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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-31

AUSTIN, Tex, July 30.-The wife and
two children, aged and years, of w.
E. Burt were found dead this morning in
a cistern on the premises occupied by the
Burt family up TO Saturday last
Burt is brother of Roscoe and Silas
Burt, prominent shoe dealers.
Early last week Burt told his brothers
he was going to Dallas 10 live. Saturday
ne sod his household goods, and ON the
same night called on his brothers to in
form them that he would leave on The mid
night train, and that he had left his wife
and children with his mother, who lives
in different part of the city.
Tuesday it was discovered that his wife
and children were not there, and yester-
day the matter was put into the hands of
recently occupied by the family.
He found nothing, but the mother of
Mrs. Burt insisted that another search
be made, and this morning her daughter's
body, with those of the two children,
were found as stated.
The heads HAD been crushed and after
death they were thrown into the cistern.
The booy OF Mrs. Burt was carefully
wrapped in blanket. which was tied
with a rope coiled about her body from
the neck to the ankles.
Burt evidently committed the terrible
CRIME on Friday night, as that was the
last time his victims were seen alive.
Burt was at one time prominent fur
niture dealer in this city, but gambling
got the best Of him and last year he failed
and was indicted for embezzlement, but
his brothers succeeded in getting him out
Of the trouble.
The governor this afternoon offered a
reward of $500 for his arrest.
Nothing is known as to Burts where
abouts, although kilograms have been
sent out all over the state and to out
side cities.
His brothers have also offered a reward
of 500 for his arrest.
No motive for the crime is known.
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TWO HUNDRED HOMELESS.
RESULT OF A SEVERE STORM IN
OHIO.
$200,00O-AH Railway and Other
Traffic stopped.

STEUBENVILLE, o., July 30.-A
seveiA storm, like a cloud burst occur
red west of this city this afternoon
about 4 o'clock and Within a period of
thirty minutes a mighty torrent Of
water had spread desolation along
both Farmers and Fishers runs, in
the lower part of the city.
No lives were lost, as there were
persons along the creeks who saw the
water come down the valley and run
from house to house warning the peo-
pie. Everybody fed, many wading
knee deep in water from their houses
to the hills which line both sides. Two
hundred people are homeless tonight
as a result of the flood. The damage
will aggregate all of 100000. The
water came down the creek twenty
feet high, sweeping before the food,
barns, houses, bridges, trees and out
buildings. Nine dwellings and one
store were washed away and COM
pletely wrecked. Twenty-Five other
dwellings were wrecked or damaged
by the water and muddy slime that
settled ON everything. There were nu-
merous landslides, and many bridges
were washed away. All railway traf-
fic through here is suspended tonight.
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Trip to the Yellowstone.

A rate Of $50 has been named from
Butte to and through the Yellowstone
National Park and return, after Aug
ust 10; a rate Of $25 to apply for chill
dren under 10 years of age.
This includes all the expenses en-
route, railroad fare from Butte to Gin
naibar and return; double berth each
way in Pullman standard sleepers,
Stage transportation through the Park.
and covers the trip for which a charge
of $66 is made ordinarily.
In addition to this. round trip rate
of S42 for bicycle riders-parties wishing
to wheel through the Park-has been
made This latter charge covers all
accommodations except the stage trip
while in the Park. To take advantage
of this rate, parties should leave Salt
Lake over the Union Pacific August s.
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N. G. U. EXAMINATION.
Acknowledgement VIII Soon Issue an
Order For One.

Acknowledgement VIII Soon Issue an
Order For One.
To conform to that provision of the
new militia law requiring that all Of
ficers of the national guard shall under
go an examination. an order is now
being prepared in the adjutant gener-
ais Office which will be issued in a few
days directing that all the officers elect
cd since statehood be examined by the
board, provision for which is made in
TIE ace.
The act directs that within a, certain
specified time after an officer is elected,
he must be examined before a commits
sion can be issued. In this case, how
ever, the time limit will begin with the
issuance of The order to enable the
officers to prepare for the examination.
The examining board has not yet been
appointed, but will be named in the
meantime by the governor. Officers will
be examined for every thing below the
position they hold, and for one rank
above it, as they are liable at any eime
to be called upon to fill that position
in the absence of the next higher officer.
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CHICAGO, July SO.-The threatened
western passenger war over rates from
Chicago to Salt Lake city on account
OF the fire chiefs meeting in that city
August 10. is now assured.
Chairman Caldwell. of the Western
Passenger association, made strong eff
forts today to persuade completing lines
to ignore the Milwaukee & ST. Paups
$50 round trip Chicago-Salt Lake city
rate, but was unsuccessful
The Alton gave notice chat it would
meet the rate, and other roads WIFI do
the same today
OF course the st. Paul say they will
not withdraw the $50 rate unless the
Union Pacific agrees to cancel It's di-
verse route arrangements.
The Santa Fe and Northwestern rail-
roads are opposed to the low rate and
want the executive officers to consider
the matter.
The round trip rate from Chicago to
Denver will probably be reduced to $25
and the one way rates will be half of
the round trip.
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rive Mt Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, o., July 3O.-Today
turned out to be scorcher. The Their
mometer registered 80 at 2 p. m. and
street instruments at the same hour
showed SO to SO in the shade After 8
o'clock straight wind blew thirty
seven miles per hour for a few minutes.
1t was accompanied by a mere trace
of rain. Mercury on the street fell 10
degrees in the four hours up to Z
o'clock, after which it rose slowly.
Twenty-Five prostrations were re-
ported today. five of them being fatal
The dead are:
John Crone.
Belle Bright, laundress at Dennison
hotel.
Barney Dickhorse, a tanner
John Schultz, a tanner.
Mary Brown, an infant
This makes fifty-two prostrations in
three days. eight being fatal.
Work in the streets had to be sus-
pended yesterday and today. Many
horses are dropping in the streets.
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A STRANGE PIG.
With the Face of a Pleasant Look
ing Old Gentleman.

With the Face of n Pleasant Look
ing Old Gentleman.
A pig with a human face is in the
possession of D. A Sammis of No. 81
Vanderbilt avenue, Brooklyn. 1t is one
of the most remarkable monsters ever
produced by an alteration OF nature.
The pig is dead and is preserved in a
spirit jar, which enables its strangely
human features to be inspected.
The pigs head differs from human
beings only in having the long, point
ed ears belonging to normal members
of it's family. This gives it somewhat
the appearance OF a goblin or other
creature of the imagination, with a
PARTLY human shape.
The head, apart from the ears, is like
that of AN Old man. 1t is free from all
hair except eyebrows. These are well
grown and are remarkable abnormal
ity in a pig. The forehead is high and
the skull is rounded at the top and Of
human shape. 1t suggests consider
able intelligence and a we'll balanced
character.
The whole face is oval in shape and is
similar to that of an old man of digni-
fed appearance. There is rather TOO
little nose for a very good looking
man. but still, this member is distinct
" human in shape. 1t is small and
snub, and is utterly different from the
sharp snout of the pig.
The chin is heavy and well rounded.
It is perhaps the most human of all
she features The eyes are much larger
than those of an ordinary pig. The
skin is as white and smooth as that Of
a, delicate woman Although it must
be called a monster, on account of its
strange physical abnormality, the lit
tie pig is not repuisive. On the con-
trary. it is quite amusing in appear
ance. If it were alive and we'll it
would be a decidedly interesting ami
NAL to have about the house.
How it came to die is curious
story. 1t was born on May II last on a
ranch near ArecIbo, on the island of
Porto Rico, in the West Indies. The
mother produced only this one amman
at the time, itself very unusual cir
cumStance.
In spite of its grotesque appearance,
the little pig seemed to enjoy good ply
steal health. But his mother had no
affection for him.. She was disguised
and alarmed at his unnatural features
She gave him little nourishment, and
in consequence he died on May Is. The
fact that he remained alive for six
days in a half starved condition shows
that he must have entered life with
fair health
The mother is a perfectly black SOW,
and perhaps this fact increased her
feeling of repulsion for a young one
with human features and a very white
Menu York Journal
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Railroad Notes.

5 o'clock and enable them to catch tha5
train.
Several society parties went out to
Garfield last evening.
A party left last evening over the
Union Pacific for the Yellowstone Park
which was composed of DR.. J. E. Tai
mage, George Reynolds, J. W. White
car. j. Nelson and G. c. Lambert.
Commencing today Che Union Pacific
will make a change in it's Garfield
Beach time card. The train which has
formerly left the city at O'Clock will
leave at 5:15 to accommodate the clerks
and business men whose offices close at
General Agent D. E. Burley of the
Union Pacific, ]. NJ. Moore of the coal
department, L. Learn. H. w. Hender-
son, r. F. Redman, T. r. Ellerbeck
and w H. Paul are the members of q.
hunting and fishing party which left
Salt Lake last evening for Camas
Meadows. Idaho. They will be gone
about a week.
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sPRINTERs AND THE BuNko CAME.

According to the professional sprint
ers, the easiest men to fool are those
who pride themselves on their clever
ness. In New England there is a man
who is very clever. and he knows it,
shows it and tells about it when he
gets chances to do so. For a lifetime
he has been associated with profess
sional runners-backed than, managed
them. promoted races and acted as
starter In fact, there is no part OF
the game that he does not understand
thoroughly Recently a well-known
professional sprinter, having fooled
about everyone he knew but the New
Highlander, came to the conclusion
that he had waited long enough.
Thereupon, according to the story, the
pro" went to the clever man and
persuaded him to post a $500 forfeit
for a certain match race the pro
was to run and win. AS the race was
a. sure victory for this Splinter, the
New Highlander never hesitated, but
put up $500 of his own money without
loss of time The next day the sprint
er went around to the stakeholder and
took down the $500. On receiving thas
cash he departed for the west, ara
from Boston to New York sporting
men are laughing at the discontinue
of the man who bought a gold brick
and didn't get any kind of run for
his money-NeW York Sun.
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QUITE BLIND.
Kansas City Democrats Repudiate
the PARTY

Kansas City Democrats Repudiate
the Party.
KANSAS CITY, July 3O-A big meet
ing OF gold. Democrast under the aus
pieces of the National Democrats club
was held tonight at the Coates house.
Ex-Chief Justice Black presided and
over 900 Democrats were in attendance.
The meeting adopted a declaration of
principles repudiating the Chicago plat
form and claract erizing it as a ne
mace to good government, an assault
upon the honor and credit of the ma
ton, and injurious to the welfare of
the people.
The meeting also adopted a resolu-
ton demanding the calling Of another
national convention to adopt a Demo-
cratic platform and nominate Demo-
cratic candidates for president and
ice-preSident'
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WHEN SHOES GET SOAKED.

I came home from a long, muddy ride
the other day with my shoes soaked. The
leather was completely sodden with mois-
ture, so I filed the shoes with oats and
let them dry gradually. When quite dry,
they were we'll rubbed with cod liver oil
(this is nicer than taking it yourselD to
restore the suppleness, and the rubbing
was repeated several times. The smell
of the oil soon wears off. Of course this
treatment prevents the shoes taking
polish. so finally they should be rubbed
over with a slice from a raw potato Cy-
clists are so often out in the mud and wet
that method of restoring the softness Of
shoes is necessary My shoes are now as
comfortable as everyday Cyclist.
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SILVER FORCES

A Conference of the Leaders Held
in Omaha.
OMAHA, July 30.-This evening there
was a conference of the leaders of the
free silver forces in Omaha. There
were not a large number present, but
there We're representative of the Demo-
Gratis, PoDulists and Free Silverites
among them. The purpose of the meet
ing was to devise some way of getting
the various free silver elements of this
district united ON a candidate for con-
gress. A reporter who happened in
was courteousiy informed that it was
only a private meeting and nothing
said was for publication" No plan
of fusion was agreed upon.
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MCIRFAlRY rs SOLID.

WASHINGTON, July 3O.-Represen-
tative McCreary of Kentucky, who has
always been a strong administration
Democrat, said:
The Chicago platform in several i'm
portant particulars is not acceptable 20
me, but 1T was adopted by q regularly
constituted Democratic convention and
the ticket was regularly nominated ac-
cording to the usages of our party. L
shah remain in line and support the
Democratic convention"
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GoOD Man GONE WRONG.

{ OMAHA, Neb.. July 3d. F. Bard
man until recently prominent in
Portland, Ore, business circles. was to-
day arrested for forgery. He had Sc
.cured small loan from local hotel
on worthless check. AT the STATEN
he admitted his guilt He says that
he went to Cripple Creek recently to
invest, leaving his family in Portland.
He was unsuccessful and finally be-
came a confirmed gambler He came
to Omaha Sunday and lost the balance
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SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS.

FAIRPLAY, Colo, July 9O.-Sheriff
Newman of Lake county, charged with
taking brides from the Leadville gam
blers, whose case was brought here on
a change of venue, was today SEN
fenced to serve six months in the Lake
county Jail and TO be deposed from his
Office A stay CT execution until Aug
ust 20 was granted to enable his attor-
ney TO take the case before the supreme
c0urT
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LIKE EGG SHELLS.
House Picked Up and Dashed t,

mouse fIcked Up anu DaShed to
Pieces by u Cyclone.
COLUMBUS, o., July 3O.-A destruc-
tive cyclone visited Gloucester, min
ing town seventy-five miles south of
here, at o'clock Wednesday night.
Several houses were mashed in pieces
and number of others were wrench
ed from their foundations. j. L.
Dougherty while in front of his store
was completely buried under the board
sidewalk. His back was broken and
he died later from his injuries. The
house occupied by James McClelland.
and family of six was crushed in like
an egg shell, but the occupants es-
capped injury. The tornado lasted
scarcely minute, but rain fell in
torrents for half an hour. Thousands
of dollars damage to buildings and
growing crops was the result Another
heavy storm visited Gloucester this
afternoon, but no damage was done.
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A New Grain TuriF.

ST. PAUL, July 3O.-The Great North
ern railroad has issued a new tariff on
grain. flax or millet seed flour. mill
stuffs, potatoes, hay, salt, cement, seuc-
CO and livestock. In the tariff on grain
in carloads on the eastern terminals
and stations in South Dakota and Mon
tana, taking effect August 3. The re-
auctions make the lowest rates ever
supplied on grain in that territory
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FOUR VICTIMS.
Sad Affair at a Sunday School Picnic
in Tennessee.

Sad Affair at a. Sunday School Picnic
in Tennessee.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July 30.-A ter
rible fatality occurred at Lake Ottozee,
a summer resort five miles from this
city, this morning. A Sunday school
picnic was in progress and the recently
erected "chutes' were doing a good
business. AS one of the boats came
down the chute, having about thirteen
children, row boat crossed its path
as it struck the water and four occu-
pants of the row boat were killed or in
jured. The dead are:
Charles Perry, aged IL.
Walter Wright, aged q.
Miss Carrie Phibbs, aged IL.
Miss Mary Foster of Alabama was
injured and will die.
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DAsTARDLY DEED.
Miners Fire Buildings at Sullivan,
Indiana, Causing Il Loss OF
$4,000.


SULLIVAN, Ind. July 30.-For sew
eral days rumors have been floating
here and there that something out of
the ordinary was impending in mining
matters. The miners, however, when
approached denied the rumors afloat
This morning about 2 O'Clock two mask
ed men appeared al, the Hymera mines
and covering the night Waterman, Ore
gon Marrow, with drawn revolvers,
commanded him to move on. They took
him half a mile from the shaft and
tied him, cautioning him against at
tempting to give an alarm. The men
then returned ia the mine and set fire
TO all the top buildings, including the
tippie and engine rooms.
Soon after the fire started Clay Cum
mings, the engineer, was notified, but
the fire proved to be too far advanced
The loss will reach $4,000.
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THE CaRE oF THE CHAIN.

Besides thorough brushing after every
ride the chain should be taken off the
machine at least every two months and
given a good overhauling. A good scrub
ng with benZine or kerosene should be
given until every foreign particle is re
loved from the joints. After thoroughly
tailow for several minutes with advant-
age A brisk rubbing should then be
given and bicycle oil or chain lubricant
rubbed we'll into every llnk.-NeW YORK
PrpSc
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WITH DISPLEAsURE.

MONTREAL, Quebec, July 3o--Word
has been received from Rome that the
Holy See views with displeasure the
attitude assumed by Archbishops
Langevin and La Fleche of Three
Rivers during the recent Canadian gen
eral elections in relation to the Mani
toba school question.
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of his funds at a Council Bluffs gam
bling house.
MURDER AND ROBBERY.

CINCINNATI, O., July 3O.-About
midnight tonight two masked men
walked into George Hetzer's saloon at
1893 West Sixth 5treet and demanded
Hetzer's money. Hetzer refused. The
masked men opened fire and shot Het-
ger four times, killing him. Hetzer,
however, fired one shot and hit one OF
the robbers in the eye. The robber
gives his name as Thomas Carter, a
miner just from Cripple Creek, Colo.
and says he heard the shooting and
ran in to see what was going on and
got shot. The other robber escaped.
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BUzZARDS' BAY, July 3O.-Presi-
dent Cleveland, in an interview today,
said there was no truth in the state
ment which it is alleged he made to a
New York financier regarding bond
issue in December or at least before
the close of his administration. Beyond
milking the denial the president had
nothing to say
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NORTHERN PACIFIc SAFE.

NEW YORK, July 3o-Judge La
combe Of the United States circuit
court, today signed an order confirm
ing Special Master Alfred Careys re-
port of the foreclosure sale of the prop
erty of the Northern Pacific railroad in
accordance with the result of the suit
brought by the Farmers Loan & Trust
oslr117oarv
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over a Score Prostrated.

LOUISVILLE. KY, July 3o.-The
maximum temperature today was again
above SO. The mean temperature of SO
for today has been experienced only
once before in this city. More than a
score of cases of prostration are report
ed, four of which proved fatal and
three other victims are in a serious
condition.
The deaths today were:
J. A. Bodt
Andrew Lesser. IT,
George Sumner.
Fred Wiethlauf.
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paRTEs AND CYCLES.

A wise physician of Hartford says that
the talk going on about taking the babies
cycling being destructive TO their nervous 1,,ss
systen7s is all nonsense and undoubtedly
originafed in the mind of some writer
with space to fill. The doctor, however,
thinks that the practice ought to be sup
pressed on account of the danger to the
child from possible falls.-American Cy-
o1ict
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Receiver Appointed.

DENVER, July 3O.-William w. BofEs
was today appointed receiver of tke
Denver, Lakewood and Golden railroad
by Judge Hallett, in the United States
district court, on application of the
Farmers Loan & Trust company Of
New York. The company is in default
on the interest on 1851, 900 bonds.
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nan TnEA IN A NEW FORM.

The plan for putting a specsial tax on
BICYCLES is merely a new form of a bad
old idea-that is. if you see a man be-
coming prosperous, tax him; if you see
a thing becoming useful and common, tax
it. The bicycle is the most conspicuous
new article in public use, tax it. 1t is
very cheap idea and unjust.-New York
Sun.
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CHICAGO WILL
Do BRYAN HONOR
Big Reception Planned For Au-
gust 9th and 10th.
DEMOCRATS AND P0PULISTS
REPR EsENTATIvES OF TRADE AND
LABOR ASSEMBLIES.

A Delegation VIII BE Sent Out From
Chicago to Meet the Nominees
Train and Escort 1T to Chicago
Only Formal Speeches Will Be
Made-Et Will Not, However,, Be
the Formal Opening of the Cam
paign.
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WORK OLE A NEGRO.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, July So.-Lu-
cas- Johnson and his wife, colored,
while on the public road, near Augusta,
Ark, were fired unon from ambush.
the woman being instantly killed and
the man fatally wounded Another ne
gro with whom Johnson had had trous.
bic has been arrested on suspicion.
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sHERIDAN's APPOINTMENT.
As Government Director of the Uni
on Pacific.


on Pacific.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July SO.-The
published statement that the president
had appointed John Sheridan of West
Virginia government director of the
Union Pacific railroad, without consul
tation with Secretary Smith, the cabi-
net officer under whose department
such appointments fall, is entirely
without foundation. Senator Faulkner
of West Virginia, chairman of the Deuk,
ocratic congressional campaign COM
mittee, is sponsor for Sheridan He
saw Secretary Smith some weeks ago
and urged the fitness of Sheridan for
the office.
The appointment was decided on at
this meeting Of the senator and the
secretary, subject, of course, to the ap-
prevail Of the president.