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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-27
TRYING TO PROVE AN AIrB1.
ArtfuI Dodger Breckenridge Makes
Slow Progress.

Washington, D. c., March 26.-The
hearing in the Pollard-B reckinridge
case was resumed this morning..
Judge Bradley opened the session with
a division as to the admission of GER
tain affidavits objected to by the prose-
cuton. He excluded the deposition
of Dr. Lewis, who deposed that Colonel
Swope had come to him to get him to
perform a criminal operation on Miss
Pollard. on the ground that it was
hearsay, but admitted the deposition of
Roselle, the man to whom Miss Pol
lard was engaged at one time, on the
ground that Miss Pollard's maturity
and character We're brought into the
case by her claims that she was an
innocent school girl when seduced by
Breckenridge, One or two other depo-
sitions were admitted, though the
judge expressed regret that he could
not exclude them on account of their
filthy character.
The attorney for the defense then
read the deposition of J. C. Bailey,
clerk of the Woodwork county, KY,
circuit court showing by the records
that Breckenridge, as counsel, was in
attendance on murder trial at Yer
sailles, in progress August 5, 1884, when
Miss Pollard testified he took her to
Sarah Goss' house in Lexington. The
case was also on on August u, Is and
10. The cross-eXamination developed
the fact that during the trial Breckin-
ridge frequently drove over to LeXing-
ton, returning at night. One of other
counsel in the case, E. NJ. Wallace, tes-
tilted that Breckenridge was present
throughout the trial. A number of
other affidavitS from judges and law
yers of Kentucky were read, showing
the whereabouts of the defendant dur
ing the latter part of August, 1884. At
the afternoon session further affidavits
were read, showing Breckinridge's
whereabouts in the fall of 1888 at var
ious dates.
The deposition of William G. Wood,
Ia carpenter Of Lexington, was read.
Wood was engaged to Miss Pollard in
1882, but when he told her he could
not take her upon a trip to Europe,
she broke the engagement and threw
at him the ring he had given her. He
did not know her age then, but consid-
cred her young woman.
The reading of Allie Julian's deposi-
ton and cross-eXaminatio ton closed the
days proceedings. Julian is the blind
man whose adventure with Miss Pol
lard at a country frolic on Christmas
evening, 1882, has been the subject of
numerous publications since the open
ing of this scandal
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! Omaha, Neb., March 6.-ConsuI-Gen-
eral Carl Buenz, representing the Ger
man government, arrived in Omaha
today, accompanied by c. Halter, an
attache of the German consulate at
Chicago. In an interview, Mr. Buenz
said, among other things:
1T is clearly evident that some Iegis-
lation favorable to silver interests will
soon be enacted in Germany. A COM
mittee has been appointed by the reich
stag to investigate the merits of an
increased coinage of silver, and will
doubtless report favorably, judging
from the fact that a majority of the
members of the committee are silver
advocates. and loyal to the administra-
ton. What the reichstag viii do.
would be presumptiOus for me to state
at this time. but l firmly believe, from
an individual standpoint that the
reichstag will act favorably and ratify
the committees action. 1t is evident
that more silver would be a most ac-
ceptable acquisition to currency. Ger
many was represented at the last in
ternational monetary conference.
, think that another conference of this
character will be held in the near
future and Germany will be repre-
Sented."
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Fresno, Cal, March 26.-Some testi-
mony was given in the trial of r. s..
Heath here today which created a pro-
found sensation
Heath is on trial for the murder of
Louis B. McWhirter, which occurred
over year ago. On the night of the
murder. McWhirter, was aroused from
sleep by peculiar noises in his back
ward. He went out to investigate, and
was shot by an assassin. McWhirter
was a prominent lawyer and poll
tician. Suspicion was Immediately
drawn to certain of McWhirters politi-
cal enemies 1t was claimed, also, that
McWhirter had committed suicide, and
the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
company contested the payment of his
life insurance on that ground, but the
case was decided against the company.
The detectives who worked upon the
mysterious case gathered enough evil
dence to warrant the arrest of Heath.
Heath belongs to a prominent family
and is the son of General Heath. He
was tried several months ago, the jury
disagreeing, his second trial now hav-
ing been proceeding several weeks.
One of the strongest points in the case
against him was the fact that several
witnesses had seen him in a buggy
with a companion driving rapidly out
of town. shortly after the hour at
which McWhirter met his death
Today Mrs. Palmer, an estima BILE
lady residing near this city, was
brought into court upon her bed, she
being in the last stages of consump-
ton. Mrs. Palmer did not appear as a
witness in the previous trial The wit
ness stated on the morning of the Nc
Whirter murder she was bringing her
husband into Fresno to take a train
which leaves here at 2:30 a. m. A
short distance from town she was met
by a quickly-driven buggy containing
two persons. one of whom was Reed
p. Terry: the other she did not recog-
nize. Just before meeting this buggy,
some blazing rags had been thrown out
of it. and as she passed She noticed
that the dry grass by the roadside was
being ignited. She stopped, alighted
and stamped out the flames. She
stooDed and picked up the half con-
suned rags. one of which proved to be
black mask, the other handkerchief,
upon which was the name of "R. s.
Heath The handkerchief and mask
she saved and produced as evidence
Her testimony created great excite
ment in court the prisoner being visi-
| blv baffied
Reed Terry, whom this evidence inn
plicates in the murder, is well known
throughout the state. He is a promi-
nent iawver and was a leader of the
| political faction opposed to McWhirter
Terry is a nephew of Judge Terry, who
was killed by Marshal Nagle, as he
was about to assault Justice Field OF
| the United States Supreme court
several years ago. He ran for Con
gress in the Sixth district on the Demo
cratic ticket, but was defeated.
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WOULD BE mERE FoRM.
Impossible to Pass the Bland Bill
Over Veto.

Washington, March 6.-Representa-
tive Bland consulted his silver associ-
ates of the House as to the chances of
passing the silver seigniorage bill over
a veto. He found of the men who had
voted for the bill ready to endorse it
again even against a veto. Whether
he will make the move or not is not
yet certain, as the most radical friends
of the bill recognize the necessary two
thirds vote necessary to overcome the
veto could not be secured in the House,
and without this the move could be
nothing more than a protest The
vote on the passage Of the bill was:
Yeas 1853, nays f29, and not voting Sc
This yea vote was secured only after
a protracted struggle, during which
the House was without a quorum
much of the time 1t is believed to
represent almost the full strength Of
the bill. To pass the measure over a
veto would require 235 yea votes in
full vote But as a full house is never
to be expected the 297 present at the
last vote is counted on being the num-
Der who would vote on the veto ques-
ton With such a membership. two
thirds vote necessary to overturn the
veto would be 1913, or thirty more than
Mr.. Bland could command on the pas
sage of his bill.
These thirty will have to be drawn
from the fifty-siX not voting on the
passage of the BILL as the original
negative vote could be relied upon to
sustain the Veto 1t is conceded by
the silver men they could not get the
necessary thirty, so that in any event
the move to pass the bill over bhe veto
would be nothing more than a formal
itU
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RIOS KINDERGARTEN.
GOveHlment Anticipates No Naval
EaSement.

Rio de Janeiro, March 26.-[Copy-
righted, 1894, by the Associated Press. /
As intimated yesterday by the repre-
sentative in this city of the Associated
Press, the government fleet in the bay
did not sail southwark today, although
orders had been issued for the vessels
to do 50. 1t is conjectured that the
government had received information
showing that the presence of the fleet
is not required in the south, although
the officials decline to make public any
news they have received. They state,
however, they expected the revoll-
tionary movement in the south will
shortly die of inanition.
It is apparent from the fact that
warships crews were engaged today
in removing the torpedoes aboard of
them that the government expects no
naval battle In face of the over
whelming naval force the government
would be able to pit against the in
surgentS, a naval fight is beyond the
range, of probability.
The government has decided to erect
further Qualifications at several points
commanding the bay and city, and
efforts are being made to re-angag e
Lieutenant-C Commander Hill, execu-
tive officer of the dynamite cruiser
Nictheroy; Lieutenant Craven. who
had charge of the dynamite gun on
board the cruiser, and Assistant Chief
Engineer Charles Stenstrom but they
manifest no disposition to enlist under
the flag of the republic, and the gov
ernment's efforts to induce them to
remain failed
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Great Damage i'm Indiana.

Indianapolis, Ind, March. 26.-The cold
wave which is now sweeping over the
country has probably cut the chances
for a fruit crop in this state down to
a very low degree. For several weeks
past the weather has been unusually
warm for the season. and the result
was that when the cold snap came it
caught the fruit trees just ready to
burst the swelling buds into blossoms
1t is thought peaches were to a large
extent killed by the severe weather in
January, but peaches that escaped are
now certainly gone. Cherries, plums
and apples are almost totally destroyed
lin the central and northern parts of
the state, but it is hoped the hills in
the southern part Che great apple sec
tom have saved the staple fruit.
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Terry SAYS it Is Not True.

San Francisco March 26.-Reed B.
Terry, who was today accused by Mrs.
Palmer at the Heath trial, Fresno, of
completely in the murder of McWhir-
ter, and who is now an attorney of
this city, furnishes the Associated
Press with strong denial of the ac-
cusation, denouncing it as part of an
infamous conspiracy to blacken the
reputation of a number of Fresno gen
tlemen, himself included.
Terry gives a circumstantial account
of his doings on the night of the muir
der, saying he took Judge Harris, a
friend; home to stay with him, and
they slept together. He knew nothing
of the murder until told next morning
by Detective Hume. He thinks Mrs.
Palmer is demented.
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BERING SEA BUSINESS.
American and Britain VIII Agree
on Regulations.

Washington, March 26.-Sir Julian
Pauncefote, British ambassador, had
Ianother long interview with Secretary
Gresham today in connection with Ber-
ing sea matters. There are evidences
that the efforts which both parties
have been making TO arrive at salts
factory agreement touching the regu-
lation of the seal fisheries this season
are likely to be crowned with success
within the next ten days. The vessels
OF the British navy which will Coop
crate with our navy to protect the seal
waters are now in the neighborhood of
Esquimault, B. C. The detail has not
yet been made known here, but the
British naval system is so perfect in
its workings that the vessels selected
for the service can be coated and sup
piled with everything necessary for
their cruise in a few days.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-27
INJUNCTION 0UAsHED.
Denver's Troubles No Nearer "a So
luton Tan Before.


Denver, March 26.-Judge Glynn, sit
ting in the district court, today quash-
ed the injunction issued by Judge Ora
ham against Governor Waite, Mayor
Van Horn and Fire and Police Commits
sioners Rogers, Barnes and Mullins, re-
straining them from attempting TO take
possession of the office or interfering
with the duties of the old commission
ers, Messrs. Orr and Martin, whom Gov
ernor Waite removed, and dismissed
the contempt proceedings.
The court holds that that portion Of
the writ of injunction under which the
alleged contempt was committed is
void, consequently there could be no
contempt; that Orr and Martin, in en-
deavoring to hold office by force, after
having been notified of their removal
by the governor, are violating the law
themselves and are usurpers, and that
Mullins and Barnes have the right to
peacefully assume the offices 10 which
they have been appointed at once.
Immediately after the decision was
rendered, upon the advice of their at
torneys, Mullins and Barnes went to
the city hall and requested Orr and
Martin to turn over the office 10 them.
This being promptly refused, the new
board met in the mayors office and
ed Chief of Police Stone and appointed
John f. Farley in his stead. The lieu
tenants were likewise dismissed, and
it is understood decapitations in the
fire department will begin tomorrow.
Chief Stone and his officers refused to
recognize the authority of the lew
board and the department is still I'M
der his control.
! Attorney NJ. T. Taylor, for Orr and
Martin, claims that Judge GIynn's de
cisiOn does not settle the natter, but
I that the case stands just as it did the
day the appointments were made and
before the injunction was granted. He
has advised his clients, as we'll as Chief
Stone, to ignore any orders of the new
board.
I II thesold board persists in it's refusal
to give way, counsel for the Jew board
will apply for a writ of mandamus by
which means the old members can be
speedily ousted.
/ A report gained currency this after
noon that Governor Waite flew into a
passion when he learned that the new
board had appointed Farley chief OF
police, and declared he would remove
his latest appointees. The governor
denied the story.
Late this afternoon, counsel for Orr
and Martin took an appeal from the
decision of Judge Glynn to the SUI
preme court, on the ground of error in
dissolving the injunction of Judge Ora
ham. Upon the promise of Attorney
Ward, for Barnes and Mullins that no
attempt would be made by the new
board to proceed to business or make
appointments, the court refrained
from issuing a writ against the new
board and merely granted stay until
Wednesday, when a decision will prob
ably be given.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-27
SENATOR CoLQUITT DEAD.
FUneral Services VIII he Held in
the senate To-day.

the Senate Today.
Washington, March 26-The fatal
termination of the illness of United
States Senator Alfred Holt Colquitt,
Georgia, which has been anticipated
any moment for several days, came
early this morning. AS the end APP
preached the breathing became labored;
but he lapsed into inconsistencies and
suffered no pain.
The funeral will take place in the
Senate chamber at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning and will probably be con-
Quoted by Rev. I. H. Milburn, chap
lain of the Senate. He is. at present
absent from the city. but has been
wired to come and will doubtless ar
rive in time to do so. The remains
will be taken to Macon for internent
After the funeral in the Senate that
body will probably take a recess at II
o'clock.
Senator Colquitt was born April Il,
1924; was a graduate of Princeton and
lawyer by profession. His term of
Office would have expired March 3, 1895.
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Ernm AM Sections.

Columbia, Mo. March 26-The peach
crop is destroyed and apples and other
fruits are greatly DANCED.
Nashville, March 26.-The entire
strawberry crop of Tennessee was
killed by last nights freeze.
Lebanon, KY, March 26.--The ther-
mometer registered 16 degrees here this
morning. All farmers coming into
town bring the report that wheat is
dead from freezing.
Pomeroy. Ohio, March 26.-Only IS
degrees above zero last 1ignt. The
peaches were in fun bloom; ether early
| fruits were probably xiii in southern
Ohio. The ground is white with snow.
Quincy, H.. March 26.-The thermo-
meter reached as high as 20 degrees
today for the first time N 4S hours.
The small fruits are all reported killed
as the buds were well advanced before
the cold weather came.
| Cincinnati, March 26.-The thermo-
meter last night fell to Is degrees. The
| fruit and berries are killed, but the
damage to wheat and other crops was
not serious although they are further
advanced than usual.
Dexter, Mo-, March 2e.-The thermo-
meter fell to one degree above zero
there last night, and the entire fruit
crop, with the exception, probably, of
the late apples, is bound to be killed
Much wheat is supposed to be ruined
st. Joseph. Mo-. March 26.-The tenn
| perature this morning was only six
degrees above zero. The Missouri river
was frozen across. Freezing weather
is general in this part of the country.
1t is not believed the apple crops are
| injured.
Dallas. Tex, March 26.-Reports
show killing frosts from Red river
south to a line drawn east and west
| through Waco. The fruit section
around Tyler suffered severely. The
fruit crop is cut short and in many
places destroyed.
Anna, H., March 2s.-The freeze did
great damage to the fruit ind vege-
tables throughout this section. The
buds of the pears, cherries and early
apples were thought to be ruined
Straw berries are injured some. The
| freeze has finished the ruin which the
January cold snap begun in the peach
crop.
Cairo. III, March 2s.-It is thought
the cold weather of the last two days
has killed the strawberries in this sec
ton. Peaches were nearly all killed
by the extreme cold of January. The
berries were well advanced by last
weeks sunshine, but the weather is
now freezing cold.
| Cincinnati, March 26.-Captain Bass
! Ter, the government observer of the
i weather bureau, says tonight that the
cold wave will effectually kill the
| fruit buds over a very large extent of
territory and that this section has the
severest weather at this time of the
year that has been seen for years.
/
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1t Is Too Ambiguous.

Washington. March IS. - Senator
Pugh, of Alabama. expressed the
opinion today that the president would
send in a veto Of the Bland bill, ac-
companied with a statement of his Oh
lection saying in effect, that if a bill
could be passed devoid Of the ambi-
guilty of the bill now before him, and
--,,-'df~~- ri01nlv for the coinage of the
silver seigniorage, it would receive his
approval The senator expressed the
opinion that in this event such a bill
could be passed without much trouble
M. dPIaV
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Prendcreast's Case.

Chicago, March 26.-The states at
torneys will tomorrow request a con-
tinuanee in the Prendergast case for
ten days. 1t will be asked on the
ground that the states attorney is not
financially able to so on with the case
at once.
It is said Mr. Trude, who represent
ed the Harrison family, now believes
Prendergast insane and will not appear
in the new trial
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Agreed to Disagree.

Omaha, Neb.. March 26.-After hav
ing been out for ninety hours, the jury
in the case of the state against Eloise
dered Baron Reiser, of South Oma-
ha, has been discharged, and the pris-
oner has been remanded back to the
Douglas county Jail At no time dur
ing the trial was a prospect of an
agreement as it is understood that two
of the jurors were for acquittal from
start to finish
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PUBLIC LANDS SURVEYS.
Western Men Want a Larger Appro-
priation.

Washington, March 26.-There was a
meeting of senators from public lands
states held at the capitol this morn
ing, to take action looking towards Sc
curing increased appropriations for
surveys of public lands over what has
been allowed in the sundry civil bill
in the house.
There were present Senators Hans
brough, Carey, Perkins, Pettigrew,
Shoup Dubois, Allen. Teller. Mitchell,
Power and Roach. The House appro-
priation was discussed ana it was de-
cided that the $4,000 appropriation
was entirely Inadequate, especially as
1000 of the amount was set aside for
examinations
Senator Dubois was instructed to
draft an amendment increasing the
amount appropriated to S400,J00. and to
make the amount set for examination
and inspection of surveys which shall
be presented and pressed when the sun
dry civil bill is considered in the Sen
ate smaller.
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WALKERS MISSION.

Washington, March 26-Admlral
John G. Walker. who has been as
signed to the command of the Pacific
station has not left Washington, being
detained to receive his instructions
They are now in course of preparation
at the navy department, and the presi-
dent, who himself selected Admiral
Walker for his important command, Is
taking an active interest in their def
milton. 1t is expected the admiral vii
be able to receive the instructions in
time to leave Washington day after
tomorrow and win take the steamer oil
April from San Francisco for Homo
lr4l1I
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MILLIONS OF BUDS BLIGHrED.
FOLD Wave Causes thousands OF
Dollars Loss.

Chicago, March 26.-The cold wave
has reached, this point bringing with
it a decided drop in temperature and
snowfall varying from occasional light
flurries to heavy storms.
In Michigan. the thermometer began
TO drop early and continued to below
freezing point. Many thousands of
dollars of damage is done to early
peaches. grapes and blackherries.
Strawberries are frozen up solid. MANY
growers will be unable to raise more
than small sum because of the hard
times.
Throughout Indiana the same condi-
tons prevail. The warm weather of a
few days ago forced the buds and the
weather of today has frozen them
badly
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DEATH on THE ICE.
Bad Fate of Number of Seal
Hunters,

St. Johns n. F., March 26.-on Sat
urday morning. the Freshwater bay
just outside of the harbor was filled
with ice, among which were plenty of
seals.
Large numbers all along the coast
went to hunt them.
Toward evening the wind shifted to
the west and the ice began moving
out Most of the hunters reached land,
but a party was carried out and the
ice field began breaking up.
Vessels could not go to the rescue
till yesterday. These returned today.
reporting that most of the castaways
We're brought near the shore by the
tides and swan to land, though eight
were nearly dead from cold Nine
were still una accounted for. Of these,
six have been found later, all badly
frostbitten, and on another foe were
the other three, of whom two had
frozen TO death. The third was SO
badly frostbitten that he may die.
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Touch in Tennessee.

Memphis, Tenn, March 26.-Reports
received by the Associated Press from
Enterprise, Macon, Utica, Columbus,
Brookhaven, Yazoo City, Madison, Can
ton, Oxford and Corinth, Miss; Mon
ton and Bayou Sara, La; Pensacola,
Fla, are to the effect that a severe
frost visited those sections this morn
ing, forming half an inch thick, de-
stroying vegetables strawberries, and
the fruit crop, and in some places ear
ly corn, oats and peas were damaged.
The cold weather continues tonight.