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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
RAISE THOUSANDS
TO FIGHT TEDDY
National Wool Growers in Earnest
About Opposing the Policies of
the Administration.
At Meeting at Helena Provision Was
Made for Publicity Bureau to Wage
Fight Against Federal Resu-
!atIon Of Public Range.

Helena, Mont-After the most sue
cessful meeting in the history of its
Organization, the forty-fourth annual
convention of the National Wool
Growers association on Thursday
night adjourned to meet next year in
Pocatello, Ida. Before adjournment
fund of $4,000 was subscribed by
the various state delegations for the
establishment of publicity bureau
to wage a fight against the admins
tration's policy for federal regulation
of the public range.
Despite the fact that he was elect
ed president of the National associa-
tion by unanimous vote, DR.. j. M.
Wilson of Douglas Wyo., declined to
accept the honor, because of his per
sonal and political friendship for
United States Senator Francis e.
Warren, whom the convention re-
fused to consider for reelection be-
cause of the fact that the Wyoming
senator has gone on record as favor
Ing the forestry and range policies of
President Roosevelt. After DR.. Will
sons declination of the presidency,
Fred W. Gooding of Idaho was chosen
as Senator Warren's successor.
Pocatelo, Ida, has been chosen as
the place for holding the next annual
convention in January, 1909.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
OUTBREAK IN HAYTI.
Revolutlonists Capture Two Towns
and Are Driven Away From One.

Washington.-The state department
has received advices concerning the
recent revolutionary attempt in
Hayti, in the shape of two cablegrams
from American Minister Furniss, at
Port Au Prince. In the first dispatch
Mr.. Furniss stated that the towns of
Gonaives and st. Marc were in the
hands of the revolutionists; that there
was battle, and that the revolution
lists were repulsed. Telegraphic com
munication had been intercepted. The
second dispatch stated that Mr.. Fur
Miss had had an interview with Presi-
dent Nord of Hayti, who had insisted
upon bombarding st. Marc. Com
mander Marva had protested against
the bombardment until a reasonable
time had been allowed in which to
move the women and children and
non-combatants of the port.
An election for members of the
house of representatives Is in prog
ress, and to the excitement incident to
the election is ascribed in some our
ters the trouble which has culminat-
ed in the outbreak.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
Fraud Ia CHARGED.

Boise, Ida.-A sensational suit has
been filed in the United States circuit
court by the federal government
against Harry l.. Day, one of the own.
ers of the Hercules mine; Edward II.
Moffit, president of the Coeur d'Alene
Hardware company at Wallace /;
Charles ]. Morse of Chicago, president
Of the Youngstown Steel company
and r. X. Neill of Spokane. The suit
is for cancellation of patent for the
Leonard mining claim In the Placer
Center district, series of frauds be,
ing charged.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
Bio Canadian Bank Fails.

Toronto, Ont.-The Sovereign Bank
Of Canada has gone into liquidation,
The bank has seventy-six branches
In Ontario, Quebec, the northwest and
maritime provinces. The Sovereign
bank was organized in Toronto in
1904, with capital of s1.500,000,
which was increased in 1906 to $4,-
100000. When the Dresden Bank Of
Germany took $2,000,00O of its stock
in June last, the whole reserve ac-
count of S1.250.OOO was wiped out, to-
gether with s1,000,000 of the capital,
and the bank was reorganized.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
MUST KEEP SILENCE.
Law Intended to Prevent Advance In,
formation Regarding Crop Statistics.

Washington the close of day
OF excitement in the house of repre-
sentatives an amendment was added
to the penal code bill, on Tuesday,
making 1t a criminal offense for any
officer or employe of the government
to give out advance information re-
garding any crop statistics author
lied by law to be prepared The orig
inal amendment was by Mr.. Burleson
of Texas, who made strong plea for
its passage, but substitute by Mr.
Sherley of Kentucky, with brief ad-
dition by Mr.. Olmstead of Pennsyl.
vania was accepted. The necessity
for Its adoption was conceded by near
ly every member who addressed the
house. and its safe running of the
gantlet was greeted with applause.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
CHINESE CREW MuTINiED.
But Four American Miners Aboard
Steamer Handle the Malcontents.

Victoria B. C.-The steamer Ions
dale. which returned Tuesday morn
ing from Salina Cruz, brought Mexi-
can crew in place of the Chinese crew
taken south, the Chinese, who mutt.
MED when 100 miles from Salina
Cruz, being jailed. Had 1t not been
for the timely interference of four
American miners, who blocked the
passageway leading aft and covered
the Chinese with a Winchester rifle
and two revolvers. there would have
been bloodshed. The Chinese ring
leaders confessed at Salina Cruz the
plan which was prepared some days
before, this being evidenced by the
fact that the hammer had been filed
from Captain Shadforth's revolver
making it useless when he tried to
fire at the mutineers, who were to
cut the throats of the seven white Of
ficers and throw them overheard
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
section Hands Want s4 Per pax.

Goldfield, Nev.-The strike of the
section hands on the Tonopah & Gold.
field and the Las Vegas G. Tonopah
railroads, because of reduction in
wages from 81 to SO for day of eight
hours. went into effect Tuesday night
Trains are running as usual, and the
places OF the strikers are being filed
without trouble, according to the rail-
road managers. II is claimed that the
reduction was made necessary by the
recent reduction in freight and pas.
senger rates. The strike affects only
the section between Goldheld and
Beatty.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
Dredsed Up Five.Inch Shell.

A fiye-inch steel shell, loaded and
rusty, weighing about 40 pounds,
which rests on the desk of Col. VIII.
liam L. Marshall In the Army building
has attracted much attention from Wis
itors with in the last week. Col. Mar.
shall of the corps of engineers is In
charge of the dredging of Ambrose
channel. Several weeks ago while one
OF the government dredges was suck.
ing up sand from point near the ex.
treme easterly end of the channel
there was a pounding heard in the
dredging tube, and the five-inch shell
was thrown into the dredgings. Later
piece of twisted machinery found it's
way through the tube and lodged in
the sand bunkers. The shell is
thought to have been fired from one
OF the light batteries at Fort Han
cock. The fact that the shell did not
explode as 1t shot through the tube ia
surprisingly. Y. Tribune.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
President Approves Widening Canal
Locks.

Washington.-Pres Roosevelt
has approved the recommendation of
the isthmian canal commission in
dorsed by Secretary Taft, increasing
the width of the locks of the canal
from one hundred to one hundred and
ten feet. The president simply ap-
proves the recommendation for the in.
crease of the width in the locks, but
makes no comment thereon. In a
memorandum to Secretary Taft the
commission says the cost of all the
locks at one hundred feet wide is esti-
mated at s52,530,011, while a width
of 110 feet will cost S5769O,S5O, a diff
ference too small to be considered,
assuming the necessity for the in
creased width 10 be as stated by the
navy.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23

being above reproach Miss Arnold
announced her determination to marry
her dusky lover despite family objec
tions.
After vain effort to get Denver
minister to marry them the couple
went to Santa Fe, but there also the
clergymen refused to officiate A new
obstacle appeared in the opposition
of the chiefs followers to his marriage
to a white woman. The tribe was
nearly disrupted in the quarrel that
followed
Miss Arnold returned to Denver
alone, and since that time Chavarria
has made frequent visits to the home
OF his fiancee. In an effort to break
the engagement. George Wilder, Miss
Arnold's stepfather, threatened to dis
inherit her, but she agreed to give up
her third share of his 100000 estate
without protest and still declared she
would marry the Indian.
In April, 1905, Mr.. Wilder broken
by disappointment over the family
trouble, jumped overheard from a
StcdiheT III lue Gull Oh MEXICO and was
drowned. He had kept his word, leav-
Ing will in which he disinherited his
stepdaughter Cora.
Finding that Miss Arnold clung to
her Indian lover with fidelity that
nothing could shake, her sisters at
length consented to the marriage, and
the three women went to Santa Fe
last week, where a minister finally had
been secured to perform the cere.
mony.
Chavarria is fully civilized, religious.
fairly well educated and well to do.
He speaks the Indian and Spanish Ian
guages. but does not understand Eng
lish, and Miss Arnold set to work to
learn the Spanish after she met him
Chavarria owns large farm near
Taos, N. M, which he cultivates him
self and 1t is understood that the
couple will make their home there. He
Is 45 years old and his wife a few
years his junior.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
MINE WANT SHELTERS
independent Plant to be Erected at
Helena This Year.

Helena, Mont.-That an independ-
ent smelter is to be erected in Helena
by the mine owners Of the state of
Montana seems an assured fact. After
perfecting temporary organization
on Friday, to be known as the Mon
tana Mine Owners association, twelve
leading mine operators raised 100000,
and one member, nj. l.. Hewitt, tenn
porary president of the organization,
agreed to secure an additional $780,
900 within one week for the erection
of the proposed snlelter in this city.
The operators, it is said, are also as.
sured that former United States SEN
ator William A. Clark will subscribe
to a large block of stock.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
Bryan Favors Reckham.

Frankfort, Ky.--The climax of w.
j. Bryan's visit to Frankfort was
reached Tuesday NOR ar la uapup
reached Tuesday afternoon when he
spoke to the Democratic members of
the legislature behind closed doors,
advocating the election of former
Governor Beckham as United States
senator. Mr.. Bryan said that neither
Governor Beckham nor anybody else
had invited him to Frankfort. He
declared he had no fears for himself.
He said he was told in the Goebel
campaign that he might hurt himself
II he came to Kentucky.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
SABRES FREELY
USED BY POLICE
Unemployed Of Berlin Begin Rioting
and Engage in Battle With j,
Mounted Officers.
After Listening to Sooialistie Talks, a
Mob Of 1000 Young Men and Boys
Hurled Missiles at Guardians
of the Law.

Berlin.--There was a serious coils.
ion on Tuesday between the police OF
this city and a mob of unemployed
men who earlier in the day had at
tended a meeting addressed by social
lists. The police used their sabres
freely and the crowd hurled missiles
at them.
The demonstrants, when they en-
countered the police, were marching
down the Schiffbauerdamm, near the
Lustgarten. The authorities tried to
disperse them. The men at once took
up a position around several piles of
tiles before a new theatre building
and began hurting tiles at the police.
The policemen were at once rein
forced by mounted detachment,
which charged the crowd with drawn
sabres.
At the height of the encounter there
was heard a detonation, which un-
doubtedly was some sort of fire.
cracker set off by boy The police,
however, thought that revolver
had been fred. and they acted in the
most energetic manner The police on
foot drove the manifestants, number
in 1000, mostly young men and boys,
into the mounted squad, and the latter
made most vigorous use of their weap-
ons. Many of the men were arrested
and the remainder driven and scat
tered.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
Officer a Poor Shot.

New Orleans.-Edward s. Whita.
ker, inspector of police, entered the
office of the Morning World here
Thursday night and fired two shots
at Joseph M. Leveque. the editor
Neither shot took effect. The shoot.
ing followed several attacks upon
Whitaker in the editorial and news
columns of the World. The head OF
the New Orleans police department
was criticised for attending the races
daily while drawing salary of $4,000
year from the people" and was re.
ferred To as "a blackguard and a
bully"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
objects to Land Donations.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Carter OF
Montana on Thursday announced that
he would object to the passage of all
bills looking to the donation of pub
lie land for various purposes. He de,
clared that such donations, If allowed,
would make 1t necessary for senators
from all states having public land to
see that they receive as large dona.
tions of land as other states. Sena-
tor Carter's objection was made to a
bill granting to the state of North Da.
kota 10000 acres of land to aid in
the maintenance of a school of for
estry.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
Railroad, Contractors Fall.

Denver-A petition in bankruptcy has
been riled with the clerk of the Unit.
ed States court by orman G. Cook,
railroad contractors, this city. This
firm had the contract for the con-
struction on part of the Moffat road
Liabilities given as S741,136, and as.
sets as $!,2S2,771. OF the assets.
$549,95S consists OF debts still due,
and 100000 of this amount is consid.
cred mot good" The firm places the
value OF its machinery and tools at
sl72,7OO, Its horses at $52,650, and ita
stock and nds at sl25,00O.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
Frog Found in Rock in Mont

and he wiggles his feet and .
quite an amiable fashion.
Charles Van Zandt, who own
yer mine near Butte, Mont, Al
ward King, his superintendent
sinking a shaft seven month
when they encountered Rame.
he is now called, fully 200 feet
the surface. He was cozily ems
in pocket of rock. the only CT
which had been caused by the
operations. 1t was that fact
caused the surprise when they
the toad VISA alive, although =,
ingly somnolent. He was nearl
then from having been so long
dark, but he was breathing.
Having heard theories of sus
animation, Mr.. Van Zandt toC
meses to his bosom, warmed hi
bit, and then deposited him in
Theoretically sealed. He kept
until a few days ago, when
him on to the Bronx menageri
ing become thoroughly satisfe
the theory was plausible.
In the meantime examination
rock where Rameses was fou
vealed nothing in the way of a
that could have been made bef,
sinking of the shaft, and the
is that the toad crawled into a,
that closed after him, perhaps
historic times, at least so far
country is concerned.
DR.. Ditmar said that he had
tigated the matter and had no
to doubt it's truth.
There are no riffs in the n
ALL he said, "and it is well
that If a toad crawls into a dyi
cold place, such as that where
found, the ordinary functions
may become suspended inde
This toad was found several
feet below the surface of the
and there is no telling how
may have been there. 1t migl
been 800 years or even more"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
New York.-Mrs. Herbert NJ. Sears,

New York.-Mrs. Herbert NJ. Sears,
wife of a retired broker of Boston and
member of one of the best known
families of that city, committed sui
eide by jumping from her rooms on
the thirteenth floor of the Hotel st.
Regis, while temporarily insane. Her
body fell upon the roof of a four-story
building adjoining the hotel and was
terribly crushed. Mrs. Sears was 81
years old, and prior to the beginning
of the mental trouble which resulted
In her suicide, occupied a position OF
social prominence in Boston.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
Jail for Ice Dealers.

Columbus. O.-The three ice deal.
ers of Toledo, r. c. Lemon. r. o.
Beard and j. A. Miller, who were sent
to the workhouse as punishment for
forming an ice trust, got very little
consolation in the decision of the SUI
preme court in their cases. They were
sentenced to the workhouse by Judge
Kncaid as the result OF their convic-
tion, and the supreme court inter.
feres with those sentences only so
far as to hold that they should have
been sentenced to the Jail instead, and
they are TO be so senlenced
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
FROG FOUND IN ROCK
May Be as Much as Three u.
Years Old.

New York.--Recalied to m,
possibly three centuries of Inn
desuetude In the rock.ribbed
Rameses l., an ancient and ann
estimable toad, now reposes |,
tund jar on the desk of DIR !
curator of the Bronx Zooloeics
and probably will be the sub
much interesting scientific inor
AS might be expected for ons
age, who was virtually dead
long without knowing it, Rame,
trifie near-sighted and somewh,
but otherwise he seems to be i
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
Bennington Monument at San
California.

the explosion of the gunboat Bel
tons boilers in the harbor Of
Diego, Cal, July 21, 1905.
This monument is GA feet higl
was erected by popular subscr
on the plat of ground set aside a
last resting place of the Benni
boys.
1t stands on the summit of Pt,
directly above Fort Rosecrans
overlooks the bay of San Diego
ocean, parts Of Mexico and the
famous regions of southern Calf
The unveiling of this tribute "
important and solemn occasion,
iday being proclaimed in the ci
San Diego. Excursion trains wer
from all the neighboring town
least 1000 officers and men p'
pated in the unveiling ceremoni
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
NEW BENNINGTON MoNUM
Shaft to Sailors Killed in Gunboa
plosion Dedicated.

San Francisco.-On January
GERS, sailors and soldiers to the
Der of several thousand, represt
the army and navy of the
States, dedicated a beautiful g
monument to the members of
of their comrades who were kill
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
Concrete for vladuots,

Concrete arches are being CT
cred in Buffalo for viaduct con
tion, says Cement Age. It was
that the metal girders used b
fore have become corrugated b.
gas from locomotives. which doe
affect concrete. It is the cow
that much money would have
saved had concrete been adopted
ago.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
ARE COUNTING THE DAYS.
Entombed Nevada Miners May Be Re-
leased by February 1.

Ely, Nev.-Foreman Gallagher, who
has charge of the rescue work in the
Alpha shaft, said Friday that he be-
lieves February l will be the maxi
mum of time that will be required to
release the three entombed men,
About fourteen feet remains to be made
before the iron intrusion which comes
into the shaft at 615 feet Is reached
from where 1t is believed solid ground
will be found to the 1,000-foot level,
where the men are.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-08
MEETING OF TEXAS SOCIETY.
Natives of Lone Star State Have
Social Session Here.

A meeting of the Texas Society Of the
District OF Columbia was held in Pythian
Temple last evening. After a short bust
ness session musical and literary en-
teri ainment was in order.
The program was opened with song
ambulance sketch BY "Dalorne," six
year-old girl Mr.. and Mrs. Charles a.
George gave a piano and banjo duet.
Mrs Mary Scott sang Tosti's "Good-bye.'
Several young ladies Of the Madison Hall
Seminary all OF whom are residents OF
the Lone Star state, were in attendance
and contributed to the program. Miss
Ruby Thurman sang. Mss Anderson
gave plano solo and Miss Mae Rowan
sang. Miss Grace Mays gave recitation
and Misses Rowan and Thurman a duet.
Representative Gillespie, president of the
organization. made a brief address.
1t was announced that arrangements
have been completed for the celebration
of the seventy-second anniversary of the
battle Of San Jacinto Tuesday evening,
April 81 at o'clock. with a musical pro-
gram and dancing. The exercises will be
held at Pythian Temple, and addresses
will be delivered by Representatives
Champ Clark of Missouri and FINS J
Garrett of Tennessee, both of whom rep
resent the states in which Stephen +.
Austin and Sam Houston We're born.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-08

most honored place at the capitalize
ellipse opposite the White House. Not even
the Secretary Of State has offered a plau-
sib!e excuse for not giving the Grant
statue the best position possible. Cen
Grant was never connected with the
legislative branch of the government
then why place his statue SO near the
Capitol. where it will be almost obscured
from view by the shadow of it's great
dome?
"All future visitors to Washington will
at once see the absurdity of placing
foot of Capitol HILL and l make the pre-
diction that in time to come the memorial
will be taken from the site in the Bo-
tanic Garden and erected in some more
suitable locality. The good sense of the
American people will bring this about
On White House Ellipse.
Mr.. Smith. continuing. declared that
Mr.. Dodge had himself admitted that the
ellpse fronting the White House is the
best place for the statue. Yet the work
of removing the trees is proceeding
IF this locating of the Grant memorial
in a low and obscured place is meant, as
some suggest. Mr. Smith continued, Ito
help along the miserable. defunct scheme
of the proposed so-called Improvement of
the parking south of Pennsylvania avenue
the promoters of the scheme Will find that
they are mistaken"
1t was the expressed opinion Of more
than one man versed in the planting and
culture of trees that the removal of the
| stately old Crittenden oak will be- in eff
| feet, the signing of its death warrant
Mr.. Smith salu if the peace oak is left
alone in its present position it will be a
! living monument for at least 400 years to