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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1899-06-29
Hobos Run In.

Marshall Thomas has been caging all
the hobos that have come this way for
the past two or thsee days, on :ccount
ol tie murder OF VIM. Strong at Provo,
aud has held them until they could give
@ good account OF themselves.
one was a colorod boy, who gave the
officers lively chase and was not cap
turcd until the gun was brought down
on him and fired twice in his direction
The BANNER Editor interviewed the
dusky gentleman N The city jail, and
learned that his name was Jim Cum
ming, and that he came from Leadvi'le,
lie was asked why he gave the officers
such a chase, and he replied that h
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1899-06-29


A sallow, jaundiced skin is a symp-
tom OF disordcred liver, as it springs
from hillary poisons retained in the
blood, which destroy energy, cheerful.
ness, strength, yigor, happiness and life.
HERBNE will restore the natural func-
tions oil the liver. Price so cts For
sale 10y Il. j. Wadsworth.
Mr. J.J, Martin OF Provo, has opened
the old tin shop formerly run by VIM
Asher and is prepared to do all kinds Of
tinwork on short notice.
Mrs. Barbara Rhodes has gone to
Idaho Falls, Ida. to visit her daughter
at that place.
If the pledisposilion TO woCms in
children is not cured they may become
cmaciated. weakly and in danger Of
conyultions WmrE's CREAM YER
mFuGE is the most successful and popu-
lar remedy Price 20 cts For sale by
T. j. wadsworth.
Aside from the serious Inconvenience
and pain caused by piles, there is u
tendency TO lstula and to cancea in the
rectal regions. Piles should not be al
lowed to run on unchecked. Tam ER's
BUcREYE PlrE OMruEArisan infalible
remedy. Price, 30 cts. Il bottle, tubes
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1899-06-29

Happy Is the man or woman who
can eat good hearty meal without SUI
fering aiterward. If you cannot do it,
take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. II digests
wha. you eat and cures AL forms OF
Dyspepsia and Indigestion. Peoples
Coop.
Pains in ,oins, pulled eyelids, palpita-
ton OF heart. Hudyan cures. All
druggists, 80 cents,
Tired limbs, acking joints and pnins
in muscles lludyan cures, All drug
gists, 80 cents.
J. Sheer, Sedalia, Mo-, conductor on
electric street car line, writes that his
little daughter was very low wsth Group
and her life saved aitor all physicians
faxed, only by using One Minute Cough
Cure Peoples Coop.
Two remarkable locomotives have
just been delivered TO the Burlington
road by the Baldwin Locomotive Works
of Philadelphia. They weigh 127 tons
each, and their driving wheels are over
seven feet high. They are the heaviest
engines ever built Tor passenger service,
audit is believed that in time they will
prove TO be The fastest, The Baldwin
Company demonstrated its faith in these
monster machines 10y guaranteeing
ability o maintain an average rate OF
speed of ~ miles an hour
Sylvester Wilcox has returned from
Idaho 10 resume his duties at the sugar
factory.
Before the discovery Of One Minute
Cough Cure, ministers were greatly dis
tmbcd 10y coughing congregations. No
excuse for that now Peoples Coop
su6 Waists for Ladies' and silk Front
Shirts ior Gentlemen are kept in stock
. by Peoples Coop,
Tor relief and comfort ir' Asthma
BMLArp's HmmorNp SlRur mas no
equal. Price 25 q 80 ,Js.-For sale 10y
IT j, WldsWortD
/ Miss Lucy LatimeG OF Salt Lake and
Miss Smith oi Beaver, are here visiting
Miss Emma Briggs
Prncpal Walter S. Hauling left ion
Mannatton, Kan, Monday, to spend his
vacation.
Jacob Chiffon who has been the guesi
OF his brother Isaac Chiffon for several
months, has returned to Athuma. la,
"Giye me liver regulator and can
regulate the world SAID genius. The
druggist handed him bottle of DeWits
Little EARLY Risers, the famous little
Ipills, Peoples Coop.
Try McUonalds Mollases Nuggets
They are out Of sight,
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1899-06-29

As the season OF the year when pneu-
monia, Ia grippe. sore throat, coughs,
colds eatarrh, bronchitis and lung trol-
bles are to be guarded against nothing
is n fine substitute, will answer the
purpose or IS Just as good as One
Minute Cough Cure. That is the one in
faIlible remedy for all lung troubles
Insist vigorously upon having it ii
something else" is offered. People
Coop,
The o. S. l.. will sell round "trip tick
cts TO all points within 800 miles, July
aud 4, for one fare round trip returning
July, 8.
J'G Mcdonald of Salt Lake has the
only complete line OF Fireworks in the
State, Merchants will save money by
writing him.
A fine line Of riding saddles just in al
the Coop.
Harpoon Forks, pulleys guy wire and
everything necessary for hay staskers
at the Coop
DR.. Merrihew made trip to Salt Lake
Thursday.
Geo. b. Norman hasreturned to PARK
City.
Colonel Ben Powell left for Fish
Springs, Sunday.
Mrs, Sarah Beesley and daughter,
Amy. visited friends IN Pleasant GROVE
this week
Mrs. Alice English, OF Oasis, spend
a few days at her mothers, MIS-. Geo.
Conner this week
Percy Morris arrived in town this
week and win remain in Lehi for some
time
Don't forget mat We are agents tor
the famous Deering Binders Mowers
Hay Rokes etc. Peoples Coop
LOST-A door key between this Office
and the post Office II any one finding
it will return it to this office they viii
be suitably rewarded
For 'rost bites, burns, INDECENT sores,
eczema, skin diseases, and especially
piles, DeWitCs Witch Hazel Salye
stands fIst and best. Look out for dis
honest people who try to. initiate and
counterfeit it It's their endorsement Of
a good article. Worthless goods are nos
initiated Get Witch Hazel Salye Pco-
pies Coop,
Prof, Beesley's production OF "a visit
to Grandpa" last Saturday, Matinee
and night, was a grand success, and the
little folks were greatly appreciated by
the public.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1899-06-29

did not want to be locked up and dat he
would rather don ben shot don
locked up in dat var place 10 de HANNA,
of seventy feet to tread on him.
He gave an account OF himself that
seemed to remove all doubt but that he
was innocent of the murder, but was
taken to Pravo by Marshal Tho mas be-
cause he was hard looking character
and it is thought he is connected
with q crime OF some sort.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1899-06-29

Why pay Peddlers $3.50 for riviting
machine when you can buy the same
thing for 75c Mt the Coop.
Hardly a day passes, in families
where there are children, in which
BALLARD's Snow LINMENT is not need
ed. 1t quickly cures Cuts, Wounds,
Bruises, Burns and Scalds. Price Is &
90 cts For sale by I. j. Wadsworth.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1899-06-29
LEHI MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
Mauor-John S. willie.

Mdyor-John S. Willis.
Comcilmen--James Alfred, Andrew
A. Peterson, George Glover, Samuel
Taylor, George II. Smith.
Reoorder-Edward Southwick.
Tredsurer-T. +. Trane.
Marshal-Josep a. Thomas
Cay JuSlice-Joln Woodhouse.
Quarantine Physiciua-Dr Steele.
ScnooL TRUSTEES:
james Gadde, John L. Glib, John
l.. Ross.
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Advertisements IN Hts ooluun Ten eeEts per
inc IT, Insertion, fre cents per line each uddi
tOndl Insertion.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1899-06-29
For Sale

A good tandem Ter sale, 500 90 model
First cost 1925 Enquire at this office :.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-03
DREYFUSS SELF-CONTROL.

Paris July 2-Captain Cofinieres de NordecK'
commander Of the French cruiser SfaX which
brought Captain Dreyfus TO France, says III an
interview published to-day that he was STRUCK
by the immense power of self-control displayed
by Captain Dreyfus during the voyage. Inc
prisoners attitude throughout was "one OF irony
and disdain" He had been suffering severely
from seasickness when he was transferred u
the sfax but he walked with firm tread anu
during the entire trip across the Atlantic never
showed sign OF weakness or nervousness
Captain Dreyfus was ignorant OF the i"''
that a new court martial awaited him. ana re-
mained in ignorance during the first part OF the
voyage When he was finally informed not
muscle OF his face moved. He merely said;
II have no ill-win toward anybody. shall De
glad to re-enter the army. which have never
ceased to love-.
He did not arude to the subject again during
the voyage. Most Of the time he passed IN
reading
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-03
LONGSHOREMAN'S HOURS OF PAIN
ACCIDENTALLY CONFINED IN STEAM
SHIPS HOLD WHILE SERIOUSLY
INJURED.

Heinrich Koop a longshoreman, thirty-six
years old. living at No 63 Willow-ave. Hobo
ken. was for six hours on Saturday night In the
hold of the Hamburg American steamship Pa
tria. suffering from injuries received by falling
from the deck OF the ship thirty feet into the
hold Koop at 6 o'clock on Saturday evening
Quit work and started to walk along the deck OF
the Patria to get his coat. He stumbled and fell
through an open hatch. No one saw him faI'
ard he was made senseless and remained where
he fell until after midnight. Just after ne fell
the hatch was closed and no one saw or heard
Of him until midnight, when one Of the boys en-
ployed on the ship heard groans and reported 10
one Of the officers An investigation was made
and Koop was found. He was taken TO 81
Mary's Hospital. His right ankle is broken MS
left hip bone is fractured and he Is otherwise IN
tured but It Is thought he will recover.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-03
THE FLOODS DAMAGE.
ppAzOs VALLEY SUFFERS TO THE EXTENT
OF ABOUT sioo.0O-REPAIRINGT THE
phTROADS

,rx,,n Tex July 2.-Reports from the Brazos
,o,toms today state that the waters are still high
hut are slowly receding and 1t is believed that the
-. e. over IN that section OF the State. The
rrternat,onal and Great Northern Railroad THIS
rornins started out large wrecking force 10 "o'"
g., ,hn water between here and Hearne TO replace
,ha track and bridges and IL announces that II
axnects 10 have a train operating by tomorrow at
,he latest II has several bridges 10 De re-
n,oced and much OF Its track has been unoer
yater The Houston and Texas Central does not
xnect IN get its trains running for six days yet.
1,s track IL four feet under water for much OF
tho uav from Hearne down. and as 1t has had
,urber OF bridges washed away and cannot get
., the creeks 70 replace them owing TO the raging
torrents IL will OF necessity have to walt uhtii
the waters subsde.
The estimated damage 10 the country tributary
m the Brazos Valley, OF 100000. Is none too hish
II s not believed that the loss OF life VIII De any
where as large as reported. and will be principally
among the negroes.
Rsnor,s from along the bottoms state that nun
srads ~ oeope have been rescued during the last
two dav, by means OF improvised RATS. and that
IN each case OF known drowning some one had
,nd,screetly upset raft after getting on Il. with
We result that the entire load was thrown INTO tne
ra,er The rushing waters are rapidly accunnui1
inr hundreds Of dead horses ana catIe al tne
mouth OF the Brazos Reports from there ua
~ ,bat they are floating out Into the Guli' anu
many are stranded In the eddies along the ''~
There were heavy rains again to-day 70 the soutn
and west OF here, and the rivers IN tnst seI,.on m
are booming tonight. but no fatanties mase
reported There was no additional rainisH fepo''e~
along the Brazos
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-03
FRANCE REMAINS TRANQUIL.

Paris. July 2-As the outcome Of the Govern
ments prudence all France remains Tranquil
Maitres Demange and Labori. with NJ. Mathieu
Dreyfus and his wife. arrived this evening at
Rennes The town is quite tranquil.
Maitre Labori, who will defend Captain Drey-
fus before the court-martlal has never yet seen
him. Nine Dreyfus has only obtained permis-
sion TO visit her husband thrice weekly for an
hour His composure is the theme OF all
tongues. 1t seems that in the train one OF the
officers began to read a newspaper, but although
Dreyfus had not seen a paper since ne leit
France he did not display the slightest inter
est He speaks very little and seems to sufrer
a partial paralysis of speech owing to his long
silence Even on board the Sfax he had to COM
muncate with the officers by writing lie Is
credited. on good authority, with the following
utterance:
my condemnation and sentence were the
symbol of anti-Jewish odium. My judges were
involuntarily deceived. May my undeserved ex-
piation put an end to all racial or religious
feuds in the army and in that France which
have passonately loved and served"
Tomorrow Maitre Demange will give him a
written statement Of all that has happened. and
fully explain the situation.
The Prince of Monaco has written Nine Drey-
fus a sympathetic fetter. inviting her husband
to sojourn at his chateau after the acquittal.
which, in the judgment Of the Prince, is certain
be pronounced.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-03
DISTURBANCES IN BELGIAN CITIES.
SOCIALISTS ORGANIZE DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST
THE ELECTORAL BILL.

SOCIALISTS ORGANIZE DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST
THE ELECTORAL BILL.
Brussels, July 2-The Socialists organized
demonstrations to-day in this city. in Liege and
in Alost against the Electoral Reform bill. There
were no serious disorders except at Alost. where
the police charged with drawn swords. wound
ing ten.
1t is reported that Commissioner OF Police
at Liege received several blows from an UNI
brella
IIege. July 2-On the dispersal Of the Civic
Guard this morning, after the usual parade, 80
guardsmen proceeded TO the Socialist Club, car
rying arms reversed, as a sign OF capitulation.
They greeted an invitation 10 return to quar-
ters with derisive whistling. On a meeting
being organized in the clubhouse, several guards
spoke in condemnation Of the Electoral Reform
bill and pledged themselves to continue the agi-
tation. Others addressed the crowd from the
club balcony One said:
"Our cry used to be lie Roi ct La Patrie! but
II the King fails in his duty we shall cry only
'Vive la Patre!"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-03
MUTINY on THE PANTHER.

IT Is REPORTED THAT 1T WAS NECESSARY TO
PLACE TwENTY-FoUR MEN IN IRONS
Philadelphia. July "A local paper publishes a
story to the effect that mutiny developed on the
cruiser Panther, now at League Island Navy Yard.
while on her way from San Juan. Porto Rico TO
this port and that II necessary 10 place TWEEN
ty-four men in irons.
According to the story. while the Panther was at
San Juan in command OF Captain George c. Rector.
the greater portion OF her crew rebeled against the
food and asked to be transferred elsewhere. Sew
eral desertions occurred and the departure OF the
cruiser II is said was FASTENED for fear that she
would be so seriously crippled from this cause tha'
on the voyage home II became necessary 70 piacs e
a number OF the crew In confinement; althioIush =
,here was no open or violent breach OF discipline
manifested IL is stated that the insuooroinauon
has been reported TO the Navy Depar.m.9hn' .hn
Wsshington but no information regardlng tne al
fair could be obtained to-day from the Nay iafo
offc,als nor from the oficers OF the rahthe'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-03
OIL on ROADBEDS.
SHEDS WATER AND is A CHEAP SUBSTITUTE FoF
PAVING-ExPERIMENT TO BE MADE.

SHEDS WATER AND is A CHEAP SUBSTITUTE FOR
PAvING-EXPERIMENT TO BE MADE.
Des Moines. Iowa July (SpeciaD.-Crude oil VIII
be sprlnked on the country roads hereabouts FOR
the purpose OF shedding water and In the hope that
a cheap substitute for paving may be found Major
NJ Meigs United States civil engineer at Keokuk
Iowa stands sponsor for the idea. and the Standard
OIL Company has been asked for sufficient oil 10
make the experiment.
Ii is claimed for the crude oil application that
road so treated sheds water like a ducks back
Major Meigs admits the impractcabiy OF the oil
on paved streets He admits that 1t is Objectionable
on account of the odor and the damage It will do
q ..le rubber tires OF bicycles and vehicles.
.he method of applying the oil Is explained by
Major Meigs follows: ITO get the best effects
from the use OF the oil the roadbed should be care
fully graded up and crowned. TO make the water
flow off rapidly. There IL machine good for
this as the ordinary road grader. In my opinion, It
would be we'll TO run harrow over the roadbed, so
as 10 cause the oil TO penetrate more deeply and
quickly. Follow the harrow with form Of
sprinkler that will distribute the oil in a thin
stream all over the road The oil will not soak in
at once and ought to be followed by roller TO
consolidate the surface and drive the oil Into the
ground. three TO six ton roller would be the
best in ordinary cases
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-03
RIO7TNG CONTINUES IN SPAIN
FIGHTING BETWEEN TROOPS AND NOES
IN THE STREETS OF VALENCIA.

Valencia Spain. July 2.-Serious disturb
ances are in progress here. Under the orders OF
the Captain General Of Valencia. General Moito'
the troops occupied the streets yesterday morn
ing and hold all the strategic points
At the beginning OF the riots the mob placed
obstacles on the street railway tracks ana
stopped the cars. stoning the gendarmes "hen
they tried to remove the barriers FINALLY the
troops charged. and the first shots were fired.
Several persons were wounded. In one case
Mauser bullet passed through shop door and
killed a shop assistant within.
AS the day advanced the disorders Increased.
Troops were stationed at many points and the
artillery was held in readiness
The rioters thereupon erected barricades'
which the cavalry captured only after nerce
fighting in which many were wounded.
About o'clock last night the mob attacked
a monastery. and the brother who was acting as
gate porter was obliged to defend himself with
a revolver.
They then moved upon Jesuit house. which
had narrow escape from being burned TO the
ground, the troops arriving just In the nick OF
time to prevent the mob from setting 1t on hre'
An enormous number Of arrests have been
made 1t Is not known how many have been
wounded or whether any have been killed.
At a late hour last evening the generals held
a conference and decided to continue the mill
tary occupation of all points Of vantage.
The Mayor Of Valencia issued proclamation
calling upon the people to cease resisting the
law.
The riots were renewed to-day and the rioters
stoned the gendarmerle in barracks. 1t is re-
ported that a captain Of gendarmerie was Sc
verey injured by flying missile.
Madrid, July 2.-Advices from Seville and
Saragossa report all quiet there to-day, but the
precautionary measures are continued There
has been a slight disturbance In Constantine, IN
the Province of Seville.
At Badalona. about six miles northeast OF
Barcelona more than thirty were injured during
rioting yesterday. some fatally.
After largely attended meeting to-day IN
favor of the revision Of the trial Of the alleged
Anarchists now imprisoned at Montjuich Fort
ress for completely in the bomb throwing at the
Corpus Christi procession. formidable demon
stration was made against the Jesuit convent
The gendarmes who were summoned were re-
ceived with volleys Of stones They charged the
rioters, injuring many.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-03
TROLLEY CARS IN COLLISION.
TWO DEAD AND FIFTEEN INJURED NEAR
PITTSBURG


Pittsburg. July 2.-As result of a streetcar col
lslon tonight on the road OF the Monongahela
Traction Company two people are dead i've serl-
ousy injured and ten others more or less hurt
The accident happened on a steep grade near
High Bridge. The two cars In collision were heav-
fly loaded with passengers returning home from
kennywood Park. Griffith. the motorman. stopped
his car near the bottom Of the hill to get a drink
Of water at a spring near by. He had hardly lett
his car when the electric current, for some reason
yet unexplained. was shut off, leaving the car in
darkness. Another car followed shortly afterward.
and as the foremost was I'm darkness 1t could
not be seen until too late TO check the speed. The
rear car crashed into the other with terrific force,
almost telescoplng 1t. Mr.. Opsion was standing on
the rear platform of the first car and received the
full force OF the crash. Both Of his legs were cut
off and his skull crushed. He lived only a
short time Kirkland the motorman Of the second
car was badly mangled. his head and body being
crushed. He lived about an hour.
The scene OF the accident is considerable dis
tance from the city. and 1t some time before
proper medical assistance could be rendered to the
injured In the mean time the greatest excitement
prevailed Many women and children were among
the passengers. and their cries and shrieks were
appalling Nearly everybody on the two cars re-
ceived some kind Of an injury