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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-15
another REVERSE
FOR CEN. BULL
keporlS Come Via London, and Also
lne beers Have Left Their Entreng
I1ents and are Retreating.

No'nlns Definite Except That Fighting is in Progress
mln'aG Attaches Go to Capetown-Not Certain
"aTrea has Crossed the TugeIa-U nconiirmed
Duets 10 Full Retreat Moving Guns From POsiti
LaoysnIth-Empty Trenches AStOnish the British
Laoysnth Expected TOnight-Gen. Butler Complete
posiloH-Gen French ROuts Small Boer Camp
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ADJUSTMENTS.

All the Bostonlans arrived from the
East last night al II o'clock, the
Union Pacific having brought them
down the canyon. as Manager Bacon
says, at the rate OF 20 miles an hour
and upsettlng some Of the weaker
members fem nervousness. All are in
excellent condition today however. and
all the principals in the company will
be in the cast OF the new opera, The
smugglers OF Bayadez tonight. The
company brings It's own orchestra.
At the Grand DobblnS Uncle Toms
Cabin company opens an engagement
this evening for three nights.
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/ |. MILLS ON The
WITNESS STAND.
r.. SLAYER of John c. O'Melveney Breaks
His Long Silence and Tells His Story
TO the Court and jury.

rt lcauaintance With 0'MeIveney-The Friendship Be-
,....o the Two Men Not an Ordinary One-Scene When
Nc Mills Made Her Confession at the Hospital Just BE-
=. ,be Tragedy-Tbe Defendant Makes an Excellent Wit
ness for fimself-Rey. D. Douglas Wallace, OF ST. Marks
Hosoia Tells Of the Meeting There Between Mills and
His Wife on the Afternoon Of the Shooting.
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A PATHETIC LETTER.

a portion Of this letter was identified
by witness and Judge Powers offered II
In evidence.
The letter read: Il am sorry. No one
knows how am suffering, but not more
than deserve.
IF the time ever comes when you
think you can forgive me, breathe but
the words, and living or dead, / will
hear you.
God bless you and watch over you
wherever you may be is the last prayer
OF your erring wife.
II well remember the last kiss you
gave me. When | am dead. II | have
become the least bit worthy, kiss me
then as a last good bye"
The witness then told OF making his
will at the office of Hon. p. L. Williams,
and on Sunday he met Or. Stubs, after
having gone 70 the Congrega uOnal
church. Later in the day the arrange
ment for taking the chair of engineering
at the Nevada University was complet-
ed.
THAT evening" continued the wit
ness, Il went to Provo. getting o round
trip ticket"
1t was evident that the witness made
mistake here, as the ticket on which
he went, that Is the return part, was
stamped Oct. 2, Monday.
Mills said that while at Provo, he
looked up irrigation matters until Tues
day.
why didn't you remain there?"
II found could not do the work"
Judge Powers then showed witness a
pocket book he had on him when ar
rested, and Il was identified. II con-
tanned some papers and locks OF his
children's hair. Judge Powers offered
this In evidence. but II was ruled out.
Upon what subject did your mind
revert while YOU were In Provo" asked
Judge Powers.
ITO my wife," was the reply, given In
tone scarcely audible.
"You returned to salt Lake Tuesday,
Did you use the return portion OF the
ticket?"
Il believe I bought a ticket. I didn't
think of the return ticket"
when did you get back 10 the clty?"
81 don't know the hour. I went TO
the Kenyon, where received letter
from my wife"
WAS II friendly or otherwise?"
ut stated that she had borrowed $50
from Mr.. o'Melveney, and money from
other parties"
what provision had you made for
your wife when you entered the army?"
Il left $500 in bank, gave her about
$l00 a month from my pay and took
s22, 500 life insurance"
did you go TO Mr.. 0'Melveney's Of
fee that morning."
Yes"
HAD you been there frequently be-
fore?"
Eyes. went there at about II o'clock.
] think. ! asked him about the money
my wife had borrowed from him, and
said / would pay him IN a few days.
He asked me II my wife had told me Of
the debt, and he said needn't hurry
about paying II. He also asked me what
was the matter with me. l asked him
II he had ever heard anything about my
wife. At first he did not answer. and
looked surprised. Than he said. You
don't want me TO tell you said did,
and he made the remnrk that II was
womans gossip. and that his wife had
mentioned II. | said | would go up and
see his wife. and he said. Then. I viii
20 with YOU We started and walked
a. far ~ the Eagle Gate. On the way
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synchronous movement Of I
columns against the besie(
be completed this morning. /
Under this circumstance
sidered quite probable that [
on the beleaguered town |
menced, and that fighting |
ing. Opumists 90 50 far as|
1t Is expected Ladysmith \
lieved tonight II all goes wel
tary men are divided In "A
whether Gen Butler is al
OF personally directing the
ment from Weenen.
The officials are inclined 1
report that the British h
the Tugela river In that q
though there Is no confirm
report and altogether then
hopeful feeling In official c!
There is little news of
from elsewhere. Gen. Ere
have succeeded in dragging
er 70 the summit Of the
Coleskop. a thousand feel
surrounding plain, and 4
fully routed a Boer camp
away from Stormstroom.
An interesting item Of I
three hundred Beers escor
OF reapers have successful
all the crops within two
colonial camp at Bird Riv
ish force being too weak d
A dispatch from PretoI
federal forces recommend
ment Of Mafeking during
Of Friday, January y.
A partial development q
] ment purpose referred TO
patches January ". but |
the main objective hinte'
recorded today In the ~
strong committee Of South
ex-oifcials with Lord DocI
governor Of Cape Colony,
high commissioner, as pm
object is remedying the 4
l war Office. When the wa
8 toned the formation Of a I
Africans acquainted wiz
raphy Of the country, az
and Kadlr languages, the
e sisted that they must che
? officers. The war Office q
=. the committee pointed
South Africans were cog
= defects in the campaign
= going to be led TO slaugh'
. and the officials yielded.
prominent South Africans
and acquainted with ever
3 kopje, are fiocking TO joi
I gent.
As a prominent enlisted
a representative Of N
\ Press: We are not goir
1 promotion OF the Victor
/ simply want TO meet the
= own ground, according
r methods. Our object is
a enemy and not run sple
less risks"
e The duke Of Marlboroul
h teered for service in soui
sail for Capetown saturd
i It is said dispatches
n celved from Colesberg, Z
!. January 18th, saying Col
Il the mounted New Zealal
II New South Wales lancer.
: ing the Beers from kopj
:. plucky, hazardous moves
.e ais. IL Is added, we're co
!. plusslng the burghers.
l. A party OF Remington
It the Boer pickets, entere!
a ana secured valuable INF
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ROBERTS COMMITTEE NOT AGREED
May Not Complete Report This Week-MajOnty Report Will
Probably be Adopted by tiouse-Roberts May
Speak in Debate.
ESPECIAL TO THE NEWS. ~

Washington has been
all reaching they
last Saturday member the committee said this afternoon doubt
full ( report viii be agreed this week.
The impression that majority Of the committee will
against allowing Roberts TO be
1t said today the
II unlikely that there viii be debate
Roberts win probably
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VACCINATION.

Drs. Stewart and Fisher were on hand
at the office OF the board OF health and
succeeded In injecting vaccine into the
bodies OF 30 children today. Drs.
Odell and Whiting were at work In the
same manner this afternoon.
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Utah SUGAR MEETING.
The Run on Beets Ended Saturday
Night-The Salt Lake County Plant

The board Of directors Of the Utah
Sugar company held an extended meet
ing this morning and received the re-
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LACERATED BY GIANT POI
Dangerous Explosive Touched Off" With Frgh'ul
Miner al the Old Teegraph-Broughl 10
Lake on a Special Train.

turtles that have already o
He was taken out Of the :
ysyed to the town ana =
Portable as possible unoe'
stances. A special tram
noon today conveying
Teogh.Hosmer hospital !
who're an attempt Will De
his lie.
The accident has causs'
OF speculation here dunn
many theories advanced !
cause Of the explosion |
sJnable one apPeo'' ,.
suited from contact VII
which was considerably :
sticks Of powder wh''
"thawed" preparatory 70
Lindstrom, who Is a l'iA ,
about a. years OF age h :.
Emil Peterson, VINO Ten
at the Highland Boy 4
killed about a year 60
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London Jan B-A telegram from
Newport, Wds says:
Rutherfori harris. formerly resident
director IN souii Africa Of the British
South African company,h mas received a
cablegran to he effect that Gen. Butler
has suffered another reverse.
The war ohss has no information to
enable II to confirm or deny the dis
patch said to have been received by
Mr.. RuthsrioFa Harris.
Durham NaAl, Sunday, Jan. ll.-All
the foreign military attaches arrived
here this morning They will proceed
Monday to cspelovn where they will
join Lord Roberts.
Capetovn, Jan. IA dispatch to
the Argus dated Friday last, January
18th, says
'The Authorities here received news
that Gen. Warren has crossed the Tu-
gela and occupied a strong position
north Of The river
This re.Or has been current here
since yesterday, but is discredited II
official clrges
London, Jan. B.-Up to the present
the reporisd crossing Of the Tugeli
river by Cen Warrens division re
mains but umor Nevertheless, IN
whole ten0r Of such news as has orb
bled in frvm South Africa. during tn
last forty.elghi hours indicates that
combined forward movement Of com
prehensiys character is proceeding
is not Necessary to believe the uneor
firmed staiss Of the Beers being In III
retreat .fnn colenso, because i Id
been Learned that a column is prooee'
Ing via Wensn to Helpmaakar TO CT
off their retreat. But at the same tin
credible Information from many source
indisputaHy points to momentoI
changes IN the disposition OF the II
publican forces Adyices from Pietel
harrisburg dated Saturday, JanuaT
18th. say that since their defeat on jar
ury 9Th the Beers have been removin
their guns from the positions south Z
Ladysmlth. The same dispatch col
firms the report that the thirteen'
hussars reached Groblerskloof withol
meeting the Beers As the trenches
GroblersklOof were perhaps the s'lInl
est position held by the burghers' me
vacation has considerably astonish'
the British,
Merchants at Pietermaritzburg ha'
received messages from Ladyshii
saying: ,.n.
Bring up Jam, ETC.. indicating III
their Ladysmith agents antlclpaIea !, 4
immediate opening Of communicate
while Ladysmith also photographed I
belief prevalent there January 10, IN
the Beers were moving and coneentra
ing their forces elsewhere. AS co
rohnra,,a :, the british activity In c
direction Q. the relief Of Ladysml'
a dispatch has been received IN 10 V,
don from Gen. Butler 10 the effect IN
he expected all the dispositions Tor
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The special train arrived
shortly after noon and "a
was Immediately taken \
liosmer hospital HIS !
very serious, But the v
no time in giving sueh q
their power He is i now y
a leg and an eye HIS y
putated BY Or, Hosmer =. :
moved by Or. snow I ia
man may recover but 'a'
pear to be against him.
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DEMOCRATIC Rally
is HELD AT R0SLYN.
Rogers Hwraks Down ard Ronald
Ftntshe. His speech-Aiso Talks
for himself.

snceiai Dispatch 20 the rest-fnteliixeneer.
RhsLYN Oct. is.-The pcmeerats held
Res.ss. Ronald ana Hcleornh we're the
While iii AZ sss county asIexssss, with
i r. psckweaa, candidate for tslns sen
atpr and n Davidson. candidate Tor
superior Judge. y was large deieEe-
aewtnT 10 Sea them ara bear what they
william anby. the chairman Intro
aaoed Gov. RogvTs who spoke ser . ICY
Was nnaliy eelSsd 10 ., down. ne being
x Resign bas ne had made the sacrifice
s~einE the csai miners AMI speaking 80
them fRee ~ face. Ills speech dealt large
lv im esueralisies, but he nraily seaSe
and me lmpegtancs r. transportation :.
eammrtst&i lite ans then started % reed
sne statistics q sho srest saysny naae
81, 81. s;rrnssh fslloa ana AR Ronald
nntehea reading tas nsNrs% .,
hsgsn ~ resd.ng : log ", 9, s sS,,,s
istratIsn, he then spoke q che trusts,
quoting past and present Hyteea 81 wheat.
wire rails. osrera wire, wh!te isac, etc;
pfices they we're getting Tor their labor
al the prVsent tire hut bewalir1 thc
Fact thMt stoves and Fan9NS hsd gene Np
ffsua s. 20 81 The miners hera would,
hovsver, rather pay she extra s. ana
werk every day At big wages than bay
stove cheap and work only cne or two
savs m the week as they dld four or
five years age,
lie finished With an sloausR, appeal in
behalf on Bryan's position on the expzp-
SION question. The Democrats are very
jubilant here today ane have shown con-
siderable enthusiasm for the first time.
The ladies turned cAt IN force % see Coy,
Rogers. but a lsrSe majority left before
the meeting was at an end as IL lasted
until a late hour.
Gev, Rogers ana party seemed much
pleased With the prosperity Of this place
and OF the splendid management OF the
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NOTES FROM NASAIMo.



Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
NANAIMO. n. c., Oct. i9.--tffave fears
felt for the safety OF Andrew Haslam, .
prominent lumberman. who left here ten
days ago for the northern timber limits
on the tug Alert and was due back last
Saturday. were relieved this afternoon by
the report Of an incoming steamer that
Haslam is at Lasquet island with a big
boom, waiting smooth water to make har-
Dor here.
Capitalists are negotiating with the city
council and Board Of Trade to build an
electric tramway from the city limits TO
the Extension mines. to capture the min
ers' trs<ic for Nanaimo. The council II
considering whether Il viii give a bonus
penature of nearly $4,000. The road win
be five miles long. with stin grades. II
Is alleged that American promoters are
Rsxan. the Blaine. wash. spiritualist
lecturer. invited here by local Spirituai-
lists TO give demonstrations. failed to come
up to expectations. There was row In
the hall. Regain. after hot wranele, was
told to go back homo for fraud and
fakir. Legal proceedings may possibly re-
suit.
An agent OF the dominion government
was through here today, who says q
irst-class hatchery for the propagation
bay. The dominion government Is also
taking up salmon propagation actively.
and intends to build more hatcheriss along
The United States government ship cy-
rus Wakefield is ready to clear tomorrow
Manila. where she viii be transformed
into a coal hulk. though stu Al Lloyds.
Two other United States government col
Tiers are bound here on the same mission.
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NEW YORK. oct. Is. ~-A special 10 The
urraiA from Washington says;
s~he ytvegutA an8 Riaede Island, fwo ~
she Ave bastiAHhips, BIDS for which WI, ee
,,s,enca ~ shs aAgS department On De-
.s,-h.r NIL ~ pTovfse8 vita four
,me'f.w-tneh gyms In tarreniE On ths Mne
~ tfe Eeei. forward and aft ana etSht
.fwfs-tneh gems ia four fayres4, one AZ
ssrh cnrnar Of the apasriatersi
frs asdnfon 80 this battery. each ship
~sffI carry twelve ssH Inch guns. t~rlss
s,TIvtes-t. FOUNDERS. twelve three p~ssnd-
-. feur one. poHDdHT aatomAsies fsar
ore t.5urEer single shot, two I'VE inr 2
eetd Rssrs two fsasfiNas aud t~N st-cslf-
f,ay as1furuatfe frac hlEe GDns. Each TeHess
wta a5ss ~ provided ~ltn two s@bashfxea
Tse rsW vessels wllr haze asspiaee--
yrert a. Is De tons bat HaAr Admiral
ffseahoFr patd that when fsiiy loaded
ssgg viii sssplAce NV tnre The vea-
ssss wil b required g make nifstess
kr.ofs ar hnur and Will b. provided with
srassr tube boilers ard fwfn screws They
wis have large Ete4raing rsdiL the coal
sTenacftv ~ each vessel teing SIZED at
ofe tBns.
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Messrs. Rice and Craven speak at
sOuth bend.

Special Dispatch to the acknowledgement
SOUTH BEND. Oct. ia rousing Re
publican mass meeting was held in the
opera house IN this city "Wednesday even
OF Csntralia, Republican nominee for SUI
perior judge. and III. w. Craven. of Se-
attic. The main issue In the combined
ippines. an issue which perhaps has been
more frequently discussed In this county
this fall than any other. Judge Rice
spoke for two full hours. and In a COM
plete review OF the Spanish war. begin
ming with the nations timely recogni-
ton of its duty toward the struggling
Cubans. and extending through the try
ing times of the chief executives most
earnest efforts to avoid serious complies
tons with the oppressor Of those people,
up to the beginning OF actual hostilitiss
In the island OF Cuba. and by an unbiased
recital of events then being enacted, called
attention to the fact that the people Of
this country were back Of the adminis-
tratlon in forcing II 10 take up arms
against Spain.
He held that. should we relinquish our
hold In the Philippines tbs day would not
be far distant when some other great
world power would step in and take pos
session there. and that future generations
could but point with shame TO the cow
ardly spirfx which provoked this nation to
sit idly by and with indifference see these
islands revert TO the low condition OF
trade and society in which we found
them. only TO be lifted up and set right
by some other nation.
Mr.. Craven dweh largely upon the
whole history Of Democratic attitude to-
ward the Filipino insurrection. saying
that II had been an attitude OF en-
enlargement to Aguinaldo and his follow
ers from the very beginning, and Offering
in support OF the statement the words
OF Gems. Funston. Wheeler. Alawton and
others. who have declared In the strong
est terms that the Instruction would
long ago have ceased had II not been for
the encouragement the insurrectionists
were constantly receiving from Demo-
Gratis In this country.
At the conclusion OF the meeting Judge
Rice was accorded an Informal reception
by the Republicans present. who gave
him assurance OF their hearty support Of
hts candidacy
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rs RECORD on
aI|E NORMAL SCHOOL.
- - DESTROY wHATC0M
- cuEsEY INSTITUTIONS.
.x~&1 establishment and Threat
- 1, veto Appropriations I'm
- rrlGnfsned by Opposition Un-
~ fealsSshfp Of senator Frink.

" - s,1usatch 70 the Post Intel1igencer.
& WHATcOM, Oct 1e.--If present
1naSe are fulilled II will be found,
~ ~ votes are counted next month.
sSS nsopae Of whatcom county have
3 = 76<fea tho enmity displayed time
511s nenfn by John II. Rogers. as
1870 IN the legislature and gov
WI n Inc state, toward tho Whatcom
sz ~ III school. What was so long the
zS 1870 OF this section Of the state
Id S-5<e11 leeisIatures Is now the pride
g -. unms people who fought 80 long
n iS(nre reaching the realisation Of
y S{oeu. but they have not forgotten
& n.y. 6tudes Of the struggle ana the
~ caused them.
4 ~ 12nro 3. toe, 4 coincidence in con-
<n fnofUwith that IN gratifying TO
- 1alc<hs Of this section. in that
G1y every blow that Gov. Rogers
" ~ a. Whatcom ana Cheney nor
;1 16ooh senator J. M. Frink struck I
s1 ~ Il their favor. Tho records OF
Ia - usa on this question have been
22s q light IN this section for the
1l = ehs we'll wishere Of the educa-
NJ Unisu Of the state. and they have
noeo ~ small degree Of comment.
& Honor6 Arst recorded blow at the
116n1 interests Of the state was in
~ Xhmn - Z member Of the state
& u representatives.. he spoke against
2 - one OF tho nine members ~ that
IA - mostly intelligent body Of men
7 coleA against the Whatcom normal
{~1 m. which provided fer the erec-
= ~ normal building at cost Of
- eoat u the state OF Warrington.
1e ~ : eift from he public-spir-
- q nslifngham bay, and the
11|Sr 1tod0k Was erected from = govern
~ grant. under IN act Of con-
" u6lch the state Wa admitted
r., 6S1on and which provided ~ one
= X e6nl1tions Of admissien:
~ ~ lands granted BY this section
~. appropriated ana disposed
y 611vsIy fer the purposes herein
1nA h such manner a. the legts-
lN e The respective states may sev-
p1eyjds." Dee enabling act % con
3 o11olon ~
So ~. Rogers was making this
= ~ house Mr.. Frink. who was .
Ng u the senate, was speaking.
~ "a voting for the same bill. and
M recorded only four votes against
4nseatens Use 81 vete.
~ member Of thu house Of represent
w ~. Rogers could not successfully
1ho tids Of public opinion. and the
Um normal school building was
= on1 Il - concs1sd fact that no
Goutution was ~ economically
mt ~ the AeHt session Of the Leg
~. Rogers was In the governors
~ he had given his word to the
oonvsntion that nominated him
GDeoted, no would net uss the veto
One Of his most memorable Viola,
) hat promise was the vctoing At
IAN Of an appropriation Of ~ 90
mnAs from the special land grant
- fufnishing and squipptng tho
4 - normal school building and Inn
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HEIFxER AT LA coNNEn.


Special Dsspatch 10 the observation-disclosures
LA CONNER. Oct. ia-The Democrats
OF this part OF the county held their
FIRST political rally OF the campaign in
Frsternsi hall last evening, with c. q.
Helfner, Of Olympia, as speaker. He was
introduced by J. l.. Cerrixan. Democratic
candidate for county attorney. and spoke
for ahout an hour and a half. The at
tendance was very small. and the en-
thusiasm very weak, but considering the
small number OF aAherenss OF Organism
In attendance, the meeting was about as
enthusiastic as coald be expected
That Mr.. Heifner failed 70 make any
canssrtS FORE his oarfv was plainly svt-
dent, although be delivered a very able
address from his point Of view. lie la
bored under great disadvantage. as he
received little suppor; ia the way Of APP
plAuse or emotion from his audience.
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sKAcrr AFTER THE RAINIER.
In the Race for the f,~saing H~pus-
it~nn County.

Special pfsfmtch "a the Poss-fnteiiiFancer.
Ia CONNER, ort. - III 81 PARTS -
sgkwst county were IKE this precinct.
the Repuh9iean ticket would b. elected
from top 70 bottom ~ ~ seas, 80 faatrr.
fty. ~ sut n a irtAi registration ~ "a
IN shsu precinct. - are strong Mckinley
men. twenfy-fye % the remaining num-
h@r ave Inclined 10 w. and number -
the others will support AZ issFt rcr-
,i0a of tire state and county ticket. The
ss.sfgav Ts+urns VII show the replil-
trArs 10 have made quite heavy rains
N shix ara ae3usning prrcincts over tire
vote ~ iss&
Central COMMITTEES rlgsn Tohn Fnsssn ~
xnr,y uanxssfne that this precinct wti roll
~, th- terwexf ma Asrsfv ~ straight votes
FOR she Rsnuhacan ticket * any IN the
county ard Chairman Thomas = roettlxe
that Sxagis cassrty wGl8 issA al 0shsrs
n she rare Tor nfws place as the banner
Rsagbiican county - The state.