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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

These were chiefly OF the gilt and tinsel variety
decorative. perhaps. from not er-artistic.
gingerbread point of view, but highly obnoxious
10 many persons. and po. sessed with what good
housewives term the faculty Of Catching dust"
They were fragile and easily soiled. whether
they cost a few cents or many dollars and they
were likely to be labelled Merry Christmas"
Happy New Year or with the Seasons
Greeting" But their tribe has now almost dis
appeared. This year it was scarcely possible to
find such articles anywhere. and the manager
Of one Of the largest department stores, wnen
asked about the matter. confirmed the shoppers
impression that they had gone completely out
Of fashion.
"The Christmas trade now" he said, means
simply that we have much greater demand
than usual for our staple goods in all lines-the
same stock that We carry all the year round.
Very few articles are especially designed for the
holidays; We merely lay in much larger quanu-
ties of our regular goods. Of course II there
are any ntw styles in these. as there always are
every veal We take care to have them but
mean that there are few exclusively christmas
present articles intended only for that purpose.
The tendency toward giving useful things In
Stead Of trashy trines has been constantly in
creasins. until now ii is almost universal. You
See. store which includes as many depart
nents as this deals in enormous variety or
things. and 50 able to judge pretty well,
by comparing the reports from all our superln-
tendeais what particular lines Of goods have
been fayortes There has been an extraordi-
Iary Christmas sale for articles Of household
use and decoration Odd and pretty pieces or
furniture. such chairs. small tables and par
ior cabinets and stards. have been in great de-
Hsnd. So have rugs Of all kinds-Eastern or
uohesic, according to pee Pies pOcketbooks-
and lace lrtalns Really. the run uIon TINS
last department began II make the statesmen
'hink that all the windows in the city must
suddenly have been robbed OF their draperies in
pune mysterious way and left unprotected and
sass'S'iee Of Christmas gifts to cover them.
AHen 'here Was at least the usual rush at the
."'e' and cut-slass counters; those two
''"us d presents that never fail to be popular.
'A'e many people prefer them to articles less
snowy ana ornamental
!" Seems to me that l have mentioned most
''e departments that did a phenomenal bust
-" though have no doubt may have left
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

California has been for several weeks In an
astonishing hustle Of preparation for its Tour
nament of Roses. a great floral festival and
pageant held annually New Years Day.
From the Indications this season. the tourna-
ment will be more successful. in point Of size
and the variety and beauty Of its displays than
il has ever been. The parade will include every
type Of ordinary vehicle, deliberately decorated
with roses and other flowers. and there VIII he
tallv-hos chariots and specially designed hoatS
and cars in great numbers. 1t is believed that
the line of family carriages alone. adorned win
flowers and ribbons, will be half n mile long.
Enuestrian features of interest viii not be lack
ing and the turnout Of bicycles viii be re-
markably large one All the hotels. schools and
societies of the town expected To nave ex-
hihits More than fifty prizes will be presented
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

out some. for the holiday buying was exception
ally strong all over the establishment Oh yes;
the umbrellas and mackintoshes ought not TO
be forgotten. Thousands Of them were sold
during the few weeks before Christmas: we
could scarcely replerish our stock fast enough.
and if you visit those counters to-day you will
find very scanty array and not much variety
to choose from"
Inquiries at other prominent department
stores OF the CITY brought out substantially the
same answers as those given above In some
instances. OF course. other lines of goods
spoken Of as having been popular. but the
general verdict asserted the predomnance Of
the useful present. House coats, loungng robes
and other articles Of mems furnishings furs OF
all kinds. from costly jackets and capes to the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
BEGGARS' ACADEMIES IN JAPAN.
CHILDREN TAUGHT HOW TO EARN THEIR irV.
ING BY DOUBTFUL METHODS.

ING BY DOUBTFUL METHODS
From The London Globe.
. The Director Of the Foorhouse in Toxic pub
lished in the last number OF the japanese news
paper "Shakai Zasshi" interesting article
upon the lives and habits of the thieves and
beggars In the capital OF Japan. There are thses
classes Of children who grow up to become pfcs
fessional thieves or beggars. In the first place
are those orphans who have been abandoned BY
their parents or guardians. or who have run
away from them in order to escape harsh treat
ment, secondly, there are the children who are
abandoned by parents who lead a nomadic life:
and, lastly, there are the children OF those who
have been themselves beggars or thieves ali
their lives Naturally, the children of the last
class are very carefully educated by their par
ents in the art OF procuring their livelihood with
the least possible exertion, while the other chill
dren fall in time into the hands OF "profession-
ais" by whom they are duly initiated into the
arts of successful begging and theving. Dur
ing the period Of instruction these instructors
take the lions share OF their pupils efforts.
Many of these old instructors have acquired
such a reputation that they are literally run
after by eager pupils Some OF these pedasogue3
go so far rs to carry on regular Schools in
which instruction is given in the most system
attic manner. In these schools children under
five years OF age are taught how TO set TO work
To beg with the greatest chance of success. and
they often profit to such extent from their
lessons that il is uncommon thing for child
OF this age to support whole family by his
begging appeals
Until they ten or twelve years Of age chill,
dren allowed only TO beg; on reaching This
age they begin a careful course in thcving as {
fine art IL, however, they evnce no talent a,
their new work, then they must continue beg1
ging until their fifteenth year Such
EXCEPTIONS and the little vagabonds be-
come expert thieves Carrying their beggar's
sack. and armed with a long stick which has
been well smeared with birdlime. they sneak
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
ncrrI-L GIFTS IN FASHION.
.,,,,crNAs TRASH" NO LONGER FILLS
THE HOLIDAY COUNTERS.

.,- or THE sERvICEABLE ARTICLES MOST
poprrrAR THIS sEAsON-THE NEW YEARS
PRESENT HAS GONE
NJ The eve Of the experienced Christmas shop
,,are has been evident in the last few sea-
.o,s steady change in the character Of the
.,,,o,ss displayed with prominence in the holi-
.,v time A few years ago the counters OF all
.,o,es whica were accustomed to bid for the
lris,ras trade we're laden with a most bewil-
as,;rs assortment Of utterly useless objects
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

into the premises Of well-to-do people, so soon
as they think they unobserved they steal
cautiously to the windows and try to abstract
any small article that happens 20 lie within
reach Of their stick. After two or three years at
this work the youthful thieves are advanced TO
the task Of rining the well-illed pockets Of a
stranger; thus they proceed gradually from the
position Of beggar to that Of a skilled pick.
pocket. However. in Japan the terms are
Synonymous. for there Is scarcely any difference
between the hags-1rs and the thieves.
Ia Japan. elsewhere. there Is honor among
thieves. and the entire Thieves Colony In tho
capital Of Japan is governed by rules that are
vigorously enforced Their "Ccdex." or body OF
rules. prescrbes that the youngest beggars ana
thieves shall retain 10 per cent OF their earn.
ings pickpockets OF the second class retain from
80 To- 40 per cent. while the most sk.lful thieves
keep from 70 to 60 per cent of their 'earnngS'3
the greater part OF what then remains is erns
T.oyed In keeping the '"rhleveg' Academies" "
efficient working order.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

Of the stores make any display Of articles de-
signed to be given on that day. Indeed. the
week between Christmas and January is gen.
orally 50 well occupied with persons coming to
change duplicate gifts which they have received.
and with the arrangements In the stores for
bringing out the white goods and summer fab
RIGS. which they always start upon directly
after the holidays that New Years Day has
come to he a festival CON petely ignored In
mercantile as in social circles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

for excellence in the various classes Of tho
pageant. All along the line Of march the build
ings will be profusely decorated. and many
bands will supply music to enliven the gay pro-
cession. All classes Of society In Pasadena
even the richest and most exclusive-take an In
terest In the Tournament Of Roses and work for
It's success. with result that is creditable 70
the town and to the State.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
A MIDWINTER FLOWER FESTIVAL.

THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES AT PASADENA
The town Of Pasadena. well known as one
Of the most popular winter resorts OF Southern
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12
The Rendix Concert.

The initial concert of the series given
by the ogden Choral union took place
in the tabernacle at Ogden on Thurs
day night.
Max Bendix and his talented support
held the audience from the opening
passages of Rubinstein's etude until
the last note of Gounod's Ave Maria"
scared out in mighty volume and died
away, breaking the spell of two hours
duration. BendiX has seldom been
greeted by a more musical or enthusi-
astic audience. Every number was lis
tened to with rapt attention, and the
persistent demand for encores was
equaled only by the grace with which
the artists responded. Much had been
heard of the maSterful work of BendiX,
but few were prepared for such an eX-
hibition of talent and skill as he gave
them. His rendition of the 'Andante"
and Finale of "Mendelssohn's Con-
certo" was a revelation. His every
number was a delightful variance from
the other, and each demonstrated some
individual point of excellence.
Jenny Osborn possesses a magnificent
soprano voice. The aria from Saint
Saens' Sampson and Delilah" gave a
splendid opportunity for displaying its
quality and power but her complete
victory over the audience was achieved
in the rendition Of Gounod's Ave Ma
ria" Here the power of her voice had
full scope and as the pure rich tones
swelled out over the audience the uni
versal opinion was that Osborn is the
greatest soprano that has visited Og-
den.
Jeanne Scott is a pianist of consider
able ability. Her worth all through the
evening was highly commendable, and
her rendition of LISTS Twelfth Rhap-
sody" was received with great enthu-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12

Victoria, the latest result of his untir-
ing energy, and the least costly of all.
1t has been said of Oscar Hammerstein
that with his tenacity he could have
made his fortune on Wall street but
instead, and here is where his eccen-
tricity asserts itself. he has preferred
to sink his money in bricks and NOR
tar as fast as he has made it, and in
the intervals has composed comic operas
and Spectacles which some say helped
the bitter end along. AS has been DEM
onstrated over and over again in these
days of concentrated energy, q man
can't do a lot of things and do them all
well. So when Hammerstein first built,
then managed, several theatres at once,
including the Olympia, which is really
two theatres and a music hall under
one roof, people began to predict I'M
pleasant things. For not only did he
own and manage, but also composed
comic operas, librettos and all, and ar
ranged ballets and spectacles for pre-
sentation at Olympia. The only thing
he didn't do, was to write the criticisms
for these productions which were pre-
ciSely where the rub came in-for this
is where interference spoiled the game.
1t is said that the day after the mort
gage was foreclosed on Olympia, he
had made arrangements for the break
ing of ground on the site of the Vic
toria. Today he is once more a smiling
manager, and says that before he dies,
he intends to regain the fortune he has
lost. His tenacity would argue well
for his success, but the question is
whether he has allowed his experience
to teach him anything. 1t will be in
teresting to watch the career of the
Man Who Won't Be DoWned."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12
Decision Handed Down BY Judge
Hiles Yesterday.
DIVIDED AMONG CLAIMANTS
JOHN BECK AND HIS BUCKEYE
MINING STOCK.
Ed Rich Brings Suit Against the
S. F. Walker Estate to Recover
S14,4O1-W. P. Noble Sued For
a Heavy Doctors BILL. j. Daily
VS.. Henry Newell-Court Orders.

Judge Hiles yesterday handed down
his decision in the case of Frank C.
Moorehouse VS.. Simon Bamberger ct
al, involving the ownership of 1900
shares of the capital stock of the Oma-
ha Mining company.
The court found that as between
plaintiff and defendant Fugate, the
plaintiff, is the owner and entitled to
the 1890 shares of stock, but he is
estopped to assert his title thereto as
against the other defendants, who
dealt with the stock in escrow with
out knowledge of the contract to plain
tiff with F'ugate reserving the 1890
shares from the sale. The evidence
shows that Bamberger had contract
with Fugate for one-half of the stock
and profits which might accrue under
the option. He is, therefore, entitled
to 1880 shares of the 24,700, and, under
the decision of the supreme court, to
whatever other part of the 24,700 shares
might otherwise be found to belong to
Fugate.
The evidence shows that Gillespie,
between the 1st and 10th of October,
1896, entered into contract with Flu
gate, whereby it was agreed that he
should have one-third of the profits
which might be made by sale by Flu
provides that such profits shall be one
third of 10000 shares, more or less.
The court further found that Giles
pie is entitled to one-third of the 10000
shares and one-third of the $3.50 re-
ceived by Fugate from Walker and
one-third of the 1866 received by Fu-
gate of the purchase price of the stock
paid by Walker The defendant
Holmes, under his purchase, is entitled
to one-half of the 1850 shares. but he
is not entitled to an additional 5000
shares as against either Bamberger or
Gillespie. and the remainder of the
shares, 2.741 %, added to one-half of
the 27,300, belong to Bamberger, under
the decision of the supreme court.
The court further says that there
was a contract between Fugate and
Moorehouse, by which they were to
share one-half of the profits of the sale
of the option on the 179,300 shares of
stock, but the plaintiff has not declared
on that contract in his complaint, and.
therefore, no judgment can be passed
thereon in the present state of the
pleadingS. The contract of Bamberger
with his attorneys for one-sixth of the
shares of stock which might be recov-
cred for Fugate in the suit of Bamber-
ger VS.. Walker and others, does not
relate to these 24,700 shares, but to the
other or remainder of the liz, 800 shares
that were put UP in escrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12
District Court Orders.

Elizabeth NJ. Radcliffe VS.. Oscar NJ.
Hardy ct al; judgment and decree of
foreclosure for the plaintiff for So, PAP
and costs.
John Strickley ct al. VS.. Elmer Hill;
heretofore tried, now argued and sub
mitted.
Z. Is. Wicks VS.. J. L. Doyle; order to
show cause discharged.
John P. Cahoon ct al. VS.. B. e. West
ct al; motion for new trial overruled.
George J. Thomas VS.. w. S. Hender-
son; demurrer sustained and ten days
allowed to amend.
Alexander Mitchell vs. Fred A. Nash;
same order.
H. l.. Driver ct al. VS.. Salt Lake &
Ogden Gas &, Electric Light company;
defendant given five days to answer.
John Wall VS.. Niagara Milling &
Smelling company; bill of exceptions
settled
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12
S. F. WALKER ESTATE.
E. E. Rich Brings Suit to Recover
S14,4O1.64.

e. E. Rich has filed an action against
Mary Senter Walker, executrix of the
estate of S. F. Walker, deceased, to
recover S14,40164, alleged to be due to
the plaintiff from-a partnership alleged
to have existed between the plaintiff
and S. F. Walker. 1t is alleged in the
complaint that on Jan. l, 1891, the part
nership was orally formed, under the
firm name of the Saginaw Salt COM
pany, for the purpose of manufacturing
salt and developing natural gas fields.
The plaintiff, it is alleged, owned the
salt beds and natural gas fields, and
also the appliances and tools necessary
to carry on the business, which he val
ues at $6,766.T. From Jan. 1, 1891, to
Nov. 80, 1898, the plaintiff says, he ex-
pended, on account of the partnership,
a total of S2S,S03.2S over and above the
total receipts from the business, and
that there is now due him from Walker,
half that amount, viz: S14 401.64, for
which he demands judgment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12
DECISION AGAINST VETERANS.
Cannot Be Given Preference In BIat-
ter of Appointments.

Chicago, March 11.-Judge Gibbons
today declared that the act of the leg
islature in Illinois passed in 1895, giving
veterans of the civil war preferment
over other candidates in civil service
examinations, is void, because it gives
a special or exclusive privilege and be-
cause it is inconsistent with the basic
principles underlying the nature of our
institutions. John Maloney, candi-
date for the office of superintendent of
water meter mechanical department,
brought suit to review the acts of the
civil service board in giving the place
to Aaron L. Brown, veteran of the
Seventy-irst New York, whose exami-
nation average was thirteen points be-
low that of Maloney. An appeal was al
lowed to secure the final adjudication
in the supreme court
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12

A promise is held out to us that we
viii hear Melba and her company on
their return from the coast. No def
mite arrangements have been made as
yet, but Mr.. Stephens hopes to secure
them for possibly a. matinee and even
ing somewhere about the 9th of April
He hopes to have them give COM
piete performance instead of the con-
cert programmes which have been
given here on previous occasions. This
is something to look forward to, and it
is to be hoped that definite arrange
ments will be made in short time.
Those who know, say that the town
will not support regular opera per-
Torrance given in the Theatre, and it
is true that they are justified by past
experience. But now. when the people
are so much more generous in their
patronage of the Theatre than they
have been for some years, isn't it pos
sible that that would stand-even well
come-just little of it?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12
A LARGE Medical Bill.

James F. McKernon, physician and
surgeon of New York City, is suing w.
P. Noble to recover $685., balance of an
account for $1,7S5 for professional SER
vices rendered between Jan. l, 1897, and
July 1, 1898.
Josephine K. O'Leary, professional
nurse of New York City, is also suing
Mr.. Noble to recover $6S2.14, balance of
account for $1,132.14 for services rem
dered to Mr.. Noble from Feb. q, 1897,
to Ian g 1898
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12
Two Bank Failures.

San Luis Obispo, Cal, March 1.-THE
closing of the county bank was fol-
lowed today by the suspension of the
Commercial bank of this place The
liabilities of the County bank amount
to about $43S,000, and the assets are
placed at $650,00O The Commercial
bank paid out $4,000 in less than ten
minutes after opening today and these
certain indications of run on the con-
Germ caused tito close its doors
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12
LIST OE DON0Rs
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Superintendent Report For the
Month of February.

The report of the city superintendent
of schools for the month ending Feb. "a,
was issued yesterday and gives the fol-
lowing statistics:
Original entries for the month, boys,
81: girls, 81; total. "a. For the year, boys
$50; girls, 6,203; total. r. 113. BY transfer
for the month, 149, by transfer for the
year, 1852; by inter-transfer for month,
6,S9S; re-entries from past months 1926.
Belonging last report, 1858.
The following information has been COM
piled from the reports of principles COW
156 withdrawn by inter-transfer. G,SsS:
withdrawn other causes. 637; belonging at
date 1883; total enrolment for month,
II. 1S6; average number belonging, 10, i42;
average daily attendance. 9661.4; average
daily absence 1913; aggregate attendance
of all pupils in days, 1S3, $685.; cases of
hardness, 1870; not absent nor tardy,
9, III; per cent of attendance, 92.5; per cent
of punctuality 995; suspensions, 6; cor
poral punishment 25 cases of truancy, 20.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12
THE CITY'S HEALTH.
What Report For the Month of Feb
rJary Shows.

The report of the board of health for
February has been issued. The deaths
numbered IS as compared with 81 in Feb
ruary last year. The death rate per LOCO
was 6.51. In February, 1898, it was 1915.
The number of deaths from each cause
was as follows: Zymotic-la grippe, /;
malarial fever, l.; septicema, 2; scarlet
fever, l. Dietic-Alcoholism, l. Consti-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., l; cancer, L; phitthisis
fulmonalis. Z. Nervous-Apoplexy, 2: con-
Circulatory-Angina pectoris. /. Respira-
tory-Bronchitis, /; pneumonia, /; pneu-
monia broncho l. observation-disclosures
of liver. l; appendicitis. 2. Genito Urinary
-Nephritis, 1: uremic conea, g. Accidental
-Snowslide, 2. Old age, 3.
The births during the month are given
at IA, of which So were males and IS fe-
There were $50 cubic yards of matter
burned at the crematory during the
month
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY REPORT
GROWING POPULARITY OF THIS
INSTITUTION rs SHOWN.
Statistics For February-Books Pur-
chased and Loaned - avorites
With the Readers-Donors' List.

Librarian Annie E. Chapman's report
for the month of February is interesting
as showing the growing popularity of this
institution. A good many books are be-
ing added every week. and the library
promises fairly to bel something of which
all may feel proud.
The report follows:
Since my last report the catalogues of
the departments of philosophy, religion
and sociology have been completed. The
religious books have been pocketed and
labeled and, together with the catalogue,
are ready for the public use.
The 14th of February, the librarys first
anniversary, found us with a membership
of 5,2lS. During the year. 2,147 volumes
were added; 6O,442 books were loaned; 49,
III were used in the reference rooms /;
1926 volumes were catalogued. The esti-
an average of 3S4 per day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12
content with pay ranging from q
quarter to. seyenty-fve cents a night.

The DAILY management had a scare the
other night. An excited couple came
to the box office during the perform
ance and reported that a man was in
side looking for his wife, with the in
tention of killing her, as she had gone
to the theatre against his orders De-
tectives were sent for, and the excited
husband was found inside trying to To-
cate his disobedient spouse He was
quietly removed in a cab, and the i'm
promptu scene did not come off.