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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25
RETIREMENT OF THE GREEN.
BACKS.

BY some it has been assumed that
the Dingley bill will produce a surplus
and that with this surplus on hand
the greenbacks will be virtually retired
though not cancelled. The Din ley bill
is not yet law, and even after it shall
have become law it will be a consider
able time before it will produce any
uncomfortable or alarming surplus, so
that a prospective contraction of the
currency through a retirement of the
greenbacks need create no uneasiness
for some time to come. But there is a
law on this subject which will control.
1t is found in r. S., U. S., vol. /, D.
S26, and is as follows:
An act to forbid the further retire
ment of United States legal tender
notes. Be it enacted, ETC. That from
and after the passage of this act il
shall not be lawful for the secretary
of the treasury or other officer under
him to cancel or retire any more of the
United States legal tender notes. And
when any of said notes may be re-
deemed or be received into the treas
ury under any law from any source
whatever, and shall belong to the
United States, they shall not be retired
cancelled or destroyed, but they shall
be reissued and paid out again and
kept in circulation.
Provided, that nothing herein shall
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25
WHEN THE PRESIDENT COMES.

The very encouraging news comes
from Washington, in a special to a
Denver paper, that President Mckinley
is already making plans for his western
trip, and that he will almost certainly
come We trust he may. The trip
would be beneficial to the president
and it would be such a special recog-
milton of the west that the people of
this section of the country would feel
particularly honored.
If the president comes there is one
thing ne should be relieved of, though
the danger here is not so great as in
the east He was in Philadelphia only
a few days ago Con the occasion of the
dedication of the Washington monu-
ment) and when he returned to Wash
ington il is reported that he COM
planned that he was so greatly beset
by office-seekers that he has decided
less his hosts can assure him protec-
ton against the pestiferous hordes of
office-seekers.
If the president comes to Utah he
should be guaranteed immunity from
the office-seekers. 1t would not be
right to invite him into the Hive of
Deseret and then sting him to death
with the busy bees. And to poster him
with office-seekers would be tanta-
mount to doing this very thing AS a
precaution it might be just as well to
lock up a couple of dozen or so of the
best known and most aggressive candi-
dates on the occasion of the presidents
visit just as the police authorities lock
up or drive out of the city well known
crooks and criminals on occasions when
large crowds assemble because of some
extraordinary event. This is said by
way of illustration and with no inten-
ton of comparing candidates with
crooks.
The place to poster the president is
Washington and not when he comes
to the west on a visit. In Utah let
him be treated as president and not
as politician.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25
ABoU BEN ADHEM.

Abou Ben Adhern (may his tribe increase)
Awoke one night from a deep dream of
peace,
And saw within the moonlight in his
room.
Making it rich, like lily in bloom,
An angel, writing in a book of gold:
Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem
bold,
And to the presence in the room he said.
What writest thou?"-The vision raised
its head,
And. with a look made of all sweet accord,
Answered. THE names of those who love
the Lord
And IS mine one?" said Abou. Nay,
not So
Replied the angel Abou spoke more low,
But cheerily still, and said, Il pray, thee,
then,
Write me as one that loves his fellow
men,"
The angel wrote and vanished. The next
night
1t came again with great Weakening
light,
And showed the names whom love of God
had blessed,
Ard 10, Ben Adhem's name led all the
rest Leigh Hunt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25


lies, of seven members each. Every
family has probably reduced it's daily
expenditures by at least 20 cents. This
indicates an absorption in a year of
$7S00o0,000. From. these two sources
alone there has been saved as a result
of economy sl.1SO, 0OO. 900 in a single
year"
From this it is evident that General
Ayers proper place in the cabinet is
at the head of the treasury DEPART
ment- But what old John Sherman
said about Mr.. Wanamaker has more
spice in it than all the rest. Like the
war horse he scents the battle afar of,
and were the truth known he no doubt
laughs "Ha, Hal" when there is no
newspaper man around to report his
sayings and doings. He says:
1T looks as though he was limiting
at Quay, doesn't it? There have been
some disagreements in the state politics
of Pennsylvania between Mr.. Wanna
maker and Mr.. Quay, but of course we
know nothing about them. 1t is prob
able that Mr.. Wanamaker had these in
Mo iiiiiiu "hch hidhin5 tiiiS SfNNi'
do. not care to discuss his remarks
further than to say that my observa-
ton does not lead me to believe that
there is any danger threatening the
principles upon which our government
is founded
How fine the sarcasm. how deep the
chuckle over the discontinue of Mr.
John Wanamaker, Sunday school
teacher ex-postmaster-g general, i'm
possibility as a United States senator
Evidently Mr.. Wanamaker has stirred
up a hornets nest.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

prohibit the cancellation and destruc-
ton of mutilated notes and the issue
of other notes of like denomination in
their stead as now provided by law.
All acts and parts of acts in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed
The law is mandatory and seemingly
impossible of notification by the secre-
tary Of the treasury, still he could prac-
tically nullify it by simply ignoring
its provisions. Such things have been
done, as when Secretary Carlisle re-
fused to purchase silver bullion.
Retire the greenbacks and replace
the amount of currency so withdrawn
with silver and the endless chain prob
lem is solved
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

The Boise Statesman says: Japan
seems disposed TO make trouble for
the Hawaiian government over the re-
fusal to permit the landing of certain
japanese immigrants. If an effort is
made TO coerce Dole's government the
United States will have a duty to per-
form that will quickly bring the
Hawaiian matter to a head" What
would the duty of the United States
be? The United States do not own
the islands and have no protectorate
over them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25
TALES OF THE DAY.
The Judge Came Back.

Chicago Times-Herald: Judge Ran
dolph Of Kansas was hearing divorce
case last fall. The witness was the plain
tiff, white-haired man. broken in
health and in spsit. and wearing a bronze
button in his lapel. The examination
was severe and the session monotonous.
You say your wife abused you; tell
us Just how" Numbered the attorney.
Til witness looked appealingiy at the
Judge Answer the question. SIR was
the order from the bench.
We'll. she said | was an old hyDocrite
to be proud of my war record. She said
all the brave men who went to the war
and deserters lived to come back, an
STOP commanded the aroused judge.
This divorce is granted. The court
spent four years in that war-and the
court came back"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

A special dispatch to The Herald
published yesterday morning set Con-
gresham King right on what he said
several days ago about the gilsonite
lands and the sooner" locations there
on. The regular press dispatches left
his position on the question anything
but clear. He did not defend or ex-
cuse these locations. and he recognizes
what every person else does that they
have prejudiced many members of the
house against the proposition to open
the reservation at this time. We are
glad Representative King has made his
position clear; and it is what we ex-
pected it to be.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

Anaconda Standard: Hostilities have
ana nobody can foreteIl how they are GO
ing TO end. The attitude of the great
powers of Europe towards the belligerents
cannot yet be determined. Russia seems
though whether she will undertake to
avenge the insult of the leather medals
episode or let it pass by as unworthy of
notice. IS unknown. Meanwhile. there is
nothing for the American public to do
but restrain its excitement as far as pos
sible in the hope that pacific counsels will
pre-a.l and nothing more serious to dis
turb the peace of the country happen
than punch to the Logan nose or a blow
to the McCook solar plexus.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

the father made no comment One day
an order came in from a customer
II wish to goodness exclaimed the
son, that Gibson would learn to spell"
What's the matter with it?'' inquired
the father cheerfully-
why, he spells coffee with a X"
mo. does he? 1 never noticed it,
'Of course you never did, said the
son, Dettishly. You never notice any
thing like that
Perhaps not my son. replied the old
man, gently. but there is one thing I
do notice. which you will learn by and
by, and that is that Gibson pays cash.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

In Mrs. John Hays Hammond's
book entitled "A Woman's Part in a
Revolution" occurs this sentence: 'T
longed to hear him cuss a coy swear,
it would have braced US both up"
That sentence is the ne plus ultra of
idiocy and vulgarity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25
THE LoGAN-MCooK CoNTRov-
ERSY.

Philadelphia Record: When the nation
is in the dumps because of slow business,
fires. frosts. Hoods and calamitous poll
tics, how enlivening bit of farce is that
Wh-ch the LoganS and the McCooks are
now contributing for our amusement 1t
comes like a rift in the clouds through
which the sun can poke his cleaning
fingers and give US comfort.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

The Pennsylvania State Medical So
ciety at its recent meeting in Pittsburg
recommended the use of carbolic acid
gas in the execution of criminals SEN
fenced to death. This would be the next
thing to being talked to- death.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

New York Mail and Express If young
Mr. Logan imagines that the pubic cares
a rap for the clustering accusation which
he has made against General McCook he
is dreadfully mistaken. Young Mr.. Lo-
gan attempt TO convert himself into a
national. social and military issue won't
work. There isn't enough OF him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

1.-THE more that the question of the
gilsonite lands in Utah is examined
the more justification appears for the
reluctance of the house to concur with
the senate in the matter Several Of
the state officials of Utah have an in
terest in this scheme" says the Boston
Journal. If the gilsonite lands are not
thrown open to entry the people of
Utah can thank the Utah "sooners''
for if
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

Secretary Sherman might write a
note to Governor Tanner Offering the
good offices of the United States as a
mediator. Billy" Mason could scarcely
object to this
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

The German government need not
think congress is going to heed its
protest against the Dingley tariff bill
when ii viii not heed the protest Of
the American people against it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

The Cuban resolution will be blocked
in the house. 1t is possible the tariff
may be blocked in the senate. In this
event the capitol would become a reg
ular block-house.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

1t was hardly necessary for Secre-
tary Alger to instruct General Miles
10 so arrange his affairs as to be in
London on June Is. Undoubtedly the
general had arranged that before ever
he left his native shores.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

Puck: Say, cried Pocahontas. springs
ing forward just as the fatal club was
about to descend.
She whispered a few hurried words into
the ear of Powhatan, her father.
Certainly not" the knightly chief an
in his manner. IF the kaleidoscope won't
work, why, there's nothing to be gained
by killing the pale-faced brother
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

DR.. Sheldon Jackson says that in
Alaska the children kill their par
ents when they become old and infirm.
It is barbarous yet it is Utopian.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

The chief belligerent in the Illinois
legislature is named Novak. If it be
asked What's in a name" in this
case it might be answered Anarchy"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

In passing the appropriations for the
relief of people in other lands congress
might do well to remember that Char
ity begins at home"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

Senator Morgan has more resolution
and persistence than any man in the
senate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

Judge Estill of Tennessee wants him
self indicted for drunkenness. Why
doesn't he fine himself for contempt of
court and lock himself up?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

Hanna is growing very impatient
over the delay in appointments. He,
too, thinks the time for passing pie
has come.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

Miller, the Georgia divine healer,
puts in a great deal of his time curing
corns. One must be near the sole to
cure corns.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

New York Weekly: English Lord (to
younger son)-It's time. Clarence, that
you were thinking about a career.
Dutiful Son-I will be guided by you,
father. Shall l take orders. study Tor the
bar. enter the army. or marry an
American?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

The Mexican cannon at West Point
went off without any noise, but since
the discovery of the fact there has
been a great explosion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

What our business men now need
IS nerve" says the Boston Herald.
Why don't they take a nerve tonic?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune: Mr..
NANNY dear. the editor won't print
that paper of yours if you write on both
sides OF the paper
Mrs. Man-But he said he wanted me to
cover both sides of the question, and the
question was on paper.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

The armor plate makers are better
able to protect themselves than the
government is to protect itself.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

Shall we be honest?' asks the New
York Tribune. We ourselves shall be,
but we can't say what the Tribune
will be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

BY way of indemnity Turkey pro-
poses to strike the Tyre to the tune of
S,oOO,0 900.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

Boston Transcript: Fogg-Henry, rur
out and get me a magazine.
Henry-Yes. sir. What one?
Fogg-Oh. it donesnt matter. The same
pictures of bicycles, kodaks and type
writers are in all of them. Any one
will do.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25
Gibson Paid cash.

Tit-Bfts: The old man had given his
son very fair education. and had taken
him into his shop. The young fellow was
over nice about a great many things, but
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

Russia has said Halt? to Turkey,
but it is simply because it is not to
Russia's interest to go ahead at the
present time
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

Now that the war is over Boston has
resumed its old habit Of calling itself
the Modern Athens"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

Turkey must recede, say the powers.
Let her begin to haul in her extensile
process forthwith.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

Car Reed cares just about as much
for Cuba as Gar Nicholas cares for
Greece. sAs
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25
MUNICIPAL POLITICS.

The people of Greater New York are
beginning to take much interest in
the question of their next city govern
ment. With a revenue to han,.le that
is almost national in size, the manage
ment of the affairs of Greater New
York presents a great prize TO lie
fought for. The patronage alone will
be worth a kings ransom, and who is
to have it is the all absorbing question
with Gotham politicians. Tammany
hopes to get it. but it will not without
great fight. though the people ara not
at all in love with the present reform
government which has not come up 10
expectations. A non-partisan movement
has been started and is being pushed
by the Citizens union. 1t has entereI
upon an active campaign and has be-
sun issuing posters and leaflets Some
Of them read as follows:
THE CITY FOR THE PEOPLE!
If you want clean streets. public
baths and lavatories, more schools,
better tenements, more parks, rapid
transit, enforcement of eight-hour IA
Dor law, merit system of appointments
honestly enforced, no national politics
in municipal affairs, public franchises
owned an risidly supervised by the
city.
THE CITY FOR THE PEOPLE.
There is no such thing as a gold
standard way of cleaning streets.
There is no such thing as a free sill
Yer way OF opening new parks.
National issues must not interfere
with honest and progressive cny gov
eminent.
Enroll IN the Citizens union and elect
city officers who will run the city for
the people, and not for any boss OF
party.
There is a good deal Of commoa sense
in all that. To the people of a city
clean streets, improved sanitation, good
SCH OILS, economical administrator and
like things aIe of more importance than
some national issue.
But in all these non-partisan move
ments it will generally be found that
the administration of a city by the
party TO which the chief movers belong
has been so bad in every respect that
for it to enter the field for reindorse-
ment would be to court certain defeat;
and hence the quick conversion to non
partisanship in municipal government
These movements in favor of non-par-
tisanship in city government are often
nothing more than an exemplification
of the old saying:
The Devil was sicB-the Devil a monk
would be;
The Devil was well-the Devil a monk
was he.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

A contemporary says the city council
Should hold shorter meetings. In fact
they should be cut off right at the
neck
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

1t is high time the Illinois legislature
passed a law against prize fighting.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25
WIT AND HUMoR.

She'll wear a chaplet on her brow
On the day of graduation.
But simple chaDpie on her hands
VIII give her more elation.
Cincinnati ENQUIRER
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

Philadelphia Bulletin: The correspond
ence of young John A. Logan with one
OF the fighting McCooks shows that the
ve.cs of his sons 1t looks as if General
McCook had run up against a fighter who
means business. and 1t is certain that If
the general cannot make a. clear eXplana-
tion of the charges that he went out of
his way to injure the aspirations of the
son of his old friend. he will appear in an
unenviable light before the country.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

Washington Times: A triangular duel
between young John A. Logan and the
McCoo,zs might be productive of good.
We need something or other just now to
show that there is some fighting blood
left in the nation.-..'.0f
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

1Oldl e. zte 81
State of Utah, County of Salt Lake-ss-
I, Hyrum s. Young. cashier of the above
named bank. do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of
my knowledge and belief
HIS. YOUNG. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of May 1897.
Correct-Attest
l.. S. HILLS.
H. DINWOODEY,
JAMES I. LITTLE.
<c Directors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

Hartford Times: The fighting Nc
Cooks do not intend to notice the war
Ike threats of John A. Logan, jr. If
Johnny had got the big Office which he
somewhat presumptiously demanded from
Mckinley, there would not have been so
much heat in the Logan -McCook contro-
verSy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

Washington Star: Things are not so
bad as they might be. Nobody has ac-
cused anybody of wearing campaign
badges or cigarette buttons TO the cars
coronation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

Will,esbarre Record: The little episode
between the son of the late General John
A. Logan and General Alexander Med.
McCook is fortunately not of such char
acter as to threaten the peace of the
country. Even the threats of young Lo-
gan to hold General McCook personally
responsible for the damaging reports cir
culated against him. will not be likely to
alarm the old fighters friends, although
it may amuse them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

Chicago Chronicle: The war between
the scrapping Logans and the fighting
McCooks wakes furious. At last ac-
couats Captain Logan had broken the
left wing of the McCooks defenses and
his gallant mother was making sad havoc
upon their right with her heavy artillery.
1t is believed that the Intervention of the
concert of Europe will be necessary to
stop the carnage.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

Kansas City Times: Probably the
fighting McCooks' got their name from
fighting roosters. They will not fight Mr..
John A. Logan. Maybe they take him for
a gosling.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The DGSGPet National Bank

at Salt Lake. City, in the state of Utah, at
the close of business, May IA, 1897.
RESOURCES
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-10
DISTRICT COURT.

Court convened here Tuesday morn
ny with Judge Andrews on the bencL
The Wayne township survey caus,
vas taken up on the appeal from Gen
Fonda's survey. The appeal was bias
ed on the fact that he had not recog
nized the corners established by tn
curt in the appeal from Roberts su;,
ey. The court heard what all partit
present had to say Oh the question a.
took the matter under advisement. t,
will make an order in the case later OF
Howard Reeder was granted a di
vorce from his wife on the grounds 0
desertiOn.
The threshing machine case of T. y
Donnell was appealed.
The case of Eva Sumney agains
James Clark was tried by jury, an,
occupied the court from Wednesda
morning until Thursday night at /
o'clock. when the jury brought in ;
verdict against Clark. A motion wa
made for new trial which will b
heard next Tuesday.
Judge rychmln, of EldOradO. mad
Is first appearance in our court a
his term, and made an extremely fav
orable impression.