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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-14

Zig stores Close and send the CLERKS
Home Tale OF suffering.

New York. Feb i9.-Thc storm wnicn
has been raging since Saturday night
Increased In violence today, becoming
a thorough blizzard. Snow fell all day
and IL Htill coming down. a bitter
northwest wind drifts the snow In
clouds. The street cleaning depart.
fncnt. after struggling thirty.fix hours
to clear the principal streets, gave up
entirely. even nurrcnding broadway
TO the wind and snow. The surface
railroads run rnowplowH over the roads
at Intervals and maintain a service.
but the ears are not heated and not
well patronlzed. The elevated roads
are running. but trains pay NO regard
60 schedule time. In the suburbs.
where the Wind has free sweep, the
drifts are fivc TO ten feet high. street
railroads have stopped altogether ana
suburban steam roads are blocked
Many nclRhboring towns are cut OF
from New York altogether. Few trucks
and delivery waHona were seen on the
streets today. Floating Ice cakes In
the river hinder the ferries greatly
Few persons ycnturcd from theit
homes today. unless Obliged TO do -
Courts had to be closed becnurc N
the cold. and the special Lincoln day
celebrations and the thcators were
thinly attended.
Today was legal holiday with the
banks and exchanges. ana an enforced
one IN the business Districts generally.
AH there We're no shoppers. the big
stores closed their doors and sent the
cif. - home. The STREETS. even In tho
thcatcr district. are almost deserted.
THOUSANDS DESTITUTE.
Al the charitable Institutions are
taxed beyond their resources, owing To
the sudden demands made upon them.
OF the 1900 destitute families In the
city. AS estimated BY Blair. nupcrin
tcndcnt OF the outdoor poor. nearly all
are either frcczinE or starving today.
The continued storm has handicapped
all Efforts to aid. and the blizzard OF
today has nccchAitatcd a complete Hun.
pension.
The thousands OF poor Jews, itnl-
ianH. urcckr. 9yrlanH and Armcnians
who make living by selling fruit. con
dictionary and other SINAI nrticlcN
from purh-cnrts aud stands. have been
driven cut OF business altogether ana
brought 10 the verge Of starvation.
Persons employed outdoors have lost
employment temporarily. They mum.
Der many thousands, and some OF them
viii swell the list Of destitute.
The task OF keeping railroad trains
In motion was almost herculcan. Par
tlculariy was this the ease with the
lies running out ~ the Grand Central
station. with each hour the severity
OF the conditions Increased. and those
In charge of the work were reluctant,
compelled 20 admit that total ntagna.
ton VI traffic Htard them In the face.
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The iuig.srd In nr,cf.

The blizzard yesterday cncctunliy
blockadcd railroad travel In Delaware
The whole State NJ Connecticut sui.
fercd from a binding Hnowatorm yes.
tcrday.
IN Pottsvillc. Pa. yesterday IN,
snowfall at times was several Inches an
hour.
a coal famine IL imminent In ports
that depends on Philadelphia for sup.
ply OF anthracite.
The highest recorded temperature In
reports from twenty-five stations In
kentucky yesterday was 10 degrees be-
low.
The weather has caipied a complete
suspension u navigation on the Mis-
risslppl river from 0rccnvlllc. Miss.
north 10 Cairo.
Enrly-bcarlng fruit trees In MiHsisslp-
ri have been wlthcrcd by the Intense
cold, and the early fruit crop will be-
seriously Impaired.
The Ohio river II atiii open at Cin.
cinnntl. but full o. Ice. This condition
exists as far IN ~ pomcry. At wheel
Ing the river II closed.
In Atlanta, Ga, street car traffic II
dcmOralixcd. NO cars having been run
ON some lines since Saturday night
-Four Inches of SNOW covers the ground
In Savannah. Ga. a heavy slcot sun
day, snow yesterday ana the coolest
weather ever known there has parni.
yxcd all business. Al schools were dis
missed.
SNOW has been falling In Baltimore.
Md. without lntermlrHion since .
o'clock Saturday night. and the wilma
has been blowing "A gale from the
northwest
The snow In Virginia has drlftod nv.
or six feet IN places, and the suffering
II Intense. No street ears or railroad
trains ARE moving at all. either In OF
out Of Rlchmond.
The hurfmen attached to the llfc-
saving station nt Lewis. Del. have been
forced TO abandon FOR the present thcli
patrol % the coast. The storm IN equal
iy as severe az the blizzard of isss.
In Nnahvilic. Tenn. the weather yes
tcrdny was the coolest on record There
IA much suffering ON account of the
lack OF coal. but coal trains are being
sent m aH rapidly a. possible.
noaton. Mass, reports the heavy
nnowstofm which began there on sat
urday Increased In force during the
night. and yesterday n high northeast
wind was driving the snow In big
drifts.
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PAYMENT or crnANs.
Conner Receives . Encouraging Reception
rhroug hout the Provinces of the leland.


Now York. Feb. ii.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from Havana says
Gen. Gomez. II II now stated. Will
reach Havana on Thursday. His re-
ccptlon In the country IN discourngins
his opponents who are antnKonlzing the
acceptance Of the t5,Ooo,ooo from the
United States.
Tho mode Of payment II likely 10
raise embarrassing questions The
original purpose was TO pay In spanish
silver which IN the common circuint-
inT medium and In anticipation of this
Havana bankers and rpcculatorH are
trying TO secure the control OF silver.
The amount o. silver IN circulation ON
shc island n now In the ncighborhOod
OF tg.Oo0.OOo. ana 10 turn sa.o0O.0oO of
American money Into spanish silver
would take up that amount and would
temporarily enhance Ia value. when
tho Madrid government was sending
money 10 cuba 90 pay the troops, bank
orn and spectators made large sums by
obtaining silver ana sending Il 10 the
government. silver then rose consider
ably ana tho alleged reason was that
~ much of IL was being taken TO Spain
ms to cause "a scarcity IN the circulnt-
inT medium. This wnn shown 10 be- un-
true, for tg,0oo.oo0 remained Ia clrcula %
ton. II " hardly probably that tho
financial speculation "a be inadc out uf
IT'S bounty and the payment 20 the In
Hur.cnt troops may be Ia American
money.
The impression II prevalent among
army officers that the Washington pol
Icy IL 20 withdraw "a considerable mum.
Der ~ troops In early spring ana II
said TO include regulars Ms wc.l NJ
volunteers. senator Proctor said last
evening he thought the report might be-
true hs 90 volunteers but he was not
aware OF any purpose 10 withdraw reg
ulnrH at another date. Senator Proctor
VIII return 10 Washington on Tues.
day.
sunday ana thorc are many evidences
that the city IN emerging from IT, de-
preston. The celebration had some Of
the old time gaiety about II.
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TRADE wIrn urrmAsy.
Wecirrcci,y Returns Regarding Imports
and Exports Ia In Favor Of United States.


Berlin. Feb. ii.--In last Saturdays
debate In the Rolchstng. upon the in
terpcllation Of Count Won f<anltz. the
agrarian leader, regarding the CONNER.
ciai relations between the United States
and Germany. Count Posndowsky-
Wchencr. imperial secretary Of state
for the interior made a ainguiarly able
and lucid statement OF the development
OF the trade Of the rnltcd States with
Europe. accompanying this with detail
ed statistics.
Dealing particularly with the trade
between the United States and Ger
many Count Pofadowsky- Wchncr said
he thought the extraordinary increase
In Americas exports was not solely due
60 protection but also to the Industrial
productivity 81 the United States
which were rapidly becoming n great
Industrial M wen as n great agricul-
turnl country.
lie made a comparison between the
years 1880 and 1898. showing n note
worthy diminution % agricultural OK.
ports and a large Increase In industrial
exports. The ngfsians. he said, might
perhaps welcome these fiRlrcs, but the
nvcrse picture was That the American
Imports u the foreign manufacturers
hnd materially declined. quoting fur
Their atatlHticni comparisons FOR the
same years of Americas trade with She
various countries OF Europe he said
that ucfmnny's case was worse than
Engiand'n. since the latter chiefly Inn
ported cereals. cotton ana raw mater
TAI. Germany. he continued was al
ready beginning 10 be seriously ar
fcctcd by American Industrial compete
ton.
As Illustration he cited the textile
iron and steel and shoe making indus
tries. In the first eight months of the
fiscal year. 1915. no less than n third
Of the whole bicycle export from Amer.
lea was destined for the German mar
ket This. he continued. was due to
the fact that extreme protection not
only sustained the prices OF bicycles In
the United States. but also nrtifically
stimulated the bicycle Industry there.
and when the crisis came the ruperiiu-
Gus production was thrown ON the Ger
man market at reduced prices.
Count Poaadowrky-wehn main.
tnincd that the fart or n population by
the United States Congress Of an inter-
probation ~ the act Of 1919. which AUS
tria had challenged rs infringing arti-
Gle nvc Of her treaty ~ 1879 with the
United States. was an excellent prccc-
dent for Germany to claim the most
favored national treatment In the Wild
est sense. In concluding his speech. he
estimated that American exports TO
Germany In 1899 would be found TO
have amounted 10 $50, iooooo marks.
while American Imports from Germany
were known Ia have declined TO $4,000
GOO mnrlsr--a state Of affairs warrant
ing the government In asking that the
treaty OF 1898 should be enforced In a
spirit OF fairness.
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COMPLETE GORDON.
American LINES Nav Extend to Twenty
two MIIea In Lenglh.

Manila. Feb. is.-The Twentieth Kan
snH and the First Idaho volunteers have
been recalled from the marsh lands
north OF Malnbon, and the former rcgi-
ment II now intrcnched In front % Ca
loocan. The American lines form a
complete Gordon. twenty-five miles In
length. from The coast north almost to
Pasaqua south OF Manila.
There has been no change IN the dis
position Of the troops except that the
Fourth United States cavalry has re-
loved the First Idaho volunteers and
n battalion OF tho Twcnty-third infan-
Try has been stationed on the LEFT Hank
y prevent the rebels sneaklng along the
beach.
The encmy nre busy throwing up In
Fenehmenta ON their left. fharpshuot-
"fa In the jungle covering their opera
lions
All the enemy's dead at cnloocnn
nave been buried-is1 last Sunday and
apN yesterday
The United States cruiser Charleston
mas moved M the coast and II now
9M MaloloH, the seat Of the so-called
llnplno government, at a distance OF
ABOUT eight miles.
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srASIAHDs SAID "so."
riiiplno. Oner TO Heiess" Their Prisoners
Providing They WIN Flight Americans.

London. Feb. i3-Reutcr'A Telegram
company, limited. has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Manila dated
February 18th, 3;is y. M.
After the capture Of caloocan, a
Spanlnrd who had been u prisoner
there, came 60 the Americans holding
up his hands and said that the FIT
plnos had offered 10 release the span.
inrdH, especially the nrtlllerymen, II
they would undertake to nght against
the Americans et 81 per day. Most II
the SpnnlardH refused and even thost
who accepted the offcr ala no IN tho
hope ~ offoctgg an escape.
The rebels. according To this infor.
mant, are discontinued. unpaid. unfcd
and thoroughly diFillusioniEcd. the tai,
iamanic waters being Of no avail
against wounds. hunger and fatigue.
ION Friday Agulnhldo visited Polo
few miles northwest OF Caloochn
and addressed the Filipino troops
there. claiming that he had won a VIC
tory ana asserting that $500 Americans
had been killed."
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ILOILO HAS
BEEN CAPTURED.
Gen. MlIIer's Little Valentine to the
United States,
WITHOUT LOSING A MAN.
petrol and ,rssit,morc lombard the
Town. whercurcn the Rebels
Leave After Firing the city.

Manila. Fem. ~. 1856 a. m.--Thc
United states forces under Brig. Gen.
Miller captured Ilollo. capital OF the
island OF Panay. and seat OF the go
called government OF the vlsnyas
federation. on Saturday last after a
homhardmcnt. The rebels set the
town on FIRE before cvacua,lng It. but
the American troops cxtinguIshed the
namcs. There were no casualties on
the American side.
The United States runboat Petrol
arrived late last evening with dis
patches from brig. Gen. NJ. Il. Miller TO
Nal Gen. otis. announcing that Iloilo
had been taken by the combined mill.
tary and naval forces Saturday morn
ing.
Gen. Miller on receipt OF his instruc'
lions from Manila sent native commits.
aloncra ashore from the United States
transport ~. Paul with commune
cation for the rebel governor Of I,vilo,
calling upon him TO surrender within
n timc stated. and warning him not
10 make a demonstration In the inter
val.
The rebels Immediately moved theii
guns and prepared TO defend theii
position. Thcrcupon the Petrol fired
two warning guns. the rebels I'm.
mcdiatcly opening IRE upon her.
Tho Petrol and the Baitimors
then bombardcd the town. which the
rebels having set ON IRE Immediately
evacuated.
The American troops were promptly
landed and cxtlngulshcd the fires In all
cases OF foreign property. but not be-
fore considerable damage had been
done.
II II believed the cncmy'H loss dur.
Ing the bombardmcnt was heavy, but
no American casualties are reported.
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blockadod. owing TO heavy snowdrifts.
From almost every section come re-
ports Of fuel famincs AND great distress
among the poor.
Although kentucky Is full Of soft coal
mines. n fuel famine is reported. The
peach crop In ruined and vegetation
generally blightud. South Carolina is
practically without railroad transporta-
tion. Fuel II running short at Camp
Marion. In that atnte. exposing the
Pennsylvania and Connecticut troops.
Jhe following fatalities, due to the
extreme cold. have occurred In this
state within the last twenty-four hours.
William Brockman. carriage painter.
found dead In bed at Richmond. Albert
Naples. overcome by the cold near Jcl-
leo. and was dead when found. Mail
carrier from Hazard. Perry county, to
Mount Elkhorn. Colored woman. name
unknown. and her two-ycar-old child.
found dead In field near Paducah.
Negro child. Cattietteburg.
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Peach Crop L. Ruined.

Springfield. Mo. Feb. i3-It II the
general opinion here that southwest
Missouri has lost much OF It's great
peach and pear crop for this year. six
teen below zero IL considered fatal for
peaches and pears. This morning II
was 10 below. while sunday II was
ntill colder Apples are thought to
be safe.
Topeka. Kan. Feb. ia.-Rcports re-
ceivcd by W. n. Barnes. secretary NJ
the state horticultural society. indicate
that the severe cold OF the past few
days has done great damage to Kansas
fruit. particularly the peach crop
I'VE Will have to send outside of the
state for most OF our peaches" said
Secretary Barnes today MOST ~ tho
peaches have been killed. particularly
In the northern half OF the State.
IA n rule apples are probably. not
much damaged"
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PAIL or iLoILO.
Gen. Otis Makes nm Omeiai Report of the
Capture.

Washington. Feb. i3-shortly bcfor.
midnight Adjt. Gen. Corbin made
public the following dispatch from Gen.
otis, reporting the capture Of the town
OF Iloilo by the American forces under
Gen. Miller on the nth Inst:
Manila. Feb. ii.-Gcn. Miller reports
from Iloilo that the town taken on the
18th Inst. and held by troops. lnsur-
gents given until evening OF the i1th To
surrender. but their hostile actions
brought on engagement during tho
mnrning. Insurgents nrcd the native
portion OF town. hut little LOSSES 10
property OF foreign Inhabitants. No cas-
uaitica among the troops reported.
Otis"
a dispatch also came from Admiral
Dewey. telling Of the capture Of the
city. II was a brief recital OF the facts
In the case. but. II Is said. contained
. sub, ,,hs same o Information as =.
the navy department. and II expected
10 be made public In the morning.
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AGONoILLO AnsoLurELy DrNIEs.
lie Says that the statement that He Urged
War In Manila h False.

Montreal. Quebec. Feb. i3.-Beyond
ueelaring the statement that he had
advised Agulnaldo To drive the Ameri-
sahs out OF the Philippines before rein
iufcements arrived 10 be- a lie, Agoncil-
70 absolutely refused to talk this morn
w am busy sending dispatches
ne said 10 all. II may have something
70 say later On" lie has engaged a
typewriter. and was busy debating 10
Nati
Late Asoncllio said: ~ absolutely
ueny that | have sent q cablegram pros
'osing the present war. When the timo
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WAY D0wN " DIXIE.
Mercury Goes tneIow Zero In tho sunny
soath.

Atlanta, Ga. Feb. la.-The storm IL
today enveloped In a storm OF unusual
severity. From the gulf northward,
from the Atlantic coast 10 the west
boundaries ~ Texas, the cold wave has
settled heavily ON the country, and pro-
duced the lowea, temperature ever
known,
ADMISSION. Ala. reported the lowest
tcmporature-lb below. at Z O'Clock this
morning. Atlanta comes next. with So
below recorded officially. This IL tho
lowest ever known here. the low marx
being broken by six degrees. street
thermometers recorded 10 and " de-
rreea below this temperature. This was
accompanied by wind which reached
tho velocity of flfteen miles an hour,
which made the cold almost unbear-
able.
Great suffering was reported 20 the
police early In the day. and prompt
measures We're taken for relief. The
Atlanta journal and the Atlanta Com
rtitution furnished coal and provisions
TO hundreds of families. A large num-
her Of persons with frosted hands,
faces, ears and noses were cared for
early In the morning. and ten cases
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comes I viii produce the cable sent TO
Aguinaido and the cable / received In
reply from him. They VIII clear me
from any such accusation"
He then showed the FIRST official cable
gram which he had received about the
situation at Manila. ana which came
through the Honpkong junta. This
stated that Americans were TO blame
for everything. and had publicly an
nounccd that they Intended TO extcr-
INMATE the Fiilpinos.
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You are making a great mistake In
not sending for u ten cent trial size OF
Ely'a Cream Balm. II IL specific for
cntarth and cold In the hend. We mail
IL. or the % cent size. Druggists all
keep II. Ely Brothers. 90 Warren
Street. New York
catarrh caused difficulty In speak ing
and to a great extent loss ~ hearing.
liy the use Of Ely'H Cream Balm drop
ping OF mocus has ceased, voice and
hearing have greatly improved.--J. W.
Davidson, Attorney ut Law, Monmouth.
H.
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Trs DiI PROM COLD.
Citizens sueous,b To the Record Weather In
the soutbern States.

Louisville, KY, Feb. i3.-AHaociatod
Press dispatches from throughout the
south today and tonight Indicate with
out exception the cold. weather record
was broken In every state. Death and
destruction OF early fruits ana vegctR-
blcs accompanied the cold blast. Up
To midneht the deaths OF ten persons
had been reported. From Texas come
reports Of considerable iosses OF cattle,
together with the utter ruination OF
the oat and wheat crops IN some aec-
tionr. Railroads In Virginia are
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Frequently accidents occur In the
household which cause burns. cuts.
Hprnina and bruises. For use In such
eases RALLARD'S SNOW EMINENT
faVorito family remedy. Price. % cents
and 30 centn. z. Q. 81. I. DrnE Dept.
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QUIET ar MANILA.
osn. OTIS Says All Ia In II. Normal copdl
tion nj the Capital

Washington. Feb. la.-Gen. otis
eablcd tho war department today from
Manila that everything was quiet this
morning, ana that business IN the city
u resuming former activity.
lite also stated that there was no
Dolph Miller In First Iowa. but that
randolph Miller, but that Randolph
Miler, company A, that regiment. was
sick at Honolulu.
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Tho classified advertisements Of tho
News" on the Sth page form a most
popular medium Of Information between
small advertisers and the great public,
The price OF an advertisement IN with
IN the reach Of any and all, Express
your wants through the News"
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Children who are troubled with
Worms are pale In the face. fretfui by
spells. restless In sleep. have blue rings
around their eyes. bad dreams. varl-
able appetite, and pick the nose
WHITES CREAM VERMfFu0E will
kin and expel these parasites. Price. 20
cents. Y. g NJ. l. Drug Dent,
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Horrible agony IL caused by Piles
Burns and Skin Diseases. These are
Immediately relieved and quickly cured
by De wits witch Hazel saivo. 10.
ware OF worthless limitations. y. q.
Schfamm. Mccormick building. corner
Main street. First South.
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Faults OF digestion cause disorders Of
the liver, and the whole system be.
comes deranged. HERDINE perfecta
tho process of digestion and aHHimlla-
tion. and thus makes pure blood. Price
10 eenia. Y. Q. NJ. !. Drug Dept.
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Are you restless at night. and
harnfaed by bad cough7 Use BAL
I.ARD'S HoREHOuSD SYRUP. Il viii
secure you sound sleep, and encct u
prompt and radical cure. Price. Is
and % cents. 4. e. NJ. !. Drug Dept.
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Advertisers who desire 10 reach the
country population OF tho Western
states and Ierrltnriss SHOULD patronlze
ton books ara open 10 all advertisers.
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TABLERs BUCKEYE PILE ONT.
MENT In no panhoea, but In recon-
mcndod for Piles only. These II Will
cure. Price. 20 cents In bottles. Tubes.
20 cents. Y. g. NJ, I. Drug Dept.
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Don't irrltato your lungs with a stub
born cough when u pleasant ana of-
fective remedy may be found In BAIL
20 and 90 cents. n. q. NJ. !. Drug Dept.
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SALT LAKE BUSINESS COLLEGE.

76 IVES, Second South Street.
bookkeeping. Shorthand. Typewri,.
Ing. English branches. Day and Even.
ing School. Experienced teachers.
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THE REAL QUESTION.

! The real question Of disease
Il Can ! be eurcdP" II you
OF anyone dear To you 10 losing
, strength aud energy and vital
ity, " you abe wise you will not
spend much time trying 10 hg-
uto out Just what name 10 call
the disease by.
II u almost impossible To
draw the line where debility
and weakness merge into con-
Your trouble may not he CON