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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-19


usual time.
There has been a decided boom at
most of the theaters. The chief sue
cess continue to be at the Court, Hay
market ana Criterion. ana, rather I'M
oxpectedly. at Her Metesty's and at
the Duke OF York's. where George Ed
wards produced an adaptation Of
Jalouse on Saturday, with ELIAS JEFF
fries and Seymour Hicks In the lead
Ing parts. IL also promises to be one
Of the successes of the season, the
Prince of Wales having net the seal Of
his approval on 1t.
on Monday the Empire Successfully
produced n gorgeous ballet Ingenious
ly representing all London doiiies and
weeklIes. George Alexander's produce
ton Of Much Ado About Nothing at
the st. James on Wednesday, was
triumph of stage pictures, costumes.
etc, but the acting was Disappointing.
equalled in parts. Fay Davis was un-
satisfactory.
Sir Henry Irvine has received the
English rights Of Cyrano de BeErac,
Il blank verse romantic drama by a
young Frenchman, Rostaud who has
hitherto been obscure, (Which the
Paris critics laud most highly.
Paul Potter Is revising The Con-
Querors. Mr.. Alexander proposing tn
tone down the adversely criticised
passages.
The Nottingham rnpers commend
Blue Jeans, which was presented there
on February lith by Laura Burt
George w. Lederer has contracted
with Musgrove, the Australian man
ager, who controls the Shafteshury the
alter to bring the Casino company to
the Shaftesbury this summer.
The Alhafnbra is negotiating with
Primrose & West to participate In its
program.
All TIE properties and scenery of half
dozen plays belonging TO Sir Henry
Irving have heen DESTROYED In the firr
which was discovered Thursday night
in the archway under the London,
Chatham and Dover railway near Lud-
gate HIN station. which was used as
store house for the scenery of the
Lyceum theater.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-19

Railways Woodworking to Reach an Agree
ment on Klondike Rates.

New York. Feb. 19.-Commissioner
Farmer. Of the Trunk Line Passenger
committee, has appointed General Pas
senger Agents Roberts of the Erie. and
Daniels, New York Central, and Pas
senger and Traffic Manager McCor-
mick, Big Four. a committee to go to
Montreal and confer with the Canadian
Pacific officials regarding the presen;
decentralization Of rates to Klondlke
and Alaska points.
The appointment of the committee n
the result of the conference of the
joint traffic lines in Washington Tues
day. The Canadian Pacific has made
a sweeping cut in fares 10 the points
In question and the special committee
will endeavor to prevail on the COM
mittee to restore fares Mt an early
date.
The Canadian company claims that
the Western lines have been secretly
cutting rates and to meet their alleged
underhand ways, 1t has issued an open
circular. Passenger Agent McNicoll OF
the Canadian Pacific has signified his
willingness to meet the committee.
which is quite n different attitude TO
that adopted by him toward the West
crn lines when they asked for a con-
ference ten days ago.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-19
KLoNDIKE DREDGING SCHEME.
Capitalists Fighting to Control tho Rivers
There, to Lease to Others.

N"P'HhHhtr righttug TO SOntroi tho Rivers
There, to Lease to Others.
Montreal. Feb. 19.--Joseph A. Mercer,
brother of the late premier. backed by
immense capital has Just concluded a
deal with the government by which he
has the sole right to dredge 240 miles
Of rivers in the heart OF the Klondike
district
The arrangement Is from five to eight
miles on each side of the river In the
klondike district. An immense sum of
money has been paid for the privilege,
but the present owners OF these have
no Intention of operating them them
selves. The idea Is simply to launch
the scheme on the London and Ameri-
can markets, and Mr.. MERCER says that
while for the present the names of the
men Interested are not to be made pub
lie, they are mostly New Workers. and
II will undoubtedly be mostlv New
York money that will handle the deal
Tor the present. A cable from London
says Londoners approve the scheme, MS
II Is known there that gold lies In the
beds of all the rivers, but the English
REQUIRE further particulars before in
Vesting their money,
THAT MEANS" said Mr. MERCER.
that American capital will control
fully two-thirds of the undertaking"
IL Is estimated that between $500 600
ana 100000 will be paid for the lease
before the actual dredging commences.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-19

pears to open on the bow from within
The deck IL raised. turned into a sort
of vault and covered with innumera.
BILE fragments.
"a red-hot bolt fell on the poop avn
Ing of the Spanish warshlp Legaspi.
which set fire to the awning. Another
bolt struck the side Of boat which had
to be lifted from the water to save IL
from sinking.
1.-THE Alfonso XIII was anchored Mt
about two-thirds its length from the
Maine and the Legaspi was forward of
the Alfonso XIII. Before attending to
the safety of these vessels, separating
them from the Maine. all the crews and
officers in boats occupied themselves
only in the rescue of the Names per-
sonnet.
"(SignedD CONGOSTO."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-19

Wi!Eosbarre. Pa, Feb. ig.-instend of
closing the commonwealth side Of the
Lattimer casc today. ms had been ex-
pected, District Attorney Martin was
obliged to ask the court to adjourn un-
I'll Monday. He said that attachments
mad been issued for two important wit
ncsses that they could not be found.
and probably would not be produced
until Monday. Only two witnesses We're
heard this morning. John a. ouazzo,
who was shot In the foot at Lattlmer,
and Mrs. Cary Gallagher, the mother OF
Miss Grace Il. Cuyle, the school
teacher. Their testimony was not I'M
portant.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-19
hIRE's A FLOOD OF LIGHT


sion or son,. y' NJ" Was Roller ExpIo-
elasn, 'omethinS EIse-Argues Tor Az.
S,S York. Feb. ia disna.a,,
erald saw. ''a'e Congosto 10 he
t ( MANN u The pre- Present no inspection q,
BY dive, nun has been lnade L,,
yers il ar,,,lne arrival OF Amer,can
mpanled IN, ' 50 IN order that they ocl
ed to pat9 spanish divers. nav nro-
Judgine ah examination.
the M, ny The external an,oo
piosion toc G"u manner in which tho
thout ,s ~ok place. II can n" MI, the
by som NJ of making a mietnii iiilea
'her by sun the FIRE was 'aAe Oh
e to a S9ller explosion whirh 's So,
,ne other cam. magazine. or else Inv
. an9t be posItly. the nature of which
4 EXPLOSION stated,
IN the essa was instantaneous
sel like the M, OF a double botton
We set fire u Aaaine, mine couId t' nnt
thout haylnwu me powder mnga,I uot
uom. In < Penetrated tho 6onhie
antaneous mo, case, II was 90 Il,
Nploslon Of ss ai the moment S ~, IN, N
ON the Ma ss,thade which sbot a
Plat shows !, ,ee deck of thn We're
owder mara ,1e fire started fro vessel.
ions show Vulnerable succoss,,
b. reser VM TIE fire wa u', ,,1aive explo-
nmunltio, na,;ssine and M reaching
The body Of III he tS S,,1 ! fire
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-19

Lima, Peru, via Galveston, Feb 10
The press of Buenos Ayrcs says the
complaints as TO the inefiiciency of the
Gillian army published in the Gillian
newspapers are intended as n ruse to
deceive the Argentine government.
Vice President Billlnghurst of Peru
has left Valparaiso for Vinamar and
there is considerable anxiety to ascer-
talne II the disputes between Peru and
Chill have been satisfactorily adjusted.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-19
PREPARING THE ARGosAur.
IL Can Take the Government Commission
to the Harbor Bottom to Examine the
Maine,

Baltimore, Feb. l9.-The submarine
wrecking boat Argonaut has been
lowed from its moorings to the yard
where 1t was built, where its boilers
ana machinery are 10 be thoroughly
oVerhauled and when pronounced alb
solutely fit is to be flowed by tug to
Key West and from there transported
to Havana.
Mr..J. c. Lake, father of Simon Lake.
inventor of the boat, says that he has
no doubt that the exact cause of the
wrecking of the Maine could be learned
by the use of the Argonaut. The testi-
mony of divers would not have to be
relied upon, he said, because the gov
eminent commission could be taken to
the bottom of the harbor and by use OF
the electric lights carried by the Argo-
maui could be shown the exact condi-
tion of the vessels hull.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-19

Washington. Feb. 1S.-The secret SER
vice has discovered a new counterfeit
$40 national bank note. II Is on the
Hibernian National Bank Of New Or
leans, series 1882, check letter Il, Rose
Grams register, Nebeker treasurer. It
is q Photographic production of poor
workmanship. printed on two pieces of
paper. pasted together. The coloring
10 applied only in spots and no attempt
has been made to initiate the silk
threads to be found in the genuine.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-19

Washington, d. c.. Feb. 10
Expressions of coincidence stlll con-
tinue to flow ut the state department
from sympathetic foreign nations.
Notable among them was one that
came to hand last evening from the
queen regent of Spain. as follows:
"Madrid, Feb. IS.
president Mckinley. Washington:
Her majesty, the queen. has Just
sent one of the gentlemen of the royal
household to express through me to
your excellency, her profund sorrow
and sympathy in the sad accident
which has befallen the United States
steamship Maine at Havana.
"WOODFORD."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-19
STORM AT new ORLEANS.
It Knocks Down SHEDS, Topples Over Chin
neys, uprOots Trees,
CrippIos Telegraph and Telephone Service,
and Does 100000 Damage-One
Man Struck by Lightning.

New Orleans, La, Feb. ia Sc
we're storm OF sand, lightning and wind.
struck New orleans today. The gale
was SO heavy that in the rear of the
city sheds were knocked down, chin
neys toppled over. trees uprooted and
fences laid low. One man was seri-
ously injured by lightning. Telegraph
and telephone wires were crippled in
many quarters. Forty thousand dol
lars is a rough estimate Of the loss.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-19

Chicago. Feb ia motion for n
new trial WAS made to day on behalf
OF Luetgert. the sausage manufacturer
sentenced TO life imprisonment for wife
murder. The court room was crowded
Several jurymen We're present TO defend
themselves, II necessary, Luetgert APP
parently was far from hopeful Luet-
rert's attorney attacked the court
claiming that the Jurors had been pre-
iudiced by Judge Gaiy's remarks.
Counsel gave twenty-three other reas-
ons OF a technical nature why new
trial should be granted.
Arguments OF several hours duration
followed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-19
GREAT BRITAIN MAKES THE LOAN
John Hull Sends China the Cash After the
Hcathcn's Dailying,

London, Feb. t9.-The Saturday Re-
view confirms the report that the Chi
nese loan will. after ALL be made by
Great Britain and says;
I'VE nre informed that the prelim-
mary contract has actually been
signedThe delay in the fulhllment is
caused by the Chinaman's Joy in daily
ing over n bargain"
The foreign office does not confirm
the statement of the Saturday Review.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-19
A CONFIDENT TURK.
He Comes to New York and Challenges Any
American to wre~ilc with Him.

New York, Feb. 19.-Yousouf. the
Turkish wrestler, has arrived here on
the steamer Lain. Yousouf, his agent,
Antonio Pierre, and his back. NJ. Daub-
lier of Paris, have come to America TO
conquer American wrestlers. Manager
Daublier has issued challenges to any
mrn in America for Il Greco Roman
match, best two falls In three for
stake OF $500. Especially this challenge
is directed to Ernest Roeber and
Stranger Lewis. with one Of whom
Yousonf exnects to mike n match.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-19

Victims of tho Maine Disaster In the Hospi-
tai Mt Key West.

Key West Fla. Feb. 19.-The light
house steamer Mangrove arrived here
this morning from Havana with the
following wounded from the Maine dis
aster:
Edward Nattson, r. r. WILDER, ]. C.
White. Daniel Cronin, John Coffin, j.
II. Bloomer. Alfred Hernis. j. A. Rowe,
Charles Hitcher, William Mcclure.
out of twenty-six in the hospital five
have died. Eleven seriously wounded
remain in Havana. The Mangrove also
brought two life boats and other effects
from the wreck.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-19

New York, Feb. 1o.-The Herald to-
day says:
Formal announcement has been made
Of the engs gemcnt of Miss Katharine
Duer. only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William A puer of New York to Mr..
Clarence Hungerford Mackay. only
living son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Mac
kay. The announcement was fol-
lowed by many letters of congratulate
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-19

new trial and formally sentenced Luet-
Ecrt to life imprisonment. An appeal
Will be made to the state supreme court
The Coconino sun., 1898-03-05
The Artesian Belt.

The striking of another flow of water in the artesian belt at St. David, in Cochise county, by Peter Gould, makes the twenty-sixth artesian we'll now flowing at that thriving settlement and agricultural paradise.
 MT. Gould has had one well flowing for several months. giving about fifty live gallons per minute. This well was down l3a feet. but the new we'll. not over POO feet from the other. is down but 395 feet. and strange as it may seem gives much stronger flow than the hrst' measuring nearly seventy gallonsI per minute. and throws the water fully ten inches above the two.inch pipe.
The Coconino sun., 1898-03-05
THE COCONINO SUN.

been taken away by collectors and dealers. A company has been formed in South Dakota for cutting and polish ing stone for architectural and decOra- feet in diameter and large enough for the tops of tables have been cut and polished. Many specimens were shown at the Paris exposition. where they were greatly admired for the perfect preservation of every detail of structure of the wood, for the very high polish and fo ther exquisite interblending of colors in the mass. due to the presence of various oxides in the original silici- flying solutions. No other country in the world. it is claimed, can send to the lapidary such magnificent raw material of this nature as the petritied forests of Arizona afford. Not even the imperial works at E iaterinburg in Russia, with their wealth of kalkansto jasper, mas sive malachite and other superb orna- mental stones, can rival the beauty of the agitized wood of Arizona.
 Commissioner Hermann is confident that Secretary Bliss will agree with him, when the facts are brought to his attention, of the wisdom of making some provision to protect this wonder ful curiosity from despoilment.- Mining and Scientific Press.
The Coconino sun., 1898-03-05
ANOTHER FOREST RESERVE.
This One Is a Good Thing. and Is the
 Terrified Forest Near HOlbro0k.


 work on special report to the secre- tary of the interior, recommending that forest reserve be made out of the pet rifed forest of Arizona.
 Recent reports received by the inte. rior department about the condition of this forest indicate that it is rapidly being used up for commercial purposes, and unless the government steps in to stop the despoilment the whole forest, which Is one of the greatest natural curiosities in the world, will disappear. There is now building in Denver a hotel, all the walls of which are to be faced with the silicified wood to be taken from the forest, and all the tables Tor the hotel are also to be made of it. At this rate of consumption it would not be long before all the petri6ed wood would be used up. Commissioner Hermann thinks that there is imme- d'ate necessity for action on the part of the department. It is his opinion the
 
 best way in which the forest can be preserved is to make it forest re- serve.
 The forest is located near Holbrook, in Apache county, Arizona. The lary. est and finest specimens of silicified wood in the world are taken from it. Whole trunks of trees and stumps with portions of the roots are found there, converted into stone us dense and hard as the finest agate. Every cell and every fiber of the former wood is ore served in stone. A forest of trees ap. pears to have been entombed in the rocks and to have been preserved by a slow process of replacement by silica rom solutions permeating the bed. Subsequently the surrounding sedi- ments were washed away, but the en- during fossils of the trees remained. Tons upon tons of specimens have
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-08-18
Patch Grove.

Some two weeks ago Mrs. NJ. A.
Beardsley Of Platteville was visiting
and calling on old acquaintance in
our town; among the latter was one
old friend with whom she had read the
primer in her childhood school days in
Salem, Ohio. as long ago as 1843. Al
though she is totally deaf she is a
CHEEKY friend whom we are always
glad to meet
Frank Ker and family started early
this week to visit friends in Dakota.
Mrs. Kier has been an invalid for
many weeks and the trip may benefit
her health.
Lem Ladd started for California
Monday His intention is to learn
creamery work from his brother-in-
law. Fred Armsburger, who lately
had charge Of the Lancaster cream
cry, but is now in the same business
in California.
Last Saturday lot OF the young
people made picnicking party to
McGregor. They went bv way Of
Wyalusing where they embarked on
the Steamer RUBY to finish the trip.
Farmers are threshing out their
grain as lively as possible and report
from fair to frst-rate results for he
year
George Sellick, OF Millyille, has
started out with his load Of nice ripe
water-m melons which is the best crop
he can raise and for which he gets 4
very fair price.
The Rev George Willard. of Brodt-
vile, entertained the young people
Sunday evening with a very fine SER
mon, delivered from Father Ellis pull
pit, in the NJ. +. church.
As Spain has had a good drubbing
by the Yankee Pigs" we may now
hope for time Of peace on earth
and good will toward all mankind
for awhile among the christian
nations
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-08-18

struck the telephone wire and followed
it into NJ. Z. Jo1nson's store and
exploded, making a report as loud As
a crack Of gun. No other damage
was done.
Camping out and fishing seems to
be the order Of the day among the
country people. As your cores
ponden. was walking up the railroad
track from this place to Cassville, he
counted seven tents of campers who
were fishing along the river and no
doubt there were other tents he didn't
see.
Roberts Sparks is having a well
drilled on bis place. Theodore Webb
and Joe West are the drillers.
NJ A. Bishop, proprietor Of the
Gates House in Platteville. passed
through this place last week with a
large load Of people on the way to
the races at Cassyille.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-08-18
Congressional Convention Resolutions.

The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted At the convcn-
ton held at Spring Green last week
The republicans II the third dis
trict lii convention assembled renew
their pledges al teatt> 10 the princi-
pies q the republican party and COM
mend most heartily the administers
tion ot Presid.ii tek'nlty and his
wise patriotic p tu defending the
rights Of America
We endorse tho record il cur repre-
sentative III congress Hon j. ".
Babcock. and pledge 10 him our
hearty and united supper, II the party
in the coming contest Wenote with
pride the prominent position accorded
him in the affairs II the republican
party in the halls Of congress and the
confidence reposed in him by Presi-
dent Mckinley OH account Of his SAT,
and conservative political leadership
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-08-18
POtosi.

Rev. Daniel Breeze Of Sumner. H.,
occupied the pulpit at the Congrega-
tional church sunday He is visiting
his brother, Rev A. Breeze. and ex-
presses himself A much pleased with
Potosi's romatic surroundings
Bessie spaulding IS visiting friends
at Hopkinton, Iowa.
\ large number Of our citizens took
in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show at
Dubuque last Friday
Mr. and Mrs A. OFT 81 Warner, 5.
H., are visiting relatives at this place
Mrs J y France Of Boscobel i
visiting her daughter. Mrs ". H..
Thomas.
z \ kolb Of Plattcville was in
town the first Of the week.
There will be church social at
British Hollow Wednesday evening
b. Elskamp has been making car
pentry repairs at the school house in
the line II new walks and new win
dow, Tobin X Morris. who were
awarded the contract Of painting, are
engaged at the work
Nav Hunt attended the funeral
services Il Miss Gertie Salzmau u
Georgetown sunday
Louis sharp and Kitty Block Of st.
Louis are visiting relatives in this
village
Mr. Bernard Marcus, aged s. years.
/ died Saturday last lie is an old resi-
dent and has always been u highly re-
spccted citizen lie leaves an aged
wife ana two sons Is mourn his loss.
lie has been making his home with
his son Peter Of Dutch Hollow Tn
funeral services were held at St An
drews church Monday afterrool and
they were we'll attended by the nu.
merous friends and members Of the
congregation aud by the C. A. R.Posi
Of which he VAS mem Der,
| Frank kalteubach Of Sioux City ana
Mrs c. kaltenhach aud daughters
Jennie and Annie, of Dubuque, wcr,
in the village the first of the week
guests If friends ana relatives,
o. Seaton aud wife and Misses Mat,
and Gertrude have been enjoying
n
weeks outing camping and fishing
in the vicinity OF Mccartney.
VIII kendall OF Boscobel is passing
few days with relatives.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-08-18
Mccartney.

The season for threshing has come
and the whistle 81 the steam thresher
is heard in our land Small grain is
turning out good and corn never
looked better
Cucumbers that are being rails, /,
for the Cassyille Pickle Factor are,
as ~ general thing, doing wei, tho
some crops are damaged 10y bugs
The lightning that visited lancas-
ter few weeks ago also gave us i
call. Bill Tension lost i've head of
cattle that we're supposed to have
been killed 10y lightning. Il also
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-08-18

At San Francisco. Tuesday morn
ing p j Corbett. father Of James j.
Corbett. the heavy weight pugilist,
shetland killed his wife and then
turned the weapon upon himself.
Death was Instantaneous in both cases
It {, believed the murderer was de-
mented, as he bad been in extremely
poor health for some time pompa-
dour Jim" j. in New York trimming
for his fight with Mccoy 1t Buffalo on
Sept ll0th, and when he learned OF
the death Of his parents he was much
shocked and broke down and wept like
a child
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-08-18
Ricnland'5 Republican Representatives.

Al the recen; republican county
convention in Riehlapd county full
ticket was nominated as follows For
member Of the Assembly, W NJ Fogo;
for county clerk, Mr. Benton; for
treasurer, r NJ smith; Tor sheriff.
Jane, sharp for district attorney, T.
W Burnham Tor register Of deeds
John Brown. for county superintend-
ent. Il. II Burns; for surveyor and
coroner respectively, NJ J Appleby
and f. + Newlin
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-08-18
Republican Comfy Convention.

A convention Of the Republican electors
Of the county of Grant win be held in the
Wednesday, Sept :. 1895. at one O'Clock p.
IN. for the purpose of nominating candi-
a County Central Committee and for the
transaction of such other business as Aay
properly come before the convention.
Towns will be entitled to representation
in the county convention on basis of one
delegate for every Fifty (5O) votes, or major
part thereof cast at the last presidential
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