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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02

Tho writer was once requested " act A.
friendly broker 20 bid for the bear which
found IT, WY 20 often to the London police
courts after being exhibited before the
queen ne Wiudsor-a brur which 70 won
the heart Of thc policeman who took It
mp" frDm a storm sense OF duty, that he
made % collection to defuy ", expenses
alter tho SUMMONS
The would be purchaser was worthy
butcher, hgloro WAoao shop the bear was
being exhibited, while tn, writer heard ~
history from the genial and dirty foreigner
who owned II.
ssh" said the butcher, excuse the lib.
otty but would you kindly ak that
Frcnchman what he will take for the
boArfn
Certainly" we replied, III you will say
why you want IT, Il Il Tor professional
purpose" the bear was tat.
"Oh, moi should not thinl, u such q
thing" ssid the butcher II want him Tot
pct'
VERY we'll How high will you go" W,
asked.
"Upto ten pounds" the butcher replied
Hut though We I'D cur bcst. the owner
would not accept less than 500 francs, Il
the grcut disappointment 81 the wolld b.
/ purchaser. co. london Spectator.
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Tho Wind Plays Havoc With the
Ships Anchoi | on Staten
Island.
TERRIFIC WEATHER REPORTED ON
THE SOUND.
The Highest Tide Ever Known
Wreckago Floating About .
Damage Done.
ny Telegraph 10 tho Nrws.i
TERRIFIC WEATHER.
On our Atlantic toa-t.-DAmagc by
Wind aud waves


Nrw YoRl, March l.--Not n sailing
crnit left the port this morning be-
cause Of the terrible storm raging, and
only the largest steamers dared TO
leave. Tho wind played havoc with
the ships anchored oil Staten leland,
and number Of small crafts were
driven ashore.
The present epidemic aerial distur-
banco is due 70 the meeting Of two
stOfmP, ono which came up the COST
from North Carolinn, the other having
its birth In central Ohio and going
east. Each increased IN violence I'M
III thoy met about midnight last night.
A vessel which came Into port through
Hell Cato reports terrific weather on
the sound, all vessels being delayed
aud all passengers aboard very sea
sick.
Atlantic Highlands, n. j., reports
the highest tidos ever known. Con.
siderable wreckage has been cnst ashore.
A large vessel Is reported wrecked or
Sandy Hook. Several hundred feet Of
the new railway was washed away
near Milton Park, and n large pile
driver sunk In deem water.
This morning at Staten Island the
| It'd. was the highest ever known. Had
II risen another inch, all the heating
apparatus on Ellis Island would have
| been rendered useless. The furnace
/ rooms Of the big immigration buildings
| were flooded this morning, ana II was
only 10y the greate1t efforts that the iirca
were kept going.
The upper bay Ia filed with wreck
| age today. Ono OF the Staten Island
| forbes passed the wreck Of canal
boat drifting near Oyster Island nat.
| a large number Of smaller crafts are
reported seriously damaged, and there
was much difficulty experienced by
ferry passengers Ia boarding and de-
parting from the boats. Many piers
were submerged by the high tide.
la the city many telephone and telo-
graph wires we're blown down aud
poles broken and wrecked, and there
was much delay transmitting mes
cages. The storm IL still raging furl.
ously tOnig ht. Thesurf At Long branch
having torn away twenty feet Of the
bluffs IN front OF the old Leland Hotel,
and great damage IL threatened by The
high tide tonight. ..-a.
From Elbnron to Seabrighi, n stronl
surf Is tearing out the beach badly
and the partially completed bulkheadi
are all demolished. Several cottage,
near the coast are In danger. The storm
Is tearing all the wires along the coast,
aud has carried away the pipes OF tn,
Long Branch works, cutting oil TIT
water supply Of the cottages at Mon
mouth Beach and Seabright. Al At
lantic City building In course OF ercc
ton, intended 10 be- one OF the hnesl
business structures In the city, wa
blown down and several smaller build
ings demolished. Tho storm is alst
raging through Pennsylvania.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02

II YOU should chance to pause In front OF
any broadway window where theatrical
fmcos are displayed you will invariably
surprise some foothght fairy looking AZ
her counterfeit proacntment. The worse
the CONFERENCE.-The more II ilattors her
the oitcner she will bp there TO look at II,
The mere act OF looking is not so satlsfac'
tory to her, but It attracts attention, Other
people look 10 sec what she "a looking at
The chances an that somebody at some
time will note faint resemblance some
where and will say, "There she Is now,
and then everybody within hearing will
stare At her and whisper. Then the foot
light fairy Will 20 away happy. hav,
zen soubrette playing Broadway en-
.sRument stop every day to look at hoi
pictures In the windows II there were d
dozen to the block sho would stop from
one 10 ten minutes TO silently worlhlp each
one. Such h the glory Of the first seasoi
'on the road. New York Herald.
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Female Prisoners Set Fire TO tho
BuiIding.

ISDIANArOIIs, March 1.-The State
Woman's Prison aud Reform School
for Girls burned here tonight. The
building was entirely destroyed. The
lire was discovered a few minutes after
supper In the laundry OF the reform de-
paFtment. The night Waterman, en-
gineeT and day wRtchman, with the
iire apparatus at hand, succeeded, rs
they supposed, In quenChIng the IRE,
when the hose broke. Before II could
be mendcd the ilAmes broke out again
and rapidly spread. The institution Ia
situated In the center OF n hve-acre
field on the eastern edge OF the city. 1t
| was n model prison and one OF the most
noted In the country. When the fire
was discovered, Miss Kelly, tho super
intendont, ordered the l5T inmates OF
the reform department Into the yard,
where they were guarded by halt o
dozen inmates. From those confined
| in the prison department the most
trouble was anticipated by the officers.
Mis- Kelly went into the hallway and
told the prisoners that tho building was
on FIRE.
''l am going to unlock those cells,
but want you to promise me that you
will stand by me, and not one try to
escare."
The women promised and the doors
were opened. The fiity.threo prisoners
hastily followed Miss Kelly through
the Railways and to the grounds,
where they wero placed In charge Of
the attendants. SO far as known, mono
made any attempt 10 escape, though
some Of the refotm girls were dis-
covered during the evening roaming
about the streets and were sent to the
police station.
Tho Ore was OF ineendiary origin,
three glrls--lmogcnc Thompson, Mary
Stevens aud Lydia kinsley-it isststed
by the other Inmates, having formed q
conspiracy to free themselves In this
way, II possible. Tho prisoners will bs
confined Ia the various other State
Institutions.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02

national COMMITTEES Of the Anti.Sub-
Tronsury Alliance, this morning, was
asked by an Associated Pfcos repre-
sentative what he though, OF tho recent
labor conference at ~. Louig, and ite
beafing upon the politics OF the South.
He said: "rhc pretended opposition OF
the Southern delegates 10 the third
party movement 10 the mercst sham.
They were all In full sympathy with
IL. possibly with the exception Of Liv-
ingslon OF Georgia, who Is In doubt rs
10 whether his State IA ripe for the
movement. There Il no question but
that the Sub.rTontury element IN the
Southern Alliance will join the move
msnt. The Third partyites adopted
the Ocala platform, and this element
bclieyrs their political salvation ue-
ponds upon the success OF the Sub.
Treasury and land loan schemes. The
movement IN Taught with danger to
the Democrats In several Southern
Siatra, notably ia North Carolina,
Alabama and Louisiana. The fusion
Of this element with the Republicans
wculd seriously impurll Democratic
success. The Republican managers
recognize the waning fortunes " their
party In the Northwest, grow Ing out Of
this movement, aud viii eagerly en-
brace any fusion In the South as an of.
set. Our committee will istuo call
this month for n national convention u
resist the Sub-TrcAsury aud Other
Third party schemes.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02

II II tune that tho truth should be un.
dcrstood la this matter Of Anglo. American
imitation. Tho opinion prevails that II "a
wholly onesidrd, which most omphntically
Is not the case The American leayen
works In England about NJ strongly as the
English notions obtain this side tho water,
Is II not concession TO American good
sense and example that English young
women Of the best fAmiliosnow often walk
tho streets unattended by fOotmcni Such
thing few years ago would have been
impossible. American practices aud prcc'
edentB arc freely quoted and adopted IL
English society. American ideas arc copied
without stint. and American wares, nov
elites and Inventions are generally adyor'
tised by London tradesmcn.
The most colgorsAtiye Of the London so
cioty sud women's periodicals constantly
set forth tho "fnls" Of American women
and they long ago ceased the tone Of hall
apology In which such items used to bC
couchcd. There seems In fact, quite rs
grugt an admiration and respect for thing
American over there rs there Is here foi
things Engllah.-llor Point OF View IN
New York Times
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02

Sir Matthew Hale gives two instances
whore tho death penalty was c1actod he,
foro puberty One ease was that Of u girl
OF thirteen, who was burned for killing her
mistress, and the other was that Of boy
Of ten, who was hanged for killing his
comrauinn. blackstone gives nm instance
In tho last century where u boy of eight
years old was tried NJ Abingdon for firing
two barns, and II appearing that he had
malice, revenge and cunning, he was found
guilty, condemned and hanged accord.
ingly.
In more modern times boy OF ten was
convicted on his own confession OF murder.
ing his bodiellow, there appearing in hls
whole behavior plain tokens of u misdhiov
Gus discretion. According To the law Of
England, ia order TINT an net NAY be Grim
inal II must be done by person OF compc
tent age. Blackstone says that infauu
undor the age OF discretion ought not {,
be punished by any criminal prosecution
whatever i .0ndou Lancet
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02

Directions for ob'rc lessons often rscm
HE lesson On butterfly that heard rlvcn
By llndrrgartuer With single butter
ily held 20 her hand she lei the children TO
speak NJ its dying IN the sunshine, slipping
food from flowers, living through the SUN
mor and Of tho beauty of its colors. Not u
word was said ~ the three parts Of the
body, the two pairs % wings, the six legs.
the antrunp aud the tube through which
Il sips football of which and more the
children could easily have been led 10 zee,
Doubtless the teacher thought the chill
dr,n had had beautiful lesson, but had
they received anything at ulil Although
city children, thcy spent tho summer Ia
the country they. had ull seen aud prob
ably chased several species Of butterflies
mud possibly some of them knew more than
their teacher about the habits Of butter
fllcs. Mrs. NJ. a. Aber in Popular sricnc.
Moathly.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02

TOPEKA, Kan, March 1'--Ihe ne
puhlican League clubs Of the state mot
this morning. President Bailey called
The nasembiy 20 order. COMMITTEES
ON credentials, resolutions ana rules
were appointed. Pending their re-
port speeches were mado.
A platform was adopted BY the
League, renewing its allegiance TO the
Republican party aud ail IL ptihelpies.
Although no definite action was avon
on the silver question, tue sentiment
Of iSansn8 Republicans hucame hppst'
ont WHEN, just before adJournmehI ~
Il. Anthony, who heretofore ny, ooeh
fec silver man, annpuheen hi'
views, anu Va now oppOseu 70 nee
coinage. His speech was iondiy cheer
cd.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02

NEW YoMl, March THE HCrGld's
Washington correspondent has been
preparing a table showing the Presi-
DENTAL preferences OF the delegations
to the national convention. Tho com.
pilatlon 10 made on the basis OF 900
delegates. The correspondent claesi-
Hes 2S5 for Cleveland, the romainder
for some Western man. Cleveland, he
says, seems the choice Of California,
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Mas
sachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio,
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Yer
mont, .Vlrglnis, Waahingt N, West
Virginia and Wisconsin. Hill is said
10 be tbs choice OF Colorado, Floridn,
Idaho, Maryland, Mississippi, New
Jersey, New York, .Pennsy lvnnls,
South Carolina, North Carolina aud
Texas.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02

Boys who have attended military schools
know what the color guard Ia. but perhaps
some young readers do not know, The
color guard Ia - small body ofpioked men,
scrgonnJs and corporals chicNY who arr
stationed on each s.lc of and behind tho col.
or sergeant. The color guard never leaves
the hag In action and mover does any fight.
Ing until the last reserves are called upon.
Thor business Is 10 stand by the flag and
prevent It troiE falling into the hands Of
the enemy.
Aboard ship onH Of the things that used
20 ho done Ia the good old days of wooden
ifigutcs WAS TO nail the colos to the mast,
Hauling down tho colors IN naval fight
Is The sign OF surrender When they are
unlod 10 the mast they cannot be- hauled
down, the mast must be shot away or the
vessel sunk before the colors can be- low
erpd.--W. j. Henderson In 81, Nlcho!u-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02

WAsluNuroN, March 1.-The Senate
finance committee today directed a
favorable report to DO made on the
House bill for tho better control ofGni
TO promote the safety Of national banke.
Al amendment was added, auth0riz.
ING the banks TO enlarge their clrcula.
ton TO the null par va uo Of The United
States bonds deposited, so that the bill
must go back TO the House " II passes
the Senate. Ihe committee ordered
adverse reports on the four bills intro
duced by Democratic Senators to re.
move tho taxaliOBof the State on cir.
culation anu TO subject national banl,
notes anu United States treasury notes
to state taxation.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02

MihNEArOLls, March IA special
tom winnipeg says that the organ OF
he Manitoba Governpent hero has
published startling statements, TO the
sntel that bargain has been made
oetNeen the Roman Catholic Church
aau the Conservative Government at
VVue,Wa, by which the church pledges
'u,u 70 give the Conservatives the
.nIlfe catholic vote, on condition that
Huoo',, The present Dominion Pr0mler,
s.u,e IN tue near future aud be- sue
0e sueu by Sir John Thompson, who IL
a. iH9mhu Catholic. Another il that,
~ 'ne event that the Privy Council OF
england declares the act recently
parsed by the Manitoba Government,
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nrIskucss Ia sone lines OF business docs
not always indicate general prosperity I
met nn undertaken the other day and mo
chaulNllly inquired, GLOW IA businc.s''
Rubbing his hands glccfully, he replied.
"Nuycr better" | was about 10 congrntu.
late him whom remembered what brisk
business with him signIliod 10 other people
OF course ono wishes everybody TO b, pros.
porous but prosperity In the undertaking
line is rather hard, to say the least Of Il, on
the ru,t Of tho community. Louis
Globe Democrat
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02

HOUSES ROBBED AND PEOPLE
MURDERED.
Hunger aud Dtprivations have Changed
MANY human liclrgs Into
Wild Beasts.
Ny Telegraph to The Hswa
IN THE FAaINE DISTRICTS.
An English Correspondent Describcs
the situation,


LONDON, March IAN English
special Correspondent, who 10 unNUliug
In the famine districts Of Russip,
writes from SnratOv that GRIMES of
violence in the valley OF the NolgA arr
of frequent occurrence. Clurgy mems
houeos have been robbed aud the bodies
Of murdered men found ON the high
roads. The correspondent was warned
" the dangers Of travelling about tue
country, aud lac seldom drove NJ blight.
Caravans OF mtfchandito arn escorted
by armed forces. The correspondent
adds that villages In the government
Of Samara, which were prosperous Ia
1856 nTe now plunged into the deepest
misery, aud the population have been
decimated. In one village 31b5 Of Us
1870 Inhabitants have migrated. or
those remaining 1850 are dependent
upon charity. In three months tho
people Of this village lost iSS head "
live stock. They are indebted to the
state Ia the sum Of - go roubles.
| Similar conditions prevail In other
villages. Forty thousand acres Of land
are Idle Ia the province VI Samarn,
owing TO lack VI seed wAorOwilh 10
plant this area. a large number OF
GcTman colOulsig live IN holes Of the
earth for warmth. They eat broad
made OF wild hemp Ead tho carcassoa
VI horses. This dict causes severe,
often fatal, nausea. The famine il
changing the peasants Into wild beast.
In one case u man attempted 10 hang
hiA daughter because she was not sue
cessiul in logging.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02

A parasitic worm known as the liver
flulo attaches itself during a certain stage
of ~ being to the liver aud lungs u cattle
During is carly growth 10 goes through a
Gcrius u Astonishing moianorphoscs, do
ycloplng new self inside of It's old self In
different shape several times. Finally Il
leaves the body q the beast, and what bo'
comes OF IL g. not known precisely, but
thuro l. no doubt that u Is transformed
into u species oi snail that lives IN WI,
places II certainly must lay IT, eggs In
such spots. whore the cattle lick them up,
thus completing the cycle Of is being, -
MaahImnLan LeLtnr.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02

BERLIN, March The appeal OF
Chancellor Capfivi for restoration Of
IN. rlnuse i'm he naval estimate pro-
Wiling for the construction OF cotvettcs
and ciuisors. which was eliminated by
thr commltlec, has availed the govern.
nept nothing, for whom the question
was nut 10 n vote In the Reichstag TO-.
dnv The government was defeated.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02

The first attempt to apply electric power
on railways was made by Mr., H. Davidson,
who, In September, 1879, tried on the Ediu
huIgh and Glasgow railway an electro
magnetic locomotive running ON four
wheels and Weighing five tons, a speed
Of four miles per hour was attained. Lon
don Hits
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02
RAILROAD COLLISION.
seyon men EiiIed aud ono In-
lured.

lured.
MILWAUKEE, March 1.-The Water
town local train, due Ia Milwaukee Mt
4 O'Clock this afternoon, ran Into and
demolished the rear end OF train
loaded with employees, west Of the
Milwaukee shops on the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul RAILROAD, killing
seven men and inJuring several otherr.
The trains were moving in the sam 9
direction, the workmen's train having
lust left the main track on a short
switch and btrung Itself out on track
parallel with the main line. The
swilohmgn, Emil Bartel, forgot to turn
the switch after the wOrkmen's train,
and the local moment after passed on
the short switch and In a minute had
telcscoped the rear car. Seven men
were killed and terribly mangled
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02

LIMA, o., MaTch 1.-The lima Ma.
tIonal Hank OF this city was closed this
morning 10y nm examiner and order
from the Comptroller Of tho Currency.
me trouble wins brought about by the
speculations Of President b. g. Fauret,
Who Tor the past four years has been
engaged In extensive railroad and
land projects in Mexico, which 10.
suited disaslrouuly. He borrowed
from the bank entensivsly, and, al.
though securing II by ample mort
yage, II created dlatfust, which brought
On n run. The capital stock Is slQ0,.
0On. and the holders belong mostly In
this city. It's believed tlGt the de.
positors will receive their money In
mll.
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Asnlp., The standard OIL Company,

CoLu,mUs, o., March 1.-The Su.
preme Court OF Ohio, In the case OF
Attorney General Watson VI. the
STANDARD OIL Company, handed down
decision today ofimpottance concern
ing trusts. This case instituted by u PEE
tition IN quo waTranto 10 Gust the
company from its corporate rights aud
TO forfeit It's franchise. The judgment
Of the lCOuIt II 10 Oust the company
from the right 10 make trust agree
mentn as set forth In tho petition and
Of the power 10 perform the same. This
l. all that the httOrney.gencral desired.
He had no amnesty toward the COM
pnny, and did not desire 10 deprive II Of
IL corporate rights no enjoyed by
others, but Of tho trust agreements,
which are contrary 10 law. Under the
decision the company viii be allowed
10 continue lis corporate powers. The
decision ofthe Supreme Court sustains
the attorney. generals demurrer 10 the
nnswer Of the Standard, which set up
the defense that the trust agreement
was entered into by individuals and
not by the company asa corporation
holding n franchise. While the deci-
sion does not Dust the company from
liz franchise, II prohibits them from In
any way continuing TO carry out or iul-
NJ any Ofthe provisions or agreements
under tho trust contracts. The attor.
ney-geneTal VI New York has papers
ready 10 file against tho STANDARD In
that State, prepared In contemplation
| Of this deciflon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02

tngnus Ia the Political Arena Again.
TOPEKA, Kan, March John j.
ingalls, has again actively entered the
political prena, having made his ap-
pearance tonight Mt the convention OF
the State League n Republican Clubs.
lie made n speech defending his In
nciivlty Of the past two year, and an
nouncod his future programme. Ho
Is u Republican. IL had teen said
that he took no part In the recent cam.
paign. That was fact. But he was
obliged TO state that the State central
committee Ignored him. His name,
he said, should not be used In conuec.
ton with any ofilce. He offered his
services 10 the State central commit.
tee TO go asa private wherever the
generals OF the campaign wanted him.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02

An autograph letter from Queen Vic
toria, written 10 tho late Prince Louis la.
Glen Bonnpar,e on the occasion OF her iu-
bilcc, was In Accordance With tho princes
wish, placed in the breast pocket OF hli
coat before his intenncut
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02

Aldriehs Opinion of u FREQ silver
niiI.

PROVIDENCE, II. l., March LIN
an Interview today Senator Aldrich
EXPRESSED the opinion that free silver
oll VIII pass both House aud Senate Ut
,le present session and bo vetoed by
lle Pfesideut. He bases his opinion,
on the report Of the House committee
on fules, fixing a certain day for the
v9Aaleration % the measures, and on
hA belief that u combination OF Demo.
ulatb Alllancemen and free silver Re.
puu,elleans In the Senate viii give the
Dill u small majority In that branch.