davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23
TAILOR VS.. DRUGGIST.
Fight Over a Suit of Clothes Stitcher
Gets the Worst OF. Ii.

Once upon q time a druggist named
l.. U. King, ordered suit OF clothing
from Tailor Ben Lobbenberg and paid
s25 on account.
Yesterday he called at the tailor's es-
Enlistment 10 try the suit on. This he
had done many times Of yore, muSh TO
the disgust OF the knight Of the thim-
Bile. Yesterdays dialogue Is known
only 10 the druggist and the tailor.
Soon shrieks were heard and 1t was
evident that fight was In progress.
Lobbenberg got the worst OF the deal
and tried TO have King arrested. but
without success.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23

Christmas will dawn sadly for Mrs.
Mary Davies and children OF the
Twenty-frst ward on account Of the
visitation OF the fire fiend at their resi-
dence at an early hour this morning.
The blaze was oceasloned by a defect
I've flue. One OF the children had
arisen shortly before o'clock and kim
died a fire In tie kitchen stove and
soon thereafter flame broke out In the
roof and rear walls. This part OF the
structure being Of wood burned rapid
ly and soon the flames spread to the
brick portion. In the meantime neigh
bors were attracted to the spot and
commenced the work Of carrying the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.
"a'eely Anything Else Going on in
the City.

e'ythlng In a business way
'h was not imperative was laid
hS Today and Christmas shopping
IT, SNen It's place and held full sway,
ssr. number OF Santa Clauses that
ap,l, haunting the toy shops was "a
sys,v There were several Of him In
psr,h conceivable place where could be
Qrssased any conceivable article for a
'dp~ mas present. and the way he
hfo Town In his big pockets on be-
IA. a. an the little children Of the city
N sis1 the hearts Of the shopkeep-
s 'ull their money tills.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23
AWFUL SILENCE OF
GRIM, BLACK DEATH
Seventy-five Men Reported to be EntOmbed
in the BrazneIl Coal Works, Browns
vile, Pennsylvania.

Only One Man Came Out OF the Nine While Seveny'fve We're
Known to Have Gone DOwnAiter the Explosion the Voices
of Men Were Heard at the Bottom OF the Shaft Then the
Voices Were flushed and all was Still Death and the
AfterDamp Began to RseMine Boss Went Down to Look
After His Men and Never Came Back-Terribe Excitement
Caused by tie Shocking Affair.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23
COAL FOR THE POOR.

z. c. NJ. l. today contributed one
hundred tons OF coal to be distributed
among the poor OF the city, irrespective
Of race creed or color. The dlstrlbu-
tion VIII be made by the various ward
Blsaops, under the direction OF Bishop
Preston.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23
AT SPANISH FORK.
Ten Cases Of Smallpox Is the Total
Up to Date.

A special to the News" from Span
ish Fork today says that there are ten
cases Of smallpox there. Six OF them are
members Of the Lindsay troupe. Sam
Gibbs. a supernumerary Of 10 years. has
contracted the disease. as have Thom-
as PATERSON and Mrs. Emmy Htchings.
who caught the Infection by diffusion.
All cases are mild and progressing NICE
IL.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23
MAYOR THOMPSON
DEFINES HIS POLICY
Tails the "News" How He Thinks Salt Lake
civ Should be Governed Some of the
Important Needs Considered.

pes in All the Public Improvements Possbe-In His Opinion
he Need OF an Increased Water Supply is the Paramount
Necessy-WiI Support the Plan for Consolidating the City
and County Government Of Salt Lake Into One-Woud Ell
feet Big Reduction in the Amount Paid for Salaries to
Street PayngThe MayOr-Elect Fully Recognizes the City
Financial CondiOn-Expects Perfect Harmony.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23
MONEY MARKET MORE SETTLED.

President L. s. Hills OF the Deseret
National Bank. when seen today by a
News" reporter. said that the money
market In New York today is In O more
settled condition and that prospects for
the future are now OF an encouraging
nature. This condition will naturally
be felt here and II will tend TO exert
a steadying influence on local stocks.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23

Is that the most practical plan, all
things considered, should be carried out
with as little delay as possible. There
is no use temporlzlng with this matter,
which has been delayed too long al
ready. Our water system and supply
are already inadequate for present
needs and will become a matter OF seri-
Gus consequence unless remedied, we
should at least make a definite start
upon this.
CONSOLIDATION OF CITY AND
COUNTY.
81 also believe that the government OF
the city and county Of Salt Lake should
be consolidated into one. II would Ell
feet large saving In salaries, and the
administration OF affairs would not SUI
fer in the least This plan has been car
rlei out In so many cities with entire
success that II would be neither an In
novation nor an experiment.
AS TO STREET PAVING.
Regarding street paving, that Is a
matter TO be considered very caretully
as We go along, For the present, IL
seems TO me that Third South from
Main to state, should be taken up, Both
those thoroughfares Main and state
are paved below Third South, and
think that this connecting artery, Ike
those above II. should also be paved
BUsINEssLIKE ADMINIsTRA-
TON.
II hope to see the city have a care
full. businesslike administration. The
measure OF my success Will be the ex'
tent Of my ability The city is grow
ing and will continue to grow, New
needs must be met and improvements
made. | expect that entire harmony
will reign In the coming admins
tration."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23
PROPOSED FRONT OF NEW ADDITION TO Z. c. Ml.
NOTICE.

The Christmas "News"
consists OF 40 pages, 8
sections, not including
the cover. With the cover
AZ 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, 1899-12-23
Elected chief nursom..t.r.

Berlin. Dec. 23.-Emperor William has
nj last confirmed the election OF Herr
Krschmer as chief burgomaster Of Der,
In. His majesty announced his deci-
sion at today's unwilling Of the monu-
ment to his ancestor, Elector George
William, In the sieges Alice.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23
Gen. Conner and Gen. Wood,

Havana. Dec. 23--Gen. Maxine Co
meg has assured Gen. Wood that he
will cooperate with him in obtaining
successful administration. and IN pre-
pairing Cuba for independence.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23
IS AT HIGH WATER MARK NOW.
Attendance Public School Children Exceeds Twelve thousand
The Holiday Vacation of Two Weeks-Smal
pox and Vaccination.

Of a further increase. The only fear
that now exists as to the possibility OF
eclipsing all previous records Is the
smallpox situation. Should the board
Of education conclude TO exclude un-
vaccinated children after January Sth
when school is resumed, then II IL GER
tain that there will be big falling OF
in the attendance, and that the high
est record OF the year has already been
attained.
In this connection the following COM
parative statement OF the growth OF en-
tries during the history OF the present
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-10

A negro having all the evidences of
smallpox, stepped off the train at White
oaks aud was chased mile aud half
by armed citizens, who subsequently
found them mistake.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-10

Not only the farmers whose lands
have been inundated will sustain heavy
losses. but also the merchants, who
have been carrying them will find
themselves In desperate straits.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-10

the finest theatre in the republic. At
the same time there will be insugu-
rated monument to peace designed
| by Jesus Contrerss.-Two Republics.
Within the past week, plans have
| been set in motion, which, if carried
| out, will mean that, within year.
| Mexico City will have one of the finest
aud best appointed athletic grounds of
any city of its size In the world.
The train from Puebla of the Mex
lean (Veracruz) r. r. yesterday morn
ing ran into wagon of the Casa EN-
pacadora at the Nonoslco crossing.
smashing 1t into atoms and killing one
of the mules. The Packing House will
demand an indemnity.
The elevator which the department
of war and navy ordered to be put in
the national palace, was inaugurated
yesterday. It is hoisted by an cleo
trio motor of three horsepower. The
Installation was in charge of colonel of
engineers, Manuel Rivera.-Two Re-
publies.
An American called George jackson
arrived in the city last evening by the
Mexican (Veracruz) railway. At the
station he gave his grip to a man whom
he took to be cargador and told him
to take it to the hotel Grand. Instead
of doing SO the cargador disappeared.
Mexican Herald.
A Kansas City line of steamers from
the Isthmus of Tehuantepec to Mexican
gulf ports that connect with Kansas
City railroads is a new enterprise that
will be established. The two big
| Mexican plantation companies, of
which D. ]. Half, attorney for the
Kansas City park board. is president,
will own the steamboat line which is
to be ready for business by next fsll.
Ambassador Clayton has written
from Mexico in regard to the CONVEX
sion of the foreign or gold debt of Mex-
leo to q five per cent loan. It was eff
fected for Sill ,929, 500. guaranteed by
customs. redeemable in As years and
inconvertible for ten years. The bonds
are to be taken in England. Germany
and the United States, the larger part
in Germany, because most of the gold
debt is held by Germans.-Two Repub-
lics.
The Queretaro pilgrims will return,
as they came to the shrine of Guada-
lupe, viz. on foot and they expect to
reach their homes in five days. Owing
to the hardships which they suffered
on their way down one of the pilgrims
died from pneumonia and several 9TH
ers are seriously ill and are laid up in
the hospitals of the city. The pilgrims
will be headed on their return by the
priest who organized the affair, Father
Rosas.-Mexican Herald.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-10

formed no labor at the custom house
and who did not receive the salary with
which they were charged. By an error
an insufficient collection had been
made on a heavy importation. The
trea sury department. charged the diff
ference to the collector and he was left
without recourse against the importer.
1t was also charged that his wife ap-
peared as one OF the clerks of the GUS
tom house, but that she did no work
There are other charges, all OF which
were investigs ted by a special agent OF
the treasury department about three
weeks sgO.-EX.
Simeon Davis was committed to the
territorial raylum for the insane by
Probate Judge Scott. Mr.. Davis has
been q resident of this county for about
II years, having come from Apache
county where he had lived but one
year.-Phoenix Gazette.
Hay Is selling for more money today
tn an 1t has done for ten years at this
season of the year. With alfalfa sell
ing at SIS so INHALED and wheat at 81. 35
during the time of year that 1t Is most
plentiful indicates I'm precedented pros
perity for the armers.-Guardian
The term of court just closed in Co
chise county has cost that county S15,-
600. There were mum Der of import
ant cases which involved the attend
ance of a large number of witnesses
The Haldermau, Dora Garnett and Ty-
rell cases were among the most import
ant.-Tucsou Star.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-10
NeighbOr-
hood Notes
Texas.

Texas.
AT Waco no further damage from
the flood is apprehended this season.
About lis people were rescued from
the inundated plantations around Rich
mond Friday night.
The Mutual Life Insurance company
of New York wire Governor Sayers to
draw on them for $1,000.
The citizens of Taylor are making
strong efforts towards founding first
class business and commercial college
there.
Gen. Alger has received the grateful
acknowledgements of Texas people for
his prompt and effective response to
their appeal for aid.
1t will take till August 1 to put the
Texas Central track along the water
front near Calvert in the condition 1t
was before the flood came.
The adjutsnt-general has sent two
state rangers to aid in the distribution
of 10. 900 rations among the destitute
! negroes around Richmond. q.
Galveston is suffering from q raven
Gus horde of mosquitoes which are
breeding by the millions in the inun-
dated districts on the mainland.
AtDuke Friday an old negro was
found dashed to q tree. A rescuiug
party took him aboard, whereupon be
cola psed from exhaustion, fell over
board and drowned.
Some of the rescued Richmond ne
groes demanded pay before Friday
night before aiding in the rescue of
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-10
''LITERALLY ON THE HOG ID "

D. Garrett for authority to org anize
the First National Bank of Ros we'll,
with a capital OF $4,000. The bank
will erect it's own building. The
parties are wealthy cattlemen.
Nine-tenths OF the apple trees in the
Pecos Valley have only just commence
ed to bear fruit, but 1t Ia estimated
that 100, 900 barrels will be sent to ar
ket this year.-Ex.
The Woodmen of the World at Albu-
querque have erected monument to
the grave of Fred Tingley in Fairview
cemetery. The monument Is one
OF the most beautiful ever seen in the
city.
The receipts at the Santa Fe intern
al revenue office for the year ending
June 80 were $13l, 900. In 1897, the
year before Judge "A. L. Morrison took
charge OF the Office, the receipts were
$36, 900.
Governor Otero has appointed John
Gysin game warden of Taos county.
He has also appointed the following
no:aries: Hijimio Macs at Chapar-
ito, San Miguel county, and Evarar-
do Armijo, of Santa Fe, Santa Fee
county.
During the months of April, Nav
and June the Colfax county stockgrow-
ers association has paid SIS per head
on sixty-two grey wolf scalps. 1t has
also paid bounty on twensy-one wild
cat scalps and forty-eight coyote
scalps.-Raton Reporter.
The body of Malcomb Nelson, the
young man who was drowned in one of
the trans-Pecos lakes last Thursday,
was found last Friday by dragging the
lake. The body was brought to town
and Inferred in Southside cemetery
Friday evening.
Carleton post. G. A. r., at Santa Fee
refuses to give up its new quarters on
the reservation for school purposes.
The post deems that 1t has not the right
to divert the use of the building from
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-10

others. A little southern reason was
used and they are now willing to do as
ordered.
A negro having all the evidences of
smallpox. stepped off the train at White
oaks aud was chased mile aud half
by armed citizens, who subsequently
found them mistake.
Not only the farmers whose lands
have been inundated will sustain heavy
losses. but also the merchants, who
have been carrying them will find
Themselves in desperate straits.
Money is pouring in for the flood
sufferers. The appeals for aid have
met with generous response from
about all sections. The American To
bacco company contributed q $1,000
check.
Frederick Ancira, young man in
the prime of life and the son of one of
the wealthiest and most prominent
families in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico,
committed suicide Friday morning.
Cause, love.
Mrs. Daughter, OF Houston, was held
up by negro footpad and made to hand
over her purse at the point of revolv-
err, being threatened with immediate
death If outcry was made. The purse
contained about 80.
An agreement has been arrived at
between the Texas Brewing company
and a committee of the Brewers Union
and Trades Assembly whereby contract
submitted to the brewery people by the
union, was signed and the strike was
declared off.
Capt. L. P. SEEKER, of the adjutant
generals department., has just COM
pleted the report of the operations of
the frontier battalion Of the State
Rangers for the past six months, from
January 1 to June 1, 1899. The report
shows that the four companies COM
prising the battalion have made 28S
arrests, 26 for murder, II for assault to
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-10
>occccccoocc ccooccco3
Gen. Supt. & F. & p. Agt. !

the purpose for which it was granted
to the post. This decision will hurry
the erection of new central schoOl
building, as the money now spent for
Office rent, jauitOr's salary, repairs and
other purposes which are not strictly
terest on $40, 900 bond issue to be
spent for a new and modern school
house.-New Mexican.
The following New Mexico cities
show sufficient increase in business to
call for raise in salary of postmaster:
East Las Vegas, 81 300 to $1,000; Gal
lup, 81, 300 to 81 400; Roswell, 81 400
to $1,000; Las Vegas Hot Springs.
81, 100 to S1.400. Ration is entitled to q
raise to $1,000 and no doubt will get it..
There is slight delay que to some
error by the clerks in Washington
Ration Gazette.
Real estate in Tucson continues to
appreciate.
Tucson will soon have q long dis
lance telephone. a1sSX3
There was a Chinaman at Bisbee,
Ariz., who fell in love with white
girl and who threatened to kill her If
she did not marry him. There is a
dead Chinaman in Bisbee now, and the
coroner's jury exonerated the white
girls father.
The Norman School trustees have
employed a new faculty of instruction
for that institution, all of whom are
experienced teachers and non-resideuts
of the territory, but enjoy the reputa-
ton of being high grade Instructors
Tucson Star.
The president has appointed William
| 81. Hoey of Muncie, Ind, collector OF
customs at NoRales, Ariz., to succeed
| Il. Ks Chenoweth, removed. Collec-
tors Chenoweth's removal was due to
serious charges agsinss him. One OF
the most damaging was the carrying
upon the pay roll of persons who per-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-10
Happy Results

During the past summer the writer
had occasion to use mberlain'e
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
himself and in his family. he had used
it before and always. satisfactorily but
gladly says with especially happy re-
cults this time. This confirms me in
the purpose to keep it in the house all
the time and recommend it to others.
"A. r. MCCOLLUM, Manager The Tri-
bune Co., Waco, Texas. For sale by
ell druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-10
HOW TO CURE BLOODY FLUX.
Never. known to Fail.

AS druggist have handled various
remedies for bowel complaints for the
past five years, but have never found
anything so beneficial or certain to eff
feet q cure as Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It is
an absolute specific for bloody hux. d.
arrhoe and summer complaints in gen.
eral. have never known it to fail.
JOHN x. TAYLOR, Druggist, Cromwell,
Kentucky. For sale by all druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-10
Mexico.

Felipe A. Mendoza, Mexican en-
gineer, attempted to cross the river
near Covuca on a raft, which upset and
drowned him.
The president of the republic has
been invited by the governor of the
state OF Guanajuato to assist, next
September, in the inauguration Of the
beautiful "Teatro de Ia Paz," perhaps
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-10

murder, II for aggravated assault, IS
for horse, cattle and other thefts; for
swindling, embezzlement and forgery,
5 for fence cutting, for mail and train
robbery rape and adultery, 3; robbery
and burglary, 25; smuggling, 7; carry
convicts, 2; rioting, 2; minor offenses,
95.
At San Angelo large number Of
sports have been convicted in the
county court on a charge of gambling
and sentenced to ten days. con6ne-
ment in the county Jail, ornamented
with heavy fines in addition thereto.
Gamblers in San Angelo heretofore
have had free sailing, but it is pre-
dicted that in the future their career
will not be left unmolested.
New Mexico.
Rev. Joseph Phelap, a priest at
Santa Fe, died of consumption last
week.
F. F. Pine, school superintendent,
reports that the drouth Is unbroken
around Galisteo.
A young man named Eliseo Cbaves
died at Galisteo of injuries received
four years ago by falling from a horse.
The Bonanza Development company
has notified the territorial secretary of
the appointment of w. @. Wynkoop as
local agent at Bland.
Mrs. Juan Lopez of Lemitar, Socorro
county, shot herself last Monday fatal
ly. No cause is known. She was
about 40 years of age.
The county commissioners fsvorably
considered petition which was pres
ented to them this week to build q
bridge across the Pecos river.
Roswell is to have anew bank.
Comptroller of the Currency Dawes at
Washington has approved the appIica-
ton of F. J. Godair, w. 81. Godair, 81.
N. Garrett, George D. Cowden and A.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-10

Ask for "EL PASO TRAN8FER,'
the best cent CIGAR on the market
Four pounds California prunes for Is
cents. Ell Paso Grocery Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-10

others. A little southern reason was
used and they are now willing to do as
ordered.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-09
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, November S.-The re-
ceipt of later returns from yesterdays
election in this city and the State show
practically no change in the figures
given out last night. In New York
county the entire regular Democratic
ticket was elected by pluralities aver
aging about $4,000. Of the assembly
districts in New York county the Dem
ocrats elected 81 assemblymen and the
Republicans four-a Democratic gain
of four. The Republicans will prob
ably have a majority OF "a in the as
sembly, Republican gain of 10.
In Kings county (Brooklyn) the
Democratic ticket was elected by plur-
alities averaging $4,000 except that
Gray. Dem, for register, was defeated
by Howe, Rep, by 1913 votes. This
was due to internal strife in the party.
a number of Democratic leaders having
practically withheld support from
Gray. In Kings county the latest fig
ures show an assembly delegation
made up of II Democrats and 9 Re
publicans, Republican gain Of 8. In
Queens county the Democrats elected
two assemblymen and the Republicans
one. In Richmond the one assembly,
man is as usual Democrat.
One of the surprises in New York
county was that o'Brien, the Indepen-
dent Labor Party leader who was nom
mated for sheriff by the Republicans
ran behind the ticket about $500
votes. O'Brien is walking delegate
Of the Granite Cutters union and it
was expected that many workingmen
Con.inusd on Third Page.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-09
HOBART BETTER.
The Vice President Able to Take
Some Solid Food Sat Up and Was
Interested in the Election.

PATERSON, N. j., November s.
AEer a restful night during which he
slept most of the time, Vice President
Hobart aWoke at an early hour this
morning and said that he felt much
better DR.. Newton, his attending ply
stefan, who has been sleeping at Car
roll Hall for the past week so as to be
at hand in case his services are again
needed, said at $50 this morning that
he was well pleased with the apparent
change for the better in his patients
condition. He said that no official bull
letins would be issued during the day
unless an unexpected turn for the worse
occurred. DR.. Newton called attention
to the fact that Mr. Hobart was able
yesterday to sit up and to take some
solid food for the first time in fort
night, but added that the change did
not necessarily foretell recovery, but
only a temporary relief.
Mr.. Hobart yesterday and to-day dis
played considerable interest in the cleo
ton, but the question is not discussed
in his presence for fear Of exciting him.
President and Mrs. Mckinley sent to-
day their regular daily telegram to Mr..
and Mrs. Hobart The President is
each night sent a detailed report OF Mr..
Hobart's condition by DR.. Newton.