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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-14

THE WEDGE MINE.
Property at Randsburg Likely to
Make Many Millionaires.

Make Many Millionaires.
Los Angeles, Jan. 13.-The loungers
in a saloon on Spring street displayed
much wild-eyed astonishment at the
careless and easy manner with which
the owners of five magnificent gold
bricks deposited their charge on the
bar yesterday, and walked leisurely
away, with request to the proprietor
to look after that stuff for while. -
The bricks averaged about So, coo each
in value and We're about the dimen-
siCns of a pressed brick used for build
ing. They came from the Wedge mine
at Randsburg and are. owned by Allen
Brothers, commission merchants.
James Rogers and Dr. Pepper of this
city. Allen Brothers and Rogers. who
were present, said that the mine was
fabulously rich, and that it would
make all the owners niillionaires. The
owners intend to expend the gold
bricks in development machinery. Mr.
Rogers paid $4,000 fols the mine.
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Attacked bv a Chinese Mob.

London. Jan. 13.-Tomorrow the
Times will publish dispatch from
Hong Kong, saying that an American
Methodist mission station, located 80
miles from Flu Chau, in the province of
Flu Hkien, has been attacked by a mob.
In the course of the attack d number
of shots were fired. but none of the
inmates OF the station were injured.
The local officials defended the mis-
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efore the legislature. The house also

before the legislature. The house also
adopted the resolution.
Representative Tubbs offered an
amendment to the effect that the name
of Bourke Cochran be inserted along
with BRIAN.
This brought Representative Tribble
of Dunklin county to the front with
red-hot speech in which he classed
Cochran as a renegade.
Representative Regain of ST. Louis
also amended to insert the name of
Grover Cleveland in the invitation, and
there was a general uproar.
The Bryan invitation was finally
adopted, but no date has been fixed.
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The Tacoma rs. Safe.

Victoria, B. c., Jan. 1S.-The North
ern Pacific steamer Tacoma, which
was eight days overdue, and for which
grave apprehension was felt, arrived
safely this morning. During a severe
gale on Jan. the Tacoma's forward
engine broke down and for 66 hours
the steamer labored in the trough of
a heavy sea while repairs were being
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San Francisco, Jan. 1S.-The battle
ship Oregon has been ordered TO Aca-
puIco and all is hurry and hustle on
board Yesterday the warship had all
her coal and water aboard and by noon
today she will be fully provisioned. To-
morrow the oregon will anchor in Rich
ardson's bay. Friday morning on the
first tide she 'will sail for Central
America on her first long cruise. No
great speed can be expected from her
as her bottom is foul
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CLAGETT'S
CHANCES
BRIGHTEN
Came Within Three Votes of
Being rlade Senator
=. Yesterday.
DUBOIS MEN ARE
RATHER GLOOMY
HAVE NOT, HOWEVER, GIVEN
UP THE FIGHT.

There Can Be No Doubt, However,
That the Surprising Strength De-
veloped by the Populists Yester-
day, Has Struck Terror to the
Hearts of His Supporters-Du-
bois Said to Be Bitterly Opposed
by Mckinley Men-Some Sensa-
tional Charges Made.
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WANT TO SEE BRYAN.
Missouri Legislature Sends the
Young Nebraskan an Invitation
to Address That Body.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. BIN the
senate this morning joint resolution
was adopted providing that an invita-
ton be given Hon. w. j. Bryan to visit
Jefferson City and deliver an address
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Senate Refuses to Reconsider.

Washington, Jan. 13-After an ex-
ecutive session of a little more two
hours, the senate refused to reconsider
the treaties with the Orange Free state
and the Argentine republic, as re-
Quested by Secretary Olney.
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Total .......-.-......-. $26l Sol
MILK IN TIE COCOANUT.

1t viii be noticed that in the reve-
nues for the year TO the total amount
of which Indebtedness may be in
CURED, AIr. Fisher includes the fem
of $2S. 110.19 from county tax of 1898,
the sum OF $11.8S9.12 in tax sales re-
demptons Of 1893 to 1893 as we'll as
$40 244.52 on hand in the treasury at
he beginning of the year 1895. 1t
seems plain that neither of these items
can be counted in as current revenues
for the year 1896. The county had an
outstanding Indebtedness on Jan. l.
1896, of over $500, 600, and certainly un-
der those conditions the expenditures
for 1896 could not be based upon that
which was a part of the revenue for
1895.
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THE VOTE.
he vote was as follows:

1t was a tremendous surprise The
silver Republicans had not expected
any additions to Clagett's support, and
when a short time before the ballot,
they learned that there was danger of
additional voting for Clagett, they
adopted a plan that they confidently
believe prevented the election of Judge
Clagett. The silver Republican men,
bers. with the exception of three who
voted for Dubois, gave their votes to
Jones of Boise and Colonel J. w.
Jones of Blackfoot, both prominent
Democrats. The prospect of electing q
Democrat was the influence that de-
TERED enough more Democrats from
going to Clagett to elect him.
IT IS GLOOMY.
Tonight the outlook is gloomy for
Dubois. n great deal of excitement
prevails and some sensa tional charges
are made. 1t is claimed by the Dubois
men that corrupt measures have been
adopted in which the Mckinleyites cut
some considerable figure.
The senate today refused to remove
Turner. the Dubois man whose seat
was contested by Taylor (PopD, two
Democrats voting with the silver Re
publicans.
There is no doubt a bitter fight is
being made against Dubois by Nc
Kinley Republicans. but it might be
very difficult to prove that they have
resorted to corruption. or that they are
now working for Clagett AS a mat
ter of fact. it is pretty we'll understood
the McKinleyites prefer to tie up the
legislature and prevent an election at
this session.
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NEW PACIFIC
RAILROAD
MEASURE
It is introduced i'm the Senate
by Mr.. Gear.
COMMISSION OF
THREE MEMBERS
SECRETARIES AND THE ATTOR-
Y-GENERAL.

Gear Would Give the Commission
Full Power to Settle the Indebt-
edness of the Bond-Aided Roads
Upon Such Terms and in Such
Manner as May Be Agreed
Upon by the Majority, With the
Sanction of the President.
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if the construction of the law placed
upon it by the members of the board
after an consultation by County At
torney Van Colt, and Attorney-G
eral Bishop is correct.
THE LAW.
Section 3, Art. IA, of the state con-
stitution, reads:
NO debt in excess of the taxes for
the current year shall be created by
any county, unless the proposition
to create such debt shall have been
submitted TO vote of such qualified
electors as shall have paid property
tax therein, in the year preceding such
election and a majority of those vot-
ing thereon shall have voted in favor
Of increasing such debt
Section > of the county government
act reads:
mo county shall incur any indebted
ness or liability in any manner or for
any purpose exceeding in any one year
the taxes for the current, without the
assent of a two-thirds majority of such
qualified electors thereof. etc.
An Indebtedness or liability incurred
contrary TO this provision shall be
void
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THE ACTUAL REVENUE.


Adding the three items above given
a total of SS0.243.S3 is secured which
should not be counted in as revenue for
the year 1896. Subtracting this figure
from Mr.. Fishers otal-$261,S51. p
leaves the actual revenue of the county
for the year 1896 al S1S1, 607.29, and this
by including the total tax levy of $780,,
066.1T for the same year when the
treasurers report shows that only S75,-
geo has been collected. But granted
that the total tax levy whether col
lected or not should be counted in as
revenue for the year it still leaves the
sum OF s1S1, 607.29 which would be the
limit TO which Indebtedness could be
incurred.
ACTUAL DISBURSEMENTS.
AS to the actual disbursements for
the year 1896 Mr. Fisher. in his re-
port, says there were issued $3.50, POP
in warrants, but in this amount the
auditor includes an item of 81, 621. 63
on account Of tax sales re6emDtions
and s., 991.35 to pay claims of 1S94. Both
of these items il is asserted, are not
property chargeable to current ex-
penses for the year, and therefore sub
tracing them from Fisher total leaves
the sum of S244. 5000 as the actual
expenses for the year as far as the re-
port shows. Now for the result.
Actual disbursements in 1896. S244.S60 "a
"A
Expenditures in excess of the
revenue ................ s63, 252 IS
AN ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS
SUIT even the above is not all. An ex-
animation of the books of the county
shows that there was an additional in
debtedness of $12.600 incurred during
The vear in the shape of witness and
jurors certificates, of which nothing is
said in Mr.. Fishers report These
claims have all been audited. Then the
report shows the treasurer paid out
So. $50 6e during the year as interest
on redeemed county warrants The re-
port also shows that about S9O,Oee
OF the warrants issued in 1896 have
been redeemed, hence it is fair to pre-
sumo that a large portion of the inter-
es. paid was on 1896 warrants and as
s,ct1 should be added TO that years
disbursements which was not done. |
Summing all this additional indebted
ness together, which does not appear
in the auditors report as dishurse-
menfs for the year, the total amount |
hv which the old board exceeded the |
l.ni. for the year was about $4,000, /
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IN THE HOUSE.

Several Minor Bills Passed-The
oleomargarine Puzzle
Washington. Jan. 1S.-The house started
~. today on routine business.
On motion of Mr. washington Oem.).
Tennessee the senate joint resolution was
passed providing for expediting the erec-
ton of the government building at the
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The latest sensation in connection
with the mismanag cement of county
affairs under the Roberts
Christcpherson regime was launched
yesterday. when il was discovered that
the ex-commissioners during the year
1896 incurred an Indebtedness some
thing like $50 600 in excess of the limit
fixed by law. As a result of this, ap
proXimately that amount represented
in warrants issued, may not be worca
the paper upon which they are printed.
To the average citizen who scanned
over ex-County Auditor Fishers re-
port, printed yesterday morning, the
impression would easily be gained that
the old board did not exceed the limit
by several thousand dollars; but while
Mr.. Fishers statement shows the finan
cial transactions Of the county during
the past year, it is declared to be mis-
leading in so far as ii should show
the actual resources as a basis for
the expenditures.
THE AUDITORS REPORT.
The new board met yesterday and
considered Mr.. Fishers statement the
greater part of the day. The result
was that when the members met in
regular session during the afternoon
IL was denounced as misleading dOcu-
ment, failing 10 show the one important
thing-the actual resources and the
actual expenditures for the year.
Mir. Fisher. IN his report. says: The
revenue Of 1895 against which county
warrants are drawn, including cash on
hand jan /. 1896. and the total tax
levy is S26L S51.12." And Mr.. Fisher
secures these figures from the follow
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Oregon Ordered to Acapulco.

effected, after which she limped into
this port
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"wHIT,s" CoNsTRUCTIoN.

When County Attorney Whittemore
was asked to construe the law, he held
in an opinion issued on Nov. 6, 1896,
that under the two sections quoted
above the board could expend al the
current revenue and in addition create
an Indebtedness not to exceed the
amount of taxes for the year. In other
words, the board could last year have
expended all the resources for the year
and in addition create a debt not to
exceed $4,000. the amount of the tax
levy. or course under this construction
what could be done in 1896 might be
done in 1897, and the inevitable result
would be that in a few years the
county could be plunged into debt to
the extent of several hundred thou
sand dollars without the taxpayers
having any say in the matter.
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MUST GO TO THE COURTS.

AS the matter now stands it will be
a question for the supreme court to
decide If the attorney generals Opin-
ion is sound law all warrants issued
during the past year in excess of the
limit will be void and the only recourse
the warran ut holders have will be 10
sue the commissioners and their
bondsmen. Under the constitution the
legislature is powerless to validate such
Indebtedness incurred after entering
uoon statehood
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BISHOPS OPINION.

Attorney General Bishop holds that
the county cannot eXpend any more
money or create an Indebtedness
greater than the resources for the
year, as the evident intention of the
constitution makers was to prohibit
counties from being plunged in debt
by eXtravagant commissioners. County
Attorney Van Colt, though not willing
TO commit himself, takes the same view
of the question as does the attorney
oaDaral
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An Intere.t,nr Woman.

A woman past 80. who has had her share
OF youthful good looks, may, II she keeps
her health, retain the essential part Of her
attractiyeIess, which consists In character
and expression. Such Is the case with Hetty
Green Time has touched her gently, withal.
Her hair Is not yet quite gray, nor her face
wrinkled- She has keen blue-gray eyes, q
clear complexion and strongly marked fea-
lures that Indicate truly the force and deter
minatiOn behind them In repOse, her ex-
preston becomes more softened. and she
looks Ike the home-loving and domestic
woman that she Is at heart. Mrs Green has
the reputation, not altogether undeserved,
Of being a bad dresser. This appears 10 be
rather an affectation. perhaps with a pur-
pose, On her part, rather than a deficiency
OF feminine taste. Her ordinary street at
tire, Of rich but plain black, with a violet
trimmed bonnet, has nothing Outre about IT.
Her manner, In talking about her battles
with courts and nnanciers. Is full Of az
gressive animation, and gives the impression
that fighting suits her temperament A Pc
culiar picturesqueness Is Impaired to her
speech by the traces of New England quak-
erism that cling to It. In moments Of self
forgetfulness she says ''yaas" almost as
broadly as the characters In a Yankee dia-
lect story.-Leslie's Weekly.
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Each story Ii reduced In width, and
has q gallery round II The roofs are
hollow or sagging and project . great
deal. the corners being turned up
sharply. On these light bells are gus
pended which make q constant ring
ing when the wind blows. The roofs
are covered with glazed tiles Of various
colors. and the summit ornamented
with a species Of spire and final. Ths
most celebrated Of these buildings was
that known as the porcelain tower Of
Marking. II had nine stories. and Wa
about two hundred feet high, exclusive
of thu iron spire. At each angle was q
BEN. making seventy-tWo in al; and
there were eight chains hanging from
the ton of the final TO the angles Of the
spire, and carrying nina bells eseh. OF
seyenty-two more This celebrated
building was destroyed By the Taepings
when in rebellion In 1858. Almost
every town In China possesses one o.
more q these structures. All alike n -
DIN but differing IN dimensions. and ID
ths riohnss Of the ma.sriAl and oEns,
nenfs-
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honors. Among the literary and 9TH
er honors he received in Europe it may
b mentioned that he was made an as
sociate Of Kings college, London;
member of the Oriental Society Of
France, and member of the Archaeo-
logical Society of Portugal. One can
net help regretting in recording these
facts that the browning event Of Prince
PriAdan's life In this world, the event
that stands as landmark on the Dor
derland of the princes world and his
no-World, should have been the begin
ming Of monachism and not Of a career
for which his education and training
of nearly a quarter of century well
1T him. But the regret arises only
when It is forgotten that, as great and
many were his distinctions in the
world, 30 great and sincere was the
sacrifice involved in his remuneration
Of them
On the completion Of his collegiate
career. Prince Prisdan was appointed
interpreter to the Siamese Special En-
WOW to the Courts of England and
Germany. In 1880 he was appointed
Interpreter to the Siamese Envoy
charged with the honor OF investing
Her Majesty the Queen of England.
their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
Princess of Wales, and Monsieur
Greyy. the President of the French
Republic. with the Grand Gordon Of
the most exalted Order of the White
Elenhart. He was next Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Plenipoten-
tiarv 70 the courts of Berlin and vi
emma The talent and tact he displayed
in his high duties won for him the es-
tenn of all the European courts he had
arythfng to do with. He was instru-
mental in making various treaties be-
tween Siam and the countries Of the
west. including the United States of
America. notably a treaty for the reg
ulation of the liquor traffic with Siam.
Honors were lavished on him and his
name was well known In all European
countries.
In 1883. when Prince Prisdan re-
trrned TO Siam finally from Europe, q
royal proclamation was issued setting
forth all his various services to his
King and his country. The highest Of
siamese honors were conferred ON him,
and he was granted vast estates to
Enable him to live in state Further.
ne was raised to the highest rank In
TIE siamese peerage by being made
phra One Chou It Is not possible in
siam 10 attain TO any rank higher than
tbe Phra ong Chou. which Is probably
..cond only TO the honor Of kingship.
Prince Prisdan's career In Siam was
n[ief and unhappy, though 1t COM
nenced brightly and augured much
hsnniness. For time he was Cabinet
Minister and held also the position Of
MINISTER of War, but he could not
,Iease the king In all things. nor could
the ting him. Unwilling to abide much
1,nch longer IN q country where he
- not IN favor and unable to serve
= kinr who was dissatisfied with his
..-viees. the Prince took the first step
to~ard his self-immolation, BY leaving
ssru. diving up forever all his wealth
- soritson and all the high associs-
$500 az royalty. BE went over 70
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ward, His Royal Highness Prince
Phra ong Chou Chuila Cham Khan
Prisdan Choomasi, of the reigning dy-
nasty OF Siam, made the great renun-
citation OF royalty and all worldly ties
and glory, and betook himself to the
Three-fold Refuge Of Gautama Buddha,
exchanging his priestly robes of gran
deur and gold for the yellow OF monk
hood and mendicancy.
After receiving an elementary Eng
lish education in Siam, the Prince
went to England in 1873 to complete
his education He Joined Kings col
lege, London. and was a pupil Of the
famous Rev. (since Bishop Alfred Bar
~, d. ID. 1t is said that his favorite
subjects were applied science and
mechanics. In 1873. after he returned
from short visit to Siam, he went
through a course of civil engineering,
in which branch of learning he so dis
tinguished himself that he obtained
from the London Society OF Arts a sill
yer medal for proficiency in engineer
ing and architecture, and was made
an associate member Of the Institute of
Civil Engineering. He had by then
graduated from Kings college with
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Probably the most valuable spots on the
fAce Of the earth Gas the burial dtes In
Westminster abbey cannot be bought with
gold are the four corners where Wan street
tO8ches Broad, and the two where II meets
Broadway. / cannot guess how large
pnce any one Of these might bring in the
n0re were recently paid for Eve lots on
Broadway opposite Bowling Green. This
vas the value Of the land alone, as the old
tsEn; yet, says Philip Hone, q lot in just
tis place sold I'm 1879 for only SIS, 300.
A lafe as $40 lots on Cortlandt street could
Be had for 81, 200, or even 500. But year
q two ago the corner of Liberty street and
ka8au, measuring seventy-nine feet along
ne one, 112 along the other, and about 100
iset In depth. brought 81. 80, 900, and this,
aezin, for the sake Of the land alone-Cen-
my.
what Is pronunciation, Uncle Jimr 'Tt
Omething you hunt ND In dictionary one
az and forRet the next"
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THAT SPLENDID COFFEE.

Mr.. Goodman, Williams County. Ill,
writes US: From one package Salzer's
German Coffee Berry l grew 800
pounds of better coffee'than can buy
IN stores at 30 cents a pound"
A package of this and big seed eata-
logue Is sen; you by John A. Salzer
Seed Co.. La Crosse. Wis. upon receipt
Of Is cents stamps and this notice. W.n.
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w. GLEASON.
Tn. CummIn.viIIe sage.

It was rather surprising to hear one Of his
are asking q question about women instead
Of making an assertion. but the youngest
neophyte Inquired:
..%hy e e a beautiful woman never Is In
ain an probability" replied the Cummips-
Vile sage ''she is; but when q man gets In
the presence Of beautiful woman he never
has sense enough left TO know whether she
is Intellectual or not."-Cincinnau Enquirer.
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san ms. PorAroEs PER Acer

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