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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-19
RUINS IN YUCATAN.
An Expedition to Snii in Search of
Relics Fer the Field Museum

Chicago, Nov. 16.-Down in New
York harbor Allison V. Armour's new
yacht is rocking on the waves, While all
hands are getting ready for long SEA
cruise Some time next month Mr.. Ar
mours handsome and staunch boat
will steam away toward Yucatan, car
rying a party of curators from the
Field Columbian museum on a voyage
of exploration. All the scientists go as
the guests of Mr. Armour, to make re-
searches on his Yucatan estate, which
is dotted all over with ruins of d civil
ization that flourished centuries ago.
Armour is on the peninsula now He
sailed from New York several weeks
ago to familiarize himself with the
cruise the yacht will take. The scien-
lists will probably be gone three
months.
Some danger will attend the expe-
dition by reason of the Jealousy with
which the Mexican authorities guard
their ruined cities The laws are very
severe and forbid the removal of any
relics from the republic. The special
object of the voyage is 10 gather ma
terial to complete the anthropological
and botanical collections of Chicago 5
new museum. The northern and north
eastern shores of Yucatan. once dotted
with populous cities, temples and
palaces. are now deso.ate wastes. 1t is
TO these phantom cities that the ex-
,, plorers will confine their researches. 1t
| is believed that this expedition will be
the means of bringing to the Field
Columbian museum more complete
collection of Central American anthro-
biological material than is found in any
other museum ia the world .-Caronic.e.
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WRIGHT COMES BACK.
Says the Report of the Strike Com
mission Was ImpregnabIc.

mbSstOh " us iihpCeSHdO1ts
Washington, Nov. 1S.-'It is impregna-
BILE and the conclusions reached by the
strike commissioners were based on good,
solid evidence"
This utterance referred to the recent
report of the United States strike COM
mission and was made by Labor Commits
sioner Carroll D. Wright. The statement
was called forth by an Associated Press
dispatch from Chicago, which gave a
sketch of an article which it was stated
would appear in the next issue of the
Railway Age, in reply to the strike COM
mission.
Mr.. Wright said that those who were
hurt by the report and felt its forceful
penetration would, in their efforts to
check its influence, use the weapons OF
abuse. They cannot, he said, point out
the alleged enormous errors" and in
accuracies which are paraded in the
Age article.
One of the so-called errors or mac
curacies made by the commissioners,
according to the Railway Age, was the
statement that large number of rail
road employees were sworn in as
deputy United States marshals to pro-
tect railroad property, and that their
salaries as government law officers were
paid by the railroad company and not
by the United States.
This statement" added Mr.. Wright,
was testified to before the strike COM
mission by President st. John of the
Railway Managers association, and
others on his side of the question.
''The strike commissioners did not set
out to deal with or investigate Mr..
Debs, Mr. Pullman or Mr. St. John. 1t
was not dealing with individuals, but
systems. There was no purpose to vim
dictate anyone but to investigate condi-
lions and systems impartially and re-
port the findings to the government"
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Another Outrage.

London, Nov. ia dispatch to the
Times from Vienna says that a letter
has been received there from Smyrna,
reporting that Zeki Pasha, Turkish
marshal, with a detachment of Ami
zans and a field battery, massacred
two thousand Armenians at Sassun
The bodies of the dead were left I'M
buried and their presence has caused
an outbreak of cholera. Many Chris
tians are reported to have fed by Sc
cret paths across the Russian frontier
So far there has been no official con-
firmation of this news, but if it is true
the powers share in the responsibility
by their failure to enforce article 81
Of the Berlin treaty, which imposes or
them the duty of seeing that the porte
takes measures to protect Armenians
The latter declare that they hope fol-
nothing from Europe, but they still
have confidence in Great Britain.
Numerous appeals have been made
by the Armenians to the British for
eign office. A dispatch to the Daily
News from Constantinople says that
the energetic action of Phillip Currio
the British ambassador to Turkey, has
caused CONSERVATION among the mem
bers of the Turkish government
Everything has been done to keep Sc
cret the fact of the outrages.
A dispatch from Constantinople to the
Standard says that in response to the
protest made by Sir Phillip Currie
British ambassador to Turkey, the
porte has unreservedly Withdrawn the
charge against Mr.. Hallward, the Brit
ish consul at Van, of melting the Ar
menians at Sassum and elsewhere tc
revolt.
The charge grew out of the investiga
ton made by Mr.. Hallward in the Ar
menian massacre and his report to the
British ambassador. The governor o.
Bitlas, who is seriously involved in the
outrage, made the charge, it is said
for the purpose of revenge.
The sultan has decided to send {
commission, composed of three mem
bers of his military household and one
civilian, TO Sassum for the purpose OF
making an impartial inquiry into the
outrages on Armenians.
The latest news is to the effect that
many of the Armenians who were sup
posed to have been killed fed from the
SOldiery and are now returning
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EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY.
Details Continue to Come I'm and
show That Great Damage Has
Resulted.

Rome. Nov. 1S.-Details of the earth
quake are, coming in slowly. 1t is
known. however that the province of
Reggie di Calabria suffered the Sc
verest damage. Little 9 damage was
done in Reggie, the capital of the pro-
vince, but there was great loss Of life
and much property damaged else
where in the province.
The centers of the disturbance were
in the vicinity of Palmi, twenty-one
miles northwest of Reggie, and Bag
nara, on the Gulf OF Gioja almost di-
rectly opposite Punta del Faro, Sicily.
The village, OF Sac Procipo, near Pal
mi, was almost entirely destroyed
Here sixty persons were killed. Forty
seven of these met their death in a
church, to, which they had fled for
refuge. Their bodies are still in the
ruins.
| At Bagnera seven persons are killed.
Eight lost their lives at MamerIino and
San Eufemia, being crushed to death,
while many others were injured The
| inhabitants of these places are obliged
to camp in the open air. Prime Minis
ter Crispi has sent large sum of
money for the relief OF the sufferers
and has placed two vessels at the dis
posal of the project of Bagnara.
| In the Callahan towns of Triparni
/ and Mileto many houses were destroy
ed and number Of persons injured.
Much damage was also done in the
adjacent province of Catazanaro. The
residents of Messina were in condi-
| ton of panic last night. They were
| in great fear of renewal of the
shocks and passed the night camped
! ont in the squares of the city, railway
tcagria ges-ar.d. on board vessels lying
! in the harhor. The panic has lessened
| tonight ard in some Instances the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-19

Muskogee, I. T., Nov. 1S.-United
States Attorney Jackson has received
letter from Bill Cook, threatening to
kill him if he makes any further at
tempt to exterminate the gang. The
force of dupties under Deputy United
States Marshal McGill were equipped
by United States Attorney G. L. Jack
son at his own expense, and the citi-
zens are loud in their praise of him.
His instructions to the men are to re-
main in the field until the gang had
been either killed or captured.
1t was this force that surprised the
bandits under Cherokee Bill and made
the valiant fight reported. Cherokee
Bill has not yet been captured, though
late reports say he surely will be, to-
gether with the full force he has been
leading. The report that Cherokee Bill
was badly wounded in the battle with
the deputies has been verified by dis
patches to United States Attorney
Jackson tonight. One of the two BAN
dts captured during the fight was
brought here by Marshal Cobb. His in
formation from the fighting ground is
that Cherokee Bill's band is surrounded
and can only escape by fighting their
way through the deputies line, which,
lit is not believed, they can succeed in
doing. Marshal Cobb believes, how
ever, there will be another bloody fight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-19
LIFE IN PHILADELPHIA.
How Drunken Man Held Up 8
Street Car For His Fare.

[F'rom the Philadelphia Press.1
"a policeman's life is not a happy
one says the opera song, and some
times he runs into situations which are.
to say the least. perplexing. y man of
very respectable appearance got in an
Eighth street car the other day. He
had been out with The boys, and
showed it,
Fare" said the conductor.
II won't pay any fare" replied the
man.
Then you'll have to get off the cal"
Just try to put me off.
So the war went on. The car stop
ped and a crowd gathered. One by one
the other cars came up, and the whole
street became blocked The intoxicat-
ed individual was the only person in
the car, and he held the fort. Finally
two policemen came up.
Put him off, said the conductor.
''Whoopr' yelled the passenger.
The officer was about to lay hands on
him when the other officer said:
Don't touch him, Make the con-
iuctor put him off =
SO the policeman dropped him. The
conductor was afraid to put him off
the crowd guyed the whole proceeding
and the drunken man said:
"Whoor
Finally a man in the car said:
lie looks like 4 respectable man
I'll pay his fare But the conductor
, wouldn't take it Then the policeman
got mad.
So the caramoved on and the passsn-
ge~ velie1-
''We-e-ev'
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work of repairing damaged buildings
has already commenced.
Large electric lights have been cree
ted to illuminate the channel until the
lighthouse. destroyed by the earth
quakes, shall have been rebuilt.
Renewed shocks were felt yesterday
and today at Nilazzo. eighteen miles
west of Messina So severe were the
movements of the earth. that great
seams appeared in the walls of many
houses The inhabitants of this place
are still badly frightened and remain
camped in the open spaces, fearing to
return to their homes. No further
shocks have been reported from other
places
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-19
VERY RICH PEOPLE.
The PosSessOr OF II Good Name the
Most Wealthy of All.
[Frnm the OI1iver. I

IFrom the Quiver.I
People with good characters may
we'll be called rich; character is prop
erty-it is the 1oblest of possessions.
Charters, a notorious scoundrel of his
time, once said to man who was dis
tinguished for his religious principles,
Il would 1000 pounds to have
Your good character ''Why?" in
quired the other. Because / would
make ten thousand pounds by it, was
the reply. If even the bad can thus
appreciate the value of character. how
much more should those who wish to
serve God feel that "a good name is
rather to be chosen than great riches p
There is that maketh himself rich,
yet hath nothing, there is that maketh
himself poor, yet hath great riches.
Faraday once told his friend, Pro-
| fessor TyndaH. that at a certain period
of mis- career ne had definitely to ask
| himself whether he should make wealth
or science the object of his life. When
| preparing his we'll known memoir of
| the great masters the professor called
! to mind his conversation, and asked
| leave to examine his accounts, and this
| is the conclusion at which he arrived:
Taking the duration of his life into
account TINS son of d blacksmith and
apprentice to a Dook-binder had to de-
eide between a fortune of E150,000 on
the one side and ais unendowed science
on the other.
"FIe chose the latter and died poor
man. But this was the glory OF hold
| ing aloft among the nations the scien-
| tifc name of England for period OF
| forty years" Only the other day
/ friend of mine gave up a pleasant
! country living, with little work and
good pay, in order to take town par
! ish with no endowment. because he
! thought that he could there do 9e
good. Intellectual and spiritual te 4H-
ers who sacrifice income in this way are
not made poor, but very rich.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-19
HIGHBINDERS RAMPANT.
Bloody Murders Are Imminent in
Chinatown, San Francisco.

It
Within the past few days it has be-
come apparent that this winter will wit
ness several bloody murders by high
binders in Chinatown and the police are
fully alive to the danger.
In The Call of Sunday, November T.,
details were given of the arrest of Mar
Tan, alias All Ching, a Chinese capper.
by Sergeant Gillen. When searched the
sergeant found in Mar Tan's possession
two certificates of membership in high
binder society, being the first of the
kind ever seen by any one not mem
Der of such an organization.
The tong of which Mar Tan is mem
Der is the zee Hing, which was original
ed in China on the accession to the
throne of the present Tartar dynasty: 1t
is one of the most powerful organiza-
tons against the. present dynasty and
numbers among its members many OF
the leading men in China
The branch Of the parent association
here. although hating the Tartar
dynasty and DESTROYS of seeing it over
iects the matchmaking and killing of
Chinese who will not accede to it's de-
mands. 1t is composed of thieves. black
mailers and murderers, who by their
oath of membership bind themselves to
kill whomsoever the tong may wish
put out of the way.
Lots are drawn as to who shall be the
murderer, and the man upon whom the
has been bestowed upon him. If he
should be arrested for committing the
deed he is looked upon by his fellow
members as a martyr.
The headquarters of the zee Hing
tong is at 50 Spofford alley. 1t is not
known, however, as the zee Hing, but
as the Chez Kung, which is simply used
as public cover to draw away suspicion
from it's real name: The Chez Kung
was organized in 1883, and at the present
! time has membership of over 1900 L.
has ostensibly for its objects the mutual
protection Of its members and to promote
| their social relations, but its real OBJ
! jects, as already stated, are murder
| Matchmaking and plumber.
About seven years ago Tom Fun. a
police court capper and keeper Of sew
eral houses of bad repute in Ross alley
after amassing fortune went back te
| China to spend the remainder. of his
| days He was well known to the poles
| here as a highbinder and belonged tc
| the zee Hing tong.
| On reaching China he was searched
and certificates Of membership similar
| Tan, were found ii his possession.
1t is one of the edicts of the Chinese
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-19
FOREIGN FLASHES.
Brief and Nesvsy Cables From All
Portions of This Terrestrial Sphere.

Vera Cruz. Mexico. Nov. 1S.-The Nine
teenth infantry has embarked on gun
boats to go to Tobasco. Two hundred, and
fifty thousand cartridges have been
shipped south within the last few weeks.
The Fourth infantry is expected here in
a few days to go to Tobasco also.
City of Mexico, Nov. 1S-National Arms
factory here is turning out cartridges as
fast as possible. The greatest hustle is
is giving rise to many rumors. 1t is
rumored that Assistant Secretary of War
Escudero is going to Vera Cruz within 4
ton for troops to the Guatemalan
frontier.
Mazatlan. Mexico, Nov. 1S.-The steam
ship JandroW is now ready to take on her
new armament and it is reported that
she will Immediately get ready to take
LOCO soldiers to the Guatemalan frontier
from Acapulco.
London, Nov. 1S-Princess Claudine of
Teck, sister of the Duke of Teck and
aunt of the Duchess'of York. died sudden.
ly today at Gratz, Austria. The Duke of
Teck has gone to Gratz to attend the
funeral. Princess Claudine was born Feb
ruary H. 1896.
Bordeaux. Nov. 1S.-During a race to
day one of the horses slipped and fell,
upsetting other horses that were running
close. behind him.. a local jockey was
killed and an English rider named Light
foot had his skull fractured. II is not
expected that Lgntfoot VIII recover
London. Nov ia Berlin dispatch to
the Daily News says that NJ Krivos-
cheine, Russian minister of railways,
has resigned owing to the defective ar
engagements in connection with the
funeral trains which conveyed the i'm
perial family and the remains of Gar
Alexander from Sebastopol.
London, Nov. 19-A- dispatch to the
Times from Vienna says that the papers
there state that a man under arrest at
Kraguyvatz, Servia, has confessed that
overtures were made to him to poison
wine intended for the use of King
Alexander Of Servia.
London, Nov. ia dispatch to the
Times from Tien Tsin says that eleven
japanese men-or-war, eight torpedo
boats and four TRANSPORTS have been ~
ing since Friday off Wei-Hai-We which
is on the Shang Tang promontory about
100 miles southeast of Port Arthur.
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government that any person found with
certificates of membership in high
plnder society in his possession shall be
beheaded. Tom Fun. knowing what fate
brother, who holds high judicial posi-
slon In China. but his brothers power
iui influence did not save him from hay-
ing his head cut off,
The Chinese consul here has taken
COPIES of the two certificates found on
Mar Tan. and has opened a diplomatic
correspondence with the British govern
ment 10 get its consent to all Chinese
deported from this state being handed
over at once on their arrival at Hong
kong TO the Chinese government. Hong
Kong is treaty port, in possession of
Great Britain, and it's consent is there
the object contemplated.
The certificates found on Mar Tan
were translated. One of them read as
follows:
zee Hing Company-Received from
Hing Lun on account of Mar Tan, $40,
having been paid to the company that
ne is entitled to be member of Hung
kar tradition anarchist or secret as
sociation), Che was born again by Lang
Lum mother, leader Tong Lum brother
in-law Mar Choy, in the year of Tin
Wan. calendar of the secret society. the
tenth month, twenty-second day.
The remainder of the document being
in cipher could not be translated. 1t is
only understood by members of the so
clety ana Is supposed TO be the oatn
binding them to murder and blackmail.
The other certificate reads as follows:
Sacramento Yee Hing Company-Re-
ceived from Mar Tan the sum of 81. He
is entitled to be member of the Hong
Sun society in the year of Tin Wan,
calendar of the secret society, the fourth
month. lucky day.
1t is hoped that the discovery of these
documents and the headquarters of the
tong by Sergeant Gillen will have the
effect of breaking no the organization
as the Chinese consulate. assisted by the
Six Companies and all reputable Chinese
will use all their powerful influence to
that end.
Meantime Mar Tan: who was found
guilty by Judge Low of Gaping and had
his sentence suspended, is acting as
lookout for a lottery game at 63S Pa
cific street. Mar Tan may be surprised
some day to find himself on his way to
China to be beheaded.-S. f. Call.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-19
DOMESTIC DOTS.
Nevysy Notes From All Portions of
the Land Over Which the Stars
and Stripes Wave.

Boston, Mass. Nov. 1S.-The widow Of
the late baseball player. Mike J. Kelly,
was given a. benefit at the Hollis Street
theatre this evening, The house was
$1,000.
auditor of the 3. & o. railroad. died to-
day at his residence a few miles from
Baltimore, aged 50.
Nashville, Tenn, Nov 19.-Captain
Charles W. Robinson, jr., of the Wash
ington light artillery. committed suicide
temple with a pistol. Dependency sup
posed to be the cause.
Saulte Ste Marie, Mich, Nov. 1S.-At
severe gale is blowing tonight, with
heavy snow. All crafts are detained
here. The steamer Lake Michigan, from
Port Arthur, is five days overdue here,
but she is probably sheltered under the
north shore. No boats have seen her.
Marquette, Mich, Nov. 1S.-One of the
worst gales ever known on Lake SUI
perior is blowing tonight accompanied
by binding snow. The weather is ex-
tremely cold.
Tiffin. O., Nov 1S-The condition OF
General Gibson became much more criti-
cal today and it is evident N, the h END Is 5
whisper and even that exerts him so thai
he seldom attempts it.
Crowley, La, Nov. 1S.-A successful at
tempt at train wrecking was perpetrateC
last night on the branch road four mile
south of Eunice. The obstruction caused
the engine. baggage car and a passengel
coach to turn over. Fireman ). Gelgel
was killed and Engineer Joseph MauldSI
seriously injured.
Detroit, Mich. Nov. 1S.-Detroit accorded
a. hearty reception to General William
Booth and staff, of the Salvation Army
today. The general addressed three biz
meetings and his speeches aroused mucl
interest and gave the local public NOR
intelligent ideas of the work of the arm!
and greater sympathy with its aims.
Houston, Tex, Nov. 1S.-Fire this after
noon destroyed a brick business buildins
in the heart of the city. A disastrous con
flagration was narrowly averted. Loss
$50, 900; total insurane, ST., 600.
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COWBOYS HAVE A FROLIC.
Board a Train and Make Themselves
at Home.

sedalia, Mo-, Nov 1S.-The conduc-
tor on the Wagner sleeper Nevied,
which came in from Galveston on the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railway
today, says his passengers We're terri
fled in Indian Territory by a dozen
drunken cowboys.
They boarded the train ait a. small
station and made themselves at nome
in the Wagner sleeper. There they
demanded wN1iskey, but were told there
was none on board, as it is against
the law to sell liquor in the territory.
The porter was told that if he did not
cough up they would blow up the
buffet and ne got out the wlliskey to
pacify them. They drank up $19 worth
and paid for it, keeping up an uproar
all the time.
Finally they decided to shoot out the
lights for the drinks, but feeling they
had been pretty we'll treated they
listened to persuasion and got off with
out doing any damage excepting to the
passengers nerves.
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IT WAS A FAKE.
No Demand For Labor on the Pana-
ma CanaI-The Facts in the Case.

No Demand For Labor on the Pana-
ma CanaI-The Fncts in the Case.
Memphis. Ten, Nov. 1S.-Not long
ago there appeared in many of the
newspapers of the country what pur-
ported to be a dispatch from Colon,
Central America, on the Panama canal,
and stated there was great demand
for labor.
Today, the Commercial Appeal re-
ceived the following letter from the
roadmaster of the railway at Colon:
in my position with the railway
here, L see a great deal of the floating
population of the isthmus. There are
today on the isthmus crowds Of we'll
educated, d-intentioned machinists,
engineers, carpenters, draughtsmen, in
fact, men of every trade and profess
sion. who are starving OF hunger and
sickness, brought on by exposure to
the wet season and neglect, and every
boat brings more, and there is not
work for any of them.
Since the revival of work on the
canal, the canal company has not hired
one single man, except negro laborers
at Soc to Zoe a day, Colombia silver.
This equals q cents American money a
day There are now men starving to
death who gave up positions at home
to come here"