Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-19

he told me that during his four years
IN the White House, when he was SUR
rounded 10y aI the troubles of his posi-
,ion and Of his time, he lost only one
nights sleep. This was on account of
an officer who was supposed to have
dciauIttd. The news was brought 10
The White House in the evening aud the
Ere ident was very much tt0ubled by it.
Tie had appointed this official contrary
to the advice Of his friends and he
began 20 worry over o. lie didn't 40
to bed. but walked up and down his
room till nearly morning, when q mes-
scngcr came ard told that the story was
false and thar the man was all right
AN INCIDENT or riR WAR.
al the battle OF Winchester. Gene.
raj Hayes command had TO ride seven
teen miles to reach the field. They got
there IN the th.ckcst OF the engagement
but they were tired ont and twenty
minutes were given them to rest before
they engaged 30 battle. General Hayes
told me The story OF the fight and how
be- got rest before bs went into IT, lie
s1id "l iclt that / needed sleep and
.
| ] threw my Bride line TO the orderly
and lay down ON the ground in the
midst oi the battle and got twenty
minutes Of sound slumhcr ltrcireshcd
Wc greatly and kept inc up during the
light"
PRESIDENT HAYES WONDERFUL
SERyL
another Incident OF General Hayes
| nerve General Rrihkc.hoH went on
/ happened while hc was Governor Of
the State. Hc had gone tu pcunsvl.
| yania TO some celebration. and while
/ seated in The car, cannon was fired
| of loo nis honor The cannon stood
/ just outside Of the car and the cNplo.
/ sion was 800 great that 10 blew ont 100 the
[ windows ul the car AMI the glast ilcw
| into the Generals face. almost binding
/ HIM and cutting him quite scverly. %
/ was Thought that the car wa, blown up
and every one in % was frightened.
! General Hayes SAT perfectly SILL -
| soon ls he heard the explosion hc shut
] h 81 cycs tight In order to keep the glass
! out of them and he kept them closed
] and sat still until he was told that the
/ danger was over. re said 10 me. Il
| don't know how ! happened To- think so
/ quickly Of my eyes, but that was my
| FIRST thought and coupled with h was the
/ idea that ! should keep my seat /
| grabbed the railing Of the seat IN front
Of me tightly with my hands and kept
] myself perfectly quiet Had ! not
closed my eyes, would have been
| blinded.
CONGRESSMAN FLETCHER ASD LORD
GEORGE GORDON.
see the name Of Fletcher OF Mnne-
sofa among those OF the new congress.
/ men who expect to set the Potomac on
/ lire NO the present session. ! he sue
/ grcds he will do better than he did In
| bis attempt TO arrest Lord Gordon. the
/ famous English swindler, who took IN
| las Gould and others some years ago.
/ George Bracket, one OF the richest
| men Of Minneapolis, was connected with
| this arrest. and i was through his efforts
/ that we escaped war with Canada
/ about the natter. lie told me the story
the other night said he'
90 way mayor Of Minneapolis at the
time and / got into the scrape through
New York friend, who had lent Cor.
don forty thousand dollars and who
wanted me to get Ii back from him.
| Gordon was Scotchman, who began
his swir aly'--,.,r In Edinburgh under
Tx. .lIlng edle1 - rrairn. Alter
:Sie name OF Lord Iit0,t., ,,hrT,
taking IN the jewellers there ana ~,
TO the extent OF hundreds OF thousantt
OF collars, De disappeared aud twt
years later turned up 10 America as 4
scion OF the noble house OF Gordon
with prospective chances Of being Inc
! Bari Of Aberdeen. lie had good Gre
denuals apparently and his note papei
! bore an Elrls CuToaet. With this ont,
tit he came 20 ST.. Paul in the summer oI
1870, Al FIRST he went about IN A
modest way lie represented himself
as a rich Scolchman and said that he
| wanted 10 buy about 5000 acres of
ANA upon which 10 plan, Scotch
/ colony"
This came TO the ears Of the Northern
| Pacific railroad officials and they called
upon him. he said. "Ncs gentlemen.
| do coyut a few acres OF your beautiful
| lands. don't want them Tor myself ior
] have enough. But have sister who
| is very charitable and She would like 10
have some lands TO give to her old len.
ants. would like 10 buy few thous
aud acres Tor heT-ay 5000 acres or so
Just itNc Tract Tor my poor people. n
.lhis of course excited the Northern
Pacific people and they took Lord
Gordon over the road 20 show him Tie
land They carried q French cook
negro walters and % dozen wagons
Aud they had champagne. and when the
party came back at the end ol twn
months, the trip had cost the Northern
lac'hcrold SIS 600, aud the result was
that Lord Gordon decided DITTO take
the and."
GORDON ANp JAW GOULD.
The story Of Gorddn and Law Could
Is well known. Gould thought Gordon
had controlling interest 10 the stock of
the Erie railway
"iIe had on interview with him and
Gordon made Could believe that he had
an annual income of 100000 and that
he owned si1ul5.o1l OF the capital
stock of the Erie railroad and couIJ
control t21o13.u'l more Gordon pro-
missed lu Throw his influence In Inc
election OF o board OF dircct1rsas Gould
desired and Gould, IN order TO Secure
this deposited with him as securlty
property 10 the extent Of ss11.o,,
Alter doing ibis Gould Thought tb,
matter over and he began To suspect
thal % N.t, not aIl right Among Other