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tins and biscuit. and then coming on deck
again. slowed it away In the lifeboat which
nung In dav1tSsout board without being no.
tieed. Withkeqhal success he took TIE
boats breake1 Forward. filled 1t from a wa
ter tank; and got it fixed on its chocks
again stu wiShourAbeing seen. The moon
was behind cPudsk and the darkness IA
davit on decd east off ZONE "ne fire from Where i.
was Delayed, pok a turn, and carried the
blight to the her davit SO that he, could
lower away bd&h tackles at once.
But ne was DOT allowed 10 get much fur
tner. Inc Used blocks screamed like
parcel OF CO as the ropes rendered
through thenH theEe was shrill whistle
dozen men from various parts of the decks
came bounding along to interfere
Captain Kettle let go both falls to over
h haal. as they chose and picked up green,
heart Delaying pin s9ut OF the pin rail and
stood on the hefen{ve But the forward
ran kinked and ja1hmed. and, though the
little man fought like demon to keep off
the watch till he got it clear. they were too
many for him. and drove him to the deck
by sheer weight .gof numbers. He had
cracked one mans forearm in the scuffie
'front.' teeth of third, and they were rather
inclined to treat him roughly. but the red
haired skipper came up, and by sheer SUI
perior strength picked him up. kicking and
struggling, and hustled him off below
whether he liked It or no.
The ifeboat dangled. half-swamped. from
the forward davit tackle. and all hands had
to be piped before they could get her on
board again; and by the time they had
completed this job there was another mat
ter handy to occupy their attention. A fire.
man came up from below, white-faced and
trembling
THE yachts half full of water!" he said.
Now that their attention was called to 1t,
they noticed the sluggish way she rode the
water
She must have started plate or some
thing. the fireman went on excitedly. I'VE
got both bilge pumps running, and they
won't look at it. The waters coming in
like j sluice''
Carpenter sung out the red-haired
man, come below with me and see If We
can find anything" and he led the way to
the companion. Between decks they could
hear the water stopping about under, the
flooring. 1t seemed a bad, an almost hope
less case
Instnctivcly the red-haired man went
to his own room to pocket his valuables,
and by chance he was moved to lift up
the door of the floor which covered the
bath beneath it, All there was the mis-
chief. The sea cock which filled the bath
was turned on to the full. and the iron tub
was gushing water on every side. The next
state room was empty. but the bath cock
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was revenge on the man who had lured him

was revenge on the man who had lured him
aboard.
His natural instincts of tidyness made
him go through the ceremony Of toilet. and
then he put on his cap, and. spruce and
pale. went out through the luxurious cabin
and passageways of the yacht and found
his way on deck.
The time was night, the cold air was full
of moonshine and fortune favored him in
somuch that the red-haired man whom he
sought was himself standing a watch. He
walked up to him without any concealment,
and then. swift as light, slung out his right
fist, sending every ounce of his weight af-
ter 1t and caught the red-haired man
squarely on the peak Of the jaw.
The fellow went down as If he had been
poleaxed. and Kettle promptly on top of
him The three other hands of the watch
on deck were coming fast to their big cap
tain's assistance. and Kettle made the most
school where he was taught to hit hard,
and hit first. and keep on hitting, and.
moreover, he was anatomfcally skilled
enough to know where to hit with most
effect. He had no time then for punctil-
tous fighting: he intended to mark his man
in return for value received; and he did it.
Then the three lusty deck hands of the
watch came up and wrenched him off and
held him for their officer in turn to take
vengeance on.
Kettle stood in their grip, painting and
pale and exultant.
You great. ugly. red-polled beggar." he
mead, but you needn't thank me for 1t.
You'd dare to shanghai me, would you?
BY James, I'll make Jour ship a perfect
hell till I'm off it,
You hit a man when he's not looking"
Liar said Kettle. You saw me plain
enough. If you were half a sailor you'd
never have been hit
You're half my. size. 1 couldn't fight
YOU"
Tell your hands to set me adrift, and
try"
The big man WIS tempted. but he swal-
lowed down his inclination. He ordered the
men who were holding Capt Kettle to set
him free and go away forward again, and
then he thrust his own fists resolutely in
his pockets. Nov" he said. when they
were alone. "I'll own up to having earned
what you've given me. and 1 hope thatll
suit you. for, by Jove. if it doesn't. I'll
shoot you like rat with your own gun.
You've handled me in a way no other man
has done before, and SO you can tickle
your pride with that and simmer down.
If lou want to know. l was a man like
yourself. lIard up. and l was paid to kid
nap you. and I'd have kidnapped the devil
for money just them
Il know nothing about the devil" said
Kettle. acidly. but you've got me. and
you couldn't very well find a worse bargain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-23

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-23
A New Use for Trash Cans.

From the Kansas City Star.
Every day brings out some new use for
the street corner trash cans The latest
was discovered last night by boy at 18th
and Walnut streets during a game of 'hide
and seek
The youngster who was lit buried his
face in his hands at telegraph pole on
18th street near Grand avenue and as he
Around the corner OF Walnut street stands
a trash can in front Of a blacksmith shop
One Of the boys knew this. for he made
straight for 1t. In moment he was
crouching inside and had drawn an old
newspaper over his head. 1T searched In
rain for the trash can boy ard WAS finally
compelled to give him W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-23
4 Family of Thirty-Four.

From the 81. James Gazette.
1t is rare in France to find a family In
which there are more than three children.
In fact. the statistics show that the great
majority of married couples have only one
child. In the tenth reimbursement Of Paris
however. yesterday. a young man named
BOuilier presented himself before the med
icai council examining the conscripts liabli
to enter on their military service this year
who is the thirty fourth child of his
father. He has had twelve brothers and
sisters by first marriage of his father
and twenty-one by The second
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-23

From the Chicago Tribune.
'ShiftleSs ever. Thomas?" said the
wealthy uncle. Still making a failure of
life. as you always have done?"
Il don't know that I'm such. a terrible
failure" sulkily answered the poor rela-
ticn.
why, you have nobody but yourself To
support. and you can't make both ends
meet.
We'll. the rainbow has only itself to sup
pert. and il doesn't make both ends meet,
either"
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states evidence, free himself from
prosecution, and with this inducement,
he said, he told his story. He was not
warned thai anything he might say
would be used against him, and he
would not have made them, but for the
inducements he'd our to him.
On one of the occasions when he was
being questioned by the officers, a man
named Mitchell. who was in the sa-
loon at the same time as Egan, was
present, ard pointing his finger at the
defendant exclaimed there's the man
who did it,
Under cross examination by Mr.. Van
Colt, McMillen admitted that Mitchell's
saying so had frightened him a good
deal. In further reply to Mr.. Van Colt,
McMillen said he was SO years of age.
He was born in Pennsylvania and lived
there till he was q, working on his
fathers farm and going to school. He
received a good education. When he left
Pennsylvania he came to Rawlins,
Wyo., and there engaged in the meat,
grocery and vegetable business, and
came to Salt Lake in 1891. He worked
here as a carpenter and in q grocery
store and was porter and subsequently
bartender for saloon keeper Dan Quin-
IAN.
Court here adjourned until this morn
Ing, when the contest as to the adj
instability Of McMillen's alleged con-
fesSion will be resumed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-24
COUNTY EQUALIZERS.
Total of Reductions Fast Approaching
The Million Mark.

The county board of equalization yes
terday ordered eight raises on personal
property valuations. the increases
amounting to $685.. Three others pre-
viously made bring the total raises to
date up to $14,195. Against this, how
ever, yesterdays reductions of $685. SO
make the total reductions thus far
SS6S, 495. In response to citations, the
following taxpayers were subjected to
raises on their values of personal prop
erty: Joseph William Taylor, from
$1,000 to S1,500; White Mercantile COM
pany, from SO. 500 TO 1890 Louis Kol-
itz, from $3.50 to $1,150; the Sears Glass
and Paint company, from $1,000 to
$4,000. On his own request, T. c. Arm
strong, ST, had the value of his per-
sonal possessions increased from moth
ing to $1.795. 0. L. Eliason, John
Daynes and the Wonder Millinery COM
pany failed to answer the summons,
and their respective stocks of merchan-
disc were raised to the limit of value
The first named was raised from $3.50
to $500 and each of the other two from
$500 to $1,000. The propositions to in
crease the taxing value of the personal
property owned by RnsSell L. Tracy
the Johnson-Pratt Drug company and
the Leader Millinery company, were
taken under advisement
The value of the Shaw terrace was
cut from $4,000 to $4,000 and the Salt
Lake Foundry and Machine company's
building was valued at $500 instead of
S2,40O- In 80 other cases improvements
were reduced an aggregate of $3,775.
In the line of reductions on values of
personal property, the Salt Lake VAL
ley Loan and Trust company secured
relief from $100,390 to SOS, 1903 The Mack
intosh sampler machinery at Sandy was
cut in value from $4,000 to $4,000, and
$4,000 was taken off George Mullett e.
Co. S merchandise assessment of $40, 600
Thirty-nine other complaints were re-
lieved to the extent of 1885,
Thirteen Cancelled mortgages, aggre-
eating $l0,267, We're taken off the rolls,
and 1912 was stricken from the real es-
tate assessment in six cases of errors.
The complaint of the Walker Bros.
Dry Goods company, whose merchan-
disc is assessed at s104, 900, instead of
$4,000 last year. was taken under adj
visement.
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six years. He was a bar tender for
Dan Quinlan. He was so occupied in
the Senate saloon when Egan was MUIR
dered. Witness had conversation
with McMi!len after his arrest
Here, it becoming evident that coun-
sci was laying the foundation for in
PRODUCING evidence of statements made
by the defendant in the nature of a
confession, counsel for the defendant
asked that the jury be permitted to re-
tire during the examination 10 deter
mine the competency OF such testimony,
as It was rot proper for the jury to
hear things which might prejudice the
defendants case, which was not COM
petent testimony. The court ordered
that the jury retire and Mr. Raleigh
testified that he had questioned McMil-
len with a view of discovering who had
killed Egan. Witness. made no threats
towards him and offered no induce
ments to him to make any confessions.
THE DEFENDANT ON THE STAND.
The defendant was called to the stand
and examined by Mr.. Rhea with a
view OF aScertaining whether any con-
fessiol he may have made to Mr.. Raj
eiSh or others was made under duress
or under promise Of immunity from
prosecution He said he was arrested
on July IL, searched and locked up in
the city jail. He drank considerable
whisky ard in the afternoon he was
taken into the office(of the chief of po
lice, where the chief and several Off
GERS were. He was questioned by the
officers ard gave evasiVe answers as
far as he could. He made no voluntary
statements. He was taken back to the
cell, bat twice again was brought out
and questioned by the officers Mr..
Mulvey and Mr.. Glendinning were pres
ent on one of these occasions. Mulvey
said to witness that he had better tell
all he knew about it. and the chief of
police, Mr. Paul, also said to witness
that he had better tell what he knew:
the chief also said that while they, as
officers, couldn't make him any prom
Uses, they would, if he told all about
the affair, do all they could for him.
Mulvey also promised that in case he
told everything they would all do the
best they could for him. This lead wit
ness 20 believe he would, by turning
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-24
Resignation of Capt. Richard Young
Accepted Last Night.
SELECTING TEXT BOOKS
REPRESENTATIVES OF PUBLISH
ERS DELIVER ADDRESSES.
a Michigan Man Who Wants the
Superintendency of Salt Lake
Schools-Four Principals Want
More Salary-New School Build
observation-disclosures Matters.

There is a vacancy in the board of
education, caused by the acceptance
of Captain Richard w. Youngs resig-
nation. His successor will be chosen
at the next meeting of the board, and
if precedent is followed, the remaining
member from the Fourth municipal
ward, Mr.. Brigham, will have the priv
ilege of nominating the new member
to be voted for When Captain Young
received his commission from the gov
ernor he obtained leave of absence and
at the same time announced that if
circumstances required him to remain
away from Salt Lake City for a pro-
longed period he would tender his res
iSnation as a board member in ample
season. The captains resignation was
withheld until the eve of his departure
from San Francisco with the volunteer
army for the Philippine islands. 1t
reached this city a few days ago and
was presented to the board of educa-
ton last evening. The resignation
reads as follows:
Headquarters Utah Light Artillery,
Camp Merritt, June g. 1898.
President of the Board Of Education,
salt Lake City. Utah:
Dear Sir-It now appearing certain
that my service in the volunteer army
VI the OHteu StdteS VIII require me
to be absent from Utah for a some
what protracted period, 1 herewith
tender my resignation as member OF
the board of education. Very respect
fully yours,
RICHARD W. YOUNG
The resignation was accepted, but
the election of Captain Young's sue
cessor was deferred till next meeting.
NEW ADVANCED GEOGRAPHY
ADOPTED.
Bids were opened for supplying, ap-
proximately, 1000 copies of an ad-
vanced geography text book. The bid
ders and proposals We're as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-24

Yesterday forenoon was occupied in
Judge Norrell's court in completing the
jury in the McMillen murder case
which was begun on Wednesday. The
panel when filled stood as follows:
James NJ. WARDROBE. L. G. Brown.
George D. Piper, Andrew Beveridge,
A. w. Game, William Butterworth.
William E. Kinnersley. Thomas B.
Margetts. John E. Clark, George Saw
lille, Hyrum Golf, H. NJ Standish
Assistant County Attorney Putnam
made the opening statement for the
prosecution stating in substance what
he expected to prove He recited the
finding of the dead body of John
Egan in an alley back of the Senate
saloon on the morning of Sunday
July II, 1897, and the subsequent ar
rest of McMillen and Phelps. McMillen
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-24
THE PEARSON SWORD FUND.
The New Bicycle Ordinance.

After hearing a mild protest from a
delegation of representative wheelmen
and wheelwomen against the proposed re
striction of sidewalk privileges on addi-
ditional streets. the committee on NUM-
cipat laws last evening concluded to re
recommend TO the city council the pass
age of the ordinance that is now pending
before it. President c. S. Wilkes of the
Social Wheel club. August Stein, Mrs p
3. hamilton, DR.. Plummer- Miss Virgins
and Miss Lawson of the delegation favor
ed strict enforcement of the present law.
for by so doing. they argued, the begin
ners and careless bicyciists, who, after all
create the complaints of the free use of
sidewalks for wheeling. the careful riders
who respect he rights and comfort of pc
destrians, would not be made to suffer for
evils that are not blameable to them. The
proposed closing of the north sidewalk of
Brigham street, from Main 10 Z street
was the chief contention. but the protest
ants finally yielded to the Judgment of the
committee. The ordinance will close to
bicyclists the canyon road and adjacent
sidewalks and several leading to the
street-paved district, besides the Brigham
street sidewalk.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-24
Russian Ambassador Presented.

Washington. June 2S.-Russia's first am
bassador TO the United States. Count de
Cassini, was formally presented to the
president at II o'clock today by the sec
rotary of state. The ambassador spoke of
the friendly relations that had always
existed between the Russian empire and
the United States and expressed the hope
that these cordial relations would con-
tinue for many years. The ambassador
laid special stress and emphasis upon this
speech was exceedingly friendly and
cordial in tone and did not contain a SEN
tence not in entire accord with feeling
of perfect good will and friendship. The
presidents reply was in the same AMIGA
BILE tone
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-24
A FLOATING SHIP YARD.
Complete Repairing Plant Sent to
Admiral Sampson.

Boston, June 23-The United States
steamship Vulcan, formerly the passenger
steamer. Chatham, the floating shipbuild-
ing and repairing plant has sailed from
the Charleston navy yard. The vessel
which goes to Join SIMPSONS fleet con-
tains tools to build every part OF a naval
ship and its electrical equipment and
10 manufacture small rapid-fire guns Its
outfit is valued at more than $780, 900. and
it is Differed and manned by some of the
best men in the country. Commander Ira
Harris IS one of the best educated en-
gineers in the country and knows ship
from stem to stern.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-24
THE CHANNEL IS NOT BLOCKED
HOBSON'S BRAVE DEED WAS
FRUITLESS.
He and His Men Fought Like Demons
and Killed Many Spaniards-Kis-
sed By the Admiral.

New York, June pa dispatch to
the Tribune from Washington says:
A description OF tie heroic feat of
Lieutenant HCbson in sinking the Mer-
rinlac at Santiago has been received at
the navy department from Assistant
Engineer f. +. Crank, former ship
mate and personal friend of the gall
liant prisoner, whose exchange has
been refused by the Spaniards. 1t
conclusiyely shows that the Merrimac's
mission was unsuccessful.
After describing the sinking of the
vessel, Engineer Crank says:
From bearings of the Merrimac
(whose Elasts and smoke pipes could
be plainly SEEM taken in the afternoon
it appears that she is lying with her
bow to seward. just above Estreila
Point. with her stern swung around
until she lies almost parallel to the
channel. From the fact that she is
completely submerged. except her
masts and smoke pipes, it would seem
that she is sunk some little distance
from the right bank. However, she is
not lying across the channel. So far
as blocking the channel. the attempt
cannot be said to be successful. 1t is
probable that the anchor on the star
board quarter carried away the stop
perS on the chain, and also the bits,
which were not very securely fastened,
and the chain must have cut through
the rail as far as the midship section
of the ship. This would have permit
ted the stern to swing entirely around
until the ship lay up and down the
channel. According to the Spanish
reports of the affair sent to Madrid,
one of the big American liners at
tempted to force the entrance of the
harbor and had been sunk in the
channel by the batteries. and that only
seven of her crew escaped. Whether
failure or successful, the attempt Of
the Merrimac will undoubtedly go
down to history as one of the bravest
and most daring deeds in naval an
mails.
KILLED MANY SPANIARDS.
A special to the Press from Albany
says: James Myers of the flagship
New York. in a letter written to a
friend in Troy, says:
"Hobsen and his men fought bravely
to cut their way back to us, killing
many Spaniards. but the tide was too
strong and they were carried shore
ward and taken prisoners of war.
THE Spanish captain of the Cristo-
bal Colon came to this ship bearing
a flag of truce, and told the admiral
that all our men were alive, but
without clothes. we sent them clothes,
provisions and money. He also said
that our men fought like demons and
killed many of their men; that the
Spanish admiral said he never saw
such bravery and kissed every one of
them on the forehead.
BY the way, when the Merrimac
was going in the harbor to its doom a
big flag with Maine printed on it was
on the foremost. The poor Spaniards
must have felt sore to see that we
never forget"
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THE COLORADO MIDLAND r r.

Two Through Trains DAILY.
Retween Salt Lake City, Ogden and Lead
vile. Cripple Greek. Colorado Springs.
psnyer and all points east Only line
-mnning THROUGH CHAIR CARS
Througn sieepers on both morning and
evening trains This line. IN connection
Nth the Rio Grande Western, reaches
Denver earlier than any other line via
Colorado Springs. No change of cars or
DELAYED trains. Take the Colorado Md
Iand and save time ana ENJOY the finest
ride and grandest scenery in Colorado.
Nor full information cali on any r. G.
w Ry agent, o.
w. 8. BAILEY. o. :: BROWN.
"a. p A Gen Agent
ESsnyer Colo. Salt Lake City
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-24
TIE NEW SCHOOL BUILDING.

The committee on buildings and
grounds reported the purchase from
John Weir. jr., of a lot 9x12 rods, facing
east and north. at the intersection of
Eighth West and Sixth South streets,
as the site for the new eight-class room
school building, for the sum of 81 200,
subject, however, to approval of title.
The action of the same committee in
advertising in The Herald for bids for
the erection of the proposed new school
building, according to plans and speci-
fications, was approved.
RESULT OF EXAMINATIONS
The board of examiners reported as
follows the result of its Investigations:
Number of applicants for primary Ger
tificates, 81 for grammar, Is, certifi-
Gates of grammar grade granted. re-
pewable, 5; certificates of primary
grade granted renewable. 3: grammar