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Show " ww i .. Vol-- ! . Ephraim City, San le County .Utah, Thursday, Aug. 14. 1890. No. 11. News Summary. Some Comments on tlio Ad-vance in silver- - The First Execution by Electricty. A Great Strike on the New York Central. KEMMLER KILLED BV ELECTRIC-ITY. Auburn' Aug. 6 When the tie was ar-ranged, he sat down in the electric chair as quietly as though he was sitting down to dinner. Warden Durston stuud on the right and Gen Nieling, of Albany, on the left. They began immediately to adjust the straps, the condemned man holding up his ai.ns so as to give them every assistance. When the straps had been adjusted about the body, the arms were lasteued down ayd then the war-den leaned over and paried Kemmler's feet so as to bring the legs near the legs of the chair. While the straps were being arranged Keinmler said: "Take your time; don't , be in a hunv.but be sure that everything is all right." But it was not fear that Keinmler felt; il was rather a certain pride in the exact-ness of the experiment. He seemed to have greater interest in its success than those who had made preparation max. in reality there were about seve e second, in the interval which elapied between the moment when the fust sound issued front Kemmler's lips until a response of the signal came from tha dyiiam ronn. It cams with the same suddeness that marked the first shock which passed through Kem-m'er'- s D dy. Tire sound which had hoi-- r fied the listeners about the chair were cut utf sharply, as the body once more became rigid and a si my ooze still drop-ped lrm tne mouth and si owlv down the heard and on to the grey vest. Twice were there iwitchings of the body as the electricians in the next room threw the current on and oil'. There was to be no mistake this lime about the killing. The dynamo was run up to the highest peed, and again a lull current ot 2000 volis were sent through the body, Hw long it was kept in action no one knows. To the excited group about the chair it seemed an interminable tune. Dr. Dan-iel who looke I at his watch excitedly, and who thought he had an approxi-mate idea of the time at least, s.ud it was four and a hall minutes in all. The warden's assistant, who stood over the dynamo, said on the second signal the machinery ran only 3 minutes alto-gether. No one was anxious to stop- All dreaded the responsib lity of otic-sin- to them in a chance to revive.or give again at least those appearances of returning animation which startled and sickened the witness a few minutes before. Aa the anxious group stood silently watch-ing the body, suddenly there arose from it a white vapor bearing with it the pung-ent and sickening odor of a b rdy burn- - lor il aim who wcic wanning ii. to its final, fatal conclusion. Wihjeinugtihees straps had been adjusted, the war-den placed his hand on Kemmler's head and held it against a rubber cushion which ran down the back of the chair. Kemmler's eyes were turned toward the opposite side of the room; before they had followed the warden in his move ments about. Deputy Veiling unfastened the thumb ' screw switch and began to lower il so that the rubber cup which had s.itura- t-ed sponges in would press against the top of Kemmlei's head. The waideu K assisted in tne preparations by holding Kemmler's head. Kemmlsr said. ; "Oh, 1 w mid, better press that down I further, 1 gues-- ; press that down." Ct i the head p ece was undamped and pressed fut ihei d wn. Warden Durston took in his hand the leather harness wiii:h was to be adjusted to Keminlei's head. It was a muzzle or broad leather strap, w.ncli went across , the foreliead, and a chin si rap puss I f down a.;.iiust the nose of Kemiuler uniil it flattened it down slightly over n is "v. lace. The harness was put in place. The dynamo in the machine shop was .. running at a good speed and the volt v meter on the w ill registerei a little more than a thousand volts. The uar-- f. tien turned to the assembled doctois, ' those immediatelv around the execution f chair, and said. Do you, doctois, sav il is all right?" At the warden's question. Dr. Felt stepped forwaid with a long syringe. i:i - his hand, and deftly wetted two sponges, V"v whiC'i were at electro Jes, one on the top . of the head and the other at the base ol t i' 'A the spine. Tiie water which he put on ,J' Jhem was imoren ited with salt. Dr Spiz- - ina ansW-ete- the w.Ki,'iiutu4ii iilx " . k. .'ill riln ." umieh was echtMsd bv tug. Again there were cries to stop the current, and again the warden sprang to the door and gave a quick order to his assistants. The current stopped; and again there was a relaxation of the body. No doubt the current did its work, if not well, completely. Dr. hell who stood at the side of a special cjrrespon-deti- t ol the Associated Press, turned and said: Well, there is no doubt about one thing. The man never suffered an iota of pain. In after consultation other physicians expressed the same belief. There was some mitigation of the hor-rors of the situation to believe this, but mitigation is extiemely slight. When it developed on 'another point, the same doctois disagreed materially. Was Kemmlerdead when his chest moved and his lips gave forth these strange, gastlv sounds? was he breathing or was there involuntary and phenomenal ac- - tion ol tne cncsi m mules? Some ol the l eminent experts in attendance said to the associatedpress cot respondent while the body was still warm in the chair that there was nodoubt there were sins ol reluming animation:, that respiration (for respiration they believed it to bnj was growing strong, and that in time, if the current had not been turned on again' he would have revived. Others, among them Dr. Spitazk, stated with equal positiveness the conviction that the first shock killed Kcmrnkr instantly. Drs- - Daniel and Southwick, "f ilheis of the system of el, ctricide" believed Keinmler dead, but they th nk the cur-- 1 rent should have bssni continued longer ' t ban seventy setpu'ds, which was official U'lTie of the first contact. There is no 'i way in which a positive deteiminatinn others about him. said Durston again and then "good-bye.- " He stepped to the door and through an opening said to some one in the next room, but whom will probably never be kn iwn with certain-ty, "everything is ready." There was an almost immediate response, and at 6: 42i the electric current was turned on. There was a sudden convulsion of the frame in the chair and a spasm went over Kemmler from head to foot. He was confined by straps and springs that held him firmlv, so that no limb or other part ol the bodv stirred more than a small traction of an inch from its resting place- - The twitching that the muscles of the face underwent gave it for a moment the expression of pain, but no cry es-caped from the lips, which were free to move at will; 110 sound came forth to suggest that consciousness lasted more than an infinitely, small fraction el a second, beyond the calculation of the human mind. The bodv remained in a rigid position for seventeen seconds. Dr McDonald held stop watch in his hand, and as the seconds flew by he noted their passage. Spitzka, too, look-ed at a stop watch, and as the tenth sec-ond expired he cried out "stop." "Stop" cried jther voices about. The warden turned to the doorway and called o t "stop" to the man at the lever. A quick movement of the arm and the electric current was switched off. There was a relaxation of the body in the chair. "He's dead," said Spitzka calmly. Auburn, Aug, 6 -- Dr. Hatch was bending over the bodv locking at t le exposed skin. Suddenly he cried out sharply: "Dr McDonald, see that rup- - .1 o iciiwini iiii9uisifi s . The autopsy began at 9 o'clock.' It was found when the body was spread out on a table a very severe rigor had set in, There was relaxation, and it was with difficulty the corpse was SLraighlened out. On examination it was found that the second electrode had buined through the skin and into the flesh at the base of the spine, making a scar nearly five inches in diameter. The heart, lungsand other organs were taken out and found in a good and healthy condition. The brain was also taken out, and it, too, will be carefully examined. Arm-UN- N. Y., Aug-- . 7. Warden Durston stated this afternoon that the remains of Kemmler still lie in the room in the prison where the autopsy was held. He had not decided where the remain, will he buried. Following is decription of the electrical chair in which Kemmlerwa. executed: l'atened to the back is an adjustable figure 4 whioh can be raised or towered so as to come down over the head of the condemned. Th. technique of the thing is very simple. Through the 4 there is a hole, aud through this passes a rubber tube containing a rod of steel or copper to which a wet sponge is fastened. This sponge will touch the crown of t'le condemned man's head. Another pipe, with webbing inside and a sponge, passe, up through the .eat as to touch the base of the .p'nQ, when the man is strapped firmly in his sear. This was accom-plished by the use f several straits, one passing around the chest, another arouud the abdomen, which drew the webbing igainst the .pine, while the arms were firmly strapped to those of the chair. The feet rest-ed on a comfortable t, after the fashion of those iu use in a barber's shop. Indeed, the strong resemblance of this instrument of death to a barber's chair has already caused the prison officials to speak of e'e tro .a ion in the roughly humurious way as a baluiieaded shave. The electricity was generated by a dvnnmo near to tne power room a thousand feet awaj fr m th. place of execution. Th re is nothing uncomfortabl. about the chair save the deadly currant that goes with it, and if death by the latter be as sudden and painless as the advo-cates affirm, it will certainty be the most merciful means of capital punishment "Kemmler was dead within a second after the alternating currant was turned on," said Harold Brown of New York to a Louisville Cournal-Journ-reoorter. He is the man who. after the New York legislature passed the law to execute by electricity, made experiments and placed in position the deadly dynamo at Auburn. When I asked about the execution. Brown said: "In regard to thc Kemmler 1 will say that experiments with animals .how that one tacend's con-tact with the alternating currant is opened before the expiration ot twenty-fiv- e or thirty seconds, the mus-cular rigidity caused by the passage of the currant through the mus :1c. wilt be foliowed by a eorre. ponding relaxation, which may produce a spasmodic explution of breath and attempts at respiration. If the current i. kept on( more than 30 seconds there is no movement whatever of the muscles when the current is cut off. "Kemmler was killed instantly and painlessly with-in the first second, but as the currant was opened(tak-e- n off) before three seconds had passed there were reflex motions of the muscles, which frightened some of the attendants into thinking that he was Dot dead." "How do you account for the burns on Kemmler'. bodvt" "It seem, to tne," replied Brown, "that there was not sufficient moisture on electrodes. Dr. Louis Bulch of Albany, executive officer of the state boaid of health, who was one of the witnesses at the executiou of Kemmler. said: "I do not considor the failure of the first shock to kill Kemmler any proof that this method ot execution is necefaritv a failuie, for from the lirjrt sho:a thc prisoner was vir--I tu: )ly dead- ;te suffered ml am and did not regain consciousness. there should be an elect-ria-appointed, w!ie would anend to all executions, and have cnarye ol thc elecirital at,aratus. under tiie superviswii of the officer designated by law to c irry thc seuleuce into effect' ture. In a moment uoctors spuzica and McDonald had bent over and look-ing w ltT) Hitch was pYiiiting at a 'i tie red spot 011 the hand that rested on the rijrhi arm ol the chair. The index finger of the hand had curved backward as the muscles contracted and scrnped-- a small hole in the skin at .the base of the thumb on the back ot the hand. There was nothing strange in this alone, but t ie little rapture was dropping blood. "Turn the current on instantly man not dead," cried Spitzka. Faces now grew wh:te and f inns fell back from the chair. The warden turn-ed to the doorway and cried. "Turn on the current. But the current could not be turned on. When the signal had come the op-erator had pressed a little button which gave the signal to the engineer to stop the dynamo. The dynamo was almost at a standstill and the v.t meier regist-ered an ainust iinperceptable current. The operators spiang to the button ai.d gave a sharp, quick signal. There ua a rapid response, U.it it was not quick enough to anticipitate the signs of re-viving ruiiScioMsiiess. As the gr.uip h irrnr striken-wltnf-- st siood helplessly bv, all eves were fixed on the cum: Kemmler's lips began to grip and sp.itle and 111 a moment more his cnest moved and from his muiith came a heavy, sten-to- ii us totiiid, qu cke.Hiis and mcreas i wiiheveiv respiration. There was n Tvoice but that of the warden crying t the I'peiat or to turn on tiie curieiit, and a wheezing sound, hall grown, which f need itself through, tightly closed lips sounded through the still chamber wi;h ghastly distinctness. Som4 uf the wit-nesses turned away frjm the sight and one fainted. It seemed a long time reaching a cli- - ance to allow mail trains to run, but de ttrniinej tlut not a sing! passenger nor, a pound of height should be carried' alier 7 last night. On the river front from Fifty-nint- h to Sever.ty-niui- h street all toe barges and boats ot the company are tied up and great loads of coflee, suar.etc, are wail-ing to be moved. Tne company is sur-prised at the strength of the knights. It is no;kmwii how many of the fieight handleis on the d.nrks ate members, yet on one dock alone seventy-eigh- t nieu quit w .rk. Seven hundied men will be obliged ti quit work on account ol the tu-u- u in the H Is mslreet yard ol the company. The. e considerable improve nieut in its sit iatioii at Grand Centra-de- p .t this morning A notice announc-ing the temporary suspension tf pas-senger traffic was taken down. Between 6 and 10 o'clock seven trains came in 10 me cars stalled at Hailem and Hott Haven. V c: President Webb said he did not think the matter would assume gigantic proportions; that men would be f uud to man the trains. The majority of those who hive left are sitohmen and yardmen, and their places are being filled as rapidly as possible. Five through pasiruger trains were sent out this in jriung. The New Yoik it New Haven, though not tied up, is blocked foi about ten miles out until it leave the main New York Central track. Webb said the company would fight to the end; the men who stood by the com-pany would under no consideration be discharged when the trouble was over. Already 2 jo had returned, He esti-mated the 11.1111 er out between four and five hundied The stricking switchmen told the yard master that peisonally the men had no gnevencies. They had been ordered out by the Knights of Labor, and obeyed. Albany, Aug.6. Master-Workme- E. J. Lee th s afternoon sa d that if the Central shipped live stock and other perishable g ods over the West Shore read in any considerable quantity, he would issue an order that w,uld cut that road in two. Over one thousand men employed in the :arsho s went out t iis morning. One of the olfiicers of District Assem-bly No, 2f, said the engineers and lire men all along the line would be out ii. twenty- - four houis. Powderlysr.id the employees of the road have a peil ec. organization from N;w Yord to Buffalo. Ail the organiza-tions are not members of the Kuijhts of Labor, but so far as their actions are concerned there will be perfect unity. In conclusion-Mr- . Powdjrly said; ."I no-tice the statement that C. M. Depew is not held responsible for this trouble, but the discharge of tiie men did not take place witluut his knowledge or consent. On the contrary, before he went to Europe his men were being victimized, so he is as responsible as he was before he sailed for the old world. He is not a pauper, and. as a conse-quence, can allord t use the Atlantic cable. Hi kuowi all th it is transpiring in this country partuiniug to his own in-terests. THE GREAT STRIKE. New York, Aug. 9, The first train which left the Grand Centra! depot this morning passed out at 6 a m. four cars attached occup-.- J by mail sorters. There were no pass ngers aboard. The tie-u-on the road is complete. Every train-man, switchman, engineer and conductor except those necessary to attend lo the running of mail trains, stopped work on the order of the executive board, District Assembly No. 346. The men by mutual consent agreed to furnish enough assis- - - V .... V. - - - '- S- i )ur Scandinavian J Columns. 'Burgular Association in Copenhagen Tw2lve-Year-Ol-d Hero in J Norway. : founts of Several Suicides iin Sweden. Translator. 1 tcd torth. Kkoistkk- - I Denmark , iyal kitchen. Yes Denmark has sc4 anotlier imp jrtant nurk of dis iii'11, for "the traveling J.mperor," U'mii of Geriniiv, has dcclaied, that he fa had the best prepared aieals, hlhe guest of His Majesty, tin King of llin.uk. ' Ideals are becoming qjite numer-oii- J an loving in the Bilnc, and are dog much damtge to the fisheries ali the Danish islands. A premium of crowns is now ofT.-re- for the hetof seals, by the Dinis.i govern-nu- 'i '4 population of Denmark, accord-ing the last census (Kebru uy i8jo.) i; A noble deed that will long he kept in grateful remembrance, was performed by a merchant in Bergee, C. Sundt, who has erect ed and donated to the city. (Bergen) two large build. ngs as a borne for elderly infirm m. Be-sides the buildings, which are fully fur-nished and e nipped lor use, and valued at 4S.0 00 crowns, he has donated 50.000 crowns in cash to support the institu-tion. A TWELVE YEAR OLD HERO. A lash and noble deed of a twelve-yea- r old b iy, is thus related 111 ' Gnmsiad Ad-- ressetideude " Thursday, July, 3id. a feai ful trale was raging along the coast and even the old sea salts thought it too much of a risk to venture out upon the foaming watery mouutaii.-hig- h billows, and those, who were but sought shelter anvwheie that they could get terre firma under their teet. A man horn the island tjf.'Haa" (Haa-Oen- ) however ventured out from Grimstad, with a 'ady. Miss. Messell, who attended the lighthouse on a promotory. lie was a good boats man, but the gale was too much for his 'small boat, and they consequently cap-sized and were both for some time float-ing on the oars, while their cries of agony could be heard over the roaring storm, but only a small boy, twelve years old, dared risk his l.le to save the unfortu-nates from a watery grave under such cir-cumstances He was the son of a poor widow, Bertha Hcndriksen, and, no doubt, with her consent attempted and succeeded in rescuing them. With undoubting courage he steer-ed his boat out, where he heard the cries never thinking of his own danger. no,i72,2o5. Ol these aie r,(9."-mi- , and t, r r 2,983 lemales, thut leav-iu;- it excess in number on the ide of thfcntlersexof 53 761. quite an army ol'niales with no prospects for mar-ii- . lat fish will thrive in almost any klof water not stagnant, hal lately b demonstrated in Jutland, Denmaik, :re a farmer, living near Viborg, a fc years a,'o placed six small trouts in a xl Irom which he used to fetch a ccain kind of mineral fettilizer(Mergel) ai lately has caught one trout that wglied five pounds. , , A BURGLAR ASSOCIATION. 'orsome lime this summer, the f.ishion-al- e residences along the coast (Strand-ve- n) near Copenhagen have been the ,S(.ne of operatic of a well, organized st. of buiglars, and the polic was for a lo time unable to get a clue that wqld lead to their capture,' A Kjy-pl-ol Rntlemen have now been ariested.one pittnding to be an Artist (painter) and caing on the wealthy residents n look ttpvaluable oil paintings fr copying, antthe other gent as an agnt of some kinlof bath, reconnoitring this locality of the; selected place. Thtv was easfy accomplished, us these "fine gen-tlem-produced letters of recommend-atiouan- d introduction from prominent Nnrtegian artists (wh ch of Ooiuse were foiged) and they were tmis Shown through the premises by the veiy peo-ple, that aflerwaids were made the their felonious enterpt:.e. It is supposed that these two arrests will develop a widespread oi&mizaiioii of ilieives, as nmneriotis places have been burg,l.uized and m.ich yaluablc booty carried away. ' This stale ol 111 rr"-v-.- t i $ nn Save her, cried Manilas, reterring to the woman, and the boy soon succeeded in getting her a hold on the railing ol the boat and then managed to get into shallow water where she could wade ashore. In the same way, he alterwarda saved the man. Sweden Ex-- President Cleveland is expected in bergen, Norway, so says "Verdus gang'' ul July 71I1. SUICIDES. Suicides and other crimes of a similar nature which, like an epidemic, for a long time have now existed in Denmaik, seem to have reached us, sys a corres-pondent fro m Stuckhulm, lor we have now, within the last lew d vs. had three suicides, and one poison murder caie. here. The Suicide of the Rev. paslon Seller-di- n has of course created quite a sensation. Here is the particulars an per. dispatched Irom Stockholm!. July i5i- - - "The Rev. pastor Scherdin shot hlm-Sc- 011 Saturday, iinmedi.itly before he should have attended to the confirma-tion of a number of young lolks. These were already assembled outside of the parsonage, and the church nearly full of people awaiting the arrival of the priest, when the report ol the fatal abut was heard bom the inside.and the people on oneiileiing, found him on the floor weltering 111 his blood. He leaves a wife and several children, and s about 54 veais old, The cause ct this tush and unchristian-lik- e act is not known. ; j A teacher of language, Mr. Sievers land his wife were loiind dead in.. the w - t r.nl .O. - u.. ..Luiuitif bu a fold ia aijestoYc-pipe- , antfVif 'ill 1 in iixiji aTen kniie. Waeii found they wereaready in high state of decomposition, apparently having been dead about a week. " Air Sivers was 50 and his wife 40 years old. The cause was extreme poverty and want. The young man that committed sui-cide by drowning followed in the wake of many other lovers, but the cause was not of the general nature. The story , briefly told is this: He had courted a young woman and won her affection and they were shortly to be married, but she had a secret on her conscience that she would have un-bosomed before they were joined in wedlock she had had a baby and her lover should know all Trie result was-- he suicided. nZZSZ, "p: "tihr&ilt5 pcacerarsd lovely rfl"irr.L V .";' DEATH FROM LAUGHTER. ' On a farm on the island of Langeland a rain happened to get loose and at last made his way into a bedroom, where a lady was engaged in storing away eatables of various kinds. She became very excited and leaped on top ol a barrel, while the ram was making strenuous efforts to knock her down Irom her temporary place of refuge. At last one of the farm-hand- s came along, but seeing her awkward position and frantic efforts to defend herself against the repeated attacks of the animal, he burst into such a convulsive fit of laughter that he at last lell to the floor dead. Norway. . A caravan, consisting of about one hundred Danish tourists, will visit Nor-way 111 July. An unlucky speculation. Some Eng-lishmen, who have hired the exclusive right to fish for salmon in Kvinsdal, Norway, at 16,000 ciowns annually have this year only caught live of these rather cosily fishes. A sup rise at dinner, was indeed the presentation of a small box, that a boy brought a merchant in Christenia, he was sitting at his well spread table, and opened it with great expectations, Two large rats jumping into his face and afterwards making a disgusting con-tusion among the dishes and dainties be-lli ey gained the ground outside through the window. M1AS ROLLER MILLS. EPHBAIM TTT-A.I- 2: "We announce to the Public that about August 1, we slul be ready for custom work, with a capacity of 50 bis. per day. C- - WillarJaon, President 8 5 P. Greaves Supt. Ao Ho M " All Kinds Of Furniture, Window Blinds, Carpets and Wall Faner : The Celebrated Charter Oak and Monitor Stoves WHOLESALE AND RETAIL 6 3- -4 Ephraim, San Pete County. Joa.MOBIUSsCo. - Wm. Bawden. Dealer la All kinds of Yarns, Flannels, Lindsays feani and Men's Dress-Good- Whole Sale for Wool, Cash not refused. JOEJTT far JUr. WhUcht, PprtfUl: EPHRAIM, UTAH. MILLINERY SHOP. Mrs. A. C. Hansen. Dealer in at! Goods belonging to a First Class Millinery Mop. One block west and ) north of Taber-acl- e corner, Ephrajin. Wb abic kow II EwiiiJ(frcDs Dntt lUoii Tint rcxr. School Trade 0 WE ALSO CARRY Jo tGents' and Ladies' Furnishing Goods STORE Main Street-- Ephwim. REGISTER BLCCK only Fust One Hats! Hat!! Hats!!! BU 3 G Y Te very best assrtment ever ... V brought to Ephraim. CHEAP FOR CASH. Thirty different styles an d ot , b. hat in thc lot' Best Quality and Latest Style. Cootl Tiade for Lumber. Prices: 85CL to 3 QO. Call and we will satisfy yow H. P. LARS EN, Ephraim City, Utah. . ' DEALER IN Pur Medicines, Chemicali, Perfumeries, Drugs Paintfl,Oils,Etc. Dye Stuffs and Puae Spices, Druggists, Sundn es, and all Goods usually kept in Eirst-CIa- Drut; Stor r als- o- r Spices, Teas, Coflees, Coal Oil and full Line of Grocers' Druf t? Perscriptins Carefully Cemaunded Dry Night. ' Agent for the White Sewing Mechlne, King of all. 8 2 u " i J' ' ' .. . : . Utah Nursery Co. Established i881.- - Over 50 Acres of Fruit and Ornamental Troes. Rosea, Shrubs and Small Fruits. gfiBtOMMiUion Forest Tree Seedlings, jgg; B&"Nursety Grounds Located in Suck mouse Ward ( City.J liarOfiee Central Block, Seconp Sooth Street, ) "" , r rrr " " .' Riverside Herd Over ioo WrT , i 'individual "ue'iis of Pure Bred L t . V -- ",-. I xcel-- ShortlTorn Cat- - XT'V- " ' " . ' of jLe , - I iS'? ' 1 ' V ?r 'ViiWH j Headed by the 9 I "'",' ' v'?-- i H About fifteen Famous Airdrie f.' fn; 'H " tJ head of Young Kt'l&thDulepA.t,ty, Bulls and a few a Ross the f..'--f tJfX'l H Choice Heifers latter bred by A. ?Ut' . , t tot Sale. Send J. Alexaud, of for Catalogue xSTckfonbi -t-o- Goodhue I Van Meter, Office, ContralBlock, Salt Lake City. . . .V THE ADVANCE IN SILVER. j It now seems clear that Congress can with perfect s itety pass an act providing lor tne Iree c iiiin ot silver. Cue chief obfeciion tn the measure recently enact-Xe- a 'io jrCtiit; with le-r- f lender ' if SuXuW notes of 4.500,000 ounces ol bullion ,ws theieqnred purchase being in excess of the home supply, that in operation the new act w jtiid m ike the United States a djinping ground for foreign silver. Events are disproving this theory. Instead of importing, we are expotting silver. D.iriug last week 1,500 000 ounces were shipped Irom the port of New Yoik, and an equal amount has been exported this week. Meantime, as we learn from the New York Herald, the price of silver nas been advancing, and there is an active speculation in it. When the present movement began, the New York price was $r.o6j per ounce. Silver was quoted at io.io Tuesday last, and the prediction of Wall street dealers, who ought to .:now, is that it will reach r.i5 before it goes lower. A few weeks before the bill passed, Lon don speculators shipped to New York 1,500.000 ounces of silver bullion in the belief that the bill would become a law and that prices would go up because ol the demand for bullion that would follow; but the stream has now set the other way. The demand for silver in England is greater than here, and the British are buying back the silver they sold us, at a higher price tnan we gave for it. Had Congress provided (or free Coin-age iustead ol lor the purchase of bullior, silver would now be higher than it is. As is the case with gold, its commodity would he equal to its coin value, and in consequence England, which is now buying it for shipment to India in exchange lor the wheat and cotton of that country, would have to pay more for it. This, however inconvenient it might be to our British brethren, would be very advantageous to the farmers of the United States; for with India wheat and cotton made dearer, the English demand on the Ante r can States, Ui the American product would he greatly increased, especially as the latter are superior. The sharp advance in price following the passage of the bill, and the active British demand for American silver.may be accepted as indices that the world's supply of the white metal, notwithsiand-ih- g the general demouitization by the nations of Europe, is not redundant, and that this government is amply able, by freely opening the mints to it, to elevate s lver to, and maintain it on a par with gold in tne ratio of sixteen to one, "Dr. Isaacson," who is well known in this city, and particularly so in Ameri-can Fork, whore he left a wife and child, has now turned up in where he sailed under the name of Dr. Joseph Isaacs Wexler. The doctor has been exposed, however, and he is now begin-ning to teal'ze the truth of the old adage, ttiat the way of the transgressor is hard. The visit of the Emperor of Germany to r.n'and will doubile.-- s remove ail irritation wh ch may rema n fiom the discusJion of the African agreement. It is also possible that he may be able to induce Lord Salisbury to enter into a still closer relaMon with Germany in respect to European politics This vis.t, and the one the Emperor has made to King Leopold, of lklg urn, are both very timely, in view ot his approaching visit to Russia. The Czar is likely to conclude that England and Belgium have entered into arrangements with Germany hostile to Russia, . W " " V- i . '.' V |