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The times., 1897-06-06
BURIAL OF y PERSIAN SHAH.
Impressive Ceremonies at the Fu,
neral of Murdered Ruler.

hcTui VI IA MuFucCeU ruler.
report from the United States consul
at Teheran, has been received by the State
Department, detailing the c ceremonies
which attended the buiial of tie late Shah
of Persia.
The final obseqtdes OF the late Shah
OF Persia, who was assassnated one year
ago. took place April 22, e97, The delay
was caused by the construction of a mau-
soleum. The mausoleum is located at the
scene OF the Shaii's ASSASSINATION, 81 x
miles from Teheran. The occasion was
one of great solemnity. Nothing was left
undone TO show fitting honors by the gov
eminent and the people;
The diplomatic corps at the court OF
Persia participated in the ceremonies by
invitation. The body was placed in
magnificent funeral car drawn by twelve
horses. The procession was headed by tie
Shah, who walked Immediately behind the
hearse Priests came next, and then the
diplomatic corps, etc.
The Shah, ewing to ill-health, marched
with the procession but short distance
Before leaving, however, he thanked the
diplomatic tody for their presence The
final ceremonies at the tomb were held
by the military.
The late Shah was the fourth in the
line of his dynasty, 3ld the first Persian
sovereign TO he inferred at Teheran. He
was good man and just ruler, whose
memory VIII he long Ieye1ed by his people
The times., 1897-06-06

occupied the same region Were the rice
fields at a distance from the line Of nigga,
tion, Of north OF the bressIing grounds
they would prCbabix never be Inoiested;
but lying rs lney do directly in the path
of migration they form recruiting ground
where the birds eaL rest and take on
flesh and strength for the long sea flight
which awaits them intheir course to South
a nerica
In the facefof an estimated annual loss
OF S2,o0o,O ,Oeo, it is evident that the
Southern planter feels no poetic passion
for the bobolink. 1t would be unsafe
To assume that the INSECTS which the birds
consume during their resi- ace in the North
can compensate for fue dest raction They
bring about in the South. The Depart
ment OF Agriculture has no remedy for the
pest. For yeats the rice planters have
employed men and BOYS to shoot the birds
and drive them away from the fields, but
in spite Of the millions slain every year,
their numbers do not decrease In fact,
large part of the loss sustained is not
In the grain the birds eat, but in the outlay
necessary 10 prevent them from eating
1T all.
The times., 1897-06-06
WILLING PATRIOTS THESE.
Some of the Many Persons Who
Are Anxious for Office.

Secretary Gage was assured yesterday
that he had not been forgotten by the army
of patriots who are willing to serve their
country by bearing the burden of lucrative
offices They filed the following appii-
cations for positions:
i. Pettiford, Washington. ID. c., to be
auditor at Washington, ID c.; Newcontb
Clark, Ocean Springs, Miss, to be auditor
at Washington. ID. c.; W. d. Loudoun,
New York, N. Y, to be auditor al Wash
ington, ID. G; Lindsay Murdoch, Marble
Hill, Mo-, to be deputy auditor at WASH
ington, ID. c.; G. . W. Esterly, Minneapolis,
Mimi, to be deputy auditor at Washing
ton, d. c.: j. II. Hurtt, CheStertown, Nd,
to be deputy auditor at Washington, d. c.;
r. II. Hanna, Houston, Texas, TO be col
lector OF customs at Corpus Christi, Texas.
p. W. I.amon, San Francisco, Cal, to be
assistant appraiser at San Fran CISCO Cal ;
j. K. Neal, Brooklyn, n. Y, to be assistant
appraiser at New York, n. Y Gus Devron,
New Orleans, La, to be assayer at the
mint at New Orleans, La.
The times., 1897-06-06
A LARGE SUIT FILED.
Thomas 81. Whitney Seeks TO Re.
cover the Sum of S24,15S.S1.

Thomas II. Whitney yesterday filed a
suit against the Guarantee Savings, Loan
and Investment Company, Incorporated
under the laws of West Virginia, claiming
the sum of SEAL 5S.61 due him
The plaintiff AYERS that he made a con
tract Tith the defendant December / 1894,
by which he was TO be paid the expense
fund, from which he was TO pay all the
expenses Of conducting the business of
the corporation and the debts that might
accrue. The limit of the contract was
for five years, but it is alleged by the
plaintiff that he called upon the defend
ant for the balance due him, amounting to
S1o,S0335. and he was refused payment
and the defendant repudiated it's contract
The plaintiff AYERS that he expended the
sum mentioned over and above the amount
paid him. II e further claims the sum of
$13.7S3.33 to be due as reasonable COM
pensdtion for his services, including inter
est, making total of S24. SO 81 Messrs
McCainnon and Hayden are his attorneys
The times., 1897-06-06
THE B0BOL|Nk A BAD BIRD
Poetry Centered About Him Olf-
set by Thieyish Habits.
HATED BY SOUTHERN FARMERS
Damage Done to Rice Fields Est
timated by the Agricultural De-
nartment to BE S2,oOO,OOO Annn-
aHy-A Boon to Northern Farmers,
But q Pest to Southern Growers.

The Depa rtment of Agriculture has is
United States, and their relation 10 Agri-
culture, which was lately prepared by
Mr.. f. E. L. Beal, assistant ornithoIoglst
of the Biological Survey. Particular at
tention is paid to the bobolink, or rice
bird The annual loss to rice growers
through the depredations Of this little
bird, is estima ted at $2,000,000.
The bobolink is common summer resi-
dent of the United States, north of about
the fortieth degree of latitude, and from
New England westw ard TO the greatpIains.
1t winters within the northern tropic. In
New England there a1e few birds, if any,
around which SO much romance has clus-
tered, and, in the South, none on whose
head so many maledictions have been
heaped.
The iobolink, entering the United States
from the far south at a time when the rice
fields are freshly sown, pulls up the young
plants and feeds upon the seed. 1t stay is
not long. however, and it hastens North
ward, where it is welcomed as herald
of summer During its sojourn in the
Northern States it feeds mainly upon in
sects and the small seeds OF useless plants;
but, while rearing its young, insects con-
stitute its chief food, and almost the
exclusive diet of its brood. After the
young are able TO fly. the whole family
gathers in a small flock and begins to live
almost entirely upon vegetable food This
consists for the most part of weed seeds,
since in the North these birds do not seem
to nolest grain TO any great extent. They
eat few oats. but the stomachs which
Mr. Beal has dissected do not reveal a
great quantity of this or of any other grain.
AS the season advances they gather in
larger flocks and move Southwark, until
by the end of August nearly all have left
their breeding grounds. On their way
tney frequent the rcedy marshes about the
mouths OF rivers and on the inland waters
of the coast region, subsisting largely upon
wild rice.
After leaving the Northern States they
are commonly known as reed birds, AMI,
having become very fat, are treated as
game. They begin to arrive on the :ice
fields in the latter part of August, and dur
ing the next month make havoc i'll the
riprning crop. The rice districts lie direct
ly in the track of their fall migration, since
the abundant supply of food has served TO
attract them more and more, until mostof
the hobolinks bred In the North are con
centrated with disastrous effect on the
Southern coast when the rice ripens in the
fall It seems probable to Mr.. Beal that the
Introduction of rice culture in the South.
combined with the clearing of the forests
in the North, has favored an increase in
this species.
Mr.. Beal thinks that the food habits of
the bobolink are not necessa rily inimical
to the interests of agriculture. 1t simply
happens, he says, that the rice affords
q supply of food more easily obtainable
than did the wild plants which formerly
The times., 1897-06-06

OF Mr.. Charles - Trail, his candidate fol
the Hamburg consulate.
Senator Wellington believes that large
batch of consulate appointments are row
being considered, and that n a few days
there viii be plenty of news of the ,on-
sulShips. This theory is ia harmony win
the belief Of two or three other Important
gentlemen, published in The Times re-
Gently.
Senators Elkins, Mcmillan. Fairbanks,
Hanna, Cullom. Spooner and Mcbride wer.;
among yesterdays callers. Senator Nc
MILAN introduced State Senator McLa1g,l-
lin, OF Michigan.
Representative Evans, of Kentucky Y intro
duced Mr.. G. c. MenZel, Jr. OF Kentucky
Mr.. Evans also made another plea for his
candidate for the Registership of the
Treasury, Mr. W a. Gaines. colored.
Commissioner of Patents Butterworth
was among the morning callers.
The times., 1897-06-06
Builder Carver sued for Damages.

Frank N. Carver, the well-known builder,
was yesterday made the defendant in a
suit brought by John F. Rabbit, who
claims 81 1000 damages, a the result OF
injuries sustained in beng thrown fIom a
scaffold while plasteling in the employ of
the defendant. on March IL last The
plaintiff alleges that on account of the
negligence of Carver in the construction
OF the scaffold, the structure gave way, and
his leg was broken in the fall Eirney and
Peters are attorneys for the plaintiff
The times., 1897-06-06
SWEEPING BIDS DEFERRED.
Commissioners Delay Action While
Awaiting Further Infornaation.

There was to have been a hearing ut
the District building yesterday relative TO
the new street sweeping contracts, but
the commissioners Were compelled to defer
it, for the reason that some needed in
formation which they telegraphed for from
New York City on Friday evening, failed
to reach them. AT the board meeting yes
terday afternoon a general discussion re-
garding the various methods for sweeping Z
was INDUCED in, Sut in the absence of tiie
necessary Information they did not feel
at liberty to make any decision.
In TIE meantime, the Commissioners VIII
consider all specifications for sweeping
the streets by hand in order to be pre-
pared for an early decision III the event
of it being found practicable TO award the
contract for hand labor.
The times., 1897-06-06
CANNOT LAND AT GLYMoNT.
A Special Privilege Captain Mil
stead Alleges to Be His.

Judge Cox yesterday issued an order re-
straining w II. Booker, president; Frederick
A. dyson, secretary Of the Washington
Pleasure Club, and William Skinner and
John White, officers of the steamer Kent
from landing at the Potomac River resort
Glymont uutil Thursday next, when they
are required to show cause.
The application for the order was made
by Capt Thomas NJ. MiIstead, of the
steamer Mattano, who controls the ex-
elusive privilege of landing passengers at
Glymont, and VINO alleged that the above
mentioned pleasure organization was about
TO give an excursion on the steamer Kent
to Gaymont yesterday evening"
The times., 1897-06-06

be IN keeping with the dignity of the Cap
ial OF the National Government. would
involve cost of abont S2,5O0, Zoo, as
proposed in the bill The building used for
similar purposes in Baltimore cost $4,000,
0to; in san Francisco. $4,000 900; IN Phil
adelphia, 81 4 100000. The amount recon-
mended in the accompanying bill cannot
therefore, ,seeIneXcessive. Very respectfully,
JOHN W. ROSS,
President Roard of Commissioners, d. C.
The times., 1897-06-06
TO REMIT PENALTIES.
Senate Appropriation Committee to
Relieve Delinquent Taxpayers.

Former Senator Gail paid visit to the
District building yesterday. He informed
the Commissioners that the District A ppro-
priations Committee of the Senate had de
cided TO add an amendment to the present
bill to remit arrears of penalties and inter-
est on all taxes from 1895 to the present
time on the payment of the amount OF
taxes, with interest at 6 per cent.
The ex-senator informed Commissioner
Ross tnat both Committees Of Congress
favored the amendment and it was hoped
that ON account of the present stringency
of the money market and the great hard
ships of the poor the Commissioners would
pass upon the report favorably
The times., 1897-06-06
COMMISSIONERS DELAY ACTION
No Steps in Condemnation Proceed
ingS for the Present.

1t was sdecided by the Commissioners yes
terday afternoon that no steps would be
taken in the work of condemnation Of
lands under the recent opinion handed
down by the Supreme Court of the United
States in the highway extension cases
until the return of Mr.. A. s. Worthington,
the special counsel for the District, who
is compelled to leave the city for New
York OH pressing legal matters
Late yesterday afternoon the Commits
sioners received the opinion of the court
passed recently, and il Is their intention
to scrutiDize ii carefully before taking
any decisive steps in the matter of CON
demnation proceedings.
The times., 1897-06-06
Monster Turtle on Exhibition.

There is now on exhibition at c. H.
Jayins s. Sons stands at the Center Market,
q leatherback sea turtle, weighing 7C0
pounds, which was caught in TanZier
Sound. chesapeake Bay This is the only
turtle Of the Kind that was ever seen in
Washington, and said to he the cnly one
known to scientistsin his country.
The times., 1897-06-06

Vented, all makes Of typewriters for
repair; best work; low prices Typewriter
Headquarters and Manufacturers Agency,
1907 F st. NV. Burket & Hewett, Agts.
je5-3t,em
The times., 1897-06-06

Storage, furniture. 81 to So month. B.
& Q. STORAGE CO., 10 to 16 E st. ne.
ie5-tf
The times., 1897-06-06

May was cool and rainy. We've got to
do two months business in June. Going to
do it, for we don't believe that you will pay
the other shoe dealers full prices in the face
of these terrible reductions Money is never
SO easily earned as when saved on Shoes.
We have sold Shoes low during previous
sales, but never before in our experience
have we offered values equal to these.
The times., 1897-06-06

Do you knoso that you can hare TIE Morn
inq, Evening and Sunday Times dettrered as
pcur residence for Gfty cents a r'ontts
The times., 1897-06-06
For Men.

Needless to add that satisfaction is guaran-
teed or money returned. You know it, or ought
to. Come in as early in the morning as posi-
bic. Generally crowded afternoons.
The times., 1897-06-06
Stock Must Be Reduced !!

Before the builders take charge we are
compelled to sacrifice most desirable and
seasonable goods at great loss, as we pre-
fer this method to storing part Of our stock
away into another building. Don't let this
chance escape your attention
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-11-12

GREATER OAK HALL gives
you Better Garments for LESS
MONEY than any other house in
this country. No express charges
to pay. Call and examine.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-11-12
TO Our PATRONS

Tm Tmr. has this week placed q long
li,, Of delinquent subscribers In the
hands Of Attorney Snyder for collection
No dis,idc,ion has been made aud every
subscriber WHO'S year or more IN ar
rears. will find his account there THIS
is no, done to make any additional eH'
DC nse to our patrons, and all will be
given an opportunity to make settle
men, without additional cost. But We
niue. get our aceountsin before the be-
ginning Of the new year, as the burden
Ct carrying them is becoming too heavy
for us. Settlement can be mad" either
with Mr. Snyder or at this Office and
we trust all will take immediate steps
10 square their accounts
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-11-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Yy,ou ouE RrouiAu ooAnurosprstl
wAsniSoroS, Nov, o, 1897.

yFnoa ouE RrouLAn coHHEsrospESr'l
wAsnlSoroS, Nov. o, 1897,
The election has been the principal
tonic Of conversation in Washington
this week. The results offer no proof
oi,he uncertainty OF things political in
This country. The administration men
try to console themselves by saying
II IL merely case in which off year
political history repeats i,seli' but they
only partially succeed, because they are
perfectly well aware that special efforts
were made to prevent the usual of year
results, and yet Kentucky and Nebraska
,wero lost and Ohio barely saved, while
,he party vote iell Off cyel where The
maahino politicians OF all parties ar'
pleased withthc success Of hmmany
mNow York. bacuac tbo lucgrss OF 10"
would haye encouraged the paciieeo
running ontimachino candidates DO
other places, 20 the consequent loss o.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-11-12

FRoH the following figures 1t would
seem that more money was spent by one
candidate In Greater New York than ON
the whole OF CoaNllle's city election.
For instance, 1t cost Randolph Guggen'
heimer, who was elected President Of
abe Council Of Greater New York, s,'
go to make the race. Justieeelect Ed
ward Dryer Of the City court expended
,b,O26. william wardwell, treasurer oil
Of Standard OH company, Prohibition
candidate for Mayor. says he spent ,9lI
during the campaign.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-11-12

Tnr long expected railroad rate war
10 ON, and unless some agreement is
reached before the new rates are pub
lllshed. reduction OF considerable mag
nitude will inaugura,e the fight, the
termination OF which, probably, Will
not occur until rates have beeu cut to q
minimum
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-11-12

DumASr's appeal TO The u. $. SUI
preme court has been denied. CALI
iornia will now enjoy the pleasure Of
hanging the hend, aud the ladies Will be
given another opportunity to send him
horal lrIhlhes.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-11-12

We note that considerable interest
II being taken In Utah mineral paint by
eastern people. and We would suggest to
the people Of Morgan, aud other places
where this pain, abounds, that they
should look in,o,he matrcr and make
the hest of ~.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-11-12

Tnry have actually consured thes game
wardens VINO shot down some squaws
and other unarmed Indians m October
last. what a shame 10 thus discount
enance a little harmless sport OF the
poor wardena.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-11-12

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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-11-12

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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-11-12

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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-11-12

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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-11-12

Ladies' Tailor Made Suits Made
to measure as low or as high as
you care to go.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-02-12
Durr.n. believe. butler Innooen..

San Francisco, Feb. 8.-The supreme
court Of California has handed down no
decision on the appeal Of Theodore Dur
rant, found guilty Of the murder OF
Blanche Lamont twenty-one months
ago. 1t is understood the appeal has
not yet been considered by the supreme
justices, but many attorneys believe
the justices will grant Durrant new
trial. So many important civil cases
have precedence over the Durrant case
that 1t is said decision will not be
handed down before the end Of the
year.
In an interview today Durrant ex-
pressed his sympathy with murderer
Butler, because the newspapers are
bounding him." as he said. Durrant
expresses his belief in Buffers limo.
cence.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-02-12
S|GNEDBY THE QUEEN regent
Proposed Cuban Reforms
Receive Sanction.
TO HAVE LIMITED HOME RULE

An Assembly VIII Be Created Hav-
ing Certain Powers in Adminis-
tsring the Affairs Of the Island.
Madrid, Feb. e.-The queen regent
signed plan for reforms in C,,ba. The
scheme includes numerous and elab-
crate DEGREES and will occupy several
pages of the official gazette.
The reforms consist chiefly in the
creation OF an assembly to be called
the council OF administration, COM
posed Of thirty-five members, Of whom
twenty -one are to be elected by the peo-
pie and six by different corporations
The remainder will be one magistrate,
one university professor, one archbishop
and five former senators or deputies.
The council OF administration is EN-
powered. firstly, to prepare budget;
secondly, to examine into the fitness Of
officials appointed; third, they make
may tariff, subject to the condition
that Spanish imports will have the adj
vantage over the general tariff.
The governor-general will represent
the home government, and have the
right to nominate officials who shall be
Cubans, or Spanish who have resided
two years in Cuba Nevertheless he
may freely nominate high function.
aries, such as magistrates, projects, etc.
Other DEGREES concern the organiza.
tion Of provisional municipalities which
are TO be literally representative. The
municipal councils in general will be
empowered to elect their president and
have exclusive control Of the public
education.
According to another decree the gov
ernment reserves to itself extraordi
nary powers in the event OF any dis
turbance of the public order, and Cubs
will continue to elect senators and dep
uties to the cortcs as at present.
Altogether the reforms are much
broader in the direction of decentraliza
tion than those granted to Porto Rico
The powers Of the governor-general arr
much extended, while the council 0
administration is fairly representative
of all parties and interests. The Span
ish government will continue to vot'
the budgets and treaties for the col
onies. Spanish products, according Il
the reform scheme, will be allowed |
rebate of 40 per cent Of the Cuban tariff
compared with other imports.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-02-12
WILL NOT REACH a VOTE.
Arbitration Treaty TO Go Over TO Next
Session Of Congress.

Arbitration Treaty TO Go Over TO Next
Session Of Congress.
Chicago, Feb. s.-A Times Herald
special from Washington says:
The understanding among senators at
present is that the general arbitration
treaty will come to vote at this ses-
sion Of congress. No one doubts that
it will be debated, but the opposition
makes no secret Of its intention to con-
sumo so much time in discussion that
vote cannot be reached.
1t will be an easy matter to do this,
as the business of the senate is fast
reaching that stage in which there will
be great struggle for precedence.
Already the friends of the Nicaragua
canal bill, the immigration bill, the
bankruptcy bill and other measures
are fighting for time. In short time
the regular appropriation bills will
have to be taken up and they will dis
place almost all other business. Under
such circumstances it will be compara-
tively easy to crowd the treaty into the
background. The sentiment Of the SEN
ate is generally against an open debate
on the treaty.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-02-12
Fir. q. Sal. Lake.

Salt Lake, Feb. s.--Fire last night
destroyed the Scott-Auerbach building,
on Main street, entailing loss Of
$3.50, 900, little over half covered by
insurance. Besides the great financial
loss, there were several accidents that
narrowly escaped being fatalities. Elec-
trician Vail, Of the fire department,
came in contact with live wire and
fell from the third story window Of the
building, but fortunately came In con-
tact with network Of wires, which
broke his fall, and though he dropped
to the pavement with fearful violence,
1t was with lessened force. Miss
Smith, roomer in the building, was
rescued by Assistant Chief Donovan
from the roof, whittier she had been
driven by the pursuing smoke.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-02-12
hi. Head wa. Crushed.

San Francisco, Feb. S.--A horrible
accident occurred today in Smiths cash
store, on Market street. John Tropp,
carpenter, was instantly killed, his
head being almost torn off. Tropp was
working between the second and third
floors on projection. As the elevator
was descending from the fifth floor
Tropp thrust his head into the shaft.
AT that moment the counterbalance
came up and struck Tropp in the face
crushing him in frightful manner and
nearly decapitating him.