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Rare Curious.

AT a recent sale of curios in Brussels
one of Victor Hugo's straw hats sold
for $40, and the goose quill with which
he wrote Napoleon the Little"
brought $720 1t was fastened to .
sheet of paper on which was written
the following: II beg NJ Victor to
certify that it was with this pen that
Re wrote Napoleon lie Petit (Signed)
Carmille Barru. 1T was" (Signed)
Victor Hugo.
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Annexation of HaWaii.

London, July 26.-The Daily Chronicle
says with reference TO the question of
States:
I'm the present state of public feel
ing in the United States, Japan's dig
nified protest might as we'll be ad-
dressed to the falls of Niagara
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Against the Bermuda.

New York. July 26.-The Norwegian
fruit steamer Leen, which arrived to-
day from Port Antonio. Jamaica, brings
advices that proceedings have been
taken by the court OF admiralty at
Kingston against the owners of the
British steamer Bermuda, prominent in
Cuban filibuster expeditions. to have
her forfeited TO the crown. This step
has been taken for a breach of the mer-
chants shipping act, caused through
an alleged defect in the steamers reg
istration.
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Recipe For confidence Pudding.

Moscow Qda-) Times-Democrat: Take
three gallons of confidence, one peck of
international agreement, one quart of
gold standard, two quarts of sound
money. seven quarts of protection. Mix
the whole together with no work and
eat il after you are dead. Some of you
MOSCOW gold standardists try it
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ROYALTY STARTLED.
Queen ard King Have Very Marrow
Escape.

Madrid. July 26-As Queen Regent
Christiana and King Alfonso were
walking in the woods at st. Sebastian
today a heavy load of shot discharged
by a youth, who was out bird shoot
ing and who had not noticed their
presence, passed close to their heads.
A dispatch from Arenas San Lander
province says dynamite cartridge
was explidsd here this morning in front
of the residence of the Alcalde- Con-
siderable damage was done. The police
have made several arrests. 1t is be-
lieved the outrage was politically in
soired.
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Same Both WAYS.

spare time on his hands has collected the
following list of words which may be
spelled forward or backward-palin-
dromes as they are called in learned
language: Anna, bah. bib bob, bub. civic
did, deed deified, dewed, did. ecce, eve,
eve, eye, cog, gig, gag, level, madam.
noon, otto, pap. peep, pip. pop. pup, red
der, refer, repaper, reviver, rotator, sees,
ShOhS tat, tit, foot. tot and tut.
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SHERMAN ON !
The SITUATION
Prosperity Is Coming, But Very
Slowly.
TARIFF BILL WILL
DO THE WORK.
All That Could Be Has Been
Done.

Mckinley and the Administration
Subjected to Undue Criticism By
Malcontents-'sIll Effects of the
Wilson Bill Are Yet In Evidence
Mot Surprised That No Action
Was Taken By Congress On the
Currency Question or Hawaiian
Annexation.
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throttle Professor Andrews and he re-
signed. His objectionable offense was
committed during the late presidential
campaign. when he expressed the opin-
ion that the United States might with
safety. restore bimetallism at the ratio
of 16 to l. without waiting for the com
sent of any other nation. Advices from
Chicago indicate that he may be offered
a high position with the university of
Chicago.
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Paris win Not Be Represented.

Paris, July 26.-The cabinet today un-
expectedly decided that the government
will not be represented at the unveil-
ing of the national monument at Sc
dan in August to the memory OF the
soldiers who fell in the Franco-Prus-
sian war As the government contrih.
uted TO the cost of the monument and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-27

promised that the ministry OF COM
merce should inaugurate it and as the
reason for the decision is given as
considerations of a high ORDER it is
believed to be due to the reapproach
Inent l'etween France and Germany.
and the talk of the latter's restoring
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The Modern Musicale.

Answers: Young Lady-You are
wonderful master of the piano. hear.
Prof. Van Spieler Chired for the oc-
casion)-I blay aggompaniments ZONE
times.
Young Lady-Accompanime TO
singing?
Prof Won Spieler-Aggompaniments
TO conversations.
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A Determined Man

Argonaut: A gentleman had left his
corner seat in an already crowded rail-
way car to go in search of something to
eat, leaving a rug to reserve his seat. On
returning he found that, in spite Of the
rug and the protests of his fellow pas
sengers. the seat had been usurped by
one in iady's garments. To his protesta-
tons her lofty reply was:
"Do you know, sir. that / am one of
the directors Wives2"
Madame he replied were you the
directors only wife l should stiH pro-
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Looking for a Speedy Fall.

London, July 27.-The Daily News
this morning saws in its financial re-
view that the first consignment of gold
from Australia to San Francisco,
amounting to s1,0OO,OO0, will be shipped
on Aug. 1. The shipment appears to
be based on calculations of a speedy
fall in New York exchange.
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THE RAID INTO
THE TRANSVAAL
Lively Debate In the House of
Commons.
PEERS AND LADIES'
GALLERIES CROWDED
STANHOPE BITTERLY ATTACKS
THE CHARTERED COMPANY.

Harcourt Flies to the Defense of
Chamberlain-M. Chamberlain Is
of the Opinion That South Africa
Is Now In Better Position Than
It Has Been Since the Raid, and
Kruger Is DESTROYS of Meeting
the Government In the Proper
Spirit.
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LITTLE hope
FOR SILVER
No Free Coinage Through the
Republican Administration,
so SAYS UTAB's
SENIOR SENATOR
Cannon Returns and Talks to
The Herald.

Vast Difference Between an Inferno
tional Conference and an Interna-
tional Agreement-Iin.e Will Jus
tify His Course on the Tariff
Observation-Disclosures OF Elec-
trioal Power oompanies-His Trip
to Japan.
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Her Justification.

Ensign: But why do you encourage
him if you never intend TO marry him ?p
Mercy wouldn't be so presump-
tons to tell 1 can't marry him before me
asks me
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Went From the Treasurv

New York. July 2e.-The $500 600 in
gold TO be shipped abroad on the 9th
inst. by Kidder, Peabody & Co. of Bos-
ton, was today taken from the sub
treasury.
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The HeraId's Special
Introduction Offer
SHAKESPEARE

is issued in u volumes, arristicaIly and
substantially bound in Half Morocco.
with gilt top. gold back stamps. uncut
edges, and is printed on extra quality Of
super calendared paper, and contains q
gallery of beautiful Illustrations in pho
tOgraVure.
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This is the portrait of the distinguish
ed educator who resigned the presi-
dency or Brown university at Provi-
dence. rather than surrender the right
of free speech. Rockefeller and other
great souled philanthropists promised
several millions to the university if
the president could be induced to mod
ify his views on silver coinage and the
tariff. To secure these gifts the trus-
tees of the institution attempted to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-27

some listeners laughed and the end
scatter remarked that it was a very
hot day.
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Special Guarantee.

If not entirely satisfactory the Art
Portfolio and Shakespeare may be re-
turned in three days at our expense and
money Will be refunded.
Send One Dollar and Coupon To-day
Tomorrow may be too late-and secure
this magnificent offer of Art and Litera-
ture-
The true northerner., 1897-08-04
IOWA PROHIBITIONISTS.
Meet mt Des Moines and Name n state
Ticket.

Ticket.
Des Moines, Ia, July 29.-The pro-
hibitionists held their state convention
here Wednesday and placed in nomina-
ton the following state ticket: Gov
ernor, DR.. Z. l.. Eaton, Des Moines
lieutenant governor, NJ. w. Atwood,
Estherville; state superintendent, Mrs.
NJ. II. Durham; supreme judge, N. L.
Hellyer, Guthrie Center; railroad COM
missioner, A. u. Coates, Perry. The
platform is short and confined to pro-
hibition entirely, except one plank for
woman suffrage and another of fair
ballot and fair count; the mulct and
manufacturing laws passed by the re-
publicans in recent legislatures. The
candidate for governor is pastor of the
First Methodist church of this city, per-
haps the largest church of the kind in
the state.
Des Moines, Ia, July 30.-E. L. Eaton,
nominated for governor by the prohi-
bitionists, is ineligible for the office,
not having lived in the state the re-
quired two years.
The true northerner., 1897-08-04
To Mine Gold in Alaska.

Trenton, N. j., July 31.-TEe United
States Alaska Gold company, with an
authorized capital of S1,000,0 900, was in
corporated Friday afternoon by the fl
ing of articles in the Office of the secre-
tary of state. The company is formed
for the purpose of mining gold in the
Klondyke fields. The incorporators
are: Ralph Mckee. OF Tompkinsville;
Henry =. Whitaker, Hotel Imperial,
New York; Frederick j. Brown, Brook
lyn; Harry f. Roesser, Hotel Neither
land, New York; Thomas p. Daniels,
Hotel Girard, New York. and james a.
Atwater, New York.
The true northerner., 1897-08-04
SEVEN PERSONS KILLED.
The Terrible Work of Cyclone Near
san Jose, Ill.

The Terrible Work of n Cyclone Near
san Jose, Ill.
San Jose, H., July 31.-Death and
desolation followed rapidly in the wake
of a cyclone which swept across this sec
ton of the country at seven o'clock Fri
day night. Seven persons were killed
outright and three seriously injured.
The house and barn of DR.. A. G. Nc
Dowell on the outskirts of the town
were demolished by the fury of the
wind. The town itself escaped only be-
cause the cyclone rose about 21a miles
north and passed over too high to cause
any further serious damage. 1t is prob
able that more deaths may be reported
later from the outlying districts. The
dead are: A. c. Mcdowell, Mrs. Samuel
Brownlee and three children, Jessie
Groves, and a grandson of Mcdowell.
The injured are Mrs. Mcdowell, a son
and q daughter
The true northerner., 1897-08-04
TRUE UNIFORMITY.
Plan Adopted by Pittsburgh Coal
OperatOrs-The Strike.

Pittsburgh, Pa, July 29.-The "true
uniformity" conference of coal oper-
ators of the Pittsburgh district adopted
the following agreement, but it has
nothing TO do with the great strike:
The agreement as adopted provides for
cash payment OF wages. 1000 pounds TO the
ton. check weighmen on the tipples. min
ers TO be credited with the full quantity or
coal contained In the mine car, abolition or
company stores. semimonthly pay days,
uniform price for pick mining in the thin
and thick vein districts and screens not ex-
ceeding one-half inch. 1t also provides
that in case OF the violation OF the provi-
sions and terms OF the agreement penalty
OF ten cents per ton on the total output OF
coal mined by the violator Will be charged,
which penalty is to be paid as a commission
subject TO the right of further arbitration
or appeal. Said penalty when collected Is
10 be distributed among the signers or the
agreement pro rata, In proportion TO the
total amount OF tonnage or output made by
them during the year. The commission Is
TO be chosen annually and shall be known
by the name OF the Uniformity commits
sion. IT shall be composed OF nine MEM
bers, the thick and thin vein operators hav-
ing proper representation. The members
shall be sworn to faithfully and impartial
ly perform the duties OF their office
and will be authorized and empow-
awards. II shall also be empowered to
subpoena witnesses with the same force
and effect as board OF arbitrators duly
appointed under the act of the assembly OF
the state OF Pennsylvania relating to COM
pulsory arbitration. The agreement shall
not become effective unless II has been
signed by SO per cent of the operators on
or before January /, lS9S After 30 per cent.
have signed the agreement. IL any 10 OPP
orators shall be OF the opinion that enough
have signed TO render II effective. a meet
ing shall be called in Pittsburgh to declare
IL in force.
The general strike situation is less
encouraging from the miners stand
point than it was a week ago. Breaks
in the ranks of the river men and gen.
eral feeling of discouragemento over the
West Virginia situation have combined
to quench enthusiasm in a remarka BILE
degree.
The true northerner., 1897-08-04

BEHIND the eye what is called the
"retina" is lined with branching blood
vessels, and curious but perfect sim
pie experiment will enable you to SEQ
these. Place yourself in a dark room,
opposite a dark-colored wall; then
light a candle, and, holding it in your
hand, shove it up and down be fore
your eyes, all the time looking, not at
the candle, but the wall beyond Aft
er little practice you will see appear
on the wall a great branching figure
in black on a reddish surface. What
you are looking at is the shadow of
these blood vessels at the back Of your
own eye.
The true northerner., 1897-08-04

THE director of the gasworks at AK
les-Baines, France, has perfected a
simple system of automatically light
ing and extinguishing gas jets from
any distance. The burner is closed by
a steel plate, which is magnetized and
drawn aside while an electric current
is passing through it, the escaping gas
being ignited either by spark from
the plate or the incandescence of a
suitable material The plate falls
back over the burner on being demag-
netized
The true northerner., 1897-08-04

DR.. KANDT, German explorer, has
started out to find the ultimate sources
of the Nile. Having the promise of
assistance from the Congo authorities
when he reaches their territory, he has
set out from German East erica, in-
tending to make his way to Urundu,
Uhha and Ruanda. There he will as
certain the size of Lake Akenjaru, and
measure the volume OF water in the
rivers Kagera, Ruvuru, Nyakirongo
and Akenjuru in the dry and wet sea-
sons He will trace that having the
greatest volume to its source.
The true northerner., 1897-08-04
NOTED HORSEMANS FATE
DIR. Mclean, In the Excitement of Ta-
lucas Victory, Falls Dead.

DIR. Mclean, I'm the Excitement of Ta-
lucas Victory, Falls Dead.
Cincinnati, July 30.-Dr. L. f. Nc
Lean, the noted turfman, is dead. His
death occurred under the most unusual
circumstances al the Oakley race track
just before the last race Thursday even
ing. McLean's horse, Taluca, won the
Ohio stakes, the event of the day, and
was run up to $4,000 by John Hoffman.
In the excitement occasioned by this,
the doctor had an attack of heart dis
ease, and expired in ten minutes. The
fifth race was thereupon called off. The
greatest excitement prevailed, as DR..
McLeap was one of the most prominent
turfmen in the west. He was 55 years
old. wealthy and owned big string of
horses.
The true northerner., 1897-08-04
Tariff Act Printed.

Washington. July 29.-The first
copies of the tariff act in law form
for circulation have been received at
the document-rooms of the senate and
house. The law makes u pamphlet of
20 pages. The members of the house
will have $4,000. the senators 10000 and
the senate committee on finance $4,000
copies for distribution, making $4,000
in all to be circulated 10y congress.
The true northerner., 1897-08-04
WIND AND HAIL.
They Do Great Damage to Crops in
Iowa and Minnesota.

Sioux City, Ia, July 31.-Hail severe
ly injured crops in this region late
Thursday night. From Rock Rapids
and Sioux Center it is reported so to rs
per cent. of the small grain was ruined
and that some fields were utterly de-
stroyed.
Luverne, Mimi, July 31.-The crops
in strip five miles wide and 30 miles
long in this county were entirely de-
stroyed by hail Thursday night. The
storm extended through five townships
and the loss is total where it struck.
The true northerner., 1897-08-04

REVOLUTION in the building of sub
merged walls and piers is promised
from an invention on exhibition at the
foot of Rivington street, New York. A
raft is placed between two scows and
supported by ropes A solid wall is
then built on The raft, which sinks
gradually as the weight increases. In
this way the inventor claims that he can
build "a stone wall weighing 5000 tons
and float it to any part of the bay or
beach and lower it in place wherever
di~ected
The true northerner., 1897-08-04
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
For the Week Ending July n.


A rich gold find is reported in Mime
sofa within so miles of Duluth.
Fire destroyed over one-half of the
business portion of Hillsboro, Kan.
Col Fred Grant has resigned from
the board of police commissioners OF
New York city.
Jules Bunnell and his bride of a few
days committed suicide with morphine
at Houston, Tex.
The steamer Tasmania struck rock
and sank near Napier, n. H., and six of
the crew were drowned.
Heavy hail destroyed crops at Garth
age, Bristol, Waubay, Alexandria and
Bryant, in South Dakota.
The National Temperance society be-
gan its seventeenth annual camp meet
ing at Ocean Grove, N. j.
At De Graft, o., Frank Wright was
found lying dead on his wife's grave
with bullet in his brain.
Miners in the Danville Qll.) district
are in destitute circumstances, over 400
families being without means.
Heavy rains flooded Railway, Fan
wood and other places in New Jersey
and did great damage to property.
Capt. John II. Johnson, Gen. Sher-
idan's chief of scouts during the war,
died in Brooklyn, N. Y, aged 81 years.
Maximo Martinez was hanged at
Floresville, Tex, for killing Jesus Car
lilo and wife and Juanita Acosta on
June 6.
Two freight trains collided at De-
pew Junction, n. Y, killing George FL
lensbee, engineer, and Charles Eddy
| fireman.
Troopers Bertrand and jacobson of b
troop, Second United States cavalry,
| were drowned in a reservoir at Monu-
ment, Col.
John 7. Lowell, manufacturer of fire.
arms, died in Boston. He was one of
the foremost arms manufacturers in
the country.
A deal whereby most of the coal
mines in East Tennessee will become
the property of an English and Boston
| syndicate is announced.
Cap" Hatfield, the notorious outlaw
and leader of the Hatfield-McCoy feud,
and credited with killing II men, es-
capped from Jail at Williamson, w. Va.
Mamie and Estelle La Point, aged
ten and IA years respectively, were
drowned in Mill river, at Northampton
Mass. The girls came from Fort Dodge
Ia.
Col. Fred Grant has resigned from the
board of police commissioners of New
York city, declining to acquiesce in the
methods adopted in dealing with dis.
orderly houses.
A dispatch from Constantinople says
that the signing of the preliminaries
of peace awaits only the reply of the
Greek government fixing the dates foI
the payment of the indemnity.
The populist state convention at
Roanoke, Va, nominated Capt. Edward
r. Cooke, of Cumberland, for lieutenant
governor. Other places will be filled
if the democrats decline TO fuse.
John johnson (colored) was hanged
at Livingston, Ala, for the murder
of A. +. Clarke, white man, in Janu
airy, 1896. and Pig" Newell was exc
cuted at Selma, Ala, for murder.
The handsome Carrara marble bust
of President Mckinley that is to be
placed in the state capitol at Columbus
o.. has arrived in New York from
Naples and will be shipped west in g
few days.
The true northerner., 1897-08-04

THE Massachusetts, Historical socie.
ty has held its last meeting in its old
rooms in Boston, and will now store
its valuable library and collections for
two years, when it is hoped it's ne W
building will be ready for occupancy.
The first meeting OF the society was
held in 1791, and for Go years it has oc-
cupied the location now to be vacated.
The society's fund amounts to Sl69, 500
and it has 10000 volumes and 80, O4a
pamphlets in its library.
The true northerner., 1897-08-04

THE practical value of the eophone,
an instrument about which so much
has been said and written, would APP
pear to be confirmed by the secretary
of the treasury's call upon congre SIS
for some Sl2, 900 in order to place them
on revenue cutters As is well under
stood, the eophone is a sound catching
device, its purpose being the deter.
mination, with all possible accuracy,
in fog or darkness, of the location of
sound, both as to the direction and dis
The true northerner., 1897-08-04
TO PLAN a SHIP CANAL.
Deep Waterway Commission Is APP
pointed by the President.

Washington. July 3O.-The secretary
of war announced Thursday the APP
pointment by the president of Maj.
Charles w. Raymond, corps of engi-
neers, United States army; Alfred No
BILE, of Chicago, and George Y. Wisner,
of Detroit, as a board of engineers to
make surveys and examinations for n
deep waterway from the great lakes to
the Atlantic tidewaters. This board
was authorized in the last sundry civil
act, approved June 4, 1897, and is ex-
pected to complete the work under
taken by the deep waterways commits
sion appointed by President Cleveland.
The true northerner., 1897-08-04

Franklin, o., July 31.-At the Miami
Chautauqua Thursday, while DIR. Tai
mage was speaking, the second rise in
the pavilion at the rear of the speaker
gave way and several hundred people
were dropped about ten inches. No one
was seriously injured. A dog was pin
ioned beneath the timbers, and the
doctor would not proceed until the ami
NAL was released.
The true northerner., 1897-08-04

ONE of the most remarkable women
in Pennsylvania is Mrs. Mary Ann
Cassidy, of Coalport, Clearfeld county,
who is now lo5 years of age. She was
the mother OF thirteen boys and five
girls; nine are living and nine are
dead. She gave birth to four pairs of
twins. Mrs Cassidy was born in
County Fermanagh, Ireland, in 1892,
emigrating with her hus sband and fam.
lily to this country in lS45.
The true northerner., 1897-08-04

THE great Chulalongkorn, king Of
Siam, at his last visit to the Swiss par
lament in Berne, took an album TO all
the members, in which he asked the m
to draw pig with their eyes shut and
sign their efforts with their auto
graphs The king, as have many Amer
lean youths and maidens, gained much
amusement from the regularity with
which the statesmen failed to connect
the tail with the body, and put the eye
in the middle of the head.
The true northerner., 1897-08-04
President mt PIattsburr.

Plattsburg, n. Y, July 30.-The pres
ident and Mrs. Mckinley occupy suite
of seven rooms in the Hotel Champlain
annex, connected with the main build
ing by corridors. The rooms are the
finest in the house and have been es-
pecially finished and furnished in ele-
CANT style and taste. The president is
delighted with the magnificent lake
and mountain scenery.
The true northerner., 1897-08-04
New Car Ferry Line.

Milwaukee, July 31.-A special to the
Sentinel from Manitowoc, Wis, says:
The car ferry line between Manitowoc
and Benton Harbor, with connections at
Benton Harbor with the Big -Four road,
for eastern, southeastern and southern
points, opened Friday. The tug Fischer,
having in tow the Lake Michigan and
Wisconsin car ferries Nos. ] and 4, ar
rived with "a cars of loaded freight for
Manitowoc and western points.
The true northerner., 1897-08-04
Large Salvage Award.

London, July 31.-The court of ad.
miralty have awarded to the British
steamer Maine the sum of 5,700 ($2S,.
5OO), salvage for towing the North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Spree into Queens.
town in her last voyage over from New
York, she having broken her shaft.