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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-16
The Panama Canal.

PARIS, December 15.-The committee
appointed by the Deputies to consider
the bill for postponing the payment of
the Panama canal liabilities rejected the
measure.
While the committee was examining
the bill. Peytral, Minister of Finance,
stated that the new Societe de Tudes
was prepared to constitute itself within
a fortnight, with capital of 10000 900
or Is, 600, 900 francs, to continue the OPP
Grafton of the old company. This
would precede the proposed new COM
pany, the capital stock of which would
be fixed according tosthe result of iu-
quiries, and which would complete the
canal. The provisional directors, with
full powers, would continue the works,
pending the formation of the new COM
pany.
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THE COMMITTEE ALSO REJECTED

the counter scheme mentioned by M.
Ceytral for the construction of new
company. The committee will report
to the Chamber that, in their opinion,
the Chamber has no right to legislate
upon such matters. The Cabinet has
decided not to withdraw the bill It
he's also decided not to offer substi-
tute for the measure providing for a
more precise settlement of the canal
company's affairs, When the report of
the committee was made, the Chamber
of Deputies proceeded Immediately to
a discussion of it.
Lias, in behalf OF the minority, re-
GREETED that the committee had declined
to hear of temporary administration
of the company, so that they could ar
rive at a correct knowledge of the situa-
ton.
NJ. Jumel, reporter for the committee,
explained that the committee desired
only to examine the question from a
standpoint of responsibility of the gov
eminent and the Chamber. He was
ready, if so desired, not as reporter of
the committee, but simply as Deputy,
to furnish complete statement of
THE POSITION OF THE COMPANY.
NJ. Merilon, dwelling on the impor-
lance of the subject, urged the adoption
of the bill.
NJ. Peytral, Minister OF Finance, sup
ported the bill in the interest OF the
$40 900 subscribers to Panama stock.
M. Jumel again arose and OBJ
jsctedlto the bill as useless, and ex-
pressed the belief that the company's
position would be better three months
hence than now.
M. Peytral, in replying to a question.
stated that 86,0O0,000 francs had been
deposited in the Credit Foncier as
guarantee of the payment for the lot
terry bonds,
NJ. Ohristopheli, director of the Credit
Foncier, here interposed, saying this
sum was not now at the disposal of the
Panama company. Thereupon the
bill was rejected, without any attempt
to discuss its clauses, by a vote OF 262
as ainst 1888,
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the officers, while securing the country
last night several miles above Sand
Beach, heard horse approaching and
recognized the rider as Harry Durant,
who was arrested in connection with
the cases last summer, but escaped.
The account lacks evidence. When
ordered to halt he fired at the
officers several times, then jumped
from the horse and escaped into
the woods. The officers searched
for him some time, but were unable to
find him. Then they followed his trail
in the direo ton from which he came.
and after considerable search struck a
cache near the road, from which they
unearthed number OF cases of opium,
valued at between $4,000 and $25, 600.
Durant is supposed 10 be at the head of
a gang of Canadian smugglers, and
every effort will be made to run them
down.
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REWARD


ITO THE FINDER OF A SMALL IN
i dexed order book to ]. w. Byers, Room
"a Wasatch Building, or at this Office.
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DANCING,

DRIvATE LESSONS IN DANCING BY q.
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LOOSE AND mounted diamonds at
I l.. HoILANDER's.
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DIR TICAL OHMAKERS.
J. Watches, Clocks and JeWelry repaired
and cleaned All work warranted, No, is
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FREE LADIES' CLAIRvOYANr

CONSULTATION FREE. GENTLEMEN
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before her marriage. Mrs. B. Raymond,
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FITS.

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after first days use. Marvellous Cures.
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HOW THEY NABBED HIM.

DENVER, Colo, December ia. c.
Nelson, alias J. M. Leonard, is the
name of the man arrested in Denver
charged with opium smuggling. On
Tuesday last Marx Harding, special
agent of the Treasury Department, re-
ported to the United States Mashal
Hill, he suspected Nelson's presence in
this city. Harding had a copy of way
bill from the st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manatoba Railway for some freight
shipped at Battineau, Dakota, for this
city The consigners claimed the
freight consisted of household goods.
This consignment was directed to A. G.
Nelson, Denver, Colo, and weighed $50
pounds. Deputy Marshal Currier pro
ceeded to the Union Pacific freight
Office for the purpose of making the
arrest when the goods were called for.
Wednesday stranger, with ill-6tting
clothes, asked for the goods consigned
to Wilson and he was placed under
arrest. Wilson's trunk at the Metro
politan Hotel was subsequently searched
and found to contain LAT packages of
prepared opium,
CONTAINING sEvENTY-THREE POUNDS.
No compromising documents were
found on Nelson's person nor among
his effects, except some cards of Chinese
in San Francisco. The pris-
oner, without knowing his trunk had
been opened, said he was awaiting the
goods to reship them to San Francisco.
Aside from this he was absolutely non
committal and would not say one
word even in his own behalf. Nelson
is well supplied with money, despite
his tramp-iike appearance and had
$175 in his pocket when arrested. The
prisoner waived examination when ar
raigned before the commissioner and
was taken, Friday night, by an officer
to St. Paul. These particulars did not
eak out until to-day.
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DIR, !, NJ, HOLLAND
GEO. W. CARTWR SEQ

iE1 MAIN STREET, HAS RETURNED
! tJ4 from Council Bluffs.
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A GOOD GIRL, GOODWAGEs PAID. APP
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A. L. BEGRIE.

OFT SOUTH, FIRST WEST, OF DICKS
HO . Royal Veterinary College, Edin-
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NVEERILL, HAYWOOD AND REESE.
u three busy business men of this CITY.
were missing this week in business circles
put their smiling faces were seen on the
street again yesterday. It is hoped thew
captured the elephant, we welcome them
back. 'A'e---
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT

and its special workings, he said IN
part: ''Since the Interstate commerce
act went into effect, two years ago,
there has been what might be called a
craze for railroad construction. TWAS
impossible to pool, and long haul regu--
lated short haul. Dishonest means of
rate-cutting and other means to in
fuence the course of traffic were re-
sorted to or devised during the past
two years. do not hesitate
to say they ara unprecedented, with
the whole bad record of the past.
When asked why do not give infor-
nation and institute proceedings under
the law, l may say that while l am
morally sure these things are being
done, I cannot furnish legal proof. 1t
is this absence of good proof which has
brought the railroad system to its pres
ent condition and threatens to carry it
still lower. To attribute It to the inter-
State commerce act,
IS AN UTTER MISTAKE.
If this act were totally repealed to-
morrow, it would produce but a tenn
-porary relief. The railroad system
must heal itself. But in saying what 1
have said, l don't mean to imply that
in nv Judgment +ho i-Go4- Eseata e~-I1-
merno oct is harmless, much less use-
hfni- piece OF legislation. On the con-
Ctrary, I am very sure that, as it
stands, it is not. Its present effect
and future results are exactly those
which its trainers never contemplated.
The process of gravitation and consoli-
dalton, so far as railroads are con-
cerned. was going fast enough before,
but the Interstate commerce act has
given it new impetus. Under the
operations of the act the smaller local
railroads throughout the country are
bring ground out of existence. 1t is
the local haul
WHICH BRINGS IN THE PROFIT.
Smaller independent railroads cannot
have this, and are being forced
whether they like it or not, into the
hands of a few great systems into
which the railroads of the country are
rapidly crystalizing. Thus the effects
of the act are being felt at smaller
distributing points, which are
deprived of their market, for
those who formerly bought Of
them can get the same goods on bet
ter terms from larger and distant cen
tres. Contrary to every design of those
who formed the act, its provisions have
dent new impetus to just those forces
it was intended to hold in check. The
interstate commerce act, acting on
the tendency OF natural forces,
is rapidly drawing US forward toward
some grand consolidation or railroad
trust scheme. Even this, from my
point of view, I cannot regard as
thing TO be dreaded. l am very sure
great companies are consolidating by
the repeating features of the Inter
State Commerce Act which is pre-
oiDitatiDo ovapts in that direction u
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he WAS GIVEN A RECEIPT.
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FOURTH SCHOOL DIrRICTNoTICE
CARPENTERS TABE NOTICE.

THERE WILL BE A MEETING HELD
j in Temple of Honor Hall, Tuesday
evening, December IS, 1888, at 7 O'Clock
pm, for the purpose of organizing union.
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BUSINESS CARDS


nj USIC, LANGUAGES AND FENCING
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lOUR RELIABLE BOYS NOT UNDER
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urday OF each week. Apply immediately at
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THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT THE
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-06-09

under the Constitution. AS the law
is now, however, the federal govern,
ment is the partner of the liquor
dealers. Its tax affords them an ar
gument why the State should not
cut deeper and take their power
away. This might not be a party
question, but it is. The Democrats
stand by the distillers, and insist that
the customs revenues shall be reduced
in order that the internal taxes may
he continued. All good men who
believe in killing the political power
ot.the saloon, hailed with delight the
opportunity 10 strike blow at the
distillers which was afforded by our
superabundant revenues. To them
the need of reducing taxation seemed
to be the occasion for dissolving the
governments partnership with the
liquor traffic. But the tariff reformers
stand in the way. They cry out,
"Hands off the sacred Bourbon idol
of KentuckyW ~ And so the friends
of temperance find, as usual, the
Democratic party standing in their
pathway, snivelling hypocritically
some rigmarOle about cheap whiskey
and dear blankets. Nevertheless the
fact remains, and it is fact that nc
one can successfully dispute, that the
abolition of the internal revenue
taxes is not only the certain way OF
reducing taxation and the revenue.
but it will accomplish a great moral
reform at the same time.
Wher the Republicans come tC
deal with this important question in
the Senate they will not be deferred
by the untruths which are shrieked
out by the enemies of American in.
dustries. They will crafty the usua
sentiments of the country and offer {
sane and proper solution for oul
financial problem by firmly cuttine
the bond between the government
and the liquor traffic.-N. Y. Mai
and Express.
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NUMBER Is.

back to the point designated. Jones'
second had the word "Fire," and as
he slowly said "One-two-three-
fire !" they simultaneously turned at
the word and instantly fired. Neither
was hurt. They cooked their pistols
and deliberately walked towards
each other, firing as they went. At
The fifth shot Jones threw up his
right hand, and. firing his pistol in
the air, sank down. Fry was in the
act of firing his last shot, but, seeing
Jones fall, he silently lowered his
pistol, dropped it on the ground, and
sprang to Jones' side. taking his head
IN his lap as he sank down and ask
ing if he was hurt.
discovered that Jones was shot
through the region of the stomach,
the bullet glancing around that organ
and coming out to the left of the
spinal column; besides, he had re-
ceiyed three other frightfuI flesh
wounds in other portions of the body.
dressed his wounds and gave him
such stimuIants as l had. He after
ward got we'll.
Fry received three wounds-one
breaking his right arm, one the left,
and the other in the right side. After
months of suffering he got we'll and
fought the war out to the bitter end,
and to-day the two are partners in a
wholesale grocery business.
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A Difference.

Some of our Democratic contem-
poraries are endeavoring to take
much comfort from what they are
pleased to term the Republican situ-
ation." Here it is, they say. only
few weeks till the meeting of the ma
tional convention and the party is
utterly at sea as to who its candidates
will be. Very good. So it is. But
what is there alarming in this? In
1880 the party was lat sea" even
after the convention had assembled,
and yet it selected candidates that
were able to give the Democracy a
good, sound drubbing.
There is nothing discouraging In
the situation, so far as the Republi-
cans are concerned. Material for the
construction of ticket is abundant,
and it is available. The trouble is to
discover whom the Republicans of
the country want, and that is a very
small trouble. One or two days at
Chicago will settle that, and sett e it
satisfactorily. There is one thing,
however. upon which the Republic
cans are not at sea. There is no un-
certainty as to their platform. On all
the important questions before the
country it will be courageous and
outsnoken for the right. 1t will de.
mand that American labor and
American interests be protected and
promoted in preference to foreign
labor and foreign interests, and that
elections shall be fairly and honestly
conducted in all sections of the Union
alike. There will be no higgling,
no evasion, no hypocrisy about that
platform it will be bold and can
did utterance, like it always is.
But how is it with Democracy =? It
has but one candidate, it is true and
he will be nominated by acclamation,
not because the majority of Demo-
Gratis want him. but because he has a
death grip on the party. But while
the nominee of the st. Louis con-
vention is in effect already named, it
is not at all certain what its platform
will be. The probabilities is that in
spite of the bold stand taken by the
President the question that is more
prominent before the country will be
lodged or straddled. The tariff
plank will be framed in language so
ambiguous as to be susceptible of
double construction and adaptable to
every locality and shade of belief; as
heretofore, it will be "All things 10
all men,"
While there is doubt as to who
will be the Republican candidate,
there is no doubt as to what will be
the Republican platform while there
is no doubt as to the Democratic cam
didate, there is great dount as to the
platform upon which he Is to stand.
The Republicans are sure of good
candidate on certain platform the
Democrats are sure of bad candi-
date upon an uncertain platform.
Who has the best of the situation.-
Exchange.
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A Strange War Duel.

Georgia Union.
On the 18th of June, 1868, 1 wit
messed duel between Captain Jones,
commanding federal scout, and Cap
tain Fry, commanding a rebel scout,
Greene county, East Tennessee.
These two men had been fighting
each other for about six months,
with the fortunes of battle in favor
first of one and then the other. Their
commands were encamped on either
side of Lick creek, large and slug
gish stream. too deep to ford and too
shallow for ferryboat, but there a
bridge spanEed the stream for the
convenience of the travelling public.
Each of them guarded this bridge,
that communication should neither
go north nor south, as the railroad
track had been broken up months
before. After fighting each other
several months, and contesting the
point as to which should hold the
bridge, they agreed to fight duel,
the conquerOr to hold the bridge un-
disputed for the time heing. Jones
gave the challenge and Fry accepted.
The terms We're that they should
fight with navy pistols, twenty
yards apart, deliberateIywalking to-
ward each other and firing until the
last chamber of their pistols was dis
charged, unless one or the other fell
before all the discharges were made.
They chose their seconds, and agreed
upon rebel surgeon las he was the
only one in either command) to at
tend them in case of danger.
Jones was certainly a fne-looking
fellow with light hair and blue eyes,
five feet ten inches in height, looking
every inch the military chieftain.
He was man soldiers would esteem
and ladies regard with admiration.
never saw a man more cool, deter
mined and heroic under such circum-
stances. / have read of the deeds of
chivalry and knight errantry of the
middle ages and brave men en-
balmed in modern poesy, but when
saw Jones come to the duellist's
scratch, fighting, not for real or sup
posed wrongs to himself, but, as he
honestly thought, for the glory of the
flag, l could not help admiring the
man, Notwithstanding he fought for
the freedom of the negro, which 1
was opposed to.
Fry was a man full 6 feet high,
slender, with long, wavy curling
hair. jet black eyes, wearing a slouch
hat and gray suit. and looked rather
the demon than the man.
There was nothing ferocious about
him, but he had that self-sufficient
nonchalance that said, 81 will kill
YOU" Without doubt he was braye,
cool, and collected, and although suf-
fering from terrible flesh wound in
his left arm, received a week before,
he manifested no symptoms of dis
tress, but seemed ready for the fight.
The ground was stepped off by the
seconds, pistols loaded and eXchang-
ed, and the principals brought face to
face.
They turned around and walked
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Simple emotions will not suffice to
elevate the character or improve the
life. There must be power of self
denial, strength of will, persevering
effort.
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Ideas go booming through the
world louder than cannon. Thoughts
are mightier than armies. Pnnci-
pies have achieved more victories
than horsemen.
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The sweetest Of all pleasures, and
one that will never decay, Is to cher
ish the heart that loves you.
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not great things or wonderful things, but
the little things that &c far towards max
ing up the comforts of life. 1t is but a
few years since friction matches came in
to use. Before that we had to resort to
the old flint, and steel and finder box. 1t
is only recently since we had hooks and
eyes, and safety pins; SO Of baking pow
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we're in danger of pneumonia or fever, we
took sweat or physic, or were bled;
now, we simply take Humphreys Specific
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when we had dyspepsia, or indigestion we
took pills or physic. dieted, went to bed,
or laid up for week; now, we simply
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daily about our business, and are cured
Formerly, when the children had the
Group or the whooping coup, we dosed
them, and had them sick for weeks or
months; now, we give the Specifics No.
10 or No 90. and they are simply cured.
These little handy things make life easy,
and, to avoid all embarrassment 10 the
selection Of them, Humphreys Manual
144 pages) richly bound in cloth and
gold. will be sent post paid, upon appli-
cation to the Company, 100 Fulton street,
New York.
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Death Of judge sanderson.

Death of Judge Sanderson.
Judge Augustus E. Sanderson failed to
rally from the acute attack of apoplsxv
that snote him on the Sth inst, and ON
"Wednesday morning last, at an early
hour, death claimed him.
Judge Sanderson was born at Little,on
Mass, in 1882. In 1854 be removed to
New Jersey and settled at Lebanon. in
this county, where, after time passed in
teaching school, he stud led law and prac-
tlced for number of years. For several
years he was township Superintendent of
schools, and in 1S7l-72 he was a member
OF the New Jersey Legislature. He re-
moved to Pennington in 1878, and in
1881 he was appointed Law Judge for
nve years. His term expired in 1886, and
he was reappointed for second term.
de leaves widow and six children. His
remains were inferred at Lebanon, Mon
day morning, with Masonic honors, he
having been Grand Past Master of the
Clinton Lodge of Masons. Deceased was
not what might have been called bril-
liant man, but he was clear headed and
strove to do his duty. In disposition he
was very agreeable, making everybody
bis friend. It is a remarkable coinci-
dence that be died upon his birthday
the s6lh.-HanteTdoa Democrat.