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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04
The Fee system.

California is considering the fee ques-
ton. A bill has been introduced in the
state legislature providing for reform in
the fee system. Ii it should become a
law, all fees will be turned into the pub
lie treasury and officers will be paid
salaries commensurate with the duties of
their respective offices. 1t is not de-
signed to affect the present incumbents as
it is not to take effect until 1895, thus al
lowing new election before it goes into
operation. AS we understand it, how
ever, this bill is only to govern in the
affairs of San Francisco.
The principle of the measure is good.
Just as quickly as is consistent with ex
listing conditions and agreements, it
ought to be incorporated into the statutes
OF the nation and of every state and terri
tory in the Union. The salaries attached
to most of the public offices are
misleading. They do not give any
idea of the emoluments received. Usually
the fees amount to very much more than
the salary. OF course there must be fees,
to be paid by the persons who receive the
benefits of public documents and the SER
vices of public officers. But it does not
follow that these must be gobbled up by
the officials who are engaged by the state
to perform public duties.
Utah has had to suffer greatly by the
imposition Of fees for the enrichment of
men appointed to be public servants but
who were really public leeches. Expenses
in both criminal and civil affairs were
made exorbitant and often unnecessary,
by the greediness of the fee-fends, who
fattened on the woes and the quarrels of
unfortunate people shared by the meshes
of the law.
There is no need for parsimony in the
public service. Officers of every grade
and class should be properly remunerated
for their services. The idea that men
should work in any capacity for the pub
lie for nothing is erroneous. A fair days
wages for fair days work is equally
correct as to public or private employ
ment. But that should be regulated by
law according to a just standard and not
be left to the sliding scale of the fee sys-
TEN.
Fees should be fixed by statute. They
ought not to be exacted when they can
be equitablY avoided. But for duties per-
formed by public officer for private
benefit, they should be taxed on a fixed
rule and the amounts receipted and &C
counted for, aud turned into the treasury
of the city, or state or the nation as the
case may be.
This would to some extent check the
scramble for office which has become a
scandal in this country, and also the
bribery which prevails to the national
disgrace. The emoluments Of each Office
would be understood and the margin for
speculation would be cut off. There
would be less barratry and more peace,
and subordinate officers would not be
compelled to divide with superior,
amounts squeezed out OF ltigants or the
public purse.
The fee system cannot and ought not to
be abolished for the reasons we have
named and others. But it can and ought
to be reformed and will be when the pub
lie welfare is studied in preference to pri-
vate interests.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

AT THE first Inauguration of LINCOLN,
DOUGLAS, his lifetime opponent, held
his hat whilst the President was reading
his speech. When CLEVELAND took the
oath his rival, BLAINE, was not present,
though he called on him soon afterwards.
In riding together to the Capitol in the
rain, five years ago. Mr.. CLEVELAND held
his umbrella over Mr.. HARRISON whilst
the latter bowed from the open carriage
to the standing crowds along Pennsyl-
vania avenue, which it is hoped Mr.. H.
will not have to do today on account OF
the weather.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

NJ BLoNDIN, the world famous tight
rope performer, celebrated his Goth birth :
day in London few days ago. Few of
his class have escaped fatal accidents or
have not become crippled for life, but
BLoNDIN never had a serious hurt. For
two months past he has appeared nightly
in public, walking rope stretched 200
feet from the ground His feats of bal
ancing are almost equal to those of our
Tuscaroras.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04
The Jokers' Chorus,

Hartford Journal: You never can judge
man from his appearance in wedding
suit.
Philadelphia Times: Poor skaters
should correctly drink luck to each other
in bumpers.
Elmira Gazette: It's queer about shops
-they'r re never shut up unless they re
shut down.
Philadelphia Record: The fgurehead
of college is usually the professor OF
mathematics.
Troy Press: Few men who go into ma
ple-syrup manufacturing make an una
dulterated success of it.
Yonkers Statesman: If you want to
find out what enters into boys compo-
sition, ask his school teacher.
Somerville j ourndl: Ignorance isn't
bliss by any means when the schoolmastel
is getting out the old rattan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIONS OF the
different states are arranging the various
Federal Offices among their constituents.
There is story that when CLEVELAND
was President the first time he was shown
ready-made slate Of this kind, and he
asked: "Where do come in under this
arrangement
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

THE OATH of Office which Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND win take today will be, it is said,
on the Bible which was used at his last
inauguration. This good book was his
mothers, bequeathed to the son. Its
lids were kissed by Mr.. CLEVELAND
when he was sworn in as governor of
New York.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

OUR FIRST Presidential inauguration
com memorated the coming of peace and
union, after a period OF war with the
mother country. LINooLN's was the pre-
cursor of the death OF African slavery.
GRANTS illustrated a nations homage to
a military hero. CLEvELAND's, alone of
late years, signalizes the rule Of practical
craftsmanship.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

SULLIVAN AND MITCHELL have shaken
hands across the bloc iy chasm, the bond
OF union being hal ID Of Pompadonr
JIM CoRBETT. OF the whole gang, it may
be said, as Mr.. PATRICK sHEEDY said OF
one of them, ''they are perfect gentle
men, but crooked
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

HATS OFF to Mrs. FRANCES FOLSOM
CLEVELAND, who at noon today will
again become mistress of the White
House, and officially the first lady of
the landi
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

PRESIDENT HARRISON cannot be con-
sidered''a statesman out of job" as long
as he delivers law lectures at the LELAND
STANFORD university.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

THOSE EIGHT train loads of Tammany
Democrats going to the Inauguration
really appear to have been on down
HILL grade.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

A GREAT rivalry seems to have sprung
up all at once between the cities of New
Orleans and Boise City in the matter of
fstic distinction But it must be con-
fessed that New Orleans is by far the most
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

rs pretty safe to predict that neither
DIXON nor CLARK will stand much of q
chance for the senatorial election in Mon
tana two years hence.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

the exception of the period from 1885 to
1889, and even then it had possession of
the Senate. Today the executive and legis-
lative branches throughoutwill be Demo-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

THrRTy-Two YEARS ago ABRAHAM LIN
COLIN became chief magistrate of the
United States, and since that time the Re-
publican party hasruled the country, with
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

As A "reminiscences Of ANDY JOHNSON S
inauguration, it viii be recollected his
brain was in such condition that he had
10 inquire what Chief Justice CHAsE's
,,,-,,e NOS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04
name was.

SUCH WAS the feeling between Gen.
GRANT and President JOHNSON that when
GRANT was inaugurated the general re-
fused TO ride to the Capitol with him, and
JOHNSON was not present.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

PAT EeAN, JOHN 1. DAVENPORT and
Commissioner RAUM are officials under
whose feet Democrats are hoping not
much CLEVELAND grass Will grow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

The FIRST act Gen. GARFIELD per-
formed after he had been inaugurated as
President, was to kiss his aged mother,
in the presence OF the multitude.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

THE OUTGOING administration is GER
tainly behaving very handsomely and
graciously towards the incoming ditto.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

GEN. GRANT did not occupy the White
House until several weeks after his first
Inauguration as President.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

FIFTY-vHREE OF HARRIsoN's nomina-
tons are pending in the Senate, mostly
army and navy promotions and postmast-
ers, but Judge HANcHErT's appointment
clce JACKSON is one OF them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

ARTHUR TOOK the Presidential oath of
Office at his home in New York, immedi-
ately after being notified OF the death of
President GARFIELD.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

JUDGING BY the reports Of Professor
SULLrvAN's doings in St. Louis. there is
an inadequacy of the water supply.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

GRovERl GRovERi Four years more of
GROvERl
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

"THIs IS my busy day .''-B. H.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

REGULAR CLEVELAND weather!
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

his administration prove the greatest and
brightest known to any four years in the
history of the United StatesI
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04
F. AUERBACH & brother,
..InvincibIe-that cannot be overeome.,, -WHagEER:

Apply this to every item in the house in the light of
Quality, Style Price, stands for our preenence in Salt
Lake Merchandising. CTheres lesson on economy in
every line.)
DURING THE COMING WEEK WE WILL DISPLAY
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B. H. threatens to write a book.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

Camilla Urso. the distinguished virtuoso
discusses about the value of good instru
ments in acquiring musical training, and
tells of her first two little fiddles. This ar.
ticle is accompanied by portra ait of Cam
lila Urso.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04
OF THE PHIL0S.

"a story Of the March floods,'' by Ruth
Prescott, being graphic and thrilling des-
cription of a narrow escape
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04
A CHILD AUTHOREss.

Theodore Tracy tells of the works of
nine-year- girl. Muriel Talbot Wilson,
whom he met in Switzerland, who is a great
traveller and has written several guide
books. A picture of the little authoress
accompanies the sketch.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04
A GREAT SEA FIGHT.

W. F. Halsar. whose celebrated painting
OF the battle between the ironclads Mont
tor and Marrimac, hangs in the United
States Senate chamber, gives some inter
esting "Reminiscences of that event. The
story is embellshed with three-column
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04

A famous expert, William Messing, tells
burglars secrets and some of his own. CIV
ing description of how locks are worked
the combinations, etc.. with a picture OF
Messing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-04
OPEN EARs IND EYES.

How naturalists see and hear. Prof.
Burroughs relates some interesting anec-
dotes about the habits of animals hawks,
caterpillars offers, etc. Illustrated with
portrait of Prof Burroughs and two other
cuts,
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-10
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
WHAT WE ARE DOING.
FRIDAY. MARCH 10. 1898.

An intelligent correspondent in the
east wants to know what is going on at
Great Falls this year, and what we
think of the outlook. AS to what is
going on, the list is a somewhat formid-
able one, but we shall give it in part:
A great Touring plant and elevator re-
quiring 300 horse power to operate, Will
soon be running. This represents an
investment of large capital, and the
employment of many men.
The Townsite company is putting in a
custom power plant to be run by water
of 1900 horse power. with facilities to in
crease it to 5000 horsepower.
The city is putting in an extensive
system, which, despite a frustrat-
ed attempt at imperfect work, will be
equal to any in the country when com
pleted.
Central n the main thorough
fare, is to be finely paved with vitritied
brick for several blocks as soon as the
spring opens.
Seventy-tive thousand dollars will be
expended this year on improvements to
the water works.
An extensive brewing and mailing
plant with all modern appliances is in
course of erection, which will be of i'm
mense benefit because i: Will supply a
market for the grain of our farmers.
In one of the suburbs Of Great Falls
$4,000 will be expended on the erection
of residences during the season.
Work on some of the large structures
on Central avenue that were begun last
fail will be pushed in the early spring,
and other buildings of even greater
magnitude are projected.
1t is expected that a sup~erb.high-
school building will be erected this sea
son at a cost of at least $4,000.
Ground will be broken for the Sisters
hospital in April or May if present plans
are carried out.
\. p. Curtin will build almost at once,
a fine store house on Second avenue
north zeal Park drive.
Ores from tho Kootenai country are
beginning to come in, which promise to
enable the silver smelter 10 run full
blast in the near future.
And, sir, there are many other things
that might be mentioned, but perhaps
these will do for a starter.
AS to the general prospects. they are
simply lou of eight"
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-10

The McInt, re Irrigation pump was
yesterday afternoon pumping out
the coffer-dam where the Townsite COM
pany is erecting it's new power-house
at Black Eagle falls, and is is doing ex-
cellent work. Quite a number OF en-
gineers and practical mechanics were
present and all pronounced it a decided
success. The pump consists of four hol-
low arms revolving on a single bearing
and there is but one valve in the entire
pump which is the foot valve at the bot
tom Of the suction pipe. 1t is extreme
ly simple, durable and cheap of construc-
ton and does all the inventor claims for
it. An electric motor is used for run
ming it, but any power can be used
either horse, wind, steam or water, max
ing it especially adapted to the use of
the farmer, who, with his team, "a raise
sufficient water to irrigate 160 acres to a
height Of from 25 to % feet, but with
more power will raise water to any
heighth. The inventor has several i'm
provements which, when perfected, will
increase it's present efficiency very mater
tally. 1t is certainly going to supply a
long felt want in the arid regions. The
pump will be running for the next two
weeks at the point named, and will then
be set on the river bank near the wagon
bridge 10 demonstrate what can be done
with two horse power.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-10
THE REYNOLDS-MOORE TRAGEDY.
Final Evidence of the Woman's Cold
Blooded Perfidy and Deceit.

Final Evidence of the Woman Cold
Blooded Perfidy and Deceit.
While the local unions and friends of
Albert Reynolds are raising money to
defend him when his trial comes up at
Allegan, Mich, full details of the cir
cumstances of the crime have come to
hand in the Allegan Journal. These
show that Reynolds was driven to des-
peration by the corruption of his wife,
and that he loved her not wisely but
too we'll" The following points from
the Allegan Journal are new here:
"Reynolds urged her to go back home
with him at once, saying that If she
would, and would give up all further
connection with Moore he would for
give her and no one need know of his
coming or of her wrong doing. As a
guarantee that he would continue to
treat her kindly he said he would place
so in the hands of her mother so that
if she was dissatisfied at any time she
could get the money and return here.
His eItreaties, however, were of no avail,
his wife refusing all his overtures and
telling him hat she preferred to go with
Moore. Failing in this he then had mis-
wife and Moore arrested for adultery,
and they were to have been tried at the
recent term OF court, but he finally
yielded to his wife's pleadings and with
drew his complaint, Moore agreeing to
pay HIM $3.50 for so doing. This money
we understand was never paid and Rey-
nolds told Moore and his father also that
he did not care for the money, as he die
not wish to make money from his wife's
dishonor, but he did want Moore to keeI
away from her and if he did not he
should kill him. Moore made light OF
this threat, telling friends that Reynolds
hadn't sand enough to hurt anybody
and on Saturday last, when he under
stood Reynolds had gone to Grand Rap
ids, met Mrs. Reynolds, who had come
to town, and drove her home in his cut
ter. Reynolds learned of this and Mon
day morning asked his wife for the las
time to go back to their western homt
with him. She replied that she woult
never live him again as she preferred
Moore. Driven to frenzy Reynolds said
"You will never live with Moore lief
the house and came to Allegan."
The killing of Moore was the mex
scene in the tragedy. Friends of Rey
nolds. the victim in this affair, and thos'
who sympathize with him are requested
to subscribe to the fund for his defense
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-10
A WONDERFUL BOARD.
Cascade county has a fearful and won

Cascade county has a fearful and won
derful board of county commissioners.
1t has been so long the willing tool of
the republican boss of the county that
nothing straight can be expected of it.
Complaint is made to this paper that
the board has let all the contracts for
the county poor farm in a manner con-
trary to law and based on precedents
solely its own. There were several bids
for the board of inmates lower than that
of Mr.. Greeley, but he received the con-
tract. 1t is generally admitted that Mr..
Greeley's administration has been salts
factory, but the law requires that these
contracts be let to the lowest RESPONSE
BILE bidder, and it is understood that
there was a responsible bidder who Of
fered to do this part of the business for
80 cents per head per week less than Mr..
Greeley.
The bid of Undertaken Power for bur-
ial of the county's wards was the high
est of three, but he was awarded the
contract; and in the matter of medical
attendance the staff of the city hospital
was awarded the contract at $1,000 al
though the staff of the Sisters hospital
offered to do it for $1,000, and there was
another responsible bid much lower than
that of the successful bidders. On the
face of the returns it looks as if the
county commissioners had incurred an
additional expense of from 5000 to $500
for the year. which might have been
saved to the Taxpayers had the provis-
ions of the law been complied with in
the letting of these contracts. The COM
missioners doubtless have reasons of
their own for awarding the contracts as
they have: but what do the taxpayers
think of it? That's the question.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-10
THROWN OVER AN EMBANKMENT.
\ Fractions Team of Horses Causes II Sc:
rious Accident.

\ FractiouS Team of Horses Causes II Sc:
rious accident.
Cephus Ford. aged 20 years, residing
on a ranch on Otter creek, twelve miles
from its mouth. left his home in COM
pany with his aLed wife Tuesday morn
ing ia , two-horee carriage for Great
Fails to visit their sou-in-law. Frank Ma
riol. When wi hin a mile Of Arlington
one Of tuc horses become fractions and
commenced kicking and jumping and
managed to get his hind legs over the
tongue of the carriage. Mr.. Fore. gave
the lines to his wife and jumped out of
the carriage and went to the horses
heads to hold them, when they both
commenced kicking and jumping. knock
ing Mr.. Ford over an embankment
among a pile of rocks. Mrs. Ford re-
NAMED in the carriage holding fast to
the lines until the tongue was broken,
when the horses broke away and made
for the side of the mountain, where she
succeeded in catching them. A wagon
came along the road and the driver as
sisted Mrs. Ford in securing the
horses, and then they went to look
after Mr.. Ford, who had been lying
among the rocks for nearly half an hour.
He was found to be badly injured and
was carried up the ~embankment to the
wagon and taken to Arlington.
A telegram was sent to Mr.. Marion
informing him of the accident and that
they would come to the city on the Nei-
hart train. A carriage was at the depot
when the train arrived and the injured
man and his wife were speedily taken to
the home of Mr.. Marion, and DR., Cor
don was summoned Upon examination
he found that the bones of one of Mr..
Ford's legs below the knee we're broken
and other parts of his body badly bruised.
Mr.. Ford is we'll known and respected
and has the sincere sympathy of a large
| circle of friends. Mrs. +. is a woman OF
courage as her handling Of the vicious
horses fully attests.