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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
AGAINST POSTAL sAvrNosnANKs.
New York Bankers DO Not Care TO Have
Such Institutions InaI.curated.


New York, Dec. 29.--The postal saw
ings bank idea is not a regular one in
New York banking circle :. A canvass
of presidents of promi cent institu-
lions developed that fac clearly AT
the same time very few presidents
were willing to express opinions for
publication. All pract cally agreed
with President E. S. Mason, of the
Bank Of New York, in he statement
that there are already sc many banks
in existence that rates fof money have
been cut to point when there is little
profit in banking.
T.. d. Tappen, presider. Of the Gal
latin National bank, thou sht that pos
sibly in thinly populated districts pos
tai savings banks nigh prove bene-
fetal to people, but he Pas conhdent
that the residents of iarEe towns ana
cities had all the banking accommoda-
ton they desired.
Oliver S. Carter, of the Bank of the
Republic, felt that the time had not
come 10 discuss the prop 1sition. MIR.
Dumont Clark, president " the Ameri-
can Exchange National bank, agreed
with Mr.. Carter.
j. Edward Simmons, president of the
Fourth National, was also of the same
opinion and declined to discuss the
proposition because he had not given
1t sufficient thought.
Henry w. Cannon. president OF the
Chase National bank, was plainly op-
posed to postal savings banks and did
not hesitate to say so.
Postal savings bank" he said,
have been successful n other coun-
tries for the reason that the countries
have large public debts which are in
creasing from year to year. Under
such conditions the money deposited
by the people in the postal banks can
| be advnntageously used by the gov
ernments. In England and France
such deposits really constitute por-
| tion of the public debts of those coun-
| tries.
I'm this country the people hold the
| opinion that the public debt should not
be increased. but ON the contrary
should be reduced as rapidly as posi-
| BILE land therefore.it does not seem prac-
| ticnble to my mind for the government
to receive the money of the people and
| invest the same in securities. 1t is
more than likely were postal savings
banks established in this country, that
the government would very soon have
n large surplus OF funds on hand on
which It would he compelled to pay in
| terest and the business would be con
| Quoted on the part of the government
| at a loss.
'In my opinion. should postal saw
| ings banks he established in the Unit
ed States, their deposits should only
! be used by the general government In
the same manner as In other coun.
| tries"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
MILLIONS ARE INVOLVED.


Cleveland, o., Dec. 29.--Within q few
days one of the greatest legal battles
which has ever been brought to trial
In this city, viii have commenced be-
fore the court of common pleas. The
case is that of the city Of Cleveland
against the Lake shore, Bis Four,
Pennsylvania. and Cleveland e Pitts
burg Railroad companies. and involves
the title TO millions of dollars worth
of property on the Lake Front. The
railroad tracks originally ran close to
the waters edge, but for years the
companies have been filling in the
lake until large tracts OF land have
been created. This ground is now
claimed by the city. A brilliant array
OF legal talent has been employed by
both sides and the contest will be
watched with great interest.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
Hurt in a Railway Collision.

Decatur, Ills, Dec. 29.-The accom-
mediation train on the Wabash railway,
which meets No. lG at Palos, was five
minutes late last evening. When all
the cars except the rear coach had
made the siding, No. 16 came along and
struck the rear coach The engine OF
No. 16 and the rear coach of the ac-
commodation fortunately only left the
track. There were quite II number of
passengers in the coach, but none were
seriously injured. Several received
cuts and bruises and among them was
state Senator John Humphrey, who
was slightly cut ON the head. After a
delay of nearly an hour. the trains Were
able to proceed on their way.
Senator Humphrey is the author OF
the famous Humphrey bill, the street
car franchise extension bill. which was
defeated In the legislature last winter
after an exciting contest.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
Board Of Education Meeting

The present city board Of education
will hold its last meeting for the year
1897 tonight. The only other meeting it
will hold win be on the first Thursday
in January, when the new members win
be indicted into office. At this evenings
meeting action win be taken in the
direction Of resembling the resolution
contemplating the purchase of 1850
copies of Frye's Complete Geography.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
K.oNpIKE RnLIET EXPEDITION.
'Rurlng for Getting supplies that May
Not be Needed.

+, Chicago, Dec 29.-Capt. d. L,
,nl1lnard, who is to lead the govern
g'ht KlondilSe relief expedition and
y now at the Virginia hotel, is busy
bsherlng and sending to papers in st.
pll Kansas City, Seattle. Tacoma,
e,.,glland, san Francisco and in this
sg, advertisements for proposals for
IMPLYING the food.
H. Ihe advertisements call for the de-
VERY OF 100000 pounds of food at
TeeaBuiy not later than February 8,
ane most Important items are 10000
sunds Of bacon. 10000 pounds of
.oCur 1000 pounds OF beans and peas,
ts VOS bounds of butter and 1000 cans of
'Vnnlensed milk.
,.saptain Brainard said 1t had been
''9'ued not to try TO use condensed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
UNJUST MINING LAWS.
Petition to Canadian Government to Have
Them Modified at Dawson.

Dawson city, N. w. T., Nov. 20, via
seattle pee. 29.--The miners here have
commissioned three men to 60 imme-
dlatiy 10 Ottawa and present II petition
10 The Canadian authorities recitins the
reasons why the new mining laws are
uniustiy severe. The petition as finally
adopted is the result OF several con-
farences of committees composed of the
most intelligent citizens and aliens Of
The Kondike, and the three delegates
named in 1t are the persons elected
Nv Il committee of ten.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
American Fork Creamery Burned.

American Fork World: The Amer
lean Fork creamery, one OF our most
important business enterprises, was
burned to the ground last night by
fire, the origin Of which is unknown.
1t started shortly after midnight either
in the ice house or in a room In the
northeast part OF the building, and was
under great Roadway before dlscov-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
{. Marion Crawford Coming.

+. Marion Crawford. the widely
known novelist. is being booked for a
reading and lecture tour through the
South. Middle and Pacific states. His
travels will bring him to Utah some
tine in February or March. Mr. GRAVY
ford has the reputation OF being among
the most popular OF American novel;
lists. More than d million Of his books
have been circulated during the past
eighteen years.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29

Niles, Mich, Dec. 20.-Gawreace
Walters, an aged farmer residing three
miles north Of Wayland, ,Cass county.
had no faith in banks, and instead,
placed his savings, consisting of about
$500 in greeubacks, $1,000 in govern
ment bonds, notes mortgages and other
valuable papers, In tin pail.
This pail he buried beneath the floor
in his barn some months ago. and he
has been In the habit OF visiting the
hiding place every day to see II hi,
fortune was safe.
This morning when he made the GUS
tomary visit. he discovered that rob
bers had been there, for his fortune had
disappeared. The old man is almost
crazy over the loss.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
Harry HadIey's Funeral,

The funeral of Harry NJ Tiadley. the
late railway conductor. was held yes
terday afternoon from st. Marks ca
thodral. The obsequies were under the
auspices of Division 12i. order of Rail-
way Conductors, and were largely at
tended The floral tributes were nu-
merous and beautiful, and the burial
service wa7 read by Dean Haisey of
the Episcopal church. .Interment was
at Mt. Olivet cemetery.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29

Charles Quesac, Chicago, bruised and
burned: Foreman Robert IT. La
Grange. hip crushed and slight burns.
The engineer and fireman both
jumped when the engine left the rails,
ice.
The accident is supposed TO have
been caused by spreading of the rails
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29

Emporla. Kan, Dec. 29.-Emporia's
water supply has been exhausted, the
bed OF the river having been drained
Tor six miles above the water works
dam. The last one Of the pools was
pumped dry yesterday. Every cistern
In the city has been drained, and as
there are only few wells II will be
necessary to haul water from the Cot
tonwood river, mile south of the
city.
If fire should break out II could be
stopped only by tearing down threat
ened buildings.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29

cred. Nothing was saved except o
very small amount of machinery, q
large vat of cream and number ~
new milk cans going with tho qth.r
things. the value Of property burned
amounting to $1,000. $. =. and Ira
Chlpmun We're the proprietors and they
VIII receive a good insurance ON the
building, but the machinery, etc. Is II
total loss. They are making arrange
ments to have the Lake View cream-
cry take charge of the milk until 1t
may agaln be hnndled hera.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
oN A REsoUr nNrnplTIoN.


silver city, N. NJ, Dec. 29.-It is
reported that the notorious Black Jack
gang of outlaws have crossed the line
from Mexico en- route to Silver City,
for the purpose of releasing the South
ern Pacific train robbers, captured re-
Gently near STEMS Pass. Deputy
United States marshals are on the
Lookout for the gang.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29

Brunswick, Ga, Dec. 2g,-The Mer-
chants and Traders bank of this city
failed to open its doors this morning
The capital stock is 100000. Some
months ago there was n plan to put
the bank in the hands of receiver
and ever since the depostors have been
withdrawing and the bank has been
losing outside business to such an ex-
tent that IL was finally determined TO
close and let the liquidation proceed In
court. majority of the stockholders
solvent and the depositors will be
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
SPREADING or rnE RAILS.
Six Men Injured by an Accident on Chi
cngo Line.

Chicago, Dec. 29.--An engine and
caboose on the Chicago. Hammond y
Western railroad left the tracks while
crossing the bridge over salt creek, two
miles north of La Grange last night
and plunged into eight feet of water.
SIX men were injured They are
Engineer william Draper, Chicafo, MP
crushed and. ankle injured: Fireman
John Walburn. Hammond, Internal m
/. Gibson. La Grange, chest crushed
and burned; Brakeman @. Seonant,
Chicago, back injured; brakeman
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
Italian Society Elects Officers.

The local italian organization known
as the Christoforo Colombo society.
has elected the following officers for
the ensuing year; C. Bonetti, presi-
dent; C. Gugbelsnini, vice presidents
y. Picco. corresponding secretary: l..
Achino, financial secretary; A. Berta-
guoli, treasurer.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29

Washington, Dec. 29.-Ex- Secretary
Foster had a brief conference with the
President today after which the Presl-
dent approved the bill. prohibiting
the killing OF fur seals in the waters
of the North Pacific Ocean," passed the
day Congress adjourned for the holi-
days.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29

London, Dec. 29-This being the ssth
birthday of the Right Hon. William e.
Gladstone. the usual congratulations
were sent to him at Cannes. where Mr..
Gladstone Is improving, though still
suffering from neuralgia.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
Burial Of Janitor Burton.

John II. Burton, ianitor OF the Her
aid building, who died the victim of an
unfortunate accident, wus buried this
afternoon. Funeral services were held
at Joseph William Taylor's undertake
ing chapel. beginning at o'clock.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29

Saratoga, n. Y, Dec. 29-The Their
mometer today dropped to degrees
below zero at North Creek; 10 below
at Saratoga, 10 below at Rouses Point,
and 10 below at Blue Mountain lake,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29

New York, Zee 29.-W. a Brady
win today post $1,000 with Al Smith to
bind . match between Corbett and
Fitzslmmons.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
New Governor General for Canada.

London. Dec. est is rumored that
the marquis of Hartford will succeed
the earl ofAherdeen as governor general
of Canada.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29

paid in full IL court expenses do not
consume AL The cash realized. j. a.
Maddox is president and Mr.. \. Z.
Lane vice president. 4 proposition has
been made by the directors to raise
sufficient cash TO pay all depositors.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29

New York, Dec. 29,--Mrs. Ballington
Booth, who has been suffering with
aneurism, is now steadily improving.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-01-09

number of their friends standing there
demanding admission, while loudly
greeting them with Happy New
Year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirby's kind hearts
were quickly softened and they opened
wide their hospitable doors and bade
them welcome. Mr.. Kirby's arms were
soon filed with coats, capes and hats,
while not few pushed their way to
the kitchen, depositing baskets, pals
and bundles. These were the good
things that later turned into cake, etc.
AS soon as seated all began to feel at
home, and on no face was there the
least shadow of disturbance nor did
the host or hostess reveal how terribly
their evenings plans had been broken.
After u time, for exercise and to keep
up good circulation of the blood.
there was most prOmiscuous tossing
of handkerchief, ,euphOneOusly named
''Pizen." Then the fun began, and
shout after shout of laughter announced
that another member of the party was
found "pizened.
b "All is we'll that ends well," and
presently tnere came stealing into the
parlor the arroma of coffee, and the
happy players quickly got comfortable
seats, and when the sandwiches, cake
and coffee were brought in, truly one
would have thought they had all done
service in the hay field or at the wash
tub.
We meet to part, so near the mid
night, the adieus were said, the Ian
terms were lighted and wishing host
and hostess many ''happy new years."
the company started homeward.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-01-09
NO HARD TIMES THERE.

A Spot Where. LaDor is King, Poverty
Unknown and Money abundant.
1t is pleasure, says the Corvallis
Times, to learn that there is at least t
one spot on earth where there is un-
bridled prosperity. Zephin Job ar
rived yesterday from Butte, Montana,
where for several months he has been
engaged in making Present Owner
books and doing other work for Mon
tana countries. And it is Butte, Mon
tana, according to Zeph, that knows
no such thing as hard times. Two to
three million dollars is the amount
paid out every month on labor pay
rolls in the mines in the Immediate
vicinity of Butte. Ten thousand men
are at work day and night under the
ground, nearly the whole force en-
gagged in copper mining, and if Mr..
Bryan had been elected Mr.. Job says,
the force that would have been put to
work in that vicinity would have
passed the one hundred thousand mark.
The miners work but eight hours per
day, and their work is $3.50, while the
work of common laborers is SO per
day, and everybody has employment;
that is, everybody who belongs to the
union. The mines are almost exclu-
sively copper, and the beauty of the
arrangements are, that man with q
wagon load, or the man with a train
load of ore can, so soon as the product
is delivered at the works, get spot cash
for what he chooses to sell. Butte is
a city of 10000, and is probably the
most thriving city of its size in the
wide, wide world.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-01-09

.aa. >
was held in 5000 bonds to appear be-
fore the next grand jury. Not being
able to secure bonds he was confined
in the county Jail.
The Weston normal school has made
its financial report for the last two
years to the governor. The appro-
priation for this school was $4,000
for maintenance and $4,000 for improve
ments. Secretary Worthington re-
ports that the appropriation was ex-
pended and a deficiency of $19I5
| credited. There is, however, cash on
hand to the amount of s220 Is, leaving
net deficiency of s1754.85 to be re-
ported to the legislature. Governor
Lord has repeatedly and emphaticalIy y
committed himself as opposed to de-
ticiencies, and this will probably go to
the legislature with the recommends
tion that it be not paid.
1t is said to be an actual fact that an
American millionaire's daughter was
recently no more and no less than sold
to fereign prince. The father sup
posed he was going to give the money
to his daughter, but when the prince
found this out he called halt. and his
lawyer informed the millionaire that
the money must be paid directly to the
prince or the deal would be off. The
father came to the primes terms and
meekly paid him the money. If this
was not clear bargain and sale, what
was it? OF course the only consider
alton received was an empty title, but
some American snobs are willing to
pay very dearly for even this.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-01-09
THE CASCADE RESERVE.
The Legislature Will Be Asked to Take
Action. ~

The Legislature Will Be Asked to Take
Action. cI
Sunday Messrs. Guthrie and Rooper
had an interview with Senator Mitchell
with reference to the opening OF the
Cascade timber reserve to the herding
of live stock thereon, with the result
that the senator agreed to use his in
huence with the administration and
also to urge before the special session
of congress the necessity of opening.
or reducing the size of the reservation
from which live stock is excluded.
That he might be fortified to present
the matter plainly and forcibly, Sena-
tor Mitchell requested that the follow
ing memorial be adopted by the Ore
gon legislature, and the stockmen in
terested in the matter will endeavor to
get it passed through the senate and
house at an early late in the session:
"Be it resolved by the house of rep
resentatives,th the senate concurring that
our senators in congress be and
they are hereby instructed, and our
representatives be and are hereby
requested to urge the immediate
action by the president OF the
United States, reducing the Cas-
cade timber reserve, and creating in
stead three reserves, throwing open
the balance to settlement in accord
ance with the application of our dele
gates in congress pending in the de-
partment of the. interior"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-01-09
We Produce the Best.

Until within the past year garden
ers in the vicinity of The Dalles have
given little attention to the cultivation
OF celery except to supply the local de-
mand, but this season a considerable
amount has been raised. and the sur
plus has been shipped to Portland,
where it is pronounced by dealers to
be the best that reaches that market,
commanding higher price than the
celery raised in that vicinity .or that
shipped in from Colorado. Evidently.
this climate and soil are peculiarly
adapted to the growth, of celery, and
the alkali soil, which is ordinarily con-
sidered useless, produces celery of
peculiarly pleasant flavor not found in
that raised on ordinary land. Celery
is a profitable vegetable to raise, and
the success met with by those who
have given attention to its cultivation
in this vicinity Is evidence that it will
ere long become leading product of
our gardens.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-01-09
LARD cARous OUT WEST.

LAID CARCilS OUT WEST.
Landlord, ygno Are Reckless, Free
Handed and Good EIivers.
The divine injunction ''in the sweat
IF thy face shalt thou eat bread" has
| 40 relevancy to the citizens of the five
civilized tribes. Here are a people
who, lil;" tho lilies of the fields, toll
| Iot; neither do they spin," furnishing
IN example of class favoritism under
the law peculiar and interesting to
study, says Iiarper's. The landlords
have NO care but the gathering of
rents and general supervision of the
home place. They are, as a class,
free-hauded, reckless, good ivers and
with a strong tendency to dissipation.
Most of them live up to their incomes
and few acquire large bank accounts.
Your typical landlords home is the
rambling white-plantationg great house
of ante-bellum days, with wide gal
leries, big chimneys and usually in a
bad state of repair. An air of untidi-
ness and neglect pervades the yard, to
which is added lack of taste inside
when you enter. Still there is some
thing about the surroundings-the or
chard, smoke house, negroes, pigs and
poultry-which denotes solid old-fash-
ioncd comfort and Arcadian content.
Frequently you meet the lord of one of
the mansions-a squaw man-whose
fa mily claim no Indian blood, yet he
enjoys. by virtue of former matri-
monia1 alliance, all the landed rights
of an Indian. 1t is really surprising
the number of this class that are di-
vorccd from Indian wives or have be-
come widowers and remarked in their
own race. They constitute the largest
landholders and are very jealous of
their tribal rights when threatened by
''boomers," as they term the opponents
of land monopoly and unequal privi-
leges.
And what of the Indian, the full
blood, whom this great and munifcent
government of ours has in its wisdom
regarded as a ward and heir to
princely heritage as recompense for
Anglo-SaXon rapine? You will find
him where the stiffness of the forest is
as yet unbrollen. He is there in his
miserable little hut, recluse from the
great mad world he so distrusts and
fears, living a poor hand-to-mouth ex-
istence, and rarely emerging to visit
the haunts of his tormentors. A scanty
patch of corn, few poultry and mast
fed hogs, with what game and fish fall
prey to his skill, go to supply his
meager larder and furnish employment
for his squaw and himself. Once in a
great while there is per capita pay
ment, and pittance falls to his share
after the professional redmen of the
tribe have made the disbursement to
their satisfaction and paid their "at-
torncy's fees" 1t is rare thing to find
n full-blood in the Indian territory who
is living comfortably on as much as
quarter section of land under eultiva-
ton. There are some, but they are
striking exceptions.