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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-14

Attorney-General Bishop yesterday
issued two opinions. One was to
County Attorney Houston of Pan
guitch, replying to a question as to
whether lands upon which final proof
has been made, but no patent issued,
is taxable for the year 1895, and if so,
can the taxes be collected, and how
To this Mr.. Bishop replies that the
supreme court of the United States. in
several cases, has held that such lands
are taxable, and the taxes may be col
lected in the same manner as upon
other property; if the owner refuses
to pay the same the property may be
sold and whatever interest the party
has in the property will pass to the
purchaser.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-14
OPINIONS BY BISHOP.
TWO GIVEN OUT By THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL.

Taxes on Lands Upon Which Final
Proof Has Been Made, But No
Patent Issued-COunty Indebted
ness-Interest on County War
rants.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-14
CHIEF PRATT ON TOP
Supreme Court Refuses to Grant
EsIinger Writ of flandate.
LOWER COURT REVERSED
CHIEF OF POLICE HAS AUTHORITY
TO DISMISS, FINE or SUSPEND.

In the Absence of Rules Formulated
by the Board OF Police and Fire
Commissioners, Rules Made by the
Chief Obtnin--Suit Involving; the
Value of Legal ervices-MisceI-
Ianeous Court Doings.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-14
THE CITY'S FINANCES.
AUDITOR SWANS STATEMENT FOR
THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.
Deficit of Nearly Forty Thousand
Dollars.

City Auditor Swans report for Septem-
Der shows that there is still a good-sized
deficit in the treasury. The report, as
submitted to the council last night, is as
follows:
RECEIPTS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-14
A vERDANr YOUTH.

Henry Atwood, who acted as clerk
for his father, ". H Atwood. took the
stand. He appeared to be very YER
dana young man, and his examination
created considerable merrlment in
cnurt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-14

IL there is any Difference between
the Three Crown and those conced-
ed by almost everybody to be the
best powders on the market, the
Three Grown, Baking Powder, mann
factured by Hewlett Bros, has the
greatest Ieayening strength and pu-
rsty. j. Il. KINGSBURY.
Chemist, University OF Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-14

III - impossible to make purer or
stronger powder than Hewlett Bros
high grade, Three Crown Baking
Powder.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-14

LAWYERS, ATTENTION!
The Herald will print your Briefs
with promptness and accuracy. we
solicit your patronage. TeIeph one
ne, No. 35s, and we Will send for
your manuscript.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-14
EXPERT TESTIMONY.

G. B. Brastow was put on the stand
as an expert in handwriting end tes-
titled that in his opinion the order on
Walker Bros, the forged check ana
the endorsement thereon had been
written by the same person.
After cross-examination by Mr.
Straup, the prosecution rested and the
defense called Joseph Lynch, paying
teller at McCornick's bank, who said
in his opinion the signature on the
forged check and the endorsement
thereon were not written by the same
person.
c. S. Hawley. of the Utah National
bank, examined by Mr.. Straup, gave
evidence similar to that of the previous;
witness
Mr. Badger, of the Deseret National
bank, agreed with the testimony of
Messrs. Lynch and Hawley.
Court adjourned till $50 o'clock this
morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-14
ASSESSORS SALARY.

The county attorneys second inquiry
is: The county commissioners of this
county have appropriated the full
amount of the assessors salary, as
provided by law for the collector and
assessor and the statement for the
warrants drawn for the payment as
provided by law has been sent the
state auditor, with the result that no
warrant has been drawn by the au-
ditor for the part payment of the same.
Our commissioners thought that the
work in this county could not be done
for less thar the full amount provided
for both offices without doing a very
great injustice to the assessor and
collector. The assessor says that he
cannot think of performing the work
Tor the salary as prescribed by law,
and it will be impossible to get anyone
to take the office, and as a result the
taxes will remain uncollected. The
commissioners took the view of the
matter that the circumstances justified
their action. Will you kindly send us
information as to the best way to pur-
sue to get US out of this dilemma?''
Replying thereto, the attorney-gen-
eral says that it does not come within
the province of this office to give adj
vice, except upon questions of law.
You are doubtless already aware that
under the law the board had no power
to fix the salary of the assessor in any
greater amount than that prescribed
as the maximum salary of the assessor
in the classified schedule contained in
section 4 Of chapter 124 of the laws
of 1896.
81 have already advised the state
auditor that under section of chap
ter 124 the state is liable only for one.
half Of the salary of the assessor, as
determined by section of said act,
and any statement containing an
amount in excess of this amount would
Of course be rejected by him on the
ground that the state is not liable
therefor"
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COUNTY INDEBTEDNEss.

The other opinion was rendered to
County Attorney Reed of Orangeville
and is concerning county indebtedness.
This opinion may be of some impor-
lance in many counties. and the full
text is given, as follows:
Il have before me your favor of Oc-
tober s. in which you submit the fol-
lowing questions and ask to be adj
vised thereon: First: Does sections l
and of chapter 65 of the laws of 1896
extend the limit of Indebtedness of
the county beyond that provided for
in section of chapter 131 of the laws
of 1896 without a vote OF the taxpayers
of the county? Answering this ques-
ton, permit me to say that it does
not.
Second: Has there been decision
of the supreme court of the territory
of Utah rendered some three years ago,
holding that county warrants being
negotis bic paper, should carry legal in
terest?
I'm answer to this question I would
say that / know of no such decision,
and am satisfied that none was ever
rendered by the supreme court"
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He said he had charge of the books
IN ms fathers Office. He kept the check
Dook and wrote the checks, which his
latner signed. Miss Chapman was in
the nabit of spending a good deal of
lifne at the office and one day the wit
ness missed a check from the check
DOCK and suspecting that all was not
right notified the bank to be on the
look out for the missing check He
DeIleved that Miss Chapman had taken
IT, The writing on the forged check
was not his, neither was it paw S, /"
his fathers
on DISCRIMINATION he said Miss
chapman had been staying at his house.
ana ne was quite intimate with her.
Sne came to the Office q great deal
ana wrote letters there. He said he
had kissed her once, but only once,
and that was in the parlor when his
Wafe was present and the latter made
no objection to the familiarity. Miss
Chapman, however, left on the same
Gay the kissing episode took place.
lie had no talk with her about money
matters and the only time she ever
asked him for money was when she
was leaving; then she wanted 25c. for
car fare. Witness positively denied
having written the check and given it
to Ler.
Chief Pratt was examined and tes-
titled to the arrest and to the fact Of
his asking Miss Chapman to write
words and figures similar to those on
the check. This testimony was ordered
stricken out.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-14

President Of the Herklmer Mining and
Milling Company. -.
Dated this 18th day OF September. 1886
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-14

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The herald., 1896-07-05
GROUND PLAN OF THE BUILDING

acres of ground between Sixty-second
and Sixty-third streets, and is bounded
on the east by Grace avenue and on
the west by the tracks of the Illinois
Central railroad. The Illinois Central
has a station at SiXty-third street, and
has built special Coliseum station at
Sixty-second street with steps leading
directly into one of the main entrances
Between the building and the railroad
tracks are two and one-half acres of
ground which will be used during the
convention as a carriage way.
Every foot of the 2S5000 square feet
OF the Coliseum will be devoted to the
uses of the Democratic national con-
vention. and those experts who have eX-
amined the plans pronounce them per-
feet. and predict that they will stand
the model for all coming conventions.
The convention hall proper occupies a
space of $50 by 300 feet at the rorth end
OF the Coliseum. The speakers stand
and platform for members of the ma
tional committee and 400 guests is locat-
ed to the east, and Immediately in front
will be desks for $50 reporters.
Directly back of the speaker is the
telegraph room. with tables for hun
dreds of instruments. Extending entire
ly around the building is a gallery forty
feet wide, toward which rise the rows
of seats in the great amphitheater.
AN ABUNDANCE OF ROOM
Two thousand seats are reserved for
the delegates and alternates. These
seats slowly rise as they stretch back
The herald., 1896-07-05
THE COILS EUM

pened seven or eight months ago. but the
contractors We're not worried, and they
cheerfully gave bonds to the tune of
$4,000 to the Democratic national COM
mittee to have the building ready in
good time for the convention They
have fulfilled their side of the contract.
and the 900 is in no danger of finding
its way into the Golfers of the national
committee.
The latter has engaged a handsome
suite of rooms at the Palmer house, and
it is there the preliminary business will
he attended to. Nearly all of the active
candidates in the field have engaged
headquarters at the large hotels. those
of the Hon. Claude Matthews, governor
of Indiana, being among the finest.
Governors Matthews private secre-
tary and chief boomer was the first to
get into the field of action, and from the
aggressive way he has been running
things. it is fair to presume that 1ndi-
anas chief executive will be in the race
from the drop of the hat.
Boies of Iowa, Daniel of Virginia,
Bland of Missouri. Cullom of Illinois,
Blackburn of Kentucky, Russell of Mas
sachusetts, Pattison of Pennsylvania,
Campbell of Ohio, Morgan of Alabama
are all favorte sons, with more or less
outside following, and the adherents of
each are the kind of men who make
political conventions interesting. There
We're some who were dissatisfied with the
St. Louis convention, claiming that it
was too much of cut-and dried affair.
The herald., 1896-07-05
"ro The HomeIiest Man"

a letter was recently received at the
Troy. n. Y, postotfice addressed to The
homeliest man in Troy n, Y" The
clerks could not screw their courage up
to the delivery point and none of the
carriers would undertake to deliver the
letter. The strange missive consequent
ly remained in the office several days.
man attired in clothes several sizes
too small for him, and who might be
classed WITH the wv andering W lllies "
stepped upto the general delivery win
dow Wednesday and asked for his
''mail"
Mr.. Morris, the clerk, tossed out the
strange letter, saying: i guess that
means YOU"
The tramp opened the envelope and
almost fell TO the floor as a $100 bank bill
futtered to his feet. He grasped the bill,
read the few brief words of the accom-
panying note, handed the note to Mr..
Morris and walked away with his nose
in the air The note read as follows:
Big Bull. Ia, Mag 10-Dear Sir: The
reward of a homelier man than myself
speaketh herein. Yours, j. Jones. New
York World
The herald., 1896-07-05
SPRING Street NOTE BOOK
BY STANLEY B. ROSS

The inclination to indulge in the game
of chance. the readiness to assume dam
gerous risks in hopes of quick gain,
which are based upon any Improvement
over the time tested plans laid out by
Franklin and other great men OF ex-
perience in this mundane sphere, are
unfortunately always with u.s." and as
much an instinct of human nature as
| the determination to retain possession
of those things which we rightly own
! and which hold our affections.
Gambling is not modern institution,
nor was it a novelty during the Dark
Ages, nor the period of the Renaissance.
| Away back to the times of the Philis-
| tines, when two armies entrusted their
| destinies and those of the nations they
| represented to two men selected to settle
! the question of supremacy by apersonal
! contest a sort of solemn gamble took
| possession of their souls when David ana
Goliath made faces at each other, ana the
! doughty little champion unwound his
| sling-shot and whirled it so cleverly
| that the overgrown bully never even had
! time to express his opinion of the opera
! ton, nor be interviewed as to where he
was at The Romans. the Greeks. the
| Turks, the Moors and the Jews were
| thickly interspersed with the spirit of
| gambling 1t is human trait, visible
| from the period of life when a dozen
marbles or a broken bladed jackknife
formed the nucleus of commercial nego-
| tiations. to the days of railroad jobbery
and stock watering. Whether this in
stinct is an inscrutable provision OF
Providence, or, as we have been told,
fascinating device of the powers of dark
ness to lead astray the souls of men, l
do not believe can be easily ascertained.
But, generally in the common accepta-
ton of the term, gambling" is under the
ban of the law, because the moral at
mosphere demands that at least COM
promise with natures looSeness as thus
illustrated in this passion shall be made.
and the Objectionable feature clothed
in the vestments of respectablity. Prob
ably this is correct-casting upon it the
shadow of public reproach. The fact that
it is masked indicates lively recognition
of its evils. But so long as the fair god
dess of fortune floats at that uncertain
distance from us poor humans. like
| "will-o' the -wisp," and fills our souls
with the rapture which incites us to ac
complish tie space between ourselves
and this ideality, why, a certain pro-
portion of the race will make the attempt
and fall into the treacherous chasm
which interVeneS.
Inc leNSl VI uhioiiiIS 10 Oil "a nSii
tance from the original man, and is Of
the same family of ills as the desire for
sedatives or stimulants and other un-
licensed dissipation momentary
pleasure which transports one TO realms
impossible, and which. after the fatal
brew has accomplished its mission,
leaves the victim to wander back as
best he can. tormenting his soul with
its mockery.
Gambling is recognized in some shape
or other by every government on earth
1t generally appears in the majestic
form of 'bourse transactions, "the stock
market" ION change" etc, etc. This
is result of the tendency to mask the
shortcomng.
The herald., 1896-07-05

mittees, and for the small army OF news
paper men who will be present.
The grand public reception hall will
witness many spirited scenes and cannot
fail to play an important part in the
history of the convention. Here Is a
great hall $50 feet square, large enough
to comfortably hold 10000. This is
where delegates, alternates and specta-
tors will mass before the sessions are
called to order. Viewed from the wide
galleries above the scene will be an
inspiring one. On this floor the cam
paign orator who has been denied q seat
can harangue to his hearts content until
the convention is called to order On
this broad floor the marching club with
its gay banners and imported military
band will be in all it's glory.
The Coliseum is easily the largest
building under single roof in the world.
The trusses span 215 feet at their base.
and at their apex are nearly 100 feet
from the floor. Every piece of metal
has been thoroughly inspected and test
ed. The building is all of steel, iron and
glass. with the exception of the floor,
and is as nearly fireproof as modern sci
ence can make it.
Like the convention hall at st. Louis,
the Coliseum had a battle with the ele-
ments in the early part of it's career, and
the structure. which at that time had
only reached the first story, was al
most completely blown down. This hap
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gest structure the world over. Chicago
is famous for talking about the great
ness of itself and its various institutions,
but IL 1t blows little about it's coliseum
there will be few to claim that the praise
is undeserved.
All the arrangements for the conven-
ton have now been made, and when the
Democratic hosts reach the metropolis
of Illinois they will find everything ready
for them. The convention will be called
to order on Tuesday, July 7th. and if it
ad5ourns before Tuesday, the 18th, it
Will De huge surprise to the old polit
cal war horses, who are looking for one
of the stiffest gatherings in the history
OF the party. With nearly score of
presidential possibilities in the field, and
with the war between silver and gold to
be fought to the last ditch, the outlook
for vitriolic convention is promising.
That is what the leaders of the party
expect anyway, and they usually base
their expectations upon knowledge.
st. Louis surpassed all of the previous
convention cities in rearing an edfice
which gave seats to ID 900 shouters and
workers. Not to be outdone by the
Missouri metropolis. Chicago has reared
. structure that will not only seat close
TO $4,000 persons. but will give them all
promenading space and other facilities
undreamed of by the delegates to ma
tional political gatherings of the past.
THE COLISEUM
The Coliseum occupies five and a half
The herald., 1896-07-05

f,on, the speakers platform, and will be
separated from the public sections by
substantial railing. Thirteen thousand
seats have been allotted to the public.
Back of the platform are commodious
rooms which will be fitted up for the
officers and various committees of the
convention On both sides of the plat
form are located telegraph Offices for
the general use of the members of the
convention.
While the main entrance is on Sixty
third street. leading into the grand re-
ception hall, private entrances have
been provided for members of the COM
The herald., 1896-07-05
INTERIOR OF THE COLISEUM

party may take him up and nominate
him at Chicago. A moments reflection
will convince anyone that nothing is
less likely to happen than this, The
Democratic party tried the experiment
of the tail wagging the dog in 1872, and
it got lesson then which it is not likely
to forget. 1t will hardly repeat the mis-
take it made with Horace Greeley. The
Democrats have nothing to gain by Sc
lecting the Colorado senator as their
standard Washington Times.
There is a lime tree at Nuestadt, Wur-
temberg, which is said to be the largest in
Europe. 1t is over 1000 years old.
The herald., 1896-07-05
A Grant Story

General Grant used to tell a story Of
soldier in a certain regiment during the
war who was continually bothering him
by asking favors. Grant one day said
to him:
Look here. I believe you are the most
troublesome man in the union army"
THE man quickly replied: "Why, that
is funny, sir!"
Funny? How do you make it out
funny?"
Because it is just what the enemy
says about you"
The herald., 1896-07-05
Fine Accommodations for the
Democratic Convention
CHlCAGO'S VAST COLISEUM
An Abundance OF Room Provided for the
Unterrified
u Addition to An Auditorium Affording Sests
for $4,000, There Will Be Reception
Hall for IS, 1000 Shouters

When the nine hundred and odd dele
gates and the same number of alter
mates to the national Democratic con-
vention strike Chicago they will find
that they are going to meet in the big
The herald., 1896-07-05

but It is not likely that the delegates to
the Chicago convention will make SIM
liar complaint
The herald., 1896-07-05
The Democrats and Teller

There is an expectation in some quar-
ters-a hope possibly shared by some of
Teller's aSsociates-that the Democra tic
Evening star., 1896-06-23

The commencement exercises OF the Yale
Law School were held yesterday afternoon.
The seventh annual reunion Of the alumni
of the school was held at the new building
at 80 this afternoon. Short addresses were
made by Rufus S. Peckham of the United
States Supreme Court, Theodore Bacon of
Rochester, n. Y; Thomas Thacher of New
York. and Governor Mcintyre of Colorado.
1t had been expected that Rev. Russell H
Conwell of Philadelphia would speak, but
illness prevented his presence. The an
rual address 10 the graduating class will
be delivered at 4 o'clock by TIL eodore Ba-
con Of Rochester, N. Y. The Townsend
prize competition speaking for members Of
the senior class at the law school will take
place after Mr.. Bacons address.
Class day fun was had in the amphithe-
ater, erected on the site of old North Mid
die. 1t consisted OF histories, the smoking
of the pipe of peace ond the singing Of
glees. The histories were cheered, being
unusually good. They were by George X
McLanahan of Washington, D. c.; p c.
Peck of Hudson, N. Y; H. j. Fisher of
New York city; c. S. Day, jr, of New
York city. and Ward Cheney Of Manches-
ter, Conn.
The wearing Of the cap and gown was
universal for the first time in Yale's his
tory
Evening star., 1896-06-23
THE BIG WHEEL PARADE,
Meeting to Prepare for the Grand
Demonstration.

Meeting to Prepare for the Grand
Demonstration.
A committee of seven members Of the l.,
A. w. met a number Of delegates from the
different bicycle clubs of the city last even
ing at 431 10th street and decided upon the
date of the big bicycle parade to be held ir
this city under the auspices of the League
OF American Wheelmen. Delegates from
the Christian Endeavor Society were also
present, and a great amount of interest
and enthusiasm was manifested in the
project The date was fixed upon for July
IA, but the route to be gone over will be
fixed at the next meeting Of the COMMITTEES
and delegates, which will probably take
place Friday evening.
There were present last night Capt. Hodg-
son. representing the Fourth Battalion D.
G. N. G.; Capt. S. H. Virgins of the Miles
Cycle Infantry; Lieut. G. E. Tralles of the
Morton Cadets; Mr.. J. G. Muir, represent
ing the Christian Endeavor convention; L.
o. Slack, Queer Wheelmen; w. H. Hen
shaw, United Wheelmen; Mr.. Rawlings,
Arlington Wheelmen; ]. !. Pyser, Wood
bury Cycle Club; J. Duehring Columbia
Turn-Verein; G. B. Fowles W. Torbit and
men; G. w. B. Evans, unattached; Dr.
Hedges, Washington Road Club: c. E..
1nglng, Liberty Wheelmen; F. Baker Wea-
yer, Affair Cyclists, and DR.. j. Bartlett
Hills Of the Capital Bicycle Club.
The meeting was presided over by w. T..
Columbia division, l.. A. W. The matter of
decoration and illumination of the wheels
was referred to committee consisting of
A. w. Leek, chairman; DR.. Hodgson and
Mr. Mansfield, and 1t Is expected that
about 1000 will participate in the display.