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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24
EAST AND wEsT-AND UTAH.


The Denver News publishes in tabu-
| laued form the statistics compiled by
senator Lee Mantle and read by him in
the senate recently, in which he con-
trasts five western with FIVE eastern
states. on the subjects of illiteracy,
wealth, debt per capita, expenditures
Tor schools per annum and percentage
OF increase in population. The five
western states are Montana, Colorado,
Utah, Nevada and Idaho. The eastern
states are New Hampshire, Vermont,
Rhode Island, New York and Pennsyl.
vania.
The average percentage of the respec-
tive groups as to the several subjects
named will be of interest.
The percentage of iGiterates to the
whole population of the western group
Is AZ; of the eastern group, SO.
The percentage of illiterates among
foreign born citizens in the western
group is S.9; in the eastern, 2IO.
The average wealth per capita of the
west is s2.S59.OO; in the east. $1,145.OO.
The average per capita of total debt
state, county, municipal and school
in the west, is s13.71; in the east, s27.5S.
The average amount per capita per
annum expended fol- schools in the west
is Sl55S; in the east, S11.27.
The average percentage of increase
of population from 1880 to 1890 in the
west is 11O56; in the east, 1885.
The number of paupers per 200
population in the west is 266; in the
east, 942.
In the western group, in several i'm
portant particulars, we are sorry to say
that Utah is behind her sister western
states. We have the highest percent
age of illiterates both as to the whole
population and the foreign population.
In the amount of wealth per capt.
ia we fall below our sister states.
In the amount per capita we spend
for schools we are behind all the states
OF the western group except Idaho.
In the percentage of increase of
population between 1880 and 1890 we fall
below them, and as to the number of
paupers per 100000 of population we
stand third on the list.
Only in the matter of per capita of
total debt does our state stand on the
right side of the comparison with our
neighboring states. And that may not
be the case now since the statistics
quoted are those of 1890, and Utah since
then has been plunging somewhat heav-
lily into debt.
This showing is not gratifying to
Utah, and we hope by the time the
next comparison comes to be made
Utah will lead in all that speaks for
progress, for education, material devel-
opment; and be the least burdened
with crime. paupers and debt.
Utah, if not the pioneer state of this
group-by which is meant the first ad-
mitted into the union-has at least the
pioneer community and her place is
at the head of the group in all that
makes for prosperity and greatness.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

tization of silver, whether it was i
mere accident, { biock-headed blundor
or a wicked conspiracy-it was not
because of misrepresentation; nor was
the increased production of it any JUS
LITIGATION of its demonetiza ton, for if
since 1873 its production has more
than doubled so too has the business,
enterprise and commerce, and hence
the demand for money has kept pace
with the increased production of silver;
and the statement that the production
of gold since 1873 has not averaged
higher than it had been for twenty
years before, is an unwilling acknowi-
edgement that its production had not
kept pace with the growth of the de-
mand for money
Second. The fall in the price of sill
YER from $1.30 per fine ounce in 1873 to
E6S cents per ounce now is not due to in
creased production of silver but to dis
use of it as money, or to its demoneti-
cation. 1t is that which has played
the deuce with the price of silver, not
its overproduction. Restore its use as
money and it Will climb back to its
old price from whence it was hurled by
an unjust act of legislation, and the
country will have none too much money
with which to do the country's bust
ness
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

ographer will naturally point him out
as a fit person to be employed in any
commission for the question of boun-
Diary.
In the Blue Book there is nothing to
show this omission, the usual marks
e y not being inserted.
This may not be so important an
omission as at first appears, as imme-
diately follows long extract from
Schomburgk's report to Governor
Light. In the extract (p. 1870 from
Schomburgks report is this sentence,
"Of equal Importance is the determin-
alton of the western boundary OF
British Guiana, the limits of which
have never been completely settled"
1t is altogether likely that there will
be supplementary Blue Book on the
Venezuelan boundary dispute, in which
all the documents referred to in the
present one will be given in extenso.
But no number Of Blue Books will
bend the stiff necks of Cleveland and
Salisbury. About the only thing GER
tain regarding the Venezuelan boun-
Diary dispute is that it is far from be-
ing finally settled.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

Walter Wellman. in the Chicago
Times Herald, says that lit is a mis-
take to say that members of the Cleve-
land faction are threatening to bolt
and set up a ticket of their own in
case the free silver men. obtain con-
troll of the Chicago convention. They
do not threaten anything of the sort.
What they do say is that if the Demo
cratic party. goes over to silver they
will take no part in the campaign,
thus permitting the eastern states to go
Republican by default" We think this
view is substantially correct, SO far
as what the Clevelandites will do, and
but few days ago we expressed the
opinion that they would probably sulk
in their tents in the event that free
silver man is nominated at Chicago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24
MAJOR M'KINLEY.

/ To the western people the most in
terestfng man in public life now is
Major Mckinley of Ohio The reason
for the interest is that if at the ST.
Louis convention next June the Re-
publican party should fall somewhat
short of rising to the full height of it's
convictions on the money question, and
after all should deem it best to throw
out an anchor to windward on that is
sue, either by adopting straddle plat
form and nominating a straddle can
didate, or even a gold platform and
straddle candidate-then Major Nc
Kinley will be the candidate, and in
either event his record will be seized
upon by western silver Republican
leaders to justify the party in voting
for him.
There need be no doubt about it, if
Mckinley is nominated it means that
Republicans in the east will look at the
gold side, and Republicans in the west
will look at the silver side of the shield
he holds; and here in the west we shall
be told of the staunchness of the ma
jor's silver record, especially as to the
treatment of silver as a part of the
great scheme of protection.
With this on the one hand, and the
shrinkage that will come on the other
hand to the Importance of the silver
question in the western Republican
mind we may expect to see our Repub-
lican friends swallow Mckinley, if he
is nominated, either with or without
-straddle platform.
1t is this which makes Mr. Mckinley
to the west a figure of such command
ing interest, and anything pertaining
to him cannot fail to be appreciated,
either in his relation to the silver ques-
ton, or anything else that concerns this
man. AS to his business capacity the
Boston Herald recently said:
The nation will peculiarly need a man
of sound business judgment at the
head of it's government in the next term
oi the presidency. Business questions
are to have great prominence during
that period, and it would be difficult
to over-estimate the Importance to the
business community of their wise con,
troll The people have had reason to
question seriously the capacity of Gov
ernor Mckinley in this respect, from
developments in his personal affairs
during recent years. The New York
Evening Post has sent member of its
staff into Ohio to learn the business
reputation of Mckinley at home. He
finds the people of that state agreeing
that it is not worth while to take Nc
Kinley seriously here. We referred
shortly since to the fact that his adj
ministration as governor was a bad
business failure. Citizens of Ohio have
spoken freely to this correspondent of
the Evening Post 1t is easy to obtain
the facts about Governor Mckinley at
home, from the fact that there is
large portion of the Republicans of that
state who are not cordially supporting
him in his present ambition; but, aside
from this, men of all parties and of all
stripes of partisanship agree that,
though Mckinley has forged well to the
front in politics, he is a child in bust
ness affairs. His natural tendency to
waiver in taking attitude on political
questions, as shown in his alterations
on the currency, is made worse by his
entire lack of confidence in his own
Judgment on business matters.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WORK.

The chamber of commerce of Salt
Lake City is getting some new life in
fused into it, and is maturing some
plans for making known the resources
of the new state, which, if carried out,
cannot but result in good. Our bust
ness men were somewhat apathetic in
! responding to the appeals made by the
chamber, but those appeals were not
made in vain A general interest is
being awakened in the efforts of the
chamber and if the people will but
second its efforts they will be surprised
at the amount of good it viii accom-
pllsh. The press throughout the state
can be relied upon to do all in it's
great power to further the work.
We have spoken of the work of the
chamber in this city. None will take
SO narrow a view as to say that the
work is for the benefit of this city
solely. 1t is for the benefit of the
whole state. For this reason the cham
bers of commerce in Ogden, Provo, Lo-
gan and other places should bestir
themselves and get their members
again infused with some of the old life
they once showed. put into the work
of building up the new state that old
time energy when all were working
for statehood. Whatever builds up one
part of the state, aids all parts of the
state.
Let the chambers of commerce in the
various cities of the state do all in
their power to second the efforts OF the
chamber of commerce in this city to
advertise the resources of the state.
1t is a common cause; let there be
common effort to further it,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24
TALES OF THE DAY.
A Chicago Romance.
CHAPTER I.


The wind was blowing a hurricane
around the Masonic temple-lt always
does.
A beautiful girl of twenty soda-water
seasons was coming around the SOUTH
west corner of the temple. She had ON a
heavy silken skirt lined with crinoiine
1t was of the expanded KIM, ana was
about six feet in diameter.
AT the same time bright faced youth
was at work in the twentieth story. he
was standing on an outside wlndoW Sill
polishing glass. He whistled merry AL
pine song and also yodled as he worked.
CHAPTER III.
Suddenly the hurricane caught the skirt
of the girl, and. lifting her into the air,
trumphantly took her skywards. The in
fiated skirt looked like a Fourth of July
balloon, and passers-by stopped to watch
in wonder.
Suddenly the window cleaner saw the
strange black object coming toward him.
With a. cry of fright that was heard in
the street below he started to jump into
the room, but his foot slipped, and, with
an awful Shrek, that was echoed by the
crowd below, he fell headlong toward the
ground.
For moment the suspense was fear
Strong men, with frightful effort, held
their breath.
Dogs went mad.
Even the women forgot to sob.
The heart of the city stood still.
Then an unprecedented thing happened
for one brief instant the wind forgot to
blow around the temple.
CHAPTER V.
This saved the young mans life The
skirt lurched toward him, and, with the
instinct of perishing being, he grasped
the outer edge of it with both hands. The
skirt filled like a parachute and lightly
waited him and it's wearer5 to the street
below.
The crowd sobbed like one woman and
passed on. The youth shook the dust out
of the skirt and restored it to the girl
with few graceful words of thanks.
CHAPTER VI.
They had glass of soda water and will
be married next June.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

Quite recently an eastern exchange
addressing itself to the state legisla-
ture said:
The members Of the legislature are
chosen to protect the interests of the
people, and not to promote the schemes
of those who wish to reap a harvest
of money through abuse of the public
rights.
We have no legislature in session
now to which the wise remarks may
be addressed, but the city council is
Always with US and to them we COM
mend the doctrine as sound in princi-
pie, and altogether applicable to the
citys legislature, the city council, and
our city fathers will do we'll to be
guided by the wisdom it contains.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24
Several
Sunday
Features

Among many other features of inter-
est The Sunday Herald will have:
"oDD FELLoWsHIPs AT HOME AND
ABROAD"
Next Sunday being the 18th an
niversary of the founding of that
noble order 1t will be of intense
interest to every member
"BRICK POMEROY's Ups AND
DOWNS
With an illustration of Brick
s'FRENCH FASHIONS"
And other matter of peculiar in
terest to Woman. A great page.
"ELECTRICAL SCIENCE ZIP TO
DATE"
Every progressive man. woman
and child viii be interested in
this, which is fully illustrated.
HANDICAPPED BY FATE"
A great short story.
All This
And rluch
More
In addition to the regular daily
round Of local. editorial, tele-
graph and other matter.
Read
The Sunday
Herald.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24
SOME EDITORIAL ooMMENrs

Army surgeons who have been expert
menting with the small caliber rifles
find them TO be much more destructive
than the old-fashioned large caliber ri
fies. Even so is it with small bore poll
ticians. And like the small bore rifles
they have the further advantage of
lightness in the ammunition.-Chic
Chronicle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

The important news is sent out from
Washington that while President
Cleveland was driving to woodley, one
Of his horses slipped and fell and the
pther plunged, and all this time the
PRESIDENT remained cool. Was it ex-
rected that he would behave like a
historical school girl?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

The Tampa Tribune says that many of
the tourists who deserted Florida for
California the past winter are now writ
ing letters of regret for their mistake,
and stating that they will be back to
Florida next season. Their objections to
the state of the setting sun is that 1t is
too hot during the day, too cold at night.
too windy on the coast, too dry in the in
terror and too far from home. "-Balti-
more Sun.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

Ex-senator Edmunds and President
George Q. Cannon sitting in a conven-
ton for the promotion of peace and
international arbitration shows that
times have changed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24
HUMoR OF THE HOUR.

When a man really loves his neighbor
as himself, it generally turns out that
the neighbor is a pretty girl-Tit-Bits.
Examiner in physics-What happens
when light falls into the water at an
angle of 10 degrees?
Student-It goes out-Tit-Bits.
Tommy-Paw, isn't man the lord of
creation?
Z Mr.. Figg-Most of the time. But not
when house-cleaning is going on.-Indi-
annapolis Journal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

Never were moonlight nights more
appreciated than now. If some Joshua
would arise and bid the moon remain
in mid-heaven until the war over street
lamps is settled, what a public benefac-
tor he would be.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

Only last week the Republicans of Ne
braska in state convention assembled
most emphatically pronounced against
free coinage at the ratio of 16 to /, and
the national convention is sure to be
overwhelmingly opposed to the free sill
yer failacy. It therefore follows that free
coinage Republicans in Nebraska as in
all other states will either have to fall
candidates pledged by a sound money
platform or renounce their party allegi-
ance and join one of the parties that shall
declare for free silver.-Omaha Bee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

AS the st. Louis convention will be
for sound money the hotel keepers will
think is but a patriotic duty to sound
the delegates for as much as they can
be made to stand.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

1t is said that Mrs. Dimmick made
General Harrison promise not to be a
candidate again before she would con-
sent to wed him. But then ante-nuptial
promises don't count
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

Congressman Money called Congress-
man Hall a liar, whereupon the latter
Knocked the former down with an ink
stand This was Luther's favorite
weapon in his contest with the devil.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

DR.. Parkhurst declares that the sa
loon is the crime Of the age How
many crimes of the age can there be in
one age?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

Tom Reed calls the free silver advo-
oates 1.-The red-eyed silver men of the
far west" He may be certain that
they have blood in their eye for him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

The only naval combat yesterday OF
any note was in the committee room
of the house committee on naval af-
fairs
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

Nothing from Chandler, nothing from
Hanna within a week. What is the
trouble with the literary bureaus?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

A presidential candidate would rather
have one delegate than a hundred tri-
butes of respect
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

1t is not easy to conceive that any pru-
dent and self-respecting public man as
piring to the presidency of this great re-
of a secret political organization inspired
solely by sectarian bigotry and know
nothing intolerance. Any public man who
should indorse or countenance such an
association would be guilty of rank in
civism, and would be, therefore, utterly
unfit to preside over this nation.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

No man who straddles the financial
question can sound the trumpet call
that will inspire the people and make
them rally to him as a leader.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

When a man chats" about what he
has seen and done in this world, it is
safe to put him down as full of con-
ceit is not OF knowledge.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

The people are not generally aware
of the fact that the senate of the United
States is one of the most expensive leg
islative bodies in the world. They know
that each senator has a salary of 5000
a year which IS certainly not extrava-
CANT; but this stipulated and reasonable
compensation constitutes only part of
the aggregate cost of the senate The
expense apart from salaries is $4,SS3 per
member, which is to say that, with the
salary salary included, each senator costs the
country So, 1888 per year. In Great Britain
and in Germany the same class of Off
IN nav ali of their incidental expenses
out o. p Of their o own pockets; and in France
a member of the chamber of deputies
gets only s1,SOo per annum. 1t can hardly
be claimed that our senator's earn more
other countries, or that they have an ex-
ceptional value for ornamental purposes.
st Louis Globe-D Democrat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

A New York paper discusses at length
the question, why Does Woman
Write?" Because it is her right
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

A shovel trust has been formed. If
a shovel is to be called a shovel, then
this is another monopoly formed to
raise prices and grind the people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

The president has gone to Virginia
on a fishing trip. That is all right. but
the people would like to know if he
is angling for third term.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

If people really loved their neighbors
as they do themselves, what a love-
sick world it would be.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24
Read
The Sunday
Herald.

If congress can pass no bills it might
pass out of existence, the very best
thing it could do.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

An exchange says that Spain has
never loved us. That she hasn't shows
there is no love lost.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

Greater New York enumerating it's
population is a clear case of counting
chickens before they are Matched.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

SILvER-67a..
Brokers, 300; exchange, sos.
Cepper-BroEers, 1875; exchange, 1875.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

May will soon be here. Then people
will get move on them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

You will
suit thena regular custon
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

The wind was blowing hurricane
around the Masonic temple-n always
does.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24
See That Shoe

Isn't it a beauty? The pretti-
est and best fitting ladies' shoe made
If one half the ladies of Salt Lake
knew what the other half does, they
would be buying their shoes here, too.
Have to make our store larger? On,
no! This is great big place, and we
have room for all-everybody is taken
care of properly here. Come and see
US this week.
HAVE YOU SEEN OUR DON
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24

In addition to the regular daily
round Of local, editorial, tele-
graph and other matter
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-05-10
COUNTY OFFICES.
For County Judge.

We are authorized to announce John c.
Edwards as candidate for County Judge
subject TO the acton of the Miller county
Democracy.
In reSpunce TO many solicitations from
nv Democratic friends | have concluded
to announce my candidacy for the Office OF
County and Probate Judge, subject TO
the action of the Democratic party nave
served the peop of Miller county in
different official capat ities, and feel that
they are familiar with past Oficial ser
vices. and therefore able TO judge of my
fitness for the place. viii g eatly APP
preciate any support any support given
me and if am the choice of the party,
will endeavor to discharge my duties, IN
the future as in the past, honestly and to
the best of may ability.
w. T. HAMILTON