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The record-union., 1899-09-14

The Board of Trustees of the City OF
Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section l. No person shan manufacture
matches or fireworks within that portion
of the iCty of Sacramento lying north Of
the center of r street and west of the
center of Eleventh street.
Sec. 2. Any person or persons violating
the provisions of this ordinance shall DO
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on
conviction shall be punished by q fine OF
not less than one hundred dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars, or by i'm
prisonment in the County Jail not less
than fifty nor more than ninety days, or
by both such fine and Imprisonment, and
each day maintaining or continuing such
violation shall be deemed new offense,
and punished accordingly.
Sec. g. This ordinance shall take ef-
feet on the first day of April, a. d. eigh-
teen hundred and seventy-three.
The record-union., 1899-09-14

The Board of Trustees of the City OF
Sacramento ordain as follows:
The record-union., 1899-09-14

! 4 RE YOUR NERVES WEAK. YOUR
< N back aching, your bowels consti-
pated? Have you pains over your
= kidnays and down into your groin?
z Do YOU feel tired when you go to bed
Y and worse when you get up Ii the
8 morning? Are you sluggish and lazy
8 when you ought to be bright and ac-
= tiveq These and many other symp-
q toms tell the need Of DR.. McLaughiins
Electric Belt.
DIR. NJ. A. McLAUGHLIN--Dear Sir: Youu
I have advised many to adopt II as q cure
4 for lumbago kidney trouble, etc. FROM all
of which I had suffered and am now free
from / still use the Belt occasionally,
n inyiaorates and benefits me- ! shall con-
Z tinue to advise my friends to provide them
selves with the Belt remedy for Ills
& similar to which suffered from. Yours very
Z. truly, a; =. n,AMMoND,,
2 THERE ARE CURES DAILY.
& Every day they are reported. and
. each one from an honest man who has
+ been restored to health and wants
others to share the same benefits. Is
It for you? Do you not need 1t? How
different 1t is from medicines and all
other remedies. Try It. Read the
book free. sealed by mail Call or
address.
DR.. M. A. MCLAUGHLIN.
100 Market street, San Francisco. an
corner Second and Spring streets,
Los Angeles
The record-union., 1899-09-14
DIR. M. a. McLAUGHLIN.

700 Market street, San Francisco. AM
corner Second and Spring streets,
Los Angeles.
The record-union., 1899-09-14

Sacramento Sept 18th.
Porter Brothers Company sold at open
auction to-day California fruit at follow
in nfinAc
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04
sANCTA sIMPLICITAS.

The gullibility Of certain class OF
the public Is strikingly demonstrated In
the success Of the Franklin syndicate
swlndle In New York, now exposed. II
appears that this concern promised TO
pay % rer cent a week on money In
vested, and that the officers were de-
mged with contributions. 1t is said
the originator Of the scheme decamped
with $4,000. all made in this way in
few weeks.
What IL most strange about this af-
fair is this, that Il is believed that the
robbers cannot easily be reached by the
law. even If arrested. The manager Of
the syndicate has not Il is said, ylo-
lated the state banking law. He full
filed his contracts until he disappeared.
and then he made a regular assign
ment 1hs deposltors were "stockhold-
crs" and the swlndlers, II brought be-
fore the bar Of justice, viii probably
plead that II their methods had not
been attacked and their plans inter-
ferod with. the money Of the dupes
would have been safe.
Reason should tell anyone that
the promise Of getting some
thing FOR nothing IL never
made to be kept II is on a par with
tie Efforts at changing lead into gold,
or the construction Of a machine for
Perpetual motion. Sull people VIII try
schemes Of that kind. to escape hon
es. tel, and frugallty.
II IL good to have demonstrated once
IN n while the weakness Of human nat
IRE which permits greed and credullty
10 get the best Of common sense. For
It explains much that otherwise would
re,ran 4 mystery. II In financial mat
tcrs. wheie experience and prudence
generally rule. thousands can be led
b!lnefolded into a ditch, by schemers
that have fraud plainly stamped on
their fueteads, It is no wonder that
they can be sNayed to and fro by polltl.
cal and religious demagogues. who en-
ter fields no: familiar TO the multi
tudes. I. IL, In other words. much cas-
lcr to perceive how a person can be
swindled oui OF his perception Of truth
and sense Of justice than out OF his
hard-earned dollars and cents, In a
world where mammon Is more thought
OF than the treasures that are everlls.-
ing. But az the same, the law ought
to protect the public against the high
wayman who opens an Office and ad-
ve'use, his business, as well as against
him who operates on the street and In
secret.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04
SAINT ANTHONY RAILWAY.

The people Of Snake River Valley
Idaho, are 10 be congratulated on the
completion Of the Saint Anthony rail-
way. connecting Saint Anthony with
the Oregon Short Line. This ls great
boon to the settlers in that region. a
large number OF them were formerly
citizens Of Utah They have succeeded
marvelously in bringing that part OF
Idaho into cultivation. The land there
has proved to be fertile. Grain and
fruit OF various kinds have been pro-
duced. Ranges are near for stock II Is
well watered and In some parts the sub
irrigation occasloned by seepage from
numerous large canals, is sufficient
without further moisture for the raising
OF abundant crops
There are a number OF thriving set
Elements within easy reach Of the new
railroad and that proximity will help
them to market for all kinds OF prod
uce, Then there are placer mines at
different points on Snake river and the
advent Of the railroad Will be welcome
TO their owners.
st. Anthony as the present terminus
OF this branch line. will celebrate the
event on Thursday Dec. 5th, and the
Deseret News acknowledges an invita-
ton 10 attend the ceremonies. The COM
mittee on entertainment is composed OF
the following we'll known citizens Of
that thriving town: n. ]. Gray, c. NJ.
Moon, r. j. Costerly and ]. ID. Louis.
We rejoice with the people OF Snake
River Valley in general. and of st.
Anthony In particular, over the com
mencement Of a new epoch In the his
tory OF that splendid country. They
have reason for festivities. and We are
sure that the enterprise OF the oregon
short Line company In constructing
this much needed railway Will receive
Its full reward We wish our friends
In the north pleasant time on Thurs
daV
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04
TALKING OF REVOLUTION.

Ex-Congressman Towne Of Mime.
sofa is quoted as having made the state
ment In public meeting in Chicago
that "the government OF the United
States Is drifting toward monarchy"
He added that there are big men in
New York right now who get together
and seriously discuss the prospect Of
doing away with the Republic"
As a piece OF information this may
be considered Of interest IL true. but
the general public will not feel alarmed
To make a revolution Is different from
discussing its possibilities. The latter
may he a harmless pastime among big
men OF New York" merely a mental
exercise.
Coup d'etats are not brought about
without the aid Of an army sufficiently
strong to keep the citizens from taking
a hand In the affair. Should It ever
come TO this that the United states is
burdened with an immense standing
army ready to follow the command Of
one man, a revolution would be posi-
Bile; but in free country, governed by
the people and the army being Of the
people, the institutions are safe. Mill
tarlsm must precede revolution. But
judging from the way the American
people treat their heroes-Admiral
Dewey not excepted-there are no signs
Of any immediate danger Of mill
tarlSn
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04
THE MopDER RIVER RATTLE.


The first detailed account Of the ter
rible battle at Modder river In South
Africa, has now been published by the
London Chronicle. The substance OF
1t Is that the orange Free State Beers
fought with great desperation, while
British bravery and endurance were ex-
hibited to a notable degree. The loss
must have been APPALLING on both sides.
The fight ragged for fourteen hours. and
neither side had, at the finish, gained
any decided advantage. The British
were too exhausted to pursue the
enemy. But during the night the Beers
left their positions. taking their guns
with them. and the following morning
the abandoned trenches were occupied
by the British without opposition.
This seems TO be the actual result
Of battle with Lord Methuen des-
cribed as the bloodiest Of the century.
It was fought only twenty-five miles
from Kimberley which the English
force was sent TO relieve Had the Boer
force been scattered or annihilated, the
English would have been able TO press
on toward their destination, but as IL
retreated in perfect order with guns
and equipments, the probability is
that another sanguinary encounter VIII
take place on the road to Kimberley
probably at spyfontein. But can Lord
Methuen engage the enemy again be-
fore relnforcements arrive?
That the fight ut Modder river was
not "the bloodiest battle Of the CEN
fury" needs no argument only about
1900 men, both sides counted, engaged
in that conflict. At Gettysburg there
we're ten times as many men engaged
and the total killed were 1884 and the
total wounded Ss7ls. At Antietam the
total loss was 2l,4ss. And what about
Waterloo, Solferlno and Grayelotteg
II Lord Methuen actually has reported
his fight as the most sanguinary OF the
century, he must have meant con-
psratively, taking into account the
number Of combatants on each side;
otherwise his report would indicate a
disposition to indulge in the use Of ad-
jectives to the detrlment Of a clear
representation OF facts. But perhaps
the exaggeration Is not his Some al
lowance must be made for the magma
ton OF the home censor.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04
PoLYGAMY IN NEW YORK.
This is from the Omaha world-Herald
Of Nov. 90:

This Is from the Omaha World-Herald
Of Nov 90:
"Anent the unsavory fracas now being
raised over Congressman-elect Roberts
Of Utah an interesting statement is
made by John T. McDonOugh secre'
tary Of state Of New York. Mr., Me-
Donough's statement Is that a man or
woman who is willing TO do so. may
under certain well defined conditions,
live In open polygamy In che Empire
State and do so under the protection
Of the law. The process Is quite sim
pie.
IF mans wife leaves him, and be
can find no trace OF her for five years,
he can remarry. II the second wife dis
appears for a like term OF years he
may repeat the operation, and so on,
ad inhnltum. Now. according 60 Mr.,
MoDonough. while this man Is living
with wife No. g. or l. II the runaways
reappear they may, with his consent,
resume their positions as his legally
welded wives. They may do so under
the law, and Che majesty and power
Of the great State Of New York will
protect the sanctity OF this mult-mar-
ried relation.
"Mr. McDonough ought 20 know what
ne Is talking about II he does 1t Is
evident that there Is pressing need
for reform much nearer the seat OF
national government than Salt Lake
City, Utah"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04

another Illustration In the opposition
waged against the Church q Christ In
The latter days, The scribes and
Pharisees Of old, the lawyers and the
doctors. supported by the rabble, unit
ed in the conflict against Christ ana
His disciples, and IN che onslaught for
got their personal and sectarlan dif-
ferences In their raging fury, II Is the
same today. The conflicting Protestant
sects Join hand In hand with each other
and with scoiiing inhdels, In arouslne
popular wrath for a concerted attack
upon the religion which the Redeemer
has restored, and against the people
who have embraced IT, No weapon OF
ialsehood Is too base for their handling.
No method, however cowardly and I'M
Just which promises to be potent, Is re-
fused in the warfare. Anything 20
beat 'Moru.onlsm is the battle cry.
TO reply TO all the falsehoods, per-
versions Of the truth and distortions Of
facts, resorted to by the motley COM
bination arrayed against "Mormonism,'
would occupy every inch Of space,
every day, IN the columns Of the Des-
eret News. and even with a double sup
plcment would not fully meet them all
Just now only the accusations against
the Church. It's leaders and It's mem
bers will receive much attention. Our
time has not yet fully come. We now
simply raise a protest against condemn
ing a man or a system unheard, and
enter solemn denial OF the charges
that are made by the unholy alliance
which is responsible for the present
senseless and satanic crusade. But
there are more days than one. There
Is a time for all things" out Of the
present chaos OF error and anger and
noise, win come forth order and light
and conditions favorable to eternal
truth. which will shine In its glory and
win live forever while the agents OF
the powers Of evil will wither away
and go to their own place. Neyerthe-
less the combination Of discordant ele'
ments now hanging together to destroy
"Mormonlsm" is sight for angels as
wen as mortals who keep their eyes
open.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04
ANYTHING TO BEAT MoRMoNIsM

That was a spectacle for men and
angels which was exhibited at the capt.
cal Of the nation on Sunday, when
ministers Of different clashing denomi-
nations. with an avowed and rampant
atheist from this city. appeared together
In pious unity. and gave vent 10 their
yirulent animosity against the Church
n Jesus Christ Of La,ter-day Saints.
The atheist who was given a prominent
place at the meeting In the Congrega-
tlonal church, made the statement open
ly that this was movement 90 check
"Mormonism." While the attack was
directed against p. II. Roberts, he said
It was the Mormon Church they were
after" The missionary work now be-
ing performed by Mormon" Elders
and the spread Of the system In SUP
rounding states with Utah as the cen.
ter We're cited os reasons FOR the cru
eade, and theconolusion Of his argument
was Therefore this fsh, must be made
against the Mormon system and not
particularly against Roberts"
Or. 7. C. Illff, also OF Salt Lake. was
one Of the speakers on this question,
appearing Tor that purpose at Trinity
church. On their return. the D.. and
the atheist would make q pretty pair
In the pulpit OF the NJ. L. church In
this city. and would no doubt draw a
large congregation and SECURE a very
comfortable collection.
That history repeats ITSELF receives
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04
Chicago Record.

British rule in the soudan cannot be
other than the blessing II has proved
In Egypt Since 1854 this once fertile
province has been a wilderness. Whole
villages have been destroyed. famine
has declmated the population; slavery
has bllghted their lives. and incOn-
ceiyable cruelty and oppression have
made human life nightmare. All this
IL now at an end. khartum has heard
the last Of the Khalifa's arrogant de-
mands and the home-loying Sudanese
can henceforth SOW and reap In peace.
A new era OF progress and education Is
before the upper Nile country. Already
British funds have erected college at
Khartum. Under Lord Kitcheners able
guidance the bankrupt province. like
neighboring Egypt, will emerge from
its troubles and enjoy increasing pros
perity. that must have a favorable et-
feet on all Africa.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04
MISFORTUNE or TIE BARPERs.
Chicago Tlmes-Heraid.

During a large part Of the eighty-two
years OF It's existence "the house" has
stood for splendid literary as well as
business traditions It's books. its
magazines, It's lesser publications have
beer the means Of introducing some Of
the greatest writers OF each succeeding
decade to this public. Why misfortune
should have overtaken 1t IL not fp-
parent on the surface, but II is reason
able TO suppose that its conservatism
has suffered by the aggressive compe-
tltion OF men OF new methods. Such Is
apt to be the story OF every old bust
ness unless its managers are excep-
tlonally quick 10 adjust themselves 10
the inevitable changes In the world
about them. for change Itself sometimes
conduces 10 stability,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04
Kansas city Star.

The American people may be said TO
possess an historic interest In the house
of Harper & Brothers, and would De
glad to see the name retained In the
business world. To the firm, first and
last, the American people have been
placed under great obligation. IL
would not be an exaggeration to say
that TO this one publishing house Is
largely due the fact that the Americans
are reading people. For more than
half q century they have, as purveyors
OF the literary taste and demand OF the
country, furnished the best A high
standard raised at first has never been
lowered. The American reading public
would deeply regret 10 see the name
they have read 10 often on the ute
pages Of so many good and great books
blotted out.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04
A GAIN TO GEOGRAPHY.
Hartford Times.

The shape Of Porto Rico has been an
Irritation TO some people ever since at
tentlon was directed 10 the island py
the events Of the last two years. IL
was aggressively square, unnaturaiIy
mathematical, an exception and anon.
ally among Islands, Now we are told
that the maps are all wrong and that
the American survey now In progress
has already progressed far enough. TO
show that the outline Is more like that
OF other respectable Islands.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04
New York Times.

These facts throw much light on the
colonial system OF Spain. In the West
Indies since the end OF the fifteenth
century, and In the East Indies since
the beginning OF the sixteenth this
nation Of bold explorers and holder ex-
ploiters has never done any map max
nv worthy OF the name, and today the
seas where her control has been most
nearly constant and complete are sun
full OF dangers that each navigator
must discover for himself. This was
due partly TO lack OF scientihe knowl-
edge. partly 10 desire to Keep COM
merclal rivals at distance.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04

The wrecking Of a train Of fourteen
carloads OF salt pork IN Illinois yester-
day, while 1t demolished the cars, will
not prevent the cargo being shipped
on TO South Africa to the British army.
The little matter OF railway smashup
is nothing TO the joltlng the salt pork
will get before 1t reaches the men on the
firing line.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04
OVERTHROW OF THE MAHDI.
Baltimore sun.

In two bloody conflicts, one at Abb
riadil, 81 miles west Of the Nile. and
the other seven miles southwest or
Gedil, General Wingate has at length
destroyed the dervish power In the
Soudan In the first OF these two bat
ties Ahmed Fedi's force Of $500 men
was declmated: in the second the
Khallfa's sole remaining army was
beaten and captured and the khalifa
himself was killed, All the principal
emirs, excepting the willy osman Digna,
were killed or captured, including the
Mahdi's son and the Khalifa's two
brothers. As the Khallfa had himself
killed of the other successors TO the
throne nominated by the Mahdi, there
remains now, II is believed, no nucleus
about which the dervish power can
recrystalize.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04

In his estimates Of government ex-
penses for the next year and a half, the
secretary OF treasury deals so much in
figures that amount to hundreds Of
thousands and millions that a suggest
ed appropriation which has less than
six figures in 1t seems an Insignificant
eun,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04

News Of the suicide OF Leut-Col.
Brereton, captain In the Twenty-fourth
Infantry, viii cause deep regret here
Lieut.. Col. Brereton was gallant OH
Ger and was highly admired for his
gentlemanly bearing. His herolsm at
the battle Of San Juan hill, Santiago de
Cuba, won for him deserved promotion;
and his career In the war has been that
Of a brave and skllful officer. 1t is a
sad ending TO meet a suicides death
after having passed through hardfoush'
battles; but the faint Of the crime OF
self-murder Is wholly swept away In the
fact that the deceased unfortunately be-
came insane several days before his
death. and the act which led to the cul-
mlnation was committed while he was
In the unbalanced mental condition.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04
Miluanknn NisnonsIn.

The falling Of the pillars Of the tenn
pie OF Karnac. which had stood for
three thousand years. did not startle
the American public az much as the
announcement that the great publish
ing firm Of Harper a Brothers Is In
financial straits. For nearly the period
OF three generations, which Is a long
time in America In the rapid Nineteenth
century. the firm OF Harper & Brothers
has stood as solid as rock, and has
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04
terested In the exhibition. We wish tn
Institute complete success.

Steam power seems to have taken
new hold, and proposes to give cleo
tricity a hard race for the champion
ship honors. An invention has been
perfected in Berlin by which sulphuric
acid is employed to increase the power
Of steam from a third to a half more
than 1t yields 10y present METHODS
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04

One OF the boys Of Battery b, Utah
light artillery, who served through the
Spanish and Philippines campaign I'LL
the battery was relieved TO return
home, starts for England tonight to
enlist in the South African war. He
Is Mr.. George r. Rees, and Of course he
is on the side of the British. Judging
by today's account Of the lighting In
South Africa, Mr. Rees will find that
the British are not running up against
Filipinos. We wish the gallant soldier
all the good luck and promotion his
ability and courage merit.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04

Let us see. Uncle Sans dominlohs
reach from about 70 degrees north OF the
equator to some u degrees south OF
that line or one-half the distance from
the North Pole 10 the South Pole
they also extend from the neighborhood
Of 60 degrees west Of Greenwich to ll'
degrees east longitude, or half way
around the earth on the equatorial
line, Truly the natural expansion
comes close to reaching its limit at the
points indicated.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04

The Deseret News Acknowledges with
pleasure an invitation TO attend the
first annual reception OF the Utah Art
Institute. on Tuesday evening at $50.
II win no doubt be very pleasant &C.
oasion, and everybody desiring the pro-
gress OF art In this State viii be in
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04

II the few statements allowed TO leak
through concerning the uprising OF
thousands OF Cape Colony Dutch on be-
half Of the Beers be true. the real war
in South Africa is but commencing.
Thus far every hopeful view leading to
an early ending Of the combat has been
swept away, while the expressed Ideas
that regarded the commencement OF
hostllties as threatening the gravest
peril, have met with fulhllment so far
as they have gone. With an Afrikander
uprising, there is lacking but one ele-
ment OF fulfilling the extreme prophe-
cies OF those who posed as disaster
prophets, and that element is native
uprising, which becomes more immi-
nent every week.