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Evening star., 1905-10-28
Puns and Clever Sayings.
Aa

perfect pun makes good sense both ways:
the edges meet with a click like the blades of
a sharp pair OF shears. Sometimes the very
thoughts fit tight together In antagonistic
Identity. when the man said of the tenn
perance exhorter that he would be a good
fellow II he would only let drink alone; or
when Disraeli OF 1t was he) wrote to the
youth who had sent him first novel;: Il
thank you very much; l shall lose no time
III reading it," or when a man seeing q
poor piece of carpentry said: THAT chicken
coop looks If some man had made it
himself" Exquisite perverse literalness of
thought And the same absolute punning,
the very self-destruction of a proposition
was the old death thrust at poor poet by
the friend who said: His poetry will be
read when Shakespeare and Homer are for
gotten" 1t was a fine, double edged blade
of speech until some crude fellow, Heine,
think. sharpened it to a wire edge by add
ing. land not till them banality that
dulled its perfection forever.
Evening star., 1905-10-28
A Violinist's Old Age.
From the London Globe.

Il IoiH the I1ubuOH UIObe.
Men still middle-aged can remember the
Tame as a violinist of Segismond Sicard,
the youthful prodigy encouraged by wag-
ner and Gounod. and patronized by nearly
every crowned head in Europe In July,
1873, Sicard, whose adult powers had con-
nrmed the promise of his boyhood. was
staying dn Brussels after a successful tour
In America, and during a walk with his
friend, Wieniawski, was struck by light
ming while sheltering under a tree against
a thunderstorm. wieniawsh sustained a
shock. from which he died In the following
year, and Sicard. paralyzed In the left side
only recovered after ten years. to fall into
hopeless relapse under the shock OF his
daughters death in 1892 Beggared. for.
gotten and reduced to mental mediocrfty.
though able to walk, Sicard is today ekina
out the last dregs of a miserable exIstenoe
as a street hawker in Liege.
Evening star., 1905-10-28
Titled Vegetarians.

From the North American Journal of Homeopathy.
yegetarianism is becoming very popular
in English society circles Lady windsor
and Lady Gwendolen Herbert are both
rigid Yegetarians. Lord and Lady de Meyer
eat nothing but nuts and vegetables at their
dinner parties and Lady Essex imputes the
recovery of her health to her strict yege-
tartan diet. Lord Charles Beresford and
Lord Buchan are also converts to yegetari-
anlsm and In many of the great houses,
too, fruit luncheons have been a popular
feature during the last year.
Evening star., 1905-10-28
Worlds Greatest Newspaper Readers.
From the Technical World Magazine.

The per capita value of the paper con-
sumed In the United States yearly Is the
greatest in the world and amounted during
last year to about s175. News paper fig
ured largest in the total product, with a
record for 1904 of about $780, TONS valued
at about $23.0O0.000 in 1900 a total OF 1885,
053 tons. worth S13. 105, ,634, sufficed to meet
the demand. We were noted as the greatest
newspaper-reading people on earth In 1890.
but In 1904 we read about three times more,
or. at any rate, had three times as much
offered us to read 1t is interesting to note
that In 1890 the cost of news paper was
about double what II Is at present, namely,
S67 a ton, as compared with about S35 noR.
Evening star., 1905-10-28
DIR. Miles
Restorative NerVine

with the happy result that thousands have been
completely cured. and Others being cured every
day.
"In the year 'e2 was stricken with epilepsy.
Doctors treated me for several years. but grew
worse. I would Aavs such awful ats I cannot
tell my awful surerings druggist recommended
Dr. Miles Neryine. and I bought bottle, and
found It helped me- and took three and am
cured. had only one light spell after 1 COM
menced taking 1t do hope the time will come
when everybody viii know that your medicine cures
these awful fts.''-JOHS LEWIS. Clarion Pa.
DIR. Miles Nervine Is sold under q guarantee
that your druggist will refund your money If first
bottle does not benefit
Evening star., 1905-10-28
Tourists in Switzerland.
From the Nation.


Sir Martin Conway's real complaint, In
forming the League for the Preservation Of
the Beauty of Switzerland. Is. we suspect.
that there should be a tourist crowd at all.
Modern social conditions are really at the
root OF Sir Martin Conway's trouble, and
they cannot be changed. The man who in
sists upon having beautiful nature all to
himself has. in these days, either to "git
up airiy,' or to retire to more and more
inaccessible peak tn Darien-
Evening star., 1905-10-28

The Illness OF Albert ]. Pitkin, pres dent
or the American Locomotive Company, was
said by his secretary at New York today
to be not serious. Mr.. Pitkin's physician
had reported, the secretary said that the
patient was oyerworked and needed only a
few weeks rest.
Evening star., 1905-10-28
More Profitable.

From the Chicago News
The Lady-"And you say that you were
doing story work some time agof Short
story. eh?"
Rambling Richard-"Nom: second story"
Evening star., 1905-10-28

The female infant OF Peter Boone, coll
ored, of D street northeast was found dead
In bed this morning about 7:30 o'clock. The
infant was only twelve days old. Coroner
hewitt called at the house, made an investi-
cation and gave certificate of death from
natural causes.
Evening star., 1905-10-28
Epilepsy

can be cured To those afflicted this conveys
wonderful message. Though quite common. II is
only short time since 1t was considered incurable
The discovery that 1t purely a nervous dis
order has led to the application OF the great nerve
Evening star., 1905-10-28

You will find Golden" branded every ham and piece of
label Golden Leaf Lard Look for those labels
when buy these products from the Should not find
them you getting the genuine article Should grocer
handle Golden Brand Hams and Bacon and Golden Leaf Lard
kindly let know and we'll supply him. that your order will al
ways be promptly attended to. =.
Evening star., 1905-10-28

Sold With a POSI-
tive Guarantee.
There are no ifs,
and's or butts to con-
slider when you buy
Golden Brand Hams
or Bacon or Golden
Leaf Lard. They are
sold with a positive
guarantee of satisfac-
ton or MONEY RE-
FUNDED.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-24
ALL PROSPECTS
OF PEACE ENDED
War to the Knife Between Team
sters and Employers.
MILITIA READY FOR ACTION
NO MORE RIoTING WILL BE AL
LOWED.

CHICAGO, May 23.-AlI prospects of
peace in the teamsters' strike have
disappeared, and it viii be open
war from this time on. The last con-
ference looking toward peaceable ad-
jUstment was held at 8 O'Clock tonight
between James B. Barry, business
agent of the Express Drivers union,
and the local managers Of the seven
express companies. The conference
had been set for an early hour in the
afternoon, but owing to the failure of
Mr. Barry to receive proper notice it
was postponed until this evening When
the meeting finally took place the con-
versation was brief and pointed. Bust
ness Agent Barry opened the negotia-
tons by saying; Our position is this:
/ want all the men TeinStated except
those who have been guilty of violence.
I cannot do anything different. That is
what the local union wants. and that is
what the local officers have told me "a
demand. That is all / can do. The men
told me that all want to so back i'm Il
body or they won't go back at all. That
is the position of the union and the
union officials"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-24
WARRANTS OUT FOR THE OFFICIALS
Rotten Condition of Affairs Shown up by investigation of the
GOIdfed Bank Trust Company
Sweep of Funds

n OLDFIELD. New. May 23--The re
IL port of the committee appointed
by the stockholders shows an un-
favorable condition of affairs in con-
nectiOn with the GoIdfeld Bank &
Trust company, which was closed yes
terday.
Warrants have been issued and are
in the hands of Sheriff Bradley for the
arrest of J. Young president. and
James r. BOal cashier. charged with
embezzlement. and for Francis y. Bur
ton, promoter, charged with obtain
ing money under false preteUScs. BOal
was not arrested in Hawthorne, as re
ported, yesterday.
All day long the streets have been
crowded with depositors angry and eX-
cited Mrs Burton. a confirmed inva-
lid. denies absolutely any connection Of
her husband with the bank other than
as deposition. DepOsitors have been
found today who placed approximately
$500 in the bank Saturday. and the ex-
animation Monday showed but $16.o5 in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-24
CAPITAL 100000.
Not Enough of Surplus to Pay the
Depositors.


New York. May 29-The doors of the
Merchants Trust company of this city
We're closed today
The Merchants Trust company had
a capital Of $500, 900 and owed depOsitors
about s.. COO 600. An examination of the
cOmpauy's affairs was made by the
state banking department on Dec >
| last The report of the state banking
department showed that the company
book surplus of S1.19S.737 had been re
| duced by the examiners to 81 .O74 54S
while the examiners had increased the
value of some of the securities held by
the company. they threw out some
others as ValueleSS and reduced the
valuation Of others. The company is
trustee Of 4 $4,000 OG0 consolidated mort
gage on the property Of the Hudson
Valley Railway company. which is q
consolidation OF trolley lines around
Albany, Troy, Saratoga and Lake
George. The bank eXaminers accepted
the company's valuation of the Sc
curitIes Of The Hudson Valley Railway
company held by il. The company was
organized in 1899.
In May, 1903. the stock reached a
high point, go being bid for it. Edwin
HaWley was president of the company
at one time.
The company was closed by order of
F D KilbUrn. state superintendent of
banks. a notice to that effect being
posted on the doors
II was said today that the closing
or the institution was due to ina bilitv
to secure payment Of certain large
loans on which the collateral consisted
Of securities of the Hudson Valley Rail-
way company. The company was
participation in the Hudson Valley Rail-
way company syndicate to the extent
of 1898. 500.
Reports that the company would be
obliged to discontinue business were
circulated in Wall street yesterday and
aHected the stock market in the late
dealings yesterday afternoon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-24
BOXER INDEMNITY
SETTLEMENT DELAYED

Tien TSin May o3.-Tne settlement OF
the RoXcT indemnity question has been
delayed by the action of the Russo
Chinese bank. Russia has chosen to
receive her portion Of the indemnity IN
silver and the RUssO-C Chinese bank is
0uGeavoTiuC TO obtain payment on
Shanghai at the London price of silver
instead of the price at Shanghai. thus
avoiding extra charges If China con-
Sents the bank viii secure an advantage
amounting to I per cent. The powers
have protested against the proposition
and il Is considered nrOba bic that the
RuSSO-t hiueSe bank will not be sue
ceSSfuI in its negotiations Ma Tung-
the governor of Pekin. representing the
board of revenue. did in fact consent but
his consent was not ratified. If China
weakly asSentS. the settlement Of the
indemnity question viii be prolonged in
definitely because similar indemnitieS
VIII he demanded in other quarters.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-24
TRUST COMPANY
GOES UP SPOUT
Merchants of New York City Unable
to Pay DepOsitOrs.
RECEIVER IS APPOINTED
is NOT A TOTAL
WRECK.

Albany. y. Y, May 23.-Upon the ap-
plicdtion of Attorney General Mayer.
Justice Cockrane of the supreme court
here today appointed Douglas Robin
son and the New York Trust company
as receivers of the Merchants Trust
company. The bonds of Mr. Robinson
were fixed at $500. COO Under the law
the trust company as receiver is not
required to give a bond.
Local interest in the failure of the
Merchants Trust company is enhanced
by the important effect which the fail
ure entails on the affairs of the Hud-
son Valley Railway company No one
IN Albany is in a position to say how
it viii affect the Hudson Valley rail-
road whose offices are at Glens Falls,
Addison b COIvin of that place being
its president.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-24
TWO TRAMPS ARRESTED.
Santa Fe Officials Believe They Have
the Train Wreckers.

Topeka, Kan, May 1J.-Two tramps
were arrested today by Detective Ger
maine Of the Santa Fe charged with
trying to wreck Santa Fe passenger
train No l. last night at Pauline. ten
miles south of here. The Santa Fc Of
ficials refuse to say what evidence they
nave against the men
The track walker last night discOv-
cred a pile of ties on the track twenty
minutes before time for the train 90
pass He removed the obstruction
thus aVerting a wreck Soon after
ward he captured the two men taken in
charge today by Detective GeTmaiue-
This iS the second attempt made on
No. Il within the past two weeks. the
first being successful. when the train
was derdiled near EmpOria May t.
General Manager Hurley announces
that no expense VIII be spared 10 appre-
bend the criminals Discharged EN-
poIyes are supposed 90 be the wreckers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-24
MAIL HELD BY THE JAPS
Also Books of the RusSo-Japanese
Bank at Port Arthur-Trade
Badly Muddled.

Chefoo. May %. S p. m.-Thc officials
of the RUssO-Chiuese bank at Port
Arthur since the caDitulation Of that
fortress. have been uusuccessfuIIy en-
deavOriHg to secure the release from the
Japanese of the books of the bank. and
over one hundred bags of banking and
other commercial and private CORES
pOndence, delivered in care Of the bank
for dispatch from the beSigged city
This mail was the accumulation of the
few days prior to the capituiation of the
Russian forces. After the destruction of
the Port Arthur DOstOffiCe during the
bOmbardment. the outgoing mails were
entrusted to the bank vaults for safe
keeping until the first opportunity for
their dispatch.
On account Of the undue retention of
the books by the japanese the bank has
not been able to close transactions in
volvinE shipments to Port Arthur from
America, Germany. England. and
France The detained correspondence
contains TCmittanCes and returned bills.
documents for merchandise ConfisCatcd
by reason Of being contraband, and for
goods otherwise host.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-24
POLES GO BACK INTO
CATHOLIC CHURCH

Warsaw. May 2S-Since the promulga-
ton of the cmoeror's ukase concerning
liberty of worship and abolishinC the re-
liEiOuS dISa bilitieS of the Roman Catholic
and other religious communities. 2600j
persons are reported to have left the
Russian church for the Roman Catholic
church in the governments Of Seidlce
and Lublin. The censor has ordered the
Polish press not to make any reference
to the subject. In one village of $50 in
habftants- 67S have changed their faith. 81
The authorities of the Russian church
are taking stringent measures to pre-
vent these desertiouS. One order in the
Russian church called the Brotherhood
of the Holy Virgin has issued a violent
manifesto bitterly invciChing against
Poles and Roman Catholics.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-24
LONGS CAREER IN PRICE.
Was Druggist There and is Remem.
bered FaVorabIy.

Price Utah. MAY 81 Y. Long under
arrest at Salt Lake City for an alleged
criminal operation was 81 few years ago
in the drug business at Price His
troubles recall Che fact that about nine
years ago ne came near causing the
death of Lawrence the son of J. n
Whitmorc. president Of the First Ma
tionaI bank here The boy had broken
his leg and pending the arrival of Dr.
Alien Of Provo. there being no physician
here at that time. Ions voluntarily gave
the boy an injection of morphine IN the
arm 10 alIay the pain tt proved TO be
an overdose and only through the most
heroic efforts of DT. Allen and friends
of the family present was his life saved
Longs intentions. however. were of the
best Longs standing during his resi-
deuce at Price was good. so those best
acquainted with him state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-24
PHILIPPINE POLITICS.
Federal Party Convention Will Meet
Friday.

Manila, May 25.-The convention of
the federal party will reassembIe May
% The plank prepared by the con-
sentative wing endorses Secretary
Taft's policy for 4. general assembly in
1906, claims that it was no fault of
the islands that the census returns
were delayed for eight months. asks
for the addition of two natives to the
island commissioners. asks for the re
oTganiza ton of the municipal board
and the representation of business and
other interests: urges the reduction of
the cOnstabulaTy TO One-haIf of the
present force.
The radical wing has recommended
the reorganization of the party under
the name "PartidO EVOIuciOnista indie
pendeniente,' and declares that by rea-
son of the rapid development the peo-
pie are looking for complete indepen-
denCe at an early date and the Separa-
ton Of the executive from the IegiSIa-
tive branches Of the island government
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-24
BRITISH ELBOWED OUT.
Americans and Germans Have Cap
tured Siberian Trade.

London, May 23-The board of trade
today issued an exhaustive report made
by Special Commissioner H Cooke ON
the trade of Siberia. in which British
traders are again taken to task for al
lowing other natioualities To- elbow
them out of n promising market
The American Dane and German
writes Mr.. Cooke. 'are already there
and have captured some Of the most
fruitful fields of enterprise These rich
acres will be to Russia-s increasing
millions what the colonies are TO the
British isles Even now Russian i'm
migrants in Siberia, peasants though
they be. are supplying the London mar
ket with butter and as they reap their
crops with American haTVeSters discuss
with intelligence their preference for
machines from Milwaukee or Chicago"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-24

union, and Charles GiIhooIey. Marcus
LOoney and Edward Felley. the three
men who were hired Sby' the officials of
the union to beat men who did not go
on strike or took the strikers places
The indictments charge manslaughter
and conspiracy to commit great bodily
injury. the autopsy having shown that
the death OF Caristrom was due direct
.Iy to pneumonia The physicians de
clared that the disease was probably
the result of injuries he received but
it was still the direct cause of death
and the men could not, therefore be
charged with murder
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-24
REASON FLED DURING THE SIEGE
FOFyour lunatC Russian Sailors and Soldiers Being Taker
from Port Arthur to Odessa - Scene
Extremely Pathetic

are the result of the long Incarceration
of sick men in hospitals during the ter
rOrs of the siege Some are the result
of SCUTvy, and the conditions of others
IS due to the terrific nervous strain of
continuous bOmbaTdments and inces-
SAINT service. All the cases are appar-
emily physical wrecks.
The scene was extremely pathetic
The chatteTing imbeciles mounted the
decks of the steamer and entered cages
which enclosed the main matches and
surrounding deck spaces provided for
their liberty and comfort during the
passage through tropical seas. In d
few cases symptoms of insanity deveI-
Opet1 early in the siege and inability 10
properly treat them resulted in an ag-
gravated condition. The party includes
all cases. of insanity appearing in the
Russian army and navy at Port Arthur
during the war The ship will probably
depart tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-24
MODEST ARMOUR MAN.
Senate Committee Listens to Aruu-
ment of A. r. Orion.

Washington, May 22-The senate
committee on Interstate commerce com
mission today closed the hearing ON the
regulation Of railway rates. but will
devote the remainder Of the week ia
consideration of "A plan of reuprf ana
other suggestions 10 faeilifar. rrsra.-,s-
luES when congress assemblies
Samuel Spencer, president of the
Southern railway, today made a brief
oral statement TO be supplemented nv
another which viii be filed vim Tho
committee. He pointed our thar tba
railroads We're not advocatiuz- rerr1Ia-
ton of rates by the courts. but main
tdlns that if a question of rates must
be passed upon by any tribunal II
should boy the courts. as prharyvfsa
the property of the railroads would NOT
be protected
y K orion general counsel for fb-
Armour car lines made am grcr1r,e-.t
against any legislation which Womb
place the private car lines under com
troll of the Interstate commar-a com
mission He demanded exclusive CON
tracts which he claimed were i'm fh,
interest of the fTuitgrOvvers and nfHc-
users Of refrigerator ears.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-24
AIDED THE ANARCHISTS.
Tw British Subjects Being Tried in
London Court.

London. May 23--H. L. BraiIsford OF
Hampstead, a writer on Balkan and
Macedonian questions, and II. NJ Nc
CuIlough. who is understood to be an
actor and who procured the passport
found on the body of the bomb manu-
facturer killed by an explosion of ore
of his bombs in the Hotel Bristol IL
St. Petersburg on March II, were
charged with obtaining under false
pretenses a passport intended to be
fraudulently used by some ONler per
son. thus endangering the peaceful re-
latiOns between the British and Rus
sian nations. The solicitor general. Sir
Edward Carson. made a statement in
behalf of the crown and after some IN
important evidence had been given the
case was adjourned for q fortnight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-24
CHIEFS OF POLICE
HOLD CONVENTION

Washington. May s3.-Thc International
Association OF Police Chiefs today heard
report from the various offices Of tho
Ha uonal bureau of criminal Identified
cation I'D which attention was called TO
Iue beneficial results of the exhibit at
the 81 Louis exposition. The recon-
incubation was made that the head of
the bureau should 90 into the study Of
criminals ana their methods. aud intro
Gurc new fea lures to bring the iuStitu-
tlOn up TO the present day expectancy 80
\ new subject discussed was the
proper training of the Datrolman in the
use OF the revolver before he is per
mitted TO be armed with it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-24
BIG UTAH WOOL SALE
Three-Quarters of a Million Pounds
Taken by Boston Firm at
Eighteen Cents.

Price, Utah May 22-Jesse GoodfeIIow.
representing Eisemauu Brothers. Of
Boston today bought through Harden
Bennion, of NernaI. the Ashley valley
wool clip Of W NJ Mccoy and others.
paying q cents a pound for the entire
lot amounting 10 about 40 mo pounds
Last year this same wool clip sold at
- cents The highest price paid for Car
bon county wool this year is believed TO
be IS cents Fully uiUe-tenthS of the
clip here was contracted early at -
cents pound and only a few who did
not contract secured an advance over
this figure. The St. Louis buyers got
into this field early I'm the game and IS
result more Of the eastern Utah wool
went 10 St Louis this year than usual
The Ashley valley clip is being at this
time loaded out to the east.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-24

n HEFOO, Q a. m. Tuesday, MAJ %
Ii FOTty-fOuT lunatiC Russian sailors
and soldiers from Port Arthur in
Guiding a violently insane lieutenant
who was on the SevastopOI during the
siege. arrived here today and were i'm
mediately transferred to the Russian
improvised hospital ship Whampoa, I'M
der the British flag. for transportation
direct to Odessa The party is accom-
panied by a former medical member of
Alexieffs staff and other officers and
attendants exceeding in number the pa
tientS.
The condition Of the insane men
varies from q mild melancholy 10 the
violent stage. The majority are sUf-
fering from Authorizations rendering
them in a condition that demands an
attendant for each one The officers in
charge state that many Of these cases