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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05
A VERSATILE BODY.
MANY Lines of Activity Represented
in the Senate.
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washington Starr
The senate of the United States is
the most versatile organization IN eX-
istence. considering that its member
Shin is at present limited to ninety
Indeed. there are now but eight-elght
members of the senate. and yet it is
difficult to conceive a form Of prOtes-
SIGNAL or business occupation that mas
No. been embraced in the life of some
senator.
Fifty-nine senator's have practiced
law and mining, banking, medicine.
farming. steam. sail and railroad trans
portation are branches Of activity that
have occupied numbers of them SEN
ator. Perkins went 70 California. which
state he now represents in the sen
ate as a sailor before the mast, and
has ever since been engaged in ship
ping enterprises. Senator Hanna has
large shipping interests. Clark of Mon
tana. Jones of Nevada. Stewart of Ne
vada, Bard of California and Kearns Of
Utah have all prosDected for the pre-
cious metals, and all have had the eX-
citing experience of striking il rich
Their good fortune was preceded by
hardships and encouragement, and no
better informed men on the subject
OF llllIlllE AAQlAi ~ NFAA N-A-.Aa
they are to be found anywhere Sen
ator Teller of Colorado is everywhere
regarded as one of the foremost law
yers Of the country on the subject Of
mining.
There are so many senators who
have been bankers that it is difficult
to name them all.
Senator Willard came here from be-
/ ing president Of a bank. and Scott,
Bard and Kean have also been prom
/ inently identified with the banking
business. Senator Mcmillan of Mich
I igan was the president of a bank as
/ well as president of a railroad when
/ elected to the senate, and promptly re-
/ signed both positions Senator Cal
/ lfnger Of New Hampshire was prac-
( ticing physician for many years De
/ fore his election TO the senate, and IN
/ emergencies he has frequently Deen
called to treat patients at the capitol
/ and he always responds to such emer-
/ pencv calls with a keen professional
I interest. Senator Deboe Of kentucky
has graduated in both medicine and
| law. He practiced medicine a short
/ time and then turned TO the law.
Senator Tillman IS the only senator
/ who has. recorded in his Autobiography
/ ical sketch in the Congressional Dlrec
/ tory that he was q farmer befor'
( coming to the senate, but very man,
[ Of the southern senators are planters
as most Of them are lawyers. OF sen
ators Of other sections Of the cOuntr-
/ there are a very large number WIT
/ worked on farms when they were boys
and Senator Allison Of Iowa, recailini
his younger days. likes to talk IN tn
I senate about how Eve" plant our
/ crops in Iowa and tend to them thrOug
the various stages from the planting
To the final disposition OF the crops.
/ Senator Stewart probably gives NOR
1 personal attention to farming nos
than any other senator. He has
dairy farm at Ashburn. Va. and ever
Saturday he goes there and remain
over until the following Monday. Hi
farming. however, is followed as di
] version. having been taken up severa
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05
BUSINESS OF THE SENATE.
Republicans Constrained to Take Up
Cudgel in Defense.

Cudgel IN DEFENSE.
Washington. May 4.-RepubIicans
this week viii relieve the Democrats
of the necessity Of supplying all the
speakers in the senate on the present
Philippines government bill The
events Of last week caused them 20
decide to take part in the debate, and
they VIII lead orr when the bin shall
be laid before the senate at 2 o'clock
tomorrow.
Senator Lodge. chairman Of the COM
mittee on the Philippines, will open for
them with a speech in support of the
administration Philippine policy, with
incidental reference to Major Garden
er's report and other special phases Of
the Philippine question. Other Repub-
lican senator's who have indicated a
purpose to address the senate on the
pending measure are Foraker, SpOOner
Burton. ATcComas and Plat Comm
There probably will also be other Re
publican speakers. The Democratic
members Of the committee on the Phil
fppfnes have no fixed plans except TO
have the debate on the bill continue
for the present. They decline 20 esti-
mate the time necessary to conclude
consideration of the bill
other measures which win receive
attention during the week are the sun
dry civil appropriation bill and the bill
providing for the opening to settlement
OF the Rosebud Indian reservation IN
South Dakota The reservation ques-
ton has priority OF claim TO consider
alton in the morning hour Of each day,
and the appropriation bin viii be used
"to I'm in" when no one is prepared to
speak on either that bill or the Phil
ippines bill. The resolution providing
Tor the recall Of Major Gardener lost
its position Of advantage Saturday and
is now on the calendar, but the chances
are that It viii be revived and that IT
viii receive further attention.
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HIS PART IN THE
SENATE FIGHT
Senator McLaurin EndeaVors to
Explain to Constituents.
TELLS HOW IT HAPPENED
SHIFTS THE BLAME TO TILL
MANS SHOULDERS.

HTAsHINGTON. May 4-senator
w NcLaurin Of South Carolina has
issued an appeal to the people of
his state. in which he recites the his
tory of the breach between himself
and his party associates. growing out
Of his attitude on the tariff and Span
ish war questions. He continues:
Last summer. recognizing my re-
sponsibility to the people. there being
no campaign in the state, announced
my intention of going before them for
the purpose OF discussing these ma
tional issues. I was Immediately and
violently assailed for advocating Re
publican doctrines and branded as a
Republican in Democratic disguise.
The state Democratic executive COM
mittee met, and under the dictation OF
my colleague in the senate, formally
declared that I was not a Democrat,
which formed the basis for similar ac
ton on the part of the Democratic
caucus Of the United States senate.
Since that time the war against me
has been perslstently Waged. The poll
icy Of my opponents has been to belit-
tie the real issues into n personal quar-
rel between 'Tillman and McLaurin.'
This issue I am not willing to accepp
as I do not propose to be Influenced
in my public course by personal spleen
or petty Jealousy.
Now the proposition Of my political
enemies Is to exclude me from the pri-
maries as o candidate and TO exclude
an candidates for Office who entertain
my views and thus prevent the people
from hearing me and from hearing
them IN justification of my course and
~ hi raa
measures now confronting the Ameri-
can public I am absolutely convinced
and forewarned Of this purpose 70 ex-
Guide me and my friends, because ]
have read the speech of Senator Till
man, the acknowledged dictator Of the
Democratic machine Of South Carolina.
delivered at Manning. in which he d.
reefs a revision of the rules and form
of oath OF the party, for the purpose
Of excluding myself and friends from
participation in the primary.
1T is a matter Of no concern to me
what may be the action Of the May
convention as to the rules of the pri7
mary and a revision Of its pledges. The
suppression Of free speech and indie
pendence Of action in voting by such
means renders 70 impossible for any
self-respecting citizen holding my
views to become a candidate in the
Democratic primary in South Carolina
I realize that many Of my loyal friends
would even once more hold in check
their resolution not to again enter our
system OF primary elections in order to
again vote for me, but have reached
the point where I win not subject them
to subscribing to an oath 70 support
men and measures which do not repre-
sent their views upon the issues fac
ing the American people today"
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SHE RINGS CHIMES.
A Woman's Gentle Pressure SOUNDS
5000 Pounds Of Bells.

Miss Bertha Thomas Of New York
is one Of the few women chime~s en-
the world. AS the ringer Of the sweet
chimes Of Grace church she had a
daily audience Of many thousands. YET
scarcely one in a hundred Of the W0r-
shippers kneeling in the shadow
sanctuary or the eager crowds surgug
along Broadway understand the me-
chanism by which the great bells On
the belfry overhead are set I'm mo-
ton.
Miss Thomas illustrates the truth Of
the saying that the old order changsth
giving place 10 the new The old Eng
lish method Of Ginning required eight
or ten men. one for each bell. 4 DE-
rector standing in front gave the sig
mails. When one OF the men received
the word TO play he swung his bell by
a dexterOus movement, causing it BE-
stop at just the right moment for tLe
next bell 10 continue the air. The pi--
lures Of ancient bell ringers with bulg-
ing muscles and accordion plated
brows are familiar on Christmas and
Easter cards.
Needless TO say. there is nothing 0t
this sort going on in the graceful sPiie
Of Grace church. In a room at the base
Of the great belfry, and leading from
the outer vestbule by a carved Gotl.e
door. is a keyboard Ike woman
writing desk. at which Miss Thomas
sits to chime The levers and cla.-s
by which. with great eZerti1u, Jo-h
Senior rang the changes on the pie
for nineteen years have given place
electricity. and Of the actual NoIt--
Of the bells nothing is visible save u
keyboard and two levers adlusi1
the opposite wall.
There are only nine notes on me =.
board. the black keys being DUNN
When asked how she learned L
! chime. Miss Thomas replied u Ls,-
! learned. When the new electrical fl
| paratus was put in 7 began. and ~. ~
kept on ever since" As she cn
Lead. Kindly Light" gently presss
l the keys with her slender fingers
/ is able to continue an animated ~,
versation. There are ten oe---
I they weigh about 5000 pounds .2ss-,
er- They are all memorials or 49,
( one. the largest bell, which
about 1900 pounds. having been -
( in memory Of Rev. Thomas House .--
1 Tor. one Of the early rectols ~ a..
church. The bells are pitched ID h---. q
So tie Organist fin the cl7nes- .---I .---
/ h. likes begin his voluntary ID
/ same note on which the oei+
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years ago, after his doctor advised him
to live in the open air as much as
possible.
There are a great number Of senators
whose business interests cover almost
every branch Of industry.
Not only does the senate represent IN
its membership almost every phase OF
professional and industrial activity. but
many Of its members were experienced
in legislative work before coming TO the
senate OF the lightweight senator's
twenty-giX served in the house Of repre-
sentatives Fifteen senators have served
as governors Of states Senator Warren
served during two terms as governor OF
the territory OF Wyoming. and his second
term ended with the admission of the
territory as a state He was then elected
first governor of the state. Fifteen SEN
ators have a record Of service in the con-
federate army and one was TN the con-
federate navy Nine senators were IN
the Union army Senator Pettus Of Ala
hama and Bate OF Tennessee were in the
Mexican war
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05

butchers. members Of the craft. met
today 10 consider the high price Of
meats. A proposition received with
much favor was to close the butcher
shops entirely during the prevalence Of
high prices. Another equally well re-
ceived proposition was to establish one
store in each block and to have the
butchers from other stores work to-
gether. It was finally decided 10 place
the matter in the hands of a committee
Of thirty 20 report to a meeting to-
morrow. The committee was instruct
ed to communicate with the Allied
Butchers association of Greater New
York and endeavor to have it send rep
resentatives to the meetings. IT was
said at today's meeting that the aver
age sales Of the Kosher butchers IN
ordinary times were 100000 pounds a
week, but that at present the sales are
barely 800. 900 pounds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05
AT ST. PAUL.
Queer Craft at the Upper Reaches Of
the Mississippi.

John Swain In Ainslee's.)
90 St Paul is at the head of navigation
on the Mississippi
That sentence from the old geography
stands out vividly in my memory In
boyhood, / pictured throngs Of smoking
steamers blowing up 10 the wharves Of
this Minnesota city. Of course. in the
winter they would be frozen out. but in
summer, and through the autumn when
the grain crop was moving. I imagined
barges Of wheat and corn. stea mers load
ed with flour. and all the incidentals Of
the commerce Of the northwest.
But there are limitations TO the naVi-
cation on the upper Mississippi which
the geography failed to mention This
Young Man Mississippi spreads out val
iantly 10 fill a big channel He receives
the floods Of the st. CTsiX and lower down
Of the Wisconsin; but still. he is. after
an, only young fellow. and when he
aspires to spread he becomes. as other
young men. very shallow. So il is that
at many times in the year the visitor to
St PaEi and to the river below ties
pecialy at that time Of the year when
the crops are mOving-will wait in vain
for steamer for vt Louis and |ill find
Lodges OF rock and big sand bars OBJ
structing the channel so that a raft
would have difficulty IN moving down
stream. For months Of the year no
steamers come TO 81. PAU. ana only Wnen
there is fairly good stage can the steam
eTs Of the Diamond 10 line work their
slow way up from Davenport. as a con-
nection with the world below
Such steamers as they are. too There
have been Jokes without number about
these shallow river steamers that can
run on heavy dews. and that are said 20
be built Of iron. imprinted. because on
damp days the iron VIII sweat enough 20
allow them TO run. 1t has been said that
at times the pilot sends a man ahead with
q sprinklinE can to wet down sandbars.
end that a sub of water and a hose are
kept on deck for use in emergencies OF
course. these are wild eEaggerations, but
as a matter Of fact, the steamer that
cannot run on eighteen inches. or at best,
on two feet Of water. must stay on the
lower river. Even there she viii have
her troubles. Far below Cairo I have seen
a steamer loaded with co bales o. cotton
and 800 sacks OF seed run into landing
over a bar on which there was but four
feet Of water. There are long stretches
Of deep water near ST. Paul, 10 be sure
where boats could draw many feet. out
the river steamer has TO be able 70 60
over reefs and bars. and Of these ther'
are many. For the rest, they are tn'
same old fiimsy noisy. cheap stern
wheelers that were run in Mark Twain
time. before the civil war.
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TO ADMIT THE TERRITORIES.
Bill viii Come Up This Week in the
House.

House.
washington. May 4-The principal
feature of the programme in the house
this week viii be the bill 20 place
three new stars in the American flag.
The omnibus bill for the admission Of
oklahoma. New Mexico and Arizona
10 statehood viii be called on Tuesday.
The friends Of the bin do not desire
protracted debate on It. and viii try
To secure a vote on that day.
There is much opposition TO the bill
on the Republican side OF the house. on
the ground that the territories are not
vet ftted for statehood. but the friends
81 the bill entertain no doubt Of its
passage. The Democrats. in caucus,
agreed TO give it their united support.
and at least sixty Republican votes are
counted on. Tomorrow is District of
Columbia day. After the statehood
bin is disposed Of war claims viii be
given attention. and then the naval ap-
propriation bill viii be taken I'D.
Three important measures Of general
legislation-the Hin financial bill. ter
minating the coinage Of silver dollars.
the Ray anti-anarchy bill and the Shat
tue bin codifying and extending the
immigration laws-are to be taken up
whenever opportunity occurs, the rules
committee deciding Saturday that these
measures should have early attention.
No time is set for them. but the decis-
ION Of the rules committee VIII bring
them forward whenever appropriation
bills and special orders are lacking.
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WIT OF COUNSELLOR NOLAN.
Some Of the Remembered Sayings Of
This Picturesque Lawyer.
- 90 -

In a book entitled The Barrlster"
Charles Frederick Stansbury has brought
together the best Of the anecdotes Of
Tom Nolan, known popularity among
mem hers of the bar as counselor No
Ian For many years the Counselor kept
Judges and lawyers Of New York laugh
Inc, and al political conventions he was
one OF the important II not serious. at
fractions The Counselor was himself sui
generis- his dEoliery was indiEiduaL. Some
Characteristic stories from Dir. STAINS
bury's collection are here set down;
At a political convention a friend asked
Nolan.
Isn't 1t strange. counselor, that your
friend Croker, who is such a mighty pow
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l. rrn,onrertioraI So
Chicago Tribune)

Throw up your hanl7-
This was the stern command nj
fOotpad ~.
Instead of complying. hoWerar- Ia-
zen whom he had halted 1lT7- -
peal Of loud laughter -- a.s
Don't YOU see' said the -..-.--- -.---
utter absurdity " what on q. -r--
,T-e-a fs No street lamp half block ~
We are not within the heavy s1l--e -
bv he elevated railway. there Is ~ -
ailev close at hand up which go. --..sf-
your helpless victim, am nor " ---.s
few stems or my home. there p. pr -- IRE
station I'm the next block ana ~ b
wearing no mask Livery --- - rel Oh
Conventional hold-up is lacking 49,
~ ~ vrav- viii you and iet me - o.
without even che CUSTOMARY
baFad RAGE the villain Will-IaN-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05
She Was Candid

The clergyman o. q church -E-- a r,r.z55 q.
his vestry. saw ILI-e ---
his talking 10 "a stranger .- On ~7-
l.VVb7f vas that man saEi-s 49, gr
Wadgeg- asked the parsoH, az ne ---
10 the little girl -.-.-y rr ~.
ooh. he fuzt wanted 10 sn-- --
g VS. The vicar of this elll
aAuT what did yOu ten him. ss.-r-r
II told him" she said- VIZ sS-r-
chat you were the p-s
brance."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05
The WToug Tin.
Cleveland Plain Dealer)

tNAcEclillu 4 IAN Ac-tel'f
What's the matter with the Core
spondence Editor inquired the City Edi-
tor. Gle looks mad.
why. replied the Snake Editor. you
see several DAYS ago he told an anonF-
nous correspondent how 10 learn t. play
the cornef. and nov he's discovered that
the fellow lives next door To him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05
Colorado Pioneer Dead.

Ouray, Colo, May 4.-Hon. Francis
a well known Colorado pioneer
and lieutenant governor in 1S99-l900,
died tonight after a lingering illness.
PARALYSIS was the cause of death.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05
SALES CUT IN TWO BY TRUST.
Kosher Butchers Unite to Break Up
Monopoly.

Montrose. Colo. May 4.-The Mont
rose Cattle & Horse Growers assOcia-
ton. at its annual meeting in this
city. adopted resolutions declaring that
the alleged combination OF packers 60
control prices Of beef has been work
ing in the interest Of stock growers.
and that present prices OF meats are
only sufficient to give the growers a
fair profit and appealing to press and
public TO cease aggressive action to
break up the alleged combination.
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Wheeling W. Va. May 4-Fire tonight
al Wellsburg, Va. destroyed the decorat-
ing and packing departments of the Eagle
Glass works. owned by Paul Bros. Loss
s. 900 to Sl00On0.
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New York, May 4.-over 400 Kosher
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-12
ANGLO JAP ALLIANCE.
GREAT BRITAIN AND JAPAN
HAVE JOINED HANDS.
The Combine Formed For tire Preoer
walton of China and Corea,
Officially Announced.

London, Feb. IAN important
parliamentary paper was issued last
night giving the terms of practical
alliance between Great Britain and
Japan for the preservation of China
and Corea. The paper covers a dis
patch sent by Lord Lansdowne, the
tecretary Of state for foreign affairs.
Jan. 80, to the British minister ac
Toxic, Sir Claude NJ. Macdonald. and
comprises signed copy of the agree
ment.
In explanation, the paper says the
agreement may be regarded as an
outcome of the events of the past two
years. Throughout the Boxer trou-
bles Great Britain and Japan had
been in close and uninterrupted com
munication and actuated by similar
views
1--WE each DESIRE" says Lord Lans-
downe, that the integrity and indie
pendence Of the Chinese empire
should be preserved and that there
should be no disturbance of the ter
ritorial status quo, either in China or
the adjoining regions"
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-12

In this state, on one of the rail-
r Dads Is little town called Sawyer.
Close 10 the town the train passes
through tunnel. One day a nice
green looking couple were on The
train ard they never seemed to
know that there was anybody else
on the train. Oblivious to their sur
roundings they were like two souls
with but single thought. While
the train was passing through the
tunnel, those near the young coup
lie heard succession of suspicious
smacks something like a kiss with
a dt zen echoes. After the train
had passed through the tunnel the
brakeman came through the car
called out Sawyer" and the timid
man looked up and said: II dom,
give durn If you did, we are mar
RED"
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-12
PRESBYTERIAN COMMITTEE
ON TEMPERANCE MET,

Pittsburg, Feb. 12.-The Presbv-
terrain general assembly's permanec IT
ecommittee on temperance met yester-
day in the Second PRESBYTERIAN
church. A letter was read from the
secretary, the Rev. DR.. John Hill.
who has been at Hot Springs, Ark,
announcing that he hoped to arrive
in the city yesterday. In his absence
the vice president, Charles A. Rose.
occupied the chair. William c. Lii,
ley acted as secretary, and reported
a wide distribution of temperance IT,
erature and an increasing demand.
More churches were reported as con-
tributing to the treasury, but Mr..
Lilley said the committee is hampe~-
ed N its work by the lack Of funds.
1t was decided to draw up the annual
report Of the Presbyterian general as
sembly and take action at the April
meeting OF the committee.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-12
LiDcOlM's birthday.

Today is the annive rsary OF the
birth of Abraham Lincoln, which
occurred ninety-three years ago In
Kentucky. No other president had
such warm admirers, and such Bit
ter haters, but today he Is acknowl-
edged to have filed place In the
history of the country, second OILY
to that of Washington. Perhaps if
both had been tried by the same
fire Lincoln wonld have proved
equally as greet as the Father of
HIS Country"