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Forever Prepared.

Grande switch engine, although the
yard master denies that any engine was
in the yard at the time. The people OF
the town turned out 10 assist In eNttn-
guishing the fla mes. but on account Of
there being no water mains and no lire
protection. the only thing that could be
done was 10 get the furniture out OF the
hotel and the stock Out OF the saloon
The fixtures of the saloon We're burned.
Mr. BIlmm's stock OF liquors was
stacked out in the street and all who
helped took a hand at reducing his sup
ply OF refreshments
A number of men were In the hotel
building sleeping, but all were warned
IN time 70 get out unscathed, l is told
OF one OF the inmates. who was NOT
awakened until the flames had almost
surrounded the building, that in his
dazed condition on just awakening he
jumped down the stairs without dom
ming his customary hablliments. much
TO the amusement Of those In the stair
way. He dressed. however, before
reaching the street,
The buildings were destroyed conn
pletely, and Mr.. Peterson and family
were without a home. But Bishop Goa
offered them shelter al his residence.
which was accepted until further ar
engagements can be made to resume
business. as MT Peterson expects To
continue his hotel as soon ms other
quarters can be obtained, MI Blinn
win also open up again as soon as he
eau secure location.
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NJ. & M. EXCURSION.


secy- Harris OF the NJ. & NJ, assoela-
tion has got out a card with special
songs for the norrow's excursion to
Logan and being q musician himself,
he proposes 10 have music a feature OF
the occasion. The schedule card for the
excursion Is M follows
Leaves Salt Lake 500 a. m sharp
Don't he late
Arrives Woods Cross $50 a. M Greet
ings 10 Bountifui,
Leaves Woods Cross S;25 q. m, All
a board Step Lively
Arrives Pennington s;26 a, m. The
Home OF the ARGUS,
Leave Harrington $40 a, m. No Jol-
lying The Agent
Arrives KaysyIlle $3.50 a. m The
Manufacturing CeuteT-
Leaves Kaysyllle Sb5 a. m. Good
Iaye BARNES city"
Arrives Layton 300 i, m. Adams
Little GnrdencSpot.
Leaves Layton sos a, m. Getting
Late. AL Aboard.
Arrives Ogden 9,s5 a, M ''seo Amer
lea. etc, hui SEE OGDEN
Leaves ogden $3.50 a. IN, Home OF the
'Wilipus-Wallp us' association
Arrives Brigham 1870 a, m. Three
Cheers for PEACHVILLE.'
Leaves brigham 1900 a. m. "Get Acc
auainiend' With HOIST.
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MASoNs INITIATED.
Candidates For Various Degrees Duly
Installed at Yesterdays Session

The following candidates for Masonic
honors We're Initiated yesterday into de
grees running from the fourth to the
eighteenth; Robert Lee Anderson Ed
ward w Bowling. Wilbur L. Barnes.
Frank BOSS Frederick ID Bicrford David
W. Cooper. Ferdinand Christlanson Rob-
ert S, Common Samuel n. Cole, William
j, Carter, Max Davidson William M
Drew. Thomas l.. Davis, Geo, I'll. Doug
las. Andrew 7. Hanson. Frank Nayier
lderic. George y rr-e7lf Jacob j. Jen
ZEN Charles II. Jack, David Murray
ChpTles Ogden Hlb, 4,tttes x, knblslns
L. Roy L. Lewis, Edgar G. Lackner The
odore Nelsmuth. DAVID *. Orbson tSank
@. Pinkerton, Augustus Reeves, Charles
w. Stewart, Arthur Thomas Hugh G..
Wood, Irving J.. Van Loon, Samuel Paul
Thomas G.. Cooper Ora Wallace Fuller
Harry Strong, Wiliam a. Langford.
Fisher s. Harris, Robert W Watt. Chas
William August Schnell. August y, Splt
ko. BaEthey Cannon, Rodent s Fargo.
Sidney D. King, Samuel lie Page Rad
don and Frank T, Sherwood
The officers In charge of the degree
work wore, Sidney w Badcon Lester
D. Freed, Henry Simon, William j.
Lynch Samuel G, Park and Sidney d.
Evans.
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RAILROAD NEWS.
DECISION ON PARTY RATES.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Holds Rates Must he Public

Interstate Commerce Commission
Holds Rates Must bo Public
washington. April 25.-A far-reach-
ing decision WAS rendered today by the
Interstate commerce commission re-
speetIng party rate tickets Various
railroads OF the country have been pro-
ceedng on the theory that such tickets
applied only 10 theatrical O. amuse-
ment companies. The commission holds,
however, that the transportation OF
such amusement companies on parry
rate tickets woud be similar to trans
portation where the same number OF
persons not belonging 10 such conn
panies offered 20 travel, and that
therefore the tickets must be open
to the use Of the general public.
The Eagles Of this city viii run an.
excursion TO ogden over the Rio GTande
April 20.
j. T. Spencer. ticket clerk in the
Short Line Offices has returned from
a six weeks visit 10 San Francisco.
j. Randolph Morris secretary OF the
Union Depot company a Denver. Is In
the city for IL day or tNyo-
No word has been received locally as
10 the action on the strike question on
tho d. & II. q, railroad. Local officials,
however seem 10 think that any strike
is Improbable, and the same opinion IS
held by loGa Iranmen. who are OBJ
posed to the strike movement.
A, G. Snyder welghmaster of tho
Rio Grnnde In this city. took a run
down 10 Green River The other day ia
look after some indemnity lands In
which he is Interested at that place,
The American Asphalt company has
complained. according 10 dispatch
from Washington. TO the Interstate
commerce commission against the uin-
tab Railroad company. alleging discTim-
lnatlon against the asphalt companies
IN that No cents per hundred pounds IL
charged for asphaltUn shipments. or on
a car Of 10000 pounds $50. while they
allege that the same railroad company
WI haul carload OF Sheep the same
distance for SlA. They also alege the
use Of defective scales In Weighing ma
terial shipped over the line
C. ]. futile, assistant general freight
agent or the Oregon Short Line. re-
turned last evening from a trip through
me iaaho sheartng camps "The season
Is later m Idaho said Mr.. futile '-nnd
shearlhs " lust now commencing, Wool
- In excellent condition and although
buyers are holding back FOR lower
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Y. W. C. A. REPORT.


The first annual report of the Young We
mems Christian association has Just been
published, 1t gives special descriptive to
the boarding department employment d.
rectory, religious department social de-
partnleut, educational department, physIr
cal department. and travellers aid work,
Tho receipts amounted to- s5.i2s.77, OF
which the boarding department brought
In $3.50 q. The disbursements amounted
10 15.0lS As, leaving a bal fnce on hand ri
ssiS % IN the treasury. The needs OF the
assoc citation are set forth as follows;
a building adaptable 10 the broader
" rk Of the association, providing. a
modern, we'll equipped gymnasium, class
domestic science domestic art larger
more advantageous accommodations for
our boarding department.; $4,000 In behalf
Of the wOmnnhood II Salt Lake City.
Tho object OF the Y. w. c, a Is stated
as "The Improvement OF the spiritual, In .
tcllectual, social and physical life OF all
young women" The boarding depart
ment which provides the comforts and
pleasures OF a Christian home for self
auppul ling young women ht reasr nable
rates, was opened at 2jJ south Second
Fast street In June, Since that tmo there
have been s. regular h0arders. and about
20 translenis. representing n different
states and SIS different countries
In the matter # employment, the re-
port says that soma people have listed
their rooms for rent at the " W, g, A i,
and many In need of domestic and other
help have made application here also.
The past year a number OF young women
have been helped to FtuntionS-
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EXCLUSIVE SENIORS.
Want Separate Graduation Eycrcises--
Lecture on Shakespeare

The senior class at the university to-
day held a meeting at which DR.. Mer-
rIll spoke on the advantages OF separate
graduation. Some time ago the coll
lcse classes sent a request to the fac
uity for commencement separate nom
the normals, which was refused. and
this meeting was TO discuss the situa :
tlun, While reports are circulated thnt
the seniors win absolutely refuse 70
ioin with the school teachers on that
day. from reports OF the committee II
IA believed that the classes still hope
that The faculty VIII consider theW
proposition favorablY
flames Young. Shakespearean actor
win lecture at the university today az
o'clock p, m, on 'rhe Merchant OF
Venice ia,
The university baseball team VIA
play the high school team practise
game at Cummings field Mt p. m TO-
daV-
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that during the hot season when the
Nile naturally shrlnks there Will be
plenty of water for general irrigation
The steamers run up the river as far
as Khartooln, where Chinese Gordon
met his death. The island of Phylae Is
submerged entirely: but as the water
over 1t is shallow, the ancient Egyp-
tlan ruins stand up In striking prOmi-
nence, Mr.. Rood was deeply impressed
with tho ruins at Luxor which he says
are OF such magnlicence that all other
ruins elsewhere pale into insfgnl1icamce
IN comparison. The archaeological mu-
scum that was at Czech has been re-
moved to Cairo, where the mummies of
antique royalty may be seen galore
Cairo has become quite a modern city
Mr. Rood did not meet 70 dye w. II.
Vanhorn who was holding court at Port
Said
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South Africa, or the east Asian main
land, although their bunker space is
sufficient 10 hold only coal for ten days
steamIng. The ordinary cruising
speed OF these boats IS twelve knots
but 1t may In some cases be Increased
to seventeen Or eighteen " the occasion
demands, SO IL will be seen that they
are aui.e able To- hclG their own with
the merchant vessels of the coast
Commissioned officers OF the line OF
the United States revenue cutter serv-
ice are educated for their profession
on board the practice ship, the Chase,
whose headquarters are Arundel cove.
six miles from Baltimore.
What Annapolis Is to the navy this
school Is 10 the revenue service, the
term OF Instruction covering "A period
Of three years The present cadet sys-
TEN was organized in 1876, and appli-
cants are selected by competitive eS-
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aboard ship REGULATIONS are held IN
large building ashore hard by, a high
standard of academic work being re-
quired-
About three years after graduating
the cadet Will probably be the navisat-
ing officer cf some crack vessel ike the
Mohawk, Seminole or Algonquin ana
must act his own pilot anywhere ON
the coasts Of the United States, from
the sand bars OF Key West to the rocky
passes of the Alentlans.
1t is necessary that he develop sufii~
cient executive ability to enable him to
assume charge OF district OF the life
saving service, which Is a part OF the
revenue cutter division He must UNI
derstand the navigation laws of The
United States in all iheir ramifications
and must comprehend the principles of
International law. knowledge OF
which may al some time be OF inestl-
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Arrives Cache Junction 1900 m. Stop
for WATER only
Arrives LOGAN 100 p. M AL out
Form In Line. Forward March.
Get your meal tickets on the train
Meals Soc Eat quickly; there are oth.
ers. Get Acquainted" meeting at
Thatcher Opera House, 800 p M ES-
erybndy attend. Retail Merchants as
sociation meeting at opera house after
other meeting Is adjourned. Get 1Ac-
quainted-' ON
Returning train leaves Logan AZ o-uo
n m shnrp. BE there. Stops at Brig
ham, ogden. Layton. Kaysyille, Farm
ington and Woods Cross only Arrives
salt Lake 1880 p. in. Good Night
Arrangements have been made with
thA street car company so that plenty
Of cars will be in waiting, when the
train arrives In this city on the return
tomorrow night. One OF the phono-
along a talking machine TO help enllVeh
things.
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MEN OF THE REVENUE CUTTER DESTROYING DERELT

Joined und erstands the gear OF a sailing
vessel, can reef, hand and steer. man "a
boat and pull 4 good sturdy oar, under
stands the use of the sextant and can
work the simpler problems OF nautical
astronomy,
During the summer several OF the
regular revenue ships cooperate with
the practice sailing ship in her cruise
along the coast and the cadets are In
itiated into the handling OF marine en-
gines, particularly in screw effects, and
are also thoroughly instructed in the
work OF compass compe nsation in
metal ships.
In the latter part OF September the
Chase reaches Arundel cove and
makes fast to her wharf for the winter,
The cadets lend a hand in laying her
up. and they are then given two weeks
leave On Oct. 10 the academic year
begins The cadets continue TO live
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HOTEL BURNS At
BINGHAM JUNCTION
Destructive Fire Causes Loss of
PeterSon's Hosiery and
BIinn's Saloon.
SPARKS SAID TO BE CAUSE.
Sleeping Guests Were Warned In Time
People Assist at Fire and
Refresh Themselves

Three buildings belonging TO George
Peterson. of Bingham Junction, were de-
stroyed by fire at that place yesterday
afternoon. Two were frame structures
two stories high, and the other brick
The two frame buildings comprised the
Junction hotel, which was owned and
oondrct by Mr. Peterson, and the
brick addition contained a saloon, run
by Carl Bimm. The furniture OF the
hotel was saved and about 5000 in
surance was carried, but Mr.. Peterson
estimates his loss at $4,000 Mr.. Peter
son was at Murray WHEN she fire broke
out, but Fot back to the junction just
In time to SEQ bis property vanish in
smoke.
The IRE Is said by some to have been
caused by sparks from a passing Rio
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aminations which are taken by young
men from every part OF the country
These examinations are conducted by
the civil service commission whose e&-
tensiye machinery, working in all the
states in the Union, enables many APP
pltcants TO compete who might other
wise be deferred by the cost Of the
journey to Washington. They are
strictly competitive The boys obtain
an excellent education aboard the
Chase. an able vessel that has crossed
the Atlantic twenty-eight times and in
cludes In her personnel six officers
twenty four cadets, three warrant 9TH
GERS and thirty-three enlisted men
Learning Constantly
on May 25 OF each year the Chase
starts on her annual cruise Of four
months at the end Of which even the
country bred young man who has just
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m able value Also he must have &C.
auired that bearing and esprit de corps
which so distinguish the naval and
military forces of the United States.
II seems that we are Indebted 20
Alexander Hamilton, the first secretary
OF the treasury. for the revenue gutter
service AS early as 1850 that astute
statesman fStesaw the necessity OF
coast patrol, and since at that time
there was neither army nor navy he
organized tile arm which has developed
into the revenue cutter service. There
was n good deal of unfay orable cliti-
clsm al first. Many prominent Ameri-
cans-among them Westinghouse
not in favor of the innovation, but
Hamilton Was persistent and finally
prevailed. X was not long before the
usefulness OF the new service became
so apparent that all crOaklng ceased,
and it WAS put to rest so effectively
that II has never been revived.
AT FIRST the duties assigned to the
service were few and well defined by
the law I'm time the scope of the or
ganization broadened immensely and
nowadays, besides the seventeen dis
tinct duties laid down by the law, there
is no end 10 the demands that are
made upon Ene SSTNlCr. lHu SpSSAl'Nh
duties are the protection OF the GUS
toms revenue, the rendering Of aid 70
merchant vessels, the safeguarding Of
The seal fish cries, the protection 81
wrecked property aud of public timber
reserves on the coast, the enforcement
of quarantine neutrality and nayigs-
ton laws, the regulation of apchorages,
the maintenance OF order at reGatsas,
CO. operation with the fish commission.
suppression OF Illegal traffic OF all kinds
in Alaska, suppres sion of mutinIes ami
the cody trade and the construction.
inspection and drilling of Life saving
stations and Crews
Not Likely TO Degenerate.
This will indicate that the revenue
cutter service is not likely to grow
rusty for lack OF exerc ise- It Is a fact
that there is hardly anything of mari-
time interest In which 1t does not figure
more or less extensively, In summer
the officers and men OF The service are
busy at gunncTy and drills OF various
| kinds, practicing at landing OF armed
bodies OF men through the surf, with
mimic attacks ON the beach and long
days OF rifle practice at the ranges,
putting In all their leisure hours N
perfectlng themselves in the science o.
war, There is no other arm IN the
/ government service that requires such
constant effort. r. l.. MOUNT
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WALL GOES DOWN
WITH GREAT CRASH
FarreII's Plumbing Establishment
Badly Wrecked by Falling
Bricks.

About 1880 o'clock this morning the
whole south wall of the plumbing es-
adjustment of Farrell & Company went
out with a crash, as the result of a
in at the northwest corner of the
excavation being made for the New
house building. Hardly q brick i'm the
entire wall remained in place, bue there
apparently was little damage 10 the
contents OF the building The wonder
Is that no personal injuries resulted,
but so far as known there was no one
near at the time either inside the
plumbing establishment or IN the near
by part OF the excavation,
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BACK FROM sUEz
Charles Il, Rood Returns From Trip TO
Europe and Africa.

Charles l.. Rood. superintendent of
the Ontario mine has returned home
from a four months absence In Europe
ana northern Africa leaving Mrs Rood
for the present in Germany with
friends Mr.. Rood WAS particularly I'M
terested IN Egypt, which Is Aourishlng
so under English rule that no one there
desires amy change, for a feeling OF
perfect security prevails, English Is
spoken everywhere, so that II seems
10 be assured that eventually English
NilI be practically the language of the
country, The fellaheen are prosperous
much more SO than The Turkish peas
antry In the Suitan's dominions.
Mn Rood went up the Nile as far as
the great Assuan dam, He says the
impression that this dam IL 10 lncrea Sc
The irrigated area Ia a mistake II Il
principally for The storing OF water 50
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stole the diamonds. watches and rim IS,
please come back and get the trays?
This sign was posted with the empty
trays in the window.
It was learned this morning that De-
vine, the Main street jeweler, was bum
coed out of $50 during the latter part OF
last week The trick was apparently
turned by the young man who bilked
the Lichenstein's early in the week The
CRATER bought a couple of rings and
then passed a worthless check for $40
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D1pHTHERrA AT BOYS HOME.
Dread Disease Breaks out at New
house BcttermCnt Institution.

Louis FINISHED, l6 years Of age Is Un-
der quarantine at the NeNhouse Bet
tcrmc home on north Main street
with diphtherla. The boy was taken IN
on Sunday and tho home was quaran-
tined. Several OF the boys who We're
boarding at the home left as soon as
they discovered that the boy had diph-
iberia so as 20 escape quarantine and
the health officials are looking for them,
The home VIII be closed entirely during
the quarantine,
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prices, the clip will undou btedly be dis.
posed of on account of It's excellent
quality General business conditions
are good in the Gem state"
A dispatch from Laramie, Wyo-, says
that the Union Pacific shops at that
place have cut down the work TO eight
hours per day. owing 10 lack Of work,
This is the result of supplying the Wy
oming division with locomotives which
are needing few repairs. Tins far the
reduction only amounts to two hours
per day
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3 When the Revenue Cutt
3 Was First Employed
4 There Was Mo Navy
q and the Service Has
q Never Been Transfer

a mention OF the title secretary ,,tr',
"a Of the treasury tnstirctlYeIy
- one thinks Of ?, MONEY s,.,,', plenty Snn1
ovnr tbat George Bruce Cortcly0u.
treasurer OF this nation, does not
deal exclusively In treasure; ne
ma othcr strings to his bow, For
ona thing. he is the responsible head
n the United States revenue cutter
servloe. A military arm OF the govern"
r,ent which became attached 10 the
treasury department In the early DAYS
of the republic and has never been put
elsewhere,
II is a very important service, TOO.
and has not had half the attention Il
deserves. So little has been written OF
It that beyond a vague popular reeog-
milton of 1ts existence nothing much
is known Of II. UnapprecIated, sub
iect 10 instrumentation and more
frequently ignored this service en-
tlrely distinct from the army and navy,
has a long record OF achievement that
reads like the story Of q company OF
heroes,
A Wide Field.
It's field is the American seacoast and
from Maine to the Mexican line on the
anst and from the gulf OF California 10
xbe nOrtheTnmost Alaskan ports on the
west the big seagoing critters coast
along utter heavy gales, ready al a
moments notice TO afford assistance 10
the mariner made poweress by the
tenpests that have stripped his ship
OF lis rigging For daring and aban-
donment OF self some OF the wonders
performed by the members Of this
service in carrying food TO icebound
whaiers. speeding messages and even
The mails 10 almost inaccessible points
and protecting the great Pribtlof seal
rookories from plumber seem incredible
Although charged specially with the
enforcement Of the navigation and GUS
toms regulations of the country this
service has found abundant opportuni-
ties for making itself useful Every
winter by special direction OF the
president, a number Of its cutters pa
troll the coasts for the purpose Of aid
ing vessels in distress, and many ana
wond erfuI are the rescpes that have
been made Not only is the service
alert constantly to protect the govern
ment from the Vaccinations OF the
smuggling fraternity but It's thirty
seven cutters and 1000 men are en-
gagged actively In round OF occnpa-
lions which bring them little notprlety,
although they are Of great Importance.
Such. for instance. Is the keeping OF a
keen lookout for wrecks and dereicts
dangerous to navigation. which they
locate and destroy with dynamite and
gun cotton,
Always 10 the Fore.
In every war In which the United
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THE WANT COLUMNS Of the
Semi Weekly News are read by from
100000 to 10000 people twice a week,
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service proved to be an exceedingly
valuable adjunct to the other forces OF
the nation, and there has never been
The slightest criticism Of its efficiency
al that trying time. in several In
stances the service performed deeds OF
actual heroism One Of the best re-
menbered OF these was the rescue Of
the destroyer Winslow from the jaws
Of a Spanish battery after Ensign
Bagley. the brave leader Of the daring
expedition. had been killed. This SPLEEN
dId work was accomplished By one Of
the smallest boats In the service, the
Hudson. commanded by Captain Frank
Newconb,
Forever Prepared.
The motto OF the service is "Semper
paratns' always prepared) At prac-
tically an hours notice the little ships
of tn. revenue branch could sail for