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Assistant Secretary ysnderlIp
Says All The Paper Of the
Island VIII BE Retired.
PEOPLE ARE DELIGHTED
Happy TO nc Americans Prosperity
for thscountry 10 Assured Oood
Field for Investment.

CHICAGO Jan. G--Arnlatant Secretary
OF tho Treaaury yanderlip Mas come 10
his home In Chicago 20 rest aud recupor.
aic from tho attack OF typhoid fever
which kept him In H. Augustine for over
a week. On his way 10 Chicago Mr. Van.
derlp stopped ono day In Washington
10 mako hlH report 20 the president ~
special commissioner 10 Porto Rico
MIR Vanaorlip left for Porto Rico on
November %. TO inquire into the currency
ana customs problems presented by tho
annexation Of tho islands. Ito was dc.
layod on his return journey by Illness but
II now eonyalcacenl ana expects 10 re-
gain his strength rapidly.
''fhe currency of Porto Rico conalslA
OF silver and bank paper. said Mr. Van.
deflip The silver amounts 10 something
less Than S.b0QO0 pesos, tho Spanish sol.
dlvfa having carried considerable pro-
portion Of tho currency OF tho island
away with them.
'Of The paper issued by tho two banks
ihero in ouls,andidng little over
mllllqn All tho paper will ba retired
have recommended tho valuation Of the
peso ht % cents owing 10 the restricted
amount of tho coinage tho peso In worth
considerably moro than bullion Of tho
Same weight At The cDslomH house two
posDa arc accepted Tor ti In duties.
The psople are delighted to bh Amer.
oans and there IL every prospect OF prose
porily for our new ponaesHionu, Whatever
mineral wealth there IL. n wholly unde.
yclopod and tho agricultural possibilities
Afo apparently boundlesa, only portion
ot The land IL under cultivation.
There are no water, works. sewers
elocir.c light plants nor electric riilwayn
There IL a good nrld FOR electric roads
Throughout tho Island Win the eHecp.
ton Of tho military road. there Ii no
ruad OF any Kind In Porto Rico
'fhu franchise seekers and promoters
IN Eonorul who rushed TO tho island al.
must before the American troops were
iaBdrd have begun TO give place TO a
niotr solid and promising class TN
doubtcdly capital will begin 10 seek TO-.
vcztmrni there soon. There Ia no ncld
for man wi,hou, capital. owing TO ,hc
high price Of land
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WHEAT CROP IN ARGENTINA.

CINCINNATI. Jan. 6.-Charles n. Muir
ray, publisher OF the Price Current. and
superintendent OF the chamber OF COM
merce, has received letter from James
NJ Mayors United States consul at Ros-
ario, Argentina, stating that the wheat
crop had escaped frosts ratns and all
cold weather troubles, and the locusts,
that warm weather prevailed there and
that the wheat yield Of the Argentina
republic would be fully % per cent larger
,han ever before.
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BABY ITCHED 6 YEARS
CURED BY CUTIcURA.

Ny slI.weeks Old sou had 4 breaking out On
the top Of hls bead. II spread al over biz head
and arms. Around his body, and legs from kDsas
70 ankles. was q solid seAb. Ny family doctor
treated him for eighteen months. tried four
more, and then medical college. No good yet.
Spent not les than q thousand dollars 10 money
a1d time. old Mr.. Barney Clap insisted on my
tying CuTicURA remedies. BY the time my
wife had used the CuTIcuRA lolnimeoil up. be
beran 10 oimpfOve and got 20 b. could sleep short
maps, and gave me and wife some rest. lie is
well now, after dx long years ofiiehing. crying,
and worrying. CUTicuRA remedies cured him.
W.M. SICHELL, Lexington, Old.
CurcUHa REsoLTEsf purhss ne hood and eiren-
latinr hulds u urnon GEEna and ihnt removes ~
osza uhls varrn hsths with CrIicthA s1Ag. and gen.
ts snointnga viii crficrna (olntfBsnp grs.tftt q
su1fat axis ra cieanst thr thin aud tcap of cruatl
and scas alay tchlnk burninr nbd iufamm ftou, and
thus tohs and heal the most iorufinx, dtagunng hu-
nor u ne skin. scap. and bloo1 Eh lot q hair uhan
ell slas fAiit
sola ihrUughout ths verld. PoTrEE D. AHD c. corr.
eols Prupa. Bosi0n. fiou % cuu An Humor.- frss.
FACE HUM0RS 'n' f1aS cgIid9si 4.li ss.S.a''a sSss
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Thinks He Can Create One Which
will De Second Only to The
United States.
PLAN OF CONSOLIDATION
Sch me Is 10 Unlte Cgba and eaa DO
mIngO and Then Take IL HayiI
Events Ia Havana.

NOW YORK. Jan. "a dispatch to
the Herald from Havana says: a colonel
IN the insurgent army BayA that Gomez
recently sounded the army on his old
ambition for uniting Cuba and San DO.
mingo under one government The willy
old chief thinks that the United States
can OFFER no objection 10 this plan. which.
II accomplished. would create state
strong enough 20 absorb Hayu soon.
with this done Gomez believes tho fOun.
dalton would be laid for republic
which would soon take rank In the west
orn world second only 10 the United
States
The body OF Colonel Mabry. Of the First
Texas rested In state In a tent near
Lees headquarters al Busna Vista on
Thursday Short services we're held At
8 o'clock BY Captain Watson. Generals
Lee, Keifer and HasbrOuck being pres
oDL The body was brought TO Havana.
being escorted 90 the Aimanderes river
by his entire regiment. II Will 60 10
Miami on Friday 10 be forwarded 90
Texas. Adjutant General Dorst. Of the
Rnh cavalry. is critically NJ with ma
lariai fever.
Lees forces are being lesened day BY
day. -Four companies now doing provost
duty IN tho suburbs have been detached
from his command and ordered 10 report
10 General Ludlow.
when the American occupation took
place the members Of a lottery company
that was famous a few years ago In a
southern city made an attempt to secure
a concession here. Local papers have ap-
parentiy been subsidized. but General
Brooke declares that 70 long as the
American occupation lasts. lotteries will
bo barred.
Tho smallpox has become epidemic at
Mariana. and General Lee has ordered a
number OF infected houses burned
Franklin Scott. a private OF the One
Hundred and sIxty-hrst Indiana. has the
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FREE TRADE RELATIONS.

WASHINGTON. Jan "a petition has
been received by the senate from the
American Association az Porto Rico ask
ing for tho establishment OF frce trade
relations between that island and the
United States. and tho abrogaiion of the
treaty established by tho military au-
thorl,ca. and also for tho retirement OF
tho Porto RIcan currency and the subsi!.
tuition Of the money Of the United States.
Tho petitioners represent that the present
tarifr system discriminaics against she
interests % American citizens.
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PROMINENT CITIZEN DEAD.

SAN FRANCIS co. Jan. e--John l.
Hardwell retired merchant OF this
city wps found dead In his bed. He had
apparently expired from heart disease.
Ilo was native Of Springfield, Mass.
aged q years. Iis was a prominent pi-
oneer of California. a member of tho
Vigllhnoia committee OF 1885, a big spec
ulAiof ~ what and one Of the most
liberal contributors 10 the museum IN
Golden Date Park His donation Of ORR
on,al iyory carvings IN said 10 be the
finest collection IN tho United States.
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PIONEER FOUND DEAD.

OREGON CITY. Jan. G--pavid Morris.
pioneer OF the early ffties. was found
dad today In his cabin IN the mountains
hack Of wllhoit Springs. From appear
anccs no had been dead a week lie lived
alone and was in poor health.
Tho deceased killed Stirling. an officer,
at Molalh eighteen years ago and was
sentenced to the peuiieniiary for life but
was afterwards pardoned by Governor
Pcnnoyer. Ho leaves relatives In this
county and tho state OF Washington,
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SLATED AS AMBASSADOR.

NEW YORK. Jan, "A dispatch 10 the
Herald from Washington says. Tho
prraldrnt has practically selected W
lam Potter of Philadelphia. for ambassa.
dor to Russia, Mr. Potter was formerly
minister TO Italy. having been stationed
at Rome during the Harrison admlnisira-
ron. His record during tina, period has
been carefully examined by the president
and Secrcmry Hay. and both feel con-
ndonI that he wtll satisfactorily on the
ST. Petersburg post.
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cHoArE TO BE WELL RECEIVED.

LONDON, Jan, 6.--The Daily News this
morning In an editorial welcoming the
expected appointment OF Joseph II.
choate, OF New York, as United States
ambassador TO the court OF ST. James
says: "Engllshmen viii thank President
Mckinley FOR his choice. Mr. Choate viii
have an easy and nleasant task, He
comes neither to take part in quarrel
nor to heal one, but TO foster q cordial
friendship into stiu moro friendly cordi-
alltv -
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IN oLDEN TIMES.

People overlooked the importance OF per-
manently beneficial effects and were salts
fed with transient action; but now that
II II geaerally known that Syrup Of Figs
will permanently overcome habitual con-
stipation. well informed people will not
buy other iaTitlvea. which act for a time.
but finally injure the system. Buy the
genuine. mads by the California Fig
syrup Co.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS

Parker ilouHe.-wuiiam J. brewster.
Kansas cay. T. Mason. Fort Madison
A. Gray. J, J. FARRELL. Mlsa Annie Tone.
J. W, atune Portland, ]. W. ilrown.
Washington. n w buchanan. Mount
Pleasant. FrilS johnson. chinook.
oorldonl-E u. Moore Rachlne. Wis
Charles Clary, Seattle. Lieutenant c, e,
klng and wifi. Geo. u, Story. i. oEt Can.
by. ". ~. alnglc,on. g. Paul, A. ~
Pundrr. Miss Baker. uray's river,
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rnnIonr nArEs REpucgp.

BAN FItANci5co. jan. G.-The South.
ern Paoine company has announced a re-
ducllon OF rates on cost-bOund wine and
rlgo, Tho now rate on rice from San
Francisco 10 Chicago and N. Louis and
all points east of those cities n ~ cents
per 100 pounds on car lots. The former
rates wero % cents 10 g. Louis % cents
TO Chicago and 75 cents 10 Now York.
The object Of tho now rate ls 10 allow
u Japanese rice being milled here and
sold IN connection with tho rice imported
and distributed from New York Via the
hunk nanal
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GERMANY WOULD AGREE.

BERLIN. Jan. G--'rhe correspondent Of
the Associated Press IL seml-ofiiciAlly ad-
vlaod tina, the government Hrst homes IN
reach a commercial proyisorlum with the
United States before a regular reciprocity
trcst,y II concluded. Negotiations 20 this
end arc proceeding with grea, moderation
ON both sides
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WAR BETWEEN SPAIN AND
FRANCE.

A Paris correspondent has set the ru-
NOR a1oat that war Is possible between
Spain and France. Such an outcome "a
harq q believe, because the two countries
have been Tor years on unusually In
timnts terms. You cannot tell what will
happen between nations, but you can tell
what will happen when a dyspcDtIc takes
Hostetter's Stomach Bliters.. IFS health
will improve Ills appetite will come
back. Ills mouth Will not taste badly
IN the morning. lie Will not be subject n
dizzy spells, and his head will be clear.
IFS disposition will be more agreeablo.
and his bilious look viii disappear Ills
blood viii be purified and his Kidney
stimulated TO perform their work prop
erly. All these things are accomplished
by the bltters.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-07
YUKON STEAMERS IN
DANGER or DESTRUCTION,
Many OF Them Stuck Fast In the Ice
and VIII Undoubtedly he Lost-Daw-
sonltcs Indicted for Perjury

SEATTLE, Jan, 6,--Ncws from Dawson
stalcs a number Of Yukon river steamers
will bo lost when the leo breaks up In
tho sprlng Some were caught In very
unprotected places and can scarcely
escape being wrecked. The Robert Kerr,
OF the Moran fleet. ls stuck fast on bar
90 miles below Circle City,
The nnc steamer Arnold, of the Alaskan
Exploration Company's fleet, was caught
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REFUGEE PRIESTS ESCAPE.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. G-Among tho
passengers on tho steamer Dorie were
ten Spanish priests Of the Augustine
order. refugees from tho wrath OF Aguin-
aldo. who have been hiding In Manlin
for several months and arc now on their
way TO Panama. expecting 10 hnd a new
field OF labor IN Central America. They
we're not In clerical attire. having Dr.
oaried IL for purposes of disguise when
among the Philippine rebels.
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A GREAT BOWLER.

CHICAGO, Jan. G,--The highest game at
ten pins ever recorded on the style with
tho American bowling congress alleys
has been made by Louis UllHch, OF the
Fellowship Club, In contest with John
A. Bender of the oakland Club, Ulluch
scored exactly 800 pins, tho maximum In
n ten frame game, The night previous
he made an average of 29S In three
games during a contest between his club
and the Oakland club In the Chicago
league tournament. The latter is said
to be the worlds record for the highest
average In three games.
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by tho lce while fast on bar some 70
miles below Forty Mile,
A crack boat NJ tho Empire line. the
Seattle. IL stuck ~ miles below Circle
CITY Hho h on bar and leo was
jammed up all around her The TaeoTna
and John G. Barr are also fast In danger
oua positions,
Thirty citizens Of Dawson have been
Indicted tor perjury In connection wltb n
recent stampede 70 Kentucky creek a
short distance below Dawson. Swearing
10 false statements regarding clalms Il
the charge against them.
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THE FATE OF A COWARD.

MADRID, Jan, 6--Colonel Jullson San
Martin, who was In command of the
Spanish garrison at Ponce when the
United troops, under General Miles, land
ed on the island, and who abandoned
the place without resistance, has been
sentenced to Imprisonment for life, He
win be lncarcerated at Ceuta, the Spanish
penal colony In Morocco opposite Glib
raltar
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RoWAN,s rINE spEEp.

SEATTLE, Jan, 6--The torpedo-boat
Rowan, constructed by Morgan Bros. 8
Co.. of this city, was given an official
trial today, For two consecutive hours
she maintained an average speed of
q 5i-l0O knots. Her contract calls only
for 26 knots
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Members of Seaside lodge No, " are 70.
quested 60 meet IN Iholr hail on Saturday
evening January T. iso at O'clock
sharp. Tor tho transaction of important
business before the john installation sx.
1ralaes ily order
WILLIAM KELLY. ST. W
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REAL psrATE TRANSPORTS.

Alice u, nashford 60 u II. Mcintosh.
10, !. block ". Mcclurc's .,.,.,.a.t .
q Il HlEElns TO II uslHtmp bot
and Z. block II. lot u. block ~. lot
T. block q. 10, 70. block :. lots J
7 block n. 10, !. block 70. Astoria
addition 10 wAFronton ,.,........, Il
Rphvri H. Watts to J. W Cook 70
acfea between sections a and 70
township . north. range ana \
uvnt .....,...,................ 10
J, u. Higgins 70 -. " Black. lots .
and ~. block :. Hay Wow .,,..... 3
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THE STANFORD ESTATE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. GA decree of
distribution In the estate of Leland STAN
foid was filed in the probate court to-
day. The estate was appraised at sl5,OOO,-
900.
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II would be a very expert thief who
could pek a woman's pocket II she 10
arrayed In one OF the up 70 date frocks.
oftentines she can't End II herself
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Red mousselins Do sole over red. and
trimmed with green applique. makes a
s.un"::-s evening gown with a touch Of
black. whiSh may be of tuile. In the cor
sage
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no CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY,

Take Laxative nromo ouinins Tablets
All druggists refund the money II Il
fails 10 cure 80. Tho genuine has l. II.
Q. on each tablet. ror sale by CHARLES
Rnrara
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smallpox. Two hundred and Afty nanl-
goes arrived on Thursday on the trans
port Coyadonga and were turned loose
In q body
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pINuLnY ~ DYING.

WARRINGTON. Jan. s-RoprcscnIatiye
Dingiey u very low tonight. alarming
symptoms having developed.
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THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP or FIGS

u QUO not only TO the originality aud
simplicity uf The combination, bat also
W the care aud skill with which IL "
manufactured by scientific processes
known 20 the CALifoasiA Fio eYaur
20 only and wc wish 20 hnpreah upon
oil the Importance of purchasing the
true aud original remedy, IA the
genuine syrup 0f Figs Is manufactured
py tho CALIFORNIA itl sYRup Co.
only, a knowledge ot that fact will
ahslnt ono Ia avoiding the worthless
limitations manufactured by other pnr.
tiea The high standing Of the CAit.
FohNiA fi1 Srnur Go with the inedl.
cal profession, aud the satisfaction
which tho genuine Syrup Of Figs has
given 70 millions Of families, makos
the name OF tho Company II guaranty
OF tho excellence ~ Ia remedy. II Il
far Ia advance Of ail other isxatiyel,
a. u aotA ON tho Kidneys. liver and
bowels without Irritating or weaken.
ing them, and II does not grippe nor
uauacatc. Ia order to got its beneficial
effects, please remember the name Of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
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CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
4. o. U. w. NOTICE.

san FRANCISCO. oaL
L0uiaVILLK. ~. sew YoHH. NJ
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-08
OGDEN Briefs

Frank Sherwood was up from Sal
Lake yesterday.
Jim Clippinger was up from Sai
Lake City yesterday.
The 18th of August will be Weber
county day at Saltair
Master Mechanic Mcconnell of the
Union Pacific was in the city yester.
dav.
Assistant Superintendent Baird of the
Union Pacific at Evanston was in Og-
den yesterday.
The county teachers examinations
will be held Aug. % and %, probably al
the Weber stake academy.
The remains of Colonel Hawkins OF
the Tenth Pennsylvania passed through
Ogden yesterday morning, en- route
east.
Work has been suspended tempo
rarily on the Superior mine at willard
on account of an accident to the ma
chinery.
The two tie games between the Og-
den Candy company and Scowcroft ball
teams will be played off Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock.
There will be a meeting of the coun-
ty school trustees at the Office or Coun-
ty Superintendent Wilson Saturday,
Aug. u, at IL o'clock a. m.
The United States civil service COM
mission announces an examination by
the board of examiners in this city on
Sept. 2. 1899, for the position of post
Office clerk and carrier.
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Special stockholders, Meetinp.

APRIL FOOL GOLD MINING & MILL
| ing company. General office. Salt Lake
City. Utah. Notice is hereby given that q
/ special meeting of the stockholders of the
April Fool Gold Mining < Milling COM
pany is hereby called 10 be held at the
office of the corporation. rooms 1868 Nc
Cornick building. Salt Lake City. Utah
on Saturday. the 2nd day of September
1899. at 10 O'Clock a. m. of said day. for the
purpose of considering the adoption OF
the following amendments to the articles
of incorporation of said corporation pro-
posed by the board OF directors II whose
instance this meeting is called, tO-wit:
Tristan amendment reducing the par
value of the stock of the corporation from
So per share. its present value, TO 81 per
share, par value.
Second-An amendment increasing the
number of shares of stock of the corpora.
ton from 1906 shares to 100000 shares
and providing that of the i00O0v shares OF
stock increase, 800 TO- shares 81 a. be Issued
ton pro rata, and that the remaining
100, 600 shares be placed in the treasury
of the corporation. TO be sold or other
wise disposed of by the board of directors
for the benefit of the corporation at such
price and upon such terms as may seem
advisable
Third-An amendment providing that
meetings of the board Of directors may be
held outside of the state of Utah. to-wit.
in Butte in the state of Montana.
Fourth-An amendment providing that
an office for the transfer of stock of the
corporation where transfer books may be
kept may be established at Butte, in the
state of Montana.
A II. WETHEY,
Secretary and Treasurer.
Dated at Salt Lake City. Utah, July IS.
1899
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CARNEGIE GETS AN OFFICE
HE IS APPOINTED JUSTICE OF
THE PEACE IN ENGLAND.
But Will Not Be Able to Hold the
Place Unless He Becomes a Brit
ish Subject.

London, Aug. THE Lord Advocate
of Scotland the Right Hon. A. G. Muir
ray, @. c., replying in the house of
commons today to a question OF
Thomas B. Curran, anti-Parnellite
member of North Donegal, said that II
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie had not been
naturalized a British subject, he could
not act as a justice of the peace in
Sutherlandshire, to which office he has
just been appointed.
The lord advocate also said he had
no knowledge of the facts in the case
except that he saw in the newspapers
that Mr.. Carnegie had been appointed a
deputy lieutenant. He was not aware
whether Mr.. Carnegie was naturalized
or not, and undoubtedly the lord chan
cellor and lord lieutenant did not know
the circumstances when they made the
annOinf mani
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At Gleenwood Park.

A force of men were busy all day
yesterday putting in the big dancing
floor at Glenwood and clearing off the
grounds.
The floor will be the largest in the
county, and will be enclosed by rail
ing for the present. At the south end
of the dance floor a stage 40X19 feet
is being erected, and the whole will be
completed within the next ten days.
Work begins TODAY on the lake bed,
east of the pavilion. Everything will
be cleaned out of the bed, and the
water turned in from the river. Ar
rangementS have already been made
for boats to put on the lake as soon
as the water is turned in. The entire
grove is to be lighted by electricity,
and an arch will be erected over the
gate bearing the word ''Glenwood' in
electric lights. Mr. Maltese, the man.
ager, is on the ground. giving the mat
ter his personal attention and rushing
the work as rapidly as possible.