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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-16

Ill., buffalo. second prize. 500. Amanda.
Honi D. Tracey. New YORK. third prize.
80. pansy. a. n. Balm. poughkocpsio.
Class i0i Truttcra, racing class. stall
lions with records of 1890 ~ better
firHt prize. $500. Darr Down. Harry
lumlin. BUFFALO. second prize. 500
Medic ~ u. Murray cancatntn. New
Nuff third prize. $50. uuriinEnme. Mrs.
conrad II. Kocsei Washlngtonyiile.
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BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF UTAH.
A PROCLAMATION.

In conformity with tho Proclamation Of tho PROSE-
dent and In pursuance n dear the American
heart hereby designate Thursday, thirteth day
November, 1890, day OF general Thanksgiving and
Prayer
Our hnrvests have beon abundant the health and
happiness 4 people uneNampiod; the volume OF
trade groner ever tho standard education has
improved loved homo and abroad;
our nation blessed with unparalleled prosperity. and
the future with promise. The people Utah
share the general eonton and happiness OF the nation
No year history has furnished creator for
rejoicing than this
Lot each OF us acknowledge Gods mercy and GOOD
moss In praises to His holy and In deeds OF charity
and loving kindness fortunate than
ourselves
In witness whereof have hcrounto got
my hand Seal OF tho
State to be herounto affixed
tSeall Done at Salt Lake City ntoonth day
OF November In the year OF one
Thousand Eight Hundred Ninoty-nine.
ma 49,. - HEBER M. WELLS
}. r HAMMOND
Secretary OF State
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PRAISE TO GEVER OF ALL GOOD.
Governor Wells Issues Proclamation Setting Apart Thurs
day, November 3Oth as Day Of Thanks
giving and Prayer.

provisions proclamation Wells this
nonna Of with
hitting Thanksgiving and The
Executive Language calls the aen
the blessings that have their baa
et and their the
Increasing
and the bright outlook that the
Giles and blessings o subject
for prayer and Thanksgiving, The proclamation follows
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Constuntluoglo, Nov. lG.-It is au-
ih1ritatiVcly announced that the Turk
ish government has approved the cone
Ccasi0n Co the peutDhc Bank. o. rnil-
way extension 20 Basaaorah. a frontier
city aud river port " Aaiatlc Turkey.
go miles southeast ~ Bagdad.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-16

1aion Nov. IA dispatch received
~ today from pictcrmarltzburg
oi''i November II. says Il Il rumored
l'r That Gen. Piet Jouhcrt. COM
l'al'' In chlci Of the Bocr forces. has
~ Killed In action.
'f most startling news from the
~ q Haf today rs the report Of the
-''a o. Gen Plot loubort. commander
''ai'i q the no,r forces. Though
y i''ort COMES from many different
.-i,'i u obviously lacks confirmation.
i = 'l' sane time. many people believe
u mort 10 be- well founded. as the
-''.'i death Is said TO have occurred
WIEN the Bocr rinemen were
li'ood to be within 1900 yards Of
--,nnlh Az severe nghting be-
we british and the Hoers the
-. ~. 1.l mas since been reported. It Ia
'l'l,a 10 some quarters ms quite pos
mat Gen. Joubert. always noted
~ Personal courage ana GOODNESS.
y nave dangerously exposed himself
p...,.tF i'oual reconnaissance Of the
NlIih position.
\ 'alh'rt Was really killed on the
n. ''''l u would seem 10 be the 1T
b.. ',lh Zoe such a gallant soldier.
i-s',.lll' foes admit that he fought
$50 ana HIS uctiou when den.
|tr al'd' To- cabling his sympathy
a e,reayed widow. cstahilahed him
n I, H,sh regard Of all soldiers.
h, ! s.' ..'lned that the death Of Jou-
A.. .l.l be likely to lead TO the ndop-
,.,,.' 'he hoem Of holder and more
ls,'., '4e''''' as It Is wen known Gen.
On. was cautious ana conserva-
So. ..,,,i'inander. and that he had con-
49,. aiiiioulty In restraining his
a'ieed followers.
d, u'loleia Of news bring nforma-
p,.,,, '-' Ladyamith was stnl under
N uqmbarimont on Sunday fro,n
Ven ,' '.,undyfa' while the naval guns
49,. -'aI The Boer'. it consequently
I'm, s',, "a's BOT more guns into place,
u,s ~, The British ammunition has
hisryl,-'.' OF me British gunncrs n.e
~. ing their are with n view ~ no
A,s,,, S','o made by the beselgers
Nan8,, /, uapaich from Durham dated
De M, ''o', w. anyH that q member Of
tn,s,,l.. ,'a force who succeeded In
min $3.50. me hoer lines. with Lady.
aitl,bnlp.- ''h'i' has arrived at Pleier-
slasd ~, .Na reports that deter
Ia h. ' p.. was made by the Boera
ols p,. n'',lah garrison, which was
WI b p,spared ana met the odyaneo
'''a a heavy and wsil directed tre
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-16

BOSTON Nov iG.-Complcte returns
from the voting ne last NIGHTS Demo.
cratic caucus chow that there were roo
delegates favorable Co the nomination
uf Patrick A. collins for mayor. four
morn than o. necessary Tor a choice.
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Ocean Liner Lost Through Spouta
neous Combustion in Linseed,
PASSENGERS ALL SAVED
Courage OF Captain and crew pas-
scnHors claim rhey Were Not No
tincd, aud Thus Lost Natuabics.

New York. Nov i6.-Eml l. noas N
the iiamburT.Amorican Zine received a
cahlcgrum this morning which rUadi
"ratria. In North Sea. anamo stem TO
stern. spontaneous combustion iiusccd.
Passengers safe ON Ceres. AthaHla
alongside and trying TO tow putra into
Elbc Kaisvr FREDERICK viii transport
passengers 10 Hamburg"
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rr,,n. Natal. Nov. ie.-rhe Natnl
thrhsf has a Dispatch from Este
h .H uhlfh says.
VIA par, Of the armorod train was
I,murhsi By the Beers turning up
D. mn. ne British ailghtcd and cS-
|,ais,l ,oIlsyu with the Beers The
bir.i ihycr. when the rails were re-
iasi selng the position was hope
s steamed back 90 Eatcourt with a
J. q lhe Dubllna and fftecn Of the
|tr,sat lnculing Captain Wylie. who
- ugundsi on the train The fate of
= rna.nisr " the purhana and the
iysni and Lieut. Churchill ~ UNI
|lnsh"
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London. Nov tG-Thc steamer Alder.
tay passing noachyhcad this mourning
alguuilcd that she spoke The Hamburg.
American line steamer patria. sixty
mllca from Hamburg. In tow of conn
pany'a steamer. when last seen flames
were ISSUING from the patdh. The AL
beriuy had stood by the pairn Tor i've
hours. and lett when no further assist
anco was required.
Commenting ON the disaster 20 the
Pntria the newspapers today enthusiast
ilcnlly note the oalmncas and pluck OF
the captain and crew Of the vessel and
say that The sturdy mauilnoaa % these
Americans nud Germans viii be wurm-
~ honorcd by every Eugliahman."
Hamburg Nov. ie Tho CROW NJ the
Hamburg American line steamer be- on
board the cumpnuy'n steam Athuuia.
Captain Vosa. from Philadelphia NOV. 3.
Tor Hamburg. which 10 towing thc Pat
ria toward Eihc.
Dover. Eng. Nov. i6.-Thcro seems 10
b. "a general complaint among the pass
fonrora OF the Hamburg American line
steamer iatrio. Captain frclich. which
caught IRE yesterday while ON her way
I
were Kept in Ignorance NJ the outbreak
N the IRE for about nNc hours The
passengers who were landed hero as
Hcrt that " they had been notified In
time AN their hnrFngc could have been
saved. 4 salon passenger rnyHi
] ''ihc passengers We're NOT informed OF
] the IRE until n o'clock Zoo the morning
! / was standing on deck saw smoke
l curling up behind The nmokrstuck and
l forthwith Informed my companions
| The officers then ordered AN on deck.
I putting the women AMI children in the
boats nrHt Thuy were safely lowered"
The puagcugefu have here this aftur-
noon FOR southampton who're they wll
: Hamburg.
There II dlrcfop ney between the fore.
/ going statement and the statement
I made ln the cable received luHt nlEht
] that The passengers were ordered on
I deck nt 6 O'Clock Wednesday morning
when they were informed that % diraa.
truuH Gre had broken out among the
| general cargo.
Tho passengers OF tho Patrin were on
/ tcrtuluci with % dinner nt g. Johns
school previous 60 their departure fuf
! SOUTHAMPTON
AZ 400 Instance of the GOODNESS dis
| played by tho passengers 10 b. related
! that r. German Eirl. who has been
I studying art 100 New York. devoted her
time during the nro ln akotrhinr scenes
[ on the druk Finally she hurried fn ben
/ cabin Co secure her clothing and found
I 10 filled With Emukc and nl tho picture.
which she had made ln New York u"'
Htroyed. She rtrugglcd back Co the dorh
lu un Hlm0ft sInoentrd condition nnd
was with difficulty placed Loo O boat
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n.fluft Nov is.-sevcn Of the Dur
lia have just come In. making
is'su.lhree missing only fifteen Of
r. Dlhini have returned. The Natal
irrp5und'r which was In front Of
!, tu.t had fred three shots when Il
- slautrd By che noor artillery.
~ am1fed engine has many bullet
hrn and iia dom, cover h smashed,
y abb b iu automatic exhaust pipe
~ insnV-lye-ton screw Jacket The
i''i'i Il also plited with bullet marks
] D umori that Lieut. Churchill 10 a
ll.naf.
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,...,+ natal Nov. 70, wednesday.
7. .,~sr,d train. having on board
y, ,.rr,ry of Durham volunteers
'.,,f company Of the dublin fu-
4. g.,med 20 chlevclle early this
~, on 10 return q was shcllcd
4 ~ .,,Glsry Of the Beers, placed IN
..t.srr Two trucks In front Of
-. va the rails. topping over
h. main wac thus helpless, the
~, srd pubilns faced the boera
s',ml,hinr order. and the Beers
~, and she'll into the crippled
|.lh $3.50,
=. s,n.ied trucks were with great
INV removed and the line was
~ utpa tho engine and tender
ard back .,
p.ssf his iune,ura Lieut. winston
Il -t.n q the fourth hursars and son
3. hi, lord Randolph Churchill
-af.i much courage. as also ala the
isls ati fireman.
|rhfsr,d the Dubllns and Durbana
b. ai'y
Ansi crass party has gone out
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Hamburg. Nov. ie Tho CROW NJ the
Hamburg American line steamer be- on
board the cnmpnuy'n steam Athnula,
Captain NuHs from Philadelphia nov. q.
Tor Hamburg, which 10 towing thc Pat
ria toward I.fnU
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
HOTEL FOR WOMEN.
New York Capitalists Plan to Erect
an 100000 Building.

New York, Oct. LIT is thought that
the construction of the proposed hotel
for women in this city will be begun
in January The amount of the capi-
tai stock is to be 100000 and it will be
necessary to have three-fOurths of it
subscribed before the company may be
Incorporated. The total subscription to
date amounts to something over $780,
600.
The enterprise involves the construc-
tion of a tWelVe-story building with all
modern improvements capable of ac-
commodatinS about 500 women. Pa
trOnage will be sought among profess
sional women, such as artists, teachers,
physicians, journalists, stenographers,
trained nurses and others and the hotel
viii be run strictly on business princi-
pies. The present plan provides for the
rent of S64 single rooms at SO to $6 each
a week and II rooms with two alcoVeS
IS each. The restaurant will also be
run on low rates.
The exact location of the new hotel
has not yet been determined, but it has
been learned that it will be built at
some point between Union Square and
Thjrty-fOurth, and not far from Broad
way. The total cost, including the
land, will be $4,000 half of which will
be covered by a $400, 900 mortgage. Some
of the prominent persons who have
taken stock in the company are John
D. Rockefeller, William c. Schermer-
horn, Mrs. Elliott F. Shepard, Mrs.
John Claf1in, Mrs. Levi p. Morton and
Mrs, James Speyer.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
BIG PRICES FOR EARTH.
IFrom the New York SUM

LFrom the New York sun
Flowers do not constitute a florists
sole stock in trade. He deals in plain,
everyday earth Persons who live
where soil is abundant can have no
conception of a state of affairs where
other people are willing to pay 20 cents
for a little pailful of earth sufficient
for the potting of one plant OF medium
size.
Il don't think there has ever been a
time said one of the clerks in a Broad
way florists house, when we have had
so many calls for earth for repotting Of
plants as we have had this fall Those
who have only a few plants. say one to
a dozen, depend upon the nearest for
ist for their earth. Either there are
more plants owned now than ever be-
fore or there is more repotting being
done, for after taking care of our own
stock we have been unable to furnish
all the earth asked for. That is too
bad, too, reckoning from a hnanclaA
standpoint, for there is quite a nice
profit realized from retailing dirt at 70
cents a pailfuI. We even went so far
this fall as to raise the price to 30 cents
but they bought just the same.
Il notice that in the last day or two
some enterprising man from up in the
suburbs has hit upon a good scheme to
supplant US in this branch Of the bust-
ness. wonder that more people don
follow his example There is certainly
need for them. This mans method Il
very simple. He peddles dirt just as II
it were fish or fruit or vegetables. he
loaded a wagon with nice, rich earth,
which he got for little or nothing up IN
the country. and then made house-to-
house canvass in the neighborhood
where house plants are supposed to be
popular He retailed the load for 10
tolls cents a pailful, and he assured me
that the first day he started out on his
new venture the whole lot was gone in
a very short time. He has been in the
business now for about two weeks and
is doing well -
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
PEACE FIRST.
And Then the Philippine Question
Says Gov. Wolcott.

Worcester, Mass, Oct 11.-Speaking
last night at the Republican mass
meeting that welcomed Senator HOar
home from Europe, Governor WOlcott
said:
"As regards the warfare now being
conducted in the Philippine islands
believe it is abhorrent to the public sen
timent of this nation to hold perman-
emily by control of arms a subject peo-
pie But I believe it is also no less
abhorrent to the public sentiment of
this nation to see the flag of the United
States where it legally belongs attack
ed by armed foes. Let the nation put
down the armed assaults against the
United States flag and then, my friends,
I pray and I believe that the congress
of the United States may be trusted
under the leadership of President Nc
Kinley to accord to every people under
that flag the fullest and freest govern
ment of which they show themselves
capable"
Senator Frye of Maine was received
with much cheering and said in part:
since the close of the civil war the
progress of the republic has amazed the
whole world. We had the best market
known on earth at home, a market
which consumes nearly our entire pro-
duct. It is rather refreshing for US Re
publicans here tonight that all this
home market has been secured under
Republican legislation. Within a few
years time this country will have a
population of 100 million. What Occu-
patiOns viii these people take up? Are
they going to farming? Today our
produce supplies the home market and
the greater part of Europe. If you can
not dispose of this product backward
you go. In the manufactures, especial
ly shoe making, 1 say there is no earth
ly reason why the United States should
not make boots and shoes for the whole
of Europe, if we take the necessary
steps to underseu the markets of the
world.
rs there any way we can shorten the
distance? Yes BY building the Mica
ragua canal or some other isthmian
canal which shall be made neutral to
any country in the world except in the
event of war.
New York will be a days sail nearer
northern China than Liverpool, 1900
miles nearer Yokohama and 1000 miles
nearer COrea- Any intelligent man is
able to see that a shortening of dis
tance will increase America singly
trade with the Orient. For the first
time in history we are recognized as a
great nation of the world. What shall
we do with the Philippines? First. the
rebellion must and shall be crushed out
The sooner the better for them and for
the world. Aguinaldo says in his last
proclamation that he viii prolOng the
contest because the Democrats have
declared in his favor and claims that
they viii sweep the country next year.
Think of that I can not understand
now an American citizen can vote the
Democratic ticket. We will give the
Philippines good government the ad-
mlnlstratIon and the people say. We
| viii build churches, schools. railroads
ana highways, place modern impIe-
ments IN their hands, extend civiliza-
ton in the archipelago and create an
ambition If possible among these people
to become good and Industrious citi-
| zenS.''
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
A Newspaper Story.

The Minneapolis Journal has pub
Hshed four little volumes which tell
1.-THE Story of an Institutional News
paper, 1873 to 1899, Being Twenty-one
Years of the Minneapolis Journal !"
The volumes are published as lesson
in publicity for advertisers. No adver-
tiser can read them thOughtfully with
out learning something of value about
securing publicity in the vast territory
of the northwest.
Volume I. treats of the Journals his
tory, character, management, and news
service and contains a. facsimile Of its
heading. and portraits Of Lucian Swift,
publisher and J. S. McLain, editor, as
well as a good cut of the Journal build
ing Volume II. gives an interesting
description of Its Field, Circulation,
and Advertising" Volume III. tells
about Its Special Features and Past
Achievements and Volume ". is de-
voted to Its Reputation: Being Made
Up Entirely of What Others Say
About It."
Altogether, this story is one that will
interest progressive advertisers through
out the country. 1t is one of the most
pretentious series of booklets ever is
sued by a newspaper to advertise itself
J. S. McLain years ago was in the
advertising service of the Atchison, To
peka & Santa Fe in Topeka, and his
old friends may know that he and Mr
Swift who have been associated foT
fourteen years, have made one or the
great newspaper successes of the coun-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
AN EsCAPEFROM PORTLAND
IFrom the London Telegraph


At Bow street yesterday William Bart
lett of North street, Borough, summoned
the commissioner, loI the oeIIiVeLy H. ~
watch and chain, "a pocket knife and some
resented the commissioners.
The complainant in this case is a well
known burglar and 1t is stated that he Is
the only man who ever erected his eS-
cape from Portland prison, an escape
HawIey Smart's novel, Broken Bounds"
w. Bartlett, the ex-convict, after, leaV-
of his escape from Portland prison to a.
reporter. 1.-The correct details of my es-
tell you what actually happened. In 1886
received a sentence of ten years penal
to Portland 1t was awful. 1 made up my
mind to escape-a feat never before & xSac-
up a small piece of hoop iron. That seem
ed like godsend. Every time / had the
and worked like a niger to make it into
a saw. did it in fear and trembling, fo1'
men A stroke of luck awaited me. [
found a convict who had got little bit
the file was no good to him. I gave him
my dinner for it, and with the file I was
aged. by working steaithily every even
ing after I had been locked up for the
Of my cell. Every night 1 had to re-
place the boards, so that the warders
space beneath by cell was lined with
sheet iron; but, nothing daunted, even
an air shaft and after three months hard
work saw my way clear to liberty.
AT last the opportunity came. It was
a dark night and all was still with my
sheets I had made a rope and, as luck
would have it, had picked up a piece OF
wood, called dog with iron hooks at each
end. / put my stool underneath the quilt,
to look as much like nay body as possible
in case the warders should look in, and
then went down the passage it had taken
me three months hard labor to make.
After lifting an iron grating 1 found my
self in the open air, and managed to
throw the hooks my linen ladder over
a wall. BY this means I got onto the
roof of the officers quarters. There was
no one about and the only sound I could
hear was that made by my beating heart.
From the roof I had to jump onto the
boundary wall, about ten or twelve feet
distant. dare say it was a bold leap.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
swINBURNE's WAR SONNET
Is Entitled October Ninth, Eighteen
Ninety-nine" and Is Warlike.

London, Oct 11.-Algernon Swim
burne's war sonnet, published today, is
entitled October Ninth, Eighteen
Ninety-nine." 1t is as follows:
patience. long sick to death, is dead
Too long
Have sIoth and doubt and treason bid
den us be
What CromwelPs England was not
when the sea to him
Bore witness, given of Blake. how
strong
She stood; a commonwea1 that broOked
no wrong
From foes less vile than men, like
wolves set free;
Whose war is waved, where none may
fight or flee,
With women and with weanlings.
Speech and song
Lack utterance now for loathing since
We hear
Foul tongues that blacken Gods dis
honOred name,
With prayers turned curses and with
praise found shame,
Defy the truth whose witness now
draws near
To scourge these dogs, agape with jaws
afOam
Down out of life. strike. England, and
strike home"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11

but you don't stick. at trifes- when you
are escaping from Portland I made the
boundary wall. Then I got to the ground
by means of my linen ladder
cure that had to leave the ladder where
it was, and If it had not been for that
four days. As it was 1 had an awful ex-
perience. While making a desperate tug
at the ladder I heard footsteps approach
ing and I rushed into the garden of the
Grove pubic mouse. / fJurned EounQ ana ana
minutes afterward shots We're fired and
covered. Guards were running by in all
the Tvindovy of the Roman Catholic chapsI
and concealed myself beneath the COM
thing very much like a box. could hear
the Sound of hurrying footsteps all night
but no one came into the chapel until the
there.
1T was not a pleasant position to be in.
l can can assure you; a sne&eze & or a cough tg{Il
So at the END. of about thfrtvetSree hours
1 stole out and broke into the Clifton ho-
tel. there found some bread and meat,
cheese and tobacco. What was Of more
and some clothes. With the clothing and
Il returned to my hiding place in the
chapel Out of a black coat made q. pair
Of trousers and put on another OF the sto-
len coats. which happened to be made of
velvet. The food I divided into six por-
beneath that communion table. There
were frequent services and what was still
worse the priest used to come in at night
for private deVotiOnS.
AT last I had more than euogh of it.
and broke into the priests house with the
object of obtaining money. I could find
none, however. There was some silver
plate, but that was of no use to me.
obtained a white stole, however. and with
that made something resembling shirt
Feeling now fairly confident as to my
appearance, I walked down the road. and
saw a milkman, who 1 afterward found
gave information about me. At a little
place nineteen miles from Portland,
concealed myself in field. Two men
came in blackberrying, and had to get
out. They asked me where I was going.
I said to Blanford. They volunteered to
show me the way but we had not gone
very far before we met two police inspec-
tors. They asked me to go to a public
house and give account of myself
They were particularly anxious to know
If I had a mark on my right arm: See
ing the game was almost up. I tried TO
! dash through the public house, but it was
no good. and I was cOllared. I was after
ward sentenced to eight years penal ser
vitude for the burglary at the Clifton ho-
tel No, I did not have the cat You see,
I was tried by a civil power and the
/ little man chuckled. Immediately after
ward he assumed a graver tone and ask
ed, in mOurnful accents, But what can
an old convict like me do for a HVing?'