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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-23
BATTLE FOUGHT IN EGYPT.
The Latter are Beaten Back with Heavy
Losses Horse Artillery support
ed the Cavalry.

Atbara. ION the Nile) March 23.-An
Anglo Egyptian cavalry patrol was in
in conflict with party of Dervish
hor.emen on Monday, eleven miles up
the river. a hand to hand encounter
with spears occurred and the Derysh-
es We're driven back The horse ar
tillery went to the support of the An
glo-Egyptian cavalry and shelled the
Dervishes at $500 yards doing con-
siderable execution. The Anglo
Egyptian loss was seven men killed and
eight wounded. The patrol returned to
Rashudi before midnight. bringing
the wounded. No British officers We're
wounded.
A force OF 400 Dervish cavalry APP
peared few miles from here on Tues
day morning. 1t was met by n squad
ron of cavalry and n force of Soudanese
who drove off the Dervishes with con-
siderable loss, following them some
miles beyond Abadar
Mahouda's main force occupies the
same position.
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TONS OF SUPPLIES FOR THE YUKON.
Alaska Commercial Company Intends to
Doa Big business This Year.

San Francisco. Cal, March 23.-Dur-
ing the coming season the Alaska
Commercial company proposes to get
1900 tons of supplies up the Yukon
river and distribute them among its
trading posts from Boring sea to Daw-
son. Last year 1000 tons were for
warded hut much of this amount was
started late in the season after the
Klondike excitement began and some
thousands of tons got no further than
St. Michaels. This year the company
will have thirteen river steamers NOV
ing with heavy loads at the earliest
possible moment. Five will he new ones
and four of these Will be Of 1000 tens
capacity. These We're built on the Ohio
river and have been shipped to Unalas-
ka. They are expected to make four
river trips between June 1 and frecz-
ing time.
The company's fine new $500 ton
ocean steamer st. Paul now being built
mt the Union Iron Works will be
launched at midnight on April g.
The Northwestern Trading & Trans
portation company-the Cudahy-
Weare-Gag corporution--is expected to
keep up with its older rival, the Alas
ka Commercial company. in the way
of supplying the people of Alaska with
the necessaries of life. and from present
appearances there VIII be no lack of
food next winter in the frozen gold
fields of the North.
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THE TRAIN Was DYNAMITED.
More Details Of Calfonia's Latest Train Rob
berry.


Goshen, Cali. March 23.-Train eight
teen which left Goshen at 1914 last
night in charge of Conductor Bodman,
Engineer Jimmy Moore. Fireman Dan
McAuliffe and Messenger Pease was
held up at IL O'Clock sharp at Cross
Creek trestle, four miles north of here.
negro boy who was on the blind bag
gage says that three men got on as the
train left Goshen and told him that IL
he kept still and stayed where he was
he would not get hurt. Soon after leav-
ing Goshen, the robbers crawled over
the tender and putting both fireman
and engineer under guard ordered them
to slow up one fourth of a mile from
the trestle and then proceed slowly to
the long trestle. The FIRST bomb which
blew off the side OF the express car.
was heard distinctly in Goshen. Two
more bombs blew up tho safe. The
mail was rihed and some sacks carried
away. One sack was picked up one
fourth of mile north at IL o'clock.
The robbers remained As minutes.
Detective Meade, who was on the
train. stepped off the first coach but
was ordered by the robber on the west
side to go back on refusing he was
shot at and returned the fire three
times. After the robber shot the second
time, a shot was fired from the east
Side. About a dozen shots were fired
altogether by two OF the robbers at the
wreck and one at least on each side of
the coach, and probably some with
horses a little way north. They had "A
horse and buggy with n new tire, and
two horses with saddles. all without
shoes.
Some shoe tracks in Goshen show
that one man had large shoes, not
-. a. 4.
out of n gate short distance north of
the track, Onlcers OF Kings county
were notified by men ON handcnr
from Armona, while the Tulare coun-
~ officers were notified by engine from
Goshen and arrived at the wreck
about 8 n. IN,
The express car is n complete wreck.
A two-ounce bomb uneXploded was
picked up. also an empty No. Il Win
chester shotgun cartridge. Pieces of
the car IRE scattered 100 yards around.
Officers with teams started on the trail
at daylight,
Fresno. Cal, March 23.-By daylight
every possible avenue of escape for the
II Is definitely known that the robbers
have started north and the officers are
working this way, With them is De
tective Meade who was formerly sher-
III of this county. When last heard
from the party working north. had left
Kingsburg. With the roads and passes
SO well guarded and officers hot on the
trail OF the robbers, their capture is
thought to be matter OF but u short
time.
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snow and the ground is covered with
u wet and heavy mantle. Such weather
IL Unprecedented for this senyon OF the
year The cold weather which prevails
all through this section and down into
lrNas VIII doubtless do considerable
damage 10 fruit trees which had begun
10 bud as the result of the few warm
days last week.
The heavy rains of the past few days
have caused all rivers in Missouri to
rise rapidly. The Usage and Gasconade
especially are pouring floods of water
INTO the Missouri, which In turn flows
into the Mississippi. The guage here
marked GAS feet at u. IN. and the
river is stlll rising. This mark is 40
feet higher than registered yesterday.
u is expected by the weather bureau
that by tomorrow morning all the low
lands along the Mississippi as far up
AS the mouth Of the Illinois river viii
be under water. Damage from the ris-
Ing rivers in this state is feared. At
st. Charles the Missouri has risen at
an alarming rate, threatening to over
How large area of the best farming
lands in the state. The melting snow
will add much to the rising waters.
only a few of the incoming trains
arrived Oh time today. The delays
We're caused by the washouts and land
slides.
All the streams about Nashville. Ills,
the rampage Wheat fields are flood
ed and all the bottom lands north OF
Covington are submerged, the Okawu
being five miles wide at the point
The new iron bridge there is In dan
ger Of being washed away Families
living on low ground have been COM
PEELED to move. one family narrowly
escaped drowning.
Bluu line and Burlington tracks are
So washed that trains are being run
over the Chicago * Alton tracks from
Louisiana and Springfield to Alton.
Ills, A Bun line train tried to pass
through the low place in the Macuupin
bottom near Haegcman. where the
track Is two feet under water for over
two miles The fire in the engine was
put out and the engine and train OF
ten freight cars are stopped. Another
engine cannot back in 10 pull the train
out, so the only thing to do is to wait
until the waters subsidc
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-23

That Is the Number of Cubans Now Re-
ceiying American Relief.

New York, March 23.-Louis Klopsch,
publisher OF the Christian Herald. who
Is directing the distribution of relief
supplies in Cuba, telegraphs to the
World from Havana:
1.-THE American relief work in Cuba
is in most excellent condition. Here
tofore the utter inadequacy of supplies
from American sources made opera
tions on large, satisfactory scale i'm
possible, Today there is enough afioat
for thirty days requirements.
"On the arrival of the next cargo,
due Thursday. every known center of
restitution will Immediately be pro-
Nsioned for ten days, and 100000 men
and women will be sustained by Amer
ica's practical sympathy. pending an
official statement Of actual needs there
after.
Then the American relief will be as
far-reaching as II Is possible to make
it. Letters and kilograms from con-
suls and consular agents received by
me within three days fully confirm
the generally accepted views as TO the
magnitude and intensity of the awful
restitution. Consul McGarr, OF Glen
fuegos, heretofore incredulous, now re-
ports $1,000 destitute in his consular
district. and believes 1t will be worse.
Tomorrow on Estrolla street. we
open a central station for the relief Of
u 900 destitute in Havana. also diet
kitchen for 1000 sick In San L.aZarie
street. The bakeries In Havana and
the suburbs are turning into bread all
the flour received. The sum is a nut
shell is that there are 2O5, 900 reconcen-
trados In f02 towns and villages.
Three hundred tons of corn meal and
fifty tons of bacon weekly can save
them all. They look to America as
their only hope and bless its people for
the good already done. When Amer
leans die they say. Peter will not wait
for them to knock ut the heavenly gate,
but will open II wide before they
knock"
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NEWS FROM HAWAII.
Island In Need of Nickeis and Dimes-Leg-
islative DEMONSTRATING to klondike.

San Francisco. March 2s--The
steamer Belgic from Honolulu brought
the following advices:
Honolulu, March l5.-Mrs. Thomas
Watson. nee Emma Spreckels. has TAX
In this city and in the Islands. amount-
ing to more than a million dollars.
which she decided back to her father
Claus Spreckels, at the time she
married. Her attorneys have placed
with w. G. Irwin & Co. notices for all
occupants of the property in dispute
ordering them to vacate at once. In the
batch of notices the occupants of the
Spreckels blocks and about twenty
others We're served and ordered to va
cate. Irwin & Co. Will pay no attention
to the notices, claiming that the prop
erty rightfully belongs to Claus Spree
kels. They hold long lease on the
building and sublet to the present oc
cupants. Mrs. Watson's attorneys Will
be forced to go into court and seek the
ejectment of the tenants: then the
matter will come up for judicial deter
mination. Mrs. Watson admits that she
decided the property over to her father
but insists that the deed Is invalid be-
cause II does not bear the signature Of
her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Watson will
return to Honolulu from the orient
early in May and the cas- Is expected
to come up in the courts here at that
time.
William cassie and several others
leave Honolulu today bound for the
KlondilSe. cassie represents an island
company. He carries ample funds for
Quitting and prospecting purposes.
The 1000 English steamship Ottawa
bound from sydney TO Victoria with 800
klondikers, is expected here daily
She was " have sailed on the cath ult
and is now overdue.
A bill is about to be introduced in the
legislature providing that from and
after July l, no labor contract win be
enforceable in the Hawaiian islands
The central committee has endorsed
the bill by carrying motion to the
effect that the penal feature OF labor
contracts be abolished by the present
Legislature.
The Hawaiian legislature Will be
asked to appropriate $4,000 for the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-23

coinage of nickels and dimes. Minister
Damon states that there is scutrclty
of this class of coinage and the banks
were compelled to send to the United
States several times year for sufii-
cient small coins to meet the needs Of
their business. The new coins Will be
minted at San Francisco and this gov
on the transaction.
At the last session OF the legislature
the duty ON Japanese sakle was ma
terinlly Increased in order to protect
the California wine grower. The re-
suit has been great Increase of trade
in this particular line. Now the Jap
anese want cheaper sake and have
petitioned the senate to restore the old
duty. They claim that the cost OF the
consumer under the old tariff was rea-
sonable and that the present duty is
nrohihitiyp.
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PREPARING FOR THE CRISIS.
Senate Foreign Committee Getting Ready
-Thurston Says Now Is the Time.


Washington. March 2s-The Senate
committee on foreign relations at its
meeting today informally discussed
the Cuban situation. A member of the
committee said that the course OF the
President was surely convincing the
government and intelligent people OF
the world that the United States was
justified in its policy and we would
have the moral support OF Europe
when the crisis came.
Ii WAS the opinion, however, that the
inevitable tendency was toward a rup-
ture with Spain and that the United
States position was becoming stronger
and stronger every day.
There was some discussion ms to what
would be done with the report of tho
board of inquiry when 1t reached the
Senate Monday and It is probable that
u motion Will Immediately be made TO
refer 1t to the conHlittoe on foreign
relations.
An EFFORT will be made to adjust the
whole matter by the time the rcUyrt
DRIVES so that no debate viii occur u,-
I'll after the committee has considered
the report
TIME FOR ACTION HAS CONE.
Chicago. March Ex-senator John II
ThurstOn Of Nebraska stopped TO-
hours in Chicago on his way to Wash
ington. In an interview the Senate
said:
Il quite approve OF the Presidents
delay thus far. the time has now com
when we should intervene in behalf OF
humanity. We are fairly well prepared
now to protect ourselves in case h0s-
tiuties should follow such action and
the government should delay no longer,
Every hour Of waiting means death.
suffering and distress in Cuba. Free
the island and let the people form their
own government
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-23
MURDERED BY A MANIAC.
Fate Of San Francisco Officer Who Tried 10
Make an Arrest.


San Francisco, March 2s,-Police
Lieutenant w. +. Burke was shot and
killed by Park Haynes, alias the Irish
Tinker" maniac, this morning while
attempting to arrest him for disturb
ance Of the peace.
Haynes and u neighbor quarrelled
about a fence between their lots on
Precita avenue this morning and the
police were summoned. Two officers
in uniform came from the Seventeenth
Street station, but on arrival at the
scene of the disturbance Haynes -four
ished revolver and acted in such a
threatening manner that the officers
retired and notified their superior Off
GERS at the station. Lieut.. Burke at
once went to the scene and approaching
Haynes. showed him his star and at
tempted to pacify the lunatlc. Haynes,
however, waved him off with a pistol
and as he continued to advance, fired
two shots at him point blank, both taxi
ing effect in the abdomen. Burke fell
and Haynes turned on his heel and re-
tired into his house, where he proceeded
to barricade himself. The other two
officers fired volley at him, but he re-
turned their FIRE with n Winchester.
and after picking up the wounded
lieutenant the policemen returned to
summon assistance. Burke was car
ried 10 the county hospital, where he
expired shortly after being admitted.
A posse of policeman surrounded
Haynes house and fired several volleys
into II. but Haynes returned shot for
shot for some minutes, and finally sur
rendered when his ammunition was ex-
hausted. Fortunately none of his later
shots took effect. He is now In jail.
charged with murder, but will In all
probability be committed to the asylum.
as he is evidently not accountable for
his action
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-23

Washington. March 23.-Thc navy
department has arranged for the
practical withdrawal of all its naval
officers at Havana and the abandon
ment OF the wreck of the Inflated
Maine.
Secretary Long said today Capt.
Slgsbec would come to Washington
as soon as convenient,
Although not finally settled II is
more than probable that the Fern also
will return to the United States soon.
the event of the abandonment of
tho wreck 1t Is more than likely that
the navy department VIII arrange
Tor It's complete destruction by the use
OF dynamite or torpcdues.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-23
MIR. GLADSTONE is VERY ILL.
But lie Wanted Nothing Said of 1t Unless
the Queen Inquired.

London. March 23.-Sir Thomas
Smith. surgeon extraordinary 10 the
queen, who was called in consultation
upon the case OF Mr.. Gladstone, said
to an interviewer today that after
the examination Mr.. Gladstone begged
him not TO say word about his con-
dition unless the queen asked for in
formation ON the subject The sur
geon confirmed the report that MIR.
Gladstone was suffering intense pain
and was very i'll.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-23

New York. March 2s.-At the quar-
termasters bureau a contract has been
awarded TO the Northern Pacific rail-
road company for transporting two L.
inch rified cannon and four S-inch ones.
with their disappearing carriages, TO
Seattle The guns are at the proving
grounds at Sandy Hook and the car
riages are at the factory in Water
town. Mass The cost of transportation
will be $500. From Seattle the arma-
ment will be taken by boat TO the new
forts which have just been constructed
commanding the straits Of Juan dc
FuCa
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-23

Big Rush OF Waters is Accompanied by
Damaging Blizzard.

st. Louis, March GA regular Da-
kota blizzard prevails In st, Louis and
vicinity. extending doxn into Arkan-
sas and in part OF Illinois. Last night
the temperature began to decline, and
today nj s o'clock u fall of As degrees
from the highest point registered yes
terday was reported by the local wea-
Their officials shortly after 2 u. m. the
rain which had prevailed all day yes
terday and last night, was turned Into
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-23
POLITICIANS IN CONVENTION.
Democrats. Silver Republicans and Popu-
lists of Oregon.

Portland. Ore, March 23.-The state
convention of the Democrats and Sill
yer Republicans met this morning and
after effecting temporary organization
and appointing committees on creden-
tials and permanent organization. both
conventions adjourned until this after
noon. When permanent organization
is effected, conference committees Will
Gliding upon the manner of fusion.
The Populist state convention will
also meet this afternoon and 1t is ex-
pected that a fight will be precipitated
over the temporary organization.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-23
BUYING NO MORE wARsHIPs.
United States Has Purchased All Foreign
Vessels It Wishes to.

Washington, March 2S.-The navy de-
partment has purchased no further
ships abroad and the negotiations are
not proceeding in manner to indicate
success, 1t was definitely determined
today that the Chilean battleship Gen,
O'Higgins could not be secured. Com
mander Brownson is today in Paris
after having inspected the Brazilian
ships now building at La Siene. While
these might be secured they are long
way from completion and could be of
little service at present. What the de-
partment wants is ships which can be
commissioned at once.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-23

Barcelona. March 23.-At the opening
Of the bourae here today Spanish AZ
We're quoted at 20 10. The closing price
yesterday was $40
Paris, March 2a.--Spanish As on the
bourse today opened weak at So 9-16
against 50 5-1G. the closing price of
yesterday
London. March 2s.--On the stock ex-
change today Spanish as were weak
declining to 53. a net loss of rs from
yesterdays closing price. Later they
advanced to $50, but eased off slight
"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-23

Pittsburg, March ga general
strike of river coal miners win be in
augurated on April unless all OF the
conditions Of the Chicago agreement
are conformed with by that date or
the operators agree TO pay the men
upon a run Of mine basis. The strike
will affect about $4,000 men.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-23

Gravesend. Eng. March 23.-The
United States cruiser New Orleans Cfor-
merry the Amazonas) started for Hole
Haven at II o'clock this morning to
take on board her ammunition.
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WASHED THE TRACK AWAY.

Fruzeysburg. o.. March 23.--On ac-
count of high waters on the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad between GAINESVILLE and
Newark, b. 81 q passenger train No.
i05 with four cars.was running 10 New
ark over the c. NJ. y. V. and Panhan-
die.
About three miles east NJ Frazeys
burg high water had undermined the
roadbcd for 900 yards The train
struck the hanging track at the rate
uf - miles an hour, throwing the
engine. Pullman and day coach from
The track. The train was running IN
reverse order, the engine being coupled
10 the Pullman. No one was seriously
injured. but few received cuts and
bruises. Passengers and crew were
brought to shore in boats.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-23
FLOOD LOOKED
FOR

Cincinnati, o.. March 28.-The rain
still continues. The river at 10 a. m.
reached danger line and WAS rising four
inches an hour. The real danger point
is fifty feet. It requires over SO to
reach the railway tracks With the
river rising rapidly from Pittsbure to
Cincinnati, and with the rain still fall
ing II IL difficult To see how r disas-
trous flood can be avoided River men
and others hope for the early appear
ance OF cold weather to check the
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Columbus. o.. March 25.--rhe worst
local flood In the history of the Scioto
river IL in progress here. Thirteen Of
fifteen railroads cannot get train In or
are homeless and 800 more house are
are himeless and 500 more house are
flooded. No lives lost so far
DISASTROUS FLOOD LOOKED
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endous. River still rising, raining. A
thousand families are suffering.
RAILWAY TRAINS TIED UP.
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- EVENING PAPER is TIE
Tilt eApFR OF TODAY. THE
|Hk ,,opNINo PAPER is THE
Hi nApER OF YESTERDAY.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1898-01-07

Vos nombreux lecteurs de Du-
luth ct d'ailIeurs liront aveo plai-
sir la maniere don't on a c6lebrl6 a
fete de Noel ct lie jour de ran d
P6gtise st Jean Baptlste de Du-
luth. L'6glise 6tait brillamment
d5cor6e pour la circumstance ct
tout respirait an air de fete. LIE
Rev. Pere L. j.. Grandohamp q
dome un eloquent sermon sur le
mystere du jour, ct 10 choeur sous
l'hablle direction de Mile Della
Chevrette appuy6e de Mile Rose
Ladouceur CONNIE organiste, a
fort bien rendu le programme sui
want.
Kyrie. Conconnes
Gloria Farmers
Credo. Feters
Oherto1re. .Pastorale
Sanctus Peters
Agnus Dei....,....M ercandantes
Faisaient partie du ohoeur, So.
pronos. Miles Anna D'Aoust,
George Gr1gnon, Adelaide Che.
vrette, Della. Ohevfette. Altos:
Miles Jennie Geignon, Georgia
Ohevrette, Eva LIE Roy. Tenors:
NM. Abide Raoette ct Bruno Pei
letter. Bases: MN. Joseph
Pr6fontaine, Eugene Gonthier,
Eaouard Grignon, Levi Forest.
lie meme programme a 6t6 re-
pete, samedi dernler, premier de
IAN.
CONNIE tou]oursa regllse St.
Jean Baptiste depuis quelques an
n6es tout s'est pass6 CONNIE dane
lie meilleur des mondes.
UN PARoIssIEN ENCHANTE