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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-15

ingly small In numbers. So small was
It that though the veteran lawyer and
corporation lobbyist who shelled out
the coin had to divide up u small for
tune among the members of the select
cotrrie. yet he was exceedingly pleased
with the outcome. inasmuch rs the cor
pOrations were "protected' for less
money, ana the interests of the public
were sold for n smaller price than ever
before In the history of this State.
This was due To the fact that so well
dli the syndicate and Its auxiliary In
the lower house map out its plans that
scyen.eighths of the members of the
House got nothing at all during the en-
tire session beyond the $1,000 allowed
by law rs their remuneration ana their
allowance for mileage and stationery.
The select clique, led by n prominent
member of the House. got everything.
4 few persistent ones did "bleak in
here and there. and had To he taken
care of, but generally speaking the
clique "hogged" everything In sight.
In the Senate things We're nearly but
not quite So bad. The Senatorial syn
dicate made an agreement at the outset
with the veteran lawyer and corpora
tion lobbyist to kill every bill that In
any way ln,crfered with the privileges,
emoluments and mOnOpolles of the cor
porariOns. The agreement actually con-
talned the basis of payment upon which
this work was to be done.
1t was found. however. that this
could not be done without some cooper
alton from the outside The six Sena-
tors composing the syndicate found
that they would have to get n few of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-15

This, however, might prove "incon.
venient" for some Of the honorable
members Of the Baxter investigating
committee. 1t may he said here, how.
ever, that The Eagle IL not prompted
by any partisan motives In making this
disclosure. 1t IL true the six members
VINO constituted the syndicate are Re-
puDlicans, but this paper hns no hesl.
tatiOn In stating that In the outer cir.
Gle, which aided the Senatorial syndl.
cate In Its nefariOus plans to kill the
gas frontage and consolidation repeal
bills, the stock yards blu. the ware.
house bill ana other useful and much
needed measures, there We're nun.
ber Of Democrats.
The Senatorial outer circle. the mann.
bers Of which Were paid bribes of tbir.
ty.nine hundred dollars each for be.
traying the people and violating their
oaths OF office. contained seven Demo.
crats. Two OF these hailed from Cook
County. The Senate roll calls on every
corporation measure will disclose how
well they acted up to their agreement.
These roll calls, as disclosed by the
Journal Will In themselves corroborate
every statement herein made. II the
committee clerks only preserved their
roll calls. and 1t Is limited that some of
them have done so, they will give con.
vincing proof Of how the nefarious
compact was fulfilled In committee.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-15

VIII the officers of the Chicago Gas
Trust kindly state whether they know
anything about the raising of fund
from which number of the members
OF the last Senate were paid each
$4,000 for services rendered. The
Eagl" Is In position to state on the
very best Of authority that such n fund
was raised To take care OF number
of the small-fry senators, whose votes
We're necessary to enable the Srna-
torial syndicate to fulfill their contract
with the trusts ana corporations. Three
thousand nine hundred dollars was the
exact sum paid To these small-fry Sen
ators. The six who formed the syndi-
cate got ten times that amount each.
They were the big toads In the puddle,
The little fellows were glad TO bc rec
ognlZed even to the extent Of thirty
nine hundred plunks. The details of the
whole business are at hand. The prln'
cipal features are given In the story
that follows this statement, Names,
dates aud other particulars are AT
hand. II the Gas Trust folks decline
to talk now, they may be more willing
To tell what they know about this In
lquitOus transaction later, ana before a
different tribunal than that of public
opinion.
In order to start this chapter of the
history of the Infamous F0rty-iirst
General Assembly properly. 1t may he
stated at the outset that outside the
members of the Senatorial syndicate
and the select cOterie in the House, the
Foriy-hrst General Assembly was n
"cheap skate" Legislature. The great
Illinois corporations 50 regarded 1t.
The members Of the little clique which
controlled both houses came high, to be
sure, but the combine" was exceed
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-15
VOTERS OF CHICAGO!

Remember the Attorney Of
the
oil and 40
to the people,
The Gas the nobmen
n
You Senators and
they bribetakers not just ask
Bill a s nc
recoue7
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-15
HON. JAMES CONWELL,
The Popular Assistant Secretary Of the State Senate

islation. for the purpose of finding out
what they know:
Billings.
l.. .. Goddard.
G. Billings.
William Thiemaun.
Ben Billings.
John NJ. Darne!l.
G.. *. Billings.
James II. Paddock.
e. X. q. Billings.
Charles Allen.
Bumps" Billings.
l.. Y. Sherman.
Ben Bumps" Billings.
Charles II. Crawford.
Chicago Kaiser Gas Billings.
Karl Muller.
G. X. G. Ben Bumps" Billings.
Henry Hank Evans.
Chicago Kaiser Gas. Ben Bumps"
Billings.
Arthur II. Leeper.
William l.. Mounts.
Orville I. Berry.
%8A
How many police and fire officials
get clothes for nothing ut Work Broth.
ers?
Pumps" Billings Is tacetlous. lie
has called his fast trotting horse
Bumps" after himself.
~6A
Bumps" Billings should be given the
city hall and the water works. He now
has the streets.
II will not De long before the people
settle the Gas Trust. Mark these
words.
Bumps" Billings has not instllled
very much confidence into the public
when the stock OF the Gas Trust IL
quoted at nine points less than 1t was
two months ago. Bumps" IL u poor
manager.
%6
With the corporations buying the
courts and denying the people Justice;
with the corporations buying the Log.
Islature and deprlvlng the people Of
their rights. OF what use is a Republic? :?
The "Unlversal Gas Company" OBJ.
talned 4 franchise from the city on the
express stipulation that 1t S:Ild
charge but 90 cents per thousand feet
for gas. The Universal company Is
SOW owned by the Trust. and IL fur.
alsh gas at $l.l0 per 1000 feet. In de-.
hance OF law. Its franchise should be
forfeited forthwith.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-15

While Bumps" Billings hank gets
of lightly with It's assessment for taX-
cs. the building associations are heav.
lily soaked.
But then the building associations
are composed Of poor people.
They have no Gas Trust TO back
them up.
They have no rich friends.
They mus; settle.
Here is the way the poor mems
lriiIip,y nssppi, ,i,us nr. rsSpsspI.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-15

hIliVlllI uN~ptlillollS are uSSeSS'V'
Peoples =. ;. .S737 500
Phoenix. $4,000
commercial .............. a3S, 800
Garden City Equitable ....... $4,000
Citizens 3OS.50o
North Chicago Mutual ....... 2SG.5OO
Home go. 262.0OO
Republic .......... 23l.OOO
Emplrc. 2l7.OOO
Drexcl ....... ............. 2O2.5OO
Bankers and Merchants ...... 2O1.?OO
Thirty.iifth Street ........... ?Ol,1W
village 1S6.7OO
Interstate 1Gti.5OO
North Avenue ........... 100000
Oakland l30.SOO
Dearborn 136. 200
New Fort Dearborn .......... lI'.Jw
Lot Owners ........... ... 13O.SOO
Conservative .......... 10000
Sun 1IS.OOO
South Chicago ........... $4,000
Lincoln and Fifth Avenue -. 1OI.OW
United States ................ n? 500
House $4,000
Just compare the above assessments
with those Of the banks. and especially
Billings bank. printed elsewhere.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-15

The Springfield grand jury should
call the following witnesses In regard to
Gas, Corporation aud Warehouse leg
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-15

There Ia fame In store for the map
who Will produce q bigger. more glori.
Gus rose than the American Bcautx
and name It the admiral Dewey"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-15
/6e1

% cheap are the materials now
used In the manufacture Of gas
that the commodity oan bs sold at
profit Tor % osnts per 900 feet
Tor Illuminating purposes and Tor
40 cents per 900 feet Tor fuel.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-26
ogden, Jan. &c.
IS SIDNEY STEVENS SOLVENT
SENSATIONAL CHARGE IN THE
DISTRICT COURT.
Attorney Rogers Charges That Ste
vens Is Trying to Evade a Judg-
ment By Transferring Property.

A sensation was sprung in the case
of the Deering Harvester company VS..
Sidney Stevens yesterday, when L. R.
Rogers, attorney for the plaintiff. APP
peared before the court and asked that
the order staying execution, which was
entered on the goth inst, be set aside,
On the ground that Stevens was trans
ferring his property n Is now prac-
tically insolvent. Mr.. Rogers charged
that Sidney Stevens did not own to ex-
coed two shares of the capital stock
of the Sidney Stevens Implement COM
pany, and that the only other property
of which he was possessed was his
residence property. AS proof of his
charges, Mr.. Rogers produced an alb
stract OF the records of the recorders
office. showing the transfers by Mr..
Stevens CT his property to various par
ties.
Frank j. Stevens, secretary of the
Sidney Stevens Implement company,
was placed on the witness stand, and
the stock book of the corporation in
troduced in evidence, by which it was
shown that the entire capital stock of
the company, with the exception Of two
shares, of the par value of S1G0 each,
had been transferred by Sidney Stew
ems to his son and others on Jan. 2,
1897. Frank j. Stevens also testified
that, so far as he knew, his father
had no real or personal property other
than his residence property.
After hearing the evidence, the court
ordered that the stay of execution
would be vacated on Monday, Jan. 80.
unless the defendant file a good and
sufficient bond on appeal.
The case of the Deering Harvester
company vs.. Sidney Stevens, tried q
few days age resulted in a judgment
being secured against Mr.. Stevens for
about s35, 600, the jury holding him LA
BILE for goods received from the Deer
ing people, and which burned up. Mr..
Stevens claimed they were received on
commission.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-26
SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
under authority granted by the certain
trust deed made March 9, 1887. to the IN
dersigned trustee. by May =. Russell, re-
corded in book II 81 of mortgages, page
go, records Of Salt Lak county, titan, the
undersigned trustee will offer for SAFE and
sell to the highest bidder for cash at me
front door of the Salt lake county court
house. tO-Wit: the west front entrance 70
the city and county building in salt Lake
City, Utah. Feb. 10. 1899. at - O'CLOCK noon
OF that Gay, all the real estate hereinafter
described, or so much thereof as neces-
s2ry, to pay and discharge the princlDaI
Indebtedness secured by said trust oeeu;
together with the accrued interest unpaid
thereon, ten per cent attorney Zee; COM
p~enSation TO said trustee; the costs OF TINS
notice, and expense of sale. The sale VIII
be made at the request of the holder OF
said Indebtedness and because OF detau4t
In the payment of the principal sum az
maturity and interest thereon me real
estate above referred to is situate IN
Salt Lake City. Salt Lake county, utah,
and bounded and Described as follows;
Lots four "a and five 90. block one %
and lots nineteen 90, twenty (A), twenty
one cd II twenty-five CD, block Two
90. of Miles * Hamilton's addition TO SaIt
Lake City, together with all the water
rights. tenaments, hereditaments n ap-
-puTtenances t~hereunto belonging or IN any
wise appertaining.
VAN II. BROOKS, Trustee.
d.. II. Wenger. Attorney for Trustee.
Dated JAM 8, 1899.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-26
BIG POWER SCHEME FOR LOGAN
PLANT TO DEVELOP SEQ HORSE
POWER.
Will Result In the Building Up of a
Manufacturing Community
Power Offered at Low Rates.
(sneciaI Correspondenee.)

rr
Logan, Jan. 25-Mr. Christian CARR,
formerly a resident of this city, but lat
terly OF Ogden, has completed the con-
struction OF a new canal. nume ard pen
stock in the upper part of the city. where
he hopes TO build a big power plant ana
establish an Industrial community. Nj
CARR, VINO has some means himself - -
ing backed ~ Salt Lake ana ogden cap
i~raiists, and he has laid the most e ap"rate
plans for the establishment Of various III
dustries here. Electric power he VII iur-
Dish to any one in town for 81 per morse
power per month. which is Just one-th1Td
the price now being paid Tor power ne
has secured eighty acres OF land auJacen
to the site of his plant. and to those VINO
desire 20 locate their institutions upon II.
he offers 10 erect for them a buliGlng IN
which TO operate their machinery ana al
low them TO pay for il at any time during
ten years, provided they agree 10 pay b
or Z per cent interest upon the amount eA-
pended for them. Power Tor The 1rSt
year will be furnished free 10 them, and
thereafter for the price mentioned above.
This power VIII be taken direct from a
huge line shaft, which VIII extend Tor
three hundred yards IN a straight me
from the water-wheel. thus, parties 20
eating there VIII save the cost Of a motor
in operating their machinery Al present
the plant is capable OF generating 800
horsepower. which can be increased,
however. with some little expense, TO dOu-
bic that amount. The plant never freezes
up. and power win be guaranteed ali the
Yea round
A sawmiII is already in operation. cut
ting the necessary lumber ~ erect sucn
buildings as have already been arranged
for.
Mr.. Edmund Buckley. proprietor OF ex-
tensive wooden mills at Franklin. Ida.
and also IN Wyoming will move one Il MS
mills here. and perhaps both. Teams VIII
start after the machinery tomorrow or
the neXt day. Mr.. Garff and his associates
are seeking to induce several other manu-
facturcrs to follow Mr. Buckley exam
pie. and have good prospects of having
quite q number of different plants going
by midsummer. Quite a number of five
year contracts for power have been sign
ed by manufacturing concerns within the
c:fv
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-26
SuMMONS

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
Third judicial district OF the state OF
Utah, county OF Salt Lake. Elizabeth M
Radcliffe, plaintiff, VS.. Oscar II. Hardy
and his wife. Esther A. Hardy. Francis
Armstrong, The State Bank of Utah
Francis Steel Robinson, Utah Commercial
q Savings Bank, lions Savings Bank &
Trust Company, Henry NJ. Dinwoodey
and The DeSeret National sank, defend
ants. Summons.-The state of Utah to
said defendants: You are hereby sum-
moned TO appear within twenty flaws af-
ter the service of this summons upon YOU
if served within the county in which this
action is brought. otherwise within thirty
davs after service, and defend the above
entitled action; and in case of your fail
ure so to do, Judgment will be rendered
against you according TO the demand of
the amended complaint. of which a coDy
is herewith served upon you.
WILLIAMS. VAN COLT & SUTHEP
LAND, Plaintiffs Attorneys. P. o. Ad.
dress. % East First South Street. Salt
Lake City. Utah.
State of Utah. county of Salt Lakes
I David c.. Dunbar. clerk of the Third
judicial district court of the state of Utah.
in n for the county OF Salt Lake. do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a full
true and correct cop of the original com,
plant and un1mons in the action therein
entitled. filed in my office.
Witness my hand and the seal Of
said court at Salt Lake City, this
(SeaD 2Sth of December. A. L. 1898.
DAVID c. DUNBAR. Clerk.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-26
Theatrical Notes.

The West MINISTRIES, with which
Charles Kent, the ogden singer, is trav-
cling, will not appear here, although
booked for Feb. q and Boise on Feb.
26. The change of time in the Short
Line made Il necessary to cancel the
dates.
Stagecraft-uD-to-date was illustrated
at the Grand last night, in SHAFT NO.
2" which is presented by q large COM
pany. with many electric II mechan-
zeal devices. They gave a machine
shop scene and a view down a coal
mine with a realistic explosion. The
company carries all its own thunder,
manufactures its lightning, exc, and
has a "new and improved machine for
raising the wind. In this scene there is
a moonrisa with clouds o~bscuring the
orb just in time for the villain to get
in his work, and for a live wire to re-
taliate on the villain. There is also
a plot, and the hero is saved from the
electrical chair by a pardon which ar
rived just in time. The play goes again
tonight.
The next attraction is Who is
Who?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-26
BEFORE JUDGE ,DUsENBERRY,
Demurrers and Motions Argued and
Cases Set For Trial.
Especial Correspondence.)

Especial Correspondence
Provo, Jan. 25.-The following business
was transacted in the Fourth district
court today:
In the case of Spanish Fork City ct al.
KS. Spanish Fork Canal company ct al.
demurrer was overruled. by consent. and
defendant given ten days in which 10 an
sEer.
Spanish Fork City VS.. East Bench Canal
company; demurrer. Set for hearing on
Jan. ..
c. F. Decker VS.. McAdam & Bunting:
demurrer OverrUled and defendant given
till FeE. / 10 ans'ser. BY stipulation Of
dismissing the case as TO Mary A. Bunt-
ing.
Z c. NJ. /. vs.. AfcAGam & Bunting; by
consent demurrer oVerruled and defendant
given ill Feb. ! to nSWer.
Daniel Davidson VS.. James b. Hunter:
demurrer. SCI for hearing Feb. !.
The following cases were set for hear
ing Feb. ]:
Reed SmoOt VS.. Eastern Building &
Loan association; demurrer.
Jacob Straus Saddle Co. VS.. Southworth
Bros: demurrer.
L. P. Moore VS.. Southworth Bros; de-
mETrer.
In the case of S. S. johnson vs.. Thomas,
demurrer Was OVerruled and defendant
given till Feb. I to answer.
\. H. Raleigh Us. Utah county; demur-
rer oVerruied and defendant given to and
including the 18th of February to answer.
Clara l.. Mccormick vs.. Utah county; de-
murrer argued and taken under advise
msnt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-26
AT LOGAN.
Carried OF a Big Lot of Merchandise
from T. B. Davis Store.
Especial Correspondence.)


Logan, Jan. 25.-The store of Mr.. 7. 8.
Davis. near the depot. was burglarized
last night. The thieves entered the rear
Of the building and. gaining access 20 the
main part of Lne store. carried away a Tot
OF mems shirts. mems underwear, four
or five hats. i large quantity of canned
goods. three good watches, a brace of re-
V%olvcrs, and numerous other articles of
more or less value. No idea of who thu
thieves were has been obtained as yet.
but they are believed To be the same par
ties that bToEe into a bOX-car last night
and stole a quantity of -four.
Judge Harris attention has been occu-
pied yesterday and today in hearing the
case OF J. H. White vs.. AlmO Jensen, in
Which is involved the question as to
whether an owner OF unfenced. unculti-
va ed mountain can cOIect dam
g for trespass. There are a number OF
similar cases pending an dthis one is The
test case. Il viii not be concluded today.
h cases of J. II. White vs.. Preston
Blair. and J. H. White vs.. Preston Blair,
jr.. ct al. were. by consent, continued for
The term.
Mr.. Joseph Horton, an aged resident of
Smithfield and Il pioneer Of the county.
died last night and win be buried tomor-
George \. Hart. agcd Is. and Lulu Sven
son. u. 4 pair of ardent lovers from
Smithfeld secured Il license yesterday and
were united il marriage by Justice
Knowles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-26

NJ. i. SOWLES.
Guardians of the Persons and Estates OF
Said Minors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-26
Ogden Briefs.

F. w. Evans Of the who is Who?"
company is at the Reed.
The teachers of Weber county will
hold their semi-annual half-term meet
ing at the county commissioners Office
next Saturday from II o'clock d. N. to
l p. m.
President Mckinley, after hearing
Chaplain Lozier's entertainment, paid
a strong tribute to its truthful and
entertaining features. The same enter
tainment will be put on at the Metho-
dist church tonight.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
Matthew Burrell, aged %, and Miss
Roselthea Fuller, aged is. both OF
Eden; and to George e. Eggleston, aged
q, Of Ogden, and Margaret +. Simp-
son, aged 20, of Hooper.
Deputy Sheriff Bailey yesterday ar
rested r. S. Brooks, the, cattleman, for
embezzling about 5000. belonging to c.
H. Gcshting Of Nevada. Brooks
claims it is a malicious prosecution, and
readily gave bonds for his appearance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-26
Consult County Clerk or the Respect
i've Signers for Further Information

IN THE DISTRICT COURT. PROBATE
division, in and for Salt Lake county,
state of Utah. In the matter of the
estate of John Herman. deceased. Notice.
Tho petition of Lucia Tiernan, Austin
K. Tiernan, John r.. Herman and job H.
Woodman, praying for the admission to
probate of a certain document. purport-
ing to be the last will and testament
of John Tiernan, deceased, and for
the granting of letters testamentary TO
said petitioners. has been set for hearing
on Saturday, the fourth day of February,
\. D. 1899. at $3.50 O'Clock a. m, at the
county court house, in the court room of
said court, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
county, Utah
Witness the clerk of said court
(Seal.) with the seal thereof affixed, this
twenty-first day of January, A. D.
1899.
DAVID C. DUNBAR, Clerk.
BY GEORGE e.. BLAIR, Deputy Clerk.
w. G. Hall. Attorney.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-26
ROBERT CUNNINGHAM DEAD.
Early Settler and Respected Citizen
OF American Fork.
Especial CorresponGence.)

American Fork, Jan. 25.-Last night at
I:29 O'Clock Robert Cunningham. brother
of the bishops counselor, passed quietly
to the great beyond. after an illness Of
about three weeks, although he has been
ailirg considerably for over q year from
cancer of the stomach.
The deceased was born in Scotland in
September. 1894, residing there until he
came 10 American Fork. Utah, where he
arrived September 10. 1Se2. He was mar
rfed to Miss Ann Wilson. at Wildwood,
DunGermlne. Scotland. January -, 1854,
e;cht years before he ~eEaiSrated 10 this
country. Since arriving in this place lie
has proved to be an honest, economical
and industrious man and has accumulated
considerable property, plying a trowel as
a mason and as superintendent Of differ
ent mines. E,sides, he has been a kind
husband and good father, and has been
very prominent in religious and social
circles. He leaves besides 4 wife. 4
family Of seven children, James, Thomas.
Robert. George and Alexander Cunning
ham. and Mesdames Elizabeth Maxim n
Catherine Wrfgiey. ali OF whom are
grown and reside here.
The funeral viii be held today at l
d. NJ. in the local meeting house.