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Show ' THE SALT LAKE TIMES. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 28. 1891. not, except insofar as his species choose to make them. Let it bo understood once and for all that In spite of petty s there U no ambition mora worthy than that of serving one's fellowmen with credit and ability; and who Is there among Americans who does not strive for that goal? TOO GOOD roil OFFICK. We find the following excerpt mak-ing the rounds of tho newspapers of tho country: Mr. Homer B. Hprane of North Pa ;oU who bad senatorial aplrat. ons. defined hi it-self iu a pulillc curd thus- -- I will fake the orrlce.lf tendered mo In honorable f ishlou, without olher p e lire expro-so- r Implied, th in that I should faithfully, to the bust of my abil-ity, eeivo my statu and the cation. I siionld Kladly accept. Bat 1 c:m en?at;e In no ficlit for it. no scramble, no iulrigiie. no flattery, no bargain, neglect no present duty, curry no ' lavor, nia'ie no speeches sol It no vo:e , prom se i o oftce. P'd! no wlref. p ij- - no money. Aim no :nud. toll notes." It need-less to tenure that Mr. Bpran:e was not elected. Jt is needless to remark, also, that he deserved not to bo elerted. Without knowing Mr. Homer 15. Sprague of North Dakota, we imagine he is a bumptious and conceited old fellow who imagines that with him, as with George Washington, the ollice should seek the man. He will have to grow a pood many sizes larger, thii Mr. Sprague will, before ho can atiain an honor in that way. It was reserved for the modern school of Philistines to meet honorable anibi-tick- n with a sneer. In no other walk of life can a man expect to succeed with-out effort; why should ho in politics, the most responsible of all duties we know of? If Mr. Sprague is unwilling to light, make speeches, solicit votes, pay money aud assist his party in any other legitimate manner, why should he desire ollice at its hands? And in singling out Mr. Sprague we use him simply as a notorious example of a class of pharLsoes that has recently grown up. Nor does it strengthen his case when he flippantly includes in-trigues, lies and mutl tliujinr. as part of a senatorial canvass, which thev are THE SALT LAKE TIMES. THeHmES PUBLT3HI50 OOMPANT. " Klfw YOKH OFFICE, jn-8- Tempi Court. Eastern advertisers will pleam make their contract wt.h our eaewra advertising agents, Mesnrs. Faliuer A . "TiTs TjisTsjuoliled eTery evening (Buo-la-excepted), end Is delivered bf carriers In Pelt Luke City an Park Olty st It cents per month. Tub Tims contain the foil AMorlated Pre report. nd bi special telegraph service cot- - ennp this enUrfnterjmiHttlnjrelon; TaiTlliis It ntred at thepoetoff.ee tn Salt take city for transmission throuf a ths mails as second rllMinetter. "personsdoslrlng Th timss delivered at their houees run secure It by postal card order or through telephone. When delivery Is Irregu-lar make Immediate conuilaint to this offlce. 5nlcrtptlon to Uie llaJiyl'lmea. (Always in advanos.) nvvxAt ;;; 5 . '' ? - :. AdrtrssTn sjriv a JSaltLake City, Utah. llur Telephone Number, 481. Ik the alliance convention yesterday a fellow named Aehby, national organ-izer, made himself very conspicuous. Wo know Asnby. He was iu turn a re-publican, a democrat and a farmer and 'vilhal ho in a confederate If the alliance is in the hands of such scrubs no wonder it is in perpetual turmoil. THE MAYORS MESSAGE. The first aunual reports of the city officers were submitted to the council last evening. Th. most of them are exhaustive and therefore lengthy, de-manding careful perusal before an in-telligent comment on them can be inado. We regret to say that Mayor Scott displayed an unfortunate lack of judg-ment in furnishing to one particular paper the advanco sheets of his mes sage with accompanying reports while rofusiug tho same courtesy to all tho other papers. Tho president of the United Mates docs not diserimin ato in that way and while wo appreciate tho exalted station of a mayor of Salt Lake we do not hold it to be superior to that of president. The fact is the people of the city, and all tho people, have a right to equal con-sideration from their olllcial head, and many of them may misconstrue his ac-tion as a deliberate snub. We also regret that Mr. Scott should have slighted the city council unwit- - tingly, of course by withholding from that body the message and other docu-ments intended primarily for it, until a pertain paper hud the advantage of utilizing thorn. Tim Timkh prints only tho most salient poiuts. It would take nearly two score compositors on an af-ternoon paper like Tub Timks to sot up the matter iu full, and as printers cannot lie hnd at a moments bidding we must forego that duty, placing the responsibility on the mayor who erred in withholding from tho most widely circulating city paper the information contained in his message and other re-ports designed, we presume, for, the public benelit. And we regret furthermore that Mr. Scott tdiould have indulged in criminat-tio- n with the past administration. His duty was to present facts, leaving the deductions to others. This mistake is all the more conspicuous as h. complains of the lack of time allowed him to pre-pare his message. Ho might, there-fore, with good advantage, have em-ployed what little time he hnd to spare to the elaboration of his message, in-stead of wasting it in unseemly argu-ments. For all that we congratulate the liberal government of Salt Lake city upon the record it has made during the first year of lis administration and under circumstances most harassing and diflicult at times. PROTESTING AGAINST SILVER. Faneuil hall, Boston, that in always at the front in great emergencies, has, irrespective of party, protested against the proposed e swindle. Cincinnati Commercial. Several ,of the speakers at the anti-silv-meeting at Fancnil hall quoted from Daniel Webster. They recognize the fact that Senator Webster dead is more modern than Senator Hoar or Dawes. Boston GHbe. It would have made John Sherman happy to have heard those ringing cheers for him in Faneuil ball, but it is doubtful if they contributed to the peace of mind of either of the alleged senators from Massachusetts. Uostou Herald. Massachusetts, of "every kind of poli-tics," jumped with both feet yesterday on the free silver coiners, who are de-nounced as compulsory rcpudiatori. The jump, of course, was made in the "Old Fan" hall, w here so much salta-tory exercise has been indulged in by every generation. Washington Star. Boston spoke in singing tones last night against free coinage. Addresses were mado by prominent gentleman who showed that only about ft per cent of all commercial transactions required a cash settlement, and w ho argued that this small percentage should be tho best money. A few meeting like this at Boston, held iu different parts ol tlie country, ought to have a good effect. Pittsburg Chronicle. Representative Mew England senti-ment voiced in that historic Boston audi-torium was unanimous in condemna-tion of this covetous grasping for legis-lation to benelit a clas at the expeut-of the many. Faneuil hall memories may tot weigh against the western no-tion of what constitutes statesmanship, but as evinced last night they show how the solid opinion of the country is mass-ing against a degraded currency .Troy Tunes. Old Faneuil is once more the scene of a protesting ceremony and the occasion is noue the less important because it involves the material as well as tho moral welfare of the country. The pro-test against the reckless scheme of sil-ver speculators to load this prosperous country with the burden of a debased and debasing currency a scheme backed np by those who hold it fair to depreciate a currency iu order to rob a creditor is a proper protest to come from that hall. It is an appeal for hon-esty and for safety. Milwaukee Senti-nel. ' , CLASSVALE. Orassvale lay hidden in the hills, In Indolent repose, It lay there, like a snowflake in the bosom ot a rofe. Against the mountains on the east the east wl nds vainly pressed, And tho mountains stopped the fury ot the storm burst from the wett But the Graasvsle people waited for railroad to come down. And tunnel through the mountains and wind srandley Into town; Through the weed-grow- streets of Orassvale men would saunter to and fro, And tell how when the railroad oame the little town would grow. Every night to Durkoe's grocery came a crowd of men to talk It With big empires in their fancy and twonlckels lu their pocket. But the cows trod down the dahlias in each housewife s small front yard. And whole droves of pla went rooting down the village boulevard. Every morn the mania sunrise all the eastern hills would streak, And God Hung his sunset banner from the top-most western peak ; But moss jrrew on the nouses where no paint bad yet ayipeared, As the face that has no beauty Is the first to ralf e a beard. The clitnney of the old town hall was thrown down by the rain, And they stuck a rusty funnel through the bot- - t in window pjne; At the llaptlst church ihe steeple blew off one tempestuous day, And they left it as a rendezvous where hens could go and lay. The groat dream of the railroad banished their uneasy fears, Although they had a suit of clothes but once In thirteen years; For they reaioued when the railroad should come Winding down their way They should have a pair of trousers almost every other day. And we all wait for our railroad, while our front yards grow with thlstlo. Lie and listen In our valley for the locomotive's whlHtle; , Yes, we build up mighty railroads in our super-heated bruin. While we ought to climb our mountains and Just foot It to the train. -- 3. W. Fou. .... - . SUjuyr tV: SLosrXwrt-- . ISjoXtfe .financial financial. BANK OF COMMERCE. Opera House Block, Salt Lake City, Utah. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT open Daily from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Satur-days Iroin 10 a.m 1o 6r.tr. Five per Cent Interest Paid on Deposits. Transacts a General Banking Business. ' 'DIRECTORS: Boyd Tark, President; W. W. Chisholm, S. F. Walker. Cashier; S. II. Fields, Jr., Assistant Cashier; Wm. H. Mcln-tyr- e, J. B. Farlow, Geo Mullett. C. L. Hannaman, h. S. Walker, E. K. Kich. E. B. Crilchlow. CAPITAL, $250,000. . American : National : Bank. SUCCESSOR TO THE BANK OF SALT LAKE. Salt Lake Citv, - - Utali DIRECTORS : Territory. JAMES H. BACON President I Sec. E. (jells T. A Davis H. M.BACON Gov. A. L.Thomas M. J. Or at I. L. HOLLAND Cashier S. M. Jarvis D. i. Tlnmoiikf W. B. HOLLAND Assistant Cashier J. W. JiDD j. ;y r0ss C. V. LoornorKow. UIAH NATIONAL Of Sat Lake City. - - - Capital. $200,000.00 D1EECTOES: J. M. Stout, President; A B. Jonos, Casmer; Boliver Roberts, C. W. Ly-ma- Boyd Park. P. L. Williams, Alexander Rogers, Jos. A. Jennings W K ''U'?'- - Thon",' barter, J. A. Grossbcck. Win. F. Co'lton, A. L. Williams, W. II. Lyon, S. C. Ewing, Jos. Baumgarten, W. E. Russell Jos. M. Stoutt. . Capital, Fully Paid - . $400,000 SURPLUS, $30,000. Union - National Bank, (Sicceteorto Walker Brae., Bankers.) Establish d, 1850. UNITED STATES DEPOZITOHT. Transacts a General Banking Business Safe Deposit VanlU, Fin and Barglu Proof. W. U. WALKE-H- . President WAA.fa.KB, Jr Aaautant Cashier FRANK KNOX, P't. L. O. KAKRIOK, V. P't J. A. KAULS. C&atuer. The National Bant ofi Epic. Capital, $500,000. Full Paid Up. 47 MAIN BTrlr;ir. Transact a srneral hinklni? business. Monoy loanotl on favorable t'trms. Account.1 of merchant)., Individuals, firms and corporations solicited. Five per cont In e. est paid on savings and time dt'ponlts. DIHECTOfia L. C. Karrlrlt i. S Holmes Emll Kahn J. A. Bails W. E. Smedlcy , G o. A Lowe Frank Knox H. L. A. C'ulrner J. G. Sutherland Lcmhid Investment Corny OF Kansas City, Boston, Mlaaonrl. M. Branch Office for Utah and Southern Idaho. Corner First Rouih and Main Street Salt Laje city, Utah. W. H. DALE, - Manager. Ealy k"'.""" n Farm Ci Clty PrPertr PACIFIC STATES Sayings, lean & Biito Authorized Capital, 2fl.O00.000. Sen Fr.n. Cisco. Calllornin. JOHN C. ROBINSON, 8i'r.o.AHoxGMNT- - e Office 44 E. 2nd Soutb, Salt Lake City. Dr. Delia's Health Prescription. New York Sun. There are people who pay thousands of dollars to doctors for trying to cure or alleviate diseases that are brought on by neglecting to act upon tho following piece of important advice, which is here given gratuitously to all con-cerned: Keep your feet dry. Wells, Fargo & Co.'s SALT LAKE CITY, - . UTAH. Buys ami soils exchange, makes tWegrnririir: tran fets on tho principal c tl-- t, of the Unite i rSatu'o and Europe, and on all pjlnts on tje iilo Const, Issi,e lctt 'rs of cre llt available In the prin-cipal e t fe of the world. 8ppcl.il attention Klvea to the selling of ores atul bullion. Advances made on crn'lpnrnnts at lowest ratws. Partl-nl- ar atlontlon r!vcn to collection thrr.u l)Oiit Utah. Nevada ami a J.ln n Accounts .ml. c. tod, OiBIlESPONIlLNTS: We'ls. Fareo A Co Lon lo-- ' WtK iVr o Co No a "ru Mavcriik Na .'onal Bank I'osto j Fir-- Nmlo.ial Hank ...Omaua Flrnt Natl mal Hank Denver Merchant!' Natiooa' Hank Chicago Boatmen's Nailonul Bank 8t. Louis Welle. Farrfo&Co S in Francisco J. 12. DOOLY, - - Apeut. ran.in.2r Department Utah Title, Insurance and Trust Comoany Paid-u- p Capital $130,000 Surplus $10,000 l ayi,., . i.iii ivm ou li.oe u ,. . te ae'iruHtc-e- . Guardian, Administrator ami . terutor; transacts guneral trust buines-i.sure- s real estate titles; insurance fee covers' Ad charges for attorneys and abstracts. TO. Hoi.uUKS. BnnkrrJ. E. Dooly, T. P.. Jones, L. S H11U M. H. Walker, W. 8. McOornlck, II. T. Duke, Joslah Barrett, HydeS. YounS M Vvi!ke?er'aSt' T" A' W' T' Lynn C'aiifa!it R. C. Chambers, KelseyA Olllj. tie, James Sharp, John J. Daly, H. McIntoatL A. L. Thomas. Governor of Utah. UerrhanltV. H. Auerbaoh, T O. Webber Hugh Anderson. W. H. Howe, A. W. Carlson, S. H. Auerbach, W. P. Colton, James Ander-son. Lawyert John A, Marshall, Wm. 0. HalL tVlcCornick(LCo. bankers SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. Careful Attention Given to the Sale of Orel and Bullion. We Solicit Consign, ments, Guaranteeing; the Highest Market Price. Collections Mads at Levreat Ratei. Actlw Accounts Solicited. CORRESPONDENT, New York Imp. and Trad. Nat Bank, Chea leal Nat. Bank, Kount7,e Bros. (Jhlcaeo Couv morcial Nat. Bank. Bin Francisco First Nat Bank. Crocker-Woodwort- Nat. Bank. Omaha --Omaha Nat, Bank. St. Louis State Bask of fit. Louis. Kansas City Nat. Hank of Kr.asaa City. Denver Denver Nat Fank, Cltv Nek t'ftnlr. Lcndon, England Messrs. Martin Co., 33 Lolubixd BU Commercial -- Savings Bank OF SALT LAKE CITr. Capital $200,000 Surplus Fund 25,000 GENERAL BUNKING BUSINESS. Klvc tier cent hit, rei-- t p;iM on pavings depos-its. Loads on Heal Estate. ' ' . i h No. anI M E. It South. Salt T.RkeCltyi, V mttflciunttg gALT Jj'VKE rpHEATER. tEAS. 8. BURTON, Maaaow. j THE 00ME0Y EVENT CF YEHE3. WEDNESDAY mA AND THURSDAY, th MR. WM. CilLLETT'S (NEW) ( --THE-SECRETARY, "D' YO'J KNOW." J This U with tit exception the Fnntlt and best writtsn pliy with eoinhined humor ana eeutiinent ever written. This excellent Company and rich t:.ira effects iindar th- direction of Mr. f'liai. Kron-man- . It initial run etcredcii .no itizht at iha Madison Square Tuuater, New York. I Usual prices. Bale of fS-it- s begins Tuesday. , ,, " . , v Oapital, Fully Paid $300,000 Surplus 30,000 . Commercial national Sank OF SALT LAKE C'TY. General Ranking in all its Brancks. Isstieseert'flcnt sof depoMt payable on bearli g (merest It left a speclliet time. Sells drafts and hills of exchmtre on all prln. cipal cities in the L' tilled Suites and Europe. rIl?ECT01?9: F. IT. Anertwrh John J. Pal'": O. J. Salisbury Movlan C. Ko'sT Frank H Ilynr... .Thomas Mar'hail. and V. W. 1'. Noble Vloe Presldene 01. M. Powney . ....Fresldeu. 1 ohn W. DoiiBRllan.. Canute! Now that Barnes and Byrne have secured tho lease of the warm springs let them make the best of them lor the city. This will be symiuimous with making the best of them for themselves. Only in tins way will the lease of tho property prove commendable. Thk ready and warm support the Ogdeu Commercial gives the liberal ticket, notwithstanding its editor was defeated for the ollice of mayor, is cred-itable to that pupur, but nothing more than was to be expected of it. That is the way to win. ARRIVALS ASDJLOSE OF MAILS. Schedule of arrival and closing of malls at 8ait Lake City PcStomae, Nov, K. '" MAILS. CLOSE. Union Pacific-Bu- st, also North to Oxden. B"X Khler, Collision and lVCIne'WMtern-Atiwi"- le Mali ( w tnloVpaVtlfc-'iai'Mi'- ll Kast.also North O Logan and Intermedial r !lo0Knd'We'itern-Mairfor-()- g- s.w p.m. Uni n Paelrio'-M- ali for Idaho, Mou- - ana aud Portland, also to ban FranelMo T .00 p.m. lo (Jrsnde Western -- Denver and Aspen Mall 9:05 p m-- TJnlon Paolnc- - Park City. Coaivllle and Keoo 8:30 p m-- tJnlon Paclnr-Kris- eo, Mllford and Intermediate Points S.tO a.m. t'nlon Pacino-Stockt- ou and Inter- - mediate Points T:K a.m. tniou lacino-Pa- rk City, Mill Creek and Local avm. o uraude Western Bingham .... T:g a.ni. ' MAILS. ARRIVK. XI. P. Eastern Tasi sSail a:S5m. V. P. Park Clt.v and C he Valley. 10 SO a.m. U. P Idaho. M'.Tntana and Orsuoa. 6:10 p in. V. P. rilco,MlHordaad all points Nerth lM P "' tj. P. Stockton 8:IRp.ra. a. O. W. Paelfle Mall 4:) p.m. K. l, W Paciflc Express l:SOa.m. K. a. 5:30 p m, tJ. 0. Park City. Mill Cre-- k. Etc.. . S S0 p.m. ft. O. VT. California and West 9:90 OrriCE HOURS. OPKN. CLOSE. Money Order Window.... 9:00 a. m 5:00 p.m. Register Window 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. ten'l Delivery and Stamp Window I 00 a m ( 00 p m. Carriers' Window (except Sunday) 5:00 a.m. 70 p.m. SUNDAY HOUBS. OPEN. CLOSE. Otn'l Delivery and Stamp Window II :00 a m. I 00 p m Oarrteia' Window U :00 m. I 00 p.m' I. A. BENTON, P. M. WEDSESDAY JANUARY, 2. 1881. FREE LANCE. Another musical association, to bo known as the Apollo club, is being or-ganized in Zion. Wo would fain en-courage every worthy effort iu that di-rection but it strikes us that the socie-ties already existing might be strength-ened, wilii good results, before any more new ones are being started. Doti'l scatter. It is poor policy for any man to way-lay a reporter aud smite him for writ-ing something disagreeable about the smiter. It doesn't make things any bettor.. In the enseof llal-le- r who assaulted a newspaper man for reporting a racy interview with him that had not a tinge of rancor, even if it was not wholly to his liking, the of-fence is doubly reprehensible because Haller's connection, however brief, with the police force should have tatieht him to preserve rather than to violate tho law. Self control is a virtue which Mailer evidently failed to acquire while he was paid to control others. The identity of a reporter, unless he sign an article, is supposed to be lost iu the newspaper that employs him. In many cases he is detailed to do certain work that is perhaps obnoxious to him, but he has no alternative except to do it or quit. Like Tennyson's river, men may come and men may go, but the roanaifing editor must have news forever. Ho cannot stop to parley with his subalterns whether a task suits them or not. Lifo is short and the good proverbially die young. A person agrieved by a newspaper, should have recourse to the latter which alone is responsible for its contents. -- - --t- Strange, isn't It, that a paper may sav handsome thiuira of a fellow all the days of his lifo without bringing him out, but the moment it drops an un-complimentary remark about him he will don his war paint and howl with rajje. Wo believe in the good orthodox dogma of total depravity. It stands the tost of experience. Wendell Benson is a good citizen to cultivate. Not only is he building a big hotel and taking an interest in the stockyards and in other useful enter-prises, but he resolves himself now and then in a committee of ono and shows a friendly visitor about town with a view to persuading him to remain hero. Thus he had the other day Nathan Meriam. a wealthy Omahan, in tow, and when he had concluded with him the latter thought he might possibly drive his stake in Zion. An accession like that would be worth making in-deed. see Naples and then die, say the Italians. To see Salt Lake City and then live here, is more sensible. -- - 4- The Free Lance attended a spiritual seance yesterday to commune with the departed. It received no message from Lethe's shore except what might be de-livered just as well by mortal mouth, and even that came in murderous Eng-lish, creditable perhaps to the educa-tional advantages of the medium, but totally incredible of the erudition of the sweet spirits. The Free Lance feels it has been buncoed out of a dollar of tho daddies iu the search of tho un-searchable. Governor Thomas is b:vck from his tr ip east wither he was called by the illness of his father. Were it not for the disagreeable weather now prevail-ing here he would have brought his parents, both of whom aro still living iu Pennsylvania, wilh him. While on the errand the governor made a flying trip to Washington though not distinctly and avow-- I j edly in his official capacity. Yet the governor is too much of a rustler and too much of al tahan to miss an oppor-tunity to put in his oar in behalf of this country. Young, energetic, intelligent, fair minded, and honest, Governor Thomas is a typical representative of the best blood and noblest aspiration of the west and Utah. To Be Read Between the Liars. New York Sun. No man iu the United States deserves moro or better from the democracy than David Bennett Hill. .His services to the party and his capacity for lead-ership entitle him to tho highest place; and we think he ought to be nominated and elected to the presidency. Enter-taining this view, with the most cordial friendship for him and the sincerest de-sire that he may achieve the summit of his ambition, we have deprecated the acceptance of the senalorship on his part because of the apprehension that it would certainly prevent him from be-coming president. This apprehension is an intellectual conviction opposed to what we wish to believe; and if it shall prove to he unfounded, we shall indeed rejoice. But we-- have not deemed it the part of a friend to withoid the frank expression of our opinion as to the in-expediency of his accepting the senat-orship- , so long as the question was open. , m But now that Governor X XI 11 has boen elected senator we shall not withhold any exertion to make him tho demo-cratic candidaee for president. The new difficulty in his path, especially the circumstance that he can't remain as governor after the 4tb of March, oniy render necessary more vigorous efforts to overcome them. MEN YOU HEAR OP. George Vanderbilt's ambition is to collect the finest library lu America. Adam B. Andre, a waiter at the Hoff-man house, New York, is worth over 140,01)0. Gen. Greely claims that over 80 per cent, of the weather bureau's predictions are verified. The Marquis of Salisbury is getting toward 300 pounds weight, but won't take exercise. , 1 , Henry B. Hyde, the multi-millionai- Insurance man of New York, was once an insurance solicitor. The Duke of Portland is now engaged on the almshouses which he intends to erect from his enormous winnings oa the turf. Mr. Edison predicts that the news-paper of the future will be the product Df a combination of the phonograph and Henry S. Hoyt is the only member of the famous Union clap, of New York, whose membership dates back to the or-ganization of the club in 1S38. Gen. Butler owns the Craig ranch, be-low Pueblo, consisting of 100,000 acrea. He is also the owner of three-fourth- s of a 600,000 acre ranch in New Mexico. One of the inont highly prized relic in the possession of Gen. Miles is a plain old stylo rifle that once belonged to the slayer of Gen Cus-ter. The French traveler, M. Cram pel, who acquired a reputation by Ids expedition into the French Congo, has planned a new journey through, undiscovered Af-rica, A. J. Welch, of Hartford, Conn., was a bootblack not many years ago. Then ho began to follow the races, aud today is worth $500,000, allot which was made on the race course. Eri Gray, a man said to be 105 years old, is living among tho Catririll mount-ains. He knows no living relations, and has been supported by his neighbors for more than twenty years. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, at the ur-gent request of Governor Boies and others, has presented tho state of Iowa with a lifo size portrait of himself, which will be hung in the Capitol at Des Moines. Rubinstein thus estimates the propor-tion of people of the leading nations who understand music: Germany, 50 percent.; France, 16 per cent.; England, 2 per cent; United States, higher than England. The late Gen. Belknap was a very con-spicuous figure on the streets of Wash-ington. There was an air of distinction about his tall form, and he always dressed with the greatest care. Ho went into society but littlo. From Ingalls to Pfeffer, what a fall Was there our countrymen. Architect Klettino is one step Dearer the fulfillment of his designs the city hall designs. II.t.t'NTKATED IN.ICRIKH. The resolution of Councilman Pem-broke in tho city council last evening, touching upon tho falsehoods contained in a sensational publication called the Illustrated American, regarding an impending revolution In Utah, were pertinent and timely. As The Times pointed out yesterday with regard to the same matter, the most senseless fabrications and calumnies, emanating from the most irresponsible scoundrels, find ready credence when they con-cern this territory because by persist-ent and systematic misrepresentations as to the true situation of affairs here, the people at large are misinformed and misled, and thus prepared for any lie which in any other case would bo spurned and ridiculed as such. The authors of the atrocious libel care nothing for the injury they do to the commercial interests of Utah. They have no interest at stake themselves, and whether they malign us from per-sonal motives or to subserve the inter-est of some rival territory, tho result is the same. We are heartily ashamed to own that the perpetual agitation of chronic blacklegs in our very midst gives color to these outrageous stories that have not a shadow of truth to rest upon. We Rre glad tho city council has taken cognizance of the report in the Illus-trated American and repudiated it as it deserved to be without a dissenting vote. Now let the resolution adopted at the meeting yesterday bo printed and distributed throughout the land as a protest against the infamy perpetrat-ed upon tho good nan?e of Utah. Let the people of the east learn from tho action of the liberal council of the chief city of tho territory that there is not one syllable of fact iu the statement that we are on the brink of a war and that those having their all at stake in case such an eventuality really faced us, brand it officially and uncondition-ally as a falsehood. It is a criminal and brutal slander. Anyway, there will be fewer mil-lionaires in the United States senate after this than heretofore. An Indian agent, a thousand miles - away from the seat of war, predicts fresh hostilities with the Sioux in the , spring. He will be disappointed. The change in the Union Pacific management was a change detrimental to Salt Lake, if the mountain division headquarters is to be taken away from here. The recent success of Tammany hall in New York has inspired the Chicago brave, to start a similar organization. As if tho windy city had not enough wigwams yet. The Frsoeh Sbnrt Story. New Yoilt Tribune, As there is an Ibsen "craze" and a Browning "fad," so is there now a lav-- i ish adoration in these regions of the French short story. 2"o one will assert, of course, that the object of this enthu-siasm is not a thing of art and beauty; but It must be admitted that a great deal of tho worship is affected ana un-thinking. In truth thero have been short stories producod in this country which take rank with the best work cf France perfectly finished sketches of life and character which it is the silliest provincialism to depreciate in favor of a foreign model. The race-geniu- s of the Anglo-Saxo- differs from that of the Gaul but each in its kin t is good. We take leave to say that Hawthorne and Bret Harte and Miss VYilkius and Miss Jewett, for the matter of that have written short stories which sparkle in colors as vivid and deathless as thoso to be found in M. do Maupas-sant's geirs. There is far too much twaddlo about the "literary art" and the "exquisite style" of the French. Granted that all that is said of that art and that style is true, they arc still the art and style of another race; and the best imitation is but pinchbeck, and a thing of short life. Even the farmers disown Pfeffer. When Senator Ingalls declaimed against political eunochs recently, he little imagined he would be succeeded by one of them. Will tho chamber of commerce do anything to have the order removing the headquarters of the Union Pacific from Salt Lake city to Ogden rescinded? President Simon, what say you? A boy of 20 and a girl of 16, one in South Dakota and the other in Indiana, committed suicide for love. Had they waited a few years the fever might have abated without serious conse-quences to either. The cashier and clerk of a Hungar-ian bank suicided whon the embezzle-ments committed by them were discov-ered. In this country they would have gone only is far as Canada on their way to perdition. - In the Heat of Debate. St. Paul Pioneer PreS. Why don't they substitute the Mar-quis of Queensberry rules for those now governing the house? Tho the honor-able gentlemen would not get out of or-der in the heat of debate. It is proposed to equalize rates to Salt Lake City by raising those to Mon-tana. We would have prefered a re-duction of rates to this point; but any kind of equality is bettor than discrimi-nation against us. i -- On the Ouiot." N. w York Herald. Senator Evarts is not much of a humorist, but when he referred to the j force bill as a "quiet measure" tho lan- - gunge itself laughed. The deadly lire damp cut short the lives of eighty miners in Pennsylvania within a moment, thrice as many fell in the Indian outbreak, yot the glamour of war boing absont the world will for-get the accident in a day. Thus it goes. Nome t'te.'ul Information. Chicago Herald. Considerable fun is being poked at Kider Haggard on account of his con-templated journey to Mexico in search , of materials for a new romance. 2So one doubts the virility or luxuriance of his imagination, but there are those who speak slightingly of his attain-ments as a scholar. As old Thomas Tusser says, "Times go by turns." Kipling is having his boom now. and it's quite the fashion to ridicule Hag-gard. But those squib-loade- gentle-men, the critics, go loo far. Haggard's 6tories are, a he intends them to be, wildly improbable, but there is consid-erable useful historical, geographical and mythological information inter-woven in any one of them. If he. writes a story of Mexico it will be well worth reading. The story that Hubert Ray Hamilton Si alive, though vouched for by an inti-mate friend, is too ridiculous to receive credence. He was drowned in the Yellowstone river last autumn and his body identified. It is only a week since tho alleged Mrs. Hamilton sued for a widow's dower and did not get it. There is very ljttie in the circumstances to hang a sensation on. THE GENTLER SEX. Mrs. Cushman K. Davis, of Minnesota, is a strong advocate of the practical in thu education of girls. Miss Lillian Mason Brown, daughter of the late B. Gratz Brown, has been ap-pointed a lady commissioner to represent Missouri at the World's fair. Fran Einbden, of Hamburg, the only sister of Heinrieh Heine, celebrated b-- r 90th birthday recently. She is in the enjoyment of the best of health. Mies Emma R. Trapper made an invei tigution and found that ont of fiftj New York hoh-l- visited in eighteen ol tliem female servants were required tc sleep in rooms under tho ground. The mother of Marie Bashkirtseff, the artist, whoso grief is morbid, spends much of her time in tho cemetery of Passy, near the entrance of which she has placed the monument erected to her memory. Lady Annie Illnut, granddaughter of Lord Byron, with her husband and little daughter is located on tho border of the Egyptian desert near Cairo. Her house is a tent, and sho has adopted tho dress and customs of tho Arab. Miss Irene Hoyt is said to have the finest collection of corner lots of any jierson in the United States. For years she lias made it a business to buy a cor-ner lot in every town sho visited, and in some towns bhe has several. Miss Ellen Terry "achieved her first stage success by screaming." In a play, "Alter (reel." hho had to take a snake aronnd her neck and scream, aud so real-istic was liea simulated horror that the crfaiii elOijtjifiVd the house. Bkatihtkekt's trade review for the past week notes: "Tho industrial sit-uation is only fair, with a prospect of some disturbance in the spring if the organizations all demand in eight-hou- r d:iy to go into effect May 1, as appears likely. Ohio and Ala-bama iron furnaces have not blown iu again, yet pig iron is as dull and weak as heretofore. Anthracite coal is weaker, demand being less active than expected. Uncertain-tt-about silver legislation has brought about a nnrked dullness in tho share market. Investors and speculators are unwilling to take action, and prices are almost slationary on a very limited scaleof transactions. Doubts regard-ing the auccess of the new western rail-road organisation also have some effect. A fair demand for bonus is sliown." Consider Our Hut Off. Bcllevne Herat I. The Salt Lake Times is coming to the front at railroad speed as a lirst class newspaper. It. brings the lalest news to Wood river, and dishes things up in a fresh and palatable slyle. It improves with acquaintance, and de-serves a large a?uaiulancesliip on the :w.- -- ? i - |