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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-16
FLOODS IN ENGLAND
ALMOST UNPRECEDENTED

London. Dec. lt.It is 50 years since
England has known such floods as are
now devastating immense stretches OF
country. The ueluge has been practical
~ incessant since the LIST of december,
only two days out OF the IL being without
rain. The farmers have suffered heavy
losses. Large areas or territory are In
undated ana the water In some parts of
tile country is l2 feet deep.
In many villages houses nave been flood
ed ana tie residents are living In the up
per stories.
The outlook in the Thames valley Is
grave. Tie river in the Henley district
h,is flooded enormous arcas. Many resi-
dents have been ruined.
Today a severe gale swept the coast,
causing havoc ut seaside towns like
u ortiinE. fiustings Cowes and Dover.
Where sea walls were washed away and
thousands OF tons OF sand deposited III
the streets.
Yachts have been tossed ashore and sew
ernl minor wrecks are reported. orr
Sheerness British naval tender occu-
pied by 100 sailors, who We're going ashore
on liberty time was capsized ana five OF
the men were drowned. The others were
rescued. Much damage has been done BY
the heavy sea at Portsmouth.
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DROWNED IN THE SNAKE.
Peter Carlo Loses Life While Crossing
River In Small Boat.
lspccial to The News

Blackfoot Ida. Dec. 16-Word was re-
celved at Blackfoot this morning Of the
drowning in Snake river ut .. point about
the Gold Point Mining company. Of Peter
Carto&ian employee of the Gold Point
company. Carlo and a companion. S. v.
Cievinssr. attempted to cross the river
In a! rpw boat when the small skiff cap
sized. throwing both men Tito the water
Carlo 1could not swim and Clevinser;
struggling bravely TO get him TO shore;
was unable to combat the current and
hold TO his companion. Carlo sank in
the river about 20 feet from shore. Glev-
niger succeeded In getting to the bank.
Tut cartois body has not yet been recoy !. !.
cred. Ss ,' n " :! fsi'st i.t
&, The men were ,crossin~ the river, as had
been their habit. to get their dinner Mt
the boarding house on the opposite side
OF the river from where they we're work
Ing repairing an old dredge. The dead
man came here about two months ago
from Elmwood. WIS. lie 4hns no relatives.
SO far as known here. The local lodge
Of WOodmen. OF which he was a I me M
her. will send a party to drag the river
for the body. 500. -
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-16
TROOPS ARE SENT
TO THE COLONIES
Mexican Government Gives Official
Rccognltion't0 Revolutionary Troll
i. bic Near Mormon Settlement.

Ell Paso. Dec. 16.-That revolu-
tionary trouble at Jnnos. Elvalie
and other towns in the vicinity of
the Mormon colonies in Chihua-
hua. has been given official rccog-
milton became evident today when
A. was learned that hundred cav
alrymen were disembarked Thurs
day at Gallegos, north from Chi
huahua. from where they were
sent across country to the west to
tho region affected. A telegram
today from Casas Grandes reports
FL Vale captured by the insur-
rectos.
This town is between Casns
Grandes and Namauuipa, which
was captured some time ago by the
insurgents. These troops probably
are the ones that left Chihuahua
December IA ostensibly for Juarez.
as none have reached Junrez.
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NAVAL CRAZE ALSO
DOMINATES JAPAN
Has Been Compelled Heavily to
Increase Expenditure in Order
To Avoid Criticism.
STILL KATsURA IS HOPEFUL
Conspicuous Innovations of Powers In
Tyres of Warships ComrcIs In
creased Cost for Japan.

Toxic, Dec. 16.--The budget for 1911
1912, as finally completed. was an
nounccd today as follows:
Receipts ordinary 1872 ,l3SoOo yen: ex-
traortlinary, As, 1913: expenditures, or
binary, lo7,l13,274; extraordinary, 1884,
S2i,G9e a yen is equivalent to about so
cents In American money
Marquis katsura, premier and minis
ter of finance, takes a hopeful view of
the situation He says that the affairs
of the current year and the financial
program have worked we'll. This pro-
gram Will be continued. During the
year past the government has had a
particularly heavy burden to carry The
navy has called for an increased ex-
pcnditure in order to avoid the criticism
OF neglect in the face of the advances
made by other powers. The annexa-
ton of Korea and disastrous floods
have added materially to the eXtraor-
binary expenses
Marquis 1iatsura lays down these
two rules MS effective In directing the
policy OF the government:
First. to maintain the balance of
revenue and expenditure In the general
estimates. and not TO look to loans as
financial resources.
Second, to maintain the program of
annual redemption of the public debt
by an amount Of 10 900, OOO yen or more.
He says the government has commit
ted itself to these principles. In the
next six years $1,000, 900 yen will be
spent in experimenting and improving
the navy. Fifteen millions Is appropri-
atcd for the next fiscal year.
CONSPICUOUS INNOVATIONS.
The minister says that the "conspicu-
GUS Innovations" adopted by other pow
erS In the types of their warships has
made 1t necessary for Japan to sone-
what increase It's naval expenditures,
not because of any danger arising from
differences with other countries but be-
cause the navy of Japan. while not en-
deavoring to compete with or surpass
those of other nations, must be kept up
to n modern standard. Incidentally tho
minister states that Japan's relations
with other governments are most am
icable.
Next years estimate for railways is
nearly 52,000,00 yen. This amount is
required, the premier says, because of
the. determiration,o of the government TO.
improve tho railroad systems. Com
menclng next yenr the reconstruction
OF the main line into 4 broad gage road
will be undertaken. A loan for this
purpose probably will be raised but It
Will be In the nature of special aC-
count for which the railroads will be
responsible. The time and place Of
raising this loan will depend wholly
upon economic conditions Mt home ana
abroad.
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MEN IN LEYDEN
MINE NOT RESCUED

-. . . u. . . q .
Denver. Dec. l6..--At s clock this morn
!hg. me 10 miners Imprisoned BY fire III
the LeydeL coal mine. IA miles north
west of here, wednesday, Night, wera still.
N the mine. According TO j. c. 1topcrts.
.ne government expert In charge OF the
rescue work, the men have Il good chance
OF being found alive If thcy remained
where they We're working when the nina
caught fire. ~. !.
a party of five men from the govern
ment mine rescue car, equipped With cxy-
ken heimets ts exploring the lower work
lnsS OF the mine, $50 tctt under ground
~ the bottom of SHAFT No. |, but lie res
W SuGrs IN, have been able to make little head
me mine is filled. rwanty -scvsn, dcntl
shaft. g-Ta'., ~, = =. 'Nt'''''' - ~. 80
second force OF men. is engaged in
nhrht.,.icinS off tho main south entry from
s,,ali Nn.1l. 1t Is believed that 800 feet
~ " Drttticng viii, take the rescucrs
through the worst or the gas. About ,hnli
" ms distance had been covered al this
M N1ur, The fire is sim burning in SHAFT
* . ~ 3 ~ b Z
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-16
IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE.

Pittsburg, Dec. 16.-Thrce sections OF
the American Iron & Steel Institute
have held secret meetings in I'ittsburg
during the week. the last being held
yesterday by the Bar Manufacturers
association. The Tin Plate section met
on Wednesday and the Plate section on
Tuesday.
These meetings were called by the
various committee chnirmen of the in
stitute for the purpose of discussing
trade conditions and other important
features of the industry, particularly
those which have a bearing on prices.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-16
CONCERN AMONG
WOOL GROWERS
Tariff to be Subject Of Discussion
At National Convention at
Portland.
DISCUSSIONS EDUCATIONAL
Six Thousand Sheep Isaiscrs VIII
Gather III Wcbfoot Metropolis
Next Month.
fSnecinl To Tho .lews.l

Portland, Or, Dec. 16.-Whcn the Ma
in Portland next month in annual con-
vention the session will resemble Il
consultation of physicians over COM
plicated case. The problem TO be
solved is how to keep the next Congress
from making II Jig saw puzzle out of
schedule *, which IL in grave danger,
its friends fear. of being cut to pieces
when the Democrats get in control OF
the next House.
This will be the dominant topic of
the convention beyond Il doubt. No less
than 5000 sheep raisers from all parts Of
the country will be in attendance and
there Will be many n discussion over the
threatened tariff changes as they affect
the wool men.
Prest. Fred w. Cooling of the Nation
nj association. in discussing matters
that VIII engage the attention of the
delegates when they meet in convcn-
ton said:
"Onc of our chief concerns as follow
crs of the Oldest line of husbandry OF
which history speaks Is the assault
that has recently been so persistently
made upon the wool and woolens sched-
ulcs in the Payne-Aldrich tariff law.
Discussions that will be held in the
convention will be educational. Not
only Is the general public almost entire-
ly uniformed. or rather misinformed.
in regard to the merits of the tariff
rates on wool and woolens, but | be-
lieve that very large majority of the
wool growers themselves have but little
idea of the importance of the subject.
IF. through the discussions that will
be held in the convention, nothing more
is accomplished than the removal of the.
prejudices that have been engendered
by the muck-rakers in the magazines,
and the mudsllngers on the political
hastings against the wool growers and
wooden manufacturers. the convention
will have been well worth holding.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-16
ARE REtrF COMPROMISES.

San Francisco Dec. 16.--Abrnham Ruef,
former political boss Of San Francisco,
p!sonment for bribery, compromised yes
icrday on n claim for nearly $4,000
brought against him. by Frank J. Muir
nj his trial. a jury Ind been empnneled
to try the claim when the settlement was
announced Neither Ruef nor Murphy
would reveal the terms of agreement.
During the Rucf trial a charge of at
tempting to bride n Juror was brought
against Murphy. and he thereupon threw
UP his brief. He was afterwards tried Oh
the charge and acquitted.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-16
CARLISTS BLOCK
NEGOTIATIONS WITH VATICAN

Madrid, Dec. lG,--Durng the debate to-
day In the chamber of deputies on tho
paddock BILL" which prohibits tho crea-
ton OF further religious establishments
in Spain until the revision of the con-
cordnt with the vatican has bocn COM
the Carlists were responsible for the de-
lay In the. negotiations between the Span
fish government end the holy see.
Tho premier announced that the nc
gotintions with the holy see would not
be resumed until the paddock bill" had
been enacted into law and he appealed
to the Carlists to recognize the futility of
placing further Instructions In the way OF
the measure. 3-sE
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-16
EXAMINATION SHOWS MRS.
C, P. MCI<ENNA MURDERED

st. Paul Dec. ia post-mortem ex-
animation of the body of Mrs. Charles z.
McIienna who was found dead IN a
room OF her home, s. De Soto street, as
reportcd by Chief of Police O'Connor to-
t.ny. showed that the woman had been
murdered.
"rhc autopsy disclosed the fact that
the woman had been strucl so violently
that several OF her ribs We're broken and
driven through her lungs" said MI. "
Conner.
Charles p. Mclicnna, her husband. was
alone with his wife when she died. but
denies that he attacked her.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-16
LAND DESIGNATED AS NOT
SUSCEPTIBLE OF IRRIGATION

Washington, Dec. 16,-Approximntcly
$3.50 acres of land In Oregon and 1900
acres In New Mexico recently have
been designated by Secy OF the Inter-
Tor Bnllingcr, under the provisions OF
the enlarged homestead act. as not
being susceptible of successful irriga-
ton.
These changes bring the total or New
Mexico designations to date ito 1867
O29, Oregon II .09o,2s0.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-16
ICE CLOSES TUE Quo.

GallIpolis, Ohio. Dec. lG.-The Ohio
river is practically closed to navirn Y
tion from this city.to Pittsbnrg, Pu..
because OF ice. Ice gorges have formed
ut y, ,numbcr4of places and. shipping Ii
In danger g4'. !. 4 +
The tug boat Crescent OF PttsburS,
with a tow OF barges was crowded on
the rocks when n gorge formed at
L4ee 'flr Falls, 80 miles above here.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-16
ROCKEFELLER LARGEST
PURCHASER OF R. c. SEALS.

New York. Dec. l6-John u. Rockeffcl-
Ter Is the largest purchaser Of Red Cross
seals IN the United states, His order.
fillcd by the Now York Red Cross So
ciety, was fer 50nN1 OF tho Christmas
stictcrs, which will be pasted on the re-
verse side of all mail matter sent OUT
from the offices of rhe Standard Oh COM
pany during the holiday season.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-16
MONoToNY RELIEVED.

,rhctmonotony of the color scheme of
,the.report at least was relieved by the
red line which indicates that. though the
receipts, for certificates and fees for cX-
animation amounted to $1.90S.6S, the ex-
pcnses of the board amounted to $14.Io
more than this amount, for which an
overdraft now reposcs in the bank.
This feature Is mute evidence to sub
stantiutc the suggestion of the board
that fund other than the receipts
from the sources named should be pro-
vided, whereby to pay the running eX-
penses of the institution.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-16
'McLACHLAN DENOUNCES
CHAIRMAN TAWNEY

Washington, Dec. misrepresentation
McLachlan of California. In q. state
ment issued today. denounccs Chair
man Tawney of the house appropria-
lions committee for fayorng the sup
preston OF the official reports of the
war department on the alleged military
unprcparedness OF the United States.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-16
WONT DIRECTLY NORTH.

whether went directly north or
was diverted at times does not, cannot
change the facts of my experience. We
were compelled on our journey to go
in various directions to find way.
We made wide detours. at other times
we had to retreat and find new pas
sages. Perhaps. in so doing, / did be-
come confused and over-estimated my
progress. II that is so. 1t Is n fact
neither I nor any one can settle now.
Wherever I went. however, I maintain
it was northward and did reach a
spot which 2liovcd to be the pole,
zone day was very like another. Be
yond the eighty-third parallel. life is
devoid of any pleasure. The intense
objective Impressions of cold and hun
ger assailing the body rob the mind OF
inspiration and exhilirhtion.
"At times It was impossible to per-
spirc and the toxin of fatigue generat-
ing uncarthly WEAKNESS filed the brain
with flag. When perspiration oozed
from our pores, 1t froze in the gar
ments and the warmer portions of our
bodies were fringcd with snow. Daily,
unremittingly. this was our agony.
my boys had the advantage Of sleep.
l envied them. Anyone who has suf-
fcred from insomnia may be able in d
small degree to gauge my condition
when sleep became impossible. To
reach the end of my journey became
Thought ~ nv wakcful existence
THE POLAR NldHT.
"Erom tho cnd of the nolnr night late
In February nm to tho date or AnriI I
estimated by various systems Of
reckoning that We had covered a dis
tuncc which placed me somewhat over
cause Of clouded skies. had not been
visible before. hut now it was seen for
tho lrst time Mt midnight. and II rs
sumed n strange shape. | have de-
scrlbed it as n vase OF blue fire. from
which rose luminous nonters. / have
spoken of the distorted faces which
leered at us over the horizan. Some
times in our northward progress these
faces laughed. again they scowled
What the actual coniigurations were. I
do not know.
Despite a physical lassltude and
suffering, which made it painful to
,IN.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-16
CURING THE INSANE.
Moving picturucs Arc to he Tried at
EIgin. I'LL. Stntc Hospital.

Elgin, ILL.,. State Hospital.
Chicago. Dec 16,-Moving pictures as n
means Of curing insane patients will be
tried by Supt. Sidney D. wilgus of the
Elgin state hospital. The first pictures
will be shown on Christmas day. and two
Moving pictures will help us material
~ in curing patients" stated DR. Wilgus
yesterday. "rhey will take the minds or
the patients from their misfortunes and
like any other harmless diversion. will
stimulate their weakened brains.
II will censor all pictures shown at the
such as are frequently seen at scent
shows to be shown at the hospital"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-16
PATENTS AND PosTMAsTERs.
lsncclnl to Tie News

Washington, d c.. Dec. 16.--Patents
issued: Wyoming-Villiam Alden, Sara
toga, plow attachment. James Baguley,
Evanston, rotary pump.
Charles +. Lathrop has been appoint
cd rural carrier. Claud B. Sanders.
substitute, route l, at ltathdrum. Idaho.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-16

broth, thus using an extra quantity
of our precious fuel and ate as much
as we dared stil remaining insanely
hungry. My heart dumped and pur-
suing our march through the Icy va
cantness, my Imagination peoplod the
region with glorious things.
FOR little while, / forgot the an-
guish OF my body or course, | was
hungry. thirsty, weak. dizzy with
faintness, and I made the last upward
marches in dclirium. Just what
felt then. just what happened, do not
know. There are In my notebook, brief
notes and calculations.
&'.Here n snow house was built and a
round of observations taken
Enthusiastically believed that on
April q, 1908, we had reached the pole"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-16
WORK
BY u. S. GOVERNMENT
VIII Run Coal Mine to Study I5x-
pioson, Giving Lesson In Rescue
Work Under Actual Conditions.

Pittsburg, Dec. 16,-With big coal
mine, operated by experienced miners
and other employees, the United States
bureau of mines is about to start cx-
perimental work on the largest scale
ever attempted in any country. The
Pittsburg Coal company has turned
over to the bureau an important mine
Mt Bruceton, Pa, and the work will
begin next week.
Experts in the employment OF the
bureau will experiment In the produc-
ton of mine explorations, giving les
sons on rescue work under actual con-
ditions, show the proportion of pure
air needed for each cmploye: explain
ventilation in its every phase but par
tlcularly as 1t applies to work follow.
ing an accident; test mining machinery
aud giving care to the elimination OF
dust rs possible cause of explosions.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-16
MURDERER ELECTRoCUTED.

Richmond, Va, Dec. 16--John ].
Smuthc. bartender, who shot AMI
killed his wife and young daughter at
their home In Norfolk last August. was
clectrocuted In the penltentiury%h here to-
day. e. q :. e 49, -.
Jim Sitlington, colored, who robbed
and murdered n 7O-year-old white ,wom-
man In Rockingham last August, also
was put to death.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-16
DOCTOR COOK WILL
TRY TO CONE Nj BACK
Sends Word to His Friends That
lie Will Reappear
Next Week.
TO ARRIVE NEXT WEDNESDAY
"unGucstionably I Believed That on
April II, 1908, We Had Reached
The Pole

New York. Dec. 1S.-Dr. Frederick A.
Cook, the Brooklyn traveller, has sent
word to his friends here that he will re-
appear next week. following his slef-
imposed exile of one year. DIR. Cook
will arrive from Europe probably on
next Wednesday. The doctor has con-
fesscd that he does not know whether
he reached the north pole or not, and
In tonOrrow's issue of Hampton's Mag
aznc he tells of the mental and phys
zeal stress he labored under on his
journey northward. DIR. Cook. speaking
of the trip over the ice. says:
There was little in the white waste
about me to occupy my attention.
Sometimes a spot on the horizon or the
twist of q dogs tail would fascinate me
and hold my attention for many min
utes.
a PROCESSION OF MIRAGES.
During this time, from the early
days Of our Journey, as I want to show.
everything centered about the idea of
the pole. Then to bcwilder one. to set
one laughing with silly amusement or
to fill one with n sense Of awe, the
party began procession OF mrages
ana optical Illusions The mental eff
feet find 1t difficult to analyGe. Some
times these exaggerated transforma-
tons had the effect of bringing far off
objects apparently near to us. This
often caused confusion in estimating
distances
lust after Hciberg Land had become
n dull haze behind us, these fantastic
RAJ
fest themselves most. Peaks of snow
were transformed into volcanoes. bech-
ing smoke out of the pearly mist rose
marvellous cities with fairy castles;
huge creatures. misshapen and gro
tesque, wrlthed along the horizon.
These spectral denizens of the north
accompanied us during the entire jour
ney and when tagged Of brain and
sapped of bodily strength, ] felt my
mind swimming in u sea Of half-con-
seriousness, they filed me almost with
horror. impressing me ns the moh-
sters one sees In n nightmare,
Travelling In wind that seemed to
petrify the flesh, the temperature minus
i14G degrees Or even minus 40 degrees
Fahrenheit. the aslleS of our eyes froze
together as we winkcd. and Wien we
rubbed them and drew apart the lids.
the icicles broke the tender skin. Our
breath frozc on our faces. Often we
had to uncover our hands and apply the
warm palms to the face before It was
possible to see,
when recall the many hair-breadth
escapes from death. the hazards we
took, and feel again that physical and
mental suffering. wonder whether any
living man would do this were he pre-
meditating n lie.
THAT did travel upward of 2,50)
miles in some direction, even my enc
mics credit.