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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-10
Now Awaiting the Arrival of Dan
Stuart.
QUARTERS FOR CORBETT
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN SELECT
ED YET.
Cincinnati Sport Does Up the Chi
cago Pool Rooms-Bicycle Races
at Pittsburg-Maher and Choyn-
sky May Fight-Ideal Park
Stakes-other Sporting News.

Carson, New, Feb. 9.-There is little
news of any Importance here in the
fight situation, everything being at a
standstill pending the arrival of Dan
Stuart, who was expected today, but
failed to make his appearance.
Harry Corbett, brother of the ex
champion, arrived from San Francisco
this morning, and it is reported will
open pool rooms Immediately. but he
refused to say anything on the subject
until Mr.. Stuart has made his inten
lions public.
Mr.. Cooke, Corbett's advance agent,
has not as yet selected the champions
training quarters, but it is believed
that Shaw Springs will be the place
chosen, and the erection of a hand ball
court and other necessary buildings
will be begun there in a day or so.
Newspaper men are arriving every
day and Carson presents a livelier APP
pearance than it has for years. Orders
for reserved seats have already been
received and are still pouring in from
many different cities in the United
States and Canada.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-10
Australians Coming.

Chicago, Feb. "a cablegram from
Australia has just been received by
President James A. Hart of the Oh cago
League Baseball club, announcing that
a team Of Australian baseball players
viii sail from Sidney by the March
boat to San Francisco, and that Man
ager Harry Musgrove, who success
fully managed the Australian cricket
ers on their trip around the globe last
year, had sailed on the Alameda, which
is due to arrive at San Francisco this
month. Manager Musgrove comes in
advance to complete ARRANGEMENTS for
the tour of the players. They want to
play Games with clubs throughout the
United States. Their intention is to
make a tour of the world.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-10
FERDINAND's ABDICATIoN.
The Rumor Not Yet Officially Con-
armed.

New York, Feb. "A special cable
to the Herald from Constantinople
says:
The rumor that Prince Ferdinand of
Bulgaria has the intention of abdicat-
ing in favor of his son is not yet con-
firmed. The Bulgarian agency here
states that it has received no Informal
ton. The news seems to be without
foundation.
Yesterday an anti-patriarchal pro-
testation took place at the Galata
church, ST. Saviour's, and in the en-
virons. Several persons were arrested
and dismissed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-10
WYOMING LEGISLATURE.
Governors Appointment Confirmed
Other Legislation.
Especial to The HeraldD

Especial to The Herald)
Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. Ex-Governor
Richards today appointed State En-
gineer Elwood Mead to the same po-
sition for the ensuing six years, and
the appointment was confirmed.
A deadlock in the matter of the bill
appropriating moneys for compensa-
tion of Thomas Bebb, custodian of the
abandoned Fort Mckinney reserva-
ton may result between the upper and
lower houses Of the legislature. The
house favors bill appropriating 81, 100,
and the senate cut this down to 81, 050
The house has refused to concur in the
senates amendment and the latter re-
fuses TO recede. A bill was introduced
in the house providing that assess
ment work win be a lien upon mines.
In the senate a bill providing for a
state board of health was killed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-10
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
They Were Filed With the Secretary
Of State Yesterday.

The Reorganized Oregon Short Line
Railway company filed articles of in
corporation at the secretary of state 5
office. yesterday. The capital stock is
SEQ. 100000, and the company, as former
l. announced in The Herald, will control
all the lines under the franchises be-
longing to the old Oregon Short Line
q Utah Northern Railway company
The incorporators are: T. jefferson
Coolidge jr. and n. Thayer, Manches-
ter, Mass; A. f. Orr. Brooklyn; w. E
Glyn, New York; c. II. Cosl AZ, Tuxedo.
n. Y; F. A. Bangs, New York; Gar
diner NJ. Lane, Cambridge, Mass;
yOliver Ames, Easton, Mass; each of
the above holding one share; Walter
C. cakman, New York City, 81, $50
shares: Samuel Carr, Boston. 1882
shares: Henry C. Nichols, Boston, g.
532 shares. All the above. together
with z. Ellery Anderson, New York:
Gordon Abbott, Boston; T. R. Jones,
Salt Lake; and Oliver Mink of Brook
line, Mass. make up the board of di-
rectors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-10
Cincinnati Gambler Does Up Chicago
Men.

Chicago, Feb. 9.-An Inter-Ocean
special from st. Louis says:
a shrewd Cincinnati. gambler with
several aids, who reached the city yes
terday and whose identity is not yet
known, made a successful haul on four
of the leading pool rooms, clearing with
a credit OF about $4,000. They played
only the Oakland races, and the pool
sellers hardest hit were Hayden &
Schneider, Fitzgerald and Tom Walsh.
The plungers only made post bets and
this knocked out the idea of tapped
wires. The first play was on Basquit.
in the first race, a 6 to shot, and they
picked up about $4,000. Nothing was
thought of this. but when the same
gang came up on Palmerston at s to 1
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-10
Kyle Not Elected Yet.

Pierre. S. D.. Feb. 9.-Two ballots
were taken in the joint session of the
legislature today, but without result.
On the first Picker. the Republican,
received the full support of his party
and the votes of two Populists who
have been Kyle men. There was but
enc change on the second ballot, one
Populist changing back from Picker
to Kyle. The first ballot resulted:
Picker, 50; Kyle, 80; Goodykoontze. 20;
Piowman, 10.
The change of the two Populists is
believed to have been in the nature of
a bluff by the Kyle men at their OPP
DOnentS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-10
Frank NAV.

London, Feb. 9-The death is an
nounced of Frank May, who for 20 years
previous to November, 1888, was chief
cashier of the Bank of England.
Mr.. May was the father of the junior
partner of Coleman & May, stock
brokers. who at the time of Mr.. Mays
resignation. were said to have been con-
nected with several trust companies
which collapsed shortly before the resig-
nation was rendered. Considerable ex-
element was caused at the time by re-
ports that the bank had advanced con-
siderable sums of money upon the securi-
ties of these corporations, but these
rumorS were never proven.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-10
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.
House Committee Still Has the Mat
ter in Hand.

Washington, Feb. 9.-The house COM
mittee on coinage, weights and meas
ures today further considered the SEN
ate bill providing for the appointment
of delegates to an international none
tary conference to be held at some
later day Mr.. Hill, (Rep., Comm, a
member OF the committee on banking
and currency, addressed the committee
in opposition to the bill. He was op-
posed to under the circumstances, es-
pecially at this time. He denied that
any responsibility laid on members of
this congress on this subject If the
bill was pledge of the st. Louis plat
form, it did not need the Endorsement
of Senator Jones and others of the sill
yer party. Further. it did not behoove
a Democratic administration to carry
out the pledge of the Republican con-
Vention. This obligation was upon the
president and members of congress.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-10
PROGRAMMED
SHORT LINE
General Manager Bancroft
Performs His First Of
fetal Act.
LOOKS FOR HEADQUARTERS
r. Y. T. Building, Wasatch and
Jennings Blocks Considered.

Selecting the Clerical Force-Resig-
nations Now in order-Dan Spen-
GERS Appointment as Chief Clerk
Considered Undergraduates of
Incorporation Filed Yesterday
Appearances Entered by the
Union Pacific and Its Receivers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-10
WAS A FlENDISH PLAN
Dynamite Placed Under a Train
in Jamaica.
SCHEME HAPPILY FAILED
BRAZILIAN PROSECUTORS HAVE
VERY HARD LUCK.

Captured by Soldiers and Made to
Work Without Pay-Digging in
Promising Gold Fields For Other
Men, and Teaching Them the
Business-Story of an Expedition
Which Is Almost a Romance
May Cause Trouble Later On.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-10
BRADLEY MARTIN BALL.

MAUDE DARLINGTON BOOTH.
Address: Julia H Percy, secretar
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
YOUR PALATE is YOUR STOM-
ACH'S CONSCIENCE.
YOUR STOMACH KNOWS WHAT Is
GOOD FOR YOU.

Thin people are thin because the food they
atis NOT absorbed. Reasons, either wrong
food, or right food undigested.
Fat, oils and grease will not make any one
fat. This is because they are indieestible.
Thin people find it hard to digest their food.
Fatty foods make 1t still harder.
Have YOU ever noticed that almost without
execution, thin, pale, dyspeptic, an@mic people
have an aversion to fat? This is of itself proof
enough that such foods are bad for them
Let your palate tell you what to eat. Nature
uakes very few mistakes and we should listen
to what she says.
Thin people may become fatter and dyspep-
Tics more comfortable by taking the Shaker Di-
ces+iva Cordial 1t agrees with the weakest
stomach. 1t helps the weak stomach digest
other food. It is fattening and lnyigorating in
itself for it contains artifcially digestec food
The Mount Lebanon Shakers have made a
great many interesting discoveries within the
mast hundred years, but none more important
than this ingenious cure for all diseases which
are traceable to faulty digestion. single 10
cent hottie will tell whether it is adapted to
yorr case, and can be had through any druggict
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22

ment. The doctor came and gave him
solnethi, to make him sleep. The next
morning he was just as reasonable and
pleasant az he ever was, and when the
doctor came and told him he ought to
go to hospital, where he could receive
constant treatment for his wounds, be
agreed, though always before he had
feared that very thing. He went away
from here to tire hospital as quietly and
peacefully as man could possibly go.
he bid Everybody aoodny. | haven 4
heard from him since. certainly hope
he.sis getting better and that he Iecovers
fully, for he is splendid man..
/. = Capt. MeGif1n was born in Washing
ton, Pa, in 1882 and Is 81 yers old. he
entered the Annapolis academy in the
seventies, and was graduated In 1882,
near the head of his class. He is what
the naval men call born fighter. He
is still attached to the Chinese navy.
During the war he bid fair to be a second
Chinese Gordon, and 80 achieve In the
navy what Gordon did in the Chinese
army. The defeat of the Chinese feet at
the battle of the Yalu river, however,
made Chinese supremacy on the ocean
out OF the question.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22

has to be laborioualy dug and bored for
and pumped up. The oil wells are close
to each other, and, covered over rs they
mostly are, they look like forest of
pyramids. The whole district of Balak-
bapi. where the principal oil wells are
s;tuated. is surrounded by lakes-some
extending over q inile-all full of petr0-
leum.
The great rroouble of the Baku oil field
is that there is no rule in the matter of
wellsinking. Capital and labor may be
extended without any result in one spot,
ana fifty yards off oil is struck. here OIL
will give out after few months or even
weeks, and there, after years OF pump
ing, there is no perceptible d1mlnution OF
supply. The average depth al ywhlch OIL
is found is seven hundred feet; wells
sunk much below this have not produced.
much result On one occasion the nrin Oh
Liasonoff, after sinking we'll as sabuh-
d. to the normal depth, and hndlhg
nothing, were on the point OF abandon
ing the boring, when sudden e4piosiraa
of5gasSand oil, mixed with sand, muo
and stones took place, carrying every
thing before 1T. Pieces of machinery,
Weighing several hundreds Of pounds,
were hurled over two hundred feet into
the air through the wooden structure
covering the work, and places OF rook,
weighing thirty or forty pounds, were
6J0CUcu ItOM oHo iuuHuttlu LII SuoH 4aHo
tity during nearly two hours as to con-
stitute veritable =, bombaId ment.
Several persons were wounded by the
flying fragments, andTfor about a hun
bred yards round the roofs of the cottages
inhabited by the families of the work
men looked as though shot and shell had
made havoc of them. To prevent further
disaster and waste of oil, the fountain
WAS stopped as soon as the first force of
the explosion WAS spent, Funtil the flow
could be properly regulated. A few hun
dred yards off was fountain throwing
out l, 500, 900 pounds of naphtha every
twenty -four hours. This fountain be-
longed to the firm of the Brothers Nobel,
without intermission. 1t can well be
imagined with what envy the owners of
works whose wells have to be laboriously
worked watched the increasing flow of
the Nobel fountain, whose dsrk-green
stream. with it's red brown foam, was
literally running gold.
A striking contrast to the works is
presented by the old Guebir temple of
Surakha with its four turrets. out of
ench of which lambent flame is con-
tinually springing. This 10 the temple
of eternal fire to which Indian and = Per-
sian fire worshippers annually make pill
Qrimage. Not so many years ego there
were still some picturesque Guebir
priests to look after the temple but they
havegall died out, and the fend of reno
vation has taken possession OF the poor
old temple, VIII ch has been plastered and
fitted with modern iron pipes. Many OF
the old inscriptions and altar sta rs and
similar interesting relics were carted
away in 1886, when fireplace twas tidied
up for the emperor's visit.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
Reflections Of q Bachelor

If redheaded girl is rich, it is said she
has Titan tinted hair.
Cats and women always cry W. .Fsy
are lonesome, and nearly always ii the
same key.
The man who is honest enough to think
he may sometimes see girl he likes better
isn't in love.
When girl says man is a regular bear,
st makes you wonder If he has been trying
TO ACT like one.
The emaIler the hat woman wears at
the theateF the more she always keeps her
head bobbing around.
Thereason men don't believe in platonic
friendship so much as women is because
they generally have tried it.
The more attractive girl knows she is
the more aggrayating she thinks she has
10 be.
Somehow when girl is rescued at night
from fire she never has on as pretty a
one as you would expect from the pictures
in the papers. New York Press.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
Waste of Vital Force

In men has drained the sweetness from
millions Of lives. 1t units men for bust
ness OF pleasure and makes life loath-
some to those who suffer from it. If
you would be strong in mind and body;
if you would throw off the letters of
wretchedness caused by the mistakes
OF your life, let US explain to you how
it can be done in Natures own way-by
properly applied ELECTRICITY. This
is the essence of vital Force, and when
infused into the body by DIR, SAN
DENIS ELECTRIC BELT, made for
MEN ONLY, it will renew the vigor in
the weakened parts and restore man.
hood. We desire especially to see or
hear from those who have not found re-
lief from, medicines and other treat
ment. DR.. Sanders medical work,
"Three Glasses Of hen''-pocket edition
FREE upon appIication-explains the
marvellous success of electricity in
these cases. Address
DIR. sANDEN. 1926 Broadway. N. <.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22

into the hall to make sure that l WAS
alone. He had the big gun in his hand
behind his back.
UWhen he saw that nobody was with
me he would walk over to the table and
put the gun dow n. Then he would stride
up and down and say, 'Ah, II one OF
those doctors dares to come here l will
he knew would never let any body come
into his room y less he wanted them to
come. He would talk about people
Watching the house. He never slept at
night, and what little sleep he got was
generally betweeRA8 and 10 o'clock Ia the
morning. He would pace up and down
the floor all night long. He suffered ter
ribly. He wouldtlight the Igas-aH SIX
bu1nerg--at O'Clock and they would
keep burning until O'Clock in the morn
ing. The gas bills were something
terrible. Once the police came to the
house. They said the captain had sent
around to know whom had living in
the front room. I.asked them why they
wanted to know, and they said the cap
tain had seen the bright light all night
every night and he wanted toIknow sWho
the man was and what ne was aoing
with the gas lit all night
'I told them," she said, THAT the
room as occupied by gentleman who
was very sick. They wnnted to know
what was the matter with him and who
he was. told them that he was Capt.
MoGifin, and then they wanted to know
if he was police captain. told them
manded a ship in the China-Japan war.
don't know whether they believed 1t.
Theyydidn't look as if they did, and
they asked me lot of other questions
about Capt. McGifin's business. / kept
telling them he was sick.
WOULD OPERATE ON HIMSELF
WITH A KNIFE.
EaSometimes he thought he was full of
microbes, and he would operate ON him
self with his knife. de would cut out
little pieces Of flesh out Of his hands.
Then he would stick the knife into the
wound in his hip as far as 1t would go.
l was afraid he would injure himself or
someone else permanently, and l finally
ynt to thu police and asked them # they
would take his pistols away. They told
mejthey could not do it because his
pisols were bis personal property. and
they could net touch them unless he fired
them off in the halls or went out Of
doors with them. few nights ago he
took a box OF matches and ehewed chs
heads off them. After he had done it he
called me- and told me what he had done.
He said he didn't know how he had come
to make the mistake. / sent out for
doctor right away, and then I gave him
the beaten whites of eggs and he was all
right.
1.-THE spells got more frequent and /
finally went TO his friends. His brother
came to see him. He drove his brother
out of the room. But his brother hadn t
reacbed the foot of the stairs when he
recovered bis senses and had me call him
back. What have done to my brotherg'
lie said. What have I done to himP 7
Guess my head isn't right. Well, his
brother and o friend whom he trusted
fnally prevailed on him to have a doctor.
Thc friend talked to him when he was
ouist and told him that be had been
gw Itp sleep SO long and had suffered
50 much with his wounds that he wasn't
list right.
ssThe captain agreed after long argu-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
Thought It Was a Fly.

She were her hat very far down over her
eyes. It was very large hat, and its
proutlest decoration was bunch of bird
Of paradise tail feathers. She came into
church with the most dsvout air inagin-
able and knelt for moment in silent
prayer, The baldheaded man just in front
of her twitche6 uneasily. His head moved
from side to side. He lifted one hand and
brought it smartly down on the top of hia
bald head and-the tips of my lady's bird
of paradise feathers which had been ito
king it. After that very red faced won-
an sat bolt upright in her pew, while a
baldheaded man just in front turned pur-
pie, and what IN any other place would
have been smoker ran through the con-
eregation. Boston Journal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
A "Reminiscences of Fanny Kemble.

AS one looks back over a period of ten
or twelve years on the people who Rave
crossed ones path in that time, what q
strangely confused mass of images ap-
Dear. Some are of absorbing interest.
others very much the reverse, but alike,
from sheer force of numbers, are blurred
and indistinct. Tonight some of these
passing figures have disentangled them
selves from the crowd and become clear
andSyiyid. Let me try to photograph
them-it will only be snapshot-before
they fade into the mists again.
First see a small and somewhat fierce
old lady of wonderfully digaiied pres
ence. The. scene ia mountain hotel
izh myth esAlps: I can hear the water
fall behind it now. and the tinkling Of
the COW bells, and e distinctly renem Der
my fright on being presented to the afore-
said .old lady by the kind hostess with
whom both she and I were staying, in
these words: "Mrs. Kemble this young
woman Is great friend of mine.'
A pair of piercing eyes scanned my
face, and there WAS asterrible pause be-
fore deep tragic voice made the embar
RAISING reply: "ls she good young
womanY'
1t was somewhat difficult to call up
the right expression at such short notice,
but l locked as good as could, and
something else fortunately distraoting
her attention, my morals were not fur
ther gone into ON that occasion.
There was something regal, something
of the stage queen In Fanny Kemble's ap-
pearance, and her entrance into the table
d'hote room of an evening might from
Its ceremnnious dignity, have been that
of @ sovereign into the throne room.
How she terrified us all, md how she
snubbed as all in turn, especially the
old gentlemen of the party, until not one
of them could be got to sit next her at
tablet She hated all men we were told,
for the sake of the husband she had sepa-
rated from long ago; any OF the small
courtesies of soUiety offered by theln
were resented as insults; and well do ]
rec ollect one of the most courteous OF
wen saying to her one utght at dinner:
edo you Ethink, Mrs. Kemble, that we
could get up rubber of whist this even
ing?" and her cutting reply across the
table: ~ don't know if you can; ]
can'tp'
She had a great fancy fer billb erries,
and complained that We young peaple
never thought it worth while to bring in
any fruit except Alpine Strawberries; SO
mya.brothergand /, wishing to give the
Olu lduy d UIcnus EaeAolOA q BieoV EeaSAOt-
fulsand presented Them to her; unfortu-
nately she was not in good mood that
day and we were well snu bbed for our
pains. Poor Fanny Kemblel the troub-
les of life had embittered Ter, but there
was much that was lovable when she let
her better nature have play, and ] oan
recall unexpected softness at parting
which gave glimpse of the kind feeling
within. She may have been pretty rs a
young woman. but there was no trace Of
beauty when I met her, though the re-
mains of considerable grace of manner
and aealure -Cham bers'a Journal