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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23
HON. C. C. RICHARDS.


Ogden, Utah. Aug. 22.-Iion. Charles
e Richards has figured prominently for
the past 20 years in the affairs OF Utah.
HeNas born in Salt Lake City Sept l6.
1859. and.is the son Of the late Apostle
Franklin D. and Jane s. Richards.
"hen ten years OF age he came TO Os-
Den with hls parents and has since that
ume made the Junction city his home.
Mr Richards has filled numerous
positions Of public trust. In 1851 he was
''e'ted Weber county recorder watch
o'nce he held for three years. In 1883
ne was elected county clerk. remaining
~ mat Office for five years. He then
,o.eu the county as prosecuting at
S,ney irom 1884 TO 1899. In 1855 Mr..
hnafos was elected a member OF the
,Oyse OF representatives OF the terri
ma ma Legislature. and was one OF the
ss.n WORKERS In that body. and ably
'so In securing for Ogden city the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23

20 about from village to village osten-
sibly engaged In collecting money to
build churches, and. what is most re-
markable, supplied With the necessary
license from the ecclesiastical author
tiles.
Others are IN the guise Of heggars,
clad In rags. These carry bag In
which they stow away bread and scraps
given them by the charitable. In the
bottom Of the bag the curious might
lind a little bundle OF revolutionary lit
erature. But for the most part these
female emssaries are found az work
among the WOrkmen In manufacturing
districts, where they employ themselves
as seamstresses or nurses or teachers.
Their devotion TO the cause knows no
bounds. one of them, girl of o. was
lately arrested In the manufacturing
town OF LODI IN Russian PolaIt, and
taken before the police minister chare-
ed with the dissemination of sedtiOus
literature. She was kept on black
bread and water for ten days and com
PEELED 70 do the most disgusting work
In the prison, with the object Of forcing
a confession from her as to who her
cOnfederates were. She stubbornly re-
fused to speak a word. Weakened by
the inadequate food, she fell victim
90 prison fever. and In her delirlum
mentioned certain names Of friends,
These We're arrested and, on her re-
covery. confronted with her.
Unable to understand how the police
obtained their names and feeling her
self an unwilling traitress, she COM
mtted suicide in her cell by eating -
phosphorus ends Of two boxes Of
matches
In Char'Soff a young woman OF %
threw herself ont Of her window. four
stories high, rather than An into the
hands Of the police who had suddenly
burst open her room, where she was en-
gagged in typesetting
II is the opinion Of the Russian po-
lice that the most dangerous revolu-
tionists with whom thev have 10 deal
are women-New York World.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23

mouth Of each revenous machine Is a
small upright tube of the diameter OF
the coin 10 be stamped and into this
the blanks were continually inserted In
high cylindrical stacks. From the up
right brass tube pair of automatic
fingers rapidly took each bottom coin
and placed 1t upon the lowermost Of
two dies, rapidly clashng together like
hungry Jaws. These two coming to-
gether at one blow struck the top and
bottom impression and at the same
time, by force Of expansion, the disk of
metal frightened within a fluted collar,
which gave the finished coin q reeded
edge. Silver dollars and gold coin were
thus stamped at the rate Of IS per min
ute; nicliels ITO a minute; pennies, 100
minute You will note that this Is
the first time | have mentioned nickels
and pennies They are distinctly
Philadelphia coin not being stamped
at our other minis. But the stamping
Is the first process which Uncle Sam
subjects them TO. Their planchets are
supplied by New England firm.
From the coming room the finished
money goes to the proving department,
where its accuracy Is again tested. 1t is
now ready for the counting room. Tn
this department gold coins, silver doll
dars and half dollars are all counted by
weight, being stacked up inside Of
steel frames and swept off into the
pan OF a huge scale The quarters
dimes, nickels and pennies are shufIied
over large fat boards with parallel
strips OF brass between which a row
OF coin fits loosely. Being filled with
the finished disks II is tilted until the
pieces flowing over II an all the spaces
between strips. Double rows having
been allowed to fall off into a bin be-
meath the board stands exactly full
no more no less.
In this way 81, 600 in dimes were being
counted on single board every is sec
onds and thrown into an aperture at
the front Of the counters table. Leav-
ing the counters the new money was
put into steel strong boxes to await
shipment to the various sub-treasurles
IN money bags inclosed in iron-hooped
cases aealed with wax.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23

The Russian police have recently
ben exercised at the spread of the rev
olutionory movement among women
and girls. During the latter years OF
the reign Of Alexander H. young Voc
men played powerful part in the NJ.
hiliist movement which clouded that
period Of Russian history. Count Tol-
stoi who was then minister of the in
terror put them down with a ruthless
hand
But again they are TO the forefront
Of the revolutionary movement and
stronger and more influential than even.
The murdered Minister Sipyagin was
occupied with their suppression. but his
was a weak hand. and the measures he
took TO curb their political activity only
made matters worse. During the week
before his death over 40 young women
were arrested In various parts of Rus
STA for completely In the secret print
ing of seditious tracts and pamphlets.
This is branch Of revolutionary en-
terprise to which the Russian female
revolutonlst gladly deyotes herself.
Presses worked by women and girls
have been discovered In Charkoh. Sa-
mara, odessa Kieft. Moscow and Riga.
How many more are at work which
have not been discovered Is unknown
The leaders of the female revolution
lists are all educated persons. having
mostly spent a considerable time
abroad studying in the universities OF
Berlin, Zurich and Geneva Some Of
them also study In Belgium, chiefly in
Liege,
According to a well known spy of the
late Slpyagin, there are over 500 youns
women wandering about Russia III Ile
present time engaged in propagating
revolutionary and socialist not+rps ana
circulating the tracts printed on the
secret presses. They assume all man
ner of DISCUSSES. Some Of them, clad In
black, with a black shawl over their
heads and IA cross round their necks,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23

territorial reform school. In 1890 he rep
resented Weber county In the terri
torial Legislative council
May lG. 1898, Mr. Richards was ap-
pointed by President Grover Cleveland
secretary Of the territory OF Utah
which position he filed With honor un-
al Jan. G, 1896. when Utah was admitted
to statehood, He was one OF the Re
form school trustees FOR number OF
years. O member OF the first territorial.
board OF equalization and a regent OF
the University OF Deseret for two
years. From 1892 to 1884 he was char
man Of the Democratic territorial com
mlttee and from 1872 10 the present tim
has been a member OF the eXeeuilv,
committee OF the National Association
OF Democratic clubs.
Since 1896 when Mr.. Richards retire
from the position as secretary OF yuan.
he has devoted the greater part OF ms
time to his chosen professionally anu
has had little TO do with politics; ne
Is a man OF sterling character ana mas
done much for Utah and Ogden city,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23

The floors of the melting room are Of
honeyComb iron. Anything dropped
thereupon will so through This honey
comb In the neighborhood Of the fur
mace Is removed daily. Tfa dust then
swept from the bare floor Is. together
with all broken crucibes crushed In
mill and put through process for sep
aratlng the precious metal particles
The clothing which the meters and
mouders wear. also the aprons of the
women coners, must never leave the
building. Lockers and dressing rooms
where they change their clothes under
guard are provided The working ap-
parel and mittens when worn out are
burnt and the gold and silver extracted
from them These recoveries from the
melting department are averaging $l2,-
400 year while the total loss In the
entire mint Is falling below $500 n year.
There has also been devised an i'm
proved system Of safeguards against
dishonesty among the S75 men and l75
women employed In the great factory.
All gold, silver, nickel or bronze is
placed In strong boxes every evening.
Taken out in the morning. It " care
fully weighed on tscalessxssfuated
10 detect from 1-i00 ounces to 10000
ounces, Thence II passes 70 the appr0-
PIRATE departments. In the course OF It's
transit or manufacture II IN throughout
the day brought back at intervals and
reweighed. Thus there is a system of
transfers in operation all day long. At
daily settlement the accounts of all
departments are balanced up by three
checkers, respectively representing the
superintendent, melter and coiner. If
there be a shortage in any department.
Its employees are held until II Is Made
good. The last shortage was due TO
small strip Of gold adherng inside a
copper canister used In anneainR All
hands were held until Il was recov-
cred. Under the old system thefts were
easier Two years ago a melter stole
abrased 5-cent pieces worth 50. 40 and
received Is months Imprisonment.
Some years before that a way clerk got
away with $4,000 His property was
conhscated and he served seven and
half years.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23
PAT GOT AHEAD.

A good story is told Of an Irlshman,
more patriotic than clever, who en-
listed In one Of the smart cavalry regi-
.ments The fencing instructor had ex-
perienced rather a difficult Job in the
matter OF explaining TO him the various
WAYS OF using the sword. "Now," he
said how would YOU use the sword II
your opponent feinted?" "Bedad." said
Pat, with cleaning eyes. ia JUST
tickle him with the point TO see If he
was shamming st James Gazette.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23
HARD TO CATCH.

over 'on the eastern shore Of Mary
land in the district represented by Con-
gresham Jackson Their was a man who
was suffering from q severe case of
Shakes" as they call fever and ague
IN that country. one morning the local
physician called on the patient and
asked him how he felt
"N-n-not a Bit b-b-better." was the
shaking mans reply.
f'Your case is very peculiar one,
and hard To taxi hold of " remarked
the doctor. sympatheucally
yes h-thats so. remarked the pa
tlent. trying TO smile "ghe cease
sh-sh shakes so | don't wonder you
00n't get hold OF it."-Washlngton
Post
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23
A TRIFLE MIXED.

The late Albert Craney. long time
proprietor Of the hotel at West Point.
used TO tell many amusing stories Of
the unsophistication and ignorance OF
some of the relatives Of the cadets who
visited there Upon one occasion. when
Mr.. Craney was talking on the hotel
porch with the then secretary OF war.
Robert T. Lincoln, a rural-looking wo-
man interrupted them with the ques-
ton:
Where's the Epidemic building"
"The What2' said Mr.. Craney.
"The Epidemic building she repeat
ed.
she means the Academic building.
Right across the plain. madam" said
Secy. Lincoln. indicating the way. and
then he ied to hide his mirth. New
York Press.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23
A JAPANESE TRICK.

A story IL told in the Pail Mall Of
the Russian admiral In China enter
ing into am agreement with a japanese
contractor TO purchase 10000 tons Of
coal, TO be delivered TO his squadron
Immediately. The captain Of a British
man-of-war In a japanese port sug-
gested that It was not wisdom TO pro-
vide a fleet which might Shortly be
used against the giver with the primary
weapon Of naval warfare. but what
can we do?' The British officer could
not presume 20 advise. Next day
japanese admiralty official came
aboard the British ship. we are out
of IT, he chuckled. rubbing his hands
together gleefully. How did you man
dge?" "Oh, we made the contractor
bankrupt so that he was unable to full
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STORAGE RESERVOIR NffDS.

Coorado's Present Condition Used to Point Urgent
Lesson.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23
RUSSIAN WOMEN NIHILISTS.

Their Rapid Increase is Greatly Alarming the Cars
Police.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
CUPID THE TEACHER
Ofan American Girl Who Went to
Philippines to Train
Young Idea.

YpSilanti, Mich. April 26.-News
has been received of the marriage of
Miss Lorena Oldfield. former nor
NAL coed. to g. W. Salmon, wealthy
American of IlOiIo. Fancy island. of
the Philippines. Miss Oldtield was
graduated with honors from the nor
mai last June, and in October sailed
for the Philippines on Il contract to
engage in teaching for three years.
At Iloilo. city of 10000, to which
she was assigned. she met Salmon, 4
New Jersey man. who has made his
fortune in the islands. and late in
February they were married.
The bride writes 10 her girl friends
at the normal that she is the mistress
of beautiful home. with native SER
wants TO do her slightest bidding. She
will retain her school position until
June. in the meantime being taken to
and from the school building in Il
handsome carriage driven by liveried
servants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
BOYS PRANK FATAL
Wire Results i'm
Death.

Kansas City, April 26.-Francis NJ.
Harrison. aged - years. an attorney
at law, was killed by current of cleo
tricity while trying to remove a wire
which some boys wrapped around a
tree in his front yard after having con-
nected the wire with an electric light
cable.
The boys adjusted the wire in the
day time, before the electric current
was turned on, hoping to see electric
flashes from the wet leaves of the tree
at night After cutting the wire, Har-
rison attempted to pull it loose from
the tree, and received the full current
from the electric light cable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
AGITATION Is ALL BAsELEss
Morgan, Jr., Says the Row Is All Very
Sensational Jomrnalism.


Sensational journalism.
J. Pierpont Morgan. Jr.. said to a
representative of the Associated Press:
There has not been a development in
the shipping trust since the announce
ment April 10. All this agitation in
England is baseless We cannot trans
fer ships from the British to the Amer
lean flag. and what is more. we have
not contemplated it. Some of the Sc
rious papers here are certainly making
a great fuss, but il all appears to us
to be very sensational journalism. We
know of no opposition to the combine,
and neither know nor particularly care
at the present moment what the Gu
nard's and other outsiders plans may
be-"
The following is probably what
young Morgan considers SEN
SatiOnal journalism: THE Daily Mail
says it understands that there are Sc
cret clauses in the shipping combines
agreement which will not be published
until the realization of the scheme is
effected. 1t adds that the American
promoters intend to submit to congress
Il new shipping bill permitting vessels
built abroad and owned in the United
States to he brought under the Ameri-
can flag. The trust will take over the
entire British companies, nearly all the
capital being held in the United States.
The French and German lines remain
ing financially independent will ac-
quiesce in the proposals or face tar
if war"
The excitement caused by MOrgan's
alleged raids upon British commerce
is steadily rising. and is stimulated by
the sensational and alarmiSt articles
in the half-penny press. Among the
most abusive names for him is Pirate
Kidd Scuttling the British fleet" and
among the most grOtesque vagaries is
the theory that when he succeeds in
obtaining a complete mastery over the
transatlantic shipping he will work
up corner in food supplies of all
kinds and starve out England.
st. James Fortesque-Flannery, NJ. p,
an associate of Lloyd's and an eX-
president of the Institution of Marine
Engineers, takes serious view of the
situation. In the course of an inter
view he SAYS the present movement is
part of a well-defined scheme i'm Amer
lean mercantile and naval circles. the
ultimate object of which is to foster
American ship-building. He sees in
the new ship-building yards important
factors in the fast-maturing project for
charging the American navy, which.
he considers. must inevitably be eX-
tended i'm proportion TO the present
enormous enlargement of the Ameri-
can mercantile marine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
RUSSIA'S WAYS
Seem To Be Giving the Films a
Row to Hoe That Is Very
Tough.
Firms DECLINE TO DO THE WORK
Government Seeking a Chance to De-
clare Martial Law rueIties
OF the Cossacks,

St Petersburg. April GA repre-
sentative of the Associated Press who
has just returned from Helsingfors.
Finland, interviewed the patriotic
leaders and others there, who de-
clared the government was distOrting
every report of the disorders in Fin
land with the view in the near future
or prOclaiming martial law. This opin-
ion is apparently borne out by an i'm
perial rescript signed on Sunday last
III which the period for recruiting is
extended and the Fins are warned
against failure to obey military reg
ulatiOns. which still convince us that
the administrative method which be
came cStOmary in the course of the
last century does not guarantee calm
progress of public affairs and subodi-
nation 10 the authorities"
Russia Purs on Heavy Fines.
The recruiting law is the origin of
the present trouble. The communes
refused TO cooperate by failing TO Sc
Iect representatives for the recruiting
boards, whereupOn the government
arbitrarily imposed heavy fines on
the communeS. TammerforS was fined
$4,000 marks; Helsingfors, 10000
marks; and six others from 14.OUO to
1000 marks. Then Dr. Salzmann,
chairman of the state medical board.
and many members resigned rather
than assist in what they declared was
Illegal recruiting. The reports show
the unVarYing failure of the recruits
to take the oath and the attitude OF
the populace of Winborg resulted in
riots and collisions similar to those
which occurred at IIelSingfOrS.
Recruits Fail To Come Forward.
Out of 100 recruits enrolled only b
appeared, and they We're all rejected
for physical defects. In many of the
cOmmuneS nobody appeared. and mt
Karleby only one man, cripple pre-
scented himself Such is the practical
working of the law which General
BobrikOff, the governor declared the
people welcomed with enthusiasm
The official report of the HelsingforS
riots miDimiZed the injuries sustained
by the citizens and exaggerated the
casualties of the troops. Eye witnesses
chara the action of the CoSSacks
as being worse than their conduct ut
the time of the ST. Petersburg riots in
1901.
CossaclIs Given Free Rein.
The authorities apparently gave
the CoSSackS free rein. They invaded
private houses in many cases far
from the scene the disturbances.
beating and slashing indiscriminately
They rode through the porticoS of the
great Protestant church. forced Il ply
stefan to jump out OF Il window of his
home. beat children and crippleS. and
nearly killed Il cabman who was 4
mile from the scene of the riot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
BRITISH WORRIED
That Man Morgan and His Mer-
ger Is What Is Worry
ing Them.
MERCANTILE FLEET Is IN DANGER
They Think, Though the Son of the
Morganizer Says They Arc
Mistaken.

London. April 26.-Further ques-
tions in the house of commons yester-
day on the subject of the shipping
combine elected information showing
that the government was taking steps
to cope with the situation. which evil
IDENTIFY was officially considered detri-
mental to Great Britain. The presi-
dent of the board of trade, Gerald Bal
four, said the board of trade had no
official information about the combine
but plenty of unofficial intelligence
had reached the board. No Informal
ton regarding the arrangements made
by the American syndicate to control
the Atlantic traffic. including passen-
ger, freight and other charges and
the movements of the vessels, largely
belonging TO British companies. had
been submitted to the board before the
arrangements We're made.
Controls Eight British Steamers.
As to steps to secure the CONNER
cial and political interests of the
United Kingdom and to prevent for
eign Interference with British shipping
conflicting with engagements made
with the admiralty. the matter had &C.
cupied and is occupying the govern
ment'S attention. The secretary of the
admiralty, ArnOld-FOster, replying to
Henry Norman. said the attention of
the admiralty had been called to the
formation of the Atlantic shipping
combination, or trust, with n capital
mostly held in the United States, and
with registered offices in America.
The secretary was informed that
twenty-eight British transatlantic
steamships We're controlled by this
combination, among them being three
subsidized steamers and five others
which were held at the admiraltys
disposal without subsidy.
Two Noted Transfers Recalled.
In shipping circles much is made of
the fact that the Inman line steamers
City OF Paris NOW the American line
steamer PhRadelphiaJ and the City of
New York now the American line
steamer New York; after receiving
f26.990 (S134.9j0 i'm subsidies. were
transferred 10 the American flag. and
il is cOntended that there is nothing
TO prevent Il repetition of such action.
The Westminster Gazette. however.
sOlaces itself with the thought that
If the law by which only American
built ships are entitled to- fly the
American flag is repealed. the British,
as ShipbuiideTs. stand to gain what
they viii lose as ship owners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
Iowa Is rhoroughIy wetted.

Des MOines. Ia, April 26-Iowa re.
ceived 4 drenching rain early yester-
day. the downpour beginning at
and continuing until a. IN. After a
two-hour rest q steady rain set in,
with the prospect of lasting all day.
Reports received from northwestern
Iowa say that the fall there was even
heavier than in the central part of
the state The soil will he placed in
first-class condition for the compile
On. Of the. spring. Work,