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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-11

nj the Philippine Islands has informed
The Secretary u St,tc Of r,ount changes
la the customs nfitr of tiiyss hlauds,
mn Increase ~ 80 per cent. The dis
changing and consumption duties aud
the navigation tax are abolished, a. u
also the export duty on tobacco. For
ticspeclai pnrpDe OF protecting TIE
Barcelona manufactures the duties are
Increased On white cotton goods, prints.
socks aud stockings, undertaking aud
silk goOdA aud wooden goods.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-11

are received Mt tho Department Of state
containing the decree Of the PRECEDENT
Of Btazll, declaring the port. u that
country free aud open 10 imports from
the Unitcd States that were Included IN
the rcceut reciprocity agreement thua
settling at ret the rumOrs c,ifrcnt and NJ.
serilonn coming from various quarters
that the Brazilian government lid not
rccognlzu the validity Of The treaty.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30

with draft King King pay
it, and returned
Did Mr.
position from Huntingdon OF the Southern Pacific
he knew of that draft? queried Wellington
Squies interposed Wellington stated
that Squres had opportunity while New get deposition
from Huntington, but omitted doing
st bring
Judge Fandrau to Wellington
Eve don't him. welingtons assurance.
The court sustained theobcton and then Mr. Wellington
the examination as follows:
"Do you know Gen LIE Duc?"
81 am do, said the philosopher sorrowuly.
sWas the Hastings Dakota road local organization?"
eyes; the name implies it,
"Did you subscription for stock to the road?"
81 dds 500 worth"
"And you paid in how much?'
Give OF the amount-$125."
"The land
Yes worked hard through particle reward
offered for palms. and did solely enterprise
fool to do the kind It would
Wellington had ever tried to raise $40 for
the road from Hastings people,
"No, indeed They poorest people
such would to have
tried such thing The Hastings people well known for their
pecuniosity"
"Did you introduce Gen. LIE Due to Cakes Ames?''
Gen LIE Due came to Washington and out that would
who would gsome
ng Dakota road Cakes Ames and both
time boarded at the hotel the
also stopped the hotel happened
to oakes An and told Ames what LIE Due looking The General
made bargain with Ame for 100000 his
unselfsh that didn't penny bringing
and Ames together Why was the ATTORNEY for the road had
task compiling it's charter and could easily have place
forts with LIE Due wouldn't have been the unworthy author OF
wrong"
your friendly LIE Due cease" asked Mr.
Wellington d they the time of Memphis
subsidy testified yese, day."
No Ny relations with LIE Due ended when
on hands and when ne playing into the hands the Mil
waukee people,"
"Did the Cakes Ames roado
"The Chicago Milwaukee the stock
and LIE Due owned $4,000 worth which would them the
when did have talk with Mr. LIE Due
Objected argument followed Yelling
ton knocked the opposition usual.
"Did have any talk with respect absorpon?
Several times
1twas clash difference of Tho
majority power attorney purpose
of disposing Of 0 the Lake Superior people,"
"Had he yet indicated any antpathy to your
"No sir He warm and during
Washbu1n."
say uniendy you the paso
natter"
you you good thing Memphis Ell
never had any conversation"
"You member Of congress 49, Do remember joint
granting right way Memphis A.
"Were you possessed Of any stock?" A. "No."
"Did you ever have pecunary ownership in it?"
right public showed that
granted other than the right Of way
"You may if you voted support Off,"
II did. Can I give my reason?"
bring This through
portion Of this country, didn't it?"
Eyes; through Arizona"
D corrupt your voter
We're promised anything for voter"
cent. Not promise"
passage right way Donney yom
with tie officials the didn't
"You may state what it was"
opposition this speech
against After the bill
John Fremont and the schmoee
inquired after the expiration
This before the
told them that nothing and then they asked
would like the OF their road and look
before the committee of the AS
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30

road from its inception member of
the executive committee Knew LIE Had heard testimony
stand.
Estate any meeting proposition to give Mr.
Donney $40 900 in stock?o
"He did,
Donny being allowed to subscribe 50
stock?o
don't remember any such crcums lance"
"Do you know what the subscription was for?"
81 don't know"
"Was it the a other subscribers?"
eyes,
His
them for time
you
ords
can't say that have'
"What finally Hastings Dakoa?"
Objected mmaa The Court asked Yelling
ton that he
Suires insisted that Cy had objected Mr. LIE explaining
Objection sustained.
Allen you don't recoect being voted
to Mr. Donnely?"
you any being voted to
thought you the same as
else Now, subscribed
"The records correct"
This Donney
subsequently was
that Mr. paid his the The tes
Mr. Allen that dollar of that stock issued
that citizens generally subscribed local enepr
Harvey Gillette testified that Mr. Donnes
he Alliance
JAS Bell manufacturer, Hastings
Lambert Hastings years. mayor
ings said his reputation vase excellent
Al Of age and his reputation good
DoNNEL1Y O AGAIN.
There futter of excitement throughout the
ngton Sage Nnng Everybody
denial story forthcoming
forward their endeavor hear syllable Mr. Donne tes
mony.
"M Donnely, you King?" question
"W. S. King? Yes.'
far
to say, in or
ou state the relations bore to Mr. King 1869 and
thereto
while protesting to support treacherousy-'
But Donnelly shut off.
was going on to state" sage.
"Dont you state, broke in Capt Hart.
May please the Mr. Donney questions make
stump speeches."
Then sormmage objections exceptions
at he
fairly Capt Hart object to
stump speeches.
"Wha your King prior 1se9-frndly
otherwise?" asked Mr. Wellington
Friendly answered the sage.
O. King supported you Donne Ramsey
toa cones
A. He told he did
O. King testimony you being
together at hotel St. Paul. his that
you give $4,000 you
elected he would influence his brother who member of the ~
ture in your favor?
A. Yes.
Q. s his
direct unqualified permitted
Sage interrupted objection Hart
the upon objection Wellington
O. Upon your Washington
test, what occurred between you Col King?
A. Upon arrival in ST. Paul. King greeted very warmly and
cordially As had friends reception the hotel King
and retired to the inner conversation Mr. King
my Now Donney-or
this efec friend and want tell who expect
things
solid and believe contrary
O. anything $4,000
King tells of here court-did you offer him So, 900?
A. didn't offer him cent-not arthing.
Did with King
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30
cat Hastings for 30 years."
GLOW far from Mr.. Donnelly?"
ga connie IF milea0

81. how nr rom MI Donneiyf"
"Hf!. long have you known him9
tegrityi" - w. Sp''''' ''''' 1'''''' - :
"What has been his reputation?"
81 would say was very good"
"Cossexamined, Donneys enemy
care you not his political opponent"
"Well haven't voted for him."
Didn't you support him at timer"
"No, don't think So"
Donney your you trying
bride him with $1OO,OOO?"
Perhaps him
"Now did you him $1OOOOO?" interrupted Mr. squres.
Il object cried Mr.. Wellington.
"You brought up the question" retored Squres.
"W said Wellington 81 brought to show for
ty. You can't prove whether it is true not
"The witness may the question,
No made him the ofer said emphatica
"Dd you Hastngs?" Wellington
"For city Office not for county"
GIN 1887 that the you
Donney you your
@ You make 100000 by selling alliance
with me to Jim Hill and see can't arrange it,"
"No, sir never had
Recall this testimony Donnely stand]
That the most remarkable attempt backen character
made the annals Jurisprudence groque the
could maintain sober losing their balance times
They called political
politics and asked them testify Donne political char
acter his And that the that
presidency OF an organization with MEMBERS by an almost unan
attempt
universal disgust found expression in the crowded
REBUTTAL TESTIMONY
point unjust Donny by
the Court So fair reasonable had been the decisions that
hardly believe the following possible
eve injustice have been fully understood the
Court.
place.
Paul Pioneer
that pubca
papers
by volume and number" the Also that the defense
publication
destroyed by that publication 1ssOn ess" yet
Judge important letter. which Mr. Donney
all
defending Mr. D. assault Although
admitted the character Of the letter was made known to the and We
publish manager
Donney
letter appeared recently the Minneapolis Times
s' s the
WY p & Th asf the o H be n
p thy St.
Paul Press upon
philadelphia Press Feb H. 1851
To Editor Of the Philadelphia Press:
JANUARY scarcely noticing me-
FS refers Minnesota
5 3 p By nss hon" amy Hs 5
$ on s'si close
ne when Of our cheste
THAT o Mr. i'd @ his
money Mr. Don3y
% n%
money anyone
else %n M ] 6s an nd a after
should wh blanks
due Mr. and regarded of
WILLIAM scH,la1E.
Philadelphia, TO- 1875.
Jo Wheelock
gave the following editorial endorsement:
"nMr schmqe's story relieves the
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30

Continued on page Seven.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30

hold the said wished that
should disposition which they the blanks
in the having been filed feel that this
whom
mo patriotic and thorough statesmen.
Philadelphia Feb. 10, 1875
the the St. Wheeloc
gave the following editorial endorsement
eff Mr. Schmes relieves the transaction
feature implied the statement OF the towt The
that this stock paid be
onney corrupt for bis legislative services While Of
possible that Mr. Schmee would feel obligation
honor defend his friend from from disclosures
made the transaction STILL rather inclined the whole
his the probable and Donny
panaon which him the charge accepting this
bill Donnely himself
charitable which, sinister
hardly entitled consideration which he
his
therefore, cheey that the stands the evidence
sufficient the
agreed be paid him consideration
legislative services"
The first rebua venerable gentleman Maj
Bae Minneapolis He testified that Mr. Donnes reputation
good Crossexaminaon make that Mr. Donne helped him
office Broke down utterly and it shown that Mr. Donne
aided another that time.
B
b. B. Allen called He had TO- He
knew Donney WELL and Hastings Dakota Rail-
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30

cordially As had friends reception
and retired the Mr. King
his around shoulders and said Now Donneorw words
this efc friend and want tell who expect
for this con Like fool told him all knew and asked
him tell how things He said his brother Dana and Clark
solid for and shouldn't believe stories the contrary
At this conversation anything said about the 5000 that
King tells of here in courtdid offer him So, 600?
A. didn't offer him cent-not farthng.
Did conversations with King this
bedroom?
Yes he chief supporter and that
day and talked the situation.
At thsee did him money?
A. never offered him any purpose whatever.
O. you have King his
brother Dana?
A. he asked try get
pointed general the elected told
him that would not anything have other friends who
wanted the Office and didn't commit myself
G. You have heard the here about your writing Clark
the return Of certain $500? A. Yes.
@. Did you write such letter? A. Several of them
@. Explain that affair.
The $500 purely Clark hard loaned him
the At the end of being pnched
wrote him for the $500 and again. and finally threat
ened him. didn't him. though told that he
cutionproof
Then taken Col Kings story the letter and draft from c.
P Huntington.
Mr King check draft under such ccum
stances Donney One day King who postmaster
handed letter containing $780, opened it in King
will under such cicum
What Can't divides? that all there
ito it. Another time got letter from Banker Thompson of ST. Paul.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09
Will the sun Burn I'pf

Thousands of curious and ingenious
theories have been brought forth to &C.
court for the fact that the sun, although
he has whirlcd his burning disc across
the heavens for untold ages, continues
to burn without being consumed or his
bulk being lessencd in the least. Some
learned men affect to believe that the
great orb is a monstrous ball of gas,
but even n great ball of gas would be
consumed to its utmost atom in the
course of few thousand years. Others
pretend to believe that its fires arc kept
up by the remains Of wrecked worlds
which arc constantly falling into its
depths, but even this seems far from
probable, not to say purely absurd
conclusion. In giving his opinion on
the last opinion, one of the most emf.
nent astronomers of the day has figured
that a mountain range consisting Of one
hundred and sevcnty-six cubic miles
falling into the sun would only be sui.
fcient to maintain the present heat for
a single seconds; u mass equal to that of
our earth would engender only enough
heat to last ninety-thrcc years. If these
conclusions are correct, and we have nc
means of proving them false, well may
we ask the questions: OF what wonder.
| full, indcstructiblc substance is the sun
composed?
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

rcction and supervision. You may well
imagine that 1t requires great deal OF
executive ability to properly manage
such an army, keep them well disci.
plincd and prevent improper action on
their part in every case.
There are upwards OF two hundred
and fifty employees on duty in the gen.
cral land office under the supervision Of
the commissioner, deputy commissioner
and chief clerk. There are law clerks,
law examiners, a receiving clerk, and
chiefs Of subordinate divisions, to whom
various duties are assigned, and the en-
tire working force is SO arranged that
the tremendous and growing business
Is transacted smoothly and expeditions
~. Owing to the present rules, how
ever, there are thousands of contest
cases pending. and the work Of the of
fec is nearly two years in arrears. in
some particulars. There is and has
been for years a crowded condition Of
affairs, and relief cannot be had until
congress shall provide separate build
ing for this Office alone.
One room in the general land Office is
set apart for the use of attorneys who
practice before the Office, and their
name is legion. Almost every settler is
obliged to employ an attorney to look
after his interests here before final pat
ent to his homestead Is issued. In addi-
ton to their personal appeals for action
in many cases these attorneys file not
less than seven hundred letters each
week, calling upon the Office for writ
ten statements concerning the condi-
ton of pending cases. These letters
arc forwarded by the attorneys to their
clients and a great part of their work Is
done in what is called 1.-The attorneys
ROOM" clerk is detailed especially
to attend to this room, whose duty it is
to receive cards of request from daily
accredited attorneys for permission to
personally examine papers in important
cases. These papers are official and
cannot be taken from tho department,
but they may be examined in the attor-
ncys' room in the presence Of the clerk
in charge, and hence it is almost impos-
sible for any attorney to absent-mindcd-
ly carry any papers away with him.
L 1optSS Va HoNNNSis uIS oiVSA
furnished attorneys by the clerk in
| charge.
Commissioner Carter is the youngest
man ever honored with appointment to
this position. lie is only thirty-sevcn
years of age, and being of an exceedingly
fair complexion, with light hair and
beard, he looks even younger. Although
| of nervous temperament, given to
quiclsncss. alcrtncss and promptness Of
decision, he possesses ut the same time
a deliberativc quality Of mind which
prevents him from ill-advised concur
sions and decisions. He is lawyer,
and his training has developed a judicial
intellectual bias which will prove valu-
able in the administration of his Office,
where everything is based upon statute
| ry law. Gifted with sunny, cheerful
disposition he easily makes friends, and
even in this city where politicians dwell
he has friends who hold him in high
esteem regardless of differences upon
national topics. SMITH d. Fry.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09
THE LAND OFFICE.
why Many Settlers Never Receive
a Patent to Their Claims.
An Abuse which Needs Immediate Corr
rection - Hon. Thomas IL. Carter. tho
New Commissioners Of the ONCE,
Good Man.

Especial Washington Correspondence
"All my syrnpathics arc with the set
tiers upon the public domain" said
Commissioner Carter. Of the general
land Office this afternoon.
Senator Stewart. Of Nevada, Senator
Carey. Of Wyoming, and several officials
OF the interior department were pres
ent discussing the subject Of contests;
that is. the Instructions which are put
In the way Of final action by tic land
Office in granting patents TO home
stcadcrs. Commissioner Carter said:
Under the existing rules, John Smith
may live for five years upon quarter
section Of the public domain, and then
advertise the fact that he intends to
prove continuous possession and ac-
nuirc title by patent from the govern
mcnt- Nome Of the ncighbors have
anything to say against this final proof,
on the part Of John Smith, because
they all know that he has earned his
title by compliance with homestead
laws. Therefore. on certain date, Mr..
Smith goes before the register and the
receiver of the local land Office, proves
up on his claim, and the papers are sent
TO the general land office ut Washing
ton. together with certificates Of the
local officers to show that it is a clear
case, and nll fees have been paid But,
before the patent is issued. one Of the
neighbors of John Smith has n personal
quarrel with him about religion, a
horse trade, or politics, and that
ncighbor sits down and writes a
general land Office. protesting against
granting patent to Smith for his
homestead, and declaring that his entry
Is fraud and without sufficient proof
of genuine residence. That stops the
issuance of the patent until the case
can be investigated. 1t is placed along
with thousands Of other contested eases
time John Smith has no complete title
to his home, and he may die without
completing title, because it takes at
least two years to reach n case when il
Is once sidetrncled in that way. But
suppose that Smith lives two years and
in the meantime furnishes plenty OF
proof to show his right to the land,
shows that the contest was prompted
by malice alone. Ultimately he would
get his patent for the land; but just
about the time the general land Office is
ready to settle the matter and issue the
patent, along comcs another letter from
some other ncighbor who has recently
taken grudge against Smith, with
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09
SLAMS GEM MINES.
Rubies and Sappllires In All the Digging
How They Are Mined.

Rubies and Sappllires In All the DixGings
How They Are Mined.
The gem mines of Siam are at Krung,
Krat and Phailin, points or districts de-
pendent on the seaport of Chantabun.
They are shortly to be leased: but at
present the only condition required for
entering tho mines is the payment Of
a small fee to the head man of the dis
trict.
The digger's first object is to discover
layer of soft, yellowish sand, in which
both rubies and sapphircs are deposited.
This stratum lies ut depths varying
from few inches to twenty feet, on a
bed of subsoil in which no precious
stones are found. A pit is dug, and the
soil removed is taken to a ncighboring
canal or stream, where it is mixed with
water and passed through an ordinary
hand-sicvc. In his search for this Pc
culiar alluvial deposit, which is gencr-
ally free from any admixture Of claycy
earth. the digger has often to penetrate
into the jungle that grows thickly
around, and combines the work oil
clearing with the occupation OF gem.
digger.
No sapphire has yet been extracted OF
higher value than about fourteen hun.
dred dollars, or ruby Of higher price
than forty-cight hundred dollars. Nc
artificial or mechanical processes fol
washing the soil have SO far been in.
troduccd.
Hubics and sapphires arc found at al
the diggings, often deposited side by
side in the same layer or stratum OF
sand. The rubics are usually of dull
light-rcd hue. The sapphire is of q
dark. duh blue, without any Of The
silkcn gloss distinctive OF the Burlnal
and Ccylon stones.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

slate-colored garments are surely rich
looking, my dear, and the mahogany
color under my tail is much more fash
ionable than the vulgar aud gaudy or
ange which they wear in such abun-
dance. They pretend to take their col
ors from the livery of Lord Baltimore,
and l suppose. if the truth were known,
they even use his-coat of arms"
Mr.. Robin did not enjoy this gossip,
and SO, meekly rcmarking that he
thought they would find their neigh
bors very pleasant people when they
knew them, he flew away.
As it is not the nature of cnvi6us and
Jealous persons to try to remove the
cause of their hateful feelings, our
friends did not go to call on Mr.. and
Mrs. Oriole, but watched and criticised
everything they did, and spent hal
their time trying to think how they
could outshine them. Mr.. and Mrs
Oriole, not having the slightest sus
picion of the trouble they were caus
ing, worked away as happy as birds
could be. until one morning when Mr.
Oriolc poured forth an unusually tri
umphant song. Mr.. Catbird could en-
durc it no longer. His Mockingbirt
blood grew hotter and hotter. and h
resolved to put that 'squawking neigh
bor'' to everlasting shame. SO h,
sneakingly perched himself where HI
could be heard but not seen, and imi
tatcd exactly the notes which Mr.
Oriole had just sung, only at the end o
every strain he burst forth into thu
most contemptuous, catlikc meow
Meow" and then, to make the Oriole'.
song seem more insignificant, ht
poured forth such magnificent strains
shat all Bird grove came out to listen