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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
Taft In Panama,

Secretary of War Taft and party ar
rived at Colon Sunday morning or
board the United States cruiser Colum
bia. Mr.. Taft was received on shore
by Vice President Arosemena and
other Panama officials, General Davis
commander of the canal zone, and
Minister Barrett. After conference
with the American congressional del
egation, Mr.. Taft went by special
train to Panama, where he was official
ly received by a committee and quar-
tered at the residence of Mr.. Wallace,
chief engineer in charge of construc'
ton Of the Panama canal. He was re-
ceived by President Amador and the
Panama cabinet at 4 D. m.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
DEAD SHOTS ARE ALL pEasl
Hearing G! the Lett Ear Affected b
Conclusion Of Rife.

Conclusion Of Rife.
'T see you are a rife shot, Va.
marked Philosopher Simeon Ford m
man who after good deal OF spar
ring for place at last sat down In thu
hotel corridor by the side of New
York's landlord orator.
How do you make that out7-
asked Mr.. Ford's companion.
"Oh, easy enough. You are deaf in
your left ear. All rifle shots are deaf
In their left ears. All the Creedmoor
experts are that way. am deaf in
my left ear myself and got It SHOOTING
rifles. I met Gildersleeve once and
was backing and filling and dodgina
10 get a position where my right ear
would bear on him and he was ma
neuvering at the same time for an
opening where he could rake me with
his right ear. Then Gildersleeve said
10 me, as | have just said to you. THAI
he observed | was a rife shot. II was
The first time | had heard that an
rife shots were deaf in their left
ears, but have noticed It ever since
and know that It Ia true.
THE reason of 1t is that all the con.
cussion of the rife explosion comes
on the left ear drum. The right ear
Is partly turned away and partly pro,
tected by the gunstock being brought
mp to the cheek when the gun ia
fred. New York Sun.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
Over Fifty Thousand Fighting Men.

Secretary of War Taft's annual re
port has been made to the president
1t shows that on October 10 last the
actual strength of the regular army
was 3.744 officers and 56,439 enlisted
men. There are 1897 of this number
in the Philippines and 1912 in Alaska
The total enlistments for the year. eM
elusive Of hospital corps and Philip
pine scouts, were 1880. OF thi,
number, 6,372 were Refreshments anG
2l,008 original. Twelve hundred and
forty-eight are colored.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
WEBER WINGED AT CHAhGE'
is ACCUSED OF BANK ROBBERY
AS WELL AS MURDER.
Accuses His Father, Whom He Is
Charged With Numbering, With
Having Hidden Coin Found in
the Barn.

Interest In the Auburn, Cal, muir,
der case is revived by the announce.
ment that $3.50 in gold has been
found where It had been hidden in
the Weber barn, and now it is charged
by the authorities that the money
came from bank which was robbed
some time ago, and young Weber,
who Is awaiting trial on the charge
of having murdered his father, moth.
er, brother and sister, and then set.
ting fire to the home in order TO con,
ceal the crime, is accused OF being
guilty of robbing the bank as well as
committing a most brutal murder.
The lard can found in the Weber
barn by Coroner Shepard and his as
sistants contained $3.50 in gold, in
the following denominations: S43O
in flves; $3.50 in tens, and S4,260 in
twenties. rhe amount stolen from the
bank was SG,3G5, so there is short
age of sS25.
There is the best evidence that the
money is the same as that taken from
the bank. The denominations CORE
spond exactly The strongest evil
dence, however, is that, mixed up
with the money, were leaves and soil.
such as are found on the side OF the
rav'ne where the bank robber disap.
peared, and where he may have plant
ed the money in haste and afterward
dug 1t up and again concealed 1t in the
barn
1t was on the strength Of this find
that the bank officers swore to q
complaint charging Adolph Weber
with the robbery. A warrant was is.
sued by Justice Smith and was served
on Weber by Sheriff Keena.
When informed by ID. w. Lubbock,
vice president of the Placer county
bank, that the money had been found,
young Weber WINGED noticeably. He
then renewed his request that the
charge of bank robbery be not taken
up until the murder case was disposed
of, adding that the money was hidden
In the barn by his father.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
PIckETINe PROHIBITED.
California Judge Takes a Hand In La.
Dor Troubles.

United States Circuit Judge Morrow
Of San Francisco has issued a tempo
rary restraining order against the In.
ternational Association of Machinists
and about 80 of it's members by name,
prohibiting them from interfering with
the locomotives, motive power and ma
chinery of the Atchisoa, Topeka &
Santa Fe railroad; from attempting by
force or threats to intimidate the ma
chinists and helpers at present in the
employ of the railway company or to
induce them TO break their contracts
with their employers; from trespass-
Ing upon the property of the railroad
company or entering its shops, and fin
ally prohibiting any agents of the Ma
chinists' association from carrying
banners and doing picket duty in front
of the Santa Fe ticket office in San
Francisco.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03

Detected while at work robbing a
house in Sterling, H., Henry Dyer
was knocked unconscious by woman
armed with a stout club. When he
recovered consciousness she marched
Dim at the point of a revolver 70 the
police station. six blocks away.
General Travaissos. who was wound.
I'd during the revolt OF the cadets Of
The military school at Rio Janelro. is
iead as the result Of the amputation of
leg, according to an official state
nent. a persons were killed during
The disturbances last weak.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
Quarrel over Business Matters Causes
Tragedy.

Joseph MCGOWAN, aged 2S years,
was shot and instantly killed in San
Francisco on Saturday by Joseph
Smith. retired capitalist, who is
about GO years old. The murder was
the result of a quarrel over business
matters. The crime was committed
with a shotgun, which blew OFF a por-
ton of McGowan's head. When taken
Into custody, Smith did not deny hav.
Ing done the shooting, and on the way
10 prison laughingly said, There's an
bther good man gone"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
Lion Attacks His Tralnsr.

Charles Hendricks, lion tanner at the
Chutes, San Francisco, had a close
call for his life during his Sunday
performance. He entered the cage OF
the lion and few minutes later acct.
dentally slipped to the floor. The
watchful brute sprang on his pros.
trate body at once, clawing him So
verely on the leg, tearing the flesh
open almost 10 the bone. Hendricks
would unquestionably have been much
more seriously injured had he not
drawn his revolver and Aired several
blank cartridges in the face OF the
lion.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03

twenty automobiles, specially con-
structed to carry ammunition speedily
in emergencies. He will use them
only in winter. when the Manchurian
roads are in excellent condition.
On his first trip in the new automo-
bile KuropatlSin's only comment was:
81 have the advantage of General
Shafter."
The Chinese now regard KuropatlSln
and his machine with superstitious
awe, believing the latter to be an
atrociously powerful specimen Of the
foreign devils"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
Has a Rubber Stomach.

A peculiar and extremely delicate
surgical operation has been performed
at a hospital in Mount Vernon, says
a New York City dispatch, which will
probably save the life of Antonio Stra,
nino. whose stomach had been par.
TALLY torn out by a dynamite explo-
sion. Coils OF rubber tubing were in.
serted in the mans stomach, after
part OF It had been removed. BY
forcing food through this tubing. It is
hoped to preserve his life.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
The Old Man Loved His Morning Dram

William Mortimer committed sui,
eide at Vancouver, b. c., by cutting
his throat from ear to ear with a
razor. He leaves a widow and eight
small children. Recently Mortimer
was arrested on complaint of his wife
for refusing to provide for his family,
He was forced to turn all his money
over to his wife and thereupon com,
planned that as he had no money left
to buy whisky he would soon commit
suicide. He has carried out his threat,
Death was almost instantaneous.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
NELSON WINS FROM coReETT.
Battling Demon Had His Man Whipped
In Ten Rounds.

In the greatest fight witnessed be-
tween little men in years, Battling"
Nelson of Chicago won from Young
Corbett of Denver, in ten rounds, in
San Francisco on Tuesday night From
the tap OF the gong until Corbett's
seconds threw up the sponge Nelson
was master Of the situation at every
stage of the game, His in.tighting was
a revelation, and the most brilliant
ever Witnessed in any ring here.
For the last three rounds of the
fight Corbett was as helpless as a
baby, but he wobbled around groggily
and gamely until the repeated calls
from around the house to stop the
fight caused Harry Huthill to enter
the ring. The fight was over and
The new man is in line to vanQuish
Champion Britt.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03

A party of three young folks from
Chicago became lost on Picks Peak
Sunday, and were compelled to spend
the night exposed to the rigors OF
mountain weather. In addition to
this, one OF the party, Miss Maud
Arnold, daughter OF B. J. Arnold, a
wealthy manufacturer of Chicago, was
severely burned by the explosion OF a
celluloid comb which she wore in her
hair. The party took refuge in o
cleft Of rocks. and while asleep near q
camp fire, the comb became heated
and exploded
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

~ local applications they cannot reach the dis
BASED portion of the ear. There IL only way 70
cure deafness and that by constitutional remedies.
Deafness Is caused by an Unframed condition Of the
mucous lining OF the Eustaehian Tube. When this
tube is inhamed you have rumbiing sound or i'm
perfect hearing and when IL is entirely closed Def-
peas the result and unless the Inflammation be
aken out and this Tube restored It's normal condi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
put Of ten are caused by Catarrh which 10 nothing
but an Inhamed condition OF the m ucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case OF
Deafness Caused by eatarrb) that cannot he cured
by Halls Catarrb Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. j. CHENEY a CO., Toledo, O.
Bold by Druggists, 7Jc.
Take Hairs Family Pills for cOnstipation-
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
SLAIN BY UNKNOWN.

Verdict Of Coroner in Mysterious Muir.
der Case In Cincinnati.
The coroners verdict in the case Of
Alma Steinigeweb, the telephone girl
who was found dead November 2 near
Spring Grove cemetery in Cincinnati,
finds the cause of death to be rfrac,
ture OF skull. caused by blow on the
head with blunt instrument, inflicted
by some unknown fiend." The testt
mony shows that the deceased was a
victim of criminal assault.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
Japs Attack Checked by Artillery.

General Sakharoff telegraphs as fol.
lows: "The Japanese attack on Tsink.
hetchen was checked by our artillery
fire, and the fighting ceased at G
o'clock in the evening of November "a.
AT no point did the enemy advance
nearer than within coo PAGES of our
position. In the midst Of the battle a
binding snowstorm caused a suspen.
sion of hostilities, and when the
weather cleared at 3 o'clock In the
afternoon turning movement against
our right flank was observed"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
Woman HorsewhIps Noted Kansan

William Allen White, editor OF the
Emporia Gazette, and one of the best
known Kansas authors, was horse
whipped near his Office in Emporia,
Kan, by Mrs. Della Meffert, the d.
yorced wife OF DIR. l.. A. Meffert, whom
White has severely criticised in recent
editions OF his newspaper The whip.
pipL administered 10 White was wit.
messed by several Emporia people. !,
Is said that Mrs. Meffert and the wo'
man who was with her when the whip
ping occurred have been waiting sew
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
eomPrRs AGAIN CHOSEN.
Great Labor Leader Again at Head OF
American Federation Of Labor.

Samuel Gompers was practically
unanimously reelected president OF
The American Federation Of Labor, at
The session in San Francisco, Satur.
day One delegate, Victor Berger OF
Milwaukee, one Of the leaders of the
Socialist element in the convention,
voted in the negative and asked that
bis vote be so recorded.
Gompers was given a great ovation
when he retook the gavel. He prom
lsed the delegates to try to do as much
pr more for the labor movement in
the future than he had done in the
past
Secretary Frank Morrison and
Treasurer John b. Lennen we're unan-
lmously chosen to serve for another
year.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
KuRoPATKIN RIDES IN AUTO.
Chinese Regard Russian Generals Ma.
chine With Superstitious Awe.

General Kuropatkin is the posses
sor of new twenty.horse power auto
mobile, with which he is able to rush
at high speed from one part to an
other of the line. twenty-five miles
long, according to M Ravoir, who has
reached Chefoo from Mukden.
NJ Ravoir spent three weeks with
Kuropatkin, who wished to secure
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
ACTED AS ANGEL.
Cashier Backed Theatrical Companies
and Breaks Bank.

Arnold Beathien. former cashier OF
a bank at West Liberty, La. is under
arrest charged with a 100000 embez-
clement. While acting in his capacity
Is cashier, Beathien also acted as IAN.
gel" for several theatrical ventures. II
ost $4,000 Of my own and SEQ 900 be-
longing to the bank" said he. 81 have
been living on thirty cents Il day for
tho last month"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
TERRIFIC FIGHT IN PROGRESS
JAPs MAKING DESPERATE AT.
TEMPTS TO CAPTURE PORT
ARTHUR.
Keep Persistently Pounding Away, De-
spite Terrible Losses Inflicted by
Defenders Of Besieged Forts.

At the imperial headquarters in
Toxic, the Port Arthur situation is
summarized as Follows:
with regard to rhe enemy's forts
at Sungshu mountain and eastward.
we have finally captured the crests,
glacis and countercarps and their
vicinities, but the time to charge has
not yet come. At present we are de-
stroying the classmates and other
caponiers
AT 2O3 Metre hin, by several
charges we succeeded in capturing the
enemy's shelter trenches near the
summit. At present our force is hold
ing its position and endeayoring TO
capture the whole fort"
Chinese and Japanese adyices re-
ceived in Chcfoo, while not beyond
question indicate the practical GER
tainty that another general assault on
Port Arthur began November "a, and
was continuing November q. 1t is
certain that there has been severe
fighting The only question is wheth.
err the assault was sufficiently wide
spread TO be called general. The
fighting Is with the object OF captur-
ing additional Russian trenches. The
summit forts seemingly we're not at
tackled. The Chinese say that one
train OF thirty cars recently arrived
at Port Dalny with wounded men. No
prisoners were CaDtuTpd
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
CLASSIFIED WITH POLICE.

Number Of University Students IN
Buda Pest Injured.
A Budapest dispatch, under date Of
November 20. says: The students Of
the university made a demonstration
today against the precautionary mea,
sures instituted by the rector in con.
sequence Of the political agitation. The
police were called in and in the clash
which resulted n number OF students
were injured. Many of them were ar
rested. It is said that the lectures
probably win be suspended.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
5rltaln's Imports of Eggs.

OF the two billion odd eggs annually
consumed in the United Kingdom less
than one-third are produced in Great
Britain. Nearly every country In EW
rope exports vast numbers or eggs to
the tight little island" Russia doet
the biggest business In this line.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
SHORT ON OXYGEN.
New Jersey Man Dead From Sleep.
ing In Alright Room.

Lack of oxygen In the room where
he slept caused the death of Charles
Krasny, n machinlst, living in New
ark, NJ J. The door and window
were so tightly closed as to make the
room practically alright When he
retired, ISrasny started small gas
heater. This and his breathing soon
exhausted the oxygen in the room and
Krasny died in his sleep.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
TEA

Do you think the only diff
ferences in tea are a few
cents a pound?
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03

Piso's Cure Is the best medicine we ever used
Tor all affections OF the throat and mngs.-Wst.
D. ENDsLEY. Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1000
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
Wait Till He Calls.

When Messer Trouble comes Turk
ing down the street don't tear out and
embrace him. He may have business
In another direction.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
N.w York Girls Must snoks-

It's funny how a girls lips can smell
of tobacco smoke when she has been,
in room alone with a man.-Nev
York Press.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
TEA
Where tea and spirit are
right, there is little danger Of
going-astray in the business
American stops Swiss Train.

American stops Swiss Train.
Losing his new hat out OF window
Of Swiss express. an American pas
seDger pulled the alarm cord and the
train was stopped. He recovered his
hat and cheerfully paid a $40 aAs.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03

Cheap Municipal Tenements.
The cheapest municipal tenements
are those owned by Dublin, where two
rooms can be rented for so cents
week.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
Unlnterestinu Objects,

A pug dog and really consistent
woman are the two most uninterestins
things In the world.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
Irish Euus the Best,

Irish eggs are richest of all, better
than English or Danish, and British
pastrycooks always try to buy them,
A. they 60 further.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
imnortant TO Mothers.

Examine carefully every bottle Of CAsfoRIA-
safe and sure remedy for infants and ehildse..
and see that IL
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-03
TEA

Which do you spend most
money on, tea or whiskey3
Which pays?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-21
4 FAMOrS SIEGE.

Ae+o- oil +bo false cries of Wolf" the wolf
came At last. There have been many false
cries about the impending fall or Port a-lhur'
but in the end Port Arthur must fall. lit emu
cannot now be far off. If one object moves tow
ard another even ever so slowly. 1t will reach
if in time The Japanese are steadily moving
in toward the citadel of Port Arthur, and not
after all. so slowly. At the present rate OF prog
ress il will not take long TO complete the work
The story of their advance is a record Of re
morseless and irresistible progress, from line 10
line and base 10 base, sweeping the whole PENN
sua before them.
At the end Of MAY last the japanese lines ex-
tended across the peninsula from Society Bay
10 Dainy. a point near the latter place, cen
tring upon Antszshan. seventeen sea miles from
PORT Arthur. BY the end of June they had adj
vanced to line drawn from the eastern end or
Ingentsi Bay through Wuchayingtse TO Pingtu.
about FIVE miles nearer the goal Five miles
month was not rapid progress, but 1t was sure.
The end of July saw only five miles more gained,
the line then running from Vostikorablei Bay
southeast TO Takhe Bay. Then progress was
expedited and by August the line extended in
q great curve from Louisa Bay TO the western
end Of Takhe Bay, and before the end of that
month the western end of the line had been
pushed down 10 Pigeon Bay, the eastern end
remaining fixed. BY September 81 another ma
terinl advance had been made the western end
Of the line being at the southern extremity of
Pigeon Bay, actually south Of Port Arthur, and
the eastern end being at Swanson Point Since
tlcn there has been steady pushing forward
all along the line, the latest point gained being
one Of the Kikwan forts, less than two and a
half miles from the waterfront of Port Arthur
the Kikwan forts are the innermost and last
line Of defence of Port Arthur. and the only
question now would seem to be whether the
capture Of one % them opens wide enough
gate TO let In the japanese army or whether
other forts in the line must yet be stormed.
Thus ii has taken from the end of Nav to the
middle of December, about twenty-nine weeks
10 advance about fifteen miles That fact speaks
much for the stubbornness of the Russian de.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-21
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Tr,ow THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

u
Washfrgton Dec 20.-Presideut Roosevelt this
morning nrouised to visit NewYork on February
13. 10 attend the annual Lincoln Day dinner OF the
Republican Club. and make an address william
D. Murphy a member OF the club. extended the
invitation and received the Presidents acceptance.
This will be the nineteenth year that Lincolns
birthday has been observed by the New-York
Republican club" said Mr.. Murphy. and we
pect to have a great galaxy of orators for the
occasion. The Republican Club the first
eanization to agitate the custom Of celebrating
Lincoln Day. and this year expect - outdo
all former efforts.
President Roosevelt received call this
ing from Major James w. Buck. of Portland.
Me. who is proud of the fact that in all his
seventy-fve years OF life he has been sick
enough to require the services of physician. has
never smoked or chewed tobacco and has never
used intoxicating liquors Major Buck told the
President that he climbed Mount Washington alone
last summer. land never saw living thing on the
way up and down but a fly and bird" Major
Buck carries a watch that weighs one pound and
nine ounces which records the time of day, the
week, the month"; the year and the phases of the
moon
Charles F. Lummis. who the Presidents
guest at luncheon to-day, is generally taken for
plainsman on account Of his huge white sombrero
and suit OF yellow corduroy. His hobby is
archaeology. He is secretary of the Southwest So
ciety OF the Archaeological Institute OF America.
and his time with the President was consumed in
a discussion of art treasures and curios dug up by
members of the institute in Mexico, Southern Cali
fOrnia and Arizona.
Senator Depew called at the White House this
afternoon speak TO the President about the case
of a New-York importer who thinks he has been
harshy treated by the customs officials The Presi-
dent told Senator that his constituent would be
fairly treated. and promised TO investigate the
Among the Presidents callers to-day were several
Congressman who are pressing the claims OF Rep
resentative Vespasian Warner, of illinois, for the
vacant Pension Commissionership. Austin A Burn
ham, secretary of the National Business League. or
Chicago, called TO advocate scheme of reOrganiza-
ton for the consular service; Senator Spooner pre-
scented NJ. p Rindlaub. the oldest newspaper man
in Wisconsin: Chairman Cortelyou of the Repubii-
can National Committee came during the afternoon
to chat over a personal matter. and number OF
members of Congress dropped in to introduce
friends from their several districts.
Mrs. Roosevelt and the wives of Cabinet members
held their usual Tuesday meeting at the White
House this morning.