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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11
Corn for the STARVING.

New York. Aug. 1O-The following
cab,egram has Just been received:
Calcutta. Aug. 10.-City of Everett ar
rived safe and sound: her cargo in GOOD
condition. Met Bishop Thoburn. Ar
rangements for distribution>perfect Cargo
is more acceptable even than expected.
(Signed.) '.HOBBS'
Rev Hobbs sailed from San Francisco
June Y on the whaleback steamer City of
Everett in hacrge of a cargo of corn
given to the India famine sufferers by the
people of the United States. He viii now
turn the cargo over to the inter-denomin-
ational missionary committee. of which
Bishop Thoburn. of the Methodist Episco-
pal church is chairman. and it viii be
Scientifically apportioned among the
missionaries of all protestant demona-
tons IN the famine districts for distri-
button among the suffering natives.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11
Smith to Meet Dixon.

San Francisco, Aug. 1O.-Solly Smith,
the California bantam. has signed arti-
cles TO meet Peddler Palmer before the
London National Sporting club. Oct
IS, for a purse CT $4,000. 1t is understood
that the men will weigh in at 122
pounds each. Smiths signature was
secured by w. T. Kibbler. who repre-
sents Doc" Ordway, of the London
club. 1t is stipulated that if Smith is
defeated by Griffin in this city Aug. 90
thar the match with Palmer is to be
declared off
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11
WITH THE SLUGGERS.
Mccoy and Creedon May Probably
Meet Soon.

New York, Aug. 10.-At last Kid Nc
Coy and Dan Creedon are within a few
thousand miles of the fighting point
Colonel John H. Hopkins. on behalf of
the Australian, signed for $4,000 fin
ish fight, which is to take place in Ne
vada between Oct. ! and 81. The condi-
tons were wired to Mccoy at Cincin-
natl, and II is said they are entirely
agreeable, and he is expected TO accept
Immediately.
Tor manv days, ever since Mccoy
returned from abroad. this match has
been talked of, and in the latter part of
May arrangements were practically
made to bring it off before Sharkey and
Maher put the fighting game in New
Tn-i5 to sleep.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11
TIE DIAMOND.

Washington, .10.-Today's was a
game the like of which. for sustained
interest and fireworks finish, Washing
ton has not seen for many days. The
Senators tied in the eighth. when five
hits were made off Fifield.. and Tuck
er's home run in the tenth won the day.
Attendance, 700. Score: Washington. q;
PHILADELPHIA, 6.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11
BRIEF TALES By WIRE.

A Barnum. Park county, Tex, fire did
$3.50 600 damage last night
The naval armor board held another
session yesterday All work was of a
preliminary nature
Captain NJ f. Waltz, Twelfth infantry.
has been believed from duty at the Mem
phis institute. Memphis. Tenn. Sept. 10.
and ordered TO join his company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11
Grifath win Succeed Holman.

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 1O.-The SCI
lection for congressman in the Fourth
Indiana district. recently represented
by Judge NJ S. Holman, was held to-
day. There were three candidates
Marion Griffith (Democrat). Frank Lee
Republican, and NJ W. Browder
(Populist). About a two-thirds vote
was polled.
Returns have been very slow in COM
ing in, but the indications are that Mr..
Griffith has been successful by plu-'
rality of from 1000 TO 1,4OO.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11
win Raise a New Question.

Washington, Aug. 1O.-The state de-
partment has not yet received the ap-
plication from the British government
for permission TO run telegraph line
through United States territory, con-
Meeting the gold fields of the Klondyke
with the outer world. It is said that
the application will raise a new ques-
ton. only comparable to that which
was involved in the establishment of
the mixed mail route in Alaska, which
gave rise to so much talk
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11
Great Fire in Russia.

Berlin. Aug. ia special dispatch has
been received here which says that a
great fire has destroyed the greater part
of Moghiloff. in the government of Mohe-
lev. on the river Sozh. an aff1uent of the
Ducfier. Two hundred houses have been
burned ane a famous Jewish synagogue
and six Jewish seminaries have been
ruined
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11
A Steamer Overdue.

Port Townsend, Wash, Aug. 1O.-The
steamer Mexico from Alaska is now
five days overdue, this being the
seventeenth day since leaving here on
the northern trip. If reports received
by steamer Islander, which returned to
Victoria this morning from Dyea, are
true, the Mexico may yet be at Dyea
waiting until the beach is cleared to get
room to discharge her freight, as it is
said a great jam exists at Dyea.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11
Moses sehloss Is Dead

New York. Aug. 1O-Moses Schloss died
at his home II, this city aged IS years. A
native Of Bavaria he came TO this country
AZ an early age and established a dry
goods business in Albany. in 1S49 Mr.
Schloss went 10 st, Louis, where he re-
mined for six months and then Joined his
three brothers. Benjamin. Frederick and
Philip. who had gone 70 CanIorn.a wnere
they founded a dry goods business. Ben
ian1in and Frederick withdrew from the
Iir,n in 1857 and Moses and Philip came to
this city ard founded the firm Of Schloss
Bros, umbrellas and Darasols.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11

in the box today was easily the finest
done by any Boston pitcher this season.
ana the New Yorks were defeated by
the smallest possible score. But two
men hit him safely, he gave but one
base on balls. and received perfect sup
port. Only one New Yorker got as far
as second base. The only run scored
was made b-r Begen in the fifth. Sey-
mour's Boston debut was a fattering
one. and he held the Bostons down to
one run and six hits. Both sides fielded
brilliantly Attendance. 5000. Score:
Boston, l.; New York. o.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11
Buenos Ayres wool CROP.

London, Aug. 11.-7According TO a dis
patch TO the Times from Buenos. Ayres
the wool crop is officially reported as
being superior in quantity and quality
TO that of 1896. Sowing wheat and flax
are 30 better than a year ago, and
the grain is described as in splendid
condition. The weather is reported as
favorable. but there is some fear of a
visitation Of locusts
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11
War VIII be Presumed

London, Aug. ia dispatch from Mon
tiredeo says that the government organ
asserts That the war wiz be resumed on
the expiration of the armistice of % DAYS
signed or July &c. between the insurgents
and the government troops. 1t IS as
stunned that the negotiations for com
a<ouise VII fall
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11
Southern Pacific Coming In
Direct From Terrace.
THAT IS THE STORY TOLD.
RATES BETWEEN COLORADO
UTAH POINTS AND THE EAST
Are Being Adjusted so That They
VIII Not be Affected By the War
Between the Mallory, Lone Star
and Morgan Lines-Latest By
Wire-Local Notes.

A rumor which was current some
months ago has been renewed to the
effect that the Southern Pacific Rail-
way company intends building line
from Terrace direct to Salt Lake
The truth of the rumor could not be
verified. but it is circulated with great
persistency.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11

ton is to be composed Of capitalists,
scientific men and practical mining en-
gineers. The exploring party will travel
the greatest part of the distance from
Sitka in vans especially designed for the
purpose The expedition will start
from New York on March l and will be
equipped, according TO Colonel Fisk S
statement, along new and original lines.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11
LIVE STOCK RATES.
Proposed Raise In Rates Will Not Go
Into Effect.

It is learned from authority that the
proposed raise in the rates on live stock
over the different railroads will not go
into effect. Though not definitely set
tied, yet it is more than proba BILE that
the raise will not be made 1t was pro-
posed to fix a rate on each head of stock
that was shipped instead of allowing
shippers to rent cars and put in as
many head of stock as they pleased, as
has heretofore been done.
Not all of the railroads were in favor
of the new scheme and 1t is because of
their not being unanimous that the
plans will not De adopted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11

louisville, Aug. 1O-The Colonels had
their regular off day. and the Colts won
as they pleased. Hill was substituted
for Evans, after Anson's team had
scored three runs in the fifth inning.
Attendance. 1880. Score: Chicago, 16;
Louisville, 6.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11
Don't want Anarchists.

London, Aug. 1o.-According TO dis
patch from Buenos Ayres the government
of the Argentine republic has been ordered
to prevent the landing OF any Spanish
anarchists on Argentine soil.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11
Thielmann is Gazetted.

Berlin. Aug. 1O.-The appointment of
Baron Won Th.elmarn, the retiring Ger
man ambassador to the United States as
secretary of the imperial treasury in sue
cession to Count Posadows -Wehner, is
gazetted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11

Cincinnati. O., Aug. 10-The Browns
knocked Denman out of the box in the
fifth inning, scoring FIVE runs. When
the Reds went to the bat in their half
of the fifth. the score stood s to 3. A
base On balls, an error. two singles.
double and triple brought in five runs
for the Reds and won the game. as
neither side scored after the fifth in
ming. Attendance. 1000. Score: Gin
cinnati S: St Louis g.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11
EX-XING MILAN VERY ILL.
Great Anxiety Is Felt by His
Friends

Vienna, Aug. 1o.-Ex-King Milan, of
Servia. is so seriously i'll that some
anxiety is felt by his friends.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11

Cleveland, O., Aug. 1o.-Today's game
was a batting contest. but the Cleve-
lands had the better of it, This. COM
bined with the loose fielding of the Pr
rates, gave the home team the victory.
Score: Cleveland. 8; Pittsburg, 5.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11

Brooklyn. N Y. Aug. 10.-1'he Balti-
mores and BroolSlyns played two games
this afternoon. One resulted in an easy
victory for the champions. while the
other ended in q tie after eight innings,
when darkness prevented further play
ing The teams viii play another
double header tomorrow Score:
First Game-Brooklyn. 3: Balti
more, 8.
Second Game-Baltimore 8; Brook
lyn, g..
Boston, Ang. 1o-The work of Klopdanz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-29

ton division, 1872" Through this old
coach Conductor John Bender of New
ton, the oldest conductor in the service
of the Santa Fe, walked during the
parade, carrying six shooter and col
lecting fares from number of char
acteristic inha bitarts of the early Kan
SaS days seated within.
The third float was prepared by the
bridge and building department In
front was built a representation of the
span of a truss bridge and at the end
a pile driver in operation driving a pile
AT the rear was fac-simile of the first
station bu ldi G at Newton, and on the
roof was the date "1S72." A wind mill
in operation occupied a position at the
side of the station
Strong City: The point at which the
santa Fe has for years secured the
bulk of the stone used in the construc-
ton of buildings and bridges was rem
resented in the parade by float APP
prOpriate to it's chief industry At the
rear of the float was a repreSentatiO of
wall of stone partially cut away, and
in front of it stone derrick was in Op-
Grafton hosting and lowering a block
of stone. A force of stone cutters work
ed on stone during the advance of the
the following:
Strong City is where we get our
stone for depots, roundhouses and
bridges
MCPHERSON: The Mcpherson county
float, prepared at the city of McPher-
son, was agricultural in character 1t
was built with two decks, the sides of
the un0er decks covered with Kaffir
corn, and in the center reposed a great
Sheaf of wheat. Resting on this sheaf
and extending the length of the float
was the sign Mcpherson county,"
The columns supporting the upper
deck were completely covered with ears
of corn and Straws of bearded wheat
and broom corn, and in the center of the
lower deck was monster pyramid of
hulled wheat. Sacks of flour and stacks
of corn were ARA nged at either side of
the pyramid, and along the sides was
grown in that county. All the wood
work of the float was covered with
kaffir corn, oats, broom corn and wheat
On both sides hung the sign The De-
luge."
Kinsley: Along the center of the
float sent to the celebration from Kins-
ley was a wood and canvas facsimile of
the Santa Fe depot and eating house
at that place, painted in the usual dark
brown of all Santa Fe station build
ings. Above it was a stationary ban
ner. bearing the following:
THE 1897 crop of Edw rds county will
pay every dollar of debt in county in
Guiding bonds, mortgages and floating
debt"
Great Bend: The float from Great
Bend was prepared by the force of sec
ton men at that point, and represented
a section of track ballasted with rock
Seated on a hand car on the track was
a force of section men from Great
Bend.
Sterling: On the float from Sterling
a novel and original feature was car
ried out. AS the parade advanced
along Kansas avenue 30 horning pig
cons, owned by the Sterling HOming
Pigeon club were released at intervals
and soaring in the air started for their
homes in western Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-29
REFORM SCHOOL FIRE.
Barn Burns and With It the
Reform School Float.

This morning at 10 o'clock the morse
barn at the reform school was set on fire
and it was totally destroyed. The Of
ffcers and reform school boys had started
for the city to see the parade and but few
guards were left at the school.
When the fire was discovered the large
horse barn was burning ffercely. Most
of the horses had been taken from the
barn, but one span of mules were in the
center of it and they persisted. The eff
forts of the employees and inmates of the
reform school who were there were di-
rected toward saving the cow barn, which
is some distance from the horse barn and
implement sheds.
The reform school float which was to
have been in the Floral day parade to-
morrow was burned and the work of dec
Grating it was destroyed. 1t was a hand
some feature and the loss is great. The
origin of the fire was incendiary. Who
set it on fire is not known.
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The float was open in the center but
closed at both ends, and the closed sides
were completely covered with kaffir,
corn and millet In the center the
fruit and vegetable products of F'inney
county were displayed. Irrigation In
the county was represented by wind
mill in operation.
SOUTHERN KANSAS DIVISION.
Chanute. The division headquarters
of the southern Kansas division con-
tributed three floats to the Santa Fe
celebration parade. The chief float of
the three was prepared by the mechani-
cal department, and was a model en-
CINE and cabOose on a stretch of track.
Every detail of the engine and way car
was carried out in the model and in
the small cab two boys posed as engi-
neer and fireman. 1t formed an at
tractive display.
The employees of the track depart
ment of the southern Kansas division
are responsible for the preftiIy gotten
up float representing a stretch of track
enclosed between decorated sides which
appeared in the parade this morning.
The sides were painted in gold and
aluminium, and opened at the center in
an arched manner showing the track,
with hand car standing upon it.
The third float from Chanute was
prepared by the employees of the bridge
and building department, and repre-
sented a complete model section of a
span of a Howe truss bridge The span
was painted white, and made a pretty
showing.
Ottawa. Two of the southern Kansas
division floats We're prepared by the
employees of the mechanical department
at Ottawa One was an exact fac-sim-
lie of the first wrecking car used on the
southern division, at that time known
as the LeavenwOrth, Lawrence & Gal
weston road. The car contained the
wrecking equipment used in 1872 and
was numbered Il -
The second float from Ottawa repre-
scented a section of the boiler shop with
a force of men at work On this float a
heavy Helve hammer worked automat-
ically with the movement of the float
SOUTHERN DIVISION.
Arkansas City. The float from Ar
kansas City was representative of the
southern division in the Indian terrific
ry and Oklahoma, consisting of a cot
float was big cotton plant with color
ed picl1ers at work about it, at the rear
an old fashioned log cabin such as is
seen in the cotton district through
which the division runs, and in front
reposed two bales of cotton. 1t was one
of the unique displays of the parade.
A sign at the rear of the float bore
the following: Division opened for
traffic April u, 1887. Total mileage. 377
miles. Number of engines, S. On eth
er side were signs stating Scenes on
Southern Division
Wel'ington:On One of the prettiest floats
in the parade was the float prepared by
the employees of the Panhandle division
of t. e Santa Fe at Wellington. 1t
represented in shape the Panhandle di-
vision, as it's construction was in the
manner of a huge pan with the handle
of the pan and handle was covered with
paper flowers. giving a decidedly pretty
APP earance.
In the midst of the pan stood a mod
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-29
Of the Procession as Gathered by Re
porters on Bicycles.

The crowd of % wild and unterrified
cowboys came from Alma. They We're
Gn1er the command of E. ]. Bucking-
ham and We're brought to Topeka by
Charles W. COddington, agent of the
Santa Fe at Alma.
The horses came in a stock car while
their riders occupied the top of the car.
From the time the crowd struck Topeka
until they left for home life was one
constant round of pleasure to them.
The Texas ponies which they rode
were genu ne FUCKERS and the crowds
which watched the antics of the ami
mails expected every moment to see a
ranger shoot athwart the horizon and
become stranded on telegraph wire.
But all were disappointed. The cow
boys were good riders and were an i'm
portant feature of the show.
AT Crosby Bros. store when the pa
raGe was passing all the employees
stood in front and clapped pieces of
thin board together: The effect pro-
duced attracted much attention When
the Queen and her court passed the
ap lause was voc ferrous.
Down between Fourth and Fifth
streets a blind organ grinder furnished
music while tf1 parade passed. His
repertoire cons S-ed of Sidewalks of
New York" and a few other tunes IA
miliar to the common ear.
Chief Steele and his men had good
control of the crowds today on Kansas
avenue during the parade So large a
crowd is very difficult to manage, but
special policemen mounted and on foot
kept the crowd back to the curbstones
on either side and the whole street was
kept clear so that people had an unob-
stucted view of the parade.
The boilermakers in their float which
was provided with a noisy drum corps
had also a double quartet which sang
well. They sang "a Hot Time" as they
PASSED Queen LORNA at the Hotel
Throop.
The chief marshal and his staff and
the Queen and her court were treated
to refreshing ice water at Fifth and
Harrison were a delay occurred. The
long hot ride made them very thirsty
and the ice water was just the right
thi a t the rig t time.
The windows at the Santa F'e gen
era1 offices were filled with wives and
children of office men. They cheered
heartily as the various divisions pass
ed.
At the Santa Fee reviewing stand the
officers of the road We're kept busy ac-
knowledging the cheers of the employees
in line. When the float representing a
southern cotton field stopped in front
of the reviewing stand a stop was
made and the darkieS sank couple of
plantation songs. They had several
watermelonS on the float and during
the nging partook of the fruit This
made hit with the Santa Fe officers.
President Ripley, ]. J. Frey, Edward
Wider and others stood up and ap-
plauded heartily.
The float gotten up by the Santa Fe
pattern department boys was compell-
ed to drive around the big locomotive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-29

the mechanical department of the d.
vision.
1t is built in five tiers, in what might
be called pyramidical form, the tier at
the top the smallest and the lower tier
extending around the entire float. The
tiers consisted of painted canvas, il
Illustrating railroad progression, both
sides painted alike.
On the first tier is an illustration of
an Indian chief walking in advance of
a squaw, who follows with a load of
wood on her back. This bears the in
scription 1892"
on the second tier are the words
"a start for something BETTER and the
illustration is of an Indian on a pony
and a burro with a load on his back.
The illustrations of the third tier is
a stage coach ard train of freight
wagons crossing the plains and bears
the date "'49''
On the fourth tier is painted a repre-
sentation of the first train in the United
States, the grotesque looking cars at
tached to Stevenson's engine the
Rocket
The fifth tier bears an illustration of
the Santa Fe California flyer, pulled by
engine IS, and the words Progress of
transportation and travel Made pos
sible by the mechanical department.
On the tiers in front are painted pic
lures of a sunf1ower, Kansas girl and
a farmer and mechanic. At the rear
appears the list of stations on the mid
die division at which mechanical de-
partmentS are in Observation-Disclosures
Strong City, Florence, Newton, Hutch
picture of the Santa Fe round house at
Newton and a picture of the division
shops at that place.
The second float was the old pasSen-
ger coach No. 2, one of the first
coaches owned by the Santa Fe,
and on banners on either side on which
pictures of deer, elk, buffalo and long
horned steers appear, is painted New
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-29
FROM OUTSIDE POINTS
How the Santa Fe Towns Outside
Top Honored the Day.

Twenty floats from outside points in
the monster Santa Fe celebration pa
rade today.
This tells the story of how the Santa
Fe anniversary celebration was worked
up throughout the state. The displays
themselves told the story of the inter-
est taken in the demonstration by the
Santa Fe employees of Kansas.
Every division in the state was rep
resented in the parade. and every float
was a creditable showing of the energy
and skill of the Santa Fe employees at
the point from which it was sent. Com
bined with the displays prepared in
this city they went to form a pageant
unequalled in it's kind in the history of
the century.
number, ten floats appearing in the pa
Dodge City. The southern Kansas di-
vision followed with five, the eastern
division, exclusive of the station and
yard display, with four, the southern
division with three, and the AtchisOn
branch with one. Three of the east
ern division floats were prepared in this
city, and therefore could not be counted
as coming from outside points, al
though employees outside of Topeka
assisted financially in their prepara-
tion.
The descriptions of the outside floats
by divisions are as follows:
MIDDLE DIVISION
Newton. Three floats were sent to
Topeka from Newton, the division
headquarters of the middle division
The largest of the three although pre-
pared at Newton, is a general float of