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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-05
WHITE METAL PURCHASES.
A New Proposition Relating to
the Silver Question.
l CONGREsSMAN's PLAN.
Ready TO Join Any Other Nation Upon
an Agreed Ratio Of Coinage.
He Believes the Silver Purchases Have
Greatly Contracted the Currency
During the Past Two Ye9rs,
Hence Wants to Quit.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Representative
Harter of Ohio objects to the silver pur-
chase suspension resolution introduced
in the Senate by Mcpherson of New
Jersey, on the ground that it gives the
Secretary of the Treasury greater con-
troll over the subject than any man could
wish and more than Congress ought to
place in the hands of any officer of the
government. He offered in the House to-
day g substitute in the nature of House
joint resolution providing as follows:
''All further purchases OF silver bullion
by the United States of America shall
cease from and after the passage or adop-
ton of this resolution and said purchases
shall be reached, which agreement shall
at least include Great Britain, Germany,
France and the United States of America,
and which agreement shall fix the valua-
ton at which silver bullion will there
after be received for coinage without
limit as to quantity at the minis of all
nations, parties to said International
agreement.
Mr.. Harter thinks this resolution would
accomplish the same result and not be
open to the same objection as the Nc
Pherson resolution. cit would more
over, - he says, ''be notice to the world
that we are ready to join other civilized
nations in the coinage of silver upon any
agreed-upon national ratio, and that
meanwhile we declined going on raking
their chestnuts in for them at the risk
OF commercial disaster end national dis
grace
Mr.. Harter says he believes the silver
purchases have greatly contracted the
currency during the last twenty four or
twenty-five months, and that after count
ing in the notes issued by the government
in the payment for pig silver the actual
volume of currency today is probably
5000, OOO, 900, perhaps $3.50, 900, 600 or S275, :
600, 600 smaller than if we had been out of
the silver speculation entirely.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-05
A CABINET PoRTFoLIo.
This Time Rumor Says California has
been rendered Place.

This Time RumOr Says California mas
been rendered Place.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. - Especial. =
Gossip has it that w. w. Foote of Oak
land. Cal, is slated for place in Cleve-
lands cabinet. The story here is that
Mr.. Foote withdrew from the senatorial
contest in California with the under
standing that he is to be given cabinet
portfolio as a compensation for leaving the
senatorial field open to Stephen White.
The affair is said to have been arranged
by Senator Stewart of Nevada, who went
over to New York several days ago and
had a personal interview with President
elect Cleveland and afterwards sent Mr..
Foote long telegram. The story comes
to me from an unusually good source and
1 am inclined to believe that there is
something more than mere rumor in it.
President-elect Cleveland has repeat
eddy of late said that he purposed giving
the Pacific coast place in his cabinet and
this gives strong color of probability to
the report that Mr.. Foote is the gentle
man to whom this honor will be assigned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-05
He Will Succeed Judge Ander-
son on the Supreme
Bench.
JUDGE zANE's CANDIDATE.
Mr. TatIOck Considered Nice Fellow
But the Prize Is 6iyen
Another.
Judge BartcIl's Friends Worked Very
Smooth Scheme in Piling Up Petitions
for Him, While the Chief Justice
Took a Hand and Played
the Trump Card.

WASHINGTON, Jan. president Har-
rison today issued the following proclama-
tion:
ssWAsHINGToN, Jan. 4, 1898.
'Whereas, Congress by statute ap-
proved March %, 1882, and by statutes
in furtherance and amendment thereto
defined the crimes of bigamy, polygamy
and unlawful cohabitation in the terri
tories and other places within the execu-
tive jurisdiction of the United States, and
prescribed a penalty for such crimes, and
Whereas, On or about the 9th day of
October, 1890, the church of Latter-day
Saints, commonly known as the tMor-
mon church, through its president
issued manifesto proclaiming the pur-
pose of said church to no longer sanction
or practice polygamous marriages, and
calling upon all members and adherents
OF said church to obey the laws of the
United States in reference to said subject
matter, and
''Whereas, 1t is represented that since
the date OF said declaration, members and
adherents of said church have generally
obeyed said laws and absta ned from
plural marriages, and polygamous cohab-
itation, and
"Whereas, By petition dated Dec. 10,
1891, officials of said church pledging the
membership thereof to the faithful obey
ance of laws against plural marriages and
unlawful cohabitatlon, applied TO me to
grant amnesty for past offenses against
said laws, which request very large
number of influential nom Mormon, resi-
dents Of the territory, also strongly urged;
and
Whereas, The Utah commissioners in
their report bearing date Sept. 10, 1892,
recommend said petition be granted, and
said amnesty proclaimed, under proper
conditions as to the future observance OF
law with the view to the encouragement
of those now disposed to become law
abiding citizens, and
Whereas, During the past two years
such amnesty has been granted individual
applicants in very large number of cases
conditioned upon the faithful observance
Of the laws of the United States against
unlawful cohabitation, and there are now
pending many more such applications.
Now, therefore, 1, Benjamin Harrison,
president of the United States, by virtue
of the powers in me vested, do hereby de-
clare and grant full amnesty and pardon
TO all persons liable to the penalties of
said act by reason of unlawful cohabita
ton, under the color of polygamous or
plural marriage. who since Nov. I, 1880,
abstained from such cohabitation, but
upon the express condition that they
shall in the future faithfully obey the
laws OF the United States herein before
named, and not otherwise. Those who
shall fail to avail themselves of the Glenn
ency hereby offered will be vigorously
prosecuted. (Signed)
BENJAMIN HARRISON, President.
JOHN w. FOSTER, Secretary of State.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-05
GAS EXPLOSION.
A Chicago Printing Establish
ment Is Badly Wrecked.
TWO FIREMEN CREMATED.
Twenty-FOur Others, Including Chief
Sweeney, Severely Burned.
Four Explosions Follow Each other and
the Faces and Hands of the Men We're
Roasted in a Horrible Manner
Other Casualties.

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Shortly before
O'Clock this afternoon a terrific explosion
OF natural gas wrecked the lower part of
the printing establishment OF Donohue
and Henneberry on Dearborn street. The
accident occurred during the progress of
a small fire and over a score of fremen
were injured including Chief Sweeny, be-
side number of laborers. Two are diving
and several others are so badly injured
that they are not expected to recover.
An employee of the Natural Gas COM
company had repaired the connections in
the vault and under the sidewalk during
the morning and about three flames were
discovered in the vicinity. An alarm was
Immediately given and the vault doors
thrown open when a terrific explosion
occurred. Ten employees were thrown to
the floor, all more or less injured.
The fire department at once arrived and
rushed TO the vault when another expIo-
sion occurred, hurting the firemen across
lie room with terrible force and crush
ing them against the wall. Several men
were rendered senseless and the flames
lgnlted their clothing, roasted their
hands and faces in horrible manner
Before half the injured were taken from
the basement and while the place was
swarming with iremen rescuing their
comrades, third explosion, more vio-
lent than the others. took place, and the
would be rescuers were laid beside the men
they came to assist. The Ioosened iron
work OF the vault fell from the violence of
the explosion and for moment it was
thought the building was coming down,
but none deferred other firemen,
rushed to the rescue of the unfortunates
in the vault, and one by one the burned
and battered men were taken out.
This was barely accomplished when a
fourth violent explosion occurred, and
bricks, mortar and iron flew in all direc-
tions. A patrol wagon was finally des-
patched to notify the gas company to shut
off the flow, and when this was done the
flames soon became under control.
The building is badly strained and torn
and every pane of glass in the whole
eight-story structure lay in the street.
The damage is fully $50, GOO. Some 500
people are employed in the building and
they escaped without injury or panic.
Those fatally burned are James Russell
and Thomas Gallagher, both firemen.
Among the seriously burned, but not
fatally, were Chief Sweeny, Marshal
O'Malley, three captains, three heuten-
ants, eight irement, three OF Donohue &
Henneberry's employees, four laborers
and an unknown employee OF the gas
company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-05
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The Treasury Called Upon to Explain
why Contracts Are Held Up.

The Treasury Called Upon to Explain
Why Contracts Are Held Up.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Congressman
Owen Scott OF Illinois, today introduced a
resolution calling upon the secretary of
the treasury for information regarding
the progress of public buildings in various
parts of the country for which appropria-
lions were made in 1890. Upon 1nvestiga-
ton and inquiry of the supervising archi-
tect OF the treasury. Mr.. Scott finds of
seventy five buildings, improvements and
extensions for which appropriations were
made in 1890, contracts for erection were
let for only fifteen and for ten others par
tial contracts only were let. On fifty
others nothing had been done.
Mr.. Scott insists that contracts for pub
lie buildings are systematically held back
because of the depleted condition of the
treasury and it appears to have been the
policy of the administration to avert any
step that would require cash.
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residence this morning it was said that he
IS little better. He passed restful
night.
Mr.. Blaine is not feeling so well this
evening as earlier in the day. DR.. john
ston says there is no particular reason to
assign for the change and no danger is
apprehended of another relapse.
Mr. Blaine is doing as well as he has
done for three or four days past, said DR..
johnson at midnight. A cali at the house
earlier in the evening brought forth
response that Mr.. Blaine was about the
same
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-05
JUDGE BARTCH NOMINATED.
he Is Selected as the Successor of Judge
Anderson for the supreme Bench.

he Is Selected as the Successor of Judge
Anderson for the supreme Bench.
WASHINGTON, Jan. A. Especial. =
President Harrison filled the long pend
ing vacancy in the territorial supreme
bench by nominating George W. Bartch
today to be associate justice of the Utah
supreme court. The president has had
the matter under consideration for some
time. Both he and the attorney general
at first were rather disposed to favor the
pplication of Mr.. Tatlock, as this gen
4 eman made good impression on the
attorney-general when he came to Wash
ington several months ago, and the latter
was also pleased with the character of
Mr.. Tatlock's endorsers.
About this time, however, Mr..
Barteh's friends began working up
boom for MN, aud they
sent petitions broadcast throughout
the territory and as fast as they were
signed they were forwarded TO the attor-
ney- general. They came on IN such num-
bers that the president and General Mil
Ter finally decided that Mr.. Bartch's can
didacy represented more nearly the gene
raj sentiment of the people ofthe territory
than did that OF any of the other aspir-
ants.
Then, too, Chief Justice Zane lent the
weight OF his powerful influence to assist
Mr. Bartch, and he did assist him quite
as much probably as all other influences
combined. Both the president and the at
torney-general hold Chief Justice Zane
in the highest esteem and his repeated
communications to the department of
justice not only endorsing Mr.. Bartch's
candidacy, but insisting that of ali of the
candidates be was the better qualified for
the place, influenced the president greatly
in finally deciding in favor of the chief
iustice's candidate.
Mr.. Tatlock, who would no doubt have
received the appointment had Mr.. Bartch
not been in the race, may console himself
with the reflection that while defeated he
is highly regarded at the department OF
Justice, and thai if President Harrison
shall be called upon to fill another vacancy
on the bench between now and the 4th of
March that he is likely the next time to
carry of the prize.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-05
CHANGES IN OFFICIALS.

Governor Mcconnell Appointsa New Di-
rector of the Insane Asylum.
BOISE, Ida., Jan. Especial -Gover-
nor Mcconnell today appointed f. r.
Goodipg of Shoshone, Logan county, as
director of the Idaho insane asylum, vice
State Treasurer w. c. Hill resigned.
J. P Campbell the new warden of the
Idaho penitentiary has app ointed w. L.
Cuddy of HALEY as deputy warden, vice
CAPTAIN Garry and James Smith of this
city, formerly guard, to be turnkey,
vice Howard French.
Governor Mcconnell tonight presented
his inaugural message to the joint assem-
bly, of the legislature.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-05
WORK OF CONGRESS.
The Anti-Option Measure Again Up in
the Senate,

WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-The Senate
opened with prayer.
Friday and Saturday were set apart for
consideration of the bill granting addi-
tional quarantine powers and of the bill
for the suspension of immigration for one
year.
Mr.. Washburne of Minnesota made an
unsuccessful attempt to have an agree
ment to not vote on the anti-option bill
next week.
The McGarahan bill was laid over till
Tuesday.
Mr.Stewart of Nevada addressed the SEN
ate on the resolution to suspend the pur-
chases of silver bullion.
Mr.. Frye introduced bill for the ap-
pointment of commission to settle gov
eminent Indebtedness of the Pacific coast.
The Senate then took up the anti-option
bill as unfinished business. Mr.. White,
Democrat of Louisiana, moved to insert
the word ssfionr'' as one of the articles
referred to, which was adopted.
Mr.. Sherman said personally he stood
neutral in regard to the bill, still he was
disposed to vote for it in Difference to the
opinions of leading agricultural societies
and individual farmers.
Without further action the Senate went
into executive session and soon adjourned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-05
THE OUTFLOW OF GOLD.
A New Theory Advanced by New York
Finaneier.

tlnancler.
New YORK, Jan. 4.-One obvious COM
ment called for by the stock market at
the opening of the new year is that it has
shown no sign of financial alarm, and
trustworthy critics. says a financial
writer in the Evening Post, .'agree, how
ever, that the currency is threatened
with serious complications, and unite, as
a rule, in the opinion that only heroic
measures can avert something like
crisis. Barely a fortnight has passed
since the CONFUSION in the market, be-
ginning Dec 10Th, and the local market
gravitating back to exactly the position
occupied before the heavy gold shipments
began.
1.-THE issue of new silver currency at
the rate of "a, 600 200 or more year, con-
tributed an unusually large supply of
money, both directly through the manu-
facture of new money and Indirectly
through the consequent depression of in
terest rates. The grave question then is.
whether this swelling of the money fund
with silver notes is not actually and OF
itself forcing out gold, and this is
problem which the new year must very
soon solve
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-05
MINNEsoTA LEGISLATURES.

Governor Nelson's Message Read, Some
OF the Recommendation Made.
ST. PAUL, Jan. Am joint session the
legislature listened to the address of re-
firing governor Merriam, and the inaug-
ural address of Governor Nelson. The
latter recommends the extension of the
manufacture of binding Irvine at the state
prison; calls attention to the necessity for
action looking to uniformity in public
school text books; suggests constitu-
tional amendment for the taxation of
mining, express, parlor and sleeping car
companies; and recommends state inspec-
ton of all elevators.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-05
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
Senatorial Contests EngrOssing Atten.
ton in Many of the States.
New York Democrats win Spring a New
Candidate for the Senators hip on
Next Tuesday Evening.

New YORK. Jan. Am evening paper
owned by State Senator Brown. who is re-
garded as one of the most independent
men in the state legislature, and who is
known to be friend of Cleveland says
this evening:
LEADERS of the Democratic party have
resolved on a candidate for United States
senator on Tuesday evening next who
viii have no opposition as candidate for
senator ,,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-05
Connecticut,s Governor Inaugurated.

HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. 4.-Governor
Morris was indicted into Office today and
delivered his inaugural address to the
general assembly. He urged a constitu-
tional convention to SO change the consti-
tuition that plurality instead of ma
iority may elect state officers; recon-
mends that a law be passed to disfranchise
any man who sells or buys vote and
law to prevent undue approach to any
member of the legislature in the perform
ance of his duty.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-05
AGAINST PINKERToN.

A Bill Making 1t Unlawful to Drill With
out Authority.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-senator Chand-
Ter introduced bill in the Senate today
making it unlawful for any body OF men
numbering ten or more to drill or bear
arms as military body unless called for
by the properly authorized civil or mill
tary officers; makes it the duty of the
president to disband or dispense any such
organization. The bill is aimed at the
Pinkertens and mi-military anarchist
organizations.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-05
A BRUTAL MURDER.

A Colored Fiend Cruely Butchers a
Woman, Severing Her Jugular Vein.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va. Jan. 4.-John
Rose, colored, today stabbed Mrs. Matte
Groves in the jugular vein with a knife
and then shot her four times, one of the
balls passing directly through her heart.
She died instantly. Rose was pursued a
short distance and captured. Officers had
hard time to keep off the infuriatad
mob who wanted to lynch the black
brute. The Indignation of The people is
such that it is almost certain Rose will
be taken from the Jail and hanged.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-05
THE LATE CONFERENCE.
Senator Allison viii Not Resign from the
Commission.

senator AAhson Will NoC 1NeslSn from the
Commission.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The Post says:
Senator Allison, who returned from the
attendance upon the Brussels conference
and who made an informal report to the
president yesterday morning of the event,
said yesterday he would certainly tender
his resignation as member OF the COM
mission to the new president and he init
mated that his colleagues would do the
same thing. cit certainly is the proper
thing" he said, ''to give the new admin
istration an opportunity to send a COM
mission that would be in accordance with
it's own views on the silver question. -
When asked as to the truth of the pub
LEGATION Allison neither denied nor con-
tirmed; he simply said, 81 may, but it is
not worrying me now. l certainly will
not do it now, and whether I will when
Cleveland takes his seat is matter the
future can take care Off,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-05
IDAHo.s LEGIsLAruRE.
Another Bill Regarding the Mormon
Test Oath.

Test Oath.
BOISE, Ida, Jan. 4.-[special. lin the
house OF the Idaho legislature today, Mr..
Lewis, Populist of Alfuras county. in
troduced bill which completely elimin-
ates what is called the Mormon test oath
from the state laws and substitutes moth
ing in its place.
Mr.. Mills of Bingham introduced bill
providing for a location of the agricultu-
raj college at Idaho Falls. The bill carries
$50, 600 appropriation for buildings, etc.
Several other localities were bidding for
the college, among them Weiser, Payette
and Nampa, and bitter fight will be
waged for supremacy.
In the senate Mr. Underwood of Bear
Lake introduced bill to modify the Nor
mon test oath. 1t is substantially the
same as the one introduced in the house
Tuesday by Mr.. Story of Casa.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-05
ILLINOIS ASSEMBLY,.
Democrats in Both Branches and a Demo
cratic Executive.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 4.-The thirty
eighth general assembly of Illinois con-
vened at noon. Long before the hour
mentioned the galleries of both houses
were crowded with spectators. Among
the visitors were manv prominent leaders
of both parties, but the most conspicuous
in the throng were a dozen or more
veteran Democrats, who came from all
parts of the state to witness the realiza-
ton OF their dreams of quarter of CEN
tury, the opening of a general assembly
Democratic in both branches with DEM
ocratic executive at their back. Caleb
Johnson was chosen Temporary speaker
and Clayton e. Crofs (Democrat) was
elected permanent speaker.
Senator Coppinger was chosen president
of the senate pro tempore.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-05
Murphy Being Pushed.

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. Mot whim-
per is heard among the members of the
legislature about opposing the obvious
purpose of the machine to push Murphy
into the United States Senate Whether.
the same statement can be truthfully
made one week hence is consideration
which involves some doubt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-05
OUR CEREAL PRODUCTIONS.
A Crop Bulletin Showing the Yield and
Average Price in 1892.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The agricul-
tural department crop bulletin says the
wheat crop OF last year is slightly above
the average in yield and was only exceeded
949, 600 measured bushels or 1874 bushels
per acre, at an average price Of 81 A cents.
The weight of the crop will be determined
later, but will probably be about 800, GOO, :
600 commercial bushels.
The corn crop is short, the average
yield per acre was % bushels. The total
production is estimated at 1 ,62S, 464, 600,
averaging 3d. cents per bushel. The es-
timated product is 661 ,035. 600 bushels and
the yield per acre PA bushels.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-05
NEBRAsKA,s DEADLOCK.
The Senate Still Unorganized and Nothing
Accomplished

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 4.-The deadlock
in the senate remains unbroken. Frank
Wilson, Republican, was chosen temper
airy secretary, but it was pre-arranged
plan to make show OF progress. The
members were regularly seated and sworn
in, after which the senate adjourned till
this afternoon. The house continued the
work of organizing The Independents
are taking all the offices except one.
= When the day closed the deadlock re-
manned unbroken. The next order OF
business is canvassing the vote cast at the
state election, and this caLnot be done
until the senate is organized.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-05
A DOUBLE SUICIDE.

A New Jersey Couple Conclude to Die
Together.
New YORK, Jan. 4.-According to a
dispatch from Whitehall, N. j., Nora
Bott of that place shot and instantly
killed Edward Smith. to whom she was
betrothed and then blew her brains out.
The couple had quarrelled during the day.
That night they attended a party and
late in the evening the guests were startled
to hear two pistol shots. Rushing out
they found the young man and woman
lying side by side dead. In the dead girls
hand was a clenched revolver known to
have belonged to Smith. Some of the
girls friends believe it to be a double
suicide.