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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-18
LACKED COLOR.
THAT IS WHAT THEY SAY OF THE
QUEENS SPEECH.
First Days of the New Parliament
Marked BY Several Features of
Note.

LONDON, Aug. 17.-(Copyrighted by
the Associated Press.)-The first days
of the new parliament have been
marked by several features OF note.
The most prominent of them was the
utter want of color in the queens
speech, the remarks of the Marquis of
Salisbury in reply to Lord Rosebery.
in the house of lords, and the suspen-
sion of Dr. Charles Tanner for extra
ordinary conduct in the house of COM
mons, during which the latter gave the
lie to Mr. Timothy Harrington, who
had observed that the Liberal party
fled from home rule.
The Marquis of Salisbury's state
ment in regard to China was well re-
ceived and it was thought his Ian
guage was not strong enough, and inn
piled over much confidence in the
power of the Chinese government to
punish the culprits.
The Globe yesterday afternoon re-
fleets the opinion of the miniSterialistS
when it says: 1.-THE Marquis of Sails
bury scarcely seems to have gone far
surances of the Chinese ambassador, it
may shrewdly be doubted whether the
Chinese government intends to give
adequate reparation.
The Globe then expresses doubts as
to the safety of the British and Amer
lean consuls going to the scene of the
massacres escorted only by Chinese
soldiers.
State Senator Thomas Wilson of
Idaho, in converse ton with repre-
sentative of the Associated Press, re-
Gently said: 81 have been in London
in connection with mining business a
great many times in the past few
years, and L am glad to notice this
summer that American investments
are again looking up and taking their
place beside Africans. There seems to
be a general disposition on the part
of the stock exchange here to listen
with much more favor to any one who
has mining stocks to list in London
The Westminster Gazette this after
noon, commenting on yesterdays <aet-
ing of members of parliament, favor
able to currency reform, says: ct is
true some members of the present gov
eminent are known to favor bimetal-
lism, but it is extremely unlikely that
any action such as suggested will be
taken. The gold standard party has
hitherto not thought it worth while
to take any serious action, but were
such resolution as the one adopted
at yesterdays meeting, likely ito be
carried into effect, the bimetallists
would Immediately begin to discover
the strength of the advocates of a sin
gle gold standard"
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COLORED K. P.
Interest to All Members of the
Order.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE eighth biennial
SESSION of the supreme lodge of the
Knights of Pythias of North America,
South America, Europe Asia and Africa,
will be held Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday The city is already filling
up with delegates from various parts of
the country, some of them being number
ed among the most distinguished colored
men in the country. The sessions are eN-
pected to be OF great interest to all
Pythians.
Aside from the regular routine business
10 be done by the supreme lodge there is
the important question of ultitication of
colored men, together with the probability
that a law suit will be instituted by the
branch known as the Williams faction
against the supreme lodge.
Wednesday promises to be the day of
greatest interest. The supreme lodge Off
GERS are to be elected that time. While
Supreme Chancellor Mitchell appears 10
a number of aspirantS for the place are
known 10 be working actively and with
showing of strength.
Thursday the uniformed rank Will have
p grand parade through the principal
filoroughfareS of the south side. DiVi-
sions from st. Louis. Indianapolis, Wash
ington. u. G., New York, Cincinnati.
Louisville and Columbus, O., viii partici-
pate. Adjutant General Robert r. Jack
son will be the commanding officer of the
day Battery y win ne in the evening
the scene of. n public reception and
competitive drill open TO all visiting divi-
Sions. The judges Tor the drill will be
Colonel Alfred Russell. Captain julius
Blockner, and Captain Joseph Mckittrick.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 1.-THE
statement of Mrs. Caroline Leak, that
she saw Theodore Durrant and Blanche
Lamont enter Emanuel Baptist church
on April 8, few minutes before Miss
Lamont is supposed to have been mur-
dered, has broken the ice and two
more witnesses have come forward
who say they saw Durrant and the
girl in the vicinity of the church at
the same time-about 4 p. m. One of
the new witnesses in John Rush, a
carpenter. Rush's story is to the effect
that in company with a friend, the
man whose identity the police are
keeping a secret, he was strolling
along Twenty-second street. A young
man and a girl were walking toward
them from tie direction of Valencia
street. The man and girl turned into
Bartlett street, going in the direction
of the church, and ON the same side
of the street. Rush and the other wit
ness passed on.
Eleven days later, when the news of
the murder in the church became
known, Rush had a visit from his COM
panion of April 5rd. He was astonished
to learn from him that the young man
whom they had met on TWenty-second
street with the girl was Theodore
Durrant. Rush asked if there could be
any possibility of a mistake, and his
friend told him that there was none;
that he had known Durrant a long
time and could not be mistaken about
his appearance. Miss Lamont was I'M
known to Rushs friend, and he could
not identify her, but as to Durrant
he was positive.
The men hesitated for some time
about making their information known
to the authorities, but finally decided
that it was their duty to do So They
made visit to Captain Lees and told
him their story. They were shown the
clothing of Miss Lamont, which were
found in the belfry, and both men de-
clared themselves as certain that they
were the garments worn by the girl
whom they saw walking with Durrant
Then Captain Lees showed them a.
photograph of Durrant. Rush's friend
identified it positively, and Rush was
reasonably certain that it was the pic
ture of the man he met on Twenty
second street
Mrs. Leak, the new witness. was
formerly resident of Gloversv Vile. N.
Y. Mrs. Leak is the divorced wife of
the principal stakeholder of the Leak
Glove company at GIoversville Her
former husband is now said to reside
in New York city. Mr.. Leaks neigh
bors are inclined to discredit her story
and to represent her as a woman
rather prone to gossip. They credit her
with the origin of the Statement, that
young men and women were accus-
toned to resort to the church at all
hours Of the night and lay.
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has COLLAPSED.

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 1.-THE
Verimia publishes a dispatch from
Vladisvostock, saying the Corean re-
form ministry has collapsed, owing to
a conflict of organization of the palace
guard. The minister Of the interior
and leader of the reform party who
fled to Japan when charged with be-
ing concerned with the Japanse in a.
plot to capture the king, recently in
stigated a conspiracy which attempted
to wreck the Japanese legation. The
legation would have been DESTROYED
had it not been protected by soldiers.
The Verimia added that the Japanese
minister hurriedly returned to Seoul
in order to restore the prestige OF
JaDau
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HOLMES EXTRADITION.
Deputy Attorney General Cart
wright Advances New Idea.

Deputy Attorney General Cart
wright Advances New Idea.
TORONTO, Aug. 17-Deputy Attor-
ney-General Cartwright was seen to-
day regarding the verdict of murder
against Holmes given last night by
the coroner's jury, but would make no
statement regarding any action the
crown authorities might take looking
to extradition of the prisoner, until he
had consulted with Acting Premier
Hardy. When shown press dis
patch to the effect that Holmes would
be tried in Chicago, he said he would
prefer that course, but thought the
police of that city had not enough evil
dence to convict. In fact, he was of
the opinion that the plan emanated
from the cunning brain of Holmes him
self, who was aware of the slight
chances against him. He emphatically
stated, however, that should the Uni
ted States authorities fail to convict
the prisoner, the province of Ontario
would spare no expense to bring him
to justice. The coroner's jury is not
eligible for extradition purposes and a
week would be needed to get the wit
nesses' evidence in form to get the
papers made out here.
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BOAT AND OAR.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 1.-THE jul
nior eight of the Vesper Boat club Of
Philadelphia today won the amateur
championship OF America from the Var
sity crew of the University of Pennsylva-
mia, which holds the championship among
amateur college crews. The course was
d beautiful stretch of still water at
Broad Ripple, ten miles north of this city,
and 1900 people witnessed the races. Gov
ernor Matthews was referee and started
the boats. Nesper started with an Eng
fish stroke, SO TO the minute, which was
increased to AZ, for the greater portion of
the mile and One-half. while the univer-
sity boys, with a stroke that was part
Cook and part Woodruff rowed the course
at a 81 stroke. This was too slow for the
distance Vesper led from the start and
finished with half length of clear water
behind The course was over mile and
one-half and was roWed in $50 and S:39
by the two crews. The medal was a
diamond jewel and was very costly.
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On the Eth weaL

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. ION Mon
gay gay the trial Of Theodore Durrant for
the murder of Blanche Lamont will enter
upon its fifth week. During the first two
weeks a substantial class of jurors was
drawn from the box and it was Compare
lively easy to secure eight men who said
ffhey mad no bias and were satisfactory
Tor every reason. All of the past week
was spent III a vain effort to find a single
satisfactory talesman
AS the case progresses the respective
counsel find it more difficult to be salts
fed with. veniremen. Anyone who seems
a af,Ge to one side appears objection
able to the other on general principles
Counsel find it easy to dispose of obiec-
tionable veniremen without peremptory
challenge. The defense has u of its 20
peremptory challenges left and returns
have been made for nearly 1000 venire.
men. Should no progress be made next
week the defense will probably renew its
motion for a change of venue. If it can
be shown that it is practically impossible
to obtain jury here, the motion will be
granted as the denial at the beginning of
the trial was only provisional.
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RANsOM's CASE.
NO DOUBT but HE WILL BE RE-
APPOINTED.
That Congress VIII Grant Him the
Relief Suitable is Also, it Would
Seem, Beyond Question.

WASHINGTON, Aug. lit is
understood that aside from the incon-
venience which win be occasioned to
Minister Ransom by the failure to re-
ceive his salary promptly and the
necessity for his reappointment, there
will be no other complication attached
TO the decision which has been rend-
cred by the solicitor general that
under the constitution, Mr.. Ransom S
appointment was irregular because
made during his term as senator. Mr.
Ransom has understood for six weeks
that the solicitor generals decision
would be against him and while he was
forewarned to this effect, he was noti-
fled at the same time that as soon as
practicable after the decision which
has caused Mr.. Ransom to remain in
this country as long as he has, he
would be reappointed. The provision
of the constitution under which the
treasury refused tC audit and al
low his account will not apply to a
reappointment and there will be no
further difficulty in the matter.
The minister's accounts were regular
ly allowed up to the first of July, so
that at present the government is in
debted to him only for his salary from
July to the present time. 1t is not
doubted in any quarter that Congress
win afford him relief in this respect
through an appropriation in the first
urgent deficiency bill, which becomes
a law after the beginning of the next
session.
1t is expected that the president will in
a few days issue q commission for Mr.
Ransom to serve as minister 10 Mexico
during the recess of Congress, which
commission will run till the Senate shall
have acted on Ransom's commission.
which will be sent in early in December
Until ne receives this appointment the
United States viii be represented at the
capital of Mexico by Mr.. Butler who was
regularly designated and recognized as
charge d'affaires at the time of Mr.. Ran
SONS departure for home few months
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WALLER'S CASE.
senator Voorhees, Takes Great
interest in Ii.



"a <SJ3RRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. T7.-Sena-
ASfor Voorhees,, who has taken an interest
in the imprisonment of John r Waller,
in France, forwarded a letter from Wal
Ter to the state department and has re-
ceived the following from Acting Sec
rotary Adee:
In reply have TO inform you that the
department has been unremittlng in its
efforts IN behalf of Mr.. Waller through
the ambassador of the United States at
Paris and the consul of the government
at Tamatave to obtain all the documents
in the case Of Mr. Walters recent trial
by a French military tribunal, so that
this government might be in a position
10 determine as to the character of his
trial and as TO its further action IN the
premises. \ short time ago. Mr.. Eustis,
F.fter repeated and pressing requests. was
FURNISHED by the ministers q foreign af-
1altS with a copy of the charges against
Mr.. Waller and his sentence, but Mr..
Grstis has not vet been able to obtain
a copy Of the evidence in the case. He
has, however, been instructed to make
renewed application to the French gov
eminent for an official copy of the evil
dence and also permission to see the
prisoner. who is understood to be in i'll
health. You may be assured that every
step consistent with diplomatic usage
will be taken by the government to af-
ford Mr.. Waller the fun measure of pro-
lection TO which he may be found en-
titled by reason of his American citizen
ship.
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SEA AND SAIL.

NEW YORK, Aug. 17-[Copyrighted
by the Associated Press. J-As the first
of the formal trials between Defender
and Vigilant will take place Tuesday
next, a glance at the work that the
champions have dore up to date will
not be amiss. In fact it will be especi-
ally interesting to all Americans for if
will show how the next boat, on whose
worth probably shall depend to retain
the greatest of all yachting emblems-
the Americas cup-has been improving
in form right along. The meeting be-
tween Valkyrie III and Defender will
be the closest contest ever held for the
trophies.
Now take the first two races that the
Defender and Vigilant had They were
held respectively on July 20 and %
starting from Scotland Lightship out
side of Sandy Hook, in the same
waters and over the same kind of
course as the cup races will take place
on. The following table gives the
times, the Defender always came in
first:
To windward and return, 80 miles,
won by 2 minutes, 45 seconds.
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SihIer Indignant.

DENVER, Aug. IA special to the
Times today from Washington says Sib-
ley, the candidate for president, arrived
here en- route home from North Carolina.
He indignantly denounced the statement
that the sentiment expressed in the BIZ
metallic leagues platform is dying out
IF there is anything the matter he said,
sit is growing too fast. 1t is growing
faster than we can organize. People
have been educated sufficiently TO make
coinage of silver at Is to l. What is
needed is organization. L am satisfied
that if we could get d vote directly on
that question without reference to any
thing else. we would carry both New
York and Pennsylvania for free silver by
q large majority
Sibley will make a few speeches in his
own state and then so to Kentucky TO
take part in the gubernatorial fight.
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Especial to The Herald.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, Aug. T.-General
Eli H. Murray was appointed receiver
of the California Savings bank three
years ago, and continued to act till
May 23 last, when, in accordance with
an order of Judge Pierce, he turned
over the assets to the bank directors.
Murrays final account was objected
10 by the directors, who alleged in
competency and gross carelessness and
particularly excepted to Murrays
crediting himself with $50 per week
compensation.
At the hearing of his report lately
- court, both incompetency and care
lessness were shown, and there We're
numerous instances of his disobeying
the courts orders.
In his decision the court held Muir
ray to be indebted TO the directors in
the sum of $1,S9S.29, which he has
since paid. He let the taxes go by
default, in many instances, causing
great loss to the assets of the bank;
and skept his accounts by means of a
stub book, and on the witness stand
said he considered it a perfect method
of keeping accounts. He employed an
accountant to make up the accounts,
and the experts compensation was not
allowed by the court in the decision.
On the witness stand Murray eX-
bibited great ignorance as to the duties
Of a receiver and under the fire of
questioning was in great distress dur
ing several days of the courts exam
.5sEaation. He has been discharged since.
AJaying the amount found due.
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courts owing to the strong feeling

courts owing to the strong feeling
there against the Indians.
Today, however, it was discovered
that the treaty of July g. 1868, between
the United States and the Bannock
and Shoshone Indians contains this
provision:
If bad men among the whites or
among other people subject 10 the au-
thoriIties of the United States shall
commit any wrong upon persons or
property of Indians, the United States
will, upon proofs made TO the agent
and forwarded to the commissioner of
Indian affairs at Washington city, pro-
coed at once to cause the offenders to
be arrested and punished according to
the laws of the United States and also
reimburse the injured persons fer the
loss sustained
While the bureau has rot yet de-
cided on a course of action, it is prob
able arrests will be made by United
States marshals under the provisions
Of the treaty. The persons arrested
can then sue for writs of habeas cor
pus, thus bringing the whole statute
relating to Indians into court.
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NEW GUNBoATs.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-Acting
Secretary McAdoo issued an order to
the various bureaus of the department
today notifying them it had been de-
termined to construct four of the new
light draught gun boats with a full
sail power and single screw engines,
and two with steadying sales only
and twin screw engines. 1t had been
determined long ago to construct these
boats on the two styles, but only re-
Gently was the number of each kind
determined upon. The west will be
given preference in the building of
these boats
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Triangular course, 80 miles, won by 9

Triangular course, so miles, won by 9
minutes, II seconds.
Her increased lead at the close of
the second race is accounted for by
the fact that the wind suited her BET
ter than it did the Vigilant, as there
was more beating on reaching on that
day. What the yachts did in their
next series of meeting. which occurred
during the annual cruise of the New
York Yacht club to the eastward is
shown in the table below:
Glen Cove to Huntington, Il miles,
won by l minute, 40 seconds.
Huntington to New London, Ga miles,
did not finish
New London, 40 miles, minutes, 40
seconds
Block Island course, So miles, did not
finish.
Newport to Vineyard Haven. 57A
miles, minutes, "a seconds; Vineyard
Haven to Newport, 37H miles, 9
minutes, 8 seconds.
The third time the champions met. De-
fender had another close call, winning
by only minute and 40 seconds. Next
came the long run of "a miles from Hun
tington to New London in d stiff wind
though not strong enough to compel the
taking of clug topsails Defender was
more than two minutes ahead when her
to give up not far from New Lonon.
The following day, when this fleet had
free run from New London to New
port. Defender came in way ahead.
Over the Block island course. off New
port, Defender had a comfortable lead,
seven miles from home, her gaf broke
and Vigilant won the coveted Goelet cup
for single stickers.
The two races which followed We're
really the decisive contests of the cruise
and it was not until after the first OF
these-the run from Newport to Vine
yard Haven, that Mr.. Willard, of the
Vigilant. would admit that Defender was
better boat than his.
The last day of all when the yachts
met over a short triangular course OF
seven miles to the leg, the fin keel boat
did better than ever. She beat the cen
terboarder by minutes, Is seconds, on
the dead beat to windward in the first
seven miles, and put l minute 70 seconds
between them on the reach 10 the sec
ond mark On the run home, the ViSi-
liant set her spinnakers, with which she
had covered half the seven miles, and 1t
drew very well.
The two or possibly three races which
will be held this week, will prove more
conclusively than any meeting the yachts
have yet had, the true difference be
tween the boats. When they come to-
gether on Tuesday next they will be
more highly keyed and faster afoot than
at any time during their careers.
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STILLWELL CASE.
DIR. Hearne and Wife Placed Under
Arrest.

DIR. Henrnc and Wife Placed Under
Arrest.
HANNIBAL, No, Aug. Flew spec
tators were present this afternoon when
the court of common pleas convened TO
receive the report of the grand jury which
has been in continuous session for nearly
three months, investigating the celebrated
StillwelI murder case. The report was
filed at p. m. but the tenor of it was
not known until after 4. when Sheriff
Pratt went to the residence of William
Perkins, at whose home the Hearnes are
staying and placed DR. Hearne and wife
under arrest, charged with the murder of
A. j. Stillwell on the night of Dec. 49,
1885, The Indictment was murder in the
first degree and the case is not therefore
bailable. An effort was made to inter
view DR.. Hearne, for his arrest but he
refused to say anything. The sheriff took
his prisoners to Palmyra by private con-
veyance. Sheriff Pratt stated that the
HearneS would receive the same treat
ment accorded other prisoners. They will
be lodged in separate cells in different
floors and they will not be permitted to
see or talk with each other. They will be
arraigned on the 18th of September, in
the Hannibal court Of common pleas. for
the murder of Amos StillWell. the wealthy
pork packer and former husband Of Mrs.
Hearne
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AN EMERGENCY LErvrER.

LONDON, Aug. 17.-Some talk has
been aroused here by the issue of an
emergency letter from the war Office,
signed by the principal medical officer
of the home department, asking the
city authorities and the guardian
boards whether in the event of war or
invasion they will be prepared to allow
the war department to utilize the pub
lie infrmaries for the mobilization of
the army corps for home defense. The
war office is reticent and it is impossi-
BILE to obtain the reasons for the issu-
ance of the letter.