davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-31
roNsIDERING BILL.

House bill No. 81, by Bywater, amend
ing section 974 of The revised statutes,
SO as to authorize sheriffs to collect a
commission on. sales under execution
when the property is bid in by a. JUds-
nent creditor. came up on third read
ing and was passed by unanimous vote.
The report of the committee on Soun-
ties. recommending the rejection of
i,crse hin No. Il. by y. J. Harris, by
request, was taken up and adopted. The
bill nroDosed 10 make it optional with
comfy recorders certifying to abstracts
of title respecting judgments, taxes,
etc when the data is not kept IN the
recorders Office.
The report Of the committee on pub
lie health, recommending rejection Of
bouse bill No. =, by Fullmer, 20 pro-
bibit persons under the age of p years
from smoking tobacco, came up for
consideration. Seeing that the bill was
doomed to be slaughtered. further con-
sideration OF it vas postponed on re-
cuest os the author.
A motion was made to take house bill
No. s. by Richards, readjusti1g salaries
of the legislatures employees, from the
table but by a vote of 20 20 19 the CT
fort was unsuccessful.
on Shepard's request, house bill No. Z,
relating to practice in the supreme
roiIrt. was made the special order for
wednesday at D. m.
on recommendation of the committee
on counties, house bill No. 81, by
wheeler. relating to townsite entries,
WAS referred 10 the judiciary committee
ia mass upon questions of constitutional
law involved in the bill.
The committee on statistics recon-
mended the passage after slight amend
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-31

pure blood running in the veins, its
owner cannot be sick. He won't be
nervous either, and his food will agree
with him. His lungs will be strong, and
there will be no chance for consumption
to get footing. His head will be clear,
and there will be, within him, an ambi-
ton to work. Good health is such
simple thing so easy to have. DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is the
medicine that induces good health It
strengthens the stomach when weak,
purifes the blood, tones up the nerves,
Strengthens the lungs, and cures all dis
eases that, if neglected or badly treated,
end in consumption. 1t is a temperance
medicine-no alcohol or whisky in 1t.
It's protracted use does not create crav-
ing for intoxicants. If afflicted, better
write about your case to Dr. R. V. Pierce,
at Buffalo, n. Y. He charges no fee
for consultation by mail.
81 will forever thank YOU for advising me to
take DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
writes Mrs. Jas. Murphy, of Fonda, Pocahontas
Co., Iowa. " II has cured me of chronic scrotula
of twelve years standing. had doctored for the
trouble until I was completely discouraged
also had chronic diarrhea for twelve years. I
am IN good health now-better than ever was
in my life, owing to Dr. Pierce'S Golden Medi-
cal Discovery 1 took several bottles OF the
Discovery before stopped"
Take Dr.. Pierce's Pellets if you want to
be permanently cured of constipation
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-31
WEALTHY WOMAN SUICIDES.
Dependent Invalid Jumped Into the
Sea at Atlantic City.

Atlantic City, \. J., Jan. 3O.-Because
of continued failing health. Mrs. ]. NJ.
Meyers, a wealthy visitor from Pitts
burg, committed suicide by jumping
into the ocean from the end of Young 5
ocean pier about noon today. Mrs Mey-
ers, accompanied by her maid, went on
the pier shortly after u o'clock, walk
ing to the end of the structure. AS
they neared the end, Mrs. Meyer,
walked slightly in advance of her
maid. AS the latter's attention was
temporarily attracted in an opposite
direction, Mrs. Meyers climbed over
the railing and jumped into the sea
The maid called Justify for help. and
two policemen heard her cries. There
were no life lines or boats on the pier
to go to the assistance of the woman
and she was drowned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-31
The Senate Has Not Yet Taken the
Fast Pace.
HOUSE WORKING. ON BILLS
THE TERROR TO SHEEP AND
CATTLE RUSTLERS REPAsSED.
Mrs. Horne Makes Her Maiden
Speech Shepard Introduces Three
Bills of Interest to Lawyers-A
Measure to. Tighten Restrictions
On Small Banks.

The house of representatives set
lively pace again yesterday for the SEN
ate to follow, but the upper branch Of
the legislature failed to emulate the
worthy example. The house is endeay-
oring to get down to the business in
hand. with the result probably that
later on the senate VIII undo much Of
what the representatives, viii labor so
hard to achieve.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-31
LEXOwING ST. LOUIS.
Proof of Boodling Found By the Leg
islative Committee.

1Sl1SlNS OOlllIIllIJGG.
st. Louis, Jan. 30.-When the senate
Lexow investigating committee recon-
vened today, the taking of testimony
as to Irregularities in connection with
the city boiler inspectors office was
resumed. y number of witnesses were
examined, and their testimony all
went 70 show that money had been paid
the board of examiners for engineers
licenses. The most sensational testi-
mOny offered was that of Charles
bearing. an engineer. who said he paid
H. II. Philper, a member of the board
of examiners, $50 for an engineers Ii
cense. He said he secured the license
without an examination, and that Boil
err Inspector Price was present when
the deal was made.
Wilson Mueller, another witness,
testified that he had paid Philper So
for an engineers license.
Another witness, julius BOehmer.
testified that a number of men known
to him secured engineer licenses by
paying the examining board for them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-31
HOUSE BUSY WITH BILLS.
The Sheep and Cattle Thieves Terror
Again Passed By q Majority.


Again Passed By q Majority.
a large portion of yesterdays house
session was devoted to the repassage
of house bill No. 6, which went through
last Thursday by a vote Of % to IL On
its repassage yesterday the vote stood
% in the affirmative to 10 in the mega
tive The bill as passed both times
proposes 10 make the stealing Of calf,
sheep or other range or farm animal,
no matter what its age or value, grand
larceny, and punishable as sucl-thaJ
is. Imprisonment in the penitentlary
for any period from one to ten years
As the law now reads, the theft of $50
worth or more of live stock or sheep
constitutes grand larceny.
Representative y. J. Harris secured
a reconsideration of the vote by which
the bill passed in the first instance, and
Immediately after offered an amend
ment, making the penalty lmprlson-
ment for any period under ten years,
thus allowing a minimum sentence in
convictions attended with mitigating
circumstances. The amendment was
lost by vote of i TO %.
Richards then proposed to strike out
the words sheep. calf or jack" but
the motion failed-12 to p.
Harris motion TO eliminate the word
sheer" shared the same fate-lS to p.
unreasonable to send a man who had
stolen a sheep worth s. TO So TO the
penitenuary FOR a year.
Mansfield, Parry, Robinson, Robert
son, O'NeiI. Stewart, Sorenson and
WeIch explained the difficulty Of iden-
tifying stolen animals after the brands
had been changed, and pleaded that a
law such as the bill intended to enact
is sorely needed in the outlying cOun-
ties to strike terror to the professional
cattle and sheep thieves, VINO are rap
idly depicting the herds and fiocks Of
the settlers.
The bill seemed in imminent danger
of defeat. when Mrs. Horne took the
floor and delivered short but conVinc-
ing speech in favor OF the bill. She
smoke as one who had spent her girl
hood days on a ranch, and knew the
pecuiar conditions on the frontier and
the relief that would come TO the set
Hers by the enactment of the bill into
law.
The passage of the bill was then an
nounced by vote of % TO 10. The vote
stood:
Representative Bennion, By
water. Bramwe1. Clyde Crosby, For
man. Fullmer. Greenwood. Hansen, c.
Il. Harris. Hohngren, Horne. Jackson,
Johnson, Larsen, Mansfield, McQuar1ie,
Miller. Murdoch, O'Neil, Parry, Redd,
Robinson, Roylance, Robertson, Smith,
Sorenson. Stewart, Welch-29
Noes-Betts. Cook. Cummings, y. J.
Harris. IVers, Lapish, Law, Richards,
Sbepard. Wheeler-l0
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-31
Your Best Interests

will be served by making sure of
health. It will be a loss of time and
money to be stricken with serious ill
ness. Take Hoods Sarsaparilla and
p,lrifv your blood. IN this way all
germs of disease will be expelled, sick
ness and suffering will be avoided, and
your health viii be preserved. Isn't
this a wise course?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-31
WASH FABRICS.

In this Sale we are placing a very
large shipment of new goods, all
styles of 1899, and desiring to make
quick returns we have marked them
down to figures never before equalled.
Having purchased large quantities
direct from the manufacturers, we
are able to distance all competitors
in selling new goods at low prices
We have not room to list the differ
ent classes of materials here, but
must be content with general men
ton. Neither can we enumerate in
detail the bargain prices; you can
see them with the goods. We can
only give few samples, and remind
you that in this Wash Goods Sale the
discount varies all the way down to
half the regular cash price in Cor
dettes, Mousseline Satin-Raye, Stan
dard Madras, Imperial Dotted Swiss
Mule, Everett Classics. Aberfoyle
$50 Novelty, Empress Cords, Oxford
Suitings, Mousseline de Sole, Victo-
ria Zephyr, Japan Madras, Silk
Wefts, English Satin Twills, Sunny
side Batiste, MeadowbroCk Dimity,
Corded Novelties, Lochinvar Dimity,
etc. And in WHITE GOODS, Yelts,
Piques, Dimities, Lawns, Linens,
Marseilles, Swisses, Mulls, etc., in
endless variety.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-31
Volcanic Eruptions

Are grand. but Skin Eruptions rob life
of low Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures
them, also Old Running ami Fever
Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felon5, Corns,
Warts, Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Scaids,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains. Eest Pile
cure on earth. Drives out Pains and
Aches. Only % cents a box. Gu. e
guaranteed. Sold by Z. C. NJ. l. drug
department.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-31

Hoods Pills are the only pills to take
with Hoods Sarsaparilla. Price, %
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-31

Great Four Days Sale at 2. C. M. l.,
Commencing Wednesday. Feb. /, OF
new wash goods and outing fannels.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-31
GRAY HAIR,

Some people do whole lot of worry
ing when a few gray hairs make their
appearance. They pick them out care
fully, use all sorts Of hair tonics, and in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-31

, time. If they
Y as much atten-
the stomach as
hair, they would
letter Judgment.
they would get
t the starting
point of the
t things that
make people
look old. IF
the stomach
Il works well,
III the blood will
I naturally be
Dure With
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-31
CARRIERS OPPOSITION

Mr. Carter of Montana, discussing
not only the resolutions offered by Mr.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-22
BIG SLAUGHTER OF
COLUMBIAN REBELS
ONE THOUSAND ARE KILLED
Battle Between lnsurgent and Gov
ernment Forces Result In an Over
whclming Victory for the Latter.

NEW YORK, Nov 2l--A dispatch to
the Herald from Panama says:
Official advices from Bogota dated
Nov. Is reports that terrible battle
between the government forces and
the revoluuonsts was fought near Buc-
aramanga. capital Of the department
OF Santander, in which the government
forces were victorious.
1t Is stated that the battle lasted two
days ending at noon ON Nov. 10,
More than 1000 rebels were killed and
2,e0G wounded.
About 10000 men on both sides were
engaged in the fight, General Tribe
and General Juan Francisco Gomez,
prominent leaders Of the revolutionists.
were wounded and It Is reported that
General Pablo Emilio WALLER was killed.
On the government side General Pena
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-22

about the things which most closely con
cern her future happiness, If she is sub
ject to any weakness Of the delicate, spe-
cial organism of womanhood, make It your
business to see that this is properly cor
rected, and that she starts upon woman
hoods career with full womanly strength
and capacity. She will bless you for 1t all
her life
There is no need of examinations and
"local applications" Sound professional
advice may be obtained free Of charge, by
writing to DR. K. V. Pierce, chief consulting
physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Surg
ical Institute, of Buffalo, N. Y, whose
thirty years occupancy of this position
has made him recognized among the most
eminent of living specialists in the treat
ment of womau's diseases.
Every case submitted to him by mail re-
ceives careful consideration. Efficient and
inexpensive home-treatment is prescribed
whereby dsl;cate, feminine complaints may
be promptly alleviated and cured. DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription is the only
proprietary medicine in the world designed
FOR this special purpose by regular physi-
eian-an educated. experienced expert
Miss Cora l.. Russell, Of Leemont, Accomae Co,
Va in n letter to Dr. Piercr s'ys; From April,
1890, uutil the following 'er, suffered Sc
Verelv from painful men tion. For about
twelve hours before the appearance otthe menses
would feel Ciddy, have severe headache, pain
In INV hack, in fact Y felt as II every bone In my
body was hreaEirg. Nothing did me any good.
wrote to Dr. Pierce and he recommended his
Favorite Prescription and after using three
bottles of it am glad to say am cured"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-22
SANTA FE EXTENSION.
Supposed 10 be- Reaching out For New
Territory In California.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. si,--The Ex-
lmnrr says;
The santa M Railroad is reaching
on. FOR the trade for the Northern coast
VI California, II has recently bonded
the KOlamaih Railroad. the Belt Line
about Eureka harbor and immense
tracts Of timber land
In possessing the Klamath road sS
miles IN length md the new harbor belt
line. the Santa ~ obtains control Of
the entire water front Of Eureka, Il is
understood ,hat Negotiations have been
effected with the Donohue road, now
completed from Tburcn To Ukiah.
Whereby In the near future that rcad
win be extended to Eureka and santa
Christa
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-22
i'You OweIttO Her."

If you are the
mother of a young
girl who is Gp.
preaching I h e
time when girl
hood merges into
womanhood do
not hesitate to
speak freely and
frankly with hei
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-22
SHOULD COME To OREGON.
Washington Timbermln Wants to go
To Canada cor Logs

TACOMA Nov. 24-Congresman
Joseph W. Foriney, Of Saginaw, Mich.
who, with the Boeing estate of De-
troit. Mich, owns $4,000 acres OF timber
near Grnys Harbor and about 5000
acres Of redwood forest in Humbolt
county, cal, discussed political ques-
tiun OF interest to lumber men gem
orally while her today,
He says h. hopes congress at its
coming session will take steps to in
duce the Canadian government To les
sen, its retaliatoY measures against
American lumbarmen. Logs are free
OF duty, but the Canadians require
American owners OF Canadian timber
to pledge themselves to manufacture
Canadian logs into lumber in that
country, as condition of licensing
timber to them. There is a tariff Of
50 on lumber,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-22

Solauo Pillemizlr and General Fernan-
dez We're wounded,
Thp regiments commanded by Gener-
ais Holguin and Lujan are reported 10
have occupied Bucaramangaon Nov. Is.
Tn" place had been held by the rcvo-
luuonists since the civil war ot a month
ago.
The Manavia, an English steamer
arrived here yesterday with 900 recruits
from Buena Ventura About 400 more
recruits arc expected soon and on their
arrival all will procced to the Atlantic
coast. the movement beginning next
month
No news has yet been received from
Tumaco
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-22
Rapid Progress Made In Reforming
and ClvIllzlng This Distant Pos
session of Uncle Sam.
NATIVES KINDLY DISPOSED
Natural Wealth OF the Island is Great
AMI the Inhabitants arc Being
Taught to Develop It's Resources

NEW YORK, Nov, "a a special to
the Tribun" from Washington says:
Governor Lcary, Of Guam or The
Isle of Gum" az It Is called on the
official gubcrnatornl WEl h having
novel experiences FOR an American ln
an altogether unique community. but
the infrcqucncy or communication with
the outside world permits little lnfor-
nation to reach Washington regarding
this Innovation In colonial establish.
mcnts and the little that docs come Ia
promptly filed away In the secret ar
chlvcs Of the navy department ns II II
were the adopted policy TO starve out
the curiosity that exists regarding af-
falrs there.
one report. dated October II, gives a
tclsc resume Of affairs In the captains
dominion since the last mail II shows
that the islanders ara lnordlnately
lazy, having acquired the habits OF
their ancestors OF raising such crops
as viii keep their bodies and souls to-
gether ana that they cannot b. easily
induced to value money or exercise
their earning power with a minimum
OF eXcrtIon, they are satisfied II they
do not starve The whole island IL full
Of examples Of neglected opportunities
which are 30 distasteful to Americans.
The governor has set out TO bring
the people Of Guam to realization
Of the natural wealth Of the island and
to make all under his Jurisdiction as
productive as possible. He tells the
navy department that he does not want
any more marines sent to him, as he
cannot provide food for them and does
not need them for his defense as he
has nothing to fear from the natives.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-22

Iir brgu. however. for mor' officers 10
asns, him In carrying out his plans
FOR improving the condition NJ tbs
population iIc says he wants an icr
machine. none of ia" water on The Isl.
and being ~ prpp'r temperature. II,
has Established the rcai of government
at Agnna. ak miles frum Port Louis
D'Apras and over this distance his
men have had tn haul all the materials
FOR the buildings they ar erecting ~
we'll aa all supplies.
nut the interesting Part ~ the W.
rort relates TO the reforms begun, of
which the governor says,
Having disposed Of thc priests,
rapid progNSs viii b. made and no
further resistance win be encountered "
lie explains the two ORDERS which
were printed In English in the custom.
AIRY official form on the first English
printing press In the lslands and dis.
trIhutcd broadcast The first of these
Is calculated to compel each adult to
contribute to the support Of the gov
ernmcnt ny engaging in food pro'luc-
ton This order WAS dated O,S l.
and requires nll who have no trade TO
plant cereals. vegetables, etc, under
more or Less severe penalties. II is
stipulated that each citizen shall have
at least twelve hens and one COW and
continue In poss 'ssion of them indeh-
nitcly, They must bring eggs, chickens
and vegetables to sell to the governors
house and to the barracks at stated
intervals and they must pay their taxes
and discharge other indebtedness,
The other order Issued Sept Is, was
more radical II demands that con-
cubInage, which was generally all over
the islands, shall stop Immediately. In
this order Governor Leary moralzes as
follows to the natives:
The existing custom Of raising fam
HES Of lllegItimate children is repu-
slve to ideas Of decency. antagonistic
to moral advancement, Incompatible
with the generally recognized customs
OF civilized society. u violation Of the
accepted principles of Christianity and
n most degrading injustice to the in
nocent offspring, who Is not response
BILE for the conditions of his unfortu-
nate existence.
The governor In conclusion, com
manded immediate wedlock Tor the
whole adult population and made the
license and civil ceremony free until
Nov. 8. As a result, the officers in
charge Of licenses and marriages We're
worked half to death until nearly
everybody ON the island was legally
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-22
OIL GOING UP.
Standard OIL Company Takes Another
Reef in the Consumers Moose,

CHICAGO, Nov. 2l.-The Tribune
says
The Standard oil Company yesterday
advanced the price of crude petroleum
two cents In the Pennsylvania field and
one cent in the Lima field, making the
quotation for the Pennsylvania product
$1.5S per barrel and for Ohio SiO7,
The advance was the latest of SER
les extending over a period of three
months, during which time the Stand
ard has increased the price nearly 40
cents a barrel. The present prices are
the highest in four years. Throughout
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-22
FamSwOth-Hera|d Tailoring Company s4a=ss:s

the oil fields it is believed higher figures
will be reached.
The advancing market has stipulated
"wildcattingo as the drilling of test
wells In new territory is called. All
over the regions Of the West Virginia,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana sup
posed to be oil bearing hundreds Of
wells are being put in.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-22
BIG ORIENTAL CARGO.
Puget Sound Continues 10 Grow in
Commerce al Origins Expense.

TACOMA Nov. 2l.-The North Amer
lean Mail Steamship Company's
steamer Saint Irene, one Of the new
fleet nf six vessels chartered by the
company, leaves today with a cargo Of
1000 tons for China and Japan Cotton
forms the principal part Of her cargo.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-22

married There was rush 10 obey
the order and In fact, the people have
shown disposition TO be obcdient Ca
any suggestion from their governor