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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-05
To Investigate the Liauor Traffic.

WASHINGTON, April Al. L. Taylor,
from the committee on the alcoholic liquor
traffic, to-day reported to the house a bill
agreed upon by the committee providing
for the appointment of an alcoholic liquor
traffic commission. The report of the com
mittee says thot large portion of the peo-
pie for long time have desired an honest,
impartial and thorough investigation of the
liquor traffic in all its phases Reference
is made to the inquiries of similar commits
sion of England which had remarkable re-
suits, and warrant further investigations.
Reports from domestic sources indicate
that the liquor traffic causes four
tifths of all the crime committed,
wastes one-half of the taxation,
causes an expenditure of SSOOOO0
a year in drink, incapacitates mentally and
physically half million people for labor
and business, causes ree-fourths of the
pauperlsm OF the country, is responsible
for the fearful increase in insanity and i'm
becility, and does no good to anybody.
On the other hand, these state
ments are denied and pronounced
to be the hallunciations of diseased brain.
Therefore" says the report, ''let the
world know the truth or falsity of these
assertions"
opposition. He says that under the terms
of the BILL while the commissioners shall
not all belong to the same political party,
they may all be prohibitionists. The ma
jority concede that Congress has no power
to regulate the liquor traffic in the states,
and it is therefore novel proposition that
1t shall investigate subject without pos
sessing the power to carry out by leglsla-
ton any recommendations made by the
commission. Quinn maintains there is no
isformation on the subject not already pnb-
lished. 1t has been agitated and discussed
for forty years, and it is an insult to their
ability and intelligence to say they are not
informed upon the subject, and this COM
mission can in two years give them what
they do not already know. In conclusion,
Quinn says that undoubtedly the bill is one
OF the numerous measures originating out
side of Congress under the presumption of
great public benefit, the real purpose of
which is personal advancement and selfish
interest. The bill is intended to infringe
upon the rigets of the people and
is un-American in its character.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-05
In the House.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-The House took
up the private pension bills to-day.
Speaking on one Of these pension bills.
Stone, of Missouri, declared that no people
had been despoiled and burdened under the
name of patriotism under the guise of pen
sion laws as had the people of. the United
States. He denounced the demands of the
Grand Army of the Republic and asserted
that the presidency was put up and sold to
theshighest bidder. Thank God, there was
one grand man who declined to be party
to such sale. Though he had fallen, he
had fallen bearing a reputation for wise,
lncorruptlble craftsmanship, and enjoyed
the respect of every honest citizen. [Ap-
plause on the Democratic side. BENJAMIN
Harrison had attained his office by cash
raised by Wanamaker and disbursed by
Dudley Stone said he believed the gov
eminent had been generous enough to the
soldiers. He (Stone) favored granting
liberal pensions to true, brave soldiers, but
was opposed to granting pensions to unde-
serving soldiers or to county jumpers
Chapman, of Michigan, denounced the
speech made by the gentleman from Mis-
souri,. 1t was no time to talk of the cost of
pensions. He well remembered the day
when the cost was not counted, when the
government was prodigal of money and
lavish of blood: when the motives which
brought men under the flag were not
scanned and analysed. Then no man was
mean enough to suggest that men went out
to risk their lives for the paltry sum of
$40 month. A man who made such a
suggestion would have been scorned. and
looked upon as a rebel. The gentleman
from Missouri had cried halt, but the time
Tor halt had not come and would not come
until reasonable provision had been made
for the needs of every soldier of the coun
try. The country needed the service
pension increased, pensions for the deaf
and dumb, pensions for the widows, and
rule OF testimony in the pension cases
whereby the oath of a private soldier
would receive as much credence as that of
an officer. The pension system must con-
tinue until the last soldier who served his
country in the war is dead. Applause.
After strong speeches in favor of liberal
pensions by Dolliver, of Iowa and Fowler,
OF New York, the private pension bills
passed.
The President has approved the Joint res
olution for the relief of the sufferers in the
Mississippi valley, and has also approved
the urgent deficiency bill.
The House committee on naval affairs has
directed favorable report on the bill to
prevent the enlistment of aliens in the
navy.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the private calendar. A bill
for the allowance of certain claims for
stores and supplies used by the United
States army under the provisions of the
bowman act, was discussed at length
mainly on points of order. Pending action,
the committee rose and the House took q
recess. The evening session will be for the
consideration of private pension bills.
AT the evening session thirty private
pension bills were passed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-05
TRADE WITH CHINA.
The Bad Effect of the Anti
Chinese Legislature.
A WONDERFUL WAR BALLOON
Is Creating Sensation in Berlin-A Census
Of Germans in is-InvestigattOn of
the Liquor Traffic.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch. |
New YORK, April AT the regular
monthly meeting of the chamber of com
merce yesterday, E. H. Ammidown, chair
man of the committee on foreign commerce,
submitted a long series of resolutions,
which were adopted, denouncing the
House bill No. 6,420, as "a violation of the
treaty of 1850 between the United States
and China, and gross affront to a great
nation" The bill, it was stated, would
provoke hostility with China and add to
the aggrivating legislation in this country,
which has already diminished the trade
between the United States and China One
Of the resolutions is as follows:
'It is dangerous to the peace and pros
perity of the United STATES. The lesson
that it teaches is that the sacred obliga-
tions of treaties may be violated at the
will of the legislature, without notice, and
with no effort to secure notifications of
treaties by friendly negotiations, may
some time easily be applied to other treaties
by other nations, to our disadvantage. The
day may not be far distant when an empire
of more than three hundred million people,
apt and adroit in all the fields of science
and art, brave in war, and persistent be-
yond all other races of men, and now rap
idly advancing in the mastery of all modern
resources of national greatness, will sum-
mon this nation to an account"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-05
The Reported Arrest of Erraud.

Especial 10 THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch
PARIS, April 4.-[By cable to the New
York Herald. Quite a sensation was
caused here TO-DAY, by report from Amer
lea that Eyraud, the supposed murderer of
Gouffe, had been arrested at Paso del
Norte, Mexico. A correspondent called at
the prefecture of police, and was fortunate
enough to see M. Goren, chief de la Surete
''Do you believe was the inquiry, shat
Eyraud really has been arrested ?'' M.
Goren hesitated a moment, ard then replied
in the following curious manner:
ut is impossible for me to have any opin
ion as to the truth or falsity of the dispatch
Our agents in America only communicate
with US by mail, of course. Their official
report will not reach US, supposing Eyraud
has been arrested, for some days yet. 1
must say, however, am little inclined to
doubt that Gouffe's murderer has been
caught. You know that two of our detec-
tives, who were specially sent to America
in pursuit, sailed for France only few
days since and have given up the chase
1t will be great surprise to US If just
when we had begun to feel most discour-
aged, our efforts are rewarded with sue
CeSSD
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-05
Attempt on the Cars Life.

Especial to THE HERALp-Examiner Cable.
LONDON, April 4.-No mention is made
in any of the direct kilograms from ST.
Petersburg, of the reported attempt on the
Cars life. Probably good care is taken
by the authorities that no news of the
matter, if anything of the kind has oc-
Cured, shall get abroad. They have evil
IDENTIFY done their best to suppress all in
formation of the widespread student up
rising, with the idea of making it appear a
small affair, and that all the people, but
the students are loyal; an attempt which is
ridiculous on the face of it and which is
frustrated by the news which reached here
OF the very uneasy attitude of the masses
Whether yesterdays news of the Cars
sudden illness, and later of fainting fits is
bona tide or put forward to cover the
actual fact of a partially successful effort
to kill him, possibly by poison, cannot be
known with certainty just now, but there
is no question but that the Nihilists still
harbor murderous intentions toward the
Gar and are constantly watching for an
opportunity to assasinate him. He owes
his safety solely to the vigilance of the
police and the scrupulous protection which
they afford his person. There appears to
be certainly something which has happened
in the nature of injury to the Car, but as
yet no authentic information has been re-
ceived here,s all news of it comes in a
roundaboutway and is not very clear
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-05
RUSSIAN INTRIGUES.
They are Making Trouble Be.
tween Servia and Bulgaria.
DWELLING In THE GERMAN ARMY
FOrbidden-An Attempt Upon the Cars Life
Russia Sends Terse Note to
Turkey.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Cable.l
LONDON, April 4.--The recall of the
Servian diplomatic agent from the Bulgar-
ian capital is a negative to the recent as
sertlons that the tension between Servia
and bulgaria was relaxing, and the differ
ences between the two countries in fair
way OF amicable settlement. This state of
affairs, it was understood, was to be
brought about by the intervention of the
greater powers, who shrank from a reopen
ing OF the eastern question, at the present
at least. Now it appears that the breach
is wider than ever, thanks to the intrigues
OF the Russian agents; and Prince Ferdi-
nand is likely to speedily find himself con-
fronting the boy king of Servia on the field
OF battle, repeating the exploits of his
predecessor, Prince Alexander, with the
youthful monarch's father. Rumor also
has it that the Servian administration has
again become almost thoroughly Russian
lied through the quiet but well directed eff
forts of ex-Queen Natalie, and the rupture
between Servia and Bulgaria is merely to
go far enough to afford the Car a pretex t
for an armed interference in the ostensible
interest of peace
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-05
SOUTHERN CONNECTS
The Convict System Rivals the
Outrages in Siberia
ACCORDING TO CHAUNCEY DEPEW
Some Serious and Damaging Charges Are
Made Against the New York Police
by the Central Labor Union.

WASHINGTON, April4. -Chauncey Depew,
just returned from the south, was asked
by local reporter this evening if he had
seen much of the new south. He replied:
Some of the new and good deal of the
old stock sincerely think their property
will be wiped out, their homes broken up
and society destroyed. if colored mems
votes are counted, and they look upon
northern Republicans as species of Anar-
chist who will cheerfully cooperate in such
destruction"
lone thing more than any other" said
Depew. (which has debauched public SEN
timent in the south, is the convict labor
system in certain states. Unless Remnants
stories about Siberian horrors are abso-
lutely true, there can be no scenes in any
civilized country so terrible as in the south
ern convict camps. Some time the contracts
call for a certain number of convicts, and
the state furnishes them. If they cannot
fill the quota otherwise, the most trivial of
lenses are made an excuse for long terms
of imprisonment l have no doubt that
many innocent men are serving sentences
in southern convict camps that the quota
might be filed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-05
THE DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH
She is Not Meeting With Much Success in Sell
ing the Hammersly Estate.


Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch. |
New York, April As was stated in
the Examiner on Saturday, the Duchess of
Marlborough has come to New York for
the purpose of inducing the trustees, under
the will of her first husband, to sell some
of the real estate which is yielding no rev.
enue and investing the proceeds of such
sale so that her present income may be in
creased. The duchess has simply her life
interest in the property left by her first
husband, and at her death it goes to the
son of her husbands cousin, j. Hooker
Hammersly, if he has a son, and if he has
not, it goes to charities. The duchess,
therefore, is anxious naturally to get all
the income out of the property she possibly
can.
Those well informed as to the Hamers-
ley estate and make up, say it aggregates
about five million dollars. The duchess
income is now about hundred thousand "a
year, from stocks, bonds and productive
real estate. The duchess now feels the
want of money. She thinks that if she
sells about two million dollars worth Of
unproductive real estate and invests the
money in good securities, she will add
seventy-fve thousand to her income,
which, with less taxes to pay, will bring
her yearly income up to two hundred
thousand. Hooker Hammersley is opposed
to any sale of the property as his son, if
he ever have one, would be interested in
the property which, when the boy becomes
of age, would be greatly increased in val
ue 1t is understood that the duchess is
notaccompanied by the Duke of Marlborough
because she believes that to use the French
phrase, as a femme seuI, she will be able to
DO more, than if those opposing her felt
that they were really fencing and fighting
with the English lord, who has marrid her
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-05
COLORADO CRIMINALS.
Denver Is Overrun With Toughs and They
Have Been Warned to Go.

DENVER, Colo, April Especial tele-
gram to The HERALD. Arguments for
a re-sentence in the cases of Medley and
Savage, the convicted murderers have been
concluded and decision will be rendered
early next week. These men were SEN
fenced to death under the new law which
the supreme court of the United States up
set. Their attorneys claim tina the court
cannot touch them now
Chief of Police Farley has begun the pc
riodical raid on toughs and gamblers and
they have been warned to leave town.
Thieves are too many here. The Pueblo
authorities have been sending a number to
the penitentiary recently and they are
emigrating from that city.
William H. Martin, who is apparently
insane, caused the arrest of Rev. ST. Clair,
of the railroad mission, on the charge of
attempting to murder his wife, sister of
the latter. In the Justices court today, he
showed evidence of insanity and had to be
removed from the court. The case will be
decided o-morrow. st. Clair asserts his
innocence and attributes the charge to
mental strabismus of the complainant.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-05
"MR. BARNES OF NEW YORK.
Bob billiard, who Played the Part, Made
Desperate Love to Mrs. Langtry.
Especial to THE HERALp-Examlner Disps

Especial to THE HERALD-Examlner Dispatch !
NEW YORK, April Bob billiard, who
plays the leading role in ''Mr Barnes of
New York." was arrested yesterday in a
civil action. He will have to appear in
court at Boston to-day. He borrowed 5000
from George Keogh, Langtry's former
manager. billiard was with Langtry's
company. but was discharged he claimed
that Freddie Gebhard had firted with mis-
wife. Mrs Langtry said billiard made
violent love to her and that whenever he
was alone with her he insisted upon kissing
her slippers. Besides the borrowed money,
billiard owes innumerable tailor bills,
which are now four years old.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-05
Captain Couch Shot in Oklahoma,

KANSAS CRY, April A special to the
Times from Oklahoma says Captain Couch.
the leader Of the boomers, was shot in the
leg this afternoon by j. G. Adams He will
be crippled for life. Captain Couch was
contesting for valuable claims on which
Adams has filing. This afternoon he
and his son began to set posts for fence,
and Adams ordered them to desist. The
shooting then followed.
There are several versions of the shoot
ing, but the one that seems nearest right
is that Couch disarmed Adams and dis
charged at him the entire load of a royol-
yer. Adams retreated to the house. pro-
cured Winchester rife and shot Couch.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-05
Canada's Immense OH Fields.

WINNIPEG, April 4.-The Dominion gov
eminent viii shortly organize an expedi-
ton, headed by American experts, to ex.
plore the oil regions in the far north, near
Athabrsca. Prof. Dawson says: eff the
indications arc correct, Canada has the
largest oil-bearing district in the world.
comprising nearly one hundred and fifty
thousand square miles, and the indications
extend down Mckenzie river below Atha
brasca. The above area may only be part
of the oil bearing country.
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hcles are squares and stripes of cotton
net embroidered some with beads and
others with metal threads. Wanamaker
contended that they were almost exclu-
siyely used in making and ornamenting
hats and bonnets, and consequently were
entitled to entry as hat trimmings, dutiable
at 20 per cent. ad valorem
A committee from New York, represen t.
ing the glove imdorters, appeared before
the ways and means committee this after
noon to urge the substitution of specific for
ad valorem duties on gloves. The first
speaker said the change was desired to pro-
tect honest merchants from the under val
uation practised by dishonest importers
The committee presented a table of specific
rates (which would be acceptable and
asked that 3 penalty be fixed for misrepre-
sentation of the quality of the importa-
tionS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-05
JAY GOULD'S AFFAIRS.

He Has no Interest in Mexican Railroads.
The Gossip About Mrs. Flynn.
Especial to THE HERALD---Examiner Dispatch1
New YORK, Agril 4. -George Gould, who
returned yesterday from his trip to Mexico,
said: "My father has no interest in Mexi-
can railroads, but am sure that after this
trip he is willing to own raiload property
in Mexico as well as the United States''
George denies the rumors that his father
was about to marry the widow of Maurice
B. Flynn, and said: 1.-THE story was a
cruel wrong; it hurt my father, and il
must have been especially annoying to
Mrs. Flynn. They have never met more
than half a dozen times, and the suggestion
of marriage was made without any other
foundation. | happen to know that the
rumor was denied EXPLICITLY before we
started On our trip, but it appears that the
scandal mongers only waited until we were
in Mexico to revive it. | cannot fifty ex-
press my opinion of an outrage like this.
1t is deliberate and malicious wrongn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-05
THE NATIONAL GAME.
The Baseball Season Opens in Boston With
Unprecedented Crowds in Attendance

Especial to THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dispatch.l
Boston, April 4. = The crowd at the
Brotherhood game yesterday was the big
gest in the history of baseball. More than
twenty thousand people saw the game, and
four or five thousand more were turned
away. The baseball season was opened
yesterday, and as it was Fast day, legal
holiday, nearly all business was suspended;
and partly to this fact is due the size of the
crowd. Then the partisanS of the Brother
hood, and those of the National league,
were earnest to show their loyalty by
swelling the attendance of their fayorite
organization. The National league team
played two six innings games with picked
nine, and drew an attendance of 1900.
The scores were 10 to and 10 to 0, each in
Boston's favor. The Brotherhood game
was between the Bostons, under Kelly, and
the Brooklyns, under John Ward. The
mines reached the grounds just before the
game, coming from Worcester, where they
played this forenoon to 5000 people, Boston
winning IA to 5. The game in this city
was to be called at 3 o'clock. Hours before
that, people began focking to the grounds;
these are new, and were to-day in very
poor condition.; tickets had been for sale
down town for several days, and at 1 o'clock
there were 5000 people on the grounds, at
From the ticket windows lines extended
up Congress street for one-third of mile,
a noisy, tumultuouS mob with every man
tenacious of his rights. Through the mar
row gate streamed the tieket-bearers, the
turnstile counting attachment has not yet
been put in and the exact attendance can
not be given. Further, one of the gates
was broken in by the crowd and some SIX
or seven hundred people poured in before
the damage could be repaired. Finally, at
2:30, the sale of tickets was stopped.
Within was one black mass of humanity
The bleaching boards will seat 5000 PEG
pie and every seat was taken; the
grand stand, as yet unfinished, will
seat 1900 more and it = was packed.
Beyond the out6eld was another great
mass of spectators, kept back by the de-
tachment of fifty police officers. Twenty
thousand is the smallest estimate that can
be put on the total attendance, and many
think it was nearer twenty-four thousand
The reception accorded the players when
they came upon the grounds, was worthy
of the crowd; cheer followed cheer, as the
men stood, caps in hand, acknowledging
the plaudits; the game itself was but ordi-
nary. The BostonS were not in it. and
were put down by score of to 2 in
Brooklyn's favor, as each man came to the
plate he was cheered uproariously and the
greetings to Kelly and John Ward were
especially enthusiastic. In view of the fact
it was merely an exhibition game, with no
special interest at stake, the attendance
was phenomenal and would indicate a great
baseball year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-05
The City of Paris not Accepted.

Especial to THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dispatch. |
NEW YORK, April 4.-Ihe Marine Journal
says: 1t is generally known that the City
of Paris has never been formally accepted
by the Inman line. By the terms
of the contract she was to make
acertain number of trips, and
under certain0 conditions These would
have been complied with had she arrived
in Liverpool all right, this, the trip she
broke down on. What the result Ofthis
accident will be in connection with her
acceptance is matter between theipros
pective owners and builders.
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vagaries of Delaware Changers.

WILMINGTON, DEL, April AT meet
ing of the Kent grange in Dover, among
the committees appointed was one ''to con
slider what crops we can, this year at least,
substitute for the peach CROP
Resolutions were adopted declaring that
since there is already an over production
of certain agricultural products, the granr
ers protest against congressional appro-
priations for the irrigation of western
lands; denouncing the adulteration of food
products; favoring the exclusive govern
ment control of railroads, telegraphs. in
surance business and banking; national
legislation against trusts, combinations
and dealings in futures or gambling in farm
products.