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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-19

The quarterly conference of the star
Valley stake of Zion convened in At
ton ward meeting house ON Saturday
and Sunday. November 18th and nth.
1897. Elder George osmond presiding.
There were preseut on the stand dur
ing conference the presidency of the
static. George Osmond, william w.
Burton and Arson v, Call, several
Bishops, High Councillors, Patrlarchs
and other presiding brethren OIL Inc
Stake were also in attendance,
on account of bad roads and rainy
unpleasant weather the meetings on
Saturday were rather small, but on
sunday the meetings were well at
tended.
The speakers were all anxious 20 see
the Saints united. and to that end they
evhorted yhc Saints to greater dill
gence in the discharge of their outies.
The teachings We're very good. We 1ad
rich outpouring Of the Holy Spirit
during conference and all felt amply
repaid for attending meetings.
The general authorities OF the
Church were all sustained by the con-
ference.
The various wards with their or
Plantations were duly represented by
the Bishops or their counselOrs as be-
ing in n very favorable condition.
The health of the people is good and
they are enjoying the blessings of
God, for which we thank him cnntjnu-
ally. w. II. BENNINGTON,
Stake Clerk.
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School Board Business.

The board of education held a spe-
cinl meeting yesterday afternoon. The
following Recommendations -- were
adopted:
That there be provided two polling
places in each of the I'VE municlpal
wards and one voting booth for eaeh
poll. ,,aa
Inv the clerk. be posted in at least five
public places in each of the fifty-two
voting districts of the city.
That three election judges be APP
pointad for each of the ten voting
places, ut a salary Of So a day each.
THAT the city recorder be requested
to furnish. at actual cost OF transorip,
ing. certified copies of the Official
REGISTERS, consolidating the names of
the voters in each of the voting dis
tricts into two books for each NUM-
cipal ward.
THAT the president and clerk he
authorized to award the contract Tor
furnishing the blank registers, onvei-
opes. tickets. printed notices and all
stationery necessary to the proper
condusting of the election
MORE BONDS REDEEMED.
ON recommendation of the finance
committee. its action in effecting the
exchange of $4,000 per cent salt
Lake City bonds belonging TO the board
for an equal amount of school bonds
numbered l0l to l20, both inclusive
held by the New York Life Insurance
company, was approved, and the com
mittee was directed to attend to the
| cancellation Of the redeemed bonds
and unmatured interest coupons.
on Recommendation Of the finance
committee. the sum of S2,42nH was
appropriated, the greater part of which
/ IL for partial payments TO contractors
on the new Webster building.
The committee on teachers and
school work reported the receipt of $50
! for tuition from nonresident pupils
and $3.50 on account of sale of High
| School text books.
The action OF the finance committee
in auditing the teachers payrolls fol
the second school month. ending No
vember hin the sum OF SIG, was
ratified.
Considerable routine bueiness was
also transacted and a resolution
passed declaring THANKSGIVING day Q
holiday for the schools and also pro
viding that there be no schools OF
| Friday.
The board meets again tonight {
make definite arrangements for th'
school election to be held in Deem
| Der.
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patty with the foregoing resolution he
requested to withdraw and not parti-
cipate in the deliberations of this con-
Yentlon."
The following resolution by Joseph
Lippman was also adopted;
Resolved. That we hereby pledge the
two candidates who shall accept nom
inatipn at the hands Of this convention
to the proposition that the public school
system as now constituted in salt Lake
City with the High school as the cup
stone OF that system. shall =" main
tanned. And this without any mental
reservations or IFS or butts or any CON
dition whatsoever. We mean by this
that the High School shalt he main
tanned at it's present high standard,
and that it shall be supporte. by tax
alton the same as the graded schools;
that II shall he maintained nutwith
standing public taxation at present will
not warrant the building OF OF IL special
building for n high school. thntit shall
be maintained Notwithstanding the
Curriculum as at present established,
may appear to some Objectionable.
Charles Crane offered this resolution,
which was adopted unanimously:
Resolved. That IL is the sense Of this
convention that the incoming school
board be requested TO ask our
members of the National Legiaiature to
take such action IA they may deem
necessary looking TO securing the In
dustrial Home in salt Lake for cduca-
tional purposes.
This resolution by Mr.. Lippman
failed after a somewhat spirited de-
bate:
Each delegate to this convention
hereby pledges himself to support at
the polls on election day the Two can
didates who shall he named ~ this
convention. and hereby agree that his
or her appearance in this convention as
n delegate shall be a bar to his or her
appearance in any other conv' nticn foI
the nomination of candidates for the
school trustees to be voted fer on De
cember list.
Nominations for the three years
term being In order, u. l.. Williams
| named Alfales Young; ID. II. Towney
w. r. hutchinson Prof. stewart. NJ
! S. Woolley Mrs. Bradley, Judge Hen
derson: and j. S. Daveler, Nat. NJ
| Brigham. Brigham was nominated OF
the second ballot.
For the short term, NJ, s. Woolley
| j. Il. Toronto. II. w. Young and w. X
! Hutchinson were named. NoClley de
| clned and Young was nominated.
FIFTH WARD.
C. s. Vnrian presided over the Fifth
ward meeting. which was a large one
held at the New Grand Thelter. Chas
Baldwin was nominated by accluIna
ton for the one year term, ana nm
| nounced himself as . strong friend o
| the High School. For the three yea
term c. T.. stanton named W. q. Nei
| den: c, n, Allen. c. $. Varan; j. II
Moyle. George w. Snow :ielden, re
ceived 335 votes and Snow 1i9 NeldsI
was SO declared the nominee and tn
convention adjourned.
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OBITUARY.
ALMA CROSBY.

Beaver. Utah. Nov. 16. 1Se7.-Dlod
in this city. Sunday morning, NOV.
18th. 1897. Alma Crosby, son OF Pa
triarch Jonathan Crosby.
Deceased was born in kirtiand'
Ohio, Dec. 14th 1896, and the following
day the present Apostle brigham
Young and his twin sister were born
i'm the same house. Brother crosby
PASSED through all the pt.secutons
and mobbinEs in his boyhood, with his
Parents, in Ohio and Illinois; his pa
triarch father was n carpenter IN the
Nnuvoo Temple; he came to salt Lake
City In 1S4S; next year he went with
his father and Addison Pratt his
uncle, on mission to the Society
and Sandwich Islands, where they re-
naming two years. Trouble occurring
on account Of France claim ne the
Society Islands. they returned sooner
than they had intended, and reached
san Francisco in 1851. From there
they went to San Bernardino, Cal, and
IN the spring Of 1858 came to Beaver
Utah. While he was in san Francisco
Brother Alma Crosby worked in the
printing Office Of President leo. @.
Cannon. His whole life was spent in
devotion to the service of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter day saints.
Duty with him was law, and his hui
mihty and integrity are household
words in his family. lie leaves Il
wife, six daughters and one son,
]. ROBERTSON Sen.
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sprineviie. died "wednesday evening
from neuralgia Of the heart
The Y. L. NJ. 1. A. Of the First ward
gave delightful social at the ward
house Wednesday evening. over 800
persons attended.
Tho Il. Y. A. football team has chul-
lenged the q. OF T. team 60 play a
game in salt Lake ON December Ath
and one at Provo ON December 18th.
Marriage licenses have been issued
to John c. Cravens aged q, and Edith
/. Finlayson aged ~, both Of Payson;
Il. w. Cannon. aged %, and Pearl
Carter, aged II, both of Provo.
Ernest d. Partridge has been en-
gagged as the Instructor Of the Spanish
Fork Mandolin and Guitar club, lately
organized there. and goes over every
saturday evening to give lessons.
County Fish and Game Warden New
ell is getting 500 small bass out of the
lake and 500 spaWuers to be sent the
government hatchery in Colorado.
Last week he shipped n consignment To
SEWER county to be placed in Clear
Lake.
A Rio Grande Western car was brok-
en- open at SDringvilc wednesday
night and two Cuddies oi tobacco, some
canned goods and peanuts taken away.
sherim Storrs and Deputy Sheriff
Henry went over and arrested a tramp
who gave the name of James Williams,
near the town. He had some canned
! tomatoes and some peanuts ana IL Is
! believed he is the guilty party. al
| though he denies It. lie win have an
| examination today. Yesterday after
/ noon. after the arrest Of Williams
| sheriff Storrs and II. G. w. Dctectiye
| Brown searched Mr.. Mendenboll :
barn. in Springville, and discovered
| n pair of boots, stolen from the Oregon
| short Line depot in sprlngvllle, about
| three weeks ago. They also found the
tobacco taken wednesday night, new
saddle and macintosh. The officers
believe there are more Eoode cached ~
the barn and "A thorough search VIII
! be made for them
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The News" had call Thursday
evening from Elders David II. Packard
and HAL =. Hales, the former of
sprlngville, the latter Of Spanish Fork
and both returned missionaries from
New Zealand. for which part of the
earth they left Salt Lake city, Jan ~
1894. returning Thursday morning.
Elders Packard and Hales report the
New Zealand mission in a fiourishing
condition, and say that the Maoris'
among whom they have mainly IA
CONCERTS having been made while they
have been on the island. They enjoyed
their labors, had good health while
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Notes and Personals.

c, o. vencrs, of Chicago, Is in the
city.
w. II. Booth Jr., OF Salt Lake, is at
the Hotel Roberts.
j. E. Edwards is in the city in the in
terest Of the y. C. NJ. l.
President Clun of the Brigham
Young Academy.
]. l.. Robinson Is down GrGm salt
Lake on insurance business.
Prosecuting Attorney Wharf Of Car
bon county waE IA Provo yesterday on
legal business.
james L.cec. an aged resident OF
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away, and are pleased to return to
their homes in these mountain wales.
Returning with the Elders referred to
was Elder Thomas Clayton Of Preston.
Ida, who has been laboring In Aus
tralia, having been absent about ten
months. Sickness overlook him, how
ever. and he was honorably released
to return home.
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The Citizens Partisan Munich
pal Organization committee hns issued
d call for conventions to nominate
candidates for members of the school
board The conventions will be held
Wednesday evening, Nov. 24th. at the
following places:
First Municipal Ward -- Webster
school.
Second Municipal Ward-Franklin
school, down stairs.
Third Municipal Ward-Franklln
school, up stairs.
Fourth Municipal Ward-Parker
school, down stairs.
Fifth Municipal Ward-Parker
school, up stairs,
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PROVO.


PROVO, UTAH, NOV. 10, 1897,
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Night Gowns.
Knit Underwear.

Ladies' natural ribbed VESTS, 25c 4Oc SOC.
Ladies' wool ribbed Vests (specaD soc, worth 81
Ladies' Munsing plated Vests, $125 and S1.75.
Ladies' Union Suits, 75c slo0, Sl25, SLIGO, SL75, $500
and $3.50
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Baby's Cloaks and Hoods.

Infants long Cashmere Cloalls, 81 80, 81.
Infants short Outing Cloaks, SOC, 75c, $40
Infants wool Eiderdown Cloaks, S1.7 81. q
Infants Silk Hoods, 25c, soc, Zoe.
Infants natural wool Undershirts 25c, wort
Infants white ribbed Undershirts, 25c, SOC,
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Nat II. Brigham and Richard w.
young the latter n former member Of
lhe board. We're nominated in the
Fourth The meeting partoOk of the
tropical order, the High school being
pie subject Of contention. Judge H..
y. Henderson and j. A. Houghton were
chairman and secretary respectively.
yiie following report from the commit
ne on resolutions was adopted without
dissent:
"Your committee on resolutions res
rcctfully recommend that 1t be the
geuse Of this convention that In our
opinion the majority OF people or
Taxpayers ere unalterably In favor OF
me maintenance by general taxation
Of our present puhlic school system up
" TIE standard of It's present efficiency,
snGndiHe the High school, and as soon
% practicable we recommend that a
High school building be erected and
maintained commensurate with the i'm
lseSiate and prospective requirements
- our growiug CITY.
re further suggest that any delegate
- s.a7' convention who is not in sym
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(5IE]Zl2K.EIsESISSS .S

State Agency of this Justly Celebrated
pinno Is located at No. 22G y Main street,
Special prices and terms given. Sumplea
constantly ON hand. JOHN Il. IOULlNS,
General Agent.
Also Western representative for other
well-kuuWn factories, VIII be plrgscd 10 see
all prospective customers. Rooms and 10
Summit Block. over Lace House,
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Marriage licenses have been issued
to John c. Cravens aged q. and Edith
|. Finlayson, aged 10 both OF Payson;
r. w. Cannon. aged %, and Pearl
Carter. aged II. both OF Provo.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-28
FOUR YEARS FOR WILLIAMS.
lie is Convicted in the Court OF General
Sessions for Breaking into House
at Night Time.

When the Court Of General Sessions
convened yesterday afternoon tho Ben.
mott jury returned verdict Of guilty with
II recommendation Tor mercy. A fine OF
$50 and costs Of tho prosecution was i'm.
osed.
William Thomas coored, took the stand
In his own defense. llotcstilied that they
had a key of beer at Staats' house There
he drank twenty two glasses They left
him at Dobbnsville where he got sick.
He went down tho river road and lay
down in Il field and slept off the drunk.
Then he came to Wilmington and went
to Philadelphia. In cross examination he
said he slept until 8 o'clock and walked to
Wilmington wherU he reached 'bolween
3 and o'clock. About . o'clock ut night
he met man and purchased the watch.
He EnwEed it for half u dollar. The cnse
was submitted. The jury rendered ver-
dict OF guilty without leaving the box. Ho
was sentenced to pay so restitution, pay
tho costs uf prosecution. 10 whipped with
90 lashes On Saturday next and DO i'm.
prsoned for the term Of two years
Joseph phllistino failed to answer to his
name He was to stand trial for pcddling
goods without license A capia5 for him
was issued rcturnublc at the next term of
court.
A Jury was drawn to try the case of tho
state vs.. Edward Williams, COlUrOu. Inc
charge was that OF breaking and entering
the dwelling house of David Ficklestcin on
tho night Of May 22d last.
He testified that on that night he want
I'd drink Of water. He got out of bed
and stepped on man. llo recognized
Williams as tho man who was in his room.
He discovered that SIT had been taken Io
found pair of old shoes in his store next
morning. George Morris stated ho denti.
fled the shoes found by the oificor.
Tho jury found Williams guilty and he
was sentenced to pay $500 ilno stand ono
hour In the pillory, be whipped with 80
leshes and be imprisoned for term Of four
years.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-28
AMUSEM ENTS.
GRAND OPERA HOUSh
KENNEDY PLAYERS
KENNEDY PLAYERS
There was n rousing reception for tho
Popular Company at the Grand Opera
House last night

"Kennedy Players" is a magnetic the
atrcal trade mark. Tho company under
his title appeared at the Grand Opera
House the week Of Dec. 9th delishtins
over 900 people at 0 performances. The
company opened weeks engagement Of
Ii performances last evening and the en-.
thllsiusJic reception must have made NIL
the ACTORS feel proud for being SO cordially
remembered. Iti, hardly probable that
any other company would have drawn as
many men, women and children Us did
the Kennedy company.
a.. The dramatic people are John J. Ken.
neuy who has many admirers here and is
tleservcdly popular: f. z. Sullivan, an
actor of tho old school, who give; all his
3rsonations with ability and good
Judgments; Gertrude Dion Mdgill an a.
complishmonts The other actors are al
satisfactory and comprise Carrie Lou
I.uanoro lIassen, r. II. Crane, VIM.
Danvers, Eunicr Fitch, the fillmore sisters
-Junnic ana Mamie-1ames A. Brndy,'
Walter Wood, Nellie Kennedy, g. Il. Ma
kenzie, Frank W. Vail, Edgar e. Murray.
Atcline Britton, Camille Gordon, Master
Edward keenc, and Master Edgar Murray:
"Ihe Two Orphans" was given a good
presentation and 1t was very carefully
staged. This afternoon Boy From Boston
WAS presented oelore hnoGier iurHo "uui'
.encv. 1.-The Two Thieves will bo pre-
sented tonight Flora tho graceful
dancer and remarkable manipulatot of
drapery, with dazzeiing electrical effects,
was a magnificent sight. The petite El-
more sisters in songs, made II favorable
impression. Frank Latona playing on
many musical Instruments and with
wooden bicycle and an automatic donkey
created ront.s of laughter. Latona mado u
HIT. II. brook Hooper manages a inerl-
torius organization,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-28
What | Would Do,

would not allow passengers 70 ride on
the steps Of the street cars,
IwouId back up tho Chief of Police in
his raid on law breakers on King street.
| would investigate the record of II Grim
inal before declaring him Innocent and
make his accuzers out liars.
would have the ajqrity ola jury re.
turn Il verdict, not allow ono rim to
block tho wheels of justice or hold out for
what hc considered his rights.
would have u wnning baseball team
In Wilmington next year. A good one
would bo given paying support
would take another officer along when
libelling II ship, and thus preventing it
getting away nfte. had boarded it,
i Iwould not compel Ralph De Soto to
pay the forfeited bond Of Captain Edward
Murphy, Captain OF the steamer Luurada.
Iwould make the taxes as easy as posi-.
bio so that tho mechanic who owns his
little home should not think l. nting was
much cheaper for him
Iwould caution all bcycis,s to ride
cautiously across the street crossings and
around the corners.
would hurry up that wave of prosperi-
ty AMI let tho Wilmington people get Il
| sight OF it on itI travels to other cities.
Would make tho Springs road give
bond, before they received the sanction
of tho Street and Sewer Commissions to
come In Sixth street with their tracks.
would try tho klondke way of living
In Wilmington, before exposing myself To
The dangers in that climate.
would see that tho children did not ex.
poso themselves unnecessarily after rid.
ing a long distance on their bicycles. An
ounce Of prevention is worth n pound of
cure.
would organize trust of tho people to
offset tho Beef trust. Meat Is entirely too
high, rs the Trust gets all the proilt-not
the butchers,
l would advertise in tho REPUBLICAN
and thus secure wide publicity in making
my wants known.
I would put n steam turning apparatus
In the Third street bridge and save several
hundred dollars ayear which Is now being
spent 1t.
wonld enlarge the High School and
add several departments to it that would
be credit to Wilmington.
would start a heating company in
Wilmington, that would do away with con
siderable annoyance during the winter
months in having to attend tho heaters
fire.
Iwould purchase a rubber rattle for u
certain reporter for his lady girl.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-28
eX-SEcRETARY robson DEAD.
The Head OF the Navy Department
Under President Grant,

Under President Grant.
Trenton, Sept. 2S.-Ex-Secretary Of
the Navy George M. Robeson died yes
terday at his home in this city Mr..
Robson was SO years old, and had been
in failing health for several months.
He was born in Belvidere, N. j.. in
1929 and his father was judge of the
Philadelphia county courts. Young
Robson graduated from Princeton in
1S47. and took up the study of law in
Newark with the late Chief Justice
IIornblower. Subsequently he moved
to Camden, and in 1855 was made prose-
cutting attorney OF that county by Gov
ernor Newell. In 1866 he was appoint-
cd attorney general of the state by
Governor Ward, and In June of 1869
was made secretary OF the navy. He
served in this office until the end of
President Grants second term. The fol-
lowing year Mr.. Robson was elected
to congress from the First New Jer-
sey district, and was reelected in 1880.
He was defeated for third term by
Thomas M. Ferrell. Shortly afterward
he moved to Trenton and gave his
attention to his law practice.
General Robeson's death occurred
early in the evening. Congestion of the
lungs was the cause. He was con-
scious until a few minutes before the
end. At his bedside were Mrs. Robe
son and their only child, Miss Ethel,
and Miss Annie Robeson, the ex-secre-
tnry's sister. Another sister of the
deceased, Mrs. Emma Price, of Phila-
delphia, has been spending the sum-
mer in Europe. and Is now on the
ocean. returning to this country.
Mrs. Robeson, who married the gen.
eral while he was secretary of the
navy, was then the widow of Commo-
dore Aulick, of the United States navy.