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Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27
Brother Moody Must Cheer I'm.

From the New York Advertiser
Brother Dwight L. Moody, erst of Chica-
go, and more recently of that extension of
Chicago, the wide, wide world, carries nm
der his vest some rather peculiar concep-
tions of society. In view of his long and
peculiar relations with society that fact Is
not to be wondered at. Mr. Moody has
been in the pulpit, so to speak for about
thirty years. The larger his fame as an
exhorter the more complete his isolation
as member of the great and changing
body of society. 1t is one of the disad-
Fantages long ago recognized by worthy
men of Mr.. Moody's own cult. that the
further the enforced withdrawal of the
counselor from the world that needs his
counsel the greater is the enforced abate-
ment of his knowledge of the character Of
the world about him.
Without any idea OF discrediting in the
slightest degree the revIving force of Mr..
Moody's ministrations among those of lit
tie faith, the lalty may be pardoned for
passing comment or some of the phenom-
ena consequent upon his comparative iso-
lation. For example, when he states bold
ly that If the Christ, to the celebration OF
whose nativity this week Is dedicated were
to appear reincarnated to-day, the New
York public. knowingly. would reject Him.
Mr.. Moody in the plain and forcible Ian
guage that he is fond of using. talks bal
derdash.
There is not the slightest doubt that the
great body OF Christians and churchsoers
here duly apprised of the event, would
tumble over one another in their efforts to
adopt Him, would idealize Him as even the
angels did, would worship at His feet, and
even, to an almost inconceivable extent,
quit their follies and vanities and strive to
be like H!n1-even the shallowest. world
liest. meanest and basest of them,
Does Mr.. Moody mean to say that Christ
has reigned for 1886 years in vain? 1t is
not SO. In less than two thousand years He
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY CON-

Senator Wolcott is preparing a measure
providing for an International conference
on the silver question which will probably
recommend that the United States call such
a meeting at as early a date as practicable.
The details of Mr.. Wolcott's resolution
have not yet been made public, but the
plan will likely embody similar propo-
sition to that presented to the fifth and
last international monetary conference,
held at Brussels in 1892, and which was
called by this country. The proposition
was ''for the purpose of comforting as to
what measures, If any. can be taken to
increase the use of silver as money in the
currency systems of nations"
Mr.. jWolcott's efforts to bring about an
other conference will probably meet with
the support of most of his Republican as
scciates in the senate. Such a conference
can do no harm at any rate and it may
result in throwing some new light on the
silver problem that the country is not
now possessed of. It seems very likely
however, that the undertaking will not
be productive of valuable results. The
previous conferences on this subject failed
and the sentiment in favor of the gold
standard has been growing stronger in
stead of weaker. And it is to be expected
that the result of the recent election in
this country, where the monetary question
was one of the main issues, will have a
marked influence on the gathering when
it assemblies for deliberation. But as the
Republican platform pledges the party to
use its influence to bring about such a con-
ference, it is the duty of Republicans in
congress to assist Senator Wolcott in his
worthy effort.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27

| has just been elected secretary of state in
| Washington, remembered his old-time
Smith Center friends on Christmas by
sending them a box full of Puget sound
| fish. such as salmon. rock cod, smelts etc.
The office to which Jenkins has been elect
ed pays $1,000 a year and the term is four
years.
The Kansas friends of Frank P. Ar
| buckle, the wealthy Colorado politician
who died in New York under such suspi-
cious circumstances, have received notice
that Professor Witthaus the chemist who
was employed to analyze the stomach of
the dead man, was unable to discover the
slightest trace of poison. This disposes of
the belief that Arbuckle was drugged by
| the FOUNDERS in whose company he was last
seen. and leaves the coroner's verdict of
apopleXy to stand.
When Carl Montgomery, who is stu
dent at the Kansas City Medical college,
came home to spend the holidays" says
the Clay Center Dispatch, "he brought
with him 'stiff'-the body of a man found
dead in boxcar. according to one story
or stolen from cemetery, according TO
another-and has since been engaged in
entertaining the neighbor children with
some of the cheerful doings that belong TO
the inside of medical college or a slaugh-
ter mouse. On Monday, in the interest of
science and the pursuit of a peculiar kind
of happiness, he had what he termed a
man cook boiling the flesh from the bones
of his stiff in n wash boiler over a fire in
the corner of the paternal back yard. right
in town, lifting and exhibiting the horrid
head to passing girls and boys, making ap-
propriate comments the while"
On the 9th of January-which day has
been selected because it falls in n season
which is apt to be cold-Smed Wilkins, of
Barton county, will mount the roof of his
house and for four hours sit astride the
sharp ridge, in payment of an cleo
tion bet. According to the terms of the
wager he must play with jumping jack,
sing in Choctaw and repeat one of Bry-
ans speeches backward. The local paper
remarks that the people are looking for
ward to the event with a great deal of
pleasure-which would seem to indicate
that Mr.. Smed Wilkins is not what might
be called q popular man.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27
The New School of Poetry.

From the Cleveland Leader
We have just succeeded, through an al
most unparalleled stroke OF enterprise in
securing a poem written by Yone No
suchi and Stephen Crane. These two sweet
singers have been collaborating for sew
eral weeks past, and the first fruit OF their
joint labors is here set forth:
LINES.
look out upon the great world,
With its little fat people.
Stagnant with sunrise and MeFn and othsr
things of that sort.
Running over the hills,
Heaying with heartburn.
The frogs gulp and gurgle,
A maiden talks to the little froth people
And the windmen.
And murmurs: "Oh, my soul!
Where did I get 1t. wonder.
And Is 1t mine to keep?'
And the willows moan,
And the universe is beginning to show Its
ribs.
And my head aches,
And one-eyed star bliuks and goes out
Perhaps-who knows?-to rush the can,
Oh, my soul,
Won't somebody please put salt on its taIlt
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27
From Utah.
From the Boston Herald.


The recent attempt of the Mormon
church in the state of Utah to interfere
in politics has hardly had the attention
that one would expect. Moses Thatcher, of
that state, and of that church, has, it
seems, appeared as a candidate for the
United States senate. The church, for
some reason, does not desire him to hold
the office, and has forbidden him to do SO.
Mr.. Thatcher has resisted, and in conse-
quence the church has disciplined and de-
graded him. If this were, as it may appear
to be on its face, symptom of the inten-
ton of the church to prevent any of It's
members from engaging in politics, 1t might
be thought fortunate by some people who
look askance upon Mormon influence; but
such has never been the policy of the Nor
mon church, which has almost always had
representatives in congress, and no one
recognizes it as being its policy now. It is
an attempt of the Mormon church to con-
troll one of its members in his action as
regards public affairs, and as such should
be resisted. 1t is incumbent upon all citi-
zens in any event to have part in public
affairs, and their full duty as citizens is
not performed if they hold off from them.
1t is dangerous to the public interest IL
any church undertakes to compel them to
do so. This prohibition on the part of the
Mormon authorities is really an assertion
that Mr.. Thatcher's obligations to the
church are paramount to his obligations
to the public, and it is not to be tolerated
by the latter. 1t is to be hoped that Mr..
Thatcher will be chosen to the senate.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27
The Chri.tmas Berry

The times almost here for the year co be
banished,
And we pause for a look Ger the Joys
that have passed;
Ger the pleasures that smiled ep US gently
and vanished,
Like gifts from the fairies. too precious
to last.
Not the least were the berries SO swarthily
blushing
With juices like nectar that Isvishly
flowed,
Rewardlng the hand that was ruthlessly
crushing
The bloom that before had so Iusciously
glowed.
But wherefore embitter a season 50 jolly
With sad retrospection? Though bare be
the fields,
This month meath the magic of cedar and
holly
A product outranking the rest of them
yields.
And the host may be glad and the gourmet
may chuckle,
For diners will freely admit. to a man.
That better than strawberry, ras-, black
or buckle
Is the radiant, ruby-faced globe. christ
ened Gran" Washington Star
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27
without making the election

unsatisfactory without making the election
of judges more frequent.
Under whatever condition the question is
considered, lynching is nearly always a
protest against the roundabout. evasive
methods of our courts. Lynehing Is a ter
ribie retribution springing from blind
fury occasioned by n belief that laws are
not properly enforced. It is the outburst
of feeling that when once put into motion
passes all bounds.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27

has already transformed the world. 1t re-
joices at the touch of His very name-for
weeks together-and emerges from the hoi-
iday season that the name hallows every
succeeding year with hope renewed ana
good intentions stronger and sweeter- Sure
ly Brother Moody should mix more with
the world TO learn the truth.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27
THE WEATHER.

Washington. Dec 26.-For Oklahoma and
Indian Territory: Fair east to south winds,
Tor Missouri and Kansas: Generally fair
and warmer Sunday; south winds.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27

ers." there would be rush of oklahomans
for the promised lands such as would drive
the hated Spaniards into the ocean, willy
nilIy
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State Of Missouri.
fcoanty of Jaclcson. ,-.'-z y4-s-se,ssll .5s E.5
II. Gaylord, Business manager OF The
Kansas. -Ciiy journal, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number OF full and
complete copies OF the Kansas City Jour
nal. Daily and Sunday. printed during the
month OF November, lggS was as follows:
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27

The Journal does not pre-
tend To know the number Of
copies printed by its con-
temporartes. Printing papers
3 easy = publisher has
presses and can get hold OF
white paper. But when 1t
Genres 30 QUALITY the Jour
raj does know. There are two
classes OF cIrcuiatiou--une
PAID. the other FREE. One
thousand PAID circulation is
worth. rssre 20 The adyertlser
Than ten Thousand FREE.
Tire Journals ejaculation is
PAID. 1T Sc HONEST .c:rcn-
latfon. Its growth is STEADY.
reasonable, reliable.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27

State OF Missouri. County of Jackson, IS.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence this 30th. day Of November,
1886.
Ny commission expires November Sth, 1891.
CSealC LIONEL NOISE.
n Notary Public.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27

Does anyone know what has become of
Parson Todd, who used to make those
Populist speeches before the Dunsmore
house in the guise of prayers? And has
anyone noticed a peculiar aroma in the
atmosphere which would appear to locate
the whereabouts of Todd, the labor COM
missioner?
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27

Among her other articles of rare virtu
Independence has Mr.. Sjoberg and Mr..
Pfundstein.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27

It has been announced in most of the
Kansas papers that Major Mckinley S
birthday falls on January 20, the ami
versary of the admission of Kansas as a
state, and that the Kansas day banquet
in Topeka on that day will be in the ma
ture of a celebration of both events. 1t
is curious how such an error could occur
when nearly every house contains biog-
raphy of the president-elect, who was
born on February 26.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27

That Hutchinson preacher who declared
in his sermon last Sunday that wicked
deeds were often justified by a holy pur-
pose, probably had in mind that Hays City
sheriff who used to put part of his faro
winnings into the missionary box.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27

The Johnson City Journal asserts that
within Stanton Morton, Grant and Stevens
counties there is not single pauper, and
it submits this fact in reply to those who
are continually bemoaning the poverty and
suffering in Western Kansas.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-09
RaiJroad Notes

The second and last Union Pacific excur-
sion north will probably leave ON Aug. o.
The Salt Lake & Los Angeles railway
company advises it's patrons to take early
trains during Carnival of Madrid week.
D. E. Burley, general agent of the Union
Pacific, went to Ogden yesterday to meet
the fire chiefs special and accompany the
delegates to Salt Lake.
The Relief society will have an excur-
sion 10 Saltair on the Goth of this month.
Everybody is invited and a large crowd
is anticipated The proceeds will go to
charity.
a jolly party of fishermen left over the
Union Pacific for Morgan last night.
Among them were DR.. Trip, E. G. Wool
ley, j. Wash Young, Steve Lynch land Ern
Brockbank.
The Union Pacific had busy time of it
yesterday taking care of the fire chiefs
and Will have the same experience today.
The line is handling the greater part OF
the convention business.
The Rio Grande Western will bring in
100 of the excurSionists to the convention
today. 1t will also have a heavy train
from Colorado, the excursion being the
last summer excursion.
General Manager Ed Dickinson of the
Union Pacific, arrived in Salt Lake yester-
day with his brother, j. W. Dickinson,
who is the chief of the fire department at
Cleveland, o: Mr.. Dickinson will remain
in the city through the convention.
The Union Pacific car for Soda Springs
was completely filled last night. Among
those who went up were NJ. c. Fox, Col
onel d. G. Adams, NJ. 8. Pendergast, G.
Y. Wallace, jr., w. j. Bateman and wife
and General Willard Young and wife.
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HIS NECK WAS BROKEN.
JOHN ACONTB THROWN FROM HIS
HORSE WITH FATAL RESULTS.
Went After Stock, His Horse Re-
turned Riderless and His Dead
Body Was Found By the Banks
of u Stream the Next Morning.

John Aconb, a. very estimable young
man, nephew of John Acomb, the well
known railway conductor met with an
untimely death by being thrown from
his horse at Granger, this county, on
Friday evening.
The unfortunate youth was % years of
age and was employed on the farm of
William Horn at Granger.
On the evening of the accident he
mounted his horse and rode away after
the stock and some time afterwards the
horse returned riderless to the home of
Acomb's parents in the neighborhood.
That fact caused some alarm and soon
a search party was sent out. The
search was kept up all night and at
dawn the lifelesS body of Acomb was
discovered laying near the bank of a
ditch. His neck was broken and it is
supposed his horse had either stepped in
a hole, stumbled, or SHE'D throwing his
rider off head foremost.
The deceased was formerly a resident
of the Sixth ward of this city and was
in every way an estimable young man.
He came from England about two years
ago and lived with his parents, Joseph
and Mary Acomb, and in their bereave-
ment they have the sympathy OF many
friends
An inquest was held upon the remains
yesterday morning and the jury returned
a verdict of accidental death The
funeral will be held at 2 p. m. on Mon
day from the Sixth ward meeting house
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carriages. By a later train enough
more arrived to bring the number now
here up to $50, and today's trains over
the Union Pacific and the Rio Grande
Western viii bring in a great many
more. In all it is expected that the
visitors from the east will number be
tween 500 and 600 people.
A party of Salt Lake people went to
Ogden to meet the visitors, among
them being Chief of Police Pratt, mem
bers OF the city council and a number
of railroad officials. The guests were
made comfortable by the various
hostelries, and spent the afternoon
viewing the city and the evening were
given the privilege of a bath at the
sanitarium through the courtesy of
the mana cement. Today the visitors
will be entertained by being taken to
the lake resorts and other places of
amusement and recreation.
THE CONVENTION PROGRAMME.
The convention will be called to or
der tomorrow at 10 o'clock, when a
programme of discussions will begin.
Owing to the length and time to be
devoted to the discussions. the session
viii probably last four days Follow
ing is the programme:
TOPICS AND ASSIGNMENTS.
Topic No. 1-"How are private fire
departments to be properly organized,
drilled and made a useful adjunct 60
city fire departing ?''-Herbert, HestonI
Fire Marshal, Penna. R. r. Co.
Topic No. 2-"The best and safest
plan for fighting fires in grain eleva-
tors PIP. r. Fennell. Chief Fire De-
partment, Winona, Mimi; F. L. Stet-
son, Chief Fire Department, Minneapo-
lis. MINI.
Topic No. S-"The necessity of fire
departments adapting themselves to
the new order of things-high build
ings. all glass and no partition walls.
large floor space demanded by the
present way of conducting business,
overhead wires. all machinery that
comes in contact with them should be
grounded in construction. more effec-
tive chemical engines, more force,
larger capacity for inside work. u. D.
Paige, Chief Fire Department. Joliet.
Ill
Topic No 4-'Should not tool wa
CONS for carrying extra appliances be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-09

CHICAGO, Aug. S.-The Interstate COM
merce commission finished its work here
this evening. President Stickney, of the
Great Western road, was strongly scored
by Paul Morton of the Santa Fe railroad,
who said that Mr.. Stickneys admissions
showed that the Great Western had not
acted squarely. Chairman Morrison of the
interstate commerce commission also con-
demned the methods OF the Great West
ern: He said: I'VE do not know that
their investigation is completed 1t is
probable that we shall take up the further
investigation in the future. There is no
intention to use this evidence for the pur-
pose OF criminal prosecution. In fact we
could not. Some of the acts are not the
mlsdemeanors contemplated by law Other
acts have been committed by the men
who testified TO their own conduct. The
amendment upheld by the supreme court
practically whitewashes those who testify
to their own attractions of the law, so we
have no criminal prosecutions to make.
SO far as the investigation has pro-
crossed we feel justified in calling atten-
ton TO one or two things. One is the
method of shipping from Missouri river
points II is a method under which rates
are given that are not available to the
intelligence Of the ordinary shipper. They
are only available to skilled shippers
whose business has to do with rates. An
other matter which we feel like condemn
ing is the particular method of conduct
ing transportation where a railroad en-
ploys another corporation created by it
self and by which the railroad company
is enabled to and does buy grain, sell
grain through its own inStrumentality and
after paying the charges and expenses,
takes what is left of the earnings to its
transportation charges. This is said by
the newspapers to be shrewd business 1t
is shreWd, but it is a clear evasion and
violation of every provision of the inter-
state commerce law. We do not propose
to decide this matter until after a full
and impartial hearing, but we think that
this practice will not be sustained by the
commission, and having said this much,
we will adjourn the present hearing until
such time as we may name in the future.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-09

Prizes were awarded to the following
at the Sunday school union excursion to
Saltair:
Handsomest lady, Mrs. E. K. Bassett
most popular man, Mr.. E. K. Bassett;
most popular girl from Salt Lake, Miss
Ada FouEger; most popular girl from Og
Gen, Miss Tribe; most popular girl from
Provo, Miss Alice Conrad; prettiest girl
est feet, George r. Emery; lady with
smallest feet, tie between Miss Lulu Sloan
and Mrs. G. Fowler; prettiest
baby, daughter OF E. w. Nichols;
finest baby, Mrs S. Taylor's; near
est guess to number present, whole
tickets sold, 1,635; to mother having most
children at SaItair, Mrs. f. S. Fowler, Of
Salt Lake, and Mrs. Hyrum Watkins, of
Ogden; Oldest Sunday school worker, j.
Z. Snarr, Sixth ward; Highland fling, Miss
Margaret Leslie; sailors hornpipe, Will
second; boat race. Mr.. Bassett; target
shooting, boys, Walter Douglas, Ogden;
foot race, age 10 to L, Melvin Smith; race,
IA to 16, Park Kenner; girls race, 10 to II,
Louie Bull, Salt Lake, first, Louie Brown,
second; cake walk, Lawrence Watkins,
Ogden; girls race, IA to 16, May Roberts
old mems race, James Sabine; girls wood
saving contest, Ollie Leaker; boys SWIM
ming race, James Latham; three legged
race, A. G. Brown and George Phelps;
catching creased pig, Ralph Snarr; guess
couple, j. T. Snarr, aged rs, and Mrs.
Snarr, 76.
Professor E. X Bassett, under whose
direction the operatta, 1.-THE Seven
Dwarfs," was given, is entitled to espec-
ial credit for his excellent work.
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language of the said section, ''who may
have served the minimum term provided
by law for the crime for which he was
convicted" etc, must be taken to mean
the exact time which the law in ex-
press terms imposes as the shortest time
to which he might have been sentenced
without reference to any credit to which
he might be entitled under the copper
act.
L do not think it was the intention of
the legislature to take into account any
credit for good conduct, in determining
the length of time which should be serv-
ed prior to the granting of parol.
have the honor, to be, very respectfully
yours, A. c. BISHOP,
Attorney General
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-09
MITIM IN PARyO.

Employment is natures physician
Galen.
Striking manners are bad manners.
Robert Hall.
Paradise is open to all kind hearts,
Beranger.
He is good that does good to others.
-BruDcre.
Heaven must be in me before I can
be in heaven.-Stanford.
The most profound joy has more of
gravity than of joy in it.-Montaigne.
Laughter may not improperly be call
ed the chorus of ation.-Steele.
The most enviable of all titles. the
character of an honest man.-Wash-
ir$ton. -
Idleness is only the refuge of weak
minds, and the holiday of fools.-Ches-
terrified.
He who goes no further than bare
justice stops at the beginning of vir
tue.-B1air.
The law is without depth to those
who, without heed do plunge into it
Shakespeare.
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AFFAIRS OF STATE.
OPINION GIVEN OUT BY THE At
TORNEY GENERAL.
Operation of the Copper Act-Au-
ditor Richards Wants Information
Regarding the Collection of
Clerks Fees.

The following opinion was received by
George W. Dow, warden of the state
prison, yesterday from Attorney General
Bishop, in answer to his query regard
ing the copper reductions on sentences:
Office of the Attorney General,
Salt Lake City, Aug. z.
George n. Dow. Esq, Warden of Utah
State Prison, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dear Sir:-I have before me your.
favor of the Sd instant asking to be adj
vised upon the following: eff one year
is the minimum sentence, must prison
months (Which is years sentence with
the copper of sixty days deducted be-
fore being. entitled to be paroled.''
section % of chapter 81, page 262 of the
laws of Utah of 1896, is the shortest term
mentioned in the law for the crime of
which the prisoner is convicted. The