--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Hull, Thomas collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 6 number: 6 published: 1903-04 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Thomas Hull, "Events of the Month," *Improvement Era* 6, no. 6 (April 1903): 476–480.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0606unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera0606unse start_page: 476 end_page: 480 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1903-04) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0606unse publication_year: 1903 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1903, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Events of the Month EVENTS OF THE MONTH. BY THOMAS HULL, GENERAL SECRETARY OF "Y. M. M. 1. A. hoCAJj—February 15—A Salt Lake sleighing party of ten young people was run into by a Rio Grande special, and Miss Pearl Quails, one of the number was killed Mary Woodruff, born Salt Lake October 22, 1867, died in Provo The Pleasant Grove meeting house was burned; loss $6000 Phineas Howe Young, the youngest son of Brigham Young, age 41, died in Salt Lake 16—Senator-elect Reed Smoot, and State Chairman Jas. H. Anderson leave for Washington Isaac Goff, Sen., born Eng- land, July 1, 1812, a pioneer of 1863, died in West Jordan 17— The temperature is steadily rising, and the cold spell is over Many sheep die in Tooele and Juab counties owing to the cold and deep snows 18—Samuel Paul, chief of Salt Lake Police, resigned 19—William Giles, born in England 82 years ago, and an old resident of Springville, Utah co., died 21—Walter C. Farrow received fatal injuries at his post as motorman in a street car collision, in Salt Lake, caused by a dense fog John S. Mc- Afee, a pioneer of Provo valley, born Ireland, March 23, 1819, died in Lehi. He was a mason of the 33d degree, and also a member of the Church which he joined early in life 22—Owing to severe cold weather many cattle are dying in Kanarra, and other southern settle- ments 23—David Smith, aged 70 years, a son of the Prophet Joseph Smith is reported very ill in the asylum at Elgin, 111 25—Dr. Edwin Bingham, born Vermont, May, 1833, a pioneer of 1847, died in Ogden The University of Utah and the Agricultural College reach an agreement on the courses of study The home of Alfred Bell, Salt Lake, is destroyed by fire. Mrs. Bell is badly burned in rescuing her babe 26—Rev. J. L. Leilich, rep- resenting the Salt Lake Ministerial Association filed a protest against seating Reed Smoot in the Senate; the statement declares that Smoot is a polygamist and now has a plural wife 27—The Ministerial EVENTS OF THE MONTH. 477 Association protest that Leilich does not represent them in charging Smoot with polygamy, and deprecate his charges as tending to obscure the main issue 28—Resolutions favoring Reed Smoot are passed by the Idaho House of Representatives A statuette of Paul Revere has been presented to the Springville public schools by sculptor C. E. Dallin, and a painting by John Hafen. March 1—A number of legislators go to Ogden to inspect the State Industrial School Jos. S. Williams, master mechanic of the Consol. Ry. & Power Co., a resident of Utah for 40 years, died in Salt Lake 3—Mt. Pleasant entertains its old folks at a pleasant social Sarah Kemp Dye, born England, 1823, wife of Richard Dye, a member of the Church since 1858, died in Provo; and Daniel Page, age 75, at Parowan, last night 4—Legislative committees were named to investigate conditions at the State Industrial School, on request of President Angus T. Wright, of the Board of Trustees 5—Hon. Reed Smoot was sworn in as United •States Senator from Utah, without opposition, at the opening of the special session of the Senate, all the protests being referred to the committee for further action Several inches of snow fell in the Salt Lake valley, the State generally being visited by a blustering snow storm The trustees of the State Industrial School ask for additional appropriations 6—John Burns and John W. Taylor reach Salt Lake and tell of their thrilling escape from death in a snowslide in Oak Brush canyon, Tooele co., which killed their companion, Frank Burns 8—There is more snow on Gold Mountain than for many years past After two days of examination the State Industrial School Legislative committee com- plete their labors in Ogden 9—The Utah Art Institute's annual exhibit opens in Salt Lake Thirteen cars of live cattle were shipped from Lehi to Alberta, Canada The Utah Sugar Co. will convert 1,750,000 pounds of syrup into brown sugar in a sixty-five day run by the osmose process 10—Both houses of the Legislature pass the irrigation bill Col. A. B. Hayes, Ogden, is nominated by President Roosevelt solicitor of Internal Revenue at Washington, salary $4500 The Legislative committee report exonerating the board of trustees and the supt. of the State Industrial School, and lightly censure teacher Wallace 11—Diphtheria breaks out at the State School for the Deaf and Dumb, Ogden C. E. Thorstensen, former manager of the Ogden Woolen Mills and lately manager of the Salt Lake Knitting works is found dead in bed in Ogden, cause being an overdose of nerve medicine 478 IMPROVEMENT ERA. , which produced heart failure 12—D. H. Wells, Jr., a well- known attorney and Philippine soldier, died in Salt Lake 13—The District judges on suggestion of County Attorney Westervelt, decide to call a grand jury to investigate local conditions, polygamy among them E. M. Allison, Jr., President of the Senate, attacks Speaker Hull of the House over Industrial School investigation. Speaker Hull replied in few words denying the charges made, and closing his remarks in reference to Allison with the proverb: It is a waste of lather to shave an ass William Harrison, born England, June 15, 1805; and Josiah T. Arrowsmith, born in England, May 24, 1829, pioneers of 1855 and 1854, died in Provo 14—The funeral of "Scot" Wells is held from St. Marks cathedral 15—The fifth Legislative assembly adjourned at 7:45 p. m. after a session of 63 days The Governor named Hoyt Sherman, Samuel Newhouse, L. W. Shurtliff, and Willis Johnson, commissioners to the Louisiana purchase fair, St. Louis, 1894, for which the Legislature ap- propriated, $50,000; and Hiram B. Clawson, George P. Holman, A.B.Lewis and Fred. J. Kiesel, for the Lewis and Clarke exposition in Portland, 1905, for which $10,000 was appropriated The Legislative apropriation bill amounts to $1,525,000 for the next two years. Domestic—February 15—Lieutenant-General Miles arrives in New York after a five-months' trip around the world Andrew Carnegie offers to pay $360,000 to Venezuela, to pay the German claims 16—The Senate confirms the nomination of George B. Cortelyou as secretary of the Bureau of Commerce and Labor, he having been nomi- nated by the President today 17—The President names sectretary Root and Senators Lodge and Turner as members of the Alaskan Boun- dary Commission; Canada protests against the appoinment of the two last named 18—Mr. Cortelyou takes the oath of office as secre- tary of Commerce and Labor Justice Shiras resigns from the U. S. Supreme Court 19—The Coal Strike Commission meets in Washington to begin the preparation of its report 20—The President signs the Elkins anti-rebate bill 21—In an address at the corner-stone laying of the Army War College, Wash- ington, President Roosevelt says that the nation must be well armed to fulfil her mission as a world power 22—Washington's birthday is generally observed 23—The Supreme Court decides that Congress has the right to prohibit the carriage of lottery tickets from one state to the other 24—The President signs an agreement whereby the United States requires two naval stations in Cuba Minister Bowen proposes that the Czar be asked to name the arbitrators in the Venezuelan question at the Hague 26—Mabini, former Filipino president, takes the oath of allegiance to the United States President Roosevelt speaks in New York at the bicentenary celebration of the birth of John Wesley 27—Colonel Santos, a Ladrone leader, is captured. March 1—A letter is published in which President Roosevelt defends his negro policy 2—The President calls a special session of the Senate 3—Judge Adams, of the U. S. Circuit Court St. Louis, issues an injunction to prevent a strike of the trainmen's EVENIS OF TEE MONTH. 479 union on the Wabash railroad The British government accepts the invitation of the United States to participate in the St. Louis exposition; and it is announced that Spain will have an exhibit there. Rear Admiral A. S. Crowninshield is placed on the retired Navy list at his own request 4—The 57th Congress ends with the usual formalities 5—The Senate meets in special session, and receives a message from President Roosevelt urging ratifi- cation of the Panama Canal and Cuban Reciprocity treaties Several new senators are sworn in, among them Senator Smoot of Utah Dr. Wm. D. Crum, a negro, was again nominated Collector of Customs at Charleston, S. C 7—The cruiser Chattanooga is launched at Elizabethport, N. J Director of Census Wil- liam R. Merriam resigned to become vice-president of a private corpo- ration Dresser & Co., New York, failed for $1,250,000 8—Rioting occurs in Waterbury, Conn., in connection with the street railway strike there The Union.Pacific granted an increase of employees wages, over its system 9—The Mis- sissippi overflows, rendering many people homeless The Wabash road employees seek to dissolve the strike injunction 10—Carl E. Badger, private secretary to Senator Smoot arrives in Washington High water in Nebraska causes much damage to railroads; and heavy snow storms in Kansas causes the death of many cattle 11—Sankey, the noted evangelist, has lost his eyesight 12—The U. P. and Postal Telegraph Co. reach an agree- ment by which the latter gets a right of way to the Pacific coast 13—Federal Judge at Cincinnati issues an order restraining the U. P. from voting Southern Pacific stock, and orders the former to show cause at Nashville why the order should not be made permanent 14—An invention to make the deaf hear arouses great interest in New York 15—J. Whittaker Wright, a London promotor, is arrested in New-York, accused of being concerned in colossal frauds The American Tract Society reports 1,776,000 tracts printed and distributed in the country in the past twelve months; and that by means of colporteur wagons Christian literature is placed in the homes of the "Mormons" for the express purpose of reaching the children. Foreign.—February 15—Turkey completes the massing of an army of 100,000 men on the Bulgarian frontier... Memorial services are held at the wreck of the Maine in Havana harbor 16— President Palma, Cuba, signs the naval coaling-stations agreement with the U. S 17—Parliament reopens, and the King refers to the Alaskan, Venezuelan, and Turkish questions in his speech 18—Colonial Secretary Chamberlain, at Cape Town, admits that he is less hopeful of good results from his visit 19—Diplomatic relations are resumed between Germany and Venezuela Andrew Carnegie is said to be arranging for a site for a "Peace Palace" at The Hague 20—The completion of Leo XHI's 25th year as Pope is celebrated at Rome The Mexican Monetary Con- ference meets in Mexico City 22—Korea rejects the Russian demand for a railway concession 23—The Sultan of Turkey agrees to adopt the scheme for reforms in Macedonia 24— Russia asks the cooperation of the powers to stop the illegal importation 480 IMPROVEMENT ERA. of firearms into China 25—King Edward proposes sending Queen Victoria's jubilee presents to the St. Louis exposition Secretary Chamberlain sails from Cape Town for England 27—The Pope receives the diplomatic corps at Rome Presi- dent Palma signs the Cuban soldiers Pay Loan Bill, authorizing a 35-mil- lion dollar bond issue A hurricane sweeps over Great Britain Kwang Si rebels in South China ambush and kill five hundred Chinese troops 28—Queen Wilhelmina consents to name an umpire in event of disagreement between the Venezuelan arbitrators, in preferential claims. March 1—Jose Batele Ordonez is elected president of Uruguay 2—Several of the captured Venezuela warships are returned to Venezuela The Powers object to English as the official language at the Venezuelan hearing at The Hague 3— The 25Lh aiiuiversary of the Coronation of Pope Leo XIII is celebrated in St. Peters, Rome 5—Great Britain announces its intention to establish a naval base in the North Sea Failure of the rice crop is causing famine in Japan 6—Earthquakes in Saxony drove hundreds of people from their homes in terror 7—Renewed anti-clerical feeling is caused in France by a decision of the court of appeal which found a Roman Catholic charitable institution guilty of cruelty 8—The Pope received 5000 pilgrims at the Vatican 10—Many people are killed by a cyclone in North Queensland 11—There are daily battles reported between the Liberal and Conservative armies in Honduras. The British capture 1000 of the followers of Mad Mullah in Arabia 13—The relief society in Stockholm has received $85,000 from America for the starving people of Sweden 14— Secretary ( hamberlain returns to London from South Africa, and is given a rousing reception.