Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-02

prices that producers Will receive for
,pnir crops and stocks will add ma
terlally to the circulation, but the
main points upon which the prophets
base their claims is the attraction
california will be as resort and
winter racing center. San Francisco
and New orleans are the only two
cities where winter racing is in vogue,
and since the yellow fever threatens
10 prevent racing at the Southern
city this year, the wise heads contend
that San Francisco will be the object
I've point for those people who would
otherwise go to New orleans, and
consequently many will come here
who have never visited the coast be-
fore.
The old board of supervisors who
were recently removed from office
have opened up another proceeding to
contest their right to remain in office,
but their efforts have very much the
appearance OF drowning man grasp
ing at straw. The matter will be
finally decided sometime this week.
Here comes DR.. c. C. O'Donnell with
charges against the board of education.
praying for their removal, and the
solid nine" of that body are threat
ened with the same fate that overlook
the supervisors, as the charges appear
to be wei grounded. The petition al
leEes n violation of the law pertaining
to the adoption of text books which the
directors appear to have ignored.
Wardens Hate and Aull Of San
Quentin and Folsome prisons respec-
lively, have gone to Washington on
business in connection with the appeals
TO the United States Supreme Court of
the murderers Theodore Durrant.
Worden, Benz. Hin and Harry Allon-
der, which Will be sheard sometime in
october. AS the law reads at present
1t seems to be impossible to execute
murdcrers after they have been sem
fenced to death and it is hoped the
court win render u decision on the pro-
enable the authorities to carry out the
orders Of the court.
Every once in while some overdue
ship comes into port with u record of
rough sen experiences that are tragic
enough TO dispell thoughts of adven-
ture by sea from the mind of the most
reckless. The record has been broken,
however, by the stories told by the
crew Of the Hahnemaun from Newcas-
tie, which arrived here last week after
voyage covering 2l3 days, during
which every known hardship of the sea
was encountered, from loss of captain,
starvation, sickness and lying in u
calm for months under the bleaching
heat of the equator
The sugar beet industry is growing
rapidly into prominence in California
and If II continues to increase at tho
present rate more refneries viii be in
demand. In addition to the colonies
that have already been settled to carry
ON this enterprise, another has APP
peared upon the scene. The advance
guard of the German Catholic Colo
nization Socitey, consisting of forty
families from Chicago and vicinity, has
arrived to settle upon lands in Mon
terey county, bonded by the society.
These lands will be apportioned and
sod in 5-acre lots, and the erection
OF houses and other improvements will
begin at once to prepare for the re-
ccption of sixty families that are to
follow In the near future.
The faculty of Stanford University
has adopted u new set of rules and
regulations governing entrance to the
institution. In future each applica-
ton Will be considered separately and
special exceptions have been made in
favor of special students.
Prof. David Starr Jordan, president
Of the Stanford University, has startled
the community by his utterances on
some advanced theories of criminiology
and sociology. He believes that if 1t
~ proper to hang sane persons con-
Nlcted of murder. the insane should
suffer like penalty for the same
oMense. He also urges that the state
frame laws to prevent and restrain
nersorH inclined TO vice from marry
ing The public has taken the matter
up and almost every one of any note
his onered some expression to the
question.
p, Death has IN Industrious agent in
san Francisco in the form of the
deadly trolley car. Monday he added
another victim to his credit, making
the second for the present month,
while twenty-four others have re-
ceiyed injuries that are more or less
serious. This Is u record that even the
yellow fever might envy.
Judge Carroll Cook has placed the
hol OF Theodore Figel. charged with
murder and embezzlement, at 100000
ana the announcement created quite
surprisa, as the Judge of the lower
court had denied the petition for bail.
what makes 1t more perpleXing is the
TACT that the district attorney re-
hn R#Yl1f ..T al.
pan and the special prosecuting at
'"Theys bitterly opposed 1t,
tor the FIRST time on any stage
NEustus Thomass new comedy en-
uuod Don't Tell Her Husband, was
presented in this city by the Frawley
company to n large and select audi
.hce, The local critics claim the piece
VI not up to the standard of the au-
'hors other works and win need q
great deal of retouching to make It 1t
success. The company I'm whose
hands the play rested came in for some
severe criticism which they will prob
.oly remember for some time. They
tucked grace and seemed unfamiliar
W'th the surroundings Of n drawing
room and, worst Of all for such an oc-
,ision, but few of the players knew
70 NJ, c. Blake one of the pioneers OF
,Rlltornia and eX-mayor OF this city,
pled last week at the age of SO. The
Me-, Vsgeased was bachelor and had no
"Llhg relatives In California.
tohy Moore, Charley Mltchell's father
lN-litWt Is In the CitV looking 10 mako