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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30
FRENCH TAKE A PIECE.
Seize Upon Chinese Island with a Million
POPULATION.

Shanghai. Dee. 29.-It is reported
here that the admiral Of the IN snch
fleet has holsted the Frencf. Gag on
Hal Nan island. The Chinese offered
no opposition
Hal Nan island Is off the south coast
Of China and separates the Gulf Of
Tonquln from the China sea. it has
an estimated area OF 1900 square
miles and n population of a million
the interionr.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30
wEYLER SAYS HE WAS noNoRED.
But lie Has Been Grumbiing About 1t Ever
Since.

Madrid, Dec. 30.--General weyler, in
his memorial to the queen regent on
the subject of President McKinley's
message to Congress, says he is hon.
ored by the attacks made upon him.
and that his conduct as governor gem
eral was that of u soldier animated by
honor and patriotism Such attacks.
therefore. General Weyler adds, win do
him nc harm as they are aimed at
him, he asserts. simply because he has
done his duty. Nevertheless, 'since
the message contained insulting OBJ
servations on the Spanish troops in
Cuba" he believed 1t to be his duty to
address a protest to the crown. Cen
eral Weyler claims that the so-called
concentrates, were the prime abettors
Of the rebellion. The protest of the
general is couched in courteous Lam
guage.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30
AnANpoNlp niNIErALLIsM.
Presidents Action said to he Sure to Cause
Trouble In Republican Ranks.

Denver, Colo. Dec. ga special to
the Times from Washington says:
The indications are today stronger
than they have been at any previous
time, of trouble between the admins
tration and the silver advocates in the
Republican party.
The reason for this change Is found
in the declaration made by Senator
Fairbanks mt indianapolis yesterday.
that the President had assured him
of his determination to stand by the
gold standard
dent and the Republican bmetallists
no longer make any secret of their
strong fear that President Mckinley
has foresaken them.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30

Atlanta, Ga. Dec. GA special to
the Journal from brunswick, says;
q. H. NcBra. agent for the Southern
EXprops company. at this place, skipped
with $4,000 IN currency OF that COM
pany today, The money was shipped by
Savannah banks TO the banks in Bruins
wick
The money Is supposed 10 have been
taken about o'clock last night, and
II is thought McI3rn left the city in n
tug. He stands very high socially In
Brunswick.
The robbery, coming ms It did in con-
ncctlon with tho bank failure this
morning has caused great excitement
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30

way act for railways, etc, carried by
the Lacey bill, ia likely to be modified.
while thorc win be some special leg
islatlon for the protection OF timber.
Tho humcgtDnd laws Will be extended
Mineral and townsite laws already are
in force.
\ prime difficulty is the absence Of
surveys and it is said that in all prob
bability there are some portions of
Alaska that never VIII be surveyed.
Ihis interferen with the operation of
the public land law extension.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30
ra..on WIN Sol bc Appointed.

Chicago Dec. 30.-The News WASH
ington special says:
Senator Cullom's protest against the
nomination of Judge Edward NJ. Pax
son OF PENNSYLVANIA as Interstate com
merce commissioner, has borne fruit.
Today the President told one of his
callers that he had reluctantly given
ua his intention to nominate the Penn
sNlvanid iurist. lie referred 10 the op-
position OF labor to Passions coniir-
nation and added that unless the cloud
lowering over tie Pennsylvania man
is lifted, the latter cannot hope for pre-
ftrment.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30
FATAL RIOT IN HAITI.
Twelve of the Mob Killed and Twenty In
jured by Government Troops.

New York, Dec. 30.-Oficers OF the
Prince Wilhelm ". which has arrived
here from Haiti, report that on the af-
ternoon of December %. twelve rioters
We're killed and twenty seriously
wounded at Jacmel. Haiti. The mob
was hostile to President Sam ON 40
count OF his recent submission to the
demands of Germany. The mob was
allowed to approach quite close to the
government building before a shot was
fired. Then the government troops
poured a volley into the crowd. scat
terlng them in confusion and resulting
in the aforesaid fatalities.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30

indianapolis, Dec. sO-Thc Jury in
the case of the Indiana Sonking com
pany against John C. Wright and John
G.. New charging fraud In the sale of
the former OF the stocks of the old
First National bank, has been dis
charged. having failed, after forty
eight hours' dcliberation, TO reach a
verdict, The jury stood nine to three
in favor of the defendants. Twelve
years ago when the case was first tried.
the jury returned verdict against
New and Wright. 1t Is not believed
that the case viii be tried again.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30

st. Louis, Dec. sO.--In n letter re-
ceived by physician of this city from
George Apostoll, the noted French
physician and surgeon, Apostoli says
he has discovered the secret of pre-
venting the evil effects which usually
ensue from the application of the x
ray. He says he simply connects the
machine with the ground by n metal
lie circuit. Under that system he has
turned the %-ray upon hundreds of
patients and there has been no dele
terious effects from the rays.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30
GETTING uNcoMroErApLY CLOSE.
Cuban's Bullet Goes Through the Sleeve of
II spanish Mayors Daughter.

Havana. Dec. 30.-According to n re-
port from Spanish sources at Esper-
andea, province of Santa Clara, party
of insurgents fired into that town on
Saturday night Bullets struck num-
her of residences, and one bullet went
through the sleeve of Senorita Valdez,
daughter of the mayor of the town.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30
JUROR SUED FOR ISLANDER.
Parents of Durrant Prosecute u Juror for
Calling Their son u Moral Monster.

San Francisco, Dec. sO.-Mrs. Isabel
Ia Nj. Durrant and u. NJ. Dufrant,
mother and father of Theodore Dur
rant, have brought suit for SANDER
against ex-Juror Smyth, and demand
$4,000 damages from him. The com
plaint was sworn to by MIR. Durrant.
Gen. John II. Dickinson and w. w.
Foote are the attorneys representing
the Durrants. The suit grows out of
remarks made by Smyth about Dur
rant, whom he accuses of being a
mnrnl monster.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30
ALASKAN NEWS.
Ga5O,OOO for n Mine-sale of the CONNER
ciai Company-iegun "a Lawsuit.

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 3o.--Just before
his departure from Dawson w. Il.
Knowles. who was a passenger form
Alaska on the steamer Al-Ki, purchased
claim No. below Discovery in Bo-
nanza creek in the Klondike district,
paying for 1t s25O.0O0 in cash.
Knowles is a member of the real es-
tate firm Of Samuel and Knowles of
Oakland. His partner in the mining
purchase is Frank Berry, brother Of
Clarence Berry.
COMMERCIAL. COMPANY SALE.
san Francisco. Dec. SO.-The Chroni-
Gle says:
The dispatches received some weeks
ago announcing the sale of the Alaska.
Commercial oomrany's property to a
London syndicate are confirmed by the
Prospectus of the British American
corporation published in London.
The selling price is not given in the
prospectus but it can be surmised ap-
rroXimately. The British America
corporation is capitalized for e1,50O, 600
OF which It offered for subscription at
par l,0O0.0Oo shares of 81 each.
The new company was financed by
the London & Globe Finance corpora
ton of which the marquis of Dufferin.
formerly governor general of the Do
mlnion of Canada, is chairman and
Lord Loeb, late governor of Cape Colo
ny and C. IL. Macintosh. lieutenant
governor of the Northwest Territory,
are directors. The English company
win carry on the mercantile and trans
Iortation business of the Alaska Com
mercial company, and will also engage
In banking and mining.
SUIT BY a BANK.
San Francisco. Dec sO.-Sult has been
begun by the Tullant Bank company
rti 4
Hurting, ]. NJ. Eva, Samuel ]. Eva and
The Alaska Improvement company.
The plaintiffs petition the court for an
Injunction against the Alaska Improve
ment company, the defendants consti-
tuting majority of the board of d.
fcctors of the organization. to prevent
Interference with the proposed disco
luton of the corporation. which is al
lrEed 10 be for the best interests OF the
Stockholders
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30

Paris, Dec. 3O-The officers of tine
French ministry of marine regard the
occupation of the island of Mai Main,
off the south coast OF China, by the
French fleet as an invention.
During the day there was issued
semi-oncial contradiction of q re-
port.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30

London. Dec 3O.-'rhe officials of the
Canadian Pacific railway here say
they have no knowledge OF the Brit
sh admiralty having requisitioned
three OF the Empress steamships, be-
longing to that company, as reported
in dispatch from Shanghai. and they
believe the statement to be unfounded.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30
1Ien,y storms on the Ilrltl.h const.

London, Dec s0.--rhe gales continue
about the British coust and the an
choraGCs are fun Of vessels which
have sought shelter,
The chaurel service between Dover
ana Calais and Folkestone and Bou-
iugne was suspended this morning.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30

Ostaloosa, Iowa, Dec. S0.-The Farm
ors' ~ Traders State bank closed It's
doors today. Tho following card from
the doors was displayed;
The bank will receive no more de-
posits, but viii Mt once pay its deposit
ors In fun as fast as their claims may
be presented"
The bank has found business I'M
profitable. and II was the sentiment Of
the great majority OF the stockholders
to go out Of buslnesa
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30

New York. Dec. 3O.--Tom O'Rourke
has wired to the Associated Press from
Fort Wayne, Ind, MS follows; Julian
and Fitzsimmons have named Joe
Walcott as the middleweight limit to
meet Mccoy and Peter Maher to meet
Corbett. If Mccoy and Ccrbett win
from walcott and Mahcr. Fitzsmmons
viii meet both of them afterward.
These are the only conditions Fitz-
simmons will make with Mccoy and
C.prhett "
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30

Chicago. Dec. 2g.-The plant of the
insolvent Fowler Cycle Manufacturing
company. which inventoried SIS. 00O
and the book accounts which amounted
TO $4,000. was sold today TO Frank r.
Fowler. who for some years was presl-
dent OF the company. The price paid
was $4,000.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30

Pekin. China. Dec. 30.-The suppress
sion OF j. McLevy Brown, the British
superintendent of the Corean customs.
is at present engaging the attention
of the British government with the
view of UNFOLDING his rights. Four
British war vessels are understood to
be OFF Chemulpo.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30

Bordentown, N. j., Dec. 20-AIrs.
Annie Fowler aged Go years, was
burned to death in the house of Frank
Graham early today. The house and
adjoining property We're consumed, en-
failing loss of $4,000, The members
by the moving of cat in time to es-
cane.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30

washington. Dec. s0,--Acting Secre-
tary Roosevelt was today in consultn-
ton with the chiefs az the ordnance,
navigation and engineering bureaus,
respecting the subject of gun-iiring
on ship board. II is the intention to
make n set of experiments on large
scale to ascertain whether it is not
possible TO improve the present meth
DDS of gun-nring, particularly In the
points Of accuracy and rapidly OF
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30

the Union Pacnc Railway company
announce that the Omaha bridge first
MORTGAGE bonds. heretofore drawn Tor
pnyment will be paid on and after
January lat. at ITO and accrued in
terest to date. This includes all out
standing bonds OF this issue.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30

ST. Louis, Dec, 29.-Colorel Kldder
of Chicago. father OF Katherine KIdder,
who is suffering from nervous prostrn-
tlon following the recent dsbandIue
of her company, is authority for the
statement that the actress win never
again appear on the stage.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30

Oskaloosa, Iowa, Dec. 30.-The bust
ness portion Of Muchnknhock. n mining
town four miles south, was destroyed
by fire, there being no water 10 fight
it. Six business places were burned.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30

ordinations from all over the United
States. Their secret was SO carefully
kept, that not even the people of Yer
sailles knew of 1t until this morning.
The wedding created sensation in To-
cal society.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30
Coliseum 10 be Rebuilt.

Chicago, Dec. 30.-'rhe directors OF
the Exposition company have decided
10 rebuild the Coliseum on the site of
the structure recently burned. The
building will be fire proof and proba-
bly, as large as the original Coliseum.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30

Constantinople. Dec sO.-The repre-
scntativcs Of the powers have refused
Turkey permission 10 replace $500 time
expired troops on the Island of Crete.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30

Constantiuople, Turkey Dee go
RITA I Bey, formerly ut washington.
has been appointed Turkish minister
at Athens.
The Press., 1897-05-20
Cleaning Eyeglasses.

"Spectacles and eyeglasses are as much benefited by bath now and then as people are," remarked we'll known optician. "It is strange how many peo- pie there are who think that their glasses only need an occasional wiping. Now, the fact is glasses require actual baths as frequently as does the ordinary per- son. The process is as simple as you want to make it. My plan, however. is to take the glasses to washbowl and give them a good soaking in warm wa ter. Then apply soap freely and rub 1t off by the use of soft tooth or nail brush. After that give them 8 polish with any of the usual tooth powders and then clean them with tissue paper, which is much better for the purpose than chamois skin or anything else that know of.
 'The ordinary cleaning is all right as far as it goes, but it is not sufficient Many person has done great injury to his eyes by neglecting to properly clean his glasses. have had a mum: Der of patients come to me with com- plaints about what they called gradual diminution of their sight. An examine tion revealed the fact that it was won- derful that they could see at all, for their glasses were gummed over and had been fearfully neglected. A little soap and water, to which few drops of am- monia were added, did the business. "- Washington Star.
The Press., 1897-05-20
The Trade I'm Plants.

Prior to 1875 there were only half a dozen greenhouses in. the country mak- ing business of raising plants for the market, and most of these were devoted exclusively to flower culture. Private estates owned small hothouses, where 8 limited number of choice flowers, grapes and apricots were raised. but they were very crudely constructed compared with our modern structures, and the system of culture was simple and gen. orally unsatisfactory. The cut flower trade in New York began to assume considerable importance eight years ago, and to meet the ready demand for the flowers in the middle of winter greenhouses quickly sprang up in the suburbs. The cost of construction de- creased, and the expenses of propagat- ing the flowers were approximately re- duced, making the business very remu- nerative to the growers. A new era in flower culture was inaugurated. Enor- nous glass houses were erected in the country, and where 8 few dozen men were formerly employed thousands soon sought and obtained profitable work George E. Walsh in Lippincott's.
The Press., 1897-05-20
A Moving Lake of Ica.

A lake of ice 40 miles long. of vary ing width and enormous depth, moving at the rate of 60 feet day-such is the Muir glacier, on the coast of northwest ern Alaska.
 Its surface is billowed into rounded hills and beetltng precipices, like an ocean in 0 fierce gale. At its center it is splintered into turrets and pinnaclea of amethyst, turquoise and sapphire tinted ice, with spires of dead white crystals Countless crevasses of im- mense depth seam all its surface, and al the bottoms of these frightful gaps streams of pure, clear water find their way.
 From this vast mass of ice gigantic icebergs constantly break away seaward as the glacier emerges from narrow gateway into the open bay. So huge are these falls as to imperil ships miles out in the bay by the enormous waves they raise
The Press., 1897-05-20
Number 8.
A Happy Meetfng.

A most touching scene was witnessed in the streets of Paris recently. A little girl of about years of age was rolling her hoop. The hoop rolled up against 6 gentleman sitting on a bench, and the child, going up to him to get it, looked at him involuntarily and suddenly cried out, "Oh, if there isn't the gentleman of mammals miniatureP
 This exclamation of course attracted the attention of passersby and of a young woman, who immediately came up to the child, and, giving a glance at the gentleman tainted away. He appeared stupefied and stared from the child to her mother as if he were losing his senses, but when he saw the latter uncon- scious on the ground he caught her up, clasped her in his arms and covered her with kisses. She soon regained her senses and fell weeping on the gentle mans bosom. An officer, coming up, led them off, with the little girl, and, calling a carriage, put them in. but the bystanders had already learned their history from their different exclama- tions.
 Five years before, they were married, with every prospect of happiness before them, but the husband, being young, was led astray by dissipated associates and becoming jealous of his wife treated her so unkindly that she finally left him and took humble lodging in 8 differ ent quarter of the oity, where she soon after gave birth to a little daughter and since that time had supported herself and child by her needle. The husband had soupht his wife in vain and had at last come to the sad conclusion that she had put an end to her existence. This thought had such an effect upon his mind as to cure him not only of his jealousy, but of his vices, and he had since been living most exemplary life, consecrating all his thoughts to the memory of his lost wife.-New York Ledger.
The Press., 1897-05-20
May 17.1ssT.

The Catholics have their new church in this village, well under way. The plans are made for good edifice. It is to be oi stone, with gothic windows, S5 feet wide, and including a vestry eighty feet in length. The interior is to be finished in chestnut. The building is located on the corner of High and Church streets
 Rev. Thomas Atwood, who has been preaching of late for the Baptist church in Willington, has accepted their call and gone thither as pastor.
 It has been reported that Rev. Dr.. Fl. dridge of Norfolk was the longest settled minister in the state. Itappears, how ever, that we have two clergyman in this country who have been longer settled, Rev. Aborn Marsh of Holland, now in the thirty fifth year of his active ministry and Rev. Dr. Calhoun of North Coventry who has been settled over the Congrega. tional church in that place over forty. eight years.
 The Jackson bridge over the river be- tween Holland and Willington, which was carried away by the freshet a few weeks since, has been replaced by the selectmen.
 BoRN-Stafford Springs, May 10th, 1867 son George H. to Charles Tucker.
 sMARRIED-Hampton, May sth, 1867 Charles 0. Green of Wilmington and Julia Baker of Hampton. ,.
The Press., 1897-05-20

The great Music Hall organ, so long the pride of Boston, and now for thirteen years taken down and packed away, is being set up again, but only to be sold at auction. When 1t was dedicated in 1868 it was spoken of as likely to stand for centuries. In fact, it was removed in about twenty years to make room for an orchestra. The instrument was built by Walcker of Ludwigsburg, Germany, and cost when erected in Music Hall, $60,OO0. It weighed seventy tons, had four manuals, eighty-nine stops, and 5,474 pipes. It was! all things considered, one of the most wonderful works of the kind ever seen in America.
The Press., 1897-05-20
The Original Color of Flowers.

Some scientific papers have endeavor- ed to show that in the early ages all flowers were yellow, and the various colors we now have have simply follow ed the introduction, of insects-that flowers have, in other words, been made beautiful in order to render them attractive to insects, to encourage their visits, so that the cross fertilization of the flowers might be better effected. As morphology teaches us that the petals of flowers are nothing but modified leaves, says a writer in Meehan's Monthly, we might imagine that the earlier attempts at inforescence would be green and not yellow,
The Press., 1897-05-20
ecrewmnking.

Screws are now made altogether by machinery. The rods or wires from which the screws are manufactured are received by 8 machine which stamps the head, cuts the groove in the top and then makes the spiral by cutting out the material in gradually decreasing cone until finally the point is reached. Watch screws are made of 8 size so minute that, to the unaided eye, they resemble grains of sand, but when view ed through microscope are seen to be perfect in every respect. even to the groove on the ton.
The Press., 1897-05-20
Electric Railroad statistics,

Electric railways in Europe formed the subject of some interesting statistics recently embodied in a report sent to the United States government by Vice Consul J. F. Monaghan. at Chemnitz, Germany. According to these, the num- Der of such railways was increased during the year 1895 from 70 to Ill, while the total length was raised from about 436 to 560 miles, the number of cars from 1,236 to ], TAT, and the horse. power from little over IS, 900 to lit tie oyer 5000. Of all the European countries, Germany, according to MT. Monaghan's figures, stood at the head, with about 250 miles to her credit, and an equipment of 867 oars and 7.194 horsepower. The other countries fol- lowed in the order given below:
The Press., 1897-05-20

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