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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-22

Butte, Mont, Jan 22,--Bert De shazo,
alias Sweet held here on two charges
of forgery and wanted In several parts
OF the wsst for similar crimes, COM
mltted suicide In the Silver Bow coun-
ty jail here last night. He was found
by Jailer Harrington, about 10 o'clock
IN the evening. Harrington had been
attracted by the groans OF the prisoner,
whom he discovered writhing In agony
ON the floor. He had taken strychnine,
morphine and cocaine, IN doses suff-
Client TO kill horse. He had told
certain prisoner at the jail. an acquain-
lance, that he had the poison and meant
to take 1t.
Physicians were summoned and
worked with Sweet until o'clock, when
he died without having regained con-
seriousness. An inquest viii be held to-
morrow DR.. Hanson, who worked with
the prisoner, says his death was caused
primarily by brain trouble, induced by
the poison, which had all been pumped
out Of him.
sweet was arrested here six weeks
ago SITTER passing bad checks on local
merchants. He pleaded guilty To one
charge, but denied another In judge
McClernan's court yesterday his coun-
SCI, Attorney Heron filed demurrer
which was to have been argued Mon
DAY 1t Is said Sweet had good
,hance 70 be cleared, His career has
been sifted by the Butte police. how
ever, and had he been released here
upon the local charges, he would have
immediately been re-arrested and held
Tor tue authorities Of other cities. where
ne is said TO have worked the same
game.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-22

Against San Francisco TO Prevent
Spread OF Plague.

GeayaquIl, Ecuador. Jan. 22.--It has
been decided to close all the ports OF
this republic 20 steamers from San
Francisco. owing to the importation Of
bubonic plague. Vessels which left San
Francisco Jan 20 or after that date will
not be admitted.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-22
Judge II. W. Bruce Dead.

Louisville. KY, Jan. e2--Judge H.lW
Booth chief counsel for the Louisville
& Nashville, former chancellor q The
city OF Louisville and member OF the
Confederate congress. died At bis home
here today, aged ".
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-22

ne Sha2o's career was certainly a
most checkered one. He was but TWEEN
y-tWo years OF age but had been ar
rested scores of times and had given
lhe oilicers no end Of trouble For the
past three or four years he spent most
OF MS time In petty thieying in and
about this city or serving sentences in
jail About six months ago the off,
GERS were hot on his. trail under thu
suspicion that he was guilty Of series
Of burelarles that had been committed
about that time They had much din
Guilty in locating him, and finally got
word that he was at the house OF a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-22

i colo Jan. s9.--The eapi'ol
'pv' 'r.t Ns'Y' aspect today owing 70
of armed men in the mouse
pIs s. An untounded report tOa'
"Os' ., grard. under orders from
D nS s.snody. had taken possession o.
~. rs.p house. probably had its origin
'"' ~, that house sergeant-at-
=, unmmer had posted 30 guards to
4, ' an anticipated attempt Of the
..r, a. Edward o, WoIcott' Re-
&,,.a candidate Tor senator, to cap
49, hen on every desk Is a par
NJ rsgolyers, and in the corners
N NJ many repeating shotguns' These
H. arc commanded by sherman
4, :, rough rider fame. and James H.
/ !. 40 IS noted for his lighting
80 The house did not meet to-
/ ssy,ng adjourned until Friday. but
.rr,l. Wolco,t Republicans IN control
i, ~ osganlzatlon viii maintain their
Erison ,ntll the fear of an anticlpat-
IraId has passed ,,.,.. =,
M senate chamber no display OF
Incns d made and the guards patrol
IN stations quietly,
\ \. IVA senates. each of which refers
l1s otbef as the 'rump,' are In SEES
n today and no progress appears to
n hsen made toward q settlement OF
Afsrences between them The body
4, which Lieut. GOV. Haggott pre-
u and which sits IN his Office, con-
K AZ II regularly elected Republi-
senator's and eight Republican con-
rsnts who were declared entitled to
|is BY the ieutenant-governor, and
| II Republican senator's, the "A Dem
siIc senator's refusing TO vote when
PRESTON was put by the lieutenant
Iemor The body, which is holding
senate hall al the capitol, sitting
'tInuousy consists Of "a regularly
lied Democratic senators and two
ltestants who were seated In place
Two Of the II regularly elected Re-
bllcans.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
bon after opening today's session at
o'clock the Democratic senators or
Ia q recess until 1880 and a caucus
the Democratic members Of both
Bses was held In the senate chamber.
EorieH were excluded. United States
tators Teller and Patterson. ex-Gov.
"a Adams, ex-Goy Charles S. Thorn
Charles J Hughes and Thomas J
)onnell the Democratic leaders.
Re admitted 70 the caucus, evidently
the purpose Of advising the mem
) as 10 the course 10 be pursued at
Joint session today.
Iessrs Adams. Thomas, Hughes and
)nnnell addressed the caucus and
B Of them declared that he was not
indicate for the senatorship,
snator Teller announced IN a speech
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-22
Tender for Trans.Andcan Railway

Santiago, Chile, Jan. 49, The Gillian
congress has approved the bill author
i2ing the government to invite tenders
for the construction Of trans-Andean
railroad on the basis Of guarantee Of
per Get interest on the cost of the
work
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-22
Big Fire In. Reading. Pa.

Reading, Pa, Jan. 22-The plant Of
the Montelo Brick company was dam
aged $4,000 by fire today.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-22
AS TO AUTHORIZATIONS
Number Who Have Become Citizens of
The United States Since Statehood.

In looking up information In regard to
naturalization frauds for United States
District Attorney 1ippman, as indicat-
ed in letter TO that official from At
torney-Gencral Knox published In full
in yesterday's News" County Clerk
James has compiled some very inter-
esting statistics on the number Of ma
turalizatlons IN this county since state
hood. The total number admitted to
citizenship in the county since Janu-
airy {, 1896 is ga. or that number so,
or more than third. were from Great
Britain 25s. more than a fourth, were
from Norway ana Sweden.
The largest number ia any one year
was in 1900. the year OF the last presi-
Genital election, when $50 new citizens
were admitted. The clerk in his search
found that no Armenians nor syrlans.
the nationalities complained OF in ma
turalization frauds, have been admit
ted In this county since statehood.
Following is a table showing the num-
Der and nationality Of those admitted
TO citizenship In this county.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-22
BzHsh FOxelQz
Office ANXIOUS.
EhHseIy N The DARK Regarding Reasons Of Germans in
Again Bonbarddg Foa San Gales Diplomatic Circles
are Much c4roased BY Rs SLeus 20 Adviccs Of The
Bombardnenf ReceiUed in Beshn.

London, Jan. 22,-rhe British govern
ment Is entirely in the dark regarding
The reasons for the aggressive action Of
the German naval authorities In again
bombrding Fort San Carlos AZ the en-
trance Of Lake Maracaibo. The for
eign Office is apprehenslve Of the result
OF the bombardment They say nd de-
cislon has yet been reached on the ques-
ton OF the suspension Of the blockade.
1t was hoped that matters would have
progressed further before now. but this
was largely based on the belief that
Minister Bowen would reach Washing
ton earlier than u did.
The only press comment on the sec.
ond bombardmen appears IN the st.
James Gazette, 'ehich repudiates the
"ssresslyeness OF the Germans. and
says II trusts the Americans win un-
ueIsIand that the German proceedings
az as niue approved by the British rs
by the Americans themselves
The diplomatic circles are much
aroused by the news of the lombard
lneht Dut the officials Of the various
EMBASSIES seem as ignorant as the ffr-
e,isil once regarding It's cause. The be-
iiel prevails that the step taken by the
German commander will seriously delay
the settlement Of the questions In dis
pute. There are many indications tbat
the blockade will not be raised for the
present and that the negotiations NJ
Washington will proceed with perhons
a modified form Of blockade or soma
similar arrangement as the preliminary
basis,
NO NEWS IN BERLIN.
Berlin. Jan. 22.--Nelther the forelgn
Office nor the navy department. has
received reports OF the bombardments
of the Fort San Carlos. AT both places
IL was declared that no orders were
given TO lombard the fort. The naval
officials admit they knew the Vineta
was proceeding to Maracalbo. but they
ala not anticipate bombardment. The
foreign Office regrets extremely that Il |
Is unable to publish a report on the
subject due TO the fact that il is wholly |
without information. through defective |
methods Of communication by way Of |
curacao and owing 10 the German con. |
SUI at Maracaibo being cut of from
reporting by cable to the authorities al
Berlin. The officials admit that the in
cidenl Is likely to "renew anti German
agitation In the United States" and
say they recognize the disadvantage
Germany IL placed In through the i'm
possibility Of getting prompt reports
from Venezuela. The foreign office does
not even know what was the purpose OF |
the Panther In It's first action against |
fort San Carlos.
The German government has received |
a communication from it's charge II |
Washington saying that Minister Bow |
en- has seen the representatives OF the |
allies separately The foreign Office ad- |
mits that the subject discussed was the |
raising OF the blockade. but the officials
decline to make any further state
ment.
The foreign Office points out that ey- |
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-22

Fort Scott, Kas,, Jan. 29.-None oe
the passengers on the wrecked Frisco
train were seriously hurt.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-22

Hoes here OF the Frisco system It was
stated that. none OF the passengers were
seriously hurt, their injuries being
trivial.
Bloodhounds have been sent 20 the
scene In an endeavor 70 track the mis-.
creants who threw the switch.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-22

The board Of health OF Guayaaull
Jan. Is issued an order to close the
port TO steamers from Panama or Mex
lean ports but the order was recon
sidered the following day and il was
decided to close the port only to sIeam-
ers from plague-infected Mexican ports.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-22
charier for TuberculosIs Conrress.

Atlanta, Ga. Jan. IA charter for
20 years has been granted to the Amer
lean Congress Of Tuberculosis. Lead.
ing American and Canadian physicians
were among the petitioners.
The object OF the organization is 10
study the best methods for the treat
ment OF tuberculosis and all pulmonary
disease.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02

Eventually the mighty pachyderm
subsidies, weak from the loss of blood
from many a wound. and is then at
the mercy of his wildly vociferating as
sailants. Now and again tall at a
critical moment leaves an Arab an
easy victim to the Infatuated beast;
but so nimble are these hard and wiry
men that fatal or even serious acci-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02

country copied the mermaid notices,
for they were novel and caught the
attention of readers. Thus was the
fame of the museum as we'll as the
mermaid waited from one end of the
land to the other I was careful %
keep up the excitement, for knew that
every dollar sown in advertising would
return in tens and perhaps hundreds
in future harvest, and after obtain
ing all the notoriety possible by ad-
vertising and exhibiting the mermaid
at the museum. l sent the curiosity
throughout the county, directing my
agent to everywhere advertise 1t as
From Barnum's Great American
Museum, New York The effect was
Immediately felt; money flowed in rap
idly and was readily expended in more
advertising"
Such, in brief, is the history of one
OF the most gigantic fakes ever perpe-
trated upon the American public, the
FIJI mermaid" Old Washingtonians
have a distinct recollection of this
hoax, and of how the people fiocked
to see what looked like mummified
monkey with a fish's tail But the
humbug did not last. The fact that
the mermaid business was more profit
able than. fan tan or the opium trade
spread in China and Japan until so
maids that soon there came a glut on
the market that caused even the dense
and superstitious sailors to suspect
fraud. Every sailor returning from
the Far East brought one of these
mummified mermaids home with him,
and soon the objects. which in 1922 and
1872 We're the sensation of the hour
and, as Barnum himself states, were a
puzzle to men of science, were as com>
pnnnh na
| along the docks of London and New
York .
Mermaids became very cheap and
sailors refused to buy more. In fact,
the sailors, angry over having been de-
ceived, were ready almost to mob the
first Celestial who, at Hong Kong,
Canton, Shanghai, or Nagasaki, came
aboard ship with ''mermaids" for sale
The one in the old Hancock tavern
was brought to this city from China in
1870, or perhaps earlier, and for a
| time belonged to a groceryman of the
name of B. w. Read, who kept store
on Pennsylvania avenue, near the
corner of Eleventh street, and who
gave it to Mr. Hancock. 1t is. per-
haps, to-day one of the very few of
| these objects still to be found in this
country and England an empty piece
of nonsense, upon which the Barnum
! fortune was largely built.
! Some twenty-five years ago the
Century Magazine published an article
on Monsters in which a very enter
tanning account was given of the old
| trade in japanese mermaids. Yet for
| all this enlightenment, Mr.. Hancock
is every now and then astonished, not
to say amused, at the talk and argu-
ments of people, who, apparently in
| telIigent stand before this humbug
| halipUipor if m he real Y10sitiIye ~
is the dried corpse of an actual mer-
maid, and ready to back their cred
ulity with money. More than once
Mr.. Hancock, in order to prevent such
people from losing money, has been
obliged to forestall and interrupt wag-
! ers and betting, telling the credulous
| that the object in the case is a fake.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02

movement entirely in the ankles. The
pedaling should keep time with the
natural rhythm of respiration and be
continued until it is followed by deep
and spontaneous breathing. Several
people who have tried this remedy re-
port that involuntary deep breathing
invariably begins before they have
pedaled up and down a dozen times
In obstinate cases of insomnia the pa
tient may need to keep up the pedal
ing two or three minutes, or even more,
with intermissions, if necessary. The
treatment may also be varied by NOV
ing the feet alternately. instead of
simultaneously, though the latter meth
sod has proved the more speedily eff
cacious in the cases known to the
writer. The explanation of the result
obtained is probably simple The
blood is pumped from the head, and
with the removal of brain tension a
general relaxation follows. with a Sc
quent deep respiration and the result
ing sleep.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02

some twenty miles in the Marian at
moSphere, according to the received
explanation of similar observations
made four or five times within the last
generation. But if the Martians are
really so far advanced in engineering
as TO be able to carry out irrigation
works on the vast scale that the ca
nails imply they ought to be capable
of making such signals; if money was
no object, even a terrestrial engineer
could arrange a system Of electric
lights that would send a flash as far
as Mars.
Cannot BE Understood.
The second and more powerful OBJ
lection to the signal theory is that no
intelligent message has been sent.
whence it is more natural to conclude
that these projections are merely &C.
cidental cloud reflections. Before we
accept the assertion that Mars is sig
mailing we must wait for something that
can be twisted into a message, be it as
elementary as the 'one, two. three"
which Mr.. Tesla once found arriving
from outer space on his wireless tele-
graphic receiver. What we have re-
Gently learned of the possibilities of
wireless biography, or of that still
subtler form of radiation which is
vaguely perceived in the phenomena of
telepathy and thought transference,
suggests that when Mars tries in earn
est to communicate with us it win not
be by mere photography or "hag-wag-
ging." We are daily getting wireless
messages from the sun; why should
not a sentient being send us one from
Mars some day? But there is no use
in being ''too previous" and one must
conclude that there is no ground for
supposing that what Mr.. Lowell saw
was signal from Mars, though it
would be highly unscientific to deny the
nOSsihilitv of sucb an exclamation
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02

But all thinking, spontaneous or forced
draws more or less blood to the brain.
prevents deep inhalations and bars
the gate to the kingdom of dreams.
Any device, on the other hand which
will make one take deep long breaths
spontaneously (the invariable forerun-
ner Of Sleep may be counted upon as
a genuine remedy for insomnia. Even
deep breathing which is forced is bet
ter than any purely mental attempt
to win sleep. But if the deep breath
ing can be produced involuntarily one
is sure of a passport to Nodland. After
several nights of experiment to this
end the present writer decided to APP
ply the principle adopted by the mas
seurs, who begin their manipulations
"at the point furthest from the seat of
difficulty" which, in the case Of in
somnia, would be the feet Lying on
the right side, with the knees together
and considerably fexed. the victim CT
insomnia should begin to pedal both
his feet slowly up and down, with The
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02


dents are rare. In the fall OF the ele-
phant messengers are at once dis
patched to the camp on the Nile, now
perhaps, twenty miles distant. to IN
form the women. who hastily collect
ali available donkeys and waterskins
and forthwith set out for the scene OF
the kill to bring home the meat ana
the much priced hide and ivory.
The ponies meanwhile have probably
been without water since the previous
afternoon and will. now have long
Jog back to the river, which they may
POSSIBLY reach about p. m. (by which
time the temperature will be nearer
ITO degrees than. 100 degrees in the
shade. Buffalo sticking is carried out
on similar lines, but is less severe on
The nonies as they seldom travel more
than four or FIVE miles from the river.
Giraffe also afford the Arabs excellent
and less dangerous sport ana their
hide makes the best Of sandals and
shields Such was the training ground
Of the devoted cavalry OF the khallias
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02

who charged with such magnificent
and reckless bravery up the glacis 10
the muzzles of the magazine rifles and
machine guns in the British zerlba
at Omdurman. Now all Is forgiven
and forgotten. and British officer is
a welcome and honored guest among
them, and is treated with the utmost
courtesy and hospitality.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02
A DEVICE FOR wOOING SLEEP.
From Good Housekeeping

To Quiet the Brain Begin With
Movements of the Feet.
From Good Housekeeping.
Most of the mental devices for WOO
ing sleep have failed because they have
nearly always tried to resort to local
treatment" in other words, they have
made a homeopathic attempt to stop
thinking by thinking about something
elsa process which might also be
called elimination bX substitution"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-19
FRANTZ JOINS BLUES.
Will Finish Season With Gears Kan
sas City Team.

Walter Frantz, whom for years, clubs
in both major and minor leagues have
been trying TO sign, and who is now
wanted by the Philadelphia Nationals,
has been signed by President Gear. OF
the Kansas City Blues. and reported yes
terday morning 1t was only through
personal friendship for Gear that Frant2
.cas finally induced TO go into fast COM
pany. he and the president of the Blues
having played together in southern Kan
sas on the Winfield and Wellington teams
in 1894 and 1885.
1t was the pitching of Gear and Frantz
that won the state championship for
Winfield in 1895, and first attracted mag
mates attention. Gear accepted an offer
and went into the game on a larger scale,
but Frantz has held aloof from the
professional game until now.
Frantz, who is one of the best known
players in Kansas and Oklahoma, comes
of family of natural athletes who ex-
celled in baseball. Frank, a brother, was
captain in Roosevet's Rough Riders. and
Orville another brother, was one of the
greatest first basemen that ever wore a
Harvard uniform.
The disqualification of Orville at Har-
ward is recent history, and came up on a
technical point, he having accepted ex-
pense money while playing on the Win
field team. Walter Frantz gained his
first knowledge of the game on the back
lots Of Wellington. and his pro-
sress was so fast that while yet a mere
youngster he was playing on some of the
fastest semi-professional teams in the
state. He began as a catcher, but later
turned TO pitching, and has made that
his study ever since. His home at present
is in Enid, o. T.
He is big, husky fellow, modest. but
always hard worker He will not play
Sunday baseball. When Gear first Joined.
Manning, the head of the Blues. tried TO
induce Frantz to also join the twirling
STAFF of the Kansas City team, but with
no more success than many other clubs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-19
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

The Rsthbone Sisters VIII meet this
evening n regular session. fuH at
tendance IS desired
The West Side Royal Neighbors' social
which was 20 have been held tonight is
postponed until next week
TIE ladies' q the Unive-szlist church
will hold their regular wednesday meet
ing this afternoon at Airs. Hutton's. sls
West Central avenue.
Regular meeting % Elmo Lodge os
Perfection AZ s O'Clock this evening Re
ception of petitions. baiiotinE and i'm
Portsnt business. fan ATTENDANCE de-
sired
al members q TIE Garfield Pos; are
requested 70 nee; az TIE Allen home at
clock this afternoon for the purpose
q altering he funeral q ocnra6e J.
?. Aaen-
TIE International BrotneThocd q Sta-
fionsry Fireneu ~fI meet ms evsniaz
AZ : O'Clock sharp AZ hzil over . So-th
Main street 4 members are reqsssfs-
% Be- present
coiuub.a LneEe. 10. .. O. p. = 8.
Wal meet today al ,. II. sharp. Al
members are reuues;ed . - rrs~e1f-
TIE Eraus presf1ent. Mr. 4 Kfzzss.
~ia p present
TIE W p y s q TIRE Ez7s-is Ave-
nes y Z rnzrch All zaee- to-saF ~ita
Ma Julia Jones. 80 South E,-zrorla ave-
H--e Al 80 , Il AL members ard srss-.ds
cordially szvsfes-
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