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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21
TALES OFF THE DAY.
A Dying Testimony to Free silver.

"They tell you here on the floor" re-
marked Private John Allen of MISSISSIPPI
pi, that the silver sentiment is dying
out down south. Don't you believe it,
For example. down in my country there
was an old reprobate who had done every
mean thing he could think of. He al
ways managed to keep out of the clutch
es of the law. But one day he made the
mistake of his life. He stole a horse.
Down our way the people think that
horse stealing is about as mean and con-
temptible crime as man can be
guilty of. A posse was organized and
struck his trail, and after a long, hard
ride captured him. The posse found a
nice, suitable tree with a good strong
overhanging branch and proceeded to
ship Mr.. Horsethief into the sweet by
and-by. Just as they were drawing the
rope taut he said he would like Just half
minute to make few remarks. and
though the posse wern't any too good ma
tured about it, they concluded to let him
have his say. Now, note from his words
how strong in death is the ruling passion
=" Boys said the doomed man. all I've
got to say is that I still believe in the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16
to l. "-Washington Post.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

The Denver News publishes the fol-
lowing extract from the report of the
manager of the Lehi sugar factory, and
then urges the people about Denver to
build a sugar factory:
During the sugar campaign just
closed the Lehi factory Ca few miles
from Salt Lake City, received SO, los
tons of beets from $500 acres, an aver
age of 11.54 tons per acre; 300 acres
averaged about seven tons, 1000 acres
about eleven tons, while the remaining
1000 acres made about fourteen tons
per acre of trimmed beets delivered at
the factory. AT s4.25 per ton, the farm
ers got nearly s162,0OO for the crop, from
which was made nearly 100000 pounds
of refined granulated white sugar
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

In a little more than month the
Democratic convention to choose dele
gates to Chicago will meet The Dem
Dcrats of the state should now be
thinking over the qualifications of the
men to be chosen. If they are sincere
IN their desire for free silver, and who
doubts it for moment? they should
send TO the state convention men who
win choose no goldbugs, no Cleveland
ties. Free silver and Clevelandism are
slsco1npatible.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

the junior United States senator from
New York, was born in Troy Deem
Der Is, 1886; was educated at st. Johns
college, Fordham, N. Y, was elected
mayor of the city of Troy in 1875, and
reelected three times; was elected
chairman of the Democratic state
committee of New York in 1887, and
has been reelected every year since
then.
He was chosen United States senator
in January, 1898, to succeed Frank
Hiscock, and took his seat March 4,
1898
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21
HYACINTHS.

Long time my hyacinths abode
In cerement-swathing gloom;
Today they I'LL with spicy breath
ind light of loveliest bloom
The chamber where my darling sits,
Ard cheer her darkened room
So out of shadowy cell full oft
Streams forth a golden ray
To show the path our feet shall tread,
To smooth a doubtful way,
And evermore, fast following night,
Comes on the kindling day.
Dear little garden preachers who
Such tender lessons speak,
The meaning of my hyacinths
Is never far to seek;
You give the sorrowing sympathy,
And strength you give the weak.
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21
The Honest Confession of a Wear.

ut don't make no difference" said Me-
andering Mike, (which way L go, I'm an
objeck of unjust suspicion"
''WeI," the woman of the house an
swered, 'I don't want to be uncharitable
toward fellow mortal, but do wish you
would go away"
Might I take de liberty of akin why?''
81 don't think you're honest" she re-
Piled bluntly.
"Dere it isr' he sighed. "Dcre's de in
justice of de worlds opinion An after
me resistin' temptation wherever dere
was any house cleanin' goin' oni,'
"Of course you would say you were
honest"
Madam, I carries it almost to de point
of folly. Honest-why I'm so honest dat
l wouldn't even beat a carpet! lash
ington Star.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

Chauncey F. Black has earned the
distinction of having out forth the
most absurd plan for pledging the
Democra tic presidential nominee not to
veto any financial legislation Demo-
cratic congress might enact that was
ever conceived in. the brain of man. a
Kansas Populist would be ashamed to
father such plan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

Municipal ownership of electric light
works is the solution for the problem
Of street lighting. Until the city has
such works it win always be subject
to lust such things as having the city
left in darkness because Of trouble with
the electric light monopoly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

The president might make the Rev.
William N. Cleveland a special inspec-
tor of consulates and send him around
the world on junket at the public ex-
pense. as President Grant did in the
ease of Parson Newman.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

In al the Democratic party Chauncey
=. Black is the only man who could be
Induced to accept a nomination for the
presidency On the conditions he formu-
lates in his plan. And no one will ever
want to induce him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

Comptroller Eckels has been in Gin
cinnati talking against free silver.
Some Of the cabinet officers and heads
of departments have more time to de-
vote to combating free silver than to
their official duty.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

President Joseph f. Smiths interpre-
tation of the manifesto is that every
member of the church should have a
duly authenticated This is a good In
jun certificate before he can enter
politics.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

Indiana is still loyal to General Har-
rison. and would turn TO him should
opportunity offer. The world does not
afford such place for opportunities
as national convention.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

The man who will invent new dodge
the eternal gratitude of all presiden-
tial candidates and enGow himself with
tremendous political pull
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

The Chicago contractor who married
the girl that was suing him for 5000
for breach of promise showed that he
still has his business shrewdness about
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

in its struggle with the measles the free
silver Democrats down in Alabama slip
ped in and carried the day for their
gubernatorial candidate. This will give
unpleasant job Secretary Carlisle had
down in Kentucky.-New York Journal.
1.-The boys that got there was on the
banner of the minute men who marched
through the noon heat in Boston yester-
day. Thirty-five years have changed the
lightness of their step and the color of
their hair, but not the spirit that took
them to the front in 81. There is not
company in the militia SO well drilled
and well dressed that it can touch the
hearts of the people as does the sight of
these aging volunteers.-Boston Journal
There can be no doubt that the people
are thoroughly in earnest in regard to the
money question. What they want, above
all things, is a decision, one way or the
other They are not nearly so much in
terested IN the success of a certain po-
litical party as they are in knowing
whether this country is going to maintain
the gold standard or to sink to the silver
defined that there is no desire in any
quarter for compromise. Silver men
and gold men alike want the matter set
ed.-Indianapolis News.
1t is becoming more certain every day
that the Chicago convention will be for
free silver by large majority. The most
conservative estimate gives the free sill
verites 446, the sound money element S64,
leaving 1877 doubtful, with the rs territor-
ial delegates credited to the silver side.
No one can doubt, much less deny, that
the Democratic party is committed 10 Tree
silver. This fact cannot be laid at the
door of either the southern or western
contingent of the party. With the De
mocracy this delusive financial doctrine
is neither factional nor sectional ques-
tion-New York Mail and Express.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

In the Near Future.--Lawyer-" now
offer in evidence a photograph of the
broken heart of the plaintiff, taken by
the Rontgen process
Judge Admitted. Let it be marked
Exhibit x PUCK
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

Ben Gable has not yet succeeded in
heading off the free silver movement in
Illinois He seems to have lost his grip
on his cable.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

Let all presidential candidates find
out how they stand on the financial
question. Each and every one of them
will be weighed in that balance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

All there is left for Chauncey F.
Black to do now is to request his
friends to do what Dogberry request
ed Of his friends: Write me down an
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

Hit am er great pity" said Uncle
Eben, "dat some men thinks dey is too
good ter jine in politics, but nobody ebber
Star.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

On the financial issue Mckinley is. to
paraphrase the late lamented Artemus
Ward, unanimous little cuss.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

The story comes from Chicago that
Hans Christian Anderson is to have a
statue in Lincoln Park. Is this fairy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

erstood-Fiance-"O Charley,
love you so much. You are all 1 have
in this world"
He-"My gracious! If this is so. will
have to break our engagement. Texas
Siftings.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

The Chef D'Oeuvre-Mr Impressionist-
That's my last, there on the easel. Now
that is a picture, Squibs."
Squibs-"Yes, so it is. I can tell that
by the frame. Harlem Life.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

Because Mr.. Carlisle's speech at Chi
cago against silver was labored it does
not make him a laboring man.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

The Spaniards in Cuba are unable to
catch the Cubans So as to give them
the benefit of the reforms decided upon
at Madrid.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

The indications are that Mckinley
is dwarfing to the dimensions Of a IA
vorite son
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

land God said, Let there be light"
And the electric light company replied,
mot much. unless you pay our price. -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

Instead of winding up it's business
congress appears to be winding itself
UP for another long run.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

The goldbug portion of the Demo-
cratic party is very fearful lest the
silver wing fly away with the Chicago
convention.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

To send Cleveland man to Chicago
is to betray silver.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

The new comet is no doubt tracer
sent OUT after the one that did not
bump into the earth
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

The British at Buluwayo are feel
ing as comfortable as could be expected
under the circumstances.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21
SOME PRESS COMMENTS.

Congress has done nothing to lower the
Pullman rates. The congressman may
belong to that section of the public which
does not know what the Pullman rates
are.-St Louis Republican.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

April has fooled the people now for
just twenty days.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

Speaking of woman's kingdom, what 5
the matter with Victoria's?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

Emperor William will visit John Bull
at Cowes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

Peggy-"That Miss Hartz has an old
face; don't you think SOP"
Polly-"Weu, what do you expect? It's
been on her for a long time. "-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

81 know that age is telling on me- said
Miss Sereleaf.
Yes, dear; but you needn't mlnd SO
very much 1t isn't telling the whole
truth "-Tit-Bits.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21
HUMoR OF THE HOUR.

Garnicht-''How did Bayonett get his in
crease of pension?"
Arnory Core-''Proved that he strained
himself drawing the original. Truth.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

Well Quanfed-'Is dis where dey wants
a boy?'
1T is; but he must be boy who never
utters an untruth and does not use slang
or swear"
We'll, me brudder's deaf mute I'll
send i'm round. Life.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

some rreVerent Michigan man declares
that Mr.. Thurber is free silver man at
heart. Not on your life. Mr.. Thurber
has inhaled too much of Mr.. Cleveland
thing like that.-Washington Post.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

sILvER-672l.
LEAD-Brokers. 2.OO; exchange, sos.
"COPPER"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

Doesn't it annoy you, Mr.. Prooftext,
to have people sleep under your teach
ing?"
Yes was the reply, ''it is rather hu-
age-I can preach the same sermon several
Sundays in succession without the fact
being recognized by the congregational
Tit-Bits.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

He-"It would have been to most per-
sons, 1 suppose; but as for me, you Ia ow,
it was no new thing. L always have a
pass wherever go."-Boston Transcript
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

She-'Tt must have been interesting
riding through the mountain passes in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-21

While the administration was engaged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-13
SATURDAY HALF HOLIDAY.
One Big Kansas City Store Grants Tt
To It's Clerks.

Kansas City, July 13.-The movement
to make Saturday afternoon a half hOl-
iday for clerks employed in Kansas
City's larger retail stores met with its
first victory Saturday, when Emery,
Bird, Thayer & Co. agreed to the re
quest
A notice was posted in the window
informing customers that during July
and August the store would be closed
Saturday afternoons.
1t is expected that the other large dry
goods houses will also agree to close on
Saturday afternoon during the heated
term; and the ladies in charge of the
movement are confident that no firm of
prominence will refuse the request. The
clerks at the leading stores are hoping
that the committee may be successful,
and appreciate the kindness displayed
in their behalf.
The movement is of recent origin and
began among several of Kansas City's
most prominent society women and
shoppers. Their purpose was to give
the clerks in the large dry goods stores
a few hours of recreation and rest dur
ing the summer months. The ladies
are naturally delighted at the success
of their endeaVOrS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-13
Too East to Photorraph.

There are not many people, outside of
the ranks of those who make bicycle rid
ing profession, who have any adequate
idea of the speed attained by a wheel IN
full motion.
Fifteen to 20 miles an hour or even, IN
exceptional cases, so miles an hour is the
ordinary information on the subject, but
just what 1t means the casual rider mas no
conception Before the camera, however,
some startling proofs are shown Of the ter
rife rapidity of motion which a wheel may
take on at times. Wheelnen who are anna
teur photographers have noticed, however
that, set the shutters of their cameras as
fast as the mechanism allowed, a sharp
picture could not be secured of a rider
passing them at right angles a short dis
lance away, although going at a moderate
rate Of speed Blurred outlines, caused by
the motion of the image on the plate dur
ing the exposure, are the rule in such
cases, and many an otherwise skilled oper-
RtOr has wasted Photographic materials in
the attempt to take a picture of a wheel
man in motion. The action of a football
game, the lightning qaSickness Of a prize
6ght or the speed of a driving finish in
horse race have all yielded to the modern
camera. But as yet the bicycle in motion
keeps q length ahead Of the Photographic
RxperE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-13
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal

Chicago, July 13.-Wheat opened fair
ly active and higher at 5615@5sc for
September this morning and sold up to
567sc on the improved cables and re-
ports of hot weather throughout the
west and northwest. After a time the
market became dull and the value
sagged off to the opening price.
Corn was affected by the same con-
ditions a was wheat. September open
ed &c higher at 271zc, advanced to 2sc
and receded to 275sc.
Oats sympathized with the other
grains. September opened &c higher
at 1880. advanced to 1890 and eased
off to 1850.
Provisions were dull and steady. Sep
TENDER pork opened unchanged at
S6.7215, sold at 500, advanced to S6.75
and eased off to the starting point Sep
TENDER lard sold within a range of
s3.7712 03SO; September ribs 1850
3.6714
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-13
Market Gossip.

HOGS: Chicago 5000, easy; Kansas
City 10000; Omaha l, 200
Chicago: Russian shipments 2,766, 900
bushels.
Chicago inspections: wheat 2So-119;
corn 368-279; oats 171-47.
Duluth 221 cars, last year IA cars;
Minnea polls 26O cars, last year rs cars
New York: Worlds shipments A.
$50, 900 bushels.
Chicago: Wheat opens strong and
higher on hot winds, higher cables and
small worlds shipments. Logan buy
ing; Baldwin & F. selling.
Chicago: General covering shorts on
corn and oats and dry weather scare.
New York: Liverpool, SIS p. m.
wheat and corn unchanged to I'd high
err
New York: Wheat on passage de-
creased 2,24O,OOO; corn decreased 100, COO
Total visible, wheat 1920, 600; corn
91Ss, 600; oats 2,228, 600.
Chicago: Wheat 13, 462, 900; corn A.
94S, OO0; ;. oats !, 222, 900.
Visible supply wheat increased 21,0O0;
corn INCREASED $4,000; oats decreased
$780, 600 Bushels.
New York The four ports cleared
wheat and -four sol, 600
Estimated cars and hogs tomorrow:
Wheat 40; corn 80; oats 205; hogs 49,
600 head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-13
A BRUTAL STABBING.
w. s. Grover of Smith Center,
Attacked By COlOred Men.
Apparently Without PrOvOca-
tiOn and Terribly MUtilated.
Murder Almost Done By Redmond
vile Toughs-PeIce Searching
for the Scoundrels.

w. S. Growers white man from Smith
Center, was attacked by five drunken
colOred men yesterday afternoon and
badly cut in the back. and nearly died
from loss of blood. The assault oc-
Cured in North Topeka, west of the
Union Pacific depot.
The cause of the attack does not
seem to be clear. Grover says it was
unprovoked, but it may have been that
some words were exchanged before the
cutting took place.
Grover said he was sitting on some
ties resting. 1t was about 4 o'clock
when the five coIored men came walking
toward him.
He realized that the. toughs were af-
ter him, he says, but he could not get
away from them. When the leader of
the gang came near to the Smith Cen
ter man he yelled: Here, what in hi
are you doing here?"
Without other warning the coIored
man landed a heavy blow on the cheek
of Grover, and before he had time to
recover himself another of the gang
had struck him again.
He was thoroughly dazed, but he
started to run from his assaulters. The
cOlored men We're swearing loudly and
people peered out of their windows in
great excitement.
one of the cOlored men overlook him,
knife in hand. He slashed viciously at
the fleeing man. cutting a long cash in
his back, from which the blood ran
alarmingly. Grover was brought to
standstin and with the life blood run
ming from his back he raised his left
arm to ward off a deadly blow which
had been aimed at his breast. The
knife blade struck his wrist and cut
into an artery.
When the colored men saw what had
been done they turned and walked west
rapidly on the Union Pacific tracks.
Grover hurried to the Union Pacific
depot, hoping to find a doctor some
where near. The telegraph office was
closed and he started for the south side.
He had bound up his wrist to shut off
the blood which ran from the punctur-
ed artery.
Reaching the police station he was
barely able to go inside, and he could
scarcely make himself understood.
City Physician Mitchell was called
and attended the man. He sewed up
she long cash in his back and closed
the artery in the wrist. GrOer suffer
ed greatly while the doctor was clos
ing up the wounds. He was weak from
loss of blood.
When he had recovered somewhat he
gave the police a description of the
men who had attacked him.
A warrant was issued by Justice
Furry for the arrest of VIII Davis, a
colored man with a police reputation.
Later Chief Gardiner received infor-
nation which led him to believe that
it was VIII Brown that was wanted.
Both men have been arrested before on
various charges.
Grover is resting as easily this morn
ing as might be expected. The wound on
the wrist is painful and it is thought
that perhaps the leader of the wrist is
severed.
He says that he lives at Smith Cen
ter, but that he has been at work in
Illinois for several months. He was on
his way home and arrived in Topeka
Saturday. He has the appearance of a
working man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-13
CYCLING CHAT.

Terre Haute prohibits children under -
years of age from riding on the main street
of the city.
c. Beers, Columbus, O., has been sus-
pended from all track racing for 30 days
for false entry.
Peter Berlo, who is riding in the profess
sional ranks, is one OF the oldest racing
men on the path.
In the present condition Of the profes-
sional market good racing talent can be
secured for travelling expenses.
Raymond Macdonald of Staten Island,
the professional bicycle rider who accom-
panied John S. johnson abroad and raced
in France has returned home.
G. Ford SeeleY of Stamford the crack
road rider who holds q number Of track and
road records, has been transferred to the
professional ranks for violation of the L.
A. ". rules
Chairman Gideon has warned racing
men that they must pay entrance fees and
ride where entered IN races unless advising
meet managers one week in advance of
their inability to compete.