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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-17

known and each having a host Of con-
fident hackers. 1t is also possible that
a five round go will be pulled off be
tween two of the local fighters in the
featherweight class.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27
SPEAKING OF CHINA.

It is quite possible that Wong Fong
the fellow who predicted a massacre Of
foreigners In China IN the near future.
is an nlarmist, whose warning TO Ann
orleans TO leave China was merely In
tended as sensation. But. II may be
Just as we'll TO remember that the Box
er rising a few years ago came after
certain predictions which were gener-
ally unhoeded.
WI Ting Fang, the former ambassa-
dor in Washington, says there IL no
danger of an antlforeign demonstra-
tlon, any further than the boycott on
foreign goods, Chan Chez, one OF the
visiting Chinese delegates, expresses the
same opinion He ridlcules the story
Of an impending "anti-forelgn out
break" The reform associations he
says, are without the means or power
to conduct an uprising and III such
thing were brewing the government
would have discovered It long ago, ana
put the conspirators under arrest"
1t must be remembered though, that
both WI Ting Fang and Chan Chez are
diplomats, and 1t would be 'Neir busi-
ness to deny the stories Of hostility to
foreigners, even IL they were true. The
attitude Of the Chinese government is
Of more Importance as indicating possl-
bic future events, than the protesta-
- a fpln al nj
Changpu destroyed the mission there,
and made an attack upon the foreigners
the government rushed troops to the
spot, twelve OF the rioters We're killed,
and order was restored The Vioeroy
Of Foochow has since been ordered TO
behead the leader Of the mob. There
would seem to be no cause for doubling
the good will and good faith OF the
Chinese government when II uses its
well-discipllned modern army with such
vigor to put down demonstrations
against the foreign element.
But If 1t is true that the rising Is
President Roosevelt now is said to
be suspicious OF the good faith OF the
Chinese government. II this Is true
the Chinese situation must be critical
Indeed. Attention is called to the fact
,hat the condition appears to be paral-
lei to that which existed prior to the
outbreak 1900 with this single and
important difference. that the present
unrest is not confined to two provinces
in the north but prevails all over the
empire. For that reason, the warn-
ing to the missionaries to abandon the
interior stations is timely, especially
as the attacks upon the missions con-
tinue.
The darker view of the situation is
taken by "a traveller who has paid long
visit TO China, He says an uprising
Is impending, that will affect the entire
empire. The giant nation, he says Is
awakening. and the very thought Of
this Is turning things over and mill
lions OF Chinese minds are busy with
| pictures Of the future.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27
THE SPLITTING HABIT.
Medical News

Medical News,
In spite Of the rather spasmodic en-
forcement Of antispittins regulations,
there are some valuable c1sults OF TIE
agitation. Many spittcrs have been 'ed
10 see themselves as Others see them
and have reformed 10 o certain extent
The promiscuous splitting that used 70
be common in cars and IN public places
Is certainly lessened and The improve
ment Is sun progressing. A Rochester
IN. " paper says that the educational
effect Of the agitation has been marked
I'm that vicinity. The work OF the en-
actments 80 far as they have been
made. has been mainly educative the
few instances OF their enforcement
serving mostly TO point a moral There
Is certain class Of mankind TO whom
only penalties win appeal but for the
great mass Of approximately decent
people the agitation OF the subject ls
constantly being more AMI more enec-
tive. The bad habit OF splitting In pub
he places bids fair 10 be before long a
thing Of The past.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27
MIND CONTROLS MATTER,
IIarper's Weekly


The physical effects Of mental causes
have had striking illustration within
the last six months in the cases Of sew
eral Of our fellow toWusmen. The
heads OF the chief insurance companies
which we're investigated went success
sively TO bed as though they had heen
poisoned with a slow poison Mr. Hyde
is still yorng. and the yigor ot youth
brought him through all dietresses
without any obvious impairment Of vi
tally but II went hard with the older
men Mr. Alexander broke down COM
pletely under the strain. and his fellow
presidents both IN turn took sick
though they have since got better. So
IT has been with Justice Duell, who
went down before the exposures OF the
Town Topics trial a. though he had
been struck with club. The firing
lire Is not considered a healthy place,
but II Is plenty enough healthier TO be
there than to be the target.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

Mormon other than that given by It's
translator.
The Chicago paper echoes tho CONF
mon mistake ~ calling that book the
Mormon Bible" Everybody acqualnl-
ed with the facts In the case knows
that the "Mormons" do not call II a
Bible" but that they accept and use
a. a written standard placed by them
first ON their list of scripture authori-
ties, that version Of the Bible COM
monty known as the King James
translation. They have no other Bible
as a work n reference.
The Chicago paper conveys the idea
that the Latter-day Saints or Nor
mons are merely a body Of poor
ignorant converts, annually brought
over from the mining districts OF Eng
land and Wales and from the peasant.
ry Of Scandinavia" The writer ignores
the fact that the first converts 10 the
doctrines OF this Church. which was
founded aud built up IN the United
states. were chiefly descendants Of the
Pilgrim Fathers and other early COLI
opists OF this continent, and that even
the people who have immigrated from
European countries are by no means
of the class he describes, but many
Of them are able TO defend their faith
I'm controversy with the most expert of
the trained theologlans Of the different
sects. How well his cho OF an old
jibe and falsehood about the masses
Of the "Mormons' is maintained in
other parts Of his article, may be seen
from such remarks as this;
And yet the humhug and every de-
tail Of Il have been defended and sup
ported by a mass of apologetics from
the pens of really learned Latter-day
Saints that not all the great biblical
cNogetes can surpass.'
The article contains some quota
tions from Mormon" works which
careful readers will no doubt give at
teuticn to. and which win have great
weight upon inquirlng minds. In that
respect II Is to be commended But
mingled with or appended to those ci-
tatlons, are tho connections Of anti
Mormon" newspapers, which are en-
tlrely unreliable and positively un-
true. We do not care to go into the
bygone and disprovcd stories about
Joseph Smiths parents and his boy
hoods days that really have nothing
90 do with the truth or falsity Of his
prophetic claims and mission, nor
with the Illustrations which accom-
pany the article We now merely
touch upon It at the request Of some
subscribers to the Deseret News, who,
while taking no stock In the nom
81 nse spread out by our Chicago con-
temporary, think we ought to say
something by way Of reply.
We remind our readers, however
that all such ancient tales have been
repeatedly refuted in Mormon"
works and in this paper, and our
friends at distance should not ex-
pect us to I'll valuable space with repe-
titions of such stories or with argu-
ments by way of reply.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

II Is dwindled to about $4,000. II
Is believed that these strange people
are remnant OF the ancient Assyrians,
who have kept themselves free from
inter-mixture with other nations, They
worship the sun, too. and they seem
to be impervlous to missionary efforts.
Deyil-worship may be expected to
llnger In the dark corners Of the earth,
whore remnants from ancient ages still
are concealed. For the evil powers
were generally feared and reyered
throughout ancient paganlsm, But the
Temperance Of that form Of devo-
ton IN the centers OF civilization is
startling, The fact does not speak well
for the soundness OF that civilization.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

thing, But the emperor replying 70
the congratulations extended by Prince
Albrecht on behalf OF the army ana
navy at the opening OF the celebration
OF the twenty-Hfth anniversary OF his
marriage, said MAY God grant mat
war may not come, but should the
cloud descend | am frmly convinced
that the army will acqait itself as 1t
did so nobly thrty-hye years ago
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27
OLD AND IDLE TALES.

A Chicago Sunday paper imaglnes
II has brought forth something "new
under the sun" by resurrecting the
old, exploded and half-forgotten can
ard about the Book Of Mormon hav-
ing originated IN the miserable Manu-
script Found" written by solomon
Spauldlng. More than half a century
ago II did some service in seciarlan
Tulpits, az an excuse for the failure
Of the preachers to find any rational
account Of the origin OF the Book Of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27
THE PROBLEM OF THE UNFIT.
BROOKLYN Isagle.

Brooklyn Eagle.
England Is following our example IN
respect Of narrowing her gates to the
immigrant. She has deported several
undesirable strangers who have sought
to take residence In London-for In
England. as here, the weak, the sickly
the criminal and the pauperlzed refuse
to bulge from the Citles--and we may
be sure that the new law, which forbds
the importation OF these unpleasant
persons, viii be enforced with a
promptness and impartialty such as
We, under a vote-currying government,
know nothing about.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

The following is part OF the interest
ing contents Of Recreation for March;
Field Sports In the Army" Robert n.
Reeves, "Photographlng Prairie Dogs"
Charles Turpin; From the Delaware
TO Alaska Wayerly Keeling: THE
Expert Trap Shot" Ralph Trmble
Down the Saskatchewan" f. f.
Wood THE Visitor verses, Stacey r.
Baker "rhe Iiyl Of the Tlreless Bike ="
Dr. C.. L, Cummings; "Trilby" w H.,
Martyn Hiking over the Mountains"
James 4, Sawyers; 1.-THE Ruled Grouse
and its Ways" l.. 3, Cooper; The
Mystery Of the Blue Goose" Dan
Beard, and "A Pipe Dream" verses,
Myrtle Conger.-23 West Twenty-fourth
Street, New York.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

THAT there Is strong determina-
ton on the part Of the japanese TO
increase their stature is beyond Ques-
ton BY returning 10 the use OF
chairs, which were common a few
hundred years ago. and even by re-
yertlng 10 the old custom Of sitting
with the legs crossed IN front. the Jap
anese are consciously making every
possible effort In that direction" says
sadazuchi Uchida Japanese consul at
New York, Why not use the Procrus-
team bed as well as chalrs2
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

THE air Is 80 pure in the polar re-
glons, so free from harmful microbes,
that throat and lung diseases are un-
known there. That section Is also
entirely free from contagious mala-
dies" says an exchange. II IS also
almost free from people.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

Papa" said While, looking up from
his book, what Is a linear foot2"
"Why-er-a linear foot" stammered
his father "why--er-its one that's
hereditary Of course. Didn't you ever
hear tell of a linear descendant?'--
Catholic Standard and Times.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

Justice for the Russian Jew is the
title OF little book just published. con-
tanning the speeches of prominent men
delivered at a mass meeting In Wash
lngton recently. which was called to
protest against the murders OF the Jews
In Russia. The book deserves wide
circulation.--J, $, OgilYie Pub, Co., New
York,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

Castro, 1t IS said. has declared that
he will drive all the foreigners out Of
Venezuela. Has he never read OF Mrs
Partington's trying to sop up the
Atlnntlc?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

THAT which | greatly feared has
come upon me. Thomas has been re-
nominated for postmaster In spite u
all | have said and done "A morning
miserable.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

John +. Wallace says that Panama
canal accounts are first paid and then
audited Is not this locking the stable
after the horse Is gone?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

"They also serve who only stand and
wait is the peculiar predlcament OF
those process-servers who are unable
10 ind John d. Rockefeller.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

The President has become suspicious
OF Chinas good faith. He must have
been reading Bret Harte.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

A tariff war between the United
States and Germany has been averted.
May II not be reverted!
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

Mrs. Jack Gardner may consider
Bourke Cochran a work OF art" says
the y. Y. Mail No, for art Is long
and BourlSe Is short
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

Germany Is very concillatory towards
France, and is willing TO make further
concessions on the Moroccan question,
provided the latter win yield some
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

Irate Wite--"I want TO know. sir,
what time it was when you got home
last night" Husband (neekly)--"A
quarter Of twelve, my dear" lrate
Wife-'Twelve, righing. The clock
had just struck three and" Hus-
band (triumphantly) Well, amt that
a quarter Of twelve? Judge.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

A Chinese uprising will have to be
sat down upon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

DR.. Minor Morris hasn't got his pub.
lie apology yet. Perhaps he didn't en-
close q stamp.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

General Grosyenor predicted his
own defeat, but did he really figure
on It?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

Perhaps Mr.. Miner sympathizes
with the late Mr. Yerkes now.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

Little Boy-"My mamma has so much
money that she can buy everything she
wants to-" Little Girl-"Thats nothing.
My mamma Is SO rich she can buy all
the things she doesn't ant,"-Puck.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

Good morning he said to the rem
tai agent have you any nice little
places In the suburbs. whore a man Will
hove ground space enough TO have a
little garden and chioken-yard?"
Yes. indeed" said the agent II have
quite a number "Well, show me the
other places | tried gardening and
chickens last summer."-Life.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27

Our Citrate (who is going 10 describe
to us his little holiday in lovely Lu-
cerne)-"My dear friends-I will not call
you Ladies and Gentlemen since /
know you too well."--Punch,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27
JUST FOR FUN.

Talking about nitrate kings, | know
one" who is hep" The cabman.'-
Baltimore American.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27
I5c Embroidered
Top Collars Sc

A very pretty line
OF Embroidered Turn
over Top Collars, IN
a variety Of designs,
Toe and i5c qualities
will be sold, as long
as they last during
this sale at
60
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-02
WITH INTENT TO KILL
MURDERoUS ASSAULT CHARGE
AGAINST WILLIAM WALLACE.

A charge of assault and battery with IN
tent to XIII was preferred against William
Wallace, seventy-six years old, when he
was placed behind the bars at the ninth
precinct police station this morning. His
wife. Mrs Jennie Wallace, is to appear In
court as the prosecuting witness against
him. The couple engaged in q discussion
about their daughter. Miss Jennie Wallace,
this morning while seated at the breakfast
table. The husband became angry, IL is
charged. and tried to kill his wife by cut
ting her throat with shoe knife. Upon
seeing the blood flowing from his wifes
throat he attempted. it is alleged. to take
his own life by cutting his throat with
bread knife.
Il thought I'd kill myself and make
good job of It," the elderly man remarked
when he reached the police station.
Day before yesterday Mr.. Wallace. who
lives at IT'S 18th street northeast, called
upon the police of the ninth precinct, said
he feared his daughter going to elope
and asked Lieut. Daley to have the police
find her. Yesterday Mrs. Wallace called
and related her interest in the daughters
affair While seated at the breakfast table
this morning the father and mother of the
young lady engaged in discussion con-
corning the daughter, and Wallace. as
stated, proceeded TO attack his wife with the
knife. The latter succeeded, however, In
breaking the knife after she had received
several wounds across her throat, left wrist
and right thumb. Then 1t was, according
to the statement made by the police, that
the aged man got hold of the bread knife
and cut his own throat
Policeman Tapscott responded to Mrs.
Wallace's screams and placed Wallace I'M
der arrest The husband and wife were
placed In the wagon and driven to the Cas-
ualty Hospital Mrs. Wallace remained at
the hospital and the prisoner was taken to
the police station. After the several wounds
received by the woman had been dressed
she was returned to her home The case
Will probably be heard in the Police Court
tomorrow morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-02
LIGHT SENTENCE IMPOSED.
Mary Graves, Colored, to Serve Sixt!
Days in Jail.

Mary Graves, colored, who was found
guilty of granddaughter by jury in Crimi-
nal Court No. l last week, was brought
into court this morning to receive sentence
Motion made by Attorneys ]. Med. Car
rington and Samuel d. Truitt. counsel for
tho prisoner, for a new trial was overruled.
Brief addresses were made to the court by
the attorneys for the defense, asking for a
light punishment on the ground that the
woman was irresponsible at the time of the
commission Of the act by reasons of epilep-
tic seizures. Justice Wright said the wo-
man, according to the evidence, must have
been close to the border line of irresponsi-
bflity. The court sentenced the prisoner to
serve term of sixty days in Jail, taking
into account the period of five months and
half which she has already spent In inn
DriSonment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-02
CASE WAS REOPENED
ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY AszJ
STEELE MURDER.

After considering the case of William r.
Pruitt, charged with murder In the second
degree. since early in the afternoon yester-
day without being able to reach an agree
nlent, the jury appeared in Criminal Court
No. before noon today and requested the
calculation of certain points Of law. The
foreman explained that the Jurors seemed
to be hopsiessly divided. After reporting
their inability to reach a verdict at late
hour last evening they had been locked up
for the night.
When the court had explained the princi-
pal question Of law presented this morn
ing by tho Jury. questions of fact arose. and
II appeared from a reference to the records
that there had been no evidence adduced at
the trial to show the exact condition of one
OF the hands of William H. Steele, the VIC
tim Of the shooting. 1t had appeared in the
testimony that portion of the fatal shot
had struck Steele in one hand, but there
was no evidence to indicate from the wound
the position of the hand at the time of the
shooting. This was considered important
by the jurors. When the fact was brought
out Justice Wright held it to be an essen
tial point and directed that the case be re-
opened to the extent of hearing testimony
on that question.
The jury again retired and the court
directed that DR.. L. w. Glazebrook. the
deputy coroner, who performed the autopsy
on the remains of Steele, and DR.. Percy
Hickling, who amputated SteeIes injured
member at the Washington Asylum Hos
pital, be summoned to give testimony as to
the exact character of the wound in ques-
ton.
DR.. L. w. Glazebrook this afternoon testi-
fed that from the appearance of the wound
OIL Steele's hand he believed that the muz-
zle OF the gun had been only eight or ten
inches away at the time the weapon was
discharged. 1t was also the opinion of the
witness that the hand was not more than
a foot from the body when the shot was
fred. He believed that the load had en-
tered the back OF the hand. The jury again
retired.
A verdict had not been reached up to
late hour this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-02
JUSTICE DEMANDS A CHANGE.
Nonresident Pupils Whose Parents
lay Taxes.

lay Taxes.
"Justice demands that this change should
be made, and I move that 1t be brought at
once to the attention of Congress"
With the foregoing Endorsement by Com
missioner mcfarland the draft of pro-
posed bill to extend the privileges of the
public schools OF the District free OF
charge. to nonresident pupils who either
pay taxes in the District. or whose parents
pay taxes. was referred to Commissioners
West and Bidde today. The question OF
admitting nonresident pupils to the public
schools for free instruction was brought up
In connection with the request OF Mrs.
Louise H. EArll of Chevy Chase. Md, that
her son, Donald EARL, be allowed to attend
the public school at Chevy Chase, D. c.,
without the payment of tuition charges.
Mrs. EARL stated in support of her case
that she paid annually $50 taxes in the
District of Columbia The matter was re-
ferred to the corporation counsel, but he
decided that, under existing law, the re-
quest could not be granted
Taking into consideration the equity of
Mrs. Earll's contention, the Commissioners
directed that the corporation counsel pre-
pare the draft of an amendment to the ex-
isting law. If Congress does take the adj
vocated action, provision will have been
made for extending the privileges of the
public school system to two classes of nom
reSidents-pupfls who own property and
pay taxes in the District and to pupils
whose parents similarly own property and
pay taxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-02

Ing the administration of President Andrew
Jackson. He referred with pride to the
steady, substantial growth of the church
and to this new addition to its already ex-
cellent appointments.
After several selections by the Ladies
Mandolin Club the report of Mr.. H. q.
Zoellinger, secretary of the vestry. was
read, followed by an interesting address by
DIR. George NJ. kober. DIR. William P.
Herbst, representing the vestry, gave a de-
tailed account of the important events in
the history of the church. and Mr.. Fred
erick Imhof referred to the progress Of the
Sunday school, in which he has been ac-
lively and faithfully interested for more
than thirty years. Addresses were also made
by Mrs. w. Fl. Veerhoff on behalf of the
Ladies Society, Miss Christina Dengler, rep
resenting the Mission Society, and Miss
Elise Kettler OF the Christian Endeavor So
ciety
collection was then taken, the money to
be devoted to defraying the expenses Of
furnishing the new basement hall, and a
handsome sum was contributed. The oc-
casion, which was a memorable one in the
history of the church, closed with remarks
by Pastor Mcneil.