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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
$1,000 IN LITTLE BOTTLE.
Hard Work and Expense In the Con-
tents of Tiny Half Pint Flask.
New York World

The contents of that little bottle, -
said leading contractor of New York.
holding up a small half-pint flask. cost
our firm $1,000. 1t is the most expensive
article we have in stock
The bottle had about an inch and a
half of sand in the bottom and above
that about an inch of dirty water As
one turned the bottle the only thing no.
ticeable about the sand was its marvel
Gus limpidity. IL ran hither and thither
like quicksilver.
Yes. continued the contractor, that
Is quicksand, the bane of contractors
whose work takes them underground
We got that article at a depth of 49,
feet in one of the southern state. The
bed of sand out of which il came swal-
lowed up our entire plant Of tools and we
had our work for nothing, for we had to
abandon the job.
We were sinking well and We're just
out 5000. and that little bottle of sand
and muddy water is all we have TO show
We think good deal of the bottle.
Nobody Will believe the tenacity of
quicksand unless he has had experience
with IL. Once Ii seiZes anything, that
thing has got TO 90 down. II drags il be-
low with a tenacity of grip no force one
can bring 10 bear from the surface can
counteract The tool or whatever the
sand has in its clutches. goes down.
down, down, and If one hangs on long
enough with any mechanical continuance,
that cOntrlNance Will go down, TOO. Ihere
is no such thing as resisting this myster-
ious, unseen force.
Nobody has been able to account for
quicksands. There is no such thing as
calculating their presence or absence in
any locality. They are found everywhere,
with no surface indications of their pres
ence. Manhattan island, rocky and hillv
as il is. is full of them. They will have
TO be counted on in the construction of
the underground road.
I know one contractor in a small way
who was financially ruined by them. He
had a contract 10 drive twelve piles in
Pearl street. He drove 124 before he cot
his twelfth 10 stick. 1t was night when
he finished his job and he told the en-
gineer he would be happy to have him
inspect the job in the morning. When
the engineer got there there wasn't a
pile in sight. The quicksand had got its
finger-tips on the ends of the piles and
had drawn them dow. Those l2i piles are
still underground somewhere. Maybe
they, are sinking yet. for sometimes the
depths OF The watery sandbeds are IN
fathomable."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
MEETING OF UTAH PRESBYTERY
MINISTERS ATTENDED FROM
OVER THE STATE.
Continuation of the Meeting of Last
ADMINISTRATION of Springville
Pastor Arranged For.

A special meeting of the Utah pres
bytery was held at the Westminster
church yesterday afternoon. All but
four of the Presbyterian ministers of
the state were present The meeting
was really continuation of the regu-
lar session held during April.
Rev. George Bailey of the Westmin-
ster church was moderator, and Rev.
o. S. Wilson of Menden was secretary.
There were no matters of large impor-
lance considered. Rev. r. c. Bailey of
Holden, Mo-, who had been called to the
church at Springville, was officially
presented with the call and arrange
ments were made for his installation on
June Is. Rev. George Bailey will preach
the sermon and PROFOUND constitutional
questions to the new pastor. Rev. The
odore Lee of Spanish Fork will charge
the pastor, and Rev. H. H. McCreery
of Mount Pleasant will deliver the
charge to the people.
Rev. H. II. McCreery was chosen as
pastor at large to work in the state
under the direction of the home mis-
sion committee. Last evening, at a
meeting at the collegiate institute, H.
H. Davis of Kaysville, an applicant for
licenSure, was examined and later on a
meeting was conducted by Rev. Mr..
Thompson of New York, secretary of
the board of home missions.
There were present at the session.:
DR.. S. E. Wishard, Ogden; Rev. n. e.
Clemenson, Logan; d. S. Wilson, Men
den; P. f. Bohback, Hyrum; y. T. Ran
kin, D. D., Brigham City; H. H. Davis,
Kaysville; William Paden, D. D., r. G..
McNiece, D. D., Josiah McClain, George
Bailey, F. L. Arnold, Salt Lake; R. C.
Bailey. Springville; Theodore Lee,
Spanish Fork; II. II. McCreery, Mount
Pleasant; John Wilson, Nephi; James
H. Meter, Richfield; William r. Camp
bell, Salt Lake; p. T. Howard, Pay
son; James Byers, Ogden, and Elders
David Howe, Benjamin; Robert Mil
Ter, Springville; Mr.. Clough, Kaysville;
Sam Williams, Salt Lake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
The Sex of a Street Car.
youths Companion.)

Grammarians-and punsters-will be in
terested in a little dialogue which is said
to have passed in Washington between
ST majors Vest. Quay and Penrose while
they waited near the capitol for a street
car. TIE car swung around a curve a
few blocks above.
''Ah. there she comes! cried Senator
PenroSe.
Senator Quay quickly corrected him.
You are wrong" he said. THE proper
wAv to put 1t is. There 1t comes
well" laughed Senator Vest. that
lust shows how easy it is for intelligent
men to make a mistake. You are both
wrong You ought to say. There he
comes
The car was close to them by this tiT.e
and his companions saw that Senator
Yes. was risht. 1t was mail car.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
DETECTIVE sEAvEY TALKS.
Believes Highwaymen Were Experts
ar the business


W. S. Seavey, general agent for the
Thiel Detective Service company of
Denver. who was a passenger on sec
ton of train No. 1. was seen at the
Cullen last night, and told the story
of the holdup.
Mr.. Seavey noted first the manner in
which the train was signaled, and gave
it as his opinion that the deed was the
work of men thoroughly acquainted
with railroad maneuvering. The actual
work of dynamiting, he said, was I'M
doubtedly the work of experts, and al
though Mr.. Seavey has a firm belief as
to just who did it, he did not feel that
he could at present reveal the identity
of his suspects.
Mr.. Seavey further stated that the
robbers seemed to have the impression
that section would contain as pas
sengers two carloads of soldiers, and
if this had been the case, a pretty fair
scrap would have been their portion.
But in this they reckoned incorrectly,
as there were no soldiers on the train.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
HUNT FOR THE BANDITS.
Rail oad, Express and County Off
GERS Join In the Chase.
Especial TO The Herald.)

Cheyenne, Wyo., June "A large
party of Union Pacific railway and Pa
cific Express company officials passed
through here tonight en- route to Rock
Creek, near which place last night
westbound flyer was held up. They
were accompanied by Chief Canada of
the Union Pacific secret service and a
large number of detectives. Plans have
been formed to wage war on the BAN
dts, and the country will be gone over
carefully to find the perpetrators of
the Rock Greek holdup.
AT l o'clock in the morning Sheriff
Shaver of this county viii leave in a
special train over the Cheyenne ~
Northern with u posse for the northern
part of the county, TO intercept the
bandits, who it is believed, are beaded
for the 'Hole-in-tde -Wair' country.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
He Was There.
Chicago News.)

She sighed. as girls will sometimes, and
Thea said:
There are moments when / feel as If
l would hesitate even if the best man in
the world asked me TO marry him.
..Olivia" he cried, you must be a mind
reader / was just thinking of asking
you TO be mine.
Four seconds later she reluctantly prom
ised that she would name an early day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
An Unjustifed Suspicion.
(Chlcago News.l

Mrs. Biimbers-My husband was aw
fully angry yesterday Our girl got hold
Of his razor and tried to rip some carpets
with il. She took the edge off terribly.
Mrs. Naundsiey--Does your husband
shave fimsclf2
Mrs. Bilnibers-ch. yes; every morning.
Mrs. MeUpdsley-I'm awfully glad To
know II. Some OF the neighbors have
suspected that you were RESPONSIBLE for
the horrible condition of his face. and /
have egef, been advised not to associate
with ycu OF account Of Il. Now ] shall
bz able to explain that your fingernails
are not At fault
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
REWARD FOR ROBBERS.
Union Pacific Offers 81, 900 for Their
Capture.

General Agent Clay of the Union Pa
cific last evening received the following
message:
Cheyenne, June "A reward of
$1,000 has been offered for the capture,
dead or alive, of every person engaged
in the holdup of train No. last night,
near Rock Creek, provided necessary in
formation for conviction is furnished.
Give this general circulation.
(Signed) '.E. c. HARRIS,
Superintendent"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
New York, 10: Louisville. 12.

New York, June I'm badly played
game today the Giants won out in the
last inning, aided by base on balls to
Van Haltren, a double by Wilson and
singles by Grady and Gleason. Hart
man was put out of the game in the
second inning for kicking. Attendance.
700. Score:
r. H. e.
New York -. =. ............ IS Is II
Louisville ...-.... II II
Batteries-Doheny and Grady; Cum
ningham, MCGEE and Kittridge.
Umpires-Gaffney and Andrews.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
I Doubt.

NOulCdSO -NcWSJ
Little Elmer-Pa. we had to learn about
Moliere in school today.
Pa-Moliere? Who's he?
Little Elmer-Why. don't you know? He
was great French play writer.
Pal guess it's a mistake about him
bein great l hain't never heard about
no Chicago man who wrote his plays for
him
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
|AD|TS HELD THE TRAIN UP
Continued from page ID

Won dropping cowboy hat, canvass leg
gina !, black leather shoes, brown over
allsl with corduroy pants. Had light
owed boat of medium length. Voice had
a d1tinct nasal twang. Had carbine
with long wooden stock.
Sill h man, about five feet eight or
nine tinches tall. weight, about $50
poul& is; had stubby sandy beard.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
What Some of Them Should Do.

From the point of view of an anti-ex-
pansionist" said the man who is ag in
everythin. what would you advised"
II would advise that you all take meas
ures TO find out what you are talking
abort" answered the man who had be-
come weary OF hearing men rail against
the policies never really adopted
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
Clevelands Led Until Latter Part of
the Game, and It Looked Their
Game for Awhile.
Standing of Clubs.
Per
Brooklyn, II; Cleveland, 10.

New York, June 2.-The Brooklyns
won today's game by a rally in the
eighth Up to that Cleveland led by
ten to three, with Carsey pitching won
derful ball. Then he let down, and
after giving two bases on balls, and
being hit safely. three times, Hughey
was substituted He proved equally
wild. Brooklyn tailed seven runs off
four hits. and tied the score. winning
out in the ninth. The tail-enders
knocked Kennedy out of the box in two
innings. Attendance. 2.400. Score:
r. H. +.
Proolxlvn Il IL 4
cleveland .. 10 IS
overwhelmingly, Yeager and Far
rell: Carsey, Hughey and thinner.
UmpireS-Lynch and Connolly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
A Rational Explanation.
Chicago Record

(Chicago RecOrd.)
Ibid that woman give any reason fe'
suicide?
Yes. yer honor
s-Xhat was IL,
..sho says she wanted to kill herself"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
Pittsburg
Dhiladalnl1
Boston. 6; Cincinnati, 4.

Boston, June brilliant playing on
the part of Boston won the game today
from Cincinnati, 6 to 4. The special
features were Longs fielding, Collins
two home runs, three fast double plays
by Bostons infield and Clarks work
behind the bat; also Beckley's batting
for the visitors. Attendance. loo.
Score:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
For Free Homes.

The free homes resolution declares:
Whereas, The policy of free homes
for American citizens has received more
unanimous endorsement from the citi-
zens of this country than any ether
measure before the American people;
and
Whereas, Congress has failed to
recognize this endorsement; be it
Resolved, That we request, in behalf
of the pioneers, home-builders and ma
tion-suppOrters, that recommendation
be included in the next message to con-
gress.'
Another resolution asks for the open
ing of the Kiowa, COmanche and
Apache lands in Oklahoma, $500, 900
acres. On freight discrimination the
congress resolved:
The rates on wheat and corn and the
manufactures thereof, should be made
the same per 100 pounds and if a differ
ence in the rates now exist between
these and other commodities in the raw
material and the manufactured articles
from that raw material, the interstate
commerce committee shall be requested
to have all such differentials removed
as soon as pOsSible"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
How He Got Her.
lChicago Posi-.

Here's a case of a man who went to
law ir order to get the girl he loved away
from her parents
Took out writ of attachment. sup
pose"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
Baltimore, 4; Chicago, 2.

Baltimore, June 2.-Kitson had Gala
han beaten to a standstill in a pitch
ers' contest at Union park this after
noon. At times the Chicago man was
brilliant. but got himself in hole in
the fourth, when four singles and La
Chances triple batted out the Orioles
fourth successive victory. Keisters
fielding was remarkably fast. Attend
ance, 1888. Score:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
The Irrigation Scheme.

The irrigation resolutions include rec
concentrations FOR the continuance of
reservoir construction by the govern
ment, and a stringent system of forest
preservation. The main clauses ask:
CessiOn Of public lands to states and
territories on conditions requiring &C.
cupatiOn by actual settlers and eXclrde
private monopoly; leasing grazing
lands to actual settlers on contiguous
lands; extension d the Carey act 10 all
states and territories; that the right to
water go with land reclaimed.
Houston was tonight selected as the
next place IF meeting.
Tom Richardson, secretary OF the
Houston Business league, was elected
secretary. During the morning session
d. c. Lewis Of Oklahoma addressed the
congress oil Statehood" and Is. X
Ewing Of Houston read a paper on
Gulf Outlet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03

where it decreases to $50 feet and re-
pains at that width throughout the re-
Aainder of its length The depth of
tie canal estimated upon is thirty feet
Il oughout.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
St. Louis. Z: Washington, 2.

Washington, June 2.-Cy Young had
the Senators beaten TO a standstill to-
day. while Dineen was raped fire.
quently. The visitors playing was not
as fast as was to be expected from a
club out after the pennant- Attend
ance, 1,0O0 Score:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
Warm Debate Over Irrigation at
Trans-MiSsissippi Congress
POLICY OF FREE HOMES
CONGRESS ASKED TO ACT IN BE-
HALF OF AMERICANS.
Recommended the Opening to Settle
ment of the Kiowa, Comanche. and
Apache Lands In Oklahoma,
100000 Acres-FreiSht Dis
elimination Is Denounced.

Wichita, Kan, June 2.-This was
resolutions day for the trans Missis-
sippi congress. Debate waxed warm,
but never acrimonious over the recon-
mendations to be urged upon congress
relative to federal aid to the tate ir-
rigation projects, subsidies for mer-
chant marine and grain freight rate
discrimination by railway lines as be-
tween domestic shipments and ship
ments for export.
The congress adopted resolutions IA
yoring arid land cession to states and
federal subsidies to merchant marine
and denouncing preference in rates to
grain for export.
Ringing resolutions were adopted en-
dorsing the Louisiana Purchase fair
and urging favorable congressional ac-
ton upon the S., 900 congressional
loan feature of the plan to raise the
desired $15, 000, 900 fair fund.
The congress endorsed free homes"
and the opening of Indian reservation
lands; statehood for all the territories;
establishment of two cabinet offices,
mines and mining, and commerce and
Industrial; establishing of national
academy for training consular officers,
taking their appointment out of poll
tics.
A pan was dOOplGQ lOOhluS 10 d per
manent organization on the providing
of d fund for expenses of the congress
by admitting to membership any per-
son in trans Mississippi territory on
payment of annual fee of So.
Fight on Irrigation.
In the resolutions committee, inter-
est centered in the stubborn fight on
the irrigation resolutions. The issue
was squarely made between those who
urged that the Mississippi con-
gress wholly endorse the policy of the
national irrigation congress, advocat-
ing federal storage reservoirs and the
leasing of the public grazing lands by
the states without cession, as against
those who advocated the absolute and
unconditional ceSsion of all the public
lands to the states and territories. At
ter a long and stubborn fight between
Governor Murphy of Arizona, support
ed by the members of the committee
from Colorado and Kansas, who IA
vored the state cession scheme and
George H. Maxwell of California, aided
by l. d. ODonnell of Montana and
Colonel II. B. MaXson of Nevada, rep
reSenting the national irrigation con-
gress, an agreement was reached in the
committee unqualifiedly endorsing the
resolutions and policy of the national
irrigation congress. These resolutions
were adopted by the entire TRANSMITS
sissippi congress without dissenting
voice
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
aShington
Philadelphia, 4; Pittsburg, 3.

Philadelphia. Pa, June with the
score tied in the ninth, La Joie won
the game for the Phillies by batting
out a home run. Attendance, 2,OS3.
Score:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-13
kARAANEA

at KanoIi DO
Panof and urthe
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-22
EARLY CAMPAIGN TRUNDER.

In last weeks Advocate and News Rep
resentative Henley's statement as to leg
islative appropriations slipped through
without comment. He gave the deficiency
appropriation as $444,OOO, saying that it
should have been appropriated by the leg
islature of 1897. In reality the sum was
about $4,000, and the politicians trick OF
making it 100000 more was not at all out
of the usual order of things-mere bagatelle
To what you will hear next year.
1t is probable that this deficiency busi-
ness will be banded about to a disgusting
extent in the next campaign. AS matter
O; fact neither side has anything to talk
about. The appropriation was vicious prac-
tice as far as the POpulists were concerned
They were responsible for the deficiency IN
the first place, and have only themselves
to blame if they could not keep their feet
out of the trough. The worst OF it is that
the senator who fathered the bill was on
the deficiency list for $52S.I0, surely live
and palpitating proof of political sincerity
On the other hand, the Republicans have
no right to make fuss over it, because the
only difference with them is that they
never make any pretense Of being econom'
ical in public matters. A Republican ad-
ministration would never be guilty OF a
deficiency bill, for the simple reason that
IL would never leave any excuse Tor one'
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-22
n1RRCr LEG1sLATION.

We publish elsewhere laws passed by the
recent session of the legislature which have
no Importance to the State, but are purely
local matters. The Legislature OF 1899 was
notable for large number OF local bills
nassed, and for doing nothing else. 1t was
not exceptional either, as legislatures go.
II is past time for something to be done
to purify and raise the standard OF our
legislation. Hardly anything could be
worse than the present conditions. You
do not need to know anything about what
the average legislature amounts to, of how
corrupt and incompetent it is But the fact
that there is simple and inexpensive way
out of the muddle should appeal to you.
1t is direct legislation, 1t means simply
this: If the legislature meets and does
the usual amount of business an interval OF,
say, sixty days must elapse before any OF
the acts passed can become laws. If in
this interval certain number OF voters dis
cover that some of the laws passed are
vicious they may demand vote upon them
by the people. They would call attention
to these laws by petluOn asking CheII
submission for ratification or rejection. II
this petition is presented to the proper Off
Ger he must call the election, and the peo'
ple themselves have the right to decide
whether the laws shall 60 into effect. This
ia known as the referendum, because the
laws are referred back to the people. 1t is
frequently practiced even now, and mum
Der of the laws passed by the last session
of the legislature provide that they shall b'
voted ON by the electors interested. But al
present there is no provision by which the
people may obtain chance to'vote on any
law which may pass the Legislature. Il
frequently happens that laws which arr
rushed through in the interest of corpora
tions or for other corrupt purposes may g
into effect, while the people are pOwerles
to protest against the robbery.
II is also of common occurrence that tn
legislature refuses to act by sitting needet
legislation or neglecting to consider neces
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-22
published in the Advocate and News, OFF,
cial State paper, March q, 1897
House Bill No. 827.

AN ACT Creating a city court in and for
the city OF Fort Scott, Bourbon county,
Kansas, defining the jurisdiction thereof
the powers and duties of the officers
thereof and limiting the jurisdiction or
BE it enacted by the Legislature of the
state OF Kansas:
Section /. There Is hereby created and
established in the city of Fort Scott, Bour-
bon County, Kansas, court to be called
the City Court OF Fort Scott. Said court
shall have one judge STYLED judge OF, the
City Court, and one clerk who shall be
STYLED Clerk Of the City Court.
Section g. The court hereby established
shall have exclusive original jurisdiction
to hear and determine all cases for ofrenses
against the ordinances OF the city Of Fort
Scott, and shall, under the limitations and
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-22

saTy reforms. Under direct legislation, how
ever, provision is made against this. I'm
der what is known as the initiative q GER
tain number Of voters may petition for a
vote by the people on any measure they
may deem necessary. So if the legislature
obeys a powerful lobby and does not pass
laws which are necessary the people will
not be compelled to grind their teeth and
submit They may use the initiative and
secure the reform. 1t seems an easy matter
to buy up legislature, but when the peo-
pie are in earnest it is impossible contin-
ually to corrupt a majority of the electors.
Direct legislation does not mean expen-
sive machinery; it does not do away with
representative government, except in 80 far
as it fails to represent; it does not build up
political power, but unless the people ex-
pressly desire rule, direct legislation will
put an end to the perniciOus boss system
which is so great menace to political free
dom in this country.
Through the courtesy of the president of
the National Direct Legislation League we
are able to give Advocate and News readers
some views of prominent men and women
On the feasibility of direct legislation. If
any person differs from these authorities
and can present better remedy for the
great evils which it cannot be denied are
features of our politics, we shall
he very glad to let all know it and give
him space to tell about it.