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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-05-24
Died to Save His Father.

Naples.-Two deaths have been re-
corded as result of the heavy rains
a man and boy having been drowned
Inc boy was IL years old and the
child OF a peasant. He had been
warned to fly from the danger, bu,
insisted upon rushing in the direction
OF the stream in an effort to reach his
iather, who was in the torrents patr
and unconscious of his danger. The
boy succeeded in reaching his father
ana both ran toward safety. They
were however, overtaken by the
stream and swept downward.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-05-24
DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Miner Shoots His Wife and Is Shot by
Officer

Goldfield, Nev.-Rhyolite, the prin.
cipal town in Bullfrog district, was
the scene on Friday of double trag.
edy. Steve O'Brien, a miner, shot and
killed his wife. Deputy Sheriff Nc
Donald attempted to disarm and ar.
rest OBrien, who drew revolver and
was about to shoot when Mcdonald
fired and O'Brien dropped dead. The
shooting occurred at the Hotel Golden
on Goldfield street. Steve O'Bren
had been on bad terms with his fam
lily for some time and his wife was
about to proceed to get divorce. He
entered the house and after a few
heated words shot his wife in the face.
She was carried to a drug store,
where she died.
O'Brien came out of the lodging
house where he lived. In the mean.
time people had heard of the shooting
and a great crowd surrounded the
place and preparations were made to
mob and hang him. Deputy Sheriff
Mcdonald and Justice of the Peace
Donnelly rushed to the scene. AS
O'Brien was attempting to make his
escape, carrying pistol in one hand
and miners candlestick in the other,
Deputy Sheriff Mcdonald arrived and
in melee O'Brien stabbed him Just
below the heart with the sharp end
of the miners candlestick, just break
ing the skin, When Mcdonald ordered
O'Brien to drop the pistol and candle.
stick he refused and made an effort to
shoot, Mcdonald anticipated him and
shot him through the heart. O'Brien
dropped dead in his tracks.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-05-24
coxsWAlNs ARE COURTEOUS
French and American Man-of-War,s
Men Bow Politely After
Collision.

New lork.-There was a slight col
lision in the fog in the North river the
other day between the running boat of
the American cruiser Colorado and the
steam launch of the French flagship
Marseillaise.
Filled with the spirit of courtesy the
coxswain of either boat was profuse in
his apology for having rubbed the paint
on the side of the other.
Usually when men-of-war launches
hammer into each other the air rings
with the thickest of billingsgate, but
the other day, following the collision,
the coXswain of the French launch took
on his sailor cap and bowed to the pilot
of the American launch.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-05-24
SENATE PASSES
THE RATE BILL
Only Three Votes Against the
Measure When IT Came
to a Showdown.
After Seventy Days Of Deliberatlon,
Bill is Passed, Senators Foraker,
Morgan and Pettus Being the
Only Ones to Vote Against 1t.

Washlngton,-Afte seventy days OF
| almost continuous deliberation the
senate at 4:53 p. m, on Friday, passed
the railroad rate bill by the practical
ly unanimous vote of II to 8. The
three negative votes were cast by
Senators Foraker (Rep.) Of Ohio, and
Morgan and Pettus (Dems) Of Ala
bama.
The bill has received more attention
from the senate and from the country
at large than any measure that has
been before congress since the repeal
man act in 1893. 1t was reported to
the senate on February &c, and was
made the unfinished business on
March ~. From March IL to May
the bill was under general discus.
sion without limitation on the dura-
ton of speeches, fifty-eight of which
were delivered Many of these were
prepared with great care, and two Of
them consumed more than a days
time in delivery. Senator LaFollette,
the junior senator from Wisconsin,
spoke for three days, and Senator
Daniel of Virginia for two days. Sem
ators Bailey, Foraker, Lodge, Rainey,
Dolliver and others each spoke for an
entire day.
For twelve days the bill has been
under consideration under a rule lin.
lting speeches to fifteen minutes each.
The senate has at all times been earn
est and animated, but for the most
part devoid of personality as between
senators, the last few days, however,
having called out some caustic criti.
cisms of the president and of some
newspaper correspondents by Senator
Bailey.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-05-24
NO AM UNITiON.
Mason Says Dangerous Conditions Ex
list in United States Navy.

Washington.--"Sh Should war break
out within the next few years the
condition of the navy will be such as
to lead to disaster" Such is the state.
ment made by Rear Admiral Mason
chief of the bureau of ordnance, navy
department, in statement to the sec.
rotary of the navy, calling attention to
the reduction in the estimates of the
bureau of ordinance made by the de.
partment and the house committee on
naval affairs.
Admiral Mason shows that more
than $12,000,000 has been cut out OF
the estimates and he describes the
condition of the bureau las little short
of desperate" for the coming year. He
says there is not now and will not be
any reserve ammunition available for
any OF the important guns. 1t will be
necessary probably to discontinue tar.
get practice, and new ships must be
sent into commission without ammu,
milton or ordnance stores.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-05-24
FIRST GERMAN SENATOR.
The Late Carl Schurz, Born In Ger
many, Elected to Senate In 1869.

many, EIected 10 senate In 1869.
New York.--Carl Schurz, widely
known as publicist, and former cab
met member, who died at his home In
this city on May IA, and was buried
on Thursday last, was the first Ger
man-born citizen to be elected to the
United States senate, being elected, in
1869, from the state of Missouri.
Mr.. Schurz was &c years of age
having been born in Cologne on
March 2, 1929. His residence here
was at "a East Ninety-6rst street.
Forced to flee from the land OF his
brit before he had attained his ma
5ority, Carl Schurz soon became, and
for more than half century remained,
one of the striking figures in the pub.
lie life of the land of his adoption.
Mr. Schurz retired from the senate
In 1875. He was one of the organizers
Of the Liberal party In 1872, and pre-.
sided over the convention at Cincin.
natl which nominated Horace Greeley
Tor president.
He supported the National Republi.
can ticket in 1876, and in the year fol.
towing became Secretary of the In.
terror in the cabinet Of President
Hayes.
At the close OF his term OF office
he came to New York and devoted
nearly all the remainder of his long
life to editorial and literary work.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-05-24
Abuses of Memorial Day.

Washington.-A circular has been
issued by the Commanders associa
ton OF the department of the Potomac,
q. A. R., calling attention to the uses
and abuses of Memorial day and invit
Ing all those in sympathy with the
OBJECTS of the day ito abstain from
demonstrations that will detract from
the sacred memories that cluster
around the services of those whose
graves we strew with flowers on that
one day of the year, which should be
given over to the men that suffered
tnat we might be happy and prosper.
GUS nation"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-05-24
WILL FIX BOUNDARY
UNITED STATES AND GREAT
BRITAIN INVOKE SCIENCE.
Line Between Alaska and Canada to
Be Determined by Astron-
omy and Teleg-
raphy.

Washington.--'lhe click of tele
slant at which fixed stars cross the
meridian, by the terms of treaty rat.
flied between the United States ant
Great Britain, will afford the means
of fixing the boundary between Alaska
and Canada. Dispute over the bound
airy, as valuable gold deposits on the
Yukon are at stake, has been Sc
rious contention between this country
and Canada. The two nations, by the
treaty now negotiated, have invoked
science as arbitrator.
The treaty provides that the bound
airy shall be defined by telegraph
ibis means the method adopted by
United States astronomers and which
is now recognized the world over
as the most exact. The American
government will designate commits
sioner, who will be o. II. Tittman, SUI
perintendent of the coast and geodetic
survey. Great Britain, on her side,
Will choose an eminent scientist
The two, with necessary assistants,
will definitely establish the location
of the one hundred and forty-first me-
ridian of west longitude. This done,
the rest is mere matter of surveying
and placing objects to mark the divid-
ing line.
Difference in longitude is differ
ence In time. The longitude of Chi
cago is figured on the difference in
time of Chicago and Greenwich, Eng
land. the latter being the basing point
Preliminary to the final observations
Mr.. Tittman already has computed the
longitude of Sitka as compared with
Seattle; that of Valdez with respect to
Sitka, and that of Fort Egbert with
respect TO Valdez. Canadian observ-
ers have fixed the longitude of points
corresponding to the above and grad
ually are approaching the approximate
location of the boundary The divid-
ing line is located on the one hundred
and forty-first meridian by the treaty
of Russia with Great Britain in 1925.
TWO stations will be selected next
summer. The two nations will be con-
nected by telegraph. Each party will
have what is known as a transit"
small telescope equipped for re-
cording the exact instant at which
stars cross its face. Twenty stars will
have been agreed upon beforehand as
those to be observed At both sta
tons the scientists, aided by The
transit" will record with chronome-
tiers the time down to a fraction of a
second that each star passes the me-
ridian. The telegraph is used to COM
municate at each observation the time
registered by the chronometer, so that
no error can creep in due to difference
in the instruments.
The observations are to be repeated
In exactly the same way for six nights.
Then the observers will be able to
the exact time. The difference
they reduce to distance and by meas
urement fix point on the meridian
which becomes then a point On the
boundary.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-05-24
Baseball in England.

London'-The British Baseball asso.
ciation' which was formed here last
month formally opened the season at
tne Woolwich arsenal club Saturday
"a "a game was played by a picked team
rom London and one from Oxford
university The Oxford team was
n maue up exclusively of American
Rhodes scholars, and won by a score
Oh ~ to Z, Two thousand spectators
witnessed the game and ouIckIv
erasped its finer points. The imnres.
sion prevails that the game will he.
come popular here wa NC
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-05-24
The slmpIon Tunnel one,.d

Domodossola, Italy.-The simpIop
tunnel was inaugurated Saturday bv
King Victor Emmanuel, who left here
ior Brique' on the Swiss side of the
mountain. The royal train nassaa
through the twelve miles NJ tunno,
urawn by steam engine, the electric
motors not being ready. On reaching
tae middle OF the tunnel, at a height
OIL z'zOO feet above the sea level the
Hlng was heard to exclaim: IT ia a
syclopic work, the result of half a cen.
fury OF study, seven years of work ana
'ne expenditure of nearly $4,000 o00 /.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-05-24
Gays Naturalization Law Is Looked
Upon as a Joke.

Washington,-Aft the passage of
the naval appropriation bill on Thurs
day the house met into committee OF
the whole to consider the socalled
naturalization bill, which has been
the continuing order for two months.
Naturalization is a farce In this
county," said Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa.
In fifty years. he said, he had known
but one refusal on the part of a Judge
to naturalize an alien. ut is a no.
torious fact" remarked Mr.. Hepburn,
"that courts admit men as a matter
Of course. They are generally advised
that the applicant is not competent
for naturalization, but making citizens
goes on without hindrance. The nat
uralization law is looked upon as .
Joke"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-05-24
CANADIAN TOWN BURNED.
Several People Reported Killed by
an Explosion.

North Bay, Ont.-A report has
reached here that the town of Cobalt.
one of the mining centers in New On
tario, has been completely destroyed
by fire. 1t is also stated that several
people were killed by an explosion.
The town of Cobalt is the center of
Canada's newly developed silver min,
ing district. 1t is south of Hudson
bay and about 800 miles north of
Toronto.
There were about twenty stores in
the town. About twenty mines in the
district are now in operation.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-05-24
ATTEMPT TO ROB TREASURY.
Soldiers In San Francisco Prevent
Bold Burglary.

San Francisco.-A daring attempt
to loot The United States sub-treasury,
located on Commercial and Kearney
streets, was foiled Thursday night by
soldiers from company G of the
Eleventh infantry. The soldiers were
detailed to guard Uncle Sans treas
ure box, and they claim that their fire
was returned by the men who were
attempting to loot the safes in the
building.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-05-24
Earthquake a Factor In Determining
Type of Canal.

Washington.-Tha the earthquake
which destroyed San Francisco was
an important factor in determining
the of the senate committee on
interoceanic canals in favor of sea
level type is apparent from the fact
that feature of the majority report
is discussion of the effect such an
earthwave might have on locks and
dams. The majority report in favor of
a sea-level canal was submitted Thurs.
day by Senator Kittredge.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-05-24
FOREST FIRES IN MICHIGAN.
Reported That Three Towns Have
Been Destroyed.

Detroit, Mich.-Fragmentary reports
have reached the Detroit News and
Free Press from Escanaba and Glad.
stone, Mich, stating that a disastrous
forest fire is raging in the upper pen.
insula in the neighborhood of the two
cities mentioned, 1t is reported that
three towns have been destroyed; that
thirty square miles of territory have
been devastated, and that several per.
sons have been burned to death.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-05-24
MORE TROUBLE THREATENED.
Gunboats Ordered From Porto Rico to
Santo Domingo.

San Juan, p. R.-The United States
revenue cutter Algonquin has been or.
dered to watch the Mona Passage, the
channel between Santo Domingo ano
Porto Rico, and to search Mona island
for Dominican revolutionists, who are
reported to have left the Danish island
for st. Thomas recently for Santo Do
mingo. The gunboats Newport and
nashville have received orders to sail
for Santo Domingo.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-05-24
Fertilizer from Air

A new fertilizer made in Norway
from the nitrogen in the atmosphere
is said TO be very nearly of the same
value 10 plants as chile saltpeter,
while its cost is lower.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-05-24
GIRL is AVENGED.

Police Officer Who Matreated Marie
Spiridonovo Is Assassinated.
Samboff, Russia.-Zhanoff a police
officer who participated in the brutal
maltreatment of the Maria Spiridono
vo was shot and killed on the streets
here Thursday by an unknown person.
The avengers of the young revolution
ist recently melted out the same fate
at Borissegliebsk to Abramoff, the
cossack officer who boosted of his
cruelty to her while she was in prison.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
AND THE THIEF CAME BACK
Accepts Invitation TO steal
Lonely Rooster.

DO chicken thieves read the want ads -
was the question asked Tuesday morning
by Hubert Fl. Cronk of 3S36 Saratog street.
In the light Of recent events the answer
was given Mr.. Cronk in the affirmative.
DO chicken thieves have a keen sense OF
humor?' was another question Mr. Cronk
asked the Careful Observer and the Oldest
lnha bitant. Inasmuch as the latter two
have no chicken thieves on their calling
lists, they were unable to reply.
Up to last Saturday Mr.. Cronk did. how
ever, have thirtyfive fine chickens. Satur-
day night someone took thirty-four of the
flock and then Mr.. Cronk only had one left
which was a rooster. Mr.. Cronk inserted
an advertisement in one OF the local news
papers informing the thieves they might
have the rooster by calling for it and no
questions would be asked
Tuesday morning Mr. Cronk went to his
chicken house to feed the lonely rooster,
but the fowl could not be found. An open
ing had been made in the coop during the
night. The thieves evidently had taken Mr.
Cronk at his word
Now Mr.. Cronk has advertised that the
thieves may have the coop by calling for it
and by wearing 'bulletproof garments.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
RATES HELD UNREASONABLE
Interstate Commerce Comm isSion
Finds standard OIL Company Is
Favored by Railroads.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.--The Interstate
Commerce commission today. in an opinion
by Commissioner Prouty. announced its de-
cision I'm the cases of the Fred @. Clark
company against the Lake Shore & Mlchi-
gan Southern Railway company and
others, and the Waverly oil company
against the Pennsylvania Railroad company
and others. In these cases the New York.
New Haven & Hartford Railroad company
was the principal defendant.
The commission holds that the conbina-
ton rates on petroleum and its products
from Cleveland and Pittsburg TO points
reached by the New York, New Haven IL
Hartford Railroad company result i'm IN
reasonable and unjust rates; that the re-
fusal OF the New York. New Haven *
Hartford Railroad company TO consent To
participation in through rates in that traf-
fic is unjust and unreasonable, and that
the situation Is such as to operate greatly
to the advantage Of the Standard oil COM
pany
The commission, however. is without
authority to grant relief in these cases
and the petitions therefore are dismissed.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
NEBRASKAN TELLS OF CHINA
Former Resident OF Weeping Water
Writes of Conditions as He
sees Them.

WEEPING WATER, NeO., Feb. 2I.-tSpe-
ciaL lin view of the startling reports ON
the Chinese situation W. IL Lyman was
much pleased TO get a long letter from his
son yesterday, who has been in China for
eleven years and is now manager of the
Standard Oil company's interests in North
ern China. with headquarters a Che Foo.
In this letter he writes of a visit to Chin
anfu. the capital city of Shantung, a prov
ince containing half as many people as the
United States. His visit was by special in
vitation of the governor. to attend a func-
ton in celebration of the opening of Chin
anfu to foreign trade. and the first import
ant point to be so opened by voluntary ac-
ton of Chinese officials sanctioned by his
imperial majesty, the emperor.
At the banquet Mr. Lyman sat opposite
the sevcnty-sixth lineal descendant of Con-
fucius whose tomb, is located al this point
and visited annually by hundreds of thous-
ands of Chinese.
The governor showed the greatest court
esy to the $50 guests present, who included
representatives of ten foreign powers. ana
was particularly gracious to the Americans.
The procession gorgeous, the guests
being carried in the sedan chairs, guarded
by soldiers and heralded by trumpets.
Mr.. Lyman states that their trade for 1891
was much larger than that OF the previous
year, so il seems that the boycott does nc
/ prevail in all sections OF China, although
the general situation is no doubt serious a;
present.
/ Mr. Lyman Is u brother of Mrs. Ida Nell.
schaefer of Omaha. He was formerly a res
ident Of Kearney.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
POLICEMEN ARE ACCUSED
Members of View York Force Charged
with Taking Part I'm
Murder.

NEW YORK, Feb 27.-An unusual sltua-
ton. temporarily oyershadowing the real
Issue in the case, confronted the court and
jury when the trial of Bertha Claiche for
the murder of Emil Gerdron, was resumed
I'm the criminal branch OF the supreme court
today. This was the inquiry into the part
which certain policemen are alleged to
have in Gerdron's death. Charges we're
made at the opening Of the trial yesterda Y
by Assistant District Attorney Ely that
two members OF the police force aided the
girl in her deed and promised her lulmu-
nitv.
The largest part Of the opening day was
spent investigating this phase of the case.
Mr.. Ely brought out evidence that a letter
was sent to Gerdron before his death and
that after it $500 was reported TO have
been stolen from the body. Although he
obtained no evidence TO show who wrote
the letter or took the money the prose
cutor charged that policemen were respon-
sible In both cases and that by the letter
Gerdron was lured TO the place where he
was shot while under arrest Berthe
Claiche herself apparently had only a
minor part in the first days proceedings
except as a spectator. She frequently ap-
peared to be greatly agitated. especially
during the prosecutors arraignment OF the
policemen.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
HAYES COUNTY PROSPEROUS
western Nebraska ERjoyinE Good
Times Never Before Sur
passed or EauaIIed.

e. A. Ready. county attorney Of Hayes
county and editor and publisher Of the
Hayes Center Times-R Republican, was an
Omaha visitor Monday. enroute to the
meeting Of the Nebraska Press associa-
ton at Lincoln. Mr.. Ready said
Hayes county and western Nebraska
were never in a more prosperous condition
than at this time The old settlers are all
making money OF their farms and new
settlers are coming right along and are
partaking Of the prevailing prosperity. We
are building a new court house now at
Hayes Center and are making arrange
ments TO build a line OF railway from
Hayes Center TO connect with the Union
Pacific at Ogalalls or Paxton. The en-
terprisc Is being fostered by local capital
and the new line will traverse one OF the
finest sections in the west. OF course it
means the upbuildlng of Hayes Center and
Hayes county. Our nearest present rail-
way is at Pallsade. about twelve miles to
the southwest. the Imperial branch of the
Burlington from Cuibertson up the French
man river. This is the only railroad in
Hayes county and Just across the south
west corner Of the county. The proposed
new line to ogalalla viii open up a coun-
try north Of US and may ultimately mean
a direct line from Osalalls to Colby. Kan,
which the Union Pacific has been thinking
of for some years. However, we are
going ahead with the proposition. The
line to OgalaIla will cost approximately
So 0o0. and we believe that We can gel
sixty men in Hayes county who are will
ing to put up s10OO each. without bondins
the county. One of the objects of my
/ visit to Omaha is to talk with some OF
our Omaha and South Omaha friend,
I about It"