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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02
IMPERIALISM IN FRANCE.
A Straw Showing the Direction Of the
Wind IN the Republic.

i'hithko AlW't-iitihhfl
An uninpaesloncd outsider of foreign
blood VINO CHANGED 10 look In upon the
performance or ~ Rot dc Homo at
pafis Friday nlghl might Vel have
wondered whether the audience was
not acting as well ~ the people upon
the stage. The cries which cmpha-
sized the Naupleonlc sentiment Of the
piece. the partisan interlsctiuns aud en-.
thurinhm. the evidence ON every hand
that the house was packed. were Hug-
gcntive ~ careful preparation and t..
hearfAl and Nould certainly nave proved
repeilant 10 hn knEiianman or AN
American with whom hiHtripnicH IN
real iifo arr always below par.
hut this II not t. Aay that they would
have rcpciled Ffcnchman. on the
contrary. the ffouonman studies dra.
matte effects IN almost every circum.
sctanco of his carer, and " very apt
10 be largely Influenced by people who
employ II Fkillfuily. No one under
stood this national trait more thor
ourhly than the first Napoleon, and no
one every utilized u 90 such an extent
NJ ana he. when he dictated those
yninriorioun bulletins aud dispatches
which seem TO have omanhted from a
tinsel stage hero II was not 10 much
because ~ n weakness IN himself an
because of hts belief In their political
value with q people who were always
powerfully affected by stage methods.
40 the demonstration at the thontnr
was IN harmony with the greatest pre-
cedents In French history. and II was
very well calculated to catch the popu-
lar fancy. Among those In attendance
were commandant Napoleon Ney aud
Prince de Mufat. Whatever the In
dlviduala may be who hare those names
now. the names Themselves are linked
indiasolubly with that OF the emperor
upon the brightest pages of tho annals
Of the country. Frcnchmen who are
Htill amatting under the dreadful de-
f,a'u OF the German war. and who
must today endure the humiliation ~
bowling before the superior power ~
England. can hardly hear them With
out citation. They recall years ~ I'M
patallslcd glory ana dominion and may
well inspire mn lmpreHrionahi. popuiace
with tho hone Of u splendid future
when young Victor shall have been
called 10 the throne OF the empire.
"Nivc fempcrvur" came again and
again from the excited audience. and
Thcrc could be no more significant as
ISOLATION Of Ideas than this All parties
In France today ARE striving Tor the
support tho army. hut II the army
really II to be- the arbltcr Of the coun.
try'a fate, what ~ there to coniur-
with No potent ar The Nnpolconic lo.
Hendf
II there wcrc n military genius In
the b0napnrte family ut the present
time or even a rhrcwd. long headed In.
triguer like i.puin Napoleon. such the
atriCnlH NJ those oi Saturday nlEh;
might very ro0n lead 10 a coup d'etni.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02

Several carloads ~ heavy steel rails
viii he shipped To the Idaho division
of the Short Line. and will be used In
repairing the track.
Asan Francisco dispatch today says
that through confidential agents ems
pluyei In the Sacramento. Fan Joaquin
aud salinas vallcyH.nn well aH through
out the state. !. A. Fillmore. manager
Of the Southern ppclnc'a liner west of
" i'ano aud ogden. has collected vulu-
able data regarding the Prospects for
the states wheat Yield for the season.
These reports show that 10 per cent
Increase In acreage has been rown In
wheat. The reports also show that the
condition OF the crop II excellent,
General Passenger Agent HALEY Of
the Colorado Midland passed through
the city last night In his private car,
en- route home To Denver. from the
coast. where he has been stopping for
several weeks.
Gen. Passenger Agent Frank wad.
leigh Of the Rio Orandc Western left
for the East last niEht. lie win 20 ~
far as Chicago. and possibly 10 New
York.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02
LITERARY NOTE.

In the improvement Era for Fcbru-
ary, lust at hand, viii be found an In
tcresting article on The Mormon
Church, by Elder Franklin d, Rich
ards. Church Historian. IL was writ
ten In compliance with a request Of
Professor Edmund buckley, decent OF
comparative religion. of the University
" Chicago and h published by the
Era. Another of the features Of the
current issue N Answer to Interest
Ink Questions" by e. W. Penrnse. The
questions are put by gentleman In
shirley, Alass., an investigator ~ Nor
monlsm, ana the replies are brief and
10 the point. Among the list Of cons
tents, we notice "a Dream OF Youth"
a poem by Anon; "Abdnllah and ga
bat" tale; Acts OF special Provi-
dencc In Missionary Experience" by
" y Cowley; Early Scenes and In
oldents IN the Church" oliver Cowdery;
Lives NJ the Apostles by Willard
Done Gospel Studies" hy Prof ", l..
Nelson. and the Law OF Tithlng," by
Bishop W. H. Preston. The current
number Of the Era In. az It's predeces-
sors. full of interesting reading matter
-2ia ana 2li Templcton, salt Lake
city.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02
REVOLUTION BY TELEPHONE
II Saves Many Lives AMI Much Pow
der.

from the Electrical EnRinccri
When one considers how much may
be done By "a telephone call. II II SUR
pfising that resort rhould be made
to les ethereal methods. The trouble
II II takes 20 long 10 familiarikc the
public mind with n now utility. and the
curious feature N that the outinndrr
and the barbarian w often the quick
eat to catch on" 10 the new POSSIBLE
tiles. The Sandwich Islands. for exam
pie. are FAR ahead " any other country
IN their practical appreciation OF the
telephone. In daily social aud business
annlrA, and now story comes from
Central America which introduces the
same appliance ~ the last refinement
IN politics. This IL 10 tell now Cutler
rrz lost the presidency Of Salvador.
Gen. Thomas i,craiado had been
placed by President Dutierrcx In COM
mand Of the national military forces.
stationed nt San Salvador. the capital
city ~ the republic. Gcn. Regaihdo
knew that the Saivndoriana were In
tenaely hostile Ia the idea Of their
country being handed over 10 the
schemes Of Ielaya and nfuilla. the
preaidentH ~ Nicaragua and Honduras
respectively. ana he saw his chance 90
bring about revolution and make
HlNh'l 'Nlti mhhihNfhN' OF MS fNuus
try. Having FIRST come to AN UNDER
standing with his Hubordlnates. Gen
i,egalndo from the artillery barracks.
on the evening ~ November 18th.
called up" President gutierrez on tho
telephone, and boldly said 10 him. VA
al no - prcsidente todos los cuarte-
les csthn conminEo'" C'You are no
longer PRESIDENT Al the bnttniiona
are In my favori") THIS was enough
for Gutierrez. who with single
Hello" accented acuteiy on the frnt
syllable. left the presidential palace
inatanter. He'd tn Honduras. and yielded
place and prrferment tn his nhrewd but
unseen intcrlocutoru. Why cannot all
revolutions b. affected this way The
plan " respectfully submitted 10 the
ears disarmament conference. The
telephone II mlnhtier than the torpedo.
II viii he remembered na one ~ the
charming episodes ~ the Invasion 81
Porto Iilco. that In capturing one ct
ths rsacoa~t elites q young American
officer went 10 the llrhthoune Of the
port and by telephone Insisted that the
authorities surrender Immediately. II
wns far In excess ~ gunahot range,
We believe. but nm hmicablc arrange.
ment for The holsting NJ the stars and
Stripes was soon reached. Now. this
was much better than bombardment
n the ratio ~ 10 cents for a ionE.dls-
tancc telephone call to $4,000 or 81.
100000 for rhotshell and general smash.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02
ABOUT IMPORTED RAGS.


Salt Lake city. Fob. .. 1890.
Editor Dcseret News
Utah II the dumping ground Of all
kinds Of diseases. ON account Of no
laws 10 prohibit the shipping IN ~ all
kinds Of rags. the greatest trnnHmlttcr
Of disease there II. and II IL only u
question OF u short time when We viii
gct good healthy consignment Of
smallpox here, unless our Legislators
come to our rescue and make laws such
ms other States have.
II n a well known fact that southern
Colorado towns have "a lot Of McHicanA
In their population. who have more or
less smallpox among them. and as the
lafEcr part OF the rags consigned TO
the mattress factories OF this city are
shipped from Colorado points. we are
liable TO get anything at any time.
This class of mattresses are only sold
by the secondhand stores, tnH FIRST.
class trade dO not handle thVm) and
are consigned 10 keepers Of such shops.
who sell for anything they ear get Tor
them. We have a few second hand
dealers that will not handle them,
however, as they say they can sell most
anything, but VIII not sell things that
they know positively viii poison with
10 the uneducnted. and To people with
large families people who arc not able
To employ doctors, or buy much medic
cline, and who ARE liable To have their
whole families down with diphthprin,
scarlet fever, etc. they do not know
how II 4 they get disease until they
discover that they had recently bought
forter
We have FROM one 10 three loads NJ
old mattresses hauled In from tho
dumps OF the city that have been hauled
out by city garbage wagons, ana Of
Tered FOR sale, but ~ We do not make
thiH class Of bedding. u IL hauled 10
TIE other factories. where they do
make II, ana sold To them, aud made In
new ticks and sold to the unwary.
How long shall such things eXiHt7
one young man son NJ "a dealer iutor-
eHtod in % dead-fall. where this stun
u made, had the nerve to tell me they
had certificate from the board NJ
health To go on every mattress they
made o. the nccurHud stun and " our
board Of health ~ composed ~ such
men, the sooner they are out Of sight
the better f1r the community at large.
" II more consistent 10 have clean
bedding thnn cntnhles, FOR the simple
reason that people viii not eat any
thing that II spurious, na the stomach
WIN not retain II long after being
eaten hut II your bedding IL diseased,
whom you are asleep ana your system
N w III most relaxed ana dcfrnTelesa
condition, you cannot protect yourself.
ana you get sick and probably die with
disease contracted from u nlthy mat.
troas
Since we have building inspector.
dairy Inspector meat inspectors, and
fruit Inspectors. | would suggest that
our LeFislature take immediate action
especially aH AFFECTING mattresses aud
prohibiting the manufacture ana sale
os 30 disgusting and necessarily I'M
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02
ELECTRIC FLASHES.

Fred Hess. who sued the San Fran
cisco Typographical Union Ca recover
$4,000 damages for having been forced
cut of employment by tho union. he be-
ing non-union man has been awarded
si,2oo by n jury In the superior court.
AZ meeting ~ tho surviving mem.
hcrH NJ III. POttnwntOmie tribe Of indi-
ans. held NJ Hartford. Mich. Charles
PokaRon was selected na chief of the
tribe 10 succeed the late simon Polka
and push the claim for valuable prop
erty In chicago which his father be-.
lioved tho pottawntomies had "A title to.
10 Ctnt A coLD ~ o>E DAY.
Take Laxative nromo ouinine Tablets.
All drugglsta refund the money n "a
fails TO cure. &c. The genuine has !.
u, .. on each tablet
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02
Confession OF judgment.

Joseph T. McNarry and william ~.
lfivca commenced action today against
g q. Fafneworth ana wife. William
Cooper, James West and Thomas can-
nell In the Third district court. for the
recovery of fis.i75.ss, on certain prom
ihAoty notes secured by mortgage to
number ~ lots In Lincoln Park sub
division ana the Big Field survey. Salt
Lake city.
The complaint alleges that the notes
were given by Fnrnsworth In Jnnu-
AIRY, 1880, for balance OF purchase price
Of the lots.
The defendant Farnaworth made ans
wcr today admitting the debt and con-
Henting 20 the entering ~ Judgment
against himself and wife.
A stipulation was also filed by the
plaintiffs by which II IL agreed that
they VIII not take any deficiency judg-
ment against the defendants.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02
PERSONAL.


Mr., y Ellis " Chicago IL Knuts.
ford guest
l.. N. IInnnsman OF San Francisco II
at the knutsfofd.
n. J. brown. n wcll known business
man OF HALEY. Idaho, In In the city.
Arthur I.cdcrer OF New York In q
knuisford guest.
j. ~. Iiudd came from bingham this
morning.
The Walker house II nearly turned ln-
Ia a green room by the number az thc-
nirlcm people making their homoA
there. SHAFT No. 2 company. A hoy
Wanted company and In say concy
Island company are mostly there.
Hugh Jones and Charles smith OF
Tu-carorn. New, are at the Kenyon.
George \. Masters Of Peery. Okla.
homa came IN this morning aud put
up nj the Kenyon.
=. !. Mills and wife OF Huntington,
are Walker house guests,
J. NJ. HALEY. a Butte. Mont. business
man. got IN from the north this morn
Ing
The well known mine owner Garrct
owens, ~ again IN the city, coming
down from the north this morning.
]. Moses Of Natchez. Miss. Is Ken
yon guest.
y, uallngcr ANA wife OF bingham are
visiting friends In the city.
Charles Young and wife OF Diamond
VILE reached the city TINS morning.
9, $. blanchard and wife OF Elmer.
MINI, are taking In the sights OF the
city from their temporary home at the
white house.
VIM. Thomas Nv down from bingham.
vile.
J. II. Taylor OF bingham Is at the
White House.
r. G. Garland and wife are White
House guests. coming In from Bingnain
this morning,
l.. y. Eldredge, q son Of Hon. Alma
Eldredse, came In from Coalyille last
myth and put up at the White lilo o.
J, H. Hancock also of coAlville IN "A
White House guest.
I'D Tamm OF New York registered at
the Cullen this morning.
II. y. Brown. a Chicago business man
In In the city,
J. ID. Wood. the well known Idaho
cattle man, who has been In the city
since the mettting OF the Stock Grow
ors' association at Denver. went home
today. si.H
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02
THE SUIT AGAINST MCUNF.
What Attorneys Tor the Defense say
Of II.

Mr., crltohlow. Of the firm Of Pierce,
critchlow a barrettc. SIR. Mocunes at
torncyH. was asked today In regard 10
the case against a. W. Mccunc. men
toned ON page eight OF the News" lie
said the suit was brought w "a young
attorney, Council. The name OF MIR.
Lee was signed TO the complaint. "a he
understood H. because Council IL not
a member Of tho bar OF the Federal
court, Mr. Mcoune was approached a
day or two since with demand for a
large sum OF money In settlement OF
pretended demand due Mr.. Levy,
with the statement that suit would be-
brought Immediately unless payment
was made. An immediate and fiunl re-
fural was made, and the parties re-
torrcd Ia us as his attornoyn.l acqualnt-
ed myself ~ the facts. and when the
attorney came, told him that " he had
any suit To bring. service would be ac-
cepted by rs. The complaint was tiicd
last evening, and | understand Il II not
true that Inspection NJ IL has
been denied to anyone, AIR
Mccuno docs not owe this
man Levy dollar and In under no OBJ
legations either legally or morally TO
pay the sum demanded or any part OF
II, Tho action u Intended In good faith
might have been brought at any time
within the past year or more " might
have been delayed without prejudice.
Mr., Mccunc has the reputation of being
both able ana willing 10 pay his obllga-
lions and Il II not TO be presumed that
he would select this particular time to
refuse To satisfy any Just claim made
upon him. Al the facts surrounding
the matter ana the evident sensation
which Interested parties are attempt-
ing To manufacture out Of II are sum
Client 10 convince any person OF good
sense that Il has all the earmarks OF a
clumsy ana Intellectual attempt at
backmail,
There are other suspicious circum-
stances connected with the bringing Of
the suit az this time which are being
investigated.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02

hcaithfui household article In Its
present form, Other states have sifni-
lar laws.
This II written by n man who has
spent lifetime In the bedding busl.
ness knows every feature Of IL. and
could get thousands Of names 20 petit
ton against II, but who do not deem y
necessary 60 no 10 that amount or
trouble. as when we elect our leglsla-
tors. we elect the brains ~ the state,
and when anything 20 plain Il present
cd. they can readily sec how our follow
men are victimiacd ana robbed both 81
their money and their families by sick
ness and death. by INSCRIPTIONS people
who scatter disease broadcast, and
care not who thCir Victims be.
Trusting this Will open the eyes OF
our Lawmakers. ! am.
Very respectfully.
W. -. CLINE.
$40 Main st.. Salt Lake city. Utah.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02
ADJUSTMENTS.

~ DAY concy Island opens at the
Thrater tonight. This Il one Of Roster
a inai's lively metropolitan attractions
and has been a big success along the
road.
Yon Yonson. which has not been seen
here Tor six years past. Will hold the
boards of the Grand All next week.
There win be matlneea ON both
Wednesday and Saturday.
Lewis Morrison IN Faust viii be the
next blk attraction at the Theater.
The Trip 10 Africa company goes to
Ogden on the evening of the 21th.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02
RECLAIM THE ZuYDER ZEE.
Work win Commence Next Week on n
Task that WIN Cost Millions.


Before the end ~ the month work
VIII have been commenced In Holland
ON one ~ the greatest enterprises %
modern tlmes-the transformation OF
tho Zuyder Zee into u large area Of dry
land. This II In compliance with the
express dcrir. Of queen WIihelminn,
who does not want the firHt year Of her
reign to pass BY without undertaking
some part Of the aiupendous task. This
legislature of the Netherlands and
Queen Wilhclmina have approved an
the plans of the Zuyder Zee company.
an association of prominent Dutch caps
itnlihts. working under the auspices OF
the state. by the beginning of next
week the 1900 wOfkmen. engineers. di-
V~rr, carpenters. masons and sailors
build tho great master dyke, which will
run from EwykHluia. In the province ~
North Holland. TO the little village Of
finnm. In the south Of the province of
Friesiand. using the island OF Wirtln-
gen RH part Of the great bulwark which
WIZ shut the German ocean out OF the
Zuydor Zee.
The building of this dyke alone will
consume nine years and will cost Sl1 o.
100000. " IN computed that Il viii take
thlrty-thrce years 10 complete the work
ana 81, 0O0, 900. The draining of the Guy.
der bee Will add - square miles OF
land 20 Holland, which experts say viii
BE- extremely fruitful, aud win add
stln,0on,ooo 10 the wealth OF the little
country. Thousands NJ powerful wind
mills win BE- erected all around the
shores VI the Iuydor Zee TO pump the
water ont ~ tho vast basin. The COM
pany announces that the land viii be
sold ~ Il " drained. not To- trusts ana
large companies. hut To individuals,
with or without much surplus money.
The purpose h to Keep nt home most
who 90 To Australia and America cv-
cry year only about $500 an acre win
be- charged ON an average FOR the
drained land.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02
Idaho. New Roads.

Tho announcement In the News" of
III. Short Lines intention TO extend
into tho Yellowstone Park and the
payettr river counties. In Idaho. has
brought out an evnHive denial. ELECTED
by reporters who failed TO get the news
for their papers. The Informant of the
News" ranks with the best railway
authorities here. ana II emphatic In his
assertion that tho facts given by him
and stated In the News" arr liable.
The branch roads. he says. viii be
built. construction commencing this
year New companies may be lncor-
porated for each Of them. but they will
b. practically Short Line branches. one
reaching from either Payettc or lioisc
into the lumber region north, and the
other from either Market Lake or Ida
no Falls 10 Yellowstone Park via ~.
Anthony.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02

Edwin Parker h down from Eureka.
Tie IL at the Cullen.
~. Plat came down from ogden Tact
nisht and put up at the cullen. he
was taking Ia the sights today
J. W. McGrath OF Evanston Is a Cul.
len guest.
Morris Kahn OF Philadelphia Is at the
Knutsford.
&C. Vincent. a Denver busincra man.
II In the city.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02
col, FREEMAN ARRIVES.

Cot and Mrs, Freeman accompanied
by their niece, Mrs. Cochrane came In
this morning and put up at the KnutH-
ford. The party has been spending
fcW days at Cheyenne ana left that
city yesterday, The colonel viii as
sumo command al Fort Douglas In the
morning.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02

Deputy clerk Blair Of the Third dis
tfict court took Testimony IN the dl-
yorce case % Martishia cahoon W
William NJ. Cahoon yesterday after
noon. The parties married In this city
March lat. 1881. and there are six chill
drcn. The testimony showed that the
parties had come to AN agreement. the
terms % which provide that the defend
their home In Farmers ward aud give
II To his wife. and also pay her fg5 per
month alimony. on these terms Air.
nlalr viii recommend divorce be
granted
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02

Tho supreme court listened 10 nrgu-
ments In the following eases today
Overland Gold Mining company and
Asher Blddlecomr. appellants. W Jus
tice of the Peace Alexander McMaHter.
samuel Mcintyre. appellant. VI the
a Nining company.
The appeal cases ~ James g. Wood.
ward W John i;dmundH. appellant. and
the Silver city Gold q silver Mining
Company W. Mark X. Lowry II nj. np-
nellanta. were continued until wedn.s-
day. February 18th.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02

Milwaukee. Feb. s.-ln some uncx-
plainablc manner the 4. =. Express ear
attached 10 the new TranHcontlnentni
fast mail train caught nrc on the MIL
whukec road ~ the train nearcd Brook
Held today ana was completely de-
siroycd. In the ear was express matter
consigned To- ~, Paul and points west.
only the money aud bonds In the safe
were saved. The burning car was
moved near a water tank. hut all efforts
Ia quench the iinmeH We're unnvnillng,
The pccunlaty loss IN not known.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02
Arrested for Insanity

An Information was filed In the Third
district court today. sworn to By Mary
Edwards. who alleges that her brother
in-iaw, John iyydr. u insane and
therefore n fytnujAct for custody and
treatment In The State insane asylum.
Edwards wnS arrested at his home In
tn. Eleventh ward. by Deputy sheriff
Harris this afternoon and Will be given
a hearing by the Insane board OF OK
nmlncfn tomorrow.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02
PRODUCING MINES.
THE DAYS SALES.

Up to press time sales were made Az
follows.
IIoston-Dc la Mar. 1900 shares q
.aC.
Joe Bowers Extension. 800 q i3Nc.
Joe bowers Extension. $500 d Isle.
Monarch. 1000 u s.c.
Monarch. 5000 u skc.
Richmond Anaconda. 1000 q GAc.
Solomon'H Treasure. 1900 v &C..
Dalton. 1000 u 2isc.
-Four Aces. io0 q c2fsc.
-Four Aces. 400 u 62itc.
-Four Aces. 1000 II &c. buyer 20 days.
-Four Aces. 1000 " c5c. buyer 20 days.
Frisco. 200 " iG4c.
Golden Eagle. 1900 q Sc.
Golden Eagle. 1000 " SIC.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02
Reduction In rrsn..Ausn,ic c.bi. Rates.

New York Feb. s-The Western
Union Telegraph company and the
Commercial Gable ompany announce
that from March next the cable rate 10
points In Holland ana belgium will he
many and France, or - cents per word
This ~ reduction ~ seven cents a
word 20 Holland nnd 1--WE cents word
To belgium,