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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-01

feldt, who had beautiful, II ken.
haired boy named Willie, at that time
4 years old.
Willis wae adored by Hudson Bay
company Sootchman known ss
"Long" John McGregor. "Long"
John was well fixed in money mattets,
having saved nbout $50, 900 during bis
long service With the company. All
this bs promised to bequeatn to Willie
II his parents would allow him to adopt
the child. The Heilcpieluts were
poor, but not go needy ns to be forced
10 part with the child. They refused
$4,000 In gold coin from McGregor
Tor the privilege OF making While
his heir and taking hun with him.
In April OF that year "LoDg" John
returned 10 the frozen Arctic, where
his business was with the Indians OF
interior Alaska. With McGrsgoI's
departure the child disappeared. That
the Scotcbm man had stolen the child
was not doubted by any one knowing
his attachment Tor the boy, but no
trace OF man and boy could be had.
"Lopg" John,it 10 scarcely necessary
to say, never revisited VnncOuver,a and
some time in the sixties was frozen to
death while returning to Sitka from q
business trip to the interior in an open
sled. McGregor, like most men OF his
type, neglected to provide for his prop
erty. He made will and when
death claimed him every dollar Of his
wealth won't to oistant relatives Ia
Scotland.
Tho greater part OF McGregor's time
In Alaska being spent among the
Indiane, he placed the stolen Roy in
~ 81 kA xEtt toh hta
business relations were the most ex-
tensive, and with that tribe Willie
was when death overlook "Loug"
John, and Heidenfeldt, now a man A
years OF age, 10 with the same Indians
today. He frequently visits bitkn,
bearing an Indian name, and speaks
English with o broken accent chArac-
terIstio OF an Indian.
Heidenteldt's people have heard
nothing OF him for more than thirty
years, and naturally believe him d.au.
The writer of the letter was In Van
couver when the boy was stolen, and
knew him well. The boy was pecu-
liarly marked Mt his birth. He had
but one joint on each OF his little
fingers, and one OF his eyes was black
and the other dark brown.
Il This optical defect 10 Heidenfeldt,
when the writer saw him In 5itka last
month, recalled the abduction Of forty
years ago. Engaging him In CONVEX
sstion, he noticed also the other physi.
cal d fects marking the child. Holden.
ieiit said that he remembered being
taken from his home by rough-look-
ing man AMI placed aboard ship.
Beyond that his CHILDHOOD IecOllec-
toms are quite vague. But there can
Ds no possible doubt OF this man being
VIM. Heidenfeldt. His aged father
and several brothers and sisters, now
residing In Denver, will be commr-i.
Gated With.
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DECEM Der WEATHER.
0flcinl Il, cord of What II Has Been In
Utah for lweniy.one Years Past.


The following data, covering q
period OF tweDty.one years, for the
month of December, have been COM
piled from the westhet bureau records
at Salt Lake City, Utah:
Tempsra,ure-Mea or normal tenn
perstuTe, "a degree,; the warmest
month was that OF 1859, with an aver.
age OF 40 degrees; the coolest month
was that OF 1875, with an average Of q
degrees; the highest temperature was
81 degrees on December l, 1874; the
lowest temperature was 10 degrees on
December %, 1879; average data on
winch nrst "kiliipg" frost occurred in
autumn, October IL; average date on
which last "kllling" frost occurred in
sprit z, April lst to 9th.
Precipitation rain and melted anow)
Average Tor the month, 1.66 inches;
average number OF days with .o1 OF an
inch or more, 7; the greatest monthly
precipitation WAS 4.37 inches In 1859;
the least m nthly precipitation was
OIL inches IN 1878; the greatest amount
OF precipitation recorded In any TWEEN
ty-iour consecutive hours was l.3S
inches ON December ll-15, 1855; the
greatest amount OF snOwiaIl recorded
In any twenty-iour consecutive hours
(Tecord extending to winter OF lSS4.5
oniy) was leu inches on December 8,
1892.
Clouds and weather-Average num-
Der OF clear days, 9; partly cloudy
days, 10; cloudy days, IL.
Wind-Ths prevailing winds have
been from the southeast; the highest
velocity OF the wind was A miles lrorl
the ntrth on December 2s, 1889
Date OF Issue November 30, 1896.
J. IL. sMITH,
Weather Bureau.
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AMUSEMENTS.

A Woman's Power was the bill at
the Grand last night anu II was given
before the usual Monday night attend
ance. For some reason the house was
cold and perhaps this was the reason,
in part, for the CHILLY reception the
players received, though the play IL
not one that would tend to enthuse an
audience at this Jay and age OF the
world. 1t is reminiscent OF the days
of the old stock company that used to
hold the boards at the Theater, when
Phil. Margelts, John T. Caine, Mrs.
Margaret Clawson and others fiIleI
the important roles, and under the
name Of Camilla's Husband 1t will
PERHAPS be more familiar 10 some.
Those who presented II last night
must certainly have been lsborIng
under the .ffs cts OF too hasty prepar.
ton OF their lRtts, with the exception
OF one or two who can alwnyB be re-
lied upon. 1t WAS thought that Miss
VslleRu woulI make a spleDdid effort
in her pert BIS tho wife, in this play,
but sue did not put the feeling into /;
that Ia required. She was too me chan.
ical in her netting and manner OF
speech and was very lsme Ia thsr lines
list night, a fact which could be hard.
ly overlooked, were 1t not that che Is
"nsw" here yet. MIR. Edwards care.
fully tidi his part OF the husband, and
WAS well received, as was Mr.. Wyn-
gate. Mr.. Simpson was hardly up to
the standard ami Hugh Ford was over.
weighted with the part OF the gentle.
manly villisn. Mr.. Rose, the new
man, did a capital bit OF character act.
Ing as the English dude. Miss kite,
Miss Marshall ami Miss Dupont did
very well In their respective roles aud
Blakem0re made the best OF a small
part. A Womsn's Power will BIS
given for the balance OF the week with
thu usual Saturday matinee.
The Pirates Of Ponzsu cs-Thls DC.
lightiul little opera VIII be repeated
again Friday night OF this week 1t the
Thestor, go u meeting OF the lmpapy
decided last night, aud iii connec,ul
with II have dOusted their services,
anu Manager Burton OF the Tbes,er
has gwen the use oil his house Tree. 10
order That the AID society, for whose
benefit IL will be given, may be able 10
increase their "pUor iuud." to the OK.
lent that much Of the suffering which
winter weather entails among Inc
poor may be relieved. A rousipR
house should greet this performance
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WHAT "FAIR PLAY" THINKS.
lie Volunteers Advice 10 thu Police rrl
Fire Commissioners in Their
JIOubl $.

To the Editor:
Believing your paper to be OF non.
partisan n'ture and anxious for the
proper conduct OF public affairs, ask
for small space In your columne to
mention again the so.called muddle in
the police department Of the city. In
the first place what ia the trouble, Ia 1t
the incompetency OF the chile? L
DON'T think that has ever been alleged.
Than for what cause Is the city and
It's fiiuIals laid open to criticism and
censuTe? 1t is plainly evident that
the Mayor does not entertain that
watm feeling for the chief OF police
that he should 10 and 1t 10 slHo plainly
evident that thera is "power behind
the throne" that he Ia forced, perhaps
unwillingIy, to recognize and thai,
element Is opposed to the CHIEF and
they, 80 1t .is said, have ST. orr to
"down hi though every citizen OF
the city outuide OF themselves hculd
sign and present papers for
his retention. tNow what has
been the caute OF this animosity? Per-
haps 1t wac the charged preierred
against Captain Donovan, but were
they not sustained by those OF higher
authority ami Donovan suspended?
And again In the case VI EsliugeT, was
not the chief vlndicatod by the high.
est authority In the Stnte and Eslinger
discharged Tor gross Il subnrdlnation?
II does not look BIS though the chief OF
police was at fault In his views Of
these cases when he has been sustained
by the court.
Let the new police and FIRE commits
sion look the facts tquatelr In the face,
though some OF Tue members have
been appointed, according to report,
for the sole purpose OF removing the
heads OF the police and fire depart
msnte In the interest Of the Mayor and
his lieutenant Mckay, who are al
present vested with a little authority.
Nevertheless, let them act as men
and not cater to the petty spite
of one man or set OF men
against public opinion. IL they find
facts OF sufficient Importance to Justify
them In removing the heads Of these
departments well ana good; but let
Them not be actuRted by other than
the best motives. Take vote OF the
officers on the force under the chief Of
police and ind out II harmony with
him prevails among the m and believe
OH will arrive at more intelligent
conclusion 80 to the condition OF the
department and the good work that IL
being done by 1t Tor the city. 1t would
he foolish to uphold any man against
tha wis es Of the people who have
elected men 10 office for they will not
countepance the prostitution OF the
offices that they have elected there
men to in order TO crafty any person
ieolings. FAIR PLAY.
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Home From a Mission.

Elder John Jscklin OF American
Fork returned from the Southern
Sistes mise,ou neld on sunday anu
paid the NEWS iflcr visit J yesterday.
He l.itihome July IA. 1894. anu during
his entile absence has labored In the
Middle Tennessee conference, where
he met with may friends and enjoyed
his labers greatly. He reports the
conference IN II Il nrishing conditio n
and believes that the future " Ill see q
great work accomplished there. The
ED rs now laboriog there are In good
bealth and getting along nicely. Elder
Jacklin returns In Roou physical oon-
uition and went TO his homs to-day.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-01

Yesterday evening Deputy Sheriff
Steele took William Lewis to Provo.
About four years ago at Sandy Lewis
shot and killed q barber and upon trial
he was found to have been insane at
the time the decd was committed.
Last week Mr.. Lewis was brought to
this city anu again examined rs to bis
sanity, this time In Judge Street'a
court, ana IL was found that ne was
not In sufficiently improved mental
condition to be released from the asy-
lum, hence he was returned yester-
day.
Officer Steele says that at Ipresent
there are seven warda In use this year
as against five last year, and Stewart
Pyne OF the Institution says that as a
result OF an improved heating sppara.
rus a saving Of s64s99 has been mate
this year In the iuel used, the total
amount last year being $l,2l5.72 aud
this yenr 1t was s66678. DR.. Hardy,
superintendent. says the Institution Is
In hrst-class condition in every respect.
The last fiscal yearlof the institution
ended yesterday and Lewis was the
last inmate taken into the Asylum In
the year.
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WHAT'S IN A NAME?
4 Good Deal In soma of Those Sug-
gested for Uiah's SeIni.Centen.
NAL Exposition.

The Utah Semi Centennial EXPOSE
lion commission held meeting last
night at the ofiioe OF George Y. Wal
lace to consider and DISCUSS matters Of
Importance relating to the big Pioneer
jubilee for which preliminary arrange.
meuts are now being made. The
members present were: Spencer
Clswson, president; L. g. Rognon,
secretary; Mrs. George Y. Wallace,
treasurer; Mrs. A. McCuns, II. e..
Whitney and q. II. Savage. Secretary
Rognon announced tho receipt OF the
following names for the celebration:
''The Ploneers' Jubilee
"utah's Jubilee
Utah Pioneers' Jubilee.p
"The Jubilee OF Utah Pioneers"
Jubilee Of Utah Pioneers uhroe.l
Utah Jubilee of Pioneers.n
Pioneers Jubilee"
"PioneerA' Semi-Centennial."
Utah Semi-Centennial" (two.)
"somi-Centennial Celebration OF Utah
Pioneers"
THE Pioneers Jubilee, Semi. Cenien-
NAL Celebration OF the Arrival OF the Van
Guard OF Civiliza ion In the West.n
sAa
"The Semi-Centennial Pioneer Day."
Fair Utah's Semi Centennial Pioneers
Celebration and Stale Festival"
These names with others were dis
cussed briefly after which the selection
OF one went over until the next meet
ing.
President Clswson volunteered the
Information that a requisition on the
Slate for 81 $50, one-flurth OF the
amount contributed by tho Legisla.
tuFe, had been honored and warrant
therefor recsived.
Messrs. Clawsop, Savage, Whitney
and Colbnrn were named as commit.
lee on transportation and railway
arrangement.
On motion OF Mr.. Rognon It was
decided to hold the celebration for
hVe days beginning July goth and
closing July 24th.
Inc standing committees will be
announced by President Clawson at
.he next meeting, 10 bs held Decsm.
Der 9th,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-01


The direct line 10 Kansas City, 81.
Louis and Atlantic sesboard, ia via
the Missouri Pacific Railway, from
Pueblo. Through sleeping and chair
care, and all connections made in
Union depots In tho day time. II you
are going East and care for daylight
ride through the grsndest scenery OF
the Rocky Mountains en- route, see
that your ticket reads vis Missouri
Pacific Railway. Elegant chair cars
positively free to holders OF regular
train tickets.
h. b. KoosER, G. f. d P. A.,
Il Morlsn Block. Salt Lake City.
Toys, toys toyi-ihe very latest In all
kinds Of toys. Equitable Coop.
Try our Green and Black Teas at
$50 pound. n. Y. Cash Grocery,
opposite posto flee.
MEYER Bros, Prom.
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STORE BURGLARIzED.
Tho Draper Coop. Entered by Thieves
Some Time This Morning.
list OF TIE ARTICLES ruRLoISED
0nlcers Investlga,ing-Willism Lewis
III ken to the Asylum--NcCoy Cos
TO the Slate Prison.

Early this morning Sheriff Hardy
received message from Euperintend.
.ut Rideout OF the Draper Coop. say
ing that some time since s O'Clock this
morning that store was broken into by
burglars and a quantity Of goods stolen
therefrom, among which were three
ladie.' black plush capes, several gold
Oiled watch chains, several snits OF
underwear and some oversb!ris and a
number OF cent and 90 cent
aluminium trade pieces. Officers
Hadley and Roberts were Inn.
mediatsIy dispatched to the scene
Of operations Of the thieves and com.
menced Investigations looking to the
apprehension o thu burglars. Persons
living In the vicinity OF Draper will
undoubtedly be on the lookout for
the articles named above, az undoubt-
eddy the thieves will peddle them in
the settlements ia that region.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-01
FOUND AFTER FORTY YEARS.


A Portland, Oregon, special dispatch
10 the San Francisco Chronicle under
ua'e OF November 2S; Chief OF Police
noDef'ron Ia in receipt OF = letter from
sHla, Aiaiks, solving a mystery Of
,o,'y years ago. In 1856, Vancouver,
wash, then a sparuely inhabite sst.
.'men', was a favorlte place OF recreA.
"0h Tor the Hudson Bay compaDy's
men, Among the fsmilIe, then dwell.
"g there was that Of Phillip Heiden.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-01

Miss Ella beth Maxwell was taken
to the couhty iail yesterday evening
by the sheriff, the unfortunate young
woman having become mentally us-
balanced. For some time Miss
Maxwell has shown leigns OF
the approaching calamity and
Yesterday her many friends reluctant.
ly gave her over to the officers. The
young lady, has been favorite among
her acquaintances and her sfl1 elton Is
y source OF great sorrow to them.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-01
CUTICURA
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-01

William Mccoy, recently convicted
OF criminal practice as physician,
was taken to the State prison yester-
day evening to commence serving the
eight yeare to which he was sentenced
by Judge HileB on Saturday last.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-01

for the reason named and with the
usual prices cut In half, all can afford
IL
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-19

Bronson Howard. in an interview with a
New York Dramatic Mirror reporter, cheer
fully and as we think righteously remarks:
81 believe that no country can excel our
own in the faithful study of character
types. I doubt if years constant attend
ance upon the theaters of Paris, Berlin,
London and Vienna would reveal SO much
excellence in this special field of art.
Where, may I ask, could you find finer
character group than that which surround
ed Frank Mayo in "Pudd' 'nhead Wilson,"
Mr.. Harrigan's plays too undoubtedly
sharpened the perception of audiences for
character types. There is a wealth of
rare native portraiture on our stage to
which the newspaper critics seem curiously
blind. Many careful character studies. racy,
true, written with point and acted with
spirit, chance to have their being in plays
of an elementary sort: but they are no
less worth respect. I myself am a stickler
for dramatic construction. I have always
advocated that well built play is, by
sheer force of its mechanism, sufficient to
hold an audience. But / also believe that
great individual character study can al
ways rise superior to a crude or conven-
tional environment. And. as l say, in this
particular line believe we have no super
iors. OF the men who originate those
quaint character types. and of the actors
who give them hfe and body. we should
feel most justly proud"
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-19

of the room were Of the richest character,
and everything, even to the writing desk
at which the playwright was seated, was
arranged with the exacting neatness that
betrayed the hand of a careful woman.
Miss Kidder, like many others, had seen
a number of what were considered really
good pictures of NJ. Sardou, but she de-
clares that in reality he looks like none of
them.
He cares very little about dress; the
clothes he had on when Miss Kidder called,
though absolutely neat in every particular,
were almost threadbare from age. and his
little cap looked as IL 1t would fall in little
specks of dust over his shoulders. In fact,
the contrast between his almost shabby ap-
pearance and the luXuriousness of the
room in which he sat was most marked.
During the interview his conversation
was mainly on women; women in litera-
ture, women of the stage, and women out
of the professions. for he knows some
thing of them all, and the most famous of
them he is personally acquainted with.
I'm speaking of my possible success IN
the part" said Miss Kdder, "he looked at
me very quizzically and said, with Curl
Gus little smile, I can see that la belle
Americaine has much talent, but I cannot
imagine her sitting on a mans lap
THE possible success of Nine. Sans
Gene in America was not touched upon.
however, until our chat was almost ended -
said Miss Kidder, land then I had the au-
dacity to have little discussion on the
subject of just how the character should
be played. have made her a vulgar
woman said Sardou, emphatically, and as
such she must be played
Pardon me, SIR / said, Just as en-
phatically, you do not know American au-
diences as we'll as 1 do. 1 shall play her
as an ignorant woman. but not a vulgar
woman and with our swords crossed in a
laughing manner 1 parted from this great
dramatic master"
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-19
A Partial Blockade

OF the main avenue for escape of refuse
from the human system is utterly subver-
sive of regularity among the other organs.
Let constipation become chronic. and. leav-
ing out the imminent danger of infiamma-
tion of the bowels and their total obstruc-
tion occurring, jaundice is almost certain to
ensue, the liver is liable to become en-
gorged, the blood and urine are poisoned
by the bile. which also vitiates the juices
of the stomach, and other unhappy conse-
quences follow. Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters, prime tonic Alternative, prevents or
remedies these results and their cause. as
the case may require. and is also signally
efficacious in overcoming fiatulence, heart
burn, and variable as well as constipated
action of the bowels. 1t renews nerve pow
er. improves the appetite. stays the prog
ress of early decay. relieves the infirmities
of age, and is healthy appetizer.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-19
Mercile.. staxe Wits.

There are some merciless wits in the
Lambs Club. Two of them are Wilton
Lackaye and Maurice Barrymore. and
luckless indeed is the wight of ordinary
mental caliber who tumbles In between
them when they are in a bantering mood.
Such hapless mortal was for long time
one of the regulars" in the Lambs. He
drank whenever he was asked, and talked
pretty nearly all the time. AS is some
times true of actors, the personal pronoun
dominated his conversation. He was for
ever conversing about himself. But he
never treated. One evening the subject
of his lay was his intention to write the
story of his own life.
whats that?" asked Lackaye.
'.My autobiography" replied the compla-
cent young man who never invited his
friends to drink.
with the accent on the bi?'" queried
Barrymore.
NO" said Lackaye, quickly. with the
accent on the ought to-"
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-19

AS political f1nanciers and silverites we
are opposed to the application of the golden
rule in the payment of public or private
obligations.
1t is the duty of the president to issue
16 to dollars. This is paramount to every
thing else.
MRS Popocrat-"Dear me, what shall I
do? The doctor says Johnny is very sick
and must have a full dose Of castor oil, and
We only have half a dose in the house."
Mr.. Popocrat-"I will fix that. am the
lawmaker of this family. 1 will make the
half dose legal tender and compel him to
take it for a whole dose; the oil will ap-
preciate just like the SOC dollar''
c. w. WADDELL.
Kansas City Mo-
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-19

The act of '73 was crime of omission in
that it failed to provide safeguards against
a citizens demonetizing himself.
A nation in community of nations, un-
like an individual in community of indi-
viduals, is free from all obligation or ne
cessity to regard the rights or opinions of
other members of the community; there
fore, it would be foolish caution to seek in
ternational concurrence in matters OF
finance or commerce, and existing treaties
with foreign powers should Immediately be
disregarded.
I'm order to form a more perfect union" :"
the West and the South shall be arrayed
against the East and the North, and the
people shall be divided into masses" and
Glasses" as intended by the constitution.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-19
STORIES AND GOSSIP
X OF THE STAGE. X
sardou and Miss kidder.

Miss Kathryn Kidder, who plays the title
role in Mime. Sans Gene" tells of her
meeting with Sardou. the great playwright
He expressed a great desire to meet the
actress, and sent cordial invitation for
her to call upon him. When she arrived at
his house in Paris, he was in his library,
which was artistically set among the
trees. In fact. the room had been built
in such a peculiar manner that on enter
ing it had the appearance of hanging amid
a forest of luxuriant branches. 1t was not
the studio one would have expected to find
in the home of writer. but had more the
appearance of an artists sanctum. There
were very few drapeSies, but the walls were
hung with etchings and exquisite pictures
Of every description, while the furnishings