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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-06
Tax on Transitory Herds.

Attorney General Bishop han rem
dered an opinion In answer to n lues-
ton from d. II. Morris, county attor-
ney OF Washington county. in which
he says
Dear Sir have your favor OF the
3Oth ult.. in which you refer to an
opinion rendered by this office In
March Of this year relative to the up-
portiUnment OF taxes collected on tran
STORY herds. The opinion was to the
effect that ouc-haf Of the taxes
which are imposed by the action OF the
county commissioners should be re-
mittod TO the county entitled thereto.
in cases TO which you refer II was
held thut the county school tax should
be considered when making the appor-
tionmcnt.
II seems that the county to which
you refer has RENTED "a certain
amount, but has not RENTED the
amount OF the county school tax
which Is due your county on account OF
transitory herds, for the reaeon, as
claimed. that the taxes so collected
had been placed at the disposal OF the
school district and hence beyond It's
reach
You ask for supplemental opinion
as follows;
"Wnl you kindly give me your
opinion ps TO how the money IN such
cases can be legally drawn to pay such
claims2"
/ would suggest that your county
make a demand upon the county to
which you refer for the balance re-
manning unpaid II II has placed the
funds. specific funds, beyond tie reach.
II Is nevertheless liable for the unpuid
balance, and l am Of opinion that il
would be the duty of the county COM
misgloncrs Of that county To remit the
amount due your county in the prem
Uses. and that they would b. entitled
to reimbursement at the hands OF the
school district 70 which an amount has
been paid greater than that to which
It is entitled.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-06

New Orleans. Oct. 6.--up TO 1880
O'Clock there had been eleven new
cases of the prevailing fever reported
TO the board of health. Two deaths
had also occurred TO that hour.
Ocean springs IL free from fever now
and refugees are rushing into the
town. The result will be rigid quar-
antine by Ocean Springs against IN
fected parts. Surgeon Wasdln VIII
continue his meteorological work IN
New Orleans and is coming here from
Ocean Springs.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-06
SIX GIRLS BURNED TO DEATH.
All are Between the Ages Of Nine and Six
teen Years.
Girls Cottage ut North Dalkota'- Industrial
School Takes Fire and the Unfortu-
mates Perish In the Flames.

Minneapolis, Oct, "a special to the
Journal form Plankinton. ND says:
The girls cottage at the state in
dustrlal school burned at midnight.
Title Hooper, in charge of the sewing
department; Nellie Johnson, aged 10,
of Grafton, N. D.; Belle Fobart. aged
0. OF Sioux Falls; Belle Kirby, aged Ii,
of Hot Springs; Iva Warner. aged l6,
of Watertown and Christina Berg
man, aged IL. of Yankton persisted in
the building. Twenty of the girls es-
capped. The loss Is about $4,000. The
origin Of the fire is unknown but 1t
was probably caused by a lamp ex-
ploding
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-06
DIED ON THE TRAIN.
His wife Found Him Dead In a Berth on
the Sleeping Car.

Chicago, H.. Oct. 6.-When Mrs. VIM
]. Work awoke in her berth Just be-
fore the Chicago & Erie train from
the East drew into Dearborn station
today, she discovered that her hus-
band. who she supposed had been
sleeping, was cold. An examination
by a physician disclosed the fact that
MIR Work had been dead for several
hours. Mr.. Work had been spending
the summer In New London. Conn, in
the hope of relief for an affection Of
the lungs. He and his wife took the
train for Chicago at Mansfield, o.,
last night and It is thought he must
have died soon after retiring.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-06
WRECKED a CIRCUS TRAIN
v Man Is Killed. and Three Others BAD
ly Hurt.

Kan. oct. Cat 2'3o
J. morning the circus train OF Lee
b. Rros. was wrecked at the west
h NJ the Hutchinson yards. one man
J. Killed. another is expected 10 ale
h two are badly injured, e,
A aeventy-foot stable car Jumped
/ truck, was upset and demolished.
bur circus employees were sleeping
one Of the wagons on the wrecked
b William Bauguess of Usage city,
ID 20 years.was killed; Albert Ward
Eureka. Kan, suffered internal in
ries and is expected to die; August
Bakerfleld OF Springfield. Mo-,
tne injured: j. W. Brown, Patter-
b N. j., left arm broken. chest in
fed.
rhe stable car was the only one
rtpked
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-06
CANADA IS THE BOSS.
WILL NOT JOIN WITH RUSSIA AND Japan.


London, oct, 6.-The officials of the
British foreign office have communica-
ted to the United States ambassador,
Col. John Hay. the final decision of
the government, that Great Britain
must refuse to take part in amy seal
ing conference with representatives of
Russia and Japan. The British gov
eminent however. asserts It's willing
ness to confer with the United States
alone but 1t, insists that Russia and
Japan are not interested In the Ber-
them to representation at the confer
cncc. The British government does
not suggest any date for a conference
with the United States and II Is
thought probable in London that
Great Britaln's withdrawal VIII re-
suit in two meetings, one between the
United States, Russia and Japan and
the other between the United States,
Great Britain and Canada. 1t can not
be too strongly reiterated that the
withdrawal of Great Britain from the
Washington conference Is due to
Canadn's insistcnce and that until the
Canadian officials informed the for
cign office here of Canada's objections
to meeting Russia and Japan, out of
fear Of being outvoted, Great Britain
fully intended TO enter the confer
ence.
DISCOURTESY TO JAPAN AND
RUSSIA.
Great Britain fully intended to Mt
tend the conference with the other
governments. But for Col. Hays rep
RESERVATIONS, the first announcement
of Great Britain's unwillingness to
take part in the conference would have
been final but the United States
ambassador so plainly pointed out
the unusual character of Great
Britains' change OF mind at so late
a day that some foreign Office officials
decided TO reopen the question and
have been endeavoring but unsuccess-
fully to secure Canada's acquiescence.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British am
bassador TO the United States, also
used his influence in a spirit of
friendliness to the United States In
efforts to secure the adherence pro-
Great Britain to the original pro-
gram.
The diplomats here consider that
Great Brltain's course was not
courteous to Russia and Japan.
a REASON FOR CANADA'S AC-
TlON.
Experts have been investigating
sales OF seal skins in London in or
der to obtain evidence for the use of
the United States at the conference,
have proof that so per cent of the
skins sold by the Canadian sealers are
female seals and that most of the ami
mails were shot.
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resident of this place. was burned To
death at his home on jefferson street
last night about 1850. While de-
scending the cellar stairs with
lighted lamp. she stumbled and fell.
breaking the lamp. She fell In such Il
way that she was suspended and
helpless over the burning oil. and be-
fore she could be rescued by her hua-
band was fcarfully burned. DR..
Cameron was Immediately sum
moned but could be Of little assistance
and she died at o'clock this morn
iup
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-06

W. f. Keller. severely burned about
the face; Joe Dennnn, hurt by falling
plano; f. II. Feeble. bruised and
burned; DIR. J. T.. Walton, cut by fly
ing glass.
Before being discovered the fire got
such n start that the citizens of the
town which has n population of 1900
had hard work In getting the flames
under control. In addition to this the
water was very scarce and most Of the
wells are surrounded by fire which
rendered them useless.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-06
ALMOST WIPED OUT A TOWN.


by Fire Seyearl People inJureu'
T. Louis, Mo-. Oct. GA special to
Dispatch from Medora, Ill,
\ fire broke out at a. m. in the
p OF Robings' hardware store
rad rapidly and in two hours had
ttroyed that building and seventeen
lers adjoining, practically wlping
\ The business portion OF the town.
n, 10000; j. Robingg, $4,000; Bank
Medora, 81 1000: Il. l.. Lopez & Co,
slo' Y. A. Loomis, $4,000; a. Steed,
q Feral persons were more or less
ilG8ly burned and bruised while
InB 10 rescue goods from the stores.
Iohg them are c. w. Tietsart,
setely burned on hand; f. T. Roch
H'as burned. will probably lose one;
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-06

German American dny is being ceie-
bratcd at the Tennessee Centennial
exposition at Nashville, Tenn, today.
by thousands OF citizens Of Nashville.
Louis and other cities. The weather
was exceedingly pleasant.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-06

The Result Was that Mrs. volker Was
Burned to Death.

Red Blum. Cal. Oct. G.-Mrs. C. Vol
ker, wife OK Conrad Volker. a pioneer
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-30

have % per cent of the sale OF these
claims. Those who desire will stay after
the six months have expired. A surgeon,
assayer and photographer are to accom-
pany the expedition. The women who
join it must be physically sound and
healthy and they are expected to abide by
certain prescribed regulations.
A list has been made of the supplies,
utensils, etc, which Will be needed by the
expedition. The women are most of the m
well known in connection with fferent
Women's Clubs as well as IN their profes.
sional capacities. Mrs. Mcdonald Is a
clever, clear-headed business woman. The
president is Miss Helen Verick Bosnell
ana the secretary Mrs. Jane Price.
Among the patronesses are: Mrs. e. O..
Hall, president of the Sorosis, New York /;
Mrs. Edith Sessions Upper, Mrs. Helen
H. Gardner, Mrs. May Whitney Emerson,
Mrs. James E. Tanner. Mrs. Laura Weare
Walker. Mrs. Sarah E. Burie. Mrs. Ed.
ward Addison Greeley and the Rev. Phoebe
A. Hannaford.
The men interested are: Charles Frazier
Co., bankers, SO Nassau street, New
York; Hon. Edgar A. Montort, attorney,
Washington, D. c.; William Robbins,
T. S. l., consulting engineer.
The Alaska Cooperative Association of
Newark composed of men intending to go
to the Klondike in March, held a meeting
last night. Nine new mem bers were en-
70 led, bringing the total membership to
124. Committees have been appointed to
make the necessary arrangements for the
journey.
E. J. Baldwin has been a fam iliar figure
in Wall street several days, and has been
talking Klondike very enthusiastically to
his friends. He is said to have been doing
considerable 'fnanciering" in the street
in anticipation of trip to the gold regions.
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ON THE SKAGUAY TRAIL.
Much Work Has Been Done, But
Few VIII Be Able to Cross
This Year.

VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. 29.-Captain
William Moore, after whom the pass is
named, was passenger by the Islander.
He has been engaged in trail-building for
the BIRTHS b. Yukon Company and has just
comp leted a trip over the Skaguay trail.
He confirms the report that about 5000
miners are scattered along the route FROM
the bay all the way up to the summit and
that the trail itself is in bad condition,
recent rains and heavy traffic having
caused innumeTable mudhoies. Moore's
party constructed over sixty bridges dur
ing last summer between Skaguay and
theIake, and in spite of this a great deal
p more work will have to De done before
the rail- is passable.
Work Is being rushed on the trail so as
TO get-it In shape TO handle railway sup
plies, as construction will commence just
as soon as the road is passable for teams
Dr. Scharsmidt writes to the Colonist:
~ wish to emphatically impress upon all
who may be thinking of trying to mine
that it is more than tollv-it is madness
to attempt to make Dawson City or the in
terror by this route. Not 10 per cent of
those now on the way can, under the most
iavora bic circumstances, hope TO get
through this year. What will become Of
the rest God only knows.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-30
cLASSED As AN IMPOSTOR.
Alleged Divine Healer Passing as the
Famous Schiatter in
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. ILL, Aug. 29-About q
thousand people appeared before the al
legged "divine healer" Francis Schlatter.
to-day. Among them were number of
gentlemen who knew the Schlatter Of Den
yer two years ago. and they declare this
individual is an imp stor.
The days of the doctor" IN Chicago
will be few, for if he does not take time
by the forelock and depart it is Likely the
Police Department will take a hand in
the matter. Sick people, rheumatic PEG.
pie, blind people, people affected with all
manner of diseases were in line to-day,
but there were no cures.
A dispatch from Denver tonight says
that early in June ruMor was circulated
that the bones Of Schlatter, who left here
in Move m Der, 1895, had been found near
Casa Grande, Stale OF chihuahua, Mex CO.
Later the find was verified. Nothing bnt
a skeleton was left. Schatter was lying
on his face, and strewn about him were
his cam ping utensils and personal effects.
Near the remains were a heavy copper
bar which Schlatter carried and Bible
given him by Clarence j. Clarke of this
city.
There is no doubt in the minds of the
Denver people that the body was that OF
the healer. He is believed to have lied OF
starvation, it being one of his selfimposed
fasts.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-30

the ground. Each fire throws out about
eighteen inches. Then you dig that out
and build another fire.
ut is not so bad up there; should say
about Is degrees. None of the miners
while ! was there wore coat, and most
of them worked just in their undershirts.
Mosquitoes? Well, 1 should say! They
keep pegging away at fellow all the
time.
Il went in last April, not to mine. but
to look round some for myself and others.
1 have an interest up there now. This
going in the spring isn't what it is cracked
up to be. But I'm going back in again in
the spring.
MY advice to those that have not
started is TO wait until spring.
THE easiest time to cross Chilcoot Pass
is when there is snow on the ground, as
then you can drag pretty big load on a
sledge; but when there is no snow there it
is so rough that man has to pack every
thing on his back and with the greatest
Iabo- After reaching Lake Linderman if
you wait until the ice melts there is easy
sailing in boats across the lakes"
Mr.. Dinsmore will resume his journey
in day or two to his old home. His APP
pearance was indicative of his trip. He
is bearded and sunburned and wears a
black sweater and a tawny-coIored Eton
iackat
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-30
JAIL DELIVERY AT LEADWLLE.
Five Prisoners lock the Jaiier in q
Cell and Rake Away With
the KEYS.

LEADViLLE, CoLo., Aug. ga dar-
ing Jail break from the County Jail &C.
CURED here at $3.50 tonight. Five prison
ers made their escape and the night jailer
at a late hour is still locked up in the isll,
while the prisoners who escaped made
away with the keys to both the outer and
inner doors. the prisoners who escapes
are the two Bohannon brothers, charged
with the murder of Deputy Sheriff
Fahey;J J. D. Spann, James Bristol and ] i'm
Dawson.
When Night Jailer Martin entered the
corridor to make his rounds tonight
Spann, who was walking in the corridor.
jumped upon him ana clapped his hands
back of him. He was at once joined by
the two Bohannon brothers, who dragged
the jailer to the rear of the cells, where
they bound him. A big posse has
started in pursuit.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-30
NO CHANCE IMPROVING.
Director Escoime Talks of the Bad
State OF Affairs at White
Pass

VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. 29.-The steamer
Islander returned from Skaguay to-day.
Among the passengers was Director Es-
colme of the British Colum bia Develop
ment Association, which cut out the
whole White Pass and proposes building
a railway over it. He says:
Things are about as bad at the pass as
they can well be, and there ia no present
chance of their improving. The people
are in very unpleasant state of mind.
Their disappointment has soured them.
There was an effort made TO cut out the
trail and thousand people or more vol
unteered TO work, but most of them SIM
ply made it an excuse to push Oh toward
the summit. A very few honestly worked,
and if the rest had done so conditions
would have greatly improved.
"On behalf of my company | offered to
put on as many men as could work and
cut the trail through in three days, SO as
to greatly improve the road and, in fact
to put it in God condition for packing If
the miners would unite in petition to
the United States Government asking per-
mission for Us TO charge a toll. They re-
fused this and, of course, l was not going
to spend the company's money and get
nothing in return.
Quite number of people will get over
and those who push on courageously will
get through ali right, but lot of them
know nothing at al about packing and
are absolutely helpless.
MANY OF them have given up all hope
OF going over the pass and are devoting
their ingenuity to making money out of
the others. BY far the greater portion of
those at The pass are unfit for the journey,
and in fact should never have started.
Some feeling has been caused by the ex-
action of a $50 duty on every horse landed
at Skaguay from British Columbia to be
used in packing. There has been some
talk OF exacting a duty on the recognized
Canadian frontier on all horses going to
the United States; that is 10 say, on every
horse EN- ployed i'll packing, but hardly
think this will be done, as it would inten-
SHY the bad feeling now existing and
might lead to trouble"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-30

B. Weare Says Conservative Estimate Of the Gold Be
Brought Down on the Next Trip Is Between
100000 and $3,000,O00


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under protest. The Collector also as
sumed the right TO appraise horses at
their value here. One man paid $40 on
horses that cost him $500 at Victoria.
An effort is being made to improve the
Skaguay trail The miners camped at
Skaguay ana on the trail are to do the
work while the citizens of Skaguay fur
nish all food and transportation of sup
plies. There are not less than 5000 miners
between the landing and summit and all
travel is suspended. Trees have been
felled across the trail aud no one will be
allowed to proceed until the entire trail is
finished. There are only FIVE bad hills
where much blasting will be needed; the
rest can be done with picks, axes and
shoyels.
Charles King OF Tacoma, an experienced
railroad contractor, will be superintend-
ent of construction. There are several
civil engineers here with their instru-
ments and they will proceed at once to
make the survey. The work will be COM
pleted and thrown open to travel in from
ten to fifteen days at the latest and when
1t is through it can then be kept open all
winter.
There are four ships in the harbor I'M
loading, the Farallon OF San Francisco
having just anchored with $50 passengers
and $50 horses on board; the Elder with
152 passengers and the same number of
horses; the City of K ngston with 175
passengers and 65 horses dropped anchor
just twenty-four hours ago and is about
un!oaded, making the quickest dispatch
OF any vessel in the har Dor; the Bristol OF
Victoria has been here five days, and has
| hardly begun unloading, as the charterers
refused to furnish lighters to land the
stock and supplies, and also refused to
furnish meals to the passengers after the
boat dropped anchor. The passengers ap-
peaIed to the vigilance committee this
morning. and the chairman went aboard
to interview the captain and purser. After
stormy interview the captain and
purser engaged the ''Bjax." lighter
brought up by the steam tug Pioneer of
Seattle, and the passengers are helping TO
unload the ship.
The price of whisky has jumped in the
last ten days from S. and S. a gallon to
$50 on account of the many seizures
! made by the new revenue officers, who
have captured about twenty barrels in
that tims,
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jured that he is expected TO die at any
moment. Yesterday eight young men
sailed from here for Skaguay in small
Columbia River sloop, having on board
5000 pounds of provisions. part Of their
outfit for the Klondike. At o'clock this
morning, when off Seward City on Linn
Canal, a sudden gust of wind from the
mountains capsized the boat. Her boom
lay on the water and it was Impossible
to right her. For six hours and fifteen
minutes the men chung to the size OF the
boat in the icy waters. After a brave
struggle to retain their hold on the boar,
the four, benumbed with cold, slipped oil
silently into the water and disappeared
from sight.
The names of the drowned men are:
Hector McLaTen of Nanaimo b. C.;
Thomas Trevilyn OF Nana:mO, William
Mcdonald of Nanaimo and James Arm
strong of Seattle. Armstrong asked his
comrades if any survived to take his
dying best wishes 10 his parents. About
9 o'clock the steamer Islander came along
and picked up The remaining, more dead
than alive: The survivors are: James
Dudley OF Nanaimo, Ed Grigwire ana f.
A. Brown, of Juneau, and Robert Nc
Murdoch, known in all ports OF North
Victoria as Boo, the Whistler" Dudley
may not recover. He was carried from the
steamship here.
j. G. Davies, an assayer of Juneau and
ewner of the small steamboat Thistle,
f,ll from the wharf at Skaguay yesterday
and broke five ribs. He was brought
here by the Islander, and it is said he can
not recover. All the after cabin of the
Islander resembled a hospital on the
down trip to this port.
Nineteen seamen and marines ere miss
ing from the United States gunboat Con-
cord, now anchored in the stream at
Juneau. One of these men took the Gov
eminent hammock and the blankets he
used and some provisions. 1t is mystery
2 board the ship how he got ashore with
The load. Deputy United States Marshal
Hale has been given list of the deserters
by. the commander of the Concord and is
looking for them. No ship has come into
Alaskan waters hereabout without losing
part of her crew, and several ships have
been seriously handicapped in the work.
ing force. This is notably the case With
the Willamette, which lost all OF her deLk-
HauuS OuI tAIee anu as ueIa4Heu o. ~ ca
and Skaguay week by lack Of hands 10
discharge The cargo. The Klondike craze
IS too strong to be overcome even by
threats of keel-hauling, arrest or dishon.
orable discharge.
The Skaguay trail is announced 10 be
again reopened. A small exodus from
Skaguay to Dyea has taken place. Sew
enty horses and twenty-five men have
abandoned the White for ChiIcoot Pass.
United States Marshal J. w. Ivy said
yesterday that the sale of liquor at
Skaeuay and Dyea next winter meant
danger 10 life and property, especially so
considering the lswess element in camp.
He said he would prevent the sale OF
liquors TO the best of his ability.
Hal HOFFMAN.