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the methods employed in English cleo
tons as the English papers criticlse our
methods. 1 think we would benefit by
the comparison.
II wish particularly to be understood
as not criticising the English elections
as not being honestly conducted 1t
would be just as great an injustice for
me to do so as for people to claim that
Tammany Hall is corrupt because some
of its members may have been convicted
of political corruption. The point par
ticularly desire to make is to repeat that
a large part of the American papers
make our country out to be a great deal
worse than it is and do it a great injus-
tice in the eyes of the rest of the world. -
Continuing, Mr.. Croker said: 1.-The Lib
erals seem to lack organization. When in
power they worked at cross purposes
Just as the Democratic party in the
United States previous to the last cleo
ton. There was a lack of harmony. The
irish members having discussions in their
own ranks naturally did not favorably
impress the British voters with the
strength of their cause The result of
the elections simply shows the necessity
erals
Ex-Commissioner Maxon, of st. Louis,
speaking of the defeat of the Liberals
said: While it is a death blow to Irish
nome rule for years to come, l think the
result of the elections is more of a blow
to fadisms in politics than anything else.
party that makes alliances with the
socialists and the other fanatics must
expect defeat. The parties in the United
States making alliances with this class
or voters might profit by the lesson
taught by the general elections in Great
Britain
Shrewd is Burns.
That John Burns, the labor candidate
VINO has just been returned to parlia-
ment. is shrewd politician is positively
proven by the experiences that report
er of the Associated Press had in Burns's
district on election day. On account of
the interest taken in America in Burns.
the reporter sent to his district was told
to write something descriptive of such u
campaign. Burnss lieutenants were soon
informed by their chief that the asso-
citation which supplied news to the lead
ing American papers had sent a reporter
to write up the elections. They eagerly
trict.
This shows" they said, that the eyes
OF the world are on John Burns. He is
as well known in America as in Batter
and proud of him.
The Hon. Timothy Campbell of New
Sagacity.
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WALTERS CASE.
HOW THE AMERICAN PROPOSED
TO PRESENT IT.
Copy of n Letter Which He Ex-
pected to Read Before the French
COurt-MartiaI - 4 Strafghtfor-
ward Statement.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-Ex-Consul
Waller has written a letter to his
stepson Paul Bray, enclosing a copy
of the remarks which he had expected
to make before the French court
martial by which he was tried in Ia
matave, but which it appears he did
not have an opportunity to deliver
Mr.. Walters letter is dated in the
prison at Marseilles, June u, and was
received here a day or two since,
through the state department. The
document is as follows:
ITO the Honorable Judge: 1 do not
know whether a word from the ac-
cused will have very much weight
with you or not, but I thank you for
the privilege of speaking in my own
behalf.
Il am charged with having violated
article of the penal code, by cor
responding with the enemy and giving
him information as to the movement
of the French troops in this place.
This charge, / am sure, cannot be
sustained nor believed by the honor
have made a careful and impartial
examination of the letters to my
wife, Mr.. Tessie and the young Hova.
I call attention of the court to the
fact that in none of these letters are
any Of the movements of the French
army in Madagascar or elsewhere
mentioned nor referred to in any
way. It seems to me that this fact
cannot be ignored or overlooked. This
fact alone should warrant an aeauit-
tai of the accused, because it follows
in order to violate the article of the
code under which I am charged it
must be clearly proven that the ae
cused has corresponded with the
enemy to the extent of laying before
him the military movements and
operations of the army OF the re-
public. I maintain that the letters
now before your honor will admit of
no such construction when placed
under a fair and impartial analysis
which 1 am quite sure you will do in
this case
at will be found that refer in the
letters to my wife TO certain soldiers
whom l did not name because unable
to do so; but the mention OF these has
nothing to do with the military opera
lions of the army. Indeed, I should
feel sorry to see an army moving in
that way. am sure your honors
would not hesitate to condemn to your
wives and friends in the strongest
terms all such deeds. Every gazette
in France would condemn such deeds,
and I believe that nine out of ten sol
diers in your army would denounce
and condemn them. Why, then, should
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-28
ROMAN RELICS IN ENGLAND.

In the neighborhood of Silchester,
England, recent excavations in the old
Roman settlement have brought to
light a series of peculiar furnaces
which resemble precisely those discov-
cred in Pompeii, and, it is believed,
formed part of a dying establishment.
There are traces of fues connecting
the furnaces, with indications of rooms
for the storage of materials or for
bleaching purposes. Many que-ps have
been found, used for grind :.
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FOREIGN FLASHES.
Ertef and Nevsy Cables From All
portions of This Terrestrial Sphere.

~rr-y OF MEXICO.-James J. Long, for
rhon there was recently made an appl-
ca+ion 10 the secretary Of foreign affairs
Or he issuance Of an eXequateif permit
80, 5g;s11 10 offic.ate as United states con-
s.,s agent at Chihuahua. has been re-
StIsed on the ground that he is persona non
49, The refusal is based on a report
s,hynitfed 10 Hon. Ignacio Mariscal and
s1hscribed 10 by Governor Ahumada, OF
Sshihuabua. in which the Information was
eyiveI regarding Long action, but the
55afTre Of this is not known
RREMEN.--A cable dispatch from Ma
~aSsIxi Japan says a hurricane swept
eeS.er the coast AMI the German steamer
GeIer Richners, the Norwegian steamer
7 Nnn--0erhorn the Norwegian steamer
Herman Wedel-IarhurS, and Inc British
steamer Marshal Sushel are believed to
baVe become total wrecks. A later dis
latch saws the steamships mentioned. eX-
cent the Helen ftichmers and Marshal
S,1Shef (which were dangerously aground
1--we been foated. The Marshal Sushel
ms last reported in port in Hinge, June
d hound for San francisco.
GRAVESEND.-The British steamer
baltimore City. from Hamburg, arrived
here today and reports that at O'clock
,HoI;.e she heard cries for help and lower
ine. a life boat picked up five men, part
ofSthe crew Of the British steamer Cleye-
land from the Mediterranean, sunk in a
roI5sion with the British tank steamer
T,rfseld Captain Low, from Philadelphia
rs. Tfavre, France Daffseld is understood
To have rescued five other members OF
!, ri1tS crew of the Cleveland, ellt seven are
stilE missing.
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WALDA WALLA, Wash.-In pursuance
of telegraphic instructions from depart
ment headquarters at Vancouver bar
racks, one troop of the Fourth cavalry,
stationed at Fort Walla Walla, has been
ordered to hold themselves in readiness
to proceed to Jackson'S Hole valley. the
scene of the Bannock Indian trouble.
Colonel Compton designated troop D.,
commanded by Captain ]. R. Richards.
and they are awaiting orders to march.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-28

WASHINGTON.-J c. Pilling, a
prominent Washington citizen and well
known in scientific circles throughout the
country died at Olney, Nd, last night.
Mr.. Pilling began his scientific work by
making an investigation of the languages
and mythology Of various Indian tribes.
He was appointed chief clerk of the
United States geological survey in 1881.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-28
COMMEMORATIONS
OF OLDEN BATTLES
Bloody Events in German His
tory Recalled.
EMPEROR IS CHARITABLE.
DUKE OF SAXE-COBURG GOTTA
MAY RESIGN.

An Alleged Spy Out,vits he Ger
man Observation-Disclosures Looking
to the Suppression of Socialist
Doctrines and Literature-An
Awful Deed By an Insane Girl
General Notes of Germany.
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will leave on the steamship Queen to-
day for Alaska. He is accompanied by
c. r. Hosmer, general manager of the
Canadian Pacific Telegraph company,
and it is believed his visit north has
something to do with the early construc-
ton of a telegraph line from Alaska to
Vancouver, B. c.
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Croker n Student.

A great many Americans whose minds
run TO politics took advantage OF the
elections in London TO study the manner mn r
of conducting them, as compared with
the American methods. Among the Amer
leans were two who probably know more
about elections than any one IN the
United States. One was Richard Croker
and the other o. .. Stealey, OF the Louis
Vile Courier-J ournal. All the Americans
agreed that the difference in conducting
elections in London and in the larger cities
of the United States IS not so great as
might be expected. What they saw SIM
ply convinced them that human nature
lower classes here are controlled very
much by the same impulses as they are
in America. From the little that he saw,
he is of the opinion that there IS just as
much corruption in London as there Is IN
any American city.
1.-The only difference, said Mr.. Croker
sis that the newspapers here dare not
speak, but 1 am inclined to believe that
if the papers had the license that the
American papers have and had as enter
prising reporters as our American papers
have there would have been just as
much scandal stirred up as in the Amer
lean cities.
Il notice that the said papers have
contained a great amount of advertise
ment of detective agencies, where they
ask employment to discover bribery and
repeating in connection with the cleo
tons. 1t would seem that if bribery and
repeating were unknown here, these de-
tectives would not spend money as they
do in advertising in the London papers.
But it seems to me that politics are
worked more cleverly in London than at
home. I think that political opinion here
is much more thorough and that great
deal more money is spent on ii. The
campaign literature is not only more pro-
life than in the United States, but in
some cases ii is much more clever. The
caricatures and cartoons that are dis
tributed must represent a great outlay
SANDER America.
las the English papers do not so in
for this line as ours do, it is necessary, l
suppose, for each candidate TO establish
his own literary bureau.
MANY of the New York papers SANDER
our country by trying to make il appear
that we are more corrupt regarding the
use Of our elective franchise than any
other country. The newspapers, / think,
do this simply because there is no law
to confine them to accuracy Of statement,
and then it sells the papers. Here the
press is afraid to speak out, even if it
was inclined TO.
81 was reading the other day where a
bill had been introduced in parliament
which would make it unlawful for any
newspaper to criticiSe e. candidate during
his campaign. If this bill becomes a law
a corrupt man could run for Office and
still newspapers could not call attention
to the fact. The mugwumpS in the United
States are always pointing TO England as
SUCH model, to the detriment of our char
acter. But the Americans are not half
so bad as their own press makes them
If the American newspapers criticised
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-28
WHAT GOETH ON
IN OLD LONDON.
Social and Theatrical Seasons
Are Past.
VISIT OF THE ITALIAN FLEET TO
PORTSMOUTH.

Occupation of the Island of Trini-
daI By the British Force Has
Created a Great Deal of Interest
Its Value to Great Britain
Croker Talks Interestingly on
European Politics and Makes
Some Comparisons.
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ROCKVILLE, Conn.-The most disas-
trous fire in the history of the town oc-
Cured today, sweeping away six build
OOt. The block was owned by w. T. Or
cult and occupied by store-keepers on
the first floors, with tenements above.
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OAKLAND, Cal.-Ina Donna Coolbrith,
who is known to magazine readers both
in America and in England as writer of
short poems, is dying at her home in this
city. She was stricken with peritonitiS a
few days ago, and the physicians say
her case is now hopeless.
CARROLLTON, Mo.-In the Taylor
trial today A. j. Fireman testified that
he found fragments of pair of trousers,
some !, bedding and clasp OF a pocket 6aa
in the pasture. These were identified by
Mrs. Meeks, the mother of the murdered
man.
WASHINGTON. The engagement of
Marquis PIERRE de Chambrun and Miss
Margaret Nichols, daughter OF Hon. and
Mrs. Balamy Storey, of Ohio, is an
nounced. The marquis is counselor to the
French embassy, a grand nephew of La
fayette and man with some property.
MADISON. wis.-The new. building of
the Dane county insane asylum at YER
ona was struck by lightning at midnight
and entirely consumed. Superintendent
Even, fighting the fire on the roof, was
ing walls, and fatally hurt. The patients
were moved in safety.
FRESNO, Gala special to the Re-
publican from MADEIRA is to the effect that
Victor Adams. who shot and killed JUS
tice Boxer at O'Neils last Tuesday MORN
ing, was lynched by a mob of sixty men
this afternoon near the scene of the muir
der. Adams married Boxers stepdaugh-
ter. The two men had a dispute over
some horses, and Adams followed Boxer
to his home and killed him.
DENVER.-In the district court today
Judge Butler denied the application for
an Injunction to restrain the Denver
Union Water company from shutting wa
ter off from the premises of people who
have not paid their water bills. The
judge said that If the citizens had any
criticisms TO offer they should be aimed
at the city council which had neglected
to pass an ordinance fixing rates in ac-
cordance with the contract with the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-28
DOM ESTIC DOTS,
Telegraph News froI-. All Parts Of the
Land over Which the Stars aAa
Stripes Wave.

WASHINGTON, D. Civilian Willis.
the presidents coachman, died at 9
o'clock this morning.
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WASHINGTON.-The comptroller of
the currency today was notified of the
suspension of the Superior National bank,
at West Superior. Wis. Bank Examiner
Brush was placed in charge. The bank
has capital of S135,0OO.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-01-11

He then took a course in the Lacrosse
business college, thus receiving a thor
ough, English business education.
In the spring of 1876, he removed
from Lacrosse to Lansing, Iowa, where
he held a clerical position in a large
general merchandising business, in.
which capacity he served for nearly seven
years, and would still be occupying had
he not concluded it was best to engage
in business on his own account. He
made several trips to the then territory Of
Dakota during the years of 1880 and
1881, spending part Of the summer Of
1880 at Valley City, and while there, in.
vested in real estate, which he has since
disposed Of on very favorable terms,
showing his native shrewdness and bus.
ness tact, even at that early date in our
history.
In the fall Of 1882, Mr.. Dahl, in COM
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-01-11

inequitable and insufficient ann in
which property of railroad corporations
was being taxed under the territorial
laws, and under his advice, his county
took the steps which forced the now
celebrated railroad tax litigation which
was begun in 1883, and is still pending
in the United States supreme court. The
condition of the taxing law being clearly
brought to the attention of the terrific
torial legislators, and subsequently, of
the constitutional convention, resulted
in changes in the laws which added
hundreds of thousands ct dollars to the
revenues Of the territory and state.
At the first Republican state conven-
ton for North Dakota, Mr.. Bartholo-
new was nominated as one Of the judges
Of the supreme court. His election fol-
lowed.
The manner in which be has served the
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-01-11

pany with his brother, settled at Bis.
marck, where he has since resided, aud
engaged in the clothing, gents furnish.
ing and merchant tailoring business.
The business was successfully con-
Quoted under the name of Dahl Bros.
until about four years ago, when the
firm was dissolved by the subject of this
sketch purchasing the interest of his
brother, and the business has, since that
time, and still is, conducted under his
name of G. M. Dahl. He is known as
one OF the Oldest and most successful
business men now in trade in the city.
Early in the history of the establishment
OF the order of Knights of Pythias, Mr..
Dahl took an active part in that order,
and has served in nearly every position
OF honor in the gift of the order. He
has three times represented the grand
lodge as grand representative and has
served one term as the grand chancellor
OF the Pythian grand lodge of the state.
He is recognized by the order as one of
its best posted, conscientious and earnest
advocates. Always studious, he has
been an omnlverous reader and thus be-
came we'll acquainted with the political
history Of the country, which has mate
rally aided him in the proper discharge
OF the duties of his office.
The office of secretary of state has
ever been recognized as the one requir-
ing most discriminating judgment and
executive ability. AS premier, or secre-
tary of state, Gladstone, Disraeli and
others, have written the most indelible
pages of England's history. AS secre-
tary of state, Webster, Seward and
Blaine have achieved the greatest re-
suits and marked in the annals of the
worlds history the most pronounced and
lasting benefits of a republican form of
government. What the secretary of
state in a national cabinet is to the ma
tional administration of affairs, the
secretary of state of every state is to the
state administration, and though of OPP
posite political opinions to the last state
administration MI. Dahl's knowledge of
the affairs of state, and his tact and dis
greatness in handling the business of his
Office was so great as to enable him to
perform the duties Of that important
position without a single dissent on the
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-01-11

part OF the governor or a word of COM
plant from a single taxpayer.
He was the unanimous choice of the
republican state convention ut Grand
Forks for a second term as secretary of
state and recs ived the highest vote cast
for any state officer. Mr.. Dahl was mar
ried in September, 1898, and now has
one of the most pleasant and happy
homes in the capital city.
ROGER ALLIN was born in Devon,
England, on the 18th day of December,
l848, and was educated at Prospect
Academy, England; from England he
emigrated to Canada and from there
came to Dakota in March 1880, settling
OF a farm in Walsh county where he still
resides; he is a thoroughly educated,prac-
tical farmer.
The general government having granted
us the privilege of forming a constitu-
ton under which North Dakota might
be admitted as n of the states of the
union, his constituents in Walsh county
saw in the man who had represented
them in the territorial council which met
at the capital in the winter of 1889, a
fit person to assist in the PRONUNCIATION
Of the peoples bill of rights. Mr.. Allin
was therefore elected and served as one
of the most active members of the con-
stitutional convention. He was also
chosen at the first state election by the
same constituency as a state senator,
and served in that memorable first ses-
sion of the legislative assembly. He
took strong ground in favor of such bills
as have since been found to be in the in
terest of the whole people. Governor
Allin's name has been identified with 80
many good and wholesome measures
that it would be hard to ~particularize
them in a sketch Of this kind. Suffice 1t
to say he was always found on the side
Of the people. At the second state on
%vention which nominated Andrew II.
Burke as governor the subject Of this
sketch was nominated as lieutenant gov
ernor and was elected, taking his seat as
presiding officer Of the senate at the
opening OF the session Of 1891.
While he has had considerable expe-
Renee in legislative bodies, his expert
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-01-11

Mr.. Worst's. reDublicanism has never
been questioned and his loyalty to the
party has been demonstrated in every
political campaign and at every conven-
ton since the state was organized. Dur
ing the campaign Of 1892 he devoted
about seven weeks to campaign work,
visiting and speaking in almost every
town of prominence in the state. Dur
ing the campaign of 1894 he made forty
three speeches-never missing a single
date-and 0 the reputation of deal
ing fairly with the opposition and con.
scientiously with the issues that sepa-
rate the political parties of the country.
He also devoted one week to campaign
work in Minnesota, speaking in the CEN
trail and southeastern counties, and
gained the reputation of being the most
forcible, logical and eloquent speaker on
the stump in the state.
FRANK A. BRIGGS stands six feet
in his stockings, light complexion,
dark hair, weighs about l6O pounds, and
is a bundle of ervou force and energy.
He was born in Minneapolis, MINI, in
1858. He did not have the advantages
of a collegiate education, but even in his
school days, when attending the com.
mon schools, manifested to a marked de-
gree which has since been demonstrated
to his friends that he proposed to take
advantage of every opportunity that was
presented, to fit himself for such a ca
reer as might open to him. In 1881,
actuated by a desire to conquer new
fields, he moved to North Dakota, and
located at the crossing of the Missouri
river at Mandan. Here with his wife and
two bright little girls, he made his home.
He engaged in the real estate business,
and there we're few sections of the coun-
try west of river in the northern part of
the territory of Dakota that he did not
make himself pretty we'll acquainted
with. In the spring of 1884 he was ap-
pointed postmaster, and his record in