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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-14

I.oonrsLER, N. ", Nov. 1.-THE
forenoon st,slon Of the Knights Of
Lsb1r convention was taken up IN G
discussion between tho mixed district
sssemtly 20 OF New YORK CITY, mixed
dl1lfiot assembly iO7 oi Hudson county,
New Jersey, and ihs Building Con.
tractors' assembly 2bS, vvat the queu.
ton Of jurisdiction. The district NJ.
sembly .bS demands sbaolute control
over the orsanizaiiop u ali crafts con-
necied with tho building inJuftry
within a raJius Of 90 miles from New
York City hall. This was finally
adopted BY the general assembly
Delegate Parsons OF New York denied
tho story published In WAshiDFten
which alleged that he was n hitter
critic anu opponent OF the Administta-
ton Of tho knights OF Labor.
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INTERNATIONAL nIarrALrsn.
A Eeprss.ntaiiv. Of franc. win stud,
the Halter 10.


NEw York. Nov. I'm. 4. Ed.
muni BTunwart, consul general Of
Bsnes In this city 10 expecting to 70.
celve Instructions from the French
government directing him to make n
special report 80 10 the views held by
the people Of the United States upoh
the question OF international bimeial.
lam. This French newspapers have
contained paragraphs stating that II
was the Intention Of the government
TO call for tuch report. 30 Tar, how.
ever, no instructions In regard 10 the
matter have been received by tho con.
sui general. "rhe movement Tor Inter.
nstional bimeialism Ia quite strong In
France" said Al. BTumwart. IA
agricultural association has been
formed la that county which AdvO.
Gates the adoption OF u bimetallic
standard. 1t has q large membership
anu 10 associated with similar oIgani.
cations in Germany anu Great Britain.
The organizations have been powerful
enough 10 secure the presentation Of
bills before their respective parlia.
ments u national legislative bodies
for the study VI the questions with n
view OF finding common ratio be-
tween gold anu silver, no that himstal.
lem can become an accomplished
fact"
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a DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
A Husband Riiis mis- wife e.,
Himself.

LYMAN, N. H., Nov. IA terrible
double crime wss committed In this
little town. Herbert n. Ash, a we'll.
to-do farmer ana one OF the best aown
men In the community, shot his wife
and then hanged himself The fitst
intimation OF tho crius was when the
nins-year'oldd daughter OF MIR. and Mfs.
Ash delivered a note 10 brother Of
Ath. The note read ~ follows;
"Dear Brother. When you read
these lines Ella aud l viii be- mum.
bercd with tho dead"
The body OF Ash was found hanging
by u halter around hrs neck from =
beam over tho barn door. Theio was
bullet wound In one arm that showed
that lie had attempted his own life
with tho revolver which had been
the means Of his wife's death. There
was evidence OF struggle between the
husband ana vile.
No reason for the deed can be rs.
signed aa tho marital relations OF Ash
aud his vile were supposed to DO OF the
happlest
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CoSsTAETiSorLr, Nov.il.-Signor
fausa, tho Italian Ambassador, had
an audience last evening with the
sultan. He strongly insisted upon the
execution Of the proposed reforms. The
sultan declared they would be oxscu T.
cd. blgnor Pansa pointed cot that II
was not sufficient 20 publish the
feiorms,lt was necessary 10 carry them
out. Tue italian Ambassador alec
strongly insisted upon the punishment
OF Colonel htEihan Boy, VINO IL held
Ietponsihlo for the murder Of Father
Salvador.
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GALVESTON, Texas, Nov. III.
Rosennela a Co., Wholesale notions
aud dry goods, flied statutory asslgn-
ment today, No statement hos yet
been prepared.
Marx d Blum, wholesil boots anu
shoes, aisl nled deed OF truAt. The
latter failure Involves about half a
million Of dollars; tho former perhaps
100000.
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ma. mllIara Nss III.

pT. LOUIS, Nov. ii.-The general
cfiicefs o. tho W. q. 4. u. mske tho
following aanouncemebti
ITO the Associated Pros.
"As much anxiety 10 evIdently felt
among Miss Willard's friends owing 10
n wholly Incorrect statement that ah.
was III. Will you kindly correct that
announcement and MAKE 1t plain that
Miss willard II In her usual health
and presiding over tho national con-
venliop.ae her custom has been during
all the yesTs tinoc ls1e.D
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ROM, Nov. Alt IL ,emi.o fiiciAIly
stated ut the Vsiiran that tho reports
circulated IN the United States OF the
Intention Of the pope 10 remove Arch
bishop ireland Of ~. Poul are "purs
Inventions"
Arch bishop ireland hiss simply boon
advised from an unauthorized quarter
10 moderate his attitude ard avoid
Irritating discussions and conform his
conduct 10 the Instructions Of the holy
see, especially ~ regards edueAtinn,
social questions nnd favor 10 BE- Hccord.
cd religious bodies,
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New YoRK, Nov. 14.-Bsnch war.
rant for tue arrest of Mayor +. j.
Gleason, Long leland City was Issued
by the district court OF that place
today. The warrant charges violation
OF the election laws. The indictment
Issued on complaint OF the Jtnerson-
ian party, Long Island CITY. sleged
that GLEASON had illegally refused
them representation on the boards o
election Inspector.
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CRY nusIsEss.
The weeks nuiiai.K Permits aud On.
Regular Health nspsrL

the wen . thtiutnE Fsrmits aud IN .
Regular Health nspsrL
The building Inspector has iasued tn.
following building permits during the
weeA,
Walker Bros; AltsfAtions In Alta
block TO cost $500.
y. A. Diuehl, Sal e,si Sixth South
street; rspaits 10 cost $3.50.
Holy Cross hospital, First South,
between Tenth ana Eleventh East
streets; carriage sht Il 10 cost $40.
Il. w. Jn1gcs, lo6s cas-, Furth
south ,ttset, addition to cost $500.
y Philip Pugsley, l52 east second
south street; new frout to cost yl25.
Mn. Hayward, s03 wet Firsl North
street. alterations " cost $40.
W. IL. Boyd,75O iiien avenue; porch
n nd shed TO cost t25.
J. Il. G3ojwio, roar OF Az east
Eighth south street; addition 10 co,t
$50.
Culmsr Bros., 30 and SO esst Fir.,
South street, alterations 10 cost $50.
fetal cost, 81, 40.
HEALTH REPORT.
The board Of health gives out the
following report lot the week ending
today;
Births reported IS; males 10, females
10. Deaths 8; males o, females 4.
Boiler received iron other places for
Inisrment here I.
Contagious disease: Flags ouistand.
ing D; scarlet foyer 5. Infectious dis
eases reported Tor the week y; typhoid
fever 0. Twenty-Five milk tests were
made. % OF which were above the
standard OF per cent tat and below
tho requisite percentage.
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WAsIfSoros, Nov, ls.-Genefal
Thomas NJ. Vincent, assistant adjuian,
general aud one Of the beet known
military men In tho city, ended his
career IN tho army To-Day. lie reached
the o4.h year anu In accordance with
tue law must bo transferred 10 the TO.
Tired list Of tho army. Hv was born
In Ohio and appointed 10 the military
ecsdemy from that atste In July, 1870.
His nfft service was with tho artillery
In the Florida hohtilities against tue
Bemiaolo Indiana.
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NEW YoRK, Now l4-L1ng wheat
came out In considerable qusn,iiles
today spd prices broke over u cent n
bnshel. Coverings by traders made n
sharp rally bot weakness again set In
aud ,he close was heavy. The decline
was attributed TO the prediction OF
larger northwestern receipts. lower
cables aud rain IN India. Drcem bsr
ranged from sol to 10! aud closed At
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CHICAGO, Nov. li.-A Times.her.
sld Warrington special say: IL Is
iary Herbert will bs given the place.
Of 10 years and under the law Ia enti-
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SAN FRAsCnco, Nov. IL. - Some
important Iests were made OF powder
with the big guns that guard the on.
trance 10 tbs Golden Gate yesterday.
II turned out that not only powder tut
the guns were well tested, though the
cannon hAvs been proved by much
higher pressure than that srertrd on
them yesterday. The artillery officers
who have recently arrived from
Florida were prominent spectators NJ
tho trial, ~ II was the fifSt time tuoy
had seen Tho new big guns Hired.
The men OF iour artillery batteries
witnessed the workings OF the guns
and were afterwards drilled nj the
twelve inch rides and the mortar bat
teTiss.
The object OF the trials was to test
some new and Improved powder TO.
Gently perfected by the California
powder works at Santa Cruz. The
trials wore highly satisfactory and
prove that California can produce
some OF the highest class explosives
known.
The first test was made with al, 900
pound sholl and q charge Of 800 pounds
Of brown prismatic powder. Tho charge
IL supposed 10 be 500 pounds. The
new powder gave q screen velocity OF
2,O37 feet per second anu q muIslo
vel oitv OF 1908 feet, with n pressure
OF 1880 pounds. THESE fisuTss show
that with thlrty.nve pounds less
powder than allowed velocity OIL
thirty feet about requirements wa
obtained with y pressure OF $50 pounds
below the limit.
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rhIIenn,.blnel C,I,I,.

NEW YoIuS. Nov. li.-A dispatch "a
the HERALD .fom Valparaiso, Chile,
say,: Senior Sanchez Fonieeiila has
given up the idea OF forming new
ministiy. His failure 10 que TO the
pressure brought to bear upon him by
the president who attempted TO induce
him TO name only tuoh persons az were
hia adhorents. This majority OF thu
houtc OF del utiss Oh Itcled TO.
Tue president has asked Elias Fer
nandsz Albano TO form q ministry.
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New Department..

The ID. Y. Acaaemy Of Provo has
added another feature TO ils already
excellent facilities as an educational
institution. A collegiate department
has been added to the Acnd my. which
now has 700 pupils and Iniriy.lwo
.zAotsTs,
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Dunuou y, Ia, Nov. li.-ln an In.
tetvluw asnstor Allison expressed the
opinion that the Senate viii pa,s the
Dingley tarln bill IN December, thus
obviaIing the necessity OF an extra
sttalon TO provide revenue. As TO the
talk Of his going into the cabinet, the
senator said he was perfectly content
In his present position.
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SECRETARY LAMoNT,s srATEMETT.


LONDON, Nov. 1.-the Daily MaIis
Conslantinople's correspondent asserts
that the sultans concessions OF reform
TO NJ. Cambou.tno French ambassador,
10 a mere nnnnclAl comedy with view
TO faising q loan In Paris 10 avert the
otherwise inevitable financial crisis.
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American volu utser. was unable to be
present, but was represented by Col.
Patty Watkins.
sThe greeting 10 each was very pretty,
consisting Of tue "ChauiauqUs salute"
the convention rising and waving
handkefchieis.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-14

DIXON, Ills, Nov. l4,-rhs Rock
river was trozsn over last night about
the dam. The only time this 10 known
% have occurred 90 early was In
November, 1879, when tue river was
frozen across about tho middle OF
November.
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NEW YoRg, Nov 1.-THE Roscna
furnace, owned partly by MAX Hams
Of Cleveland, started today after soyo.
raj months idlrnoss. The furnace
employs about 200 men.
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10 TROUBLE Win SPAIN.
Ito spanish Foreign Minister nel
sought 60 Avoid NJ.

MADRID, Nov. l1.-Minisisr Taylor
has Issued a note declaring the Span.
ish minisier OF foreign affairs, the
duke OF Ietuan, has Always acted 10 a
manner calculated to prevent disa.
gieement between tho United States
anu Spain.
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THOSE WAR RUMORS.
President CltTsland Defines lts Posi-.
lion Of The Government.
PRECAUTIONS HAVE nrHs TAKEN,
But There Is No Apr hsrslon Of
Tronble-socre'ary Ipm,nt
hakts a statement

CHICAGO, Nov. IA special u the
cAisaieis nom w-sh'rrtot, ID. C.,
says:
To a senator who called upon him to
irquire about tho war rumors in re-
gard 70 Cuba President Cleveland TO.
piled that the petition Of this govern
mont was ne stated In his last annual
mssslgo TO CongIsst-one oftraditional
sympathy with a people struggling tor
autonomy aud freedom, but, nsvsfthe-
less, this government folt its plain
duty honestly to fulnll every in,erna-
tional obligation. The President
further said that every precAution had
been taken 20 that II occasion shohld
arise In Cuba tho United Stats could
ASSERT itself with force. but no did not
think that occasion would arise.
Secretary Lsm)nt expressed his In.
dividual opinion that some authoritn.
tive statement should be made 10 nut
an end TO these "disturbing anu un-
Justified fumors OF war"
CAN SETTLE THIS MATTER.
IuCHMoND, Va, Nov. li.-Contul
General filzhugh LIE war expected
TO visit Richmond today, but he will
not DO hefe. 1, IL said he has been
called TO Washington for conferences
with the President. A friend Of Gen.
Lees says that In u conversation lately
the consul general stated that N tho
President aud Congress wers 10 adopt
tue recommendations he has made or
will make, the Cuban troubles In his
judgment will Hoou be settled.
SECRETARY LAMoNT's sTATEMEsr.
wAsnISoToS, Nov. l4-In an.
Rvet 10 iuquiriee o. TO tho foundation
for certain sensational stories In cifcu.
latiOn recently AZ 10 trouble with Spain
growiug cut Of the Cuban situation,
istcfrtary Lamont saii today: "rhe
stories pb0ut movement OF troops In
tho south are untrue and the hssump.
lion thAt the work on tue coast de.
ienseo has any tiguificAnce or 10 being
expedited for any particular or Tor any
unusual Iurpots has no foundation.
rhis work has made most excellent
progress tho past year, nnd I am max.
ina an Effort TO ahow s0me return In
tho complete drienser for tho larv.
amount Of money appropriated for this
oiloot.''
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JOINS WAS IN CHICAGO.

~ ~ SAAaAaVs
CVicAaD, Nov rhomas Merle
Jones wa. ~ Chicago and was regis.
tcfed ht MeCoy's hotel September 90,
1895. Hs was guest OF the house
uatii Oeiotsr 3, ana occupied room
2ai Mr. MoCoy, n speaking Of the
ia D who gave the sensational testi.
mony ut the Ivory trial IN London,
raid.
~ have no recollection OF Joneo,and
" i met him myself have forg
l attended one session Of the oonven.
ton, but Tor the rest VI the time was
busy at the hotel and did not keep the
run OF the proceedings. 1 believe his
evidence !. rubbish. He II nrohahlv
u the employ Of the British govern.
ment aud his story 10 told In order 10
mske a biun In order TO earn bis
| salary. A. to secret meetings thoy
are more imaginative than real. I
did not knos u any except the eau.
cu.os which are usual al all eonven.
tionr."
MS CAREER IN DUBLIN.
DURLIs, Nov. i4.-Jones, the gov.
ornuIunt spy who created sensation
ye,tefdsy al Bow street police court,
whore he testliied against Riohsrd j.
Ivory, tho alleged ltlsr.A mexican
dynamiter. was In this city within q
fortnight. lie tried 60 establish fela.
tons Of - sensational chsfactor with
pertonr supposed TO holu extreme po-
iltical viowt. lie ti leo stated that tho
two PERSONS mentioned by him Ia his
evidence a. Irish. mtIican sgitators
were really Ia the pay Of the British
government.
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jus. ss thry have agslnst tvotY. Itls
s'oiher case VI lyman over AgL,b.'
A'vSauder Sullivan ohafac;otizei
the fepot' ns Donsebse.
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A rLooD 90 TAXES,
Collector spencer - tho Basisss n.a
in noun TODAY.

County Collector Spencer and his
force oil cletss are the busiest people In
town today without . doubt. People
are coming Ia from the country 10 pay
their inats anu tho spacious tfiice Ia
the Joint building IL literally damned
all DAY with people with pooksls iuil OF
money TO dump into the public treas.
ury. roday's collections Will undoubt.
gciy be the biggest yet.
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Lsss wsrs. Ls.. FAY.

BLooAsoIos, H., Nov. 1.-THE
ChioAgo Il Alton Managers announce
u reduction Of houfs VI labor In the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-14

existence was mad. twenty yosrs ago
anu baJ twenty-five ccilo,A Neue isi,st.
cd ~ changes In the roya. family. Il
- enRrossed on vellum, quattO slze,
bsund az volrma and REQUIRED b, a
patent loch.
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Tue AmerioAn Dufoya motor was
The fifst 20 Hrrlye IN Brighton, reach.
log that place In four hours.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-27

action there end Such silver dollars which
free coinage of silver ratio of Is Who would
pary2 What god2
obligation resting the Government do it. and
silver basis silver monometasm These dollars therefore, would
If coinage sixteen
OF silver to OF gold would its make
dollar would have cheaper
contradicted
the of difference
coin value OF the silver dollar which changing the effect
would loss destroy
country panic unpaa
leIed severity and nfict trade and deadly blow
Against
Bimetalsm by independent part
silver world Of sixteen Of Ver ONE
gold when the ratio than thirty of silver
has free coinage of silver and gold slightly
freely single dollar in gold
coined and circulated Gold
countries
Until International agreement duty United
the commercial
largely than any other EighOur
countries settled on gold basis
WE NOW HAVE MORE SILVER THAN GOLD.
there
circulation than 1924
bullion and coinage value and the both
and silver money Prior to that time there had
use silver with financial safety and the d to
its parity gold to-day silver than gold This has
accomplished times with peril public
United States
This onethird the
practically all of this countrys product believed
would
value coinage
realized In months Notwithstanding the
rapidly reaching lower point than
President Cleveland
clause
with safety engage experiment in this
of August public address,
have international which all the leading nations the world
would adopt relation be fixed between the
all which should
silver privileges
to-day
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-27


unlimited deemabe The question which fought
from 1866 1879 ts uncertainties and
cheapmoney experiments of fosted
This indicates startling eacionay policy strangely at varsnce
with of declaration the
spirit connding
the Government satisfied debasement Of
coinage which would inevitably follow silver at 16
unlimited issue
financial standing could hardly
patriotic citizen should be
effectuaIy defeat it.
Its for painful and sociude et being
high the counss the allied divide
classes which,
exist These
prejudice intelligence
believe
the against
the
instinct
Nation sturdy
pendent depisng
old among
the Senate in words which feel
appropriate this time:
people against object
this
against him the
against prevail on him. in liberty
stroy all O. liberty"
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-27
THE FREE COINAGE OF SILVER.

1858 before presented the
system its effects
largely financial of the
proposed party allies
Silver parties unlimited silver
% menace - nnr 6nancja ad idaI tara.+s and has aIr
great
Of the country peril that conservative
breaking from their old associations and uniting with other
patriotic citizens emphatic against the platform OF the Demo
Convention upon
ana ne weare OF the people nave nao Iew
the lifetime the Republic serious than the which thus
presented -, -, -
and settle balances with another and with the nations
world primary reaching in
panking investigation and in the
phrases by
freely
the free use the nts OF the United States the few who are owners
silver bullion would make silver coin eer the
engaged other enterprises It would not make labor easier the
less abonous more profitable It Woud not start aetnrv or make
labor 1t would occupa-
would add nothing the capital
the thing
confidence but its
would be to destroy the little which
The meaning the plank adopted Chicago that
Of the United States have it coined at the exDn. % Of the 70
and receive for silver dollar which shall be legal
of all debts public and private.
The of the silver bullion would dollar
belong to him and to nobody else Other people would it by
the present values would receive the silver dollar for
worth of silver and other
nothing from the transaction would coming
silver andt community would suffer oss by
hundred millions of silver
dollars maintained by Government gold
silver dollars different
coinge2 weight and fine
they bear the stamp of the Government Why
Government has soemny as
The
value coined into silver dollars Having
minage it only coins what hold
representing
value of the silver dollar for
dollar much less than
dollar
accept it morally at
enlightened of the world The
dollar
holder from obligation sacredly
there moral obligation obligation expressed
public cstatute O maintain the parity
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-27

may able upon coinage
the
current nations gold standards will require the
concurrent law Of nations to enstate ana sustain it.
IT sFAVORSs THE USE. OF. SILVER MONEY.
Republican party opposed
of silver as its record abundnty shows has done all that
States acting apart from other There those who think
that the limit of financial prudence Surely
the danger line.
We have silver than in the world except
India China than Great Britain s5o 100000
ana less than China The Repuonan party mas declared
in favor of international agreement and elected President
age country
qu present Independent
silver at ratio sixteen of silver ounce OF gold would in
the of volume OF would
drive millions gold dollars which have
permanently the trade OF the country greatly decrease
proposed Republican
from the circulating medium country any silver we now
cuaon with gold by the pledge OF the Govern
ment that all of it shah be equal to gold.
This unbrokn policy the Republican 1876
policy 1t will circulation and good
currency Of the country It will parity preserve
done the 1t will
consent put this country on silver basis which would inevitably
follow independent ratio of IS to l. 1t will the
expulsion of gold from circulation
any thing speculation
the Country ought & be the subject
property which stable and
destruction values No suffers
much from cheap as the and Do1eI They the @
the uniform and here elsewhere the
debase with alarming severity
their
banks building and loan associations
wage-earn their
UNLIMITED, RREDEEMABLE PAPER MONEY.
question affecting money
pending free OF silver its
ec by the the United States the Chicago Demo-
declaration is that "Our
Government without
the
all debts directly
through lawful Government Thus addition
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-27
WHEN FACTORY WHEELS TURN, GOOD
TIMES WILL COME.
The United States Does Not Need Greater
Volume of Money, but More Oppor-
tunity for the Masses to
Earn 1t.

CANTON oH1o Aug 2-Maior Mckinley accept
associations this afternoon finished his last read
o'clock The
important pank Republican platform
question
ter follows:
John H. the Notification
Republican National the
promise
Republican candidate for President submit formal
pending Perhaps might considered
those made delegations
Importance the settlement Of the issues presented
welfare could omit
calling the questions which opinion vitality affect
citizens that republic which
mankind We false standards
mel
sinspr