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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-19
AN IMPOSING FUNERAL.
Honor Done a Dead Sailor of the
Cruiser yariE.

Cruiser Varix.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 1s.-A strange
procession wendell its way from the Ger
man Hospital to Glenwood Cemetery to-
DAY. The Imperial Russian Navy was
nonoring q dead sailor. a man of the
ranks. who died thousands of miles from
nome. Inc procession was a part of the
elaborate funeral ceremonies of the Greek
Cnurch for Nicholas Pawlow. fireman on
| tne RUSSIAN cruiser Variag who died in
the German Hospital Tuesday evening.
from the officers down to the humblest
man OF the Variag's crew, nearly every
man participated In the solemn services
IN the chapel Of the hospital. in the march
10 the cemetery and In the burial cere-
monies. Russian women, too, the wives
and daughters of the Cars officers. were
! there.
Requiem mass was celebrated in the
| chapel OF the German Hospital. beginning
| at o'clock. according to the ritual Of
the Greek Church. The chapel was crowd
ed by the officers and crew of the yarias.
American marines, and many Russians
who are in this city. The ceremony was
most elaborate and lasted for over an
hour.
Then the march to the grave. which
seemed a spectacular pageant to the per-
sons who lived along the route to the
cemetery, was begun. First came a oouad
OF mounted policemen. the procession be-
ing arranged as follows:
The Rev. De1nitri Gebey. priest of the
Orthodox Greek Church, of this city wear
ing purple mitre and white robe and
carrying cross and Bible > detail of SAIL
ors from the Variag. carrying holy pic
lures and chanting: hearse. bearing the
dead sailor in plain white coffin; band
Of music from the Variag: officers of the
cruiser. with their wives and daughters
and William r. Tucker, Russian Vice Con-
sui in Philadelphia; sailors from the
Variag. numbering 300; detail of sailors
sent by Admiral Casey from vessels at
the League Island Navy Yard; six empty
carriages.
Slowly the procession moved out Girard
Avenue, the priest and sailors chanting
all the while. The band played dirge
now and then until the cemetery, at
Twenty-seventh Street and Ridge Avenue,
was reached.
At the grave the commitment service of
the Greek Church was read, the sailors
responses. Following the priest,
each of the officers of the Russian navy
threw handfuls of earth on the coffin in
the grave. The sailors quickly filed up
the hole. and the ceremony was over.
The officers who attended the service
were in dress uniform, and each wore
band Of black Grape about his left arm.
The sailors wore their regulation blue and
black uniforms.
Among those who attended the funeral
and marched in the procession were Capt.
E. Stchernsnovitch; Capt Vladimir Behr,
Of the Variag: Chief Engineer Fronzke-
vetch and Madam and Miss Fronzke
vetch: Naval Constructor Makedowsky
and Madame Makedowsky. Lieutenant
Commander E. Kraft; Lieutenants Dolgo-
borodoff. Skorohodef. Richter. Leykof.
Borosky. Vassilieff Soldatiff, and Rodman.
Mr.. Kelenokoff. and Mr.. CORTLAND Cramp.
The sailor for whom the services were
held died of consumption. He had been in
The German Hospital since May H.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-19
sUccUMBED TO YELLOW FEVER.
Major Peterson's Wife Commit. Sui
eide After Her Husband Dies.

HAVANA. Oct. 1s.-Major Peterson
commissary of Subsistence. died last night
at o'clock. from yellow fever, AFTER an
illness which lasted nine days. He had
been twenty-five months on the island.
Previously he was first lieutenant in the
Sixth Infantry and a major in the f6lst
Indiana Regiment
His wife, crazed by grief over her loss,
committed suicide by shooting herself with
a revolver an hour after her husbands
death. Mrs. Peterson was In the United
States when her husband was taken ill., She
was telegraphed for and arrived here last
Saturday. She has been living In Las
Animas Hospital. where her husband was
a patient.
There are 1903 cases OF yellow fever In
Havana
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-19
WAITING FOR HIGHER PRICES.
Texas Farmers Out of Debt. and
Holding Their Cotton.

AUSTIN, Tex. Oct. 1S.-Many of the
cotton planters Of this part of the State
are refusing to sell their cotton at pres
ent prices. and are yarding the staple.
Most OF them have sold enough to square
their accounts with the stores and will
not sell the surplus until higher prices
prevail. They say they are out of debt
and have money In the bank and can aft I'd
to wait until the top notch in prices is
reached. More cotton will be held in
Texas this year than ever before known
unless prices should take a material ad-
vance
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-19

been or will be accomplished. But there
will certainly be another and far differ
ent consequence. The arraignment and
condemnation of Gen. Robert z. Lee by
the New York Sum- will create universal
surprise and resentment, not only in every
Southern heart, but among millions of
Americans everywhere in this broad land.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-19
Hnrri.on,. Mumiliatine position,

II is rather pity that General Harrison
wrote letter at all. II would have been bet.
Yer ior him to keep silent An ex-President o.
the United States is recognized as having the
right 10 lie reserved il he wants to be II i
hard TO ask him to sever the party relations he
has sustained for a lifetime, but il is piti:nl
10 see him write 80 half-hearted a letter as Gen.
eral Iiarrison's recent was. 1t is the most
uBdienifcd thing he ,vcr did.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-19
Our slaves In the East,

(From The Boston EI0be.)
II the Administration is not in love with
slavery why has no finger been raised to put it
down in the Sulu Islands? Prof Schurman, Of
the Presidents Philippine commission, declares
that slavery is permitted to continue in the Sulu
group: SLAVERY is a recognized institution in
the Sulus II We attempted to take it away there
is no telling what might happen
II thus seems to he evident that Mr.. Mckinley
will neither liberate our slaves in the East nor
permit anybody else to do SO. What spectacle
for gods and men!
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-19

George iii promised to be good and kind to
the Americans if they would stop resisting his
authority, and William Mckinley has talked in
the same strain to the Filipinos. He will give
them peace and n carpetbae government il they
will lay down their arms and go to making hemp
for the Rope and Irvine Trust.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-19
DRIVEN FORWARD BY A GALE
The Schooner Tryon Makes Fiftee,
Knots an Hour.

NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 1S.--The three
masted schooner S. C. Tryon, which ar
rived here last night, reports having made
the run from Abscomb Light. off Atlantic
City, N. j.. to Norfolk in fourteen hours.
The distance covered is stated to be PIG
nautical miles. The vessel. therefore, made
more than fifteen knots an hour. She came
down before a fierce gale.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-19

Heurieh's beer is entitled to the hearty com
mendations which il receives at the hands of The
people because Maerzen and Senate the Ir.zs
Arlington Bottling Co.. for ease OF iieuriehs
il you want pure beer brcwed ct the best male
and hops.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-19

(From the Unsere Gesellschaft)
Employer wish you'd remind me, Meier. Just
before the end OF the month that want to dis
charge you-fm afraid I'll forget it!''
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-19

Is IL, indeed, weak and mawktSh 0entt
mentality which puts the name of Lee
among the great commanders eniitl d to
the generation of posterity?" Ask the
officers and soldiers who fought against
him in battle! Obtain the opinion of the
civilized world! The answer inevitably
will be that the man and his personal
and professional grandeur have added
undying glory to the name "American!"
And should he one Of the greatest sol
diers Of modern times, one OF the purest
Of men. and the soul of honor and chiv-
airy be excluded from the American Hall
OF Fame? 1t is impossible to conceive of
anything SO pitiably unworthy of our
national character and reputation for
liberal thought and action.
1t is difficult to understand how men.
presumed to possess the political ability
and shrewd judgment generally ascribed
to the leaders of the Republican party
could imagine II to be to the interest
Of their organization and cause to in spire
what the people of the South will not
fail to consider Il wholly unnecessary
and unjus,ifiable assault upon their hero.
But that it was inspired for some po-
litical purpose, there is internal evidence
in the text. No editor Of high class
journal, upon his own initiative, could
have thought of heaving such fire.
brand into the Presidential campaign al
most at its eleventh hour What the
object could have been. what irrec-n-
cilablc element in New York or New
England the assault could have been in
tended to crafty and stir up to fresh
efforts in support of the Hanna ticket.
we are at a loss to even guess. Per-
haps, IL such a purpose existed, it has
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-09
DECREE MUST
Be MODIFIED.
Supreme Court Opinion in Case Of
Schroeder vs. Pratt ct al,
BACK TO DISTRICT COURT,
The Plaintiff IL Now Free 20 Enforce
a Judgment lie Had Pre-
viously Obtained.

The Supreme court delivered an opin-
ion today IN the case OF a. T. Schroeder
vs. Milando Pratt ct al, remandlng the
cause back TO the Third district court
with directions to modify the judg-
ment.
This action was brought By schroe-
der to set aside a mortgage and note,
given by Mllando Pratt and wife. on
the ground that It was made without
consideration, and for the purpose OF
hindering and delaying creditors. more
especially the plaintiff Shredder.
The lower court found that the mort
gage, which was on Davis county prop
erty, as against the plaintiff was frau
duleEt, but valid between the parties
thereto. A decree was giycn In favor
Of one Of the defendants. Walton NJ,
Pratt as against Milando Pratt and
wife for s2,7s5.
Both the mortgagors and MORTGAGE
In their answer denied the want OF con-
sideration. as well as the fraud. The
trial court having found the same way,
the supreme court believes the decree
OF the lower court should be modified
50 as 10 grant the relief prayed for,
thereby leaving Schroeder free TO en-
force a judgment he had previously OBJ
tained against Milando Pratt, o. r.
Pratt and b w. briggs. Jr, on n note
made In favor OF william IL, Lincoln.
The opinion was written by Justice
Baskln and concurred In by Chief JUS
tlce Bartch and Justice Miner.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-09
LIVES WELL
since Adopting Pure Food.

a lady rs years old, Mrs. J. W. Stew
ems OF Cincinnati. Ia. saws For a
long while coffee affected my nerves
seriously and kept me awake al night.
injuring my digestion. My husband was
also IN with indigestion and stomach
troubles. We concluded that coffee was
the cause Of the trouble and stopped II.
using In It's place, Postum Food Cof-
fee.
1T worked like a charm with both.
Husbands digestion Is now good and
he Is IN prime health. I was al that
time thin in flesh, but since leaving
of the coffee and taking Postum, have
gained n pounds IN two months and am
now my usual weight. The Postum has
been a great benefit 10 our family.
"The Grane-Nuts that you manufac-
ture are most delicious breakfast food.
! induced our grocer 10 keep this food,
and since, We have been using Postum
three times day and Grape Nuts
twice az our meals. I have never lived
so well Husband is 50 years old and
I am a."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-09
CHARGE OF THE COURT.
Made by Judge Hiles TO the Jury
This Afternoon.

At 1850 O'Clock. Judge lliles proceeded
70 read his charge 10 the Jurors. To say
that il WAS listened 10 With GREATNESS,
with painful interest, is unnecessary.
In ", the court In the first defined
murder IN the first and second degrees,
voluntary manslaughter and involun-
tary manslhnghter following the Ian
guage Of the statute.
Coming TO this particular case, the
court defined the law OF self defense,
constituting the defense In this case,
IL Il was found that the cafe was a
public hotel or restaurant and that the
defendant was legally there he had an
equal right there with another. aud II
assaulted. had the right 20 stand his
ground, and use such force as might be
necessary 10 repel the attack.
II they believed the defendants char
acter was good they should give II con-
sidcration.
Malice was the element that distin-
guished between murder and man
slaughter.
II the murder was premeditated by
lying In walt. then the defendant must
be found guilty Of murder IN the frst
degree.
II any one OF the jurors after weigh
ing all the evidence and consulting with
his fellow jurors had a reasonable doubt
as TO the defendants guilt, they could
not find him guilty
The state was required to prove the
defendant guilty, not by a mere pre-
ponderance OF evidence, but beyond a
reasonable doubt. before he could be
found guilty.
AT $3.50 the jury retired In charge Of
the bailiffs. taking with them the writ
ten charge OF the court.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-09
Trial of Appeal Cases.

Judge Cherry and jury today took
up the cases OF Wilford Woodruff. Jr..
and Ida Bolton. against the oregon
Short Line Railroad company. Stewart
& Stewart appeared for plaintiffs, and
Attorney G. II. Smith for the defendant
company.
Both cases are appeals from Justice
kroeger's court, the defendant In each
instance being the appellant.
IN the Woodruff case plaintiff seeks
70 recover $50 as damages for the KILL
ing OF a COW on July IL, 1899. 1t being
alleged that the animal was killed
through being run over by the defend
ant company's train on Tenth South
between First and Second West streets.
The Bolton suit is TO recover sf5, for
injuring a Jersey COW at the same
place in July. 1899 BY consent both
cases are being tried together.
A motion for a non suit was over
ruled.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-09
EXPERIMENT STATION,
Agricultural Department Informed of
Work Going On in Utah.
ESPECIAL TO THE "NEws."I

ESPECIAL TO THE "NEws."l
Washington, D. c., March e.--The re-
port OF the Utah experiment station at
Logan states that the years work in.
cluded feeding experiments with horses,
steers dairy cows and other farm cat
tie. with special reference TO the eco
nomical utilization Of alfalfa, It's yarie-
" and culture. and irrigation expert
monts with wheat, alfalfa, oats, bar
ley. and other grains; poultry expert
ments with chemical study Of soils.
sugar beets and different farm crops,
horticultural and forestry investigation.
experiments In dairylng and inyestiga-
tlors In irrigation, engineering with
special reference 90 the duty OF water.
evaporation and seepage also that CO.
operative experiments with sugar beets
have been continued.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-09
{. Y. DEBS IS UP
FOR PRESIDENT.
Job Hartman Has Other Place on
SociaI-DemOcratiC Ticket.
PARTY IS VERY HOPEFUL.
Expects Hundreds Of Thousands of
Votes -NomIna lions 10 be APP
proved By Referendum.

indianapolis, Ind, March 9-For
president-Eugene V. Debs OF Indiana.
For Vice Presldent-Job Hartman OF
California.
This Is the national ticket Of the So
al-Democratlc party which viii absorb
the Hilqult- Hartman faction Of the So
cialist Labor party by agreement The
Social Democrats were happy today
They say the candidacy Of Debs will ct
tract hundreds Of thousands Of voters
TO their party. They profess to see
the beginning OF o great national vic
tory.
The convention, in agreeing to unite
with the Socialist Labor faction, re-
tains the party Demo
cratic party The candidates and the
amalgamRtion are 20 be approved by
majority OF each party, according to
the referendum.
Mr.. Debs had previously refused TO
accept the nomination, but finally sue
cumbed to persuasion. II seems from
the explanations OF friends that Debs
has been applying his earnings to the
extinction Of debt against the Ameri-
can Railway Union. and that he did
not want to cease until the debt was
paid. The debt amounted TO several
thousand dollars. Debs received as
surances that the debt would be taken
care Of, ana that he would receive a
rest Of three months before entering
the presidential canvass,
At this mornings session of the con.
vention the nominations Of Debs and
Hartman were confirmed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-09
LATE LOCAL NEWS.

Joseph Y. Smith was today discharged
from bankruptcy.
W. II. Jenkins, a Denver assayer and
son Of John G.. jenkins, president OF the
Colorado Cambrlan association Is In the
city having just come in from Ely Ne
vada.
This afternoon ST. Marks hospital re-
ported that the condition OF john Balm,
the painter who fell from a scatfold at
the city and county building, was un-
changed.
The application Of Thomas Willams
a life prisoner, for a pardon Is scheduled
for a hearing before the state board
Of pardons 10 o'clock tomorrow (satur-
day. morning Williams is the man con-
victed OF the killing Of Joseuh E.Hutch-
ings at Mammoth in February, 1858.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-09
CALL FOR REINFORCEMENTS
Gems Young and Hood Need Them TO Beat
of Rebels.
Attack on Appreciates Defeats In
surgcnts Cinnamon and span.
tards Killed.

Manila. March s.-Generals Young
and Hood are asking for reinforce
ments, and battalion of the Forty
eighth regiment has been sent to Apart.
Other troops will follow. The rebels
recently persistently attacked Apart
Tor several hours but were finally
driven away. Details OF the affair are
lacking.
The rebels are holding reunions In
the province OF North Ilocos, and the
red Katipunan cross, symbolic OF re-
sistance, Is again appearing among the
natives
II Is believed the insurgent generals
Tinto and Flores have been driven by
Gen. Young into Gen. Hoods territory.
The fact that Gen. Young Is unable
owing TO lack Of troops 20 maintain
garrisons IN all the towns occupied has
had bad effect on the natives
Gen. Bates has returned here after
leaving garrisons in the provinces OF
North and South Camarines. The ex-
petition lost seven men killed and ten
wounded. On entering New Caceres,
province OF South Camarines. Gen.
Rates learned that two thousand insur-
gents had departed the same day, The
Americans Immediately sent out three
pursuing columns, encOuntering the
enemy In three small engagements and
killing a total Of forty men. The Spans
ish prisoners report that the enemy has
divided into small bands In the noun
tains under the leadership OF Gen.
IegaspL The town OF lrlga has been
burned by the enemy. Both provinces
were thoroughly secuted.
The inhabitants OF the district OF
Lithuanian, including Abella, the pro-
vincial governor, and other officials, are
returning to their homes. Abella has
issued proclamation calling upon the
natives TO submit TO the Americans.
The liberated priests from New Ca
ceres report that the insurgents killed
IS Cinnamon and forty Spaniards at the
town OF Calabanga.
II IL estimated that there are a hun
dred thousand bales OF hemp In the
Camarlnes provinces. Twelve hundred
well armed insurgents, formerly OF Cav
tie province. with a Chinese colonel in
command. surround the towns OF Alhay
and Legaspi.
They have effected three night at
tacks and continually harass the Forty
eighth regiment, which has lost eight
men killed and 20 wounded In defend
ing these towns.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-09
BENBROoK'S FATE
IN JURY'S HANDS.
lcontInned iIOm page 0na)

ers claimed, but il lacked that one great
elenent-trlth
The attorneys had gone 20 work ex-
aggeratlng the size OF Morris until they
made him appear a giant In size ana
strength. yet when Mr. Van Colt put
on Morris coat It fitted him snugly,
This was not case M which Judge
Powers appeared as liiigant He had
made an able argument, that was all
He was not In the case. But the whole
people OF the sovereign State OF ptah
we're IN II. and they called upon mem
10 arise 10 the occasion and do justice
To- the State OF Utah and to this de-
PENDANT The State did not ask for the
conviction Of an Innocent man, but II
demanded that they should do their
whole duty. They should consider
whether II would be right 10 send this
man forth 10 Kill his third man In self
defense.
This was an occasion when the STATE
had a right to demand that every juror
do his dury
Al $3.50 this afternoon, Senator Brown
concluded
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-09
DEATH OF MISS STARK.

on Wednesday night a sad death &C.
CURED at St. Marks hospital when
Miss Sarah l. stark. daughter Of Paul
and the late Mary stark. passed be-
yond Miss starks home was In Brig
ham City. and she was brought 20 the
hospital here for treatment for an all
ment which had been troubling her for
some time. She was a loyable Young
woman OF "A years, and was much ad.
mired by her acquaintance. The re-
mains Will be taken to Brigham City
for interment tomorrow.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-09
RULES GOVERNING TIMBER.
Interior Department Issues Regula'
tiOns Respecting NOnmineral Lands.


Rules and regulations governing the
use Of timber on uonmineral public
lands in certain States and Territories,
under the act Of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat,
i0aO, as extended by the act OF Febru-
AIRY 70, 1898 "a Stat, 44D,
Department Of the Interior,
General Land Office,
Washington, ID. c., Feb. 10, 1900.
l, The act, so far as It relates TO tim
Der on public lands, as extended by the
act Of February 10, 1898 ga Stat, iii),
applies only to the States Of Colorado,
Montana, Idaho, North Dakota, South
Dakota. Wyoming. Nevada and Utah,
and the Territories OF Arizona ana New
Mexico. The act originally extended to
the district Of Alaska, but In that re-
spect It has been superseded by section
II Of the act Of May Il, 1885 $50 Stat,
i09). under which other and sparate
regulations are prescribed for the dis
trict Of Alaska.
g The intention Of the act Of March
8. 1891 Is 20 enable settlers upon public
lands and other residents within the
States aud Territories above named TO
secure from public timber lands timber
or lumber for agricultural, mining,
manufacturing. or domestic purposes,
for use In the State or Territory where
obtained, under rules aud regulations TO
be made and prescribed by the secre-
iary OF the interior.
3. Settlers upon hubble lands and
other residents OF the States and Terri
tories above named may procure timber
free u charge from unoccupied unre-
served, nonmineral public lands within
said States and Territories. strictly for
their own use for firew0od. fencing,
building, or other agricultural, mining,
manufacturing or domestic purposes.
but not for sale or disposal, Lor for use
by other persons. nor for export from
the State or Territory where procured.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-09

stomach and intestlnes. affecting fifty
six soldiers. has been traeed-by Herr u.
Pfnhl TO new potatoes These potatoes,
which were gathered IN June, con-
tained about six times the normal pro-
portion Of solanine and small spots on
the surface Of the peeled tubers showed
a third more than the rest. II was found
that the men who ate their entire por-
ton had taken about FIVE grains Of So
lanine, sufficient to produce sever dis
turbances.