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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13

SEEATE- Hills passed we're Ivy Mckay. re
curing that doors OF public buildings shall
apon edwards The purpose of the measure II
10 facilitate escape In ease OF IRE.
By HARDER, prohibiting false statements for
obtaining credit
~ Gardner making railway companies
perry.
n. ~. $50. Tor appointment OF two mcmbsse
OF the board Of the deaf. dumb and blind In
htituilon ovcry two years instead OF oil ivo
members NJ once
senator A IL Lowls' bill Tor appointment OF
stray commissioners was killed BY the livestock
committee.
Hor-n The following bills were passed A.
the tso sessions held. oil the measures passed
having originated In the senate.
By hcnnlon. relating TO the publication Of
notices 10 creditors 81 estntei bv Lawrence, pro-
by JOHNSON, making special provision for tho
Issuance OF preferred stock Of corporations; bv
Allison, limiting time Tor entering mott Tor
= new trinli by Lawrence. allowing bond for
uamhffs 10 Dc gwen uud operate ns continued
Va the case OF smelters and other defondnnts
sued Tor maintaining a nuisance. by Hcnnion.
mnhlN Judges. chambers cu-rKtfusrvUa With
iheir Districts BY Johnson. proriaiariror thd
arbitration " wnter fighKi BY johnson. cimi-
must In his annual report rive tho number
ana amount Of IN warrant paid.
tofrfuor Wells vetoed Dr. GondOn's bill npa
pfopuating 5000 Tor the Irritation congress At
Dgden, but sent In substitute measure carry
VIZ VIZ me same amount reaching the end In a
ilnercnt way, which was passed.
Dr. toudon's bill forhidding the use OF barbed
wire on yates, aud Mr.. thinman's bill estn sh-
lhk IN experimental SILK factor we're killed
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
THEY'RE AFTER DICK.


belNg F1uUteu DoWVs
Laughing Dick" or. as he Is moro
commonly called. Gaping Dick"
Carey said to be the last Of tho no
torious Wall gang Of
cattle "hustlers' and train robbers.
for whom rewards sggregatlng $4,000
have been offered, Is still at large. but
his capture is hourly expected. Last
Wednesday Gaping Dick" passed
through Saratoga, Wyoming. en- route
north. twelve hours ahead Of tho Of
hcers. but his mount was iaded. and
II lie thought he cannot escape.
Carey, II is said, wes for years a
member OF the notorious Butch Cas-
sidy and George Curry gangs Of out
laws that made their headquarters in
the Hole-ln-the-w Wall country. in cen.
trail Wyoming. and tho "Robber8'
Roost" section OF southern Wyoming
and northern Colorado. When a mere
boy, II is alleged, he served the older
outlaws as herder, messenger and
camp attendant
In 1901, in consequence OF he theft
OF $50 horses from the Medicine Butte
company In South Dakota, the South
Dakota authorities offered $1,000 for
Carey's capture, and the Medicine
Butte company offered like sum.
Johnson county officers trailed Carey
to wolton last October, and after a
sharp fight, in which carey's horse
was killed under him, captured him.
Carey fclgned a broken leg. and was
taken TO Senator Madden's ranch near
Lost cabin and was placed In care Of
a herdor over night. Carey was not
hurt, however, aud during the night he
ovorpoworod his guard, secured pls-
toll and went to the ranch house,
where be held up the inmates and Sc
cured a Winchester rife and belt
full OF cartridges Returning 70 tho
barn, he mounted the fastest horse
and made his escape The ranchmcn
fred a fuslllade OF shots az the escap-
Ing bandit and heard him cry out in
pain, but he was not dangerously
wounded.
Tho next day Carey was trailed a
distance OF thirty miles by blood from
his wound, but he took TO a stream.
and thus threw his pursuers on tho
trail. Senator Madden offered a re-
ward OF 81 900 for the capture OF tho
outlaw, and since that time officers
have been searching for Carey.
Early In January Laughing Dick
was located In Routt county. Colorado.
hut he got wind OF the officers com
Ing and fed TO Titan. About the mid
die OF February Carey was located In
the mountains near Thompson's.
Utah, but no was warned by friends
OF tho approach OF the officers, and
again made his escape.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
SLAIN BY STRIKERS
STREET CAR CREW NODDED ~
MASKED MEN,
Police Officers Killed, wotorman
Wounded and Conductor Pounded
Into lnsensIbllity by Striking
Street Car Men Of Water
bury, Con.

Violence 10 its worst form has
broken out anew In Waterbury. Conn.
as result OF the high feeling In com.
nection with the strike Of the motor
men and conductors Of the Connecticut
Railroad a Lighting company. Police
man Paul Mendelsohn was killed Sun.
day night. John W. Chambers. a non.
union motorman. was hurt and Con
ductor George webernodorfer was
pounded into lnsenslbillty
The scene OF the crime was at Forest
park, the terminus OF the North Main
street line. The spot is isolated, and
the car reached the end OF the line and
the crew made preparations for the re.
turn trip. Immediately after the con
ductOr turned the trolley and the mo.
torman reversed his levers eight
masked men sprang from the bushes
by the roadside. entered the car and
discharged their reyolyors, every man
being armed
officer Mendelsohn fell at the first
report. and as a later examination
showed, the first shot was fatal. hav-
ing pierced his heart. The motorman
was also hit and leaped from his car
with cry Of pain. Some OF the mon
followed him. while tho remainder
turned their attention to tho conductor.
He was thrown TO the floor OF tho car
aud pounded and kicked until no was
unconscious.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
UTAH'S LEGISLATORS.


sryArr-Tho ogden waior b'il was defeated
3D., a vote ofotoo Tuis vas the tili au'hoi-
ling me acauifcmsut OF aater rights through
condemnation proceedings.
senator ehcrmins ON requiring surety
company bond, Cor public omrial- was ala
defeated
House blu so 90. by Huwloy, pruyidlns
that inc county Zoo which d ease Originated
Shall nav the costs Of BE- criminal piutttohf
when a change ~ rCaue has teen laken e
another county was passed UNANIMOUSLY Ihe
action was tho only approval the SENATE gave
" ANYTHING during the Joy. -
senator 10. i.nwis has introduce1 % oul
repeating the Utah six commission law
HousE Hamrns bin providing that sum
mons rom justice courts when served b. COO
stable. may he served only by constable In
the precinct 10 which the action arises, or 10
which the service is made was passed.
The house passed the Done bll aimed A.
teachers 10 poor health rumiug from outside
the state 10 tnke positions 10 Titan. The meas
ure bars al teachers With Affected lungs OF
Win any hereditary disease. frum the va 70,
and provides Tor the discharge Of any teacher
Who may be found 70 have any hereditary
flftase.
40 Kendergarier bill was also passed
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
PoLYeAMV DYING OUT.
Senator smoot Says There Are But
756 Polygamous FamiiIea

Senator smoot Says There Are But
756 PoIygamoua Families.
Senator smoot, according TO a
Washington dispatch, has made the
following statement; 81 am not a po-
iygamlst. have been married hut
once. and my wife and six children
are In Utah at the present time. The
statement that have contracted a
polygamous marriage Is absolutely
and unquallhedly false.
"Polygamy is dying out In Utah and
in tho Mormon territory. As late as
last August a census was taken OF
the polygamous families In the church,
and there were Just 756 OF them. !
think Il will be conceded that the
church, by means Of It's internal ma
chinery. Is in n position to obtain cor
rect information on the subject A
dozen years ago n census Of the po-
lygamous families showed Eve times
ag many"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
Ennland,a Army.

Tho house OF commons Tuesday. in
committee OF the whole. commenced
debate on the army estimates. War
Secretary Brodrlcl, began by fatty an.
nouuclng that tho government intended
TO fight Il out ON the proposition to
make the estimate 235,367 men Of all
ranks, as being a question Of an e.
ncient force. notwithstanding the at
lacks hitherto made ON IL from both
sides OF both houses OF parliament The
opposition wants TO reduce the osti-
mate by 1000 men.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
Threw pepper b. TheIr 30.

A desperate attempt at highway
robbery In the center OF johannesburg
was made Friday. Two men attacked
two customs officers conveying S25..
600 10 the bank and, throwing pepper
In their eyes. secured the money bags.
which they throw TO . horseman. who
rallopcd on The horsoman In his
nlght knocked down n man named
Brandon. who was killed Subsequent.
" the horse bolted aud unseated tho
rider, who was then arrested and the
money recovered.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13

Acting Secretary Loomis has invited
tho diplomatic representatives In
Washington OF cvery Central and
South American country to meet AZ tho
state department TO discuss the inter-
continental railroad project. In con
formity with tho recommendation of
last years pan-American congress. Ex-
Senator Henry q. Davis. who was one
Of the American delegates 10 the con-
gress. and who has given special alton
ton TO this vast railroad project, will
explain the matter TO the ministers.
The reports on the enterprise show
that up TO date $500 miles OF the 10000
miles OF railroad required have already
beon built
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
Entire Family orsmateS.

A dispatch from Dawson says; Five
people were burned to death In the
Aurora road house on Hunter creek at
2 o'clock Thursday morning. Charles
Bernlse, who owned the house; his
wife and two children, and Thomas
Baird, who was In charge Of one OF
the government road houses. were
burned TO a crisp. Neighbors who saw
the burning building were unable 10
enter on account OF the smoke. The
Bernsle family came from Portland,
Ore, and Baird was from Ontario.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13

Bob Fitzslmmons and Philadelphia
Jack oBrien mot in Pittsburg satur-
day and drew up articles Of agreement
for fight to take place In June or
Juiy on the Pacific coast Tho articles
cali for side bet Of $4,000 from each
man. the money to be placed In the
hands Of A. Smith Of New York. The
contest viii take place before the club
offering the best purse. and II either
man fails TO appear In the ring he for
felts his $4,000. the club goJting $4,000
and che other principal $4,000
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
FIeed In N.hraaka.

According TO a special from Lincoln,
Neb.. three hundred families living In
Columbus have been compelled to
leave their homes and seek higher
ground. The Lewis river at this point
is more than mile and half wide.
The Union Pacific tracks for that dls.
lance from Columbus to the biz bridge
over the Lewis river arc under water
and cannot be used. Ice gorges arc
forming continually. AZ Stanton
Minnie poetsch was drowned IN Union
creek, which Is beyond It's banks.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
Killed BY Collar Button.

After completing the autopsy on tho
body OF George Cooper. whose neck
was broken while wrestling with
Frank Wagner a, Turnvereln in New
York city Friday night. Coroner's
Physician Charlos Wucst said death
was the result of most unusual ac-
cident Wagner had partially thrown
Cooper who suddenly lost his balance
ANA ioll on the mat. striking the door
on the back OF hls neck His long
shanked collar button struck the side
OF the spinal column at rs lenderest
place, causing the fracture
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
eosera Are Active.

Yuan Shat Kal, governor OF Chi ii
province, having been Informed that
tho Boxer organization has resumed
activity In the eastern part OF tho prov.
ince. dispatched troops. who discovered
that members OF the soeelty, we'll
armed. were drilling at night In town
a hundred miles east OF Pekin. The
Boxers were dispersed after dozen OF
them and several soldiers had been
killed. and their heads displayed in
public.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13

SENATE The big irrigation bill passed both
branches OF the legislature and will become a
law as soon as signed by the governor
The Tree text book bill vas passed after hay-
ing been amended so as to exclude high schools
unanimously
Houst-The school tax bill was passed, al
most without opposition. maximum OF ok
mills was given the city board OF education,
and s's mills was made the minimum for the
county
Other bills passed wore: by spry, providing
Tor uniform system OF records OF delinquent
~ salpsi by spry, providing for a oiylslon
between county and state uf juror and viineFf
,ees nl y T. johnson, giving towns control
lor ten miles Of water courses from which tue
Town supply ~ reeeiv,di by Condor. allowing
tht state board " health 70 stop persons com
VIZ from qunrnntined districts; senate bill 49,
Living the eeelosiasticnl authorities power 20
purchhse hold and sell property; and mum
Der OF measures Of lesser interest.
King Edward will send the late
Queen Victorla's priceless collection OF
Jubilee presents for exhibition at the
Louisiana purchase exposition, as his
personal contribution toward the sue
cess OF the exposition.
Martin zeitmayer and Jack Held
have been arrested at Livingston,
Mont, for the murder or George Reid
er, rancher on Trail creek, two years
ago. Relder disappeared after a quar-
rel with the men, His body never was
found. Remarks BY Zeltmayer recent
ly led 10 the arrcsta
Between three ana four thousand
nrirlWakers win strike in ST. Louis
20 enforc" their demands for a recogni
ton OF their union for change OF
hours and an increase Of wages, and u
Is thought that as many more allied
trades viii follow before the end Of tue
week
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
cut Her chlIdla Throat.

According to a dlspatcl from Eu-
reka, Cal. Mrs, Lucy Johnson on Sat
urday morning wandered In her night
clothes from the homo OF Ed Albeo,
at Freshwater, Cal. where she was ON
ployed as housekeeper. She took her
5-year-old child with her. Their bodies
were found later In the woods. the
throats OF tho mother and child being
cut. A razor lying alongside told the
story OF the tragedy. Tho reason for
tho woman's act Ia not known. The
mother is stlll alive, but the baby Is
dead.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13

A Billings, Mont, special says
Thomas Solomon was shot early this
morning by II. Il Renniek with a as
calibor pistol, Thebuilot entered the
liver and fatal results are feared. Rem
nick Is under arrest. Tho shooting 10
said TO have been the outcome OF a
drunken spree, In which solomon.
Renniek and "pic" Kirk. woman OF
the hRlf-world. who came here recent
" from Mexico and established 4
house In the tenderloln, participated
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
sh..phnrdsr Fro1en 70 penth.

The dead body OF o. p. Norman has
been found on the range near WAN
sutter. wyo, Norman was last seen
February 2, when he was dismissed
from the service OF the DAILY sheep
outat. He was undoubtedly demented
at the time and is supposed to have
wandered about on the range and
been caught In the storm soon after
he lost his Job. Nothing ia known
OF tho whereabouts Of his people. The
remains are In charge Of tho coroner
OF Sweetwater county.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
paIma,Ians LIvIna on Herbs.

The distress In Dalmatla is so severe
that the people In parts OF that prov
ince are reported TO be subsistlng on
the bark OF trees and on wild herbs,
A committee has been formed In Wen
ma 20 raise funds for the relief OF the
sufferers and the Crotian Archaeology
cal society has started excayatlng NJ
the Dalmatlan village OF Plavno, whore
interesting discoveries are expected.
the immediate object helms to provide
work for tho famine stricken inhRbit.
ants OF tho commune Of Knin.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
MILITIA WITHDRAWN
COLORADO STRIKERS DO NOT
NEED TO be GUARDED.
Troops Sent 10 Watch Mining Proper
ties Sent Back Home.-Reported
Clash Between Strikers and
Soldiers overdrawn.

by order Of Colonel James u. Brown.
the Gordon Of soldiers surrounding the
strike headquarters In Colorado city
has been Withdrawn, and everything Is
quiet throughout the town and at tho
three mills The first reports Of a
clash between tho soldiers and the
strikers. which occurred Tuesday
morning. appears TO have been over
drawn. AZ the STANDARD mill a sentry
challenged a striker who attempted TO
pass through the lines. and when tho
warning was unheeded, fred a shot
the striker disappearing over the hill
AZ the Telluride mill one window light
was broken out by shot fred from a
clump OF bushes twenty yards distant.
which was replied 10 by four shots
from the sentry on duty. Five empty
cartridge shells were found In tho
morning. four lying outside the Tollur-
lido mill and one In the bushes.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
SPECTATORS wese KlleD.
Terrible Loss Of LIE causs5by Ex-
plosion Of OH

VIZ
AZ least twenty.two peoos were
KILLED and forty i've others cured,
number Of them fatally BY . explo-
sion Of on near oloan. n s, Monday
night
a freight train on the ~ made
up principally Of oil tank dra filcd
with oil. broke In two near the city
about Q o'clock The two gctlons Of
the train came together via crash.
and one Of the oil tanks ~ demol-
lshed. Fire broke on, almot instant
~. and the sky was liEhpd up for
miles.
A large crowd OF peops left the
city for the scene Of the re While
they we're lined up along the tracks
terrific explosion oeured. The
flames communicated quictly with the
other tank cars. and a second and a
third explosion followed each other
In rapid succession. SHEETS OF flame
shot out In all directions Scores Of
persons we're caught within the zono
Of the FIRE and envelopes In names.
Men and boys ran acreamlrs down the
tracks with their clothing lblaze. 9th.
ors fell where they stool overcome
with the awful heat jus how many
were killed is not known. A. many Of
the bodies were lnolneraid
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
"Jsek, the slusger." Dies Protesting
Hls Innocence 10 the last

George l.. o, Perry. the negro lad
Indicted for the murders OF Agnes Nc
Phee at someryllle. MAsa.. and Clara
Morton at wayerloy. commonly re-
ferred 10 as Jack, the Slugger' casos,
died at tho Cambridge. Mass. jail sun
day from typhoid fever and nervous
exhaustion He did not make state
ment, and II Is believed that he pro
tested his innocence to tho last. Sher-
IN Fairharn has 40 far refused TO say
anything regarding the prisoners last
hours.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
a RUNAWAY gNoINe.
Bip Machine at Victor Mine Wrecks
the Shaft House.

tNc oWat Fouucs
The big double compound engine on
the No. shaft Of tho Portland mine
at Victor. Colo. ran away Tuesday
morning and literally tore Itself 10
pieces. as well MS wreoklng the shaft
house and tearing down the gallowa
franc. The loss will reach fi5 600, and
II will require sixty days to repair tho
damage.
Just what caused the accident will
never be known. but Il is supposed
that key came out Of some part OF tho
engine. The safety level came on. and
an upooming cage that was loaded only
with cars was shot Into the sheaye-
wheel
Engineer Williams. when he saw
that the engine was beyond his con
troll yelled TO the Eve men who we're
IN the shaft house to run for tholr
lives. and this they quickly did. tho
engineer following. Tho crossbeam
came down and the cage dropped back
into the SHAFT, where II was followed
by 1900 feet OF cable. when about
900 feet down the cage caught, but the
cable went on down. The high speed
gained by the engine caused the ny
wheel 10 go into n thousand pieces,
and portloua OF II were thrown 300
yards. The gallows frame was torn
into small pieces and half OF the roof
OF the shaft house was demolished. Tho
shaft IN supplied with two cages, and
tho descending one tore its way to
tho bo9om. 100 foot4from tho sur
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
wlr mol, po,h,r wIth smoot so.

Senator Burrows. who returned
Tuesday from Michigan, has stated to
inquiring members OF the committee
on privileges and elections that no &C
tlon viii be undertaken by the com
mittee In the Smoot case during tho
special session or recess. II tho case
Is taken up by the committee, II will be
upon the assembling OF congress In De-
rcmbor
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
OFFICERS WERE DUNK.
When Vessel struck Swsf and Wen,
TO Pieces.

"' wv W. N'N fFNfff
to Pieces
Captain Jergensen and nine OF tho
crew Of the American barb Alexander
Mcneil. which stranded on Prater's
roef, near Hongkong. on December 20.
arrived at San Francisc Monday on
the steamer coptlc fron the Orient.
Tho sailors state that ihortly alto
the vessel left Hongkorf, on Deem
Der last, the officers tscame intoxL
Gated and the vessel dried from hei
proper course, finally Ringing up q
the reef. whore she west TO pieces. 4
drunken FIGHT followed Die strandlna
OF the vessel, during Vhlch. tho sail,
ors assert. the ships apentor emp,
tied his revolver at the cheers. but he
was too intoxicated TO aim with pre-
cialon, and no one va Injured. A
boat containing the firIi mate aud foui
OF the crew was lost, aid no trace Of
the men was found. The stranded
sailors remained on the reef for three
weeks. finally putting 10 sea In an i'm
provlsod boat, headed foe Hongkong.
They were picked up ga steamer and
taken TO Hongkong, Were tho Amer
lean consul looked aitH their comfort
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
BOY cAPslzep BOAT.
And In Company With Eighteen Fellow
workmen 10 Drowned.

Nineteen men are dead as a result Of
the eapaizing Of the boat used by tho
worlmen at tho spicr Falls. about ton
miles west Of Gicns Falls. N. Y, on the
Hudson river.
ine men have been using a boat TO
cross tho river to their work. On Fri
day an Italian boy became frightened
Saturday ho again became frightened,
and iell overheard, hut was rescued.
seized one OF the tackle ropes. Some OF
the men started toward him and in
stantly the boat carecned and filled,
The river was swollen by recent
rains, and many OF the men could not
swim. The boy and eighteen others
we're drowned.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
BENSON IS IN JAIL.
Murderer Could No Longer elude the
offeera.


Christ Benson, the murderer OF Jail.
or Morroli. has been captured and is
In fall at Olympia, Wash. Benson was
found to be hiding ~ a descrted mill
and the sheriff summoned. On arriv-
ing at the mill the sheriff unlocked the
door. pushed II open and commanded
Benson TO throw up hls hands and
come out. The murderer did as he
was bid and offered no resistance to
being handcufied. Benson Is a nerv-
Gus wreck as the result OF his long
efforts In eludlng his pursuers. For
tho past week he has put in most OF
his time In tho brush. He claims a
general fail break hal been planned.
and that he did not intend TO kin Jailer
Morrell.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
Appropriations Nad,by Congress.

Tho appropriations made during tho
session Of congress- iut closed aggro-
satod -f75s. asi. go 'esalnst $780,,
e2i 400 for the liit session. The to-
tai for the entire congress thus footed
up 1854, iOs.5ii or something moro
than a hundred Millions In excess OF
the total appropriations for the FIJI.
ty-slxth congress The total for that
congress was i.AO. is9, 4ss.
These figures were embodied In a
statement presented to tho senate
by Mr. Allison. chairman OF tho
Committee on Appropriations. Tho
statement also contained ar ltomized
statement showing the expenditures
for the past session by bills. az fol
lows.