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Instructor, and Contributor. Margetts Brothers have kindly furnished us regularly with copies of Puck. Many of the leading periodicals of the country have been procured by subscription. Our earnest thanks are due our worthy delegate, Hon. John T. Caine, for works of interest from Washington.

THE FACULTY

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North street, was unequal and unjust that, upon a careful invesite! ob
and asked that it be not collected. consideration of the matter si
Sprinkling committee.
have reached the conclusion -

A. Butler asked for permission to
the Godbe Pitts corner.
operate a knife grluding
on license.

J. Martin asked permission to errect the laws of Utah Territory, district schools, and the issue a fruit stand on corner of Second by the Board of Education of South and West Temple streets. Com-tricts, and also the law of the mittee on license. limiting the indebtedness which incurred by a municipal corpo has held regular weekly sessions during machine at also by the law of Congress LC Committee the amount of indebtedness wh the year, and many special meetings, as occasion has required. be incurred by a municipal con The record of his body, and also of the special quorum John Sharrer asked for $5, alleged county or other subdivision in ay thereof, viz., the academic council, are damages sustained to a horse and wa- territories of the United State," before you. Beside the regular class ex-gon by falling into an unprotected bonds do not and cannot e any part of the indebtedness ercises as shown upon the daily pro- ditch. Committee on claims. Lake City, as a municipal corpo gramme, which is placed for your in- Peter Fanlyn asked for a free license and therefore such bonds could spection, each member of the faculty to peddle home made medicines. Com-stitute or form any part of thef has discharged the duties of some mittee on license. cent. limit. In fact, each school z special appointment. Counselor Wilin cities of the first and second an lard Done has ably discharged the many municipality distinct and separst duties connected with the faculty secrethe city in which it is situated taryship; Counselor Joseph Nelson has officiated as assistant treasurer; InstrucJohn Holder asked the cancellation the boundaries are identical. tor J. J. Walton as librarian and as of a special sprinkling tax on State Received and filed. chairman of the students' society; In-street, between Eighth and Ninth AGAINST THE DISTRIBUTION structor Richard Haag as registrar; and South streets. Sprinkling committee. Mrs. Camilla Cobb has performed much C. O. Whittemore et al. asked for an special labor of a personal nature, with extension of watermains on Third East the ladies placed under her care. street.

CONCLUSION.

Joseph Crosby asked for an extension of the watermains on I street. Committee on waterworks.

MAP AND PROFILE.

The Rapid Transit Street Railway company submitted a map and profile of grade of a street railway track to be laid on Sixth East street, from Fourth to Ninth streets. City engineer.

MAN-HOLE COVERS.

The Board of Public Works reported that they had negotiated with the Salt Lake Foundry and Manufacturing company to furnish twenty-five cast iron man-hole covers at the rate of $15.45 each. Adopted.

It may rightly be said that the work of the fifth academic year has been conducted under great disadvantages. Be cause of our lack of room and other facilities of accommodation, we have been compelled to labor upon a very restricted scale. Our grades have been reduced, over fifty pupils have been dismissed, and many times that number of new applicants have been refused admittance. Even in the grades receive, needed classes have been omitted, for want of places in which to hold their sessions, But the instructors have endeavored to labor earnestly in the scope prescribed through prevailingconditions and circumstances, and judging according to this The same board reported the apstandard, while conscious of many im-pointment of David Johns and Stephen perfections, we feel a fair degree of satis- Stafford as inspectors of Parley's confaction with our labors. We sincerely duit, at a salary of $125 each per month. trust that by the opening of another Adopted. school year circumstances will so improve as to warrant you in offering more adequate facilities for the work of the institution.

We invoke divine blessing upon the achievements of the past, and pray for its continuance upon every one and everything connected with the Latter-day Saints' College.

Respec fully your Brother

J. E. TALMAGE.

CITY COUNCIL.

The regular weekly session of the City Council was held Tuesday. May 26, Mayor Scott in the chair. Spafford, Heath, Pendleton, Wolstenholme, Armstrong, Hall, Anderson, Lynn, James, Cohn, Parsons and Noble answered to roll cail.

PETITIONS.

William D. Gaby asked to be allowed to pile building material in front of 135 West Second South street for six weeks. Granted.

R. Kletting made a similar request. Referred back to the petitioner to state the length of time he wished franchise to remain in force.

Frank H. Dyer asked a remission of $51 taxes paid for a sidewalk that was never laid. Referred to the board of public works.

MORE FAT SALARIES.

PAVING PETITION.

DODGERS. The same officer also submite following report:

To the Honorable Mavor and Ma of the City Council: Gentlemen-In answer to y

munication of the 21st inst., I relating to the unlawful distri pared and berewith report an

hand bills on certain streets in d Received and filed.

DOES NOT INVALIDAR

The city attorney also stated had carefully considered the ication of the Council relating filling of the office made va Council by the resignation Pembroke.

The non-election of a succes Mr. Pembroke does not in any validate the action of the Cound recommends that the vaca filled as soon as possible. Receive filed.

JOINT BUILDING REPORT.

The joint city and county bi committee reported as follows.

"The subjoined motion w mously carried at the meeting joint city and county building con held at the Mayor's office Maya That the joint city and county

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The undersigned asked that the council would order all the streets within paving district No. 2, paved forthwith, and that the special tax therefor be levied in accordance with law. That inasmuch as the city's finances will not admit of doing the work, they proposed to pay cash for their respective portions which are asing committee recommend to the follows: Council and County Court that th of Messrs. Monheim, Bird & Pri of Salt Lake City, Utah, be accepe condition that he furnish a fa* plans,specifications and detailed drv: and enter into a contract with best will be satisfactory to the City Ost and County Court.

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Acting Secretary. The matter was laid on the tat til tonight, when a special sessio be held to discuss the question.

LICENSE REPORT.

Mr. Cohn, chairman of the lis committee, reported as follows SALT LAKE CITY, May, To the Honorable Mayor and City ( cil, Salt Lake City: Gentlemen-Your committes cense, to whom was referred the pr fol- of H. M. Clavey, asking to ha re-liquor licerise transferred to H.

E. E. Rowe asked for an extension of water mains on Ninth East street To the Honorable Mayor and Members of south. Committee on waterworks.

the City Council:

A. H. Raleigh et al. represented that Gentlemen--In answer to your comthe special tax for sprinkling Second!munication of the 21st inst. I have to say

Cardell and John Hasson, his sess
we recommend that the same be
On the petition of Hyrum Work
ton for permission to change the
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e application of James Bogan for of his merchant's license. We end the issuance of the same. fully submitted.

ON SEWERS. superintendent of sewers subthe following report, which was 3:

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. ble Mayor and City Council:

emen- To provide against acciis necessary that the following -e purchased for the sewer pump: re, 30-horse power, cost..........$364.20 ils, cost.....

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ermaster J.M. Harvey submitted owing, which was laid over unght:

committee recommend to the City Council
and County Court that the plans of Messrs.
Monheim, Bird & Proudfoot,of Salt Lake
City, Utah, be accepted, on condition that
he furnish a full set of plans, specifica-
tions and detailed drawings and enter
into a contract with bonds that will be
satisfactory to the City Council and Coun-
ty Court.
GEORGE M. SCOTT,

Chairman.
James Anderson, Acting Secretary.
An informal recess was then taker
for an hour, when the Council pro-
ceeded to examine the plans, specifi-
cations and general design of the
building. Another hour was spent in
awaiting the arrival of the contract
from the bands of the typewriter.

Nicholas Treweek, who stated that the time was now ripe for the local political parties to dissolve and reorganize on national party lines. The meeting had been called for that purpose, and the election of a secretary was now in order. Hoyt Sherman, jr., was chosen, and unanimously sustained.

Fred. Simon then read the constitution and by-laws of the organization, which provide that the club shall be known as the Republican Central Club of Salt Lake City.

Any person over eighteen years of age who makes application to become a member of the club can do so, by consent of three-fourth of the members present.

The contract between the city and architects stipulates that the city shall Article fourteen prohibits the club as 9.00 pay 2 per cent. of the cost of the build-an organization from furthering the ing on the acceptance of plans, 1 per interests of any candidate for nominacent. as the work progresses, and 14tion for any county, town or municipal per cent. on the completion of the office, nor shall it endorse any caudibuilding. The architects are to put in date for nomination for any congresa bond of $75,000 that the building sional or State office. will not cost more than $350,000, with 5 per cent. added. If on advertising the bids exceed the above amount, the city will have the right to reject the plans without paying anything to the architects, or have them revised without extra charge.

SALT LAKE CITY, May 26, 1891. Mayor and Members of the City ncil:

emen-I respectfully call your at to the condition of First street, at ersection of A and B stree's. The upervisor says the street is down e, but the railway tracks are in iginal position, and must be lowThe people in that neighborhood ad no water for the last six weeks, ed water badly, but I cannot give water until said railroad tracks are to the grade. I think some action be taken in this matter at once. Engineer Doremus submitted lowing, which was received and

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Section 10 of the by-laws states: The secretary shall during the month of of each year cause to be made a correct poll of all the voters in Salt Lake City. This poll shall contain the names, postoffice address and politics of each elector, and also the number of the ward, election district, school district, etc., in which he resides. A committee of five shall be appointed by the president to revise this poll and report Walls above foundation. to be lined the same to the executive committee of with KyuLe stone on the outside, and this club at least thirty days before a on the inside with hard-burned brick.city or territorial election. Stone and brick to be bound together with iron anchors.

SPECIFICATIONS.

The foundation is to be built of Utah red stone.

The declaration required of applicants for membership was as follows: All rooms to have six-inch thick "I, the undersigned, desirous of becement concrete, and on top of this to coming a member of the Central Rebe 2x8 joist with hard wood floor on publican club of Salt Lake City, do detop. All partitions in the building to clare that I am a Republican from 80,619 00 be of brick, and small partitions of honest conviction and in principle,and terra cotta. No wooden partitions will that I intend actually to co-operate be in any part of the building. All with the Republican party in National .$126,020 00 vaults to have cement floors, and all affairs, and that if I am elected a memfire-proof. ber of this club I will carefully and First floor above basement to be fire-honestly discharge the duties incident to such membership.

19,003 00
26,398 00

.$ 40,309 50
13,199 0
53,508 50

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13,199 00

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following appropriations were

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All laths to be used in plastering in the building to be iron. All the plastering to be three-coated work, last coat to be hard finish. All corri dors and balls as shown by plans to be tiled with American tiles. All floors except halls and corridors to have twoinch blind floors and seven eighths hard floor on top. All wainscoting in ..$117 corridors and halls to be of ornamental copper plating. All stairways to be of iron. All door frames of hard wood, also window sash. Window frames of clear pine. Casings on doors and Windows of hard wood, best style of Eastlake finish. All rooms with wooden floors to have moulded hard wood base.

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pecial session of the City Council eld May 27th, for the purpose of ering the advisability of accepte plans submitted to Architect eim et al. for the proposed joint ; building. Mayor Scott prefollowing members answered to all: Pickard, Spafford, Parsons, 1, Wolstenholme, Pendleton,

Arthur Brown-I should like to ask a question. Are the constitution and by-laws as read an exact copy of the principles of the National Republican league clubs?

Mr. Simon.replied in the affirma tive, with the exception of the word "local," which had been omitted for obvious reasons.

Mr. Brown-What are they?

Mr. Simon-The chief reason is, that that there are many republicans who will gladly join our ranks on national issues but will be unwilling to do so in local affairs. Therefore the word "10cal" has been omitted.

Mr. Brown-I am decidedly opposed to the omission of the word. A few Prior to adjournment some unim-weeks ago it might have been all right, portant discussion took place, after but what was true then is not true now. which the contract was ordered signed Events of great importance are taking subject to the approval of the County us by the hand and leading us rapidly on. To declare ourselves differ. ently from what the National

Court.

trong, Hall, Noble, Cohn, An- A REPUBLICAN CLUB ORGANIZED. League clubs, after which we

1, Lynn and James.

HE JOINT BUILDING REPORT.

following report presented at the ng of the Council on Tuesday

was read:

subjoined motion was unanily carried at the meeting of the ity and county building committee,

it the Mayor's office May 25th:
At the joint city and county building

are patterning, have done is cowWe should fear no man (ap

A large gathering of prominent Reardly. publicans met in the Stock Exchange | plause). This club must sit down on May 25th, in response to a call, for anti-church dominion with the same the purpose of organizing a Republican firmness as it does on church_dominclub, to be comprised of persons who ion. (Renewed applause). I thereare ready to join in the work of repub-fore move to strike out the word "nalican education, irrespective of pre- tional" and thus give it a general apvious party affiliations. plication.

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only in favor of dividing on national of our association is not characteristic-The question of his occupyin issues, but after reading the editorials ally defined I know we will not get our was put to the meeting in of some of the papers closely for the proportion of this host of voters. Dur- kind of way. Mr. Powen en last few days, and seeing the decided ing my lifetime I have been largely the will of the meeting a stand that they have taken in favor of surrounded by Democratic influences, Baskin take the chair, the v national division on the questions, and but when I came in contact with Re- were some vigorous poes. the putting in the field, by the Demo-publican principles I became a Re Mr. Baskin opened the ba crats, of a party organ and the further publican, and now, in associating with speech, so chesnutty, 80 EV call by the People's party men who have heretofore been my autique that his audience for their territorial and County political enemies, I can state plainly think he had recently been t Central committees to meet in the that it is not improbable that many iug the catacombs of Rome near future, to consider whether if it others of the party to which I formerly pyramids of Egypt. And, in 2 will not be best to cease the mainte- belonged will join our ranks if our po- dishevelled hair and nance of their party, has made me be-sition is made fair and clear. whiskers indicated that he lieve that it is best for us to include Mr. Varian said he did not under- from a place where w local as well as national affairs. stand how this club could be called to and barbers were unknown. organize the Republican party, outside his audience that he was a Im of legislative authority imparted in a but that he wanted the territorial convention. We have terri-party still maintained. He torial and county Republican commit-want national issues discussed i tees. Let them meet and act according word, what he wanted was th to discipline. He would not recognize be kept out of the United State any attempt to set up the party banner the citizens of Utah should # 4 here or to define its policy outside of tariff, or free-trade, or recipro the regularly constituted committees. silver coinage. Baskin's disea The call should read in the light of last evidently growing wearisome a week's meeting, and should call for a of those present, for load a Republican club only. It would be Powers were heard. best to form this club as an educating social medium.

Judge Bennett-The object of the club is to educate and unite its members, but to announce our intention to divide on local issues alone is unseem ly and inconsistent and would produce that which is the very opposite of the cohesiveness that we desire. I am, therefore, in favor of the motion to strike out E. B. Critchlow-The question is, is it politic for us to pursue so aggressive a course at this time; would it not be better for us to draw in all the Republicans, that we can educate them to our way of thinking?

Willian Balderson - With all due respect to Mr. Critchlow and the stand he is taking, I differ materially from him. Republicans who were opposed to national party organization a few days ago are opposed now.

Mr. Powers came forwar smiled at first. It was such a Mephistopheles would envy. H menced by alluding to the achievements of the "Liberal He then addressed himself "fellow Democrats." A pers in the rear of the hall objecte classed as one of Mr. Power Democrats," and cries of out" were heard. But the in the rear persisted in his and held that Powers, if a De was a disgrace to his party.

Mr. Brown-The club is but an adjunct to the party and does not assume to dictate, but it does say that the party is organized and that national affairs should be brought home to Utah. After more further discussion, pro and con., the word "national" was James Sharp-The committee report stricken out and the following persons that they have submitted to us a copy signed the roll: G. W. Bartch, Arthur of the national league platform, Pratt, Fred. Bassett, B. F. Cemmings, excepting the omissions men- A. F. Phillips, George M. Cannon, L. tioned. Seeing that we wish M. Earl, Harmel Pratt, James Sharp, to become like other organizations Wm. C. Higgins, Charles S. Varian, Mr. Powers said this mee of the Republican party, there W. S. McCornick, Frank D. Hobbs, called to show the Democrat is, in my opinion, but one thing to do, James F. Bradley, Calvin Reasoner, Territory that there were mey and that is to copy entire, without the E. H. Parsons, John T. Lynch, M. S. their party still in Salt Lake slightest change, the constitution and Hanauer, J. W. Donnellan. S. H. Pea-lowed up by the "Mormon” (ta by-laws of other clubs. I am here as a body, M. Shaughnessy, Joseph A. He held that there was no disper Republican, with the avowed inten- Pollock, H. G. Burton, J. C. Bashee, on the part of the "Mormone”. tion of assisting in sweeping from W. L. Brown, J. J. Bynon, E. B. except where the Gentile elemes Utah the conditions that have ruled in Critchlow, Wm. Balderson, James De- dominated. He contended th the past (applause). As Republicans vine, John G. Robinson, G. W. Wal- was no sincerity in either the we must accept of each other in good ton, Joseph Geoghean, E. R. Eldredge, mons" or Gentiles who have of faith. I therefore move that we insert B. F. Grant, Louis Simons, F. B. the organization of party clu the language used in the principles as Stephens, W. H. Rowe, W. 8. Hedges, the one was working in the ins set forth by the National Republican John M. Zane, H. G. McMillan, Wm. his religion, and the other lo League which unites the party ou Glassman, J. J. Harvey, A. Hanauer, office, provided statehood shou local and national issues alike. Jr., C. W. Bennett, N. Treweek, tained in the near future. Arthur Brown, Fred Simons, H. R. Watrous.

Calvin Reasoner-This question has come up in Utah in different phases from year to year, but never as now. The Mormons are American citizens and should be privileged to become Republicans on national issues. After a while they will do so in local mat

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issues.

THE "LIBERAL DEMOCRATS."

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At this point the "Libers corps entered the hall. Mr. Pu the chief of the fire department, fiq also the leader of the drum the top of the table, whe pointed About 7:45 May 25th, the lower Stanton part of Main street presented a rather al" to the drum corps flag, and lively aspect. The minstrels of the the old organization should be James Devine-If we impose other Salvation Army occupied a position tained in order to preserve the restrictions than the National League about midway and discoursed the of Americans in Utah. He has done, then the whole thing becomes harmony peculiar to their services. was a Democrat, but that he wou a howling farce. I do not believe there A little further down was a brass band be driven by Judd or Powers is a genuine Republican in this city advertising the Variety theatre and its provoked uproarious laughter. who is not willing to divide on all quasi-esthetical performances. Still speaker meant to say Dyer, bu further down was another band adver- coupling of Judd and Powers w B. F. Cummings, Jr.--As a member tising a theatrical affair of another ridiculous that the audience, of the now disbanding People's party kind, the chief actors in which formed and Stanton jumped from the 25 and an applicant for membership in a fitting culmination to the musical saying that he could not make the Republican club I maintain that triangle. They called themselves but he was for keeping up the the principles of this organization "Liberal-Democrats," and they had a party. should be so distinctly defined as to brass band to drum up a meeting for Mr. Powers resumed, but his bas leave no room for hesitation or doubt the purpose of protracting and perpet-gue was little more than pr as to who we are and what we are. uating the old strifes in this Territory. abuse of Frank Dyer, Hon. Je [Applause.] In a few days the Peo- A few minutes after 8 o'clock, a Caine, Fred Simon, Richard ple's party will, in all probability, number of people assembled in the Young and others. He indulge cease to exist as an organiza- Federal court room. O. W. Powers, abuse of the "Mormon" peop tion. When that is done 20,000 chairman of the Liberal Territorial claimed against “Gardo House to 30,000 voters will be left like sheep committee called the meeting to order, tion," and "priestly rule,” an without a shepherd, and if the nature R. N. Baskin was appointed chairman. commented on recent improvem

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city, attributing them all to "Lib" rule. A voice in the hall here nounced that unless it was mainned there would be no more $10,000 Orlando.

he was a Democrat, but he wanted to maintain the "Liberal" party, so that liberty and free schools for his children should be maintained. Here he indulged in a little bit of theatrical disMr. Powers read a letter from Fred. play that was both ridiculous and nons to Mr. E. D. Thompson, call-maudlin. He held up in his arms a on the latter to attend a meeting at little boy about four years of age, and Stock Exchange for the purpose of said it was in the interest of this boy's ganizing a Republican club. It ap- future be wanted "Mormonism" ars that Mr. Thompson turned the in Utah downed. He then presented er over to Mr. Powers, saying he his father, an old gentleman, feeble s not prepared to endorse a division and infirm, who ought to have been party lines. home in bed. This old man. said he voted for Martin Van Buren, and for every Democratic candidate for the Presidency since.

An old gentleman known as E. D. ge next came forward. He opened la vishing enconiums on the chairn, saying the latter was one of

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IS IT A CONSPIRACY.

Love letters seldom are included among the papers which are filed away among the executive archives of the State, but yesterday a decidedly enter taining production was added to the documents in the governor's office. It is a leaf from a book of life that is not generally known or understood.

and that the said Ashley is probably not
guilty of the alleged crime. You will,
therefore, kindly proceed no further in
the premises in compliance with said re-
quest, and will thereupon give such direc-
on to the authorities as will under the
circumstances be proper and right.
Very respectfully,

J. L. ROUTT. In the petition Pearl asserts that she had lived with Geiss for five months as his wife, and upon ascertaining that he had a wife living at Carthage, Mo., she left him and went to Texas. She asserted that she had to make a secret escape to get away from Colorado City to get away from Geiss, and she never stole anything from him. The diamond ring he had given her in exchange for a diamond stud. She had only $17 when she arrived in Galveston and neither she nor Geiss ever had $200 at any one time. She asserted that the complaint was founded in malice and offered the following telegrams to prove her side of the case, which were received by her at Galves

ton:

COLORADO CITY, May 4, 1891.
Pearl Ashley, Galveston, Tex.:
Pearl, come back with Pete. Forgive
Answer.
you for all. Cora very sick.
GEORGE.

To this she replied:

GALVESTON, Tex., May 5, 1891. To George Geiss, care Hoffman House, Colorado City:

Mr. Hank Barnes then came forah's liberators. He then turned to ward. He attempted to speak, but all -. Powers, and styling that gentle- he could say was to stick to the "Lib. "chief of all chiefs" took him by eral" party. He did not appear able arm, and both embraced in front of to tell why he was a "Liberal" nor e audience. His speech was almost why he wanted that party maintained. epetition of what Mr. Powers had This closed the proceedings. eady said. It consisted of personal It was a fitting exhibition of Utah use of leading Democrats and Re- "Liberalism," and one of the strongest blicans, with a satrical allusion to arguments that could be made against hn Henry Smith, John T. Caine the perpetuation of a party with such d others. aims using such language and repreMost of his speech was unfit for repro-sented by such individuals. ction. The language was too indeat even for one of the Commercial eet barrooms. In alluding to Judge dd, the speaker became quite veheent, and in his rage he must have sened his teeth, for when he cooled wn he was perfectly unintelligible ing to defective articulation At this point Mr. Powers came forard with the following: Resolved, By the Democrats of Salt ke City in mass convention asesmbled, Some time ago an application was arly one thousand in number, that the mocrats of Salt Lake City are true to filed with the governor, asking that e Liberal party and ask all loyal citi-requisition papers be issued on the ns to stand with them shoulder to governor of Texa for the extradition oulder for American principles. of Miss Pearl Ashley, who was accused of stealing a diamond ring and $200 Dear Pearl-As I have written you The resolution was put by the chair, from George Geiss of Colorado City. about a dozen letters, this is the last letad a clamor followed. It was decided Pearl had gone to Galveston, and a ter I am going to write to you. Now, rried, though there was considerable telegram sent to the chief of police of Pearl, I merely want to explain a few position in the body of the hall. Theadore Burmeister next came forthe deep harbor city caused her incar-facts to you about leaving me. You know you done wrong in the way you left me. ard. His face was expansive and vent of Peter Eales ceration in jail LO await the ad- I know at one time you asked me for who would orid. It was the opinion of many bring her back to Colorado money to go to Texas on and I refused City. you. This was after we had the fuss, and at he had but recently regaled him- The complaint was sworn to by George I told you to wait until fall and I would If at the Shrine of Bacchus. He com- Geiss and the papers were issued. go with you, but you had told me you enced by calling Mr. Baskin the Pearl hired an attorney at Galveston were bound to go and you didn't have hn the Baptist of Utah, and Mr. and got out of jail on a writ of habeas everything pleasant, and didn't I purowers the Nazerene. In this way corpus and refused to accompany the chase you nicer than anybody's? Where

officer.

She addressed a petition to Governor Routt and enclosed a number of telegrams and a love letter written to her by Geiss, and on the decided to recall the requisition papers. strength of the documents the governor The petition and papers were forwarded through Governor Hogg of Texas.

In custody here through your action, which prevents my coming. If you desire my return, have complaints dismissed and requisition withdrawn. An

swer,

PEARL ASHLEY.

MODEL LOVE LETTER.

The following is the letter she sent, which was filed with the other papers:

COLORADO CITY, May 12.

was there a spring suit equal to yours, or
something now that no man on earth
a hat like yours? Now, Pearl, I will do
would do for you, and that is, I raise and
leave you from all disgrace and for-
as
give you
by taking you
a life companion. I will now
grant you your long set forth wishes
by doing as I promised you. You
can become Mrs. George Geiss tomorrow
if you are here. We get married and

for all

e indulged in a burlesque of sacred bjects for some time. He then ranched off to Sugar House Ward, nd commenced a tirade of personal buse on Frank Dyer,, Judge Judd ad others. He wene ma to charactere the "Mormons" j-e-s-u-i-t-s, elling out the word. There was no ark of approval at this. A dead ilence prevailed. But thespeaker reerated the words but there was no In reply, the following letter was settle down, and you shall be provided pplause. He found he was touching sent to him yesterday: n dangerous ground and then he ranched off on what he called To His Excellency, Governor Hogg, 'Mormon Treachery". He told a tory about bronchos, and their method

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A PUT UP JOB.

DENVER, Colo., May 22.

Austin, Texas:

Sir-I am in receipt of your letter of of pitching tenderfeet riders. He said the 18th instant inclosing papers for my was eighteen years among the Mormons," and he knew them to be false, treacherous, unreliable and Cowardly. He wanted the "Liberal" party maintained in order to preserve 'reedom in Utah.

The next speaker was Mr. C. M. Jackson. This gentleman appeared in ais shirt sleeves. He looked as i be were about to enter the ring w bis namesake Peter Jackson. Heute

information touching the matter of the
apprehension by virtue of your executive
warrant for rendition to the authorities of
this State, upon my request heretofore
made, of one Pearl Ashley.

Upon examination and consideration
of the facts submitted to me by your ex-
cellency, I am convinced that the person
at whose instance the aforesaid request
was forwarded was and is actuated by
other motives than to prosecute the said
alleged fugitive for a violation of the law

for and treated as a woman should be. I furnish you a neat little home or rent I received my divorce papers today and I that room until fall. Just please yourself. am a free man, and Pearl, I don't think there is a woman in the world that can ever take your place with me. And as soon as you come I will quit the Hoffman and go to work for Lucy, and I can get off nights and be with you more and make home more cheerful for you. Some day, Pearl, you think of all this, and this sporting life is not what it is cracked up to be. You are shortening your life day by day, and you can't stand it long, so take my advice. I am not an angel, but, dear, some day you will find me a bosom friend,and this will come home to you if you don't mend your

once.

ways. As you are not in jail, I did not
think it was best to buy these people
off here. After your trial you will be
clear. I understand you are at your
uncle's house, so you are all O. K. and
you can only save this expense, but if you
want me to, I will have you released at
Johnny Nolan showed me your
letter. If you had come back I would
have furnished you bond until I had you
released. Pearl, I like to see you come
back. I know we can get along all right. "These numerous emigrants" says
I think by doing what I told you, ought the memorial, "could constitute
to square everything. And some day
a great power and a mighty
you will find me to be a dearer friend than factor in the development of Catholicy
you give me credit for now. I had
no idea, as I couldn't realize how dear you in different parts of America. It then
were to me, until after you had left me, goes on to detail the plans necessary
when it was too late. You might think to carry out the views. First of all, it
awful for having you arrested, but I only would be necessary to form into separ-
done it to have you brought back to me. ate parishes or missions the different
It is all over with now, and I ask forgive-nationalities, where the numbers and
ness, and this is all. I think now, Pearl, resources so allow, and the parishes
we have had all the bad luck we can have should be confined to priests of the
and everything will be all right, and all the same nationality.
our troubles have come to an end, so take
my advice.
Cora is crazy to have you

secure a list of the signatures to this portion of territory containing any
memorial, but the body of the docu- dense population and in order to d
ment itself has been obtained. It anything they had to bombard the
speaks of the Lucerne congress as a ports of the north and set on fire towns
meeting to consider the best means of unfortified, operating against the co
securing the spiritual and temporal mopolitan population of Tarapaca an
welfare of their Catholic fellow-coun- using hostilities of a character worse
who were
trymen
emigrating to than any of those employed during
America at the rate of upwards of four conquest of Chili.
hundred thousand a year.

come home again.
Well, Pearl, you have my best wishes
through life. So good-bye. Answer.
Respectfully, GEORGE.

whenever he could. The Austro

"In this way," says the memorial, "cherished recollections of the fatherland would be constantly brought back to the immigrants."

list of studies

The provinces of the north are see ated from the country by the ones upon which the rebel fleet domina and by great efforts the revolution succeeded in securing them, bloody combats. Their fleet had sufficient strength to upset the h government, but it has shown e to disturb the public order, and the leaders possess the courage necessant sacrifice the lives of Chilians spread misfortunes and evils thre the country.

gress, bent upon subverting the publ

Speaking of his policy as presiden Balmaceda says: "I tried to give national party participation in af in order that they could not inva jealousy and resistance. The nations Where the limited number of the ists refused to render me their s different nationalities will not permit ance, although their co-operation of separate parishes, the priests direct-imposed by the clearest political se ing such groups should be conversant The struggle then raged between THE CATHOLIC EMIGRATION. with their different languages and majority in congress and the execute BERLIN, May 27.—It is learned here should be obliged to give instructions power and I thought it my duty to all the different groups in their own close congress, in the hope thation that Herr Capensly is the principal language. Where there are already time of reflection and calm wa mover in the efforts of the European Christian public schools parochial bring the groups of the col Catholic emigration societies to induce schools are to be established. The to fair and rersonable terms. Unforte the Pope to follow distinct national lines in fostering church work among should always comprise the national now for these schools ately, evil has been done and wea to stand the deplorable c the Catholic emigrants in America. This subject was referred to in recent language of the different races of emi-quences. I was bound to assume grants, as well as the language and necessary powers to suppress a re dispatches. Capensly's championship of the Germans in America has borne Catholic associations of different kinds history of their adopted country. headed by the armed majority of Cofruit in frequent instructions to Herr should be formed to preserve the order and institutions of the country. von Schloezer, German representative Catholics from radical societies, Free The license of the Chilian press bu at the Vatican, to use his influence Masonry, etc. The Catholics of every been carried in our day to extreme Hungarian ambassador, it is under-nationality should have one bishop of never before reached in any other of the world. Not only governme stood, has similar instructions, and "In all the Catholic countries from and public men, but society and e Capensly, when he went to Rome to which immigration is taking place the families have been slandered in present the memorial of the conference, Holy See should favor the shelter tempest of political passion. I ti was armed with letters of approval seminaries and schools instituted for the law must keep sacred the right from many prominent European and the education of missionaries for the liability of everyone to publish b Canadian Catholics. A number of Italian opinion, but there must be other effe Speaking of the nomination of Kan-emigrants. missionaries have already gone to ses of the press than those so qualifel zard as archbishop in America, Ambassador Von Schloezer said to Capen. America, and others of other nations by the penal code. Few government sly: "This is an important act, that are waiting for the Pope to guarantee have had to meet more unmente will interest all Prussia." He added them an untrammelled exercise of the aggressions or more gratuitous incul that he would warmly congratulate ministry by decree of his infallible tions than those with which I hs and thank the cardinal secretary of wisdom. Thus, provided the Holy See been assailed, but I have not on the state for this choice, so favorable to will lend its indispensable co-opera- ground lost the serenity of my spir tion, marvelous results will be obtained. nor the perfect tranquility of my Poor emigrants will find again in science. I have every confidence i M. Mercler of Quebec warmly reAmerica their own parishes. their own the God whosides over the desti commended the plan to the Pope, say. ing that when he assisted at the Balti-schools, their own societies, their own nies of nations.or language, and they will prove the more services he felt acute pain on finding that there were no Canadians means of extending the limits of Jesus Christ's kingdom on earth." among the American bishops, notwithstanding that there were than a million Canadians in the United States.

German interests.

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It is significant shat this whole business has been conducted so far without the knowledge or advice of the American hierarchy. The campaign has been directed solely by the committee in Germany, which, by its activity, has secured the support and approbation of other European countries. There will be great curiosity to know the view the American bishops take of the matter.

The plan proposed in the memorial seems to be peculiarly adapted for the preservation in America of the languages and race distinctions of the emigrant. It has been impossible to

their own race.

BALMACEDA'S MESSAGE.

The King of Greece, Prime Minist Delyannis, and M. Ziamas, the miniter of justice, are shortly expected st Corfu to investigate the recent troubles between the Greek Christians and the Hebrews. Placards have been widely circulated throughout the island, incit ing the people to revolt and threaten ing the governor with death.

NEW YORK, May 25.-The Chilian minister has received a copy of the message of President Balmaceda to the Chilian Congress, which convened April 20th last. In this he discusses Says a boys' story paper: "The trap the rebellion of the navy, which he per's long finger swept the thick glo speaks of as without precedent in the ules of moisture from his brow, unt naval history of Chili. He says that the floor was sprinkled with buma during the period of the months since rain, every drop of which cost him the beginning of the revolution there pang." This ought to prove a war has not been an instance of a single popular outbreak in favor of the movement, whose power is actually confined to the ocean fleet. It has been unable to keep steadily or occupy any

ing to boys who want to go West an become Indian hunters, but it probably will not. It is not the fault of the author, however. He has done the bes he could.

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