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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-16

Grangeville reports great scarcity
of silver coin.
Grangeville Press: The Free Press
has had an agricultural fair of its own
on small scale this year. Recent adj
ditions to the same are three winter
radishes, each weighing 104 pounds,
eight potatoes weighing 301s pounds.
and 1ive-pounder of the same variety,
all contributed by w L. COstley and
raised on his residence property within
the incorporated limits of this growing
town
Sam Reber of North Fork became
demented and was captured by Glib
louisville officers after a long chase in
the mountains.
Measles and typhoid are epidemic at
Boise.
Boise Statesman: Two weary walk
ers broke into a bridge gangs car at
Nampa yesterday and stole a large
quantity of plumber. They took a rifle,
a watch, number of articles of cloth
ing, some dress goods and other stuff.
The thieves endeavOred to dispose of
their plumber even Offering to sell the
watch to the town marshal. They final
ly disposed of the watch for 81. When
the bridge men came in from work they
found their car in confusion. The
thieves We're soon run down. Half of
the stolen property was found cached
their plumber, even Offering to sell the
rest will be found today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-16

have anything in the gift of his adj
ministration that 1 wanted, so 1 had
no personal ak to grind. He assured
both Brownell ana myself that the al
legged national Republican committee
man of Missouri neither had, nor would
have in Missouri, the federal patronage
to promise. This had been arranged
with Mr.. Brownell Mckinley had sent
to me, with his photographic letter of
Introduction, Cousin Osborn, who was
authorized to and did speak for him,
and when [ gave a note of introduction
to Mr.. Neidringhaus and Mr.. Brownell,
and suggested to him to get out of the
state and leave it alone, and not spend
dollar and that l would answer for
it. This he did. This was in Febru-
airy. 1895. 1t was in June, 1895. that 1
was invited by Mckinley and Hanna
to Hanna's home. In the winter of
1885 and 1885. 1 went upon several mis-
siOnS to Columbus, Canton and else
where, to and for Mckinley. and can
not be made to believe today that he is
not DESTROYS of promoting the interests
of the party and country, but that he
would, if not confronted with so many
pre-convention commercial promises
and contracts of the commercial poll
ticianS around him This. too I be-
| lieve to be the belief of the whole coun-
| try. and if a halt is not early consum-
mated, the same fate awaits MCKINLEY
as Harrison met
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-16

minimum and a mere tyro can shoot
well at once. Major n. B. Thurston
made seven bull's-eyes and one center
in eight shots in Is seconds, shooting
100 yards the first time he had the piS-
tol in his hand
But something more than the con-
struction of the pistol stamps it as re-
markable. In rapidity of fire it has
never been equaled by any small arm.
Once loaded, it fires eight shots in
eight-twenty-fifths of a second, if rap
id fire is desired, the eight reports be-
ing blended in one ''r-i-i-i-p. which
sounds like a single shot. In this mar
velous rapidity of fire is another tre-
mendous advantage. The great trouble
with all modern small calibre rifles is
that one shot from them will not dis
able man. The bullet is too small;
the shock insufficient. And it is not
within human power to put two or
three shots in exactly the same place.
A rifle fixed in a vice will not do that;
the kick" will destroy the aim.
But this terrible weapon fires so rap
idly that all the eight shots strike the
same place. And the successive blows
viii let daylight not only through four
or five men, but through wood, stone
or steel. Nothing human could with
stand a regiment of sharpshooters
armed With these pistols, for the num-
Der of shots fired would exceed i'm
measureably those fired by opponents
using other weapons. Two hundred
shots a minute could be fired by an
expert, 10000 shots a minute by a COM
pany of 100 men, and 100000 shots a
minute by a regiment of ten compa-
MES, provided the ammunition was on
hand.
Such fire is almost inconceivable and
it is only by comparison that we can
understand it. 1t is equal to the firt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-16

New York Press: National guards
men who attended the great rifle meet
ings at Creedmore and Sea Girt during
the season just closed were much in
terested and surprised by the exhibit
tons given by a German expert who
had been sent over here by the arms
factory of Berlin to show Americans
the new Borchardt automatic pistol-a
weapon which is as novel as it is in
advance of even the most modern fire
arms.
While called pistol the new arm is
not wholly a pistol, revolver or rifle,
but an ingenious combination of the
three. In appearance it does not re-
semble any pistol, nor when the re-
movable butt-stock is clipped on, and
it becomes rife. does it resemble any
other rife. 1t is of the class of auto
matte firearms in which the opening of
the breech and reloading are caused by
the kick" after the bullet leaves the
barrel. That there is considerable en-
ergy developed by the "kick' of a gun,
as any one knows who has acquired a
sore shoulder while shooting, and this
energy the inventor has utilized to OPP
crate the repeating mechanism.
To fire the first shot the trigger must,
of course, be pulled, and then, in one
drives back hinged lever, which is
seen on top of the pistol and which
draws back the breech- block Out
flies the empty shell, up comes a cart
ridge from the magazine, and the firing
bolt is cooked. Meanwhile the lever,
coming back, has pressed against a
strong spring, and this pushes the lever
forward and down again. Unless a
certain catch IS set, this operation is
repeated automatically until eight shots
are fired. But if it is desired to fire
single shots the catch is set, and the
pistol used like any other
Every one who has handled a revolt
yer knows how difficult it is to keep
the muzzle steady. The weapon is not
balanced on one hand, and cannot be
steadied with both hands. Borchardt
saw this defect and, like the old gun
makers of the middle ages, put the grip
or handle and magazine under the cen
ter of the pistol, instead of at the end
of it. The consequence is that the
loaded pistol is balanced over the hand,
tremor or unsteadiness reduced to a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-16
Montana.

Two Northern Pacific freight trains
coIided near Helena Saturday. Both
engines were demolished, but the engi-
neers and firemen saved their lives by
jumping.
Andy King and Ed Sentry were sche-
duled for a prize fight at Anaconda
Saturday night, but the police inter
fered.
The Reliance football team of Oak
land will play at Butte on Thanks
giving day.
AS a sequel to the Cheyenne Indian
troubles of last spring, Spotted Hawk,
one of the murderers of John Hoover,
the sheep heTder. has been found guilty
of murder in the first degree.
The creditors of the failed Marysville
bank. who sued Ex-Governor Hauser
for So, 600, were given a verdict for $20,
900.
Helena Independent: The state board
of land commissioners yesterday sold
to William McKeen, d well-knOWn lun-
herman of MissOula, about 100000 feet
of timber standing on a section of state
land located in the northern part Of
Ravalli county. near the Bitter Root
river Mr. McKeen's bid Of $3.50 q
thousand feet for the timber was the
only ore received.
Colonel John ]. Donnelly, a we'll
known lawyer of northern Montana,
was found lying in his bedroom at Ben
ton with his throat cut. He had at
tempted suicide, but will recover.
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speculate on what had transpired lit
tie while before at the canvassing
boards session. Mr.. Houghton wanted
Dinwoodey to take the judges tally
sheet away with him last evening but
he declined
Mr.. Dinwoodey declares that he will
take the matter into court, and both he
and Deputy Recorder Reiser promise
some racy developments.
NO. % RETURNS REJECTED.
After the excitement over the Forty
second districts revelations had sub
sided a little, the board took up the
discrepant returns from the Twenty
fifth, but soon decided to reject them,
because Of there being more votes in
the aggregate for mayor and recorder
than there were ballots cast, as shown
by the other parts of the returns. Cal
lister and Allen refrained from voting
on the motion to reject
The board on motion of Hayward,
took a recess till 100 Wednesday after
noon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-16
A ROYAL Love Match.

The marriage of the Prince of Wales and
Princess Alexandra of Denmark is gen
When a young man, the prince was trav-
cling in Germany with mis- tutor. Among
other places, they visited the old cathedral
merriam enthusiast makes a, point of visit
ing for the sake of its cathedral which
figures in the ''Nfebelungen Lied" As the
PRINCE and his tutor walked up the ais1
of the cathedral. they heard sounds OF
steps behind them. Turning. the prince
saw young girl enter, beautiful as the
princess of any fairy tale, with q delicate
roSe-pfnk complexion and brown hair full
of sunlight. When she spoke. the voice
was hushed and gentle. alexandra,
Princess of Denmark murmured the
tutor. This was, indeed, the first meeting
OF the Prince and Princess of Wales, and
it is asserted that the impression made
upon the prince was an Immediate one,
and the princess at once associated the
English stranger with the Lohengrin of
her girlish dreams
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-16
Mr.. Wyckoff's Marrow Escape.

From 1.-THE Workers-An Experiment in
Reality-A Farmland" by Walter A.
Wvckoff. in the November Scribner's
1 have avoided the railways. and have
walked, in preference. along the country
roads. as affording better opportunities of
intercourse with people. But in going on
that morning from Wilkesbarre to the
ferry. which crosses the river to Ply
mouth, 1 took the advice of gatekeeDer
an a railway crossing and started down
the track on a long trestle as a short cut
to the ferry. All went well until | was
half way over. and then two coal trains
passed simultaneously in opposite direc-
lions and I hung by my hands from the
framework al one side, while the engineer
and fireman on the locomotive nearest me
laughed heartily at the figure that L cut
with the side of each car grazing my
pack. and my mold on the railing growing
visibly Stacker
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-16
Colorado.

Attorney D. C. Beaman of Denver.
has offered his services to the governor
free of charge as a. member of the pro-
posed commission to Investigate the
recent Indian trouble in ROutt county.
Dave Day of Durango and Captain
Wilcox. U. s. A, the governors mill
tarv advisers. are spoken of as the
other members of the commission.
Ansel g. Day Of Denver was found
dead on the banks of Cutler creek, near
Ouray. last Saturday. He had fallen
down a steep precipice.
Seven workmen were injured by a.
collision of handcars on the d. & r. G.,
near Palmer lake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-16
BRIEFS BY WIRE.

Wisconsin is willing to try again con-
illusions on the sridiron with the uni
versity Of Chicago.
Richard Croker returned from a
weeks stay at Hot Springs, Va, yes
terday He was much improved in
health.
Judge Thomas L. Nelson OF the
United States district court is very i'll
at his home in Worcester, Mass. No
hope is entertained of his recovery.
An order in council has been passed
by the Dominion government giving
American fishing vessels on the Pa
cific coast the right to land their fish
at Canadian ports and shipping their
cargoes in bond to the United States.
This is for six months and is done only
as an experiment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-16

Of 200 Calling guns, of l6 regiments
armed with Springfields, of eight regi-
ments armed with Krag- Jorgensens, of
200 regiments of the civil war era.
While a guardsman was reloading, an
enemy with a BCrchardt could put be-
tween 10 and 20 shots into him. This
kind of fire knocks all modern tactics
into a cooked hat" for it absolutely
prevents all advances in the open, all
charges and all front attacks of any
kind.
MAY ANGE'WARFARE'S METH
DDS.
Fitted with a butt-stock which comes
with it, and which is fastened to the
pistol by inserting the small tenor (A)
into the slot in the small end of the
stock and turning the roughed nut CD,
the pistol becomes a rife with an effect
i've range of 625 yards. Attached to the
butt is sling with an arm rest in its
center. Having fastened on the stock,
the rifleman puts his elbow in the rest,
winds the sling around his arm and has
fine grip on the piece and an excel
lent position. Rif1emen liked the wea-
pom even better as rifle than as pis-
toll.
These exhibitions brought home to
riflemen the utter inadequacy of the
rifles they were themselves using.
Against foreigners armed with Mann
lichers, Mausers. Lebels, or such wea-
pons as the Borchardt, the experts
said, Americans would really have no
chance, no matter how great their skill
or bravery. Lincoln, after seeing the
exhibitions of Spencer, in 1861, wanted
repeating rife adopted for our army.
Stanton and the hidebound conserva-
tive regulars were aghast and would
not consent-and the war lasted five
years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-16
Wedding Rice.

According to Rev G. R. Cameron,
vicar of st. Stephens, Birmingham,
England, about two pounds of rice are
thrown at the brides and bridegrooms
every week at each of the IS churches
in Birmingham and its suburbs, and
the two tons of rice thus thrown away
and absolutely wasted last year might
have been of very great use in feeding
the recently famine stricken people of
India.
There are over 10000 places of wor-
ship in England, and if Mr.. Cameron's
estimate be true for the other churches
of the country then it follows that
nearly 900 tons Of rice is yearly thrown
away at weddings in that country and
wasted, at a cost of $40, 000 The one
weak point in the foregoing statement
lies in the assumption that the grain
thus thrown at newly welded couples
is wasted. AS a matter of fact, it is
picked up everywhere by sparrows.
chickens and pigeons all of which en-
ter in turn into the domestic economy
Of house holds as articles of diet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-16
R,cklen,s Ar7lica Salve.

The Best Salve ia the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum.
Fever Sores. letter. Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup
lions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price % cents per box. For sale by z.
c.. NJ l. drug store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-16
BUSINESS MEMS OUTING.
Forty-Eight Portlanders Will Jour
new to Roise

Spokane. Wash, Nov. 15.-Forty-eight
Portland business men came in on q
special train over the o. r. & n. this
afternoon and spent tonight in Spokane
They are excursionfsts from the Portland
chamber of commerce out TO meet theil
empire. They via leave here early to-
morrow and will take a run through the
Palouse, visiting Colfax, Moscow ant
Dayton. They will arrive at Walla Wala
Wednesday afternoon. They viii stay
there over night and Thursday will go tI
Pendleton, La GrQnde and Baker City
and from the latter place may extend
their journey to Boise City Ida,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-16
NEWS OF THE WEST
Collision of Northern Pacific Freight
Trains Near Helena.
CHEYENNE INDIAN TO HANG
SPOTTED HAWK CONVICTED OF
MURDER.

Montana Lawyer Attempts Suicide
By Cutting His Throat-Big Rat
tlesnake Story From Wyoming
Utah Sheep Quarantine West of
Green River-Commission to In
vestigate Ute Killing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-16
How He Showed His Cleverness.

Browning & Co.'S Monthly Mrs.
Caustic-Jchfl, my dear, do you know that
you are a very clever man-very?
Mr. Caustic (surprised)-Thank you, my
dear, but why Go you think so specially?
Mrs. Caustic-Because you have man
aged so that I am probably the only one
who knows what a fool You really are.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-16
Could wen Believe It.

Cincinnati Enquirer: Wallace-Hear
about that young woman elocutiOnist who
ran away from home because home was
so unhappy?
F'erry-A young woman elocUtionist?
You can just bet her home was unhappy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-16
REIsER UNDER FIRE.

RelserS answers to a cross-fire Of
questions and demands from all the
members save one for a retraction or to
name the suspected tamperer, were I'M
satisfactory. Threats of removal did
not avail. Finally, however, Reiser
made this declaration: L have the
best of reasons for believing that extra
mark was made here this evening. l
will not state my reasons until l get
into court. l will not say that | did
not see a certain member make the
tally, but l accuse no one now"
STILL UNSATISFACTORY
All the members save one or two de-
clared that Reiser had not retracted
that they had been insulted. and, as it
stood, every one rested under the i'm
putation of having made the extra tai
ly. They claimed that their honor and
reputation were at stake, and they pro-
posed to probe the matter to the bot
tom.
Romney's motion to accept the depu-
ty recorders explanation was voted
down, and Stewards motion to compel
Reiser to tell it all carried; but it
awaited little in addition to what he
had already stated by way of eXplana-
ton and apology.
TO BE INVESTIGATED.
Finally, on Dales motion. a commit
tee of three was appointed to consult
with the deputy recorder as to the
changed tally sheet and report at this
evenings meeting. Dale and Diehl were
appointed two of the committee, and
for the third member Wiscomb was APP
pointed, after Allen, O'Neara, Stewart
and LIE Prohon had declined to serve.
The tally sheet was then sealed up
again and the canvass of the Forty
second returns was passed until the
investigation is completed.
DINWooDEY'S DISCOVERY.
Before the sensational developments
had reached the height of interest Mr..
DlnWoodey left the council chamber to
make some Investigations on his own
hook. But before leaving he had an
exciting exchange Of words with the
member now under suspicion and &C.
cused him of having fixed things"
Mr.. Dinwoodey went to the home of
Election Judge Houghton to inspect
the other tally sheet It, too. contained
what appeared to be a fresh light pen
ell mark that swelled Howe's vote on
tally marks to 1876, when it shows only
LIS in the extended total marked in
ink. On election night Dinwoodey kept
tab on the count in his district and il
gave Howe 125. With a look Of disgust
Dinwoodey left the election Judge to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-16

Warning:-Persons who suffer from
coughs and colds should heed the
warnings of danger and save them
selves suffering and fatal results by
using One Minute Cough Cure 1t is
an infallible remedy for coughs, colds,
Group and all throat and lung troubles.
A. c. Smith, c. D. Swift. 142 Main.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-16
THE DEPUTY EXPLAINS.

Deputy Recorder Reiser explained
that he made the statement conf
dentially to his superior to protect the
recorders Office from any blame and
to place it where he had the best of
reasons for believing it belong. He
withdrew his offensive remark relating
to the board or any member of the
council, for he did not intend to say
what he did for the members to hear.
Stewart asked him if he meant to
retract and Reiser replied in the
negatiVe
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-08-12

was accompanied with a pain so
strange that it was only with violent
effort that I could restrain myself
from crying aloud. A friend of mine
tells the following interesting story:
One day while I was bathing with
some friends in bay in front of the
house where I dwelt while my friends
fished for some sardines for breakfast,
I amused myself by diving in the man
ner of the native Carribbeans under
the wave about to break. Having
reached the other side of a great wave
T gained the open sea and was return
ing on the top of the next wave to-
ward the shore. My rashness nearly
cost me my life. A Physalia, many OF
which were stranded on the beach, fix
ed itself upon my left shoulder at the
moment the wave landed me on the
beach. I promptly detached it, but
many of it's f1laments remained glued
to my skin, and the pain experienced
Immediately was so intense that I
nearly tainted. I seized an oil flask,
which was at hand, and swallowed
one-half, while I rubbed my arm with
the other. This restored me to my
self, and I returned to the house,
where two hours of repose relieved the
pain, which disappeared altogether
during the night. The Physalia lives
in the sea between the tropics in both
oceans. A Physalia the size of wal
nut will kill fish much stronger than
A1y;r foh
pus are the habitual prey of the Ply
salia. Mr.. Bennett describes them as
Selling and benumbirg them by means
of the tentacles, which are alternately
contracted to half an inch, and then
shot out with amazing velocity to the
length Of several feet, dragging the
helpless and entangled prey to the
sucker mouths and stomach like cav
tiles concealed among the tentacles.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-08-12
The Fire Flies of the Tron,cs

One of the firefies of the West Indie,
has two tubercles situated on it's thor.
ak or chest, which give forth a light
so powerful as to enable the smallest
print to be easily read. "A few Of these
flies put under a glass make a. good
reading lamp, and the inhabitants use
the lamps SO made for household mr..
poses. The women use them for der.
Grafton on festival days. The brillian.
cy Of the spectacle presented by myrl.
ads of fireaies, glancing or scintil]atine
through the darkness Of a tronica,
night has but to be once witnessed ia
create enthusiasm on the subject al
living lights" Once seen it can neve,
be forgotten. Flying about in countless
myriads, glistening like stars on 4
clear winter night, flashing and dis
appearing, glancing and dancing whirl.
ing and gyrating in May evolutions.
no words are sufficient to describe the
scene and its effect on the mind 81
the fortunate traveller who witnesses
it. It is one Of the sights Of ., life
time. The inhabitants OF the tronic-
al world regard these insects from the
practical, and not from the poet ii OF
artistic standpoint. BY means If 4
lighted torch they entice them intc
their houses, where they devour those
ntolerable pests, the mosquit 5es. 81
which they seem pass onately fond. !.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-08-12
A Mystery in Camp.

A New Brunswick contributor to
Forest and Stream relates an odd ex-
perience that befell a Mr.. Hunter
while on hunting trip. He was at
Forty-nine Mile camp, and went out
to look after his horses, leaving
candle burning on the table. In few
minutes he returned to find the room
dark. The candle had gone out, it
appeared; but when he went to relight
it he found that it was missing. Mr..
Hunter was startled, not to say fright
ened. Perhaps he remembered some
of the legends which attach to those
wild forests However, he lighted an
other candle, and by and by had occa-
sion to so out again and look after
his team. When he came back the
room was dark again and the candle
gone This time, having lighted
third candle, he made search of the
premises Nothing was to be seen. He
put the candle in the table again, set
his axe where it would be handy, and
stepped into a corner. In few min
utes a flying squirrel came through
the door, mounted the table, knocked
over the candle, which went out as it
fell, seized it in his mouth and started
with it for the door.