Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-06


stables and fences have been carried
away. Lives have been lost, but how
many cannot yet DO ascertained. The
river was never known to he 10 higi,
a. Il Il nj present.
Jay Gould was fined $3.50 on the 5th
Inst. for refusing 10 honor summo rs
~ petit Juror. Sixteen Others were
lined Si0J each. but Jay il an old Of
fender Next time he viii have 10 ap.
pear In pcrson and show cause for re-
hisifig 10 perform jury service.
Major Wilkes says that the Salt
Lake, HALEY and Puget Sound Rail.
rad L. an assured reality. lie has
secured the backing 10 Iut the work
through, anl u viii be built immcdi-
atoly. This Ia a road that will benefit
both Salt Lake aud the western cOun.
Try In general.
The city OF Piushurg has adopted
now regulations relating 10 cremation.
| II appears that Emma Abbott's body
Z was crcmatci unknown 81 all the city
authorities. IL was done two weeks
ago, aud the facts were not known un.
/ I'll the ith lust. In future permit
mus, be- obtained for cremation tho
sane ~ for burial.
About sisb.O0O from tho National
Treasury comes TO Utah by orller Of the
Congress lust closed. Expenses ~
territorial Oourta Ia Utah are put nj
$4,000. The Industrial Home $1,000.
salaries Of Governor, Chief Justice.
Associate Justices. aud Secretary
s36,01D. The Utah Commission gct.
$50, 900 salary and $500 expenses.
The Utah State DemOorai, Just started
In OGDEN adopts ~ IT, slogan Statehood
for Utah. The 7fl6mic thlnl,A the de-
mnnd n little premature. hut then
the Tribune, though managed by
scion Of infnlliblllty, " not by any
means lnfalliblc. Democracy IL too
progressive for the old mossb,ck "sIOr-
mon" eaters.
The lribuHe says that attorneys, true
60 their calling can be hired 10 DO any
uefafiDus work. OF COURSE, the Judge
has been there, aud knows what he Ia
talking about. But hc ought not 10 los
hard ON his old tmdc. Besides Il looks
like hint 10 that $4,000 gentleman,
the plumber, Knights Of Labor man
and whllom Judge.
Councilman Pickard Is In the gap.
lie has Instituted proceedings To pro-
hlhit the consummation Of the boodlon-
contract. Now T. the timo for public
spirited citizens 10 come forward, and
by personal support aud By financial
aid help him In the fight, Let nm or.
ganizaiion OF citizens for this special
purpose bc sct on foot ut once.
frod Simon, prealdont Of the Cham.
Der Of Commcrcc, has lust returned
nom the East Tie gives wofll Dc.
scriptiOn Of Kansas anu the Eastern
STATES. DESERVED homes, unroofed
barns aud decaying dwellings aro the
features Ia Kansas at present. Hesay.
the people of Utah are more favored
than amy other IN the country Ia the
way Of worldly blessings.
Onc hundred and iifly Senators and
Representatives went Into private lie
at noon ON Inc ith Inst. Among these
are the "Big Four" Of the Republican
representatives, Buttcrworlh VI Ohio,
Cannon Of Illinois, .Bayne Of Ponnsyl.
yanla aud McComas Of Maryland.
They dined together after Congress
adjourned, and sung "Don't you hear
them bellr.v
Wimodaughsls IN the strange name Of
an association attached 10 the women.
counsel which was In session In WASH
ington last week. II IN kindly pointed
out thnt this word consists OF the flrst
syllable OF the four words, wives, mo-
then, daughters and sisters, Indicating
the character 81 IT, membcfAhlp. III
this chronological feat doesn't indicate
he superiority of woman's genus,
what could?
Guthrie, Oklahoma, IA drcadhilly OK
cited. The newly elected officials nI,
! Farmers Alliance people, the defeated
ONES were Republicans. Mis- Cora
Diehl was elected by the Farmersi 10
the office OF Register Of Deeds. The old
crowd win not give over To her the
offices, books and pagers. Her fdonds
are calling for ropes 10 hang tho old
officials. Cora incans business, and
She VIII get her office or die.
la grippe l. getting Ia It's work IN
Chicago. Only one official OF the
Worlds Fair Commission was able 10
attend his office on tho 9TH lust.
President Palmer Vicc-Prcsldent Me.
kenzle, Secretary Dickson, and
Dlrcctor.General Davis are all down
with the grip. Even Miss Phoebe
Couzln- the Secretary OF the Ladies
Commission L. sick, and she was sup
posed 10 be impervlons 10 all the i'll
which affect humanity.
ON last Friday the trnlnmcn Of the
Pennsylvania Central, In the event Of
being refused an Increase Of wages,
were plepated 10 strike. The Griov-
ance COMMITTEES after little investlga.
ton found that tho company was pre-
pared Tor strike. Plenty Of men 10
man the road had been engaged, aud a
private military force organized To pro-
ieot the new men. The trainmon did
not strike, but went 10 work without
further grImbling.
Mai. q. L.. Bedamon Of Nauvoo, ono
Of the most widely known characters
la Illinois, n dead at thc age OF 50. He
was born IN Willlamsport, w. Va,
aud came 10 Nauvoo Ia ls2s. lie 10.
sided IN Fulton County for a llme, aud
was lleutenant-cOlOne OF the Thirty
second regiment Of Illinois Infantry.
1 iia was married four times-his thiri
/ wife. whom he married Ia lsis, being
Mrs. Emma smith, wife OF the MUIR
dered Mormon prophet. They lived at
the historic old mansion house, which
was often visited by relic hunters,
Airs. Smith lebanon died In 1873.
Dubois Is bigger man than Presl.
dent Harrison. At least 30 he thinks,
lie succeeded In pcrSuading the u. Is.
Senate not 10 net on the nomination OF
Beatty. In this warian on the rresi-