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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-15
JUSTICE IN GUATEMALA.

The late President Barrlos Of Guate.
mala, according to a recent writer was
visited on one occasion by man who
complained TO him that a priest having
taken his land for debt. had taken his
only COW also Barros found that the
priest had charged an extortionate In.
terest He commanded the priest to
keep the COW at his own expense for
two years, TO give the man all the milk.
20 telegraph TO Guatemala every morn
ing concerning the health Of the COW,
and In case the COW should die the
priests life was TO be- forfeited. The
priest had such respect for Barri0s or
der that he took the COW into his own
house. After he had telegraphed every
morning for six months and the cost Of
the messages had been considerably
more than the original debt he thought
he might as well stop using the wire
but Barrlos was prepared for him, lie
telegraphed to the chief Of the depart
ment to arrest the priest and give him
a public logging, and in case he should
refuse or neglect to telegraph again he
was to be shot
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A ROYAL SALUTE.

Cecil Rhodes was greatly amused
some time ago when he was returning
home from the Cape on a Castle liner
While passing Cherbourg several yes.
sells Of the French channel squadron
were drawn up In Inc 10 salute the eY-
Empress Eugenie's yacht. The French
men, who We're spread out on the yards
Of their vessels, shouted, "Vlve rimper.
atrice!" The Castle liners captain,
wishing 70 show his respect to the EN-
press, got his men ready to salute, but
in the short time at his disposal he
could not school his crew to repeat the
French words Tell them to say, Beef,
lemons and cheese suggested Rhodes
playfully, and. to his utter amazement,
the yacht was greeted with a deafen-
ing yell Of Beef, lemons and cheesel"
which entirely drowned the voices Of
the French sailors The ex.empress Is
stated to have expressed great pleasure
at the compliment afterward.
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WANTED LuBRIcATING.

The bell ringers OF "A certain English
church usually leave the question Of
tips TO one Of their number and the
matter could scarcely be left IN better
hands.
IL the visitor leaves the )elfry az rich
as he entered II, II In not because Jim
as We VIII call him, has not dropped q
pretty significant hint
on one occasion a visitor fancled he
heard a strange creaking which seemed
to proceed from high up in the tower.
1T seems to me, he remarked, that
there's something up there wants oil
ing"
Nay. nay" said Jim, "'Tain't up
theer, it's doom here
What do you mean asked the Wis.
itor
Well you see, sir calmly explain
ed Jim, that theer creaklng allus
comes on about 'lowance time, None OF
us has had a drink this morning. and If
anything wants oiling faint the rope,
It's The men,
The men were promptly oiled" too,
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the great generals accurate likeness Is
stuarts most famous work. but his por.
lralt OF Mrs. Morton Is considered his
most beautiful and IL referred to In the
artists Life as especially noteworthy.
IL IS owned by ], $. H. Fogg of Boston.
a number OF canvases have some PEE
cullar individual interest One Is j. j.
shannon's portrait OF his wife which
was a fayonte picture with visitors 20
me art exhibit at the Pan American.
Another Is his painting Of his daughter,
which belongs to the Carnegie institute.
Another the work OF Hubert Iierkomer,
Is a beautiful Madonna for which Il
prominent Boston society woman Is said
TO have posed. A third ls wrapped In u
pleasing cloak Of mystery. 1t is said to
have been discovered In neglected
garret buried In the dust OF years by
the BostonIan who owns II, Connos-
seurs who have seen Il promise that
when lts whole story ls told 1t will be a
romantic one, but none OF It's secrets
has as yet been divulged
'lViV ul' ulHVHB lHe iulT WOlUtI
two paintings by Corot who IL best
known In this country for his fasclnat-
Ing landscapes. One Of them, with sew
eral other fine pictures, Is from the val
liable collection Of Senator Clark of
Montana, Two women's colleges are
represented--Bryn Mawr by John s.
Sargent's portrait Of President NJ Ca
rey Thomas and Wellesley by Abbott
Thayers painting Of Mrs Alice Free
man Palmer, formerly its president
and with them might be grouped the
portrait Of Mrs Julia Ward Howe
which John Elliott executed. There are
many other fair women" Of today in
the exhibition, and their portraits,
though some Of them are not the work
Of American artists. are none the less
for Mrs, Potter Palmer Of Chi
cago lends the famous painting which
Andreas Zorn made Of her; Miss Elsie
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Britain. 1t has n diameter Of seven
feet two inches and weighs over seven
tons.
oklahoma has 10000 children in
schools, according TO the latest esti-
mate,
Detrolts 'interurban" electric rail-
roads have reached a total Of 40s miles
Of track and Cleyelands a total Of 3il
miles,
By the census OF 1900 only two states
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year. II has special interest In view OF
the present revival OF this particular
kind of portraiture, and many OF the
pieces are Of great rarity. On some II
would be almost impossible to set a
price; others are literally priceless. for
they are heirlooms and have lain for
many generations in family treasure
chests. The miniatures OF fair wo.
men" surpass in beauty and in value
even the fine collection which was 40
attractive a feature Of the fair chill
dren' last year.
The fair women" constitute the
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FROM FAR AND NEAR.

from tuberculosis Il only one-fourth OF
that Of the cities In France the death
rate from tuberculosis in cities Of 5000
Inhabitants is lSl per 1000 OF popula-
ton. while In cities Of 100000 it is S.5
and In Paris 4.sO.
The new bell which has Just been
hoIsted in the south tower Of Beverley
minister IS the third largest In Great
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In this instance, from the most famous
collections Of paintings In the United
states the interest is immeasurably en-
HANGED
Doubtless II would have been er-
tremely difficult for anybody but the
committee of the Copley society which
has as the motive Of It's work the stir
ring Of a general interest In art, to
gather such a number OF valuable pic
lures, many Of them famous ones az
Well, for their owners are ever chary
about letting them out Of their sight
and care. Yet here Will be found the
work Of masters, old and modern,
brought from New York and Paterson,
where Is Mr., Cathollna Lamberts col.
lection, one Of the finest In the country
from Philadelphia and from the Carne.
gle institute at Pittsburg, from Chicago
and Montreal and even from London
and many OF the best paintings which
belong In New England are shown with
nose from outside places. Although
the exhibition Is strong on the side Of
lhe old masters. especially those OF the
early Dutch and Flemish schools, II L
particularly notable perhaps for the
iact that more space Ia given to paint.
ers OF the present day than any pre-.
ylous exhibition In Boston has afforded
Them, while the society has been no for.
'uhale as to secure some beautiful ex.
smples of the work Of the earlier Amer.
lean portrait painters, including four
Copleys and six stuarts.
Inc picture to which perhaps the
greatest national interest attaches is a
portrait Of Mrs Perez Morton by Oil.
uer1 stuart. the greatest OF the earlier
ana perhaps OF all Of this countrys por-
ualt painters The delineation Of
Washington's features which is most
'an'liaf ana most generally accepted as !
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difficulty is to be overcome by special
preparation Of the seed and by adding
certain ingredients to the soil.
English railways are oconomizing IN
train mileage, and for the half year TO
Dec 81 reduction Of $4,000 was ef-
fected, with an addition Of jlA miles to
line worked
The city OF Glasgow provides gaslight
free for the alleys and even the hall
ways OF the poor Twenty-Five Coop
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New York gallery which lends It, to be
worth $4,000. Twice that figure is set
upon a Crevelll which IL one Of the fea-
lures Of the early Italian group, and II
would probably be impossible to set a
price upon a little painting by Manet,
the great French impresslonist, which
belongs to Mr. j. Montgomery Sears Of
Boston Another especially valuable
picture IL by the late Sir Edward
Burne-Jones and belongs to Professor
Charles Eliot Norton Of Cambridge.
Much interest has been excited by
Sargents portrait Of President Thomas
Of Bryn Mawr college sargents posi-
ton az the foremost living portrait
painter would insure that, no doubt
but It VIII certainly not be detracted
from by the remarkable, almost super
human, fidelity with which he has put
upon canvas those heetlng changes Of
features which are even scarcely per.
ceptble to those most accustomed to
them.
This IL suggestive Of the story told Of
one great artist commissioned TO paint
the portrait OF Il beautiful society wo-
man who read into her soul 50 clearly
and put what he found there upon the
canvas with such fidelity, though UNI
conscious Of how much his brush re.
yealed, perhaps that the woman's hus-
band, startled by the new phase Of his
wlle's character which the lines of the
finished picture disclosed to him, be-
came suspicious Of her whom he had
never before doubted. He engaged de-
tectives to investigate her secret life.
and what he learned from them brought
about separation. 1t Is this kind Of
skin In probing character. In painting
people Just as they are" which has
made John $, Sargent famous and has
put him IN the high place he holds.
Besides the canyases remarkable
collection of miniatures Is to be found
In the Copey society's exhibition this
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-15
PLAGUE OF WILD DOGS.

In northern Patagonia a reward Is Of
fered for the determination Of the dogs
that overrun that part Of the world
The ancestors Of these wild dogs were
a pair OF tame collies which were TAX
en- over by a Scotsman straight from
his native heath. The animals have re-
tanned their natural instinct in connec-
ton with sheep, but instead Of guarding
them they prefer killing them, hence
the farmers have always to be prepared
for the sudden advance AT any time Of a
strong herd Of the Wild creatures hun
gering after mutton,
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erative societies OF the city provide
the workingmans supplies at the love
est possible rate.
II is said that the British government
Is considering the desirabllty OF estab-
fishing a royal bodyguard Of native In
dian cavalry, to be quartered in Lon
don.
The Maine Historical society. which
Is TO occupy the Longfelow home in
Portland. is about 10 build a 10000 fire.
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sixth loan exhibition In the Copey so.
olety's well planned series, which has
already shown such excellent results.
Il Is the first one entirely made up Of
pictures of women. A year ago fair
children were shown, and before that
the Il. Hall Mccormick pictures from
Chicago The John s. Sargent exit
btion-the first really comprehensive
collection Of the works Of the foremost
living portrait painter ever brought to.
preceded that, while the "hun-
dred masterpieces ana modern paint.
ers" were the first two In the series
The "falr women exhibit will be on
view until the end Of this month.
ARTHUR JOHNSON NEWCOMBE.
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me law Of Montana regulates the
yes oil doctors when called away from
. 'o'ie. IL they travel by rail 81 a mile
'nall De the charge to the patient. out
'' mus the doctor must pay his fare.
me Investigations Of the Pennsylya-
''u society For the Prevention Of Tu-
, vv'cu,os's shows that In the sparsely
''ep country districts the death rate
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had more foreign born than native born
male residents Of voting age Minneso-
Ia and South Dakota.
Marie Yvonne, Remains housekeeper,
is dead. For forty-seyen years she had
taken care Of the house al Treguer in
Brittany In which Renan was born
Hungary hopes TO be able 20 raise
cotton, although the warm season Is
only five months long and the plant
requires seven months TO ripen. The
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-15

De Wolfe. the actress, has sent from
New York her portrait by BoldinI and
Carolus- Duran's picture Of Mrs. Thay'
err has also been contributed,
The Copley soclety's exhibition last
year-"fair children" II was called
was valued at t,ooO000. The valuation
OF this years collection even exceeds
that amount for some OF the finest art
treasures In the country now ind a
resting place In Copley hall. One of the
Corots, for example, though but the I'M
finished picture of young girls head
and shoulders, Is considered by the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-15

proof building in the garden at the rear
OF the house.
The Massachusetts, Society Of the
Daughters OF 1872 has petiuoned the
state legislature to appropriate 100000
for securing the preservation Of the
frigate Constitutlon-"Ol lronsIdes."
Five yards In four years Is the rate at
which the water pouring over the falls
Of Niagara wears away the rock be-
meath.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-15

!. English lady OF the seventeenth cen.
fury, a beauty OF the court OF Charles H.,
by Sir Peter Lely.
g A Scotch type by Sir Henry Raeburn,
famous portrait painter OF Edinburgh
born 1856. died 1923.
g. Nine. Van Trompe, a seventeenth cen-
fury portrait by Paulus Morelee. the cele-
brated artist OF Holland.
T. Nineteenth century American Beauty,
from the painting by John W Alexander
of New York, illustrative OF the modern
school OF art.
9, A portrait by Trumbull, the famous
painter OF General Washington in battle
and other historic subjects
8. An example OF early American por-
tralture, a lady OF the eighteenth century
by John Singleton Copley,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-15
ARTIFICIAL LEGS AND ARMS.

An artificial member Of the body is a
luxury. A good leg, well made and
serviceable, will cost the wearer from
SOS TO 500, while for a fancy article
with all the latest improvements almost
any price may be paid. Artificial arms
cost about the same amount as legs.
This manufacture is Of very ancient
origin. A king Of CASTLE In early life
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-15

lost his right hand In battle but made
himself an iron substitute. with which
he could handle and use to advantage
sword or lance.
About fifteen years ago a tomb was
opened at Capua which contained re-
markable specimen of well made ar
tlhcial leg IL was composed Of thin
sheets OF bronze riveted together and
fastened to wooden core. Iron bars
connected the leg with a bronze belt
round the waist Of the skeleton and
there were traces Of a wooden foot.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-15

An order OF the prusslan minister Of
commerce authorizes the establishment
from April next Of a chamber OF COM
merce, with thirty-six members, for
the city OF Berlin and suburbs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-26
SEES THE BIG FALLS.
Rochambeau Party Spends the Day at
Niagara.

Niagara Falls. N. Y. May 26.-The
members of the French mission who
participated in the ceremonies incident
to the unwilling of the statue of Count
de Rochambeau at Washington, arrived
at Niagara Falls this morning Besides
the members of the mission and the
families of Lafayette and Rochambeau,
there are in the party Ambassador
Cambon, Nine Cambon and members
Of the staff of the French embassy, and
the presidents commission. Carriages
were awaiting the arrival of the train
and ten minutes after it reached here
the members of the party started for a
carriage drive to the points of interest
about the Falls All members of the
party thoroughly enjoyed the scenery.
At T. m the party will leave for
West Point on a special train.
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PROVEN NOT GUILTY
After They Had Been Hiding Out Foi
Two Years.

Philadelphia, May 26-SamueI Salter,
Joseph D. Rodgers. Clarence Meeser,
Harry AfeCabe and James T. Sheehan.
who were indicted for baIlot-box stuff
hng in connection with the election OF
November Z. 1899. were found guiltless
by a jury in Quarters sessions court to-
day. The jury retired at midnight Sat
urday night. It was testified that these
men entered into a conspiracy with Sal
ter to substitute strangers for the legal
election officers in one of the precincts
Of Salter's ward and to stuff the ballot
box Of that division with 215 fraudulent
ballots; to return false election reports
and to commit offenses of a similar ma
ture in other wards. George Kirkland
who joined the alleged repeaters at the
instance of a local newspaper, exposed
the alleged conspiracy.
Warrants were issued for the arrest of
FIVE men who, after entering bail, fed
from the state and remained in hiding
for two years. They returned a few
weeks ago and surrendered
At the time of the alleged crime Sal
ter was deputy coroner of this city.
Rodgers was a lieutenant Of capitol po-
lice IN Washington and 1Gessrs. MEGA be
and Sheehan all held federal positions IN
Washington.
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DEAD NUMBER ISL.
Final Estimate on the Crows Nest
Mine Disaster.

Fernie. B. G., May 26-Chased by an
angry mob of 500 miners and citizens.
William Stevens, a provincial policeman
lost no time in placing himself outside
the town limits Stevens incensed the
miners by stating that he wished 250
more miners had been killed in the ex-
plosion Thursday night last.
CAREFUL ard conservative checking of
informa ton from sources leads to the
placing Of the number of killed by the
explosion at the Crows Nest Coal COM
pany's mines at Isl and but so bodies
have been recovered. It is expected that
many more bodies will be recovered.
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Republican from Salt Lake says: The
controlling interest in the Greedy (CoL)
Sugar company's property in which sew
eral hundred thousand dollars of Utah
capital is invested, viii pass into the
hands of the Havemeyers today, fol-
lowing the example set with reference
to the control of the Utah sugar com
pany It is proposed to increase the
capital stock from $500, 900 to 81 900 000
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a New Jos House onened.

New York, May 26.-Smouldering joss
sticks and offerings of pigs and chick
ems, brought by half the population Of
Chinatown have christened the gorge
Gus Oriental home of Quong Gung. a
new idol fresh from China, Of the Min
Yung clan The new joss house is in
Mott street and is magniheently fur
nished in honor of the new god. The
Chinese circle which viii kow tow be
fore Quong Gung IS composed of half
the Cinnamon of New York and is said
to be the strongest in the United States.
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Notaries Appointed.

Governor Stanley this morning ap-
pointed seven notaries public and Shaw
nee county scored. Minnie L. Parr, Of
Topeka was awarded a commission.
The rest were as follows N. P Knote,
Douglass; Francis NJ McHaie, Law
renee; Title Brock, Wichita; D A Gil
lette Hartford; T NJ. Truitt, Usage
City, Grace G. Gray, Arkansas City.
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"a pozen &c ID sight.

salida, Col. May 26-The worst for
est fires in the history of the mountains
of the Continental Divide, are raging
in the Collegiate range and the Sangre
de Cristo More than a dozen fires can
be seen from this city The water SUD-
ply and grazing grounds will be mater
tally injured and the loss of timber win
aggregate a vast sum.
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Kansas City and Return 800.

Capital council No. /. k and L. Of s..
will give an excursion to Kansas City
via the Santa Fe on Wednesday. May
IS 1902 one dollar for the round trip.
Everyone invited to go Train leaves
Topeka at 7:15 a. m. Trains will 90
straight through without stop. Tickets
now on sale at Robinson, Marshall &
Co ZOE Kansas avenue
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Portland, Ore, May 26-By collision
between two cars OF the Portland City
and Oregon Electric railroad. about three
miles south Of oregon City last evening
a motorman had one leg badly crushed,
necessitating amputation, ana three pas
sengers were hurt but not severely.
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Kansaa Neat roniaht

The local chapter OF the Native Sons
OF Kansas viii hold a special meeting
tonight at eight O'Clock in the pariors
Of the National hotel The members
VIII discuss what part they shall take
in the Decoration day exercises.
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BICYCLES

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TOPEKA AUTOMOBILE AND CYCI4D
Co Tel 7O6 Bicycles and sundriess BIZ
cycles and tandems for rent: repairing %
all kinds
u s CYCLE CO.. Us f. sth ST National
and Iver-J Johnson bicycles; supplies repairs
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FINE HORSES.


JACK DAW,'' most successful sire OF
trottfng speed IN Kansas Three Of his
get (3-vear-olds9 have been sold by Eopelsa
owners for an average Of 1850, and The
Shamrock" the halNdsomest hOrs< in the
west both by fashionable sons Of George
Wilkes cut of Robert AcCfregor dams.
viii be- after April J. art Transfer stables,
E. stu St, Topeka. r. L Lee
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THE following diseases positively cured:
GeiteF, epilepsy, eczema No cure, no
pay: every case guaranteed. For full par
Jiculars address. with enclosed stamp,
Home Remedy &C.. Topeka. Kan
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80 nIspENs 80

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FREE DISPENsARY. 1I9 ". Fifth St.
under. management of seven Topeka ply
sicians. where those who are unable t.
paw for medical treatment may have the
same free Of charge.
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STORAGE

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MERCHANTS TRANSFER & STORAGE
Co. packs ships and stores household
goods Tel. 1s6. Clarence Skinner. 123 3
eth 81
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JEWELLERS

~00~~7-~4~-~-~s-~~---o-~~
JAMES 3. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Opti-
clan. Complete stock Of watches, dia-
oonds silverware. etc Eyes examined
end Epeetaeles properly fitted
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Union Paeiae

Al trains daily except Nos. and s.
daily except Sunday
Missouri Pacific
Topska-Ft Scott Accom-.
No. 2S5 s.......s.......... 500 pm 4se9 an
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MATCHMAKER


WATCHES cleaned, 75c; clocazs soc; main
springs. 75c; crystals. 10c- Cash paid FOR
old gold or silver. All work guaranteed
Oil 3sWefy exchanged for new. Il hard
up see Uncle Sam. 512 Kansas ave
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WANTED-2. white women cooks, din
ing room girls, porters, l farm hand. I
house girl. Star Employment Agency, $50
Kansas ave.