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patty with the foregoing resolution he
requested to withdraw and not parti-
cipate in the deliberations of this con-
yention.'
The following resolution by Joseph
LiDpman was also adopted
Resolved. That we hereby pledge the
two candidates who shall accept nom
nation at the hands Of this convention
to the proposition that the public school
system ns now constituted in salt Lake
city with the High School as The cap
stone of that system. shall y" main
tanned. And this without any mental
reservations or Ifs or butts or any con-
dillon whatsoever. We mean by this
that the High School shall be main
tanned at its present high standard,
and that 1t shall De supporte. by tax
alton the same as the graded schools;
that 1t shall be maintained nutwith-
standing public taxation at present will
not warrant the building of OF Il special
building for n high school; thRtit shall
be maintained Notwithstanding the
Curriculum as Mt present established,
may appear TO some Objectionable.
Charles Crane offered this resolution.
which was adopted unanimously:
Resolved. That IT Is the sense Of this
convention that the incoming school
board be requested to ask our
members OF the National Legisiature to
take such action as they may deem
necessary looking 20 securing the In
dustrial Home in Salt Lake for cducn-
tional purposes.
This resolution by Mr.. Lippman
failed after somewhat spirited de-
bate:
Each delegate to this convention
hereby pledges himself to support at
the polls on election day the Two can
80 g al 1aA
convention. and hereby agree that his
or her appearance in this convention as
delegate shall be n bar to his or her
appearance in any other convention for
the nomination of candidates for the
school trustees to be voted fer on De-
cember LIST
Nominations for the three years
term being In order. y. J.. Williams
named Alfales Young; ID. II. Tcwney.
w. r, Hutchinson; Prof Stewart, NJ
S. WColley; Mrs. Bradley, Judge Hen
derson and ]. S. Daveler Nat. NJ.
Brigham. Brigham was nominated on
the second ballot.
For the short term. NJ, 5. Woolley
j. b. Toronto, Il. w. Young and w. r.
Hutchinson We're named. Nociley de-
Clined and Young was nominated.
FIFTH WARD.
C. s. Varian presided over the Fifth
ward meeting, which was a large one
held at the New Grand Theatrr, Chas
Baldwin was nominated by acclaim
ton for the one year term, ana nm
nouuced himself as . strong friend OF
| the High School. For the three yeal
! term c. n. Stanton named W. y. Mel
| den: c. Il. Allen, c. $, Nariun; j. ii
! Moyle, George w. Snow. Nelden re-
| ceiVed 1886 votes and Snow liz Neldef
was so declared the nominee and the
! convention adjourned.
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The board of education held spe-
cial meeting Yesterday afternoon. The
following recommendations were
adopted:
That there he provided two polling
places in each of the FIVE. municipal
wards and one voting booth for each
poll.
That printed election notices, signed
by the clerk. be posted i'm at least five
public places in each of the fifty-two
voting districts of the city.
That three election judges be APP
pointed for each OF the ten voting
places, ut salary of So n day each.
That the city recorder be requested
to furnish, at actual cost of TRANSCRIPT
ing, certified copies of the official
registers, consolidating the names OF
the voters in each of the voting dis
tricts into two books for each NUM-
cipal ward.
That the president and clerk he
authorized to award the contract for
furnishing the blank registers, envel-
| opes, tickets, printed notices and all
| stationery necessary to the proper
| condustnE of the election.
MORE BONDS REDEEMED.
on recommendation of the finance
committee, its action in effecting the
! exchange of $4,000 Z per cent salt
! for an equal amount of school bonds
numbered 1O1 to 100, both inclusive,
held by the New York Life Insurance
company, was approved, and the com
| mittee was directed to attend to the
cancellation Of the redeemed bonds
and unmatured interest coupons.
on recommendation Of the finance
| committee, the sum of s2,427.4t was
appropriated, the greater part of which
| is for partial payments to contractors
| on the new Webster building.
| The committee on teachers and
school work reported the receipt of 1886
FOR tuition from nonresident pupils
and $22.30 on account of sale OF High
| School text books.
The action OF the finance committee
| In auditing the teachers payrolls for
| the second school month, ending No
vember 5th,in the sum of Sl6122.5O, was
4 ratified.
Considerable routine bueiness was
also transacted and resolution
passed declaring Thanksgiving day a
holiday for the schools and also pro-
viding that there be no schools on
| Friday.
The board meets again tonight to
make definite arrangements for the
school election to be held in Decem-
| Der.
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OBITUARY.


Beaver. Utah. Nov, 16, 1S9T.-Diod
In this city, Sunday morning, Nov.
l4th. 1897. Alma Crosby, son OF Pa
uiarch Jonathan Crosby.
Deceased was born in Kirkland.
Ohio. Dec. 18th, 1886, and the following
day the present Apostle brigham
Young and his twin sister were born
in the same house. Brother Crosby
passed through all the prosecutions
and mobbings in his hoyhood. With his
parents. in Ohio and Illinois; his pa
triarch father was a carpenter IN the
Nauvoo Temple: he came to salt Lake
city in 1S4S; next year he went with
his father and Addison Pratt, his
uncle, on mission to the Society
and Sandwich Islands. whcro they re-
naming two years. Trouble occurring
on account of France claim uT the
Society Islands, they returned sooner
than they had intended, and reached
san Francisco in 1861. From there
they went to san BernardinO, CAL, and
IN the spring of 1858 came to Beaver,
Utah. While he was in San Francisco
Brother Alma Crosby worked in the
printing Office II President Geo. Q.
Cannon. His whole life was spent in
devotion to the service of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter day Ssints.
Duty with him was law, and his hui
nifty and integrity are household
words in his family. He leaves Il
wife, six daughters and one son.
j. ROBERTSON Sen.
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Sprinsville died "wednesday evening
from neuralgia OF the heart.
rho " NJ Of tho t-irst wand
49,. j.tinLtc,ii so1tei I'd no ,.ard
80, y,-oi,,,ns,io, ox,'nir, 1,,or gO6
,i'i,..,,,,,, ', ,t.,,ti-J'
F''9''''
The b. Y \. football team has chal-
lenged the y. Of l.. team to play "A
game in Salt Lake on December 4th
and one at Provo on December 1Stt.
,, ,,-..,. H.. -. ,......,
matiiuEe iVsilsvs ,,.'1 Of va f;,ii,S
1Vlil y, ~ "a % ~, -,
a; M, INA son, nse" ,y' w., Va - p,i
o. w. cain',soi, s - anu '''''
N"' '''' "s0" - "'''
Ernest u. Partridge has been en-
gagged as the instructor of tho Spanish
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Home from the Islands.

The News" had n call Thursday
evening from Elders David II. Packard
and HAL Il. Hales, the former OF
Sprlngville, the latter Of Spanish Fork
and both returned missionaries from
New Zealand, for which part Of the
earth they left Salt Lake city, Jan. 80
1894, returning Thursday morning
Elders Packard and Hales report the
New Zealand mission in flourishine
condition, and say that the Maoris
among whom they have mainly Ia
bored. are taking to the Gospel, many
converts having been made while they
have been on the island. They enjoyed
their labors, had good health while
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c. o, Veners, Of Chicago, Is in the
city.
w. II. Booth Jr., of Salt Lake, is at
the Hotel Roberts.
J. u. Edwards is in the city in the in
terest of the z. c. NJ. /.
President Cluf of the Brigham
Young Academy.
J. l.. Robinson is down Srnm Salt
Lake on insurance business.
Prosecuting Attorney Wharf of Car.
bor county was In Provo yesterday on
legal business
James Leg. an aged resident Of
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away, and are pleased to return to
their homes in these mountain wales.
Returning with the Elders referred to
was Elder Thomas clayton of Preston,
Ida, who has been laboring in Aus
tralia, having been absent about ten
months. Sickness overlook him, how
ever. and he was honorably released
to return home.
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The New Boards President.

Already the question of the presi-
dency of the new board OF education is
being talked of. 1t is believed that
the honor will go to Richard ".
Young, though 1t may go to Charles
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PROVO.
PROVO, UTAH, NOV. 10, 1897
School Board Convention,

The Citizens Non-Partlsan Munich
pal Organization committee has issued
n call for conventions to nominate
candidates for members of the school
board. The conventions will be held
Wednesday evening, Nov. oath, at the
following places:
First Municipal Ward - Webster
school.
Second Municipal Wnrd--Franklin
school, down stairs.
Third Municipal Ward-Franlslln
school, up stairs
Fourth Municipal Ward-Parker
school, down stairs.
Fifth Municipal Ward-Parker
school, up stairs.
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SCHOOL NOMINATIONS.
SEVEN DEMOCRATS, FOUR REPUBLICANS

Resolutions Favoring the Maintenance OF
tho Present High School System, In
4 GLIDING the High schools.
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CLEANLINESS
FEHRLESSHESS
G0APREHENSIVEHESS

hero never was and never
will be anything In their columns
but that may be safely read In
- family circle.
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Baby's Cloaks and Hoods.

Infants long Cashmere Cloaks, $3.50, ST.
Infants short Outing Cloaks, SOC, 75c, Sl.OC
Infants wool Eiderdown Cloaks, Sl.75, 81, On
Infants silk Hoods, 25c soc, 75c.
Infants natural wool Undershirts 25c, worth
Infants white ribbed Undershrts, 25c, 35c,
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Nat NJ. Brigham and Richard w.
young, the latter former member Of
tfle board. We're nominated In the
Fourth The meeting partook of the
tropical order. the High school being
HJe subject OF contention. Judge H.
=. Henderson and j. a. Houghton We're
chairman and secretary respectively
she following report from the commit
Ue on resolutions was adopted without
dissent.
Your committee on resolutions res
pSctfully recommend that 1t be the
sense Of this convention that In our
opinion the majority of people or
taxpayers are unalterably in favor of
me maintenance by general taxation
Of our present public school system up
70 t.e standard Of Its present efficiency,
mtndlng the High school, and as soon
y practicable we recommend that n
sigh school building be erected and
maintained commensurate with the i'm
Weulnte and prospective requirements
y our growing city
further suggest that any delegate
~ I'M convention who is not in SYM
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D9SGTGi News Pu5IiShIlG Co.,


State Agency Of this justly CClebra ed
Plano is located az No. ego s.. 5inlp Street,
Special prices aud terms given. Snmpica
constantly on hand. JOHN u. fDILikS,
General Agent.
Also Western representative for other
Wcil-knuWu factories, VIII bc pleased 20 see
all prospective customers Rooms ami 10
summit Block, over Lace House.
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and Nashvilles earnings for the fourth week In
July. and Of several other roads. general ad-
vance took place. with active buying for both
accounts. The statement OF Louisville ana
Nashville showed the enormous increase IN gross
earnings of S1OS. 139 as compared with this week
year ago. Other especially favorapie s,ate-
ments were Missouri Pacfc's which sncwed an
increase Of $42 900 for the week, and '.Vo IoT
the month; Baltimore and ONO SouthWes'eIh'
$50 694 for the week, and S4i.G25 for the mohth;
Chesapeake and Ohio 500 $40 for the week, ana
$114.104 for the month; Chicago Great western;
S20151 for the week: Missouri. Kansas anu
Texas 500. $50 for the week. and Southern haii-
way, $50, 1913 for the week. In these returns -
activity, and they furnish adequate reason iT
the good buying Of securities at advancing sa'-
ues The rapid increase in trafiic moVeinent W.
the roads Of the country are trustworthy ihui.a
tons of the change in business cohuitions, "'l
for the security holders extend promises Vi
speedy dividend resumption and dividend IN
creases The only noteworthy net loss III ,,'b
DAYS dealings was In Consolidated Gas, wnsn
declined per cent on heavy realizing safes. ne
Granger shares developed renewed strength II,
tho afternoon. with Burlington in the lead AT
net gain of 1as per cent. The Nanderblit shares
were again strong features. particularly IL,
York Central and elsewhere in the railr0ar ',ns
gains were general at the t!ose LOUIS nv -.
Nashville made a new high record Tor ,nis 80 -
also n number Of other stocks, including bul
lington and St Paul Chicago Gas was e -
at the close on proft-takng saies' anu So,
Refining and American Tobacco nio'eu 81
larry under the influence OF manipuiat' ~, anort
On N Shirts stocks were strong, due 10 .me - "a
of a new trade agreement in the disthhs anu
distrlbuting business. The silver marhe. "r,.
weak the commercial price making ne" hi,
record at 55Isc with the London price o"e '"''
penny per ounce lower at Zc'in. ,,o,ro1 stocks
,o.dav romnared with the final figures OF yes
terday were as follows
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with the previous account: Total rsserys Decreased Ia
fo32 1884, other securities decreased other dsposs
decreased f9O3 CO., public deposits decreased t4oI@
notes reserve decreased 900 Go,srnen nk &c ns
lands to Liabilities which last week was 500
per cent, 900 per cent. The Bank OF Engiands
rate discount remains unchanged to per cent Gold
quoted Duenos Ayres to-day az 1904 AZ Lisbon
Asa; Rome i0J o. The amount OF bullion gons INTO
the Bank Of England on balance to-day. f2oooo
4 D. Observation-Disclosures securities opened hrm. save
way recovered again and closed nrm With moder-
ate demand. New-York buying aided TIRE upward move
consos for money i3 s.is for tn. a as S
113k: Atchson h-s Canadian. l3*: 81 Pau. W. Ini-
nos Central ios Louisville os Mexican central new
vanis. &c. Reading 49, Erie first preferred AZ Mexican
ordinary. % Bar silver nat 2oNd per ounce
i<1a The Of discount In the open ark,t
short and three months bills Is 1915 per cent
Paris Aug 1.-The weekly statement Of the Iank ot
France shows the following changes as compared Win
the previous account Notes in circulation increased
~ francs treasury accounts current decreased 49,
325 francs. gold hand increased 2cOOOo francs
bills discounted decreased A. 100000 francs. silver In
hand decreased .G@5 900 francs. ~
D. m--Threc per cent rentes. 100 francs ~ con
timer for the account Exchange London. 20 francs
1Os centlmes for checks.
Bombay. Aug 5.-Tbe Bank Of Bombay has reduced
Its rate OF discount from x to per cent. .-
Berlin Aug. 5.-Exchange on London 20 marks S's
pfennings for checks.
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CLOSING PRICES or CHICAGO STOCKS
Thursday, August 5-p. m.


Dealings in stocks and bonds were again excess
svely heavy to-day. total transactions in the
frst-named amounting to 514.0lJ shares against
Jij, 900 yesterday and in bonds to the par value
Of 50 966 900. against $685. 900 yesterday. In
the first two hours Of business lGl different is
sues traded in in stocks. with total sales OF
2SS,0U0 shares while in the bond department
the same wide distribution prevailed. The open
ing show ed a strong desire on tho part of sue
cessful BUYERS 10 take profits. and sales for this
account were extremely heavy. but they were
well absorbed and after trihing hesitation prices
began to advance IN the majority of issues. AL
though there reaction around noon the
greater number Of issues closed at net gains as
compared with last nights closing figures. Lon
don was again seller although not so heavy
as Yesterday and while sales FOX foreign account
were made in this market further buying for
American account wes done the London Ex-
change and II reported by cable that the
investment public was beginning 10 take Ameri-
can securities on the London Exchange The in
vestment public in this country is an active fac
tor In the securities markets. and while this s
generally the dull season among Wall Street in
vesrment houses the volume OF business at pres
ent Is about twice as heavy as In ordinary nor
NAL investment periods. and from present indi-
cations Il is safe to assume that this buying will
continue for n long time To come.
The market subjected 10 a severe test to-
day and showed its strength In the face of heavy
realizing sales and aggressive bear tactics
decline In the price OF wheat encouraged the
bear element 10 hammer prices. but inasmuch
the break In The wheat market represented spec
ulative selling the influence was not great
enough 10 assist bear efforts materially and in
the afternoon on the publication Of Louisville
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.Ex dividend. Nominal twith interest.
The following securities were sold at auction


The following securities were sold at auction
by Adrian r. Muller e. Son:
BIZ shares Lnckport Hydraulic Company. ny ,o
10 shares Niagara White Grape Company ny 49,
p0theCafed. lot ''F-'
- shares Lawyers Mortgage Insurance Com -.
pany -"
90 shares phonix Insurance Company OF BROOK ..
% shares Cook & Bernhem Company pre- .
" hnIinv comn.nH ''"''"e $751;.
% shares Ninth National Bank Of Ne" YORK: vn'
% National Cnrdagc liquidation certificates xl49
Corn Exchange Bank ............... 2eD
YORK '..a'.a........ 1913.
10 shares Cleveland. Cincinnati. Chicago and 49,
St Louis Railroad preferred. ......:.., W
5000 Gentsse and Wyoming Valley Railway Com
pany first mortgage per cent gold bonds. 49,
June and December. .............. W
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6reamboais
STANDARDIZATION 10l

@U0N0N@TWN 10EI[s
For stonington Nsrraganse;t Pier Watch I'M l59stos.
shire. Leave 7er 80 N r.. block above canaI-st
NWRW0G@ l1EJ[E
For Nec-Iondon Watch HILL Block Island and Easisrn
Resorts also worcester and North Of Boston and Fast,
steame. I'll City OF Worcester leave Pier
(oId MOI n r. next Desbrosses-st. weekdays only At
p N: Orchestra on each Rates to BLOCK Island re-
FMGG R0WgR l0M[s
For Newnort ra, River. ,yoston. Marthas vineyard.
Nantucket. Cape Cod. and all Eastern and Nor,sera
ella and Puritan in commission Fine each
Leave Pier u. y ", foot Of Murray-s Week Days ana
Sundays at $50 p. NJ
PROW00(gMGE 00NG
For Providence rec and all Inland and sesshore
Resorts East and North thereof Steamers Rhode lsha
and Piym 1uth Orchestra each. Leave Pier 80 y e
enc block above Week Days only at $50 r. ~
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In State issues 5000 virginia luhueu ueo' -"
Of 1891 sold at 64l2. 49,.
Railroad bonds were active, and strong In the
majority of issues. with final changes geherany
s,noIIer than Yesterday The principal activity
was in the Atchison issues, Chesapeake ana
Ohio AS Burlington convertible os, cnicaso
Terminal receipts. Brooklyn Elevated nrst re-
ceipts Mobile and Ohio As. Erie general zen IT.
Kansas and Texas seconds. Wabash SECONDS.
Northern Pacific general lien 81, ST. Louis ana
san Francisco rs. San Antonio and AranssS IaSs
Is Southern Railway Us. Texas ana taclIt iiis.
is and second incomes Wisconsin central hlsl
receipts Union Pacific. Denver and Cur nrs,s'
Reading general Is. and Erie As prior boha'' / ne
principal net gains were made by feorIa al.u
Eastern frsts to 73; South Carolina ana Geor-
cia first IS ! to 93in: Chicago Terminal receipts
T. 10 ~: Union Pacific. Denver and Gulf nrsts
+ 10 1874: Union Elevated first receipts ~ 10
,gi. Wisconsin Central first receipts, ~ to v1?'
Union Pacific cola trust 6s. 2 to lol; Man
haitian consol is. ., to 81; Pennsylvania guaran-
teed 4iss. =, to 1123; Seaside and Brooklyn
vertible IS. q to i07: Mobile and Ohio Is. = to
12i2: Duluth and Iron Range firsts. = to lo.'
Cincinnati. Dayton and lronton first %. rs 10
l09Is; Western New-York and Pennsylvania
general mortgage. il to ~: Louisville and Nash
vile general Gs. "a to 1lGl2: Kansas Pacific hrst
conso receipts - to 81 Iowa Central first re-
celpts, I, to 93al; Brooklyn Elevated first re-
celpts. IL to 49,; ST. Louis and San Francisco
As. "A to 1907, and the general 6s. to H.; ore
gon Short Line first consol rs lost q to .2ti ST.
Louis and San Francisco is. 19 to q, and Ioledo.
Peoria and Western 4s. 70 90; TotaI SAFES se
amounted in par value to S29G6OOO against 3D.
994 900 yesterday.
THE MONEY MARKET
Money on call | per cent: Time money
was per cent for sixty days ~ per cen, ,o5
three months 2la per cent for four months ana
per cent for six months. Commercial paper rates
were 3d3ia per cent for the best names for tnree
months. 3L,M4 per cent for four and SIX months
and above for names not so well known.
Tho foreign exchange market weak on
small demand and fair supply OF bills Posted
sterling was 4.S6iaM4S1 and 4.Sll2q4NS Tor
long and short bills respectively. Rates ioi
actual business closed as follows:
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|EluDsoN RIVER BY DAYLIGHT.

NEW YORK" and "ALBASf'
Finest and fastest river steamers In the word.
Daily except Sunday. -.
Leaves Brooklyn, Fulton ST. (by Annex. .....s A. y
New York. pe sa, sSs 81 g. pier.....'sAo
For ALBANY. landing at Yonkers. West Point View
bursh Poushkeepsie Kingston Point Caskli and Hudson
Direct connection the Kingston Pr. Dock with u
D. trains for Catskl Mountain Points and for Laks:
Mohonk and Minnewaska At Catskill with the Catskll
Nj and Otis FL. Ry. for Cairo and Mountain Resorts
Railroad connections at Newbrrgh. Poughkespse. Hud-
son and Albany for points North East and West Special
Saratoga trains -.
Through tickets sold Desorosses s. Pier. West 81
ST. Pier New York Transsrr and other principal tickle,
on1ces.
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Company has declared a dividend Of ! per cent
on the preferred stock. payable on August 10
The Chicago and Alton Railroad COMPANY ny
preferred and common stock. payable on Sep
TENDER /.
OIrTSIDE SECJ RITES.
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CERTIFICATES OF INTEREST
in respect Of
UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY
Six Per Cent. Gold Collateral Trust Notes.

% WALL. STREET,
New York. August 2. 1897
To Holders OF the above Certificates:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Note Holders Agree
nent dated February Is. 1897, we shall be prepared to
make payment on August l6 1881 OF i've per cent 'o
on account OF the principal OF the above Certificates upon
presentation thereof and suitable stamping endorse
uen thereon Office No % Wal! Street. New York.
or at the option Certificate Holders a. the Office OF
Jacob c. Rogers. AZ state Street Boston. Interest Will
cease respect Of the amount so payable on the Ger
,incates en- August 10. 1897.
j. p. MORGAN & CO..
DepOsitaries.