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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-31
Boxing in New York.

New York, Jan. 30.-The boxing enter
tainment tonight of the Polo Athletic
club was well attended and good pro-
gramme was presented. The principal
bout was between Australian Billy Muir
ply and Jack Delaney, who were substi-
tuted for Tommy White and Jimmy
Lynch. both of the latter having been
taken i'll with pneumonia. The bout was
for 10 rounds at 125 pounds. The men
Were about evenly matched, but De-
laney had all the best of the contest
landing terrific swings almost at will, and
was awarded the decision.
The first of the preliminary bouts,
which was between Neil Broderick of
Yonkers and Billy Scheuster, also of
Yonkers. ten rounds at rs pounds. was
declared draw. The second go was be-
tween Mike Farragher of Youngstown.
Ohio. and Tom Broderick of Yonkers, ten
rounds at 122 pounds. This bout was
evenly matched up 20 the seventh round.
when Farragher managed to land a num-
Der of hard punches on Broderick's face
and body. which caused him to weaken.
AID from this point to the end of the
contest the result was never in doubt.
Farra cher was awarded the decision.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-31
Brady Makes inquiries.

Reno, New, Jan. S0.-A telegram was
received here today from William A.
Brady manager for James J. Corbett,
asking if suitable training accommoda-
lions for the champion pugilist could
be secured at Steamboat Springs, a few
miles south of Reno
He was answered that everything de-
sirable in the way of quarters could
be found there, consequently it is re-
garded as almost certain that the
great heavy weight will finish training
at that point.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-31
THE HERALD BULLETIN

PAGE ONE.
Gave Him a Lift.
Coming Fight in Nevada.
Cuban Amazons Butchered.
Wholesale Railway Fraud.
PAGE TWO.
Depew on Hard Times.
a Woman Held Up.
PAGE THREE
The Northern Light Mine.
The Day on Change.
In Railway Circles.
Chicago Bank Failure.
Brown Calls on Mckinley.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
Phrenograph of John T. Game.
DR.. Dogge's Demurrer.
Church Directory.
PAGE SIX.
With the Lawmakers.
Hearing on Ex-Chief Pratt's Pc
tition.
Our Berlin Cable. -
The Pioneer Jubilee. -
PAGE SEVEN. <
Utah County Anthracite.
The Farmers Convention.
PAGE EIGHT.
Eugene Debs in Salt Lake.
Assets of Bank of Salt Lake to Be
Sold.
Woman Sufragists Adjourn.
PAGE NINE.
From Over the Ocean.
Activity in Bonds.
Affairs of the County.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-31
senate-Morgan. Mills, Daniel Oems.),
and Ca rnarnra (Ran Total

Morgan. Mills. Daniel Dems.),
and Cameron (Rep) Total 4.
An amendment was also offered in
sorting a clause stating in positive
terms that the Alaska boundary ques-
ton should not be submitted to arbi-
tration under this treaty, but it was
rejected by the same vote of to 4. 1t
will be offered in the senate.
The debate in the committee room
developed an opposition to the treaty
under any conditions that was entirely
unexpected; and if the minority of the
committee represent a proportionate
membership of the senate the indica-
lions are that the treaty will have a
hard time securing the requisite two
thirds vote
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-31
OLD LADY BURNED.
Meets Her Death by the Overturnng
and Explosion of Lamp.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Jan. 3O.-Mrs
Kate Hitchcock, aged "a, years was
burned TO death in a fire which started
at $3.50 tonight The old lady. who was
a rheumatic, occupied small frame
building at 100 South Weber street. By
the time the fire department arrived. the
house was completely enveloped in flames
AID it was not discovered until the fire
had been subdued that a human life had
been lost. The overturning and explosion
OF an oil lamp is supposed to have been
the cause of the fire The woman has
three sons living in Illinois.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-31
A DAY OF Wild
= EXCITEMENT
Thatcher Has His Day in the
Joint Assembly.
RAWLINS MIN GIVE
THATCHER A LIFT
They Send His Vote Up to
Twenfy-eight.

Shepard, Wilson, Dotson, Martin,
Perkins and the Populists All Go
to Him, and Under President
Nebeker's Construction of the
Law, He Failed of Election by
Only Three Votes-Serious Cues
ton as to Whether the Afternoon
Session Was Legal-Position of
the Republicans-How the Situa-
ton Was Viewed Last Might've
of Rawlins' Supporters Will Re
turn Tomorrow-Some Personal
Encounters as Result of the
Excitement.
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At Ingleside.

Ingleside, Cal. Jan. Obtaining;
track sloppy Results:
Six furlongs, selling-Clissie B won,
Carruthers second, Banjo third. Time
-1:1SA.
Three and one-half furlongs-Sip
William won, The Cheat second,
Aluminium third. Time-:44A
Mile-Ostler Joe won, Wawona sec
ond, Morte Fonse third. Time-1:4 tf4. ,
The Tarpee selling stakes, mile and
a furlong; $1,000 to winner-Schiller
won, Sweet Favorable second, st. Lee
third. Time-1:5SA.
Mile and a half hurdle-Hel1o won,
Fl Fl second, Montalano third. Time
-2:571a.
Six furlongs-DoubIe Quick won,
Mobalaska second, Major Cook third.
Time-1:16A.
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1:16.
Jim Maddox second, A B c third.
Time-1:45%.
Six furlongs-Gaston won, Sim w
second, Squire G third, Time-1 151a.
Six furlongs-Loyal Princess won,
Renaud second, Whit third. Time
1:17.
Seven furlongs-Provident won, An
ME Teuton second, Princess Bonnie
third. Time-1:31A.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-31
Bayard viii Dine Wales.

London. Jan. 3O-United States AM
bassador Thomas F. Bayard will give a
dinner to the Prince of Wales at his
residence, 81 Euston Square, on February
g. The lord mayor, Ri. Hon George T.
Faudel Phillips and the sheriffs of the
city of London will be present.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-31
THE REPUBLICAN POSITION.

can safely say" said he, that Mrs
Anderson will vote for Henderson on
Monday"
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Continued on Page %
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
GENIUS IN UNDRESS.
THE SIMPLE HOME WAYS OF TlIoMAs A.
EDISON

THE SIMPLE HOME WAYS OF THOMAS ~
EDISON
Representatives OF numerous electric light COM
panios that make use OF Thomas a. Edison
ideas met in convention at Niagara Falls
fortnight or so ago. and some OF the techhicai
wacklies improved the occasion TO publish bio
graphIcal sketches Of the great inventor. The
Western Electrician" Of Chicago. In addition 10
an extended article Of this kind. printed an ad-
,nirable photograph OF Mr.. Edison. which the
Tribune takes pleasure In reproducing on
page Of its illustrated supplement- In pose
eynressIou Of countenancc and other character
;stics the portrait is a happy one. IL aHords
better idea OF the man than almost any other
newspaper picture OF him that has ever been
published.
When one recalls the more important Of Mr..
Cdson's inventions-the printing telegraph ior
stock quotations. the duplex and quadruplex sys-
TENS OF telegraphy. the ncandescent lamp 'he
subdivision Of currents (within year OF 'he
oracular prediction by British scientists that II
could not be done). his carbon transmitter ior
telephones the megaphone. the phonograph' the
magnetic separator and kinetoscop"-it Is nara
10 realize that H. is only fifty years oid l"a'
magnificent laboratory In when ne spehds :"
many happy hours with his coat on out a'
West Orange is a very different workshop iro'"
tho freight car In which he exercised squa,ter
sovereignty. printed papers and oohuuc'e"
chemical experiments as boy OF twelve. hu'
he works with the same enthusiasm ana ""iV
hitting assiduity now as then. lie retains MS
voufhrul love OF fun. too. and enjoys JOKE ia'
more than a square meal In fact the unos'eh-
,a,lous way in which hc eats workman di'-
ner on a busy day without leaving MS iapora-
tory Is but single illustration 81 the siInp"c'y
~ taste which is 80 common TRAIT OF genius
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
the Old WAY
OF Treating Dyspepsia and lndiEes"o" ~
Dieting q BarbarOus md Useless One.

We say the old way. but really 1t Is very
common one at present time. and many dyspep-
tics and musicians as we'll consider the nrst step
TO take in attempting to cure indigestion Is ~
dict either by selecting certain foods ana reject
ing others or TO greatly diminish the quantny
usually taken; In other words. the star Va.Io"
plan Is by many supposed to be the hrst esSe"'
tia 49,, .or,,,,on
The almost certain failure OF the starVatioI,
cure for Dyspepsia has been proven tne an, ~.
again but still the moment Dyspepsia makes us
appearance a course OF dieting Is at once au-
viSed. - =, .o,tsh ord
All this Is radically wrong. II Is fooilsh anu
unscientIfc to recommend dieting or starVa'Ion
10 a man suffering from Dyspepsia, because III.
digestion itself starves every organ anu every
nerve and every fibre In he body: ..,
What the Dyspcptic wants Is abundant nu., n
ton which means plenty OF good. whoeso,.,
we'll cooked food and something to ASSIST IN. i.
weak stomach to digest 1t. This is eNacry ~, ~.
p,lrposc for which Stuart's Dyspepsia Iapie's
are adapted. and this is the method ny Wiz. VIZ.
they cure the worst cases Of Dyspepsia; IN oshe ,
words the patient eats plenty OF wholesome 1000
and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets digest u lor nm, h
In this way the system s nourshed ann ~.
o,.orworked stomach rested. because the tap't'o
will digest the food whether the stomach W" nH0
o. not One OF these tablets VIII digest "'o''
grains OF meat or eggs. .. r,,,s
Your druggist will tell you that stuart -
Depsia Tablets is the purest ana saieSt 'c',.Iy
sold for stomach troubles. and every Tiai nnane'
ono more friend for this excellent prepar, 49,,
Sold at 30 cts for full sized package at all u'"s
stores. , ,.,,od Sree
A little book on stomach diseases maIeu hee
by addressing Stuart Co. Marshall. Mich
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03

dred feet and their end would be In MY icct
of water The channel Is narrow at TINS POINT ana
they would be a serious obstruction 70 naNismtloh'
especially the current runs swiftly mere lhcre
could be place along the waterfront lot
the management Of ferry boats. Besides with that
depth of IL would be very difficult 10 hold the
sides of the slips properly. although IL would be
possible TO do IL by means OF riprap.
1T might be possible for the company 10 make a
landing at Forty hist. but there are manure
dumps and 5ther dsagreeable things there that
would be most oh ec tionable. There would be no
objection If the company chose to purchase land on
the Waterfront; and should dig II away so ~ TO
build its slip without going outside OF the bnkhead
line As look It. though, It would be best for
the company to make IT'S landing At Thirty eighth
ST. where there would be plenty OF room for tho
building of slips. there Is distance OF ESQ feet
inside the pierhead lines According 10 the legs-
latve act. the company is authorized 10 run It's
ferry to Forty-second:st. or the vicinity; mat
would the location have proposed. i'm
agine. but II IL doesn't there will be need for
the ferry people to the LEGISLATURE again for
under the new charter the Board OF Docks and
Ferries will have full power over all these mat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
DOVE WITH TIE "TTRKLE."
From The Rochester Post Express.

From The Rochester POST FXpress
II was In a small town In North Carolina: "Whic
standing on the street corner talking. We saw an
old darby coming toward US with n fishing-poe
thrown across his left shoulder, while in his right
hand he was carrying a turtle. holding him by the
tail. The old fellows face was wreathed In smiles
for ne was thinking Of the 'turkle' soup he was
going to have that day for dinner called my
ventri.oQuist friends attention to the old negro as
he came stumbling along. Amt he happy% said
I. Visions OF turtle soup arc floating through his
mind Wait till he gets up close 10 me. and IN
make that turtle speak TO him., said my friend
Can you do that" Watch me- said he Just as
the old fellow got alongside a voice as II from the
sky. said 'whar you swine ter drap me?' The
old man turned his eyes heavenward and said: III!
Who dat spoke? Just then the voice came again
hut this time 1t was Enthusiastically from the turtle
Looking down with astonshment and fear he let
crap You right ere And he did. I called to him:
he can stay d'yar: doan' want him. oh, come
back said ]. mis- man Is ventrioqulst. and 1t
was he that made the turtle speak Looking at my
friend and moving of slowly In the opposite diree-
tion he said: i doan' know nothin' bout yo when
troguis, but the devils In dat turkle. an I'm done
wild hlmr"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
COMPETING THh DISTANCE or STlk&
THE IMPORTANCE OF DELICATE MEASUREMENT
IN "pARALLAX' WORK.

THE IMPORTANCE OF DELICATE MEASUREMENTS
IN "pARALLAX' WORK
Professor Elias Colbert in The Chicago Tribune
very large part OF the work done with the
the forty Inch instrument lelorgs. consists ~
measuring apparent distances and angular po rly
tons between two or more objects that are nearly
in the same line OF sight That Is; they seem 10
be very near each other nn9gn w g Snt than the
other and IL is for the telescope 10 u \.
actu ne or only seeming Owing poor dention
unsteadness OF the instrument ano na,mes one OF
these and sometime all throe-the results obtsinni
not only by different Observers ~'H With the same
' Ue ny arr widely that bu, little
value can be attached tao, ,Ss no Measures .s '''
so diiticult is this class Of work that tholsn
M w rsars the pa .allaxes-that is the changes
in apparent position OF stars dus TO change S Sa
place OF s oniy know approximately the distances
hot len OF the uncounted millions that deck
HI n' .se rI"% With tho anaaed s guessed
a" the Of P s E CaSrs na In the sara AZ.
lance is ID within less than 10 per cent ana
in s some Ssrni S which Would mean that the star
is al more than an infinite distance II It did NOT
mmomid not be- encountered by scientific workers II
II were not that the differences of angular meas
uT Wnw small they are may be Inferred from the
statement that probably not more than ten star.
u
NJ ar, I'm each case. and in the great ma torty OF
Instances the parallax Is far less than that. The
angle named may be represented by the breadth ~
n dis, one foot in diameter placed at distance Of
100 miles The angle formed by TWO straight lines
meeting at a point and separated by single foot
AT the distance OF 500 miles from the junction is
but a small fraction more than one-tenth OF
second .
Professor Barnard showed to the writer the fol-
lowing results OF a series of six angular measures
made on each OF the dates noted for the distances
OF the stars known Atlas and Plcione IN the
we'll known group of the Pleiades:
Seconds Seconds
August - 400. ~ September 1907?
August ~. 3untn september JUo'
September 2......... .3cO.W
TO those who know something OF the subject; ane
are able Judge the stature OF Hercules by ooser.
wing the size of his foot this small array OF figures
tells volumes. and the information conveyed Is AZ
most startling. Here Is degree OF uniformly
never before attained and especially wonderful con-
sdering the extent OF the arc measured II meanss
not only that We may hope for vast improvemJ".
upon the work OF all other observatorie but -
anticipate superseding of the results obalnsun ~
them In a large field Of work with the mail
with the cutting down Of probable error TO shs
fraction. instead OF having II sometimes excese -"
total quantity involved. as Is the case new
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
MESSAGES SENT THROIGU CLOCK

From The Kansas City Star.
In a grain and stocks concern in the Exchange
scores OF others here. with the Washington OBJ
servatory through the central telegraph Office
rapher, stepped in and pulled out his watch TO set
Il with the correct time While gazing at the clock
me sd TO eaF the s9n gn striking
IKE Star Pointer and Joe Patchen.
the pounding OF the gong was simply the ham
moring of series OF dots and dashey The
pinched himself and listened carefully Out Of the
bowels Of the clock came this message, clearly
May corn 49, Answer quick" The message was
on time. and 1t was no CLOCK game" either
Then another telegram ratified out. and the lis
rocky. 1t was from Southern Kansas. and said
M, ~, rain for ten days For heavens sake. 500
Pat Conner quick ana ascertain prospects" Then
an elevator concern on the same floor was being
wired regarding some cars OF wheat In transit
The clock was doing Its work bravely, but. para
doXical az II seems, II was always on a strike
Soon II licked ont a social message TO one OF The
pretty typewriters in the building II was from "A
friend In suburban town, and signed Jack" II
said he would arrive shortly after noon and take
her to The horse show: As 1t was the last day Of
nec,ion, even II the message didn't. There is no
doubt. however, about The latter arriving on time
in the building. 81 there was reply The Clock
patches to burn. The gong kept ticking ike
miniature triphammer and and the hands were lue-
and Spectators looked on and wondered. bur
coudr't understand what ell the jargon meant; II
was Greek to them. one of them asked what kind
Of a ICON game" the clock was giving them.
4 10s-word dead-head message 10 i railway agent
much Tor the poor clock; IT gagged at IT before six
words were reeled out In twnkiing the mann
stopped. and correct time was once more in evi-
dence
wire. and AN expert lincman had Just succeeded In
Gisen;angling II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
no ROOF FOR FERRY SLIPS.
ON ACCOUNT OF THE HARBOR LINES a
FERRY CANNOT BE RUN FROM BROOM
IyN TO EAST FORTY SECOND-ST.

Il1
BY CHAPTER 792 of the laws Ct this year the
Brooklvn and New-York Ferry Company was au-
thorized TO run a ferry from Broadway IN BROOK
Nn 10 East Forty second-st. in this city. Few
wears ago this company. which then ran the ierfes
between Broadway Brooklyn, and Roosevelt an"
Grand SITS. New-York. established line TO i"eh-
ty-third-s... which has proved profitable under
taking At the beginning the patronage was small
but In time considerable number OF women 'h
Brooklyn began to come over 10 New-lork by mat
route shopping expeditions and after the est""
lshment Of transfers between the Twenty-thlru-st.
cars and several of the street railroads running
north and south il was found convenient i'l
Brooklyni;es come to New-York by the ne"
ferry when gong 10 the Grand Central Station
visiting theatres, etc.
The greatest boon the company OWNING thc
Twenty-third-st. ferry however. has been the pl-
cycle. and its annual income from this source Is
large A few months ago the company mace -
liberal contribution toward the cost OF laying al
asphalt pavement On streets leading TO the ferry on
the Brooklyn side, but thus far il has not as
played the same berality in respect to IN" I'M
provement of New-York streets although they are
sadly in need of II.
The ferry TO Forty -second-st proposed large
y as a means OF bringing people from brooklyn
within easy reach Of the Grand Central station
and also 10 make an easier route for whoe!mcn
between the TWO cities. but from the present ou'-
look the company will not be able to carry oui Us
plans. despite the permission Of the Legislature.
1t is found that on the question OF constructing
piers and ferry slips along the Waterfront o. inns
city the National War Department has something
TO say. The Secretary OF War has. In fact liked
the bulkhead and pierhead lines all around New
York and permission to build anything outside OF
them is only granted when imperative reasons Tor
SO doing exist and wien Il can be shown that 10
injury to navigation will result.
Ii happens that at Forty-sccond-st and in Us "
cinity the bukhead and pierhead lines are ldcntI-
cal and the construction OF any piers IS out OF the
question This Is the state OF Things from lATiy-
eighth-S; SiXtieth-st. excepting thdt. OWING 10
a slight indcntation in the shore. two SNORT PIERS
have been constructed at Forty sixth ana Forty
seventh SITS The ferry company has thus run
against which may interfere permanTfniIy
with It's new enterprise. An engineer OF the DOCK
Department. in speaking of the matter one day iaS'
week, said: -, ~. ,,.
1T is Impossible to believe that the War Depart
ment will ever grant permission Tor the c"ns rue
ton OF ferry slips at the foot OF forty-secohh--''
Such slips would have to run out nearly TWO nun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
THE TRANSVAAL'S RULER.
SOME OF THE PERSONAL CHARACTER
IsTICs OF PRESIDENT KRUGER.
4 GRAND OLD Man or SOUTH AFRICAN foL'ii''
MS EARLY MORNING REcEPTloNS

, cp,vD OLD MAN OF SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS
MS EARLY MORNING RECEPTIONS.
.,.,o,, oot THE news that President
r-r,,or t. I'm moor health has concentrated puo'c
interest on this grand old man, VINO IS surrey o"e
of the most picturesque figures In pupnc lie at '
end of this century. ,or ,.aars
The President of the Beers was ohiy eie''' 90!
old when he "trekked" north WIN 'he o"pe -,
orc ON that famous trek to which IL IL o"'"s
.h, ,h.ra f. to-day a civilized region known as
co,,,h ,fr,c, Since then. with the Bipe III one
hand the sword In the other, IKE the arrives
co'onists in America he has ioueh' WIN '",n' :,
liberty and indepen ience with an EARNEST a'
a sturdncss that have made MN io'eu anu '''
by his people. +, ,vb,, y,
4 citizen Of the Transvaal, recently III ""sh''s
ron said in speaking Of President Kruger '"'' -
- TN, oesibl, for those who have not seen eV-
do,ce az II TO understand the love ana Veh'ia'o''
f., which ne is held by the Beers VINO regaru "''"
AZ a father and consult him Oh All su'''''' "
sirnnle matter for no Executive OF a cou""! wa"
ever so easy to approach. The Presiueh' i''e'
win the sun and after his coffee takes a seat vi
~, mud, ~ tho Presidential! residence where al
, lime when most OF the world is ahed he receives
am, one who wishes 20 see him. listens 10 papers
and rcti. IONS and irans'c;s business Win HIS Viii"
listers .,.,,o,or.. lima TO wilt
ms Honor" said the Transvaaan, Tor ne - IN
varably in a good humor, ana thele - %nnI IS
L ot,(.,o
h. remains on tn porch until he has MS breakiaS'
at q" -,. . -, ,, h,s , unn,,c
/; is told Of President Kruger that ne mas ~. n"tn
way Of CARRYING the business OF h.s o'lce an1 i
~, =. * ,liidod by no precedent For every act
he asks divine guidance and for criticism ~, caits
nothing feeling that he mas rrriyeu
fr.m oh,vp II Is not at all unusual II IN" lTrSii,
wishes 4 misyion performed. Tor nm 70 s.hu ~
into the country l,r some bufthci WHO h.oM WI ~,
49,, ~ nolitirs and is perhaps. unfamiliar win me-
Scent on MS arm. To undertake II. IN" b.rthrr
may Mead work ignorance or IN eifAS'i!,h' ~ -
his ANY In inc state the viii Of God. and president
kruger VII not excuse him II. cholcs nl "tei ~
is sometimes very curious. but astonishing a. M
selections are the work n" intTtislS 10 ,l'oFl - ~
yariably wei performed - PROOF tia' u" u Wise ="
choosing. - l., ...,i.i. a.. T.. al
Ills Honor for This Is nc way in which ne - ah
dressed simpl" I'm his habit ma g@'r 10 r': ~
h.. ris. af AN cArg hour. This Is Il if.lpnS custom
Which he insists ulon Observing. lie VIII rot accept
MIN and when no consents 10 honor dinner win
Ms nrrsencc /. H. understood that the affair must
T. IS impossible TO study the character OF the