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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-21

the Morning Post, telegraphing Thurs
day. April 18th. says. There Us already
a thlrty-foot flood Of the Calodon river,
which is reported 20 be stIll rising All
the drifts on the Modder river are Inn
passable. Traffic Is temporarily Inter-
rupted southwark the water having
washed the ballast from the line Of the
railway.
"The country about Bloemfontein is
So deep In mud that the farmers. carts
are unable TO reach the town We had
a heavy rainfall last night Today the
weather Is improving. but progress VIII
be impossible until the roads are BET
strenuous efforts are being made 20
rearrange the transport TO meet the
demands OF the enlarged army. Inc
tasl, rs one OF considerable difficulty.
necossltatlng the transfer of 'raFport
ARRANGEMENTS and causing consequent
sadness TO those who have spent the
last i've weeks in getting their own
baasts into condition However there
rs uo other solution OF the problem pos
sible.
The Bloemfonteln correspondent OF
the Daily Telegraph says 'Ihe Wea-
Their Is now fine The enemy etill holds
NE waterworks and our scouts report
that the Beers have O line OF outposts
and small c0mm8ndos fifteen miles
east of Bloemfontein from the Modder
Co the Kafiir river
The Ladysmith correspondent OF the
standard says. There Is good reason
10 believe that the DOer raids are IN
tended 20 cover the enemys withdraw
al nom Natal In order 20 help the
Beers In opposing the advance Of Lord
Roberts
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1T WAS AN AWFUL FIRE.
Two Women Burned 10 Death al Edinburgh,
North Dakota.
Entlre business Portion Of Town II
Destroyed Many Families With
out Homes,

Edinburgh ~ D., April 2o.-Fire
wiped out the entire business portion
Of this city today Property TO the
amount Of 100000 was burned, and two
women perIshed In the flames, smolder-
ing ruins and burnt debris are all that
remain TO mark the location Of this
heretofore prosperous village, entire
families are without homes and many
win be compelled to spend the night
out Of doors The food supply is short
and the homeless ones will undergo
distress from hunger
Mrs Jacob Llndall, wife OF a former
prominent merchant and a bride Of but
a few months, and Mrs b. Bjornsen
We're burned 10 death. They occupied
rooms In a twO-stOry building and att
tempts were made 90 get TO their
apartments but without avail
The origin Of the FIRE was IN the
rear OF DOrmstead q Co.'S drug store,
and supposed tO be from spontaneous
combustionl Tho Robertson Lumber
company lost their entire stock and
buildings. Five general merchandise
stores, two drug stores. two hardware
stores, three implement houses. one
bank two hotels. two livery stables and
many other buildings were burned.
Two elevators containing several thou
sand bushels Of grain are also burned.
The railroad tracks are destroyed for
some distance and trains will be de-
layed some time
A Great Northern engineer ran his
engine In 10 pull out a train OF freight
cars that was standing In close proX-
unity 90 the fire, but no sooner had he
made the attempt than the whole train
caught fire and he was compelled TO
leave his engine and make his escape.
Adjacent towns sent relief companies
and Park River contributed provisions
20 the sufferers The property loss is
reported % be ll0OO OO with an insur-
ance OF 10000.
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No Armor Plate Figure.

Washington April 20 AS a result OF
a protracted struggle in The House to-
day the provision OF the naval appro-
prlatlon bin 10 enable the secretary ot
the navy 90 contract Tor armor
Tor the batueships Maine Ohio and
Missouri. now awaiting their armor
equipment. az {j4j per ton the price
asked for Krupp amor, S. out Of the
bin as Is the provision 10 repeal the
$500 limitation placed upon the price ~
armor by the current law The fght
came az the end OF the consideration
OF the bin
The exact effect OF the action OF the
House today is disputed The appro-
priation OF 81 900 600 under the head Of
"armor and armament remains IN the
bin. as well as the language OF the pro-
viso authorizing the secretary OF The
navy 20 contract Tor armor Of the best
quality FOR the Maine, Ohio and Mis-
souri,. the words stricken out being AT
a cost not 90 exceed S5ij q ton, includ-
ing royalties"
II IS contended by some that this en-
powers the secretary 10 contract tor
the armor plate without regard TO cost
BY others Il is claimed that the pro-
vision will be Ineffective unless the
Senate inserts the price,
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shortage in Idaho.

Boise. Ida, April PA remarkable
condition has come 20 light In the office
Of the assessor and tax collector Of
this county An investigation discloses
the fact that there was a shortage OF
N.536. This Is alleged % have been
brought about by pecuatlons OF Deputy
George Pettngill The latter was as
SCISSOR and collector for two years prior
20 1893. when he was succeeded By the
present official J. a. DAILY He went
out OF office $1,000 short which his
bondsmpn made up DAILY knew this
but made him HIS deputy and entered
into an agreement with the bondsmen
TO turn The deputys salary over 20 them
to reimburse them Most OF the pres
emit shortage has been made good by
the same Pettngill bondsmen
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No Punishment for Mutiny,

New York. April 2l.-A special to the
Herald from Washington says
Mutiny and no way to punish the Of
Tense are the surprising conditions
which exist on the coast survey steam
or Eagre at san Juan, Puerto Rico
Lieut.. T. j. Sem, acting commandant
OF the naval station at san Juan. cabled
this dispatch to the navy department.
Serious case OF insubordination on
part Of one OF the crew of the coast
survey steamer Eagre Commanding
office ms no authority 20 punish. Have
/ any Huthorlty 20 order summary
court martial or inaict other punish
mont?'
Lieut. Senn's question puzzled the
department officials. Secretary Long
referred IL to Judge Advocate General
Lemly for determination, and has
cabled 20 Lieut. Sem 70 await the ar
rival or Rear Admiral Farquhar, who
viii take action under the orders Of the
department.
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British and Beers Fight Half a
Day at Dewetsdorp'
ADVANCE OF THE BRITISH.
Wepener SIN surrounded Losses Re-
ported-wby Roberto criticism
Was Published
rEarly Dispatched

Bloemfontein, Friday April Coon
tlnuing their march on Friday Gems.
Chermslde and Rumble came In contact
with the Beers near Dewetdorp az
noon. The fight continued until DARK
and was principally carried on by the
artillery. which temporarily silenced
two Of the Beers gun
The British command the hills Tor
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have learned 10 appreciate the COM
merclal benefits derived from such Ia.
situations and are now anxious TO Sc
cure their establishment while oppos-
ing am increase in the regular standing
army for the benefit OF the whole
country.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-21

St. Louis April 2l.-The ST. Louis
Fair association today announced the
following officials for the season OF
1900.
J. a. Murphy and J. W. Price. judges,
w F. Bruen, starter Robert Ault, G..
y. Jones a. B. Ewing. j. q. Chic and
Edward Walsh Jr. stewards.
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sTORY OF CANNIBALIsM.

The recently announced death OF
Thomas dudley from hubonic plague az
Sydney recalls the terrible story In con-
necuon with the loss Of the yacht Mig
nonette OF which he was the master In
1854 when she foundered
The yacht Miguonette sailed from
Southampton for Australia May ls,
1884. and f0undered in a storm about
1000 miles from the Cape Three men
Captain Thomas Dudley Edwin Ste
phens. the mate. and "a sailor named
Brooks and a boy Richard Parker-es-
capped in a boat without provisions
July 9th. After the castaWays had be-
come greatly reduced by hunger 10 was
proposed that one of the party be
killed by lot, but this was rejected by
Brooks on July 90 however, the boy
was killed by the captain and por-
ton OF his body was eaten The men
were picked up by the German bark
Montezuma July "a. and carried to Fal-
mouth. Captain Dudley and Mate Ste
phens We're tried for murder at Exeter
and they were convicted sentence of
death being passed on December fol-
lowing. on December %, however. their
sentence was committed 20 six months
Imprisonment without labor.
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MORE MANEUVERING THAN
FIGHTING.

The Ladysmith correspondent Of the
Daily News says The Beers In Natal
are commencing guerilla warfare,
Both the Transyaalers and the Free
Staters are compelling the natives 90
bear arms. Gen. Butler has ordered all
the farmers between Ladysmith and
the Drakensburg range TO retire to Est
court"
The Bloemfonten correspondent Of
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MUSICAL MARRIAGE.

Miss Clara Butt, the well known con-
tralto singer. Is soon 10 become the
wife OF Mr.. r. Kennerley Rumtord, "a
celebrated baritone.
SCORCH1NG "ZAZA."
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THE MESSAGE or SYMPATHY.

Paris. April 20-James Francis Smith,
the American District Telegraph boy
who Is bearing 90 President Kruger a
message of sympathy from phIladel-
phia and New York schoolboys. has ar
rived here. lie win SAN from Mar
settles April 10Th. but before leaving he
viii have an interview with Dr. Leyds
al The Hague.
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BRITIsH LOSSES.

The Times publishes the following
dispatch from Jammersburg, dated
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SITUATION AT wEpENER.

the Biggarsberg and take up a position
az Majuba, but the commandants re-
tuse
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known as Shakespeare Clln Is TO be
leyelled IN order 60 give the new rapid
firing batteries Of that harbor's defenses
a better range.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-21

The Beers continue 20 move freely
around Wepener according TO a dis
patch from Maseru. Basutoland, going
IN all directions from which relief COLI
umns ate expected. desultory cannon
fire and snIping having been going on
AN day. with scarcely any reply from
Col Daigotty's force
The Caledon river rose considerably
during the night This made the Beers
uneasy as they fear separation. Some
achievements have arrived for theN
coming apparently from Thaba NChu
or that direction
our casualties up 10 date are believed
90 have been 90 killed and 40 wounded.
President Steyn has issued orders 90
the Boer forces 20 hold tight 20 TIE
grain districts Of Wepeuer Ladybrand
and Ficksburg from which they draw
their food supplies. and also 10 prevent
the British forces from getting the rich
supplies now in those districts.
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miles around the Beers, who are re-
ported to hold strong positions but are
probably retiring,
The casualties on the British side
were slight and most OF them occurred
among the yeomanry and mounted In
fantry The firing was at long range.
None OF the British troops were killed.
BRITISH GENERAL ADVANCE.
London, April 20. 4:3O a. m.-Gen.
Chermside aud Gen, Rumble are NOV
ing over the sodden roads. Rain was
stun falling when they went into camp
Thursday afternoon eighteen miles
west of Dewetsdorp. Jhey hold the
railway and the southern frontier of
the Free state with 10000 men.
How many are going with the gen
rails who viii engage the Beers az
Wepener is not mentioned In the latest
dispatch from Oorlougport where the
British bivouacked Wednesday night
The field telegraph ends there.
on Thursday the Beers sim had Col
Dalgetty closely penned up.
The governments reason for publish
ing Lord Roberts Spion Kop dispatch
rs was explained last evening az HUI
by Mr. Walter Hume Long president OF
the board OF agriCI ture, who said that
the country was entitled 20 receive all
the information the government could
give.
WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THEM ALL
"The government is told" continued
Mr. Long, that having published the
dispatches, IL is bound TO deal imme-
dately with the generals affected but
IA fo1louinr guoh n course the govern
ment might have TO dismiss every gem
eral the moment he made a mistake.
Had such q policy been pursued in the
past many most glorious deeds would
not have been performed
THE government uses It's discretion
IN publishing the dispatches From the
beginning of the campaign her majes-
tvs ministers have not swerved from
the rule OF leaving the conduct Of the
operations 90 the discretion and judg-
ment Of the cOmmander-in-c chief"
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INERIcAN-TURKIsH TROUBLE.


/. rr ," Pc apparently scared by post
aib,-i. f..loileatlons showing how many
~ 't,'.a thought the United states
4 IN nave been well advised imme-
49,. ". attack the Canaries for
n n q, slNe.a's ministry is now send.
ia. 5se Islands a number OF heavy
4 'e defensive purposes one M The
a bsvsi I ',..l comments heard In Eng
~ 80. llIeles Us that America should
~ Z s,etfed The Canarles az the out
~ ot the Spanish war
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'8AoVING CHALK CLIFF
Re great chalk hsadland at Dover
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This has been a week Of unusual in ]
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,,3,o. April 2l.-speclal London
I'M t,er copyrighted, 1909, the AS
.,,,sl Press This has been a sad
IN FOR the British generals. The
,-.ulor storm that last week was
,,s,baBeIng their heads received its
..ir, spark through the publication
1, lord Roberts censures regarding the
,rssgement at spion Kop 1t descend
M a merciless torrent from an
unanimous press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-04

past in a handsome carriage. A serv-
ant of their own race sits I'm front Of
them, wearing his native costume and
a kimono splendidly embroidered in
gold. The pretty. doll-like little women
ars attircd IN the very latest Paris
fashion. with soft white wool costumes
and violet hats exactly alike and rouged
and powdcred--hcavens. how they are
made up'l In n general way the Jap
anese national character Is like the
French. They are alike I'm their artistic
genius and wonderful manual dexterity
as we'll as in certain patriotic pride
and boastfuness.
Following the emsncipatsd Jap wo-
men from the orient u carriage mold
Ing two OF sort directly opposite. The
hapless Arab woman may not see the
world like others OF her sex. even when
she Is away from home and belongs 20
well to do families The two Arab wo-
men who take their alleged airing In
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-04
SOME PARIS EXPOSITION BUILDINGS.

OF a stern and splendid warrior, while
his legs and the rest of him, sword at
tached, stood majestically upon a ped
estal near by. Packing eases in which
the things had been brought to the
building were all around, each bearing
the name and address of the man who
conveyed IL thither. The French have
the art of advertising down TO a point
that surprises even an American. Here
was frame. looking about like a com
mon bicycle crate, but il had painted
upon IL the legend Transports of Stat
ues"--and transports of statues il
was. even i'm the English sense; classic
women and men till you can't rest.
Workmen were busy polishing off from
their muscles the last scrap of clay
that might by any means be mistaken
for a shred of garment.
Everywhere throughout Paris sub.
ject for painting and sculpture Is
Prometheus chained to his rock. with
the eagle just in the act OF beginning
to eat at his liver. The theme is re-
peated here I'm the fine arts palace.
From his expression Prometheus had
as much trouble with his liver as people
have in these days. There Is a bronze
plaster lad having beneath him the i'm
scription, Fisher OF Polyps" A small
but healthy looking octopus clings to
his hand and foot. The expression OF
the boy shows him to be doubtful
whether he has the polyp or the polyp
has him. More than any other living
artists. perhaps more than any other
artists of any age. the French are able
To put the expression Of pain or JOY
into marble or upon canvas.
Two objects stand out prominently
I'm my mind after leaving the fine arts
buildings. one is the magnificent bronze
gates at the entrance To the smaller
palace. Their beauty and the patient.
artistic workmanship. which has
wrought out every detail 10 perfection.
make them a lesson TO American de-
signers and artiiicers in metal. In the
midst of the confusion of workmen
shouting and wheeling barrows full
of earth. hauling up angels wings and
heads with ropes and plastering and
wiring their trumpets in their mouths.
one other work OF art made vivid i'm
preston upon me. IL is in the larger
palace--a small marble representing a
swimming girl doing the overland
stroke--an exquisite piece. The strength
and grace OF the girls body. the fine
curl and lap Of the waves as she FLASHES
through them. are Ideally perfect The
artist who was fortunate enough 10 ac-
cotnplish such a work Is A. Massoulie.
Bnt the stone men and women at this
shsw are not h0lf 70 interesting. after
all. a. the living. moving. joyins and
suffering people that come from all
parts OF the earth Go attend a. Mostly
IN the exposition grounds aud along the
Bois de Boulogne you meet them. cV-
cry nation. kindred and tongue. wcar-
ms different fashions OF garments,
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men are perhaps more numerous than
any other foreign nationality I'm France.
You know them by their voices which
somehow sound harsh and crude In
comparison with those of the French
and English. A French lady who has
been much i'm our country SAYS IL is be-
cause Americans pay no attention to
the cultivation of the speaking voice.
Time then we began. 1t is not fitting
that man known the world over for a
scientific attainment should have a
voice like that of a duck or donkey.
BY the way special force of French
policemen has been detailed to patrol
the Seine day and night during the ex-
position to rescue strangers who. vol
unfairly or otherwise, have got into
the river. So that If any citizen of the
United States tumbles off "a bridge or
walks into the river In his sleep he will
stand fair chance of being pulled out.
Paris In May and June is a dream OF
beauty The temperature is delightful
and the trees and flowers in the parks
are in that state of perfection TO which
French gardeners better than any 9TH
ers. know how to bring them The
most superb mere city view anywhere
in the world is said TO be that from the
Place de la Concorde TO the Arc de Tri-
omphe. But now. with the opening of
this exposition, Paris has another quite
as fine. II is that from the square be-
tween the two new art palaces across
the bridge of Alexander III TO the Ho-
tel des Invaldes, where Napoleon lies
in his tomb of red porphyry. This mag
nificent tomb was the gift OF the en-
peror OF Russia to France. and they say
he gave IL because he was so glad Napo-
leon was dead at last. Southwark
from the grounds OF the fine art build
ings is vista OF glistening white ami
gold, OF tower and dome and turret and
iretwork. graceful as frost pictures as
II poet architect had dreamed IL and
builded his vision into reality of white
cloud and sunshine
The front OF the larger one of the two
Palsis des Beaux Arts Is rather pro-
fusely adorned, even for Paris with fig
ures OF classic women--classic I'm this
case meaning undraped. I am not up in
art. but 10 does seem possible to carry
the classic" idea out of it's proper
bearings. For instance. at one side OF
the entrance to the grand palace of
fine arts. high above our heads. In a
colossal figure OF n white plaster young
woman playing the violin without a
garment npon her. submit IL
with dfiidence. but when In the whole
course of human events ,iid woman
Fver stand ny and play the violin With
put any clothes one Al the opposite
ide Is another colossal plaster female
lad in exactly the same kind Of cos
June. holding what seems 60 be
tlothespin i'm one hand aud a sheet In
he other. Perhaps she has been doing
er washing, and that explains the sit
ation in her casa.
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WHERE GREAT MEN ARE BURIED.

The funerals OF military heroes are
always peculiarly impressive. 1t rs said
that the conqueror Alaric, after hav-
ing captured Rome. died while on the
march for Sicily. His army buried their
chieftain by turning the river Basento
from It's bed i'm which the grave was
dug After placing the king and his
treasures there the water was turned
upon it's former course. this having
been done in order that the Romans
should never find the grave OF their
connueror. The task was performed by
the captives taken in war; who were
afterward slain In order 10 prevent dis
closure OF so important secret. At
tila, who led the Huns TO many a Held
of slaughter. reached at last the most
murderous one known in European his
tory. a place near Chalons, A. u. 45i.
This was Attila's last battle, and two
wears afterward he did In his own cap
ital OF apoplexy Three cofiins, IL is
said. were made, one being OF iron TO
,ncIose the corpse this was placed In
another of silver, while the outside cof-
lin was OF gold. He was buried at mid
night i'm secret, with much treasure.
and as at the funeral OF Aaric, the
prisoners who dug the grave were slain.
This took place near Buda, I'm Hun
gary. Charlemagne was buried at AK
la-Chapelle, where his throne may stu
be seen i'm the cathedral. 1t Is one az
the oldest i'm Europe. having stood Tor
ten centuries. Many years after his
death. when the cathedral was built.
the tomb was opened, and his body was
found seated on the throne and clothed
In imperial robes. The latter are still
preserved at Vienna, and are said 10 be
the oldest garments in the world.
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The royal caste i'm Europe is in
creasing at goodly rate, and among
princes blessed with large families may
be reckoned deposed potentates, pre-
tenders and highnesses with no expec-
tations worth mentioning. They can
only acquire money by accepting
thrones when offered. by marrying
wealthy royalties or by military serv-
ice and governorships.
In the future many OF them will have
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When / visited the French palace OF
fine arts the first time. workmen were
putting on the final touches prepara-
tory 10 the formal opening. 1t was an
object lesson To see how they did IL.
Here was sculptured group. made in
the commonest plaster. but painter
was tinting IL fine medieval green.
making IL resemble precisely a rare and
ancient bronze. There. fiat upon the
ground, sat the waist and upper works
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speaking other tongues, having each
peculiar manners OF their own. yet all
children of one Creator. bearing pre-
cisely the same human nature In their
breasts. one aud all.
Here at sidewalk cafe table sit two
Turks. with dark. clear cut faces. hand
some and romantically wicked looking.
Turks though they be, they are slipping
beer with all the gusto of man from