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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-09
TO HIS
REPUBLICAN FRIEND.


ture If such men as he abound In our
midst.
The star Of liberty win be more efful.
gent, the institutions of our country
more secure, the Christian faith more
potential for good because OF the lives
OF such men as he. The moral reservoir
OF the world Is added TO by his work.
There Is no isolation In lie. Man can
not be alone If he would. Every atom
Of matter is subject to the law Of graya.
tltion. IL It had will and desired inn.
munIty from that law. 1t could not be
secured.
The condition OF the world Is deter.
mined 10y the conduct Of those who con.
siitute H. No person can live FOR him
self alone. He may endoavor 10 but
the influence and currents of Ife are
such that his life, whether good or bad
affects the sum total Of human conduct
In the equation Of life every personality
Is 20 be considered. Some are constant.
ly by the purity and honor of their
lives adding TO the reservoir which wa
ters the parched and sterile fields OF hu-
man existence. while others, hy their
evil deeds, are detractng from the
stored riches.
'A' i'HiiF III INC hlNNlfUNt 1lldt
our departed friend contributed largely
to The good Of this world He Will be
missed by those who knew him I'm these
historic halls. The state which ne
served so well viii feel that a mighty
pillar has fallen, The friends Of his
youth and manhood who have watched
his upward course viii miss the inspira-
tion Of his example and the Joy OF his
presence. And the companion Of hls
years and the young daughter upon
whom he showered such a wealth OF
love, what can be said for them?
In the sorrow Of this hour our heart
felt sympathy goes forth to them. and
the prayer is upon the lips Of all, that
the Father who comforts the widow
and the fatherless and watches over
His children with loving care. win be
their shield and protector now and for
evermorp.
And while we mourn this earthly sep
aration we know our friend is free in
the mansions beyond the skies.
Build thee more stately mansions. o
my soul
AS the swift seasons roll
Leave the low-vaulted past;
Let each temple. nobler than the last,
Shut thee from heaven with dome
more vast,
TIL thou at length art free,
Leaving thine outgrown shell by llfe's
unrestlne sea.
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= MISS BLANCHE BATES MAZEPPA RIDE. y

trician at the stereoptcOn again touch
ed che spring, again ] sow the lovely
effect of the ripping water on the
gauze, a moment later the buzzer gave
the signal for the curtain; and then
came the applause which nightly
greets the scene,
/ made my way out from beneath the
labyrinth Of trestles and braces which
shore up the second run" Of the steep
path leading up "Chellala Gorge" for,
of course. it was under that | had been
standing. As there was only the scene
In Blidah Fort TO precede the episode
In the gorge which ends with Cigar
cites Mazeppalike dash, ! hurried to
the stage managers entrance to watch
the proceedings from his vantage
point. on a little rack lay the Tight
plot for the gorge scene. II requires
sixteen electricians 10 work the lights
used in this scene and | was interested
In reading over the directions, Here
they are: When In the first scene Of
Act ~ Cigarette eXclaims, May God
keep back the day" the Hight plot gives
these directions:-"Court three Then
everything out. Dark change"
READY FOR THE DASH.
Out goes every light In the house. You
hear the creaking Of the drop that Is
beng rolled up and the light scraping
Of wings" that are being showed or.
I hen gradually you see the orders being
carried out according to the light plot
-"DaiK at rise, Everything slowly up
on DINNERS Borders and foots blue,
full. Al enhance Of Cigarette work ia
white borders and foots slowly to four
teen points. At cue bind her to the
mare work everything fun down; and
at cue Stay the witch everything out
Single white lamp on upper run on en-
tire act for horse SANDSTONE from
front, on at first rumble of thunder;
off on exit OF Cigarette"
The second run and third run
reaching stlll higher-those under
which had stood watching the ripple
ARE built In place and never moved,
so that they are In readiness for every
The whole action Of the
play previous 10 the gorge scene takes
place on the stage In front Of Thesis
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REVENUE LAW CHANGES.
Circular Letter OF Instructions 10
Collectors Is Being Prepared.

New York, March 9.--It is announced
In Washington special to the Journal
Of Commerce that a circular letter 20
collectors Of internal revenue Is In prep
aration BY the commissioner Of inter-
nal revenue In regard to the changes
In the act Of 1895, made by new revenue
laws in regard 10 bucketshop trans
actions.
The instructions Will at the outset
merely call attention 20 the new law
and direct It's enforcement but Il is
anticipated that some questions may
arise before It has been long In opera
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clined to be optimistic. and yet his keen.
practical judgment never permitted him
to become a theorist or TO indulge in
mental vagaries.
IL error was encountered, or II sor-
row and defeat came, there was no La
mentation, no rebellious spirit, no critf-
cism or complaint. He began process
Of earnest self-eXamlnation to discern
the cause of misfortune.
or Frank q. Clarke II can be truly
said, In the language OF Burke, that he
possessed that chastity of honor which
felt stain like a wound.
One prominent characteristic Of his
nature which often attracted my at
tention, was his disbelief in failure.
What he did was systematic and
thorough The ground over which he
passed was his; II could not be wrested
from him Every move was forward;
and II he paused II was only to in
trench and make absolutely secure all
that had been gained.
He never had to fight the same battle
twice. II he won, the victory was com
plete.
There was nothing hysterlcal in his
character, Serene and calm, daunt-
less or SOul, lIlleAiulc VI pulpoNts Btulle
and tender, yet intrepid and unc0m-
promising he held 20 his course.
He always so worked that he felt his
past to he secure the future was al
ways radiant and rich In promised
benefaCtiOns
And thus, with no flaw In his armor,
and while standing like chivalrous
knight with his face to the foe, pre-
pared TO meet thunderbolt or calm he
was stricken By an enemy whom he did
not fear, but whose coming he did not
anticipate
But he held
That golden key
That opes the palace of eternity
There is something pathetic in the
picture Of the tired head gently laid to
rest when the shadows Of evening gath
en- when the storms ana struggles are
over and peace and quiet steal into the
heart, and the almost inaudible sounds
from another world beat upon the list
ening ear while the stars of eternity
grow brighter as life's day Is done
but there Is something sublime though
doubly sorrowful, In the death Of the
undaunted heroic one who Is stricken
while the sun shines high in the heay-
ems and the victorious banner is in his
grasp and the exultant cries Of march
ing hosts are In his ears,
Our colleague, our splendid knight,
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runs The moment the curtain goes
down on the third act the first run and
the connecting turns in the rocky path
are showed into place behind the Blidah
Fort scene They are built upon what
are technically called tables, and which
might be described In untechniCal Ian.
guage as movable platforms. Painted
cloths are spread over these, masking
rocks are showed on the stage and rows
OF set rocks let down from the borders
to mask the upper run. These set rocks
are tie ones | saw dangling up I'm air
and supported by framework, which,
when the rocks are In place. reaches
down to the stage and gives firm sup
port to the masking.
The gorge having been set i saunter
up the first run, make the turn, walk
slowly IN the second and find myself
at the end Of IT, In padded stall be-
hind the scenes, and, Of course, out Of
view of the audience. Here II Is that
Cigarette ends her dash If IN the gal
lop up the runs the horse gains too
much impetus and bumps into the thea
ter wall thirty feet above the stage.
why there is the padding to prevent his
lnjurlng himself Meanwhile groups
at different points on the stage and on
the first two runs, All through the per-
Torrance | have seen lot OF boys
hanging about the wings in their or
binary street clothes and have been
wondering what they were doing there
Now find out, for up the run come a
lot Of Bedouin dwarfs, each with spear
In hand Aha here are the boys,
dressed up and bearded like Bedoulns.
They make the turn to the third run,
some OF them going to the highest
point. which must be forty or fifty feet
above the stage, When the curtain
rises the audience sees these picturesque
groups high up on the rOcks--some APP
parently at a great distance. The
small size OF the boys who are made
up as Bedoulns adds immensely TO the
perspective Of the scene and helps to
give It the effect Of great distance
Coming down again, notice that the
palm tree has been set up and that
youth In the wings is holding a wire
which IL attached to the tree. The tree |
has a rubber trunk and the resulting |
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THE LATE HON. FRANK q. CLARKE.

the State he loved so well his mortal
remains are at rest his immortal soul
has mounted TO celestial heights. The
pure, white robe of winter covers his
grave; the flowers Of affection and love
cover his memory,
And so when hope was in his heart,
strength In his arm, fire and courage
In his soul, he was laid low. He had
gained notable victories success had
followed his footsteps, greater honors
had been earned and received than
come to most men. still he had high
purposes, and there rose before him
mountains to be scaled and foes TO be
yanquished, Success never brought SUI
pine contentment; II was the command
for more earnest effort.
Honorable victory was TO him a COM
mission to conquer upon other fields.
Forward and upward were the words
ever before him, Noble aspirations and
high ambitions, the impulses to higher
life, TO glorious achievements, TO al
truIsm In its highest form. burned with.
in his soul and lighted the pathway OF
his life.
There was nothing petty In his char
acter He was cast in a heroic mold,
Men were giants in his view, not pig
mics; their conduct was based upon
broad and eternal foundations, not up
on narrow and selfish points.
Frank and honest in Thought and
deed, he expected the same character
istics in others, not as something ex-
traordinary, but as the normal con-
duct of man, He had no sympathy
with that false sentiment that attends
virtue and righteousness in life with
maudlin adulation and loud and boast
ful praise. Consequently there was
nothing remarkable in the doing of the
right and In performing the obligations
and duties prescribed by human and
divine law.
Wrong was abnormal; right was the
natural, the normal condition
The wholesome, sensible view, that at
the base and root OF all things are God
and the immutable laws OF justice, was
the one acceptable to him. Thus It was
he recognized an underlying purpose,
omnipotent, which controlled In all the
creations, seen and unseen.
He saw love and mercy and God in
the physical world, as well as in the
struggles Of humanity,
Mans existence was not an accident,
the world was not a colossal blunder.
He believed In the future, in the trl-
umph OF truth, the emancipation Of
Entertaining such Views, he was in
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country or planning for that work
Applicants must be physically sound
and must be adapted especially to I'M
dergo a tropical climate. They must
be willing TO accept the places assigned
to them. The terms Of service must
extend over al least three years
Information is given that the ex-
pense Of living Is high in Manila; that
teachers viii be given free transporta-
ton to Manila and that their salaries
will range from $40 10 500 a month the
first year or more.
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ton. The provision affecting bucket
shops will take effect In April. although
most Of the other provisions OF the bill
will take effect with the beginning OF
the new fiscal year on July !. The eN-
listing law has been interpreted as re-
qulrinI such establishments 10 pay the
tax Of two cents for each 500 OF par
value Of the stock dealt In, The only
transactions which have partially es-
capped tax have been those purport-
ing to concern produce and merchan-
disc
The bucketshops have claimed under
this limitation that the bets accepted
by them upon the market price OF
wheat corn. cotton and other products
were not consummated on any exchange
or board Of trade But they have paid
more or less cheerfully the annual lie
ense tax Of $50 imposed upon brokers.
Now that no distinction Is made be-
tween the purported transactions in
stocks and those In produce more care
full scrutiny is likely TO be made OF the
books Of the bucketshops, in order TO
compel the payment Of the tax OF two
cents on each 500 levied by the new
IaU
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learned Of his illness, which terminated
SO fatally, | experienced the most polg-
nant grief, and the news Of his death
came as great personal bereavement.
During the three sessions Of the F1f-
ty-hfth Congress and the first session
OF this Congress we were together al
mot daily-most of the time we lived
under the same roof. We walked ana
talked together, and together we VS.
tied places of interest, such as the
Nashville Exposition, when the duties
of Congressional service were not 100
engrossng II was during these three
years and under the circumstances re-
ferred to that my knowledge OF Frank
q. Clarke was gained
saw him as legislator, husband,
and a father. | knew him not only IN
the glare Of public life, but also In his
private walk and conduct 1t was\im-
possible for me to be other than his
friend His life, his conduct, his splen-
did abilities, his serene and manly
bearing under all conditions his high
sense of honor. his integr devotion
to duty and principle, his gentleness
and chlvary. his well-rounded and
beautifully poised character-those and
a hundred other virtues, which made
him opulent indeed, commanded my adj
mIration and won my sincere regard.
He honored me with his friendship
and did not hesitate to reveal his mind
upon questions which confidence alone
between friends inspired At the time
of our last meeting he told me Of his
political plans his purposes and aspira-
tlons, and what he hoped the future
had in store for him. AS he bade me
good bye he renewed the invitation,
urgently pressed upon previous occa-
sions, to visit his home and State dur
ING the then coming summer. He left
Washington filed with hope and JOY;
life seemed full of promise, courage
was in his heart and an honorable am
bltion gave purpose to his life. When |
reached Washington in December last,
my first inquiry was for my friend,
Later / received word from him that
he would be here within a short time.
Then came the news OF his Illness. and
the sorrowful tldngs of his death
quickly followed,
/ know death hath ten thousand doors
For men TO take their exit.
A few days thereafter, in the beautl-
full church Of his home, were gathered
In sorrow and tears multitudes who
loved him In life and mourned him in
death, Then for the last time / gazed
upon an that was mortal Of our beloved
colleague, Within the circling arms of
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"Big cheer nowl" and then as the
curtain rolled IN and the moving crowd
on the stage began to cheer the stage
manager kept egging them on, Hit
her up; hit her up, boys!" Then, turn
ing to some one standing there near
him, he added, That's what rehearsal
does"
Several additional girls made their
entrance on the stage. Look out girls,
don't collide" came the warning from
the wings. a few minutes later two
girls sauntered off. stay here, Tom
my" said one to the other; we've got
to go back soon"
WORKING A RIPPLE.
And so the scene continued, with as
much going on behind the scenes as the
audience could see on the stage itself,
until, as the curtain went down on
Cigarettes outburst Of Jealousy, the
crowd rushed off, so as to clear the
stage for Miss Bates to come out and
take her curtain calls
AS the drop was raised ! noticed be-
fore the one for the next act was low
cred, what looked like a confused mass
of trestle work at the rear of the stage.
Dangling by ropes. high up In the air,
were canvas rocks, with frame work
which made them look like
part OF the landscape on stills. But be-
fore | got chance for full view down
came the drop for the Casbah of AL
giers. / walked behind this drop and
found myself threading my way among
a labyrinth Of trestles. But | could see
where ! was going for, about half way
across the stage, where the trestles and
supports ran crisscross and up and
down, and apparently In every direc-
ton, making perfect tangle OF wood
work, | saw two men at stereopticOn.
One Of them had scene plot. on which
was typed "Act III, Scene 3. ripple on
slowly at first" The Casbah scene was
then In full blast the grips were ready
10 let down and shove on Cigarettes
castle but away behind here they were
rehearslng the ripple" making sure
that the apparatus was in perfect work.
Ing order.
Every one who has seen Under Two
Flags" remembers the beautiful effect
produced by this ripple az seen beyond
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-09
ENGLISH ARMY REFORM.
War Minister'S Speech shows Utter
HopeIessness.

New York. March Accommodating on
Mr. Broderick's speech In the house Of
commons on army affairs, the London
correspondent OF the Tribune says:
Ihere was tone OF utter hopeless
ness IN the speech Of the war minister
VINO was called by the declaration Of
me government al the last general
elecuon 10 comprehensive measures OF
military reform. He complained that
army reform had never been popular
and confessed that he lacked faith In
the volunteer system. yet he was COM
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-09
SOLDIERS CREATED PANIC.
Run the Town of fIighwood, ILL.,,
with High Hand.

Chicago. March S.-Two hundred SOL
dlers Of the Fifth infantry, stationed az
Fort Sheridan, created a panic last
night In the little town Of Highw)od.
which adjoins the fort. The soldiers
were on leave. and after visiting the
saloons many Of them became drunk
and fights became numerous
Frank Hughey. a private IN Company
+. was terribly beaten in one of the
fights and is now In a serious condition.
Two saloons were wrecked and the resl-
dents u the village were compelled 70
keep on the streets The Hlghw0ol au-
thurities were utterly unable % cope
with the soldiers There was no tr0u-
bic today or tonight, however
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Killed in a Duel in Colorado,

Chicago. March "a special to the
Record from Dallas, Texas. says.
w. ]. Stevenson. Of Dallas has re-
celved information from Denver that
his son W. l. II. Stevenson had been
killed In a duel In Colorado Mr. stew
enson says Il was a duel with pistols
between his son and a Denver man
named Frederick Lebrecht The latter
was not hit, but killed young steven
son at the first shot. Stevenson, be-
fore going to Colorado. was IN the ser
vice OF q Texas railway company.
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n COLOMBIAN
EVOLUTION.

= Ion i'rt March s.--Gep. rr,4,..
u, , ~. !. " the Colombian reyolu.
H.. ~ night in relation 10 ,b q STATE nu1e
] q, " y AFFAIRS in Colombia. He
D.o,, ' = revolution in Colombia 10
|sy.,,l y -. although the government
as Continued. ''''' al Is
~, '1 we Received reliable ,.,,.. J.,
iae ,y rsyd serious engagem l'TTs i q,
b as Sss N Panama, where ere c ,l'e
-Mhs 100 prisoners sv ,,,,t
(lsislep,so Ia a second, on n the arms mus
y shcis , gs,., the port Of Honda ds'
Fs, ana garrison, 900 rifles i5o aSc
|. ,ssr;S 4 '9yoooO' a third In C 1gViyOO
b GsSs' y c y lhe interior Of - po SnltS'
!. gsv SiSlSiorial iroo qr,u Ne'ra de-
~, q pt''' ca@,is says that the do.
I q s a,e Completely p oSu5a, and md
! d or,j Spport large aT gaiS,ne ss. yet
rysulIroslG'.a. defend the terr,, EVERY
''ntnso M mos :, q the Boe 'us 'a :.
~ ,ssr ,As most cruel ,I's an nsy h,I Civ
DE we, Ts,,. set the towns Snd 10 bloody s
4, Old amer, men torture the he o on iire,
sports men !, ana boast s,'t 81 Sn'i ,hS,n
I nos. r y not giving su ~ their
',at. p !, 'ael, hands. '"e misfortune
continues on IN.
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with a drum-stick. The youth who
holds the wire attached TO the tree pul'
II toward him and let's II 20 again,
whereupOn the docile tree bends and
rises with the wind in the auditorium.
placed far up In the dress circle, Is a
stcreopticon with revolving disks. which
throw a moving picture Of sweeping
rushing sand upon the gauze drops, and
To- the sim0om has burst over Challala
Gorge.
81 Hassan cuts the rope which is sup
posed TO bind Cigarette to her horse.
She leaps on TO his back and the steed
dashes up the runs 10 its padded stall.
Great applause. Curtains Cigarette
comes down the run. smiles and bows.
After one or two curtains a stage hand
leads down the horse who doesn't want
10 be left out. Miss Bates seizes the
bride, the stage hand vanishes. up goes
the curtain again. Renewed applause.
Miss Bates delyes into her pocket,
brings out some Jumps Of sugar. the
horse munches them from the palm Of
her hand and IS led off The palm tree
is yanked out Of It's socket and slowed
away the first run Is showed off, the
rocks hosted up or carried out and the
setting OF the last act begins.
Mr.. Belasco. who Is responsible for
the artistic side Of the production is
standing In the wings. 81 suggested the
writing Of this play to Mr. Potter" he
says. because ! recall the sensation
that used to be made by 'Mazeppa,'
Dick Turpin and The Cataract Of the
Gauges These plays all had herolnes
who dashed of on horseback over rocks
about feet high ! said TO myself
History repeats itself and so does the
taste Of the public II this sort Of thing
went twenty or thirty years ago. why
shouldn't Il go now, II done In o thor
oughly up to date way Here is the
result"
As | am going out I see painted on
the framework Of some Of the wings
the words Keep alive" | asked one
OF the stage hands the meaning, "Oh,"
he said. that's stuff that has 20 be Kept
handy" But after all isn't the success
OF Under Two Flags" due 10 the fact
that not only the scenery but all those
In the production have Keep
alive" written all over them?
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SMALLPOX AND SHOTGUN.
Health Officers Held on by an Angry
Father.

Chicago March S.-Health officers.
who went today to the home OF Peter
Van pelt in Rosland, suburb to
take TO the pesthouse Van Pelt's
daughter. who ls suffering with small
pox. were confronted al the door with
a shotgun in the hands OF Van Pelt,
The latter dened the officers and
threatened TO kill them II they entered
the house. The health department OIL
cials decided TO temporarily postpone
the removal Of the child
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Demand for Precious stones.

New York, March s.-George Minded
iewelry examiner Of the public stores
in this city IN report TO Appraiser
Wakeman on the importation OF pre-
cious stones for the month Of February.
shows that there Is an enormous In
creasng demand for costly personal
adornments by the fashionable and
wealthy classes throughout the United
States, which is significant OF prosper
ity In the trade.
During last month. the shortest In the
year. precious stones and pearls aggre-
eating In value N,776,075 were entered
az this port from abroad. the greatest
portion Of which were consigned 10
merchants In this city, Mindels figures
show an increase last month over Feb
ruary. 1900. Of nearly N,seo.eo0 and over