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Show PIONEER JUJU LEE. American Fork World By W. GRAND PAGEANTS IN HONOR OF THE PIONFFRS. . SMITH. UTAH. AMERICAN FORK, Monument to llrlahnm travelling of Whirl f Yoons Opened III. Kim-lim- , IliMifW Krlir. fur Five II. v. Ciimplrunua l in e I'Juned bjr a ed FIERCE luirln FAMINE IN SIAM. AtUrM MUklonarlre Mob CiMttd July Ilk-pla- by Fire broke out In the royal palace at Siam, and for a time there threatened to be a eery conflagration. Fortunately there was but little wind and tlio blaze was confined to the building in which it started. A quantity of medioal a to re a, MO rifiea aud much ammunition was destroyed. The latter exploded and Bangkok, Irrutrc-hnlvn- l 24 ae-rio- us The Utah Pioneer Jubilee is over. From every s tan point it was a gorgeous affair, a fit commemoration of the entrance into the valley fifty years previous of that sturdy baud of Pioneers, the advance guard of western civilization. For the occasion Balt Lake was handsomely decorated. Suleiman in all his glory was hardly more gorgeously arrayed. Everything was wrapped in Jubilee colors of red, green and gold, while Main street was a network of incandescent lights, making a brilliant scene by night It was not distinctively a Utah affair, for it was participated in by residents of four states Utah, Idaho, Wyoming nnd Colorado dependents of pioneers or of those who followed within the next few years, aud helped subdue and reclaim the mocking waste, and who felt and were, in fact, an inseparable part of thut noble band in whose honor tlio jubilee was held. It was a Pioneer Jubilee, unconfined by imaginary boundary lines,' unclaimed by the residents of any section. It belonged to the people, and royally they enjoyed it. The great air jy of flouts were gorgeous, and as seen by night were dazzling in their splendor. Their preparation occupied mouths of time and entailed an enorinons expense. Fictoral history was written J as it never before lias been in the region, interspersed with fiction fanciful conceptions of a pleasing nature. Enumeration would be tedious, and a description impossible. Their lesson has been impressed upon thousands, however, and the stories they told will not soon lie forgotten. several people were injured. The tress-ur- y building was for some time in danger. According to the latest native reports from Szechuan, the famine there is still at its height, and people are dying from starvation by hundreds daily. Large sums of money will also be needed to start the survivors once more in life. While returning home from the an nual meeting of the American mission at Chingchou to UAughiochuang Rev. A. II. Smith and II. 1). Iorter, Mrs. Porter and three children were attack ed by a mob. They were traveling by boat and were tiud up for the night ' just outside of the city. Rocks and other missiles were thrown at the party, but they kept the inob at bay by firing rifle shots into the air until the officers arrived. Missionary riots are reported to have occurred in Klungsi province. The last riot in which three churches were destroyed occurred J une 1 1. According to tlio Japanese paper Kokumin, Mi. uck, the United States minister, lias brought with him in structions to maintain as pacifie an at tudo as possible between Japan and the United States. Ihe puper remains that this la as it should be, as it would be a great pity to interrupt the friendly relations which have hitherto preA pathetic illustration as the hand vailed between America and Japan, cart companies, whoso ranks were especially over such a paltry thing as decimated by death while on the haz. UcwaiL anloua journey across the great desert Words can not describe the hardships WATSONS CALL, II Make a Ties for Ilia Keslgnatloa of endured, yet the appearance of the inter-mounta- Chairman hand carts, bearing their human Hollar it. This party is entitled to a chairman who is in sympathy with this policy as declared at Nashville. Populism cannot go to success unless a lopulist leads it a leader who puts principles above the office and who realizes trie deadly mistake of putting our party into corrupt bargainings for office with its foes. Let Mr.Butler resign. Let ns have Washburn or Reed for a chairman. Let us have an official head in whom the rank nnd file put confidence. " nis Ilrmrli of DlpliHimtl I Ilavana, July 24. Captain General Weyler has arrived, lie traveled from Cicnfucgos by train to Cruces and Sagua La Grande. From the latter placo he proceeded to the coast, where he took the steamer Adcle to Havana. The action of the United States Secretary of State Sherman in giving publicity to his instructions to Geucral Woodford, the new United Slpwi minister toSpain, in the KuicuM. is freely commented on and is regur led ns u breach of diplomatic usage aud as lining only snrpnssfd liy the premature publication of the report of Consul General Lee in the same case. Half Dollar. nnfira I Washington, July 25 The most dangerous counterfeit coin yet seen was shown to the secret service officials. It is a silver piece with the letter S nndcr the eagle, which would Indicate on a good coin that it was made at the San Francisco mint- - Only the most careful tests revealed its spurious character. It was slightly underweight, bqt had the correct ring and is evidently nearly, if not quite, standard in the fineness of its silver. A coin of less artistic appearance, bnl of equal fineness, is in extensive circulation in the west, t uiilri-rtil- t 50-cc- bill, said to have tba approval oi the administration, lias been Intro duccd into congress providing for I currency commission. A bur-de- d, pushed and pulled by weary, footsore pilgrims, dejected, surrounded by air of sadness, brought tears to many a young eye which oft Veeounted stories of the hardships hod failed to Impress. It was the sad feature of the jubilee. The queen who presided over the festivities. Miss Emma Luntof Salt Lake City, is a grand daughter of tho oldest pioneer wlio came with the first train. Site was assisted in her duties by maids of honor, one from each pousty. Atlanta, Ga., July 21. In his People's party paper Thomas Watson calls on Senator llutler to resign the national chairmanship of the People's party-li- e ' aays: With Butler at the head of our host, the host is not going to march. We had enough of Butler and Butler-islie has deceived us and is deceiving na now. lie is in collusion with our foes, just as Allen is. We cannot fight fusion with a fusion is t in command. There is no sense in try-la- g . in llRIQITAW YOUNG MONUMENT. The ceremonies of the week opened with the unveiling of tho monument to Brighaui Young, at the intersection of Main and South Temple streets. Surrounding tho monument were all the living members of the pioneer band who were able to lie present, and the ceremony was witnessed by 20,000 people. A prayer, prepared for the occasion by President Woodruff, was read by Bishop Whitney. James II. Moyle, in behalf of the Brigham Young Monument association, presented the monument to tho people of Utah, t. rresiuent Woodi'uff unveiled the of the Advancing to the front Attention. In platform, lie said: I unveil this monuGod name of the to the liis notion ment. Suiting which the lie lightrope pnllcd wonl, in and held tin position, drapery ly j the figure of ltrigliiim Young: upon a marble shaft, was exposed to view. Governor Wells ueeeptil the iniiiiu-n- i ot in behalf of t'.ie people of Utah, and was followed by Brigham Young, imd presioldest sn of the pin.u-erdent of the Jubilee commission. Judge C. C. Goodwin closed the exorcises. He to the addressed himself rioncers, and among other tilings said: disappears in the haze that veils the ocean, but after a season a new sheen, like the wake of a ship in phosphorescent seas, shines back along the path that they trod, and the world knows that the frowns froul another wilderness have been driven away; tliat another signal station has been erected; that a new path lias been smoothed, over which the delicate feet of civilization, in nnsoiled sandals, may advance. Referring to the arrival of the pilgrim fathers on the Mayflower,- who held a beacon light for a new civilization, he continued: At last, after seven generations of the race had lived aud died, after all the space between the ocean and the prairiee had been redeemed, another little band started across another waste half as broad aud quite as desolate as the atl an tic, to find a home. What that baud endured who shall tell? The average American man cares little for hardship. AVhen weary he can make the earth a lied and the dry a canopy and sweetly sleep. But wliat of delicate women on s journey like thut? The path becomes endless either way, the bark of the wolf or the lioot of tho owl brings undefined terrors to them, the loneliness grows to cling to them like a wet garment; such dreams haunt them that even when prostrated with fatigue they fear to sleep, and if they are mothers the apprehension of what would come to their children were they to lie railed away has within it more than the bitterness of death. 0, if men realized on what heartaches the foundations of states are laid, they would never meet a pioneer woman with out haring their heads. Proceeding tho unveiling, the pioneers assembled on Old Fort square and marched to the monument. They were the guests of honor. Later they were given a at the tabernacle, when they were decorated with the pioneer budge giving them freedom to everything controlled by tho jubilee commission. A beautiful feature of tho second day's exercises was the parade of thousands of children, reaching two miles in length. All carried Japanese parasols and as they passed the Brigham Young monument, literally covered the base with flowers. At the conclusion of the parade, venerable President Woodruff was crowned with a wreath of roses. The distinctive features of succeeding days were pageants representing the progress of tho past fifty years by means of floats. Each day saw new features added to enliven the interest. Important occurrences were reproduced aud represented by floats which told more graphically than can be of the progress of fifty years. A few of the oldest inhabitants were represented by a baud of Indians moving camp. m-eptio- riONKEIt BET.irs. Jim Bridger'a cabin was reproduced Bridger was the first white man to carry news of the valley to the eRst. He was in Utah in 1824, and carried a load of furs to market via the river. His excursion into this valley was on a tnuling trip. Tho first saw pit was represented as it appeared when the first log was sawed by John Taylor Mis-suu- rl nt and George Q. Cannon. The first house in Utah, which was built by Albert Carrington, and still stands at the corner of West Temple and First north streets, was reproduced. Among ether pioneer relies was the first legislative hull, the hand wagon of the Nauvoo and Ballou's bnnd, the Deseret Evening News as it appeared when first issued June 15. 1850, first sugar mill in Utah, an old overland stage, borrowed from an eastern state where it is treasured as a relic, survive rs of the hand cart companies, pony express riders, first street ear in Utah, apparatus and survivors of the first tiro company and the first telegram sent east, by Fuller of Utah. It reuds: Utah, whose citizens steanously resist all imputations of disloyally, congratulate AHOIIKSS TO rioXKKIlS. the president upon the completion of contimore no other In thought majestic an enterprise which spans a nent. The answer was Unshed back: Is- presented cun tho than spectacle Tho government reciprocates your procession of the Pioneers. As through the ugi-s- with un abat- congratulations. A. Lincoln. t The establish of mining was ing energy the 'glacier flows, by its as Utah's commemorated dominating erosion inuking the soil out of which, men raise their bread, industry. The Old Jordan and Galein later to through the centuries the eonqnest na of Bingham, which has produce! of the wilderness by tho irresistible 519.000.000 and is still a producer, was advance of the Pioneer lias gone on located iu 1SA3, the first location made in Utah. The first smelter was erectand on. ed by Woodhull Bros, near Murray, in No trumpet nor martini musio 1870. sounds their advance; no thrill of batHRI01IAM young wagon. tle ecstasy makes their pulses leap; no lead no the way; Chief among the pioneer relies, howapmoTlng standards cheers no world them; guidon ever, were the wagon in which Brigplauding ham Young came to Utah, and his marks their halting placo. from visions the of counsel wagon. The latter was in laid They disappear fellow men, as the outgoing ship condition, requiring new wheels, hut uuiu-mnen- t . Acting-Govern- purti'-nliirl- - , nu-n- or Both the smoke stack, the bell rang, ths the former Is well preserved. J 'resident llebcr whistle blew, aud a full crew was in were flower-ladeThe Fast Tim charge. It was lettered C. Kimball's wagon followed. Favorit Mens pioneer train as it appeared wending Mail, the Traveling San to Francisco, Omaha Route. its way from Emigration canyon to Old Fort square was reproduced. Many The motive power was concealed. Added to the pageantry were diver articles that were brought to the valamusements each day, whirl sided in were the the train, ley by pioneers and were viewed with reverence by entertained the vaxttlirong of visitor A hall of relics, a beautiful new the pioneers. Some of the notable flouts in the parade were: building, on the front of which it carved the names of the original band THE FLOATS. of pioneers, with a few others win Re go Lily Utah state flower in full them, containing relics of tin preceded bloom, with a fuiry in each flower. dur Monument to Sea Gulls Represent-n- g pioneers, was opened to the publicadded be will Here they ing the vreek. gulls devouring crickets. be glorified by to to and preserved, in been In 1948, when the Skints had unborn. this Talley one year, the acres that generations yet The jubilt-- ended in a blaze of fir tad been broken and seeded gave a magnificent display of firework! promise of prolific crops, and the prosHilL Notable, feature from pect of a sufficient food supply brought were Capitol fiery pictures of Brigham Youu cheer to the hearts of the pioneers, and an excellent who for fifteen months had been on and Governor Wells, a figure repro and one of the temple abort rations. At this juncture, and a pioneer. when living grain covered the lands seating typical that a year earlier had been a desert, RAISED THE WRONG PLAO.,' the hopes of the band were nearly destroyed by an invasion of crickets. In (SmI m Greet Cammotloa la the Bui swarms and hosts they feU upon the tea rlul but AU Kudad WulL I green fields, and wherever they touched Not so very long ago a orack cruise the earth resukied its virgin color, tof the new navy plowed Its way even the stems of the grain being through the Baltic and dropped anchoi eaten to the roots. Still the insect in- off St. Petersburg, according to th vaders came, end tlio heartsick people Washington Peel Thefe were Runlu saw their last hope of a food supply in craft lying all about and within aquar-te- r of a mile of the Yankee cruise serous jeopardy, when from tlie direcwas the there high tur tion of the lake, likp a relief army to a reted of Russian the squadron, flagship beleaguered city, was seen approach- with half a dozen poking guns great Countless ing flocks of seagulls. thousands darkened the ann'a rays, their noses from her barbettes, fore, and they fed on crickets and stopped aft and midships. The white cruiser,a tu custom la, ran up her ensign with the devastation. she inin salute of a single gun that is, Tlic intervention of the tended to run up her ensign hut what 1818 saved the crops of the Saints broke out at the yank of the halyards their only apparent food supply, and was none other than the d that is why the bird is held in rever- eagle of Russia. Nobody on hoard noence here. ticed it for a moment, but what did atFriends of fifty years a white man tract their attention was a puff o! . smoke from the Russians forward turand Indian sliuking hands. The salt fountain was a beautiful ret and almost before the boom of ths across ths conception. Utah lako was represent- greet gun had rolled to them roared a water ths starboard turret ed by a monster fish. o olive-gree- n, sea-gul- ls double-beade- PARADE OF COUNTIES. The parade of the counties represented the industries of the different sections of the state. Box Elder's float was a great cornucopia pouring out a beautiful store of fruits. Carbon county was represented by a coal mine, Cache county combined Davis and agriculture. education extensive most the bad display, county requiring five floats. The first represented Hie county fifty years ago, a sage brnsh ivuste, inhabited by Indians, with a white man peering into the basin from an elevated point. The others were devoted to fruit, flour aud mill products of the Layton mills. Emery county showed coal, fruits and agricultural products. Garfield was represented by a picture of a stock ranch on Grand river. On the front of the float carrying the diversified products of Grand county rode Mr. Norman Taylor of Moab, who was one of the original Brigham Young company of pioneers, and drove the second wagon in that menioroble train which entered this valley fifty years ago. The products were mineral and agricultural. Iron county showed the first iron foundry built west of the Mississippi and an iron lwll, the first cast in the foundry. Juab county showed gypsum and salt deposits, but the wouderful minerals of Tintic were omitted. Bich county showed a wickiup in front, behind which was a model farm house. Tlie Randolph Rundupe house was reproduced on the I wick of the float, from which copies of that creditable publication were distributed. On flic float were a group of young ladies and original pioneers. Salt Lake county presented the original smelters. Towle represented the raining industry. Sun Juan showed relies of cliff dwellers. Sun lcte combined agriculture and in its living picture. Sevier liud a dairy flont, while Summit represented her great mines. A Vasa tcli represented her unrivalled resources in marble and sandstone. Washington distanced all others in tho display of fruit made. Weber county made much of her water power, which is the greatest in Utah. Among the private floats were those of the Wagon & Machine Co representing an array of machinery in motion, headed by a Minnie Binder. Hewlett Bros. float representing their products, was a nicely conceived affair. Three mammoth crowas surmounted by an eagle in front. In the rear were three pretty girls wearing a crown of gold. A nniqne float was that of the Union Pacific. It consisted of a reof Na with 1, production engine baggage car and one coach, of the first train that rolled into. Utah from the east in 1873. Real smoke issued from stock-raisin- g life-size- d second greeting. This was an excess of but surprise Increased when the midship barbettes followed suit and the big how guns began again in turn. In casting eyes over heaven and earth to see what in the name of nations was the moving cause In this cannonade the Yankee bluejackets saw to their surprise, the Russian ensign, which all unintentionally floated from their own peak. It was plain that the Russians were saluting their own flag. The salute was good but the surprise was at so much of It. Of course the American commander could not haul down the friendly flag while the salute was going on, so he kept It up, while the Russians likewise kept up their cannonade. It lasted for over an hour and every one had lost count of the Acts, but when It did finally cease, to the further astonishment of the visitors, the Russian admirals barge was lowered away, filled with a miscellaneous load of gold lace and epaulets, and came skimming along across the water. An excited load of Russian officers came swarming over the side, which was courteously manned to receive them, though the object of their coming was a deep and shrouded mystery. They fell oa the neck of the American commander and his officers, sweating eternal friendship and brotherhood In a potpourri cf French, Russian and English. The American crew had to take It all for granted till by a series of diplomatic questions they elided the fact that it was the czars birthday and the hoisting of the Russian flag had been accepted out of hand as the meat delicate Sort of au international compliment. The Russians had returned it with the national salute of 100 guns. On If a tilrl 4 liornl. a Monday aha will take an In- terest in dress. On a Tuesday she will .have troubl with her servants. On a Wednesday ehe will dislik mice. On than a Thursday she will take mon SCO months to reach the age ol SO. On a Friday she will ride a bicyclo On a Saturday she will suffei throughout life from an Inability tc understand the precise distinction between yes and no. On a Sunday she will experience i perpetfl&l difficulty in finding boot mall enough for her. Flrk-Mc-U- CurliMltlre of an OKI n. Kea-Ilotto- During a recent trip to Ieru. Sir. S. F. Emmons observed near Lomas plain from ten to fifteen miles broad stretching between the mountains and the seashore, and elevated 500 or 600 feet above which, not very long ago, aa time is reckoned by geologists, was a part of the It atill retains Interesting relics of the days when it was the home, or haunt of ocean monsters. Scattered among ita sands and pobblea the inhabitants frequently find the teeth of sharks, cd occasionally they turn up the Jawbones of a whale. With the latter they construct crucifixes, whose white formi are conspicuously placed on headlands. tide-wate- r, sea-botto- |
