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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-08
HAD A BUSY DAY,
Bureau Workers lmpart Information
To Many Strangers.

The Bureau of Information asd
Church Literature had busy day Oh
the Temple block yesterday, From early
morn TIL late al night strangers poured
in with gratifying regularity and the
bureau workers had more than their
hands full extending courtesies and i'm
parting information to those who called.
There were visitors from 81 states Of
the Union, both east and west from
Manitoba In Canada, and from Ger
many Australia. Denmark. Hawaii
and New Zealand. As usual, all were
taken up with the story of the Nor
mons and their reclamation Of the
once barren American desert. 1t being
Fast day and there being no regular
services In the Tabernacle the visitors,
10 the number OF about 450 were ia
Nored with an organ recital by Miss
Edna Coray, and an address of welcome
by Elder Benjamin Goddard, who, In
his remarks, took occasion to urge his
hearers to study the Mormon" ques-
ton for themselves and learn the truth
Of the matter from those who We're in
position to give II. The bureau is doing
splendid wore and those connected
with II are sparing no effort TO dis
charge faithfully the duty devolving
upon them.
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TREATMENT OF
CHINESE IN HAWAII.
Minister WI Ting al Honolulu Makes Bitter Complaint Of 1t
Students and Travellers Subjected to Indign1ies-A-
tributes Troubles 10 Over Zeaousness of Authorities.

Honolulu. Dec. 2, via San Francisco
Dec. --(Correspondenc Of the Associ-
ated Press.) -Land Commissioner Il. $.
Boyd is about to offer a tract OF about
$500 acres OF public land for sale on
this island. II is 10 be offered at auc-
ton at an upset price OF 81 per acre.
The purchasers are to be required TO
keep the land free Of the Lantana week
and to make improvements.
The territorial senate received today
and adopted report Of It's special com
mittee on the department Of public
wroks approving the message OF Gov.
Dole. In which he asked for the re-
moval OF Supt. Boyd and made grave
charges against him. This. with the
removal OF Auditor Austin, already ac-
complshed Is thought to complete the
removals OF officials as result Of the
recent scandals.
A report was also received by the
senate from It's committee on the ter
riorlal treasury. The sum OF sllsis.sl,
for embezzling which Treasurer Wright
has already been indicted, was found TO
be short,
Chinese Minister WI Ting Fang ar
rived In Honolulu last night as a
through passenger 10 China. on the
steamboat Hongkong Maru. While
here he met many Of the locally prom
inent Chinese and had some severe
comments to make on the way that the
exclusion act is enforced here. In an
Interview in the Pacific Commercial Ad-
vertiser he said:
Il find that business men here COM
plain bitterly OF the way in which the
exclusion act Ia carried out here. OF
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course their business has suffered
through the cutting out Of laborers but
they do not complain Of this 80 much
as OF the outrageous way In which the
immigration authorities treat mer-
chants, students and bOnafide travellers.
AS an instance ! mention n young man
OF 10 who came here TO secure an eiu-
cation. He had proper papers but was
quizzed In many ways by the authors
Ties and OF course the boy was not able
TO answer all questions. He was held
and after $500 had been spent IN trying
to land him an appeal was made to me.
After a good deal Of trouble he was al
lowed to land.
You interpret the exclusion act in
such a way that students are put to
an enormous expense In trying 10 land.
You make II hard for Chinese travellers.
The sooner this Is put a stop 20 the bet
ter. II you wish to keep out the la
borers well and good. but do not put
such difficulties In the way Of mer-
chants and travellers
The minister said that he attributed
the things Of which he complained to
over-zealousness on the part OF officials
He also complained OF local customs
cases. saying that they oyeryalued the
importatlons Of Chinese.
The United States Dist-Atty ]. A,
Breckenons, Capt. Williamson and
Maj. Davis OF the local military stan,
have received from Washington au-
thorizations TO negotiate for a site for a
military post In Honolulu.
Flfty-four japanese were returned TO
their native land today via the Hong
kong Marus as rejected immigrants.
owing to their being afflicted with
trachoma, contagious disease Of the
eyes.
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ton, Mr.. Balfour said he understood
the communication to Venezuela was
neither joint nor Identical.
GERMANY's ULTIMATUM.
Berlin, Dec, S-Tke German British
ultimatum 10 Venezuela was presented
at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon at
Caracas.
The ultimatums are identical In spiriy
but not In FORM Each embodies the
respective claims Of the two countries
and Is consequently different. Some
announcement on the subject would
have been made by the government to
the relchstag today had the house been
In session. A statement will be made
tomorrow orally by Chancellor Won
Buelow or read by President Won Bal
lestrem. The bundesrath already has
been Informed that the foreign Office IL
unwilling 10 disclose the text OF Ger
many's ultimatum as such n step would
be against all presidents and because IL
would also be dlscourteous to Venezue-
In TO publish the text giving that coun-
try an opportunity 10 reply. Neither
Is an lntlmation given as to what forci-
BILE action will follow on the ground
that this would be disclosing military
secrets.
The navigation Office confirms the re-
ports that the German flagship Vineta
arrived at La Guayra Nov. 3, that thv
Fake reached there Dec |, and thar
the Gazelle and Panther anchored or
that port at the end OF last week. Each
Of these warships is equipped with
landing material and field guns.
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|rhe trial OF Thomas MCGEE, negro
r the murder of Henry Johnson also
colored man, at Murray on April il
AZ. was commenced before Judge
bbnson in the criminal division OF the
strict court this morning, According
he history OF the case, the two men,
|ho were neighbors, had a quarrel over
chickenhouse to which they both
aimed title. and MCGEE went into
house and got revolver and shot
~ son, who expired Immediately on
III preliminary hearing, the statement
|kiAttorney A. Il. Sanford, who repre-
|8ts defendant, was to the effect that
n shooting was accidental; that the
was accidentally discharged. The
stlons asked the jurors today by Mr.
aford indicate that the defense VIII
classification on account of the al
ID attempted defilement of defend
rs VIE py JOHnsoh'
81 A STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
strange coincidence that occurred
P,the trial this morning was the fact
IA a slip drawn from the jury box by
'ork Armstrong contained the name
Thomas McGhie," being the same
he as that of defendant, differing
n in the spelling, Thomas McGhie,
4 Juror, was not present to answer to
i name. SO he will probably escape
4 responsibility of passing Judgment
Dn the guilt or innocence of Thomas
Gee, the defendant
JURORS SECURED.
even Jurors were secured at the
ming session Of the court. They are
efles Sharp, II. w. Price, Frank II
de. BENJAMIN II. Hollingworth, Ezra
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RIBUTE TO MEMORY
OF EX-SPEAKER REED

he had been a member OF this house
for six years Its speaker His service
terminated with the Fifty-flfth Con-
gres. Within this chamber the scene
OF his life's great activities were laid.
Here he rendered services to his coun-
try which placed him in the front rank
OF American craftsmanship. Here he
exhibited characteristics which COM
PEELED respect and won admiration
Forceful ability, intrinsic worth.
strength Of character brought him
popular fame and congressional leader
ship. In him depth and breadth Of in
tellect. with a full and well rounded
judgment had produced a giant who
lowered aboye( his fellows and i'm
pressed them with his power and wis
dom.
"A distinguished statesman, a lofty
patriot cultured scholar and incisivy
writer. an unmatched debater, a master
OF logic. wit and satire; the most fam.
Gus OF the worlds parlamentarians. the
great and representative citizen has
gone into history.
Resolved, That In honor Of the die.
tinguished dead, the house now adj
jouru.'
When the reading Of the resolutions
had been concluded Speaker Henderson
asked II there was objection to their
present consideration. The silence re-
manned unbroken.
The resolutions were then unanimous
~ adopted and accordingly at l2:l5 the
speaker declared the house adjourned
out OF respect to the memory Of Mr..
Reed.
Portland. Me, Dec. S.-The funeral
train bringing the body Of former
Speaker Thomas b. Reed arrived here
at 1929 p. m.
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jashington, Dec. s.-The house to-
/ paid a remarkable tribute to the
hory of ex-Speaker Thomas b.
q, His death had created pro-
% impression and there was uni
al desire among the members that
house show a signal mark of re-
30 to his memory. For the house to
- action on the death of a former
mber had only three presidents in
history, namely on the occasions Of
death of Benton. Blaine and Alex
er Stephens, when the house
pte6 resolutions and adjourned out
respect to their memories. 1t was
-ded TO follow these presidents in
case OF Mr. Reed. The chaplain
the opening Of the session paid 4
ing reference to the death Of the ex-
ker No business was transacted
|ond the formal reading OF two mes
rs from the president and an ar
cement to postpone the special or
for today-the London dock bill
u tomorrow.
Ir Sherman Of New York. then.
III profound silence, arose and in a
feeling remarks offered the follow
resolutions:
Resolved, That the following min
be spread upon the record OF the
Sc Of representatives:
Hon. Thomas Bracket Reed died
Washington Dec Z, 1902. For % years
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AMOANS ARE STARTLED

United States Naval Station, Tutulla,
y. 24-(via San Francisco, Dec, 8,
tfespondence of the Associated
kss) ION Nov. / the Samoans al the
Rtern extremity Of the group at the
Ind Of Savai were startled by severe
Pcks OF earthquakes which lasted
the night and morning.
PIE Of the shocks were severe enough
|throw down a concrete church and
kcked several others. Then fire was
b to burst forth from several Of the
hntain peaks and the people fled In
FOR to places they considered were
b. These extinct volcanoes. now
i've, are towards the west of Savali,
&dition speaks Of a violent eruption
&ut $50 years ago when that portion
8he country was a flowing stream Of
ten lava and travellers have Won
ID at the extent Of the eruption
kn they have had to walk over the
Is Of waving rock chilled as II flowed
On the mountain sides towards the
De- fires at present are observable at
! peaks OF the mountain ridge which
hs the backbone of the island and so
! as the disturbance Is confined to
Z portion Of the country little harm
happen. 1t Is stated that the other
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parts Of Samoa, being Of more recent
origin than Savaii, viii not be affected
by the outburst.
Previous to the present outbreak the
only eruption known TO the people now
living occurred between the Islands OF
Tau and Oleosega In the Manua por-
tion of Samoa about 35 years ago when
the sea became greatly agltated. sand
and rocks were thrown up and the Is
land of Oodesega became devasted
through the vapors arising from the
ocean where the disturbance took place
At the same time millions Of fish were
destroyed, but the bank then formed
which has depth of water over II of
thirty fathoms and is favorte fish,
ing ground for the people OF Manua
now.
A survey Is being made Of the false
bottom Of the " S. $. Wheeling, now
used as the station ship for Tutullla. 1t
Is rumored that the warship will be
condemned as unseaworthy, Her false
baton has corroded so much that II
appears like a seive and the boilers
have sunk below their level and are
pressing hard on the false bottom The
corrosion had been going on for some
time previous to the times when the
present engineer In charge and his pre-
decessor joined the ship 1t is believed
that she must AT once be relieved and
go 10 Mare Island, or some other place,
for repairs.
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Chautauqua county during the last "A
hours and is still falling
COLD IN MICHIGAN.
Detroit, Dec. s.--This liz the coolest
day Of the season here and In Mich-
gan. Al o'clock II was 10 above zero
In the city, drop of 10 degrees during
the night. Snow fell In flurries through
out the night Alpena reports ~ above
zero and al Sault Ste Marie II was
Just zero. High winds are blowing on
Lake Huron. Middle Island station re-
ports a 42-mile wind with heavy snow
VERY COLD AT ST. LOUIS.
~. Louis. Dec s.-.A yerilable cold
wave has struck st Louis and vicinity.
Yesterday was the coolest day OF the
season, but today there IL still fur
Their drop In the thermometer. At Z a.
m. the weather bureau record was Is
degrees above zero The sky is clear.
COOLEST DAY AT KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, Dec. S.-Today is the
coolest OF the season In this part OF the
southwest the temperature being close
to the zero mark. As Kansas City the
Missouri is filled with floating ice, the
first this year, and at o'clock II was
10 degrees above zero Throughout
Kansas and the territories further fan
OF temperature is expected within the
next u hours.
ZERO WEATHER AT OMAHA.
Omaha, Dec. S.--Last night the mer-
curry went TO the zero mark throughout
Nebraska and western Iowa, but to-
days reports indicate moderating
weather, the. snow falling in several
places. The present cold snap has been
particularly serious in this city be-
cause Of the small supply OF coal and
fear that It will be soon exhausted.
NEAR ZERO AT INDIANAPOLIS.
Indianapolis, Dec. Sat Z o'clock this
morning the thermometer showed six
obove zero. The Indications are for
rising temperatures.
SOUTH OF THE OHIO.
Louisville, Dec. S-Freezing tempera-
ture overspreads the country south OF
the Ohio river TO line touching Ala
bama. Mississippi and north Texas, the
Thermometer In many places recording
the coolest weather OF the winter. Rain
falls In southern Texas and much snow
Is reported from various points In north
Texas and Oklahoma.
Fair and colder weather Is generally
forecasted south.
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EMcGee on Trial
orMurder:
Hayes Of Henry johnson Nov Before Inc Bar o. justice
Seuen Tusors Securedihs 5Mornng- Defense WI Clam
justification Through Alleged Msconducf Of Murdered
Man-Say Shooting Was caccaenfaI

O. Best, Edward White and Jesse
GoodfellOw.
OF the first IL jurors called to the box,
John S. Ebert Joseph $. Risley joseph
$. Tingey Rudolph Knudsen and II D.
Haworth were challenged by the de-
fcnse on account OF having formed oplh.
ions upon the merits of the case, ana
were excused by the court. John H.
Linck was challenged by DIST.
Atty. Eichnor because he did
not believe in capital punishment. He
was also excused for cause. District
Atty, Elchnor used the states first per-
emptory challenge and excused {. j.
Dangerneld The defense had no chal-
lenge to make so the first five Jurors as
named above were sworn and accepted
TO try the case.
Joseph Il. Edwards, Rufus II, Hardy,
Leo IL. Clawson and Alfred j. Grant
were then examined and challenged by
the defense on the ground OF implied
bias and we're excused, Dist. Atty,
Eichn0r passed the jurors on the state =
second peremptOry challenge, and the
defense then used its first peremptory
challenge and excused William II. Kin
sci. Edward White and Jesse Good
fellow, the two remaining jurors OF the
second lot called to the box, We're then
sworn and accepted The court then
took recess until o'clock
At the opening Of court this after
noon w. II. Rossiter, +. j, Dunford, X
ID. Millett, George Il. Wallace, and
Thomas Cook, Jr., We're called to the
jury box and the first two were chal-
lenged for cause by the defense and
excused. The other three were passed
for cause by both state and defense, but
were excused upon the second, third,
and fourth peremptory challenges OF
the defense.
A. l.. Hamlln, the juror for whom an
attachment was issued this morning,
appeared In court this afternoon and
upon sufficient cause shown was ex-
cused from attendance at the morning
session.
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NO SECRET BUSINESS" TODAY
Ministers Let Well Enough Alone and Attend Strictly 10 their
Own Affars-At the Meeting This Morning Chaplain Marvin
Discusses Religion in the United States Army"

The Ministerial association sat liter
ally behind closed doors this morning
in the Y. NJ. c, a. rooms, as the main
meeting room Of the association has
been fenced and hedged In by the put
ting In Of double doors in the arohway
connecting with the other apartments.
However. there does not appear 10 have
been any secret business" today, but
the doors win be found convenient as
against possible eayesdr0ping when
secret work" is called for. So there
viii be no further occasion Of adjourn
Ing 10 the Presbyterian church when
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Landlord milford Of the White House.
four ladies and several children were
in the car, and they described curves
in endeavoring to keep their equIlib-
rum that can not be found In any work
on analytic geometry. The seats and
the windows Of the care were wrecked.
and the motorman was very much sur
prised-so was the conductor-and ths
track was blocked for several hours.
Mr.. Milford says Il was all the mo-
tormans fault In rounding that curys
with a fun head OF steam on, and that
he was apparently anxious to see how
fast he could make the curve and stay
on the track. Fortunately no one was
hurt beyond a raw spot on Mr.. Null
ford's shin about the size OF Mexican
dollar.
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COLD WAVE AND SNOW
STRIKE THE COUNTRY

Chicago, Dec. S.--The cold wave that
bore down upon this city yesterday
reached Its climax between and 3
o'clock today with temperature at
the zero mark.
Today and tonight the mercury will.
according to the official forecast remain
near that point
Five fatalities from causes directly
attributable to the weather have been
reported to the authorities and numer-
Gus cases Of restitution incident to the
sudden drop In temperature were at
f0Tded relief during the night and early
today. Delay to traffic on the railroads,
street railways and elevated roads Is
general. Through trains from the east
and west are reported from two to six
hours late. The shortage Of coal was
severely felt for the first time In many
quarters, IL being almost impossible to
get coal az any price at some OF the
outlying coal yards.
SNOW AND COLD AT CLEVELAND.
Cleveland, O., Dec S.--More than six
iu'H'N VI SnNN iHil III lblN illS uuiillk
the last SO hours. Early today the gov
eminent thermometer registered 20
above. The weather bureau predicts
that the temperature will fall 10 10
above zero tonight The severe weather
has caused the almost total suspension
OF navigation. a fierce gale Is prevail
ing on the lake.
COLD AT COLUMBUS, o.
Columbus, o., Dec S--Ohio was in the
grasp of a cold wave this morning ana
the mercury was dropping with indica-
tions that Il would go TO zero IN CEN
tral and below In western Ohio by to-
night There was three inches Of snow
in northeastern Ohio and high winds
prevailing. II was fair In other sections
with temperatures ranging as low as
H.
SEVERE WEATHER IN WISCONSIN
Milwaukee, Dec s.-Reports from
Wisconsin aud upper Michigan showed
the weather to be very severe. At Mad
son II was two below zero. All trains
I'm the western and central parts OF
Wisconsin are late. Reports from Osh-
kosh indicate that stock in the sur
rounding country is suffering from the
Intense cold
SNOW AT JAMESTOWN. N. Y.
jamestown. N. Y. Dec SAN aver
age of two feet OF snow has fallen in
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STREET CAR ACCIDENT.
No. ~ Jumps the Track at the
Templeton Corner.

There was a street railway accident
yesterday at II a. m. which the morn
ing papers seemed TO have overlooked.
AS car No. iS Of the South Temple
street line shot around the Templeion
corner curve en- route east, II struck a
bad spot in the uncertain track imme-
diately east Of the curve. and-presto'
the car turned It's nose up In the air In
disgust and went over into the road
way and onto its side with a crash.
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Bank Robber.

bloomington, H.. Dec, s-The sheriff
today arrested II. l.. Barnes, said TO be
from Denver Colo. on suspicion of,be-
Ing one Of the bank robbers working in
this vicinity Barnes mas been stopping
at local hotel for some time. He was
identified by the president Of the Crop
sey bank as a man who had sought
acquaintance with the banks opera
tons. Other arrests win likely follow.
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absolute retirement is necessary.

absolute retirement is necessary.
The feature Of the morning was an
able paper from Chaplain Marvin OF
Fort Douglas on Religion IN the United
States Army The speaker referred
hopefully TO the fact that spiritual con-
versions steadily occur In the ranks.
and that religious work is bearing good
fruit there. The speaker referred TO
the conversion Of a prominent eastern
newspaper man while volunteer, and
that this man Is now a consistent Chris
tian man. Rev. McClain OF the Third
Presbyterian church will read a paper
next Monday. on Christian missionary
work In Utah.
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lpy AssooIated Press)

tBy Assoclated fTehsl
Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec, s.-The Chey-
enne Opera House, owned'by James NJ.
Carey. and valued az $4,000 was burned
this morning The Wyoming Tribune
Publishing company which occupied
the basement Of the building, suffers a
loss OF $4,000. Adjoining property was
damaged and the total loss is estimat-
ed at $4,000.
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HEYENlNlE OPERA HOUSE
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Especial to the News. y

Especial TO the "News.")
feyenne. Dec. s.-The Cheyenne
ia house In which Booth, Russell
other noted actors have appeared.
destroyed by fire this morning.
100000. The building was owned
Senator Carey.
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THAT CASH BOOK.

The now famous cash book was then
brought out and witness Identified It..
In answer TO questions he said that Mr..
Kelly at first assisted him in arriving
at the cash balance daily, bull after
April !. 1901, he had attended TO that
duty himself nightly up 10 June ] OF
the same year. Witness said at that
time he believed the entries TO be cor
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CALL UP $3.50 when you want the News
adj man TO call on you and help You
make your advertising more effective
He can do II.
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ton, Mr.. Balfour said he understood
the communication to Venezuela was
neither Joint nor IDENTICAL