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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES. - -- - ,mmr rma Q1 - ' VOLUME 6 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY, JANUARY I, m W NUMBER 158 . . . mm i " " - fm i . FLASHES FB0M THE WISES. Busby IiluI of the Cherokee! nation 15 dead. The cruiser Chaiystou arrived off San Diego last night. The reciprocity t0aty has been, signed with Costa Rica. Secretary of war jukius lias assumed the duties of his office . (iovernor Hill of York made his fare, well address last mhkt. He said democracy must not pass a fre. coinage bill, C.corgc W. WsjHug, hr many years supi irintendent il the New York police department, died ywtcrua.v at his home in Key port, N. J. Willie McI)omil and Walter Dolan of Grand Rapids, Midi., went skating with omc companion yesterday. McDonald broke through th lea and Dolan was also drown. d while In tig to r&KUfl liiin. The commiaeione: .if Indian uftiiirs has received a letter from (', K. Ashley, the agent of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians, In which je says that no trouble can come from tin- - dam in : now being in-dulged in by his Indians. ifilfiLEJllj A Young Child Destroys Its Progenitor and Prays For Luck Over the Grave, Sergeant Donovan's startling Eiperiefoe With a Man Who Had Butchered Beth Wife and Child. A FEARFUL TALE OF CRIME, False Friends Cause a Husband to Ejiii His Best Beloved and Destroy a Happy Home, A COLORADO COLONEL. A Bauaua Peel Saves the Lives of Thirteen Ooloradoans in This City, From out of the Land of Time, atepp' i a tltij t. ttling llanl tttiroornlniitlSa. m, which ehriatiiod, even before, it come, 182. The first t' of this weakling murder. It killed the sliirdy, rugged old l'.i, and standing ever U grave cooed a requiem a it const'Wil the dead year to the past. Maybe too, It said a prayer in wblc)Wi mingled the hope that Its pages should not be blackened with the records that blntleil the dead years. Who knows? People all over the world sat up to welcome the bab) year and to say good bye forever to pnat old 18111. It is dead and gone, and thenetrfear is crowned with hope, If the startling 6 peri, nee of Sergeant Dnnnovau, and the philosophic talk of one of our lending cltl zcus that follows do not point a nitl ts those who read them and make them Wt olf from all had habits and take to drink then there is no forte in illustration mil u strength in argument, Hie floor ond then the cheery voice of officer Jbwtioime to the ears of sargent Donnovaa impgl "A liappv New Year arirent." "Hippy defllll Where' that man?" "What man?" "The man who killed his w ife and baby wliii tlood there a moment ago." "Wbat's that!" Whv the man who killed his wife and ehilil."' Why you have been drramiug eargent," DoOOOTin rubbeil his eyes and turned iiviiy sheepishly as lie muttered: i'VelU'iii damned: I've jjot a great hisr notion In begin this New Year by swearing off myself. He as from Colorado. "Will you take something, irentlemen'" aald 1)110 of Salt Luke's lending citizens last mjlil as he stood in front of the Oxford liar. Everybody in hearing took "some. tbtog," but U wa noticed that Colonel I.. look Mala water. Someone more Inqulsi-Hi- t than polite remarked ou this, aud the Colonel lintlod and said: 'It's baU seven years, boys, since itrbngOf imssed my lips seven long years ajro this New Veal's Kve. I took a tontrtel lo buy all the liquor in Leadville a! one time, and Joe, there, can tell you Imw Heir eame to doing it. I got shot from tryiiur to carry out that contract, and sot joM the gutter, too, You aee this thing oj drinking is such an lnslduoua habit that one neier knows bow far he has gone un-til he ha- - 'got there' "I Marled in a moderate drinker, and Witarlin'if I knew what a hard drinker I binl grown until my friends began guying me iiluiut It and stories got to floating wound about my drinking escapade. I got MHieil iiuoe or twice, and itopped still on tlir street or in my room aud askel my-- . If Ike question, 'Am I really a victim of the lin'iit id drinking?' and the aii-w- cr from Mime. inner reeesa was. 'Oh, hah! you don't mre suytlilng for whisky, you only wish to lie HiK'table.' "There was a smaller voice that told a dlt ertlll lory, but 1 douT think I could hear tlial.iol just kept on until 1 eaioe m near going to the dogs anybody oa earth ever did who missed it. "I asked myself that question have drink hoys. Y'es, doe, fruic old thing; Main, " yu please aud I found that I was hrtlier away from the real answer than ever, so one dai said to rnyeelf, I'd hold off for a week, tried it, and then I got the ans-wer. It was a soekdolaeer, hovs. I found nut Hint had learned to love whisky so well that could not do without it. and with that, eame the realization that I was a brat. M Hint my friends had kuow u it a long time. Then I went through a year or so's series of pod resolutions that all went to pfivlnu a place I darned tight hotter than Jack's tem-per there. I 'reaoluted' everywhere, at omn, In nod, In a bar-roo- and on sundry oilier plnees; but somehow I didn't and the lifht plm e to resolute. "Seven years ago, tonight, I found it. I a just going into a placed my hind on the door, pushed it halt open and suddenly said to myself, 'this is the place to resolute' I'll never take another ilrlnk" I've in i r done it. boys, and you belcher boots I never will. I'm a happier, a richer and hope a better man for it, ton." "I'm, colonel ; and if you could only real, lie Hie difference in your appearance you'd mid it better looking man." "Thanks," said Colonel L. tmlllngly, "have something. Yes, if you please, Joe, a little sweet soda," aud then he hummed: 'You may resolute w hersver you choose, In licit, or on the floor; ''Bel the only plain to resolute, Isla rontofahar room door." There were thirteen men in the crowd. All came from Colorado. They looked at each other in an inquiring tone of voice. It evident that a common impulse had sieSfil them all. Martin Murphy took the lead, jack Scott came next with tne others fob loainir single handed and slowly they filed oat in front of the Oxford's door. Eaeli man raised his hand with a solemn look on his face. The Enzonsperger bins looked on with tears in their eyos. It was fate. Just as Colonel Stohbins opened his mouth to administer the oath, his foot struck a banana peel that one of the Italian men had dropped in passing and down he went, kerflop Tint lianaima peel had saved the lives of thirteen of Colorado'! beat citizens in Utah. It will be another New Yenr before tin y land in front of a door with any such rash purpose ou their mindi. 4- "I want to be arrested for a double mu-rder." Sergeant Donovan wheeled clear irnnnJ in his revolving chair, sprang "p as If hi had been shot at, nud dropped his hat oil Hi lloor. There was something so terribly earnest in the voice that the sergeanl real ircd it was no joke. This was at i t, a. this morning. Sew Year's day, and thi W was blustering and blowing and it ns freezing cold, and not a soul in Ihu olllte 0' the jiollee headquarteri but the BerfMol and the gaunt, sad eyed man, who bad tripped in without making a sound nihil ha preferred the horrible chargs against him-self. It was an eerie sort of expetleoce, and Donovan felt cold chills run dova h hack. "Want to be arrested for a doublt mu-rder!.' aald the sergeant. "When! How? Who ? What do you mean auyway i" "Just what 1 say, sir," was the snl ail dejected answer, "I want you to arrnt me Vajloublo murder. 1 killed my will and infylfyirtrr-oliWi1!- ) night before li. They are lying In my house dead noiv, audi want you to arrest me and go aDd see '.bit they have decent burial.1' To aay that Donovan wa? surprised bill poorly expresses it. He was almost par-alyzed. He looked at the man, who vol lull, and must have been handsome at no (tl da-unt day and he exclaimed: "Weil, I'm d d, but this beali old There were evidences of a fearful uiculil struggle going ou within the applicant for imprisonment! His eyes were red nail swollen and his cheeks were hollow, while bis whole body and limbs trembled IXSIL sively. "What's that you have in your bind"' aid Donovan suddenly. Then the Cadi man changed, His face grew ilerce tad his eyes wild as he exclaimed: "Don't you touch that on your Hfel II you dare to lay your hand ou that will murder you!" Donovan wisely shlltfd gun to a readier position as he said, sonlli-- ely, "Come, now, old fellow, woi'l touch luylning that yon ought tu keep. That's all right. Don't get excited, Till aaic your name and where you live so thai may look into your story." Slowly the man raised before Ills eyes with pitcously shaking hand Ihe objid that had attracted the sargent's atteiilien. II was only a doll a poor little automatic doll, with piteous eyes Hint opened and elostd. Then he rained a shower of kisses upon It, while great sobs broke from him In I wild and uncontrollable passion. "MyOodl My God I" he cried when he he had grown calmer. "Yesterday bail a beautiful wife whom I loved to deaieration. My sweet hahy sat on Its mother's hp pllf. log with this doll. Now this is all that is W mc. I had gone out on the ilrtit. sargeant, early in the mondial look for work, and I met men tta! bad known in palmier days, kie wii when had raoney, They could not give lue work, but they gave me drink, drink! drink! had not tasted whisky for three years, nt llaM married and swore olf for my wilt'i H Year's present. "Oh, sargeant, I drank first thronfh then the spirit of b ill arose iu in". Uw old pasBion came back on me and laughed my better self to scorn. The Irlftdi IIP are always near you when you do not want lliem, and who vanidi when you olid llilal, were as thick as tin- leaves' on thtfronnil that must suon cover my darlings, and aid one said, 'Conic Buck, have a dnntRwwkl lang syne.' The devils came in taapiur. gent. They rioted through my mod till twas a river of tire. I ceased to lavs Ilia common feelings of a human taini, wanted to drink end I wilted hi lillll There was grardei in myleatt thought of my wife and baby loglni 'or me, and iierhaps hungry, while pouring down my throat that, the price ul which, would have made them cowoftlMo, and I wn drunk. Brutally drunk, and the wave of pily for them, nditenlj, without a moment' n warning, turns) Into a torrent of hatred. A vision of blml llnh'd before my eyes. My soul cried '.al till!' i. b !' "I stole away from my companions, and milling my way out through IWanowlo my home on I. street crept int.' my hack door like a thief. M) hod, Sar; nl. Imw caul tell the story r Save roe! Htrm from mvself, Sargent! Alirlght! AIIrl(,dil! I'll becalm! "Yes; I know where I was. I onlared through the buck door, and looked Into Ihe mid, cheerless room, where ten wis 'arcciv hre cnonirli In warm voir fed. and neb a picture I saw! There sat flf Kc, lill yonngand beautiful. l.eanffil In: was the day I tnarrled In r, ami took" lill from her pileas-n- t nonie, 'I here wh a ivcit, patient look on her lace, and she ml mrkini; aud crooning in our lab; her fawitc Mj: 'Brown eysi j. Inijiyy, 1'apa lis- - eon I "0, fargent, audi a beautlfll pllhleJl Hut the demon of drink was riotibg in tne, and crying murder!' I could ii lililt. 0, my (.ml, I could not! crept .'ut Inlottie back' yard anil took tin' air Nl Hie wood house, crept hack abulia anl t.'illn( up behind lay wife I drained at with a blow, and thill 1 killed nn redaw baby, looked It them and Btlll 'drunk I Klual.il over tin-- r bloody corpses. "My God!" Mined Dnnovsn, 'since that tlrnn I have Wandered know not where, and now coma lor Justice, aiidtvlrlbutlun ou myself." The man'l excite incut was ItltMt, He llisnied iboul to faint. Buddenl) Iheto ai a hi'iivy sound as If aotnethlug Uld fulleli on THE .H'R I WAS TIHKD. Counsel for Sraes lulled Down by a AVrv Juror, Dkxvek, Jan. I y'ltii greatest sensation 1I111I ever took plate1 in leaver eourtfOOIB developed last niifit while judge i'ruuian, for the defense, wan spefklng. Ho ar-raigned Conrad inii fearful manner for ery-in-in court, (gutted scripture and told fiuny stories, whtn M. - Stein, one of the jurors, IntOtl'Up d him with lite remark: "We have listciml to stories in the Jury room ever since tlto trial comrneuced, ajba, if it pleases ,1 udiri Kru:nn:i, we would much prefer that he confine blmsell to the facts and the law in tl- - ease. We arc tired." The upn.ar that Mowed wis tcrrilie. The bailiffs attemptedln tiulet theVrowd( hut to no ir ail. The hum.! vulcea, the words of 101 .iscl across th table, the pounding of '.avels could lit! hiard oiuaide of the build, iug. Kurinan stand at the jury speechless, the court was surprised, while, the prosecu-tor laughed outrislit at the predicament in which counsel for the defense WBI placed. The tumult was mi great that the court had to adjourn until Ittji morning, when Fur-ma-will resume iu argtini 'Ut. PARLOR WSWWWW BEDROOMS I Furniture, E igJSLZEJliJlE Furniture " ' " " " BY THE I e Freed Furniture & Carp Jt Co JANYONE 1 LOOKING 1 For Furniture will do well to pall and se the lartre number of pieces we have marked down to m Actual Cost. V I YYYYYYYY Tliey are as desiraide p;oods in every respect as any in our stork, but we desire to elose them out immediately. It will pay you to rail and look them over. The prices ou tfiem cannot be duplicated In this city, S We Will Continue To rivp t lie very best satisfaction in Furniture and Carpets 011 SMALL MONTHLY PAYMENTS at the I FREED FURNITURE k CARPET CQ. 234-23- 6 STATE STREET. C I I I Mj KITCHEN 4WWWWW CARPETSfe Furniture, g JJEJL T & Furniture. I Our Motto is " " " O Purity Strength Wo guarantee courteous, gentlemanly clerks and honest treatment to all customers. Bodega Famil y Wine House 1 0 COMMERCIAL BTBEET. We Carry Oie Purest. Ports, Sherries, Angelica and all California winos which are soldut prices favorable to the pockets of every honest man and woman. Wo aro headquarters for every conceivablo imported article ofwino, brandy, liquor and cham-pagne. We do not givo away any presents but our goods are sold at prices, nnd quality which commend them to all the people. We aro the peers of all houses for tine whiskeys. Everybody in America Should Visit or Address Bodega Family fine House, 19 Commercial Street. Free Delivery, Telephone 365. B. K. Bloch & Co. WHOLESALE Liquor and Champagne Merchants. AGENCY E. H. Gates Kay West Cigars. M. Sracl-eliser- & Co. New York, Havana Cigars. Hoffman House Bcquett Cigars, Carl Upinann, New York. Ctralton & Storm, New York. L. Utflt, Famous Cuban Blossoms. THE NEW BABY YEAIL j WHAT PEOPLE DID TO WELCOME IT AND SAY COOD-BY- E TO THE OLD. It Camp Into i:xltnes Amidst (.reat Nnisj From Kumlisalid Horns, With Christ-mas Wutehinjr, ami .Society IVolIt hiding in the Ounce Hour are you ItSftJ? Happy .New Year. Have, you sworn off. Ilow'-- the luiby this afternoon. All of the federal otlices are closed todays The sum of (H,500,000 was spent in Sal Lake dining rw.M. Salei of Sail Lake real estate during lJl amounted fo c'. TTti.T 17. The reception totiay at the Y. M. C. roomej la a very pleasant oeoasion. There are 1,810,081 sheen in the territory, valued at 12,047,547. I tali produced 14M,oj tons of aalt during the year ISM Jnat ended. The Social Everting cluh will gdve a rlnuco in the new Odd Fellow's hall this evening--. There nre 1ST miles of railway in L'taU and this will be largely increased thci coming ear. Many people will eontinne to writ1 i down lS'.il for some time vet Tvnen ilutins their 1, tiers The postofllce was open two hours todny from in to 12 o'clock. Box rents ara duo from today. Ne w fear calling is an obsolete) custom, and an "open house" now is the exception rather than the rule. Miss Joeie Simmons gam a char mine seif per to her friends last nij;ht who celebraAed, the season at tier borne. Electrician J N. Smith of the Street Rail way coin puny was presented with 11 haavU some gold headed cane by his associates. The Plumbers, Oas and Steam litter's ball al the opera house. Junuary l.i, promises to he one of the most successful of the season. Today commencing at 1 o'clock the chil-dren of the Kiirbtcenlh wurd Sunday school are holding a party in Independence school house. Swear-off- s do not go until tomorrow. There is ton much peg uojr anil other holi-day beverages about to commence the new? bale today. Over eight millions of dollars nre on lc. posit In the thirty seven luniks i.f the territ-ory. The total banking; capital ia .s,14S,. i'il.TS. Chief of the Fire Ucparttneht Stanton wna preM'iiled w ith a magnificent solid oxyiliaeci silver curving set. It was from Uie memliert of No. 2 company. The territory in Wl produced 2,4(10, 4.r. biishc.li! of wheat, llini.lOfl tons of ulfalfa, au. nvertii1 of three tons to the acre, mid a vasb quantity of fruit and dairy pr. duels. F. Auerhai h kept his clerks to a late hour taking stock. As soon us this duty eiirlec? Mr- -, ami Mi-- s Meyer came in ami presided over a delightful supper gut up for tho oc-casion. The wool clip in for MM was quite an improvement over that, of the previous year. The prices realized were very satis, factory. The product was 0.(100,000 pounds, for which l,flV6,0B8 was paid. r?t. Mark's church had a beoutiful pro. gramme lard night for watehin the death of the old nud the birth iX tho new year. There were devotional exercises anil music, including a charming solo from Mrs. Tin: Second Ward tVlec club, conalstixkg at Vred (indium, Frank Chandler, S. W. lisrw-o- n, Harry Chandler, C. F. Chandler, T. A. Borne, ir., favored their miiuy friends wit.ra a New Year's greeting both vocal and in-strumental. The Epworth club rendered a programme last night consisting of music , declamations, descriptions of the .lapanese eostunieie worn, games aud refreshments, occupying the evening until 12 o'clock, when devotional exercises were, held iacomim moraUonof tho New Year. Knur hundred and eightv-riv- e homesteads) wi at the L'uitcd states la ndo Hi e o during the year endlug Novmnber 30, 180V. There were 2112 desert land entries and rash entries during tho same period. The total .creage entered for the year at thrf lei. dottle-- was iv,.iij acres. George Arbogast rave n pleasant party br his twenty five employes Wedm aday even. ing at his residence on Fourth Ea.--t street, and such an enjoyable time waa had that It. was about 3 a. ni. bfore th merry maker, realized tbat It. was time to go horue. Mr.. Arbogast rives a party every year at thiav, season to his help. Fully 200 ot (salt Lake's most brilliant so clety people, gathered at the Kuut.-for-d last night, the occasion lieiuir the Urst assembly ball. Bp 0 o'clock the rooms were erirwdeil. with ladies dressed in the handsomest toile-t- ever seen in the city. There was a tine hand of music and duncing was tho Older ofc the night. County Recorder John 1 1. Kumel, jr., has, eleven employees In his ottice, and Jut bo., fore thi-- y left the office last niyht ho pro, sented each one witti a handsome New Year'a card pinned to a well rilled purse. The em-ployees were naturally enonuh doligbteA with such substantial rcneiosity anil went away hissing the man of big body aud big-ger soul. Miriam R. Iieckah Lodge I. ). O. P. gav a hall last night at the Odd Fellows halt, The new year was welcomed with music aud dancing until a late hour. The committee 011 arrangements were Dr. S. Ewinir, Mr. VV, .1 Moore, Mrs. Ew ing, Mrs. Boom, Mrsu Moore and Mr. A. .1. M. lntyre. The floor managers were Messrs. II. B. Young and F. M. Schulze. W. P. Reed, superintendaut of tho &alh Lake City Street ftuilwuy company was. notiticd that committee of his ernployesa would tu at his office at 5 p. in. vc-- ti clay ami as h sat autiei it 'riKCi ten or a dozen of the men walked in and presented Mr. Reed, in an extremely neat sp. i b, with a liaudsomo jcold chain, Wtttcla ami charm. it's a pretty infant this 1S92, and was grce ted with such a tooting of horns aud tiring of crackers, bombs and sky rockets as would have frightened poor little Ruth ( levcland to death if she bad been within a mill- ot the corporate limits. It brought a good deal of hapiflness with It too, lor it gave so many the occasion to show their suli-taiiti- good will toward friends thai they cared for, ami trove others tho oppor-tunity to "eveu up'' on unexpected Christi-nas presents. NO MORS FREE PASSLS. Public sei v intt .trust Put Up their StufT r U ilk. Wasiiincitox. Jin. 1. The interstate com merce e on in s.-- ii has announced its deci-sion in the ruilr-i- pass case. The Boston A Maine railway, hi its answer, stated that it was in the nabit glvimr pusses as a busi-ness feature of b administration to numer-ou- a elae 0 of pi pie, which It specified In tho answer. T hceommlslon,ln the opinion, discussed the statute and cTHel iiulhoritiesat some le.urih uiul runcludeil: The construe t i.m We give to section two of the act - ilia.. 1 here the services of a 4M rler subject to tin1 act is like and coiitempor. aneous for dilT.. lit paisengers, n charge to one of greater orlcs- - ennipensallon ttiau to another conatituted an unjust discrimina-tion and Is unlawful, unless the charge of such greater or Ins compensation is allowed under the u provided in section twenty-tw- Aii where the traffic Is under - ihstantlally similar cireunietancee and con. il lion- - in .Itlicr respects, it is lint rendered di laitnUar " Itlaiti the meaning of the statute by thofact that K ii lasscngen hold unlike, or y.K s some tiviils Icinitd,' uuSquaJ ofllelal, f pr bu.sines! positioiii or belong to dif-- l ..s. classes n- - they ordinarily exist in a .in 111 in it or ale. 111 litrariiy created by the carrier. This would iv ludo the right to give inters! aie pastes to certain classes specified In tin answer, which included ''gentlemen nt In public service," the higher uilicialrt of tales," 'prominent s of the United Mates," "members of railroad b.gi-hil- enminitlies" and "per-sons whose goeil will - important to the corporation.'' There were other classes of tamed in the aii-wc- whose passes, though in form free, fere free only in name, be-cause in reality there was some considers-tia- n for them. ml. h as those issued to new-spaper men in elepingo for advertising, to hotel proprietors, in- dealers and milk deal-ers, and to other persons who are claimed to stunt mi a special ground of ri.'ht As t., 1 is class ef persons, the conv m'ssion said tlic invc .ligation would have to lie extende I t pass satisfactory lodgment thereon, and to avoid the delay which a proj it and full investigation of these classes .v n id occasion, and in view of t.ieir minor lportauco aud the yet s greater di 11. iity if a decision, and of tin urgency that defendant has been In-- f Till' d at this time of a deeisiou upon the leading question involved, namely, the gen-eral construction of the statute upon the thject of t ri i- rrnusiorlatioii, the cuiniiiis-sio-concluded tu hold the euse as tu such special ciasaea el peraoni for such further investigation lie necessary to put It in full poSMuaaiion of all the facts, before liually passimr apou them, and in the mean, time to issue in order applicable to the asses tirst named, In necordance with the construction of Ihe law as set forth, this be-ing pursuant to practice In other cases. THE YEAR'S MINI Nil. 1 Iplandld siniwiiiK of i iaii Dividends anil of Ihe Output of Ore. The tranactions 111 ore and bullion in this lirntiiry last year were very gratifying, as is shown the Wells, Kargo fc Co.'s statement of the mineral product of I'tah for 181)1. Their recapitulation shows the following trim' irlions : ,sM,OtO pounds copper at fi1 ri'nts per pound. HOO.lWt.oO; H,170,0l)0 pounds relir.. d had at 4 cents per pound, $2l,800.nO; sil.l'ill.Ws pounds iinrchiied lend at flit) per ton, ia,410,t)l)5.M; 8,fll.",'223 ounces line silver ,tliM4 ci ids per ounce, s.T5..2lKt.50: :Ki,HH) oaueei flue gold at 20 per ounce, $7S3,is). Total export value, 12.24.'r.T3. Coraput-In- g the cold and silver at their mint valuat-ion, and other metals at their value at the aboard, it would increase the value of the product to$l(l,l(,0fl6.8L The following compilation of mining divid-ends In tlm territory Is very Incomplete, bat it gives a fair idea of the business. Tho fact that so many of the. onmpan-le- i are not listed make an accurate statement impossible, It is hardly more than lair lo say that at least one. third more can be added, The listed dividends are as allows: Ontario, 1900,000: Dale, 1480,000; enb $3.10,000; Mammoth, 1380,000; Hen silver. twW.OOO: Maxtield, (1)8,000; Vosemlte No. U, tW,0UO; Fetro, 117,000; r .i.i. f Tic ore product of I'tah for the year was approximately ;!(i:i,M0 tons. The following ji.lrh Is i. bl d most largely as follows: Park City. '."'i.i'SHI; Tlntic, l,m; Blng-lisin- 74.IKK); Frisco, 22,100; Stockton, 11,. SO; lltvtl Beef Xsio; Old Telegraph work-- . West Jordan, slimes and slag, 3400; Mer- ur lompany, Camp Floyd, 3000. A NEW ' WORLD " IN CHICAGO. Vtilitner Will Launch a Venture In tile Wlnily City. Chicago, nun. L A short time ago the Chicago H'oriV, "wltn a capital stuck of was inc.. rp.irainl under the laws of this state. The tteniag Journal says thatJoceph Pulitzer, proprietor of the New wk WorUt, ishaikof the enterprise, and)j adds the folLming: "PullUer'l agents have hceu in tile city several weeks g or pun bases liellltiug thia iaal great venture and tli1 ai qiiircincill of the requisite plant. All ne .'utiatiuiu were droppial, anil the result will lc that PtllltKT will essay in Chicago a repetition of his success in the New York no m paper business. THE TOBACCO PRODUCTION. The Crop of Issti Avtraged SO.'iH In ths Aire. WashinotoS, Jan. The eaoins bureau has issueil a bidlctir giving the statistics ..f tobacco prckHctloi in the' United Mat.-Hi- e entire i'ri. ir. the conulrv amounted in SUII to 4.V;.V,Mlii punnila, the iiuiiilur of planters beiiitiM(i.i,8H'Jiuiil the area devote. to tobacco culture exclusive of counties less than Ml acre, 103,900 nne-- I he total vain" of Ihe crop of the prodnceri, estimated ou Hie hasi- - of actual sulci, waa ,s U,sm,44S., nil overuse of T.l cents per pound, or r.2K per acre. The avcrsci price per ponild rnlsetl hy the producer in tin' states pro'hieine .'i.lKHi.nial pounds r H" ward ranged from i.'i cents In Missouri and 4.7 cents in Msrylaiid to 1J.S centa in Con neeticot and li esali In North Carolina. he produr-- t of L'.iiisiana averaged -- '.'! cektl per pouiid to the pti ditccr. TRYING TO DOWN SHERMAN. Tba senatorial lifhl In iihio IsatFavsr Ileal. ('n t Mat s, O., .Ian. 1. The aenatntial lli'lil ha now reached the hottest degree, ml the next few days will witness one of meat exciting conflicts of the kind this Btate luu aver experienced. Senator Ibemun ar tlii'il yesterday and proceeded at once to lilalieudqusrters at the Nell house, where the day as spent in greeting members ol Ihe llglalaturi'. The Sherman men claim to aeeinsions to their ranks. It la bow Plidcnl that there will be a split in the (nyabngu delegation, which was Counted K.lid for Sherman. It is asserted that For-lil-will get two of their votes, aud proii ibljtlonr. WORLD OP SPOET. The M-.i- to Tose A. SvvolU Tiiurnstiidiit. The tug-o- f war tournament la very nearly at an end utid but few more hours will be re-quired to determine the results. To wind it nn with the esalvation of tho holidays a matinee artsl ordered for this afternoon. The coutcsts lnjt night were of a most ex-citing nature, the tirst one billed beinjr bc- -t t he Ii and the Lnc'iish teams, tlio fortner failiug to appear and forfeiting tu the w inncrs. The Scotch and Norwegians then rallied at tin rope, the latter winning in i hour aud 43 minutes. COLORADO'S MINERAL OUTFUT. llii'liital Figures Amount I p to the Tine Figures of 3:t,.14M,0:i4. Dr.NVKH, .'an. I. The Rofky Mmntt'm ,V.' furulsbes the following: Ths tola! ntftput of Colorado for leiDl of silver, gold, lead and cupper amounted in value to $:tl,. M',''.,l of silver there were aa.lW.'lVinm , jtuld ljlT,B53 ounces, lead H3, 133 tons, copper ri,M7,iX) pounds. Tbo average price paid for silver waa tS,W w , -- .a THE BLESSING OK THE POPE. His mil I newt; win Priy fur Ctratinusd i .'iiee and lead n. London, Jsri.L Tliellonn: of the daily says he visited tin Vatican laist uight to obtain an Interview w ith the pope, but waa uot ICCOftied thai prlvllegi'. Tle pnpe, however, sent b'.m a message saying he bestowed his blessing upon all mn iA iud, mill he would pray I continued pears nnd g. mil will aiming tin n Nportiutt; N.lc. The heneflt to the Maori at Kloctric. bnll this . veiling promts ea to be largely attended. A number of thrilling events are posted. Captain l'heiau has suggested a sword tournament between the swordsmen of all nations, that will doubtless strike a popular note. U would not evolve such sinew and endurance as that devoloped at tho rope, but for skill and science would surpass anything yet witnessed It) Utah. Captain Lanrre and Jim Williams will probably be brought together some tluit. For the Holidays. Special holiday rates will he made hy the Kin Grands Western of MM faro for the round triji ou the dates of Dsoetnbtf M, 31, and January 1, between all atatlona In jl'tab. Tickets will be food tu return lill January 4. s A County Tisaiiiiai Bobbed. Uolvoke, (.'ol., .Ian. 1. The offlee of B. A. Hasklna, county tnaiursr of 1'liillips county, wu robhed yesterdny. The burg, j Ian carried tuuiy buuds valued at W,5lW. |