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The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-15
DEMOCRATIC CLUB.
The Effect OfThOrOugh Organization
in Parts Ofthe West.

New YORK, Aug. ll.-Chdirman Will
son, at the meeting of the Democratic
club committee to-day, gave an account
OF his tour to the far Northwest. He
stated that the direct result of the es-
Enlistment of clubs in Utah was the
election of the Democratic ticket and
the almost entire absorption of the
Mormon vote. The finest and most
complete organization in any state was
IN the new state of Washington. In
deed it's in the Northwest the work of
prOSely tizing what viii be most act
lively carried ON through means of the
club organization. 1t has been decided
to organize "a missionary itinerancv
composed of fifteen of the leading Dem
OcratIc orators connected with the nat
ional association. The party will leave
the city OF Washington on September
18th. They VIII make q complete circuit
of the Northwest, stopping one day at
Chicago, From there they viii 90 di-
rect to Helena, Mont, and there organ
lze league of Democratic societies for
that state. They viii reach Spokane
Fall- IN time for the state convention
OF clubs. Among the speakers VIII be
several candidates for the speakership.
Congressman Bynum of New York has
already been settled on rs one of the
party, also Senator NcKenna of West
Virginia and Chaunce, +. Black, pTesi-
dent of the national association. The
committee has appointed correspondents
IN every county lin the United States.
Each county viii be assessed the sum
of $40 for the support OF the order and
the propagation of Democratic doctrine
through the club organization Cues
tiuns of party policy We're warmly dis
cussed, but the silver question came in
lor a heated debate among the mem
berS. The committee are sorelv divided
on this point, but it was decided that
The tariff would be made the leading
feature in the South and West
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-15
MUCHLY MARRIED
Ex-Deputy Marshal Franks of
Salt Lake City.
Sensational Developments Indeed of the
Career of a Noted Pursuer of Evil Doors.
Other News From the Capital.

SALT LAKE, August 12.-The great
detective has been detected. The name
of E. A Franks, for many years a
dep atty marshal, is familiar to the pub
lie OF the territory. No official was
more active in arrestng yiolatorS of
OF tna Edmunds Tucker law than he,
anJ snce Ii retirement from the mar
sEal ,incr, be haas ngred prominent
ly as Jna head ri a oct ctiye bureau. A
lew days ago, there arrived from Colo
Iaao pretty NOman, about thirty
years OF age. Tier husband had lett her
in Colorado. and h2G taken with him
tEeir ony chL Ii WAS To lind the
cnud tnal Sns caRe 10 this city, and ii
wa quite natural THAT she should call
al the Office ot Franks detective agen-
cv A. soon a. she saw Franks size
recognized him as the man who some 1
years ago came 10 the town ia Nebraska
where she WAS living with her father. |
ShG became dcqua nted with him, ana 1
alter time married MIN. lie WAS then |
going under The name Of Cdpon, and |
one day about two months after their
MARI iEe, a man from Alabama arrived .
IN town and Recognized FRANKS,
alias Capon, as a man WHO
had married the niece OF
a senator from Alabama ana deserted
her. He communicated this To the
lady's father, who confronted Capun
with tie facts, and the latter skipped
out, going 10 Sherman, Texas. His
wife, atser time, got divorce and
but she never set eye upon
her first husband until she met Tim
here by ACCIDENT. Other parties took
hold of the case for her here, and from
evidence received from Alabama
1t transpiued that he not
only left wife there, but had
been married once or twice before in
Georgia Other charges of the same
nature from other parts OF the country
are made, but they have not yet been
Franhs has besides a
wife in this city and has quite d family
Of children by her. Some time ago lac
brought suit for divorce against her,
but afterwards withdrew it. The eX-
posture has crea ed great sensation
here
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-15
% little snort of fe 1di5h.
A WOman's Answer to a Mans CUES
tiOO

Do you know you have asked for the costltes
thing
Ever made by the Hand above
a woman'S heart, and a wOman's life,
! And wOmans wonderful love?
Do you know you have asked for this priceless.
thing
| AS a child might ask for toy?
I Demanding what others have died to win
| With the reckless dash of q boy.
You have written my lesson Of duty out,
Manike you have questioned me;
Now stand at the bar of my woman's soul
Until shall question thee.
You require your mutton shall always be hot,
Your socks and your shirts shall be whole;
l require your heart shall be true as Gods
stars:
And pure as Heaven your soul.
You require a cook for your mutton and beef:
| require far grander thing;
seamstress you're waEting for stockings and
shirts
Hook for a man and a king
A king for a beautiful realm called home.
And man that the maker, God
Shall look upon as he did the first,
And say, Tits very good. -
am fair and young. but the rose will fade
From my soft young cheek one day;
Will you love me then. mid the falling leaves
As you did mid the bloom of May?
Is your heart an ocean so strong and deep
| may launch my all on its tideg
A loving woman finds heayen or hell
on the day she is made a bride,
1 require all things that are grand and true.
All things that Il man should be;
If you give this all would stake my life
To be all you demand of me-
If you cannot do this, a laundress and cook
You can hire with little to pay:
But wOmans heart and womans life
Are not to be won that way
MARY T. LATHROP
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-15
A SUCCINCT SUMMARY
OF What the Ballot Has to Decide In
the States Yet This Year.

The state elections yet to be held this
year are as follows, at the dates as
signed respectively: Texas on the 18th
of August voted on five proposed con-
stitutional amendments referring 10
registration of voters, the maintenance
of common schools, the rate of interest,
local option, and the establishment OF
two or more civil courts of appeal. No
vember Iowa elects state officers and
Legislature. On the same date Mary
land does the same and besides votes
upon six proposed amendments of a
state constitution. Other states choos-
ing state officers and Legislature the
third of November are Massachusetts.
(alll; Mississippi, three railroad com
misSioners and Legislature Nebraska.
associate justice of the supreme court
and two regents OF the University; New
Jersey, part OF the Legislature; New
York. governor, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
secretary of state, controller, treasurer,
attorney general, engineer and survey
or, the Legislature. ten Justices of the
supreme court, and representative in
Congress from the Tenth district: Ohio.
all officers and the Leg stature and also
votes upon the proposed amendment of
the constitution providing for uniform
taxation; Pennsylvania, treasurer and
auditor-general and votes on the ques-
ton OF holding a constitutional conven-
ton and elects members to the same;
Virginia, half of its Legislature.-Wa
lngton Star.
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he WANTED1O DIE
Joseph Bensett Slashes His
Throat in Salt Lake.
He Had the Idea That Some One was After
His Honey cnd Re Wanted to Get Out of /
the Way.
Special to Tan MoRxIsa DIspArcH.

] special to IHE oiOSNISG III SPAItH.
SALT LAKE, August I2.-On Tues
day last man about 10 years old and
Of geutIemanly appearance arrived in
this city and registered at the Railroad
Exchange hotel near the Union Pacific
depot, IS Joseph Bensett, of LeadyiIle,
Cello. Mr., Whittemore, the proprietor
of the house. paid no especial attention
10 his guest until the following da Y,
When he noticed that Bensett was ae-
/ ting somewhat strangely. Upon enter
| ing into conversation with him the
stranger stated that he Was suffering
from ueura gia, and his appearance IN
.ilcated That such was the case. \ OF
many hours afterwards Mr.. White
more became convinced That ms guest
was not III ms right mind. Bensett
would be seated quuely in the Office
and then suddenly he would spring to
his leet, rush over to the landlord and
ask u no that uIan WAS who wanted to
sill him. He would then quiet down
again and soon become rational. Mr..
Whiutemore observed The man habits,
found that he did not drink ana that
except when the haluc nation was
upon MIN he was perfectly quiet and in
offensive, and SO decided to let him
stay at the hotel. Last night Bensett
became wider than ever He went TO
The CLERK OF the house anu obtained
his money, and then going out into the
Office commenced throwing his coin al
ais imaginary pursuers, crying
Take ii, take it. After
Nhllt he quieted down and went across
the street to Mr.. Whittemore's new
Union Pacific hotel and told the clerk,
Frank Herrick, that uA wanted a room.
lie was accommodated, and retired
early, but III a couple OF hours he came
tearing down stairs and insisted that
that man" was again after him. The
clerk, tearing that II Beusttt went back
TO his room he might disturb the other
guests, made up bed for him in small
room adjoining the Office, and Bensett
went TO bed there. He did not 90 to
sleep, however, but commenced loud
conversation with the imaginary man,
and finally, the clerk stepped IN and
told him that unless he remained quiet
he would send an officer Tor INN. This
mad the desired effect and Bensett said:
Il will lay down and 60 to sleep" and
the clerk heard nothing more from him.
At about O'Clock this mOrnin Herrick
stepped into The BED room to see how
the man vas getting along, when hor-
nDle sight met his gaze. Stretched
prone upon the floor, his eyes open and
classy, with friLhttul, ragged +.
wound III the throat. lay
Bcnsett. His distorted fca-
lures were covered with blood /
aud stream which poured from the
wound in his throat had formed Il dark I
pool on tile floor. The clerk, almost
tainted dit the sight, ut once went .
across the street Tor Nh Wuittemore, /
WHO appeared OH the scene ana asked .
-Ad would-be suicide " hat he had bee.
loIng.
Tried to Kill myself" gasped Ben
sett.
do you feel any pain?" asked Mr..
Whittemore.
4 No" whispered the man.
4Why didn't you carry out your
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-15
IN SUNNY SAN PETE.
Judge Jones Says Times There Are
Brighter Than Ever Known Before.

Brighter Than Ever Known Before.
Judge J. D. Jones returned this week
from san Pete county and TO q Dis
PAlCH reporter Yesterday afternoon he
stated that San Pete was ENJOYING
gseater prosperity since the r. G.. w.
WIS extended through there. than she
ever enjoyed before The grain crops
We're the heaviest known in years, al
though % sail storm, which visited that
country aH1ut ten days ago, had served
to lay lots Of it ON the ground. There
Is now more money in circulation in
San PETE than ever before, and an era
Of prosperity seems to be dawning for
that county. The wool interests were
also Welding good returns and every
bHdy seemed happy.
The M.uti WaterwOrks are being
pushed rapidly. The mains are laid in
all the principal parts Of the city.
''The traffic. says Judge Jones, chat
IS being done over the Il. CIV. through
the county Is astonishing. Heavily
loaded freight trains are pulled out
osery day. and the passenger business
heavier than chat of Utah county
There is plenty Of work, and every
man that wants to cau find employ
ment, as there has been some heavy
timber contracts let and men can re-
Cei1e their money ut the end of each
month. Altogether the people are well
satisfied with the outlook. T"
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-15
MAKING IT RAIN.
Experiments Prove Successful and
Very Satisfactory.

News over the wires states that the
United States department of agricul-
ture rainfall expedition, at Midland,
Texas, has so far made two successful
experiments. One OF the party, in an
interview, said; Last Saturday and
Monday Il preliminary trial of part of
tie fain-making apparatus was had,
and about ten hours after the explosion
heavy clouds gathered and rain fell
over many miles OF surface. We DO not
think the explosions actually pro-
ddced the storm, but they were
undoubtedly instrumental in pre-
cipitating the moisture which
clouds brought to that locality
and greatly increased the intensity of
the storm. The amount Of the precipi-
tati9n was the greatest in the vicinity
OF the operation. We will continue to
make tests as to the density of the at
mosphere so that bombs may he adapted
to meet every possible condition. When
sufficiently satisfied upon these and
similar points Il decisive experiment
will be made. The rain to day was the
first good rain in this vicinity for sew
CTal months.
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stopped on the Fair buildings. Errors
We're made by the engineers depart
ment in calculating the strain to which
several buildings will be subjected. 1t
was the discovery of these errors that
led to Chief Engineer GOttlieb's resig-
nation. Chief of Construction Burn
ham has had a large force:iguring, and
found that nearly all the foundations
viii have to be made stronger. Burn
ham declined to discuss the matter,
but said that work will be resumed on
the buildings to-day.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-15
ANOTHER DAMAGING FLOOD.
Manti Is Visited by Its Annual Flond---
Loss This Time. 5000

Loss This Time. 5000
MAXTI, Utah, August l3.-TSpecial to
Tue DISPATCH. AT l 20 p. m. to-day
Manti was visited by its annual Hood,
which for high water, more mud and
debris. exceeded any previous flood.
The track of the flood was very much
the same as usual, but the unusual
amount OF mud, coal houses, logs.
etc. caused all avenues of
escape to be blCckaded, hence it
is distributed over larger area than
usual, and the streets radiating from
the track OF the flood presenta decided
ly dilapidated appearance. Mr.. John
Wilson is one OF the heavy losers from
its devastating effects. The damage to
the city will be at least 5000. Main
street is in an especially deplorable
condition. d nearly all of the bridges
have been washed away. DIR. J. w.
Hosford reports that at SIX Mile can
yon things are just as bad as here. and
had he not had an excellent horse with
him, he would have been engulfed. AS
it was, he got good wetting.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-15
Cleveland win Not Be ain It. y

SARATOGA, n. Y, August 12.-sen-
ator JOS l. Reign, of Alabama, one of
the ablest men on the Democratic side
OF the SeNate, is here.
81 do not believe Cleveland will again
he our candidate for the Presidency. .
said the Senator. in my opinion he
threw away his chances when he wrote
his silver letter to the Reform club. He
not only injured himself with the Dem
ocrats on account OF his views, out the
letter was penned at an inopportune
time
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-15
LIGHT AND ELECTRICITY.
Tests Show That the latter Travels
With Comparative Slowness.

Philadelphia scientists are preparing
to find out how fast an electric current
travals. An experiment will be ma de-.
probably from the Franklin institute,
by connections over the Atlantic cable
to Liverpool and return. y recent test
appeared to show that an electric cur
rent shuffled over to Europe and back
in something like a second, or at a rate
OF only some 100000 miles a minute.
while light travels along at a 100000
mica minute gate. American scien-
fists are not willing to give up the
rec j to sunlight.
The most recent experiment was
tried at McGill college, Montreal, to
Liverpool and rerurn. The distance
traversed was 5000 miles; time, one
second and One-twenty-eight of
second. The conditions were not good,
hence the necessity for another expert
ment. Some enthusiastic electricians
claim that a current will speed around
the world in a trihe over three seconds.
or cover the distance to the sun 96,-
100000 miles, in three and one-half
minutes
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-15
For Abduction.

DETROIT, Mich. Aug. Warrant.
issued several days ago and quietly
tucked into an obscure pigeon hoe wer,
served this afternoon on Johnny Con
sidine, Billy Considine. Thos. Kennedy
Frank Grifliths, jams Mcdonnell and
Ed. Kent, charging them with abduct
ing JOS. Perrin on March 18th last, fo,
the purpose of obtaining a big ransom.
Perrin, it viii be remembered, was en-
ticed from his home on the evening OF
March 18th last. on the preteXt of visit
ing a sick friend. The affair created q
great sensation at the time.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-15
Teachers Examination.

The regular examination of district
school teachers of Utah county and of
Provo city will be held jointly in the
Central school-house in this city Fri
day and Saturday, the Dist and 22d
INST, commencing at 9 O'Clock "A. m.
All applicants for certificates must pre-
sent themselves Oh the first named day.
+. A. WILSON,
Superintendent district Schools of
Utah county and Provo city,
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-15
A GrantsvlIle Fornicator

SALT LAKE, Aug. 12.-Yesterdav
complaint was sworn to before Com
missi 1ner Greenman of this city charg-
ing Thomas Mcbride of Grantsville,
ToJle county with fornic3tion alleged
TO have been committed with Miss
LIZZIE Bechtol also Of Grantsville.
Deputy Marshal Cannon went ont to
day to arrest Mcbride and on arriving
at GranUsville found that the bird bad
flown. 1t seems that Mcbride in order
to prevent a prosecution, married an
other woman but as this failed he skip
ped out
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-15
The Advance in Union Pacific.

New YORK, August l2.-The Post
says the advance in Union Pacific this
morning was caused by report that
the plan TO carry the floating debt OF
The road for period OF TWO years was
and that formal announce
ment would soon be made OF the details
OF the sch, me. These are said to be
the same as those i'll the
plan used ley the Atchison.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-15

SALT LAKE, August 13.-The police
to-day arrested John Smith, one of the
leaders of the gang of bunco steerers
who are infesting Salt Lake at present.
This gang has recently Swindled a
number OF men from the south, usually
selecting sheep men. They have been
plying their vacation openly and have
several Joints" one being under the
shadow of the Temple. 1t is expected
that other arrests viii be made to-
morrow
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The Proper Action to rake.

SALT LAKE CITY. August PA war
rant was issued this afternoon for the
arrest Of George Cockelill, a Pleasant
Grove farmer, WHO, short time ago,
purposely ran over Milton Ray, small
boy, with a heavy farm wagon, inhict
ing injuries which may result fatally.
The affair, which occurred in this city,
was shockingly brutal one, and has
aroused great Indignation.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-15
THE PEOPLES PARTY CONVENTION.

a Very Strong Clause in Their Platform.
BALTIMORE, August l3.-The Farm
ers' alliance, or peoples party, conven-
ton yesterday adopted resolutions de-
claring that, as all the citizens are
equal. therefore taxation on both real
and personal property ought to be
equally imposed; that Every exemption
from taxation is "A direct appropriation
for the benefits OF the owner Of ex-
empted property and an increased levy
on the property If tax PAYERS; that no
exemption law is Just; that no law,
contract OF device, directly or indirectly
imposing the payment OF any part OF
any tax of any man not the bona iide
owner of the property ought to be toll
Grated, but ought to be illegal and void;
that mortgages sho1ld be taxed where
recorded; that nOn-reSidents Of the
state ought not to participate in the
use and employment of the public
property of the people of the state, and
therefore the oyster and other fisheries
of MARYLAND ought to be preserved by
law for the sole use and benefit of the
citizens of MARYLAND.
The platform adopted as Uaala was
endorsed. The following wSF< also
szzza.se-ssgzMsS and
industrial union Is not and caRnot be-
come a political party. The proper
work Of the order is educational only,
aud the members are first to decide
with what party they viii act. 1t is, on
the other hand, for political parties and
the managers thereof, each for them
selves to determine what they will do
to deserve the moral support OF the
order of the votes of its members"
Frank Brown, the democratic nOmi-
nee for governor, was Endorsed for gov
ernor in the following: Whereas,
Frank Brown of Carroll county. an
nounced through the press his candi-
Gacy for the governorship, that he APP
pealed TO the farmers of Maryland for
support. and in public speeches further
declared his sentiments as favorable to
and upholding the agricultural interest,
therefore, the farmers alliance OF Mary
land desires to recommend his candi-
lacy to the favorable consideration of
the farmers of the state.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-15

CHICAGO, August 12.-The Ne,rs
says of yesterdays furry in the wheat
market that many bears were badly
pinched. Ed Partridge admits having
lost 100000 and many brokers saw it
must have been over 100000. Mr..
Partridge says his losses represent the
profits he made while the market was
going down, and that he is all right.
y. Il. Ream is also a heavy loser.
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,Inrdared or Shielded.

SAN Francisco, Aug. 10. j. Cam
mack. brother of Addison Cammaek.
the New York millionaire stock broker,
is missing. 1t is feared that he has
either suicided OF been murdered. He
lived at the Grand hotel for years and
has never been away single night I'M
til Saturday, since which time he has
been missing.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-15
John Kirby nend.

SALT LAKE Aug l2.-JOhn Kirby
the yard master at the Rio Grande
Western who was shot by Sam Liday
in a restaurant near the Rio Grande
depot last June, died at the hospital
today from his injuries. Liday, it
will be remembered, suspected his wife
OF criminal intimacy with Kirby and
one morning e walked into the res
taurant kept by his wife and after
shooting Kirby in the chest, killed his
little hoy and then blew his own brains
out Mrs Lilay escaped 10y running
out Of the restaurant. Kirby was from
Nebraska and was unmarried. He as
supposed to toe convalescent and his
death is great surprise.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-15
VANCOUVER ISLAND.
a scheme to Settle 1t With 5000 Highland
Scotch Crofters.

oUUIUI NIUIttTss
WINNIPEG, Man, August 12.-Colo-
mel Engledueand Major CLARK are here
Ell route to British Columbia in con-
neclion with Il scheme TO settle 5000
Highland Scotch Crofters on Vancou-
yer Island. The Crofters are al mem
bers Of the royal naval reserves and
the British governments efforts to
settle them in British Columbia is to
have them convenient in case of emer-
gency Oh the Pacific coast. They are
TO be engaged in connection with
gigantic English syndicate which is
being formed for the development OF
the deep sea fisheries on the wesi
coast
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Refused to Answer.

OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. 13.-Yesterday
i'll the Senate railway committee c. n.
Armstrong, the original contractor for
the construction of the Hajedos Chal-
eurs railway. was examined. He gave
a history of how the company was
formed. The witness refused to say
what he had done with the moneys
arising from discounting letters OF
credit. The amount thus raised reached
$4,000. He said he paid the money
out as soon as received, but would not
say to whom. When asked if he had
given it to Pacand he refused to answer.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-15
Another Glad,tonian Victory

LONDON, August I3.-At the election
held in Walsa, Stafford county, yester-
day, for member of Parliament to sue
coed the late Charles Foster, Liberal,
in favor of home rule who died July
26th, Alderman Holden, the Glad
stonjan candidate, defeated Mr.. James,
a representative conservative, by 528
votes.