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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-06

Thousand OF cases of rheumatism
have been cured by Hoods Sarsaparil-
la. This is abundant reason ior belief
that it will cure you.
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you don't play Wolsey right" said
the manager, harshly.
''Wolsey didn't get his frost until the
third daY, while you-"
They spake no more, but mingled their
bitter tears.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-06

ouay's boom is simply out of sight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-06

willie-I don't believe it is wicked tic
chew tobacco
Nellie-Why, Willie! >.
Willie-Weil, it amt. I tried it and II
made me sick. Wicked things is all good
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Critic-Oh, yes; 1 think you might cas-
lily adapt Hamlet" to the capabilities of
your company.
Manager-What suggestions would you
make?
Critic-Well, 1 should have all the kill
ing shifted to the first scene.
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Picture at State Bank.
See 1t.

Proper just Now,
Colored-bosom Shirts Our stock very
complete.
BROWN, TERRY & WOODRUFF CO.,
142 Main Street.
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Child-Mamma, what is a common per-
son?
Mother-Why child a common person
associate with. Why do YOU ask?"
Child-Cause Mrs. Nextdoor said you
was a common person.
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NO" said the stage manager. petu-
lently, 81 am not at all satisfied with
that kiss 1 want more of a chest tone
with sharp rising infection at the end
The leading lady sighed, while the jul
venile's understudy, upon whom she was
practicing, looked as if he wished he had
never been born.
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Say. maw,'' asked Johnny, 'I've worn
pas trousers when they got wored out.
and said nothin'; but now that you're
wearin' boomers, I'd like 20 know who s
out. 1 amt gettin stuck up er muffin,
but l don't intend ter let you make a
new woman out of me. Albany Free
man.
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Madame Demorest, Toilet ParIors,
TcmpIetOn Hotel. Facial Massage.
Hair Dressing and Mnnicuring.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-06

Boy-Say, MON. I busted my ball.
Mother-You shouldn't say bust, John;
you should say burst.
Boy-Thats what teacher said, but
when the principal asked me who that
was I said it was a burst Of General
Washington, and he licked me, so 1
thought 1 would stick to bust.
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OFFICE. THE HERALD block, cor
ner West Temple and First South streets,
Salt Lake City.
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THE HERALD PUBLISHING co,

r. c. Chambers, President.
Heber J. Grant, Vice-President
Richard w. Young, Manager.
Evening star., 1896-08-24

Frederick Gordon Rev, the missing Cor
nell student who disappeared in October,
1894. and was supposed to have met with
foul play at Ithaca. has been heard from.
He Is on one Of the East India Islands.
His parents in Buffalo, N. Y, have just
received a letter from him. In this letter
young Rev states that after leaving Cor
nell he went to New York, engaged pas
sage on cattle ship and worked his way
to Bordeaux. France. At that place he
secured employment with an electric firm
that was about to erect an electric plant in
Central America He has not seen an
American paper since his departure and
did not know that a search was being
made for him.
His reason for leaving college, he said,
was that he found his knowledge of French
and German was limited, and was confident
that he would be unable to keep up with
his class. Rather than fail he believed it
would be better to go among the people
and learn the language.
For five years he had been crowding him.
self in his studies, and says he did not feel
able longer to continue the strain. One af-
ternoon while out for a walk near Cayuga
lake there came over him desire to leave
home. He followed this impulse and left
the country.
Evening star., 1896-08-24
COMPLAINT OF WEFERs.
Said to Have Raced With n Profess
siOnal.

The head of Bernard ]. Wefars, the fleet
Geol getown University sprinter, is again
in danger, and he may never again be seen
on the cinder path as an amateur. Under
the heading ''Wefers Again." the Athletes
Bulletin of August ~, for the second time
makes charges against the fleet sprinter
They are Of such serious nature that
1t is imperative for some end of the A. A.
U. to come forward and for once-act. The
little Boston weekly says:
ID. ]. Cotter. whom B. ]. Wefers con-
tested with at Manchester, N H., on July
4, was a professional, is professional
and as far as can be learned, was never
anything but professional This makes
two meetings which the crack sprinter
must account for that were not amateur
in the true sense of the word
"Mr. .Wefers has twice been guilty of con-
testing where professionals competed. and
at Manchester actually ran a race with
one"
The Athletes Bulletin then gives an ac-
count OF the episode, in which it is stated
that $1,000 people attended Varick Park tn
witness Wefers defeat d. ]. Cotter by ff-
teen feet in a 1OO-yard dash in 4-5 sec-
onds. The last named received ten wards
Wefers subsequently ran the 22O-yard dash
in % 2-5 seconds.
With reference to Cotter the Athletes,
Bulletin says he ran at Haverhill Pines on
Labor day, 1894, and won the tenth heat in
the 135-yard handicap for professionals.
Evening star., 1896-08-24
SEVERAL nIcYCLIsTs ARRESTED.
Judge Scott Administers Moderu
Justice Mleclmcn.

In Judge Scott's court today Nellie Mer-
Ger and Della Hopkins. colored women, who
live in Freeman's alley, Were charged with
conducting "speak-easy." Lawyer Shill-
irgton was in court their counsel, and a
jury trial was demanded.
Stannard Woodson. sixteen years old,
was in court on a charge of speeding his
bicycle down Pennsylvania avenue and 18th
street near the treasury.
MY bicycle got away from me, and I
couldn't stop it, said the boy. 1T was q
new wheel, and 1 hope you will let me
go this time"
Policeman Duvall. who arrested him, said
he was riding at the rate of about fifteen
miles an hour.
This reckless riding must be stopped"
said the court. 1T certainly cannot be
tolerated, for the lives of pedestrians are
thereby endangered
A fine OF s. was imposed. but Mr. Pugh
said he did Eot want TO see the boy go
to the work house, and at his suggestion
the boy was released.
Charles Lloyd and James Blakey were
complained against for riding their bicycles
on the sidewalk on . street. The wagon
road was too rough for them, but their
smooth ride proved rather rough, for their
experience cost them s. each.
Dennis Warren, who had no light on his
bicycle when policeman saw him, forfeit
ed 81 collateral.
Edward Jackson, colored, and Charles
Pfingst We're charged with wasting Po-
tomac water at their houses. Inspector
Ba-ton's complaint that he found The
water running at the houses of the de-
PENDANTS, and they were each fined 81.
Benjamin Hawley, charged with speeding
his bicycle on the street, forfeited s. col
lateral.
jeremiah Crowley was in court on
charge of not paying his hack hire, fifty
cents, but he said he would pay 1t, and
the court discharged him.
Evening star., 1896-08-24
TO GO ON WITH FOUR CLUBS.
Reorganization of the Virginia Bas>
Ball LenGue.

Reorganization of the Virginia Base
Ball League.
The Virginia League team at Lynchburg
was disbanded Saturday night, all the play
ers being paid In full. The management
decided they had had enough. Ever since
the sale of its best players, McGann to
Boston and Dolan and Pickering to Louis
vile, the club has been losing money be-
cause Of the public's lack Of interest. The
withdrawal Of Lynchburg will leave only
four clubs in the league. Richmond, Nor
folk. Portsmouth and Hampton. Roanoke
having previously dropped out.
At meeting of the league in Richmond
Saturday night 1t was decided to declare
the first league season closed Saturday,
with Richmond the winner. 1t was also
agreed to make new schedule for the
twenty-five games yet to be played by each
club and let these games constitute the
second league season.
Should Richmond win in the second sea-
son, as In the first, that club will be
awarded the pennant. But should another
club win, series Of seven games between
the two will be played, the winner Of the
majority to be given the pennant. The pen
nant winner and the next club will in any
case play series of games for the NowIan
cup.
Evening star., 1896-08-24
Murder at Burlington, n. j.

John T. Henke was murdered Saturday
night at Burlington. N. j., by burglars,
who choked him to death by means Of a
piece Of rope. Two colored men are sus-
pected of the crime. Yesterday morning
several customers for tobacco went to
Hel ke'b store, and finding it closed be-
gan an investigation. They found the side
door unlocked and, opening it. called for
Mr.. Henke. Hearing no response they
went to <he room back Of the store. and
found Henke lying on the floor dead,
face down, with q piece of cloth thrown
over his head and hands and feet
tied. Soon after closing Saturday night
two colored men were seen to go to the
side door and knock. Henke came to the
door and asked what they wanted. They
said tobacco. and he admitted them. Then
they were seen In the store a few minutes
later. Shortly before II o'clock Mrs
Murphy, neighbor, heard a noise as if
there was a scuff1e. She thought that
some one had fallen down stairs and raised
her room window in time to see two men
pull their hats down over their faces and
hastily move away. She thought they
were colored.
Evening star., 1896-08-24
MIGHT NOMINATE PLATT.
1t Is Said That There fs Strong
Sentiment FavorinG Him.

Thomas c. Platt will probably be the
nominee of the republican state convention
for governor of New York, according to
last nights advioes from Saratoga. Unless
he can successfully combat a great and
growing sentiment that, progressing all
day, has almost ceased to be a matter
that Mr.. Plat can control, his name VIII
be presented to the convention. every
other candidate will withdraw, and he Will
be nominated without debate.
The above statement was shown to Mr..
Platt last night. He thought for a few
minutes ran his thin, almost eneminate
hand through his beard, and said, slow
ly, but distinctly: Il am not a candidate,
and / do not want the Office
But, Mr.. Platt, suppose the convention
is stampeded for your
Il don't think IT will be- i don't want
the nomination. l prefer plain citizen
ship, and shall decline to stand for the
nomination. 1 have told this TO all the
persons who have spoken to me about II.
Prior to the advent of the Platt boom
the candidates for governor made these
claims:
George w. Aldridge, 260; James A. Rob-
erts 1876: Hamilton Fish, $50: Charles T.
Saxton. 100; James w. Wadsworth so;
Archibald f. Baxter, 40; Frank S. Black,
~: L E. Ellsworth, 8; John w. Palmer.
-. and Warner Miller. 2S.
The number of votes In the convention
is only 15S that somebody has grossl
misrepresented the situation.
Evening star., 1896-08-24
DEATH OF MISS MATTE sAxTON.
n Well-knOwn Young Musician OF
Brilliant Promise.


Friends of Miss Matte Leavitt Beckwith
Saxton Will be pair ed to learn of her death,
which occurred yesterday morning at the
home of her parents, Maj. and Mrs. Will
lard Saxton. Kenesaw avenue, Mount
Pleasant. Miss Saxton had been In decline
for the past two years, and made q brave
but unavailing fight to regain her health.
After graduating from the Washington
High School in the class Of 80, Miss Sax
ton devoted herself to the study of music,
for which she had decided talent, and
gave promise of brilliant future as
virlinist. She studied in New York, and IN
this city under Prof. Josef Kaspar. She
was for several years a member of the
GEORGETOWN Orchestra, and one of the
original members Of the Wilhelmj Club,
and was among the best-knoWn young lady
Vioiinists Of the city. She had a large ac-.
qualntanc in local musical circles, and be-
fore her health failed her she was promi-
nent figure in amateur entertainments and
private muSicaleS.
She was the active president Of the Ever
Ready Circle of King Daughters in Mt.
Pleasant. which she organized several
years ago, giving her personal attention to
the work. often at great personal sacrifice
as her health was already beginning to
fail.
Miss Saxton was a niece Of Gen. Rufus
Saxton. U. s. A., retired, and a sister Of
Edward H. SaXton of Boston, Mrs. j. Ed
gar Miller Of Chicago and Miss Louise G..
Saxton Of this city. She will be greatly
missed by large circle of friends and ad-
mirers who have known her from her
youth up. as she was born In Washington.
at 2 o'clock at the residence of her pa
rents.
Evening star., 1896-08-24
ANOTHER FATAL SHOOTING,
AlOnzO Sloan Killed by John Paine,
In u Quarrel.

AlOnzO Sloan Killed by John Palmer
In u Quarrel.
Saturday night about II O'Clock John
Palmer, colored, shot and almost instantly
killed AlonZo Sloan, also colored, on ~
street southwest near Maryland avenue
Coroner Hammett will bold an inquest to
determine the cause of death late this
afternoon. The two men involved in the
killing had been friends, and the shooting
vas done only after they had visited some
women in Louise alley and INDUCED in some
of the bad whisky sold in that part Of the
city. Guy Bethel. also colored, was with
them at the time, and he was held as a
witness. Palmer escaped as soon as he had
killed his companion, but yesterday he re-
turned and surrendered to the police of the
eighth precinct.
The three men came here together Satur-
day morning from Connellsviile, Pa. where
they had worked on the Baltimore and
Chic railroad. AS the work was finished
the men left, and were on their way home
When they reached here they had about $40
in .oney and they Immediately proceeded
to spend their hard-earned money for cloth
ing, thinking they would have no trouble
reaching their homes, Sloan and Bethel
having homes in North Carolina, while
Palmer lived near Norfolk.
Having made a number of purchases,
",
and there they visited drinking places and
wanted to indulge in a game Of crap. But
because of the present uncertainty in this
lawless place they could not get accom-
modated. They got what liquor they want
ed, and when they left there at night they
came across the bridge again. leaving their
bundles of clothing at the saloon formerly
kept by Harry Gambler.
When they reached Louise alley they
rushed the growler' and spent their mon
ey layiShly on the women. Palmer and
Sloan had a business transaction involving
% cents, the former getting a loan of that
amount on sweater. A quarrel about
this ended in the wounding Of Palmer and
and, 1t is claimed, that Sloan fired the first
one, the bullet lodging in Palmer's neck
Policemen Smith and Schraeder, who
beard the shots fired, saw Palmer when he
ran, but because Of the darkness they soon
lost sight of him.
Palmer now claims that he shot Sloan in
self-defense, and the police are inclined to
believe his story. He tells Of the quarrel
about the sweater and says that when
Sloan pulled pistol out Of his pocket and
life. When he escaped he walked some dis
tance out in the county, and yesterday
morning he called at the house of colored
man and got breakfast. When he told his
story to the colored man the latter advised
him to surrender, which he did.
During the day it was ascsrtained that
Palmer really made no effort to escape af-
ter shooting Sloan, but surrendered to
Richard Smithson near I'd street and Penn
sylvania avenue only a short time after
the affray. He would then have been lock-
ed mp had not Charles Phillips, colored
come along and advised him to leave
Smithson had Palmer in custody, but Phil
lips succeeded in getting him released.
Palmer then departed. but Phillips was ar
rested for striking Smithson Today Judge
Mills fined him $40 or thirty days.
Evening star., 1896-08-24
WRENN BEAT NEEL.
Greatest Playing of the Newport
Tournament.

Ireatest flny1nE OF the Newport
Tournament.
The greatest tennis of the tournament
at Newport and record-breaking set, in
which the final score was 14-12, was the
feature Of the play in the national tourna-
ment Saturday.
The set was in the Carl NeelLR. D.
Wrenn match. of which Wrenn was the
winner. He finished with SO points to his
credit. Neel scored SO points The courts
were soft and slippery, owing to showers
this morning.
Wrenn served in the first game and won
40. Neel then took four straight, chiefly
by fine net work. Wrenn could not get
by him. Wrenn won the next game, but
~. Meei tock TT, the two following. winning the
Wrenn, 4-2; Il; II; 2-1: total n
Neel, %; 40; IS; ~; total 81
The second set was the record breaker
no less than twenty-six games being nee
essary to decide the winner From the
first stroke Wrenn seemed to improve
steadily. and at the end of the match he
was playing far differently from anything
ne mas before shown in this tournament,
II not better than he ever played before,
Wrenn served the first game, and sue
ceeded in passing Neel at the net. winning
easily: He continued this sort Of play, in
creasing his speed in the second game. and
won again. Neel took the next two games
covering the courts in grand STYLE
Wrenn won the fifth game, Neel the sixth
and seventh, and then the games alter
mated. The men also alternated their
play. adopting each others styles, both In
lobbing and in net play, and the contest
was remarkably even, except in the six
teenth game, when Wrenn fairly surpassed
himself in his remarkable pick-ups. Neel
rallied. however. and the score was again
games ALL"
The excitement, which had been growing
constantly until Wrenn made the score
PIP, burst forth again and again as the
play advanced, and when he won the next
two games, giving him the set, cheers and
applause poured forth in great volume.
Wrenn was congratulated on every hand
The points:
Wrenn4t5. 40, eL, 3-5, II. ~
25. p, Al. A. 6-1. IA. a.; SO.
Neel-1-3, 90, -. 68, "a, 8I. -
20, IA. 6-1. A, Al. IL; IS. "
Evening star., 1896-08-24
GONZAGA COLLEGE HALL,
Program of an Elaborate Dedfcutory
Service.

Work on the new Gonzaga College Hall,
the corner stone of which was laid a few
months ago, is progressing finely. The ex-
terror Of the building is about finished and
the interior is being rapidly pushed toward
completion. Additional interest will be at
tached to the opening Of the hall by the
celebration of the diamond jubilee Of the
college. which was founded under the name
of Washington Seminary, in 1891 This
celebration, which will continue for three
days, will take place about the middle of
October. The first day will be faculty day;
second, alumni day, when the Society of
the Alumni will be organized and hold its
first meeting; third day will be students
DAY. The celebration will open with SOL
emn pontificial mass of thanksgiving in St
AloysiHs Church, to be followed by the
dedication of the new hall and dinner 10
the clergy. The second days ceremony will
consist, besides the organization of the
Society Of the Alumni. of a dinner. and the
third day will be observed by holiday for
the students and a musical and literary en-
tertainment.
Evening star., 1896-08-24
EXCELLENT CYCLING MEET.
Best Racing Ever Seen In the Dis.
trict.

The diamond race meet Of the Arlington
Wheelmen was held Saturday afternoon at
the International Athletic Park, and de-
spite the threatening weather brought out
q crowd of about 900 persons. The Spec
tators were well rewarded for their trouble
and witnessed the finest racing ever seen
in the District. The rain Of the previous
night and the cloudy weather of the day
were responsible for the heavy condition
of the track, which was miserable In some
places. The trial heats were to have com
nenced at l:15 o'clock, but owing to the
time spent In attempting to get the course
In a ridable condition. it was o'clock be-
fore the heats started. In four hours twen-
ty races and seven exhibition miles were
Evening star., 1896-08-24
Silver Notification to BRYAN

George A. Groot, chairman Of the notifi-
cation committee Of the national silver
party convention, announces that the COM
mittee will assemble at Lincoln, Neb., Sep
tember to notify Mr.. Bryan of his NOM
ination as the candidate of the silver
party.
Evening star., 1896-08-24
DIA MOND RACE MEET

TOday's Schedule.
Cincinnati at Washington, two games.
Cleveland at Baltimore.
Louisville at New York, two games.
Pittsburg at Boston.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Evening star., 1896-08-24
SURPRISED LOCAL FANS.

WashfngtOns Played Great Ball and
Defeated the Reds.
The Cincinnati base ball club, under the
direction of one Mr.. B. ewing. Is now on
it's final tour Of the season. The success of
this aggregation of base ball players dur
ing 1896 has been really surprising. but the
ease with which the pennanr-playing club
was defeated Saturday afternoon at Ma
tional Park by the Washington base ball
club was really far more surprising.
The Reds were in the game during the
first inning. but not for moment there
after. Washington played all around the
men from Cincinnati, and the exhibition
was as one-sided as any seen here for
some time Washington played an error
less game. and batted with Judgment, while
the other side was guilty OF several yellow
hued actions In trying 10 handle the ball.
The batting was quite lively. Cartwright
and Lush made three-bagsers, while Nc
Guire, De Montreville and Smith each tap
ped the sphere for double. In addition to
his tWo-bagger, Washington's new third
baseman. Harvey Smith, is credited with
two singles. Washington had no difficulty
in punching hits on Pitcher Frank Fore
James, who twirled for the home club was
not so badly punished. Much to the JOY Of
the spectators, he accomplished the un-
usual feat Of retiring the side on strikes in
the ninth. Foreman, Burke and Hoy each
lunged viciously at the ball, but could do
no more than lunge.
Umpire Sheridan. a gentleman with a
boiler-plate voice, officiated as master of
the field, and. with the exception of one
heated argument with Messrs. Ewing and
Vaughn, his career was comparatively
peaceful. The score:
R.H.E
Cincinnati .......... 90 OOOO-2 3
Washington ........ 0 04 1O2X-9 13 0
Other League Games Saturday.
Brooklyn. Z; Chicago. II.
Baltimore. 3: Cleveland. 10.
Boston, 4: Pittsburg, g.
Boston, 8; Pittsburg, g.
Philadelphia. 0; st. Louis 1.
Philadelphia. 8: st. Louis, 1.
Evening star., 1896-08-24
CatOnsville.
Total
Hyattsville Defeats Brookland.

The Hyattsville base ball team won its
fifteenth consecutive victory this year Sat-
urday by defeating the Brookland team
to 2 Mcfarland pitched for Hyattsville
Evening star., 1896-08-24
PLAYED A CLOSE GAME
Washington Cricketers Beaten Onlx
Three Runs Mt CatonsyiIle.

Three Runs Mt Catonsyiue.
The Washington cricket team suffered
defeat at Catonsville, Nd. Saturday at the
hands Of the local club. The game was
well-played and an exciting one the finish
being unusually close. The bowling of Mr..
Morley for the Washingtonians and that
Of Mr.. Sleeman Of the Catonsville eleven
was particularly deadly, and runs were ex-
tremely hard to get The fielding on both
sides was clean and quick. Following are
the scores: -