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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-16
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-16
Exclusive Fair Privileges.

Bids will 100 received by tho under,
signed, a. $40 Constitution Building,
uhtil noon Saturday, August 18th, 1874,
for the following named exclusive privi-
lrgos U tho Territorial Fair ~ lslL The
Fair will opon ~ noon, Tuesday, October
4ud, and ozo ON the evening OF ~aiur.
day, October OH. Bidder. must state
tho amount N mot cash they will pay Tor
tho privilege. Al expenses to Do paid
by bidder nothing furnished except
space.
I. Restaurant privilege, including
buffet ur lunch counter
q lee Cream privilege.
o. Candy privilege.
4. Pop Corn privilege.
3, Peanut privilege.
q. Ffosh Fruit privilege.
z, Summer drinks privilege
p. Mprry-Go. Round privilege
%. The Advertising privilege.
no, Program privilege.
No. includes tho use Of all available
spaces iusldo the building Tor painting
advertisements and nm exclusive stand
Tor card and sign writing,
II IL expressly UNDERWOOD that no OK
cess OF charges above the retail salt Lake
city prices viii bo allowed for anything
For Information and rules apply to the
undersigned. Tho right 10 reject any
aud all bids reserved.
GEO, ID. PYPER,
Secretary u, A. aud NJ. Society,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-16

Manufacture aud dealer In all kind.
u Metallic, Wood and Cloth Covered
Conlns and Caskols
Pull line Of Conn Furnishing, kept
constantly on hand.
Telephone aud telegraph orders
promptly hllsd,
Open Day and Night
Factory aud warerooms No 28 n. Lat
esu'h, ~ blocks sas, ofThea,sL
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-16

Tho direct line TO kansas CITY, H..
Louis aud Atlantic teAboard, II via
the Missouri Pacific Railway, from
Pueblo. Through sleening snd chair
cars, and all connections made IN
Union depots In the day tins. II you
IRE going East and care for a daylight
ride through tue grands.t scenery Of
tue Rocky Mountains en- route, see
that your ticket Teaus via Missouri
Pacific Railway. Elegant chair cars
positively Tree 70 holders Of regular
train tickets,
5. V. DERRAIt, G. +. 4 PA.
n MoTlAn Block, salt Lake City.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-16
The Supposed Suicide.

The man who wa found dead clos
10 the RIO GrAndo track two miles out
u town, supposed 10 have committed
suicide, has not been ideutititd yet.
His ircmains.are at Richio's undeftak.
ing parlors, The inquest will be held
by Commissioner Tcrne7 "a. 10 O'Clock
today.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-16
OGDEN.
OGDEN, UrAm Auo rs. 1884
rhild Drowned.

Riverdals IL unfortunate, Tor again
IL citlzeus are plunged In griet Thls
time Il liz caused by the uni fluhAle
downing OF the i7.months.old daugh-
tsfof a lffed Childs, II Coalville. Mo-
Childs, With her daughter, was there
on visit, and tho lady was ust Start
ing out TO call upon irieni Wheh
ffnit peddler drove w TO tue mouse
While making a purchase OF some
fruit the little tot stfayed from we
mothers side just Tor a moment re
r,oibsr srouif.d Of n little girl u the
house vhsie her baby was, but 1t was
misslpv. After few minute search
the mother found her child drowned
In ditch close by. The bofoavei
family has the Fymphthy Of the
The funeral services will be held at
Rivrfdaio today,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-16
Noles.

wilhelmeua Londen and Bertha
Curtis, two lB.year-old girls who
escaped from the Reform school, have
not been captured yet. They belong 10
Alpine. Utah.
Samuel HAmer was up from the
capital visiting his son Dan, county
collector.
In buying or selling Secondhand
Goods we recommend the 1. X. L., Is
eat, second South. ta,-Goods wanted.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-16
Court beings.

Suit was entered In the Fourth dis
tFict court yesterday by j. q. Mehick
against the Utah National bank OF
Ogden 70 recover dividend aud legal
interest on fity shares Of stock In that
bank, amounting TO 1900.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-16
Comfy Teachers Association.

Eacn day shows On Increased intefe'i
In the Work Of the institute. neslet'
uay when the Institute cummencel
Mics Nellie Matfi0us sang beautiful
selection entitled There 10 One VINO
Win Never Forget"
pfoL Wughps short methods com
mrudud themselves 10 all VINO i've IN %
hurry.
Pot. J. A. smith presented set Of
charts showing the forest distribution
VI Moth America. The localonh
uses aud quantities Of the various klnlF
OF trees we're ably sut iuftb'
Ia behalf Of the lusiiIale thanks are
rendered Prof. smith TOT the insIruc.
lion given.
Pot Paul, Of the Agricultural Co.
leie, was present anu conducted an
aDlc aud Instructive lesson upon gram
mar.
AFrEUNuOg,
The regular ponmaushlp jrill In
movement was continued by ffOl,
DJxey. This dfill was supplemented
by many valuable hints on whiting by
Prof J. n. Paul
Mn. Ballantino'si remarks on
modelling aud buoy work m the pfims
AIRY gfaies were listened 70 with great
interest aud will be- productive Of great
good In our primary schools during the
present school yeat
The oalisthunics drill conducted by
j. n. F0wles was muon enjoyed by
tho teachers, many new movements
being introduced.
Prot. Sill continued his lecture on
PSYCHOLOGY. His ablu analysis Of lhy
will deserves especial mention.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-16
PROVO.
Provo, UrAn, Aug 10, 1894
Suits Filed


Suit has been filed Ia the First dis.
trlut court by thc Lost Creek irrisatlng
company, Of SEWER county, against
Beuiamin Aiuswofth, David
Ain.wofth, WIN. Cook, Richard
shaw, John Barnard, Joseph r. Mar.
tin, James ". lvie, J1hn Joues, Cha.
Remedy and Byron l.. Kefslor,tO en-
lBin thom from uivefung or using
tho waters Of Lost Creek, from lho
10Th day ~ June 20 the lat o. Decen-
Der ia each and every year, anu from
M maintaining their uams Tor tue pui'
pose of divuriiug SAID water Tor any
purpose during tia period.
Phllaudvr Muxwsl through his a..
torneys, Warner a Knight, hss entered
suit IN the First district court against
Nes Yorsasen, y. +. Meyers aud Ar
thur a. Taylor, OF MOAB 10 recover on
a pfomissofy note Of $500 due aud IN
paid.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-16

The Rio Gnndr Western announces
round trip rate VI $3.50 for the Al.
nual Development Knight Of pytbias,
At Washington, ID, e.. Tickets will be
sold on August 23rd, limited 10 Sep.
tpmbVf 18th.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-16

a high grade Chainless Bicycle;
every purchase counts. Buy your dtugs
AZ our store ami secure n chance,
Johnson, PRATT DRUG CO., Al Main
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-16

Keep your deeds and other yA'uAbles, in.
GLIDING Jewels, ln "a safety deposit box a.
fion's savlngs Rank a rrust 90, leng by
Ono wear only amuuus " n fCW cents per
month, Ladies specially invited " call and
zee vaults.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-16

Two thousand dollats, at s per cont.
Must 10 loaned at once. Conway a
Dounellan, rooms 20 o 20, Commercial
block.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-16

good business man sees the force OF this
argument at once Don't your The
STERLING Is iour.umc
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-16
WINNER I?

On the road and track you always find
the STERLING boys and the pink colos
az the front
FeJ- Send Tor our 63.page catalogue
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-16
RID

in the street cars every day spend So &c
SO a month in street car fare, and hay,
nothing at the end Of the year to SHOW
lurit
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-16
w H Y
Don

Try it,twice. When you buy a STIR
LING that settles b. no monthly repair
bill, bearings true, tires perfect, wheel
always ready for use Can't afford to
pay SIS, you say Why
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
A Procession of Presidents.

The Kings Daughters of the Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church, Capitol HILL have ar
ranged a unique entertainment to be given
Friday evening by which they propose to
properly and periodically observe Washing
tons birthday, and at the same time raise
a fund for the benefit of the poor in that
locality. The program provides for pro-
cession of the Presidents, in which every
President from Washington to Cleveland
and all the ladies of the White House will
be personated, the part of President Wash
ington being taken by his granddaughter,
Mr.. Ball, whose striking resemblance to the
father of his country has been frequently a
matter of comment. There will be also an
impe csonation of Widow Bedott," an at
tractive program of vocal and instrumental
music and an exhibition of interesting Eu-
ropean and Oriental views.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
Witnesses on Pension Vouchers,
To the Editor OF The Evening Star:


In order to more fully explain the REQUIRE
ments in the matter of witnesses on pen
sion vouchers under the recent regulations
Of the Honorable Secretary Of the Interior.
1 desire to make public the following state
ment for the benefit of pensioners who are
paid in person at the agency:
Widows who sign their names will REQUIRE
two witnesses. as formerly. but one Of such
witnesses must write.
Widows and other pensioners who sign
by mark must produce two witnesses who
can write. Neither the pension agent nor
any clerk employed by him can act as a
witness to voucher or the duplicate re-
ceipts
All pensioners who write will REQUIRE
but one witness to attest their signature
to the duplicate receipts. and they can wit
ness for each other
II pensioners so desire they can secure
their blank vouchers in advance of nav
ment and execute them outside the agency
thereby avoiding the necessity of bringins
witnesses.
Magistrates before whom such vouchers
are executed are not competent al wit
nesses to the execution of the same. bu,
may attest the signature to the pensioners
oupncate receipts s. L. WILSON.
United States Pension Agent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
Two Wills Filed.

The will of the late Elizabeth c. Penn
of Frederick, Md, filed today. leaves her
estate to her daughter, Augusta C. G. Hay
ecutrix
The will of the late Emily II. Smith of
Baltimore was filed yesterday. she named
l.. I. H. Irving as executor, and left to
Anne Floyd, sister, $500; to Mamie T.
Floyd, 500; to each of her nieces tdauEh-
tiers of her brother, W. G. SMITH, $40, and
to Susan and Emily Robbins 81. 800 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21

The entertainment given by the Odd Eel
lows at the Odd Fellows Hall on It'll street
last night, for the benefit of the relief fund,
was largely attended, and many were I'M
able to obtain admittance. The manage
ment have decided to repeat the entertain
ment tomorrow night, at which time the
tickets sold for last nights entertainment
will be good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
THE COURTS.

Equity Court, Division 1-Justicc Cox.
Today-Larch agt Larch; testimony or
dered taken by r. j. Murray. exr. Harris
agt Harris; motion to set aside demurrer
overruled. Jones agt. Jones; commission
issued Hutchinson agt. Hutchinson: de-
cree for maintenance. Dodge agt. Stras-
burger; time to take testimony extended.
Court of Appeals-Chief Justice Alvey and
Justices Morris and Shepard.
Yesterday-Lemuel Fugit and VIM. J..
Campbell admitted to the bar. B. and P.
r. r. Co. agt. Darlington, admir-; argu-
ment concluded. Grain ct al. agt. L. S.;
argued and submitted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21

The recent heavy snow will make a wheat
crop of 1O0,OOO,0O bushels in Kansas. De-
spite the low price of wheat and the dry
Gather last fall the area seeded was over
4, 100000 acres, according to the latest re-
port of the state board of agriculture. This
is a greater area than produced the phe-
nomenal crop of 1892.
A cyclone in the vicinity of Warren. Ark.
has done great damage to buildings. The
mother of Dennis Crosby, aged seventy
three. was killed. One residence was I'M
rooted, leaving exposed to the beating storm
a bed on which lay woman and her new
born ba be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21

Catharine Weaver and others have. by
Messrs. Worthington and Head filed a
bill against Joseph T. Weaver Ell al 10
vest title. &c, of certain real estate in
Georgetown.
in the case Of Catharine Hutchinson
against Philip Hutchinson for support Jus
tice Cox has made a decree for the pay
ment of specific sum for the maintenance
of complainant.
lamp exploded at 1914 list street SOUTH
west last night about Il O'Clock, doing
about $40 damage to the house and furni-
ture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
Close Fight mt Syracuse.

Mayor Jacob Amos was reelected mayor
Of Syracuse, NJ Y. yesterday, by a majority
of % over ]. b. Kline, regular republican.
and Duncan w. Peck, democrat Amos
was a candidate for the independent re-
publicans, who revolted against Congress
man Belden, and because they were re-
fused the chance to participate in the
caucuses. The fight was very bitter one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
Water and Milk and bacteria.

One of the most interesting of the lectures
arranged by the Sanitary League will be
that to be delivered this evening at the
Columbian University Lecture Hall, 10Th
and II streets northwest at SID clock.
DR.. Theobald Smith of the Department of
Agriculture, well known for his researches
in bacteriology, will be the lecturer, and
his subject will be Channels of Infection,
with special reference to water and mink"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
NAVAL OHders

Naval Cadet Marvin Carver has been
detached from the naval hospital, New
York. and ordered to temporary duty on
the receiving ship Vermont
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21

The Carlists in Spain are urging the peo-
pie to refuse payment of the new taxes
levied. Deputies who went to Madrid TO
protest on returning to Pamplona, the cap
ital of Navarro. were greeted with the wild
est enthusiasm. many of the crowd crying:
I'VE had better die than pay the taxes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
COunterfeiters Arreste

The Treasury Department is Informed
Of the arrest of VIM. Freeman, John Kelly.
Charles Mack. alias Boston" Fish. and
Chas. j. johnson in Chicago yesterday for
having counterfeit silver dollars, molds
&c, In their possession
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
Naval Cadets Appointed.

Cadets to the Military Academy have
been appointed as follows: Lyle Brown
OF Nashville. Tenn, with William B. Mari
OF Nashville as alternate. and Henry b.
Farrar of St. Joseph, Mo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21

IF YOU WOULD REACH
THE HOMES
OF
INTELLIGENT PEOPLE
READERS AND
BUYERS
ADVERTISE
IN
THE EVENING STAR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21

TAKING
INTO ACCOUNT
SERVICE RENDERED
AND
RESULTS SECURED.
ITS
ADVERTISING RATES
ARE AMONG
THE LOWEST
THE UNITED STATES
AND
VERY MUCH LOWER
THAN THOSE
OF
ANY OTHER PAPER
WASHINGTON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21

B"0n'' let it drop out of popularity
Seems as IL every season when we
go to place our orders as IL they were hand
somer than any we ever laid eyes on be-
fore. We really believe those that we
have opened up for this spring are. Black
Goods have an advantage over all the
fancy efects-everybody knows how they
look in Black-but when you come to chose
from the rainbow there is perplexity forth
with. One dies out of fashions favor
early-the other-the Black-nves on until
1t is threadbare from service. Never need
be any doubts about the blackness Of the
Black If you buy the best. We didn't say
costliest-there is a vast difference. But
the product of the best mills. Only two
or three We trust-but confidence Ia never
misplaced therein.
Here are some of the turns their tastes
have taken. We know you are going to
like them-the already brisk buying L. in
dicative:
Grenadines,
Crepes,
Crepons-
The trio of favorites.
24-inch SATIN STRIPED GRENADINES
all widths Of stripes-$1 Il yard.
24-inch AIL-SII4K GRENADINES small
mesh-with bayadere, figure and flower pat
terns-S1 yard.
24-iLch SATIN STRIPED BROCADED
GRENADINES-with figures and flowers
lieving the plainness between the stripes
$1.15 yard
4S-inch SILK ard WOOL GRENADINES
with figured and Powered stripes-$2.5O q
yard.
40 and 4s-inch SILK and WOOL GRENA-
Dimes in bayadere stripes and bourette de-
signs-S3 a yard.
4O-inch AIL-WOOL and SILK and WOOL
GRENADINES stripes, checks and bod
rettes-S1, $1.25, so and 81. rs yard.
"a and 45-inch IRON BERAGE GREN-
ADINES-75e.. 81, $l.25, S1.5O, 81 and
$3.50 a yard.
"a and 44-inch Hermann GRENADINES
81. $1.25 and 81 yard.
24-inch TWISTED SILK GRENADINES
in two sizes of mesh-Sl and $1.25 a yard.
"a and 26-inch CREPE DE CHINES-$1,
$l.25, $1.5O and s1.15 a yard.
% and 26 inch JAPAN CREPES-$1, $1.25
and 81 yard.
26-inch CANTON CREPEs-s1.75 a yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21

The Evening Star
- COVERS ITS FIELD
- MORE FULLY.
GOES INTO
J. MORE FAMILIES.
AND IS
sI''- READ BY
o..
30 MORE PEOPLE
IN WASHINGTON,
ra- FOUR TIMES OVER.
THAN
go ANY OTHER PAPER.
irr
EsC
.irsf-
.tssH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21

Results Tell.
1T HAS BEEN
MATHEMATICIAN
DEMONSTRATED
DIsINTEREsTED
INVESTIGATORS
THAT
O. SIXTEEN DOLLARS
INVESTED IN :.
AN ADVERTISEMENT
THE EVENING STAR
Be- WILL SECURE
Il. MORE
THE WAY OF RESULTS
THAN
- EIGHT DOLLARS
INVESTED ELSEWHERE.
.--
WHY NOT,
THEREFORE,,
SAVE
TWELVE DOLLARS
OUT OF
-rl
TwENTY-EIGHT
- WHEN YOU CAN?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21

BUSINESS MEN
WHO
HAVE SUCCEEDED
SAY THAT
THE NEWSPAPERS
OFFER THE BEST MEDIUM
FOR
REACHING THE PUBLIC.
AND THAT
ONE ADVERTISEMENT
IN A GOOD PAPER,
SUCH AS
THE EVENING STAR,
Is WORTH
A HUNDRED
ON FENCES AND BARNS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-14

Representative Oates, of Alabama,
who lost an arm as Confederate Of
licer, was recalling his knowledge of
Colonel Bob Wheat, of the famous
"Louisiana Tigers, says the st. Louis
PcSt-DiSpotch.
They We're we'll named remarked
Colonel Oates. Wheat was educated
for the Episcopal ministry, but he was
a born soldier He was in the Crimean
war: was wi h Lopez: was with Walker
III Nicaragua, and came home just as
our war broke out He landed at New
Orleans and raised his Tigers along the
wharves. and wherever he could get
desperate men.
some of them he obtained in prison,
getting their pardon on condition that
they would Join him. On their way to
Virginia the seat of war. the Tigers
pa SEQ through Opelika, Ala,
The lruln stopped tn,4e, and in a
few minutes Wheat's men had entire
possession of an adjacent hotel and
bar-room. The local authorities were
poweress. Wheat, who was asleep
in a car of the train, was aroused, and
he rushed out with cooked revolver in
his hand.
"He ordered the men back to their
cars. and they obeved, with the eXcep-
ton of small group, led by two des-
perate-looking fellows. Wheat shot
both of them dead, and left them in
Opehka. got to know him well in
Virginia during the war.
''He told me the only way TO control
his men was to shoot down those who
disobeyed or defied him, and yet they
loved him with the fidelity of dogs.
They were desperate fighters, and
Beauregard complimented them in his
official report of the first battle of Ma
nassas.
''On our way to the battle of Cold
Harbor, Colonel Wheat insisted to
Lieutenant-C Colonel Peck, of the Ninth
Louisiana regiment, and myself. that
he would be killed in the coming bat
tie. He was so confident OF it that he
told Peck what he wanted done with
some property he owned. He wanted
il TO 60 TO his mother.
I'm that battle he was shot through
the head. and. though the ball passed
through his brain. he uttered COM
nlete Sc, tence before he fell. Even
above the din of battle his voice could
be distinctly heard rs he shouted
Bury me on the battlefield, my men !!
HIS last wish, so remarkably expressed
was complied with"