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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-25

IN THE DISTRICT COURT. PRO-
ty state of Utah. In the matter of the
estate of Neils Johnson. deceased. No
tice.-The petition of Oscar w. Johnson
PRAYING for the issuance to himself of
letters of administration in the estate OF
Neils johnson, deceased. has been set for
hearing on Wednesday. the 18th day of
November, A d. 1899, at $3.50 o'clock a. m.
at the county court house. in the court
room o, said court, in Salt Lake City,
Salt Lake county, Utah.
Witness the clerk of said court.
(SeaD with the seal thereof affixed this
18th day of November, A. d. 1899.
DAVID c. DUNBAR, Clerk
By ALBERT ]. Scare. Deputy Clerk
w. T. Gunter. Attorney.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-25

IN THE DISTRICT COURT. PRO-
bate division in and for Salt Lake coun-
ty state of Utah. In the matter of the
estate of Malcolm Graham, deceased
Notice.-The petition of Samuel C. Park
praying for the admission TO probate of
the last will and testament of Malcolm
Graham deceased, and for the granting
of letters testamentary to himself. has
Sth day of December. A D. 1899. at $50
o. clock a. M, at the county court house,
in the court room of said court. in Salt
Lake City. Salt Lake county. Utah.
Witness the clerk of said court
with the seal thereof affixed. this
(SeaD 22nd day of November. a. d. 1879.
DAVID c. DUNBAR Clerk.
BY GEO. Z. BLAIR. Deputy Clerk.
Stephens & Smith. Attorneys.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-25

IN THE DISTRICT COURT. PRO-
state OF Utah. In the matter OF the es-
tate OF Adeline 4. G. Hampton. deceased.
Notice.-The petition for approval and
settlement of the account of the admins
traitor of the estate of Adeiine Z. c.
Hampton, deceased. has been set for hear
ing on Saturday. the 25th day OF Novem-
Der. A. d. 1899. at $3.50 o'clock a. m at the
county court house, in the court room OF
said court, in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake
county. Utah.
Witness the clerk of said court
with the seal thereof affixed this
(Seal.) 18th day of November, A. D. 1899.
DAVID c. DUNBAR. Clerk.
BY GEO. E. BLAIR. Deputy Clerk.
Lawrence & Shoup, Attorneys
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-25

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
Third judicial district OF the state of
Utah. in and for the county of Salt Lake.
Probate division. In the matter OF the
estate of Josephine l.. Rae. deceased
Notice.-NoIce is hereby given that the
petition of James Rae the administrator
OF the estate of Josephine l.. Rae. de-
ceased, and the surviving husband OF
said deceased. praying for the summary
administration of said estate and for the
distribution of the said estate to himself
as the surviving husband of said de-
ceased. has been set for hearing on We'd
nesday. the 18th day of November. A. ID.
1889, at $3.50 o'clock a. m. of said day, at
the court room in the city and county
building. in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
county, Utah.
Witness the clerk of said court.
(Seal.) with the seal thereof affixed. this
18th day OF November. A. D. 1899.
DAVID c. DUNBAR, Clerk
BY GEO. Z. BLAIR. Deputy Clerk.
BENJAMIN T. Johnson. Attorney for
Petitioner.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-25

Hoods Pills cure constipation. Pric
25 cents.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-25

IN THE DISTRICT COURT. PRO-
bate division. in and for Salt Lake coun-
ty, state of Utah. In the matter of the
estate of James Thompson, decea sed.
Notice.-The petition of Frank Thompson
executor and Joe r. Lane, administrator
with the Will annexed. of the estate OF
James Thompson. deceased, for confirma-
ton of the sale of the following described
real estate of said decedent. to-wit: Com
menc:ng at the southwest corner of lot g.
block 20. plat +. Salt Lake City survey:
thence east IS feet; north rods; west 50
feet; south rods to beginning for the
sum of $500 and upon the following
terms. to-wit: Cash. as appears from the
return of sale. filed in this court. has
been set for hearing on Wednesday, the
9Th day of December. A. ID. 1899. at $50
o clock a. m. at the county court house.
in the court room of said court, in Salt
Lake City. Salt Lake county, Utah.
Witness the clerk OF said court
with the seal thereof affixed this
tSeaD End day of November, A ID. 1899.
DAVID c. DUNBAR, Clerk
BY GEO. Z. BLAIR. Deputy Clerk
Stephens & Smith, Attorneys.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-25

IN THE DISTRICT COURT. PRO-
bate division. in and for Salt Lake coun-
ty. state of Utah. In the matter of the
Notice.-The petition of James X. Shaw.
praying for the admission TO probate of a
certain document, purporting to be the
last will and testament of Wilbur Fisk
Bartlett deceas ed, has been set for hear
ing on Wednesday, the 9Th day of De-
cember. A. d. 1899. at $50 o'clock a. m.
at the county court house. in the court
room of said court. in Salt Lake City.
Salt Lake county, Utah.
Witness the clerk of said court.
with the seal thereof affixed this
(Seal) 22nd day of November. A d. 1880
DAVID c. DUNBAR. Clerk
BY GEO. f. BLAIR. Deputy Clerk.
c. F. & F. c. Loofbourow, Attorneys.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-25
OGDEN NEWS.

Ogden Office, 524 Utah Loan and
Trust Building. Telephone IA.
Ogden, Nov. 25.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
TO MANUFACTURE ALUMINIUM
A Wholly New Industry In Mexico
Mexican Opinion of the h"etin%
of the Two Presidents.

City Of Mexico, Sept 25,-l hon'as
Braniif Jr, has petitIoned the depart
ment Of encouragement for PERMISSION
to establish a wholly ne" INDUSTRY
here which is the manufacture ot
aluminium, and he states that the cap
ital employed will not be less than ST.
100000. Electrical energy derived
from water power in the state OF Vera
Cruz will be employed.
In connection with the mysterious
robbery of $4,000 from the house oc-
cupied by two women in this city,
many arrested have been made, the
most interesting being that of an
army official, a lieutenant colonel. his
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30

There is no known antdote for the
bite of the tiger in Australia Persons
hitten die almost instant ntly, and the gov
ernment has standing offer of { l'OoO
for anyone who will discover a remedy
Some few Yeas ago a young man ae'
tually discovered an etiieaelous anu,
dote. To prove it's value he allowed
himself to he bitten repeatedly by
snakes in full possession OF the power
TO kill. One day he gave IN eXhlortlon
before some government officials but,
being much under the influence OF u
liouor be did not recollcct what he nae
done with his antidote, and he died
shortly after the snake bite his secret
perishing with him.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
NUMBER AZ.
SOUTHERN oLEANlNGS.
Cotton Statistics.

Says a New Orleans dispatch: The
totals of Secretary Hester's annual re-
port of the cotton crop Of the United
States have been promulgated They
show receipts of cotton at all United
States ports for the year of o,j79,426
bales, against 7.769,36O last year; over.
land TO northern mills, l,3fj,623,
against 1,23Lsl3; southern consump-
ton, direct from interior of the cot
ton belt, 1,253,791, against l,192,s2l,
making the crop Of the United States
for 1s0s-99 amount to 1l,274,Sl0 bales,
aginst 11,l99,994 last year, and s,7tI-
964 the year before.
He gives the production by states in
thousands Of bales; North Carolina,
5s3; South Carolina. 1912; Georgia,
1886; Alabama, 1,1j9; Florida, 20;
Mississippi, 1922; Louisiana, $40; Ar
kansas, s34; Tennessee, 4l4; Texas, g.
$50 Total crop, bales, 1925.
North Carolina includes Kentucky
and Virginia; Tennessee includes Okla
homa, Missouri. Kansas and Utah;
Texas includes Indian territory.
The actual production in Oklahoma
was lO9,573, Missouri 25,Sl6, and Indian
territory 263.9l6.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30

The Aberdeen Examiner is noted Tor
the interest it takes in all phases OF in
dustral Developments Hence we are
not surprised to see it discuss the
subject Of "Chickens in Mississippi
Ii states that there are a thousand
dozen chickens shipped out OF the
State to every dozen imported 1t cites
Bonneville, in Prentiss county ana
Ellisville, in Jones county as oelhg
noted for their chicken and egg eN-
ports-poultry handling in 6oth oil
those towns constituting leading IN
dustrv. In the census of 1880 MisSls-
sippi ranks 2lst in the production oi
chickens. aud leads all the States in the
ratio of chickens to white population
Very little attention was paid to OBJ
tanning reports of products Of any N'na
from the negroes on plantations az
though they are all poultry raisers'
The census of 1890 gave Mississippi
1851 7s4 chickens, with a white popula-
tion of 544,S51, while it gave Ohio IL.
659.s5o, with a white population oil
s.5sl,sO5 Louisiana, with a white popu-
lation of 55S,395, reported only @'9fo''
g0f chickens.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30

e rz-+,. r..7l,r, ..r.,.- .4,-. ,,.L;,b t,o.
mart in the memor5b,s corfict. The first
field officer killed in this battle was Co
W, b. Carroll, OF me Isnlh lnaia1a. ..I..., ! ht
Sl,tI JUIgu a,' , oa',l' r s.oi,-ninff
Indiana. The last vollsy fired from snod,
grass hill was by the Ninth Indiana. The
thlI4na so.qi5FS |sE5 l"e "ES' yo, 10 %
tire. m Indiana had more men actualy en-
gagged in the battle Of ChickamauEa and
sustained a srtatsT .osS u s, Al,,su Ios, anu np
MUG"1yu Isyd and 's" sSa in defssIr ', rFe spanish
armies and in destroying their fleets
Truly honored by the prowess Of Gen
Lnonlas' lies 'N'S He'1' S'o'''us '0 1''''"
,an y Y po,.rtor nra.ident of the
Cticl.,nanga-CE,,,aror,,a mark com
,,,..ian raesiyed tba Monuments and
,-a,,.ars. ~, baLa1f af tho sacretarv of
,,.an A., .,Isra.. ',,.... also gaIiyared by
con' 1omas p C,rnobor member of the
1,.1io-,o ,,orl, oo,,,,,,issinr
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
rnD1nrr RnilhIncs Rnrned.

Chicago Sept, 25.-lwo factory
buildings at Nos. 153 and l59 South
Jefferson street, we're almost totally
DESTROYED by fire yesterday, causing a
total loss OF more than 100000.
A large amount OF paint and varnish
in the buildings caused the fire to
spread swiftly, and on account of the
high wind prevailing the fremen had
difficulty preventing the loss Of ad'
joining buildings.
The fire is supposed OF have result
ed from an explosion in a building oc
c,mied by Heating & Son.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30

Gov. Johnston Of Alabama has grant
ed unique pardon to John Boston,
negro, of Russell county. Boston was
serving term for stealing chickens
and the governor granted him a par
don upon condition that for - month";
he should not buy steal or eat another
chicken or any portion thereof.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
Tin pInte pInnt burned.

Noblesville, Ind, Sept. 25.-The plant
of the American Tin Plate Co., at At
lanta, Ind, was almost totally de-
stroyed by fire yesterday. The ship
ping and trimming departments were
entirely destroyed and also stock
worth 100000. Total loss, $150O00.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
Arrived Overdue.

Victoria, b. c., Sept. 25.-The Brit
sh ship Langdale, which left London
on the April ,, and was considerably
overdue, arrived at this port Saturday
night,
The seismograph, in operation IN
tbe meteorological station here, indl'
Gated severe shocks of earthquake SAT,
urday. On the occasion OF the recent ,
disturbance at Skaguay the instru-
ment recorded il. Saturday it was Sc.
yerer than formerly, and the official
regarded Alaska as the probable scene
OF another earthquake.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
rr,Jer Martial Law.

Ferrol, Spain, Sept. 25.-Serious o's'
turbances took place here SATURDAY
evening. A mob of 600 stoned the
Catholic club and town hall, smashing
the windows and otherwise damaging
both buildings.
The municipal guards charged the
rioters. but were repulsed, II guarus
heing injured, as well as many CIV
ilians.
Finally, squad of mounted gen
larmes dispersed the rioters. The au'
ihorities have proclaimed the city un'
der martial law.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
ALL ARRANGEMENTS MADE
Now Ready for the Great
Dewey Reception In New
York city.

New York, Sept 25.-All the general
arrangements for the reception Of Adj
miral Dewey are now completed, and a
Jew miner details are left to be set.
tied The majority Of these can not
be attended to until the admiral has
arrived and his wishes have been con
suited.
All Sub-CommIttees Ready.
All the subcommittee have about
finished their worl, and have presented
their reports to the general committee
The committee on distribution OF
tickets was ar work all day Saturday
in the mayors Office until late in the
night. They apportioued nearly 20,
coo tickets. all there were at their dis
rosal. There were applications for
more than 100000. Their work did MOI
include the distribution of tickets Il
the municipal assembly and the schooI
childrens stands. These tickets will
be at the disposal Of the municipal leg,
islmors and the president Of the board
Of education.
The Committee on stands.
1ho oo,omittoo nm stands win hold
IFS Anal meeting to-day and decide ex.
acl, what ,vIl he the caDacity Of the
non .tands If tba committee stands
for all tba evnenditures if has author.
ilcd # uu have spsnt more than S45,.
ooo n avcpss Of the first aDpropriatiol
n,odo to II Of s3o 600 and S4 900 more
thon If has in siobt even if the munici.
,ai aseor,bIv votes 10 rive il the addi.
ti,,al COX oGo that is ia he asked for at
ranSd,y,s mretirgof tbe aldermen and
co,lnril
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30

Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. 23.--For
an alleged insult, Julia Morrison, lead
ing woman in the "Mr. Plaster OF
Paris" company, shot and instantly
killed Frank Leden, stage manager
ind leading man of the company, just
as the curtain went up at the new
opera house on Friday night.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30

escorted him to the prison, where he
at once exchanged gcnteel suit of
clothing for the prison stripes.
Summers is about 30 years Of age.
well educated and very interesting in
conversation. 1t is not probable that
he will have to serve out his unexpired
term.
"hazooi or on the Picket Line Of Freedom
in the south"
A volume bearing this title, 81? pages,
was published by its author in 1884 1t
is in the form Of "A Personal. Nara
tive, by A. T.. Morgan, late Sheriff and
Tax Collector, fazoo County, AIssis-
sippi.' Tie author claims that it is "a
simple and truthful narrative Of the
principal incidents and events in the
public and private life Of the author
during his residence in Yazoo county
together with occasional pictures illus
tratiye Of the social condition of the
people Of the State The character,
described are all real persons where il
was found impossible to disguise their
Identity Following the preface is
memorial page set apart ITO the mem.
ory Of those men and women who have
died on slayery's stubble ground in the
war for self-prescrvation. We had
heard OF but had not seen thi, book un-
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30

lhedai pres, Ma, nivnn vida o,,l,.
yNthcsen,ationaI rnisode of u,a
|1m Of Charlie, o Srnnn,ors Wy wy
@ detective and eynress ro,ho,.
|9uncd up in l,c go,e,.a,,.,, ''oS,'' oe,l,
jackson on pr.d,g ,f,,,.na9,, = '.'Io ~
h with the pron,.i,ion to,,', ,''J,' l,a.,' '''e
7 prison walls and serve ont hi, | W
|aae Of five years, nine ,non,,s af
'''n he had served before. osc,,,;,,a.
l'gusl Z, lS98. He and q oonf,lp..'.e', e'
Y robbed tba S,n,bo,.n 'iS,,oI''e p,
4e at Meridian of &, noo r,,'
'ae arrested and a ian ~ w.. ,.y IVY
Su'ea He was captured in San
aacisco in December anJ ,'' - 90"
''H 70 the prison. from whioh Nv H.,
slped again on Anil . wn,''' ,on, y, ne
alei one of the ousrds ,cLa % ~ il'
'"' MN. Gov. Stone ofared IL,
], va" for his apprehension Tt,'.7. o,s
.yIy publishc in h,nd.h;n ''S S VOC
Naa picture and g,,d da.a,,;'.., ~, 'o' III, !,
laners. A copy found its % ,rai, ,p',o'' ~ y VI
.l' Alaska, where snmmo,. ' ""y r,s. 20 ,',,.' 'u-
\ under the name If Iin WIS = ,'"9 i'aA'- a'
'S friends called his nttoa,;D'' ,i9o', - V''e
to the nic,nro 's,on ni,;y9. 70 ms ,'
.'l''ed, and at once left fo. ~" T"'p', ile
Se where he saws ho 'o' a vac Mon
'aeS But he had roason ,','I e11. So'''o
! even there tho pinI.,., ' ~ oe',eVe
. under surveillance 'h"gF'onS haa OF mad
wed to return 10 ,,,aa,, CIV 80 ne re,
'eout his sentence IIa ,,''',,tp' s9i9 auu
'sreSt in Dawson C;,,.. .,' oo,' ou. MS
y aR via San Francisea '', 'oa'neu o'' ' New I,
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30

Liverpool, Sept. 23.-The Cunard line
steamer Campania, which sailed from
this port for New York, had as passen-
gers Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beres-
ford and Lady Beresford, and Rt. Hon
Arnold Morley, former British post
master general
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
Torrents of RAM in Russia.

sebastopol Sept. 23.-rorrential
rains have done great damage to
houses here, and the vineyards and
orchards in the vicinity have been
devastated. Communication is inter
rupted at many points.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30

Willie johnson, the l5-year-old son
Of J. /. johnson, of Abilene, Tex, was
killed while working at Smiths gin.
He was packing cotton in an ordinary
square bale press, operated by steam.
The box had not been filled, and he
took hold of the lever to turn on the
steam to pack down the cotton. As he
pulled the lever he Slipped and fell
against the side Of the box, his neck
resting against the upper edge of the
lox. The packer came down and cut
his head smooth from the shoulders.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30

The State pension roll for 1899 will
have about 500 more benefciaries than
last year, and many Of them for the
classes calling for the larger sums
This will materially reduce thepension
to the largest class. The total is So
600. The S,atepension operates good
deal like the Federal pcnsion-the fun
ther vou get from the war the greater
the number Of claimants.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30

The large iron furnaces at Grand
River. Ky, which were abandoned sev'
eral wears ago, have been purchased by
an English syndicate, which will oper'
ate them on a larger scale than ever
before.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
DEM0NSTRATIVE BRITONS.
4, Arti.Var Demonstration In Trafalgar
square, London, Broken Up ana
the Speakers Egged.

London, Sept. 25.-The attempt to
hold pro-Boer, auti-war demonstra-
Dion in Trafalgar Square, London, yes
torday afternoon, resulted in drastic
failure. Thousands assembled, but
not to support the speakers. On the
contrary, the crowd waved Union
Jacks and sang the national anthem
and "Rule. Britannia" like mighty in
.ynrltiOuS
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
nh. Husband killed Both Men.

In the northern part of Hall county
Ga, man named Dudley killed jim
smith and Berry 0'Kelly, whom he
found with his wife, it is said.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
L. nennrnir for snIet

A report is current that Mrs. Jeffer
son Davis is now Offering her Beau
yoir (Miss.) property for sale, and tha.
she will take $4,000 for it.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30

New York, Sept 2j.--on board OF the
-unard line steamer Etruria, which ar
rived yesterday, from Liverpool and
Queenstown, were Prince Kumar Shn
Ranfitsinhiii. with II cricketers.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
s.oo,,boIm Goes Liberal.

Stockholm, Sept, 23.-At the elec-
tlons for the second chamber OF the
riksdag, Stockholm returned Il out of
22 liberal candidates.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
lure slice and no aolored candidates
have offered Since



Mr.. Claiborne b. Whiting, stamping
clerk IN the jackson postofIice, killed
himself at the family residence at
o clock ON the Goth inst. He excused
h'maei from the dinner table, and on
going to the back yard shot himselfn
lhe nead' the pistol ball passing from
the right to the left temple. In hislef,
mana was this note: 1T is on account
OF poor health that | do this. Please
return gun topostoiHce. &C. W" Young
"n'l'ng was very popular He was
serReantin Capt Birdsong's COMPANY
FIRST Regiment. His father, ". A.
Whiting i, a leading dry goods mer,
chant.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30

Reports from a number of counties
in northeast Mississippi show that ar
increase of wheat has been planted
and that some counties have Houl
mills.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
u..umed After Two Years.

Huntington, w. Va, Sept, 25.--rhe
large Dingess coal mines that have
been idle for two years, resumed to-
day. The general strike in the New
River field brought this about.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
Saw Flour Milling Doesn't Pay.

Leading flour millers from Tennes'
see Alabama and Kentucky have beer
in New York conferiug with other mil.
lers. They claim the business doesn't
paY.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30

The speakers, who were quite IN
audible. were received with groans, de-
caycd apples and eggs and other mis-
siIcs. There were cheers for Mr.
Chamberlain, secretary of state for the
colonies. and hisses for President
Kruger. Some soldiers who were pres
emit. were carried shoulder high by the
crowd.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30

An Illinois correspondent wants "a
statement of the number of negro sena,
tors and representatives in Mississippi
at the time of their enfranchisement'
and now. Also any other data tna'
will show the decline in political power
or the failure of enfranchisement'
The colored brother first came TO ''e
front as a voter and legislator IN M'SS'S
sippi under the military order proV'u'
ing for the assembling OF the cohs'''".
tional convention of 1868 Ihere were
II colored delegates in that convention
The first legislature thereafter as,
sembled January II, 1870. There'"eFe
90 colored members in the house. anu
colored members in the senate
The constitutional convention Oh l0yV NV
had enc colored delegate, Isaiah =
Montgomery, of Bolivar county n'
was n member of the franchise com
mittee, and made one of the aoles'
sneeehes in favor of the franchise Seo
ton as adopted. The legislature ., ,ho %
tbot year had 6 eolored members IN tae ~,
house, in the house of lS9@' ana ~
the bouse Of 1894; none in the legiSl0'
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
European Table Grapes.

Experiments are being made by the
agricultural department IN growing
European table grapes in Florida and
North Carolina. -
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
Dividend of Ninety-Three Per Cent

The Crown sotton mills, of Dalton,
Ca. at the annual meeting Of the
stockholders, declared a dividend OF
% per cent, 50 per cent in stock and le
per cent in cash This beats the
worlds record in cotton mill dividends.
The company will at once build an.
other 100000 mill at Dalton, Last
year the company declared dividend
of 4o per cent,