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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04
Suaday Scbc.i Conference.

A suulay school conference was held
AZ Nompe. syiar Stake, Sept. ~.
lsy-. present on tho occasion. supts
George GOJdua and George Rty-
roi1s. static suut WIN a. sccgmluer
and assistants, Vim. n. sceginHltr
md Jos. So Horne ut the Stake prCsi-
deucy also the superintendent fiom
E,slnoro, Joseph GleuwoYd
Supt VIM a, SergWIllar reported the
labors OF himsclf and assistants IN
the stake during the year, feeling that
good work Is being done in the sun
day schools of the stake, all being full
ly organized and laboring in harmony
with the general Instructions. Re
ports were given uf the RiChfleld and
Elisnorc schools, showing a good work
is being done. with fun set oi
teachers 20 each department. Then
came class exercise from the FIRST
intermediate department Of the Monroe
sunday school, rehearsing some OF tht
studies taught In said department
Elder Geo. Reynolds then addresset
the conference. giving much good couu-
sci ana advice to both teachers and
pupils; he encouraged the teaching O
object lessons first in the home thet
Ia Tho schuui,irst TO love and fear God
then our parents, ard then all thlnC
10th spiritual and temporal may b.
ours I'm THUR time and turn Elder God
dard sang. In our Lovely Deseret,
making It a text for further iustruc
ton TO the schools and encouraged al
Ia seek tho Lord by faith and prayer
keeping an His laws especially thu
Word Of Wisdom.
Afterwards teachers meeting wat
held at which much good instruction
was given for the guidance of tn,
teachers In the schools
At the afternoon meeting the Sac
rUmont was administered. during
which the choir sang sacramento
hymn ana Elder William H. secg-
miller addressed the conference on
the subject Of the Lords supper. \
class exercise by members of the
Glenwuod Sunday school followed.
rccitiuE the articles Of faith class
exercises by the second intermediate
department Of the Monroe Sunday
school; questions and answers, rela-
tive to the organization and authority
Of the Church;class exercises by Rich
field Primary department relating to
the early history OF the Saints. their
city Of Nnuvoo and their exodus; then
came song by Brother Goddard and
company, who's un the Lords side.
Who2' with "a standing vote and not
u dissenting vote; he encouraged an
to remain on that side being true and
honest both to God and their fellows.
Have Nuu Spent a Peasant Day?
Como Again" was then sung by
Brother Goddard. In which all Joined
in the feryvnt desire that God will
prolong such lives to come again and
often. Elder Reynolds gave short
account of their travels and lAbors
in the Sunday shcool cause, en-
courngel general singing, and to
avoid debating on matters that are
of no immediate pront or beneficial
things VIII come in their time and
turn to the faithful. stake Superin-
teudout William SeeEmiler made u
few closing ana appropriate remarks
realizing that all who have attended
have been both blcst and edited by
the teaching and exercises OF the day.
THOMAS COOPER,
Secretary OF Monroe Sunday School.
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He Was Onr of the Bcyisers Of the Prcsby-
terrain Faith, and an Anti-rri1o Fighter.

st. Paul. oct. l.-samuel j. p. Nc
MILAN. United states senator from
1873 to 1883, died mt his home in this
city last night Of anaemiu. He was
been III for nearly year.
He WAS born in Brownsville, Pa
February %. 1876. Choosing law for a
profession he studied In the office Of
Edwin NJ stanton. aftcrwurd secre-
tlry OF war. In 1852 he removed TO
saltwater. Mimi, removing To- st. Paul
In 1886. He continued his practice until
1855. when he was elected judge of the
First judicial district. In 1864 he was
was appointed associate justice OF the
Supreme court, and In the same year
he was elected for the fun term or
seven years. He was reelected in ISL
and in 1874 chosen chief justice.
In February, 1875, he was elected to
the United States senate as the result
OF one OF the most noted aeadlocks In
the history Of the state. Ex-Eover-
nor Ramsey was the Republican
nominee and Cushman *. Davis,
the present senator. was a boiling cam
dldatc. Mcmillan was elected on n
narrow margin, and after prolonged
contest. In 1881 he was reelected.
While In the Senate he was chairman
Of the committee on claims and sue
cecded Roscoe Conklin Ns chairman Of
the commerce committee. He was al
so a member of the judiciary and revo-
lutionary war claims committees. on
his retirement from the Senate he re-
sumcd his law practice and atterward
held no office. A year ai'J he was one
of the leading spirits In putting a stor
to prize fighting in Minnesota. He was
prominent in the Presbyterian church,
and In 1890 was chosen one of the two
men from the West on the committee
of revision Of the confession VI faith Of
that body.
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fOrgotten History.

II was customary with the Euras-
thenians annually to sacrifice to their
tutelnr divinity fat OK. whose flesh
was then divided among the officiating
guardians Of the altar, The succulence
OF these morscs was such as to provoke
bitter rivalry among the citizens for the
sacrinom offices. The god, scandalized
by the resulting disorders, on one occa-
sion entered into the body OF the vic
tim and thus addressed the Worship
pers; 20 Eurasthenians, your unseemly
contnruous are more worthy of acru-
ncrs: go EurasthcnianF. yourunseefnlv
bats who serve for hire than for nv
service. Let II be henceforth law that
those among you who shall stand
Longest upon one leg shall perform the
sacrifice" And this was the bnRinninp
OF competitive examination. But later
the people Of Eurasthcuium. being de-
caycd IN their bodies, resolved that
they who should tax longest should al.
vide the bcrf And that was the begin.
Ming OF politics,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04

ST, Louis. oct. i.-Rev. II. j, KEEL
lorg pastor OF little congregational
church in Denverside, not far from
East ST. Louis. on the Illinois side Of
thy river Is building a parsonage un-
dgi the protection of double barreled
Shotgun
The Rev. Kellogg was formerly pas
Tor ot the Summit avenue NJ Il, church
or East St Louis, He put $500 of his
and was ordered to- turn 1t over and
Fo elsewhere. The CongregatlGnalists
bought the church and he was made
us permanent pastor. He wanted "A
parsonage. The congregation was too
poor To build him one. He said he
would build 1t himself with what help
H. could get from the congregation
aud others
Last Monday, wceg ago. \. c.
fulmer an officer Of the cnrncntors'
union, demanded that non-uuion men
nr discharged ana union men taken in
thgir places
II have no objection to employing
Union men" said Rev. kellogg, but
WIN not discharge my neighbors to
nuke places for others"
Friday night, while at work alone
Nh thf parsonage, Mr.. Kellogg was as
Saulted by gnug Of seven men, who
.1npelleu him to discontinue work for
me time being He secured a shotgun
ana hereafter he will take II to TIE
building and keep It handy for instant
NAe' should his nssailants make an
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04
TELEGRkPHlC BREylTlES.

During the railroad strike in 1894
large numbers Of Wabash employees IN
Indiana were discharged from EN-
ploymcnt and their applications foi
reinstatement have not been needed.
II is now given out on official authorl-
ty that all the old men will be taken
back as rapidly ms possible. This
will mean the reinstatement Of several
hundred men over the entire system.
A call has been issued for the Eighth
annual convention OF the Boys aud
Girls National Home and Employment
association 10 be held in Indianapolis,
Ind, December 18th and 18th.
Speaking Of Wolcott's monetary
commission, Senator Shuup OF Idaho,
now In New York, said TO day that
while he was not AZ all certain Of
Wolootts success, he was hopeful, ana
recent correspondence Indicated that
Mr. Wolcott himself was greatly en-.
couraged one thing he felt perfectly
confident OF was that the administrn
ton was sincerely supporting Mr. Vol
colt in his effort. and would indorsl
his action.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04

The Sugar House ward choir under
the leadership Of II. l.. McGhie gave Il
song service last night in the ward
meeting house in honor Of thePioneers.
Appropriate speeches We're made, the
Pioneers" S. l.. Richards Jr.; "The
Trip Across the Plains" Bishop 4. G.
briggs; "Amusements of the Pioneers
on Their Journey Across the Plains"
NiCol Hood The Handcart Compu-
MICS" VIM. Thompson sketch OF the
Life Of Brigham Young" Alma Ash:
"rhe Present Time" Frank Y. Tay-
lor, The meeting house was crowd
ed to It's utmost cnpacitya great many
having to stand during the whole OF
the evening. II was one Of the best
meetings ever held in Sugar House
ward. a good spirit prevailed At
the close n vote Of thanks was ten
dored the choir, after which the choir
and congregation sang America.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04

We were shown piece OF paranbipa
wax lgllson!tD the other daY b,
Henry BUrcn VIII, had taken the same
from prospect he is workinr nm
Daniels canyon, The specimen il rrS.
nounced by salt Lake assayer 10 he
the pure stun and Is said to he v,rtb
$50 per ton, Mr. Boren has vein
twenty-five feet under ground mat
measures two feet In width.
The directors of the Dutch Carvon
Mining company let a contract Wa.
nrRday TO j, d. Harris and Ion,
Muir Cor the driving Of their tunngl
fifty feet further. A force OF rnen
went up yesterday and work vii he
pushed until the contract Ia rom-
pleted which viii make tho tunnei "a
feet in length and 800 feet below the
surface.
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TWO NILES OF FLAME.


Rapid city, $. H.. oct. i,-scrlous
fires have been raging north and south
Of this place for four days and the
citizens are exhausted from lighting
tho flames to save their homes. All
night GOO mon made desperate stand
against the line of fire approaching
from the north and finally succeeded
in saving tho town though many farm
houses were burned. The lire had
approached within two miles of Rapid
city. II had been burning for four
DAYS in the heaviest tinbered parts
OF the Black Hills. II was swept to-
ward Rapid City In solid sheet Of
flames two miles wide.
From various points In Nebraska
come reports OF disastrous fires. Much
farm property has been destroyed
Much stock has persisted The woods
and pr3irics are very dry, no rain h0V-
ing fallen here FOR two months
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04

lie Confcsscs to Killing I'd. Moss, and Asks
for u speedy Trlnl.

Denver, oct. "A special to the
Times from silver City, n. NJ, says:
John Tally the desperate i'm
plicated in the killing Of Edward
Moss and other crimes last month
was captured at the White House
ranch, 40 miles from this city yester-
day evening Several shots We're
exchanged between the sheriff's posse
and the criminal who was cntrenched
in the pit under a big platform scale.
Tally confessed to the killing OF Ed.
Moss and said he hoped for "A speedy
trial and execution Of sentence The
prisoner and posse arrived in the city
at 3 O'Clock this morning. Everyone
looks for a cessation OF hostilities
among the cattlumen.
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Sixth Street Car Line Extension.

a numerously signed petition to
the salt Lake Street Railroad COM
pnny. asking It 10 extend its Sixth
street line from II, the present ter
minus, to N, Is In circulation, ana u
meeting of citizens Will be held on
wednesday night at 32G J street To-
consider the matter. Property own
crs east Of II and north Of Fourth are
interesting themselves in the extern
sion and are OF the opinion that the
company viii grant their petition.
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A Vile Scoundrel.

ogden STANDARD: Some days ago a
complaint was made at the police de-
partmeut that one Orson q, Campbell
was assaulting little girls down on
Plngree avenue, and Detective Peu-
der went to work on the case. Yoster-
day afternoon Campbell was again In
town and just AS Mr.. Fender had ar
rived at the corner Of lingree
avenue and Thirtieth street, he saw
the man IN the hands of three frantic
mothers, one of whom had taken the
whip from Campbells buggy and was
beating him numerically. Fender
placed the man under arrest. and then
Campbell begged plteously to be al
lowed to square matters, but the
women were obdurate and hc was
taken to the city jail charged with the
assault mentioned.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04

Miss Belle Kearney spoke to two
large audiences yesterday, one at the
Y. NJ. c. a. rooms in the afternoon
and the other at the First NJ. e.
church last evening. Her subject at
the last meeting was How VIII Your
Hands Look Under the Searchlight?
II was splendid plea for the tenn
perancc cause and evoked much COM
mendntion. Tonight Miss Kearney
win speak 4 [ the same place on Alas
lta- Being personally familiar with
that country and its people the theme
Is sure to be well handled.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04

Berlin, oct 3.-The Bcrllner Post, in
an article on the Spanish crisis, re-
Dukes the German democratic papers
which advocate the separation Of
cuba from Spain. The writer OF the
article foresees that the attitude OF the
United States is '1ikely to prove
stumbling block to any Spanish minis
try. however literally Cuba may ba
treated" lie adds: although Ger
many has no direct interest In these
complications, 1t is wrong and polit-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04

washington, oct, 4.-Thc President
today made the following appoint
ments:
YIN. II. Finch Of Wisconsin. envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary to Paraguay and Uruguay,
To be Consulg flames l. Dodge Of In
diana. Mt Nagasuki, japan, Geo. w.
Dickinson OF Nov York, at Bcllevilie,
ont. Alvin Smith Of Ohio at Trini-
dad, West Indies; and. Percy McEl-
rath of New York, Italy.
Jos Perrault Of Boise to be surveyor
general Of Idaho.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04

l. %. Naylor ana II. Hanson. two
young hunters, We're taken before JUS
tice McMaster today, having been ar
rested by Deputy State Fish and
Game Warden Frank II, Rudy on
charge Of shooting ducks after sunset.
The offense was committed on Satur-
day night at the Black Slough. The
accused both pleaded guilty and fine
and costs aggregnting $3.50 each was
imposed upon them.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

The big attraction OF the present
week viii be the presentation az the
salt Lake Theater for six nights and
Saturday matinee, Of Belasco's THE
Heart OF Maryland. This is the play
that ran one whole season In New
York. and so far during the present
season has played long cpgaEemcnts
lu other large eastern citics.and comes
here direct from a successful season
IN san Francisco. Added TO the strong
manner in which II is staged some
thing like forty people being required
TO manipulate the settings and light
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04

Berkeley, Cal, oct 4.--Pror Joseph
lie Cunte of the University of CAL
ifornia IL Inclined TO regard with
doubt the rev Gltee mIorDscGpe
which the inventor claims will mag
Nifty objects many million times their
actual Size. He says AS every
body verscd in optics knows, there is
little diniculty IN securing greater
maEniiication. The difficulty comes
IN securing the definition and the light.
Gates for the last fifteen or twenty
years has won reputation for dis
covering impossible things"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04

st. Louis, oct. 4-Capt. Frederick
Chotard, an old resident OF st. Louis
and the oldest surviving officer or the
Confederate navy, Is dead at Aullan-
ply hospital He was also thought to
be the oldest surviving officer Of the
old United States navy Of ante
bellum days. Capt. Chatard was born
in Baltimore In 1907 and entered the
u. $. navy In 1894 on the vessel Old
North Carolina He served continue
ously In the navy until the breaking
out OF the war when he resigned and
Joined the Confederate navy.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04

washington. oct. 4.-warner NJ.
Bateman. one of the best known law
yers Of Cincinnati died suddenly at
the Riggs House in this city today. He
arrived here yesterday apparently in
rood health with AIhaloyltch Of the
Cincinnati Distinng Arm of Mihalo-
witch. Fletcher & Co., their mission
being to see government officials re-
qardnc a claim for several hundred
dollars growing out of the distilllng
business Of the firm named. This
morning Mr.. Bateman was taken sud
denly i'll and died within an half
hDur
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04
.NEV SPANISH POLICY.
Autonomy 10 Cuba viii be Given by Premier
Sagasta.
WANTS NO MEDIATION FROM AMERICA.


New York, Oct. S.--A dispatch to the
World from Madrid says: The World
correspondent called today on Premier
Sagasta. who said in response to
queries:
you ask me if the liberal party
would assent to medi alton by the
United States with a view to Fastening
the pauification Of cuba. and inducing
the rebels in arms and the exlles to ac-
cept autonomy. Why should we need
medl alton when our intcntious-long
and often expressed by the liberal par
ty-aimed to realizing all that America
could suggest? No Spanish parry. GER
tainly not the liberals, he continued,
could assent to foreign Interference in
our domestic affairs. or with our col
onies. No government could hope to
induce the nation to accept such inter
ference, II America as We firmly be-
lieve and hope. is disposed to be friend
ly with us. let her enforce the rules Of
international law. and stop the flow OF
moral and mntarial aid. without which
the Insurgents could not last five
months
we shall reverse completely the
policy Of the last two years in Cuba,
beginning. naturally. with the recall OF
Mcyler. / Informed the queen yestcr-
day that the liberal party would ac-
cept the responsibility of office most
Willingly n hur majesty hOnpred the
party with her confidence; That the
liberal party had plans for all the
pending questions OF the day In
Spain, and certainly would grant tp
cuba autonomy along thc lines traced
iu the program Of the Cuban uutonom-
lists themselves. / said SO In my mani
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HOTEL IArAYErrn nunNnD.
Finest summer Iiostrlry In the Northwest
Victim OF fire.

Minneapolis. oct. A special to the
Journal from EXcclsor. Mimi, says
that the Hotel Lafayette at Minnie
topka Beach ia on FIRE and that the
roof has fallen In. The building, which
is a huge structure Is doomed. 1t was
the property OF tho Great Northern
Railway company and the finest SUM
hotal in the northwest.
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NEW LAND FOR SETTLEMENT.


Evanston. Wyo., Oct. Alive hun
drpd thousand of acres OF fine land
along the Big Pinoy, Labarge. Fonta-
nellie creeks and Green River. which
has recently boon surveyed, will be
thrown open 10 settlement under the
United States land laws after Novem-
Der /, when plHts of the land viii be
filed in the local land office. The lands
comprise eight townships, all in u b.
tab county
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Denver, Colo. oct. 4.--About 10
o'clock last night Thomas II. Burch
shot ana instantly killed Thomas
Martin. The shooting occurred on a
ranch owned by Burch about four
miles north OF here. Burch was
watching for thieves who had been
stealing apples from his orchard, and,
thinking Martin to be one OF the
thieves, he fred at him with a
double barreled shotgun.
Burch is prominent in the city and
is. well to do. He gave himself up
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04

st. Louis. oct. IA special to the
Globe Democrat from Little Rock
Ark, says:
Capt. j. A. buchanan, department
commanding officer at Fort Logan II.
Root this city, has just received q tele-
gram from the department commander
at Chicago. ordering him 10 dispatch
detachment OF twenty men NJ once
10 Tushltnhoma, T. T., the scene OF
trouble between the treaty and anti
treaty forces over the organization OF
the Choctaw council. The men, I'M
der command OF Lieut.. Davidson leIt
on speolnl traln this mornlnE
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04
AGAINST THE STOCK YARDS.
Court Decides In Favor Of the Government
I'm the Anti-Trn-t Prnserntions.

ter today handed down his opinion in
the Kansas City Stock Yards case in
which he decided against the company
on every legal question raised, The
opinion ia very sweeping and the de-
cisiun is a complete victory for At
torney General Boyle.
The stockyards company Will appeal
to the United States Supreme court
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04

Tho purllists left Saturday night for
the battle-ground. hoping to avoid the
police. when the boat that was to
take the sports to the grounds, at
tempted 60 leave the dock, twenty
policemen went aboard and ordered
the sports back on shore, threatening
thcm with arrest. This failure Will
put nm end to fights In and about this
city. Tho sports hoped, ON recent de-
csions i'm the courts hero, to be able
to pun OF fight once IN IA while.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04
TWO CrNrs' DIFFERENCE.
Dispute That stul Causes wyoming Coal
Miners to Remain on StriEo.

Dlamondvllle. Wyo.. oct. i.-The
striking miners Mt this place are stu
ont although at the present time the
difference between their demands and
the price the operators ere Wiling 70
pay 10 but two cents u ton, Thr com
pnnies o0ler A. cents n ton ana agree 70
weigh the coal on top, including slack
apd other refuse. The miners demand
nfty cents. They have heretofore
been paid 20 cents, the coal being
weighed after passing over an inch
and quarter screen, which took out
about 25 per cent OF the gross weight
II ia expected compromise VIII be
reached in few days and the mines
started.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04

Charles Denney Of Union brought to
the News" today some very fine sam
ples Of Early Rose and Peerless pota-
toes They were grown on Mr Den
news own farm. Many OF the former
weigh three and half pounds each
while samples OF the latter tip the
scales at three pounds.
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WISHES IT OVER WITH.
ue,gert's Comment on the long-Drawn-out
Trial.
the BATTLE OF THE BONES CONTINUES,
v,oscndapt says uc WIN Establish His In
noccnce aud Make Liars of People
who Want Him on the Gailows.


49,, Tho so,,entb vyeeIS
Chicaso' w ~
Of the ttinl OF Luetsert 'he uleseN
wife murderer opened To-Day WIN an
uudlminishcd crush of people AT the
.,i,,ipal court building. only those
....,.,-od ticl,ets were admitted.
VINO -, ., ,,a,,,,.,,
Less fortunate people uieu "
their way with the lucky ticket
LIN. 'rbis nlen brought several
,t+,-a,s into ,.i,ient col
thihuslaS'IN O'''"-"'
llslOn with the olicers ana hot "Ih"-
,,ents ensucd in which the right OF the
.i,, -. ,,clids anyone from public
FHs''N w .,..,t,, ai.,,,,,,d
court rooms was eNV''eu'S We
nut the officers In charge OF the en-
.,,.,.., ,y.ra IueNorable and hundreds
"-''' -. .t,,,.t,, Nt.a ,,ut of
oi men an" N"'i''', ''''''
the court house when the court room
had bsau d'igd to It's utmost capacity.
-, ,r...,.d ,,is. attorneys and
i.ut's'' -, -, "a
friends pleasantly ana srlhheu az
fIco Iuspeotor Schnack who regarded
,,i,, ,,,tlv
H"'' .......,....,
WEARS ON THE NhftNES'
"r ran stand this sort of thing a life