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New-York tribune., 1896-01-04

II the President had syndicate Joker up his
sleeve when he begged Congress TO help the couh-
try out Of the financial hole In wnicn ne had pu'
IT, why didn't he say so? Probably because such
an exposure wouldn't have suited his purposes
but that isn't equivalent to saying mat II
vouldn. have answered the purposes OF the coui
New-York tribune., 1896-01-04

appealed TO the Supreme Court. Now Repre-
sentative Boatner. Of Louisiana. is after Bowler
with resolution Of investigation. and VIII, or
course proceed to haul him over the Goals IN
the livcliest manner. If the House affords MN
HE opportunity.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-04

one Dyrenforth. OF Detroit. proposes To
dsslpate London foss by mes OF explosive
balloons which he thinks will precipltate the
moisture I'm rain. leaving the sky clear after II.
and the sun as bright in heaven as il IL above
the Meditcrra mean Cyclades. or the island val
lev ~ Avlllon where falls not hail. or rain.
or any snow nor ever wind blows loudly.
The municipality has not yet entered into a
contract with him. but IL considering the mat
ter showing that the scheme is not considered
to be wholly composed OF moonshine. and that
some Improvement OF the London climate may
be within the compass Of modern ingenuity.
The chances are rather against the success of
Mr.. Dyrenforth's plan. inasmuch as the Lon
don fog Is not a local phenome non. but is apt
to stretch from the fIebrides To the Azores
with lateral expanse of equal extent. No
conceivable array Of explosive balloons could
shake down all this aeriform moisture. and
the attempt To treat the visitation locally would
be In the highest degree empirical and unscien-
tifc Mr. Dyrenforth should try his system on
the Detroit fogs which are sometimes 40 dense
as to be- felt an impcdiment. not only in
ma vigaton, but also In municipal adm!nstra-
ton If Il is successful at home the fact may
recommend It's adoption elsewhere. though
rlety, Is an inconsiderable affair.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-04


An agreeable unanimity Of opinion is found
10 prevail among the city. officials as TO the i'm
portance Of the Improvements in The Tombs and
the Penitentiary which Correction Commis-
sioner Wright declares 10 he necessary. Mayor
Strong. Controller Fitch. Corporation Counsel
scott aud President Barker all agree that the
,rowding In these institutions is intolerable and
that relief must be provided as soon as pos
sble There is. accordingly, no doubt that the
Board of Estimate will approve the bill which
has been drawn up by NJ. Scott 1t has been
left for the Board 10 determine the amount or
the bond issue required. In connection with
this work 1t is proposed also TO make needed
improvements in some OF the district prisons OF
the city. though obviously these are Of less I'M
portance than the provision OF sufficient room
In the Tombs and on the Island
There is more trouble IN store for Bowler.
Possibly there are people in the country who
will need to be reminded that Bowler holds
the 6fice Of Controller Of the Treasury. and that
he has set himself up as watchdog-in-cbief or
tho Nations funds. In cOnsonaEce with the
role he is playing. he some time ago assumed
fhe function OF declaring that certain act OF
Congress. duly passed and approved was uli-
constitutional and acting on the Judgment de-
IIvcred By himself. he has refused to pay the
sugsr bountles provided for by the Mckinley
law. One of the Circuit Courts Of Appeals tried
10 turn Bowler down, whereupon he promptly
New-York tribune., 1896-01-04

Cries for help come from the distressed Ar
menians with increasing force and volume TINS
mornings dispatches for example. state that in
the province Of Bitlis THE suffering IS remen-
dous." and that there IS immediate need OF
aid on a large scale" A. much as possible Is
being done 10y those on the ground 10 mitigate
the distress. but IT IS plain HAT generous meas
ures of relief are demanded. There IL speclai
timrlinesS therefore in the circular just issued
from the office Of the National Relief COMMITTEE
in this city. giving directions regarding the or
ganzation Of local committees. The nerd Is
great: the appeal Is urgent: the response ought
10 be immediate and ungrnlging.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-04
Jnnrr 10 NNptrtlscments
Ruainrss Notlrts.

Roll Top Desks and Office Furniture
GREAT Variety - S'yle ana Price
r q. SELiEW.
M III Ful,on-s,.. ~ Y
New-York tribune., 1896-01-04

not be permitted TO continue as the executive
officers Of united Republican organization IN
this county Revolt against such management
would be the duty Of all honest Republicans.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-04

Il il represented on behalf OF the new ice combi-
nation doubtless with deep regret, that II VIII be
found impossible 10 reduce the price TO consumers
In that case how would IL do TO improve ihe quail
ity? Perhaps II would be too much to ask That
eels and other comparatively small objects sn"uid
be extracted from Ice before IT IS served. but the
redundancies resembling asparagus beds which
have recently been put into circulation could
probably be removed without large expense.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-04

The worl. of the police during the last year
WAS somewhat hampered by The numerous va
cancieS ia the force. owing in part I" the large
number OF dismssas and in part 10 the dlfn-
cultips in securing the appointment or the r'sht
class of men. Thes" difficulties have now been
mostly overcome. and IL is expected tlla' all 'he
vacancies IN the rank Of pairom"n VIII De niiru
durin. the presen, month. The COMMISSIONERS
have also agreed upon a plan for promo'io.S
in the force. and will proceed at once win ms
work. taking jhc greatest care that ohlE worm!
men are advanced 1t Is the belief or the COM
missioners that the members Of the force now
generally recognize that pulls and 'inilnence
count for nothing in appointments. promotions
and the like This indicates revolution OF oplh-
ion on The part Of the police, the effects OF wh'rh
cannot b. measured. Now let the force gencraiN
recognize the fact that its main duty is To sup
press crime and protect citizens.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-04

As the Presidential election approaches hgur-
Ing on the political complexion OF the different
states Is in order. The run Of popular feeling
on National and local Issues has 10 be calculated
II any trustworthy Judgment is to be formed and
any predictions made. A pecial feature Of The
Tribune Almanac for 1895 is the table OF votes in
each state showing b. comparison the strength
81 the parties on National and State questions.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-04

We hare heard with regret and dis1pproval
more tnan once an intimaton that the Hon. war
ner Miller picked the time lock which had been
carefully put on every repository OF the Morton
Presidential candidacy dinner secret and diatri-
buted the treasure prematurey. 1t Is act that
Mr. Miller let out his interview on "Wednesday ar
ternoon instead Of Thursday morning, but what
os that? The news out already, and the air
was full ~ IT, Mr.. Miller didn't care TO appear
mysterious about a matter which had ceased to he
a mystery. That's all.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-04

SATURDAY. JANUARY 4. 1896
New-York tribune., 1896-01-04

In a few days Utah will be a full-hedget state
DO you want 10 know the constitution with
which II will enter the Union? An abstract 0f II
is to be found In the Tribune Almanac.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-04

The bicycle police are demonstrating their
usefulness In the most convincing manner. IL Is
not with scorchers on wheels, however. that
they are dealing mainly, but with rapid ana
reckless drivers. At least three OF these were
hauled up in court one day this week on
the complaint OF policemen on bicycles VINO
had overtaken and arrested them
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-19

would be passed by the crowds, among
whom assassips might lurk. At Yildiz
ne is far from the dangerous waters
which have drowned so many of those
upon whom his displeasure has fallen.
Nobody can even approach his gates,
for he surrounds himself with thous-
ands of troops, the only ones well
paid in his whole empire. whose
loyalty is assured of ceaseless favors
and presents. If you wish to convince
yourself Of the reality of his seclu-
sion, walk UP the hill toward the gates
OF Yildiz You win not have got far
before the warning cry of ''Yasak-it
is forbidden" reaches you. A second
later the CLEAN of a sentry's bayonet
and the rattle of the lock of his rifle
bids you pause, and if you appear to
show the slightest hesitation the next
morning will probably find you lying
stiff and cold in some remote slum Of
Galata, having obviously been killed in
midnight brawl by some Of the hu-
man scum with whom the city
swarms-one man added to the thous-
ands Of unexplained mysteries of the
Ottoman capital For uppermost in
the mind of the sultan at every mo-
ment Of day and night is his dread Of
assassination. The water he drinks is
brought from a safe distance in sealed
casks. His food is prepared with I'M
Imaginable precautions and tasted by
others before it reaches his lips. He
never sleeps in the same place for two
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-19

days Of Saint Marie, Saint Louis and for
the funerals of distinguished men and
women.
have used great Quantities of flowers
for their wreaths and crosses for the
dead. Formerly these Wreaths were
made of dried flowers and artifcials
made of wax and glass. Today nothing
fusion. and the most rare and costly,
are used. Orchids are the favored flow
ers, and at each public funeral there is
almost g. rivalry between the different
districts and societies as to which shall
send the most beautiful and most costly
wreath. For the obsequies of Carnot,
Ferry, PaSteur and Alexander Dumas.
millions of francs were spent for flow
ers in a single day, for it is astonishing
what these Wreaths cost. One sent lately
by the car of Russia cost $4,000 francs
At this holiday time flowers are aTriv-
ing in great quantities and in beautiful
condition, and yet it is Impossible to Nil
all of the orders. 1t has been calculated
that during the carnival at Nice, not
less than 100000 francs worth of flowers
are consumed in forty-eiglTt hours.
of Paris. Each day they dispose Of
not less than 800 immense baskets of
flowers and adding these to the great
contribution from Provence. would make
1000 packing baskets OF flowers sold t,I1
daily in the flower market. From the
markets the flowers are sold to mer-
chants of all sorts, from those estab-
lished in the flower market. and those
in booths along the great boulevards. to
those more modest still, who are known
under the name of merchants of the four
seasons. These last are certainly the
most interesting. How picturesque they
look as they trudge through Ice and
snow. with their baskets filed to over.
flowing with roses and violets and
minlosa.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-19

with flowers of all seasons. How indie
scribably pretty it all isl Without the
ice and snow which covers house top
and tree branch. you would almost be-
lleve 1t was June, the month of roses.
Flowers speak their beautiful language
to poet, peasant and to king. They are
so bound in with our lives, for they are
brought to US at birth, christening.
plete without them, and poor is the
room which does not boast one little
plant on its window ledge.
Tho great centre of the flower trade in
covering the two blocks which connect
Ia rue Bergere with la rue Rambuteau.
Here it is that during the night i'm
mense hampers of flowers begin to ar
wagon loads from the florists who have
their gardens just out of the city.
What contrast there is between the
flowers which seem to hold a little of
the snow which is falling upon them; be-
TWEEN the coarse roughness of the mer-
chants and the delicacy of the violets
and roses; between the poetry which
ionquiles and the sordid money which
must be given in exchange for them!
The flower market opens at 4 o'clock in
the winter and in the summer.
1t is not the flower merchants them
selves who come to the market to pur-
chase the flowers, but the commission
men who buy from the two concession
aires. who control the market. These
commission men sell in their turn TO
the merchants established in the great
The street peddlers buy the most
abundant flowers at a very low price.
to make into bouquets and sell to the
passing crowd. All of these sales are
very remunerative, but the highest price
Of all comes from the connoiseur. who
is searching for perfect specimens of
some rare flower, or from florist who
must fill an order for the rarest bios
flower sales are enormous on the fete
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-19
THE CLOCK TRADE IS RUSHING.

The manufacturers of clocks have not
been so busy at any time during sew
eral years as they are at present The
factories devoted to the production Of
silver plated ware are running full
time. with large compliments of oper-
atives; the watch manufacturers have
this year given their hands shorter va
cations than usual, and are increasing
their already large forces; the jewelry
manufacturers of Providence, New
York. Newark and other centers are
running their factories to their utmost
capacity the importers of art goods,
pottery and bric-a-brac are receiving
extensive shipments of goods; makers
of cut glass are producing many new
patterns and are working every frame
in their plants. Thus the anticipa ton
of a golden shower during the fall sea-
son is evident throughout the manu-
featuring branches of industry, and
that the manufacturers will not be dis
appointed all signs indicate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-19

highest points at top speed, eight or
ten times a week, when the ship was
in harbor to keep their heads and
maintain their breath while holding
on by their eyebrows as the phrase
went. and manipulating with careful
and measured order of action the var
ious and intricate arrangements for
crossing" or sending down the roy
al and topgallant yards. 1t was all
done at full speed. for 1T was universal
ly held that the upper yardmen gave
a character to the whole ship, and that
one which was foremost in the exer-
else was ever considered "'the smartest
ship in the fleet" The upper yardmen
were always the coming men. They
had the most opportunities for d1sting-
uish.ng themselves, were the best
known, and were most under the eyes
of the authorities They developed
great muscular power in chest. should
ers and arms. Their lower eEtrem1ttes
suffered, and one always knew the men
who had been upper yardmen by their
tadpole-like appearance when they
were bathing.
But in the modern steam line-of-bat-
tie ship and frigate these extremely
athletic specimens formed a very small
minority of the "ship company" and
none of them could lose his turn at be-
ing upper yardmen so long as the
ships reputation depended upon the
speed with which the upper yards
were crossed and sent down. In har-
Dor the rest of the blue-jackets had
the handling Of the yards and sails for
exercise once or twice a week, but at
sea the use of sails for propulsion grew
less and less important, and most of
the work aloft was more of an exer-
else and less of necessity.-North
American Review.
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for improving the flowers and making
their appearance still mora beautiful
when in bouquet Wires are used for
frightening the stems, and dampened
moss wound tightly around them pre-
serves their bloom for a long time,
but let me whisper these further aids
to beauty. Often the flowers are mace
good to lock at by having the stems
dipped in water in which q little am
monia rs been dissolved. The quallty
which disappears first is the perfume
and this has a. bad habit of literally
flying away; but it is remedied by giving
the blossoms q spTinkling OF artificial
perfume, mixed with a little glycerlne.
It is needless to say that this perfume
will stand by a bouquet until the end
The funny part of it, to an American,
is thar the florists do not conceal these
artificial aids, but frequently do their
sprinkling under the very eyes OF the
purchaser.
France consumes a vast quantity Of
the flowers she grows but there are
enough left over to send a goodly guam
tity to Germany, then to England, and
in a decreasing order of Importance 10
Austria. Switzerland Belgium. Russia
and Sweden.
The resenue from the flower trade in
France is enormous, the annual trade
representing a value Of fifteen million
francs. The florists gain at least 100
per cent upon the bl"~~0--7~
have been made up into bouquets. 1t
is easy TO see that he - w. ~sseA-e
a total value Of thirty million francs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-19
KNOWN BY HIS ODD PETS.
Steele MacKaye Traced BY the
Dumb Company Tint He Kept.

Steele MacKaye Traced BY the
Dumb Company That He Kept.
Steele MacKaye was fond of curious
pets. He owned a crow named Jack. By
that crow the Rev. DR. Charles Ward
in his time q wel-l1nown Episcopal
clergyman. but now. like poor Steele,
dead and gone-traced Steele AIacKaye
into the wilds dominated by Mount
Monadnock, in New Hampshire, says a
writer in the New York Press.
The crow was a great pet When Mac
KAYE went horseback riding with his
family CT friends Jack would fly along
He followed as faithfully as a dog, but
he went on wings instead of feet He
is it civi!ization9 that he detested the
wild or savage crows. During a riding
Journey for instance, there would be in
terruptions caused by Mr.. Jacks halt
ing by the wayside to settle incidental
difficulties. Tame crow as he was. he
could 10 up any wild crow that came
near him. and he did.
When DIR. Ward was invited by Mr.
MacKaye he didn't know exant1v whcra
to go. Keene IS the nearest city to the
place. 1t is fifteen miles away and is &
big town for New HamDSh re. Wnan I,r.
Ward came to the railroad station at
Keene he lost all trace of MacKaye.
he asked one or the guards around the
station: do you know of any man who
adnock?' ~
"Well," said one Of the guards, "did
this man have any pets?''
why, yes; he had a crow and a dog.
and probably some other things"
Hal said the railway man. sI know
who you mean. A fellow came along here
with dogs and tame lamb and a crow
that he called Jack
That's the man." said the reverend
doctor; where did he go?,
The conductor told him, and Dr. Ward
went away happy.
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nights running. He has a bed room to
which he ascends by a ladder, pulling
it up after him. Whenever he receives
a foreigner he wears white gloves, lest
infection should be conveyed by a touch
of the hand. Let the chief eunuck but
whisper that a certain minister or Of
ficer is plotting against his life, and
that man finds himself in lifelong exile
on the confines of the empire before he
is much older. I have seen men tor
tured, shot hung, gullotined and be-
headed, but l have never seen such ter
ror Turk in human eyes as was be-
trayed by this King of Kings" as he
drove through the serried ranks of
thousands of saluting soldiers on his
way to pray in his private mosque 1t
was the look on the face of a rat upon
whom the cage door had just sprung
when he is lifted up to the light to be
examined.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-19
Hoods Is the Best

Medicine all the year around. because it purt
les. vitanzes and enriches the blood, an(
therefore gives strength to resist bad effect,
Irom all blood diseases, Malaria, Pneumonia
Colds, Catarrh, rheumatism, etc Serious Hines;
has often been prevented when Hoods Sarsa
parilla has been taken in time.
Hoods Pills are the best after-dinner pills
assist digestion. prevent constipation. 25c.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-19
JACK rA4.s OF OTHER DAYS.

A proportion of the blue-jackets of
any full-rigged ship were necessarily
athletes. The upper yardmen" in line
of-battleships or a frigate were exceD-
tiona1 men in this way. and much more
so, perhaps, just about the time that
sail power was receiving its death war
rant than ever before. These young
men had to race aloft to nearly the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-19

PARIS, Jan. 16-Parisians love to eat
new peas in January, birds in the sea-
son prohibited by the game laws, and
pears before the coming of the spring
time. Doubtless this is the reason why
they care SO much more for the flowers
of the winter than for the same bios
SONS in the summer
A stranger need not be astonished.
therefore, who visits Paris at Christmas
time. to see the streets literally abIoom
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-19
IS he AN ARMENIAN?
Henry Norman Says the Sultan
Is Not 2 Turk.
"THE SHADOW OF GOD"
THE MAN WHO DEFIEs ALL EU-
ROPE.

How He Treats His ministers, Re-
ceives His Guests and Sometimes
Brides Dishonest Journalistic
His Four Conndants, One of
Whom is His chief Eunich-The
UnspeakabIe Horrors of Yildiz
Palace, the SuItan's Residence.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-19

succeeded his elder brother, the de-
posed Murad V. three months after
the latter succeeded his uncle. the de-
posed Abdul Aziz. namely on August
81, 1876 at the moment when Servia
was Waging war against Turkey and
only eight months before the car
would be doing so, too. He rejoices in
the official titles Of sultan Of sultans
king of kings. bestower of crowns
upon the princes Of the world. shadow
OF God upon earth, emperor and
sovereign lord Of the White sea and the
Black sea, of Roumeiia and Anatolfa,"
and a dozen places, including Jerusa-
lem the Holy. land manager of an in-
finity Of other provinces gloriously ac-
Quired." According to the theology
of Islam, God evidently casts a very
dark shadow.
HIS DAILY LIFE.
From the man, let US turn to his
daily life. On the Bosphorus, a few
miles above Constantinople. is the
palace Of Dolmabaghcheh. 1t is a
dream of white marble, a perfect
fairy creation. glittering like a row of
Alpine SUBMITS, so gossamer in de-
sign that one is tempted to think
rough wind would blow it away
Within, everything Is Of superlative
beauty. and Of the purest eastern art
Every rare wood. every beautiful
stone, every delicacy of faience, every
skill of carving, every conceivable
luxury, has been lavished upon it. No
sovereign in tie world has the chance
Of inhabiting such a gem. OF course,
you say, Abdul Hamid lives here. Far
from it. He only sets foot in it once
a year. TO receive the homage and the
,TT Ia rNf IL -,
a plain white marble building, of COM
mon modern shape. on the highest
point of the city-Yildiz Kiosk, "the
Palace Of the Star" name it does
not deserve The ground of his choice
is simple but sufficient At Dolma-
baghcheh he would be close to the
water, which might bear boatloads OF
conspirators to his very door, and
there, too, the gates Of his dwelling
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-19
CoNFTDBNTIAL ADVICE

to either sex, on delicate diseases.
Large book sent sealed in plain envel-
ope for 10 cents in stamps. Address,
Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-19
THE FLOWER
MARTS OF PARIS
Bewildering Scenes When the
Blossoms Arrive.
IMPORTANT INDUSTRY
STREET PEDDLERs WHO SELL TO
PASSING CROWDS.

In Winter There Are More Buyers
Than in Summer, When the
Blooms Are Many Times Cheaper
The True Partisan Prizes Most
Highly Whatever is Hard to OBJ
tain.