Show appointments of mayor halbrook are not so much to him as the maintenance of tho dignity of tho may ifo is either vested with the power of appointment or he is not if he has that power vested in his office aa is generally believed then atie council cannot dictate to him whom he ahall appoint whatever caucuses councilmen may have had among themselves relative to the distribution of offices cannot bind the mayor for the councilmen were simp jy a power not vested in them so far as we are concerned while we would not be averse to seeing the city offices filled by republicans that is not the primary ida with us we believe it is the mayors right to appoint the city officers and we want to see him do it without dictation from the council THERE are still some poat offices and other minor federal positions to be filled by president cleveland how would it do for the senate after senators rot their neata and republicans are in control to refuse to ratify be presidents appointments unless he appoints about half it is a new idea originated in provo by democrats but it may work UTAH enters the union with the acceptance cep tance by the federal government of a rapid firing gun for the navy invented by john M browning Brown inc of ogden the gun fires six hundred steel cased balls per minute capable of deadly results at a distance of two and a halt to three miles and is regarded as the deadliest gun of its hind in the world countes coun tys poor house conveniently located near fairview on a fruitful farm will ba completed by month utah county is f spending large sums for indigent purposes by placing such fucca in the hands of selectmen it is an undesirable way of caring for the needy and ia also costly what this county needs is a poor house 0 V BENNETT 19 making a very neat and honorable campaign for the united states senate and is making friends as he goes along the judge is well and favorably known in the territory or state as wo should call it now he is able and honest and utah would need to have no fear should we ba so fortunate ai to pluck the senatorial plum press WE agree with the infer advocate Ad vacate that one of the girat things the legislature should do is to provide lor a secret bollot we also favor the australian ballot THE state is in the possession ot a most thoroughly equipped aud modern penitentiary through the of the government the nest thing is a suitable warden old yet ever new and simple and beautiful ever singe the poet in words which might well apply to ayers sarsaparilla sa parilla the most efficient scientific and blood purifier ever offered to suffering humanity nothing but superior merit keeps it so long at the front |