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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1903
Page
14
Utah news reports suggest a bank may form in Lebi while a Utah electric line move targets Ephraim. Smallpox rises in Salt Lake City and well water woes flood Wellsville as pneumonia outbreaks light the state.
A masked group raided William Minnich near Thermopolis Wyoming, shooting Minnich through the lungs dynamiting 300 sheep and burning wagons. The herder escaped and a posse pursued the attackers. Minnich was alive but not expected to survive as authorities sought clues amid ongoing cattlemen tension.
Venezuelan government troops led by General Alcantara defeated about 900 rebels under General Bucharme on the Camatagua river south of races. Rebels were routed. 250 prisoners and ammunition were captured after seven hours of fighting.
The Telegram company of London states Allies misinterpret priority claims against Venezuela. They say Allies do not insist on precedence but seek separate treatment, to be dealt with directly between them. Until a specific arrangement satisfies their claims, they vow to continue the blockade.
Stage driver Jack Harris, between Grand Encampment and Rudefeha, and a female passenger were trapped by a snow slide in a mountain defile. The stage, buried under snow and debris up to ten feet, killed one horse but left the riders unharmed after two days and three nights. They were found nearly famished and unable to walk, then carried to the nearest settlement by hand sleds.
Amelia Sach and Annie Walters, labeled baby farmers, were hanged at Holloway on Tuesday. They were recommended to mercy due to their sex, but reprieve could not be granted officially. The condemned walked to the scaffold unaided with notable nerve. England had not hanged a woman since March 1900.
Report from Tucson says the Twelfth Battalion of Mexican regulars, pursuing the Yaquin after a prior defeat at San Marcial, fell into a trap. Six hundred soldiers faced a second band, cutting off their retreat. many believed dead, survivors fleeing to San Marcial.
Salt Lake City officer Horace A. Heath killed one masked bandit and was wounded in the foot during a confrontation after a grocery store robbery attempt. The wounded man, suspected Colorado crook tied to a recent streetcar robbery, fled as Heath and police pursued the trio. Earlier, three suspects tied and robbed T. F. Morris of $10.20 at Seventh West and Fifth South, leaving him bound until he freed himself and returned home.
Herbert W. Bowen Venezuela's representative in Washington sends a note through the British ambassador rejecting a 20 and 10 percent division of claims as offensive to civilization. Venezuela proposes submitting the preferential payment issue to The Hague arbitration, aiming to keep negotiators aligned with prior agreements and lift the blockade only upon resolution.
Vancouver wire reports a blaze on Malcolm Island during a men’s meeting. Affected were Finnieh settlers living in a shared hotel housing twenty four families. Eleven women and children perished while seventeen were injured. No water supply hampered rescue efforts as residents hurled children to safety and others leaped from a second story. About 190 families reside on the island with many newly arrived housed in tents nearby. Bravery and severe burns marked the scene.
British cruiser Pioneer collided with the torpedo boat destroyer Orwell near the Channel of Corfu on Saturday night. Fifteen sailors are believed lost, with only two bodies recovered. The Orwell’s stern remained afloat briefly before sinking and was towed toward Corfu.
The French legation informs Venezuela that under the 1867 convention France could collect part of Venezuela's customs revenues to cover diplomatic claims from past revolutions. France renounced this in 1885 on condition debt interest be paid, but has not been paid since. France plans to revive direct collection without German approval and has engaged with Venezuela's ministers and President Castro, signaling a response to allied powers.
Captain Richmond P. Hobson of Merrimac fame resigns as naval constructor after years seeking relief. The board deemed him fit for duty, but he has suffered an eye ailment seen as incapacitating for active service. He was assigned to Bremerton Washington for construction work.
Lee Barnes and George Silverthorn dueled in a small cabin near Redding California over a gambling dispute. Silverthorn died and Barnes was mortally wounded as both sustained numerous wounds from knives with nine inch blades. One unnamed witness saw only the ending of the affray.
Reports from Urique say four earthquakes struck the area with shocks on the 22nd 26th 26th and 27th followed by loud explosions. Light damage occurred though eighteen houses fell at Guazapares. District residents are panic stricken and fear a volcano may erupt.
Two cars broke loose from a westbound freight train on the Queen and Crescent line at Vicksburg Mississippi. They plunged into the river below the incline. One car, a combination freight and immigration car, reportedly carried a family of six headed from Point in eastern Alabama for Arkansas, all of whom drowned.
Mrs Jennie Deppert a Christian Scientist of Indianapolis died of smallpox without medical care. She was aided by women who held religious services and trusted prayer for restoration. The coroner opened an official inquiry to issue warrants against the faith healers for manslaughter and criminal neglect.
The House schedules for the statehood bill and an anti trust measure in the Senate face delays. The anti trust bill may be postponed beyond this week as currency debates surge, while the omnibus statehood bill remains unfinished business. Senator Quay shifts tactics, with night-session attempts dropped and opponents bearing responsibility for any delays.
John Newdick was fined 40 in Mayor Brouse's Kokomo Indiana court for whipping his wife who failed to join in prayer. Mrs Newdick, with two black eyes, testified he halted a kneeling prayer, rose, and struck her, while she tended to dough making bread and household duties.
Reports from provincial papers and Berlin claim the crown prince of Saxony will renounce his right to the throne in favor of his son George aged 10. The military code of honor allegedly bars him from service, with Rhenish Courier and Berlin Morgen Post noting appeals to the emperor to relieve him of duties.
Willard H. Winters, a leading Butte figure and former county auditor, shot himself Saturday, dying instantly. His fiance had broken the engagement after learning of his drinking, and the tragedy occurred as wedding presents lay piled beside the bed, ready for a ceremony that night.
William Daniels, a 25 year old Cassopolis police officer, was killed when an immense icicle fell from the roof of C L Smith's general store, severing the upper head as he approached the door. Daniels had served three years in the Philippines.
John Alexander Dowie, founder of Zion City, told 7,000 at Kenosha that next month he would lead 3,000 followers with his "restoration heat" to New York. He has engaged Carnegie Hall and Madison Square for three months and will hold daily street meetings. Over 5,000 volunteers reportedly join the invasion.
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