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The Progress., 1896-08-20
MUSIC HALLCOLLAPSE
THREE MEN WE'RE KILLED AND
THIRTEEN WOUNDED.
Men Were at Work Tearing
Down the Building When it Fcll-Firc De
partnent Assisted in the Work OF Rescue.
Iist OF the Dead and Wounded.

Eau Claire, Wis, Aug lS.-lestcr'
day. while a force of twenty-five work
men was engaged in tearing down
Music hall, a fourstOry structure. 1t
COLLAPSED. The men went down in the
ruins, and three were killed. The dead
are.
Ca,vor Olescn. caves widow and
four children; William Dean. contrac-
tor; Nicholas Roach.
Injured John ThorsOn. crushed Wy
falling timbers. can not live: James
Dean, buried under mass Of timbers,
can not live; Charles Agan, badly
crushed; Ole Soberg, seriously crush
ed: John Larson. Gus Meyers, Ole
johnson, Brady Medium, H. II. Wal
ters, William Berg, w. +. Evans, WI
liam Arnold and Bert Ludwig.
The workmen were on the upper
floors when the walls began to bulge
and fell before any one could escape,
except five. who remained on the roof
and were unnjUred The fire depart
ment at once began the work Of rescue,
and all the dead and injured were taken
from the ruins except Dean and Roach.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
A Gigantic Watcrspput.

New York, Aug. 13.-4As the steamer
Austria, from Naples, with 500 Italian
immigrants, was nearing this port on
Friday morning a gigantic waterspout
swept tie ship, while deafening thun-
der claps smote the ears of the terrified
immigrants and flashes of lightning
made the sky appear like a liquid sheet
CT fame.
A terrific thunder storm ragged for an
hour, and then, at O'clock, there arose
on the oceans surface two miles west
OF the steamer, big cone of water.
with a yeasty mass of foam at its base.
The cone had formed directly beneath
black, oyerhanging cloud that SEEM
ed togeach down towards it like huge
finger. Not drop OF rain had fallen.
andnota breath rifIied the oceans sur
face. The passengers were stricken
dumb with terror as they watched The
great cone reach upward and join the
overhanging finger OF black mist,
forming a column of swir.ing, soething
wafer fully thirty yards in diameter
at the base and four feet thick in the
center Of the column. At the top it
spread out like an immense umbrella.
Thus it came careening toward the
ship, and the fear-stricken passengers
at last found voice in one great wall
OF despair. Many fell back on their
knees and prayed; others tainted. Still
the waterspout rushed toward them
with noise like that of million buzz
saws. But as it neared the ship its
course changed slightly, and the water
spout, seething and buzzing as it went,
swept by not more than eco yards off
the stalboard side.
The passengers screamed at the i'm
melse column passed by, ard then
laughed and cried and Rugged one an
Other in joy when they realized the
danger was past.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
Cincinnati Cutting ARRAY,

Cincinnati, O., Aug. 1S.-Frank
Rothaker Of Cleveland. brother of DIR.
Rothakpr. who was buried here last
Thursday. was reported dying at the
hospital at S o'clock yesterday even
ing from a knife wound in the abdo-
men. He was found in the street Sum
day night at the head Of Mount ,Au-
burn incline and taken to the hOSpt
al. Before becoming unconscious he
said that he had quarrel with Attor-
Key Charles LuDdey and that IMnd9y
had stabbed him. Early yesterday
morning LuHdey was arrested at his
house not far from whore Rothaker
was found. In front Of the house was
Charles ROthGkCr of New York.
brother Of the injured man. He was
abusing IAladcy and was also arrest
ed. Lundey said that he acled in
se,f-defensc: that the two Rothakers
had abused him ON the street car I'M
Ill he left his seat and went to the
PLATFORM lie got off at his street
and they followed and attacked him
end knocked him down. Then he used
his knife in s5if-defenSC. He said
Rothakor had had a grudge against
him ever since he defended him in
q divorce Snt. which was compr0-
missed.
Lundey was arraig1d in the police
court and his case continued until
Aug. o. The charge WAS cutting with
intent to kill. ROthaker's wound is
q penetrating one, requiring an oper-
alton to secure the severed parts and
the outcome is accordingly very doubt
ful
The Progress., 1896-08-20
Ambassador Appointed.

London, Aug. 1S.-tIt is officially an
nounced that the Rt. Hon. Sir John
Monscn, British ambassador at Wen
na has been appointed British ambas-
saGor at Paris, in succession to the
Marquis Of Dufferin, whose term OF
serv6 expires.
Sir Horace RumbOld, bart, British
minister at The Hague, and formerly
attache CT the British embassy a.
Washington, succeeds Sir John Men
son as British ambassador at Vienna.
Sir john MonsCn is brother OF VS.
count OXeEbridge, and WIS born in
1884.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
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Money for Naval PURPOSES.

London, Aug. ia dispatch from
Berlin says that it is stated that Ad-
miral Tierpits. at the request OF En-
peror William. has drawn up bill.
which will be submitted to the reich
stag, demanding from 100 100000 to
100000 eco marks for naval purposes.
1t is added that the emperor recently
discussed the matter with Prince Ho-
henlohe. The chancellor during the
discussion informed Emperor William
tnat a majority In favor OF the bill
could on.y be secured If the premise OF
reform in all matter subject to military
jurisdiction be fuMilled.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
Bicycles Cutting Railroad Earnings.

The passenger earnings OF many
roads are not only being cut into To-
cally by the trolley lines. but by the
bicycles. Since the warmer weather
set in people living out few miles
from their places of business who have
been patronizing suburban trains now
ride the bicycle Where there are cities
hut a few miles apart the passenger
men say that between the electric
roads and the bicycle competition their
local earnings are showing marked de-
crease. A passenger official who has
inst returned from Boston states that
within a radius of eight or ten miles
hundreds now come in on bicycles OH
nleasant mornings and return in the
evening in the same manner, and hun
dreas more find the electric car quite
an attraction, so that altogether the
Boston steam roads are losing quite
heavily on this particular portion OF
their income. He says that Boston
passenger men told him that trains
that were formerly crowded are now
only fairly we'll filled, and in elm
stances have been taken OIL, and those
kept on are hauling fewer coaches.
The Progress., 1896-08-20

The message of the president of Chilli
at the opening of congress stated that
the revenue for 1895 and the surplus
from 1894 amounted to SOL 900 900,
and the expenditure to $4,000 900.
The estimated expenditure for 1886 is
SS6,0O0,0OO and the estimated surplus
s3,OOD,OOO. The foreign debt, which in
1891 was 100000, has increased to
flS,O0o,O0O, including the proposed LOAF
of f4,OOO,OOO. In the last five years the
expenses of the civil war-$1O4, 900, OO0-
have been paid, the internal debt has
been reduced by S45,OOOOOO, and the
floating debt by s25,OOO,OOO. Interna-
tional claims have been paid to the
amount of 100000, and $4,000, 900 of
guano accounts have been settled. As
much as $55,OO0,O00 has been spent
on public works, and $ilOOO,OOO Of
metallic money has been issued. The
imports last year exceed those of the
previous year by Sl4,OOO,OOO. Meas
ures will be submitted for the protec-
ton of national industry and the re-
form of customs tariffs"
The Progress., 1896-08-20

The city Of New Haven, Conn. will
lnaugurate an important movement in
trying to, compel Yale University to
pay a regulation tax on all buildings
which yield it a revenue of over $4,000
a year. This was decided on June so by
Town Counsel Goodhart in an opinion
to the board of assessors The Yale
authorities announced that they will
resist the payment of taxes to the court
OF last resort. This is the first attempt
to compel an American university to
pay taxes.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
4 Novel Idea.

A Birmingham England) minister
has hit upon Il novel method of pre-
serving discipline in his church. The
Rev. j. H. Jewett, DR.. Dale's success
or at Cars Lane chapel, prints the
following notice in his local magazine:
''Will the two ladies who sit in a rather
conspicuous part OF the chapel, and
who so frequently engage in converse
ton during public worship, kindly re-
member that their conduct is source
Of much annoyance to members of the
congregational
The Progress., 1896-08-20
just Draws His Salary.

The nominal head Of the Swiss COY.
crnmcnt is somewhat of an anomaly
As an official he has no cX-olicio rank
in the army, cannot launch veto o.,
pardon a criminal. He has no Offices
in his Gift. never chooses his associates
in the federal council. AS an iudivid-
ual he cannot declare war nor MAKE
peace nor determine the financial pol
icy of his country. With this long hct
against him the only thing which he is
empowered to do seems to be to draw
his salary.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
4 Grooming Hill.

Prof J. 7. Todd, state geologist of
South Dakota. VINO is in charge of a
geological surveying expedition party
in the Black Hills, discovered an old
volcano on Sand creek. in the Bad
Lands, near Formosa. Near the june
ton Of Sand creek and White river is
u hill SO feet high. This hill vibrates
and groans almost constantly. It's
tremblings have upset wagons and the
Indians are mach in fear OF it.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
The Tailors Strike.

New York, Aug. 18.-The four weeks
continuous strike Of the East Side tail
ors summarized is an expenditure OF
$4,000 from, the eNchequer of the Broth
erhocd Of 1a:.ors; tae return to work
within the last week CT 5000 men and
zoo women in 3l6 shops, the opening OF
seventy cooperative shops, employing
500 men ana 700 women. numerous
fights Between union and non-union
men, and lastly al appeal to affiliated
organizations for funds to supper. I, 200
striking tai.ors who are in actual need
The Progress., 1896-08-20

The determination of the heir of the
house OF Vanderbilt to choose his own
wife is making considerable trouble in
the family. And yet the rule of royal
marriages has never been established
in this country, though some of the
money kings consider it is very appro-
pirate to their families. In this partic-
ular case there is so mucn determina-
ton on both sides that the issue is in
doubt, but youthful enthusiasm is like
ly to win, even against the threat Of
disinheritance.
The Progress., 1896-08-20

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. lS.-Ihe
Panama steamer City Of Paris brings
the story that Prince Louis of Savoy
and some Of the crew of the ltaNan
ship Christopher Columbus were al
tackled on the st.eehs Of Valparaiso on
the 10th o,f last month by a Chiilan
mob. The Italians would have met
with the 8.Gae yio.sLc2 as did some OF
the crew CT the United States cruiser
Baltimore had rot the Italian party
been armed. Theprince and his friends
stood off the mob until rescued by the
police. Although the mob used sticks
and stones, none OF the royal party was
seriously injured. The mob vented its
RACES on the prince because OF the ltal-
ian unpopular.ty since Italy sold the
two secondhand cruisers to the Ar
gentine Republic during the difficulty
between the latter country and Chill.
The Gillian government profuse.y APPEL
ogized fer the occurrence, and all ref
erence to it in the newspapers was sup
pressed. G
The Progress., 1896-08-20

A dispatch from st. Cloud, Mimi, ,ays
that family there has been poisoned
by drinking lemonade on the Fourth Of
July, Evidently there is some mistake.
People have been poisoned by such pale
canned goods as peaches or by picnic
ice cream. and even boarding house cOf-
fec, but never since the birth of free
dom has Fourth of July lemonade
with sufficient force OF character to
poison drowning fly been put on eX-
hibit.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
The Japanese Earthquakes.

According to Prof. kochjbe rhr re-
cent earthquake wave which over
whclmcd several towns in Japan was
caused by a huge displacement Of
strata not far from the northeastern
coast line. The professor says that It
has been known that along the coast
of kamaishi, Miyako and lshimaki,
and extending as far north as Chishj-
ma. hollow has existed measuring
approximately about 100 miles wide
10y 500 miles long The depth Of this
hugo bed or hollow varied from 5000
to 1868 fathoms. 1t is supposed that
the walls Of this enormous bed have
fallen in and that the tidal wave w&s
caused by it. 10 the same causes are
attributed the numerous earthquakes
and vibrations which occurred At the
same time.
The Progress., 1896-08-20

Havana, Aug. 1S.-Col. Zabales re-
ports a hot fight with the band OF
Aguirre and Morab,e at the Moralit
plantation, near San Jose de Las La
jas, and not far from Havana. The in
surgents lost thirty-four killed and
wounded, while the troops are reported
to have .ost fifteen killed.
The Progress., 1896-08-20

How many times have we written.
don't worry" Had little Rosanna
Fouteh of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, who was
afraid Of cyclones, refrained from wor-
rying abou. imaginary troubles she
would not have died. Worry. strange
as it may seem 20 EiGny, kills more
Seople than scarlet fever, diphthec.a,
and love combined. There's nothing
in it.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
Death OF Senior Malta.

New York, Aug. 1S.-A special from
Valparaiso says: Senior Malta, Chilian
minister to Bolivia, died as the result
OF a wound in the spine. Before he ex-
pred he declared that the assault upon
him was due to personal vengeance.
jose Cuellar, who shot him, delivered
himself up to the police. He said he
killed Malta in self-dofense.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
Swedish Journalists.

In Sweden the education of journal
lists is treated as a function of the state.
Under this system the young scribe de-
velops his 'nose for news" at the ex-
pense OF the taxpayers. In the United
States he has to hustle for himself, but
he gets there all the same.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
Mexican Fruits and Flowers

a scheme is on foot to ship Mexican
fruits and flowers to northern markets.
1t is claimed by one of the promoters
of the enterprise that cut flowers can
be shipped to New York in winter
time in refrigerator cars and delivered
in good condition.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
Baseball Shooting.

Helena, Ark. Aug. 1S.-A game OF
base ball played a. Poplar Grove Sun
Gay between cOlOrCd teams for a stake
Of s. broke up IN a pitched battle
between the opposing mines, in which
two boys were fatally shot and four
others more or less wounded. Negro
boys from the Polk and L0Wdy plan
tatons constituted the opposing
teams. William Griffin the umpire,
and an adhevent Of the Polk side, held
the stakes. In the third inning Grif-
fin gave the T.0wdy team the hot end
Of a close decision and the aggrieVed
team. led by Israel Tate, made a rush
for the umpire and his son. who was
acting as official scorer. The umpire
was prepared for the attack, how
ever. He opened a valiSe and passed
pistols to members of the Polk team
and the battle began. Israel Tate
was the only man on the Lowdy team
who had a gun, but he did effective
work. He emptied his pistol into the
Polk team. reloaded and empued 1t
again. He is credited with having
shot four men.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
Successful WOMB" Attorney.

Tho assistant attorney general OF
Montana is q woman, and her name is
Ella Knowles Haskell. She is an en-
coptionaIIy successful lawyer, has a
record of having received the largest
fee ever given to a woman, and is an
enthusiastic Populist.
The Progress., 1896-08-20

A correspondent of the London
Times states that the growing of early
potatoes has been completely super
seeded as the chief industry of the
Scilly Islands by the cultivation of the
naCissus for the English flower mar
ket. Ten Or fifteen years ago the mar
cissus was looked on as an unmitigated
pest by the farmers, and carloads of
bulbs were to be had for the asking by
the pioneers of the new industry. But
now the better sorts of narcissi cost
from Il to e per 1000, and an acre of
land takes 100000 bulbs. About 400
acres are under this cultivation, and
the islanders draw about 100000 year
from this source. Nearly all the Dota-
toes and other vegetables consumed in
Scilly have now to be imported. As
soon as the forcing of narcissi is over.
the houses are filled with tomato plants,
The Progress., 1896-08-20
Shut the MormOns Out,

The mayor of Perth Amboy, N. j.,
has revoked the permit granted sew
cral weeks AGO TO the Mormons to hold
open air meetings on the streets, on
tho ground that the principles of the
sect are Incompatible with mortality
aud good citizenship.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
KyC EyuOrts.

The United States exported to
Europe last year only 9l57 bushels OF
rye, valued at $3.50. Che fact that,
rye is leading product in Germany,
France, the Scandinavian peninsula
and Russia accounts for the small eX-
The Progress., 1896-08-20

In spite OF her sons admission that
he killed his older brother while angry
New York mother insists that it was
an accident Is this faith, blindness,
or both?
The Progress., 1896-08-20

Secretary Hoke Smith IS learning to
ride the bicycle He evidently is work
inS up little revolution on his own
account
The Progress., 1896-08-20

Never ask questions that are not alb
solutely necessary, and people will be
longer time in finding out how little
you know
The Progress., 1896-08-20

Cubas sugar crop last year was
worth $5O,O0O,000 this year it will not
reach Sl0,000,00J War is a costly lux
ury.
The Progress., 1896-08-20

When we see an angel child on the
.rcets, We wonder if her mother ever
ipanks her
The Progress., 1896-08-20

E!TS stopp"d free md permanently cured. n,
MS after first days use OF DR.. line Great Nerve
kesinrer. Free $2tr!al bottle and treatise.
SEND 10 DR.. kLiaE. 9jl Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa
The Progress., 1896-08-20

A game of cribbage ended in dis
.pute and murder in Jacksonville, Fla,
and the opponents Of cards are fur
,nished with another argument.
The Progress., 1896-08-20

Nothing really h.'rts a lazy man Ike
learning that when he did labor twas
in vain.
The Progress., 1896-08-20

The summer girls are pretty in June.
little faded i" July, and boiled out in
Aumnst.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-20

ale plum loaves aud dalntly berib.
bnnud boxes Of luscious Tiohnes' that
form 90 oOuspcuo n feature Of cur
mafriage.ieasts today.
The bridal wreath OF an early Eng.
lish bride was llkewise fashioned ui
bearded (and sometimes gildedl wheat.
en- spikes, while, on her return ION
church, corn ami other cereals were
shOwerei upon het aud then carefully
gathered ~ hud consumed by the
wedding guests. Ia this also, we tecog.
MIS- rude ancestor u modern
iasuion, that Of ending a newly mar
ried pair on ia Asmall blizzard VI hard,
snowy rice.
In coune OF time, however, the
golden grain was gf1und anu made
into large, thin, dry biscuits, which
were Rayly shattered above the blush.
ing mald's il1wilg locks aud ihon dit-
tfibutUd among the byslaudefs. To
this day, toe, Ia some portions Of High
land scotland IL ~ siiil customary Tor
the best man ami fret bridesmaid to
break an oatmeal cake over y young
wife ne she crosses the threshold Of tho
first house entered sitter the marriage
ceremony. This hammock Is then par.
iakon Of by all che assembled friends
aud wsshed down with the Scotch
whisky iu which they drink the health
Of tho bridc ami bridegroom Rud OF
their resIeotive ella ms.-Lippincjip.
Tor March.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-20
Personal Paragraphs.

J. II. wlleit, OF San Francisco, is At
tho Tompleton.
n. 4. Cohen, Of st. Joseph, il guest
NJ the kuutfOfd hostolry,
Edward Farrell OF Mcrcur is among
the late arrivals Al tho Walker.
u. Clun Jr. il up from Provo on busi-
ness and Is registered At the Walker.
T.. h. Gaze. Of Dayton, and Thos. n.
Walker, OF Palatka, Fla, arrived al tho
Tompleion this morning.
Edward Nowhouso, a vol known min
ing aud business man from Denver, has
his autograph on tho knutsford regis
ter.
San Francisco Chronicle: Guy q.
Palmer, United Slaios Army, rom Fort
Douglas, Utah, Is registered at the Ocol-
dental.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Of salt
Lake, oihor. in-law aud Hl-iof-in-law Of
Judge John Marshall, arc at tho Palace
hotel, San Franoisco.
b. G. Dunbar and family will leave for
San Francisco and o.hor California
points on Saturday. They have boon
preceded by Mrs. Thomas W. Jennings,
Mrs. DuuBar's sis.or-ln-law. who went
20 tho coast for the Improvement Of hcr
health. Mr. Dunbar expects to DO gone
about two months
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-20
s,SsnI rsL,n Tor a cItrsylasu.


Al no llms OF the year does the great
metropolis OF New York present such
n brilliant sight ~ during the week
preceding the one In which all Chris
tendon celebrates the birth OF the
Savior. This great shop Windows are
gblpZe with electric lights aud pressed
against the snow-sprlnkled panes are
hundreds OF eager faces scanning the
splendid Christmas exhibitions.
This ~ the sight A. seen by the Wis.
itor to the great city, whose walk
naturally LEADS him across the crowded
shopping thoroughiaros, embracing the
district from Fourteenth street 10
Forty-second street north, and Union
square to Sixth avenue west. But the
old New Yorker knows stTeOls right
close 10 these, arteries OF human travel,
whore the lights ore low ana far BE-.
tween, aud where human beinga may
be found budding together In large
and cold buildings A. many as 5000 to
q block.
owing 10 the deficiency Of the
cross.town car system In New York,
one may often fnd persona huTTying
through these dirty streets whose AZ
peRrAnce pOrlrAya them 10 be people
more IuTthuhto AHhh WV ifulANuAr VI
the quarter.
Oso night u couple OF years ago Just
about Christmas time, a geE tleman
was seen entering one OF those streets.
Az II was cold, his black coat collar
was turned up ami his high silk hat
firmly pressed down on his head. In
his hand he held a little book. He
walked with q firm step, at n brisk
Ia h..
might look like clergyman bent on
an erTand OF mercy. Whom u little
way up the street aud Just about as he
was to pass the largest UfiHk house on
the block, the narrow door was blown
violently open anu In the cold snow
rushed a little girl about ~ years OF
age, sobbing as II her heart would
break,
! The little girl rushed right Into the
arms OF this gentleman, who, seeing the
grief OF the Guild, naturally stopped 10
INQUIRE what was the matter"
Ia dying aud tue doctor sent me alter
the minister tObbod the little tot,
ubut,O she continued, noticing the
cIerlcal-lOoking appearance OF the
strange gentlemen Ani al the same
time gazing into bis ~ m athletic eyes,
Uyou are one, ate you uo2h And be ore
the gentleman could get a chance ~
get in u word she hurried him up
stairs to the poor, little room In wnicu
her sick mother was fighting death.
Having arrived Their, toe gentleman
hastily explained tho little glrPs miS.
take TO the doctor present, aud offered
himself TO bring minister.
In about quarter ofan hour tho
clergyman arrived, but no was too late
10 do Anything. Tue poor woman was
dead. On tue simple bureau the doctor
and minister ioundi alter tbs depaT-
iuTo OF the strange gentleman, al en'
yel0pe, inside OF which was a orlsp
800 biz, With tue inscription, 80
my little cAptOr"
The strange gentleman was james
O'Neili, the actor
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-20
Police Court.

JIG. Marx, the party who committed
an assault upon ofiloer John Roberts
on Saturday night lat, was today die
charged, upon the recommendation Of
CIV Attorney Mckay. The attorney
ntnted that Ofiloer Roberto did not care
10 press the charge against MI. Marx,
ea his condition when the assault was
rstpeirated, was one which had b1Tslt
rim Of all reason, and consequently he
wa. toagTtat ca eut irresponsible f0r
his behavior. HE court upon THIS
showing, dlsohargsd tho defendant
and the cash bond winch had been
put univ ordered released.
Ii, Murphy, while In a high state
nj jntoxioatiOn last night, iiouIlehed n
deadly aud dangerous weapon upon
lie pe.snn Of Lars Anderson. NEAR the