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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21
EVIDENCE REVIEWED.
Meeting of Officers, Attorneys and
Friends of Murdered Man.

At late hour yesterday afternoon, a
meeting was held in the office of the
county attorney and the evidence Sc
cured to date was thoroughly gone
over. Those present at the meeting
were County Attorney Christensen and
his assistants, Messrs. Loofbourow and
Ritter, Chief Hilton, Sheriff Naylor De-
tective Sheets, Sergeant Janney,
Charles r, Rogers James sharp, j. G.
Sharp and Heber sharp II was deli
nitely decided, as intimated In last
evenings News that no Inquest
would be held The investigation is
now proceeding from the county attor-
ney's Office as that official will have
charge of the prosecution and will ar
range the evidence in It's proper shape.
The police and sherlff's forces are
working in perfect harmony and they
are going at the work In a systematic
manner. They propose TO keep on
working until the mystery Is solved
Every effort will be made to locate the
missing gun and It will be found II pos
sible
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21
CAN GIVE ACCOUNT.
Saws He Can Settle the Questio II
Where He Got Gold.

one thing which gives the officers a
good deal of satisfaction Is that Nor
Jensen il showing unmlstakable signs
Of breaking down, The terrible strain
whioh he has been undergoing since
Wednrs lay IL slowly but surely telling
on him. and although possessed OF eX-
traordnary powers Of self-control he Is
unable any longer TO maintain that at
,ltude of dnconcern which has charac-
terized him since he was taken into
ci'-'ody by the police.
He can not sleep and every few min
utes acts up nom his chair and PAGES
thc floor nefNously He has had many
friends call to see him, but early yes
ter6ay afternoon Chief Hilton issued
stern orders to the officers In charge
of him TO admit no one to the room
urless they were permitted by him or
Inc sergeant In charge AS result OF
tufs order, numerous friends OF the
susrected man, and more numerous
seekers OF curisoity, were turned awas
from fhe door yesterday afternoon and
last night when they raped for adj
mittance.
The "NcWe" was permitted 70 inter.
view the man again last evening, and
r. "nswer to a series OF questions he
said: m ~
"a certainly hope the boys will do all
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21
MORTENSEN is
BREAKING DOWN
Admits That Strain is Terrible and That He
Cannot Endure it Much Longe Sleep
A Stranger to Him Now.

Mortensen Is breaking down. He ad-
mitted that much to the Deseret News
this morning. In conversation with a
News reporter he said:
u have got a pretty good nerve, but
II Is about IN the balance now, The
strain Is something terrible and It Is
telling on me fast, | try to sleep but
cannot. got little rest the first night
hut since that have failed to get any"
That Is all the suspected man would
say concerning himself except that he
still maintains his innocence, with all
the bravado that he can summon to
his aid. II he knows anything Of the
details Of the terrible crime the indl-
cations are that he will tell them soon
us he is rapidly beginning to assume
the woe begone condition that the ex-
piesslons quoted above would indicate.
Hhls morning he was exceedingly nerv-
Gus, pale and haggard and 1t requires
no stretch of the imagination to be-
l!eve that he and sleep have been
strangers for the past few nights as
fis words imply He passes his time
IN the detectives room at the old city
hall and his guard last night was Ser
geant Burbldge,
Mortensens accounts were being
thoroughly investigated today and all
OF his checks, check books, stubs and
receipts we're gone over with o view
to ascertainlng, If 1t is possible whether
he could have had S3,s0O in his posses
Elon at the time Of the murder. The
county attorney Yves also getting ready
to file complaint formally charging
him with the murder
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21
FUNERAL SERVICES.
Arrangements for the Last Sad Rites
Tomorrow Morning.

Arrangements for the funeral OF
James r, Hay have been completed. II
viii take place from the Twentieth
ward meeting house at II o'clock to.
morrow morning and the services win
be conducted by Bishop Romney.
The musical numbers consist OF two
selections by a quartet composed Of
Messrs. Pyper Whitney, SPENCER and
Patrick. The closing piece VIII be rem
dered by a quartet composed OF Messrs.
Ashworth. Graham. Chrlstopherson aud
Pike. The pail bearers VIII be w. A.
Needham, l., j. Brown j. =. Ritter. +.
r. Parish, a. b Needham and w. s.
Romney The remains may DO viewed
al the undertaking establishment OF
Joseph y Taylor from a. m. until
1920 a. IN.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21

aid. senior Rafael Montufar has written
an editorial which appeared In the
leading newspaper Of this city, desig-
mating the Interpretation Of the Monroe
doctrine, given in President Roose-
velts message as the Roosevelt doc
trine
Senior Montufar suggests that the
Pan. American congress should not
close lts sessions without declaring Mr..
Roosevelts view TO be the basis OF
he Pan-Amercan policy,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21

Admiral SIMPSONS attorneys and tho
counsel Tor Admiral schley follows:
lazy OeSdrtnhdt Washington. mo
-U 'Vl'--GentIemen-ln view of The de-
purlments approval this day OF the
accommodation Of the court of Inaulry
III me case Of Admiral Schley that no
lurtler proceedings he had and of the
Ia'i thal the question Of command wa,
excluded from consideration by the
court the department win take no ac-
.lon upon the brief filed by you in be-
hali OF Admiral VIM. Y, sampson.
Very respectfully
JOHN D. LONG,
Secretary"
Measrs Stayton and Theall John.
ston building, No 80, Broad street New
York. Nv"
TO sCHLEY.
Navy Department Washington Dec
~ lWl-Slr-ReferrlnB to the DEPART
ments letter Of the 18th inst, you are
advised that action today has been TAX.
en- upon the findings. opinion and rec
phlmendauon Of the court OF inquiry m
your case and upon the minority opln-
ion of the presiding member and a COPY
OF the endorsement embodylng such ac.
ton ls herewith transmitted for your
information In response 70 your re
quest OF The 18TH inst, heretofore 40
knoWle1ged that If protest should ba
He'd by RearAdmlral VIM. T. Samp.
son relative 10 the question Of command
of the American naval forces during tho
battle OF Santiago and credit Of the vie.
tory won In that battle win be accorded
an opportunity to present, through you,
counsel oral argument against sucn
protest you are advised that a brief on
this subject has this day been filed b.,
Meesrs St0yion. Campbell and Theall,
counsel for Admiral Sampson. In view,
however. Of the departments approval
Of the recommendation Of the court OF
inquiry that no further proceedings bu
had and of the fact that the question
Of command was excluded from o0nsd-
GRAFTON by the court, no action viii be
taken Oh said brief and reply TO that
effect (tOpy enclosed) has this day been
made 10 counsel for Admiral Sampson.
Nv WY va INV l'INll llNHl NHNJhhhNr
advocate Of the court and his assist
ant or your communication Of the 18th
inst. Directing TO the approval OF the
1ndlngS Of the court, Is also herewith
Transmitted.
Very respectfully,
JOHN d, LONG,
Secretary Of Navy"
"Rear-Admlral Winfield $. Schley, y.
g. n. retired, The Richmond, Washing
ton, D. {"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21
ANOTHER EXPLOSION IN PITTSBURG

Pittsburg, Dec 2l.-In an explosion
at Singer lmicks west end plant OF the
Cruclble Steel Company OF America,
seven were scdlded, one badly cut and
twenty or thirty others slightly burned.
At 1856 o'clock two of a battery OF
five boilers used to operate the sheet
mill, exploded with terrific force, Scald-
ing water played havoc among the
Vorlxmen, who had just started in Tor
the day, while pieces of the boilers
caused great destruction to the mill
property.
OF the seven men scalded two, II Is
said, will die.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21
The injured al Inc hospitals are:

The injured at the hospitals are:
Charles Miller, engineer, badly scald-
cd about the head face and chest VIII
liam George, aged i5, married, a roller.
fcalded about head, face arms and
chest: William Reed, roller, scalded
about face, head and shoulders; Ford
Reed, scaded about face and hands;
william Sharp, scalded about face and
arms; John Brown, one OF the roll crew,
scalded about face, head and arms;
Boyd Johnson, engineer scalded about
face and shoulders.
The cause OF the explosion Is attribute
ed to frozen pipes which supplied the
two boilers Of the nve with water.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21
John J. Valentine Dead.

Oakland. Cal, Dec. 2l.-John ]. VAL
entine. president Of Wells, Fargo and
companys express company, died NJ
.sO o'clock this morning He has been
m for some time and his death hao
been expected for several days.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21

who arrived Thursday night. Is taking
charge Of his brothers affairs. He
says il looks very black for his broth.
er but he believes he IL innocent
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21

Busby went TO Mortensens place and
found a shovel which he took to the
grave and found that II exactly fitted
the hole where Hays body was buried.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21

The beautiful tcor This The Oa Eunmg designed
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21
BUILDING PERMITS.

Permits issued during the week by
the building inspector were:
J T. Brdseman, SIS south First
West, brick barn ,....u.......S $50
Harris Furniture company, 234
State, alterations and repairs. 1000
Tofal Il IN
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21
THE ROOSEVELT DOCTRINE
The Pan American Congress May
Act Upon IL.

New York, Dec 21.-AccordIng TO the
Guatemala correspondent Of the Her
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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

me frankly why I am getting this Ia
boo Because you haven't paid for
your boots he replied. But this is
monstrousp said l. You know very
well that l never ordered S1h pairs Of
boots. OF course not said he, but
you'd best pay for 'em all the same. 1t
ruins a man here he went on to ex-
plain, If he allows any bill to pass set
tlement day. No explanation is per-
mitted, and everybody joins in cutting
him. 1t seems hard, but we have to do
it to sustain this credit system. If we
didn't, we'd all be ruined by bad ac-
counts
II groaned in spirit, but l sent the
shoemaker $112.50 and told him to let
me have the rest of my boots. l was
so mad l could have worn out the
whole II on his anatomy. but l pre-
served my outward calm and was
promptly reinstated socially and finan-
cially throughout the town. Later on
l used seven pairs of boots as Christ
mas presents to friends and gave the
II odd II to a II legged beggar
on the plaza."-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09
Joke That Failed

Professor Rogers and DR.. Dale were
once %lecturing in England. and at ev-
cry town which they visited DR.. Dale
noticed that his colleague. who always
spoke first, made the same speech. In
fact, so often did the professor give
that speech that the worthy doctor
knew it off by heart, and this fact led
the latter to think Of a way Of taking
the wind out Of his friends sails.
On their arrival at a town in south
Lancashire DR.. Dale asked DR.. Rogers
to allow him to speak first, an arrange
ment to which the latter readily
agreed. so DR.. Dale rose and proceeded
to deliver the speech Of DR.. Rogers,
looking every now and then out Of the
corner of his eye to see how that wor-
thy gentleman was taking this practi-
cal joke. DR.. Rogers sat calm and COM
posed, and when at length his turn
came to speak he just as calmly rose
and delivered. to DR.. Dale's utter as
tonishment. quite q new speech.
At the conclusion Of the meeting DR..
Dale said to his colleague:
Il thought l had taken the wind out
of your sails tonight"
DR.. Rogers replied: "Oh, no. I de-
livered that speech when l was here a
month ago."
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09
me Honorahle noard.

Sam Rawson occasionally said a good
thing, and one of these occasions chanc-
ed to be the town meeting. The peo-
pie Of Sans village could not under
stand how the money appropriated for
the roads had vanished with such poor
results.
A stretch of road running past Sans
house was in VIGOROUSLY poor condi-
ton, although Sam declared that he
had paid literally to have it put in
good order. and there was general in
terest when Sam rose to make his state
ment before the selectmen.
I'D just like to say one thing" he
drawled, needless of the fact that he
had interrupted an indignant neighbor.
II don't want to make any fuss, but
I'd just like to ask the honorable board
Of highwaymen"-
That was as far as be could get. A
roar of laughter swept over the town
meeting and showed it's effects in the
red faces Of the ''highwaymen."-
Youths Companion.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09
Took Him nj His Word.

Men on newspapers often have
peculiar experiences" said w. 4. Fair
child of Chicago, land such a n be-
fell q friend of mine some time ago.
The friend in question was city editor
of a great daily, and in the course Of
his manifold duties it fell to his lot to
take to task one Of his reporters. The
reporter In question was an English
man, slow of thought and action and
misery Of speech. Through the TRADE
to which he was subjected he said
nothing, and when it finally ended he
left the presence of his superior with
out any comment.
But, as the result proved, he did
some tall thinking. City editors when
'riled,' as is well known, are not par
ticularly choice or economical in the
language they bestow on their unfor-
tunate reporters, and among other
that he was no better thanh fact,
was-a crazy man and that his proper
habitat was a lunatic asylum and not
the hall bedroom of a Chicago board
ing house which he occupied.
"The Englishman tool this part of
the city editors remarks as his text and
acted upon them. He promptly went
to an asylum, had himself thoroughly
examined by three or four ~alienists
and secured from them an official GER
tificate to the fact that he was sane.
With this he appeared at the office of
his paper the mex day, and, entering
the editors sanctum, he slapped it
down before his astonished and dis
mayed superior. Now, you go and get
one was his only comment and for
once that city editor capitulated."-
New York Tribune.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09
Roeut.h

The v Of southern Europe is a
bold fellow-not unlike his cousin, the
crow. Some notices of the bird, given
by an English traveller In Corsica. offer
amusing proof Of this.
A youth whom l employed to carry
my camera could never look on ravens
with any equanimity, for he had suf-
fered much from their thievish i'm
pudence when sent to the bush to
gather firewood.
On one occasion he lost his dinner, a
loaf Of bread wrapped in a napkin, al
though he was working close to the
spot where he had laid it and had turn
ed his back for only a minute.
But the most objectionable insult he
had ever received happened on q day
when he was out gathering wood. AS
he was STOPPING down to bind a bun
die Of fagots a raven suddenly swoop-
ed from behind, lifted the cap from his
head and flew away with it to a lofty
crag. from which she uttered croaks
of triumph.
The cap was subsequently seen lined
with straw and serving for a nest.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09
Burr's Self Control.

Aaron Burr was by nature and train
ing a man of extraordinary self con-
troll. He allowed no circumstances to
throw him off his balance. An anec
dote told by Rufus Choate to the late
Richard II. Dana, recorded In Mr..
Dana's DIARY" illustrates the callous-
ness which aided Burr SO greatly in
controlling himself. Several years after
the death of Hamilton, killed by Burr
in a duel, Burr visited Boston, and Mr..
Devereux of Salem paid him some at
tentions. The visitor was taken to the
Boston atheneum, where, while the
two men were walking through the gal
lery of sculpture, Mr.. Devereux hap
pened to catch sight of a bust of Ham
ilton.
The thought flashed across his mind
that Burr might not care to be con
fronted with the sight of the features
of the mar he had slain. But no. Burr
was u~ndisturbed. He also espied the
bust, and, although Mr.. Devereux had
instinctively turned away, he walked
up to it and said in a loud tone: "Ah!
Here is Hamilton!" Then, passing his
fingers along certain lines of the face,
he added, There was the poetry
Hamilton's contemporaries gave him
credit for possessing a poetic mind.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09
Flattery From the ,I,rror.

Does your mirror do you justice?
You may think not. Or perhaps you
would like it to fatter you just a little.
If so, you a arrange it so the glass
will reflect in a more complimentary
than usual. If you do, you on
ly have to know the milliner's Oldest
secret, and the thing is done.
Did you ever notice the softest drap-
cry Of pure white hung about a mirror?
That is the trick. After your mirror Of
faultless glass is thoroughly polished
frame it in pure white gauze, with the
material gathered in the center at the
top and falling wavelike on either side.
Then notice the effect. The true tints
of the complexion will be there a little
emphasized. The expression OF the
c~ountenance. the light Of the eye, the
color of the hair, will be accurately re-
fected, all softened and made more
harmonious than your mirror showed
them before the gauze was used. You
may believe that that subtle bit Of
white materially makes the glass tell
nearer the truth than 1t did without it.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09
A Chiropodi.t,s Advice.

A chiropodist advises that foot COM
fort is much enhanced if all callous
places on the feet are made perfectly
smooth. This can be done easily and
the feet kept In excellent condition by
using a fine pumice stone every morn
Ing after the bath. The pumice stone
should, Of course, be wet. and if rubbed
daily over the points Oh the feet that
have hardened or shown a tendency to
harden the places can be made and
kept smooth. After a corn has been
removed, too. a light rubbing daily
Of the place where it has been will
often prevent it's return.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

AL OhCOul0 -toSS OF -1lT1ul.
OF all the modes CT burial ever prac-
ticed by creatures in the shape of hl-
man beings the method of the Queens
land nomads is certainly the most un-
couth. After drying the corpse in the
sun and knocking out its teeth for
k~eepsakes they deposit it on a frame
work Of rough poles and bury It under
a few armsful Of rushes and old kan
CARGO skins, leaving the bush wolves
to sing it's requiem.
No member of the dead mans tribe
will settle within a mile of his grave
for fear of being haunted by the
spooks making the burial place their
midnight rendezvous. The metaphys-
zeal opinions of the Australian aborig-
ines prove indeed that savages can be
afflicted with an abundance of SUPER
naturalism without betraying a trace
of anything deserving the name of re-
ligiouS sentiment.
They believe in evil spirits whistling
in the blasts of the storm wind and try
to exercise them by splitting in the di-
rection of the sky, but for the concep-
tons of the deity, of future existence,
Of repentance, atonement and con-
s%cienoce their language has not even a
definite word. From somewhere in the
land of their forefathers-eastern Asia,
perhaps-they have imported a notion
family resembling the Buddhist doc
trine of metempsychosis and believe
that animals may be reborn as men
and men as human beings of a superior
rank.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09
The Cannon ana Science

The president Of the French Acade-
my of Sciences remarked in a recent
address that the annon Is one Of the
most instructive Laboratories that sci
ence possesses. 1t was the modern can
non. he said, which suggested the appli-
cation Of explosive gases to the driving
of engines. The experience Of the i'm
mense pressures obtained in cannon
also led to the use Of pressureS in
steam machines which a few years
ago would have been regarded as i'm
practicable. Thus experiments intend
ed primarily for the purposes Of war
had resulted in the advance of the tri-
umphs of peace.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09
WASP sT!NGs.
People Who Have Died From the Eff
fectS of Them.

lectS Oh lnems
In an article on the stings of wasps
a British medical journal cites the two
following cases which have come I'M
der its notice.: A strong, healthy girl of
q was stung on the neck by Il wasp
and tainted. On regaining conscious
ness she complained of a general feel
ing of numbness and partial blindness
and vomited. She suffered severe alb
dominal pain. She recovered in the
course of a few hours. Two months
later she was stung again, this time on
the hand. Her face became flushed,
she again complained of numbness and
blindness, suddenly became very pale,
tainted and died % minutes after she
was stung.
Another case was that of a girl Of %
years, who was stung by a wasp be-
hind the angle of the jaw. The sting
was at once extracted and ammonia
applied. In a few minutes she CON-
planned of faintness and would have
fallen if she had not been supported.
Her face assumed an expression Of
great anxiety, and a few minutes later
she was tossing on the bed complain
ing of a horrible feeling of choking
and of %agonizing pain in the chest and
abdomen. Brandy gave no relief. There
was nausea, but no vomiting. She
rapidly became insensible and died Is
minutes after receiving the sting. The
NOS probable explanation of such
cases seems to lie in what is known as
idiosyncrasy-that is. abnormal sensi-
tiveness in particular individuals to
certain toxic agents. 1t is we'll known
that drugs vary much in action on diff
ferent people. What is a safe dose for
one is dangerously large for another.
The inability of some people to eat
strawberries or shellfish is another in
stance of the same phenomenon. The
active agent of bee stings is generally
believed to be formic acid. 1t therefore
seems very desirable that we should
have more accurate information re-
garding the action of this drug on diff
ferent species of the lower animals
and through them on man himself
Chicago Chronicle.