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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-24
Much Money on Fitzsimmons.

New York, Feb. 23.-Although there
was little or no betting on the big fight
yesterday, there was much more Fitz-
simmons money to be seen than on
Saturday, when James Kelly's commits
sioners offered to bet any part of
500, 900 on Fitzsimmons.
Yesterday another large commission
was placed in the hands of George Dali
ton and Henry Stedeker. with instruc-
lions to take all the Corbett money in
sight at any price. The maker of this
latest Fitzsimmons proposition is re-
ported to be a well-known western
man. who has a wide reputation for
betting higher and freer than any other
gambler. The Corbett men are in no
haste to cover the money at existing
prices, and betting in this city is at a
standstill, and money on the Cornish
man is going begging.
Big slices of these commissions have
been sent to Pittsburg and Chicago
on reports of considerable money in
those cities to bet on Corbett.
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WHY HE VETOED The BILL.
CLEVELAND DEFINES HIS POL
ICY AS TO PENSIONS.
Gives Some Facts and Figures Re
garding Pension Legislation
Which Will be Inclined to Startle
the Average Citizen of the Re
public.

Washington, Feb. 23.-In sending t
the senate his veto of a bill to pension
Maria Somerlat, a REMARKED widow
of a volunteer soldier. President Cleve-
land takes occasion to define and de-
fend his pension policy as follows:
THE rule governing the operation
of general pension laws, which for
feits a widows pension on her re-
marriage, seems so reasonable and
lust and its relaxation must neceS-
sarily lead to such a departure
from just principles and to such
vexatious pension administration,
that l am convinced it ought TO be
strictly maintained.
Il hope l may be permitted to
call the attention of the senate TO
the increasing latitude clearly dis
cernible in special pension legisla-
ton. 1t has seemed to me so useless
TO attempt to stem the tide of this
legislation by executive interior
ence that I have contented myself
with non-acquiescence in numerous
cases where 1 could not approve
There have been already pre-
sented to me for executive action
during the present session OF con-
gress FOG special pension bills, of
The entire number of such bills that
have become laws during the four
sessions of the congress since
March 4, 1893, is 391. Some of these
presented at the present session are
not based upon the least pretext
that the death or disability in
volved is related to army service,
while in numerous cases it is eX-
tremely difficult to satisfactorily
discover such relationship.
There is one feature of the leg
islation which 1 am sure deserves
attention l refer to the great
number of special bills passed for
the purpose of increasing the pen
sions of those already on the rolls.
OF the lis special pension bills
which I have examined since the
beginning of the present session of
congress, IS granted or restored
pensions and 81 increased those al
ready existing. while the appro-
priation of money necessary to
meet these increases alone exceeds
considerably the amount required TO
pay the original pensions granted
or restored by the remaining So
bills
Il cannot discover that these in
creases are regulated by any rule
or principle, and when we remem-
Der that there are nearly 1000. 600
pensioners on our rolls and con-
slider the Importantly for such in
crease that must follow the pre-
cedents already made. the relation
of the subject to a justifiable in
crease of our national revenues
cannot escape attention.
GROVER CLEVELAND"
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Reform, Press Association.

Memphis, Tenn. Feb. 2S.-The re-
form press association had for its chief
business today consideration of charges
made by the Nebraska state associa-
ton against ex-President Paul Wander
WORT. a committee appointed early IN
the day to investigate the charges, re-
ported this afternoon that it was I'M
able to substantiate them The Ne
braskans charged Vandervoort with
being a Republican spy in the camp of
the Populists and to sustain the
charges Secretary Edgerton recites the
fact that he held office under the ap-
pointment of Republican administra-
ton in 1885.
The balance of the afternoon session
was devoted to hearing a stream of
elaborate resolutions, one set of which
favored amendment to the conStitu-
ton of the United States, to bring
about government ownership OF rail-
ways. telegraphs, etc, along the line
of the usual Populist doctrines.
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DoMINIcK M'CAFFREY.
he Says Fitz VIII Win if He Gets
Fair Show.

Omaha, Neb. Feb. 23.-Dominick Nc
Caffrey, the old-time pugilist, is spend
ing a few months on the ranch of his
brother at O'Neill, Neb. He is greatly in
terested in the approaching fight be-
tween Corbett and F'itzsimmons. and in
an interview with representative of the
United Associated Presses, had this TO
say:
Il look at it in this way: 1t is a great
boxer against great fighter, and YOU
know there IS vast difference. between
ally brings the money home. All things
being considered, / feel sure that Fitz-
simmons will win. if he gets fair play.
You know an individual cannot beat an
in San Francisco. Corbett will be handled
by smarter people than Fitzsimmons. and
he IS a better business man all around.
and is more clever in boxing. On the
Fitz. cannot hit and when he lands he
makes the desired impression. Corbett
never got hurt up to date and when he
does, he will forget his cleverness
1T will certainly be the greatest fight
of the century, and the best chance to
make money. 1 would back Fitzsimmons
to a stand-still had / the money to do so.
FitZsimmons' case puts me in mind of my
fight with Sullivan to some extent 1
had the good Will of the people in the
country, but their position in the business
and tie social world would not allow
them to fight for my rights at the ring
side. FitZSimnons is single-handed and
alone and is disiiked by the sports; STILL
with fair play, he will win. That is my
opinion
Mccartney, has a pretty good idea of
fighters. and his declaration that F'itz.
will land a winner at Carson carries
with il much weight in local sporting
circles. This alrea.y shows itself in the
bets made tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-24
OMAHA EXPOSITION.
Committee Will Meet With a Joint
Session of the Idaho Legislature
Today.

Especial to The HERALD.
Boise, Ida, Feb. 23.-The Omaha ex-
position committee, headed by Presi-
dent Wattles, will arrive in Boise to-
morrow. Today Governor Steunenberg
sent a special message to the legislat-
ure calling attention to the visit of the
committee and adding:
Il am informed that one of the de-
sires of the visiting delegation is. to
present the aims and objects of the
exposition to the present session of
the legislature, and 1 would respect
fully recommend that a joint session
for this purpose be arranged for to-
morrow afternoon or evening This
courtesy has already been extended the
distinguished visitors by the legislat-
ures of the states of Utah, Colorado,
Wyoming and Montana, and l have
no doubt you viii cheerfully accord
them this favor
Conference committees were appoint
ed to arrange a joint session for the
reception of the committee. The pro-
posed exposition has been talked and
written up a great deal here for some
time, and no little interest has been
aroused. 1t seems doubtful if the leg
islature will make an appropriation,
still it may, as strong influences are
at work with that end in view. 1t may
be said, however. that Idaho will be
well represented at Omaha, even
though the legislature does nothing. as
private citizens will raise funds suffi-
cient to install a creditable exhibit
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At San Francisco.

San Francisco, Feb. 2S.-Weather
fine, track good. But two favorites
won at the local track today.
Five and a half furlongs, purse-Mor-
ven won. Hazard second, Brametta
third. Time-1 :09%.
Seven furlongs-Moylan won, Midlo
second, Carbrillo third. Time-1:2 9$4
Five and a half furlongs. purse-Good
Times won, Simmons second. Sweet
William third Time-1:09%
Mile and a sixteenth, selling-Frank
X won, Elmer F second, Foremost
third. Time-1:50%.
Six furlongs. purse-Suisun won,
Nebula second, Naranja third. Time
1:16A.
Five and a half furlongs, purse-The
Sinner won, Yemen second, Stentor
third Time-1: 09lh.
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List of Wagers Made.

New York, Feb. 23.-Following is a
tabulated list of some of the recent
wagers made in New York on the big
fight:
Ed Kearney. jr., $1,000 to 81 900 with
Dick Roche that Corbett will win.
Charles Thorley, $500 to $500 with a
well known club man that Corbett will
win.
DR.. Ramon S. Guitra, $500 to $500
with a member of the New York
win.
Al H. Sheldon, $500 even with Chi
cago man that Corbett will win
Sam Fitzpatrick. 5000 to $3.50 with Joe
Little that Corbett will win.
Ed Kearney, jr., $500 to SLIGO with Ike
Plant that Corbett will win.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-24

ST. Louis, Feb. 23.-Among the dis
tinguished men invited to participate
in the mass meeting of the Cuban SYM
pathizers, which was held Saturday
night last in Music hall, was General
Bradley T. Johnson, the ex-confederate
of Richmond. A letter from the gen.
eral, dated Feb. is, was received today
by John F. Cahill, secretary of the Gu
ban relief committee. General Johnson
was in Havana when General Fitzhugh
Lee first arrived there, and gave the
latter much valuable assistance in
scanning the situation. After express
sing regret at his inability to be pres
ent, he writes:
John Randolph's sneer about the
combination between the Puritan
and the Blackleg, Quincy Adams
and Henry Clay, would be changed
into horse laugh at this new firm
of the president and the inquisition.
The successor of George Washing
ton in alliance with the grand in
quisitor
Explain this mystery; make it
known to all men that the money
of Spain permeates the most secret
recesses of the administration; that
OUT dSSlSldul secretary Is the
ularly retained counsel of the Span
ish consul at the city of New York,
and that the counsel of the Spanish
embassy in Washington has just
been assigned by the attorney-gen-
eral of the United States to assist
the United States district attorney,
William T. Marburv of Baltimore,
in prosecuting Roloff and Luis, in
dicted in that city for the violation
of the neutrality laws.
1.-THE Spanish government, there
fore. not only directs the operations
of the revenue cutters of the United
States to assist Spain and prevent
the Cubans from getting ammuni-
ton from the United States, but is
actually directing the operations of
grand iuries and OF courts.
Il do not believe that such a
thing ever occurred in an English
speaking court before such juries
We're invented. that foreign sover-
eigns would appear by counsel in a
prosecution of a private citizen by
his own government and assist that
government in executing its own
laws. when at any moment war
may break out between the two
countries.
There must be some reason for
Ills ClOSe lcdSue anu pul
who can tell what it is?
THE Cubans are doing exactly
what our ancestors did from 1775
to 1871. They will win just as our
ancestors did, Notwithstanding the
efforts of the president of the
United States to assist in putting
them down.
Neither president nor revenue
cutters, nor special counsel can turn
back the tide OF time or prevent
Cuba from becoming free. Yours
truly,
BRADLEY T. JOHNSON"
Secretary Cahill. who was in Cuba
the ten wears war, says
that he can answer the question in
General Johnson's letter, What is the
THE Nora claim of $1,000, OOO," said
Mr.. Cahill, was paid by the Spanish
government to a syndicate of lawyers
in New York, composed of friends and
relatives of President Cleveland and
parties directly connected with the ad-
In return for this, as
surances were given to the Spanish
government that SPANS interest in
Cuba would be protected during the
term of the present administration.
This information comes to me from
parties perfectly reliable and who have
access to the highest political circles
1t the national capital"
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GRAVE CHARGES
AGAINST GROVER
Money of Spain Has Permeated
the Administration.
In MOST SECRET RECESSES
UNITED STATES OFFICIAL RE
TANNED BY SPAIN.

Bradley T. Johnson Says the Cubans
Are Doing Exactly What Our An
cestors Did From 1775 to 1761-
''They Will Win Just as Our An
cestors Did; Notwithstanding
the Efforts of the President of
the United States Assertions
Ito the Mona Claim.
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At New Orleans.
New orleans, Feb. 28.-Resuits:

New Orleans, FED. Z3--KesuIts:
Seven furlongs-Prince of India won,
Hurns second. Senator Penrose third.
Time-1:321s.
Four furlongs-George c won. Memo
second, Onimoor third. Time-0:5l.
One and one-eighth miles-Marquis
won, Bizarre second, Chicot third.
Time-2:00.
One and one-eighth miles, hurdle.
Folly won, Brakeman second. ProverD
third. Time-2:0712.
Mile-Domingo won, Squire G second,
Full Hand third. Time-l:441a.
Seven furlongs-Galley West won,
Bender second, Panini third. Time
1:32%.
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The ships.

New York. Feb 2s.-Arrived. Prus-
STA from Hamburg; Norge from Copen-
hagen. etc.
Sailed. Spree for Bremen.
Arrived out, Fuernessia at Neville;
Columbia at Gibraltar February q Zen
route to Alexandria).
Sailed for New York, Persia from
Hamburg February 90
Sighted, Havel from New York for
Southampton passed SciIly.
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The Chicago Bike Race.
Chicago, Feb. 2s.-The IL p. m. scor

Sehiner will fall short of the 4S hour
record made at New York but will beat
the six-day race.
It is conceded that Hale cannot win
but his trainer hopes that the leaders
may fall down.
The following is the score at II o'clock.
IS hours after the start:
Schiner, 749: Miller, 672; Ashinger. 66S;
Lawson, GAL; Stewart. GIG; Hale, 597; Han
sen, $50; Smith, ST. Bradis. 5S1; Mannant,
$50; Blakeslee. 53s; Mclbrecht 535; Elem
ing, 513; Iliff 252; Miersteir- 4s6.
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THE CITIZENS
COMMITTEE
reports at Last On the Nat
ural Gas Question.
A LIVELY MEETING HELD
rlinority Report Put In by Chas.
NJ. Owen.

1t Was Rejected, However, the Con-
servative Element Supporting the
Majority Report, After Much r.
relevant Matter Had Been Strick-
en- out-Committee Appointed
to Draft Resolutions to be Pre-
sented to the City Council.
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on the $4,000 purse money. which is sup
posed TO be in the hands of the final
stakeholder They fear Vendig may
spring some big surprise in legal way
that will interfere with the fight.
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NATURAL Gas. SAT- Lake lily.
Salt Lake City, Utah. Feb. 6, 1897
conference.-the 1 entirely concur
with the majority report as regards the
physical fact contained therein. I cannot
and do not endorse in the recommends
tons made as to the action TO be taken by
the general committee on the proposed
amendment to the franchise of the Salt
Lake City & Ogden Gas & Electric Light
company.
From the actions of the Electric Light
company in the past and the present. it
is apparent to me that they do not intend
to supply the citizens of this city with
natural gas unless they can have every
thing their own way, not only now but
more so in the future.
They have had franchises. they have
made contracts with the companies own
ing the gas fields. but the provisions and
agreements of both are. annulled and de-
clared' void as suits their convenience.
They have gone so far as to declare to
this committee that if the schedule of
prices recommended in the majority re-
port is not accorded to them by the city
council. that they will cease to supply
natural gas 10 the citizens their con-
tracts, agreements. written and I'M
(COnffntIed on Page 81
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yorce is a sad commentary upon the
manners and morals of the people Of
America, and it is high time for re-
form in that direction. When this law
is adopted, it should contain an inter-
state clause which would make 1t a
crime for divorced persons to go from
one State TO another to eyade the stat
utes, and provide adequate punishment
for such evasion
1t is not unlikely that the recent de-
cision of Judge Allen of this city on the
subject Of high-sea marriages, may SET
tie the status of those proceedings; but
If not, the new law should clearly de-
fine the rights and powers of sea cap
tains and make it clear whether, by
taking boat to a point few miles off
land, eloping couples can escape the
law governing in the State in which
they reside.
The slack methods of our courts and
the lax morals of the population in
regard to divorces are certainly in
sore need of reformation, and the pro-
posed law is one that will win general
and enthusiastic approval
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SUICIDE CAUSES.
Sensational Newspaper Stories Re-
sDons:bIe for MANY Deaths.


How are we to account for the pres
ent epidemic of suicides, and by what
means can be combated? These ques-
tions have been addressed to the lead
ing specialists in Paris, and from most
of them very interesting replies have
been received. That information on
this subject is desirable cannot be de-
MED. Not only in this country, but
also in Europe. there has of late been
formidable wave of suicides, and it
is of the utmost Importance for US to
find out the causes of this mania for
self destruction, and, if possible, the
means by which it may be checked.
Here is the opinion of an expert:
DR.. Dumontpallier, member of the
French Academy of Medicine: THE re-
cent suicides are the result of a moral
epidemic. In other words, it has be-
come the fashion to commit suicide.
At one time one method of self-de-
struction is used; at another time an
other Men and women formerly used
vitriol good deal; now they use other
weapons. In a similar manner men
formerly delighted in many kinds of
sports, but there is now a universal
mania for bicycles and horseless car
riages.
The spirit of imitation is SO strong
that if a desperate soldier commits sui
eide while on guard at his sentry box
you may rest satisfied that several 9TH
er soldiers will choose the same man
ner of death. There is only one rem
edy, namely, to destroy the accursed
sentry box and to replace it by anoth-
er erected at a greater distance. Again,
many persons commit suicide because
they are tired of life. They say to
themselves: We are not happy; we are
constantly in need of money, and we
have more than our share of other
troubles; and then one fine day they
put an end to themselves. For such
condition of things there seems no
remedy. Education is mainly to blame
for it. We have no longer any relig-
ious belief; we educate our children
to become freethinkers, and, as re-
suit, they are tired of life before they
know what life really is. Nothing re-
tains them to this life They have no
hope, no fear, and they fancy that only
through suicide can they obtain relief
from their petty troubles. In those
countries where religion has not yet
bceu IepldCtu ny luHuellty SulClueS are
practically unknown. There are places
where there are not three suicides in
ten years, and the reason is because
all who live there have an object in
living.
In Paris the number of children be-
tween IA and 16 years of age who COM
nit suicide every year is very great
They do not choose any particular sea-
son of the year, though, as a rule, their
elders seem to prefer June, July and
August. Doubtless the reason is be-
| cause the heat during these months
plays havoc with the brains of these
unbalanced persons, causing conges-
tions and delusions, impelling them to
initiate those unhappy beings of whose
end they have read in the newspapers"
New York Herald.
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"The Mariners Sleep by the Sea-,

The mariners sleep by the sea,
The wild wind comes up by the sea,
1t walls round the tower, and it blows
through the grasses.
1t scatters the sand o'er the graves where
it passes
And the sound and the scent of the sea.
When at night there's seething of
surf,
The grandames look out Ger the surf
They reckon their dead and their long
years of sadness,
And they shake their lean fists at the sea
and its madness.
And curse the white fangs of the surf.
But the mariners sleep by the sea,
They hear not the sound of the sea,
Nor the hum from the church where the
psalm is unlifted,
Nor the crying of birds that above them
are drifted
The mariners sleep by the sea.
Margaret L. Woods
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If You VIII Use a Little Reasoning

You can easily prove that catarrh is
climatic and not blood disease Have
you not the severest catarrhal attacks
during winter and spring, and but little
evidence of catarrh during the sum-
mer? Yes. Well, this proves it is eli
matte, infiaming the nasal passages.
II is waste of money to invest in
blood remedies. The proper treatment
is & local application, and the most
prompt to cure is that popular remedy,
EIy's Cream Balm.
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Weather Forecast.

Northern California-Cloudy with show
ers early Tuesday morning in northern
portion; fair Tuesday; continued cool
weather; fresh northwesterly winds
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Humors in the blood. boils, pimples,
scrofula sores, are promptly eradicat-
ed by Hoods Sarsaparilla, the One
True Blood Purifier, nerve tonic and
health builder.
Hoods Pills are easy to take, easy
to operate. Cure Indigestion, bilious
ness. 25c.
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turning miners from the Klondike but
with only a couple of hundred thou
sand of gold in their pockets. whereas
the yellow journals had assured the
country that two millions would be
brought down. This was cruelty on the
part of the Portland and the miners
that the nude press will never forgive,
for had not they fitted out tugs to meet
the steamer and employed special re-
porters to lie valiantly? And now all
this preparation to infiame the public
mind goes for nothing.
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In London many people make a liv
ing by supplying food for the myriads
of cats in that city. They are called
cats meat men,
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And now the Democracy mas no more
use for Uncle Horace Boies for any pur-
pose whatever. The denial is, however,
here and there made that he ever was
true blue Is TO / man. Uncle Boies,
however, insists that he had the neces-
sary silver stripe down his back and
honestly believed what he preached in
the Bryan campaign. OF that there can
be no manner of doubt. But unhappily
for the lack of human charity this
mercy is not accorded him by this late
colleagues.
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