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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-21
AN ELECTRIC FIRE.
1t Occurred at the Herald Corner This
Morning.

About O'Clock this morning the fire
department was called to the corner of
West Temple and First South streets. A
cable boz on the top of ore OF the tele-
phone poles had become ignitcd b. the
wires and was burning rapidly Several
of the wires fell to the ground with a
shower Of sparks before the department
arrived and the insulation was burning
on many more. The streets were wet and
a rather hard down pour of rain made it
dangerous for an. one to go near the
place for contact with one Of the fallen
wires meant a good shock of electricity.
When the fire department arrived they
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-21
His Ambition

Washington Star: ITO think" said
the visitor. that you viii have to go
through life an ex-cOnvict."
We'll, miss" replied Crowbar Claude.
ito tell the truth. just at present there
amt nothing I'd like more to be-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-21

The farmer, the mechanic and the BIZ
cycle rider are liable to unexpected cuts
and bruises. DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve is the best thing to keep on hand
1t heals quickly, and is a we'll known
cure for piles. Smith &; Swift, drug
giSts Jap Main
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-21
Notes and Personals

Charles H. Hubbard, comptroller of
the Short Line, will arrive in the city
from Boston today. on his regular visit.
Messrs. Bancroft and Calvin of the
Short Line went north yesterday to in
spect the laying of steel west of Poca-
tello
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-21
MAJOR STANTON RECRUITING.
Invitation Declined.

Detroit Free Press: Il will make you
eat your words. sir" said the irate
one, blusteringly.
Thank you, but 1 have just dined,"
replied the calm one, as he moved off.
twirling his moustache.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-21
NEW SERVICE,
CHICAGO SPECIAL,
FAST TIME.

On and after March 9Th, daily
service will be established, leaving
Denver at $50 a. m, arriving Linz
coin 1890 p. m, Omaha 11:55 p. m.s
Chicago 2:15 p. m. following day.
Only one night on the road
Pullman Vestibuled Sleepers, Din
ing and Free Reclining Chair Cars
This train makes direct connections
with all trains from points on the Or
eeon Short Line and Rio Grande
Western Railways for Chicago and
all eastern points.
Be sure your tickets read via the
Burlington Route from Denver.
. - 49, !
Ia. BENTON, Ticket Agent,
R. G. W. Ry., Dolly Block
R. F. NESLEN,
Travelling Pass. and Freight Ag't
W. F. M'MILLAN, Gen--Agent,
ga South West Temple Street, Ore
gon Short Line Building, Salt Lake
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-21
RYAN MAKES ANSWER
Denies the Allegations of Holmes
Complaint.
DIP TOBACCO
SHEEP
ALLEGES THE PUNCH WAS VERY
WEAK.

Claims he Merely Dropped I'M at
the Request of the Landlord and
His Clerk-Avers That Holmes
Packed the Convention On Him
Judge Powers Also Answers and
Tells About the Presentation of
An Eagle to Fisher S. Harris.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-21

had to be very careful how they turned
on the water, but a patent holder with
ruDDer handles was fastened to the
nozz-e OF the hose and the water then
turned on The flames were Immediately
extinSuished but all of the telephone
hnes In the vicinity were rendered use
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-21
THE SESSION CLOSED
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows Ad-
jOurned Last Evening.
j. NJ. BREEZE IS THE G. M.
Z. E. HUBBARD ELECTED DEPUTY
GRAND MASTER.

Other Grand Officers Who Will Serve
During the Coming Year-Words
OF Praise and Appreciation For the
Retiring Grand Master w. o. Car
bis-Sympathy For Cuba EXPIRES
sed BY Resolution.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-21
THE MINING CONGRESS
Strong Delegation Named BY Gov
ernOr Pingree, of Michigan.
THE MATTER OF FINANCES
WILL COST ABOUT
SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS.

Of This Amount $3,425 Has Already
Been Paid INA Letter From Act
ing Chairman Dooly-outside Pa
pers, East and West of Us, Are
Booming the Congress.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-20
NOT ENOUGH WATER.
Big Pump Lovers the Wafer
i'm Two Minutes.

For several days d force uf w"Ikmen
at the city'S prospect well in the west
bottoms have been jimmying with a
centrifugal power pump with re.
putsd capacity for throwing 1000
gallons OF water per minute. The
pump refused to work until Thursday
afternoon when for a short space Of
two minutes it cook water and lowered
the well seven feet. Then the pump
stopped.
1t demonstrated one thing, that the
underground lake supposed to exist
in the west bottoms is hoax. The
imaginary boundless and bottOmless
body Of water is fake and tie hallu-
cinatiOn of the cOsmOgOnists have
been shattered by the stern develop.
mentS of experiment. The best there
is in the way of wetnesS in that par
ticular section of the terrestrial bali
is layer of sand six feet in thickness
percOlated with creek water. The
committee from the council had con-
Structed well % feet deep into which
10 feet of water had seeped in the
silent watches Of the night. The
theory was advanced that the bottom
of the well had gone below the level
of the lake and the pressure Of water
from outlying regions had forced
water through the layer of sand into
the well, 1t was figured that the
well was sufficiently deep, except for
contemplated further excavation OF
five or six feet of sand, to justify a
test being made with the new power
pump. 1t didn't occur to the COM
mittee to use sponge or a bail, and
the earth was Scraped away toa depth
of one inch Of the water level. Then
the pump was put in. The refusal of
the pump for several days 10 work
afforded time for a great deal of
theoring, while the average citizen
became intoxicated with eagerneSS
and expectancy.
The pump worked for just short
while Thursday, but that was long
eno1gh. They may decide to make
another test, but their enthusiasm is
dampenedand IlhI' ll)aylIg.sI
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-20
Charged with Stealing Wheat.

Sheriff Heskett went to London
township Thursday and arrested two
brothers named Osborne on the charge
of stealing 200 bushels Of wheat from
Sam Thompson. The arrest was
made about IL o'clock.
The Osborne boys worked in the
neighborhOOd and patched in an
empty house near Geo. Fosters place,
The farmers in that vicinity had
missed wheat at different times and
suspicio0 finally pointed its finger al
the Osborne boys. Will Hoover, a
neighborhOOd boy, was put to work on
the case. an Investigation of the
bachelor quarters revealed a large
quantity of wheat. As the OSb)rues
had 20 visible means Of coming into
possession Of the wheat they will he
called upon 10 court to answer TO the
charge of theft.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-20
New WelIs-FargO Agent.

Guy Reynolds, who has been cashier
at tie Wells-FargO express Office at
Wichita, was checked in here to-
day as agent of the Wellington office,
vice H. &C. Charlton. Mr.. Charlton
left last Tuesday for Sal!na on visit
and is expected back this evening or
tomorrow morning. 1t is not known
where he will be stationed.
Mr.. Reynolds has been cashier at
the Wichita Office for the past six
Years, and comes tC Wellington highly
recommended as gentleman and a
man of business. He will be succeed.
ed at Wichita by Harry Sims of To-
peka, who was clerk here under Jones
severabyears dgO. Jones and Sims were
removed from here for the easOn that
they could not get along together. /.
Longaker was appointed here in
Jones' place. H. 9. Charlton was
appointed agent at this place last
spring, to succeed |. LOngaker who
severed his connection with the com.
pany to 90 into business in Kansas
City.
The Wichita Eagle of yesterday, 10
speaking of Mr.. Reynolds promotion
to the agency of Wellington, says it is
a compliment to his work at Wichita
aud much deserved. Mr.. Reynolds is
a young man with a family. He &C.
cepts the position temporarily to see
how he likes the work. fit is sulta.
BILE to him he will locate permanently
and remove his family to this place.
Journal, Monday.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-20
Miss Walton Enterteins.

Miss Margaret Walton entertained
a number of her lady friends at a 6
o'clock tea at the home of Mrs. Levi
Ferguson on N. G street Friday even
ing, assisted by Mrs. Ferguson. A
most enjoyable time was INDUCED in
various social eujOyments, and those
present are loud in their praises tC.
day of the ladies for the manner in
which they were entertained.
The supper was simply elegant, con-
sisting of all the choice delicacieS OBJ
tainable, and all partook of the viandS
in a way that convinced the hOstesses
that their tea wasa most decided sue
cess. The ladies were assisted at
table by Miss Altai Kirk and Miss
Pearl Kean, who were also largely re-
sponsibIe for the evening being such
an enjoyable one for all. Those pres
ent were: Mrs. Levi Ferguson; Misses
Calista Martin, Minnie Belle, ALA
Saylor, Maggie Vineyard, Edith My.
ers, Hannah AnderSou, Anna Gil
more, Rachael Buttrey, Luella Harris
Bernice aud Coda Evans Of Wichita,
Altai Kirk, Pearl Kean and Margaret
Walton,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-20
A Prohibition Problem.

The report of the commissioner of
internal revenue shows that 2 269 IL
cenSes to sell liquor in Kansas were
issued by the government during the
last fiscal year. This is more than
was Issued for Alabama, Arkansas
and Mississippi, where there is no
prOhibitory law and where in each
state the population is about the same
as In Kansas. 10 the three states
the number Of licenses issued is as
follows:
Alabama Population, I,d3.Ol7:
number of liquor licenses, $50.
Arkansas Population, 1,12S,l79;
liquor licenses, $40.
Mississippi Population, l,2S9, 900:
liquor licenses, 326.
Add to this Florida, population
S9i, ~, liquor licenses IA, the total is
leg, Or exactly the number issued
for Kansas alone, which has popu-
lation of l,427,096.
When the attention 0: P. l. Bone.
brake, a strong advocate of prohibi-
tion, was called to these figures he
said:
They are really alarming. 1t
means that instead of having a liquor
prohibition law in Kansas, we have
none at ALL
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-20

The board Of education Monday
morning began enforcement OF the
compulsory education law, which re.
quires all children between the ages
OF and IA years to attend school.
The board desires the collaboration
of all who believe in the enforcement
OF this law. There was a noticeable
increase IN the attendance at school
that morning, resulting from the an.
nOuncement Of. the intentions OF the
board. ANY person noticing children
on the streets who ought to attend
school, will confer favor by report.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-20
STARVATION IN CUBA.
Condition That Demands Immediate
Relief from the United States.

A Condition That Demands Immediate
Relief from the United States.
Charles w. Russell of the United
States department of justice has just
returned to Washington from Cuba,
where he spent two weeks investiga.
ting the conditions prevailing on the
island. He says: 81 am very glad
to be interviewed on the subject of
Cuba because | feel il a solemn duty
to humanity to endeavOr 10 make the
American people realize the terrible
distress which exists there. Much
has been written on the subject, but
judging Others b. myself, | fee quite
sure that, because we do not commit
and have not in our history commit
teed such atrocities as Spain is COM
hitting on that island, the American
reading public regards the representa-
tiOns as biased by the preconceived
opinions of newspapers or greatly ex.
aggerated.
Il spent two weeks in Cuba, visited
Havana, went south to JarucO, south
east to Guina, northeast to MatanZas,
eastward about 200 miles through
the middle of the country to San
Domingo, Santa Clara and Sagua la
Grande. visited Miriano, a short
distance west Of Havana, and saw
along the road thirty or forty towns
or stations. In Havana l visited the
FOSsOs, the hospital prison, where |
talked with the father of Evangelina
COssio y Cisnervs and a place called
the JacOba. found recOncentrados
at all three places and begging every
where about the streets of Havana.
The spectacle at the FossOs and Jaco-
ba house, of women and children
emaciated to skeletons and suffer-
ing from diseases produced by starva-
ton, was terrible.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-20

In Sagua / saw some sick and
emaciated little girls in a children's
hospital started three days before ty
charitable Cubans and saw a crowd Of
miserable looking reconcentradOs with
tin buckets aud other receptacles get.
ting a small allowance of food duled
out to them in a yard. Ia the same
city, in an old sugar warehouse, | saw
stationed around the inside walls the
remnants Of twenty or thirty Cuban
families. In one case the remnant
consisted of two little children of I or
s years. Ia another case, where l
talked TO the people in broken Span
ish, there were individuals, mother,
a girl of IA and two quite small girls.
The smallest was then suffering from
malarial fever. The next had the
signs on her hands with which | had
become familiar OF having had the
beri-beri. These four were all that
the order OF concentration had left
alive Of eleven. At San Domingo,
where was at night, and was as OBJ
serving as possible, l saw no signs Of
the recOncentradOs going away from
the forts. If they had gone it takes
seed, instruments, land and three or
four mouths TO raise the vegetables
which could be produced, and no
where away from the blOckhouSes was
there any sign Of vegetables growing.
Near the larger towns the circle Of
concentration seemed TO be somewhat
larger aud some planting of vegeta-
bles, tobacco and rice seemed TO be
going on. At this very few persons,
possibly some of the rec0ncentradOs,
found employment"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-20
The LAWYERS 0utd0ne.

That Wellington Is getting to be
about as swell" a town as any other
place on earth now, is no dream. A
banquet was given in this city Sltur-
day night, which consisted of nineteen
courses, and the guests were at table
from 6 o'clock Saturday evening until
1870 Sunday mOrning-just seven and
d half hours.
The banquet was given by the
boarders at Mrs. D. P. Mahan's board
Ing house to Jack Rodney, the popular
and good looking hardware clerk at
the Racket. Mr.. Rodney is soon TO
join the benedicts, and as is the usual
custom with the gang" he was given
a banquest of no small proportions
TOastS were part Of the evenings
program, and "reminiscences Of Okla
homa by oklahoma Bill" and okla
hUma jack" were aIsther interesting
feature. Jack Hench Of Guthrie,
rendered very beautiful vocal selec-
ton, which was very much appreci-
ated by the gathering. Mrs. John r.
Spar also favored the jolly Gro Sd
with vocal and Instrumental music.
Rev. o. l.. Smith told the story of
the boy and the cat, which provoked
great deal Of mirth. The story is 10
the effect that small boy caught a
cat, and in putting the feline to death
desired to torture the animal as much
as possible. He began by taking the
Cat by the tail and stretching the
tail over a log and with an ak chopped
it off in small pieces. or course this
was mean trick, and the cat suffered
great deal Of pain. A Sunday-schOUl
teacher 10 telling the story TO hi
scholars asked if there were any pres
ent that could think of passage OF
scripture that would be applicable to
The case. Finally the small boy over
in the corner with the lOp ears said
he thought he could repeat a passage
that wOnld apply pretty well, and the
teacher told him to repeat 1t. He
said: "What God hath joined to-
gether, let no man put asunder."
At this stage of the game Rodney
nearly tainted away, butsOOn regained
his compOsure and helped to make
the evening as enjoyable as victim
in his position possibly could.
Fred Huber took two kodak view:
Of the table for future reference
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs
John R. Spar, Mr.. and Mrs. D. P
Mahan; Rev. o. L, Smith, Bill Henct
of Guthrie, Fritz Huber, Fritz Myers
Bob Mclean. Tom Butcher and Jack
Rodney.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-20
AJAX ON JUDGMENTS.


lne law passed al the last session
OF the Kansas legislature providing
for a tax on mortgage judgments went
into effect Satur lay. Thelaw provides
that when mOrtgaged property has
been sold for less than the mortgage
and the creditor has taken a judgment
for the difference, the judgment shall
be assessable, as personal property.
There is provision made for valua-
ton and assessment and the collection
OF taxes on such judgments. From
today these judgment may be sold for
taxes and If the judgment does not
bring enough TO pay the taxes the
holder must pay the tax, or he can
compromise with the county commits.
Si0uers.
Persons holding this class OF per-
sonal judgments against citizens of
this state, unless they are pretty cer-
tain of realizing on them, can better
afford to cancel the debt than have
judgments entered against them
selves.
A possible condition will explain
the law: A creditor holding mort
gage for 81, 900 on a farm, sells the
farm under foreclosure proceedings
for $500 and takes personal judgment
for the balance. The assessor fixes
the value Of the judgment at $500 and
the county treasurer's books show
that the owner Of the judgment owes
the county s. for taxes. If the holder
Of the judgment allows it to be sold
for s. 10 pay the taxes, the person who
holds the Judgment must either pay
the difference himself or compromise
with the county commissioners the
best way he can.
The law provides that whenever a
Judgment is released it is no longer
taxable. Judgments for labor and
material are not taxable, it being the
purpose Of the law to protect debtors
who have lost their property and are
still liable for deficiency judgment.
Township and city assessors are re-
quired to examine the court records
and make record of these judgments
and value them. Costs are not neg.
lected, for provision is made for
publication. Of notice that a Judy
ment is TO be sold the same as a
sale under mortgage is advertised.
The principal purpose of the law is
to protect the debtor who has lost his
property, but does it 10 a roundabout
way. The holder Of the judgment
may be able to force him to pay if the
debtor accumulates property, but if
the creditor sees no possibility of i'm.
mediate or early return on his judg.
ment, the probabilities are that he
will discharge it rather than pay the
taxes on it.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-20

Poker playing among the students
Of the Western Presbyterian Theolog-
ical seminary, in Ridge avenue, Allie
gheny, Pa, has caused trouble In that
institution. II has been reported to
the faculty that many OF the students
have been burning midnight gas
studying the value Of poker hands.
The matter was reported TO the fac
ulty by student who had been initi-
ated and who had lost money. The
charges not only concern some Of the
students now attending the seminary,
but several recently installed pastors
Of churches are involved. The faculty
says that theology and poker will not
mix, and that the card playing must
StOn
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-20

&~0 @ANOO - -
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
TEN effectually, dispels colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro.
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeablesubstan its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in so
cent bottles by all leading drug.
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro.
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Donot accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA Fic SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL
LOUISVILLE, Ky. NEW KORk n.y.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-20
Mrs. Smith EIterrairs.

Mrs. II. F. Smith gave a pleasant
party to a number of her friends at
her beautiful home on West Harvey
avenue last Wednesday night, in the
nature of a I o'clock tea. An elegant
supper was served in courses. Among
the paStimes of the evening we're the
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-20

The case OF State vs.. Court Bennett
II Caldwell, charged with robbiug an
Oklahoma nan about three weeks
ago, was dismissed in district court
last Friday afternoon. p. {. Simuns,
attorney for the defense, demurred
and the demurrer being scstaiued by
the judge, Bennett WAS given hiS'lib-
erty, there being only circdmStanlial
evidence, and no conviction could be
had.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-20
There is a class Of People

Who are injured by the use Of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores new preparation
called Grain-o, made of pure grains,
that takes the place of coffee. The
most delicate stomach receives it with.
out distress, and but few can tell il
from coffee. 1t does not cost over
une-fourth as mnch. Children may
drink it with great benefit. Is cents
and p cents per package. Try it,
Ask for Grain-0.