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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05
PAuPERlsM ~ THE UNITED
STATES.

tENHus bulletin bO, relating 10
paupers In United States aimshouses In
1880, Is a document OF much Interest TO
all American citizens. The aggregate
number Of inmates In poorhouses In
issO was 73,0ii, as compared with
G0,2Oa In 1850. Tho total number Of
males was i0,7il, and Of fcmales ~ ,a0i.
OF the males asst, aud OF the females
Bll3 were colored.
The population OF the United States
In 1850 was 5O,l65,1sS' The ratio OF
almshouse paupors to the total popula-
ton at that time, was l 10 100, or 1920
to the million. The population In 1880
was 6s,622,250' The present ratio Is
| 10 sol, or lldd to tho million. This
shows n marked relative decrease, but
the census superintendent attributes
the decline In tho ratio to tile very
much smaller number u paupeta cared
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05
PuGlLIsrs AND PRESIDENTS.


IIHSRY WAI1ERsos, the famous
Kentuckian Of "star.cy,d goddess"
renown, has tho following on tho do.
cline Of the prize ring;
"rhe sun o. tho puRilis, Is seitlug.
Thcro is no doubt about Il. somehow or
othor no docs not command public at
tontion quito TO tho oXtont that ho used
10. Il IL no longer necessary To issue
daily bulletins concerning tho health aud
movements u Mr.. John l.. sullivan Of
Boston. II Is not considered advisable
10 consult Mr.. Mitchell OF England hoioro
removing the Triple Alliance, aud
doubtless we will have Presidential
election next year despite the threatened
absence Of Mr.. Fltssinmons II Now
Ioalani and Mr.. Halt OF Australia. la
time, II this satisfactory progress con-
tinuos, the President of tho United State.
will become ~ conspicuous n figure As
tho champion pugillst OF the world. We
will hail tho appearance OF a iirst-clas.
novelist with The same appreciation that
we show for o phenomenal lightweight
fighter. The hmc OF the lyric poet shall
not be lniorlor to that Of Dempsey or a
Paddy Ryan, aud the painter and the
poet may obtain some OF tho profit and
the glory that have hitherto awaited the
victor at the ringsido."
The New York Recorder replies as
follows;
at Is curious coincidence that Mr..
WaiiouOn should lose confidence In priAa
lighters and In Governor llll almost
simultaneously. What eau Il meanf Inc
prize fighters OF this section arc to a mau
enthusiastically In favor Of Mr.. MN for
President, and nearly all Of them ar,
members OF hmmany Hall, certainly
devoted followers who do an immons,
amount Of knocking outn for 1t on cleo,
ton day. Tammany Hall sont the lat,
John MoTisscy TO Congress, and only
few years ago the Democracy Of Rector
saw In John l., Sullivan candidate VIII,
would do honor to them on tho floor o
tho House ol Representative. Ei,ho
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05

The tabulauon according to color
shows % SIS white, 5,T57 pure negroes
sos muiattocs. ~ Chinese and aH
indians. Of the colored pnupefs utah
has one Chinaman, one negro aud 90
white paupcrn. There are - counties
III Utah In which It Is reported neither
paupers nor almshousos were In exist
cnce. In 1891, nine persons were re-
ceiying outdoor relief In Utah, while
Ia 1850 there wote 80.
Of,he 0J,55s white paupers In the
country 3g,g58 are native born,
g5,Gs foreign born, and the
place Of birth Of 2,2i4 Is unknown
The foreign population Of this
country contributes, directly or indi'
rcctly, in the persons Of the foreign
born or Of their immediate descend.
ants, very nearly three fourths Of MI
the paupcrs supported In alm-houses'
In the western division Montana
shows i3e paupcp, Wyoming none,
Colorado 81, New Mexico l, Arizona
-, Utah %, Nevada y, Idaho 20,
Alaska none, Washington u, Oregon
No. California 1900. The aggregate Is
sias.
The North Atlantic division gives
an aggregate Of al,iia. This COM
prlscs the States of Maine, New hamp'
] .Ilr. NH.....a..t Nfa.aaultauffa llluUti
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05

he sued on their bonds for wilful neglect
or other Illegal conduct or will they
continue to play into the hands Of
faction that has resorted to all the vile
tricks known 10 degraded American
party politics and stopped ut nothing
which gave hope Of success
The proofs Of shameful neglect are
indispulablo. They are before the
Commission. What are they going 10
do about ~ win they continue to
ignore the requests Of the majority Of
the cltIsons? or will they work the
reform which IL within their lawful
power and which Ia their official duty
~ .ifrct2
Let substantial, responsible. imparti'
zan persons be appointed to revise the
registration lists ~ the law requires.
Let them be required TO place the
residence Of each voter on the rcglstra'
ton list. Let a complete copy OF these
lists be filed and posted TOT the use oil
all parties, not thn exclusive ihspeo''""
Of faction. Let their vouchers he re-
jectcd II they have not done their
work. Let them bo removed and
Others 10 appointed In their places u
they fall 10 act a. the laws and legal
regulations require.
And let ~ have registration lists that
will answer the purpose the laws have
In view, that only registered voters can
cast ballot, aud that the faint Of fraud
which has been on all the elections Ia
this city and county since the Utah
Commission has existed, may he
ciicciually aud cntiroly removed. This
eau be done, Is thereAny earthly reason
why II should not be done9
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05
ONE OF TUE "BIG BLuyprRs.r

TnE notice we gave dc wit Tai.
mage yesterday has attracted tho attcn.
ton u several persons, who think the
lecturer ought to apologize to the ladies
OF Salt Lake for his gross libel upon
them in his "rea Table" talk. We
will not print their letters today, We
think the extract we publlshed Is sulll.
oient. II tells H. own tale. II shows
that the jumping jack of the Brooklyn
pulpit Is coarse us well Ns vonomous,
aud unmanly Us well as untruthtul. II
could not be expected that person
protesting TO be- n Christian minister,
who desired 10 'thunder into"
"Mormon" men the ideas he enter.
tains, by the force Of gunpowdoI
ami artillery, would ybe very
tender towards women, or refined In
his language concerning anybody who
differs with him, The orator--we
cannot call him u gentleman-who
lec,ures tonight may have learned
manners since he wrote his fal,e and
foul description OF the women Of Utah,
aud may have grace enough to retraci
his RspeTsions aud class them among III,
"Big Blundors," but We do not think
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05
SECRETARY NOBLE.


THE country has much cause 10 re.
grct the resignation Of Secretary Noble
from the cabinet. lie Il tho exact
sort Of man that IL needed above all
othcrs In IN. kind of positions he has
occupied for the past two aud a half
years. with such men In such places,
white the country will not be enter
tAined with any pyrolechnic displays
Of genius, II will always DO safe aud
prosperous.
II has been evident from the hrst
that Secretary Mobiles Idea Of
cnpabillty Ia office was the
conscientious discharge Of duty.
lie has had no time for con.
cociing schemes 10 advortiEc his bril-
liancy. The time that tho average
office holder l. called upon TO spend In
running about the country on cam'
paigu MISSIONS he has occupied among
his snborllnatcs and nj his desk, attend
ing 10 his official business. This h an
example In American oiiico holding
more rare than genius and thousand
times more profitable.
Tho brilliant men 20 whom we fte'
quon,ly make the mistake Of entrusting
public duty, are usually 40 conscious
that the salvation Of the country Is de-
pendent urou their continue.
ton In office, that the labor
VI keeping themselves there de.
mands a far larger proportion Of
their energies than the public duty en-.
trusted 10 them. The record Of MIR.
Noble has been perfect contrast 10
this sort Of official worthlessntss.
j. S. Clarkson Is now talked Of ~
his probable successor. Mr.. Clarkson
IA too brilliant n politician to be n use.
ful servant Of the people rs a cabinet
officer. Mr. Clarksou occupied III,
position Of assistant p0slniaitcr genera
under MIR. Wannamaker for thu
avowed purpose Of turning Democrat,
postmasters out OF office bccau-,
they were not OF his political faith, an,
replacing them with men pledged &
vote tho Republican ticket. Ills ex
tfaordlnaTy achievement sin thl
capacity have given him the name O
tho political headsman. Mr.. ClArksol
Ia a brilliant and useful party worker
and u very capable man, but We Il
not think the country would view witt
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05
A prMAeOerr SCHOOL TEACHER.


Mn. FITZPATRICK, whom Omaha
has been ~ unfortunate ~ 10 elect 10
the office " superintendent Of Schools,
seems 10 have m itching to get his
name In the papur. Either that or
utter ignorance u the state Of public
opinion all over the country has led
him 10 the trouble of announcing his
intention 10 drive women supcrinten-
dents out Of the public schools Of that
city.
II il plain that Mr.. Fitzpatrick Is
determined at any hazard 10 make an
individual rocori. How much the
Omaha people will endure Of his snob.
blsh innovations In this line may he
inferred from the expressions Of thc
Worid.Ifsrdid on the subject.
nr. Miller may be- assured that he Is
backed 10y tho overwhelming public
sentiment of this city In his protest
against tho proposed substitution ofm men
for women NJ principals of our pub
schools. Suptrintondent-elcc Fitzpatrick
may bc worry much prcludicod ngninsI
female principals In the public schools
or no may DO worry on,lightoned aud pro
rrc,siyc. II h immaierial which. Il d
not necessary To question tho cause Of hi
oxiromo position. II h sufficient 10 know
that women arc a success ~ principals Il
the schools u omaha, just ~ they arc n
taachors. There Is nothing experiments
about their employment. They hay
been tried aud approved. The mg
standard of omaha schools attest, thci
excellence rnd their success.
That our friend Or. Millor's ohlvalr
should be aroused by this absurd prop,
sitlon Is what We might have o1pcote,
II Is simply one among numbcrle
other evidences Of his manliuess O
which We have had No many occasion
to congratulate him and the poop
among whom his influence II mo
felt. We trust he may DO successful
sauelching this schoolmaster dem
gogue NJ eilectually rs has many 9TH
specimens Of tho demagoguo speol
before him.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05

Mr.. wauoron or Western Democracy
must l,o dcgcnontlng. In all the history
Of the party there ias not been apcriod
when the champion Of the prize ring was
not, In the opinion Of the ''untcrrifed,' a
rrrater man than the President, oven
when the Democracy chancod to have
one. 4 contemporary recently suggested
that The grcai Kentucky editor is hocoin-
iuga Democratic "hack number" His
Reputation Of the "fancy" would seem
to Imply that II has n basis Of truth"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05
THE OUTLOOK.

AZ THE election returns come In the
fact IA made clearer tina, tho late mem-
bor- OF tho Peoples party, OF the
"MOrmons" " that term II preferred,
have been faithful to their allies aud
true to their PARTY pledges. II Is also
evident that wherever the Republican
vote has not come up 10 the expected
figure n warranted by reliable data, II
has failed because Of "Librral" dcfcc'
ton: that IL, the return Of pfofcssod
Republicans TO their old, true love, the
"Libcml" faction.
The Salt Lake aud Ogden falling Oh
IL plainly attributable 10 this. The
trcachery has not extended very iar.
II l. not formidable enough To he
alarming. Hut II exists where we
have indicated and nowhere else.
We do not believe that members Of
the late Peoples party who formally
united with the Republican party have
been untrue TO their promises. That Il
not their way. They could always be
relied upon. They can be trusted now.
It's beyond dispute tina, they have not
shown preference 10 men Of their own
faith. The figures tell the story.
The Republican vote Of the Terri
tory, Notwithstanding all the obstacles
In the way Of the party, foota up
between 5000 aud 5000. This we re-
gard as n very fair showing. II Is con
coded, We believe, that the "Libernp
faction Is Mt least two.thirds I,cpubll
can In IL political lcauings. whil'
this has worked materially against Re
publicanium In Utah. tho people con
Meeting II In their minds with GLIB
erallsm" aud refusing To support any
thing with such tendency, yet whel
the Liberal" faction dlsSolvcs and u
death Ia certain aud not remote, tn
future Republican vote will be some
thing surprising 10 national politician
rs well Aa 10 great many people nearc
home.
Thsre il sufficient number Of M
declared voters, however, who wi
east In their lot with the other party I
make wslk.ovor by tho Republican
very improbable. hut the Democrat
win have to put In heavy work whc
the "l.lberal" faction dies, or It's Vi,
tory at this election will not be- II
pcated.
The two parties have fair field h
fore them. Neither should abandon i
, efforts To educate the Utah public |
political doctrine. National poD,l,
: only will DO tho issue Of the future I
; this Territory. One more election, "
firmly believe, win prove Il
: ond Of local facilonalism. Then wi
come time for "buryiug the Ratchet
and cultivAting the plant OF peace,
: far as home questions and interests al
o concerned. Aud there will be sun
4 Client encouragement In the suppo
given to each national patty to nal
a national politics interesting aud Justi
y the best efforts Of IT. best men. Q
= either side It will DO found that Il
: "Mormou" support eau DO depend'
!, upon wherever 1t Is pledged, th
Z honceforth II viii DO divided, aud tn
= neither party can ever make II solid
y Democratic or entirely Republican.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05

President Harrison has detailed
Lieutenant McCarty Little, one Of the
brightest officers In the navy, to go to
spain Mt once and supcrintond the con-
stiuction Of fac-simile that Is to b'
made by the government Of the csfavaI
''santa Maria" In which Columbus
sailed on the greatest voyage Of ages,
Tor exhibition NJ the Worlds Fair. Tn,
little vessel will be manned by Spanish
sailors dressed In the costumes Of The
time aud IT, mast will be rugged Jus'
"a were those to which Columbus
chung.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05

Josie Limbcrg, aged Il, OF West
Superior, Wis, was charged by Mr'
Esiling Of the same place with having
poisoned the lattcr's daughter. Mrs
Estllng threatened all kinds Of punish
mcni, and then Miss Limberg became
80 frightened that ut the appearance oil
policeman she ran away and
drowned herself
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05

Dr. Croomshank, director Of prisons
In Egypt Is about to marry an hmeri'
can girl named Mis- Comfort, Of New
York. Theatll,iri Is looked on as an inter
national event. But the lady would
10 likely to find more comfort In a
Slimshank nom Massachusetts, than
In a crooked shank from Egypt.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05

he IL that Kind OF a "Chrisiian." II
nature ever made any biundera we
would be Of the opinion that the ing
gest blunder she over perpetrated was
the production Of the Rev. lg) De Wit
Talmage
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05

Natural gas has proved a failure NJ
Ford CITY Plato Glass Works near
Pitisburg. The use Of coal has been
again resoftod to. The company lost
an immensely OF capital trying to push
the natural gas scheme but It proved
30 Irregular that coal is cheaper In the
anil
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05
NEWS INA NUTSHELL

A Chicago clergyman says that
there should be no sunday amuse'
mcnis. wheroupon the New YORK
Rccorder asks "would he drive MI
,ralmagu from the pulpit7"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05

Dora Aucrlerilz sued her husband
Max In the Now York court Of Com.
mon Pleas Tor allmony, She va,
awarded ten cents a month and 81 90
counsel fee. The award Is the lowest
on record In that court. The judg,
allowed the husband thirty days IN
which to make the first payment under
the order. II appeared by the paper.
In the case that Max married to escap,
a breach OF promise suit. Ilo submit.
ted anidavlts declaring that, while h,
was pennileas, his wife earns 50 a week
NJ a talloress, and that her father Il a
well.to-do wine merchant. Judp,
Pryor said he had no discretion In III,
premises. The law had not been nd.
iusted to meet case where the hus.
band Is a pauper and the vile million
aiTe,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05

An Alliance leader says that Garter
Harrison would be barred from mem.
bership IN their order upon constitu.
tlonal grounds. No one can Join who
lives within the limits Of city or In,
corporated town, and "if Harrison
wants TO become an Alliance man or
candidate for the Presidency ON the
Alliance ticket he will have to quit
Chicago aud live outside the limits. p
hut to leave the present corporate lin
Ia Of Chicago would practically drive
him out Of Illinois. II Carter sees o
chance Tor leadership In the Alllanc,
he eau soon become farmer, for h,
owns a large farm In Illinois aud an
pthef In Kentucky.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05

Use DIR, Isaac Hardy's Catarrh Rene.
dy aud Tonic Bitter; the two used 10.
gothor VIII eradicate It from the sys.
TEN. JOHNSON, PRATT * Co., Whgle.
sale Agopts, salt Lake CITY. dim
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05

Mn. Frank Stuart Parker OF Chicago
has appeared at Chatsqua Ia bifur'
Gated garments ~ Kate Fiold would
say. ChatAlua has now four styles Of
dress, namely, no skirts, old skirts,
divided skirts, and trousvrettos. Miss
Willard, Of temperance fame, favor-
the irousorettes for regular wear. The
women interested have formed CEN
trail committee for the purpose OF popu.
larl1lng the trouserettcs. The commit.
tee il composed OF such women ns Mrs.
Parker Of Chicago, Mrs, Russell Of st..
Paul, Anne Jenncss Miller OF New
York, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Or.
Mary jacob, Miss Grace Dodge aud
Margaret Sangster.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05

The Counties oi Caithness has been
selected to succeed Nine. Blavatsky NJ
high. priestoss OF thoosophy. She Is a
singuiarly gifted aud accomplished
woman, possessed Of fortune that
bring her an income Of more than
500, 900 u year and a widow Of one Of
the most blue.b looded oarls In the
British pcornge, she has for nearly
twenty years set the god Of social con-
ventionality In England Mt defianc,
and become one OF the most interest
ing. most run.afior and most talked
about women In England.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05

Major and Mn. Mckinley are In
Pi,tsburg nj present. The Major il
taking rest before the Ohio battle
commences. He says "rhe Demo-
cratic claim that importalions have in-
creased since the duty went into elect
IL false. They have decreased. Promi-
nent Republican speakers will come TO
Ohio, but canuot name them now.
The next legislature will undoubtedly
be- Republican, and am SURE 1t win be-
the best possible thing Cor the people.
don't know that there Ia fight bc'
tween sherman aud Forakcr. have
seen neither Of them for some tlme.'i
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05

HEsRY wATIEHsoS, the famous
Kontuckian Of "star.cycd goddess''
renown, has the following on the do.
cline Of the prize ring;
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-27
DESrn OF a rRuI WOMAN.

Al no time In the history Of the
Church have 40 many OF the veterans,
Of both sexes, Of tho community PASSED
away as during the last few months.
The latest OF this class, In Salt Lake
City, TO depart 10 tho other life, is Al
mcna FAR, Of the Seventeenth Ward,
a widely known aud greatly respected
lady. Her death occurred at fifteen
minutes past two O'Clock this morning,
the immediate cause being general de.
bility supcriudueed by old aye.
Almena Fair was daughter Of
Henry AMI Sarah Randall, aud was
born In ~. Lawrence County, New
York, November 2s, 1874, removed,
when about twenty years old. to Nj.
agara County, where she embraced
"MoFmonism," being baptized 10y
Elder samuel AIulliner In April, lsi3.
Formerly she had been "a siauncb
Methodist. In 1915 she migrated to
Nauyoo, ILL.,, where she Became the
wife Of Elder winslow Farr,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-27
SCHOOL BONDS.

AIoRE schoolhouscs are needed In
this city, there Is no doubt. The free
school law, With IL provisions In refer.
enc. 10 compulsory education, Inns
caused thc overcrowding Of our dis.
tricl school baiildlngs. aud other places
have BEEN utilized for their accommo-
dstlon. The Issuing of bonds ~ tho
amount Of s300,OOO has been doter.
mined on By the Board OF Education,
and with the amount thus raised II IL
10 be hoped present needs at least will
10 supplied.
The taxpayers need not DO alarmed
In regard 10 this matter. There n no
arbitrary power vested In the Board 10
Issue bonds for school purposes with.
out the consent Of these who arc
chiefly Interested. An election must
bc held, at which a majority OF the
voters decide In favor Of the issuing Of
the bonds before they eau he issued.
Due notice Of such election must be
given. Every adult male taxpayer
resident In the city for thirty days and
In the Territory six months can vote
ON the question. The amount Of the
bonds must not exceed two per cent Of
the taxable property In the city. Thus,
II the Taxpayers do not want 10 have
tho bonds issued they have the power
TO suppress them.
We believe, however, that tho ma.
Joriiy Of tho Taxpayers win sec the
need OF more school accommodations
aud he ready 10 aid In providing them.
Aiso that they viii ~. that raising the
nsedfll funds by bonds will 10 an
easier method than paying u large
special tax. The Board OF Education
can levy AMIR collect tax Of not 10
exceed two per cent on tho taxable
property, and will no doubt he governed
In this matter by the amount raised
through bonds.
Extravaganza should not be cncour.
aged In any direction. Hut wise
economy win suggest that good,
spacious aud suitable buildings for
school purposes should DO provided that
VIII DO likely TO serve necessary pur.
poses for some time TO come. And II
should be the desire u every public.
spirited citizen TO promote the cause Of
education, aud make the schoolhousea
Of this city credit to the people aud
ample for the wants Of the school popu
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-27


Hdrpcris Bdsnr; IL II astonishing
how many things people find TO build
their pride upon; nationality, IN the
jew; citizcnship. as the Bostonian; u
large house; anextra servant; wealthy
or distinguished relative; nm old name;
frequently printed one; n little pros
pcrlty, n big adversely; the empty air
ITSELF
Gle IA tho proudest man IN town."
said one citizen 10 another.
"What In no No proud of Ii lie
wcnlthy3"
"No."
"liigh born?v
"No.v
"Hsndsome?'
"Why, no. Thcre IL nothing In par.
tlcular, you sec. He N Just--prouu."
In this, rs In everything else, "one
touch OF nature makes the whole
world kim" Allorl, wrapped away In
his gmndeus, has devo,it n corlcal
lmltator In the valet who struts after
him with hnughtiness tcnfold greater
than his own. How milndy, melting
out, with exquisite tact, her smiles and
her condescopsion, would shuddcr to
bchold tho parody on herself IN the
FIRST floor OF that tall mengrc house
near Golden Square, where Mrs. Ken
wigs IL In the delightful net OF engag-
Ing French lessons for her little
family.
"'And when you 20 out In the street
or elsewhere, | desire that you don't
boast Of II 10 the other children said
Mrs. Kenwlg, and that II you must
say anything about II, you don't say no