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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16
HARD ON HORSES.

The impression Is now again prevail
ing IN London that Lord Roberts Is
quietly preparing for some great stroke
that possibly win be as disastrous 70
the antagonists as was his triumphant
entrance into the Free state. There
seems TO be sufficient ground for this
suppositon. The British general evil
IDENTIFY does not underestimate the
strength Of the Beers, as the British
generally were inclined 10 DO at the
beginning OF the conflict. lie has found
them 90 be well armed. hard fighters,
and shrewd strategists. and he is con-
sequently proceeding warlly, not strik-
Ing until he feels prepared TO do so eff
fcctlyely
one Of his greatest difficulties seems
10 be the great mortality among the
horses. A correspondent Of Golfers
Weekly says the country is intolerable
for the animals Every horse gets sick,
and the few that recover are called
sailed" but this only means that they
are immune against the climate Of the
particular place in which they took sick.
High plateau horses take sick again
when they go to a lower level, and vice
versa. The result is that the loss Of
horses Is immense. and without horses,
1t appears neither the British nor the
Beers can accomplish much.
Lord Roberts IS now said TO have
2iiO0O men In the field available for ac-
tive service, and more are under way
Il Is a force almost as large as that
with which Napoleon invaded Russia
In the long rum It must accomplish the
object for which It was sent TO Africa,
unless something not looked for inter-
feres. But the British commander has
plenty Of time for his campaign, and
need not move until he Is quite certain
that he will not be forced TO retrace
his steps. Some definite. important
news from the seat Of war should be
due before long.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16
FOR GOOD HEALTH.

The subjolned ten rules for the pre-
servatlon Of health ought TO be gem
orally observed. They express ia a brief
form a vast amount Of experience and
wisdom. To escape sickness. with all It's
concomitants, is largely a question OF
knowledge Of the delicate machinery Of
the human body and how 10 take care
Of IT, These are the rules, as published
by the Troy Press
/. Don't leave your rooms In the
morning with an empty stomach.
2. Never expose yourself to cold air
Immediately after you have partaken
of a warm LIQUID Of any kind,
3. Don't leave your abode In cold
weather without warm wraps around
your shoulders and breast
4. Begin respiration in the cold by
breathing through the nose. This will
give the air a chance 60 get warm be-
fore reaching the lungs,
6. Never place your back near q heat
ed oven nor against a wall, warm or
cold
G. Don't stand before an open window
In railway carriage. nor take a drive
In an open carriage. after violent ply
steal exercise.
Z. Don't remain motionless IN a cold
ROOM and DO not stand IN an open
space. on fee or snow
z. Talk only when you must, for the
old phrase Speech Is silver. silence is
gold" holds good even I'm hygiene
9. Don't put Of your regular bath.
When the skin is not Kept fresh and
soft the cold draws the pores together
and YOU are rendered susceptible 10
pulmonary troubles of an kinds.
TO- Don't retire with cold or wet feet
Nothing prevents sleep with SO much
certainty as the neglect Of your pedal
eXtremities
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16
"LooKING BACKWARD"

Il Is passing strange in these days
Of enlightenment that both iu Ameri-
ca and England a certain class Of peo-
pie demand that the shadow OF bar
bansm be turned several degrees back
on the sun dial Of civilization. and
that the lash be again applied TO GER
tain criminals. Not long ago in an adj
dress presented 20 the Illinois lcgis-
iature It was contended that in Great
Britain highway robbery was stopped
by the liberal administration Of fog
glng. The subject has also been brought
TO the consideration Of the British Par
lament recently.
The London Humanitarian League
has therefore issued a statement bear
ing directly on the question whether a
barbarous form Of punishment had the
effects claimed for H. The real facts
are set forth as follows:
In 1862 there was a sudden outbreak
Of garrote robberes In the streets, and
London was undoubtedly terrorlzed by
the action Of this class OF criminal. The
epidemic began I'm July and lasted just
four months AT the November ses-
slons OF the Central Criminal Court
twenty-seven persons were indicted for
this crime. and twenty-one were con-
victed. each being sentenced 20 impris-
onment without ilogging. At the ses-
sions In January, 1868, the calendar
showed very few ofiensea Of this char
acter. and az the March sessions the
Recorder observed TO the grand jury:
"I am glad 70 say that there Is an
absence OF those peculiar charges OF
robbery with violence. OF which there
was "a large number towards the end
of last year. and which have been
gradually decreasing during the last
two or three months
1T was not until July H. 1868, that
a bill, introduced by "a private member
10 enable hogging to be ordered for rob
berry with violence was carried In the
House Of Commons. In opposition 20 the
then Home Secretary. Sir George Grey.
Hence. II Is clear that logging did not
put down garruting. for the crime had
been suppressed and London relieved
of the terror several months before
the logging bill was even introduced
into the House.
"sir Edmund Du Cane, the late chair
man or the hOdfu OF NllttlOIs GA Nnu-
vlct Prisons has told as ia unmistak-
able language that hogging had moth
| ing whatever 90 DO with the so-called
extinction OF g8rroting In 1896 an
| overwhelming refutatlon OF the s0phis-
| tries of the advocates of nogging was
/ set forth IN the Law Times. The writer
not only disposed OF the fallacy that
garrotlng was put down IN the sixties
/ by the free use of the lash, but proved
conclusively that ir some parts OF Eng
land. notably IN Liverpool the crime
| had increased pou passu with the In-
Fiction Of the VIGOROUSLY savage SEM
| fences OF logging and Imprisonment
/ passed by n certain well-known Judge"
The whole trend Of modern penology
IS. 70 reform criminals by means OF hu-
name treatmentwheneyer possible 10 do
so: and. when that seems beyond hui
man possibility, 20 restrain them
from doing any further harm 20 society.
This being the aim Of penal law and
institutions. they have been humanlzed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

lately and students Of crlmluology are
OF the opinion that this humane treat
ment has been more potent than an che
racks and thumbscrews OF dark past
10 stop crime. They ten MS that there
Is less sheep stealing IN the British
isles today than there was when that
onense was q crime punishable with
death. The abolition OF the cat-o-nine
tails as q means OF punishment 90 The
United States navy elevated the morale
OF he service. and the lnfrcQuency Of
its use I'm the British navy where 1t
suIl remains as one Of the prescribed
penalties. has had q similar enect
there. II this Is the case. q, would be
nothing short Of O calamity 60 revert
back to barbarIsm. II violence Is nell
Their "a deterrent nor o corrective there
can be NO possible excuse for legalizlng
&C. .
only a few days ago the dlspatches
told Of q tragedy that transpired in
home az WestvIlle. conn. Il illustrates
well the terrible effects when violence
IS resorted to by the stronger upon The
weaker IN an age when the immeasur-
able worth Of a human being Is recos-
nlzed by an classes. more or less. The
story said Katie O'Connor one day did
not wish 20 90 to school Her father
asked her why. but she simply refused
20 go and ne finally struck her. Then
IN the words Of the dispatch
"she waited until her father left the
house. Her face was white az dealh
and her mother was frightened 81
lontly she sat in corner waiting. Ihen
her mother went out The child got up
and stole into her mothers bedroom
There on the mantlepiece stood a Doltle
of laudanum. Katie locked the door ana
lay down on the bed. An hour later we
mother returned. She called Tor haue
and there was no answer The door was
broken down. and there, on the bed, lay
Katie. She was dead ~
This Is in perfect harmony with the
spirit OF the age, and It is perfectly
astonishing that influential moulders of
thought sometimes fail to grasp what
would be the result, should the world
turn back. and step by step reach TO
the torture chamber and the auto-da-fe.
For the retrograde mos ement once hav-
ing commenced, where would It stop2
There can be no conceivable halting-
place short Of complete vandalism.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16
"MoRNIoNr ELDERS.

A dispatch from Parkersburg, w. va,
to a New York paper, dated April 18th.
tells OF some difficulty IN that place,
settled by the gentlemanly and courte-
Gus demeanor Of Mormon Elders
who seemed to have been the indirect
cause OF the trouble.
Il Is gathered from the dispatch
that the Elders asked the proper au-
thoritles FOR the use OF the city hall, to
hold a meeting in, and that the matter
was laid before the city council. Be
fore that body could take action there
on, the women OF Parkersburg, under
the usual inspiration We presume, held
an indignation meeting and protested
against the use Of the city hall for such
purposes The result was that the
hall was denied the Elders.
But the mayor seems 10 be q gentle
man with liberal views, and he vetoed
the act OF the council and told the
Elders they could use the hall as long
as they desired The Elders. however
in view OF the divided opinions on the
subject. declined the mayors kind offer
and hired a private hall The trouble
It is said. lasted 3or weeks and attract
ed keen interest In religious circles In
the State.
The peaceful spirit IN which the
Elders arranged this little incident Is
characteristic Of their labors all over
the world. There would not be any
trouble with "Mormons," were II not
for determination on the part Of their
adversaries 70 stir 10 strife and con
tention, and then lay the blame on the
Saints. The latter have always peeu
willing to sacrifice their rights. thei'
property. and themselves. ia the inter-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

The FIRST battle Of the TuGela river
was lost by General Butler and ten
guns fell into the hands OF the Beers,
while another one was destroyed. be-
cause the Colonel commanding the bat
terry drove the artillery blindly and un-
supported within short range Of a Boer
ambuscadc on the opposite side Of the
river. which proper scouting would have
revealed 20 him ia time to avoid dis
aster. 30 scouting preceded the occu-
patton OF SpIon Kop boy General Wood
gate to ascertain Or the position was
tenable after 20 was stormed, and lt
had. in consequence, 20 be- abandoned,
after q heavy loss in killed and wound
"A. The repeated disasters due % the
neglect 90 scouting Influenced General
Butler to dcspairingy inquire whether
British officers wiz ever learn It's value.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16
Chlcaro Record.

The succession Of brilliant successes
won by Lord Roberts and his forces
have been broken By a reverse which
doubtless will have considerable moral
effect iu stimulating the Beers 70 con-
tnued resistance. The success Of the
Boer commandant olivier in outmaneut
yering the British troops and etectlng
an escape when almost surrounded
demonstrated that the burghers sim
may have capable military leaders, even
II Cronje and J0ubert have been lost.
The capture OF a number OF Col. Broad
woods troops with seven guns within a
comparatively short distance OF Lord
Roberts main army indicates that they
also are by no means disposed TO give
mp their vigorous opposition TO the Brit
ish advance.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

Some time ago the San Francisco
Chronicle suggested that the board Of
supervisors cut down the rate on street
cars to 2ls cents, Tor the benefit Of pas
sengers who cannot obtain a seat In the
oyer-crowded cars. The suggestion has
been acted upon 20 the extent that one
Of the supervisors has introduced In the
council an ordinance requiring the
street railroad companies to keep on
sale no seat tickets at ~ cents each,
which shall be full fare for a ride
where the passenger is forced by over
crowding 10 stand up. In several places
there seems 10 be friction between the
transportation companies and the pub
lic and there Is O growing sentiment
in favor Of the rule that obtains nearly
an ovo4 Europe that street ears must
not be oyer-crowded. The public pre-
sumably has the right TO expect rea-
sonable accommodation FOR a valuable
franchise and adequate compensation.
Packed cars are dangerous to public
health.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16
- ~ EyenIng sun.

with the capture OF Cronje and the
death Of Joubert the Federal armies
have lost their man Of blood and iron
and their strategist. II is said that the
active command VIII now devolvc on
Gen. Louis Botha, although a report has
10 that President Kruger viii supervise
the defensive operations. He Is too old
"a man 20 be exposed 20 the hardships N
"a campaign. and his fame is diplomatic
rather than military. SO while President
Kruger may be the hgure-head. B0tha.
10 is presumed. win command In the
field. He has already proved his capa-
city. He seems 20 be n born leader Of
men and natural soldier.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

The easy success OF Lord Roberts
must have made some Of his subordin-
ates carelog. 20 judge from the ac-
counts OF Colonel Broadwo0d's misad-
venture That officer appears 20 have
marched into a trap" 20 use an ex-
preston now much In vogue and to
have lost a battery which seems to have
been captured before 1t could 90 into
action
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16
san FraneIseo ChronlcIe.

Lord Roberts has had the reputation
OF being like Grant Indifferent to out
side criticism OF his plans, carrying
them out In his own way and IN ms own
time. Circumstances have, recently,
forced him 20 apparent inactivity ana
the military critics ten thousand miles
away have begun TO murmur ana ne
may have yielded 10 their opportunities
10 try and accomplish something before
his plans were fully ripe. Meanwhile inc
Beers have adopted a new mode OF war
fare-somethlng on the guerrilla plan.
which enables small detachments OF
them 10 move about with great raplllty
and effectiveness. enabling them 10
strike where least expected,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

Reports say gallant Baden-Powell and
his heroic defenders OF Mafehng have
got down from horse meat to dog meat
and instead OF opening up negotiations
are ready to take another step down
ward in the matter Of diet II necessary.
Merely as a test OF endurance the Siege
OF Mafeklng will take high rank In
military annals.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16
IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Los Angeles Express.

The enuappIng Of a British force by
the Beers In the Free State Is evidence
that the Bntons are again underesu-
mating the proves Of the burghers,
which must be exceedingly exasperatng
TO the nation which believed their oii-
GERS had learned their lesson from pre-
vlous disasters caused by such careless
ness
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

Admiral Dewey Is now the object Of
numerous pointed questions as to his
political intentions II he develops
such tact as a politician as is shown in
his record as a naval commander, he
viii leave antagonists guessing as to
his purposes tin he sends the shots
homo
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16
New YORK Evening Post.

II was reported the other day that
the Beers We're beginning 20 take heart
again. II now appears that they are
also beginning 20 take English guns
again. Col BroadwoOd's misadyenture
once more illustrates the extraordinary
precautions which must be taken IN
conducting war In such country
against such an enemy
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

Bishop Potter does not think Protes-
tant missionary societies should be In
"a hurry to send missionaries to the
Philippines. To ntrude upon them
teachers ard teachings they have learnt
to regard as damnably heretical would
be, in his view, to begin the work Of
a higher civilization by inaaming rellg-
lous prejudices and by awakening yio-
lent religious controversies such a
course might end IN a situation In
which the Illusions Of the old faith had
been destroyed without the substitu-
ton Of anything better" Protestant
missionaries generally need to exercise
more wisdom where they 80, Utah not
excepted.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

The death of Gen. Villebols de Mar
euu win be "a serious loss 20 The Beers.
but Do is more than Offset by the British
loss ut Re1dersburg The moral effect
~ The Boer success Do trapping five
british companies WI, be reflected both
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16
Boston Herald.

Evidently the Beers are not an enemy
with whom 1t is safe 70 take Liberties.
ANY failure I'm strategy or tactics by a
British commander subjects him 10
sharp and instant punishment.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

There is something strange IN the
strike at Croton Dam, New York, where
the militia is called out before there Is
really any actual prospect Of a resort to
violence further than can be met by an
army Of deputy sherns on hand. Per-
haps the dispatches fail 70 make the
situation clear but at present they give
the appearance Of the State troops be-
ing called on merely to aid the side Of
the employers in The strike
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

The frlghtful condition Of millions Of
people IN India Is gradually becoming
known Hut bad as the situation must
Doe. the awful description Of affairs
given by Rev Rockwell Clancy Of
Allahabad at Boston last evening
soems To De hevond belIef
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

a proposition has been made to re-
duce the worlds wheat acreage 20 per
cent. so as to get 81 per bushel for
wheat Hardheaded farmers will not
be found waiting for the perfection Of
that scheme TO give them prosperity
Where they can reach now any crop
that pays better than wheat they try
to grow It, and the lQwer-prlced prod
uct comes IN only as incidental.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

The political enemies Of Senator Han.
ma win not find much comfort in the
report Of his serious illness The sena.
tor himself says the report Is untrue.
and what he says goes on that score.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

Trouble with the wires cut Off the dis
patches this afternoon. Probably an
affection Of Arbor day, as this Is such
good planting weather.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

A New York man suddenly became
rich by having $4,000 left him
by a wealthy brother, and turned bic
head SO he hanged himself There are
lots o. people who would IKE 20 TAX.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

Dewey ana Bryan expect TO meet In
Chicago at the Dewey day celebration
there on May 1 In the commemora-
ton OF The great victory at Manila,
there should be no tears over conflict
ing presidential aspirations.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

IN the activity Of the encouraged burgh-
ers and In the chagrin and disappoiht-
ment shown in England.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

Sir Alfred Miners protest against
women going TO South Africa Is a
severe commentary both on the crowd
be calls ladies and the army they aim
10 associate with.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

It IS announced that the Chicago milk
trust has failed IN us effort to raise
prices. These are stll % per cent
above Salt Lakes milk figures.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

In the death OF President Richard Fry
of Morgan Stake and Bishop Thomas
Maycock OF the Third ward In this city,
the Church earth loses two tried and
true and faithful veterans. May they
rest On peace.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

chances on the riches part but have
no fears Of coming 10 the same END az
ln this case.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

Texas was hlt By cyclone this
morning. Particulars are meagre' but
the visitation seems TO have added to
the devastation OF lie and property
already made large By the recent floods.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-23

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-23
sOHARN MURDER MYSTERY.
Any Light Upon Late New
York Crime.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-The police seem
to be at sea as much ever concerning
the murder of Katherine Scharn. A score
or more Of detectives are busy on the
case. but do not report having made much
progress In the unwilling of the mystery.
1t develops. however, that Miss Scharn
was not accompanied on her last shop
ping tour by man. but by a girl shop
mate. so the widely advertised man In a
blue serge suit" for whom the police were
believed to be searching. turns out to be
q myth.
Ali the gossip Of the case continues 20
center about Frederick Scharn, the young
girls brother. who Is still locked M. but
Is to appear before Judge Fitzgerald to-
morrow on writ Of habeas corpus Sc
cured by his attorney, who protests that
there Is absolutely no evidence to warrant
the authorities In keeping the lad In GUS
tody.
While there seems to be an almost per-
feet alibi the police claim there is period
Of time. something like an hour. which
Frederick Scharn has not accounted. for
In connection with his movements last
Saturday night. when his sister was slain.
On the other hand, however, there Is
plqoty Of evidence that the brother was
very fond Of his sister.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-23

at the Hoffman house. At the close OF
the conference IL was announced that Mr..
Murphy will remain here until after the
election
Mr.. Murphy said he expected TO cooper
ate with the state committee for the cleo
ton of Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Croker gave out a statement to the
effect that he recognized Mr.. Murphy as
the actual Democratic leader OF the state.
II has been said for several days that
Mr.. Murphy intends to open state head
quarters Independently OF the Democratic
state committee.
Ex-senator Murphy made a statement
tonight In the course OF which he said:
up 10 the present time there has been
absolutely no work done TO perfect the
harmony that must exist in the Democrat
ic party in New York state. 10 insure
success at the ensuing election. A gem
tleman who four years ago left our party,
is today on a tour OF the western part Of
the state, planting the seeds of discord
among Democrats. For the purpose of
frustrating the schemes of this gentle
man, and his associates. all loyal Demo-
Gratis should band together. Ii is claimed
that Richard Croker Is seeking the state
leadership. This is absolutely false"