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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-03

Montgomery, Ala, Dec. 2.-In spite OF
her dual government. Alabama. has en-
joyed a. peaceful and quiet sunday
Most of the visitors, including the
twenty-six companies of state troops,
left the city soon after midnight last
night.
The council of the Populist leaders,
for which a call was issued last week,
was held.
1t has developed there is a. decided
split in the Populist ranks on the in
Iauguratfon move. 1t has leaked out
the members OF that party in the legis-
laiture were united against the inaug-
uration of Captain KClb, and did all in
their power to keep his supporters
away from the city yesterday. 1t is said
Kolb determined upon his inauguration
scheme without consulting any OF his
panty leaders and that it has unques-
tionably produced friction in the ranks
The Democratic leaders here believe
Kolb wants TO put himself on record
They believe mis- scheme is to send q.
message to the legislature demanding a
fair election contest law. He will, as
governor, give Reese q. certificate OF
election as Senator and win issue sim
liar certificates to the four or five con-
testing congressional candidates
Governor Oates viii sign the certih-
Gates Of the gentlemen declared to be
elected and Kofb hopes that the Re-
publ:cans and Popu!ists in the House
will settle the contests and thereby
virtually recognize his as the proper
credentials
Another meeting of the Kolbites Is
called for tomorrow. No one can tell
at this time what will be done after
| the message is sent to the legislature
until the meeting tomorrow determines
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-03
MUCH INTEREST FELT.
Presidents Message and Recon-
mendations ON Financial Matters

Presidents Message and RecOm-
mendations ON Financial Matters.
Washington, Dec. 2.-ThesSSenate will
be called to order Monday at u o'clock
noon, when the last session of the
Fifty-third Congress will begin. The
vice-president is in the city and will
preside. The session will begin with a
full calendar, the result of committee
action during the long session, and it
collects at least 200 items, covering a
wide range of matters. Nothing has
transpired to indicate which of these
200 questions will receive first attention,
whether they will be taken in their or
der or whether the calendar will be
followed at all.
Much interest is felt among Senators
of all political beliefs in the Presidents
message, and in the recommendations
whiAh the secretary of the treasury
wil48hake on financial questions. These
will have much to do in directing the
course of the Senate. If there are rec
concentrations for radical departures
Of financial methods, they are sure to
lead to much speech making early in
the session and later to form the basis
of committee action.
Significance is also attached to Senator
voorhees, declaration that he will ask
the finance committee to sit on Tues
day. Tuesday is the day for the regu-
lar meeting of this committee, but it
doe not ordinarily meet so promptly
after the assembling of the Senate.
Chairman voorhees, declines to state
the object of the meeting further than
to say it is being held for the purpose
of permitting an exchange of views
among members. If the Presidents
message is received on Monday, the
executive recommendations could, of
course, be taken up, but as there had
been no positive assurance as to when
the message would come in, when the
meeting was decided on it would ap-
pear the chairman had other objects in
view. 1t is possible his purpose may
be to arrange a policy upon the supple
mental tariff bills. These btlls have all
been reported by the committee, but 1t
may be considered necessary to discuss
them further before deciding upon a
plan of action. The Democratic ma
jority of the finance committee is on
record in favor of the passage of the
bills, and it is not improbable the
early action of the committe is sought
to Illustrate any attempt to prevent
legislation This is not altogether a
|surmise, for it is known some Of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-03
TAYL0RS WERE TRICKY.
Murderers of the aIeeI1s Family Now
Shaking in Their Shoes, Afraid
to he Taken Home.

st. Joseph. Mo, Dec. 2.-Sheriff Car
son received advices this afternoon
from Sheriff Barton, from Linn county,
stating that he would arrive here to-
morrow and take the Taylor brothers,
the alleged murderers of the Meeks
family, back with him for arraign-
ment in the Linn county courts on
Tuesday.
When the Taylors were told they
were to be taken back they became
seriously alarmed and the elder brother
expressed great fear that they might
meet violence He also stated that
they would ask for a change OF venu
at once, as they are satisfied they can
not secure a fair trial at home. The
brothers show a decided tendency to
weaken now that they know they will
be taken back, and the boasts they
have made all along to the effect that
they wanted to be tried in Linn county
have fallen fiat.
The Linn county sheriff will come
with heavy guard and thinks he will
have no trouble to defend his pris-
onerS.
1t is thought the prisoners will be
taken secretly out of st. Joseph and
to Linn county by a roundabout way
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-03
FLOWERS FRAUDS.
Ex-PREACHER AND CHRISTIAN
SCIENTIST LOCKED UP.
Detectives Say He is One of the
Smartest Rogues They Ever EN-
countered, and His Record Con-
firms Their Statements.

Chicago, Dec. 2.-R. c. Flower, ex-
preacher, Christian scientist and land
Spectator, was brought to Chicago to-
day from Texas, where ne was arrested
last week and locked up in the county
jail, charged, in conjunction with P.
R. Smith, with obtaining $4,000 by
false pretenses. Detectives Who have
been on his trail, following him from
Maine to Texas, says he is the smartest
man they ever encountered. They
have traced his history and say he is
the head of a medical institute having
its headquarters at $50 Columbus aven-
ue, Boston, Mass, where they claimed
he practiced Christian science. He
lives, when at home, in a, paiatial resi-
dence on Commonwealth avenue in
that city. DR.. Flower, as he is called,
was arrested Saturday night in East
ST. Louis. A detective was on his
way to Galveston, Texas, with requisi-
ton papers for him when the two met,
and the doctor was arrested Flower
had waived requisition in Galveston
and offered to accompany an officer to
Chicago. But he was disasreeab.y sur
priSed in East St. Louis when the man
from Chicago appeared.
Flower had in his possession tickets
for himself and wife and the officer
from Indianapolis and was on q train
for that city when taken. General
Manager Sutherland, of the Mooney &
Boland agency, says his dealings with
Foster are typical of the sort of BUSH
ness he has been conducting for the
past few wears. They claimed Flower
and Paschal r. Smith, who assisted
him in his ventures, met n. G.. Foster,
Inn in on
July g, 1893, in connection with a land
deal. If Flowers case comes
to trial the attempt will be
made to prove that the doctor
then represented to Foster that the
Deming Land and Water company
owned 1900 acres of land in and near
Deming, N. NJ, valuable franchises for
irrigation privileges and an artesian
well, all Of which were worth more
than the capital stock of the company,
500, 900. The stock was represented by
Flower and Smith to have been fully
paid UP, and the claim is made that
they induced Foster to pay them $145,-
000 on contract for which they agreed
to give Foster one-third of the common
stock, one-third of the preferred stock
and one-third of the bonds of the COM
pany. Foster is said to have found the
property worthless. Then it is claimed
Flower represented that he owned 5000
acres of land in Virginia that he would
give Foster for his interest in the DEM
ing Land and Water company. Foster
paid $4,000 more On the strenr-h of the
abstracts, but it is said subsequent
examination of the records in Virginia
showed the abstract to be false. Foster
then communicated again with Flower,
who gave him an abstract of 1900
acres of land in Kentucky, which, like
the Virginia paper, proved to be false.
Many other stories are told of alleged
sharp practices on Flowers part,
whereby he has gathered up large
sums Of money
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-03
WILL EDIT THE EXAMINER.
An Edition of the Paper That May
Be a Curiosity.


San Francisco, Dec. 2.-The society
women Of San Francisco have adopted
a novel plan to raise money for the sup
port of a ward for incurables at the
Children's hospital.
They are going to edit the Christmas
edition of the Examiner.
w. r. Hearst, proprietor of the pa
per. has agreed to turn over the whole
newspaper plant to them, and they are
going to write every line of the paper.
manage the business department, edit
the telegraph news, collect the local
news, solicit the advertisements. and.
in fact. do everything in preparing the
paper for publication up to the time it
goes to the composing and press rooms.
The entire proceeds of the Christmas
edition of the Examiner will be turned
over to the ladies. to be used for the
support of the Children'S hospital Mrs
Frank Pixley will be managing editor.
Mrs. ]. Downey Harvey. city editor;
Mrs. G. a. Spreckles, news editor; Mrs.
w. H. Mills, telegraph editor; Mrs.
George Lent, society editor; Mrs. Hall
McAllister, musical critic; Mrs. Rennie
Schwerin, Mrs. z. L. II. Noble and Miss
Laura McKinstry, editors of the supple
ment. Mrs. Louis Sloss will be busi-
ness manager. In addition to these,
there will be a large staff Of young
lady reporters. The ladies are very en-
thusiastic over the scheme. and prom
Use to issue paper that will be a rev.
elation TO Mr.. Hearst's regular corps
OF men editors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-03
SWANS SENTENCE.
Unexpired Portion RENTED by the
President.

President.
Washington, Dec. BY direction of
the president Secretary Lamont today
made an order renting the unexpired
sentence of Brigadier-General David c..
Swain, judge advocate general of the
army, and directing him to take station
in Washington city awaiting further
orders from the department 1t is
understood General Swain will take
leave of absence and will be placed on
the retired list December % next, when
he will have reached the age oil sixty
two years.
In the latter part of 1884, charges were
brought against General Swain by A.
F. Bateman. stock breeder with whom
the general had had dealings. Bate
man had borrowed money from General
Swain and given his note for the
amount. Later, he claimed the debt
had been wiped out by certain transac-
tons. General Swain denied this and
transferred the note to a third party,
who was asked to bring suit on it.
Bateman brought the case before the
secretary of the navy, who decided a
court martial should be held. The
court martial struck out several of the
specifications, but by a bare majority
found the general guilty of conduct I'M
becoming an officer and sentenced him
to suspension from rank and payment
for one year.
President Arthur refused to accept
this sentence and returned the report
to the court, who then made it NOR,
severe and resubmitted it. Ynree times
it was returned to them by the presi-
dent, and finally the court sentenced
General Swain to suspension on half
pay for twelve years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-03
FOR FREE SHIPS.
Commissioner OF Navigation Gives
Very Good Reasons Therefor.

Very Good Reasons Therefor.
Washington, Dec. 2.-The annual re-
port Of the commissioner of naviga-
ton, Eugene. F. Chamberlain, is main
ly an argument for free ships, based on
the maritime standing and policies of
the United States and other nations
He says that American enterprise is a
century ahead of the law, for Ameri-
cans oWr more steamships forbidden
by the registry law to wear American
colOrs then they own steamships in
foreign trades under the stars and
stripes, and that the admission of such
vessels to American registry is desir-
able TO advance our maritime rank. In
thirty years only one American steam
ship has once visited Hamburg, the
greatest continental port, and last year
only two sailing vessels entered there.
Every bushel of grain which left New
York for Europe last year was carried
under q foreign flag. OF i 900 vessels
passing the SueZ canal in the last
three years, only six have been Ameri-
can. Every civilized nation but the
United States allows its citizens the
use of the national flag over vessels in
foreign trade wherever brought, hay
ing learned that otherwise they will
buy vessels under foreign flags, char
ter such vessels or abandon nav
igation altogether to foreign ri
walls. The report shows the ex-
tent to which Americans have
adopted these courses and the
country's consequent loss of maritime
prestige and profit. Other nations ac-
cording to the commissioner, realize
that from the freedom of the seas, q
prohibitory registry law cannot act as
protective tariff for shipbuilding, SO
they have abandoned 1T. Those IN
dertaking to promote ship building, re-
sort to subsidies. Free registry ana
subsidies are not conflicting PROPOSE
tons, one encourage navigation, the
other ship building. The report says
only 8 per cent. of the British mer-
chant marine receive any government
compensation, and that It's disclim-
mating flag taxes have been aban-
doned by maritime nations, as they
invite relations which nullilies prospec-
tive benefits. Amendments to the net
tonnage and tonnage tax laws the abo-
lition of registry bonds, and an extern
sion of the power of the secretary of
the treasury to mitigate or remit pen
alties on sailing vessels are recon-
mended.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-03

London, Dec. S.-The correspondent
of the Times telegraphs as follows
from Hiroshima, Japan:
81 have just returned from the seat
of war and had a conversation with
Wiscount Mussa Munemitua, foreign
minister, in regard to the misconduct
the Japanese at Port Arthur. 1 in
fSfmed him that I had watched the
Japanese army fire the town. The
Chinese resisted TO the last. 1 saw
Chinese in plain clothes with fire arms
concealed on their persons. L also
found explosive bullets. The japanese
reported that civilians fired upon them
from the houses, and they, therefore,
deemde it necessary to exterminate
them. The japanese We're further ex-
cited by finding the mutilated remains
of the japanese prisoners. Some of
these prisoners had been burned alive.
I saw no resistance in the town dur
ing the next four days. The japanese
pillaged the whole town and killed al
most every man. Very few women or
children were killed. Those who
were killed were probably killed unin-
tentionally. 1 saw scores of Chinese
isoners pinioned, whipped and shot,
Ucked with knives, ripped open, dis
1boweled and dismembered.
Many bodies were partially buried.
The foreign minister expressed himself
IS intensely surprised and grieved.
QIitherto, he added, the Japanese army
Md been admired for its humanity and
dvscipline. He was unwilling to be-
h&te it possible that they had acted as
REPORTED or to express an opinion on
thy subject until a detailed official re-
pt-t arrived. Meanwhile, he authorized
me to say that he was certain that
the government was sincerely deter
mined to act on principles of humanity
and civilization and was firmly re-
solved to maintain the honor of Japan
and refute Chinese ISLANDERS.
4 am satisfied that the government
desires neither to conceal the truth
nor to permit SANDERS
A Chez Foo dispatch to the Times
says it is reported that the japanese
feet is DESTROYS of taking a more prom
inent part in the war. The fleet was
seen off Wei Hal Wei, but has now
disappeared. Wei Hal Wei is strong
~ defended. The Chinese fleet was
still inside the harbor. Reinforcements
are being poured in from the land
side. General Chang is in command.
He is a brave and competent officer
and is assisted by several foreigners.
The Chinese people fear that if peace
is made the disbanded troops will COM
unit outrages.
In ten days time all the traffic
northward will close. The japanese
Z will have to act quickly if they intend
to attack Pelkin. The last reliable re-
ports received in Che Foo state that
Japan has informed the American
minister that she is willing to nego-
Sate if China sues for peace. This
China has done, so an armistice is
likely to be arranged.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-03
4 RUSSIAN EDIF4CE.

Streator, ILL.,, Dec. 2-The only dis
tinctive Russian edifice in the United
States was dedicated today by Bishop
Nicholas, of Sitka, Alaska, assisted by
Rev. Maliareusky. of Minneapolis, Rev.
l. Hunstinsky, of San Francisco, Rev.
Alexis Trevetokoff, of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
Rev. Ambrose Vretta, of Chicago, the
latter being priest of the church. The
services were very impressive, lasting
five hours. The church is built entirely
OF wood, which comes from Russia, and
is from the remains of the Russian ves-
Thule of the manufacturers building
at the Worlds fair. The congregation
here numbers over $500.
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BUT LITTLE DANGER.
Foreign Residents Are Probably Safe
ut PeIin,


Washington, Dec. At is stated pos
itively at the department of state that
there is no fresh reason for apprehen-
1 sion touching the safety of American
Presidents of Pekin, and that United
States Minister DENLY has not made
any appeal to the department for pro
lection since his original dispatch sent
some time ago, and referred to at the
time in the Associated Press dis
patches, in which he stated that should
the Japanese troops attack Pekln the
safety of the foreign residents might
be threatened, and it would be well to
send a force Of United States marines
to protect the legation. AS is custom
airy in such cases, this dispatch was
promptly communicated to the navy
department and the marines were or
dered to be transferred from the other
vessels Of tn American fleet to the
Monocacy at Tien Tsin, nearby Pekin.
In addition, Admiral Carpenter was
instructed TO put himself in commune
cation with Minister DENLY and TO use
his discretion in doing everything nee
essary to ensure the safety Of the Am
erican residents. All of this took place
some time ago. and since then Mr..
DENLY has made no further applica-
ton for protection. He is at liberty
any time to transfer his legation to
Tien Tsin, where it would be almost
uhoeI Uie guns Oh ule MOnOcacy, 1ld,
In fact, he was authorized to do this
at very early stage in the war when
the Chinese showed symptoms of dis
seffectjon at the first reverses sustained
by their armies. The legation would
certainly be mudh safer alt Tien Tsin
Chan at Pekin, as 1T is impossible Cor
even the light draft Monocacy to nav
igate the river up to the latter city at
this season of the year But the fact
that Mr.. Deufby, although the means
of communication are open, has not
recently asked TO- aid from the de-
parSnment, is regarded as evidence that
he feels no apprehension at present,
ana this view is supported by the cable
a4v:ces from Che Foo to the effect
rhsat encouraged by the prospect of a
restoration of peace MANY of the for
eign residents at Pekin, who had TAX
en- refuge at Ten Tsin, were returning
to Ptskin
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-03
FOREIGN PARENTAGE.
Interesting Statistics Given in n
Census Bulletin.

Washington, Dec. 2.-Statistics of
foreign parentage covering the period
of 10000 are given in detail in a cen
sus bulletin. The whole number of
persons of foreign parentage in the
United States in 1890 was POSTS, O46. or
SO per cent. of the total population Of
1922, 250. The whole number of white
persons of foreign parentage was TO-
519,643, while the colOred persons of
foreign parentage numbered 156, 4O3
The foreign white population in 1890
numbered 9121,S of which 1O5,S99, OF
over per cent, were of native par
entage; that is, had both parents ma
tive born. The whole number of for
eign white persons of foreign parent
age. in 1880, was 9,015, 068, leaving H.
503 075 native white persons of foreign
parentage. In comparison with these
figures, the whole number of persons
of foreign parentage in 1870 was TO-
692, 015, or over % per cent. of the total
population and 1892, IA, or almost 80
per cent. in 1880.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-03
DEED OF a DEVIL.

st. Louis, Dec. "A special to the
Republic from Newname, Ca, says:
About midnight Saturday night, Joe
Bean, negro, went to the house of A.
B. Leigh, a prominens farmer twelve
miles from here, and told him one OF
his troopers was very sick and wanted
medicine. Leigh suspected nothing,
and started off with the negro. Half
an hour later, Bean returned and en-
deavored to get Miss Leigh to go on the
same errand as her father She be-
came suspicious and refused to go,
when Bean shot her in the face, and a
search was made for Mr.. Leigh. Two
hours later the body, stabbed in several
places and the head crushed, was found
in the woods.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-03
ATTACHED A CORPSE,
How Landlord Proposed to Force
the Payment Of n Debt.

the Payment Of Debt
jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 2.-The people
of Crescent City, Fla, village seventy
four miles south of here, are wrought
up over the conduct of A a. Calhoun,
proprietor of the Hotel Morrow About
five weeks ago, Frank Bataman, aged
nineteen, in the last stages of consump-
ton, and hailing from Galesburg, H.,
put up at the hotel. A few as ago
he died and his brother-in-law, A A.
Arkel, of Bloomington, H., came to
take charge of the remains. He only
brought sufficient money to meet his
personal expenses. The boy had an in
come, but his weekly allowance to pay
his board had not arrived. The under
taker and landlord were asked to wait
for their money until the body had
reached its destina ton. The former
acquiesced, but the latter swore neither
the remains nor its belonging should
be moved till the board was paid and
at once swore out an attachment of the
dead body. Young Calhoun is well con-
nected, and his father, now deceased,
was once a member of Congress from
Illinois
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-03
WAS HIMSELF A VICTIM.
True Inwnrdness of the Dubuque
Iowa, Case.

Chicago, Dec. 2-It appears that Ed
gar w. Duncan, of Salt Lake city, was
not the attorney or agent of the invest
ment company at Dubuque, Ia, but an
apparent victim himself to the extent
of $3.50. The Humphreys. who arranged
for the loan on their property, set only
$3.50 in cash and the balance in stock
of the corporations
Mr.. Duncan took the warranty deed
in the ordinary course of business, pay
ing face value for it and giving a
counter contract to return the deed
when the $1,000 was repaid. When he
ascertained the Humphreys had not re-
ceiyed the whole sum advanced by him
he withdrew the note from the Nation
al Bank Of the Republic and assumed
it personally.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-03
OKLAHOMA STATEHOOD.

Perry, o. T., Dec. 2.-The following
resolutions were passed at the state
mood convention held ait Ell Reno:.
Resolved, That we earnestly re-
quest that no law be enacted which in
It's nature would tend to impair the
obligations or thu contracts or pledges
made by our government ITO its cTti-
Zens.
That we denounce the House bin
794S, introduced August 10, 1894, by our
representative, Dennis Flynn, entitled
a bill for the relief of settlers in Ok
lafoma territory and further request
that said bill be not passed or any bill
of similar import