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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-07
CANNON,S
BRILLIANT SPEECH

It is not often that any man in Utah
or any other state is given such
reception as that accorded TO the Hon
Frank J. Cannon in the Democratic
state convention yesterday morning
1t was simply grand and carried the
splendid gathering of Democrats off
their feet from the time the name
Cannon was mentioned by Chairman
J. H Moyle in opening the convention.
till the close of one of the most bril-
liant speeches ever heard in Utah,
when those present gave full vent to
their feelings by springing to their feet
and letting off the genuine old Demo-
cratic yell. a yell that Snaothered the
strains Of the star Spangled Banner
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-07

Provo convention and who looked too
sensible TO show a lack of taste. at
tempted to applaud. Mr.. Mckinley
is to be congratulated" said Judge
King, that he has at least two or
three friends in Salt Lake" The wo-
men ~-iored to their shirt waists and
thereafter restrained their emotions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-07

quickly lost sight of in the events that
followed
While Judge King va making his
speech accepting the permanent chair
manship. he mentioned President Nc
hi7ley's name As he did so. several
women who were prominent in the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-07

For secretary of state Fisher Harris
was paid the compliment of a nominal
ton on the first ballot, his only op
ponent developing little strength Mr..
Harris was paid another compliment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-07

one absolutely unique in the history of
Utah politics. He got the solid vote
of the Third precinct OF salt Lake City.
something that no other candidate has
ever received. Besides. Mr.. Harris was
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-07

and entertain no bitter feelings what
ever"
Mr.: Moyle. who on Jan. l next viii
be inaugurated as Utah's second COVER
nor. was. of course, greatly pleased at
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-07

the result. It had no doubts about
my nomination and I have none as to
my election" said he. Il never lost a
fight yet and don't expect to start in
now
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-07

given 119 Of Salt Lake couuty's I24
votes
The convention recessed until 9
O'Clock this morning Immediately after
nominating Mr.. Harris. Today before
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-07

ton was on its toes This simple
statement. showing that the speaker
was in fun fellowship with the DemOc-
racy of the state and nation. caught
the convention as nothing else could
have done. and no man was ever given
a more royal welcome into a party5thau
the presiding officer OF that convention
got then And the applause started BY
those FIRST words went al through the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-07

that the band had struck up. and
threatened 10 explode the building
Mr.. CannOn's speech was the feature
ton. Word that he was 10 preside had
got abroad and instead Of the scatter
ing delegations that 80 often marks
the first session Of q convention. there
was a magnificent audience in the hal
long before the hour for opening Al
the delegates seemed 10 be present anc
there were many in the balconies anC
upon the stage besides
The crowd was On the IiD-COe Of eN->
pectatiOn SO that when Chairm2I
GIoyle walked out upon the stage hi
was greeted with a genuine Ourburst
of cheers. but this was as nothing com
pared with the applause that greeted
the name Of the temporary chairman,
and when Mr. Cannon stepped forward
in response to the invitation Of Mr..
MOyle, the whole audience united in a
greeting such as is seldom accorded 70
a public man Cheer followed cheer
and again and again il was repeated
The applause would die down only To
be started up again and II was many
minutes before the object of the Ju-
multi could get in a word And then
his very first words acted as spark
in a barrel of powder and the Outburst
was greater than ever.
Set the Convention Afire.
Fellow Democrats said Senator
Cannon, and he got no further for fuI-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-07

The great disappointment of the day
was the persistent refusal of Judge
Hiles to accept d nomination to the
supr~me bench. 1t had been hoped up
to the last moment that he would con-
sent to take he place. and the regret
was universal when it was announced
that he wished to become a private
citizen again.
a candidate for supreme judge viii
he nominated this morning and that
il viii fail to a first class man is a
certainty. Last night a number of
names We're mentioned, among them
being J. w. y. whitecotton of Provo.
w. G. Hall, c. s Varian, W. NJ.
Bradley and others.
Mr. WhitecottOn viii have the unani-
nous endorsement of his home county
with its sixty-four votes. He viii also
be endorsed by the Fourth district bar.
At meeting Of the Utah county dele
cation last night it was decided 10
withdraw Mr.. Witecotton from the
race for attorney general and enter
him in the other. He is a lawyer of
long experience and his friends say he
is in every way competent.
The nomination of James H Moyle
on the first ballot last night for gov
eInOr was not unexpected. Many dele
cations had come down instructed for
hiIn and some able PROSECUTING was
done among the uninstructed. After
the ballot was over the representatives
of Nebeker and Thatcher did the hand
some thing by moving to make his
nomination unanimous.
viii Abide By Decision.
Mr.. Thatcher was not in town, but
his representatives said he would
cheerfuIly abide by the decision of the
convention and do all he can for the
success of the ticket. Mr.. Nebel1er de-
clared himself in like vein. I expect
TO go all through the state during the
next few weeks said he, and will
put in good word for the ticket wher-
ever 1 happen to land / am not sore
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-07
Silver and Lead.

silver 623sc per ounce
Copper. 152tc per pound
Lead. A. 5. & Z. Co. s price. $500: New
York exchange. SL571z; New York brok-
ers', $500
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-07
Set the Convention Afre.

Fellow Democrats said Senator
Cannon, and he got no further for ful-
ly q minute, while the whole cOnven-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-07
Weather Today.

for Salt Lake Today is !:
Fair, Slight Changes in Tempera-
ture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
UNDER CONSIDERATION.
ProJect of Laying Pneumatic Tube
Subject of Discussion

The District Commissioners today had a
conference with Col. NJ NJ. Parker and ex-
senator M Z. Butler, representing the
batcheior Pneumatic Tube Company; MIR.
W. +. L. Dillaway, general manager of the
American and Atlantic Service Company Of
Boston, and Mr.. Robert Christy its attor-
ney here. relative to the pneumatic tube
proposed to be laid between the Capitol
and the government printing Office. TIVE
bills have been introduced In Congress COW
eFihg the matter, one proposing to author
lZe the Bachelor Company to construct the
'upe' and the other appointing a commits
slon consisting of the chief of engineers
United states army, the District Engineer
commissioner and the architect of the Cap
ltol, TO arrange the matter The represent
tauNes Oh the Boston company stated that
Iney merely desire the passage of such a
blli as viii permit it and other companies
10 compete. The Commissioners took the
matter under consideration.
MIR Nj. j. OBrien, a local plumber. was
To-Day given by the District Commissioners
an opportunity to show cause why his
that number of people who employed Mr.
Brlen charged that he had unnecessarily
Delayed the completion of the work he had
agreed to do for them. Mr.. OBrien made
an explanation of the matter, and the Com
missioners decided to suspend further ac-
ton in the case, Mr.. O'Brien assuring them
that ne will see that no further complaints
VIII be made against him. Capt Beach
the Engineer Commissioner, remarked dur
ing the hearing that II would bs, we'll for
the commissioners to so amend the plumb
ing regulations as to require plumbers to
complete their work within a reasona bic
period, and II is not unlikely that such an
amendment will be made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
STOVE DEALERS BANQUET.
Association Discusses Various Topics
of interest to Members.

The Stove Dealers Association held its
first banquet last night in the hall adjoin-
ing the cafe of Geo. T. Budd on 9th street.
Twenty-Five members gathered about the
tastefully decorated ia ble-excludingl liquors.
The president of the association. Mr.. Henry
Hammond, prefaced the ceremonies with
timely remarks, and performed the duty of
POSTMASTER during the evening. The par
Elephants, having paid their respects to
viands proceeded to discuss topics pur-
tanning to the associat ton. President Ham
nond reviewed the work of the past year,
and congratulated the members on the
promising future, dwelling upon the excel
lent work accomplished by the association.
Vice President Hodgson paid his respects
TO the individual benefit derived from or
ganization. Secretary Maltby interested
the assemblage with remarks concerning
the loyalty of members to the association.
Mr.. d. j. Stansbury observed the presence
of the automatic "self-feeders,' which
manifested disposition to smoke" MIR.
Geo f. Gartrell related a humorous fish
story, with moral. Mr., James Fitzpatrick
referred to the ladies in a complimentary
way. Mr.. W. J. Hutchinson delivered an
address in regard to cooperation with other
trades.
4 vote of thanks was rendered the ban
quet committee, consisting of the follow
ing named gentlemen: /. b. Dodson, ]. p.
Pierpoint and j. T. Doyle Members of the
association present We're: tnarleS ID. John-
son. W. H. Mehler W. r. Rose. ]. H. Sims,
]. c. Burns, George H Boyd, w. H. Fry.
Henry Hammond /. b. Dodson. F. S. Hodg-
son, Jas. AIaltby, Geo. f. Gartrell. J. T.
Doyle. ]. P. Pierpoint. W. r. Rose. ]. H.
Sims, D. K. Stansbury, T. G. Burns, las,
Fitzpatrick, w. H. Fry, J. T. Brotherton,
W. 6. Hutchinson. Letters of regret for
inability to attend were received from W.
S. Barker and W. S. jerks.
Previous to the banquet the regular
monthly meeting of the association was
held at its hall. 514 9th street. letter was
received from Mr.. C. H. Rudolph, request
ing the privilege of addressing the associa-
ton at its next regular meeting. The Sec
rotary was directed to send an affirmative
reply to Mr.. Rudolph. a resolution depre-
eating irregular business methods by whole
sale dealers was received and referred to a
special committee
A report was received in regard to estab-
fishing uniform prices by dealers. Con
sideration was deferred until a future meet
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
GEN. JOE WHEELER BACK,
Has Resigned From the Army and
Will Claim Seat In Congress.

Has Resigned From the Army and
Will Claim Seat in Congress.
Gen. Joe Wheeler arrived at San Francis
co Monday from the Philippines. He was
released from quarantine yesterday. Speak
ing of his resignation from the army, Gen
Wheeler said he resigned November 20, but
was not ordered home until the middle of
January. He did not care to discuss his
reasons for leaving the army. After a
brief stay in San Francisco Gen. Wheeler
will come to Washington to take his seat in
Congress. . OH
II have a letter saying that an effort
will be made to keep me from taking my
seat" said the general, "but 1 do not see
why such an effort should succeed The
objection is that Twas not on hand to be
sworn in, and it Is" stated that L was hold
ing another position that initiates against
my right to be elected 1 shall 90 to
Washington, having resigned from the
army, and with a proper certificate of cleo
ton, and expeceto be sworn in. 1t will be
noted that my" resignation from the army
was handed in Before Congress met"
AS to the situation in the Philippines
and Guam he said
The war is oyer except for the work of
the guerrilla S3iiBan1s that ambush our
troops and donaa little damage Just be-
fore I left I heard case in which an
American soldier was killed and several
wounded. This condition of things will not
last long, think.
Miss Wheeler, daughter of the general.
who accompanies her father, denies the
story OF her reported engagement to marry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
A Strange MaIndy Which Outlines A,
tacks Some Writer'S

The VARIETY beg pardon the vaude-
ville-program composer has recently de-
veloped an unWonted attack of alliterative-
eiongomosis,' said theatergoer to a Star
reporter 1T is not fatal disease but its
symptoms are well recognized
1T is an ailment which assails all circus
program writer's when they tackle the
write-up of their posters and programs
The symptoms in the circus man break out
in the early spring. when the pictorial
poster pimples the town and palsies the
public with its beautiful ladies and aero
bats, doing dashfng. daring deeds. in the
Most Studendous Aggregation of Mon
strous Mundane Miracles etc. 1t appears
to be hard for our circus friend to find
words which will express to the public the
particular prowess of the performers in the
show unless he runs into the alliterative
form of expression.
THE writers of variety. vaudeville and
comic opera programs have been always
more or less afflicted with it, but lately The
symptoms have become acute. l was up
in Boston recently, and here are two or
three alliterative examples of Bostonese
which l copied from the program of a vau-
deville show house:
The gay, gushing. gracious gaudy Miss
Gussfe Goldenlocks, the great gazelle-eyed
danSeuse.'
The bright, brainy. break-neck come
dian. Ben Brokenback'
The smart, sparkling. scntillating
shapely,s singing soubrette, Miss Susie Sau-
chess
THE agile. angelic all-around, aerial. ac-
robatic artists, the Ah-There Sisters
The taking teller of tales of Toledo and
Thums, Sandy Scott
The marvellous musical mokes of min
strelsy, in mimic and mirth and mouth, the
Murrays'
THE beautiful, blue-eyed belle of Back
Bay, Miss Bessie Brookland'
Boston seems to have 1t all right. eh?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
MIR. SHELDON MAKES READY.
Preac her-EditOr Organizing the To
pcka CAPITAL Force.

dispatch from Topeka, Kan, says the
first issue of the Sheldon edition of the
Topeka Capital will appear next Tuesday
morning. The subscription list for the edi-
ton has reached POI, 1877. For a week the
subscriptions have aggregated 5000 a day.
Twenty-six typewriters are employed to
arrange the names and addresses of sub
scribers in lists for the mailing machines.
Fourteen persons are kept busy sorting
the mail orders for the typewrters. In the
business office four men are working over
time handling the money orders which ac-
company subscriptions
Editions of the Capital during Sheldon
week will be printed in London, New
YORK, Chicago and Kansas City.
The Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, editor of
the Sheldon edition. lately has spent a
great deal of time in the Capital office
familiarizing himself with the details of
the various departments.
he mas had two conferences with office
employees for the purpose of learning the
daliy routine. At these meetings Mr. She
don asked a great many questions and to
all replies said: Yes" and Il see," but
gave out no Information regarding the
class of news he would print
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
"A CURIOUS CLAIM.
A widow Draws Pension While
the Husband Was StilI Alive.

Is pension ever granted to the widow
OF a soldier. when, as a matter of fact, he
is still aiive?' said a pension attorney to a
Star reporter. Yes. occasionally. 1 will
cite an authentic instance of this apparent
absurdity, since 1t is well known that the
pension bureau requires and secures posi-
tive proof of the soldiers death before
passing upon any claim.
An application was presented by q Wo-
man who alleged that she was the widow
of a soldier All of the necessary formali-
ties were gone through with as to estab-
hshing the marriage, validity of claim
service, etc. The death was proved by
competent witnesses as follows: The soldier
was known to have been stopping at a GER
tain hotel In a western city. This hotel
was destroyed by fire one night, and several
persons We're burned to death The SOL
der was believed to have been one of the
victims whose remains were unidentified
He had been seen directly before the Are.
but was not seen nor heard from thereafter
Following a full investigation the claim
was allowed, and the widow drew the pen
sion for several years, and, no doubt
mourned his loss.
"One day an application was received at
the bureau for a pension from this self
same soldier. on the ground of disabilities
contracted during service. 1t was regular
In form, and the fact that his supposed
widow was drawing a pension was, of
course, Caught up at once An -investlga-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
"Thoush Empires Totter." Etc.

A Washington lady who has keen sense
Of the ridiculous relates the following incl
dent illustrative Of the inappropriate and OF
Teutonic pertinacfty of purpose:
She lives up town in the northwest, and
opposite her house is small general store,
kept by young couple of German nation
ality. The old father lives with Them and
his only duty. apparently, besides smoking
his long pipe and playing with the chill
dren, is to place each morning. on the OPEN
ing of the store, on the sidewalk near the
curb, an iron upright bicycle rack, and to
take ii in al closing time.
On the morning following the night of the
recent heavy snowstorm and semi-blizzard
when the Streets were deep in their cover
ing of white, traffic impeded and locorno-
ton on foot or on any sort of wheels a
matter of extreme hazard, and an imposs-
biiity on bicycle. and while the fakes
were coming down in blankets the old man
appeared at the store door, eoatless and
hatless, holding the bicycle rack in his
hands.
He glanced up into the thick mantle with
a perpleXed, ost-in-the-snow-far-fro home
look, and then, as though he had solved a
mighty problem, with determined express
sion upon his wrinkled face, waded knee
deep through the drifts and buried the
rack in the snow with thump, retracing
his steps with the evident appearance of
having done his duty though the heavens
fall and empires totter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE.
Reports Made Respecting Merits of
ti7 Atlanta. Ga, Plan.

District Commissioner Wight yesterday
afternoon submitted to his associates a
statement relative to the garbage crema-
tory plant at Atlanta, Ga, which he and
the health officer, DR.. VIM. c. Woodward,
investigated last week. DIR. Woodward also
made a statement. AS heretofore explained
ir The Star. all waste except ashes, Is
consumed in the Atlanta crematory, and all
of it. including the ashes. is collected by
the municipality. The ashes are dumped
on the low lands or used for filling in
streets. householdcrs being required, of
course 10 keep their ashes in separte re-
ceptacles The garbage is collected in
about the same way as is done here, il be-
ing called for daily, ashes being collected
three times a week. Miscellaneous waste
such as papers, rags. refuse from stables,
etc, forms in a great part the fuel used in
the furnace, the fires being kept going
throughout the year.
Befor, the garbage is burned. it is dump
ed at the crematory upon a brick platform
beneath the fires in the furnace, it be-
ing by this method dried out before being
thrown into the furnace. At the back of
this platform is a perforated brick grating,
through which the dried sulgc from above
filters down to feed the furnace. The ashes
from the furnace is used as other ashes
for fillinE-in purposes. In the back of the
crematOry is an intense. coke fire, which
consumes all gases and organic material
which may have escaped from the combus-
ton in the furnace, the result being that
all odors and smoke are consumed. Outside
of the refuse itself coke is the only fuel
used. Householders IN ATLANTA are taxed
81 each annually for the maintenance of
the health department, which has charge
of the work of collecting and consuming all
municipal refuse, and Mr.. Wight md Dr.
Woodward believe that this tax covers the
cost thereof.
The information obtained by them will
be transmitted by the Commissioners to
Congress for use in connection with the
bill now pending before that body relative
to the collection and disposal of garbage
in CT riot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
ITEMS umbrellas. .3Qc

ton followed. which resulted in establish
ing the mans identity and the validity of
his claim.
1T appears that the widows story as
10 ms disappearance was correct. lie was
,, not, however burned to death. His had
SIMPLY been one of those mysterious Gis-
appearances which SO often occur. lie had
gone south. where he had set himself up in
business. and had selected the Time to
quietly drop out of sight on the night of the
flre. The latter was. undoubtedly, a coinci-
dence. as he had evidently tired of his sur
roundings and family.
1t was learned that the widow was sim
cere in the belief of his death but she lost
her pension and his was granted / never
heard how they arranged matters or what
the f1rst wife subsequently did, as it was
ascertained that he had remarriel and had
thoughtfully omitted to invite her to the
second ceremony. If he knew of aer pen-
sion on account of his supposed death he
gave no evidence of the fact until he filed
his own claim
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08

prisoned, Mr. Sovereign said he had seen
mothers weeping for their sons, wives for
their husbands and sisters for their bro
theirs. denouncins the military officers for
the reign of bread and water and de.
scribing 1t as a repetition of the horrors OF
Andersonville.
The members of the committee cross-eX-
amined Mr. Sovereign at considerable
length. Representative Huh again took
him over the assembling of miners on the
morning the mill was blown up.
Inc witness said 1t was evident there was
some preconcerted action. At Mr.. HulTs re-
qeust Mr.. Sovereign read an article In the
paper edited by him as to Bunker Hill
destroyed. One thousand determined men
Wreak vengeance on the scab mine"
The article said that half of the 1000
men were masked and armed with Win
chester rifles. and described the awe-nspir-
ing scenes as 5000 pounds of dynamite
were placed under the mine concentrator,
one of the largest in the world, and it was
completely wrecked after three terrific ex-
blossoms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
IT'S ANNUAL MEETING.
Alumni Association of University of
MaryfRnd ut Banuuef

at banquet.
The annual meeting of the Washington
branch Of the University of Maryland
Alumni Association was held at the Shore
ham Tuesday night and the following off,
GERS were elected for the ensuing year: DR.. I.
5. Stone, president; DIR. E. O. Belt, first vice
president; DR.. ]. w. Bayne, second vice
president; DIR. VIM. L. Robins, secretary
and treasurer; DR.. T. ]. Chew correspond
ing secretary. Justice Harry M. CIabaush,
who was the guest of honor, was elected to
membership.
AFTER the routine business had been con-
GUIDED an enjoyable dinner was served in
the banquet hall, during which extempor-
aheous remarks were made by Justice Ca
Manning, Stands and Bishop. Among those
present were: Justice Clabaugh and Drs
w. NJ. Sprigg, l. S. Stone ]. H. MundeIl.
]. F. Thompson, w. L. Robins, E. o. Belt.
w. p Manning. B. N. Capehart, M Crit
fiths. w. p. Malone, J. B. Mullins H. HURT.
T. ]. Chew. A. R. Stands, /. C. Rose, F.
b. Bishop. o. NJ. Muncaster, W. N. Suter.
J. w. Bayne 7. N. r. Keech and q. D..
Fadeiey.