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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27
GERMAN PAPER CHANGES.
Strong Board of Local Men Take
Charge of Der Beobachter.'

Negotiations have just been conclud-
ed by which Der Beobachter," the
German paper published in this city,
passes into the hands OF company
which Is about to be incorporated. This
step has been under contemplation ever
since the death OF j. H. Ward, the for
mer publisher. At the regular German
conference, held last October this mat
ter was carefully considered, ana IL
was unanimously decided By those pres
ent that they SHOULD have an organ,
and Sufficient stock In the new company
has been subscribed 10 make this step
possible Ii Is the intention of those
IN charge to publish paper devoted
to the interests of all German speak,
ing peoples, who viii thus be able to
read the important local and foreign
news IN their mother tongue.
The paper will be strictly non-parti-
san in political matters, but Will pres
ont the current news of the day in u
fearless, straightforward way, win
proper comments thereon, The pub
fishers promise to keep lis columns,
both advertising and reading free from
all Objectionable matter. The directors
Of the company are men who stand well
among the Germans and in the conf
munlty. Arnold II. Schulthess has been
chosen as editor and manager and It
would be difficult to find a man better
adapted for the position. His thorough
acquaintance with the German speak
ing people in this country, as well as N
the Fatherland, together with his busl.
ness integrity. insures the success or
the new enterprise.
The paper will be issued every FRI
day. The subscription price Is 81 per
year. The directors of the corporation
will be as follows: Hugh J. Cannon,
president. Rulon s. Wells, 4. H. Schulz
thess Harrison jenkins, Herman Gre
ther. Peter Loutensock. a. $. Reiser
r. NJ. Lyman, Jr,. j. Z. stuck. Fred
'Theurer, Adolf Merz. John Huber
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CHASTITY SECRET REVEALED.


Los Angeles. CAT. Nov 27.--The
death Of Mrs. Liora. Thompson, an
aged and eccentric woman. has re-
vealed O CHASTITY secret IN her little
cottage on Boyle heights. In a store
room Of the cottage covered with rub
bIsh. was found q Theoretically sealed
box containing the corpse of her dauRh
ter, who died e years ago. The box
Is but three feet long and the body OF
the young woman had been dismem-
btred Tho following inscription was
engraved on a silver plate and nailed
on the box Liora l., Thompson, died
Dec. l6, 1877, aged p years, months.
day
The box was opened by an undertaken
ana "a disinterment certificate signed
f. r. Boutelle, undertaken. Amherst.
Mass. NOV. :, 1881, found. The body
had been disInterred FOR shipment to
Lodi. California, but was brought 10
Los Angeles by Mrs. Thompson when
she settled here 20 years ago, and had
been kept In her cottage. where she
lived all alone.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27
THE RUSSIAN PRISONERS.


Nladiyostok Noy. THE Russian
prisoners returning here from Japan
are On such stale Of mutiny because
n is Impossible Immediately 10 shin
them back 90 Russia that It became
necessary CO. form a camp where they
are held under guard.
ON Saturday there was tragic up
rising q tho camp on Cape Choukniu,
whore q thousand prisoners from PORT
Arthur are confined. 4 drunken soldier
who refused to salute an officer was
s8bred on the spot. His comrades
rushed at the officer. VINO escaped 10 thu
Onlcors club, where no was Joined by
four other officers, They all made
hard fight for their lives with revolvers
against the infurated men, but before
the arrival ~ q squadron OF Cossacks
which bad been hastily summoned by
telephone three Of the officers wer
killed and one was terribly beaten
About 20 men were killed on wounde /
iu the struggle.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27
MARY MABEL ROGERS,
MURDERESS, LOSES APPEAL

Washington, Nov. 21.-The supreme
court of the United States today af-
hrmed the decision OF the United
states district court OF Vermont I'm
The case Of Mrs Mary Mabel Rogers.
Who is under sentence of death In Ner-
mont for the murder OF her husband
The effect of the decision viii be 10
again place the responsibility Of deal
ing with the case I'm the hands OF the
state authorities and II In the mean
tire neither the governor nor the state
courts take action I'm Mrs. Rogers be-
half her execution must occur on the
day set which is Dec. 3 next
The court held IN effect. that It was
without jurisdiction In all the points
raised.
M his opinion Justice Day laid 10
stress uuOn the sex OF Mrs Rogers, but
dealt with the case upon purely legal
grounds. Reciting the proceedings IN
the case he took up the y>rIous couten-
tious made In the woman's behalf hold
ug each IN turn to be ineffective. on
the point that Mrs. Rogers has been
held IN solitary confinement for more
than three months, he said, the record
does not show that she II so held though
admittedly held IN close confinement.
This course was. he said. within the
rights of the state and could not be
used rs ground for Interference by the
federal court He also said that the
state supreme court could not be re-
pUiled 20 fix "a time for execution, that
whether the state supreme court should
sit IN Bennington county Is "a matter
Of state practise only and also that
there is no merit iu the contention that
fixing q date for execution when grant
iHg Il reprieve is violation Of the fed
eTtl statutes.
The opinion I'm the case concluded
with an order that mandate issue at
once This will ubNia the raising OF
the question OF possible postponement
OF the day of execution.
The case came to the supreme court
on AN appeal from the refusal Of the
L. ). district court Of Vermont 10
grant 20 Mrs. Rogers "a writ of habcas
corpus after the supreme court OF the
state had refused her a new trial. The
charge against Mrs, Rogers Is that Of
numbering her husband by administer
iug ChlorOfOrm at Bennington, YER
mont. iu 1905 She was tried I'm De
cemher 1908. ana her trial resulted In
"a sentence ~ death by hanging. The
case has attracted much attention ON
account OF the defendants sex ANA be-
cause OF the many narrow escapes she
has had from paying the extreme pen
atty for her crime Her execution was
first fixed for Feb. 3. 1900, but the
governor of the state granted q re-
prleye on Feb I until June ,. When Il
seemed that she must inevitably De
hanged ON the day fixed, the governor
again ON June ! cums to the woman's
rescue. moving tho date up to June %.
The last rcpricvc was granted June %
a. permit uu investigation 10y The fed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27
VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA.
W, y. Douglas, Prominent Citizen Of
PnysOn, Answers the Summons.

Word was received IN salt Lake today
of the death at Payson last evening Of
William John Douglas, one Of the best
known citizens Of that section, the de-
ceased having been In business there
for many years, and at one time the
leading merchant Of the city. His
death came as the direct result OF pneu-
monia of less than weeks duration.
II IS only few days ago since he was
In Salt Lake apparently IN good health
on his way home from Idaho, where he
had recently been at work,
Mr. Douglas was born at Pottawot-
tamie, Ia, on May is. lSiS. while his
parents We're en- route TO Utah with a
pioneer emigration train. He leaves a
wife and nine children. and 10 grand
children. and his mother, 30 years old,
TO mourn his death. He was an uncle
of Mrs. j. J. Mcclellan Of this city.
His funeral will be held from the fami-
ly residence, Wednesday at 1890 a. m.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27
MAYORS DAUGHTER DEAD.
Miss Rcbccca '. Morris Dies nj the
Hospital, n Victim of Typhoid

For the seventh time, six times with
In 10 years. death last night Invaded the
home Of Mayor Richard T. Morris. on
his occa sion the member who was call
ID away was his l5-year-old daughter
Rebecca Vaughen, who Il will be re-
nembercd. was operated on at the hos
pItal three weeks ago for appendicitis,
ind Who week later was attacked by
,yphoid fever Day and night a loving
ma faithful Vigil was maintained over
her bedside and all that human aid
could do was done. 1t appears how
,ver that her recovery was not to be.
rhe week preceding her demise she
mas unconscious most OF the time
though there were occasional rallies OF
,trength and lucid periods In which she
recognized and spoke to her loved ones
The deceased was general iavorlte
m the younger set TO which she belong
"A, and her friends were very numer-
MS, She was member OF the gradu-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27
HORSE STUMBLES AND
BOY FALLS TO HIS DEATH

Ven lnoe the lS-yoars-old son OF w.
]. Ince, Jr., was fatally injured at $3.50
p. m, yesterday, while racing on horse
oack with q companion named Healy
Hntzc in Holiday. lnce's horse Stun
hled and threw him, the unfortunate
lad striking on HIS head, and In addI-
ton. the horse fell and trod on HIM
The boys skull was fractured at the
base of the brain. and his arm was
broken besides. He was carried home
unconscious, and Or. Odell sent tOr'
But the physician on arriving found the
sufferer beyond his AID and he died
OF II o'clock last night. The funeral
will be held Wednesday, at | p. m,
from the ward Westinghouse.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27
KILLED BLASTING ROCK

Kansas City. Nov. 27.-One person
was killed and IL were Injured none
seriously as the result of blasting rock
az Ninth street and Grand avenue In
the center OF the business district.
where an excavation is being made for
an office building
The dead man was Andrew Knight.
aged 80, a laborer. who was crushed
beneath 200-pound rock that Vas
hurled into the air by blast and In.
stantly killed. The injured were men
and women who were watching the pro.
gress OF the work. Their hurts consist
Of cuts and slight bruises Dozens Of
windows in the vicinity were broken.
The upheaval resulted from too heavy
charge OF giant powder being used.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27
LOOK OUT FOR SNOW.
Weather Man Thinks lie Sccs Every
Indication OF Winter.

Thor was change in the weather
yesterday evening" and light rain fell,
the local weather bureau registering
.06 of an inch, There was a heavier
precipitation IN the mountains, how
ever. and the predictions are for more
snow and colder weather for tonight
and tomorrow The low barometric
area obtaining here. covers pretty
much everything west Of the Goth
meridian. There has been Of late con-
siderable rains in southern Arizona
and California, so that the country
around Yuma has been visited with
more rain this fall than for a long time
previous. The fall registered this
morning at Yuma for the . hours pro-
vious. amounted to ia inches some
thing about unprecedented for that re-
gion.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27
GU TRACE ON AMERICAN.
Second sccy. of Am. Embassy at II.
Petersburg set Upon by Rovdies.

81. Petersburg Nov. q, s p. m.--
Robert Woods Blise second secretary
Of the American embassy who has lust
returned here after three moDths va
cation In Paris. was the victim OF an
outrage by rowdles in one OF the mos,
fashionable streets OF the capitol last
night and ony escaped being beaten
10 death through the timely arrival OF
the police
Second Secy. Robert Woods Bliss. Of
the American embassy dt ST. Peters
burg. comes from New York and was
formerly American consul az Vienna.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27
DINNER POSTPONED.
Democrats Defer BanQucnt out OF Re
spect for Mayor Morris.

The Democratic banquet scheduled
for this evening at the Commercial
club has been postponed out of respect
for the bereavement Of Mayor Morris,
whom it was intended should be the
central figure of the dinner. The COM
mittee In charge win meet IN the near
future and decide upon anothe" date
for the dinner. When the news was
received last night OF the death of the
mayors daughter at the |. ID. S, hos
pltal. Manager Harris of the CONNER
clal club hastily consulted with varl-
Gus members Of the committee and de-
clded upon the postponement The AZ
fair was arranged Cor before Miss Nor
ris became seriously III.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27

dwelling house ana to the little station
house About 1l.30 special train,
which had brought dozen surgeons
With stretchers and othW appliances
from Boston returned With 10 bodies OF
the dead and " of the most seriously
injured. The living Wore taken 10 the
Massachusetts general hsptul.
When the accident occurred the local
train Was said 90 have been q few
minutes late and knowing that the cN.
uress was close behind. 10 is claimed
that the rear hukemu Donor G1uth-
Ter. who was killed. set out rcd torches
indicating danger.
When the express train was at Lin
coin station, about @ mile and q half
east of the scene OF the wreck the
Montreal train was running al its
usual rate ~ speed estimated at from
IS to 30 miles an hour
SIGNAL WAS SET
II ia said that a signal calling for
caution was set against the express at
Lincoln station The theory OF rail-
road men today Is that smoke from the
engine OF the local train as II PASSED
under the Baker highway bridge OBJ
secured the req fights in the rear
FROM the bridge All the way back 10
Lincoln station the track is straight,
The night was dark and az times dur
Ing the evening a mist hung over the
tracks. Whatever the reason the FIRST
engineer Of the Montreal train. whose
duty &, was Co sran the signals, failed
TO observe any warnings
u was hours after the accident be-
fore the wrecked engines could be dis
entancled The top OF one of the cars
taI
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27
BoX or DYNAMITE rNpLoDrS
Three Men In Logging Camp Killed,
one Seriously Injured.

Tacoma. Wash, NoV IA dispatch
to the News from Olympia Wash. says
that three men, Jean Nergcrou, Junk
Mccormick and va. Rogers, AN OF Ta-
coma, were Killed OF the Union Lum.
premature explosion Of q jO pound box
on dynamite a fourth mtn Bert Nor.
gan. was seriously injured.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27
BRlBER PLEADS GUILTY.
Chas. Nader OF Chicago Paid 10 Get
Milwaukee Contract

Milwaukee. Wis, Nov 2i.-Charles
Nader Of Chicago TO-DAY pleaded guilty
IN the municipal court to giving bride
OF $1,000 Tor q contract for roofing an
addition 10 the county hospital IN 1901
and was fined $1,000. Nader AT the
time was agent for a Chicago roofing
firm. BE was Indicted by a grand jury
two years ago.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27
DEATH OF w. H EDGAR

4 message from the east today con
yeycd the news Of the death OF W. ".
Edgar. president OF the Dearborn Drug
& Chemical company, which corpora
ton maintains an Office IN this city The
deceased WAS well known TO local min
ing men.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27
WON'T rNrRNnrrr MccNnprN.

London Sow. Magistrate Fea-
wick today rt used me application Of
the French authorities for the cXtradi-
t,ou OF Joseph y. McC5ddon the Amer
lean Snowman. on tne ground thar there
was not sufficient evidence 20 bold him
on Ell. ner OF the three charge OF violating
the bankruptcy laws of France.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27
NOT A LARGE CONCERN.
THE H. H. BANCROFT LIBRARY.
II Has Been Purchased by the Univcr-
sity OF California.

Berkeley. Cal, Nov. ga board Of
regents Of the University Of California
has Just concluded the purchase Of the
Bancroft library. The purchase
price was $3.50 900. OF this amount
II. II Bancroft donated 100000 The
sale was consummated on the recon-
mendation of Prof. Reuben Gold
Thwaites. superintendent Of the Wis
consin state Historical library, who was
retained by the board TO examine Into
the condition OF the collection and APP
praise its marketable value. Thwaites
reported that the library was worth
$500 900 exclusive Of certain valuable
portions not investigated.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27
TURKEY HAS
ACCEOED TO THE
POWERS DEMANDS

Vienna, NOV. s7.--The Ncu Froi
; presac today published a dis
patch from Constantuople say-
: Ing that The sultan through T"N-
fix Pashd, the foreign minister
has announced to Baron Won
. Calico, the ambassador Of Aus
tria-lIunsary that Turkey lc-
. cedes to the demands of the pow
ers regarding the financial con-
. troll Of Macedonia.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27
MARSHALL. FIELD, jR..
RAPIDLY SINKING.

CHICAGO. Nov. 27.--The physicians OF
Marshall Field Jr.. have issued q bull
etin declaring that his strength is
rapidly failing. The family has been
summoned to the bedside
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27
AM. NATL. BANK Of BOSTON.
Directors Have Ordered that its Doors
Re Closed,

Washington. Nov. 27.--The eomptrol-
Ter Of the currency today received a
telegram to the effect that by order OF
its directors the American National
bank OF Boston has closed its doors. II
is said that the bank has not been IN
good condition for some time and ef-
forts have been made to liquidate but
apparently without success. II Is not
expected that any of the creditors will
lose anything by the failure
National Bank Examiner w e. Neal
has been appointed receiver.
The following Is a statement OF the
resources and liabilities Of the bank Mt
the close of business Nov o. 1905, the
date of the last report made to the
comptroller.
Resource and discounts,
S3S605i, United States bonds. 500. 600
due from banks and bankers, $50, 03i
checks and other cash items, S32 M;
redemption fund. 10000. total, 1854 S03
Liabilities--capital stock 5000 000:
surplus and undivided profits. t24,
circulating notes, $500 900; due to banks
and bankers 1888; individual deposits.
s956,sS1, Total. s754,sOS
NOT A LARGE CONCERN.
Boston, Nov. 27.--The American Ma
tional bank, which failed to open for
business today is not one of the large
financial institutions of the city, its cap
ital being 100000. Ii was not mem
Der Of the Boston clearing house. The
bank was incorporated I'm 1900. The Of
ficers are: President, II. G. Patterson;
vice president, j. Middleby, Jr; cash
Ter II. A. Libby,
1t is understood the bank was heavily
interested in transactions OF Burnett,
Cummings & Co. railway promoters,
who failed last spring.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27
FORMAL STATEMENT,

Washington. Nov. Elm formal
statement issued at the White House
today by President Roosevelt Mr..
Leib's removal Is announced. The presi-
dent gave MIR. Leib a hearing last
Friday, at the request of Senator'S PEN
rose and Knox, of Pennsylvania. Mr..
Leib submitted long statement In an
swer to the charges made against him
and was supported In his defense by
Representative Patterson Of Pennsyl-
Ynnla.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27
Removes William S. leib, Assis-
tant U. S. Treasurer at
Philadelphia.
VIOLATED CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
Took Advantage Of Technicalities
To Keep His Own Relatives
Continuously on Roll.
Evidence as to Fraudulent Character
or Examination for Position I'M
pllcated His Sister and Others.

Washington. Nov. O., President
Roosevelt today removed from Office
William $. Leib, assistant United States
treasurer at Philadelphia, for constant
and persistent violation of the civil SER
vice law while in office"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27
TEMPORARY HOSPITAL.

The Pullman car OF the express was
used as a temporary hospital Two Of
the Victims. Little Anna Hlllbridge and
n man. died In this car. As the nnmey
from the burning wreekage died down.
bonfires were lighted t1 assist the sur
geons and the rescuers. Many OF the
injured were carried 10 the nearest
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27

oAt a Round Table There's No Dis
mute About Place" And a Want ad,
Printed Under rs proper s SIsss,heai
Position"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-27

Absence OF Oceupation is Not Rest"-
Not by Mile. II you Have Creditors
or Obligations OF any Kind. II you
Watch the Want ads, You Will Soon
Learn That You are Wanted.
Evening journal., 1905-01-04
Wisdom's Whispers

Prosperity has a curious effect upon
the sight and memory in many cases.
II love had no other nourishment than
beauty it would soon cease to exist.
When there is an abundance OF bliss
there also is found much Ignorance.
Conversation and intellect are not al
ways twin virtues
Too much encoura cement is apt to
produce undue Importance.
There is a streak OF selfishness IN
every man, but some manage to keep 1t
under subsection.
Bearing burdens gracefully does not
always come with practice.
A sharp retort sometimes will bring
an angry man to his senses.
What is the use Of complaining be-
J cause the world declines to shoulder
your troubles?
~fSome folks go so fast they pass the
objective point without seeing it.
Good resolutions are all right so long
as they are not made too drastic in
their operation.
It is not hard to calm an angry man
df you keep your own temper under con-
troll.
When you feel you are right there is
a satisfaction in enforcing It.
Don't be too ready to assume the
Evening journal., 1905-01-04
A Dangerous Position.

Ernest Graves, OF the West Point
foot ball team, said at a recent gum
merry practice aprospos OF the eyeslght:
Physicians tell me that the races
eyesight is improving. IL Is no longer
difficult to get men with perfect sight
for the army and the navy. As for
cross-eyed persons. thanks to the dis
covery Of simple and safe opera
ton, they, TO all practical purposes.
no longer exist.
zone OF them exists, though. near
Chapel Hill. the town where / come
FROM He is a butcher and his de-
feet causes him a good deal OF trouble.
They say In Chapel Hill that on
a certain afternoon he was going TO
kiln a calf. He called IN a friend
from the street and asked him to
hold the calf while he killed 1t.
The friend held the animal firmly.
The butcher swung a huge wooden
mallet about his head, Bnt suddenly
the fried lifted up his hand.
Hold on he said. Are you going
to hit where you are iooklngg
" Yes. Of course, answered the
butcher.
Then said the friend, hold the
calf yourself"