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an OFFICIAL BLUNDER.

People generally were surprised at the
announcement few days ago, that the
Starkey girl had been unceremoniouslv
released from the Penitentiary. Innews-
paper and other circles there was an in
quiry for the why's and wherefores, the
proceeding being so peculiar and IN
precedented. The girl had been put in
the PEN weeks before, for contempt
in having refused to answer certain
questions that had been propounded to
her by the Commissioner, and after
wards declining to enlghten the Grand
Jury as to her supposed marital rela-
tons with one White. The inouisitors
Immediately adjourned, to meet on
September eth, when they would have
another week before the opening of the
new term, in which TO close up the
business, of their term. Miss Starkey
was to be brought before the jury during
the week beginning next Monday.
and given another opportunity to
purge hereelf of the contempt, falling
to do which she could be held until
the commencement of the new term
when the next Grand Jury could begin
with her where the last one left off. The
scheme was'as inhuman as it was deem
laid. 1t operated to the sweet salts
faction OF those who devised if the
young lady being held in the Peniten. |
tiary until two or three weeks ago |
when she was suddenly and uncon.
sciously released, without EXPLANATION,
and as much to her surprise us To tbot |
Of those acquainted with the case She
was subpnnaed as a witness IN the caso
and placed under bonds to appear ba
fore the Grand Jury; but to her aston
ishment she had been purged of con- I
tempt and without complying with the
order OF the court which had declared
her guilty and marked out the only wav
through which she could obtain her
release. Some days succeeding her re.
lease she wss rearrested, the Marshal
having discovered in looking over his
papers that there were couple of un-
paid lines standing against her, but the
court would not stand in with the
officer in the collection OF the money,
and tn girl is free to go and come at
viii, only she must appear before the
inquisitors At the time specified in the
bond that she has given.
People have not yet got through
wondering over all this mystery, but
perhaps we may help them out. 1t is
Iii OIL account of a big blunder on the
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Entries Close September 9th, 1885
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-04
THE ROCK SPRINGS MASSACRE.


The driving out of the Chinese from
Rock Springs. Wyoming, and the MUIR
der of between fifteen and thirty of the
poor Mongolians, are deeds that we
hardly thought would ever be perpe
trated in America. The accounts of the
affair such as were published yesterday
and to-day, read as if the occurrence
happened in Russia or Austria and the
Jews or Poles were the victims. The
stories are in no sense American,
hunliliating as it is to know that the
deed perpetrated OF american soil.
and in the west, where people boast of
their liberality, their generosity, indie
.pendence,. bravery and patriotism. 1t
makes one sick to think of the massacre
and burning, and sicker to reflect that
this shameful business was enacted i'll
this land Of liberty, the home of the
free and the asylum for the opposed of
al nations. Had we not better take in
cur sign" say to the world that nobody
will hereafter be welcome to the repub-
lie, and declare we are mob" ruling
and ruled by mob?
The one way to do justice to outlaws.
our Institutions and our boasts, is to |
spare no etiortin bringing the miscre- !
ants guilty Of this infamous nuisance to
the scaffold; meantime giving to the
frightened, suffering Chinese who have
been spared by the murderers, ample
protection against further attacks. To
fail IN any particular in this, will be
eoWardly and disgracOiul. rejecting
such shame and disgrace on American
laws and institutions as viii bring a
blush OF shame to the American citizen
when he stands in the presence of the
people OF civilized nations. We have
no affection for the Chinese. but
The most that has been charged against
hem does not make them out hun
ireth part as bad as the members of the {
mob who shot the poor fellows down, d.
urned their houses and destroyed
heir property at Rock Springs.
Wyoming Territory, the United :
tates and the Union Pacific railway ;
ave each animportant duty to perform :,
t this time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-04
CAUGHT AGAIN.

The manner in which the admins
tration is running things" in the mat
ter OF filling offices is most forcibly Illus
trated by a case reported from New
Orleans. In view of the many blunders
similar in character that have been per-
petrated lately it will not be out of pIace
to ask if it wouldn't be as well to listen
to Democrat OCCASIONALLY as tn who
should and who should not be appointed
to Federal offices among the people. A
few days ago it was announced in New
Orleans that one DR.. Hire had been an
pointed one of the examining surgeons
of the Pension Bureau in that dis.
trict. He ives prominent and active
Republican. but his appointment ex-
cited no comment.on that account. as
only Republicans and Mugwumps are
getting Office nowadays. 1t did sur
prise the people, however, because they
knew that DIR. Hire was under indict-
ment for an attempt to defraud the
government. But even that fact was
not considered disqualification for
oficeholding with an administration
tnat would appoint Republican horse
'hief and notorious jail bird, on the
exclusive recommendation of prominent
republican politicians. when good
democrats had asked the place for m.
,., member of the party. Perhaps
...ue Ut fo'hlng would have been said
- IRE aph2lntment, had ii not been
LOT the ia2t that on TIE 18th ult. Con-
gresham st. Martin, Of the First
louisiana I:t: District, received a dispatch
from General Black, Commissioner of
Pensions, informing him that "s.5.
po'nsments VIII be made and forwarded
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Water on Sale at George Careless & Co.'S.
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CONDITIONS.

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In
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plainly sex OF
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all with
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the field will
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Rules of January 1885, roing pacing
S. President, MATT CULLEN, Preside
w L. PICKARD Treasurer T. MULLOY, Secretary ~Soase
PEE lles Salt City, Utah.
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part of some or all OF the courts Of
ficers. and which blunder Is embarras-
sing in number OF ways. Just who is
responsible for It has not tlanspired.
When the court took its summer yaca-
ton, the adjournment was TO Monday
August 81, which happened to De cleo
ton day, though His Honor and those
who with him fixed upon the date, were
NOT aware of the fact. or II aware OF it,
were ignorant of the other fact that nc
court could be legally held on that day.
The law reads:
mo court can he onepe5. nor can anv
judicial business be transacted. on Sun
day, on me hrs5 DAY OF January on me me
thirtieth IaD G "a Nv coz ON u t5s fonrfb
day OF July, on the twenty
fourth day OF July, on Christmas or
r ia.iA ~ t'tmg Ddgi u Any On On
any legal Holiday u excent for certain
purposes, as to receive the verdict of a
Jury, 10 exercise the powers OIL magiS-
- - : '''
"heh lhe court was INFORMED
Vi us Oluhuer is not KNOWN
DuC learning OF Inc error inc
tribunal was promptly auJourheu
lor the term as the only way out Oh inc
Scrape. ms latter adjournment heceS'
Sarlly put stop 10 all luolciai pro-
ceedings IN the Thlrd DlS'iict court,
ana the Erand jury lhat Shouiu meet
on the Hh was suddenly ana uncere-
moneously dlssolVeo' LOT Without
court to which to report there could be
no jury. Two or three weeks later it
dawned upon somebody's mind that as
a result of this laundering it would be
impossible for the Starkey girl TO purge
herself of the contempt for which she
was held, as there was no Grand Jury
jury before which she could go to an
swer the questions and thus gain her
freedom; in fact it occurred to the Mar
sinai, or was impressed upon his mind,
that he was holding the girl without
and mourning the risk Of a
suitfor damages for unlawful imprison-
ment. 1t was this discovery, intenSi-
fed by well grounded fear, that I'M
locked the poor girls prison door and
set her free; so deeply interested was
The Marshal in freeing himself that in
bis haste he overlooked the fact that he
held two writs commanding him to hold |
Miss Starlley until two fines had been
collected from her. He was thinking
'nly OF avoiding a damage suit. The
OF the hnes was an after
nought' resulting IN 1urther bunglng
'hu the maj release Oh MISS oIarkey, as
looeo In inc recent accounts IN the
Whe1her or not tne lady
las peeh ADVISED as u her rights III the
'relnlSeS Is not known ou1 10 VIII occur
the OAR tnat sue mas eoou cause LOT
e'tihe even Win Ine marshal Ior some
Il Tue Carpari'les ihHlcVeo "iliie III ms
usVooy'
In connection with TINS ounghng
usHnesS on the part OF the Court and
. oiHceIs' aiio'neF Important queStion
rises; ne OiSVric' attorney ana
ram! ury were counting on haVlng a
picnic al next week ihey were 10
ose the term With grand hourlsh' {
III lhhumeraoie were the indictments
q N a. tYTffr hoy / =
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tsuBsoEIsR2s win confer favor by for
Tgrding information to this efice when
their pGpers are not duly delivered.
This VIII greatly aid US in our efforts to
ceterrair3 where the fault lies.
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Representative st. Martin thcreupon
informed General Black that he had not
recommended DR.. Hire for any position,
and that he was surprised to learn of the
appointment. 1t transpires that the
congressman endorsement had been
forged. But the grim humor of the affair
lies in the fact that of the honest Demo-
Gratis recommended for Office by Colonel
st. Martin. not one has been appointed,
the gentleman's endorsement not being
worth the paper on which it is written
with this administration; but when his
name appears on the application of
a Republican, and that Republican a
rascal, it at once becomes influential
and promptly secures place in the
Federal service.
A few more incidents like this one
and that of the horse thief Judd, of
Colorado, should induce Mr.. Cleveland
and his subordinates to do some sober,
intelligent thinking, and cause them to
ask if they can afford to be controlled
by Republican and Mugwump influences
in the management of the government
and the filling of the offices.
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to-day" This non-pIussed Col. st. Mar
tin; he could not understand it any
more than could his friends to whom he
showed the telegram. A day or two
afterwards, however, he received the
following which shed some light on the
matter:
Hon. L. 81. lfartin-I am advised that
DR.. Hire is under Indictment for viola
zion of section 543s. Revised Statutes,
mendat Aeng largely upon Snn yGuI ec S
examining surgeon. viii! YOU advise
me at once of condition of affairs.
JOHN C. BLACK.
Conor Pensions
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17
An Iowa Girl Who Dares.

Fronl the Iowa Falls Sentinel % ,,'~'@
Not many months ago, ayoung lady
walked into our sanctum and applied
for work. Her father was dead. He
had been newspaper man all his Life
time and in his office she had acquired
some Knowledge of types. This girl,
but sixteen years old had started
out against her mothers wish to get
work away from home and help support
the family, for the father had not left
them rich.c We admired the bearing,
and confident tone and the honest clear
eyes Of that girl. She procured work
in q town between here and Cedar Rap
ids Recently we received paper with
the name Of this young lady at the head
as editress, her mother having purchas-
ed the former paper that. her husband
had ownd. In a recent issue Of the pa
per is the following item: u 8.
eff any one was to tell you AM ditress
not thousand miles from e gle Grove
grasps the handle of her !, ashington
hand press and pulls off her whole edi-
ion, without stopping in less than three
ours, you wouldn't believe that would
you? Well its true. = = Il .=.s. q 4
The fair and splueky editress is Miss
Katie Prehm, Of the Eagle Grove Times.
We point her out as an example Of IoWa's
heroic women, and she deserves great
recognition at the hands of the craft
and Of the public She is one Of q thou
sand, q brave. handsome, energetic, hon
est and deserving little woman. May
her edition" sometime require pow
er press worked three hours to finish.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17
Push and Pay in New York.

In New York, more than elsewhere,
youngster starting on nothing, and on
small salary must push himself along
on his merits. He must have industry,
application, push, sobriety and
thousand and one good points, OF some
one is going to run right over him and
leave him behind. If he lags even
while walking in Broadway, some one
will tread on his heels He has to
meet the sharpest competition to be
found on the continent, no matter
what his occupation. If he car push
his pay toward the top of his profession,
he will command large sum Of money.
There are'lawyers who make $25, 900 a
year from their profession, and there
are railroad men who command al equal
sum. There are physicians who make
much more money ana there are many
dentists who collect S20,0O0. A half
score Of editors receive SIC, 200 or more,
and there are several men on the lead-
ing newspapers who earn 800 week.
But in ell these vocations the great mass
of the workers get very much less
money. The managing clerk in a
lawyers of1ice-and he is the man Oh
whom fall the bulk of the routine work
gets from ST, 500 to So, 600 year only.
The average physician and dentist makes
50, 500 to 1000. Book-keepers average
81 200 to 81, 500, and statesmen in whole
sale houses 81 500 or $4,000, although
of the latter class there are those who
earn as high as $4,000 and 10000.
Editorial writer's receive $50 to 80: and
the best 500, week; managing editors
800 to $3.50; copy rev1sers, $50 to So,
and frst-grade reporters the same.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17

very circumscribed locality no Y II is ~.
Eoverspreading, constantly increasing
crop. A few years ago the revenue was
comparatively insignificant, benefting q
few individuals only; now tobacco is
the staple crop Of this portion of Wis
consin. The 1884 crop was about7 900
acres, for which we will, in round num- nm
bers. receive $4,000, 900. The tobacco
warehouses in GAINESVILLE, and Edger-
ton, fourteen miles west, built III the
past three years, will aggregate 800,
oOO. Besides the warehouses, there
have been innumerable tobacco sheds
erected on the various tobacco planta-
lions in the neighborhood. The crop
OF 1884 is nearly all sold; quite large
amount has been already shipped.
Most of the crop was cured in good
condition, some of the Stevens being the
only ones who brought ill-conditioned
tobacco to market. =.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17
For Fair Reform.

Mr.. J. W. Newcomb, Kenten, Ohio,
uses very plain language in column
and half of the Farmer, apropos of
the annual fair of that State, q subject
which is still discussed in the local pa
pers. To say nothing Of the saloon
business; the licensed boarding house
appears to have been kept "for the
privilege of fleeing the public" at
least one Of the side-shows was little
short of obscene, and on the whole the
management was "all wrong" Instead
of promoting husbandry and kindred
interests" the exhibition Seems to be
the source of evil, and that continually,
and few mitigating circumstances. It is
the headquarters of roughs, gamblers,
pickpockets, confidence men and all who
live by their wits from the hard earn
ings Dwell, let me say, fools. Why
are they suffered to cumber the grounds,
making a Babel of confusion? The fair
was not instituted for any such purpose.
For consideration the board licenses
them to ply their trade, which is plum
der. If the quiet farmers cannot meet
and interchange views without being
crowded and hustled and their rights
invaded, let them stay at home.
The closing sentence Of the above
suggests the remedy. for such condition,
if no other is within reach. Let self
respecting farmers, who value the future
Of their children, and MI right thinking
people, refuse to corntenance such
exhibitions, either in Ohio or any other
State, BY keeping away from them.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17
Value of Bones.

The bone industry of the country is
an important one. The four feet Of an
ordinary OK will make pint Of heats
foot oil. Not a bone of any snimal is
thrown away. Many cattle shin bones
are shipped to Europe for the making
OF knife handles, where they bring $40
per ton. The thigh bones are the most
valuable, being worth $50 per ton for
cutting into tooth brush handles. Ths
fore-leg bones are worth $50 per ton,
and are made into collar buttons ,parasol
handles and jewelry, thong h sleeps
legs are the staple for parasol handles.
The water in which the bones are boiled
is reduced to glue, the dust which comes
from saving the bones is fed to cattle
and poultry, and all bones that cannot
be used as noted, or for bone black, used
in refining the sugar we eat, are made
into fertilizers and help enrich the
soil,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17
Gen. Grants Tobacco Cancer.
Washing Letter in Chicago Tribune,

Washing Letter in Chicago Tribune.
The news of the serious condition Of
Gen. Grants health hiss created great
sympathy for him in Washington,
where he has perhaps more personal
friends than in any other city in the
country. There can be no doubt about
the cause Of. the cancerous trouble in his
mouth. Gen. Grant has for number
of years smoked daily more and strong
er cigars than any man of the most
robust health could endure. When he
was in the White House he smoked
from fifteen to twenty cigars day. They
were not small cigars, either. They were
of the old Reina Victoria size, and were
the blacklist of maduros in color. Very
few experienced smokers had strong
enough heads to smoke Grants cigars.
More than one caller at the white
house has been made sick by attempting
to smoke with President Grant, Judge
Kelley, of Pennsylvania, who had sim
liar cancerous trouble in his mouth, two
years ago, has been cured, although he
was given up by his Philadelphia ply
sicians when he went to Europe for the
last operation. The cancer in the Judges
mouth was caused by the excessive
use of tobacco. He was not smoker,
but he chewed tobacco constantly. Up
to the time the cancer appeared he was
hardly ever without tobacco in
his mouth. He went to sleep
with twist Of 1t in his cheek,
and it was upon the spot on
the tongue touched by the tobacco that
the cancer developed. This was the
difference between his case and that of
Gen. Grant: His was upon the tongue
itself, where it could be got
at by surgeon. The cancer in
Gen. Grants mouth is said to be at the
roots Of the tongue, ard in q place where
| it cannot be successfully treated.
This is identical with the case Of Sen
ator Ben Hill. He chewed tobacco i'm
moderately, and while he was seemingly
in the prime of health cancer appeared
at the roots of his tongue. He went
through the martyrdom of a number Of
surgical operations, but the result was
nothing but a prolongation Of a life of
pain and endless struggling. The closing
days of Ben Hills life were very pathet"
ic. He slowly starved to death. From
the indications in the reports from New
| York it appears probable that Gen.
| Grant is about to undergo the terrible
fate which overlook Senator Hill.
During the very last days of Hills life
he was able to eat only small saucer Of
the thinnest oatmeal. To eat even
this small quantity took him fully an
hour. Every mouthful caused him the
most violent pain. Hill showed great
fortitude throughout the closing hours
of his life. Although he never had a
single moment that was free from pain,
his courage was never shaken. He
never made complaint.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17
Curing Hams and Bacon.

Mr.. William Crozier's method Of cur
ing hams and bacon is as follows: When
the meat has been properly cut up it is
we'll rubbed with salt and left on the
benches to drain for "a hours. This
removes the moisture from it. Seven
and-one-half pounds OF salt two-and-
one half pounds of brown sugar, and
four ounces of salt-peter, are then put
in as much water as will dissolve them
completely, and two ounces Of Cayenne
pepper are added. The liquid is boiled
a few minutes, skinned, and set aside
to cool. Meanwhile the meat is rub
bed with dry mixture of the same,
and is closely packed in the barrels
or tubs, and the pickle is poured over
it Until it is covered. In six weeks it
is cured and really for smoking. It
is smoked with hickory brush wood Or
corncobs, OF both, one hour day for
ten days. The fire is made outside of
the smoke-house, and the smoke is car
ried in by fue, so that it Is cooled
and does not warm the meat. After
ten days the meat is rubbed with pep
per and is ready for sale, or, if to lie
kept, should be packed in close boxes
with wheat chaff or cut straw, and
kept in a dry, cool place.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17
OF Course They were Engaged.

The passengers for some time had
been regarding the affectionate gestures
Of a young couple who occupied seat
near the centre of the car. It was
evid ent that they loved each other to-
death. just then the train stopped at
station, and incoming passengers
found seats saving two ladies, who came
in late, to find themselves occupying
standup ticket. They stopped just
behind the seat of the lover-like couple,
and glanced hesitatingly about for
vacant pew. Then one of the ladies
softly said: ~ I,
+ "They seemed to be engaged. "
" ".The lover-like couple separated like
fash, and the girl, with q very red
face, angrily retorted: ss3.
"Of course we are You don't spose
. I'd set here letting him squeeze my
hand in public if we want, do you ?"
The ladies were petrited, but the
other passengers took it all in, and
there was burst Of applause that stop-
ped the tram. 1000
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17

Two broken rails lay across the bridge.
Some williams work. Our infant class
and their teacher had come to meet
their friend, and found this eath-trap.
And there, in the face q the king OF
terrors, they were faithful" 81
81 And were not this class and it's teach
er rewarded for their bravery? z#s@
Yes, and there was 3 wedding soon
afterward. Ike and Stella were there,
and so was the infant class. And SO,
also, was likes banner.