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

Claim of a Man that She is Near Chicago
He Wants $4,000.

Chicago, Feb. IA man giving his
name as Jacob Luthardt called at the
central police station this afternoon
and announced himself as entirely pre-
pared to accept the 100000 reward
which Police Inspector Michael
Setback has offered for the production
of Mrs Louisa Luetgert alive. The
man said he had seen Mrs. Luetgert
within forty eight hours and could pro-
duce her within the same space Of
time. He told IL straightforward story.
and although subjected to n close eX-
animation by Capt. Colleran of the
central station, insisted upon the accu-
racy of his story,
He was shown 600 pictures and from
among them selected that of Mrs.
Luetgert without trouble. He said he
could produce the woman at any time
and would do Immediately IL he was
assured of the payment of the 100000.
He said Mrs. Luetgert was within u
short distance of Chicago. and with
some friends of hers. According to
Luthardt's story, she Is insane, but has
lucid intervals.
He was given letter to Inspector
Setback, and that official not only
agreed to make good the 900 he had
originally offered, but promised to give
Luthardt $500 additional for every day
that was saved in the trial by the pro-
duction of Mrs Luetgert. THE trial
will last about one week longer, and
will cost the state about $4,000 more"
said the inspector. you bring the
| woman into court and / will personally
| pay you $4,000. l will also guarantee
that you get a total sum of $25,000 and
| ! know others will put up little be-
sides my 1923, 900. Now bring her in"
| Luthardt sat still a moment. and
| then, with the remark well, must
| be going" he left the station.
Chief of Police Kipley's private sec
rotary, James Markham. says the man
is insane. He says he has called at the
| chiefs office several times for an in
terview with the chief. Each time he
refused to state his business. but said
he had very important business tc
| transact with the chief
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-02
PRESIDENT AND CABINET PLEASED.
Their Views on tho Defeat of the Teller
Resolution Voice by Secretary Long.


New York. Feb IA dispatch to the
Tribune from Washington says The
satisfaction of the President and his
advisers over the action of Congress on
the Teller resolution Is Enthusiastically
reflected in the reply of Secretary Long
after the cabinet meeting today, to the
correspondent of the Tribune, who
asked whether 1t was not probable that
the resolution would materially effect
the Congressional elections next fall.
TT seems" said Secretary Long, "as
" the Lord or their own folly has de-
livered the Democrats into our hands
Had they kept still. the usual reaction
which takes place after a Presidential
election and the usual cry that the
new tariff had not put a gold spoon in
every mans mouth might have given
them the next House of Representa-
tives. But they have introduced and
passed by their majority in the Senate
n resolution practically favoring a de-
preciated currency and the free coin
age of silver
by this promise of Accent dollar.
and of the practical discredit of the
financial obligations of the United
States, they commit themselves to n
policy which will reduce the value of
every laboring mans wages, of every
veterans pension and of every penny
saved and laid up in our savings
banks.
"This resolution was carried In the
Senate by Democratic vote. II was
carried there by the votes of just those
states which went for Bryan and the
Democracy in the last Presidential
election.
Yesterday In the House. In which
there is n Republican majority of fifty,
II was overwhelmed by practically n
solid Republican vote. The result Is
that we shall go to the country next
fall in the Congressional elections upon
n square issue between n sound cur
rency and a deprecated one, between
maintaining and impairing the credit
of the United states, between giving
the industrial people OF the country a
dollar worth n hundred cents for
their labor and product or giving them
dollar worth 40 cents.
"On such an issue as this we shall
not only rally again the whole Repub-
lican forces, but add to them as we
did in 1896. all sound-money Democrats
(aud their number Is legion), whose In
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-02

loan to China of one hundred million
rouhles has been concluded, but the re-
port requires confirmation In detail.
The presidential election will be held
today throughout Colombia. II is the
general opinion that DIR. sanotemento,
the nationalist candidate, will be re-
turned,
A man named Francis Carroll. de-
scribed as an actor, has been remanded
in London on the charge Of threatening
to murder Miss Florence st. John, the
actress.
Louis NJ. Houseman has offered n
purse of S1,250 for Jimmy Barry and
Casper Leon to spar in Chicago in
the near future, to go eight rounds
at 40 pounds.
The action of the revenue authorities
against Prince Maximillian Won Fuer-
tpnberg for the recovery of several mil
lion marks on the legacy duty has re-
suited in verdict for the plaintiffs.
Further accounts of the conflict be-
tween the British fllibustcr steamer
Tourmaline and the Moorish war
steamer Hassanl state that several
Moors We're killed by the British fire.
Heavy storms have visited Como.
Lombardy, and vicinity. \ spinning
Como, collapsed. killing five persons
and burying twelve others in the ruins.
The arrest Of the sutans secretary
and favorite on a charge Of high trea-
son is reported, The secretary has long
been under suspicion on account of his
sons connection with the young Tur-
key party.
Capt. Gen. Blanco will return to Ha-
vana In the course of the next few
days. His return is the principal topic
of conversation in Havana, and has
provoked much variety of comment.
,r,o ,oo.,i o,r,,. o,.o, .,o 1-...,, 80.
tate, which has been pending in the
chicago probate court since the will
of John u. ketcham was presented for
probate, some time ago, has been set
tied, so far as the courts are concerned
Utah postmosters have beor ,r,o,,t-
ed as follows; Fielding. RnTeider
county. Leonard w. Standing vice
Michuel Garnes, removed; Goshen,
otah county Mrs Lucy Taylor. vice
John u. Johnson, removed.
The NTerrimac mill Mt I,oweu ,,ass
which emnlovs more than ooo barGt
and the Tinted states Buntinp com,
many which ernn,ove I 5oo hmd = I'LL I'LL
ySsterday. Clogslng, OF the turbine
Wneeis by snow 1nade IL impossible to
$3.50 'P '"' "i"N'iSiS'
Several police captains wore reducea
to the rank OF patrolmenTuesdova t chi
cago to make room for cI,,ii so,,,,ico
eIigibles certified 70 CHIEF az po,ice
Kipley bv the civil service connp,issin,,
This action was somewhat ~ SUI.
PRISE
Charles n I,tua boe ben, ar,o,,a5 q.
Kansas CITY Mo. on susnicinn ~ ho,,.
ing been implicated in the murder Of
Miss Emma Schummncber vbn wac
shot and killed Inv one of two n,an ,ybo
| robbed her store one nipbt Last Ne
| cember.
|
"a Milk White Flag "a " and a do,e,b- :
| ter of the late patti poso fail ,nt6 a
| furnace chute in the Savonnnb ia
| theater last night. brealsirp bar right
leg. she fell six feet ,rba ran viii
| Law her nm for ouite n ,vbiia
A Detroit ~ Mackinac snow pillow
loaded with men ran into caboose in
me yard at North Bay City, Mich. Tues
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-02

loan to China of one hundred million
roubles has been concluded, but the re-
port requires confirmation In detail.
The presidential election will be held
today throughout Colombia. II is the
general opinion that DIR. Sa1ctemento,
the nationalist candidate, will be re-
turned
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-02

A man named Francis Carroll. de-
scribed as an actor, has been remanded
in London on the charge of threatening
to murder Miss Florence st. John. the
actress.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-02
How January Has a Surplus.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The monthly
comparative statement of the govern
ment receipts and expenditures shows
that for the month of January the re-
ceipts aggregated $37 .333G2S, and the
expenditures $50, G96, ILL., leaving a sur
plus for the month Of S636.917. The mis-
cellaneous receipts for January include
So. $685. 0l received during the month
from the sale OF the Union Pacific rail-
road. Excluding this item, the re-
ceipts amount to S29,7S5,227, leaving a
deficit for the month of $7,90l,4Si. De-
Quoting also the payments during No
vember and December on account of
Pacific railroad Indebtedness, amount
ing to $40, 909,S22 in receipts and s5,449,-
36S in expenditures. the receipts and
expenditures since July 1887 amount
to S1S7537,37S and s239, 439201, respec-
lively, showing deficit of S51,S9l 1923.
The receipts from customs during
January amounted to S14,269, 492, gain
as compared with January, 1897, of
about 100000. The internal revenue
receipts also showed n gain of over
81, 300, 900 for the month. Since July list,
the government has paid out on PEN
sion accounts nearly sS9,OO0,O 900.
The present net gold balance in the
treasury is the largest since August,
1890. This accumulation became some
what burdensome and for some time
past the government has not en-
couraged its deposits. Recently, how
ever, treasury notes and silver has
been coming in large quantities and
the situation, in consequence, Is re-
lieved The uncovered silver in the
treasury, having served Il purpose in
the fall trade, is now being returned.
and during the last few weeks the
supply has increased from s5S0,OOO to
SASH 900. During the same time the
stock of treasury notes has increased
from sl,9OO.0OO to ss,5S2.00O.
The receipts from customs and IN
ternal revenue sources are both very
encouraging to the officials ana alto-
pether the treasury situation is re-
garded as entirely satisfactory.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-02
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OREGON SHORT line
Railway.
Railway.
Railroad and steamship Tickets sold to all
TIME GARD IN EFFECT OCT al. 1897


TIME GARD IN EFFECT OCT. 81. 1897.
Trains arrive and depart at Salt Lake City
as follows:
DEPART.
For Chicago, Omaha. Denver. Kan
Sns CITY, st. Louis, Ogden and
For rs s :i:o as. Gao % Am
Valley and intermediate points. 90 a IN
For Ogden, Denver Kansas City,
Omaha, ST, Louis, Chicago and
intermediatc points. ....,.,.., 0 a5 p m
and san Francisco ............,., IS pm
-, Manti and Intermediate points. 80 m
tFor Provo Nephi, Milford, Frisco
and intermediate points. ..,..,;. Q 90 pm
Mixed train for Garfield Beach,
Tooele and Terminus. ..........,. q Is q m
ARRIVE
From Chicago, Omaha. St, Louis.
~, and Ogden. ..,,...,;..,,....;.,..., 10 pm
Francisco, Ogden and informed
From san Francisco, Cache Valley ~ " Nj
Ogden aud intermediate points Is u m
From Chicago. Omaha, st. Louis.
Kansas City, Denver and Ogden 30 a m
'From Frisco. Milford. Nophi. Provo
and intermediate points........ 0 - n m
From Mercur, Tintic. Provo. Nephi,
Mnutl and intermediate points. 0 20 D IN
'From Terminus, Tooole and Car
+Trains South OF juab run daily SYcep ls
'Dally except Sunday.
CITY TICKET OFFICE, UNDER hASONIC RAIL,
Cor. End South and West Temple
u. K. hurley.
8. W. EccLEs' ass "n' -''A'' AS'A"
Vico-Presidont and Gen. Manager.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-02
THE COLORADO MIDLAND RAILROAD


Between Salt Lake city, Ogden and Lead
vile, Cripple Creek, Colorado Springs, Dem
yer and all points east. Only line running
THROUGH CHAIR CARS. Through sleep
ers on both morning and evening trains.
This line, In connection with the Rio Graude
Western, reaches Denver earlier than any
other line via Colorado Springs. No change
of cars or delayed trains. Take the Colo
RADIO Midland and save time and enjoy the
finest ride and grandcst scenery in Colorado.
For full information call on X. g. w. Railway
agont or
W. Il. BAILEY, o. A. BROWN
e. 7. A. Gen. Agent
Denver. Colo. Salt Lake City,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-02
Fhn Scenic Line
nS of the
World.
Denver &
Rio Grande /,
Scenic
W we d. the Railroad.

Two Daily Fast Express Tralns
to olepwood Springs, LeedviIle,
Pueblo. Colorado Springs. Denver
and all points East.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-28
Enormlty of E1tOrtion.

The enormity of the extortion car
ried on under cover OF our railroads is
hard to conceive. Hidden by practices
that are innumerable, by underhand
practices that are as reprehensible as
the grievioqs exactions and injustices
so carefully hidden, it is hard to un-
cover the extent of the evils that have
grown up around the building and
operation of our railroads. The in
Justice of discrimination in freight
charges and transportation services,
the injustice and wrong of charging
those outside of the railroad cliques,
the trusts and combines built up on
the favors granted by the railroads
of charging those outside Of these
cliques higher rates than those within
can readily be grasped, but the extent
to which this discrimination is car
ried, aud hence the magnitude of the
wrong and evil done, it is impossible
to show in all it's enormity, for the dis
ordinations are so adroitly covered
and hidden that it is quite impossible
to uncover them in all their naked
ness And even as it is hard to COM
prehend the magnitude of the injury
done by discrimination in railroad
charges and services is i. hard to COM
prehend the extent of the systematic
overcapitalizing and wrecking of our
railroads that has been carried on.
If it is wrong to build road at n
cost of S., OOO, 900 and then capitalize it
at $40, 900, if it is wrong to issue
upon said road $4,000 900 of stock fht
which no money is given and call "
full paid up capital, if it is wrong to
tax the users of our railroads to pay
interest ON this fictitious capital, then
bound up with our railroad system is
grievious wrong, for after this manner
it is capitalized. If it is wrong to
charge a few OF the most powerful
shippers only eight cents u hundred
pounds for the shipment Of wheat
from Chicago to Philadelphia while
charging the mass of shippers Is cents,
if it is wrong for the railroads to give
TO some shippers the use of their cars
as storehouses free of charge but not
to all, If it is wrong for the railroads
to act as the business agent of the
trusts, while refusing to similarly
treat the ordinary shipper, if it is
wrong to carry the goods OF the trusts
at lower rates than the goods of indie.
pendent producers, If it is wrong for
the railroads to do switching without
charge for the clique shippers while
charging all other shippers stiffly, in a
word, if it is wrong for our railroads
to operate so as to deprive men of an
equality of opportunity, so as to build
up trusts and monopolies, so as to i'm
pTverlsh the many, so rs to Cypress,
the honest and serve the unscrupulous(
then sheltered under the protectios-qk,
our railroads is a grievous wrong. foA
after this manner they are operated
Philadelphia American.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-28

vice and telephone have made this .
very small country, In nine presiden-
tial elections out of ten, the result IS
known all over the United States.
within forty-eight hours after the
polls closed.
The vote by ballot has made 1t as
easy to receive and count the votes OF
twenty million men as of twenty thou
sand, requiring only proportionately
more polling places and officers
The voters can and do select the
names of their candidates from among
twelve to two hundred names that arei
printed on the ballot. Surely they
can mark their vote OH the same ball
lot for or against proposed laws.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-28
Voting yes, ninety-one thousand.

Voting yes, ninety-one thousand.
Voting no, ninety thousand.
8. Should the constitution be amend
cd to require an educational qualifica-
ton of voters?
Voting yes, one hundred and fifty
one thousand. Voting no, forty-one
thousand. This question was submit
ted merely to get the opinion of the
voters for the advice of the state legis-
lature.
4. Shall the proposed law take eff
feet as passed by the legislature, pro-
viding for the issue by the state of
twenty-year gold bonds to pay its debt
of two million five hundred thousand
dollars?
Voting no, eighty.six thousand.
Voting yes, eighty thousand. This
bill was submitted in all its details
5. Shall senate constitutional amend
ment No. 10 be adopted, limiting ses-
sions of the legislature to one hundred
days pay and prohibiting the intro
duction OF any bill after the first sixty
days, except by consent of two-thirds
of the members?
Voting yes, one hundred and fifty
thousand. Voting no, thirty-six thou
sand.
6. Shall assembly constitutional
amendment No. be adopted, prohib-
iting the creation of debt by any dis
trict, without reference of the question
to vote of the citizens and approval
by two-thirds voting thereon?
Voting yes, one hundred and nine
thousand. Voting no, sixty thousand.
Z. Shall senate constitutional amend
ment No II be adopted, allowing high
er salaries to certain state officers?
Voting no, one hundred and twenty
nine thousand. Voting yes, forty-four
thousand.
8. Shall assembly constitutional
amendment No. be adopted, author
izing certain state officials to allow de-
iciency expenditures of state money
in addition to the appropriations by
the legislature?
Voting no, lightweight thousand.
Voting yes, sixty-nine thousand.
9. Shall senate constitutional amend
ment No. IA be adopted, allowing the
voters of any city of more than thirty
five hundred inhabitants to make It's
charter, provided that the charter so
framed shall be approved at the ballot
box by majority Of the citizens vot-
ing thereon?
Voting yes, one hundred and fifteen
thousand. Voting no, forty-two thou
sand.
The amendments were described by
the ballot only by the senate OR house
number, without any statement or ex-
PLANTATION whEtever of their purpose or
effect. Therefore it required very
considerable degree of education and
study for voter to express his opin-
ion on all these nine proposals.
The total vote on presidential cleo
tors was two hundred and sixty-nine
thousand, while the vote on these pro-
posals varied from one hundred and
sixty thousand to two hundred and
one thousand. The questions were all
voted on and the votes counted, with
out any complaint of extra labor, ex-
pense, or delay in voting or counting,
and it does not take longer to com
municate with Washington from the
remotest precinct in the United States
than it does with Sacramento from
many of tho precincts in California.
The railroad, telegraph, postal ser
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-28
OUR COUNTRY TOO BIG.
ONE OBJECTION TO INITIATIVE
REFERENDUM ANSWERED..
Eltweed POmrOy Answers the Principal
objection, our Country is too big,
Brought Against the Initiative and
Referendum by the UNIFORMED.

BY the initiative, reasonable num-
Der of voters, say ten per cent, have
power to petition to propose any
amendment to the constitution or law
and require its submission to the peo-
pie at the next general election.
By the Optional Referendum, a rea-
sonable number of voters, say FIVE per
cent, have power by petition, filed
within ninety days after the close of
the legislative session to compel the
submission to the people at the next
general election of any law passed by
that legislature.
No law submitted to the people
shall take effect unless it is approved
by majority Of those voting there
on.
It is proposed to apply this princi-
pie to all the laws, national, state and
local. 1t is not proposed to abolish
any legislature, but to create a new
law-making body, of which every
voter shall be a member by right OF
birth and citizenship, and which shall
have supreme power to make or repeal
any law.
The objections most frequently of
fered to our adoption of this system,
are about as follows with some of the
answers and reasons in its favor:
OBJECTION l. OUR COUNTRY is
TOO BIG.
Answer: The idea seems to be that
because our voters are so many, are
scattered over so much land and SO
far from Washington, therefore our
votes cannot be cast and counted for
the election of law. Yet all men in
the United States who choose to vote,
as we'll as many women, to have their
votes counted for Members of Con-
Rress or Presidential Electors three
times every four years not to speak OF
the number of times they are counted
for state and county officers. The
same officers who count these votes
can, at the same election, count the
votes of the same voters who choose
to mark their ballots for or against
any proposed law.
For practical example, though the
voters of California have no power to
compel the submission Of them to any
proposed law, the legislature of the
state sometimes submits important
questions to a vote of the citizens. Al
the presidential election of 1899 the
following nine proposals were so sub
mitted to the voters of California. The
vote is given in thousands only.
], Should the United States sena'
tors be elected by the people?
Voting yes, one hundred and eighty
eight thousand; voting no, thirteen
thousand. The vote was only to get
the opinion of the people, as advice tC
congress
2. Shall the proposed law take eff
feet as passed by the legislature, fol-
the building, at state expense, OF
general ferry and passenger depot a
San Francisco by the State Board o.
Harbor Commissioners, at a cost mo-
exceeding six hundred thousand dol
lars, bonds 10 be issued Cor the amount
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-03
THE EVIL EYE IN TURKEY.

1t takes the traveller in Turkey some
time to realize how deep-rooted in the
minds of the people is this supersti-
ton of the evil eye; 1 came across it
first in STEAMBOAT, while strolling about
the shops and baZars, and here l no.
ticed frequently that while serving me
the Turks would shift uneasily when
looked at them and sometimes begin
twisting a bright bit of glass.
What is the matter with these fell
lows?" l asked my interpreter several
times, and finally he told me that the
men were afraid 1 would cast the evil
eye upon them, the reason being that
my eyes are blush gray. Such eyes are
not common here, and the Turks are
afraid of them, and before their gaze
will often touch their talismans.
My attention being thus called to the
superstition, 1 observed that many
horses in ConstantinOple carried blue
beads hung about their heads with lit
tie leather bags or amulets, in which
are seven pieces of paper, bearing myS-
tic writing or bits of alum. or frag-
ments of palm nuts or something be
lieved to have potency against evil that
might befall the animal. And l saw
sheep wearing blue beads, and was told
thaJ cnllCren OIIen wore tHeIl, Too L
put this down as an interesting GUS
tom, and thought no more about it.
THE EVIL IN CROSSING a ROAD.
But when we started into the interior
of Turkey and were journeying over
bare yellow plains with horses and
arabas, 1 was forced to think of the
evil eye on more than one occasion.
remember one morning as we re jog
ging along on the outskirts O. a mud
village, the arabaja suddenly began to
lash his horses and call out in evident
excitement. There was a Turkish wO-
man just ahead coming out OF the fields
and about to cross the road. The ara
bali was shouting to her. She stopped
by the side Of the road and stared at