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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-21

Washington; home mir.ions, Mcihor.
son Of Chicago; foreign missions,
Allison OF Philadelphia; oducatiOn,
.egyett Of New jersey; publication,
Sample OF New York; narrative ON tho
state vi rellxIon, WOrreli Of hcDkuk,
Ia, tenn craicc, d. Bigger Oi Ohio.
ihr tilrr Of j. II. Miudlemiss and
others oil Salt Lake OF site and eu.
Iowinsnt or the Pfcaby terrain college,
10 he called WostmiGstcf, was accepted.
A formal acceptancc wne ufawu up.
The report Of the committee was as
follow!
Rcstsved, That the offer u J. r..
MiddlVmiAs anu othetr Of 100 acres OF
land within the limita OF SAT- Lake
City, Tor the rutyose OF founding and
endowing pfesuyierian college In
said city, to be called tue wet
minister College Of Utah, 4" gratefully
accepted. win the hearty thanks OF
| the gcnr.ai assembly.
Received, That the general assembly
/ recommends that the subdivision VI
the land to be usuG tor III. purpose OF
tho endowment he called "Wtsimln-
etet.n
Resolved, Aiso, that the consumma
| ton Of the transfer he referred 20 the
prssbytefy of u,ab, with Instructions
| TO act under the advice Uf competent
counsel, 70 take a blll To the .rust,vn Of
the Gtn.iai Assembly OF the froshy.
terrain Church la the Uniici states oi
] America, with Recommendation TO
that corporation TO entrust the mon.
agoment Of said property and college
10 the Pfcsbytery Of Utnh, AID that a
transfer be taken 10 secure the property
OF this chutch Ia entire accordance
with the spirit aud intent Of said gilt,
and the Pfesby terry Of Utah "a Instruct.
cd to report ils notion in thv prsmis,I
In the general assembly.
The afternoon session was occupied
with the reports ofvEriOuH committees
The question ~ tn. seal %. the Assem-
big, which made such astif at Detroit
was finally settled, and the seal pro
posed aud adopted.
At O'Clock the assembly adjourned
until Monday, no other work being
ready for confederation. a poIulai
meeting was held tonight In tehalf o.
the Sunday schools.
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Wendell Philips used to tell 9his
nnccdotc of crowded meeting in
Fancuil hail, where Frederick Doug
lass was chief speaker. Douglass
had boon describing tho wrongs Of
his race; as he proceeded he grow
moro aud more excited, and ended by
saying that they had no hope of jus
ticc from the whites, no possible 10
dress except by force. II must come
TO blood; they must fight for them
selves and redeem themselves, or II
would never bc done.
The old negroes, Soiournor Truth,
was sitting, tall and dark, on tho
front seat facing the platform. In
the hush Of deep feeling after Doug
lass sat down, her deep, peculiar
voice was heard all over the house;
Frederick, is God dcadN
The whole effect was electrical,
changing Us by II flash the whole feel
ing of the audience. Not another
word she said, or need to say; her
speech had been made. Boston Ad
yOrtlser.
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THE CUP USED BY JESUS.

u 0. said TO Hs Made OF Green Glass
aud Was rarncd once for si,o0u, 900.
The sacred cup, the traditional
"Sucro Catino,' belonging to tho
cathedral nj Genoa, which for cNtji.
rics has been supposed 10 have been
carved from n perfect emerald, has
lately been thoroughly inspected by
Il jowelcr @ho pronounccs it simply
grcen glass The cup, which is moro
pm than cup shaped, is fourteen
inches wide and five inches deep. and
Is by many believed to bo tho idcntl.
cal cup used by Jesus at the institu.
ton oi the Lords supper After
the crucihXion 1t is said TO have
fallen into the hands Of King Hcrud,
who used It in u triumphant way at
many wild banque,s.
According TO tradition, II came into
the hands Of tho onsvcis of tho Gee.
moose republic in the year ilOl, hay.
ing been given Us an equivalent for
money due from the crusaders, who
had captured the relic during their
famous expeditions to the east. At
the beginning OF the Fourteenth cen.
fury the Genocse government awncd
tho cup for tho magnificent sum OF
f900, 100 and afterward redeemed Il,
moro ON account Of It's supposed value
Us gem than for It's historical worth
Had the officials known what now
seems TO 10 the fact, that the cup
was simply an extraordinary spoci.
men OF the glass workers art, tho
c20O,O would no doubt have been
slow in forthcoming. When the
French captured Genoa the "Sacro
Catino' was II part Of the spoils
Their chemists, jewellers, glass work.
ois and others tested the sacred cup,
tho majority of the cXpcrimontcrs
concuITing in the belief that it had
been fashioned from genuine en-,
crsld Of great $40 and eXtraordi.
nary lncncss.
Among the disscnters was CherW,
who contended that tho sacred relic
was made of glass. Since that time
the commences of tho cup has been
doubted, The testimony OF the Amer.
lean jowclcr mentioned adds weight
TO tho supposition. Many believe, no
II glass or gem, that II is really what
tho church claims-a relic Of our
Saviour. st. Louis Republic
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An INTERVIEWING LETTER.
Grant on III. question at u Tblrd
Presidential Term.

COLUMBUS, o., May 90.-rhe D.S.
patch today prints All interesting letter
written IN May, 1850, By General
Grant 70 Roscoe Conkliug, regarding
tho lattor's efforts 10 have the general
nominated for u third term. Grant
expresses his appreciation Of tho 10.
membrance OF his services To the
country by Conkling, but fears that
the latter overostimates them ani un.
doIostimates the indulgence OF the
country.
"rhsre have BEEN" said he, "exi.
gencies that warranted n second term,
tut don't believe that the best inter.
eats Of the country's good ever demand.
ed n third term or ever will. | had
my doubts even as TO the advisabiity
Of a second term, aud you know | 10
expressed myself 10 you. In n Repub-
lie Cosmopolitan like ours, u mans
fame IL too frequently dependent upon
the status Of public sentiment. Today
you are poor; tomorrow submerged be.
ueath the wave OF adverse sentiment.
The country II full Oi brawny am bilious
men, who can serve II as well as the
President, and | sincerely question the
policy Of III asrting their ambition.
feel that the country has amply repaid
me for all my services, aud that 10 DO
a candidate or accept nomination for
a third term would be iugrstitude aud
would eventually affect me with poo.
pie who love me and whom love"
Gran, goes ON to say That tho es.
trang,ment between Blaine aud Conk-
ling, unless checked, must prove Of
mutual disadvantage and b. siumb.
llngblock iu The why Of the ambitions
OF both. 81 Behave" said he, "that
could the differences existing be annie.
ably adjusted, the nomi uation this year
v oIild 20 to one, aud the leading honor
four years hence would more than
probably 10 to the other. IL IL neces-
sary for the good OF each mau, Tor tho
good OF the party and the good Of tho
| country, that an amlcnblo nj ustmunt
be- reached. | fear tho presonla alton
OF my name at the convention would
not only assist In my defeat, but scfi.
ously Ailect your future, besides warp
ing my career. Should I he nomi n
ated, doubt II could DO elected, M
| seriously doubt whether any
man can be elected for second term,
unlrss under extraordinary circum,
stances, appreciate your position, at
you fay II Is the final and supreme o.
fort Of your life for supremacy. Yet,
in the face OF all, believe my namt
should not be presented. | trust you
will consider carefully my wishes. IN
generous enough 10 suffer myself rathel
than have my friends suffer- II con
WINGED that any act of MIND woulu
cause them to suller."
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tracts, etc., The committee docsn't find
the charges sustained, but regret that
moro publicity was not given in some
cases. In conclusion " expresses
without reserve ~ confidence IN the
assured suectss OF the Exposition. In
every essential feature, says tho report,
1t stsnds uufivnled In all time. Finy.
ak nations aud colonies lave accepted
the invitation 10 bu ltvrent aud have
alfen ~ appropriate IS, Is3, 800 for that
purpose. Unexpected tnattwunty other
fOteigu countries will be represented.
For the buildings aud special czhihiis
OF our own States 81, 49,. $40 IL already
provided. The expenditures Of the
Exposition all around win reach the
stupeDdous aggregate ~ $4,000, 600.
In scope and maguiflcnnce the ex-
position stands alouu. There IN moth.
ing like II IN all history. II surpassts
all kindred enterprises aud viii amply
illustrate the marvellous genius OF the
American people.
The comHittcc submits estimates rs
10 the oxpenscs, etc., Of the E,posi.
tion, placing the expenditures al
s2g, $40, nSs aud the total income a,
S2O, 276, Is2. 1, thinks that the con.
stfuttiUn Department. expenses could
be safely reduced TO Is, 100000.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-21

Oswnll's friends were always on
the loo tout for some rusc. lie once
notihel them that ON New Years
day ho should get the best Of them
all in some joke, and New Years
morning each received this notice,
"Rcmcmbur." They were on thcu
guard.
As they were leaving house
whore they hud brcakiasted, Oswald
slipped on the steps and fell on his
back on the sidewalk. His frcnds
rushed TO his assistance, but paused
before they reached him.
This is his rusc. some one said.
Clearly, the man who was so proud
of his talent for mimicry was ben,
on dccciying them all into thinking
him dying man, for no lay there
moaning pitifully, his face drawn
and twisted rs II with terrible pain
His friends stood around ana made
Jokes and puns, and hummed lines Of
comic songs, assuring him all tho
while that they were not deceived by
his acting. At last he gave Il hoaise,
mournful cry, looked at them sadly
and then ceased to moan or writhe.
In a noyorto.bcforgottcn moment
of horror aud sorrow his friends
realized that Oswald was dead. -
Souvenirs dun NicuX Libraire.
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It is impossible to specify the mum,
Der Of times a year yourpinno should
be tuned, A piano, to be kept in fair
condition, should be tuned four times
u year. So much depends, however,
ON tho temperature, style and make
Of tho instrument, the manner OF
use, its condition, etc, that where
one piano requires Eve or six tuning
annually, another might got along
fairly with much less
In the matter Of tuning there is
much negligence, people preferring
with singular perversity TO let their
piano 20 10 ''iacl, and ruin rather
than get good tuner in time This
is the sort Of pennywiHo pound fool
ish policy that buys n cheap piano
for beginner, fondly expecting nu
steal progress 10 DO made ON poor
instrument and with q poor teacher.
Interview IN New York Sun.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-21

You may read OF the cloverost
forgeN or embo2zlers of the century,
or OF the cleyerCst murderers, and
their arrest has been brought about
by some tiihing, unconsidered Incl.
dent which detective skill has devcl
opod. Tho clcverest and one Of the
most extensive torgors OF this coun'
try was sent to n penal cell in Eng
land tor number Of years, and the
only thing upon which tho authori
ties had TO work was letter, found
in a thousand scraps, in his room.
a bright fire was in the apartment
1T tho time Of his capture, and even
the man with no desire TO hide hi.
correspondence would have awaited
himself Of Us presence 10 destroy use
less written communications. But
the criminal seems to overlook these
small points, st, Louis Globe Demo
clat
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-21

CHICAGO, May 2O.- When the Santa
Fe passenger train from California
arrived today Conductor McAllister
reported 10 the police that he had an
insane woman on tho train. Conduc-
tor McAllister knew nothing OF her
except that che had come through on
the train from III PAso, Texas, and
created number OF disturbances on
his train between Kansas city and
here. The woman, who 10 commonly
clad, stated at Armory station that
her name Il Mrs. Emma Page Me-
Dowell and wealthy, owing several
houses and other property In San
Francisco, which city she had Just
left. Her story was disconnected.
Shs was taken 10 tho detention hospi-
tai pending an investigation, She
insists that she has large amount
Of money In the San Franoisco banks
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-21

A good many business men Of this
city have two. three and somc four
different offices. Sometimes these
nro four or iivo miles apart. There
nro well known lawyers here who
have two offices and handle n wholly
different class OF business ut each
Interested in big corporations, a live
business man often necessarily has
Office hours at the corporation offices
OF the respective concerns, This not
only enables him to discharge his
mind OF I'LL other branches of his
business while attending to one, but
II enables those who have business
with him 30 transact II without IN.
tcrfcring with those who arO bent GU
something else.
The mcntal strain thus put upon
an active business man soon sends
him TO Florida or some more porma.
no resting place, so that II isdoubt-
iui IT anything is gained by doubling
up In this way. The matter is inter.
esting, however, as illustrating the
peculiar qualities OF brain power and
training. -NeNs York Herald.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-21

LoNpoN, May co. Baron dc Worms,
parliamentary members Of the colonial
Office, read telegram IN the House
Of Commons Ffgay afternoon, May
goth, confirming the terrible disa'-
ter at Maurltius. u IL said that
Que third VI the capital city
Of Port Louis was destroyed. Among
the buildings wrecked ate the royal
college aud twenly.four church,s.
Many sugar mills In the country are
demolished, and valuable machinery
badly damaged. In Port Louis alone
six hundred persons are killed. In
the country districts ~ far NJ heard
from there arc three hundred. IL IL
believed the complete death roll will
be over twelve hundred. The mtall-
ties are mostly among Africans,
Chinese and Malgassys.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-21

A remarkable instance Of the ten.
dcncy TO change and even mutilato u
word in order TO give Il a familiar
and suggestive appearance is found in
tho expression "icrscd beef, - Which
is u ready English substitute for
"charqui, tho Peruvian word for
meat cooked in smoke, or "jerkci."
Such u liberty taken with "a foreign
word may readily be pnr1oncd when
70 happy in result, but tho necessity
for changing "lustrine,n n French
word for silk, into 'lutcstring" may
be questioned, seeing we have many
words, such as cluster" and "lus
trous,' from the same root. But
there is no accounting for iancies. 90
Chambers journal.
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Edward Nathaniel Lever, who was
nil his life connected with the Lon.
don Stock exchange. and died ON
May Z, 1876, aged eighty, once said
in all SERIOUSNESS that during the
NapolcDnic wars 30 much falsn news
of politics and army movements
came through Hamburg that any.
thing that smnckcd of tho incrcdi.
bio was received with the derisiyc
phrase, That's Hamburg. " whence
is derived by corruption the word
"humhug, If the word does not
date back beyond thopcriod referred
90, Il seems more reasonable dell'
walton than the very lnborcd one we
get IN Wobster's Dictionary. Notes
and Queries
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cLE,ELAND's cuASCEG


WAsmsuroS, May Represent.
alive Tracey, warm supporter VI
Cleveland, has tatulatod the returns
from the State conventions held 10 date
and figured ON the delegations to be Sc.
lcc,ed, and declares with much en-.
phasis that the cx.prcsldent will re.
ceive thu nomination, probably on the
second ballot. OF the conventions
already held, hc gives Cleveland sl5,
aud the uuin,tfuctcd or autl-Clcveland
ballots 1856. Eighteen states have not
declared their preference; Tracey di.
yidcs ihom into 05 per cent. for Cleve.
land, 200 uninstructei or aDtl-Cleve.
land. According 10 Traccy'a oaloula-
tlpu, Cleveland viii lack only about
90 vute' to secure the nomination.
With this showing on tn. first ballot,
he believes that those wavcring la the
uninstructeL column will comv over.
The anti.C Cleveland men declare that
these aims are eNtravagant.
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CHARLOTTE, y. g., Nay 2O.-Scna.
tor David -. mn OF Now York lie.
liyofed tho Grafton today at the hum
dted and seventeenth auL vcrsafy of
the signing Ol the Mccslenbcrg Dcr.
laratlun OF Independence. Thirty
thousand persJns are In the city. The
day opened with the firing u n salute.
A sham battle was "a feature 81 the
morning exercises ard was participated
IN by 1000 iIOOps. Senator HIPS ora.
ton was brilliant effort, reviewing
the act OF tho courageous men, WHO,
thirteen months before independence
wap declared by the United Colonlrt,
met In the courthouse and declared
their Independence.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-21

Onco when was In san Francisco
! heard the rattle and rush OF n fire
engine coming bounding down Il hill.
When II struck n corner, where 1t
turned, the driver, with the reins still
in his hands, was hurled like a shot
far ahead, falling between his horses
necks. Ho caught NJ the tongue as
no went swiftly down, got II, drew
himself up, crawlcd like a monkey,
with the horses at a full run, back
into his seat and saw him Il second
later driving furiously up Market
street followed that engine to
tho fire and found tho reckless and
daring driver unconcornedly attend
ing TO his duties
There is the coolest and nerviest
man | ever saw, said 10 a fireman.
and | told him what had seen.
"Yes,' he said. hos tho best
driver in the department and he's Il
henpccked husband Interview in
New York Tribune.
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REDUCTION ov SALARIES.



,WAilISuIoS, May Gothic report
oIme worlds Fair Investigating CON.
millee has been submitted 10 the com.
lnlp'ee on appropriations. IL recon.
mendh that the department OF foreign
tuAlfs be abolished ana the dutles dis.
ehhged by the director general. 1t
rcommends reduction Ia the salaries
o. me director general and the chiefs OF
uuIeant, and says that IA reduction
,hould he made further In the EN-.
loyes salaries Of the Exposition Com.
lahy' IL says thebe suggestions are
i"sue IN the most friendly spirit.
ht committee recommends that the
.AtitH OF the hiteen great chiefs VI
we apartments shRll In no case OK,
.'eu fiuOO, the salary OF the director.
tonsial he cut from $4,000 10 $1,000,
s ~ tuat OF the secretary OF the national
somulsslon 10 S30O0. IL is also recon-
,I.huea that reductions be made In
Wv Wv shlaflts Of other employee. The
sV ,,,i says that they are
10y aware that tho manage.
. ghl OF tho exposition has been
,yee'ed 10 great stress by
Jason OF the limited time intervening
onseh the Inception and formal
Spsn'hg OF the exposition. Inasmuch,
,Iy n' as II u now apparent TINT the
n,. nv WIZ be ample 10 complete thu
iIs'ations, the management should
,ds,ously avoid the extremes Of pnr-i-
,uyi or cxtravagance. The commits
NH. VA expresses the opinion that IL 4.
ny Unnecessary TO provide Tor
cd 1ue thGn one meeting OF the national
,s,nlinllssion and board OF lady manag.
suutlng the fiscal year OF ls03, and
,eonmends au mendmept 10 The mel
70 give the necessary executive powers
,nc seItsln points 10 the board Of refer.
gs INV hhl control. In regard 10 com.
r"a's Of tue improper letting Of con-
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THY rnnsnYrERlANs
The Assembly Accept Gronnd in salt
Lake Tor college.

PoRrLAEp, Or, May 9O,-The gem
eral assembly OF the Presbyterian
church rvassembled this morning. The
moderator announced the memborship
OF the vnfiOus standing committees.
The report Of the committee on 70.
vision IL tho second order for Monday
afternoon.
Among the committee chnlrmen ares
judicial committee, DR.. Smith Of Buff
falo; politics Of the church, Bartlett VI
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DEs MoiSEs, Ia, May 2O.-The
rivers heso reached the highest point
at noon, since then they hhv. re-
manned stationary. A large portion OF
tho east city IL under water In coDse.
qucnce " the rise last night. The
trnrk Of the Chicago n Northwestern
for several blocks Is washed away, and
freight traffic Ia ut standstill and
passenger trains few and Irregular.
The low lands In northeast and south
Des Moinos are all under water.
Probably 1000 houses are abandoned.
Relief committees are nj work allo-
waiting the suiierings Of the poor. The
wind il blowing u gale tonight from
the northwest, accompanied by rain
anu enow, which adds to the serious.
ness OF tho situation.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-21

As the waste in animal food in those
who lead indolont lives Is carried oil by
the kidneys. 1t ia very desirable that
they should DO kept well flushed with
plenty OF water, for pure water is to the
kidneys what fresh air is to the lungs,
and taken in the early morning, prefer
ably rs hot as it can bo sippcd, 1t washes
away the unhealthy secrotions thathavo
accumulated Ia the stomach during tho
night, and stimulates it to healthy nc
ton, aud then, passing on through the
system till it reaches tho kidneys, carries
away by their aid tho uric acid govt poi
son and other Impurities that should
have no fixed hnbitauon in the body at
all, aud would not have it thc sufferer
wore properly dietcd for even two or
three weeks each ycaSe-ci-TA''a,sR',
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-21

BuFFALo, May 2O.-rhe Buffalo
section OF the great relay bicycle race
from North. East Pennsylvania to
Rochester Is icing covered IN very fast
time. NoIll-East WAS left at o;07
p. M, ant Buffalo reached at $3.50.
The message at this point IL ouly one
hour snd thirty minuttsl ehitd. Thou.
sands VI people were AZ the parade
house to see the relay chang.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-21

ST. PETERSBURG, May a0.-'rhe gov
eminent has decided TO expend $780,
900 roubles for the construction OF a
strategic railway alongside the Narew
river, near tho Prussisn frontier. The
Czar yesterday attended the ceremony
Of launching two new gunboats, NJ.
tor Z hich he witnessed the laying Of
the keels for four ironclada.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-21

CLEVELAND, May 90,-rhe relay
bicycle messenger, Bsunister. lett
Ashtibula for Connsught. at 0:5i y. III.
to make the fourteen miles In hdy-
four nlnutes. The messengers expect
10 make up two hours between Con.
nauRht anu Buffalo.