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

DEsTRET EvFNIN
he told me that during his four years
in the White House, when he was sur
rounded by all the troubles OF his post
ton and Of his time. he lost only one
nights sleep This was on account OF
an officer who was supposed to have
dciauted. The news was brought TO
ihc White House in the evening aGt tile
President was very much troubled by a.
lie had appointed this official contsarv
TO the advice Of his friends and he
began Co worry over a. lie didn't 60
to bed but walked up and down his
room TIL nearly morning, when q mes
scnger came aud told that the story was
false and that the man was all right"
AN INCIDENT or rHE WAR.
"At the battle Of Winchester. Gene
raj Hayes command had 10 ride severn
teen miles to reach the field. They get
there in the thIckcsi OF the engagement
/ but they were tired out and twenty
minutes were given them to rest before
they engaged 100 battle General Hayes
told me thc story OF the fight and how
/ he got rest before hs went into it lie
said. ~ felt thall needed sleep and
concluded TO use my twenty minutes.
/ ! threw my bride line to the orderly
! and lay down ON the ground in The
midst OF the battle and got twenty
minutes OF sound sIumhcr % refreshed
me greatly and kept me up during the
fight"
PRESIDENT HAYES WONDERFUL
NHRvr
Another Incident of General Hayes
nerve General Bulkefhcg went on.
/ happened while hc was Governor Of
the State. He had gone to pcnusvl.
vania TO some celebration. amt while
seated boo the car. cannon was fired
OF in his honor The cannon stood
/ Just outside Uf the car and the cNplO-
I sion was 500 great that % blew ont lll the
/ windows of the ear and the glass ncw
into the Generals face. almost binding
HIM aud cutting him quits severity. %
was Thought that the car wlt blown up
| and every one 10 u was frightened.
/ General HAYES sag perfectly still As
| soon %. Doe heard the explosion he shut
/ h eyes 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. lie said to me, 4
don't know how I 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 VI the seat IN front
qi me tightly with my hands and kept
| myself perfectly quiet Had ! not
closed my eyes, would have been
blinded"
CONGRESSMAN FLETCHER AND LORD
GEORGE GORDON.
see the name OF Fletcher, OF Mime
sofa, among those OF the new congress.
men vino expect TO set the Potomac on
fire no the present session. / he Sue
Cccds he will do better than he did IN
his attempt To arrest Lord Gordon. the
| famous English sWindlcr, who took IN
lay Gould and others some years ago.
George Bracket, one oil the richest
| men Of Minneapolis was connected with
| this arrest. and Il was through his efforts
/ that we escaped war with Canada
about the matter. lie told me the story
the other night Said he:
81 way mayor " Minneapolis at the
time and got into the scrape through
q New York friend. who had lent Cor.
don forty thousand dollars and who
wanted me to get 10 back from him.
Gordon was ~ Scoichman, who began
his swirsiis.,,. - = Ia Edinburgh under
| IL. .ullnE Citt,A-s... s,rairn. Amer
III name OF Lord Gltf,...i' , 49,
taking IN the jewellers there an1 "a. "
TO the extent OF hundreds OF thousanus
OF collars, he disappeared and two
years later turned up Ia America as A
scion OF the noble house OF Gordon,
with prospective chances OF being the
! Earl Of Aberdeen. lie had good ere.
dentials apparently and his note paper
bore an E1r's cofoAeL With thls out.
~ he came to ST. Paul in the summer OF
1870. AZ first he went about In a
modest way. lie represented himself
as rich Scotchman and said that he
wanted 10 buy about $1,000 acres Of
and upon which to plant a Scotch
colony"
This came TO the ears Of the Northern
Pacific railroad officials and they called
upon MIN. tie s1ii' "les gentlemen.
! DO ooVg' a ieH acres OF your beautiful
lands ] don't want them for myself Tor
! nave enough. hut have sister who
is very charitable and She would like 10
have some lands 10 give to her old ten.
ants, would like % buy q few thous
and acres Tor her-ay 5000 acres on IA
Just a little tract l1r my poor people. "
"Ihis oi course excited the Northern
Pacific people and they took Lord
Gordon over the road 10 show him The
land. They carried q French cook.
negro walters and o dozen wagons
And they had champagne, aud when the
party came back at the end OF two
months, the trip had cost the Northern
paciicroll SIS .ooo aud the result was
that Lord Gordon decided no, to take
the and"
GORDON AND JAW GOULD.
The story Of Gordnn and Law Gould
Is well known Gould thought Gofdon
had a controlling intercs, ia the stock of
the Erie railway,
'llc had an Interview with him and
Gordon made Could believe that he mad
an annual income Of $500, 900 and that
he owned sl1.oo3oo1 Of the capital
stock of the Erie railroad and couid
control $1,000 0lI more Gordon pro-
missed lu laroW his Influence In The
election OF @ board OF direciorsa as Gould
desired and Gould, IN order TO srcgrc
this, Deposited with hlm as secufitv
property 20 inc extent Of s,lo.o1,
After doing This Gould Thought tb,
matter over and Doe began 10 su,psrf
that il NJs NOT all right Among otber |