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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-08
IDAHO LEGISLATURE.
A Populist Member Who Should Form
Party With Oregon's Governor.

A Populist Member Who Should Form a
Party With Oregon's Governor.
BOISE, Ida., Feb. 7.-[Special. I'm the
house today Barrett's bill to form Cleve-
land county out of Bear Lake county and
portion of Bingham was considered in
committee of the whole and favorably re-
ported on with few amendments, one
changing the name of Cleveland to Lake.
This was done to pacify several Populists
who said they would not vote to honor
the president-elect by naming an Idaho
county after him. Ballantine, Populist.
of Alturas said: 'sCleveland is a foe to
the principal interest in Idaho and silver,
and I don't propose to vote to form a
county to bear his name.'' Several Dem
ocrats championed Cleveland, and an in
teresting partisan debate was had. An
other amendment leaves to the voters in
the section it is proposed to cut of from
Bingham county the matter of ratifying
the action of the legislature at the next
general election. Bangs bill providing a
q mill tax to support the state university,
to be collected until 1897, was passed.
In the senate Stewart OF Ada introduced
bill to locate an agricultural college at
Nampa. The Bannock county bill came
up and hot debate was had between
Mitcham, Republican, of Lata and Ruick,
Populist, of Alturas. The men scored
each other fearfully, and it was feared for
time they would come to blows. Pend
ing discussion of the bill the senate ad-
iourned
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-08
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Joint Session of ongress to
Count the Electoral Vote.
IT WILL BE HELD TODAY.
Interview Between Hawaiian Commits.
siOners and Secretary Foster.
The Russian Extradition Treaty Is Ratified
by the senate-The Car Coupler Bill
Causes n Lengthy Address to Be
Delivered by HIr. Chandler.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Especial. i
Congress is required to be in joint session
to count the electoral vote at / o'clock
tomorrow. Meanwhile each body will
have appointed two tellers, whose duty it
: will be to read the vote. A few moments
before 1 o'clock the Senate will proceed
IN body to the hall of the House. The
president of the Senate Will preside over
the joint assembly, with the speaker of
the House sitting at his left. The GER
tificates viii then be opened by the presi-
dent of the Senate in the alphabetical
order of the states and handed to the tel
lers, who will read them and note the re-
suit.
1t is possible that objections may be
raised to some of the votes from the states
Of California, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio
ana Oregon, and in this event the law pro-
vides that the two houses separate, con-
slider the objections and report their find
ings. The count cannot proceed until
: each objection is disposed of.
After the certificates have all been read
the tellers viii deliver the result to the
president, who, in accordance with the
facts, viii make the proper announce
ment. The announcement is declared by
law. and will be sufficient and constitu-
tional declaration OF the election of Grover
Cleveland and Adlai E. Stevenson. This
viii include all formalities prior to the in
zuryl1ratiOp
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-08
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC.
An Attack VIII Be Made on the Company
By Manitoba Senator'S.

An Attack Will Be Made on the Company
BY Manitoba Senators.
OTTAWA, Ont. Feb. 7.-senator Boulton
of Manitoba will shortly make an attack on
the Canadian Pacific road. In the Senate he
gave notice of the following resolution:
ssWhereas, The competition Of the Canadian
Pacific railway is a source Of irritation to the
government Of the United States and threat
ems to interfere with international eourteSieS
that have been reciprocal in bonding privileges
and has called forth from the President OF the
United States recommendations to restrict
bonding privileges between the countries in
transport of Canadian trade through the United
States territory, and.
Whereas, Construction OF that branch Of the
Canadian Pacific intended to oiverge from the
main line near Regina TO the United states
boundary is for the purpose OF connecting the
main line with the Sault Ste Marie system OF
the Canadian Pacific. and will have the effect
of diyerting the trade and trafflc of Canada
with and west OF Regina. through the United
States for over one thousand miles, instead OF
through Canadian territory, and competing
with railways OF states through that thousand
miles Of country, and,
Whereas Such dlVergement is not in the in
terest OF the people OF western Canada or in
accordance with the spirit OF their national
policy and renders them no competition while
OF the Canadian Pacific between Regina and
North Bay and enhancing the rates on their
produce seeking western markets.
Therefore in the opinion OF this house the
charters for this branch line should be can
cefled.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-08
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
The Commissioners and Secretary Foster
Have Another Interview


The Commissioners and Secretary Foster
Have Another Interview.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Hawaiian
commissioners and DR.. Mott Smith,
Hawaiian minister, had another inter-
view this morning with Secretary Foster
at the State department. AS was the case
with the two previous interviews, this
was entirely informal, being confined
to the interchange of unofficial views
upon the subject of annexing the Ha-
waiian islands to the United States.
Nothing was said about the time when
the commissioners shall be received by
President Harrison and thus formally
recognized, and the determination of this
date will depend upon the nature OF ad
vices from Honolulu which are expected
to reach San Francisco tomorrow on the
steamship Australia.
All members OF the cabinet were present
at the cabinet meeting today except Sec
rotary Noble. There is no change in the
situation of Hawaiian affairs as far as
the cabinet is concerned, until the pres
ident and secretary of state conclude ne
gotions with the commissioners. or de-
eide that negotiations cannot be formally
entered upon. OF course, there is moth
ing for the cabinet as body to consider.
phurston and Carter left on the noon
train for New York on personal business,
and will return tomorrow evening.
Another conference may be held Thurs
day, but when the commissioners sepa-
rated from Secretary Foster there was no
definite engagement to that effect.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-08
FLOODS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
All the Streams Are Swollen and
Great Damage Feared.
THE QUEENSLAND DELUGE.
Five Hundred Houses in the City Of
Brisbane Destroyed.
Thousands of People Have Lost Their All
and Taken Refuge in the Hills The
Worst Disaster Ever Recorded in
the History of the Colony.

PITTsBURG, Feb. THE Allegheny and
Monongahela rivers are rising rapidly
and merchants are removing goods in an
ticipation of disastrous food within the
next twelve hours. All the small streams
above are out of the banks.
The water in the Neshannock at New
castle is higher than for many years. A
portion of the southern part of the city
is inundated and several houses have been
swept away. Many families were rescued
in boats.
The food that threatened disaster to
Pittsburg and Allegheny, it is thought,
has been checked by the cold weather and
at midnight the worst is believed to be
over with. The lower parts OF Allegheny
and the south side are submerged. The
damage so far as known is not large, but
the poor people who were forced to leave
their homes suffer greatly from cold.
High waters have seriously affected the
railroads and nearly all through trains
are delayed The famous Conemaugh is
swollen so that it has broken over en-
bankments at many places, causing fear
and CONSERVATION among many who re-
side along the stream.
Trouble is expected at JohnstoWn.
Turtle creek is also raging torrent.
Over thirty miles of telegraph lines on
the Franklin division of the Lake Shore
road were destroyed by last night STORM
Two small station buildings on the Pitts
burg and Lake Erie road were carried
bodily away by the flood. Dispatches
from various points throughout the west
end of the state indicate a serious condi-
ton of affairs At Oil City, Parkers,
Warren and Freeport on the Allegheny
fats are submerged and the water is still
rising, many people have being compelled
TO move out of their houses and others
with interests at stake remaining up all
night to watch the rise.
At Greenville prospects are that great
damage will be done before daylight by
high water. At Newcastle the immense
ice gorge broke this morning and the
water and ice came down in body eight
feet high, completely flooding the lower
portion of the city. Several houses were
swept away and many families were taken
from their homes in boats. The damage
will amount to thousands of dollars. At
Franklin the gorge broke tonight and
carried away number of county bridges.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-08
THE INDIAN OUTBREAK.
One of the Captured Murderers Makes
a Confession.
They Selected Their Victims in the Cow
boy Camp and Killed Them Be-
canse They We're White.

PINE RIDGE AGENCY, S. D.. Feb. q
r-That-Runs-in the Woods, police
man, brought in this morning one of Two
Sticks sons, who is one OF the murderers.
He confessed as follows: Two Sticks, his
father, and the others agreed to go to the
beef camp and kill the cowboys. They
slipped into the dugout while the men
slept and each selected his victim and at
signal cough, they killed them. Cook was
not killed at first and attempted to crawl
under the box, but was shot in the head
and died. The cowboys were Bennett and
Royce; the boysaged 13 and 10 years were
E. Bacon and Kelley. The bodies were
brought here by old man Bacon. The
dying Indian says the men were killed be-
cause they were white.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-08
THE HERALD REACHES MORE

fiscal year. Taking the statement of the
secretary of the treasury, the conclusion
is irresistible that public expenditures
must be materially reduced, taxation in
creased, or a new issue OF bonds made to
meet impending liabilities.
The bill was then read for amendment
and amendments were offered respectively
by Mr.. Wheeler to reduce the compensa-
ton OF members of Congress to 81, 900, and
by Mr.. Miller to reduce the compensation
of the president to $50, ZOO, both of which
were rejected.
MIR. Dearmond. Democrat, of Missouri,
offered an amendment providing that un-
til places in classified service shall be dis
tributed among the adherents of the sew
eral political parties in proportion to their
respective members as shown by the vote
cast at the last presidential election, no
applicant unless he be an adherent OF the
political party which has not had its fair
proportion OF employees in such service
shall be eligible to examination or ap-
pointnent under the civil service law.
Mr.. Lodge made a point of order
against the amendment which was de-
Tended by Mr.. Dearmond. The chair,
however, ruled the amendment out of
order.
Mr.. Picker made a vigorous attack
against the provisions OF the bill provid
ing for committee to inquire into the
working OF the executive department,
and without disposing OF the paragraph
the committee rose and the House ad
journed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-08
NEBRASKA DEADLOCkHNDS.
Allen, Populist, Is Elected United
States Senator.
NO CHANGE IN WYOMING.
Eight Candidates Were Voted for in
Yesterdays Joint Session.
A Resolution Introduced Calling for al
Investigation Into the Absence of
Senator Russell of UIntah
County-Political News.

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. William v.
Allen, Populist, was elected United
States Senator on joint ballot at noon,
receiving 20 votes to 81 for Paddock. The
Independents and Democrats voted for
Allen. HIS election was made unani-
nous.
William Vincent Allen, the next United
States senator from Nebraska, was born
in Midway, Madison county, o., Jan. Is,
1S47. In 1856 he moved to Iowa and en-
listed at the age of fifteen years with
Company G, Thirty second Iowa. After
the war he studied law with l.. [. Aims
worth of West Union, Ia, and nine years
ago he came to Nebraska, locating at
Madison, his present home. His CONVEX
sion to the Popuist idea of politics occur
red during the campaign of 1890, and
since that time he has been enthusiastic
and constant in his advocacy OF the
party's principles.
In the fall of 1891 he was nominated by
the Populists for judge OF the Ninth Jul
dicial district and was elected. Previous
to going over to the Populists he was an
enthusiastic Republican and he is also an
enthusiastic Grand Army man. The
newly elected senator is a giant in stature
and it is said his mental calibre is consist
ent with his physical makeup.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-08
WILL APPLY THE CLOSURE.
Debate on the Queens Address
Must Cease Friday.
IRISH HOME RULE BILL.
1t Will Be introduced in Parliament ON
Monday Next.
In the French Chamber the Panama Canal
Scandal Is Discussed at Length
Ex-Deputy Gobron Is Conn
mitted for Trial.

LONDON Feb. TN the commons this
evening Gladstone said he voiced the feel
ing OF all parties in rising to predicate
the address which should have prece-
dence until concluded. Then followed a
spirited debate. during which he accused
Balfour OF obstructing government mea-
sures, and Gladstone stated that he would
De forced to apply the closure &C debate on
the address If protracted. The suggestion
of closure met with disapproval from the
irish members. Gladstone's motion to
give precedence was finally approved and
the debate resumed.
Some excitement was caused in the
course Of the day by the disappearance of
the Irish home rule bill. Gladstone
missed in the morning the portfolio con-
tanning the bill as well as the drafts of
other measures. After a long and ex-
citing search it was found in Gladstone's
private room. There is still a mystery as
to how the portfolio got there.
Kelrhardie, Labor member, moved an
amendment expressing regret that the ad-
dress had not mentioned the widespread
misery among the workingmen of Great
Britain. The government should take
steps to alleviate the immediate distress
by ordering throughout the workshop
that minimum wages be pence per hour
for week OF forty-eight hours, and all
COubLdCDS OC gwen Oub III
England. The time was ripe also for the
regulation by law of the hours OF labor Of
railway employees. The government,
moreover, should establish home colonies
on unused land, where the unemployed
could find opportunity to earn their board.
Howard Vincent, Conservative and Fair
Trader, supported the amendment.
Sir John Gorst, financial secretary OF
the treasury, in the last Salisbury cabinet
spoke strongly for Hardies' amendment.
Mundella, president of the board of trade,
tainted the opposition with the sudden
ness of their solicitude for the working
man. Mundella announced that the min
listers would regard the vote on the amend
ment as a vote of confidence. The amend
ment was lost, 276 to 100, and the house
then adjourned.
The result Of the debate in the house
this evening has been that that the minis
tiers have decided to apply the closure on
Friday in case the address be still under
discussion at that time. The purpose is
to clear the way for the introduction of
the home rule bill next Monday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-08
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The Secretary of the Treasury Gives
Reasons for Delaying the Work.

The Secretary of the Treasury Gives
Reasons for Delaying the Work.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE speaker
laid before the House today a commune.
cation from the secretary of the treasury
in = " to resolution of the House re-
curing him to inform that body why
work on some of the new public buildings
and work on the extension and improve
ment of the occupied authorized during
the Fifty first congress was not COM
menced, and why more than s., 600, 600 of
appropriation remained unexpended dur
ing the last two years. 1t appears, he
says, from the report OF the supervising
architect that this legislation entailed
such large quantity of new work in his
office as to make the quantity ofwork en-
tirely dlsproportionate to the force en-
ployed in the Office. Congress failed to
make an increase in the force demanded
by the Office, while the facts showed it
absolutely necessary.
The $4,000, 600 referred to does not re-
main uneXpended at this date, but large
balance OF IL remains available for expen-
diture temporarily by conditions imposed
by law entirely beyond the control of the
department. The secretary reviews the
requirements Of law regarding the plans.
sites and erection Of buildings, and in
conclusion says: 81 deem it necessary to
STATE that there has not been any fact
connected with the condition of the treas
ury that in any way interfered with, or
retarded the action taken by the depart
ment IL regard to carrying out the pro-
visions OF the acts of Congress, and that
the earnest purpose and effort of the
Office of the supervising architect was to
take such action with all reasonable dis
@,,1,
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-08
IN THE SENATE.
The Russian Extradition Treaty Ratified
Debate on the Car-Coupler Bill


Debate on the Car-COupler Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE Senate
ratified the Russian extradItion treaty,
with amendments, and then took up the
car coupler bill. Senator Chandler man
aged to give political twist to the debate
on the automatic coupler bill. He
brought up a resolution in the national
Democratic platform which denounced
the Republican party and Republican
Senate for not having provided legislation
for protecting railroad employees, and in
sisted that the position of many Demo-
cratic senators against the bill was incon-
sistent with party fealfy. He tWitted
them with the fact that only seven were
polied yesterday to take up the bill for
the repeal of the Sherman act, knowing
the declaration OF the National Demo-
cratic convention on the subject of silver
and knowing of the entreaties of the pres
ident-elect to have the Sherman act re-
pealed before the 18th OF March, and ne
predicted that the course Of the Demo-
1cratic senators in the next Congress on
the subject of tariff would be equally at
par with the party platform. After con-
siderable debate the bill went over with
out action.
The Senate bill for the relief of the as
signees or legal representatives of John
Roach, deceased, to pay the balance due
on the United States ship Dolphin of
IS, 165 was taken from the calendar and
passed, and then the Senate adjourned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-08
A NEW BATTLE SHIP.
The Indiana Is Now Almost Ready for
Launching.
Something About This Coast Line Steel
Vessel-Her Dimensions and
Armament.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb, 7.-[Special. /
The Indiana, the greatest of the nation Is
prospective battle ships, is about ready
for the launching. While today was the
time fixed by the navy department it will
probably be week or more before the
launching actually takes place. The
coast line battle ship Indiana is built of
steel. 1t has a double bottom for the
distance of 1876 feet, extending for the
length covered by the machinery and
magazine spaces. Thus all the vital por :
tons are amply protected, and every
feature is provided to enable it to cope
successfully with vessels of the heaviest
armor and armament. Her principal di-
mansions are: Length on load line, 34S
feet; breadth, extreme, SO feet, 8 inches;
draught of water (level keeD, "a feet;
displacement, 102SS tons; maximum
speed, 1872 knots; sustained sea speed, ,
Is knots; indicated horse power, 5000;
normal coal supply, 400 tons.
The armament consists of 13-inch
breech- loading rifles, S-inch breech-
loading rifles, 9 6-inch breech- loading
rifles, 20 6-pounder, rapid fre-guns, 4
1-pounder, rapid ire-guns, Gatling
guns, 6 torpedo tn bes.
There are six powerful search lights ar
ranged along the sides to locate the enemy
at night and to guard against small boat
attacks under cover of darkness. The
complement of twelve boats and one balsa
are slowed well above the flash of the
guns and are handled by means Of power
full cranes. The thickest armor plates
ever put on an American war-ship have
been placed on the Indiana. The plates,
which are of nickel-steel, are IA inches
thick, 6 feet high, Is feet long, and weigh
about twenty-six tons each. The launch
ing will take place from the Cramps ship
wards
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-08
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
The Legislative Appropriation Bill Con-
s1dered in Committee of the Whole.

The Legislative Appropriation Bill Con-
s1dered in Committee of the Whole.
WASHINGTON, Feb. I'm the House
the Senate amendment to the Harter bill
of lading the bill was concurred in. The
House then proceededin committee OF the
whole in consideration of the legislative
appropriation bill. Mr.. Dingley said the
appropriations made by this Congress
would reach q, OBS, 900, 900, against sos,
600, COO made by the Fifty-trst Congress,
an increase of $50. oOO, 900. If there should
be no tariff legislation to disturb the
revenue Tor the fiscal year 1894 would IN
doubtedly reach s4O5, DOC, 900, and the ex-
penditures should not exceed 1896, 000, 900,
and would not il the river and barber eX-
penditures should not exceed SIS, ZOO, 900,
which was e, 100000 more than ever ex
pended Il they should go, up
the action of the House. there
would inevitably be a deficiency
next year. Tariff legislation foreshadowed
would undoubtedly diminish the revenue
unless the duties should be made low
enough to enormously swell the importa-
tons of woods and woolens, as the bill
passed by the House at the last session
would surrender nine and one-half mil
lions revenue on wool and nineteen and
one-half millions on manufactured wool
on the basis of importations of the last
calendar year, and it would require an
enormous increase in importations of
wooden goods to make the loss good.
Mr.. Dockery estimated a probable de-
fciencv TO June 80, 1894, of S16, 1896. 500.
This estimated deficiency is based on ap-
nroDriations and revenues in actual ex-
peuditpres for that fiscal year is likely to
reach the limit OF liabilities-$5 III, 246.
This is entirely exclusive of S., 600, 600
probable inadequacy Of the currency es-
innate which is submitted for the current
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-08
THE PANAMA SCANDAL.
A Breezy Debate in the Chamber Re-
gardinE the Panama Deal.

A Breezy Debate in the Chamber Re-
garding the Panama Deal.
PARIS, Feb. Late this afternoon It
was announced that ex-Deputy Gobron
had been committed for trial. After the
hearing of the charge against him had
been dismissed by the chamber the in
dictment OF Senator Grevy was sent to NJ.
Monchicourt, judicial liquidatnr of the
Panama Canal company a check for 20, 900
francs the amount credited to Grevy on
the Theirre Commercials as having been
delivered to him in 1888.
In the chamber today Deputy Angeles
spoke at some length in favor of the gov
ernment's obtaining from the Columbian
states proIongation of the canal con-
cession and asked the ministery whether
steps to this end would be taken.
Ribot replied guardedly that the gov
eminent must decline to interfere di-
rectly in the matter. The government
would aid the judicial hquidator, how
ever, to a certain extent in his efforts to
get an extention.
Deputy Gauthier insisted that the gov
eminent must accept the Response bility
which Ribot declined. If the stock hold
ers have lost the hundreds of millions al
ready expended through the hesitancy OF
the government to interfere the govern
ment would have to answer for the con-
sequence.
Ribot replied that the object OF Gauthier
and Colleagues apparently was rather to
make political capital than assure further
control of the canal.
Before a vote was taken on the order OF
the day, Tirwed, minister of finance eTok-
ed loud applause by declaring that as
long as he should hold office no institu-
ton connected with the government
should be in any way tied to the Panama
canal enterprise. The order of the day
was voted 374 to 81.