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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-07

Troy. Nov. 6.-The Troy Times publishes
a dispatch from Frank Hiscock at SYRIA
cuse saying the statement he has been
rendered the portfolio of secretary OF war
is without the slightest foundation.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-NOt for five years
has the supply of drinking water been so
low nor has the danger OF genuine water
famine been greater than at present Com
missioner Gilroy says unless there il rain,
the water will only last fifteen or TWEEN y
days more.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-07
CharIes Jean Joseph Thiron Dead

PARIS, Nov. 6.-Charles Jean Joseph
Thiron, the veteran French actor and soci-
etaire of the Coincide Franchise, died
to day.
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ONLY One yictim identified

BOMBAY, Nov. 6.-Three of the soldiers
injured in the railroad accident yesterday
have died.
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Tax on Private Bank Deposits Repealed.
BUENos AYBEs, Nov. 6.-The senate to-
day passed the bill repeating the tax levied
upon private bank deposits.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-07
Ex-Governor Gregory Smith Dead.

81. ALBANs, VT, Nov. 6.-Ex-Governor
Gregory Smith, president Of the Vermont
Central railroad, died tonight Of heart
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-07
ClearInes for the Waek.

New YORK, Nov. 6.-Bradstreet's gives
the clearings for the week ended Thursday
night as follows:
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Suit for Partition of Cherokee Lands.

MusKoGEE, l. T., Nov. 6.-Sarah Ellis
and other Cherokee Indians have filed a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-07

THE SEMI WEEKLY HERALD
NOW HAS A SWORN cIRCULA-
TIoN OF OVER 1880 COPIES A
WEEK. B. h. ROBERTS. EDITOR.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-05

which he has now been rebuked with such chivai-
rous unanimity The Prince. in spite Of every
thing was popular parsonage, and it required
some courage to get UP into pulpuit lay or &c
clesiasiical. and preach at him. The most SEN
sitive of his fellow-subects shraDk from declaring
his scnsitiveness just as he shrinks now from say
ing much about racing or against any other form
of gambling than that which. for the moment
happens TO be under cloud. The sensitive fel-
low-subiect did not like to lie in minority; III
other words he did not like TO censure him when
Others were applaudng. When the others turned
round and began to condemn, it was easy enough
to Join in. 1t is always easy TO join in. The
breed Of moutons dc Panurge has not died out.
1t is not less numerous. but more numerous.
than IL was in the days Of Rabelais. Their
bleating has been heard during the last fortnight;
not theirs only, bat theirs lOudcst. For what has
befallen the Prince he must hold his own indis-
cretious responsible first Of all, but the chorus
of condemnation has been swollen by many voices
simply because it was chorus. IT, W. D
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teIectual improvement Of thaspeOplc will not be neg.
lectcd. A correspondence has already been entered
n3 with Professor Herbert b Adams, Of Johns Hopkins
University who introduced the scheme Of university
tension into this country, and who IS familiar with
the good work done by such Institutions Toynbee
Han and the oxford Club Of England. some Of the
most eminent specialists and professors Of oxford
and Cambridge have delivered popular lectures al
these institutions their chosen speciales. These
lectures have been bghy appreciated even when on
Subjects that arc ordinarily Interesting OILY to the
s"yJ The Professor sys That what has Deea so cue.
GO. fully done in England can NC done here. And
thnugh nothing definite has yet been decided on. "a
Is pretty certain tfat some such scheme Of lectures
~ eminent specialists VIII DC one OF INC Ietuies "a
the Parish House.
II remains 10 say few words about The working
stan OF this great and composite institution. DIR.
Greer the eloquent aud eminenty practical rector Oi
-. BaTthOlDinc%s comes INST OF 'OuIsc As already
said he saw the importance and even the necessity
OF such great burcau OF praC Teal work he
entered Oh his duties as rector But DR.. Greer Is
busy man. with the wOrE Of a great parish already
on his hands, IL vas 70. possible for him to take the
personal supervision Of this new wDrk Stli less was
Il possible for him to elaborate the nnumerable de.
tall! Incident 10 the stNItlGg Of such an Institution
DC uOvo. What lie needed was a man with good
ecutiye ability and vide acquaintance with the
aCuai par0chial life OF the Church IN both city and
country snch a man he found IN the Rev. g.. a.
Christensen wllo az the General Missioner OF the
Episcopal PagOchla Missions society, has gained
vide ana valuable eNgeIiece III parish ana phf
antbTOpic WORK Hr. Carstclscn IS a Dane BY rare
MS f1thcr having been in the Danish army, but
native II The West Indies lie came this city at
early age however his father moving here on his ap
pOlnlncnt AS the architect Of the NcwYOrk Crystal
Palace witch stood where Bryant Park now Is. He
was graduated from Hobart College In 1873. and from
the General Theological seminary Of thus city in
1876. lie has held important rectOrships In Toledo.
Ohio and Meadvilc and Ere, Penn. He was q
delegate 10 the General Convention IN 1888 and 1888
In January, 1859, he was elected the General Ne
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WHAT KIND OF 1 STORE WAS IT.
From The San Francisco call.

From The san Francisco Call
He walked into a Kearney-st. dry goods store yes
terday afternoon and aked for pair Of OveElS. i!
was evident that he had not been long IN towil ahd
the clerks eyed him with amusement depicted PLAINLY
Very sorry, my friend,' explained the polite gen
tleman behind the counter, but this i dry goods
store and We have no oceralls in stock
AMt eh Well Just give me three OF your best
flannel shirts, and | won't lnch.'
sorry but We don't keep them either"
"Show me a pair Of long legged boots then.'
"No boots either"
Got any plug tobacco?"
"NOr
Any pipes or tallow candlcs3'
NO"
"Sklcts or fryin' pans2"
"NOt here yOn'n have TO go TO a hardware-store.'
"Well have yOu got any bool-and thunder novelist
Sorry, but"
Sec here. old man, I've come oil the way nun
Alpine TO lay in my supplies. and the first place
strike run mp against a snaG. | always had klnd
OF sneaklug lea that you fellows down here was
frauds and now know IL. There amt one of them
thugs but what | get IN the little store up 10
home, and here Won don't keep 'em. so lOng!" and
lie strolad ont with look Of disgust BIS face and
dlSa appeared IN tie throng tie street.
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Commissioner In that case there will be still
further delay in the matter Of the Land Conrt
beginning it's work From the present outlook 1t
will be 1892 before any land cases can be tried.
This is misfortune for the country.
On April % II. NJ s. Cordelia steamed into
the harbor, and on the following morning, promptly
al o'clock. tie Samoan flag appeared at the
main and was salutcd with twenty-one GINS
Just before noon CAPTAIN Grenfell accompanied bv
his Lieutenant and midshlpmen all in full dress,
paid O. visit TO the King. Introductions and the
psnaI programme followed. Two days later the
King visited the Cordplia receiving on his arrival
a salute of twenty-one guns. ard on leaving the
vessel the same number was fired again. IL was
s1i1 that the COrdplia had instructions to make
as much display and noise as possible and she
succeeded admirably in the latter respect She
left bcrc on Nav Is for Fiji. where. after short
stay, she will sail for Tonga, taking Sir John
TburstOn the Governor of Fiji. who will nartlci-
uate in the opening of Parliament at Nnkualofa.
Soon after the COrdclia arrived here at Apla,
the British Consul gave 4 dinner party in honor OF
the officers winding up later in the evening with
Samoan "Siva" The "Siva' Is the national
dance and is performed by both men aud women.
As riven in ol1cn times II was so grossly immoral
that the missionaries nut stop to 1t os far as was
in their power to do So limiting 1t 20 certain pre-
scrbcd conditions and movements. The Con-
suatc was pntty decorated on the outside around
the verando with vines. ferns and palm leaves
From the ceiling were suspended numerous Chinese
lanterns while at some distance large bon
fires Of cocoanut leaves and hnsks cast
Pickering light over the grassplOt in front of the
house where the dance was given. This particu-
lar silva" was led by Leato, one Of the buds
of Apa society, the daughter of the influential
Chief Ash Eight young men assisted the young
woman in giving the exhibition. Hearing that
preparations were being made in neighboring
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-05
AN IYSOLENT SALESMAN REBUKED.
From Tic Philadelphia Times.

FToul lIc EhihuoApHu iihiN'
It is related Of certain French comedian that ne
would rather indulge In an nofensiVe practical J0he
than keep faith with his manager; numerous
instances Of his breach of the one and adherence 10
the other are eXtant.
An incident in the latter line that he confessed TO
himself that on certain occasion nc entered Il
prominent hardware store when nobody WIS In At
tendance but young clerk This individual on MS
entrance treated him with that distant and iippant
condcscensOn which, although II exists there, is.
perhaps less Characteristic Of the Partisan counter
Jumper than his kind elsewhere.
The actor took IN the YOUTHS mental proportions NJ
q glance and said:
complete works.
You're in q hardware store"
Oh we'll I'm not very particular continued the
PLAYER pretending with an excellent Imitation OF nature
that nc was very deaf. Z" 1t doesn't matter whether
bound IN calf or Morocco"
But this IS no book store I" shrehed the attendant,
getting red In the face. 80 .
up In your incest shape. But would like to write
III" The ii Young man gasped and fell back against the
counter. Then, with voice that made the very nails
" STlis-an t-ne-b BOOKSTORE"
on very Well, then I'll wait, of course" and the
actor quietly took a CHAIR.
The clerk cloked another effort TO either burst a
blood vessel or make some impression ola the Ouierb
tympanum but AT that moment tho proprietor entesed
"FOr heavens sake, Mr.. Chyse' he cred ex-
c,tedly, rushing toward him. " hurry up. There's a
crazy man In hero, and cunt make nm uhaerstahd
Mr. Chysel approached the comedian and inquired
''"i' Can do anything for you. slr!s
GC.nainly YOU can. want nle--a common, I'VE
inch lat.tali file. II you please. You have tbemf'
The side lo0h Of whitening scorn tn proprietor give the
clerk was such ta fsr months aiter~ard he dicamt he
was 81 small that deaf customers continually lift
ing him up and dropping him through the eyes oil
needles.
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native house Of the performers, the writer made
his way to the house in question, determined TO
watch the programme from the start After lie
was ushcred 70 a seat on mat and furnished with
a silui cigarette made of banana leaf wrapper
the assembled company again directed their at
tentlon TO the toilets that were being made. The
young men brought in a heap Of " III leaves and
prepared them for wearing. Some c0c0anut oil was
poured over them, they were crumpled up TO
soften them, then smoOthed out fiat and tied
around the knees and ankles. Each man wore
the tusl, OF a wild boar suspended from his neck
attached To his arm. The chiefs daughter came
in seated herself for few moments, and then
the women present proceeded 30 decorate her. A
little transformation scene ensUed about this
time When she first entered she wore Siapo"
lava lava, and when she arose to begin her toilet
she held fine mat in her hand. Turning
partly around she slipped one end of tue mat
under the SiapO," then with one half-whirl and
rapid movement she unfastened and threw of
the Siapo" and drew the mat about her and
fastened il. SO rapidly and expertly was this
done, no one could see when one garment was
discarded and the other put on, until she stood
arrayed in the mat, reaching halfway TO the
knees. A bevy Of women surrounded her. one
combiug and frizzing the hair, another placing
necklaces of bright red beads and berries around
her neck others amounting and rubbing arms,
limbs and body with cocoonut OIL and still others
| tying bands of red and yellow leaves about her
arms, knees and ankles. The young men in the
meantime had received similar Orpumentations
and all being ready proceeded 70 the lawn in front
of the Consulate where the guests assembled 10
| watch the dance.
Ieata and the eight young men seated them
selves, Turkish fashion, on mats in q row, she
sitting in the centre with four each side Back
OF this group was seated the band, consisting of
twenty or thirty men and women Of tremendous
| lung.power. III long.drawn, monotonous wall the
band struck up peculiar chant, accompanying the
music, chipping their hands, and beating time
| with sticks Oh tic ground on small boards
! Then at q given signal the star actors began q
| cries of gestures. pOstures and swayings Of the
| bodies, all in perfect time, and all accompanied
by singing OF chanting md clappng Of hands
| Sometimes their bodies wonld be inclined - the
| right, the arms curved gracefully above the head,
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SAMOAN NATIONAL DANCE.
A DECoRoUS IMITATION OF AN 0LD-TINlE
SAVAGE CUSTOM
CHIEFS DAUGHTER ASST sTED by EIGHT
YOUNG MEN IN TIE SIvA'-GREETiNG
THE PRESIDENT OF THE NUM-
CIPAL COUNCIL.

CIPAL COUNCIL.
Apa. Samoa. May 2i.-The past three weeks
have been unusually lively Society has received
n shaking mp such as has not been experienced ior
many months Dinner parties, balls, Weddings
riding parties. pcnics, and cricket matches nave
followed et Oh other in rapid succession. On Sun
day Apri 90. Baron Senfft Won Pilsch. the re-
Gently appointed president of The Ap'a Munielp"l
Council, arrived on the steamer LoDech HOu
sydney. accompanied by his wife, whom he mar
ried inst previous to leaving Germany. AS soon
Nc thc Lubbock dropped anchor IN the harbor, num-
hers Of boats swarmed about the vessel, their
occrpauts intent on welcoming The newcomers
Dr Stuebel. the German Consul-Gencral, ana
ATcssrs Dunnct and Weber, in behalf Of the Mumcl-
nal Council. were among those first on board
Never Delius, managing director of the largest
German firm here, who knew Baron Pi!sach at
home was among those who assembled TO oher
CONGRATULATIONS. The day following, IN the
nrcscnce Of the Consuls and Chief Justice Baron
pilsach was formally introduced TO the King ana
members Of the Samoan Governments
Bassatt IIaggard, the English Land CommiS-
sioner returned TO Samoa by the Lubbock, having
snont two months in Sydney. Mr.. Eggert, the
German Commissioner, who left here at the same
time with Mr.. Haggard, is still in Sydney, being
Goo III 10 return 1t ia feared that his health VIII
not hermit him to assume his duties here as Lana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-05
SHE'LL SCATTERED THE MOB.
MISSION PROPERTY DESTROYED BY RIOTERS
AT WUIIU. CHINA

Shanghai. China, juno 3.-InfoUmation has reached
hoc Of the destruction Of all missionary property in
WulIu large Chinese city about 800 miles up the
Nnngtsc Kang River An uprising Of the Chinese
had been for some months expected at the river
ports and 30 ships Of Of the various foreign
Governments having residents in this portion OF China
lay at shanghai waiting to proceed at any moment
10 any threatened point. On the morning Of May
II a crowd Ot Chinese began to collect around the
Catholic Cathedral In Wuhu and to mako dcmOnstrR
tOns against the missionaries who had taken refuge
inside the cathedral and mission buildings. The crowd
was urged on by the cries Of several old women, who
claimed that the missionaries had killed their children
and vengeance was tho order of the day. 1t appears
that these children had been taken in the mission
hospital for treatment while III, and had died In the
hospital, Tins causing the grievance Of the Old
women. BY noon $1,000 people had collected about
tho cathedral. Several welldressed Cinnamon, wav
Ing flags which bore the notices Of some Of the secret
societies among the Chinese seemed 70 charge
OF the mob, and operations were begun for batcring
down the wall which surrounded the mission property.
This was soon accomplished. and tile mob entered
the Enclosure. Meanwhile the missionaries had sue
cceded In making their escape through rear en-
trance. They took refuge board Chinese junk,
whose they bribed TO take them down the river
TO Clkiang, where they found protection among the
Foreigners of that city.
The mob sacked tho cathedral and mission buildings
taking the oerory chest gilt images and other articles
out and then burned the entire mission property
Then they attacked The consular quarter where all the
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and IN that capaoity has conducted

soner of the Church and that capacity has conducted
" missions" in almost every part Of the country. ~
may be explained that q "parochial mission,
in fbe Episcopal Church IS the Church equivalent OF
revival and consists OF series OF special services In
which the Prayer Book Is not closely followed ana
which the music is hearty and tie preaching direct ana
evangelical.
In conducting these missions Mr. Christensen has been
peTence that Will De valuable 10 him In his new work
lie resigned the Office OF general missioner last month
and Immediately enerod on his new duties. 10 carry
out such an elaborate scheme has here been briefly
described working al the details 50 as 20 make
harmonious whole is to be his special task. But no
one who knows him doubts that he Will succeed. Tor
besides his wide and varied experience he is man OF
great executive ability genial manners aud personal
The Church has also been fortunate in securing Miss
Marcia Darby the matrOn OF the Parish House. since
she is snguarly well qualified by temperament and
experience for this responsible and delicate ONCE
Miss Darby VIII reside IN the building ana VIII nave
direct supervision over the women and girls In the
varOus departments Of the Institution. IL IS expected
that tho next annual convention Of the DOc0e OF New
York which meets in September. will be held in the
Parish House. and the occasion viii give the Eplsco'
palials Of the diocese opportunity to inspect tle
working Of al institution which Is destined TO be
potent influence in retaining men and women: .
Christensen the other day. "In some matters we shall
have to make own precedcnts and creep before VIC
walk. our supreme object will be 20 do a work for
humanity TO reach out in many directions as posi-
bic for those who have already wandered away from
goodness or who likely % DO So When we have
restored them to manhood and womanhoOd, when we
have taken the despair out OF their lives and given them
something to live FOR in this 3-then VIII be the time
to offer religion 70 them with some hope OF success
With such magnificent building as we are 70 have and
with the generous support which is assured TO IT, II VII
be fal, only IL # fails to do noble work for Coo
and b'rOi ffv
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"FOR GOD AND HUMANITY"
ST BARrHoLoMEw's NEW PARISH HOUSE.
AN ADMIRABLY EQUIPPED IysTTuuoT-soME
OF ITS FEATUEEs-M ORAL REGENERA-
T1oN ASD INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION

AN ADMIRABLY EQUIPPED lNSTITuIlOE-SOdE
OF ITS FEATURES MORAL BEGENERA-
TIoN AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION
What will undoubtedly be one Of the most complete
Institutions Of the kind IN the world Is now IN c0rse
Of erection in Forts second ST., little cast OF Third
ave IL Is to DO the parish house Of st. Barthoomews
Church. Of which the Rev. DR.. Greer Is rector soon
aftor he entered on his duties AZ rector he saw Tie
great impo3Dcc Of starting mission on the East sde
and n at once opened such mission In F0itysecond
Il east OF Third ave. Of which ne made Colonel ii. H.
radley superintendent 1t was intended mainly for
religions and social Outcast and has been pheuOMenaIy
successful. 70 was felt however. that with properly
equipped building the scope Of the work could he
much enlarged, so to Include the education ana
industrial training OF large numbers Of people, rs well
ms tho spiritual pgeGeration Of the Ioot And while
the rector was constructing IN his mind the outlines OF
great and comprehensive parish building
which would at once serve the purposes ot
church. school, clubhouse, restaurant, n
dustrinl hail. bathroom and gymnasium for
the very poor Two Of his generous Pensioners came
forward and offered to erect Just such building
They were Mrs William II. Vanderbilt and hr son
Cornelius Vanderbilt. The former erccts the build
ing. wkife the latter gave the land, both uniting to
equip the house when Il is completed. The outlay
altogether viii represent something like 800 600
By the terms Of he contract IL is to be finished by
the frat si August
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THE rARL OF DERBYlS HARNESS COPIED

From The AIbanY ArBu9.
The richest equipase on the boulcy2rdS at Saratoga
will lie that of Miss Anna Elizabeth NOlan dal Shter "
MAYOR Michael j. Nolan Of this city. Not the laS
remarkable feature will be the harness OF the team Oh
line horses witch has been made by an Albany man
and cost ii coo. All parts that could possibly BE- 50
made arc OF ENGLISH patent leather and the rest Is u
the best American leather. The loops are HAND
creased ana ornamental with exceedingly pretty de
signs The trimmings are triple silver plated on ter
man silver and there twenty two solid silver mono
grams In al worth s75. Tho cost Of the trimmings
alone was 2AT5. The bits are the celebrated Liverpool
partslyer bits. The pWl,, drops and other Pa! ,
leather part, are sewcd with white silk by hand Inc
iod and he forehead.band. are trimmed with rich I'm
ported English SILK braid o. a dark green eolor INC
bride rosote IS also Of green silk Russell relns a.
Iandsewed with white SIR and twenty one feet SIX
inches long the doubled and the hano pu'
OF the reins Is long ordinary pair OF rc'ns,
n tool, three months 20 make the harness. and " - sau
70 be exactly like made several years ago Tor inc
Earl Of Derby.
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TWO AUTHORITIES THAT 4GREED.

From The Buffalo Courier.
In the mOverbial "lrl,h palace in tho southeast
tue-hearted Of Ireland as ever ding prarhe les
from the sod. yer honor" Mike Is a genius IN hE
way and many stories are tod Of his ready wit
The other day an od gentleman Of Pn% rdidIS
body but his own passing where Mike was at work
making mortar stopped and asked , what sort q
building was going up Nike replied "a church
"NO denomination al all, yer honor bit a Holy
am sorry TO hear it, exclaimed the old gentle
man. ...
"'rhat's what the devil said when he passed mere
ret0rted Mike As he resumed his work.
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RAPID TRANSIT FOR LAKE MAHoPAc
Seven trains for Lake Mahopac leave Grand zen
tra station, via Harlem Division OF New-fcrR Sen
trail except Sundays. Delightful resort one hoai
and thirty five minutes nom New-lork. -