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The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01

TO the beer refrigerator and then crawling
into the cooling-box asphyxiated himself.
Of the suicides reported at the Morgue
within the past twelve months the method
adopted by Pape was certainly the most
extraordinary.
During the past few months Pape has
been very despondent. He was very short
of money and for two days past has COM
planned to his friends that municipal and
internal revenue taxes were dueo and that
he was without the means to pay them.
To this fact is attributed the rash act.
Heretofore it has been the custom of the
deceased to close hisasaloon about A. NJ,
going directly to. his home, SIG OsFarreli
street. Yesterday morning he did not
come as usual. After waiting an hour,
Mrs. Pape, accompanied by her son, went
to the saloon to see what was OBTAINING
her hus band. 1t has been Pape's custom
to fasten the door on the outside with a.
paddock, but on this occasion it was Sc
curely bolted from within.
The wife and con then forced an en-
trance, but no sooner had they crossed the
threshold than asstrong odor of gas as
sailed them. For ten minutes sor more
they searched for the source of the escap-
ing gas and then young Pape observed a
hose running from the Jet to the refrig-
orator. A good-siZed hole had been bored
into the side of the latter, the rubber tubing
forced through and the sides packed care
fully with cotton.
Hastily throwing open the door, Pape
saw his father sitting in one corner as
though asleep. It was but the work of a
moment to jerk the elder Pape out OF
the death-trap and carry him to a place
where pure air abounded. It was no use,
however, for death had been present long
enough for the body to be icy cold.
Pape made preparations for his dea tn
with unusual care and deliberation. From
the best information obtainable he closed
his saloon about IL O'Clock Thursday night.
He then bored a hole into the refrigera-
some eight feet away. This done Pape re-
moved the beer kegs from the ice-chest
and then walked into the improvised
death-trap, pulling the ooor after him. A
snap lock. which can only be reached from
the outside made him as much of a pris-
oner as though he had been behind steel
bars.
On table, near the gasiet. was found
the following card:
July %, 1896.
In case should die have the California Un-
dertakers. Hurry me to 123 Stockton street.
JACOB PAPE.
Pape was an old-t time saloon man and
was well provided for financially at one
time. He has lost considerable money
within the past few years in various specu-
lations. This, combined with a decreas-
ing business, is supposed TO have prompted
the suicide. Pape was As years old and
left widow and son.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
An Intelligent Article.

No person interested in the political sit
uation to-day should fail to read an able
editorial in this weeks NEWSLETTER
wherein the statement of Mr. Bryan, the
"boy-orator." that "he stands where JEFF
ferson stood" is completely punctured.
The lucid editorials on political and other
topics appearing in this up-to-date Jour
nal Tor the intelligent and cultured classes
are being copied from end of the country
to the other. The tone of the News-Letter
Is dignitied, unpreiudiced and mastery
in every respect.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
ABOUT THE CHARTER.
wheeling (w. va.) Desires Information
on the Proposed Instrument From
the Merchants

Z The following letter from Wheeling. w.
Va, was recently received by the Mer-
chants Association relative to the pro-
posed new charter:
WHEELING, w. Va, July 20, 1895.
To the Merchants association, San Francisco
CdL-GENTLEmEN: / am attorney for COM
mission employed by the city of Wheeling 10
make a general revision OF the city charter,
and am desirous of obtaining information and
precedents that may be valuable in the prepa-
ration of the work
! attended the recent Municipal League Con-
vention in Baltimore, and have had some cor
respondence with some of the gentlemen
whom 1 met there. Mr.. Woodruff, the secre-
tary of the league, has given me your name
saying that your city is busy with a charter
agitation, and that you may be able to furnish
valuable assistance in our work. The subject
upon which we seem to be most in need of
light is that OF provisions Tor the raising or
municipal revenue, and the administrative
functions which control ana account for the
expenditure thereof.
/ may not be able to give much information
in reciprocation OF any favor you may bestow.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
NIiIkmen Fall Ont.

Paolo Reseglini yesterday sued Cirillo Gugli-
elmoni for the return of forty-three milch
cows, six horses, two milk wagons, one grain
wagon, two sets of harness and q number of
milk cans, pans and pals together with sun
dry tools, implements, tubs, troughs and other
bits of personal proD erty which Cirillo is said
to have made away with. The entire outfit is
estimated to be worth $1,000 and constitutes
tue belongings of the San Pablo Dairy
Paolo asks that the court have the property
returned to him, together with $500 damages
for its detention, or that he be awarded $500
in lieu of his claim.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
Reception to Missionaries.

The ladies of the Occidental Board of For.
eign Missions will give reception after. 9
o. clock on Monday afternoon TO Mr.. and Mrs
Calender missionaries on their way to Laon,
China. The affair will take place at the Chi.
nese Mission Home, 920 Sacramento street.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
To the Asvlu,n

All Joon, a aChinese woman who is we'll along
toward the winter of her life, was yesterday
committed to the asylum at Stockton by Judge
Sanderson. All Joon has already been in Ag-
news, Napa and Ukiah, and when informed
of her destination seemed pleased to think
that she has SO nearly completed the circuit of
the States madhouses.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
An Evening High School Class to BE
Inaugurated at the Business School
on Monday.


on Monday.
There are many of the working boys and
girls of this City who would avail them
selves of the opportunity to get the advan-
tages of the high school work if they only
knew that there was school where they
could get the advantages of high school
training in the evening.
Last year a high school class was organ
lied at the Business Evening School. COR
ner of Bush and Stockton streets, and ad-
vanced instruction was given in some of
the high school branches. 1t is proposed
ty continue that class this year, and to
offer courses in English. history of the
United States. Government OF the United
States, algebra, Latin and geometry.
The class is free to any boy or girl of
this City who is prevented from pursuing
the higher branches of the day school, and
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
New Railroad snit

Peter Sweeney yesterday sued the Market
street Railway Company for $521O damages
for injuries sustained in street-car accident
on Market street on Juns "a, 1876.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01

BROKERS Lanigan and Dickinson expose
in Barry's Star to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
SOUGHT DEATH
IN AN |CE-CHEST.
Jacob Pape, Saloon Keeper,
Ends His Life in a
Novel Way.
WAS SHORT OF FUNDS.
He Had Met With Severe Losses
During the Past Four
or Five Years.
KILLS HIMSELF WITH GAS.
By Means of Rubber Hose His Beer
Refrigerator Becomes Death.
Chamber.
KILLS HIMSELF WITH GAS.

Jacob Pape, saloon-keeper at III
O'Farrell street, committed suicide yester-
day morning in a peculiarly novel way.
He attached rubber hose from gasjet
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01

Ten days per annum is the average
amount of sickness in human life.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01

Sterling Furniture Company.
D.N E. Walters yesterday obtained an
execution against the Sterling Furniture Com
pany for S22.47O rs. The judgment was
given by offer and acceptance of the parties
interested.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
NO LACK OF SILVER.
Six Hundred Thousand Silver Dollars
Coined at the Mint During the
Past MONTH

July has been what they call a "short
month" at the United States Mint, work
not having been commenced until the
18th. Still, it may be said that after that
date the employees made money shand
over fist, since the total coinage for the
month, as reported by the superintendent,
being 900, 600 stand ara silver dollars.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
NEW TO-DAY.
edLetter Days"
Don't Wait.

If you wait for us to mention the very piece
you want, you may miss it. We can't ad-
vertise everything. You can't afford to wait;
every day lessons the lot to pick from.
Every item we advertise means a dozen,
more or less like it.
Call at the. store; as buyer, you re welcome:
as locker, you're equally welcome.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01

who can give satisfactory evidence of hav-
ing completed the course in a grammar
school.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-31
COMMISSIONERS SINS.
FAILURE OF THE REPUBLICANS TO
WIPE THEM OUT.
Deliberate Misrepresentation of the
Condition of the County's Finan-
ces-outstnnding obligations Thut
VIII Absorb the Revenue.

Republican speakers are still max
ing the most extravagant claims re-
garding the alleged surplus in the
county treasury. and the successful
financiering of the present board of
county commissioners. Their only
hope is to make extravagant claims
and trust that their falsity cannot be
proven before election day. They are
nightly claiming that there will be q
surplus Of about SAT 900 in the treas
ury. The Herald has already clearly
shown that in order to make out such
a showing they have to figure out
moneys which do not belong and can
not be used in the general fund; and
furthermore, that they leave out over
$4,000 of liabilities incurred by the
present board. If they will figure in the
entire assets and liabilities, then The
Herald will stand by the showing
made; but they insist on putting in as.
assets money which has been accumu-
lating for years and must by law 90
TO pay obligations incurred years ago
and to be paid years hence.
Any citizen has a right to consult
public records. The Herald charges
that all the available revenue has been
used up, and that time and again the
SOoiAly SlCio iAeS lld4 " W illlOiQ
rants because he had drawn all that
could be drawn under the law. Go
to the courthouse and see if that is
not true.
The available taxes for the general
fund this year are, if every cent of
rem a { co...ri-ed. les than sos, 900. The
Utah National bank has notes of the
county for s42,5 500 and the treasurer al
ready has s25, 900 worth of warrants
outstanding. If anyone doubts it, cali
and see the records.
Again, the taxpayers should remem-
Der that in order to thus get hold of
the public money the law has been
violated by withholding it from the
treasurer. Read the published state
ment of the treasurer to that effect
WEBER COUNTY HAS THE
HIGHEST RATE OF TAXATION OF
ANY IN THE STATE.
There must be a reason for thas.
Investigate, and when you come to put
your x on the ballot, govern your
self accordingly
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-31
PROVO MATTERS.
A Young Man Arrested For Threat
ching to XIII His Parents.

PROVO, Oct. 3O.--Lawrence L. Bean,
a young man about % years of age,
was arrested last evening on a charge
of threatening to kill his father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Bean.
The complaint was sworn to by the
boys father. and charges that on Oc-
tober % and other dates Lawrence
threatened to kill him and Mrs. Bean
with corn knife. The boy was re-
leased on $1,000 bonds until this morn
ing, when he was arraigned before City
Justice Saxey and entered a plea of
not guilty. Mr. and Mrs Bean were
sworn and both gave very damaging
testimony. The old lady said she hated
to tell Of her sons bad conduct, but in
order to protect her own life was COM
PEELED to- do something. --,s
After the evidence for the prosecution
Attorney NJ. N. Warner for the defense
made a motion to dismiss, which will
be heard tomorrow at p. m.
Hon. Samuel r. Thurman went up
to the metropolis last evening on bust
ness.
Hon. Warren Foster, Populist NOM
inee for congress, addressed "a fair-sized
audience at the Opera House here to-
night.
From all precincts in the county
come the reports that the Democrats
have made heavy gains. One precinct
which was two to one Republican last
year will reverse that showing at the
coming election.
Marriage licenses have been issued
to NJ. c. Steenhouse, aged A. and Mrs.
Hannah Peterson. aged 80. both of
Pleasant Grove; George Mooney, aged
90 of Spanish Fork, and Bertha Davis,
aged 49, OF Salem. BotS of these
couples were married last evening by
Justice De Moisey.
Permits to wed were also issued to
w. f. Draper. aged %. and Miss E. o.
Evans, aged 10, both of Provo Bench;
David H. Loveless, aged 35. and Annie
G. Smith, aged "a, both of Provo. The
last named couple were united in mar
riage by Bishop Evan Wride.
A meeting of the county commissions
ers was held today with all members
present. A number of vacancies to
complete the number of judges of cleo
tion were filed. A letter was ordered
sent to each judge OF election of Utah
county notifying them to take an oath
before the registration agent Some
bills were allowed and the court adj
i0urnel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-31
DOMINION OF CANADA.
AS Seen by Dun.

NEW YORK, Oct. 30-R. G. Dun &
Co. will say tomorrow in their weekly
review of trade:
A market without anything to rule it
but politics is not often satisfactory.
Business is almost abolished until af-
ter election by the extraordinary pres
sure Of money; by the indisposition of
anybody to sell who thinks great
change for the better is near; by the
feeling that it is now Of no use 10 con-
tract or buy when so little time remains
before a decision; and by the general
absorption of business men in political
activities
The feature of the week has been
the pressure in the New York money
market, in spite of the heavy arrivals
of gold Quotations of cali loans at
100 per cent or more have no real
meaning; except with practically four
holidays TO come in succession, there
is really no market Commercial loans
are almost a lost art, except as banks
sustain their regular customers, which
they do generally with q fair liberality.
The boarding and engagement of gold
to provide against contingencies has
far surpassed all records, and in ex-
change bought ahead, gold actually
withdrawn and contracts to deliver
gold if required, probably exceeds in
amount s100,O00000. The makers of
contracts to deliver gold on demand
have imported over $4,000, 600, 1t is be-
lieved, and ordered $1,000, 600 more this
week These Withdrawals of gold from
banks for temporary deposit elsewhere
or by country banks, AT the demand of
customers, have been quite heavy. and
the buying of foreign exchange HISS
made the marked entirely abnormal
and quite out of relation to the exist
ing state of foreign trade. The railroad
earnings in October have been ST. per
cent less than last year.
Wheat has declined sharply but is ris-
ing again, closing at 115c lower for the
week. Heavy realizing on spot sales,
extreme monetary pressure in carrying
supplies and belief of foreigners that
they can get what they want at lower
prices by abstention, have materially
helped the powerful Chicago Influence,
which has labored to depress prices.
But the evidence of great demand
abroad grows clearer and while western
receipts were heavy, 7,562,927 bushels
for the week and %, 756,S44 for the past
four weeks, against 31,150,964 last year,
the enormous mailing returns are of es-
pecial value, showing that foreign or
ders are preparing a great quantity of
-four for export. These returns, not
heretofore given elsewhere, will be es-
pecially instructive whenever the mar
ket turns ON foreign demand Atlantic
exports for four weeks, flour included,
have been S,026,55S bushels, against
6,225,612 last year. Higher prices and
actual famine in parts of India have
speculative bearing, but are really less
important to the American market than
the news of the decreasing supplies
from Russia.
Failures for the week have been 27O
in the United States, against 27S last
year, and 40 in Canada against SO last
year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-31
POLITICS AT MERCUR.
S. r. Thurman and Others Do Good
Work-Judge Henderson on Mon
day.

MERCUR, Oct. SO.-A large audience
assembled at the opera house last
night to listen to S. r. Thurman and
other speakers.
n. B. Dresser discussed the Demo-
cratic platform and needed local re-
forms, and he was followed by George
P. Brown, who at some length COM
pared the candidates on the two tick
cts.
Mr.. Thurman. in his usual logical
style. showed that the tariff issue had
nothing to do with this election. The
question of free silver coinage was the
great issue on which the American
people were called to decide.
As the campaign draws to a close it
is evident that the Republicans are
getting frightened, and failing in their
arguments have resorted to the old
trick of maligning their opponents. As
they succeed in starting a rumor it is
as promptly disproved much to the
annoyance of the slanderers.
On Monday evening Judge Bender
son viii be at Mercur and address the
voters.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-31
THE SALT LAKE HERALD SATURDAY. OCTOBER 81, 1895.

Paul. 31s to 70; Northwestern, 21s to
i02A; Rock Island, 8 to 651s; Delaware
& Hudson, IL to 1881: General Elec-
trio, rs to 21h; Louisville & Nashville.
25s to 46ss; Manhattan, IL to 921s !;
Kansas & Texas preferred, 21s to 35sA /;
Missouri Pacific. IL to Ely: Northern
Pacific preferred. rs to 225s; Jersey
Central, rs to 1o4; Reading, 2 to 261s;
Southern Railway preferred, 17s to
25s: Tennessee Coal TX to PASS:
Leather preferred, ~ to 625s and West
ern Union, Is to S55s. In the inactive
list Minneapolis & ST. Louis first pre-
ferred jumped 2 to 80; Hooking Valley
preferred, 3 to IS. and Pullman PA to
1521a. Speculation at the close was
steady, with an advancing tendency.
Net changes show gains of A@2% per
cent, Sugar leading. Total transact
lions were only 1S4,6S4 shares, includ-
ing 4e.1OO Sugar, 23.2O0 st. Paul. 1900
Reading and 1900 Burlington &
Quincy.
The bond market was active and
strong today. The transactions ag-
gregated s1,24O,000. Atchison general
As rose "a to 751a; Atchison adjust
ment, Us to 39&; Hooking Valley gem
eral 6s, to So; Kansas & TEXAS ends,
21s to 561a; Northern Pacific consol 5s,
/ to As; Ohio Southern firsts IS, to 80;
oregon Short Line consol 5s certificates,
21s to 621a; Reading first preferred, TX
to 43% Reading Ends, 2ss to $685.;
Reading 9rds. "a to 31A; Reading As,
is to 1865; Southern Railway consol
SIS, IL to S51e; Texas Pacific Ends, to
20; Wabash lists, ~ to 107; Wisconsin
Central 5s certificates, to 2S1s, and
Wilkesbarre e.. Eastern firsts 5s, 1 to
S47s.
In government bonds, $4,000 coupon
As Of 1925 sold at 1167s@1171s; $4,000
coupon registered at 115h and $4,000
registered As of 1907 at 1861.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-31
AS SEEN BY LLOYD.
London Editor Gives His Views of
the Situation.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. SO.--Mr. Thomas
Lloyd, editor-in-chief of the London
Statist, who is making tour of this
country to study the political situation. is
in San Francisco. having come TO the
city by way of Chicago, st. Paul and
Portland. In his weekly cablegram to
the Statist, today, he says:
Everywhere l found those who have
anything to lose are McKinleyites. Party
lines are everywhere obliterated 1t is
the fight of the masses against the
classes. There is bitter feeling in the
west against syndicates, trusts and COM
binations, but not so much against them
in the east. New York and Chicago men
hope Mckinley will carry several western
states, but Portland and San Francisco
disbelieve this. as Mckinley is unpopular
with western sound money men, Hanna
is dislil1ed by the workingmen. The opin-
ion here is the election will be very close
Best Judges fear a continuance of un-
easiness- Coolheaded men say there never
was such excitement since the war. They
reject ali predictions as assumed conf
dence and as the politicians part OF the
game. Bryan is personally respected He
Is emphatic and honest, and exercises a
great influence upon his hearers There
is not so much fear in the west as in
the east of socialism or sectionaiisn
Also, laborers wish to restrict federal IN
reference with state disturbances"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-31

PEOA. Utah, Oct. 2e.-Yesterday after
noon the Republicans held rally here,
the speakers being the Hon. Abe Hatch
OF Wasatch county, nominee on tue Re-
publican ticket for stale senator, ana W.
J. Snyder of Park City. There were ABOUT
20 persons in the audience, all of whom
were men and boys
In the evening of the same day the
Democrats held a rousing rally, and al
though IL was stormy, the night dark
and the streets ankle deep with mud, the
ladies and gentlemen turned out and com
fortably filed the house. The ladies' ap-
plauded the speakers and showed by their
bright pleasant faces and actions thal
they appreciated the telling truths uttered
by the advocates of Democracy. The ilrSt
speaker of the evening was that little
giant of Democracy, Charles A. cams
candidate for the lower house of the state
legislature. His remarks were Iorcipie
and to the point.
The next speaker was J. A. Williams OF
Salt Lake. who took up the monetary
and financial question and SO explained
the situation that il was made so PLAIN
that none were left in doubt. Then came
a picnic for the Democrats. for, unex-
pecfedly and to the agreeable surprise
OF all, down came those two noble DEM
ocrats from Park City, Scion Spiro and
r. ]. Mclaughlin Mr.. Spiro waded in
from start to finish. He claimed, and
trathfuily, that the Hon. r. c. Chambers
was and had been, the better friend to
the laboring class than his opponent ever
dared TO be. Mr.. Spiro pune
tured so many false statements
Of the Republican speakers that
the house went wild with their demon
stration of approval of his remarks. He
showed the absurdity of voting the head
of the Democratic ticket and the tail of
the Republican ticket. In closing he ad-
vised the voters, one and all, to place
cross opposite the rooster and let it go
at that"
Peoa will roll up a Democratic majority
on the ard of November that win win for
her the praise of all good men and women
throughout the state and / believe the
Democratic ticket will be elected in this
county from top TO bottom, every indica-
ion pointing in this direction, and many
of the Republicans have come to that
conclusion. We are proud of the voters
of Summit for they are lining up with the
Democracy all right.