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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18
MINISTER LOOMS IN TROUBLE.
Finds Himself Under the Necessity
of Issuing q Card of Denial.

New York, April Isl B. LOOMS,
United States minister % Venezuela,
seems 10 be having a hard time with
his interyiewers. 4 New York special.
from San Juan, Porto Rico, says that
before sailing from that port, Mr.
LOOMS paid a visit "a the office " the
San Juan News, where he met the cor
respondents OF the New York Herald
and the Associated Press and another
correspondent. He talked for an hour
In the presence Of the three. comment
ing on President Castros policy and the
probability OF a rebellion Within a year.
Ills statements We're taken In short
hand and transcripts were sent TO the
New York Herald and the Associated
Press"
On Mr.. Loomls' arrival IN New York.
he denied very clrcumstantially these
interviews. both to the Associated
Press and the New York Mail and Tx.
press. 10 the latter SAYING: "A reporter
from the Associated Press. whom I am
informed II also editor OF he San Juan
News, came aboard the Caracas, just
before we came away ! Told him thar
| had nothing 20 say on the asphalt
question OF OF Gen. Castro or Of any
thing else OF diplomatic character"
Now Mr.. LOOMS Issues the follow
ing card;
'New York. April Ill wish 10 cor.
rect an error that appears In the inter.
view with me In toiay's Mail and Ex.
press. ! am quoted as saving: A re.
porter from the Associated Press who
am informed IL also the editor of the
SAN Juan News. came aboard. etc
Now what I did say 20 the Mail and
Express reporter was that a man who
represented himself 10 be IN Associated
Press reporter came on board the gun.
boat scorpion a; San Juan. and who I
afterward learned was not an Asso-
clated Press reporter. thought that
I would tell you this so that the error
would not be copied and repeated"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18
No Chairman Appointed.

New York, April 1s.-The executive
committee Of the Atchson railway met
today but took no action In regard
to filing the chairmanshp made va
cant through the death Of Aldacc r.
Walker. 1t Is said there Is not like
ly TO be an election to that office for
some time. 1t is possible the Office
may be allowed to lapse. or, at any
rate, that one Of the directors viii be
elected, and the active duties of the
office divided among the board commit
tees
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18
CENTRAL PACIFIC SEPARATE.
Positively Stated IL WIN Not be
Merged into Union Pacific.

New York, April lS,--Tne Evening
Post says.
The report that the Union Pacific in"
terests propose to call aud retire South
ern Pacific collateral trust bonds, In
order to segregate the Central Pacific
railroad from the rest OF The Southern
Pacific and merge It with the Union
Pacific, which was current at the time
OF the absorption, and again repeated
today is authoritatiyely denied. one OF
the highest Union Pacific interests said
today:
There Is no ground for these reports
The Southern Pacific will continue to
be operated as an entirety. There Is no
thought OF dividing the system. Any
such ideas to that end which may have
been entertained as a possibility when
we took over the property were long
ago abandoned"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18
LITTLE CHILD BURNED TO DEATH
horrible Fate OF Six Year Old Mabel Freeman Of the Bon
Fire Danger-Her Parents Frustrated
The Funeral Tomorrow.

Little slx-year-old Mabel Freeman
met horrible death from burning last
evening.
curing the afternoon, Mabel, who Is
, ,ne daughter Of Robert n. Freeman.
i 10y Fifth East street, and her
"''e p'aymates had been playing in the
oFohafd Of County Clerk James, across
'ne street A bonfire OF prunings on
,ne trees and other rubbish had been
lnaied. and the little tots we're hay-
ing q high old time, baking potatoes
ana frolicking around the blazing fire.
NO one knew just how it happened.
Du' suddenly Mabel was rushing,
screaming, towards the James house,
hef dress a mass Of flames. Mrs. James
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18
Pope Confcrs Red Hats.

Rome, April ls-At the public con-
sistory today the ceremony OF imposing
the red hats on the new cardinals oc-
Cured In the Sala dele Benedlzioni, in
the presence Of all the cardinals.
bishops, prelates, diplomats. function
aries OF the vatican. Roman nobility
and numerous invited guests. The pope.
who was in excellent health, was warm
ly cheered, The pontlff. seated on the
throne and surrounded by his court.
performed the ceremony OF imposing
the hats and pronounced the pontifical
benediction, There was no allocution
Subsequently the pope received the
new cardinals In his private apart
ments.
No appointment was made today IN
the case of the vacant bishoprlc Of
Portland, Maine.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18

saw her rushing madly towards the
house, aud ran TO meet her. with a
heavy rug to extinguish the flames
The rug proved too stiff and Mrs. James
ran for blankets. Notwithstanding the
fact that she had badly burnt her right
hand. The unfortunate child was al
tcrnately shrieking with pain and be-
secching Mrs. James In heart rending
tones TO pray to the Almighty to save
her from the flames. Mrs. James was
by this time badly burnt herself, and
all but exhausted In her efforts to save
the frantic child. when a passing wagon
OF the Martin Commission company
stopped and two men, Alfred Hancock
and Frank Doury. rushed TO the res
cue They were too late. however, TO
save the poor child. aud even as they
reached her, her finger nails began to
drop on.
Or. King. who arrived as soon as pos
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18
PIKE STARTS A SUIT.
Proceedings Instituted Against copper
Globe Mining Company.

Provo. Utah, April is,-Walter IL
pike has today sued tor q foreclosure
aeainst the Copper Globe Mining com.
any 70 collect s2.Eo that is alleged
10 I've due on a promlssory note l.. se ',,ns.
IA, mortgage on the companys MINES
Nos. 10 5, inclusive. D.. rosr,
The mining claims are in ,, sms Z,
.,,,ntv ana The defendants are Wllham
, pb,lllps John II. Chllds, ana j. y
T,sn Is CO. N OF whom claim an w
,srss, An ), nortgaged property.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18
Six Days Walking Match.

Columbus, Ohio, April ls.-The follow
ing are the scores in the six-day walk
ing match at o'clock;
Peter Golden, l9S miles, laps: Frank
Hart. i74.l; Gilbert Barnes, 1908;
George Tracey. s2.l0; George Stokes,
1874 Sammy Day, l5i.s; George w,
Richardson 1870; James Graham,
l54.s: stephen Porter, 1908 Norman
Taylor, 1912, VIM. Sachs. 95,7. Tony
Inacietn 11e
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18

adm April iS.-The exceptional IN
pO ,aLen in this years budget state
tefea' ,s evidenced by the crowded
msp ',,,o" Of the house Of commons when
eO"s' s..embled today The attendance
" !, ,.embors was unusually large, while
~ appearance of the galleries tesli-
Wv me deep interest Of the public
IVY ,se fresh taxation proposals re-
u ,' =. 70 meet the expenditure for
,s",o which. according to parlia'
mcntary paper issued this afternoon
'a,o,s elssOg.OOo inclusive OF war
0sarges this being an increase of eS2'-
Nl 900 over last year. ,o.o
Tne national balance sheet for lsoo'
,oo, 40 shown by the same paper stands
as follows -
payonue elSOS $4,000; expenditures,
eISS $4,000: net dldclt, e53'2ObOoO.
Mr. Balfour, the government leader
indirectly announced the forthcoming
loan saying he hoped to Introduce
resolution on the subject tonight II pos
sible,
The chancellor OF the exchequer, Sir
Michael Hicks Beach, rose at 4'lS D. m''
amidst rounds OF cheers, and COM
menced the budget statement his
opening sentence was not promising.
'oDaring the last five years said the
chancellor, 1--WE have been invariably
able to congratulate the house on q
general increase IN the prosperity OF
the country, but the year 1900, especlal'
N the last six months, showed symp-
toms Of change. Our foreign trade
during the year considerably increased,
but IN value rather than In volume, IL
was mainly derived, the chancellor
said. nom the high prices Of certain
articles notably coal which naturally
must have injured important Industries,
especially railways. Nevertheless the
revenue for the past year showed no
signs of decrease and the eXchequer re-
ceipts showed a surplus Of E2S65,0OO
over the estimates He was bound TO
say, however, that the excess was due
TO forcstallm mt on dutiablo articles.
But for this his estimates would have
been barely realized, Much could be
said for and against forestallment bat
It was an unmugated nuisance q
financial statistics The f0restallment
Of lS99.l9OO amounted to eS.25O 900.
which properly belonged to the revenue
Of the last year The forestalment Of
the past year somewhat exceeded the
previous year lie would say that the
consuming power Of the people was the
same, but there was no material ex-
panslon Of that power, beyond what
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18
COL. WOODRUFF TO GEN.wEsToN
Gables from Manila Not to Worry
Over SCandalOns RepOrts.

Washington. April 1S,-Commlssary
General Weston has received cable
gram from Col Woodruff, chief COM
missary at Manila, In which he says:
do not permit scandalous reports to
worry you, Affairs subsistence depart
ment Of the army administered honestly
and TO satisfaction Of officers and
troops"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18
Dispatch from Macarthur.

Washington, April lS--A dispatch
was received al the war department
today from Gen. MacArthir In Manila.
Only matters relating 10 transports
were made public, but IT is understood
that the dispatch also referred to
frauds In the subsistence department,
and insisted that there had been con-
siderable exaggeration and that the
authorities were now engaged In prob
ing the matter 10 the bottom.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18

the Indians from making signals from
them to distant bands and also could
better protect themselves.
The second fact is that The boundary
line between the two states is not In the
middle Of the Connecticut river. bat Is
the high water mark on the Vermont
side. You generally find the boundary
line. II on a river or lake. In the middle
Of ID.
AT Brattleboro is an endowed insane
asylum which Is perhaps the finest In
New England. There are between FIVE
and six hundred inmates and until re-
Gently II was used as the state asylum
also"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18
EMPEROR WILLIAMS zig Tag COURSE.
Prince Herbert Bismarck Crtcises Severely from His
Father, Telling How TO Destroy the GOvernmen-De.
mands an Agricultural Tariff.

Berlin, April IS, Prince Herbert Bis
marck In a speech at Burg criticised
Emperor Williams zis-zag course quot
ing the elder Blsmarck's words, The
way of destruction for the government
is to do first this and then that ana
promise today what It does not do to-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18
RACING Ar NEW MARKET.
II. Lorillard's Cornette Wins the
Double Trial Plate.

London, April lS.--At the third days
racing at Newmarket today, the dou-
BILE trial plate of 200 sovereigns, for q
year-olds, the winner TO be sold by
auction for 200 soyereigns, FIVE fur
longs, was won by p. L0rilards chest
nut flly Corvette with Danny Maher
In the saddle
The Craven stakes OF 500 soveregns
for three year Odds. was won by Mr..
Russells bay gelding Rigo. Sir j. Blum
dell Naples bay cold Champaign
second, and w. c. Whitneys chestnut
cold Petronus, rlden by l.. Reiff, came
In third. Involve horses ran.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18
Prince Adelbcrt Enters Navy.

Kiel, April 1s.-Prlnce Adelbert, third
son Of the emperor Of Germany, for
mally entered the navy this morning.
The emperor and empress and other
members Of the imperial family partlci-
pated In the attendant ceremonies At
divine service Prince Adebert took the
oath Of loyalty to the flag and subse-
quently reported himself to the en-
peror as his superior officer.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18

morrow"
Prince Herbert praised Count Won
Buelow as the most capable German
diplomatist, and recognized Won Bue-
lows interest In agriculture but de-
manded that be follow up this with
the assistance needed which was an
agricultural tariff.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18
Heavy storms In tho South.

Selma, Ala. April 1s.--A terrific wind
and rain storm struck Selma at 2
o'clock this morning. The electric light
plant and several other buildings were
damaged and many trees uprooted.
No casualties are reported.
A freight train on the Mobile & Bir-
mngham road was caught in the storm
near Jackson and wrecked. Engineer
II. q. Elwood. OF this place. was killed
and a brakeman badly hurt.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18
More Trouble at McKeesport.

Plttsburg, Pa, April lS.--It is report
ed that trouble Is brewing among the
men employed on the Mckeesport Ter
mlnal railroad. the property OF the
American Sheet Steel company, and the
National Tube company The grievance
OF the men Is one Of hours, and II has
been referred TO committee or the
Brotherhood OF Railway Trainrnen.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18

piled science; satoru Tetu Tamura,
Iowa City, Iowa, mechanics.
Honorary fellOwships Without emolu-
ment' William Harry Heck. Raleigh,
n. @.
shlp--ulrich Bonnel Phlllips, Athens,
Ga; George William Curtis fellowship
James MILFORD Garner, Peoria, III.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18

Chattanooga. Tenn, April ls.-Thls
gale which ragged from until o'clock
this morning. Large damage was done
to property, but no lives were lost. Two
churches in the suburbs were complete
~ wrecked. Lookout Inn was partly
unroofed and much damage done TO
railroad and telegraph wires.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18
BURLINGTON DEAL.
No Announcement Made Regarding
the Pending Purchase.

New York, April iS-The Evening
Post says
The formal announcement OF the
burlington purchase, on behalf OF the
Northern trans-contlnental lines, is still
further delayed. Messrs Charles Steele
and Robert Bacon, of the Arm of j. p.
Morgan & Company, are today in Bos-
ton comforting with the Burlington d.
rectors. When they returned II is ex-
pected that the form OF he announce
ment OF the Burlingtons acquisition,
the details Of the terms offered 60 Bur-
lington shareholders, and a request for
deposit OF stock with j Pierpont Nor
gan & Company for changing into new
guaranteed bonds will be issued.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18
burning of Palace Confirmed.

Washington, April 1s.-The state de-
partment has received a cabegram
from Mr.. Squiers charge d'affares at
Pekin, confirming the report that the
ompress's palace occupied by Count Won
Waldersee, was totally destroyed by
FIRE and that member OF Count Won
Waldersees staff was burned TO death.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18

Vienna, April lS.-The German crown
prince Frederick William, left here to-
day for Berlin.
Emperor Francis Joseph accom-
panied the crown prince to the railroad
station. The parting of the aged en-
peror and his youthful guest was most
affectionate. The crown prince stopped
and kissed the hand of the emperor,
whereupon the latter raised the prince
and kissed him on both cheeks.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18

In the removal of the palace itself, for
under Chinese usage the imperial fam
lily must occupy those exclusive quar-
tiers reserved for them within the pro-
hbited precincts.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18
William Theis. brakeman.
INJURED.

Harry yelsenbrech. engineer. Canton.
Ohio will die.
j. o. Harmon, fireman, Canton,
Ohio; probaly fatal.
sylvester Bruggen, Cleveland; badly
hurt.
The cause OF the accident is supposed
TO have been the result OF a misunder-
standing OF orders.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18

Bridgeport, Ala, April is.-Every
factory here Is compelled to close for
repairs on account Of the storm which
ragged here last night Considerable
damage was done 10 property. A busl-
ness house was lifted from Its founda-
ton and turned around. The wind had
a velocity Of IS miles an hour. The
steamboat City OF Charleston was sunk
by the storm, but no lives were lost.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18
PIumer Occupies Bathfont.

London. April ia dispatch from
Gen. Kitchener. dated Pretoria,
Wednesday, April II, says:
"Plumer has occupied Bathfopt, cap-
turing thirteen prisoners and num-
Der Of rides and ammunition.
Douglas column has occupied Dull
stroom. Six Beers were killed.
"On Gen. Kitchener's advance from
Leydeburg the Beers blew up a long
tom. Thirteen prisoners were cap
tured.
''Eliott's division has brought in a
large number of cattle"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18

New orleans. La. April is.---A heavy
wind and rain storm prevailed here
during the night; 5.4S inches Of rain
fell and the city was partially flooded
The telegraph service 10 crippled today.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18
FATAL HEAD-oN COLLISION,
One Man Killed, One Mortally Hurt
Several Severely Injured.

Cleveland, o., April ls.--As the result
Of a head-on collision between freight
and construction trains on the Wheel
ing & Lake Erie road, In the Cleveland
yards early today. one man was killed
and several badly hurt.
A
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-21

loose meshed lace, and again this
spring that pretty fashion has come to
the fore.
saw a high-throated. long-sleeved
dinner gown the other day which fully
illustrates the latest phase of lace and
silk. A bright rose du barry taffeta
of solid color edged with bands of
black chenille formed the deep fiounce
of the skirt. while the waist and top
OF the skirt were made of taffeta of
the same quality but gayly figured in
closely massed daringly yellow flowers
with dashes of green foliage.
All this strong color. however, was
softend by veil of cream lace drop
ped over the Powered surface and
tackled so firmly to it by invisible
stitches that the lace almost appeared
TO be woven with Ii.
Imagine how beautiful and effective
all this was, And when you see il
carried of by a dashing brunette you
will turn green with envy.
Since the dressmakers and their pa
irons continue to cling to the serpen-
tine mode in gown building, the man
ufacturers have brought out nothing
but soft finished evening materials
They have introduced satin chiffon
that promises to enjoy a vogue equal
to that Of panne- As its name implies.
II is as soft as chiffon. and as bright,
rich and desirable as satin itself. From
satin de lyon and satin duchesse. from
pau de sole and peau de cygne. every
bit OF the dressing and close weaving
that makes for stiffness has been left
out. and panne itself has been re
duced in weight to meet the require
ments for the prevailing mode for sof,
draping goods As TO the makeup
OF these plant materials. every dress
maker leaves II to her patron to
choose between a design for an even
ing gown with or without an overskirt
II the choice Is for an overdress then
the garment must be OF chiffon. or lib
erty silk. draped tunicwise. bordered
with lace. or more sweetly still. edged
with shirrings and tiny pulled frills
in which at intervals knots Of rose
buds and baby leaves are nestled.
Directly in front. or on one hip. the
tunic is slit open from hem to waist
line. and full gathered or drawn fiat
over the hips and back.
Just how this Roman tunic should
be draped is left TO the choice of the
patron and the taste OF the dress
maker.
Dull red is the shade for spring and
summer wear. and q very pretty shout
der strap Is made Of duh rel roses on
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-21

one shoulder and string of Partisan
pearls on the other This is decided
change from the eternal band of vel
vet or lace.
Color may come and go, but the
lblack gown remains forever. Black
toilets garnished with spangles and
gilt have had their day, and we have
gone back to the black, unrelieved by
any decoration save a little lace and
a dull red rose or the moss rosebuds.
- -
No woman who has been a guest
at any one of the great country
houses clarifying the face of our no
BILE land will fail to appreciate the
charms and usefulness of the coffee
jacket. 1t has no relation to the his
toric and debatablei tea gown. be-
cause it is worn at a wholly different
function from that at which the tea
robe properly makes its appearance.
In the morning at country houses
it is the commendable custom to send
to the rooms of the guests silver
trays set with small. individual sill
ve- coffee equipages. A slice or two
of toast. dry biscuit and an orange
accompanies. as rule. each tray. and
as the maid brings In the little
spread the guest arrays herself in
very fetching and fanciful silk pet
ticoat. pair of quilted satin loung-
ing shoes and coffee jacket of gay
material and gracious pattern. 1t is
the sociable custom. moreover. in
country houses for the s-=-artly jack
eted coffee drinkers together. with
their trays and gossip, in some coy
boudoir. and because of this custom
the jackets of the coffee lovers have
grown in style and splendor.
These garments are ordinarily well
open in the throat. but long-sleeyed
and easy of 1T Upon these general
lines the taste of the individual jack
ct wearer plays infinite variations.
Three instructive examples are
given The first is pretty behed
jacket of pale yellow satin surfaced
foulard. adorned with a shoulder
band and cincture Of golden brown
panne ribbon. which in turn is held
in place by big buttons of paste to
paz. Nechlin lace and yellow chiffon
are the other materials used. A
worthy companion to this is the flow.
ing jacket of pastel pink liberty sat
in. garnished with yoke and sleeves
and broad revers OF imitation tea
tinted Irish lace, A broad satin rib
hon Of tint that exactly matches
the lace passes under the revers and
knots in front.
or very plant silk warp French
flannel. lichen grey in color. the third
garment is constructed. Inside q
lining of baby blue Florentine sili
is used. and undersleeves and IA
bot OF coarse grey Malta lace form
its simple and effective decoration
For next summer the originators Of
delicate CONNECTIONS are making sof'