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Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-21
Cleveland and Utah--some Unwritten History

true Of President Snow and other Mormon
leaders. John ]. Dickey opened the wires
Of the Western Union for me, and within
three days l was on my way to Salt Lake
City to meet Mr.. Cannon. At Evanston l
was met by a prominent man who repre-
scented him, who Informed me that 1t was
considered dangerous for Mr.. Cannon to
enter the city of Salt Lake; that he could
not fill his appointment with me; that 1t
was to be postponed for the present, and
that l should be notified when l might
come with the certainty OF meeting him.
/ returned to Omaha,
In due time the summons came, and 1
tourneyed again TO the Utah capital. Ar
irving there and registering at the hotel.
l soon repaired, as instructed, to the home
of Mr.. Jennings, a leading Mormon mer-
chant, with which / was familiar and with
whom I had had a long and friendly rela-
ton. Shortly my friend and mediator
drove up to the house with a horse and
buggy, and 1 was soon receiving a hearty
welcome to Salt lake City. A sumptuous
supper was served. Conversation was
general. Very little was said OF the
tyranies and wrongs the people were suf-
fering and the sacrifices they were making
in defense of their religious and personal
freedom. Not a word was spoken about
the object OF my visit. As night came on
and darkness had settled down upon the
city. the gentleman who had called on me
rose, said good night TO Mr.. Jennings, with
out a word spoken or a sign given, / babe
my hospitable host for an hour goodbye,
and was soon seeing the beautiful city,
stricken as with the bosom Of destruction
and ruin, by gaslight. l must have seen
II all, including the suburbs, in that long
and tortuous drive in every direction. Not
a word was spoken by either my friend OF
oy ne during that long ride. which ter
minated in front OF a modest-looking house,
The shadow of a man was seen at the
head OF the fine roadster that delivered
me there. We alighted. The long silence
was still unbroken. Not a word was
spoken. l followed my distinguished friend
and guide into the door which admitted
me into a darkened hall. passed into ar
adjacent room, and was then in the pres.
ence Of Mr.. Cannon, by whom 1 was mos
cordially received and welcomed.
What followed may be briefly stated
The desperate situation Of the people oi
Utah was fully reviewed and discussed
My plan for the admission OF Utah as 4
state as their own means Of deliyeranc,
from expressions sand wrongs which ulti
mate history will blush to recotd, had been
| think, reduced to q written memorandum
which was promptly submitted to Mr.
Cannon after / had cleared the way a.
best l could with a verbal statement o.
my own a-pprehensions and views Of tn,
ruins which followed. much as / had por
trayed, TO every religious. moral and ma
terial interest OF the Mormon people.
told Mr.. Cannon OF my visit to the Whit
House. mentioned the presidents friendl!
attitude towards him and his people, WhicI
he already knew. but l also took careful
care to also tell him hat l had neithe
excuse nor warrant for using Mr.. Cleve
lands name beyond this in furtherance 0
the object Of my visit TO Utah
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-21

My proposal was, as above intimated.
that a movement should be Immediately
made for calling the people Of the terri
tory into a general convention for the
adoption of a constitution, republican in
FORM under which they should apply to
congress for admission to the union as a
state, which constitution should contain
the fundamental condition that plural
marriage" another name for polygamy.
should be forever abolished. That memo
randum faithfully forecasted and fore
Swallowed what is now the fundamental
law Of the state.
The argument for and against the idea
was not a short one. II was as frank as
it was friendly. II was 2 o'clock In the
morning when 1 parted with Mr.. Cannon.
l did not doubt then. and do not doubt
now. that that great leader of a devoted
people was personally persuaded OF the
wisdom, perhaps, not Of the expediency, OF
the policy OF admission with the hard con-
dltion Of the abolition of polygamy. Two
weeks was the time named by him fer
conference with President Snow and others
when 1 would hear from him. Making
good his word. Mr.. Cannon wrote a beau
tiful letter. saying that his people could
not see their way to the acceptance OF my
proposals. 1 attribute the failure Of that
effort to save the people Of Utah from
upspeakable wrongs and sufferings to two
causes: One was, the fanaticism and iron
will OF President Snow. and the other was
the fear that the Mormon rulers would
overthrow their leaders II they had dared
to propose the abolition of polygamy at
that time. GEORGE L. MILLER.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-21
Fat Peoples Hearts

As the mercury climbs upward the strain
on fat folks hearts grows more severe.
Many will drop dead. OF course, there may
not be more than one sudden death in
your neighborhood, but-who will thai one
be? Fascinating guessing contest. isn't IL?
The only way out of danger lie to reduce,
but how? Exercise overtaxes the heart and
actually increases ones liability. Dieting
is better and-end easier-this appetiteless
weather, but how about the drlnking?-
dieting Is dry" work. remember.
Care 10 try II? If not, do this: Get some
Marmola Prescription Tablets either from
the Marmola Co, Detroit, OF, better still.
from your local druggist. For seventy-five
cents. the price OF an extra large case, he
Cor they Will give you enough to last you
a long time. Take one after meals and al
bedtime and you'll soon see the benefit.
These tablets are a positive boon 10 the
fleshy, for although they can take off q
pound a day without interference with ones
meals or habits In the slightest, they never
cause wrinkles or stomach trouble. In
fact, they are made In exact accordance
with a w~ell-known doctors prescription
(the famous MaTmola prescription and
are quite pleasant and harmless. They
are, also, cheaper, by half, than anything
else.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-21
DUCHESS AHEAD OF LONDON
Hats She Wears Are Enough TO
stsrtIe English People Out
of Boots.

LONDON, June 2O.-(Special)-For the
second time since her marriage to the duke
of Roxburghe, the former May Goelet was
mobbed in the streets Of London today. on
this occasion the English crowd took ex-
ception to the daring style of her hat and
followed her, giving vent to audible re-
marks OF an unpleasant character. The
independent young American matron is ito
the manner born they say over here, and
calmly ignored the commotion she had
caused. Finally, securing no response from
their victim, the crowd gradually dwindled
away.
The duchess is very previous" in her
style of dressing. She is always CARRIED in
the mode of the day after tomorrow. Even
those authorities on the proper thing, the
duchesses of Marlborough and Westmin-
ster, make no attempt to keep up with the
duchess of Roxburghe. Today, soon after
5 O'ciOok she appeared in Hyde park wear
ing an amazing hat of the directoire period,
now 50 popular and eminently proper in
the French capital. The park was full of
the mixed crowd which at this hour gath
ers to watch the turnout of fine carriages
and people taking their afternoon summing,
and they Immediately set upon the aston
ishlng headgear of the duchess as a butt
for then Tidicule.
A former experience of the American
born peerless occurred soon after her mar
rage with Roxburghe. She was walking
down st. James street wearing the first
large veil depending from her hat that had
yet made its appearance here. although
they have since been common enough
sights A crowd soon formed in her rear
ard followed her for blocks until she finally
had to enter a shop to escape their chaff.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-21
SAeAN-GoULD BANS POSTED
Omcial Notice of the Coming Mar
riage is Given in y
pnria.

PARIS, June G0-The marriage banns Of
Nine, Anna Gould, formerly the Countess
de Castellane, and Prince Helie de Sagau,
a cousin of Nine. Gould's first husband,
were this morning posted on the walls OF
the offices of the mayors Of the Sixteenth
and Seventeenth ACCOMPLISHMENTS of Paris,
in accordance with the law that requires
the publication OF a marriage In the arron-
basement of each contracting party. Nine.
Gould nor the Prince de Sagan appeared
personally in the mayors offices, friends
acting for them.
The document, which in the case OF Nine.
Gould is preceded by the marriage dec
l~arat,on OF a seamstress and followed by
that Of a butcher, reads as follows:
This publication OF an intended marriage
between Marie Pierre Camille Louis Bosom
de Observation-Disclosures Prince de Sagan,
RENTER. domiciled at No. IL Rue Sedillot,
eldtss son of Charles Guillame- Frederic
Bosom de Talleyrand-Perigord Dake de
Sagan and Talleyrand, without prof ssion,
and Anne Alexandr'ne Seilliere, deceased,
and Anna Gould, without profession, domi-
lied at M. 1876 A. enue Malakoff, daughter
of Jay Gould and Helen Miller, dece ased,
divorced from Marle-Paul Boniface. Coun
d Castellane, of which acknowledgement
has been drawn up, is posted this day on
the doors OF the mayors office"
The document gives the age Of Nine,
Gould at 80 and Prince de sagan as 49,
Although the marriage will not take place
In France the French laws required that
the banns be published in the place Of
domicile. The exact place and date of the
wedding have not yet been disclosed, but
Il will lie celebrated within a fortnight ard
very quietly, only a few friends and rela,
tives, including George J. Gould. beinl
pr sent. The religious ceremony VIII b,
according to the Protestant rite. Prime,
Iielie has not ~renounced his Catholic faith
Count Boni de Castellane has not We.
made any legal move and Nine. Could.
lawyers do not think he viii act unit
after the marriage, They are confident hi
efforts to se-ure possession Of his children
will be futile.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-21

will be absolutely unknown in the smart
world and the landlords will be receiving
about a fifth Of the present rents. Mrs.
Grosvenor is on the lookout for a country
house. She realizes that in these days no
ore Is OF any account who does not possess
a rural abode as no self respecting person
thinks Of spending the weekend In this
Babylon Of ours.
compliment to Mrs. West.
The president OF the French Is. where
women are concerned. a decidedly nervous
and shy man. The gorgeous state func-
lions arranged lb his honor here were a
source OF misery to him. The king heard
It and was sorry for him. Everyone in the
court circle is aware that when his majesty
is entertaining a difficult guest Mrs.
George CORVALLIS West. who was Lady
Randolph Churchill. is Invariably called
forth by the king Ito set the poor man at
his ease" The American woman really en-
joys 1t. with her best smile and her per-
feet French she set forth to oLlue the
president. From the state bail room she
took him to the smoking lounge and i'm
touched his heart by telling him
he-bad her permission to smoke a pipe!
So chummy did they get that in an in
credibly short time the presidents tongue
unloosened and he seemed to forget that
he was talking to a woman, and, the story
goes, that they talked on till upper time.
when the kris was perturbed to find there
was no trace OF his distinguished guest
II took some time before NJ. Fanieres anc
his companion were discovered. BY thai
time the president was so much at his
ease that he had beth his feet within
an 'nch Of the chimney piece. Only royal
ties and the guest of the occasion were
supposed to be admitted into the private
supper room, but the king promptly asked
Mrs. George CORVALLIS West to join th'
distinguished party, thus paying her {
unique compliment. LADY MARY.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-21
GIadIator AIone at FnnIt.

LONDON. June a.-The admiralty court
has decided that the British cruiser
Gladiator alone is TO blame for the COLI
sion with the liner st. Paul. The warship
and the 81. Paul collided off the Isle OF
Wight last April in a snowstorm. AS a
result over a score OF the crew OF the
Gladiator lost their lives.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-21

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Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-21

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Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-21

The authorized capital stock Of this corporation shall be TWO
MIloion Dollars (s2 900, OOO), divided into shares of One Hundred
Dollars $4,000 each, which shall be fully paid up when issued,
and thereafter be worcestershire for any purpose whatsoever; Said
capital stock shall be divided into two classes: One class shall be
known as Cumulative seven per cent Preferred Stock" Ind the
amount of such Preferred Stock" to be issued by this company shall
not exceed ten thousand 100000 shares. The other class shall be
known as Common Stock" and the amount of such Common Stock
to be issued shall not exceed ten thousand 100000 shares.
Each share of outstanding Cumulative seven per cent Preferred
Stock" shall be entitled to receive out Of the net revenues of said
corporation after the payment of all fixed charges, including operating
expenses, taxes, assessments, insurance, repairs, maintenance. cost OF
reconstruction and replacement, and interest upon the floating In
debtedness, If any, dividends amounting to seven 90, per cent per
annum, payable semiannually as cumulative preferred annual divi-
dends thereon, to the exclusion of dividends upon all stock and shares
of stocks, except those OF its own class aforesaid; and no dividends
shall be set aside O paid upon any shares of the Common Stock OF
this company until the divisions for all the preceding periods and
current period upon the Preferred Stock" shall have been paid
in full, as above specified, on all OF the outstanding Cumulative
seven pei cent Preferred stock" The dividends o q such Preferred
Stock shall be declared and paid semiannually. in January and July
of each year,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-21

The right to cumulative dividends on Preferred Stock" shall
pass by assignment of the stock, and the corporation shall be author
lied and protected in paying said dividends to the registered owners
Of said stock as shown by the books of this company at the time said
dividends are declared.
"The holders of Preferred Stock" shall not be entitled to vote
at any meeting OF the stockholders of this company; and this COM
pany shall be authorized by its Board of Directors to redeem and
retire said Preferred Stock" or any of the shares thereof at any
dividend paying date by paying the par value thereof and accrued and
unpaid dividends thereon. and all of said preferred stock shall be
retired by this company within ten (0) years from the date of its
issue. with the right to reissue the same or any part thereof on order
of the Board of Directors.
Upon the dissolution of this corporation, either by operation Of
law or by the voluntary act Of the stockholders thereof, the holders
of Preferred Stock" shall be entitled to receive the par value thereof
and accumulated dividends before the holders of Common Stock"
shall be permitted to share in the distribution of the assets Of said
company.
The stock of this corporation shall be transferable only on the
books Of said corporation on the request In writing of the holder of
any certificate of stock.
1.-THE corporation will, when requested to do 10 at the time the
stock is issued, give a written guarantee not to retire same within
three years from date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-10

training school and the high school
building will be considered at this
time as well as safety appliances in
case of fire for other three story school
buildings.
Engineer Harry c. Cunningham,
who has been running an engine be-
tween Topeka and Marceline for years,
suffered an attack Of paralysis Sunday
morning and is now under the care of
DR.. j. P. Raster, chief surgeon of the
Santa Fe.
Mrs. Eliza Hoyt was brought to To-
peka yesterday by Sheriff Van Hook
of Mitchell county and placed in the
state hospital from which she was re-
leased about year ago after having
spent sixteen years of her life within
its walls.
THE music furnished by the orches-
ira is worth the price of admission, -
remarked New York travelling man
as he discussed the vaudeville per-
formance at the Novelty theater with
some of his fellows at the Throop
hotel last night.
large delegation of Washburn stu
dents are planning to go to Salina Fri
day night to attend the state oratorica!
contest. Ludwig Katterfeld will repre-
sent Washburn and the students of the
local school are confident that he will
capture first honors.
The Otura family of Japanese aero
bats, all of whom are small children,
Is making a great hit at the Majestic
theater this week. The act is a good one
and is much better than most Japanese
acts seen in Topeka, which of course is
saying a great deal
The first baseball practice of the sea-
son took place yesterday afternoon at
the local park. A bunch of the local
players were out in suits. 1t is planned
by the players wintering here to take
II
tween now and reporting time, in light
practice work.
Rev. D. ]. Nordling. for years past
pastor Of the Swedish Lutheran church
in Topeka accompanied by his family
left yesterday for Rock Island, ILL.,,
where they will visit for a few weeks
before Mr.. Nordling assumes his duties
as pastor of the Swedish church at
Savonburg. in Franklin county
W. F. Jensen, president of the Com
mercial club. and Albert Patton this
morning commenced work on raising
of the subscription of $4,000 which
will be used for state fair in Topeka
this fall. Good progress in the sub
scription campaign was reported at
the noon meeting of the directors.
The figures compiled at the Office of
State Labor Commissioner johnson in
dictate that the BARRIERS of the state
make an average yearly salary of
$716.92. This means about Alb
shaves at fifteen cents each or about
thirteen patrons a day for each bar
Der, not counting the hair cuts and
extras.
A story has been in circulation for
a number of days in railroad circles
to the effect that the office force Of the
Santa Fe is to be reduced rs men and
has caused considerable uneasiness
among those who draw their monthly
pay check from this source. The
story, however, Is denied by H B.
Lautz, assistant to the general man
ager of the road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-10
Piles Quickly
Cured at Home
Instant Relief, Permanent Cure
Trial Package Mailed Free to
All In Plain Wrapper.

Piles is fearful disease, but easy
to cure If you go at it right.
An operation with the knife Is dan
gerous, cruel, humiliating and unnec-
essary.
There is just one other sure way to
be cured-painless, safe and in the
privacy of your own home-it is
Pyramid Pile Cure.
We mail a trial package free to all
who write.
1t will give you instant relief, show
this great remedy and start you well
on the way toward a perfect cure.
Then you can. get a full-sized box
from any druggist for so cents, and
often one box cures.
Insist on having what you call for.
If the druggist tries to sell you
something just as good, 1t is because
he makes more money on the substi-
tute.
The cure begins at once and con-
tinues rapidly until it is complete and
permanent.
You can go right ahead with your
work and be easy and comfortable all
the time.
1t is well worth trying.
Just send your name and address
to Pyramid Drug Co., 90 Pyramid
Building, Marshall, Mich, and re-
ceive free by return mail the trial
package in plain wrapper
Thousands have been cured In this
easy, painless and inexpensive way. IN
the privacy of the home.
No knife and its torture.
No doctor and his bills.
All druggists SO cents Write to-
day for a free package.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-10

the Pacific and the far east will be
little benefited. Our coal and wheat
centers are inland. Their products
have to be started on their way by
rail. When once loaded on cars 1t
would not be cheaper to ship to the
Atlantic and then ship to the east by
the way Of the canal than it would be
to send directly to the ports on our
Pacific coast and then get on board
ship. Furthermore, Mr.. Stevens be-
lieves that our coal supply Is fast d.
minishing and that China will be the
source of future coal supply Siberia,
he saws. will be the future wheat
country with India as close second
Mr.. Stevens maintains that the Pam
anna canal will not meet expenses Snd
will cost more than is expected. The
date of the finishing of the canal ne
fxes as January, 1915
The idea of the canal being OF great
value to us in times of warfare since
our naval forces can be quickly sent
from one coast to the other. he says ID
q bsurd. It would take days for the
ships to get around and during that
time hostile shells could have done
their work. Mr.. Stevens believes that
n would be a far wiser plan OF defense
To nut the money that the canal VIII
cost into great navy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-10
SIX z ~
80 G7sRSSs IL asS.sg. |

Theer will lbe a meeting of the To-
peka Kennel club at F'ullertons gun
store tonight.
The clock in the dome of the Rock
Island depot has been repaired and Is
now running New dials have been
placed on the clock.
The young girl who left home in
Topeka Monday, please come home
Immediately. Her mother prays to
live until she can see her again.
The young girl who left home In
Topeka Monday, please come home
Immediately. Her mother prays to
live until she can see her again.
The act of the Mansfield Bros, a
sharp shooting team at the Olympic
this week, is far and away the best
stunt of this kind seen in Topeka this
year.
Another evidence of the near ap-
proach Of spring can be found in the
many displays of sassafras bark in the
show windows of various Topeka drug
stores.
DR.. D. M. Fisk of the Washburn
college faculty delivered the address
at the inauguration of President Tay-
Ter of Fairmont college, Wichita, this
morning.
w F. Jensen. president of the Com
mercial club, states that he has go APP
plicants for membership and expects 90
more D6IOT0 Tic nSAL ISS Qld1 AACClA44S
of the club.
A big cut by the local railroads In
the rates between Topeka and Chicago
has been announced and it is expected
that travel to Chicago will be greatly
increaS ed as a result.
The slate which will be used in the
new roof over the Rock Island depot
has arrived in Topeka and will be laid
as fast as the workmen can put the big
pieces of the slate in position.
Warm days with cool frosty nights
is the bill which the local weather man
is dishing out for Topeka at the pres
ent time. This is all right unless Ii
puts another crimp in the fruit crop.
Colonel Edmund Baughman Chapman
managing editor of the Salina Journal,
was in town Saturday and Sunday, but
steered clear of his friends and as a
result there Is now great wailing among
them.
The Helm children at the Novelty
this week take the cake for the prize
act on the bill at Topeka's popular
amusement house. Willie, the eight
year-old boy, is certainly a star COM
edian.
A meeting Of the state board OF
education was held in Topeka today
for the purpose of completing the
course of study for the high schools OF
the state on which the members have
been working for the past five months
A special meeting of the board OF
education will be held Wednesday
evening for the purpose of making
final alterations in the plans for the
new Central Park school building The
matter of fire escapes for the manual
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-10
CANAL WON'T PAY.
John F. Stevens Says Panama Enter
prise VIII BE Failure.

New Haven, Conn, March 10
John E. Stevens, vice president OF
the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad. and a former chief
engineer of the Panama canal. has is
sued a statement regarding the latter
enterprise in which he prophes1es
stevens saws that the canal will not
helm the United States In its trade
with South America, as practically all
of the inhabitants of the southern con-
tinent are on the east OF the. Andes
Mr.. stevens also says that our COM
merciaI relations with the islands or