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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-28
GENERAL BUTLER
REPORTS VICTORY.
Crossed the Tugela, then Back Again, and
Captured Peters Hill by
Magnificent Assault.

Real Fighting Near Ladysmth-Brtish Troops Crouch Behind
Stone Shelters, Under Calling Fire-Creep Down the River
Charge Upa Steep fiI-Carry the BOer Position
siderable Force Of Beers LeitBuler Hopes His Losses are
Not Large-Britsh Public Await Further News-Roberts
Must -fiand.tofadd Fighting when Crone Surren.
dered-Queen TeIegaphs Sympathy to Buer-Graphic De.
scrpon Of Crones Surrender Reoccupy Rensberg
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The Big Newark Fire.

Newark, Feb. 2s. The bremen were
still hard at work today playing
streams OF water on the smouldering
ruins OF the large fire which last night
swept through the entire dry goods dis
tricts Of Newark. y. ]. The fire started
In 5, w. Snyders department store, and
spread rapidly. burning out ten bust
ness houses
A revised estimate OF the damage Is
$4,000. falling on seventeen different
firms and individuals and covered by
insurance 20 about s54i 900.
The injured men. principally firemen.
are all doing fairly well, and none Is
thought to be fatally hurt.
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TARIFF BILL WILL PASS.
Substitute for Puerto Riean Measure Fails IN
The House.
Vote IL I59 Yeas 10 IFS Nays, which
Means "A Victory for the
Committee bill.
ESPECIAL TO THE oNEws."l

Washington, d. c.. Feb. 2s-The Nc
Call substitute for the Puerto Rican bin
was defeated by sixteen votes.
This mean victory for the Puerto RI
can bin by an easy majority.
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Wlnnemucoa NevuFeb. 9s,--An eRrih.
quake shock visited this section az l.si
D. m. 10 was especially noticed In the
court house. The earth rocked su,h-
Client 10 startle everyone In the build
Ing.
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PUERTO RICAN BILL PASSES,
Goes Through the House with a Ma
inrity OF - Notcs.
Earthquake In Nevada.

Washington, Feb. eS--The Puerto
Rlcan iarin BIN passed l72 10 isl
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Washington. Feb. 2s.-The substitute
for the Puerto Rioan bill was defeated
i59 yeas 10 l75 nays.
This indicates the passage Of the bill
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DEFENSE OBJECTS.

This distinctly referred TO Leda
Stromberg and both Judge Powers and
Mr. Rogers were on their feet In an
instant, vigorously Directing.
The State has no right 10 attempt
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OIHER EXCUSED.
,,s.'s a Ss .a. brick mason. re-
Ass1 Z sou'h' Eleventh East. knew
ssuisl,-s' , z having met him white
sss'osru \, ~ /, scotland He had read
sisi lna .., e1ls tragedy, formed a
N Cha.
lanss NO. aon was excused.
s sss fsaSsg a farmer, 5s years of
Gid n. az Crescent. was NEXT
,,..sAran ~ , .lea that he was an Ems
'- ~, urn and came direct to
YOU live when you frs,
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ROBERTS REPORTS MORE cAsU-
MITES.

Lord Roberts has forwarded an ad-
dtionsl list of the British casualties
durlgn the three days ngntlng al Paar-
iceberg. showing twelve killed eighty
two wounded and four missing and In
GLIDING seven officers and four Cana
dian privates wounded.
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As TO what transpired previous TO the
tragedy. there was some conversation
between Benbrook and Morris We
regret that we cannot present any wit
ness who can be relied upon TO testify
az 10 these facts"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-13
SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
Ridge & Valley Mining Co

NOTICE is hereby given that special
stockholders meeting OF the Ridge 4 Valley
Mining Company Is hereby called 10 meet
Tuesday. the 2ird day OF January. 1900. at
O'Clock pm. Of the company's Office Room
U2 Progress Building. salt Lake City, Utah.
sald meeting il called for the special pur.
pose OF considering the advisability Of
amending and II thought proper, for the ppr-
pose OF voting 20 amend and amending the
Articles OF Incorporation Of said Company
and Article XIII thereof In the following re-
spects, viz; by striking out OF said Article
XIII the following portion thereof, tnwit;
$1,000 shares are held unsubscrlbed aud
unlssued In the expectation that the same
can hereafter be used to purchase and ac-
quire an undivided seyen.twefths Of the
Ridge Mining claim. the Union Mining claim
and the Eclipse Mining claim. hereinafter
described. and an undivided three twelfths OF
the North extension Of the Zulu, Valley X
Ridge Consolidated Mining claim herein
after described, and an undivided one-fourth
OF the Norway Mining claim. hereinafter de-
scribed, and II said s100O shares are not 20
issued then 90 be held unissued or sold for
the benefit and uses % the Company as the
board OF directors may determine"
And by inserting In and adding 10 said
Article Mi In lieu OF the above portion OF
said Article Alll so stricken out the follow
ing towit:
81 1000 shares are held uusubscrlbed and un-
issued, and same shall be subject 10 sale or 10
exchange for other property or 10 such other
disposition as the Board Of Directors may de-
terinine.'
The meeting Is also called for the purpose
OF securing the consent OF all the sharehold-
ers. and their vote IN favor OF the purchase
by the corporation from william r. Wallace
jackson C. McChrystal. samuel H. Auorbach
Daniel Fields and Theodore Meyer. u the
following named loie mining claims adjoln-
ing the Company's mine In Tintic Mining
District. Juab County, Utah, tOwlt
The Aurora Mining claim, the Aurora No. |
Mining Claim, the Church Street Mining
claim Mineral Entry No 2j9i; the Rio Tiutc
Mining claim the Cold Canyon Mining claim
the Cascara Mining claim the Aloha Mining
claim, the Tamarack Mining Claim; the
Toltec Mining claim; the CaraeoA Mining
claim the Corporal Mining claimi the Bat
terry "B' Mining claim. for the purchase price
and consideration Of 1000 shares Of the
treasury stock Of the Company and for
s2A00000 in cash, payable on or before three
years from date Of delivery Of the convey
ance, and % be- represented BY the promis-
sorry notes OF this Company payable on or
before three years after date without inter-
est 90 maturity.
BY order OF the Board Of Directors.
HENRY j. WALLACE. Nice-pres.
THEODORE MEYER Secretary.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Dee 20 lss2
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ASSESSMENT NO 4.

Ely Mining and Milling company, Office and
principal place OF business. Salt Lake CITY,
Utah. -No.ice 4 hereby given that az q
meeting OF the directors, held on the liih day
Of December, 1893, an assessment OF cents
per share was leyiedon all the shares Of the
capital stock Of the corporation Issued and
outstanding. payable on or before January
10th, 1900, 70 the treasurer at his office. 40 T..
salt Lake City, Utah. ANY stock upon which
this assessment may remain unpaid ON the
nth day Of January. 1900. will be delinquent
and advertised for sale at public auctions;
and unless payment Is made before, so many
OF the shares represented by each certificate
on the stock 80 delinquent as may be noces-
sary will be sold on the 2nd day OF February.
1900, at 10 O'Clock q. H.. 20 pay the delinquent
assessment. together with the cost OF adyer-
Using aud expense OF sale
WM. r. sPRAGUE, Secretary
By order OF the board OF directors,
Salt Lake City, Utah, December 18th, lsg9
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-13

Thomas Button, happened at the Sun
beam mine last midnight
Button was running car on the $50
foot level Of that mine and was out TO
the main working shaft When no went
back into the drift he left the bar which
encloses the shaft raised and the trap
door, over the shaft, was also up. He
then went back into the drift and got a
car OF ore. In coming out he pushed
the car directly TO the station and
straight into the open shaft, falling
with il TO the $50 foot level a distance
of 100 feet. The car was very heavily
loaded with lead ore and both man and
car plunged through trap door at the
l50 foot level, and down into the
stump" which contained several feet OF
water. When Button was found a short
time afterwards, his head and body
were badly bruised and life was ex-
tlnct.
The deceased had been employed by
the Sunbeam company for some time
and was about "a years OF age at the
time OF his death. He has brother
living at Eureka and the remains were
taken there this evening, and the funer-
al services will be held Saturday at 2
ID, IN.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION.

NOTICE Is hereby given by the Board OF
Education OF salt Lake city. Utah, that an
election VIII BE- held aud Is hereby called OF
such qualified electors as shall have paid a
property tax therein during the year ls& to
vote upon and determine the following
question, tO-Wit:
shall the Board Of Education Of Salt Lake
City create aud incur an indebt eduess OF
Twenty Thousand Dollars additional 70 the
amount now limited by law for the purpose
of the support and maintenance ~ the pub
lie schools Of Salt Lake City Tor the ninth
month ~ the school year. ls3l-lOQF'
The election will BE- held on saturday, the
Goth day OF January, 1900
There will be five polling places for such
election one ia each OF tho tive precincts OF
salt Lake City, az the following places;
First Precinct polling place, Eighth ward
school house, ith So, between state ana Snd
East
second Precinct polling place, No 50 West
Ord South st
Third Precinct polling place Old sixteenth
ward school house corner ith West and first
North Sts
Fourth Precinct polling place, Taggarts
Hall, No. $50 First Street.
Fifth Precinct polling place Thirteenth
ward school house, md South, between
State and End Past
The names OF tie Judges 70 conduct such
election at each Of said polling places are As
follows.
First Precinct-W. r. HIS Q. n. Weeks
and william Groesbeck
Second Precinct W 2. Appleby, Archibald
Buchanan, Fred W. Price
Third Precinct Thomas Morris, W. I. Neo-
ekcr and John Oliver
Fourth Precinct-D. W. Brown. AfSles
Young. james Maxwell
Fifth Precinct-F c. LOniboufOV, l. a.
kesler aud C. o. farnsworth.
The polls for such election will open a
seven o'clock a, N. and close al seven O'Clock
D. m.
The amount Of Indebtedness which the
board proposes 10 create aud incur Is Twenty
Thousand Dollars, aud the purposes 10y
which said Indebtedness Is 20 b. incurred and
created Is the support and Maintenance ~
the public schools " salt Lake City Tor the
ninth month " the school year lsle-lgn.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
L. W. WILSON.
President.
n MoRET0N,
CLERK.
Dated January q 1900
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-13
REMARKABLE SUCCESS
of a New Pile Cure.


PEOPLE who have suffered for months
or years from the pain and nconyeni-
enee OF that common disorder. piles.
VIII look with skeDtlcism upon the
claims OF the makers OF the new dis
coyery for cure OF all forms OF piles,
known under the name OF Pyramid Pile
cure; nevertheless the extraordinary
cures performed By this remedy are
such as to warrant the investigation OF
any sufferer, As a case IN point the
following letter speaks 10 itself;
Mr.. Henry Thomas OF sub-station No.
., Hosack Ave-, Columbus. Ohio, writes
as follows:
Pyramid Drug Co:
Gentlemen;-l want you to use my
name II II win be Of any use 20 you
] was 50 bad with the piles that /
lost work on that account. Nothing did
me any good. / read In Cincinnati Of
the many cures Of piles by the Pyramid
Pile Cure and went TO drug store
and asked for IL. The drug clerk told
me that he had something else that he
thought was better, but told him that
| wanted to try the Pyramid first
The first box helped nae SO much that
! tried another and then to complete the
cure used two more boxes, making four
In all | am now completely cured
Have not a trace OF piles and had suf-
fered for four years with the worst
form Of protrudlng piles.
suffered death from piles. but have
found the Pyramid Pile Cure 10 be lust
as represented. ! have recommended II
10 several OF my friends and | am
thankful TO be able to write you what
good the remedy has done for me-
Physicians recommend the Pyramid
Pile Cure because II contains no
opium, cocaine. or mineral poison OF
any kind. and because II Is so safe
and pleasant to use, being painless and
applied al night The patient is cured
in surprisingly short time with no
inconvenience whatever
The Pyramid Pile Cure Is sold by
druggists at 80 cents per package, and
II there Is any constipation II Is well
TO use the Pyramid Pills at the same
time with the Pile Cure, as constlpa-
ton Is very often the cause Of piles
and the pills effectually remove the
costiye condition. Price OF pills Is 20
cents per package.
Write TO Pyramid Drug Co., Mar
shall, Mich, for little book on cause
and cure Of piles: sent by mail free.
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Holiday Festivities 90 Big Rabbit Hunt =
Little Snow In Mountains


Special Correspondence.
Loa, Wayne County, Jan. l0.-The
people OF our little far off place have
enjoyed the holiday seasons very much.
Christmas day was fifty observed and
many presents were distributed among
the poor, Dances dinners, suppers
and parties have been the rage for two
weeks. There were no merry sleigh
bells, on the contrary. We have had
warm, sunny days and dusty roads.
Christmas day the Thermometer reg
istered so degrees f. in the shade. We
have been threatened with snowstorms,
but less than one inch has fallen so far
this winter. This is singular when IL
Is remembered that We are at an eleya-
ton Of 1900 feet above sea level. There
is very little snow in the mountains as
yet, either.
Thursday, December 2sth. all Of the
men and boys In town were out on a
big rabbit hunt. Alfonso Grundy and
n. l.. Sheffield We're the opposing cap
talns. The contest was for a dance
and supper, the expenses 10 be borne by
the losers. About 500 rabbits and VIC
tory for Mr., Grundy's side were the re-
suits.
The health Of the community has
been very good Of late.
Our schools are In good running order
and are doing good work. Our teach
ers are Mr.. Scott Mcclellan, principal;
Miss Bell Forsyth and Miss JUNE Han
sen as assistants.
The Mutual Improvement assocla-
tions are enjoying much success, as are
also the other ward associations. j.
Palmer Sharp, our Mutual missionary,
has been called home or rather released
on account Of smallpox, OF which there
are few cases in the eastern part OF
the county.
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completed in the case OF Nebeker ct al
VS. Anderson, Judge Hart and the at
torneys took drive up Kings Meadow
canyon yesterday 10 view the stream
and springs which constitute the sub
tect Of this action.
Judge Hart goes north this morning
and court Is adjourned to the opening
of the regular term on the 18th Inst,
ATTORNEY IN TROUBLE.
Attorney V. Rapp Of this city has
been arrested on the complaint made
before Justice Warnock of Monroe,
charging the lawyer with a misdemea-
nor, for having retained and appro-
priated certain funds belonging to one
Of his clients.
The subject OF controversy herein is
the same upon which contempt proceed
ings were Instituted against Mr.. Rapp
some few weeks ago, when the case was
dismissed for a deficiency In the atilda-
Wit charging the offense.
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
At a session Of the city council held
last evening the following appointments
were made:
For city attorney Joseph II. Errlck-
son, for city physician, DR.. G.. II. Hur-
bert, watermaster. j. c. Outzen street
supervisor n, p. Peterson, sexton, JOS
$, Horne.
The above appointments will give
general satisfaction as the appointees
are all representative men Of the city.
The city sexton reported the death
rate for the year 1899, TO have been a
little less than one per cent Of the pop
ulatlon.
II was ordered that the marshal
hereafter strictly enforce the ordinance
against animals running at larges upon
the streets.
Our sabbath school superlntendency,
Brothers /, j, Stewart, John w Coons
and Charitan Seegmiller, were given a
pleasant surprise Wednesday evening
by the Sunday school teachers, who
rendered them an entertaining program
and luncheon at the residence Of Super
intendent Stewart
This was a deserving expression OF
appreciation Of the untiring labors Of
the school officers.
The Seventies quorum will give par
ty at the opera house next Wednesday
evening They have invited the High
Priests Of the ward and the Seventies
of Glenwood to Join with them.
A marriage license was issued yes-
terday to Frederic Anderson 80 and
Maria Lungren, Il. both Of lnverura.
William and Israel Salisbury two
young men OF this place, left for Arl-
IONA yesterday, where they are going
to make a permanent home.
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EPHRAIM.
Enthusiastic Sugar Beet Meeting = Prices
offered by Lehi Factory for Beet.

ohffea Wy 1tHt 'aNtuiy iof beet
Special Correspondence.
Ephraim, Sanpete Co, Jan. 11.--There
was held in this city last night large
and enthusiastic meeting In the inter-
est Of sugar beet growing. Important
matters relating 10 the industry were
presented by George Austin. field super
intendent Of the Utah Sugar company,
and Mayor Moslah Evans OF Lehl, and
others.
The gentlemen from Lehl are making
tour OF this county and Sewer for the
purpose Of interesting the farmers Of
this section IN sugar beet culture. They
are making no promises In relation 10
building factories. but are making the
farmers a straight business proposition
The proposition Is as follows: The
company desires every town In the two
counties 10 contract 10 raise not less
than 100 acres nor more than 200 acres
OF beets the coming season. No indi-
vidual farmer is wanted to plant more
than twenty acres nor less than two
acres Of beetss
The farmers are TO place the land in
proper condition 20 receive the seed,
and the sugar company will furnish the
seed and COW II for s275 per ocre. The
company will also keep two men in the
counties during the growing season to
Instruct farmers In the proper manner
OF caring for the beets.
The prices which the company agree
TO pay per ton for the beets are as
follows:
Beets testing II per cent saccharine
and SO per cent purity, $3.50.
Beets testing 10 per cent saccharine
and so per cent purity. 1925
Beets testing - per cent saccharine
and 80 per cent purity. $500.
The farmers present at the meeting
last night agreed TO plant about fifty
acres OF beets, and there IL no doubt
that within the next few days the limit
Of 200 acres VIII be contracted for by
the farmers OF this city.
The land surrounding Ephraim IL
adapted for beet raising, and IL this
years crop warrants the erection OF a
factory In this section, Ephraim will be
In the field with strong argument for
its location near this city.
Bishop G. a. Madison OF Gunnlson
who has for years teen experimenting IN
beet culture and working for the loca-
ton OF sugar factory In this county.
was present at the meeting.
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year-old child OF his sister Mrs. Aug
ust Peterson OF Mapleton The little one
died Of measles.
RELIEF SOCIETY CONFERENCE.
The Relief Societies OF the Utah Stake
Of Zion held their regular seml-annual
conference at the Stake tabernacle to-
day. There were a good representation
present from all parts Of the Stake.
The day was mostly spent In officers
and business meetings. Luncheon was
served the visiting sisters In the base
ment Of the old tabernacle by the Provo
societies,
SMALLPOX SCARE.
A rumor was current today that Geo.
Buckner Of the Third ward had come
home from Eureka suffering from
SMALLPOX. Upon investigation by city
Physician Taylor II was found that he
had pneumonia. Buckner IL the man
who fell on the street In Salt Lake
Monday morning last.
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING.

No,,ca "a bereby given that meeting OF
,he s,orLholders OF the Saint Joe Mining Com
many. will be held at the Office OF said com,
many, room 90. Commercial Building, second
South and Commercial streets IN salt Lake
CITY, Utah. on Monday, the 9th day u teo-
ruary. A. u. 1900 at 2 o'clock p. M Tor we
vi OF the articles Of incorporation OF SAID
company providing for an increase o. the
capital stock OF said company 20 one million
dollars. divided into one million shares ~
par value OF one dollar per share and 20
transact such other business rs may ia"iulB
come before such meeting,
Nv order OF the Board of Directors.
WIN. :, BURTON,
Secretary OF Saint Joe Mining Company.
Dated at salt Lake City, Utah, January
9th, 1900.
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MAMMOTH.
Distressing Accident Giant Caps Explode
and Seriously fnjure a Miner.
epe cial Correspondence.

Mammoth, Jan. liza rather peculiar
accident happened TO NJ. j. Fitzgerald,
a miner at the Mammoth mine, last
evening. Fitzgerald, who had been at
work In the old Betsy" Slope during
the afternoon, and as It was about time
for the next shift to come to WORK he
stuck his candle stick and lighted can
die in the timbers Of the drift and be-
gan putting on his coat, when an ex-
plosion Of giant caps occurred, which
seriously bruised his face and upper
part Of his body The sight of his right
eye may be lost. Just how the giant
caps came TO be there is a mystery, but
they are supposed TO have been left
there by other workmen. Fitzgerald
was taken in to Salt Lake this after
noon for treatment.
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FRISCO.


Special Correspondence.
Frisco, Beaver Co., Jan. 1f.--Another
very sad accident occurred at the Wash
ington mine, about two miles west of
here, last night, about II o'clock. Will
liam Stone. MINER while on the lad
der OF an incline shaft, was In the act
OF pulling the bell rope. when he slipped
and fell about 100 feet, In the fall he
struck the end Of projecting ladder
and lacera,ed his leg and thigh badly,
and otherwise bruised his back. While
falling. he was heard 10 call, warning
his partner, Mr.. Archie Fotheringham,
In the bottom OF the shaft 10 look out"
Mr., Osborne, the manager, was immed-
ately summoned from here, and kind
hands administered TO the wants Of the
unfortunate man and he was made as
comfortable as possible, This morning
a suitable conveyance was sent after
him, and upon his arrival, medical aid
was given. and his wounds dressed. Il
Is thought no bones are broken, nor IL
he hurt lnwardly. He was sent up 10
the hospital this evening. with an at
tendant