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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-08
Three Graces.

Teacher-Johnny, what are the three
graces?
Johnny-Breakfast, dinner and sup
per.-Woonsocket Patriot.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-08
Her Opinion.

Mr.. Bashful (after years of steady
calling)-If-if l should ro-propose to
toto anyone, what would you think?
Miss Longwait--Td think the world
was coming to an end.-Chips.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-08
Hence enc woman NereIIsta.

Mysiognist-There is one thing can
find to say in favor of women.
emocritus-Indeed?
Mysiognist-Yes. They are great OBJ
servers Of men.-Truth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-08
HopsIassIy Aged.

"Mayme begins to look old"
"Yes; do you think she knows it?"
"She said yesterday that she was go
ing TO begin writing her name Mary
Chicago Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-08
Imnressed wlIh 40 Eacl

"Johnne!" said Mr.. Chafie to that
hopeful youth, Il did not know until
to-day that YOU were whipped at school
last week"
Didn't you know it. pa? | knew It
all the time. Texas Sitter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-08
a Transposition.

No wonder that the old folks stand
A troop Of Gliding Knockers,
When little boys wear trousers and
Grown men wear kniekcrbockers
Washington Star
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-08
Protacted.

Mamma, you let sister Dorothy read
that French novel, but you won't let
me-"
No, dear; Dorothy, you kaow, is SO
homely. "-Chicago Record
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-08
ThaLast for Him.

"That tenderfoot tried to play prac-
teal joke on Rattlesnake Dan, and Dan
shot him dead" said one miner to an
other.
"Well." replied the latter, Rattle
snake Dan is the last man in the world
to try to have fun of that sort with"
Eyes; he was the last man in the
tenderfoot's case."-N. Y. World.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-08
Not without Cansa.

Her Friend-I am sorry you are going
to marry old Totterly. l hear he is a
man who gets violently jealous without
cause.
She-Don't worry dear. I'll take
good care he never does that,-Chicago
Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-08

"Petie, what are you doing up in that
tree?" asked the gardener. as thunder
shower WIS approaching.
"Pa told me that during storm /
should never stand under ee."-Flie-
gende Blaetter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-08
ChIId's scheme o. Extortion.

Tommy Say, Nellie. wish had ten
cents to get some candy with.
Alollic Go and ask father who Soera-
ties was and what is meant by the diff
ferential calculus. He's pot company
and shouldn't wonder if he gave you a
quarter Boston Transcript
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-08

Why is a tramp always greasy?
/ never could understand"
"The explanation Is easy;
He lives on the fat OF the land
Chicago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-08

Bobby don wanter go ter the
circusl-Truth.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
CALLED HOME.
William BOYD Rankin.

NEW YORK, April 24.-The Herald
this morning says: William Boyd Ran
kin, at one time a judge of the SUI
preme court of Washington territory,
died Wednesday night al his home in
Jersey City. He was born in Phila-
deipfia on March II, 1922. President
buchanan appointed him a judge in
Washington in 1857. Before his ap-
pointment Mr.. Rankin had practfced
law in Philadelphia and stumped the
state of Pennsylvania for Buchanan.
In 1859 President Buchanan appoint
ed him the first governor of Washing
ton territory. He quarreled with Cen
eral Harvey in 1862 and resigned his
Office.
He again stumped Pennsylvania for
the Democratic candidate in the cam
paign of 1864 He took up his resi-
dence in Jersey City in 1866, and prac-
ticed law in this city until a few years
ago. His last notable appearance was
as counsel for William J. Thompson,
"the Duke of Gloucester" in a contest
over a seat in the assembly. He leaves
widow and four daughters, three of
whom are married.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
Venezuela Question.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE re-
port on the Venezuelan question has
developed two facts, nancy: The Uni
ted States government has not offered
or suggested the withdrawal of the
present Venezuelan commission. and
the negotiations as to the general ar
bitration between the Unite1 States
and Great Britain are proceeding sat
isfactorily, although there has been
little progress as yet toward having
the Venezuelan dispute included IN the
general scope of arbitration. The
general status of the subject, it is
stated, has not changed of late. and
there is no uneasiness lest the negotid-
lions lapse or fail. 1T is the general
understanding that The Venezuelan
commission will not report until De
cember
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
Deep Water.

WASHINGTON April 24.-The sem
ate committee on commerce spent a.
great part of the session today consid-
ering the problem of the deep water
harbor for southern California, at
either Santa Monica or San Pedro
with a view of harmonizing the com
mittee and securing a substantial
agreement. Several compromise prop
osltions were discussed. While none of
them were acted upon there is prob
ability that the entire subject may be
placed in the hands of a commission.
1t is yet uncertain whether, if this
solution is accepted, any appropriation
will be provided, but some members
Of the committee advocate the policy of
allowing the appropriation, as made
yesterday, to stand subject to favora-
BILE reports by the commission
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
PROHIBITIONISTS.
PITTSBURG THE CENTER OF THE
POLITICAL WHIRLWIND.
There Are "Broad GuaSe Men,, ''Nar-
row GuaGe Men," and zone Idea
Men," to Say Nothing of the
Women.

CHICAGO, April 24.-A special to the
Record from Pittsburg, Pa, says:
This city continues to be the center
of the most intense interest among the
Prohobitionists of the entire nation
The contest between the two elements
of the party for the control of the ma
tionad convention here, May 27-29, in
creases in vigor every day, and there
are very few oG the temperance people
who are not now participating active
ly in the controversy. The broad plat
form men are elated over the success
of their propaganda in the last few
weeks. New England, New York and
Pennsylvania are relied upon by the
single issue people as their strongholds
The Pennsylvania delegation will be Sc
lected by a state convention at Phil
adelphia on May 6. The 'One Idea
men are claiming the delegation will
he solid in favor of their policy The
Broad Guage" men are equally conf
dent they will control it. Last year
the state convention was held in this
city and free silver plank was defeat
ed by about a dozen votes. The Mar
row Guage" men have great confidence
that on the floor of the convention the
eloauence of such men as Dickie of
Michigan, Funk of New York, Stevens
of Pennsylvania, Woolley of Illinois and
Balm of Kentucky, will sweep things
and take votes from the Broad Guage'
men by platoons. The leading Broad
Guage" orators will be st. John of
Kansas, Mrs. Gouger of Indiana. Bent
ley of Nebraska, Thompson of Ohio,
Gibbs of Massachusetts,, Small of Geor-
gia and Thomas of New York. The
Marrow Guage'' men undoubtedly
have the shrewdest parliameEtarians,
and this gave them their victory in
the convention of four years ago.
The presidential contest seems to be
narrowing down to Bently of Nebraska
and lowering of Maryland, as repre-
sentatives of the two elements. Rather
lively booms are also being worked up
for Balm of Kentucky, BascoIn of New
York, Hill of Georgia and Thompson
otf Ohio. Homer L.. Castle of the local
committee of arrangements, will deliver
the address Of welcome to the conven-
ton. There is a fight as to who shall
be temporary chairman. The western
men want Bently of Nebraska and the
eastern contingent is pushing Stevens
Of this state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

NEWPORT, KY, April 24-Every
available space in the court house to-
day was crowded during Scott Jack
sons trial. Among the witnesses ex-
amined was Will Wood. the friend and
correspondent of Jackson. once charged
with completely IN the crime, but since
released by noiie PROSE-. The most in
teresting witness this morning was
the mother of Pearl Bryan, who was
put on the stand to testify to the dis
position of her daughter. 1t is evil
IDENTIFY part of the policy of the
prosecution to show the youthfulness,
trustfulness and inexperience of the
murdered girl. Late this afternoon the
defense revealed part of its policy
while Wood was on the stand, which
will be to break down the character
of the witness, showing that he, b4 his
own confession to persons whose de-
positions the defense has, was himself
improperly intimate with Pearl Bryan.
PEARL IN THE SALOON.
The first witness was Allen Johnson,
colored bartender, who testified yes
terday tc the presence of Pearl Bryan
with Jackson at Wallingford's saloon
on the evening of Friday, January 81,
the night before the dead body was
found, and also about the visit of At
torney Shepherd to him with propo-
sition that he could make more money
by staying away from the trial than
he could get from The witness fees.
On cross-examindtion witness repeat
ed his statement that Shepherd told
him no power on earth could force him
to go to Kentucky as a witness. When
asked if he did not ask Shepherd pri-
vately how much he could get for re-
fusing to testify, he replied that hertold
Shepherd he could not refuse to testify
because it would be very unpleasant
for him if he refused to go to Ken
lucky.
a. S. Bryan testified that Pearl
Bryan was of a very
CONFIDING DISPOSITION
toward anyone in whom she had con-
fdence. She had never been in Gin
cinnati until she came to her death;
she was an innocent, unsophisticated
girl, who seldom had gone away from
home.
In his testimony in regard to. his
analysis Of the contents of the dead
girls stomach, DR.. Crane showed he
had tested for every possible poison,
mineral and vegetable, which could be
obtained in Cincinnati finding none in
the stomach except such as were con-
tanned in the en- balmlng fluid, except
cocaine.
The cross-examina,tion of the negro
bartender, Allen Johnson, was con-
tinued. He identified the girls dress
and hat as that worn by the young
girl brought into the wine room by
Scott Jackson on the Friday night,
January 81, before the dead body was
found.
Dave Wallingford, the proprietor of
that saloon, was called afterwards
His testimony as to the presence and
identity of Jackson, Walling and
Pearl Bryan at his saloon in the even
ing of January 81 corroborated the ,tes-
timony of Allen johnson. 1t did more
it showed that jackson was there
with tine girl on Thursday night, as
well as on Friday night, before the
murder Cross-examination, instead of
weakening his evidence. resulted: in
filling some gaps that the prosecution
had forgotten.
A wave of low mUrmurS ran over the
room when Will Wood took the witness
stand. He stated the intimacy Of his
friendship for Scott Jackson during his
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
Continued on page %
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

PAGE Important railway move. I'm
ion Pacific and Rio Grande Western
Join hands to protect Salt Lake. Brit
ism and Matabeles come together with
disastrous effect. Pearl Bryan's alleged
murderer on trial at Newport, KY.
Brown and the Uncompahgres. Boise
and Cheyenne are given a sop. Pitts
burg the center of the Prohibition cleo
ton cyclone. Brief kilograms.
PAGE 2.-Proceedings in the senate. Pen
sion talk in the house. Cuban chatter
from various sources. Brief kilograms.
PAGE 3.-Business, mining and stocks.
Brief kilograms.
PAGE 4.-Editorials. Editorial notes.
Press comments. .Notables of the day
...Humor.
PAGE 5.-City Treasurer May enjoined
from paying the city councils appro-
priation of S1,OOO TO the gravity sewer
contractors. State supreme court denies
Patrick Coughlin's petition for a writ of
error to the United States supreme court
Judgment for s24,2J6 entered gaiEst the
Lucky Boy mine. Damage suit of DR..
Wright and others against the Union
PaciIc Railway company Closed all put
the arguments. General court doings...
Setting of equity cases for trial in Judge
Young court from April q to June H..
Hotel and corridor. Brief local.
PAGE 6.-Salt Lake in the wrong column
OF the clearing house report. Brief tele-
grams
PAGE News from nearby towns..
Double accident in Death canyon ). Og-
den occurrences. Brief kilograms.
PAGE s.-The Big Cottonwood power dam
inspected yesterday by prominent citi-
zens. Address by President Donnellan
Enthusiastic meeting of governor and
national guard officers The militial will
receive more consideration in the future
Events which will happen. More
about the history of Allsop, the murder
er of Lena Olson. Martin Hayken ar
rives from Chicago. His trial set for
Monday morning before Judge Hiles.
Hayken still suffers with his broken leg
Hon. A. w. McCune's four months
trip abroad. Visits points in Europe,
Asia and Africa. Town talk. Brief
local.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
Dubois, New BILL.

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Du-
bois today introduced a bill to establish
new regulations for forest reservations
1t provides that no forest reservation
shall be established except to improve
and protect the forests, for the purpose
of securing favorable conditions of
water flow and to insure a continuous
supply of timber. Prospectors and miners
are granted the privilege of prospecting
and mining on all forest reservations.
The secretary of the interior is given
authority to permit the cutting and re-
moval of dead or mature timber from
reservations. The secretary is also au-
thorized to sell the timber of the public
lands which are not fit for cultivation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

Yesterday one of the most important
moves that has been made on the local
railway checkerboard for many a day.
was announced. It is of great inter
est to the shippers of Salt Lake and
Ogden, and the jobbers of each city
look at the matter in entirely different
lights Locally, it is looked upon as
an entirely just and proper move. while
the shippers of the Junction City as
sert that it is a gross discrimination
against them. and give their reasons.
THE SALT LAKE VIEW.
posted as to the situation. stated the
case briefly to Herald reporter last
night as follows:
For a long time past the Southern
Pacific freight rate to Ogden has been
the cause of discord in traffic circles.
Meeting after meeting has been called
to adjust the matter, so that Salt Lake
and Ogden jobbers would be put upon
the same footing, but the Southern
Pacific maintained its rate and con-
tinued to discriminate against Salt
Lake. This move followed upon the
radical reductions made by the Union
Pacific and Rio Grande Western from
eastern points and was looked upon
as retaliation.
THE OLD ARRANGEMENT.
For many years prior to that, while
rates from the Pacific coast were the
same to Ogden and Salt Lake, and
upon an agreed basis. !. e., a certain
per cent of the rates from the east to
Utah common points, the Ogden whole
salerS enjoyed Salt Lake rates to all
points in Utah south of this city. The
action of the Southern Pacific. how
ever in publishing their extremely low
rates from the Pacific coast to Ogden
only, placed Salt Lake jobbers at g.
great disadvantage, as will appear
from the fact that they had to pay
local rates from Ogden to Salt Lake
on all freight received from the west
TO PROTECT SALT LAKE.
All efforts tc adjust the difficulty
having failed, the Union Pacific and
Rio Grande- Western have, therefore,
cancelled the old basis, effective April
26, so that after the close of business
tonight the Ogden merchants must paw
their old locals on all traffic for the
south.
Looking at this matter from a. disin-
tertsted standpoint, it would seem
only fair, as since the Southern Pacific
low rates have been in effect to Ogden
her merchants have made serious in
roads into the trade of the Salt Lake
jobbers, which, under ordinary circum-
stances, could not have been done. as
both would at least have stood upon
the same basis.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
AS OGDEN PEOPLE VIEW 1T.
Think it a Direct Determinations
Preparing to Fight.

Preparing to Fight.
There is crisis in the business af-
fairs of Ogden. The Union Pacific and
the Rio Grande Western have pooled
issues and announced a freight rate
schedule which will directly discrimin-
ATE against Ogden, in favor of Salt
Lake City. Today the prominent mer-
chants and shippers of Ogden were
waited upon by George H. Corse. repre-
senting the Union Pacific, and A. P
Hall, representing the Rio Grande
Western, and shown a notice signed by
General Freight Agents Monroe of the
Union Pacific and Babcock of the Rio
Grande Western. This notice sets
forth very plainly that on and after
the 26th of April the rate in existence
common alike to Salt Lake and Ogden
for traffic south of Lehi and north of
Mendon will be withdrawn.
This is a discrimination against Og-
den and in favor of Salt Lake of from
15l5 to 80 cents per 100 pounds on freight
going to southern or northern points
There is no denying the fact that such
discrimination is q. serious menace to
Ogden. The merchants are all of one
mind as to this.
John Scrowcroft who thoroughly I'M
derstands the situation and whose
view IS shared by nearly every other
wholesale merchant in Ogden, said:
This move. unless we can combat il.
will simply force US to abandon our
southern trade or establish branch
houses in Salt Lake. We have no in
tention Of abandoning our southern
trade. However, there is one way to
combat it. The officials of the two
roads say that Southern Pacific COM
petition has made the move necessary.
While this seems to those familiar with
the situation as a lame excuse, still
1t suggests a way out and negotiations
are already in progress to see what the
Southern Pacific can do for us. The
plan is not as impracticable as it
may seem. They send goods by water
very cheaply, loading at all the eastern
harbors and landing them at New Or
leans. Thence they send. them across
the desert by the southern route up the
coast to San Francisco, and thence
here. They make good time and can
transport very cheaply. Ogden people
can thus have a chance to boycott the
roads that boycott them"
Nearly every merchant seen by The
Herald representative had views in di-
rect accord with those expressed by
MT Scrowcroft All secuted the idea
that the Southern Pacific had any hand
IN forcing such a discrimination, but
all were glad the Southern Pacific can
be used TO play even with the other
roads.
The explanation of the Ogden mer-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
1T WAS INTENSE.

OTTAWA, Ont, April 24.-The ex-
element in parliament circles here to-
day was intense. After Propagation
last night, came dissolution to6ay
There is, therefore, no longer any par
Lament or representatives uf r&rlia-
newt The ministry hold c:lica and
are responsible to the governor gene
raj.
Sir Charles Topper AMI his followers
are appealing to the premier 10 do
something ito help them, and to ac-
ceps some office under their own which
will show that the breach between
them has been partly healed. Sir Mac
kenzie refuses to accept anything and
will retire from politics.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
CITY STREET RAILROAD COMPANY.
William Hong, of Anaconda, Elected
n Director.

At meeting of the directors of the
Salt Lake City Street Railroad COM
pany held a day or two ago Mr.. Will
lam r. Hoag of Anaconda was elected
a director of the company in lieu of
superintendent Reed, who has retired
from the board, but continues in the
capacity of superintendent.
Mr.. Hoag is a large stockholder in
the company and henceforth will take
a more active interest in its affairs
President McCune and Hon. r. c.
Chambers made a trip to Cottonwood
creek yesterday afternoon to inspect
the power works which are being cree
ted there for the purpose of generating
electricity by water power, to be
transmitted to the city for use in run
ming the company's street cars. They
report the work progressing satisfac-
torily The Hume is almost completed
and work will be commenced in q few
days putting in the steel piping, which
has been all contracted for, and will
soon arrive on the ground.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
The Reform Committee Prisoners.

LONDON, April IA dispatch from
Pretoria to the Times says, regarding
the trial of the reform committee pris-
oners:
Prosecution withdrew all counts in
the Indictment except those to which
accused pleaded guilty. John Hays
Hammond and J. S. Curtis were absent
on account of illness, but they are ex-
pected on Monday. 1t is understood
that cogent reasons which will be pub
lished shortly, actuated the accused in
pleading guilty.
The Standards Paris correspondent
says that the Temps has a dispatch
from Pretoria saying:
1t is stated. the prosecution in the
trial of the national reform committee
will produce crushing proofs of com
plicity against the Chartered South
African company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

day in advocacy of Senator Cannon's
bill for the adoption of the metric ays-
tenn by this country. They based their
advocacy of a change upon the theory
that the system would be far more
satisfactory than the present system,
and said the longer the change was
postponed the more diffic lIt it would be
to make it. Senator Sherman, as
chairman of the subcommittee, said
it would probably be too ia,e 10 give
either measure consideration at the
present session.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

WILL PROTECT SALT LAKE
But Ogden Jobbers Consider il
Discrimination Against Them.

Col. Dodge Arrives and Will Inspect
the Proposed Route From Provo
to Park City Today-Under the
New Mileage Agreement, Two
Persons Cannot Ride on Il MiIeage
Ticket-WorI< of the Salt Lake q
Pacific Engineers-The LATEST BY
Wire-LOcaI Notes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR

chants as to the cause of the move is
that the Salt Lake merchants have
brought great pressure to bear upon
the railway officials and they have
yielded, at the same time saying to the
Ogden people:
What are you going to do about it?"
The Ogden people propose to show
them that two can play at the game Of
discrimination
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
D. & r.. G. EXPRESS CHANGES.
Several Important Ones to Be Made
at Once.

Superintendent French of the Denver &
Rio Grande Express company had the fol-
lowing changes to report yesterday:
Harry S. Stinson, formerly with the
Missouri Pacific here, yesterday took the
Provo agency for that company, vice W.
L. Pirshing. r. F. Convey, who has been
acting agent at Trinidad, returns here as
clerk, and Fred Hathaway, who has been
holding down this desk, goes on the Eure-
ka run. Mr. Stinson was agent for the
Grand Trunk road for eight years, then
agent for the Rio Grande Western, which
latter position he resigned for what he
then believed was better one. From the
companies he so long served as agent he
holds first-class testimonials. His railway
friends and the shipping public generally
know him to be a first-class man and de-
serving of the good salary such new posi-
ton affords him.