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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-18
Nest of the Time Devoted to the Mic
araSuan Canal Bill.

washington, Dec. 17.-NIore than three
hours of today's session of the Senate
were occupied an the discussion of the
Nicaragua canal bill and three senators
made speeches. Mr.. PETER, of Kansas,
favored the measure under certain con-
rIitfons, but was opposed to issuing bonds
payable in gold to raise the money re-
quired
Mr.. Squire, of Washington, declared
srnequivocaaly an favor of the construc-
ton of the canal. while Mr.. Turpie iDen-
ocrat) of Indiana, though approving the
canal expressed his decided opposition
70 the pending bill.
After a short executive session, the
EenaEe. at D. m, adjourned.
The Senate was called to order today
by Vdce-President Stevenson,
a communication from Secretary
Gresham relative TO the CONTINUATION of
referred to the committee on eppropraa-
lions.
Mr. Blanchard OemocraO, OF Louisi-
ana presented petitions praying for the
passage by the Senate of a land grant
Forfeiture bill.
Mr.. Berry, chairman Of the Commit
tee on Public Lands, said that the
work is being done in committee on
the bill.
Mr. Hill Dem.), of New York, pre-
scented a resolution calling upon Sec
rotary Carlisle for a copy of the income
tax regulations, which was passed.
The bin for a. national university
was then taken up.
When Mr.. Kyle concluded the bill
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-18
THE HUNTINGTON AFFAIR.
Startling Developments Made-An
Anti-Suicide Theory

Startling Developments Made-An
Anti-Suicide Theory.
Council Bluffs, Ia, Dec I7.-Startling
developments have been made in the
Huntington. affair, which resulted in
Huntingtons victims employing an.
attorney to look out for their interests
during the inquest. The new feature
was the suggestion given color by
friend of the dead bank clerk, that he
did not suicide, but, on the contrary,
was shot by someone in the room at
the time Huntington began to shoot.
This theory was advanced when it was
learned that the bullet in Hunting
tons brain was much smaller than the
examiners and that the wound i'm his
head was not powder burned, as it was
thought would be the case If the re-
volver had been held in his own hands.
There was no other evidence to bear
out the theory.
Hayden and Cromwell rested easily
all day and are much improved. Crom-
we'll sat propped up in bed nursing his
three bullet wounds and talked freely
of the affair, and Hayden talked as
freely as he could through an inlnoy-
able neck. They both insisted that
they had never accused Huntington
and did not know of anything crooked.
If they had not found the discrepan-
cies in the account he gave of his
transactions Saturday night the meet
ing Sunday morning would not have
been held and the tragedy would have
been avoided,
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Denver, Dec. 17.---A special to the
Republican from Washington, D. c..
says;
The administration has determined
to fight the Ute bin. but the Colorado
delegation will try to pass it over the
opposition. This will be a difficult
thing to do in case the president should
veto the bill. as there are enough adj
ADMINISTRATION men, in one branch or the
other, to prevent securing the neces-
Eary two-thirds vote.
Secretary Smith in his letter TO Sem
atolss Teller and Wolcott says that he
has very carefully considered the mat
ter personally and also enclosed a re-
port from agents as to the number and
condition OF the Indians, and it is upon
the condition OF the Indians that he
bases his opposition to the bill. IT cam
not believe 1t wise" he says, ito I'M
dertake an allotment IF land in sew
crafty. I am of the opinion That Com
gress should definitely decide TO leave
the Indians where they are and let
the subject rest there for IL months
aonge9, during which time it will be de-
termined what progress can be made
with the Indians
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-18
FAYERwEA7HER WILL CASE.

New York, Dec. 17.-Judge Truax to-
day handed down a decision in favor
of the plaintiffs in the suit brought by
Amherst, Hamilton, Williams Roch-
ester and Dartmouth colleges against
Thomas A. Ritch, Justus Buckley and
Henry W. Vaughan, executors of the
will of Daniel B. Fayerweather and of
his deceased widow and numerous edu-
cational and charitable institutions
which were the beneiciaries of a deed
of gift executed by the three executors
by which they distributed the resi-
due of the estate at their own
disposition. claiming that it was
theirs to do with as they pleased. The
plaintiffs sued to have the residue i'm
pressed with a trust in their favor and
to have the deed of gift declared void
and of no effect. The colleges named
in the scheme of the will did not join
with the plaintiffs because they Jared
better under the deed of gift than they
would under the will. The total
amount involved is over 100000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-18
THE TURF

San. Francisco, Dec. 17.-There were no
accidents today. The jockeys were care
full and were not allowed to use whips.
A heavy rain took the sickness out of
the mud and the track was much safer
Two fayorites, Alcyone and OBee won.
First race, five furlongs, maidens, 3
olds-Alcyone, los (F'lynu); Z to 5,
won; My Sweetheart, no (Htnrchs), to
1, second; Coquetto, 100 (Cockran), 6 to /,
third. Time-1:10. Halifax, Judge Tam,
Vida, Haplefn, Barealdine, Examiner
and Santa Rosa also ran.
Second race, five furlongs, selling
Gold Dust, 1O7 (Covington), to |, won;
Hanford, Sc (Flynn), to 3, second; Law
yer, 103 (Hinrichs), 8 Ito l, third. Time =
1859. Chiqufto, Rayine and Miss Dud-
Third race, five furlongs, selling
O'Bee, 1N (Chevalier). to 8, won. Banjo,
102 (Flynn), 8 to 2, second; Sir fSeS1nald
107 (Shaw), 20 to l, third. Time-l:0I.
Gold Bug and Red Pat also ran.
Fourth race, one mile, selling-Hy. Dy
So (Ftiley), 4 TO 1, won; Alary, SO Cock
RAM, 4 to l, second; Whitestone, SO (H!n-
richS), 8 to 5, third. Tirne-1:52. San Luis
Rey, st. Brandon and La GaScon also
ran.
Fifth race, six furlongs, selMng-Patri--
oft, 81 CA. Isonn), 4 to l, won; Ricardo, 80
Flftzgerald), 20 to l, second; GoTc1us, lO2
Oloyd), 20 to /, third. Time-1:2lA. st.
Elmo, Adolph, Jake Johnson, Haymar-
ket, Mura colt and Good Bye also ran.
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A. j. DAVIS WILL CASE.
A New Phase-Mrs. HuIdah Smell
Claims to BE His Widow,

A New Phase-Mrs. Huldah Smell
Claims to Be His Widow.
Boston, Mass, Dec. ia new phase
in the settlement of the estate Of the
late Andrew ]. Davis, of Montana, de-
veloped when at the hearing in the
Suffolk county probate court before
Judge McKin, a. petition was presented
in behalf of Mrs. HuFdah Smell who
claims to be the widow. The claim that
there is a, widow is denied by the
special administrators, R. NJ. Morse and
Judge Wells. Mrs. Snail, who is resi-
dent Of Kearn county. Ca ifornIa, states
that her children are Mrs. Jesse Nor
row, of Fresno county, and Mrs.
Ezekiel Calhoun, of San Francisco.
They are represented by Alva E. Snow
district attorney elect of Fresno, Cal.
The petition presented today objects to
the appointment of the administrators.
asked for by other petitioners on the
ground that Mrs. Smell and her daugh-
tiers are the legal heirs of tine deceased
and have only recently obtained know
ledge of the proceedings for the admin
istration going on in this court. The
estate involves over $1,000, 900, of which
81 ,000, 600 is in MasSac husetts. On az
count of proceedings in Montana
affecting the case, the hearing was con-
tinued until February "a.
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ance in the play ssWo Chi II En-" Celes-
tials to the number of see had gathered
10 welcome her
Miss Flung Kun is the heroine OF the
comic opera, drama or tragedy pre-
scented last night She Is rather short,
but stout She appeared in robe with
all the colors of the rainbow, sang,
danced, ordered the other actors on the
stage off and condemned a number of
them to death. When the Americans
played too loud for her she Shrieked,
which was the sign for the orchestra to
moderate its noise a little. After the
play was over Miss Fung was enter
tanned at supper by Manager Fong and
his friends at the Chinese restaurant on
Poll street Miss Flung seemed to be
pleased with the reception she got.
She gets a salary OF $500 per month
and all her expenses.
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CUBAN RATES OF DUTY ON FLOUR.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Wash
burn of Minnesota today offered a
resolution, which was agreed to-, di-
recting the secretary of state to inform
the Senate the rates of duty imposed
ON -four and lbreadstuffs imported from
the United States into the Island of
Cuba prior to the 1st of September last,
and subsequent to that date. Also
that they be required to obtain from
the United States consul-generai at
Havana a statement showing the regu-
lation price of flour in that city twelve
months prior and three months subse-
quent to that date; also the number
of barrels and bags of flour imported
into Havana from the United States
and from other countries stated
separately for the months of Septem-
Der, October, November and December,
1893, and the corresponding months of
1894
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was again placed on the calendar.
The Senate resumed consideration of
the Nicaragua canal bill and Mr.. PEI.
fer Pop.), of Kansas, addressed the
Senate. He did not believe the ccun-
try was in a. condition to buy the canal
and issue bonds for its payment. The
constitution did not authorize the
lending of money for the purpose of
forwarding a private enterprise, as
was proposed to be done by the bill.
1t would be better for the government
to build the canal.
Mr.. Squire, of Washington. followed
with a, hearty endorsement of the
canal project which, he said. would be
of greater Importance to the western
world than the Suez canal to the east
ern.
At This point Mr.. Turpie (Dem.), of
Indiana, offered an amendment to
the bill, which was ordered printed.
The amendment provides that before
any provisions Of the act are enforced
the President issto appoint three COM
petent engineers. two of them from the
engineer corps and one from civil life,
not interested in the canal company.
TO make a survey and estimate of the
expense of construction of the canal
on the route proposed.
Mr.. Turpie then proceeded to address
the Senate on the pending bill. He start
ed out by saying that he was heartily in
favor of the construction of this canal
or amy other naydgable highway through
the Isthmus. He did not regard the
pending bill, however, as furnishing any
means for the accomplishment of this
enterprise. as tending to promote the
He regarded 1T, whether designed or I'M
designed, as one of the measures which
will assuredly lead TO another failure
(the last he thought) of the corporations
or compacts for the building of this can
al He entertained grave doubts respect
ing its constftution1liity and knew of no
authority in Congress to endorse or 20
guarantees the payment to any goIpolara-
ton, public or private After detailing
the original understanding that the gov
eminent should not be asked to guaraIl-
tee the maritime companies indebtedness
Mr.. Turpie asked with some display OF
feeling with what 6aarness can this com
pany now come Ito Congress and ask a
subscription to the. extent of $4,000 600.
Without raising from mis- seat Senator
Morgan ihterjected the remark that the
company had not come here making
such a. request" to which Mr.. Turple re-
piled:
selling the company's bonds in England
and declared that its entire assets could
not be sold In London for $50. He said
mad sealed the doom of all isthmian carai
building. The tropical climate was. he
SAID fatal to all such enterprise There
were no difficulties in the way of con-
struction offered by the Clayton Bulwer
treaty.
Referring tc the numerous surveys for a
route made from time TO time, Mr.. Tur-
pie laid particular stress on that OF ISL tsl
any one of whom, he asserted, could have
completed the canal. Yet, the enterprise
had been abandoned.
Pending the conclusion of his remarks,
the Senate, at 455, went into executive
session, and at 5:0 p. m. adjourned
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-18
ANTI.H0LD-UP.
St. Louis Policeman Thinks He Has
Invented Good Thing.
morrow.

st. Louis, Mo, Dec. IA member
vented what he thinks will be a sure
cure for the train robberies which have
become epidemic of late. The inven-
ton is a, device to be put on top of ex-
press cars whereby the messenger, in
case of robbery, can take refuge and
at the same time guard the car. He
calls it the revolving, automatic steel
dome bandit and bullet proof car at
tachment. The domes are two in num-
Der and are attached to each end of a
steel beam which is centered on a
pivot bearing on the center of the car
top. Both dpomes have cranks connect
ing with a. cogged putnam, which ex-
tends to the center or stationary cog
wheel, from which the propelling
power is obtained. The power of one
dome is only necessary, but that of
both may be used. The dones are
made of two sections and slide or
work automatically. They are of plate
steel and are sixty inches high open
and thirty inches when closed, thus
escapingi lsow bridges, tunnels, eitct,
and weighing less than 1000 pounds.
A man has ample room inside of the
dome to accurately use a, 16-shot re-
peating Winchester through port holes
in the side.
1t ts designed that the express car
wild receive a. signal from the engineer
by whistle or electric bell in case of a
signal to stop his train by bandits,
The messenger will then enter the
dome by means of the rope ladders from
the inside which he pulls up, and have
it propelled to the side of the. car in
readiness when the train has come to
a stop The man or men in the domes
have the advantage of seeing every
thing in motion on either side of the
car and if the engineer is held up by
the bandits, the man in the dome can
kill the bandits and free the engineer.
The port holes in the dornes can all
be kept closed except the one in use.
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HELD AS A SLAVE.
seven-Year-OId White Boy Among
the Indians.

Victoria, B. c., Dec. 17.-At Oukinsh
Inlet, on the west coast Of Vancouver
island, between Kyuqoit and Cape
Scott Arthur Bellinger, a 7-year-old
white boy is held as a slave. His
owner and master is Chief Titlouse of
the Chucklesett tribe, who purchased
the lad a few weeks ago for $50 cash,
and who expects to rear the youngster,
inculcate the traditions of the tribe, see
that he may become the head and
founder of a new and strong Chuck1e-
sett nation.
The lad was seen by a, number of
sealing captains, who went to the west
coast to sign Indian hunters, and who
found the boy tattoed, painted and
CARRIED in the costume of young brave
and enthroned in the chiefs house at
Oukinsh. Chief Titlouse explained that
his tribe was rapidly becoming extinct
and it would be the boys great mis-
sion to avert this fate. He would, the
Indian promised, be well cared for and
allowed to want for nothing. He had
been brought into the tribe, but not
to toll. Already twenty wives had been
selected for him, the number allowed
to the greatest chiefs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-18
LUMBER sWINDLERs.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. Hilary w
Wells and Charles r. Rowe, the two
Philadelphia lumber swindlers arrested
here last Friday, were given prelimi-
nary hearings before United States
Commissioner Broyles this morning
and remanded to Jail to await trial in
The men will be taken to Philadelphia
for trial. Officers are already here to
take them back but there is a dispute
over the reward Of $1,000 outstanding
for the pair, their Atlanta captors
claiming it and the Quaker City Off
Gals insisting on not giving it up.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-18
4 FIRE IN a COAL NINE.
The Narrow Escape Of a Hundredi
and Tyventy-Five Miners.

The Narrow Escape of Hundred
and Tyventy-Five Miners.
Seattle, Wash. Dec. 17-Fire broke
out in the Oregon Improvement com
pany's New Castle coal mine at Coal
Creek. ten miles from this city at $50
o'clock this morning and the creek was
turned into the mine to extinguish the
flames.
At z a. M John Morgan found haSnes
in a, cedar stick on the second level.
He put it out but an hour and a. half
later another man saw a fire coming
gave the alarm. Morgan started down
the slope but sent back for a wrench
and while waiting the flames burst out
and he abandoned the attempt. This
delay saved him from certain death.
In the midst of wild confusion Super
intendent Anderson telephoned below,
telling the LIS men in the mine how to
fire drove him away BY this time the
125 men had come out but more re-
manned and five men, Will Ham, Andy
Reynolds, John Erickson, Andy Stew
art and John Morgan went down the
air shaft to warn them, though the
slope was burning within 100 feet. The
fans were kept going, though they fan
ned the flames and enormously in
creased the loss and men worked like
demons to keep the flames from them,
for a moments stoppage would have
meant death. The last man was
brought out at 2:S0 p. m. and the roll
was called. The openings were then
stopped, Coal creek damned and turn
ed into the mine and tomorrow the
fans will be reversed to draw out the
smoke while men go down to fight the
fire. The machinery and top works
were saved except the roof of the
slope, but twenty-five mules, harness,
cars and other loss aggregates S5O,000
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-18
FOREIGN FLASHES
Brief and Ne1vsy Cables from All
Portions of This Terrestrial Sphere.

Portions of This Terrestrial Sphere.
City of Mexico, Dec. 1.-The Guate-
rnalan legation TO settle the Dounddry
question has arrived here.
London, Dec. ia Vienna dispatch to
the Chronicle says it is stated in Rome
that Prime Minister CrispfS resignation
is expected at any moment. -
London, Dec 1.-THE deah of Ron
Louis SteyeI son, the well known move Isl,
attarcts great attention here. EnS4sh
newspapers devote columns to OBITUARY
notices.
Warsaw, Dec. IA fire at the railway
station here has done enormous damage;
several stOrehouseS filed with merchan-
disc and d large number of freight cars
were destroyed
St Johns, N. F., Dec. IA heated
meeting of the members of the CONNER
ciaI bank today resulted in startling dis
closures. Four firms, members of which
are directors of the bank, owe the in
stitution as follows: Goodfellow, SIZE, coo;
Goodrich & JobeZ, represented by Hutch
ings, $4,000, and Duder, $500, 600; GoOdfel-
low & Co., 100000.
London, Dec. 1.-THE match for E2OO
between Frank Craig, the Harlem C0f-
fee Cooler ard Ted PT.itchaTd, was
pulled off tonight at Central Hail. Hoo
born, in the presence of 1000 spectators.
Craig drove PrItchard into the ropes.
When the latter came up again Craig
led with his right landing a smashing
blow ON Pritchard's jaw, flooring him
Pritchard remained down until he was.
counted out, Craig winning in less than
two minutes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-18
STEYES MURDER CASE.
The Jury Is Completed and All
Ready for the Trial.

Portland, Or. Dec. 1.-THE jury
which will try X. N. Stoves, a prom
inent attorney of this city. for COM
plicity in the murder of George w.
Sayers last September. was completed
at the evening session of the state cir
cult court tonight When the last man
had been accepted, District Attorney
Hume arose and asked G.. H. Dam
mier, one of the jurors. about his bust
ness relations with George w. p. Jo-
seph, who is under indictment for at
tempting to bride a. juror in the trial
of Bunco Kelly, who last week was
convicted of murder in the second de-
gree for killing George W. Sayres.
DamEnier replied that he had business
relations with Joseph. Mr.. Hume then
peremptorily challenged Daimler, stat
ing that he was not a. fit man to sit on
the jury. The attorneys for the de-
Tense claimed that Daimler had been
accepted by the prosecution and there
fore must sit as juror. Judge Ste
vens reserved his decision until. to-
morrow.
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Washington, Dec. 17.-Speaker Crisp
and his associates ON the House Com
mittee on Rules, determined today ON a
special rule by which Secretary Car
isles bin for currency reform will be
debated and voted on in the
House. The original purpose of secur-
ing a vote before the holidays was
given up. Instead of that. it was ar
ranged that the general debate should
begin tomorrow and continue to the
recess at the end of this week. When
Congress re-asseTnbleS on January 8,
the currency debate will be resumed,
the 4th and 9Th being given to de-
bate under the five minute rule. The
vote will probably be taken on Monday,
January Z. 1t would be fixed for the
8th If that were not Jackson day when
many members expect to be absent at
the celebrations. Instead of carrying
the vote over to Monday noon, it may
be determined to take dt Saturday
night. Speaker Crisp will determine ON
the exact time on the special rules in
accordance with the foregoing and 1T
will be submitted by him to the ruses
committee tomorrow. 1t will make no
provisions for morning or might ses-
SONS.
This general programme for the de-
bate was arranged after numerous con-
ferences today. Chairman Springer, of
the banking committee, had hoped to
get a vote next Friday but the senti-
ment of the House was against this
rapid progress. Mr.. Crisp called in
Representative Johnson, of Indiana,
and Walker, of Massachusetts, Republi-
can members of the Banking commit
tee, TO get their view of the length of
the debate. Mr.. Johnson urged that
ten days be given. bringing the vote
on January 8. MIR. Walker did not
want any exact time limit fixed at the
outset. The debate will begin ,tomor.
row, Mr.. Springer opening for the bill
and Mr.. Walker against DIT. Mr.. Hall
Oemocrat), of Missouri, and johnson
tRepublicar9, Of Indiana, will prob bly,
follow. The special rule will be agreed
ON in committee tomorrow but may not
be presented to the House until later
in the week.
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TO PURIFY 'FRISCO.
CIergymen who Have Big Contract
on Their Hands.

San Francisco, Dec. 1.-THE clergy
men Of this city are arranging for the
organization of a movement in this
CITY, similar to the Lexow plan, for
the improvement of municipal morals.
Rev. j. Cumming Smith, pastor of
Trinity Presbyterian church, who has
had verbal and written communica-
tions with DR.. Parkhurst, took the in
itiatiye. A union movement has been
inaugrlrated by the local organizations
of Presbyterians, Methodists and Bap-
fist ministers to take concerted action.
If the California legislature does not
appoint an official publication commit
tee. the ministers will conduct the in
vestigation themselves with the aid of
citizens generally.
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STOLE THE HousEHoLD GOODS.

Denver, Colo, Dec. IA special to the
Republican from Guthrie, o. t., says:
John ST. Clair, of Pueblo, whose family
have been living here for some time,
wrote them to come to Pueblo. Mrs. st.
Clair finished packing all her goods in
boxes and crates last evening and then
went out to make a farewell visit to the
neignbors. When she returned several
hours later, she found that the house had
been looted by HHhieves, who loaded up
everything and hauled 1T away, com
plately disappearing. No trace of the