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The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-07-26

II is related that most of the mem
bcrs of the first Legislature, as well
as the governor and other high dig
Hitarie-, rode TO ST. Charles ON horse
'ack. Their horses were kept during
,t- session by Archibald Watson, a
farmer who lived a few miles below
: nHrir~ in the point. The mem
' Is b, aua Il at private houses and
a the .,H Eo,els that were in the
GOWN At the lime, at the rate OF 50 40
p.t week, the proprietors thereof
ravIug more consideration for mem
brr, of the legislature than has ever
been shown since. The remuneration
proved Insufficient L compensate for
the robust appetites of the law
makers. L. j. Devore, who boarded
a number of the members, lost every
thing he had. When it is considered
that everything was cheap, their
appetites must have been simply
amazing. During the session pork
was quoted at IL cents per pound :;
venison hams, 25 cents each; eggs.
5 cents per dozen; honey, 8 cents
per gallon; coffee, 81 per pound
Sugar was not iii the market, anG
those who drank coffee sweetened il
with honey.
Some of the members were rough
characters, as the historians of that
time described them. They all
dressed either in homcspun and in
homemade clothes, or in buckskin
lcggings and hunting shirts. Some
wore rough shoes OF their own man
ufacture while others incased their
feet in buCkskin moccusins. 4 few
had slnuched hats, but the greater
portion wore caps made of the skins
OF wildcats Or raCcOonS. Gov. Nc
Ndir is said to have been the only
man who had a fine cloth coat, and
that was cut in the old ''pigeon-tail'
style. He wore a beaver hat and
e~ndeayorod to carry himself with
the dignity Becoming a man III his
posi-, on.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-07-26

included in the bill. He whispered
TO Colgin to make an entry of it on
the back of the judgment, which
that dispenser of justice did. Kirk
patrick naturally got mad at the
decision, and said If he were going
to heaven and should see Colgin
coming he would change his mind
and go the other place. Colgin CON
sidered this contempt of court and
fined him 81. Another Ease that
was entered upon Colgin's docket
showed his Solomon-like wisdom.
Two citizens of st. Charles had n
quarrel about a piece of ice which
one had sold the other and which
fell short about half a pound. While
they We're quarreling the ice melted
away, aud the dealer brought suit in
Colgin's court for the value of the
ice, which was Ga cents. Colgin
gave judgment in his favor, but
made him pay half the costs, rs
cents, because lie thought il was
right that the costs should be divided
between them for being "such
blamed fools "a to quarrel about a
little piece OF ice that he could eat
in Ave minutes any warm day"
The seat of government was re
moved to st. Charles by an act Of
the first legislature. 1t continued
there until 1926, when the increase
of population further west necessi-
tated its removal to the interior.
Jefferson City was chosen, and the
capital located where it now stands
in the fall Of 1926. The biennial
sessions of the legislature have since
been held here without Il break, and
until the people vote upon the prop
osition adversely to the present
location there will be no change.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-07-26
Star of the South.

Go to veissco for health. sea air and
comfort; where ships too deep for ali other
Texas ports sail In and and out with ease;
where fruits ripon earlier and pay better
than In csifornis; where the soil 10 : natural
hot-bed. Fresh vegetables all winter.
Coolest day In three years, % degrees above
sero. Warmsst day, "a degrees. veiasco
offers the best inyestments IN the south.
writs the c~oAxnsciAl cLus, vsiAsoo. Tsxas,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-25
PERSONAL MENTION.

Charles Staley of Eureka is a guest at
the Walker.
A. N. Butts of Mercur is registered at
the Walker.
Miss Madge Carr Cook of London, Eng,
is at the knutsford.
Frank Olsen of Coalville is in the city
and is registered at the Walker.
William G. Cameron, agent of the
ford.
A. S. Dsugherty of Evanston is in the
city and will eat Christmas dinner at the
Cullen.
j. NJ. Surder, z. O. Maxfeld, Matt NJ
Morrissey, j. w. Heating and A. e.
Hancock, all of Bingham, are in the city
for Christmas, and are at the Walker.
Among the arrivals at the Union Pa
cific hotel are William Maher, of Green
River, Wyo., ]. r. Osborn, of Deadwood.
Oak, Miss Louise Beley, of New York.
NJ. j. Ryan. of Missoula Mont, and Mrs
c. P. Hutchinson, OF Providence r. I.
John Brooks of Stockton, D. johnson
and Charles Buchler and wife of Park
CITY. j. P. Madsen, of Manti; Morris
Lynch OF Deseret Springs; e. W. Horn,
and Miss Cora Balton of Eureka are al
the Cullen.
Apostle Brigham Young has returned
from a protracted visit to southeastern
Gtan, the scene of the Colorado Ute
indlan invasion. The gentleman reports
me trouble at an end, if appearances are
not deceptive. The invaders are return
ing to the agency with their sheer Coz S,a Is
and horses, but their movements arc
necessarily slow on account of the deem
are travelling. 'iiey
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-25
MunicinaI Briefs.

The municipal Offices will be closed
today to permit all hands to enjoy the
Christmas holiday. The councilmen
will also observe the days customs by
holding their regular weekly meeting
tomorrow evening, instead of this even
ing.
The city engineer is preparing his
report, for submission to the council,
on the query whether it is possible to
do away with the smoke nuisance. and
also as to whether there are any known
mechanical devices for satisfactorily
consuming or reducing to a minimum
the source Of complaints, about the
great clouds of dense smoke emitted
from the power house chimneys. The
g1st Of the engineers answer will he in
the Affirmative
MAYOR Daley, superintendent of the
waterworks department., was presented
with an elegant silk umbrella, with a.
gold handle, last evening, by the de-
partment employees, in ttooken of the
high esteem they have for him. The
presentation was a complete surprise
to the popular official.
Treasurer Duke was the recipient of
a fine Christmas gift from his deputies
and clerks yesterday, in the shape of a
gold sword craVat pin, studded with
pearls.
Owing to the lack of a. quorum. the
board Of police and fire commissioners
did not hold their weekly meeting last
evening.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-25
The Special Taxation Plan for
Street Lighting
HOW THE MAYOR VIEWS 1T.
HIS HONOR DECIDES TO VETO THE
ORDINANCE.
Invitations Issued For the Formal
Opening of the joint City and
County Building on Fridny-The
Smoke Nuisance--sVat De-
overwhelmingly Briefs.

Failing to see the justice and the re-
|sulting benefits of the proposed Plan of
paying for street lighting by special
taxation. in the same light as the coun-
Gil viewed it and anticipating the sub
sequent steps likely to be taken in
carrying out the scheme, Mayor Baskin
has decided to veto the ordinance create
ing and defining the boundaries of cleo
trio lamp district No. /, which was
passed at the last council meeting.
The mayor yesterday was engaged IN
preparing his message of disapproval,
which will be submitted to the council
Tuesday evening. The ordinance was
only a preliminary to the anticipated
enactment Ievying the fax on AUDITING
property at so much per front foot,
and his honor decided that the best
thing to do was to meet the issue now
by returning the bill disapproved- The
mayor looks upon it as an Ubiquitous
measure and declares the clause in the
charter, which was assumed by the
council as due authority for incubating
the special street lighting tax project, is
inapplicable if not illegal. Moreover,
he is reported to be of the firm convic-
ton that the proposed tax levy would
manifestly operate inequitably if not
measured according to values or ac-
cruing benefits. The veto message,
which will probably knock Councilman
COINS and McCornicks pet schemes
galley west" is expected to be a
clincher, full of irrefutable facts and
logic. The ordinance passed by a vote
of 10 to 4, but it is not believed, if
Councilman Clawson returns in time
and comes to the rescue Of his COL
leagues, O'Meara, Mason, Watson and
Morris, and if one or two more can be
won away from playing into the hand
of the electric light monopoly, that a
sufficient number of votes can be
mustered to override the veto. The
mayor is said to be not at all uneasy
over the threat of leaving the city in
darkness when he calls to mind that
the streets were sprinkled uninter-
ruptedly after the tax levied for that
fund was declared invalid, and also
that not many months ago Councilman
Mccormick made the pledge to his col
leagues that the electric light company
would carry the city's street lighting
account until funds were available and
not shut off the lights. The mayor is
logically committed to the popular and
just plan of paying for the street light
ing expense out of the general fund.-
which must be replenished next year
with an increased rate of taxation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-25
In RAILWAY CIRCLES.



Portland, Or. Dec. IA petition
for separate and independent receiver
of the Oregon Short Line & Utah
Northern Railway company was fled
in the United States court today by
Joseph Simon, representing the Amer
lean Loan and Trust company. trustees
of the consolidated bonds of that COM
pany Judge Gilbert ordered that a
hearing on the application for an in
dependent receiver be heard the 18th
day of January, at which time the
receivers of the Oregon Short Line &
Utah Northern, who were also receiy-
ers OF the Union Pacific system. are
cited to appear to show cause why the
application should not be granted and
an independent person or persons be
appointed to the receivership Of these
railways
Should the petition be granted it
means enforcement of that road from
the Union Pacific system and its oper-
alton as an independent property or
possibly in close connection with the
Oregon Railway & Navigation COM
pany- It means that the Ogden gate
way TO Portland will be opened to the
burlington, the Rock Island. the Santa
re, Denver & Gulf. the Missouri Pa
cific and the Rio Grande, all Of which
VIII be given an outlet from Denver
VIA Ogden over the Short Line to
Portland
The application sets forth that on
August l, 1889, the Oregon Short Line
q Utah Northern Railway company.
for the purpose of securing certain
bonds, known as the consolidated bonds
or the company. payable April 10. 1919.
or earlier as therein provided. with in
terest at the rate of per cent per an
mum, executed a consolidated mort
gage on all the lines of the railway
company so consolidated. /, 1856 SO miles.
TO be constructed, and then belong
ing or thereafter acquired by the de-
PENDANT, subject to certain prior mort
cages.
The total amount secured by these
prior mortgages was 81. s4e, 900. me
total amount of the bonds issued was
SO. S95, 900.
The plaintiff believes IL the railway
property of the defendant were proper
~ managed and worked separately for
its benefit and not as part and for
the benefit OF the Union Pacific or
any other system, the income would be
more than employ sufficient to pay all
expenses, interest and the first mort
gage bonds, and at least part of the
interest on the consolidated bonds.
Two other petitions similar in char
acter and purpose have been filed, the
title of one being petition of the
American Loan and Trust company in
the suit between John r. Dillon, plain
tiff, trustee, and the Oregon Short Line
& Utah Northern Railway company,
defendants, and the other a like pc
tition in the suit between Oliver Ames
and others, plaintiffs, and the Union
Pacific Railway company and others,
defendants. These latter are the suits
in which the present receivers of the
two lines were appointed.
Receiver Mcneil. of the Oregon Rail-
way & Navigation company, said:
The reports concerning me with the
Short Line are absolutely without
foundation. I have no interest in the
matter"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-25
A BURGLAR BAGGED.
He Robbed House and Within an
Hour Was in Jail.


During the absence Of the family.
the house of James E. Lynch, at GAL
South Fourth East street, was broken
into and robbed of sundry articles yes
terday afternoon at 2:15. Some neigh
bors saw the intruder enter and de-
part from the house, and as quickly
as possible an alarm was sent to the
police station. In the meantime some
boys were keeping tab on the house,
breakers vanishing form. Detective
Sheets and Patrolmen Carman and
Pratt were Immediately dispatched to
the scene, and taking up the fresh
trail in hot pursuit they overlook the
robber not over two blocks from the
plundered house. The object of the
officers chase was seen to secrete q
small parcel, and the contents proved
to be pair of opera glasses and a gold
chain. The robber was particular in
what he made away with and left
several other valuable articles in the
house. At PAS o'clock the prisoner
was landed at the police station, just
half an hour after the crime was COM
mitted. He gave the name of George
E. Miller, age %, and blacksmith by
occupation. The charge of housebreak-
ing was booked against him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-25
DEATH OF j. C. MURDOCH.
His Remains Brought to This City
Yesterday.

Hon. P. T. Farnsworth and Barlow
Ferguson arrived from the north yester-
day morning. having-'fns charge the re-
mains of John c. Murdoch, of Beaver,
who was found dead near the Union Pa
cific track at McCammon, Idaho, on Sat
urday night. The body was removed to
an undertaking establishment and pre-
pared for burial and shipment to Beaver.
This morning it will go south accompan-
led by Mr.. and Mrs. Farnsworth, Mr..
Ferguson and P. T. Farnsworth, jr.
For some time past the deceased has
been taking care of a bunch of cattle at
the ranch of the Blackfoot Cattle COM
pany, and was on his way to Salt Lake
to receive treatment for pneumonia when
death overlook him At McCammon 1T
WAS necessary for him to wait several
hours in order to make connections with
the southbound train, and when he
stepped out of the car the gentleman
headed the wrong way. evidently through
Observation-Disclosures failing of his. In
stead of going toward the station he
walked some distance in the other direc-
tion, fell down and died. Heart failure
had evidently been brought on by the
pneumonia. His body was found on Sun
day morning by two track-walkers. An
inquest was held but no further facts
were brought out.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-25
HERE a MD THERE.

With the conplfuiSSats of Charles Auer,
hour this morTiing 3 u elicious concoction
f for whieh met famous The
mas ~; - III
to N ns5 ea gsz se NlslsSa l psgs
the block whic 3}leS fakes care of while
the proRTlstoTs SLEEP. for the many and
substantial oke xsiof apprecia ton OF his
services fsa he has S ys this Christmas IS
by the THOU ulnesS Of his constituents,
and his thanks to every merchant on his
beat are true and sincere.
Captain Tom Dobson was the recipient
OF numerous Christmas gifts from his
patrons yesterday. Tom is a prime fa-
vorite with everybody and the business
men whose stores and warehouses he
guards by night have, with good reason,
the utmost confidence in him. They
never fail to show their appreciation IN
a practical way, and this year was no
exception to the rule. All of which is
duly appreciated by Mr.. Dobsou. .
Mr.. R. Macintosh, proprietor of the
Pioneer and Park City Sampling mills,
never forgetS his employees at Christ
mas. 1t has been his custom for the
past twenty years to give each one a
good fat turkey and there are four or
five out of those employed at the Plo-
neer, who have been with him from IF
teen to twenty years, and TO whom IN
addition to a turkey were given other
suitable presents. Such kindness and
generosity is highly appreciated, and all
wish him a Merry Christmas and pros
porous New Year.
Observer Smiths statements of aver
ages compiled from the records for a Pc
riod of twenty years, show that the
mean temperature for the month OF Jan
uary has been Is, the wlarmest being in
1887, when the average was SO, and the
coolest in 1889, when the average was 81
The highest temperature reached was ON
january "a and %, 1879, when the Their
rmonleter registered 81, and the lowest
was on January 20, 1883, when the tenn
perature was 20 below zero. The average
precipitation for the month was 1.45
inches, the greatest monthly preciplta-
ton being 307 inches, i'm 1890 The heavi-
est snowfall recorded in "a hours, was 6
inches on January IA, 1880.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-25
REMEMBER THE NEEDY.

Selectman Bamberger will distribute
Christmas offerings to the deserving
poor this morning, commencing at 10
o'clock, from the north entrance of the
joint building. As almoner, the good
selectman requests that all who have
any contributions in the way of sub,
stantials, TO send them to him at as
early an hour as possible. There are.
many deserving indigents and children
of poor parents who, without kind
act rendered in their behalf, as In
this case, will not know this Christmas
as a merry one. The offerings ought
to be bountiful and promptly sent to
the almoner.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-25
PERKINS WILL NOT RESIGN.

Chicago, Dec. 24-For the last three
days rumors have been thick regarding
the coming resignation of President Per-
kins of the Chicago, Burlington &c Quincy
road. One story was to the effect that
Mr.. Perkins was to be succeeded by Vice
president Harris, who in turn was to be
succeeded by General Manager Merrill.
The latter official in speaking Of the mat
ter today said:
There is not the slightest truth in the
story and there never has been any truth
in it. There has been no talk whatever
of such change. How such stories are
set afloat is more than l can understand.
1 guess some brakeman on our line has
not had enough work to do and has
amused himself by talking
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-25
sideIights.

Living pictures" continue to grow
upon the eastern public.
Roland Reed is doing great bust
ness with 1.-THE Politician"
The explosion scene In the Maid OF
the Mine" is said to be blood curdling
to a degree.
Hoyt's ga Black Sheep" deals large
ly with the football craze. Critics are
willing to admit it's merits.
Marie Burroughs received warm
praise from the Boston critics for her
impersonation of the role of Vashli
Dethic, in Judah"
Francis Wilson has made another hit
in his new comic opera, "The Devils
Deputy" He is, as usual, the central
figure of the performance.
Ware and Woolf's new opera, "West-
ward, Hor' is doing a big business in
Boston, and has created q great deal
of interest in musical circles.
The Langtry has received some very
harsh criticisms for her portrayal Of the
title role in Esther Landraz," deep,
emotional drama, of. great power and
which seems to be entirely too deep for
the Lily.
The Acme of Perfection''is a proper
title for the high state which DR..
Prices Baking Powder has attained. 1t
is on the very pinnacle Of excellence
and success,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-25
"THE NEW BOY"
The Jefferson Drum Corps Boys viii
Celebrate 1t.

Celebrate 1t.
Commencing with a matinee today
and performing tonight and tomorrow
night, we are to have a famous humor-
Gus play. 1T is called 1.-THE New Boy"
and is running in New York and LON
don to enormous houses. 1t is three
acts of solid laughter and applause. A
learned doctor, who owns a school,
makes love to the matron, a gorgeous
young widow" He wills her all his
fortune, but soon discovers that his
money is invested in worthless stock.
Them one of the school boys, who has
been playing pranks, Painting things
red and making love to the Villains
daughter on THE stage, gives the doctor
anonymous Information about the stock
market that saves his fortune. The
doctor is overlooking with gratitude.
When he discovers that THE wild boy
has saved him he nearly collapses; but
when he discovers that the boy is
really a man, 80 years old. and the hus-
band of the matron whom he is trying
to marry, the scene is beyond descrip-
ton and the applause Us prolonged.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-25
The EormaI Opening.

The heads of all departments in the
city and county governments have re-
ceived invitations from Secretary G. E.
Stanton, on behalf of the committee on
the formal opening ceremonies of the
joint building, requesting that the Off
Gals and their assistants help the joint
committee in receiving the public next
Friday afternoon by showing the adj
miring throngs through the office
rooms and vaults, in order that the
public may not go away without a
proper impression of the elegance and
completeness OF the buildings interior
arrangements.
The ceremonies will be under the
direction of Councilman Newell.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-25
NOW WAITING AN INVENTORY.
Adjustment of the Brigham City
Fire Loss.

Since the day following the fire in the
store of the Brigham City Cooperative
Mercantile Institution a force of experts
has been engaged in inventorying the
stock for the purpose of getting the neces-
cary basis for the adjusters to work up
on. 1t is anticipated that the clerical
work will be completed by Wednesday
and on that day Resident Agent Sinclair
of the Home and Phoenix, who will also
except the Liverpool, London and Globe,
which will have q special on the ground
in the person of B. H. Goddard. assistant
state agent, will go up to Brigham and
engage himself on the adjustment The
Coop. people estimate their loss at nearly
$50, CO., but the insurance men are of the
opinion that it will not exceed from s10,-
000 to $1,000. 1t is possible that Manager
Whitney of Grant & Co.'S will also take
part in the adjustment
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-25
MEDALS OF HONOR.

Washington, Dec. 24.-Meda1s of honor
have been awarded to Captain William
Ward, company B, Fifth Ohio volun-
teers, for distinguished gallantry for
leading an assault on the Confederate
battery at Vicksburg, Miss, ON the
night Of July 8, 1863; to Private James
r. Sturgeon, company F, Forty-sixth
Ohio volunteers, for advancing beyond
the line of battle and with three COM
rades capturing % prisoners at the
battle of Kenesaw mountain, June Is,
1864.