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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-13
SENATE.

Washington Feb BIN his Iuvoca-
tion at the opening Of todays session
Of the senate the chaplain made feeling
reference to the death of Senator
Blackburn's son.
A concurrent resolution was agreed
to directing the secretary Of war TO
report whether there is danger Of the
Mississippi river cutting through the
space between that river and the ST.
Francis river near Walnut Bend Ark.
and II such danger exists TO present an
estimate Of cost to avert the danger
Mr. Mcl9nery OF Louisiana offered a
resolution which was adopted direct.
ing the secretary Of war TO inform the
senate what railroads are being built
In Cuba by whom they are being built
and under what authority Of law
Another resolution offered By Mr.
Gallinger was adopted directing the
postmaster general to send 10 the sen
ate a list Of the persons employed In
the division of rural free delivery at
the time It was included in the classi-
fled service, whence they We're a uoinf
ed and whether they were subjected to
an examination before they We're placed
In the classified service,
A bill was passed to vest In the Span
ish treaty claims commission certain
powers possessed by circuit and district
courts of the United States
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BLOODHOUND DRILL
AT STATE PRISON,

While the state board of charities and
correction was at the prison yesterday
afternoon, Warden Dow treated his
visitors TO dog drill, He sent
trusty skirmshlng TO the southeast
through the brush and over the Rio
Grande track and then back zig-zag to
the west over the creek aud up into
tree. Then a handkerchief dropped by
the trusty was given the bloodhounds
TO snuff, and Immediately they shifted
and snuffed the air, yelped, dashed
around IN a circle several times In
way suggestive OF homing pigeons just
released and then dashed of on the
trusty's trail They followed the trail
very well, losing II only once or twice
briefly and presently fetched w I'M
der the tree where the rusty was in
hiding, calling loudly for him TO come
down. The spectators were much
pleased with the exhibition but one Of
them ventured 10 ask why this re-
markable aggregation Of canine hunt
ing talent was not put on the tran OF
the Hay murder Immediately on It's dis
covery. No one offered any eXpiana-
ton.
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infrmary were not dark and although
each had Il restless night, the reports
from them this morning were encourag.
Ing
At II o'clock seoy. Cortelyou came to
press headquarters with the intorma-
ton that the condition Of the patient
was excellent, aud that President
Roosevelt was planning TO leave for
Washington at about or $3.50 this
afternoon, His special train viii 30 by
way Of Worcester instead Of passing
through Boston as II did on the journey
from Washington TO Groton.
At ! O'Clock Secy Cortelyou an.
nounced TO the newspaper men that the
president would leave Groton for Wash
ington at 4.4O O'Clock this afternoon
Al l.l5 o'clock President Roosevelt,
accompanied by Dr. Lambert came
over to the Powell cottage the news
paper headquarters TO personally meet
the reporters and correspondents who
had been IN Groton since Sunday He
was In excellent spirits, az he shook
each member by the hand lie thanked
them IN behalf OF Mrs Roosevelt for Il
bouquet of yiolots which they had sent
10 her during the morning
Then he said ~ want to thank you,
boys for myself for the consideration
which You have shown myself and my
family and for all the Courtesies which
have been extended TO me by the press,
There has been such O sudden change
in Ted that he has come up, all Of
sudden, and he Is now out Of the
woods
Continuing the president said. 81
shall leave this afternoon with DIR.
Lambert, Alice viii come over from
Washington tomorrow to take my
place TO a certain extent, while Mrs.
Roosevelt viii remain here perhaps
ten days more Then when Ted Is out
Of danger she Will take him to the
White House for a while, but he will
return here and continue his studies"
While referring to the illness of the
boy and to some Of the games which
he was fond of playing. the president
said you know Ted broke his collar
bone last fall playing football and Mrs,
Roosevelt said she was very thankful
for that, as she considered that Il In
sured him against breaking his neck"
Az this point three little children
were introduced TO the president and he
lokingly said why, are you the lit
Tie Powell kids? | have often heard
Ted speak Of you; he calls you the
Powell kids
President Roosevelt promised that
before he left Groton he would arrange
with Dr. Peabody Of the Groton
school to give out information con-
corning the condition of the sick boy.
In saying goodbye to the newspaper
men the president referred to the pres
ence of some with whom he had. as
he said ''ht and bled' and he departed
as cheerllY as be Ind come.
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California Trio
OfUtah
Professor Stephens Returns HOme VIM the News That
An Announcements Have Been Made-An Amended
Itinerary That Cannot help But Please.

70 six inches the grass everywhere
green and flowers, while not yet by any
mtans at their best, still sufficiently IN
evidence IN Kind and bloom TO make
The delusion complete Metropolitan
Temple has been secured for both
morning and evening Of Sunday, March
i6h, in which to hold Latter-day Saint
meetings. Dr. James r. Tnlmage VIII
be the speaker on one or both occa-
slOns
San Francscians assure Mr. stephens
that with the choir and such a speaker
a house many times the size OF the
Temple would be crowded.
lNoRDICAs NoN.APPEARANCE,
Regarding the disappointment that
has been felt here concerning the cam
collation. OF the NordIca concert Prof,
stephens says he IS both sorry and
glad Sorry because Salt Takers VIII
not again hear the great singer, who
above all others, he would have liked
to appear In the Tabernacle during the
winter; glad because he now knows he
VIII lose nothing He says he has got
tired Of standing between the financial
ilElis of guch an affair and the public.
There is little doubt, he says, that Nor
dlca could have been induced to come,
notwithstanding the reports Of her I'LL.
ness, had there been certainty Of linan-
clal success back OF the engagement
Some OF the late frosts, however, that
prominent musical people from else
Where have encountered sent a chill
over negotiations, from which the prin-
cipals emerged with shiyering forms
and shaking hands; therefore the de-
ciaion TO initiate the Southern Pacific
and give Salt Lake the go-by
The reason for the cancellation of
NoTdica's San Francisco engagement
last week was attributed TO nervous
prostration resultant from the recent
railway wreck in which she figured in
the south The advance sale for seats
had been large and everything pointed
to a very successful engagement when
The sudden call-off came, accompanied
by the statement that patrons could Sc
cure refund Of their money by pre-
sentlng themselves or orders at the
box-0lilce, Many holders Of seats re-
fused TO relinquish their tickets until
they knew TO am absolute certainty that
she was unable TO appear SO great
was the desire TO hear her that Nordica
agreed to return from Portland and
other sections of the sound country
where she now Is and give the San
Franciscans the opportunity for which
they have been wildly clamorlng.
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Prof Etephens returned this morn
Ing from a dying visit to California
where he completed every detail Of ar
rangements preliminary to the visit
there next month Of his merry -four
hundred excurslonIsts. A number Of
additional attractions have been added
TO the original itinerary. chief among
which are grand steamer ride around
the bay and down the Golden Gate to
the Pacific The Southern Pacific
railroad company will arrange to have
band Of music ON board to add to the
enliyening effect of the choirs songs.
Il also made arrangements for sup
per at Stanford university a stop over
that renders IL possible to spend the
entire afternoon and evening of Thurs
day March 10th in viewing the beau
tiful stanford estate with it's gardens,
monuments, race tracks, etc, as well
as the unique university buildings and
campus, the soon to be finished chapel
(to be dedicated March 9th) which |
believe to be as fine, If not a superior
work of art / have ever seen either
in America or Europe, with It's great
marble statuary, its wonderful win
dows, frescoed walls and last but not
least, its magnificent pipe organ and
choir loft.
ut has not been definitely arranged
yet whether the program to the stu
dents will be given here or in the uni
versity hall, Mrs Stanford herself. when
she returns, viii decide this matter. The
grandest musical effects, of course, can
be produced In the chapel with the or
gan accompanying, though u program
equally pleasing to the students can be
given at the hall where university en-
thusiasm would have q clearer chan
mel in which to bubble and flow.
THE next change Of Importance In
the itinerary Is the spending OF the
whole Of the following day (Frday) at
Pacific Grove and Monterey, and the
evening on the grounds at Del Monte.
the special returning to San Jose ar
ter the party has retired for the night.
II was difficult 10 arrange for food ac-
commodations for this southern trip,
but II has been accomplished Califor-
mia Is now enjoying its much needed
warm spring rains, and by the time
our party reaches there It viii be ready
to welcome as in Its fresh array of leaf
and flower"
Mr.. Stephens says It Is now impos-
sible not to fancy It May or June there,
the young grain being up from three
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KHchener,S
Chase Of Boe1s
COMBINED Motenenf 10 DSVe Them From Enclosure of The
B1ochho0Ses- Conflict Vesy PtcfueSque--Aioa Exciting
O Campaign Scheme Slioa Eriensue of Whole Wac
--De'cetS Final Escape,

London Feb. 13-The detailed ac-
counts which have just reached here
OF Lord Kitchener's combined move.
lent to drive out the Beers from the
enclosure Of blockhouse lines show that
the conflict was very picturesque ana
the most exciting incident Of the whole
campaign, Although apparently SUR
rounded by an imptnetrable ring Of fire
and steel, the Beers dauntless bravery
and dashng charges ultimately result
ed IN the majoritys escape from the
neshes Of Lord Kitcheners close drawn
net The British commanders scheme
was the most extensive ever carried out
during the present war 1t consisted
of q continuous line over so miles in
length Lord Kitchener personally di-
lected operations aud was soon in close
touch with every detail Of the move
ment The Beers though hard pressed,
shrank from attempting TO cross the
railroad, which was patrolled through
cut the night by armored trains,
EQUIPPED win powerful searChllghts
The train lights were supplemented by
stationary searchllghts and the spec
tacular effect was most striking. by
the side Of the railroad were the dark
forms Of men lying in trenches or
standing doing sentry duty, The gloom
of the moonless night was intermit-
tently relieved by the sweep of the
searchlights
The battle at Hebron ragged from
o'clock Friday night until Saturday
morning From various positions. be-
Find rocks, the Beers kept up yigor-
Gus fusllade, hoping to find a weak
spot in the line. simultaneously others
charged, but again and again were the
Rders repulsed leaving dead wounded
and prisoners in the hands of the Brit
ish
At the outset of the preparations the
Beers realized that the operations were
not merely an ordinary drive" but
a movement threatening them with to-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-13
TRAIN LEAVES THE TRACK.
Pittsburg and Detroit Flyer Derailed,
lniurlng Some Passengers.

Fremont, Ohio, Feb. lS.-Westbound
passenger train No. 405 the Pittsburg
& Detroit flyer on the Pennsylvania,
struck a broken rail this morning be-
tween Helena and Mlllersville and left
the track The train, composed Of en-
CINE, baggage car, smoker. passenger
coach and two sleepers, was ditched and
several coaches were wrecked. About
dozen passengers are reported Injured,
some seriously but none fatally The
wreck train from Toledo and a number
OF physicians have been called
Later reports from the wreck say only
three persons were seriously injured.
A Detroit lady passenger who refused
to give her name, was badly cut on the
left temple and sustained mashed foot
and broken ankle, one OF the clerks
In the mail car was severely injured
about the spine and the baggage master
was severely cut and bruised. Many
others were struck by flying sp'inters
and Jared. but their injuries are slight.
The baggage and mail cars landed IN
field ana were demolished. Other
cars We're badly damaged Both Sleep
ers are upside down In a ditch The
train was filled with passengNgs and
that no one was killed Is miracle Or.
Grismore OF Helena dressed the in
juries of those hurt and they were taxi
en- TO Toledo In q special car,
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tai humiliation and Gen. Dewet as
sembled his whole force and discussed
the situation with the commanders.
with the result that the Beers
were split up into three forces.
on Thursday nigh 900 Beers,
headed by Cancoliers, rushed
force Of imperial Lighthouse. About 100
burghers got through, but the remaind-
er, encountering q tremendous fire,
were turned back.
Friday nights conflict ebbed and
swelled over an area of 40 to so miles,
IN which the long-hunted, harr0ssed
and desperate men endeaVOred to find
outlets. The Beers, at one spot, got
within 30 yards Of the British firing
line, but the barbed wire baked tha
Durghefs ana forced them to retreat.
The firing now ceased, Aided by the
electric searchllghts the British haf-
r0Wed the surrounding territory wib
shrapneli shells, and Maxlms bullets.
In the northern section the BOers
made a desperate effort to bgak
through. Collecting O number of cat
tie, the Beers drove them down on the
British lines. Bending low in their
saddles, the Beers rode among the
cattle, making Ii impossible to distin-
gulsh them in the darkness,
The British pickets opened terrible
fire, and the Beers Were everywhere
met with a relentless hail Of bullets.
A long line of flame ran up and down
the firing line, nearly 20 miles in length.
as the armored trains flashed their
searchlights over miles Of country.
The reports Of the quick-hrlng guns
along the entrenched line and the
booming Of the fieldguns and POM
poms sounded very deep amid the sharp
cracking Of the musketry, while Nell
bron fort contributed TO the din with
the deep roar Of Its naval gun
This lasted for some 20 minutes,
when gradually the rattle died down
Only the crack Of single shots was
heard. Then all was again quiet.
The Beers attempt TO break the Brit
ish circle had failed. A few Of them
succeeded In crossing the line ANA
among them was Gen. Dewet
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POLYOAMY is NOT AN ISSUE IN UTAH POLITICS.
By HON. GEORGE SUTHERLAND, Of Utah.

that the ordinary citizen occupied with his wife expecting
turn those intimate relations greater less extent in the course
OF time additional
thing. have considered that
quietly Migrant than continually
the breeding strife and turmoil who
have together and calling national
evil dying the Therefore have al
the
that Mr. Roberts We
condition in midst which time
entirely OF the poygansts
vanced in life
'Aiormon" the majority in Utah but small
cenage poygams Salt
City smaller outside the mining
almost entirely Mormon"
that the Of polygamy
that
with the charity and deal neny
with the old cases viii cond
much strife and bitterness and suffer-
ng o people Of Utah-Washngton Times.
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Poygamy in factor in the politics Forbidden by
Mormon Church the practice gradually
entirely 1890
socaed manifesto fohddng the practice poyga-
households in Utah 1899
period of having been
removal the
probably of per
than u
probably that since the
removed there has
poygamou relation the
the time the manifesto
of gentle member OF The liberal
party prior division national
crse severely the
nonted and paaded before the the
People unfamiliar with difficult
appreciate situation but II IS because
They good citizens honest upright and
practice and
these relations canddy earnestly poygamy
right They occupied with their several
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-13
SEVENTY IRRIGATION
DELEGATES NAMED

At meeting Of the board Of county
commissioners this morning the COM
municatlon from Governor Wells, re-
garding the appointment OF delegates
10 the irrigation convention 10 be held
In Assembly hall. Feb &C. was acted
upon and the following list, consisting
of 20 delegates. was appointed 10 rep
resent salt Lake county:
John Henry Smith, $. G. Ewing, r. j,
Amy NJ g. Fox, 2, $, Witcher. A, +.
Doremus, Jesse W, Fox, j, II, Ander-
son. Le Grand IouIG w. -. Preston,
G. &. Lambert j Fewson Smith, Jr G..
l.. Stevenson, Harrison SpcTy, Adam
Spiers A. $. Rciser, Ezra Thompson. +,
$. Hines, n, H., Jeremy +. H. Airs OF
salt Lake. W. II. Hugh. Heber Ben
Mon, Henry Harker. Taylorsylle; J. G.
Mackay. A. j. Hin. w, j. Horne, Gran.
ger: Christopher Layton, Peter Larsen.
Hunter: f. ". Spencer II. s. Sutton,
Pleasant Green; Edward Schoenfeld.
Cyrus Gold, Brighton, James Young, l.
NJ. Chapman, John Nen, East Mil
Creek; G. T.. Miller. Samuel Howard. r,
p Page. R.verton. W. "A. Freeman,
George Miller. Herman; John Egbert,
f. A. Cooper Jr.. West Jordan, H. b.
Beckstead George Gardner. South Jor-
dan James Winchester, ]. p. Freeze,
Murray; J. NJ. Smith. W. f.. Ennis, He
Der Smith. w. W. Fitzgerald, Draper
Joseph Mousley. A. IT, West, Blum
Dale; James Muir John Boyce Gran
tie; H. f. Burton John Gabbott. Thos,
Woodbury.. Farmers Francis Melon
aid, s. A. Caste, Holiday o. p. Miller,
Geo. g. Sharp, Union, j. G.. Jensen. W.
w. Wilson Sandy: j. r. Smith. Daniel
Harrington, Sugar, Pat Ryan Forest
Dale, and y. NJ, Hartman, II. 7. shurt-
IN, W, c. Winder. II. c. Carlisle, NH
Greek.
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THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE CAUSE.
NAV S Association Holds Informal Meeting TO DISCUSS
Pms for ORGANIZATION and 10 Advance lt-FnaRclal Sec
sarys Report Subrnitted-Recepts Were sl5,S'

proyed. The report OF Harriet Taylor
linton, treasurer, was then submitted
and showed the financial condition OF
the association to be as follows
Mrs, Harriet r. Taylor Upton, OF
Warren, O.. submitted her report as
treasurer II follows $3.50
Receipts for the year were SlSoSl'
balance. $3.50. Three requests We're
paid within the year, viz Mrs, Jonas
Green, of Virginia, 500, Or. Helen j..
Underwood, of California, 500 Mrs
Charlotte A. Cleveland, Of Perry n ~
$4,000
New York contributed more money
than any other state, giving $3.50 The
five states paying the largest dues ana
therefore having the largest societies
New York. Massachusetts,, iowa. Ne
braska and Pennsylvania. The largest
per centage of gain was made by Ken
lucky where Miss Laura Clay Is presi-
dent. The membership of the assocla-
tiOn has increased and the outlook for
future growth and development Is most
encouraging.
Susan Il. Anthony at this point
stated that she had little scheme for
getting money out Of Uncle Sam, IL
was that when Mrs Gait spoke before
the committees of Congress on Tuesday
Of next week, she should deliver a por-
ton of her annual address and then
ask leave to print" BY this means,
she said, the government VIII print the
entire speech and 1t can be sent under
governmental frank to every state IN
the Union.
Miss Upton announced that the rail-
roads had granted an unusual conces-
sion In extending the date OF the tick
cts to Feb, 49,
Mrs. French OF Rhode Island gave
notice OF an amendment TO the bylaws
providing that whenever % members Of
any state petition the executive COM
mittee that any question shall be re-
ferred to the states for consideration,
such question shall be so referred, and
II a majority OF the states vote In IA
vor Of the same It shall become a law.
Henry Blackwell, chairman Of the
committee on presidential suffrage
urged every woman IN every state TO
petition their legislature asking for the
right to vote for presidential electors
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sANTos.DUMONTs soRTIE.
Ii IL Only Fairly Successful, Being
Compelled To Turn Back.

New York, Feb. l3.--Between show
ers this afternoon, NJ Santos Dumont
made a fourth "sortle" from his aero
drome with his airship cables the
Monte Carlo correspondent Of the Her
aid
At o'clock the rain having ceased
for moment, the aeronaut sailed away
In the direction of Capt Martin being
preceded by two boats from the Prince
of Monaco's yacht, the Princess Alice,
and followed by steam launch COM
manded by the prince.
Halfway between the aerodrome and
Cape Martin, the sky becoming cloudy
and the wind suddenly rising, the aero
maui wheeled about and returned to the
Port d'Hercule, where the occupants Of
the steam launch We're able 20 seize
the guide rope at 235 D. M. and con
duct the airshlp near the aerodrome,
The meneuvers then became very diff
ficult. Some Of the suspension wires
had been broken and the prince had
his arm bruised by the guiderope which
weighed fifty klogrammes, sweeping
rapidly over the stern OF the steam
launch. When the airshp was ten
metres from shore the guiderope was
passed from the steam launch TO a
small boat and then to workmen on
the jetty
This is the longest trip NJ. Santos
Dumont has accomplished, both as TO
time and distance.
After the landing had been accom-
plished the prince received NJ Santos.
Dumont and the Due de Dino, on board
his yacht and arranged with the aero
maui various plans for landing man
euvers during the next excursion
The Due and Duchesse de Basano
and Mile. Marie de Basano, who, wi h
the Empress Eugene had been watch
ing the operations, came to the aero
drome TO present the aeronaut with
their fluctuations and those Of the EN-
press,
Half an hour after the aeronaut's re-
turn TO the aerodrome the wind be-
came violent a heavy rainstorm fol-
lowed and the sea became very rough.
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KINGS CORONATION ROBES.
Coming Pagent VIII be Most Mag
niilcant on Record.

New York, Feb. lS,-Desoriptions Of
the coronation robes of the king and
queen, noW making in Engla n, says
the London correspondent Of The Trlb-
une, emphasize the fact that the COM
ing pageant will be the richest and
most magnificent on record, The model
now exhibited at Norfolk House for the
benefit Of the peeresses have embrold-
cred heraldlc devices on the kirte. Lii
censo to introduce coats Of arms and
convert the coronation mantle into an
heraldic garment implies an enormous
increase IN expenslveness through the
lavish use OF embroideries. The diplo-
matte set has been Informed that in
vtations to the coronation ceremony
will be- restricted to ambassador ana
wife and that no other officials resi-
dent In the embassies much less their
wives or daughters viii be admitted.
An exception undoubtedly will be made
IN the case OF Henry White. on account
of his friendship Of long standing with
the king
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and that under the careful nursing
which he will have, recovery while II
would probably be slow, was considered
practically sure.
President Roosevelt went earlier than
his wife 10 breakfast For the first
time since his arrival, the president
talked with the newspaper men. while
.hey were securing the report OF his
sons condition. He was very cordial
and spoke with delight Of the favorable
condition of his boy
The room In which young Roosevelt
was being cared for was not lighted ar
ter II o'clock last night. The rooms Of
the other two boys who are III at the