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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
IN THE BLACK HOLE
The Story of a Canadian Con-
vict's Sufferings.
He Was Prosecuted by the Warden Of St
Vincent de Paul Penitentiary-The Citi-
Zens Are Very Indignant
Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch. ]

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch
MONTREAL, Que, Sept. 3.-An astound-
ing revelation of cruelty at ST. Vincent de
Paul penltentiary came to light to-day
when discharged convict imped into
hotel in this city. and taking off his dusty
shoe, took from it letter from James
Ferry, now serving seven years sentence
in that institution. This letter disclosed
such system Of organized brutality to-
wards Ferry upon the part of certain of the
wardens that general indignation has been
aroused. Out of the four years he has
served this wretched convict has spent, he
declares, no less than twenty-four months
in the black hole. This punishment cell is
portion of the cellar of the penitentiary
and is so closely shut with iron doors that
daylight never reaches the cells in it as
long as the convicis are there. The unfor-
tunate prisoner put there is kept on bread
and water, being given one regular prison
meal every day. He sleeps on straw and
the guard who furnishes him with his
scanty food is prohibited from speaking to
him. 1t is perpetual night and unending
| silence for him. 1t is the hardest punish
ment that can be inflicted, and yet this un-
fortunate man has spent two whole years
In this hole, besides being horribly beaten
and kicked.
The eliminating point was reached on
August %. Ferry mad been allowed a
breath of pure air in the stone yard, when
one of the guards came along and ordered
! him back to the dungeon. Ferry refused
to go and begged for a few minutes more
in the daylight. The guard sprsng at him
and knocked him down with blow of his
club. The other convicts allege that he
and three others jumped upon his chest
and body. He lay upon the ground stun
ned and senseless, with blood flowing from
his mouth and nose, and yet he was drag
ged by the throat to the stairs ana thrown
into the black hole, as they state, without
medical attendance.
The citizens are determined that an in
vestigation shall be made into the affair
Warden Quimet has avery strong pull with
the government and is doing everything he
can to hush the matter up. Threats anC
promises have been freely made to keep the
matter quiet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
France Warned Against BeIe,um.

PARIS, Sept. 3.-Some newspapers in this
city recall portions of the late Emperor
F'rederick's diary which Prince Bismarck
tried to suppress, revealing King Leopolds
congratulations to Emperor William on his
victory at Sedan and later King Leopold's
intrigue with Bismarck and Theirs TO get
himself made King of ombined France and
Belgium. The object is reminder to per-
suade De F'reycinet to keep a strong force
within easy distance of the Mouse. on the
ground that king Leopold is still inclined
to violate the neutrality of Belgium in the
interests of Germany.
LIE Soir believes a secret entente to that
end exists between Emperor William and
King Leopold, but that the latter has been
compelled to be prudent since the Geffieken
revelations. ...------
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
Russian Peasants Attack Food Inspectors.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. "a party of Of
ficisls sent to kill animals infected with
disease in order to prevent the disease
from spreading, was attacked at Markop
by crowd of inhabitants. A detachment
of Cossacks ordered to Quell the disturb
ance was received with shower of stones
The Cossacks then fred voiley, killing
seventeen persons and wounding many
others. Peasants near Wilma have muir
dered the wife and family of Jew who
bought up several million roubles' worth Of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
An Interesting Medical Discovery.

BERLIN, Sept. 3.-While conducting ex-
periments with view of determining how
weak q solution of cocoaine would prove
efficacious as local anaesthetic, Dr. G. j.
Sleigh, of this city, made rather remark
able discovery. He found that simple
water injection under the skin with a
syringe renders the flesh at that point in
sensible to pain. The effect of the water
is 10 create slight swelling resembling
that caused by the sting of gnat The
space marked by the swelling remains in
sensible to pain for some minutes, so that
an lncision can be made without causing
the slightest pain.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
Testing the Mortars.

SANDY HOOK, N. j., Sept. 3.-Oficials Of
the United States government today
tested another 12-inch breech loading steel
mortar with charge of 81 pounds of pow
der. A 4115-inch solid steel plate set into
the sand Ut angle Of 90 degrees, 165 feet
from the mortar, was smashed into frag-
ments. The projectile, which was made at
the Bethlehem, Pa, works, for the purpose
of testing the piercing qualities, weighed 623
pounds and was split almost in half. The
point was smashed fat. The test proves
shell from mortar could penetrate the
deck armor of any war vessel aflost at
distance of six miles. The velocity Of the
projectile fired to-day was SIS feet second.
The mortars are manufactured az Water
VILE VT arsenal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
Egan Summoned to Washiugton.

CHICAGO, Sept. "a Washington special
says: 1t is given out that United States
Minister Egau has been wired to report in
Washington for a personal statement of the
condition of affairs in Chilli That Egan
has been ordered to Washington is regarded
in two lights. One is that the administra-
ton is dissatisfied with his silence during
the last three or four weeks, and the other
that he is to be given leave of absence in
anticipation of arbitrary action on the part
of the new administration in Chilli which
threatens to give Minister Egan his pass
port on account of his sympathy for the
Balmaceda party.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
no PROHIBITION on american Pork.

BERLIN, sept. 3.-The ReichcSgesetzblatt
publishes an order to the effect that the
prohibition of the importation of swine,
pork and sausages of American origin shall
no longer be enforced when such live pigs
or hog products are furnished with official
certificates stating they have been exam
ined in accordance with American regula-
tions and found free from qualities danger
Gus to health. The chancellor has sent
instructions to the proper officials that an
order be given Immediately to that effect
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
Selling Meat Unfit for Food,

DENVER, Col, Sept. Especial telegram
TO TIE HERALD. The health inspector
to-day seized quantities of meat exposed
for sale in restaurants as unfit for use. In
a meat market he found the remains of a
hog that had died from eating some poison
Gus substance. In a Fifteenth street res
taurant he found batch of meat that was
totally unfit for use. At the stock yards
another lot of meat was discovered too
badly decomposed for food. The stuff was
ali DESTROYED.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
somerein Town Hall Blown Up.

VIENNA, Sept. "A dispatch from Pres
burg, Hungary, this morning, says the
town hall at Somerein, twelve miles from
there, had been blown up with gasoline
Later information states there were 200
kilos of gasoline stored in the cellar
of the building, it being used in the manu-
facture of gas for the illumination of the
town hall. Early this morning it exploded,
completely wrecking the building and IA
tally iniuring three persons who were in
the immediate neighborhood.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04

of Santiago and the complete triumph of the
junta Captain Morago has been particularly
active in all operations at sea against the
revolutionists and felt it would hardly be
safe for him to return to Chilli After con-
sultation with the Gillian minister he de-
cided formally to hand over the, two ships
to that official as the representative of the
nation. The transfer was made to-day
and the minister cabled the iunta for in
structions as to what should pc done with
the vessels
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
E1-Minister Nelson Defends Balmaceda.

EA-MlHlSIeT NtlsOH DeIenuS Bdl0laCo0a.
Especial to TIE MISUNDERSTANDING Dispatch
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. 3.-Balmaceda,
the defeated and fleeing president of Chill,
has defender in the person of Thomas
Nelson, of this city, formerly minister Of
the United States to the government of
Chilli. In an interview to-day MIR. Nelson
said: 81 see that Balmaceda's downfall is
confirmed by dispatches to this govern
msnt. [ am sorry for this. The Congress
sionalist party was in power when | was
there, and of course | am interested in the
success of my friends, for such they were,
but my convictions are with Balmaceda
He Is the representative of the masses
against the classes. The people are for
him; the rich and the privileged few are
the Congressionalists. ~
"But has not Bamaceda greatly en-,
riched himself by making away with
public funds!"
mot at all He was very rich man be-
fore he took office. Think of the most
honest man In town, the man who is your
ideal in honesty. Well, he is not more
strict in integrity than Balmaceda He
would risk himself rather than tell false
hood. He is true reformer, but he at
tempted to accomplish his reform too sud
denly. He desired the complete divorce
menL of church and state and many other
changes, and the people were not ripe for
them. He is q courteous, elegant gentle
man, but in seeking his reforms he had 8
hand of iron in velvet glove"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
Balmaceda Insulted Egan.

LONDON, Sept. 3.-A letter from an
officer on an English warship at Valparaiso
asserts Balmaceda insulted and quarreled
with the American minister, Patrick Egan,
and the French minister, that the latter
refused TO accept an apology but Minister
Egan renewed relations with the govern
ment under threats from Senior Godoy that
if Mr. Egan gave Balmaceda trouble they
would sena him aboard an English war
shin.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04

pany, Of Fort Scott, began operations
August IS, but has not yet made sugar.
The company at Medicine Lodge also be-
gan operations. All reports received at
the bureau indicate that the production of
sugar from beet, sorghum, maple syrup
and cane will be up to the original esti
mates of producers, under which the
bounty was estimated at about SIC, 800, 900
per wear.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
She Suffolk Trust Company Inso,vsn..

Boston, Sept. 3.-The Suffolk Trust COM
pany. doing a general banking and mort
gage loan business, has gone into the hands
of a receiver. Its capital and surplus are
tied up in western securities which, while
they have q value, cannot be turned into
cash. 1t has $4,000 owing depositors
against which quick assests consist OF
sl5O,OOO in good commercial paper and s1O,-
non oorh
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
Watching the Military Maneuvers.

LONDON, Sept. 3.-In France, in Alsace-
Lorraine and in Austria immense bodies
of troops were set in motion to day, this
being the date fixed for the long contem-
plated army maneuvers of France, Ger
many aud Austria. In view of the heated
war talk these military movements are
being watched with the most feverish at
tention by military men and diplomats in
EurODe
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
Montana Cattle Thieves Lrnched.

HELENA, Mont, Sept. 3,-[Special tele-
gram to The HERALD. Word was re-
ceived from Custer county today that
Jerry Thompson and two partners, accused
of cattle stealing, had been lynched by the
cattle growers in the vicinity. The loca-
tion is one hundred miles from telegraph
office, and details have not been received.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
Empsror william Meets Francis Joseph.

VIENNA, Sept 3.-Emperor William, Of
Germany. accompanied by Chancellor Won
Caprivi, at Horn this morning met Empe-
ror Francis Joseph, of Austria, who was
accompanied by the King of Saxony. They
proceeded on horseback to the headquar-
tiers, at Gopfritz of the Austsian army, en-
gagged in maneuvers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
The Central Market Company ASSIGNS

CHICAGO. Sept. 3.-The Central Market
company assigned to-day with liabilities of
100000 and assets $4,000. The company
was organized two years ago with capital
stock of 100000. 1t owned large struc-
ture, divided into market stalls and cold
storage warehouses. The failure is as
serted to be merely suspension, due to in
ability to command ready money.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
East shore Furniture Factory Receiver.

MASIsTEE, Mich, Sept. 3.-The East
Shore Furniture factory has passed into
the hands Of receiver. Liabilities, So
600; assets, 100000. The concern employs
$50 men and boys.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
Result of a Family Quarrel.

MANSFIELD, Ohio, Sept. 3.-As the result
of family quarrel to-day, Nicholas Web
her, aged seventy. shot and wounded his
son-in law, Philip Buhlman, then fired
seven hullets into his own head.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
An Alabama Mob Expelllng people.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Acting Attorney
General Taft has received telegram from
United States Marshal Walker, of the
Southern district.of Alabama, saying a mob
of fifty persons had driven a number of
families out of their houses in Choctaw
county, Alabama. Most of them fled into
Mississippi and left their homes, crops and
cattle unguarded.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
Russia Buying suez Canal Bonds,

LONDON, Sept. 3.-The Paris correspon-
dent of the Times says Russia has purch-
ased as many Saez canal bonds as could be
procured, in order to acquire influence at
the company's meeting, so as at an oppor-
tune moment to turn the scale in favor Of
the French government.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
Drowned in Lake Gardner

AMEsBURY, Mass, Sept. 3.-George Ellis,
aged IL years, was drowned in Lake Gard
ner, yesterday, as was also James Higgins,
who went to his aid.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
Turkeys Agreement With Russia.

CoNsrANTISoPLE, Sept. Sit is semi
officially announced that Turkeys agree
ment with Russia arising out of the Mos
COW incident will mot affect existinQ
treaties.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
General Baquedano surrenders Command

ueIIeIdI bdQu6uaHU DUrTtHUtTB OUlIIIdHu
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Senor Montt, the
principal Congressional envoy here, re-
ceived dispatch dated Valparaiso 2, and
sigued by Messrs. Silva and Luco, in which
they say General Baquedano to whom
President Balmaceda surrendered the gov
eminent when he left Santiago, has given
up command. The establishment of the
constitution and the laws, the dispatch
says, has been celebrated with indescriba-
able enthusiasm.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
Partisan Editors Fight a Duel.

PARIS, Sept. editor D'Hubert, of Gil
Bias, and Editor Laurent, of Lie Cour, fought
duel to-day, D'Hubert being painfully
wounded in the face.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
The Erie & Western Strike Declared OFF,

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Sept. 3.-The Lake
Erie g. Western conductors aud brake.
mans strike, which began last Tuesday,
was declared off by the strikers this after
noon and all the men are again at work and
trains running on time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
Illinois Gettysburg Monuments Dedicated.

GETTYSBURG, Pa, Sept. 3.-Illinois dedi-
Gated her handsome monuments that mark
the positions held by her soldier sons OF
the terrible first day of July, 1868, with ap
propriate ceremonies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
N. P. valerius & Co.'S Sale Barns Burned.

WATERFOWL, Wis, Sept. 3.-The sale
barns Of DR.. n. P. Valerius & Co., impor-
tiers of horses, were burned this morning.
Loss S65, 900, with insurance $4,000. The
horses burned include several valuable
Clgdesdales recently imported.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
ID. ri. Sharkey Buys Alturas

CHICAGO, Sept. g. -Theodore Winters,
the well-known California turfman, has
sold the chestnut colt Alturas to L. P.
ShArkey for IS, 500.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04

DETROIT, Sept. 3.-The Independent
Order of Foresters supreme court decided
to hold the next session in Chicago in 1898.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
Balmaceda Said to be on the oondeIl.

CRY OF MEXICO, Sept. 3.-The AngIo-
American says: A prominent gentleman
OF this city, well known in the Anglo
American colony, has received the follow
ing dispatch in cipher; Valparaiso, Sept /
President Balmaceda is aboard the Condell
and expects to disembark in San Francisco.
However, as he will be pushed by the in
surgents' warships, he may land in Mexico.
If he does we will extend all possible cour-
tesies.
Here is the first definite news regarding
the whereabouts of Balmaceda. The I'm
perial, torpedo boat and the Condell
have sailed north, and are to be pursued by
the cruisers of the Congressional army.
Whatever port the fleeing president will
make, he will be protected, as no warship
will attempt his capture within marine
league of Mexico or the United States II
Balmaceda lands in Mexico he will receive
the hospitality that the constitution grants
to all political refugees.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
Collector at Ell Paso.

CAPE MAY, Sept. 3.-The President to
day appointed Webster Flanagan collector
Of the port at FL Paso, Texas.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04

independent Order of Foresters

BOONE. Ia, Sept. 3,-A very sharp frost
this morning injured vegetation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04

New YORK, Sept 3-The rumor that to-
day there would be an application made
for the appointment of receiver for the
Union Pacific made quite a stir in Wall
street this morning. 1t was promptly de-
MED by Sidney Dillon, who declared there
was not a word of truth in it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04
A Receiver for the Union Pacific.

CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-An Omaha dispatch
says it is reported application will be made
to day for the appointment of receiver
for the Union Pacific railway company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-04

The semi Weekly
Herald now ha0 a
sworn circulation OF
- $500 Copies per
Week
l.. HI. Roberts, Editor.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-31

There was a decided improvement in the
tone of the local stock market last week, and
the volume of business for the five business
days showed a gratifying increase. The fea-
ture of the week was the depression in Metro
politan Railroad stock, which on Tuesday
sold to the extent OF 10 shares at 81. This is
the lowest price at which this stock has sold
for over three years, and shows drop from
the prices of year ago Of nearly $50 per
share, and from the quoted prices of week
ago of about 10 per cent. The immediate
cause of the drop was thought to be the pro-
posal Of the company, by a circular issued
last Monday, to allot to the stockholders, pro
rata, according to the number OF shares
owned by each, of 100000 convertible bonds,
bearing e per cent. interest, which bonds at
the expiration OF one year from their date, at
the option of the holder, were to be ex-
changeable into the stock of the company at
500 per share. The circular was doubtless
understood to imply that as the company pro-
posed to furnish its stock at 500 there was
little probability that 1t would for some time
command better price. At the close of the
week there was better feeling manifest and
the bid was advanced TO 100, with the lowest
Offering at ITO. 1t is said that orders are on
the market for several hundred shares at 100.
The Metropolitan Company is making exten-
siVe preparations for introducing electric
bic arrangement made with the inventor of
the system to be used the expense will be
much less than is generally supposed Exten-
sive power-houses are in course of erec-
ton at the P-street stables.
There were no public sales of Graphophone
stock. Privately so shares changed hands
several times, first by a reluctant seller,
obliged to have the money, at 6; later at CT to
broker, who said his order was to buy at 81.
The lowest offered of this stock was at q
There is nothing new in the Graphophone
situation. The laws of New York allow one
month for an assignee to file mis- schedules be-
fore proceedings can be taken toward wind
ing up business. AS this period since Mr..
Lppencott's assignment will not expire before
the 4th of June 1t has not been possible for
the directors of the Graphophone Company to
take any active measures toward obtaining a
settlement in the premises In the meanwhile
the improvements in the machine are pro-
crossing very satisfactorily.
There are already indications of the improve
ment predicted in this article as likely to take
place in Washington Gas stock. For 43
shares 44t was paid and 2 shares bought 444
Atth close 44s was the lowest price at which
this stock was offered.
There was a good market for National
Union Insurance stock last week. II opened
with sales at 1S1, sold up TO Isl, and closed
with a sale of % shares at 10, rise of nearly
81 per share, which is over 3 per cent
Tie market continues good for American