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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-22
NATIONAL SENATE.
BILL TO FIX PoSTMASTERS'
TERMS AT FOUR YEARS.
Turpie's Third Days Argument
Against the Nicaraguan Canal
Bill Listened to By the Solons,
But No Action Taken.

Washington, Jan. PA few days ago
the memorial of Mr.. Henry A Dupont
for admission to a seat in the senate
from the state of Delaware was pre-
scented by Mr.. Chandler (Rep. n. H
and was referred to the committee on
privileges and elections. Today, a GER
tificate of election was presented by
the same senator and was similarly
referred, to the effect that Mr.. John
Edward Addicks has been legally
elected to the vacant seat in the SEN
ate from the state of Delaware. An
unsuccessful attempt was made by Mr..
Hill, (Dem. n. ", backed by Mr..
Chandler, to have a bill considered and
passed fixing the term of office of all
postmasters at four years.
Mr.. Hale, (Rep. Me.), objected, how
ever on the ground that the bill would
only intensity the scramble for post
office appointments, and the bill was
not taken up.
Most of the morning hour (Which is
really two hours) was taken up today,
as it had been for the two previous
days, in a wrangle over the bill as to
electrical condultS in the city of WASH
ington, Mr.. Hill making an additional
argument in opposition to the bill. 1t
went over without action.
Then Mr.. Turpie began his third
days argument against the Nicaragua
canal bill, illumining the subject with
scintillations of bitter sarcasm. There
was no similarity, he said, but a dis
similarity between the British gov
eminent buying the control of the Suez
canal and the United States govern
ment buying control of the Nicaragua
canal. The first was a case of a bird
in the hand" the second a case of a
bird in the BUSH
If the proposition made pending the
bill was made to the British parlia-
ment. the reply, he said. would. be.
You have no right to make the trans
fer. That is forbidden by the terms of
your own contract. Do you think that
we are going to give you a hundred
million dollars for a corpse and then
have to bury it at our own charger"
When Mr.. Turpie closed his speech,
an effort was made by Mr.. Morgan.
dem. Lao, in charge of the bill, TO
have a day and hour fixed for taking
the vote, but objection was made both
by Mr.. Turpie and Mr.. Villas, Oem.
Wis.,.
Finally, as a vote by yeas and nays,
showed the absence of a quorum, q
motion to adjourn was made by Mr.
Morgan and the senate at APO .. m. ad-
journed until tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-22
a Minnesota Blizzard.

ST Paul. Jan. 21.-Reports received
tonight from Montana and the Da-
kotas indicate the approach of a biz
zard which is raging in those states.
The wind at Billings blew a chimney
off a schoolhouse and several pupils
were seriously injured The snow is
drifting badly and railroad traffic will
be badly blocked
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-22
HORRORS OF THE
INDIAN PLAGUE3s
Graphic Desc. Upton by an Indian
Army Officer.
NATIVES PANIC STRICKEN
WASTED BY STARVATION, THEY
FALL EASY PREY.

Hundreds of Bodies Lying Along the
Banks of the Sacred River Gauges
Awaiting Their Turn to Be Burned
Situation Becoming Alarming
Earth Seems Laden With the
Poison-Nothing But Heat Can
Purify the Quarters.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-22

mis- man with one hand, the knife with
the other, until the car reached
Desplaines and Madison streets, when
Detectives O'Donnell and FitZmaurice
relieved him. Nugent's wound was
dressed and the women revived at a
neigh boring drnp store
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-22
Carried II Too Far

Tit-Bits: Daisy-Charlcy Dudeleigh is a
great mimic, isn't he? He's always i'm
personatinE somebody.
Bella-Yes, and / think he carries his
propensity for that sort of thing too
far. Why. even the ring he gave me was
an imitation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-22
THANKSGIVING o.

What though we burn wood by the cord
And weather prophets croak?
Soon on the grooming festive board
The turkey. stuffed, will smoke.
Then something to the poor Well spare
Who're always with us here
Ard We'll forget all grief and care
In sweet Thanksgiving cheer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-22
An Idaho Postomce.

Washington. Jan. 21.-A postoffice
was established today at Pinedale.
Boise county, Ida, and Samuel II.
Garfield appointed postmaster.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-22
SCHOONER LOST
IN SIGHT OF LAND
rev of Nine Men Perish in
Sight of Watchers.
PoWERLEsS TO AID THEM
ONE BY ONE SEEN TO GO DOWN
TO DEATH.

Only Three Hundred Yards Between
the Inflated People and the
Land, and Yet No Earthly Power
Could Rescue Them-One Woman
and a Child Also Meet a Misera
BILE Death.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-22
! THE
3 SUNDAY
( HERALD
Will Have Many Interesting Fea-
lures This Week. Among Them
Will Be
DREAD DYNAMITE GUNS.
. 90 900 COCO 90 ~%

During the last few months there
have been perfected in this country
three new dynamite guns of such
friChtful force that they may end
wars altogether One OF these weap-
ons has been used with much ire
mendouS effect by the Cuban in
surgents in the fight against the
Spaniards. Three Illustrations made
from nhOtOgra mis-.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-22
AN UNFINISHED STOCKING.

Lay it aSide-her wOrk-nO more she sits
By open window in the western sun.
Thinking of this and that beloved one,
In silence as she knits.
Lay it aside-the needles in their place
No more she welcomes. at the cottage
door,
The coming of her children. home once
more,
With sweet and fearful face.
Lay it aside-her work is done. and we'll
a generous sympathetic, Christian life,
a faithful mother and a noble wife,
Her influence. who can tell?
Lay it aside-say not her work is done
No deed of love or goodness ever dies,
But in the lives of others multiplies;
Say it is just begun.
A Wise Lad.
Baltimore American: Teacher-Come,
Johnny. repeat your history lesson.
JOhnnV-HiStOrV repeats itself ma am.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-22
LATEST ACHIEVEMENTS IN Elk
PLoRATIoN, SCIENCE AND
INDUSTRY.

l. Blowing Through a Brick Wall.
Strange as it may seem, it is possible
for any person with an average pair
of lungs to blow through a brick
wall two feet in diameter This eX-
Derment has recently been made by
a prominent refrigerator company in
this country, 10 show that the Ordi-
nary brick wall is easily penetrated
by wind. A full account is given of
this experiment and of the method
of performing the feat at small cost
and little trouble, in 800 words. One
double-column illustration.
2 A Divers Telephone. A new in
vention.
3. Measuring the Flight of Birds.
Account of a recent experiment.
t. A New Electric Headlight For
Railway Engines. BY means of a
new electric headlight in use on 4
railroad in the middle west. a terri
BILE catastrophe was recently avoid
ed. This light is likely to be cen
orally adopted throughout the cOun-
try.
5. Life History of Common Eel.
Since the days of Aristotle. there
.as been a mystery surrounding the
common eel, which scientists have
never been able to clear away EelS
are first observed when about an
inch or an inch and a half in length
In what form and where they keep
themselves before they have attained
this size has been the problem for
ages. A French scientist, however,
has Just solved the problem, and in
this paragraph the results of his dis
covery are made known.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-22
LIFE ON THE GRAND BANKS,

By Lieutenant Hey A. Wiley. a
glimpse into the daily life of
Gloucester's fishermen on Americas
most famous fishing-grOunds. de-
Scribed by an officer of the United
States navy, who recently spent sew
eraI months in and about the quaint
old fishing town. watched the fisher
men at work, talked with them for
hours on the wharveS and in their
homes. Two illustrations.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-22
GREAT MIDDLEvILLE CYCLONE,

BY w. l.. Alden. The short story
this week is lively one by the pop
ular writer of fiction, w. L. Alden.
HOUSE TOILETS.
At Home Gowns Suitable for Late
January. Early Spring Stuffs. Sill
yer Taffetas. Soft Broched Surahs
Very Short Pile VelvetS. Lightweight
Zibelines and Powered Beiges Are
Being Extensively Sold in the Shops
These Days. Illustrations.
ECCENTRIC COMEDIENNES.
They are rare but Miss May Rob-
son says this role opens a long and
profitable professional life to am
bilious actresses.
THERE ARE MANY OTHERS
EQUALLY ATTRACTIVE.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-08-12
CHAPTER yxII.

We must return to Astrea and take
up her history from the moment ut
which, attended by her French maid,
she entered her bridal chamber. She
laid off her elegant evening dress. and
threw on q graceful robe-de-chambre OF
white India muslin. seated herself in
the easy chair and took the little Bible
from the toilet table to read n chapter,
as was her invariaple custom before of
fering up her evening prayers.
.yyill madame require anything
morey' asked Flfine. as she arranged
the footstool under her mistress feef.
Nothing; you may retire: l will ring
when I want you in the morning" an
swered Astrea.
Goodnight, madame" said the girl,
curtsying.
Goodnight" kindly replied the lady.
The Frenchwoinan retired, and the
bride was left alone.
Why did Astrea replace the unopened
Bible upon the dressing table. rest her
elbow upon the arm of her chair and
bow her beautiful head upon the palm
or her hand, while sigh after sigh broke
from her BOSOM
She had every means and appliance
of enjoyment at her command. She
was blessed with youth. health and
wealth: with beauty. genius and good
ness; she had realized the n blissful
dream Of her girlhood's life; she loved
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-08-12

fccts of vigilance ma
early light, and then hss . It !
i in the disguise tSsa y
she had entered the serv, osough
lily. First, she took tha Of
a sponge bath. Next s.eireshns
long, black hair comna sue foda
cealed It all under n sy, asd
wig. This she attachaS Aurlant B
up and chin the black mo % Aes \
imperial. And finally she a asachA
SELF in the white linen a,'ayHi
trowsers and apron % .oand Id
Chef." In which charac,as ionske
already knows nat She res Ins Il,
part TO everybody's odm;salo
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-08-12
Two Emper


Fonstadt, Aug. o.
press Of German]
IA the imperial yd
were met by I'll
aange of greetin|
We're full of
nags and the 81
enthusiastic q
The greetings {
m%ajesties boa
erlal yacht Alexd
The Peterhof n
received by all
u duchesses and
sS OF the car
eror and empires
ezarina at the
men made calls
Fd the royal fan
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-08-12
|
PRIME MINIS
| BY AN ANAA
L. shot. We're Fl
Rived Thsss Hour
|,.s he Fatal !"
|x,rd. were' LA
,o.,,sle Effect on
H., AFFAIR. = Score
opinion.

opinion.
L,drid. Aug. 9.-se|
s,iilo. the prime IN J
assassinated at 3
anarchist. The mui
two of which ST
,he head and the OF
wounded man
s.s for two hours
short distance
he murderer decla1
Dor Canovas lin ac
Inst vengeance" az
,,oome of a
pspiraey. He is |
jyed at Santa Agud
|,be premier, and 81
lurking in the
hing establishment
inner.
me health OF Senior
lived greatly of lat
Idiur a very quiet
ended to the busin
nlcmeLt of the
waiting in the Ga
establishment fo|
4 TO join him for
assassin, who had
|sn ordinary visitor
N at him point 4
ksing through the
behind the left $
Ier two lodging in I
|tantly and oily
BUSINESS long enoue
Ids.
o.
Washington, Aug. 8
int probably has |
formal notification
Is assassination,
|ked up with other
he department a
Own until Seer
lches the departm|
h received the frs
through the AssC
bn. He expressed
details. He said
event will have
trse, on the poll
bin, but TO what ex
y death Of one mai
going TO change thd
|Ole country. Spai|
)rs country. Her
|r have
she means, evid|
|Cuba. Just how
these circumstar|
she Is opposed "a
Pmier Canoyas wa
He was the q
element which W
b the islands at al
BY Spain is almos
nOyas was n stro|
Fernment of Spain
Esible that another
pace him in that
ping similar views
rneed ideas. How
| am not able q
rs. politically, of $
essentially far-rd
always produced
PITS. As to the col
Ahict In Cuba, | I'D
pave no official I'M
assination ard nj
lturlng guesses al
pet in the future
lsked as to hoy
ought the Cuban il
1, he replied tha1
latical, and he DID
II. He added (
[ous names of pre-
IN mentioned, bu|
crmed as to Their
ping on which bel
lioh as to Canov
|sor.
Enator Morgan.
tlgn affairs comm
and the champio
n, predicted that
Ft be the forerur
Plge Of governme|
Edng the mona
|ught, was the IRE
event he regard
We disintegratioI
ernment.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-08-12

ESsL',s,as, Placer
iasn& Yukon nil
%n~anosomeiy
An@lpspev withe
eiss prize Of ib
postpaid
nN4s Write qui
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-08-12

mo, Monsieur, she refused the wine
in which 1t was infused"
1T could not be that she suspected
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-02

from the stage OF metropolitan Church,
Dec. 3, her separation from Mr.. Ser
gan
Dec, ID, 1896. Mr.. Bergen went tothe
National Soldiers Home, at Hampton,
Va, for rest and medical attention,
there to remain probably q year. after
which, he hopes TO again be able to
resume the work be has loved SD we'll
Mr. and Mrs. Bergen lived together
for nine years and no two people in
the country are better known TO Afro
American concert goers than they.
Their friends everywhere regret the
Misunderstanding which has led to
their separation
The announcement that Mr.. Bergen
left Washington without paying his
artists is not true. He transferred his
interest in the concert to Mr.. Reed
who paid all the bills including the
artists, except Miss Batson, to whom
he paid 500 on account and turned over
TO Mr. Lively. her agent list OF about
1000 unreportsd tickets.
AS q concert manager Mr.. Berger
has been singularly honest i'm all Of hi
financial dealings, with artists anC
others He has been sick for lony
time. and misfortune has overtakeI
him because of his broken health. bu
his many friends hope and believ'
that he will recover his health and re
sumo his splendid concert work
VRRITAs.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-02
MORE BLOOD SHED.

The announcement is made that six
colored men have been lynched in
Kentucky IN as many days. Dark
skinned citizens are being hunted up
on the soil of that benighted state as
though they were wild beasts, and
the law ia silent
That a state of anarchy exists no one
viii Rainssy or deny. The commission
Of any crime by any member of the de-
spised race is taken as an excuse for
the murder OF other persons OF the
same hue.
We confess that our mind is made uT
as to what course to pursue. Where
the state and local authorities fail tc
protect % we believe in performing
that duty ourselves, and with whatev'
er weapon and in Whatever way viii
best suit the circumstances surround
ing the case
tisall humbug TO talk about stand
ing stiu and being butchered in order
to have peace. When colored men vii
see TO il that the reports OF their Ill
treatment and murder are followed by
the death OF some of their murderers
heste- state OF phSi-s wili prev"'
and justice loving white men VIII re
spect Us for having exhibited those
qualities of manhood-ceurage whici
hAs made nations great and caused
their deeds of valor to be handed dowI
20 their children In song and story
ILynch-law must go
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-02

WE tailed to direct attention to the
decision of the Supreme Court Of APP
peals of Virginia in the mandamus
proceeding of CHARLES N. WALLACE
JR.
The State Board of Canvassers had
declined to count the ballots cast for
CHARLES NJ. WALLACE, JR., for one and
the same person, although there was
no other individual by that name =
candidate for the office
The Supreme Court decided that
'siunior' was no part of q persons
name, being merely descriptive.
This supports the contention made
by us in our reply to Hon. J T. LAW
LESS. Secretary Of the Commonwealth
relative to the use of the name, John
MrroHELL," upon the official ballot. 1t
ia strange that Mr.. BAwLBss should
have found it necessary to have the
Supreme Court construe fact which
every dictionary in the land declares
to be practically self-evident. and the
orammars Of tie nation bear out in
every rule pertaining thereto.
We are satisfied that one gentleman
IN the commonwealth has been en-
liohtened even though it took FIVE able
iurists to perform such favor. Sc
lah. -. .--.~
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-02
THOSE KENTUCKY BurCHERIEs.

TIE lynching Of JIN EroS., colored |
at Bsyfield. Kentucky, Monday, Dec.
2lst, was one OF the most dastardly
crimes a. yet committed. Knives
were stuck into the body Of the hap
less victim as he prayed.
The treatment Of him was bad
enough but the reign Of terror which
has since been inaugurated coupled
with the brutal and unprovoked muir
der OF WnT SUEr, = confessedly inno-
cent lad of Is years, places the situa-
ton on 3 par with = sinister revolution.
COlored mems houses have been
burned to the ground, and notices post
ed that citizens Of African descent
must leave the neighborhood- In
order TO cover up the slaughter OF col
ored people and to afford an excuse
therefor q report was circulated that
an army Of Negroes" we're marching
on Mayfield to svenge the murderers-
The massing of colored people at given
points is nothing more nor less than
the refugees who have fed to save
their lives. The government is sppar-
emily indisposed to take hand and q
state OF anarchy prevails,
In such cases, colored men should
sell their lives as dearly as possible
It is indeed surprising that white
men should give such positive eviden'
ces Of barbarian.
Here are inoffensive colored people
made to leave their property and fie'
for their lives. 1t il coolly stated tina
there Is no law to reach the case. Thi
may be, but repeating rifles in tn
hands of determined yeomsnry woul'
reach it.
Truly unfortunate it is that ever.
Afro merican resident in that neigh
borhood should not have been armed
Had this been so, q different stor
would have been told from that whicl
has been sent broadcast over the coul
try.
There are thousands OF white me
who discountenance such exhibition
: of savagery, but it seems that the
! cannot exert themselves to the en-
that they shall cease.
; MISREPRESENTATION 10 the first law c
I nature, and conservative seton rein
Q forced by radical defence OF our live
: will do more good than thousand sp
2 pssls TO the government and millio
prayers to Gods throne. Lynch-la'
: must go.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-02
MR.. sTRAKER AND HIS. POSITION

WE received communication stat
ing that the Afro-Americans Of Detroit
had not treated Hon. d. A. SrRAKER in
the matter of Office as has been repre-
sented to us through the columns of
the Freeman"
The following extract explains it,
self:
Would say further that the office is
chiefly considered in political circles
as a sort OF stepping stone to higher
things for young lawyers, and two
terms is all that precedent allows for
any one man. Mr.. Straker evidently
thought he was of sufficient imper-
ance to hold it for life and so violated
the promises made by him in again ca
third time) becoming a candidate And
l am sorry TO say, in his advocacy
made himself . stumbling block not
only TO himself but to other Afro
American aspirants. As q result in
our last county convention there was
no sentiment manifested among dele
gates towards continuing an Afro
American in one of the two offices
As result not one Of the three candi-
dates had a 1host of q show, and Mr..
Straser steps down and out January
/, 1897.
The above 10 from correspondence
which appeared in the columns Of the
Cleveland Gazette"
1t will be seen that the charge is
made that Mr.. SrRAKER not only vio-
lated = pledge, but prevented any
other race-leader from securing the
position. This view of the case is in
teresting, to say the least.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-02
O0L0RED MEN AHEAD.
a PECULIAR Condition Mr. jones Only is
Authorized.

Within the past two weeks . largo
number of the white shriners and ms
soma In other departments of free ma
sorry have been in a state of conster-
nation IN this city add masonic circles
IN all or the departments of the crafts
have been stirred up Co the highest
pitch. 1t now has leaked out and
turns out to be true and the white
shriners say that it is true and thew
must acknowledge the game, for there
is no way of getting out of it. for John
q. Jones. 33rd of this city, who is I'm
perial Grand Potentate for the colored
shriDers in the United States and who
is also the Sovereign Grand Command
er or the UnitedsSupreme Council Grand
Orient at Washington, d. c., and who
Is q prominent lawyer of the Chicago
bar and Leading man among his peo-
pie, was the first and only mason in
the United States to have q patent
OF power and authority to confer this
sublime degree of the mystic shrine.
Brother Jones got hil patent of ooue or
from the Grand Council of Arabia.
which is the fountain head of mystic
shrine and the degree was conferred
upon him by Turk named Rofelt Pa
sha, deputy from the Grand Council
OF Arabia in 1898. at Chicago, and as
sisted by others at the Masonic Hall
with imposing ceremonies, and while
the secret work of the Mystic Shrine OF
colored shriners is Just exactly tbs
same that is usee by the white shrip.
ers, the difference is about the legality
OF those entitled to do the work.
William j. Florence, SD, a promf.
| nent white nmason of New York CITY
got the mystic shrine work while be
was on visit to Arabia and brought
it to America. and placed it in the
hands of DR.. Walter NJ. Fleming. 88d
who is another distinguished white
mason in New York City, and in 1877
the mystic shrine degree was confer.
red on. several prominent white ma.
sons, June 8, 1876 Mecca Temple wa,
established, but the trouble now il
that William J. Florence and DR.. Flem
Ing and not one of the White shriners
IN this country ever had any power OF
patent from the Grand Council OF
Arabia to do any work in the United
States. Brother Jones last week pre-
sented his patent from the Grand
Council of Arabia to a committsa nj
white shriners aud they declared it to
be genuine and legal, and the white
shriners were called upon to produce
their patent of power and authority
and they could not as they did not
have any. This puts Brother Jones. a
colored mason, to the front as being
the first and only legitimate shriner
with power and authority to do the
work in the United Chicago
Sun.