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Iron County news. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1890-189?, 1891-01-10
The sohool-Rools Question.

The School-Book Question.
1t is pleasing 10 be able to record In
these days when the prices Of almost
every commodity in daily use are adj
vancing, either on account of high tar
i'll protection, or from some othey SYM
pathetic causes, that there is one sta
pie which has undergone, and Is still
undergoing a reduction in price. We
refer 10 school books. There Is per-
haps no article which has been the
subject OF SO much discussion through
out the farming communities as that OF
the schoolbook. There has been
much complaint about high prices, and
these prices have generally been
charged TO the publishers, but not
rightfully, for investigation proves
that the publishers prices are reason
able. The trouble is traceable TO those
retailers who charge outrageous prices
to make large profits. and to the peo-
pie who do not avail themselves OF the
cheapest market.
The contract system inaugurated by
the American Book Company, Of Chit
cago, the largest single book publish
ing concern in the country. and whose
books are used throughout the length
and breadth OF the land, has resulted
in wide awake school district boards
and close buyers OF books purchasing
direct from the company ut contract
prices. These contract prices are
twenty per cent lower than the former
wholesale prices.
The question has often been asked,
who are some OF the school-book
publishers, outside of the American
Book Company?" There are to-day
over fifty reputable school-book pub
fishers competing for the business OF
the country. We name few: Cow
perthwaite & Co., Philadelphia; CHM 6
Co., Boston; d. c. Heath & Co.. Bos-
ton; Henry Holt & Co.. New York;
Leach, Shewell & Sanborn. Boston; j.
b. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia;
bingham, Maynard & Co., New York;
Charles Scribner's Sons. New York;
Porter & Coates, Philadelphia; Sheldon
& Co.. New York; George Sherwood
& Co., Chicago; fainter Bros. & Co..
New York. Many others might be
added to this list
The American Book Company has
led off in cutting the prices OF school
books where contracts are made with
school boards. We find upon referring
to their price list that they also offer
to send their books to any man. woman
or child in the United States. postage
or express prepaid upon receipt OF the
list price, thus placing in the bands OF
the consumer even in the remotest
and smallest village in the country, an
effective safeguard against extrava-
giant charges. We believe that print
crs' ink is too plenty, and good authors
are ever too ready TO work. to allow
monopoly in the school-book trade.
As school boards have the power en-
tirely in their own hands, there is no
doubt they can secure books at greatly
reduced prices by contracting direct
with publishers for term of years.
Let school officers take advantage OF
the new contract plan and put the best
books in tho hands OF Che consumers at
the lowest price possible. Gazette.
Iron County news. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1890-189?, 1891-01-10
Rapid Transformation.

Miss b.. of the corps do ballet at the
Court Opera House. called upon her
friend Miss c.. whom she found busy
with her toilet. "Whatm said the first
named danseuse, 'you have gray hair
already"
Yes" replied Miss c., somewhat
Disconnected, lit turned gray in sin
gle night in consequence OF a great
sorrow"
Next day Miss b. called again. This
time her friend had completed her tot
let, and with the help of eau dos fees
her hair was now brilliant jet.
"Ah!' mnliciously remarked her visi-
tor, ''to-day your hair is quite black
again"
You soc" remarked Miss c.. lit
has turned black again over night MS
the result of sudden JOY Iliener
Cdricdturc.
Iron County news. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1890-189?, 1891-01-10

The survival OF the ittcstis the doctrine
that always wins in dog fight.
Iron County news. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1890-189?, 1891-01-10

OuCu HSh ouOuiu w iui-
removed from their fellows.
III in basin Of fresh running
|Generally few days will ef-
p the globe not more than four
iifths iilloh whitewater. Let 1t stand In
tho coolest part OF tho room, near an
open window. Protect 1t from the sun.
OF all things have plenty of pure water
aud room.
In purchasing fish the greatest care
should he taken, not only in regard to
their being absolutely healthy. but also
that no fish from different localities
should be compelled to live together;
iur fish, like almost all animals. dis
like outsiders. The oldest inhabitant
will always hunt stranger. sometimes
even to death. just rs one that is strong
will destroy another that is sick.
In 1901 the first goldfish from China
arrived in England. Now they are
found everywhere; even in Portugal
they abound so largely that yearly inn
portatons take place. When woll
cared for, as at Hampton Court, they
grow TO an enormous size.-Hdrper's
Young People.
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Great Damage Reported to Fruits an
Grain.

Great Damage Reported to Fruits and
Grain.
AUBURN, June lit commenced rain
ing last night about II o'clock and has
rained steadily since. Late cherries viii
be greatly damaged. A large amount of
hay is down and will be spoiled. Some
early grain in the western portion Of the
county viii be destroyed. Dry feed for
stock will be spoiled.
NAPA, June u.-Rain fell lightly last
night and is drizzling at intervals to-day.
If 1t continues much longer great damage
to hay and cherries will result.
YUBA City, June IA slight rain has
been falling since last night. Much rain
would cause great damage.
NEVADA, June lit rained here all
night and to-day, and the storm shows
no signs of abating. The storm is ex-
tremely beneficial TO many Of the young
orchards and vineyards throughout the
country, but is disastrous to grain and
hay.
MERGED, June IL. - A heavy rain
shower began to fall about p. ", accom-
panied by thunder and lightning. The
clouds are still threatening.
SPANIsHTowN, June IA light rain
fell all last night and is still falling, in
surlng immense crops. Early grain may
be slightly injured.
TRACY, June 11.-Frequent showers
have fallen within the past twenty-four
hours. There is little or no damage to
crops being harvested,
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Special to the RrcoRn-uN1ox.

GAINESVILLE (Texasl, Juno u.-Near
Leon, I. t., thirty miles from hero, on
Red River, the dead bodies of a man,
woman and little babe were found. they
having been drowned during the late
overflow. William Lynn, farmer, re-
siding thirty miles north from here on
Hickory Creek, was drowned in that
stream yesterday while trying to
ford it.
The rise in the Red River is unprece-
dented. At Warren's and Sivil's bends.
twenty miles northwest from here, the
destruction is widespread. In these two
bends there are 10000 acres of corn. cot
ton and small grain cultivated by about
fifty families. All these crops are des-
troyed, most Of the houses swept away,
and large number of cattle, hogs and
chickens drowned. At YeIowbank's
Ferry Mr.. Burdone waa drowned while
trying TO reach the shore in an old ferry
boat.
A cloudburst occurred yesterday at
Chllllcothe, and four men were drowned
on the Lindsay ranch.
TREMENDOUS RAINSToRM IN OHIO
DAYTON tOhio), June IA tremen-
dous ralnstorm, approximating Il cloud
burst, occurred here this afternoon, 1t
was accompanied by a gale of wind and
lightning, which did much minor dam
age. The Maine and Erie Canal bank
broke south of town, aud the garden
lands are now flooded.
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FRENCH VINEYARDS.
They Are Greatly Improved by the IN
PRODUCTION of American Vines,

They Are Greatly Improved by the Iu-
PRODUCTION of American Vines.
PARIS, June 1.-THE tariff debates in
the Chambers brought to the fore again
the question of the phylloxera and Amer
lean vines, which, it is again admitted.
are an important agent for the restitution
of vineyards. The Associated Press cor
respondent having asked the opinions of
eminent specialists concerning the condi-
ton of the vine-growing regions, received
numerous replies, all of which confirm
this statement.
Pasteur says: ST have often heard our
wine-growers praise American vines"
Senator Meinadier says: ''AIy Depart
ment, Gard, was the first invaded by the
phylloxera. We had $4,000 hectares of
vineyards, of which only one-eighth
escaped. To-day we have about one
thousand hectares treated by submersion,
about one thousand by insecticides and
nearly thirty thousand planted with
American vines"
DIR. Menudier, Vice. President of one of
the Departmental Phylloxera Commit
tees, says; ''Since 1889 the territory in the
Department of Lower Charente COW
cred with American vines has nearly
doubled
In the department of which Marseilles
is the capital the region is planted with
American vines equally with that planted
with French vines. The Professor of
Agriculture at Clermont, Puy Gle Dome,
writes: French vines grated on Ameri-
can vines are as good, if not better, than
that given by the ungrafted French spe-
cies."
The report from the famous Burgundy
vineyards is most encouraging. and
shows the day is rapidly approaching
when that region will stand where it did
before the phylloxera invasion. Similar
reports are received from other great
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RICHARD L. TRUMBUIL.
He Says He Was Indicted on a Boeu
Interview.

He Says He Was Indicted on a Bogus
Interview.
WASHINGTON, June IL Richard T..
Trumbull, representative of the Chilean
Insurgent party, who arrived here
yesterday, will endeavor to secure recog-
milton of the United States for the Insur-
gent party. He says he was indicted on
he strength of a bogus interview with
Iim printed in San Francisco, and that
ne was continually shadowed by a private
detective in San Francisco, and declared
hat even while he was talking a private
detective was waiting on the outside of
he Arlington Hotel. He declares stoutly
hat he had nothing whatever to do with
schooner Robert and Minnie and that
ne has nothing to fear from the proceed
-ngs instituted against him. He saws
that when his trial is held some new
points in international law will be
brought out, for instance it is said to be
universally held by all authorities that
lhe sale of small arms to a belligerent
-orce is merely matter of commerce.
Mr.. Trumbuu thinks that money could
DC made by American merchants who
would ship small arms to Chile the same
is they would flour or any other kind of
merchandise. When Chile appealed
% the United States TO prevent the ship
-nent of arms to Peru from this country
during the war between those two ma
lions, the State Department replied that
I had no authority to take such action.
During the Turco Russian War the
United States firms shipped arms to both
countries impartially, and with these pre-
cedents it is claimed the United States
cannot interfere if American manutact-
2lrers ship arms to Chile. Trumbull
says: If we had 5000 arms we could
wipe Balmaceda's army off the face of
The earth.'
Trumbuu had a long interview with
Secretary Tracy, the subject of which
cannot be learned definitely, but there is
--eason to believe that he made strong
olea for the insurgent cause, and sought
20 have the arms still on the Itata remain
II the custody of Admiral McCann until
ihe judicial determination of their own
ership can be reached. To representa-
1--WE of the Associated Press Trumbuu
said the condition of affairs in Chile is
one Of absolute despotism. lie (Trum-
)ull) had no hope of relief as result of
The Presidential election, which takes
place in Chile this month. Balmaceda's
adherents, he said, comprised all the of
ice-holders and hangers-on, but the peo-
Ole, as "A whole were opposed to him.
Nevertheless, in the present state of af-
airs, Balmaceda will find it an easy mat
Ter to dictate his successor.
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Special TO the RECoRD-UNIoE.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE meeting
Of the Free Coinage Silver Committee,
which was to have been held in Wash
ington in few days, will be held at the
Holman House in New York instead.
They will meet at 10 o'clock on the morn
ing of the 18th, and will take up the work
for the promotion of free coinage where
they left off at their last meeting.
The action of the Democratic ConYen-
lion in proposing to compromise on the
coinage Of products of American mines,
which, it has been said, resulted from a
talk with President Harrison when he
was in Denver, has given the National
Silver Committee something to occupy
their attention. They regard the propo-
sition for compromise on American
product as an attack upon their line by
the cold Bugs" and think that their
Denver friends were trapped.
Senator Stewart, Senator Jones. Cen
eral Warner and the rest of those who are
prominent IN the coinage crusade do not
propose TO have their lines weakened 1t
IS insisted that there will not be enough
life IN the proposition when Congress
meets to warrant its even being men
Toned. The silver men, they say, will
nave nOInlng DuC the free coinage Of
silver in the fullest sense of the term,
ana they claim to have votes enough to
;arry it through.
Senator Stewart said to-day that he was
confident that a free coinage bill could be
passed through the next Congress over
he Presidents veto. "Of course" he
said, there can be no doubt about two
third vote for free coinage in the House
and in the Senate it has been shown that
here is a majority"
The question is, What will the Senate
10 in case of veto? If all the Demo-
;rats in the Senate will vote to pass the
dill over the Presidents veto. Mr.. Stew
art says there will be no trouble about
he matter. The report of the votes in
-he Senate, that Mr.. Stewart counts on as
sure for free coinage, are two from Cali
tornla, one from Oregon, two from Wash
-ngton, two from Idaho, two from Mon
ANA, two from Nevada, two from Colo
'adO, one from Wyoming, two from
South Dakota, one from North Dakota,
DwO from Kansas, two from Nebraska,
one from Pennsylvania. Cullom, Stock
bridge and Davis he regards as doubtful
The votes counted as sure would give
rec coinage sixty votes, if the Democrats
voted sOlidly for free coinage, as policy
might induce them to do Fifty-nine
votes are not enough to carry the bill
over a veto. The only Senators on the
Democratic side whom Mr. Stewart re-
CARDS as doubtful are Gray, Mcpherson
and Villas
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ILLICIT OPIUM TRAFFIC.
Revenue Officers Seize n Factory on
BouIdin Island.

Revenue officers Seize n Factory on
Bouldin Island.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-THE revenue
officers to-day seized an opium factory
on Bouldin Island.
Several days ago Agent Thomas dis
covered that the schooner Whiting was
loading empty five-tael cans. Under
threats that his vessel would De appre-
hended for engaging in illicit traffic, the
Captain confessed that he had contracted
with a big opium factory located near
Piper's Slough to bring the drug here.
On Monday Agents Thomas and Nell
son, accompanied by Special Inspector
Atkins and Deputy Collector Borland,
proceeded to Antioch. They sailed up
San Joaquin River to Piper's Slough.
The officers searched a Chinese
cabin near Jackass Point. In one
room eight furnaces built of ma
sonry were located. Each furnace
was at white heat, but the Chinese had
not commenced the boiling operations
Two thousand opium cans were in
another portion Of the house. Over 100
pounds of crude opium were also found,
while thirty brass pans and kettles used
in the boiling process were scattered
throughout the room.
The yacht was loaded with the spoils,
which were taken to Antioch and placed
in charge OF the Government storekeeper
The value of the seizure is several thou
sand dollars. After demolishing the fur
naces and breaking up the costly plant
Agents Thomas and Nelson and Special
Inspector Atkinson returned to this city
Tonight Robert Friel and James Shir-
ley were arrested in this city while
smuggling opium from the schooner
Whiting.
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THE JEWS IN RUSSIA.
DESCRIPTION OF SCENES WIT
MESSED AT MOSCOW.
Misery and Persecution IndescribabIe
Social Position or High Stand
ing of No Avail.
Special to the REcoRp-US1oS.

special 10 the RECoRD-UNIoN.
BERLIN, June IA Berlin Asso-
ciated Press correspondent to-day had a
conversation with Herr Goldberger, the
well-known Jewish financier, who was
recently expelled from Russia. He went
from this city in the interest of q banking
house with which he is connected, having
been furnished with special Consular
pass by the Russian Consul General here.
At st. Petersburg M. Vischnigera-
desky, Russian Minister of Finance, and
other persons of high standing showed
the Berlin banker special attention. But
this did not prevent the police of St.
Petersburg from inscribing upon his
pass the words, "The Jew Goldberger is
here on liberation and is under SUPER
vision.''
Herr Goldberger does not understand
Russian, and thought it was some regu-
lar police annexation. He learned differ
emily when he reached Moscow. The
''Prestaw' called upon him and told him
he must leave at once. The hotel man
ager told him few roubles would fix it
all right, but Goldberger declined to paw
the blackmail and left at once. He did
not care to establish a bank in q country
where each policeman had the power of
levying blackmail.
Herr Goldberger described the awful
scenes of expulsion which he had wit
messed at Moscow during his two days'
stay. Social standing and high position.
he said, We're OF no avail. None of the
accounts SO far published tells the whole
story. The misery and persecution is
simply indescribable. Contrary to the
accepted version, Goldberger saws the
Gar is well aware of the cruelties prac-
ticed; that he has always been q radical
anti-Seminite, and that his hatred of the
Jews has increased since the memorable
railway accident which happened upon
the line built by the Jew Won Polieskoff.
Goldberger thinks that Russia will not
only suffer from commercial disasters
sure to follow the expulsion of the Jews
disasters which Russia, with her great
resources, might meet with impunity-
but that these measures have brought
about feeling of insecurity among the
Russian Protestants and among the nu-
merous foreigners residing in Russia, to
whose enterprise most of the commercial
undertakings owe their existence. No
body knows whose turn is to come next,
and no one cares to risk his money or work
under the present state of barbaric rage
against everything foreign or non-ortho-
dox, and the consequence Will be that
Russia, with all her immense agricult-
ural and mineral resources, will sooner
or later be forced into condition of alb
solute bankruptcy.
LONDON, June 11.-In reply to the Jew
ish petition Lord Salisbury promises to
consult the Turkish Embassador to as
certain whether British influence would
induce the Sultan to consent to the Jews
settling in Palestine.
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Postal CHANGES.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE following
California Postmasters were appointed
to-day: c. P. Saxton, at Forest City,
Sierra County, vice NJ. P. Grant, re-
signed; G. w. Butterfield, at Merton, San
Diego County, vice ]. n. Tuck, resigned;
S. j. Delapp, at North Pomona, Los An
geles County, vice G. w. Delong, re-
signed; j.. Il. Hughes, at Smith River,
Del Norte County, vice A. B. Campbell,
resigned; j. r. Chritchton, at Sweasey,
Shasta County, vice A. l.. Gordon, re-
signed.
The postoffice at Pass Flat, Kern County,
has been discontinued mail to Elmer).
Star service changes from July 1st: In
crease of service to three times per week
from Modesto to Byersville; to permit
the Postmasters at Pattield and Coalanga
to exchange mail as often as desired, pro-
vided the mail be carried in a locked
pouch by a sworn carrier and without
expense to the department.
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ldopt a more vigorous policy toward

Hayti.
The condition of the relations between
Hayti and San Domingo also excites in
terest f in the State Department. The re-
latlons have never been satisfactory,
owing to the dispute over the boundary
line, and were made more unfriendly
than ever year ago, when, as San Do
mlngo holds, and as appears to be the
tact, Hippolyte arbitrarily denounced
the commercial treaty of 1874. That treaty
was to continue for twenty five years. 1t
provided for the reciprocal free importa-
nons of the products of the two countries,
and for periodical adjustment of the
revenues arising from the interchange of
foreign commodities. No such adjust
ment has ever been made, and San Do
mingo claims balance in her favor due
from Hayti on that account to the amount
of 1923, All for the first eight years of the
treaty. San Domingo protested vigor-
ously against the action of the HippoIyte
Government, but without avail. While
resort to arms does not seem probable at
present, it certainly is among the possi-
bilities of the situation.
The record-union., 1891-06-12
Special TO the REcoRp-UN1oN.

SAN FRANCISCO, June lie. p.
Alexine, superintendent of a school
which occupies the basement in the
Greco Russian Church of this city, and
his assistant, Professor Lydia, were ar
rested this afternoon on a charge of
cruelty to children. Fourteen Esqui-
maux boys were rescued from the
school, and according to statements made
by Joseph SEWN, priest of the Russian
Church, the boys have been victims of
extreme neglect and cruelty. The
priest states that the boys were induced
to come here from Alaska upon repre-
sentation that they would become priests,
but that in reality they are slaves. He
says that the Superintendent has fire.
quently been intoxicated, and that he
and his assistant have beaten the boys
brutally, shut them up in dark cells for
days at a time, and given them INSULT
cent food and clothing. They have been
taught nothing, and have rarely seen the
sunlight. Several of the boys declare
that Alexine has been guilty of atrocious
practices with them. The boys show
evidences of the ill-treatment to which
they have been subjected.
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EASTERN TURF EVENTS.
Racine Captures Purse at the CT
caEo Races.


Racine Captures Purse at the Chi
cago Races.
CHICAGO, June 11.-One mile, Inso-
lence won, Patrick second, Arundel
third. Time 1:42.
Six furlongs, Phil Dwyer won, Lew
Weir second, Judge Arl1en third. Time,
1:l44.
One mile, Racine won, Joe Blackburn
second, Osborne third. Time, 1:444.
Four furlongs, John Windsch won,
Miss Bulwark second, Bessie Bisland
third. Time, :50k
Eight and half furlongs, Sourire won,
Leander second, The Moor third. Time,
1:504.
AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, June 1.-THE track was
fast. Five furlongs, Blackjack won.
Idea second, Various third Time, 1:O2.
Five and half furlongs, Firefiy won,
Sam Morse second, Repeater third
Time, 1:081.
Seven furlongs, Tanner won, King
Crab second, Khaftan third. Time, I:27{.
Six furlongs, John Atwood won, My
Fellow second, Pliny third. Time, 1:13i.
Five furlongs, Iongard won, Lady
Lyon second, Volkyrie third. Time,
1:023.
One mile, Gypsy Queen won, Success
second, Jim Wasson third. Time, 1:444.
AT MORRIS PARK.
NORRIS PARK IN. ", June 1.-THE
track was fast. The six furlongs, Long
street won, La Tosca second, Tormentor
third. Time, 1:154.
Mile and an eighth, Riley won, Mad
stone second, Sir John third. Time, 1881.
Six furlongs, Shinalong won, Lizzie
Dunbar second, Abe third. Time, l:l54.
Seven furlongs, Terrifier won, L'In-
triguante second, Lima third. Time, LIS.
Mile and a sixteenth, Demuth won,
Judge Morrow second, Diablo third.
Time, 1:47.
One mile, Text won, Vardee second,
Stryke third. Time, 1:4l4.
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST.. LOUIS, June 1.-THE track was
slow. Mile and seventy yards, Clarion
won, Littrell second, Eolen third. Time,
2:024.
Nine-sixteenths of a mile, Great Dixon
won. Walter second, Comethen third.
Time, l:04.
Handicap, nine furlongs, Parametta
won, Shibboleth second, Red Sign third.
Time, 200. Red Sign ran against the
fence, injuring his left leg, and would
have won but for this.
Two-year-old four and half furlongs.
Johnny Wrinkle won, First Day second.
Giba third. Time, l:04!.