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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01
GREAT SNOWDRIFTS.
Filed Up in the Big Eastern Storm to Stop
All Traffic.
NORTHWEST HAS A SEVERE BLIZZARD.


"''cester' Mass,, Feb. Mot since
'ne memorable blizzard of March 10
ioSS' has this section been so con,n1a,o.
" snow-bound. Business this ,nornin,.
was practically suspended ana the
streets IN most parts of the city were
'"passabie. There IL probably nm
aFerage of two feet OF snow on n leve,
put the high winds make huge drifts
ten or twelve feet high.
hailroad service Is at a standstn
anu there is at this hour no comm,,ni-
cduoh OF any sort with Boston. Nome
Vi the telegraph or telephone COM
panies has II wire working. and II ia
not known when mail train can get
through. The electric street raiIwavs
are ued up. There are reports OF
wrecked trains which have not been
verified.
IL is considered probable that tho
storm was more severe east of bera
anu II VIII be late In the day before
ton. wan o"S-
GOTHAM IN SNOW.
New York, Feb New yori, c,t,
u To-Day under snow to an average
uepth or five inches. The temneroturo
az a. m. was 90 degrees ahnva 1arn
put the weather forecaster said that n
.oIu wave would strike the metropolis
avn,sht' Whleh would send the temper
AZURE down 10 or 20 degrees.
More than $50 shovelers were .wort-
ing 10 remove the snow in the boroughs
oi Manhattan and The Bronx alone
Local traffic preserved Its normal con-
ditlon and elevated roads were run as
usual. 1ii ''
With the exception of the lines RIM.
ming to New England the railroads
We're not suffering Inconvenience. The
new YORK, New Haven x Hartford re-
ported trains from three to four hours
iate. Boston was entirely cut off from
tion.
TRAINS DELAYED IN NEW YORK.
hudson, N. Y, Feb, IA snow storm
has prevailed In this section for thirty
SIX hours. Railroad traffic is DELAYED.
Saratoga, N. Y. Feb. 1.-The snow
storm continued today. Two feet OF
snow has fallen since last evening.
railroad operations are somewhat inn
peded.
Malone. N. Y, Feb. about IA
inches of snow has fallen in this sec
ton during the last twelve hours, and
snow plows have been kept running all
night on the Odgensburg and Lake
Champlain and New York Central rail-
ioaus' me storm is still raging.
Albany, N. Y. Feb. THE storm
which started here late yesterday
afternoon, still continues. There is
now three and half feet of snow on
the level and the drifts are ten and a
Salf feet high. The trains on all lines
from one to two hours late. Snow is
still falling.
BLIZZARD IN THE NORTHWEST.
Chicago, Feb. 1.-Reports from vari-
nj fpx In,
Indiana tell of IA severe blizzard The
wind is blowing n gale and huge snow
drifts are being piled on the highways.
All trains are more or less delayed
and in some towns street railway
traffic has been entirely suspended. A
report from Marquette. Mich, states
That the storm on the lake is feaful
and that waves are breaking complete
ly over Pichlok rocks. something they
have not done in years.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01
DEATH OF A MIsER WORTH $780, 900.
He Was Once Tortured and Robbed, but
Got Most of His Money Back.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-Allen Fairbank, OF
Wheaton, Ills. Is dead and in his death
that town lost a most unique citizen.
Horse trader. accumulation of stocks
bonds and mortgages. miser-he left
behind him bunch of property worth
something like 100000.
For years and years he had lived in
cottage without trace of even or
binary comfort.
The rule OF his life was rigid econ
omy.
Banks to him were institutions not to
be trusted and he kept his possessions
at home. Mortgages, bonds and stocks
he secreted in hooks known only to
himself, his wife and housekeeper Two
strangers passed a night with Fair
banks twelve years ago. He told them
he was rich. that he had no faith in
banks and that he kept his money in
the house. In the morning they went
away. Two weeks later they returned
masked and accompanied by several
other men. They demanded Fairbanks
money. He refused to comply or to
show them the hiding place. Hot irons
applied to his bare feet failed to open
his mouth. They tried his wife with
the same result Similar torture
brought out the secret from Dora, the
housekeeper and the villains got
away with $4,000 in government
bonds and about $1,000 in cur
renoy The robbers were cap
tured and Fairbank recovered most
OF the money and eleven of the bonds.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01
ANOTHER CLAIM ON SPAIN.
Minister Woodford 10 be Instructed 10 Demand
Payment Of ihe Ruiz Indemnity.


New York, Feb. 1.-AccordIng IN tho
Washington correspondent of the Her
ala, another demand is to be made
upon Spain for the payment of S75 900
indemnity to the widow of DR.. Ricardo
huiz FOR the murder of her husband
In Guanabacoa Jail. The state de-
partment Is preparing an instruction
TO Minister Woodford which will be
sent to that official in "a few DAYS in
which he win be directed to call the
attention of Minister of Foreign Affairs
sagasta to the fact that this claim was
presented last summer; that It has not
yet been paid. nor, in fact, has a de-
tailed answer been received to the note
addressed the late Minister Canovas.
Ihe only reply made has been a formal
claim.
There is reason to believe that the
instructions which the department is
preparing Will he more vigorous in
character than that submitted last
summer. The original note which ac-
companied the claim was courteous in
tone. and appealed to Spain's sense of
Justice. Since its presentation the adj
ministrarlon has made no attempt to
press the claim, partly on account of
the negotiations following the arrival
OF Minister Woodford in Madrid, which
have resulted in the Inauguration of
autonomy In Cuba and the carrying
out of a humane policy in the prose-
cution of the war. 1t is expected by
the administration that Spain may
take an argumentative course and en-
deavor to rebut the evidence produced
by the United States showing that
Ruiz was murdered, by counter evil
dence that he committed suicide.
The department received letter
from Mrs. Ruiz a few days ago. in
which she asked to be informed as to
the steps taken to procure the payment
of her claim. Mrs. Ruiz wrote that she
was In needy circumstances and ex-
pressed the hope that the United
States would do all it could to obtain
the indemnity demand The action
to he taken by the department effect
ually dlsposes of reports which have
been persistently in circulation for sew
eral months alleging that Minister de
LONE had privately settled with Mrs.
Ruiz as was done by this government
in the Delgado case.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01
New Railroad Project.

l.. L. Mum the protector of the cleo
trio power plant In course of construc-
ton at the mouth OF Provo canyon, has
petitioned the board of county com
missioners for franchise to construct
and operate single or double track rail-
road from n point on the West Side
Rapid Transit line, at the intersection
of Salt Lake City limits and the Red
wood road. and running thence in a
southerly. westerly and southwesterly
direction along the county's highway to
bingham. The matter was under ad-
visement by the board. 1t is under
stood that 1t is Mr.. Nunn's intention to
make 1t an electric trolley line.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01
THE U. S. COAST DEFENCES
So Good that Comparatively sma II APP
preparation VIII be suficient to Meet
All Requirements for Improvements.

Washington, Feb. 1.--Chairman Can
non of the House appropriations com
mitee, has been asked 10 explain how
1t was that the appropriation for coast
defenses this year were ionly s4.l44.s12
whereas the estimates submitted by the
war department were three times that
sum. In reply he said:
me coast defenses are now in much
better condition than the general pub
lie is aware of. The last Congress APP
PROF ated nearly sl7.0000o0 for coast
defenses, and with that sum the forth
fications have been pushed rapidly and
wisely. Much less is appropriated now
because much less is needed and from
TINS time on. unless there should be
some special emergency, 100000 will
be about the amount set aside for coast
defenses. BY the end of the next fiscal
year all the great cities of the country
adjacent to open harbofs will be in
cased by means of Notifications to-
gether with submarine. mines, torpe-
does. and the navy Itself. The original
plan of coast defense adopted by the
Endicott board provided for total ex-
penditure of about $100. 100000. Since
then was expended about $40, 900. 600
Progress In gunnery is - rapid that 1t
would be unwise to eQsiip our fortifi-
cations fully with expenkive. guns and
machinery only to have them become
out OF GATE In a snort time.
I'VE are now in n shape where we
can repel invasion at the great centers
of population and commerce. We have
not attempted to fortify small ports
which give access only to small blocks
of population. The general theory of
our coast defenses must be to prevent
destruction of large commercial in
terests and the levying of blackmail
by strong naval power. The advance of
modern railroads with which this
country is gridironed has made 1t pos
sible to concentrate large armies at
any given point on the coast upon short
notice. No foreign country would at
tempt to lombard harbor except for
the purpose of destroying large city.
a landing Mt one of these smaller
places would he for the purpose of
operations by troops. Those operations
we would have to meet with the army
and the enemy could make landing
in an obscure inlet quite as well as in
harbor in front of a small city. with
the si0.000000 already expended, and
an annual addition of 10 per cent of
that sum or less we can and will keep
our commercial ports free from dan
ger and that is the policy for us to
pursue in view OF the present condi-
ton of the treasury and the great de-
mands OF the public services"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01
TELEGRAPHIc BRevITlEs.

The first party of Eldorado, Iowa.
men to go to Alaska gold fields left
there last evening headed by William
Holly, veteran miner.
James Ewell of Cassville, Wis, who
came down from the Klondike last fall
with $4,000, starts Feb. l6 with party
OF 20 and carload OF dogs.
The state convention of the Republic
can League of Oregon met at the First
regiment armory. Portland. today with
one thousand delegates present.
The condition of Mrs, Lane. the
daughter of ex-senator Blackburn of
Kentucky. shows no material change
today. She is seriously III, and is very
weak.
United States Consul Dudley.at VAN
couver, reports the arrival there. jan
uary 1901 carload Of 100 trained New
foundland dogs for use In carrying
freight in the Klondike.
Prof. F. Hawn. aged 90 years, was
found dead in bed this morning, at
Leavenworth, Kan. He was apparently
In good health when he retired. He was
the discoverer of coal in Kansas.
The London and Brazilian bank of
Rio Janiero. Brazil, has realized a loan
Of one million pounds in London for the
Mnyana railroad Debentures will be
issued for the amount borrowed.
The steamer Hekla. which arrived at
New York today from Copenhagen, and
Shields. brought SO reindeer for the
Klondike. The original shipment was
AZ animals, OF which seven died on the
passage.
Thirty-one prospectors under the di-
rection of the Yukon Valley Prospect
ing and Mining company left Chicago
Far I,..
the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
road last night.
The trial of Adolph L. Luetgert for
the murder of his wife. Louisa. came
to an end today, at Chicago, as far as
the taking of testimony is concerned.
Assistant States Attorney McEwen at
once started in on his address to the
jury. 1t is expected that arguments
Will take up week.
Between 40 and so gold-seekers viii
leave Dubuque, Iowa. for Alaska with
in the next two weeks, Two parties
Will leave tomorrow. They will go by
way OF Skaguay Pass without dogs.
A third party Will also leave tomor-
row, from Clayton and Allamako coun-
ties, A party OF ten VIII leave next
Monday for n point 600 miles north Of
Dawson City with twelve dogs and will
go via Chilcoot Pass.
The New York Journal and Adver-
tlser states on responsible authority
that Edward ]. Ratcliffe. the actor,
now under sentence for wife beating,
under indictment for perjury and ac-
cused OF bigamy, has decided to with
draw his appeal from the sentence for
wfe beating and will serve six months
o.. blackwell Island, The perjury case
against him win be nolle prosecuted
and no other prosecution against him
will be begun. 1t is said that Ratclifre's
attorney has effected a compromise
with the district attorney.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01
GERMANY WANTS MORE
;. -, Complications Arise in Chinese A.
fairs.
s,slAS TROOPS ENTER MANcHuR'A'


,,, Feb. 1.-Germany has de-
rs S"d further concessions in the
nam a, railroads in the Shan Tnne
a- ,n.nla as compensation for the as
''r,,Iop of the sailor Schultz VINO
murdered by Chinese mob whi'e
], sentry duty
|.rssrAN AND BRITISH MOVE
|hVssi MENTS.
london. Feb. 1.-According to a
oaI dispatch from Shanghai, the
l.r,cal point of the Chinese loan ne
sotIatIons were Great Britain's insist
IT, that the British shall always re-
~ y. al the head OF the Yang Tsian
/ M, customs and assume their run
ElI ,stratlon in case Of default:
I san a,snatch adds that several thou-
ise russian troops. which have been
anu the trans Siberian railroad
faaiu'ns, ared Manchurin with the con-
a,s ~ The Pekin authorities.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01
FORTY-FOUR DROWNED.
STEINER Channel Queen Goes Down on Guern-
sey Island Rocks.
VESSEL STRUCK DURING A DENSE FOG
Awful Catastrophe on the British South
Coast-Of 90 Persons on IA Mail
Steamer. A are Lost.

Plymouth. Feb. 1.-The mail steamer
Channel Queen struck on the rocks OFF
the island OF Guernsey. The captain
has been saved. but thirty persons are
supposed to have been lost during a
fog this morning. She struck during a
fog this morning and sank.
Early reports said the loss of life was
light but later advlces say that of CO
persons on board A were lost, The re-
mainder were saved in boats, the
launching of which was very difficult,
one boat being swampcd.
The Channel Queen ran between Ply
mouth and the island of Jersey.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01
AFTER ARMOUR & co.
California Fruit Man Awakened by Threats
of the Big Packers.

Chicago. Feb. 1.--Edwin T. Earl ,presl-
dent Of the California Fruit company.
of Oakland, Cal. filed bill in the
United States circuit court here today,
asking for an Injunction to restrain
Armour & Co.. packers, from taking
any legal action against him in regard
to certain improvements in refrigerator
cars which, Mr. Earl says, Armour q
Co.. assert, are infringements on pat
ent rights controlled by them. The says
that Armour s. Co.. through their at
torneys. have made threats of legal
proceedings In Eastern courts against
the plaintiff unless the use of the car
appliances was discontinued The pat
ents over which the controversy arose
are an Ice tank In refrigerator car and
a foldable ventilator.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01

Division No. 2, of the supreme court
at Jefferson City Mo-, today dismissed
the writ of error in the cases of st.
Louis pool room keepers on the ground
that the state has no right to appeal
to this court In misdemeanor cases. The
court did uotpass upon the constitution
allty OF the Breeders law under which
the pool room men were prosecuted.
The decision OF Judge Murphy OF st.
Louis releasing the pool room law
violators therefore stands.
Lester A. Beardsley, rear admiral of
the u. S. army, was retired today on
account OF age. He was the second
ranking officer In the navy and at the
date of his retirement was stationed
in Washington as president of the ex-
aiming and retiring board. His last
service was In command of the Pacific
station. He was at Honolulu when the
crisis came in the island government.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01
T. T.. THOMPSON SUICIDES.
Ex-United States Minister to Braz II Cut
His Throat.

Santa Rose. Cal, Feb. Thomas L.
Thompson, ex-minister to Brazil, ex-
congressman, ex-secretary of state,
and one of the most prominent Demo-
Gratis in California, cut his throat while
temporarily insane this morning.
For several days he had been SUBJ
ject to decisions. He had worried over
business affairs until he imagined he
was In serious trouble. Not only that,
but he had come to imagine that many
old friends had become unfriendly to
him, while no man In Sonoma county
had more friends. For the past few
days his mental condition has been a
matter OF gravest solicltude to his
friends. although at intervals he was
perfectly sane.
Yesterday he called on several old
friends, some of them remarking that
he did not act Just right.
MIR. Thompson appeared Mt break
fast as usual this morning and shortly
after locked himself in the bathroom.
There he severed his jugular vein with
bowie knife. dying almost Instantly
His family was aroused by the falling
of his body to the floor, and rushed in
to find him already dead.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01

..,., Lockhart Says the British Must
u..a , spripg Campaign Against Tribes

| tockbart Says the British Must
Nave spring Camra'en Against Tribes
men.
pombay, Feb. IA dispatch from
lammanl gives further details of the
ester on saturday last of the Fourth
I1gaae of British troops operating on
/ n frontier near shinkar. General
1 ..,maeott, who has just returned to
l-,nmanI after visiting the scene OF the
I,h,ing reported % bodies of slain and
kaIcted heavy losses on the enemy VINO
I,oosed him. The British had one man
Insd and 80 men wounded In the latter
Engagement General Sir VIM. Lock
In who has just been relieved OF the
kDmmand Of the frontier forces by
General Sir Arthur Power Palmer, sails
II England on Saturday next. In an
kleryIew he expressed the opinion that
spring campaign against the tribes
hen will he necessary.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01
CHICAGO WANTS PURE WATER.
To Secure 1t. "A s5,oOO.ooo system of In
terceptinG Sewers WIN be Built.

Chicago. Feb. Final plans for the
construction of "A 100000 system of
intercepting sewers that will give Chi
cago pure water supply have been
passed by the city council.
The ordinance as adopted authorizes
the commissioner of public works to
have plans drawn and solicit bids for
the construction on the south side of
the city of n 2G-foot conduit or sewer I'm
39th street, from Lake Michigan to the
Halsted slip and on Lawrence ON the
north side from the lake TO the north
branch OF the river.
II also authorizes him TO make a con-
tract with the officials Of the sanitary
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01

Bramwell, w. Va. Feb. IAN un-
known negro who was refused the priv
ilege of walking through n tunnel of
the Norfolk Il Western railway near
here last night. shot Harry Draper. the
Waterman, killing him instantly. A
posse soon formed and captured the
negro, placing him in Jail. At mid
night fifty men took the prisoner from
the Jail and lynched him, after which
his body was riddled with bullets.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01
Criminals Break jail.

Fort Scott, Kansas, Feb. 1.-Charles
Robinson, alias Backeye, who was
charged with robbing the banks and
postofiices in Missouri, and who was
recently captured here, broke jail this
morning with George w. Finche, under
HE sentence for the murder of Frank
Swafford, and six other prisoners.
They assaulted the Tailor and took his
keys and guns. Robinson is accused
of robbing banks at Hume and Rich
ards. Mo-, and the postoffice at Nevada,
Mo.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01

New York. Feb. 1.-The latest story
of railroad consolidation which is go
ing the rounds of Wall street liz a con-
solidation of some of the Gulf lines
with the Rockefeller lines in the south
west. This proposed amalgamation Of
interests includes the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas. Texas & Gulf and Inter-
national & Great Northern. Under the
management of the Roekfellers the net
earnings of the Missouri Kansas &
Texas Increased Sl0O0,O00 during the
last year.
The Texas Pacific has also profited by
the better business conditions in the
southwest.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01

more guessing, gave hints to Francis
McBrner and i. II. Band, of New
York. whereby they won $4,000 at the
races. The former two made these
men believe they fixed the race. The
four then came to Louisville and Bonds
went on to Little Rock and 1t was mr.
ranged to win a big pile on silva yes
terdsy. the fourth race at New or
leans. McIrinor bet 81. 500 In one pool
room and gave $4,000 to McGinnis to
bet in another silva was beaten and
McBriner found that McGinnis fled
without betting at all.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01

Washington, Feb. 1.-The President
today sent the following nominations
to the Senate:
State-George F. Bowers, West Vir-
GINA, to be commissioner of fish and
fisheries.
Treasury-Davis King, collector OF
Miss.
War-Colonel Samuel T. Cushing, as
sistant commissary-gener of subsist-
ence.
Charles L. Mccoy. agent Of the In.
dams Of the Cheyenne river agency in
South Dakota.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01

Peoria, Ills. Feb. 1.-Within the past
few days hundreds of gallons of spirits
have been shipped from Peoria to ia
pan to be used in the manufacture of
smokeless gunpowder. The spirits play
an important part In the process and
local houses have found an excellent
market for their goods. &
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY ], 1898. SALT CITY UTAH

would be required, went over until to-
morrow, at the request Of the author.
Mr.. Morgans resolution, presented
yesterday calling on the President for
correspondence and information reiat-
Ing to the arbitration of the British
seizure claims. was adopted.
The Senate then, at 12:45 y. M. on
motion OF Mr.. Davis, chairman OF the
foreign relations committee, went into
executive session.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01
JUMPED FROM A FIRE.
Periious Position of Six Men at an Omaha
Restaurant Blaze,

Omaha, Neb., Feb. Fire early this
morning cut of the escape of six men
who were sleeping over the Reef res
taurant at 1884 Farand street. So
swiftly did the flames run through the
building. the men were compelled to
leap from the second story windows
before the firemen could raise ladders
j. I. Murphy. Hugh Pittman and Irving
McElroy sustained severe burns and
broken bones as a result. They We're
removed to hospital. The others es-
capped with slight Injuries.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01

Peoria, Ills, Feb. 1,-Information has
reached headquarters OF the railroad
Brotherhoods in this city that the
chairman OF the board Of directors of
the Chicago e. Eastern Illinois railroad
has sent circulars TO former employees
who Were engaged In the strike of 1894.
inviting them TO ,resume their positions.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01

Delaven, Wis, Feb. 1.-Owen sulu-
van, aged l05, Is dead. He was proba-
bly the oldest man in Wisconsin. He
was born In ireland In 1893 ana came To
america IN lS3S He has lived in this
Nlclhity since 1910. He is said to have
been married five times and vpq tba
father of II children, nearly all of whom
are dead N''