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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-26

MMR,R G. PHELPS. the leading pension
IVH attorney OF Belfast, N. Y, writes:
II was discharged from tho army on
account OF III health, and suffered from
heart trouble ever since. frequently had
ainting and smotherIng spells. My form
sas bent az a man OF 80. I constantly wore
n overcoat, even In summer, for fear OF
liking cold. could not attend to my busi-
css. My rest was broken by severe pains
bout the heart and left shoulder. Three
ears ago commenced using Dr. Miles
Ieart Cure, Notwithstanding l had used so
luch patent medicine and taken drugs from
loctors foryears without being holped. DR..
llles' Heart Cure restored mo TO health. 1t
truly wonderful medicine and II affords
20 much pleasure TO recommend this REM
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-26
SALT LAKE And OGDEN RAILWAY.

Daily Time Table In effect Sept 10
Lepvc Ar Farm Ly. FARM Arrive
S.b, lnYtun. ington. sd,
Z COarn 4Ouu gOQan s 4Ou m
0COam Ok0nm 10 OOam 10 l0n ~
0Opm 340pm 4COpm " y M
10 pm fOpm ZOO p IN 40 y IA
Additional sunday trains leave salt Lake
fl O III and y IN. Leave Lagoon T. IN und y
m.
Keep your eye on Lagoon.
Watch for the new uud startling features.
Visit the Mcnngcrlc
II. W. EARLY. Passenger. Agent,
bIMON BANuEHUEi., Gcnl. Manager.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-26
ROASTED TO DEATH.
woman's Nightgown Takes on Fire with q
Horrible Result.

Virginia City. New, oct. 25.-Mrs.
Michael Carroll died today from In
juries received as the result of a hor-
rible accident on Saturdy night. She
was alone In her house and was about
to retire. Having lighted candle, she
threw the match to the floor. The
match was not extinguished and
caught her nlghtgown, setting 1t on
FIRE She WIS terribly burned from
her waist down, the flesh being literal
ly baked She remained alone in the
house until o'clock Sunday morning,
when she was discovered by her hus-
band, and died this morning.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-26
PURE FOOD AND DRINK


S'eAilirng's Best is better
than any other baling-powder,
and does at least a quarter
more work.
Your grocer returns your
money, if you don't think SO.
schllling h Company
San Prrn 'isrN' 7lll
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-26
tn Scenic Line
h of the
World.
Denver (
Rio Grande
Scenic
W Woe 81 tho Railroad.
Tho only line running two
through fast trains daily to Lead.
Vile. Aspen. Pueblo. Colorado
Springs and Do1ver.
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 25ih, 1894.

Train No. 2 leaves Ogden Gas a. M, Salt
Lake $50 a. M, arrive at Pueblo $50 a. m,
Colorado Springs 1913 4. M, Denver $3.50 a. m.
Train No 4 leaves Ogden 6:ss p. M Salt
Lake TAO p. M, arrive at Pueblo sos p. M,
Colorado Springs 649 p M, Denver GAS p m.
Connections made at Pueblo. Colorado
Sntings and Denver with all lines east. Elegant
Gay coaches, chair cars and Pullman sleepers on
all trains. Take the ID. & X. q. aud have a
comfortable trip and enjoy the finest scenery on
the continent.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07

Dwight Braman of New York, who
was one of the receivers OF the Bay
State Gas Co in the Buchanan snit,
and who holds s15, 900 of the mortgage
bonds Of the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco Railway Co., has brought suit in
the Supreme Court to enjoin the re-
moval of about 50, 00o, 900 of the COM
pany's bones. which were deposited
with the Mercantile Trust Co. of New
York by the reorganization committee
OF the bondholders of the railroad COM
pany, pending proceedings for its re-
organization. These bonds, with
others, amounting in the aggregate to
over Sl3, 573, 600, were appropriated
toward the payment Of the purchase
money of the railroad property, under
foreclosure decree of the United
States circuit court in Missouri. The
decree authorized their use for that
purposeito the extent OF what would be
their pro rata share in the net proceeds
OF the sale, If the purchase money had
been paid in cash. The plaintiff claims
that the bonds in question were fraudu.
lently issued in the first instance, and
he eeeks to prevent them from partici-
pating in any way in the distribution
of the proceeds of the foreclosure sale.
Justice Beekman on Saturday denied, a
motion to continue preliminary in
junction, on tho ground, that the
securities are held by the trust com
pany in the custody of the United
States court, and that plaintiff q remedy
is by proper proceedings before that
tribunal.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07
FAILURES FOR THREE YEARS.
Losses In Delaware and Parts OF Maryland
and vir~inin. y. ~ ~

Losses In Delaware and Parts OF Maryland
and virG,nis. NJ
G. G. Cameron of r. G. Dun & Co.,
has furnished The Gazette with
figures of failures for the last three
years in the district covered by the
local agency, which comprises oil Of
Delaware, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne.
Caroline, Talbot, Dorchester, Wicomico,
Worcester and Somerset counties.
Maryland. aud Accomack and North
ampton counties, Virginia. The figures
for the last three years, together with
those for 1892 and 1893, which we're pre-
viously published, are given below.
The year 1893 was very bad one
throughout the country and this dis
trict had large increase in failures
over the previous year. But the years
1894, 1895 and 1896 have all exceeded
1888 There were 81 failures In 1892,
80 in 1893, l13 In 1894, l0I 10 1895,
and 81 in 1896. NJ
In 1894, the largest year, the .liahili-
ties aggregated nearly $1,000, 600
and the assests about $500, 000 The
year Just closed shows a smaller mum.
Der of failures and lesser amount Of
liabilities than 1894, but it, was very
disastrous year. The table for 1896
does not include tine failure OF Head &
Co., on which the net loss is placed at
S9U0 600,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07
Entertainment and Banquet.

Division No. 224 Order of Railway
Conductors will give an entertainment
and banquet to their members and
women friends on January 2Sth. Com
mittees have been appointed on secur-
ing talent for the entertainment and to
arrange for the banquet. Hon. iona.
than Willis will address the assem-
blage. The following conductors com
prise the committees: ]. Frank Bald
win, chairman: William j. johnson,
treasurer; Thomas CULLEN, secretary
John 4. Layfield, j.. r. Carlisle. Ii.
b. Sweeten, A. T. Ewing, William
Downey, J. II. Warteld, George Tum.
lin. B. F. Lowden, James ID. Phillips,
4. Terry, Joseph Frazier, j. Restein, A.
b. Dance and G. f. Sweeney.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07
TURNPIKE ooMp4sIEs oFFIcEks.

The Wilmington a. Kenneth Turn.
pike Go. at it's annual meeting Mon.
day elected officers and directors al
follows; President. William Candy
Secretary and Treasurer, E, B.. Sbur.
ter: Board of Directors. William
Candy, Edward Bringhurst, Jr, Or.
Joseph II. Chandler, Col. II. A.
du pont, Joseph ?. Chandler, A. L.
Foster. William Wilson, Jr., Alexis /.
du Pont. f. b. Shurter, Edward G.
Bradford.
The Philadelphia & Wilmington
Turnpike Co. held it's annual nesting
Monday. The following officers and
directors were elected: President,
William Canhy; Secretary, George A.
Elliott; Treasurer. Charles II. Lennig
Board of Directors, William Candy,
Edward L. Bellab. Edward Belts, Ed
ward Briughuret. j. Cloud Elliott.
Charles X. Leunig, George A. Elliott,
Isaac g. Elliott, II. II. TatnalI, Viii.
liam du Pcnt.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 5.-Prof.
William II. Pancoast, distinguished
physician and surgeon, disd at his
home, in this city. last night, aged Ga
years. Prof. Pancoast was graduated
from the Jefferson Medical College 10
1856. After obtaining his degree be
travelled extensively in Europe and
studied in the leading colleges OF Lon
don, Paris and Vienna. He was
selected as president of the Medico-
Chirurgical College, in this city, in
1887, and held the osition to the time
of his death.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07

Sands, alias "Dr. Clark" and Mrs.
Knapp, who we're recently convicted in
the United States district court of
passing counterfeit silver dollars in
Hoboken. were sentenced this morning
by Judge kirkpatrick. Sands was
given seven years in the New Jersey
State Prison, and Mrs. Knapp was
sentenced to four years in the Essex
County Peniteptiary.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07

Boston, Mass, Jan. 8. : Gen. Francis
A. Walker, president of the NJ assa-
chusetis Institute of Technology and
widely known as a political economist
and litterateur, was stricken with
apoplexy at his home. ia this city,
early this morning, and died soon after,
wal dis. w
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07

Trenton, N. j., Jan. 5.-William
Lott, the Newark letter carrier who
recently pleaded non-vult to u charge
of embs2zling letters, was to-day given
a sentence of one year in the Essex
County Penitentiary.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07

Archie Jennings of No. 900 Spruce
street. a machinist in the employ of
the Harlan & Hollingsworth Co., had
his foot badly mashed Monday by n
large casting falling upon the member.
He was taken to his home and DIR.
George r. Carmichael attended him.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07
KENT COUNTY ELECTION CASE
The Decision of the Superior
Court Reversed.
A VICTORY FOR THE DEMOCRATS
Opinion Prepared and Read by
Judge Grubb..

Mondays Proceedings of the Court of
Errors and Appeais-Request OF Repub-
iicansfor Mandamus Compelling lnspec-
tor of West Dover Hundred to Make,
Sign and Produce Election Certificate.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF Gazette and journal
Dover. Jan. 3. Congressman elect L.
Irving Handy, last night. received his
certificate of election from Gov. Wat.
sou.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07

" S,IFU,oUU Sb5b, IOU
SHOT including the Heald & Co. failure,
with net loss placed at $200.0O0. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-14
THAT ARBITRATION TREATY,
profoundly Interesting.

Philadelphia Ledger: Regarded from the
view points of Christianity, humanity
CIVILIZATION common sense, reason and
justice, the signing of the general arbi-
tration treaty between the United states
and Great Britain Is the most important
and profoundly interesting international
incident of the century now drawing to its
close. j is impossible to magnify the in
tlucnce Of this convention not only upon
the dcstinies of the two pulssant nations
directly concerned, but upon the cause of
peace and international concord and COM
ity throughout the civilized and, we may
hope, the semi-civlized world. The eX-
ample of these two nations in thus at
tempting, by solemnly ratified contract,
to submit international differences and
disputes to arbitrament, thus removing
the menace of war, can hardly fail sooner
or later to impress other nations with its
wisdom it's sanity and its brotherly spirit.
The time must come eventually
when the governing sentiment of cnlight-
ened nations will recognize the folly, the
wastefulness, the destructive, retarding
influence of wars beguu TO settle contro-
verses which would yleid to arbitration.
OF fourteen leading countries only two
spend more per capita for public educa-
tion than for the support of their armies,
and the excepted countries are Switzer-
land and the United States. England
spends nearly 81 per capita upon her
army against 10 cents upon education.
France makes a nearly similar exhibit. If
the vast sums laVished upon armaments
deemed necessary to protect national hon
or and prestige could be turned into bene-
ficeut channels, in furtherance of char
ity, the arts, the instruction and improve
ment of the people, and for the embel-
lishmcnt of life, it requires no seer to
say what transformation would take
place in the world,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-14
Separate Hospitals for COnsumptives

1t is a significant fact that the health
boards of both New York and Phila-
delphia are simultaneously urging
upon ther respective municipalities the
necessity of providing separate hos
pitfalls for consumptives. Figures are
at hand from both cities that strongly
support this demand.
In Philadelphia 10 per cent. of the
deaths recorded in 1895 We're due to
tuberculosis, and this Notwithstanding
that the death rate from this cause has
declined since 1880 from 3.lSS in 1000
of population to 2.l04. This steady de-
crease has been accomplished almost
wholly among patients whom 1t has
been possible to isolate and treat under
favorable surrounding conditions In
New York, according to special report
lust made public by the board of health
of that city, substantially the same per-
centages are true. But although the
reduction in twelve years in the NOR
tality from tubercular diseases has
been over so per cent, last year in
Gotham out of 1900 reported cases,
5000 died The report continues:
1T is conservatively estimated that
at least 10000 cases of we'll developed
and recognized pulmonary tubercu-
losis now exist in this city, and an ad-
ditional large number of obscure and
incipient forms of the disease, A very
large proportion of the former cases
constitute more or less dangerous CEN
ters for infection, the degree OF dan
ger depending in each instance upon
the Intelligence and care which are eX-
ercised in the destruction of the eXpec-
toration. 1t may be safely assumed
that from the failure to safely dispose
of the sDutum of conservatives, from
thirty to nifty inhabitants of this city
daily become infected by tuberculosis
and of these about one-half later die
from the disease. All this suffering
and death, in view OF modern scientific
knowledge, we know to be largely pre-
Ventable by the efficient enforcement
of simple, well understood and easily
applied methods of cleanliness, disin-
fection and isolation"
The real danger from consumption
in the light of present knowledge
seems, then, to be more In carelessness
than in the fatality of the disease itself
Physicians everywhere are demanding
| that those who have it be isolated and
subjected to precautions similar IL
| kind to those which are put rounc
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-14
ONLY A GHAB.
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
The first day of the present session of
the legislature was slgnalized by the in
PRODUCTION of a bill in the senate to create
a department of mining, with IA commits
soner a deputy commissioner, forty mine
inspectors and a retinue of clerks. The
is to afford greater protection to the min
ers, who are assumed to be too ignorant
and too stupid to take care of themselves
II seems that the authors and advocates
of the bill are not in the least appalled,
by the nghtful increase in the losses of
life by mining casualties, ali occurring
under the inspection and supervision of
the state.
In the face of all experience, the hill
before the legislature proposes to increase
the eighteen mining inspectors to the num-
ber of forty. 1t Is conceded that the in
spoctors do not inspect, and 1t Is designed
to help the matter by putting over them
a chief inspector of mines, with head
quarters at Harrisburg, and with salary
OF S5, 900 year. But who is to inspect the
chief inspector? Why, the state; and thus
the vicious circle will again have been
completed Instead of ? ring in any way
to protect the miners, lis bill is a pal
ty-two places for party dependents, at a
salary of $1,000 year each, besides the
chief commissionership and the deputy
commissionershlp, with 'heir train of
clerks. The mining depar -nent Is to be a
new branch of the circumlocution office,
to shoY once more How Not To Do H..
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-14
Happy PeGcemakcrs.

Rochester Post Express: This is a
great day for the peace societies of the
two countries. For many years they have
labored in what apparently was a fruit
less field. They held meetings, al which
many earnest speeches We're made, many
strong resolutions passed Then they
adjourned without apparently having ac-
complshed anything of a substantial ma
ture. The statesmen of the United states
and Great Britain either never read the
proceedings OF the peace societies, or read
them only to shrug their shoulders and re-
mark: you people mean well, but, real
ly the times are not ripe for the beating
of spears into pruning hooks and swords
into plowshares. But all undismayed by
such criticisms, these organizations con-
tinued to file their protests against war,
holding that If the times We're not ripe for
international arbitration, they ought to be.
At last after many days, and a full meas
ure of disbursement, the peace societies
have come into their own; this Is their
year of Jubilee.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-14
Concerning Party Primaries,

Senator, Browns bill to reform the
primaries comprises, We are told, the
following main features:
He will make it the duty of the officers
of the general election TO conduct the
primaries. They will receive 81 per day
from the county treasurer. At a Repub-
lican primary the Democrats will be a
check on that party and at a Democratic
primary the tables will be turned. a par
~ that can have primary under Senator
Browns bin must have polled at least
per cent. of the largest vote cast for
state or national officers at the last cleo
tion. This will bar out every but the
Republicans and the Democrats. The bill
also forbids the hoiding of two
primaries on the same day. The
party having polled the largest vote
at the preceding state election will be en-
titled To hold the first primaries, The
minority party, however. will be given
time to hold its primaries within fifteen
days of the regular time for holding the
election. The bill bars an elector from
voting at more than one primary. If a
person votes more than once under this
measure he is guilty of misdemeanor
and is liable to fine of $500 or three months
in jail or both.
This measure embodies some good
ideas, particularly the stringent pen
atty for repeating and for the voting
of Democrats at Republican primaries
and vice versa; but we are not so sure
that the bipartisan board feature is
advisable. A Republican primary is
from inception to finish Republican
affair, and Democrats may we'll be kept
out of it. Before resorting to the ex-
pedient of securing Democrats to sit In
judgment at a Republican primary
suppose determined effort first be made
to cleanse that primary within party
lines. We cannot see why Democrats
should be expected to have greater con-
Germ for the purity of Republican pri-
maries than Republicans themselves.
The present primary law, however
would be ample for all probable emer-
gencies if it could be courageously en-
forced, If it cannot be or at least is
not enforced, what assurance have we
that new law would fare better?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-14
Practical Civil Service Reform.

AS was to have been expected, the
vigorous remarks of Governor Black in
New York on the subject of practical
as distinguished from theoretical civil
service reform, have provoked storm
of criticism in certain quarters. The
new executive is accused of treachery
to the highest ideals, Is likened unto u
Philistine and is mathematical in
choice vituperation as a bold, bad
spokesman, and all simply because he
gave voice to a little wholesome COM
mon sense in a matter too much con-
fused by sentimentalism. The incident
illustrates how damaging to sanity is
mere fetich-w worship; and offers a warn
ing to Pennsylvania as well.
our readers viii remember that Gov
ernor Black simply asked the legisla-
ture to fit the civil service tests to the
duties to be performed and suggested
that where several persons are re-
turned as able to perform certain work
for the state, the appointing power
should have the right of choice among
that number, This, to an ordinary
than fair, reasonable and on par
with the principles which govern pri-
vate employment. The private employ
er when selecting an emplOye, takes
cognizance of other things than intel
lectual acuteness. AS between one
man with an examination grade of 50
and an ugly look and another with a
grade of only 80 but with the stamp OF
honesty on his countenance. it is easy
to decide where private preference
would fall. The point made by Gov
ernor Black is that so long as the pub
lie service is assured by law of a GER
tain high standard of efficiency the
public may well contide some option OF
personal choice to the officials whom it
elevates to executive responsibility
and we submit that he is clearly right
Intelligent public sentiment every
where demands a higher standard in
the civil service and is ready to smite
those who perslstently thwart this de-
mand. But the reform which is sought
in this direction is not an iridescent
vision of lotus-eaters but a plain, mat
ter-of-fact adjustment of business con-
ditions combining efficiency of service
with personal adaptation of servants
in office. There has in the past beer
too much dreaming and too little
thinking among the professional cham
pionsi of this reform; hence they mus
not be surprised if practical men take
the issue up and solve it to fit hare
facts.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-14
Praise for Mr. Oiney.

Philadelphia Press: In the application
of the principle of arbitration Secretary
Olney has scored all along the line. lie
has won nearly all the substantial Issues
raised in the preliminary negotiations by
Lord Salisbury. by the treaty Secretary
Olney will be remembered, and the men,
ory is a monument any statesman would
be glad to win after lifetime devoted 10
the service of his country 1t Is won by
Secretary Olney as a lawyer beginning,
past mddle-age, a new career and in his
second year as secretary of state. The
triumph is his. No man will grudge him
its full credit, and history will not deny
him a high place among the benefactors
of mankind.