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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04
CUBANS TALKING
OF REVOLUTION
Three Generals Placed Under Ar.
rest, Charged With Conspiracy
Against Public Welfare.


Havana. Tho secret police have ar
'osted General Maso Para. General
Juan Ducassi and General Lara Mint
charged with conspiring against pub.
tie order.
General Para Is the allescd leader
Of the conspiracy to start a rovulu.
ton against the Americans in Cuba.
with the use Of funds supplied through
some firm IN New York. Simultane.
ously with the arrival OF Para al Ha.
yana, three santo Domlngans. we'll
known on account Of their previous
revolutionary records. also arrived.
II ~ known that tho conspiracy was
hatchod In New York by Americans
whose names. It Is said are in the
possession Of tho United States gov.
crnmcnt and It is stated that the
leaders hero were professional reyolu.
ionlsts. hired FOR the job. which. It
Is believed. will result In q fiasco.
Governo Magoon. however. is amply
prepared with 5000 American soldiers
and 5000 rural guards to crush any
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04
RIVER OVERFL0WS
TOWN SUBMERGED
Disastrous Floods Rayage Japan,
Over Six Hundred Lives Being
Lost in One Town.
Fral Bamboo Houses We're swept
Away BY the Raging Waters and
the Helpless People Drowned
Like Rats In Trap.

Victoria. % Advlccs OF tor
riblc disatcr due to- the great 1oo1s
prevailing in Japan have been rc
ceiyod. The overflow ar the river
Otonashlrawu. running through the
town Of FukuchINHmu near kyotu.
caused the loss Df more than GOO lives.
In this river the water rose more
than nuy feet tl0 shakU and swept
over the whole town OF Fukuchiyamu.
drowning over 600 inhabitants and
sweeping away O. large number OF the
fraIl bamboo and ihatoh houses OF the
Japanese towuspooplr
The barracks Of tho Twentieth r,rl.
mont and Tenth engineers battalion
situated ON heights near the town D
capped damage. when tho town was
overwhelmed, aud the troops were
hurried ont To render what assistance
could Dc given to the survivors aud
10 rescue drowning people The popu.
latlon OF the town was over 1900 poo-
pie llurrcdly nfiy or more sailing
iuuks were secured ana doapatcncu
tu the scene. being sailed over what |
WAS formerly a thckly settled town. /
soldiers manning the junks, saving |
large numbers. The police have rc
covered GOO bodies ANA others are be.
lioyed 10 have been lost
The water subsidized next morning.
August 9th and great damage was
revealed Onohulf of the town was
entirely swept away and the remand.
or had large numbers N collapsed
buildings The whole town was prac
tlcally destroyed. tho scene being ter.
rlblc beyond comparison. General Ku.
ruh and Governor Omori Of kyoto PA
were In the city the former being en-.
;agcd In inspecting the troops and lH
SAID TO have narrowly escaped the
LANCER
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04
WAR BETWEEN AMERICANS
AND JAPS BOUND TO COME
sueh ia the Opinion Of Russian Paper.
W'ieh Expresses Belief That TAFT
VIII Negotiate an Agreement
WIN the Car.

81 Petersburg Secretary Tafta
tour Of the world rs being folloWed
with unusual interest here. The gov.
ornuent is taking measures to sur.
round the journey through Siberia
ana European Russia with attentions
usually reserved for rulers of states
and the press Is busily Specializing ON
the likelihood and adopting Of a Russo.
American convention, the object OF
Mr. Tatts visit TO Russia being. IL ia
alleged. to negotiate an agreement be.
tween the United States and Russia.
The conviction prevails here that
war between Japan and the United
states Is Inevitable In the distant IN.
lure. The Noyoe Vremya published
an article entitled THE New World
POWER plcturing the marvellous
growth Of America as a sea power dur.
ing President Roosevelrs adminlstrn.
ZION. warning Russian diplomacy mot
TO be- caught unawarcs by coming
events and by adding:
The day when the United states
Meet passes out Of the Straits OF Ma.
gellan and moves proudly into the
waters Of the Pacific will open new
era for the eastern world Oficlal
courtesies and the Temporary lur in
war talk do not conceal the fact that
America Is reaching out for the mas
terry Of the Pacific and already IL
strong enough TO attain IT,"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04
MONEY WAS WASTED.
san Francisco Railway Company
Could Have Secured Franchise
Without Bribery.

San Francisco.-Twlce. on wednes.
day during the TREY l.. Ford trial.
wherein the chief counsel for the
United Railroads Ia charged with brlb.
cry OF public onlciuls. II was affirmed
that confessed bribc.takers. mcmbers
OF the board Of supervisors. would
have voted to grant the United Rail.
roads franchise for an overhead
trolley franchise without the use Of
the money which is alleged to have
been 80 lavishly distributed. James l.
raiIasher former chairman OF the
ooard OF supervisors. explicitly de.
clared his belief that the franchise
could have been secured without any
attempt TO Influence the opinion OF
the members. Supervisor Samuel Da.
Wis. the only other witness OF the day.
reiterated this assurance on his own
account.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04
SAILORS CAST
UPON BLEAK ISLE
-Four of the Crew Of an American
Bark Perish and Others Endure
Horrible Sufferings.
Boat Built From Wreekage is Used
to Seek Assistance For Suffering
Men Marooned on island In
the Land Of Fire"

New Nork-The story OF tho wreck
OF the American bark Prussia, ON
bleak Staten Island. Terra del Fuego.
the land Of FIRE" Is thrilling one
Six OF the crew have been landed here
by the steamer from Monteyldco -Four
persisted and three are In hospital
at Puntas Arenas. The Prussia was
owned IN san Francisco aud sailed
from Norfolk. Va March %. with a
cargo Of coal for San Francisco. on
the night Of June 10. which was
stormy and bitterly cold while Cap
tain johnson was trying TO make the
New Years island light, the bark went
ashore and soon broke up. Eleven OF
the thirteen men in the crew sue
cccded IN reaching strip Of sand.
sheltered somewhat by oycrhanging
rocks At dawn Il was discovered
that Sabata, the Japanese cook. and
Harry Hammond, sailor. were miss
Ing. The strip Of sand was narrow
and huge ellis barred and escape
across the island
captain johnson soon died Of eN-
haustiun and was buried In the sand.
The survivors had few provisions
and subslsted on these. Meantime a
boat was laboriously built from the
wreckage But fear that the provls-
ions would not last led TO two OF tho
men, $. Prothin and Joseph Hosteth.
trying 20 work across the mountains
TO obtain help. Prothin crawlcd back
a few days later with his hands and
feet badly frozen Hosteth, he re.
ported, had died from the cold. Tho
food gave out and the men lived on
shell hsh. Eventually. after much
danger. Mate John Hunter. Carpenter
Carl stark and Seaman Hcine reached
New Nork's island. In the frail boat.
A distance OF thirty miles. IIeuten-
ant Del Gado In charge OF the light
mousse there. rescued the suffering men
IN staten island after much peril and
lelay. They were kindly nursed at
he light house and then taken to
'unta Arenas.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04
PATTERN AFTER ENGLAND
IN HANDLING RAILROADS
congressmsn Hepburn Says United
states Could proftabiy Adopt
English system Of Control Of
Stock and Bond Issue.

Washington Representative Hep
burn OF The EigIth Iowa district chair.
man of The house committee on inter
state and foreign commerce. who has
returned from a trip to Europe. I'm the
course Of which he looked into The
English railroads. said that no be-
licycd this country could proanbly
adopt the English system OF coatroi
of stock and bond issue Of roads He
said boz expected legislation along thlr
line az the coming session of con.
gross. though there would be opposI.
ti0u based ON the idea that congress
has mo- control over the instrumental
u'. Of commerce he said Their, was
no speculation In English railroad
securities Tie found English invest
urs concerned over American railroad
securities Hc himself did not see
how any one had the courage 10 10.
vest Zoo American railroad stocks. and
laid much Of the blame at Harrimant
door
Iu ihls connection Mr. Hepburn COO
demncd the treasury practice Of p1t
ting money into the banks 10 preyonl
alleged money strlngcncics. He san
this money went to aid New Yoh
spectators. and Il was nonsense 10
talk about the west needing money 10
move crops There is no longer a
crop moving period In the west" said
he. There used 10 be before farm.
err we're ao prosperous Now crops
are moved all the year round"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04
A MYSTERIOUS cAsLEoRAm.
Revolutionists Attempted to Use New
York World to Further DesIqns.

'N''N " FNTtneT designs.
New York-Cuban conspirators
whose plot TO overthrow the proyIg.
lonal government has been thwartcd
by Governor Magoon IN Havana. at.
tempted apparently to use the World
to further their designs.
An unsigned cable OF 1872 words was
received by the newspaper several
hours before the plot b&ame public.
stating that a meeting Of prominent
merchants Of Havana had been held
Monday night and a resolution adopt.
ed to Inform the World Of the true
state OF Cuban affairs. The message
then said that there would be n gen.
cral uprising Thursday and Friday.
In language OF alarm the message
told OF credit Impaired property IN
danger and general anarchlstic dem
onstratlon to follow, all for the pur.
pose OF causing an embarrassing sit
uation at Washington" II added that
III American troops shed Cuban blood
a general uprising and open war
against the United States will be iney.
table"
Revolutionary leaders, the cable
stated. were known to have taken
into their service arms and nmmuni.
ton which never had been taken over
by the provisional government.
Give this the widest publicity and
save the situation" the dispatch con.
cluded
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04
GOVERNMENTS SIDE OF CASE.
Prosecution Reveals Its charas,
Against Senator Borah Of Idaho.

Prosecution Reveals Its charas,
Against Senator Borah Of Idaho.
Boise, ldaho.-The government has
revealed It's charges in the case OF
United States Senator Borah. charged
with timber land fraud. The fury was
completed at the morning session on
tuesday and during the afternoon
Judge NJ c. Burch OF Detroit. Mich.
special assistant TO the attorney gen.
eral' made the opening statement or
inc prosecution. He arraigned the
late Governor Frank Steuncnberg as
the central figure In the alleged con
spiracy by which II IL claimed that
more than 10000 acres OF virgin for
est lands, thick with towering nIncs
came fraudulently into tho possession
OF the Barber Lumber compapv =
Wisconsin corporation operatinr a
pl2Rt " this city,
MT Burch c0Nhected Senator pornb'
win the land transactions only ma NJ.
torney' FIRST for Stounonberg. and tbcn
Tor the lumber concern. lie declared
that Senator BOrah Interested hImseit
IN all matters having an outward bo,r.
ing on the lands claimed by dummy"
entrymen, turned over TO "dummy,
trustees and by them decided over 10
tue Barber company.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04
Presidents Opinion OF Oklahoma Con
stltution mot Fit for Publication"

Washington President Roosevelt
announced on Thursday that he would
approve the Oklahoma constitution.
The president said he had examined
the document with Attorney General
Bonaparto and that ne felt that the
question of his approval ought not To
be based ON his personal opinion Of
the document, but unon whether Il
came within the terms OF tho euab.
ling act His personal opinion Of the
document the president laughugly
said, was mot tlt for publication"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04
RIorous SCENES ENACTED.
Old World Quarrel Breaks Out In New
York City.

New Yotk-Allegod socialists Sun.
DAY night made the most riotous dem.
onstration ever seen In Cooper Union.
In determined effort 10 break up a
meeting " the Federation OF italian
Societies, called TO protest against the
recent action Of the Italian govern.
ment against the clergy. and the at.
lacks to which Cardinal Merry del
Val, the papal secretary OF state. had
been subjected during the agitation.
For twenty-five minutes the disturb.
crs, who were Italians. held the DO.
lice at bay ana It was not until a
police captain with relnforcomepts
hurried To the rescue OF Lieutenant
Powers and eight men detailed 10 Inc
the meeting that order was restored
aud the meeting permitted 10 con.
unuc. Nine mon, supposed rlnglead.
ers, were arrested, and hundred
more beaten hy the police and thrown
out into the street.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04

lola Kan Miss May sclpp. the 2,.
yearold daughter OF John W. sclpp n
wclltodu farmer was found mpr.
dercd In the back yard OF the scIpn
homo at Moran, Saturday night Nor
throat had Iron cut evidently with a
razor that was found close by A
motive Tor tho murder has mot been
found Miss Scipp. after dinner
stepped nu' into the yard She had
been gone huI % fow minutes when
she screamed tor hrr mother Mrs
Sclpp rushed into Oboe wand and Ioupd
her dluehler unconscious ly0u. ma
pool ot blood
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04
DISCOVERY BY FReNcAmAN.
Has Been Able to Produce Lie by
Means Of Chemicals.

Paris'-Remarkable experiments I'm
the chemical development Of life have
been effected by Professor de Lage Of
the sarbonne. In his laboratory at
Roseon. In Brittany. Professor do
Lage placed unfertiligod eggs OF the
sea urchin and tho star FISH In sen
water adding a solution Of sugar with
Few drops Of ammonia and tannin
In about an hour segmontauon, which
Is the FIRST sign Of life. began. and
the eggs produced larvae. The great
majority OF these larvae soon died.
put Professor de Lage. by constant
ana minute care, has brought four OF
the ulrhins and two OF the star asb
through the larvae stage, and they arc
now healthy growing specimens.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04
Insane Mothcr.a Ana.n -

bunalo-Mrs. Bertha Mund aged
2, years stranglcd her three children
christopher aged'S years. Helen. nqod
2 ana Fredo, aged s months To de,tb
at their home In Clinton street After
committing the deed, she went 10 Inc
Fennsylvania railroad yards. wbor,
nsr husband Frederick Mund. Is en-
pl'Ned as q member Of wreczInr
crew and Informed him Of nor M.
lloh' Mrs Mund was placed upde-
arrest The woman has been I'M with
i... trouble and undoubtedly was
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04

Flndlay, Oh. n. williamson has
been arrested ON an Indictment chare.
Ing him with attempting To bride Chas.
Thompson, q juror in the case OF the
State OF Ohio against the Standard
oil company, which was tried here
last June, Mrs, Chas. Thompson said
that Williamson approached her ana
asked her TO persuade her husband tc
disagree aud hang the fury In the
Standard oil case. The final vote OF
the jury was y TO for conviction
Williamson, II is said, admits max
Ing the proposition 20 Mrs Thompson.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04
CHARGED WITH CUTTING RATES
indictments Against the Southern pa.
eihe and Pacific Mail.

San Francisco. Cal.-The federal
grand jury has returned Ave indict
mcnts Of i2i counts against the South
ern Pacific company and the Pacino
Mail Steamship company. charging vi.
Citations OF the Interstate commerce.
Law. These lndIotAsata. -kt follow cd
BY convictions, are sufficient to rem.
der the corporations liable to nnes
aggregating $4,000 to s2.4sO.OO the
minimum fines prescribed by law on
each count being $1,000 and the max.
imum fine $4,000.
The defendant corporations are nc.
cuacd OF secretly cutting 10 81 the
published rate OF 81 60 on through
shipments Of mating from Kobe
Japan, 20 San Francisco. and thence
throughout the United States.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04
VoIIva b pown and 90.

Chicago Wilbur Glenn Vollva, who
successfully grasped the rcins OF gov,
eminent OF Zion city from the hands
of John Alexander Dowie, and ok.
pected 10 reign In his stead after the
death OF Dowie, Thursday night an.
nounced TO 1000 OF his followers In
that city, torn by many factions. that
he had given up the hght there. At
the same time he announced that he
had lost the options upon the land In
New Mexico where he expected TO
found new colony. but would buy
property adjacent To Zion City and
found a colony there
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04

St. Louls,-According TO compiled
statements made by officials OF the
various railroads In the state, the
operation OF the two-cent passenger
law has caused the railroads OF Mis-
souri, 70 lose Sl50O,OOO during the past
three months. The law became effec.
tive In Missouri on June II, and. by
agreement with Attorney General
Hadley, the railroads decided 10 re.
dpce their fares and test the law. un.
III October /. Il was announced on
Wednesday that the trunk lines have
Joined TO fight the further enforcement
OF the law.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04
Wealthy Lumber Merchant convi,,..
Of Manslauahter.

Chicago, lll.-Amasa @. Campboi
wealthy lumber merchant Of AntIgo
Wis, who killed DR., BENJAMIN n Va
ils In the stock exchange bulidtn.
mere last winter and whose dofonlbS
MN guilty OF manslaughter in Jud.o
was the unwritten law" found NEE.
az me hands OF a Jury. which fonnS
Windes' court on Tuesday. Accon,
panying the verdict was a recorn,,n,'
aauon by the jury that the nnnish
ment be fixed al one year IN tbe no.
itentiary, the minimum pensit, Psn'
lowed by law. ''"''" a.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04
Minnesota is Fighting For State,
Rights.

81. Paul-Attomey General youn,
on tuesday obtained from the county
court writ Of mandamus directed
against the Northern Pacific Railroad
company to compel It to comply with
inc commodity rate law. whose opera.
tloh was enjonod by Judge Lochrep
on me United States court. The rail
Iu"I oHlclaIs probably will ask Judge
Lochieh Tor an order citing Attor
n'y General Young for contcmpt OF
tne united states court II the attor
ney general ls declared In contempt
Wilt OF habcas corpus viii be issued
ana the matter taken 20 tho United
states supreme court for a final de.
custom, r,slon, as to the states right to regu.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04
RuMoREo RAILWAY AGREEMENT
Hill, mohat and Clark said to Have
Fixed Up a Deal.

Boston, Mass.-lt ia reported here
that agreements have been reached
between James J. lin for the BurlIng
ton; d. II. MonHt. who has built 2OC
miles OF a line over the Rockies to
ward Salt Lake. and Senator claIL
for the use of the Monat aud CLARK
lines by the burlington IN a direct
through roste 70 Inc racl6S IN ALLIANCE
with the Rock Island, This win make
Denver point on the shortest direct
line from Chicago to the coast and en-
ter into competition with the Harrl
man system for through business.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04
DISCOVERY OF SCIENTISTS.
II is warmest Above the Polls and
Coolest over the Equator.

Dresden, SaXony.-At the meeting
on Wednesday OF the Congress OF
German Scientists. a remarkable state.
ment was made by Prof Hcrgosell OF
strasburg university, that the atmos.
phere at high attitudes A. the coolest
over the equator and the warmest
above the polls, This surprising fact
he explained, was determined by bal
loon ascensions made during III,
month OF July OF the various latlmdes.
under the auspices OF the lnterna.
uonal committee which has been I'm.
Yestigatlng the atmosphere at high al
utudos
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04

san Francisco Crashing into ho
rear end OF "a patrol wagon loaded
with prisoners. as 10 was crossing ~
car tracks un Polk street street ca,
overturned the wagon. throwing 49,
policemen into the street. and fotsns
injuring George Bourdeau. one Of nv
prisoners. The policemen. John Nor
gan and r. e Skain were both IN.
jured, but not seriously Bourd.,n
received a fracture OF the skull ,nS
died ON the operating table al nv
hospital. Five OF the prisoner ss.
capped, W.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04
FERRY BOAT oApsIzeo.
One White Boy and Thirteen Negroes
Are Drowned.

Mobile, Ala-A ferry boat crossing
the Tomhlgbco river ut the govern.
mcnt works 40 McGrcw shoals near
Jackson, Ala, capslzod. drowning one
white boy and thirteen negroes. The
boy was Leslie Nornuillc. 10 years OF
age, residing In Oaksdalc. suburb OF
this city The scene NJ the accident
has long been regarded aB very dan.
gcrous place boy nuvigatora of the riy.
or on account Of the rapid ana trcach.
crous current and the rocky shoals
there.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04
DISASTROUS FIRE IN CHINA.
Hundreds Of Houses Burned and Great
Loss Of Lite.

Hungkoug Hundreds OF houses and
many boats were destroyed Friday hy
a fire az WI Chow Il Is feared that
the loss OF life was heavy The con.
hngrauon ia said TO have been due 10
incendiarism growing out Of the re-
cent establishment OF a new interior
custom station al WI Chow The IN.
habiiants Of this place are bitterly op
posed 90 an extra taxation.