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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-24
HUNTINGTON SAYS
REPORT IS TRUE

Huntington, president Of the South
ern Pacific said at New York last night
that the Carson and Colorado railroad
had been acquired by the Southern Pa
cifc but that no fixed policy for the
future operation Of the road had been
decided upon. The Carson and Colo
RADIO Is 293 miles long and runs between
Mound House, New. and Keeler, Call
fornia. with a junction Of seven miles
to Candelaria, New. The road, II is
said, will be extended south to Mojaye,
and north to some point on the Central
Pacific.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-24

the L. d. s College and the Y. NJ. c. A.
viii be played tonight.
In Yesterdays haBdball games al the
Y. ~ G. a. gymnasium Tarpey and
Smith defeated Mcmillan and Evans
two sets out Of three with scores Of
2l-ls 2l-l5 and 1921 They then defeat
ed Rogers and Shaw with a score Of
2l-2O and were, IN turn. defeated BY
Mark and Evans by score Of 2l-2O
Jerry Mccarthy The Butte lad who
put II on Chas. Williams OF Eureka a
few days since. arrived In town last
night accompanied by Patsy Sullivan
and Young Thomas.
Choynskfs defeat at the hands OF Joe
Walcott last night proved great sur
prise 10 those who are acquainted with
the pluoky hghter.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-24
Willard VIII Not Build.

Denial is made Of the report from Ia
coma that Henry Willard was to build
a new railroad from Port Naldes to
the Yukon to develop the resources Of
the Copper River valley, Mr.. Willard
said last night that this was the first
he had heard Of such an intention on
his part. The road referred to is be-
lieved to be the one proposed in the
report Of Captain Abercrombie, Y. $. A,
which may be built by the United
States government, 20 provide an all
American route 70 the Yukon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-24
Absorbs Consolidated.

The long pending negotiations for the
purchase OF the Consolidated Traction
company by the Union Traction com
company we're closed at Chicago today.
Charles r. Yerkes has been for some
days in final consultation with the New
York interests which control the Union
Traction company. The details were
settled satisfactorily and the final ar
rangements made for the sale Of the
property. Except for the suburban
railroad which viii be acquired later,
this gives the Union Traction company
control OF the north and west sides,
A meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Consolidated company will be held on
March 2.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-24
Third Avenue Troubles.

The Third Avenue Railroad company,
New York, whose directors have for
weeks been negotiating with dnanclers
with view to relieving the road Of
IT'S monetary difficulties, Is to pass quite
out OF the hands Of its present possess
ors. The creditors Of the road are TO
become It's owners. In their hands the
designations OF every one Of the direc-
sors OF the road have been virtually
placed. The places OF the present d.
rectors will be filed by representatives
Of the creditors among whom is Rus
sell Sage.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-24

ers would have asked the city for a
license. The city could not legally
license gambling In any form. The
committee decided 10 deny the petition.
owing to the absence of Hartenstein
and Fernstrom the police committee
postponed for another week considera-
ton OF the removal Of Police Officer
Ed &. Davies.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-24
Killed by a Runaway.

San Jose. Cal. Feb. 2i-Morrls Ecke,
a blacksmith who came here recently
from Caldwell, Texas, was struck by a
runaway horse and instantly killed, He
leaves wife here and several children
in Kansas.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-24

was entirely devoid Of knock-downs.
parker's right eye was partially closed
and his right ear torn. while DAILY SUI
fered deep cut on the right cheek.
Straight Queensberry rules governed
the fight and the agreement was that
II both were on their feet at the end
OF the tenth round the fight would be
declared a draw. Billy Woods ofiiciated
as referee. II Is said that Parker and
DAILY will meet again in two or three
weeks.
In the prellminaries. Young Corbett
OF Denver made a ohopping block OF
KID Kelly OF Moutsna, and with Kelly
decidedly groegy and his face covered
with blood, Referee Woods stopped the
bout and gave the decision 10 Corbett.
SPORTING NOTES.
xmatoh game Of basicst ball between
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-24
"REDs" ARE INvINCmLE.
Defeat their Old Rivals the Blacks
al nnsk cthnlI

The inylnclble Reds" scored another
victory over the Blacks at basket
ball in the Y. NJ c. A. gymnasium last
evening. The score was to s; the line
up as follows:
REDS" BLACKS"
The evening times., 1900-02-27
MR.. GOEBEL'S ASSASSIN.
Attorney Campbell Claims That the
Detectives Have Found Him.

LOUISVILLE. KY, Feb. FIT. Z. camp
he'll of New York, attorney for Justus Goe-
bel stated this morning that the mystery
of William Goebels assassination had been
cleared and he gave the result OF the IN
vestigation to the Goebel side. The detec-
tives. he says. have run down nearly all
the clews and have located their men pre-
paratory to making the arrests. Nearly all
the witnesses have given written state
ments which are backed up by circumstan-
tial evidence.
The detectives are trying hard to keep
their work a secret, but through different
sources bits of information are leaking out
A prominent Lawrenceburg citizen says
that man. employed in the Executive
Building was there shortly after the as
sassination and told him and several 9TH
ers that he was in the main Office OF the
Secretary of State when the shot was hred
He said he saw Goebel fall and then the
door of the Secretary of States private Of
flee was opened and several men were seen
in there with rifles.
Democratic representative from cast
! -
killed If he spoke publicly. has made Tri-
vate statement that he was standing near
the entrance TO the Executive building.
nearest the State House. when he saw a
mountaineer with whom he was acqusint-
ed raise his rife and fire, while several
Gthcrs with the mountaineer did likewise
! lie has given the mans name 10 Colonel
! CAM pbell and steps have been taken to see
/ that he does not get away
| Just after Mr.. Goebel was shot. the wife
! of a Frankfort attorney rushed up to two
! well-known Frankfort women and young
! man and said between sobs: Il hope you
/ do not think my husband had anything TO
! do with this. He advised against H.
! This statement. supported by three wit
Iesses, will result in the bringing u the
| attorney as a witness, and he will BE- fore
| ed to tell when. where. and under what
| circumstances he advised against the as
{ sassination.
! But the incidents related are said To be
! the merest fragments OF the evidence gath
| cred The grand jury will convene about
| April l, and then there will be a batch oil
| indictments. Some Of the arrests may be
made before that time. The detectives al
work on the case are said TO vindica'e Gov
! ernor Taylor.
The evening times., 1900-02-27
COTTON CROP IN INDIA.
The severe Rains l,ave Been Disas-
trous to Planters.

The State Department has received a
communication from r. r. Patterson. Uni
ted States Consul General at Calcutta re-
lative to the cotton crop in India. Mr.. Pat
terson says:
'.The season has been disastrous for the
cotton crop From northern. central, west
ern and southern India alike the reports
are most discouraging In The beginning Of
the season the rain fell in some tracts IL
such quantity as 10 interfere with sowings.
while in others there was not enough 20
permit of sowings being freely made. There
followed throughout the country an inter
ruption in the rain. and the young plants
withered and died under the drought and
heat.
In central and western India, especial
" Berar. the Nizam's territory. Raiputana.
the Central States. and Bombay. the effects
of the season have made themselves felt
in the worst and most aggravated form.
In many places there is 10 cotton to pick;
ard on the whole. perhaps not hfth OF an
average crop will be obtained. In north
ern India conditions are not so bad. but
they leave very much TO be desired. For
the whole of India II may be said that the
area and yield compare with those OF 1898.
so far as an estimate can be made, as fol-
lows:
I'm 1858. acres. II i113, ,5oi; bales. 1855
S64 In 1899. acres, 1i,Gl5,595; bales. ei1.-
I o9T
The evening times., 1900-02-27
THE CHANDLER MANSION.
The House Where StonewaiI jackson
Died TO BE Preserved.

RICHMOND. Va. Feb. ga bill was
introduced in the Senate yesterday by Mr..
Munford. of Richmond. and promptly pass
ed and communicated 10 the House to in
coruorate the Stonewall Jackson Memorial
Association the purpose of which is 20 pro-
cure by purchase the Chandler house. in
Caroline county. in which General Jack
son died. and 10 preserve it.
1t is purposed to acquire the farm also
on which the house is located and to pre-
serve the house, as near as can be. in it's
original form and to collect therein such
furniture. portraits. books. manuscripts,
and other relics as were possessed by Gen.
era Jackson or connected with his corps.
the same to be kept as perpetual memo
rial of Gen. Thomas j. Jackson. The house
will be kept open without charge to visits
that may be paid to it by any member OF
the association.
The necessary funds are to be raised by
popular subscription and the names of per-
sons contributing will be preserved in a
record book. The corporators embrace
about 100 prominent Southern men. Among
those in the list are Col Charles Marshall,
Col. Richard NJ. Venable Gen. H. X Doug
lass. and others of Maryland; former Sem
ator Faulkner. former Governor McCorkle.
and others of West Virginia; Governor
Tyler and fifty CT more leading Virginians;
Leigh Robinson and Robert W. Hunter. of
the District of Columbia, and distinguished
men from other States Dr. Hunter Nc
Guire Jackson's chief surgeon; Stuart Nc
Guire, DR.. James P. Smith II. Lacy Smith,
Fred Embrey, ]. P. Cox, f. Leslie Spence,
jr.; John A. Lamb. J. Taylor Elyson.
George Christian, W. E. Cutshaw. E. D.
Hotchkiss J. l. McAlister, Edward Ech-
OILS and Baldwin Rauson are named as an
executive committee.
The evening times., 1900-02-27
Protection DiEcrn ma.

on the Canadian side of the Niagara River
there has been erected a large plant for
the production OF electricity which prom
isas To place the fathers and fOsterers OF
Dingleyism in an embarrassing situation.
lis. nurpose is TO compete with q similar
Dlant On the American side for the privi-
lege of furnishing light. heat. and power
to the city of Buffalo by cable transmits
sion across the boundary. This attempt 10
afford consumers an opportunity to buy a
given commodity in the cheapest market
cannot fail TO awaken the antagonism Of
the protectionists: but the difficulty OF
CLASSIFYING electricity according to the tar
if schedules may prove great. The Chi
nose wali-buiiders may be in doubt wheth-
er 10 consider it as a fluid and tax it at so
much per kilo-watt, or, reasoning that IL
is A force which can discharge all the
functions of coal. lay 4 corresponding i'm
post upon 1t. If both prove inexpedient,
inasmuch as the pretence Of the eX-
isting law is to keep the foreigner from
securing an advantage over US by employ
ing cheap labor the contract clause of the
ninglev act may be invoked. But the in
genuitv which has enabled the advocates
Of the Payne Porto Rican bin to find alleg-
ea justification for taxing the industries
of our distressed dependency will not fall
ter before the little problem on the Cana
dian line.
The evening times., 1900-02-27
law os an ACCOMPLISHMENT.

Ii is a far cry to the days Of Justinian,
when "arms cloquence, and the study of
the civil law promoted a citizen to the
honors Of the Roman state but the agita-
tion which is now going on both in Eng
land and in this country indicates that
there is revival OF the disposition to en-
courage the study Of Jurisprudence as a
necessary part of the education of every
citizen. If il was an accomplishment with
which no cultured or ambitious Roman
could expediently dispense, il is infinitely
more so today, when our great industries
and enterprises have become so complex
that the incident functions cannot be dis
charged 10 the best advantage without at
least a general familiarity with the legal
provisions which hedge them about The
codeless myriad OF precedents, the wilder
ness OF single instances" no longer means
the strife and contention of yindictiye liti-
cation or the equities which are TO be ad-
iusted before petty magistrates. 1t has
taken on a new and a broader meaning and
directly affects the successful prosecution
of every line OF business.
Inc LOHHon SaluTudS REVIEW IN n re-
cent article has called attention to the fact
that mer are more and more taking to the
idea Of qualifying themselves for the bar
as a kind of degree and aid to success in
vocations which are far removed from the
actual practice OF law as the commonality
understand il. This is no bad thing"
the Review" says. with naivete which
we cannot fail to admire, "for to have read
some law. even the little required to pass
the bar examinations, is healthfuI. intel
lectually, and might well be regarded as
necessary part OF a good education
Prof. Clark. OF Cambridge University, in
urging the establishment Of law school
at that seat of learning. points out that
,ne effect would be the direction to law
as a branch OF university study. OF many
who do not intend to follow law as pro-
tessioB. but to whom 1t viii be useful in
The evening times., 1900-02-27
INsULAR CUSTOMS RECEIPTS.
PhiIippine Statistics Furnished b!
the Wnr Depnrfrient.

PhiIippinc Statistics Furnished by
the wnr Department..
/ An interesting statement was made pub
! lie by the War Department today in ref
/ erence to the customs receipts in the Phil
| ippine Islands by ports for the month of
| November. 1889. The statement follows;
Total amount of import duties collected
! during the month was 1927, ,607.33. of which
amount s293, AGO. 2S was collected at Manila.
| SIS. $50 was collected at Iloilo. and S15,-
| S71l0 was collected at Cebu.
/ Total amount of export duties collected
during the month was s24,91227. of which
| amount So 6Te.7 II was collected at Manila,
/ 81 1899 at Iloilo, and $14, ,473.41 at Cebu.
Total amount of tonnage dues collected
was SO. 1882, of which amount S1,SSi.4I
was collected at Manila. S70.55 at Iloilo,
| and s2o460 at Cebu.
Total amount Of storage charges col
| lected was 81, 1894, of which amount 81
/ 127.67 was collected at Manila and s26.27 at
! Iloilo.
Fines to the amount of s2.ss9.74 were
! collected during the month. of which
/ amount s2,S77.24 was collected at Manila
and $3.50 at Iloilo.
| Miscellaneous fees to the amount Of
| s4S2 were collected. of which amount
! $476.50 was collected at Manila and $3.50
! at Cebu.
immigration fees to the amount OF $40
| were collected at Manila
Consular fees to the amount OF S9' were
collected during the month; $3.50 OF when
was collected at Manila. $3.50 at lloilo,
| and s. at Cebu.
The revenue derived from Chinese GER
tiflcates amounted to $159.50, all collected
| at Manila.
In addition to the above, the sum Of So
| 169.01 was derived from auction sales Of
| unclaimed goods at Manila. and the sum
of % cents from the sale of blanks at
| Cebu.
Making a total collection of customs in
| the islands for the month of November.
! 1899. $685. 30S.66. of which amount $685.
| s04.S9 was collected at Manila, $40, 1881 at
| Iloilo and $40 0,c59.S6 at Cebu.
The evening times., 1900-02-27

Prince Poniatowski, of San Francisco.
has bought small island of the Philip
pines for half million dollars. 1t raises
hemp and has valuable pearl fisheries.
The new proprietor will start in large
way to develop these resources. His ad-
venture does not exhaust the chances for
American capital. enterprise, and energy.
There are stiIl eleven hundred and ninety
nine islands which are equally as rich. or
richer, and which only wait for the magic
touch of the Yankee pioneer TO make them
bases OF a greater insular commerce than
the world has ever seen or imagined.
The evening times., 1900-02-27
SPANISH SHIPS BOUGHT.
Three Fine Vessels Added to th'
American Naval Fleet.

Three Fine Vessels Added to the
American Naval Fleet.
Naval officers are delighted with the ac-
QUESTION of the Spanish transport and the
gurboats All three are modern vessels.
built within the last five years. The Qui-
rcs and the NiIlalobos are particularly
adapted for service in the waters Of the
Philippines. and were probably constructed
by Spain with that purpose in view They
are sister ships. described as composite
single-screw gunboats.
Both were built in Hongkong-the Qui-
ros in 1895 and the Villalobos in the fol-
lowing year. Each is Ii5 feet inches
long % feet 10 inches beam, and dispiaccs
30 tons The draft is not known, but the
displacement shows that it is light enough
to render the vessels available for service
N lagoars and rivers of the Philippines
The indicated horsepower Of each is 500,
capable CT driving the vessel IL knots an
hour.
The engines are of the triple expansion
type. The armament. which General Otis
says was purchased with the ships. con
sists Of two 6-pOunder quick firing rifles
and two 5-barreled Nordenfeldt machine
guns.
The General Alava is single-screw
steamer, rated as a transport. and built
for carrying an armament. She was con-
structed at Dumbarton. England. in 1895.
She is OF steel, has a single screw, is 2l2
feet long. % feet S inches beam. has a
mean draft OF is feet S inches. displaces
$50 tons. has an indicated horsepower OF
40. and is fitted with triple-eXpansion en-
gnes.
Her speed. coal capacity. and armament
are not known here. Naval officers say
she will be valuable for carrying troops
from place to place in the Philippine Arch
ipelago and probably for naval operations.
In accordance with the policy of the Navy
Department the names of the vessels will
not be changed.
The evening times., 1900-02-27

Any attempt to draw a parallelism be-
tween the fortihcation of the Suez Canal
and protecting our future waterway In
Central America argues either disingenu-
BUSINESS OR a degree of ignorance even far
more cuIpable. Ali the hostile vessels that
might attempt to attack England's colo
NAL possessions could be permitted with
oomplacency. and even with pleasure, to
pass through the Suez gateway, since they
would then find themselves in cul de sac
with British guns in control of the south
ern end of the Red Sea, which is very
different thing from allowing the war yes-
sells of an enemy TO pass at will from one
side OF the American Continent TO the
other
The evening times., 1900-02-27

Governor General Davis, of Porto Rico,
declares that nothing but the opening Of
markets for the accumulated productions
of the island, will save it from terrible
famine. Free trade with all other parts
of the United States is an inalienable right
which accrued to Porto Rico under the
Constitution when it passed under the
flag and sovereignty created by that Con-
stitution. That sacred right is criminally
withheld. and Porto Rico is treated as for
eign soil, by the Republican majority in
the House of Representatives, solely at the
command and for the benefit of the OIL
sugar. tobacco. and rum trusts. 1t is al
most impossible TO believe that there are
not honest Republicans enough in the body
to Join with the Democrats in a successful
effort to defeat the proposed outrage.
The evening times., 1900-02-27

the various departments of public or pri-
vate life in which they may be engaged
On our own side of the water We nnd
that, there is4e growing sentiment in favor
of the study of the fundamental principles
of the social compact as expressed in The
codes. Too much cannot be said in favor
of this new tendency, so well in keeping
with the spirit Of this progressive age,
and it is earnestly hoped that the move
ment will continue to grow, both in En-
gland and in America. until the client who
cannot plead at least certain aspects Of his
case deserves TO have fool for lawyer.
The evening times., 1900-02-27

Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has written a pri-
vate letter. evidently for publication, to a
in the New York Tribune of today. In
it the struggling steel man discusses the
Porto Rico tariff proposition and Mr.. Nc
Kinley's relations to it. He says;
I'VE find the President differs from Philip
who began drunk and only ended sober. :"
1t would not require a great stretch of the
imagination to consider this an ambiguous
compliment. Mr. Carnegie is happier with
the scissors and a card or two of coupons
than he is with his pen.
The evening times., 1900-02-27
Dialect In England.
(From Notes and Queries.)

sIonnon,'' or rather. 'Lunnun,' the usual
pronounciation in 0xfordshire and Buckingham
shire when I was boy there fifty years ago. 1t
was only in reading from book paper that the
''d'' obtained recognition. Among elderly people
many other words, when they came to be read.
had a different pronunciation from that which
prevailed in ordinary conversation. For example.
in reading ''have'' became 'hayye,' ''are" "ar.
ssaid' was turned into ''sayd,' and the ''ed''
of a participle sounded as separate syllable.
Colloquially a man might say, ''We have err'd
and stray'd like lost ship" but at
church he would swell out the phrase TO we
bavye erred and stray'ed like lost
sheep" So also. the common remark: 81 sed.
How ar you?' became, in reading aloud. 81 say'd
How air your" No doubt these peculiarities have
been noted before; if so, have not been fortun.
ate enough to meet with the record.
The evening times., 1900-02-27

The Fusion POps.-As predicted by The
Times several days ago. negotiations are
now in progress to have the Popuiist Ma
tional Convention changed both in date
and place, so as to meet at Kansas City
when the Democrats are holding their con-
vention there. Senator Butler, the Popu
list chairman, is now being petitioned to
call his committee together. with the view
of resembling the order convening the NOM
mating assemblage at Sioux Falls, S. OAK.
May g. and bringing 1T together at Kansas
City. July 1. The suggestion. it is said,
has the hearty approvaI-ef Senator A len
and other influential leaders, and it is be-
lived TIE proposed change will be made.
The meaning of it is complete harmony
and active cooperation between the Dem
ocrats and the dominant element of Pop
ulists in the forthcoming campaign. The
free silver Republicans also will hold
their National Convention at Kansas City,
July T. Thus practically all Of the oppo-
sition forces to the Administration will he
arrayed in solid phalanx under the Demo-
cratic banner and 1t is getting to be gen.
orally believed that one of the most excit-
ing national campaigns for more than
thirty years will be the result.