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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
AT COMFY ISLAND
Bolt From the Sky Destroys Five
Lives and Injuries Nine Persons.

Bolt From the Sky Destroys Five
Lives and Injuries Nine Persons.
New York--During thunderstorm
of terrific intensity which passed over
New York Sunday afternoon five per-
sons were struck by lightning and in
stantly killed and nine were seriously
injured at the Parkway baths, Coney
Island At the same time one man
was killed and three others Frustrated
at Gravesend Beach
The intense heat of the morning at.
tracted great multitude TO the shore
resorts, and late In the afternoon
when the storm blew up from the
westward, the park and beach was
thronged with bathers and spectators
The rain descended in torrents and
hundreds of men, women and children
sought shelter under the big bath
house which is elevated above the
sand on piles. The lightning was in.
cessant and terrific thunder claps
ohOOh AhR both AiOhoN w Aht Will W
the crowd huddled together beneath
II. A few minutes before o'clock a
bolt struck the Flagstaff and grounded
in the very thickest of the crowd.
Nearly fifty persons we're Frustrated
and the crowd rushed out into the
storm. Those who had remained In
the water were also panic stricken
and ran in all directions, not daring
TO enter the bath house, which APP
peared TO be on fire. Ambulances were
summoned from all the nearest hos
pitfalls and on their arrival. Ave per-
sons we're found dead and nine uncon-
scious under the bath house. The
bodies OF all were scorched by the
electric fluid. The nine injured were
removed to hospital, where 1t was
said that some probably would die.
Many persons less seriously hurt were
taken home by friends. A slight fire
in the bath house was quickly extin'
guished by the rain.
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OVER 5000 HoMEsEEKERS REGISTER

number of applications by sailors and
soldiers through agents were rejected
because the forms were not properly
filled out.
Registration for lands on the Uin-
tab reservation at the Price office fell
far short of expectations, being only
1888 when the force of clerks under s.
w. Norton, clerk in charge, stopped
business at p. m. OF this number
over half were In before noon. There
were no old soldiers to file, but an in
cident of the proceedings was the ar
rival of an even dozen Greeks, coal
miners from Castle Gate. who came
in a body on the afternoon train. At
Vernal there was no rush, compared
with the force of clerks there. AT
that point 400 registered. while the
capacity of the clerks in charge is not
less than 1000 in day of eight hours.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03

Salt Lake City.--Over 5000 home
seekers registered for lands in the
Uintah reservation on Tuesday. the
opening day for registration, at the
different points of registration, the
number. to be exact, being 5,467. AT
Provo, 1850 seekers for homes in the
much advertised reservation put in
their bids for lands. A big delegation
from southern Utah, which came in
on the Sanpete Valley train, was too
late, and the southerners had to wait
until the opening of the Office ON the
second day.
At Grand Junction, Colo, the regis
tration Office was closed at $3.50 p. IN,
because there were no applicants In
line. ,At that hour 1888 names had
been entered on the books. Between
$50 and 500 of these we're women. A
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03
TOO EARLY FOR PEACE
SAYS JAPANESE EDITOR

Must Capture Hardin and Vlsdivostok
or Run Chances Of Another AYR.
New York-Nasujiro Ishikaw, edi'
tor OF the Hachi shimbun of Toxic,
one Of the men Officially accompany
ink Komura, the japanese peace en-
voy, gave out an interview on Mon
day, in which he outlined what he de.
clared TO be the popular feeling in
Japan regarding peace terms.
my people feel that this is no time
for peace; that it is too early" he
said. First, we must get Hardin and
Vladivostok, for unless we get them
we fear that by and by we shall have
to fight again. We must stop Russian
ambition now, once for all. We do not
wish to fight the Russians again, once
peace has been concluded"
On the question of indemnity, Mr..
Ishikaw said that the very smallest
gum his people would be willing to
consider was s75O,OOOOOO, the actual
cost of the war so far but that somt
demanded as high as $2,5OO,OOO.OOO'
He himself thought the people would
be satisfied with si,000,000,000.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03
To investigate Congo outrage.

Berlin.-An official report from the
Governor of CAMERON was received
Monday by the Colonial division OF
the Foreign Office concerning the af-
fair on the French Congo frontier. II
says that senegalez soldiers forclbly
closed the German station at Miszum-
missum and plundered merchandise.
Captain Ssceunamann. who was at
the time in the southern part of the
district, was shot on his march TO
Miszummissum by French Senegalez
troops, and the Germans returned the
fire, killing FIVE and capturing four.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03

San Diego, Cal.--The naval court OF
inquiry which is hearing evidence In
the disaster to the gunboat Bapning-
ton resumed its session Tuesday be
hind closed doors. No one but wit
nesses are admitted to the meetings,
and no disclosures of the proceedings
will be made until the final report is
formulated, and then, probably, only
after submission to Washington.
It is understood that portion of
this report will deal with the alleged
shortage OF officers on the Benning-
ton. to which reference was made by
Commander Young in a letter to Ad'
miral Goodrich, three days before the
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03
Little Girl Suicides.

Tacoma. Wash.-A special from
North Yakima says; Elsie Dougherty
10 years old shot herself in the head
Saturday and died Sunday morning
During the day the child forged her
mothers name to check for 81. The
bank sent the check back stamped
mo funds" The mother scolded the
child. who walked into a bedroom
picked up n revolver and shot herself
The little girls father committed sui
eide year ago and her grandfather
also killed himself
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03
pReAcHERseuILTv OF MURDER,
Feud Between Ministers Ends in Kill.
ing Of Innocent Children.

Feud Between Ministers Ends in XIII.
ing OF Innocent Children.
valdosta Ga.-Rev. J. G. Rawlins
early Sunday was found guilty of ac'
cessory to the murder Of two children
Of Rev. and Mrs. w. l.. Carter. and un.
less higher court intervenes Raw
Inns and his sons, Milton and Jesse,
and Alfred Moore, a negro, will have
to hang. The Rawllns sons and Moore
were found guilty of the murder some
time ago.
Both Rawlins and Carter were for
years ministers In the Methodist
church. A feud started and Rawllns
plotted to wipe out the Carter family
II was arranged that Moore and MIL
ton, Jesse and Leonard Rawlins were
to go TO the Carter home and kill the
parents while they sat at the supper
table. When the children ran out they
were shot down. The assassins were
finally driven away by volleys from
the Carter home.
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DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH OFFICERS

explosion. in which he said he had
only four duty officers, young and
inexperienced. which is likely to de
stroy the fine record we have made
for this vessel and to keep up the
standard l must have two. more ex
perienced officers"
The Bennington is again at anchor
in the stream and most of her men
who are fit for duty have been trans
ferred to the Chicago, from which
they will be transferred to other yes
sells in the Pacific squadron. Men
from the Chicago win be put to work
cleaning up the gunboat and remov
ing damaged stores.
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Fish pxnamIter kIIIsd.

Buffalo. N. YRichard Johnson, So
years old. was blown to pieces by dy-
Mantle while rowing across Niagara
river at Tonawanda, Tuesday. Chas
Duny and Chas. sturges were with
Johnson in the boat Duffy's legs
were torn by the explosion. but
sturges escaped uninjured. One side
of the boat was shattered. but Sturges
managed 10 keep II atioat until the
marty was rescued. Johnson, II Is
said, was about 10 explode stick OF
dynamite 10 Kill FISH,
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03

Chicago,-Life sentences were i'm
posed by Judge Albert S. Barnes on
Tuesday upon three youthful hold-up
men who pleaded guilty to murder
and for highway robberles COM
mitted last May. George Plummer,
II years old, was sent to the Joliet
prison for life; Thomas Kelly. 20
years old. and Thomas Sherman. 1S
years old. his companions. were given
life terms in the Pontiac penitentiary
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03

New Orleans Witnessed
an increase in the number OF deaths
from yellow fever. fact that was not
unexpected, in view of the high tenn
perature that had prevailed the pre-
vious two days, There was, however,
the usual preponderance OF Italian
names in the list, both of new cases
and deaths which has characterized
the reports since the time when the
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03
Utah Man Killed in Wreck.

Chicago.-A broken axle of the
wheel of a smoking car caused the
wrecking Of the California special or
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail
road at Lemont Sunday night wher
one man was killed outright, four per
sons fatally injured and a score o.
other passengers received Injuries
The identity of the man killed is still
in doubt, but he is supposed to b'
John Grugerie. an Italian laborer, o.
Sunnyside. Utah.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03
After Hoch's Scalp.

Chicago.--With the possibility OF
Johann Hoch. reprleyed wife muir.
derer securing retrial and acquittal
here ON the charge of numbering Mrs.
Marie Walcker-Hoch, the authorities
of Cincinnati and St Louis have been
in communication with States Attor'
ney Healey relative TO crimes OF big
amy and murder that Hoch is said to
have committed I'm those cities. Even
IN the event of the convicted man es'
Gaping prosecutions in Cook county
charges elsewhere confront him 20
consume several years TO come.
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probabIy Murdered By Husband.

Guthrie. Ky-The dead body OF
Mrs. Percy j. Luster, wife of the man
ager Of the telephone company here,
was found in her home Saturday with
a bullet wound in her side, Her hus.
band is missing and every effort is be
ing made to locate him. Mr. and Mrs.
Luster had lived here for the past
eight or ten years and were prominent
socially. Mr. Luster stood high In
bnsiness circles. The couple were last
seen together the previous evening on
their yaranda.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03
Look snapshots Of Fort.

Kingston, Jamaica.-The inyestiga.
ton before a magistrate on Monday OF
the case against DR.. Franklin Clarke
of Boston, who is charged with wrong
fully obtaining a photograph of the
Notifications at Port Royal, resulted
in DR., Clarke being committed to trial
before the circuit court, which will be
held the end OF next month. A Brit
ish non-commissioned officer, who as.
sisted him in gaining entrance to the
fortress. will be courtmartialed
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03
TeIearaphers ouIt Work.

St Paul. Minn.--All of the tele-
graph operators of the Great North.
ern and Northern Pacific systems
were ordered out Tuesday by Presi-
dent Perham OF the order OF Railway
Telegraphers According to the ofIc-
ials OF the telegraphers union be-
tween 1900 and 1000 men viii be at.
fected by the order. President Per-
ham declares that 95 per cent of the
operators will be out. The railway
officials maintain that they will be
able to fill their places.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03
Alliance TO Be Closer.

n.-Considerable progress is
being made with the new japanese
Anglo treaty alliance Some details
have not yet been fully settled. but It
can be definitely stated that the terms
win be decidedly more comprehensive
than those governing the present al
lance. Il Is said that the British gov
ernments presumption is that its ad
vice win be asked by Japan in the
course Of the peace negotiations, and
that II will then gladly offer what
counsel may seem to be best calcu.
lated to assure a permanent peace.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03
Few Fever Cases in New orleans.

New orleans.-New cases reported
up to p. m. Sunday, 81. Total cases
to date, 2S3. Deaths Sunday, 3. Deaths
to date, 57 New foci, 4. Total foci,
Al. Though this. was Sunday, the
work OF sanitation, fumigation. oiling
and screening went on Just the same
and will continue daily until the city
has been thoroughly screened and
made mosquito proof The record for
Sunday shows little change from that
OF Saturday, except in the reduction
OF the number of deaths. The de-
creased number OF new foci is also a
new encouragement.
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WHITE is GIVEN FULL AUTHORITY

the foreign Office, in an interview In
the Gazette. declares that however
much such a proposal might be adj
vantageous to other powers, Russia
never would be the mover of such a
project, as it believes that all ques'
lions connected with the settlement
of the war should be decided directly
between the two countries interested
China, he said, had advanced no claim
to compensation for losses sustained
on account OF Manchuria being the
theater of war; but no such claim
would be considered.
Discussing the question of creden-
tials, NJ. Neraioff said NJ. Whites
power was greater than M. Witte
himself had stated. and were equiva-
lent to full power of attorney and
that in the conduct of negotiations
the plenipotentiary will appear as the
absolute master of the country which
had confirmed the trust in him" New
ertheless. NJ WHITE. he said, had been
instructed as to maximum of conces-
slons, and II the japanese demands
exceeded these, there would be moth.
ing to do but to break off the nego
tiations.
The Sviet also declares that China
is without standing in court regard
| ing Manchurian damages, and Nthai
Russia never will pay for the privi
lege of shedding her blood in coun
try to which she was called by the
Boxer" outrage.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03
FEVER SITUATION IS NOW HOPEFUL

fever was first officially announced as
existing here. In spite OF the in
creased mortality, the health author
tiles exhibited no concern over the
situation, contending that with the ac'
OF cases there must be ex'
pected an increase in fatalities 10
maintain the average death rate OF
the fever. II is still possible to trace
all the new cases that are appearing
to the Original focus.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03
LUCK OF TENoERFooT.
Pennsylvania Finds $4,000 ore In
state Of Nevada.

State OF Nevada.
Reno, Nev-Reno Is considerably
excited as the result of an immense
strike made In the new Whitehorse
district near here. DEVIL Bovee and
associates, who recently arrived here
FROM Pittsburg, Pa. have uncovered
a ledge eight Inches across that as
says 100000 per ton. This is one OF
the richest strikes ever made in Ne
vada, and the find is verified both by
samples OF the ore and assayers' re-
turns received Monday night. The
rock is literally peppered with gold.
Already a number of teams and pros
pectlng outfits have left for the scene,
though there is but little chance of
getting in, for the ground for miles
around has been taken up.
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agent for Chicago packing house
company. He disappeared July g.
was held captive for three weeks ana
was then set at liberty half starved
and so dazed that he has not been
able to give a coherent account of his
captivity.
He was found by friend wander
ing aimlessly about near the Union
station at Canal and Adams streets,
and was taken to his home at Down
er's Grove. Physicians pronounced
his physical and mental condition
such that he may not recover.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03
MURDERER TOO YOUNG TO HANG

as punishment for the robberies
They were not held responsible with
Plummer on the murder charge.
Before sentence was passed there
was presented the usual spectacle oil
Judge and prosecutor debating in open
court the ACCESSIBILITY of hanging the
boy murderer.
He's too small TO hang, SO I'll send
him to prison for life.." was the final
decision.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03
RUSSIAN PRESS wARLIkE.
Newspapers Urge Resistance to "Hu.
initiating Demands"

ST. Petersburg.-The tone OF the
Russian press grows more warlike as
the peace conference draws nigh, and
the government on all sides is urged
to resist humiliating demands even
at the cost of continuing the war
peace, on the terms as outlined by
Mr.. Sato." says the Russ, which is
the first paper to comment seriously
on the Sato interviews, "can only be
an armistlce."
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03
CLAIM AGENT TORTURED.

sluggers Maintained Secret Place Of
Punishment for Strike Breakers.
Chicago.-Apparent evidence that
labor sluggers maintain in Chicago a
place where systematic torture is
melted out 10 those who incur the dis
pleasure of the sluggers has just come
TO light in the strange case OF viii
liam ~ Wilder Wilder was formerly
an army officer, and at the time Of the
recent Transfers strike was claim
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THE REALM OF ATHLETICS
r. II. C. 4. PRIVILEGE OFFERS. FOR COMING FEAR.

Players Releases Announced fin Na-
 tionaI League--New Zealand Foot
 ball Team Receives First Defeat in
 British Isles in WaIes--American
 Henley Set for May 26-New Haven
 BowIers Defeat Bridgeport--Billiard
 Exhibition at Union League.
 The membership committee of the Y. M, c. A. has just put out a very at tractive calendar with cuts, Illustrating in a. suggestive way a Kew of the many privileges offered by that institution. These can be secured by application at the office.
 All the privileges of the association are offered at $10 g. year, or less than 20 cents week, to any young man of good character.
 On or before January i, 1906, special membership tickets will be issued as follows: First payment, with applica- tion, $3.50; second payment, in one month, $250; third payment, in two months, $2; fourth payment in three months, $2.
 Gymnasium work may be begun as soon as the first payment is made. By this new plan the commission is given to the members instead of en- blowing additional T1eIp.
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AMERICAN HENLEY, MAY 2s.

The American Bowling association, so called American Henley. held it's annual meeting at the University club in New York Saturday, and elected officers and fixed upon Saturday, May 26, as the date of the annual regatta, to be row. ed on the SchuTlkill course at Philadel- phia. The officers elected were:
 President, H. S. Van Duzer, New York; vice president Dr. Hugh Cabot, Boston; secretary, c. B. Wood, Phila- delphia; treasurer, William Innes Forbes, Philadelphia.
 The association selected as managing stewards the president, secretary and treasurer ex-officia, and Thomas Reath of Philadelphia, c. s. W. Packard of Philadelphia, R. P. Blake of Boston, and Dr. Hugh Cabot of Boston.
 i NEW HAVEN BOwLERs WIN.
 In the State Bowling league on Sat urday night New Haven defeated
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games to play, namely, with the New port, Cardiff and Swansea teams.
LIGHT GUARDS SCHEDULE.

Manager Hollis of the Light Guard s basketball team has arranged the fol- lowing games:
 Tuesday, December 19, Light Guard vs. team from National Wire Co.,; De- cember 2S, Light Guard vs. battery A team from Branford, and December 26, Light Guard vs. Nonparells. All the games mentioned will be played at the armory, and the game with battery A Saturday. December 23, will precede the dance that is to be given by the Light Guard that night.
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NOTICE.


 Notice is hereby given that special netting of the stockholders of The Naugatuck Railroad company will be building of The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company, in the city of New Haven, Connecticut on Thursday, the 18th day of January, 3t proposition to sell the contracts, property, rights, powers, franchises and privileges of thls corporation to The New York, New Haven and Hart ford Railroad company, and to dis tribute the net proceeds among the stockholders of this company; and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before said meet ing.
 Dated at New Haven, Connecticut, this 18th day of December, 1905. 'r. JOHN G. PARKER, '.2, Secretary.
 The Naueatuck Railroad Company.
 d1S,21,25,2S,j1,4,S,11
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Patent Stove Brick are Cheapest. .
THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK OF

The annual meeting of the stockhold- CTS of the Second National Bank of New Haven, for the election of Directors and the transaction of other lawful busi- ness, will be held at its banking house in the City of New Haven on Tuesday. January 9, 1906s between the hours of il a. m. and 12 noon. .
 CHARLES A. SHELDON, Cashier.
 New Haven, Conn.,, Dec. 9, 1905..
 d9-15-22-29-1a5-S ". '. IZ-.-
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NOTICE.
 THE NATIONAL NEW HAVEN BANK. Irnnrnnnnfnd 1Yfll
NOTICE,

THE NATIONAL NEW HAVEN BANK. Incorporated 1YO2.
 The annual meeting of the stockhoId- CTS of this bank will be held at their Banking House on Tuesday, the 9th day of January, 1906, for the election of di- rectors for the ensuing year and to con- slider and to act upon a proposition to amend the third section of the Articles of Association of said bank so that it rectors shall consist of not less than five nor more than ten stockholders
 Polls open from il a. m. to 12 m. EDWARD B. MIX,
 d9 till jag s Cashier.
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FOR SALT

District of New Haven, ss, Probate
 Court, November 7th, 1905. ESTATE OF PLIMETTA A. HOTCH- KISS, late of New Haven, is said Dis trict, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of New Haven hath limited and ap- pointed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said deceas- ed to bring in their claims against said estate. Those who neglect to exhibit their claims within said time will be debarred.
 All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate pay ment to
 HENRY A. L. HALL,
 Administrator, d b h., a Clark, Hall & Peck, 152 Orange Street. New Haven, Conn.,, Counsel for the Administrator. dis St
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NATIONAL LEAGUE RELEASES.

NAllONAh l4EAI U IL IGELEAoNo'
 President Pulliam of the National league has announced the following re- leases:
 By Chicago to Boston, John O'Neill and Frank Pfeffer; by Chicago to Brooklyn, John Mccarthy, James P. Casey, Bert Briggs and William Malo- ney; by Boston to Chicago, P. J. Nor; an; by Brooklyn to Chicago. James T. Sheckard; by Pittsburg to Boston, Dav- i'd L. Brain, George E. Howard and V. A. Lindaman; by Boston to Pittsburg, Victor G. Willis; by Philadelphia to Toledo, o. Krueger, F. Abbott and F. Corridor.
 NEW ZEALAND'S FIRST DEFEAT.
 The New Zealand football team, after twenty-five consecutive victories in their British tour, experienced its first defeat at Cardiff in Wales on Saturday by the team representing Wales which scored a try during the first half. Nothing was scored during the second half, leaving Wales the winner by points to 0.
 The grounds were crowded, fully 50,- 900 spectators being present, while 5000 more were unable to obtain admission. The New Zealanders have three more
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MAsSAGE.
CIVIL SERVICE ExAMrNATIoN.

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION A competitive examination will be to test the fitness of applicants for rho position of Manager of Springside Home; salary $1,2o0 per annusr1
 Application blanks and further in formation will be furnished daily at Poom II, City Hall, between 12 and o'clock.
 Applications must be filed on or bs- fore Saturday, December 16, at 1 o'clock. . LUZERNE LUDINGTON,
 d14 At President Civil Service Board.