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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-10

New York is prouder Of its subway
than Of It's suburbs.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-10

From running for the presidency
Judge Parker has gone to running n''
farm,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-10

The successor Of Archbishop Elder OF
Cincinnati. who made himself famous
lately By a special letter on the paro'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-10

Anyhow. when Port Arthur falls all
the world won't fall
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-10

Governor Bates at least knows where
the Douglas shoe pinches'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-10

The South stood pat but the North
stood patter"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-10

Half the people don't know how the
other half won
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-10

It's adleu and not au reyolr senator
dubois.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-10
The strenuous life won.

Better late than neyer-electlon re-
turns,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-07
,Enioined by Court.

Indianapolis-Jud Carter, Of the
Superior Court, has issued Temporal
ry injunction against striking en-
ployes of the Indianapolis Foundry
Company restraining them from inter-
fering in any way with the operation
of the plant. In doing SO the court
quoted the words Of John Mitchell, OF
the United Mine Workers, against
lawlessness, that no good union man
will ever be law breaker, as advice
for the guidance of the union melders.
Judge Carter reviewed the charges
against the men, including assault,
threats, intimidating letters and trou-
Bile at the plant which he said might
have been a riot of serious conse-
quence. The court stated that the evil
dence mentioned the names of about
forty strikers against whom an order
could be directed
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-07
FAILURES NUMEROUS.

Tin the process Of readjustment
there were many failures, the number
especially large in the last quarter.
Some industries have not shared in
the reaction to any appreciate ex-
tent, and his provides an element of
uncertainty regarding the future.
But in many sections Of the country
and in many walks Of life the set
back has reached such proportions
that there is no reason to look for re-
covery in 1904.
Gin iron and steel, starting with
the heaviest production on record, the
furnace stocks of pig iron practically
wiped out, the year 1908 has brought
some startling developments. Prices
declined and production was crTtail-
ed. Labor troubles, especially in the
building trades, tied up work on build
ings, costing many millions of dollars,
and cautious investors cancelled many
plans for work. The decline in quo
tations continued through the fall, but
at the recent meetings Of managers
former price lists were reaffirmed and
even Southern foundries declined fu-
tnro contrae cts
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-07
Gen. Miles Opinion.

st. Louis. Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, U. S. A., retired, who stopped
here en- route East, said In an inter
view: eff war is declared between
Russia and Japan, it will probably
involve all the nations of Europe. "
Asked if he meant that all the nations
in Europe would come to the aid Of
either Russia or Japan, he said: eyes
they would become involved In that
way" He declined to say whether
he thought this country would be-
come involved or not. Gen. Miles
stated that he had been in both Russia
and Japan in the past few years and
is familiar with the armies of both
countries. "Both are In fine and eff
fective condition for war, but / will
not say what I think of their relative
strength and condition. The war will
be decidedly military, as well as naval,
and in my opinion there will be bat
ties on land of considerable magni-
tude -
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-07
YEAR GIVEN TO
READJUSThENT
DUN'S REVIEW THUS SUMS UP
HISTORY OF 1908.
CHANGES WERE GRADUAL
Increased Number Of Failures Report
Especially in the Last Quarter With
Liabilities Much Greater.

New York. The annual review Of
trade of r. G. Dun & Co, says:
"Readjusmcnt is the one word that
sums up the industrial and financial
history Of the United States during
the year 1903. From the lowest point
of depression in 1869 to the zenith
Of prosperity and commercial activity
in 1923 the course Of business was
we'll defined and uninterrupted, al
though numerous events occurred that
were calculated to cheek even this
great momentum.
"But five years Of expansion in
trade and manufacture brought fnan-
cial and industrial excess. The result
was the building of bigger barns,
the preparation for more business
than appeared, aad the capitalization
Of the hopes and expectations Of the
future.
The last year has been devoted
chiefly to retrenchment. Assimilation
Of securities was only accomplished by
the drastic remedy Of 80 per cent
reduction in prices. Accumulation of
iron and steel found market only
with the aid Of lower prices and cur
tailed production. -
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-07

Postwar Narrowly Escapes Being Bit
ten by Black Snake.

st. Louis. Republic says that
when Henry Jurgens, letter carrier
in Kirkwood, unlocked box at the
corner Of Main street and Webster av-
enue Few mornings ago, and put his
hand in the opening, he grasped live
blacksnake three feet long. The rep
tile Kissed and began to coil, prepare
tory to striking him, but Jurgens
dropped his "mail'1 quicker than it
takes to tell, without waiting to see
whether there was an address or desti-
nation inscribed on it's back.
The snake on the other hand, did not
wait to receive the local stamp of the
government, but glided quickly under
neighboring cellar door and disap-
peared from view.
The matter was made the subject OF
an official report by Jurgens to his SUI
perior officer, and government inves-
tigation will probably be set on foot
to ascertain how the snake got in the
box.
The Kirkwood letter boxes are OF
the same pattern as those used in st.
Louis, as the Office there is under the
supervision of the st. Louis depart
ment. To deposit letter it is neces-
sary to lift up the lid, and there were
very few who accepted the theory that
the reptile could have crawled up the
lid, opened it himself and crawled in.
On the other hand it is generally
supposed that the snake was put In
by joker, but how he could have done
so without being bitten himself is
incomprehensive, as, as far as known,
there are no snake charmers in Kirk
wood.
The matter caused considerable COM
ment in Kirkwood, and Jurgens was
made the butt of several jokes, but he
failed to see the humor In the situa-
ton and declared it was one Of his
most narrowing experiences.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-07
Chartered Special Train.

Bloomington, Ill.-A special from
Minok says that d. M. Stoddard, one
of the wealthiest and most promi-
nent residents Of that place, received
a message stating that his two chill
dren, Zabella, aged 81, and Donal,
aged 10, had been killed in the Iro-
quois Theatre disaster. The agon-
lied father chartered q special train on
the Illinois Central and made the trip
to Chicago.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-07
May Visit Australia.

London.-I is likely that Joseph
Chamberlain will pay visit to Aus
tralia. A few days ago it was ANNOUNCE
ed that it was his intention to leave
England in the middle of February
for much needed holiday. Later the
Federal ministry, in behalf of the
Australian commonwealth, cabled
Mr.. Chamberlain an official invitation
to visit Australia in connection with
his preferential tariff campaign. It
is not known yet whether he will ac-
cept the invitation, but it is believed
that he likely will.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-07
Americans Entertain Diplomat.

Rome. - Mrs. Meyer, wife of the
United States ambassador to Italy,
gave dinner in honor of the Spanish
ambassador, Dupuy de LONE, and his
wife, after which brilliant enter
tainment was held to celebrate the
passing of the old year and the coming
in. of the new. A number Of diplo-
mats, court personages and members
of the Roman aristocracy and Of the
american colony were present.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-07

st. Louis. Scrupulous conscience
who scattered $4,000, mostly in bills
among railroads and other corpora
tons as Christmas presents, has n
val in "honest," who appears to have
confined his generosity 10 the Big
Four. Two letters have been receiv-
ed by the latter road, each containing
$50.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-07
Ex-vife Puts Bullet in His Neck.

Rutherford, Tenn.-As j. M. Cathey
of Moscow, KY, was about to take the
train here he was attacked by his d.
vorced wife, who discharged five shets
at him, one taking effect in the right
shoulder, and ranging up, lodged in his
neck, producing painful but not Sc
rious wound. Cathey kept on his trip
to Memphis.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-07
Temporary Lull.

Toxic The completion of all the
necessary preparations for eventuah-
ties has been followed by temporary
lull, pending the receipt Of Russia's
reply. 1t is said at Seoul that the
Russian Minister is trying by every
means to induce the Corean Court to
grant Russia lease of Masampho as
a naval statioIi.Sl
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-07
FARMERS FORTUNATE.

"Agriculturally the year has not
fallen short of expectations. A small
er yield of cotton was accompanied by
more than an equivelant rise in prices,
while the yield of corn was abundant,
and the live stock shortage Of recent
poor corn years was fully made up.
Neither corn nor oats equalled the
record breaking crops Of 1902, but
there was an enormous wheat crop,
part of which was lost because of in
adequate facilities for handling.
"Artifcial quotations for meats
were dissipated during the past year,
many of the declines reaching strik-
ing amounts, and restoring the situa-
ton to much more healthy position,
although less profitable to the grower.
Abnormally high prices, however, cur
tailed demand, especially for export,
and there was much forced selling
through the maturity Of loans.
FINANCIAL CONDITIONS.
Financial conditions were preca-
rious for time during 1908, but the
season of pressure was passed with
light mortality, and the year closes
with less than than the customary
stringency in preparation for January
disbursements. Unusually heavy ex
ports Of gold were made early in the
year, offset by very large imports dur
ing the autumn. Withdrawals Of
funds for moving the crops began
earlier than usual and reached very
large figures, chiefly because of the
abnormal cotton market.
"The readjustment Of stock prices
that occurred during the year 1908
caused no sensational bankruptcies in
the stock market. Prices had arisen
far above all previous records during
1902, the sixty most active railroad
stocks averaging $116.H at the top
point. The decline was well under
way when the year opened, and it con-
tinued until the same securities aver
aged $S2.62 There were no sharp
breaks such as occurred during the
Northern Pacific panic in 1901. nor
was there anything of spasmodic ma
ture about the reaction.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-07

New York.-John A. Benson, who
is under charges in connection with
the Western land frauds, has been ar
rested in this city at the instance Of
the secret service agents, and is in
Ludlow street Jail owing to his inabili-
ty to furnish a $4,000 bail.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-07
Strained Yet.

Washington. The relations between
Che United, States and Colombia con.
tinue strained. General Reyes and
DR.. Herran will not attend the White
House. reception.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-07

New York.-It is reported that Ger
many is after the Danish West Indies,
and if the report is confirmed there
will be more complications for Wash
ington to unravel.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-07
Puccine Marries.

Rome. - Giacomo Puccine, the COM
poser, has just married at Tore del
Lago to .Elvira Bonturi Gemigran, q
widow.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-07
Remains Of smithson are Coming.

Remains OF 6m1thSon are Coming.
Genoa. the presence Of United
States Consul William Fl. Bishop and
DR.. Alexander Graham Bell, Of Wash
ington, the remains of James Smith
son, the founder Of the Smithsonian
Institution ut Washington, which were
buried here in 1929, were exhumed.
The casket was in pieces but the bones
were perfect. DR.. Bell will take these
to the United States on the steamship
Princess Irene
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-07
Imposing Ceremony.

Rome. Ex-Premier Zanardelli Is
funeral was the most imposing cere-
smony of its kind seen in Italy in
many days.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-07

Albany, N. Two children are
critically i'll at Ithaca, N. Y, from eat
ing poisoned candy sent by mystic
rious woman.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-05-10

"Flour is 25 cents pound, bacon 81
a pound, sugar, don't believe, can be
bought for less than 81 so pound, and
then it can only be secured from some
of the big mining companies, while
beans are about so cents a pound.
Such prices were never known before
in that country.
SAT the stores you couldn't buy
enough to feed on for two weeks. The
rush of last winter caught them un-
prepared and everything is gone. The
mines are sending men out of the
country all the time. Our company,
the Diamond Chief, was working 10
men on the copper property and 10 on
the gold property. We have three at
each place now.
Il shall start my pack-train about
May Is, with 30 head of horses. 1t will
be one of the first trains into the
country, and till that time the people
will have to get along the best they
can.
The country is in fine condition
otherwise, and l expect the biggest
rush there this summer we have ever
had. There is plenty of unprospected
ground left. They country is large
and many of the canyons have never
had white man in them.
There was heavier snowfall last
winter than for 10 years, and 1 don't
believe white men ever saw so many
snowslides. This summer high water
can be expected.
''When 1 was out last time 1 sent in
$500 in checks to my men, The mail
has to be packed in on snowshoes and
the three men carrying this mail, one
sack each, were nearly caught by big
slide. They threw away the mail
sacks and ran. Two of the sacks were
dug out, but the one containing the
$500 in checks has not been found"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-05-10
SIDE LIGHTS ON THE FAIR.

Special Correspondent.
The Iceland exhibit undoubtedly will
be among the most popular during the
summer months.
The proposed beauty show of Kan
sas girls at the Worlds Fair has been
declared off. They must have been
afraid that some ChalIis girl would
get in aud throw them all in the shade.
Society girls are warned not to carry
their poodles to the Worlds Fair with
them-the Igorrotes might eat them.
Those dog-eating Igorrotes at the
St. Louis fair might with some advan-
tage make tour of the country max
ing one-night stands, without expense
for board.
College athletes are wanted by the
company that has the roller chair con-
cessions at the Worlds Fair. This
looks like great chance for pushing
young men.
A bust of Thomas jefferson at the
st. Louis fair has been destroyed by
high winds, but what can you expect
with republican administration in
charge of the weather bureau
The dog feasts of the Igorrotes are
TO be big feature of the st. Louis
fair. They will not turn the stomach
of the big Iron Man at any rate.
Six red-headed st. Louis bellies will
meet the six white Arabian horses sent
to the Worlds Fair by the Sultan of
Morocco. This augurs good luck for
the big exposition, and shows that its
advertising department is up to snuff,
The Filipino exhibits at St. Louis
having called for their dog meat, we
see no reason why the Chinese contin-
gent should not rise also and pass their
plates for more rat.
General Chonje, of South Africa,
will visit the st. Louis exposition.
This will remind people who found the
Boer war names unpronounceable how
much worse things are getting. They
look easy beside what We get from the
East now.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-05-10

can see around US, here and there,
those who show more noticeably than
the general run of easy-going people
the tremendous capacity of life to re-
habilitate itself and to show the grand
resources that are latent in every one
of US and that can have their glorious
results in every one of us should cir
cumstances call them forth.
And If this courage be in US, so that
we see in the circumstances of life
call to victorious effort, we must see
to it that in the journey through life
our acts and our thoughts and our
purposes are given towards summoning
into life the same courage in those
who do not realize it or who bend dis
hearsened by the way.
When such hope fastens itself upon
US and becomes part of us, then how
grand becomes every thought of life :
1t carries with it an irresistible i'm
pulse to make us bow down before the
wonderful shrine of life within our
selves and then go forth, lifted up with
such sense of dignity, because we are
living, human, powerful beings, that
demeaning thought and demeaning
acts, and miserable, petty trials and
obstructions take their right place
trodden under foot. Then, if we rev
erence life within ourselves, we shall
not need to be told to reverence life in
others
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-05-10
HAD a GOOD GRAFT.

st. Vrain lie Sieur, who is known in
Challis, and who is president of the
opal mines on Silver creek, from all
reports, has been doing some crooked
work. A dispatch from st. Louis on
May 3rd to the Salt Lake Herald, says:
"0fficers of the United States govern
ment, it is stated, are searching for
St. Vrain LIE Sieur, the late president
of the lie Sieur Opal Mining company,
who has not been seen in st. Louis
since March 3. The charge against
LIE Sieur is using the mails for scheme
to defraud. Incidentally, the officers
of the company are conducting anoth-
er diligent search. They have asked
the state grand jury to find true bill
against the absent president for Oh
tanning money under false pretenses.
When LIE Sieur departed he took with
him, it is alleged, Miss E. G. Seaman,
his stenographer. aged 81, whom he
had lately made secretary and treas
urer of the company. Miss Seaman
formerly lived with her parents in st.
Louis, but for the last several months
she roomed in the same house at Clark
son Place at which he roomed, he
claiming to have adopted her.
''over a year ago lie Sieur came to
St. Louis promoting an opal mine loc-
ated in Lemhi county, Idaho. A com
pany with 100000 shares of the par
value of ST. each was organized and the
sale of the shares commenced. OF the
/ 200, 900 shares lie Sieur and A. II.
Berilli, whom he brought with him to
ST. Louis, retained 100000 each, and
Fiscal Agents Benjamin Wright & Co.,
were given 200, 900. The remaining
400, 900 remained in the treasury. OF
this amount liz, 900 shares have been
sold. Members of the company charge
that LIE Sieur has even sold more than
the million shares of stock to people
outside of the city.
I'VE are at sea at present as to lie
Sieur," said j. +. Damn, one of the di-
rectors of the company, now in charge
of its affairs. ''Some of this money
was expended in purchasing machin-
cry and improving property of his
own, which lie Sieur had purchased
Immediately contiguous to the prop
erty of the company and the rest of it
has gone nobody knows where.
There was not cent left in the
l.treasury and the books are in such
condition that nothing can be gather
ed from them. The property is valu-
liable if handled right and the new
board of directors will have it in
charge from now on.
"Le Sieur, it is charged, transferred
all the treasury stock on the books to
himself, including the $4,000 shares
that were sold. All complaints OF
people who sent money by mail are in
the hands of Postoffice Inspector Platt,
who has the case in charge for the gov
ernment.
"A warrant has been issued for LIE
1 Sieur's arrest"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-05-10
BIG PRICES IN THUNDER.

because of lack of supplies, Roose-
velt and the neighboriug camps in
Thunder Mountain, which have had a
population of about 1,5OO people all
winter, have dwindled away to about
500, with more people going out all the
time" says j. II. Babendorf
1.-The three or four small stores
bought what they thought were enough
supplies to last over till the trails were
open. but they didn't get much more
than half enough, and the mines have
had to practically shut down. only
enough men are being left at the var
ious camps to take care of the property.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-05-10
BECAUSE IT WAS CHEAP.

Business must have been brisk at
the Mackay junk-shop last week, for
bird" has got another daub in the or
gan that he is getting cut for his mast
ers-another leather picture. They
have been omitted for a few weeks
past, because there were no worn-out
boots in the secondhand store to make
the daub pictures from, but wood-rat
like Bird found a pair in a back
street and he packed them to his den
his sjunk-shop-he1ce another cartoon.
These leather cartoons are space
filters, anything to fill space in the
organ from scent used cuts to leath-
er pictures that any 1O-year-old boy
can make 10 double-Ieaded long prim-
er. Yes, Bird has gone to the Fair
because he can go cheap. His august
parsonage and unlimited cheek will be
a great addition to the association and
add intelligence to St. Louis. Per-
haps be will make a speech at the fair
on how to deal in junk, raise sugar
beets and irrigation. He has the gall
and all that will be required is the OPP
portunity. His small list of readers
from now on will get dose in sick and
childish manner, for six months, of
what Bird saw at the Fair. Most of
his long primer space, however, will
be devoted to railroad advertising to
pay for Birds free ride to the Ex-
position, which will be great relief
for those who read the rag.