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The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27

When the Kaiser now goes on board the admiraIs ship in his navy every Jack tar will recognize the Emperor at once. His will be the only mustache on board.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27
His Prediction Verified.

''1 see there is talk of a blow trust with a capital of $6O,0OO,OOO."
 "Well, haven't I been telling you right along that they would run this trust business into the groundY
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27
Mui Cabins in Ireland.

There are more than 10000 mud cab ins in Ireland which contain only sin gle room.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27
An Idea.

"What would be the first step you would advise in civilizing the benight- ed heathen"
 ''You mean those Filipinos who are burning up townsT asked the man who has been struggling with the ser want girl problem.
 "Yes."
 "I'd send them lot of comic papers to impress the danger of handling kero- sene incautiously."- Washington Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27

Johnny has been playing around the piano and has had a fall. What are you bawling abOut?" asked Bertie, con- temptuously; "it was the soft pedal your head hit."-BostOn Gazette.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27

If you want to place small boy in one spot where you will be sure to find him five minutes later. put him in the pantry.-Tft-Bits.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27

Under the new law it seems to be actually becoming fashionable to go into bankruptcy, especially among theatrical people.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27

What has become of that litle girl who recites Little Drops of WaterY asked one of the boarders.
 Well" answered the young man in the streets and the possibility of a freshetupthe river, her mother thought it would be just as we'll to keep her quiet for a while. e."-Washingt Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27

Some nations seem to think that that open door in China is an illimitable COW pasture.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27

In Cuba every other man must be a colonel. That's a result of having an army of 4S,OOO with 25,OOO officers.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27

Fuller-What do you kick at every thing for when you strike restaurant! It makes me nervous.
 Gradley-Impoliteness pays. The wheel that squeaks the most gets oiled the oftenest.-San Francisco Examiner.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27

The pump trust has been organized with everything right up to the handle.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27

Some poets are always amusing, but not necessarily funny.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27
A Change,

The belle-Her dress is awfully low. The beau-I'll bet 1t came high, thOugh.-NeW York Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27
A Perfectly Natural Ouerv

The Lady-SO you are a hero of the late war. eh?
 The Tramp-Yes, ma'am!
 The Lady-Well, what have you done with the money you received for your magazine articles ?-Puck.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27
A Dangerous Topic.

"Or, to be explicit, a crackerjack." Indianapolis Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27

China may yet have to live in a shanty boat if she doesn't quit leasing her land to foreign powers.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27
Casualties.

"So you regard this idea of presery- ing beef with chemicals as an exploded fallacy."
 "I do," answered the army officer, land there's no telling just yet how many people have been hurt by the ex- plosion. ."-Washington Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND DO-
 INGS HERE AND THERE

Jokes and Jokelets that Are Supposed to Have Been Recently Born-Sayings and Doings that Are Old, Curious and Laughable-The Weeks Humors
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27

"Why wouldn't you see me yesterday when called"
 ''I was ill.,"
 'fBut I saw you sitting at the win dow, sewing"
 "Er-well, I was on the mend."- Judy.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27

"Yes," said the lady from Boston, speaking of her favorite lecturer, 'he Is one whom the laity would designate as biscuit jOhn."
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27
An Early Start.

Nanny" said Pickaninny Jim, twas George Washington first in WarY'
 "Yassindeed."
 "Well, I doesn' wanter 'sinuate dat anybody is in de same class wifi George Washin'ton. But wants ter call ten tion to de fack dat Dewey was on de ground befO' de wah happened, wait in fur t"-Washington Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27
DiscoucertiuR,

Unpremeditated questions often re- suit in unexpected answers.
 'Why should we celebrate Washing tons birthday more than mine" asked a teacher.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27

A silver lining may have a copper cloud.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27
Going Slow with Tim.

"And you have made Jim Jackson a deacon in your churchY
 "Yes, sah. Dat is, he's brevet dea- con, sah."
 And what's brevet deacon, George"
 He's a deacon dat don't handle no money, sah."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27
As She Expressed It.

Because he never told a lie," shout d little boy.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-27

Beg pardon" said the member of the laity
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-23
PERSONAL.

cN-<>>>~~>NrNsr>s>-~r e>->-s- . = = -
g. y. splllman came In from Eureka
last evening.
". J. iiaker Of bingham IL stopping
az the Walker House,
n. w. steele % I.ehi IN In town on a
visit from sugaropolls,
George Alexander cnmc IN from
Butte. Mont, last evening.
a. Hooper ana wife are down from
Park city visiting In this city
J. 4. Row OF Lcadvllle n making the
Walker House hiS headquarters.
u. a. MeikleJohn IL In from the min
INK camp ~ bingham ON business.
r. \. Murphy Is spending a few days
In the cllyi lac halls from Anaconda.
y. Appn. a tourist hailing from
Shanghai. u stopping az the KnutH-
ford.
VIM. sc. Roach. son ~ tho famous
shlpbuilder. N taking In the sights ~
town.
81. Noguchl. n gentleman from the
land OF the MikndO, II staying at the
lSnuirford.
o. ID. Banks. the genial Chicago mill
llncry man. II drumming NJ trade In
this city today.
]. ~. Cause came down from the
Junction city last evening and put w
at the Cullen.
IL. Skier ana ]. G. Pyle. wen known
mining men from Helena, are stopping
at the knulsford.
!. II. Mcmillan. another ogden resi-
dent, war on the same train and stayed
at the same hotel.
n. 4. Bank Examiner Charles y.
knight IL In from San Francisco on his
usual tour OF inspection.
". L. Wallis. the ogden correspond
ent Tor tho Herald. ran down last
night for a glimpse Of the Cross
n. n. shcppcrd. western travelling
passenger agent Tor the Chicago a AZ
ton railroad. is registered at the Ken.
yon.
Sir. q. Leland and wife. proprietor Of
the Grand Hotel ut New York, are
snmpling western hotel methods at the
kuutHf0rd
Mr., and Mrs. u. Thayer are staying
at the knutHford preliminary TO their
proceeding 10 GlenwOnd Springs. whei,
they viii throw open the big Hotel
Colorado once more to the travelling
public.
j. =, NJ. Quiston. u, u. Tcoch0ut. Y.
T, Morris, John Fisher, J. NJ, chaifcc
ANA J, II. Mathis, county commissioners
from Polk county. Iowa, lett last even
ing for the East. They are on "a tour of
Inspection throughout the various large
cities of the West IN the interests Of a
new court house that Is TO be erected
In Polk county.
u. Y. TinEle together with his broth
eG w. =, ringle, are stopping al tho
white House, They are the parties
who bought the North Salt Lake Mill
lng ana Elevator compnny's mill some
TWO weeks ago, They propose TO over
haul the property and Put In new
milling plant. The gentlemen are ac-
eompanlod by Mr ia Davis, all three
hail from concordln, Kansas.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-23
rr..ia.a, nni a. rooiiar.

President James !. liiii. uf the Groat
Northern railway, has written letter
To- prominent Western senator. cx-
pressing strong Views against the pro.
posed pooling bill. Mr.. Iilil says that
for the Eastern railway managers 10
claim that they are now unable 10
avoid discrimination for or against
shippers or localities n n admit that
they arr unable h. maintain their own
contracts with each other. and he says;
III the Interstate commerce law, which
now fofbldr, under strong penalties, all
discrimination. n not strong enough 60
compel these gentlemen TO observe Its
conditions, I do not see how III. dis
elimination can he avoided by cnactinF
law 60 permit pooling" lie declares
that "a pool ~ an interference with tho
free. unf"Htialned and natural condl-
lions ~ trade. Mr.. mn expresses the
belief that new legislation ~ this char
acter viii tend 10 arouse new suspicious
against the railways and encourage hn-
u-raiiroad and nnti-monopoly discus
rionn Just nt time when tho pcopl.
ARE beginning ca accept the fairness ~
rnter. lie niap holds that pooling
bin would prove Ia h. tho opening
wedge which would result In turning
over the entire alternating power TO
the Interstate commerce commission,
whose fiyo commissioners would nx
the value ~ thousands of millions ~
property ana exercise greater power
over the commerce and business ~
this country than the ear Of Russia
exercises In the Russian omplrc.--llail.
way World
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-23
SUIT FOR sl4,9O8.37.
Simon Brothers Of This city Sued by
the n. n. Clatlin Company.

Tho following suit has been illed IN
the United States circuit court
The ~. q. Ciafiin company, . cor
poration. plainuf. vs. Fred slhiph'
Louis Simon. and Dora Stearns, CO.
partners under the name and style OF
Simon brothers. defendants.
Tho complaint sets forth that pam
tin ia a corporation organized unaer
the laws Of New Jersey; that the de-
PENDANTS ON Feb. l. 1895. for value re-
ccivcd. made. executed and delivered 70
the plaintiff pronlssory note payable
i've months after date for the sum ut
ti.sSS.Ss. and is now due and OWING
\ second cause Of action II on Z! sec
ond note FOR 81 900 dated April ID,
1896. which n unpaid. A third cause
% action IL Tor a third note Of Sl,Wv.
given on the same date. \ fourth
cause IN for fourth note Of $1,000 on
the same date. a NTH cause OF hc-
ton II on an unpaid prpnissory note OF
ssg7.ai. given on April H. lssG. sixth
cause u On note Tor l.ila.'2. The
seventh. eighth and ninth causes 81
action arr Tor thrcc moro notes ot
ft.ias.5e each. ono other note u sued
upon and judgment l. prayed for In
the total sum uf iit,Ns.1S with In
tcrcst. together with costs. Day a
Street are attorneys for the plaintiffs.
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BARRELS OF SAMPLES.
over Two Hundred Ihou.snd Trial Iiat
ties sent IRE. by Mail.

liy special arrangement with the
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UPON investigation u waH found that
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-23

Vice President bancroft Of the Short
Line has gone 10 San Francisco,
chief CLERK Iilorbcck has gone 10 his
mining properties at Deep Creek.
oryin Morris. travelling freight agent
Of the short Llnc, has gone Ia Neya-
da.
1.-Two Stock Agent Lawton ~ the n.
q. W. n In Nevada looking after the
wool business.
The oregon Short I.lne will soon put
on u double train service between Salt
Lake and the north
4. ". sheppard. the general agent of
the Alton AZ Denver, IN IN the city to-.
day ON business for his road.
" y smith. the general agent u tho
Fix -Four railway. al Denver. u In the
city this morning.
\ son and daughter ~ Judge lInwut
leaves FOR California Via the RIO
urande Western tomorrow morning.
Mr.. j. = Nincaid tho wife OF one
of the clerks In tho office VI Auditor
ueddea ~ tho Rio Grandr Western.
leaves this evening for Denver
J. }. Ford. the Joint agent OF tho
Lake shore and Michigan. Southern
and tho Michigan CENTRAL 90 Denver.
who has been In The city Tot Hoyeml
days. loft this morning FOR homc.
An excursion viii be- run from Salt
Lake Co ogden over the Western tu
the lodoWsky concert, leaving this city
ni $50 .. m, and returning after the
concert
The tourists sleepen which are run.
nlng between this city ami Milford arr
being Ner1 much pltruniEed according
70 chief Clerk Spencer NJ the Short
Line.
Gen Manager bancroft and Traffic
Mhnagvr Eccles NJ the short Limo nfe
both uut NJ the city today. MIR Ran.
croft lrft this morning for weeks
stop un tho coast while AIR. Eccies
went north.
Mr. +. n, Fields. N tho salt Lake
liAnk NJ commerce, lvft last evening
FOR the coast Nc Fields Will take the
neNi steamer ut san Francisco FOR
Honolulu. Ills trim IN taken for the
hvnrnt Of hs hellth which has been
falling for some time.
Mr Warren VI the santa Re received
q sample uf 90 new railway mnp uf the
United states this morning The man
uiurH from thv usual railroad maps ln
h'lnF dnnr ln rcd, ~ IN from one NJ
inc latest drawings ana n strictly Up
90 date Mr Warren VIII have 800 "
them M few days Tor distribution.
There viii be- mo- specials put ON the
western south NJ this city during tho
conference, iirtWDen SAT- Lake ana
uFirn. however there win DO -four
trains daily VIA. Going south. leave Og-
den 1850. aud N,li q. nl.. ana 10 u. M.
returning leave salt Lake g.lb u. m..
l-'ao D. in., $3.50 a. On. and 1880 3. m.
The hallway World says that East.
Nru rhlnprrs are mnkng stubborn
contest with show OF SUCCESS Ia nnnu
ihr advance In carload minimum
weight IN gponn pounds. u iustlnea the
advance upon the ground that tho old
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-23
CHURCH NEWS.

Church Chronology IN being sent TO
sIbscribers ~ fast as the copies can
be turned out frum the blndery. but u
viii take several days yet before all
who have ordered the book can be sup
piled. The witrds who have not yet
sent In their lists ~ subscribers are
kindly requested to do 20 now without
further delay. ~ that their orders may
have proper attention. and the cases
needed for the different styles of bind
ing be- ordered. All communications
should be- addressed To Andrew Jensen.
Historians Office. 90 ~. South Temple
Haft. salt Lake city.
According 60 an Associated Press dis
patch. the Anchor liner Anchoria. sail
ing from Glasgow 10 New York, arrived
nj the latter port safe and sound yes
ierday morning. Among her passed.
Eers are two missionaries returning to
Utah Their names are T. r. Wood
View.
Elders A. H. Roberts and Rulon =.
Wells expect To visit the seventy
qunfuus at willard CITY on Sunday
next Elders scymoure H. Young ANA
J. q. kimbaii also propose TO spend
the sabbath at Huntsville. where they
viii meet with the Seventies In that
city.
During the past ten weeks Elder VIII
lard Done has been conducting al the
l.httef-day Saints College missionary
class, attended By n roodly number 81
roronH from different parts al galt
Lake and Davis stakes. Two sessions a
week have been held. and "a valuable
cnurre or Introductory study on tn.
hfHt principles N the Gospel. has been
given. ~ the last session held yeatcr-
Jay Afternoon President Joseph 4.
smith uldfsaasI the .lfnsa ,.t,sts.. -.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-23
ADJUSTMENTS.

The announcement IN last nights
News" that the big Eilia Opera com
pany would stop on one night In aalt
Lake on its way eastward. created
quite breeze among music lovers. Mr..
Snow. the advance manager. arrived
last niFh, and has been In consultation
with Prof stephens all the morning re-
gardlng details u the program. Il has
been netield that the evening will be
devoted mostly TO Wagner. which
means that the big symphony orchestra
~ 70 men ana chorus ~ Germans. and
the principals. headed by Madame
uhlrki. VIII appear. This leaves
Mciha out. ~ she does not sing any of
the WaEnerian roles. and even II she
did. Sir. SNOW says II would not be-
feasible Tor her o. appear here, nH tho
number ~ times she HlnRH In each week
n limited, AMI viii he exhausted before
salt Lake ~ reached. The company
opened IL second week la
nan Francisco lant night with
uhdHkl ne Aida. Mt. SNOW says that
the two weeks business viii net moi
lcss than $1,000. lie expects tNooo To
$1,000 Tor the two nights In los An.
ErlcH next week. The California season
closes IN i.na Angeles ON Thursday
after which the company takes
NNNNlAN NNlN Tor TINS city appearing
Saturday evening. April iHt. II g. OK
rfcied that the entire program viii be
settled nu Hn that II can b. announced
In he next day or two. The railroads
Will run special trains from the neigh.
boring cities M honor ~ tho event. The
prices here will range from $3.50 down
TO 'ic.
The Sign ~ the Cruaa closed IA phe.
nnmennl engagement nt the Theater
last night. Yesterdays matinee was
one ~ the heaviest ever seen within the
walls NJ the house. ana considering that
" was tho second matinee In ml1.week.
the receipts were really remarkable.
Many ladies occupied the second aud
third galleries and every inch NJ stand
Ing room down stairs was hllcd. Al
niEht there was tho same Overlooking
turn out, The play again scored dcep
Impression and the opinion " generally
expressed that nothing more artistic
ana Satisfying has been seen upon our
boards for many a season past.
The Grand opens three nights
season thlH evening with Lincoln D.
Carriers Remember tho Maine. n n
said 90 Do itmmed with patented scene
Teal ana sensational effects,
pRoF PAUL TAKES ISSUE.
no the Editor Of the Dcserct News;
WIN you permit me To- Express.
through tho columns of your valuable
paper my dissent from what appears
~ b. tho universal opinion OF the merits
NJ tho drama now playing before the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-23


weights were based upon The ihi, ,ly
-FOUR loot standard car ana u' LII,
Isliroads wish to use heavier ~ ~, ,s,es
ine view Of lowering nc iie's"'
To accommodaic the large nu, ,,,e.I
~ tourists In the city ~ present. ~,
was a special train run over w. ~
i.ake and Los Aurel'f iH"N"'
ss'taif at 2;i5 y. m. today
). NJ. Montsomcry. passenger ana
ticket agent of The rennsyNgnla ,..
way system at Washington Ia " IN
me city, and made the 1--WE
pleasant call this afternoon. M Moht-
days.
General Freight Traffic Manager
Nunroe. 81 the Union Pacific, VIII be
IN the eity In few days from the
coast Mr.. Munro has been IN tun-
fornin during tho Orange shipping H"a-
son looking after the business OF the
company. lie viii spend q Few days
here before goins Fact
According to a dispatch from omaha.
the Western foads have definitely de-
cided TO abolish The feeding In transit'
rate 10 the Missouri river. u was an
nounccd some time ago mat the acupn
would be taken. ~ b. stated that nll
the roads will abolish the rate ut ono
time which viii probably b. May 2oth
samuel King len for Denver last
night to confer with col Dodge COM
cefning the building Of a branch from
Cisco 20 Dewey on the Grand river.
Ip until the last moment y was the
Intention ut Mr. Iahcpck to be present
with Mr. king In Denver, but " VIII
now he impossible Tor him To do 20.
From a letter received this morning
from Lund. ON the Utah a Pacific. Il u
learned that the company IL about 60
erect extensive Hhcaflnr pens at that
point. There was some question ~ 10
the location 81 tho corfils o. the sheep
men wished them a. D. butt ut Iron
springs. but II seems that Lund has
won.
For the first time In recent years live
stock u higher In Utah than In the
Fast. Mr. Downing. a heavy shipper,
showed figures this morning where ~,
calves had been sold Tor fics0 per
head. The same stock In Utah " bring
inE from $50 10 81 per head.
~. y. Nevins. the genial Ecncfri agent
~ the Denver aud RIO Grnnde. gave
dinner last evening In honor u his
hrpWer-in-law. W. ] Shptwell. the
gencrm agent Of tho ~. A. u. 81. at
IAN Francisco. Their was number 81
ihe failrund boys present and an on.
joyable time was passed. Mr. shotweli
was the general agent In this city some
years ago
Mr. Theodore Davis NJ 81 Louis came
~ thir morning over the Rio
urande Western. Mr Davis has the
distinction this year ~ being the FIRST
eastern woolbuyer 10 hpp.ar upon the
scene this year. lie reports that prices
this year viii compare well with those
~ year nEo. Mr. Davis II well
known 10 the Utah shecpmen, No this N
his eleventh yearly trip 10 Utah. r
The first Of the home seekers excur-
Hionr passed through the city today.
when a party numbering between three
AMI four hundred came In over the
Western. en- route to the northwest.
The party VIII b. met az ogden by
another nearly aH LARGE coming In over
the Union Pacific. The double party
VIII go north over the -. =, l.. and o.
u. and n ". TO Oregon and Washing
ton points.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-23
ANOTHER ROAD
BUILDING STORY
Narrow-G uage Line From Wells to
Cherry Creek, Nevada,
TALKED or FOR SOME TINE
Negotiations for the Purchase ard
Equipment OF ucliins stock
said 60 Have ti.gun.

gentleman who u very near the
powers that be u the Denver and Rio
urandc said this morning that while In
Denver h. heard that the Glasgow
Western Exploration company had bar
gained for the purchase Of rails and
equipment with the view Of building a
marrow gauge road from Wells. New.
ON the line Of the Southern Pacific to
cherry Creek In order to facilitate the
handling ~ the ORES from their Cherry
Creek mines. The company nfc al
ready operating narrow gauge line
from Goiconda 20 their copper proper
ties This move upon the part ~ tho
exploration company comes In the nat.
ure Of n surprise ~ ~ recently ordered
traction engine 10 haul ores into
Wells.
Mr.. Spencer. who now runs line Of
ffciHht teams from Wells To Cherry
Creek, IL In the city today. but says
that he knows nothing about u further
than u has been rumored for some
time that the company would eventual
~ build the line
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-23
PRAISE FOR sTEEpMAN.

Army aud Navy Journal contains the
following - slender graceful oficrr.
with a splendid courage. led Company
\. Of the sistccnth Infantry. up tho
sleeps al san Juan In that famous
charge The deeds uf that regiment nns
written la letters ~ lire In tho history
of tho Santiago campaign. captain ik.
A. Steedmnn WIS born M Philadelphia.
ana appointed by President Grant o. e.
Wet Point cadetship twenty-five years
ago, His regiment parted with him on
his transfer Wiih much regret The
non-cofnmlHsluned onloorH came up tn
tell him goodbye when he left aud
begged him 10 get transferred back tn
his old command Ills sick leave was
spent In Boston and Washington. cant.
Stcoiman fullrd ON tho 18Th Ut March
for San Juan. Porto Rico. 90 Join his
regiment. tho Eleventh Infantry. tu
which he was promoted. one OF the best
regiments in the army. 4 Georgian
sends him kindly greeting"