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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-21

repudiated furniture warrants. Ex-
County Attorney Whittemore was first
on the list of claimants. His claim was
for 500 for assistance in the preparation
of the trial. and for witness fees Rob
ert r. Anderson, the expert accountant
and state bank examiner, claimed $40 for
2 days work at $50 per day and u
The commissioners had a strong SuS-
picion that Mr.. Anderson's expert serv-
ices for this same work had cost the
county about 81 GOO under the .eXtrayagant
preceding administration, and again they
believed that the county auditor or any
county official present or retired, could,
for plain, ordinary $3.50 a day witness
fees, have ascertained and testified TO all
material facts relative to the issuance
of the disputed warrants as shown by the
county books.
In addition to the claims of Whittemore
and Anderson. W. E. Kinnersley, S. R.
Marks, w. N Williams, III. d. Folsom
and S. c. Dallas had in claims for $I5,
STAT. $75, $40 and $50, respectively, ''for ex-
pert services in appraising the furniture
at the rate of 81 per hour" each. The five
furniture experts also claimed an aggre-
gate of $67 10 for witness fees in court.
The commissioners had a faint recollec-
ton that at least three of the appraisers
had been handsomely paid several times
before in looking over the furniture prior
to the trials of Hayken, Morris and the
rest of de gang"
The claims were duly approved and
recommended for payment by County At
torney Van Colt, who advised that there
was no alternative but to pay them. The
commissioners INDUCED in an exchange
of opinion, and at one stage of the pro-
ceedingS some expressions were vented
against the grating proclivities of the ex-
county attorney and his colleagues that
would not look creditable to them in print.
Commissioner Armstrong. in speaking
about the apparent folly Of throwing good
money after bad, announced that If he
could have his way the claims would not
be paid. The extraordinary claims were
ordered paid.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-21
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

On an average every woman carries
40 to so miles of hair upon her head.
Aberdeen terriers are driving out all
other fashionable pet dogs in London.
Britain must be a cLsanly nation, for
over 400, 100000 pounds OF soap are used
in that section annually.
After the rinderpest the locusts have
come to South Africa, and trains are
now being stopped by them.
The huge guns of modern navies can
be fired only about IS times. After
that they become worn out.
Out of 6O9 samples Of food, drink and
drugs analysed at MarylebOne during
last year, only five were adulterated.
London is about to be blessed with
its first continuous performance"
show. The experiment will be made
at the Opera Comique theatre.
Joachim, the violinist, was called in
a Berlin police court to decide whether
a s1.25 violin could really be played on
He said it could, and proved it.
A Teplitz old lady of SO has commit
ted suicide by holding her head down in
a tub of water, because she did not
want to live to be 100 years old.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-21
FUTURE PLANS AND ARRANGE
MENTS.


E. C. Williamson, the oldest druggist,
was very fortunate in saving the
greater portion OF his stock of drugs by
placing them in the cellar of his store.
lie will doubtless rebuild.
NJ D. Hurlbut, druggist, saved por-
ton of his stock. and will commence
business in the Hirschman building.
Bates & Kimball, druggists, who lost
heavily, will probably stock up again
as soon as suitable quarters can be
secured. ss{
w. S. Sharp will very likely re-estap-
lish his drugstore,S
Thompson & Jorgensen opened their
meat market opposite the store OF
Welsh, Driscoll & Buck, in the quarters
formerly occupied by McPalin & Nc
Aleenan It is stated that they pro-
pose rebuilding at their old stand.
E. D. Sutton & Co. commenced selling
FIRE sh meats in the waiting: room OF the
Union Pacific. depot The firm ex-
presses their intention of rebuilding on
the former site of their market.
Smith & Weller. butchers, started up
business in Wilson'S dwelling house.
]. p Theriot viii re-establish his
meat market.
1t was reported here last night that
Thomas Kearns is contemplating the
erection of a business block on the site
OF Judge, Iyers & Keithss livery.
THE ~REcoRD" GOES ON.
S. l.. and William Radon, of the
Park Record, arrived in this city last
night, bringing with them one news
paper form, all that was saved from
their stock of printing material. One
of the losses most regretted by them
was that of the entire Record fires from
lSS0-when the paper was established.
Besides the loss of the newspaper plant
and building, Mr.. Radon lost his dwell
ing on Park avenue, To Herald re-
porter he stated that when the fire
broke out in Main street, he rushed to
the scene, little thinking that it would
reach up to his residence, but the
flames quickly spread to the Episcopal
church, thence across to the Methodist
church, which is just north of his home.
He and Mrs. Radon were only able to
get the children out with the clothing
they wore.
Radon & Cammomile consider that
the people of Park City need a news
paper and will likely continue the
publication of their excellent paper,
The Herald, through its manager, Mr..
T.. A. Mcdaniel, placed at Mr.. Raddon's
disposal last evening whatever mechan-
ical or reportorial assistance they might
need.
All records of the lodges were saved.
Some books of the county treasurer
were lost, but the, most valuable We're
saved.
Duke, the famous st. Bernard dog
owned by H. G. Bates, was cremated.
George Waning started to put up
the first shanty in town.
Among those who were badly burned
in the fire are F. S. McCarty, o. C.
Lockhart and DR.. lie Compile. Their in
juries, however. were not serious.
Quite a number. of Salt Lake people.
including insurance agents and others,
went to the Park to view the ruins.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-21
ECzE:MAoHE:AR
Itching So Severe Could Not Keep
From Scratching. Physicians
Remedies No Benefit. Cured
BY Half Box Cutioura.

at the time that sent for your book, was
suffering from Eczema on the right ear. 1
could hardly keep my hands off the afflicted
surface, the itching was so severe. Every time
would touch my ear small bubbles would
open emitting watery-like substance, ap-
parently poisonous, as when it was commun-
icated to other parts of the body it would
produce the same irritation. One of the lead
ing doctors here treated me for while and
applied the usual physicians remedies with
out benefit. My brother was using CUTIcURA
at the time and recommended that try it.
bought box of CUTICURA( ointment) and had
satisfaction of seeing immediate progress.
The FIRST application s0Gs soothing,. and be-
fore the box was half gone the disease had dis
appeared, and am pleased to say that there
has never Seen any recurrence of the trouble.
He. BARNET, 614 Race St., CHM, o.
Feb Q 1898.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-21
NEGLIGENCE OR INCOMPETENCE.
Chattanooga Troops Without Stuff
Gent Surgeons or Medicines.

Chattanooga, Tenn, June 20.-Dr. Fred
H. Hines, one of the committee of the
Illinois Army and Navy league, sent to
Chickamauga park to investigate and re-
port on the condition of the camp in an
interview tonight with the correspondent
OF the Associated Press, said:
The quartermaster and commlssary
departments are rapidly Oyertaking their
responsibilities, but the medical depart
ment lagS painfully behind. The reg1-
ments are inadequately supplied with ne
ceSsary medicines and they cannot get
them. The acquisitions of the regiment
surgeons are not promptly filled and are
only filled in part. 1t is TO be presumed
that this is because there is an insult
ficient supply on hand. The lack of proper
surgical instruments is still more obvious.
There are regiments which have no IN
strumentS other than a pocket case for
insthe possession of other regiments are
anti9uated and insufficient. OF course,
where medicines and surgical inStru-
ments are lacking, there is a deficiency
of other things needed in sickness. The
supply of ice and eggs, for example, is al
most shamefully inadequate The army
regulations allow a certain number of d.
vision surgeons, but the proper number
has not been furnished and this lack in
the staff has necessitated the drafting
of many regimental surgeons who are
needed in their own commands. In some
cases a regiment has been left with a
single surgeon, and that not the major,
but one of his assistants. 1t is evident
that one man cannot attend to the wants
of 1900 enlisted men,"
Inspired by the complaints of some of
the New York troops, that they were
without money and needed many things,
the New York World rushed to the park a
carload of provisions for distribution
among the New York regiments. The
car came from New York in Sc hours, in
charge of Mr.. Roeder. a special staff rep
reSent2 tive OF the World.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-21
SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Davis County Delegates Assembled at
Pennington.

Pennington, June pa non-parti-
san school convention was held in the
court house this morning, for the pur-
lntendent of schools. About % dele
gates were present and the work was
harmonious. Lewis M. Grant of West
Bountiful was chosen chairman, and
David o. Wiley, jr., secretary. The
convention elected q. county educa-
tional board, whose duty is to con-
duct the coming campaign and arrange
for future elections: NJ. NJ. Brown, E..
M. whistles and l.. Z. Abbott. Later
in the session the convention reversed
itself on this point by almost unani-
mously voting to abolish the board it
had appointed. The fear was expressed
and seemed to prevail that the action
would lead to the formation Of an edu-
cational party, antagonistic, perhaps
to the other political parties, thus pro-
ducing strife and partisanShip.
Nathan 7. Porter of Centerville was
the only nomination for county school
superintendent. He received every vote
of the convention.
The following resolutions were una
ninously adopted:
Whereas, There is a growing tend
ency to cut up and divide existing
school districts into smaller dis
tricts, thereby weakening the ettl-
cheney of the schools by scattering edu-
cational efforts and entailing add
tionaI and unnecessary expense in
eeuipping school buildings and hiring
teachers; and.
''Whereas, It has been demonstrated
that the larger the school districts the
more prosperous and progressive are
the schools, from the TACT that unity
of the best educational talent may thus
be secured on school boards, resulting
in the employment of more experienced
teachers; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we. the people OF
Davis county, in convention assembled,
recommend that the executive officers
of this county make 81 more changes
in the present schoOl districts, except
by way of charging them, until the
efforts now being made to consolidate
the several districts in each county
into one school district, under the su-
pervision OF one board, shall receive
favorable legislative action. We pledge
ourselves to work TO attain this last
named desideratum.'
Mr. Porter, in Il speech after his nom
ination. said he favored the resolutions
adopted, and expressed a determine
ton to work to secure the desired legls-
fatiOn-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-21
TRY IT YOURSELF.
Anybody Can Ascertain Another's
Age By This Method

There was once a wise king who was
awfully curious. He was possessed Of
desire to know everything. and was
continually asking questions. Indeed,
his thirst for knowledge carried him so
far that he wanted to know the age
of every person he met. But, being a
king, he was exceedingly polite and
would resort to strategy to gain his
ends
One day there came to the court a.
gray-haired professor, who amused
the king greatly. He told the monarch
a number of things he never knew be-
fore. and the king was delighted. But
finally it came to the point when the
ruler wanted to know the age of the
professor, so he thought of a mathe-
NAUTICAL problem.
''Ahem!" said the king. 81 have an
interesting sum for you: it is a trial in
mental arithmetic. Think of the num-
Der of the month of your birth"
Now, the professor was 60 years old
and had been born two days before
Christmas; so he thought Of u, De-
cember being the twelfth month.
Yes" said the professor.
Multiply it by 2" said the king.
Yes JEs
add 90
Yes" answered the professor, do
ing so.
Now. multiply that by 90"
Yes"
add your age"
Yes
Subtract $780,
Yes
add u.s.
Yes"
'And now" said the king, might I
ask what the result is?"
Twelve hundred and sixty" replied
the professor. wOnderingly.
Thank you" was the kings re-
Spouse. so you were born in Decem-
Der. go years ago, eh?"
Why, how in the world do you
know?" cried the professor.
Why" retOrted the king, from your
answer-1260. The month of your birth
was the twelfth and the last two fig
ures gave your age
''Ha! ha, hap laughed the professor.
Capital idea III try it on the next
person. It's polite way of finding
out peoples ages"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-21
LITTLE BULLETS.

A dispatch from the Canaries, dated
June 3, reports the presence of II Span
ish torpedo boats.
There is persistent rumor from Ma
drid that the queen regent proposes to
abdicate in consequence of the critical
condition of her country.
MORO castle at Havana keeps firing
heavy shells at the blockading squadron.
On Friday Pinch shell exploded dan
gerously close to an American warship.
The men on the ships of the fleet at
Key West have been afflicted with dys-
entry and diarrhea. The distilling
plant has not been able to furnish pure
water.
Lieutenant Hobson, the hero of the Mer-
r1mac, will be transferred from the con-
struction corps to the line of the navy
and raised to the grade of lieutenant
commander, probably this week.
A special dispatch from Belgrade, Ser
via, says ex-Queen Natalie is organizing
an expedition to the seat of the war be-
tween Spain and the United States in or
der to nurse both Americans and Span
iards.
The war department received Informal
ton that its officials had been able to Sc
cure an end of one of the cables running
out of Cuba, and which. when properly
connected, will give Admiral Sampson di-
rect communication with the department
at Washington
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-21
HANNAITES in CONTROL.
Political Corruptionists Will Run the
Ohio Convention.

Columbus, O., June 2O.-The Republican
state convention will meet here at pm
Tuesday The nominations are for one
candidate for judge of the supreme court
clerk OF the supreme court, dairy and
food commissioner. secretary of state and
member of the board of public works. ALI
are to be renominated except the latter
a contest will occur in the committee
on credentials between the McKisson and
Hanna delegates from Cuyahoga county
The Hanna men have the strength to seat
their delegates.
Mayor McKisson telegraphs the Great
Southern hotel to hang out his banners
with little sand in each corner.
Governor Grosvenor will be temporary
chairman and will sound the keynote. II
is not known who will be permanent
chairman.
Most of the delegates are here tonight
The main contest is for the Zntrol of the
state committee and what are known as
the Hanna or national administration
men are said to have the members of the
state committee from is of the q districts
as against what are termed the Kurtz OF
state administration men.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-21
BACK FROM THE FIRE.
The Ogden Fire Laddies Return From
Park City.

Assistant Chief Hewitt of the Ogden
fire department and Engineer Moore
returned with the big steamer yester-
day from fighting the fire in Park City.
Mr.. Hewitt says. the black desoiation
existing in Park City today cannot be
put into words. The newspaper des-
criptions, while very vivid and in the
main accurate, he said can not portray
the awful scenes at the camp.
Business men for the most part lost
homes as well as business places and
people were yesterday wandering
about as though dazed.
The Ogden engine worked splendidly
and was in action a very short time
after the special train got there. The
Salt Lake department arrived first, but
the Ogden engine was throwing water
first The Ogden machine was kept
around the Marsac mill during the
hottest of the work. Mr.. Hewitt thinks
this was saved by the efficient work
of Chief Murdoch and his aids. The
people at Park City treated the Ogden
boys royalty. Met them at the depot
with cheers and gave them of their
best while there
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-21
COURT IN WILLARD.
Several Orders Made By Judge Hig-
gins On Opening Day.

Fillmore, June 20.-The June term of
court was begun here this morning by
Judge Higgins. It appears from the
calendar that court will be in session
at this point about one week.
a number Of probate and other Or
ders were made, besides the following:
Alexander and Trefie Dotre vs. AL
rnond Rhoads ct al; demurrer to COM
plant overruIed and Is days given to
answer.
William B. Lowler VS.. Jesse w. Fox,
jr., ct al: cause transferred to the
Third district court for trial.
Scipio Irrigation company VS.. Hans
Esklud: set for trial June II.
Joseph V.Robison VS.. S. II. Clark ct al. /;
receivers; set for trial for 2Srd inst.
William A. Ray VS.. n. J. Beauregard;
set for trial for 23rd.
Jacob Huntsman VS.. Jesse Huntsman
and Fanny Allen; dismissed as TO
Fanny Allen.
Other settings will be made tomor-
row.
d. D. Houtz is as yet the only attor-
ney from abroad who has put in an
appearance, although most Of the cases
are represented by outside counsel.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-21
PENNINGTON NEWS.
Old Folks Will Have Their Outing at
the Lagoon-Personals.

Pennington. June 2O.-Charles r.
Savage and George Goddard of the
old folks committee were up from
Salt Lake yesterday comforting with
the stake and ward officers of Davis
county on the matter of arranging for
the annual old folks excursion and
entertainment. The day chosen Tor
the excursion is Wednesday, July 8.
1t is probable that only the old folks
from Salt Lake and Davis counties will
be present, and the entertainment OF
the honored guests from both places
will fall upon the people of this county.
Already preparations are being made
for the event, and it is desired to make
this years excursion as enjoyable, II
possible as those in former years have
been. Davis county people are glad to
have the opportunity to reciprocate the
favors shown by Salt Lake people dur
ing like excursions in years past.
The excursion this year will be to
the Lagoon. It is understood that
Simon Bamberger has generously Of
fered his beautiful resort to the COM
nittee, and that he has volunteered,
further. to transport the old people
and their attendants from Salt Lake
and Davis counties free of charge. The
committee and those who met with
them yesterday decided to accept the
kind offer.
NOTES
w c. Browns restaurant was opened
to the public yesterday in the hand
some new building opposite the court
house.
George Bourne and Annie Lovesey,
both of Pennington, and Charles
Streeper of Centervi1le and Miss Susie
Vanfieet of Pennington today secured
licenses to wed.
Simon Bamberger is having an imi-
tation of the battleship Maine con-
structed on the waters of his artificial
lake at Lagoon and he expects to have
it blown up and sunk on Friday even
ing of this week. The structure is
about 200 feet in length, and its being
sunk by a submarine explosion will
be a very realistic scene.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-21
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

Fire at Ellis, Kan, destroyed SIS, 900
worth of property, including the opera
house.
]. F. Emmitt of Nevada was yesterday
appointed United States marshal for
Nevada.
Statement of the condition of the treas
ury shows: Available cash balance, $685.
647,SO4; gold reserve, $163,474.G57.
Two new cases of yellow fever have
broken out at McHenry Miss, in the
same houses where the first seven cases
occurred.
The tenth annual convention of the In
ternational Pressmen and Assistants of
North America began five-days' session
at Cleveland.
Osborne. Hutchins & Hunt. dealers in
millinery goods, Cincinnati, assigned to
John II. Pells. Assets and liabilities are
placed at 100000 each.
President Gates of Amherst college has
sent a letter to the trustees from Cam
bridge, England, under date of June 8,
resigning the presidency of the institu-
ton.
Moore. McKenny & Co.. wholesale
grocers. Galveston, made a bill of sale to
HutchingS, Seally & Co. and the Gal
weston National bank to cover $4,000 in
debtedness.
The house passed the general deficiency
bill. carrying $224OO0,0OO. The bill occa-
stoned little debate and it passed prac-
tically as reported to the house from the
committee on appropriations.
The conferees on the sundry civil ap-
preparations bill have agreed to the pro-
vision for the Paris exposition. 1t is in
practically the terms of the original SEN
ate amendment, to limit the cost to
S609, 600.
The Indian appropriation bill was fin
ally agreed on in conference and will be
reported to the senate today with the
free homes amendment stricken out and
a substitute adopted extending the time
of payment for lands until July l, 1900.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-21
A REMARKABLE LAKE.
The Peculiar Phenomenon Which Elk.
lists In Silesia.

New Orleans Times-Democrat: Near
Koberbrunn, in Silesia, is a remark
able lake which scientific men do not
yet understand. There is a hollow
near the town containing about $500
acres and it at intervals of nearly 80
years is converted into a lake. For a
short time the bottom of the hollow is
almost perfectly dry. Then water be-
gins to ooze through the hills that wall
it in, bursts through the bottom of the
hollow and gradually forms a lake.
At present the hollow is about half full
of water and the level of the lake is
still rising. In a short time. however,
it is expected to recede again and in
the course of the next u years OF so
the hollow will probably be waterless
for a time.
No phenomenon exactly like this is
known in any other part of the world.
There is something like it. however,
in Hungary. where the Lake of Neu-
siedl has several times dried up. Dur
ing the last two years it has lost half
of its water. and is now not much
more than three feet deep. The Hun
garian government has decided to
take advantage of this opportunity to
drain off the water into the Raab
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-21
COLLECTING SHEEP TAX.
Cache County Officials Report 10000
Head In the Mountains.

Commissioner Woolf returned this
morning from a. weeks trip in the hills,
looking up the sheep herds that are
grazing in the county, in order to Sc
cure the grazing tax of 5 cents per
head, which has been. imposed by the
commissioners. They found about 3d.
600 head of sheep on their trip, but
say that there is only about half the
number that are grazing in Cache
county
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-21
Summer School at vernal.

Vernal, June 1.-THE summer school
is proving to be a source of great
pleasure and profit to the teachers, and
a number of others as well. The Sc
curing the services of Professors BriTn-
hall, Wolfe and McKendrick was a very
fortunate circumstance, as the adoption
of several new books by the text book
convention has introduced new ideas,
and the lectures covering all these
points will be of great value to the
teachers during the coming year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-21
Provo Local Items.

Provo, June 2O.-George Gee pied not
guilty to a charge of assault made
last Saturday upon the person of John
Muhlstein. Hearing will be had at
$3.50 next Saturday. in Justice Booths
court.
Marriage licenses We're granted today
to German E. Ellsworth of Payson and
Mary r. Smith of Lehi, and Bert Paul
son of Pleasant Grove and Emma S.
Huggard of American Fork.