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Show Senator Stanford of California, passed through Ogden on Monday evening. In an interview with a reportor of the Union of that city he said that gambling in silver would have no effect upon the price of that metal. The value of silver depends upon the stamp placed on it by the government, and could not be affected af-fected much by speculation, as its value was practically fixed by the new silver law." At least it was his opinion that it could not affect silver enough to necessitate ne-cessitate a change Sn the law. In any event the effect would not be dipastrous nor result in a backward movement, as it had come to stay. , Regarding a free coinage act in the j next congress,, the senator did not know. One might be introduced but no one could tell its fate. Whon asked particularly about gambling gam-bling in silver, said lie did not know, as he was in New York but one day, and was engaged by private affain. While of course it was gambled in the same as gold or anything else, it was probably greatly overdrawn by newspaper news-paper accounts. In turn the -senator inquired what effect the passage of the bill had had upon the raining industry in this territory. terri-tory. When tola that mining stock had advancednd was still advancing, and that it had placed the territory in a very prosperous condition, and that smelters were being erected, new mines opened and old ones worked that had been idle under the depression of the past few years, said he had anticipated such a result. . PRESENCEJF MIND. Assistint Supt. Daniels, of the Pacifio Express Company Averts a Seri-' Seri-' ous Conflagration. : BUT HE WAS SEVEEELY BUENED. A Drop of Burning Wax Falls Into a Can 1 of Alcohol Threw the Blazing Mrsa from 'the Window. Through the bravery of one man a serious conflagration was averted in the business center of Salt Lake city yes-terdayi yes-terdayi ' : The man to whom we refer is John T. Daniels, assistant superintendent of the Pacific Express company, whose office is on First South street. He was inthe rear room where an employe was sealing an envelope with wax. Mr. Daniels noticed a drop of wax fall with a little flame of lire and saw it alight In a can of alcohol. Instantly there was a flash and a seething mass of fire shot out of the vessel. Mr. Daniels at once realized the situation and seizing the can threw the blazing fire ball out the back window. win-dow. Happily bo damage was done the property and the fire was put Out. Unfortunately however, both of Mr. Daniels' hands were badly burned by tho flames from the can; He received attention and Is as comfortable as could be expected. 1 Mr. Daniels was at his Eost today but not able to attend to usiness. The affair for a while caused some excitement among those who saw it. |