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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18

Cloud Chief, o. T., June ia re-
port came in yesterday that Jim Jones
killed Bill Rayfield just across the
line in Mills county. Jones had been
waiting upon sister of Rayfield, to
which the family made serious objec-
lions, and it is said made threats of
violence against Jones' The girl was
of very sensitive nature and oc-
casionally walked in her sleep. The
night after hearing her people make
the threats she arose in the night and
walked four miles to the home of
Jones and warned him. OF course he
could not keep the young lady there,
and not daring to take her home, he
accompanied her to the house of a
neighbor. Soon after he left the house
two shots were heard almost s.mul-
taneOusly, followed by two more shots,
and when the neighbors rushed out
they found Rayfield dead and Jones
unhurt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL.
The Junior Order of United Ameri-
can Mechanics.

can Mechanics.
Omaha, June 17.-This morning at the
!. NJ. c. A. the twenty-seyenth annual
convention of the national council Of the
Junior Order of United American Me-
chanics opened. 1t will conclude Thurs
day evening with a banquet. One hun
dred and fifty delegates are present, and
about that number of visitors from other
States.
One of the most important matters to
come before this session will be the re-
port of the national legislative committee.
AT the Asheville session, by unanimous
vote, the incoming committee was posi-
lively instructed to exert all its efforts in
behalf of the Stone bill" at the first
and only meeting held by the national
legislative committee, ii was decided to
issue blank petitions urging the passage
OF the Stone BILL but when the petitions
were issued they contained an extra para
graph petitioning Congress to appoint
non-partisan immigration committee.
The speakers today We're National
Councilman G. a. Richter, Organizer
Walter q. Orange, National Representa-
tive II. A. Shanor, Mayor Bemis, Rev. DR..
Butler and Secretary Gillian. of the board
for the next convention. An effort will
be begun to secure the privilege of car
rylng their guns in public, in some states
1t being contrary to law for anybody
other than federal troops or state militia
TO carry guns. Recognition of the
Daughters OF America will be asked for
and the shortening of the term of ma
tional representatives, which is now five
years, to three.
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FATALITIES IN IOWA.
A Breeze Assumes CycIOnic Proper
tiOns.

A Breeze Assumes CycIOnic Proper
tiOns.
Omaha, Neb., June IA special to
the Bee from Denison, Iowa, says: This
ntrning about $50 o'clock a heavy
wind storm passed over this county
and al places assumed cycIonic pro-
portions There is scarcely a yard in
Denison that is not strewn with trees
and branches. Residences of OLD set
tlerst are pretty well shattered, fences
and tbuildings blown over, windows
sn1asF ! and doors blown in.
NO one was hurt here. \ barn be-
longing TO Squire Bond, just east of
town, was moved and three valuable
cows killed. The storm was worse
about eight miles west, in Paradise
township. The house CT John Rose was
demolished, and Mrs. Rose has died
from injuries received. Mr.. Rose had
his shoulder dislocated. Their baby
was carried some distance from the
house but was found wrapped in a
quilt unhurt. The large barn of Joseph
Duncan was wrecked. August Eggers,
also lost a barn and many outbuild-
ingS. McWiNiams' school house, three
miles west of Denison, was completely
wrecked.
Another dispatch to the Bee from
Stella, Neb., gives details of a terrific
cyclone which passed over Richardson
county. All of the barns and outbuilG-
ings on William Stolz's farm, four
miles southwest of Steala, were de-
molished. Several head of live stock
and 200 chickens were killed. Six hun
dred bushels of grain was blown to the
four winds and much standing grain
on Stolz's and adjoining farms were
destroyed. Stolz and his family took
refuge in the cellar Of their house and
escaped uninjured. The house was
wrecked but not blown down.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18
HARLEM SHIP CANAL.
Formally Opened With Imposing
Ceremonies.

Ceremonies.
New York, June 1.-THE Harlem
ship canal which connects the Hud-
son river with Long Island sound was
formally opened this afternoon with d
monster aquatic and land parade in
which the United States army and
navy, state militia and naval reserve.
city police and fire departments and
numerous civic bodies were repre-
scented. The parade was watched by
$4,000 people stationed along the line
and the banks of the canal The cere-
mony of pouring barrels of water
from the great lakes into the canal
synbolizing the union of the lakes
with the sound was accompanied by
the firing of cannon by the
United States cruisers Atlanta and
Cincinnati. Among the visitors were
Governor Wertz, of New Jersey. The
actual celebration will not close until
tonight.
The water pageant was the feature Of
the demonstration. At i o'clock one of
doomed out the signal for the divisions
of the fotilla 10 take place in line. The
head of the column formed about 200
yards from shore, little to the north of
the entrance to the canal about the same
time the flagship Elaine, having the COM
mittee of arrangements and the invited
.
were crowded with flags and banners fly
ing, and lively strains of music from the
band on board as she glided up to the
warship and took her position just as
tern.
At 1850 the Cincinnatrs guns were
heard again. There was a rafting OF
chains and the big drawbridge was
slowly hauled up. Ali the vessels in the
first division were in line and the process
sion swept through the opening. The
last boat passed through the draw at 1:l5
p. m, and the heads of the procession by
that time was well down the river. In
all there were seventy vessels in the flo
tilla which passed down the river.
The rowing clubs fell in behind the
Scandinavian in the first division and
went down the river four abreast. At tho
rendezvous just off Oak Point the land
forces drew up and the salute from the
Cincinnati was answered by a salute on
land.
1t was here and at this time that three
members of the Young lady naval guards
with much ceremony, placed their hands
on the kegs carried by the Elaine con-
tanning the water from historical spots
while the waters were tumbled into the
sound and the words of the marriage OF
the waters was spoken.
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Kansas City, Mo, June ia special
to the Times from Hartford, Kan,
says: About o'clock this evening d
cycAone struck this place. coming
from tie southwest, and swept away
everything in its path, which was clean
cut and about one hundred feet in
width. Several persons were injured
so badly they are not expected to live.
No one, as far as known, was killed
outright. The known wounded are:
Mr.. Lawson, will die.
Mrs. Lawson, seriously injured.
Mrs. Mary 3. Rawson, probably ia
tally injured
Cora Rawson, severely hurt.
Ola RaTson, badly cut about the
head.
Mrs. H. X. Smith, severely hurt.
About twelve houses were destroyed
as well as many barns and OuthOuSeS.
SThe roof of Clarence Conley's house
was lifted off as clean as if the house
had been put UP and the roof left I'M
finished, the remainder of the struc-
ture being unframed. Many other
houses are more or less damage The
total loss is estimated at all the way
from ten to twenty thousand dollars.
Drummer's story.
An eye witness of the storm, +. =.
Tucker, a travelling man from EN-
poria, says:
I was on the incoming Missouri,
Kansas * Texas train, due at Hart
ford $40 Just as the train was
stopping l and other passengers no
ticed TO the southwest a peculiarly
shaped white cloud, formed nearly
like a sxflloOn, but a little more taper
ing. 81 peculiar Whiteness first at
tracted your attention. In a few min
utes it Seemed to stretch out its neck
10 the ground and turn darker. Then
clouds / pm all directions seemed to
cluster around the top, and as the
small end struck the earth, trees,
fences and everything it struck were
lifted bodily into space. In another
second, beams, furniture, stoves, bed
ding and all kinds of material were
shooting high into the air from all
directions. BY this time the passen-
gers We're beginning to notice that the
funnel-shaped cloud was coming
straight for the car in which we were,
and inquiries began as to what was
best TO be done. Suddenly Methodist
preacher q do not know his name)
solved the question by shouting. Here
goes for the prairie and rushed TO the
door, followed by everyone in the car.
However, this was not necessary, for
when R1ly about a hundred feet from
the qjr the storm centre took a sudden
TUG eastward and swept past the rear
ofrthe train without touching it. The
storm, after passing through the town
10 the east, seemed TO jump the Neo-
shot river and then rise and disappear
in the air
Subscriptions were started here this
evening for the benefit of the suffer-
eTS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18
JAMES HAsKlNS' WILL.
1t May Have Some Effect Upon the
Fair Troubles.

San Francisco, June ia peculiar will
contest is pending in the probate court,
which may have some influence in decid-
ing the several matters in litigation over
the estate of James G. Fair. The fight is
over the will of James Haskins, who died
in August, 1894, leaving a will bequeath-
ing all his estate to his widow Elizabeth
Haskins. No opposition being, made, the
will was duly admitted to probate last
September. When the attorneys for
Charles L. Fair produced a second and
duplicate will of James c.. Fair, dated
September "a, 1894, three days later than
the stolen will, he stated that the MILL
onaire had executed this will in the pres
ence of Mrs. Nellie Craven and Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Haskins. 1t is stated that Mrs.
Haskins was skilled in penmanship to a
remarkable degree, often initiating the
signatures of her friends for amusement.
1t is now charged that Mrs. Haskins
forged the second Fair will, and also that
of her husband, a contest for James Has
kns' estate having been commenced by
his nephews If the Haskins' will is pro-
nounced a forgery, the executors of the
Fair trust will also charge Mrs. Haskins
with forging the second Fair will.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18
ALIENS HARD KNOCKS.
HE HITS THE PROPOSES OF THE
"ERSTNHILE VALIANT
Republican Delegate From Utah Has
Yet to Learn the Meaning of the
Word "StraddIe" as Applied to
the Silver Question.

Cleveland, O., June &c. E. Allen, one
of the delegates to the League conven-
ton from Utah. has arrived in the city.
The action of this convention said
Allen, whether for or against silver, Will
not have the slightest erect on the peo-
pie of the west. They feel too deeply on
this matter to be influenced by mere
declaration of such body as this. will
say, however, that if the National Re-
publican convention does not nominate a
free silver man on a free silver platform,
the party need not expect to carry any
state west of the Mississippi river
What ticket, if both Democrats and
Republicans straddle' asked the reporter,
will the west Yote2"
'"rhey will vote the ticket OF the party
declaring for silver
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Frankfort, KY, June 1.-THE Demo-
cratic primaries in this state indicate
that Hardin has largely the greater
number of instructed votes, and the
question before the people seems to
have narrowed down to silver or no
silver. The Hardin people are claim
ing that their chief will force a plank
for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver into the state platform over
the heads of Carlisle, Lindsay and Wat
terson.
The convention, it is thought. will
be an unusually long one should the
silver mems strength be about equal
to that of the gold men; rather than
precipitate a bitter fight the former
will be willing to settle on the Chi
cago platform.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18
RICH GOLD FINDS.
ANOTHER FAIRY STORY FROM
OKLAHOMA.
Farmers Leaving Their PIOyvs in the
Fields, and Mechanics Deserving
Their Workshops.

Admore, I. T., June 1.-THE reports
of rich finds of gold in the Washita
valley have created great excitement
through this section of the country,
and farmers are daily leaving their
pIows in the fields, and mechanics de-
serting workshops and going to dig
for the precious metal.
On the Washita river near PauPs
Valley, forty-five miles north of here.
the dirt is being hauled from the
diggings to the river, a distance of
eight miles, and the precious metal is
being washed out on the banks of the
river. The dirt is claimed to run Sc in
gold to every yard of dirt. 1t costs 81
per yard to transport and work the
dirt. Twenty five yards can be
worked in a day. Miners reap a profit
of 500 per day it is reported.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18
MURDER OF HENRY.
None Of the NeighbOrs Believe the
Son Guilty.

Brooklyn, June 1.-THE remains of
Charles w. Henry, who was found MUIR
dered in his home on South Portland
avenue last Friday were buried today
The fact has been brought out that the
letter produced by the dead mans son
Walter, in which the father had written
of & quarrel with the other son. William,
and threats that the latter had made
against his life, vas not received through
the postoffice, is now said to have been
handed by the father TO his favored son
at the old mans home two days before
the murder was committed. Although the
house of the murdered man has been care
fully searched and nearly $4,000 in cash
and securities found, 10 trace of will
has been discovered, and it is thought
the securing of this document, if 1t OK
lists, may have been the incentive for.
commission of the crime. Not one of the
neighbors believe William Henry is guilty
of the murder of his father.
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WILL GIVE HIM a CHANCE.

Washington, June 17.-Secretary
Herbert has decided to give Attorney
of Medical Inspectors Kerschner.
found guilty by a court-martial on
charges preferred by Admiral Meade,
an opportunity to make an argument
before him in behalf of the surgeon.
The sentence in the case is under
stood to have been dismissed and the
secretary at one time was ready to
send the papers in the case TO the
president, but the representatives and
ATTORNEYS of Kerschner induced him
to give them an opportunity to present
their case. The judge acknowledgement
of the navy will present the other
side of the case.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18
ENGLISH ARE ANXIOUS.
Very DesiriOus of Meeting the Yale
and Harvard Athletes.


London, June 1.-THE challenges sent
by the athletic clubs of Oxford and Cam
bridge universities to the athletic clubs of
Yale and Harvard universities, posted in
duplicate, are due to reach New York
June 20. One copy was sent to the cap
tain of the Yale Athletic club and anoth-
er to the captain of the Harvard Athletic
club. The challenge suggests an autumn
meeting, which may come before or come
after the features already agreed upon
between the London Athletic club and
the New York Athletic club as may here
after be deemed wise. The challenge is
sent subject to all the preliminaries be-
ing satisfactorily arranged. 1t further
suggests that the programme contain the
following events:
Fiat races, l0U yards dash. quarter mile
run, half mile run, mile run, three mile
run.
Hurdle races, 12O yards, one according
to English rules and one according to
American rules
High jump; long jump; hammer throw
ing and weight putting.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18
HIT VERY ILL.
Knows Nothing OF the Details of
Politics or Other business.

Knows Nothing OF the Details of
Politics or Other business.
Washington, June 17.-Acting under
instructions from the physician the
family of Representative Hit, who is
lying i'll in this city, has not per-
mitted his mind to be bothered with
any of the details of politics or other
business of the day
He has not yet learned of the death
of Secretary Gresham, for newspapers
and letters of every description are
positively barred out of the sick cham
Der. No conversation on current
topics is permitted and Mr. Hit
knows nothing about Hawaiian affairs
since the recall of Minister Thurston.
Every fair day the patient is permit
ted to sit up a while, and as 1e is
becoming stronger daily it is the ex-
pectation of his physician that he may
leave for the seashore some time next
week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18
KANSAS SILVEn MEN.
A Light Attendance Predicted By the
Associated Press Man.

Topeka, Kan, June T.-There prom
ises to be a very light attendance at
the silver convention tomorrow, the
leaders of each of the three parties
having repudiated it. A. c. Shinn,
who, as vice-president for Kansas of
the American Bimetallic league, called
the conference, says tonight that
it was only intended as consultation
of county presidents. Senator
Stewart, who was advertised to be
present will not come, but Joseph c.
Sibley telegraphs that he will be here
and it is announced that he will speak
tomorrow night
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18
Killed on Suspicion.

Ell Reno. I. T., June 17.-Dispatches
received today bring information OF
the killing of a Cheyenne Indian, Red
Dog, north of Arapahoe, o. 7. Red Dog
was supposed to be one of the Indians
who assaulted a white woman some
days since, and he was killed very
much on suspicion. The Indians be-
came aggressive at the matter and Cap
tain Mackey's troops of cavalry were
called into requisition. ''B'' troop Of the
Third cavalry is camping on Turkey
Creek under orders to go ID the scene
of the trouble.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18
MUST 60 BACK.
4 Decision of Importance in a Chi
nese Case.

neSe case.
Chicago, June 17.-United States Deputy
Marshals e. W. Bothwick and James E.
Mcmahon, of the southern district of
New York, arrived in the city yesterday,
having in charge Lee Yuen, a Chinaman
they are taking to Tacoma to ship back
to China They took their prisoner to the
Harrison street station, where he re-
manned during the day, departing with
the officers last night on a westbound
train. Lee Yuen came to America when
he was Is years old, remained several
years, and returned to China. He came
back again after the Chinese restriction
law was adopted and was arrested in
New York city just after he had opened
a laundry on Mott street. A long and
bitterly fought legal contest over the
constitutionality of the restriction law re-
suited in decision by Commissioner
John A. Shields of the circuit court of
the southern district of New York, in
which it was held that Lee Yuen, despite
his former res -dence in the United States,
came under the provisions of the law and
must go back to his native land.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18
COMING WEST.
Secretary Lamont and Other Dis
tinguisbed People En- Route.

Washington, June 17.-Secretary Lamont
left Washington this afternoon over the
c. & o. on an extended tour of the north
west. With him were Mrs. Lamont, her
three children and two servants; Mrs. and
Miss Brant, of New York; Quarter
master-G General Batchelder and Major
George B. Davis, military secretary to
Secretary Lamont. The party was ac-
commodated in two special Pullman cars.
The trip will take the party first to
Omaha and then through Wyoming into
attractive points in the Rocky mountain
country are being planned, purely as
pleasure trip, and not including official
inspection or other matters of public bus
mess
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18
TO BUZZARU'S BAY.
Cleveland Leaves Washington For
the Summer.

the Summer.
New York, June 17.-President Cleve-
land, accompanied by his private sec
rotary, Henry Thurber, and DR..
O'Reilly arrived at the Pennsylvania
railway depot in Jersey City at 12:45
this afternoon. They were greeted by
E. C. Benedict, and they walked to
where the steamer John E. Moore was
tied up. From the deck of the Moore,
they descended into Mr.. Benedict's
steam launch and were quickly trans
ferred to the steam yacht Oneida,
which was lying in the North river
about 500 yards off shore. The presi-
dent. who was dressed in a brownish
colored business suit and straw hat,
greeted Mr.. Benedict very warmly,
and chatted with him while they
walked from the depot to the end of
the pier. The Oneida weighed anchor
and steamed down the river en- route
to Buzzard's Bay. Outside of the rail-
way officials, very few of those who
were present in the depot. when the
train arrived, were aware Of Mr..
Cleyeland'S presence.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18
5Ig94ED BODILY
INTO Space.
Air Full of Trees, Fences, Fur
niture and Other Nov
ableS.
WORK OF A KANSAS ZEPHYR
Narrow Escape of a Train Load
of People.

Just as the Frightened Passengers
Were About to Desert the Cars
az Seek the Open Prairie, the
Funnel-shaped Cloud Changes Its
Course and Sweeps Past the Train
Many People Injured, But None
Very Seriously.
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Misuse of Public Funds.

Wabash. Ind, June 17.-Judson K.
Lukens, Elias P. Sailors, and James d.
Starbuck, commissioners Of Wabash
county. were arrested this afternoon.
Nineteen indictments were found
against the three for the misuse OF
public funds and making illegal allow
ances. nine of the indictments being
for felonies and ten for misdemean-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18
BaIfour Indicted.

London, June ia true bill was
found today in the Old Bailey against
Jabez S. Balfour, the eX-member of
parliament who was recently extra
dited from the Argentine Republic on
the charge of fraud in connection with
a number of public companies of which
he was the guiding spirit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18
CoALING THE MONTGOMERY.

Colon, June 1.-THE Panama rail-
road is coaling the United States
steamer Montgomery, which will re-
turn to Greytown, Nicaragua, to en-
bark the United States Nicaraguan
canal commission, returning here by
July l.
The Panama Canal company is on
the point OF commencing building a
pier at Boca in order to avoid the
lighterage Of freight in transit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18
E1GH11NG Ar FoRMosA.

London, June IA special dispatch
from Shanghai today says: Fighting
is in progress at Taiwan, island of
Formosa, where 10000 Black Flags,
under General Lui Yung, are assem-
bled The Japanese are attacking the
forts at that place and the British
warship Spartan is removing foreign
ers from the town.
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THE DIAMOND.

Brooklyn, N. Y, June 17.-Brooklyn.
4; Cincinnati, ..
New York. June 17.-New York. q;
Louisville, s.
Boston, June 17.-Boston. 9: Cieve-
land, Z. Morning game: Boston, g.;
Cleveland, 10.
Baltimore, June 17.-Baltimore. -;
st. Louis, 5.
Philadelphia, June 17.-Philadel-
phia, 2; Pittsburg, 5.
Washington, June 17.-Washington.
Z; Chicago TO-