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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-14
Inter State Commences.

Washington, 13.-The Interstate COM
merce committee, to-day, adopted Rep
resentative Henderson's bill as q substi-
tute for the Reagan bill. Henderson's
bill was amended in several particulars
before accepted IS substitute 1t pro-
vides for board Of commissioners with
powers and duties similar to those pro-
posed by the McCord bill and "Chsrles
Francis Adams plan" One Of the
amendments extends the juris diction of
commissioners over the transportation of
all property By railroad from one state or
territory int or through one or more
other states or territories, or to or from
any foreign country, whether such prop
e ty be carried by enc railroad or by sew
eral railroads running in connection with
each other and whether such commerce
be carried on roads lying wholly within
one state or more. Another amendment,
adopted on motion of Bliss, requires
the commission to inquire into that
method of railroad management known
As pooling" and state the result of their
inquiry in their first annual report, and
in their judgment, any, and if
50, what legislation is eXpedient in rela-
ion thereto.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-14
The Irlsh Observation-Disclosures.

New York, Is. - The Duchess OF
Marlborough has cabled TO Bennett for
permission to distribute tho Herald
fund. Bennett, however, is in Africa.
The Herald relief fund, yesterday,
contained the names of John McCul-
Tough, Fanny Davenport and Frank
Mayo for large subscriptions; also the
names of go congressman, which is be-
lieved to be sll there are in Washington.
They gave precisely 50 each in order to
make the donation representative one
In every respect.
Dublin 13.-The Mansion House COM
mittee has letters giving particulars of
increased distress in the country.
London, 13.-The Times says the OBJ
lection of Irish members that a charge
upon the church fund would really be
in aid of poor rates and would thus vio-
late the express provision of the act of
1869, is consistent with the claim made
upon the imperial exchequer. The mea-
sures of government are intended only
10 take effect when the poor law system
proves wholly inadequate whether it is TO
the cost Of the church or state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-14
TELEGRAPHIC
WATER.
Congress so WresIIe with HE
Question.

| Washington, IS. - Senator Hill, OF
Colorado, has been authorized to submit
to the Senate, in behalf of the public
lands committee, a very interesting re-
port Whish he has prepared in advocacy
Of me pSssage of his bi | looking to the
reclamation of arid public lands by
means OF artesian wells. The report be-
gins by stating that 500, 100000 acres of
| land are embraced in the arid region of
| The United States; that not l per cent. Of
this territory has been sold by the Unite d
States and that it must remain unsold
for years to come, unless some means are
found TO supply it with water. After de-
Quoting from this aggregate the number
of acres of land ascertaintd from COVERT
ment surveys and other reliable dats, to
be unfit for agriculture, even If water
were supplied to them, because of their
being br ken and mountainous, destitute
of soil, covered with lava deposits, or
cousi-t.ng of barren, drifting sand, there
remain, says he report, 500, 600, 900 acres
Of snds of the great plains and valleys, on
Il part of which valuable crops could be
rA'se1 if water were supplied for irriga-
tipu. The report continues: Many thous-
and acres have already been reclaimed
by utilizing the waters of rivers and
streams and spreading them over the
land during the period of growth of
the crops; but owing to the lin
tied supply of water which can
be made available from these sources
under the most favorable conditions, |
probably not more than per cent. of the |
500, 900, O00 acres can be reclaimed. |
What use can be made of the 4S5, 600, coo |
rem aiming acres? They are not, it is true |
entirely valueless; they are now and will |
be hereafter used still more for pasturage |
lands; but they can never, to any great /
extent, be sold for this purpose; the
growth of grass is so scanty that it re-
luiTes from 10 to % acres for the support
Of each head of cattle, and many thousand
acres are situated from so 10 100 miles
from living water and are thus unavail-
able even for pasturage; but little will
aver be realized by the government from
he sale of these lands until it is demon
itrated that water can be supplied by
lrtesisn wells. In the State of Colorado,
alone, on the great plains east of the
Rocky Mountains, are 40, 900, 600 of acres
If lands much of it will produce, if
irrigated, twenty-five to thirty bushels of
wheat per acre. 1t is in view of the facts
which have been given that Congress
will be asked to appropriate $50, coo for
boring artesian wells. Private enter
prize will not undertake the work, which
$ of an experimental character, as the
and is all owned by the government;
1ut let it be demonstrated that water can
be supplied in this way, and citizens will |
the land of government and
wells will ba bored by individuals and
and in time vast tracts Of
and will thereby be reclaimed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-14
AGteraFuatOnisf.

Augusta, Me-, 13.-John Benson, jr.,
fusion deputy secretary of state and
member Of Governor Smiths staff, was
arraigned before Judge True, yesterday,
charged with the larceny of the manu-
script tabulation of the legislative re-
turns from E. @. Moody, on January 29,
1880.
The complaint also contained q count
for melting unknown persons to commit
said crime. Several witnesses testified
for government, when counsel for the
defendant claimed that no proof had been
presented as to his guilt, and asked the
defendants discharge, stating that he
should offer no evidence in defense. The
defense, however, ordered the defendant
to givs bail in $500, to appear at the
April term of the Supreme Court.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-14
SALT LAKE
HERALD.

The HERALD enters upon the new
year with better hopes and brighter
prospects than it ever before enjoyed
The remarkable SUCCESS of the paper
IN the psst, as manifested by its large
and steadily growing subscription
llst. its increasing advertising patron
age and the expressions of goodwill
towards the journal which greet us
from all quarters, convinces the pub
fishers that they are doing what they
set out to do-namely, furnish
newspaper that the people would like,
and therefore support. The HERALD,
as in the past, will Be The penpIe's
paper. Independent in poiiticsl
sense, it will always be tound
on the side of the people, outspC ken
on questions affecting the rights OF the
masses; battling for local sel.-govern-
men! and the largest liberty to indi-
viduals consistent with public good;
laboring for q pure, honest and eco
nomic administration Of government; |
treating public matters dispassion-
ately and employing language calcu-
lated to enlighten the reason of men,
rather than influence their passions.
and working for peace and the de-
of the resources of the ter
ritory, instead of trying to create strife
and retard progress. With our in
creased facilities for gathering news,
both by telegraph and mail, the en-
ployment of larger number of cor
respondents in different sections of
the country, and the better arrange
ment of all the many details of the
we confidently promise
70 make the SALT LAKE DAILY
HERALD better paper than ever.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-14
Inter.OceanLc Canal.

Washington, I3.-Senstor Eaton has
rather outwitted Senator Gordon in the
inter-oceanic canal matter. While Cor
don was busy in the republican cloak
room, soliciting support to defeat the con-
frmation of Simmons, Eaton had quietly
passed a resolution from the foreign
affairs COMMITTEES, calling upon the Pres
ident for information relative TO canal
matters. 1t is quite probable the Pres
ident will, in answer to this resolution,
transmit TO both houses of Congress s
message on the subject. Some of ths
democrats are endeavoring to dissuadC
the President from presenting any such
message, SIS thsy do not wish the AID.
ministration to have any benefit from
taking the initiative in reassertion o
the Monroe doctrine
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-14
SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-14
Grant.

Havana, 13.-General Grant and party
sailed, this afternoon, for Vera Cruz By
the steamer City Of Alexandria. The
Same authorities VINO received the general
on his arrival here, accompanied him to
the steamer The party spent one day
on the plantation of Las Camas, and left
there last night, starting from La Union
station at 10 o'clock, on q special train.
Half an hour later the engine struck o
COW and the train went off the track,
luckily without serious consequences.
The fireman was wounded, and the train
ran on an embankment ten feet high, al
the time of the accident. The passengers
had to wait until 8 o'clock for another
train and arrived in Havana at O'Clock
this morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-14
How Indians are Cheated.

Washington, 13.-At the Senate in
vestigation, to-day, into the removal of
Cheyennes and Poncas, the attention of
Bright Eyes was called to a paper pur-
porting to be signed by the heads of
1 nearly all the POnea families lies requesting
Bright Eyes exclaimed, why, White
EasIe has told me = dozen times that he
never signed any such paper Why,
that is monstous"
Standing Bear was then shown the
paper He read it over, smiled incred-
ulou ly and made several gestures of dis
gust, accompanied by expressive 'Ughs, "
and finally said, That the white mans
way. They writ9 one thing and tell US
another" He then explained.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-14
pIPHTAERIh

WHERE THERE Is NO CANKBR
w there is no piphtheria. Halls Canker
Remedy never fails ask your neigh bors.
sold by Il. Q. N. |. Drug Dept, wholesale
ard retail, Salt L4kS City. ISL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-14
A Ten-YeRr Thief.

Lawrence, Mass, 13.-Andrew Smith,
Of North Andover, defaulting town
treasurer, has Acknowledged that yearly,
since first elected, in 1869, he had CON
.verted money of the town to his own use.
The amount of the defaleation Is 500.
$50 The smallest irregular town note is
$500; the largest, S., 500.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-14
Work or Freeze.

+ halifax, I3.-Coal miners at West
vile. Pieton County, on strike for the
past three months, have received notice
from the Drummond Colliery Company
to Quit their houses by Monday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-11-11
A FlEND.
POSSESSED OF DEVILISH MAD
NESS.
A Woman Murdered by Him in his Dying No
ments-An Unprecedented Tragedy ut Green
Springs, Virginia, lu Which Rocks,
Guns and Corn Cutters Figure.

Richmond Va, November 6-IntelllgenCe has
been received here of one Of the most desperate
and bloody crimes known in the history OF mur.
ders, and one which shows hUw strong hatredt
animate human being even IN the hour of death
The tragedy took place yesterday, near the little
Village of Green Springs Loudon county this
State
1t seems that Merrill Mott yesterday morning
early had quarrel with his wife's sister, who
lived In the house with them Thoroughly in
furiated he went out and got q large knife used
for cutting corn and coming back, assaulted heI
with the muTderOus weapon. He pursued the
unfortunate woman into the yard and stabbed
and hacked her terribly until he thought she was
dead.
After this he went into the house and taking
his guu discharged II In the air. He then reload
ed the weapon, and, proceeding to within few
feet Of where his victim lay welterlng In hel
blood, he placed the muzzle of the gun under hi
own chin and fred, the load passing through hi
mouth, tearing of the tongue and lodging in the
upper part Of the jaw.
He fell in his own gore, and, while struggling
on the ground gasping for breath, he noticed
signs Of returning life in his dying sister in law
summoniDg the full strength of every muscle
and concentrating the whole Of his vital forces in
one great, almost superhuman effort al even
then struggling in the throes Of dissolution, he
groveled about on the ground until he reached o
large stone, which he caught 10 his clammy
hands, and then wrIggling his distorted body
over the ground with almOlt worm like motion
he dragged 1t to the side Of his dying sisler.In
law. Then, lifting himself, he raised the stone
as high as he could and let 1t fall on the woman't
face. 1t came dowL and mashed In the skull
and nose Of the woman, but however she still
struggled.
The dying scoundrel, with determination
which did not leave him in his dying moments
reached out again for the rock with the design oi
dealing another blow. At this stage Of the trsge
dy his wife appeared in the yard and she seeing
him reaching for the stone seized another and
standing over his body, she dealt him death
blow, but too late to save her sister, who died in
few minutes after her murderer
1t is not known what caused the quarrel be
tween Mott and his sister in law, but it is under
stood that he and his wife had also been quar-
reling and that his sister inl law simply took his
wife's part
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-11-11
FOREIGN NEWS.

More trouble in Afghsnistan. Another insur.
rection OF the natives has broken out.
The Turks have been ordered to surrender
Dulcigno forthwith.
The Kurds are making trouble on the Persian
frontier. sheik Abdalah cruclfed thirty OF
them.
An English feet has been ordered to the Irish
coast. Much excitement on that account.
A platform fell at Athlone, Ireland, Saturday
and crushed some people, Somebody sawed the
platform.
At a large meeting in Paris a resolution was
adopted demanding the suppression of the bud
get Of the Ministry Of Worship and the separation
Of Church and state.
Orangemen in Ireland resolve to combat agl,
tatioD.
Some insurgents are still making trouble in
Cuba,
Five hundred thousand dollars in gold sent
from New York to Havana Monday.
Dillon will defend the indicted Irish agitators
French monks expelled from France are flock.
ing to Spain. Well received and say Gambetta
is TO blame.
Greece getting ready FOR Aght Sixteen thou.
sand volunteers have been enlisted.
Liverpool, November s-The steamship Topaz,
from New Orleans, arrived at Falmouth yester.
day in a crippled condition. While in mid ocean
her cargo caught fire and eighteen feet of water
were pumped aboard before the flames were ex.
tInguished, The fire was fought for two days,
Coustantinople, November S.-The Porte is
making tremendous efforts to be in position to
effectually close the Dardanelles at short notice
st, Petersburg November Sat the trial before
the military tribunal Of all nhiliss, the prison.
ers acknowledged as belonging to the revolution.
ary party One named sCheroutf admitted that
he participated in the preparation of the mines
under the railway at Moscow in December, 1879 I;
and two others recounted the proceedings in con.
nection with the mine on the simpheropol Rail.
way.
Dublin, November 8.-several land m etings
were held in Cork Sunday at which the prosecu-
tors Of the indicted members of the Land
Leaguers were strongly denounced. AtShsnagRr.
ry the Land Leaguers were dispersed by pow.
eriul body Of farmers and farm laboreIs who
WGAS ACN w ma WoAtlI ASuuGA VI tho
Land League The Walsh party sormed the
platform and after desperate conflict Walsh
harangued the meeting of the Land LeaguersL
London, November 9-The excitement in Ire.
land grows more intense, finding every day
some fresh utterance of an iIhammatory nature
from the agitatOrs or a threat from the govern
ment to feed it. At Dublin last night Mr. Forster,
,4oNC Coa. nNo.w TO- T-n1n t,1A 1ho .
the government would protect the men saving
the harvest of Boycott, who was lately evicted,
and would take measures to repress any further
illegal acts. Recognizing the difficulty Of carry
ing out this repressiVe policy without plenty Of
bayonets to back 1t the government has sent a
large force to BaIlinrOse at which point the agi
tatlon seems to have concentrated for the mo-
ment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-11-11
MEETING OF IRVING HALL Exc.
CUTIVE COMRTITTEE,

New York, November 1O.--The Executive Com,
mitlee Of Irving Hall met tonight. The report
the subcommittee to which was referred the mat.
ter OF comparing census returns with votes polled
with view to ascertain the fraudulent vote cast,
was presented, 1t sets forth that prominent
among the causes which produced the Democrat.
ic defeat in the last election must be reckoned a
secession from the Democratic party In 1879,
which resulted In the election OF Republican
State government whose machinery was used to
divert votes to Garfield. The report charges that
to colonization, intimidation and bribery large
portion Of the increased Republican vote was due.
1t suggests Congressional investigation be had SO
that frauds may be prevented In the future and
says the corruption Of franchise Of New York is
Of more importance than the retult Of the PreBi.
Dental election, and must be checked.
The report was adopted, but resolution 10 pc,
titlon Congress to appoint committee was re-
ierred to sub committee. A resolution declar
ing that the Democratic defeat was due to incom.
petent leaders OF both Irving and Tsmmany Hall
was lost The sub committee was continued and
the meeting adjourned,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-11-11
LATE NEWS.

Garhelds official malorlty over Hancock in
this State is "a III.
Alabama will elect United States Senator to
succeed Pryor on the 23d inst.
Judge Isaiah Pillars ex.Attorney General,
PROSTATE with stroke Of paralysis,
Bullion amounting to 81, 100 900, was Withdrawn
from the Bauk Of England to be sent to tn
country.
Mat Reeves, mate OF a Mississippi steamer, wa
stabbed eight times In q bar.TOom fight In Mem.
phis and died from the wounds.
Russell Dart, a prominent citizen of Bufa 10
probably fatally shot Emil Sell ert, music teach.
er, yesterday. seifeH made love to Dart
daughter while teaching her music and had been
forbidden the house, but refused to stay away
hence the deed.
Boston, November l0James j. McCaferty, o
Lowell president of the Land League Of Amer 1,
ca, is missing. he appeared slightly deranged.
A coal miner named Peter Miller, partially
blind, living in Wheeling, blew his head TO piece
In the garrett Of his house Tuesday afternoon by
placing the muzzle Of double bsrreed shot
gun In his mouth and pulling the trigger with
his outstretched hand, His head and face were
literally torn to atoms.
A train from Madison Court House, Fla. hay.
ing on board five citizens in charge Of the Depu.
ty United States Marshall arrested for alleged
violation Of eection laws, was boarded Tuesday
night as 1t was leaving Madison, Fla, by party
Of masked men who released the prisoners and
made the witnesses disembark
Kent, November 9To day Fred Carts,
blacksmith aged about sixty, had his hip. bone
badly broken and received other injuries by be.
ing kicked by horse.
David Mum, who was arrested for incest on
his ten year-Old daughter, waived an examina.
ton, and was bound over under $500 bonds to
await the next term Of court.
Captain Bates and his wife, the welded giants,
experience some serious discomforts In travelling
They recently made the overland journey from
San Francisco, They are each some eight fee (
long. In order to secure a comfortable bed they
took the opposite sections, connected the upper
berths with an adjustable piece, and laid them
selves cTosswise Of the car, the other passenger
kindly consentng to the obstruction Of the pass
age at night
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-11-11
HORRIBLE AFFAIR.

Batesvitle, Ohio, November S-A horrible TRACE.
dy became known here yesterday morning. Frank
NJ Biedenbaugh, wealthy young German who
three years ago married the daughter OF a neigh.
boring farmer, came home late Saturday night in
tOxicated and, entering the room where his wife
and child slept assaulted them with an az. His
wlfe's skull was crushed by a single blow, and
then his sons throat was cut by the edae of the
ak, He then went to the room where Mrs. Ste.
phens, visitor, and her child and a servant girl
were sleep, and killed Mrs. Stephens and her
child, The servant girl being awakened sprang
toward the door, but was knocked senseless and
left for dead. Upon recovering consciousness
she gave the alarm and neighbOrs came. 1t was
not till morning hat the murderer was found
hidden in tobacco house with his throat cut,
not fatally. Jealousy, insanity and drunkenness
are theories advanced to account for the horri.
BILE crime.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-11-11
DEMOCRATIC PROTEST.

New York, November S-The following circular
letter, signed by William A. Fowler, Chairman
Of the Executive Committee Of the Democratic
State Committee, was issued to day:
Reports Of fraud in the elections held in this
city and Brooklyn on the I'd Of November are such
that II the frauds reported are established, the
electoral vote of this State will be cast for Han.
cock and English, and steps for thorough inves.
tigalOn are now being considered. In the mean
time we hand herewith blank form OF protest
which you will please execute, varied in sub.
stance according to circumstances, and hand in
to county Canvassers as early this week as posi-
BILE. not later than Thursday, the 11th instant
The form Of protest is as follows: 1.-THE under.
signed hereby protest an allowance Of the vote
cast for presidential electors, held November Q,
$780, in name Of pacel as canvassed and return.
ed by the Board Of County Canyassers OF said
county for the reasons that Estate of facts in de-
taill We respectfully request that this protest
may be attached to the returns OF such vote that
we may not be considered to have by silence.
acquiesced in those acts
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-11-11
THE GALLOWs.

Execution Of One.Legged CulprIt In Virginia.
Louisa Court House, Va, November 5.-The
execution Of A. Albert Mitchell, colored, for the
murder Of Chas, K. Wsltan, white, in March, 1879,
took place here to-day in the jail yard in the
presence Of the Court officers and few spectators.
There was only small gathering Of people out.
side the jail enclosure. Mitchell having but one
leg walked to the scaffold with the aid Of crutch
Upon reaching the sCafold he was placed ON the
trap but 1t being found necessary to make some
change in the manner Of springing It, he moved
to one side, Everything being made ready he
was made to stand on the trap and then In an
sweI to questions, said: Il don't want anybody TO
do what have done Tell mother not to grieve
as I am about to go home. have no other con.
fession to make, nor anything else to say" After
prayer by the attending minister, during which
the prisoner stoop with bowed head leaning on
his crutches, his hands were tied behind his back
the rope and black cap adjusted and at 1925 the
trap was sprung, The fell was over i've feet and
his struggles we're BRIEF The body was buried
in field near by.