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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-22

Tho "Newa" recently published
brief paragraph relating .o q strange
ncik of lirhiriaE Ia ohio 10 was
r'vcl Do % aam.-hum1roua way be-
cause. as O., STONED 90 Tho time, M
s,ory was quite Improbable. u .s not
rllaicd ia ihat vein By the man who
claims 10 have had Che experience.
however whose name is william Nrrdt
and who resides 80 Van wer' county
in th,t state. Il b. altogether about aa
strange and lncompfchoraihlc o thins
aa has been .scardcd Goo late years
According Co his statements The events
took place one day In August last. a
thunder storm had pissed over jrt be-
fore noon and the clouds had broken
up ana nearly 40 dlspcrsed % the
s,uthwari. Tho sun was shining
brightly and an unc7sincfs relating %
sho storm had passed with a. when all
az once a terrific clap % thunder oc-
CURED and The earth trcmbicd aa u in
the thrats of an earthquake Mr..
Arndi had a flock % fory sheep a
short distance away IN a pasture and
they had huddiod together under a bis
maple tree in the field while The rain
was falling They were s,ill there
when the groa, thundorclap broke tho
stiffness succeeding the storm. Elsh.
teen % the sheep were black. lie found
tha; cvsry one N them had been Killed
BY the strange lightning. while NO one
~ the other sheep was Injured. Each
dad sheep had a rouud hole In the
back % ils neck. around which the
wool WIS burned away. The killing OF
thc eighteen black sheep was the cS-
ten, ~ the damage dlnc On his farm.
but on an adjoining farm n n'ck %
sheep wac standing lu circle, and
every Hhtop on the outside rnw was
killed. twenty Do an Mono % the rtas
was hurt ON another farm "a flock %
shosp. among which was biz black
ram. the only black one IN the Dock.
was IN a pasture. huddled about the
blg ram. The ram was found dead IN
she noii with burned hole In his neck.
and his black fleece had Been turned
aH white b. the rh.ok az that % ans
sheep a. The flock.
~ u 90 add 90 this chapter q
phenomena. % a related that on an
other farm slmc two miles away. thare
were six horses in barn. r,aadlng IN
rlw. The horse rshrc-t ote ond %
she barn and the third and NTH horses
In she row were killed by the SANE
ahoeki thc chain ~ the sixth horse
was melted and fused Into solld
mass. and metal elsewhere WIS SINH
larry treated. but ,horc was no marx 60
ahow WHORE tho lightning entered.
while We may Got be- p5 much myatl-
ned at lightning out ~ a clear ky Just
after a heavy siorm-hecauso perhaps
- the clemofsB ~ which the nuld IL
formed having remained IN the air
after the storm plusd-how are We {,
account Or r1 much aparorily INTEL
lITeut discrimination being pracilccd
hy tho fhuaauc drr,roycrf 10 lsa
question flr the scientists o. auracr
pad 90 them % ls repeatedly referred,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-22
PRESIDENT neW,NLrrs rotrcr,

President Mckinley. 90 Ms speech ~
tho Jubilee banquet % Chicago On
Wednesday oc,. 90 emphasized that
she war with spain RaH commenced
solely ~ Che puruso Uf putting 40
cod 90 ogprHs9H lu cuba. ile also
held thas ln our pr rt s.uiu1u
duty alone should p1iIs alt our rgsp Nc
uhlliiles. ile said.
"Thn var with spain was undertaken
rHt that iha United StIfrH should Inc
crease lts territory hut that oppression
as our very doors should Doc Htupprd.
This noble sentiment must cuninur q,
animate a.. and Wr must Elyr % the
world the fun dem Irn.rItiou of the sln-
r.rIiY 20 our purpose Terri.
tIrial cNplnH.un lH alt ALONE and al.
ways necessary o. national udvrHee.
mont There must Doe q constant move
myrt toward re- higher and rHhlOr clyIll-
ratltn. a civilization shat shall mako
liH cIruunrts without resort e. war and
achieve .s gtItHHt NUtHr-s pursuing
thU Nrif NJ peace. DIV uur present sltu-
alton duty ami duty alone should pre,
f'Uh" iuu boundary uf our gUHpnnsi-
hl'tl.s and ODE scope uf oar uudlglk.
lUgs"
in ,hls h. WI. have ihe hearty snp.
port ut the rroui majority OF tho ps1-
pie. 10 became QUE duty o. respond
il ihe appeal ot oppressed cuba. and
duly al0rv w.il dictate our muro
course. now gh1t victory has been wda.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-22

tlons.snd an unholy alliance with rem
nant Of ihe Old irreconcilabie ann-Mor-
m5n element. We cannot escape the
conviction that an these are but go
many pnrs Of a plan u campaign
arains, she religion o., the Mormon
people. ~ matter what the prcieNi is'
and n thts view 81 correct, the sooner
tho Laitor.day Saints are awar. ~ the
situation the better. Are ola conditions
20 be forced upon utah by her cncnies7
we are glad 90 know thlt there are
Christian ministers IN abs city who
disagree with the Presbyterian meth
oia Their number wiii be increased
as these methods ore being deprived o;
Che disguise and are revealed % thc.r
true character
May we ~, hope. too, that the Fener-
Que element Of ihe American ration will
rico ur Do Indignation agnins. any rc-
moved attempt 90 pour out upon Amer.
can e4l ihe Walls % reue.oi- porsccu-
lion with 900 she misery that lnyoiyos7
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-22
iouvsuNicArrn1
On TO WASHINGTON,

Tho anti,Roherts nght has no other
interest Tor mo than ~ FAR ~ II ro-
hates 90 marriage.
puyglmy has been tried IN the Unit
Cd states us an Offset. or an intended
cure. I ought perhaps, to say FOR the
liccutlousueHs nnd social rottennesa OF
monognmy,
luok upon tho evidences, every
whore Go hr found In what II styled
ciyiiIscd society. as demonstrating that
marriage Do % failure, and h hasten
Iug modern Ito into that condition
which existed in Rome whom women
calculated thuIr years. not by the cal-
endnr, but uy the men with whom they
had domIcled
There arc true. beautiful ana good
homogeneous marriages There are
the same Kind of polygamlus mar
rIlgor. Th0u uru Just nH true, beau
Nful ana gHui marriages WHORE no
pivll 0r r.U.gIasucal law has been
gnllei uuHn Cor sanction,
ln much Older times than ours poly
ghmy was tf' freateHt social ciyillzcr
uu earth D viii undertake to DEM
Uustrntr this lf necessary. n pre-
pared the way Tor monogamy ana led
into 10 hy natural development. M0-
u0gamy became lognllzod sexual abuse
and dcFcnorItrd into perverted
civilization, us the divorce records
show all over the civilized world,
Mormon poly samy came In tho name
~ Cod 10 is HIltged, ns a cure, Chris.
tlln' hatred NJ tho growing sect fought
this renewed system ~ marriage on tn
around that j. WAS a revernlon % bar
lnriHm' u hJH produced many OF tho
best men ana women In Utah
"ChrlHtlan' hatred forced the Nor
mons into GO urlmise 10 SUSPEND a.
liut that promise could not nnnul the
uld ull'fuuHu8 marriages, 40 was
Intended 10 relieve tho pressure against
the Mormon people. II was made on
the hope ihat Cor prudential reasons
those In polyEamy would not keep alive
tho pllyghmie relation TO a focund eX-
tent
Hut men ANA womon are animals as
purely me- hoy hre preHumptlve "lm-
mortal souls" The temptations have
been TOO great for some. 49, N.
Roberts, II ls charged, o. one
NJ the weak ones. lie In fought on
that ground. His election viii carry
tho nFht out NJ Utah. In any event
there WIN DO an airing OF modern
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-22

ally drlfted, for n hundred years or
more, into Il very worldly way. Indeed.
ever since the advent ~ that valiant
ana noble defender NJ the cross Martin
Luther. religious continent has been
more or less ON the decline. Martin
meant u an right emnugh-no better
Christian man than he has ever lived.
provided we measure his conduct en-
tircly BY his own standard. Martin
only intended 90 Introduce some I'M
provemcuts in tho1llgy hut as a direct
result 0f his teaching. Christianity
was cut loose fr0m ita mornings and
IA has been drifting ever since. AZ
Icing az the pope and the priests were
wed 70 decide what the people
should believe md what not things
won't along smoothly and pleasantly
enough. but when people were given
The Bible to read. ana they were al
lowed % construn its passages accord
iur 90 their own Individual interests
or fancy, confusion followed. and mat
tors have been rrowing worse ever
since or In other words. faith In the
liibla and its tcachlueH has been grow.
lng weaker and weaker from day to
DAY down 20 the present time.
nut this g1dicsfna of oar age IL de.
c.dccly rhonowcnll In the history
Of this world. roinr back not only hum
dfcda but Thousands 0f years there 10
nn record of anything Ike 10. Even
Today outside or Europe aud America.
The rafo lg entirely different. The
Moh1mmednuf WIN gre spread over
Asia ana Africa in such immense mum.
b'rs, urc t'nphauc1l'y devotional
people. They believe IN God. aud
therefore they worship itlm-thoy wor.
ship Him hot only daily but hourly.
y he came IL true % the chinese aud o.
the noilvc people VI india--though. of
Iurac, their ldoa 90 Cod is not INK.
ours. hut q ia wcii 10 bear IN mind
that whom tho quantity Of religion IL
% excessive. tho quality 70 art 90 be
Inferior"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-22

Il ia matter - c1nrraiuhti,n that
the Indian war az Losch lake was
aveficd. There are ub0u, 5000 Indians
nud it ia evident that q war with them
would have been long. sangulnary
ana expensive analr u r. said tina,
she lie o. every Indian slain IN battle
has cost the government tiO0.OoO b..
sides the loss Of NE. SD true ls II. that
% u cheaper to feed the Indians than
% fight chem.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-22

Regarding tho sending Of good things
Tor Christmas 10 the boys a. Manila. we
are advised that the ririi rule has been
laid down that Christmas boxes Tor sol.
dlera must not contain quantities Of
rweot thlngr calculated 10 disturb the
digestion % men living In the tropics.
Mlncc-moat. fruit cake and candy will
Do permitted In small parcels. how
small IL not stated.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-22

New York Democrats are threatened
with a spllialfeady have u. In fact
but tho Insurgents have not secured a
place on the ofiolhl ballot. they are
sllyrritgs and will run anyway.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-22

nrtlsh oniclals expect no trouble over
tho FaHhola afrair. They do expect
FashodA, however.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-22

To bosiow upon him an the Titles he
has E,lnod, In their order. the chief
executive % ne nation would have TO
be spoken u nus. Major congrestman
Governor pr,a,deut Doctor Mckinley.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-22

Tho CUBAN president, Maso. Il IN
favor of disbandihg the army. ana den
cral Gomez u opposed TO u. A. tho
United States requires that very thlng
10 be done the executive IL more far
ranlng lhan N. .nldlrr.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-22

What an enormous quantity Of bad
poetry the war with spain Is rcsponsl.
bic fort
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-22

70 90 claimed by eminent authority
that dress has an eject upon the moral
conduct of mankind. 4 nlouchy man
thus becomes an object Of suspicion II
not rcpruach. no matter whether able
so change the situation or not Poor
philosophy That
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-22

Subscribers changing their place Of resi-
Ctnce should always give former IS well a.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-22

The DrsrHrr EvrStSa NEWS IL published
Ca1y, sunday excepted, ~ corner u South
tro Inft Temple streets salt Lake City
Regular euttiun % O'Clock
The nrsrHrr srHt-wTrELY Nrvs Il pub.
lishtd on TUESDAY and Friday Teach week
Tho Drsrntr WEEKLY IN magazine form Il
published every saturday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-04

Here is a good story of the author Of
"The Deserted VILLAGE" Hearing Of
DIR. Goldsmith's great humanity, poor
woman, who believed him 20 be a
physician, once wrote TO him begging
him 90 prescribe for her husband. who
had lost his appetite and was altogether
in a very sad state The kind hearted
poet Immediately went 20 see her and
after some talk with the man found
him almost overwhelmed with sickness
and poverty
You shall hear from me in an
hour, " said the doctor on leaving, "and
1 shall sead you some pills which am
sure viii do you good.
Before the time was up Goldsmith's
servant brought the poor woman a small
box, which, ON being opened, was found
70 contain 10 guineas, with the follow
ing directions; ITO be used as necessi
ties require. BE patient and Of good
heart. Christian Work
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-04
THURSDAY, AUGUST =, 1895.


THE TRIPLE PARTY PL4TFORM
The following are the resolutions
adopted by the joint convention at
Oklahoma City:
We iudcrse and ratify the Chicago
plAtform adopted by the Democratic
party in 1896, aud afterwards indorsed
Nv the Populists and Free Silver Re
publicans through the ratification OF
the candidacy OF Hon. w. J. Bryan.
We are IN favor Of the election Of the
president of the United States and
United states senators by direct vote
of the people.
We favor such leg gislation as will en-.
able the people OF this territory TO elect
their own officials.
We favor economy in the manage
meut Of public affairs.
We favor statehood and free homes.
we tender the constitutional author
tiles our sympathy and support in the
prosecution of the just war waged 10y
this country against the misrule and
tyranny OF Spain in Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippine islands, and tender
our sympathies to those who have been
called upon to make sacrifices in the
interest OF this country through the
exactioBs OF this war.
We condemn the present Repu bliean
administration OF Oklahoma as being
mercenary and corrupt, ami urge a
united effort TO prevent the operation
OF the iniquitous tax raise lately legal
jzed by the decision Of the administra
tion supreme court.
We pledge our unanimous support TO
the choice o. this convention for dele
gate TO congress, TO the end that intel
ngence, efficiency and honesty may be
united In this territory, 10 the con-
fusion and defeat OF McHannaism and
the allies of corruption and mi rule.
We favor the opening to settlement
OF all Indian reservations within or
contiguous to Oklahoma territory at as
early date as possible.
We favor such legislation as will re-
suit in lessening railroad rates Of trans
portation, aud the abolition OF the
entire free pass system.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-04
Commerce OF the Philippines.

The commerce of these islands has
been estimated by some authorities at
$50, 600, 600 a year, but il is probably
much greater, the chief exports being
sugar, tobacco and hemp. OF Manila
cigars the yearly product isseveral hun
dred million, one factory alone employ
ing 10, 600 hands, and OF Manila hemp
the yearly product is probably 200, 900
tons One factory in Manila produces
40, 600, 600 cigarettes in a single year.
Tho imports are also of enormous
value. The United States sends the
Philippines chiefly kerosene oil and
-four, while England, Germany and
France sell them print cloths, white
drilling, hardware, canned goods etc
There are other large towns in the
islands, but most of the imports arc
landed at Manila and are shipped to
them by local steamers. One company
alone has "a steamers engaged IN local
and coastwise trade, their ships ranging
in size from 500 20 5000 tons --lsaac
Nj. Elliott in Scribnor's
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-04
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.

Judge Burwell's decision forbidding
the increase Of valuation of property
for taxation purposes above the actual
cash value, seems to touch danger )us
lv close to that other decision which
legalizes the raise OF valuation by the
board Of equalization.
The proposed meeting in Oklahoma
CITY, August 10th, OF the county com
missioners Of all the counties in the
territory to consider the question and
take the necessary steps to resist the
mower OF The Territorial Board Of
Equalization in arbitrarily raising the
assessment valuation, seems 10 be
meeting with general res onse
throughout the terri ory.
There is a general cry over the terri
tory against the extortion OF the coal
oil companies. That sold In this terri
tory is Of the most inferior quality,
vet the user is forced TO pay more for
IL than the best qualities OF oil
used in the towns and cities all around
this territory. These companies had
better get sn honest move on them be.
fore the next legislature meets.
Judge Hainer isn't much Of pugil-
ist. but sometimes he INDUCES his
knocking proclivities. The other day
be knocked down bill OF costs Of
Clerk Harm OF his court from S243 10
s73, saving Pawnee county $40.
News comes from El Reno that Cap.
tain Roy Hoffman is one OF the most
popular officers in the oklahoma bat
Democrat Patriot,
The shipments OF wheat in the last
three weeks from Ponea City reached
30, 424 bushels.
Kay county boasts OF 4,os3 school
children.
The middle-of the road Populists met
in this city today TO select a straight
out Populist delegate to congress. The
| convention was not a large one anC
but two candidates were before tn,
convention. One was Arthur Daniel,
and the other, Mr.. Oberlander. Eacl
voted for himself and threw the con
vention into a deadlock from which Il
is not likely TO recover. Times Jour
nal.
The decision OF the supreme court 81
TO the status Of Indian reservations at
tached to oklahoma, will relieve thi
territory OF a considerable burden il
the way OF costs.
The territoriol papers whose repre-
sentatiyes excurted to Fort Reno Sun
day, speak in glowing terms Of tn
fine appearance Of the oklahoma bat
talon and the generous treatment &C
corded the excursionists by both off
GERS and men.
Mrs. Learett Of Ponca City has fle'
suit for damages in the sum Of 81 90
against the Western Union Telegraph
company for causing the death of on
of her children.
About the biggest thing in Nobl
this year viii be the crop Of free silve
votes. -Democrat-P Patriot.
And still better is the fact that tn
crop will be general all over the terri
tory.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-04

WHEN General Miles landed at a
Porto Rican port that was not the one
the adm nistrRtion expected him 20
land at, there was considerable growl-
ing In administration circles, and even
talk Of Miles being censured for not
having obeyed orders, but as soon rs
the news Of his successful occupation,
without loss Of life, OF much territory
including a number OF towns, 1t was
d MED that any such talk had been in
dulged in Nothing succeeds like
success" you know. Had Miles met
with any reverses, he would at once
have been made scapegoat.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-04
HLrE n4RMoNr. arNrLEMrN.

The Free Silver people of Logan
county would do well TO avoid the
wrangles and personal clamjamphries
which unfortunately entered into the
canvass two years ago. Most, IL not
the whole, OF the ticket could then
have been elected il wise and conserv-
ative counsel had dominated in the
conventions, and an earnest support
given the ticket after it was put into
the field. I he lesson taught in that
electIon should he he ded this year.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-04
GROSVKNOR's DIsHONFSTT

There are plenty Of men ia Wash
ington who make no bones OF calling
tine printing OF Grosyenor's tissue OF
Misrepresentation in belated issue
Of the Congressional Record, after his
request for permission TO print II was
refused by the house, as downright
dishonesty. Secretary Kerr, Of the
Democratic congressional campaign
committee, says that committee re-
CARDS the printing Of the speech, under
the circumstances, as a disgrace; and
while on the subject he added Oman
imous consent was refused him by the
house, and the management OF the
Record was .. fault for allowing Il 10
appear In that publication. The speech
will not be Of any great value as a
campaign document The very eircam.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-04
TAFFY ROE POp rlIsrs

The State Capital seems to have
taken the few Populists who feel dis.
gusted over the nomination Of Judge
keaton under its protecting wing,
and In the most beseeching tones begs
tAeAl TO recall what It terms the out.
rageous treatment Of the Populists oy
the Southern Democrats In the Years
gone by 1t will be difficult for the
State Capital to cram its tahy down
the throats OF even disgrautled Popu
lists, for they viii hardly forget the
insulting siurs and indecent epistles
II has constantly heaped upon, not
only the party collectively, but even
to the singing out Of individual Pop
ulis's and applying to them opprobi-
Gus and insulting terms that would be
orfensiyelto the inmates OF dives and
disreputRble resorts.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-04

National Enoampment O. 4. II Cincinnati.
o., September $40, 1898 The Choc-
taw, Oklahoma 81 Cult railroad has
been selected as the official route from
oklahoma territory for delegates to
the encampment Septom Der 5th to 10th
and will run through free reclining
chair cars to Cincinnati for the occa-
sion. Tickets will be sold Septem Der
2 3 and 4, wi b final return limit Sep
tember l3, which can be extended until
October by deposit with the Joint
agent Of the terminal line, Cincinnati
The rate from oklahoma City is s23 so
For additional information apply to
j. f. HOLDEN,
Traffic Manager,
South McAlester
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-04

thAD AAhf ~ .
width, 81 miles.
Land, immensely rich.
Poverty Is unknown.
Area, 1880 square miles.
Trees are always green
Every man owns horse.
Older than the United States
Principal sport Is cock fighting.
One mountain Is 5000 feet high.
Every house has roof garden.
AL San Juan people are Catholics.
Principal pastime is horseback rid
ing
Population, 900, 900 less than Phil
adelphiR.
Has more and abler mosquitoes thar
Jersey.
San Juan, the capital, has $4,000 in
habitants
San Juan has the finest harbor II
the West Indies.
People sleep in the day and shop an'
visit at night.
Water supply is one Of the principa
sources OF revenue.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-04

stance under which II has appeared
discredits II, Democrats have been
loyal to the war. We have favored
support for the army and navy, but we
did not agree to the saddliug OF en-
unnecessary bonded debt upon the
country Grosvenor's speech will be
challenged everywhere IL is circu-
1atad
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-04

Two years ago the State Capital
worried itself almost out of shape and
its editor grew as gaunt and cadaver-
Gus as a skeleton in a surgeons Office,
lamenting ever the agonizing fact
that the Democratic party was about
to be swallowed ip by the Populist
party, and now it is passing through a
similar condition lest the Democratic
party swallows the Populist party.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-04
COMMENrs IRE UNNncEssARY.

At the middle,oi-the.road Pop hAsco
held at Oklahoma City on Tuesday,
Dennis Flynn and six other Republi-
caus we're in evidence-also their mou-
ey. The delegates to this meeting wore
provided with free transportation and
their hotel bills werelpaid by Republi-
cans. In obedience TO the wishes Of
Mr.. Flynn, a committee was obligated
% wait on Ex-senator Doom OF Tecum-
sch, and request him to become can
diiate for congress. Further, in com
pliAnce with the orders OF the Repub-
licans a delegate convention was call.
ed to meet in Guthrie, September, ito
nominate Populist for congress. &"
This city was named, doubtless, in or
der 10 get the Populists as c ose to The
machines fountain as possible.
Comment is useless after the above
facts are digested.