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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-18
FREE BINDING TWINE
A Report on How the C0rdage
Trust R0bS the Farmers.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
Watson. of Georgia, DenOuDces the Monetary
system-Ihe Presidents Message on the
Choctaw and Chickasaw claims.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Bryan, of Ne
braska, has prepared report TO accom-
pany the free binding Irvine bill, which
will be reported to the House some day
this week. The report says, in part, the
tariff on binding Irvine cannot be justified
except upon me principe that taxing
power should be used to prevent importa-
tions entirely; and that the principle, be-
sides being unsupported by constitutional
authority, would destroy all income from
imports and compel us to look TO some
other source for necessary revenue.
Twenty nine of the cordage and bind
ing Irvine factories out OF thlrty-five
IN the country are owned By the Ma
tional Cordage company, of New York, and
produce 60 per cent. OF the total output. In
1880 there We're consumed in the United
States $4,000 tons of Irvine, all of which,
but 1000 tons, was made from foreign
grown fbres. II d Z 10 cent per pound tax
was added to the price, as is probable, this
tax cost the farmers OF the country in the
year 1890 alone S7OO,0O and this does not
clude large additional sum charged for
profits on the increased price by various
mIdulemen. Not one dollar of this large
tax reached the treasury and there can be
no excuse for allowing this trust to con-
tlnue the exaction of this tribute.
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harrison Candidate for denomination.

Especial to THE Observation-Disclosures Dispatch
New York, Feb. 17.-Stephen B. Elkins,
secretary of war, announced to-day in q
letter to personal friend here in New
York that President Harrison is candi-
date for denomination. The secretary added
that the President would, moreover, be the
choice of the Minneapolis convention, and
furthermor would be re elected. This is
the first authentic announcement that the
President is q candidate Tor renomination
although every body was convinced of it,
That the secretary had sent such a letter
was known at the Fifth Avenue hotel to-
night. There were various comments de-
voted particularly TO the prophetic decision
of the letter. There happened to be Re
publican United States Senator at the hotel
just as the discussion of the secretary's
letter was at an interesting height 1t
would be u breach of faith to give his name,
but it was not Senator Hiscock He had no
fobjection, though, to having his sentiments
printed. They were: "As soon as the
Presidents name Is presented to the Min
neapois convention half q dozen OF the
most brilliant orators in the Repub lean
party west of the Allegheny mountains
will take turns in opposing his renomina-
ton. they will assure the convention that
the President cannot be reelected With
the west and south arrayed against the
President | cannot see why Mr.. E lkins has
under aiken the contract with which he
seems to have Durdened himsel.n
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PRICE: FIVE CENTS

gress assembled, do hereby express sym
pathy for the Russian Hebrews and their
depressed condition, and hope that the
government Of Russia, however, with
which the United States have been on
terms of amity and good will, will mitigate
as far as possible the DEGREES lately issued
respecting them; and the President is re-
quested TO use his good Office to induce the
government of Russia to mitigate said de-
erees.
The leaders of the contest in the House
Tor free coinage have received from
Speaker Crisp assurances that a special
order will be brought in the House in
favor of the free coinage bill. The
speaker mas assured them he is in favor of
consideration OF the bill and Of it being
finally disposed of in the House within q
reasonable time
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The Presidents Message on the ChOetaw
Claims

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE President
to-day sent to Congress message in con-
nection with the Cnoctaw and ChickasaW
claims for the payment of which Congress
appropriated 1891, $50 in the Indian ap-
preparation bill passed by the last Con-
gress. He says if the section in question
mad been submitted TO him as a separate
measure he would have disapproved 1t; out
rs Congress was in the last hour disap-
proval OF the general Indian appropriation
BILL of which it was part, would nave re-
suited in consequences so disastrou he
felt 1t his duty to approve the bill. But as
acceptance and approval of the conventions
provided for devolved upon him, he felt
bound to look into the whole matter.
1t has come TO his knowledge the
Choctaw legislatureS agreed TO pay
three of that tribe % per cent. of any ap-
preparation obtained from Congress, and
the Chickssaws agreed to pay 10 per cent. of
their interests 10 agents and attorneys.
The President also learned the action OF
council was cOrruptly Influenced in the
matter. The President does not think
Congress should so legisiate as to give effect
to such contract and is of the opinion il
the appropriation is to stand, provision
should be made for protecting these tribes
| against extortion.
The protective Intervention of Congress
| is asked in the matter of the refusal OF the
Chickasaws TO admit freedmen to citizen
| ship. The question of the title Of the
/ ChOctaws and Chickasaws is taken up.
The words of the treaty, SAID the Presl-
| dent, point clearly TO the conclusion the
government commissioners and the Indians
| themselves must have understood that
this government was acquiring something
more than the mere right to settle friendly
| Indians, which it already possessed, and
something more than the mere release of
the right. Certainly if for an adequate con-
sideration by the treaty the United States
placed upon these lands other Indian
tribes, it was competent to give them title
to certain reservation. This being So,
compensation for land not needed for al
| lotment purposes should go to the occupy
! ing tribe. Recital is made Of the various
tribes having reservations in this leased
district to show that further appropria-
tions are involved in the settlement for all
these lands upon the basis adopted by Con-
gress.
The President does not approve of deal
| ing with the question by piecemeal 1t
would have been better, he says, if rem
nant of title remains in the Choctaws and
! Chickasaws to have settled the whole mat
ter at once. The calculations made in ar
irving at basis of appropriation, no &C
count being taken of $500, coo paid by treaty
stipulation for the leased district, seems to
the President not just to the United States
| He commends the matter to the attention
| of Congress.
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che Foster Faction OF the Louisiana
Democracy.

New ORLEANS, Feb. 1.-THE Foster
faction of the Louisiana Democracy to-day
submitted to its opponents counter pro-
position of compromise. Among salient
points which were submitted are that the
two committees agree upon single ticket
by naming candidates for governor and at
torney general; one committee to name the
candidates for lieutenant-governor and
auditor, three Alliance candidates of
the other faction to retain their
respective positions, all ballots to be
printed and voted against the lottery
amendment, and legislative nominees to be
instructed against lotteries; the state cen
tral and executive committees to oe recon
structed, said committees to adopt suitable
means to harmonic party differences, etc.
The McEnery committee tonight declined
the counter proposition, and both commit
tees adjourned until tomorrow.
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Republican Anti-ouay Address,

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. H.-An address will
be issued tomorrow by the executive COM
mlttee OF the Pennsylvania Republican as
ISOLATION, an organization whose object is
to prevent Quay's reelection to the United
States Senate. The address substantially
opposes him because he has forced un-
popular nominations and platforms which
have brought defeat to the party: be-
cause he instigated or countenanced the
defeat Of the party's candidates TO achieve
some personal end; because he aided
IN defeating legislation to secure a free
ballot and fair count in the south, to the
enactment of which the Republican party
was pledged; because he has, by words and
actions, discredited the pledged policy OF
his party n behalf of the genuine, efficient
and businesslike reform of the civil service
and compelled oficeholders to devote their
time and money to political work in his be-
half; because of his attempts TO embarrass
the present administration, due to the fact
that federal officers in this state were
not placed entirely at his disposal; because
he repeatedly opposed the nomination of
James q. Blaine for the presidency when
the Overwhelming sentiment of the Repub-
lican voters of the state was favorable to
Blaines selection; because, so long as he
dared, he opposed every change of party
rules calculated TO increase the power of
voters; because he has had primaries aud
conventions called long before any neces-
sity, doing so in order to forestall the grow
ing sentiment against him; because he in
sisted nc recognition should be accorded any
element of the party not willing to act
with, or be subservient to him; because we
believe the Republican voters have right
to choose their United States Senators in
stead of their being selected by officeholders
without regard to character, ability or
fitness.
The purpose of the organization is de-
clared TO be TO carry on the contest strictly
within party lines and secure the election
Of minority of Republican members to
the next Legislature who will oppose the
reelection OF Quay.
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IN EAST AFRICA.
Correspondent VOLTS Expose of
German Rule.
No Reports of Disasters hade-An English
Caravan Plundered-ihe Matter viii
Come up in the Reichstag.

BERLIN, Feb. 17.-Eugene Wolff, a
newspaper correspondent, whose re-
ports to the TdGeblG.t on the dis
aster to the Seelewsski expedition
and other matters caused ChaIcel-
lor Caprivi to order his expulsion from
German East Africa in November last,
has published an smplifed attack upon
Baron Soden's administration of the gov
ernorship Of the East African colony
Wolff declares no report of the actual
losses of the last TWO fights with the
natives was ever published. Nor, he adds,
was the fact announced that an English
caravan was plundered. Wolff says all the
officers of experience in East Africa were
either dismissed or resigned in disgust, and
the Soudan regime is bound to end in dis-
aster. VOLTS article will form the subject
of an Interpolation IN the reichstag.
DR.. Marzelle, medical adviser of the
Sultan OF Zanzibar, gave two years ago, de-
tails with regard to the causes of the
troubles in Africa. He said the attempts
at plantation made by the German company
in the vast territory coded by the Sultan
were never serious. Further, the Germans
led at Zanzibar luxurious life and the
greater part of the money was spent in
champagne. For the administration of this
territory they engaged to pay the Sultan an
annual sum OF 10000 rupees, but the chief
object was receiving customs duties. The
convention came into operation the 14th OF
August, and within two months from that
date German civilizers had spoiled every
thing. TIE Germans behaved with ex-
| IRENE brutality, and for the merest triflss
shot down natives with reyolvers.
The protests of the natives were met by
acts of violence. At Pengaui the Sultan s
Flagstaff was burned. A rising ensued,
and for it's suppression the Germans, join
ing irony with insult. compelled the Sultan
| to send his own troops, under pretense il
pertained to him as sovereign of the coun-
try, to insure peace.
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The Income Tax.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE committee
on ways and means to-day devoted their at
tention to the principle of the income tax
as means of raising revenue in the event
reduction in the tariff should ever bring
the revenues of the country below the Iegi-
innate expenses of the country. A few
days ago Representative Wike, Of Illinois,
Introduced resolutions endorsing the in
come tax theory and recommending legiaIa-
ton IN that direction by the Fifty-second
Congress. These resolutions were referred.
The committee to-day accorded Wike q
hearing in advocacy of his resolutions,
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 17.-About
seven hundred delegates to the National
Real Estate congress met this morning and
listened TO addresses of welcome. 1t noon
Ii recess was taken until this evening
when q permanent organization viii be
affected.
This evening constitution was adopted,
the name selected being National Real
Estate Association" The membership fee
is placed at g. The committee will report
81 favor Of B. E. Well, OF Milwaukee, for
Dresidant
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No Rscinrociry Nith Me1ico prohnhle.

CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 17.-There is no
truth IN the report that the Mexican gov
ernment will grant q concession to the
Louisiana lottery.
One of the most prominent personages in
Mexico said recently reciprocity with the
United States was improbable. When
asked his reason for the belief, he replied
the United States made attempts to secure
exemption from duties, or at least con-
siderable reduction on American wheat,
corn and flour. The Mckinley law, how
ever, offers Mexico no important conces-
sion, and ne thought Mex co will not in
crease the concessions made to the United
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In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Immediately sf-
ter the reading OF the journal, Sherman,
from the committee on foreign relations.
reported back fayorably the Joint resolu-
ton requesting the President to return to
Mexico the twenty-one battle flags now in
the museum of the United States at the
military academy, hich were captured by
the army of the United States during the
late war with Mexico. Passed.
Sherman also reported back adversely
the resolution requesting the committee on
foreign relations 60 inquire as to the prac-
liability Of the acquisition of certain por-
lions OF Mexico, and it was indefinitely
postponed.
Morrell, from the fnance committee. re-
ported Dill directing the secretary Of the
treasury to admit Tree OF duty wreckage
from the snIps Trenton and VandaIia, pre-
sented by the United states To the King OF
Samoa, and to refund S7,l26, being the
amount OF duties paid thereon to the COL
lector at San Francisco. Passed.
Bills on the calendar were then taken I'D
anu acted on. Cne Hppropriating SlO0, OUO
for puUIic building at BOISE City, ida.
was recommlLLed.
The Dill for public building at Helena,
Mont, was recommItJed.
The bill for the payment to William r.
wheaton, eX-feglStsr, and Charles h.
Chamberlain, ex-receiver of the land Of
ice at San Francisco, IS, 500 portion of the
amount deposited by them IN the treasury
as fees for testimony taken by clerks paid
| by themselves, passed.
The Idaho contested election case was
then taken up ana Gray addressed the
Senate in support OF the views Of the
minority OF the committee on elections
that Claggett and not Dubois was entitled
| to the seat.
! Gfay's argument was replied to-, and the
| title OF Dubois TO the seat defended by
Chandler and Palmer. Palmer said in con-
cluSloa, he trusted the time would come
when such questions would not arise and
| when people would speak directly in the
/ choice OF Senators. Without disposing OF
the resolution the Senate adjourned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-18
Serious Election Riots in Japan.

YOKOHAMA, Feb. 17.-Dispatches from
various places throughout Japan show the
elections were attended with distur Dances
in many places In Omi ali the male IL
habitants were involved in general riot
The police were several times repalsed and
number of them severely injured. A dis
patch from Saga, the capital of the prov
ince OF FIzen, on the island of Kioo Sioo,
where serious riots were reported yester-
day, state several persons were killed il
the fighting. IL consequence of the SER
ious aspect of affairs at Saga, the govern
ment has ordered the elections there
stopped.
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Terrlble SNOW storms in Anstrln.

VIENNA, Feb. 17.-Terrible snow storms
are raging in Galicia, province of Aus
tro-Hungary, in Ciselethania and the
greater part Of Austrian Poland. The
snow is piled up in immense drifts and
traffic on various railway lines is almost
wholly suspended. Wagon roads are also
badly blocaaded.
The snowfall in the eastern and central
Alps has been incessant since Friday. The
snow is now twelve to sixteen feet deep in
Semmering and Hoche Veitsch passes. A
number OF cottages in Stryia are almost
buried The weather moderated to-day
and thaw set in which causes the utmost
alarm among Alpine jewellers, as it is feared
much destruction will be caused by avail
anches now threatened.
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Russian DEGREES Against the Jews.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA bill was re-
ported to the House to-day, appropriating
$50. GOO for the construction of a revenue
cutter for use in the San Francisco harbor.
The sub committee to whom the foreign
affairs committee referred the several
Russian Hebrew resolutions introduced in
the House. has reached an agreement upon
the following resolution to be reported:
Resolved, The American people, through
their Senator's and Representatives in Con
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silver and Whaat

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE silver ques-
ton was reached again this morning and
this time 1t was in the hearing before the
House committee on agriculture on the
anti-options bill, which has been under
discussion by the committee for the past
two We eks. Charles A. Pillsbury, the
Minneapolis miller, was on the stand. He
stated in the course of his remarks the
worlds surplus supply of wheat was
steadily dwindling and being drawn on
each year to meet the increasing consump-
ton of wheat He said if one man owned
the wheat crop raised In the United States
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Missouri Legislature in Extra Session.

ST. LOTS, Mo-, Feb. 1.-THE Missouri
legislature met In extra session at Jefferson
City at noon to-day. Among the subjects
10 be considered are the cession Of sta e
jurisdiction over Jefferson barracks mill
tary post, near this city, to the general
government, and the redistrictng of the
state. After short session both houses
adjourned until TO- morrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-18
All Quiet at Coolidge.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Feb. 17.-Deputy
Sheriff HubbelI has arrived here from
Coolidge, where the alleged fight occurred
yesterday between Navajo Indians and
cowboys and reports all quiet. The rene
gades dlsbanded and returned to the reser-
walton. There has been no trouble with
the Indians at either Coolidge or Ghaves
since Wednesday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-18
A Rich Strike in the Blue Roll Nina

CHICAGO, Feb. IA FIorissant. Colo.
dispatch says: great strike has been
made in the Blue Bell mine on Square
Gulch. A blast in the tunnel opened a
body of silver glance twenty inches in
thickness. The ore comes out in massive
chuncks weighing 800 pounds. The entire
matter is almost solid ore. The assayer
says this is the finest silver ore he has seen
in VaarS
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The CnthoIin Cnnpress nisnnte

DETROIT, Feb I'm. w. O'Brien, of
this city, one of the committee on arrange
ments Of the Catholic congress, when
shown the Rome dispatch denounced
DUNES letter. The convention, he said.
workel in harmony and there was no in
tention to change the programme as orig
inally agreed upon.
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BosToN, Feb. 1.-THE United Brother
hood of Carpenters throughout the country
will, May l, demand that eight hours con-
stitute days work and will strike where
the concession is not made
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LONDON, Feb. 17-Desplte precautions
taken by the board of agriculturists TO pre-
vent the spread of foot and mouth disease
among the cattle of England, it has broken
out among animals in a dairy in South
London. The place will be at once quaran-
tined and the affected animals killed
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IN The Commons

LONDON, FEB. lin the commons to-
day the bill introduced by Condon. mem
Der for East Tippersry, extending the
municipal franchise In Ireland SO the NUM-
clpal authorities OF that country viii have
power similar 10 The same class OF tficials
il England, passed It's second reading
The government did not oppose the
measure
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Billy Smtth Knnoks Frank Ksllr.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 1z.-Billy Smith.
Boston lightweight, last night knocked
out Frank Kelly, OF San Francisco, in the
thirty-nnth round
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Union Pacific Grievance Committees Final
schedule.

OMAHA, Feb. 17.-[Special telegram to
TEE HERALD. The Union Pacific confer
ence c. mmittee today submitted q final
schedule to the company. 1t does not ask
so great an increase in salaries and other
concess ions are made. The officials asked
time TO consider the matter. 1t is believed
that it will be granted. II it is not, then
the employees Of the entire system viii be
ordered to support the grievance commit
tee This will involve the line from Omaha
to the Pacific coast and be the greatest
strike on record.
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Prussiau sectarisn Educarion nm.

BERLIN, Feb. 1.-THE committee of the
Prussian diet has adopted the clause of the
sectarian primary educational bill provid-
ing that children belonging TO religious
denominations recognized oy the state shall
be instructed by teachers of their own
domination.
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Two children Burned to Death

TRINIDAD. Colo, Feb. 17.-Near Wash
burn, on the Fort Worth railroad, yester-
day, two small children of Mr. Oliver while
playing in an organ box built fire which
ignited their clothes and they were burned
TO death. The bouee also caught fire and
was consumed. Mrs. Oliver was so badly
shocked IL is thought she will die.
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PARIS, Feb. IA storm has been raging
here since last evening. Traffic is almost
at standstiIl.
A dispatch from Algiers states seven
Arabs Who sought shelter in grotto near
Algiers were killed by the collapsing OF
the roof
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Oklahoma RenunIican clnhs Convention.

OKLAHOMA CITY, o. T., Feb. 1.-THE ter
ritorial convention Of Republican clubs
elected delegates to the national conyen-
ton and adopted resolutions endorsing the
administration of President Harrison.
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A Mammoth Cake Walk.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE first nam
moth cake walk ever given in this country
took place tonight at Madison Square
Garden. Eight thousand were in attend
, ance, the majority colored. Besides cake
walk, there was a programme of music
singing and dancing.