Daily Republican., 1889-07-26
Third EDITION.
JOSEPH PYLE ON WESTERN TOUR

Lecture Before the Young Peoples
Christian Association OF 81. PauIs NJ.
T.. Church Last Evening.
Salt Lake City Is dusty and irrigated,
moral and religious. E!ev,n churches
include an NJ. f., costing s75 900; Scan
dinavian, SIS 900; Baptist, jewish Syna-
gogue, two Presbyterian, three Mason ic,
four Odd Fellow lodges, Knights Of
Pythlas, II d Men, nited American
Mechanics, etc. Pupils Of evangellc
Sunday schools number 4, sos, and are
the strongest influence to break up Nor
monism, which gave grand public
ovation to Polygamist Cannon upon COM
ple,ing HE term In jail.
Great Salt Lake, by its extreme salt
ness and no out ct, although four rivers
empty into 1t, the climate, the high eleva-
ton, etc, make a visitor think Of Israel 8
proo ised land.
In Denver there Is an organized asso-
citation OF fifty one Delawaresns, who use
no alcoholic drinks q. their bAnquets.
From Salt Lake almost thousand
miles take us TO Sacramento, which Is 90
miles from San FIauclsco. On the route
is Ogden, Sc miles; the old Salt Lake,
now DIR cd up, but leaving Its marks 100
feet up the mountein Side, the site, 600J
feet above the sea level, OF the railroad
wedding OF the Union Pacific and Central,
where, with grand ceremony, the last
spke-a gold oue-was driven with o
silver hammer that was connected by
telegraph with, and sounded It's blows in,
all the great cities of the United States,
as 1f74 miles OF railroad were thus
Joined.
Near here ten miles and 200 feet OF
track had been laid in one day. That uses
ITO
$4,000 spikes, 1880 bo.ts, the whole
weighing 4.3lG,OO0 pounds. It is no
feet In 1i6 seconds.
There are ~ wells, to Z feet In d.
ameter with no bottoms that have ever
yet been sounded; supposed to be craters
OF extinct volcanoes.
The grave OF the Unknown Maiden"
and the mirage vera pa sod.
Two locomotives took our two Pull
mans around Cape Horn-a round peak
1900 feet high, cut In the solid rock by
workmen suspended by ropes. Here the
cturer's vile invited him to enjoy q
look with htr down 2, 800 feat nearly per-
pendicular height, where what was a
river looked like silver thread.
Sacramento had an abundance OF geo
things to ia. and the railroad company
allowed forty five minutes. Streets had
bccu lulsNA - W ~ lGGbs Ou BOlC buG
grand river, take tho Oakland steamboat
on the beautiful lake, look up the hilly
streets, with cable cars, and nnd saI
Francisco more perfect babel" thar
any other American city.
The Palace Hotel is seven stories high
with top OF glass, and has stories ca h q
feet. There are large porches, each will
$40 gas lights, rooms IL feet square, maiI
dining room 150xS0 feet, supper room
90x50 feet. An usher takes your hat
places it on rack with hundreds, bu
returns you the right hat every time "a,
YOU pass ou'. Mirrors are set in ebony
and gold. Artistic paintings Of thu
highest grade are on the walls adorned
with real diamonds, which cost S25, 900
Their friend, Col. Andrews, presented
them with bUquct as large AS half
bushel, showing that California raise
jewe'ry palace and saw bracelets WORT
$4,000, $40, geo, $4,000, S5O, 900 and OH,
att1l0,0O0. When asked could he flu,
customers for such costly obs, Col
Andrews said . man who few years AZ,
pawued watch for $40 was SO gratetu
for the favor OF the loan that lie cam
back, redeemed 1t aud bought Gil 90
worth OF goods; that a neishbor Wort
II million OF dollars made no adiru {
buying S40,0 worth at "a single pul
chase. what is money Tor except t
spendP
San Francisco contains as square miles
The United States las 1900 acres f.
military usfs. Golden Gate Park col
tains 1880 acres.
Col. Andrews took them to driy
through the city and parks, ont to Il
Go den Gate, the Bay, the seal ellis, 81
On three island ellis, some l5) feet higl
the seals, includ ug "Ben Butler" b
sport ttemselvc. protected by custo
and common consent. They lock to
SEQ feet away, but may be n quarter OF
mile, the air is SO clear But Col. A,
drews' opera glass brought them seer
ingly almost nvar enough to touch. II
Col. thereupon presented Mr.. Pile wi
the fed glass, greatly to his surprise Al
delight.
Tine Chinese quarter has 10000
500 population who live both abo
ground, aud two u three stories und
ground, IN the center Of the city, but n
congenial TO the city rs they do not mi
Three or four OF them can live 10 a G.
feet bolc underground, reached by pt
sage tome 2ii feet wide. Tho O
Globe" Fotel, sbodt 4, feet square co
tains $50 OF Them In the second, thi
and fourth stories.
In their theatre the play goes on
whole week. White people are taken
the stage, which 10 u roi I'll affair. Til
music is a queer medley Of sounds. III
are cute; will reni building At SOD .
month, sheive it for dodgers and ma
$1,000 per month. Their market conta
dried duces, eggs enl other edtbles FRI
China. In their upper cass restaura
their food Is delicious, particularly til
tea, nice sponge eBke aud chickens. I
second stepping OF the same tea gees
the ccnd-class restaurant. TIE groul
are then dried and sold 10 POOR Chi
men. Alter you 20 through 'Murdere
Ally" ali Opium joint and a theatre, a
get dizzy beaded, you are glad to co
TO the open air OF DuPonI street.
IN their "Joss House" they hay,
''good deyil' and bad devil" an l.
for health" "sickness" and aim
everything. Their gods and devils
not in these idols until they strike /
which calls dei:ies and imps TO hear ii
prayers and smell their burning iucer
The speaker exhibited many relics a
curios'ties OF their tour.
Portland, Oregon, Seattle and Yell,
stone Park, wherein they Travelled
miles in stages, are named as topics
next Thursday evening, These lecty
are free, instructive and entertaiEi
Tho speakers style Is colloqu'al.
went to see and learn. lie treats
audience In the same spirit, giving
information most clearly aud freely.
kiIrain and Murphy.
Jake Kilran and Johnny Murphy
high old time in Baltimore on Thu
dav tnaEinu n tnuy If fhn en1onpe tr