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Show 4 THE SALT LAKE TIMES. Fill DAY, AUGUSTS has nought to maintain th democratic cause l,y following the policy adopted by tha partv last fall. The plan of lying about everything worked so well then that tho Now York piper has thought it would be a winning scheme to continue it. Hut people can be in-fluenced by falsehood only bo long as they take it for truth; they do not relish mendacity and buncombe in papers auy more than on tho part of men. The Now York WvM is sa'd t0 bo going backward. This is not to be wondered at. People do not take much stock in a paper that will never treat any political subject fairiy. The W'wld inanrfal J financial. AlERICAN RATIONAL BANK-- Capital, $250,000. Surplus, (pSO.OOO. Successor to the Bank of Salt Lake. - - Salt Lake City Interest Paid on Deposits. .Tamos II. Bacon President Secretary K. Sells T. A. Davis 11. M. Bacon (iov. A. L. Thomas M. J. Gray V. L. Holland Cashier S. M. Jarvis 1). G. Tunnicliif W. 15. Holiaud Ast. Cashier J. W, Judd F. W. Ross C. F. Loofbotfrow. Money to Loan on Improved Real Estate by James H. Bacon. 3ANK OF COMMERCE. Opera House IJIock, Salt Lake City. . Five 1'er Cent Interest Taid on Savings Deposits, TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. DIRECTORS : Dovi Park President IVm. II. Melntyre J. R. Far!ow- - W. W. Chisholm Vice President M. K. Parsons C. L. liannamun S. F. Walker Cashier W. 11. Irvine K. K. Rich S. II. Fields, Jr Ast. Cashier E. U. Critehlow. UTAH NATIONAL BANK. Of Salt Lake City, Utah Capital. . .- - 2oo,ooo. 06. Surplus 10,000.00. DIRECTORS: J. M. Stoutt President W. II. Roy T. K. Williams A. H. Jones Cashier Thomas Carter J. A. Groesbeck ISoliver Roberts C. Y. Lyman Win. F. Colton A. L. Williams Boyd Park P. L. Williams W.H. Lyon S. C. Ewitiff Alexander Rogers Jos. A. Jennings Jos. Baumgarton W. E. Russell 8aoM?Mr to Walker Bros., Bukura. IlttV llati.d, UIW. Oanltal, Fully Pal aino Ool Uurylus u,ucJ Tnitcfi 8tnt Depository. Trannoti a General Banking Basineti. 8af Deposit Vaults, Firs and Burglar Proof. J. R. Walker PresMeii U. H. Walker. Vtce Presidnn M. J, ChenBlull Cas'i T L. H. Farnswortk Assistant Chler J. K. Walker. Jr Aiinlstant Caak SBSfjaBjajrKraM ' "yyrELLS, JfAliGO & QO.'S BANK. SALT LAKE OITY TJTAlt "MUY8 AND RILLS KXCHANOE. MAKES 1) ta egrauhlc transfers ou th. principal cities of tb Lotted 8iat aad Europe, aud on all point, on the PaviUo i.'naat. Issue, letters of credit available In the prin-cipal cltl. of tbe world. Special attention (Ivan to the selling of ores and bullion. Advaucus mad on consignment at lowest rates. Particular attention glren to collection1 throughout Utah, N.Tada aud adjoining e. Accounts aollcUed. CORRESPONDENTS: Well, Faro Co London Wll, Fargo t CO New York Mareiick .National Bank Hoatun First National Hank Omaha 'lnt National Bank Henrer Merchants' National Bank Chicago Doatuiens' National Bank At. Lnul Well. l argo St Co San Franv.sua J. E. Dooly - - Agent. jyrCQORXICK & QO. BANKERS. SALT LAKE CITY UTAH Careful Attention Given to tie tale of Oral and Hul!lon. W Solicit Oiihl.'nin.nU, Guaranteeing Highest Market Frlc. Collections mad at low it rates. Active account solicited. COKKE8PONDENTS : New York Imp. and Trad. National Bank, Chemical National Hank. Kountz Bro. Chi cano Commercial National lia.uk. San Fran-clc- o i lret National bank, National Hank. Omaha iimaha Na-tional Hank. St. Louis-Sta- te Hank nt 86, Louis. Kansas City National Hank of Kan a City. UcDT.r Denver National Hank, City National Hank. London, JCn:- - Msaara, Martin 4 Co., 3d Lombard St. ALLTHENEWS The complete Aesoo ated Press lloport. The l t Special Service ln the He :lon. Live correspondents ln every town in the Territory. Tins Timkk has them all. THK Tl.Mis pulilnhon all th news from 10 to SO hours earlier than any other papiT ln Salt Lake City. If you want to keep posted read The Timk. It Is ttia paper of touay. Th moruln; papers iv you the npws of yester-day. The Tiwss Is tha live newspaper of Salt Lake City. It has the largest city circulation. It publishes the brightest news at the earliest possible moment. GH YGU AFFORD TO EOlrmHOUTlf? Q03DIEKCIAL NATIONAL BANK. SALT I A HE CITY UTA.H Capital. FtUiy Paid ISOC.oro Burpias eV,fX8 General Banking in All Its Era;i Issues certificates of cpoalt payable cm dj mand. bfartiitf lnbsr. if left a specified timB. Bells draft and bills of exchange n all piinV clpal cities ln the United States and Europe. Oeo. M. Downey Presldr.t v. P. Noble Tho. Marshall Second n John W. Donnellaa Can Uer DmECTOHS F. H. Auerbach, John J. Paly, D. J. Salisbury Moylan C. Fox, Frank H. Dyer, Thomas Marshall. 7. P. Noble, las;org at. Duwuey, John W. Dounel.an. (Mines of Idaho! ;Pthe times - vr MaVft a Specialty Feature nf Matin MiU.uk Now, and no ono that btate should be it. THE TIMES Urines to Idaho alt the news 15 hours ea'-tie-than any other p '.pi v. The Tivkh lias the fullest reports of all tie strikes in the Wood Kivor. Seven 1 'evils, silver City and other Caini'fl of Southern Idaho. It pub llches the New York Silver and Lea.l daily Subscribe for Tin: Times. SilTiMESl IN OGDKN. THE TIMES is delivered by carrier to en sorlbera in 0'din eTely evening, xuej Sunday, at regular rated. It publishes all th news oli th day ol It oot ciirr.ee. Joel Shoemaker, gdn Agent, Koow U Fli it National Banfl Building, ' J AXK IXO JJ KPAKTMENT Utah Title, Insurance & Trust Co, Paifl up Capital 8150,000. Surplus lU.ooO. 11AYSSPEB CENT INTEREST ON TIME I deiosits;ai:ts as trustee, guardian, admin-istrator and executor; transact general trust business: Insure real estate titles; Insurance fee covers all charges for attorneys and ab-stract s. STOCKHOLDERS: HnnJ(rrs3. V,. Dooly. T. R. Jones, L. S. Hills, M. H. Walker. W. 8. McCornick. K. A. Smith, H. T. DuUe. .tosiah Hariett, Hyile S. Young. M. S. Pcndertta-st- , T. A. Kent, VV. T. Lvnu, J. it. Walker. i:apiinlifi$ K. C. Chambers. Kclsey & Ollles-ple- , James sharp. John J. Oaly, K. Mcintosh, A. L. Thomas. Governor of Utah. H'rchants -- V. H. Auerbach. T. O. Webber, Hugh Anderson, VV. fl. Kowe, A. W. Carison, B. H. Auertiar h, W. F. Colton, .las. Anderson. Lav:yert John A. Marshall, Win. C. Iiall. 'JJIIK RATIONAL Bank of the Republic. Capital, IUX),000. Fully Paid Up. Frank ICnox President L. U. Karrick J. A. Karla. Catiiio T MAIN STREET. Transacts a genaral hanking business. Moan loaned ou favorable terms. Accounts o merchant. Individuals, nriu and corpora-- , t:uns solicited. Five percent lntimaif i on savings and time dapoalw. DIRECTORS: L O. Karrick O. B. Holm. Emll Kabn J. A. E ai la. W. E. Smedtey Geo. A. Frank Knox.. H. L. A. Col-nI- rr, J. O. Sutherland. T. C. Aimsi-roNCi- . J. C. Ross. President. Manager. Utah Undertaking Co. General Indcrtalifrs And Enifjahccrs. Telephone Hi. No. 317 South Main St. First donrnorth of I I St. James Hotel. I ddil L3X3 Lily. Open oay and nlirht. Everything new and first class. HealtliTs Wealth! rV.ava.--l I Jr - .1 T 1 l E. C WEST'S NERVE AND BRAIN Treatment, a piaranteed pacific for Hys-teria riliijiiese, Convulsiou. Fits, Nervous Neuralgia, Headache. Nervou Prostration caused by tie use of alcohol or tobacco, Wake-fulness. Mental Depression. Softening of tne Uraiu renultliig lu Insanity and leadini? ta mlserr, decay and death. Premature Old Am, HarrenueHS. Loss of Power ln either sex. In-voluntary Loee end SM5rmatorThnea eosil by over eiertlou of th brain, self abuo r c. Fach box contains ou month s treatment: a box. or fix boxes fur So, sent by mall pitpald on receipt of prtc. WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES To cure any case. With each ordr received br u for hix boxes, accompanied with .", wo will fend the purchaser our written guarantee to refund t ie money If the treatment d ie no sifcct a cure, ijuarantees loaued only by Jo o, Pratt ft Co., DiauKikU, a kaia j T.R.JONESC- - BANKERS. 101 MAIN 8T , SALT LAKS Uuys Ores aud Bullion. JOMUARD JNVE3TMENT Company Of KA N8AS CITY, Mo. ; anil BOSTON, Mas. Branch Office for Utah a:d Jouthern IdaK Corner First South and Mala Street., Bar Lake Oay L'tah. W. II. Dale . - Manager. Sake loan en farm and lty property at 'Is rate S. D. EVAItf S, Successor to Evans & Ross. j Mertata and Eialner, 314 State St.. Salt Lake. Special attention given to tho shipment of bodies. Open all ntht. Telephone, 864. THE SALT LAKE TIMES. p, tub times I'umasHiNii company. "" Tin Tim s Is publlsh-u- l cce.y evening .Hun-aa-excepted), awl Is delivered by cirrltrsiu l.aLa l.l'y nJ "r l7i' ciuitsa month. TrlK Tim::. cor'ains t!: full Assoelat-- d P mrMir and hsp-'la- l telegraph nrrwic) covering tins' ntira Inter rioiiiH,im region, "TiilcTiM':iir(l t th totnffl in Salt Lake ( Uy for trMnmihiiou through luo uiaoa a. ...cond i ; matter. rVrso.ieie7 rim; T.ik Tims delivered at. tU ! ' .m wen' P t'.v po-t- rant order rilooiuh t.lcp.ionu. Vv'neu silvery is li- - n.f ii.,r mako iatmiwiiate coinpia.tt to tan ofii 8iiTcrTptioit to Thu Dully Timea. (Alitayi In advance.) IS months 'J ' 5 ;; f Address Tim Timk, Suit Lake City, flan, Our Telephone Number, 4til. r FRIDAY, AUlU'S 1".'H, 18'JI. fhi Kinr katus. It ha been supposed that Denver had secured all the railroad concessions needed, but tho following from the .V( a of that city show that the same dillimlty exists there which our busi- - ii"s men are wrestling with here: 'Tho movement to unite Colorado Springs and Pueblo with Denver in tho attempt to secure lower freight rates ii one which should commend it. elf to t!i ) busiii"?5 nii'i, of the puinH naineil. 1isi lon enntif;h been discrim- - inatud HiraitHt in favor of Mhionri river j points, and it H t.ikh time that a united movement was inaugurated, and tinned until fniri r and belter rates on freight were s uml." Certainly if Deliver ban been discrim-inated anainut infaor of Miaouri river poiuti. it Iihh secured ?om! compensa-tion iu iidv aiitaces enjoyed over Salt Lake. While that city is securing for itnelf the work of placing thU city on fn'ir ctuiipetin lasia must bo poshed forward. Thia work has been buu nud it can bo suceesMiilly concluded if our bum- - nets men hold up tho hand of the olli-oer- a of the ehamberof coiuinere). It is to the interest of tho railroads to but J up a threat trading center here, and any policy not slnped with that oud :n view id injurious to the transportation com-panies as well h to the business meti of the locality alfeetud. I'.ut still it is true that discriminations will be made un-less a vigorous campaign be inaugurated against them. Salt Lake u ust have freight raloi that will giva it control of th territory naturally tributary to it. It does not ask that any other place shall be discriminated against in its favor, but it has a right to demand that aii rales shall be equitably adjusted in order that business which it should en-joy shall not be diverted from it, and in order that the development of this great region may proceed upon broad aud comprehensive lines. CLOSIMC OF MAILS. At tall I t'lty I'. O., Augut mm,, (r if'Hit Mall rant l:uua.m. U " ivdi'ti, Htitm. I'ort'.anU aud in- - tnnti tune p'HnH .: m. R. (.. w. mail .. m. U. J'. !."'! eiail t" Liiviiu ond ln- - tfiriiii-U'at- i 'tuta, amu CiO.J Vine U ot Sau f r n'.i'lti'jo '1 'n p. in. p O w.-- Mail fur H 'lim :i::n p. in. I'. 1'.- - Mall fur San Kranrlwo ii:mi p. in. R, ,). W.- - Malt for 8.111 Kraiirtxeo.. ll :0i. m. K (1 W. Hi'iivm-um- Aipi-- Mi l... li efip. m. t ', I'.-- - Turk Ony. Oalvillu an. I i;c!in.::iO ji. ui. U P - Kri-r..- , .Ntdliirti mid nitermiMl ate p ilots :10 a. m. TJ. I' Stoi-atu- and Intennedi.itH ),.,inia :10 a. m, U. I 'irk CHy.MlU frank and local polnta... 7:00 a. Hi. R i, V. -- Klnifham 7:Kia. in. K. ii. VV. Hi.uoues Mllfiiril, t'rlBco an l i'ruvo S IX) p. m. IH'DII: FOB AHHIVSI,Or MAILS AT HRPU'IS. IT. 1'. Kiinti-r- raat M ill 4:1X1 a. in, I'. 1'- .- J'ark C tjr anil C..i;he vllei..I(i: . ui. 1". I'. iMulio, Mi iit an a und Origin 1 "! p. m. TV I'.- - Kl iarn, Miifiird points outh 5:40 p. I". I 1'. Hiui klim aii'l lliti'lii0ialpl.8 4 'I p. in. K. c, w. California and va,l ii 41) a. lu. K. ii. w. - I'ndiia Mall 4 p. m. H. i! iflR Kkpross is :im p. in. K. u. W.- - Ilmnhani 6: p. m, V. t lty. Mill Crock B JO p. ui. or KICK HOUIIS. Moiiot ordi r wlinlow epeiisU a. in clonus 5 p. m i 'p"nlni: win low U oO a. in. CioBiin iintr wiinlow a lien in. (Iwieial diilvmry m InduWa open S a. ni. tci!pm iSiainp wImiIows opuri 8 a. m. to n p. in. Carriers' window vicpptiUK Bunday 6 till 7 pin SUNDAY HliUUS. Csnr-ra-l delivery and stamp windows open II a. in. to 1 ji. m. Carriers window 1J to I p. in. Hours for collortlou of mall from tns lettur dove,, ln the tinsllii-s-s districts; M a. in., to IU a. in., p. in.. 4 p. la.. S jOp. m mid V n. in t A. Bk.nton, 1'. M, . theory. Senator Ci'M.o.M cntcrod into the scheme heartily, mid Secretary Ri Hit. who has manifested the greatest ;'cal in proving up every mutter of to tho farmers that has been brought to his attention, has given tha project full swing with Die gratifying rtisulss that havo so far been recorded. If it prove that rain can be induced to full in disort places in quantities s'l.'liciunt to make the laud productive, the discovery will be one of the most Important of tho century. The United States bus immense areas of land of thu m; st fertile character which must al-ways remain barren unle. s water can be procured from th hoaveus. Thesa lands are beyond tho reach uf Irriga-tion aud cannot bo reclaimed by any of the methods that linve bton iu vaguo. Hut if rain can be induced at will there will be no such section that will not bo brought under a high state of cultiva-tion. The arid lands of the inter-mnuntai- n country aro tho most fertile of the country; they will yield larger and moro varied crops than any that ran be found in tho eastern states, aud with plenty of rain they would support ilen.e populations. Tho climatic con-d'tioi-are such that crops mature more saiitlaclorily, and with rain made to order th' su mountain valloys and tablo lauds would become modern Gardens of Eden. It is claimed that if rain bo induced on the arid plains, the adjoining states will sutler, that the moisture secured from one section will be taken from an-other. It is not probablo that any trouble wouid re. ult from that source as the rainfall would bo divided and equalized. Certainly there would bo no such dillie.iily between Utah and its neighbors. If we were able to precip-- I itate water in our valleys we would get that which now falls upon the barren mountain ranges. The vapor that is carried across tho arid plains of the territory to wash the slopes of tho east-ern mountains would simply be arrested in its flight for tho benelit of the thirsty soil. Think of what could be accomplished for Utah by artilieial rainl We would send our dynamiters out into the great valleys that now lio parched and bar-ren because of tho lack of water; tbey would Bend their explosives into the air, aud presently the invisible vapors tlriftiug across the sky would gather into rolling clouds and be precipitated upon the' burning earth in cooling showers. The teeds sown by the husbandman would germinate under tho life giving influence of the water and spring into luxuriance of vegetation. The desert places would be turned into fields of plenty and the fruits of the earth would multiply where the coyote and the lizard now make desolation more desolate. Hundreds of thousands of happy men and women would go about the duties and joys of life where now it is difficult for the chance traveler to maintain existence. The wonders thai have been accom-plished iu our cultivated valleys by using tho waters from tho mountain streams would bo duplicated wherever there was land that could be turned by the farmer's plow, aud Utah with its exceptionally favorable climatic condi-tions would become the greatest gardeM of the country. ARTIFICIAL KAI N. People have been inclined to view tho experiments as a harmless sort of amusement but the subject be-gins to enlist more earnest interest. The government agents who have been operating in Texas have reported that their experiments wero successful, and now the Australian "rain doctor," Mf.li'.oi'rne, is going to giro an exhibi-tion iu Wyoming on the principle of success or no pay, while his brother ac-companies him prepared to bet that he will succeed. Of course, the success achieved in Texas may have simply beeu the result of circumstance. It is possible that tho showers would have occurred just the same if there had been no cannonading of the heavens, but we are bound to accept the report made by those in charge as very strong evidence that the rain was induced by the explosions, and the public will watch furthor experi-ments with the greatest interest. When this subject was brought for-ward it enlisted the interest of Senator SiANioKt' who bad observed, during tho time of tho building of the Central Pacitie road that rain foil copiously in places whej-- it was seldom known un-der ordinary circumstance.', the show-ers occurring in sections where heavy blasting was being done. His testi-mony on this point had much influence with congress in securing the appro-- i priatiou for the present tests of the SP.RlT OF THE P3ES3. I'a iug (JiicstluDt, I'enver News. ., llutlalo has been swindled out of halt a million dollars because of the exclu-sion of competition iu paving by tiie same methods which were tried here. Tin re as hero tho cmbarjo has beon broken anil tho board cau see' tho nualily of work douo by tho agents of the VVest Indies company which, in Buffalo as in Denver, was the lust to give the beuetits of competition and has secured ''00,000 worth of coutraets iu the former city. The board while in liiiilalo can a'iso see a block of send-stou- e paving laid on concrete with a smooth wearing surface, which is be-lieved to be die very perfection of paving, r.lmost noiseless, easily kept clean and having qualities of endurance bevoud comparison with tho best as-phalt that science can construct. Another point for Colorado's rosourcpi. By all means the tour of investigation should ba made, and by such men as compose the board of public works could not fail tj result iu substantial profit to Denver. It Mitk. tin m Ashamed, Tnplta Capital. What is to be done? We put this question to those honest and earnest re-publican farmers who penr.itted them-selves, against tho express conditions of the alliance declaration of prin-ciples, to be led into a new party with the expectation that the democratic farmers of the south would meet them half way. What is to be done? In Kansas a third party placed a full ticket in the field aud elected a major-ity of the congressmen and of the legis-lature. In the south every man elected last fall or since to any oilice whatever was the regular nominee of a demo-cratic convention partioipated in by alliancemen. So evident has it become that the democrats iu the southern alli-ance will not secede from their old party that even our alliance speakers are ashamed longor to bold up before the faces of our Kansas farmers the pleasing delusion. IHaatlnf tha Firmament. Philadelphia Times. Uncle Jerry Rusk's first experiment in Obi seems to have been well designed. His party of now shat-tering the firmament with dynamite balloons in Texas report a complete success for their first incantations, and point with pride to the old-styl- e thun-derstorm which their explosions lured to the Morris ranch. This is credit-able. To break a drought of any kind is universally admitted to be equiva-lent to a saving of life, and Mr. Rusk has the thanks of the community. But how will he feel when the statisticians get up and prove in their manner that when he works a rain-storm for one section he only deprives another of its due refreshment? This is a thankless world, and if this celes-tial blasting keeps up, whenever there is a shortage of rain-fa.l- l Uncle Jerry twill be sure to bo blamed for it. , Th Immigration Question. Jjlladetnhla Press. Vlr. Gustav H. Shwab, president of the well-know- German Society of New York, has expressed some very sensible1 views on naturalization and immigration, anarchists and socialists, he thinks, should bo excluded, and no person should be permitted to become an American oitizon who cannot read nnd speak the English language. Na-turalization, in bis opinion, should be whoily a procedure of federal courts. There is no question that this country suffers severely through the loose prac-tice in many states of permitting aliens to vote and to become naturalized without any proper exMmination as to their qualifications. When the repub-licans sought to compel tho English language to be taught to foreign-ers iu Wisconsin tho democratic party opposed the law. It is gratifying to know that Mr. Shwab does not sympa-thize with that course. The ealtun Lake. New York World. The new California lake promises to lie permanent and to deepen as the months go on. Its effects upon climate remain to be seen, but tho possibilities are interesting. It will certainly fer-tilize largo desert areas now barren for want of' moisture, and it may easily change tho conditions that render a part of California a "rainless country." llow mueli this would meau only those can reali.fl who know how rich tho adobe desert lauds are and how entire-ly their deseit condition is duo to the lack of water. Danir.rous in Suniii Seotlnns. Colorado Sun. Rut the same causes which make the alliance drift away from both the great parties in Texas, will naturally operate to produce a similar drift in other Southern States. And in some of those commonwealths tho democratic pnrty cannot stand very much of adrift away from it. A comparatively siight drift, indeed, would seriously imperil demo-cratic success in Virginia, North Caro-lina, Tennessee and Alabama. No Cliiins for Illm, St. Panl Pioneer Press. Governor Hill will not go auywhere to eat clams this summer, as Mr. Cleve-land has done. He will stay right in New York and fish in the political pool for suckers, putting a sly spoke in Gro-ver'- s prosidontial wheel for pastime. Dr. F.urrows, oculist, aurist, optician Spectacles fitted. Commercial block. REPUBLICAN TERRITORIAL CONVEN-TION. Uy the direction and authority of the republican territorial league and thf mpuliltcaii cluhs of ITtah a republican territorial (Oiivciitlon Is hereby ca.led to meet on W ednesday, the Hud day of yep-tcuiber, 1SJ1, at tho federal court room lu Salt Lake City, at II o'clock, a. in., for the pur piMi uf irk.'anl.tiif the republican party III Utah and the election of appropriate commit tees to effect that object. County conventions for the purpose of deleiratosto the territorial convention will be held on Wednesday, tho .nth of Auk-tist- . at o'clock, p. ui., at the respective counly court house. All republicans srelnvited to Join and aid In pcrf'.ctlutr the organisation throughout the territory. The convention will consist of delegates, allotted to the several counties as follows: Vtniitim. Utleijnte. PpftVer 4 llox Eider H Cai he II' liavls ', Finery (iarileid 8 (irnud U Iron a .luab K ue Millard fi Morirtu pinte Rich halt Lake IU SanJinii H Sn-- i IV to II Sevier " Sirinuit 8 Tl lOelO I t'licah 3 VI ih -'I W asatch i V. aMiiuton WLer '1 Total aja Salt Lake, August 11. Aim'Cit IIimwm. rresl.leti llepuhlieau Territorial League of Utah. nuiMi.i, PiiATr, Secretary. Beimbllcan papers please copy LOCATION LAW. The Stftiiilnnl and the Commrrriul of Ogden endorse what Tub Times has said regardiug tho necessity for terri-torial laws to regulate tha locution of mining claims. Both copy from Tin. Times remarks on the subject. The Cotmurrriul criticises the statement that the whole country of La Plata has been staked, but admits that the evil does exist in sumo form. The mianrftird says: "It ought not to be necessary to say that this kind of squatter business will never staud the legal test a minute; aud if it is this sort of "claiming" that makes tho late pros-pectors feel they have no show, they are mighty easily deterred from exam-ining anil takiug for themselves such part of Uncle Ravi's unowned mineral domain as his beunliceut laws guaran-tee to every buna tidu miner." Tho Ciitnmcrcial, in the course of its nrticle, delivers itself as follows: "In the first place Til k Times is misin-formed about the 'whole country' at I.a Plata being staked. This is prob-ably truo about the immediate vicinity of l.a Plata I ity. Hut there are miles and miles of mineral country iu Weber and Cache counties that haVB not been prospected at all. Some of the best claims are a long distance from La Plata. Probably as good mines as any, possibly better than any, will be found from two to four, possibly live to six miles from I.a Plata City. "Rut there is a point in what The Times says. A man should not be al-lowed to stake down a claim and hold it indefinitely without worxing it to an extent that shows that ho means to do moro than speculate with it. "It is to the interest of everybody to have tho mines opened and improved fully and mere landgrab'oers should not be allowed to block the way to much." It makes no difference whether the statement of The Timus vsas literally correct or uut. We hope there aro milos of unslaked country about l.a Plata that is valuable, but if there is it will soon be taken up aud every claim staked can be held until the end of next year without a stroke of work. A4 the st'Uvbml states a location to be strictly within tho '.aw, must show a mineral dieovery, but there is a very hard point to cover and iu practice it is seldom adhered to. No prospector, cares to start out with a lawsuit. More than that there is a sr rt cf ma-sonry among prospectors uuder which thu demand that mineral bo exposed is seldom unforced. When adverse cases come in'.o court the question of discov-ery often cuts an important figure, but as a rtilo juries decide in favor of the prior location, the oviers of wliich have kept up their assessments, if any kind of a showing of mineral can be made, u mere setm that will assay sut-- , being for a foundation, But while prospectors do not like to ioteriere with one another's locations on technical grounds, they do not liko to see a wholo mountain held by a few men without any work, nil. I such a state of affairs oulit not to be per- - milted. Location laws avo ueoded, aud we hope that tho &ihlnni and i'V 'i', and ail other papers that ap-preciate the importance of the mining industry, will agitate the subject with the view of impressing it upon tho minds of the gentlemen who will sit in the next legislature. Tuk weekly edition of Tub Times will bo inaugurated iu a short time. This will be made the best weekly pa-per in tho west and will become an in-stitution among the people of this region. It will be straight republican in politics and will give all the news of the week in attractive form. The: death of Pomsuoy of Kansas recalls ono of tho most sen-sational political incidents of western history. Pomeuoy was a thorough "boss" aud was nvinciblo in Kansas, but in a moment almost ho was un-horsed aud iN'ijAixs was sent to his seat in the s.mal". Some opposition to his had been manifested, but the l'u.MKUOv meu held matters firmly in their own hands. The opposition had no hopo of being ablo to defeat the old leader, and when the senatorial caucus mi t it was fully expected that Pomkhov would bo chosen by a large majority. When the caucus had been called to order and a ballot had been ordered, a member asked the privilege of I ho Hour, and, stalking up to the desk, deposited a roll of greonbauka iSoUOO wo believe), stating that it had been given him as a bribe to secure bis oto for I'OHE-ko-and asking that it be taken charge of by the chairman. The incident created a profound impression aud a change set in immediately wliich resulted iu the nomination of Inhalls. Pomekuy soon afterward left Kansas and was never agaiu known in the poli-- I tics of the state which ho had so long ruled. Some sort of an investigation was held and it was clearly proven that the mouey had been paid as stated; but the man who exposed the corruption of the "boss1' fell into disrepute because of his act and very soon dropped into obscurity. All good citizens 'rejoiced that PoMKUuv had been exposed and defeated, but mea turned against the man who would play such a p u t, and rus one great triumph was his lasi. The man learned a severe lesson ou tho proprieties of life, lie could have resisted aud defeated the intended bribery without making himself a party ' to the crime. His intention was no doubt good, but ho did not understand the feeling of detestation which men en-tertain for tha character of an informer. Tub defection of tho 'rrimnn'.i Journal from Paiinei.i.'s cause should put an end to the factional light that lias been in progress so long among the Irish leaders, but Paknki.l has made so many mistakes that there is but little ground for the hope that ho will yield to the inevitable so long as ho ran mus-ter a corporals guard iu his support. Tai: best news that has come from the I.a Plata district is probably that broughtbyMr.TKEWEl.lv. That opinion is of the highest value and be holds that the. district gives every evidence of being a good ono. Many people havo gonu up there ex-pecting to find greut mines, and havo come away condemning the district. It should be remembered that mines aro developed only by bard work, pa-tience and perseverance. Tho exper-ienced miner examines the surface in-dications of a new district aud deter-mines from them what the probable future of the camp is. Mr. TiiEWEEK made such an ex-amination at I.a Plata aud his judgment regarding the leads there is most encouraging. It will require some inouihs to prove up the veins, but we mav expect to see La Plata added to the list of Utah's great camps. Senator Gordon' of Georgia is not getting nloiig very smoothly a an apost'.e of the political faith upheld by thu farmers' alliance. He knelt down to the alliance in ordar to secure his election a? senator. After ho h.nl se-cured tho senatorship ho was ma.is a member of the alliance and joined the faction opposed to State President I.iviM.sToN. Tho latter was triumph-antly a week ago, and at the same meeting the following resolution was passed- "We ask Senator John li. Gokuon to tell this convention in writing, before it finally adjourns, how he stands iu the matter of endorsing the Ocala platform." The senator's reply has not been reported, lis has the senatorship and may determine to fight, but he could not upset Living-ston, and. either through silence or by open opposition, he would place him-self in a position where that gentleman would make it extremely uncomfortable for him. Perhaps ho will kneel t,im and submit himself to tho will of the men who elected him. A siuiKi; has occurred iu the Champ ship yards in Philadelphia which has brought out somo interesting informa-tion regarding the course of wages iu the ship building industry. The strik-ers have demanded an increase of 50 cents a day all round, and set up in jus-tification of their position that other iiruis have made advances, au increase of a dollar a day in one branch hav- - iug taken place iu Chester. The rea-sons for these advances are not given, t but it is evident that they result from tho operation of the goneral law which j sends the price of labor up when it is in demand under prosperous condi-tions. The calamity free traders told us a year ago that everything would go to the everlasting bow-wow- s under tho McKinlky law. They have always beeu careful to herald all wago reduc- - tions as evidence of the evils of protec-tion, and they will be equally careful to overlook all upward movements of the kind noted. i |