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Show MASS MEETING. Tho mass meeting last ntght In front of the Salt Lake House brought out an audienco of somo 2,000 to 3,000 people. peo-ple. Tho Tenth Ward band furnished thrilling music. The meeting was called to order by John T. Cainc, who nominated nomi-nated Maj. Charles H. Uompitead. as chairman. He was unanimously elected and made a stirring speech,' stating I the urgency of tho occasion which had j called tlio people together, and calling j for the esercLsc of the largest liberality. liberal-ity. The vo:co of Salt Like city with our dollars should go forth to swell the voice of the entire people of the land in aid of the suffering. Alexander Majors ibllowcd eloquently. elo-quently. Ho said it was the time for the people of the Itocky Mountains to show their good feelings. Tho bootblacks boot-blacks in San Francisco have joined in this work and every man in Salt Lake should send something. Prof SilHman was called for. : He said it was no timo for tho multiplication multiplica-tion of words, when the women and liti tic ones of Chicago are suffering. We should tnkc to our hearts these little ones and send them something to render ren-der them comfortable in this inclement season. Ex-Governor Fuller said that tho losses by tho Chicago lire eclipsed in its aggregate all other fires recorded in modern history. New York had sent S2,000,0tH). Let Salt Like send $20, -000 a dollar for every one "of her people. , - SLuuvernor v oous, uciog loudly called for, came forward and made a very appropriate ap-propriate and olegant address, expressing express-ing especially his pleasure and astonishment aston-ishment at the spontaneous liberality of the great American peoplo in this great calamity. Let tho people here open their hearts and pockets, and add another star to tho bright flag of the gonerou3 people of Utah, Mrs. Stowo, of San Jose, California, made a neat little speech, " telling the people- -that if thoy would go home happy they should do something for tho homeless of Chicago. Messrs. Gould, S. F. Nuckolls aud Fred. Walker followed. Mr. Nuckolls said that if tho people- of Salt Lake would swell their subscriptions to $20,-000 $20,-000 he would give $500 more and Mr. Walker also made tho same offer. Mr. Robertson mode a short speech after which the meeting adjourned with music and applause. The result of tho meeting was a subscription of about $400, collected in small sums. The Tenth ward brass band was the only one which responded to the invitation invita-tion of tho committee, and they received re-ceived a unanimous veto of thanks from Iho meeting for their' 'gratuitous services. - - - |