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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02

Omaha, July IA special 10 the Res
from Pender. Neb., says: Today was the
time the war department and Captain
Beck the Omaha and Winnebago Indian
agent, had agreed TO begin the eviction
of 200 settlers whom Beck claims are il
legally occupying the Indian lands. The
settlers were expecting the trouble today
and while not prepared TO resist the.
armed Indian police with arms they were.
in session all day yesterday. on the reser-
vation. relating their experiences 1t de-
veloped that i large number of them had
been over At the agency to make leases
with Captain Beck for the land which
they are farming this year and they
state almost without exception that Cap
tain Beck had informed them that their
lands had been already leased to Me-
Knight, Ashford or some other land spec
ulator, although at the time Indian in
spector Mclaughlin was here they were
told they would have the first chance to
close leases on the land now under cult
walton. As d result the renters have
practically decided to stand together and
make no leases with land spectators.
They organized to protect themselves ana
crops and will use all legal means to hold
the possession Of the land they now Oc-'
cupy. The land SPECTATORS viii surely
meet d warm reception if they attempt 10
dIspOsSesS the tenants. Up to midnight no
report of evictiOns had been received from
the reservation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
SUDDEN DEATH.
An Old Park City Miners Strange
End-The kidder Funeral.

Especial TO The Herald
Park City. July John Hickey 1ell
dead this morning while sitting on the
Park City hotel porch. He had been Sit
ing around drunk and sleeping for some
days before and had evidently been all
ing. There are d. few bruises on his head
where he struck when he fell, but the
fall did not kill him. for he was evil
IDENTIFY dead before he fell.
Hickey was an old soldier IN the late
war according to his own story and an
old timer on the coast. Lately he had
been employed at the Comstock mine.
He has no relatives here that have been
heard from so far.
1t is IN some such manner that many
an old timer who has seen hard services
in the opening of the far west to the
world, becomes lost to all kin and drops
off to his last sleep with hardly an ac-
quaintance to mark his fail
The body of Mr.. r. -. Kidder, who
was killed Saturday by fall from a.
scaffold was sent 10 Salt Lake city, on
the evening train to a professional en-
baImer to be placed in vault until his
son Ed. who is travelling in the east can
be- heard from. 1t is not yet decided
whether the body viii be buried in Salt
Lake city or shipped TO the home bury
ing ground in Nashua, Iowa.
Mrs. II. P. Mason, and Mr.. George
Kidder came Saturday from Salt Lake,
and will return this evening in company
with the widow and family OF the de-
ceased. The G. y. r. took charge OF
and escorted the remains to Salt Lake
citV
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
PoTACA GRANT.
CoIonists and CattIemen Are to
Occupy 1t.

COiontsts and Cattiemen Are to
Occupy 1t.
Denver, Colo, July IA special to
the Republican from Santa Fe, n. NJ,
says: w. H. Denton, of Markham
I. T., has leased the Potaca grant for
ten years, and will Immediately ship
mis- u, 900 head of cattle to Las Vegas
and from there he will drive them to
the grant. He will bring twenty fani-
lies with him, aside from his cow
boys. There are $4,000 acres in the
POtaca grant. The property is owned
by eX-Congressman Farwell, of Iowa.
The grazing privilege alone is covered
by the lease. Mr.. Denton has spent
the past two weeks examining the pro
perty and he pronounces the range
first class. 1t is probable also that he
Will take a lease for ter years En the
Vallecito grant, near this property
which contains $4,000 acres. He says
the rapid settlement of the Indian
Territory and the policy of the gov
eminent in sub-dividing the great
grazing area and allotting it in
severalty to the Indians is going to
work decided change in the range
cattle industry of that section and his
idea is that many cattlemen now
there viii soon seek grazing lands in
New Mexico and bring their stock
there, thereby adding largely to the
taxable values of this territory.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
MISS SMEDLEY MARRIES.
THE OPPOSITION TO HER ACTION
CAME TOO LATE.
1t Was Evidently n Case of Love at
First Sight-The Groom u Well
known and Popular Young Man.
Lsnecial 70 The HeraId.l


Cincinnati, O., July 1.-Dr. Leroy B.
Smith, of Millersburg, KY, and Miss
Elizabeth Smedley. daughter of Will
liam Smedley, banker and insurance
man, of Salt Lake city. were married
this morning. Last fall Miss Smedley
was sent to a convent at Georgetown.
D. C.
A few days ago she graduated with
the highest honors and last Tuesday
arrived in Millersburg to visit her
uncle, J. G. ISmedley, a dry goods mer-
chant, and there met her future hus-
band 1t was a case of love at first
sight. Sunday evening they were talk
ing of Miss Smedley's starting for
her home Monday morning. Dr.
Smith proposed. was accepted, and
the couple drove TO Cynthiana Sunday
night. They came to Cincinnati on
Monday morning. Miss Smedley's IN
Gle telegraphed TO friend here to
stop the marriage, but he was too late
The bride is tall brunette, IS years
of age DR.. Smita is 25 and holds the
chair of assistant professor of surgery
in the Homeopathic Medical college at
Louisville.
DR.. Smith is a brother CT Mr.. Smed-
ley's niece's husband.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02

death in Sing Sing prison today just
before noon. Like all the others who
have preceded him, he went TO death
calmly and did not say a word in the
death chamber. The only appearance
of fright or weakness was the fact
that he closed his eyes when he
entered and did not open them again.
The contacts were made but all
physicians and electricians claim that
the second contact was merely pre-
caudonary, and that the victim died
instantly. There We're no burns and
no unpleasant features. and every
physician present declared the eXecu-
ton a success. The body was claimed
by friends and the case will go down
into history as a case celebre.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
TACOMA LAND COMPANY.
One Million Dollars Worth of Bonds
EInnIed.

EIOated.
Tacoma, Wash, July 1.-The Tacoma
Land company has fioated S1.oO0,e00 OF
bonds in Philadelphia with which to pur
chase from the state and ill in for ship
ping. manufacturing and railroad pur-
poses the most important part of the
Tacoma tide ilats. The money will be
available as soon as the bonds can be
issued and the improvements will begin
at once. The city waterway leading to the
south end of the city. viii be dredged to
e depth of q feet at low water for the
passage of large ships, the earth taken
out being used to fill in the flats. On
one side OF the channel the company will
build at once q 10000 ton wheat warehouse
10 accommodate the increasing grain bus
mess. This warehouse will increase the
city's grain storage capacity of 5,0000g0
bushels. Another projected Improvement
is the building of 1850 barrel per day
Touring mill on the water front to sup
ply the Oriental trade Manager 1. ".
Anderson, of the land company has just
returned from two months trip 10
Philadelphia and New York where fnan-
cial arrangements for the improvements
were made The land Comp9ny's million
dollar hotel here Is now two-thirds built
VIII be completed so as TO be opened III
June, 1897, TO accommodate the growing
tourist travel III this section.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
ARTHUR C. BUTTS.
GEORGE w. GIBBONS
In the Chamber

At 11:14 the witnesses were called to
the execution chamber. Electrician Davis
was at the switch board. In a closed box
Wa; Z c,nVlct, VINO, upon signal, was
TO turn the switch. When the party was
seated The electrician put q bank of in
candescent lights o. the chair and sent
a current through them. There were 1,10i
volts in the bank. When the current was
switched off the warden and two guards
appeared at the door with DR.. buchanan.
He walked III without q word and took
his seat In about thirty seconds he was
strapped, and in forty seconds pronounced
dead. 4 voltage of !, I4U sMaS Kept on four
seconds and then reduced TO forty volts
which was kept on forty seconds more.
1t was the quickest execution ever seen
at the prison.
End Of Great Fight.
Seldom, if ever, before in the history of
criminal procedure in this country has
there been such a determined and untiring
legal right made to save or prolong the
life Of q condemned murderer as that
which has been made in behalf CT Dr. W.
3. Buchanan, the convicted wife pois-
oner.
Buchanan has practically been on the
threshold Of the death cell no less than
three times since he was sentenced. On
two of these occasions his lite was pro-
longed by the clemency of Governor Nor
ton, who granted Il respite of one week at
the earnest solicitation of the prisoners
wife and the other respite owing to legal
technicalities, among others an appeal TO
the United States supreme court and the
British ambassador, Sir Julian Paunce-
fots.
Who He Was.
DR.. Robert W. Buchanan was born of
Scotch parents on October II. 1858, and
began business as a drug clerk in nall
fax, n. S.. shortly after he left school.
When a little over q years Of age he
graduated from the college of physici-
turned to Halifax and soon afterwards
married Miss Helen J. Patterson, a
young woman of good family. Subse-
quently Buchanan, accompanied by his
wife, went to Edinburgh, Scotland, for a
course at that city's celebrated univers-
". The doctor and his family returned
to this country in 1887 and settled down
IN New York city. Debts accumulated
-apidly and the young physician. having
picked UP some undesirable companions,
began to drink
His Wife Leaves Him.
In 1890 MS wife, whom he accused Of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02

Spokane. Wash. July 1.-Two sensa-
tional arrests were made here today in
the gigantic conspiracy to rob the govern
ment by issuing Illegal Chinese registra-
ton certificates.
Those arrested are James Graham, reg
lister of the land Office at Occur D'AIene
city, Idaho, and Edward Rick Warrants
are also in the hands of a deputy United
States marshal for the arrest of w.
Floyd and Pollard and Henry Tiuton.
formerly of this city, but now at Ken
drick. Idaho. Complaints We're sworn to
by +. d. Schuyler, Chinese inspector re-
Gently sent out by the treasury depart
ment at Washington with headquarters
a Seattle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
SEVEN THOUSAND BENEr1rrED.

Chicago, July 1.-The increase If 10
per cent in wages, recently announced
by the Illinois Steel company, went
into effect today. Over 1000 men will
be benefited by the change. The ad-
vance was made at the South Chicago
works, the North Chicago Rolling
mills and the plants at Milwaukee
and Joliet. All classes of employees
are included in the advance with the
exception of tonnage men who work
on a sliding scale.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
KENRICK NOT SURPRISED.
Archbishop Kahn Reads the News to
the Archbishop.

st. Louis, July lit became known to-
day that Archbishop Kahn has notified
Archbishop Kenrick that he is to be sue
ceeded by the former and that ne has
been translated 10 another diocese. Arch
bishop Kain read the papal bull TO the
The news seemed 10 cause Archbishop
Kenriok no surprise and when the reading
was concluded he said.
This IS a very proper step. I shall
place no obstacles in Your way, but shall
without delay make out deeds. transfer
ring to you the church property which
now hold"
Kahn, who was doubtful how his aged
predecessor would receive the news.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
REAvIs IN JAIL.

Denver. July IA special to the
Republican from Santa Fe. n. NJ,
says: In default OF the $4,000 bond
required by United States Commits
sioner Pope, James Addison Peralta
Reavis, charged with attempting to de-
fraud the United States out of $780, O0e.
has been lodged in the United States
prison connected with the New Mexico
penitentiary. by United States Marshal
Hall Reavis claimed that he would
be able to give the bond today, but
has not yet succeeded in doing 90.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
BUCHANAN
ELECTROCUqED
End of One of the Most SenSa-
tiOnal Criminal Trials On
Record.
DEATH CAME VERY QUICKLY
His Wife Pleads with Governor
Morton.

A Glance at the History of the
Crime For Which Buchanan Died
1T Was begun in March, 1893,
and Cost the County $3O,OOO-No
Stone Was Lett Unturned By the
Prosecution or Defense.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02

Poughkeepsie. n. y, July Mrs. Bu-
chanan. the wife of the condemned muir
derer, made an unsuccessful effort to in
duce Governor Morton to commute her
husbands sentence to life Imprisonment
at O'Clock this morning, and sank on
her knees before the governor and plead
for her husbands life, though grief al
most prevented her from speaking. Gov
ernor Merton was overcome. Tears
feet and told her he could not grant the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
NONE TOO SOON.
Desperate Meets Death at the Hands
of n Farmer

VI d
Hopkinsville, Ky, July L~News has
reached here of a terrible tragedy in
Trigg county late Saturday evening
Frank Colston. desperate character re-
siding in that county, had a difficulty
with and shot and severely wounded John
Rhodes, a farmer of his neighDOrhoOd.
Another farmer named Hammond who
was present and who was a friend IF
Rhodes, attempted to assist Rhodes. Co.'s
ton then shot and instantly killed Ham
mond before ne could render any assist
ance to his wounded friend.
For some reason, Colston after wound
ing Rhodes, did not shoot him again,
probably thinking him dead Colston aid
not attempt to escape, nor did anyone
attempt 10 arrest him. a few hours
later Colston, in company with prosti-
tute went TO the house of another
farmer. The farmer ordered the desper-
ado and the woman to leave his place.
They refused to do SO and attacked the
farmer, who, securing a weapon, sue
ceeded in killing both Colston and the
woman.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
WYOMING ELECTIONS.
Supreme Court Decides the Con-
verse County Cases.

Denver, July IA special to the Repub-
ncan from Cheyenne. Wyo., says: The
wyoming Supreme court today decided in
favor of the contestants in the two Con-
verse county election cases which have
been before the courts since the 1894 cleo
ton. Under the decision A. W. Phillips
Democrat, who has been holding the Of
fee of clerk of court, is ousted and Sam
Slaymaker. Republican, takes the posi-
ton. William McReynolds. Democrat
commissioner, gives way to Fl. Christian,
X eDnhIico
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
ARE BACKED
BY SHOT'GUUS.
Settlers VIII Not Leave the
Improved Indian
Lands.
FORCE IS NOW TALKED OF.
Renters Have Decided to Stand
Together.

Land Spectators VIII Surely Meet
Warm Reception the Moment n
Move is Made to DispOssess the
Tenants-RepetitiOn of the Bar
rett-ScOtt Tragedy is Feared
Secret Meeting of the Settlers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
EMERY's CONSTITUENTS.
They Hold n Mecting and Do Much
Talking.

Denver. July 1.-The voters of Alder
man Emery's ward held a mass meeting
tonight at which that gentleman, whose
change of base in the city council brought
victory to the Young water company or
dinance, was present.
Mr.. Emery was called upon to explain
the stand he had taken and stated that
he did not wish to act in opposition to
the wishes of his constituents.
Resolutions were adopted scoring all
the alderman who voted for the Young
ordinance, Emery included. The meeting
was wholly without sensational incidents,
although the speakers were very much
in earnest in their denunciation OF the
water company's position in the fight
There was not the slightest suggestion
of any violence.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
A BUATED SCHEME.
AfrO-American Steamship Company
Goes Into Liquidation.

Goes Into Liquidation.
Denver, Colo. July 1.-The Rev. D. Z
Johnson, pastor OF the Church Of the Re.
deemer, announced last night to his con-
gregation that the Afro-AIuerican Steam
ship company had gore into liquidation
and that subscribers 10 the fund for a
steamship line to Liberia could have
their money returned on application.
The same course" he said. would be
adopted wherever there wer subscr. bers.' -
The scheme was sprung over two years
ago and caught the fancy of the colored
race, who were assured that they could
command the respect of the world if they
once obtained d footing on the seas. Mir.
Johnson now says that the trade has
been monopolized by white men. There
is no way of estimating the amount de
posted by the ambitious Afro-Americans
and il IS said there is little hope of the
fund being restored TO the subscribers in
out-of-the-way places.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH, TUESDAY,

Vests train. West put him off AS the
conductor swung around to signal the
engineer to go ahead. Pugh shot him
twice in the back. Pugh was tried in
Jefferson county on a. change of venue
and convicted April 4. He pleaded self
defense and appealed to the supreme
court for a nesg trial. This was denied
last week. Efforts TO have his sentence
committed likewise failed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02

The cook should examine carefully
the label CT the baking powder and see
that she is not imposed upon. If the
grocer sends anything but the Royal,
send it back, as one cook did five
times until she got the Royal. The
only safe way is for the cook to have
the finest things to work with, and the
Royal is not only the finest. but the
most economical to use, because it
goes so much further
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
TROUBLE ASSURED.
Fear of n Repetition of the Barrett
Scott Tragedy.

Scott Tragedy.
Sioux City, Iowa, July IA special
from Fender, Ne5.. to the journal, says
there is fear OF repetition of the Bar
rett Scott tragedy there as a result OF
the Winnebago land trouble. A secret
meeting OF settlers, it is claimed, was
held last night at which a plot was en-
tered into TO remove" two persons OBJ
noxiOuS 10 the settlers on account Of
their activity in the land trouble in Ia
vor Of the Indians. The proceedings
were absolutely secret, but enough
leaked out 10 make the Fender people
apprehensive. Captain Beck, who is pre-
suned to be one of the objects of the al
legged conspiracy, is in Sioux CITY and
was interviewed on the subject. He de-
clared that he discredited reports OF any
plots to do violence 10 himself for any
one else, but even if such conspiracy ex-
listed he was not worried and will carry
out his intentions OF dispOssessing Illegal
lPSSpeS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
,DBVINE WAS
ON The STAND
Prosecution Rested Yesterday
Afternoon and Rebuttal
Has Begun.
FOR MEN, NOT THE CHIEF.
That is How Devine Construed
the Department Rules.

RSy Tcstifying COntrariIy-WeIch
Says Devine Claimed to Have the
Board in His Vest POcket--PrOse-
cution VIII Ask For Continu-
ance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02

The grocer sends the new brand of
baking powder simply because It costs
him SO much less and he can make
more profit by selling it than he can
on The Royal. The Royal is made
from the very finest materials and
costs much more than any other
brand, which accounts FOR its super
iority, although il is sold 10 consumers
at the same price
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
RATHER EMBARRASSING.
Young Couple May or May Not Be
Married.

Cincinnati. July IA special from
Richmond, Ind, says: An interesting
question was raised here yesterday with
regard to DR.. Dougan Clark, who has
caused a furore in the Friends church by
allowing himself to be baptized He was
ing of ministers and elders, but when the
matter was submitted to the monthly
meeting a. disagreement resulted. There
are row TWO factions-one claiming that
DR.. Clark is an authorized minister and
the other that he is not.
The question is more interesting in
view of the feet that a prominent young
couple was united in marriage by him
last week, and the assertion that he is
not minister places them and him IN
an embarrassing position.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02

Whenever the Government. wants
the most trustworthy article and the
best in quality it prefers the Royal. as
this brand was found to be superior
to all others in leayening power by
the official chemical tests, made at
the instance of the Government, in
the Agricultural Department. at
Washington.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
Oninion Misleading.

Sing Sing, July 1.-The following dis
patch was received at the prison from
New York:
To Warden Sage. Sing Sing prison. New
York:
The opinion of the attorney general is
misleading and mis-stateS the facts as to
the appeals. The buchanan case is i'll
the Supreme Court OF the United States
thority is stayed. You must choose be-
tween your supposed duty 10 the state
and obedience 10 the supreme laws of
your country.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
THE WHISKY rRrsr.

Springfield, Ill. July 1.-The secre-
tary of state today granted a license
for the Incorporation of the old
whisky trust under the name of the
American Spirits Manufacturing
company and principal offices in Chi
cago. Capital stock $35, goo, 900, $1,000
600 of which is preferred and the
balance common stock. The incor-
porators are: Charles r. Holden,
Alfred s. Austrian and NJ. Henry
Qierin.
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perts were pitted against each other, and
no stone was left unturned by the prose-
cution or defense. The best criminal
lawyers in the city defended uBchanan.
The trial lasted SIX weeks and under the
strain one ofthe jurymen. Hastings N.
Paradise became delirious while the
twelve were celebrating over the YER
On April Is. having debated for two
days. the jury returned a verdict of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
WAS A TENnERFOOT.
California Man Robbed in Chicago
Town.

Town.
Chicago, July 1.-Tears flowed down the
sunburned cheeks OF Paul Fischer, Of
San Bernardino, Cal, as he told Captain
Koch, of the Harrison street police sta
tion how he lost $3.50 in gold money that
he had worked hard for as section hand
on a railroad in California. Fischer ar
rived in Chicago yesterday. He was on
his way to his old home in Pennsylvania,
where he expected to pay off a mort
gage on the home of his aged parents.
Fischer said he was met at the depot by
a German, who showed him TO a board
ing house Fischer told the stranger he
had $3.50 in twenty-dollar gold pieces in
his satchel. While Fischer went out for
a walk after dinner some one entered his
room and Stoie the money.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-02
CLAY PUGH HANGED.

Murderer of Chauncey West Pays
the Penalty.
Helena, Mont, July 1.--Clay Pugh was
hanged at Boulder, thirty miles from
Helena, today, for the murder of Chaun-
cey w. West, conductor on the Mon
tana Union railway
The tragedy occurred near Butte, Octo-
Der last Pugh was stealing a ride ON