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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
Hyru1n Norris Life Saved By a Pack
of Cards.

Rich County Round-Up: While out
prospecting in the east hills on Tuesday
Hyrum Norris, 'jr., had a marvellous es-
cape from death. He was out with a
party consisting of Hyrum Norris
Peter McKinnon, Hyrum Norris, jr
and Davie Austin. They were climbing
one of the hills when young Austin,
who was in the rear, dropped his rifle,
a $3.50 Winchester. which discharged
Young Norris, who was in advance.
happened to turn around at that mo-
ment and the bullet struck him on the
left breast, just over the heart. pack
of cards which were in his breast
pocket turned the bullet. which ranged
to the right and downwards, inflicting
a superficial wound across the abdo-
men.
The nine of diamonds, known as the
curse of Scotland" was the top card
the bullet struck the right top diamond
and went clean through the pack until
it reached the tenth card from the bot
tom, which DETECTED it, the bottom ten
cards being cracked and bent down
wards.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
Wyoming.

During the past 80 years there have
been 10 national banks chartered in
Wyoming. OF this number IL are doing
business, two have liquidated and two in
solvent During the same period. seven
state banks have been chartered and of
this number five are doing business. one
liquidated and one insolvent Twenty-six
private banks were chartered during the
past 80 years. Ten of those are now do
ing business. four insolvent and II liqui-
dated or merged into other banks. There
wers seven bank failures during the past
30 years.
Judge Brammel. at Cheyenne. has de-
cided that the city has no authority to
refuse 4 liquor license to any applicant
who complies with the conditions of the
city ordinance.
Laramie. Wyo.. Feb. PA letter was
received yesterday from the Laramie
Klondikers who left here ten days ago for
Copper river. Alaska, stating that thay
sailed on the Townsend last week with $50
other passengers and after being out
short time it was found that the boat was
not seaworthy. so they were obliged to
put in at Astoria and tug was required
to tow the old boat back to Seattle. and
the passengers and provisions will havIs
to be transferred to another boat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28

east of this cit-. Upon the side of d
barn in Annabella they left a written
warning for their threatened victim to
settle his alleged debts or suffer a cap
ital consequence. Wood is duly scared
Wood has for some time lived upon
an Annabella ranch, which he recently
sold for a considerable sum. Numerous
parties in Richfield claim that he owes
them amounts ranging from 81 to 800,
and they took this means of notifying
him that to preserve his life and limbs
he would do well to remit before leav-
ing on an intended journey. Some peo-
pie view the affair as a practical joke,
but the majority of those conversant
with the facts believe Woods Rich
field creditors are in earnest. Wood
seems to be one of the majority
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
Hope to Induce Silver Men to Re-
turn to the G. 0.P.
THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
SILVER REPUBLICANS GIVEN
SOME OF THE SPoILS.
Silver Republican Leaders Declare q
Reunion of the Two Wings Is I'M
possible Until the Financial
Question Is Settled-opinions at
Washington.
(snecial CorresnondenceA

81 Washington. Feb. 27.-As the Demo-
cratic plan of campaign contemplates
constant exertion looking to the con-
tinuance of the harmonious alliance be-
tween the silver parties, the Republic
can plan has in view the reclamation
of recalcitrant silver Republicans. and
contant commotioa by middle-of-the-
road Populists. Little attention is to
/ be paid to the gold Democrats. II is
believed that the irreconcilables will
vote the straight Republican ticket
But, admOnished by last years cleo
lions in New York, the Republican
leaders look for the great majority of
the gold Democrats to return to their
party allegiance. This is more true of
thte Democrats who voted for Mckinley
than of those who voted for Palmer.
The latter, strange to say. represent
class more completely estranged from
the party than those who went clear
over TO the Republican candidates in
1896 The Palmerites were Cleveland
idolators. and the Republican campaign
managers are relying with confidence
on their remaining hostile to the regu-
lar Democratic tickets in the several
states this fall.
There are many evidences of the pur-
pose of the Republican managers to
stir up the dissident Populists and Sc
QuCc silver fleDuDlCdnS their al
leg1ance to the white metal. This is
particularly manifest in the mountain
states that are silver's greatest strong
holds. Many nominations for office
have been made in this group of states
of men who were Bryan voters, even
Bryan candidates for office. in 1896. This
new policy has only become apparent
in the last three months, and is mani
testify part of a general plan of cam
paign throughout the country. 1t does
not promise to be at all successful in
appointment given to silver men has
disgruntled about as many thick-and-
thin gold Republicans as it has de-
hected alleged silver Republicans.
The silver Republicans in congress
are fully aware of the effort that is
being made to secure joint action by
the gold and silver Republican parties.
They are solidly against it, Represen-
tative Charles S. Hartman said to your
today: such an alli-
ance is unnatural and impossible. The
line of demarcation between Republi-
cans who believe in the gold standard
and those who do not is plain. We can
not cross lines in this fight for the res
of silver. The silver Repub-
lican party is necessarily hostile to the
old Republican party, and must re-
main So.
Representative John c. Shafroth said:
Il know the attempt Will be made to
reunite the two wings of the party in
Colorado. But it ought not TO succeed,
and cannot succeed. Until the financial
question is settled it is the duty of all
silver Republicans to ally themselves
with parties and to vote for candidates
who are known to be opposed to the
gold standard
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
ENFORCED REPUTATION.
Law Will Not Permit Piute to Paw
Her Debts.

Junction, Utah, Feb 26.-The county
is financially busted" A great many
bills against the county, aggre-
eating something over 81 ZOO had
to be laid over by the board
Of county commissioners last year, and
under the opinion of the attorney gen
eral, lately handed down, can never be
paid. as the Indebtedness represented
by the bills was in excess of the coun-
tvs debt limit. Several people are fret
ting and Tuning under this state of
affairs, and the commissioners as much
as anybody. as they are anxious to pay
these debts. every one of which is just,
if the law would only allow them to,
and do not at all relish being compelled
to participate in this species of legal
notoriety.
Contracts have been let to blow out
the Fs-ysvaie reservoir, so that this
seas 4 ,.ieTe is not the danger OF the
exec sive flooding and consequent dam
age of last year
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
SUMMIT COUNTY MAILS.
Important Changes Made By the Pos
tai Authorities.

Coalville, Feb. 26.-An official of the
postal department who was here today
in inquire into the cause of recent
complaints made by the people here
abouts regarding the irregularity of
our mail service. He gave Postmaster
Jnes to understand that from now on
mail TO and from Salt Lake and points
north and south would be carried as
follows: All letters posted in Salt Lake
for Summit and Wasatch counties lex
cept Echo and Henefer) before 4:30 p.
m, will come by way of Park City, and
viii reach Coalville at 9 o'clock next
morning which can be answered and
posted here by 1920 a. m, and reach
Salt Lake the following morning at
$3.50 a. m, via. Park City and the Utah
Central railway.
At present, letters for Salt Lake
mailed after $50 a m. will not reach
Salt Lake until $3.50 p. m. next day.
while under the new system mail post
ed before 1890 a. N. viii arrive at Salt
Lake at $50 next morning. an answer
to which can be received here on the
following morning at o'clock, thus
saving one full day--in time of receiv-
ing an answer. This to business men,
will be an important item
At a meeting Of the Philosophical
society held in the Academy building
last evening, an interesting programme
was well carried out.
There were filed for record today with
the county recorder by the Morgan Sill
yer Mining Co, United States patents
for the following named mining claims,
situated in the Uintah mining district,
Summit county. Utah: Maryatta,
Grizzley, Lizarena, Emaly. Abby, St
Louis, Monno and Danville.
The warm weather of the past few
days has materially interfered with the
coal trade, so that not more than half
the amount is now being shipped as
formerly.
County Clerk J. L. Boyden, who is
also eN-officio county auditor. went to
Park City to day to audit the books
of County Treasurer Mclaughlin, from
which he is to make a report to the
state auditor.
J. H Stallings leaves here for Dia-
mond in Tintic mining district, taking
with him two other men, who go to Go
development work on some mining
claims in that place owned by himself
and other parties living in CoalvilIe.
They already have a shaft down about
80 feet, and the indications at this
depth are of a most flattering nature.
It Is a silver-lead proposition, from
which they had assays running as high
as $50 to the ton
brother OF the Salt Lake blacksmith of
the same name. has moved to this
place. and established himself and son
in the Red blacksmith shop. on Main
street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
Park City Schools

Park City, Feb. 26.-The Teachers
club discussed Mature Study at the
meeting Friday afternoon. The pur-
pose of this line of work in the primary
grades was shown to be the cultiva-
ton of the child; in the grammar
grades to train toward a true scientific
method and spirit; in the high school to
prepare for the university and for life.
On Friday evening. March IL, the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
Colorado.

Governor Adams has appointed the fol-
lowing board of control of the state in
dustrial school for girls: Mrs. Job A.
Cooper. Denver; Mrs. S. A. TonzaIin. Colo
RADIO Springs; Mrs. ]. S. Gale, Greeley
Rev. B. O.. Aylesworth pastor of the
Central Christian church, Denver; DR.. ].
c. Blickensderfsr Denver.
Eleven of the guards at the state re-
formatOry at Buena Vista have resigned.
The Colorado Northwestern railway will
put on two daily passenger trains Mon
day. which will make close connections
at Boulder with Denver trains.
The cost to the state of driving the Utah
Utes from Routt county was 500.
An action was commenced in the dis
trict court. Denver. by four shareholders
of the American National bank asking
Judge Butler for an injunction restraining
the officers and directors of that institu-
ton from disposing of their stock In
support of the petition. various unlawful
actions are charged against Julius A.
Myers. the president and director. Thomas
+. Poole. vice president and director. B.
\. Freeman. cashier and FINS P Ernest
j. w. BOwles. Moritz Barth. William S.
Tiff. Charles S. Owens. Jerome S. Richie
and Mitchell Benedict. all directors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
Montana.

Ex-Ghief Justice Blake of Helena, sit
ting as master in chancery for the
United States circuit court. is taking tes-
timony in Butte of the celebrated Chinese
boycott suits against the labor organiza-
tions Of Butte.
Lewis Gilbert, a religious lunatic. COM
mitted suicide at Anaconda by taking
laudanum.
Thomas Farrell and Frank Richie. am
ateur sluggers. engaged in a bloody mill
at Belt Farrell was put to sleep in the
fourth round.
Chief Mulholland of Butte is looking
for Kitty Edwards. a woman of the
world who has fallen heir to a fortune
by the death of her father in Illinois.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
A Child Commits Suicide.

Challis Qda) Messenger: We learn of
a singular case of suicide at what is
known as the Island on Lost river one
day last week. Mr.. loves 12-year-old
son got an idea in his childish brain that
life was burden to him. and with the
determination to end his life. he took a
loaded shot gun from his fathers house
and went out to tree near by. and after
securing the gun firmly he cooked the
hammer and then tied a string to the
trigger. and then placing himself in front
of the muzzle of the gun. pulled the
string, and ended his young life. 1t is
said the shot blew the top of his head
nearly off, and he died almost instantly.
The folks hearing the report of the gun
at once rushed to the scene only to find
the lifeless body of their darling little
SON
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
Just What He Wanted.

Denver News: A husky delegate to the
stock growers convention. attired in
shaggy coat and immense white sombre-
10. got on a Seventeenth avenue car at
the depot yesterday. One of the all-round
news vendors boarded the car with arms
full of papers
Got any live stock papers?" inquired
the delegate to the convention Yep"
responded the boy. Copy of the latest
Ram s Horn. Five cents copy.
The ROutt county man grabbed the
paper and swung into a seat as the grip
man started the car with a Jerk The
car had reached Lawrence street before
the delegate had a chance to look at his
paper. Then the shocked conductor and
gripman threw him off for excessive and
uninterrupted profanity
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28

high school will present 'Esmeralda"
at the Park Opera House. The pro-
ceeds will go towards the payment of
the piano lately purchased.
The February report from Ontario
school shows the average attendance,
"a; girls average. IS; boys. 10; total
number belonging, Il.
Examinations were held in the eighth
grades Friday in grammar and arith-
metic, the latter subject being finished
the class will take up beginning alge-
bra
The Ontario pupils have declared, by
unanimous VOTE that Spain is guilty
of the destruction of the Maine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28

cruits rapidly. The call is for $50 men,
and p have already enlisted. 1t is a
clever ad for Woodruff
Mr.. James Kervin, jr., and bride ar
rived Friday evening from Granite,
Mont, where he is employed by the
Bimetallic company. They are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Kervin at the
Ontario mine
The Hiawatha "Sixty-three" club was
entertained by Miss Mamie Hurley Fri
day evening. Miss Rhoda Evans re-
ceived the ladies' first prize and AL
Zabriska the gents first Refreshments
were served
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
Just One More Question.

Brooklyn Life: Babboe-Mamma, what
makes you so cross?
Mother-Because. my son, you ask so
many questions.
B-And won't you be cress If 1 don't
ask any more?
Mo. my son. that will make me
quite cheerful again.
B. (after a short pause)-Mamma?
M.-Well, Bobbie. what is it?
B.-Are you cheerful yet2
M.-Fairly.
Because / wanted to ask what Won
suppose makes grown-up people so cross
when you just ask a question that dOn
hurt nobody.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
Eureka Sued For $4,000.

Eureka, Utah, Feb. 26.-Messrs. Bur-
ton Hunter. two auctioneers. have
sued the city, through their attorney,
r. A. Holzheimer, for $4,000 damages.
The two were arrested Thursday for
auctfoneering without a license, but
we're discharged by the court They
now claim that they were unlawfully
arrested and claim damages in the
above amount
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
The First Floating Dock.

In the time of Peter the Great, the cap
tain of a British ship. finding that his
vessel. in Cronstadt harbor. was in want
of docking. and that. owing to the alb
orthodox method was impracticable OBJ
tanned hulk named the Camel and conf
uletely removed the whole of her deck
and internal work cut off one end and
fitted il with a gate. He then berthed his
ship inside the hollow hull of the Camel
closed the gate and pumped the water
from its interior: This. says writer in
Casters Magazine, is the very first in
stance on record OF the use OF floating
dock and it was directly brought about
by the absence of the hitherto essential
tide
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
Death of Patriarch Smith.

st. George. Feb. 21-John Lyman
Smith died here today at p. m of
dropsy and erysipelas. Deceased was a
son of John Smith, and cousin to the
prophet Joseph Smith. He filled the
office of patriarch to the ST. George
stake, having been ordained to that
Office at Beaver. Sept. 10. 1879.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
SCARCITY OF CATTLE.
Supposed to Be Due to Robbers Roost
Raids.

Richfield, Feb 27.-H. r. Huntsman.
one of Wayne county's principal stock
men, says cattle are very scarce on
the ranges in his section, near Cain
vile. Mr.. Huntsman attributes the
shortage to the Robbers Roost gang of
banditti. who. he believes. are lodged
in large numbers in the nearby noun
tains. and are making systematic raids
at every opportunity
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
Fire at Mt. Pleasant.

Mt Pleasant. Utah. Feb. 27.-At 3
o'clock this Sunday afternoon fire
broke out in the upper part of the
handsome two-story brick residence. of
L. j. Jordan of this place, and had not
the fire boys responded promptly with
the engine it would have been entirely
destroyed The origin OF the fire is un-
known, but was probably a defective
hue. The entire roof was burned and
the contents damaged by water. The
loss is about $500; fully insured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
THREATENED M'cHRYsTAL.
''Tex" Wilson of Eureka Must Keep
the Peace.

Eureka, Feb. 27.-"Tex." Wilson was
yesterday arrested on a warrant sworn
out by Jackson McCrystal. charging
Wilson with making threats on his life
1t seems that the two men have had Ill
feeling toward each other for long
time and Wilson has threatened to
shoot McCrystal several times, result
ing in the above.
The defendant appeared before JUS
tice Freckleton and plead guilty to the
charge. He was ordered to give bonds
in the sum of 1000 to keep the peace
for six months, in default of which he
will go to Jail.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

New York Press: Love is the only real
contradiction in itself.
Men make more mistakes than women.
but women make the same mistake Oft
enest.-
When woman goes to get a check
cashed she always acts as if she was
buying something and wasn't sure whe-
Their she liked il.
When a woman goes to a party when
she isn't wondering whether the men like
her. she Is wondering whether the women
like her dress.
The pleasure the average woman gets
out of getting Christmas presents is gen.
orally balanced by the fear that she may
not be able to find out just what some
of them cost.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
John Thornton of Thurber Suicides
With Shotgun.
NO CAUSE IS ASSIGNED
wHITE-cAP NOTICE TO A SEWER
MAN.
2. Wood of Annabella Warned That
He Must Pay His Debts Eureka
Man Placed Under Bonds For
Making Threats = Politics In
Sanpete County.
From The Herald's correspondents.)

(trom Ihe Herald CorreSpondents-)
RichfielG. Feb. pa personal letter
from James Grant. a merchant of
Thurber, Wayne county, states that
John Thornton of that place committed
suicide last Thursday by blowing out
his brains with shotgun. The sui
cide's wife is dead, and his family is
one daughter, IL years old. No cause
is assigned for the deed, and no further
particulars are known here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
condemnation Proceedings.

Junction, Utah. Feb 2e.-Ransom D.
L. Mitchell, the man who took to fight
to evade a tender from the promoters
of an irrigation canal, who desired a
right of way across his land, was cap
tured yesterday. He refused the offer
made, and condemnation proceedings
Will be instituted
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
A Sub-cellar Meet.
New York Press: ~Liar."

New York Press: "Liari''
"Hypocrite!'
"Bare-faced swirdler,'
"Robber of the orphan
Having thus cleared the atmosphere by
thus mutually discovering each others
identity. the gas metre and the short ton
of coal settled themselves to the task of
not doing a thing but run up the score.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28

New York Evening Journal Miss
Coideal-I should be only too pleased. Mr..
ChumpleiSh, to go TO the theatre. but I
promised to spend the evening with Mr..
Dasherton- Still. 1 might arrange to go.
Cholly (Chhmpleigh effusively)-Oh.
thank you, Miss Coldeai. thank you,
Miss Coideal-If you will give us the
tickets.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
RICHFIELD wHITEcAPs.
z. Wood Must Pay His Alleged
Debts, Or Die.
Richfeld. F.

Richfield, Feb. 27.-whitecaps are
again abroad in Richfield. having re-
Gently served an uncanny notice upon
a. Wood, at Annabella, six miles south
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28

Chicago Tribune: Connubial Cruelty
Young Observation-Disclosures the matter
Ethal2
Young Wife-Nothing sir, Nothing. If
you choose to cut the pages of the maya
zines with the same old penknife you use
to cut of the ends of your cigars with.
paper-cutter for a Christmas present, it's
nothing to me.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
His Own.

New York Press: There's no place like
comb. y remarked the bee as he entered
the hive and proceeded to bank his honey
wehere it would do the most good.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
TEACHERS At MANTI.
Closing Session of the Joint Institute
Notes.

@NOlSS.
Manti. Feb. 27.-At the afternoon ses-
sion of the teachers institute yesterday
! Dr. Tanner spoke on the National Edu-
cation convention and other topics.
The Manti male quartette rendered a
( beautiful selection, which was followed
/ by violin solo by Professor Hyrum
BrlmhaH, an artistic and splendidly ex-
/ ecuted number.
Professor George Brimhall of the B.
Y A, Provo. addressed the convention
on The Value of Reviews
BY special request Professor Hyrum
Brimhall favored the convention with
another violin solo.
superintendent Magleby of Sewer ex-
pressed his and his teachers apprecia-
ton of the kind and considerate treat
ment of the people of Manti during this
visit, and trusted to meet them at some
time in the future in conjoint session in
Sewer county.
superintendent Nelson of Sanpete re-
sponded in a few appropriate words.
Benediction was pronounced by Pres
ident John B. Maiben.
NOTES.
The Temple City is made up of good
entertainers.
The oldest teacher present was J.
Frank Alfred of Spring City, and the
youngest, j. Leroy Johnson of the same
town.
Superintendent Magleby of Sewer
and Andrews of Juab were in attend
ance.
Professor n. E. Noyes of the stake
academy at Ephraim, came over Sat
urday morning.
DR.. Talmage lectured at Ephraim Fri
day evening on Success and Failure
]. D. T. McAllister and President
Maiben, both over Il years old. were
pioneer teachers. Both were present
and enjoyed the exercises.