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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-25

rington OF Holt county, and the Demo-
Gratis &. j. Smyth Of Omaha. Both
conventions began TO ballot on these
names and entered into a deadlock.
which lasted until o'clock this morn
ing. AT that hour William j. Bryan
was nominated by the Populists by ac-
clamation, and the Democratic conven-
tion notified. Smyth appeared before
the Democratic convention and an
nounced his withdrawal Mr.. Bryan
thanked the convention for the honor
but said he could not accept the n0min-
alton for reasons already familiar 10
the public. He made plea for har-
mony and for fusion. After discussing
mode of procedure. new ballot
was ordered. Five out OF six cor-~s
called cast their vote for Harrington.
the Populist choice, when Harrington
withdrew and asked the convention 70
nominate W. II. Thompson. The sug-
gestion was acted upon with unanimous
consent and Thompson was borne. to
the platform on the shoulders or
number of delegates.
The Democratic convention adjourned
for breakfast This action was made
known TO the Populist convention,
which took a recess The Popullsts re-
convened at o'clock. and the first bal
lot taken resulted In the nomination OF
Gen. p. n. Barry The Democratic
convention was notified OF this actin
at once and the two bodies were soon
again IN deadlock, ballotlng on Thomp-
son and Barry.
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Double Tragedy
OfMan and Wife
Edward HemsIey Shoots Mrs. Hemsiey WIN Doubie-bar
relied Shotgun and Then Blows Out his Own Brains
Death Came mStant5neously 10 Both

as a cook until a couple Of weeks ago,
when she went to work for VIII Willes
Of the Nilles- Horne Drug company.
She felt a premonltion Of the event
Few days ago, when she remarked 20
Mrs Willes. II really would like TO
30 and get my things. Mrs Wlles, but
] am afraid he would shoot me- She
had grounds for this surmise IN his
conduct. He is said to have made life
miserable for her since she was d.
vorced as well as during those unhappy
days before the decree was granted He
followed her almost everywhere she
went
Hemsley seemed infatuated with the
young Divorce, although his conduct
when she called for her things was any.
thing but that of an infatuated man,
lie told her whenever she made an at
tempt to get the things that he never
wanted to see her again, and that she
had ruined his life
But when she went away. he Is said
70 have followed her and begged and
,mplored her to come back and live
with him lie seemed to love her in
most fascinated way, the neighbors
say-a most peculiar way that impelled
him to treat her cruelty when she was
near him and to follow her everywhere
when she went away.
The deed OF today was lmpelled by
madness at the thought OF ner leaving
him. Tie liked TO have her furniture at
his house because IL made her call in
the hope of getting it. And when she
called he was able 10 see and speak
40. l... L.. 81.
way in which he manifested his love.
Hemsley is said to have simply gone
crazy when his wife and the deputy
sheriff came for the furniture He
looked al the taking OF these things
as the rending OF the last tie that
bound her 10 him. He saw hef going
out Of his life and the very thought
OF Il made the madness come into his
brain-the madness that eliminated In
the awful deed
As the wagon came up for the stuff
he put his head out Of an upstairs win
dow and said Il want Sadie to have
everything that Is hers" THESE were
his last words
Mrs Hemsley answered ~ wish him
all the success IN the world" These
were also her last words
II was a parting. Hemsley knew II
was TO be a parting. that the ways
separated and the words they had said
were those OF farewell lie could not
bear the thought He turned and got
the shotgun, loaded 1t and fired at her
striking her in the right temple
Deputy Sheriff Naylor rushed into
the house. Before he could reach the
man, who had done the awful deed,
there was another report. Hemeley was
lying PROSTATE on the floor in pool
Of his own blood.
Hemsley was the son Of Edward "
Hemsley. He was % years Of age N.Y..
Hemsley was, before her marriage,
Sarah |. Brooks, the daughter OF Ed
mund J. Brooks, 3lS Fourth street, an
old and respected citizen OF Salt Lake,
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Aiming a double barreled shotgun full
at his wife, Edward Hemsley, who lives
at 1901 south Twelfth East street. shot
her and then himself at noon today.
Death was instantaneous In both cases.
From the meager details that could
be learned It seems that marital trou-
bles were at the bottom OF the killing.
Hemsley and his wife have had trou-
bic for some time past. Their married
life for long time has not been
freighted with much happiness. This
series Of disagreements eliminated re-
Gently in q divorce suit, the wife OBJ
tanning decree of release from her
husband,
Since the divorce was granted she has
endeayored TO get from the house
those OF her belongings which We're CIV
en- her by the court, and which were
hers before she entered into the M
mated marriage. In these attempts, she
has been unsuccessful though time and
again she has made request for that
which was hers
Hemsley met these requests sullenly,
He did not care to have the woman
coming around to his house for any
thing. This he told her when she re-
peated her requests for her belongings.
Each time thsy met there was quar-
rel and threats from Hemsey. He IL
said TO have told her several times that
II she didn't leave him alone that she
would regret IT,
Today she invoked the aid OF the
sheriff's Office In her effort 10 secure
some Of her things, and today he made
good his threat.
Mrs. Hemsley this morning had Dep
uty Sheriff Ed Naylor go with her TO
the house OF her divorced husband.
Hemsley saw them approaching from
an upstairs window,
Without word or warning, he quickly
got and loaded a doublebarreled shot
gun, which he always kept In the
house. Then he came forward to the
window again, raised the gun and shot
HIS wife. lie then turned the gun upon
himself and cmptied the other barrel
into his own brains
Husband and wife died instantly. .
Those who knew OF the affair SEEM
ed In no hurry TO notify the proper
authorities. The police department had
not been notified as late as l:45. and
at that time, the sheriff's office was
just starting out for the scene of the
tragedy No coroner had arrived eth
err, and the bodies were lying as they
fell awaiting the coming Of those en-
powered to act.
Both Of the parties to the tragedy
were young, which makes II all the more
terrible. Hemsley was % and his
young wife was not over q. They had
been married about two years, and last
December she secured a divorce on
the grounds OF drunkenness andcruelty
Since then Mrs, Hemsley has been
working for her living in families. she
was employed In Judge Cherry's family
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day. Few OF the caterers or hotels
awaited themselves Of Insurance, the
recently offered Lloyds rates Of " per
cent being considered too high Many
proprietors OF reviewing stands were
thus protected But the important ques-
lion remains as 10 whether the money
paid for seats win necessarily be re-
funded, Only q few seats Of nearly
100000 were sold with any specific pro-
viso on this point
MEDAL MAKERS HURT.
The manufacturers Of medals and
souvenirs are badly hurt, One Of these
said that 100000 medals, dated June
70. aud June q, already struck, were
now valueless.
Altogether London's business loss Is
incalculable and the people Of Ports
mouth. where preparations involving
big expenditures had been made 10
reap a harvest from the naval review,
are simply crushed.
The streets 0f London today seemed
deserted, compared with the beginning
n the week. The chief points OF in
terost were Buckingham palace and
Fleet street AT both localities crowds
VI ItVptt euilhlNhfu fNfle uhUitAH
board and anXiously bought numerous
extras"
A CURIOUS FACT.
a curious fact In this connection Is
that some OF the outlying suburbs had
no general realization OF the postpone.
ment Of the coronation until the resi-
dents read the morning papers. The
demand for papers In this city and the
nearer suburbs yesterday absorbed the
whole supply before reaching the outer
fringe OF London.
The general postofiice Is overburd-
ened with kilograms. Many private
messages filed yesterday could not be
transmitted aud were not delivered un-
Ill today.
kilograms from all quarters OF the
empire tell OF the cancelling Of pro.
posed coronation celebrations Hong
kong. Simla and Australia all announce
the substitution Of religious styices
for the contemplated festivities,
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the roadside and on the outskirts or
the town. il Is a painful fact that not
one business house was saved AS TO the
residences, scores upon scores OF them
are completely destroyed. The commo-
ton that followed In the wake of the
fire is described as being something ter
rife Women ran in all directions to
save themselves and their little ones,
while many men found II all they could
do 10 get away In safety. The Catholic
and Baptist churches were both de-
stroyed. The Mormon" ana Methodist
meeting houses still stand and have
been converted into places Of refuge for
the most helpless and destitute Of the
women and children.
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viii The King
Pull Through?
Impossible 10 Feel Certain Until Tubes DRAINING Caua of
c46SceSS Gle WHhdram- He Passed Comfortable
wight Tomorrow Officially Appointed DAY Of IN.
rceSSion-Specal Prayers by Religious Denominations

London, June %, at 1865 p. m.--Today
Sir Francis Knolys, private secretary
to King Edward told a representative
OF the Associated Press that no partic-
ular change had occurred but that the
king was maintaining the Improvement
In his condition.
The following statement was made
this afternoon on the highest medical
authority:
Until the tubes now draining the
cavity ~ the abscess have been with
drawn II win be impossible TO feel GER
tain that the king win pull through.
What his physicians have now % fear
Is mat pentQnltls or hemorrhage may
supervene, There must always be this
danger In such cases. Again, II IL q
fact that any abscess due to perityphi-
lis may have a fatal isYc without any
warning symptoms. An the indi-
cations are often masked until The POST.
norton and there are many casea on
record where the disease was only dis
covered after death from an extraneous
cause, such as an accident AT any
rate, the kings grave Illness must in
valid him for "a long time"
The medical bulletins are rapidly
posted about London. and the
same scenes as were Wit
messed yesterday were ennoted
today. BY noon, long strings OF
carriages We're waithJ TO put down
visitors at the ambassadors and main
entrances OF the palace
A DAY OF INTERCESsION.
Tomorrow has been officially appoint
cd day Of intercession for the kings
recovery and in every parish church in
the United Kingdom special interces-
sionary services viii be held. The au-
thorities OF ST Paul's cathedral by re-
quest have arranged solemn service
Of lntercesslon to be held tomorrow at
noon The general public VIII not be adj
mitted Only ticket holders to the pro-
posed Westminster Abbey coronation
ceremony Will be present,
Catholics, Non Conformists Jews,
salyatlonists and other religious bodies
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said: you can say to the public that
Mercur mas been wiped off the map
so far as the business district is con-
cerned Not less than 40 or so stores
have been completely destroyed There
is not a single store left in the camp.
Our people are In destitute and pitia-
Bile condition. At least 1000 are with
out food or shelter; and we have APP
pealed TO Gov. Wells and Mayor Thomp-
son for immediate assistance. We UNI
derstand that relief will come to us
from the direction indcatedo on special
train tonight. We have appointed COM
mittees to look after supplies as they
srrive and see that they are properly
distributed; also, special police to pre-
vent pillaging Of any kind"
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are all arranging special PRAYERS vhne
In the camps Of The colonial and other
visiting troops, be they Mohammedans
sun worshlpers, IRE or fetish wor
slippers, whether from China Rorneo
FIJI Central Africa or Hlnduston or
from the Indian reservations Of CAM.
"a, the usual hour for prayers finds
OF the king.
As me DAY progressed the crowds
bfohna Buckingham palace augmented
ana we cautious wording Of the carly
bulletin was posted as follows:
HAS COMFORTABLE MORNING.
London, June %, 2.15 p. m.-The fol.
loving bulletin was issued at 2 p, M.
"Thc king passed a comfortable
morning, and his condition so far is
satisfactory.
"TREvEs,
Taking,
BARLOW"
This was regarded as being some
what more favorable and the good i'm
preston which IL created was en-
HANGED by the arrival at the palace
shortly afterward Of the Duke and
Duchess Of Aosta, who came from Dor
chester house TO lunch with the royal
family. The observers deduced there
from that unless the kings condition
was fairly satisfactory the queen would
not have entertained the visitors, for
she has been unremitting In Nursing
her husband and has hitherto lstu
constantly at his bedside.
Thousands Of names Of visitors were
registered az ne palace yesterday
NO SPECIAL ANXIETY.
London June rs, 6.l5 p. m. The fol-
lowing was issued at $40 D. M.
His majesty passed a fairly com.
Portable day; his general strength was
well maintained, and there are no
symptoms causing special anxiety
LISTER,
"TREVEs,
SMITH,
Taking"
BARLOW"
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Nereur the great cyanide gold camp.
Of which Utah people have been so
proud, was practically wiped out Of ex-
Silence by fire today. The origin Of the
conhagration is not known beyond the
ise mat It was caused by an explo ion
0 some kind in the upper story OF the
rreole block In which the Oqurrh hotel
'la a saloon were located. The loss
Wi be immense, probably the greatest
ue loss In the history Of Utah. What
NE Insurance viii be no one can yea.
ufe an intelligent estimate at this
une' But It is certain tnat II will not
come within tens OF thousands OF dol.
ars Of covering the loss.
fortunately there was no loss Of hui
man lie so far as known at this time
'0ush a number OF persons had very
narrow escapes from lncineration. 1t
naS neen very difficult 10 get accurate
news from the scene OF the blaze as all
wire connection was cut OF early and
niorinauoh had to come mainly from
i"rneld station and Fairfield town.
sometimes called Camp Floyd.
u SAT- Lake there was the greatest
excitement on account Of the business
Ssv u o og,e connections Of the people
'' WIN those there. But like others
'p'! were compelled to content them
ewes with the brief facts tina, came TO
"u III aivers manners. The News"
- Just getting a message about II
a. men The wire was cut out by fire
unanimously the passenger depart.
~ '", VI The Oregon Short Line received
IVY ". iono~ing, via Fairfield:
."s Town Of Mercur is burning. Not
:, 'hs'e business block in town spared
-. ssln street entirely wiped out on both
ave sus' and about IS per cent Of the resi-.
., "'n De burned In the next hour
"'e " Spreading. The FIRE started
= S a. explosion in the Preble building
VI Main street.
Hif PER CENT DESTROYED.
s,0s as kimeail received a brief
cen, 'a' Wire stating that 50 per
and ~ We town had been destroyed.
b,,., the fire was still burning
De ~, The Mccormick bank building.
" structure Of the Union Mer.
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Kings Disease Described,

New York. June 25.-The following
special cable was today received by the
New York Medical Journal from It's
London correspondent, whom they con-
slider the highest medical authority In
Great Britain and who is In intimate
touch with everything that transpires
at the bedside Of the king.
London, June ~, Il m.-The kings
disease is perityphllitis following cold
contracted nine days previously. His
symptoms became rather acute a week
ago. but had subsidized and II was hoped
that he would 10 through the corona
ton ceremonies Owing TO a sudden
eXacerbation early Tuesday morning.
an operation was decided upon at 10
o'clock and the operation was per-
formed at noon on Tuesday by Sir
Fredk, Treves, the anaesthetlc being
administered by Dr. Frederick Hewitt.
The abscess was opened around the cae-
cum the pus evacuated and the cavity
drained. There was no resectlon Of the
howell the newspaper reports that tab.
ing was required TO preserve the con-
tlnuity OF the intestine being entirely
misleading The recovery from anaes-
thesla was satisfactory. the patient
passed a restless night, succeeded by
Improvement, his condition being favor
able on Wednesday at noon"
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A TERRIFIC STORM IN INDIANA.

indianapolis June ga special TO
the News from Greenfield Ind, says:
A terrific storm swept over Hancock
county this morning. taking in Max
well. Wilkinson and Pendeton. Il blew
down houses in all OF these towns ana
from 10 to IS people are reported to be
killed. Three men IN the chain factory
In Maxwell are supposed TO be Killed
In q funeral procession at Cleveland,
Ind. rs horses are reported killed. At
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RELIEF UNDER WAY.
Governor, Mayor, Railroad aud Bus.
mess Men Unite TO Give II.

That Salt Lake win respond promptly
10 the appeal for help is a foregone con-
duslon. At this hour Gov. Wells,
Mayor Thompson. Oregon short Line Of
fclals and number Of prominent bust.
ness men are arranging TO send
special train with needed supplies to
the stricken town tonight 1t has not
yet been determined just what time the
rain viii leave. Arrangements in the
meantime are being made to have it
met at Fairfield station by train
IRON the Salt Lake 4 Mercur road
which will carry the relief caravan over
the mountain into Tooele county.
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widows. Mexican war Jensene Nc
Bride, Hyrum. $.
Idaho-Orlginal: James Lyman. john
son, Soldiers Home, Boise. s.; William
w. Bartlett. Shelley 50,
Wyoming Original: Isaac y. Davis,
Sundence. S.. war with Spain, orig
mai. Everett f. Hopkins, Meyer juno
ton. Sc.
Increase; Oliver Kerr. Sheridan. 81
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Maxwell. a grain elevator was blown
down as well as the chain factory
Several people are supposed 10 be- killed
az Pendleton. Nearly every house ~
Cleveland was blown down. a. v.
Sample OF this city is reported fatally
injured. The roof was blown on the
Honweg- Reese Bottle factory In Green
field.
All the physicians in Greenfield went
10 the stricken towns. Greenfield Is on
the Pennsylvania read, 70 miles east
of indianapolis,
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Enormous Loss TO Underwriters.

New York, June 25.--Postponemen OF
the coronation means an enormous loss
TO the underwriters, says London dis
patch to the journal OF Commerce. An
underwater OF prominence, estimates
that the claims which viii have TO be
faced will amount to from fS50,000 TO
100000. For many weeks policies have
been steadily applied for ANA readily
granted insurlng the risk Of the corona
ton not taking place on the 10Th and
9th inst During the past day or two
since rumors Of the kings Illness had
been prevalent. few policies Of this kind
We're written and then only at exorbit-
ant rates. but prior TO the disquleting
reports a heavy business had been
transacted with those who had stands
on which they intended to let seats,
tradesmen whose interest would suffer
and innumeTable individuals and cor
porations whose financial loss would be
serious in event OF postpOnement. The
rates charged In April were II TO 10
glileas per cent. twelve and siX-tenths
to fifteen and seyen-ienths per cent?.
BY a week ago IL had gotten down TO
five gulneas per cent give and quarter
per cent?.
lbuliI AIf lt'fHl NIldllNA fNAlA'~
ment Lloyd's underwriters issued thou
sands Of policies against catching the
disease at a rate of rs Cd per cent lone
eighth Of one per cent? and had only a
few claims to meet.
The underwriters also came out ex-
ceedingly well on their speculation as To
the queens Jubilee procession in 1887,
and all who had won on that occasion
went I'm for the coronation premiums as
greedlly as II there had been no risk 10
be feared and the premium was all
profit Others held al0of from such
commitments In connection with the
jubilee. plunged In hungHly on the cor
onation gamble Many 81 the under
writer's have policies ON the life OF the
king for six months The rate for this
last week was 10 gulneas per cent 00ia
per cent? but II rose ON Tuesday 10 30
guineas per cent (j2,a per cent?.
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Epson Gypsy
And Edward,
She Syof Knocng His Identity, Told Him He Would "RSe
High, 10 The Throne hSeb Bui Would Just Fall Short
of His c4nibhon The Last :I1omenf and Would SNof be
Cro,0ned King OheS Predictions.

London, June 2j.-The story Of the
king and the EPSON gypsy Is being
ie-told. According 10 this, a gypsy
who was supposed not to have known
his majestys identity told him that
he would rise high, to the throne it.
self but would just fall short OF his
ambition the last moment and would
not be crowned king"
The seer told King Edward that he
would be so unlucky on the turf that
even ii one OF his horses was going TO
win a race It would fall dead at the
winning post. This prediction was full
filled in the case Of Counterpart, in
1856.
Later at Homburg palmist Is said
TO have ioretold that the king would
become IN as he started for his coro-
nation Whether the stories are true
or otherwise. the coincidence OF their
icing current this year and the event
of yesterday are regarded as remark
able.
BUSINESS VERY SLOW
The business section OF London is
slow in recovering from the stunning
effects Of yesterdays developments.
While the barriers around Westminster
abbey have been removed the decora-
lions are being completed for the bene-
m tomorrow and sunday, OF the crowds.
The demolition OF the stands has begun
md progresses slowly. The hotels and
,rovislon dealers are hit the hardest
THOUSANDS OF pounds OF perishable
,ood Of the most expensive varieties
are crowding every refrigerator IN Lon
don, while orders for many tons more
were Geographically cancelled yester-
day and viii remain a source OF liii-
yation or compromise.
The caterers Of the fashionable West.
End esta ollshments have announced
that they are willing to share the losses
OF their patrons who had given large
orders for delivery tomorrow and FIJI
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Evanston. Wyo, June ga gang OF
tramps stealing a ride on a Union Pa
cinc freight had a bloody battle with
clubs near here yesterday. As a result
one man was taken to ogden in a dying
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BLOODY BATTLE WITH TRAMPS.

condition, two received bullet wounds,
several were badly beaten and a num-
Der OF others were thrown or Jumped
from the fast moving train. receiving
more or less serious injuries.
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HEARD FOR TEN MILES.
Bu1Iing Over Open Wire and Smoke
over Mountains.
Especial to the "News")

Camp Floyd. June 2b-Thc cloud OF
smoke that comes up over the mountain
from Mercur Is most dense and at this
distance 10 miles away, shows that the
conAagration must be something awful.
II would seem TO bear out the report
that the entire town Is destroyed. Moth.
ing Is known Of the fire here beyond the
fact that It is burning and that no
lives have been lost Communication