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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-21

an American could understand them. We
western men were sort of dubious about
the experiment. I've been stationed out
west all my life. and / know the sort OF
men who We're the largest element of the
Rough Riders mighty we'll Those fell
lows are the coolest most reckless set Of
dare-devils that ever lived. We all knew
they We're game through and through. and
that they'd risk their lives as readily as
a cent out the army men all shook their
heads and said the Rough Riders wouldn't
stand discipline and stick together.
You see, when those chaps get into a
scrap out West every man pulls out his
shooters or knife and gets out of the hole
the best way he can, without looking for
any help. They are lawless and hot-head-
81, and l confess l thought they'd break
aii orders and go in, every man for him
sell, and the devil take the h,ndmost; but
was all wrong. Every one Of them
Iougnt like the devil. but Their Off
GERS had them IN hand and they were as
soldierlY and well disciplined as regulars
Ihey did get little excited and hilarl-
Gus sometimes. After I was hit I lay
where l could see the Rough Riders posi-
uon They were lying down on the ridge
under nre, ana every once in a while one
would pop up, throw up his hands and
drop again. And then another would do
II. and another. l couldn't make IL out
WIN the hrSt one thought it might be
a death leap, but l decided they Wouldn't
all be dying the same dramatic way. Bv
and by wounded man came dragging
back from the front, and I said TO him:
What makes those Johnnies jump up
ana throw up their hands and drop?" !
asked.
lie grinned through the blood on his
race and said; oh. the darned fools are
50 Iuh OF ginger they just can't lie stll,
H.,
just jumps up and gives a Comanche Veil
TO let off steam.'"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-21
MetcnIf Tor cnnnrn..

NJ NJ al, Aug 2o-The Republicans
Frior NDu district to-day nominated
tftss '~"t OF Oakland for Con
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-21

me happiest moment I had In Cuba
was while | was In the hospital AT Slbo
ney," said the handsome corporaI-hand-
some In spite of his Cuban COMPLEXION
ana he grimmed remlniscentlv. "Pd bear
lying there half starved and wholly mis-
eraoie. Ihe doctor had dressed my foo,
ana tod me | could save Il If L could Get
IL dressed twice a day. Sometimes | got
IL dressed once day and sometimes once
IN three days, and l wasn't happy
Wei we got lump of bacon and hard
lack Tor meals. That's all right. It's SOL
diers rare, but I'm not denying At palIs
on teHow who Is sick and cranky I
thouBht ia sell my soul for something
GOOD TO eat; and, one day. a fellow who
had been In our tent came In and eliDned
something into my hand. What do Won
thlnk it was? can of deViled hami Va
gods! but that ham was good could
nave cried for happiness over IL 7 Law
mere ana ate II with my fingers and
thougHt OF all the picnics where I'd eaten
deVilled ham sandwiches, and Of all the
pretty girls who were at the picnics. IN
I'll had a regular pipe dream. a gvbsrita
sort OF an orgy and forgot all about my
Ioot. Don't talk to me about nectar ana
ambrosia. Gave me devilled ham.
10 you know, II breaks my heart 10
thlhK we fellows can't be turned loose ON
the summer resorts Just UoIIdn,t o.
have the time of our livesl In 80 oD
Two Wen be blasted pensioners; but now
were heroes, and any one Of us could be
moving social success. We're wastine,
our sweetness here. Now. II we conid
just flock to the resorts. we could al
marry rich and hero-worshipplng young
women, and that would relieve the GOV,
eminent Of paying us pensions I feel
I'm missing the opportunity of nv life
but that leg isn't in. shape for sea bathing
or mountain climbing" And he looked
cheerfully down at the bandaged stump.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-21

mere was nothing the matter with our
men at Santiago and Guasima; but I'm
teIllng you we had the kind of officers a
man would follow to heW'-and the man
leaned back on his pillows, looking as
though he had at least been to the out
posts OF the region mentioned
Inc spanish sharpshooters did as much
damage down there as the big guns. and
they TOOK pains TO pick out the men with
strlpes. l suppose they thought they werr
the fellows we valued most. That accounts
Ior the number Of officers wounded and
dead. But, bless you, there was no use
picking out one of our leaders Thev bad
10 pug him through the lungs or shell
OH leg to stop him. I saw anv number
OF them badly wounded, but paving no at
tentlon 10 II at all. The doctors couldn't
Keep them at the rear IL they were able 10
toddie Why our Lieutenant. Bvram cot
a bullet through his head, in at the tom
PIE ana out al the topaz eighth of an
men swerve would have settled him he
plunged right ahead with his men. hut
some or them got hold of him ana forced
MN to go back to the rear. The doctor
saw 10 MIN, bandaged him up nut him
down on blanket and told him he mustn't
sur He waited till the doctor was out
OF sight. then he made a sneak through
the brush, caught up with his men ana
went TO hghting again as though his head
wasn't all tied up In bandages. He kern
up IKE good one until he began 10 stag
ger ana lurch and couldn't keen his feet.
ana then he was swervIng mad because
me men made him go back to the doctor
mats the kind of men we. followed down
in Cuba" wa
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-19
UTAH And PACIFIC CONTRACTS
orsdc work aud Trseh laying Contract
Let TO W. ~. Hendricks a son.
Of Cache County.

The directors 81 the Utah and Pa
clio hold another meeting this after.
noon " the unicc Of President A. W.
Mccunc. In the Hooper calno building.
90 opcn bids ana award contracts for
spikes ana bolts Tor the ravonty.six
miles " road 10 he built from Milford.
Utah, "a tho Nevada state line. with
thls contract let work can be COM
mcnccd without delay and puahod TO
rapid con plcil1n. The contracts for the
rails and ties were l0t some time ago.
and already both kinds of this material
are bcinE hauled down 10 where the ex-
tension work will b. carried on.
AZ the meeting an Saturday after
noon bids Tor laying the track were
opened ana that NJ W. y. Hendricks
AMI Sons ~ Richmond. Cache county.
was ac rpted. The successful bidders
are thoiNuEh railroad builders. having
done mi9h ~ that Kind ~ work ln
Utah ana throughout the intcrmoun-
tnin county,. u l. said they are fully
equipped w carry out their contract
according - the airictest construction
that can hs placed upon u.
one California firm bid lower than
the Hendricks by 80 a mile and would
probably have secured the contract
but for the failure 90 provide for The
payment OF the wages " construction.
train men and grade repair work. on
that omission the award went 10 the
Utah contractors.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-19
lem, from Gn,h.n.

Goshen, Utah. Sept. 10. isss
To The Ediiori
A nne meeting house Of brick win
stone basement. aixsS. we'll prspor.
uoned and well finished adorna mi.
iaf'-frowlnF town. al.o a commodlous
school house. containing three iarrs
class foomH, with wide rDyadinr
r.l-hrd entrance nnd cloak room
Inc enierprialnE merchant. w. w.
iichnbrack, Of ihc Goshen Mercantile
20, u ercciinE fnc brick business
house, sbNtn. two stories nud basefnent
containing commodlouH cellars
Walker Rouse has atarted 70 buiid.
nhu from the riyle Of the foundation,
u VIII no doubt DO an attractive addi,
uon 20 the town, that the rltlsnua may
well he proud ~ ana will compare "a
vpMbly with the other recently erected
nne fesld,noea q David Morgan aud
The new land tso.cslled w,st OF the
town under the diich led from the
large reservoir recrrily constructed In
the south end 0f Iunh county. IL cone
t1hutlnT 10 Increase the yioh OF grain
a. mis- place which Will no doubt reach
thirty thousand hunhcla From the
town can b. seen the numerical rows
a. the large orchard planted on mo
ncwly Reclaimed land 20 the west Tho
cattle neldn, homes ana people Am
seem TO be IN nnr condition. one ram.
ily al whose place called were busliy
engaged storing away In their grlnary
about elvht hundred bushels u wheat
Their minds were exercised over I'M
capahlllly " thelr granny % sustain
the pressure of the grain. although
they has taken The precauuon 60 brace
~ sides
T'hs posilflce even has new box
front Tor the Accommodation NJ the
pui,ilc, Goshen n surrounded with
penre and plenty. ana iia people are
rmillng, cuntcnied and happy The
only cause Tor regret N the prolonged
Illness " your old agent. John 10.
johnson. and the anxiety IN some
nfinily circles thrrc Tor their boys who
have not yet returned from the war.
ALBERT JONES.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-19

Jay saint. In January. 1864. the f,,,u..
Htiated from Cornwall 20 cufne o., ny
ana early IN February they called I'm
Liverpool for New Orleans an ~ ION
ing vessel Golconda, arriving m .sn
destination after six week. vo,..I
They reached Salt Lake City an ocs,a,sst.
2. 1854. after having walked The y,a...
part Of the distance across Tho pi,ts
on April H. 1856, the family ca,,a - ~
kaysville. where they resided me-
years and then moved to Ogden. '''oe
Brother and Sister Blood were ma.
rled on September ?. 1861. and her ha,,.
has been In Kaysville ever since.
She has been very active ana prorn,,
ent IN the various local church organ
cations. She was the Oldest membsr ~
the ward choir and was an ofiicer 81 IN
Relief Society ana the Sabbath achooi
When the kaysvllle Primary Aasocia.
tlon was organized In 1879. she was
chosen ~ president. position whirh
she continued to OIL until her death
During recent years much Of her In.
has been devoted 10 public work, ana
TO caring for the sick. Her gfeatrs,
pleasure seemed 90 be IN teaching abi
training children. She was a faithful
true and consistent Latier-day sairi
c1mp1Fsionate and loving wife aI
mother. friend 20 the aged. the boa.
and infrm. and her memory will B,
cherished by all who knew her IN NE.
A. the funeral services. which wore
held on September 10Th. the speaker,
were Elders n. ~ Richards. Angus NJ
Cannon and George G. Lambert N s,it
Lake. aud flosel Hyde. VIM Court and
Bishop Barton OF k1ysviile. There was
a very large attendance. NJ
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-19
Events ~ uamp Meade.

Camp Meade. Mlddetown, Pa. Sent.
u IliNate fhlllp Baker, company A.
Twoltih Pennsylvania regiment, died
Today 81 typhoid fever In tho I,ed Gross
Corporal Ira iNclolS. company y. Tenth
ohlo' dled last ulght of typhoid at me
First dlyls.on hospital.
Col krNps received word from Car
tler Jemorson countt today that Phi.
Nate ll,hori c. Frcck. u company 1.
flIinenth Pennsylvania. had died dur
ms ihe night. Lleui. II. II. Coke. quar-
tefmnHter OF the Thirteenth pcnnsyl
Nanla regiment. IL critically m al the
Harrisburg hospital.
me recent arrivals OF now troops In
camp from a distance has served 10 ln-
crease the number OF fever patients.
Two Now York regiments from Cam
sick. 20
chief surgeon ulrafd has given or.
GERS that hereafter the religious de-
nominations ni soldiers admitted ia
hospitals must be ascertalned In order
10 summon minister whpre there 4
certainty Of death. The ehaplains are
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-19

san DorHardlno, Cal. Sept 10, 1893,
To the Edlpri
stephen II. Goddard, ono % the nrs,
Pioneers OF Utah. quietly passed away
on Smurdiy. sept ION az the home
Of hls diugh,er Mrs Harrison, ~ thli
cfy, and his remains were peacefully
laii away On sunday The fun nal
services were conducted by Elders q,
a. charilrr and myself, according to
his request
Brf.her Goddlri w1sa native N New
York state, born IN 1910. ana Joined the
Church WHEN 20 years old. ie has
bean a faithful member ever since, lie
was the first leader ~ the choir that
has since became such celebrated
body ~ singers. Ito owned ne G0dbe-
Pits corner aud adjoining property "a,
one rlme He removed 10 California
some years ago and resided IN Fruit
vale. Alameda county. lle was one OF
ehs fds remaining Pioneers who Were
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-19
About MORPHINE FIENDS
All Provided with Home. aud are Firmly
Resolved 10 Lead Lives of iis-
specisbiliiy.

Tailor Klmbili OF the police depart.
nieni has not only made success In
the treatment and cure Of morphln,
fionda, but he has finally succeeded Ia
getting each Of them a place Of abode
something tho poor creatures know not
for many years before.
Lulu walker has Joined her husband
and leaves Tor pastures new this even
u Ia Mgfcur working at his trade a. a
Ing resolved ON leading a life 0f re-
Hpectablllty In the future. Walter Cline
carpenter, while Maggie Cline goes TO
the COMFY lnfirmary tomorrow, thew 10
Join Margaret White who was com
mitod 20 that institution some time
APO, Maud Miller has guuc 10 Wyoming
with her husband. whore they win starr
housekeeping and begin lifo anew, and
Ray clifford has Joined the Christian
scientists, and viii hereafter b. found
working Tor that denomination. This
Womnn'a proper name u Ida ]. Gibbs.
Tier husband was an officer In the army
prior 90 his death. and his wife now re-
e.!Nca hia pension money amounting 10
~ every quarter
Thus six eratwhlle drcreplt souls
have been made happy and put on the
rad 60 lives u rcHpacgablllty. All
have pronounced Themselves cured OF
she morphine habit, and before leaving
ne cty JAN have not forgotten 10
Thank JaiNr klmbali Tor his Kindness
unto chem, as ,hsy fcel debt OF graf
audc Tor fhg cliys goodness Ia provld-
ms Tor ana looking AFTER their welfare.
4 n0N patient has entered the city
lall ~ the person " George noariln.
better known a. kidd" ~ h a con-
lrhled morphine ncnd aud was arrested
yreteFday Tor aaaaultlng "a lita boy,
w the police court t1dly Judge TIM
nlhy gave him nfiy days, ana me
.raimeni for the cure OF the morphine
haelt has already been commsneeG,
ma VIII continue untn IN, 800. " rid
y the llfe-destroylng habit Tailor
Nlmhall has not yft passed au exam a.
'uon before tho s,le medical board,
iui doubtless he VIII baiuis Ang ani
l.come known ne 'doctor''--a TILE
fhleh he has already earned.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-19
BEATEN WITHA HAMMER
Alex. Smith Uses One On Ms Employer,
Frank Langiion, he Blacksmith.
RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS BY rHt BLOWS,
And Badly nrnised About the Head and
lace The Men Had Word. smith
Can't be Pound.

Frank Langston. who runs black
smith faop NJ GO =. state nircei. wal
rendered unconscious today ana badlJ
bruised about m. head and faco BY be-.
ing struck with a hammer In the hands
Of Alex Smith, an enploye.
Prom the story told By Acting chief
Of Police Hilton. 10 appears that Smith
twore at hia employer this ~ aggra-
waiting the later as to cause him to
tap his cmpl1ye with a hammer This
enragcd Smith 10 such an oirent that
he too, picked NJ a hammer. and not
only tapped LanHsion with u but de-
ilverod several heavy blows. fclllng the
blacksmith aud nearly gouglng one Of
hls eyes out a nearby butcher. learn.
Ing % the acrimmagc. tclcphoned the
police station. and Acting Chlef Hilton
rode down In the patrol wagon 20 pacify
matters ana make possible arr0fis.
Arriving ai the scene. Omcef Hilton
found Langst0n Ia an Unconscious
cundition. ihc man badly bruised AMI
vomiting blood aa though internally In
Jurcd. iie had him removed TO his
home az 81 east. Eighth south street.
uNA hAihulNufa III wright 90 attend
him. Langst0n's condition was quite
serious. and 10 was not known what the
result " his injuries would BE-. although
70 Is believed he viii pull through an
right.
After giving the injured man the
necessary attention, "a search WIS made
for Smith. who had skipped a. sO0n as
making the assault. The acting chief
went directly 20 the home OF his father,
corner Sixth South and Second East
streets, but hla parents stated that he
was not there. 10 his arrest was not
then effected. Smiths own home IL ut
40 east. Sixth south. but he could not
BE- found there. and had not been placed
under arrest up 10 late hour this
afternoon.
The assault occurred about ~ o'clock.
and Langaton rallied shortly after. hut
Immediately sank Into state of coma
and was In that condition Tor some
lime
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-19
OBITUARY.
EMMA wITHAM MEAlMorr.

Emma Whitman Mommott beloved
wife u Thomas Memmott, died at
sciplo September 0, 1895. after an III.
ness ~ several months duration. De-
ceased was born at lscclesheld. York
shire, England. April "a. 1856. baptized
Into the Church ~ Jesus Christ OF Lat
ter-day Saints In 1858 by Elder Henry
Roper. emigrated 10 Zion In 1861 with
her two children IN company with her
husbands father and family. leaving
her husband 10 follow the next year.
Sister Memmott was a true Latter
day Saint, a faithful and devoted wife,
u kind and loving mother. and died
In full faith Of the Gospel and In the
hope OF "a glorious resurrection. She
leaves husband, seven sons, one
daughter and numerous grandchildren
ana host of friends 20 mourn her DO.
purturo. Deceased took part in tho
settling ana building up u Round VAL
ley tn1w sclplo), and Deseret. aud
shared In the trials and hardships OF
those early days, which she did with
out mummur or complaint, being of n
sweet and contented disposition.
Funeral services were held at the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-19

Elder C. H. Joues u coalyilie.
called on che 'Noys" today having
Just returned from The Colorado nils
slon In company with Eider y. c.
Helsth 70 Pleasant ur3ve. who Wa
compelled ,, return home on account OF
sickness Elder Hcisalt has suffered
Tor some time ulat from asthma and
bronchitis ana recently clnTAcfpd a
severe clod nCccHlmiing his release
ly Elder John W. Taylor president
NJ ihe COLORADO mission. 10th tha
brethren have been lahoflng IN north.
,ru colorado, whtre much good IL ho.
lng done. Eldgr Jones reports the c1l.
prdl mission a. being ln prospsrous
condition ne viii return 20 resume hls
labors after conference.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-19

entitled 70 a badge ut the celebration
isi summer. which h. ATTENDED. Lass
flil he WIS thrown from . buggy ard
badly bruised, from which Injury ne
has suffered more on lesf ever Sine.
but ~ tlse has felt unusually well
VI was perfectly happy and ridy i1
de- \ urge number Of friends shovel
4hs rtm1irsto iis iN, resting place.
The summer has been nm unusually
hot ard airy one. Everything la muv-
inr along niof'y On thB para of the
vineyard Respectfully
W. W. LUNT.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-19
Funeral q, MI. winnle Davis.

Narragansctt Pier Il. l.. Sept. i9.-
Arrangements for the funeral Of Miss
Winnie Davis have been completed. TN
date 81 The funeral Will not De- decid.
ed ~ On until Mrs. James a. Hayes, u
Colorado. daughter Of Mfs. Jcnerapn
Davin IL heard from.
Mrs. Davis IL Atlli prosifacisd and un-
able to read the many mgsaagts of con.
dnlenco which have arrived from all
parts of the country. TrlcErams from
tibet Southern States have been COM
INK In rapidly all the forenoon.
The interment will be la the South.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-19
scottish nii. Mssous.

Cincinnati, Sept. i9.-rhs Royal or.
az ~ scotlani held It. twenty-nrs;
annual olnycp.i0n ~ the scottish lslte
cathedral here today, oysr lVV m ~
bers were present, THIS lolse ~ nc
only one In the United States anu u
under the Jurisdiction % tha proyln
cial grand lodge OF Edinburgh. scot
lana and one % the Oldest orders Ia
existence. The provincial Alse OK
America has lurisdlciion over Hawaii
and Japan. The regular rouine ~
buslnffs was transacted al the mrn-
Ing slaslon. after which a recess was
taken until y. m, whom the degree
81 ths order was conferred upon flfteen
candidates. The head % the order "a
Judge JOSIAH Hayden Drummond. ~.
l.. r.. prgylncc giund master OF III. d.
r.. Portland. Maine.
The officers are; STR Thomas ". cas-
well. San Francisco. deputy provincial
grand maP.er; Cir George Mayhem,
Moulton, Chicago, provincial Grand
warden. Charles Henry Fiake, Coying-
ton. KY, provincial grand warden; Sir
william oscar Rp0fne, Washington. ID.
G.. provincial grand seerctnryi Sir
Thomas Schrclck. baltimore, provincial
Grand treasurer; Sir Nicholas Marion
Hlghlcy. Philadelphia, provincial grand
sword bearer.Slr NlcholNa Coulsnn. De-
irut, provincial grand bgnnor bearer;
Sir Iiarilay Carmichael. Richmond,
Va. provincial grand chaplain. Sir
George Edgar Corron, Washington, ID.
C.. provincial FIRST grand marischali
John HeIeklah oloott. Warrington.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-19
BEAR RIVER TRAGEDY.
Christian Peterson sho, Dead by a Gun in
The Hands Of led Abbott
MAN oUARRIllp OVER SOME HOGS.
Peterson Threatened to Use n ritchforh.
When Ills Antagonist Got Dun
aud rlrcd.

Special TO the News"
Yesterday fatal shooting occurred
at Bear River City resulting ln ih1
death Of chritian Peterson Of that
place. by the discharge q gun In the
hands OF jed Abbott.
The particulars Of the shooting %
nearly rs can be learned are az foi.
lows.
Early yesterday morning George Ab.
bolt. a younger brother OF the man Who
I'D the shooting. ecl his dogs on 10
some hogs belonging to Peterson which
were running at large and were at the
time upon Abb0ita farm. Peterson
went over TO Abbotra place a few min
utes later and asked him II he could
not treat his hogs a little better.
Il dont know said Abbott. where.
upon Peterson struck him Ia the head
with his nsi. Abbott started Into firhi
but Potertgn warned him 10 keep on or
him.
Abboit then looked around for sain-.
ming 70 defend himself with and went
inside ne house. The first thing he saw
VS. ms sh0thun, securing which he
stepped out ana ordered Peterson to
leave the premises. Peterson then came
forward threatening him with pitch.
fork. Abbott warning him away.
Peterson ~ this time looked round.
stepped bnck a few feet and stopped
down % pick up a rock when the KUN
was discharged, the charge entering
Peterson's right side Just under the
arm.
Abbott htehci % his team and drove
90 the residence u Mr. HAVE. about
hair a mile distant. and told them Of
ule showing ana requested ihcm To
take charge " the body. lie then came
On TO his city and gave himself up 20
the officers ubout o'clock a. m.
Peterson was about u years OF age.
Abbott IL y brother ~ Shrrfi Abbott
OF Davis county. Sheriff Davis. DR.. A.
w. Taylor and County Attorney sliced
went out this morning 20 hold an In
quest.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-19
MINOR M1NIloN.

Ernest Romney and James n. Hay
were yesterday sustained AZ nrnt nnd
second aaalatantn ptptively 10 ~.
w, Salmon, superintendent OF tho
Twentieth wand sunday school. These
appointments were made necessary In
the rcslgnatlon OF u, J. Romney. for.
tner inst nrilstani, and that " John
bennett, former second assistant. M,
now an nid 90 the general Sunday
School Union board.
Elder woi,er H. Alder who Leaves
saturday reNt on a mission. Will be
teniered farewell reception al she
Second ward assembly hall ON NVednes-
DAY evening September 2lst. 4 ch Ice
llestah mas been prepared and an en-
1eyap'o time VIII no doubt be had.