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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The Con.
gressionsl contingent al the While
House today was unusually large.
All the Republican members OF the
wHys aud meant committee, with the
exception OF Chairman Dingley, paid
their respects.
OEe OF the things developed by the
visit Of a delegation today was that
Mr.. Mckinley has practically decided
to appoint Dr.. w. w. Thomas OF
Maine minister to Norway and
sweden.
Senator Perkins OF California aud
Senator Proctor OF Vermont, accom-.
panied by Colonel John s. Mosoy,
the famous Confederate guerrilla, saw
the President IN the afternoon rela-
tive to the lattei's chndiiRcy for tho
position oil consul general to havana
10 succeed General Lse.
The most important caller in tue
afternoon was Judge Nathan GVfl OF
West Virginia. There "a an impress
sion at the White House that III the
event OF the retirement of Associate
Justice Field Of the Supreme court
ami the appointment OF Attorney
General Mokeuna to the bencn, uegs
Gof may be Induced to accept tue
POSITION OF attorney general. There
10 no speculation as to toe possibility
that Judge Gol himself may eucceeu
Justice Field.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02

WAsHINGToN, April l. - Tho
monthly statement OF the public debt
SHOWS that at the close OF business yea
terdoy the debt, less cash IN the treas.
ury, amounted 10 81 ,OO2, O62, 900, de.
crease tor the month OF SS,63S, 25j.
This decrease IL accounted Ior by "a
corresponding inciease In the anu unit
OF cash on hand.
The debL Is recapitulnted ss follows:
Understanding deDi, SSs7 35I, $50;
uebi GU wbicn interest mas Ceased III nee
maturity, Sl,s55, 100; debt bearing no
interest, s377 .2s7 ,0S6; total, $l,22B..
OO7,SO6. TuIs, nuwessf, does nos in-
cluue sou, 702, 473 in certificates sDd
treasury notes outstanding, sod OBJECT
by an equal amount OF cash In the
treasury.
The caeh In the treasury Ia clssei d ed
as follows: Gold. $3.50, 2s2 sos; silver,
oisbufsiag officers uaiances, elc., Sl7,.
SOL, $50. Total, ss75, 289, 759, against
wnIUu there ate demnuu liabilities
amounting TO s053. 1874, 1853 who h leave
cssh balance Ia the treasury OF S222,.
500.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02

SAN DIEGO, Cal April l.-Admiral
BesIdsIee today received preparatory
sailing orders Tor Honolulu. he ex-
poets to leave carly next week.
BAN FRANoisco, April l. - The
news that Admirsi Beardslee has been
ordered TO proceed to Honolulu Is
taken here rs sn indication that the
government is apprehensive OF troub @
IN Hawaii over the Japanese question.
The latrst Hdvioes from the islauds
state that the japanese are greatly ex.
cited over the liberalization OF the
Hawaiian government to prevent the
Illegal lsnuing OF Japanese imml.
grants. The Japanese are already
almost the dominant power on the
Islands Rs far aH numbers are con.
cerned, ana Japan has besn credited
with intentions OF encouraging emf.
grafton to Hawaii until the Japanese
are in control. 1t IL not known yet
how many chips will go with Admiral
BeaIuilee to the Islands.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02

DENVER, Colo, April l.-Bfig.Gen
Frank Wheaton today received a tele
gram from the war department asking
bin II he would prefer to move /
Chicago anu take command Of the
military department OF the Missouri "a
remain In Denver during the remaiu.
der OF his term OF service. This teie,
gram 10 taken to be a positive evidenc
that Gen. Wheaton will he made IL
major general to succeed Major GeneT-
al Kruger.
Gen. Wheaton replied tina! he would
prefer to remain with the department
Of the Colorado.
The depsttme mt OF the Missouri lie q
major generals command, anu IL Gen.
Wheaton had longer to serve he w1ul3
accept the post, but as he goes upon
the retired iiet early In May he be.
Iieves that 1t would bs more accoptA.
bic to tho authorities 10 order TO
Chicago the bris aiier general who wi
be- promoted to the next vacancy Ia
the higher grade.
WASHINGTON, April lit Is ex
pectsu t1at sue nomination Of mnI U I
general to succeed the vacancy made
by the retirement OF Major General
Ruger will soon be sent to the Senate.
Army officers are agreed in the belle
that tho onoice will iall upon Genera
Wheaton, and Colonel Shs'ter Of the
First infantry will get the brlgadier
generalship caused by General Whsa-
toms promotion. Colonel Snaiter IL
on his wsy TO Washington from Sln
Francisco, but his name viii not go to
the Senate until action has beon taken
on the nomination OF General Whea.
ton, = ptecauli0n MADE Necessarily by
the fact that there 10 no actual va
oGDcy until that time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02

The New Zealand Gazette gives the
census tables dealing with Religions
of the People" Out of 703, 800, the to
tai population, ZOE, 93s gave answers
ON the census forms. The Episcopalians
numbered PSI. 1866; the Presbytorians,
1859, 052; Methodists (of all kinds, ovei
20, 900; Roman Catholics, over %, 900.
The other sects come far below these
figures. Unitarians number 1915. "Om
Fathers Church" numbers so. Thero i,
one "esoteric Christian" one SALIVA
ton Catholic, one simmer saved by
Grace" and one Christian freethink
err" one is bible freethinker," AN
other believes in his Maker" there i,
one "pcssimist, one ''natist," one
"truist" and one ''heathen. Nearly
10, 900 objected to state their position.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02

WAsHINaroN, April 1.-The stat,
department Ii ~ active correspondence
by mail and cable with United State
Minister Mackenzie at Lima, Peru
respecting the Ease OF tue American
sailor Ramsey, arrested three months
ago at Callao rs the result OF a stresi
brawl, and who has just been zen
touced to years jmprisonm .nt for
disorderly conuuct. The state depart
ment has demanded the releuse Of the
man, holding that under the ttesty ne
sh uld have been tried or released
within ten days after arrest. This dc.
msnd, however does not inhiblI III,
Peruvian authorities from re.Hrtrsting
Ramsey and trying him under thu
forms Of law and tresty tor the onense,
the purpose OF the demand being solely
TO cause the recognition OF the treaty
provision mentioned.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02

SACRAMENTO, Cal, April l.-rhis
was .ne last uhy on when the govern.
or could sign bills passed by tue legis
lRture, ana Governor Budd to-day. Ia
signing ire general appropriation bill,
providing for the nIaintenguus OF etale
Institutions, cut Gus items aBstegaung
SB00,OuO His veto hlIis appropriations
VI $500, 900 lor the stale printing Uillee
anu allowances Tor the Slate library
employees AMI Tor the care u tbs CAPT.
toll grounds.
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meKINLEY's Foley.
Said TO bc Hostiis to tho Caus. of
Cuban Patriots.

HAVANA, April 1.-The Diaro de la
Marina sAys eultorially today that the
policy OF President Mckinley and hiss
cabiuet is altogether hostile to the
plans OF the insurgents. 1t prints q
letter from General Maxine GOmsz to
senior NOrOte. correspondent Of Ell
Liberal OF Msdrid which runs as fol-
lows:
Upon your leaving my presence l
owe you an explanation, especially RI
you write for the newspaper which
calls upon Spain to drown IN blood our
ust aspirations. l cannot 10 sanRui.
nary, but L feel sorry that under the
special circumstances you were not
sentenced to death while in my camp.
The MAchete blow that killed Fran.
cesco Gom,z Will never be forgot.sn In
Cuba. TAv nachete strokes dealt
when heroes fell at Punta Bravo can.
not be forgotten by one who psrdonod
thousands OF Spanish prisoners ana
cured hundreds OF Spanish wounded,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02

An excellent reproof once given by Cen
ernl Robert Il. Lee to two members Of his
staff is printed in Life, written by John
Esten Cooke.
On ono occasion two members of his
stan sat up late at night discussing kcg
Of whisky and u problem IN algebra. Upon
meeting one of them in the morning Gem
eral Lee inquired us usual after his health
and learned in reply that no was suffering
from a headache.
All, colonel" remarked the old man,
81 have often observed that when tho I'M
known quantities and y are represented
by keg of whisky and a tin cup the So
luton OF the equation is usually head
pche -
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02
PURE EooD AND DRINK

There is a queer notion
going that tea is cheaper if
you buy it loose by the
pound. People who think
that way forget that the best
part Of the tea-havor escapes
first.
Your money back if you
don't like SchfllingS Best
a sehilling s. Company
San Francisco H2
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02
JArkN AND ARGENTINE.
The DingIsy TRria Not satisfactory
to tbssr Two Countries.

WAsHINaToN, April 1.-The frat
open anu formal expressions OF dissst-
isipction with the pending tariff bill on
the part Of foreign nations nave come
to the state department from Japan
and Argentine. the Japanese minis
ter has expressed the regret OF his
government at the proposed adoption
OF silk schedules that, without promls.
iUg TO help out the manufacturers OF
the United States, threaten seriously
The important trade Japan has built
up at great expense with the United
States IN raw and partly manufactured
silk. The Argentine minister added
his protect, not, ss has been stated, In
the form OF threat of reprisais, bur in
the usual diplomatic form, against the
proposed duty on hides aud other raw
materials coming from his country In
great quantities to the UDileI States.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02

There is considerable discussion in
the English papers about the wall Of
the bansheo which was said to have
been heard in East Kerry before the ia
tai bog moved. A correspondent write.
that the late Archdeaoon Whately, the
celebrated archbishop's son, told him of
certain instance of the banshee's cry.
The archdeacun said that he distinctly
heard the wall while in au Irish coun-
try parish administering the holy com
munion to dying man.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02

Do not forget we will continue fight.
lug for liberty. DO not forget that
Justice will descend from above and
will end the struggle now sustained toy
Spain to her dlshonor and disastcr.
NJ. GOMFz
The family of Consul General Lee
left Tor New York City ON the City Of
Washington this evening. Cheers
were raised for the Stare and Stripes
and for General Lee ana his family by
these on board.
1t is reported that Consul General
Lee said this evening that lie would
soon sail TO join his family.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02

San FRANCISCO, Aptii l.-James
ID. Page, .A.uivlrict attorney OF San
flamenco, whu was convicted OF
enbezziing $4,000 from the estate Of
Louis Liuhun4ef, al Insane pers1n, for
wn0m he wen guardian, nns been
granted new trial by me supreme
court. Page was appointed guardian
OF LlOhepger 10 1891. Four years
later an accounting WAS demsnued by
The court snu Page II d 10 Salt Lake
CITY, where he liye1 uncer an assOm Il
natny. lie then went u New YorE
CITY, where he was captured aud
brought TIA IS here for trial. He wAa
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02
Answered.

There is a story of an inquisitive old
gentleman who asked cabman whether
he thought that his horse preferred
standing still on the rank or drawing
the cab
well, sir, " replied cabby, 81 think,
on the ole, he'd rather pull the cab.
fou see, he reads the names over the
shop winders and they makes him
laugh Strand Magazine.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02

FAN FRANCISCO, April l.-Local
officials OF Inc United States treasury
allege that they have occurred informa.
tiUn proving the existence of a ring
organized for the express purpose OF
illegally landing Chinese girls Tor I'm.
moral purposes. The treasury agents
expect to arrest number OF PROBES.
siJ al reTjurers who hhvo figured ss
iathers OF NEST VI the women landed
from China during the past year.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02

MILWAUKEE. Wis, April l.-rne
Millcfs' association, the memDersuip
OF which embraces NIL the larger -four
mills IL the = iiteu States, TO-DAY en-.
tered II iormai Hrolest against the duty
OF 20 Der cent Sd vhlOiom, which tho
Dinglsy tariff bin puEa upon foreign
silk boiling cloth, when, 1t is claimed,
cannot be duplicated IN this country,
owing to atmospheric conuitions neces.
AIRY IN in Its wesvlng.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02

convicted OF embeEzlemeni, tut the
supreme court gives him new trlsl
because no demand was made upon
him for the money itself. Tue TACT that
he ran away, according to the supreme
court, sbould not have Influenced
the verdict against him, lecause y
msn 10 presumed to be Innocent until
proved guilty.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02

he Greek minister OF war. to whom
they offered their services, announced
after a fortnight's dilay that the gov.
eminent doubted whether after oil
there would be war, and was conse.
quently willing 10 incur tho ex
peDse OF equipping volunteers who
might not be employed. The Italians
In question therefore aCvise their
eountrymen not to put themselves to
the expense aud Inconvenience OF
Journey to Atheue.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02

she-Does my refusal really pain
you?
He-Ycs, it does. was so sure you
would tell me Eyes" / actually wager
ed 500, 600 that you would marry me.
"A hundred thousand dollars? Well,
was only joking When shall it be,
dcar?"-Boston Traveller
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02

The five principal fortrcsses in Bull
gGria are at Rustchuk, Silistria and
Widen on the Danube, Varna on the
Black sea, and Shumla in the interior.
Schwcin-Is that Hogg's better half
the woman he is walking With
Bacon-Halfy She's his slxthl-Cincln.
natl Enquirer
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02

Dcckcr-l sat in a poker game for 81
hours strnightaway last week, but us 1
won am satisfied.
Shufile-low much did you VIM
Deckor-Oh, finished IS cents ahead
Philadelphia North American.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02
THE
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The only line running two
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orado Springs and Denver.
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900 a. M, Colorado Springs 7ii3 H. M,
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Connections made at Pueblo, Colorado
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g~ns~ saii Lnk~ gity
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. junction and all paints EGst T.sbA. -
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M sud al poin,s kA,t.....,.... .aop IN.
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~ Tot tIdeu and tho W est ~ .Ai D N.
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ohiy Inns ruunlAE through Pullunn faiaos
seepinS cars Salt Lake CITY 10 san brancisco
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AUG SAT- Lake City TO Kansas City and Chioa-
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Through tourist or family slespers withoa
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BACK VOLUMES
-oP me
DESERET WEEKLY.

The sixth volume Of the DESERET
WEEKLY in the present form is
now bound. A limited number OF
copies OF these six volumes can be OBJ
tanned at the DEsRHEr NEWS oiilcc,
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ITALIANS RETURN DIsoUsTKD.

ROME, April l.-Itaiisn volunteers
who have returned here from Gretcs
are completely disillusiohizsd. They
are satisfied that Greece has never ht d
auy intention OF declaring war again st
Turkey. They cay Colonel Metax, &.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

KANSAS CITY, No., April IA
SPECIAL TO the Journal from Guthrie,O.
t., eayt:
1t now develops tonight that the loss
OF lie in the Chandler cyclone has
been greatly over.tated. In tho CON.
fusion aud difficulty o; getting pewe
out over the long distance telephone,
names became mixed and this list Of
dead was made greater than IL really
wac. Only fourteen persons, 1t is now
stated, are known to have met death
in Chan ler, aud In addition to these,
three were killed in the country north
OF town. Fully 200 persons were In.
Iured, hfiy or elxty Uf them being
seriously hurt, AMI four or 1--WE OF thete
will surely die,
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suE cnANnLnn oyoLoaE,
Pnopis Left Des,itute - Assistance
Needed.

Pnopie Leii Destifuts - Assistance
Needed.
CHANDLER, OKLA. April /. - Al.
though the cyclone struck ChRudler
forty-eigbt hours ago, very little search
OF the ruins has yet been mnde, aud II
Ia feared that the death-r0ll may be
considerably augmented. Scores OF
Injured are under tho care OF surgeons,
who have come here from ali parts OF
oklahoma. None Of the wounded had
suCcumbed TO-DAY, though many suffer
greatly and SEINE OF them cannot POSI-
bly, recover. Nearly all ths men slepl
in the streets last night, where fltes
were kept burning. The women we're
cared for In the few houses which
were not destroyed, o. found shelter In
the tents sent from surrounding towns.
Fifty 81 ecial policemen efieciuslly pro-
tected the property OF the citizens. A
Thousand people are homeless nni half
as many are without thing In the
world. Help ON large scale is needed.
Lawyer John Dswson anu Edgar
Demoss, the bsrber, who are mum.
bered among the dead, were eating
aupper In Wallnce's restaurant
when the tornado came up anu
the building COLLAPSED. Dawson,
WHO lett q wife aud two emil.
Jren at Alma, Neb., was Instantly
killed. Demos was pinioned by his
right arm, but was not injured. He
crisd Tor help, but no one could reach
him through the fire. He begged for
some one t. cut Off his arm, bu. the
horror.stricken crJwd WAS compelled,
hslpes.ly, TO ses him troasted to death.
This eeafcn In the ruin3 Is neoes.
sarily slow, and true list OF the deal
anu Injured cannot be made for ssv.
eral days.
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DEFIANT
For ohisago Omaha Denver, Kansas
City. $3.50. 50 7,oo a IN
For ban Francisco, Ogden. Cache
Valley anu intermediate points. $50 m
sor ugasu ana inteTint diAte poipts.. t;oop m
Fer Chicago, OmAhr. DonySr, Kansas
san Franeiseo.'' '''............'. saopn
sanpete vsiidS. aleu- wv % 1909 M
inteGmsa,s.s roin.. o ..! li.''O eco N
1"oeia and Terminnt'. 7:l5 m
Trains south of Juab run daily except sun.
day.
tpsu,, .,x,.nt .,,nday
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ARRIVE
From Chicago, Omaha, Fl. Louis.
Kansas City, Denver, tark City
anu tgucu....s.........,. ........ j:
From huIcna, LutIs, Portland. Sun
Fran cisco. Ogden and IN .efal cd
late points. ............. .....-.......e:
From san franoiseo, Cache Valley
ogden and intermediate pcintA... q
Prom chicago. omaha. 81 Louis.
Kansas City. Denver and Ogden 81
'froni triseo, Alt.ford. and intermo
diAte points. .,..,....,..-........ see. "
Prom Mcrcur. Tiniic, Provo, Ncphi,
Ssnuete Valley and intermediate
fMixed train frcm 1armiuus. rooeIp,
ard GARFIELD Beach..,............. q;
Evening star., 1897-06-03
PLAYED 30 GAMES AT ONCE.
The Remarkable Fent Of Harry Nell
son Pulsbury.


SON Pillsbury.
Harry Nelson Pillsbury. the chess cham
pion of the United States, gave; last night
In this city. one Of the most wonderful ex-
hibitions Of chess playing ever seen in this
country. perhaps in any other country He
essayed to plsy against thirty chess and
six checker players simultaneously. The
combination Of the two was. 1t Is believed
never attempted by any other PLAYER at
least to the same extent Against him
were pitted most Of the strong players Of
the District. including F. M. Wright. Dis
trict champion: L. Tharp. F. A. Cooley.
Capt. J. p. Walker. e. A. Tfbbetts and J.
w. Harris OF Alexandra. The single
many admirers here. winning twenty-seven
out of the thirty chess games. and draw
ing the remaining three. He also won four
checker games. lost one and drew one. The
players were arranged in the form OF a
hollow square. extending through the two
rooms. Around the players was a large
crowd Of spectators. among whom were q
number Of distinguished visitors. including
Representatives Shannon. Bodine and
Shafroth Of the cable match team and
Cousins Of Iowa; the Earl Of Westmeath.
Mr.. Truxton Beale and Mr.. Berry of the
Metropolitan Club. and F. A. MeCOnaughty
Of Bellville. Illinois. Representatives. Ball
of Texas and Wheeler of Alabama played
against the champion.
The match began shortly after O'Clock
and was .lot completed until after /. Mr..
W. E. Thomas game being the last one
completed. The following shows the names
of the players. the openings. the result.
draws being indicated by a half, and the
number of moves made:
Evening star., 1897-06-03

upon by many as a winner. She is In
strong condition and rides well.
Little Ollie Davis who Is No. 3. attracts
more attention. perhaps. than any other
contestant. She does not appear to stand
much of show Of winning. though she Is
trying bard for place. Clemance Wilder.
who leads the bunch. suffered fall yes
terday afternoon. and slightly bruised her
cheek. but otherwise she Is riding strong.
As the race progresses the rivalry grows
stronger.
Last evening there were several sprint
races. A three-miie handicap was run with
Elbert Hebard on scratch. George Wallace,
three laps. and c. Arnold, two laps. Wal
lace won, with Hebard second. Time. 9.45.
A three-mile messenger boy handicap was
also run, with Eddie Smith scratch;
Lucket, two laps. and Conway three laps
Conway pCnctured his tire and lost ground
Smith won, with Lucket one lap behind
Time. 9.3S. A two-mile race was run be-
tween Brush and Bush, the latter winning
In 5.15.