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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-14
MINISTER ADMITS GUILT.
confesses Crime of Murder and Then
Commits Suicide.

Carthage. nl.-Rev. John J. Car
michael, who, on Janaury 5, in the lit
tie Methodist church at Rattle Run,
Mich, killed Gideon Browning, the
village carpenter, and then burned
the body in the stove, committed sui
eide here Monday. January IL, by cut
ting his throat with a pocketknife.
He died at the county hospital after
he had been taken from the board
ing house Of Miss Miranda Hughes,
where, as stranger, he had been
living since Friday
In long letter found in his suit
case, Carmichael told In detail the
story of the killing of Browning; how
he had fallen. a victim to Browning's
hypnotic powers and meeting him In
the church Tuesday night, was COM
PEELED to obey every command; how
finally, when Browning attacked him
with knives. ne, Carmichael, defend
ed himself with a Ratchet. After kill
ing his victim with the Ratchet. he
said. the red-hot stove in the church
suggested itself as the best method
of disposing of the body. Before put
ting the body in the stove, however,
he exchanged some of the dead mans
clothing for his own, which had be-
come despatched with blood.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-14
Austria and Turkey May EIGHT.

Vienna.-The smoothing over of the
difficulty caused by the inflammatory
speech made by M. Milavanoich, for
eign minister Of Servia, has not
caused any real Improvement In the
near eastern situation, which is con-
stantly growing worse. II Baron
Aethrenthal, the Austrian foreign min,
lister, grants a pecuniary compensa,
ton TO Turkey. the situation may yet
be saved. otherwise the worst may
be anticipated. The Austrian diplo-
mats are simply playing with Turkey
and this may prove to be dangerous
game.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-14
AWFUL CRIME OF MINISTER.
Charged With Numbering Man and
Burning His Body.

Port Huron, Mich.-Rev John Havi
land Carmichael, for nearly thirty
years a prominent figure in the az
fairs of the Methodist Episcopal
church In Michigan, man looked up
to and respected in this section of the
state, where he has lived and has
labored for so long, stands formally
charged with "A revolving murder. A
price has been put on his head.
The Methodist minister of Adair, a
little hamlet a few miles south of
this city is charged with having lured
Gideon Browning, his next door
neighbor, and simple, trusting soul,
to lonely church near Columbus is
charged with having set upon and
murdered Browning after a desperate
struggle, is charged with having dis
membered the body of his victim and
TO have burned the pieces in a stove
In the church.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-14
PRESIDENT AFTER SCALP
OF SENATOR TILLMAN
Southern Senator Accused Of Being
implicated In Land Grab in Ore
gon, and Using Franking Priv
lIeges for Private Business.

Washington.-Pre Roosevelt
on Friday night made public details OF
an investigation by postof1ice inspec
tors and secret service agents of Sen
ator Tillman's connection with an al
legged '1and grab" in Oregon. AS he
presents the evidence to Senator
Hale, in response to the latter's re-
quest to the heads of the various ex-
ecutive departments for statement
of the operations of the secret ser
vice, the president undertakes to
show:
That Mr.. Tillman used his influence
as a senator in an effort to force the
the government to compel a railroad
corporation to relinquish its control Of
land grants from the United States
in order that he and his family and
his secretary, j. B. Knight, might
profit through the purchase of some
of the land;
That the senator used his govern
ment franking privilege in numerous
instances for the conduct of private
business.
Comparatively few senators were
favored with the opportunity Of read
ing the presidents report to Senator
Hale, but those who did read the re-
port took a serious view of It. al
though most of the senators refused
to believe that Mr. Tillman had ever
done anything in violation of his oath
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-14
Kansas City Muruer Mystery

Kansas City,-Mystery surrounds
the death of w. G.. Brault, salesman
Of st. Louis, and his wife, who were
found dead in their he'd in their room
here late Thursday night There was
distinct odor of chloroform in the
room when the police entered to inves.
tigate the deaths. However, no other
evidence that the drug had been used
was found. The coroner asserts that
ME. Brault killed her husband and
then committed suicide Friends of
the couple. on the other hand. believe
that the pair met with foul play.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-14
-Four Burned to Death.

Rice Lake, Wis.-Four boys, whose
years, sons of Christ Lee, near here
were burned to death in fire, early
Thursday, that destroyed the home of
Mr.. Lee. With the thermometer reg.
istering % degrees below zero, Mr.
Lee, his wife and three small chill
dren who escaped from the fire, start
cd for the nearest neighbours house,
q mile distant, clad only in their
night clothes and with bare feet. Mrs.
Lee and two of the children collapsed
when a quarter of mile from the
neighbours house and the husband
was compelled to carry the three. The
third child walked and reached the
house, but his feet were frozen.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-14
Used Dead Man to Conceal His Crime

Muskogee, Okla.-On December Is
last man struck by train here
and killed was identified as H. L. Ed
nilsson of Edgewood, Kan, and the
body was taken to the latter place
and buried. Wednesday a man who
said he was Edmisson confessed that
the body of the decedent was that OF
Irving Thomas of Dallas, Tex. Ed
nilsson said he was a deserter from
the United States army, and that at
the time OF the death of Thomas he
pretended to identify the body as that
Of himself in order to conceal his
cwn identity. Remorse caused him
finally to tell the truth.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-14
TILLMAN MAKES REPLY
TO CHARGES OF PRESIDENT
South Carolina Statesman Says Chief
Executive Actuated by Malice
and Revenge.

Washington. Declaring that the
president had been actuated by mo.
tives of malice and revenge in attack
ing his course In connection with the
Coos Bay, Oregon, land grant, Sena-
tor Tillman of South Carolina. from
his seat in the senate, on Monday,
made reply to the accusations OF the
chief executive.
His speech was read from manu-.
script and was a choice mixture OF
argument and invective Mr.. Tlllman
rose to a question of personal privi-
lege Immediately after the conclusion
Of the morning prayer, and as his In
tention had been widely advertised,
he was greeted by an audience which
filled every seat in the galleries.
sFrom the first the senator received
most careful attention.
Senator Tillman's health Is such
that he concluded not to attempt any
unusually severe language in his re-
Fly to the president. He said, how
ever, preceding his speech, that his
friends were counting upon the de-
runciation of the chief executive, and
would have no occasion to complain
II they would be patient, for he ex-
poets to find other opportunities be-
tore the close of the session to pay
his respects to the president, when
be promises not to disappoint.
A peal of laughter was called forth
when Mr. Tillman declared that he
had not known that the executives
hide had been so greatly stung by the
darts ne had sent at him at various
times when he had criticized him in
the senate. When he suggested that
doubtless the president believed "the
pitchfork had gone out of business"
another roar of laughter was called
forth and the vice-president admon-
ished the galleries that applause OF
any kind was not permitted in the
senate, and If persisted in would ne
cessitate the clearing of all galleries.
In addition to his speech, which
had been printed in advance, Mr.
Tillman had prepared other brief re-
marks. which he read.
at has been expected and desired
he said that having made my own
defense, should direct my batteries
on my assailant. / do not feel that
my strength is sufficient for the
double task, for my physicians have
warned me against overtaxing my
self One of the truest and best
sentiments In English literature Is
this from Tennyson
".Soiling another will never make
ones self clean
"The president lives in glass
house. with even glass floor In 1t,
and should remember the old adage.
He has exerted all the power of the
government to destroy me, but | feel
that stand unscathed, because, II all
other arguments fail to convince men,
the character for rectitude. truthful
ress and honesty which I have build
ed in sixty-one years of my life
would at least be my bulwark. Men
who have always been clean and hon
orable do not suddenly become liars
and hypocrites at 81 without any ne
cessity."
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-14
Strike Is Settled.

Denver.-The strike of the shop
men of the Denver & Rio Grande sys.
TEN, which has been in effect since
last March, was declared off, after a
two days conference between strik-
ers and representatives Of the rail
roads, including machinists, black
smiths. boilermakers and helpers. AS
a result, about 1000 men will resume
work Thursday morning, January IA.
The settlement was a compromise,
both sides making. concessions. The
men gained the principal point for
which they struck, contracts with the
orders affected. but lose some work
ing conditions in the shops which
were In effect before the strike.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-14
raft Eats 'Possum and Eaters.

Augusta, Cattle president-elect
did full justice Monday afternoon to
the barbecue of Charles S. Boiler,
given on his extensive cotton planta-
ton about ten miles from town, and
at night he faced a spread of 'possum
and 'taters, besides menu oe heavy
dimensions, as the guest of the local
bar association. The barbecue party
consisted of thirty guests from Au-
gusta, including c. p. Taft, his wife
and daughter; Mrs. w, H. Taft, Mr..
and Mrs. John Hays Hammond and
Frank M. Hitchcock.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-14
Trlbesmsn Issue Proclamation.

Berlin--A dispatch received from
reheran says the leader of the Bakh.
lari tribesmen mas occupied Ispahan
md issued proclamation calling
upon the people to elect represent
atives to an Independent legislature
Prince Firman Firma, in command OF
the government troops, will be sent
against Ispahan. The situation there
10 regarded as most serious. The
secession of Ispahan is considered as
hhai, and the political status there is
similar TO that at Tabriz.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-14
Sues Widow for Breach of Promise,

Chicago.-A breach of promise suit
in which DR. Kirke Il. Stanley OF New
York seeks to secure $150,O00 from
Mrs. jeanette Deere Chapman, one of
the heirs to the millions of the late
John Deere of Moline, ILL.,, came to
light Saturday in the office of the
clerk of the superior court The bill
was filed last October, but carefully
suppressed until service could be had
on Mrs, Chapman. Not until January
4 were the process servers able 10 To-
cate the defendant.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-14
OVERCOME BY COAL GAS.
Thirty-five School Children Have Mar
row Escape From Death.

Pottsville, Pa-Thirty-hv pupils of
the Mt Carbon school, south of Potts
vile, and their teacher, Miss Laura
Deisher, were overcome by coal gas
Thursday, caused by a leaky stove
pipe. IL was only through the prompt
action of the young women that the
lives OF her charges were saved.
Miss Deisher saved four children be-
fore she herself was overcome. Neigh
boring women found the entire school
In q comatose state.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-14
HOUSE REBUKES
Chief EXECUTIVE
One Message and Offensive Por'
ton Of Another Laid on Table
by Overwhelming Vote.
congressman Decline to Consider An,
Communication from Any Source
That Is Not In Their Judgment
Respectful.

Washington .-After having made
him the target all day for criticism,
with here and there words of com.
mendation the house of representa-
tives Friday night, by vote Of 212
to 80, censured the president by tab
ling so much OF his messages as re
flected on members of congress In
connection with his recommendations
regarding the secret service detec
uves, and also declaring 1t to be the
sense of the house that 1t shall de
cline to consider any communication
from any source that is not in It's own
Judgment respectful
With feelings of outraged dignity
on the part of many of it's members,
the house Friday gave itself up en-
tirely to a discussion of its functions
as legislative body in contradiction
to those of the executive.
The report of the special committee
appointed to deal with the language
in the presidents annual message and
In his special message of January
bearing on the secret service was
used as the basis for some of the
most earnest and vigorous speeches
ever heard in the history of the
house.
In expectation of the report there
was one of the largest attendance OF
members of this season, while the gal
laries were crowded. There was not
a moment during the day that the
diplomatic gallery was not fully oc
cupied. This also was true of the
presidents gallery, although no mem
Der of his immediate family were
present, Neither was his son-in-law,
Representative Longworth of Ohio, in
his seat during any part of the day
Mr.. Gardner tMassl vainly endeav
ored to secure the adoption of sub
stitute for the resolution in the shape
OF an amendment, confidence In the
committee of appropriations and the
postponement of the whole matter un
til Monday, but he was overwhelming
ly out-voted.
Caustic speeches were made during
the session by Representatives Per
kins, Tawney, Sherley, Smith and
Fitzgerald, who had been assailed by
the president.
Washington.-The senate onThursda,
passed a bill providing conditions un
der which the thirteenth census viii
be taken. The house bill was amend
ed to allow printing and binding OF
census reports to be done by private
contract II found desirable by the di
rector of the census. An amendment
putting the appointment of $500 cen
sus officers and clerks under the civil
service commission was defeated
Senator Culbersons resolution, asking
for the information II the president
had the authority to permit the alb
sorption of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company by the Steel corpora
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-14
What's the matter q
with ! D A H 0 Z

Thousands OF acres OF land have
been reclaimed to cultivation by
irrigation in that State during
the past 10 years. Thousands
more will be- reclaimed within
the next 10 years. This means
an opening for many thousands
of homes.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-19
OTHER mARKETs-eY TELEGRAPH.

Chicago. FEB. s--CATTLE-Receipts estimated az y
O5O head market 15G25c lower: steers. S9gSl; cows
IS 60Q$5 so; heifers IS 4S6 bulls So 4o4S5 % calves
S8 5OS$s so: and feeders, 50 259s5 50 HOES
choice heavy shipping S6 40dS5 45 butchers So 85S6 40
light mixed 20QSo so: choice light So P5SB 40 PACK
dBS8 az sHEEP-R Receipts estimated 1900 head
ket 1Oc lower, sheep. 81 25Gs I5 lambs SO 259S 90
vearuEs s5S6 So wehers, 81 1885 90: ewes ST oGSS
stockers and feeders, $3gS4 so. 80
Cincinnati, Feb. 1s.-HOGS-Receipts 4 10 head:
market IO2Oo lower; butchers and shippers So e9S6 O
common IS IOa$6 CATTLEReceipts. 81 head; market
quiet and steady; good shippers SS0S6 common
So 6oQ$3 sHEEP-Recepts. so hsad; market steady
at s2s5 i15 5 lambs s strong At $5$- 70 steady
prinle steers S6 25aS6 rs vEALs-Recspts, 200 head
market active and SOC higher, ar S78SlO HOGS-FSe-
ceipts g. 500 head. market active and lOQloo loEsr
pigs SO 404$6 30; roughs 50 oOS9 80. CARES,
So 40fs6 IS SHEEP AND LA8IBS-Rsceipts 500 head
sheep active and steady; lambs slow and 1oc lower;
lambs s59S7 90 -. - ,.- . ooo -,
Including 200 Southerns: market steady q le lower
choice export dressed beef steers 50 5S6 20 rair
10 good 81 SGS5 so: Western steers 81 50S6; stosT5
ana feeders. So soa$5 30 southern steers 81 5gSS 4
Soi+her0 cows 50 TOs4 So native 50 50GS5
tive heifers $SaS5 30: bulls 50 500S4 60; calves $40
So SO HOGS-Receipts: 10000 head; T1arket IOg9Jo
lower; top Sc 521e bulk sales s. 1885 25 heavy
Sc I5s6 S24 packers butchers s69S6 & light So s.
sec oSS Tirs s5TS5 60 SHEEP-Receipts 5000 head:
JTasySst sffesdy: IanIbs. So 50GsT so
Union stock Yards. PittsburE, Feb 1S-CsATILE-
supDly light steady; choice SO 20 So 80; prime 50 30
9ss Is sHEEP-Supply light. strong; prime wethers
* SO s5 75 cuIls and common s2GSS So lambs IS 80
n 81 90; veal calves s99 50 so. HoGs-Receipts light
lower: prime heavies. S6 so; medium S6 .o heavy
Workers s6 65 light Workers, IS 4O9 SO So pigs
sc 159 SO p; roughs' SogS6 %
ruary and March. IS sT31; October S6 O2l1 ALSIkE-
Prin
New-York tribune., 1909-02-19
NO DECISION ON STEEL
another Day of Price Cutting Con-
ferences and Talk.

r,,,,o74ng another meeting yesterday attended by
-. heads Of tbs various subsidiary companies Of
-. - RATED States Steel Corporation and ex.Judge
= Gary, chairman CT the corporations board
:. 5i,.ctors snd ". z. Corey, it's president, Mr.
- sid that he probably would make a state
81 to-day that would fully and frankly" set
-+b the conditions IN the trade Asked IL any Of
- jnsependenr steel interests were represented at
-. meeting Judge Gary said: II have nothing
t,tever TO say do-night- except that we discussed
-..-x Of general interest TO the trade, and that
: .,ne 20 be IN position 10 make statement to
rrsrroT
several other conferences Of steel manufacturers
- Reid yesterday. at which it is understood the
.<,,o, Of reducing or maintaining prices was dis
,ss That the United States Steel Corporation
ii, ne forced TO meet the cuts in prices made by
.-,, companies was the opinion expressed by men
:: +ouoh with the trade. and that Wall Street ex-
,,.s5 an announcement Of general reduction IN
.-,s-iur schedules was shown by the weakness of
80 s+sea shares IN yesterdays market. The COM
-, broke from 51&s 20 1855 closing at 4sSs. while
~ nreferred dropped from I1S1a 70 112js and closed
- 1Is More than 10.eoo shares of the common
stock were traded in
- general during the last few days. 1t is said
s., At anv similar period in months and. accord
.,g 10 some Of the manufacturers has gone far
,h.- n would be almost impossible to restore quo
,srons 10 their former level. One OF these men
-srs =, as his opinion that there would be open
s-ts+ for steel from now on and that wide con-
c.ssions in prices could be looked for. On the
o+ser hand there were some steel men who main
.srss that there would be radical reductions by
suv Of the companies and particularly by the Steel
sT,,-norston II the latter concern made any cuts.
,bese men said, they would be small and would
70 only temporary
In 70 the present the Steal Corporation has main
-sined the schedule Of prices established in June
s,,e- Z conference of leading steel manufacturers
IF this country, at which & general reduction in
.,e --4oe OF steel products was decided upon Now
,bst the '-gentlemen's agreement entered into at
saa. time has been violated by certain indePen-
ssnts the Steel Corporation is no longer under
5nhlisssions to maintain the prices.
Although underselling by the independent pro-
spes-s has been going for some time, It had
t.ep generally believed that any reductions by
tbs big producers would be postponed until after
!; vas known what the tariff changes were TO be
things have come to such pass. however that a
ra,t by the big fellows cannot be much longer de-
isred Il Is thought
New-York tribune., 1909-02-19
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago Feb 1s-Interest in the bull campaign
IN wheat experienced a partial eclipse to-day on
HLor, - advances in corn and oats. which attracted
the attention OF traders TO coarse grain AFTER a
tame session wheat closed easy at net losses LOT
the dav OF 3kc TO nc to &c Corn closed Sc TO CSC
HIGHER oats Tsc 10 higher. and provisions 2sc to
5c@to 5sc higher compared with the previous close
The most important item Of news for the wheat
trade at the opening the estimate cabled here
that Argentna's shipments or wheat Ior the week
1,ere Iikev to reach 100000 bushels This predc-
ton on the movement from the South American
country was soon followed by one on the week
movement from Australia. which placed exports
from that country at 24OOUOO DuShels As a result
of these statistics sentiment in the pit was bearsh
during the first hour. There was general selling
bv commission houses, and also some pront taxing
hI, the leading holder Toward midday hrmer
tone developed inspired largely by the activity ana
strength of coarse grain. Cash wheat continued 20
sell al stiff prices owing to the brisk demand by
millers and this helped to strengthen options
Trade in the pit however. was inclined 10 drag
narrow May sold between 81 1875 and 81 14@s- The
market closed easy, with May at 81 1875 To 81 Il
and July at 81 00ia.
the May delivery scoring new high record mark
for the present upward movement Of prices at 56c-
Other deliveries were almost equally as strong Inc
wea her map was chiefly responsible for the buIish
situation. Unsettled weather was reported through
ont tho corn belt the official forecast predicted
additional rain snow tonight and tomorrow
Reports from Illinois indicated that the movement
of grain TO market was being DELAYED by the poor
condition Of country roads. An advance OF nc 70
1c in the price of cash grain was an important fac
for The market reacted from the high point OF the
day owing TO selling by casn interests DuI elosed
frTn with May 661sc to 6614c and july at 6Sssc
oats made a net gain of 1c for the day, COM
nared with the closing quotations of the previous
session During the day the May delivery sold at
55lLc new high record mark for the season
Trading unusually active and commission
irons h9&aeo ousders The demand was based mainly on
the stocks Of oats in store whith are said TO be
extremely light ard the reserves which are said
10 be far below those Of last year. The Illinois re
port showed stocks in farmers hands TO be Is per
cent smaller than year ago. The market closed
strong almost the top. with May at 55sc to 554c
Provisions we're rather weak at the start. owing
TO a I0c decline in live hogs. but rallied with the
bulge IN coarse grain and closed at net advances OF
2l5c to &c SC 70 7lzc Trade was quiet nearly
all day.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-19
COTTON EXCHANGE UNDECIDED.
Takes More Time to Consider Plan to Re-
establish Intermediary Grading.

A meeting OF the members of the New York Cot
ton Exchange was held yesterday to consider the
proposed amendments to the bylaws governing the
future delivery Of cotton recommended recently by
the special committee of the exchange appointed
last summer. So much opposition to the proposed
amendments was expressed. however that the meet
ing was adjourned until March 10 to give the men,
bers more time to consider the question.
The suggested amendments would re-estaoish the
intermediary grades Of cotton known as fully low
middlng. barely middling. rully middling. barely
good middling and fully good middling. and would
fix the value of these grades at one-haf the dier-
ence con- and off, that has been or may be es-
tablished above and below, added 10 tho Veiue OF
the half grade, grade below
A. r. Marsh, chairman OF the special committee
that made the recommendations. and s. 7. Hubbard
supported the proposed amendments, while h C.
Allen and David H. Miller spoke against them