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rear. and that Gen. Hawkins was
wounded.
This telegraphic report caused great
alarm among the officials of the War
Department, as it portended retreat and
disaster. To it Secretary Alger quickly
replied:
Major General Shaiter, PLAYA del Este, Cuba:
Your first dispatch received. OF course, you
can judge the situation better than can at this
end OF the line. II. however, you could hold
your present position, especially SAN Juan heights,
the effect upon the country would he much bet
ter than falling back. However, we leave all that
matter to you. This is only suggestion. We
shall send you re-enforcements at once
Skaters backbone stiffened somewhat
ton:
81 shall hold my present position"
Being solcitous about Gen. Skaters
physical condition, Secretary Alger sent
him this health hint cablegram to buoy
his hopes:
Gen. shafter, Commanding United States Forces
Cuba:
We are forwarding re-enforcements to you this
week How is your health? Do you think that
some one should come to relieve you? Are you
going to be able to stand through? What do you
think? Be very careful OF yourself
R. A. ALGER, Secretary Of War.
Hot Time In the Old Town.
To the above Gen. Shafter replied:
Playa, July T. 1898,
(Received Washington, July 4, ls9s-9:3O a. m.)
The Adjutant Generals Office, U. S. Army,
Washington: '----
Headquarters Fifth Army Corps, near Santiago.
Your telegram inquiring about my health Just re-
| ceived. am still very much exhausted. Eating
little this p for the first time in four days.
The good news has inspired everybody. Wien
the news Of the disaster Of the Spanish aeet
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shafter. the following dispatch was sent
from Washington:

-~---
from Washington:
War Department, July IS, 1s9S-i:30 p. m
Major General Shafter, Playa del Este, Cuba:
Your message announcing that unless your
terms are accepted before noon tomorrow you
will make an assault all along the line is
rceived and approved. God bless you and your
bernic army n. A. ALGER,
! Secretary OF War
Following is the lengthy correspondence
concerning the fall of Santiago and the
campaign in Porto Rico.
Secretary Alger recommends in his an
nual report that twenty cadets for the
West Point Military Academy be appoint-
ed annually by the President and one ap-
pointment at large, to be nominated by
each Senator, be authorized by Congress
| in addition TO the number now provided
/ by law.
He also recommends the construction of
| a memorial bridge across the Potomac
River from the old naval observatory
grounds to the Arlington reservation.
Other recommendations are that 100000
| stand of Krag-Jorgensen. or similar 10
caliber magazine gun be manufactured
and kept on hand in the arsenals, that the
I signal corps be increased in numbers. and
that hall of records. for the storage of
] public documents. be erected in this city.
The times., 1898-12-03
A Year of Strange Events.

1. NfIVIH tIV NItFtIAHu TIAII UtaItTsJ
1t is reported good authority that the Anglo
American League of London is engaged upon a
project to erect a statue of George Washington
in Trafalgar Square 1t is understood that only
British subjects will be permitted to contribute
to the monument fund. The league embraces
The year certainly has strange things. Il
has Englishmen celebrating the Fourth OF
July and Americans celebrating the Queens
birthday.
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ALGER's War REPORT
Military Operations yolumi-
nOusly Discussed.
SILENCE ON ALGERIsM

The American LOSSES mt Santiago
The Forces Required in New Ac-
quisiti0ns-The Cost of Supplying
Cuba With Food "A Government
Railroad Proposed - Friction Be-
tween the Army and Navy-An In
teresting but COlOrless Document.
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NTy HHU NUNS ShHSH.
In the chapter giving the Geographic
and other correspondence relating to the
war. it is shown that the over-zealous-
ness of the War Office at Washington re-
suited in considerable friction with the
naval authorities. In a telegraphic order
dated May 81, Adjutant General Corbin
/. cautioned Gen. Shafter against putting
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Secretary of war.
Shafter replied that he would sail on
the following morning. On the same day
Gen Miles telegraphed from Tampa to
the President that from the command
ing general down to the drummer boys.
everyone is impatient to go and annoyed
at the delay
This was followed in the tumble of tele-
grams by one from Secretary AlSer to
Gen. Shafter:
wait until you get further orders be-
fore you sail. Answer quick"
The times., 1898-12-03

EDWARD STEVENS, Pa. ave. and 9th st. NV.
JOHN W. JENNINGS, 1I42 Conn. ave.
HUTTON & HILTON, 22d and L sts NV.
L. S. DAY & CO., 18th and sts. NV
HURLEBAUs's PHARMACY, 18th and sts nv.
j. r. CASSIN. 9TH and n SITS. NV.
A. 7. BRoNAUGH, eth and P SITS. NV.
II. c. EASTERDAY, n. J. ave. and G sts- NV.
c. II. WEISS. Anacostia.
nol-tu6sa-u
The times., 1898-12-03

AcKER & AFFLECK, 1929 Pa ave. NV.
WHITESIDE & WALTON, 1921 Pa. ave. nv.
G. G. C. SIAiMS, n. Y. ave. and 18th st. NV.
HOWARD RATCLIFF, nth and sts. ne.
H0YLE & CO., 4th and E. Capitol SITS.
FRANK P. WELLER, 9Th and l sts Sc.
CHARLES II. BLUMER, N. Capitol and R sts M
VICTOR II. ESCH. l42s Maryland ave. ne.
NJ FALC0NER, 1lth and n sts Sc.
The times., 1898-12-03

AN INSURANCE POLICY IS HINDER ABOUT
THE HOUSE THAN A MORTGAGE.
II you care for your family protect them A
few cents a day will carry an insurance policy Of
81 COO or 5000 II you live 20 years you get tho
money. II you die your family gets it.
| II has been wisely said that IAN Insurance Pol
icy is cure for insomnia and a specific for
overwork" Address for interview,
INSURANCE POLICY,
uo92-tiem Care This Office
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Secretary.
Dated March 4th. 1898.

Notice of Assessment. Western OIL.
Gas and Asphalt Company. Location
of principal place OF business, rooms a
and 49, Central Block, west Second
South street, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Location of mines. Clear creek, Utah
county, Utah. Notice is hereby given
that at meeting of the directors Of
said company, held on the sixth go
day of April. 1898, in Salt Lake City,
Utah, an assessment of one "a cent
per share was levied on the capital
stock OF the corporation. payable on or
before the tenth G0) day of May, 1898
to John II. Middlemiss, secretary of the
company at the offices OF the company
In Salt Lake city, Utah, rooms "A and
40 Central Block, west Second South
street. Salt Lake City, Utah
Any stock upon which this ASSESS
ment may remain unpaid on the tenth
day of May, 1898. Will be delinquent
and advertised for sale at public auc-
ton, and unless payment IL made be-
fore will be sold on the 26th day of
May, 1898, to pay the delinquent as
sessment, together with the costs OF
advertising, and the expense of sale.
JOHN r. MIDDLEMISS.
ypCrptnry
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NOTICE OF AssIoNrr's Sale.
District Court, Third Judicial District.
state of Utah. In and for
Salt Lake County.
In the Matter OF the Assignment of
George NJ. Scott e. CO., a Corpor-
alton, for the BENEFIT OF
Its Creditors

Notice is given to NIL whom
soever 1t may concern that until April
1fth. 1898, at 10 o'clock am. of that
day, at the store building, No. los
South Main or East Temple Street, in
Salt Lake City. Utah, the UNDERSIGNED
assignee will receive written bids for
the personal property on hand and now
held by him as assignee, consisting of
the trade. fixtures and merchandise on
hand and the good will OF the business
assigned.
Bids will not he received on the real
estate nor on the accounts. notes, cash
credits or chooses in action.
Bids may be submitted for said mer-
chandise. trade fixtures and good will,
in one parcel or In one or more such
parcels as the bidder may designate.
but the assignee reserves the right to
accept or reject any or all bids In his
discretion. and the bids on the property
shall be subject TO the approval OF the
court. Certified checks for per cent
OF the amount bid. properly endorsed
to the order of the assignee. must be
presented and left with the bids.
This notice Is given pursuant to an
order of the judge of said court made
and filed In the above mentioned mat
ter on March Goth, 1898.
Dated March Goth, 1898. 8
HUGH ANDERSON,
Assignee for the benefit of the creditors
Of said Geo. NJ. Scott & Co.
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ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

Assessment No, Triumph Consoll-
dated Mining Company, principal place
OF business, room POI Mccormick Block.
Salt Lake City, Utah. Notice is here
by given that at a meeting of the Di-
rectors of said company. held on the Attn
day of April, 1898, an assessment of
one "a cent per share was levied on the
capital stock of said corporation, pay
able at once to S. T. Pearson, assist
ant secretary of said corporation at
room pol Mccormick Block, Salt Lake
City. Utah. Any stock upon which
this assessment remains unpaid on the
18th day of May, 1898. win be delinquent
and advertised for sale at public auc-
ton. and unless payment is made be-
fore, will be sold on Wednesday, the
of May, 1898, at l2 o'clock
noon Of said day, at said room POI Nc
Cornick Block. Salt Lake City, Utah.
to pa. he delinquent assessment, to-
gether with costs of advertising and
expenses of sale.
IVES Il. COBB,
Secretary of Triumph Consolidated
Mining Company, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dated this 4th day OF April, 1898.
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SAT- Lake CIV. Utah, Aprll e. 1898:

! Salt Lake City, Utah. April is. 1893
| NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN PUR-
suant 10 law by the I}unrd OF lcduca-
ton OF salt Lake City, Utah OF its
| intention to adopt an advanced
! geography for use In the public schools
OF aaid city for period Of i've years
from the first day OF July. 1898. Separ-
ate and sealed proposals from pub
fishers will be received by the Board OF
Education at the office of the clerk. I'M
I'll Thursday. June 10th 1895 at 1880 D.
M, for furnishing as many as may be
required during said five years. approx
lmately. 1000 advanced Biographies
At the time and place specified tho
Bonrd Of Education will meet and pub
licly open and read all the proposals
that have been received and VIII make
Its decision within thirty days there
after.
The bids and terms from publishers
must be accompanied by sample copies
of the books proposed to be furnished,
together with statement OF the intro
ductory or change price and of a whole
sale and retail price at which the pub
fisher agrees to furnish the book within
Salt Lake City or {. o. b. Chicago, dur
ing the full time that Is required by the
Board OF Education.
The publisher whose proposal shall be
accepted must enter into written CON
tract with the Board OF Education and
give bond with two sufficient surcties
In n reasonable sum to be fixed by the
Board Of Education for the faithful
performance of such contract.
Right is reserved by the Board of Ed
ucation to reject any or all proposals,
or any part thereof.
BOARD OF EDUCATION, Salt Lake
city, Utah
BY j. b. MoREToN, Clerk.
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THE NATIONAL GUARD.
How Call for $4,000 Men or More Would
be Apportoned.
UTAH TO FURNISH $40 OUT OF 100000.


Washington, April LIN anticipation
of the possibility of a call on the ma
tional guard of the states and the terri
tories 80 assist In the national defense
in the case OF war with Spain, Adjutant
General Corbin, of the army. has COM
piled a mass of interesting Information
In connection with the strength uf the
national guard and the quota each
state and territory would be expected
to furnish under calls for from 10000 to
100000 men according, first to the
strength of the national guard and,sec-
ond, according to the population OF the
different states and territories. THESE
tables are very complete and show pre-
ciseiy the number of men each state
or territory would be expected to furn-
ish under the Constitution regardless
of the strength of the national guards,
In explanation of the tables given be-
low. 1t may be stated that while the
total strength of the national guard OF
New York is 1900, In case the national
guard of the country was called upon
to supply $4,000 men New York's APP
portlonment according to its strength
would be 510j, and according 10 Its
population zoos.
In case the call should be for 2OO,-
900 men II would he required 10 lufn-
ish %. $50 men. according 10 the national
guards organization. and 20. go ac-
cording to the population of the state.
The following is the official appor-
tionment OF the various states and ter
ritories on n basis Of n call for 10000
men. the proportions being maintained
according to the same ratio In the calls
for 100000. 10000 and 100000 men:
APPoRTIoNMENT FOR CALL OF
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NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the an
NUM- meeting of the stockholders Of the
West Gable Mining and Milling COM
pany, a corporation, Will be held at
the general office of said corporation
Nos. 81, IS, 50. 30 Commercial block
Salt Lake city. Utah. at . o'clock D.
M, on TUESDAY, the 3rd day Of May, a.
d. 1898, for the purpose OF electing i've
directors and for the transaction of
any general business Of said company.
Dated April list. 1895
]. i. NICHOLS,
Secretary West Gable Mining and
Milling Company.
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Notice is hereby given that OF spe-
cial meeting Of the Board of r 'rectors
OF the said corporation. called for that
purpose by the President. and held at
Wey hotel. Salt Lake City, Uta,i, on
the eighth day of March, A. ID. 1898.
an assessment 1.-TWO cents per tharr
was levied upon the capital stock of the
corporation, payable Immediately to the
undersigned Secretary, at the Office of
the Company, corner Fifth South and
Tenth East Street, In Salt Lake City,
Utah. ~
Any stock upon which this assess
ment may remain unpaid on April 18th,
a. d. 1898. shall be delinquent. and adj
vertised for sale at public auction; and
unless payment be made befor viii
be sold on April S0th, at 10 clock a. m.
at the aforesaid office of The COMPANY,
to pay the delinquent assessment 20
gether with the costs of advei Using,
and expense of sale.
Location of mine and works of said
Corporation, Gold Mountain. Ciute
County. Utah.
BY order of the Board.
p. f. MCKINNEY, Secretary.
Corner Tenth East and Fifth South
Streets. Salt Lake City. Titan.
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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

Bonneville Mining Company. location
of principal place of business.
salt Lake city. Utah.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the board of directors of the
Bonneville Mining company, held on
April 18th, 1897. an assessment of one
half cent per share was levied on the
capital stock of the corporation, pay
able on the 9TH day of May to the
treasurer of the company, at his office.
No. is north Main street. Salt Lake
city, Utah.
Any stock upon which this assess-
ment shall remain unpaid on May eth.
1895 will be delinquent on May 10, 1895
and advertised for sale at public auc-
tion, and unless payment Is made be-
fore, viii he sold on May 31st, 1898 at
u noon. to pay the delinquent assess
ment and the cost of advertising and
expense of sale.
by order of the board of directors.
JOHN WELLS, Secretary.
Dated Salt Lake City. Utah, April
9th. 1898
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NOTICE.

To the Stockholders of the Cleveland
Mining and Milling Company,
Corporation.
You are hereby notified that the reg
ular annual meeting of the stockholders
of said corporation will be held at GS
and so Commercial Block, Salt
Lake City, Utah, on Saturday, the 23rd
day OF April. 1898, at the hour of /
ing officers for the ensuing year, and
for the transaction OF such other busl-
ness as may properly come before the
meeting.
BY order of the Board of Directors.
]. u. ELDREDGE. Secretary.
Salt Lake City. March 10. 1898.
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PROBATE AND auARnrANsnIr
NOTICE.


Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance to an order Of sale, made and
entered by the district count OF salt
Lake county, State Of Utah, on the
goth day of October, 1881, in the matter
of the estate of peter g. Anderson.
deceased, the undersigned admlnistra-
triN of said estate viii sell at public
auction, subject TO confirmation by
said Court. the following described
real and personal property, to wit:
Part OF Lot three t3l.in Block seventy
GO) as plated in Plat a. Salt Lake
CITY Survey. commencing at n point
one hundred and twenty-five d22) feet
north from the southwest corner of
commercial Street, running thence
west ninety-nve t95) feet. thence north
thirty 900 feet; thence east ninety-flve
N5) feet; thence south thirty 800 feet.
to the place of beginning. together
with a right of way in the alley west
OF said Lot or premises, subject to a
mortgage REMEMBRANCE thereon of
10000. and interest thereon.
Also one suit clothing. No. 1; one ID
do. No. 2; one % Pistol; one "a Silver
Watch two t2) Shirts; one % pair
9 SJa shoes one "a Straw Hat: three
I'd suits Underwear three (3) pairs
Socks: two t2) Neckties. and Books.
said sale viii be made on the 9th
day of April. 1898. at IL O'Clock m,
at the west front door of the City and
County building. I'm said County and
State; terms of sale. Cash.
MARTHA LARSON.
ADMINISTRATIVE OF the Estate of Peter
q. Anderson. Deceased.
II. a. SMITH,
G.. NJ. NIELSEN.
Attorneys for Administrators
Dated at Salt Lake City this 2sth
day of March. 1898.
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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.
The Holiday Coal Co.. corpora
ton; principal place of business,
Salt Lake City.

Notice Is hereby given that at n
meeting of the board Of directors held
on Feb. %, 1898, an assessment of "a
cent per share was levied on the
capital stock of the corporation. pay
able on March Is. 1898, to the treasurer
of the company, at the Office of the
company, 10 So. Main ST., Salt Lake
City, Utah.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment may remain unpaid on March 10,
1898, will be delinquent on April c, 1898,
and advertised for sale at public auc,
ton, and unless payment Is made be-
fore. will be sold on April 22, 1898, at 3
p. M. to pay the delinquent assess
ment. together with cost of advertising
and expense of sale. BY order of the
board bf directors.
r.. S. CAMPBELL. Secretary.
Dated Salt Lake City. Utah. March
I, 1898.
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Some remarkable observations on
the longevity of germs In dust have
been recorded by DR., Miguel, Il French
biologist. In 1881 some earth WIS
taken from depth of ten inches in
Montsouris park, dried for two days at
80 degrees c., and then put away In n
dark corner of the laboratory. first be-
ing Theoretically scaled In tubes. on
recently opening the tubes, after six
teen years. 1t was found that the dust
still contained 3,50O.O0O microbes per
gramme. the original number in the
soil having been but G,500OOO per
gramme, which the drying reduced to
less than 100000. From the surviving
bacteria the tetanus mcrobe was ls1-
lated, and 50 wonderful was It's vital
lily that it caused death in guinea pigs
utter an incubation period of two days.
The stomach movements of a cat
have been studied by Dr. w. C. Can
non by means of Roentgen rays. Sub
nitrate of blsmuth mixed with the food
caused the waVe-liSe movements of
the pylorlc portion OF the stomach to
become clearly visible, about 1900 OF
the waves being counted during the
seven hours { cat was digesting soft
bread. A Frenchman, NJ. Blennaid,
uses the N-rsys for measuring the
adulteration of flour with chalk and
sand. Comparing the shadows of the
sample under investigation and OF
Others of known adultcatlon. it is
easy to determine the proportion of
foreign matter when as small as three
Per cent.
Curious effects OF magnetic field
upon electric discharges have been de-
scribed by n German electrician. An
arc between u ring OF carbon and a
concentric rod of carbon may be made
10 spin round rapidly, and comet
ike appendage may be made To re-
NolNe round the cathode in an egg
shaped discharge.
Calcium carbide finds a new applica-
ton In the treatment OF the black rot
OF grapes, NJ, G. Roder having discoy-
ereu mat spr.nklins the green grimes
win this substance Is effective
The sounds produced by tapping the
surface of the body with the finger
are dull If compact organ. like The
heart or liver, is beneath. hut sonorous
u the organ Is light and full OF gas Iilto
the lungs or stomach. To enable tbe
ordinary ear to detect the charocto,.
OF these sounds when their difference
snght, Drs. Bianchl and Bazzi have
devised new apparatus called tbo
phonendoscope. This SO magnlties the
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ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Horse Shoe Mining and
Milling Company will be held at the
office of the company, 1S6 Il Street,
Salt Lake City, Utah, on Monday.
April 4th, 1898. o'clock p. M. for
the purpose of electing five (5) Direc-
tors for the ensuing year, and also to
amend Article Six of the Articles OF
Incorporation of said company, so that
when said article is amended, 1t shall
make the capital stock assessable, and
also to hear the report of the President.
Secretary and Treasurer, and to trans
act all other business that may law
fully come before the meeting,
N. CHRISTENSEN,
President.
]. +. ANDERSON.
Secretary.
Dated March 4th. 1898.
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And in accordance with law and the
order of the Board of Directors made
on February 2ith. 1898, so many shares
of each parcel OF the above stock AS
may be necessary will be sold at auc-
tion at the office Of the company. Mum
hers a and As Central Block, west, Sec
ond South Street, Salt Lake City. at
II o'clock noon,on Tuesday, the twelfth
day of April, 1895, to pay the de-
linquent assessment thereon. together
with costs of advertising and the ex-.
pense of sale
JOHN r.. MIDDLEMISS,
Secretary.
The sale OF delinquent stock as above
advertised Is adjourned to Tuesday,
May 3rd, 1895, at - O'Clock. noon, at
rooms 4j and 46 Central Block. west
Second South street Salt Lake City.
JOHN X. MIDDLEMISS,
Secretary Pride of Utah Mining Com
pany.
BOYD PARK, President.
Dated April eth, 1898.
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HALI p. BABCocK, of Avocs, N. ", a
veteran of tho ard N, Y. Artillery and
for tnlrty5years OF. tho Babcock C
Aunsel carriassico., of Auburn. says: II
write to express my gratitude for the mirac-
ious benefit received from DR.. Miles Heart
guro, isufered tor years, as result of army
life, from sciat!cs which affected my heart
IN the worst form, my limbs svelled from
the ankles up. bloated until was unable
o buston my clothing; had sharp palms
bout the heart, snothering spells and
shortness of breath. For three months I
gas unable to lie down. and all tho sleep
yot was In an arm chair | was treated by
ae best doctors but gradually grew worse.
About year ago commenced taking DR..
Niles New Heart Cure and IL saved nv life
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SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

Notice Is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned, being the bona fide owners
and holders of twO-thlrds of the capital
stock Of the Nancy Hanks Gold Min
ing and Milling Company, have called
a special meeting OF the stockholders
thereof to be held at 277 west Third
South street, Saturday. April goth. 1898.
at o'clock pm, Salt Lake City. Utah.
JAMES HUGHES,
JOHN BONNER,
GEO. GREEN,
THOS. FENNELL.
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NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the annual meeting of the Stockholders
or the Wasatch Asphaltum Company
will be held at the office of the COM
pany, 4 Culmer Block. Salt Lake City,
Utah. on Tuesday. April 18th 1898. at
3 p. M. for the election of officers and
the transaction of other business.
II. l.. A. CULMER, Secretary.
Salt Lake City, March 18th, 1885,