The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-09
HYPNOTIC METHODS IN JOURNAL
ISM.

HYPNOTIC METHODS IN JOURNAL
ISM.
There have been so many secret
meetings here of late that getting the
news has been rather difficult. In fact
ordinary methods have been found in
adequate and new plan had TO be
devised.
To begin with the city council had
two executive sessions last Monday.
One in the afternoon to talk over mat
ters with the water company, the other
in tine evening TO consider the new
sa11ry ordinance.
Clouueilnen and all others were very
reticent about the matters discussed
and it was found next to impossible
to get accurate information in the or
binary way. Consequently q clair
voyant was added to the usual staff
and by his aid the news was gathered.
The medium had little trouble in find
ing out that the council simply argued
the matter with the water company
and bhen appointed a comnibtee TO
continue the argument. 1t was like
wise learned that some reductions in
salaries were proposed at the evening
session of the council However, moth
ing definite was done in this matter
and what is done viii not go into eff
feet TIL after the close of the present
year.
1T was when the medium tried TO find
out what was going on at the meet
ing in the Republican Headquar-
was experienced. The man said
he could not ENTER into the condition
of the members there assembled; there
was so many diverse currents" He
declared that to be successful "a medi-
UNI should deal with subjects where
thsre was some harmony of thought
ard action and there was none of this
in the Republican headquarters. The
man however, finally called on the
shade Of Sveng'all and all the patron
sairihS in the calender of the nyster-
ious art and finally was enabled to as
Cetl93tn the mysteries of the meeting
AT first he acted very strange.
He would whoop like a genuine Os-
ce0la and wildly flourish an imaginary
scalp knife in his hand and declare
| that the shackles should never again
bind the arm fhat now WAS free.
Then another and diverse element
would seemingly take control and ne
would mutter vengeance on all that
ever offended the tribe of Haywood.
Finally, however, the two conflicting
(
| The medium became passive and re
lated what he could see.
Behold" he said, There is a gath
ering of mem. One among them is
named Edwin the Faithful. He is
striving to create peace among the
| tribe A letter is read to those as
! sembled. 1T is from a man of the
| tribe of Osceola and the mightest man
among them. 1t states in effect that
| the recipient of this letter is invited
| to meet and discuss a business propo-
sitbca which the grand sachem of the
Tribe of Osceola viii lay before them.
| On the bottom of the letter is a post
! script signed by Edwin the Faithful,
! Stating that he thinks that the propo-
sition should receive consideration.
I The letter also states that prominent
men from Salt Lake will be present at
I the meeting, but behold there are only
! two, their names are Crane and Trum-
b. Letters from other men are read
could not come. They have Important
engag ements. One of them signed his
name Geo. NJ. Cannon. another is
named Bennett and yet another is
named Dolly.
The writer of the letter arises to ex-
plain his proposition.
1t is plain.
He says he conducts a. paper. This
paper has a mortgage for So. 800 on il
| and this mortgage is held by Demo-
per in the sum of SO. 500 and he wants
to raise it by selling stock in this pa
per in tleh sum of So 500 and he wants
to sell it to Republicans. He wants
81. $50 of the money at once. He wants
the other 81 $50 by the first of january
1896. Furthermore he wants what
ever patronage the Republicans are ablt
! to turn his way. He is firm, he use:
few words. They sound as i
forced from him by desperation. HI
| would gladly do great service to The
party but he mas done and done ant
ingra titude is abroad in the land anC
] so is the bill collector and the sheriff
! He sits down and there is no applause
There is desuhory talk for a shor
time, but it grows animated till Edwin
! the Faithful has hard work to preservi
peace. Some are silent that usually
make much talk. They sit stolidly By
or look the other way. The grief of TIT
chief Sycamore movelth them not No
so with the man called Crane, the same
that is from Kanosh, nor with the maj
called Trumbo, he that halls from tn,
land where the sun dips into thu
waters of that which is called, in the Ian
guage of the day, Pacific. Both tlles,
braves are sorry. They each offer t,
subscribe for stock to the amount o
500. Their generous example fails t,
incite imttators. The meeting seem
to lag. Now there is motion to- ap
point committee to investigate HOY
much wampum the great chief SHOULD
receive and to recommend a plan TO
raising the same. The committee i
to be appointed. They will quietly cir
culate on the streets tomorrow.
have done"
After coming out Of the trance TIL
medium relapsed into a stupor. H
was weak for a long time Efforts wer
made to have him go into the condition
again. The efforts failed. He de
clared THAT never, never, not for al
the gold of the Incas would he enter int
and experience the vengeful feeling
of scorn and hatred that he felt Will
the pervadinS spirit of that meetin,
was upon him.