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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-06
MONUMENTS TO DEAD HEROES
Those Of Indiana to Her Sons Who Died on Shiloh Battlefield
Dedicated With Interesting Ceremonies Eloquent Addresses
By Sen. Beyerdge and Asst Secy Of War Sanger

Shiloh, Tenn, April 6.-1'he Indiana
monuments on Shiloh battlefield were
dedicated today with interesting cere-
monies Several hundred lndianans,
including Gov Durham and his staff,
Cen Lew. Wallace and many other
prominent citizens Of the state were
present Addresses were made by Asst
Sccy. of War Sanger, Gov. Durham,
United States Senator Beverage and
others.
SENATOR BEYERIDGE
Senator Beycrldgc said in part
since all must die, how fortunate e
die for an undYng cause and under
the approving eye Of history
$50 fell thosewho died upon this field.
I'Oi they gave their lives 10 save the
ne Of the nation; and history recites
no nobler story than the story Of theil
secrIlice.
Their blood was shed to make the
American people a single nation ana
not for any lesser purpose, All othe'
results of the ciyil war were incident
to mat.
That great purpose they accom-
rlishcd Devotion 20 the nation Is to-
Cay the first principle OF all Americans
II is now the idea and ideal Of US all,
nen and women Of north and south
alike"
ASST. sECY SANGER.
In the absence Of the secretary NJ
war II Is my privilege 10 receive on
behalf OF the United states these mon
uments which have been erected 10
porpetuate the heroism % the soldiers
Of Indiana u is fitting hat the state
should make enduring record OF the
Tart which her sons took In the bat
tie and OF the courage and devotion
with which they poured out their llfe's
blood
"The federal government, IN accent
ing these monuments. becomes charged
with the duty OF guarding them ant
keeping fresh In the memory Of the
pee pie a record OF the deeds which they
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-06
THREE EDITIONS NEEDED!

streets at m
The and largest the demand
pecay boys third edition had to be run
of press
The Of any The
Christmas edition edition ever printed by
News
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-06
DEATHS AT RlGBY.
Peter Later AMI Harry Howard An
swer the Final Call.

Special 10 the "News")
Rigby, Fremont Co.. Idaho. April e.
Peter Later, ex-postmaster Of Harris
VILE. Utah, and a highly respected ciu-
zen Of this place, died at his home here
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-06
CARRIE RoAsTs OGDEN.

Ogden, April The. redoubtable and
only Garry Nation Of hatchet fame,
came 60 ogden yesterday afternoon
from California cnroute to the east.
White here she delivered a character
istic temperance lecture TO about 300
people during which she emphasized
the necessity Of more stringent and far
reaching laws In the interest Of mo-
rality and temperance, She intended
taking her departure IN the evening
but owing to some mistake she board
ed the Union Pacific westbound and
was taken as far rs Echo before the
mistake was discovered, The trainmen
returned her TO this city, where she was
obliged. to pass the night, She put up
AT the Pacific hotel and made things
lively mt the hostelry She Was astlr
early this morning. and began putting
things to right about the depot She
gave Depot Policeman Huncholiffe a
rare roasting for not prohibiting the
use Of tobacco IN his jurisdiction, and
the newsstands for selling the filthy
weed" Every person who hove In
sight with cigar or pipe or a quid IN
his mouth was called down, and Garry
did not hesitate to tell him what she
thought OF him. a sigh Of relief was
vented by many men Of the city when
the train bearing the saloon smusher
faded away IN the east
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-06

that she had started a great reform
movement was enough for her
Mrs Nation said many other things
that Jared on the sensblIity of her
hearers Not a few Of them left the
building dlsgusted with her remarks
Others remained TO listen out OF pure
curiosity Immediately on leaving the
pulpit she again started TO sell her IT.
tie hatchets, but was informed that
she could not engage In this traffic in
side the building Whereupon she
promptly stepped outside and COM
menced to dispose of them at "a quarter
apiece, as rapidly as she knew how.
Again Mrs Nation was told that she
must desist so far as peddling ON the
Temple block was concerned ana she
went away with the idea that her lib-
critics had been greatly curtailed while
IN the cities of the Saints.
CALLS ON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Mrs Nation was over at the fire de-
partment headquarters for about half
an hour this afternoon and after Wlt-
Messing an exhibition arm, called all the
men together and lcctuyod them for not
having q Bible on the center table In
the library room. She also recitod
poem on smoking and one on drinking.
Chief Devine tried 90 induce her 20 ride
behind his new horse for a few blocks
at the rate Of about 90 seconds 10 the
block, but Mrs. Nation protested not 10
have the time
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-06

The responsibility for this crime, he,
said lies higher than this woman.
Where such hell hole" exists in a
city OF this size he argued that It
should be under the proper supervi.
sion These women know that 1t Is
against the law to practise prostitu-
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
CROWD WATCHES RESCUE OF WOMAN.
Inmate of Sanatorium Wanders On Thin Ice
of the Hudson.

Without realizing her danger. young woman,
evidently demented walked out the thin ice
on the Hudson yesterday afternoon. and was
saved from death by William McGinn at great
risk of his own life. The young woman proved
to belong to Dr. Ralph Parsons sanatorium IN
Ossining She could not tell her own name. and
DR.. Parson refused if.
1t appears that while exercising in the grounds
she found an opportunity to escape. and wan
dered about the village and finally to the waters
edge She seemed utterly unconscious OF wnere
she was going and started out on the ice This
thick enough near the river bank, but as
weight dozen persons her act and
shouted for her to return but she paid no at
tention but kept
McGfnn started to follow her. but found II I'M
possible to do so the shortest track, that
which she had taken. her passage had weak
ened the ice 80 it would not bear his weight
BY circling around McGinn finally came close 10
her but dare not approach within twenty feet,
lest their combined weight should cause the
ice to break McGinn spoke to the young woman,
and by talking her managed to get her turned
about. Walking ten feet apart. they started Ior
the shore. McGinn was much heav1er tnan the
young woman, and twice on the way oack ne
broke through but fortunately only one foot at
a time. Both legs were wet to the knees, now
ever when they reached the thick ice near the
hank Once the ice cracked so under the young
woman that the water flowed up over IL through
the cracks and McGinn started toward her out
she kept on and passed the danger safely- III
was then that McGinn broke through for the
second time A crowd watched the perform
ance from the shore
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
MANHATTAN BEACH SUIT BEGUN.
Controller Grout Seeks to Recover 2S5 Acres
There.

Through the Corporation Counsel Controher
c.ro,t has begun suit against the Manhattan
Reach and Land Company, Limited. and Austin
Corbin TO recover 2S5 acres of land now occu-
MED nv the defendant and known as Manhattan
Reach The suit is also to recover S6,Vr0 in rem
tails for the land since it acquired from the
state of New-York through the Land Comnls-
sioners' office in 1896. The summons and COM
plaint in the suit were filed with the Coun!
Clerk in Kings County late yesterday afternoon
No answer has vet been made by the company.
This action on the part of the city has result
ed from an experience that Borough Presldent
Swanstrom of Brooklyn had last summer "hle
ipspecting the highways in Gravesend IN his
automobile The Manhattan Beach company
has maintained a private road leading throush
the property TO the Oriental Hotel To keep the
general public out, toll was collected on TINS
road President Swanstrom was held up and
toll exacted in spite of his protests The FOL
lowing dav he declared that the toll road was
ty right a continuation, in parts of ocean-aVe.
Then Controller CIrout became interested, and,
after examining the records. came ont IN
statement saving that the entire 30 acres or
land occupied by the Manhattan Beach company
bad been acquired illegally. The property De
ionged he said to the common lands OF the town
Of Crayesend. through letters patent maze py
William KIeft in 1645: also Francis Lovelace IN
1870, and Thomas Dongan, in 1886. Hence ne
arg,,ad the State Land Commission had no
right TO convey the property to anypody- ana IN
reeIitx If belonged to the city of Nev-fork,
through the annexation of Gravesend
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
DOESN'T WANT PICTURE THERE.
Earl of Rosslyn's Reputed Poker Player IN
Rogues' Gallery.

Jacob Owen a naturazed citizen of the United
States who is said to be of the men Win
whom the Earl of Rosslyn, to his suostantlai Pc
cuniary loss played poker recent trip from
Europe to this country, objects to the presence OF
his picture in the rogues' gallery at Police HEAD
quarters and Yesterday obtained from JustlCe
Scott of the Supreme Court order d1rectlns
Police Commissioner Greene to show cause why IL
should not be removed. 1t is not that Owen doesn
think it a good likeness. but he AYERS that ne mas
never committed any crime. and that therefore
his photograph is not entitled TO a place among
those of convicted criminals.
In his affidavit Owen says that in May, lSss' ne
went to the White Star Line pier TO meet ms "iie
who was returning from Europe. and that while
awaiting her arrival he was accosted py TWO ue-
tectives one of whom remarked:
Guess you better come along with u.s. Inc boss
wants to you.
When Owen asked who the boss" was he was
told it was the chief of the Detective Bureau he
says he protested vehemently but yalnly ana |ss as
told that If ne didn't come along ne "ould DC
dragged along. So he went along
They took him. he says. to Ponce Heaoqualtssrs
where several policemen held him while MS pct
rog11es' gallery The next day he was taken TO tne
Centre-st. police court, where he was arralgneu
as a suspicious person. but was discharged, the
magistrate stating that there was no evidence
owen adds that he went TO Captain McClusky,
chief of detectives and demauded that ms picture
gallery and DESTROYED, and that he had supposed
that this had been done, as 1t had been promised
TO him Recently IL had been said that his coun-
terfeit presentment still among those OF GRIM
b Owen was arrested at the time the Earl or Ross
Iyn played such bad poker, but was discharged.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
BURGLAR CHASE IN HOLLAND HOUSE.
Banker Grapples with Him in Room, and
Catches Him Later.

P1iny Fisk Of the banking firm of Harvey Fisk
& co. Of No. % Nassau-st.. celebrated the glad
New Year by capturing burglar in his bedroom at
the Holland House soon after o'clock in the morn
sng Afr Fisk had been In the habit Of sleeping
with the door into the hail unlocked and he awoke
ind intruder in the room
He lesped out of bed and grapped with the man
but the latter was TOO strong for him. and. break
ing away. into the hall and upstairs. Mr.
Fisk without waiting to change his pajamas for
more conventional morning garb descended to the
first floor and informed the clerk OF his experience
a watch was then set for the man at every exit,
End soon he sauntering leisurely down stairs
endeavorinE TO create the Illusion that he was
guest Of the hotel Mr.. Fisk, who had been wait
Ing for him again grappled with him. and. with
the aid of the hotel porters, succeeded in holding
him. - o. --t
In jefferson Market court yesterday the man was
held in s20Go bail for trial in General Sessions.
The police say he is Nick Moran. of the
Cleverest hotel thieves in the country. Moran
arrested not long ago for the theft of Mrs King
don'S Jewels at the Waldorf-AStoria, and has done
time in several penitentiaries.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
TO STOP PARK DETERIORATION.
Recommendations of Commission and Mr..
Willcox's Plans.

The commission appointed by Park Commissioner
Wilcox to examine and determine the deterioration
of Central Park and to suggest means for its
walton has made its report. Commissioner Wilcox
yesterday. in speaking of intended improvements
at Central Park, said
The Health Department has served this depart
remedy the unheaithfui state Of affairs of the Cen
tral Park lakes. The lakes should be cleaned; new
s # @ S Of @ Sa55 ter In It Is tt eeHed nT
them in proper condition but the work can be
is asked for the purpose in 1908; The lakes have
sanitary conditions in Central Park and prevent
ing so far as possible pollution of the water in the
in The park into the. city sewers, AS at present
park drain directly into the small bodies OF water
within the park limits. and this is largely response
bic for the condition of the lakes.
The examining commission consisted of DR.. n. L.
Britton, of the New-York Botanical Gardens: Dr.
b. e Fernow, director demonstration forest of
the State College OF Forestry, Cornell University
J. A Pettigrew, superintendent of the Depart
ment of Parks of Boston, and Samuel Parsons
jr landscape architect of the Department of Parks
OF this city The commission in its report says in
part:
The cause of the condition of the trees in the
infected by fungi. which have caused widespread
generally in dilapidated condition. The tussock
moth has obtained strong foothold Scale was
also found In many places.
the trees and shrubs, especially those not suitable
for city conditions; the pruning of the trees with
proper protection of the cut surfaces to avoid
rot; the spreading of fallen leaves the wood
lands; the regular application of manure and com
mercal fertilizers to the groves plantations n and
lawns the addition of top soil in in which the
rock close to the surface where new shrub
planting is to be DONE and in some of the places
where there dilapidated strawberries; the spadng
In of four inches of manure, mixed with potash ON
the Mall; planting trees to thicken the border
plantations: the planting of small trees and shrubs
at the margins of the woodlands: and the construc-
a
cation of lawns and newly planted ground
The commission states that in carrying out Its
recommendations relative TO the removal of surplus
trees dimnution of The parks beauty Will result
but, the contrary. the grounds VIII be greatly
increased in attractiveness.
Commissioner Wilcox in addition to the lake i'm
provements already mentioned has requested funds
for work generally in parks of Manhattan and
Richmond.
Among the amounts requested for the improve
ments in Central Park $4,000 to begin the work
of renovating according to the recommendation OF
the experts; S50OeO for cleaning the lakes OF the
mark SSS 600 for draining the cottages in the park
into city and SIS 900 to build sewer from
the mineral springs to city sewer at SlXty-slAth
st and Central Park West.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
Mr.. scHeaMERnoRN AND COLUMBIA

William c Schermerhorn, who died on Thursday,
was an heir of the estate Of Peter schermerhorn.
his father and became the owner of several large
tracts cf land in Manhattan and Brooklyn The
principal parcel in Manhattan eHtenoeo rom
f,,r,r 81 n seyenfy- -fifth-st and bordered on
.l,e west by Third-ave and the east by the East
River. The assessed valuation Of his personal
estate in 1902 10000
Mr schermerhorn was prominently ideiluneo- WIN
Columbia University since becoming trustee III
1eso rro- that period dates his service 10 the IN
sfifution HIS gifts 10 the university We're g ialge,
The cbies being one of $780, 900 for science puild-
ing He was largely instrumental IN removing ..ie
university 10 its new site on Morningsice hslghts
arr Re was one of the origfnators OF the plan 10
psfa there
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
WOMAN ROBBED IN JAM.
Fifty Dollars Taken from Her Bag-Exclte-
ment in Car.

Nre Rosa Bramer of No. 3S3 Mount Hope Place
SAYS she lost $50 in jam last night on sixth
ave elevated train. She had man. who described
himself as Frederick Earle, bartender, OF NO Elo
Fast One hundred and -second-st.. arrested
Mrs Bramer and her daughter were in the train
when it stopped at the Twenty-third-st station
She thought she felt tug at her chatea1Ie & IaSs %
bag was open. The woman peered into IL ana S1S SE
Covered that her money was not tnere-. Sne
tbonrht the actions of the man sitting next 10 her
suspicious and when he got up to leave tne car
as it came to stop at the stdtloii' 0He S0N "P
QUICKLY and shouted:
rben all The people in the got excited Ora ps
were made by men the door, and MRS Braner s
preached for a man who made toward the other
end of the platform 1t looked as If ne expecte1 10
oct ont Nv a gate on that side but ne failed there
Being no means of egress BY this time there there Were Were
TOO many following and crowd OF jealous men
grabbed him. The prisoner had none OF the stoien
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
SENT BULLETS RIGHT AND LEFT.
Italian Shoots Ex-Partner in Lungs and
Another's Hat.

Two Italians got into fight in Harlem yesterday
afternoon before the police had ended the affair
BY running down the principal assailant and drop
ping him 10 the asphalt with rap on the head
from q heavy nightstick, one man had been ser
iously wounded with a pistol bullet and three
others had such narrow escapes that they haven't
stopped shvering yet.
Nfarti Saber and Louis Lefrierie used to run
saloon at No. 3oS East One-hundred-and-s1xth-st
but they failed week ago. and Saber laid the
blame at the door of his partner Yesterday the
two men met in One Observation-Disclosures be-
tween First and Pleasant aves and Saber began 10
express a low opinion of Lefrerie's business aoili-
ties particularly with reference to the liquor busi
ness Iefrierie resented this depreciation with both
hands and was punching Saber all around the block
when the latter drew pistol and shot the other
half of the firm through the lungs
Iefrferie fell to the sidewalk with groan and
Saber took to his heels just as Joseph Pascane
friend of Iefrierie came running up TO mix in the
6gb+ As he ran Saber turned and took shot az
Pascane The bullet passed through the latters
hat and Pascanes JOY OF the chase promptly SICK
ened and died Saber continued on the run to
First-ave. where. with the smoking pistol still In
his hand he turned south.
Half wav down the next block Louis Sabatello.
of No 425 East observation-disclosures was
engaged in taking some ice into a house he
sto,ped to stare at Saber and the latter. by this
time aute beside himself with honicidal frenzy.
sent a bullet singing past Sabatelo's head Saba
teIlo didn't like the tune which he says resembed
How'd you like to be the icernan and hasthE
took to the middle of the street.
By this time. Policemen Dinan and Nelson OF tnd
East One-hundred- and -fourth-St station; mad nad
tearJ the racket and we're in full pursuit At one
Tundred-and- -tenth-st they were at Sabers heela
stop there or I'll drop you, shouted nelson Pc
tween gaSpS. a.. -. +fa-k
For answer Saber wheeled and hred point pian6
man fired Nelson brought his club down tuil ] Ior'e
I'D the same ambulance carried OF both him ana
Tefrerie his victim. Lefrerte may de from ms
IToind Saber soon recovered from his ciuooin
and in the Harlem court was held Tor examination
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
G4S KILLS FAMILY.
Father. Mother and Son, S7ceatshop
I,mIors. Found Dead

In three little rooms on the third floor Of
the six story doubIe-deck tenement hoase at
No. 26 Ludlow-st, where four families live on
each of the six floors. lived David Cohen. forty
eight years Old with his wife Rosie forty-seven
years old. and their son Jacob. all sweatshop
tailors.
None of the family were seen to leave their
rooms yesterday. Mrs. Marcus. who lives IN
the three rooms next to them. spoke to neigh
bor about it, and soon a group Numbered on the
door Mrs. Silverman. the janitor. said the
family had not paid their rent. and that perhaps
they had stolen away in the night.
When the door opened and the tenants
entered. they found on the floor. near the win
dow of the sleeping room, the son. Jacob Cohen.
dead. Sitting on the floor by the side OF his
wife's bed was Cohen, dead; and in the bed
was his wife. dead
The filled with escaping gas that
flowed from broken gas tube. And strange
say. a gas bracket at the tdc of the room
was burning at full head. The police say that
If a little gas had been allowed TO con-
dense in the room there would have been an
explosion. They think death was accidental
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
CIGARS IN BAG UNDER SKIRT.
Girl Accused of Stealing Two Hundred Also
Wore Boomers.

When Clarence Snow. a young girl as the po-
lice records have it, living at No. $40 East One-hun-
left the cigar factory of
Julius NJ Cohen. No. 176 East One-hundred-and-
twenty-seventh-st., where she is employed, last
night she had a small package under her arn''
1t was apparently her luncheon box
Detectives Mooney and Boyle, of the East one
hundred nd dtwenty-sixth-st station, who for two
weeks have been endeavoring to discover for MI
Cohen who was robbing him constantly OF STOCK
decided to look into the box that Miss Snow car
ried. She protested, and after arresting her they
saw they found that the box contained cigars.
Then the girl confessed the police say; that size
had taken cigars from the factory but only twenty
Ave or thirty altogether. At the East One-hundred-
and-twenty -sixth-st. station she was searched ana
two hundred cigars found the matron says Under
her walking skirt the girl boomers; over the
hIoomers she according TO the matron a
canvas bag in which were the cigars.
According TO the police. the girl is 1nfatuated
with a married man living in Long Island City, and
they SUSPECT that she gave the cigars TO him.
thousands of cigars have been stolen from the
factory according to the proprietor.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
LAFAYETTE POST INDUCTs OFFICERS.
The Exercises Followed By Supper and
Dance.

The annual installation of officers of Lafayette
Post No 14o, Grand Army of the Republic De-
partment of New York, took place last night at
HEADQUARTERS Post Room. Masonic Hail. Allan {.
BakewelI Department Commander, and Com
mander of the Post, the installing officer, as
sisted by the following staff: Assistant adjutant,
General Dilbur F. Brown; member of council.
Colonel James Owens; past commanders. Edwin
Greenfield, David S. Brown. Theron S. Parsons and
Robert S. Heauferty; Captain George Barrett SEN
ior aide de camp, Henry E. Rhoades; colonel,
George c. Taylor. and captain, Chas Duryea
The following officers. reelected for 1903. were
installed: Commander, Alfred c. Barnes; senior
yice-commander, Charles H Vessels; junior vice
commander, Patrick Henry Murphy; adjutant. Will
bur F. Brown; quartermaster, Josiah C. Long:
surgeon Dr. James L. Beyea; chaplain. the Rev.
DR.. Wilbur Fiske Wood; officer Of the day, Ell
bert O. Smith: officer of the guard. George E. Dun
lap. sergeant major, Joseph Blascheck; quarter
master sergeant Henry !. Hewlett.
The installation ceremonies began lInmed1ately
after the close of regular meeting of the post
when music was rendered by Professor Joseph
Alrschul's orchestra. A large gathering of sons
and daughters of the post sat down to supper
and took part in the dance that followed. Follow
ing the installation ceremonies the department
commander and post commander held reception
at headquarters.