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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-15

and as soon as the authority for its ap-
pointment was given the caucus sd-
journed sine die.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-15
REJOICING IN LONDON.

Lord Roberts dispatch announcing
ss entry into Bloemfonteln caused a
iseAns OF great relief The absence OF
vs news eagerly looked for had pro-
'9ssl some apprehension during the
~ part OF the day that the British
~ met with a check before Bloemfon-
mn ana anxious inquiries were made
,ne war Office and In the Hobbies Of
Parliament.
Vn the reception Of the news the
yseen' al Windsor castle, the prince OF
vw.aie, az Marlborough house. Lord
"vstlsy and others were Immediately
s.uned' but at o'clock the war office
va almost deserted, the public giving
W nope Of further news until today.
-iR lug appearance OF the newspapers
r ~.n the tidlngs caused great excite
,,sa' along Pau Mall, at the service
os -9s ana IN the West End generally.
ys 70 me late hour, however, there
~, os'e 90 concentrations approaching In
wy aighIest degree those heraldlng the
ia5isnder Of CrOnje and the relief Of
60, " happened that q torchllght pro-
,ss,Sh organized on an extensive scale
80. y, 'le widows and orphans fund. was
,s,sl.hs south London with bands and
,s, -usis' This included a body OF uni
ssassu men representing the British
o.. iuicee, the surrender OF Cronje and
vss W. inspiring incidents. The route
s.ss,i nShs with flags. and stands were
."I AZ numerous points for specta-
en-, Nss,llIally the appearance OF the
t,ss s SSuluons Of the evening papers
n. 49, a turore Of enthusiasm among
wa parSders, who greeted the news
t5 Su cheers n and the singing Of the ma
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-15
w., II, Vast Army He Overcam'
c,oni.. Occupied 8Io'mf0ot''''
pRlrIsaNADE STATE ENTRY
,.,o, Retired the nay before =
' s,s., Rejoicing OF sri'l'" pe0p''
over the Achievements
rEarly Dispatched

March IS. 4:50 o. m-Ihe
MI ~ the campaign is over Lord
~ arrived at Modder river on
i,,..,s,v SIN. He entered Bloemfon-
NV !, March 18th. Thus, in little over
''' .,, ~ he has effected the relief OF
s,mbsrley and Ladysmith, the capture
S'' o., cronie's forces and the hoist
,..o, the flag in the capital Of the Free
s ~ All this has been accomplished
s',,' comparatively trlhing losses.
NJ. small wonder that he is the hero
~. hour in England. All the news
..s@rs eulogize him, and congratulate
,opptry. They talk OF the Free
s,.,. as having passed out OF exist
as being now one Of the shad-
AXIS Of history. -.
=, h NOT doubted that there may be
,.'yv dehting. but the genius OF LORD
p,bsyts IA looked TO for victory over
ny 5'fierltles. His grim reference TO
N. elate" President Steyn is under
.,oos 10 show that there shall be no
smbisulty as 10 the position assumed
iovard the republics.
Tbe fact that Mr. Frazer late chair
,,sn Of the Free state Rad and leader
y no opposition TO Mr. Steyn, came
IN he depuiation to surrender the
.,ys d regarded as extremely signlii-
an Of considerable difference OF opin-
M among the Free staters regarding
ne war II Is said that President Kru-
ssr hates Mr.. Frazer on account OF his
sgmpathy with the uitlanders. The
isnonstratIons Of the Bloemfonteln in
i,btants are also regarded as a good
ssriry for the future Of the British
supremacy
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-15
ENTRY INTO BLoEMFoNTEIN.

Dispatch TO the Daily Chronicle
from Boemfontein, dated Tuesday
evening March 18th, says:
'Boemfontein surrendered at 10 to-
day Il was occupied at noon. Presl-
cent Sieyn, with q majority Of the
Lighting burghers. has fed northward
Gen. French was within FIVE miles
Of the place at 8 o'clock Monday after
hoou. He sent a summons into the
town. threatening TO lombard It unless
y surrendered by 1 p. m Tuesday. A
shIle flag was hoisted Tuesday morn
lig ana a deputatlon of the town coun-
Oh with the mayor, came out to meet
Lofd Roberts at spitzkop, five miles
Au'h Of the town. making a formal
surrender Of the place.
LORD Roberts made a state entry at
noon He received a tremendous ova-
ihn' After visiting the public build
!n.g' he went to the official residence OF
zoe President followed by a cheering
efoWd Who waved the British flag and
sang The British national anthem.
d, On Monday afternoon previous to
lhs surrender. there had been a little
thiplng and shelllng, but the enemy
ihen retired
, Lord Roberts has headquarters at
he Presidents house. and there are
many Of the British wounded in the
building"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-15
RUSSIAN PRAISE.

Il Il interesting, in connection with
y, rapId advance Of Lord Roberts, TO
lam that the Russian military at
bebe with the Beers who were cap
tgrel By the British, sent the following
telegram to the car: Il am perfectly
amazed at the energy IN action and the
endurance Of the British infantry !
rssi say no more"
There Is SIN no news as 10 whether
lonl Roberts has captured any rolling
stock II he has not yet, then he Will
X obliged 10 wait until the repairing
q tie bridges over the Orange river
enables BIZ TO bring rolling stock up.
TIE British continue pressing their
i'yance on the Lrange river The
sxn still hold Bethulie bridge, on the
nth side OF the stream, but their
taehes are dominated by the British
lallery Heavy firing is in progress,
~ there has been some skirmishing.
Lord Kitchener seems TO be very sue
es'iul in reducing the extent Of the
Duich rising.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
1lCKINGS OF THE TELEGRAPH
,!ows of the Day as Told Over the
Slender Wires.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN NEWS
The Naval Omcers OF Russia and Japan
Believe That War Between These
Two Countries IL Inevitable-Russia
Wants n Naval Base at Korea.
Russia and Japan May scrap.

"War between Russia and Japan is
looked for as inevitable by the naval
officers of those countries who have
been nearest the probable scene of flu
ture operations" said Lieut.. Romanoff
of the imperial Russian navy, who ar
rived in Chicago recently. The lieu
tenant has just completed three
years cruise in Asiatic waters on the
Russian battleship Sissoi Teliky, and
is on his way to St. Petersburg. Just
how soon such war may begin it is
difficult TO say, but events little short
of miraculous must occur to avert it.
The Japanese are building warships as
rapidly as possible, in anticipation of
the outbreak of hostilities and Russia
is strengthening her navy as fast as
she can. That Russia must have a
naval base between Port Arthur and
Nladivostocb is conceded, and that she
will try TO get one in Korea is certain.
In the event of such war it is con-
sidered probable in Russian naval cir
cles that Russia will have the aid of
Germany and that England will take
the other side. European war will
follow the outbreak of hostilities be-
tween Russia and Japan.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
A Test Case of Process Butter.

State Food Commissioner Grosvenor
on the 18th made complaint against
Rollin G.. Phelps, agent for Armour &
Co. of Chicago, on the charge of selling
what is known as process butter, with
out complying with the state law in
the matter of labelling packages. This
will be test case. Michigan was one
of the six states in 1899 to pass laws
regulating the sale of this kind of but
ter, at the instigation of the National
Association of State Dairy and Food
Commissioners. Heretofore it has been
impossible for chemists to tell the diff
ference between process butter and
dairy or creamery. Michigan chemists,
however, claim to have found an infal-
lible test. Process butter has been on
the market for 10 years. The most of
it is manufactured in Chicago, one firm
there sending in thousands of pounds
during the year. 1t is the product of
cheap dairy butter that has spoiled.
melted up and churned again in new
milk. If the food department carries
its point, similar suits will be started
all over the state.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
BRIEF NEWS PARAGRAPHS

The pension appropriation bill car
rying S145, 245,2 $50 was passed by the
house on the 10th.
Alfred Miner, the governor, has
proclaimed martial law in the districts
of Hopetown and Philipstown.
A Halifax, n. S., dispatch says that
sufficient number of Canadians had
already volunteered to raise force OF
10, 900 for service in South Africa.
Patrick O'Donnell, window washer
Gently fell heir to an estate valued al
Sc, 900, 900. His share is S2,000,000
A church collapsed during the cele'
bration of mass in Maloouzene town.
ship, Sumara district, Russia, on the
10th, and 10 persons were killed and g.
were wounded.
The steamer Danube on the 10th ar.
rived at Victoria, Wash, and brought
news that large part of the business
portion of Dawson was wiped out by
fire on the 10th, entailing a loss OF
over $500, 900.
MIS-. UeorBt odDdi, Wilc VI Pioi
nent Virden, ILL.,, resident, was com
pletely beheaded by train on the 18th
She had just returned from Europe
and, while attempting to cross tbs
tracks with her husband, her clothes
caught in the wheels of the engine and
she was dragged under.
The Kentucky legislature met in
joint session on the 18th to make G
final comparison of the journals of the
two houses in the matter of electing q
United States senator. The journals
showed that Black burn had received n
votes to SO for Bradley, and Blackburn
was declared duly elected.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
TRANSVAAL WAR ITEMS.

j. Q. c. Van Den Bosch of Mish-
awake. Ind, recently received a letter
from friend of his by the name of
Heinrich Van Der Riep, young law
yer, who resides in Pretoria. Among
other things he says: when trouble
began here joined Jouberts forces. l
was wounded in the fight at Glands
laagte but am recovering. The subject
that makes every humane soldier trem-
bic with rage is the manner in which
the British treat our wounded and pris-
oners. / wish above all things that the
world might know how completely
these scoundrels violate all con-
ventional and humanitarian laws.
How they butchered wounded sol
diers with their lances, cruelty NAL
treated prisoners, and that in direct
contrast with the so-called stupid
Beers, who are treating their English
prisoners and wounded with the great
est kindness
A British dispatch says the forward
movement for the relief of Ladysmith
began on Wednesday, Jan. 10, from
Frepe and Chieveley. Lord Dundon-
aids mounted brigade, with the 5th
brigade, under Gen. Hart, comprising
the Dublins, the Connaughts,, the Ini-
skillens and the Borden regiment, pro-
ceeded northwesterly to Springfield.
The position had previously been thor
oughly reconnoitered. A few miles
outside of Frere, Lord Dundonald
passed targets erected by the Beers to
represent force advancing in Skin
mishing order. Evidently the Beers
had been firing at these from the adj
iacent hills. Lord Dundonald pushed
on, and as the main column advanced
it was notified that Springfield was not
occupied by Beers, and that the 5th
brigade had taken possession.
1t is announced that ex-Consul Ma
crum. of Pretoria. is bearer of letter
to President Mckinley from President
Kruger. in which the latter proposes
peace terms based upon the status quo,
with complete independence and a
seven years franchise.
| Geo. w. Van Siclen, of New York
treasurer of the American Transvaal
fund, says not single day passes but
what from 10 to 90 able-bodied young
men apply in person to him to be sent
to South Africa to fight on the Boer
| side.
! A dispatch from Gen. Butler dated
Jan. 81 says the British wounded in
the battle of the Goth numbered IL
officers. one of whom died, and 279 nom
commissioned officers and men. The
British also lost two killed, two miss
ing and 12 wounded in reconnaissance
on the same date. The Boer casualties
is not given.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
Killed the Jailer and Escaped.

County Jailer Alfred Henry, while
feeding the prisoners in the Howell
county Jail at West Plains, Mo-, on the
18th, was overpowered and killed by
two prisoners, Ben Richardson and Ed.
Grady Richardson was under sentence
to the penitentiary for burglary and is
an escaped convict from the Tennessee
penitentiary. Henry had gone to the
Jail to feed the prisoners, and, not re-
turning to his home at the accustomed
time, his wife became anxious and sent
a neighbor in search of him. His body
was found in pool of blood on the
Jail floor. The prisoners had escaped
and locked the door after them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
Anglo German Opposition.

Both Great Britain and Germany
have formally served notice that they
will protest against fortfcation of the
Nicaragua canal if that waterway be
constructed by the American govern
ment. Three notices were filed by
Ambassadors Pauncefote and Won Hol-
leben 1t is believed both France and
Russia, and perhaps other marine pow
ers, will join in the protest if the
United States persists in constructing
the canal upon the basis provided in
the bill reported from the house COM
mite on interstate and foreign com
merce and agreed to with some addi-
tions by the senate committee on in
teroceanic canal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

A test shaft is being put down at
Maple Rapids in the hopes of finding
coal.
Holly's new cement factory will be
located either at Bru sh lake or Rapallu
lake
school lin connection with the public
schools.
At the union revival services Just
closed at Charlotte 222 persons were
converted.
A new Congregational church was
organized at Warren on the 18th with
l6 members.
During 1899, So divorce cases were
begun in Calhoun county and 81 DEGREES
were granted.
gang of sheep thieves that has
been operating in Berrien county has
been rounded up.
Niles now has an Improvement asso-
citation. Already the association has
six factories in view.
Muskegon has been struck by the re-
vival of the roller skating craze, and a
rink has been opened.
There were 10 boiler explosions in
this state last year, and l6 people were
killed and 16 wounded.
1t is reported that 600 conversions
were the fruits of the Chapman revival
meetings at Kalamazoo.
1t is said that farmers in Kalamazoo
county will refuse to grow sugar bcets
for less than s. per ton.
The output of the beet sugar factory
at Alma was 100000 pounds, made
from 10, 267 tons of beets.
Rev. j. j. Axtell, of Royal Oak, has
decided to leave that village and make
Battle Creek his headquarters.
A movement is on foot at Lansing
which will eventually result in the
placing of all wires underground.
The Kalamazoo city council has
passed resolutions of sympathy for the
Beers in their struggle against Eng
, land.
The total lumber cut of Menominee
for the year 1899 was 500, 427, 900 feet
Prices have increased nearly 40 per
cent.
Sixteen hundred cars passed through
the tunnel at Port Huron on the 14th.
This the largest days business in its
history.
The trial of w. A. French and +. j.
Adams has been postponed until the
March term of the circuit court al
Lansing.
The Owosso Carriage Co. S new fac
tory, plant of 100, 900 square feet just
completed, started up on the 22d with
| $50 hands.
The fruit commission men of Berrien
county have organized to fight the
81, 900 bond law enacted in this state
last summer.
Ann Arbor Hive, No. 113, l.. O. r. NJ.
Is the largest hive in Michigan, having
249 members, and recently won hand.
some banner.
The city fathers of Niles are at pres
ent bothering their heads about put
ting i'm some kind of an electric fire
alarm system.
Cadillac has paid off the last of the
Indebtedness on the local schools. and
now the erection Of a new city ball is
being discussed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
a MINNESOTA FARMER
Does Wen In western Canada.

Virden, Man., Nov. IL, 1889.
Hon. Clifford Sifton, Minister OF the
Interior, Ottawa, Canada-Sir: Think
ing that my experience in Manitoba
might be both useful and interesting
to my fellow-countrymen In the United
States who may be looking to Mani
toba and the northwest with the In
tention of settling there, have much
pleasure In stating that through in
formation received from Mr.. w. f.
McCreary, immigration commissioner
at Winnipeg, | was induced to visit
Manitoba in February, 1898. When l
called upon Mr.. McCreary he spared no
pains to give me all the information,
ETC., In his possession, the result OF
which was that | came here with
letter of introduction from him to the
secretary of the Virden Board OF
Trade. That gentleman provided me
with a competent land guide, and,
although there was considerable snow
on the ground, had no difficulty In
selecting three homesteads for myself
and sons. Having made the necessary
homestead entries at the land office In
Brandon, / returned to my home in
Lyon county, Minnesota, and came back
here in May following, accompanied
by one of my boys, bringing with us
two teams of horses, implements, etc.
Our first work was to erect tempo
rary shanty and stable after which
we broke and leveled seventyfive
acres and put up thirty tons OF hay.
/ went back to Minnesota about July
20, leaving my son here. | returned
In October bringing my family with
me. i found that the land we had
acquired was of good quality, being
a strong clay loan with clay subsoil.
Last spring | sowed 100 acres in wheat
and fifty acres in oats and barley.
| (Seyenty-fiye acres of this grain was
sowed on "go-back" plowed last
spring. My crop was thrashed in
October, the result being over 200
bushels of grain in all. Wheat aver
aged fifteen bushels per acre and
graded No. / hard, but that which was
sown on land other than sod ego
back') went twenty four and one-half
bushels per acre.
To say that | am well pleased with
the result of my first years farming
operations in Manitoba does not ade-
quately express my feelings, and
have no hesitation in advising those
who are living in districts where land
is high in price to come out here, If
they are willing to do a fair amount
of work. | am ten miles from Virden,
which is a good market town, and nine
miles from Hargrave, where there are
two elevators. This summer | erected
dwelling house of native stone and
| bought a half-section Of land adjoin-
| ing our homesteads, for which | paid
very moderate price. There are still
some homesteads in this district, and
land of fine quality can be purchased
from the Canadian Pacific Railway
company at $3.50 per acre on liberal
| terms. Good water is generally found
at a depth Of from fifteen to twenty
feet. | have IT'S acres ready for crop
next year.
The cost of living here is about the
same as in southern Minnesota. Some
commodities are higher and others
lower in price, but the average is
about the same. | remain, your ODE
dent servant. (Sgned)
JACOB REICHERT.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
Ascending Cashier Caught.

Clifford A. England, former cashier
of the Warren-Scharf Asphalt Co., of
Detroit, who Is alleged 10 have embez-
zled SlO,0 from the company in Au-
gust, 1897, and for whose apprehension
a reward of 81 900 was offered, was ar
rested i'm Chicago on the evening of
the 10Th. England being confidential
agent, boolS-keeper and cashier of the
above firm he experiedced no difficulty
in securing the money from local
bank by means of depositing check,
drawing another and having ii cashed.
When arrested he acknowledge his
crime and said he would return to De-
troit and suffer the penalty. He and
his wife visited many points OF interest
in Europe and then travelled in Asia,
coming back TO Chicago by way of San
Francisco. Shortly after reaching Chi
cago he secured position as manager
in John McLelland's wholesale furni-
ture store, which position he was still
holding when arrested. England was
young man of exemplary habits and
made many friends, and had the con-
fidence of his employers. His downfall
is attributed to his wife.
Mrs England is a woman with his
tory. She was formerly Miss Dorothy
Winifred Smart, daughter of Henry
Smart of Cleveland. Prior to Sept 8,
1896, she lived at the Hotel Renaud,
Detroit with man named White, who
was, or pretended to be "A travelling man
from Cleveland. They lived as man
and wife, and their behavior was such
as not TO arouse the slightest suspic-
ions on the part of either the proprie-
tors or guests. After living quietly
there for eight months, White paid the
bill, and the two moved out.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
Made a Fine Showing.

The annual meeting of the Hillsdale
County Agricultural society was held
in Hillsdale on the 10th, and disclosed
a pleasant condition of affairs TO the
retiring and succeeding officers The
society received and disbursed during
the last year S14, 270, leaving balance
on hand at this date of S169.62, after
reducing the Indebtedness during the
year by the sum of 81 500. 1s. The next
fair will be held Oct. Is.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
Another $4,000 Blaze in Detroit.

Shortly after midnight on the 18th
fire was discovered in the building oc-
cupied by the Mutual Storage Co. at
36-40 Woodward avenue, Detroit, and
about $4,000 worth of property was
destroyed before the fire was eXtin-
guished. The loss was divided among
the following firms: Mutual Storage
Co., $50, 900; Schneider & Sieder, So, 600;
Valentine Schroeder, ST. 900; Gebhard
Paper Co., $4,000; building, 100000;
Meier a. Schul1necht, 81 900; minor
losses, SO, 900. The loss was fully COW
cred by insurance.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
NEWS FOR MICHIGANDtRS.
A Whole Regiment Of News Items
From Michigan Towns
CAPTURED FOR BRIEF READING.
When the Report of the State Tax Com
mission Is Made Public 1t VIII Fur
nish Some startling Information Re-
garding Unjust Methods of Taxation.
Another Way of Stealing From the state.

AnOther way or steailnR FROM the Shtc
The state tax commission, in pur-
suance of its duties of investigating the
system of assessed valuation and taxa
ton of the state, has already been
through 55 out of the SO counties in
the state. Two-thirds of this work is
done, and from a brief survey of a
small portion of the field covered by
the commission, there is no question
that when the report is finally made
TO Gov. Pingree, or to the next legis-
lature when it meets, will prove
most startling. Apparently hundreds
of millions of dollars worth of prop
erty, both real and personal, is escap-
ing taxation yearly, owing to the most
fragrant neglect of the assessing off
GERS of the townships and counties
throughout the state. At Musl<egon IL
millionaire was found who was paying
taxes ON 81 900 worth of property when
the same was actually worth 5000, 900.
Since the special session of the legis-
lature adjourned, the commission have
investigated the assessing system of
eight or ten new counties. Instance
after instance has been found where
the large property owner is escaping
taxation altogether, and where county
after county is assessed for only from
% to SO per cent of its real property
value, and escapes its just proportion
of the state tax where other counties
are assessed for from GO to so per cent
of property value and are bearing an
undue proportion of the cost of oper-
ating the state.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
They Have Plenty of Snow Now.

Snow has fallen at Benzonia the past
few days and the lumbermen are max
ing hurried preparations to move their
logs and bark Near Benzonia thou
sands of cords of hemlocll bark were
peeled last summer and held for winter
hauling to the railroad. Lack of snow
had prevented any numbering opera
tions, and lumbermen had begun to
fear there was going TO be no snow.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
Big state Treasury balance.

The remittances of state taxes by
county treasurers continue to pour into
the state treasury, and the balance
now in the state vaults approximates
81, 500, 900. The largest remittance of
the past week was made by Wayne
county. IL amounted to $685., 900.