davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-17
NOTICE TO CHOIR.

The members OF the Tabernacle choir
are requested to be in their places at
the Tabernacle Thursday morning at
II o'clock, the occasion Of the Mckinley
memorial services.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-17
WANTED.

AGIRL FOR GENERAL HousrM0hh.'
No washina differences reiuif-d lHA hrs
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-17

Allister had visited room 2O3 Realty
block on April 18th. lie said that meas
urements were taken and then the fur
niture was moved around some.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-17

Mrs. Knox was again recalled and
testified that Mrs. Lawler had never
said to her that they must convict
Hubbard or that she wanted any Of his
money. This concluded the testimony
with the exception OF what counsel ex-
pect TO elicit from Ella Jensen when
she is recalled at o'clock. II now
Lacked but a few minutes Of noon and
the court took recess until 2.
Evening journal., 1901-12-16
DESK GOODS.
WAYFARER'S NOTEBOOK
Driver Was Ihonrhtfnl

There are few more faithful horses
in Wilmington than those attached to
the ice wagons. Although the summer
season now is over. these horses can
be seen early and late drawing heavy
loads about the city streets. The ice
men oil Wilmington as a rule are
kind to their horses and some are ex-
.ceedingly thoughtful of the beasts.
Saturday morning the Wayfarer saw a
team OF the Hygeia Ice Company,
driven by young man stop at Fourth
and Shipley streets. Jumping out, the
driver approached a wagon loaded
with big yellow ears Of new corn. The
farmer owning the corn looked on
without protest, as the young man ap-
propriated two fine large ears of the
golden grain for his horses.
A driver who shows so much thought
for his team is a valuable employe,
and should receive proper recognition.
Even Emily Webb would endorse such
q teamsterr
Evening journal., 1901-12-16
Useless Ballot Laws

From the Philadelphia Times.
The laws of Pennsylvania make it a
misdemeanor for election officers to
accept the vote of a person not regis
erred. or whose vote is challenged, eX-
cept upon sworn proof Of his qualih-
cation. and such vouchers are TO
be fled with the tally lists and other
papers In the Prothonotary's Of
flee This has been supposed 10 be the
necessary evidence that the election
Officers complied with the law A
number Of votes of this class were re-
ceived in a certain division of the
Thiriy-sixth ward, and no vouchers
were on file. but Judge Martin holds
that the failure TO return vouchers is a
different offonse from the failure to re-
duire them. and that their absence is
not evidence of the latter Oifense.
This is about the narrowest techni-
cal ruling that has yet been applied
for the protection of crooked election
officers II would seem to make quite
valueless the requirement that the
papers shall be placed on record, and
rs the Court declined to allow the ball
! lot box TO be opened to see If the pre-
lscribed vouchers were there, and also
ruled ont evidence as to the general
conduct of the election, there appears
no way remaining by which this ex-
tensive class of election frauds can be
punished or prevented.
The presumption of the law as
stated. is tnat the elections officers
\ performed their duties. This pre-
sumption can be overcome only by
positive evidence that the vouchers
were not required. The prosecution
must prove a negative beyond all rea
sonable doubt II is not sufficient
leven for a spectator to testify that h,
did not see any vouchers taken. Some
, body must swear that none wa
, taken. AS only the accused election
officers and the fraudulentvotersc coul
Ipossibly give such testimony, this fav
lorite form of ballot stuffpg is thu
made reasonably safe.
II the contraction placed upon tn
l statutes by Court No. be accepted )
p furnishes another Illustration OF IN
y lworthlessness Of our existing ballo
laws. The elaborate safeguards the
lappear to throw around the ballot ar
a delusion and snare. They pre-
-, scribe the duties of election Officers
but afford no penalty for their nor
e performance. Records are valneless ;
= evidence. and unless a ballot stuffer
D. caught in the act he can laugh
q prosecution.
Evening journal., 1901-12-16
WILL STAMP
OUT REBELS
General Bell to Start Con-
ceDtraliOn Camp
EVERYTHING Outside Limits Will Be
Seized Americans Capture
ManV Insurgents

Manila, Dec 16.-General ]. Frank.
lin Bell has been exceedingly active
in Batangas province, where he in.
tends by every means available to
stamp out the insurgents. Lieutenant
Hennessy. of the Eighth Infantry, to.
gether with one American scout and
six Filipinos. captured an insurgent
major, with AZ men, % rifles and $50
rounds of ammunition, without the
loss of a man. A number Of captured
documents and papers now IN the
hands of General Bell, implicate in
the insurrection the presidente and
other prominent natives of Liam, Ba.
tangas province.
General Bell has notified the natives
In Batangas that on December % he
proposes to concentrate them in the
neighborhoOd of the towns He will
move their live stock, rice, etc. to
within the limits of concentration.
After that date everything outside OF
these limits will be cOnfscated. The
roads from Batangas and Laguna
provinces are lined with a continuous
oAANehA vi AAAlNE nAtIs MOuEu anu
children, in carryalls, carts and mount.
ed on carabos. seeking safety from
the horrors of war.
The insurgent general, Torres, who
was found guilty Of ordering the as
sassination Of an American corporal
and sentenced to be hanged, but whose
sentence was disapproved by General
Chaffee, broke down when ne was re-
leased. He said It was just that his
life be spared because he was limo.
cent of the crime imputed to him.
Torres says he is submissive to the
existing conditions
Patterson, the English secretary to
Sixto Lopez, who was expelled from
the Philippines for refusing to swear
allegiance to the United States, left
here today for Hong Kong on the Uni
ted States army transport Warren.
Evening journal., 1901-12-16

holiday. The Dutch custom is to give
their Christmas gifts on December g.
The whole population remains up all
night of the 9TH. They have process
sions in the streets, balls and carni-
walls. Every little village has a dance,
and it is said that the aristocratic
Dutch barons and noblemen will on
this occasion dance with the poorest
people in order to make the good time
livelier. 1t is no uncommon sight 10
see a great woman dancing with a
farmer or a nObleman with house
maid. Everybody gives a present to
everybody else. They try to make fun
out of this also. If a brother gives
his sister a ring he win wrap it up
in paper. and then he will put into a
big dry goods box Jumps of coal
stones and all sorts of things wrapped
in colored papers, in order that she
may have a time hunting for her pres
ent. The queer part of all this tC
American boys and girls is that il
takes place on the 9TH and 9Th of De
cember rather than on the 25th. On the
latter day the Dutch are very redg-
ious. They consider the birthday OF
Christ the greatest in the year, anC
most of them go to church three times
and devote tho remainder of the day
to charitable work. Their jolly time
comes on the 5th and 9Th
Evening journal., 1901-12-16

people labored under the de.nsion that
they were ordinary cut-purses ana cut
throats. but time has sOftened the
asperitles. 1t reminds us of the Della
ware band of brlgands under the lead
ership of the Gasman. Brigandage is
now upheld as an adherence to great
while the honor Of the State
is in their keeping They promise to
yield their captive on the payment Of
ransom. and in time we presume they
will win general sympathy
Evening journal., 1901-12-16
Ashes OF Roses


All my dead rosesl now l lay them
here.
Shrined in a beryl cup. The mys-
teries
OF their sweet hauntings and their
witcheries
Are not more subtle than this
jewel clear
Are not more cold and dead. The
winters spear
Has fallen on their petals once so
wise
With beauty; yet their Joyous secret
lies
Still in their perfumed heart supreme
ly dear.
Roses Of love! Time killed you one by
one.
And Knocked my pains as sad
gathered up
All the fair petals banished from the
sun.
Yet have conquered See the dead
loves bless
Life from my heart, which is their
beryl cup
Warming the winter of my lonen-
ness.
Helen Hay in Harper's for Christ
mas.
Evening journal., 1901-12-16
FUND COMMITTEE
Is BNCOUR AGED
By Contributions to M'KiRlOy
Monument
Next Meeting Of Association to be Held
Thursday When Interesting Mat
terS Will be Discussed

Interesting matters viii come up for
discussion at the next meeting of the
Mckinley Monument Association in
the residence of Herbert NJ Fell next
Thursday afternoon at o'clock. It
seems that interest in the movement,
which apparently was on the wane for
a short time. has revived, and the
members Of the Committee on Funds
feel much encouraged by the generous
response which has been made to the
appeal for contributions which they
sent out.
The Committee on Designs probably
will submit designs which Mrs Eliza
beth Clarke Churchman, chairman Of
the committee. has procured. 1t also
is likely that the question Of a site
will be informally discussed.
Judge Gray, president of the associa-
tion. who was a warm friend of the
late President Mckinley, is deeply in
terested in the movement, and is Civ
ing it his personal attention.
The full list of contributors is as
follows:
Evening journal., 1901-12-16
SOME THING ABOUT THE
ORIGINAL SANTA CLAUS

Speaking Of Christmas and Santa
Claus brings to consideration the fact
that we owe the feast of the gener-
Gus saint to the KnickerbOcker fam
lilies that settled New Amsterdam, now
New York. Very few little boys and
girls know who Santa Claus really is.
In the old days, when the Spaniards
were ravaging Holland and the Duke
OF Alva was attempting to drive the
Dutchmen into the sea. a good old
Spanish bishop named Nicholas came
to Holland with the Spanish soldiers.
TI6 spent his time doing good, not only
% The Spaniards. of whom he was one,
but to the oppressed Dutchmen. When
the Ho'landers finally drove out the
Spaniards. although they were a Prot
estant people. they remembered this
good old man. He was very fond of
children, and wherever he went ME al
ways managed to find some little token
in his big pockets for the children
who flocbed around him. Sometimes
it was a penny and sometimes a toy,
but always something. When in after
years the Catholic Pope of Rome de-
clared this good bishop a saint. and
/ appointed his feast day on the 9th OF
/ December. the Dutch in Holland de-
/ termined that he was as much them
saint as OF the Spaniards. and made
his birthday, December 6, a general
Evening journal., 1901-12-16

can be bridged. But naturally people
are incredulous. When Cyrus Field
was laying his first cable, and sent
messages from the middle of the At
lantic to Newfoundland. Horace Gree
ley laughed at the story. calling it a
stupendous hoax. but he was soon con-
vinced The telephone. which was first
exhibited at our Centennial, was re-
garded as a mere toy. and even after
il came into general use the thought Of
sending messages through long dis
tances was regarded as a mere product
of the Imagination; now it is a reality.
Whether these messages across the
ocean are possible should be easily
but there seems no inherent
difficulty in the way
Evening journal., 1901-12-16
WE TAKE TIE TRICK

The friends of the Gasman have now
announced with due ceremony that the
name Republican will be appropriated
by them. and that they will vote under
the emblem Of the eagle. We like the
simplicity of this bland announcement
and il really shows that they have
sufficient self-respect left to desire the
appearance of decency even though
strangers to its substance. They are
cuckoos of our politics. choosing to
abide in the nest made by some other
bird
If a bird is desired for an emblem,
why would not a vulture do? Or il
that is not in accord with the esthetic
taste of Frank Alice there is a little
feathered songster called the laugh
ing jackass" that would suit down TO
the ground" But why this eageiness
to abandon the name and emblem un-
Tor which EtdiCks men have 50 long
fought for the purity of The bda1- aud
the .unci of the State? Is it not On
the same principle that Jail-
bird when set at liberty seeks to dis
card his prison garb and substitute
therefor the garments of an honest
man? A rose by another name will
smell as sweet. and the Gasman under
the name OF Republican will lose none
of his odor.
But the theft has not yet been con-
summated. and we hazard a guess that
il win not for some years. II is too
bad. for men who want to assume a
virtue though they have il not, to be
discouraged Regular Republicans in
Kent and Sussex half regret their in
ability to submit to an exchange, since
they would laugh a loud laugh at see
ing several thousand persons who
have been trained to stamp star,
continue to do IT, though it stood for
opposition to Addicks. Play your
next card. and we will guarantee to
trump it,
Evening journal., 1901-12-16
Attorney Makes WIttY Remarks

One of the wits of the New Castle
county bar who is up-to-date, and can
explain any and all things of interest
about the legal department of this
county, explains why the jury in the
damage case OF Giordano against the
Brandywine Granite Company, gave
verdict of S9,119. you see," he said,
If the court reverses the verdict it
viii read the same either way.
On another occasion the attorney,
who is a portly-built man, met a man
equally as fat, on the elevator in the
Ford Building. Fat man No. said:
Seems TO me there is lots of beef on
this machine"
Taking the remark to refer TO him,
fat man No. ] replied:
There is equally as much pork in
the same case"
They shook hands and buried the
hammer.
Evening journal., 1901-12-16

The old house on Arch street. Phila-
delphia. where Betsy Ross made the
first flag OF the Union is 70 be pre-
served; an association having taken
the matter in charge several years
since A report shows that over $4,000
has been collected. and about $4,000
of this will be turned over 10 the COM
mittee, the rest going for expenses. 1t
seems strange that Notwithstanding
the newspapers have given the matter
much free advertising, yet three out of
every four dollars goes for the elastic
item of expenses. Il is this feature
in many similar enterprises which
makes the public so careful in their
giving
Evening journal., 1901-12-16
NEWSPAPER OPINION
tar.sighted Mr.. Cassatt


From the New York World.
A glance at the development of cleo
trio traction in the neighborhOod OF
New York will increase public ad-
miration of Mr.. Cassatt's program for
the Pennsylvania railroad. He is fol-
lowing uhe Pennsylvania tradi-
tion-that it is permanent in
stitution and that plans must be made
for it against the remotest future con-
tingencies
Unlike the New York Central and
The New England roads whose hand
to-mouth policy is the evaporation of
their patrons, the Pennsylvania CON
stantly reaches out. And now it is
anticipating competition of electric
rolley lines between New York and
Philadelphia by recOnstructing its
track and equipment and by prepar-
ing TO build the great tunnel through
Manhattan Island from New Jersey to
Long Island.
In these plans New York city will
gladly cooperate. At the same time
it is fortunate in having its interests
i'm the custody of such men as Mr..
Low and Mr.. Grout. For Mr. Cassatt
is Of course working in the interests
of his railroad and would not safe
guard the rights of the people of New
York where Those rights involved the
cutting off of part of tine vast profits
which the tunnel will give the rail
road.
The Pennsylvania is eager to enteI
New York and New York is eager to
grant it the franchises on equitable
terms and with proper safeguards
against monopoly and against ex-
Orbitant fares.
Evening journal., 1901-12-16
sIeNALLED ACROSS OCEAN
Mareoni Claims He Sent Wireless
Meooage to England.

Marconi Claims he sent WireleSa
MeoSaae to England.
st. Johns, n. F., Dec. 16.-Signor
Marconi announced on Saturday night
that he had received electric signals
acrosss the Atlantic ocean at his sta.
tion here from Poldhu, near
Cornwall. England Signor Marconi
said that before leaving England he
made plans to accomplish this result,
although his primary object was to
communicate with ocean liners. Sig.
nor Marconi elevated a kite with an
aerial wire, by means of which signals
were received. These signals consist
ed Of repeating at intervals the letter
-" which in Marconis code is made
by three dots or quick strokes. This
was repeated frequently to avoid the
possibility of a mistake.
London, Dec. 16.-Major FloOd-Page
Page, of the Marconi Wireless Tele'
graph company. in an interview con-
firmed the report that Mr.. Marconi
at St. Johns. n. F., had received sig.
nails from the experimental station at
Poldhu. Penzance. Major Flood-Page
said that the severe weather made
continuous tests very difficult, but
that there was no doubt that the wire
less signals had been successfully
transmitted across the Atlantic.
Evening journal., 1901-12-16

The claim of Marconi that he has re-
ceived messages by wireless telegra-
ply across the Atlantic ocean, cannot
be dismissed as the dream of an ire
sponsible romancer Undoubtedly he
has been able TO send messages long
distances at sea. and if wireless teleg-
raDhy can transmit these for hundreds
OF miles there viii be little hesitancy
in believing that the Atlantic ocean
Evening journal., 1901-12-16
Eiobt Killed In Montana Wreck.

Helena. Mon. Dec. 16.-A wreck oc'
CURED on the Great Northern railway
near Essex. in the Rocky mountains
yesterday morning. The engine, mail
car and smoker remained on the
track. but oil the other cars were de-
rallied. some of the cars we're over
turned and all were more or less
wrecked. The accident was due to
the rails spreading. Eight persons
were KILLED. but their names have not
been learned. Sixteen persons were
more or less seriously injured. The
train was going at a rate OF 25 miles
an hour, when it broke in two. and
the air brakes were set Immediately
preventing a more serious accident.
Evening journal., 1901-12-16
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

Last year there were 34,363 students
at the twenty-One universities of Ger
many, am increase from 27,7S4 in 1895.
1895.
Bessie was surprised when Mr.
Dashleigh asked me to marry him.
Tessie-Everybody else was
There has just been completed at
the Fulton Engine Works, in Los An
geles, Cal, huge telescope minus the
two 36 inch lenses, for the Lick Obser-
vatory on Mount Hamilton. The tube
is 40 inches in diameter and 16 feet
Ions. The instrument will 80 to Chile
and stay on some Andean peak for
three years for observations of the
southern heavens.
The point where Colorado, Utah,
New Mexico and =. Arizona join is
unique from the fact that it is the
only place where four States, TerritOr-
les. or provinces join. This is true not
only as to the United States, but it is
true as to the world.
The rapidly increasing popularity of
automobiles is well shown by the new
| law which requires every New York
owner of an auto to file certificate
Ownership with the Secretary of State.
More than 1900 names have already
been registered.
1t is proposed by the Boston branch
of the Christian Endeavor Union to
NtrNf1 hn nfw fn hn 4 a.
mating of the Biblical quotations and
other edifying sentiments in the same
way that ordinary tradesfolk advertise
their wares in the vehicle.
A deaf mute is suing a street rail-
road company in New York for the
loss of two of his fingers, loss which,
he alleges, impairs his conversational
powers. The defendant, replies that
under the modern system for talking
for mutes one hand is enough.
One OF the richest sulphur deposits
in the world has lately been discov-
cred in Transcaspit, Russia. The
geological formation is very similar to
that in which the Sicilian deposits Oc-
cur II is only in recent years that
b sulphur has been found in Russia.
Far away from civilization gesture
language is still eXtant in Australia
p Some of the tribes possess an eXcellen.
code that is almost as efficient as uh'
spoken language.
S Peru is sadly IN need of new coin
4 age system. According 10 a lately pub
d lished report, eggs are the only circu
e ating medium in one province.
Buddhism seems to be making a fai
o number OF converts in this country
q California now has three churches an,
Q San Francisco a society which, thougl
Il only threa years old, has a member
y ship of more than 300. and that with
e out any healing attachment
5, The common lizard changes its colo
l. like the chameleon It will becom
as black after remaining upon black sol
is for about half a minute. but upon a
Vt old-fashioned wooden fence the anima
soon assumes the motley gray hue of
= weather-worn rail. Upon green lea
the same lizard will take on a green
!. ish tint.
le The plow is certainly the oldest an
nj probably the simplest of agrleultur
ny implements, being represented anon
so the hieroglyphics on the ancient toni
ry of Egypt dating back more than 400
ul years AS early as the year 1000 B.
the plow was described by a Greek hi
n. ltorian as consisting of beam, a shal
and handles.
Evening journal., 1901-12-16
Heart rcIicrin half an hour.

A lady i'm New York State, writing OF
her cure by DIR. Agnew's Cure for the
Heart. says: II feel like one brought
back from the dead, so great was my
suffering from heart trouble, and so
almoa. miraculous my recovery
through the agency of this/pOwerful
treatment owe my life TO ito.
Sold by Miller Drug Company and n.
b. Danforth.
Evening journal., 1901-12-16
ErIar question In PhIIIppInes.

New York. Dec. 16-Archbishop Cha.
pelle of New Orleans, lately Papal
delegate to the Philippines, returned
from Europe yesterday on the La Bre
tagne. Mgr Chapelle was sent to Ma.
Mia by the Pope in 1899 at the sugges-
tion Of President Mckinley to settle
what was then known as the "friar
question" On the way home from this
mission he stopped at Rome, and to-
day he will make his report TO Presi,
dent Roosevelt. The archbishop de-
clined to discuss his mission abroad
before making his report TO the Wash
ington authorities.
Evening journal., 1901-12-16
rmn Rodlea Petrified.

Pleasantville, N. j.. Dec. 16.-While
a grave digger was disinterring the
remains of George and Charles. young
children of Joseph Stevens, of Elwood,
he was surprised to find them in a
perfectly natural condition. petrifica-
tiOn having taken place. The bodies
were inferred five years ago, and since
that time have turned to stone.
Evening journal., 1901-12-16
AccIdentaIlv KiIIed Frlend.

New York, Dec 16.-Michael Flynn
was accidentally shot and killed yes.
terday by his friend, James Hayes, OF
Jersey City, while they were snipe
shooting on the meadows near that
city. Hayes tripped and fell. his gun
was discharged, and the load of shot
struck Flynn in the breast. Hayes was
arrested, pending official investiga'
fion
Evening journal., 1901-12-16
MoEaehern and Walthour Win Rs

New York. Dec. McEachern and
Walthour, the Pan-American team
won the six-day bicycle race in Madi
son Square Garden. The Garden was
jammed with spectators. who cheered
their favorites. The riders finished
IT'S miles behind the record. The
scores were as follows: McEachern
Walthour. 2555; Maya-Wilson, 2555;
Munro-Newkirk. 1855; Babcock-Tur
Vile. 1855; Butler-McLean, 2555;
King-Samuelson. 2555; Hill-McLarel
Pap; Fredcricks-Jaak. 24O9
Evening journal., 1901-12-16
saloonkeepers Attend Church In Bod,

Cleveland. o., Dec. 16.-Forty local
saloonkeepars attended the Hough
Avenue Congregational church last
night in a body on the invitation OF
the pastor. Rev. c. w. Carroll. The
recent statement by a saloonkeeper
that their occupation barred them
from church prompted the invitation
No reference was made to their call
ing in DR.. Carroll's sermon, who. how
ever, said they were always welcome
IN his church
Evening journal., 1901-12-16

There is every reason for presuming
that the treaty with England will be
ratified by the Senate today. The Re
publicans will give almost a solid sup
port and majority of the Democrats
will doubtless favor it. This is the
first and a very important step to-
wards cutting the great ditch.