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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-04
Dip MILLS TnREATENr
Does Not seem frob.hi, That lie Did
O'Mei,snsJ's uneoncern.

Therc IL one very important point In
the dreadful affair on which circum-
stances conflict. n IL:
Did Mills threaten O'Mglycnoy and
say that he would XIII him on aight9
After killing his victim Mills said to
Traffic Manager Ecclca; II told him
tmeanlng o'Mclycncy) that l would Kill
him On sight"
Subsequent facts would tend TO dis
prove any such threat Mills was with
the engineer during the morning and
part u the afternoon. II II a fact
that thly took lunch together. and % ia
also a fact that O'Melyvncy showed no
nervousness OF apprehension when Mills
entered the ofiicc,
Hello. Fred. at down" could hardly
be uttered by q man who was expecting
TO be 9hot down by the one TO whom the
remark was addressed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-04

Washington. oct. IAN official teie.
gram 10 the surgeon Of tho Maine noe.
piu.l from Monterey MEXICO announce
ne appearance Of yellow fever at Tam.
plco
Thorv have been seven cases there up
TO the nlght OF the End inst. A myg-
eaHo from Jackson, Mian.. states that
scattered.
ThcN have been twelve cases and
iour deaths previous To yesterday.
a ncusngc from New orleans states
that there are now seven cases OF fever
under treatment In that city.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-04
DREADFUL CRIME
OF CAPTAIN MILLS
Claim that il Was Prompted on Account of
Criminal Intimacy Between 0'MeI-
veney and Mrs. Mills.

Al the coroners Inquest Today the Jury Held that the Killing
Was Feonious-Formal Complaint OF Murder and Arrest
That charge-Mls Confined in the City Jail Last Night
Passed Today in Chief fions Office and Turned Over to
the Sheriff and Taken to the County Jail This Afternoon
Is Pale and Neryous-WI be Defended by Judge Powers
Refuses to Talk--Laest Developments in the Case.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-04

How mni. Passed Last Night In the city
jail.

Captain Mills. the accused man, was
seen by u reporter this morning after
he had been brought out Of the city
jail whore he had been all night. lie
occupied a cell In the east end " the
old jail and was visited at stated inter
walls throughout the night by an officer
specially set apart Tor the duty Mills
was reclining IN crnmpCd up POSI-
ton upon thu lounge IN the chiefs Of
nee while Oiiicer sperry rat on guard
IN char about three feet from the
couch. The prisoner looked very pale
ana his face bore the appearance OF
suppressed nervousness, All indications
pointed TO the fact that he had passed
HlccnleaH night This uurmlas was
proved 10 be correct. as In answer to a
query Mills said;
"uh, suppose ! must have slept
some during the night"
Continuing, he said
II have no complaints TO make re-
gnrdlng the way | have been treated,
under the circumstance"
When asked ~ 10 whether Rov, Wal
lace had brought him any message
from Ma Mills. he stated!
lie called on me as a friend"
Mills, who seemed 20 the bordering on
state Of collapse, declined to talk
fegnrdirT the incidents which led to
the tTugr1y OF yesterday afternoon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-04
KRUGER SAYS ALL
POINTS To A WAR
though Thousands Come TO Attack tbe
Beers Have Nothing to Fear, for the
Lord is the Final Arbiter.

III the Jameson Raid Bullets Came by Thousands but ONLY ,be
Raiders were fIurt-Engand Has Refused Everything
Eve" Aroiiraon-Boers Seize Large Quantity Of GoldH
hareonH Writes Of Chamberlain in Natal sor
ous-ihai Boer UItimatum-Brsh Liberals VIII suoror
The Recommendations in Pretoria CIosed-1OOO Roers
IN the field-dod Mines Taken-Kruger is Awaiting
Briain's New Proposals.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-04

raiLcd to Him Of soldier Life, bot That
Mas An

Frederick Lyon. the civil engineer Of
this city. together with Tobe t.anFton.
the Idaho shcUpmnn were among the
callers on Mills this morning
NJ. Lyon II well acquainted with the
accused, having served with him In
the regiment OF volunteer engineers at
Honolulu
Mills talked TO him regarding the
times they had together az soldiers, but
absolutely refused 10 discuss the events
leading up 10 the tragedy ~ last night
Mills has taken this stand with every
one who has called on him today To
the officers he IA equally rcticent
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-04

fully. felonlously. deliberately. premed.
itatcdly. and u his own malice afore-
thought. him. the said John G. O'Mel.
veney, then and there did Kill and muir.
der. contrary 10 the form Of tho stat
utes In such case made and provided
and against the peace and dignity Of
the state Of Utah.
wv. T.. CRITZER.
subscribed and sworn 10 before me
the day and year first above written.
MORRIS sOMMER
Justice Of the Peace"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-04

Employed for the Preliminary Hearing at
Lraat.

Judge Powers, who will look otter
Mills Interests during the preliminary
hearing. N not throughout the case
until the final verdict, called al police
headquarters at $3.50 this morning, and
had n ten minutes talk with the nc
cused. while he was washing his hands
at the rear Of the office
when asked by "a reporter whether
h. was going 10 defend Mills. he said.
well, ! will look after him Throughout
the preliminary hearing anyhow"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-04

Disappointed suitor AUS tho ulri who
wouldn't Marry Him, aud Her Husband
st. Louis, oct. a. special 10 the
fost Dispatch from Montgomery, No,
uaya,
News has Just been received of the
murder Of Frank Walker ana his newly
married bride by Chris Rankin, a disap.
pointed lover, who than killed himself
child was seriously wounded by the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-04
TREASURER vas KuRANs STORY.


! Thare was very little around the Ore
| Eon short Line building today to lndl-
] cate that most horrlfyinr tragedy had
| nut ieccnt" been enacted within is
| walls, Tho officials and their subordi-
/ mates were found huHily engaged with
/ the work assigned 60 their particular
I departments. The employees are very
/ fotieent IN speaking OF the murder. say
ing they know nothing about u. Cen
oral Traffic Manager EccleH had several
callers, among them being Assistant
County Attorney Ray Van Colt who
was closotcd with SIR. Ecoles Tor a long
timo.
Mr. a. J. Van Kuran. the local treas.
uter OF the Short Line. who was IN Mr..
o'Molveney's private ofhce when Mills
entered, related the following 20 the
II was In Mr.. o'Melvcnoy's ONCE
talking with him when Mills came In.
know Mills ana said, How do you do;'
he spoke to me and walked farther into
the room.
MIR. o'Melyeney looked up from his
desk ,, and said pleasantly Hello. Fred;
II did not notice whether Mills took
q seat or not Naturally, l suppose he
hhd business with the engineer and 1
walked out OF the room into my own
II feel sure that o'Melyeney did not
anticipate any trouble
. Ihe demoanor Of the men did not In
dictate IN the slightest manner that any
thing so horrible was about To happen.
Had l noticed anything OF the Kind
never would have gone out OF the
room. When ] heard the shots l was
as much surprised as anyone could be.
! ran 10 O'Melveney'a office and saw
Sritser In the outer office holding Mills
by the arm.
"oh, us an awful thingl l cannot
realize Il even now"
Mr.. Van kuran, Il II said, that YOU
were Intimately acquainted with O'Mel-
Ncney, do you know the cause OF tho
murder" asked the reporter.
To the question MIR. Van Kurnn re-
piled;
II know nothing OF any trouble what
ever When Mills entered the Office
O'Mclvcney was perfectly calm and dId
not show the least excitement"
The belief IL general Ia railroad cir
clea that there IN a woman In the case.
ana that the murder was the result OF |
long standing trouble. Some doubt that |
Minis threatened his victim In the
morning aH he told MIR. Eccles
one very prominent railroad man who
Would not permit his name TO be used |
In this connection said.
There ~ no doubt IN my mind that |
Il was cold bloodcd. premeditatod |
murder ana the murderer should hang. /
~ 20 the story NJ O'Melycuoy being |
'flmlnnlly Intimate with Mrs Mills. / /
FAN say absolutely nothing either one
way or the other"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-04

Lexington. Ky. oct. 4.-Forcno won
the twy-ycar-old futurity Of 1900. In
straight heats. Best tinno. 2.i7n
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-04
RrruprArrs a rRinuSr rsrrnyrrw
What superintendent Wallace of ~, Marx.
Hospital save.

The Rev. u. Douglas Wallace. super.
intcndent OF 81 Marks hospital. an
peared at police headquarters at il
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-04
rur CHARGE or MURDER.

NORRIS SOMMER,
ncr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-15
IN QUAINT OLD TOWN.
The Washington Colony Enjoying Its
Restful Pleasures.

Restful Pleasures.
NANTUCKET, Mass, August Il, 1899.
Nantucket Island is getting to be head
quarters for the Washington people. Every
season brings more and new arrivals, and
this season the old island fiourishes more
Washingt onians than any previous season.
Among those who are sojourning here for
a few weeks. and some spend the entire
season, are DR.. John Owen Bayne, wife
and two daughters. Mr.. Charles Sweet
johnson of the Department of Justice,
Washington, d. c., and Mrs. Johnson are
making their annual visit at the Sea Cliff
Inn. Mr.. johnson is a cousin of Rev. Mr..
Sweet, who was rector of st. Pauls Parish
in this town ten or twelve years ago. Mr.
Sweet is now a missionary in Toxic, Japan.
Mr.. Jesse II. Robinson of Washington,
general superintendent of the weather bu-
reau telegraph lines, was in town Sunday
Mrs. Harrison H. Dodge and family of
Washington are stopping at the Hotel Nan
tucket for a few weeks.
Rev. Wallace Radcliffe and wife of Wash
ington are guests at the Point Breeze
Judson Harmon formerly of Washington
of Cincinnati, who was Attorney General
in Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet, has Joined his
family here at the Sanford residence for
the season
Colonel Robert Craig and family of Wash
ington are here for the season.
VIM B. Gurley and family of Washing
ton are at Cottage Content, Brant Point,
for the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-15
Hotel Arrivals.

Arlington-J. w. Smith, Cincinnati; G. L.
Barker. Richmond. Va; H. King, New
York; H. Martin, Birmingham, Ala; E. A.
Mason, Chicago
Ebbitt-C. Rowell. st. Louis; E. Hutchin-
sen, Boston; E. R. Monfort, Cincinnati: ].
L. Rowland, St. Louis; T. w. Pimberton.
Richmond, Va.
Raleigh-A. w. Wills, Nashville, Tenn;
S. S. +. Fletcher. Cambridge. Mass; A. G.
Tuigley, Trenton. N. j.; II. r. Earle, New
York; F. P. Dunn. Boston.
Riggs-W. G. Stewart, New York; ]. M.
Dashiell, Philadelphia; w. B. Harris. Ohio.
Shoreham-E. A. Greene. New York; VIM.
Lamb, Norfolk Va; E. B. Martin. Louis
vile, KY; w. L. Hirst. Philadelphia.
Wellington-J. II. Noyes. Arkansas; L. J..
Martin, Philadelphia; ]. S. Higgins. St.
Louis; W. A. Chick. Louisville, KY; G. l..
Cakill, San Francisco, Cal.
Willard-H. A. Mckee, Chicago; ]. W..
Kent. New York; G. Kunze. Philadelphia.
Metropolitan-F. c. Ebel, Richmond. Va:
w. Wheeler, Borgess. India; J. H. Beattie.
Cleveland, Ohio
National-J. b. Belt. Maryland; r. Baum.
New York; R. B. Seymour. Richmond. Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-15
LIZZIE MAcxrcHoL,s FUNERAL.

Services VIII he Held at Her Old
Home This Afternoon.
The funeral Of Lizzie Macnichol Reitz
will take place this afternoon ut 4 o'clock
from the residence of her parents. 105 c
street southeast.
The remains arrived here this morning
from the north and were at once taken to
her old home. In the parlors in which the
casket was placed there were numerous
beautiful floral offerings that had been
sent by the friends of the deceased from
all parts of the country. a number Of them
being from professional friends of the de-
ceased. Hundreds of letters and kilograms
of coincidence have been received by Mr..
ReftZ and members of the family of the
deceased.
The funeral services at the house will be
conducted by Rev. Charles T. Weed OF Bal
tol Street Methodist Epicopal Church, of
which the deceased was a member. and
Rev. DR.. Huntley of Trinity NJ. T.. Church.
The pallbearers will be Henry w. Savage,
VIM G. Stewart and Geo. A. Eingsbury of
the Castle Square Opera Company, Edward
MARROW, Thomas Dove, Charles Pierson.
Thomas G. Cromwell and Herman Rake
man.
The casket was not opened to be viewed
by the friends of the family and the serv-
ices at the Congressional cemetery will be
private. The remains will be placed In a
vault.
Mr.. Reitz arrived here this morning with
the remains. Four representatives OF the
Castle Square Opera Company attended the
services, they being Messrs Savage Kings
bury. Stewart and Forbes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-15
DIED.

BEST. At the National HOMEOPATHIC Hospital.
"a and and streets s, nGrthwsst sunday, august
Y, in his forty second year
Funeral serv ,es at $ pm: Tuesday, August 10,
at 169 Prospect street. Funeral "Wednesday. at
3 pm. Mt. olvet cemetery. Brooklyn. New
York city and brooklyn papers please copy
BEUCHERT. Suddenly. Sunday August IL,
1899. KARL. beloved husband of Elizabeth
Funeral from his late residence. No Az 9th street
southwest. Wednesday. August l6, at $50
Church at $50 oeioek Relatives and fri ,i
are respectfully invited to attend. Interment
COLLINS In the philippine Islands; on Saturday.
pany b, 2lst Infantry. U. 5. A. beloved of
Frances e. Dyer, aged eighteen years
BROWN On SUNDAY s,,, August e 49, 1872; at 40
Funeral from residence Of her parents, 400 street
pm. Relatives and friends respectfully in
vited to attend. %
ERDLER. On Monday morning. August IA, 1889.
at 1:3o. MARTIN ERDLEIi, beloved husband
Of Theresa Erdler and father of Mrs. John A.
Funeral from his Late residence 500 street north.
terment at Prospect Hill cemetery. %
HARRINGTON. On Saturday. August -. 1899.
at 500 pm: MARY A.. beloved wife Of John
Funeral from late residence. 20 Myrtle street
northeast. Wednesday. August is. at $50
AL VI
Friends invited to attend (New York and
Wheeling pape-s please copy
KING. August H. 1899. ABBIE KING, beloved
wife of Mayer King, aged twenty-seyen.
Funeral Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock from
residence. 1914 18th street northwest. Vie
toria and Corpus Christi. Tex, and New Or
leans papers please copy.)
LINCOLN. At her residence. Al Myrtle street, on
Monday, August a. 1899. ut AS O'Clock am.
JULIA A.. widow Of the late Marshall t.
Lincoln.
Funeral from the residence Of her son law, II.
Il. Williams. Al Myrtle street northeast,
Wednesday August 10. at o'clock pm. Friends
and relatives cordially invited to attend. (Al-
bsny, N Y, papers please copy) %
MCCULLOUGH On Tuesday, August Is. 1899, at 4
o'clock am. KATIE E., beloved wife of Clar-
Mccullough tnee Foley. and youngest
daughter OF Catherine and the late Patrick
Foley.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
In MemOrlam.
NASH In loving remembrance Of our darling little
ANNIE NASH, who died four years ago today,
August Is. 1895.
Heaven reta.Deth now our treasure,
Earth the lonely casket keeps.
And the sunbeam loves to lnger
Where darling Annie sleeps.
BY HER PARENTS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-15

PAI4PYTATIoN OF THE HEART. NERVOUS
ness, tremblngs nervous headache. cold hands
and feet pain In the back and other forms OF
weakness are relieved by Carriers Iron Pills.
made specially for the blood, nerves and CON-
plexi0n
WE REOOMMEND THE USE OF ANGOSTURA
Bitters to our friends who suffer with dyspepsia.
hut only the genuine. manufactured by DR.. Size
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-15

District Commissioner John w. Ross has
returned from brief visit to Manhattan
Beach. and was today at his office in the
municipal building.
Commissioner John B. Wight, president
of the board. will leave tomorrow for a
months absence. He will remain 4 greater
part of the time at Cottage City, Mass,
with his family. During Mr.. Wight's abb
sence Mr.. Ross will act as the presiding
officer of the District board.
Capt. Lansing H Beach, the Engineer
Commissioner. is still in Chicago. Capt.
Craighill is acting in his place, and is in
charge of the District engineer department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-15
Suit for Partition,

Rebecca Smith and five others. as COM
plainants. through Attorney W. Mosby Will
liams. have filed suit against Cassie SON.
merville and others and the unknown heirs
of Thomas Jennings and Charles Glover.
deceased, to establish title by adverse pos
session to part Of lot IA, square 703. and a
portition by sale of the same among the
heirs of Robert Sommerville. who. 1t is al
legged. died seized of said lot, and that he
and his heirs have resided on the same
since 1916, when he purchased 1t from
Charles Lyons. 1t is said the property is
worth about a thousand dollars. 1t fronts
fifty feet on 1st street near n street south
east
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-15
Marriage Licenses,

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
White-Charles W. Thomas and Leah w.
Porter; H. G. Edmonds and Emma NJ. Jor-
dan; G. Landon Barker and Lottie A.
Shields, both of Richmond. Va: Joshua E.
Goodwin and Lula E. Wilson: c. H. Keefer
and S. A. Thompson, both of Westminster,
Md: George Robert Lee and Georgia l..
Smoot
Colored-Shedrick Randolph and Georgi-
ana Lee: James Winnie and Sarah Henson;
Moses Pratt and Ada Brooks; Alexander
Hawkins and Annie Grayson; William VIII
hanson and Izella Fletcher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-15

The will of the late Katharine Dielger.
dated the 18th of last month. was filed to-
day for probate. requests as follows are
made: To Rev. George Glaab, d. D.. of
st. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, $3.50;
to the Home for the Aged of the Little Sis
tiers of the Poor. 500; to the orphans of
st. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. 500:
to Mrs. Elizabeth Lutz sister of the tes-
tator, $500, as well as any portion of the
estate that may remain. Michael A. Mess
is named executor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-15

Edgar Merriam. who lives at Washington
Grove, was seriously injured about O'Clock
yesterday while attempting to board a
train at LIST and F streets northeast. He
fell and received bruises about the head
and body. The patrol wagon was sum-
moned and Merriam was removed to Provi-
dence Hospital While his injuries are Sc
rious fatal result is not anticipated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-15
Admiral Bradford's Departure,

Rear Admiral Bradford chief of the bu-
reau of equipment. Navy Department has
gone to York Harbor to join his family
From York Harbor he will go TO Squirrel
Island. Booth bay, Maine, as the guest of
Senator Frye after which he will visit Bar
Harbor to meet Senator Hale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-15
Fer heating His wife.

Judge Mills today sent John w. Wood Of
Mannis court to Jail for thirty days for
beating his wife. Maggie Wood, last even
ing Wood claimed that he was provoked
to the assault by the conduct OF his wife.
but the court ruled that the weight Of evil
dence was against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-15
MARRIED..

EDM0NDS-JORDAN. On Tuesday, August Is,
1899, at Trinity r. E. Church, by the Rev. II.
Fields SaumeniS HENRY q. EDMONI)S and
EMMA N. JORDAN, both of Washington.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-02
THE CABINE1

Considering the Msssags-Will be
Sent in on Tuesday philippine
question Solving Itself, Says One
Member.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The cabl-
net to-day discussed briefly the Presi-
dents message, to which the finishing
touches have been placed, except to
that portion relating to the Philip
pines. That section OF the message is
being held up in the hope that the Pres
ldent may be able to announce the COM
plete collapse of the lnsurrection before
It goes to Congress, The members Of
tho cabinet arc unanimously of the
opinion that the rebellion Is on Its last
legs, and that any day may see the
end.
"The Philippine question ls solving
itself" is the way one member put 1t
to-day. The President has decided
not to send the message to Congress
until Tuesday, as the Immediate ad-
journment of the senate upon the am
nouncement of the death of Vice Pres
ldent Hobart would preclude It's being
read on Monday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-02

men and rides. Bells capture In the
mountains includes fourteen modern
guns. all II good condition: over tifty
pieces Of artillery captured BY troops
OF his corps In the last three weeks. The
Oregon brought in iOs Spanish prisons
era from Yigan yesterday, ninety-fcur
were received by rail-the previous event
ing. Young. with three troops Of cave
airy, and AIarch's battalion Of the
Thirty-third infantry. should have
reached Vlgan yesterday.
"condltlons at zalmboang are satls-
factory. Additional ordnance has been
surrendered, consisting Of four Geld
pieces. seventeen rides, q quantity Of
ammunition. The natives Of adjoining
towns are visiting city and native mill
tary bands are serenadlng the troops
The Thlrty-first infantry leaves Mani
Ia this evening to garrison several sta-
tions on Mindanao coast no dlticultles
anticipated
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-02
DARING HOLDUP

On southern Road-one Masked Man
Gets Sl,7oo From Two Express
Messengers.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Dec. ian
unknown white man. closely masked,
held up the two messengers In n south-
ern Express Company car tonight and
compelled them to give up l,1OO In
cash. Eight thousand dollars In an
other safe was overlooked BY the out
law who accomplished his work with
out any aid. The robbery took place
near Branchville. s. C., on the Southern
railway. The train had Just left the
stntion when Messengers Ramsey and
Rhodes were covered with two Tevol-
yers held in the hands OF the robber.
ono messenger was made to stand with
his hands over his head and the other
was commanded to hand over the
money packages In the safe Seven
teen hundred dollars was quickly Sc
cured and tile robber. after warning the
messengers not to put II foot outside OF
tho car until the train had got upder
way. pulled the bell and jumped OF,
escaping in the darkness,