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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-07

more than one candidate therefor; or If,
having marked the circle of one ticker,
he shall mark the name of S candidate
On another ticket without drawing a
line through the name of the correspond
ing candidate upon the ticke'. 3enea.h the
married circle. 5ucn vote snail not be
counted for such Office When two or
more officers of the same kdld are TO be
elected, If more squares opposite the
names CT candidates for such office are
marked than there are officers 70 be
elected to such Office; O., # the agSre-.
gate number of unscratched names of
such candidates on a ticket. the circle of
which Is marked added to the number
of such candidates on other tickets whose
names are marked shall exceed THE num-
Der of officers to be elected to such Office,
the ballot shall not be counted for any
such candidate.
BALLOTS TO BE REJECTED.
Any ballot marked by the voter in any
other manner than as authorized in this
chapter shall be rejected. No ballot
properly marked by the voter shall be
rejected because of any discrepancy be-
tween the printed ballot and the nominal
ton paper. and it shall be counted for
the candidate or candidates for such Of
fees named in the nomination paper. No
ballot furnished by the proper officer shall
be rejected for any error in stamping or
writing the endorsements the -eon by the
officials charged with such duties. nor
because of any error on the part of the
officer charged with such duty in deliver
ing the wrong ballots at, any polling place,
but any ballot delivered by the proper Of
fetal to any voter Shall, if properly
marked by the voter, be counted as cast
for all candidates for whom the voter
had the right to vote. and for whom ne
has voted. ia
REVISION. OF REGISTRATION
LISTS.
Making no references to the contro-
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form Of the official ballot as it APP
pears above, but there may be a few
slight changes in the order in which
the various tickets appear and the ar
Dangement OF the offices, the prepara-
don Of the ballot being a duty devolv-
ing upon City Recorder Emery and
the matter Of its detailed arrangement
will depend upon his fancy, providing
that the law is complied With in all
respects OF course the names of cam
dddates as they are printed are ficti-
tious, and the use of them is resorted
to in order that the reader may readily
comprehend.
The official endorsement on the bal
lot will read Official Ballot for Pre-
cinct No. -, Salt Lake City, Utah,
Municipal Election. November End, 1897.
David S Emery, City Recorder The
signature Of the city recorder Will be
a fac simile of that official.
The ballot given herewith is the
original Australian ballot in form, diff
fering very much from the complicated
Australian ballot used in Utah for the
first time at the last general election
and which gave so much dissatisfaction
to the Republicans after the result of
the tidal-waYe election became known.
HOW TO MARK YOUR TICKET.
The manner of marking the ballot
for voting is prescribed by the new
election law as follows:
The voting mark shall be a cross in the
circle or square, and the cross required
% be used in this chapter shall consist
of two straight lines as nearly equal in
length and crossing czech other as near
the center of each line as practicable.
ANY voter desiring to vote for all the
candidates upon any ticket may mark
in the circle above that ticket, or in the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-07
COLLECTOR WAS A HUSTLER
He Learned the Sign Language In
Order to Get His Bill Paid.

Chicago Times-Herald: Just to
think of being unable to talk or hearr'
exclaimed the sentimental maiden lady
in an eccentric and sad colored gown,
to her nephew, with whom she was
staying when in Chicago on a lecture
tour.
She pointed tragieally as she spoke
at the two men at the curb talking
with the velocity OF an electric fan in
the deaf and dumb language.
when see such an aff1iction [ am
thankful I am not one of the unfortu-
uates,'' she continued, assuming the
tone in which she spoke on the subject
of relief of the INDECENT Carfbbeans."
and drawing her initials in the dust
with her great parasOl. All. she
sighed. "how pitifui TO see the speed
acquired in the years when all other
means of eonVersing has been denied
them"
Il know one of those men," COM
nented the nephew, casually, as he
watched a pretty girl catch car
Il hope you improve every oppor-un-
ity-
well, I don't know" in a non-eom-
initial tone ''Fact is. [ knOw them
both. Jones is a collector and the other
is a. smooth dead beat. that has been
PLAYING the deaf mute game on ali the
other collectors. I see that Jones rad
10 learn the finger alphabet too. in or
der to collect the S1S56 the man has
been owing his house for four years. L
see I have lost my bet that he couldn't
succeed-Jones is a hustler. I tell your
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person whose name is on the lists. to
vote
DUTIES OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
Judges of the municipal election are
appointed by the city council. three for
each precinct, the party casting the
largest number of votes for a given
Office at the preceding election being
given two of the number. This Will re
suit in two Democratic Judges and one
Republican judge at every election pre-
cinct in the city save one, No 90.
The city will bear the entire expense
of preparing for and conducting the
election. which shall be in accordance,
as far as applicable, with the state law
for general elections. Judges of cleo
ton will be paid for their services this
time, not exceeding SO each
On the Monday after election the city
council sits as q canVassing hoard.
All nominations of candidates for Of
flee. either by convention or petition,
must be certified to the city recorder,
who prepares the official and sample
ballots and publishes in the newspa-
pers and causes to be posted up true
copies of the same
SECRET, FREE BALLOT AND PEN
ALTIES-
Voting booths are required as hereto
fore and additional precautions are
provided for to insure greater secrecy
in casting and more accuracy in count
ing votes.
Candidates are not required to make
affidavit as to their campaign expen-
ses, but all regulations pertaining TO
the conduct of the election, with heavy
penalties for corruption, fraud and all
the crimes in the category against the
elective franchise are re-enacted, with
some additional provisions in the new
law
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SQUARES opposite the names of all candi-
dates thereon. or both such markings. If
the voter does not desire to vote for a
candidate Oh a ticket the circle of which
ne has marked. he may draw a line
through the name OF such candidate, and
The cross in the circle shall couHt as a
vote for all of the other candidates on
the ticket. To vote for candidates on two
or more tickets. he may mark in the
squares opposite the names of such can
dida'tes without marking in any circle; or
he may indicate his choice by marking in
the circle above one ticket, drawing q
line through the names of such eandi-
dates on that ticket for whom he does
not desire to vote. and marking in the
squares opposite the names of the cam
didates of his choice upon other tickets
The voter may also insert in writing in
the proper place in the blank ticket the
name of any person for whom he desires
to vote, and he shall be Geemed to have
voted for that person, whether he makes
or tails to make cross mark opposite
such name. The unnecessary marking
of a cross in a square on the ticket be-
low the marked circle shall not affect the
validity of the vote In case of a cues
ton submitted to the vot- ST the people,
the voter Shall mark in the appropriate
margin or place a cross against the an
SWer he desires to give.
HOW BALLOTS SHALL FgE COUNTED.
Ballots thus marked shall be counted
for the candidates designated by the
didates upon the ticket beneath a marked
circle excluding the candidates through
whose names the voter may have drawn
a line When q circle is marked and no
any candidate hereunder, the ballot shall
be counted for all the names upon the
ticke. beneath such circle. When more
han one circle is marked the ballot shall
be rejected When only one officer for
any office is to be elected if the voter
marks in squares oppose the name of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-07
LETTER CARRIERS IN FRISCO
Delegations Pouring in Oh Every
Train.

San Francisco, Sept. 6.-The first spe-
cial train bearing the delegates to the
national convention of the Letter Car
riers' association arrived here today
with over 200 delegates from Glew York,
st. Louis, Chicago and other cities be
yond the Rockies, among whom was
Charles n. Parsons. the national presi-
dent of the association
These delegates were met at Sac
Tanaento by a committee of the local
organization, who welcomed them to
the state and on their arrival in this
city another committee met and es-
corted them to the headquarters of the
association in the Baldwin hotel.
Another large delegation from Phila-
delphia and the south is expected to-
night while delegates from every part
of the state and coast are arriving on
every train.
In the evening the delegates we're
rendered a public reception in Odd Eel
lows hall, with had been handsomely
decorated for the occasion. The large
auditorium was filled and much enthu-
siasm prevailed. After an opening ad
dress by John L. Meares, superintend-
emit of delivery in San Francisco, and a
brief prayer by Rev G. b. Walk,
Mayor James d. Phelan was intro
duced. In a brief but effective speech
he welcomed the letter carriers and
their friends to the city and assured
them that CALIFORNIA; reputation for
hospitality would be maintained during
their sojourn Addresses of welcome
were also delivered by G. D. Clark.
grand president of the Native Sons of
the Golden West, and by w. W, O'Neill,
president of Golden Gate branch No
I'D. The response TO these various
speeches was made BY John u. Par
SONS, president Of the National ASSOC
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versy as to whether an entire new set
of registration agents shall be APP
pointed by the board of county COM
missioners. the law requires that only
in presidential election years a new
registration of voters shall be made.
This year there will not be a house-to
house canvass, but instead the lists Of
1886 will be used as basis for revi-
son, transferring and adding new
names. and for this purpose the regis
tration agents of the % election pre-
cincts in the city Will be at their offices
from a. m. TO p m on Tuesday,
Oct. II. and Tuesday, Oct. &c.
NO election precinct shall contain
more than 800 voters, as shown by the
last election returns, and the qualifi-
cations voters must possess toN entitle
them to register and vote are the same
as heretofore. viz: a citizen of the
United States for three months, of the
age of at least q years. a resident Of
the state one year, of the county four
months and of the precinct SO days
prior to election
OTHER PROVISIONS sUMMAR-
lied.
A digest of other important features
in the law with respect to registration
and election follows:
Neither the county clerk nor the city
recorder prepares copies of the lists of
voters for the judges Of election and
for posting up, but thi lty now de-
wolves upon the regs7 atom AGENTS,
who also see to the delil-e : OF the ball
lot boxes and become custodian of
them after the election is over.
On the Saturday prior to election the
registration agents will hear and de-
termine objections to the right of any
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HERE AND THERE.

Health Commissioner Dalby has re-
turned from hunting trip in Wyoming.
Carl Hard. of the Tribune leaves for
Helena tonight on a two weeks vaoa-
ton.
street, Claimed the attention of Commits
sioner Daily yesterday and illustrates
the maiignliy of that disease. 1t seems
that child of Mrs. Nellie Jones was
taken with diohthe-ia at Governor S
Island. The little one was treated with
antt-toxine and recovered 50 that she
ggaS permitted to travel The mother
came here to visit her brother at the ad-
dress given, and soon after his S-yeaF-oId
daughter was taken down with the dis
ease. There are three other children in
the family, making the situation all the
more Serious.
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Passing Up His Advice.

Chicago Chronicle: Catching at the
strangers coat tail he murmured in a
deprecating tone. Gould you give me
a little assistance. sir?" The stranger
turned and looked him over. His eyes
we're bloodshot, his clothes dirty, his
whole appearance decidedly the worse
for wear.
What do you want?" was the reply
to the tramp.
"A job, after I get square meal"
said the tramp.
What can you do?" asked the
stranger.
Il can keep books, sell goods. drive a
livery wagon. compound prescriptions,
set type and do farm work."
The stranger scrubbed q few words
on a card, handed the tramp a dollar
and said: Take this card to this adj
dress and think it VIII get you work
Take that dollar, get a bath, shave
hair cut, something to eat and drink
of whisky. That will brace you to meet
my friend. So long"
'"There's Just one thing more" sails
the tramp How do you happen to give
me just a dollar and all these directions
with it?''
Because got dollar from a man
on this very corner about ten years
ago. said the stranger. lust as you
are getting it from me-, and I'm pas
sing up his advice and his money Just
for luck
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Pern,s financial Scheme.

New York, Sept "a dispatch to the
Herald from Lima, says it is likely that
the Peruvian government will adopt a
financial scheme similar TO that Of Hol-
land.
That it. silver coin viii be a legal
tender with unlimited circulation, but
its value viii be fixed in a gold stand
ard basis
From the single silver standard sys-
ten. Holland in 1916 adopted the dou-
bic standard upon a ratio of 1873 to 1,
again returned to silver in 1947 and
again to the double standard in 1915
The unit is the form or guilder of 100
cents, the full legal tender pieces be-
ing the ten and five forms of gold and
that of the horin rix doler of silver
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Some Fresh Proposals.

London, Sept. THE correspondent
of the Times in Constantinople says
that owing to the note of Count Mura-
vieff, the Russian foreign minister, i'm
plying that England was responsible for
the incalculable evils from which
Greece and Turkey are suffering
through the delay in the conclusion of
peace between the two countries. Lord
Salisbury has submitted fresh proposals
The constitution of an international
commission representing the six pow
ers, under whose control Greece shall
place the revenues, guaranteeing their
interest to the holders of old bonds and
the indemnity loan. TO be followed by
the prompt evacuation of Thessaly by
the Turks.
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about to see them. The frst-women's
race was for those under 25 years of
age, and was a 100-yard dash. There
were several entries for this event, and
Miss Bryan crossed the line with
flushed cheeks a winner Miss Sleater
followed a close second, winning sec
ond prize.
The women's race for all under SO
years followed, and Alice Sleater
crossed the tape first, while Miss War
rem won second
For the next event it was not so easy
to secure entries All the races for
ladies before this were for those under
a certain age. All of them were willing
to admit they were under any age. but
when it was announced that the next
race was for those over SO years of age
the women revolted. A few contest
ants we're obtained who were willing
to make the 80 yards run even if peo-
pie did know they were over SO years
old. Mrs SIeater won first prize, Mrs
Chapman second and Mrs. Lloyd third
The mems free for all race followed
with T Bridges winner and ]. Jones
second.
BASEBALL.
In the meantime hot time was be-
ing had on the baseball field. The
bricklayers and the Nineteenth ward
crack-a-jacks were fighting it out 1t
was a hotly contested game. and a
great many good plays were made on
both sides, The bricklayers showed
they were adopts in handling the base
BAH bat as well as brickbats, and they
won the game. The prize of $40 was
awarded them.
TUG OF WAR.
The tug Of war was won by the La
borers' Protective association, the prize
being $40. The Brewers union team
were their opponents.
A prize of $3.50 was also offered to
the largest family at the resort. 1t was
won by r. G. SIeater.
FIREWORKS.
The fireworks display was well re-
ceived, being discharged from a small
island in the lake. There were several
pretty set pieces, and q large number
of rockets. bombs and other aerial
pieces.
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Another Big Landslide.

Montreal, Sept. 6.-Alnose a repsti-
tion of the landslide which occurred
two years ago at st. Adams parish
Port Neuf county. on the st. Ann river
below Quebec. when a large section of
the land bordering on the river slipped
down. carrying many houses with it,
occurred last Friday The slide is
described as being of Is or 20 acres long
and five acres deep The river is com
Dletely blocked
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-07
THE NEW ELECTION LAW.
Makes Some Radical Changes
Regarding Registration,
SOME POINTS THAT WILL AID
THE VOTER.
a Summing Up of the Main Features
Changes in the Ballot-How the
Ticket VIII be Prepared.

That the public may have informa-
ton about the various important
changes made by the last state legis-
1ature in the registration and election
law, The Herald presents herewith the
form of the new Australian ballot, to-
gether with digest of the various new
provisions and requirements of the law.
which voters VIII have TO deal with for
the first time between now and the ap-
preaching city election TO be held on
Tuesday, Nov. ?.
THE NEW BALLOT.
There will be no deviation in the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-07
Amusing the Children.

New York Commercial Advertiser: 1t
is quite q bit of sport to watch the sailers
of miniature yachts up on the little lake
in Central park devoted 20 that purpose.
Not only children. but full-srown men
enjoy the sport while making believe
they're amusing the children" Sort of
L guess-T u-take- -youngster- to- the-cir-
cus-today scheme, you know Here's a
sample,
,'Ahl 1 see you're becoming a boy
AGAIN. said one gentleman TO another,
who was reaching for a little sail Aoat
with a long pole.
Just amusing the children!'
But where are the Children
.''rhey' re-ah-hum; that is, they Eave-
mt come YETI
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Is Great Excitam ent

Mobile. Sept. 6.-Despite the quarantine
proclamation about 100 persons from
Scranton. Biloxi. ETC.. tried to get into
Mobile on the midnight train, but the
police surrounded the train and but four
of the passengers were let off. they being
through from New Orleans and being
subject to examination by the physicians
here The others were taken on to 4
point above Mobile where they will be
transferred to the west bound train and
taken back where they came from.
II is said the excitement down the road
Is very great and crowds of people went
into New Orleans ON the late trains.
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Volcano On the Philippines.

London. Sept. ga special dispatch
from Madrid says that Mount Mayor.
south of the island of Luzon, Philip
pine Islands. is in a state of violent
eruption, and that the streams of lava
thrown out by the eruption reach to
the seashore, a distance of 20 miles.
Several villages have been destroyed.
and 500 persons are reported to have
been killed.
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Quarantine Extended.

Mobile. Sept. 6-State Health Officer DR..
W. II. Sanders returned this morning
from Ocean Springs He reports that the
Louisiana medical authorities are satisfied
now that the cases examined there are
true types of yellow fever. Upon receipt
of this report and upon further reports
that there is suspicious sickness in Scran-
ton Miss 10 miles west of Mobile on the
coast quarantine WAS extended so as To
include that place, New Orleans and all
points on Mississippi and Louisiana
sounds
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KLoND1KE OR SINK
Motto of Members of Chicago Ex-
pedition.

Chicago, Sept 7.-"K1ondfke OF sink
will be the motto of the members of
an expedition which purposes to navi-
gate from Chicago to tine mouth of the
Yukon river in the schooner George
Sturges. The Sturges VIE sail from
Chicago in about a month. manned
and proyasic1ed for q trip of six
months duration At the end of that
time if all goes we'll the craft VIII be
among the tee bergs in Berins sea and
the doughsy mariners Will be getting
ready to ascend the Yukon in the
spring. tie George Stu-ges has been
purchased by a party of men headed
by AdolIh Frtetsch. captain of the
little yacht Nina. which crossed the
Atlantic
The vessel viii sail down the great
lakes and the ST. Lawrence river to
the Atlantic, rounding Cape Horn and
rounding the coast to the Yukon. The
Slsurges viii be left while the crew
starts fer the gold fields and when the
crew cares to return she will serve as
a treasure ship to bring back the mug
gets
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o-Russian-American Alliance.

London, Sept. 1.-THE Posts Paris
correspondent commenting upon the
article in the Eclair by NJ. Gerville-
Reache, member of the chamber of
deputies from re Island of Guada-
luupe, French West Indies. advocating
a Franco Rugsian-Aneriea alliance
against the common enemy. England.
says the writer shows plainly whS-
help Amsrfca would give the double
alliance, but is not equally clear as to
the benefit that America would derive.
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May Soon Be Settled.

Vienna, Sept 6.-The Poatische
Correspondenz announces that Greece
has abandoned her opposition to the
demands of Germany regarding the
control of Greek finances and. THEE
fore. There is a possibility that Lord
Salisbury's latest proposals will lead
troubles
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Chicago is Safe.

Chicago. Sept. 6-Dr. ". f. Reilly,
of the health department, says there is
absolutely no danger Of the yellow
fever epidemic now threatening the
south coming as far north az Chicago
There must be q sustained mean
temperature of 20 degrees for the pro-
pagation OF yellow fever" said he.
with cooler weather than that it siIns
ply dies out. Our average maximum
temperature so far in September is
about IS degrees.
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On Thursday the annual conference of
the NJ: E.. church will convene at the
First church. 1t will be notable oc-
casion, because Bishop McCabe, so well
known to- the people here, although he
has not visited Salt Lake for some
years, viii preside. He will be given a
reception tomorrow night and will de-
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citation, who took occasion to say that
there was good reason to believe in a
continuance of the civil service regula-
tons in the postal service After the
meeting the delegates were shown
through the Chinese quarter by many
volunteer guides