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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-07
WOMEN SOLD BY AUCTION.
How Damsels Of Babylon Were Once
Disposed OF.

How Damsels Of Babylon Were Once
Disposed OF.
An auction OF unmarried ladies used
to take place annually In Babylon. In
every district they assembled on a
certain day of every year all the vir-
gins Of manageable age. The most
remarkable was first put up, and the
man who bid the largest sum of
monty gained possession of her.
The second in personal appearance fol.
lowed, and the bidders gratified them
selves with handsome wives accord.
ing to the depth of their purses. But
alas! 1t seems that there were in
Babylon some ladies' for whom nc
money was likely to be offered. yet
these also were disposed of SO provi
dent were the Babylonians. When all
the beautiful virgins were sold. the
crier ordered the most deformed who
would marry her with small sum
she was at length adjudged to the
man who would be satisfied with the
least, and In this manner the money
arising from the sale Of the handsome
served as a portion to those who were
either Of disagreeable looks, or that
had any other imperfection. This Gus
tom prevailed about 500 years before
Christ.
IN pAINEtu a,rliAri0N.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-07
GIGANTIC sPIpeRs OF INDIA.
Spin Webs In Which Small Birds es
come Enmeshed.

SoUc CUmeSneo.
In the mountains of Ceylon and In.
dia there is a spider six inches long
that spins web like bright yellowish
silk, the central net Of which is Ave
feet In diameter while the support.
Ing lines or guys measure sometimes
ten feet or twelve feet. Riding quick.
ly In the early morning you may dash
right into ii, the stout threads twist.
Ing around your face like a lace veil.
while as the creature that has woven
1t takes up its position in the micdle
1t generally catches you right on the
nose and, though 1t seldom bits or
stings, the contact of its large body
and long legs is anything but pleas
ant. II you try to catch 1t, bit II win
and, though not venomous, its Jaws
are as powerful as birds beak. and
you are not likely to forget the en-
counter. The bodies of these spiders
are very handsomely decorated, being
bright gold or scarlet underneath,
while the upper part is covered with
the most delicate slate. colored fur. So
strong are the webs that birds the size
OF larks are frequently caught in
them and even the small but power
ful scaly lizard falls a victim.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-07
SOUTH BOUND.
LEAVES.
No. 10. Daily Mixed

Further Information apply TO
". W, Woodside, Agent.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-07
IN A PAINFUL SITUATION.
Distinguished Traveller Victim Of his.
take Of Bell Boy.

Distinguished Traveller Victim Of Mis.
take Of Bell Boy.
The train on which the distin-
guished citizen was travelling for the
purpose of fulfilling a lecture engage
ment was late and he arrived at his
destina, .on only an hour or two before
the time appointed for the meeting.
He went straight to hotel and was
shown up 20 his room.
He was tired and dusty.
Boy" he said, bring me a whisk.
The boy went to execute the mis-.
sion, and few moments later a com
mittee from the local society under
whose auspices he was to appCc.
called upon him in his room.
He was comforting with the commit:
tee when the boy returned, bearing
a tray containing a glass OF water and
a smaller glass with a red liquid in it
whats this?" he demanded
'Its the whisky you ordered, sill.
II didn't order any whisky" IT
gasped. 81 ordered a whisk broom.
But every member of the committee
representing the Turkeyville Total Alb
stinence Society will believe to hi.
dying day that the distinguished Ice
urer got exactly what he had ordere,
on that occasion.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-07
SCATTERING OF A ROMANCE.
Girls Answer Ended Loves Youn-
and RCsv Dream

For several minutes the young me-
did not speak. His heart was too full
1t was enough for him to know tina
this glorious creature loved him; thai
she had promised to share his fate.
With a new and delighted sense OF
ownership he Toasted his eyes once
more upon her leatuy, and as he re-
allied that henceforth 1t would be his
privilege to provide for her welfare
and happiness, he could have almost
wept with JOY. His good fortune
seemed incredible. Finally he whis
pered, tenderly:
How did 1t ever happen, darling
that such bright, shining angel as
yourself fell in love with dull. stupid
fellow like mc?"
Goodness knows!" she murmured
absently; Il must have screw loose
somewhere"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-07
Land notice

United States Land Office. Salt Lake City,
Utah, March 81. 1901.
To whom IL may concern:
The State OF Utah having selected as a
part of its grant, under the 18th section OF the
Act OF Congress approved July 10. 1894. the
following described tracts returned by the
United States Surveyor-Gcneral as mineral
lands. notice Is hereby given that the said
state will submit proof as TO the character
OF said land, before the Register and Reciev-
er. at this Office ON Monday. the 18th day OF
July. 1904, at 10 o'clock am. viz:
The SEA NEA Sec. 30. r. II N, II. I W..
embraced In list No 1875. Reservoirs.
NJ Sc NJ: SwA SEA Sec. 1: wy NWh;
WY SWA; NEA NWh and NWA NEA Sec
School OF Mines.
All persons claiming any portion OF said
described tracts as mineral land, or desiring
to protest or object to the selection thereof
by the state. are hereby summoned to ap-
pear on that date. and submit testimony In
support OF their claims or objections.
Frank ID. Hobbs. Register.
Geo. A. smith, Receiver.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-07
scoUReE OF THE AMAZON.
Mosquitoes Render People Along the
Great River Miserable.

Great River Miserable.
1t is not pleasure to live in the
wild regions along the banks of the
River Amazon. The Indians of that
region all suffer martyrdom from the
mosquitoes. Nobody In even the
worst mosquito regions of the United
States can imagine what the mosqui-
toes of the Amazon region are like.
They actually drive the Indians, har-
dened as they are, from their villages
at times. The people drag their
women and children into woods and
uplands on such occasions, fleeing in
headlong terror, and they do not ven
ture back to their homes until day.
light.
Smudges and other similar means
for fighting the pest are of no use In
the Amazon country when the mosqui-
toes sally forth for might out
They appear then in such hordes that
the masses force themselves through
smoke and even fire.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-07
ACT MUCH LIKE MEN.
Hermit Crabs In Fierce Fight After
SpoIi In Carried or.

A writer in British periodical de.
scribes an encounter he saw in a
large aquarium at Brighton. He was
watching some young herrings swim
ming about close to the bottom of the
tank. when the claw of a hermit crab
suddenly shot out and caught one.
The capture had, however, been seen
by another hermit crab, which at once
claimed share, and most amusing
chase began. Unable alone to achieve
his object, No. went of, but present.
ly returned with a friend, with whose
help 1t succeeded in effecting a cap
ture. But the chase had aroused the
interest of the hermit-crab colony, and
presently from fifteen to twenty of
them were engaged in furious battle
for the herring. Then occurred the
most amusing episode of all. Out of
the struggling mass there crawled a
hermit crab, dragging the body, some
what dllapidated by now. of the her.
ring. with which 1t quietly retired be-
hind rock out of sight of its com.
panions and proceeded to make a
meal, while all the others continued
to fight.
Prof Jowett's Sarcasm.
Dean Farra, when In charge, OF q
fashiona' : church in London, was
dining at Prof. Jowett's. and toward
dessert took up the parable against
Dives. His voice rose higher and
higher, he spread silence aroud him
and he was heard laundering out
what complain of as a clergyman
is that have to do what no layman
has to do, ! have to beg and beg in
vain. Fashionable ladies' come to my
church. glittering with precious gems
and yet they will not sacrifice one dia
mond from their grand tiaras In order
to save some erring sister. from de
struction." When he finished the
silence grew sultry. All the hearers
looked glccmily at their plates. Then
Jowett who had been looking al
though be meant mischief. squeaked
out; What | object to as a clergy
man is that have to exaggerate SOL
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-07
PROBATE AND GUARDIANSHIP NOTICE.
.ceasslt csssty Clerk y the Respective Slsa-
ers fer further latormatioa.
Ia the District Cesrt, PROBATE OlvlsIsa II sad
tsr Cache Cssaty, Stste Of Utah.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate OF Joseph Forester. deceased.
Creditors will present claims with voucher.
to the undersigned at his residence at smith
field. Cache county. Utah. on or before tn,
cath day OF August. 1904. JOSEPH FORREsTKR
Administrator Of the estate OF Joseph For
roster. deceased.
Date of first publication April 10. 1904.
j. u. stewart Jr. Atty for estate.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-07
No Use Cor Wagons.

Carts wagons, drays. trucks. etc..
are not employed largely in Syria and
Palestine. On the farms a wagon OF
any description II hardly ever seen.
Grain is brought in on the backs OF
camels and donkeys. Delivery wag.
ons are unknown In Syrian cities.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20

ST. PETERSBURG, July 2o-As an
outcome Of Lieutenant General Count
Keller's engagement at Molten Pass
the military experts are convinced that
there has been a Encouragement of the
Japanese forces and change In the
japanese plans in favor of a flanking
movement on Laoyang, rather than a
direct movement on Tatchekiao. This
change, coinciding with the arrival Of
Field Marshal Oyama, leads the ex-
perts to attribute 1t to the new com
mander in chief. Whoever is respon-
sible it is admitted that the Japanese
are showing an appreciation of the
present aspect of the campaign. Hith-
erto General Kuropatkin has been able
to mislead Generals Kuroki, Nodzu and
Oku and to induce them to expend
their greatest energy where it would
do the least harm.
The center Of interest has again been
transferred to Liaoyang and the Rus
slams are able at this juncture to re-
gard the situation with proper equa-
nimity. The Liaoyang position is Of
such strength that Kuroki's advance
would be rather welcomed by General
Kuropatkin. 1t is probable that Kuro
patkin ordered Keller to attack with
the view Of drawing on the japanese,
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
GIVES HIS
PROPERTY
To- DOWIE
Merchant COnSignS
Daughters tOLife
Of Toll.
Bellies Of DeS MOineS Society
B0ggaTed by the Act
Of Father.
Cannot Complete Their Education and
Are Forced to Seek Mercantile
Positions.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

DES MONIES, Ia, July 19.-E. NJ.
Ellingson, a wealthy commission mer-
chant here and one of the most inf1uen-
tial Swedish citizens of the State, has
gone to Zion City for the purpose of
assigning to John Alexander Dowie,
the so-called healer. the greater por-
ton of his magnificent estate here.
The Misses Elizabeth and Josephine
Ellingson, two society bellies. daughters
of the merchant, announced at a house
party on Sunday that, owing to their
fathers decision. they will have to re-
tire from their social duties and enter
the business world to make a living.
Because of their opposition to their
fathers plans, the young women are to
be cut off with an Insignificant allow
ance which will not permit them to re-
tain their former position in society.
The young ladies have withdrawn from
Drake University and do not expect to
complete their college education
The Ellingson residence here is val
ued at $4,000 and the entire estate at
$3.50, 900. Ellingson believes it to be his
Christian duty to give his money into
Dowie's hands.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
ENGLISH ARISTOCRATS
LIONIZED AT NEWPORT
Sir Archibald and Lady Edmond
stone Arrive ON a Tour of the
American Cities


NEWPORT, R. l., July 19.-Sir
Archibald and Lady Edmondstone of
London have arrived here on a tour
round the world and after a brief stay
will turn their course westward, where
they will visit the St. Louis exposition;
New Orleans, of whose beauties and
charms they have heard so much;
Kansas City, Omaha. Dallas, Los An
geles, San Francisco, Yellowstone
Park, Portland and other cities; also
the picturesque mountain regions and
canyons of the Southwest and thence
to the Pacific coast. They are being
extensively entertained here and are
overwhelmed with invitations.
They were the guests to-day of Regi-
nald and Alfred Vanderbilt at the lat
ter's farm. Sir Archibald is the fifth
baronet Of his house, which was Great
ed baronetcy in 1774. He owns about
$500 acres. including Dundreath Castle.
Lady Edmondstone is the eldest
daughter of G. Stewart Forbes.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
STOCKADE
SURROUNDS
COAL CAMP
Letters Mine District
Now q Feudal
Estate.
Armed Detectives Are on
Guard to Keep Out
Strikers.
Great Fence Erected by His Order Is
SurmOuuted by Live Electric
Wires.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CARBONDALE, Ill, July 1s.-In
his war with the union miners in his
coal camp at Zeigler, Joseph Letter
has established what is practically a
principality or feudaI estate. Seven
thousand five hundred acres of coal
land are owned there by Letter and
the entire tract is now being inclosed
by a stockade. No person is permit
ted TO enter Zeigler without a permit
from Letter. and twenty-five telephone
stations have been established around
The place. These are in charge of
armed detectives from Chicago and If
a daring man or woman is rebuffed
AT one point alarms are sounded on
all the telephones and armed detec-
tives are Immediately on the alert TO
stop the trespasser.
The stockade. when completed, will
be a formidable affair. It is now near
~ finished and when the last nail is
driven the great fence will be sur
mounted by live electric wires. The
electrical charge in the wires Will be
sufficiently strong to stun an ordinary
man, but not strong enough to kill.
Letters troubles with the coal min
ers reached its first serious point on
July 13, when $50 strikers and their
families were evicted from their
homes in Zeigler. The men had de-
fed the owner Of the property and he
in turn declared that he would recog-
nize no union rules that interfered
with his own way Of conducting his
business.
Letter has constructed one of the
most modern coal shafts in the United
States. His interests are at present
more than a million dollars Just as
soon as his mine was ready to open,
when he thought that 5000 tons Of coal
could be hoisted daily, Letter issued an
ultimatum TO the men which was a
reduction Of Is cents a ton in mining.
The scale was at first believed to be
q joke. The miners officials conferred
with him and obtained a partial modi-
hcation, but still with a 16-cent reduc-
ton.
When 1t became apparent that a
strike OF large proportions, one that
would stagger the industry and one in
which human life might be lost. was
inevitable, an exodus TO CHRISTOPHER.
a small town six miles distant, was be-
gun. In one place q new city has been
established 1t is composed Of tents,
but N. J. Turner has been elected
Mayor and all minor officials have been
sworn in. Here It is that the miners
who are fighting Letter will make their
campaign headquarters.
The town is only a short distance
from the stockade and it is the belief
that the struggle viii result in an out
brak in which human life and property
viii greatly suffer.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20

num- oZ degrees.
NEW YORK, July 19.-Twelve
deaths, six of which occurred in Brook
lyn, with scores of prostrated persons
taken to hospitals, was the record of
the intense heat in New York City to-
day Hundreds of adults and children,
whose names were not on the records
Of the hospitals, were in critical con-
dition, and it is likely that to-morrow's
death list will be much larger than
that of to-day, unless the weather mod
crates.
Reports from the Bureau of Statis-
tics tonight showed that in Manhat-
tan the number of deaths during the
preceding forty-eight hours was much
larger than the average during the
heated term, while in Brooklyn the
number Of deaths more than doubled.
DR.. Sylvester J. Byrne, registrar of
vital statistics for Brooklyn, said that
from noon on Monday to the same hour
to-day the department received reports
Of eighty deaths. The average for this
time of year is about seventy. Many
Of those who died, he said, were chill
dren or aged and weak persons, who
easily succumbed to the extreme heat
In the tenement districts of Manhat-
tan many infants were tonight re-
ported in a critical condition. Every
living creature in the city suffered
Scores Of horses gave out during the
day and wherever men or women were
required to do any kind of hard labor
indoors or out, their suffering was in
tense. At o'clock in the afternoon
the mercury stood at SO above zero
on the roof Of the Weather Bureau. but
down in the street, where the sun was
felt and where breezes did not reach
it was seven or eight degrees higher
Uptown at that hour the registered
temperature was an even 100 degrees.
At intervals all day fresh breezes
were waited through the heated streets
and greatly relieved the severe burn
ing Of the sun. The humidity. too
was much less than on Monday and
that made the strong heat more en-
durable. Thousands swarmed into the
parks and every spot along the water
front where bathing was permitted was
thronged with men and boys until a
late hour. In all the downtown parks
the police permitted the benches to be
used for beds and hundreds Of weary
bodies spent the night there under the
trees.
Hundreds of babies and small chill
dren were taken to the floating and
seaside hospitals for relief. A floating
hospital goes out Of the city each day
and to-day there were twice as many
little patients as could find passage.
Every bed at the Seaside Hospital Is
occupied.
CHICAGO. June 1s.-The hot wave
gave way to cooling breezes to-day.
The temperature averaged 10 degrees
lower than during the past two days.
Moderate summer weather is the fore
cast
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20

powers effect the relief of their guard
ships by sending ships here to meet
them. The Chernomoretz may call or
even stay at Piraeus, says the corre-
spondent, adding:
But we may expect soon to see her
employed in active service"
The correspondent continues: THE
infractions of the treaties of Paris and
London by the Smolensk and the ST.
Petersburg are causing astonishment
Only month ago British yacht was
compelled to disembark two toy can
non before being allowed to pass
through the Dardanelles."
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
NOTHING SPARED TO
SAVE INJURED MOTHER
Home on Special Train Equipped
as a Hospital.

CHICAGO, July ia private car
equipped with the finest of hospital ap-
pliances, in charge of skilled physi-
clans and trained nurses, speedy run
on a limited express train half way
across the continent, and the return
trip as speedily made TO his summer
home at Lake Geneva. where were all
the, luxuries and comforts that money
can provide-this is the story of James
Hobart Moore's effort to save the life
of his aged mother, Mrs. Rachel A
Moore, who was badly injured about a
week ago at her old home in Green. N.
Y, in a runaway accident.
Mrs. Moore's condition has improved
to such an extent that DR.. Williams
has returned to New York Moore is
staying with his mother at his summer
home. He considers her recovery as
remarkable, considering her age.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
General Oku Receives Reinforcements and Final Assault
Upon Port Arthur May Be Attempted
During the Present Week

LONDON July 2he Daily Chronicle this morning prints dispatch from its
YmkOW which
waiting
of Port Arthur important be looked for this week
19The information received that the
Sides letter from Arthur shows that the beeged
implicit confidence the ability Lieutenant General soes the
Rurk
squadron
cfc
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
LIGHTNING STRIKES FAIR
BUILDING AT ST. LOUIS
mexican Pavilion Is Damaged to Ex-
tent of $4,000 and Inmates Are
Panic SfricJyen

ST. LOUIS, July 19.-The Mexican
national pavilion was struck by light
ming to-day during a severe storm IT
the Worlds Fair grounds.
A large number of visitors were in
the building when the storm broke
The flagstaff and cupola surmountinsy
the pavilion were destroyed, but the
building did not catch fire. The dam
age is estimated at $4,000.
There was considerable excitement
among those in the building, but the
visitors fears were quickly allayed Nv
those in charge Of the building
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
DEAD TRAIN ROBBER
is NOT HARVEY LOGAN
Authorities Have Proof That Man
Killed In Colorado Was Not
N0fo,-frr.z

DENVER, Colo, July 1s.-Positive
proof that the train robber who was
killed on Divide Creek June last was
not the notorious bandit, Harvey Lo-
gan, has been obtained by an examina-
ton OF the body. The convincing
mark Of Identification on which the de-
tectives relied was a scar on the right
wrist, caused by gunshot wound
known to have been inflicted several
years ago. The dead mans wrist bears
no such mark.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
RUSSIA BUYING SHIPS.

Argentine Republic Sells Two War
ships, Presumably to France.
LONDON, July 20.-The Daily Mail
this morning prints a dispatch from
Buenos Ayres. dated July 19, saying
that the armored cruisers GaribaIdi
and Pueyrdon. sister ships of the Mis-
sin and Kaisuga, which were pur-
chased by Japan prior to the war.
have been sold to a French firm, but
that the real purchaser is the Russian
Government.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
CAR RESORTS TO TRICKERY.

Various Subterfuges Employed to Put
Black Sea Fleet Into Service.
LONDON, July 20-The Constantine
pie correspondent of the Standard saws
it is now stated that the Russian
guardship Chernomoretz has gone to
relieve a gunboat at Piraeus. Other
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
MUTE EVIDENCE OF
DISASTER TO NORGE

LONDON. July 1.-two more life
boats of the Danish steamer Norge
(Which foundered June % off Rockall
Reef, twenty-nine miles from the Scot
tish mainland) have been washed
ashore on the Orkney Islands. Both
were empty
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
MoTTEN OF STRATEGIC VALUE.
KuropatIxin Imperiled While Kurold's
Army Holds the Pass.

LONDON, July 20.-The Times Toxic
correspondent, cabling under date of
July 10, says:
Japanese military critics expect re-
newed efforts by General Kuropatlun
to recover the Molten positions, which
are essential to the security of his
army if it remain in the present posi-
ton
The correspondent adds that 1t is ru-
mored in Toxic that three japanese
torpedo boat destroyers have sealed
the Lao River, where the Russian gum
boat Sivoutch and Russian torpedo
boat destroyer are anchored.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
RUSSIA SENDS BLACK SEA CRUISER
THROUGH THE DARDANELLES STRAIT

y hd dd Essays R has jus psdt
@ G dh ~ y per he
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
CALIFORNIA BADGES
POPULAR IN ST. LOUIS
supply of Ribbon i'm Exposition City
L. Exhausted and Order is Sent
TO New Yor.l,

ST. LOUIS. July 1s.-An official bull
letin issued tonight by the Worlds
Fair press bureau follows: ..,rhe
makers Of the gold yellow California
badges have found it necessary to send
To New York for a fresh supply Of rib-
bon 70 supply the demand. over 1000
yards OF the ribbon have been used and
IT was impossible to procure more in ST.
LouiG
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20

just as he sent General Stakelberg to
draw them up from the south.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20

War News Continued on Page 2.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
HEAT KILLS
AGED FOLK
And BABES
Death List in New
York Increases
Daily.
Scores Of PrOStratiOnS Due
to the Intensity Of
SOI'S Rays.
Infants Crowd the Hospitals and the
Parks Become Great Camps
at Night.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Temperature of San Francisco yes
terday: Maximum, Sc degrees; mini
mum, So degrees.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
THE WEATHER.

Forecast made at San TraA-s
cisco for thirty hours, endinx
midnight, July 2os
San Francisco and vtcintty-Fair
Wednesday; brisk westerly
winds, with fog.
A. q. McADH,
District FoxecasteE.