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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-20
What Is Nicer

Than a trip to Garfield this evening
fine bath, white. sandy beach. de.
lightful orchestra and fine production
Of the eMikado." @-o-t
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-20

POTTSvILLE, Pa. July 19.-GeneraI
Joshua. Siegfried died at his residence here
today, aged GA years, from kidney troubles
ana nervous prostration.
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AMUsEMENrs.
opcn-Air Concert at Y. NJ. c. A.

Opcn-Air Concert at \. NJ. &. a. Park.
a large and good-natured crowd attend
"a the open air concert q the Y. II. c. A.
park last night and enjoyed the delightful
music furnished BY Wsgner's First Regi-
ment band. the basket ball game and the
bicycle races. The park is situated in
little hollow, and along toward the last
the damp night air made Is rather chilly.
The sports opaaea up with = one-qgarter
mile race for buys. which was won by
Percy Moore IN 20 seconds. The business
mems one-half mile race vas the next go.
The six contestants started ont With a
pace which made the professionals shake
with fright lest some record would be
knocked sil to pieces. bn, before half
around the course the pace decreased. Le-
Gatewon f3rst in % Lem Shortridge came
In second about Two minutes after Locate
touched The tape ] II, sullivan, paced
by Esary. slth a aying start made one
hair nile Ia lG6A. Johnson, the Victoria
professional. gave an exhibition ride OF
one-half mile alone. bur made the same
time as Sullivan. -16is. TIE other inter-
eStinE sport Was the basket ball game De-
tween the Whites ana Rl1es Of the Y. NJ
Z. a In two ten-minute halves, the former
Winning ny % q Raymond and LEG ate
made tie tvo d5fficQil throws that Won the
game for thelr side. The Enclosure Vas
too small for the players. but ore remark
ahis feature Was the careful PLAYING. no
injuries hsIng addicted on any member OF
she two yea ms.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-19

who loves his country and VINO dsiishts
in her fair name 10 see that the gold stand
ard under which we have Rad al oar
prosperity. be maintained TIE orsani=a-
ton OF this club will. I believe. acconnnsh
much good in this campaign. VIII surely
do all / can 10 foster il.
Chairman Goldsmith closed the speech
making with few remarks in winch he
strongly brought out the "a Il that STATISTICS
show that the men almost universally
Throughout the country VINO have made a
success OF business ventures are si"oeAtes
of the gold standard. while those who have
either failed or absconded are now crying
for free silver. He alluded - the fact as
being significant of the character OF men on
both sides. He alluded 10 the remark mace
in his interview in yesteriiy's loss-intel-
ligencer, in which he stated that Blore ar
guments will be stated across the counters
than on stumps, and said ilat IL was STIR
ring up the other side already. having
called forth an editorial N an evening
paper. He reiterated the statement ana
thought every merchant shoald constitute
himself a committee OF one 10 MAKE corr
yerts whenever and wherever he could.
AT the meeting on Friday right the club
will effect a permanent organization and
plan of action be arrangend. The wholesale
and retail clerks and clerks n business
offices generally are especially invited TO
attend on Friday night and lend their sup
port TO the movement.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-19
Al HIS OLD TRICKS.
VI. T.. Ward still Pracsfcing on Sus-
cepffbIe Iaudladies.

II. T ward who played such smooth
confidence game in this city several years
ago, IS in trouble for the same weakness
ia San Francisco. Wards two strong
cards seem 20 be his power over suscept-
IDLE landladies and his oily tongue. At
one time while in Seattle ne represented
himself as a railroad contractor sith
fat job on the Great Northern, and with
his own assurance as his chief backing
he worked" a well-known house OF enter
fa!Hmeat in the tenderloin district for SIS
worth of wine In a single night.
A favorite trick OF his while here was
the gold brick swindle, and he repeated 1t
several times. He had the shrcwdness 10
avoid the hackneyed methods of other gold
brick operators. in that he never tried TO
sell the brick. He went 70 a certain saloon
on Pike street. and with an air of much
mystery gave the brick into the keeping
of the bartender. en5oining him TO strict
secrecy. OF course the ''barkeep" told the
secret TO his nearest friend, and Wards
credit was soon llmitless. In this way he
borrowed numerous sums of money, and
ran up miles Of ''tick" at the bar. He
operated in Victoria, beat TOO confiding
female a. Snoqualmie falls out OF various
and sundry funds, and practicei his decep-
tons right and left. But although he spent
"A week or ten days IN jail he manag ed, as
he has done in San Francisco, 10 escape
conviction. II Is not impossible that ne
may be lecturing on free silver before the
campaign closes. The Chronicle thus tells
the story of his doings in San Francisco:
Michael t. Ward. who has become
known as the terror of confiding land
ladies. Is in trouble once more. He was
recently tried on several charges, but
managed 10 escape conviction. Now
Mrs. Marie Labarere. of il6 Sixth street.
wants him arrested. She procured a war
rant for him in police court on charge
OF petit larceny by trick and device.
Ward was the star boarder at Mrs.
Labarere's. He lived on the fat of the
land and enjoyed the landiady's good clar-
ct. He borrowed so on the representa-
ton that he had money on deposit in the
Hfbernia bank. and ran bill of SIS for
board and lodgings. When Mrs. Labarere
became TOO pressing Ward took her up to
the Hibernla bank. but IL was closed. Then
she became more importunate and Ward
sought another boarding house.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-19
TWO COMMISSIONERS WANTED.
Conference Committees Ask Equality
For the City.

The third of the meetings OF the differ
ent heads of the county and city govern
ment was held in the council chambers
last evening. The most important phase
Of the discussion was on the unequal APP
portonment of county commissioners.
Several important laws were discussed
with a view of retrenchment, AID before
the committee finishes its work they will
be put in the form of measures TO be pro-
posed at the legislature. Mr.. James sus-
gested the formation of three divisions
so as TO more equally divide the county.
He said the city paid about u per cent.
of the county tax, while the rest OF the
county paid only Is per cent. After much
talk in favor of the following resolution.
Ii was adopted:
Resolved. That it is the sense OF this
joint committee conference. consisting of
the advisory board and city council OF the
city OF Seattle. of the board OF county COM
missioners Of King county. OF the board
of directors OF school district No. ], and
of the committee OF the Seattle Chamber
OF Commerce on city and county affairs,
That whereas. Seventy-two per cent, OF
all the property In King county according
to assessed valuation is In the city of Sc
attic. and
Whereas. About u per cent. of all the
county tax which is disbursed by the
board OF county commissioners is levied
and collected from property within the
limits of the city of Seattle. and
Whereas, 1t mas been heretofore the
custom 10 elect two commissioners from
the outside districts representing but
about Is per cent OF the assessed yalua-
ton. and one commissioners from the city
representing about u per cent. of the as
sesSed valuation.
We submit that such a representation
is unjust and ineduitable. and therefore we
urge all political parties of this county
70 arrange their nominations so as TO
place two commissioners within the city
of Seattle.
Under the proposed change the Ninth
ward would come IN the Third district.
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His crime round Him out.

William Johnson. a waiter on the Alaska
steamer City of Topeka was yesterday
afternoon committed 10 the county Jail
for thirty days by Justice McElwain for
petit larceny, committed aboard the boat
on or about July >. JohnSon's crime Was
the stealing of a sealskin cape belonging
to a Mrs. Green. of San Francisco. The
loss was reported to the company's agent
at Tacoma, who in turn reported Ii 10 j..
F. Trowhrldge. Puget sound superintend-
emit Search was made but nothing was
seen OF the coat for over month, al
though a watch was kept on the boat
hands. 4 few days after the succeeding
trip of the steamer a woman living in the
southern part OF the city reported TO De-
tective Phillips that a man who she
thought was of the Alaska steamer Of
fered to sell her a sealskin cape for $40,
at the same time giving the detective the
mans description. Phillips went TO the
company's office and asked Superintendent
Trowbridge II any one answering the de-
scription given by the woman worked on
the Topeka, and he at once picked out
Johnson. who was arrested when the boat
landed on the last trip. He protested his
innocence. saving he borrowed the money
from some of the boys and bought the
cape. but this was denied by the men. He
was taken TO headquarters and yesterday
admitted that he took the cape while
drunk. and on the strength of his telling
the truth superintendent Trowbrldge con-
sented to changing the complaint from
grand larceny 20 petit larceny, Johnson
pleading guilty to that charge. Johnson
Is quite well educated and was Worth con-
siderable money at one time, but he in
dulzed too freely in the flowing bowl and
started down the ladder. He felt very
kindly toward Mr.. Trowbridge for treat
ing him so leniensly that he was actually
too overcome to thank him, asking the de-
tective 10 do so for him. This X Johnson 3
first wrongdoing. and he swears Il viii be
his last
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WANTS A NEW TRIAL.
But the Superior Court Re-
fuses to GIANT 1t.
MOTION OvERRuLEO.
The Mayoraiity Contest in Tacoma
The Arguments for a Stay to
Be Heard on Friday.

Tacoma, Aug 1S-Special.-The Orr-Faw-
cett mayoralty contest case came up again
today before Judge Pritchard on the mo-
ton of Favcetts attorneys for a new
trial. They fled afidaviis in which they
claimed they were taken by surprise by
the courts ruling on the marked ballots,
and that many Of the votes counted for
Orr which they did not object 10 were
marked in a similar manner 10 those re-
jeeted by the court. The motion was over
ruled. as were the exceptions 10 the ind
ings OF fact as iled by counsel for Mayor
Orr.
The question of stay of'proceedings VII
be argued by counsel on Friday. Judge
Pritchard fixed the bond on appeal At 5000,
ana it will be promptly furnished. As 10
the supersedeas or stay or judgment
Mayor Fawcett's attorneys lain that
there Is no question about their risat 10
this, but as they have claimed a sreat
deal they have not gotten, IL may be pos
sihie that the court will order Favcett TO
give immediate possession of the office 10
Mayor Orr on Friday.
Both Mayor Faweett and his legal 3D.
yisors have taken very peculiar POSITION
in the matter. Mayor Fawcett says he
will not give up even II the court orders
him TO. he said yesterday: what VIII
they do? Arrest me for contempt? l hard
~ think So" On confidential toned
have TOO many friends for that"
City Attorney Judson says the mayor Is
entitled 10 stay of proceedings penang
the appeal to the supreme court, ana ne
minated that possession of the city gov
eminent will be maintained at any ecst
Several special policemen have been sworn
In and from the indications al the clS
hall. the mayor and his staff have re-
solved not 10 give way 10 the courts de-
cree without a struggle.
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THE SUICIDE OF MAZYCK MILES.
ul-HeaIth, and Not Financial Troubles,
the Cause.

The suicide of Mazyck Miles was the alb
sorhirg topic OF conversation IN club and
social circles yesterday. and many rea-
sons were advanced as TO the cause. His
most intimate friends scout the idea that
/; was owing 20 1nancia, troubles. they
maintaining that HIS affairs were IN good
condition. The theory that he took his
life in q spell of depression brought on by
stomach troubles. from which he was A
great sufferer. takes precedence over any
other more especially as he was known
10 be- sensitive ard easily made TO believe
that people grew tired OF him. This was
natural. as his mode OF living caused him
TO keen TO himself the greater part OF the
day. as all his personal friends had husi-
ness 10 occupy their attention.
\ startling feature in the case Is that
ne may have talked OF suicide. as the an
swer from his people In South Carolina
ia telegram sent announcing his sudden
death said 10 send all particulars, and not
20 spare feelings. This would Indicate an
expectation that something of the kind
might happen, A second dispatch 10
James r. Howe from the dead mans sis
tiers said 10 bury the BODY In this city. so
consequently the funeral will take place
this morning az 1880 a. m. from Trinity
parish church on James street.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-19
A PLATFORM.



A Republican has suggested thar u the
Republican convention today Is 10 aoope
a n latform IL could not do better than
.onv thar adopted by the Republicans or
Massachusetts In 1884. which IS as ioi-
lows:
The principles of the Republicans of
MasSachusefts are as well known as me
commonweaith itself: wei k H1ps,av as w sn
known as Justice.
Chief among them are;
An equal share IN government for every
citizen.
Best possible wages for every workman:
The American market for American Ia
bors -. ...urr-,ar,
hotn tl1e gold and the silver dollars or
the constitution. and their paper repre-
seutattves honest and unchanslng III
value and equal 10 every otner'
Better immigration laws;
Better naturalization laws;
No tramp. anarchist. criminal or pau,
per TO be let IN; 80 that ciuzehshlp shati
not be stained or polluted.
Sympathy with liberty and republican
government at home and abroad:
Americanism everywnere,
The flag never lowered or dishonored:
No surrender In Samoa.
No barbarous queen beheading men In
Hawaii.
No iynchlng;
No punishment without trial:
Faith kept With the pensioner;
No deserving Old soldier In the poor
house. ,
The suppression OF dram-drinklng and
dram-sesling.
A schoo, at the public charge open TO all
the children. and free from partisan or
sectarian control
creed IN the rights OF American citizen
ship.
Devotion paramount and supreme TO The
country and 10 the nag.
Clean politics.
Pure adm.nistre ton;
No lobby:
Reform OF old abuses.
Leadership along loftler paths:
Minds ever open 10 the sunlight and the
morning ever open TO new truth and new
duty as the new years bring their lessons.
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The Bicycle In Politics.

The question whether wheelmsn should
take any active part in the coming Pollti-
"a, struggle Is = nice one. and it s eaus-
ing the headers IN the cycling world lot
OF worry. The officials Of the League
OF American Wheeimcn have given the
matter rnrch thought. ans they have pfac-
Ideally decided. as an organization. 20
heep their hands OF. They don't care.
and Il would not make any difference II
the did what the J. \. ". members 10
az individuals While the national or
SANITATION viii remain passive, no one
need he SURPRISED 70 see local !. y W.
and even state divisions get m.Ned In tAe
naiillcal br3u. Political bicycle TssraGes
all vers rkelv he a very lively feature
OF The campaign. and the sound money
fuen. as well as the si,verites are ALREADY
working up his end OF the same.
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PoIIrtCAI POINTERS.

ssata senator y A Passy. 90 Te<l~r.
vfhe i attending are Republican conv~n-
tjon b. az gEs plitcf-
10. W r tflsson an8 r NJ Glo<en. both
- Gilman. are attending the keo2h.tcSn
convention. an& arc a. IRE Ns.l&~-
sosa many ~ the wsrt asicEsttons
Nels sAutslxeS last evening fsv ere purpose
of ssreaniEEnE ard also - ascertain the
ssrarsf 81 the delegation lie the supper q
various can8h3atss Tor cTice-
tsssns down on tAe Montesane ias' SuH-
ssx frern Ahrr&rea IS WestroFt. SAWS the
#nanfane NashinRt ensag thF HeHSnoy
selss-4 ~ voters ansang the PASSENGERS
Wssh fAe tas}2E 'rS rcsait. Mckinley =.
nryan
IRE asssrates f~aui 80 FoTtY-thiT3 req
rexessf alive Il E-rsrf nf>N .sf cess ,ttsllszs
ere third rasr futss8 ffaF district. hfAt az ne
sNrssssl saDeWs tsst gVNninG ne thR iNt'+E
t1nfv a'saus sVe-tafra~ 81 IRE delegates
wefs - iha Erguaf se ~ formal seison
~ sny kfHf nss tesVst. ard the Sese &C
Was VcrS ntief
Max gsaeht 90 rezeAh}sw Paraatse
or. 4 secretary e ths American Frssee-
ffSe Tarfn League. nsEsra tNrogEh SEAT
ne asV before Yesterday on e&s Vas 10
Fsersa2nf where he Ntf3 eyer fsrt8 5esE13s
roorsS sor the czugEsSlE1. Max has the
ssssEsF - dNNn fire sad be- "A
xsFsFeeFkNe Tn Pert aatN uUHr tnTHt ~ III S.
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TIRE dispatches 20 the Pos--Tnteliszencer
from that pszre That zas the platform
adopted BY the Goats. wno are now hap
rsIy gathered inso fne protecting fold OF
Poguissra. IL viii be remembered tnzt the
various members Of that noE 6eiunct or
gaalzatfon repeatedly srd paoacsy as
esared that they were Republicans. and
STOOL with the party o- ali tire national
Issues Nave free silver and that the party
had left them ard rot trey the party. II
fae!r anxiety 20 capture the PopuiaSt sup
r,ort IN tf,egr errszse for ofrce, they adopt
"a a platform at ElIensourg when was
more radical by far than that prepared
ard adopted by the Po2g!ists- This plat
form contained fourteen plznks. only no
os which. the first and second and iniso'
have as ret beer published
The fourth plank 6snouEces free passes
20 stat. en- psoyeg-
Tire nth demands regulation OF railrso2
frslghfs and fares.
Tn. sixth IL as follows. We demand
the re-enactment ~ the deficiency Jug
rnert bill passed by the last legislature,
and We arralgn Gov. JOAN II. AcspFAN ~
tse bar OF psblle opinion ard accuse nih'
b. this Indictment OF usarEing the tllac-
tons Of the supreme co1rt IN ASSUMING
20 nass uoon the ccnstituslonasity o. the
eea-sency judgment biz and yetoins '1e
same upon that ground.
The seventh *. Eve favor the enact
rnent OF a statute permitting the owner o.
real nrau3Ysv % retain possession OF IL
darsnz the period o. redemption
The eighth is: we demand the TORE
closure Of the mortgage held by the gov
eminent on the Union Pacific railroad. ana
should the government. through sueh ioFe-
closure. come into possession OF the sans,
,se favor its oaeratlo BY the government
far the parpose Of determining the posi-
bIffty % government ownership OF ths
same"
TIE. ninth Is: we favor the submission
IN the voters OF The state OF a constitu-
tIonai amendment permitting direct as
well as representative legislation upon I'M
portant political and economic questions
fThla means the Initiative and referendum
The tenth Is. we favor A liberal e1efnp-
ton from taxation Of personal properly
ard improvements on land. and belieVe the
same TO be necessary 10 the prosperity u
the agricultural and toiling masses
TIE eleventh favors Paying taxes III
county warrants.
The twelfth favors An amendment 70
tha state constitution reducing the NUMBER
OF courts and judges and the numoeF Oh
legislators. ..,
The thirteenth demands CONSTITUTIONS
amendment comforting suffrage on women.
The fourteenth favors giving the aasah-
tsge OF free schools 20 all children snhe.
xhsther residing ia the country or the
CITY. fThc barefoot schooieoy 9ll)
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MORE THAN FAIRS FRIEND.
An Aged Widow Driven on the wit
ness stand.

san Francisco. Aug rs.-Mrs Flaviia
Todd, an aged bat sprIghtly widow. tesii-
aas today before the lawyers who are
fakfnr dspositfons in the Fair VIII case
mat she had promised 10 Ne a sister 20
the iste Senator Fair. She said she had
been quite intimate with the senator, ana
regarded him as a brother. be vas con-
Gently talking - her about bis will and
sonsaea TO her that M had left bis last
vrill IN the custody OF = school teacher.
He had promised 70 leave Mrs. 1860 $aas,-
O., bu. had not done so. Mrs Todd said
So hal known Fair for many years.
when Mrs Todd WAS cross-exa mined
T.awver Pterson produces a pile Of letters
from her which had been focng n senator
vars safe. Mr. PieFs0n started 10 read
,ba la.ters. TIE arSt was a request Tor
senator Fair 10 lend Mrs. Todd some
~ronev. The second letter stated that MIS-
Toss had been more than q SISTER 20 tas
iste senator. and Lawyer Ds!mas con
-f,7se4 20 Withdraw the witness and the
larsar vas not admitted as evidence.
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goods and a prohIbItve export duty on
homemade girls. VIII stop the clamor
about the scarcity of work by starting our
factories md tre drain OF money to En-
rope. BY keeping both our work and
our heifesses al hone
Col Bls1hga cf The Tins ssr~e re
succeed = 70 me management Of that pa
per has male v-s charge ~ his facial
sppear4rcs. which wfii lose him fTstnds
among the Pops. lie has pared With the
twin zazaxas which formerly ornarnented
hts face He was afraid OF being mistaken
Tor Col. Lyons.
4. A. Richardson. the Ciallam county
foghoru who occupied 50 much tine in the
Pop. convention a. Elenshurg. has suf-
fe~ed 4 serious loss. While stopping over
AZ PuyalIup 20 consult with Rogers. the
nominee fer governor. some practical
follower OF the BRYAN doctrines stole
Richardson's vaiise. This WIS bad enough.
bur what seriously injured his feelings
was that within the valise was flask OF
some very good rye whisky.
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ADDITIONAL ELECTION RETURNS.
other Precincts send In tho Results OF
Republicans Primaries

The following additional rsturns from
county precincts complete the rolls Of
Republican delegates 10 the county con-
ycntion:
Chautauaua--Fra Miner. G. ", Ten
nay, a. NJ. Duffleld. alieTnates. ii. i.
rundEc ] n Rnvee. c. ". Houghtou-
Afbin--Hcsaor McCalum. r. l.. King.
aiternates. J. +. LundqHist. q. ". Relan.
Noyeity-R. I. Leeper. alternate. James
A MCKAY
Avondaie-~David Daniels. alternate.
Francis a Herzog.
West Ssattle-ksiis Morrison. Walter
pavsVrS Martin ktle alternteS. W. II.
Hain&worra y. II c. Todd. c. A. Dodge.
osceo.a--Is. c. Smith. alternate. +. @.
White
Richmond--I4 F. Adams: alternate. F.
Z White.
Cherry vaAey-Luclas Day; alternate.
Samuel Hlhiee.
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r ~ Bobcrts Arrested Again

Tacoma. Aug N.-Special.--Je NJ. Rob-
er;s was arrested the second time today on
a charge of perjury. The case grows out
of the fight made b. DR.. Buckhart for the
possession OF Roberts two children by his
first wife. who was the doctors sister.
II Is alleged that Roberts swore falsely
while on the stand In the habeas corpus
proceedings He was arraigned before
Justice McMurray. who allowed him TO
go till tomorrow on the $500 cash bail de-
posted in the first case.