The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-18

lNdNlOUdl FINANCES
The finances OF the nation remained in
good shape, though the cash in the
treasury was reduced by the part pay
ment Of some $4,000 600 to the old Pan
anna canal company and OF 100000 900 to
the republic OF Panama for the canal
right of way. II was recognized that re-
trenchment in public expenditures was
necessary and congress was urged to
exercise greater economy i'm making APP
preparations. The navy was made an
exception to this program, the general
desire being to strengthen this arm OF
the national defense and not to retard
its development in any degree.
United States and Russia.
No complications with foreign nations
| occurred i'm 1904. Some irritation was
| caused In Russia in the early stages of
| the war with Japan because of sup
posed inclination on the part of the
| United States to favor the latter coun-
| try. The curb upon the expression OF
| official opinion and the strict neutrality
| enforced by President Roosevelt and
| Secretary Hay allayed apprehension on
this score and caused better feeling
| to prevail.
Many Railroad Disasters.
| Railroad accidents were more than
| ordinarily frequent and serious. To
enumerate them in detail would require
| much more space than has been allotted
! to this review. but few may be mem
i
| and fifty eight injured on the Wabash
| road at Litchhcld, ILL.,. and sixteen were
| killed and tifty-eight injured on the Erie
| road at Midvale, n j.; i'm the same
month sixteen We're killed and eighty in
| iured on the Eastern Illinois road at
| Glonwood. III; in August a train on the
| Denver & Rio Grande road went through
| n bridge near Eden. Col, and between
| seventy five and 100 lives were lost; in
| September sixty were killed and 100 in
| jured ON the Southern railroad near
| Hodges, Tenn; in October twenty nine
Were killed and thirty injured on the
| Missouri road near Warrensburg, Mo;
| I'm November fourteen were killed and
| twenty five injured on the oregon Short
| line near Granger. Wyo., and Dec 25
| eight were killed and twenty-one hurt
| on the Southern road at Maud, Ill. And
so the list might be continued almost
| indefinitely. The result OF this slaugh-
| ter on the railroads Of the country is a
| demand for more safety appliances and
a stricter accountability on the part of
| those responsible.
| The General Slocum Horror.
| The worst disaster of the year was
the burning of the General Slocum,
| large excursion steamer, at the entrance
| of Long Island sound. near Hell Gate.
| n. Y, June Is. The vessel was crowded
\ with the members of a Sunday school
| and their friends bound for one of the
| pleasure resorts on Long island. Fire
| broke out and before the vessel could
| be beached the appalling number of 95S
| persons had been burned to death or
drowned. AS in the Iroquois theater fire
| in Chicago most of the victims were
J women and children.
| Another marine disaster of the year
was the wreck Of the Norge on a sunk
| en- rock In the Atlantic north of Scot
| land, June 2S. Some coo of the passen-
gers and crew were drowned. Most of
tlN.. staNf H..
scandinavian countries bound for the
| United States.
Baltimore Fire.
OF fires the most destructive was that
| in Baltimore, Md, Feb. and s. One
hundred and forty acres OF business
| blocks in the heart OF the city were
burned. The total loss was estimated
| at between S75,O0O,O0O and $780, 600, 600
| while the insurance amounted to a little
more than 1872 600, 900. The work of re.
building the burned district was begun
at once and is now far advanced. Sioux
| city, Iowa, had a fire Dec 30, which
caused a loss of more than 81, 500, 900.
Worlds Fair In st. Louis.
| The Louisiana Purchase exposition in
St Louis was opened from the last day
! of April to the first day of December
| In the matter Of exhibits architectural
effects and general interest it was a
| great success, but the attendance was
| somewhat less than had been anticipa ted
and financially the enterprise was a dis
| appointment. According to an official
statement the total number of admis-
| sions was 10 69i, $50. OF these l2 SO4 81 G
were paid and $3.50, 239 free.
During the year rapid progress was
made on the buildings and grounds of
| the Lewis and Clark exposition to be
held at Portland, Ore, next summer.
Gifts and Requests Enormous.
| Gifts to education religion and char
| itV tho Ifufttl In
gate more than SCI 900 900. The total for
| 1903 was about the same. Andrew Car
| negie heads the list of givers, his bene-
| factions amounting TO $209O7 500. This
! sum was distributed among nine libra
| rics. five colleges. two clubs a home for
| convalescents and a hero fund and for
| excavations in Rome. Nine people gave
| away 81 900, 900 or more each during the
year, their gifts reaching total OF
| $40, 1891, 500.
Charity Is First.
| Charities received the largest share of
| the 1904 donations, but educational insti-
| tutions are close second. Each group
| secured more than SIS 000, 900. The big
gest educational gift, $1,000, 600 went to
the Carnegie Institute, Plttsburg.
Agricultural Prosperity.
| Abundant prosperity has been en-
joyed by the American agriculturist dur
ing the year 1904" said Secretary Will
| son in reviewing the last twelve months
from n farmers point of view. ut is
true n few exceptions may be noted to
| this general condition. but these excep-
tions are few in number and trifing in
| importance.
| ITO present 1t in form easily under
| stood, 1t can be stated that the prin-
| clpal crops that are valued annually by
| the department or by commercial houses
| had an aggregate farm value in 1904 of
more than $1,000 600, 900, an increase of
more than 81 600 900. 900 since 1900, and
| over $500 000, 900 above 1903
| Farm horses never were so valuable
as In 1904, when the total exceeded ST.
| 900, 100000 Farm mules reached their
| highest value In 1904, when their worth
is estimated at s2l7, $50 900. Cattle do.
| clined in number and appreciably in
value, as did sheep and hogs Poultry
advanced in number, and the farm hens
| now are producing one and two third
| billions dozen OF eggs yearly, and the
| eggs In less than one month are worth
more than a years interest on the ma
| tional debt amounts to.
| Farm Wealth Enormous.
Five billions of dollaIs-a sum the
enormity Of which 1t is difficult for the