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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-03
IItJIlsIl.

Washington, March q. Under the or.
der made last week the house today
went into committee Of the whole ana
entered upon the consideration OF the
bill to classify the rural free delivery
service and substitute the contract for
the salary system for rural carriers.
IL was arranged the general debate
should be equally divided between the
friends and opponents OF the measure
and that Mr. Loud OF California should
swanson Of Virginia against the bill.
the former In opeUng the debate de.
clared that In hin opinion the question
Involved was Of more Importance than
any which would come before the pres-
ent Congress Upon the solution would
depend whether The rural free delivery
service would cost ultimately sixty or
twenty million dollars per annum.
The rural free delivery up TO this
time he said had been a political one
and II had given many members of
Congress their first taste Of the sweets
of public patronage fle traced the his.
tory and rapid growth of the service
and It's cost declaring that II was The
most eXtraVagant In the public service.
At the inception the carriers received
$500 per annum They now received
5000. II the salary system was contin-
uod they would eventually receive $500
or $500 AZ the present time $500 was
being spent for the supervisory force
The bill was carefully drawn. Mr..
Loud said to provide against the pos
sibllity Of recurrence Of the star route
scandals Only one contract could be-
given to one man who must live in the
district where the route was located,
and who must perform the service him.
self
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MniSterSEnd
Open
Committee on Public Morals Report The Most ArStOCratc
Ones Did Big Business Yesterday Policemen Who
Mas Near By Saw and Did Nothing

Al the meeting this morning, Of the
Ministerial association the committee
on public morals reported that The
Bismarck zang and Onyx Bank saloons
were doing business yesterday at the
old stand The bismarck In particular
was rushing things, and through the
back door young men were going IN and
out the entire afternoon In the front
apartments Of the other two saloons
were small knots Of men continually.
aud 1t is but q step from there back of
the screens, to whore the usual cheml-
calls are served up-all in violation OF
The law closing the saloons on
the Lords day.
The committee reported the above for
publication IN the dairy papers. and ad-
yised that It was emlnenty unfair 10
allow the more aristocratic of the sa
looms to open on Sunday and keep
tightly closed the smaller saloons ana
dives where the poorer class of drinking
men 20. The committee reported thar
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BRITISH CONVOY MET DISASTER

London. March IA dispatch from
Pretoria dated today contains details Of
the disaster TO the escort Of the convoy
of empty wagons at Vondonop, south
west Of Klerksdorp. Transyaal colony
The British casualties, In killed,
wounded and men made prisoners
reach the total Of G32. In addition, the
Beers captured two guns. Lieut. Col,
Anderson. who commanded the British
force, and who has returned to Kraai-
pan. Cape colony, with nine officers and
2i5 men, reports, when his advance
guard was within ten miles OF Klerks-
dorp. during the morning Of Feb. %, the
Beers opened a heavy rife fire on the
troops from the shrub. These burghers
were driven of and the convoy re-
sumed rs march. when a more deter
mined attack was made on the conveys
left flank. the Beers getting within a
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N. Il. MARGErTS ORDERED UP
VIII Go BEFORE Army Board tor Ey'
animation for Lieulenancy.
Especial to tne News. Q,

Washington d. c., March Ex-senator
Rawlins has been advised by the adju-
lant general Of the army that Nelson
H. Margettg. Of salt Lake, has been or
dered by the president to appear before
the army board for examination with a
view of his appointment as lieutenant
in the army. Mr. Margetts served with
the Utah battery IN the Philippines
during the Spanish war
SUTHERLAND'S AMENDMENT
AT the meeting OF the committee on
immigration Of the house 10 consider
the irrigation bill, Representative
Sutherland offered the following
amendment, which was added
III Is hereby declared 20 be the duty
Of the secretary Of The interior IN
carrying out the provisions of this act,
so far as the same may be practicable
and subject to the existence of feasible
irrigation projects to eXpend The major
portion OF the funds arising from the
sale Of the public lands within each
state and territory hereintOfOre named
for the benefit Of arid and semi-arid
lands within the limits Of such state
or territory, provided that the secretary
may temporarily use such proportion
of said funds for the benefit Of arid or
semi-arld lands In any particular state
or territory named as he may deem
advisable, but when so used the excess
shall be restored TO the fund as soon
as practicable to the end that ultimate
~ and in any event within each ten
year period of the passage OF this act,
expenditures for the benefit Of said
several states or territories shall be
eQualzed according to the proportions
and subject to the conditions as to
practlcabiity and feasibility aiore-
said
on motion Of Mr. Sutherland, Mr.
Mondell Of Wyoming viii report the bill
10 the house next week.
POSTMAsTERs.
Postmasters appointed Utah
Beaver Beaver county, Harry Harris,
vice f. A. Hodges resigned,
Wyoming Harvey Bighom county
Fred Bragg vice W. NJ Harvard re-
signed Hazelton. Johnston county. w,
b. Klpp vice T. G. Smith resigned.
ldaho-Penslons increase, Mexican
war, Dorr p. Curtis Oakley $l2
PENSIONS.
Original widows, Eliza Wiley, Fort
Lemhi, S.
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Almost a Great Fire.

New York, March 3,--An explosion
today wrecked the nye.story building
at 2l0-2l2 Canal street, occupied by the
Aste Press Printing company. The
building was filed with employees some
OF whom were hurt by Jumping. Half
the Canal street front was blown into
the street and the interior was almost
instantly q roaring mass Of flames.
The printing house backed up against
a row OF seven-story fat houses, occu-
pied by Italians. The rear wall Of the
burning building was blown against the
tenements, creating panic among the
occupants. Many jumped from win
dows. Consuela Durranto leaped from
a window and alighted on the stone
tagging Of a courtyard. She was taken
TO a hospital, where she died
The fire department estimated the
loss az 5000 Reports were circulated
that a number Of persons known 20
have been in the buildings have not
been accounted for, bat the iiremen
said they thought all had escaped In
Jury except those who Jumped.
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Heavy Snow at TelIurlde.

Denver, March IA special TO The
Times from Ouruy says;
A snoWHOrm prevails here, adding to
the twenty inches now on the level
Several heavy snow slides have oc
CURED during the past "A hours, but no
fatalities have occurred The driver OF
the Red Mountain stage which was
snow bound at Pronton three days with
one passenger came down ON snow
shoes yesterday The up.bound stage
has been lying near the riverside slide
for three days. The road to Red
mountain viii be blocked for a week or
more
The slides have broken down the
electric poles connecting the Camp Bird
and the Telluride Power company at
Ames also the electric wires of the
Camp Bird extension company.
Several slides OF the road 10 the
Revenue makes II difficult to keep
transportation open, Several slides
came down yesterday between the
Camp Bird mine and the mills but did
no damage A slide came down on the
Ruby Trust yesterday but only dam
aged one building slightly. A slide dam
aged the building at the Vlrginius yes
lerdQy
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UTAH PETITIONERS.
Rep. Sutherland Presents Petitions
From Many Unions

tSpeclai 10 the news
Washington, D. G., March 3,--Repre-
sentative Sutherland has recommended
the appointment Of George Snyder as
postmaster at Kimberly.
Mr.. sutherland presented IN the
house the resolution of the Information,
al Associat of Machinists. ogden, for
having ships constructed in the navy
yards Also similar resolutions from
the International Broom Makers, TAN
ors and Typhograph union, all Of
ogden. the taiors union and the boil
er-maiers' and iron-shlp workers and
leather workers Of Salt Lake, The ges-
olution was also from above unions In
favor Of the passage of the Chinese ex-
clusion act Toy the passage OF the bin
for the exclusion Of illiterate immi-
grants. also q resolution Passed by tho
Commercial club, salt Lake IN favor
OF the bin establishing a department OF
mines and mining.
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Gambling property TO control prices or
the legislature may nave thought
that options to sell or buy
at future time were, IN their essence,
mere speculatlons In prices and tended
TO foster spirit of gambling. IN all
this the Legislature may have been mis-
taken, If 80, the mistake was not such
as TO justify the conclusion that the
statute was a mere cover TO destroy a
particular kind of business not lnher-
emily harmful or immoral II must be
assumed that the legislature was Of the
opinion thai an etlectual mode To sup-
press gambling grain contracts was to
declare Illegal all options 10 sell or buy
at future time. The court Is unable
to say that the meuns employed were
not appropriate to the end sought 20 be
attained and which II was competent
for the state to accomplish, We can.
not adiudge that the legislature OF MI
nois transcribed the limits of constl-
tutional authority when enacting the
statute IN question
The opinion Of the supreme court Of
Illinois is affirmed
In a decision rendered IN the United
Sittes Supreme Court today II was held
that the ordinance enacted by the city
government Of Detroit Mich, arblt'pr.
fly reducing streetcar fares to 8
cents, was Irregular and without bipl-
ing effect This decision was based
upon the fact that previous ordinances
had been passed fixing the streetcar
fares at 8 cents. These origlnal ordi.
nances were construed by the court 70
be In The nature Of contracts The
opinion was delivered by Justice Peck
ham ana affirmed the opinion Of the
United states circuit court for the east
ern district of Michigan
The United states Supreme Court TO.
day dismissed the case of Mrs Cor
della Botkln VS. the People Of the State
of California The dismissal was or
dered on the presentation by the clerk
of tho court Of a stipulation from Mrs.
Botkils counsel authorizing such pro-
ceeding The case came o. This court
fror The decision of the superior court
Of san Francisco, and WIS lnstisutod
to secure the release OF Mrs Bokin,
who IS under sentence Of life nprison-
mem on the charge Of numbering Mrs
Dlnnmg by sending to her box Of
poisoned candy
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hundred yards and stampedng the
mules harnesscd ia number Of wa
CONS. The attacking forces were again
driven off Al about $3.50 IN the morn
ing the rear guard was attacked by q
strong force Of Beers and simultaneous
ly another body Of Beers boldly charged
the center of the convoy and stampeded
the mules In all directions throwing the
escort into confusion, during which the
Beers charged and rechafged, riding
down the British units. The fighting
lasted FOR two hours during which the
two British guns and a pom-pom al
most exhausted their ammunition A
detachment Of 200 mounted infantry
from Klerksdorp attempted to reinforce
the British, but were held In check by
the Beers.
Lieut., Col. Anderson adds that the
strength of the Beers was estmeted at
from 1900 20 l.iOO. Commandments De
Larey Kemps. Celllers, Lcmmer Vol
marans and Potgieters were all pres
ent. Commandant Lemmer Is said TO
have been Killed
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ON POLITICAL ACTIVITY.
Presidents Position in Regard to Same Defned-Epects His
AppoIntees in Illinois to Keep Clear Of Any Active Fac.
tiona Work-How Party is Best Served

Washington March 9-The following
statement was made public at the
White House today
After inquiry Of the president as to
what the presldenfs view were In re-
gard to he political activity, especially
in any fractional difference within the
party OF his appontees Maj Hogan
itated to the president that he would
he compelled TO withdraw his name
from consideration In connection with
the appointment Of internal revenue
collector for the Southern district Of
Illinois, as he desired to continue ac-
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OharIes nroadway Ronss Dead.

New York. March S.--Charles Broad.
way Rouss died her today He had
suffered from heart disease and dropsy.
Mr. Rouss was born ~ Woodsboro.
Md In 1896 He first engaged In BUSH
ness IN Winchester. Va. served In the
Confederate army and then came TO
New Yorw In 1865. He had been IN
business here continually from that
time He erected at his own expense,
q monument TO dead Confederate sol.
diers In Mount Hone cemetery, this
conducive 70 peace between the South
the University Of Virginia, and gave
100000 for a Confederate monument to
DC located at Richmond Va. Some
years ago Mr. Rouss became blind He
offered 81 100000 10 anyone who could
restore his sight, but the reward was
never successfully claimed.
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options Of selling grain at future time
las In itself no possible relation to the
suppression OF gambling In grain con-
tracts in respect Of which the parties
contemplate only a settlement on the
Lasis Of differences IN the contract and
market primes. Perhaps the legislature
thought that dealings in options 70 sell
or buy at a future time although NOT
always or necessarily gambling may
have the effect to keep out Of the mar
ket while the options last the property
Shlch is the subject OF the options ana
thus assist the purchasers TO establish
Tor a time what are know as corners
whereby the ordinary and regular sales
or exchanges Of such property based
upon existing prices may be interfered
with and persons who have IN FACT no
grain and do not care to handle any are
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and pointed out the small amount which
was carried In American ships. lie
aHld the country had prosporod under
protection and every industry had been
protected except American shipping,
Should A war occur between the great
ocean-carryIng nations Of the world
Ike England and Germany he said, the
farmers the mechanics and The pro.
ducers Of America through lack Of "a.
cllltles for transportation would lose
more than either Of the contendlng ma
tons.
There is one only thing. declared
Senator Frye, that is responsible for
thls condition Of AFFAIRS, aud that is
American wages"
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EIkbart. H., Rank FAILS.

Lincoln, Ms March 5.--The Bank
of Elkhart located In The village Of
Elkhart near here, failed to open Tor
business today. The failure followed
Investigation by q bank examiner. The
deposits amount TO about $4,000, and
TIE exact amount Of shortage If not AT
present known j, C. Taylor. president,
pul Prank W. Cotle cashier, state that
the assets will fully cover the labli-
ties The Bank of Elkhart was or
ganized In 1891, under the laws Of mn
nos by former Gov "Uncle Dirk'
Oglesby aud the wealthy cattle king,
John D. Gillette The Giettes and
oglesby and farmers and cattleraisers
are creditors OF the bank.
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Prisoners Freak Jail,

Baltimore. March S-Six prisoners
broke Jail at Lastdn Md. late satur-
day night and in attempting TO re-ar-
rest them Deputy Sheriff Thomas j.
Thompson was instantly killed. Lewis
Green, colored Is thought 90 have fred
the shot which killed Thompson Green
was awaiting trial on the charge OF
having murdered his mistress and 1t Is
thought he planned the escape
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FIRST DIRT THROWN TODAY
Oregon Short Line Commences Construction Of Track to be
Used While bennington CutOf is Being Buit-work
Being Done BY Japanese

Residents Of Salt Lake can perhaps
console themselves with the fact that II
the first dirt Of the Ogden-Lucin cut-ofr
Is to be thrown tomorrow that the first
dirt on the bennington cutoff was
thrown inside Of the city limits this
morning and that from this time on
construction win proceed right merrily
with the broad-guaging Of the Garfield
Beach track,
Early this morning big gang OF
Japs commenced operations west Of
Sixth West on South Temple tearing out
the old narrow guage ties and putting
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lively to participate In the politics Of
the state.
The president reiterated today to
various Illinois representatives, both IN
Congress and m executive Offices, that
he expected his appointees in Illinois
90 keep clear Of any active factional
work; that the election Of a senator
from Illinois was for the Illinois people
only 10 decide, and that he expected
the federal appointees IN that state TO
serve their party by doing their work
IN their respective offices in first class
shape, and by refralnlng from any Inn
proper fractional activity IN connection
With matters with which the federal
adminlstra ton had no proper concern
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SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
DHoS Law mposiRgFne for Dealing MIXTURES Uphed-DeTo
ordnance Arbitrarily Reducing Street Car Fares to
Three Cents Held to be Without Binding Effect

Washington. March s.-The United
n 'a''s supreme sourt today affirmed
we ue decree of the supreme court Of iii.
~ AVIS n the case Of Alfred G. Booth Va
,~v STATE Of Illinois, involving the
OF the state statute imposing
I, Iae OF from $40 to $1,000 for dealing
ea,, i9'lres The decision OF the state
Ior S's upheld the law and today's opIn-
lon v sa,alned that decision. The Xxx.
ana was handed down by justice FuAer
brew. as alsseaied from By Justice
marlin said " us op'h'on Justice
cially' t 1a,,not say from any facts ,uai-
eyideneca,' 1911 ~ 20 the court or from this
q" mas case that prohibition Of
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in a switch TO connect with the Salt
Lake q Los Angeles road so that tho
material can be hauled from the ore
gon Short Line main line over the salt.
air Beach tracks across the Rio Grande
Western rlght-of-way on Sixth West.
As soon as this work is finished a third
rail is to be put in TO the point of the
mountain and the supplies and mater
ial crowded TO the front and the con-
structiou OF the line through Tooelc
pushed forward. Other material win
be shipped south 10 bennington and
Work will be pushed from both ends.
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DEATH OF AGbD CITIZEN.
Samuel Scyeyer Yields to Grim Reaper
At the Age Of Eighty-Nine.
Especial to the News. y

Y
Provo, March 3.-samuel seveyer
one Of the oldest inhabitants OF the
state. died at his home IN Pleasant
Grove this morning, OF general debility.
He was born IN Somerset. England. 81
years ago, and emgrated to Utah In
the early hfties, having become a
member of the Mormon Church. Of
which organization he was a deyout
member up to The time OF his death
lie was an intelligent Industrious and
UPRIGHT man, and his death Is re-
GREETED by all who knew him. He leaves
a large family Of children. graDdchld-
rem and reorganization one OF
be held tomorrow from tile Pleasant
zant, OF this county. The funeral viii
the latter being Deputy Sheriff Beg
Grove meeting house.
DEATH OF LITTLE BOY.
Leland S. Archibald. the iO-year-old
con OF Ralph Archibald Of Payson, died
IN this city this morning OF pneumonia.
The remains Will be taken TO Payson
tomorrow for burial.
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WANTS GOOD
OFFICESOFFERED

Washington, March g. Representa-
tive shafroth Of Colorado today pre-
Sented a memorial from The Colorado
legislature appealing TO our national
administration To tender the good Of
ilces OF our government In any dignl-
lied and consistent manner that will be
conductive TO peace between the south
Africans and Circuit Britain to the end
mat the British government may be
Induced to change lts present policy TO
tender such terms Of peace as shall be
alike honorable to the Beers and In ac-
coldlnce with their aspirations for llb-
cry"
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miral on the retired list, and to pay
Flora a. Harting $3.50 for damages
on account Of ner Illegal arrest and Inn
lrisonment at New Orleans In January,
1854.
AZ 2;05 p. m mir. Frye bvgan a.
speech on the shipping bill. He re-
Viewed the condition Of American trade
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court the foreign missions and an as
semblage estimated to have numbered
fully $4,000 persons His holiness was
borne into ST. Peters In the sedia ges-
tatora. hut he did not participate In
the service beyond pronouncng the
benedlction,
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THE PONTIFICAL JUBILEE

Rome March 3.-The principal cere-
mony in the celebrations Of the ponti.
fleal jubilee was carried out with OK
traordinary pomp at 81 Peters ca.
thedra today IN the presence of The
pope the members Of the ponufcal
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Denver March IA special to The
ros' from Telluride says.
40 men were permitted to go to the
..''sry Bel mine this morning to look
W me bodies Of those killed in the
'"OwsIldes last Friday which have not
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FORBIDDEN TO LOOKFOR BODIES

yet been recovered II IS still snow
ing and il is dangerous to venture up
en- the mountains
It Is reported that the Silver Lake
bunk house AT Silyerton has been swept
away by a snowslide but the report
lacks confirmation as yet.
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Ran into live Electric Wire.

Reno, New March yesterday
about noon the body Of Frank a. Wells
was found lying across I've electric
wire near the residence OF his father.
II IL supposed that as he was going
home Saturday nigh, be ran into a live
electric wire that had been sagged
down By the storm His head was al
most severed from his body.
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SENATE.

Washington. March S.-Soon after the
senate met iojay bills were passed 70
establish a marine hospital al Savan-
nah. Ga. at a cost not exceeding 1900
600; authorizing tine appointment of
Allen V. Reed, now a captain on the
retired list OF the navy as rear ad-
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Washington. March S-The president
today Informed committee from
Charleston, s. c., who called on him
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PRIEST. TO GO TO CHARLESTON

that he would visit the exposition in
that city,
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In1IN REEn GOEe.

In the meantime the heads continue
10 fall the latest being John Reed
chief clerk to Mr., Cotter here, VINO mas
been with the company for the past II
wears. He retired today and was sue
ceeded BY ]. r. Neville of Denver re-
Gently OF the Missouri Pacific.