| Show oJ j 11 WIHEO Tim CO 1 1ll1EI Berns Plans Failed Him So He Did the Next Best in Ihe sTALKED s-TALKED CYANIDE TAX FROM DENVER Sell Well In Ihe 1 To yTh < kO U lrp Creik Itr John Dern president of the Mer cur nnd OeyscrMnrlon companies returned to the city last evening nfter a short stay In Denver where b > means of the telegraph wire he entered en-tered Into communication with the classification committee of the Joint association assembled nt Hot Traffic Springs Ark In nn effort to do his part In bringing about n roclasslflci tlou of cyanide of potassium to tM ind that the duty thercort might be lo eluccd materially from the figure nt which It now stands H was Mr Derns Intention to KO right on to Hot Springs but when ho nrrlved In Denver ho learned to Ills regret that he would be unable to reach Ms destination In time to add to the his mite In n discussion looking desired reduction This put the gn tleman In a plight a ho rlresnte < l n large number of partii conecrned an < l numhe > Joge dlngTyanxlmisioTspUk to wa eecedlnglY Ieronally an < l his constituents I eonsllunt forcibly lie hardly knew what to do but rather than throw up the sponge to to speak he cnlled In the nlHstance of the wire and telegraphed his argument argu-ment to that body of gentlemen which lie honed to meet face to face with What the result of tho pleadings will be Is not known but I Is I hoped by a large contlngenl of Weslern mining men that the relief prayed for will be grant Canlde of potassium In used In great quantities In Utah alI not to mention men-tion other parts of America where the buiden of present taxation Is I eoually for the burdensome The rate product from New York to Salt Lake Is I said to ton so that run a trifle over 1100 per In a locality like this where many localy Ik tons are used annually the weight of the exiting tariff Is I by no means light A FOOL AND His MONEY Placed II With a Friend Safe fo Keeping aoj Lst It Lawrne GUBI n noth ot unny Ialr Ioed too mUh lanndene his companion an < l a a onsequence 10 came er nearly losing Jlio V1 i ho brought with him froml8 Crh Ie Nov where he was Lmar i m ployed GIII nnd two Dc Lamar yesr < a oUer L arld rm In Iho to n Thy 1lted kln 11 Mrl and lato In tho ernln h or the Inlnn u having a hIgh h hludol one o hi eompanlonl th um stated for snfekTiK 45 Th ashier watched for a run ill llti le h rggOtl at pUlUe < him and dmandul hi Th frlenl mony to have loot galhllno hut OUU wo not I In thl xplanUon lsfe Ih aM told hI Irouhl 10 n Iolemnn 1ho wn thnt the tal < ehOI r reult nnl hidden In hi < wa earhe a hO wad ot Ireenbaeks amocnlns 10 al n torred to rturn the monC arol he an hi 1alns < olnt wr huot < out at town orn o l > oeeutlol II Ihollgerd hroat |
