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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-14
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN
Nearly Ten Thousand Stu
dents Enrolled.
AN INCREASE OF SIX HUNDRED
OVER LAST YEAR.
The High School Shows an Increase
Of Thirty Students = Arrange
ments For the Opening Were Per-
feet.

In all the seven years that the pub
lie free schools of Salt Lake City have
been running, no beginning has been
| made under more suspicious circum
| stances than was the opening for the
eighth year yesterday morning. For
the most part, the buildings, Thile
crowded to almost their full capacity,
are modern, even to the point OF excel
lence, all have been repaired and reno
waited during the summer vacation.
When the 10000 pupils, from little tots
to youths and maidens, attired in raj
ment that betokened the absence OF
want, and commendable parental inter
est, appeared at the various school
buildings. their bright faces found
! responsive welcome, apparently, in the
| cheerful class rooms, in the text books
| and in all the environments. The
| teachers were on hand to greet the IA
miliar faces as we'll as the promoted
| recruits, and it was evident in all that
was said and done that firm resolu
tions had been made by both students
! and tutors to make the coming year
work more successful, if possible, than
the one recently passed.
PERFECT PLANS ARRANGED.
| So perfect we're the arrangements
I 80
! starting out with the new years work
promptly and auspiciously. That so lit
tie time was spent on necessary prellm-
| iTarieS is fact over which every one
| concerned has reason to be proud, and
the credit Of it belongs alike to the
! members of the school board, Superin-
| tendent Millspaugh, Clerk Moreton and
the teachers who have made our edu-
cational system SO admirable in opera
their parents. All the personnel of the
board were on hand to attend to any
want, but SO perfect had plans been laid
| to maturity that little remained to be
done to make a creditable, satisfactory
school opening. Even the books and
all other supplies we're on hand when
wanted, and no time was lost in as
signing students to classes and grades
and mapping out the courses of study.
THE ENROLMENT COMPARED.
| The enrolment was larger than ever
before for the first day, as the follow
ing attests:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-14

Griffin moved week before that to the
Sanitarium building Griffin had his
meals with witness in the Harmon
block Griffin paid for his room and
board $50 month While they we're in
the Harmon block. Griffin Joined them
at II East Third South street q week
probably after they moved in. He was
sick and said he couldn't stand the beds
where he was stopping. and witness let
him have a room in her house. He oc-
cupied it alone He was sick all the
time he was there and was taken to the
hospital. Next time witness saw him
was at Judge Loofbourow' S office. the
latter part of February, just before
witness went back to st. Paul. Witness
was quite sick when she came here in
July, weighed only sc pounds. Her
normal weight was 10 and at the pres
ent time she weighed 105 pounds. Wit
ness gave up business in October be-
cause of her health being SO bad. She
had an income from her fathers estate
of from $50 to SIS a month and went
into business here to occupy herself 50
that she would not feel so lonely when
away from her friends. DR.. Keogh had
been treating witness, then she changed
to DR.. Niles, who advised ther to go to
the hospital. DR.. Niles treated witness
from December. 1886, to the end Of
February, 1897
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-14
School

Totals -............ ................. 1894
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-21
Resident and Citizen.

The words resident IL citizen are often
used INTERCHANGEABLE in popular speech,
but where exactness oi statement is re
quired the terms cannot be made synony-
nous. A verdict was obtained in the
United States circuit court for injuries re-
ceived in an accident. The case was APP
pealed by the corporation. In reviewing
the bill to formulate the appeal the law
yers of the company found that the plain
tiff was alleged TO be resident of a GER
tain state, and they claimed that 'resi-
dent was not necessarily a "citizen" us
required by law. The presiding judge
sustained this view and set aside the YER
dict and likewise permitted the bill to be
amended. The suit was theAsupon COM
promised, and as a result the plaintiff re-
ceived a few hundred dollars instead of
the thousands secured by the original YER
dict.-Youth Companion.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-21
Repartee.

In the midst of stormy discussion q
gentleman rose to settle the matter in dis
pute. Waving his hand majestically, he
began, Gentlemen, all want is common
sense" EXACTLY" interrupted another;
"that is precisely what you do want"
But Sir Edward Clarke's retort in the
Jameson trial is still more to the purpose.
The attorney general had argued against
Sir Edward Clarke's points as being con
trary to common sense. Sir Edward OBJ
jected. "Then you think, said the lord
chief justice dryly, "that common sense
has nothing to do with legal point"
"No," replied Sir Edward, with that
quickness and felicity which never fail
him; II am only of Archbishop Whately's
opinion, who said that common sense is
an authority to which every one appeals
on any subject he does not fully under
stand. IL ondon Standard.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-21
ATROCITIES IN CUBA
HOW GENERAL WEYLER CARRIES
ON THE WAR.
\ Pit Filled With Slaughtered Human
Beings-The Work of Spies-Eight
Persons Cruelty Murdered.

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-A Key West,
Fla, despatch to the World says: Evil
dences of the awful butcheries at Gu
anabacoa accumulate daily. Advices
from Havana report that a great pit,
filled with corpses and human frag-
ments, was discovered Monday in n
cane field not more than mile from
that place. \ careful investigation re-
vealed at least twenty whole bodies
and many more legs and arms, other
parts of the dismembered bodies being
missing. Of the bodies remaining en-
tire four were those of women, three
of young misses, one of girl not more
than 10 years old, four of boys and the
rest of men. Permission to bury the
remains was brutally refused, with 4
threat that if this slaughter was com
planned of, many more would be added
to what the Spanish officials called the
Cuban dirt-pile."
The edict refusing permission to re-
move furniture and other things, UNI
less asked for twenty-four hours pre-
viously, is taken advantage of by the
Spanish soldiers to wreck buildings
and revile and insult, if not kill, per-
sons suspected of Cuban leanings
Some families in the poorer section of
the city, who did not know of the
edict. started to move Sunday night
After they had loaded their furniture
on wagons the police and soldiers fired
on them, killing eight persons, includ-
ing several innocent passersby. In the
official report it was stated that the
troops had been attacked and several
rebels had been killed.
\ girls school, near the center Of
the town, was entered by the troops
one day last week and the principal
an elderly Cuban born woman, was
compelled to kneel to the officer in
command and beg pardon for using
translations of text books printed in
the United States. The girl pupils were
insulted and rudely treated, until the
school was broken up in disorder. \
complaint to the commandant only
excited laughter that "such little
thing" was complained of.
Havana is much agitated by the
rumor of a victory by Gomez's troops
of the successful crossing of the tro
cha into Pinar del Rio, and of several
routs of Spanish troops. Gen. Weylei
is execrated on every hand, but on ac'
count of the severe censorship, and
Weyler's system of spies, no one dares
SAYS a word aloud. Everyone thinks
his neighbor a spy, and little can be
learned from anyone. Spies by the
hundreds attend the open air concerts
and the least dissatisfaction expressed
is used as preteXt, and the victim IS
| thrust in the Cabanas or MORO Castle
most likely never to be seen by his
| friends or kindred.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-21

Persons who are troubled with in
digestion will be interested in the ex-
perience of VIM. II. Penn, chief clerk
in the railway mail service at Des
Moines, Iowa, who writes: st gives
me pleasure to testify to the merits of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. For two years 1 have
suffered from Indigestion, and am sub
ject to frequent severe attacks of pain
in the stomach and bowels. One or
two doses of this remedy never fails
to give perfect relief. Sold by all
druggists and dealers. Benson, Smith
e. Co., wholesale agents for H. I.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-21
Telepl- $50.
HIGHLY EXCTTED

SPANIARDS HIGHLY EXCITED.
The London cable item today has the
following: "The Cuban resolutions in
the United States Senate would be re-
garded here as a little more than a
useful safety valve for the jingo sent
iment did not the Madrid kilograms
show the highly infammable state of
the Spanish populace. 1t suggests that
they drink Rainier Beer and keep cool.
On tap or in bottles at the Criterion.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-21
Morality In Colnrs.

"You talk about Deacon Boneset's yir-
tuesl Why, they tell me that the last time
he went to New York he painted the town
red"
"Red, ell? Well, that should be Il car
dinal virtue, shouldn't it"-ClevelanG
Plain Dealer.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-21
THE HONOLULU SANITARIUM.
1882 King Street.

A quiet, homelille place, where
trained nurses, massage, Swedish
movements" baths, electricity and
physical training may be obtained.
p. S. KELLOGG, M. d.
Superintendent.
Telephone, 500.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-12-17
Iowa Patent Office Report.

Constitutionality of an Iowa law in
volyed in the issue.
The following certificate of title was
granted pursuant to AN act to pro-
tect persons, associations. unions OF
working men, and others in their la
bells, trade marks and form of adver-
tising and has lead to a conflict Of
opinion in which western inventors
who have free access to our patent
office library TO examine the United
States official reports of all patents is
sued since 1850 to the present time and
can have all the mechanical and legal
work done here that is necessary in
preparing and prosecuting applica-
tions for patents in the United STATES
patent Office at Washington and there
by avoid the investment Of time and
money required to go to Washington
or to send their work and monev to
Washington attorneys.
Il hereby certify that in compliance
with the provisions of Chapter sc,
Laws of the Twenty-fourth General
Assembly Of Iowa. AN act to protect
persons, associations and unions of
working men and others in their la
bells, trade marks. and form of adver-
tising, Thomas G. Orwig, of Des
Moines, Iowa, has this day filed in the
office of secretary of state form for
advertisement described substantially
IS follows: The title and main features
of said advertisement is in the words
Iowa Patent Office" Form of said ad-
vertisement in detail hereto attached.
In testimony whereof, l have here
unto set my hand and caused to be
affixed the seal of the state depart
ment.
Done at Des Moines, the capital, this
ninth day of April, 1892.
w NJ. M'FARLAND,
[Seal.l Secretary of State.
Thomas G. & ]. Ralph Orwig,
Solicitors Of Patents.
Des Moines. Dec. 6. 1897.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-12-17
CIVIL SERVICE.
1t Was Under Discussion In the Lower

1t Was Under Discussion In the Lower
House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-In a dis
cussion in the house before adjourn
ment over Saturday the civil service
law was sayagely attacked by several
members, notably Mr.. Brown (rep., o.
and was warmly defended by Mr..
Johnson, (rep., Ind.) Mr.. Brown at
tackled the civil service law because
it protected some Of the pension ex-
amining boards appointed under the
last administration. He styled it IAN
abomination" and was Justly applaud
ed by many of his colleagues. He said
the soldiers of his district regarded
this law as inimical to their interests
and he favored it's repeal or radical
modification He declared that the
president was mistaken when he af
firmed that the civil service law had
the approval Of the people. The re-
publicans and the press of his dis
trict h:d denounced it. The last re-
publican state convention of Ohio had
declared against the law and on that
-,latform he stood.
Mr. Bromwell (rep., o. said he con-
league, Mr. Brown. but he insisted
that true civil service reform was
cardinal principle of republicanism.
He believed that Grover Cleveland
had done more to discredit the true
spirit of civil service reform than
all the agencies combined, and he
thought Mr.. Mckinley could be re-
lied upon to bring it back into it's
proper channel.
Mr.. Johnson (rep., Ind) in defense
Of civil service reform, which he said
was being attacked on this floor by
members from the presidents own
state, reiterated his statement of the
other day that civil service reform
was an essential principle of repub-
licanism. He referred to the declara-
lions of state republican conventions
and read from the platforms of re-
publican national conventions for
twenty years in support of his con-
tention. Hayes. Garfield, Harrison
and Mckinley all stood for the law
and the presidents last utterance in
its favor had received the overwhelm-
ing Endorsement of the republican
press of the country. Mr.. Johnson
declared thet the enemies of the law
dare not attack it openly. They
hoped, as 'the friends of true civil
service REFORM to tear it down piece
meal and do covertly what they fear
ed to attempt directly.
''Do you favor life tenure in of
ftce?" asked Mr.. Pearson (rep., N. c.
Il do in the civil service" replied
Mr.. Johnson emDhatically. Il believe
that the offices are public trusts. held
by the people who deserve them; that
they are not owned by politicians
to be used for rewarding their friends.
| believe any bright boy. no matter
how humble origin, who does not
happen to have political pull should
be allowed TO demonstrate his fitness
for Office. and that the Office should
not be served to the son of some man
who happens to control a few votes
which can be used to shape the dest-
my of some mediocre politician for of.
fee. (Great applause.)
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-12-17
FORElGN NEWS NOTES.

The German naval department has
sent instruction to Kiel to dispatch
2eG crtillerymen with field guns and
1000 marines to China.
The opinion prevails chat Germany
will not permanently occupy Kiao
Chau bay, China. The newspapers
protest against the occupation as cal
culated to injure the interests of Rus
sia, and say Russia ought TO demand
evacuation.
According to the official returns, the
the last vintage of France amounts to
80, 100000 hectoliters. This is a falling
off of 100000 hectoliters from the
vintage of 1896 and about 1860 hec-
toliters under the average of the pre-
vious ten years.
Prince Won Hohenlohe, the imperial
chancellor of Germany, will give &.
parliamentary dinner on December IA,
at which Emperor William will be
present The object of the banquet
presumably is to influence the party
leaders in favor of the governments
naval bill.
The postmaster general Of Canada
has decided to permit pictures, views,
designs or other advertising matter to
be printed on the face of postal cards
so long as sufficient space is left to
allow of the address being written or
printed so that it can be easily de-
ciphered
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-12-17
Ritl Fixirg Postal Salaries.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ia bill for
the classification CT postoffice clerks
of the first and second class has been
introduced in the house by Mr.. Lori
mer Of Illinois. By it's provisions
those holding the Office of assistant
postmaster are to receive so Der cent
of the salary of the postmaster; Sec
ond assistant. 80; secretary to post
master from $1,000 to S1,S00: cashier,
auditor, superintendent of mails, su-
perintendent OF delivery, superintend-
ent of registry and superintendent of
money orders, 45 per cent of the sal
ary of the postmaster Assistants of
these last named and superintendents
of stamp division, foreign mails, mon
ey order department, second class mat
ter and of rating. inquiry and supply
department and inspector of stations,
S1,7OO to $2,400; bookkeeper, account
ant and finance clerk, 81, 200 to $1,000,
etc. This grading applies to all first
class, offices. In second class Offices
assistant DCstmasters or chief clerks
are to receive from 5000 to so per
cent of the Dostmasters salary, and
all clerks are to be appointed at $500
and increased annually S100 until the
salary is $1,000.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-12-17

Editor Z. w. Reed of the Preston,
(Iowa) Times, a prominent citizen.
killed himself by sending a bullet
through his heart. Financial difficult
les.
Senator Allen has introduced bill
to erect new public library at Lin
coin, Neb.. at cost of S1.000.000 and
appropriating 100000 to be at once
available.
Paul Alexander Johnstone, the mind
reader, says he is going to take trip
around the world blindfolded. At the
same time he is going to try and beat
the record for globe trotters.
On January the Denver G. Rio
Grande road will inaugurate in CO.
operation with it's eastern and western
connections through tourist car serv
ice from Boston to Portland for the
accommodation of travellers to the
northwest.
Rev. T. ]. Keith of Vincennes. Ind.
has written letter to the commits
sioner of pensions at Washington re-
fusing a pension and making full res
titution of all money received by him,
$495. He says his pension was not
well based.
Emperor William has ordered the
number of volunteers for the China
expedition to be increased to 1000
men.
Charles Burgess was electrocuted at
the Sing Sing IN. Y.) prison for the
murder of Henry V. Whitlock at Sterl-
ing, in August, 1895.
Adolph L. Luetgert has issued an
appeal to the public for funds with
which to defray the cost of his trial.
He opens his appeal with an affirma-
tion Of his innocence. and then de-
claring that the first trial used up his
resources, asks the public to send him
money. which he promises to repay
when at liberty.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-12-17

NEW YORK. Dec. 13.-The new tea
law OF March 2. 1897. went into effect
on May 1, 1897. A comparison of the
operation of the old law and the new
is OF interest. It will be remembered
that this tea law is in the interest of
the purity of the merchandise import
ed, and as reason for the new law it
was claimed that the law which was
in force prior to 1897 was ineffective.
This would appear to be true, con-
sidering the operation OF the new law
at the port of New York as given out
by the United States appraiser Satur-
day. In 1896 only 75O packages of tea
were rejected. while fo~ the same
period this year were 1929. During
the same period of 1895 6S3, SAT pack
ages were imported and in 1897 SOL
XII
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-12-17
Will Attack Civil Service,

WASHINGTON, Dec. ia meeting
of republican representatives in con-
gress was held Saturday night to de-
wise means for securing a change in
the present civil service law. About
sixty members were present, repres-
enting most of the states having re-
publican delegations in congress. 1t
was noticeable, however, that Speaker
Reed, Mr.. Dingley and other members
of the house did not attend. 1t was
stated that twenty-five states were
represented, including fourteen chair
men of committees.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa
acted as chairman. The main speak
ers were Messrs. Grosvenor, Connolly,
Evans, Faris and Mahany. The fol-
lowing committee was named to de-
wise a plan of action: Grosvenor,
Hepburn, Pearson. Tawney, Evans,
Odell and Steele
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-12-17
Friday, Dec. 10.

An epidemic Of measles prevails at
Springfield, o.
The board of education has decided
to close the schools in Minneapolis
March l, 1898, because it has no money
and no legal right to borrow.
The St. James Gazette announces
authoritatively that the British gov
ernment does net expect trouble with
France regarding the upper Nile re-
gions.
A report from Cairo that strong
forces of British troops had been Or
dered to proceed to Massowah, the
Italian headquarters, was denied at
the foreign Office.
The complete list of claims filed in
the Sherry failure at Oshkosh, Wis,
shows over 10 creditors, with liabili-
ties of S1,132,952 and the majority of
creditors hold only personal notes Of
Sherry.
Miss Mary Sheridan, president Of
the Catholic knights and Ladies of
America, says that the suit brought
in Chicago against the order has been
instituted for revenge by rejected
applicant.
Commander in Chief Goblin. of the
Grand Army of the Republic, has call
ed meeting of the executive commit
tee of the nationl council to be held
in Cincinnati on December Is to fix
the date of the next national encamp-
ment
Deliah Fales of Wavely, Iowa, has
confessed her share in the tragic
death of Jerome Kern. The man was
found dead in lonely wood on Au-
gust % last and the young woman
now confesses she fired the bullets
that killed him.
Senator Pritchard has introduced a
bill reducing the tax on distilled
spirits in bond to 70 cents per gal
Ion.
Senator Gallinger has introduced a
bill prohibiting the granting of pen
sions to the widows of soldiers whose
marriage occurred subsequent to the
passage of the bill under which she
makes claim.
Senator Dawes, chairman of the
foreign relations committee, says he is
not ready to proceed with the Ha-
waiian annexation treaty and cannot
now fix time when it will be taken
up, although he thought it would be
considered before the holidays.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-12-17
Saturday, Dec. IL.

Forty-two employees of the mint at
Philadelphia have been let out.
Ex-President Harrison refused to
talk politics to New York reporter.
Bof Kneebs, the alleged ringer, has
been reinstated by the American Trot-
ting Association.
Riley Powell and son. Will and Pc
ter, were killed by blast bursting in
a mine at Nelsonville. o.
Ex-Governor Waite, of Colorado.
will move to Decatur county, Iowa. He
has colonization scheme.
The Mankato knitting mills, at
Mankato, Mimi, have assigned. Liza
bilities, $S5,000; assets unknown.
Blanco has signed the release of Al
prisoners at Havana, charged with
completely in the insurgent movement.
George w. Vanderbilt and his friend
w. B. Osgood Field, have started from
New York on tour around the world.
A bill for state supervision and
more humane treatment of convicts
has been defeated nthe Georgia leg
islature.
The Rev. DR.. John Atkinson, pastor
of the Methodist church at Haver-
straw, N. Y, is dead at New York city,
aged 63 years.
Helen W. Jones, of Buffalo. N. Y,
has bought 5000 acres of wheat land
on the 500 railroad in North Dakota,
for s175,0OO.
The Northwestern Miller gives the
flour output at Minneapolis, Duluth,
Superior and Milwaukee last week at
470,555 barrels.
President of the Worlds W. C. T.
U. Willard has accepted the resigna-
tion of Superintendent of the Purity
Department Butler.
CALIFORNIA; invitation to President
Mckinley to attend the golden jubilee
of the discovery of gold, will be en-
graved on slab of quartz.
John Schwinon, aged 81 years, COM
mitted suicide before 100 people at
Chicago, by hurting himself from a
Lincoln park bridge through the ice.
After a religious service in the pen
itentiary at Frankfort. KY, Samuel
Crabtree, a 20-year-old convict, con-
fessed to having murdered his cousins,
William Short and Tony Rice, in Law
renee county.