to Asphyxiate Wife.

AS Abbey Hassell. domestic serv-
ant, was engaged in sweeping the
front door steps of house at 1899
Waller street. San Francisco, a man
rushed up suddenly from behind,
grabbed the woman by the arms,
dragged her forcibly into her sleep
ing room, pinioned her arms behind
her back. tied her to the bed in the
room, turned on the gas without light
ing 1t. locked the door and fled from
the house. The women was rescued
by neighbors Just in time to prevent
her death. After the woman recov-
cred consciousness. she said her real
name was Mrs. Mondragon, and that
the attempt to asphyxiate her had
been made by her husband because
she refused to live with him again.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
President Returns to Capital.

After an absence OF thirteen weeks
spent at Oyster Bay, President Roose.
welt returned to Washington Monday.
The president was accompanied by
Mrs. Roosevelt. Miss Alice Roosevelt
and other members of the family,
and by Private Secretary Loeb. The
president was greeted by several hun.
dred people, who cheered when he
entered his carriage. He also wss
met by Postmaster General Payne.
Colonel Symous, Chief Wilkle and the
secret service and by other publl,
officials.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
IMMIGRATION VERY HEAVY.
People Are Coming to the Land Of
the Free In Droves.

the FREE IN DroVes.
The Bureau of immigration in a
statement just given out reports a
heavy increase in immigration to the
United States during the month of
August, 1908, as compared with Aug.
ust, 1902. The total number Of i'm
migrants was 64,977, against 45.549 a
year ago.
The statement shows marked in
creases in the immigration from Aus
tria-Hungary, Denmark, Finland, Ger
many, England, Italy, Russia, Scot
land and Wales. A slight decrease is
noted in the immigration from Swed.
en-, but Norway shows an increase.
There was decrease In the number
of immigrants from Asia, though Chi.
nese immigration increased slightly.
There were $40 immigrants de-
barred, of whom 554 were paupers,
156 diseased, six convicts. seven
polygamists, ninety-five contract la
borers and one was idiotic., Sixty-six
we're returned one year after landing.
Out of the total arrivals $4,000 were
at the port of New York. The increase
in immigration for the first two
months of the present fiscal year Is
38 per cent
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
Battleships May Go to Africa.

In case the condition Of affairs In
Turkey will Justify the withdrawal
Of the cruisers Brooklyn and San
Francisco from Beirut and the gun.
boat Machias from Port Said. where
they have been for the past few
weeks. It IL probable that all those
vessels. comprising the present Eu-
ropean squadron. will be sent to j.
butt. the port on the east side Of
Africa The purpose of this cruise
10 to show the interest taken by the
United States in the establishment
Of intimate commercial relations with
the government OF Abyssinia.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
Jett Sentenced to be Hunu.

Curtis Jet was brought into court
at Cynthiana, KY, on Friday, when
Judge Osborne decided that he be
hanged between sunrise and sunset,
December IS. for killing James Cock.
Till at Jackson. KY. July 81. 1902"
When Judge Osborne said he would
send the prisoner to another Jail. Jett
pleaded earnestly not to be returned
to Lexington, Ky, Judge Blanton
filed papers giving his grounds for q
new trial preparatory to carrying the
case to the court Of appeals at Frank
fort.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
Child Whipped In Court.

BY order Of Recorder Lazarus, sit
ting at Bayonne, N. j., Katie Kanter,
8 years old, has been publicly whipped
in court by her father. The latter laid
his offspring across his knees and ap-
piled fifty lashes with a cat-o-nine-
tails, while an audience which includ.
ed fifty women. looked on.
The victim confessed to having
stolen eggs from the grocers and
taught her playmates to help them.
selves in the Bayonne stores to all
sorts of trinkets.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
Prisoners to Be Murdered.

The London Times learns from a
Trustworthy source that the palace
committee at Yildiz Kissk has de-
cided that all Bulgarians captured In
the future shall be shot. It is stated
that the sultan holds the same view.
and that the necessary orders have
been issued. The palace committee
consists OF Tahsin. Edhem and Izzet
Pashas. The last named, who only
recently became a member. is gener.
ally believed to have beeen largely
responsible for the Armenian massa.
ere at Constantinople
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
NordIca at the Tabernacle.

An event Of unusual importance II
the appearance In the tabernacle, Salt
Lake City. October 14th. Of the great
diva, Nordica. the Metropolitan Opera
House Symphony of New York. Ma,
dame Fisk, contralto. and Frankie, the
celebrated violinist. Arrangements
have Just been made By George d.
Piper. manager Of the Salt Lake Tho.
atre, for the appearance Of this com.
bination, and music lovers all through
Utah should not lose the chance of
being present.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
Mother Saw Babe Drowned.

Word has been received OF the
drowning Of the youngest child Of
Charles Thexl in a dam at Otter. a
small stock town near Miles City,
Mont, The child was playing on the
edge Of the water when 1t fell In. The
mother witnessed the accident and
fcarlessly plunged into the water and
searched frantically for the babe, but
the little one failed 10 come to the
surface. Five hours later the body
was recovered. It appears that when
tho child vent down 1t caught among
some snags and was held fast.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
SAVED BY PLAYMATEs.
Attempt to kidnap Child Of Governor
Of Nebraska Failed.

OF Nebraska Failed.
An attempt was made Saturday
night to kidnap the S-year-old girl Of
Governor Mickey Of Nebraska. While
four Of the governors children were
playing in front Of the mansion an un-
known man came along and tried to
carry the Oldest girl away. Tho other
children chung to her clothes and
screamed. The man was 20 badly
frightened when he saw neighbors
coming that he dropped the child and
ran.
Governor Mickey says that the
warden of the penitentiary, Mr. Bee
mer. reported to him twice that q
kidnapping attempt had been prophe.
sled by the convicts. One convict
said some time ago that such a plan
had been formed as a way of getting
revenge upon the governor for his
refusal to interfere when William
Rhea was hanged last summer for
murder.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
Hair In His Appendix.

j. ]. Snyder. . cigarmaker, of Sioux
City, Iowa. has had an attack Of sp-
pendicitis, due to biting OF his mus
tache and swallowing the hair. Snyder
was removed to hospital and an
operation performed. The surgeons
found in the appendix . number Of
hairs which matched the pateat's
mustache. but were different from the
hairs on his head. These were pro
nounced the direct cause Of the attack.
After recovering consciousness Hny-
der acknowledged he had . habit Of
continually biting the ends of his mus
tache.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
WAR CLOUDS DISAPPEARING.
Probable That There VIII Be No War
Between Turks and BuIgarlans
After All.

According to the latest advices
from Sofia, Bulgaria. the situation is
much brighter, and the war clouds ap-
pear to have lifted. The Portes as
surance that the thirty-two battalions
recently ordered to proceed from
Monastir to Adrianople will not be
moved has lessened the aprehensions
Of the Bulgarian government Fur
ther satisfaction is derived from the
fact that M. Natohovitch is going to
Constantinople in the capacity Of
Bulgarian diplomatic agent He con-
Quoted the negotiations with the
Porte last June. and after their fail
ure returned to Sofia.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
Liquor Men Support Tammany.

The state convention of the New
York Wine, Liquor and Beer-Dealer's
association. in session at schenec.
tady. became a partisan organization
President Dolan advised all members
to array themselves against the ad.
ministration Of Governor Odell. and
the convention adopted resolutions
protesting against the license legisla-
ton enacted by the last legislature
and calling for an organization in
every county and city in the state
which will use every endeavor to
elect Democratic candidates for the
legislature.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
Warning From BulqarIans.
Sensational rumors are curren

Sensational rumors are current at
Sofia that Bulgaria has sent an ulti.
matum to Turkey, announcing that
unless satisfactory assurances are re-
received at once that the Ottoman
troops win be withdrawn INN edlately
from the frontier, Bulgaria will forth
with mobilize her whole army, The
reports, however are categoricaily de-
MED by the foreign Office at Sof,
which declares that no such ulu ma.
tun has been sent. The oficlals ndd
that the situation is unchanged.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
Germans Use Much Booze.

The statistics Of the imperial
health ONCE show that the total spent
on alcoholic liquors in 1902 through.
out the German empire was about
$625, 100000, an average per head for
persons over Is years OF age Of $36.
The health Office has issued q pam
phlet In which. while not advocating
total abstinence. 1t says total absti-
nencc is not any disadvantage to
health, and does not destroy the
working ability. A mass OF material
is arranged for popular understand.
Ing. showing the injurious effects Of
alcohol.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
Thirty.four Sailors Drowned.

The United States weather bureau
at Norfolk. Va, on Friday night re-
ceived information from the Curituck
life saving station that the stern Of q
steamer bearing the name. Beatrice.
New York." was pounding bottom up
in the breakers Of Cafey's Inlet life
saving station. The wreckags 10
thought to be from the fishing steam
er Beatrice. which was caught In the
recent hurricane when south Of Del.
aware breakwater. September Is. She
carried a crew of thirty-Hvs men and
was loaded with 400 barrels Of cod
fish.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
eoLLEs IN THE To,LA
10 Identified a. the Slayer Of . Fosr
teen-Year-Oid Denver Boy.


teen-Year-oid Denver Boy.
Russell Bolles, arrested at Van
couver. B. c.. on the charge Of muir.
dering Harold Fridborn. aged II. ana
assaulting his sister Florence, IN
Denver, Colo. in 1901. has been col
fronted by Miss Florence, who de-
clares he il the man who committed
the crime. Bolles enters q strenuous
denial. The children we're skating
when the man made improper propos-
ais to the girl. The boy defended
his sister and was killed by the fend,
after which he assaulted the girl
Bolles declares he has complete
alibi.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
ORGANIZED THE REBELS.
For Which Filipino Is Sentenced 10
Four Years Imprisonment,

Dominado Gomez of Manila has
been sentenced to four years and two
months imprisonment and fined $500
Maximum bail was refused pending
an appeal. The Filipino assessors
dissented from the decision. Gomez
who was a former Spanish officer.
was charged with founding the Union
Obrera, an organization which was in.
citing the natives to rebellion.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
FoILEo TRAIN ROBBERS.
Engineer on New York Road p!sap.
points Hoidups.

engineer on new YORK Hoa0 O'eep'
points HoIdups.
Because the trained eye Of Engineer
George w. Boss recognized In the
awkward swing of lantern the work
of q novice. he pulled the throttle
wide open and drove his train swift
ly by danger signal set dead against
him and frustrated what he believed
to have been an attempt TO hold up
the boat train at Plummer's ledge, Q
lonesome spot . mile north Of Whit
ms station. r. l.. on the New York.
New Haven 4 Hartford railroad. last
night. Four cars full Of passengers.
unconscious Of peril met and avoided.
were landed safely in Providence