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considered far above the welfare of the
audience.
The first performance in the new
building which replaced the one burned
some months ago has just been con-
cludad as l write these lines, and SO
strong is the impression produced there
by that l set on paper at once the mar
velous things the audience witnessed
and the equally marvellous manner IN
which they were accomplished l have
seen the greatest circus managers the
world has produced, but there was never
one like NJ. Moliere. the audience of
two hundred of the most fashioCa bic
people in Paris there was not one who
did not applaud as they are never known,
cent was the work of the horses, who
seemed fairly endowed with human in
telligerce.
In every instance the performers
were persons who ranked among the
highest in Paris society. To talk of de-
genera ton among the devotees of Dame
Fashion and the aristocracy seems like
treason after witnessing the display at
NJ. Moliere's. Take the thoroughbred
animals and the equally aristocratic
performers and combination was in
evidence that was hard to beat. The
most daring bareback rider Of them all
is a mar who stands high in the cour,-
ellis of the republic. The woman who
airily leaped through hoop after hoop
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plainly as person comprehen0s a
word. l think that one particular feat
ure of the performance in which the
horses alone took part was the most
notable Of all. Six of them entered the
ring unaccoenpanied, even NJ. Molieie
himself beiylg absent, and went through
series of evolutions without the
slightest signal that would have been
a credit to the most thoroughly trained
cavalry corps In any European army.
These horses are the same that M.
Moliere uses In his private circus at
Kiev. They are twelve in number, and
were brought to Kiev for this special
purpose. They are in the same car
with their owner, by whom they are
regarded as friends rather than ami
mails. In fact, M. Moliere during the
journey slept between the knees of
his favorite horse, which showed its
intelligence by the care with which It
placed its feet to avoid stepping upon
it's master.
The performance which has been de-
scribeG was purely a social affair given
by NJ Molere and the other society
folk. 1t is now proposed that another
performance should be given by the
same participants, but in this instance
non-performing society Will be forced
to pay admittance, for the whole af-
fair will be for the benefit of Partisan
charity. There was at first some heSita-
tion about giving charity performance
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HERDED LIKE CATTLE
An American Among the Prisoners of
Spain's Penal Colony

During the past fortnight bitter COM
plants have been published concerning
the ruthless treatment of prisoners,
political as we'll as criminal, in Spanish
prisons. A correspondent of the Daily
Mail, when lately travelling in Morocco,
desired on his own account to ascertain
if the details We're true and visited the
large penal convict prison at Ceuta,
where many Cubans are confined. He
now sends the following impartial re-
port:
Il was permitted to pass into this con-
Wet establishment freely, no permit be-
ing necessary. Passing military guard
at the entrance of the prison, just inside
a sort of lobby were seated some of the
better-be- e-haved prisoners, all clean
shaved and wearing the white and blue
striped cotton dress of the prison and
eating ravenously food brought to them.
by their friends or relations. Being Sum-
day afternoon, this was permitted. Pass
ing through wooden lattice gate, was
admitted to the prison proper and here
sight almost beggarrg description met
my gaze. In yard some 100 yards long
by about thirty yards broad were about
1900 convicts of all ages and descriptions,
who were lying, sitting or walking
about some making little baskets
ladies' straw shoes and various odds
and ends, while others were playing a
sort of hand 'fives" against the wall
| This yard, with high walls around, is the
| only place the convicts have for exercise
"On the right of the yard were the con-
victs' rooms, dark and evil-smellng
| lighted only by one window. There the
convicts sleep, as many as fifty in a
room! The stencil was too strong to al.
low of long stay of inspection. There
is no solitary confinement except in spec
ial cases. Entering one cell containing
eight men, noticed these poor wretches
chained to the wall in various attitudes
of discomfort; some were literally bowe5
down by their heavy manacles. One o.
the prisoners, an American subject, de
clared that he had been six years IL
prison without having been tried. Tht
disgraceful state of the prison and thu
awful overcrowding call for immediate
action.
1.-THE watersupply is bad and dirty ant
the food no better 1t may safely be sait
that in England we should not put NOR
than 200 prisoners where 1900 are her
huddled gether"-London Mail.
The up-to-date chemical blonde nov
has her hair Klondiked.-Chicago News
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T. e. Parish could make 1t, with let
ter OF Buckley O'Neilrs thrown in for
full measure. But the second and third
issues have failed to materalize. The
first issue was printed at the office OF
the Arizona Gazette, Democratic pa
per, that has heretofore strongly sup
ported Governor McCord. Inciden tai
ly, c. p. Leitch, one of the proprietors,
was the Democratic auditor of the ter
ritory, and held over till week ago.
He Is personal friend of the governor,
and consequently closed the Democrat
out when he returned to the city. The
! owners Of the Democrat state they have
new plant on the way. 1t is to be
presumed their wrath is none the less
fervent through its bottlng.
The medical man who comes to Ari-
zona with the intention of practicing had
better come we'll prepared The terri.
torial law prohibits practice without the
certificate Of the territorial board q
medical examiners, no matter what th0
credentials or experience. The law
passed the legislature through the ef.
forts Of the Maricopa Medical associa-
ton, ard was generally considered a
measure for limiting the number Of
doctors. It has had the effect desired.
, During the past week the examining
board has been in session in Phoenix.
Before 1t appeared half dozen appli-
cants, many OF whom had been waiting
for three months. I understand that
not a single newcomer passed the ex-
animation, though some were old prac-
| titioners. One of them had full diplom-
as from three excellent medical COL
| leges. Perhaps 1t is for the best. One
pity is that the same system has not
| already been applied in Phoenix to the
| legal profession
TIRED OF WAITING
| A report comes from Globe that four
great copper mining companies Of that
camp have become tired of waiting for
the new railroads promised them and
have concluded to at once begin work
on a broad gauge line Of their own. The
road is to be constructed to Phoenix on
as direct line as possible, running near
Goldfields and possibly including Mesa
and Tempe. The survey has been made
on the route and little heavy work been
| found necessary. The reason why Phoe-
nix has been preferred is that here COM
petitive rates could be secured over both
the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific. Not
a furnace Is running in Globe. though
development is being pushed on all the
mines and thousands Of tons of rich ore
are piled up on the dumps and In the
smelter bins. New machinery Is as well
being installed and only low freight
rates for coke and copper are necessary
to make the camp the liveliest in the ter
ritory. JAMES. H. M'CLINTOCK.
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in a building the predecessor of which
had gained the unsavory reputation OF
a fire trap before fire had really de-
stroyed it. The present structure, how
ever, is SO different that the objection
was overruled.
In every way possible the new build-
ing has been made fire-proof and with
plenty of comm odious exits, easy of
access. Its interior is charming, for
it has been decorated by artists of fame.
among them Messieurs Forain and
Caran d'Ache. The ring itself is fioored
with sawdust, but it's decorations are in
thorough keeping with the work of the
famous artists.
Who was there, you ask? Why no.
ticed La Rochefoucauld, Saint Aide
gonde, the enormously rich Russian,
Count Kronlikow; DR.. Dirchaslelet, DR..
Dundonne, Baron de Najac and the
famous editor, Lemoine. There were a
hundred others equally we'll known.
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Livestock Legislation in
the Southwest
ARIZONA GUARDS HER CATTLE
POLITICAL KINKS IN THE STOCK
BOARD
The Bottling Of an Anti-Administra
ton Journal-Limiting the
Number of Doctors

Special Correspondence 70 The Herald.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 15.-There is
decided tangle at the present writing
over the affairs Of the live stock sani-
:ary board of Arizona. In 1t there has
been a change, as there has been in ev-
erything else political in Arizona. This,
too, despite the fact that its chairman,
Colin Cameron, and its secretary Chas
w. Pugh, are old-line Republicans
Cameron went out through the appoint
ment of his successor. Pugh's success
sor has not>yet been named, and possibly
may not be. Yet Pugh Is out and the
new chairman, E. o. Strattor, is man
agiC.g the Office with clerk or so,
dubbed secretaries pro tenn. There was
a hot time in the boards room yester-
day. Pugh, who had been sick for a
month, made his first appearance ard
received, a demand for his resignation.
He refused to give it, denying the right
of the board, to hire or fire secretary,
this being wholly and solely preroga-
tive of the governor. Pugh, who is
owner of the Southwestern Stockm an,
does not seem to particularly care for
the pace--its work was such as to
PROSTATE him with brain fever-but he
seems to warN to put the commission
and the governor on record And in the
meantime he has gone merrily off on a
six weeks vacation trip to his old Ken
lucky home.
This stock sanitary board is very
important institution in Arizona. Per-
haps the average eater Of beefsteak
may not know it, but there is ir the
United States a dead line" south of
which cattle are officially declared in
fected with splenic or Texas fever, a
disease which is rarely fatal to accli-
mated animals, but is deadly to cat
tie elsewhere. This line runs through
Indian territory and the Panhandle OF
Texas and south to the Mexican bor-
der, both New Mexico and Arizona be-
ir.g left within the safe area. Cattle
south Of the line may be shipped north
only during a couple Of the winter
months. The disease is usually frs
shown by the presence on the anima
of a large tick, the "Boophilus BOWS.
and there is always tribulation in store
for the shipper on whose cattle any o.
the ticks are found.
SAFETY IN VIGILANCE
Southern Arizona 10 dangerously aeal
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Meant to Be Lenient

A colored exhorter who was holding a
revival meeting in Georgia town was
approached by member of his congre-
cation, who said:
"Bre'r Williams, dey didn't like yo'
sarmount las night"
"Dey didn't?"
mo, sub, dey didn't"
"Why; wha been de matter wild it?"
"Well, sub, you took an said dey wuz
folks in dat congregation dat would be
in hell TO- sunup!"
did say dat?"
Oats what you did,"
"Well, I declar' ter goodness!" ex-
claimed the parson; my intention wuz
ter low 'em ten days!"-Atlanta Consti-
tuition
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ever attended an enterta IN men t in Paris.
If before it was magnificent it is now
superb. And yet there is neither the
barbaric glory of the Circus Maximus
nor the tirsel splendor of the modern
sawdust ring caterer. Like the honest
dollar 1t rings true. for the watchword
OF the proprietor is humanity. 1t is the
only circus In the world where the COM
fort and happiness of the animals is
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PARIS CIRCUS
The Latest Fad of French
Society
HORSES TREATED HUMANELY
THE ONLY AFFAIR OF THE SORT
IN THE WORLD
HORSES TREATED HUMANELY
The Audience of Two Hundred Com.
prises as August an Assemblage
as European Court

PARIS, Oct. 3.-(special Correspond =
ence to The Herald) Phoenxlike, the
society circus of M. Moliere has arisen
from It's ashes and once more delights
the most fashionable audience which
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would be if the days of the monarchy
could only return, duchess in her own
right.
OF the horses themselves too much
cannot be said in the way of praise. M.
Moliere always acts as ringmaster, and
on. this occasion seemed to possess more
than his usual skill. He used no whip,
but sign aled the animals by meags Of
whistles. which they understood a.
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All prices of wall paper greatly reduced.
A. A. Eckstrom, 324 South Spring street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-06
THE SALT LAKE HERALD: MONDAY, DECEAfBER g. 1897

turbulent Ottawa river, the last group
of locks being eight in number. This
frequent process of being locked up"
or down, as the case may be, unctu-
ates the voyage with q variety of in
cident, as there is abundant time to
stroll about and get acquainted The
wonderful neatness OF everything re-
lating to the locks and the government
property adjacent is impressive. Mass
i've though dimiutive block houses are
invariable, standing where they COM
mand view cf both approaches Of the
locks. At Jones Falls, which is prob
ably the most picturesque place upon
the route, q considerable park is main
tained it's walks leading through
charming bits of scenery.
4 quaint little hotel at Jones Falls is
filled in summer with people from the
states" who fish in the lakes above.
The surroundings of these waters
closely resemble those of the most
beautiful channels of the Thousand
Islands, the verdure which wells moss
clad rocks dipping TO the surface of
the stream, which, in its narrow and
sinuouS reaches, is disturbed only by
tce occasional trespass of some barge,
yacht CT fisherman's batteau.
No one who has traYersed the en-
chanted Rideau region as the guest of
a princely steam yacht owner will find
fault with that provident spirit of pro-
lection in the breast of OUT longheaded
cousin, John Bull, which led him to
create, more than 10 years ago, this
lovely aqueous highway and to main
tain it so eXcellently to the present
time. FRANK. H TAYLOR.
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the robbery created deal of excite
ment. L was young man and a miner
in those days, and had arrived in Vir-
Glnia City the year previous, in '62.
That fall the vigilanteS were organized
and in my day saw a pile of the good
work that organization accomplished.
Nowadays we don't hear much about
that law and order croWd-unless some
pie-faced pilgrim refers to EN- as the
early strangiers-but [ tell you they
did some good work, and of its living
members the state should now be proud
as the boys brought law and order out
OF chaos and hell itself
NOW, about that first stage robbery.
Nobody in those days ever thought ser
iOusly OF highwaymen, for it was quick
judgment to detect or catch men in
crooked work in those days. In the fall
of 62, I think it was, q man named
Caldwell-not Josey-Joe of old Benton
days-established d stage line between
Virginia City and Bannock, as that
was the most feasible route out of the
country then. Business was good. and
stages were run every other day. Alder
gulch and Virginia City were then
booming. and hardly a trip was made
unless on board was some miner with
stake Of gold dust. But nothing ever
happened.
In Virginia City at that time was a
fellow named Dan McFadden, a royal
good fellow, more Familiarity known as
hummer Dan. Everybody liked him,
and he could have almost anything he
wanted in the camp. Dan was a pros
pector, and during his stay in Virginia
City, had made two or three strikes and
had blown the money in. After a strike
he lavished favors generously, and no
matter how much of the yellow metal
he harvested from the sluice boxes, it
all went, and q few months later Dan
was broke and dependent on friends for
another grubstal1e. He was Industrious.
though, and after his Publications re
turned to work hopeful of the future.
ut was after 4 ricn strike in the fall
of 90 that, in the following spring, Dan
found himself broke and thrown on the
chilly mercies Of a frigid world. Bill
Manning took him in tow, and soon Dan
was prospecting again with a good
when one morning the camp was
electrified with the announcement that
hummer Dan had made the strike of
his Jife-and the announcement was
true, as Dan reached town the next
day and confirmed the news. He had
struck rich pay dirt, and was heeled
for life. 4 few days later hummer
Dan sold out for $15 600, and with this
stake determined to go into the outer
world and live comfortably for the bal
ance of his life. Salt Lake was the goal
for which he was headed. He was paid
for TIE claim in sold dust, and after
Weighing OFT $780, which he gave to
Manning, Dan quit the camp and went
to what was then called Dempseys
ranch, located a few miles out of Vir-
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CANADA'S SIDE DOOR.
England Has Built Fortified Canal Which VIII Enable
Her to Place GunbOats on the Great Lakes.

In the event Of warfare between tho
United States and Canada. the name az
ehe quiet little manufacturing and trad
ing town Of Gananaque, upon the do
''llnlon side of the St. Lawrence river.
opposite Clayton, n. Y, would almost
certainly become famous at once as the
scene of the first battle, and probably
Ihe next fight would happen at or near
. Inc Welland canal, the great channel
Falls. 60 70 90 9
me importance Of the second incident
"ouIQ be entirely contingent upon the
result Of the first
1he primary action would occur be-
tween Canadian volunteer troops and
an AInericn' force, which, arriving
upon the frontier with plenty Of field
aftlliery to support an infantry column,
over the We'll equipped Rome, Water
town q Ogdensburg railroad, would
ieaVe Clayton upon a fleet OF steam
boats and scOws masked by the intri-
cate groups of islands, and landing at
or near GananOQue, which is unforti-
ned, might easily execute rapid march
OF 70 miles over a good road to Jones
Fails, the nearest point upon the
Rideau canal. The mission of the in
vaders would be TO destroy the i'm
portant series OF locks at this point
and thus block the passage of gunboats,
troops and munitions between ottawa
and Kingston.
If the attacking force was driven
back and the integrity Of the canal was
maintained, the enemy would promptly
run its feet OF light draft gunboats
from Halifax or Quebec up the St
Lawrence and Ottawa rivers and
through this convenient side door to
Kingston, where, under the guns of Fort
Henry, the armament of the boats, sent
thither by rail, would be replaced and
Lake Ontario with its one Anticipated
revenue cutter upon the American
side, would be subject to the pleasure
of the commodore directing the British
naval force. His pleasure would, Of
course, involve incidentally the ravag-
ms of the south shore of the lake, in
Guiding the important ports Of OsWego
and Rochester.
1t is, indeed, quite possible that
armed vessels of the enemy should
proceed directly up the St. Lawrence
river through the chain Of locks at the
several rapids, and get safely by the
hastily constructed forts which would
range along the American shore of the
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''Here is something which interests
me-" said the solemn-faced man, and
that seemed quite wonderful, too. had
gone out before breakfast, as 1 COM
monty do. to give myself the pleasure
of a breath Of fresh air. Just as I
started off from my front door L met
a man coming along without collar
on. Before [ realized it my arm had
started up for my neck to see if had
O. collar on As a matter of fact, [ had
not; and L suppose that the failure to
put one on at the usual time had left
me peculiarly sensitive to Impressions
about collars. But what interested me
particularly was this:
The impression in this case, taken
through the eye, was conveyed to the
muscles of my arm before it was to my
consciousness my arm realized it be-
fore my arm did; my hand started in
dependentIy to find out whether L did
have a collar on, and it had moved at
least six inches from my side up to-
ward my neck before I. that is to say,
my thinking part, realized what it was
moving for.
L let it go on no now, however, IN
der my control and direction; but, hon
est. I hated to boss it over such an in
telligent arm.
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river in the vicinity of Ogdensburg,
where the whole width of the stream is
within range, but when the Rideau
canal was built by the British govern
nent as long ago as 1880, at a cost of
$5,000,000, it was created distinctly and
solely as a military work, giving Can
ada an effective key to the great lakes,
or Ontario, at least, as long as the con
vention between the two countries
lasts, by which both are prohibited
from keeping armed ships, except the
necessary revenue vessels, upon the
lakes in time Of peace
Whether this obscure but dangerous
little canal, the very existence Of which
is not generally known, is really regard
ed by the dominion or British govern
ments as a menace to the lake cities Of
the west, depends upon their faith in
an ability to hold the Welland canal
open over the entire length for a con-
siderable period after the declaration
of hostlities. At any rate, an amount
OF care and expense is lavished in keep
ing up the numerous locks and in main
tanning q good channel which is out Of
proportion to the commerca passing
through, the foliage from which never
has met and evidently never can meet
the annual repair bills.
The Rideau canal has its beginning
upon the C2tar2Qui river at Kingston.
4 prosperous business town just at the
foot of Lake Ontario, and extends 126A
miles to the capital city Of Canada. The
canal is, in reality, mainly . chain of
picturesque lakes some Of which were
formed by the construction of the dams
at shallow points, and the passenger
who makes the trip upon the steamboat
comes back filed with enthusiasm for
the varied and enchanting landscapes
which beautify the entire route. a large
share Of the labor performed by the
men who attend to the % groups OF
locks upon the Rideau canal is eXpend-
ed in passing through the private
yachts Of the numerous Americans,
mainly summer residents at the Thou
sand Islands or wanderers from the
yacht clubs Of Detroit or Chicago, who
are aware that these lakes abound in
bass both big and gamey, and, in some
at least. with salmon fun Of desire to
live when lured by the arts Of the
fisher.
The boat passing from Kingston to
Ottawa is raised through successive
locks to an elevation of 165 feet at the
Summit level of Newboro, and beyond
that point is dropped 292 feet to the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-06
PIONEER HTGRWAYMEN.
Story Of the First Stage Robbery in
Montana.

Great Falls Correspondence of the
Anaconda Standard: "I have just fin
ished reading the story of the first vigil
lante execution, as printed in Thurs
days Standard" said white haired
pioneer who dropped into the Northern
Montana Office of the Standard this
afternoon. and it's a straight story
from start to finish. 7 was living in
Southern Montana in those exciting
days, and TO read all about those early
events now when 1 am Old. almost
makes me feel young again. It's a
good deal like history, and I could read
many of those stories over a dozen times
and not get tired. But 1 say, my boy,
you never heard about the first stage
robbery il what is now the proud and
prosperous state Of Montana, did you?
Well, I'll tell you; but [ guess the in
cident occurred when you was some
thing of 2 kid, ard hadn't entered
your intellectual brilIancy on news
paper work, Ell?
Let me see, it was back in '63-over
a third CT century ago-that the first
stage hold-up took place, and 1 tell you