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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-18

Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massn'
chusetts, Michigan, Minne83ts, Ncbras
kl, Nevada, New Hampshire, New
York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvauia'
Rhode leland, Nermon. and Wisconsin.
The vote Tor these states this yenr viii
az ,rega,e about 80. Clover Cleveland
catsed Is states Nith au electoral vote
off6,. Fifteen OF these are known ae
the solid south, while three others,
Connecticut, New Jersey and wesi
Virginia, are more or lcss doubtful.
The popular vote Tor Cleveland aggreg.
atei 5,53G,524, for Harrison 6,lii, 923,
thus showing a mai jtity Of nearly
lO0.O 600 for the beaten candidate. This
illustrates the anamoly OF tue electoral
college.
The constitution provides that each
state shall select IT, owl electors Ia
Whatever way Il chooses. The 18th
amendment tothc c%onstituuon provides
for The method Of casting this electoral
vote. Electors have been chosen In
tho past In various ways, but lattctly
the system Of electlng by the vote Of
tina people at large from each
state has prevailed. Hence tho
popular majority Ia a state decides the
Issue. no matter how the C%ongressiona.
districts may go. Il Is possible for n
State 10 elect n Democratic Congress.
man next November out OF a total Of
fourteen, and yet that State may have
fourtoen Republican electors In the
next college.
An issue has Just been decided
before the Supreme Court Of Michi'
gan ON the very point. The lcglsle.
ture OF that State passed. a law
providing for the election Of pre-.
sldentlal electors by Congfes4i oual
districts for the Senatorial electors.
The oonstitutlonallty Of this law had
been questioned by the cniefs OF the
Republican party, aud they asked for
n decision In the matter. That court
affirmed the constitutionauty Of the
law, according 10 n dispatch In last
evenings NEWS.
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EMIGRATION,

u a. PETERSmN.
Merchant and Emlgra
ton Agent.
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A GRAPHIC SKETCH.
THE following is quoted from an ar.
tlcls that appeared in tho Ogden Post
n.MormOnl:

THE following is quoted from an ar.
tlcls that appeared in tho Ogden Post
(non.Mormonl.
"ofall tho cheeky political frauds that
have boon inflicted upon the west,
Powers Is tho chief. In speech NJ the
knutsIord hotel, salt Lake, just before
starring to Chicago, no said; The fight
W. ARC about to make Is q partisan one,
but 1t ls a hgh, for American principles
against tho Asiatic'
"uow long is this Territory 10
be afflicted with this blnthorsklue, this
man whose daily conversation Is u
studied Insult to Thousands " ladios aud
little children living IN ihl. Tcrritoryg
"rho very fact that this defamer OF the
Mormon people, by wholesale aud with
out any DETERMINATIONS this yaudal who
attacks the homes, the wives. the chill.
dron OF Thousands Of Mormon gentlemen
who have mover bcou In polygnmy and
who's wives aud little ones arc as dear to
them as lie Itself, Is allowed In daily
traverse tho streets Of salt Lake, without
bong molcsted, goes to. prove that tn,
Mormon people are a pc,ceablo people,
"Ihe F0st knows OF plenty OF Demo.
srats, who aro not Mormons, who would
Kill him for n like ononse. Aud then I,
think of lot OF following this mat
Powers around nom place to place, pp
plauding thus defamer ot character, an,
IN order to attract a gaping crowd drc,s
hgupa few ward strikers In Naval,
blankets with eagle feathers plastered OIL
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PUBLIC TASTE ~ LITERATURE.

TIE 81. Louis Public Library con-
tanned on July |, 1891, about $4,000
volumes. The circulation for the year
cuditg with the date mentioned
showed a home Asuc Of 49,, 1000 vol
umes, and a library reading room issue
OF 5000, making q total Issue OF near.
ly 100000 volumes. OF the home issue
nearly 81 per cent. Of the volumes
were Fiction, and only 81 per cent.
philosophy. The total number Of phi.
losOpbical works taken home for use
vas 60i, aud consulted In the library
50l. These figures prove that 81. Louis
IL not a city OF philosophers. In theo-
logy II Ia not much better. Only ! per
cent. OF the books taken homo were
theological, and Of these consulted In
tho library about . per cent. were OF
the same class. History runs up to
about per cent, aud Juvonile litera.
ture about % per cent.
The statistics pertaining 10 the st.
Louis public library will apply mostly
to tue average library in all American
cities. Fiction Is ths chief mental
food Of the present time. Even OF the
books consulted in the library Is per
cent. we're fiction, while only II per
cent. were cy%clopedoas, magazines aud
books Of reference. Aud yet with all
this voracity for fiction st. Louis has
not produced n novelist, except Mr..
MeCulloch Of the jo.DemOorGt. His
letters about Utah a perhaps be
classed as fiction.
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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.

a GOoD way To acquire an idea OF
the steady growth Of the United States
Ia TO take a retrospective glance at
Presidential elections. The Electoral
College this year consists Of 4i4 votes.
The Constitution provides that the
number Of Presidential electors from
each State shall be- equal to 'the mum.
her OF Representatives and Senators
from the State In Congress. Under
the recent appOrtionment the aggre.
gate number OF Senators ia IS, and
Representatives $3.50, which viii com.
pose the next Congress, m aking a total
Of Aii. In the political conventions OF
both the Democrat aud Republican
parties tue usual basis OF representa-.
ton II two delegates for each e%lector.
Though Territories are not represented
In the Electoral College, yet thoy are
In the conventions.
At the first election In 1889 the total
electoral vote was ~. In 1892 II WV,
1876, in 1898, l3S, aud the same ia $500,
It kept on steadily increasing unit
1854, when 1t numbered iOl votes, aud
the same ia 1855. This year 1t hai
Increased by ~. Six new States hav,
been admitted siuce 1854, which, In
addition to tho Increase In congres
sloual districts, through the new up
portionment, accounts for the aug.
mentation. Benjamin Harrison 1t
lsss carried twenty Sta tee, with al
: electoral vote Of .32. They were ~
I follows. California, Colombo, Illinois
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SILVER PROSPECT.

THE prospect for silver Seems bright
enlng. Fol- the week ending June II,
Brads'rcct's has the following in rela.
ton TO that metal:
"In the first half Of tho present week
silver prices werc arm to steady on q
light demand, and in the las, fow days
the marko, had a sharp advance, followed
by an equally rapid reaction, attended by
Increased activity. Tho "a citation for the
bars rose from ss3sc. to Ole. por ounce,
the London figures moving from iOj!d.
to II a., tho reaction carrying he price
to pJc. and iliii. respectively. Some
fairly large foreign orders for silver wore
executed In this market, and the move
ment Is explained a' being duo to heavy
purchases OF India exchange by banking
concerns In London with East Indian
connections. Speculation In bullion cor
tlhca'o- wa moro active, the quotations
following thoso for commercial bars. In
London, bars sold on tho 10th Inst. for
Ilisd. and in New York tor So. cents
per II Bullion certificates sold on tho
samo dato for sa1s oonts.
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UNFAIR TREATMENT OF OF.
pONENIs.

WE have heretofore taken occasion
10 point out the unfair treatment ac'
corded by some Of the partisan Jour
mails OF the Territory toward their
political opponents. THE excuse gem
emlly put forward In excavation Of
this species Of injustice is that "evofy-
thing IL fair In politics." Those who
act upon such a contemplate motto are
not likely to DO straight In other 70.
spects. Honest treatment Il two.fold
in It, o~pcratlon-it Ii every mans duty
10 accord 1t and every mans right TO
receive II. This should be- recognized
in politics as In every other department
OF affairs.
The dising cnuou paftlsau practice
10 which we refer consists principally
In the miscon instruction OF the state
ments Of an oppouen I, cauaing him TO
appear 10 have said wha. was evident
Iy foreign to his intention. As nm IN
stance, attempts have been made to
Show that one OF the Republican dele
gates to the Min neapolis convention
cast reflections upon the "Mormon"
community, ~ far rs relates to their
past history. superb cial p%eople-es-
peclally those who have great faith In
whatever appears ia tyre-might be
misled by .ucn tortuous constructions.
When they arc examl ned, however, In
the light OF circumstances which called
forth the expressions thus twisted from
tho intent OF the gentleman who
uttered them, their true character
stands out conspicuously.
In lighting before the committees for
seats in the convention, the Liberal"
f%sctionist. resorted to the old worn'out
anti."Mormon" tactics. They raked
up the ashes OF the dead past. They
had piles OF books containing rmo
delivered In the early times Of
the settlement Of this region.
These were %copiously quoted. But
they had not the rcmotest refer
nee to present conditions and
issues. The expressions quoted be-
longtd to the ancient history of the
Territory, and had VA much reference
to the present stAtu Of Utah as the say
ings Of leading men Of colonial times
would have TO tho present condition Of
tue American nation.
When the regular delegate from
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their heads, the outfit being accompanied
by a brass band.
"what istho objoc. the purpose ofthls
street walking and talking frcak2 Why
tho Salt Lake Tribune has blown this
fellow up so full Of wind that he imag-
ines no Is grca, man; that he is a leader
that ho has cowed the Mormons and nov
proposes 10 wear tho scalp Of ,ho Domo-
Gratis at his belt"
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r%ss
NAN
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WHAT purported to be a portion OF
the spec ch delivered by Hon. Frank
Cannon in theMinnenpolls Convention
has occasiourJ a good deal Of COM
meut. The language, owing 10 incor.
rect punctuation, ETC., lid not appear
In the dispatches rs expressed by tho
speaker. The following is the portion
Of the speech referred to correctly
stated, rs II appeared In the Mime.
apolls Tribune "Nhen the Republican
party declared In IL platform that 1t
would extermiuato the twin relics Of
barbarism, Il fought one with the
sword and 1t fought one with intelll-
gence, thank God. II conquered with
the sword, ani when II had finished
its work In the south Il wrote with the
hand Of peace, Hat Hais."
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81 BRO
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WILL BE OFFERED THIS WEEK Az SUCH PRICES AS MUST EFFECT 4
SPEEDY CLEARANCE, NOTE A FEW ITEMS AS AN
ILLUSTRATION OF THE MANY.
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theatrical managers who carried out the prof.
sct so admirably here. Gotham's two pleas
ure gardens are located in tho busiest and
livelicst part Of the metropolis The largest
and most imposin. Is the ono on the roof If
the huge amusement building, the Madison
equare Garden. which occupies IN en-
tiro city block Mt tho edge OF Madison
square, bounded by Madison and Fourth
avenues and Twenty-siyth and Twenty
seventh streets. Tho lively competitor is the
Casino garden, the first Of its kind ever es-
tablishod. which was In prosperous vogue
severa! years before the building of tho Mad-
son Square Garden WIS begun. Tho MADISON
Square Garden is oblong in Shape. and can
accommodate a thousand amusement cookers
~ once without in"unvenirncing any ono in
the throng The Casino ga deA Is shaped like
ahorse5hce, which is considered cmbiematic
Of good luck by It's owners. and II can hola 200
visitors at time without producing n Jam on
It's hoor. Both gardens are paved with brick.
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MRS HENDERSON RENEUs HER SUIT.
With Eight AndnvEs Against Her Nus.
band and Her Sister.

band and Her Sister.
Lille Henderson obtained permission yes
terday from Judge Bischofr OF the Court OF
Common Pleas to renew her motion for nli-
mony and counsel fee in her action for an alb
solute divorce from Lawyer Andrew A. Hen
derson. Mrs, Henderson made her sister,
Mrs Henrietta Chase. correspondent In
denying Mrs. Hendcrson's previous motion
Chief Judge DAILY commented on the implo ba-
bility Of the allegations made. Tho motion
yesterday was granted on eight afllduvits
Raymond Chase. the eighteen -yeur-old son Of
Mrs. Chase. who had told his aunt Of his
mothers conduct with Henderson. makes ono
Of them. and his friend. james lyman. whose
father is sn id to have cen one OF tho Phoenix
Park consrirators. makes another.
Mrs Henderson makes Mi lavit that al
though she OWNS their old home ut 4S3 Man
haitian avenue. tho house is now occupied by
Henderson and Mrs. Chase Mrs. Henderson
says her. private income is $3.50 "A month. from
which she previously paid the household cx-
three chilre in n fat. she. says the provision
bills Of Henderson and Mrs, Chase had been
regularly coming to her. She paid some Of
them through Il nisapprehension.
Elizabeth Tracy. lchccca Hillikcr. Margaret
Guggens. Alice McKcnna. and Nellie Keller
her make afidavits that they have seen ia
miliarit ties between Henderson and Mrs. Chase.
Mrs. Chase drank to excess together. Mrs.
Henderson says her husband ha. an income
Of $4,000 year and has $4,000 worth
Of property. She says she not only owns their
former city residence. but their country house
at Harrington Park. NJ J.
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joying the stage entertainment are generally
only q minority in the throng OF visitors
Hundreds and hundreds 60, seemingly Tor the
crowds, crowds having 9 mysterious, sort OF
fascination for Gothamites Hundreds more
ra dtng 9r
q, loungng place there where fan Is almost
always IN unnecessary luxury. even on the
ison square has score or so OF choice
hooks set among. it's. colonnades. where
se oy " t srow nna RWns S
beer and chat. with a certain degree Of pri-
yacry. Inc Casino garden has private boxes
vacy. one may got an excellent view Of its
stage and the crowds on its floor from seats in
Its tower ana IN the tower there is also ii! !
10, o'clock to watch tho fireworks, show
T rnao at tho "f Huaso. fho Western G
sky ut tho point is full OF exploding rockets
And The da%zin.g glare Of magnesium lights;
Each sarden has a, rromenade walk ipr those
" women who, frequent tho roof resorts:
There are plenty. OF thnso pretty women at
SSth r nSG" o for it is G@C the c"rrcS tRS
their escorts, They mn Ike slightly display of
handsome millinery and modsh gowns. THO
much larger in the roof gardens. indeed.
than in the ,icGu!ar summer lighthouses.
nnS wh s sy wheSs ayst s shot hn
to the gardens in levies nightly. The
tiveness to the Casino garden on Sundays.
You can view noted stag" beauties there sit
ting in groups around tho tables; ,sipning tenn,
forth along the horseshoe walk with wall
dressed men; These actresses are slightly
bright gowns. and sav-humorcd and chatty.
theveritable butterflies Of the theatrical world.
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NEW YORK'S ROOF GARDENS.
ILLrMIAA AND BEAUTY RIDAI
ARABIAN NIGHTS SCENES.

Cool. Lofty fiensure Spaces for summer
Evenings vaudeviues and Open.nir
Mus'c-visi'or May Study tho Plane 10
While Enjoying tho Earthly Festivity.
Everybody who takes tho trouble to find out
Interesting things knows that the Babylonian
gardens that Ncbuchadnc2zar built to please
his wife. Amyits. were the biggest thing OF
their kind In ancient days. and that there
wasn't anything like thom in tho world.
Evcryhod doesn't know. however. that In its
two big roof concert gardens New York pos
sesscs an attractive modern adaptation OF the
famous old hanging gardens Of babylon. OF
which no other city in tho world can boast
Ncbuchadneaaars hanging gardens. by the
way. weren't hanging gardens ut oil.
but gardens arranged IN u series OF roof-liss
stone terraces. the tormost being 400 feet from
the ground level. Gotham's public roof gardens
aren't quito 30 high un in the world as Nobu-
chaducz2ars were, but, on tho other hand,
these modern editions of aerial bowers yield
moro numerous and more varied opportuni-
ties for popular recreation than the subjects Of
tho Babylonian monarch over enjoyed. fur
nishcd at popular rate and offered every day
In the week. Sundays included.
1t should DO remembered. too. that Nobu-
chadnczznr or his people mover saw anything
like the modern vaudeville shows. with their
hosts of fun makers aud dancing girls. that
can do anything that tho ancient kings
dancing mndens attempted. oven in daring
adoption Of an niry nothingness OF attire.
Strangers who como to town are struck with
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lived forty years ago when was his age he
would have made his fortune. There wasn't
ANYBODY in town then who could dance like he
Il never saw anything like it" Her spirits
wore still young. DESPITE her whitening locks
Again. when You strike these garden beer
stems it will PERHAPS comfort you to recall
the more or less insririting truth that. ike the
garden where it is served it is n curiosity that
be called the inventor Of tho roof-garden idea,
never had chance to see or experiment with.
Finally. whom YOU visit the roof gardens: it
IL well to remember. II you have an inquirinG
or reflective mind. that they have n certain
educational value. 1t is something that will
be news to most theatreGoors. and news do
cidcd!y worth knowing. that il you carry an
opera glass with you. you can got tiptop
view Of some of the celestial wonders after
you have studied the theatrical stars. There
ut present in view in the hlue vault above the
gardens; For. instance. in the early evening
Venus hlnzes in virgin beauty in tho west. In
the northeast Jupiter shines resplendent. and
in tho, southeast. easily found by its ruddy
scintiI'ation;; Mars shines with an uncommon
have got things down so flne that they have
discovered that Mars is a perfect miniature Of
the earth you are enjoying yourself upon. and
is probably inhabited. and that all three of
| these superb &c estal gems are other worlds.
and that one of them. Jupiter. is 200 times
bigger than the globe that boasts of roof con-
cent gardens. you arc IN Il position to get en-
liChtened entertainment from studying these
splendid orbs. The topmost promenade of tho
Madison Square tower, in particular. affords
nm adm rah!e, station from which to observe
the glorious planets, You can. IL You choose.
round OH an evening enjoyment with the in
t"llcctuul diversion Of Specializing what tho
big folks In Mars are doing to amuse them-
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you can get anything in tho way OF liquid re-
frcshments. from glass II beer to Il cham
paGno cup ut prices but l!tle in advance Of
what you have to pay down on the hot streets
You emit get such comforting things In New
York at n r ..ular theatre that mas stage with
II drop curtain. Tho ducor Excise law won't
allow II. The garden don't come into col
lsion with the law because the garden, stages
lave No curtains, and that at tho Madison
square hasn't even u root. unless ono IS poetic
enough to consider tho lluc dome Of tn" sky n
roof. Both gardens ara deckoi with arches Of
electric lights. that throw u SOFT and vari-
colored illumination oyer the crowds. The
Casino. in addition to these brilliant arches
has u horseshoe OF lights, hung with gorgeous
prisms, running around its outer edge. witt, a
huge Tyre browning an oriental tower on the
north wall. Chino,n lanterns dangling In the
hrceHn adj p'ctugc1qurnn"F t. the illumination
81 tae garden of the Madison square and
groups OF electric candolnhra are sot along the
edge Of its walls. It's great observation tower.
with its goldnn statue nf Diana, crowned with
az electric dIndem, on it's apex, is also brightly
illuminated lay electricity.
An sort. Of people flock to tho roof gardens.
Those who 20 for tho simple pleasure OF en-
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BIG SIX SCORES ANOTHER po1NE
Union Prlntcrs to DO the Work In tho New
York Post ONCE.

Union Printers to Do the Work In tho New
York Post ONCE.
Organized labor will hereafter be In control
OF tho Government printing in ehe New York
Post ONCE. Postmaster Van Colt yesterday
put the clerks who have been detailed to do
tho printing back at their regular employ
ment. and organized tho printing office BY tho
appointment Of Pierce I. Hurley rs foreman
at Il salary Of Sl.4UO q year. James Quest and
Joseph Brannigan. compositors. at salaries Of
Sl.O4O. +. r. Johnston and Charles II. Rtchey.
prcssmon. at Sl.l4+. and George Flicker and
James Saylen. feeders. ut $3.50. All Of these
men are union printers. Hurley. Quest and
Nrannigan arc members Of Typographical
Union No. 6: Johnston OF pressmens Union
Mob, and Ritchey and Flicker Of the Franklin
prossmen's Association.
The printing work in tho Post Office has
grown with the expansion Of the postal SER
vice here. Originally it required but two men.
now seven or eight are needed. Clerks have
mont has been source OF dissatisfaction to
the typographical unions. For eight years or
more efforts have been made to get union
printers into the Post ONCE. but they were
i'm successful until President Nenney and other
officers Of Biz six selected John T.. Mi!hol!and,
who was Instrumental in settling the war be-
tween the Yrilmnc and the printers. to GO to
Washington and labor with, the, Administra-
ton. about ten days ago Whtelnw Reid lent
his assistance and the Washington authorities
acted promntly.ns Is Indicated by the action OF
the direction VI Postmaster-Genera Wanna
k,r
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At tho larger Madison Square Garden the
sect or after relaxation may. on the ground
floor. sample specimen Of Chicago eXtrava-
ganza. with its lrodigal exhibition of femi-
nine limbs. or he can listen q while in tho big
Gmphitheatro to the music OF Damroschs
orchestra and then riding up TO the roof can
sec dancing and hear singing. or. again, he
can ascend in an elevator to tho top OF tho
splendid tower that Is the artistic pride OF tho
town. nearly as high in dir as was the topmost
terrace Of tho Babylonan gardens. and see
Gotham and its suburbs spread out in q Won
drous nocturnal panorama before his eyes.
On clear n ights the gardens claim mon ster
share OF popular patronage. being well
liked, in fact. that the regular playhouscs
have felt kconly tho monetary effect OF their
conf etitiUn They are unIuestlonaoly charm
ing spots TO while away leisure evening hours.
Rooted by the 81 angled sky and swept by
brcczes that can get a chance to sweep
| through tho crowded streets. they are cool
| when everything on the street love! Is uncom-
Portable and sultry. Sitting far above the hot
streets. amid nodding plants and pretty flower
beds. the garden patron may sip cool bev-
crages smoke n ieisurely cigar and listen.
in luxurious comfort. to good music or watch
graceful dancing girls or enjoy a hearty
laugh Mt clover profes 5ional fun makers OF the
vaudevillcs. Should he weary OF this. there
Is undant amusement to be had in
studying the crowd of amusement seekers
around him. 1t is one OF tho big
advantages OF these gardens. by tho way. that