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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-10
.LYNCH|NG A FAILURE
Mob Left Victim and Officer Cut
Him Down.

Alma, Kan, July 9.-Dick Williams, a
negro charged with the murder of two
white men, was lynched here this even
ing by a mob of white men. The mob
left the negro hanging to telegraph
pole and six minutes later he was cut
down by the town marshal and taken
back to the county Jail, where he re-
covered consciousness. The negro is
still alive, but cannot survive.
On June IS, Harry 7. Tandy and an
unknown white man were robbed and
murdered at Mcfarland, this county.
A few days after James Bender, alias
Denver Kid, and Dick Williams, alias
Trilby, both colored, were arrested by
James Ramsey, chief of police of To-
peka, and when questioned, Denver Kid
fastened the crime on Trilby.
Today Sheriff True of WabunSee
brought Trilby to Alma to lodge him
in jail When he arrived d mob of at
least 200 men met him with his pris-
oner at the Rock Island depot, but were
foiled until the prisoner was being
placed in jail, when he was seized
dragged with rope around his neck a
block, and strung up to telegraph
pole. where he hung for six minutes,
when he was cut down by Marshal Pip
pert. The crowd, believing him dead,
permitted the officer to take him back
to Jail and then dispersed. Trilby is
still alive. but cannot recover.
H. I. Tandy lived at Creighton, Mo.
His father is a doctor of that place,
and is also in the drug business. Harry
was a drug clerk.
The people of Alma and country sur
rounding are greatly excited and while
great precautions are being taken to
prevent further trouble, it is feared the
murderer will be again taken from the
Jail.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-10
AN ENEMY TO ELECTRICITY.
The Way Miss Sana EmmOnS, New England Old MAID,
Was Converted TO the Use Of Electric Cars.

that her offer had been accepted. The
company had her statement in black
and white. with her name signed to it,
so there was no possible escape for
her.
This was in the fall. and work on
the electric road would not begin till
spring. Miss Selma felt thankful that
the evil day was so far off. Perhaps
there was a chance yet that the road
would not go through. Nevertheless
she worried and fretted over it all win
ter, and it was the worry, the doctor
said, that brought on the spell of sick
ness in March. She was not seriously
i'll, and by the first of April, when work
on the road began, she was around do
ing her work as usual.
Il m not going to have folks say I
got sick on account of that company"
she said. Anyway. it won't do any
good to worry. Let 'em come, but if
they expect me to patronize them they
are mistaken, that is all. l wouldn't
ride on one OF those cars, not If Queen
Victoria or the president of the United
States told me to. If other folks want
to risk their lives they can
The thought of the thousand dollars
was great comfort. 1t seemed like
fortune TO her. and she planned what
she would do with the interest money.
She would nave a new carpet for the
parlor the very first thing, and have
the room papered and painted.
By the middle of April the workmen
came in sight of the house, and for a
day or two Miss Selma watched them
with hostile eye. Then, in spite of
herself. she began to be interested in
the work, and as it came nearer she
spent more and more of her time az
the windows. When the men wanted
to eat their dinners out under her
chestnut tree and get. water from the
pump in the yard. she gave a willing
consent. They are not to blame for
what the company does" she said
One of the men carried in a pail of
water for her one day, and got to talk
ing with her. He found out that she
wanted her little garden spaded up.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-10
PEST OF THE WHEAT FIELD.
Nature of the Saw-fy and How to
Combat It's Ravages.
lFarm and HOn

This insect has done serious injury to
the wheat crop but a few years in this
country. Professor Comstock of Cor
nell experiment station, Ithaca, Y. Y.
discovered it on the experiment station
farm in $780, being its first recorded Oc-
currence in York state to that date
On examining stalks of wheat at har-
vest time by splitting them throughout
their length, it was found that some Of
them had been tunneled by an insect
larvd- This larva had eaten a passage
through each of the joints so that it
could pass freely from one end of the
cavity of the straw to the other. In
addition TO tunneling the joints they
had also fed .more or less on the inner
surface of the straw between the joints.
Scattered throughout the entire length
of the straw. except the smaller part
near the head, were to be seen yellow
ism particles, the excrement OF the in
sect. If infested straws be examined
a week or ten days before the ripening
of the wheat, the cause Of this injury
can be found at work within them. il
is at that time a yellowish, milky
white worm, varying in size from one
fifth to one-half inch long. The small
er ones may not have bored through
single joint. while the larger ones will
have tunneled all except the lowest. AS
the grain becomes ripe the larva works
its way toward the ground, and at the
time of the harvest the greatest num-
Der of them have penetrated to the
root. Here they make preparations for
passing the winter and even for their
escape from the straw the following
year. This last is done by cutting the
straw circularly on the inside, nearly
severing it short distance, varying
from one-half to one inch from the
ground. A heavy wind before the har-
vest will cause the straw TO break.
The best way of combating the in
sect is to attack it while it is in the
stubble, some time between harvest and
the following May. If the stubble can
be burned in autumn, the larvae in it
can be destroyed. The same thing
could be accomplished by blowing the
stubble under, which would prevent
the escape of the adult flies; but as it
is customary in this region to SOW grass
seed with wheat, the blowing under of
infested stubble would be rarely prac-
ticabIe, and it is also questionable #
the burning of the stubble can be thor
oughly done without destroying young
grass. Wherever this insect becomes a
very serious pest it will be necessary
to SOW grass seed with oats and burn
or DIow under all wheat Stubble or to
suspend the raising of wheat for one
year in order TO destroy the insect by
Sfar-Va tiOn
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SALT FOR COWS.
The Utility of Salt as Regular Cow
Diet.
Home and Farm.)

CHome and Farm)
The question of when, how and
whether or not we should feed salt to
cows has always been a troublesome
one to me. l know that all the author
tiles say We must keep salt always be-
fore the cows, and some of the stations
have carried out experiments in which
they have apparently proven the neces-
sity for salt. l am somewhat given to
flying in the face of authority when L
think the authorities are not right.
Animals that have always been fed
salt like old topers, must have their
stimulant. but the birds of the air, the
wild beasts of the forest, and men,
more or less unciviliZed, have no way
of getting a regular supply of raw salt.
Nature seems 10 have put salt enough
in the food of primitive man and wild
beasts. as we'll as fresh water fishes.
But cows like man, are not in so pure
a state of nature: they are civilized. as
Byron says, man being reasonable.
must get drunk" An acquaintance of
mine in Chautauqua county. New York,
was sure | was all wrong in my oppo-
sition to salt feeding, and to prove it
raised two punches of calves, separately
feeding one bunch the usual amount of
salt every day; the other bunch was
not allowed a particle of salt outside
Of what nature put in the food. Each
bunch of calves was fed alike, except
the supply of salt.
AT the end Of the year the neighbors
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atives of the three treaty powers could
agree on anything tending toward an
amicable settlement.
For upwards of a week after the ar
rival of Trip, Eliot and Sternburg, on
May Is, nothing was seemingly known
of their intentions, and the natives, as
we'll as the foreigners, were on the qui
vive to ascertain what was happening.
They were soon afterwards informed
that negotiations had been completed
for the disarmament of all the natives,
the Mataafans first, and next the fol-
lowers of Malietoa. In the course of
another week this work had been ac-
complished; the natives returned from
their battlefields and Notifications in
the interior to their homes on the sea-
shore. and the first great task had been
performed
A few days later the English gun
boat having on board Captain Sturdee
and other English officers who had fig
ured prominently in affairs here, left
for Sidney. The Philadelphia with Ad
miral Kautz had long since left here for
San Francisco.
The English consul. Maxse, with Herr
Rose. the German representative, leave
US on the Mariposa today. American
Consul Osbourne has been such a small
factor in the fight. Which fact does him
credit. that it is confidently expected
he will remain.
More diplomacy was needed in sus-
tanning Chief Justice Chambers in his
decision in the case of Malietoa Tanu-
mafili king of Samoa, but these wise
acres were equal to it.
The Proclamation.
The following proclamation, issued
on the 10th inst, will explain how the
Samoan kingship was abolished:
Proclamation.
Whereas, The great powers of Ger
many, Great Britain and the United
States of America. for the purpose OF
restoring tranquility in the islands OF
Samoa and establishing a provisional
government therein, have invested the
high commission with supreme power
and authority; and,
Whereas. The decision of the chlef
Justice declaring Matietoa Tanumafili
to be king is considered by the hlgn
commission as valid and binding, and,
Whereas, The said Malietoa Tanuma-
fiji has voluntarily rendered TO the high
commission his resignation as king, and
the same has been duly accepted; and,
Whereas. The high commission has
decided to abolish the office of king OF
Samoa: now. therefore,
Notice Is hereby given that during
the STAY of the high commission IN Sa-
moa. unless orders to the contrary are
issued. all the official duties OF the KING
and his councillors will I've performed
Inv the three consuls of the great
movers. a majority of whom are au-
thorized to act in all cases where by
the treaty of Berlin unanimity OF action
is not required. The chief justice VIII
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AFTER THE STRUGGLE.
Chicago Times-HeraldN

Chicago Times-Herald)
Two rivals tried TO win her hand
She said them nay,
But babe them prove their mettle, and
Return some day.
when you have gone and done your best
Come back to me,
And between you then will choose
I'll give my hand unto him whose
/ fain would be-
One went OF war and fought and oled
In many trays;
His fame was widely heralded,
Great was his praise.
The other went in search of wealth,
He toiled and planned
With honor for his stepping stone
He rose until his name was known
Through all the land.
Upon day they bent their ways
Back whence they came,
One with his wealth. one with his bays,
Their breasts afiame,
But neither won the lady'S hand,
n titled cad
Had got her while they were away.
And. being men who knew things, they
Were glad he had.
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SALT LAKE BOY TELLS
HOW SAMOA LOST ITS KING

continue to exercise the duties of his
Office. DR.. Solf is authorized to enter
upon the duties of his office as presi-
dent of the municipal council of Apia,
and all other officers of the said NUM-
cipality will continue to perform the
duties of their respective offices.
BARTLETT TRIP,
High Commissioner of the United
States.
c. n. E. ELIOT,
Her Britannia Majesty's High Com
missioner.
II. STERNBURG,
High Commissioner of Germany.
Apia, June 10, 1899.
Few Warriors Left.
With the exception of a few Malie-
toan natives who continue to occupy
Mulinuu point, the seat of the Samoan
government, the warriors have all dis
banded and are now occupied in build
ing up their various homes, very glad
that their troubles are over. These few
Malietoans, however, promise to give
the commission some little trouble
They cannot understand why they
should be asked to vacate this locality
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Wrap Your Fruit.

California fruit growers take pains
to produce a high-grade fruit: then
they fix it Up in the incest packages
they can devise and wrap every peach.
every pear. every orange or lemon in
tissue paper. some even having their
brand printed on the tissue paper. The
fruit sent east completely captures the
fancy market. The way to beat Cali
fornia is TO beat her at her own game
If it pays them to buy tissue paper and
wrap their fruit. il will pay you. Fruit
that is wrapped is of better quality.
The wrapping retains the flavor. Why
do the Florida people wrap their or
anges? They wrap oranges with skins
as thick as sole leathed, because il re-
tains the aroma With a pear the
longer the fragrance escapes, the poor
er 1t is. The peach, pear or plum that
is wrapped is better than if not
wrapped.
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IF Miss Selma Emmons had known
inst a little more about the company
tbeir tracks never would have crossed
her land.
When there was a rumor that the
electrics were coming through Brook
ton, she disapproved very strongly.
When the rumor was confirmed, and
the additional information given that
the cars were to run. by her mouse,
Miss Selma was indignant and httie
alarmed. She wondered If it would be
safe.
But when the company wrote and
wanted to know if they might buy a
strip of her land along the river. about
two acres in all, on which to Law their
tracks, thereby avoiding the building
of two bridges and half mile or more
of unnecessary track, she was decld-
eddy and Enthusiastically angry
Sell her land for an electric line,
forsooth, She wouldn't have the hor-
rid things within sight or sound of her
if she could help it. What if it wasn't
anything but sandy pasture land.
growing up to huckleberry and bay
berry bushes. They shouldn't have 1t.
1t was nothing to her if they had TO
build dozen bridges and go twenty
miles out of their way.
She thought of all the scathing re-
plies she might make to them, repu-
dating their proposal. Then happy
thought struck her. She got her pen
and wrote on the bottom of the COM
pany's letter:
You may have the land for $500 an
acre. Yours truly. Selma Emmons.
She smiled when she had done this.
How they would feel when they got
that answer! Five hundred dollars an
acrei Why she wanted to sell the whole
ten acres for sio0, and that had been
thought too much. For a day or two
she smiled whenever she thought OF
her answer. and she wished she could
have seen the faces of the company
when they opened 1t.
Then came the shock of discovering
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-10
DEAF MUTES TO MEET.
Will Gather In Convention at st.
Paul Next Tuesday.

ST. Paul. July 9.-The sixth national
convention of deaf mutes meets in this
city on Tuesday for a four days session.
It will be opened by Bishop Whipple, as
sisted by tie Rev. a. w. Mann of the
Midwestern Deaf Mute mission.
Delegates are expected from all over
the United States. Papers on different
subjects of special interest to tn deaf
mute world will be read and discussed.
The convention will be welcomed to
Minnesota by Governor Lind and TO St
Paul by MAYOR kiefer. Judge Mott Of
Fairbault will make an address. The ad-
dresses will be interpreted for the dead
mutes The president of the convention.
The Rev. Mr. Koehler. of All Souls parish
Philadelphia, will respond to the ad-
dresses. An excursion to Lake Mime
tonka will be given on the 18th.
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Apia, Upolu, Samoa. June 16.-Samoa
is without a king. The natives no longer
carry firearms and the principal insti-
gators of the late troubles here are now
far removed from the islands. Such, in
brief, is the impossible" accomplished
by the joint high Samoan commission,
headed by Our own" Judge Trip, in
but one month of its labors.
When the news reached here some
months ago that a commission had
been appointed to settle the serious
troubles then existing here, on every
side could be heard the question, well.
and what can they do?" and indeed
the then threatening condition would
not justify the answer, Restore
peace"
On the contrary, so grave was the
situation that conservative men here,
of whom there are but few. were heard
to predict not only continuous war
fare among the natives, but that the
great nations of England, Germany and
the United States would resort to the
implements of war to settle their diff
ferences. 1t was not conjectured by
any one apparently that the represent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-10
BIG INDIAN POW-W0W.
Greatest In Years at the Omaha
Winnehago Reservation.

Chicago, July "a special to the
Times Herald from Decatur, Neb.,
says: The greatest Indian powwow in
recent years began at Omaha Win
nebago Indian reservation today. 1t is
held at Yellow Smokes lodge, five
miles north of Decatur. A great many
Indians have already pitched their
tents, and great preparations are being
made for a two weeks celebration.
The Indians of the reservations of
northern Nebraska have been arrang-
ing for this great event for months.
The chieftains gave it out to the whites
that the celebration this year would
eclipse anything attempted by the
Omaha and Winnebago tribes during
the last quarter of A century.
The traditional rites and ceremonies
of these ancient tribes will be per-
formed. If not prohibited by the au-
thorities. the savage war dance viii be
INDUCED in as a grand finale. The
cheftains say the event will draw to-
gether no fewer than 5000 Indians.
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WOULD STAND SIDE BY SIDE
NEW YORK GUARDSMAN'S AT
TER-DINNER TALK.
Says If England Needs American
Sons, the Latter viii March
Shoulder to Shoulder.

London, July 9.-At the conclusion Of
the centenary review and inspection
of Metropolitan volunteers on the
Home Guards parade yesterday after
noon, Captain Dewitt c. Falls and
Captain Francis G.. Landon of the Sew
enth regiment, national guard of the
state OF New York who witnessed the
review on the invitation of Colonel Sir
Charles Edward Howard Vincent, COM
mandant of the Queens Westminster
volunteers, were banqueted at head
quarters by this regiment, the band at
intervals playing the American ma
tional airs
In response to a toast to the United
States, Captain Landon declared that
wherever and whenever England need
ed American sons, the latter would
stand side by side with Britons and
march shoulder to shoulder. He con-
cluded his remarks, which We're loudly
cheered, by toasting the queen.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-10
STREETS ARE UNDER WATER.
Great Destruction of Property Re
ported at Angleton, Texas.

st. Louis, Mo-, July "a special to
the Globe-Democrat from Angleton,
Tex, says: All the streets of this town
are under two or three feet of water.
Very few lives have been lost in this
vicinity, but the losses of livestock and
crops will be heavy. Cattle along the
Bastrop have been drowned by the
thousands. The destruction in Oyster
creek valley is absolutely complete. Ne
groes cabins have been washed away
by the dozens. and the poor blacks are
absolutely penniless, homeless and hum
CRY.
The BraZos flood now extends from
Caney, in Matagorda county, on the
west, to Chocolate on the east, a dis
lance of thirty-five miles, and has car
ried complete destruction and deSalo-
tion with it. Absolutely nothing is left
that was touched by the flood
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BEGIN Recruiting Today.

st. Louis, Mo-, July 9.-Captain H. K.
Bailey. U. S. A, in charge of the re-
cruiting station at st. Louis, received
a telegram today from the war depart
ment at Washington, instructing him
to begin recruiting tomorrow under the
recent order of the president, that ad-
ditional troops be raised for duty in the
Philippines.
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Easily Disposed Of.
CNYashington Starl

81 suppose you are not troubled with
questions Of municipal ownership and
the like" said the stranger in Crimson
Gulch2"
Yes, answered Derringer Dan. with
a glance of suspicion Sometimes we do.
Once in a while some tenderfoot comes
along and thinks he owns the town, but
he gets over 1t in q minute or two
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Astonished.

washington Starr
What did you say the baby's name is?"
asked the visitor.
William Henry"
How old is hep
over year. He was born in May.
1895"
e'he visitor pressed his hand to his fore
head and reeled.
What's the matter2'
"A boyr he gasped. Born in MAY.
1898. and not named Dewey
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-10
GLAD KING MILAN ESCAPED,
Foreign sovereigns Send Congratula-
tons to King Alexander.

AO4O4tII " S4 u I4-' Aoo1-NL OU4l 8 IttIU1d-
tons to King Alexander.
Belgrave, July SKIING Alexander
has received from Queen Victoria,
Emperor Francis Joseph and theEu-
ropean sovereigns kilograms of con-
ordinations upon the escape from as
sassination on last Thursday of his
father. eX-King Milan.
Several priests have been arrested on
charges of completely in the attempt.
Gjura Gznivories. the would-be assas-
ssl. has confessed that he was instigat-
ed by the radicals.
General Sava Gruics, Servian minis
ter to Russia, has been recalled from
St. Petersburg md dismissed from the
army as the result of the finding of
compromising documents.
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established army and from among those
who saw actual service in the Spanish
war and whose records and capacity
are known TO the war department. A
large portion OF them are expected to
be announced during the early days of
the week
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Take Washinetnn Trnons Home.

Seattle, Wash, July 9-It is stated to-
night that arrangements have about been
completed to bring the Washington vol
unteers TO this city to be mustered out.
Upon their arrival at San Francisco they
viii be put aboard a special train char
tered by Seattle citizens. The train will
have a pay-car attached and the troops
will be paid off en- route.
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Wisdom Induced By Experience.
(Chicago News.)

Chicago News
Messenger-Here's a package for you.
sir
Wederly-What is it?
Messenger-Im not sure, sir but think
# is a birthday present from your wife.
Wederly-Oh. very well. Just leave the
bill and I'll send a check for the amount
around in the morning.
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A Chance For Justice.
Chicago RecordJ

(Cnicago RecOrd-)
1.-THE prisoner claims he has a mania
for kidnapping.
Then let him be tried by a jury. with
a mania for life sentences"
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The Uncrowned King.
Chicago News


Bull-Who was that gentleman you
nodded to in the hallway?
Bear-He? Oh, he's Dunbar the mil
lionaire.
Bull-And who was that man you shook
hands with ana gave cigar in the ele-
vator?
Bear-He? oh, he's Muggins. the jan
ifOr
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DeIusions Unloaded.
sChicago Record.

tChicago Record.)
II told him that he wasn't my ideal
man. and he told me 1 wasn't his ideal
girl"
And them"
Then we felt perfectly safe to go ahead
and get married
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More Important Business.
Chicago Tribune.)

what are you stopping for, John? II
we don't hurry We'll miss our train,'
You can go on If you want to. Maria.
I'm going to see how they get that
balky horse started"