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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-09
IN THE HOUSE.
another Day Spent In Consideration o,
Public Building Appropriations,

Washington, Feb. s.-The net result
OF the work during TIE two days al
Iotted for the consideration of public
buildings bills in the House, was the
passage of single bill providing for
erection of a building at Newport
news va, at a cost of $4,000. Sixty
nVe bills, in all carrying or authorizing
the expenditure Of about S12. 900 900 had
oeen 1aVoraoly considered in COMMITTEES
OF the whole when the committee rose
QUAY out because IL other bills report
gu had not been acted upon in com
mlttee nllbustering tactics were re-
sorted TO, and all efforts to advance
the olIls favorably acted upon in com
mlttee We're blocked. The second bill
approprlatlng $4,000 for a building at
blalr CITY, Neb, got as far as the
thlfd reading, when demand for the
production of the ongrossed bill pre-
vented 1t from being placed upon it's
passage. The previous question had
been ordered on the Altoona, Fa.. bin
carrying S2o,O00 when the House ad-
Journeo, so that 1t will be the unfin-
lsned business tomorrow, All the other
ollls, however, lose the privileged sta
tus they had in virtue of the special
ofder Another day, therefore, will
have to be allotted to secure action
upon them, and assurances have al
ready peen obtained for another day
as soon as the appropriation bills are
out OF the way. Twenty-four bills
we're faVoraoiy acted upon by the COM
mittee today.
Among the bills for public buildings
tavorably reported upon were: Law
renee, (Mass.) 100000; Norwich. CCt1
Noo.oOO; Newport, (Vt.) $4,000. The bill
Tor site for the public library in
washington, for which Andrew Car
negle contributed $3.50, 900, was favora-
ply recommended. The site selected
ny the Dill is Mount Vernon square. at
appropriation was involved.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-09
BALL GOWN REVEALS LEPRosy
(From The London Glohe !

81
A correspondent sends us terribl,,
greWsome tale from st. Petersburg x
rev days ago one of the rich families
OF That city was celebrating the birth
DAY OF one of the daughters. the festiv-
ltles winding up with a ball in the eve
ming, and among the invited was a
young girl, the Baroness NJ AS tha
dancing was beginning, a young doc
Tor went up to the baroness and asked
Ior the nrst waltz. The baroness ac-
coded, but when the doctor came nm
to claim the dance she was not a little
se-prised when he said quietly to her,
do not waltz; ] simply asked for
the waltz so as to be able to sneak IN
you for few minutes alone. Have Won
any other spots on your body like those
l see on your neck?" continued the
doctor. The girl was naturally confused
at such question and at such a time
put seeing her companion was in earn
est, answered in the affirmative "Then
l advise you to go home immediately"
said the medico In a crave tone.
Accompanied by the doctor. the
young baroness crossed the room to
her rather, and in q nervous voice and
blushing painfully, she told him what
her partner had said The Baron VI
greatly disturbed ut the importI1nitv
OF the doctor, accordingly left the bali
room with his daughter. The next dav
the doctor, accompanied by three of
his colleagues, went to see Baron NJ
viii you have the goodness to cali
your daughter. that ! may further ex-
anime the spots on her skim" he in
quired, I'm order not to be deceived in
my diagnosis, I have brought three
others Of my profession" The baron
was struck with alarm. For the love
of God" cried he, what is the matte,
with my daughter" your deughter
has leprosy,P was all the answer, One
can imagine the agony of the poor fa
Their, The young girl was immediataIv
examined, when the others recognized
the presence of the horrible disease
It appears that the unfortunate young
baroness contracted the frightfui mai.
Riga.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-09
TREASURY STATEMENT

washington. Feb. - Today's state.
ment OF the condition of the treasury
$50; gold reserve, s2z7 6ls,OS0: net silva
S.Ss4, III; United States notes in the
tee farsasi y q, 11S; treasury notes Of
- FssS y ;SsSS 56s; total receipts this day,
this year, 1928 4sl ,O09; total exnenSitu pe
TINS day, S,02O.O0o; do. this month Sis $
"A 0Oo do, this year 1894, OH. Sog; DEPOSITS Sc
n na Ito banks, sSS 2GO $685. silver bul.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-09
THE MONEY MABKrT

New York, Feb. s. = MONEY an cal
rather easier, 2g21a: last loan, 2js D. C.
Rrlme mercantile paper, 2@63K. Ster-
ing exchange steady at 4.e5A@liS for de.
rates, 4.s4g1s and .S61k. Commercial Hills
1871. Silver certificates, nominal. IA,
silver, bs$ Mexican dollars, 57IT. Gov.
eminent bonds irregular.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-09
THE MARKET ELSEWHERE

New York, Feb. s-Stock prices
closed strong with most stocks ruling
above yesterdays closing, although for
the greater part OF the forenoon session
extreme weakness prevailed in prac-
ticatly the entire list, partly the result
Of the impetus of yesterdays decline.
London bought and sold alternately
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-09
CRIPPLE cRfEk GOLD

Nearly solid gold. A remarkable strike
in Cripple Creek. No assays are needed,
Some specimens show fully 80 per cent
pure, from $4,000 to 100000 ton. Armed
guards keep watch over the New Be-
nsnza,-Boston Herald, Jan. 80 1893.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-09
MISCELLANEOUS
COTTON.

New York. Feb. g.. - Cotton futures
Closed steady; March. e1s; April 6.15;
I NAY iay Sl6; June, 6;14; July, .6.14 August,
Vember, s. 06 Denenoher a IN $3.50 "
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discharge from the army. The bin was

The nominations OF C. A. Marden,
assistant United States treasurer at
Boston, Mass, and c. K. Darling, mar
shall, district of Massachusetts,, were
confirmed
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-09
THE WASP AS AN ENGINEER.
(From the Chicago Inter-ocean.)

(From the Chicago Inter Ocean)
Several members of the United States
engineer corps were witnesses recently
OF feat of insect engineering near the
road on which they We're working. One
of their number found a blue ground
wasp dragging along the ground a
dead swamp spider one quarter the size
OF full-grown tarantula. Whether
the wasp knew the spider or found it
dead, is question beyond solution. He
was having a hard time dragging his
prey along, and presently left it to go
prospecting for his abode. The dis
coVerer of the wasp called his compan-
ions, and one of them in coming stepped
upon the wasp's ground hole, crushing
down some blades of dried grass across
it. This caused no little trouble to the
insect. who, upon locating the hole
nlpped away at the obstructing stalks
with his strong mandibles until he had
cleared passage. Then he went
back and sized up the spider, walking
around the big body and surveying it
from all sides.
He's reckoning that the hole isn't
big enough" said one of the engi-
neers.
That's all right; he'll fix it," said an
other as the insect went back and be-
gan vigorously widening the entrance
to his domicile.
Again he returned to the spider,
seized it and dragged it to within foot
of the oriflce. To the spectators it
was evident that more work would
have to be done before the spider could
be dragged in. This stuck the wasp,
TOO, for again he ran around the body.
examining it carefully, and returned to
the hole to take measurements. He
went to digging a second time. Hav-
ing dug for two minutes. he brought
his prey to the edge of the hole. nipped
out a piece of dirt here. cut away a
grass stem there, and after Is minutes
of hard and skillful labor, disappeared
underground. dragging the spider after
him. doubtless to form the piece de
resistance in a winter storehouse The
engineers then resumed their work, ex-
changing comments of admiration.
II am glad to say" remarked Mr.. Meek
ton, that never spoke a hasty word to
YOU"
NO Leonidas" answered his wife
rather gently, 81 am willing to give YOU
credit for not hurryins about anything."-
Washington Star.
1.-THE. leading lady accused the manager
What did he say?"
, said that didn't worry him half so
'mueh as having deadheads in the house."
Philadelphia Bulletin.
funeral
Z Van Brunt--Yes: the will was read the
day before .--Philadelphia North Amerl-
can.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-09

THE leading lady accused the manager
What did he say?"
+, Said that didn't worry him half so
much as having deadheads in the house."
Bulletin.
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81 am glad to say" remarked Mr.. Meek
ton, that never spoke hasty word to
No, Leonidas." answered his wife.
rather gently. 81 am willing to give you
credit for not hurryins about anything
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per cent per month for iii i tase r PsTso1I
s Wotrce M Collateral Loan st-class loans.
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Van Brunt--Yes: the will was read the
can.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-03
1T WOULD BE A CRIME.
Congressman Hull Opposes Yielding
to England In Alaskan Boundary.

Chicago, Aug. "A special to the
Chronicle from Des Moines, Ia, says:
Congressman j. A. T. Hull reached
DeS Moines today, having returned
from his trip to Alaska TO investigate
the boundary question.
To yield to the demands of Great
Britain in the Alaskan boundary ques-
ton would be nothing short of crime, -
he said. THE boundary is all one hears
in Alaska 1t is the topic of the hour,
and excitement is at high pitch in
the matter 1t would be disgraceful
for the United States to back down in
the matter and allow Great Britain to
have Skagway.
''Skagway is the key to all the trade
in the gold regions. 1t is impossible
FOR any other city to control the min
ing trade. If we allow England to have
its way in this boundary matter, we
virtually turn over the Alaskan trade
to England. If we assert our rights in
this matter and retain Skagway. we
are assured of perpetual control of the
Alaskan trade The trade belongs to
the United States. Most of the miners
in that country are Americans and de-
sire to buy American products
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Salt Lake City. July 10. 1898.
Special Stockholders Meeting.

APRIL FOOL GOLD MINING & MILL
ing company. General office, Salt Lake
City, Utah. Notice is hereby. given that a
special meeting of the stockholders of the
April Fool Gold Mining & Milling COM
pany is hereby called TO be held at the
office Of the corporation, rooms 306-9 Nc
Cornick building, Salt Lake City. Utah,
on Saturday. the End 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. at whose
Instance this meeting is called, to-wtt.
Tristan amendment reducing the par
value of the stock OF the corporation from
s. 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 10000 shares to $4,000 shares.
stock Increase, 800 90 shares shall be issued
to the present stockholders of the corpora
ton pro rata, and that the remaining
100, COO shares be placed in the treasury
of the corporation, 20 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 pa|
kept. may be established at Butte, in the
A II. WETHEY.
Secretary and Treasurer
Dated at Salt Lake City. Utah. July q
1899.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-03
SHERIFF,S SALE

IN THE DISTRICT COURT, THIRD
judicial district of the state of Utah.
county of Salt Lake: Eliza NJ. Smell, plain
tiff. VS.. Eliza Shafer, defendant. To be
sold at sheriff's sale at the west front
door Of the county court house, in the
city and county OF Salt Lake, state of
Utah on the 18th day of August A d.
1893, at twelve o'clock noon of said day.
the real estate described as follows to-
wit: Being an undivided one-half 90 in
terest in the following described pieces
and parcels of land, situate in Salt Lake
county. Titan, to-wit: Lots seven ca and
eight 81, in block one hundred and fifty
six q56), plat "A" Salt Lake City sur
vey.
And lots one % and two ~, in block
one sixty-nine $3.50, plat "A" Salt Lake
City survey.
Also. beginning at a point 20 rods east
from the southwest corner of section a
township l north, range l west, Salt Lake
meridian, and running thence east 10
rods; north 40 rods; west 50 rods; south 4
rods: ives: los 5-100 rods; south IL degrees
30 minutes east. to point due north %
place of beginning; thence south TO place
of beginning;
Also. beginning at point on east line
of State road running from Salt Lake
City to Ogden: 1S2 feet west and north "a
degrees "a minutes west 165 feet from CEN
ter of section %. in said township. and
running thence east to Il section line:
south to said road; north to place of be-
ginning;
Also an undivided one-third "a inter-
est in the following described piece and
parcel of land. tO-wit: Beginning at the
northeast corner of said section %.
and running west 40 rods; south %
rods; east 40 rods; north 80 rods. to place
of beginning.
Purchase price payable in lawful money
of the United States.
Dated at Salt Lake City, Utah. this
18th day of July. A d. 1889
JOHN F. HOWELLS,
Sheriff of Salt Lake County, State of
By A. G. DYER. Deputy Sheriff.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-03
WOULD BAR OUR MEATS.
Agitation In Germany Against
American Products On Increase.

Washington. Aug. 2.-Agents of the
agricultural department who are in
Germany report increased activity on
the part of agitators who are eXerting
their influence to curtail to the mini
mum the importation of American food
products into that country. While
these reports are not made public, it
is known that they represent that
greater effort than ever before will be
made to secure from the next meeting
Of the reichstag a statute providing for
an inspection by agents of the German
government of all American products.
which shall be so strict as to entirely
ignore the certificates of American in
spection-
The agitation is conducted indepen-
IDENTIFY by the agrarians, and it is stated
that the press is being used to quite an
unwonted extent to create public SEN
timent adverse to all American food
articles.
Especial attention is given to our
beef and liberal use made of the testi-
mony taken before the war investigat-
ing committee and the beef court of in
quiry This agitation in itself has had
the effect of reducing German con-
sumption of our meat products, but the
officials here are not especially appre-
hensiVe of legislation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-03
A Narrow Escape.

Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada
E. Hart of Groton, S. D.: Was taken
with a bad cold. which settled on NV
lungs; cough set in and finally ter
minated in Consumption. Four doctors
gave me up, saying l could live but a
short time. L gave myself up to nv
Savior. determined if l could not STAY
with my friends on earth, would meet
nay absent ones above. My husband
was advised to get DR.. Kings New,
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds. l gave it a trial. took in
ali eight bottles. 1t has cured me. and
thank God, l am saved and now a well
and healthy woman" Trial bottles free
mt q. C. NJ. l. drug store. Regular size
SOC. and 81. Guaranteed or price re-
funded.
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NOTICE.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICA-
ton for the dissolution of the Farmers
Inv estment and Improvement COM
pany, a corporation.-Notice is hereby
given that the Farmers Investment and
Improvement company. corporation
formed under the laws of Utah. has pre-
sented to the district court. chancery di-
vision, in and for the Third judicial dis
trict. county of Salt Lake, state OF Utah,
a petition praying to be allowed to disin-
corporate and dissolve. ard that Wednes-
day, the Goth day of august, "A. d. 1899, at
$50 a. m, or as soon thereafter as coun-
sci can be heard, has been appointed as
the time, and the court room of said
court, in the joint city and county build
ing in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake county
state of Utah, as the place at which the
said application is to be heard or a time
set for hearing any objections that may
be filed against the dissolution of said cor
po-ation, and If no objections are filed,
the day when said application will be
heard as provided by law.
In witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal
of the district court, chancery d.
(SeaD vision, Third judicial district, in
and for Salt Lake county, state of
Utah, this eighteenth day of July,
1899.
DAVID c. DUNBAR, Clerk
By e. G. REEDALL. Deputy Clerk
Thomas Adams, Attorney for Petition
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-03
AN ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE CONFIRMING THE
assessment set forth in the assessment
list, as corrected by the board of eQuali-
cation of Salt Lake City. upon the lots
and parts of lots on both sides of the
following named streets, viz: On -
street beginning at point ten rods
north of South Temple street thence
north to First street, and on First street
from r. street to ~ street, within
sewer district No. l, of Salt Lake City,
for the purpose of laying a sewer along
said portion of said street.
Be 1t ordained by the city council Of
Salt Lake City, state of Utah.
Section l. That the assessment list
made by the city treasul er of Salt Lake
City, as corrected, approved and com
pleted by the board OF equalization (here-
tofore duly appointed by the city council
for that purpose) of the property abutunS
on both sides of Il" street beginning at
a point ten rods north of South Temple
street thence north to First street, and
on First street from "I'' street to y
street, within sewer district No. l, OF
Salt Lake City, for the purpose Of laying
a sewer along said portion of said streets.
is hereby confirmed, and that the assess
ments made and returned in said COM
pleted list are hereby confirmed.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in
force from and after its approval.
Passed by the city council of Salt Lake
City, state of Utah, July 18th, 1899. and
referred TO the mayor for his approval.
(SeaD q. II. BACKMAN,
City Recorder.
Approved this 18th day OF July, 1893.
JOHN CLARK, Mayor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-03
GRAIN AND. PROVISIONS.
Interest IN the Wheat Market Show
ed But Little Increase.

co buL LlICle increase.
Chicago, Aug. 2-Wheat was firm at
tho opening, although interest in the
market showed but little increase DAM
aging rain and hail storms We're report
ed al over the northwest the area af-
fected being placed as high as 500 900
acres, while complaints of drought also
came from some sections of the wheat
Delt. northwestern receipts continued to
fall off, and the proportion of new wheat
arrivals was much smaller than a year
ago. Liverpool showed some advance,
due to unfavorable weather in England
and in parts Of the continent September
opened 1s6I%sc higher at 6gSs n 6yl5c with
some demand from shorts. The market
eased off snortly afterward 10 6glz 1s9ssc
but soon became strong again under Il
continued moderate demand. advancing
10 6S1sd6ySsc. Reported absence of cash
demand caused prices to waver for a
time Closing cables were higher The
market became active and advanced
steadily To the close. A feature of the
news was the estimate of a crop. expert
putting the spring wheat Yield al 239 co.
90 bushels. or 56.uC9.CO0 bushels less than
previous estimates. September advanced
TO zoe and closed firm at e93sG70c.
corn was strong ana closed al ION
prices. The weather was favorable and
receipts were larger than last year but
ciearances were large and the cash de-
mand was good. September gained ~.
oats Were firm and higher. in Sympa
thy with wheat and corn September
closed sc higher
Provisions were fairly active and irreg
ular. The market after a steady OPEN
ing, broke sharply on rumors of further
outbreaks of yellow fever. The reports
Were denied and later the market stead
leu with the grain markets. but did not
snow much strength al any time. Demand
Ior ara was good. but Slow for wheat.
AT the close September pork and lard
We're 21ac higher and ribs DC higher
Inc reading futures ranged as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-03
Ogden Briefs.

SUIT Noble will return from San Fran
cisco today.
E. P. Ellison of Layton was in the
city yesterday.
NJ. S. Browning transacted business
in Salt Lake yesterday.
Adam Patterson is back from an ex-
tended visit TO California.
H. S. Young of the Deseret National
bank, Salt Lake, was in ogden yester-
day.
Bishop Edwin Stratford. who has
been seriously ill, was resting easier
yesterday.
L. F. Downing, prominent in COM
mercial and railroad circles in Sioux
City, was in ogden yesterday.
The Cambrian society of the state
will be at Saltair Aug. 8, when the
Third ward of Ogden, Lynn and Mound
Fort wards will give an excursion to
that resort.
1t has been ascertained that William
Fahy, for whom the police were look
ing some weeks ago, died at Glenwood
Springs. His sister had written from
San Francisco to Chief Davenport, in
curing about him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-03
Stocks at London.

New York. Aug. 2-The Commercial
Advertisers London financial cabiegram:
The markets here were dull and quiet
today. Business centered in West Austria
lians. Americans opened lower on the
fresh yellow fever reports, stopping bus
mess in them. Norfolk d Western ha rd-
ened later on the report that its earnings
are sufficient to pay the dividend twice
over. The others responded and the close
WAS good, changes being irregular and
generally unimportant. The bank did .
small loan, but a large discount business
today. Ii bought fl6S.0J0 gold In bars and
$1,000 came in from Vienna The net
influx for the week has been ISL, 600.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-03
Boston Wool Market.

Boston. Aug. 2.-The American Wool
and Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow:
Although the trend of the wool market is
quieter. the volume of business holds I'D
very well, the transactions OF the past
week aggregating over 100000 pounds.
This volume of trade has been accom-
plished without any. special effort being
made on the part OF the holders of wool
TO push trade or to make any concessions
in values. 4 larger business could have
been done If the trade had been willing to
concede slightly. but holders of wool were
very firm and built hopes on the goods
market. The excitement in the country
is over. The woods have passed from the
hands of farmers, and the trade is busily
occupied in receiving and shipping woods