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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18
WHAT HAS THE COUNTY RECORDER TO
DO WITH POLYGAMY

The outspoken attitude Of a large num-
Der of the respectable Gentiles in opposi-
ton TO the disfranchisement of the mono
gamous Mormcns, will probably secure the
defeat of the bills now before Congress
having that object in view. 1t was posi-
bly in contemplation of the failure of these
measures that Senator EDMUNDs presented
his latest bill This latter bill will be held
ND to Congress and the public as a measure
strongly calculated to uproot the remaining
vestiges of polygamy. 1t will be denomin-
sted. "a bill to render Mormon plural mar
riages still more difficult" and under such
q claim may meet with the favor of Con-
gress.
But after all, what possible effect on the
extirpation of polygamy can bill have
that places the appointment of selectmen
and assessors and other minor county Off
Gals in the hands Of the governor!
The bill is nothing more or less than a
measure for the personal accommodation of
the governor of the territory, and should
be entitled IAN act to increase the patron
age of A L. THOMAS by depriying the
people Of Utah of the republican right to
say who should assess their property, hold
their funds, expend their taxes, take charge
of their records, etc"
To deny polygamist the right to vote
and hold office, to punish for nolygamy and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18

cohabitatior, to exclude polygamists from
the jury box and so on, are to strike blows
at plural marriage the force of which any
one can see; but to say that the extinction
of polyganhy is rendered any more certain or
speedy if pet of ISe governor shall sit in
the county court house and record deeds or
orders of the probate court, or if a tool of
the governor shall sit as member of the
county court to assist in spending its
revenue, is legislative absurdity that
may appear clear enough to the governor
but is incomprehensible to everybody else.
And, by the way, if the Liberals win this
county, as they seem hopeful of doing, and
two or three others soon, would they ap-
appreciate the pleasure of having the gov
of going to the polls by naming all the
officerss
The Tribune might approve it; but the
fact that that paper no longer repre-
sents the prevailing Gentle, sentiment
here, the sentiment of the new
blood, and only echoes the bitter hatred
of other and worse days, and the additional
fact that it is the governors own sheet in
part, renders it an unsafe index to popular
Gentle sentiment.
1t is time to tear the veil of hypocrisy
from political jobs and personal schemes
masquerading under the guise of patriotic
anti ormonism; it is time to recognize
that the anti Mormon laws in force need
no supplement.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18
DISTINGUISHED AUTHORITIES CONFLICT.

The gamblers must go, says Mayor
SCOTT.
The gamblers shall stay, says Judge
POWERS.
Judging by the sights, sounds and noe
turnal Examinations to be seen in va rious
public quarters of the city, Judge POWERS
fiat is the one that is going to be observed.
The gentle tin-horner, who erstwhile
shrivelled out of sight under the frost of
the mayors stern warning, now lifts his
head once more and blooms into life under
the invigorating influence of Judge Pow
ERs' pronunciamento.
The great Gentle and Mormon public in
the meantime is watching the moves of the
game and wondering whether Mayor SCOTT
and Marshal YOUNG were only playing at
abolishing the gambling dens, or whether
they were in deep and determined earnest.
The decent portion of the public afore-
said-and as yet it is the overwhelming
majority of the city-will stand shoulder to
shoulder with the mayor and marshal in
roofing out the hells, dens and tiger lairs of
this city, whether they are on the ground
floor or up a dozen flights of stairs.
Don't let US have city authorities who
are "vigilant-not too vigilant, but just
vigilant enough
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18
TERRITORY OF UTAH Utah lss.:
NOTICE

OF THE INTENTION OF THE CITY COUN-
" Gil to extend water mains on Second South
street from between Tenth and Eleventh East
to midway between Eleventh and Twelfth East
streets.
Notice is hereby given by the city council Of
Salt Lake city of the intention of such council
to make the following described improvement,
to-wit: Extending and laying iron water pipes
or mains along the following streets, namely:
Second South street from between Tenth and
Eleventh East to midway between Eleventh
and Twelfth East streets and defraying three
fourths of the cost thereof. estimated at 5000
three thousand dollars, by a local assessment
up on the lots or pieces of ground within the
following described district, being the district
to be affected or benefited by said improve
ment, namely: All of lots and 2. block 90: lots
2 and 5, block 30; lots sands block 81 lots and
Z, block %; all in plat F, Salt Lake city survey.
All protests and objections to the carrying out
of such intention must be presented in writing
to the city recorder on or before May e. 1890,
being the time set by the said council, when it
will hear and consider such objections as may
be made thereto.
BY order of the city council of Salt Lake city,
made April p, 1890
LOUIS HYAMS. City Recorder.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18
THE CITY'S PROPERTY.

Last winter and spring when the real es-
tate sales aggregated, in the amounts in
volved, from half a million dollars to
million and half a week, there was great
rejoicing IN some quarters, and people
seemed to think that times were brisk,
money was plenty and prosperity prevailed.
Now that the sales represent only about
three hundred thousand dollars a week, in
the places where there was rejoicing gloom
rests, and people appear to think money is
scarce and there is an absence of prosper
ity. Let US for a moment consider the two
periods and ascertain!which was the better
for the entire community. During the
time of brisk buying how much money was
there in circulation! Win any of you re-
fresh your men cries by reference to your
bank books or bureau-drawer accounts and
say if you had more money you could
call your own in December, January
and February than you find to your credit
to-day? The fact is, there was a good deal
less money in circulation among the people
then than there is now. Men were not at
weekly wages. The big real estate trans
actions showed well in the newspapers and
made things lively around the county re-
corders office and the land agencies, but
mighty little money was floating around
among the masses. There are instances
where single lot sold half dozen or more
times within few weeks, each time at an
advance price, and yet the mortgage given
at the original sale rem aimed and remains,
| ooch
though thousands of dollars figured in the
transactions. The first seller obtained
a portion of the purchase price
and that was about all the money that came
into sight during the various transfers
The sales benefited the public not at all
they created no business, they gave EN-
ployment to nobody, they bought no rea
property. Three months ago our real es
tate transactions were largely specula-
being made with view to holdine
the property, and fewer still with the
intention of Immediately improving the
lots.
To-day this is all changed. Speculation
has been largely eliminated from the bust
ness and the buying is ''for keeps The re
corded transactions mean what they say OF
their face, and in most cases the actual cas-
passes with the change of land ownership
The transfers are less numerous and Their
has been great falling off in the amour
of money in the weekly sales
, but we maintain that the communit
, is much more prosperous than formerly
and that the cash received and spent b.
the people. is two or three times what
was three months ago, when everybod,
/ felt jubilant and all thought those wer
''fiush times.' Now the money is actual
being paid out The thousands of mechan
: les and laborers are now at work, earnin,
and drawing wages, material is bein
} bought and paid for with cash, and none.
is now in free circulation among the pee
pie, making good times, whereas fey
months ago the good times were largely il
, the imagination of those who read in tn
newspapers about the astonishing trans
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18
THE SUNDAY SALOON.

The saloons are again in full blast on
Sunday, many with the easily accessible
side door open and others with the front
door unlocked. Little effort is made on the
part of the proprietors to conceal the fact
that they are open for business on the Sab
bath as well as on week days. Unless the
police are blind and deaf they must know
that whisky selling goes on publicly on
Sunday in defiance of law and in disregard
of the mayors order few weeks ago. If
the officers possess ordinary intelligence
they can obtain sufficient evidence to con-
vict the offenders; indeed, so brazen and
confident are the keepers of some of the
saloons that it is doubted that they would
close their doors on policeman, or refuse
him liquor during the inhibited period.
We again remind Mayor SCOTT and Mar
shall You've that this is a Sunday loving
and Sabbath observing community; that
the selling of intoxicants on the first day
OF the week is forbidden by the territorial
statute and municipal ordinance; that
these officials are charged with the duty,
which they have sworn to perform, of en-
forcing the laws in this city, and the peo-
pie will hold them accountable for failure
or neglect to do their duty. These officials
may owe their election to the saloon
keepers and the men who. buy drinks on
Sunday, but that fact does not repeal the
law, nor does it furnish a legitimate excuse
| for the mayor and his chief executive Of
ficer to close their eyes to plain violations
of a statute which has the warm approval
of all the good people in the city.
| 1t cannot be pleaded in excuse by the
mayor and the marshal that they are pow.
erless in the matter, being unable to en-
| force the law. A few weeks since mott
fication by the marshal as coming from
the mayor, that there must be no liquor
selling on Sunday effectually closed all the
saloons; there was even no occasion fol-
extraordinary watchfulness on the part o.
the policemen, the doors being firmly
locked and the blinds thrown up, that al
might see that no business was transacted
A similar order now would have a like eff
feet, the penalty for violation of the ordi
nance being SO severe that barkeeper
would not run the risk of ares
and prosecution if there were
reasonable probability that an effort would
be madesto enforce the law. We are awar,
of the threat that has been made if tn,
mayor shall insist upon the law bein!
obeyed, and we know of the pressur
brought TO bear to induce him and the mar
shall to be lenient in the matter; neverthe
less can Mr.. SCOTT, as mayor sworn to
faithful performance of clearly defined
duty, can he as Christian and an officia
in Sunday loving church, can he as mora
citizen, interested in the peace, good orde
and good reputation of the city afford
wink at open and fragrant violations of tn
ordinances The majority public sentimen
will be with him in the performance of hi
duty; that sentiment runs strongly agains
him in his failure to do his sworn duty.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18

THE Boise Statesman says: 1.-THE hope
less band of antediluvian relics composing
the city council were in session Monday
evening and succeeded in doing more in
one hour to retard the growth of the city
than anything that has happened or could
have happened in the past ten years. If
ever city was cursed with a stupidity per-
verse and hopelessly imbecile municipal
government, that city is Boise" Spokane
Falls also seems to be afflicted with city
council that Is peculiar. The ReuieW of
that place says: stThree motives influence
men who accept or seek seats in council
a sense of public duty, recognition of
honor and trust, and desire to Doodle, if
the word can be used as a verb" And
then the paper goes on to explain that as
regards the city named, the latter motive
is what actuates the majority of the
councilmen. Let it be understood that on
this occasion we are dumb as an oyster as
to CITY councils,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18

A FAMILIAR feature Of the law is just
now being illustrated at Kingston, N. Y.
A man there died, leaving tc his widow a
life interest in an estate valued at s., 900,
at her death the property to be divided
among twelve heirs. There was a small
mortgage on the place, and the widow be-
ing unable to pay it off, foreclosure pro-
ceedings followed, and the court costs,
lawyers fees, ETC., amounted to 1885,
The result is that during her life the
widow viii be entitled to the interest on
81, or about cents ayear. At the death
two Of the heirs would, or should, receive
90 cents each, five will get cents each,
four will have 5 cents each, and one will
receive, during life the annual interest on
90 cents. The law is great institution
for lawyers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18
IMPORTANT PATENT DECISION.
American Patents Can Suffer no Detriment
by Those Foreign Patents.

The decision announced by the supreme
court of the United States in the case of
Pohl VS.. the anchor Brewing company is
case of the decision is not yet printed, but
the announcement is sufficiently full to
show that the supreme court has held
overruling the circuit court of the southern
district of New York-that United States
patents issued for inventions which have
been previously patented abroad do not
terminate when the foreign patents may
happen to come to an end as penalty for
non payment of taxes, Importation in con
travention to foreign laws, or other
breaches of conditions subsequent, on
which those patents are issued.
The Westinghouse and Edison companies
have been in litigation for long time on
questions involving the one decided in this
case, which is upon patent for the wash
ing of beer barrels. The case was awaited
of by the Edison and Westinghouse COM
panies, they having none Of their own suf-
ticiently forward to reach an early decision,
and it was argued by their respective coun-
sci. A Judgment was rendered by Judge
Wallace overruling his former decision un
der the authority of Bates VS.. Hammond
which he interpreted as requiring him-ap;
parently contrary to his convictions of
what the decision ought to be-to declare
the beer barrel patent expired here because
of its forfeiture in Germany. The appeal
| from that decision was submitted out of it's
order under rule of the court upon briefs
signed by Mr.. Grosvenor p. Lowrey, MIR.
Benjamin e. Thurston, Mr.. Clarence A.
Seward, Mr.. J. M Deuel., and Judge Davis
on the one side, and by Mr.. Wetmore, Wit
ter & Kenyon, and Hess 81 Townsend upon
the other. The fulness of the considera-
ton which thisquestion has now had seems
to settle the law upon this point, and leave
it certain that American patents can suffer
no detriment by reason of those foreign
patents, except to be limited to the term
for which the foreign patent issues. Moth
ing done after that time by the foreign
owner can prejudice the American inter
| est.
1t is believed that this decision is far
reaching to degree that can scarcely be
estimated. To the Edison company alone
the results deemed of the greatest import
ance, since it is claimed by them that it rids
them Of the only serious difficulty in the
way of establishing the principal Edison
lamp patent; and doubtless other patents
of value nearly as great in various
branches of industry Which were compro
missed whilc this matter remained in doub
are now secured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18

SOME OF the Arizona newspapers are
making it torrid for Secretary MURPHY
who wants the territory admitted to the
union as a state provided the Mormons are
disfranchised and the Republicans are
thus given absolute control. Mr.. MURPHY's
plan is not popular outside the little gang
of Republican politicians who are seeking
an opportunity to plumber the little COM
monwealth during the next few years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18

SOME OF the men whose sidewalks have
been made to conform to the grade estab-
lished by the city surveyor, and which are
now being cut down or elevated in accord
ance with new grade established by new
city surveyor should bring suit for dam
ages against the corporation, and in that
way have the matter settled as to whether
or not grade can be changed to suit the
within of every new engineer who gets into
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18

E. w. Potter, the postmaster at Elm
Creek, Neb., says he has personal know
ledge of several cases of rheumatism in that
vicinity that have been permanently cured
by Chamberlain's Pain Balm, after other
remedies were used without benefit. He
has sold it at his drug store there for five
years and says he never knew it to fail,
that "any customer who once uses Cham
berlain's Pain Balm will have nothing else
instead" For sale by Z. G. M. l. drug
1op3t
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18
NOTICE.

Leave orders for the Salt Lake City
Brewing company's lager beer at the fol
lowing places: Wilson & Busby's Delmon-
leo bar, Nos. 55 and 81 East Second South
ST.; P. T. Nystrom's, corner Commercial
and First South Sts., and Fountain beer
hall, Main ST. JACOB NORTH.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18

events of three-fourths of a century ago
are unable to determine whether or not the
world was benefited by the overthrow of
the Little Corporal WELLINGTON, his
conqueror. is less thought of for the very
reason that the sympathy of all civilized
people outside of England were instinc
lively given to the vanqsished.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18

THE CITY will make greater progress in
the long run and be more prosperous all the
time if the public improvements are such
as can be made without depressing the tax
payers. The city council will prove its
friendship for the city if it will be guided
by the above.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18

actions in real estate, and thought the
money was floating about in the country.
The prosperity of to-day is genuine and
all that it seems.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18

Parties -eaoUino from one place 10 another, ana
desiring papers changed should ala0dyS gaoeJ
0s aceH as present address.
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R. M. JOHNSON & CO.,

No. 90 W. First South street. west. brokers
and commission merchants, buying and
selling real estate, stocks, grain, provisions
and merchandise. Consignments solicited.
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Entered at the Postofice at Salt Lake City,
Utah, for transmission through the mails as
cond class matter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18

Pimples, blotches and sores and their
causes is removed by Simmons Liver Reg
ulator.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18

A dose of Simmons Liver Regulator,
taken daily, will relieve and prevent indi-
gestion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18

Solid oak refrigerators. Z. Wanless, so
Nam street. See them.
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At last, all difficulties have been over
come and boring has commenced at the
Anchor mine. The work is progressing
nicely and if all goes well, in two months
time the Anchor will be drained. An eight
inch hole is being bored and the distance is
about 600 feet from the bottom of the shaft
to the tunnel. Mr.. w. w. Dull, the con-
tractor, is managing the work in such a
manner as to satisfy the company that he
thor oughly understands his business.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-08
EASTERN ECHOES.

At the Office of Drexel & Morgan, it is
stated that cable advices announce the
condition of j. S. Morgan worse, and
that he is not expected to live.
The Indians on Court D'Oreilles reser-
vation, numbering 1900, are suffering
for food, and the aged and infrm are liza
BILE to die of starvation unless supplies
are received at once.
At Dallas, Texas, in consequence of the
inundation of the machinery at the city
water works, there is almost water
famine prevalent. The electric light
power is off, and the city is in darkness
At New York the jury declared Miss
Harriet Coffin insane. She is the grand
daughter and heiress of the late Judge
Coffin, of Cincinnati She has been
about year in private asylum on ac-
count OF her eccentric behavior toward
Kyrle Bellew, the actor.
Joseph F. Meeks, referee in the Flack
case, has surrendered himself to undergo
a sentence of thirty days in jail He
says the judgment of the court has wor-
ried him, and he prefers to undergo
sentence rather than be disappointed in
the decision of the Court of Appeals.
The directors Of the Equitable Bank of
New York have decided to close its
doors. One of the directors claims that
of late the bank has been losing money.
The deposits dropped down to a figure
where there is very little profit for the
concern. The depositors have been mott
fed to withdraw their money.