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New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
Mas. MoLINeuws DIVORCE HsLp uP2

Sioux Falls s. D.. July 13 tspeciaD.-An appar-
entity well founded rumor is in circulation among
members OF the divorce colony here that the ap-
pcation OF Mrs. Roland B. Molineux for a divorce
has been rejected for the present, at least owing
10 the statement made by her last November as
20 her purpose IN coming here.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
DENIES CAN COMPANY PURcTSs. ~.

Asked yesterday about the repoF' "a .,S sssa >
that the American Can Company f..~,srails.. railss >.
sorbed BY the United states - - ~ the lsitss
pany said: -, r,o-noration - ~
bought and viii not buy ene
pany.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
Total exemption Changes of ex-
70 s45. 65s, 500
ONLY RECORD OF ASSASSINATION

sign . before figure denotes loss of exemption.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14

THE REAR OF MDoNoUGH-ST.
View taken window OF house No 1T2s Eager-st
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14

BALTIMORE
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-13
PEOPLE VINO ARE PASSING

Nelson Bennett. the well known rail-
road contractor, and one OF the leading
citizens Of the Puget Sound country.
is visiting salt Lake and registered az
the Knutsford. Mr. Bennett has been
Tor many years aiding IN the unbuld-
ing Of the northwest and resides In
Tacoma. lie says the whole section
from Portland to Grays Harbor Is look
ing good. Farmers have been getting
more for their wheat than I'm Is wears
ana the crops have been good. Lumber
has doubled in price during the past
year and the coal industry Is looking
well IN spite Of IT'S competition with oil
The Alaskan trade IS constantly nm-
proving and gives business o. an tie
Puget Sound points including Seattle
Everett Whatcom and Tacoma. While
ihe salmon industry has been estab-
nshed for many yeers and IN constant.
ly growing, the other fish Industry Is
assuming enorm0us proportions car
leads being shipped every day. Taco
ma now has q population of 10000 ana
many new buildings have been corr
suucted during the past year. Tho
hafpor is being improved and business
az an kinds ls IN q healthier condition
than ever before Referring 10 tho re-
cent election Of u United states SEN
ator from Washington state he saii
there was general satisfaction with -
81 Ankneys selection ana that ne would
be O good man for the state. Mr. Ron.
nett has just completed n contract far
the Northern Pacific az Gay's Harhor.
Ho returns home from here IN a day or
two
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-13
ADJUSTMENTS.

In spite OF thermometer which
dropped almost out Of sight last night
az the hour when people usually attend
the theatre, the Grand was Wen filed
with an appreclauve audience. The
attraction was the famous ola play
The White slave drama fashioned
after the lines Of "'rhe octoroon deal
ing with slave life in the SOUTH and
centering aroupd the woes u the he.
rome a white girl, who is falsely ac-
cused Of having negro blood In her
veins, ana runs the risk of being sold
into slavery The play was excellent.
" rendered by the company headed by
Miss Helena Collier, n clever actress.
ana sister by The way q Willie Col.
ller The villain was played by Mr..
Harrick' who established himself as a
person not az all grateful TO the GAL
lefies from the beginning. The chorus
singing and negro dancing were OF "A
good average while the scenic efects
notably Of ihe storm and wreck scenes.
were excellent
The White Slave" runs for the re-
mainder Of the week and Is sure 10 40
heavy business.
The theatre will be opened tomorrow
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-13
ORIENTAL PLOT.
Threatened determination Among the
Japanese Of the City,

II Assistant County Attorney Dana
~ smpb ev.conptv Att,rnev chrlsten.
',''
'V' "''u N''ol 'eS' D"'S anu i''''' "''
seen during the next three or four days
holding their hands 10 their Jaws as
thougb suffering fran, ,,lcerstea teeth
~. ~,
u'e .ls'' Neea OCCASION no ui"'h'' lnese
gentlemen were engaged this morning
AZ settling dispute among dozen or
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-13
DATE FARM.

Uncle Sans date farm, located in
Tempe valley, Arizona, where condl-
tions are such that the trees can, ac-
cording to the old Arabian proyerb,
stand with their feet in water and
their heads In the fire." has great prom
lse OF a new and valuable Industry for
the entire arid southwest, and Of cheap
and superior dates for the people of the
country our importatlons of dates last
year were seven and a half million
pounds instead Of a luxury dates are
now a common and largely eaten fruit.
They are wholesome and regulatlve In
Arabia and the Far East they are
staple food Of the people Experts be-
lieve that the date palm win thrive over
a section embracing millions Of acres
Of California, Arizona, New Mexico and
Texas. Its habits In Asia and Africa
Is the desert, with water 10 irrigate
It's roots. Some years ago the depart
ment OF agriculture recognized the
possibilities Of American date culture
and secured a few young trees from
Africa. These are now bearing fine
fruit Three years ago another large
shipment of improved varieties was
received from Algeria and these are
now growing at the Tempe farm
which is to be used as a government
date nursery. This date propagates
true to itself by suckers from the base
OF the tree. only this year d. q.
Fairchild, department explorer,
visited the region Of the Persian Gulf.
which Is the greatest date center OF
the world and obtained varied kinds
OF dates, choice varieties, early fruit
Ing and what are supposed to be some
very hardy sorts.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-13
Court Grants Agnes TwIggs the
Relief Asked For,
SUIT OVER SCHOOL LANDS.
Plaintiff Objected 20 Being Deprived
OF Rights Acquired by Pur.
chase aud Possession.

In the mandamus proceedings brought
BY Agnes J Twggs against the state
board Of land commissioners Judge
Stewart today decided that plaintlf Is
entitled to the remedy asked for in her
petition and ordered a writ of man
damus to issue against the board. Ac-
oording 10 the petition, plaintiff ac-
CURED, by purchase from the original
settlers, a p0ssessory right To a parcel
Of land IN lot 6, block H. FIVE acre plat
A. located southeast of the city, which
she has occupied and improved since
assignment 10 her on about Sept 20,
1896
The land is D part OF the school lands
granted 90 the state by the United
States and plaintiff alleges that she has
the preference right 20 purchase the
same from the state at It's appraised
value or % Per cent thereof She claims
that she has made application % the
land board 10 purchase the land and TO
have The Improvements appraised and
credited 10 her on the records Of the
hoard, and that such application was
made within the time required by law
but the board refused TO grant her ape
pleatlon
The writ of mandamus issued by
Judge Stewart today, compels defend
ant to award to plaintiff The preference
right to purchase The land and TO credit
her with the value Of the improvements
on the premises upon the books and
records Of the board.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-13
SPREAD or SMALLPOX.


Two cases Of smallpox from this city
and one from Murray were reoprted to
the board Of health today. Susie Ad-
ans aged years. Is the dflh member
Of that family to be stricken with the
disease Her case was reported today.
The family resides at S,2 Fourth street,
NJ W, Ashbrldge, on old man, aged 60
years, Is also stricken with the disease.
He resides at Sli West Fourth North.
The Murray case Is that Of Anthony
O'Malley, aged 50 years.
Smallpox al ierfiman is reported to
be DYING out only three families are
now under quarantine and they are
nearly ready 70 De released. Five men,
bers Of Samuel Eastman's family were
afflicted with lt There were two cases
IN the family OF NSliam Freeman. and
there are now 0nlytwO cases IN Thorn
as Butterheld's family, although the en-.
tire family Of 1--WE members was sirlck.
on with II, All the patients are report
ed as doing nicely.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-13
PERSONALS.

George f. Richards, Scott Groes-
back and WIN Groesbeck left today for
Tintic on a mining trip.
Ralph Pomeroy has returned to this
city after three years absence at
Rock Springs.
Observer John Grover OF the wealth.
er Office has gone to San Francisco
on a 30 days leave Of absence.
Col, Page has returned from Wash
ington.
Rev Or. c. T. Brown leaves for
Ohio in few days for a visit before
removal to San Diego lie expects to
preach once more in this city before
leaving for good for California.
Fred f. Brewster and l.. T.. Stod-
dard two prominent New Haven, Conn.
business men, are at the Knutsford,
having come out here to look into min
ing properties,
Mrs. Blanche T. HuntOn Of Fort Lar
annie, Wyo. is visiting at the Wind
sor hotel in this city, with her friend.
Mrs j. G. Scott.
j. ;. Cameron, Jr son of the former
president Of the Rapid Transit com
pany, is az the Knutsford from New
Haven Conn, The visitor is a grad
uate of Yale,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-13
VALUE OF HUMUS.

1t seems hardly necessary TO bring
additional proof for the value OF a full
supply Of humus In the soil. Theory
and practice alike are In full accord
IN support OF the proposition that with
out humus In the soil we are like
ship at sea without a rudder. and at
the mercy Of the elements. especially
without full protection against the evil
Influences Of long continued dry wea-
Their says Practical Farmer. Prof. s.
~ Doty OF New York, Is reoprted as
saying. Some experiments In deter
mining the value OF humus on soils
have been made recently which tend 10
show that land well supplied with or
ganic matter. humuss and nitrates. win
help the plants 20 resist drouth better
than any others. A field Of wheat. oats
and vetch was planted, and as different
parts Of the fields were furnished with
varying quantities OF humus the
growth Of the plants soon exhibited a
patchy appearance. Where the humus
was plentiful the grains were thicker.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-13

heavier ana much dart., 4
showing sturdy vlgor o az, Z Il
weather appeared they uuu VA
affected by Ii. ' were I'D,
But for that matter anvo,
ms fields. Take as 'i in,, y aIss,
patches IN the field vbe ,rususla !
nure has been kept Tbsv ". ls' A
seasons produce plants mpcs lrq
thriftler than elsewhere. 'i Ii.. alsss
aer corn stacks or gain MN, '@Is''lSt'
Is enriched by the was, NV, \. Y
stacks, and the shade bss ,. loa I
nitrates there When tbs Az 's, v
ca these places Mn alw. NV M
IN growth than the eeae,,l a. = Il. 4
onstratlng the simple la~ Y, n, g
more humus we can acslmoi, Wy
soil. the heavier wifi tbs v,.,, 4
acre. Taking such lessons 81, ' I, !,
thrifty farmer could soos ~, a
whole field produce from /, NY, y
cent more Of crops VA
1t Is this organic matter MA n
TO farm manures such vac, w W.
over purely chemical fertei, y. \
latter have q place, and Ne ~. n
them almost Indispensable ~ , n.y. \
IN cases where farm manvrs ~, =,
be had In the needed ouantiss, Z,
progressive farmer WIN no, KIP p
tillzer agent TO convince si~ n
chemical manures are a ns,ts a
tute FOR farm manures. upl... I !.
olnallGn when used with M
otEer humus-produclng erom
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-13
LATE LOCALS.
The Logan Basket ball team Is regis
tered at the Cullen.

The Logan Basket ball team Is regis
tered at the Cullen
Attorney Frank Stephens win lecture
before the bank clerks institute on the
liability Of endorsers.
Todays local bank clearlngs amount
ed TO $3.50. OBS, SO, as against S37S,6S7. 81
for the same day last year
A neatly printed roster Of officers and
committees Of the Commercial club has
been posted on the bulletin board in
the hallway
The galleries Of the Jewish Temple
ore being petitioned or from the au-
ditorlum to be made into separate
apartments for Sabbath school pur-
poses for which they are well adapted.
The loss Of the Bradstreet records
In the fire is not so great as was an
ticipated, as the records are largely
duplicated and the duplicates held
elsewhere.
Atha T. Williams has filed suit in
the district court against Nephi l.. Nor
ris Y. 4. Ashton and f. c. Ashton 10
quiet title to the Fire King Nos. /. .
and lode claims located in the West
Mountain mining district.
Judge Stewart rendered Judgment
this afternoon in favor Of plaintiff in
the case Of Ida Williams against o. j..
Emery for $50 due hw rent of certain
premises In this city also for restitu-
ton Of premises.
Extended preparations are being
made az Provo for the entertainment OF
the grand lodge Of odd Fellows at the
April annual meeting. Valuable prizes
for degree work win be offered. and a
large attendance Is assured. There are
2,l00 Odd Fellows in the state, not 10
mention the allied branches
At effort Is being made by the friends
Of Jesse McAlillen, a convict In the
Utah state prison, TO secure his pardon.
He came Of an excellent Wyoming fam
lily, and prominent citizens in that
state are interesting themselves i'm the
move, which IL now being taken up by
friends IN this state McMillen'g pre-
vlous unsullied record, and his model
domeanor during Imprisonment Will be
urged IN securing pardon or such nit
igation Of sentence as win result in his
release az a comparatively early date
Or. Clarence Mccoy. former secre-
tary Of the salt Lake Rowing club Is
the recipient often OF circulars and let
ters Of Inquiry as to rowing matters
out here, and only a few days ago re-
ceiyed letter from an eastern pub |
fishing company that Is getting out a |
rowing guide book for the year. ask |
Ing FOR the Official personnel Of the /
club. AT present the club is In a state |
oi strenuous quiessoncc. owing 10 the |
closing up OF Garfield and the modest |
withdrawal of the lake from its former |
confines. But as there Is "A general cx- |
pectation among the members that the |
Short Line viii reopen Garfield this |
spring, with the completion OF the |
bennington cut-oh, and that the great |
lake VIII mend its ways members OF !
the club are expressing the belief that |
The organization win easily be resur- |
rected and re.established on better
foundation than ever.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-13
VALUE OF A SINGLE MAJ

II requires much time And ~
to breed a line up to anythingar,s|
ing perfection, bat once atisIr.GS,|
ward is well worth The eFos III
mems have sold IN this eouniT I. Il
much as $500, while In Engsss ~
has been paid for a slngle ~,
The breeder does not depend h, (, Il
turns altogether upon fancy ~
ms individual birds, however nh
by the Increased produetiyen.g Y \
Hooks For instance, IN he nrsi
egg7laylng II may be cited that n i
erage American hen lays about h n
per year The practical posF,r'|
goes in for better results and gai,|
NUMEROUS instances show eba,i4I
WIN an average Of 20Q to ne X, n
year-an increase Of 100 per oht
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-13
TEN STAYED AT HOME.
Majority of Senate Tries TO DO Bust
ness--Wishes il Had Gone.

There are 10 members of the senate
who don't believe In side trips when
there IS business to do. In fact they
dcn't believe In them very much at
oll They think. and aver. that they
Dire simply excursions got up for out.
Ng and FUN purposes. and that The
IfUper caper Is to stay at home and
aitcnd strictly 10 legislative knitting.
Thest gentlemen are Allison, Bambet-
ger G, y larsen II. 5, Larsen, Law
renee, Lewis, Love, Mckay, Murdoch.
and sherman Loose Is Of the same
opinion, some OF the goaways say, when
the trip Is not IN the direction Of Provo.
Accordingly he Is not in attendance al
the session that the 10 stay.at-hOmes
are holding with Indifferent success
This afternoon. Neither is he In Logan.
but DE Is absent on special leave tn
result Is that one man can block any
aud AL business this aftefnoon--l0 be-
ing "a bare majority Of the senate. II
was nearly p. m. when the senate
was called TO order aud the transaction
Of business commenced In a desultorv
sort Of way. One OF the members is
authority for the statement that I'VE
are all wishing we had Cone 90 I.0-
Ean with The rest Of the boys. Be
sides. between you and me. II would
Fave been a good thing.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-13
Investigating Turf Investment Co.

st Louis, Feb lS--The grand jury to-
day resumed It's Investigation into the
methods Of the turf investment com
panies. r. j. Arnold head Of the COM
pany which bears his name. left Hot
Springs, Ark, last night ostenslbly for
ST. Louis. but he could not be found
for an Interview this forenoon, and
deputy sheliffs are out looking for him
to serve a grand jury summons.
Crowds Of anxious people still beslege
the Offices Of the various investment
companies, though none is paying out
money today
A police guard was placed at Arnold
& Company's Offices today to prevent
the removal of any OF the books or
papers that might be OF value In tho
investigation A subpoena duces te.
cum was issued early ana every effort
made to locate +. j. Arnold with pa
pers and books bearing on his methods
OF doing business, but ne cannot be
found. John J. Ryan and the books Of
his concern win also be brought before
the grand jury today.
on his return from New York. Circuit
Atty. Folk al once took personal charge
of the grand jury Investigation Of the
get-rich-quick company
Speaking OF the present state OF af-
fairs, Mr. Folk said
The laws Of Missouri and the fed
eral laws are deficient in this line OF
cases. The federal authorities ATTEMPT
ed to reach these people some time ago
but could not | ordered this investiga-
ton two weeks ago and placed II in
charge OF George NJ Eickeissen. I was
not expecting the collapse so soon.
Just what charges viii be made
will depend upon this investigation
which viii last several days one thing
Is certain the get-rioh quick must be
driven from Missouri They can oper-
ate no longer in ST. Louis"
An employe who for obvious reasons
refused to make her name public. state,
that al present En-. Arnold e. Company
has 100000 inyestors-3O000 in st. Louis
and the remainder scattered over the
country The average receipts OF this
company. the employe Gays, averaged
$4,000 a week.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-13
GENERAL CHURCH NEWS.

A small company OF missionaries was
SET apart today for the Pacific Islands.
They win sail from San Francisco on
the 18th
Elder j. NJ. Tanner Of the general
Sunday school supehntendcncy WIN
visit the schools Of Wellsville on Sun
day
Church Reporter Arthur Winter has
returned TO his desk after months alb
sence.
Elder Joseph n. Merrill Of Smithheld,
Cache county returned yesterday from
Sam0n, where for the past 10 months he
has presided over tho Samoan mission.
He reports the work there In hatter-
ing condition and says they have %
Elders and two sisters in the field la
boring cnergeticaly for the spread Of
the principles Of salvation. There are
also a number OF local Elders at work
and their faithfuness has been pr0duc-
tive OF much good, the Saints In that
mission now numbering LAO souls
quite recently q new concrete house
was built at Pesegr Upolu, and another
IL being erected at Tursevi Savan
iAiNHt hNl lillN 10 AIlt ulAlltllNtNtrA
OF the mission and are a great con-
yenience to the Elders and Saints who
meet together from time TO time. Elder
Merrill was released-on account of fail
ing health. as was also Elder George
Walter Bramwell Of Ogden, who re-
turiied with him The mission is now
presided over by Elder Martin f. Sam
ders Of Chihuahua Mexico. The vol
oano on SayaiL says Elder Merrill.
Is still active, but there Is no apparent
danger Of future eruptions such as
those which disturbed that section
some time ago The brethren had a
very stormy passage, the South Pacific
sea being high and intentionally
rough the entire distance. The tidal
wave on the Tuamotu group they did
not witness.
The missionaries were passengers on
the delayed 5. =. train which. when
coming down the Malad hill yesterday
met with a mishap through
the smashing of the center driving
wheel OF the engine, delaying the train
one hour and a half. The accident de-
mollshed the steam pipes and might
have deralled the engine had she been
going at a greater rate Of speed. Az It
was nobody was hurt. although the de-
lay caused some inconvenience.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-13
SPIKE AND RAIL.

Travelling Freight and Passenger
Agent Underwood Of the Chicago & Al
ton at Denver, is In Salt Lake today.
No. s. Rio Grande trala. was annuil-
ed this morning and came IN as FIRST
No. T. three hours late Trouble In
Colorado Is assigned as being the cause.
Joseph Race who recently resigned
MS foreman Of the round house at Pc.
catelo. has entered the employ Of the
Rio Grande Western In a similar ca
pacity az Thistle.
The old machineshcp at Pocatello ls
rapidly being torn down, together with
The other abandoned sheds. All Of
them have been purchased By l. b. Per-
rine of Blue Lakes.
Anthem Schneider formerly Of the
Oregon Short Line engineering depart
mcnt duing The administration Of the
late JtC. 0'Meyeny has been appoint
ed chief engineer OF the Cerro de Pas
co company * which A. p. Welby is
general manager
In 1887 there were 1888 miles Of new
railroad construction. Last year there
were 55ig miles. The main line mile
age OF The United States at the close
Of 1901 was isS.iSi miles. according TO
Ponrs manual, On The iirst Of this year
the mileage was 20i $50 miles.
Chairman Nelden OF the committee
on railroads and transportation OF the
Commercial club this morning stated
that the news that the club proposed
10 employ o freight agent to look after
rate DETERMINATIONS as published In a
morning paper was an news TO him. as
no such proposition was brought UP at
the meeting cn Tuesday evening
on the basis Of 1900 ties to the-mile.
an eastern siaiisucian has figured out
that n an the ties on railroads IN
America were neatly piled in a heap
on the Nile desert into a pyramid OF
the same proportions as that al Gizeh
they would form a mass twenty-four
times as great as the Pyramid OF the
Pharcahs. measuring 1900 feet on It's
base and reaching $50 feet into the air
Il. o. Mccormick. passenger traffic
manager announces that the South
ern Pacific company has decided 20 al
low al an way points In California eX-
ceptins san Francisco and Los Angeles
AFhThAN1 NNflE|NNAN Wit AAf' Wv - uAN wv
oniFt tickets. which viii be sold al east-
ern points Feb. u to June Is, inclusive
No restriction upon number Of stops IS
made so long as journey Is completed
by June Both BY this action all sec
tlcus Of California are placed on an
even keel and can make an equal bid
for settlers and home-seekers.
Travelling Passenger Agent Ridd OF
the Rio Grande returned from Mt
Pleasant last evening lie witnessed
the rabbit hunt when Joe Young was
accidentally shot by his young cousin
who was following with a shotgun. Mr.
Ridd's account OF the accident Us TO the
effect that the young man was break
ing me gun. when II went of aud the
whole charge entered the leg Of Young.
who was on horseback 50 close was
he that not @ single pellet struck the
animal. Young to an intents ana pur-
poses. bled TO death