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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18

Washington. April 17.-United States
Minister Dun at Toxic has been heard
from in an announcement of the con-
clusion Of the treaty Of peace between
China and Japan. but he apparently
does not know upon what terms the
treaty has been signed. The Chinese
legation and the Japanese legation
here are also in ignorance as to the
exact conditions.
1t is believed here the Japanese have
secured the abolition of the Oxen tax.
by which is meant the tax on goods
transported from one point in China
to another. This has been the object
Of all occidental diplomats accredited
to China for months. and the officials
OF the state department feel all civil
lized nations will owe debt of graft
tude to Japan for thus removing this
burden on their commerce with China.
for it is not believed this concession
would have been made in the interest
Of Japan alone. Should Japan. however,
be the only beneficiary as regards this
tax, it is fully expected that a strong
protest will be made by the powers
which would be greatly handicapped
in the competition with Japan for Chi
A4OSC II dOC uillCoO lACJ COuAQ Il-C
same privilege of exemption under the
favored nation clauses of their treaties.
The loss of the liken tax will be very
severely felt by China. 1t averages
about twelve million taels per annum.
and China will supply the deficit in
revenue with great difficulty. The total
revenues of the country were estimated
by a competent British consular officer
in 1888 at S.. 900, 600 taels per annum,
and as the customs taxes are limited
by treaty to 3 per cent it is a matter
of much speculation as to how the
country will raise the large indemnity
demanded by Japan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18
The ProbabIe In,tructions.

Washington, D. c., April 17.-Oficials
here profess to have no information yet
yet as to the instructions sent the Brit
ish war vessels for enforcement OF the
ultimatum against Nicaragua. Those in
position to understand the status Of
affairs. however. express the belief that
the British instructions are on the fol-
lowing lines:
"First-There shall be no exercise Of
force which shall affect. the commerce or
interests of the United STAKES or her citi-
Gems or of other foreign countries.
Second-The exercise of force shall be
confined to the execution of a passive
blockade of Nicaraguan ports according
to the established rules for that maneu-
ver.''
The passive blockade is designed to
cripple the international commerce Of
Nicaragua ssld yet leave all the foreign
commerce to proceed as usual. II does
not contemplate any overt act, or seizure
or detention of property, but the war
ships will bring to a standstill the local
or coastwise trade and keep it thus par
alyzed until a satisfactory response Is
given. Merchant ships of the United
States and other countries would be free
to come and go, and care would be taken
that no cause be given for the United
States to intervene on the ground that
the United States interests are in jeop-
ardy The last time this passive block
ade" was executed, was against Greece
ten years ago. The allied powers of Eu-
rope, except France, agreed to suppress
the action of Greece in beginning a war
on Turkey. The various countries sent
war ships which blockaded Grecian
ports and held all the coast commerce in
check until Greece yielded.
Some authorities on International law
hold that passive blockade is equal to
reprisal and subject to the rules of re-
prisals.
The finances of Nicaragua are in such
a shape as to raise a serious question of
her ability to pay the indemnity demand
ed, assuming that she was entirely will
ling to meet Great Britain's demand.
So far as the state department knows,
Great Britain has not rejected Nicarag-
ua's proposition made in answer to the
British ultimatum, to submit the claims
for indemnity to arbitration. The Brit
ish embassy and the Nicaraguanl egation
here were also at late hour this after
noon without information on this point,
although they have taken steps to ascer-
tain the truth 1t is still believed here
that Great Britain will not act hastily
in the matter, and at the state depart
ment there is an impression that no seri-
! Gus trouble will ensue.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18

st. Louis, April IA special 70 the Re-
public from Guthrie, o. T.. says:
Couriers just arrived here from Tishi-
mongo. the capital of the Chickasaw ma
ton, report that a battle is raging be-
tween Governor MoseIy and 200 insurrec-
tioniSts. Six people have been killed and
eight wounded. so the report says. and
great excitement prevails. The cause Of
the trouble is due to bad political blood,
which has long pervaded the Chickasaw
seat of government. and which existed
since the last session of the legislature.
Willis Brown, Charles Brown and Noah
McGil. who claimed to have been duly
elected sheriffs OF the nation, allege that
the legislature acted illegally when It re-
jected their claims to such Offices.
On Tuesday morning, Governor Moseiy
issued orders to all Sheriffs. ccnSIableS
and deputies throughout the nation TO re-
port to him at once with arms. When the
officers gathered around the house. POO
enraged men, headed by McGill and the
Brown brothers. rushed from adjoining
houses and a deadly riot followed The
names of the dead and wounded could not
be ascertained by the couriers. owing to
the great excitement which prevailed
Governor Mosely and his official retinue
escaped by rushing to houses on the out
skirts of the town. MoSely has called a
special session of the legislature to take
action.
Tishmongo is now in a terrible state Of
excitement and white people are fleeing.
Another carnage is looked for at any
moment. a,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18
THE LESSON OF THE WAR.
It May Not BE Without Good Re
suits.

Washington. April 17.-Commander
Myaoka, an attache Of the Japanese
legation. referring to the military
operations of the Japan-China war.
Just closed. said: ut has afforded d
wide field Of observation on modern
methods of warfare. as it has been the
first great conflict since the Franco
German war. when the implements of
war were far less advanced than they
are now At the outset the Japanese
soldiers were armed with an old Story
rifle, and the battle of Ping Yang was
fought with single-fire guns. Among
the guns captured from the Chinese. 1t
was found that they had very few
superior repeating rifles. although the
bulk of their arms were found print
tive and useless. Japan has since I'M
dertaken to re-arm all soldiers with re-
heating rifles of the latest type. Already
one-third of the troops have this new
arm and the government arSenaIS are
hard at work turning out the guns for
a complete equipment.
1.-THE war footing of the Japanese
army is now UP to 100000 men; their
peace footing was 10000. distributed
in six garrisons.
Now that the war is over. 1t is not
likely that the immediate reduction Will
be made back to the peace basis, for
If the final terms of peace include ces-
sions of territory. permanent or tenn
porary. there will have to be forces for
these localities. besides euuipping the
six home garrisons."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18
GREAT IGNORANCE.
BRITISH JOURNAL GOES AFTER
AMERICAN PAPERS.
But Little Room For Fear That Any
Serious Complications VIII Be
Caused By the Nicaraguan cues
ton.

London, April 1.-THE st. James Ga
zette this afternoon. commenting upon
the latest developments in the. dispute
between Great Britain and Nicaragua
says:
There is wonderful ignorance of
diplomacy on the part of American jour-
nalists Why should we want to bonn.
bard Greytown? If Nicaragua has been
SO foolish as to refuse to pay the indem-
nifty which. with the knowledge of the
United States, we demanded, we shall
take such steps as the American govern
ment was perfectly aware of at the time
of the asking. The Monroe doctrine has
been the doctrine for sixty-two years
and has not been acted upon yet When
Great Britain has serious differences to
settle with the South American repub-
lies, it will not be prevented from doing
so by anything but settled international
law
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18
CROh ER's HORSE WINS.
Jockey Simms ParaIyzes Our Eng-
Iish Cousins.

London. April 1.-THE Pail Mall Gazette
this afternoon comments upon the vic
tory of Richard Crokers' Eau de GaIlie,
formerly Utica, in the race fer the Craw-
ford plate at Newmarket today.
1t says: Erin WooIs Thorpe and Is
tar are sprinters capable of testing any
ordinary horse, and the decisive victory
hints that the visitors are likely to win
many races. In training, feeding and rid
ing the Americans act contrary TO all
Newmarket rules, but hostile criticism
will now have to be varied. Simn1s proved
that he knew his business thoroughly.
When Eau de Gallie swerved a bit under
the whip, the jockey coolly steadied his
horse, and he came on again with a win
ming rush that established the riders rep
utation as a horseman of great ability"
The Globe this afternoon also comments
ing upon the race, remarks:
''Our American cousins should be well
satisfied with the result of the race for
the Crawford plate. Their colt certainly
won in handsome style. Simms is a smart
specimen of the American jockey. Our
people. unaccustomed TO Transatlantic
notions, laughed as he perched like a
monkey on his horses shoulders. He had
all the shining lights of the world of
euuestrianifm opposed TO him. but at the
start he fairly stole a march on them and
won like an artist.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18
Means an AI1-Around Boom.

David Kirk, one of the best posted
men in the oil business, in discussing
the present boom in oil, said: "Petro-
leum VIII be the means of bringing the
country out of the period of depression
that has prevailed for the past two years.
That was the case in 1873 when our
finances were at a low ebb; oil made
the first advance and as it went up the
business of the country improved. The
same was true in 1884. The NEST i'm
portant effect of the increased price on
the finances of the country will be in
the increase in the amount of gold
brought into the country in payment for
the petroleum we export. We ship some
thing like twenty million barrels an
nually and with the price hanging about
so cents, the aggregate receipts from this
source only amounts to about $4,000, 900,
but with oil at the present price, we would
receive something like S45, 0O0O 900 for our
exports. This would be a clear gain of
SS5e@,O0O a year which would help to-
wards off-setting the heavy Imports of
gold the past two years. But that is not
the only influence at work. Our manu-
facturers are already feeling the boom.
l think the oil interests will use consid-
cradle more than twice as much iron of
all kinds this year as they did last. This
will give employment to hosts of men
who will become good buyers and so
create better market for all kinds OF
merchandise
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18
At Work in California.

San Francisco, April 1.-THE silverites
are actively at work forming a straight
out-and-out silver party in this state.
They propose to make the coming here of
A. ]. Warner, president of the national
committee of the American bimetallic
party, Congressman G. C. Sibley. of
Pennsylvania, and Senator W. w Stew
art, of Nevada, the occasion for a general
concentration of sympathizers in one dis
tinct movement.
There has been an emissary here from
Los Angeles, where the nucleus for the
silver party has come into existence
whose mission has been to ascertain the
temper of leading Populists and such
members of the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties as might be induced to af-
filiate with the movement. This gentle
man is Alva Uden. of Los Angeles, the
originator Of the Washington Cd. c. Po-
litical Record.
Among those who are leading the
movement in southern California are
eX-Congressman Sheldon: John r. Berry
collector of the port of San Diego, under
Harrison's administration; eX-United
States Senator Cole and Others.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18
MYERS IS GUILTY.
CONVICTED OF OWNING COUNTER
FELT TOOLS.
They Were Used For Making Couns
terfeit Silver Dollars and Guar
ters-WiI Be Sentenced Today.
Lspecial to me Herald ]

Boise Idaho. April 17.-Today in the
United States court. Marion Myers was
found guilty of having in his possession
molds for counterfeiting silver dollars and
quarters He will probably be sentenced
tomorrow.
Myers has lived with family on a
farm near Caldwell for several years.
Last winter, he and George Wheeler were
arrested for counterfeiting. They had an
examination before United States Com
missioner Brown. Wheeler was discharg-
ed, but his partner was held. Both men
were indicted. however, at the present
term of court.
The government failed to prove that
found him guilty on the first count, which
charged him with having molds in his
possession.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18
Shocked the Jams.

San Francisco. April IA Japanese
resident of this city sends the follow
ing communication to a local paper:
Il came from far east a few
months ago. and my purpose to see
what you civilized nations are doing
Since 1 arrived in this city 1 am read
ing your valuable paper every day, and
am much surprised because the
MURDER is almost daily occurrence
in this country besides this Robber
Rev. Dr.'s fbbbing, clipping with other
mans wife, ETC., etc. Such events are
occurred every day, shockingi Shock
ingI Murder in CHURCH that's aw-
full, awful. Where is civilization?
Where is christianity? Where is
James Creelman?
''P. S. Please send words to J. Greet
man that he ought to be little more
careful when he acuse other nation
next time
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San Francisco, April Nv. H. T..
Durrant. the young man under arrest
for the murder of Marian Williams and
who is suspected also of having killed
Blanche. Lamont, two young women
whose bodies were found in Emanuel
Baptist church in this city, is either
preparing to plead insanity or else the
most hideous visions come to him in
his cell at the central police station at
night.
To all appearances, when Durrant
retired last night. he had entirely re-
gained his composure and was not
suffering from the mental strain so
apparent Monday night, when, in a
dream, he fought some imaginary foe.
When he stretched himself out on
his mattress last night, and prepared
to sleep, he said that he did not wish
to be disturbed, as he was tired and
worn out after the excitement of the
day. About l o'clock this morning,
officer Smith, who was on duty at the
prison door, and Sergeant Shields, the
prison keeper, were startled by long,
loud cry from one of the cells.
Smith ran toward the cell. The
cries came from Durrant. who was
evidently suffering from another
hideous nightmare. He tossed and
rolled on his mattress and scream ed
louder and louder.
The noise made by the approach of
the officers seemed to waken him, and,
as on Monday night. he turned over on
his side and appeared to sink into a
quiet sleep. The clothing Durrant had
IN the night he is supposed to have
killed Miss Williams does. not show any
traces of blood The mother Of Dur
rant has made an appeal to the public
through the newspapers, asking for
suspension of judgment in the case Of
her son until other than circumstantial
evidence is produced.
The chain of evidence against Dur
rant is said to be growing stronger.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18

was the dispatch sent out exclusively
by the Associated Press last night an
nouncing that an imperial edict had
been issued authorizing Ii Hung
Chang to sign the terms Of peace In
accordance with the Japanese untima-
tum. Accordingly the indemnity TO De
paid by Cnina is 200, OO0, 900 taels. the
japanese are to have possession of the
Lao Tung peninsula to the fourth de-
gree of altitude and are also to possess
the island Of Formosa In addition
Pekin and four new ports of China are
to be opened to commerce and the
Japanese are to have the power to
open cotton factories and other indus
tries in China. The decree also pro-
vides that the import duties at the
open ports are not to exceed per
cent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18
Seen By the Standard.

London. April IA dispa1ch to the
Standard from Vienna says:
1t is unusual to combine treaty OF
peace with a treaty of alliance, and
it is probable, therefore, that a separ-
ate treaty, not destined for publica-
ton, has been signed by the Japanese
and Chinese representatives. Whether
or not this treaty takes the form OF
an offensive and defensive alliance.
matters little, since it is known that
Lii Hung Chang has always wanted to
open his slumbering country to Eu-
ropean civilization. 1t is not likely he
would let such an opportunity pass OF
doing so with the japanese.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18
There is Time Enough.

Denver. April 1.-THE Times this after
noon, commenting on the Silver party
movement, says:
ground be taken by the Republican party
IN 1896 upon the side of the free coinage
of silver, it will then be time for our
people to raise UP and shake off a par
tisanship which would be nothing more
than the most palpable political slavery
In other words, the Republicans of Colo
RADIO will never abandon their party until
injustice and shortsightednes of the
men who control it."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18
5000 B. C.
DISCOVERY OF A RACE DISTINCT
FROM EGYPTIANS.
Who They Were and Whence They
Came is observation-disclosures ing
to Excavators in Greece and Else
where.

London, April 1.-THE Edinburg CORE
spondent of the Times says that in a
lecture delivered before the Edinburg
Royal society. Prof. w. F. Linders Pet
RE, the distinguished Psychologist, de-
ciared that recent excavations made in
the district thirty miles north OF Thebes,
Christ of a race quite distinct from the
Egyptians This race was probably the
people who overthrow Egyptian civiliza7
fion at the close Of the old kingdom.
Who they were and whence they came
was uncertain, but the indications sug-
gested they Were a branch of the same
Eastward migration of Libyans which
founded the Amorite race in Syria.
The Times comments editorially on the
Importance of Prof. Petries discovery
in transforming Egyptian history and in
encoiira ging the excavators in Greece and
elsewhere.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18
Why Should He.

San Francisco. April I17.-Joseph E.
McClinchy committed suicide at his
home on Locust avenue last night by
hanging. 1t is believed that the murders
in Emanuel church Affected his reason.
as he had been reading all the news
obtainable on the subject. When last
seen. about 10 o'clock. he was lying in
bed reading newspaper and about an
hour later his mother vent to his room
and finding him gone made search
the basement.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18
CROKER INDICTED.
CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF
HARVEY BOOTH.
Men Were Partners in the Cattle
business, and Had Amnssed a
Fortune-Public Sentiment Di-
vided.

Evanston. wyo., April 1.-THE Uintah
county grand jury. this evening, at :
o. clock returned an indictment against
z. S. Croker for the murder of Harvey
Booth on the 26th of last January.
Booth and Croker were partners In
the cattle business in Wyoming. and had
amassed a fortune. The dead body OF
Booth was found in the company's barn
January 18th. and a large reward was at
once offered for the arrest and convic-
ton of the murderer. and detectives
have been at work ever since.
Sentiment is much divided.
Croker has d wife and two mar.
daughters living in Ogden, viz: Mrs.
W. Butler and Mrs Robert Ross q
His trial will not take place till
September.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18
LOUD AND LONG
were The CRIES
They Issued From the Cell 0c-
cupied by Suspect
Durrant.
APPEAL FROM HIS MOTHER.
She Asks That the Public SuS-
pend Judgment.

Young Medical Student Does Not Act
Like n Guilty Mantle Endeavors
to Shun the Inquest, But is
Forced to Attend-Joseph E. Nc
C1inchy Commits Suicide After
Reading All That He Could OBJ
Query is, Did He Have Anything
to Do With Them.
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outrage. ON Americans.

washington, D. c.. April There was
much complaint during the past year of
abuse of Americans in Guatemala in
cases like that of Henry Stibbs. Officers
of the American ships were seized in
Guatemalan ports and forced into mill
tary service. American workmen peace
fully engaged in labors were imprisoned
and maltreated. Some were subjected to
the indignity of flashing upon their bare
backs The department of state hat
called for explanations from the Guate-
malan government and directed investi-
cations through consular officers upon
which to base demands for an indemnity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18
SOLID FOR SILVER.
GOVERNOR RICHARDS REPLY TO
A NEWSPAPER QUERY.
His People Have Declared Il IG to
Ratio and See No Reason TO Re-
cede From That Position.


Cheyenne Wyo, April 17.-Governor
Richards received a dispatch yesterday
from the ST. Louis Chronicle, asking
hin:
DO the people of your state endorse
CleVeland's financial Views?'
The governor replied follows:
81 answer, unhesitatingly, they do not.
unequivocally for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of Is to l.
Nothing has occurred TO cause them to
recede from that position. Mr.. Cleveland
has had very poor success in representing
his party on any issue it has espoused,
and. as usual, he fails with regard to
Wyoming is solidly for free silver"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18
The Alleged Concessions.

London. April IAN official dis
patch has been received at the foreign
office here, announcing the conclusion
of peace between China and Japan
The secretary of state for foreign
affairs. the earl of Kimberly, returned
to town Unexpectedly today, and in
formed a reporter that the terms of the
treaty of peace included matters relat-
ing to comm ercial concessions. The
exact nature of the latter were not
known to him. but generally speaking,
the terms were correctly stated in the
dispatch to the Associated Press from
Tien Tsin last night.
The dispatch referred to by the earl
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18
,Jiji,s Views.

Yokohama. April 1.-THE Jill, a
newspaper, states that the terms of
peace concluded between China and
Japan include the cession of the terri
tory from the Yalu river to the Lao
Tung peninsula. on which Port Arthur
and Regents Sword" are situated,
and include Vinkow Hal Cheng and
Chu Lien Vheng; also the island o f
Formosa and the Pescadores islands;
an indemnity of 200.000,000 taels, paya-
BILE in six years: the abolition of Chin
csc extra territorialty; the preserva-
ton of Japan's extra territorialty and
certain commercial privileges for
JaDan
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18
A Decided ACQUISITION.

Chicago, April 1.-THE uncertainty Of
the Democratic party of Illinois on the
silver question was further emphasized
today by the action of eX-Judge Samuel
P. Mcconnell. in coming out in an ex-
tended interview as an out-and-out advo-
cate of the free coinage of silver.
Mcconnell holds prominent position in
the councils of his party. He was men
toned as a candidate for mayor, is presi-
dent of the Iroquois club. and is said to
have his eye on the gubernatorial nomin-
nj ion