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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-06
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

Reports received from the weather bu-
reau officials of Florida indicate that the
freeze of Jan. 2 and 3, 1885 while doing
considerable damage, did not approach in
severity or destructsveness the freezes
in the winter of 1894 and 1895.
The annual report of the passenger bust
ness of the Pacific Mail Steamship COM
pany has been filed with the government
officials. 1t shows an increase in travel
between this country and the Orient
which is little less than phenomenal.
The German warships Deutschland and
Gefion, under command of Prince Henr.'
of Prussia, have arrived at Port Said on
their way to China.
The east wing of Ottawa University
Catholic was destroyed by fire. Loss
on building and contents, $4,000 all COW
cred by insurance. All the sacred vse-
sells and statues were gotten out
Maltese council have cabled to the Mar
quis of Salisbury renewing their offer to
Egypt by raising 1000 Maltese for general
military service.
General William Forbes Gatacre has
been ordered to Egypt to assume com
mand of the British troops there, and not
to command the Anglo-Egyptian eXpedi-
ton in the Soudan, as was at first sup
posed.
1t now appears that there were but %
deaths from the collapse of the floor in
the city hall at London. Ont.
The supreme court of Nebraska rem
dered decision affirming the preliminary
sentence of 20 years Imprisonment upon
ex-State Auditor Barley convicted in
the district court of Douglas county of
embezzling $3.50 600. Barley since his
conviction last fall, has been in the coun-
ty jail at Omaha.
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INToLERABLE RULES.
Gage So Characterizes Part of the
Civil Service Law.

Washington, Jan. 5.-Secretary Gage
and other cabinet officers today replied
to the senate resolution of Dec. Is, call
ing upon the heads of the several ex-
ecutive departments for information as
to what positions in their respective de
partments should be excepted from the
civil service laws and rules Secretary
Cages reply, in part, says:
I believe that experience has taught
the order of May 6, 1896, was too
sweeping and that there should be ia
ken out of the classified service a con-
siderable number OF places that were at
that time classified. The most impor-
tant of these places are in the internal
revenue service. The difficulties which
the department has experienced in the
administration of the rules as they now
exist. as applied to the internal revenue
service, have become intolerable. l be-
neve that all positions of deputy collec-
tors of internal revenue should be made
excepted places, subject, however, to
non-competitive examinations. The col
lectors who appoint the deputies are
profoundly responsible for the conduct
of their subordinates."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-06
CAPITAL TOPICS.

Statement of the condition of the treas
ury: Available cash balance, S233 200 us;
gold reserve, $l60.9S7. 199
Benjamin F. Butterworth. commissioner
of patents is reported much improved, in
a dispatch received today.
Comptroller Dawes has appointed Will
liam c. Aakley of Chicago national bank
examiner, to succeed Joseph 7. Talbert.
resigned.
Mr.. Walter ]. Blanford, private secre-
today to Miss Alice Midstetter. who is
well known in Washington society.
The name of Charles Page Bryan to be
minister to China. was presented TO the
senate in executive session today and re-
ferred to the committee on foreign rela-
lions.
Representative Johnson of North
Dakota introduced a bill to repeal the
law which has just gone into effect rela-
tive to pelagic sealing and the imOorta-
ton of sealskins taken by pelagic sealers.
The fund which is being collected at
the department of state for the relief of
the suffering Cubans was today increased
by the receipts of $69l the sum of the coll
Star
Assistant Secretary Howell was shown
the announcement of Mr.. SiftOn, minister
of the interior at Ottawa, stating that
he had arranged for the passage of Can
adam goods across American territory via
Dyea and Skagway without inspection
charges.
The committee on postofiices and post
roads reported the Loud bill, remedying
abuses of second-class mail matter to the
house. Chairman Loud, in making the re-
port, said congress must remedy these
abuses or the government should go out
of the postal business.
Assistant Secretary Handerlipp said to-
day there need be no fear that the treas
ury will contribute to any stringency in
the money market and II any occurred it
would not result from rede. ption of out
standing currency skies. The treasury
has conducted the Union Pacific settle
ment so as to avoid tight money.
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sHERIFF's SALE.

SHFRIFFvS SALE-NOTICE is HERE
by given that pursuant to a decree of
foreclosure and order of sale. to me di-
rected from the district court of the Third
Judicial district. state OF Utah, county of
Salt Lake in a cause therein pending
wherein William H. Tremayne is plain
tiff and James w. Pitts, Laura A Pitts
ToseDhine Beam, l. Cameron Brown and
Ellsworth Daggett, are defendants. TO
which decree and order of sale reference
is hereby made shall expose for sale, at
nnblic auction TO the highest bidder for
ccosh al the west front door of the county
ccurt house in the city of Salt Lake.
county OF Salt Lake. state of Utah, on the
nth day of January. 1888. at Z O'Clock
noon. all the right, title. claim and inter
est of the above named defendants, James
" pitts Laura A Pitts. Josephine Beam.
7 Cameron Brown and Ellsworth Dag
eratt of in and to the following described
S5ro1ertv to-wit: Part of lot eight. block
fftV-rhree plat 81" Salt Lake City sur
~; Commencing at the southeast corner
Of said lot and running thence west ten
GeN rods thence north ten O0) rods.
hence east five 90 rods, thence south nine
1a0 rods. thence east five 90 rods, thence
Sou+h one % rod 10 the place OF begin
nine- situate in Salt Lake City. salt Lake
oo,3+y Utah to be sold as the property
of lanes w Pitts and Laura A Pitts,
r,n6er said decree and order or sale, IN the
above entitled cause.
hated at Salt Lake City, this 2lst day
of December, 1891, 11,1.yrc
Sheriff of Salt Lake County. Utah.
Rv L ELDREDGE, Deputy Sheriff
PsWiins & Burd. Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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FRAUDS OF THE CENSUS BUREAU
Continued from page u

! Continued from page u
whether the pensions should be paid
directly out of the treasury or Indirect
! ly from retiring fund collected from
! employees for that purpose.
| Mr.. Clark (Dem., Mo- asked whether
! the Republicans who were hostile to the
law intended to bring in a bill for its
repeal, to which Pearson emphatically
, replied in the affirmative.
! viii you gentlemen on the other side
use your best endeavors to secure con-
sideratiOn for it when it is reported?'
asked Mr. Clark.
I'VE will make desperate efforts -
answered Mr.. Pearson. I'VE will go
to the extreme to. secure consideration"
| applause and laughter)
Mr.. Lands (Rep., Ind favored a
modification of the law, which, he said,
would doubtless earn for him a repu-
tation as a spokesman. He sneered at
the professional civil service reform
ers. He had never known those who
called themselves the better element"
who were not narrow, selfish, bigOted
and dangerous. They had bulldozed
and cowed national conventions and
hypnotized presidents, while they man
aged themselves to set continuously at
the banquet table.
He denounced Mr.. Cleveland's meth
DDS in his second administration, de-
scribing what took place in the gov
eminent printing office, to the head of
which, he said, Mr.. Cleveland appoint
ed a man who would do the dirty
work
On a single day. he said. Public Prin-
ter Benedict discharged $50 men. That
was known at the government printing
office as bloody Monday" On another
day he discharged 420. When 1900 re-
movals had been made, and 1880 Dem
ocrats appointed, Mr.. Cleveland pressed
the button and the civil service blanket
was thrown over them. He read what
puTpOrted to be a literal transcript of
reasons assigned for the discharge of
the Republican employees in the secret
record of Mr.. Benedict's private secre
tary. Some of them were very amusing
and kept the house in a roar.
When ne had concluded the reading
Mr.. Perkins (Rep., Pa.) asked if it
was proposed to return to a system
which made such a recital possible.
No replied Mr.. Lands, but We
want to modify the law"
Mr.. Henderson (Rep., la protested
against the production of the record
of one man in condemnation of the
best system vet devised for the purifi-
cation of the government service. He
said the civil service commission did
not endorse such work.
Unless the law was modified by its
friends Mr.. Lands said, a Democratic
president and Democratic congress
would destroy it root and branch. The
law must be rescued from the clutch of
the Zealots.
Mr.. Lands was vociferously applaud
ed when he concluded.
Mr.. Green (POp., Neb) closed the de-
bate for the day with speech in favor
of civil service reform.
Mr. Richardson (Dem., TENN, in re-
ply to Mr.. Lands, asserted that the
record showed that when the civil SER
vice was extended to the government
printing office, only 81 per cent of the
employees had been appointed under
a Democratic administration, while A
per cent had been appointed by a Re
publican public printer
At 4:55 p. m. the house adjourned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-06
SHFRIFF,S SALE

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
pursuant to q decree of foreclosure and
order of sale. 10 me directed from the
district court of the Third judicial dis
trict of the state of Utah, county of Salt
Lake, in a cause therein pending. where
in Albert Fisher is plaintiff and George
E. Teasdale. Martha A. Teasdale Curtis
e. Bolton, Kate Bolton and John Kelly
are defendants, 20 which decree and or
der of sale reference is hereby made
shall expose for sale at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash, at the west
front door of the county court house. in
Lake. state of Utah. on the Sth day of
January, 1898. at Y o'clock, noon. all the
right. title, claim and interest of the
above named defendants. George Z.
Teasdale. Martha a. Teasdale, Curtis Z.
Bolton. Kate Bolton and John Kelly, of,
in and to the following described real
estate. to-wit: Commencing nine 90 rods
east of the southwest corner of lot num-
Der two %, block number seventeen %,
plat A Salt Lake City survey, and
running thence north ten Q0) rods,
thence east three 30 rods thence south
ten Q0) rods. thence west three 90 rods
to the place of beginning. situated in Salt
Lake City, Salt Lake county. state OF
Utah. To be sold as the property of
George Z. Teasdale and Martha a. Teas
court in the above entitled cause
Dated at Salt Lake City, Utah. this 18th
day of December, 1897.
THOMAS p. LEWIS.
Sheriff of Salt Lake County. Utah.
BY J. T. Eldredge. Deputy Sheriff.
Rawlins & Hurd, Attorneys for Plain
tiff.
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SHERIFF,S SALE.

SHERIFF'S SALE-NOTICE IS HERE
by given that pursuant to a decree OF
foreclosure and order of sale. to me di-
rected from the district court of the Third
Judicial district. state of Utah, county
of Salt Lake. in a cause therein pending,
wherein Nellie Wall is plaintiff and Albert
J. White Rosanna NJ White his wife
Emma Parson. Is. p. Bitner. George
Houghton, Althea Brown, William NJ.
William S. Harmon, deceased, F. E.
Gregg Louis TOSo and George w. Ogles-
by and William r. George. are defend
ants to which decree and order of sale
reference is hereby made, l shall expose
for sale at public auction, to the highest
bidder for cash. at the west front door
of the county court house, IN the city and
county of Salt Lake, state OF Utah. on
the 18th day of January, 1898, at L o'clock
noon. all the right, title. claim and in
terest of the above named defendants
Albert j. White, Rosanna NJ. White his
wife Emma ParSOn, b. 3. Bitner, George
HoughtOn. Althea Brown, William NJ
Harmon as executor of estate of William
s. Harmon, deceased, + L. Gregg, Louis
Toso and George W. OgleSby and Will
lam r. George, of. in and to the following
described property, to-wit: All of lot
tWenty-seVen CD, block two o. A J.
Whites South Salt Lake subdivision, as
the same appears of record in the office
Of the county recorder of Salt Lake
county Utah. together with all tenements
Entertainments and appurtenanceS there
unto belonging or in anywise apDertain-
ing. To be sold as the property of Albert
Emma Parson. b. b. Bitner, George
Houghton. Althea Brown, William NJ
Harmon, as executor of estate of William
S. Harmon, deceased, F. E. Gregg Louis
Toso and George w. Oglesby and William
r. George, under said decree and order of
sale in the above cause
Dated at Salt Lake City. Utah, this 23rd
day of December. 1897.
THOMAS P. LEWIS
Sheriff of Salt Lake County. Utah.
BY BOMAN CANNON. Deputy Sheriff.
E B. Critchlow Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-06
Final ARRANGEMENTs.
SCIENCE DISAPPOINTED.
Medical Men Deplore the Request
That No Autopsy Be Held.

San Francisco, Jan. 5-Scientific men
who are interested in the pathological
features of Durrant's case are grievously
disappointed at the prospect that no
autopsy will be allowed on the remains.
DIR. John w. Robertson, the celebrated
chemist, has received a commission from
the American Journal of Insanity to pre-
pare an elaborate treatise on the case.
He IS firmly impressed with the extra
in psychopathy. and regrets that post
norton examination of the head of the
condemned man cannot be made. The
fact that Durrant having been well ad-
vanced as a medical student, should have
made a positive request that no eXaInina-
ton be made of his face or head after
death, is commented on as significant.
1t seems that no measurements of Dur
rants head have been made.
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NOTICE. sHERIFFs SALE.

NOTICE. - SHERIFF'S SALE. = BY
,,i-tDe of an execution to me directed
from the Third judicial district court.
county of Salt Lake, state of Utah, in
faVor of A L. Fikstad and against H.
Shineleton. to satisfy q judgment of
s9S a. and costs taxed at 1875 and accru-
inor COSTS at s1 80. l have levied upon the
f f., named property, to-wit: Com
rcancinr one % rod north of the south
80 corner of lot eight (S), block sixty
three (63). plat &C, Salt Lake City sur
vsv and running thence north four "a
ro5s thence west five 10 rods, thence
so,Ith four % rods. thence east five 90
,,ods TO place of beginning, situated in
The CITY and county of Salt Lake state
of IYtah. together with all and singular
n tenements hereditaments and apDur-
tnnances thereunto belonging or in any
Use -appertaining. and will sell the in
te-est Of the defendant, II. Singleton in
m above described property. and willsex-
nose the same for sale. or so much as will
satisfy plaintiffs demand, to-wit: s35.O5
and costs taxed at 1875 and accruing
costs at $3.50, to be sold by me. at the
west front door of the county court
house. in the city and county of Salt
Lake. state of Utah, on the 18th day of
January 1898. Sale to commence at u
o. clock noon. Terms of sale. cash
Dated at Salt Lake City. Utah., Deem
Der 2Srd, 1897.
THOMAS P. LEWIS.
Sheriff of Salt Lake County Utah.
BY BOMAN CANNON. Deputy Sheriff.
H C. Edwards. Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-06
Prospects That the Annexation Vote
VIII Be Increased.
THE EASTERN SITUATION
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TURN
ABOUT IN THE SENATE.
Republicans Are Unanimous, and So
Are Nearly All the Silver Repub-
Hcans-Populists Are Divided,
and Tt Is Not Party Issue With
the Democrats.

Washington, Jan. 5.-Senator Davis,
chairman of the committee on foreign
relations, gave notice in the senate to-
day that he would call up the Hawaiian
annexation treaty in executive session
on Monday next and ask the senate
to consider it each day thereafter until
the treaty should be disposed Of.
Senator Davis announcement was
preceded by some active work on the
part of the friends Of the treaty prior
to the opening of the senate and also
on the floor after the senate convened.
They Go not feel absolutely sure OF Sc
curing the go votes necessary to ratify
the treaty, but are today hopeful OF
getting that number. 1t was positively
announced that the Republican side of
the chamber would be a unit in the
vote, Senators Morrill,, Hoar and the
two or three Republican senators, who
were ciassed as doubtful prior to the
holiday recess, now being considered
as committed to the treaty.
The supporters Of the agreement also
expect to have the aid of the silver Re
publicans, with the exception of Sena-
tor PettigreW. The Populists will be
divided and majority of the Demo-
Gratis are against ratification. The
Democrats, however, have given up any
idea they may have had of making the
annexation question a party issue, and
it is believed that this action will have
the effect of increasing the affirmative
vote on that side of the chamber.
There is no doubt that the situation
IL China is largely responsible for the
improved prospect of the treaty, as
many senators hold the opinion that for
the United States to hesitate in this
matter at the present critical time
would be to manifest a serious weak
ness. The advocates of the treaty an
nounce their intention to make few
speeches, but they expect stubborn re-
sistance from Senators White, Petit
grew, Gray and others.
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irseso.s within a narrow compass FOR
se nees May paying during tns.t time
5-sfsFefl slssc and sic. The slightly easter
iee- with which trading commenced
r., yArtiy due TO crop report OF
-t1t--aS That made the acreage -i-liIteG
W--A winter wheat ia per cent larger
-han the area harvested last season also
reported the condition now 81 against
81 December l last and estimated the
quantity in farmers hands IL -4J,vJy,vJJ
bushe-s, or 4i-3l per cent of last year 5
port in the next six months l0c.OJJ,J0O
bushels 1t was also matter OF some
t,lse.-.gointment 10 the bulls that the
minneapolis and Duluth receipts were not
reduced more materially than as shown
by s5S carloads at the two places today as
against III a week ago and 40 carloads
the corresponding day of last year. Chi
caSO MADE some amends, however, only
20 cars being returned as against eStl-
mates made the day before for 10 and
compared with 1S5 The similar day of last
week, and 81 a year ago. Liverpool was
about sd lower TO begin with and dropped
another sd later in the day.
The first thing the bulls got any ad-
ditlonal comfort from was the sale by
Armour 6. Co. of 10000 bushels No 2
spring wheat, for export at once by rail-
hence to the sea board. and a rumored sale
of a further 900 bushels. The price was
said to be PC below the May price. New
York confirmed the taking for export
yesterday of 81 boat loadS-496.000 bushels
there and 176 coo bushels at outports. The
export cledra0ceS
were again liberal, amounting in wheat
and -four to 100000 bushels. That was
sustaining factor but when about two
hours of session had gone and the for
eign markets were found to have closed
weak. confidence began to desert the
early buyers and they became more anXi-
Gus TO avoid a loss during the following
half hour than they had been before to
secure a profit. Liverpool closed Esd
lover for the Paris at a decline of from
10 confines to 10 centimes in flour and 10
centimes in wheat. while Antwerp, in ad-
American the day before, reported a
further decline of a like extent for both
red winter and white Californian.
These features of the midday news
caused a break to 9Ol2 shortly after their
receipt. Letters agents were quite active
sellers on the decline and the bull crowd
were apparently playing for a break.
Nevertheless it had the effect of keeping
the smaller fry out and after those who
had bought in the morning had liquidated
at a loss there was little trade of conSe-
Quence besides the Letter transactions
being caught. a short time before the
close Nav reacted TO 905s, which proved
the final figures.
Corn was very quiet and price changes
extremely narrow. May ranged from 29H
and 1872 and closed unchanged at 291s.
Oats were almost as inactive as corn
and fluctuations were even narrower.
May ranged from 23A to 231s and closed
Is lower at 1915.
In provisions quite good business was
done. The days shipment were again
enormous. The close was at the high
higher at 9.35, May lard. nc higher at
30 and May ribs 713G1Oc higher at 40
G4.721s.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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SHERMAN FEELS 1T.
Complains Against Some Operations
of the Civil Service Law.

Washington, Jan. 5.-Secretary Sher-
man today sent TO the senate his re-
aponse to the resolution asking the
heads Of departments for suggestions
as to changes in their respective de-
partments. Mr.. Sherman recommends
the exception of the heads of bureaus
and the CHIEF clerk Of the state depart
ment from the operation of the law.
Said he:
.'An these officers bear a close per-
sonai relation to the secretary of state
in the conduct of the department 5
business. 1t is through them, under
the assistant secretaries, that he is en-
abled to transmit his official duties,
and it would seem TO be the part Of
prudence and discretion that they
should be in sympathetic touch with
the head Of the department to insure
cooperation and harmony Of action 3"
The secretary concludes with the
statement that he makes no complaint
against Z present occupants of these
offices, but he thinks that upon gen.
eral principles the secretary's hands
should not be tied.
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Taken Up at Aspen.

Denver, Jan. "a special to the
News from Aspen, Colo, says:
Shortly after noon today the Aspen
mine managers were informed by SUI
perintendent Dickey of the Western
Union Telegraph company that this
matter of the New York silver quota
tions had been taken up with Handy
and Harmon, and that he would advise
them later regarding the result. This
evening Superintendent Dickey wired
them that the Western Union would
obtain from the Associated Press OF
some other source and send out daily
the New York spot cash silver quota
tons to Aspen for the benefit of al
who wanted them. This is believed
here to mean that Handy and Harmon
have refused to furnish the cash quo
tatiOnS
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TROUBLES IN URUGUAY.
Another Overthrow of the Govern
ment Is Promised.

Another Overthrow of the Govern
ment Is Promised.
New York, Jan. 5.-According to the
Washington correspondent of the Trib-
une, Uruguay has hardly emerged from
one revolution, which resulted in the
assassination of President Bordo, and
the government has hardly adjusted it.
self to new conditions When another
overthrow is promised. and the flagship
Cincinnati of the South Atlantic squad
ron has been sent to Motevideo, where
she arrived, reinforcing the Castine al
ready there to protect American inter
ests.
Captain Colby M Cheater. the COM
rnander-in-chief of the United States
naval forces in the Rio Platte, has been
instructed by cable to watch the condi-
ton of affairs closely and take what
ever action is deemed necessary in
emergencies, reporting promptly to the
navy department.
The first intimation that trouble was
brewing reached the state department
through a report transmitted by the
navy department from Commander r.
M. Berry of the Castine, which has
been at Montevideo for several months,
having been stationed there during the
recent revolution. Commander Berry
throws an entirely new light on that
uprising. which press accounts had
credited the government with suppress
ing. and shows that Uruguay, instead
of possessing more stability than other
Iatin-American countries, is subject to
the same Vicissitudes as most of them,
and that the ballot is not half so es-
sential as the sword in selecting the
executive.