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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-24

SUMMARY OF
IMPERIAL EDICT.

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meeting of force with force.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-24
USED PAPER CADAVERS.
Woman Admits Fraud on Fraternal
Order.

Chicago. July 23.-Miss Margaret
Sheehan, former financial secretary of
the Illinois Council No 4O2, Knights
and Ladies of Security. a fraternal in
surance order. pleaded guilty today 10
a charge of conspiracy TO defraud that
organization OF S6,S50- II is said that
hoping for leniency. two more of the
persons indicted viii tomorrow plead
guilty.
Paper cadavers were used as a basis
for the collection of the money alleg-
ed to be due on the policies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-24
SHOT BY A ROBBER.
Saloonkeeper Refuses to Give Up
His Money.

Chicago. July 2S.-John A. Barranti,
a saloonkeeper in Van Buren, street,
was shot and fatally wounded by d
hOld-up man at his place Of business
early this morning Barranti had re
fused 10 hand over his money on the
demand OF the rObber. and the shooting
was done during rough and tumble
fight. The rObber escaped
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-24
.BOERS CUTLORD
ROBERTS OFF
Dewet Destroys the Railway
and Telegraph Lines.
CAPTURES A HUNDRED
OF THE HIGHLANDERS
British Also Lose Telyily at
DedOrd0rp.

London. July 2S.-General DeWet has
again succeeded in cutting Lord Roberts
communications, both by railway and tele-
graph, and has captured 100 of the High
landers.
The story of the federal commanders
bold raid comes in the form Of a telegram
from General Forrester-Walker. dated at
Capetown Sunday. July p, forwarding a
dispatch from General Knox as follows:
'KrOOnstad, July 22-Following from
Broadwood, sent by dispatch rider to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-24
Fire in S. Paul.

St Paul. Mimi, July 22.--The St Paul
Cold Storage & Warehouse company 5
large warehouse was destroyed by fire
today. The total loss is estimated at
$50 600, with an insurance OF $4,000.
The warehouse was filed with butter.
fruit. tobacco. eggs, whisky and other
commodities.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-24
THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE
Travelling Men for Bryan.
Beers Capture Highlanders.
PAGE TWO.
Foreigners Surely Slain.
Col. Dewey VIII Support Ticket
PAGE THREE.
Ninth Cavalry Leaves.
Railroad News.
PAGE FOUR
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
Dinner to Archbishop.
Republican Primaries.
PAGE SIX.
Mining News.
This is Pioneer Day.
Dole Gives Republicans All.
PAGE SEVEN.
Financial and Commercial.
PAGE EIGHT.
+ Back From Klordike
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-24

the captain of a British steamer who
mas lust arrived from New Chwang. re-
p0rts that there arrived there on
thursday Chinaman processing to be
d foreigner servant, who escaped from
Pekin on the 18th. on this date he
saws. the British legation was de-
stroyed and the foreigners butcherad
The story is credited ir New Chwang
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-24
Another Tale of MESSAGE

tn EI..l 10TH. July ga dispatch to
''U from Che Foo. July p, says
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-24
rILVER AND LEAD

snver. size. per ounce;
Gunner. l5lZc per pound
Iop5 4 S. & r. Co. $ price, S3.S7lh: New
e 'sxchange, $S.9712a$4O2i2; New YorI
brokers 80.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-24

Washington July 23esident Mckinley conditonaly
China imperial governments appeal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-24

heard the shot. I did not know any of
The men whom / left at the foot of the
stairs in the executive building"
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Continued on Page p
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-12-20
For Cbr,sfuoJ CixJ;nf.

The hopkins family were out Of
match boxes, and II there is one thing
on which the Independent and diverse
minded Hopkins family stands as
unit it is that match box be provided
for every room. One by one the boxes
had disappeared. The tin ones had
fallen to pieces and the china ones had
broken and for two weeks the Hopkins
family trotted to The saucer of matches
on the parlor mantel or to the paste
board box in the kitchen when they
wanted light. Their gas bill in
creased perccptlbly, for with so much
trouble as 1t took TO light the gas one
could not turn it off so instantaneous
ly as the gas companies have trained
ly inquistive neighbors from beneath
or above, or across the way. gossiped
over the amount OF company the Hop
kinses seemed to be having lately. for
a regular glare OF illumination stream
I'D out nightly from their windows.
1t was a queer thing that no one
seemed able TO think of the family
necessity till twilight came. Then reg
ular remarks would be made, and Ma
rion would blame Alice. and Alice
would ask Tom why in the world he
couldn't take a little responsibility.
wife IL there was no one in the family
who could go surety for the appearance
OF some match boxes by the next even
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-12-20

ing. And then next day Alice would
come home from down town and her
mother would ask her If she had re-
membered the match boxes. and blank
is too feeble a word to describe the
expression of her face on those several
occasions.
For two weeks they said things I'M
der their breaths in the inky dark
ness, or burned gas recklessly. Then
one morning Marion departed for her
semi-weekly music lesson down town
and said the same old thing-"rm go
ing TO get some match boxes today
and her mother smiled patiently and
replied: If you should happen to re-
member it, dear, you might get the
whole number-eight."
That noon Alice came home from
the north side. where she had been
staying for a few days. and laid par
Gel triumphantly in her mothers lap.
II didn't even have them sent out"
she said, gleefully. Il was so deter
mined to have them here tonight. l
was just getting on n car and hap
pened to think OF them by seeing a
man light his cigar. so | got on There
are eight OF them"
Mrs. Hopkins was properly glad and
they laughed together over Marion's
declaration that morning. and OF how
for the last time they would call that
blank expression into play before they
showed her that some one in the fam
lily had at last remembered. BY and
by Marion came.
I've got them" she called The
whole eight"
Sixteen match boxes" said Mrs.
Hopkins with resignation. Choose
the prettiest. girls. and We'll put the
rest away for another such emer-
geucy."
That evening Mr. Hopkins came in
with his face wreathed in smiles.
The young fry are so hot-headcd
these days" he remarked. as he com
placently laid u knobby bundle in his
sife's lap. I'm sorry for Tom"
What about Tom" asked Mrs.
Hopkins. as sho felt susplciously OF the
package.
We had started home together"
said Toms father. the keenest enjoy
ment in his voice, and were up 20
Van Buren,. when Tom jumped up and
made for the platform. called to him
and he yelled back Match boxes!' and
shot out tho coor. tried to get to
him to tell him that I'd got the batch.
but he was gone. What's the matter?
Didn't l get enough"
Alice eIertsd herself fsverishly to
get the tventy-four receptacles ar
ranssi on table before Toms arrival.
and when Tom game he didn't for q
minute understand his reception. Then
his eye fell on the tableful Of distorted
shapes and he slowly added his quota
to the general contribution, while his
father gave an impromptu lecture on
haste va. waste. The Hopkins family
have concluded to give match boxes
for Christmas presents this year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-12-20

A regimental physician in the
French army has Investigated the ef-
feet upon soldiers OF regular marching
In disciplined bodies. The uniformity
Of the soldiers step causes the indef-
Unite repetition OF a shock OF the brain
and bones, and consequently the mode
OF motion Is far more deleterious than
an irregular walk. He attributes the
peculiar aches and pains OF the men to
the fact that the same parts of tho
body receive the series of shocks.
What does the doctor suggest by way
OF relief? Experiments have shown that
hts plan is efficacious. The device is
simple: A rubber heel for all military
6oots. Tho brain-jar and other un-
favorable sensations are so diminished
as TO give the infantrymen new lease
Of activity. The relative efficiency of
tho army may thus be increased by
what might be considered an unimpor-
tant change. The scale might be
turned in a long and close contest in
favor OF the r,rbber-heeled men, and
che map OF Europe altered.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-12-20

when she saw her mother shaking
hands with Mr.. Jordcn. He looked
rather sad. though he smiled at them
all. There was a bright carnation in
his buttonhole. the sight of which
made Dorothy want to get behind
someone.
How happy you look" said the Wis
itor, sitting down. Il could see you
through my side windows-I have Of
ten looked in upon you, and tonight |
took the liberty of Joining you for
half an hour. Shall intruder"
Not at ALL said Dr.. Bertl an. You
are very welcome"
Mr.. Jorden drew Dorothy toward
him and kissed her.
DO you know" he said. turning
TO look at them all, that a man may
grow to be fifty years old and learn for
the first time what he should always
have known. Ii is this little girl who
has taught me how sweet and com
forting a child may be, and | used to
think they were put into the world
only to annoy people"
This was Mr.. Jorden's conversion.
and though all the children grew to
love him. it was Dorothy who became
his daily companion and friend.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-12-20
Cbe CbriSrrnaS Tree.

The Christmas tree which enters
very largely into our festival comes to
us from Germany, where, on the eve
of the anniversary. tree is set up in
nearly every household. bright with
candles and paper decorations of vari-
Gus colors, Underneath the tree are
put the Presents that each member OF
the family is to give to the others, and
when the tree is still burning. amid
the laughter and shouting of the chill
dren, the presents are distributed.
In Germany. too, st. Nicholas comes
around three weeks before Christmas.
1t is st. Nicholas day. and the chill
dren on this day make known their
wants for the Christmas season. Then
he is supposed to drive away to an I'M
known land and get his loads OF goods.
bringing them back for the Christmas
stockings.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-12-20
The CbriSfUoS Dinnar.

Christmas days and Christmas din
ners are essentially of the home "As
sad as a Christmas dinner away from
home is comparison who's
strength has stood the test of endless
repetition. The birth of Christ Great
ed the first Christmas home. 1t was
only stable. to be sure, but there
was Joseph and Mary and the new
born babe. There are thousands upon
thousands of those elder ones" in the
old farmhouses and in the home
steads which stand back from the viii
lage street who now with hand-shadel
eyes are looking along the read to the
four corners or down the trce-guarded
walk to the swinging gate for the
homecoming of the boys and girls.
Grown men and women. with children
tugging at their skirts, they may be,
but they are boys and girls now and
forever to the old couple who await
their coming.
Corporations, as IL has been said,
may have no souls, but something
seems to touch them along about
subsequent month of privation. The
keeping OF the railroad rates at the
normal figure would not turn back
one in ten. though the ticket took the
pocket money to the last dime. There
are few railroad mana gements. how
ever, THAI are not now sending broad
cast notices under whose business-like
statements OF mileage rates and round
! trip ticket prices the man whose heart
| Is at a farmhouse miles away reads
| this: You may so home and take
| Christmas dinner with the old folks
and have enough money left to take
them a remembrance besides"
Christmas dinner is to be eaten at
| home; this has come to be regarded
IS duty. and it is one OF those duties
in the fulfllment of which no man or
| woman nor boy nor girl finds anything
but pleasure. The holiday week Is "A
time which is given over by the mod
ems to round of merrymaking. 1t
was the custom of their ancestors in
| Old England and in the continental
/ countries. II was a custom that went
into some little disuse where the lea
ven OF Puritanism made its power felt.
But the Puritan relaxed and with the
recognition Of his day of Thanksgiv-
ing by the Cavalier of the South the
Puritan absorbed not a little of the
gay spirit OF Christmastide. which was
the season of seasons for his southern
fellow countrymen. There are now
dancing and gayety at Christmas from
East Cape in Puritan New England ia
the southernmost point of California
But nowhere in all that vast country
which comes between these neither
most points of this land can there be
found a place where the sacredness OF
Christmas dinner to the home circle
is not maintained, nor where the tia
Of home life Is not strong enough to
lead to the homestead the feet of all
wanderers that they may pass the
threshold in time for mothers Christ
mas dinner.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-12-20

girl?" said lie as he turned toward
her BE quick, for | am very busy"
oh, are you busy" asked Dorothy.
surprised. because he was not doing
anything but looking at the fire. Il
| only wanted to give you these, sir,
and I'll so right away.
The man stared hard at the white
paper parcel she held out to him.
"TlowrrS?" said he
Yes"
For what. may ! ask"
Just for Christmas because you
live all alone Goodbye" and she was
gone.
The pretty flowers had begun TO fade
by the warm fire before Mr. Jorden
came out of the brown study into
which he had fallen.
God bless her brave little heart
said he, rs he held DorCthy's flowers.
The first JOY of the Christmas tree
was over, the presents were all dis
tributed, and every one OF the little
Bertrams were sitting around admir-
ing the candles and the clever trim
ming OF the tree.
There goes the door bell again"
said someone.
DO you think Santa Claus has come
back" asked Marjorie.
It was a great disappointment to he"
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-12-20
.ycorfnp Santa Claus.

Soaring Santa Claus.
You afraid of Santa Claus? Goodness
me, I'm not!
I'm lots too big to let him make me
scared;
Sides, a year ago I saw him, right on
Christmas eve.
So now he wouldn't scold me IL h.
dared!
Yes, Stree! He's big an fat. like his
pictures are.
An was sittin' by the ehimley. too
When he lit right on the hearth, shook
the snow fakes OF,
An turned to me, ar says: why,
howdy do?"
Men run back to the door-so's to
lock him in
I'm pretty we'll" says; an men we
sat.
An talked lot about his work. an
he told me, he did,
Twas hard to get around when
you're so fat.
Bimc-by | says, Il hope you won't for
get me Christmas day,
Although I'm not tho best OF chill
dren, cause
r. you should do so. I'm afraid I'd have
to tell the boys
That b'lieve in you There amt no
Santa Claus"
My, Dldnc he turn pale, lie caught
holt o. my hand;
Says Deaf do that. please. for-I
like you.
I'll give YOU heaps o. things you want,
T youll blicve in me.
An let the other children do o tool"
So VIC made a grccment an | Will
have some things
Al Christmas time you bet what's
that you say?
Don't b'li"ve | ever -caTed Old Santa
Claus? Well now,
Jest ask him, If you see him Christ
mas day!
Selected.
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Old Er6IfS6 CuIfOr1s.

1t was customary in former days, in
Cornwall, England, for the people to
meet on Christmas eve at the bottom
of the deepest mines and have mid
night mass.
In some parts of Derbyshire the vii
lage choir assemble in the church on
Christmas eve and there wait until
midnight. when they proceed from
house to house, invariably accompa-
MED by keG of ale, singing Chris
tians. Awake" During the week they
again visit the principal houses in the
place. and having played and sang for
the evening, and partaken Of the
Christmas cheer, are presented with a
sum OF money.
In Chester and its neighhorhood
numerous singers parade the streets.
and are Hospitality entertained with
meat and drink at the various houses
where they call.
The ashton fagot' is burned in
Devonshirc. 1t is composed entirely
Of ash timber, the separate branches
bound with ash bands and made as
large as can be admitted to the floor OF
the fireplace. When the fagot blazes
quart of cider is called for and
served upon the bursting of every
hoop or band around the tasot. NO
timber being green and elastic, each
band bursts with loud report.
In one or two localities it is still
customary for the farmer, with his
family and friends, after partaking
together of hot cakes and cider (the
cakes being dipped into the liquor pre-
vious to being eaten) to proceed to the
orchard, one or the party bearing hot
cake and cider as an Offering to the
principal apple tree. The cake IS for
mally deposited on the fork of the
tree and the cider thrown upon the
cake and tree.
A superst!tious notion prevails in
the western parts OF Devonshire that
at IL o'clock at night on Christmas eve
the oxen in their stalls are always
found on their knees as in an attitude
of devotion.
One John Martyr, by will. on Nov.
, and overseers OF the poor OF the par
ish, st. Mary Major, Exeter, ego, to
be put ont at interest, and the profits
thereof to be laid out every Christmas
eve in twenty pieces of beef, to be
distributed TO twenty Of the poorest
people in the parish, said charity to be
I continued forever.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-12-20
"wsls hing in" ~ High wys.Abs.

One OF the most extraordinary eivis
customs that still survive is that Of
"weighing-in" the corporation Of High
Wycombe. Englano. After the elee-
ton Of the mayor il concluded, that
functionary, the aldermen. and the
councillors proceed to the borough Of
Hce OF weights and measures. where
they are weighed, and their correct
weights duly entered In a book. The
policemen on duty are also included.
and last year provided the heaviest
man in the person Of the senior SER
geant, who scaled i8 stone. the light
weight of the corporation being the
town clerk. whose ayoirdupois was
barely nine stone.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-12-20
CbrilrmaI cOaifl.

In England the waits" are must
clans who play throughout the towns
and cities at night. for two or three
weeks preceding Christmas. They call
on the inhabitants for donations. At
one time It was the custom to let out
this privilege to one man. who was
privileged to hire as many waits as
he chose and to take = goodly per-
centage OF the profits. none others but
his players being allowed to engage
In this occupation.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-12-20

, DIR. Thomas Wilson, speaking at tho
recent meeting OF the American Asso-
citation for the Advancement Of Science.
argued that the celebrated theory Of
iI.ombroso, associating certain types OF
crime with definite physical charac-
4ers, was based upon untrustwOrthy
statistics. Doctor Wilson thought 1t
would be more correct to say that
crime determines the physical struc-
ture than vice versa, and that en-
vironment is more responsible for
crime than Ia hereditary character.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-12-20
The Canadian government surveyor

The Canadian government surveyor
who was commissioned by the gov
eminent to locate the stakes defining
the boundary line in the Mount Baker
district for 100 miles from Sumas,
Washington, toward the coast. and
thus settle all disputes, makes the re-
markable statement to the govern
ment that he could find no stakes any
where to denote that a survey OF the
boundary was ever made. This bears
out the stories told by old-timers in
the Yale district to the effect that
when the joint international survey
committee was sent to define the bound
AIRY It was appalled, at the high noun
tains. deep cliffs and dense forests
fringing the 4sth parallel and agreed
to report the survey az having been
made without actually making It.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-12-20

South America. in strietest accuracy.
should have been named Southeast
ern America" 1t lies so far east OF the
northern continent. The southern half
Of the west coast OF South America is
On nearly the same meridian as New
York. This eastern position OF the
southern continent has an important
selation to modern commerce. II
greatly BENEFITS English Merchantmen
who are In competition with our own
tor South American trade. Our ships
have to 60 half way to Europe to get
10 Rio de Janeiro.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-12-20
Car Care TO fbe W,nds.

Holly berries red and bright,
Wealth of candles flick'ring light
Christmas in the air!
Childish faces all aglow.
Outside sleigh bells in the snow
Banished is dull care.
Older wiseheads for the time
Join In sport and song and rhyme
Happy Chrismastide!
Mem'ry brings back golden youth,
Eyes then seeing only youth.
Ever at its side.
Joy tonight ia crowned the queen
OF the festive Christmas scene.
May her rule be long
None can claim rebel heart
With her foll'wers forms part
Theirs a gladstone song!
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-12-20
a LoxjerS w Sb.

Since you c4n..ut, VIII not, dear
Give your tricksy heart,
Let me murmur in your ear
Joy you may implrt
Write to kind old Santa Claus
Plead-as | would WOO
Beg him just to send to me
Christmas dream OF you.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-12-20

A new apartment house in course Of
erection on West End avenue and
Seventy-ninth street. New York, will
have attached to 1t automobile sta
bles for housing the automobiles OF
tenants. Facilities for charging the
electric vehicles are provided on the
first floor, and the second floor is in
tended for living apartments for the
vehicle attendants,
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-12-20
a Brf of DeceDfioo.

She stood beneath no chandelier
Entwined with mistletoe;
| glanced the hall-length far and near,
looked both high and low;
No license for kiss was hung,
Twas near a failure fiat,
When 10, | spied sprig among
The feathers on her hat.
Roy Farrell Greene.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-12-20

Kipling's advice to England mot to
hustle the East applies to home re-
formers. Some months ago u New
England society for the prevention Of
cruelty TO animals sent to Porto Rico
a large number Of circulars. A special
paragraph referred to the cruelty OF
using n frosty bit in horses mouths,
and advised warming 1t carefully. In
asmuch as most Of the people had
never seen Ice, the advice was some
what misplaced.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-12-20

The new battleship Maine. building
at Cramps shipyard in Philadelphia,
is more than one-third completed. II
il expected that she will be launched
on Feb. Is Of next year, the third an
,aiversary of the destruction Of the orr
ginal Maine in Havana harbor. On
Feb. Is, 1888, during a driving bliz-
zard, were laid the first keelplates Of
the new battleship.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-12-20

Il WANT ALL YOU CAN GIVE ME-"
ne hates children. guess" she said,
opening the door wider.
A big lump. which she tried to swal-
low, came up in Dorothy's throat.
Yes. do. but may just see him a
minute? l won't bother him"
We'll, | don't know what he'll say.
I'm sure" said the girl. as she led the
way through the beautiful hall to n
door at which she knocked.
Here, sir. is one of them children
that lives next door. She's got some
message, l guess"
And in one second Dorothy found
the door shut behind her, and there,
in the chair before the fire, sat Mr..
Jorden.
We'll. what is IT you want little