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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-15
YIELDED To THE INEyITAF,d.Fs.
Though the Mice Bothered Hin, II.
Would Not Destroy Them.

Though the Mice Bothered Hin, He
Would Not Destroy Them.
Washington Star: The hardware
dealer came up to attend to a serene
looking old gentleman, who had been
drawing something with a lead pencil
on the wrapping paper on the counter.
There" the customer said, holding
| up the results OF his efforts, you see
! that drawing?"
+ YOU mean that circle?"
I It's circle as near as 1 could an
proXimate il without instruments.
wish to submit that as the plans and
specifications for an auger. l desire to
purchase a tool that will bore a hole
just that size
You want it for a very exact piece
of work."
Yes, sir
The dealer sold him the auger, and
then remarked:
If you are Il builder, I'd like to show
you some new goods we've got in the
way of carpenters TOOLS"
1T wouldn't be OF the slightest use
This will be my debut as an artisan
If weren't humane and sympathetic
person l wouldn't begin at this late
day in life, but 1 know just what
want done and L won't trust il TO a
hired man, Every night for the last
three weeks 1 have heard cravings
around the woodwork in my Sleeping
room"
''Mice?''
1T must be mice. Now, these ami
mails have their communities and
thoroughfares just the same as people
have''
You ought to set traps for them"
1t wouldn't do any good. AS soon
as you catch one others will come. A
certain area of available territory is
in the economy of nature, expected to
support certain number of mice and
there's no use IN trying to depopuIate
it. The best thing to do is to arrange
it so they will make as little disturb
ance as possible. 1 am even-tempered.
but l confess that the gnawing annoys
me. But it's evidently occasioned by
some plans for street extension that
they have decided to carry out. and
there is no use in delaying the UNDER
taking by interfering with them. So
have located the spots where they are
operating and taken the measure of a
hole that they have already gnawed.
Now, I'm going to take this auger and
bore holes wherever they're needed
thereby greatly facilitating their en-
deavors and securing to myself several
hours of much-needed sleep every
night
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-15
The Leading
insurance Agency of Utah.

Representing None Gut First-caas Board Comp
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-15
! TALE OF PONTIAC,
BY GILBERT PARKER,
(Copvright S96. by Gilbert Parker.l
Isl G@[5EGEEE@ETlgiEEia6J@lE@

Copyright, SOS, by Gilbert Parker)
Ic- may hear MaihGrin's story from
almost any tale5teller in the province OF
Quebec, where every parish has its pro-
fesz.onal raconteur and where every
man is an amateur. But you will hear it
told with most fitting sympathy and i'm
ag-nation. at the beating of the fax, in
the little valley beside Dalgrothe noun
tsir. That is perhaps because of the
woman who tells IT. And when Antoin-
cite Marmotte. who has a voice like 4
bird. sings a verse or two of the song
lney can ''Mathurin, the Master of the
School, to the beat OF the hammers upon
the max. and women pause in their work,
and weep in a silly sort of way, without
shane or reDroof-
Aere are two verses of the song with
which Antoinette used to play upon their
sentimental heartstrings:
"Connaissez-vous Mathurin,
LIE maitre d'ecole
Get aimable boute-en-train,
DE- plaiS:r raifole;
a table, en- ungai repas,
Sa lanSue ne TART pas
Sur Ia gaudriole,
OH sue.
Sur lecteur. passe-moi
Cette faribole;
LIE gazette me sert de lol,
CONNIE de boussole:
Pour cnaSSer lie SOmbre ennui,
Je versifie aujourd' hui
sur Ia gaudriole.
On! que,
Sur la gaudrioler'
valley one September morning. Far and
near one could see the swinging of the
fail. and the laughter of a ripe summer
was loon the land. There was a little
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-15
Her Entrance Into Society

and womanhood as we'll, is an ex-
tremely critical period in every girTs
life. At this time she needs advice
and, what's more, help of the right
sort. IL she puts her faith in DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription it can
bring only good results. It's a medicine
that's made especially to build up wo-
mems strength and cure women's all
ments-an invigorating, restorative
tonic, soothing cordial, and bracing
nervine; purely vegetable. non-alcohol-
&c, and perfectly harmless. For all the
functional arrangements, painful dis
orders and chronic weaknesses that ar
met womankind, "Favorite Prescrip-
tom is specific
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-15
TNE OCEAN a VAST MIME.



TiEP O
o SILVER, IODINE,
A
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-15

Buffalo Tines: How singular it
happened that Mrs. Delaware was able
to find proof that she had known her
husband in a previous reincarnation.
How did she discover it ?"
She found a letter she had given
adm to post in a former state of ex-
istence."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-15

Telephone 405 for HewIett,s Three
orown Baking Powder, Spices and
favoring extracts. WhoIesaIo 60
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-10
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate yesterday after the
tariff and silver debates some progress
was made on the Indian appropriation
bill, but the sectsrian school question
went over. The calendar was cleared
of all private pension bills after an hour
especially devoted to pensions.
The District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill, which was recommitted early
in March after a protracted fight
against appropriations for private and
sectarian charitable institutions, was
brought into the House with the spe-
cific appropriations stricken out, and
containingi in lieu thereof an appropria-
ton of lump sum for charities, to be
expended under the direction of the
District commissioners, with the pro.
viso that no part of the appro-
priation should 60 to institu-
tons in ecclesiastical or secta-
risn control. The feature of the
debate was vigorous attack on the
A. P. A. by Mr.. Fitzgerald (dem.), Of
Massachusetts,, who announced him.
self to be Roman Catholic, and who
charged that the A. P. A. was respon.
sible for striking the charitable items
from the bill. The bill was passed
1874 to 81. Then followed the opening Of
the general debate on the filled cheese
bill. 1t is expected that the debate on
this measure, which vitality affects
dairymen all oyer country, will con.
sumo several days. : resolution was
adopted calling on Secretary Olney for
information relating to any efforts made
by the government to secure the liber.
alton of Mrs. May now confined
in an English prison under life sentence
for poisoning her husband.
A bill will be reported by the House
ways and means committee, the object
of which is TO meet the Instructions of
fered by other governments in the form
of high tariffs and restrictive regula-
tons. Liberal appropriations were
recommended by the House committee
for Notifications.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-10

THOSE SOUND money democrats who
were foolish enough to believe in the
intelligence and patriotism of the ma
jority of the voters of their party, had
the scales removed from their eyes by
the result of the democratic primaries
in Kansas City and St. Louis yesterday.
They had labored under the delusion
that the silver craze prevailed only in
the rural sections OF the country, and
that in the cities, where free schools
and cheap newspapers abound, the
voters had sense enough to know that
deprecated money would hurt poor
people more than any body else. But,
in the two large cities referred to, the
free silverites swept the deck. No
wonder Senators who are elected by
legislatures chosen by such voters,
should favor the proposition to give the
silver mine owners one dollar for every
fifty cents worth of the product of their
mines they may dump at the doors OF
the governments minis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-10
CAPE FEAR AND YADK1N RA1LRoAI

CAPE FEAR AND YADKIN RAILROAD.
Messrs. Wilson, Colston & Co., in
speaking of the decision of Judge ST.
monitor in the case of the Cape Fear
and Yadkin Valley Railroad, say
"The court expressly states that it
would be improper and impossible for
it to adopt any plan of reorganization,
either the one proposed by the Balti-
more committee or that proposed by
the New York committee" The New
York committees contention was that
the property should be first offered for
sale as an entirety, and then offered by
divisions, in order to ascertain which
method of sale would realize the most
money for the bondholders, and that if
the bid for the property as an entirety
amounted to more than the aggregate
of the bids for the separate divisions.
that the sale as an entirety should
be confirmed, and the bids received
for the separate divisions should then
be used to determine the proportion OF
the entire price to which each series OF
bonds was entitled. The present de-
cision does not determine what
method is to be adopted. "-Baltimore
American
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-10
A Michigan Tragedy.

PENTwATER, Mich, April 1O.-W. S.
Minshall, prominent insurance agent
and we'll known attorney, last night
attempted to kill William o. B. Sands,
president of lumber company. After
shooting Sands, Minshall went to his
home, killed his wife and three chill
dren and then committed suicide.
The cause of the tragedy is unknown.
It is believed the assassin was insane.
Sands is in a critical condition this
morning and may die. Sands had been
working in the office of the company
and started home about $50 O'Clock;
when within few rods of his home q
man jumped out from behind tree and
fired at him. Sands broke into run,
the would.be assassin following him
closely and firing at his victim every
few seconds. AS Sands reached his
door he fell, and his assailant, who
proved to be Minshall, probably think,
Ing he had killed him, turned and fled
to his home where he killed his family
and himself.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-10
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The Ponc for Peace

LONDON, April 1O.-The Chronicle
will tomorrow publish dispatch from
Rome which gives an important letter
that Cardinal Rampolla has addressed to
the editor of that paper under date OF
April 9. The translation of the letter
is as follows:
"Sir-Amongst the most precious
gifts the Divine Redeemer bestowed
upon the world was that of peace and
no better desire can exist than that
peace should reign upon the earth
Justly; therefore, the pope as vicar
eternal for the Prince of Prince, desires
to cooperate in every effort for the
concord and union of hearts among the
nations. On this account, His Hoii-
ness, being informed by me OF the earn
estness with which you are promoting
the institution of permanent tribunal
for the purpose of deciding interna'
tional controversies and safeguarding
the people from the perils of war, can
not but show his satisfaction and eX-
press the wish that God will happily
crown these praiseworthy efforts with
| succeSs."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-10
Death of Bishop Ryan.

BUFFALO, N. Y, April 1O.-Right
Rev. Stephen Vincent Ryan, bishop of
the Roman Catholic diocese Of Buffalo,
d ed at $50 o'clock this morn
ing, aged II years. He had been
aiIing for some time and his
death was not unexpected. Bishop
Ryan was diligent student of church
history and an earnest and instructive
preacher. He was greatly beloved by
his people. His silver jubilee in 1898
was a memorable event and was assist.
ed in by Cardinals Satolli and Gibbons
and all the eminent archbishops and
bishops ofthe country.
The body of Bishop Ryan will lie at
his late residence until Sunday after
noon, when it will be escorted to the
cathedral. 1t will lie in state there I'M
til the funeral, which will take place at
$50 o'clock next Tuesday morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-10
FAuOuIER NOTES.

The residence of Mr.. James Bowen,
near Remington, was burned on Friday
evening last. There was an Insurance
of $1,000 on the property in the Eau
quier Insurance Company.
Mr.. Nathaniel Proctor, who spent
many years of his life near Warrenton
and who was faithful friend and q
good citizen, died April 1st., at the
residence of his daughter in Loudoun
county aged sc years. He had been
living with Mr.. Isaac Gray for the last
seventeen years, who carried him on
visit to his daughter just before Christ
mas.
Mai. R. II. Rush sold on Tuesday
last for commissioners Jas. V. Brooke,
r. Taylor Scott and c. NJ. White in the
suit of Blackwell vs.. Smiths exo'r
Bethel Military Academy, to R. A.
McIntyre for $4,000. Also So acres in
same suit to E. S. Blackwell at 1925.
Lot and cottage at Fauquier Springs to
Mrs. E. c. Smith for 1905; for G. NJ.
White, commissioner, 1919 acres near
Orlean in suit OF Gray commr. VS..
Payne to Alpheus Payne for 81 100.
The application for bail of Fl. A.
Davis, who is in Jail for shooting Scott
Carter, came up before Judge Spilman
on Wednesday. The judge, without
hearing testimony, formally denied bail
and certified the case to Judge Nicol.
Owing to Judge Spilman having re-
ceived threatening letters from Davis
after the trial of another case, he very
properly declines to sit in this present
case. Mr.. Carter is now in Baltimore
and in the opinion of his medical ad-
visers will not be able to leave for
month even if his wound progresses IA
vorably. There are at present symp-
toms of blood poisoning and heis by no
means out of danger The appeal ask
ing for bail can not come up before two
weeks unless Mr.. Davis's lawyer will
admit what the Commonwealth expects
to prove by Mr.. Carter.-Warrenton
Nrginian.
Mrs. Robert Meeks died at her home
near Auburn Sunday.
The residence of Mr.. James Bowen at
Morrisville was totally destroyed by
fire on Friday evening.
Fire destroyed a portion of the old
stone church near Markham few days
ago. Lenten services were held at the
church Thursday afternoon, and the
heat from the pipe set fire to the girders
which supported the brick fiue above
WdrrentOn Banner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-10
From Cuba.

MADRID, April 1O.-A dispatch from
Havana says that Captain General
Weyler declares that Spain has re-
affirmed the impossibility of even think
ing of reform until the island should be
pacified by force of arms. The dispatch
also says that the rebel leader Gomez
is alive, despite the many recent re-
ports of his death.
HAVANA, April 1O.-According to
reports there have been number of
lgagemepts between the insurgents
and Spanish forces at different parts of
the Spanish trocha, and decisive en-
counter between rebels under Maceo
and Spanish troops is expected to oc-
cur very soon. Twenty-Five thousand
troops are stationed along the line be-
tween Martial and Majana and are kept
under arms night and day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-10

A REPUBLICAN newspaper, advo-
eating the revival of the rank OF lieu
tenant general in the U. 5. army, in Or
der that it may be conferred upon the
officer who was conspicuously active in
partisan republican politics in some
comparatively recent political cam.
paigns, says: General Miles, it is true,
did not command q separate army dur
ing the war No, he did not; but he
did command one poor old sick Exon
federate, who was prisoner, confined
in the casemate of trebly guarded
fort, after the war was over, and
though small hole had been cut
through the iron door of that casemate,
so that the eye of a sentinel might be
constantly upon him, this same General
Miles had irons riveted upon his an
kles and nailed to the floor. And yet
there are ex Confederate Senators who
say they are glad to have an oppor'
tunity to vote for making General
Miles lieutenant general of the U. S
Army. No wonder many Southern peo
pie now have little respect for the sur
vivors of their fathers who fell in the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-10
Foreign News.

BERLIN, April 1O.-A duel with pis.
tolls was fought this morning near Pots.
dam between Lieberecht Won Kotze,
Court Chamberlin, and Baron Won
Schrader, master of ceremonies of the
Prussian Court, 10 which the latter was
severely wounded in the right breast
and will probably die. The combat
grew out of the old scandal connected
with anonymous letters affecting the
character of number of court person
ages which Won Kotze was suspected
o having written.
MADRID April 10-An explosion of fire
d imp occurred in a coal mine at Valaneuva,
near this city, by which four persons were
killed and number injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A. A. Mccullough, wealthy lumber
dealer, died in Norfolk yesterday,
Liquor license carried at the special
election held in Northampton county
yesterday.
Mrs. Margaret Lyon died suddenly
at her home in Lynchburg yesterday,
aged seventy-three years.
The Baltimore baseball team was de-
feated by the Portsmouth team yester-
day by the score of z to 5.
Daniel Monday, native of Loudoun
county, died at his home In Winheid.
Henry county, Iowa, about two weeks
ago.
In the q. S. Court in Richmond yes,
terday J. N. Waldman was convicted
of pension frauds and Henry Hoffman
of counterfeiting.
A figured window in honor of Cardl'
nal Gibbons, the gift of Mr.. Henry,
Roper, of Petersburg, has been placed
in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, IN that
city.
A report is current that the rector
ship OF St. James Episcopal Church,
Richmond, has been rendered to Rev.
Arthur LLOYD, of st. Luke's Episcopal
Church. Norfolk, and who is brother
of Rev. DR.. Lloyd, of Lynchburg, who
recently declined the call to this church.
An officer left Petersburg yesterday
| for Norfolk with warrants of arrest Tor
Doyle, Kelly and Brodie of the Baiti-
more Team. who engaged in the rows at
the former place Wednesday. Doyle IS
charged with creating disturbance on
the ball grounds and the other two Tor
fighting at the Appomattox Hotel.
Some excitement was created at Ell
wood, Nasemond county, yesterday by
the poisoning of F. l.. Holland and his
entire family, who drank coffee which
had been drugged. The colored COOK
die6 from the effects, and four other
persons were made i'll, but will probably
recover. 1t is not known who prepared
the drug, which is thought to have been
| arsenic.
Judge Hughes, in the United States
District Court, yesterday handed down
an opinion quashing the indictment re-
turned by the grand jury against SAM.
tary Inspector q. G. Lamkin, charging
him with writing obscene letters to
Miss Lena Layne, and sending them
through the United States mails, 10
violation of the law on that subject.
Judge Hughes held that while the OIL
Ger appeared to be guilty the letters
were not obscene, the otfense was not
covered by the statute. and the officer
| is q free man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-10
FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, 1896

Nor FOR the good of the people Of
the District of Columbia, but for con,
sistency's sake, the bill introduced in
the .. S. Senate yesterday for chang
ing the form of government of that dis
trict, by providing for the election OF
the authorities thereof by the unre-
stricted votes of the people living there,
should be passed without more ado.
Every man, black as well as white, re-
siding in the country adjoining that
district, enjoys the proud privilege" OF
suffrage to his hearts content, if not to
that of his POCKET, and why the mem
bers Of the Senate, intent upon the abb
solute and unlimited freedom of the
Venezuelans, Armeniansand Cubans,
and who demand that in foreign coun-
tries there shall be no taxation without
representation, should longer refuse
suffrage to both the white people and the
negroes of the capital city Of this coun'
try, is what has not yet been satisfacto.
rily explained-except upon the ground
that many of the Senator's own houses
and lots in the District, the taxes on
which they do not want laid and eX'
pended by people who own no such
property, and who are not interested
in either the moral or material welfare
of the District.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-10

FAIRFAX NoTEs.-There was de.2H.ls'
social in Hurst Hal, near PohitS ln8' ~,
Monday evening. Abo 1t $50 were pi' ~.
from far and near The welcome a' ..,oi
was delivered by Rev. Fl. L. kloman' ISL. ,.,,og
Pohick Church. The programme. raiI'l .'ra9.
of iccitations, dialogues, vocal and ins'l,- nri
t4l music, was we'll rendered, aud ",9 'N''4
appreciated by all present. Mon.
The Fairfax board of SUPERVISE met N .5s
day. The sale of the county s interest III IN.
Little River turnpike for $1,000 We 81 70
proved. Geo. A. Gordon was appC'"'e" -,,,
see what repairs are necessary to 'Ae , .-ss
house building. The accounts for sup ~. Z
furnished to paupers, and also the a,.''' mar.
the superintendent of the poor for i1e t, red
ter ending March 81, 1896, were sppiio and
fifty dollars were appropriated for the SUP up
Port of the inmates Of the poor house 10
next quarter
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-10

ALEAP YEAR GIRL.-Tuesday night
young woman appeared before Jus.
tice A. P. Cook, at Cooks Falls, N. Y,
and asked him to marry her to young
man she had with her. She said she
was Minnie Pickett, and the man at her
side said he was G. W. Cole. He said
he was about to go to North Carolira
for few months, and was willing 10
keep his compact with the young wo
man, who was managing the affair.
The ceremony was performed, and the
Justice kissed the bride. The bride
groom whispered that he didn't have
any money with him, but would settle
the fee. he said that the young wo.
man had said 'ssleap proposals go this
season. and, as he was in love with
her, would marry her,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-10
Victory for the silverites.

PORTLAND, Ore, April 1O.-By a
vote of $50 to 80 the delegates to the
State democratic convention yesterday
adopted the free silver plank. Not
withstanding the opposition manifested
by the sound money men at last nights
meeting the free silver delegates to the
national convention were elected.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 10.-The dem
ocratic city primaries yesterday result.
ed in an overwhelming victory for the
silver men. The sound money men
were successful in only three of the
twenty eight wards.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-10
TIE Governors APPOINTMENTS

The GOVERNORS APPOINTMENTS
Governor O'Ferrall yesterday appoint
ed the new State Board OF Veterinary
Surgeons and instructed Secretary of
the Commonwealth Lawless to issue
commissions to the following surgeons
composing it: w. b. Harbaugh, V. S.,
Richmond; E. P. Nilc', d. V. NJ,
Blacksburg; Geo. G. Faville, D. V. NJ,
HowardsvilIe, and A. J. Burkholder, D..
VS., Staunton.
Secretary Lawless was also instruct
ed by the Governor 10 issue commits
sions to the following members of the
Board of Visitors to Mount Vernon to
serve one year from date: John L..
Marye, Fredericksburg; w. w. Henry,
Richmond; J. Bell Bigger, Richmond;
Robert J. Washington, Westmoreland;
Robert T. Barton, Winchester, and
Joseph E. Willard, Fairfax.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-10
Murdered by Masked Robbers

Los ANGELES. Cal, April 1O.-Two
masked men last night entered the
store of Thomas Hayes, at Puente, and
covered him with revolvers. They Or
dered him to unlock the safe. HAYES
complied, but just as he had the safe
unlocked he grabbed revolver, but
before he could pull the trigger, they
both fired at him, killing him. The
desperadoes then, keeping three men
who had just come in and who were
unarmed, at bay, made their escape
without securing any plumber.