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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-09
HULI'S BIG HUMBUG.
STORY OF HOW The CARDIFF GIANT
WAS MADE.

The Originator of the Petrifed Swindie
Describes His Operations-Making
Money by Exhibition and Still More by
Selling Out oppOrtunsIy.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-09
D IT. kNAIH, ITtncrilI Agent.
MM. nEFEERMAN. Iicket AGENT.

Pitts, Gin. y St Louis X RI NJ. Disi.
sion.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06

were, or given an opportunity to answer
them" Since Mr.. McMaster denies that
any charges have been filed against him,
it is clear that he is either unadvised of
the fact, if a fact it be, or that the Inter
Ocean states that which is not true.
We suspect, however, that charges of
some kind were filed against Mr.. McMas-
ter, though what they were, unless it
might be offensive partisanship," we
do not know. But even if that should
not be SO, the fact that Mr.. McMaster
was continued in office by one of ex-Pres-
ident Arthur's midnight appointments" J"
is, in our opinion, ample justification for
removal. There are plenty of precedents
for such action on the part of President
Cleveland, and if it is sought to make
any fight upon that point, the President
will undoubtedly come out on top.
But the most inexplicable thing about
this business is the fact that Mr.. Walthall,
appointed to the Senate as Democrat,
to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of Secretary L. @. G. Lamar, should
be the one to urge an investigation into
this particular case. We suppose, how
ever, that time will make clear that
which now seems most incomprehensi
hla
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06
JUDGE SPRAGUE'S ANSWER.

U. S. Commissioner Sprague sends in
the following for publication. In this
connection, the DEMOCRAT desires to say
that it has nothing to add to its remarks
of yesterday, and therefore leaves the
controversy where it now belongs-be-
tween Commissioner Sprague and our
Republican contemporary. The columns
of the DEMOCRAT, however, are always
open to dispassionate discussion of cur
rent events, and we gladly give space to
Judge Sprague's communication
SALT LAKE CIrY, March 6, 1886.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT: l am glad to see that
the Tribune is at last doing itself Justice,
not SO completely as it ought, but to a very
commendable degree.
1t now avows plainly, SO plainly at least
that he who runs may read, that courts
ought to look to newspapers for light rela-
tive to their duty, rather than to higher
courts which are only able to reverse them.
quote from its article of this morning:
"As matter of fact, newspaper has
more resources to draw upon than courts are
apt to have, and can command at will full
as good technical legal advice as the Judge
on the bench has in himself, or can reach.''
The Tribune in terms makes this claim
for newspapers generally, instead of for
itself specially. should infer that this is
prompted by its undue modesty, were it not
that the Ne,cs takes substantially the same
position. Of the two. the Tribune is the
more advanced, in that it claims the right
to instruct the courts directly, while the
Ne'cs is content to instruct the people
merely; and also in that the Tribune passes
on both the expediency and validity of the
Judgment of courts, while the Ne,cs super
vises the constitutionaHty chiefly. !
IT.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06
EX-REGIsTER McMAsTER,s CASE

A dispatch published in the DEMOCRAT
on Tuesday last announced that Senator
Walthall, of Mississippi, had charge of
and would shortly ask the early action of
the Senate Committee on Public Lands
on the resolution calling on the Secretary
OF the Interior for all the papers relating
to the removal OF Humphrey McMaster
as Land Register in this city, and the
appointment of David Webb to succeed
him.
In an interview with DEMOCRAT re-
porter the day following the receipt of
this dispatch, Mr.. McMaster stated that
he had made no effort whatever to be re-
tanned in office; that he knew nothing of
the object which Senator Walthall had in
view in calling for the papers in his case.
and that, as no charges had been filed
against him, under the circumstances of
radical change of administration, he
felt that the fact of his removal did not
cast any reflection upon his integrity or
competency as an officer That was a
sensible view to take of the case.
In the Chicago Inter-O Ocean, however,
we find Washington dispatch under
date Of the lst instant, in which it is
stated that he (McMaster) was informed
that "his suspension was due to charges
preferred against him, but was never
given any information as to what they |
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06

A correspondent writes the New York
Sun to ask if James G. Blaine was present
when Burchard made his famous remark
about Rum, Romanism and Rebellion. :.
The Sun answers the inquiry as follows:
"Blaine was standing within three feet of
Burchard when the words were uttered; in
deed, Burchard's remarks were directed to
Blame. Blaine has said since that he was
SO busy framing an answer that he did not
fully appreciate the entire significance of
the sentence, although he was conscious
that the clergyman was laundering. His
first impulse was to reprove Burchard then
and there and repudiate the sentiment, but
the second thought was that the words would
pass unnoticed. They did not escape the
reporters. however, and Mr.. Blaine's second
thought probably cost him his defeat
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06
M MEDiCAL.

This man came to Salt Lake City Representing
hlmSeif as the son of DR.. E. B. FooTE OF New
YORK, the well known specialist as abilndantlv
proved by afidavits. As rumors came into Salt
Lake City from Dakota and Montana from an
expose made there, he changed his base and
represented himself US the son of more noted
specialist in New York City than DR.. +. r
TooTE, the well known author. Mr.. JOHN n
IRo%, OF the well known Trow's Directory in
New YORK City Qorty years in the directory
DuSlnessl, Ex-Governor FRANK FULLER. of Utah
postmaster in New York City, also Surveyor of
the Port gave their affidavits that there are No No
other doctors in New York by the name ofFooT
or FooTE, excepting DR.. E. B. FooTE, the author
OF Medical Common Sense" ETC., and his two
sons, Dr. e. B. FoOTE, Jr., and Dr. HUBERT n
FooTE. The genuine DR.. FeoTE, Jr.. will here
after always employ the initials, E. b., in desig
mating his name. Heretofore he has been
known not only at home but wherever his nnh-
ncations have been circulated, by the name of
". FooTE. Jr. Greater care will be taken here.
aiter, In view of the fact that an unrrinciDled
person has assumed to profit by his ana his
father s reputation is
IhoSe desiring further and more detailed in.
!o,Mdt.on IN respect to this matter, will receive
IL Dy addressing Box 414, Salt Lake CITY. Utah.
ferSons hayIng Information of ADVANTAGES to
PialItins iI VIII Kindly communicate the same to
:. w W. !yey, with Sutherland & Mcbride. Salt
Those desiring to consult7DR. -Foorr nrotos
either uio ADDRESS
DR.. E. B. F00TE, Sr., or Dr.. E. B. F0oTE Ir
1s0 Lexington Ave-, New YORK
consultation Free, in person or by letter.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06
THE EDUCATION BILL.

Senator Blair's education bill, whic b
has stood on the calendar as unfinished
business since the 9th ult., passed the
Senate yesterday by a vote OF 36 ayes to
ii nays, four Republicans voting against
it. The House will now get Il whack at
1t, and many OF the most influential
journals of the country assert that it can
not receive favorable consideration in
that body unless radically amended.
In the event OF its passage with
out change In the amounts it
is sought to appropriate for the benefit of
common schools throughout the country,
Utah will in the next eight years receive
the nice little sum of $lO9, ,363.1O. No
wonder the Mormon Legislature exhibits
such bulldog tenacity in holding on to
the Territorial offices, for the very thought
OF missing possible chance to handle
and steal five-sixths of the above amount
is enough to upset the sanity equilibrium
of the whole outfit.
In view of the fact, however, that the
school system of Utah will shortly be un-
der the superintendence OF gentleman
whose ambition it will be to see that all
possible facilities are afforded for the ed
ucation of the rising generation in be-
nighted Zion, it is just as well that the
Senate declined to make an exception in
the case of Utah, and give her portion of
the proposed appropriation into the hands
OF the Secretary of the Interior for dis
bursement, while in all the other Terri
tories the Legislatures were made the dis
bursting agents.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06

There is nothing small about the aver
age Nevada thief, except, his conscience.
The other day one of this genus invaded the
land of a Winnemucca man and stole his
house, and the mansionless party now offers
reward of S15O for the arrest and convic-
tion of the rascal. If the thief had been a
Utah instead of Nevada man, he would
have walked off with the grown-up female
portion of his family, too. and made no
bones about it,
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06

Ii Secretary Manning is correctly re-
ported, the golden scales which erstwhile
blinded him to the usefulness of silver as a
standard OF value and as companion of the
yellow metal in the country's monetary cir
ouiation' are fast falling from his eyes. An
eastern paper quotes him as saying: "It is
now become plain to all who take compre-
hensive and practical views of public policy
that the United States can do no better than
return at the earliest possible date to BIZ
metallic unit of yalue.''
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06

A New York dispatch states that the
jury last evening returned verdict of not
guilty in the case of James T. Holland, the
Texan on trial for killing Tom Davis, a noted
confidence man. The bunko steerers of New
York will hereafter be very careful to exempt
from their operations all visitors who may
hail from Texas, since those citizens have
deucedly unpleasant way of protecting their
pocket-books from the raids of thieves.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06

The Mormons have placed themselves
in the attitude of disobedient and migrate
full wards of their benign old Uncle Samuel,
whose bidding they defantly and insolently
refuse to do, even though he seeks to control
their actions simply for their own good. He
has ceased to be virtue, and now, behold
the ingrates about to receive well-merited
walloping What fools these Mormons be
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06

The Chicago Herald thinks that Sem
ator Edmunds' citation of the case of Charles
Cleveland is not pertinent. Charles I. lost
his head, and in this instance it is the Re-
publican ofice-holders who have lost their
heads. 1t is to be hoped that the Vermont
gentleman will find his one of these days.
He needs if
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06

A Cleveland newspaper man recently
approached Senator Thurman very diplo
matlcally on the subject of the next Presi-
dental campaign, and, after much palayer.
inquired: Are you in any way, sir, a can
didate for Presidential honors at the hands
OF the next Presidential convention of your
party!'' mot by a id sightr' roared the
sage of Columbus.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06

1t is said, remarks the Oakland Times.
tnat when Mormon Cannon was arrested he
was on his way to Honolulu to arrange a
Mormon hegira to the Sandwich Islands.
1t this is SO We are sorry he didn't get away.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06

The other day the Herald remarked
that the Legislature would shortly adjourn
and the Governor of Utah would subside
Tor two years." The Herald forgot to men
ton that while the present or some other
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06

The meanest man in all New York City
is named John Carr. The other day he was
caught running away from an undertaker's
establishment, having in his possession
pail which he had sneaked in and stolen off
a coffin. This fellow is mean enough to
make model Utah legislator.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06

Governor would come up smiling at the end
of the two years, after the present session
Mormon Legislatures in Utah will be known
no more forever. This is the last one, and
the country may well cry-"Good riddance
to bad rubbish!''
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06
MAIL LETTINGS
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
gustuttitr department

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. l, 1886.
PROPOSALS will be received at Tho
contract Office of this Department until
p. m. of April II, 1886, for carryinetIe
mans OF the United States upon the
routes and according to the schedule ~
arrival and departure specified hv Tho
Department' in the Territory of Utah
lrom July l, 1886, to June 80, 1890. List.
OF routes, with schedules of arrivals .na
departures, instructions to bidders. with
lorms for contracts and bonds -, i.,
o!ner necessary information viii anu m all
nlsned upon application tn ttn AL De FUR
assistant Postmaster-G General 'e second
WILLIAM F. Villas
postmaster-General. !
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06

-esasiisoo Weekly Alta win
:-ay address thirteen weeks
u 'sSr 50 :s2;s. Splendid premi.
1:-2 { s--s--si s. yearly subscribers.
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Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06
ODD FELLOWS LODGES.


TAH LODGE NO. 1, 1. O. o. F. MEETS
~ every Thursday, at 7:30 p. m, in Odd Fell
lows Hall, Union Block, Salt Lake City. Odd
Fellows in good standing are invited to attend
JOHN GREELY, N. G..
j. J. THOMAS, Secretary
GAIT LAKE LODGE NO. 2. 1. o. O. F.
p Meets every Friday, at 7:SO p M, in Odd
FELLOWS Hall, Union Block. Odd Fellows in
good standing are invited to attend.
7. w. WHITLEY, N. G.
]. NJ DARLING. Secretary.
JORDAN LODGE NO. 8, 1. 0. o. F.-MEETs
lows, Hall, Union Block odd Fellows in good
standing are invited to attend
E. CAFFALL, N. G.
b. w. E. JENNENs. Secretary.
PIDGELY LODGE NO. 9, I. o. F.-MEETS
1G every Wednesday, at Z 80 p m, in Odd Eel
lows Hall, Union Block. Visiting brothers
maQe welcome. p NJ. DENNY, N. G.
w. M. CLARK, Secretary
UNITY ENCAMPMENT No. 2 l. o. Q. F.
" Meets the second and fourth Tuesday of
each month at 7:30 p. m, in Odd Fellows Hall.
Union Block. All Patriarchs in good standing
are invited to attend. PHIL KLTPPLE, C.P.
w. ID. GABY, Scribe.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06

Price, delivered by carrier, 75cts. per month
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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-02-05
The Railroad War.

Yankton Press, 29th. In the district
court this morning the application of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad company for an order perma-
nently restraining the Chicago g. North
western railroad from crossing the
tracks of the former company any
wherein the county of Yankton east
of Mulberry street, in the city of Yank-
ton, was argued. r. B. Tripp appeared
for the first named company and
George H. Hand for the other. After
listening to the argument Judge Trip
granted the order asked for by the
plaintiff. The ruling does not appear
to be- Objectionable to the Northwes-
ern officials. Assistant General Super
intendent Sanborn. who was in town
this morning, said it suited him. He
reasoned that if the injunction had
been dissolved, other restraining orders,
would have been asked for as soon as
the Northwestern made move, and
thus there would have been long
drawn out series of legal conflict. The
Northwestern will now proceed under
the statute to procure the condemna-
ton of the property affected by the
crossing and in the end will have a
ioint ownership in it. As we have pre-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-02-05
What Sparks Has to Offer.

What Sparks Has to Offer.
WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 28.-A
delegation from Aberdeen, OAK, and
one from Omaha, Neb., called upon
Commissioner Sparks yesterday after
noon to protest against his rulings and
learn something of his future policy.
The usual memorial reciting the hard
ships and injustice inflicted upon the
settlers was presented. Commissioner
Sparks, declaring that land Office re-
ceipts cannot be made final under the
law, said that the people must appeal
to congress. The department could
not change the law. He claimed that
a person loaning money upon land of
flee receipts and taking mortgage is
perfectly secure if the entry was made
in good faith. The bona fide settlers
will not be molested. Mr.. Sparks
further said:
1t is the chap who is not making inn
provement or an actual residence who
has worthless shanty on his place, in
which he occasionally spends a night,
and who proves up by means of perjury
and other means of sharp practices,
that this department is after. Regard
ing statements that patents are being
withheld to an unusual extent, 1 can as
sert that they are being issued faster
by five hundred or a thousand per
month than ever before in the history
of this country.
This affords no new information and
hardly comforts the honest settlers who
are " held up" with the dishonest land
sharks.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-02-05
THE ISSUE MADE.
The President Declines to Give Rea.
sons for Removals.

'ihe president Declines to Give Rea.
sons for Removals.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The Attor-
ney General has sent letter to the
senate in answer to the resolution call
ing forall the documents and papers
in relation to the management and
conduct of the United States attorney
for the southern district of Alabama, in
which after acknowledging the receipt
OF the resolution in question. He
says: In responseito said resolution
the president of the United States
directs me to say that the papers which
were in this department relating to the
fitness j. d. Bennett, recently nominat-
ed to said office having been already
sent to the judiciary committee of the
senate, and the papers and documents
which are mentioned in said resolution
and still remaining in the custody of
this department, have exclusive re-
ferenccto the suspension by the presi-
president of Geo. F. Dustin, late
incumbent of the Office of district
attorney for the southern district of
Alabama. 1t is not considered that the
public interest will be promoted by a
compliance with said resolution and
the transmission of the documents and
papars therein sent to the senate in
executive session.
Very Respectfully,
A. II. GARLAND, Atty. Genl.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-02-05
A Differsncesin Weight.
Redfield journal.


The following is vouched for by one
OF the substantial farmers of Sphinx
county: He. went to certain grain
and coal dealer in Sphinx county (who ia
in the employ of an eastern company
With a hog in his wagon desiring to
ascertain the weight of the swine.
Driving onto the scales his wants we're
attended to by one of the employees in
attendance. After unloading the
grunter. deceased or otherwise. at the
proper place, which, by the way, was
IN another portion OF the town, he
drove back onto the scales for the pur-
pose OF weighing his wagon so that he
might know the exact weight of the
hog. This time another gentleman
attended the scales who was not aware
OF what had previously transpired.
The wagon was weighed; the farmer
drove off the scales, and halted to de-
duct the weight of the sclaes from the
gross weight of wagon and hog, He
found that his hog was not nearly 80
heavy as he had calculated and the
wagon was somewhat heavier than he
anticipated, and so remarked to the.
Welgher. "Oh, twas a hog you wanted
to get the weight OF, was it?' remark
ed the weigher. Obtaining a reply in
the affirmative, he continued .Wen. /
didn't get it down fine enough for a
hog. l thought it was coal you were
after. You better drive onto the scales
again" The farmer did SO and found
that his hog gained thereby eighty
pounds in weight.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-02-05
viously remarked, the Northwestern
will operate its side tracks across the
track of the Milwaukee.
THE KILLING OF CRAWFORD.
Official Report Of the Fight Between
Americans and Mexicans.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The war de.
partment has received official inform
alton from Gen. Crook of the death OF
Capt. Emmett Crawford, Third cavalry
at the hands of Mexicans in, Mexico,
and the probable surrender of the rem
egade Apaches. An accompanying
report from Lieut.. Maus, First infan-
try, who was next in command to Capt.
Crawford, says:
Capt. Crawford's command of Indian
scouts located the camp of the hostiles
on the night of the 10th inst, at a
point about fifty miles southwest of
Narcori, Mex, and one mile north of
Arras river-being about 200 miles
from the border line. They surround
ed the camp and quietly awaited the
break of day. In the meantime the
'braying of the burros alarmed the hos
tiles, and two of them made their ap-
pearance. They were fired upon by
the scouts, and general fight ensued.
Finally the Indians retreated to the
rocks and left all their effects in the
hands of the scouts. A running fight
was kept up for two or three hours,
when Capt Crawford's command
was surprised by a volley of bull
lets fred in their midst from
an unexpected quarter. At first
it was supposed that the shots came
from Capt. Davis command, which was
also after the hostiles in that vicinity.
Capt Crawford signalled for his men
to stop firing, and it was then discover
ed that the attacking party was COM
posed of Mexicans, who evidently took
Capt. Crawford's men for the hostiles.
Lieut.. Maus started out to consult with
the Mexicans, whenfiring began in an
other part of the line. He was about
to take steps to stop it when, happen
ing to look back, he saw Capt. Craw-
ford lying on his back with bullet
hole through his head. A parley be-
tween the two parties followed, when
it was found that Capt. Crawford was
mortally wounded, and that a guide
named Horne and five scouts were also
wounded. On the side of the Mexicans
the commanding officer and five other
men were killed and four others
wounded.