Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-11

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ploded IN the stock exchange Of this
city today, woundlng is Roman finan.
clers and seriously iujurlng many
others 10 is thought the bomb was
thrown with the Intention OF preventing
the customary end Of the month liqui-
dalton. The stock exchange occupies
the Temple of Neptune, built on the
south side OF the Plaza di Pletra ana
was erected by Hadrian.
~ 0NTEMPORANEOUS history
says of this event that It was
one Of the most disastrous ex-
plosions in the history Of The
Temple OF Neptune. Many times have
outbursts of pyrotechnics of "a more
or less serious nature occurred in the
historic old building. In which one
Roman tinanciei or orator, more or less,
was taken stunned from the scene;
but the explosion today will so down
into history as the only one In which
as many as Is mt one time were knock
ed on their feet ana bruised.
The session was well under way. Tho
business of the year 907 was being
brought to an end. The flower Of
Rome financlerlng giants We're out In
force; muny of her orators had as
sembed to do grace to the occasion:
noble old sladiatOrs were there, whose
classic features were only necessary
to be seen IN public, to become The occa-
sion of enthusiastic and spontaneous
outbursts of applause on the part of
the people, Ancient warriors from the
Marian Way on Second South were
also there, bringing with their grisled
locks memories of military achieve
ments TO the greatness of Rome; mer-
chants and usurers wonted most to
congregate on the Rlalto on West Tenn
pie made part of the notable gathering.
wearing their most splendid robes; and
last but not least. a number OF the
most grave and reverend seignors d.
rect from the presence of great Caesar s
ghost were there-noble orators all
whose flow OF speech and wealth OF
wisdom were not Gqualled since the
days of Cicero.
As stated, liquidation was about to
take place. Not only the ordinary end
of-the- month liquidation, but llqulda-
tlon which should include all the fea-
lures Of the regular article. coupled
with the more impressive and imports
ant ceremonies of an end o-the-year
liquidation calling into requisition the
talents of Romes more celebrated ciu-
zenship for its fitting observance, Us
well as more and costly liquid.
on the forum sat in high state the
Josephus, whose refulgence filed all
the Immediately surrounding space:
(now the title of praetor Is derived
from the early Dutch word "praeten.
later praaten--to speak TO talk, to
jabber." 1t may therefore be observed
that none of the significance of the
word has been lost by its Romaniza-
tion)
In majesty OF distinction enwrought,
his unhirsuted cranial eminence enhal-
oed by the lingering radiance of the
See Rome First great thought, sat the
great and only, The Noblest- Roman
Them-All Fishero Harreso, who had
been engaged especially to take the
lead in the annual liquidation exercises
on this suspicious closing of the not
able year of our LORD 907. =
At intervals convenient for pleasant
aural reception of the zephyrlike tonea
of Praetor Josephus. when like an in
cipient thunderstorm that dignitary
gently inVokes order in the august as
semblage, also to comfortably drink
in the dulcet tones of the gifted Har-
reso in his calculation of the liquida-
ton stunt, sat divers and sundry seig-
nors more or less grave and potent
awaiting the termination of the annual
event before proceeding to mulct their
fellow members of their hard-earned
sestercii. The moment had arrived; the
man was there; hosting high in his
hand the bubbling mead in which the
liquidation was always drunk. great
Harreso proceeded to crate:
Friends, Romans and Next Friends.
(Applause) ] came not here to talk
Great applause.) / came to spout
superheated atmosphere in favor of my
most august and gentle-voiced friend
compatiot. and fellow citizen, Praetor
Josephus. prolonged clapping)
leave it you my friends. IL this same
praetor did not when the plague of
Galvestonism threatened to sap the
very life of our matchless Rome, with
one fell. baclc-handed swipe, lay the
movers of that movement out cold. |
q mighty movement to investigate div
ers and numerous alleged combines did
cause throes 10 grapple the august law
makers OF Etrurla, so mix things up
and impose such uitlander methods
upon the various committees that al
though the subjects were investigated
nothing ever came out of them. pro
onged applause,) | say, fellow aborig.
ines. and without fear of successful
contradiction, Praetor Josephus IL
about the richest, rarest and raciest
thing that has happened to Etruria In
centuries (Great demonstration.)
Therefore my friends. / propose, In
this great bumper - mead dedicated
TO our most cherished ceremony of
monthly and annual liquidation. that
we hereby pledge to Praetor Josephus
our united support for next Congress-
mar from