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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-13

hospital work unparalleled In the his-
tory OF our missions In China
Ihcre are but five unordaincd mis-
sionarles in field which includes 2
OOp'OQ0 souls FOR which this mission is
considered responsible. The North
Emma mission, located near the poll
teal center Of the empire, giving ac-
cess To more than 10000 900 souls. ably
manned and Wen established in seven
wisely chosen ccnters. Is one of the
most important and promising under
the care of the board.
The problems which face the mis-
sionarics In Japan today are
entirely different from those OF TWEEN
ty-iiVc years ago The educated Jap
anese are carefully studying the social
ana religious questions in which the
scholars of the West are Interested,
and always the beginnings of enlight-
eminent are subjects OF doubt and
queslioning. In Hawaii, one great
ufaWpack AZ rapid progress Is the
backward condition of the Hawaiian
churches, Too large a proportion OF
Hawaiian church members are not only
ignorant Of the fundamental require
ments, but Indifferent to the obllga-.
ton Of the common honesty in the pay
ment of the promised salaries of their
pastors.
IN Spain, the fact that the mission
aries are citizens Of a country against
which there is such strong feeling
growing out Of the Cuban question.
dues not seemed TO be charged against
them by the most of those with whom
they come In daily contact and rela-
lions. That which perhaps. more than
any other thing among the visible In
huencc which prevails among the com
munlty has served as an obstacle to
the work In Spain has been the we'll
known powerful ultramontane sympa-
thles of the queen regent. This inlu-
chce predoniinatos entirely in the
court. and from there reaches the most
distant villages and gives courage and
strength To the reactionary element
throughout the land. Tho oljeen
regent is good mother, an intelligent
SOVEREIGN and virtuous queen. bur
the entire weight of her unmeasured
influence Ia thrown against everything
mat savora of evangelical religion"
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-
HOUSE.

Washington, Dec. 13.-The blind
chaplain of the House, Mr.. Coudon. in
ms invocation today referred eloquent
~ and feelingly to the death OF the
Presidents mother.
Bless the ties OF affection" he
prayed, which bind US together into
families and nations, yea make Tho.
whole world akin, especially the ten
der cord Of sympathy which brings us
IN the time of sorrow and grief closer
TO Thee and to each other. The hearts
OF iO,OOO'OOO people turn with one ac-
cora 10 the head of our nation today
ana mingle their tears In time of sor-
row. and let Thy blessing descend up
on MN ana let the sweet truths of
religion which fell from the lips Of his
departed mother,comfort and strength
en- him In this hour"
Mr.. Bingham tRep.) reported to the
House the executive, legislative and
judicial appropriation, which he gave
hotice he would call up tomorrow.
By unanimous consent q resolution
was adopted to present 1000 copies OF
the civil service commission before the
appropriation committee for the use of
the House. Mr.. Cannon, chairman of
the committee on appropriations, Sc
cured unanimous consent for the pas
sage OF an urgent deficiency bill.
which, he explained. carried but three
Items, $4,000 for the construction OF a
building at the Naval Academy: sac
600 for the payment of the temporary
employees OF the House and Senate.
sl50,OOO for the payment of mileage Of
senators and representatives.
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INDIANS ON THEIR RESERVATIONS.


Denver, Colo. Dec. 13.-Btg. Gen.
GUS has received telegram from the
commanding officer at Fort Duchesne.
stating that all the Utes had returned
now In Colorado.
lie also received telegraphic Intelli-
gence from Forts Grant and IIuachu-
acha, to the effect that the cavalry is
cut looking for the Indians that are
reported to have chased some cowboys
IN that section OF the country, but had
been unable to find any traces of tho
Indians The three companies of cav
airy sent out from Fort Grant returned
yesterday. and those from Fort
Huachuacha have been Instructed to
return as soon as possible. As near as
can be learned there are no lnIianf
missing from the reservations in Ari-
iona or New Mexico.
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Exploit with Dumb Bells.

New York, Dec. 12.-Hans Frohman
'cprled" a pair of eight-pound dumb
bells $4,000 times in l hour 40 minutes
The feat was performed Sunday after
noon at the Physical Culture academy
at LOG west Worth street.
At exnctly $3.50 o'clock Frohman got
the word and started Off at n speedy
clip. He rceled off 100 lifts in So seconds
and completed his first 1000 in min
utes. Frohmun did his second 1000 in
6 minutes, which he equaled on his
tenth, but the others ranged from to
Q minutes. He completed his eighth
1000 in SO minutes. and finished 1900
lifts in l hour 30 minutes.
Then it was proposed that Frohman
stop there, but the athlete insisted on
continuing to the end, and executed
the 1i.00th curl at $50, or just / hour
and 45 minutes from the time he
started. In order to show that the feat
had not affected him unpleasantly.
Frohman proceeded TO move some
heavy weights In an extremely fire..
and easy manner.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-13

New York, Dec. 13.-James Cave, a
printer living at Paterson, N. j., has
been notified that he has fallen heir to
fortune of $4,000 by the death of his
grandfather, Joseph d. Cave, which oc-
CURED in western Missouri on Thanks
giving day.
Joseph ID. Cave was well to do
slave owner in the South before the
rebellion and, after he had lost most of
his property during the war times. he
moved to Missouri. where he proved
successful in specializing. James Cave
is his sole heir. He had not heard of
his grandfather for a long time and
had no idea that he had acquired
another fortune.
A few months ago Cave started for
the Klondike gold fields with n COM
panion named William d. White, but
the latter deserted him In Chicago
after his money was gone and he had
to work his way back to Paterson.
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A PoLICEMAN's WIFE.
Allows Her Husband to Sleep, While She
Shoots ut IA Burglar.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 1s.-At an
early hour Sunday morning a burglar
entered the residence of Sergeant of
Folice McManus and proceeded to ran
sack the parlor. Mrs. McManus
heard the burglar at his work, but de-
cided not to wake her husband. She
picked UP a revolver from a table by
the bed and awaited Developments.
In n few moments the burglar
reached the swinging doors leading
from the parlor into the room adjoin-
ing the bedroom, and when he opened
the door, she opened fire
He made his escape, but the trail of
blood he left showed that the woman's
aim was good
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-13

Chicago. Dec. 1S.-CoL Hopkins and
his pugilistic party consisting Of Dan
erection the fighter and Joe Choynski
and Benny Murphy. trainers, viii leave
the city today Their destination is
New York. where Creedon is tn meet
Mccoy on December II for w1at is
popularity supposed to be the middle
weight championship OF the world. al
though the mon will not be Obliged to
scale before they go Into the ring.
/, Quarters for the little purity have
been engaged at Coney Island, and
Creedon VIII remain there until the af-
tcrnoou OF the night of the battle. The
former Austrian never looked better in
his life ana he is In the pest cuudi-
ton of his entire career. lie aspects
to weigh close to 1865 pounds when he
faces the ohio man In the ring. He
also thinks Mccoy Will be close to that
weight himself Tracy viii probably
not see the contest in which his foster
brother has so much at stake. He has
been in training with Creedon at Pa
los Park for his coming contest with
Joe walcott on December p. 4 trip
East and back would hardly improve
his condition.
Walcott Is training at Roby Tor the
Tracy match. and has for companion
the giant Armstrong, with whom he
has two lively set-tos each day.
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Two million Dollar Hotel.

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 1s.-It is an
nounced that st. Louis will soon have
n new hotel that win cost 81, 900. 900 and
it is said that several Chicagoans and
n well known hotel man of Indianap-
oils Will furnish the necessary capital.
The location selected for the hosiery
is at the corner of Olive and Twelfth
streets. The hotel Is to be the most
modern structure OF the kind west of
the Mississippi and the company
hopes to be able to close all contrac cts
and commence its construction next
season.
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CRY FOR WATER.
Quarrel Betwecna City and Water Conn
pnny Causes 1t.

Fort Scott, Kas., Dec 13.-Not a
drop Of water has been served to the
consumers of this city since Mayor
Husser took charge of the waterworks
Saturday evening. Employees of the
water company refuse to work for the
city and no engineer can be found who
Gun operate the pumps. The city au-
thorties accuse the companys en-
gineer OF having spiked" the pumps.
The superintendent of the works has
served notice on the city that the pump
ing station IL I'm danger because of the
incompetency of the men who are at
tempting to run Il. Hotels, factories
and consumers generally, are com
PEELED obtain water from private
sources, which are insufficient to sup
ply the needs, The trouble grows
out OF the city forcing the water COM
pany to sell it's plant.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-13

Jackson. Mich, Dec. 1s.-Edward
Rogers. who was sent to the ste to
Prison from Saginaw, in August, 1891,
Tor life, has been pardoned by Gov
ernor Pingree. Rogers's sister will take
MN TO her home In California. He had
II fanny In New York City. but left
home during u drinking spell.
Az Saginaw he became infatuated
with woman whom he killed becauss
she refused to marry him.
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KANSAS MAS GOT ONE, TOO.
'A@ti'e Blnnder that Leaves Omce-
Holders In n Fix.

,. -sspesa' KAN, Dec. IA condition
Ia ' V 30 of the los probate judges
hthsns which is anything bus
I'm and consollng.
s ~ rs Just been discovered that a bis
~ Liner al, was made by the Legislature
IN y. .nter~hieh, after January 1, will
Ia NJ y" me salaries of these officials
ID en9rts to retrench and reform
|tl opunst legislature passed gem
| d . ne and snlary bill which will leav,
Ia nopate Judges in the western half
l,r "s state practically without COM
irb,y , os these officers received a
~ y Soo0 year and all fees of the
tbo me new law gives them half
IL ~g f, inees' and. In repeating the old
| Il. i ra 70 provide for salary
| slea new Jaw compels the probate
In. I. 10 keep his office open sin
Y u the week.
n any, MY Of the counties OF Kansas
! ys annual ices win not average sos
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-13

New York, Dec. 13.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Paris says:
The Esterhasy inquiry is proceeding
Win the strlctest secrecy and 1t is
said II will take three weeks before IL
is decided whether the affair will 60
before court martial. The Figaro
says that Count Esterhazy had been
examined by Major Ravary an hour
after his arrival at the Cherche Midi
prison, where the inquiry is taking
place. Matthew Dreyfus was seen to
arrive and II is believed the accused
and accuser We're confronted. The in
vestigatlng officer also saw n number
OF experts.
Interest in the case is for the mo-
ment suspended. though the author
tiles are still guarding the approaches
to the bridges in view OF n recurrence
of the student demonstration.
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Defense In the Luctgcrt Case.

Chicago. Dec. 13.-Harmon and
Riese. In their defense Of Adolph Luet-
CERT. have decided to base strong
fight on the point OF the corpus deficit
They have been making n speclA study
of the law covering this point They
viii contend for the principle OF COM
ago by Lard Hale. that man cannot
be convicted where the corpus deficit
and the offense are both proved by cir
cumstantial evidence. Either the body
must be produced or the murder proved
to have been committed and proved by
direct testimony.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-13
Killed In n Mine Fire.

Hartshorne, l. T., Dec. 13.-Fire start.
ed sometime Friday night In coal shaft
No. l at this place. Yesterday mer
were put in by the company to ex-
tinguish the flames. They found Luka
Davis, Russian miner and John Var
ko, an Austrian miner, dead. They
We're probably suffocated by smoke
having entered the mine secretly Ia
make extra coal for the next days run
and went beyond the region of dead
line or danger signals. The fire was
extingulshed In the shaft.
Shaft No. ., at Gowan, belonging 10
the same coal company Is now on FIRE
entailing serious loss to the mine com
pany.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-13

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. lathe frst
substantial rain since last June in
parts OF eastern Kansas fell yesterday.
today an old fashioned blizzard pre-
walls all over Kansas and all the
way west to Ration, N. NJ. So far,
no damage to stock or stoppage OF
railway traffic is reported. In west
ern Missouri, wet snow has been fall
ing since last night.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-13
53o.OOO,Ooo BUSHELS.
Quantity of Wheat Indicated as the Crop
of 1898.

Washington, d. c.. Dec. 13.-The
agricultural department issues 5he fol-
lowing:
Tho special wheat Investigation in
stituted by the department Of agrlcul-
ture, indicates a crop of $50, 900, 900
bushels. These figures orc subject to
sight modification in the iinai report.
(Signed) JOHN HYDE.
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New York in the Grasp of Railroads.

New York, Dec. 1s.-According to the
Herald, the trunk line railroads have
succeeded in obtaining control of near
ly the entire water front of Greater
New York. It is claimed that indie
pendent lighterage men are not al
lowed to touch at their docks In many
cases. In other cases, the railroads. 1t
is asserted, discriminate against indie
pendent boat men. allowing them only
two cents hundred pounds on freight.
1t IL also announced that many of the
lighterage and barge concerns are GO
ing out OF the business on account of
the alleged discrimination.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-13

ear down to the chin. The girl ran oug
and called for help. When neighbour
arrived. they found that the man had
cut the throat of his wife and had also
cut both of his arms at the wrist.
He was bleeding to death when tn
neighbors arrived.
Barth was arrested and placed in
jail. He will assign no cause for the
decd. He Is npparently sane.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-13

/, story Allegcdt o Have Been Told by an
Austrian Woman.

San Francisco, Dec. 12.-W. II. Athey,
street.car conductor, told the police
4 story which Detective Gibson was
Ietaled to investigate. Athey said that
1 Young woman named Antoinette
Dsree had confessed TO him that she
vas guilty Of poisoning several people
In salt Lake City. where she worked
as hair dresser and resided with n
Ms Blum at 635 Main street. She is
an Austrian aged az out 90 years, and
Is sometimes known as Marietta An
|tonette La Bayaine. To Detective
Gibson she denied having made the
statements attributed to her by Athey.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-13

Grand Rapids. Mich, Dec. 13.-An
agreement has been reached by the
principal roads of Michigan whereby
interchangeable 1000 mile tickets will
be honored on trains in Michigan
without requiring the holder TO ex-
change tickets. as at present. This
arrangement will go into effect Jaun-
airy l, or as soon as the necessary de-
tails can be arranged.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-13
Changed His Mind Reiirious,y.

Green Bay. Wis. Dec. 1s.-There
We're no services Sunday in the "old
Catholic" church of this city. Rev. A.
A. Miller. the priest of the parish. has
resigned from his charge, has re-
nounced the religion OF the "Oid
Catholics, and has accepted the Prot
estant faith.
Rev. Mr.. Miller states that he re-
signed because the congregation was
not willing to accept and abide by the
"Old Catholic" reforms These. he
specifies as the Introduction of public
confession instead of private confession
and the abolishing of the order of the
Virgin Mary.
Other than becoming a Protestant
he does not give any plans for the
future.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-13
brotherhood OF oloalsmaters.

New York. Dec. 1S.-Secretary
Kopalowitz of the executive board Of
the United brotherhood Of Cloak
maker, announced that a national
union of cloakmakers. with at first a
membership of $4,000 VIII be formed
before the first of the year. The unions
of Chicago, Boston. Baltimore. Phlla-
delpha, st. Louis and Cincinnati favor
1t.
The nucleus of the body Will be or
ganized in this city. which has a mem.
bership of 5000. When the national
union in formed, strikes, which will
tie up the entire cloak making indus
try of the country, viii be ordered to
enforce demands for the abolition of
the sweating system and for ten
hour work day.
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fiDDLETowN TRAGEDY.



~. Louis, Dec. IA special 70 tbs
" says: from san Antonio
|inbls wa, vas received here today of
|srl4rosu.V Sedy which occurred In IN,
Pas ro.t, known as Fiddletown, forty
|flsperorsn OF here. Fred Barth Sir. q
|lnng German farmer. without
Il It NJ, i YE his shotgun and, placing
r. OF lug hlaCk Of his wife, fired a fur
s,a has aaiot into her. Her daughter
and saas the shot, ran into the
aoor ,S her mother lying upo
| y, oyer win her clothes burning
f..n bsIr her 10 extlnguish the flames
p ,scn ION l9ther who, in The meantime
and -, razor, stepped up behirS
p al marking; Now. / will finish
I.sasl n TOOK hold of her and at
" 90 hi cut her throat. His aim
sa' and he cut her from the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-13
German Ships Moving.

berlin, Dec 13.-The German school.
ships Charlotte and Stein which werS
engaged in the recent demonstration
against Hayti will leave Port Au
srlhGe tomorrow. the former going to
san Domingo and the latter sailing for
Havana. ~
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-13

New York, Dec 1s.-The Ward Line
steamer Orca, which arrived today,
brought from Havana 3c5 bales OF
tobacco. being the first shipped from
that port in many months.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-13

Sidney, N. $. w. Dec. 18th. first
cricket match between the English
cricket team and the Australian eleven
began here today. At the close OF
play, the Englishmen had scored 337
runs for Ave wickets down.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-13

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 1s.-The oI,v-
Pecker crew has been indicted, and IL
Is announced. viii be tried under the
indictments. Notwithstanding recent re-
ports that their case never would be
tried.
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MRS. oELRICHs WORSE.
Possibility Now that She VIII become
Totally Blind.

Chicago, Dec. ia special to the
Tribune from New York says:
Mrs. Herman o. oelrlchs, 1t is said
is threatened with total blindness He,
left eye was wounded on SATURDAY
December 4, by tack falling on il
while she was experimenting the
hanging of some tapestries, and within
the last forty-eight hours the condi-
ton OF both eyes has become more
serious and alarming. There is n
hope of course that her eyesIght may
be preserved to her.
Dr. Knapp. the famous ocu'ist. nnt
two other physicians are treating her.
and three trained nurses are in attend
ance.
Herman Oelrichs has been constant
ly by his wife's bedside, and many of
their friends called and solicitously in
CURED as to her condition. The next
two days will determine whether she
will be spared the afTlietion of blind
ness.
When she first received the injury.
Mrs. Oelrichs thought 1t did not amount
to much She attended n dinner and
took cold in the injured eye. But on
Friday the afiliotion took most seri-
Gus turn, the Inflammation spreading
from one eye to the other and most
seriously threatened the sight OF both.
1t was stated at one time on Saturday
evening that Mrs. Oelrichs had lost the
sight OF her left eye, and that there
was but chance of saving the other
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To Civillzc Football.

Chicago, Dec. ia Committee an
pointed by the conference of the seven
universities held here on November G
to suggest such changes ms seemed ad-
visable in the present football rules in
order to make the game less rough, will
finish their work this week, and at n
meeting to be held next Saturday in
Chicago will decide upon the changes
which are to be submitted to the mem
bers of the conference for their action
The members of the committee are j.
c. Elson, Wisconsin: A. a. Stage
Chicago, and II. II. Everett. Illinois.
The committee has done its work
well, so far. Letters have been sent
out to football critics. coachers and
players all over the country for sug-
gestions as to the proper action in re-
gard to changes. A large number of
replies have been received. and the
committee viii have mass of ma
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-13

EVENING PAPER is THE
PAPER OF TODAY. THE
MORNING PAPER is THE
PAPER OF YESTERDAY.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-23
ALL MAILS QUARANTINED.
MISSOURrS CREDIT GOOD,
New York Capitalists Offer to Fund the
Entire State Debt at Three Per Cent.

New York Capitalists Ofer to Fund the
Entire State Debt at Three Per Cent.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Sept. 21-New
York capitalists have made a PROPOSE
ton to fund the entire debt of the
state of Missouri in bonds bearing
three per cent. interest. Surely this
is one of the significant signs of the
times. The proposition is now before
Gov. Stephens. 1t was presented to
him in New York city few days ago,
coming without inquiry or solicitation
on his part. The bonded indie btedness
of the state is S4,900.O00 1t bears 31k
per cent, which has until now been
considered remarkably low. Speaking
of this matter Gov. Stephens said:
The position is certainly very fattering to
the state. Acceptance would save US one-half
of one per cent. on our interest account (about
80, COO annually at the present indebtedness),
but am not sure that it win be wise to make
the change. We should, probably, have to
make the new bonds run stipulated time
The bonds. as they now stand can be called in
and paid at any time thus saving the whole in
terest We shall within 90 days take I'D at
least sl50,000, and possibly 1900 900 of these
handS