Show GLEAN OUT THE TRAMPS visitor mentions in another column ilia impression of ohp numerous vagabond that it whole bordea of tramps are aug IQ bah these days and it would be strange if provo should not be of her ratio they are commonly u saucy lot also and assume in some cases to ran affairs it was a bold digression witnessed at the K G W depot the other day ajen a number made a savage attack on a brakeman because he had ordered them off of a freight car and it argues strongly in favor of bome immediate and decisive action in be half of the tramps by those delegated to preserve the peace ve are 0 the opinion that an ordinance on the books prohibiting vagrancy if so we respectfully ask that thia be duly enforced and whenever a person appears lounging about the streets with no apparent object in life that our officers interview the gentleman let him become acquainted with the cozy quarters kept by the city for the acorn mo dation of his claas that he may understand wo are not behind the rest of the country in the way of public conveniences tho work of thieves and rogues for the most part strangers in the territory is arousing tho public sentiment and some radical measures will yet be taken to prevent crime the salt lake tinier makes the remarkable offer that it will mail a copy of the paper for one year free of charge to the man who shall kill a holdup hold up or a burglar whereas we may not think it a crime for an individual to protect himself or his property by the means suggested by our contemporary yet the moat of men shudder at the very thought of taking human life neither do we think this moans necessary if due vigilance is exercised on tho part of our officers they must lead out and make thy climate too hot in a legal way for cheso migrating sons ot american soil and the public will stand in with them end applaud their action as the enforcement of the law THE HOUSE lias a bill before it providing for an increase of clerks in the pension office this may ba a legitimate demand with the extraordinary increase of the pension roll of the country under abo present administration but it s something quite startling to the public the of these additional clerks will not be less than 5 per day for each one this increase is to prepare for the workings of the dependent pension bill and something like a thousand clerks have been employed in this bureau all the time it will hardly be necessary for the statesmen of the country to be so isol for a decrease of the tariff if republicans remain in office we will need all the revenue wo can get to pay pensions and clerk hire DR PETERS a german explorer was killed by the press last fall in accounts of his death accompanied with interesting illustrations of how the sad tragedy happened in the wilds of zanzibar were published in all of the leading papers of the old world now comes DR PETERS with most entertaining narrations of his travels and ia bis lectures in the Va terland he delights to entertain his hearers by reading to them startling accounts of his murder by the natives among whom he wander ed it appears that the staid pape dicross the pond can get off occasion ally as well aa the more american sheets THE fol lowin aelter was sent to the edi titor of alie bew york mail and ex press which gives a fair indication of the feeling existing the country toward to ward the federal election hill sir if you want to arnow how we feel about the fraud and force bill call for men to resist in execution well aimed will jump to get a shot at the assassins of free government A B ONE OF the features tha argues the loudest ia favor of a grand celebration on tho twenty fourth is the way the good citizens of provo subscribe to tho expense fund of tho days proceedings ce edings only one or two citizens hava been so email hearted that they could not donate at least a quarter when ahey expect to be specially benefited by tho celebration gotten up THE miner published at hailey does not decem to think so wel of statehood it says 1 the news of admission liera with little enthusiasm not withstanding wite standing reports to contrary there was no no bonfires no celebration there was no sign of enthusiasm thusia sm coming from the mas ma s of alie people why ii i i it that such a boon as statehood conferred on alie lias failed to cause a general joy among abe common every day people if statehood is the climax of all eliat is glorious and good fur the people eliy was not oue outburst of gladness aul celebration in on the afternoon aal the first of july that would have eclipsed of tha kiml ev r aaen here the fact is a free hall anil supper created more enthusiasm hi than did the news of lua ios admission to statehood it seems more like alie funeral of idaho than alie birtle of the state of idaho but time will explain n many on receipt of alie news a dozen militiamen of company T limited up alio fired a of forty ahn e shots which together wah the number of powder discharge comprised all ih it was done here worth the like firing their guns but they biad rather fire at a target a little than Cu bonate hill mn LODGE who introduced the federal election bill in congress the boston herald says his support of alie bill is not at all inconsistent his position in the last congress it will bo remembered that in one of the debates of that body lr lodge expressed his willingness to have troops at the polls in elections in i his district and seemed to have the opinion that it would not he a bad idea for ahe nation to introduce them in elections throughout the country with bubli views M to what is proper in connection with elections under a free government it is not at all singular to rind mr lodge taking measures to remove alie control of elections from the people who are to conduct them |