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1882, under the Hoar amendment to the
Edmunds bill regulating elections in Utah,
Governor Murray appointed L. J. Wenner
Probate Judge of Salt Lake county, in
place of Elias Smith, whose term of Office
expired on the LIST of August of that year.
Smith continued to hold over while the
Mormons made fight The case was car
ried up from Weber county to the United
States Supreme Court, where the Gov
ernor's appointee was given the office by
law, after the Mormon polygamouS officials
had held over until the next election. i'll
1888. To-day Judge Wenner brought suit
against Judge Smith for the fees of his
Office, amounting to $1,000. The Mormon
officials have completely nullified the law,
first, because ii is contrary TO Mormon
religion TO allow any Gentle 10 hold Office
within the Jurisdiction of the Kingdom
of God, and second, the officials of Salt
Lake county and nearly every other county
in the Territory have stolen the taxes for
years, and are interested in covering up
their thefts. Under Probate Judge Smiths
thirty years administration of Salt Lake
county affairs one Tax Collector after an
other, numbering three or four men in the
thirty years, has stolen the taxes and di-
vided them among the members of the
county ring The last three Tax Collectors
have gone out of office with funds unac-
counted for aggregating nearly 100000,
divided among members of the ring,
from janitor to Judge, besides $780,
600 illegally expended by the County
Court in the construction of irri-
eating canals and other schemes, which
turned out TO be properties of private cor
porations or individuals who compose the
county ring. The Mormon papers, while
perfectly well aware of all the facts, are in
terested in SURPRISING them for Church
reasons and the Gentle papers have been
unable to get them because ofthe cowardice
or corruption of the Courts here whenever
the effort has been made in that direction.
Judge Wenners suit, it is thought, will be
instrumental in uncovering mine of cor
ruption and fraud in Salt Lake county af-
fairs unequaled in hagrancy by even the
historic Boss Tweed.
Every Mormon Candidate Counted in.
SALT LAKE. August 29th.-The Utah
Commissioners CanyasSing Board finished
to-day canvassing the votes cast At the Au-
gust election. Every Mormon candidate
was counted in.
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A QUESTION OF PROPERTY.

The French Assembly has abolished the
custom of having each days session opened
with prayer The act has excited no little
debate in Europe On the part Of church
men, it is taken to be an evidence of the
growth of infidelity. But the legislators
hold, and it would seem that they have the
best of the argument that there was no
contempt of religion in the abolition, but
that, on the contrary, it was an act of re-
spect, because prayer is out of place in that
body. This is frank admission-one it is
not at all likely our American Legislators
will readily make. Unjust have impressed
thoughtful onlOokers in American legisla-
tures-at least those of California, that the
merely formal invocation in the chamber is
mockery 1t is very seldom during the
putting up of the petition to the Author OF
being, that either Assemblymen or Senators,
by attitude or other demeanor. manifest
any regard for the service. 1t is simply
endured, and not reverenced by the ma
jority. Harsh as may be this statement.
there can be no successful question of its
accuracy, and the reason for it is, as in
France not offensive, but chargeable to in
difference and the " out of place" senti-
ment When this is the case, prayer be-
comes hollow mocllery, absolute bias
phemy, and should be discontinued. In
deed, it would seem to the nOn-professorS
of doctrinal religion that clergymen would
feel their cloth soiled, and their sacred
office belittled by disregard of the solemni-
ty that they hold should invest the mo-
ments of prayer. Certainly that order and
spirit Of address to the Deity is not possible
in n legislative body that is prescribed for
the closet If the French Assembly paid
as little respect to its late chaplains as our
own legislators do to theirs, it was an
honest and manly act on its part to declare
that religious prophecies were violated, and
that prayer was out of place in the cham
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-30
NEVER YET QUESTIONED:
The Absolute Purity and WholesOmeness Of
Royal Baking Powder.

noticeable that the numerous battles between the rival b'
ing powder purity whoOmcnc of the Royal
Baking Powder has never vet been questioned
Hundreds baking powders placed the market with
great flourish of mpe and have imaginary
contention with the Royal patronage the public but their mpuF
mpeectons exposed by the chemia skill and y
speedily passed away mcphc await
ing the fate that sooner caan
analyses of them by the most celebrated
chemists of the world the most searching scrutiny by scientific bodies
this country and Europe before the jur OF compc
tive and industrial ali the minute and puc n7cs
cations rivals and their find something
which had but result " fully
determine and Baking Powder and all its
ingredients absolutely pure All reputable chemists
and ignorant low short weight lime
alum and other impure powders long examine the Royal
Baking Powder to find anything impure
While the Royal proud OF unimpcahablc Endorsements and
highly afd at the perfect by the aid of the most
competent chemists the adoption every available and the
pndiure of great sums of money accomplish
pleasure arises aboy been parallel with those
great interests of the public sought protection lives and health
of the people.
The gravity of the danger consumer impure and
unwholesome baking powders but family appreciated
The injurious impaired the system at
powders unnocabe They therefore, con-
tinud by ignorance serious results fellow
from the accumulated effects poisoning because
apparent dangerous dose All the baking
powders upon Royal been found contain lime
alum njurious affect the health Of
the
great advantage public of baking powder like the Royal
whose purity questioned asd whose
practical cooking will be
apparent every
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OREGON.
Advices from Portland.

PoRrLAND, August 29th.-Thc weather is
clear and warm. Harvesting throughout
the country is almost over. Nearly all the
crops are safely housed
Early this morning a fire visited SpO-
kane Falls. The Sprague Hotel was en-
-tirely destroyed. The loss is $4,000; in
surance $4,000. The fire is thought to
have originated from the kitchen. All the
guests made an early escape from the
burning building
A heavy fire visited this city early this
morning The fire was discovered in the
basement of n. f. Edwards furniture
store, near the corner of Second and Yam
hill streets. After desperate fight of two
hours the flames were brought under con
troll. The fire was all confined TO one large
brick building. Several stores were burned
out The losses and assurances are as fol-
lows \. f. Edwards, furniture loss, SD,
600; insurance, $4,000. Kerron & Mac
beth, dry goods, groceries, boots and
shoes, etc, loss, $4,000; insurance, $780,
500 F. Meinhotf, loss, $4,000; no insur-
ance. Thomas Williams, loss, 1000; no
insurance. J. d. Foltz. loss, $500 The
building was owned by ]. Strowbridge and
damaged probably $4,000 partly insured.
The second and third stories were occupied
as a lodging house. The inmates all es-
capped safely, but some lost all their cloth
ing and personal effects. The origin of the
fire is supposed to have been spontaneous
combustion.
O. f. Becker, arrested on a charge of
arson, has been held to await the action of
the Grand Jury in 5000 bonds.
Anti-Monopolists and Greenbackers.
PORTLAND, August 29th.-Yesterday the
State Central Committee of the Green
hackers and Anti Monopolists met in Salem.
The meeting was harmonious, aHdstrongres-
olutions were adopted indorsing the Butler
and West ticket a vigorous canvas was
resolved upon, and the Central Committee
was instructed to print and circulate $4,000
copies of General Buffers address to the
people. The following Butler and West
Electors We're chosen for Oregon; Colonel
John f. Rose of Jackson county; John
Robertson, of Marion; Hon. David NJ.
Dunbar, of Washington.
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Iae REcnRp-uN1oN is the only paper

TIE RECoRD-UNIoN is the only paper on
chs coast, outside Of San Francisco, that re-
ceipes the full Associated Press dispatches
from all parts of the rorld. Outside Of San
Francisco it has no competitor, in point O
Numbers in its home and general circulation
throughout the coast. Challenges Of TWO TIC
ONE, corering points ADORE, extended to toca
e,eai,g paper, remain open for acceptance
s. c. BeckpitA, " Tribune Building, Neu
York, sole agent for the Eastern States. VIM
Cameron, No. s Ne,c Montgomery street, Sal
Francisco, special agent for San Francisco oro
ricinitr.
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CoSsrASTGNoPLE must be delightful
place of residence for the man of thought
and action. At this time all political topics
are forbidden in debate. You must not
engage friend in any conversation regard
ing them. You may speak of the Chris
tan dog, and remark npon the rise OF
Nile. but not much else. Nor can you
write to a friend upon political matters. If
you do, your act is certain to be known,
and you viii be placed under police espion-
age, for the mails are all opened by the
officers of the Porte, and every letter is
liable to be unsealed and read by an in
spector, while the censorship over the local
press is extended to all incoming news
papers also.
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OF course in the midst of cholera cpl
demic there are many hasty burials, and
very many people are buried alive. The
horrors Of death in the prison of the grave
surpass the powers of the imagination. II
cremation were the rule, there would at
least he the certainty of death. .In France
recently, at Las Omcrgues, graye-diggers
noticed slight movements 'on the part OF
two supposed corpses. BY the application
of friction the circulation was restored, and
the patients recovered. But who can est
mate the number who, by the agony of the
disease, have been rendered insensible only,
and in that state have been hurried under
ground2
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H. l.. HASTINGS, who possesses 4 remark
ably large hymnal library, settles the dis
pute regarding the authorship of the lines
beginning " Prayer is the souls sincere de-
sire" He finds in his library many books
credting the hymn to James Montgomery,
and one edited by Montgomery himself,
has the poem in full with Montgomery's
claim of authorship printed with ii. What
the champions of Miss Cresswell (Dawson)
will say to this we cannot fancy. The Cur
rent does not print its promised testimony
in favor of Miss Cresswell, but does give
Mr. Hastings proofs ofthe instability of the
lady's claim.
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lowered the decency standardsin the homes
of the land, it has unquestionably blunted
the moral sentiments and dulled the sensi-
tiveness that should stand sentinel at the
door of modesty. 1t may be due, to
some extent, as our contemporary as
serts to so many who find de-
light in gazing upon the CHASTITY disfig'lre-
ment of horror" but that the press is
responsible for the abnormal appetite for
the sensational is not susceptible of dis
roronf
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-30

The people Of Central and Northern Cali
Iornia have done poorly in the same mat
ter. They occupy region which must be
the center Of population in California, and
which presents far more certain and sub
stantial claims for the incoming immigrant
than any other section of the State. Cen
trail and Northern California know no
droughts; total failure of crops is TO those
regions unknown; their agriculture is more
varied and prolific than that Of either Of
the south OF coast regions. Its lands
are easier to bring into cultivation
more accessible to market and gen
orally more desirable In climate
the valley, foothill. and mountain divisions
are more favorable 10 varied agriculture, and
more inviting to commerce and industry.
In short. had the same energy been dis
PLAYED 10 advertise this section that has
been in southern California, this whole
central and nothern section would be Just
as widely known, and have received just rs
much benetit-nay far greater addition 10
its population and material wealth. With
possibly pamphlet or two issued by CoiuSa
county. and possibly some documents by
one other county, aud few cheap fly sheets
by the Immigration Association excepted.
there have been taken by the pub
lie no steps 10 advertise the
claims of this section outside of what
the newspapers Of the counties have done
at their own cost. We have had recently
some examination and cataloguing of lands
made at the cost of several Of the counties,
bat chiefly ut the expense Of the people OF
Sacramento city, through the Board OF
Trade and the immigration Association
and the settlement of immigrants in north
ern sections through the latter agency, a
the result Of the labors, most largely of tho
Central Pacific Railroad Commission il
Chicago
But these are meagcr results for all tho
years past. The time is at hand, when tn,
future of the cities and towns of this stat,
is being settled Cor all time; where trad,
and population center now they will re-
main. The itinerant era has passed, anc
the formative stage of permanency ha'
been entered upon. What is to be done t
settle up given sections should be done nov
for there is a chance of some communi
ties suffering, if they longer neglect thei
opportunities What we need is compre
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-30

TIE st. Louis Globe Democrat publishes half
column facsimile of the handwriting OF Gen
cral Jackson. II looks very much as if this kind
of enterprise on the part OF the ST, Louis jour
nal will crush all its contemporaries. They
cannot survive for very shame after this.
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\ IErER scare has overtaken New York. This
IS not surprising. californiaus knew it must
come, sooner or later With the influx of Chi
nese our Eastern brethren must content them
selves with all the i'll as well as the good OF the
immigration.
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ARIZONA.

Woman Kicked to Death by Her
Lover"
PREscorr, August 29th.-A quarrel be-
tween Fred. Glover, gambler, and his
mistress, a woman named Jennie Clark,
occurred in the Palace saloon about 4
o'clock this morning. Glover knocked the
woman down and commenced kicking her,
from which she died in few moments.
Glover was promptly arrested, and is in
jail, heavily ironed. \ CorOners jury has
been summoned to investigate the matter
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KCRTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIF0R-
MA


" Southern California is title familiar
at the East in every community it is
common term. The essays writ
ten about it. the glowing eulo-
GIGS pronounced upon its climate, and soil
possibilities; the broad measure Of ex-
aggeration that has been INDUCED III re-
garding it; the persistent and neyer-tiring
efforts with which its people have adyer-
tised it ali have combined to turn to it,
not ONLY the attention Of men, but the tide
of immigration, and to-day the whole re-
gion is feeling the impulse Of new blood
new energy aad enlarged population
Prices of land have advanced, communities
have increased in strength, trade has
been stimulated to new enterprise and
general prosperity and animation pervades
the whole section-notably so that most
near to the city Of Los Angeles. Passing
the exaggeration that has been INDUCED in
by the thoughtless and which has invaria-
bly, resulted badly, it is to he said that the
people of Southern California have done
wen in inducing immigration TO their
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THE "Womans Journal" has come out en-
phatically against Cleveland That settles it.
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UTAH.

The Salt Lake Probate JudSeship.
SALT LAKE. August 29ti-In the fall Q
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FRIDAYS CONTESTS

To-day there were 1000 people on the
class was the first race, for 5000 purse
The entries were Adair, Huntress and
Belle Spencer. The latter was drawn after
the first heat Five heats were trotted i'll
2:25 2:27, 2:29, 2:37 and 2:33. Adair won
the LIST, Sd and 5th heats, and Huntress the
% and 4th heats, The 2-year-old colt race
had three entries--Trefi' rs Apex Sherman's
George w and Har1Sey's Suttler Boy.
Apex won easily, distancing George W. in
the first heat. Time 2:53E-2:57i. The
ladies equestrienne contest had six en-
tries, and there was sldllful contest. To-
morrow will be q great day.
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Cufco. August 29th.-The Directors of
the Third District Agricultural Society are
busy making preparations for the annual
fair which commences here next Tuesday,
the ID of September. The large Pavilion Is
now in order. and marked off i'll sections.
The Butte County Horticultural Society IS
taking special interest, and will combine
its efforts to make grand display at the
fair and which will afterwards be cxhib-
tied at the State Fair at Sacramento. The
race track has been put in splendid condi-
ton. and quite a number OF horses have
been in training here for some time. The
General opinion is that the exhibition at the
Pavilion and the show of stock at the Park
will be ahead of any previous fair held
| here.
Mysterious Death of a Young Surveyor.
YREKA, August 29th.-A messenger he.
! inst arrived from the Geological Surveyors
camp in Antelope valley, on the north side
of Mount Shasta bringing intelligence OF
! the death of one of the surveyors, named
! Pomerov. of San Francisco, aged q years.
| His horse coming to camp created suspl-
cion of some accident, and after search OF
| two DAYS his body was found shot through
( the stomach. His gun, saddle and bride
! could not be found when the messenger
| left and it is not known whether he was
accidentally killed or not. The Coroner
will leave for the place, over forty miles
| from here and full investigation will be
made. The young man was greatly re-
! spected by all. There are various theories
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-24

This well known and popular sporting pa
per. according to its usual custom, is prepar-
ing to present to its thousands Of readers an
unusually attractive paper in its Christmas
number. 1t will contain q new Christmas
story, entitled ''The Girl at the Gate" by
Wilke Collins, besides special articles by
Eugene Field, Fitz-Mac, Stephen Fiske, Ed
ward Fox, and Col. Thomas Picton. The
title page will bear an illustration specially
designed and drawn by Alfred Thompson.
Another feature viii be a double page picture
of Maud S. ard Jay Eye See eontesting g
close finish, and still another feature win be
a double page picture Of the successful thor
oughbreds and jockeys of 1884. sThese it
must be understood are specialties. All the
regular and usual departments OF
the paper win be maintained as
usual. This Christmas number
of this valuable paper will be one of the
most interesting and entertaining it has
ever issued.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-24

understanding that the proceeds shall be de
voted TO the erection Of q monument over
the spot where Aimont and Cassius NJ. Clay,
Jr., slum5er side by side. Sally Anderson.
the dam OF Almont, was owned for a while
at Woodburn, where Almont himself was
bred, and Mr.. Brodhead gives her history in
brief. She had a eve neck, with Mambrino
Chief characteristics, and stood 1873. She
was purchased Of Mr.. Anderson, OF Ohio,
the price being 5000, and she was as poor
as a winter starved crow when
she srrived at Woodburn. Mr. R. A. Alex
ander was disappointed IN her appearance,
but said, "Never mind, her blood is right. -
She was bred to Alexander's Abdallah and
produced Almont, who resemhled her great
deal. Her sire was Nam brino Chief. and
her dam was Kate, by Pilot Jr. She died, in
the closing years OF the war, at Indianapolis,
on her way to Illinois. She passed through
no hands except those OF Mr.. Anderson and
Mr.. Alexander.
Gen. Withers was stretched on a sick bed
all last winter, and at one time his life was
despaired Of. In the Mexican war { bullet
went clear through both hips, but the wound
healed aud gave him but little trouble. A
year ago il opened and his system began 20
waste. The general Is stronger now, but he
He is unable TO give much attention to the
details OF Fairlawn. He sits in his library
answering letters and coDversing with his
city friends through the telephone, while his
son superintends affairs out Of doors.
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MAUD s.,
Turf, Field and Farm.


Robert McGregor has Joined the stallion S
at Westland, and his record of 2:171< makes
him an object OF much interest His breed
Ing by Major Edsall, out Of Nancy Whit
man. by Seely's American Star, also COM
mends him to those who believe IN the Ham
bietoniau-Star cross. The left hind leg Of
the stallion is weak, and on account Of it be
may never be trained for another race. He
looks well in the stud, albeit he betrays now
aud then good deal Of temper. Egbert,
likewise, is a trihe particular as to who
handles him. He hates McGregor with bit
ter hatred, and Col West remarked that
there would be one less horse should the two
get together for an hour. He was not pre-
pared 20 say, however, which would bite and
knock the other ont OF time. Biackwood,
now eighteen years old, walks more de-
murely, and he looks at his quarreling com
penions with the clear, cold eye of a referee.
All the stations are in health.
There are forty weanlings at West
land, by Egbert, Blackwood, Dicta-
tor and Red wilkes. and the
average qualityi excellent The smallest of
the lot, bay by Egbert, out of a marc by
Biackwood. and she out of a mare by Alex
ander's Abdallah, can show best in the pad
dock at this particular time, hui whether ii
will be faster at maturity than some Of the
others is doubtful question. A chestnut
colt by Egbert ont of the dam Of Westmont,
is blood-like and finely gated. The pedigree
furnished 70 Col. West with the dam of
Westmont was by Cottrill Morgan, dam by
Grey Eagle. The mare went wrong in the
feet and was pat to breeding. She is still
alive and has been bred back 70 Egbert
Among the yearling colts we found a brother
Of Wildwood, and bay by Dictator out Of n
mare by D. Monroe The latter is Il trotter,
although his hind legs are not as straight as
some would prefer. The yearling fillies
number seven, and they are promising.
Colonel West is troubled a good deal with
rheumatism, and latterly be has not been
able to get out on the farm as much as for
merly. But he has good aid IN his son, DR..
West.