Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-23
BY ROBERT BARR.

an explosion In the treasury at Vienna.
IL lad been stated that a large quantity
Of gold had been stolen. and that a dis
nater VI some kind had occurred In the
treasury vaults. Then ridiculous
story had been printed which asserted
that Professor seiEfricd one OF Aus
trails honOrod dead. had IN some man
ner that aavorod Of the black art en-
comprised this Wholesale destruction.
The government then begged 20 make
the following declarations. First. not
penny had been stolen out Of the
treasury. second, the war chest was ln-
tact. third. the 900. 900 900 forina roposod
securely within IT, boltcd doors. forth.
the coins were not uH had been alleged.
those belonging 20 various countries,
which was n covert intlmntion that
Austria had hostile intent against one
or the other Of those friendly nations
Ohe whole coinage In this Ho-callod war
chest, which was not a war chest 90
all. bat merely the receptacle N o. re-
serve fund which Austria possessed,
was entirely lu Austrian c1inugol. nfth,
IN order that these sensational ana dis
quictinR scandals should be set ut rest,
tho government announced that q In
tended 10 weigh this gold upon "a cur-
tain date, and ~ invited representatives,
u the press from Russia. Germany,
France and England 10 witness this
The day after this troy weight funo-
tlpn had taken place IN Vienna long
Geographic accounts ~ u appeared IN
the English press, ana several solemn
leading articles were put forward iu the
editorial columns which. without mon-
tlnniug the name OF The Daily Buglo.
doplorcd the vornclty of the sensational
editor. who respected neither "a nmity
which should exist between friendly ma
lions nor the good name ~ the hOnorvd
and respected dead IN his wolnah hunt
FOE a.. HHWHNHN NnNNNWuH
high Hpiccd or improbable Tor him to
print lie traded ON the supposed gull
billty u u tickle public But. fortunate
ly, in the long run, these Htu.d sheets
asserted, such actions recollod upon the
head of him who promulgated thcm,
Sensational Journals mcHtod ana i've
cciyol the HcnthinR contempt of an
honest men. Later ON one " the re-
Views had nm article entitled Some
Aspects of Modern journalism which
struck the head % The Daily Burlp
with Hlcdgo hammer and lu one uf tho
quurtorllcs u professor nt Cambridge
showed the uhrurdlty Of tho alleged In
ycnuln from q scientific point NJ View.
II swear" cried MI linrdwick. as
he paced NJ and down bis room. that
l shall be more careful after this in the
hnndling ~ the truth. 10 % % dang rGua
thing 60 NEEDLE with, n you toll the
Truth about % man. you are mulrted lu
libel suit ana " you tell the truth
about % nation the united press NJ tho
country D. down upon you. All. we'll 10
makes the battle o. ne an the more
Interesting, ana we are bniiicd 60 hEht
better. ls browning HnyH'"
Tile editor had sent Tor Miss Baxter.
and che now H1t al his desk while hc
paced up and down the iluor. The doors
were closed and locked rn that they
might not br Interrupted. ana she know
by the editors manner that something
N.Ha a
turned TO London after months stay
lu Vienna ana had been occupied for
week nt her old routine work In the
unisc
"Now. Miss Baxter" said the editor.
when h. had proclaimed his fear of the
truth as workable material In jour
nalism, II have a plan 20 set before you,
and when you know what Il n ! am
quite prepared 10 hear you refuse 90
have any THING 20 do with A. and. re-
member u you do undertake u, there
ia but one chance Ia a million Of your
succeeding. II IL on that one chance
that ! propose now TO send you 20 st.
ictershurg'-
10 81. Pctoraburgl" echoed the girl
IN DISNEY.
"YcH." said the editor. mlataklng the
purport Of her ejaculation. 1T II very
long Journey, but you can travel In
great comfort. and want you 90 spare
no expense In obtaining for yourself
any luxury that travel can afford dur.
inE your journey TO g. Petersburg and
back"
And what am / 10 20 10 81, Peters,
burg for1' murmurUd Jennie family.
Merely for "a letter. Here u what
har happened and what h happening.
/ shall mention no names, but az pres.
ont "a high and mighty pcrronhge IN
Russia who n friendly TO Great Britain
has written private letter making
Ia hlWlt az
mighty parsonage In England who II
friendly 10 Russia. This cnmmunica-
ton II entirely unofficial; neither gov
crnnvnt ~ supposed to know anything
at all about H. A. matter OF fact.
the liuHtlnn government has suspicion
and the British government has q Gers
tninty that such "a document viii short
~ be IN transit Nothing may come
Of II, or great things may come OF II.
Now, ON the night of the 2ist, on one
of the sleeping cars leaving st. Peters
burg by the Nord express for Berlin.
there will travel special messenger