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Arizona republican., 1896-08-25
THE TAPER.
Keeps Up an Industrious Racket During
 Absence of WOrkmen.

Absence of WOrkmen.
 A man fell from the houSetop in the city of Aberdeen, and was brought into a hospital with broken bones. He was asked what was his trade, and replied that he was tapper. No one had ever heard of such thing before, says the Amateur Emigrant; the officials were filled with curiosity; they besought an explanation. It appeared that when party of skaters were engaged upon roof they would now and then be taken with fancy for the public house. Now, a seamstress, for example, might slip away from her work and no one be the wiser, but if these fellows adjourned the tapping of the mallets would cease, and thus the neighborhood would be advised of their dereliction. Hence the career of the tapper. He has to do the tapping and keep up an industrious hustle on the h@setop during the ab- sence of the skaters.
 When he taps for only one or two the thing is child's play, but when he has to represent whole troop it is then that he earns his money in the sweat of his brow. Then must he bound from spot to spot, reduplicate, triplicate. sextuplicate his single personality, and swell and hasten his blows. until he produces perfect illusion for the ear, and you would swear that a crowd of emulous masons were continuing mer- rily to roof the house. It must be a strange sight from an upper window.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-25
CASHIER WASHES MONEY.
Microbes on Paper Currency Destroyed
 by an Ammonia Bath.

by an Ammonia Bath.
 The fair metropolitan cashier has added a new factor to her growing val uation which will not prove so desirable a vile in the eyes of her employer as the honesty and efficiency which have won for her almost monopoly in the business. It is the result of the microbe craze, says the Globe-Democrat, and is nothing less than washing all the money she handles, and charging her employer overtime, too. The discoverer of this new way to enhance her usefulness and cost is Annie Nesmyth, the money-taker of a big downtown hotel. Miss Nesmyth serves at night mostly, and. while less money comes in then than during the day, she is generally kept busy enough. The money is often very dirty and to the last degree repulsive to handle. Now, the cashier is trained nurse resting" from her arduous pro- fessional labors. After a sick spel! from handling the soiled currency she concluded to resign. She was persuaded not to by an increase of her salary and permission to wash the money. So every night sees a soup-plate of am monia water at her elbow, into which each note as it arrives is dropped. It gets a quick bath and then is laid out on piece of flannel to dry as tenderly as if it were her best piece of jewelry. The water has to be changed two or three times in night.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-25
Pure Food and Drink.
Stimulating

to the palate, to the stomach, to the brain, to the soul, is delicate fine tea-SeAlllangs Best.
 Have you never noticed how a word of encouragement makes you straighten up, makes you step lightly, fills your mind with pleasant i'm ages?
 That is what encourage ment does for the palate, and the palate tells your stomach what to do. Treat your palate well: good food, good goodies, good tea.
 SeAill1mgs Best-at your grocer's, and your money back if you want it.
 SeAilling's Best coffee, baking-pow- der, soda, spices, and havoring extracts, are also money-backed. 4 ScAilling q Combany San Francisco
Arizona republican., 1896-08-25

be considered to be exempt from partici- patton in the war unless by hostile acts they provoke the i'll will of the enemy: that personal and family honor, and the religious convictions of an invaded peo- rle, shall be respected by the invaders, and that all pillage by regular troops or their followers shall be strictly for bidden.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-25
THE ELECTORAL VOTE.

The following is the electoral vote of the states as based upon the apportion- ment act of Feb. z, 1891:
Arizona republican., 1896-08-25
REF FUBLICAN LEAGUE OFFICERS
 AND COMMITTEES.

Oficers-C. M. Frazier. president; Pierce Evans, vice-president; Wade H.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-25

 Addition.

But, notwithstanding they are now in tn city itself, there are few lots for sale yet at prices corresponding with the "Sound Money Doctrine" of President Cleveland and his cuckoos, which means that kind of dollar which will buy two dollars worth of property These lots are near the new elec- tric car line which is now in operation. The lots are in the city and their occupants do not need to ride into town, but the presence of electric street cars is popular and adds market value to the property. Inside of five years this will be business property. Buy lot now for residence and when business crowds you out the rents will sup port you in house outside in some addition where you can keep horse and drive into, town and collect your rents. Terms, } cash in one year, in two years at 10 per cent interest.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-07

NEW YORK. Feb. 6.-T1e Evening
Post publishes an interview with
President Cleveland regarding the
bond issue, in which he says:
From such information as comes to
me from various private sources I am
conceived that more small hold
ings Of gold will be drawn into the
treasury by the present arrangement
than appear on the surface. The small
country banks. for instance, which are
buying bonds for their customers, have
made their bids through their New
York and Boston correspondents. and
this gives the loan the appearances of
having been taken up by the big f1nan-
cial institutions at the money centers.
although as a matter Of fact not a
little of it will ultimately como from
the small investors"
The subject of the syndicate contract
Of February, 1895, having been 1en-
toned, Mr.. Cleveland remarked that
he had never had reason to question
the wisdom of that arrangement IN
der the conditions then existing.
That contract" he added. helped
US out at a time when forty-eight
hours delay might have produced ser
tous results. I sympathize, neverthe-
less, with some of the objections made
to that form of placing a loan. The
difference between the price obtained
from the syndicate and the price cur
rently quoted can be twisted into an
argument which will appeal to the
people who do not stop to calculate
the actual cost to the syndicate Of
floating the loan at that time. My
preference would have been to have
had the present loan more popular
than it appears on it's face, but we
have done the best we could. The
people who hoard small savings Of
gold or the equivalent of gold are IN
accustomed to transaCting business on
the basis on which those bonds had
to be issued; they are unused to pre-
nfums or to the formalities of making
bids. If we could have sold those 3
per cent gold bonds at par 1 think it
would have brought out a good deal Of
this gold; but the only bonds the law
allows US to issue have to be sold con-
siderably above par in order to keep
the net rate of interest within reason
able limit"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-07
FARnERS' ALLIANCE.
Important Action Taken at the
Close of the Session.

Important Action Taken at the
Close of the Session.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.-The Ma
tfonal Farmers Alliance and Indus
trial union, which has been in session
here three days, adjourned this after
noon. Important action was taken
during the closing. and among these
the ''sub-treasury plan" to which the
alliance has been committed for a
number Of years, and the demand for
an increase of the circulating medium
to 500 per capita were eliminated from
the platform. Resolutions were adop-
ted opposing the refunding of the Pa
cifc railroad debt and agreeing to meet
next year at Dallas, Tex, if that city
will make suitable offers.
A committee was appointed this
morning to meet before the proper
congressional committees to complain
of alleged outrages and murders on
the Maxwell land grant in New Mex
leo and in Colorado, the Des Moines
river grant in Iowa, and the Sierra
forest grant in California. Alliance
members who lived in these grants
had complained to the national organ
ization that they were Illegally evicted
in favor of corporations, and the alli-
ance now proposes to call the attention
of congress to these cases.
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CONTINUED on Page p
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

PAGE Tremendous sensation caused
by the raid On houses of i'll fame yes
terday. Captain Donovan among those
arrested. Thirteen men meet DEATH.
A railway bridge horror near Bristol.
Conn. Butte may be demolished. Great
camp wild with excitement. - Cleveland
well pleased at the success of the bond
issue. His opinion of that of 1890. %.
Brooklyn building falls, killing two and
badly injuring two more Senate free,
coinage bill debated for five hours in
the house Brief kilograms.
PAGE 2-PearI Bryan murder stirs up
the people Of Cincinnati. Other crimes
of note. Hunter is only 2 shy. Sixty
seven out Of the required 69...Briaf
kilograms.
PAGE 3.-The railroad bill considered at
a meeting Of the joint committee last
night. In railway circles. Overland
limited makes a record. --latest by wire
...Brief kilograms.
PAKE 4.-Editorials. Editorial notes..
Press comments. People OF note..-
Humor.
PAGE 5-Senate passes the newspaper
libel law. after an extended debate.
Senator Chambers introduces a bill fol.
the appointment of state mining in
sDector. Booth introduces a bill for q
state board of labor. Expert account
ants authorized whose duty it shall be
to examine the accounts of various
state institutions and territorial and
state officers. The proceedings in the
house. Bill to repeal the statute CIV
ing mayors Of cities Of the first and
second classes qualified veto. Pro
test from Uintah county against the
scale of salaries for county officers.
Bill prohibiting the sale of stock under
fraudulent pedigree. Protection Of life
against boiler explosions. Fort Doug
las notes.
PAGE Cuisines, mining and stocks.
P. ]. Conway buys ten thousand shares
of Mercur from Dewitt B. Lowe at
$7...The day on change. --latest from
tn ecampS. Sugar the leader on Wall
street yesterday. Lead and silver quiet.
PAGE News from nearby towns,
Provo. Payson, ETC.. Ogden occurrences
Brief kilograms.
PAGE S.-IsraeI F. Dennis. who claims
to be God incarnate, on trial for adult
terry with Mrs. Susannah Robinson
The jury finds Charles Chapman not
guilty of stealing a draft for S1649.
1.-The QUO warranto proceedings Of B.
T. Lloyd against VIM. NJ. Elliott trans
ferred from the supreme to the dis
trict court. General proceedings of the
courts. The board of education orders
the clerk to make a demand upon the
county court for money due on tar
sales. Three rooms in the Seventeenth
district ordered closed Teachers ap-
pointed ..JanitOrs salaries reduced
Other business of the board Anuss-
ments. Town talk. Brief locals.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-07
CUBAN CHATTER.
Wars and Rumors of Wars Con tinue
to Float In.

HAVANA, Feb. 6-The insurgents
fired upon the pilot engine of a pas
senger train between Barroa and CUR
ras. The escort of troops on the engine
returned the fire, killing five and
Wounding two insurgents.
Lieutenant Colonel Tojarizo has had
skirmish between ManzaniHo and
Media Luna and killed three insurgents
and took one prisoner. The troops lost
Major Yergara and four soldiers,
wounded
The bands of Pancho Perez Matagas
and Emile Arago attacked a force of
forty civil guards who were protect
ing company of telephone linemen.
The insurgents sustained a numerous
loss, while the civil guards were com
PEELED to retreat with a loss of two killed
and five wounded General Devo later
overlook the same band at Yucca, Santa
Clara, but they dispersed when at
tackled by the troops, leaving four
killed and carrying away many
wounded. 1t is reported that among
the latter is the leader Matagas, with
two bullets in his breast.
The queen regent and the Spanish
government have sent congratulations
to General Marin, General Luque and
the troops who took part in the re-
cent engagement at Paso Real and San
Luis, as we'll as to the other generals
and officers of all arms and of cavalry.
Colonel Ruiz and his forces are now
at the plantation of Toledo, near Hava-
ma
The crop of sugar, the grinding of
which has been finished amounts to
IT. 900 bags of centrifugal sugar.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-07
BUILDING FALLS.
TWO MEN KILLED AND TWO
BADLY INJURED.
Building Had Been Condemned
Nearly a Year Ago-Great Damage
Done BY Wind in Brooklyn.

BROOKLYN, Feb. 6.-Two men were
killed and two injured today by a fall
Of building in Third avenue this city.
The building was condemned nearly a
year ago. 1t was a three story brick.
50x125 feet and was owned by the H. w.
Johns Manufacturing company The up
per floors were vacant but the first floor
was rented by James Quigley, who used
it as a cooperage shop.
QuiSly usually had ten men at work in
his shop. but this morning there we're
only himself and three others. The dead
are:
James Quigley, proprietor of the shop.
Simon Ieaman, workman.
The injured:
Michael Mulcahy, probably fatally.
David Meehan, slightly
The building seemed to give way in
the center and the whole south side was
totally wrecked.
Meehan heard the cracking of 4ha
building in time to make his escape, and
he directed the rescuers TO the place
where the others had been at work
when the crash came. Mulcahy was the
first one rescued, his groans aiding the
men in finding him. He was badly cut
and bruised and unable to move evil
IDENTITY being seriously injured internally.
He became unconscious after being re-
moved and the ambulance surgeon
thought he could not possibly recover.
Quigly had been buried under MANY
feet of bricks, plaster and heavy timber
nal injuries.
Leaman's body was all doubled up and
badly crushed. He had evidently bean
killed instantly.
Another building, a two story and at
tic frame in course OF erection at Ben
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Special to The Herald.N

BUTTE, Mont, Feb. 6.-The people of
Butte are almost wild with excitement
over the report of the city engineer
that in the face of the dreadful explo-
sion of a year ago, by which fifty-eight
men were killed, he has discovered
that at present there are 227,SS9 pounds
of dynamite stored in five magazines,
all located near each other and within
quarters of a mile of the city.
He declares that the explosion of one
magazine would explode all the others
and not building nor human being
would be left alive in the city.
The mayor at once appointed COM
mittee to investigate and the compan-
les are to be compelled to remove the
explosives from the city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-07
Sensation i'm Snnin.

MADRID, Feb. 6-The resolution on
the belligerency of the Cuban insur-
gents of the United States senate com
mittee on foreign relations has ere
ated a great sensation in Spain. The
Epoca says of it. president Cleve-
land surely cannot forget the tradi-
lions of American policy. The con-
federates during the late war were not
recognized as belligerents, nor were
the Gillian insurgents in their last
war"
The Heraldo is indignant, and advises
the government to send an ironclad
squadron to Cuba.
The Correo says the attitude of the
senate is offensive and arbitrary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-07
TEXAS DEnoCRATs.
State Executive Committee Closes
Its LabOrs.

State Executive Committee Closes
Its Labors.
AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. 6.-The Demo-
cratic state executive committee closed
it's labor today by ordering two state
conventions to be held this year, with
only one primary. The first conven-
tion to elect delegates to the national
convention to be held in this city,
June %, and the state nominating con-
vention is to be held in Fort Worth
August 49, On June 6, the day for
holding primaries to select delegates
to these conventions, the voters will
also ballot on the question of bimet-
allism at the ratio of 16 to 1, the result
to determine what kind of delegation
shall be sent to the national conven-
ton and what the complexion of the
financial plank in the state platform
shall be-
The silver men, headed by Governor
Culberson, Chairman Dudley, of the
executive committee, Railroad Com
missioner John Reagan, Ex-Governor
Hogg and about 100 others tonight is
sued an address to the people of Texas
congratulating them on the one prim-
airy victory.
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SIX ARE DEAD.
Nine Others barely Escaped With
Their Lives.


SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Feb. GA
special to the Union from Hartford,
Conn, says:
Six workmen lost their lives and nine
others were barely rescued from the
icy water of the Pequeboc river near
Bristol early this evening. A new
bridge had been built over the river
carrying the tracks of the New Eng
land railroad and the men were at
work taking up the ties and rails from
the old bridge, which was in progress
of demolition. The fifteen Workmen
had gathered about the middle of the
bridge in their work, when suddenly
the structure began to shake, and,
with scarcely a moments warning,
gave way. The men were all precipi
tated into the water below, in the
midst of the broken mass of timbers.
Two or three managed to reach land
in safety, practically unhurt and i'm
mediately set TO work to help their
comrades.
Up to II o'clock nine men of the fif-
teen had either escaped or been res
cued alive the body of one man had
been recovered, and five are still miss
ing. Who the men are or by whom
they were employed it has been i'm
possible to learn.
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A DAr1 BREAKS.
Twenty-Five People Have Probably
PeriShed.

CHICAGO, Feb.-A special to the
Herald from Philadelphia says;
Pocahontas dam, at MorristoWn. N.
J., broke this afternoon. twenty-five
people are missing and may have per-
ished The dam held back the waters
of Pocahontas lake. The break was
followed by "a great flood. Men, wo-
men and children were in the windows
of houses, completely surrounded by
rushing waters. No assistance could
be rendered them for the time being.
Boats were procured and strong men
rowed to the houses and brought many
to places of safety. The current was
so swift that it was impossible to
reach the more distant houses until
the flood abated. 1t was only ten min
utes after the breaking of the dam
before the water reached a mark ten
feet above the usual height. Water
street, Coal avenue, Center street, Race
street and portions of FlagIer street
and Spring street were inundated.
William Heath and others in a boat
rescued about fifty persons in Coal
avenue and Center street.
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NEW BRITAIN. Conn, Feb. ga
bridge on the New England road over
the Pequbeck river, near Bristol, col
lapsed about 9 o'clock tonight carry
ing with it twenty workmen, of which
thirteen are believed to have persisted.
At midnight two bodies have been
recovered and eleven men We're miss
ing.
Among the dead is John O'Brien, fore
man, of East Hartford. The names of
the missing are unknown.
THE FIERCE STORM
which swept over the state played
havoc with New England railroad
bridges and the swollen waters of the
Pequbuck threatened to carry the
bridge away. At o'clock, a special
Wrecking train with forty men left East
Hartford and was put to work on the
new bridge which the company is build
ing over the river, and which is al
most completed. 1t was intended to
put the new bridge in shape at once,
so trains could cross the river. The old
bridge was declared unsafe about
o'clock and since then no trains have
crossed the river.
Twenty WOrkmen were put on each
bridge. About 9 o'clock one of the
foremen, John Barry, called the twenty
men on the old structure toward the
center to assist in tearing up the ties
which were wanted for the other bridge.
The weight of the men
WAS TOO GREAT
for the bridge, and without a moments
warning it collapsed with loud noise,
precipitating sixteen or seventeen OF
the men into the raging waters of the
river. Three or four were caught by
falling timbers and seriously injured.
Three managed to cling to fragments
OF the bridge and we're rescued by a
number Of their comrades, who rushed
over from the new bridge as soon as
they realized the extent of the disas-
ter. The tottering condition of the
remaining portions of the old bridge
rendered the work of reaching the men
impossible, and had boat been avail
able, nothing could have held it
against the mad rush of the waters.
Ihe unfortunate men in the water at
tempted to sieze sticks and portions
OF the abuttments which had broken
loose out not more than five or six
We're successful. The others were car
rled down stream and
WE'RE QUICKLY LOST
TO slsht In the the darkness. Two men
were able to swim ashore. but fell ex-
hausted as soon as they reached land
John Barry, the foreman in charge of
the old bridge. was extricated from
the mass Of wreckage and debris which
when the bridge gave, way,
and was found to be badly wounded
He and the other rescued men were
taken to a farm house and cared for,
The foreman was unable to give the
names of the men who were on the
bridge with him at the time.
AS soon as the officials of the rail-
road were notified of the collapse a
special train was sent out from East
Hartford with two surgeons and an
other gang Of wreckers. A gang Of
twenty men rugged impromptu RATS
and made a search for the bodies
Others were sent down both sides of
the river to see if any one of the nm
fortunate ones had reached the shore
At late hour no more bodies were
found, and it is the general opinion
that the men had no chance of reach
ing the shore alive. Most of the men
live in Hartford and East Hartford
and nearly all have families.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-07
ARE WITH MORTON.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-secretary
Morton has received the following let
Ger:
Bay State Agricultural Society,
Boston, Jan. Is, 1896.
To the Hon. Secretary of Agriculture.
Washington:
At the ANIMAL meeting of the Bay
State Agricultural society, held this
day, the following was unanimo usly
adopted:
Whereas. An attempt is being made
to renew the distribution of seeds
from the department of agriculture at
Washington, at the public expense.
Resolved, That the Bay State Agri-
cultural society heartily approves of
the action of Secretary Morton in stop
ping said distribution, and hereby CON
dennis the old system of seed distribu-
ton to members of congress as an ex-
travagant, unnecessary and Wasteful
use of the public money.
Respectfully,
HENRY L. SHUMWAY,
Asst. Secy,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-07
Especially Grateful.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The work OF
scheduling and classifying the bids
opened yesterday, was resumed today
Until it is completed no definite infor-
nation can be obtained as to the
amounts bid for at each of the several
rates. Oh how low a rate will be &C
cepted. The bid Of j. P. Morgan and
associates undoubtedly will be accept
ed for a large amount. variously es-
timated at $45, 100000 to $4,000, 900. All
legitimate bids at low rate above
that submitted by Morgan d106S7O
will be accepted and all bids below that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-07
SEA AND SAIL,

NEW YORK, Feb. "a dispatch
to a local paper from London says:
Sir George N6wnes writes as fol-
lows:
where is hardly time to give neces-
sary notice of a challenge for this year,
but if even the New York Yacht club
Were to waive that point there is, 1
think, a general concensus of opinion
that under the circumstances it is I'M
desirable to race this summer"