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a QUEER CLAIM.
A San Francisco Man Sends in Bill
ass1 for SLAVES He Had to Pay for.

A San Francisco Man Sends in Bill
Hsasl for SLAVES He Had TO Pay for.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
An honored veteran of the late civil
war, who owned two razors which are
also survivors of that unhappy epoch, has
created CONSERVATION In tho United States
treasury department by sending in
shaving bill for $40 %. He could have
raised whiskers and saved the govern
ment this heavy expense, but he did not
propose 20 have his rights as an American
citizen trampled upon
The ag0rfevcd individual is Herman
Won Werthern Of San Francisco, who went
TO Honolulu last summer for his health.
In his zeal 10 protect tho government, the
collector seized Mr. Werthern's ante-bcl-
lum ragors when he sent them up TO this
city from the islands to be ground and re-
turned to him
When the facescrapers arrived X. y.
Jerome, an export on commercial law, ex-
amined the ancient TOOLS looked up the
law and decided that they were not Of,
American manufacture, and therefore
dutfable. They were sealed and locked
up in the appraisers stores awaiting the
payment Of 80 cents duty. In the mean
time Mr. Werthern's whiskers were
growing at a terrific rate in Honolulu
All kinds of verdure, including whislE-
ers, thrive amazingly In that tropical cli-
mate, and the owner Of the razors was
wasting his substance in riotous shaving
at two bits per shave. During this time
his antique but American-built razor Ian
guished and grew rusty in the custom
house. The lynx-eyed officials Of that do
partment were altogether too vigilant for
Mr. Werthern.
No secondhand razors could escape
thom, but triaes, such as cargoes Of rich
silk or tons Of opiums, are sometimes
overlooked in the rush of more important
business. Nothing was known OF the
affair here until the other evening, when
a news item telegraphed from Washing
ton stated that a citizen Of the United
States, living in Honolulu, had filed a
complaint with the treasury department.
against the collector of the port at San
Francisco for holding out his razors.
There was also inclosed the barber bill
for $40 %, which Mr.. Werthern is going
to collect if he has to garnishee the Presi-
dents wages
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SNAKE AND Pr A1RIE DOGS.
a Fight to Prevent the Rather From
Entering a Burrow.
From the san Francisco Examiner

From the san Francisco Examiner.
From the spring Of 1859 to 1880, as a
frontiersman, l travelled over Kansas
Southeast Colorado, Northeast New Mex
leo, the Indian Territory and Northwest
Texas. l have shot dogs, owls and snakes,
probed their dens and made careful OBJ
servations Of thcm. and never found any
two of the three species residing in the
same burrOw. The facts as i have found
them are: The dogs dig tho holes for
home purposes, and from various causes
many Of these holes are deserted, some of
which are afterward occupied by snakes,
Others by owls, and others by spiders
and other insects Sometimes an entire
village is deserted by the dogs; cause un-
known supposed 70 be failure Of water
supply or drowning ont by flood. ! once
witnessed an unusual commOtion among
the dogs Of small village Taking my
gun quietly approached to within fifty
feet of the center Of attraction and for
half hour watched proceedings. A RATHER
two feet in length was trying to get pos
session Of "a burrow and the owners, two
grown dogs, were trying TO prevent IL.
The snake would crawl toward the hole
and the dogs would rush at the snake,
barking fUriously, leaping in the air,
bObbing up and down and the snake
would coil into fighting position and the
dogs would run away, yelping in terror.
Occasionally some Of the noighbor dogs, all
of whom wero in a state Of intense excite
ment and terror, would come to assist in
the home defense; but when the snake
would coil up they would offer a success
sion Of terrified yelps and run off 10 their
own homes. So persistent were they
that during my half-hour vigil the snake
did not succeed in going mere than eight
feet IL had evidently been within nftccu
feet Of the burrow when discovered by
the dogs and the alarm given that an
enemy was near. My presence was no
ticed, but seemingly little feared by the
dogs, ! gradually approached to about
thirty feet from the snake, which was
within two feet Of the burrOw, where |
shot IT, AS my train was ready TO move,
! regretted that had not time to remain
a couple Of days ard gee the outcome of
the affair. My belief is that the snake
would have entered the burrow and
made feast Of the puppies that while il
was so doing the villagers would have
filed the entrance with dirt 50 closely
and firmly packed thar the snake would
have been imprisoned for life Il victim of
its own rapacity and their vengeance. l
have seen many holes that had been filed,
and solidly too, the mark on tho surface
showing that the work had been done by
the dogs. And / am fully persuaded that
it was done solely to imprison and destroy
a snake which had entered and despoiled
d home.
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From the San Francisco can.

Cat.
From the San Francisco Call.
Most people who have made practice
of reading Indian stories have at some
time come across mention of certain
method of torture in great favor with the
redskins. This was to tie the prisoner
securely to a stake and then tie live rat
tesnake so that it would be just out OF
reach of the victims face. In time the
victim became too weak to hold his face
out of the way, and the serpent made a
dart that resulted in the mans death.
There are numerous instances of hunt
ers finding the skeletons of both man and
snake as mute instances of what must
have been a most agOnizing ordeal for the
man. There are very cases known
where men have escaped from the terri
BILE position. But Mexican named Juan
Otero had an experience a few weeks ago
that amounted to the Same thing, al
though Indians had nothing to do with it,
and he still lives to tell the tale.
Juan is in the Rincon mountains in Ari-
IONA and is a lumberman by trade. lie
owns his own oxen and cuts logs and
hauls them to the mill. He has been en-
gagged in the lumber business for years
and knows as much about handling big
logs as any man in the territory But all
his knowledge was not enough to prevent
accidents at all times. His turn came at
last and it came very near being the last
of him
He was working on the hillside and the
logs he was getting out were large and
heavy. The last tree he had cut did not
fall as he intended it to and the way all
lumbermen try to make trees fall, That IS,
with one end pointing uphill and the
other down, so as to prevent rolling. But
this tree struck another before II reached
the ground and was turned atnearly right
angles and rolled down the hillside for
some distance before it struck stump
that stopped its further progress.
Juan had often had the same thing hap
pen before, and did not look upon 1t as
any great trouble. He accordingly braced
the tree by putting a stone underneath
and commenced to chop it up. When he
had cut of log he hitched his oxen 70 IL
and hauled it away
He had hauled away several and at last
came to the one that was resting against
small stump The stump looked strong
enough and Juan took no precauuon 70
prevent the logs rolling, but worked
around, feeling that he was secure. re
had the log all chopped clear from the
tree and was making prepara tlons 10
faSten his chains to it for hauling. Inc
oxen were standing near by.
While driving in hook the log was sud
denly Jared, and the stump, Whlch
proved TO be rotten, gave way, ana 5he
portion on which Juan was staining pc
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which the latter shielded with his left
arm and struck at the beast with the
piece of rock The blow had its effect
and the cat, somewhat surprised, retired
moment so as to find place that was
not so liable TO result in injury 10 itself
1t walked around several times and then
watched its chance and jumped on Junnis
back. He felt the claws and teeth sink
into his flesh and struggled with all his
strength to reach around where he could
get hold Of his antagonist He managed
to reach the animals tail and pull it
around under him. But the claws were
tearing his flesh in a dozen places aud he
was bleeding freely. He struck upward
as much as he could and the beast was
hit on the end of the nose. 1t was a pain
full blow and for a moment the cat lost its
grip, and Juan pulled il under him and
commenced to beat it with the piece of
rock
Tho wild cats scratches were rapid and
furious and Juan struggled as he had
never struggled before. AT this point in
the fight his efforts turned the log and
the other end of it moved around down
hill, and at the same time the end that
had imprisoned his foot rose in the air
and he was free The rock that had
stopped the logs course dowuhill had
struck in the center and the largo piece
of timber was nearly evenly balanced,
but still so heavy as to take hard jar to
move it,
When Juan was rid Of his shackles he
jumped up, with the wild cat hanging to
his side, and ran few feet to where he
had left his ak With this weapon he soon
ended the fight.
He did no more work that day, utafter
finding his oxen, that had got away as
quickly as possible after the first hiss of
the snake, he picked up the dead wild cat
and the snake and returned to camp to
dress his wounds.
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A GO Cd SOLDIER.
a War Reminiscence That Reflects
Credit on Georgian.
From the Hawkinsville fGa) Dispatch


From the Hawklnsvilie (Ga) Dispatch.
John A. Dykes, worthy citizen Of our
county, was a momber of Company G.
Tenth Georgia regiment, and served dur
ing the war between the states in the
army of Northern Virginia. The follow
ing paper, which the Dispatch and News
has been permitted to publish, shows Mr..
Dykes good qualities as a soldier and o
brave man" and is self-eIplanatory;
Headquarters Kershaws Division,
Jan. 20, 1865.
hope that this furlough will be granted
as an evidence OF appreciation of appli-
cant's good qualities rs soldier and a
brave man.
On the evening Of the 10Th of October,
after the rout of our forces at Cedar Run,
and Just AT dark, encountered a mum Der
Of pieces Of our artillery in the hands Of
the enemy, moving TO the rear So
slightly were they guarded, and knowing
thor recapture would involve but lit
tic risk, | galloped off quarter of a
mile from the road to Il point where |
knew that our fugitiVcs were passing,
and as soon as encountered them, stated
the condition Of affairs, and begged for
twenty-five volunteers to retalIe our lost
guns. Out of 800 or 400 men within tho
sound Of my voice, Private J. A. Dykes
aud one other, whose name have not as
certained, promptly stepped forward end
offered to accompany me to any point
might desire. The remainder hastened
away as though, the enemy wore imme-
diately at their backs.
/ deem this mention of Private J. A.
Dykes every way Just and proper, as |
Internationally omitted il ~ my report
of the operations of that day.
JAMES NJ. GoGGTN, A. A. G..
Headquarters Horshaw's Division,
Jan II, 1865.
Respectfully forwarded.
Approved
J. B. KERsHAw, Maj. Gen.
Headquarters First Army Corps,
Jan "a, 1865.
Respectfully forwarded.
For Lieut.. Gen. LOngstreet.
o. LATRoBE, a. A. c.
Headquarters A. NJ ",
Jan 20, 1865.
Respectfully returned.
This is case Of great merit, which
should be selected and sent up under the
general orders.
BY order Of Gen Lee.
@. A. VEGABLE, A. A. G.
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Dwight Moody, the evangelist, and Ira D
Sankey have received an engrossed invita-
tion to London f ngland to engage in evan
gelistic work. The document bears the names
OF l pa persons, including the clergy OF tho
church OF England, ministers Of various do
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WICHITA FALLS, Toxas, March llth, 1893.

Proprietors p. p. z. Co., Savannah, Ga.
1t becomes my duty TO add my testimonial
to tho wonderful curative properties Of the r.
p. Z. (Prickly Ash, Poke koOt and Potas-
sium). Some years ago I bruised my ankle
on my saddle stfrrup. From a little scratch
the place bcgau to enlarge until IL was as
large as the palm Of my hand, discharging
puS, exposing part Of the bone. ! called to
see physicians and they pronounced 10 as
fever sore and inCurahle. 1t became so pain
full and swollen SO badly that tried bandagC
for relief until I secured rubber supporter
After securing the rubber supporter for temp
oTary relief I began to use internal remedies
trying several different kinds without any an
parent relief / resolved to try L. y p
which did. After using one bottle the result
was such continued until the sixth bottle
was used, when my rubber supporter was not
further required, as the sore was completely
healed and swelling entirely gone. / there
fore take pleasure in saying to the public
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perienco that the use Of y. =. p. II properly
persisted in, will cure any case Of impure
blood or blood poisoning, Respectfully,
PROF. =. X HICKEY,
Postmaster Wichita Fails, Texas.
l. the undersigned knew Prof Hickey at
the time he commenced to take T. p +. for
his sore leg, ana did not think cure posi-
bic. noticed its progress from the start and
must say the remarkable cure p y. p
brought about was something marvellous.
X. IAYMAM, Druggist,
Wichita Fails. Texas
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Silk belts and leather for mon or boys,
at Lafar's, Broughton stTeet.--ad.
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A THRILLING TALE.
Adventures Of a Mexican With Two
Fierce Animals.

A Life in Deadly PeriI-The Expe-
rience of a Mexican Lumberman
With a Rattlesnake and Wild
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-09-07
politics and in employment it is equally
infamous when aimed at one religion as

politics and in employment it is aqually
infamous when aimed at one religion as
against another.
Now, after the great hue-snd-cry has
been raised, which in its purport was as
violent and ill-advised as the 4. P. A..
movement itself, what is the situation?
That a secret society, as first exposed by
THE HERALD, exists in this city, which
did number several hundred members,
whatever it may number now. That
it is a branch OF the A. p. A. That
it is anti Catholic politically as well as
reiigiously. That it is not American in
it's nature whatever it may be in its
name. That it has right to exist,
whether as q secret or open society,
while it breaks no law. That no man
ought to be prosecuted or bis rights in
fringed because he is member Of it
while he keeps within the law. That
public opinion is the proper corrector of
the errors it would propagate and the
influence it would exercise. And every
good citizen ought to be warned not to
support or be identified with any order,
open or secret, that tends to deprive a
citizen or church of any right or privi
lege guaranteed by the Constitution of
our country.
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THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEES.

The anxicusly looked for report of the
citizens committee was presented last
night and adopted by a majority Of the
! gentlemen who were able to squeeze into
the rooms where the meeting was held.
The report will be found in full in an
other part of this paper.
The arraignment of the Liberal city
government is strong in its presentation
of facts and figures, and IN its absence of
vltuperation. The extravaganza, reckless
squandering of public funds, fatuitous
plunging into debt, shameful pandering
| TO real estate schemes, and the absence
Of adequate improvements to show
for the immense expenditures, stand
forth in startling array, and establish be-
yond question the incapacity of the pres
ent city government, to say nothing more
severe.
The selection of committee to NOM
mate a ticket was scarcely understood to
be part of the duty of the gentleman en-
trusted with the framing OF an address to
the citizens. But we believe the method
adopted viii be viewed by thinking peo-
pie as preferable under present circum-
stances to the holding of primaries which
could be packed by an undesirable element
and carried in the interest of ambitious
or scheming partisians. However, it
will occasion a great deal of discussion,
and is sure to meet with disfavor in many
quarters until the reason for it is fully
understood. We believe the committee
has grasped the situation and adopted
1ao g. 20,
ticket.
As to the composition of the committee
of nomination, there viii be different
opinions. Fifty is large enough body
to make nominations and prepare a ticket.
To the individuals, or the large majority
of them, whose names are presented,
there may be no personal objection. But
if the design was to make them repre-
sentative equally of the three parties in
the city, we think there has been some
mistake. While the majority outside of
the Liberal party is Undoubtedly Demo-
cratic, a larger number of Republicans
than Democrats have been selected. We
do not think, however, that this was in
territorial.
u
will be the ticket that these gentlemen
select. If it proves to be one that THE
HERALD can conscientiously endorse, we
shall heartily support it. That is yet an
open question. This is not a party
matter. The purpose in view IS to make
up ticket Of business men representing
the best interests of the city, not Sec
tional nor partisan in its character. If it
proves to have partisan bearing, il it
leans to the element that the people now
reject, if it runs in favor of special
class, ii soU NOT acia nor gain the support
of this paper or the masses of the people.
We hope, however, for better things.
We advise the people to wait until the
ticket is formulated before they take
other action. If strong, conservative,
respectable ticket shall be prepared with
due regard to the Industrial as well as
business interests of the city, it may be
that all dubietv will be dispersed, and
the voters can unite to carry it forward
to victory. Let US all wait patiently and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-09-07

THE KANSAS City Times thus describes
the temple lot in Independence, where
the Tabernacle choir sang and which is
now N litigation: 1.-THE temple lot is
located in the southwestern part of Inde-
pendence. It contains between six and
seven acres, and lies between Lexington
street on the north and Grand avenue on
the west, Walnut on the south and Tenn
pie street on the east. 1t is beautiful
block, sodded in blue grass, planted in
shade trees, and it is model location for
thu great temple, of which 1t is said NO
other shall be built to equal ii in magnifi-
cenee. It is understood that upon this
SPOT of ground in time temple viii be
erected, wonderful in architecture, to out
shine any modern or ancient structure,
and SO magnificent as to make it worthy
OF position among the wonders of the
world.
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1T WAS not expected That the male
chorus from this city would carry away
the palm at Welsh festival in which
trained Welsh singers Of long experience
and great fame would contest, and that,
TOO, IN presence of an audience largely
composed of people of the Principally.
50 that there win be no great disappoint-
ment if, when the decision is rendered on
Friday, our male chorus does not gain
The prize. We have hopes, however, OF
the success of the full choir. In any
event. their visit, their singing, their ap-
pearance and their fame wils accomplish
great good for Utah. Everybody here is
on the tiptoe Of expectation.
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IL THE Congressional Record would
take hint from papers that use cuts, it
would be greatly livened up in matter
and appearance. How members looked
in an animated debate or when delivering
the retort cou-teous-or uncourteous-
would be modern in style and more
sought after By the public.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-09-07

The MANUFACTURING centre of Eng
land. Manchester, reports a falling off in
the demand of 400, oOO, 900 yards of cloth,
within the past SIX months. Financial
disturbances in Australia. Brazil, India
and other places have affected England TO
& very great extent, so says an eastern
Republican paper, but it doesn't claim
that the cause was fear Of free trade.
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HAVE YOU registered? II not, tits time
you had done SO. The regular house to
house registration closes on the 9Th of
September. You can go to the registrar S
Office at the rear of the old Mccormick
bank, Main street, and register. The re-
vision will take place between the 25th
and 30th inclusive, and that will be your
last chance before the November election.
Don't lose any time.
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ALL communications should be addressed to
TIE HERALD, Salt Lake City. Utah.
SUBSCRIBERS win confer favor by forwarding
information to this Office when their papers
are not promptly received. They viii aid
US to determine where the fault lies.
eUBscRIBERs removing from one place to an
other. and desiring papers changed, should
always give former as well as present adj
dress.
Communications will not be returned.
Anonymous communications will not be noticed
THE HERALD reserves the right TO append
the name or the author to any communication,
and accepts no manuscript with pledge to
Withhold the name from any person mentioned
in the communication.
TIE HERALD Is - sale at the principal news
stands AMI on all morning passenger trains
leaving Salt Lake. Orders for city delivery to
either residence or place OF business should be
made at the counting room.
THE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
He. BRowNLEE. Business Manager.
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STATISTICS OF the amount of circula-
ting modIu in the country will remain
unsatisfactory while the money does not
rIrculafe
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The PEOPLE want representative and
solid business ticket not factional or
sectional, and don disremember it.
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THERE Is a great scramble now to get
lnto the Cherelee strip. 1t Will not be
long before there Will be a bigger
scramble to get out. just wait and see.
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HAVE YOU registereds II not, see to it
at once.