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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-23

Washington Qa) Democrat: On, yes.
Free silver is dead. because the Republic
can newspapers say so. and don't they
know? Yes: free silver is dead as a door
nail. To be sure, every state convention
that mas met this year has endorsed Tree
silver and its leading exponent, W. j.
BRYAN but it was merely done Tor a Dat
of pastine don't you know? Conventions
are so in the habit of endorsing dead men
and dead issues.
Every election that has been held since
November. 1896 has shown immense
Democratic gains but that was merely
because confidence had been restored, and
because prosperity was on hand.
YEP; free silver is dead. like the mule
whose tail the Irishman twisted. When
the mule got through with him, the
freshman wasn't nearly so beautiful, but
like the gun the boy thought wasn't
loaded but he found out different when
he looked down into the barerl and it
went off That was what General Custer
thought when he followed Sitting Bull
into the narrow pass on the Little Big
Horn. All, fatal mistake,
Doesn't ii seem that the Republicans
are losing q good deal of sleep over q.
dead issue: an issue as dead as Silver2
In battle. it is customary TO fight living
worries about the dead enemy. The mill
wheel will never be turned by the water
that has passed.
Yes, indeed, silver is dead, but L causes
much uneasiness even get.
Maybe it is not dead, but only sleeping.
Republicans. beware the ayalanehei Do
not be rocked TO sleep by a careless Sc
curity. Before you are aware Of it, the
funeral dirge of silver may be changed
TO the gladstone. joyous. undyingi hosan-
mas of a grand and glorious resurrection.
And then it may seem that even dead
men tell tales.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-23
MINERS OF THE WEST.
There Are Those Who Believe Gen
eral Strike Probable.

Kansas City, Aug. 22.-T. B. Nc
Oregon. the Kansas official of the Min
ers' National association, was in the
city and held an all day conference to-
day with B. 7. Hughes, of Illinois. and
H. Jones, of Virginia, who are in the
west doing missionary work among the
miners They declined to say exactly
what their conference was held for,
stating that future developments might
show. The Journal tomorrow Will say
of the conference
They do not expect q strike in the
west at present. Whatever steps may
be taken by the miners will be all pre-
paratory to the great labor conference
at ST. Louis on the Both. 1t is no Sc
.cret that they believe the conference
will decide on a general western strike.
They claim that when the strike in
the west does come, if it ever comes,
it will not be so much of a sympathy
strike as some people are of the opin-
ion. Barney Hughes, of Illinois, who
is a miner. said today that the miners
Of the west would strike to redress
their own grievances and cure their
own ills, and that it would not and
could not be properly considered a
sympathy strike.
sThere are about 5000 miners in Mis-
souri,. the same number in Kansas and
about the same number in Iowa. There
are about 1900 in Oklahoma and Ar
kansas together, and also numerous
miners in the other western states. The
coal mines in the west supply a very
Ia rye cOuntry''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-23
HONEST BUT SHREwD YANKEE
How he Saves Money Breeding Poul-
try on the Mexican Border.

Washington Times: There is a, funny
case of in teruationaa honesty down in
Arizona, just on the line between that
territory and Mexico. A yankee farmer
liver there, one Amasa, Barrow by
name, and it is his business to raise
chickens. Chicken feed is cheap in
Mexico and chickens bring fine prices
in Arizona, but to raise fowls i'm Mexico
and bring them aocross the boudary or
TO buy the feed and bring it cross would
involve the payment of a, considerable
duty, which would eat the profits about
as fast as the hens could eat the corn.
AS for smuggling that was not to be
thought of.
Amasa is a yankee, and lis so honest
that his neighbors say he wouldn't take
advantage of a man in a horse trade
But he is also full of yankee ingenuity
and after a deep cogitation he built a
long. slim hen coop. one half Of 1t in
Arizona and the other in Mexico. On
the line there is a gate. Over the line
there are barns containing feed AT
feeding time re gate is opened and the
chicken fancier Shoes his flock into
Mexico, where they eat their meal
Then he Shoes them back to the pro
lection OF the American flag, where
they digest this Mexican grain, lay
t1eir eggs and carry on their family
affairs. Mr.. Barrow saves about 80 per
cent on grain and makes that much on
his chickens. and if there is any
smuggling done it is done by the limo
cent and irresponsible biddles.
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THE TEMPS VIEWS.
No Reason Why the Wheat Duty
Should be Abolished.

New York, Aug. pa dispatch to
the Herald from Paris says: There
seems no reason to believe that the
import duty ON wheat. will be taken off,
even temporarily. There seems but one
opindon-nalnely, that to abolish tine
duty would merely enrich the specIlat
orS. derange the equilibrium of the
budget, work serious hardSiips to the
French cultivator, and bring NOT an
iota of relief to the consumer. An
official at the ministry of agriculture
said:
In years of plenty the duty has not
been able to make cultivation profit
able. This year there is sure to be a.
big deficit in the crops. The growers
will, Therefore, be able to- derive some
benefit from the duty. This they can
do without bread being forced up to
famine prices, as the party clanlpring
for the abolition of the duty allege.
Therefore, it is my personal opinion
that there is not the most remote pos
sibility of the government removing or
even reducing the import tax on grain. :"
The Temps publishes the following
interview, unofficial, it is true, but
nevertheless obtained from some one at
the ministry of agriculture. where some
idea of the views of M. Meline is sure
to be had:
The wheat crops during the last few
years were abundant. The market was
over crowded. Prices were low and
quotations went down to 20f. per quin-
tai, and even to 1Sf., but the land was
fertile and the cultivaSers managed to
get some little profit from the plentiful
harvests. = This year the conditions
have been unfavorable. The crops
have been bad everywhere in France
and Europe generally. The variations
of temperature, the heavy rains, halls
and floods have simply devastated the
fields. America-and which ought to
be glad of it-has escaped these calam-
itous conditions, and by herself can
furnish the markets of the world.
What has been the result of wheat
being scarce? It's price has gone up.
If this is unfortunate for the consumer,
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES after all, de-
serves some attention-will be able to
recover some recompense for his Ia
Dor The question of wheat cannot
possibly be regarded as alarming now
adayS.
Then, again, the comment made in
certain quarters is exaggerated. The
prices, such as have been current dur
ing the past week. have often been OBJ
tanned previously without the country
starving. but serious damage would be
done if the duties we're removed even
for a short period. This is why more
vigor has persuaded the general coun-
Gil of the loret to vote a desire that
no modification shall be made in the
import duties on foreign grain"
The municipal council voted a reso
luton to petition the minister of agri
culture to remove the duty on flour
should it prove inexpedient to abolish
the duty on wheat.
NJ. Captain, who is a recognized au-
thority on all matters connected with
the grain trade said, however, that he
did not think that NJ. Meline would ac-
cede to the desire of the council.
The municipal council voted resolu-
ton urging the minister of agriculture
to use his prerogative and reduce at
once from francs to francs the i'm
port duty on wheat.
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The W. r. G. Presidency.

Buffalo. N. Y. Aug 22-The race for
the national presidency of the Wom-
ems Relief Corps is exciting much in
terest Mrs Marion of Missouri, seems
to be the choice of the greater portion
of the delegates who have arrived. Il
linois has again put forth Mrs. Thomas
j. Miller and Mrs. Helen NJ. Grifllths of
Iowa, is also a candidate.
The contest for the office of senior
vice president lies at present between
Mrs. Susan e. Atkins and Mrs. Ellen
NJ. Putnam, both members of the local
corps.
Few of the prominent women con-
nected with the various relief commit
tees have yet arrived. Mrs. Catherine
Hirst, national president of the Ladies
of the G. A. r. came in this morning.
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Buffalo, n. Y. Aug. 22.-Buffalo is all
ready for the army of veterans who are
on their way here to attend the thirty
first annual encampment of the Grand
Army OF the Republic. During the
night hundreds Of veterans and their
friends arrived, and today they are
coming in by thousands, II is esti-
mated that nearly 5000 strangers were
in town yesterday and thar from $4,000
to 10000 came IN today.
The various railroads entering Buff
falo report that in addition to the hun
dreds of regular trains schedules have
been prepared for 245 specials to ar
rive here by Tuesday noon. Among
the prominent arrivals are j. Corey
SVdnans. of Commander In Chief Clark
sons staff; J. S. Lewis, past Junior vice
commander. and Daniel Ross. Of VIII
mingtoa, Del, candidate for junior
vice commander in chief,
Camp JeUett, as the city of tents is
known. is all ready for the Inhabitants,
and while it viii not be formally
opened until 4 O'Clock tomorrow after
noon, a number of posts are already
installed.
Ample arrangements have been made
at the camp and elsewhere for the care
of the sick. Three hospital tents have
been erected at Camp Jewett, each in
charge of a competent staff of physi-
clans.
Among the later announcements of
candidates to succeed Commander in
Chief Clarkson are the names of John
c. Linehan. of New Hampshire;
George Fl. Innis, of Massachusetts;
James 4. Sexton, of CHICAGO, and j.
p. s. Goblin, of Pennsylvania.
Colonel Winans, of Commander in
Chief Clarksons staff, estimates the
number OF visitors to Buffalo during
the week at 100000 making the largest
encampment ever held.
In speaking Of the choice of the vet
Grams for the next encampment, Col
onel Winans said that as far as his
information went there was but one
choice among the delegates, and that
was Cincinnati. There seems to be a
feeling, he said, among some OF the
eastern people that San Francisco
wants the encampment, but that is a
mistake. San Francisco is preparing
to make a bid in 1899. With regard to
the encampment being held in Rich
mo1d. Va. he asserted there is moth
ing in it. The people down there do not
want it. and the veterans do not care
10 go there The chief objection, he
said. was the certainty of unpleasant
complications over the color line. Not
withstanding this view the Young
Mems Business association of Rich
mond has opened headquarters here,
and is making an effort to secure the
epeampment.
Colonel Winans says Pennsylvania
will send the most people TO the en-
campment, with New York second and
Ohio third in attendance.
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M'g|NLEY ON PROSPERITY.
REASONS FOR THE BOOM EAST
AND WEST.
In the Former Section 1t is Due to
the Wisdom of the Republicans
In the Latter to Large Crops and
High Prices.

New York, Aug. pa dispatch to
the Journal from Hotel Champlain, N.
Y, says: President Mckinley stated
TO a Journal reporter that it should be
a source of pleasure to every Ameri-
can citizen to know that there was a
return of prosperity to the country.
THE cause of the present boom in
the west he said, lis undoubtedly
due in great measure to the large
crops and high prices caused by we
failure OF crops in other countries. But
the fact that prosperity has set in in
the east cannot be accounted for in any
ether way than by the wise policy of
the Republican party in restoring a
protective tariff.
The present boom is not spasmodic,
but will continue to increase, and not
only the manufacturers, but the people
generally, will soon realize that it is
only with g. protective tariff and sound
financial principles that the country
viii be prosperous and remain in that
condition.
With the restoration of confidence
will come a, restoration of prosperity
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-23
Cannot Fill Canovas, Shoes.

Paris, Aug. 22-General Lopez Do
minguez, who was Spanish minister of
war in the last cabinet of Senior Sa-
gasta, is now in Paris.
In the course OF an interview he
deeply deplored the death of Senior
Canovas del Castillo. He regards Cen
eral De Azcarraga, the new premier,
as a clever and tactful man, but does
not believe that, he viii be able to re-
place Senior sCanovas, as the dual task
of being the head OF the government
and also the head of the Conservative
party is heavy one.
Il do not believe that either Europe
or the United States he said, will
interfere in the Cuban difficulty. Spain
has incalculable resources at her COM
mand and the only thing to be feared
is that political disputes may prevent
the suppression of a, rebellion which
has now arrived at the limit of exhaus-
tion"
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GREAT FUTURI7Y STAKES.
THEY WILL BE HUNG UP AT
sHEEPsHEAD TOMORROW.
From Present Indications S45, 900
Will Go to the Winner-Howland
Son of Hindoo, is the Favorite-
A Dozen Youngsters Entered.

New York. Aug. 22.-The greatest s.
year-oId event of the year-the Futur-
tty-is to be run ON Tuesday at Sleeps
head Bay.
Rowland. the son of Hindoo, and Imp
Riehochet will likely be the favorites.
The horse. however. who has shown
himself to be unquestionabIy the best
2-year-old of the year. Hamburg. is not
entered.
If Hamburg were only entered. said
his trainer. Charles Patterson. today.
Il would not have any fears as 20 the
result. He is the better colt of the
two. and is in condition to run the race
of his life. He is the best race horse
1 ever saw. and / own Ornament.
Rowland performed we'll at Mem
phis. and those who saw him became
50 enthusiastic that they declared him
unbeatable. Rowland had the call over
Ornament. so let him keep it,
Trainer Patterson, nevertheless.
thinks Rowland has the best chance of
the Futuritg candidates TO get the
mo-2y-
On Friday last. Rowland was sent
quarters in 1:15A, the best time
he has yet made at the distance. This
morning he was sent out for a
tbreather,' but was not allowed to fully
extend himself. Several caught him in
1:17. Either Clayton or White will ride
him Tuesday.
The second choice in the betting is
likely to be Thompson's entry, The HUI
guenout and Gibraltar, The former is
a brother to Henry of Navarro. and has
won two races so far He arrived to-
night from Saratoga. Gibraltar is fresh
in the public mind as the conqueror OF
E'~Obr17aT md YARNS in the under grad
uate stakes at Brighton Beach last
Tuesday If the track as heavy, he will
bear watching.
Mike DIVERS Previous has not been
performing very satisfactory of late,
but it is said that Saratoga has done
wonders for him. and that he Will be
up to the form displayed by him when
he won the great American stakes at
Gravesend He will have the advant
age Of Sims on his back.
Plaudit, the likely son of Himyar and
Cinderella. is at Graveserd. but is re-
ported to be a little under the weather.
o. H, P. Belmonts Great Bend, ]. E
McDonald's Central Trust. j. 6. Fol-
lensbee's Murrillo. ]. r. Jones Enriel
and Hayman & Franks Demagogue
have been seen in public, and undoubt-
eddy will be seen at the post Their
chances, however, are considered those
of outsiders.
Central Trust worked ree-quarters
over tine Sheepshead Bay this morning
in 1:16A. David Gideon's FrchInan will
also likely be a starter, but he is a
very different horse today from what
he was in the spring.
At least 4 dozen youngsters will go to
the post in the Futurity. and the stake
will be worth in the neighborhood OF
s45. 900.
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HORRORS OF THE FREE STATE.
Whites Commit Worse Atrocities
Than the Arab Slave Traders.

Lohdcn news: "A lN.ie incident OF pain
full interest took place yesterday after
noon in ONE of the rooms at st. Martins
taWn hall 1t was convened by the Abo-
rhymes Protection society to near state
ments by TWO gentlemen as to the cruel
ties psrpe,trated on natives in the Congo
FrsF State. Sir Charles Dixie. M. P. pre-
sided. The question arose whether II
would be safe TO allow the proceedings
to be repotred in the newspapers. Gentle
men present tstified that every missionary
who mad inconvenient revelations in rIafs
country was certain to die if he returned
ITO dhe Congo. He would either succunb
to the fever which means being poison
ed) or he would be killed by native as
sassins Ultimately a resolution was pass
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London, Aug. PA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Paris says: The rise
in the price of bread is the cause of ne
little agitation.
There is even talk of summoning a
special session of the chamber of depu-
ties to discuss the matter.
Market rigging is an important factor
in the rise.
AT Marseilles the popular excitement
is much greater than here, and the
mayor Of the city has issued a. prcvis-
ional scale of prices.
The cause of the rise there is the
scheme of a syndicate of wheat mer-
chants to force the gov1zvment to re-
duce the wheat duties.
The price of wheat has risen since
last might
Today the importers and millers al
Marseilles had a long conference. and
such is the feeling that the authorities
are taking steps to prevent an outbreak
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will fill in the stars and stripes and
the field.
These children of the shield will be
divided into two reliefs to avoid the
fatigue of remaining in position for
about seven hours.
The first 1900 viii take their places
in the morning just before the head
of the column moves and Will remain in
position until about half the process
sion has passed. Then they will be
relieved by the second division, which
will remain in position until the last
man in the New York state depart
ment has passed. The children of the
shield win all day long sing national
anthems and patriotic songs to the
accompaniment of music.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-23
OUR TIMBER EXPORTS.
Increase of "A Per Cent Over the
Year 1896.

Chicago. Aug. 22-The Timberman
gives the following summary of the
years lumber exports from the United
StdteS:
The quantity of our exports of forest
products for the year ending June 80,
1897 as compared with those of the year
ending June 80. 1887, shows an increase
of over Slightly 100 per cent. and. as
compared with the average for five
years, beginning June 30, 1886, shows an
increase of a fraction less than SO per
cent.
The total value of our exports of do
nestle forest and lumber products for
the year ending June 80 1897. as com
pared with the previous II months, was
$50, 624. 500. against sS1. 947. 1OS. or an in
crease of "a per cent.
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viii Return to Work.

Wheeling, w. Va, Aug. 22.-The
miners employed in the pudding bank
at Bridgeport, across the. river, have
decided to return to work Monday
morning, and their move may result in
resumption at Bellaire. The Wheeling
coal miners, who are the moving cause
in getting out the pudding bank min
ers. will probably march to the river
front and force the pudding bank men
to come out again. On this side OF the
river there is still a complete tie up.
but there is a feeling that it cannot be
maintained mucn longer. Among the
miners and their sympathizers the hope
is generally expressed that the strike
may be settled this week.
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which viii be developed at the meet

which viii be developed at the meet
ing.
According to; other dispatches, the
revolutionary threats of the Armenians
are causing some anxiety. The Ar
inenaan quarters OF the city are spec
tally Datrolled, and other precautions
taken. 1t is said also that the Armen-
IAN 1atrfarrhs have sdisavowed the ac-
Ifen Of the agitators. apologized pro-
fusel- and hun1blv to the sultan. and
rTepared an encyclical denouncing the
noSflo thI'uWers. which was read in all
the Armenian churches today.
Dispatches from Canea say that the
Ethfilse Hetaria (hrotherhood) has
been very active; of late in Crete, try
Inc to SOW the seeds of dissension. and
has secured the election of its nominee
as president Of the Cretan assembly.
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Import Duties On Wheat.

Paris. Aug 22.-The Eclair and other
papers say that official circles regard it
as useless to suppress the import duty
on wheat. and assert that Meline, the
premier, has made no special declara-
ton on the subject,
The TEMPS says he has given the
matter close study. but at the ministry
of agriculture. which does not appear
to share the excitement of the news
papers. there is no disposition either to
suppress or to lower the duties OIL GER
eals. .s es
The Republic Flrancaise says it learns
that the government has resolved not
to accede to the, demands for the aboli-
ton of the duties.
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All Over "a Drunk

Cherbourg. Aug. 22.-When the five
sailors of the United States corvette AL
lance. who were arrested here by the
police on Saturday. after an ARRAY
growing out of the accusation brought
against one of them that he had re-
fused to pay for a drink. were turned
over to their officers by the police. it
was necessary to escort them to the
place Of embarkation with a strong
force. which had some difficulty in pro-
tecting them from the angry crowd.
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Fifteen Paonla Injured.

New York. Aug. pa taIlyho coach.
carrying q number of the members OF
the John Palmer association OF Brook
lyn, was run into at Coney Island. to-
night, by a trolley car and wrecked.
Fifteen of the occupants of the coach
were injured Anna Drister of Flat
bush and William NJ. ,Ruffy of Brook
lyn, the driver of the coach, are be-
lieyed to be fatally hurt.
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Good Rains in India.

London, Aug. '2s.-The Times CORE
spondent at simla says that good rains
have fallen everywhere throughout In
dia except in the districts of Bombay
and Deccan, and the crops promise 40
be exceptionally large.
The numbers lon the relief list are
steadily diminishing and evidences Of
famine are rapidly disappearing.
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THE DIAMOND.

Providence, r. l.. Aug. 22.-The Lous-
viIIes were defeated at Crescent park
today by the Pawtucket team Of the New
England league. The Pawtuckets won
their game in the ninth on two singles
and Beaumont's three Dagger.
Jim Corbett played first base for Paw
tucket in good form. accepting u chances
and getting a base on balls and single.
tG1roughout. Attendance $500. Score:
Pawtucket, S; Louisville. g.
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within 200 yards of the mine over 100
strikers from surrounding towns.
Tailors want More Moner.

New York, Aug. 22.-The 1850 opera
tors on fine coats, members of Pro-
gress Tailor's union No II, of the So
cialist section, went on strike today.
An increase of % per cent per garment
is demanded, weekly payments; the
recognition of the union and a nine
hour working day. This strike will
close 100 shops.
Owing to the long standing eonten-
ton between the progressive taiIors
union and the United Brotherhood of
Tailors. ii is more than probable that
the members of the latter organization
will take the places OF the strikers.
One hundred and six west side cigar
cite makers are on strike for higher
wages.