Events of the Month

EVENTS OF THE MONTH. BY THOMAS HULL, GENERAL SECRETARY OF Y. M. M. I. A. Local—November 20—Karen Jensen, seventy-six years old, an early settler of Richfield, died on the 18th inst 21—Mary V. Hempstead, born Pennsylvania July 27, 1832, died in Salt Lake 22—The decision of the High Council of the Salt Lake Stake of Zion in the Rydman case is sustained by the First Presidency of the Church Chief Tabby, of the Uintah Utes, recently died at the White Rocks agency Lars Pearson, a pioneer of Mount Pleasant, aged seventy-nine, died 23—Sarah Jane Creer, born England, July 1, 1841, came to Utah with the handcart company of 1856, died in Spanish Fork 24—The Salt Lake Minis- terial Alliance adopts resolutions protesting against the candidacy of Reed Smoot for the Senate on the ground that he believes in polygamy and is a "Mormon" The Home Telephone Company of Salt Lake was granted a franchise by the city council The official count shows that Murray decided to incorporate by seven major- ity 25—The 0. S. L. Railway incorporated a company for the building of the Malad Valley Railway, Corinne to Malad 26—Mrs. Ruth A. Reese Kimball, widow of Heber C. Kimball, born Pennsylvania, May 10, 1818, a pioneer of 1847, died in Salt Lake City 27—At a game of football the University of Utah team was defeated by the Leland Stanford, California, team by a score of 35 to 11 28—The valuation of taxable property in Utah shows an increase of $5,436,332 over 1901, when it was $112,583,130, against $118,019,462 now Fdw. D. Cox and wife, frozen while lost for five days in the mountains near Mount Pleasant, are brought to Salt Lake for treatment 29—Nathan F. Haworth, murderer •f Thomas Sandall, Layton, is sentenced at Farmington to be shot Jan- uary 16. December 1—A severe snowstorm passed over the state 2—President Joseph F. Smith states to the Associated Press that the

238 IMPROVEMENT ERA. Church does not sanction.or authorize, or perform marriages contrary to law, and that the objection to Reed Smoot as a candidate for the Senate is without substantial reason or foundation The widow of Amos J. Cummings visits Salt Lake 3—TheO. S. L. Ry. announces that on January 1, its pension system for employees will go into effect i—Beet digging in Sanpete and Sevier is pre- vented by the continued snows and frosts The trial of ex- postmaster Charles Meighan, of Ogilen, was begun in the Federal Court 5—Work on the Utah Sugar Company's great million dol- lar factory on Bear River is being vigorously rushed, capacity 12,000 tons daily. The power plant will be 4000 horse power Reports of earthquakes in Pine Valley continue to circulate, and consid- erable damage is done 6—Mrs. Edw. D. Cox died from the result of exposure to the storm near Mount Pleasant ..Pro- fessor Stanley Partridge, born Fillmore, November 17, 1871, a proficient and promising young musician and composer, died in Provo 7—The loss of live stock is imminent owing to early snows in Sevier •ounty 8—Utah and Wasatch counties' citizens hold a meeting to devise plans to deal with the waters of Provo river The Home Telephone Company, Heber M. Wells president, applies for a franchise in Ogden 9—After eleven years of service, Grace Emerson resigns as librarian of the Ogden Carnegie Library John Burnett, born England, December 15, 1834, died in Kaysville; and James Higginson, a pioneer school teacher of Spanish Fork, aged sixty- nine, is dead at that place 10—Ex-postmaster Charles Meighan was, by the jury in the Federal Court, convicted of embezzling $2656.13 from the general postal funds, Ogden 11—Word was received of the death of Virginia Breeden Be*ry in Los Angeles, on the 10th. She was the daughter of Attorney General Breeden, and wife of Lieut. J. F. Berry, Fort Douglas 12—Heavy and wel- come snows are reported from all parts of Utah Mary Huffman Elmer, born in Ohio seventy-three years ago,a resident of Utah fifty years, died in Payson 13—The Brigham Young College Society of American Archaeology has been organized in Logan, with Professor James H. Linford president, the object being the systematic and scien- tific study of the Book of Mormon Mary Ann Adams,age eighty-one, a pioneer of Parowan, died Isaac M. Waddell died in Salt Lake City. 14—St. Joseph's Catholic cathedral at Ogden was dedicated with impres- sive ceremonies Louis Imhaus, of the new "Corianton" company, arrived from New York and announced plans for staging the play. Domestic—November 11—The new Chamber of Commerce building

EVENTS OF THE MONTH. 239 is opened in New York, President Roosevelt being present. After the ceremony he starts for Mississippi to shoot bears 12—Leslie Coombs, of Kentucky, is appointed U .S. minister to Guatemala, vice W. G. Hunter, resigned 13—The twenty-second annual convention of the American Federation of Labor begins in New Orleans 14—The Strike Commission begins its sessions for the hearing of testi- mony, in Scranton, Pa 17—King Oscar's decision- in the Samoan question is made public in Washington, and is unfavorable to the United States 20—Representatives of the Pacific Commercial Cable Co. accept the terms prescribed by President Roosevelt for the construction of a transpacific cable line 23—The Philippine government has further advanced the rate of exchange because of the continued de- cline in silver 24—The application of the Commercial Cable Co. to construct a transpacific line is approved by President Roosevelt 25—Negotiations for a canal treaty with Colombia are suspended The President completes his message to Con- gress 26—Secretary Wilson orders a quarantine on New Eng- land cattle because of the foot-and-mouth disease 30—Cap- tain Pershing, with 60 men, completes a march across the island of Min- danoa. December 1—The second session of the 57th Congress begins Admiral Dewey sails from Washington on the Mayflower to command the combined fleet in the Carribean Sea maneuvers 2—The President's annual message is read to Congress: it treats the tariff, trusts, reciprocity and currency. The President recommended the crea- tion of a Department of Commerce; a general staff for the army; a reorganization of the militia system; provision for more ships, more men and more officers for the navy; the extension of rural free delivery; the protection of forests and game; the strict reservation of agricul- tural lands for home builders; such treatment of the Indians as shall pro- mote their ultimate absorption into the body of the people; and the extension of the merit system in appointments to the District of Colum- bia and to the consular service 3—Negotiations for a Panama canal treaty are resumed in Washington 5—Jules Cambon, retiring French ambassador to the United States, sails for Fiance 7—Ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed died in Washington Thomas Nast, the famous cartoonist, died of yellow fever, in Guayaquil, Ecuador 10—Galusha A. Grow, of Pennsylvania, seventy-nine years old, delivers his valedictory in the House, after fifty years of pub- lic service Secretary Wilson asks Congress for a million dollars to stamp out the foot-and-mouth disease 11—Secretary Hitchcock sends a bill to Congress providing for the protection of forest reserves '. 12—The House committee refused to report a reso- lution providing for a constitutional amendment prohibiting polygamy 14—Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, born in St. Louis 1826, died in Washington Forty thousand people witnessed the christening of the transpacific cable and its bringing to shore in San Francisco. Foreign.—November 13—The French coal strike is practically ended 15—An Italian anarchist attempts the assassination of King Leopold of Brussels 17—A farewell banquet is tendered

240 IMPROVEMENT ERA. Colonial Secretary Chamberlain on the eve of his departure for South Africa The ashes of Christopher Columbus are deposited in a special mausoleum in the cathedral of Seville, Spain 18— General Uribe-Uribe assigns to American intervention the cause of the failureof the Colombian revolutionists The Cuban House elects an anti-American president of the chamber The Pope makes Mon- signor Sbaretto apostolic delegate to Canada 19—London's extensive and powerful defenses against attack in case of war are being rushed 20—Martial law is repealed in the Transvaal and the Orange River colony 22—Herr Frederich H. Krupp, the great German gunmaker, dies suddenly at his home near Essen A. statue of Balsac is unveiled in Paris It is reported that joint action will be taken toward reprisals against Venezuela by Germany and Great Britain, and that it is understood the United State will extend no protection to Venezuela 23—The evacuation of Shanghai by the European garrisons is begun Secretary Chamberlain and his wife sail for South Africa Silver drops in London and a new low price is established President Castro, Venezuela, says the revolution is dead, and he expresses a desire for friendly rela- tions with the United States 26—England and Germany are about to seize the Venezuelan customs for the payment of their claims 27—Three more German cruisers are ordered to Venezuela At a parting interview, Emperor William presents Ambassa- dor White with a gold medal of the empire for science and art 28—The British Board of Agriculture closes the ports of the kingdom against cattle importations from New England states because of the foot-and-mouth disease 29—The Mad Mullah sends into the British camp, with a defiant message, a train of supply camels captured from the British Professor Asser, arbitrator in the sealing cases at the Hague, decides that Russia must pay the damages for the seizure of American sealers in the Pacific. December 1—The Corean cabinet resigns 3—It is believed Great Britian and Germany have begun punitive measures against Ven- ezuela The Mexican Congress is asked to pay the amount due the United States in the Pius Fund case 4—Germany and England are preparing an ultimatum to present to Venezuela The Sultan of Morocco beats the rebels led by the Pretender 5—Emperor William, in an address to workingmen at Breslau, bitterly attacks Socialism 6—A new Spanish ministry is formed 7—Three more foreign war ships arrive at Guayaquil, Venezuela 8—Great Britain and Germany present an ultima- tum to Venezuela 9—The German and British fleets at La Guayra seize four Venezuelan war ships 10—The great Nile reservoir at Assouan, Egypt, is opened with much ceremony The allied forces land marines at La Guayra.and President Castro appeals to Venezuelans to fight the English and Germans 11—War begins in Venezuela 13—President Castro refuses to yield at any point to the demands of England and Germany 14—British and German war ships opened fire on Puerto Cabello, destroying its forts.