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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-28
ANGLo.GEnMaN TREATY.

a Berlin paper Is said to have pub
llshed the contents OF secret German
English Portuguese understanding. ac-
cording to which Great Britain and
Germany are to a. &c the Portuguese
possessions In Africa and Asia. 1t Is
claimed that the consent OF Portugal
TO the arrangement has been obtained.
this country to receive "a suitable equiv
aicnt In money for the territory to pc
ccdcd. Germany would receive 10000
square miles OF territory, with mill
lion Inhabitants. and TO England would
be added thirteen million inhabitants.
Naturally both Russia and France
learn with CONSERVATION OF such a
land-grabblng conspiracy. The sug-
gestlon Is made that Russia seize
Herat. 10 get even. But what can
France do2 The Paris government Is
wondering what steps the United States
is going to take about the seizure OF
American vessels In Delasoa bay. but
there "a no sign OF that country in
tending TO take the Initiative against
England. The news OF the Intended
purchase OF Portuguese colonies Is of
immense Importance. II cannot but
further strain the relations between
Great Britain ana her rivals for power
and trade.
Great Britain now realizes the South
African situation. MS never before. She
has found II necessary to order to the
front. Field Marshal Lord Roberts OF
Kandahar. and Lord Kitchener OF
Khartoum fame. She realizes that In
the next aggressive move n victory
must be won. complete and decisive.
British arms In Africa must shine ~
brilliantly as TO make Russia pause.
They must perform some deed whereby
confidence may be restored in Egypt. In
Italy. In Japan. and even In Germany.
For further disasters would mean the
loss Of prestige among the family OF
nations.
There Il some doubt as 10 the wisdom
Of the appointment Of Lord Roberts to
the African command. He Is brilliant
general. but he Is no longer In the prime
Of life. and It Is doubted by some,
that his experience In previous cam
pnigus VIII count for great deal In
this war with an enemy, M original In
tactics IA full OF bravery and endurance.
But the public are now expecting
everything at his hands, as they were
demanding all OF General Butler. He
must turn the tide OF events. to save
his country from a panic and perhaps
from outside attacks. Should he. too.
meet with reverse, that would amount
to a national calamity.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-28

The story OF Russia ana Japan going
to war In the spring Is revived again.
but the announcement bears no real
evidence OF probable fulhllment.
II IL likely that Russian designs are In
another direction.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-28
Chicago News.

Moody. the gospel preacher: sankey.
the gospel singer. and Bliss, the gospel
poet, made In the more active days OF
the evangellst's work an agency that
arrested and compelled the attention
OF men 10 their spiritual needs rs no
other during the century has done. To
have been the foremost evangelist OF
the United States was much: to be
the mightiest Christian worker Of his
time Is far more. and this claim may be
safely made for Dwight Lyman Moody.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-28

The career OF ID. l.. Moody ought to
encourage every young man who feels
that he has n message for the world.
II the message is genuine and there ~
power enough behind Il the world will
hear II, though wealth. high education.
eloquence and the advantages OF POSI-
ton be lacking. II II the man who
counts, and Moody was u man.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-28

United States Senator Pcttigrew OF
South Dakota says that II he were u
Filipino he would fight until he was
gray. II not killed sooner Taking the
Filipino illustration, the senator should
have said run" instead OF "fight."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-28

doctrines OF redemption and immortal
lily. He left the battle Of the creeds to
be waged by the clustered scholars.
His profession was not theology. lie
theoiogInns emptled pews with dog
matte controversy he iilled great audi
forums with the masses OF the. people
who were hungry for the simple con-
solations OF religion. In his mind the
three words. God II Love" swept the
heights and depths OF revealed Chris
tiarlty. Scholarship could add nothing
10 them; they were above and beyond
all mnn-made crccds. This was the Sc
,re, OF Moody's power.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-28

II takes juryman and n detective
and quarter to make "A juror In New
York. according to the district attor-
neys statement in the Mollneux case.
now on trial. No wonder that New
Workers. nearly always have an opinion
that keeps them Off Juries.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-28

The Boston Herald says ut is Won
dered II society In general Is growing
ruder." There Is no ''lf' about II, juds-
ing by the common influx of summer
visitors from the Atlantic coast to the
Pacific slope. Much OF the tourist So
cicty In rudeness itself.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-28
NO FEAR or COMPETITION,

There has been much said OF late
about the loss our farmers would sus-
tain by the annexation Of the tropical
Islands. Particularly would those en-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-28

The American troops face the Fill
pinos all right during fight but the
difficulty is In getting where they can
face them when the FllIpinos are In
flight.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-28

The Nlcaraguan canal scheme has Its
strongest competition now In the trans
fer Of the Panama canal scheme to
American control, The question really
is. Which ditch will Uncle Sam dig?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-28

II IL suggested now that the Beers
may declare war against Portugal ana
seize Portuguese East Africa to pre-
vent Great Britain taking Dclagoa Bay
There Ia little or no likelihood OF such
n course. The Beers are fighting for
Independence. IL Britain takes Dela-
goa hay. the territory becomes British,
and as such the Beers may proceed
without being involved with any other
power. and they would get the support
OF the Dutch In Portuguese East AfrI-
ca. as well as OF all those who oppose
the transfer to British sovereignty
Certainly It looks as II the present war
Ia TO involve the whole OF South Africa
that Is aimed at By England.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-28

Apropos OF the British commanders
grocery store at Modder river, It is sug-
gosted that Beers run the butcher
shop.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-28
Chicago TImes.IIeral,

lie drew not upon archaeology or
cryptograms, but upon the human
heart. the daily life, for his proofs OF the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-28


Afrikandcr disaffoction in Cape Col
ony Is taking a more pronounced FORM
Canadian opposition to the British
colonies being involved In a war for
the imperial government without a
voice In It's councils, Is increasing; fear
OF active Fenlap hostility Is growing;
Russia's threat to advance into India
by way OF Hcrat Is becoming more
menacing: and the British armies have
made absolutely no Roadway where
they have met any considerable Boer
military force. 1t really looks as n the
complaint that SIR. Joseph Chamberlain
had not Informed the British public OF
the real seriousness OF the campaign
against the Transvaai was very well
founded.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-28

The Denver Field and Farm promises
u specially interesting number In Its
The times., 1899-05-28
reaching children Rer,.,on

(Eiaine Eastman in Woman's Home Communion. !
have pondered a good deal for years
upon the question of how to teach religion
to young children, and now l am fain 10
admit that it cannot be done except in the
largest and most elementary sense. ReIig-
ious diction is still a language quite apart
from everyday use, and its unfamiliar
words are curiously warped and twisted
every day in the minds of wondering little
ones. venture to say that the idea of
God which we generally manage to convey
to them is strictly anthropomorphic tne !:
and 1t is even doubtful whether he repre-
sents to many OF them a higher power
than does Santa Claus or Jack Frost, in
whose actual existence they have equal
faith. The truth is that children are little
pagans. They believe implicitly in the
supernatural, 1t is true, but to them the
moon may well be deity. and the mys-
terious. fitting bat an angel God
reveals himself to them vaguely through
nature, and even more dimly in their own
consciousness; andif we can put upon our
selves wise restraint and help them only
to something of reverent communion with
the unseen, We shall do better than II We
prescribed form in which the spirit is
lacking.
The times., 1899-05-28
Attractions mt Glen Sligo.

The Boston promoters of Glen Sligo will
within few days complete the first series
OF attractions promised to the pleasure
seekers of Washington. The new nam
moth dining hall will be the largest and
finest in this section: the seating capacity
will exceed by fifty guests the largest ban
quet room in the city. Twenty walters
will be dressed in continental uniforms.
with powdered wigs and cooked hats. and
the service will be the best. A bake oven
thirty-five feet square will produce the
celebrated Rhode Island clambakes which
local people read about, but will now for
the first time have the chance to patronize
at home. The new dancing pavilion. that
will exceed in floor space any other pavil-
ion devoted to dancing south of New York,
will have room for 500 couples A car
rousel, consisting of twentyfour animals.
viii be a novelty. as wen as the Romany
Rye gypsy camp which will represent the
truest type of gypsy life, in existence to-
day. with the dozen tents and queen van.
Today there will be musical programme
by the Caldwell orchestra from p. m.
Until II p. m. II
The times., 1899-05-28
cUPID's FREAKS IN INDIANA
MntrimoninI Correspondence Result
ing From Recent Alliances.
(From the Ohio State Journal.l


From the Ohio State Journal.)
There are more freak matrimonial com
piications in Indiana to the square mile
than in any other section of the country.
cupid In his operations through Indiana.
seems to have been afflicted with most
aggravated case of blind staggers
Justice w. w. Strader has Just united in
marriage Russell Debusk and Miss Ella
Bevars, and William Bevars and Miss Al
pha Debusk. Miss Debusk is the daughter
OF Russell Debusk. and William Beyars is
Drother OF Debusk's bride. A queer re-
lationship Is the result Bevar.s own sis
ter is naturally his mother-in-law. and tis
father-in-law is also his brother-in-law.
Debusk's daughter becomes his sister-in-
law Mrs. Debusk is the stepmother and
sister-fn-law of Mrs. Bevars Mrs. Beyars
being her fathers sister. is consequently an
aunt unto herself while Debusk, being his
daughters brother, must necessarily be his
own father. In case there is issue the
child might be its own grandparent or
The grandparent of its own father while
II TINS was carried out another generation
1t might easily be deducted that the child
was never born.
But this case is hardly as remarkable as
one which has come to light at Dillsboro.
David Gray married his granddaughter by
former marriage. 1t would appear that
the Grays believe in odd marriages. for
Gray's father married his stepdaughter.
whose mother was an aunt of the present
wife. Now the question of relationship
| comes up. These two queer matrimonial
ventures encircle themselves SO often
when the pencil is applied to the problem
that by tracing it out it is very easy to
| hgure all parties off the earth.
Over the line, in Ohio county, a man
| named Miller married a widow who had a
grown-up daughter. His father fell in
| love with the stepdaughter The father be-
came the sons son-in-law and the stem
daughter became his mother. Recently
the sons wife had a child. The child was
Millers fathers brother in Law and MIL.
ler's own uncle. for he was a brother OF
ms stepdaughter. Miller's fathers wife
MS stepdaughter-also had son. who was
OF course, Miller's brother. and incidep.
tally Miller's grandchild, for he was ths
son OF Miller's daughter. Thus Miller:
own wife was his mothers mother ant
Miller became his .wife's grandchild al tn,
same time And then to top the Who'll;
thing of, as the husband of his grand.
mother he was his own grandfather.
The times., 1899-05-28
The Wise Rat.

Wv Aie Duslpn JOufnaL)
One day a well-fed and sagacious rat
came across an object made of wire. whose
sole occupation seemed to be TO take care
OF liberal piece of cheese. Having had
several years experience with men and
their Vaccinations, the rat looked the
ground over with great care, and he was
still engaged in this occupation when a
mouse appeared and wanted TO know what
was up.
Why, the fact is replied the rat. az
nave more cheese here than L can possibly
eat at one meal, and as cheese quickly
sPoils in this climate, | was waiting for
some one to come along and accept a por
ton"
You are generous said the mouse.
Don't mention it. Just step inside and
pass the cheese out, will you?"
The mouse had NO sooner nibbled at the
bait than there was crash and he found
himself trapped.
An, that's the way it works, is it?''
queried the rat, Il couldn't Just make it
out I'm! see. Spring there somewhere.
Good idea"
But I'm caught" exclaimed the mouse
in great agitation.
So l observe"
And what's to be done?"
Well. | leave that for you to decide. 1
let you in on the ground floor and my re-
sponsibility ceased there. Fine day Hope
we shall have good harvest"
Moral-Experience acquired at the ex
pense of others is soothing as well as val
liable.
The times., 1899-05-28
BEAUTIFUL GLEN ECHO.
To Open for the Season Tomorrow
Under New management.

Glen Echo on the Potomac. with its I'm
mense amphitheatre, will open for the sea-
son OF 1899 tomorrow. The park this
year will be conducted under an entire
new management. Mr.. E. NJ. Brawner,
who Is well and favorably known through
out the East. is the lessee. and Messrs.
Rock and Keit, who. for the past four
years, managed the West End Park at New
Orleans, will direct all the amusements,
both in the amphtheatre and park. 1t is
proposed by the management to give the
amusement-loving public OF Washington
a series of high class entertainments dur
ing the season. devoid in every particular
of anything Objectionable. They open the
park tomorrow with the following attrac-
tions: The Fifth Maryland Veteran Corps
Military Band of forty pieces. which will
be heard in the park every afternoon and
evening in grand concert. A novel feature
will be the Arab Village. portraying Orien-
tai life in all its various phrases. There
will be encamped on the grounds a gen.
uine camp of English gypsies, with Queen
Nina who was recently crowned queen OF
all the gypses in the world. In the large
amphitheatre the following top line" stars
will appear in refined vaudeville: Hallen,
Fuller Co., Snyder and Buckley, The
Marshall Quintette. the Dougherty Sisters,
the three Navaros. Elenora Fake. Armin
and Wagner, and the American Vitagraph
in an absolutely new and novel exhibition
OF magical moving pictures. All these
views are recent importations and have
never been exhibited outside OF New York.
The times., 1899-05-28
The Grand. season Ends.

The Jubilee continuous performances
ended at the Grand Opera House last night.
1t was the most successful week in Mana
gers Burke e. Chase's history of the house
1t Is fact that the greatest number of the
people and the largest financial returns
that fell to the share of any Washington
theatre were enjoyed by the popular up
town vaudeville house. The continuous
feature was most pleasing novelty, and
1t was another evidence of the progressive
policy OF the management. More than fif-
teen acts and head liners were provided
and their rotations were without end from
noon till midnight. So far as high class
vaudeville is concerned, Burke e Chase
have little now to teach Washington. and
next season they may confidently expect
to reap their reward. The spacious and
slightly theatre entrance will be transform
ed by the decorators into thing OF beauty
during the summer months. The house
throughout will receive also skilled and
artistic work from painters and furnishers
Mr.. Chase Will personally supervise the
labor, and his refined taste may be relied
upon to provide the best The opening
is set for September lS, and 1t is no Sc
cret now that the elite of the vaudeville
profession VIII be seen at the Grand eX-
clusiyely thereafter. Having established a
clientele that numbers the most distin-
guished Washingtonians. the management
responds to public demand by adopting
the bargain scale OF prices. But the
reduced admissions will not cause any low
ering of the social or theatrical standing
OF the house. The Grand is securely To-
Gated now on the rock OF popularity.
The times., 1899-05-28

the oldest American, families and inherits
his military instinct from the Brewsters,
Copps, Steeles, and Nelson's, of Pilgrim
fame. His ancestors took part in the
American Revolution. Gen. Roger Nelson
being on Washingtons staff, while his
great grandfather was commodore in the
Navy and organizer of the United States
Marine Corps. His relatives are all in the
military service. Capt. George o. Dodd,
an uncle. is captain of the Third United
States Cavalry and originator of the pres
ent system of cavalry tactics. Another
uncle is major of the Fourth United States
Infantry, now fighting in the Philippines
Captain Steele has hosts of friends and an
interesting career is predicted for him
The times., 1899-05-28

favorite for years to come. She lacks stel-
lar strength and cannot expect to arouse
anything but curiosity il she goes out now
1t is an easy step from stardom into vau-
deville. but the reverse is a gooi deal of a
leap in the dark So every good friend of
Miss Melville who IS not carried away by
the reception accorded her is urging her
TO stick to the music halls and vaudeville
houses. Yet runner says some one has
broken off play on her manager, and the
worst is feared
The times., 1899-05-28
A YOUTHFUL WARRIOR.
Capt. Thomas Nelson steele, of the
District Guard

The youngest officer in the world ap-
peared in the three Peace Jubilee parades
on May 23, "a. and 25. and received an ova-
tion along the entire line of march. He
was Capt. Nelson Steele, nine years old,
and commanding officer of Company D.
Fourth Battalion, District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard. in the military parade on
the 23d. In the civic parade and the his
torical pageant Captain Steele marched
with Company d over the entire route.
while in the battles in the Monument
grounds he performed the duties Of his
rank with the steadiness of a veteran.
Captain Steele is descended from some of
The times., 1899-05-28
Avn Ohiect IIes.on.

(From the Chicag9 Record-)
'IIow clecrfully your husband runs your lawn
mower, Mrs. Rprap."
Yes; | keep his fathers old soythe hanging
in the piazza. and whenever he looks at it he
Knows he is well off, 81
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-28
DISASTROUS CYCLONE
SWEEPS OVER NEBRASKA.
People Save Themselves BY Crawling
Into Cellars and no One Was
Killed.

OMAHA, May E.--The most disastrous
cyclone that has visited Nebraska since
the Bradshaw storm ten years ago. CIR
culated between Mlnden and Kenesaw
shortly after O'Clock last night, and
Destroyed everything In iis track. There
was no loss Of life. as the people saw
the danger andln time and saved theirs
selves by craving their cyclone cellars
or by hugging burrows In the pIowed
ground.
The FIRST damage done was at the farm
Of John v. Tenant. one mile due north
OF Minden. Mr.. Tenant. wife and son
saw 1t coming and ran to a pIowed fie.d.
where they buried themselves in a fur.
row. They had no sooner got 10 the
ground than the cyclone struch their
home. Their two story house was wrecked
and the Iorn shed and barn were crushed
as Il they had been made Of paper.
AT the farm OF Joseph Rayer. every
building was demolished and ali the
stock killed The cyclone struck Peter
Billisbach's farm and swept everything
before It. the famll yof four being all ln-
jured.
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Facts Were at First Suppressed
and Charity Is Now A.
most Too Late.
WELCOME AWAITS DEWEY
New York City Wi1I Expebd O1e Hun
dTed Thousand Dollars on the
Manila Hero.

LONDON, May z.-Partieulars received
here regarding the famine In Russia
confirm the previous narrowing accounts.
Members Of the Russian aristocracy seem
10 have at last awakened to full sense
Of the gravity OF the situation. and
money Is beginning to fiow in all sides
Sor the relief Of the starving mougiks
Unfortunately charity is almost always
too late.
The censor al first prevented the truth
from being published in the Russian pa.
pers. Now that the facts are allowed TO
appear the famine spectre is skulking
through the land. Some authorities es-
innate Iha, as many as twenty million
peasants are starving.
Rev. Mr.. Francis pastor OF the British
American church at St Petersburg. who
did mu.h 10 secure British and American
aid during the last famine. appeals to
the British public today He says seven
provinces, covering 1900 square miles,
are affected, and that five million people
are famine stricken and will need to be
fed during the next three months. He
adds that the car. czarina, the Russian
government and the Red Cross and other
bodies have subscribed many millions of
rOubies. but that 2,25O,OOO pounds is still
required
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FILIPINos GIVE A DINNER.
Leading Citizens of Manila Entertain a
Party OF Americans.

Leading Citizens of Manila Entertain a
Party Of Americans.
NEW YORK. May IA dispatch to
the Journal and Advitiser from Manila
says: The first notable social demon.
stration OF frlendliness by the Filipnos
toward the Americans since hostilhies
began, occurred last evening. This took
the form Of a dinner reception at the
residence of Senior Abreu in honor of
U. s. Commissioner Jacob Schurman
and Dean Worcester, Major General Mac
Arthur and Consul Williams who repre-
scented the United States at Manila dur.
ing the time OF Spanish sovereignty over
the Philippines.
Mrs, Russell, Mrs, Beveridge and other
Americans were present. Among the
prominent FllIpinos at the dinner were
Senores Torres, Legaraza and Rosario,
olA VI NhVhA NNAt HltNiuNIS VI
Aguinaldo's congress, and thirty Filipino
ladies,
Senior Tavora proposed a toast to
"Peace" which was full Of friendly i'm
terest, and Commissioner schurman re-
sponded in happy speech The leading
Filipinos of Manila are doing much to-
ward creating friendly sentiment, and
are anxious to have commerce restored
and the ports opened once more. Great
crops Of sugar and hemp of the various
Islands are now being marketed.
Although desultory firing continues
along the sSlrmlsh lines, the Insurgents
are so broken, discouraged. and divided
that It Is impossible for them to ofrer
strong resistance to our forces, Aguin-
aldos last proclamation shows a feeling