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THE LOGAN REPUBLICAN I VOL. J. LOGAN, CACHE COUNTY, UTAH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1903. NO. 27. 'H TRAINS COLLIDED. r Two Passenger Trains on the Southern Pacific. Disastrous Wreck Near Tucson. Southern Pacific trains 7 and 8 running at a speed of 45 and CO miles an hour respectively, collided at a point about fourteen miles west of Tucson, Arlzonla with disastrous re sults. The crash and the scenes Immed iately following werobejond dcscrlp ( tlon. So great was the Impact of the jf flying trains that the engines reaicd ! up like two animals engaged In com bat and crushed the boilers llkcshclls. The cars In the rear Immediately rushed upon the mass of heated Iron and piled up in an indiscriminate and frightfully tangled mass. Eight cars of No. 8 and three cars of No. 7 were completely dcstro)ed. The worse part of the wreck and where most of the bodies were found was the smoker which had been telescoped by the forward cars. Fire broke out at once. The en gines were oil burners and the oil from the tanks took fire and the flames were quickly communicated to the cars, and the whole mass was soon In flames. Those who were able to escape from the cars In the rear of the trains, quickly came to the rescue But all their efforts went for little, as the pile of debris was heated to such a degree that the workers could not ap proach near enough to do any good. RENDERED NOBLE AID. Smoke from the burning oil and cars, as well as escaping steam blinded all those who got near the flames. Even In the face of all these obstacles the passengers and trainmen who were able to be of any service what ever, rendered noble aid to the wound- ' "Ck, e5, Mat,y ot t,icsc wcrc (iulck,y re- T" moved and taken to places of safety at the sldo of the tracks. OIL RAN IN STREAMS. It is declared by passengers who wcrc brought to Tucson on the relief train that oil from the tanks ran In streams down each side of the track. When this inflamable lluid took fire It rendered tho work and efforts at rescue very dlfllcult and dangerous. It Is declared that the mass of wreckage was heated to a white heat by the intensity of the lire. WOUNDED TAKEN TO TUCSON. As soon as tho news of the wreck reached Tucson a relief train was made ready and sent to the scene of disaster. This train has just returned bringing seventeen of the Injured. A number of the Injured were sent to Benson, Ariz. FIRST NEWS OF DISASTER. The llrst news of tho wreck reached here when a tourist car which had broken away from the eastbound train ran down grade to Tucson, where it stopped. Latest reports show that there were Iat least 25 people killed and thirty or forty injured. Several of the injured , will die. 1 y IDENTIFICATION. It Is absolutely Impossible to secure tho names of all the dead passengers. There aic in many cases no means of Jndentlllcation and the officials say they have no Information that will 1 help out In the matter. TRAINMEN EXONERATED. I Superintendent Stoufe of Tucson I division exonerates Engineers Bruce I and Wllke, as well as Conductois I Scrlvan and Talker, who, he says, did H their duty. He places the entire res IJ ponslblllty upon Opciator Clough. II VETEUANENG1NEER. II Engineer Biuco leaves a wife and M llvo cliikhen and WllUio leaves a wife H and twochlldien. Biuec was a vct- M eran engineer, having boon chosen to H haul President MoKinlcj's train H across Aiiona on I he lulu Picsldent's H recent tilp to the Pacific coa-t. I F1NANCI A L LOSS 11 KAV Y. Supeilntendent Stoufe and the H r.illro.ul suigeons have done eveij- fl thing possible to icllove the sufferings H of tho Injuied. The loss to the rail- j road in rolling stock destiojed Is not H -m less than $100,000. A track has been H ' laid around the wieokago and traffic E proceeds. Tho engines of the wreck- H cd trains weic oil burneis. Operator H Clough has admitted -Ills failure to 'H deliver orders. M Lcwiston. Lcwiston, Utah, Jan. 20, 1003. Editor Republican: Now since the last news to jour paper was w rote, Not much has occurred that Is worthy of note, Rut as something from here jou expect every week Of local cents I w 111 now try to speak. A barber shop which we very much need Is being erected with all kinds of speed We all hope that tho cntuic may prove a success, Will try to support It, we could not do less. Now last Thmsday evening at seven o'clock Miss Row den was man led to voung Mr. Dopp. Our bishop's the one who replenished his pmsc Uy joining this couple for better or worse. Their friends and relations were there by the score, And from actual count a hundicd or more Sat down and paitook of the bount eous feast Which was lit for a king not boasting the least. Now Mr. John Jameson suprlscd all his friends By getting married, he now made amends By giving them all a fice dance Fiiday night With plenty to take, to set matters right. The very next night at Fairvicvv hall Mr. Caffcrty gave a chaiacter ball. While at Lcwiston an average ciowd Witnessed the dianu, "Above the clouds. This drama presented last Satuiday night Was said by those piesent to be out of sight. The troupe is from Pieston, please call again. Your efforts to please were not made In vain. The farmer's association of Lcwiston held their annual meeting Tuesday, 27th at 11 o'clock. The meeting was called to order by W. L. Allen. Tho minutes of the picvlous meeting vyero read and accepted. Next In order came the treasurers financial lepoit. The next business that came before tho meeting was the election of offi cers to serve throughout tho jear. On a motion mado by Mr. William Van Orden and seconded by A. L. Ilyer the present officeis weic unanimously sustained to act another year. Tho secretary was ordered to confer with the Agilcultuial College for a series of lectmes to be delivered before the farmers In LeivUton. Mr. W. Van Orden, Jos. Bergenscn, F. M. Stephenson, W. L. Allen and Melvln Kent were appointed delegates to the association meeting to be held In Log an Wednesday, Jan. 28th. The meet ing then adjourned until Tuesday, Feb. 3rd,whcn they w 111 again meet to receive the delegate's repoit of the Central Association meeting at Logan. AONKb. Danlelsen Plow Company, The Danlelsen Plow company is rapidly coming to the front as one of Logan's most important industries. Tho firm Is constantly increasing Its facilities for Increasing Its out-put, and we are pleased to state that the demand for Its product Is growing very rapidly. Last week a lot of new machinery was received Including a heavy iron rolling machine to be used in shaping the plates for tho alfalfa rollers, which will bo mado of Iron hereafter instead of wood. The firm expects a largo business in the plow and Implement line this season and Is making preparations to handle it. Mr. O. E. Lloyd Just returned from an extended business trip through Montana and Idaho for his firm. SOUTHERN PACIFIC CHANGE. If present plans are carried out on and after Sunday the Southern Pacific trains will leave the main line at Cor lnno and traverse tho new stretch of track from that point to Rrlgham City, thenco over the Oregon Shoit Lino tracks into Ogden. After this chango has been made gangs will start to work tearing up tho rails between Corlnnoand Ogden and releasing them on tho Lucln cut-off. With this change, a full description of which has already appeared In tho "News," the stretch of track between Ogden and Urlgham City will be one of tho busiest in the West. From forty to slxty-fivo trains will be sent over it every day. News. THE ARID WEST. Congress Inclined to do Some thing to Reclaim it. What it means to the Country. Congiess seems pretty thoroughly convcited to tho Idea of doing some thing towaids reclaiming tho lands of of the ai Id West and It is very piob able that additional appioprlatlou w 111 be made for this purpose. It Is Interesting to note in this con nection how much It will mean to the country at largo to have the arid lands of the West leclalmcd. According to the census of 1900 the total Improved farm a lea of the United States was 411,800,000 acics. It Is conservatively estimated that the reclalmablc area Is not less than 50,000,000 acres. Its re clamation, thcrcfoic, will add nearly one-eight to the actual crop-producing men of the countiy, and will ex ceed by a liberal margin tho tillable land of all the States, excepting New Yoik, on the Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida. Allowing forty acres, the average sl?e of Irrigated farms, this area will make 1,250,000 farms, or a little less than one-fourth the number In the United States In 1000. The occupants of these farms I w 111 add dhcctly to the population 0, 250,000, and Indirectly In the aecom I panjing mercantile, professional, man ufacturing and industrial classes at least 3,125,000 more, a total increase in tho population of the Uulted States of 0,375,000, or nearly 124 per cent. The total value of all the farms In 1000, Including all hnpiovements ex cept buildings, was $13,115,000,000. At $42.50 per acre, the avciagc valueof lulgatcd land, the 50,000,000 acres to be reclaimed will add to the value of farmland $125,000,000. If buildings ate Included, the value will bo increas ed $775,000,000, wliile the augmented wealth through railroads, cities, mills and factories is beyond estimation. The annual value of all tho farm pro ducts in 1000 was $4,379,000,000. The average v alue per acre of products of irrigated lands was 314.81. At this rate the area to be reclaimed will add products worth $740,500,000, addition of neatly one-sixth of the life-sustaining powers of tho country. Tho. number of Irrigating ditches and canals In operation In tho "United State-, exceeds 20,000, and their com bined length is not less than 50,000 miles. If joined end to end they would reach tvvieo around the world. Formed Into one they would constit ute a navigable canal, such as the Erie, thirty feet wido and five feet deep, extending from San Francisco to New Yoik, a distance of over 30,000 miles. Tho figures of the last census show that the works required to irrigate 7, 203,273 acres cost $04,280,001, an aver age of $8.85 per acre. At this rate the cxpendltuto tcqulred to reclaim the area proposed would be at least $450, 000,000. After the Government has performed Its part there will be no de lay by the farmers In carrying on the work. While the Initial expense Is enotmous, it is not comparable with the value of the ctops which will be grow n on the lands reclaimed. The total cost of all the Irrigation w orks in use In tho countiy is only three-fourths the value of tho crops ptoduced each j ear on litigated lands. Marriage Licenses. Joel Horton, Glendalc Idaho 3 Elvira Smith, Rlverdale " 20 Andrew C. Jensen, Illackfoot Ida. 24 Christina Williams, Hatch " 18 Frahk L. Fosbcrg, Logan 22 MatgaretGllgen " 21 Ocar Olsen, Brlgham, Utah 25 Ingeborg E'rank " " 10 Arthur Wheeler, Lcwiston 23 Annie Stephenson " 20 Railroad Change. Tho petition of our cltl.cns asking for a change in ait Ival and departure of trains from Logan was forwarded to General Superintendent Calvin of tho Short Line. Mr. Calvin is consid ering tho petition favorably and we will likely get the change asked for, probably within the next few days. Tho regular monthly Priesthood mcetlngof tho Hyrum Stake of Zlon will convene at tho usual place on Satuiday, Feb. 7, 1003, at 1 p. m. W. C. Paukinbon, Gko. O. Pitkin, I. O. Tiioiiksen, Stake Presidency, University Trouble. Tho trouble at the University does not seem to bo Improved much. Tho faculty refused the petition of the students to reinstate the ten suspend ed students and tho sophomore class left the school Tuesday In a body, fol lowed by a largo number of freshmen, seniors and Juniors, nearly a hun dred students altogether being Involv ed In the escapade. They assort that they will not return to classes un til the beglnlng of the next term. Editor Pratt lias had eleven students placed under arrest and will have them placed under bonds to keep the peace. He evidently does not llko tho threats against him petsonally and swore out the complaint for his own safety. Tho Utah Legislature has sent a mcmotlal to Congress asking for tho admission of Arizona and New Mex icalnto tho Union as States. John F. Squires has purchased from Crawfotd & Howell the building now occupied by his barbeishop. The consldciatlon was $5,000. The Snow Storm Tho snow storm on Tuesday and Wednesday seems to be pretty general all over northern Utah. In addition to the heavy rain Sunday and Monday, about one foot of snow fell in the val ley. For nearly a week snow has been falling almost constantly In tho moun tains and canyon men report several feet of new snow back in the moun tains. Thero Is a constant danger from snow slides while the wet weath er lasts and those who have occasion to work In the mountains should be constantly on their guard. New Knitting Factory. The machinery for the new knitting factory has been ordered and should leach here by March 1st. As soon as It arrives active work will be com menced. It has not been definitely determined yet just where the factory will bo located but the old Goodwin building on 1st North street Is under consideration. THE ROTII CASE. The jury In the Roth case awarded the plaintiff $1,500 damages. Mr. Roth was Injured by being struck on the head by a falling brick, while working at the Sugar Factory. Neb caker and Rich, vvcicattornejs for the plaintiff and Lindsay Rotlgcrs repic scntcd the defendant. The suit was brought for $10,000. An appeal will be taken. The City Light Plant. Most of our citizens will accept as satisfactory tho statement of the council committee having In chaige the electric light proposition. While wearo all anxious to have the plant Installed as soon as possible wc recognize that there is a question as to whether wo have a legal right to Is sue the bonds up to the amount pro posed. The committee Is not respons ible for the delay In getting a decision fiom theSupieme Couit. But every thing Indicates that a decision will be handed down In the next two weeks and we can atford to wait, especially as there Is nothing particular that can be done to advantage at this season to waids electing the plant. LOGAN CHOIR. Editor Republican. Reading aboutr the "Logan Choh" In jour last issue insplies me to take my pen In hand to voice jour senti ments. The Logan choir desenes much praise for their beautiful sing ing. You can alwajs tell what abili ties the leader has by the music icn dered by tho choir. Prof. Alexander Lewis Is Indeed a qualified leader, and tiny I ask, what compensation he has lecelved fiom tho Logan people (and for that matter) the peoplo of Cicho. All the locals speak well of Mr. Lewis, yes; and the chinch member who attended con ferance say tho singing was giand. Thatsahlght but It seems very small compensation for his service for so mnnv vears.v .Mr. Lewis, I have no doubt has his whole heart and soul In tho work, but that should not deter the people fiom doing their duty by him. Some half fledged musicians would propably llko to get Into his position, but Mr. Editor they aie away out of sight. It takes quite . few jears In choial work to becomo a gcod choir leader and teacher. When the tlmo comes for Mr. Lewis to lay down tho baton his successor must be a good practical musician to Keep up tlo standard of the tabernaelo choir as at present. Xouus, Bahitonk. THREE MEN KILLED. Terrible Disaster at Park City Caused by Snow Slide, De stroying Shaft House. A snow slide at Park City Wednes day morning destrojed the shaft house of the Qulncy Mine and burled up nine men, three of whom were killed Instantly and the othcis. weic Injuied moie or less. The report saj s; CAUSE OF D1SASTKR. The cause for the snow slide Is due to the fact that the heavy storms that havo raged during the past few dajs have so packed tho snow In the moun tains that it had to come. The snow has melted considerably of late around tho lower parts of tho mountains, and the slush thatwasfoimcdln this man ner was not strong enough to hold back tho tremendous weight of the banks above. RESCUERS AT WORK. As soon as the accident happened the alarm spread rapidly, and in less than half an hour after the occurrence there were more rescuers at work at the Qulncy than wcro needed. All wcrk In the locality was suspended and tho work of rescuing tho unfort unates was pushed cncrgctlcallj-. It is not thought that there arc any moro persons covered by the slide. It is feared, however, that more slides will take place soon, and excitement in the city is great. QUICKLY UNCOVERED. The nine men who had been caught In thb slldo were quickly uncovered. A ninth man, who had been partially burled with a team of four horses, managed to uncover himself. Con Shay, the foreman, also managed to dig himself out. Those who were In jured wcrc merely cut and bruised. So far as known, there wcro no bones broken by the accident. Dr. Donohor Is tho only physician on tho scene though other doctors will bo got to the place as rapidly as possible. WORK PARALYZED. Tho accident has practically paral Izcd work at the Daly West mill. The mill men for the Daly West have only ono way by which to reach their work and that is through the tunnel that runs from the city. It Is four miles long, and Is said to be blockaded at the farther end. Articles riled. Articles of Incorporation of the Logan Newspaper Company were filed today. The capital stock Is placed at $10,000. The officers aic Joseph Odell president, J. C. Waltcis sccrctaiy, Robert Muidock ticasurcr. These with J. A. Hendrlckscn constitute tho board of directors. The purpose of the organization Is to own and operate The Republican. Study Mormonlsm. San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 28. Tatsuo Yamazakl, a Japanese Buddhist priest has airlvcd here on an unusual mis sion. He comes to study Mormonlsm, not for tho purpose of embracing the religion, but for the purposo of furnish ing himself with information which will enable him the better to oppose Its growth In Japan, where It has already taken a good hold. Notice to Stockholders. The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the United Order Manufacturing and Building Co. of Logan will be nelil at 7:30 p. m. Mon day Febiuaiy 2nd, 1003, for tho pur pose of hcai lug the hcciclaiy's icport and the election of oilleeis for the ensuing j ear and of tiansactlng such business as shall propeily come before the meeting. Gi:o. Coi.k, Secietarj'. Carlyle's Qood Advice. It Is to you, yo workers, who do already work and aro as grown men, Loble and honorublo In a sort, that tho wole world calls for now work and toblor.cos. Subdue mutiny, discord, widespread despair, by raantulness, justice, mercy and wisdom. Carlylo. Encouraging employes. Six employes of a Harrow (Eng land) engineering firm havo received prlzoi, ranging from $5 to $50, for suggestions tending to the more economical production of work, Tuesday's Journal Says ? !H Of Mr. Ovvnby"IIo will probably jH spknn sometime in California and H will the return East and cngago In IH business. iH Mr. Anderson's widow is to havo a :H ton of coal upon presentation of her ,H order for smac. :H Lcwiston has 105 families in tho Tiia field. Another missionary will leave fjH soon. B Thcrs Is a pcclular Indefinable H something that makes a Latter day 'H Saint different fiom the lest oi tho B Christian world. . iHBl Somcof usllkotoavoldthobattleand !' :BB to leslgn our positions In tho church, HBl when the duties thereof becomes j H AJUMHIH. iHHl In writ lug of theB. Y. C "Sevcrab ,H hundreds of dollars of excess postage tHB under, the foimcr rates, will be re- j HB James Cunningham, a miner cm- 'HBJ plojed In the Bou Roy tunnel In 5 HB Bingham caujon, juhst death last flB Thmsday beneath an avalanche of 1 HB snow the slide was the first ono HB ever known to havo occurred v tho 1'iwJ Immediate vicinity of tho Ron Roy uflVJ mine. On Friday tho work was livfll renewed and a ditch 100 long was dug. IBBJ The mcmbcis of tho Sohasis havo tflVJ Just finished leading the "Kentucky JTiwfll Cardinal." iiH The report submitted, w as a volum- liwJ Inous but very comprehensive ono kHVJ gives In detail the extent of the hold- itHHl lugs of each company and the manner tHHI and dates of their acquirement. Iiwfll In writing of Corlanton "Tho iil piece deserves is't success, for it is IBfll now a really finished production." fiH A HNovvicMDK In Piovo canyon tHVJ covered the railway track to a depth rflVj of twenty-five feet and delayed tralfio ikwfl for seven hours. iHHJ Mrs. Fullmcrs health has been fiH iMi'iAuici) since the sudden death of IBB her son Joseph last April. IiwJ The court room could not bo iBBJ skonhfd as Judge Hart will uso it all iHH the week. H In The Settlers' Interests. H The new ruling or the U. S. Su- VH prciuo couit in tho land case in Wash- HH lngtou will commend itself to tho ,HH public mind much more forcibly than HH the old rule did. It is now held that HH settlers who located on the public jHH lands prior to the filing of a map of ' HH definate location by a land-grant rail- ,HH load can hold their claims against tho M ralhoad company. The case was that M of Peter and Henry Nelson, who set- M tied upon land within tho Northern M Pacific grant, after tho filing of Its M general map by the railroad company, M but beforo its map of definite location M was filed. The claim of tho settlers M was upheld, tho court holding that M the general map was not sufficient or M dcllnlto enough notice to settlers to M keep out of tho limits of the grant. H The decision is fair, and is perfectly M reasonable. Under a map of general M course, a lallioad company might H control a region of indefinite extent, M and in a way that would keep out M settlers and practically annul tho pub- M lie land laws. Justice Brewer dis- M sentcd, holding that this decision M reverses the judgment of the court M of twenty j cars ago, which had ever M since been followed. If so, It Is a step M forwaid for tho right, and demon- M stiatcs that the law is a progressive M science. Tribune. M TRAIN SERVICE CHANGED. j Tialn Service on tho O. S. L. will ;H change next Sunday and trains will H leave and arrive at Logan as follows: i No. 0 leave Logan at 8:15 a. m. for M Salt Lake. Arrive Salt Lake at 12:01 H p. m. Returning, leave Salt Lako at !H 5:45 p.m. Arrive Logan 0:30 p. m. 'H No. 15 from Cache Jurctjn connect- Ing with trains fiom 15 1' to and Ogden. 'H Arrive Logan at O.i a.m. No 10, H leave Logan at 11.44 a. m. connecting 'H at Cache Junction with No. 7 for H points north. H Tho Liquid Air lecture at tho B. Y. H College last night was all that H was claimed for It, and tho 300 H or 400 peoplo in attendance vvero ,H Interested and astonished at tho ex- Pl periments made. Everybody present Vl was fully convinced that Liquid Air iBI is a llttlo tho coldest substance In tho H world, and when they saw steel wold- H ed with It they concluded It must H possess some heating qualities as well. 'i Thero seems no limit to tho benefits 41 to humanity to bo derived from ii Ljquid Air, and the man who devises J:H somo means to manufaetuio It cheaply, j '.i'mR will b a benefactor to the race. " H a H Si ' AWM