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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-16
Reduced Rates From Utah Via santa Fe
Route.

Kansas City, St. Joseph and
Atchison and return ......S3e oe
Chicago and return. "a sc
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Proportionate rates to intermediate
points, returning limit October 3lst.
Above tickets for sale August 9th.
September 9th, and Septem Der 2oth.
Also,
Detroit and return August card
and @4th. .s5t Oe
Chicago aud return August card
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Tickets read via Rio Grande Western
and either via Colorado Midland or
Denver and Rio Grande. Through
trains, dining cars. in fact all of the
luxnries anil safety appliances OF mod
ern railroading. For further iaforma-
ton apply to
c. +, WARREN,
G. A., A T. Sc 5. f.,
III Dooly Blk. Salt Lake City, Utah.
The India famine reici fund in New
Yo k has reached the two-hundred
thousand-dOllar mari,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-07
.RELIGION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
RICHFIELD STIRRED UP BY
ECCLESIASTICAL MOVE.
Mormon Doctrines Taught by Public
School Teachers in a Special Glass
Petitions and Protests Signed.


Richfeld, Jan. considerable feel
ing is being aroused in this city by the
action Of the board Of school trustees
and public school teachers in establish
ing a religion class IN connection with
the school for the study and teaching
Of Mormon doctrine.
Petitions of protest to the school
board to discontinue the class are being
circulated and signed, the names of a
number Of AIOrmOns being upon the pc
titions. The protests fecite the clause
of the enabling act ard the constitu-
ton, and conclude that the religion
class, taught to public school children
by public school teachers in a public
school building. is in violation Of these.
The matter was proposed about a
couple of months ago. but a spirit Of
opposition being manifest, it was de-
ferred. The ecclesiastical authorities
are movers in the plan, and claim they
have rented the public school building
for the purpose, and merely issue a re-
quest to the teachers to take up the
class, and that it shall be optional with
the children to remain and attend.
The nOn-MOrmOn element Of the COM
muniJy are preparing to oppose the
matter, and if no attention is paid 10
the petitions, more vigorous measures
viii be adopted The influential mem
begS Of the class VINO are responsible
for the innovation are being urged, in
the interest Of harmony and unity, to
discontinue the class, as it win engen-
der feeling that will not be for the
best interests of the town.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-07
COAL SUPPLY IS INEyHBUSTIBLE
IMMENSE DEPOSITS At THE
ROCK SPRINGS MINES.
Year Of Great Prosperity Is Looked
for in the Wyoming Coal Districts
Many Men Employed.


Cheyenne. Wyo., Jan. 6.-Assistant Su-
perintendent George L. Black of the
Union Pacific Coal company was here to-
day from Rock Springs, and in an inter-
view with The Herald representative reid
tive to the condition of affairs at the coal
mines of the company. said:
I'VE are employing about 200 men in
the Union Pacific mines in Wyoming, and
Of this number 1900 are at work at Rock
Springs. At the present time we are be
hind in our orders, but If the present
warm weather continues for week or
ten days We will set caught up At Hanna
we are about $40 cars snort and at ROCK
Springs we are behlnd in our orders about
the same number Of cars
rs there any truth in the reports which
are circulated every few months which
state that the supply Of coal at Rock
Springs viii soon become exhaustedE
was asked.
mo. Sir. The fact of the matter is, we
have only commenced TO tap the immense
deposits Of coal in thar region and nave
found no trace of the basin as yet IN all
of the years that we have been taking
coal from the mines there we have found
no indications that would lead us to be-
lieve that the supply was running snort.
The veins still continue to Clip. ana should
the basin be reached THIS year, Wnlcn IS
not at all likely, we could continue taking
out coal ssL the present rate Tor a century
and not exhaust the supply.
Speaking Of the quality Of the coal be-
ing mined, Mr. Black stated that he could
discover no difference in the Hanna or
Carbon coal bat that The Rock Springs
article has improved with depth.
It has generally been supposed that the
mine at CARBON, known as Carbon No =
was abandoned several months ago, but
Mr.. Black says "a small force of men is
az work there and the mines are shipping
regularly. The force viii be gradually de-
creased, however, as the mines on Sand
creek, three miles south Of the present
workings, are opened up, and VIII finally
be abandoned entirely. The coal in the
new mine is very little better In quality
than that from No. 2. but il is more easily
mined and, of course. at less expense.
In the OpiniOn of Nr. Black. the output
from the Sand creek mine will be very
moderate. The mine may be operated
only FIVE or six years. and IL may develop
into a great producer. The future Of the
property all depends on what is found as
the mining continues.
Mr.. Black looks for a year of even
greater activity in coal mining in Wy0m-
ing than the past year has been. More
men will be employed old mines viii In
crease their forces and new mines viii be
opened in various sections of the state
As a coal producing state Wyoming has a
great future, and the industry VIII doubt
less continue to be the leading one of the
state for many years TO come.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-07
STATE OFFICERS INDICTED.
Grand Jury at Lansing, Mich, After
Prominent Hen.

Lansing. Mich, Jan. 6.-The Ingham
county grand jury which created a Sc
ries Of sensations by bringing bills Of
Indictment charging several state Of
ficers with fragrant criminal offensese,
adjourned today. the term Of office oI
Circuit judge Person, who summoned
the Jury. having expired In their final
report to the court, the Jurors SAID:
''Our entire session has been devoted
to Investigation Of state and legislative
departments. Certain offenseS against
the laws have been discovered and in
dictments found Other misdemeanors
partially examined into have not been
fully investigated, for the reason Chal
to have done 50 would have required
the abandonment Of the case in hand"
The following are the persons who
have been indicted and the ot1engsSas al
Ieged: Edgar j. Adams, speaker OF the
house of representatives, two Indlct-
ments for bribery.
william A. French, state land COM
missioner, offering brides.
Charles H. Pratt, agent for a law
book concern. Offering brides.
Representative D. Judson Hammond
Of Pontiac, soliciting brides
Fred A. Maynard, eX-attorney gem
eral. mfsdemeanOr in retaining part OF
his chief clerks salary.
win L. White, state quaTtermaster
general: Colonel Harold A. Smith, as
sistant quartermaster; Arthur f.
Marsh. adjutant general and chairman
of the state Republican central com
mittee. and Eli r. Sutton, regent Of the
University of Michigan and member
of Governor Pingree's military stan
charged with alleged fraud and en-
bezzIement in connection with the sale
and alleged repurchase Of military sup
plies.
One or more persons besides Sutton
were indicted today. but their names
are not positively known as yet. These
VIII be arraigned On MOnday. All the
others appeared for arraignment eX-
ceDting General White, who has de-
parted.
All the military men indicted were
appointees Of the governor, but 1t IS
REGARDED as settled that the governor
has no knowledge Of the alleged frauds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-07
A TRAMP WHO AIMS TO PLEASE
He Always Tells the Kind of Hard
Luck Story People Want to Hear.
(New Orleans T1mes-Democrat

New Orleans T1meS-Democrat)
Il had a curious interview with an
educated tramp Thanksgiving morn
ing" said one Of the tenants Of the
Hennen building He walked in and
struck me for a dime, and, seeing that
he was a chap Of unusual intelligence,
/ concluded to be generous. and Ut tne
same time get a little diversion out CT
him. I will give you a dollar to be
thankful on said, if you viii tell me
frankly what you propose to do with
it. All right he replied, I viii go
first and get something TO eat, for, hon
eStly, 1 am hungry. I know a place
where I can get the biggest kind of
Thanksgiving dinner, breakfast and
supper, all in one, for 20 cents Then I
viii go to a lodging house down on the
river front and give uD u cents for a
bed. That will leave me 65 cents, on
which I VIII proceed TO get boiling, rip
roaring drunk. When 1 arrive at the
right stage and my system requires
rest, I win go to the lodging house and
take possession Of the apartment which
/ have engaged in advance-thereby
evading the Unsympathetic miniOns Of
the law. If I am lucky I viii have
enough left over for a bracer tomorrow
morning. The fellows fOweTy style
amused me greatly, and, after giving
him the dollar, ] asked him whether it
didn't pay to tell the truth in begging
A queer look came into his face the
TRUTH he exclaimed, with an earnest
ness that startled me, no, it only pays
to tell people what they want to hear.
didn't tell yOu the truth just now, or
anywhere near the truth. saw you
wanted me TO own up that 1 was an old
soak, and 1 tried TO give you a rub for
your money I'll tell you something
that may interest you ne went on.
When ] strike an old chap ike YOU,
who thinks he5s a. bit foxy, generally
begin with a hard luck story about
starving wife and eleven small children
crying for bread. The old boy is GER
tain TO interrupt me and tell me I'm
a blamed fraud and want the money
for rum. ! let him badger me a while.
and then : break down and confess
that he had me sized up exactly right,
which usually tickles his vanity TO
such an extent that he goes into his
pocket for the coin But, the TRUTH
Excuse me. you make me laughr With
that he sauntered out. leaving me con-
siderably cheapened in my own estima-
Jion. I have been landed repeatedly on
exactly the game he described"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-07
WILL PLEAD INSANITY.
Efforts to Save the Life of Actress
Julia Morrison.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Jan 6--Julla
Morrison. the actress, on trial for muir
der. entered the court room today sup
ported by her husband and officers Of
the court. She was pale and weak and
apparently suffering from nervousness
The attorneys for the defense viii, II is
stated. rely on a plea Of insanity TO
save the life of their client, If the evil
dence does not sustain her plea Of self
defense. Twenty-Five physicians are
said to be ready to testify to Miss Nor
rison's mental alteration.
A letter which Miss Morrison admit
ted she wrote to Manager Harris of
the Mr.. Plaster of Paris Company
was read. Part of it read:
you telegraph Leidea 10 shut MS
mouth and leave me alone or III quit
He leaves or 1 leave.
Miss Morrison said she wrote the let
ter at the dictatiOE Of her husband.
against her own will.
The witness was questioned ABOUT
her true name and how long after mar
rage before she was told what ner
name really was by her foster parents.
She could not give the names OF heI
mother and father or tell anything OF
them At noon the hearing was ad-
iourned until Monday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-07
RELEASE Of THE AMERICANS
OFFICIAL VERIFICATIoN OF THE
REPORT FROM MANILA.
List Of Names Of Former Prisoners
VIII Be Sent to the Department
at Washington Today.

Washington, Jan. 6.-Ohicial confrna-
ton has come from both General Otis
and Admiral Watson Of the first reports
of the release Of the American prisoners
who have been held by the FiliDinos for
many months and there is no longer any
doubt that Lieutenant Gilmore of the
Yorktown is among them. General Otis
dispatch reads as follows:
Manila. Jan 6-The prisoners now en-
route from Vigan arrive. tonight and list
OF them wiz be telegTaphed tomorrow.
Lieutenant Gilmore is among the number.
Otis"
That Of Admiral Watson IS as follows:
Manila Jan. 5.-CoIonels Hare and
HOWSe have r6caDture1 all of the Amer
Jean prisoners, including Gilmore, now at
Aigan. WATSON"
The sweeping statements made in the
dispatches 10 the effect that all of the
American prisoners have been released
has aroused a hope that in the list viii
appear the names Of some Of the officers
and prlVates of Jle army who are set
down on the army rolls as missing. Prom
inent among the missing army officers
Ninth infantry. This officer advanced be-
yOnd the lines during the fierce fighting
early last summer. He disappeared com
pletely and no trace Of his body was ever
found.
1t is gathered from General Otis report
that the released men have been sent by
boat across Llugayen gulf to Dagupan,
al Jne northern extremity Of the railroad
and about a day. journey from Manila.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-07

ness had known defendant for a year
OF two as Big Nick"
On cross examination witness admit
ted that he had once had difficulty with
Big Nick" and had 10 kindly feeling
for him, though there was no anilnOs-
ity The testimony as to seeing Ha-
worth early on the morning Of March
% was mistaken.
Francis Bone, Warren Stevenson and
James H. Hill testified as to finding
twenty loaded shotgun shells Of
twelve gauge in an irrigation ditch
northwest Of Layton on april r. 1893.
Witness Hill also detailed the finding
Of the overcoat and mask near where
the shells were found on the following
day.
Lorenzo StOler Of Roy was called and
identified the shotgun exhibited by Mr..
Ellison, during the lstter's examination,
as one that was stolen from him on
March p. The gun was stolen from a
sheep wagon ten miles north of Lay
ton near the Ogden road.
Joseph II. Allen Of Layton testified
TO the finding Of several articles that
were delivered to Mr.. Ellison
William w. Ramsey testified that
several times prior 10 the murder he
had seen defendant at Layton and had
done business there thus being able TO
acGuaint himself with the place
After introducing in evidence over the
objection Of the defense the articles
that had been found in and around the
Farmers Union store that were con-
nected with the crime, the prosecution
rested and Attorney Lippman moved to
dismiss the case. In his argument coun-
sci said only 'gobs of suspicion" had
been produced and nothing had been
brought forth to connect the defendant
with the crime.
After a brief argument by Attorney
Allison, the justice held Haworth to
the district court
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-07
Shot By a Robber.

san Francisco. Jan. 6.-Martin Van
I,eaaven, a Ninth street dry goods deal
or was held up and shot by robber
on Mission street last night. TWO shots
we're fred but without serious result
The alleged highwayman was captured
bv two men on horseback who were
Dassing at the time. He is solder,
Giving the name of Frank Moody. He
saws he fought in the Philippines and
recently re-enlisted- He was a student
at the Texas state university ana
Claims to have wealthy relatives in
M9sOn. Tex. He denies all knowledge
If The hoiduD.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-07
CHRISTMAS ONCE FORBIDDEN,
Centuries Ago It Was Deemed a SUI
perstitous Festival
C6hicago TImes-IIerald.


As everybody knows. Christ was not
born on Dec. %. and Christmas, though
celebrating his birth, is really a sur
Vival Of the heather festival-amOng
the Celts called Yule and by the KO-
mans Observation-Disclosures the turn
ing point OF the year and the hence
forth increasing power of the sun.
On this account the Puritans de
nOunced Christmas as a heather and
popish feast and did not observe IT,
During the commonwealth they carried
their objections into force and forbade
the celebration Of Christmas. In 1914
parliament ordered Dec. % to be strict
~ kept as a. solemn feast, and that all
people should pass the day in humbly
bemOaning the great national sin which
they and their ancestors had hitherto
committed on that day By eating boar
head. drinking ale favored with roasted
apples, devouTing plum pudding and
rOmpiEg under the miStletOe. For
twelve years this order remained in
force.
Municipal authorities also sought to
reduce Christmas day to the level Of
other days. We are told that upon
Wednesday, Dee. p, 1877 the cryer Of
Canterbury. by the appointment or
master major, openly proclaimed that
Christmas day and all other sUDersti-
tiOus festivals should be put down, and
that a market should be kept upon
Christmas day"
For attending service in the cathe-
dral on that day many people were
mobbed. The inhabitants divided
themselves into two parties-the
Christmasitss and the i-Christmas-
ites-and came to blows
On Dec. q. 1862, an order in council
was issued proclaiming that no obser-
walton shall be had of the dve-and-
twentieth day Of December 0U1r''1nly
called Christmas day. nor any solern-
nifty used or e. =9e---1 -u ..---4es upon
that day in respect thereof"
This was simply a approximation Of
an edict Of 1857 abOlishing Christmas.
Easter, Whitsuntide and al other holy
/ days. Soldiers went to the houses of
/ all suspected persons to search the
ovens and lardeTs and carry away for
their own consumption all reasonable
| daintieS found therein. People who ate
mince pies and decorated their houses
with eVergreenS were declared unWOr-
thy of sitting in parliament.
But the restoration Of King Charles
was also the restoration Of King Christ
/ mas, who has ever since reigned un-
disturbed But the Puritan's hatred Of
/ Christmas fingered long among non
confOrmists.
| 1t has now disappeared, and services
are held in all places Of worship on
/ Christmas day while the rest is cele-
/ brated equally by all sects.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-07
CHURCHES OF SALT.
Chapel and Affairs Cut Out Of Block
Of Dazzling Crystals.

Chapel and Affairs Cut Gut OF BLOCK
Of Dazzling Crystals
The city Of " iezka, in Polish Aus
tria, which has long been known as the
city of Salt" contains some wholly
unique specimens of church architec-
ture. Its salt mines. excavated for over
500 years, cover a vast underground
area. with streets, public squares,
amU4ement halls and restaurants,
railway station, thirty miles Of under
ground railway and chapels, all con-
structed OF blocks of salt, which give
out a dazzling radiance in the electric
light A writer in the Pilot thus de-
scribes a scene i'll St. Anthony chapel,
which was built in 1898 by a nameles5
unaided miner out Of solid masses Of
salt, and which the writer calls the
most remarkable place Of worship in
the world:
Several times each year the priests
Of the district hold services in this IN
dergrOund chapel, and enc service in
particular is annually celebrated on
July 8 with considerable pOmp and
earnest devotion. The priests. attired
in full robes. descend the mines in state
and are accompanied by hundreds Of
plCus people VINO journey for miles
from all parts OF LEe country IN GIQeE 10
take part in the service. A crowd Of
sightseers. too. attracted by ceremonies
so unique in their surroundings, come
specially on this day to view the mines
and reverently listen. The chants of
the priests and the sweet voices of the
singers reverberate through the empty
rooms and passages in a manner which
is both solemn and impressive
"The Queens chapel, the second i'm
portant one. also possesses a magnif-
cent altar which has been carved
with expert skill in solid salt. On the
side of the chapel, TOO. has been carved,
with almost incredible art, a view OF
Bethlehem.
1T is rather a curious testimony to
the strong religious feeling of the peo-
pie o. oIden times to find to the pres
ent day the majority of the rooms and
corridors are still named after the
saints and martyrs who have figured
in the history of religion and even to-
day the religious fervor Of centuries
ago still seems to retain an influence
over the inhabitants Of this unique city
of salt"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-07
INATTENTIVE CLERKS.
One Mans Success in Dealing with
Them-Another Mans Failure.

One Mans Success in Dealing with
Them-Another Mans Failure.
New Orleans Times-Democrat)
81 don't know Of anything more ex-
asperating than an inattentive clerk, >"
said a mild-mannered little man on
the street car the other night, but uG-
less you have a certain aplOmb, q way
about you, so to speak, you might as
well endure the cross in silence. Now,
have a friend" he continued, who
possesses just such a gilt, and, need
less to say. he is never neglected. l
went into a store with him the other
day, and the young woman at the
counter where we stopped continued
cOnversing calmly with another young
woman in the next department. My
dear madam. said my friend, blandly,~
/ trusE you VIII pardon me for intrUd-
ing upon that important discussion,
but if you What do you Wish?' said
the clerk, looking startled. Do not be
angry my friend replied I know, Of
course, that the occasional Interrupt
ton of customers must be very annoy
ing, and no doubt BY that time the
poor girl was in a nervous dutter, and
really felt sorry for her. When we
went out 1 expressed surprise at the
ease with which her attention had been
secured, ana my friend lauBneu- OHs
it's no trick at all he said. All you
have to do is to keep cool yourself
Next day 1 was fool enough to try
the system myself, after / had camped
beside a counter for ten minutes wait
ing for a large and naughty lady to
conclude a conversation. My dear
mad 1 began, trying to initiate my
friends sang froid. SIR exclaimed
the saleslady, wheeling on me sudden
~ and freezing my blood with a fe-
rociOus glare. My dear ] stammered,
my dear Really / could go no fur
Their. My tongue stuck TO the roof Of
my mouth, and ] could feel the sweat
breaking out on my forehead. I know
I must have looked the picture of help
less imbecility. What do you mean by
calling me your dear and things ike
that? demanded the enraged Amazon
What earthly reply could 1 maker 1
did the only thing possible got up
and sneaked out, expecting every min
ute to feel a policeman grab me by
The collar. So, as / said before, unless
you have the way about you. you might
as well put up with these little annoy
ances. The faculty OF blandly bluffing
ones fellow beings is something that
can't be acquired"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-07

Julia Marlowe Receives Legal sepa-
ration from Robert Taber.

HYDE Park, n. f.. Jan. 6.-Julia Mar
lowe-Taber, the actress, has been
granted a divorce from her husband.
Robert Taber. The petitioner made
three charges upon which she based
her request for legal separation. but
the court threw out the allegations of
desertion and refusal TO support and
approved that of alleged cruel and in
tolerabie severity
The court granted Mrs. Taber's re-
quest for atimony, fixing the sum at
S.. GEO. Mrs. TabeT's deposition. the
chief one. was, borne out by verbal tes-
timonv given by Miss Marlowe's maid,
Miss Beatty. 1t was 10 the effect that
the petitioner was married under the
name Of Sarah Frances Frost in Phila-
delphia May q, 1894