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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-25
Dempsey vs.. Mccoy

JERSEY CITY, February 24.-About
1000 men gathered tonight IN the Oak
land rink, to witness the contest
between Jack Dempsey and Pete Nc
Coy. Chief of Police Murphy, with a
force of fifty men kept back the surging
crowd from the twenty-four-foot ring
erected on platform in the centre of
the rink. Among the sporting men
present were Leblanche, the Boston
marine, with whom Dempsey is matched
to fight, Tom Bogue and John Keenan,,
Dempsey's hacker, Tom Ryan, Johnnie
delphia, Patsy Sheppard. Mike Sulli-
P. Foster, Billy Bennett, Charley King
and host of club men from New York.
the early part of the evening was
taken up with short three-round bouts
between light weights and with wrest-
ling. 1t was 1850 when Mccoy jumped
over the ropes. He was accompanied by
Dan Gill, of Boston, and Tom Evans.
Dempsey followed Immediately, and
was assisted by Gus Tuthin and Tom
Cleary. w. E. Harding was chosen
time-keeper and Cleary referee.
In the first round Dempsey made no
attempt to fight, but made three points
to McCoy's one.
In the second round Mccoy got in
some good work, but in the third, fourth
and fifth rounds Dempsey fairly made
short work of him, and had him
winded.
In the sixth and last round. Mccoy
fought for all he was worth. but was
unable TO stop Dempsey's body blows
and upper cuts, and McCoy's friends
felt relieved when the referee called
time.
Leblanche sat all the time in the re-
porter's gallery, surrounded by friends,
who offered to wager 500 to
$50 that the fight would be declared a
draw. The referee, however, declared
that the fight had been won by Denp-
sey.
The receipts, which went to the win
ner, amount to over 5000.
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Getting it Back on Them.

PORTLAND, Ogn., February 24.-To-
day, Nathan L. Baker, of this city, and
AL White, of Oregon City, who led the
mob that drove the Chinese out of Ore
gon City on Sunday night, were arrested
on the complaint of Wong Chung, a
Chinese contractor, and taken before a
United States commissioner. charged
WIN violating section 5519 of the United
States statutes. This section, which
was passed for the special protection of
negroes against the Ku Kiux, in 1874,
is said to cover the Chinese cases exactly,
and the authorities think the men can
be convicted. The prisoners were re-
leased on 5000 bail each and the Prelim-
mary examination is set for Friday of
this week.
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AT THE CAPITAL.
The Hawaiian Reciprocity
Treaty Again.
BUCKING AGAINST SIR CLAUS.
Dempsey VS.. McCoy-Van Wyck's
Hiii-After the Poles-roo Cheap
American Pork-Etc.
Washington Whispers.

WASHINGTON, February 2i.-It is IN
derstood that the Secretary OF the
Treasury will recommend that Congress
provide for specific duties on silk.
In the executive session, the Senate
resolution from the commerce commit
tee was adopted, calling on the Secre-
tary of the Treasury for papers in rela-
ton to the suspension of Custom Collec-
tor William Wells, of Vermont.
Senator Morgan, to-day, reported the
amendment to the appropriation bill
adopting the offer of the government
of Japan to this government of site in
the city of Toxic for legation purposes.
and recommended an appropriation of
500 600 for the erection of a suitable
building.
In answer to the request from the
sub committee of the House committee
on ways and means, for information
concerning the working of the reciprocal
treaty with the Hawaiian Islands,
Mr.. John Searles. Jr.. government
commissioner, who visited the Islands,
and who has returned, furnishes a
statement of facts, ascertained in con-
nection with his visit. He says
that if we had made the islands a
present of esery dollars worth of goods
they bought from this country and
collected the duties on their sugars, we
should have made no loss. As
to the effect of the treaty on this
the price of refined sugar in
San Francisco, since the treaty went
into effect, has averaged cents a
pound more than III New York, where
every pound has paid full duty. He
speaks in bitter terms of the course pur-
sued by Claus Spreckels. For seven years
he vas dictator. The planters, however,
during the past year rebelled against
his autocracy and are now seeking to
break his commercial, if not his politi-
cal power. They have secured possess
sion of a small refinery in San
francisco, which they hope to
operate successfully IN connection with
their sugar estates in the islands; but
Sir Claus has determined upon their de-
struction, and this explains the unpre-
cedented low prices now ruling in San
Francisco, only about one cent above
New York figures. The reasons why the
treaty should be abrogated are. first, on
account of the enormous loss in revenue
to this country, which is practically
paid out of the pockets of our tax
payers into the pockets of a small
company of sugar planters and specu-
lators The production has assumed
proportions never dreamed of when the
treaty was made, and the crop is still
steadily increasing. The second is be-
cause it has not either directly or in
directly benefited the consumers of
sugar in this country, but has brought
the product of the islands into
direct competition with our sugar
producers and manufacturers; and,
third, because the treaty has not ben
Gifted, but has, on the contrary, in
injured the Sandwich Islands, democrat
izing and destroying the native popula-
other Asiatics, while the American in
fuence in the affairs of the islands, ex-
cept so far as it is exercised for the sell
fish interests of an individual, has been
weakened.
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THE RATE WAR.
The Sunset Seems to be the
UppermOst.
UNHEARD-OF TICKET RATES.
The Monopolies VIII Have a Tug
for Supremacy and Then
viii the End Be
JNHEARD-OF TICKET RATES.
The'Rate Cutting.

NEW YORK, February 24.-The uneasy
feeling of yesterday. concerning the
western passenger rates, has grown
into q conviction that everybody is cut
ting. The officers of the Sunset route
are Figuring out" their promised
new tariff which they will issue to-
morrow. The rival lines ridicule the
action. saying that it would be nonsense
for the Sunset to do anything, of the
kind, because they will Immediately cut
under its rates. The opinion pre-
walls IN some quarters that the
Pacific Mail will jeopardize the
$S5, 900 subsidy, which it receives under
existing agreement by cutting before
the thirty days notice expires. If the
eastern pool breaks up, it will be
everybody's fight, with the Sunset
in the lead on fighting facili-
ties. The Iowa roads have
made a cut to 81 from Chicago to
Omaha, so that now a $50 and $40
passenger rate from the Missouri River
obtains on all lines. The Baltimore &
Ohio people are jubilant, and claim to
see i'll all this trouble a benefit for them.
An official said that the fight was
soon 10 spread TO the eastern trunk
lines. 1t was rumored that the freight
rates had been cut again from yester-
days figures, so that the discount now
was 60 per cent. off on all classes of
freight from 81 per hundred to 1925,
40 per cent. off on ali grades
from 81 25 down to $1.50 per hundred,
and % per cent. off on all grades under
$3.50. This was told to Sunset official,
and he was asked whether their new
tariff equaled that discount. He said:
We so under that" but refused any
other information.
AT a meeting of the general passenger
agents of the trunk lines to-day it was
decided to adopt cut rates west of the
Missouri from day to day, as they were
reported through Commissioner Fink's
office.
Commissioner Midgeiy, of the South
western Railway Association, and Pre-
sident of the Chicago, Burlington e.
Quincy will be in town tomorrow,
it is rumored, to meet the executive
of the trunk lines to confer
with them about the Transcontinental
fight.
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The Wardner Shooting

MILWAUKEE, February 24-The Off
Gals of the bank, as well as che intimate
associates of Wardner. say that his
mental and nervous system has been
failing tor several years back, in conse-
quence of hard worK, and they are
positive OF his insanity. He had
become possessed with the idea
that Lawrence and other attaches
OF the bank were harrassing him at
every Opportunity and enueavorIng to
drive him from his position. AT home,
however. 1t WAS surely imaginary, as the
gent emen were bis trienus. He readily
talked OF his act when seen by
an Associated Press correspondent,
aud sad: Il had made up
my mind that the only way
10 right the wrongs done ME was to
XIII my tormentors, and L only regret
thai Lawrence Was not killed on the
spot. Ii ever get out and he is still
hYlng, will shoot him again. Two
others (meanlng President Nash and
Cashier tltsch. both of the bank will
be served in the same way, also" His
talk Clearly indicates his mind
to be deranged, as he never had
better friends than Messrs. Nash
and Fitsch, who but yesterday arranged
to have him take tWo-months recre-
alton on full pay, ano an assurance OF
his position icing retained for him.
To night, MIR. Lawrence is resting
comfortably. and although no attempt
has been made to probe for the ball
his physicians have strong hopes of his
recovery.
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Sugar

WASHINGTON, February 24.-The CHEZ
of the Bureau of Statistics says that of
the 2,546, 900 600 pounds of sugar I'M
ported into the United States during the
last fiscal year, "A per cent. came from
Cuba, Porto Rico, Brazil and the
British West Indies. Those countries,
according to the latest advices,
impose an export duty on su gar. If
such is the fact, it is probable that so
per cent. of the sugar imported for the
last year came from countries imposing
an export duty thereon. This would
change the fgNres in the reduction on
sugar from 81 900 900 to $1,000 600 and
the aggregate reduction of duty from
$40, 900 900 to $I2 600 900.
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Only q Hoax.

ST.. LOUIS. February A.-The widely
circulated statement that a dentist of
Oakland, CAL, would appear as al i'm
portant witness against Maxwell, the
alleged murderer of Preller. is pro-
nounced false. The dentist stated that
he felt confident he could identify the
body as that of Preller, because when
the latter was in Oakland, he did some
dentistry work upon his teeth, which he
stated he could easily recognize upon
examination. 1t appears now that
thereis no truth in the statement.
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After the Poles.

BERLIN, February 24.-The lower
house of the Prussian, Diet, to day, dis
cussed the bill relating to teachers in
national schools in Polish Prussia. DR..
Won Gossler, minister of public instruc-
ton and ecclesiastical aIfai-s, &c, Jared
that the government was compelled to
take firm and clear stand IN view
Of the continuous attacks of the Poles.
Leniency and sympathy were irnpos-
sible. The best way. to assimiiate the
two peoples was to insist upon a com
mon language. 1t was. therefore,
necessary to have teachers IN
Poland thoroughly acquainted with
German and to eliminate the Polish
Literature from the schools. A long
discussion ensued, the Conservatives
and National Liberals supporting and
the members o. the centre party oppos-
ing the bill. The debate was finally adj
journed until tomorrow.
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Van Wyck's Bill.

WASHINGTON, February Ex-senator
van Wyck says. to-day, in reply to an
inquiry, that his bill introduced yester-
day to authorize the use of the proceeds
of the sinking funds in the construction
and equipment of branch railroads is
intended to meet the complaint OF the
subsidized roads that money was taken
from them and buried in the Treasury.
and that they were thus unable TO build
the branch roads, develop the country
and increase their revenue. Il provide, >
ne said, that the roads shall be built
Tor cash and that the stock 81 all not ex-
coed the actual cost; shall never lie in
creased. and the roads shall belong to
the United States until the debts due
from the subsidized companies are fully
pad. provide that no interest in the
contracts, town sites, elevators or stock
yards shall be held by the directors;
that the rates on the branches
shall not De greater than the minimum
rates on the main lines, and that the
rates on the main lines and branche
shall not exceed the average rates
between the Missouri River and Chicago.
provide against all discrimination,
OF any kind, charges or character of
service. The work IS all to be done hY
contract and the advertisements are ~
be made for sections of ten miles. ThIs
Will give small men a chance. The
Union Pacific alone has now about
80, GOO. 900 in the treasury, which will, rs
railroad people admit, build ABOUT 800
miles of road"
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HOUSE

WASHINGTON, February 2.-The COM
nlitee on naval affairs reported back
Ae resolution calling on the Secretary
@Ihe Navy for = complete list of Of
lCerS now on the retired list of the navy,
"se'her with statement of the specific
.sasonS for which they were placed
'aeIeon. Adopted.
me committee on public lands re-
NIIed bill FORGETTING certain lands
s.4lIed TO the Southern Pacific Rail-
iOla company. House calender.
M. IL Ihe morning hour, the House
PISSED the bill to annex the northern
~! OF the Territory of Idaho to Wash
lgton Territory.
r VA oehalf OF the committee on rail-
a s5Nys and canals, Murphy, of Iowa,
e-.4eu up and the House proceeded to
IIy-suer IN committee of the whole the
Hssnnepia canal bill.
Iufphy, Of Iowa, prefaced his speech
mn iIa .se OF the canal bill by reading, in
~ ~ Inc report of the COMMITTEES, in
v ,I;Cn was represented the argument
s. -.sn lmpelled it to q favorable consid-
s Sssio1 OF the measure. He then pro-
s M 10 emphasize the beneficial re-
Gos n the shape of cheap Transports
~ 81 winch would follow the construc-
~ oA o. the Hennepin canal. Pending
m M S?;hciQsion of Murphy's speech. the
lung hour expired and the commit
sosames, OF New York, under instruc-
ys ~ nom the committee on coinage,
os.slS and measures, asked leave to
M resolution, making the bill for
~ Iee coinage of silver, continuing
Especial M order from March I'd, not to
s4on bills. e''HUe u "ppiopii-
, 1r,..it!owS, of Michigan, thought that
nd ~ ume should be fixed to special
Eo1 1 y and James modified his resolu-
so1 y y as TO provide that the discus
6Sn9uld continue for one week.
u ,ss s1iefty, OF Florida, objected to
sG Ie house then went into committee
eSs Shole, Hammond, of Georgia,
eaar, on the half-gallon-tax bill.
4 worth, of Ohio, opposed the bill
So1l JSUuIended that the half-gallon
&E,a.ho not be taxed, because the loss by
re and leakage always exceeded
SS,Ss uaEntiiy. He had prepared sub
ERA lot the pending bill, which
Z ~ the Carlisle bill by requiring
sS~IHilInum capacity of the packages
IN ..c9 spirits might be drawn to be
ssuons instead of ten gallons.
ssssson and Adams, or Illinois.
q Trnage. Of Kentucky, and Brady,
~ slnls. discussed the measure at
tsfs5 ,Sh' after which, Butterworth
The substitute as Suggested bv
lbs as speech, but it was rejected
Slbe EGoommittee then reported the bill
sntion and It was passed without
anu the House adjourned.
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Crook and Geronimo.

SAs Francisco, February 24.-An
Examiners Ell Paso, Texas, special
says: Word has just been received
here of a meeting between Gen.
Crook and Geronimo, at Lang's
ranch, situated seventy-eight miles
southwest of Deming, the day before
yesterday. Itstates that the chief and
five bucks had a consultation and
asked permission to return to
the reservation peaceably. Crook
refused, demanding an unconditional
surrender. Geronimo refused to give
himself up. and after consultation
left for his camp, keeping a
white flag flying for ten miles
or more. Chief Mana and
others are still held as hostages. Ger
onimo is reported to have ninety bucks,
besides women and children, with him.
No attempt was made to follow him,
and it is not known what his move
ments will be.
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..ge HEyEEPIN CANAL BILL.
SENATE

,g-a,y.roy February 24.-MorriIl
.,l.d m the House bill permitting ma
':snot hanks to change their names. 10
lion and capital by vote of two
Kid. of their shareholders. The bill
m,kes the changes subject to the ap-
a-oysl of the Comptroller of Currency.
Bsck thought such important changes
onobt to be made subject to the ap-
n.oysl OF the Secretary of the Treasury.
Rscg charged that comptrollers ap-
Deared to work to drive out of business
al Int national banks. He moved to
.rbstitute the Secretary OF the Treasury
in the bill, but this was lost.
On motion of Hoar. an amendment
vas made to the DILL limiting the right
of bans to change its location, so that
i shall not change to another State, nor
m place more than thirty miles dis
ant from the original position. The
pi then passed.
The bill authorizing the President to
grant permission to one or more officers
Of the army to accept temporary SER
vice from the government of COrea was
taken up.
SaEel offered an amendment, permit
ting the officers indicated to accept
eompenSation from the Corean govern
ment. The amendment was agreed to
and the bill passed.
The education bill was taken up, and
Blair addressed the Senate in reply to
ihe objections and criticisms made
against it, He denied that the people
d the south were opposed 20 the
measure, and insisted that they favored
it,
George said that the House of Repre-
senIatives of his State (MississippD had
passed resolutions requesting the United
States Senator's from Mississippi to sup
port this measure. Mississippi was
not here, however" George said, las a
supplicant for the national bounty. It
regarded the measure as a generous
offer from the Northern States
towards removing the illiteracy pre-
yailing in the South" George would
be compelled, however, to decline the
offer, if he believed it to be unconstitu-
tioral. He cited a number of instances
in which money had been appropriated
from the national treasury to purposes
not in any manner enumerated in the
Constitution, which amounts, if the
theory Of the opponents OF the educa-
ton bill we're correct, had all been un-
lawfully and improperly paid out.
Alter a lengthy discussion between
george and Morgan, Gray and Hawley,
TO the authority for the appropriations
as questioned George continued his ar
gl1laent st some length but finally yield
ca Ior an executive session, after which
the Senate adjourned.
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WASHINGTON, February "a The
House committee on rules to-day,
agreed to report back Hanback's resolu-
ton providing for an investigation of
the Pan Electric Telephone matter. The
committee has not yet framed the res
oluion, but are agreed that the investi-
eating committee should consist of nine
members.
Senator Miller, to-day, introduced a
bill in the Senate to establish a postal
savings depository as branch of the
Postofice Department.
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Another Cable Project.

SAN FRANCISCO, February 24.-The
trustees of the Chamber of Commerce
held conference, this afternoon, with
Sir Alexander Stewart. ex-Premier of
Australia. to take action toward secur-
ing a subsidy from the government of
the United States to aid in the con-
s ruction and maintenance of a cable
between this country and Australia. A
resolution was adopted by the trustees,
requesting the California Congressional
delegation to use its efforts to assist the
project.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-25
Billiard Match

San Francisco. February A.-The
billiard contest of S. McKenna, Of De-
troit, Michigan, and A. H. Nor
ris, of San Francisco, 5000 points.
for stake of $1,000, 500 points
to be played each night, for four nights,
began at Platt's Hall tonight. The
hrSt match was won by McKenna, with
score of 1.5O0 to 1888. The match did
not finish until 123Oa.m.
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The Postoftice Appropriation.

WASHINGTON, February 24.-The
House committee on postoffices and
post roads, to-day, completed the post
office appropriation bill, and it will be
promptly reported to the House. The
bill appropriates for the postal service
during the next fiscal year, the sum of
$5i,326 .5SS, an increase of 1925, 598
over the appropriations for the
present fiscal year, and a de
crease of 1853, $40 as compared
with the departments estimates. The
estimated revenue for the next fiscal
year is SAT ,142 ,252, and the estimated
deficiency (indefnite) is 81, 443 .912. The
principal items of appropriation are as
follows: For compensation to post
masters, $1l, 100000; appropriations for
the present year ,$12 800 900; for compen-
sation to clerks in postoffices, S., I50, 0CO;
for transportation of foreign mails,
$375, 600; appropriations for the present
year S300,000; estimate for the next
year S350,00 To this estimate the
committee append the following note:
I" If it should be decided to pay vessels
of United States register sea and in
land postage, then an additional sum of
$4,000 should be added to the es-
innate"
For BALANCE due foreign countries
500, 600; the appropriation for the pres
ent year is $4,000.
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James Henry Paine.

New YORK, February 24.-Applica-
ton was made to the surrogate to-day
for the granting of letters of admins
tration to Sumner E. Clsggett, upon
the estate of James Henry Paine, who
millionaire. Mr.. Claggett says that he
is granddaughter of Paine. The latter
left no will. He has four relatives
living in Massachusetts,. The surrogate
reserved his decision.
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Cutting.

SAN FEANCIsOo, February 4.-The
Post, this evening, prints a statement
that the agents of the Sunset route have
sent to their customers for all freight
bills paid since the war broke out, and
are making rebates on such bills to
meet the lowest cut rate made by them
selves or any other roads.
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American Pork

PARIS, February 24-M. Vallon, pre-
sident of the agricultural group in the
Chambers. called upon NJ Lockroy
Minister of Commerce, to-day, and
urged him to continue the prohibition
of the importation of American hog
products. NJ. Lockroy replied that be-
fore submitting the subject to the Cham
Der of Deputies he would wait for the
hygienic committees report, which
would decide the question of the alleged
presence of trichina in American pork.
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To Punish Socialists.

VIENNA, February 24.-The COM
mittee of the Hungarian Diet has given
its approval to the bill for the suppress
sion of Socialism. Under the pro-
visions of this measure summary
dealings with all Socialists are
authorized, and severe punishment will
be visited upon any person having
letters in his possession declaring So
cialistic tendencies, or on anyone NO
lists.
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Foreigners Discharged.

BERLIN, February 24.-A1 workmen
of foreign birth have been discharged
from employment in the government
dock yards. This action has been taken.
German Notifications to the French.
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More Cutting.

ST.PAULs. February 24-The st. Paul d
Minneapolis Local Passenger Agents
Association, this morning, issued in
structions to sell frst-class limited
tickets to San Francisco via either
Omaha or Kansas City for 1925 and
second-class limited for 1925. The
Northern Pacific still retains the s65
passenger rate to San Francisco, but
made cut on the rate to Portland, as
announced yesterday.