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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-21
.al0RTEEN OUT OF
FIFTEEN FATAL.
soiisn Development Of Plague 10
Manila Reported
VICTIMS DIE IN AN HOUR
IN. market TO be burned - 100
-. FROM BubOnie plague
departure Of Troops

u..r, Aprl 2i.-The sudden deaths
r-,o,oos and Cinnamon in Quiapo
W -" nave led to an investigation
w. ,bat 6fteen cases Of the plague
,,..".o o, which were fatal, have oc-
- within a week. The market Is
- In tha center Of the city In
~ rotten. wooden buildings the
NJ me stalls live with thelr
,-r.s. budilsl together in great filth
.--s N the victims were stricken and
.5si within an hour
Tsge have been several deaths ~
.,s., s.c.lons Of the city recently which
s.,s been traced to infection from the
.,st After an the market people
t,5g,,hersi together today the health
go threw a guard around the build
,,,. and will Keep the inmates quaran-
ma there lor a fortnight They VIII
@r hu-n the market. The total num-
tsro, bubon,5 deaths are ll9 Cinnamon
er3g FAIp.nos. The plague elsewhere
M. tsen suppressed, Not one Infected
,.,.or has been IN the Chinese district
ir Ten days past o.. ..,.. .
,,tsfor % the Twenty-nlnth infantry
fets a.iei for the islands of Marindu-
graaBi Nahbel0. It Is reported the IN
.-trssis have $50 rifles and seven
.sossspd rounds OF ammunition. Dr.
Trg5s a prominent native OF Marin
juous and q supporter OF the Americans
sstnuanIes be expedition to try and
convince the inhabitants Of the wisdom
M mrandeI.ng.
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CALLED LINCOLN
REPUBLICANS.
Silver Republican Party Changes
Its Name,
SILVER IN THE BACKGROUND
Purpose IL TO Render Effective Ser
vice so the Regenerated Demoo-
reoy- Onieial Announcement

Minneapolis. MINI, April 2i.-Formal
announcement Of the change IN the IT,
tie Of the Silver Republican party was
made today IN a document setting forth
the party platform issued by Executive
Agent Corser. The announcement
states:
Lincoln Republicans are TO succeed
Free silver Republicans and the Ma
tional Republican party. The party Of
one issue is to become the party OF sew
eral issues. and the issue 10 which u
owes is origin Is % be pushed IN the
background With the changing OF IT'S
name Il becomes more Democratic than
ever. and rs leaders hope 10 render ef-
fective service 10 the renegerated De-
mocracy than in 1896.
The transfer is 10 take place al KAN
sas city July 4. when the national cou-
venuons OF both the Free Silver Repub-
llcan and the Democratic parties are
IN session
II Is alleged IN the statement that
Republicans OF today are different in
an but name from the Republicans OF
Lincoln's time
E.s. Corser. who issued the manlfes-
10. has acted In the capacity OF official
Intermediary between the national or
ganlzatons OF the various nu-Repub-
leans and believes that the result OF
the preliminary work accomplished by
the Lincoln Republican league VIII lead
TO adoption at Kansas city In the S.l-
1er Republicans platform OF the planks
which have already been formulated,
glorlfying Lincoln's memory and incl-
dentally eXcorlatlug President Mckin-
lev and his administration, and predict.
ing the nomination OF Bryan and
Towne By the Democratic convention.
Lincoln Republican league workers
have been especially active IN Illinois,
Indiana. Ohio and Minnesota the latter
state belnz the center Of the move
mont
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population. From Lander we win pro-
coed % Fort Washable and from there
10 Green river through the ShoshOne
reservation passing just above the big
ranch Of Colonel Torrey Of Rough Rider
fame. TO Meteetso.
FOUR HUNDRED MORMONs
"The next point of Importance we ar
rive al viii be Burlington This Is a
Mormon town with "a population of
about 400 souls. Our people commenced
drifting IN there about xix or eight years
ago, altogether bon an unOrgani2eQ way.
The augmentation continued until "a
town Of importance was established
there. II has a large general merchau-
disc store which Is doing a good busi-
ness, meeting house good school and
numerous other evidences OF progress
sion.
BEGINNING OF WORK.
Immediately upon our arrival az our
destination which viii De Within fifteen
miles from Loyel, our present post Of
iCe We viii without delay commence
the construction uf the canal that rs 20
lTieate our lands We have a seven
teen thousand acre tract of good farm
AAAH anu NlNalNN Nl"NiNlAf o ttN AAAiM fftAH
secured from the State which owned 10
under the terms of the Carey act. The
settler obtains ID by paying fifty cents
am acre for &c. tWentv-hye cents when
he locates upon 90 and the remaining
twenty-five cents lt the end Of three
years when De makes final proof upon
10. The conditions uf securing a tile
are that Dc shall at thc expiration ~ the
three years Dee able t0 show That hc has
onc-slyth OF his land under cultivation
and irrigation The cost of getting Wa-
ter upon the ground and securing per,
patual right thereto wiil Dee about five
or six dollars per acre The ground Is
easily broken as tbe largest growth up
on Il ~ clover sage
THE CANAL COMES FIRST.
"The canal VIII De twenty-five miles
IN length. having % starting point from
the Sh0sh0ne river about thirty miles
below Eagles Nest 10 VIII De fifteen
feet wide m the bottom and twenty-five
feet az the top. with four-foot Tow OF
water and a four and half feet fall
for its entire length. From THIS % VIII
be readily seen that % viii carry
large volume ~ water for irrigation
purposes
HOME BUILDING LATER
The work Of building homes VIII not
be undertaken until after the
canal Is completed. The reason for that
Is relf-eyident The fact u that
the success OF me whole undertaking
depends upon getting The canal out this
season. And that we expect 10 90 With
out great difficulty When that Is done
we Will commence building homes for
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when Governor Richards Of Wyoming
was in salt Lake this week, he paid a
glowing tribute Of respect TO the Nor
mon colonlsts OF this state and added
that while Wyoming had O good many
Of them 90 wanted more
This declaration, In view Of The fact
that one hundred Mormon families are
now on their way TO settle ln and found
new homes IN the Big Horn Basin win
be welcome news 70 these future citi-
zens Of that State
The preliminary work OF establishing
a Mormon colony IN the Big Horn coun-
try has been going on Tor several
months under the direction Of Apostle
woodruff. who was appointed by Presi-
dent Snow for that specific purpose.
Apostle Woodruff has visited many
parts OF the State n the interest Of the
project. with the result that he has
secured q sturdy band OF settlers wen
equipped to undergo the hardships and
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hls rod and line with skill viii Doe able
10 supply Go @ great degree al least
his table with the choicest steaks steWs
and FISH"
MUCH WILD FRUIT.
Apostle woodruff says that the Gun
try gives promise Of producing ~ on
the hardy varieties Of fruit such as
apples pears plums and pruncs, There
Is much Wild fruit on the rivers ana
their tributaries. The country Is
Wen waterel is covered with
luNuriant grass, and the climate
Is apparently somewhat mllder than
that of Cache county. The snow fail
being somewhat less though the sud
den extremes OF temperature are great
pr These are not so severe, however
as 90 initiate sn-t the successful
raising 90 crops as a short distance be-
low at Burlington wheat, oats. barley
corn. potatoes and water melons grow
abundantly
COMPANY ORGANIZED.
In order that the enterprise may be
carried out as contemplated, "a strong
company has been organized. This
company has entered into "a contract
with the State 90 Wyoming 10 estab-
Isn the colony NNltI tlItlN WtIl Gee
fined specifications 10 IS known as the
Big Horn Basin Colonization Company.
A. o. Woodrln Is president, Byron Ses-
sions. OF Rich county vice president
and general manager Charles Kings
ton. Of the United states land office at
Evanston secretary; Hon Charles A..
WEIGH. Of Morgan, treasurer The
directors are Jesse W crosby Jr,
panRultch, John Croft, Peterson Nor
gan county Hyrum H. North, MIL
Crock. salt Lake county, William j.
Graham. bennington Idaho, Brigham
L. Tlppett SAME place.
II win thus Doe seen that the gentle
men comprising the directorate OF the
company and who wil make their
homes DO the Bis HON Basin, come
from widely separated sections. AN
are well known fUr stuTdIncss VI char
aoter and all win labor with VIII for
the success OF the colony whom they
represent The town With which they.
llkc NJ, other intending settlers. are
Go found is Ypt unnamed and their post
Office address Is Loyell. Big HON couu-
try Wy0
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cnnccllor McGnl Dead

Sew York. April 2i.-Chancellor Alex
snir 7 McGlIl died today at his resi-
ts'ts 10 Jersey City He had been III
Dor about O. year. suffering from gen.
Ga breakdown from overwork,
Last summer he took a trip 20 Eu-
rope and when he returned, his health
was thought 10 be somewhat improved.
A short time ago he began 10 fail
RAPIDLY and lad arranged to resign
DE ,hlnceil0Ehip on June /.
Chancellor McGill was born In Pitts
burg Pa, Ia 1913, and resided IN New
jersey since he was II years Of age,
The hlst Official josition held by Chan
.celor McGIll was that OF city counselor
IN Bay0nne. 10 1874 and 1875. Subse.
qlenily he represented Hudson county
IN ihe house 1f assembly lie served
lone term as prosecutor OF Hudson
county succeeding A. @, Garretson who
was appointed law Judge. and when the
latter resigned that office. Mr.. McGill
lsth succeeded him as Judge. an office
ie he.1 when Doe was appointed chancel-
lE by Gov Green In 1887. He was re-
appointed by Gov Wortz In 1894 He
was lhe Democratic candidate for gov
s.raof IN 1898 when ne was defeated by
yoln W. GrIgcs by a plurality OF q. 900.
lis term OF Office would have expired
cn May T. 1901
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HORSE JOCKEYS
IN A CONSPIRACY.

San Francisco, April 2it-Another
scandal has clouded local horse racing,
and from present Indications Il looks as
n the stewards OF the local Jockey clubs
have unearthed a combination Of jock
eys, trainers and bookmaEers Of even
greater proportions than the Lite
Pete" affair OF several seasons ago
For some time past the in-EoIng and
outgoing Of some Of the horses has at
tracted attention Of the racing associa-
lions. and an investigation was started
which has resulted Ia a confession be-
ing obtained from Jockey Mike Hen
Messy. who was suspended recently for
a suspicious ride on LucIdla. Heunes-
sey, 30 is said. has told the officials that
ring has existed which Included
Jockey Joe PIggott eX-J0ckey Willie
Martin, himself and several other
prominent jockeys besides Trainer
Danny Lynch of Ftzs.mmons-sharkey
fame. Lynch being The manager Of Tom
sharkcy az the time of the iasco In this
city, and at least one bookmaker,
whose name cannot Doe learned.
The horse HuIkrot controlled by
Lynch. seems tU Doe the horse upon
which the combination relied to bring
about the desired ends H3rdknot is
now Is now 0u tha way t1 Chicago,
where Boz rs booked t0 race. Hennessey
I'm mis- confession states Jhll Hardknot
and other horses have been pulled az
times and no other times been allowed
DO win The combination had its repre-
rtpfaffy. Hn fN. betting ring and 10 ls
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Gov Allen Leaves.

5r' ia.gton. Aprl 2l.-Promptly al 1
AN 1 'lls afternoon IN a drlzzllug
81, 'O. y 5. s. Dolphin cast on from
arf ...sha l ihe Washington navy yard.
Irg p .lm,l down the Potomac. carry
~, w. Allen % Puerto Rico 10 The
sTt. VI nIs new duties. As the Dolphin
at'i4 away HE Marine Rand PLAYED
rs,.'ll lang syne" the ward AIRED n
T-r.-s salute. detachment on marines
ny. Command ~ Major Dickens drew
~ prevent arms ana handkerchiefs
70 gathered on shore. '''' 0''u 0'''oON
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CHRONICLE BURNED OUT.
S. Louis Newspaper The Victim Of a Heavy
Disaster,
al llpesettlng and StereoiypIng Ma
ehine'' Priotlng Presses, Type and
Engines Destroyed by Fire.

~ Louis April 21.-The plant Of the
=" louis Chronicle, occupying the three
eDl io1r story buildings at Nos. l4-lS
norm sixth street. was practically de-
",|e4 today by FIRE that is supposed
]. nave originated in the boiler room.
40. @p,s'tiug machines, stereotyping
.-i' ''.nes, ,he type in the advertise
a .-54. department., three Potter presses
III, .. .N-Ines We're destroyed.
s5l,.'.... pr 'f. being made 70 get out the
IN. .'I.' U.S. usual today assistance hay-
n, D.,h offered boy local papers.
49,, ~ Joss 10 was stated by the man
4, 75,ateh, OF The paper. would be about
''V'. covered by S2i 900 insurance.
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President in New York.

N,v York April 21..Presldent and
NJ. Mckinley. the Hesidents secre-
ag. e. b. C0rteiyou. Or. p. NJ. RlXey
and A. J. Leonard arrived IA this city
'au.N o'clock They were driven 20
the Manhattan hotel, where they We're
me, by Rev Arthur j. Brown Of the
hospitality committee OF the Ecumen-
psI conference. W. S. Hawk, Morris Is.
Ieuap G. n. Bliss. Abner Mckinley,
NnAb1er Mckinley and Walcott Jack
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The property loss win be heavy.


Frankfort Ky, April gl--The taxi
Ing Of evidence On the trial OF ex-Ccn-
gresham ID. O. Cols0u. was concluded
today. The prosecution introduced a
half dozen or more witnesses from
SCOTS former home. Somerset and ale
so from Lexington where he resided
az the time OF Ms death. an Of whom
testified that be was O. man Of good
character. AZ the conclusion OF this
testimony both sides rested
Judge Cantdll delivered the instruc-
lions TO the jury and the defense began
its arguments. There viii be two
speeches on each side
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-21
HEADED FOR The BIG HORN BASIN.
ExpediOn of One Hundred Mormon Families to Establish
Colony in Northern WyOnlingWi Build Canal
and New Homes Before Snow Flies

the winter We expect also 20 have
them erected before snow nles a house
oi worship and q school house must
necessarily follow very quickly after
QUE settlement De- wen under way Tim,
her fur building purposes can be had
ut distance of about thirty miles.
There is "a plentiful supply Of good
building stone on the ground
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NEWS FROM CAPE NOME.
"'" strike Across the Divide 90 Ar
rest Of COunterfeiters.

c,s.,ll..e. wash, April 2i-The steamer
~ 3, Nlty has arrived from skag-
a.. Hhr brings five men who left
~ N'me on January Gath, ten days
n h .'e latest Information. They are
b 4, Lam captain b. +. Hickman, j.
....t.Itan j, II Fredricks and G..
nd .'',,N ...n They went overland 10 Kat
~. .a'n.e by steamer to sitka, where
al ,..'' transferred TO Cottage City.
sor-. ping q story OF a new strike
,u'.. .N.i t1al az Juneau has arrested
7, s ,..5i'1l'ericiteIs with a complete out
GU seized GOO coins. which were
h,, '-'aH ana United States half dol
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ROUTE OF TRAVEL

"The route o. travel by wagon. taking
salt Lake CITY as The initial point viii
Teas f.llowH. salt Lake city CoavIlle,
Echo. Evanston. kenmfrer Hr.dge this
point was decided upon Tor the gather
ing place nasmuch ~ Sc was more
yenlent 20 meet there than al any other
point. Slate Greek FWry on the Green
river. % Rig sandy ana up Bic Sandy
20 Big sandy Station then up The Lite
DE sandy which we wii ford about ten
miles above its junction and then fol-
low % TO Pacific creek 20 South Pass VIA.
Sweet Water and Alnntc city just
over the Continental divide. up Burnt
Grove canyon and thei down 90 Lander
the county seat ~ Flfglont county, "a
town Of considorable importance and
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perform the arduous labors incident 20
establishing a town In the wilds OF an
unsettled country
President Snow. IN conversation with
a representative Of the News stated
that he had no doubt that success
WOULD crown the efforts OF the men and
women who We're vending their way
thlther He said that Apostle Woodruff
had been very careful Ia the selection
OF intending settlers and that there was
no apparent reason why the scheme
should not succeed In all regards.
APOSTLE WOODRUFF DEPARTS,
Apostle Woodruff left salt Lake this
morning over the oregon Short Line
and Union Pacific TO Evanston, where
be will meet his team which was sent
on ahead. From there he will proceed
90 Kemmerer Bridge which Is the
gathering place and point OF general
Quitting ana organization The one
hundred families will be divided into
companies Of ten families each, ana
start on their journey over the
prairies. up the creeks and canyons,
and across the rivers and mountains
Of the great part OF Wyoming before
arriving at their destination. II Is not
an uninteresting coincidence 20 know
that this little band Of home. seekers
viii follow for more than a hundred
miles the old Mormon" Pioneer trail
Of iSi7, which was blazed by the rug
ged characters that laid the f0unda-
tons upon which the commonwealth OF
Utah has been reared. Neither Is IL un-
interesting 20 note that while the Pio-
neers had their faces turned towards
the setting sun that their vision viii
tend for a great part Of the way In ex-
actly the opposite direction. The old
Pioneer trail win be followed over the
Green river and up the Big and Little
MuddIes az far as Atlantic City when
they VIII turn almost due north via
Lander. Fort Washable Wind river
ana other well known points
A GOOD COUNTRY.
Apostle Woodruff was interviewed by
a News" man prior 10 his departure
He took a very conservative view Of the
undertaking and talked Interestingly OF
what he expected would be accom-
plished Said he:
AT Kemmerer bridge We shall gather
and organize. The organization win be
complete in am respects and will be pat-
termed after that followed by the Utah
Pioneers Az told we win have one
hundred families These win be divided
into ten companies OF ten families each.
and each viii have Its own officers OF
course travel will be by team. We eX-
pect 10 leave kCmmcrcr on the 2jth
inst. and make the Journey by May
10th. which viii be little more than
two weeks. Just how far We VIII
travel In one day will depend on cond-
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Presidcnt 80 DO be at Chicago

Chicago. April 2i.-The reception com
,nlttee Oh the Dewey celebration has re-
coived formal notice from President
Mckinley Of his deollnation Of the invl-
tauon 10 come 20 Chicago during the
festivities In honor Of the admiral
President Mckinley expresses his re-
gret al his inability 20 come, and takes
occasion 10 highly praise Admiral Dew
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CAIIEn mn A 81.
Maudc Come Goes Amer an Irish
Editor for Libel.

Dublin. April I.-At o. police court
today Miss Maud Come received a
summons Tor malicious libel against
Mr. COLES. editor ~ the Irish Figaro,
for publishing o. statement that she was
"a peusioner of the government and
therefore government fpy. The hear
ing was fixed for April 20.
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THE Rig Horn country abounds with
o. plentiful supply of fish 49, game
lslk and deer roam the hills in great
numbers. the plains are covered with
antelope and the streams are alive with
many kinds OF fish 10 wan therefore
be seen that the man who knows how
TO use his rifle in true western style and
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COAL DEPOSITS.

"rhe country abouuls with undevel-
0ped coal deposits These will be- taken
IN hand iu proper manner and after "a
time WiIl furnish at low price ample
fuel AZ present cottonwood VIII De- used
for that purpose. 10 SIS found in abund-
auCe ON the river bottoms near by
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Boshof. Orange Free State. April 2l--
At midday yesterday Gen, Methuen $
neld force az swartzkopfonteln was
ordered to return 20 Boshof It's con-
yoy extended over six miles. The es-
cort took up a position on a hill COM
handing the road, just in the nick OF
time, as force Of 1000 Beers with
TWO guns and a pompom suddenly app
peared IN the vicinity and opened a
very heavy fire
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TONS Some days we win probably
cover more ground than others The
distance from sal; Lake CITY is about
en- even 1--WE hundred miles ns near as
j can judge By the time We reach our
destination ] VIII know eGacily what 10
Is as I have had am odgmeter put en-
my wagon.
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Sensational Report Of Fires in
the North,
Train Unable 20 Get Through TO Res
cue Ibiriy-n,o Ven az yassar,
Manitoba.

washington, April 2l-Forest fires
are raging on Jhe Southeastern rail-
way Several Iumb. camps have been
destroyed ana o,er "a hundred thousand
cords of wood consumed. It ls feared
there may have been some fatalities.
ST. Paul. Mimi. April PA Wlnnl-
peg special 20 tho Dispatch says.
'ltis now feared that twenty 20 thlr-
ty lives have been lost Ga The forest
fires along "a Southeastern railway.
The delayed regular train arrived today
ana the Iumbermeu who had escaped
from the fires confirmed AN reports Of
lhe serious nature NJ the fires. especial
~ expressing fears Tor the safety OF the
men al Neiihs lumber camp The fire
smoulIeItd Two or three days and was
Tanned INTO blaze Boy a high wind,
sweeping clean strip three miles wide
a water tank of metal and fun OF water
az Nassar Siding was consumed.
IL Is stated that an the men In
keIths aud Bulauans lumber camps
were surrounded
Many horses are known to have per-
lshcd.
The property loss win be heavy
Chicago April g-Another version
of the Manitoba forest fire Is given In
q special From Winnipeg. Man, as fol-
lows a big bush fire Us raging az Vas
sar SO miles southwest, and about So
men are surrounded
when the hre assumed a serious as
pect a special train was sent out TO
bring boo the men. numbering over 800.
Thinking 90 save The horses about 30
men remained behind After the train
started those on board saw how bad
the fire was and the train undertook 20
return but could not get through, and
came on to Winnipeg A second train
bearing physicians has now set out.
Another serious bush fire has broken
cut az Dawson
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HELD M BoERs BACK.

The British, however held them In
check until the column reached a point
OF safety when they retired The Brit
ism had several casualties.
The Beers fought determIne1ly ana
must have suffered considerably as
they once advanced 10 within 300 yards
OF the hin. whence "a concealed detach-
ment OF the British opened "a heavy
fuslade on them.
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Earl Russell in Denver.

Munich. April % Heinrich Vogel
the opera singer BIS dead OF apopleXy.