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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
Fire Destroys Great Part Of the
Business Portion of the Town,
100000 WENT UP In FLAMES
Many People Thrown Out OF Employ
ment aud Others Left Homeless
But Little insurance.

ST. Paul, MINI, Dec PA Hasting,
MINI, special TO the Dispatch says:
Nearly three blocks Of buildings In the
business portion OF town. principally
fronting on Vermillion street, were
burned early today with a loss Of about
100000. The fire broke out in r. c.
Libby & Co.'S sawmill, evidently the
work Of an incendiary. and the entire
plant, with planning mills. storehouses,
lumber office, sheds. etc. were also
burned. A strong northwest wind was
blowing and the flames spread rapidly
10 st. Johns hotel, owned by John Kleis
and saloon Of Kleis & Grub, both build
ings being laid in ashes. The flames
then spread across Second street and
laid low business houses for nearly
block, including the agricultural i'm
plement store of F. A. Engel; Charles
Knocks tailor store, W. L. Vanauokens
sewing machine and musical merchan.
disc, w. j. Xuzek harness Magnus
pAaNiit ebAAaiAiNA anu - d. liudAf
millinery store, besides badly damag-
ing Theodore Schall's jewelry building
west; the residence Of Matthias Reuter-,
two additional store buildings Of r. c.
Libby & Co.
Sparks finally extended the fire TO
the four story stone building Of w. r.
Mather in the adjoining block TO the
south, which vas quickly enveloped
in flames, and nothing but the walls
Of the old landmark remains.
Ii was occupied by Mr.Mather as an
agricultural implement store and res
dence. The blacksmith shop and paint
shop Of CavsnauSh & Currler was to-
tally destroyed.
Most OF the buildings burned were
only partially insured and the loss to
the owners VIII fall heavily. The fire.
men engaged in a desperate battle TO
keep the fire on the roofs OF the court
house, the church Of the Guardian An
gels and other costly structures and
residences They caught, but were ex-
tingu!shed with little damage. The city
seeming In imminent danger Mayor
Busch wired the mayor OF ST. Paul for
aid and as soon as possible two steam
ers and supply wagons We're sent down
which materially aided in subdung the
spread OF the flames. Many people are
thrown out Of employment and others
are rendered homeless.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
$4,000 FOR LAYTON.
Anticipation Of Raising that Amount TO
Place Family Above Want.

Place Family Above Want.
New York, Dec. pa special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Adjutant General Corbin estimates
that the Lawton fund, including sub
scription received and pledged, amounts
TO $4,000 1t has been decided by the
committee having the fund In charge to
have the fund reach $4,000. 1t was
originally intended to only raise a sufli-
Client sum to pay off the mortgage on
the Lawtons' homestead In California,
but II is now believed that the people
Of the country will be willing to con-
tribute an amount which will place Mrs.
Lawton and her children above want,
In the mail Sunday General Corbln
received $500 in checks and cash,
bringing the total amount thus far
actually received up 70 $4,000. Tele-
grams have also reached Gen Corbin
from prominent persons showing that
at least $4,000 more Is assured, and he
Is satisfied that no difficulty will be eX-
perlenced IN bringing the total up to
$4,000.
Among the new contributors are VIM.
X. Vanderbilt $1,000; j. p. Morgan,
$1,000; c. p. Huntington, $1,000, Thomas
+. Ryan, OF New York $1,000, and
Helen Gould $500. II Is the expecta-
ton OF members Of the committee that
ten subscriptions will be received
amounting 10 $1,000 each.
Secretary Root and Gen. Corbin sent
personal appeals to $50 residents Of New
York. all Of whom have slgnified their
Intention Of making contributions. Thus
far the contributions from the West
have been comparatively small but this
Is due 10 the distance. No doubt IS ex-
pressed that the mail from Western
points, where Gen, Lawt0n was well
known, in a few days will bring contri-
buttons which will rapidly increase the
fund 10 the desired amount.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
General Schalkburger Tells His
Side Of Story Of Tugela River
RRAGS OF NUMEROUS FIRE
,,,,,sry Experts OF France and Ger
m,uy Enjoy the Bloody Spectacle
and Comment Upon 4.

pretoria, Sunday, Dec. Hover fve
,nrared British prisoners captured at
=. hattie Of Stormberg, have arrived
here. They have been taken to Water
All to Join the other prisoners.
An official account Of the Boer casual
"a. At the Tugela river says thirty men
we're killed or wounded.
Cen schalkburger's report Of the
,s,,e dispatched from the head lager
december IS, says
Friday at dawn the long expected ar
lived. The Pretoria detachment of ar
,,,ery gave the alarm. Gen. Buffers
raaysmIth relief column was In battle
array, advancing on the Boer positions
dose TO the Tugela and Colenso. The
,,nter consisted Of an immense crowd
n infantry, nanked on each side by
two batteries with strong bodies Of
s,yalry supporting. The Boer artillery
prseVed absolute silence, not diselos-
lng lis position.
TWO batteries came within rifle dis
lance Of our foremost position and then
opened fire with deadly effect Our ar
tlery also commenced and apparently
Absolutely confused the enemy who
We're allowed TO think the bridge was
ooen for them to cross. Their right
tank. In the meantime attacked the
Beers southernmost position, but the
Nsuser rifle fire was SO tremendous
that they were rolled back like spent
wave leaving ridges and ridges Of dead
and dying humanity behind. Again the
British advanced TO the attack, but
seain fell back, swelling the heaps Of
dead. The cavalry charged TO the river,
where the Ermolo commando delivered
such murderous fire that two batter
les Of cannon had to be abandoned
which the Beers are going TO bring here.
Twice the British essayed to bring
horses TO remove them.
The first time they succeeded In
hiichlng on to one cannon and on the
second trial the horses and men fell In
heap.
Then the British were in full retreat
10 their camp, whence. they sent a
heavy shrapnel fire on Bulwer bridge,
across the Tugela, TO prevent the bur
ghers from recovering the cannon.
The French attache, Villebois, and
the German attache Braun, say the
hght could not have been improved
upon by the armies Of Europe
Gems Botha and Trichart were al
ways at the most dangerous points Of
The fighting. Eleven ambulances re-
moved the English dead and wounded,
Such tremendous cannonade has
seldom been heard. The veldt for miles
was covered with dead and wounded.
Il was most crushing British defeat.
The British asked for and were
granted twenty-four hour armistice.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
Christmas Gifts.

c'veveland. o., Dec 25.-The Cleveland
ivy Railroad company. known locally
g he Little Consolidated. OF which
,slalor Hanna Is president. has dis
,riOuted nearly 5000 among its en-
yvyes In Christmas gifts. Between
esh, and nine hundred men employed
~ eleciric and cable lines received -
sVn, The Little Consolidated men re-
use. s, to quit work during the great
s sseet railway strike In this city last
I.'nIner on the Big Consolidated lines.
~ y result the former company did an
,Ao'mous business and in recognition OF
s loyalty OF its employees decided TO
Irioute the amount named among
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
Mall Robbery 10 ohio.

Cleveland, O.. Dec 25.-The police au-
thorities are hard at work today try
ing to find out who stole and cut open
a United States mail pouch Of an out
going mail. The bag was either taken
from the mail wagon or from the Union
station. II was found in the street by
a policeman, empty. subsequently 1t
was learned that vacant room on an
upper floor at No. 80 Bank street had
been used TO examine the stolen mail.
The floor was Uttered with open let
tiers and other evidence thai showed
the abstracted letters had been
thoroughly rifed.
Ii is not known how much booty the
thieves obtained or how they secured
the pouch. John Carroll has been ar
rested on suspicion. The police think
he was concerned in the robbery.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
$4,000 to Employees.

Cleveland. O., Dec, 25,-Every en-
ploye Of the American Express Com
pany throughout the country today re-
ceiyed a check for IS as a Christmas
Gift from the company. A circular ac-
companying the checks states that the
gift is made for faithfulness In the per-
Torrance Of duty.
As the company operates between
Maine and Oregon there are several
thousand employees. II is estimated
that the aggregate sum Of the gift VIII
reach 5000 or $4,000.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
Abode for Americans.

Paris. Dec. 25-- The government has
completed arrangements TO rent for use
as a residence by the princely guests
OF the nation at the time Of the expo
sition, the mansion on the Avenue
Boise de Boulegne. formerly occupied
by the late DR.. Evans, the wealthy
American dentist, which the deceased
bequeathed to the city Of Philadelphia,
The government pays 10000 francs
rent and furnishes the house with state
furniture
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
PAUL: L0VELESS ARRESTED.
Kamas Barber Suspected Of Having
Stolen a Saddle.

Paul Loveless, barber. was arrested
at Kamas by Deputy Sheriffs Ben Har-
ries and Sam Dowse yesterday, sus.
pected OF having stolen a saddle. On
Friday last ]. a. knight, Of Woodland.
Summit county, found a saddle in Mr..
Webers second hand store thet he
identified as belonging to him. and
which he claims was stolen from his
place last August, He filed replevln
suit in Judge McMaster's court to re-
cover possession Of the article. Weber
says he bought II OF young man last
September, paying him Sl4 therefor.
The description given Of the young man
who sold the saddle led TO Loveless' ar
reSt
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
PENSIONERS GALORE.
One Soldier In Every Twelve Wants Gov
ernment support.

New York. Dec. PA special TO the
Press from Washington, says:
Pension attorneys are piling up cases
against the government as result OF
the war with Spain. Already $1,000 APP
plications have been filed on behalf
o, the soldiers OF the recent war. As
an illustration Of the thoroughness
with which the regiments have been
canvassed, IL Is said that from the
Seyenty-hrst New York, more than 800
applicants have been obtained. OF the
Ninth Massachusetts,, there are coo APP
plications.
The business OF getting new pensions
has been systematized. The number Of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
To CivllIze Chicago Children.

Chicago. Dec. 25.-Chicago In COM
mon with a number Of other cities in
the United States viii have curfew
n the plans Of Col Alexander Hoge-
land, the originator OF the measure In
this country, are adopted. Within a
month the expounder OF the system,
the object OF which Is to keep ell chill
dren under a responsible age of the
streets after dark, will start cam
palgn In this city. He proposes 10
make public addresses and go before
the council with the intention OF ask.
ing that body 10 indorse his project.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
Suspected Criminal Arrested.

San Francisco. Dec. 25.-The man be-
lieved to be II. j. Hannah, who has
been arrested in this city at the request
Of the chief Of police Of Pittsburg, Pa.
is wanted in Greensfiburg, Westmore-
land county, thirty-one miles east Of
Pittsburg. for the killing Of his former
partner, John Craig, member Of a
prominent Johnstown family, during
the Westmoreland county centennial
celebration The Pittsburg police Of
ficials have wired to Chief Lees to hold
the prisoner until an officer arrives
here to take him back to Pennsylvania
for trial. The accused man says he Is
a plumber and denies all knowledge Of
the alleged crime,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25

Philadelphia, Dec. 25.-The italian
Steamship Venus, Capt. TrapanL has ar
nved from Ancona In Ballast TO load
Upward OF 5000 tons OF coal, for Genoa.
ms VIII be the third shipment Of this
nhd within the period Of a month. II
: stated that $4,000 tons OF coal will
ve shipped from here 10 Italy for use
% the railroads.
American coal is also being exported
% French Mediterranean points, and the
oll!lsh steamship Inca will soon begin
.oaaing four thousand tons at New
Port News for Marsellles.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
WIN Try No Compulsion.

Philadelphia, Dec. ?5.-It has been def
gilely announced by the cloth weavers
nn they have decided to present no
.ornal demands to the manufacturers
.OI change In the wage scale at pres
:. me weavers believe II they walt until
sOout the middle OF January most OF the
,aaahuiacturers will voluntarily adopt
ue new scale. 1t IL reported that o
number OF mills are already paying the
wo mills per pick as demanded In the
new scale and fail only o pay the ex-
va Tor over time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
Fire In street Car shops.

Canton, o., Dec 25.-Fire started in
an electric heater in one Of the Canton
Massillon cars last night after all the
cars had been run into the barn. Only
three cars were taken out intact, eight
being destroyed.
Fifteen others were more or less dam
aged, Loss $50, 900, covered by insurance.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
Storm In Ohio.

Cleveland, O.. Dec. ga furious
snowstorm. accompanied by forty
fiye.mile gale. has been raging through
out northern Ohio and over Lake Erie
for the past twenty-four hours. The
Thermometer registers l6 above. In
this city the street car traffic Is badly
impeded as a result of the heavy snow
drifts piled on the tracks. Trains on
the trunk line railways are nearly all
late
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
AT ST. MARY's CATHEDRAL.
THE POOR REMEMBERED.

The bishopric and the teachers Of the
Second ecclesiastical ward collected and
distributed this morning, provisions an
distributed this morning over 500 worth
Of groceries provisions and cash, The
teachers distributed the same among
the needy poor. and many were thus
provided with good substantial Christ
mas cheer
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
Dlsgnlsed a.A Woman.

Pretoria, Sunday, Dec. 1.-THE gov
eminent is much concerned about the
escape Of Winston Churchill. and the
officials are doing their utmost TO dis
cover how he got away. The officials
have instituted house house search
for discriminating papers. The Volk-
stem asserts that he escaped disguised
as a woman.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
AT SPANISH FORK.
All Smallpox Patients Doing Wei
No New Cases.
ESPECIAL TO THE "NEws."l

ESPECIAL TO THE "NEWs,"I
Spanish Fork. Dec. 25.-There has
been no new developments In the small
pox cases at this place, and 1t is gen.
orally thought that the disease has
reached its climax. II is also thought,
however, by local physicians that other
members OF the Lindsay troupe may be
stricken with the malady. as well as
the three families in whose homes the
malady has appeared. 1t is the general
opinion nevertheless that the disease
viii subside. The patients are exper-
fencing no inconvenience. save the iso-
lation, and are doing well.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25

broken articles Of household furniture
were reported. but no serious damage
done. A high wave struck the beach
on the ocean front soon after the
shock but no damage was done to
shipping. A slighter shock followed the
first one q few seconds later.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
REMEMBERED THE BOYS.

. a number OF phllanthropic and char
i,ably disposed citizens and firms re-
membered the postoiiice clerks. MEM
ad smallpox.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
Died of Heart Disease.

San Francisco. Dec. 25.--D. b. Smith,
a wealthy business man OF Honolulu.
died suddenly Of heart disease at the
Occidental hotel In this city. He was
a native Of statesyille, N. c., and a
prominent Mason
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
Another Fool Gone.

jacksonville. Fla, Dec. 25.-Peter ].
Holbert, an electrician Of this city, shot
his wife and then turned the weapon
upon himself. innicting wounds from
which he died. Mrs. Holbert VIII re-
cover.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25

Los Angeles. Cal, Dec. 25.-It is re-
ported here that the town Of San Jacln-
to and Hemet, In Hyersidecounty have
been badly damaged by earthquake.
One reports says that $4,000 damage
was done at San Jaclnto.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25

NOTICE.

The Christmas "News"
consists OF 40 pages, 8
sections, not including
the cover. With the cover
IA pages. Purchasers
should see that they are
furnished with all the
parts.
The postage on the
Christmas "News" will
be 4 cents domestic, z
cents foreign.
Price 10 cents--bound in
magazine form, 10 cents.
-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25

san Diego, Cal, Dec. 25.-The most
s, ee earthquake experienced In THIS
~" ~ II years. took place at i:so a.
H. ,oday, and was accompanied by
NJ fumbllng noise. The taller build
s, 40 in the city were severely shaken up
~A' plaster was shaken on and q few
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
Earthquake I'm Caiifornia.

~, LOS Angeles, Cal, Dec. 25.-The most
.ere earthquake ever felt In Los
isseles came at i:27 o'clock this morn-
s No great damage has been re-
sea There were two shocks, the
~ being the most prolonged. The
s snvck lasted about ~ seconds, the I'M
91alOns being from north 70 south.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-25
News and Notes.

10 all agriculturists the toad renders
conspicuous service, but gardeners anC
greenhouse owners may make this ami
NAL of especial value. Every gardener
should aim to keep colony of toadl
among his growing crops. and the prac
tice of collecting and transferring then
to the gardens is eommendable one
The twenty -ffth biennial session Of
the American Pathological society is tC
be held in Philadelphia Sept. Z and s
in the hall of the Pennsylvania Horti.
cultural society. Already it promises
to be largely participated in by the
various state societies.
On account of the limited amount Of
arabic land in Japan, as DIR. Knapp OF
the department Of agriculture tells, the
field crops are all managed upon garden
methods. The seed for all the wheat,
rice. rye and barley produced is first
sown in highlyfertilized beds. and when
the plant is ofssufficient size it is trans
planted into the fields. much like cab
bages
The latest wrinkle in sugar beet cul-
ture, according to the Denver Field and
Farm, is a squeezing plant or substa-
ton located alta place far distant from
the factory. The squeezer extracts the
juices OF the beet and leaves the pulp OF
pomace at the place for the use Of feed
farmers there. The juice is then trans
ported in barrels or tierces to the fac
tory, and in TINS form it can be kept in
definitely by proper temperature. With
plenty of squeezers all over the conn
try factory could be kept running
nearly all the year.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-25

A conductor got up early the other
morning and got his own breakfast. He
is not used to this, as his wife, who was
sick on this occasion, is used to getting
breakfast ready. He is fond of strong
coffee for his early meal. and, filling the
pot with water, heaped in four table
spoonfuls of what he took to be coffee.
After all was done, the coffeepot
steaming and hash well Drowned, he sat
by his own self to break his fast The
coffee did not seem very hot, so he drank
off half the cup in three or four swal-
lows. Then the roof started. He yelled
like maniac His trembling little wife
ran out to see her husband dancing
about on one foot and screeching like a
maniac.
He ran to the water pipe and drank
off two quarts of cold water and then
quieted down enough TO ask. "What in
thunders the matter with the coffee p
She smelled of it and said why,
dear, You mistook the ground cloves for
the coffee, that IS ALL Lewiston Jour
nal
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-25

"Going out to see man" was the
invention of Artemus Ward One night
in the winter of 1865, when the humor-
list was about half through his lecture,
he paralyzed his audience with the an
nouncement that they would have to
take recess of 10 minutes so as to en-
able him to go across the street to 'see
man. : Fl. R. Tracey. the editor Of
the Washington Republican. was in the
audience. and, seeing an opportunity to
improve upon the joke, penciled these
lines and sent them to the platform;
Dear Artemus-If you will place
yourself under my guidance, I'll take
You to see man without crossing the
street
Artemus accepted the invitation, and
while the great audience impatiently
but with much amusement awaited the
temperance of the humorist the lat
ter was making the acquaintance of
Aman. well known restaurant keeper
at that time, and luxuriating at well
laden refreshment board. OF course
every caught on to- the phrase.
and men became fond Of getting up be-
tween the acts and going out to see
Aman. The restaurateur's business
from that time forward doomed. Men
who would ordinarily sit quietly
through an entertainment and behave
themselves allowed themselves to be in
fiuenced by the contagion Louisville
Courier Journal
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-25
Can't Thread
Your Needle :!
Wen Answered.


In the early part of this century there
lived in Nantucket young Quakeress
whose wit caused many ripple in the
demure circle of the Friends.
When this pretty Martha attended
yearly meeting in Newport at the age
of IS, her youthful spirits brought her
occasional grave looks from the elders,
although her real goodness of heart was
never questioned.
One evening" during the session of
yearly meeting, Martha was the center
of a group of young people gathered
near the windows Of the parlor in the
boarding house where some Of the
Friends lodged for the time The young
people were playing the simple and
amusing game Of humorous defni-
tions. Marthas wit caused such fire.
quent laughter that solemn faced per-
son rose from his seat at the other end
of the room and asked. in loud, stern
voice
martha, can thee give me the def
milton of gravityf' r.
The pretty Quakeress colored at this
public and unnecessary rebuke, hut
after scarcely perceptible hesitation,
she answered demurely:
81 am not able to give thee defini-
ton of my own. Friend Brown. but
perhaps that of De la Rochefoucauld
will suit thee. He says that gravity is
a mysterious carriage of the body, in
vented to cover the defects of the
mind YOUTHS Companion.