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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09
j. M. PETERSOR'S ESTATE.
Laura II. c. Pelerior, a Divorced Wife, Sues
for Allowance.
Bases Claims Upon Alleged uiegaiity
OF the divorce An Interesting
aud Lengthy suit.


'F''iAl l'fI l'tHNfNi lN'tNfuphs
ltchneld. scvicr Co.. Aug. "a very
interesting paper was filed In the Sixth
district court here today In connection
with the estate Of tho late Jas NJ Pc
tcrson. This paper ~ petition by
Laura u. q. Peterson asking for
family allowance of go a month FOR
herself md son Lawrence on the ground
that she 10 the legal widow ~ James
n. Peterson. drccnssi aud that Sarah
Peterson. whom Mr. Peterson doalR.
mates In his viii as his wife nnd whom
he made cxccutriS of his will was not
hls wife and IL not his widow one
paragraph of the petition reads az fol-
iows'
your petitioner was duly married
10 said deceased on tho 18Th day Of
July. 1874. and WIS AZ the timc NJ the
death ~ said deceased the true and
lawful wife ana lH the widow Of said
deceased, and nH such a. entitled tn an
allowance out Of the property uf tho
said estate M 70 reasonable amount Tor
the maintenance 10 herself ana minor
child. issue OF said marriage with said
deceased"
She further nycrs that the inventory
returned showing tho property 90 dee
ceased to be worth one hundred thuuH-
ana three hundred and seventy three
dollars. does not Represent the full trur
ana correct value OF said property. but
that the rri value thereof d. greatly
in excess M the amount above stated Do
This petition a. based upon the Illegal
ny ~ the divorce separating petitioner
and deceased ass husband uud wife,
which WIS Ernntod on December
18Th, 1884. However. petitioner has been
married twice since the time uf said
divorce, tho last time in January uf
tho present year, and Hhc Dr. now live
ink with her lat husband. Mr. Potter
son, tho deceased. married Miss Sarah
johnson of this city some three years
ago and lived with her up to tha time Ut
his death. aud willrd tu her the great.
90 portion M his property. Mrs. sarah
Peterson. widow or deceased. iG out of
tho city on H visit 90 Beaver and so is
NOT yet aware uf this new obstacle In
the way NJ settling up ut hur husbands
estate.
Tho attorneys representing Mrs.
Laura n. e.. Peterson Boo tuIH matter
Hrr Goo. n. Bean OF this city, and
MoFsrH King burton q King " salt
Lake city Tho Peterson estate Ne fcp-
resented hy g. W. Collins GHu ~ RiCh-
field AZ there urr H1 many thousands
cot dollars Involved Boo this litigation.
there IN no probability of itH terminal
lng short uf the court of ltHt resort
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A BIG HIT in SHOES.
Sneak IThicf Puts Up a Fight and
Gets q Shoe Heel In His Eye.

The shoe-salc season Il now on with
IT. attendant display of footwear ubut-
ting the sidewalks aa a temptation 90
tourists In financial difficulties 20 yio-
late "a section OF the DrcnloEuc.
At i:i5 this afternoon Richard wllks.
n tattercd son OF Mblon'H fair Isle.
driftcd down East Temple street and
was brought up standing outside OF
Newman'a shoe store at the sight u "A
card that bore tho lcgont "Going AZ a
Great Sacrifice" Richard broke two Of
tho commandments one after another
he coveted ana then he stole. solzing
n pair OF toothpick toes he driftcd down
the street ana divcd into the alley
way that blaccts the block TO West
Temple street.
~. Alexander who was summing him
self outside hls store. saw tho act and
started In pursuit ~ the fellow. lie
oyerhuulrd him ere West Temple street
possession nf the shoes. Wilks, however.
thought otherwise and emphasized his
remarks with his nHt. The situation
began 10 look bad Tor Alexander the
Great. who landed in the dust with u
jar that bid fair To JOLT the cylinder or
stage of the proceedings CLERK MpGmw
came 10 the rescue of his employer and
FOR brief 1ve minutes the Intoxicating
sound of battle assembled to the blue
ether Finally the combined torres
nailed tho demunHtratiyu EngllshmDn,
Alexander bestrudc his manly bon
aud playfully blttcd the thief over tho
right eye with the captured shoes until
the fellow howled for mercy The
belllgerent duo then escorted their
prize back 90 the shoe store and pro-
ceeded to wash on the stains uN8lHfc.
A telephone call az police heuduunr-
tiers, Co the cucot that u man was be-
ing murdered brought tho patrol out
on the run. officer Abe Randolph
broke through the crowd which had
collected outside tho shoe store and
gathered IN the sneak thief who was
washing the blood on his fare. Ho
gave the name OF Richard Wilkes
an EnElahman, a m1chinist hy
occupation. Richard. who was uuIur
the Influence OF liquor when arrested.
Will be himself again whom he appears
before Judge TlmmOuy tomorrow after
noon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09

a. Marion, Va. city Marshal sohcrcn
shot Joe Rult. killing him Instantly. aud
fatally wounded Mrs. ltult Tor resisting
arrest this morning
A hurricane swept over the island NJ
81 crolN, Monday night Much dum-
age was done but NO death has yet
hano reported.
The last troops stationed In Havana
laft there for Quemndos, leaving only
those EurriHuulug Moro Castle. Ca
banas fortress and the outlying forts.
AZ Montreal. George L. Bell tho man
Who claims Dee stole the celebrated
Duruu1n letter was discharged today
by Magistrate he Fontaine,
Tho Paris Eveutmcnt today says Il
understands that Major MnrChaud has
been offered the post Of governor Of the
French settlement un the S1mau coast
ana envoy extraordinary 20 King Meme
lik Of Abysslula,
In spite " donlllH on the subject. Il 81
said President RlCu of the Argentine
republic, who n now ln Rio de JenclTl
uH thn guest of Brazil ~ DESTROYS or
NEGOTIATING AM alliance between Arrpu-
l.n., brazh ana chin against the United
St1tcs.
A terrible triple tragedy occurred
'lN. N NAil'N 'lHN NI AhNlNNs We last
nlrhL resulting in the death ~ Edward
Eehiuger, DIS wife and their thrce-yoar-
old daughter. Mrs, Ecklngcr evidently
FIRST shot her hush0.d ana daughter
with q shot Euu and then tried to com-
mit suicide by glHhlug the veins In her
wrist with "a knife.
More than 600 cloak makers IN the
employ or "a broadway. New York. firm.
resumed work today. having guined
their demand for an increase OF twenty
i've per cent In the weekly wage scale.
The weather bureau today issued tbe
following special bulletin. mo West
Indian reports received this morning
from points east u cuba. Hurricane
center probably near Porto Rico.
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No Cause to Worry Says Pre-
sident Ben {. Rich,
FAKE PRESS DISPATCHES.
A. a Rule the Rider. Are Treated
Nicely Expects to Interview
Gov. bradley Of Kentucky.


''HAH '''a aHH' '.'
Chattanooga. Tenn. Aug o. is91-
There has been ao much sensational
matter sent out from here regarding
tho recent muhhiugs of EidHra. that
much uuoaHInDaH hos boon caused TO
relatives Boo Zion nud We have received
so many kilograms and letters making
Inquiry OF Elders that $40 deem u
necessary 90 san1 you tho following
statement or facts. There o. absolutely
boo truth Ga the statements published 90
Salt Lake papers concerning rewards
offered Tor tho nrnost of tho mobaeratH.
! wnH DO Florida when these supposed
Interviews were reported % have taken
place iu Chattanooga, these Same rec
ports have been scattered broadcast
over the country and we are resolving
many lettora from detectives at various
points Offering their services. Reln-
uNoH 90 Elders should pay no
attention Co these sensational
reports. Should anything serious occur.
The News VIII De promptly notified
from this office. We have had some
trouble 90 u number Of places. but Ho
fHr our Elders have escaped Injury.
~ rule they nrU treated nicely and
the troubles we encounter generally
come from among tho more Ignorant
class, headed hy religious hirots who
draw their Inspiration directly Dr indie
rcctly from ministers located ln Salt
Lake city. Have mot the governor of
Georgia and other prominent officials
ln localities. whore we have had trouble
ana nnd them tp he lovers OF religious
liberty and equal rights 10 nll I oN-
pnrt 90 interview Governor bradley VI
Kentucky within tho next day ur two
ana uuk protection Tor our Elders.
HEN h.. RICH.
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ALL DEPENDs on TnE 0UTPUT.

Colonel u. C.. Dodge OF the RIO
Gmude Western cannot sny when work
viii bo commenced ON the proposed
line Into the la sal mountain copper
fields. llo does not deny. however. that
in all probability such a line viii be
constructed.
Il will say now nv ! have rllI many
times before" he remarked iaBt cvcn-
iug. TINT nH soon uH the output uf that
district warrants such u move we will
build "a road with Utah connection on
our main line, just ut present / think
tho conditions do not warrant tho cons
Hirugtlun NJ spur. N the district cun-
Ia merely r. question 0f time whom the
country Will be- tapped by % branch of
the RIO Druudc Western. Denver
Nova
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In the case ~ Mrs, ". H. llourrard W
james -. Pardoo Justice OF the peace
Tor the First precinct Judge Booth has
found that In determining the suit ot
A. W. Hutchlnra w NJ. n. Bourgard.
lions that I'D not belong 10 him. HIS
honor thercupuu ordered that tho pro-
ccedinga had In the Justices court be-
nnnuled ana that Judgment be entered
In favor OF Mrs. iiuurgnri. HutchiuH
sued Mrs. bourTnri for fs2i Tor reut,
but plaintiffs attorneys demurrrd 60
the COURTS jurisdiction claiming that
he could not determine n suit involve
ing a larger sum than $500.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09
LATE LOCAL NEWS.

Miss Lois Victoria Lyman, tho
daughter vi Apostle Francis N. Lyman.
and Mr. PharDH Wells puNyon We're
married today in the Temple nc high
noon.
Bartlett rrlpp, American commission
or tu Nlmuu, passed through ogden Toe
day On route Co Washington. having
successfully FULFILLED Dds mlsaiun 60 the
Pacific islands whittier he went some
m.uLM. MO.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09
NJ ARTHUR AFTER
INSURGENT ARMY
He Drives Them Five Miles North
of San Fernando.
NUMBER WAS SIX THOUSAND
Filirinos Were surPriscd-A Famous
Takir captured Angeles 60 be
Ifass of Future Operations.

Washington, Aug eden. otis COM
firms the report of battle at san
Fernando IN the following oablcgram.
Manila, Aug. o-AdiuWnt General.
Washington. Macarthur with 400
men attacked lnsurgcnt army, 5000
strong. concentrated around San Fer
nando. at s.i5 this morning. AZ 10
o'clock o. m. had driven It ave miles in
direction Of Angeles. Casualties few.
Attack ordered Tor seventh instant;
rain ala not permit movement. Rail-
way from Angeles north badly washed
By unprecedented Hoods OF last six
weeks, beyond ability Of Insurgents to
repair OTIS.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09

Former stereniypers Ask for Warrants for
the Arrest 81 Illus, Manager Paddock. q

Now York Aug, o.-Mr. Farrell. an
official OF Typographical Union No. G.
accompanied by A. j, uertrnm. Thomas
J. Lucas, William H. Columhluc and
Max Lnnghurt. former atcrcotyperH on
the sun. appeared before Magistrate
hrauu In the police court today and
asked Tor warrants for Business Man
nrHr Paddock. OF the Sun, and several
private detectives ON the charge OF as
tlult The stergutyp'rS said theywent to
work Monday night ana decided 20
stop work last night. In the room In
which they quit they allcge were Hov-
grul private detectives who hustled
thCm Into an elevator and ON reaching
the lower floor Kicked and beat thom.
Lucas said two OF his teeth had been
knocked out Culumbilc had been beat
en- ON the head and fuco and Lnnghnrt
had a hrulHo on the head. Tho mngls-
trote refused warrants, but said he
would issue summouscs Two were ls-
sued one for Paddock and the othor Tor
John Doe.
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WIN THE JUSTICES.

Justice sommer r. ~ the opinion that
n man who Wllfully enters o. mans tent
and deliberately steals hIH undrrshirt ls
guilty ~ u hrinous crime. The Justice
contends that such nn article n AN in-
necessity 90 camp ufr.
Therefore when James Adams. convict
ed of TINT CrImr, stood up before him
today with 2NG seoul ON his face. his
honor said, 800 or sixty days" Adams
accepted tho latter proposition. and lH
now domlgilgd in the mansion ON the
west slide
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09

supt. weihy Of the Western Returned
last slight from the Nrcck.

General Superintendent 4. T.. welby
of the RIO Gmudc Western returned To-
this city last evening ON No. 3. For
nearly week superintendent Wclhy
has been supervising the repairing Of
the track and bridge 90 badly damaged
near Solitude In last Thursday nights
WnHhOut and wreck. A large force Of
men have been az work inceHHnutly
since the fatal accident and now that
an ~ made straight traffic will boz re-
sumed as " yore. The only trains that
are late today are Nos, I ana g. no. 1
wgHtbuund ~ one hour ana twenty-five
minutes late, and No. about one hour
late.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09

Hold Meeting and Decide To- Participate
In the Parade for Home Heroes

At meeting held by the scnndina-
viAna In the Thirteenth ward last
evening. n committee wuH chosen Go
make arrangements 90 assist 10 the re-
ception NJ the volunteer hrrneH
The following named persons com.
pose the committee. John TalvcrHun.
g. a. Carlqulst, Mrs. Widtsne. Mrs. ..
W, Madaen and August Noriwnll The
committee viii make ~ report tnwor.
row, evening nt "a meeting 90 be- held
IN the Fourteenth ward. 10 IN proposed
TO have about 900 Acnnllnayinn-Am cri.
cans IN marching line. and also 90 have
a float Tor the parade representing Tho
Viking vessel with several young Eirla
dressed In white and national coloru.
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rArAL nAILwAY AcclprNr.
Montreal Express Jump- tho Track Kuiias
several Persons.

Montreal, Aug. 9.-Tho Montreal flsi
express from Montreal 10 ottawa,
which LEFT here over the Canadian.
Atlantic at $3.50 this morning Jumped
the track near st. policnrp. Six or sey.
On persons lost their lives. So far aa
known the dead are;
Joseph i,lchvlicu and daughter. q
Montreal; Wilson O'Connor. Ottawa.
Ned Stairs, OF ottawa; George Me-
Cunig fireman, Of Ottawa.
Tho fatally injured. Nellie Ryan.
bridget Ryan. Ella McDourau u
Maniwuak, Mrs. Jos. Rioholieu % Mou-
treul
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Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. S-prcfI.
dent lien ~. Rich OF the Southern M0f.
mon society loft here tonight mt
Frankfort. Ky. TO call on Gov. Brad.
ley To bring his attention 10 the anti.
aiormon outbreak In that State ana 10
demand protection FOR tho Elders M
Caster county, Ky. u mob VI my man
took out Elders Turnnm and snoW So.
terday but turned them loose. warning
them 20 leave the nulghhurhUud Do
He'll county near the Tennessee lHH.
Elder Titenor ana James Miller were
badly beaten BY n mob OF mountain.
GERS. Elder Tltcnor ~ badly hurt. ~,
b. one OF the wcalthlcst lumbermyn IN
oregon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09
TRANSFER OF MINING CLAIMS.

4 deed was filed FOR record today by
which A. y, Petersen, conveys tho Tom
hoy Gold a Copper company the Tom
hoy group OF claims IN bingham. the
consideration expressed in the deed be-
ing 5000.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09
DREYFUS ACTED
AS INTERPRETER
Explained to the Court What Ger.
tain German Words Meant.
SESSIONS ARE STILL SECRET
FiftJ Documents OF the Dos,ier M,
posed oi-more Rigorous Measure.
Tor Protection OF Prisoner.

Ronnos, France. Aug. g.-Tho sesr.t
session Of the DroyfuB court martial l..
day lasted from ESQ am. to ii.liu.m.
Gen. Chanoine nearly completed lila
part Of the examination Of ths das..r.
lie viii be heard tomorrow Cos about
"a couple VI hours and then 80. p.I...
logue uf the foreign Office Will f.t. ...,
the task, which 1t D. undoratood .uI d..
completed Friday next. a public ~.
aluu, therefore, will take uilU. EHf...
day morning. The dosHicr vuur..f. 20
about 400 document. OF whllh has
were disposed OF yesterday.
Several OF the documents Hra written
IN German. During the procegdIrr. ~,
day "a German dictionary was ..Ht ~.
uud the rpOuiuut here Vi tIy Il RI.
clatcd Press learned from aufu soma.
that when certain words aud ytur...
HiuuH could not ho exactly uuuHH.i...
even with the aid OK thd dIuulHI.l'
DrvyfuH, Who 81 perfect German
scholar. volunteered a translation. nri
was allowed TO give explanation t.b..i
were uf valuable assistance DO H,
members OF the court
The precautionary police measures To-.
day were much more HtrluHuut tb..
yesterday. Strong dctnchmruH of III.
fnntry. Instead Of ken durmts rlrior.t
lHN NHNNA. iNhAlNN ln NllH lNN'U. N.u
d'urmcH alone performed this duty Sea.
ttfduy, ana tho public, who WUrU much
less numerous, barely mustafluu 20
persons, were pressed sim farther back
Persons standing inside The entrance
hall OF house within View uf thg dU.T
Oft hr lyCcc wCru even compelled Iy
gen dnrmca 10 retreat into the lutar.ar
VI the house ana the front door vHt
closed. Absolutely nobody but police
and soldiers were thus within lg1 yards
de IN Care.
The police authorities explain hs
rigor or those measures ON the Ef0u1l
that yesterday Few cries against Us
prisoner were raised while hu WA
crossing the avenue. Not dIagurIlHt
note was heard anywhere today.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09

Naples Aug. 9.--Admiral Dewey IA
kept busy returning the visits which
have been made 10 him on board tho
Olympia. Americans are arriving here
daily from various parts OF italy to pay
their respects TO the admiral.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09
CLEARING HOUSE REpoRr.

SALT Lake city. Aug % 1899
Today's cleorlngH ...., ..,.. ,,3tll.a-2 G2
Same cay last year ,,,, ..... g5l9ll Oh
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09

Don't miss seeing tho DOGS and Mon-
koya at saltalr this week I'm Saturday.
They leave then.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09

New York. Aug. p.-Beforo the Mazat
Investigation committee today Mr. Moss
opened proceedings with the statement
that the book Kept by tho chief VI %.
lice showed that IN the eighty police
PRECINCTS Of the city there were but
50 houses suspected uf being dlsordorly.
~ places where policy 10 played. Is pool
rooms and II suspected gambling
houses.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09
CHURCH NOTICES.


MI. STAKE CONFERENCE.
The N. T. conference OF the salt Lake
Stake win Doe held in the Tabernacle
sunday Aug. 49, officers meeting ln
tho morning no 10 o'clock. general meet
ing ln the afternoon Ut o'clock. and
"a Gospel lecture ln the evening nt S.l5.
Mutual Improvement presidents will
please have above announcement made
iu meetings un Sunday
RICHARD r.. LYMAN,
NELLIE e.. TAYLOR,
stake superintendent.
Tho moving pictures at Saltulr every
evening, free.
Inks"
ny gallon. quart or pint. Tor ONCE use.
News, books, stationery, legal blanks
L. ., uAMMEL,
o. West Second South Street.
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New stock OF building material. az
groatly reduced prices.
McCONAUGHY LOOSE LUMBER co.
ga s., First West
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tic girls on the presentation commltteei
Whereas. u committee composed Of
g. Il. Savage. Byron Gruu. Mayor Jones
OF Provo. William Glasmann ana y. A..
Mcdaniel have been selected Co dis
tribute and present 10 th" Utah volun-
teers. medals. ns awards W honor TO be-
given by the State Of Utah.
Whereas. II is proposed by the said
committee that the medals be diHtrib-
utcd by the young ladies u Utah. Go bg
chosen from the following towns, and
IN the following proportion salt Lake
city 10, Provo 8. Manti .. Logan and
'whcreas. The city Of Eureka fur
niahed about forty-thrDe volunteers
from the State. which ls the largest
number furnished hy any city or town
In the state according 90 population.
whereas. There reside ln the city NJ
Eureka YOUNG ladies worthy ~ The
honor " belnr selected Go assist in the
distribution Of the said medals nj honor
who are as good looking and nH pntri-
utiC as any who live ln Salt Lake,
Provo. Mlntl. ogden or Logan; thcrc-
aResolvcl. That in Justice to tho
patriotic people uf the city OF Eureka,
and 90 orr brave volunteers. the com.
mittpc on distribution % medals should
select from among tho yuuuE ladies ~
Eureka city. u just proportion who
shan assist 20 the diatrihullnu OF fald
medals
Resolved Th1t copy OF these RESIDUE
lions Doc published in the Salt Lake
daily papers
WATSON NEsUlT sU,
JOEL Il3NtFEU
y. ". UOtEHEtMEN.
Committee ou BrrsniutlUns Cor the
General Committee.
NAMES HER MAIDS.
Mt. Savage today received the fol-
lowing letter from Mayor Frul ftaun.r
% Eureka;
Dear r-Ucapoudiug t1 your rc.
quest N the 5th Inst have selected the
following young ladies tu oct un come
mittoo ON distribution uf mHlllas Eliza
ManFum. MARY Haynes Hud Nora
Councilman. I shall see thui they BrH
properly dressed and that they report
IN salt Lake on time ~ there any Hpvc-
ial hotd-1rcrs Required NJ thomf ~ BOZ.
please notify and ohllgc."
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WANTED.

have road experience aud nut over % year
old Address, ilsh. News
MERRY CO. ROUND. INQUIRE Or
address u. % Eagle block.
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| str
The commonwealth., 1899-03-23
Terrible Death in Warrentoa.

A special to the News & Observer
FROM Warrenton, dated March 18th,
says: -. :
A shocking death occurred here
early this morning. Last night about
10 O'Clock, after he had undressei and
bad slipped on dressing gown, Mr..
Walter Aycock lowered the swinging
lamp and blew it out, when it burst
enve!oping bis body from neck to feet
in burning Gil. No one else was in
the room at The time, but his, wife ran
in and e.veioped him in blanket and
pat out the flames, badly burning
her own hands. She burned several
blankets te'ore she conquorei the
fire. Mr.. Aycnck was charred to a
crisp, but survived until z o'clock this
morning. He was about IS years old,
was good merchant and universally
esteemed. Ne was an active member
Of the Baptist church. His life was
insured for about 5000.
The commonwealth., 1899-03-23
Smallpox Status in Suffolk.

Various reports nave gone out from
Suffolk as to the number oil cases of
smallpox in that city, and it seems
that it all has been exaggerated. The
following correspondence from Suffolk
to the Richmond Dispatch Saturday
ought to lie about correct
.:Ile Health COMMITTEES OF the
Town Council has made an official
report concerning the smallpox. Therc
have been only fifteen cases within the
corporate limits, OF which number
twelve have been discharged. One
was sent to the pes;honse and two are
conYalescent. Tie committee reports
that there has not been single case
where the patient was vaccinated. II
the epidemic is smallpox it IS an ex-
ceedingly mlld form Of that disease
There has not been death from it in
the town, and but very few on the
suburbs, and in nearly every fatal case
there was complication with some
other ailment."