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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-07
MARSHAL'S SALE.

MARSHAL'S SALE.-PURSUANT TO
an order of sale and deere of foreclosure
to me directed by the district court of
of Utah, | shall expose at public sale
at the west front door of the county
court house, in the city of Salt Lake.
county of Salt Lake and Territory of
Utah, on the 9th day of January, 1895,
at 10 o'clock a. m. all the right, title
claim, and interest of Emma a. Lewis,
administrative of the estate of John S.
Lewis, deceased, Emma A. Lewis, Gwen
dolyn Lewis and Junius Lewis, May
Lewis, David Lewis, minors, and
Catherine Lewis and John D. Lewis.
of, in, and to the following de-
scribed real estate to-Wit: Part of lots
one % and eight (s), block seventy
seven 90, plat &C." Salt Lake City sur
vey; commencing at southeast corner of
said block seventy-seVen C7D. thence west
nine 90 rods thence north forty QO
rods. thence east nine 90 rods, thence
south forty (40) rods to the place of be-
ginning, situate in Salt Lake county, Ter
ritory of Utah. To be sold as the pro-
perty of Emma A. Lewis, administrators
or the estate of John s. Lewis, deceased,
Emma A. Lewis, Gwendolyn Lewis and
Iunius Lewis, May Lewis, Mable Lewis.
Ethel Lewis, Royal Lewis, David Lewis.
minors, and Catherine Lewis and John D.
Lewis, at the suit of Z. L. Sheets. Terms
OF sale cash.
NAT NJ. BRIGHAM,
United States Marshal.
By J. B. TIMMONY.
Deputy Marshal.
Dated January 3rd 1896
Richards & Richards, attorneys for
plaintiff.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-07
NATURAL GAS.
4 Very Bad Explosion in Chicago

& Very Bad Explosion in Chicago.
CHICAGO, Jan. with a shock
which seemed to its 300 frightened in
mate to fairly lift the building from
its foundations and which was felt
mile away. natural gas exploded last
evening in the basement of the Rem
fost apartment building at Fifty-sec-
ond street and Cottage Grove avenue,
injuring two persons slightly and G, L.
Mills seriously His face and body
were burned and he inhaled the flames.
The gas had leaked from a loose
joint in the two-inch pipe and was pro-
badly ignited by the light of Assistant
Engineer Mills who was hunting for
the cause Of the bad smell made by the
escaping gas. Every window in the
basement was blown out of the castings
and heavy doors and posts we're broken
to splinters. The inmates became
panic stricken. and screaming with
fright, rushed from the building. The
GOODNESS OF a few, however, soon re-
tored quiet. The loss TO the occupants
and the building viii amount to $1,000
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HOUSE TARIFF BILL.
Caucus oC Republicans Will BE
Held Today.

Hetu IOu0y.
WASHINGTON, jan. Ga caucus of
Republican senators will be held toner
row at the request of the Republican
members of the committee OF finance
10 consider the questions wb ch have
arisen in connection with the II use tariff
bill. The committee is undo ided be-
tween reporting the bill withot amend
ments and amending it so as make
sure of the support OF certain senator's
who have indicated d disposition 10
press very strongly for increases
The committee has had und, special
consideration such propositions TO e1-
Tend the provisions of the bin 10 sugar
and TO increase the rate Of duty on spir-
IFS. agricultural products and pottery
The House bill Increased the duty on
these articles with the exception of
surar fifteen per cent. while the pro-
20 dTion before the committee is to
ma g the increase 20 per cent The com
mittee is disposed to Seport without any
amendment but approaching the narrow
margin in the Senate ii has been de-
clded desirable TO secure the sense OF
the entire Republican side of the Senate
before the plan Of the committee is COM
the Republican senators show DISPOSE
ton 10 press their amendments to the
extent Of opposing the bill, they will
be accepted
There is also some apprehension lest
tho silver Republicans and the Popu-
lists. who IL is believed would ordinar-
lily support a tariff bill ney insist upon
tariff biz, and it is hoped the caucus WIN
have the effect OF indicating what may
be expected from the Republican silver
senators.
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MARSHAL'S SALE.-PURSUANT TO
an order of sale and decree of foreclosure,
to me directed by the district court of the
Third judicial district of the territory of
Utah, shall offer at public sale, at the
west front door of the county court house.
in the city and county of Salt Lake, terri
tory of Utah. OH the 9Th day of January,
1896, at u o'clock NJ, ell the right, title,
claim and interest of John Reading, Annie
Reading, Amos w. Butler. j. NJ. Stout,
q. B. Jones, J. c. Vaughn. Z. L. Hutchin-
son, Henry NJ. Sanborn and the Utah Ma
tional bank, a corporation, of, in and to
the following described real estate, stu
ate in the city and county of Salt Lake.
Utah territory, to-Wit: Commencing at
point five o. rods east from the north
west corner of lot five. (5), block ffty-fve
(55), plat "a Salt Lake city survey, and
running thence east forty-one and one
quarter (411I) feet. thence south eight 90
rods, thence west forty-one and one-quar-
ter Q11D feet. thence north eight (S) rods,
to the point of beginning. Also the south
half of the north half of lot eight 90.
block fifty-fye C55), plat A Salt Lake
city survey. To be sold as the property
of John Reading and Annie Reading, at
the suit CT James 2. Freeze. Terms of
sale, cash.
Salt Lake City, Utah, December Is, 1895.
NAT NJ. BRIGHAM. u. S. Marshal.
By j. B. Cummock. Deputy Marshal.
James H. Moyle. attorney for plaintiff
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AN ALLEGED FRArD.

OF Senators Mitchell and Mcbride. the
secretary OF the interior has directed a
special agent OF the department 10 pro-
coed TO Oregon Immediately TO make
such investigation as can be made at
this season OF the year in relation 10
the alleged Illegal appropriation and &C.
cupation Of lands within the Bull Run
reservation (from which the city of Port
land receives its water supply the pas
turing Of cattle and sheep thereon, and
the destruction OF imber by forest fires
and urespassers. This agent is directed by
the secretary to confer with the chairman
and other officers OF the Portland Water
company and their attorney and to CO.
operate with them in every way.
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MARsaAL's SALE.

MARSHAL'S SALE.-PURSUANT TO
an order of sale and decree of foreclosure
to me directed by the district court of the
Third judicial district of the territory of
Utah, shall expose at public sale, at the
west front door of the county court house.
in the city of Salt Lake, county of Salt
Lake, and territory of Utah, on the 18th
day of January, 1886. at 1 o'clock p. m.
all the right, title, claim and interest of
c. L. Brainerd, Julia d. Brainerd, his
wife, c. c. Robinson and Lizzie B. Rob-
inson, his wife, of, in and to the following
described real estate, to-wit: Lots six
teen Q6). seventeen 90. eighteen QS),
nineteen 49, twenty (2O) and twenty-one
(2D, in Martins subdivision of the west
one-half G9) of block thirty-three $50, plat
C. Salt Lake city survey situate, lying
and being in Salt Lake county, territory
of Utah. To be sold as the property of
c. e. Brainerd, Julia D. Brainerd, his
wife, c. c. Robinson and Lizzie b. Rob
inson, his wife, at the suit of Frank
Thompson. as executor of the last will
and testament OF James Thompson, de-
ceased, and Joe r. Lane, as administrator
with will annexed, of the estate of James
Thompson, deceased. Terms of sale cash.
Dated December %, 1885.
NAT ". BRIGHAM, U. s Marshal.
BY J. 3. Timmony, Deputy Marshal.
Andrew Howat. Attorney for Plaintiffs.
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CITY ORDINANCES.

and for the assessment of the property
on the north side of South Temple street
from the present terminus OF the sewer
between ~ and j" streets to m" street
in Sewer District No. l.
Section BE it ordained by the City
Council, of Salt Lake City, Territory of
the tax and for the assessment of the
property upon the several lots, parts of
lots and parcels of land abutting upon
the north side of South Temple street
within Sewer District No. 1, of Salt Lake
City, from the present terminus of the
sewer between ~ and 'tJ'' streets to M
street. This tax is levied to defray the
South Temple street opposite the lots,
parts of lots and parcels of land to be es-
pecially affected and benefited by said
improvements; and it is hereby adjudged,
determined and established that the same
will be especially benefited by said i'm
and said lots, parts of lots
and parcels of land are to be assessed an
equal and uniform rate in accordance
north side of said South Temple street to
be improved, fronting on said street, and
of q depth of twenty-five feet back from
said street to-wit: From the terminus
of the sewer between r and ''J' streets
to M street; and the tax hereby levied
and to be assessed on said lots, parts of
lots and parcels of land is S1,501.50 or 81. 80
per linear or front foot abutting upon said
South Temple street, to be affected and
benefited by said improvements; and
which the City Treasurer is hereby au-
to assess in accordance with the
provisions of this ordinance, and for the
purposes herein mentioned. Said lots.
parts of lots and parcels of land are lots
and 2, block 2: lots 1 and q block g.
lots and q block 4, and lot /, block 5,
plat 3D." Salt Lake City survey. This
levy of the tax upon said lots. parts Of
lots and parcels of land abutting upon
the north side of South Temple street, is
MADE UDOn the same the said lots
parts of lots and parcels of land appear
and are shown upon the official plot or
map of said city, of depth of twenty
five feet back from the front of said lots,
parts of lots and parcels of land.
Sec. 2.-This ordinance to take effect and
be in force from and after it's approval
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake
City, Utah Territory. this the 23rd day of
A. D. 1895. and referred to the
MAYOR for his approval.
(seal) c. H. BACKMAN,
City Recorder.
Approved this the 18th day of December,
A. d. 1880 r. n. BASKIN, Mayor.
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A QUEER CASE.

KANSAS CITY. Jan. 6-A special to
the journal from Topeka says: There
Is now pending before the Kansas board
OF pardons an application for executive
clemency in the case of II. P. Heath.
otherwise Frank r TruesdeH, who is
serving three year sentence in tho
Kansas penitentiary for an attempt to
pass a forged draft on the Citizens
bank at Emporia, while passing through
Kansas enroute from California. Trues-
dell. who is a newspaper man, Well known
in San Francisco and Washington being
particularly well known among public
men in the latter city. has been able to.
rally considerable outside influence in
his own behalf. Among numerous letters
on file in Truesdelrs case is one from
ex-Congressman Struble of Iowa who
is said to be a cousin to the prisoner
and who writes an eloquent appeal for
mercy for his kinsman. Truesden has
two years yet to serve.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-07
A BIG GRAB.
TREASURER BoLLN's DEFICIT HAS
BEEN MADE PLAIN.
1t Now Amounts to More Than One
Hundred and Fifteen Thousand
Dollars.

OMAHA, Jan. G.-The report of the ex-
perts submitted to the city council to-
night show that the entire defalcation of
ex-City Treasurer Henry Bolln amounts
TO more than S115.OO An impression has
age of ST7, 100 which was only made public
the other day, represents simply an err
ror in bookkeeping. The report shows
that this amount must be added to the
SO. 600 shortage previously discovered. A
member of the finance committee ad-
mitted today that this additional defalca-
ton had been known to the experts and
the members of the committee for be-
tween TWO and three months Neverthe-
less the secret was guarded from the
public until exposed by the Omaha Bee.
No plan to force an explanation from
Bolln has been made.
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WILL RESPOND.

BALTIMORE. Jan. GA number Of
Baltimore financial institutions will re-
sDond 10 the call of Secretary Carlisle
for bids for a gold loan. 1t is expected
that bids aggregating s1,5O00OO viii be
offered from this city. These bids VIII
come chiefly from national banks which
DroDose TO use the bonds as a basis of
increased circulation and from other in
situations representing investors.
General John G.. Gill, president Of the
Mercantile Trust company, expressed
himself as a strong believer in such u
loan His company is arranging for Il
subscription 10 it of 5000
President Ramsey of the National EX-
change hank said he expected 10 see the
loan q success and that his bank would
want $4,000 of the bonds.
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WILL TAKE BONDS.

NEW YORK. Jan. 6.-The World to-
morrow win say: In response to an in
quiry sent out Sunday night by the
World. the national banks of the small
within 'f len ' hours l""S yesterday. piedged
themselves to take over Is 100000 of gov
eminent bonds upon a per cent. basis.
These were the hard and fast offers
specifying the amounts 10 be taken In
addition hundreds of banks declared their
willingness and indeed. eagerness 10
subscribe but for various reasons were
unable to name any particular amount.
1t cannot be doubted that these banks
represent at least another fifteen mill
lions. All these answers were in reply to
query as to what the banks would
invest in bonds on a. per cent. basis.
This means practically the payment of
about 116 or about rs. for bonds proposed
in Secretary Carlisle's call.
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HOW oYoLoPAEpIAs ARE MADE.


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HOW CYCLoPAEDIAs ARE MADE
The general public knows little or
nothing about the details of the labor
atory of an encyclopaedia worker. the
seemingly infinite minutiae that must
be kept perfectly in hand and instantly
accessible. A visit to the home of
George ]. Hagar. of Forest Hill, N. j.,
would be revelation. His workroom
is a treasure house of classified infor-
nation. 1t contains over 100000 clip
pings from books. newspapers and
magazines. going back a quarter of a
century, probably the largest of its
kind in the United States. From day
to day Mr.. Hagar has faithfully
marked. dated and clipped from all
sources items Of men of the times, po-
htical questions. statistics, notes of
new northumberland on every
possible subject No shred of matter
can be so insignificant as to escape
him. All this material is classified and
put into envelopes. marked on the out
side and arranged in alphabetic order
in boxes. At a moments notice Mr.
Hagar can get from his treasures the
record of any subject in which he is
interested. If it be the life of some
man who suddenly comes before the
eye of the public. the envelope will
reveal clippings from papers years be-
fore. when his work attracted but
feeble recognition-an @Dcount of one
of his speeches. his change of resi-
dence, some promotion-Iinks that.
MI t1at.
plete chain of his life-history. Thous-
ands of portraits, equally we'll ar
ranged, are supplemented by files of
records. reports foreign, federal state
and consular. sets of encycloDaedia
year books and other valuable refer
ence books. A brief article of 200 or
800 words in an encyclopedia may rep
resent twenty threads of fact from as
many different sources woven into a.
complete fabric. Mr.. Eagar was born
in Newark. n. j.. in 1S47. He received
q public school education and became
a stenographer. During the civil war
he was a member Of the auxiliary field
relief CORPS of the United States SAM
tary commission. Two years after the
war closed he became news editor of
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.
a position which he held for fifteen
years. He contributed to Appleton's
Encyclopedia of American Biography
in 1866 and 1888. was associate editor
of the Columbian Encyclopedia from
1888 to 1898 and one of the editorial re-
Visers of Johnson's Universal Encyclo-
pedia from 1898 to 1895 He edited
What the World Believes, published in
1886. the revised edition of which book,
under another name. was published re-
Gently. Mr.. Hagar was associated
with Benson j. Losing. LID, in the
compilation of Our Great Continent
dSS6). He compiled the greater part
of The History of the United States In
Chronological Order. in 1886, and edited
the Columbian Annual for 1892. Since
1856 he has contributed American
obituaries and other articles in APP
pleton's Annual Encyclopedia.
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LONDON, Jan. THE Times in an
editorial this morning. reminds the
United States that: Whether we have
troubles in Europe and Africa or not we
will not yield on the Venezuelan ques-
ton. We have insulted nobody, but If
we are compelled to fight we shall be
ready to guard what is worth fighting
for"
The writer of the financial article in
the Times thinks that the rejection of
the Morgan syndicate's offer will have
grave consequences and that a popular
loan will be mainly subscribed by gold
obtained from the treasury.
THE result viii be- says the Times,
that we shall probably see a real gold
premium which will rapidly empty the
treasury"
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THE RING.

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Joe Vendig
has arranged a finish fight between
George Dixon and Jerry Marshall,
which viii be one of the features of
Dan Stuart's big sporting carnival
near Ell Paso next month. They have
agreed to box at 122 pounds, weighing
in FIVE hours before the contest. Tom
O'Rourke favored match at 120
pounds, but waived this point when
John j. Quinn. who acted for Marshall,
insisted on 122 pounds. The purse is to
be $4,000, of which the loser will take
500. Each side will post a forfeit of
$3.50. Vendig announces that two
more fights are wanted. He viii try
to secure Lavigne against some good
man, in case the Saginaw lad makes a
good showing against Tommy Ryan
at the Grand Central palace Thursday
nioiht
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-07
Naptha Explosion.

NEW YORK, Jan. "a few minutes
after 1 o'clock this afternoon there
were two distinct explosions of naph-
tina at the United States and Canada
Decreasing company's works at Mont
rose and Johnson avenues. Brooklyn.
There were eleven men at work ut the
time in the room where the accident
occurred. One man, whose name as
yet is unknown, was instantly killed
and three others, superintendent
Parker and two brothers named Mil
Ter, were severely but not fatally. in
Jured. The other seven escaped After
the first explosion flames burst forth
from the building and when the second
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-07
TIDE OF OPINION.
II is Turning as Regards England,
so it is said.

so II Is
LONDON, Jan. 6-Mr. Henry Norman.
the special commissioner of the Chron-
icle cables his paper from Washington
as follows:
The tide of opinion here regarding
England seems to me to be distinctly
turning, owing, 1 believe, 10 the Chron-
icle's utterances and 10 England's anX-
GUS foreign crisis.
Many utterances of the American press
prove the truth of my assertions that
all the best American opinion is earn
estly deslrous OF a friendly and dignItied
settlement. Today | had conversation
on this subject with Senator Gray of
Delaware, an intimate and devoted friend
Oh Mr.. Cleveland; a man who is COM
monty regarded as the presidents spec
ial m0uthpiece in the Senate, and a
prominent member of the foreign rela-
TONS committee. Senator Gray said: /
don't think the president made or in
tended 10 make a threat toward the
British government in his message, but
he Gid mean to express in the strongest
ms ana what l believe to be
the feeling of all the people of
this country regarding the supposed
British refusal of arbitration in the Nene-
zuelan matter, except with reference to
an arbitrary line made up by the British
government itself | know there is sin
cere regret and dismay among all right
minded people here that a more concilia-
tory disposition was not accepted by Lord
salisbury in regard 10 the general prin-
clpie ol arbitration. If the Brlusn gov
eminent should show a kindly disposition
toward this principle I believe ii would be
greatly welcomed by the people of this
country. So far as there being any loss
OF prestige TO the British government in
his course. it would make me more hope
Iul that the great principle of arbitration
VIII md expression in a convention be
tween the Two countries covering all
questions that might arise.
The opportunity is a golden one to
secure american good will. Can England
afford "a lose it? If Lord Salisbury takes
no step and sees no way, then let him
reflect that his attitude is identical with
that fatal one which lost Great Britain
her colonies more than a century ago.
The American people are listening for
some. word from him. The cost of it
would be slight and the gain colossal 70
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COMPARATIVE VALUE of FOODS.

COMPARATIVE VALUE OF FOODS.
Professor Atwater's exhaustive stud
les and experiments, says an article
quoted in Current Literature, have led
him to the conclusion that the great
est nutritive vaIue in any kind of food
of the same specific cost is to be found
in cornmeal. He finds that in 10
pounds of the latter there are slightly
over pounds of actual nutriment; in
SIS pounds of wheat -four there are
over 6% pounds of nutrfment; in 8
pounds of white sugar there are Az
pounds of nutriment. in pounds of
beans there are pounds of nutriment,
in 20 pounds of potatoes there are 81
pounds of nutriment, in % cents worth
of fat salt pork there are 31s pounds
OF nutrinent, in the same value of
wheat bread there are az pounds, in
the neck of beef IA, in skim-milk
cheese the same as the latter, in whole
milk cheese a trife more than 112
pounds, in smoked ham and leg of
mutton about the same, in eggs at %
cents a dozen about ounces, and in
oysters at 80 cents a quart about 8
ounces. This table will be found of
value to those who wish to combine
economy and nutritive possibilities in
their selections of food.
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FATALLY DESTROYED.

WAPACONET, o., Jan. 6.-Yester-
day morning the large residence Of
Mrs. Lillian Mcfarland was totally de-
stroyed by fire with its entire contents
The fire started from the furnace,
which exploded. The family had to
jump from the second story windows
to escape with their lives. Ruth, the
eight year old child received fatal in
juries. The rest received broken limbs
and other severe injuries. The loss will
reach $40 900.
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DOMESTIC DOTS
Telegraph News From All Parts of
the Land Over Which the Stars
and Stripes Wave.
Rnised Ned.

VICTOR. Colo. Jan 6-Some work
men were throwing out about ten
pounds of giant powder in the vicinity
of the Victor bank building today,
when it caught fire and exploded with
a roar that startled the whole city. All
the glass in the adjacent buildings was
blown out. The total damage will
reach about $1,000. No lives were lost.
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BURNED TO DEATH.

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 6.-Two child
ren of Abram Leonard were burned
to death six miles south of Dali
las last night Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard We're at church mile
from their house which caught
fire from some unknown cause. The
children. it is believed, were asleep on
the floor The origin of the fire is be-
lieved to have been sparks flying from
an old-fashioned fire place or CRATE.