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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-22
LEWISTON LAND CONTESTS.
Have neeome ries,ifai Of late, jumper.
nsing Numerous.

Lewiston. Ida, May i7.-contests
nave become 10 frequent for lands ON
the reservation OF late that the set.
tiers IN Homc localities are becoming
worked up over the way things are
going. and VIII make II intercating for
some OF the trouble makers, IN The
jumping aud c0ntcrting that IL going
on u not stopped, They say they are
becoming tired OF being summoned 10
the land Office 10 frequently on those
cases that IN nine cases out OF ten
have tendedcy To incite nelghborhool
quarrelH and spoil the harmony OF ac-
ton that hasshcrctoforc characterized
their efforts 10 build NJ their respective
ncishbnrhoodn.
Immigrants coming In arr aometlmea
caught by the more meddiesome set
tiers ana persuaded TO contest the
claims of the nelghbor they may have
a ErudHe against. until the people arc
getting dlsFunted. The advance In The
price OF claims has also had a tendency
10 encourage the Jumpers. some ofwhom
make blum exactinr a compounded Of
the amount OF money that II would cost
20 conduct the defense. and In this
way cause trouble.
Today ,herc was an example OF tho
Jumpers method. The owner ~ 4 flno
claim. who had already spent $500 on
improvements and was IN this city al
Mo'k was compelled 10 prepare for de-
fending his claim. having called sew
cral or his nelghborr In and employed
counsel which cost him about $500 In
the total. The jumping party iindlng
,ne owner of the claim was supported
ny host of witnesses In living up 10
the requirement OF the law failed 10
put W appearance. much TO the indla.
nation OF the witnesses, who left their
lnrm work and were anxious 10 meet
lhe troublesome party. II In Thought
this business. ~ W '''''e
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-22
REGARDING ARBITRATION.
esnr fnstr"css ". de stani so Deal
with the Question OF H.aii<ing
Compulsory Arbitration.

London. May sg.-Thc Daily News
publishes dispatch from The Hague.
supposed TO be inspired by william II.
stead, editor Of tho Review ~ Re-
views which Il In part aa follows;
Regarding arbitration the present
proposition OF the delegates seems 60
be this Germany ana the other two
powers 81 the triple alliance are on
ilfcly against II and Turkey follows
IN their wake, Great lifitaln and the
United States are entirely In fayon Of
H. Pruf, Won Stcngci ~ the German
delegation said today: Arbitration II
impractlcahle when two nations are
divided by a vital issue while In less
Important questions Il exists already
France II hcHltntlng and viii probably
agree with Russia, Several delegates
came 60 the conference unprepafcd and
have already learned much"
The Morning Post publishes the fol-
lowing Dispatch from It's correspondent
nt The Hague IN. dc Stnai lhrad Of
the Russian delegation aud president OF
the confcfonce). received final inHtruc.
lions from Emperor Nicholas 10 deal
with the question ~ realizing COM
pulaory arbitration whether by su-
pfeine tribunal or several great powers
or by private tribunal consisting of
powers whose insroaia might be al
stake. with the subsequent friendly
mediation by some third power"
The correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle az The Hague says: "Thc
United States would like 10 discuss
questions affecting private property at
sea ANA Il " not true that such qucs-
Tons have been ruled out OF the con.
ference. An AnEl1.SaNon delegate dc.
clarrd that n the conference should do
nothing but agree 10 the establishment
OF International arbitration 0f an OBJ.
ilonnl kind ana extend 20 the sen the
same respect which ia paid Ia private
property on land In time OF war. II
would do much
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-22

Newport News, Va, May ei.-The
spanish cruiser Relna Mercedes arrived
In Hampton Roads this afternoon al
$3.50 o'clock In tow OF the Merritt
Wrecklug company's tugs, l. J. Merritt
ana Rescue and accompanied by the
steamer =. T. Morgan. She IL now al
anchor nearly two miles OF Old Point
Comfort, whero she win be held in
quarantine for Ave days Large crowds
went % Old Point this afternoon 10 see
the cruiser and hundreds went out 10
the vessel IN launches. when she h no.
leased from quarantine she will 20 10
Portsmouth navy yard for repairs. The
Mercedes left Santiago week ago
yesterday, The voyage was uneventful
with the exception OF the quick time
made
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-22
FILIPINO coMMIssroxsms.
srend Sunday visiting Friends In Manlis
aud They Talk Autonomy.

Manila. May -. $40 y. m.-Thc FIJI
| Ilho commissioners, Gen, grcgorlo del
Illar, ldcut. -Col. Alberto Barrcto. Mai.
.,alolth ana Senior 0arolo GOnzaga.
WIN thvlr families. spent today Ia WIS.,
ltlng frincda In Manila, and conferred
Win scnorn Fioricnto Torres, Pablo
oehnpp and Tcodoro Yanco, tho Nom.
pvfH OF the local Filipino association.
VINO VIII participate In the meetings
win the American commissioners.
SENIOR Torres was member OF Aguln-
hluos commission before the war. He
tonomy, and he has been most iniiu.
vhtlal ~ perHunding the followers OF
Agulnaldo to make the present adj
vnnccr.
Autonomy n the burden Of the talk
o. The fillpinos. and II il thought that
". hlnd they wish for would be little
different from the scheme OF am Amer.
icnn pfotcctorate which they talked Of
before the war.
Senior Palermo. who has succeeded the
lrrccancilable Mablni as president Of
The Filipino Fo-called cabinet, IN a stu
Iyht ana writer OF ability. lie once
drvw W. plan OF autonomy under
spain which the spanish government
promised 10 adopt, there then being a
troublesome rebellion on foot. The
american commissioners. In studying
the question OF the Philippine governs
Ht'NAs haNt iouuu several good points
In this scheme. Palermo IL now tho
strong man In Agulnaldo's party.
Al the moneyed leaders OF the insur-
rceiion see that II II hopeless and are
anxious for peace. Those who want
money thinn they may proht by hnr-
RAISING the Americans awhile longer,
on the suggestion 81 Mr.. Schurmnn.
president % the American commission,
the local Filipino peace party has start
cd newspaper.
Mai. kobbc'H expedition 20 open com.
municntion with den. Lawton has oc.
cupied Arayat. about seven miles he.
You'd chndaba. on the Rio Grande, TAX.
Ing the course ~ the stream. No In
Hurgentr wcro found there and the Pa
mngania along the river arr friendly.
Last Friday Mai. kobbc took Santa
Ana, about six miles northeast Of San
fcrnandlno, on the road 10 San Isldro,
A priest met the expedition with q
white nag.
Delegations from San Nicolas and
Santiago, small villages Just south OF
Araynt, came 10 him with the news
that 900 insurgents. who had been hold.
inF both places, had withdrawn. They
invited the Americans to enter, and az
the members of the expedition marched
IN, the church bells were rung and tho
bark
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-22

Omaha, Ncb.. May si.-Rear- Admiral
W, :. schley and Mrs. schlcy passed a
quiet sunday. In company with Gen.
ahl MIA Manderhon they attended
which was crowded with people, who
Improved the opportunity 10 see Omn-
has distinguished guest. After the ser.
Vices they were driven back 10 the
Mandcraon residence and thence 10
Happy Hollow where they We're enter
tained al dinner by Mr.. and Mrs. j, II.
N Patrick a short drive occupied the
remainder OF the afternoon, ard the
derson residence.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-22

IN the rocks. Happily the sea was
rnooth and there was no wind. Other.
wise there would probably have been
a different tale TO tell.
DANGERS BROUGHT HOME.
The dangers Of the vicinity were
itrfkinEiy brought home 60 the pass
tongrra and crew by the maHtn OF The
wrecked steamer Michigan, which arc
sticking out OF the water and by "a mis-.
erablc bell buoy, which tolls almost
instantly as though sounding a
death.kneli.
when Capt. Watkins returned from
Bic trip ashore he learned that there
uH already considerable water In the
hild and the tugs which had arrived
ftood by In readiness for any pmcr.
rrncy. All the passengers We're trans.
f'rrcd 10 the tug Dragon. but beyond
ne clothes they wore they took nothing
With them. They were landed at Fai-
mouth shortly after 7 o'clock. the local
AGENTS of the American line meeting
them and provided them WIN every
cire and quartcring them nt tho var
Gus hotels and the sailors home.
Whom the Paris struck the tide was
within an hour Of the Hood. and this
proved insufficient 10 raise her on the
nck. Hundreds OF people visited the
sccno during the day.
oFFlcERS PRAISED.
The passengers are lavish In their
frllse II the admirable behavior OF the
Ulcers and crew and declare that IL
vas duo TO their self-posserion that
~ accident occurred 10 any one. Per-
feci discipline. they say. was main
talned throughout.
Il 4 stated that those In charge Of
The Paris were 70 perfectly confident
mat they were pursuing the proper
June that the vessel was ntcnmiug
Eighteen or nineteen knots an hour
N hen they struck.
Ia connection with the accident TO
The Paris. II VIII be OF Interest 60
Mariners and travellers 20 hear that
pertlstent agitation since the wreck OF
lhe MOheRan has ~ last Induced the
Trinity brethren 20 act and last week
hey promised 10 erect a gas.ilghted.
lutomntic aound.produeinR buoy on
The Manaclca IN place OF the useless
ioll buoy now there.
Gangs OF men ON lighters have gone
ln the stranded steamer 10 take N
no belongings ~ the passengers II
= reported that two forward compart- |
nenis Of the Paris are fun OF water.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-22

A Flower Of Mcaaien.--In many In
stances a persistent cough follows an
attack OF mcasels. In speaking OF this
Elkin IN. O. Times. says, Three
weeks ago ] had an attack Of measles
which left me with a bad cough.
took several bottles OF Chamberlain.
cough Remedy and tn. cough has on
tirely disappeared. I consider Cham
borlain'n medicines the best on the
market"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-22

great ragged rock and ridge of rocks
piuicot into the water 200 yards ahead.
Them " about sixteen feet OF water In
We three forward compartments. but
we engines are apparently unframed.
" has been decided 20 await special
talvagc apparatus and the ncSt tide
tomorrow. The sea I. stili smooth and
The work Of Tightening procccdA.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-22
AN rrIDrnIo OF wnooriNo.oou on

Last winter during an epidemic n,
who9plns cough my children contract.
ed the diaease, having severe couEhIny
spells We had used Chambes1,ias
Cough hmedy very snccessfullv Ia
Group and naturally turned 10 IL ~,
that Time and found II relieved The
cough and effected complete eure
John y. clifford, Proprietor Norwood
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-22
COMPANY q
OF the rwcnty.four,h t.ssp,ry Arrives q,
the rre.isiio.

San Francisco. Cal. May Gloom.
pany q. Of the Twcnty-fourth Infantry
arrived today from Fort Douglas. Utah,
and marched AT once 10 the Preside.
where quarters had been prepared for
the soldiers. The company IL COM
mandcd by Lieut.. n. ~. Nelson. Com.
phny 9. OF the same regiment. which
u On route 20 this city from Fort Rus
sol. wyo,. II expected To arrive In a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-22

arc authorized nineteen batticshIps.
eight coast defense ships, twelve cr,ls.
ers and thirty small cruisers are al
ready under way. This may seem an
unusually large number Of warshlps.
but II Is 20 be remembered that II COW,
crr six years, running some time Into
the future and on the whole In about
plated and now In process III the United
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-22

plated and now In process IN the United
States.
GERMAN SHIP YARDS.
"our facilities for naval ship build
Ing arc probably grec;er than yours.
MS we have q aystc'n OF large ship
building piantn. beginning with Dant.
Gig. schlebau on the East. Thon there
are the Vulcan works at stcttin. which
II a private Institution capable OF do
Ing large government contracts, and
those at Hamburg, and al Bremen.
There are government yards at Dant.
zig. kiel and WilhclmstrnuH, and the
government also makes use Of the prl.
vnte yards. For Instance, at HAMBURG
the firm which built some u the larE-
est Atlantic liners IN now building one
Of our battleFhlpa with n tonnage OF
about l200O The American ship.
building facilities appear to be de.
vcloping rapidly.
your system Of distributing the
ships among many bulldera. giving not
more than one TO two to yard. prob.
ably VIII have good results IN giving
the country q number OF wcil-equlppcd
plants on which II can rely. but on tho
other hand II has the disadvantage. 20
far as torpcdo.hoatH are concerned, of
giving you ahlps which are not lust
alike. for each yard has It's own char
nctcristics which IND expression In
the ships II turns out"
PRAISES DEWEY.
when the return OF Admiral Dewey
was referred to. Capt. Won Rcbcur-
PaHchwitz spoke 81 the enthusiastic re-
ccptlon which was being prepared for
him and the devotion foit for him By
the American people. Then. rrforrlnR
TO alleged friction In the Philippines.
II have never yet heard from a Der.
man officer word OF III feeling over
analfH ut Manila. While at home ~
comfy ! met u number Of our officers
VINO were Just out from the Philip
pines and Who had been stationed on
our ships throughout the war. They
spoke most cordially Of the American
on,,.fH anu OF the fraternlking of your
nsiora and ours. There IN not the
slightest feeling. can assure you,
among German naval officers toward
their brother officers on this side.
Personally I look upon Dewey as a
fnc type OF the sailor. gentleman!
dulet. modest hut with plenty Of en-.
.rsy. Ana ] Wish you people could un-
dcrntnnd that We look upon Admiral
Won Dicdrich. whom know personally,
IN much the same way. not M he has
some times been represented in thta
country but ~ the quiet sailor; tho
last man In the world 20 give need.
less ofrcnac md splendid type Of tho
afoat. with two such mon
i II unfortunate that cxnFEcration has
created romc W feeling and know
German officers do not sbarc II and |
VIII be Glnd 10 see some OF our naval |
training ships come TO American wn-
'cra. Waiting Norfolk and possibly An |
nircf-. 20 that our young sailors could |
get nm Idea Of the energy and ingenuity |
shown. all through tho American |
heavy"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-07

road and its employees as a man becomes
attached to his family.
Then the road has been successful, :"
said he. 1.-The men are all faithful. They
are promoted from the ranks up. Their
positions are secure. Every man went
home at night feeling secure in the
knowledge that his Job was there for him
in the morning. 1t makes a good deal OF
difference whether man is living in I'M
certainty or knows that SO long as he
does his work he will be taken care of. :"
Yes, the road has been remarkably
free from accidents. The one of a few
days ago Is the first one with fatal re-
suits the road has ever had. That was
on our train but not on our track. We
have a good road bed, a good track and
good careful officials. That with good
luck explains it all"
The successful railroaa man will tako
a years rest He will spend the summer
in st. Paul and may go to California for
the winter.
Mr.. Hastings has two brothers, both
railroad men. Ono of them, T. H. Has
tings, is trainmaster in Minneapolis and
lives in st. Paul. The other, c. G. Has
tings, Is a conductor on the Missouri,
Kansas SC Texas running out OF Denni-
son.
Mr.. Hastings is married and with Mrs.
Hastings has his home at the Marl-
borough.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-07

service from time to time and was not
ashamed to compare 1t with the rolling
stock Of other Northwestern lines. He
had seen the business increase for ten
years or more and knew, or soon got to
know, every new man who became con-
nected with the line in any capacity.
When there was an opening he knew
who the man was in line of promotion
and he saw that such promotion went to
the one who had earned 1t. He was
friend Of every man in the service Of the
road. as every man was his friend. 30
that when the announcement came that
the Chicago, Burlington s. Quincy had
purchased the Chicago, Burlington 8
Northern and that the absorption would
mean q radical change in the direct man
agement Of the road, 1t Is not strange
that every man on the line expressed
regret at the conditions which lost to
them their general superintendent. Nor
is it any more strange that the COM
pany was about to make the Burlington
& Northern one Of its integral
points, should, as soon as the purchase
had been decided upon, Offer Mr.. Hast
ing another position equally remunera-
tive, at least, If less Independent, than
the one wiped out here. But Mr.. Hast
ings felt he had earned a rest and de-
cided this was the time to take It, And
when he takes the rest he needs there
Is no doubt but what his services will
be in demand for railroad companies are
wide-awake propositions and compe-
tent man is never allowed to remain out
of the harness any longer than he
wishes.
Mr.. Hastings is one of the Potter
school Of railroad men-a gentleman who
worked himself up from q minor posi-
ton on the Burlington to the position
of general manager of the Union Pa
cifc. In fact, he worked under Mr. Pot
ter when that gentleman was making
record for himself on the O., and has
his example before him.
Mr.. Hastings began his successful
journey when fifteen years old. He did
q mans work at that, for he sheuldered
born in London, England, Jan. q. 1847,
and came to the United States when
three years old, his folks settling at Nor
folk. Ohio. In 1882, as stated, he was
but fifteen, he decided that his services
were needed by the Union, and Oct Z,
1859, he joined the One Hundred and
Twenty third Ohio volunteers. He was
taken prisoner at Winchester, Va, when
the Union forces under Gen. Milroy, af-
ter standing Lees army off for three
days, retreated, with the loss of a large
number of men. Mr.. Hastings was sent
to Libby prison, whence, after six weeks
confinement, he was taken to Belle Isle.
Two months later he was among a num-
Der of prisoners exchanged with the
Confederate forces He Joined his regi-
ment, which was reorganized at Martins
burg, and in June, 1865, was mustered
out of the service.
Then began his railrod career. He Sc
cured a position on the Cleveland & To-
ledo road, now part of the Lake Shore,
and worked in different capacities as
yardmaster, brakeman and conductor. In
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-07
ACCOUNTING ASKED FOR.
SchcEer Heirs Want Report From,
Trustee Van Duxee


Trustee Nnn Duxee.
BY the filing of petition by Charles F.
Scheffer, in the district court yesterday,
asking that +. Nj. Van Duzee, as trustee
of certain property formerly held in trust
by Charles Scheffer, deceased, be required
to make an accounting. and that judg-
ment of SIG. 70955 be satisfied, an old le-
gal battle is reopened.
The petition is brought under the title
of Charles N Nelson, George r. Finch
and Albert Scheffer, executors of Charles
Scheffer, deceased; Charles F. Scheffer,
Katie Scheffer, Nellie Scheffer and Dud-
ley Scheffer minor children of Charles
Scheffer, deceased, against Emil Munich,
Gustav Munich, Adolph Sterile and
Adolph Munich. The heirs are now of
age.
1t is set forth that the above plaintiffs
secure a Judgment of SIG, 7O955 at for
mer trial in the district court but that
no satisfaction has ever been made
whereas the estate against which 1t is
alleged the Judgment stands is valued at
$3.50, 900. E. NJ. Van Duzee is trustee of
the estate. The petition alleges that there
are ample funds at the disposal of the
trustee to satisfy the outstanding judg-
ment, and seeks to have an accounting
ordered by the court.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-07

l071 Mr.. Hastings came to the Burlington
road, going to work as switchman at
quincy, III. Afterwards he was made q
conductor and then trainmaster at Bur-
nngton. Thus for several years he labor
ed full of energy. ambition ard work In
the spring Of 1856 he came to the Bur-
nngton & Northern as superintendent of
construction. He was latter made asst
ant superintendent of the road at Min
neapolis in charge of the terminals after
the road had been completed and latter
went to La Crosse as superintendent OF
the line.
In June 1890 Mr.. Hastings came to st.
Paul and relieved Mr. Harris who was
vice president and general manager of the
road and is now vice president of the en-
tire Burlington system. The position Mr..
Hastings held was that of general super
tntendent with the duties of general man
ager. For five years he has also been the
president of the Minnesota Transfer Rail-
way company
And what after all is the secret of q
railroad mans SUGGEST" Mr. Hastings
was asked the other day.
Hard and faithful work." was the
reply.
1t was ar answer characteristic of the
man. His modesty wouldn't permit him
to add that even a little natural ability
is necessary. Mr.. Hastings possesses the
ability and without it his success would
doubtless have been less marked.
Mr.. Hastings Is likewise a man OF
sympathy and 1t was with the keenest re-
gret that he laid aside his position. Not
from any anxiety as to the future but
because he had become attached to the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-07

of machinery as a Minneapolis flour mill.
You walk under a network of moving
belts through air mixed with coffee dust
and go through room after room filed
with machines for dressing the berries
to suit the different tastes of the world
Each market seems to have its particular
desires. The Germans, for instance, de-
mand that the husks be on the beans
when they arrive in Hamburg. The
Germans prefer to do the Smelling them
selves, and the coffee is sold as washed
coffee, bringing a much higher price.
Other countries want their coffee pol
ished. 1t Is shined up as you shine silver
being brushed up with the most delicate
machines, which do not injure the grains
The coffee which goes to the United
States Is sold much as 1t comes from the
plantations. 1t is passed through the
separators and graded, but 80 far I be-
heve there Is no demand in our country
for polished coffee or for any other than
that of the natural color A great deal Of
our coffee is bought by the great roast
Ing companies. 1t is shipped directly to
the roasting mills in New York and Chi
cago, and the average man does not see
1t until it is handed out to him by his
grocer in fancy packages at so much a
piece.
IN THE EXPORTING SECTION.
There is no buster place In the world
than the coffee exporting section of Rio
de Janeiro. There are great warehouses
near the wharves which are filled with
coffee and into which the coffee is being
brought by the thousands of bags. The
streets of this section are narrow and
dirty. They are filled with wagons and
cars loaded with coffee.
You can hardly get through the streets.
There are scores of half-naked men trot-
ting from the cars to the warehouses with
gerat bags on their heads and scores of
negro women down on their knees sweep
ing up the coffee out of the cobblestone
streets, where 1t has dropped, in order
that they may wash 1t and sell it again.
Each of these street cleaners has a sieve
in which she puts the coffee beans as she
picks them up, shaking out the dirt as
she works. 1 am told that many of the
women make a good living by gathering
these stray coffee beans
Stop moment and watch the men as
they unload the coffee. Every bag Is
tested before it is taken into the ware
house The tester has little tin pipe as
big around as broomstick with sharp
point on the end He jabs this into a bag
and in 1t brings out a handful of coffee.
A glance at the beans tells whether they
are according to samples, and. If not, the