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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-24
PIONEER DAY.

How Kaysville Will Celebrate the Great
Anniversary.
The Pioneer day committees are working
earnestly to make next Monday a day Of
complete enjoyment for those who accept
Kaysyille's invitation to celebrate with US.
Layton has accepted our invitation to cele-
brate jointly with US and The people of that
place will be here en- masse.
The programme and amnsenents com
uittee have arranged the following inter
esting
PROGRAMME OF EXERcIsEs
Assoc the procession will form at the
Music hail and parade the principle streets
in the following order:
Band
Pioneer of 1s47-Joseph Egbert.
Handcart Company.
Immigrants of 1917 AMI lS4S.
Utah as il was.
Utah as 1t Is
Utah Car Territory represented by Miss Vim
ME Larkins; Davis county by Miss Minnie
Barnes and other counties by
twenty-five young ladies'
Confederate and Union soldiers in costume.
Relief societies.
Woman's Suffrage Association.
Young Mems and Young Ladies' Mutual I'm
provement Association.
"Utah's Best Crop"-Primary Association.
Bankers.
Kaysville and Layton Merchants
Farmers.
Trades and manufacturers.
Citizens.
Antiques and Horribles.
Att o'clock the following programme
will be rendered in the 0owery
Music -Kaysville Brass band
Selection" BIRDS of Spring. -------- Glee CLUB
PRAYER --------.--------Chaplaln r. L. Rousche
Address. 1.-The Pioneers -----John r. Barnes
Song W. w. Shen1eld
Cornet Solo Edward Wilkinson
Reading Rev L. ~ Knox
Speech-"Ut ms Past" ------- ID. B. Harris
Song Mrs. sarah aylor
Selection Brass Band
Recitation Mrs. John w. Thornley,
Row, Boatman Row. Glee CluU
Speech-"Utah Today Peter Barton
Bass Soio--------- ------J lanes a. CoItreil
Recitation Observation-Disclosures Miss Maud Barnes
Toasts. Sentiments Etc.
Solection-''Sta Srangled Banner -.Glee Club
MUSIC. - banl
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-24
Lecture ON KeeIeyism.

Mr.. H. W. Bartels gave an address al
the opera house on Monday evening last
which was enjoyed very heartily by al
present. The following progrs nme war
rendered 10 very pleasing manner:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-24

POOLS ON THE wILLIAhs-TURNER FIGHT.
Pools Will be sold on the Williams Tur-
ner. Needham and Dawson. Lynott and
Thompson tights at the Congress saloon.
IS East Second South, at $3.50 Saturday
and Monday nights. Viii receive rounds
OF the Williams Turner tight by telegraph
DONALDSON & Mcconnell.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-08
LAND OFFICE VIEWS.

The Land Commissioner report just
made public raises an issue with the
predecessor of the present Commissioner
and assumes to decide it in rather sum-
mary way. The state of the case is that
Mr.. Sparks, as the result of certain in
vestigations, was brought to the belief
that the vast bulk of the land claims were
fraudulent and refused to issue patents
for them. Commissioner Carter adopted
the belief that they were all in good faith
and issued patents on everything. The
optimist view is the pleasanter one; but
the public faith in it might have frmer
foundation if it did not have to rest on
the assertion of a genial politician who
comes from State where it would be ex-
tremely irnnolitic to assert anything else.
Apf~. this question of fact the
ost salient feature of the Land Com
Ssioner's report is its recommendation
the adoption of forestry system.
ere is no doubt as to the need of such
system. This country has been operat-
ing upon the opinion of half century
ago that the timber supply is inexhaustible,
and that forests are useless wastes to be
eradicated by the speediest means. The
idea is effete and almost criminally stupid.
1t is to be hoped that the Commissioners
recommendation of an intelligent preserva-
ton of the Government forest lands will
receive early attention.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-08
FAvORITES OF FORTUNE.

JAMES PAYN says the bludgeon rough
ness gives O deadlier wound than the rapier
satire.
Mr.. NICHOLS, the husband of Charlotte
Bronte, is said to be still living in remote
part of Ireland.
Mr.. BLAINE may be seen hunting mush-
rooms in the early morning, says Bar Har-
Dor correspondents.
ROBERT TODD LINCOLN is said in London
to be "better educated than nine-tenths of
Americans who hold public Office"
The King of Roumania wears a black
high hat and a mottled beard, much like
those of the well-known pugilist Jere Dunn.
ALPHoNsE DAUDET saws that sat As q
man no longer lives physically upon his in.
come. but begins to draw upon his capital of
days and of health.
THE Rev. Dr.. Joseph Stockbridge, who is
at the head of the list of chaplains in the
United States Navy, is said to be the only
one who has the rank of commodore. He
lives now in Philadelphia.
AMONG the oldest practicing lawy ers in
the country is said to be Robert H. Folger, a
native of Pennsylvania, now living at Mas
silion, o. Mr.. Folger was born in 1872 and
was admitted to the bar in 1912.
EDWARD c. SPoFFoRD, who gave a IL
brary of $50 volumes to the West Point mess
and another of 900 volumes to the cruiser
New York. is a New Yorker of about 81 years
of age. interested in the shipping trade.
CAREERS are very prettily mixed in Mr..
j. C. Macdona, the new Con servative M. T.
from Rotherhithe, who is officially described
thus: "Was clergyman of the Church of
England, is barrisrer; President of the
Kennel Club"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-08
THE COUNTRY RELIEVED.

LATE last night the first session of the
LID Congress came to an end, and now
peace will reign in Washington until
December.-Chicago Ne,os.
The adjournment of Congress will prove a
big relief to the country, and more especially
to its business interests, threatened as it has $
been by so much unwise lesislation.-7 7oleda
Commercial
SOMEWHAT unexpectedly, perhaps at last
precipitately. certainly not an hour too
soon, Congress adjourns and ngsuffer-
ing people are at rest for time.-Lousutile
Cotirfer-Jo,u1,aI.
On the whole the Fifty-second Congress
has acted fairly well in its frat session, al
though it has done some things it had better
not have done and has left undone some
things that it. ought to have done,-Ne,o
York Evening World.
PATRIOTS have reason to rejoice that the
first session OF the Fifty-second Congress
has come to an end. For several months
the country will be spared the spectacle
daily presented to it of reckless, un-
principled and irresponsible mass meet
ing.-Ne,o York Commercial Advertiser.
OUR late but not lamented Congress in
creased its general appropriations ~, ,OOo,-
OcO over those of the first session of the
Fifty-first Congress. This is lesson which
voters should take to heart when they are
talked to about the beauties of "reform in
the public expenditures."-Nes0 York Ad-
ueTtiser.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-08
RATHER PERPLExING sTATEMENTs.

A weeks study of our nearest planetary
neighbor results in variety of informa-
tion almost as confusing as the points es-
tablished during a political campaign or
as to the authoritative assertions concern
ing the intentions of putative Presiden-
tai candidate. While the statements are
liable to produce state of bewilderment,
there is the mitigation that everyone is at
liberty to select the brand of information
that best suits his taste and to rely on it
as scientific facts.
Thus we have learned that Mars is in
habited, and we have also been informed
that it is not; that its moons revolve
around it in orderly fashion, and that so
indiscreet and erratic as to smash all pre-
cedents by rising in the West and setting
in the East; that the famous canals seen
on its surface are surely canals with
possible reservation as to the breed of
mules employed for motive power; that
they are continents; that they are clouds,
and that they are numerous other things,
terrestrial or celestial Finally, after all
these important disclosures we are told
that no one really knows what he has
seen on Mars, nor is he likely to until we
have multiplied the powers of our tele-
scopes by very large factor.
We might hope from an exact science
like astronomy more consistent accuracy
ofStatement But when any science suf-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-08
IN A PECULIAR POSITION
Are American Steamship Companies That
Have to Hire Only American Citizens.

Are American Steamship Companies That
Have to Hire Only American Citizens.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IAN interesting ques-
tion has been presented to the Treasury De-
partment, in regard to the steamshipsCity of
New York and City of Paris, the owners of
which are preparing to have them docu-
mented as American vessels, in accordance
with the provisions OF a special
act of Congress granting them that
privilege, under certain conditions. The
steamship company is anxious to retain the
present complement of officers of those YES
sells, most of whom, however, are of foreign
nationality, and in order to bring them
within the law requiring vessels of the
United States to be offlcered exclusively by
citizens of the United States, the company
took steps to secure their speedy naturaliza-
ton. This, however, is a very slow process.
The officers in question have already taken
out their first papers, but have to serve
out the full probationary period before they
become full-fiedged citizens.
ability to remain idle during that period,
the company itself is unwilling to sacrifice
them for the untried men of American citi-
zenship. Accordingly, as a test case, ap-
plicatiOn was made to the Treasury Depart
as master of the City OF Paris during his
probatiOnal period of naturalization. The
Commissioner of Navigation, to whom the
matter was referred, has replied that the
law is obligatory to the citizenship OF mas
citizenship, in the case OF an alien, is not
established until he shall have fulfilled all
the requirements OF the na aturalization laws.
Unless this decision is reversed the steam
ship company will have to secure new set
OF ofncers for the two steamships, or else de-
lay the documenting OF the vessels under
United States laws until the present ofieers
can legally serve.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-08
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.
PITTsBURG. MONDAY. AUGUST 8. 1897.
THE MONETARY COMMISSIONERS.

The selection of Senators Allison, Jones
and MeCreary, Mr.. Henry W. Cannon and
General Francis A. Walker as the Com
missioners of the United States to the In
ternational Monetary Conference to be
held in Europe is notably judicious one.
The Commissioners are all men of high
standing and ability; they are representa-
tive respectively of the various interests
and sections of the country, and all bring
especial and diversified fitness to the study
of the important question to be discussed
by the conference.
II is certain that the United States could
not be better represented at conference
of the commercial powers of the world
than by these gentlemen. 1t is to be
hoped that they can make the influence of
the United States effective in the none
tary policy of the nations; and secure a
restoration of silver to monetary use upon
a basis which will at once prevent de-
probation of standards and check the
present tendency toward the steady rise
of the monometallic measure of values.
The subject is vast one, with its diff
culties increased by its magnitude; but
there is good hope that such representa-
ton of the United States abroad will not
be without results.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-08

the periods during which Platt has swung
the power of Federal patronage in New
York have not been exactly gllded by
glittering Republican victories. We need
go no further back than last year for illus
tration of the fact, and the experience has
been duplicated in former years. Mr..
Platt has been assiduous in garnering the
spoils of victory, but in the actual fighting
to win the campaign he has resembled
the camp-follower rather than the soldier
In the front ranks.
The outcome of the campaign will not
depend on the attitude of Platt 1t may
even be questioned whether that influence
can decide the vote of New York. Platt
has not the power to turn a large vote
against the administration, even If
he should wish to do So Such a
power might be exerted by Tammany
with the patronage of great city to
recompense its followers for deserting,
party lines; but Platt has no such power
of reward or punishment when shorn of
the Federal patronage.
Above all, the campaign is one of meas
ures and not of men. The politicians may
think well of placating Mr.. Platt; but the
campaign will be settled on entirely other
lines than his satisfactory relations with
the fountain of patronage.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-08
.$l63, 39S, $40 $507, 70I, $50


The pension appropriation for 1891 in
cluded S25, ,321 ,9O7 pension DEFICIENCIES
from the previous year; that for 1892 in
cludes s., ,674, ,SS2 from the previous year.
The other deficiency appropriation is ex-
elusive of pension deficiencies. Compar-
ing the items it is to be admitted that con-
siderable force is given to the Democratic
plea that most of the increase is due to
the expenditures forced on this Congress
by its predecessor. In the regular appro-
priations the total is S24, ,OOO, 600 in round
numbers greater, while the single item of
the pension appropriations is S31, ,000, 900
greater, showing that outside of pensions
there was saving of about $7,OOO,0OO.
But it will not do to dismiss the subject
that way. The present House came in
with distinct public pledge to make a
sweeping reduction in the extravagant
public expenditure, and an examination
of the items shows that the pledge was
entirely unfulflled
In the cases where, by their own show
ing, the Democratic leaders had the power
to call for sharp reduction of expendit-
ures they made a radical cut in exactly
one item, and that the one least justified
The provision of defense for the country
is an indisputable need; but the small ap-
preparation for Notifications was the only
one in which the Democratic statesmen
could make heavy cut 1t is noticeable
that the appropriations in which the states
men were personally interested either kept
nearly up to the general level of eXtrava-
gance or exceeded it. The Legislative ap-
preparation grew $3.50, 900, and the agricul-
tural appropriation appealed to the rural
members by nearly doubling the amount.
In the bills where no members shoes would
be pinched there were slight cuts, but
owhere was there such retrenchment
as the Democracy had promised.
Another point is to- be considered The
Democracy take refuge under the plea
that they were forced to make the appro-
priatlons by the action OF the previous
Congress. But that is theory which re-
quires examination. 1t is very much to
be doubted if there is any power in one
Congress to bind the appropriating power
of its successors. Certain appropriations,
such as that for interest and sinking funds,
are classed as permanent, because they
indisputably commend themselves to the
honesty and patriotism of each member.
But with regard to other matters it is
doubtful if any Congress can do more
than authorize something for which it de-
pends on future Congresses to pay. On
any other constitutional theory why should
not one Congress make all the appropria-
tions for the next ten years, and thus save
a lot of wind and grabbing in the follow
ing bodies?
The comparison of appropriations does
not rebound especially to the credit of
either party; but it shows that the Demo-
cratic House has wofully failed to fulfill
its pledges of retrenchment
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-08
NOT A VITAL MATTER.

There is large and unnecessary amount
of agitation in the press at present over
the question whether Thomas c. Platt, of
New York, is placated or not. One set of
news-venders in New York vigorously in
sists that Platt has been sufficiently seen.
and that he has been brought into the
fold by what unknown offers of patronage
is left to the imagination. The other in
sists that Platt, while conferring with some
prominent Republicans, has distinctly
held aloof from the representatives of the
administration, and that his price has not
vet been reached by the friends of the
President. THE DIsPAToH's special tele-
grams have fully set forth that he has
been in conference with active Re-
puSlicans. That he has naturally chosen
to meet those with whom there would
arise no ghosts of past knife-whetting to
slit up the harmony of the occasion may
be taken as natural, if not commendable.
Apart from the question of fact it is
pertinent to remark that Mr.. Platt may
very easily ask bigger price than the
administration will feel called upon to
pay, and that the enthusiastic news-seeker
may easily invest the New York politi-
clans negotiation with more importance
than it really contains If Republican
success depended exclusively on Thomas
c. Platt the party would be in perilous
shape. But on that point it is wise to re-
fect little. 1t Is the fact, however, that
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-08
ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD.

The possibility of an eruption in the Old
World over that long-smoldering Eastern
question is suggested by the news of the
second appearance of Russian forces in
Pamir. 1t is represented that the warlike
band in that remote land is merely party
of surveyors and explorers; but experience
has taught that where Russia surveys and
explores she generally gets sure grip
sooner or later.
porters that Russia, knowing Mr.. Glad
stones avowed and inherent dislike
for war, always takes advantage of
his pacific administration to reach out
for new acquisitions; while dur
ing the Tory administration. which is
ready to fight to the extent of jingoism,
the MuscOvite hibernates quietly. There
is a certain degree of one-sidedness in this
view, but there seems to be some corrobora-
ton in the coincidence that simultane-
ously with the Liberal success the Russian
advance climbs on the Roof of the World
and looks down with watering mouth on
the wealth of China and India.
1t is to be hoped in the interest of hu-
manity that the European powers will not
find it necessary to fight over the posses
sion of that far-off table land. But if they
will insist at last upon flying at each
others throats the United States will be
ready to alleviate the disasters of war as
far as practicable by selling them pro-
visions and munitions at good market
rates
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-08
THE APPROPRIATION TOTALS.

The dispute over the relative merits Of
the two parties in the matter Of appropr-
ations calls for little examination. The
Republicans trumpet abroad the fact that
appropriations this year exceed those OF
the first session of the last Congress by
S44, 322, 900, and charge it all on the Demo-
Gratis. The Democrats reply that the in
crease was due to the continuing appro-
priations imposed on them by the billion
Congress. Both views are superficial
The Republican statement forgets that
the Republican Senate had an equal re-
sponsibility with the House; and the
Democrats dodge the fact that they came
in with the avowed purpose and pledge to
force a sweeping retrenchment which
would offset the appropriations that are
counted as permanent.
To get clear view of the subject 1t is
worth while to give comparison of the
various appropriations of the recent ses-
sion with those of the first session of the
last Congress. They are as follows:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-08
MONETARY CONFERENCE MEMBERS
For the United States Announced by tho
President at Last.

For the United states Announced by tho
President at Last.
WASHINGTON, Aug. THE following gen.
tlemen have been announced as the Com
missioners of the United States to take part
in the international monetary conference,
soon to be held in one of the capitals OF Eu-
rope, the place not yet having been fixed:
Hon. William B. Allison, OF. Iowa;
Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada; Hon.
James b. McCreary, of Kentucky; Hon.
Henry w Cannon, of New York; Hon. Fran
els A. Walker, of Massachusetts. Mr.. Allison
has been for many years leading Senator
OF the United States, and has been for long
priations and as a member OF the Committee
on Finance is well informed on imam cial mat
ters. Senator Jones is also a leading member
OF the Finance Committee of the Senate, and
has given special study to the silver Ques-
tfon. He has been noted for his speeches on
financial issues. ID
Mr.. McCreary is a member of the House of
Representatives. formerly Chairman of the
committee on Foreign Affairs. He intro
duced in the House the bill providing for
the present international monetary con-
ference, and has taken special interest in
the subject. Mr.. Cannon has for years
taken leading part In financial operations
ofthe Currency, and is now President of
the Chase National Bank of New York city.
Mr. walker is a well-known writer on ecO-
nomic questions. He has been Superintend-
ent OF the Census, and was member of the
International Monetary Conference held at
Paris IN 1878. He is President ofthe Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology, President of
the American Statistical Society and Hon
orary Fellow OF the Royal Statistical So
ciety OF London.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-08
LOADED WITH ELECTRICITY.
senator Hansbrough Has a Lively Expert
ence in Thunder Storm.

Senator Hansbrough Has a Lively Expert
ence in Thunder Storm.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Last night this city
was visited by one OF the heaviest electrical
storms that have been felt this season. 1t
had peculiar effect on some people. The
liveiiest experience, probably, was that of
Senator Hansbrough, of North Dakota. In
talking about the storm to-day the Senator
said:
About o'clock yesterday evening 1 be-
came aware of the fact that the air was
highly charged with electricity. 1t seemed
to me that my fingers clutched two invisible
poles of battery, and in spite of every ef-
fort could not loosen my grasp. AS the
evening wore on the charging of my system
was conducted in O more vigorous fashion
until at length WIS in what may be termed
electrical paroxsms.
"My muscles were contracted Just as they
would be under the influence of most pow
erful battery and my best efforts to counter
act the feeling were of no avail These
strange sensations were at times extremely
painful, the center of disturbance being in
the region of the spleen. Once OF twice,
after the storm broke. there was temporary
relief, but 1t was not until the thunder had
died away in the distance that found my
self free from the power of the current.
"Then was as weak as would have been
mad contended for three or four hours with
half dozen professional wrestlers."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-08
REGULAR KANSAS eRAssHoPPxRs
Playing Havoc With the Oats Crop in tht
Whole Beaver Valley.

NEW CASTLE. Aug. I-tSpeciaL ]-Reports
from various parts Of Lawrence county, and
particularly that portion lying on the Bea-
yer river. indicate that grasshoppers are
playing sad havoc with the oats crop. In
the vicinity of Rock Point and along the
Beaver valley extending into Beaver coun-
ty, whole fields of oats have been DESTROYED.
Never in the recollection OF the Oldest in
habitant have the grasshoppers been SO
numerous as now. The fields are literally
covered with them, and their numbers an
pear to be increasing daily, They are Of the
anything they come across but at present
they are giving their attention to new oats,