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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-11

OF the affair. Downing added! "MOrtl-
mer gyt IL. We started In what ! 10.
licved 10 be an honest building and
lean association. | believed Mortimer
a. 10 an honest man, and had known
him In tho insurance business several
years previous" Downing, who came
here from Peoria,
REFUSED no TALK
further about tho work u the assocla.
tinn. He Is rather poorly dressed
man, aud does not look A. though lac
hal been sharing the onOfm0u. profits.
Vice. President rollman, on tho con.
trary, looks extremely prosperous,
although asserting he made nothing
from the association. H. says he IL an
artist, and Mortimer. who was his
friend, asked permission TO use his
name ~ an incorporation. He con-
sented, receiving no money. He
added that several weeks ago he and
Downing decided TO send out circulars
10 tho stockholders N "see " sOmu
settlement couldn't be reached They
were discussing these negotiations
when arrested. T0liman admitted
that since the associations formation
he know OF ssi 900 having teen re-
ccivud.
Inspector Stuart said no was well
satisfied that both the president and
vlcc.prcsldent are
NoT 80 INNOCENT
~ they pretend. "BOih got badly bit
ten,v fald he, "but both were In tho
dcnl and knew all about the awindllng
going on. They didn't get much Of
the money, Mortimer getting the bulk
OF Ii, aud 1 haven't the least doubt he
got away with 100000. N ever there
was a slick man II was Mortimer.
have gone TO hir office time and again
disguised ms n letter earlier and seen
him sign for hundreds OF fat registered
letters containing large amounts "
money, and hc smiled sweety every
time a letter came In. He Il "A clever
talkcr aud smooth man generally, and
would convince almost anyone who
talked With him five minutes that he
was the sguarcst business man ON
cafth.n
Downing and Tollmnn were held In
$1,000 bonds each 10y Commissioner
lloyne. Both had lawyers on hand,
Rnd rullmnn was quickly "hailci out. "
Downing WIS unable ~ secure bonds
and spent the night In the custody Of a
dopuly marshal. one Of the attorneys
for the men said there was no doubt
tho concern s'as rotten 10 the core, but
lac believed Downing aud Tollmsu
were simply victims OF Mortimer'r
guile.
ono Of the peculiar features Of tho
case l. the iact that the association was
cndorcd by two prominent commer-
cial agencies. Tho concerns Affairs
wcfo examined closely bat the evil
dcnces OF prosperity were 20 great that
the agents made favorable reports. For
sons reason the association lid not
| operate very extensively IN Illinois,
Indiana. kentucky, Ohio, pennsyl-
/ wants, New York, aud the Southern
! Snlcs. They were worked 10 some
extent, but the majority OF the victims
live Ia the States west OF Tie Miss,a'
rlppi.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-11

BUTTE, August l0.-In the Davis
will case today seven more witnesses
were examined on the subject Of James
Eddyis handwriting. Tho testimony
Of ali was In tho came line, being that
his popularity Of spelling IL the
same Ms shown In the viii now In con-
lpst,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-11

ST.. LOUIS, August l0.-By the ex-
plosion OF steam pipe on the steamer
'Idlewlld" last night as the boat was
nearing ~. Gouevlove, two colored
iirumen were blown 10 atoms, aud two
deck hands, Charles Adams and Mar
shall Garter, probably fatally injured.
A colored passenger was also seriously
injured. The cause OF the explosion IL
unknown.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-11

CfrYuF MEXICO, August iO.--The
story TINS the King OF Belgium Inns
eeized the property Of EX-Lmpress
Caflotta, Is rldiculed here, "a those
who settled Allximlllian'H estates
know II did not reach 6,000,001 francs.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-11

BERLIN, August iO.--In the capsiz.
Ing Of boat or Danzlg today, the
captain, lieutenant, surgeon and two
senmen q the German man.of.war
"Zleten" were drowned.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-11

PIrTsBURd, August l0.-One death
resulted from the heat this afternoon.
NEW YORK, August l0.-rhe heat
here IL excessive. II has already caused
four deaths.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-11

lottls have been received from all
parry OF the country by the post0ilicc
andffty authorities protesting that the
company was not what ~ was repre-
aentcd 70 be, that IL was u,.ing
money and making no loans. Inspector
Stuart has been working on the casu
four months. lilo found the concern
had agents IN every state In the Union,
who were selling the s22,O1J,OOJ OF
stock tho company had Tor ralc. These
agents wuro sent circulars and docu-
inents showing the association to DO
gilt.edgc.
When Inspector Stuart took charge
Of the case, Lewis a.. Mortimer, gem
oral manager aud secretary, was ap-
parently the responsible man aud
handled the cash, received In large
amounts every day. Stuart visited the
company'a office frequently, disguised
as letter carricri In order to secure
evidence.
Several weeks ago Mortimer dlsap-
pcarcd aud today, having waited In
vain for hls return, stuart decided 10
secure tho other visiblc members OF the
combination. George q. Ferguson Of
Lincoln, Neb., representing about
sixty victims In his city, was sun.
moned here. With his assistance the
necessary evidence was completed and
the arrcsta made. Three young lady
CLERKS were taken Into custody as wit.
nesaeg
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-11

PANS, August lO.--A boiler ex.
plgsion occurred today Mt Chaumont,
BY which ak per-ons were killed aud
four 80 terribly injured their lives are
dspaired Of.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-11

BAR HARBoR, August iO.-BlaIno
today visited Secretary Tracy on board
the "Dlspaich" and remained about nm
hour.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-11

Keep Cool and secure Health by the
Use oil
PHOS FERRONE, THE BEST
SODA DRINK In this country. Y.
&. NJ. /. Drug Department, Main
Street, Salt Lake CITY.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-11

AMHERST. y. H., August iO.-Mrs.
Laura Robinson Sawtclle, authoress
and'nember Of tho Massachusetts, bar,
died this morning.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-11

fruaaian Prince In Eng Iand.l
n hiELi August lO.--Pfineo Henry Of
o,usln hha ttarted for England TO visit
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-11

Go 10 SPENCER, BYwATER a Co.'S
~ and ~ West South Temple street,
for Tin Roofing Gathering, spOuting
Stoves aud TinwArc. etc.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-11

LONDON, August l0.--rhe Inter-
national Congress Of Hygiene opened
ils seventh annual session nero this af-
hInoon. Tho Prince OF Wales pro.
sided.
Among the prominent delegates
We're prof. Pnsteur OF Paris and Prof.
Koch Of Berlin. The Prince OF Wales
ul'conTsed learnedly on hygiene In hls
opcnlng nadress, and was loudly
eheefed. An immense number OF
papers are TO he read, and the number
OF Foreigners who have promised 10
speak OF read 10 such ns to show that
we congress viii, In the fullest sense.
nc International. Among tho many
important subjects Is the general ques.
uoh u a means of preventing the
.ptead " epidemic disease from coun.
Wy to country. The subject OF tuber.
eulo8iA VIII be widely discussed, and
papers win be read on the means OF
eonierring immunity from bacteriolo-
Hlgil affections. Tho subject Of rabies
VIII receive close attention.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-11

In AN interview, said: "Tho associn.
ton WAS represented In Lincoln by q
local ilrm acting In good faith. Me-
braska people are very much In favor
81 building and loan association, and
the oilrrs o. this concern were snapped
up quickly. II sold its shares Tor ffty
cents each, with monthly payment
for ninety.six months Of II rs. At tho
end OF that time q $1,000 loan would be
paid for. Then there was "member.
ship fee" Of s90,an "appraisement fee"
OF $50, "si5 for three months pay.
ment In ADVANCED thus making sos.
The concern made one $500 loan that
was genuine, and this was ust enough
bait to induce others 10 Invest, anil
hundreds sent mouuy TO Chicago, OK.
pectlnA ON the strength u tho loans 10
make n contract for home. Stores
were lot aud buildings begun. The
money never came, and We wrote to
Chicago 10 learn what was the trouble.
Finally Prof. EllwUod Of the Wesleyan
University, who was q heavy investor,
came to Chicago to investigate. Man.
Rger Mortimer seemed 10 be such n 4 NO
business man, and gave such aasur.
nncea that the loans would be forth.
that Ellwood went back salts.
He'd, but the money never came and
finally laid tho case before the post
office authorities. Inspector Stuart
and District Attorney Gilchrist went
over
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THE CONCERNS HOOKS
and found that seventeen legitimate
loans had been made In as many differ
cut States. These, II would seem, were
made to allure other Investors. No
records OF any other loans could be
found, although the books show that
money has been received from hun.
dreds of people In places where single
loan was placed. a rough estimate Of
the amount received Is sl75, 900 In the
year aud n half the association mas
been In existence. The books show
the association had agents In all States,
hut the most active were In Omahn,
Denver, Deb Moines, Portland, Or,
Galveston, Olympia, San Francisco
ma Minneapolis. These agents trans.
mlttod hundreds Of dollars daily In
checks, drafts, money orders and regis,
tered letters. Until within n few
monthR, IL IN said, the concern did n
heavy business In Philadelphia, but II
appears that the authorities there made
Inquiries which resulted In the man.
ager leaving. When the association
organizod, February 81, 1880, the OIL
GERS were; Alfred Downing, presl.
dent; n. u. Tollmpn, Vice president;
lltWlh II. hOItlintIs ktlclhi lhNluktT
aud secretary. Mortimer seemed 10 be-
tho leading spirit In tho enterprise and
at once Incorporated the concern with
capital OF s90,O00,0OO. He was n
good manager and soon had money
flowing In ut a rapid rate.
EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTHLY
until tho closing OF the Philadelphia
branch, when Mortimer came back
hero and began gambling with his bust.
meas associates. Finally he busted
Downing, elscting one y. A. Went.
worth president. Downing threatened
trouble aud Mortimer, saying his son
was very III In Philadelphia, lott sud-
denly and has not been heard OF since.
IL is said that he took about 100000
that the association had In bank here,
leaving about $1,000 which Downing
had tied up by an injunction. Morli.
mer was last heard OF July 10Th In New
York City. Downing aud T0llman
both admitted that enormous sums had
been taken In, but asserted they were
! not "in It," Both alleged they never
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-11

THOUSANDS or People rAKrN m
by THEM.
Agents IN Every state OF the Union
Aiding the Fraud; Two swindlers
SIN at Large.
~ telegraph to the SEwsi
ArRsrDULrNT SCHEME.
The Exposure ofA Loan and Building
AssnrlntInn.

CHICAGO, Angus, iO.--Alfred Down.
ing, president, and y. Il. rollnian, vice
president Of the National Capital Saw
lngs, Building and Loan Association
Of North America, were arrested today
by Postoliicc Inspector Stuart, charged
with using the mail for fsaudulont
purposes. tis charged that the men
who had been conducting tho aanocia.
ton have swindlcd Thousands OF people
from every State Ia the Union. rhuy
have taken In ia0J,DDO 10 S350,000,
giving nothing In return. Their vic.
inns arc found Ia all classes Of people.
From the facts already la possession of
the authorities the scheme well parsl'
lelcd that OF tho great Fund w swindle
which was brDkon up about i've years
ago. There are still two men at llbuf-
", having disappeared several week.
ago, aud 10 II believed that they got
away with most Of the funds.
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received more than small salary out
Of the affair. Downing addodi "Mortl-
mer got II. We started In what ! 10.
licved 30 be an honest building AMI
lean association. | believed Mortimer
Ia 10 AN honest man, aud had known
him In tho insurance business several
years prcvlous." Downing, who came
here from Peoria,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-02-13


The congressional directory, which con
tiins data furnished 10y southern represen-
tHtives themselves, is the authority Tor the
total Democratic vote, as gwen IN TINS Ia
hle This data shows that the Democratic
representatives from the first and third
districts OF Alabama, the second, third,
sixth and tenth districts OF Georgia, and
the fourth district OF LOUISIANA, state
that ia those seven districts there was no
opposition. The Democratic representa-
tlves from the fourth, fifth and seventh
dntricts OF Mississippi affirm that III those
dis 'ricts there was, aside from the Demo
cratic vote, no opPosltioni only l22, = and
q scattering respectively, aud that IN
the FIRST, second, third and fifth districts OF
South Carolina our Democratic friends say
there was no opposition, only ,, 23, aud
votes scattering IN the said four dis
tricts
There is great deal Of food for study
and Tor reflection IN all this What, no
opposition IN the two districts ot Alabama
where the colored people are IN the major
ity over the Whites by from 2,S1S to 5l49i
And the total Democratic vote IN each only
little over 4,Ob. why, II takes l5o.W
TO send man IN the North to Congress.
What fraud and cheat this Is ON Re
} ph"'N NJ ~ ~ ~ SN'o' hh'NhN' ~ 'fB'
sition either in the four districts spoken of
in Georgia, where the combined colored
majority over the white is over ?O'WO!
No wonder that It takes only 1000 Demo
cratic votes South to send four men 70 Con
gress' No opposition IN the fourth dis
trict of Louisiana, where the c"lored ma
jority over the white population is ., Id3;
where II only seems to take 5,I4' votes to
send Democrat 70 Congress- Aud IN
three districts OF Mississippi only loo scat
terlng" votes, where the colored majority
is IL, 200! No wonder that 1t takes only
only ll,OOO votes there to send three Dem
ocrats to the House!
II is this method this plan, that has
enabled the south to gain control Of the
| House II years out OF ~ since the war
| closed. The original plan was the shotgun
/ policy, hut this has largely given way to
intimidation, tissue ballots and false
count. Before the abolition OF slavery,
every tive negroes counted three IN the
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NO. Z.

came to find her-who made life seem like
different thing She isn't much over
twenty but she's wise enough for forty
Talk about what you will she always
has something to say-s something that puts
things in a new light And you can't for
get it you 20 away and il keeps on saving
itself in your head
II don't say that she cared about me-
never pretended that she did | know she
was sorry, that's all. She saw straight
down 10 the bottom Of my heart, aud if
there was spark Of honor there il famed
up. | told her Just how had been knock
ed about the world and that ! knew | was
Of no more account than a handful Of chaff;
but she kept saying, II isn't too late. OF
course ! knew it was. ! knew | should
never amount TO anything I'm thirty-one
years old. But she always said-so softly
too-'lt isn't too late. 1t sent me into a
lawyers office finally We had some for
eign correspondence and ! made myself
useful / did know how to read haven't
lived in libraries for nothing Perhaps,
after all, l could pick up something. It's
the unexpected that happens-who knows,
| said TO myself Gay never was so
light-hearted in my life. Perhaps should
he somebody
'She went home, finally-they lived in
Cincinnati. Her mother said | mustn't
write to her but next spring-well,
meant to 20 out there. The cat can look
at the king, you know. But then | got
tins cough | had light overcoat it
looked all right, but there wasn't any
warmth to it, And it was so Internally
cold. | was checking off my debts. She
said one day i never trust IA man who is
reckless about money matters That
struck home | can tell you. 1t set me to
thinking, and | made list of everything
owed. | used TO get up in the night and
strike a light, when | remembered one that
wasn't down | meant to pay every cent
Every penny ! could scrape went for that
You wouldn't believe how long | could live
on V. | took receipt every time, and
put them all in an envelope with her initials
on it. thought maybe | would show
them TO her some day. It's in my Shaks-
pere now-at that sonnet-shell know.
There are some books of mine, and this
ring when I'm cold you take it off and put
it up-yOu will, won't you There's good
soul The man who gets her ought to
make something of himself. He wont he
snuffed out like tallow candle
Then he stopped and held his fingers on
the ring "I'll write down the name to-
morrow, says he I'm alive yet" And
with that he gave little sigh like and
turned little more on his side. He was all
tired out, and | was glad when he dropped
off
But. Lord bless you, in the morning we
found he was gone.
saw his sister she came finally. She
was a slim, high strung little body, dressed
all in black She looked and looked at him,
and after a while she stopped over and be-
gan to take the ring off his finger. tried
then to find out about the folks in Cincin-
natl.
She had eyes a little like his She looked
me straight in the face as keen as could be-
NO, we haven't any friends in Cincin-
natl, says she.
Land He hadn't never told her, But
I've wondered, sometimes, if that girl ever
knew what became of him Mrs. h. H.
u. Gooddie il, he independent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-02-13

found in the shops of the towns outside the
city, so il follows that since they do not
carry 50 large a stock as the city stores
they make il very choice. This revival
began with the introduction Of the blue
willow ware now there are dozens of
standard patterns, each one rs pretty as its
rival, and all done with the best art idea
IL is from this beginning that has sprung
the whole movement of home decoration in
every detail 1t all dates from the centen-
nial
The theatres are attractive enough now
to give everybody entertainment The
"City Directory" is at the pretty fremont,
and graceful Aurelia Glover is dancing her
self into the hearts of susceptible young
Boston aud Cambridge Fanny davenport
is playing Sardon's Cleopatra at the Hollis
street--it isn't Shakspere's Cleopatra, by
the way. for what modern Frenchman can
imagine the Egyptian Of ancient timesi At
the Museum Miriam OIeary is continuing
her success in "Betty's Finish" Clyde
Ftchs new play which precedes THE So
licitor' The American Pinafore, as ev-
erybody calls the new nautical opera. "Shp
Ahoy," is at the Park Rose Coghlan is
presenting her brothers play. Lady Bar
ter, at the Globe, and variety in shape Of
the Hanlow-N -Nolter pantomime company
has taken possession of the Boston,
Entertained Certainly we are, ard ev-
cry taste suited, as French milliners say.
SALLiE JOY WHITE.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-02-13
How They Keep Warm in Montreal.

A New Yorker disembarking in Montreal
in midwinter finds the place inhospitaby
cold, and wonders how, as well as why,
any one lives there. | well remember
standing years ago beside toboggan slide
with my teeth chattering and my very
marrow slowly congealing, when my atten-
ton was called to the fact that a dozen
ruddy checked, bright eyed, laughing girls
were grouped in snow that reached to their
knees. | asked Canadian lady how that
could be possible, and she answered with a
list of the principal garments those girls
were wearing. They had two pairs of
stockings under their shoes, and a pair of
stockings over their shoes, with moccasins
over them. They had so many woollen
skirts that an American girl would not be-
lieve me if | gave the number They wore
heavy dresses and buckskin Jackets and
blanket suits over all this They had nit
tens over their gloves, and fur caps over
their knitted hoods. 1t no longer seemed
wonderful that they should not heed the
cold indeed it occurred to me that their
bravery amid the terrors of tobogganing
was no bravery at all, since a girl buried
deep in the heart of such mass of woolens
could scarcely expect damage if she fell
from a steeple. When next | appeared
quito doors too was swathed in flannel,
like jewel in box of plush, and from
that time out Montreal seemed, what it
really is, the merriest of American capitals
Hdrper'S Magazine.
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G545
REcAPIrrLArIoN BY corxrIEs.


TIE Gel Spinner Memorial association,
organized by female employees of the gov
ernment in Washington for the purpose of
perpetuating the memory of Gen. Francis
E. Spinner, has issued an address to the
women of America which says. when
Treasurer Spinner opened the doors of the
departments of the government for the em-
ployment Of women, other doors were
opened. 1t was soon discovered that if
their services we're of use 10 the govern
ment they might be made available in other
offices and business houses, and from that
time onward there was steady advance
ment in the position of women who were
forced 10 be bread winners To every
woman, aud every friend of woman, b,
throughout this broad land this association
sends greeting, and asks their assistance in
making this memorial to Gen. Spinner one
in which the women of America may take
Just pride"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-02-13
MISCELLANY.



Fear deathf. tp feel the fog in INV throat.
The mist IN my face.
When the SHOWS begin. and the blasts denote
am nearing the place
The power of the night. the press of the storm.
The post " the foe;
Where he stands, the Arch Fear iu visible furm.
Vet thr strong man must gu;
For he journey s iuue aud the summit attained.
Aud the barriers fail.
Though hattlrs 10 fight ere the guritlpu lr
gained
The reward oi Il all
WAS ever fighter. 50. one fight more.
The best ami the last
| would hate that death hauduged niv eyes. and
furbUrr.
Aud bade me creep past.
No bet me taste the whole Of t. fare like NV peers.
The heroes Of old.
bear the b1int IN q minute. pay glad liies arrears
Of pain, darkness aud cold.
For sudden .he worst turns the hest to the brave.
The black Minutes az end
Aud the elements rage, the hend voices that rave.
shall dwindle shall blend,
Shall change. shall become first a peace out Of
pain.
Then a light. then thy breast.
. thou soul Of my soul, | shall clasp thee again.
Aud with God be the rest
R0jeri BioWHing.