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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1902
Page
2
Utah news notes Roosevelt may visit Utah in May. Smallpox quarantines extend to Lemhi County Idaho. Several accidents and crimes reported include a boy with a leg fracture, a fatal shooting charge, a broken collarbone in a scuffle, and a townwide pneumonia subsiding in Monroe. Weather and mining updates, a Manti tabernacle fund drive, and snowbound prospects for next season also appear.
Citizens of Caracas urge President Casto to grant United States Minister Bowen full powers to negotiate settlement with the allies. Venezuela agrees to arbitration, with Bowen likely named as an arbitrator as discussions on settlement terms begin amid concerns of potential coercive action following the hospital controversy.
Venezuelan leaders and citizen anger rise after fleet destruction. President Castro mobilizes over 40,000 troops to La Guayra and Puerto Cabello, aiming to deter allied landings. Growing calls for arbitration or talks with allies reflect a pivot from hard defense to diplomacy through the United States legation.
Idaho vote 2 to 1 frees Diamondfield Jack Davis after three attempts at hangman for the 1896 Cascia county murder of two sheep herders John Wilson and Paniel Cummings. The board’s action follows prior denials and a 1901 commutation to life imprisonment based on J E Bowers confession.
A Senate session focused on foreign policy with talks on the Monroe Doctrine. Senators voiced concerns about U S actions and international relations while criticizing Britain and Venezuela. Proceedings noted tense exchanges and varied opinions among Democrats and others.
Dispatch from Port au Prince reports General Nord Acclaimed by troops as president amid upheaval. General Sagittfoix Colin opposes Nord, Senor Pierre backed by Congress, fears of dissolution loom. Foreign residents remain safe while streets brace for possible action.
Dawson dispatch reports 200 to 260 Hivake Indians on the warpath between Little Salmon and Pelly rivers. A looted store, its keeper killed and another fatally wounded, sparks fear along the line. Little Salmon people send women and children to safety near Tartare as hosts prepare to dance.
President Castro proposes a peaceful settlement forwarded to London and Berlin through Washington embassies. Britain and Germany, seen as open to peaceful resolution, are urged to consider the plan. The proposal omits arbitration method and focuses on Castro’s reluctance to accept liability in advance.
Southbound train No. 1 on the Alabama Great Southern was wrecked two miles south of Moundville Alabama. Officials say train wreckers removed a rail near a trestle causing the locomotive to derail and plunge into a creek. Engineer Larkin could not stop in time. Mail clerks Kelly and Rigge and Fireman Durr were injured. no passengers hurt. Two sleepers stayed on track.
A cable tram was sent Wednesday by the navy department to Admiral Dewey directing a competent officer with dispatch in a torpedo boat destroyer or other vessel to Caracas as assistant to the American minister. A second dispatch to Commander Diehl of the Marietta at La Guayra requests Van Dusen as assistant to the American minister temporarily to prevent interruption of cable.
Vincent St. John, president of the Triiurine Miners Union, and other chiefs are among 22 indicted for participation in the Smuggler pylon mine riot near Telluride. One man was killed and five wounded in the clash. St. John faced charges of attempting to influence leaders with money and was freed on $7000 bond.
Thomas Rogers, an engineer in a Manhattan downtown building, lies in Bellevue hospital dying from a suspected hydrophobia infection blamed on a wrist scratch by his Maltese cat. After convulsions and frothing at the mouth, doctors diagnosed hydrophobia only after learning of the bite. He is placed in the insane pavilion as physicians predict likely death.
Reports confirm the Vineta was hit twice by Venezuelan cannon fire during the December 13 bombardment of Puerto Cabello by British and German ships. An officer of the Vineta is believed killed by a shore rifle shot. The Vineta sailed to Willemstad, Curacao, with flag at half mast, and is said to have gone to bury the dead officer.
In the Italian chamber of deputies Foreign Minister Prinetti responded to an interpellation with a statement on Italy's stance toward Venezuela. He traced causes of the Anglo German action and said Italy seeks damages for Italian citizens harmed by the insurrection since April, noting a claims total trimmed to 2,810,256 bolivars.
Chris Lemke a wealthy Felix farmer died Tuesday by hanging after funeral services and moving to his barn where he fed a rope to a beam and jumped. Claus Lemke 31 followed Saturday leaping from a box with a rope tied to a rafter in an old barn. The brothers aged 60 and 31 left families and substantial property valued at several thousand dollars.
The French scientific mission reports Mont Pelee cone collapse has obliterated the Blanche river, with lava and ash covering the river valley for about three miles. Very high temperatures noted on Martinique as lava spreads.
Charles Lennox was sentenced to be hanged at Butte on Monday for the murder of James Williams at Silver Bow Junction last spring. Jennox and James Martin faced joint accusations. Lennox gave stated evidence against Martin, shocking many as a light sentence was anticipated. Lennox’s execution date is not set and Martin remains unsentenced.
Lucille Gage, 1 year old daughter of California’s governor, christened the trans Pacific cable at its shore end. The shore landing to connect San Francisco with Honolulu proceeded without incident before a large crowd. The project spans 6571 miles plus slack, totaling 6658 miles, making it the world’s longest single cable line. The chain runs San Francisco to Manila via Honolulu Midway Guam Luzon with an estimated total cost near 12 million dollars. Government messages will have transmission priority under federal law and the postmaster general sets yearly rates.
Mrs Ulysses S Grant died at her Washington DC home at 11 17 PM from heart failure aggravated by bronchitis. Only daughter Nellie Grant Sartoris was present. sons were away. Granddaughter Rose Mary Sartoris, Dr Bishop, and two nurses attended. Sons Jesse and U S Grant Jr travel from California. Fred Grant in Texas will rush when notified. Remains to be buried at Riverside Park New York near husband.
Nevada City dispatch reports six You Bet men place ads seeking six wives to share prosperity. The six bachelors, unnamed publicly, are described as thriving, wealthy, and ready to provide well for wives in the mining town where few women reside.
John McFadden of Twin Bridges Mont faced an unusual accident after a coyote hunt. His two hounds cornered a coyote and fought it until McFadden approached. The animal sprang at him biting his hand and Dr Dwight treated the wound. Blood poisoning looms as a risk.
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