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The times., 1897-06-21

June IL TO -, inclusive.
Proposals opened June II, 1897, for
hauling cast-iron water pipes, are here
by accepted as follows:
Proposals of Fred Springman for hauling
inside the boundary line of ashin gton and
Georgetown, at fifty cents per ton; for
hauling outside the boundary line of Wash
ington and Georgetown, at sixty cents per
ton of 2,24O pounds.
Proposals for furnishing terra Gotta sewer
pipe, vitrified invert blocks and brick,
bends, etc, are accepted as follows:
Proposal of the Mack Manufa curing Com
pany fer furnishing 24-inch, 21-inch and
1c-inch pipe and "Y" branches and bends:
also vitrified invert blocks at the prices
named in their bid, they being the lowest
bidders on said articles.
Proposal of Somerville & Sens for 5000
feet of S-inch, 10 900 feet of 15-inch and
10000 Of 12-inch pipe; also all s-;nch and
6-inch pipe required under the specifi-
cations.
Proposal of the Potomac Terra Gotta
Company for 5000 feet, more or less, of
1S-inch pipe; 1O,10O feet. more of less, of
15-iuch pipe, and $4,000 feet, more or
less, Of 12-inch pipe.
PropoSal OF savage FIRE Brtck Company
to furnish vitrified iuvert bricks, at $3.50
per thousand.
That Florida avenue, between street
and New York avenue, be placed upon the
schedule Of streets to be improved in the
northeast section: estimated cost, $7,1OO.
That Teaih street. between East Capitol
and c streets northeast, be paved with
asphalt blocks.
That Sixth street, between Spruce street
and Florida avenue, be placed among the
streets to beimproved in northwest section:
estimated cost, So, 800
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the two latter representatives OF the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul.
Mr.. Baumgartner addressed the con.
veDtion and said thetthe disease was
neither infective nor contagious and
was produced by injudicious feeding.
He does not call the disetse cholera,
but malaria, typhoid fever or appen.
dicitis. He Is backed by the Chicago,
Milwaukee IL 81. Paul railroad com.
pany and a commission from no agri.
cultural department will visit him In u
few days. He has maze public exhi.
billions at Dubuque, West Union and
McGregor. He wont into sick herds
and absolutely cured them. Hc hne
gone Into healthy herds anu produced
the choier', allowing one hog to die
and curing the other. Under direc.
tons OF the Chicago, milwaukee &
St. Paul he VIII make exhibitions AT
Mason City, Emmetlsburg anu Al.
gOnu.
TIE farmers attending the institute
were so thoroughly convinced OF his
ability to cure, that had he had his
medicine on sale hundreds would have
bought as hogs are dying IN this local
ity by the hundreds, The Milwaukee
road alone has lost Ia this freight over
81, 900, 900.
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THE TARIFF HEARING,
a Plea for garthcnwara, Glassware
Marble ana stone,


Marble una stone,
WAsHINGToN, Jan. S.-The tariff
schedule including earthenware, glass.
ware, marble and stone brought fewer
business men to Washington and the
ways and means committee than had
tho other schedules considered this
week. IL. w. Walker, Beaver Falls,
Pa, spoke on tiles, asking for rectidca.
ton aud specific duty. On tiles now
paying 20 per cent al valorem, he
recomme uded 10 cents a square foot or
cents pound; on those paying 40
per cent, 20 cents a square foo. or u
cents pound.
There was present large delegation
OF blowers. Louis Irrington of A iton,
ILL.,, announced that they desired the
ru.ennciment oil the Mckinley rates,
Edgar A. Gard, Streetor, H., read a
statement describing the demoraliza
ton Of the glass bottle blowers' busi.
uess brought about by the Wilson act;
business had increased tnreefold, whiie
with improved methods II manufac.
ture the prices had fallen 20 per cent,
Under the Wilson law,prices 10 boz ties
-uecreased from II to 40 per cent, and
tue loss had ALLEN mainly on work.
ingnen whose wages had been
decreised Is to 20 per cent
AMI the hours OF labor increased
almost beyond human enpurance. He
recommended that bottles in which
wines, liquors and mineral waters
were imported should pay the same
duty as levied on empty bottles as well
as duty on the contents. The wages
az the best times averaged three dol
lars. The mortality among blowers
was great, the average at the age of
death being 3S years. Tue min
imum earnings were about 50
week. Chief Officer of the Orgauizi-
ton OF Flint and Lime Glass worker,
Major Smith OF Pittsburg, asked for a
,arifi which would secure the manu-.
iacluTe OF American used goods by
American worhmen. The capital in.
vested in the Industry in the United
States was $50, 900, 900 and the annual
production OF The same value; the
number Of workmen employed Is 40
90. In 1898 tho American production
had fallen of 20 per cent while the
importations had been 100000
articles.
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KITES AS ENGINES OF WAR.
Experiments nad8 in The Interest Of
The CubaDS.
Whole hodics of Troops ssny be wipSd
Ont with tho Aid of
Electricity.

WELLS, Ne, Jan. s. - Interesting
experiments In the discharge of powder
Explosives In the interest OF the Cuban
iunts In this country have been made
during the last two days, ON the desc.
late portion OF the beach eight miles
west Of Wells. The possibility OF ex.
ploding dynamite mines over which
an enemy Is marching was fully
demonstrated and 1t was also shown
that explosives may be fl iated above
au army attached to the tail OF kite
and dropped upon an army with dis.
astr1us results. Three OF tue men who
made these experime ats were Cubans.
One was q chemist named Augustus
Robinson OF New York. Another W 8
an electrician, closely Identified with
telegraph office Mt Lynn, Mass. A
great kite nearly fifteen feet In height
which had heretofore been carefully
cofcenled WAS brought out by the
Cnbans and handed over 10 the eIectri.
ciar, who began preparations to fl f..
For the string he used two very fine
Insulated wires, twisted together
ana about one mile in length.
A long tall OF insulated wire
was connected with the kite.
At the end of the kite tail twa
balls continuing a high expiosive
were afterwaId attached. The kite
was raised q short distance in the air
twice before the explosives were at.
tached to the long tail. The preiImi-
nary experiments being salts aclory
preparations were made to send the
kite the full length OF the wire string.
The balls containing the explosives
were attached to the tail and the
great kite was started out. There
was stiff breeze blowing and the
monster kite was soon sailing out over
the ocean but far above the water. The
wire string was played out until the
Bite was mile away. Tho two
ends OF the twisted wire were handed
over to the electrician. He attached
the wires to his battery and prepared
to send an cleo rlc current through the
wire string anu tail of the kite to tho
balls which contained the explosives.
The Glide on the battery was pulled up
and then rammed down again. Wilt
IN few seconds there was deaiening
report, but not so loud a one as was
heard when the mines were exploded
on the beach. A moment later there
was q great commotion In tue water
and tremendous waves washed the
shores. No doubt was left 10 the
minds OF any one VINO saw IL as to
what would have been the fate OF II
body OF troops had the explosives |
dropped irom the kite fallen upon
them. Two OF the Cubsns we o epp,.
ciniiy interested In the operation of |
the kite. 1t was saio that they were
really getting instructions for doing |
the work, for they intend to take simi. |
Jar Kites and explosives to Cuba for |
operation against the Spanish forces |
In the field.
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TROUBLE WITH MINERS,
They ASK For Their Pay ana the MIL
tia il Called out.

tAA out.
OTTAWA, Illinois, Jan. S.-SherifI
Yockey has left for Rutland village
with sixteen special deputies picked
from the old militismen and Rru ed
with Marlin repeating rifies, on n call
for help from Deputy Matt COulson,
who has been on the ground ever since
Monday night when the miners at
Emerson Hakes shaft threatened to
razs the buildings. The telegram to
Sheriff Jockey, was to the effect that
between 200 anu 800 Italians and A US
triaus were psrauing the streets and
threatening to loot Hskes' store anu
burn the snaft. The trouble grew out
OF a break ia the scales which weighed
$50 pounds light. 1t was several days
before the miners discovered this. The
manager failed TO keep his promise 10
repair the scales ana the men quit.
He refused 10 pay them the money
due, claiming they are not discharged
ana must walt until pay day, January
l6, for their money.
The Rutland mlners have been
Joined by miners from surrounding
towns. Many of them are armed.
Rutland is u village OF / 200 popu lation,
half way between Wenona and
Minonk.
OTTAWA, Ills, Jan. s. - Sheriff
YOucker and twenty deputies arrived
In Rutland this morning. Their D.
peRrsnce set the striking coal miners
wild and a lively scrimmsge occerred
In which two men we're seriously In
iured. The fight lasted fully half an
hour. TIE miners were dispersed.
More trouble is expected.
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For Numbering uer Husband.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. S.-Advices
from Japan, per steamship Coptic,
says:
The trial OF Mrs. w. n. H. Carew
for the wilful murder OF her husband
by poisoning is set to commence on
Jan. 4 in her Britannia msiesty's
court at Yokohama. The crown auvo-
cate, III. w. Wilkinson, has come from
Shanghai to assist the Yokohama
crown prosecutor, II. q. Litcbfieid.
Sixty British residents OF Yokohama
have been summoned for the Jury.
Five only will be- actually needed, but
counsel on both sides are expecting to
use great discrimination. The case
promises to be one OF the most ssnsa.
tional on record,
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BU1CHERY, NOT WAR
The Contents Of a Pit Found 10 a
Caneftld Near GaanablCua.
MANY MUrlLArED HUMAN L0OIEs.
Men, Womrn and children Assassinat-
ed-A Girl School Entered
by Soldiers

NEW York, Jan. "a Key West
dispatch to the World says;
Evidences of awful butchery a,
Guansbacoa accumulate daily. Adj
Vices from Havana report that great
pit filled with corpses and human
fragments was discovered Monday In
canefleld not more than mile from
that place. A careful investigation
revealed at least twenty whole boulos
and many moro legs and atms, other
parts Of the dismempered bodies being
missing.
o. the bodies remaining entire, four
were those of women, three OF young
misses, one OF girl not more than IL
years old, four Of buys anu the rest oil
men.
Permission to bury the remains was
brutaliy refused, with a threat that II
the slaug liter was complained OF many
more would De added to what the
Spanish officials called the "Cuban
diet pile"
The edo, refusing permission to re.
move furniture and other things unless
ly, Is taken advantage OF by the Span
ish aoldiers to wreck buildings anu re-
vile and insult, II not kill, persons
suspected OF Cuban leanings.
Some families In the poorer eections
OF the city who uid not know OF the
etict, started 10 move Sunday night.
After they had loaded their iurnitufe
on wagons the police and soldiers
fired on them, Killing eight Iersons
Including several innocent passets.
by.
a girls school near the center Of the
town was entered by troops and the
principal, worry prominent, was com.
pallet TO kneel to the officers anu beg
pardon Tor using iranslations OF text
books printed In the United StateP,
The girl pupils were insulteu aud
fudely treatad until the school was
broken up In disorder.
A complaint TO the commandment
only excited laughter that "such little
thing' was complained OF.
Havsua Is much agitated by rumors
OF victory by Gomez iroups, of tue
successful crushing OF the trocnn into
Pinar del Rio and Of several routes of
the Spanish troops.
General Weyler IL execratei on
every hand, but or aseourt Of
severe csnAorship and Wsylei's eye.
tenn OF spies no one uares say a word
aloud. Everyone thinks his ne GLIB or
spy ana littls Can DO learned from
anyone. Spies by this hundred atteuI
the open air concerts and the least dis.
satisfaction expressed is used as a pre-
text and the victim isithrust into the
Cubanns or Moro castle most likely
never TO be seen again by friends or
kindred.
Scarcely night passes but from tea
to twenty persons disappear ana every
one knows what that means.
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CEREMONIES INTERRUPTED.
The Enthronement OF the ArehbisIiop
oI Canterbury.


oI Canterbury.
CANTERBURY, Jan. S.-Right Hon.
and Most Rev. Frederick Temple,
u. d., was enthroned today at the
cathedral Of Canterbury as archbish CD
Of Canterbury and prlmate OF all
England.
The edifice WINS filled soon after thu
doors were opened. The chapter of
Canterbury proceeded TO the deauery
AMI conducted the archbishop TO the
great west door. The oruer OF instalia.
ton was read in Latin and the arch.
bishop was conducted to the ma rhle
chair, accompanied by the atchGesc0ns
OF Canterbury, the venerable Brnjs.
min Il. Smith, NJ. A.; and Right Rev.
George II. Ellen, ID. D., attended by
the dean OF Canterbury, Rev. W.
Farrar, anu the vice dean.
AS The archbishop was traversing
the nave at the end OF the procession
voice shouted loudly: "rhe whole
proceedings are fraud" The inter-
ruption came from an elderly gentle.
man In clerical appearance. He was
iorcibiy elected amid considerable ex.
element.
The spectators at first thought the
dislurber was Rev. Mr.. Blowujohr.
a Clergyman who protested against
the confirmation OF the archbishop IN
tho churcn of 81. MaryIsbone, Lon.
don, December 22nd, claiming lnef.
fectualiy that the archbishop should
not be confirmed, as he was a believer
In Darwin's theory OF evolution, but IL
developed that the name Of the inter.
fupter today was Greenwood, and he
was not clergyman.
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which shall be accepted by the mem.
oers OF the organization In their BUSH
ness transactions at face value. Ii is
proposed TO have state heatqunrters
with the otnte officer OF the Organizs-
ton in charge established at Topeka.
Subordinate offices will be- estab-
lished In each county, where the bust.
ness Will be transacted in accordance
with the rules and regulations pro.
vided by the official heads OF the or.
ganization. Uoion depots or store
houses will bs maintained at all
county coats, where the members may
deposit any HI d OF commodity aud re-.
cove therefor bills or credit exhange
for products or direct purchase at face
value.
Members and delegates attending
the annual convention OF the Farmers
Alliabcs have made preliminary ar.
range mems for the Inauguration Of
the scheme.
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JAoKsoNvILLE, Fla, Jan. S.-As
the Uniteu States revenue cutter
Boutwell, was approaching the mouth
OF 81. Johns river late last evening the
lookout discovered 3 cat-rlgged yawi
Tying flag OF distress. One OF the
Boutweirs bjats sent to investigate,
found SAILOR on the bottom OF the
yawl, unconscious. He was wasted to
skeleton anu his mouth wNs on his
naked forearm ias though he had tried
to drink his own blood.
He proved to be- Captain Charles
Herman OF Providence, IL. l., who left
that place November lat accom- panied
by Charles GlsddiDg in the yawl
Cocheco, for cruise along the G ,sst OF
Florida. When they left Charleston
ON December 25th they were blow out
to ssa. Their provisions and water
We're soon exhausted. Last Friday,
Herman thinks 1t was, the Lighthouse
OF Anastasia island was Eighteu. BY
this time Gladding was crazy and put
OF for shore in q boat sttaoned to the
Cocheco aud undoubtedly was lost.
Herman remembers nothing else. and
must have become unconscious shortly
after Gladding lett.
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From the Antipodes.

A private telegram announces the
arrival at Portland on rhurecny, Jan.
18th OF company OF Elders and
Saints from the Australaslsn mission.
The company consists OF Elders ID. II.
Livingstone, W. r. Armstrong, T.. H.
Crtw and George Bowies, Salt Lake
City; II. Il. SCOTT of Prove; J. Steven
son of FAIR West; Jededish Goff and
J. III. w. Gofi OF West Jordan; also q
few European Saints. They expect
to reach Salt Lake City on Saturday
al 9:05 a. m.
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GREAT RAILROAD SALE.
Takes Place Tomorrow isintergra.
ton Of the Union Pacific system.

a large number Of noted railroad
officials, including the representatives
Of the bond interests which have ar
ranged to bid in the roads that are to
be sold, are Ia this city to attend the
great railroad auction which comes off
tomorrow.
The fret sale will be the forecl 1sure
on the American Loan and Trust
company's consolidated mortgage
bonds on the Oregon Short Line l.
Utah Northern; second, a foreclosure
on the Utah Southern first mort rage,
and the third OH the Utah Southern
Extension.
These sales afiso, TO an important
degree the commercial and trsnsporta.
ton interests in the intermountain re.
goo, and the reorganization OF the
roads which they involve Is a matter of
great public interest.
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LONDON, Jan. s.-Lsdy Selma
Scott, motner-in-law OF Earl Russell.
who through counsel yesterday
pleaded guilty to criminally libeling
his lordship la conjunction with John
Cockerson and William Aylot, was
sentenced this morning to eight
months imprisonment without hard
labor. Cockerton and Aylet received
similar sentences. Lady Scott, accom-.
panied by her daughter, Countess
Russell, entered the courtroom early.
They walked up and down the corri.
dor, the daughter having her arm
around her mother's waist. Both ladies
were painfully nervous anu Lady
Scott was heard to remark:
II do not dreai & ing to prison, but
ieel the ipjustics of the way have
peen treated"
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ELDER nonEnrs's REPLY.
SALT LAKE CRY, Utah,
Dacembaf o2nl. 1900

DecemDSr -znl, 1876.
Elder Ogden, Uish.
Dear BrotheT-What must CON.
sloer ss your very extraordinary com
nunioation Of the 2lst inst. to hand
| this evening. My hrat thought was
TO excuse myself from making any re.
| ply to II, on the ground OF being
hurried, frat with my preparations for
| returning TO my missionary labors in
the east; second, Of being hRrassed
with buainess cares at present; and,
third, q desire to spend the few remain
ing days between this and my
departure for the east, quietly with m y
family, Without being urswn into tn q
consideration OF those matters to which
your letter invites my attention.
On second thought, however, II
occurred to me that the matters OF
which you letter treat are OF such i'm.
portance, that II l could throw any
light upon the subject, 1t was my duty
10 do go, even though 1t should be at
the sacrifice OF my personai conven-
ience and desire 10 escape fr m entering
into any controversy concerning the
question involved.
You Inform me that the faith of the
people In the Gospel, Especially the
the things referred to in your lettsr;
and il that be true, or II the faith of one
even is being destroyed IL Is cause
enough to make one set aside mere
considerations Of convenience and do
what he can to stay the destruction of
faith in God's great wors. Hence l
attempt an answer to your communi.
cation.
For convenience have grouped the
leading topics OF your letter under
what appears TO me TO be appropriate
headings, and shall offer such remarks
upon each ns the state OF the facts and
the principles involved seem to war.
rant. In said grouping, l may not
have followed your letter strictly az to
the order In which you have set down
The several items, butt have done so
ss neatly as / could, and preserve the
relation OF the Items to each other,
THE RIGHT OF DISSENT; FREEDOM OF
sPEhCu; THE RESPONSIBILITY
CONNECTED WITH THE EXERCISE
OF THESE RIGHTS.
You begin by saying that "the adj.
mitted uueism for unity in things
essential. liberty in things nonessen.
tial, but in all things. charity, seems
to be abrogated," meaning, OF course,
In the present policy OF the Church,
You claim that the right OF dissent
from the views Of the leaders OF the
Church Ia intrlnged, and that "whst-
ever denial may be- attempted" the
right OF Tree speech Ia not fact In
Utah At the present time. To say that
1 wns somewhat more thap mildly
surprised at this statement, Ia speaking
within bounde. For moment L WINS
tempted to irquiie what change had
iakeu place in our young anu, hope,
thriving State, during the six months
OF my absence on missionary labors.
But Of course, knew no cbangs had |
come In that time; that nothing hau
occurred to destroy the right Ruaran.
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The following correspondence EN-.
braces n letter written to Church
official by resident of Ogden whose
name Is withheld because he did not
give express PEI mission to publish It,
and response thereto by Elder
IL. ii. Roberto, made previous
10 the .lHtter's return a few days
ngo to his missionary labor,
In the East. The whole matter IL
rommendet TO the careful considern.
ton OF the NEWS readers. as bearing
upon tho address to the Church in
April, 1896, on the subject of Church
officials engaging IN politics. and
events connected with and subseque mt
to the audrets, down to the present
time:
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Thomson Sent to Jail.

Alfred Thompson, one.legged
-mendicant about town, was In the
police court today. having been arrested
on suspicion OF petit larceny In the
theft OF small silver watch. Suft-
Client testimony 10 show the deiend-
ants guilt OF the charge could not bu
secured, hence Prosecutor Sharp moved
for sentence In prior case OF drunk.
enness standing against him, ana he
was cent to Jail for forty days. 4
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NEW YORK. Jan. S.-A special to
the Herald from Havana, Cuba, says:
III Pais, q newspaper here, gives de-
tailed accounts Of the new system
followed by the Cuban iuuta, in trying
to send arms. anu ammuLi Ion to Cuban
rebels on vessels whicn nave legally
cleared from the United States. Ii
alleges that 1t IL tho Intention OF the
iunta to cause trouble between Spain
and the United States. 1t adds that
any vessel having arms could be seized
by Spanish man-Ol-wsr as q pirate
and that the United States would
acknowledge the RICH! OF the S Spanish
government to do 80.
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CoNsrANT1NoPLE, Jan. S. - Owing
10 the feiusai OF the Turkish authori.
ties to admit the dragomsns OF the
embassies to the trial Of Mizhar Bsy,
tue French and italian ambassadors
have recalled their dragomane aud
strongly protested to the Porte, de-
msuding change Of venue. Boy IL
accused OF completely in the murder
OF Father Salvador, the Italian priest
Killed In the convent Jenidjokale at
Maraso, 1895, by Turkish troops com.
msuded by Bey. rne ambassadors
insist that ne shall be tried by a com.
petent, impartial tribunal here instead
VI at Marash.
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foMERY, Wash, Jan. s,-Rev. p,
James Lyons Young, pastor OF the
Cnristian churcn at this place, has
disappeared to escape the clutches OF
the law for performing marriage cere.
monies without authority and avoid
the dieg ace OF public dismissal from
his pmlpit.
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A Cooperative scheme.

WICHITA, Kss., Jan. s.-Mrs.
Annie Disgs, who has been at war
with Mrs. Lease since tAe Farmers
Alliance was started In kansas, is the
originator of a gigantic cooperative
scheme, with headq uarters anu oistri.
buting bureaus aud depots in every
county seat town In the state.
The plan embraces the old ideas OF
Issuing bills OF credit, or exchange,