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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-12-10

Pittsburg, Pa.-SenatOr Charles F.
Dick of Ohio was the central figure
of the American Mining congress held
at North Side Carnegie Music hall on
friday. He delivered speech which
evidently had been prepared with
care. and he emphasized the import
ance of the government establishing
bureau of mines in the department
Of the interior and the appropriation
of a large sum of money to carry on
Investigations. Senator Dick was one
Of three speakers on the general
topic. "The Duties of the Federal and
state Governments in Relation to the
Mining Industry" the others being
Congressman w. F. Englebright of
Nevada City, Cal, and George H. Har-
rson, chief inspector of mines, Co
lumbus, o.
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architecture of half a century ago
standing in the shadow of stately mod
ern structures.
Almost the first thing the visitor
does upon reaching Salt Lake City is
to visit the Temple. which stands
within sight and sound of the business
center Work began on the Temple
with the first beat of the city's heart
and continued unremittingly for 40
years. 1t cost over $4,000,000 and is
one of the notable buildings of the
continent. 1t stands upon an emf
nance and towers above all surround
ing objects. its whole form outlined
against the sky line before any other
sign of the city can be seen. Its eX-
terror is craven with the curious sym.
bols of the Mormon creed. and its
Hottest spire is surmounted, fully 215
feet above the earth, by the golden
figure of Moroni, the angel who re-
vealed the religion of the Latter Day
Saints to Joseph Smith.
The interior of the Temple is
sacred; none but those of the faith
are ever dulilllltu lHIOuSu It's
doors. Within 1t are celebrated mar.
riage and baptismal rites, and many
are the mysteries its granite walls
conceal.
Within the high wall that surrounds
the Temple stands also the great tur-
tle-shaped Tabernacle, the general as,
sembly hall of the Saints. This build
ing, in which the business meetings Of
the Grand Army of the Republic will.
be held, is one of the most curious
structures in America. 1t is an i'm
mense auditorium. elliptical in shape,
and seats 5000 people. II is $50 feet
long by $50 feet wide and so feet in
height. Its self-supporting wooden
roof rests upon pillars or buttresses
OF red sandstone, which stand 10 to 12
feet apart in the whole circumference
OF the building. The pillars support
wooden arches ten feet in thickness
and spanning $50 feet. These arches
are put together with wooden pins,
there being no nails nor iron OF any
kind used in the framework, This is
due to the fact that when the build.
ing was constructed lS65-67, there
were no railroads across the plains
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-12-10
MAY BLOCKADE
ENENY'S PORTS
Dutch Government Making Naval
Demonstration Off the Coast
of Venezuela.
Differences Between Two Countries
Seem to Have Reached Point
Where Castro Must Fight or
Change His Mode Of Action.

Willemstad-Ha been unable to
obtain amicable settlemert of out
standing differences with Venezuela,
the Netherlands government has be-
gun a naval demonstration off the
coast of the South American republic
and since Wednesday vessels flying
the Dutch flag have steamed from
Puerto Cabello to La Guaira at a
distance of 5000 yards from the shore.
The battleship Jacob van Heemskerk
and the cruisers Gelderland and Freis-
land are engaged in the operation,
which, it is said, will continue indefi-
ritely. The Jacob van Heemskerk
arrived Friday morning, bringing the
above news. The two cruisers had
proceeded to Maracaibo, 1t was said,
though the officers observed secrecy
concerning the movements of the YES
sells. The Heemskerk will relieve
the Gelderland at Maracaibo.
With steam up in a her boilers,
the Heemskerk arrived off La Guaira
Wednesday morning at o'clock. AS
soon as the battleship was sighted
all the lights in the city were extin-
guished. From the deck Of the ship
could be seen the guns ashore point
ing toward the battleship, which was
kept ready for action. The Heems-
kerk remained but one day off La
Guaira, and on Thursday proceeded
up the coast and passed between the
shore and the small sandy islands in
the bay of Puerto Cabello off the city
of Puerto Cabello
The demonstration is regarded as
indicating that the preparations for
an effective blockade of the Vene
zuelan coast are complete.
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ENTIRE FAMILY MURDERED.
Tragedy Enacted in Remote Section
of Southern Colorado.

Trinidad, Colo.-Their heads split
ppen with an AK, four members of the
Casino Garcia family were found dead
I'm their beds in their home on Corriso
creek, eighty-five miles east of Trim
5dad. by Nicholas Fernandez.
Maggie Garcia, IS years old, is miss
Ing and 1t is believed that she has
also been murdered or that she has
been kidnapped. Francisco Martinez,
30 years old, who has been paying
court to Maggie Garcia several weeks,
and who was ordered by her parents
to keep away from their place, has
hlso disappeared, and search is being
made for him.
Martinez is said to have represented
himself to be n wealthy sheep owner
pf New Mexico. He was last seen in
the vicinity of the Garcia ranch on
Wednesday, and 1t is believed the muir.
Gers were committed early on that
day The Garcias were sheep raisers.
Nicholas Fernandez, who found the
bodies, had gone to the Garcia place
10 borrow wagon. Being unable to
grouse anyone he forced the door. A
bloody ak was lying near the door
and in one room were the bodies of
Garcia and his wife. in another their
son and in a third the aged woman
friend
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VICTORIOUS HAYTIEN GENERAL
ASSUMES THE PRESIDENCY
General Simon Enters Port au Prince
at Head Of Army and Takes Charge
Of Government Affairs.

Port au Prince.--General Simon
who entered Port au Prince at the
head of an army of 5000 men, on Sun
day issued proclamation in which
lie assumed the title Of CHIEF eXecu-
tive and declared that Ire would or
banize a provisional government pend
ing the assembling of the parliament.
The Cuban steamer Oteri arrived
from Kingston, having on board Gen.
cral Fouchard and thirty other eXiles.
General Simon agreed to permit Gen.
eral Fouchard to land.
The two revolutionary leaders re
NAMED together for some time mt
General Simons headquarters, and
otter what proved to be very annie
able meeting General Simon proclaim
ed General Foucbard chief executive
pf the army, all the forts and the
IIaytien gunboats firing a salute OF
twenty-one guns.
The situation at Goanlves and St.
Marie is grave, the movement in favor
OF General Antoine Firmin having
been greatly strengthened at these
places.
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DENVER RETAINS
HEADQUARTERS
Delegates to Mining Congress Fail
to Recommend Removal of the
Headquarters to Salt Lake.
Prominent Westerners Chosen 20 ri.
rect Affairs of Mining oreanza-
ton, and Pretnent Resolu-
items Are Adopted.

Pittsburg, Pa-The eleventh ma
tional convention of the American
Mining congress adjourned on Satur-
Gay, after a four days session. The
congress adjourned at noon but the
election of officers and other routine
business was transacted at an after
noon meeting at the Colonial Annex
hotel. The officers elected were: j.
II. Richards, Boise, Ida, president;
Dr. f. II. Buckley, Flat River, Mo-
first vice-president; John Dern, Salt
Lake City, second vice.presdent; w.
r. r. Mills, Denver third vice presi-
dent; j. f. Gallbreath, Denver, secre-
tary.
The directors elected are: e. G.
Bromley, Denver, Colo; II. Foster
Balm, Urbana, ILL.,, and Samuel A.
Taylor, Pittsburg. Mr.. Bromley and
the second and third vice-presldents
comprise the executive committee.
The secretary was instructed to sub
nit the question OF the next meeting
place to the directors by n letter
vote
Resolutions were adopted declaring
for prevention OF mine disasters"
compensation for injured miners"
equipment of mines with scientific
apparatus TO prevent mine eXplo-
sions," and that the government
make tax OF / per cent ton on soft
coal, to be used for the support of
miners widows and injured miners
AS no action was taken by the con
sention relative to changing the seat
of the national headquarters from
Denver, that city will retain the head
quarters.
Disappointment seemed to be gen
eral that no definite action was taken
on the resolutions in reference to the
proposed measures to decrease the
alleged frauds practiced in the sale of
mining stocks and relating to mine
accidents and their causes. All these
resolutions were referred to a com.
mittee.
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Anxious to Get Panama Bonds.

Washington.-Bids for s30,000,00D
of the bonds of the Panama canal
loan under Secretary Cortelyou's cir
Cular OF November IS last, closed 1t
the treasury department at 4:3O Sal
urday afternoon. The number of bios
clearly indicates that the loan has
been greatly oversubscribed. Secre-
tary Cortelyou stated that in view Of
the work involved in the tabulation OF
the bids, no information as to the
number and prices could be obtained
until later.
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from one-quarter of an inch to 50 feet.
During the summer season an organ
recital is given daily at II o'clock
noon. by Prof. John J. Mcclellan, the
Tabernacle organist, and recognized
as one of the leading organists of the
world.
In the immediate vicinity of Temple
square are many interesting features
pertaining to the Mormon faith. OPP
posite the Temple stands the Tithing
yard. where all faithful Saints are sup
posed to pay every year one-tenth of
their earnings and profits to the church
Distant less than a square are the
homes of Brigham Young, and near by
is the Eagle Gate.
The wisdom of the Grand Army del.
egates in selecting Salt Lake City for
meeting place will be apparent to
every visitor, for not only is the city
unique beyond compare, but the
routes of travel through the canyons
and over the passes of the Colorado
Rockies make the journey going and
returning the most interesting of any
railroad trip in America.
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I7oRI7o z4eEaoaclE I,17 on r. TzerE1YC Hxz0

Salt Lake City has been selected as
the meeting place for the next reunion
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
The city is quaint, beautiful and full
of historic interest. 1t is the capital
of Utah, the Zion of the Mormons, the
one city in the west to which history
romance and religion beckon the
sight-seer
In lS47 the founders, a handful of
pioneers, the lmmOrtals of the Nor
mon people. ended their memorable
pilgrimage through more than 1000
miles of unbroken wilderness and laid
in the desert solitudes the foundation
of great intermountain empire. To
day it is the center of vast region
filled with wealth and diversified re-
sources and the scene of activity in
mining. manufacturing and CONNER
cial affairs.
The old and the new are strangely
blended in Salt Lake City. the homely
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Murdered Because of Debt.

Vernal, Utah-James n. Griffin was
shot and almost instantly killed here
Ivy Gilbert Workman Thursday after
noon. The trouble as near as can he
learned, arose over sum of money
due to Workman by Griffin. They
met on the street, when Workman de.
mande payment from Griffin. The lat.
ter stated that he did not have the
money TO pay just then, and as far
as known there were no further
words, when Workman drew his re.
yolver and shot Griffin twice, death
ensuing within a few minutes.
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and all the manufactured material
used in the construction had to be
hauled by express from the Missouri
river.
The acoustic properties of this
enormous assembly hall are the mar
vel of builders. At distance of 200
feet the dropping of pin can be dis
tinctly heard and a whisper is audible
200 feet away from any standpoint in
the building.
In the west end of this building is
the great organ conceded by visiting
musicians to be one of the finest in
struments in America, if not in the
world 1t was constructed over 80
years ago entirely by Utah artisans
and mostly from native materials.
The dimensions of the organ are 80
by SO feet, and the front towers have
height of As feet. 1t has ITO stops
and accessories, and contains total
of over 5000 pipes. ranging in length
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CASTRO MUST APOLOGIZE.
Otherwise He viii Not be Allowed to
Visit France.

Paris.-If President Castro OF Ven
ezuela comes to Bordeaux he will not
be allowed to set foot on French soil
until after he has offered formal
apology for the fashion in which he
fiouted France This decision was
made by the cabinet, but was kept Sc
cret, as it was suspected that Castro
would disembark at Satander. Spain,
and because his physical condition
may be such that humane motives
might render immediate care at a
hospital imperative; but should he ar
rive. at Bordeaux and his Illness not
be serious, the cabinet has determined
that some signal redress must be eN
acted from the Venezuelan president
for his ignominious expulsion of NJ.
Taigny. the French Charge d'a aires,
from that country in January of 1906,
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MAN TAKES QUEER REVENGE.
Under Assumed Name, Has Brother
Arrested as His Slayer.

McAlester, Okla.-One of the oldest
cases of revenge recorded in the an
nails of the history of the city of Nc
Alester has been brought to light in
this city. James Bickers of Munday,
Tex, pretending to be DR.. J. Nj. Baker,
alighted from the Katy about
month ago and certified in the DIS
trict court of the death of the afore-
said James Bickers on the train be-
tween Munday and McAlester, result"
ing from a blow on his head inflicted
by his brother, Marshal Bickers OF
Munday.
The evidence seemed so clear ana
accurate that Marshal Bickers was
actually arrested and confined In the
Jail at Munday, only being released Oh
$4,000 bond. Miss Peak, the uhsus-
pecting notary public at the office OF
Redwine and Bonesteel, accepted lhe
affidavits and listened to the doctor
story He was a young physician VINO
had been on hand on the train at the
death of Bickers; the wounded man
had told him of his fight with MS
brother in which he had been NOR
tally wounded. He had left home SUD
denly, swearing never to return again
The true story appears to be that the
brothers had quarreled over a gaihp'
ling debt OF James.
Their father had recently sold MS
farm in Kentucky and joined the boys
in Munday. The boys were dinereht
in every way, one being upright anu
honorable, holding the office OF mar
shall in the town; the other being
dissipated gambler. One night the
younger brother, James, gambled uh
til he lost a large amount of money
so he appealed to his father for alu'
But he would not give him the re-
quired amount of money because ne
had been forewarned of his younger
sons reputation through the elder
brother.
This enraged the boy so that ne
sought out his brother and com
PEELED him to defend himself by at
lacking him on the street. However
the impetuOus man was wounded III
stead of the marshal; and the DIT
Baker" scheme was the way he chose
to get his revenge.
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Richmond, Va.-Malvern HILL the
historic colonial residence in Charles,
seventeen miles below Richmond. on
the James river, belonging to William
II. Hall of New York, was DESTROYED
by fire Thursday. Hall was enter.
tanning a party of friends from New
York, who were out hunting at the
time. Malvern Hill house was built
by Governor Randolph 27O years ago
1t was occupied at one time during
the revolutionary war by General La.
fayette, and the farm was the scene
of the battle of Malvern Hill.
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BUTTE MEN PROTEST.
Are Against Proposition of Closing
Down Washoe Smelter.

Butte Mont.-A monster mass
meeting of the citizens of Butte, rep
resentatives of every type OF industry
and business in this city, presided
over by Mayor Joseph Corby, assem-
lied at the Auditorium to voice Wig
orous protest against any action of
the federal authorities which might
tend to bring about the closing down
OF the Washoe smelter at Anaconda.
Resolutions to that effect were draft
ed and adopted, and copies were tele-
rraphed to President Theodore Roose-
Welt. Senators Thomas Carter and Jo-
seph M. Dixon and Congressman
Charles ~ Pray.
Sentiments expressed by several
prominent speakers condemning as a
subterfuge and unwarranted proceed
ing the efforts of certain persons 10
bring about the closing of a great in
dustry through governmental inter-
vention were heartily sanctioned.
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Fog Caused Accident.

Oakland, Cal-Losing her course in
enc of the densest fogs that has ever
been experienced in the bay, the ferry
steamer Berkeley early Sunday night
ran into portion of the pier while
trying to make the slip at the Oak
land mole, injuring eight or ten peo-
pie, one of them fatally The Berke-
ley struck the end of the pier and
the force of the collision broke the
stanchions supporting one of the for
ward lifeboats, causing the heavy
boat to crash down upon the crowd
below.
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Drunken Ribaldry Reens Among the
Bears.

away to some old downtown and
hide away under the protecting trunk
of rotten tree and go off into its
winter snooze without any sleeping
potion; but an average bear that is
young and active seems to dread 60
ing to sleep for months on a stretch,
and puts it off as long as it can and
gets drunk and blunders away to the
nearest hiding place and drops off to
sleep in an intoxicated stupor.
1T is too bad to have respectable
young bear that has passed the sum.
mer in picking and eating berries, and
that has put on it's last layer of fat
from gathering and eating mellow
windfalls in the autumn orchards, get
into the habit of drinking liquor.
'An overdose of hard cider made
from fermented apple juice has the
same effect on bears that it'does on
men, and makes them careless Of
their own welfare and quarrelsome
and generally disagreeable.
Il wish the Maine prohibitory law
could get at those ungathered apples
and put stop to drunkenness among
bears, but | fear the reform move
ment will arrive too late to do any
good to the bears. / have already
killed two promising young bears this
fall because of their weakness for
strong drink, and if the snow holds
off long enough | may secure two or
three more, though | am ashamed Of
my conduct"
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ALL HANDS WENT DOWN.
Excursion Steamer Lost Off the New
foundland Coast.

st. Johns, n. F.-Wreckage which
has come ashore at Cape Race leaves
little room for doubt that the sturdy
little steamer 500 City, which for
twenty years piled as an excursion
vessel on the great lakes, went down
with her crew in gale that dashed
the Newfoundland coast two days last
week. The steamer was in command
Df Captain John G. Dillon of Brooklyn,
formerly commander of the United
States government transport Mis-
souri,. The exact number of the crew
is in doubt. 1t is known, however,
that no less than eighteen men were
on board, and it has been reported
that the crew was recently increased
to twenty-eight men.
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Went Down During Gale.

Duluth, Minn.-The steel freight
steamer d. NJ. Clemson, coal laden
from Lorraine, o., to Duluth, was prob
ably wrecked in the gale on Lake SUI
perior last week, and her crew OF
twenty-five drowned. A. b. Wolvin of
Duluth, owner of the Clemson, aban
doned hope Sunday night and eX
pressed the opinion that the vessel is
probably at the bottom of Lake SUI
perior with her entire crew of twenty
two. 6. r. Chamberlain of this city
Is her master.
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ARRESTED ON OLD CHARGE.
Telegraph Operator to be Tried Again
After Bena Exonerated.

Helena, Mont.-George A. Mitchell,
operator at Perma when the wreck at
olive occurred September S, was ar
rested here Sunday night by Sheriff
Massey of Sanders county on charge
CT manslaughter. He was recently eX-
onerated by jury at Thompson Falls
on the same charge. He had come to
Helena hoping to get a position and
was greatly surprised at being taken
into custody the second time on the
came charge
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Deaf and Blind Pupils Have Narrow
Escape From Death.

Boise.-The old Central school
building, temporarily occupied by tina
Idaho state school for deaf, dumb and
blind, was partially destroyed by fire
Friday morning. The forty.four chill.
dren attending the institution escan.
ed unframed, although their slecpIng
apartments were on the third floor
the part of the building whore the fire.
originated. They We're being marched
to breakfast in the basement when
the alarm was given, and they were
taken out in perfect order.
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Trains ColIided.

Amarillo, Tex.-Two are dead and
three are seriously hurt as the result
Of a collision between passenger
trains on the Plalnview branch of the
Santa Fe railroad, which happened
Sunday at Haney, fourteen miles west
of here The trains came together
with great force, both engines leap
ing into the air and falling in a mass
OF wrcckage. None of the passengers
was seriously injured. The dead: Ed.
Maham, engineer. Roswell, N. NJ.
James X. Smith, mail clerk, Carlsbad
n. M.
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BEARS OF MAINE ARE
VERY HARD DRINKERS
BILL BA5cock HAS SEEN ,Em
AND EXPLAINS HOW THEY Ac.
oUIRE EVIL HABIT.

Bangor, Me.-"All the bears OF Pc.
nobscot county | have ever known "
said William Babcock of Bradley
feel as If they cannot den up for the
winter until after they have had a
protracted drunk from eating crab
apples that have stayed on the trees
cold nights until they were frozen
clear through and then hung out and
thawed in the sunlight and repeated
the operation until fermentation set in
and the sweet cider has turned to a
good imitation of old Medford rum.
"Of course a bear that is real fat
so fat that his eyes are closing un
and making him blind, will stagger
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Reynard's CUNNING.

While crossing an old field waist
high with withered MULLEN stalks,
golden-rod and other weeds. | noticed
dog within 40 feet. He was partly
hidden by the grasses, but appeared
to be a young, reddish-brown setter.
pottering along. smelling at this clump
and that bunch of weeds and gradually
circling behind me, In few minutes
heard a yell: There goes fox"
Sure enough, over the top of a neigh
boring hill, 100 yards away, went my
dog" 1t was shrewd piece of work
on his part 10 throw me off my guard
by seeming Indifferent, and when be-
hind me and out of sight to streak it
for cover, had probably disturbed
him during his afternoon siesta.
Many fox have hunted and
killed, but this one fooled me com.
pletely 1t forms very pleasant
recollection as an instance of brute
sagacity. and Stream.
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Denver Officials Seize Large Guam.
titles of Fake Butter.

Denver.-What is said to be the
biggest raid on the manufacturers of
imitation butter ever attempted in
any city is being conducted in Denver
by deputies of the internal revenue
office. The most important seizure so
far is that of 10000 pounds belonging
to the Star creamery, of which for
mer State Senator j, Il. Button is
president. Several other places have
been raided and over 1000 pounds
confscated in an endeavor to stop the
traffic.