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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-02-21
Observed in Tooele.

The phenomenon was perhaps OBJ
served betters by some of the residents
of Tooele. AEparty of young people
returning from dance at Stockton
report that as they were nearing
Tooele, the heavens were suddenly
lighted with a brilliancy equal to mid
day When they glanced towards the
sky to see the cause of the bewilderinS
light they observed, flying through the
sky at terrific speed, huge ball of
fire that looked larger than a barrel
AS it flew through the air it left be-
hind a trail of fire that seemed to
stretch for leagues into the heavens.
The country for miles around shone
with the light of day. The snoW-cov-
cred mountains sparkled in the glow
like huge stalagmites reaching up to-
wards the star-studded heavens. The
ball of fire pursued it's flaming course
directly towards the earth and the OBJ
servers watched it until it seemed al
most close enough to scorch the sage
brush AS the meteor flew the air re-
sounded with the rumble. The sound
grew louder and louder as the fiery Wis
itor neared the earth's surface.
Suddenly there was a crash that rent
the air. Then the earth shook. Houses
shook and the sleeping populace of
Tooele was awakened with start
No one would have been surprised to
see the earth open a yawning mouth
and swallow up the city.
After the crash all was darkness
again save the streak of fading fire
that marked the path of the meteor.
Like a streak of suspended sparks this
band of light gIowed, gradually fading
from a bright red to the blue-gray of
the early morning sky.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-02-21
rnttenham Estate Eiectments.

At Manorhamilton quarter sessions
on Wednesday, before County Judge
Waters. the hearing of the eJectment
Eases was taken up first. -.
s TITS lordship asked how many eject
men cases were Oh.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-02-21
Irish Lady's Jewelry.

On Wednesday trunk belonging to
Miss F. Peel, daughter of the late Cap
tain Peel, r. NJ, while in transit from
Church hill to Oak park, the residence
OF G. B. Butler, R. M, was opened and
jewelry valued at ESQ distracted. On
Thursday Head Constable Lewis ar
rested one of the carriers. on whom
they found the missing jewelry. The
prisoner was returned for trial to the
assizes, bail being refused.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-02-21
METEOR RoARs TO THE EARTH.
Strikes Ground Somewhere Between
Tooele and Bingham-st artles the
Fopulace-Bright Light and Loud
Noise AWakens SIumberers.

/ Glowing with a brilliancy equal to
K that of the sun, and accompanied by
| the noise of a rumbling thunder. a
lgigantic meteor passed over the city
Saturday morning and struck the earth
somewhere near Tooele, causing the
ground to tremble as if shaken by an
earthquake, for miles around. Houses
trembled and glass windows ratified
throughout the city. The same demon
STATIONS were observed in Bingham,
Lehi and Tooele, and doubtless the
tremor was felt in many other towns
in this section of the state. People
were awakened from their sleep by the
rumbling noise and the severe trem-
bling of the ground made many think
that a gigantic earthquake held the
state in it's grip.
The phenomenon was observed here
about 43O o'clock yesterday morning.
At that time people who were up and
others who slept lightly heard a rum
bling noise that sounded like distant
thunder. The noise gradually in
creased in pitch and volume until 1t
came to an end in crash that sounded
as if tons of dynamite had exploded
in some near vicinity. An instant later
the buildings began to tremble violent
ly. Glass windows ratified as if they
were going to break. Perhaps five sec
onds elapsed and another rumbling
noise was heard. Again there was
terrific crash and the earth trembled
violently.
The tremors were plainly felt in the
city, and many people were awakened
by the noise and trembling. At first it
was thought that an unusually heavy
blast had been fired somewhere near
the city, but when the second crash
came, followed by the violent trem-
bling, it was evident that some force
was at work other than dynamite.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-02-21

On Wednesday night the body of a
gapger named Whitley, totally decap-
itated and shockingly mutilated, was
discovered on the Great Northern rail
way line at Lebally, between Lisbellaw
and MISUNDERSTANDING. 1t is believed that
the unfortunate man was walking be-
tween the rails, and as the night was
intensely dark he failed to observe the
train from Clones to Enniskfllen APP
preaching, and was knocked down. The
deceased leaves a wife and large fam
lily to mourn his loss.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-02-21
DoubIin Weekly
Freeman, Jan. q.
City Building Accident

dition. ~ dangerous con-
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-02-21
Struck in the Mountains.

Apparently the great fire ball struck
~ the mountains somewhere not many
miles from Tooele, presumably making
a deep hole. The phenomenon was
plainly seen by residents of Lehi, who
We're awakened by the noise and the
trembling of the earth.
At Bingham the meteor caused some
strange electrical disturbances. The in
habitants were all awakened by the
roaring noise and the crash, which
shook every building in the town. In
a few seconds half the population had
their heads out of windows looking for
the cause of the strange disturbance.
The air glowed with an intense light
that made reading out of doors an
easy matter An electrical disturbance
was set Up that caused the telephone
bells to ring violently, and all the
electric lights in the town performed
what is known as a dip" that is,
went down to only glow, then bright
ened up again. Some of the inhabi-
tants figured from the time that
elapsed between the flash and the re-
port that the meteor fell within dis
lance of five miles of Bingham.
Cause of Phenomenon.
In the winter months the earth is
In the meteoric section of it's orbit,
Being in perihelion, or nearest the
sun. A swarm of meteors revolves
about the sun and meteoric demonstra-
lions are common occurrences in the
winter season. These meteors are the
burned-out residue of comets that
have long ceased to be visible. These
ashes of the comets are blocks of stone
varying in weigh from a few pounds
to tons and composed principally of
iron and nickel. AS they fly about the
sun they are cold and dead but when
thew come into contact with the at
rnosphere, travelling at the rate of
thousands of miles per minute, the
friction heats them to incandescence,
producing the glow that is seen while
they are in the atmosphere. So hot do
thew become that a streak Of mean
descent dust is left behind the meteor
as it flies through the atmosphere.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-02-21


lily to mourn his loss.
On the 14th instant AghagallOn lost
one of its oldest inhabitants by the
death of Miss Dorothy Odgers of Bal
lycairn, at the advanced age of 1872
years. Deceased belonged to an old
and respectable family, and is the last
of the name. She was a member of the
Church of Ireland, and enjoyed re-
markedly good health during long
and active life. Her remains were fol-
lowed to their last resting place in the
family burying ground, Aghagallon, by
d large concourse of friends and neigh
bors.
A man named Mathew Moroney, the
father of eleven children, and who re-
sides at Ballynash, was killed at
Foynes on Wednesday. Moroney, who
was carter, was backing his horse
into a shed to take a load of hay to a
ship at Foynes Quay, when the animal
rushed and struck him with the shaft
on the chest, killing him instantly.
.
AS a result of pugilistic encounter
between two countrymen named Peter
Delany and John Nolan, which took
place at Jack Whites, Cross roads,
about six miles from ArkloW, the lie
oc Delany is seriously in danger, whilst
Nolan has been arrested and lodged in
Jail. 1t would appear that the men
were drinking in the public house, and
a challenge to fight was given and ac-
cepted. and both adjourned out of the
shop. and for over a quarter of an hour
the bout was INDUCED in, each being
severely punished. Nolan, it is stated
gave his antagonist a Knockout blow,
and as he fell he came down on the
with the result that several
of his ribs were broken, and for many
hours afterward he was unconscious.
Two doctors have since been in at
tendance upon him, and they have pro-
nounced his life in danger, and there
is slight hope of his recovery, pleurisy
having set in Nolan, as a consequence,
has been arrested by the police and re-
manded in custody.
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again you and / are TO taxi our lives in
our hands, and adventure into the deserts
and wild hills, that we may bring succor
to Gods folk suffering there. even as in
the days not long gone, we of the Scottish
reformation abode in dens and caves Of the
earthl We go to the mountains called
Cevennesl"
1.-THE Cevennes? ?" queried the girl, that
is the south Of France, is 1t not? In Ian
guedoc and on the borders of Spain!"
you have not quite forgot your book
lear at Geneva" he said. II also, must
recall many things that l had thought for
ever put behind me. For ! am to journey
ostensibly as a minister of the Swiss re-
form kirk, on a mission to persuade the
Protestant gentleman of Provence and the
Vivarais to assist the king in putting down
the fanatics of the utmost hills!"
The girl nestled closer to her father
You will not go anywhere without me
you have promisedi' she said, coaxing hin
like a babe that knows its power.
The old man sighed.
"Ah, lass, lass" he said gently, I'VE are
young and see no new thing come wrang L
ye, so be that It is new. But the day viii
come when ye will think your ain coz!
ingle nook and a drap halesome parritch Il
a bicker the next best thing 10 Abrami
basomi"
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go, and where thou lodgest I will lodgel' "
True. Frances" said the cid man, so
II is written. Yet for this love Of thine
the Lord that is on hish recompense yoa,
my dau-hter!'
Then | am to accompany your" Frances
put the question with a quick upward lift
Of the cyelashCs.
Il Judge that no better may DC said
the minister. yet If it we're possible l
would even prefer that you should abide
in one OF their popish converts.
III you did put me in a convent" said
Frances, laughing, Il would climb over
the wall and be after you in two hours.
Even as l did when you left me at my
aunt's at Sawtdats. SO, daddy, l warn you!
But where are we to go?"
The old man lifted his finger. Hush,
girl he said, the birds of the air may
carry the matter. Come, then, closer to
met
And tossing her bonnet over her shouldcr
and throwing back her fleece Of shining
curls with a pretty gesture. the daughter
of Ardmiilan's chaplain skipped across and
climbed on her fathers knee. as she had
done when she was a little girl Of a..
my child he said very gently, "once
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Of cavalry and a park Of artillery. all in
one"
You are a very silly grill" said Maurice
sententiouosly and with the Hottest kline
Of disdain, for be felt that he was being
played with, and did not like II.
Then" she turned away at right angles.
you are much too grand a person to waste
your time In talking to silly girls. I wish
you a good afternoonl ] will show you IL
was true about the cavalry at any rate!'
She hailed a passing orderly who was
taking an onicer's horse to a convenien,
swimming place on the Mouse side.
Whose beast is that?' she demanded
curtly.
Major North's, mistress!" said the man.
Bring him here. I will ride him back
into camp. This gentleman says that il is
unsafe to walk outside %alone!"
The soldier did as he was hidden with
out a word. 1t was evident that he knew
the girl perfectly. She mounted easily
Just touching the orderly's outstretched
fingers. Maurice Raith stood gaping.
"Good-by," she cried, arranging he,
skirts, run away and see that the gen.
erals letters are prettily copied or yoI
will be whipped. And never waste YOU
tim on silly girls. II is a habit that ma,
grow on you!"
She waved her hand and was gone.
Maurice Raith stamped his foot. He wa,
morally certain hat the soldier servan,
laughed or the lee side of that horse. II,
could hear the frank ~silvery trill of Fran.
ces Wellwood's mirth. He resolved tina
he would not think of her as "Flower-o'.
the-Corn' any more. And resolution is
hne thing In such circumstances.
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The commander in chief laid his hand on
his shoulder with more tenderness than
could have been expected from SO cold and
stern a man.
II promised your father, Raith, that you
should earn 1t first. Were you my own son
you should do no less. l should do no
morei"
II know 1t, my Lord" said Maurice Raith.
"only show me how l am to do 1t. My de-
sire is to use my sword in your service as
we'll as my PEN"
"Ah,' said the duke, with not a trace Of
his recent haste. you make the mistake OF
all brisk young men. There are more ways
of earning military renown than the way of
a bull at a fence. You have a head, Captain
Raith, but you need not knock It against a
stone wall. There are a thousand young
sters In my army who will lead a forlorn
hope, run headlong upon a breach, storm a
fort, endure danger and hunger, or lie out
three days in the open fields with their
wounds unattended, yet think that they have
done nothing out Of the common. But there
are not so many-indeed, l know of but one
whom / would entrust with the commission
which I will put into your hands this day.
His name is Maurice Raithi"
The young mans heart beat fast at the
words of confidence from the lips OF the
great master of war.
II am wholly at your service. my lord;''
he said.
The general nodded shortly.
You speak French like a native, I be-
Iieve,' he went on. For that purpose ]
advised your father to send you three years
to Paris when l was planning how to make
the most Of you. You can talk like q
diplomat, write like a scribe. pay court like
a prince OF the holy Roman empire. and II
you could only lie with conviction, and
control your temper, you would be a tenn
pered weapon worth using in the great wal
game Of ~principalities and powers!"
His grace OF Marlborough paused a little
narrowing his eyes and looking critically
at the young man between his lowered
lashes.
NO" he said. as II the remark we're the
outcome Of his scrutiny. 1--WE cannot atort
to waste you on the rough-and-tumble o.
battle. The like Of these are good enough
with a -contemptuous shoulder where half
dozen young officers stood chatting and jest.
ing in front of his quarters.
Marlborough returned to a mar Of France
which was spread on the table before him
Captain Raith. you are to make a littl'
Journey in any disguise that may suit yo'
through a portion OF Louis Bourbon's do.
minions."
He laid his finger far to the south. draw
ing II diagonally across the southeast cor.
neT Of France.
There" he said grimly. lis the ulceI
within which may yet cripple him tn,
Grande Monarque! You have heard Of tn
C~evennes?" ne concluded. looking al
swiftly.
Maurice looked surprised.
II have. as your grace knows, writer
many letters at your instance to the chief
Of the insurrection among those noun
tains."
Hush" said the duke. smiling, you arr
a clever lad. Maurice, but the mind Of
good secretary ought to be like a cleal
wiped slate. But, At all events, you are {
tourney thither. and privately and un
omeially encourage the leaders Of the re-
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with oaths and cursinss for the last hall
hour"
Thus encouraged. Maurice faced his chief
He stood in the middle OF the room volley-
ing orders, dispatching brusque commands
to the farthest limits OF the camp, Arranging
rendezvous with his allies, Eugene of Savoy
and the sulky Badener prince.
This was the day OF Corporal John when
he had matters OF weight upon his mind.
"Ah, Raith!-Captain Maurice Raith-and
pray inform me whose kissing curls have
kept your Presbyterian Drawn and con
science so long from your work, sirrah? |
have here under my hand a mission for you.
Master Maurice, that had better be wholly
private betwix you and mel"
And Maurice Raith, bowling humbly be-
fore the great captain. entered into the
inner apartment.
Marlborough did not daily with his sub
ject, but put his wishes with chsracteristi
vigor and clearness.
The army marches at once to the south,
to the Danube, perhaps, certainly to the
Rhinei'
The young man started.
my Lord. you promised me a regiment, ct
he said.
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tugged up the long ascent Of the Cause
de Larzac.
And the cracking of a huge Langue-docian
whip, bought over against the church OF
Mazamet, punctuated the appeal.
A stout young man, an absolutely re-
spectacle man, a man OF his fists and other
folks affairs was Master Pierre. Had he
not the kings own seal for the right Of
entry and exit out OF France? He was
licensed a carrier of wine from the recently
added province Of Alsace to the kings
most excellent and ne-bibbing majesty.
But in that case what was he doing
cracking his whip Town upon the steep rise
Of the Cause de Larzac, this blum northern
Mons Pierre OF -Bayard and Hoo!
All. that was another story, and he had
another certificate for that. Were there
not servants of the king In these semi
savage solitudes leading strange lives.
hunters OF men, scourges of fanatics,
shooters at sight OF Comisard and Hugue-
not. What more natural than the bulk OF
the sparkling wine OF the Mouse and Mo-
selle having been delivAred at Marty for
the throat OF royalty, the thoughtful King
Louis should bid so safe a messenger ia
continue his way southwark, with sundry
casks OF the same vintage to cheer the
hearts of his faithful servants.
Three great and three little casks Of
wine of the Moselle, committed to the
care of Master-carrier Pierre Dubois, o
the towns of Roche-a-Bayard and Hoo
the property Of his most Christian majesty
Louis, king OF France and Brittany; to b
carried free OF all duty. local and imperial
TO the kings servants, the Marechal d.
Montreval and the Brigadier General d.
Planque-a present from his most Christian
majesty"
Surely as simple, convincinB, irrefragi.
BILE a manifest as ever was written upon Z
sheet Of paper with the royal arms o.
France at the top! Nevertheless there
we're other things in the barrels besideI
Moselle wine. and the handsome, jolly.
faced carter had in early life. and. indeed
till within the last two weeks, owned t.
the name OF Maurice Raith. while hi
most convincing papers had been obtaine'
-well-as such things can always be OBJ
tanned when 1.-THE highest quarters" inter
est themselves in wine carriers and theil
passports.
And certainly Mons. Pierre lie Flamant
played his part with vigor and resolution
He wore no false hair or beard. The stall
on his complexion was not deeper thai
that which DrOnLed the cheehb OF many
sturdy follower OF the crawling road was
ons and blue-sheeted carriers carts. Pierr,
of Hoche-a-Bayard and Hoo had been care
full not TO overdo his part.
Il CHANGED that Just as this sturdy Pierr,
left the town OF Millsu behind him he cam
suddenly upon a euriously assorted group
Half a dozen kings troopers stood hector
ing and storming upon the broad. irregula
paving stones OF the Ponte Royale. Thre'
OF them were holding down a huge half
naked giant Of a man, whose abundan
shaggy hair was bound about with a blood,
rag. His hands we're tied behind his bacI
with a rope.
The sergeant in charge Of the soldier
was laughing at the uncouth actions an
speech az a woman who alternately raise'
her hands 20 heaven. imprecating curse
upon all recruiting parties in broad Scots
ana threw herself on her knees before "a
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22
CHAPTER III.
My Lord Duke.

There is no doubt that of the two young
people who met that pleasant clean
breathed day of July on the Brabant corn
lands Maurice Raith was the one who
thought most of the encounter.
This, OF course, was not at all according
to the rules Of the game. The dashing
young aid and favorite secretary, to whom
his chief looked to draw secrets from the
breasts OF the great women (who some
times held such in their keeping)-what
would he care for the daughter Of the Pres
byterian chaplain OF a Scots regiment lately
transferred from the Dutch roster?
Yet striding back to headquarters, he
ground his heel into the earth to think that
she had laughed at him. Had she not bid
den him go home and set to the careful
copying of his letters on pain OF being
whipped?
Repeating this to himself with unneces-
sary vehemence. he suddenly laughed aloud,
and SO felt eesed. For when a man once
has treated a matter as a joke, be 1t ever
so brief a period, he can never take it back
again into the region Of the highest tragedy
where alone danger lies.
So Maurice Raith. laughing, put away his
i'll humor and made the saner resolve, The
little vixen! l will be even with her yeti
But Maurice Raith had not reached head
quarters before he saw that something of
first rate importance had happened there,
The chief. his sword pitched on the nearest
chair. his plumed hat lying broadside on
the ascetic camp bed, was striding to and
fro. debating furiously. Mounted ofhcers
we're dashing with orders TO north, east and
west.
"Ra.th! Raith!" Maurice heard his name
shouted with increasing volume of sound
"Raith to see his Grace!" a young subal'
tern repeated the words, adding In a lower
tone. and a devil Of a temper you viii
md him In. my friend. when he does gel
hold Of you. He has been demanding yoI
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volt. There are to be English ships OF war
on the Mediterranean coast, at a place
which will show you before you leave
upon a date which | will communicate
You will see that these stores and war
like material reach those for whom u is
lntended-that is. our prosecuted tello"
protestants Of the south Of France
Maurice bowed %gravely.
You will come to me for your hnal In
structions tomorrow morning at . o'clock
In the meantime you will provide yourself
with whatever disguise seems to you most
fitting. Remember. you must expect no
assistance from us II you are caught. In
that case you will assuredly be hung for a
spy. SO make your reckoning with that
Maurice bowed a second time and went
out.
Surely that IS worth a regiment. at
least" he said softly to himself.
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Irish MaIeOntents Wed.

PARIS, Feb. 2l-Major MaeBride, who
was a member Of the Irish brigade in the
Transvaal during the South African war.
and MAude Come. known as the Irish
Joan OF Arc" were married here today.
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~.
Pierre the WaRHoner.

The great folk being done with for a
while. issue we forth upon the clean-washen
high road OF middle France.
HE! Ola! Allez!" cried a certain nut
brown carter to his leading beast as IL
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22
MN 10 Talk of transportation.

CHICAGO, Feb. M.-The Northwestern
Association OF the Massachusetts Institute
OF Technology will hold its sixteenth an
nual banquet here tonight. The general
subject OF discussion viii be The Effect
OF Applied Science on American Progress .
James ]. HIN will be a guest ard will
speak on Transportation" President
Henry Smith Pritchett OF the institute will
address the assemblage on the subject OF
'.rhe p-evcloDment OF oW Natural Re
Souroaa."
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To Reinforce TurIEish Army

CoNsTANTINoPLE. Feb. n. - h
smyrnA-cassiba Railroad company has been
instructed to prepare for the transportation
OF 5000 soldiers to Teinforcs the Third
army corps 1t sAlinioA
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LEGAL NOTICE.

STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
The annua meeting OF stockholders In
The Bee Publishing Company viii be held
on Monday, March q 1896, at 4 o'clock
p. m. in The Bee building, corner Seven
teenth and Fsrnam streets. BY order Of
the president. GEO. b. TZSCHUCK,
FlSM&E10t Secretary.