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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-11

Nowhere In the Union perhaps. ~ns
the untlmeiy demise Of the President
Lincoln. the great patriot statesman.
more sincerely mourncd than amons
the citizens Of the then pparrcly act-
tied Territory OF Utah. Sorrow was
profound and universal. The sad tld-
lIga came by telegraph and were
spread broadcast among the people Of
this section by publication In the "pcs-
crct News" Steps were Immediately
taken TO show the respect In whish tho
martyrcd Executive was held. CONF
montinE upon II the "Dcserct News Of
Wednesday. April 18th. said In a double
headed. black.bordcrcd editorial.
Upon the reception OF the horrify-
ing Intelligence that President Lincoln
had been assaHainatcd. throughout the
city business was generally Suspended.
nags were drapcd In morning at half
mast. stores ana other public buildings
were closed and crapcd. the manass
mcnt OF the theatre announced that the
hlll Tor Saturday evening was post
poned 10 Monday. and deep gloom pail
pably rcatod upon the minds OF the cit
liens.
on sunday the stand and organ t.
the Tabernacle were clad In the habit
lments OF Woe. ms were also many "
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we have been. When We were the po-
litlcal slaves OF King George and want
ed 10 be free. we called the maxim that
AL men are created equal u self evil
dent truth, but now when we have
grown fat and have lost all dread OF be-
Ing slaves ourselves We have become 20
greedy To be masters that we call the
same maxim a self evident lie. The
Fourth OF July has not quite dwindlcd
away. II II still great day for burn
linz firccrackera."
Who but Lincoln could have attoated
the selfshnesa ~ slavery thus; 1.-THE
plalnest print cannot be read through
gold eagle, and Il viii be ever hard Ia
lind many men who viii send "a slave
10 Liberia and pay his passage while
they can send him 10 a new country
Kansas. for instanoe-and sell him for
1880 and the rise"
Whist could be more felicitously stat
ed than this; "'rho Nebraska bill nnds
no model In any law from Adam I'LL
today. "A Phillips says of Napoleon,
the Nebraska bill IN grand, gloomy and
peculiar. wrapped In the solicitudc OF rs
own originality, without a model and
without shadow upon the earth;"
lie had an experimental view OF the
horrors of slavery. which he thus mar
rates; "A gentleman had purchased "
negroes In different parts Of Kentucky
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he congregation and Elders W. Wood
MN. y. u. Richards and George @.
Cannon delivered feeling ana apuroprl-
ate Addresses upon the solemn occa-
sion.
Monday evening the proseonlum and
i'ofocnlum boxes Of the theatre and
two large national iiags arohlng from
The center over the drop curtain were
dmpcd In black.
ALAS for the times. when our CHIEF
MAGISTRATE can be thus dastardly
stricken down by the hands OF an AS
aasslnl"
The same issue OF the News" under
the heading OF TODAY" called at-
irnllon TO tho holding OF special SER
Vices as follows.
In accordance with the recommen-
dalton Of the acting Secretary OF State
and the desire OF the people to testify
meir respect FOR tho memory OF Prcsl-
dent Abraham Lincoln. there will be
public service today In the Tabernacle,
~ u o'clock. noon. Elder Amasn NJ.
Lyman VIII oiiicinte ON the occasion.
Az classes OF our citizens ARE invited
!" participate IN the ceremonies"
70 chronlcling the obscquies the
News of April Goth said;
Wednesdny.--th 18th inst, the day
~ apart at Washington for the fun
sfal solemnitics commemorative Of the
asalh ~ President Lincoln. was duly
observed IN this city.
iuhlic buildings were closed ana
uuHlness suspended from 10 o'clock a.
~ WI pm; and at an early hour
bs9ple began vending their way TO the
tabernacle.
AT u the building was filled TO its
Utmost capacity. Governor Doty,
mayor smoot and numerous other
prominent citizens occupying the
slAna' when Colonel Little-city Mar
,ha'- by request OF the mayor. called
IVY attention OF the vast congregation
s sna, from time to time, the order OF the
The choir sang hymns suited TO the
p,S,esas1on, and the opening prayer by
iuer Franklin ID. Richards was fol-
'SgNtd by a feeling and appropriate nd
~. ny Elder Amnsa Lyman and an
'u ..-y by the Rov. Norman Mcleod.
Ihe funeral rites closed with n
,r, nv by Elder MILFORD Wood
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Bull Run he spoke with a settled con.
Nlciion az followa. Il intend to mnks
ana keep the blockade MS effective ms 1
can. That Us very difficult 10 do, and IL
gives me a great deaf OF trouble, as the
line OF coast IL long, but attach great
Importance TO that measure, aud I
mean TO do the best | can about IL.
Then | want 10 move column OF thu
army Into east Tennessee to llberatc tho
Union sentiment there. I want 10 press
them here In Virginia and keep thcm
away from Washington. I want To HON
those In who are fighting us and make
a feint against Richmond and drive
thein away from Manassas. hope that
ultimately they viii get tired OF il. and
arouse and say to their leaders and to
Their politicians, This thing has got TO
stop That " our only chance. IL Ia
plain 60 me that IT'S OF no iiao trying 10
subdue those people IL they ROMAN
dued"
Leonard SWEET confirmed this vlow in
his speech ~ the unwilling ~ the monu-
ment ut Lincoln Park. In Chicago. thus:
The hrst two years ~ the war were
yenrs OF doubt with Mr. Lincoln. Hs
ala not zee any way In which We could
conquer people =, numerous. 40 brave,
nnd who occupied moro than half ~
the territorial extent ~ the whole cutin.
Try. / do not believe that during this
time any man ever heard him Say that
he could see W. We're going To- b. stie.
ccasful IN the war"
HENRY 6. WHITNEY.
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An EXCITING OCCASION.
How Llncoin's shooting Wa. Mad. Known
In One Nsi.hborhood.

copyright. 1899. by the Author.
April ~, 1866" said "a middle aged
man TO group OF friends the other
day. "wnH one ~ the most exciting OF
all my boyhood days.
My father was volunteer officer In
the Northern army, and during his alb
rcnce South I had been living with nay
mother ON my grandfnther's hillside
farm In one OF the Middle states. The
farm was about two miles from the
nearest poHtOiice, and, as We were al
ways anxious for ncwa.somc one OF the
family made "a trip 10 the poatotilce
daily FOR letters. ON that particular day
II was | who went. I was accompanied
By my fayOritc playfellow, boy who
lived on the adjoining farm,
we two had made many such trips
together. aud some Of them had been
rather anxious ones, particularly Just
after important battles had been
fought for on such occasions we were
afraid Of getting bad news, This time
though we had no mlssivingA We
had heard Of Lees surrender 10 Grant
~ Appomntox only week earlier. we
knew the war was nearly over, and,
stimulated by the bright spring sun
shine, we started out aa ohoerfully as
you please.
but after we had gone about n
mile We began to be IA little worried
~ NAh hNHNN'f NfFAhNfNN wv
road which We called the half way
stone We could sec the little village
far below W. IN the valley where the
poatofice was located. In front of the
posiotiice stood n tall pole which had
held the Stars and stripes aloft In all
wenthers and every day for four long
years. That morning the air was 30
clear that we could see the flagpole
perfectly ana aH we gazed down into
the valley We noticed that the pole bore
no flag. Even ~ We looked, however.
some one ran up the bunting but not
20 the tor. ana when It's red, white
and blue folds were Ftraightoned out
ny the breeze II WAS only at half
mast Whatever could be the matter
we couldn't imagine. but we lost our
ht-heaitedness immediately In our
anxiety 10 learn, Naturally our frst
thought was that there had been "A big
battle. resulting IN defeat for the North
That Lincoln might be killed never en-
tered our heads.
I'VE ran All the rest OF the way down
the steep hillToada TO the village. Just
before We reached the postoiiicc we
came to the tavern. As we were passing
II the form ~ a man came flying out
Of the front door as II unwlllingly and
impelled hy some unseen force. Close
behind came the form of another man
clad Ia army blue, and II was apparent
tina, the FIRST Of the two had made
some remark exceedingly distastoful to
the other.
an ever hear you speak dIsrsspec,-
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SAD TiDWGS SPREAD BROADCAST by THf DfSfRET
NtWS-fDiTORiAL AND TELEGRAPMC
COMMENT.

two former were dead and that the last
named was seriously wounded. though
fatal results were not necessarily cx.
pcctcd.
ut was very late when | went home
that night" continued the doctor.
was very tired and went Co bed. though
unable TO sleep. Next morning got
up and went 10 President Young's Office
very early. I was there when he came
In. Ucorgc Reynolds was his private
secretary and had the paper announce
Ing President Lincoln'a assassination
laid out upon the table for him. When
President Young arrived George Roy
nolds npprlscd him Of the terrible deed.
4 annl never fofnct how PRECEDENT
Young was shocked BY II. or the look
that came into his eyes. His face be-
came dcathly pale. and his lips tightly
drawn, while he placed his hands be-
hind his back and paced the floor ner..
vously. After he had crossed to and
fro "A number OF times he broke the
silence by cxciaiming. My God. what
In our country coming tor
There was theatrical performance
that night What tho play was ! do
date WIS cancelled and that gloom
hung over ana about the Thcator for
some time afterwards. as " did over
the people of the entire city. shall
never forget the services held In the
Tabernacle commemorative OF Prcsi-
dent iincoln'a life and memory. The
Tabernacle was drapcd for the occa-
sion and the congregation. which was
composed OF 'MormonH' and non. Nor
mons alike. sympathetic In the cN-
IRENE. Never before or since have |
witnessed such demonstrations OF sad
ness. believe there was hardly dry
eye In the whole aaaemblagc While
President Lincoln was Republican
and the people OF Utah Democratic ut
that time. all mourned him. They
looked uYDn him az something more
tha1 "a poilticiani they regarded him as
n statesman and the father OF great
people ana growing nation. II was a
sad day for Utah when he was struck
down by an assassin"
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The People Thrown into Deepest Mourning
Flags Half Masted and Solemn
Services Held.

attention TO II by his peculiar mode OF
treating the unsavory subject. and he
exhibited and demonstrated Its odious-
ness. failacy and impollcy In q variety
Of ways, some original In essence and
others tritc In an ethical sense. but
ORIGINAL In the modes Of expression. As
one example. he says that the Accord
lnE TO one man a right to ennlavc an
other bears n strong reseublancc to
the old argument Tor the divine right
Of kings liy the latter the king II 60 do
Just M he picascs with his white sub
iects. being responsible TO uod alone.
ny the former the white man Il 60 do
Just as he plonacs with his black slaves.
being responsible TO God alone. Tho
two things are precisely alike. and ~
II but natural that they should md
similar arguments TO sustain them"
At another time he said, Every
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spontaneous and unhcraldcd and are
both nui-gcnerin In style aud also have
u peculiar brand or bouquet which re-
venls their authorship as uncrfinr''' as
n they were nuthorltativcly marked
l.incnlnlan. and which II the Informal
title which critics have bestowed upon
them. Ills bold sentences have the rug
gcdnes- and irregularity OF n gnarled
OAK. They will endure through the
ages. like Shakespeare, both by the
force Of thought and expression. while
a thousand dolce far nicnte thoughts
clad IN dolce far nicntc expressions viii
perish In u night, II. G. WHITNEY,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-11
NEWS nRoKrS 10 PRIEST. YOUNG.
"'''', shocked IN Hearing of the Terri
bi. Assassination.

pr H. ]. Faust. In n conversation
s''h News" man last evening. said
w REMINDERS the receipt OF the news
" he assassination OF President Linz
so'h as distinctly aa though II had oe-
.u'F'u but yesterday. The shock to
.ne people OF this city was, he says. the
s,'a'es' they ever sustained. Speaking
we matter DR.. Faust said; II was
uhs In the office OF Byron Groo at
-, ~ VINE the news came In. That was
ouu' one o'clock In the morning, The
~ dispatch was very brief and said
a marry as can remember that Pres
~ Lincoln. Seward and Stanton had
" oeen killed. the second. which came
s NV minutes later, that Lincoln and
''oh had been killed and that Sew
was wounded; tho third. that the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-11
YOU
MIGHT NOT

Get NJ In any OF these broken lots Of
Trousers we are now selling. but IL you
can you get a snap-too odd suit Pants
coats and vests are soid-pan,s must
go now at $50: 800 odd suit Pants.
cullcd from suits that's sold for SIS. SIS.
$50. must 20 at ss.25 and is.B.
a few trousers are left OF our High
Art clothIng-arc worth 81 and s. each
but to close them out will sell them
at s.. There are n number OF sizes that
we are completely out OF In these
broken lots chats what makes them
broken lota). but II you can't re, ut
try the regular stock. The prices are
lower than other dealers will ask you
FOR the same grade.
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Presideai brigham Young Greatly AZ
fee.cd on Receipt Of the News. Faced
he floor Of Ms 0fGcc In Silence and
then Exclaimed Ne Knew Not What or
Country was Coming 10. An who a..
tended the Memorial Services Wcpf
bitterly. Dr. fogsfs RceoAceiions Of
the Dcpionsbio f,cnL
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trous TO Lincolna finances than II did
To- his political prospects, In letter
written about this time 20 his friend
Norman n. Judd. chairman OF the Re-
publican state committee OF Illinois. he
wrote. II have been on expenses 40 long
without earning anything that ! am
absolutely without money now for even
household expenses" This was written
at "a time when his annual income
from his profession was from 1900 To
1900. but the campaign had cost him
much money. besides Withdrawing MN
from the nctivc pursuit OF hin profess
sion for about six months. Though
lacking In ready money at this time, he
owned some property, ana his circun-
stances were greatly Improved over
what they had been when he retired
from the grocery business.
About n year before his election To
the presidency, hiY properly consisted OF
a house ana lot In Springfield, lot IN
the town OF Lincoln, which had been
bestowed upon him, and 100 acres OF
wild land IN Iowa, which he had re-
ccivcd for his services In the Black
Hawk war lie owned few law and
miscellaneous books, and all his prop
erty was probably worth 10000 or si2.-
600 Soon after Mr.. Lincoln became
President he Informed n personal friend
that he was worth about $4,000 when
he arrived In Washington. when he
died the administrator OF his estate.
Judge Davis. said that he left about
s76 600, being one OF the few Presidents
who up 20 that time roired from the Of
lice az well on aH when they went In.
NEIL MACDONALD.
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April In Lincoln. Career

April u. ~ elected captain sor
service IN the indian war.
April u. 1861. issued "a call for ia.
600 three months muitiamou.
April II. 1855. delivered his last
speech On public affairs.
April Il. issi. dicd from tho cficct
OF the asaansin'H weapon.
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Llneoln'. Mos, Importan, Law Case.

Probably the most important lawsuit
Mr.. Lincoln was engaged In as counsel
was one In which he defended the ill,-
nois Central railroad In an action
brought by Mclean county. Ills, In
1853. a. recover taxes alleged 10 he due
the county from the road, In the lbwer
court tho case was decided In favor of
the railroad The county appcalcl 90
the supreme court, and there " was
argued twice and decision finally rem
dered In favor OF the road, Soon after
ward Mr.. Lincoln went 10 Chicago and
presented his bill for 1900 Tor legal
services. The official to whom he was
referred. supposed 10 be the auperin-
tendent. George II. Mcclellan. who AZ
terward attained such eminencc as n
general looked at the bill ana expressed
great surprise. why, SIR" he eN-
claimed, "thlA N NJ much as Daniel
Webster himself would have charged!
We cannot allow such a clnlm," Stlng
60 the quick By the rebun. Lincoln
withdrew the bill. hurriedly left the
railroad office and started for home ON
his way thlthcr he Informed some legal
acquaintance he met of the occurrence,
and they after much persuasion pre-
vailed upon him 10 Increase the demand
10 5000 ana bring suit for that sum.
This was done nt once, ana ON the trial
of the case nix lawyers certified that
the bill was reasonable, and judgment
for that amount went by default.
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Nov. 6. 1850 elected President.
Nov. 10. 1864. delivered the famous
speech Ut Gettysburg.
Nov. y 1854. elected President FOR a
second term.
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EIeQQll Sllll[ Turkish Both

And Treatment Rooms In charge OF
I'ompotpnt Physician. who will diagnose
and prrscriho for patients needing med
icai AID n you have cntarIh, pyspep-
sin rheumatism, Nervous Troubles or
Kidney Disease, come and be cured.
Any kind NJ . bath you want Massage
for both sexes SWIMMING lessons tof
laaies b. tho natron.
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Lincola'. Wow OF Tho rlual Outcome.

think that superficial ANA certainly
optimistic historians are prone TO In
dulge In the cheerful opinion that the
great President never doubted or wa
vercd In his belief that we should con-
quer the rebellion ~ last, assert. on
the authority OF the great President
himself that he had very feeble hopes
OF eonquering the rebellion during tho
first few months OF the war. Within
ten days after the luokless battle OF
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-06-14
INCIDENTS or THE STORM

New Richmond. June i3.-Two men met
their death by being cut with dying tim
ber They were Nicholas Padden, whose
head was severed from his body by the
end Of plank. and Michael Heffron
whose body was found in his basement
cut squareiy n half across the abdomen.
The sharp edge Of some flooring was hurl-
cd against him going clear through the
body
one pathetic incident was tho death OF
of "a little boy who as yet has not been
Identified Hc was coming down the
street with a kodak IN his hand when the
cyclone swept through the ity ana later
his dead body was found several rods
from where DE had been last seem His
kodak was std Ina his hand. not a mark
on it, but the head OF the little fellow
was shocklngly crushed
The supply of conins ran out early In
the morning and az present there are not
enough ln the ity TO bury the dead
In the congregational church hfteen bo
dice were laid out today on the seata
| ana through the alsles a throng surge,
ga search OF their dead
The young women of the church rende
Cd ready assistance u caring for th'
dead and relieving the sufferng5 of th'
| wounded
At the catholic church "a similar scent
| was enacted. Here "a dozen bodies wer'
laid out and some of them We're await
| ng identification Al noon soveral Other
oorpaes were added to thise already there
| a mass meeting of the clergymep OF thf
! various denominations has been called foi
| tomorrow at the Congregational church
| % arrange some definite plan for holding
| the funeral services.
A IL is usual n eases OF such disas
tors. there has been large influx OF ais
reputable characters and there have been
several cases of petty pllfering, but the
have not amounted 10 much. Although
is out Of their own state the ST. Pau
police officers have done most eXcellen
work in checking general theving
large number ot detectives in plain cloth
lare ON duty tonight watching tho ruins
aud It is expected by tomorrow mornin
lthat the militia Cnl have things so wei
lu hand that the police officers viii b
Withdrawn to their own state.
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The editor Of the Farm Journal
asks. why have mortage on th"
farm, poor crops, rheumatism sour
bread, grip, leak la the roof hole in
the pocket. skeleton la the closet of
any other pain or trouble, when you
can get the Farm Jougnal Tor tne
balance Of 500 and all of 1900 1901,
lg02 and 1908, nearly hve years. oy
paving a year ia advance for OKLA
aoMA LEADER. This you can do n you
are not 70 late,
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omaha. june bat six o'clok it took
the funel shaped appearance and bore
down up ,u the town. The hrst damage
was about four miles west OF Herman
st tine Hawkins farm Mc Hawkins Sc
dead and lds barns ana oatbuilings are
la a mass OF ruus In the village OF
ID rman but few buildings are left
.tandlug The business portion and The
residences are piled Up in heap That
auy escaped is miraculous
The bank owned aud operated ny Rep
resentatIve J H. Chambers Is In mass
III ruins. ID was substantial brick % +
home au elegant frame escaped
Near the depot pile of rubbish con-
tanning everything from a pair OF o''i'
10 dead ana wounded horses hogs, cattle
etc
The desd ana wounded thus FAR re-
ported are.
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Meals must be satisfactory or
travelling is unenjoyable, The
Santa Fe Route prides itself on
its system of Harvey dining
rooms and lunch counters.
There are none better Break
fast, dinner and supper are
served at convenient intervals,
Ample time given for all me ais
A. j. CORK1NS, Agent.
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AIR. HAWKINS
w. RICHARDS. postmaster Of Her
man.
MRS 4 q HAWKINs Herman
John HOPKINS Herman.
Seriously wounded.
II rs.A a. Anderson. Lermaa
Machinist Clauscn. Missouri Valley
Tom Hines. Blair,
A Christensen Herman
q West, Herman
Afrs. Kelso ana hid Peader
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Ii. Hives. or Blair. dangerous. internu
injuries.
Mrs ". A Anderson. head bruised. ara
broken. viii die
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Doctors Can't
Cure tt

Contagious blood poison is absolutely
beyond the skill Of the doctors They
may dose a patient for yems on their
mercurial and potash remedies, but he
will never be rid Of the disease ON the
other hand, his condition will grow
steadily worse $. S. S. is tine only cure
for this terrible alliction. because it is
the only remedy which goes direct to
the cause OF the disease and forces il
from the system
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-06-14

London. juno i3-rha parliamentary
secretary OF tine foreign oihcs Sr Wil-
liam Broderlck. augwerus a question in
me house OF commons to-day. denied mat
tho recent agreement arrived az amounte1
T. "a British pr0tactorata ton the Tonga
island RE added that the action og the
Brtisb cruiser Trauga was uuauthorizea
bv the government
Answering aalthsF question. the under
socretsry OF tne foreign ofhce aii t..
gnted states ana Great Britain hal noi
arrived az an understandlng regarding tho
Alaskan boundary
In answer 10 "a question in iho housa 'l
commons today the sacrcnry ot stAt-
Tor the colonies Mr Joseph Chamberlain
said the discussion between me lmpefhu
and colonial governments with fesAfa q.
the praposad Pacific cable continues. H.
added that he was not yet 30 n position
10 Indicate tha terms ot The government
smendel snss