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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14
anrlo-Japanese Treaty.

Ottawa, Ont, April 1S.-The British
Columbian government is in communi-
cation with the federal government
concerning the Anglo-Japanese treaty.
Under its terms the subjects Of Japan
are to enjoy the full liberty of settling
in the British empire or such part Of
it as become parties to the treaty.
This is arousing opposition. on the Pa
cific coast, where Chinese labor comes
into conflict with that of the whites.
The people there see little difference,
if any, between the Chinese and the
Japanese Another objection to the
Anglo-Japanese treaty is that it con-
tains a most favored nation" clause
which might be interpreted as COM
polling Canada to give Japan the same
terms as she may give TO another
British colony. This is directly con-
trary to the policy of the government
in the promotion of preferential inter-
colonial trade. The treaty will not go
into force for five years. 1t Canada
should not desire to be a party to it
she need only give notice to Great
Britain to that effect in order to be ex-
empted from its operation. ,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14
Lii Hung Changes Telegram.

Victoria, B. c., April 13.-The steam
ship Sikh. fourteen days from Yoko-
hama, arrived today. The Associated
Press correspondent, writing under
date of March 81, says:
The subject of Lii Hung Chang's
long telegram to Picking on March %,
is not known. Before his departure
from China the Japanese had signi-
lied in emphatic language that no
proposal for an armistice could be
considered at the conference but not
withstanding their admonition the en-
voy pleaded so earnestly for this boon
that Count Ito and Viscount Mutsu
finally consented to name certain con-
ditionS upon which a temporary Sus-
pension of military movements might
be granted.
These conditions were that the Taku
fort should be Immediately occupied
by a Japanese force and the control
of the railway from Shan Hal Kwan
and Tien Tsin surrendered. 1t IS re-
ported that Ii displayed greater anxi-
ETY. with regard to the truce than
concerning the ultimate provisions
for peace. The response of the Chi
neSe court to Japan's proposition is
not known, for the emperor at Hiro-
shima suddenly took the direction of
this part of the business into his own
hands. He summoned Count Ito to
an audience and announced his vol
untary concession of an armiS1ice
without imposing conditions of any
kind in order to show his conscious
ness of the annoyance and embarr1ss-
ment suffered by the ambassadors in
consequence of the delayed negotia-
tons.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14
ALL Is SERENE.
Chairman Hinrfchsen is Confident Of
the Outcome.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 13.-The fol-
lowing statement was made by Chair
man Hinrichsen, of the Democratic
state central committee regarding the
Democratic state convention called for
June 5:
THE call for a state convention
to consider the currency question is
meeting with general approval from
the Democrats of the state With the
exception OF Senator Palmer not a
single prominent Democrat has ex-
pressed himself as opposed to the
movement unless, indeed, it be mem
bers of the national administration To-
Gated at Washington. 1 am in receipt
Of letters from nearly every county in
Illinois, approving the action Of the
committee in calling this convention.
and predicting that free silver dele
cations will be sent to the capital on
June 8. OF the two hundred Demo-
cratic papers in Illinois only about ten
are opposed to the convention, and a
less number than that are opposed to
free silver. The movement, as far as
the state is concerned outside OF
Cook, is overwhelmingly in favor OF
free silver. In Cook county the men
in the shops, factories and railroad
yards are almost a unit on this ques-
ton. The movement takes in a num-
Der of prominent business men OF
that county.
1.-The only object in calling the con-
vention was to attempt to get the
Democratic party together on some
one thing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14

Chicago, April ia special TO the
Times-Herald from Madison, Wis.
says:
There will be no Democratic silver
convention called in Wisconsin this
year. United States Senator Villas is
at home. and since the call for an Illi-
nois silver convention was issued Mr..
Villas has been making his well-known
anti-free silver views known with
effect
on the other hand Governor Upham
and the Republican leaders in this
state are taking equally strong ground
IN opposition to the so-calIed silver
agitation with the result that the rank
and file of both parties are disinclined
to take much part in the silver dis
cussion.
Nevertheless. there is a quiet senti-
ment in the ranks of both parties in
favor Of more liberal legislation upon
the silver question. and not a few
members of the two parties are pro-
nounced in favor of free and I'M
limited silver coinage. Many of the
1873 members comprising the Wisconsin
legislature have been interviewed by
a Times-Herald representative. OF
this number thirty are Democrats and
forty-five Republicans. taken at ran
dom from all portions of the state.
The views of the members interviewed
may be summarized as follows:
The thirty Democrats stand as fol-
lows:
For free coinage. 7: against free
coinage. 8; for an International agree
ment, 8; nOn-committal, 6.
The forty-flve Republican senators
and assemblymen who were inter
viewed were thus divided:
For free coinage, 8; against free
coinage. /; for an International agree
ment, 6; for coinage of American pro-
duct, 2; non-committaI. ).
1t will be seen that while the silver
question is an engrossing topic in Illi-
nois and other states, it has not dis
turbed the parties in Wisconsin to any
appreciable extent, in proportion to
the numbers of members of each party
interviewed and there is about as
much diversity OF opinion in RepubH-
can as in Democratic ranks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14
ARMENIAN AGITATION.
GLADSTONE GIVES 1T A FRESH M
PETUS IN ENGLAND.
Which the Conservatives Pro-
nounce 'Another IndiscretiOn."

London. April 13.-The Armenian agi-
tation has received fresh impetus by
a letter from Mr.. Gladstone, written to
Mr. Atkin. The conservative newspa-
pers pronounce the letter another in
discretion upon the part of the great
Englishman. In the letter. Gladstone
says
1.-THE snare lying ahead is that we
may be tempted to abandon all useful
action by promises of reform. Mere
words from the Turks are not worth
the breath in speaking them"
Mr.. Gladstone. today. received at
Hawarden three Armenian refugees.
who are being exhibited in London as
a means of exciting sympathy. The
refugees were persuaded to leave Bitlis
by an Armenian named Hoyadjanz,
who arrived there recently from Amer
lea. The Armenians of Bitlis are indig-
nant at the action of Hoyadjanz, and
say the refugees were virtually kid
mapped and that they wanted to re-
turn to their own villages.
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WHY THE DELAY?
rHURSTON MATTERS NOT YET Ex-
planned.
Letter May Have Gone Astray in the
Mails, and it May Have Been Held
Out By Orders, or May

New York, April ia special TO
the World from Washington says:
A surprising theory has been sug-
gested by a state department official
to account for the failure of Minister
Willis in Honolulu, to receive the note
of Secretary Gresham, requesting the
recall of Minister Thurston. No
charges were made but it was very
clearly shown that a suspicion exists
in the department that the letter
reached Honolulu. but never got any
further than the postoffice.
1t is believed that an investigation
is being prosecuted along this line.
It was animated that after the fact
became known here that the letter
had been mailed there was plenty of
time for a telegram to be sent to San
Francisco ITO be forwarded on the
same steamer with the letter. 1t
seems hardly probable that anyone
would dare to send any such telegram
or be instrumental in any way in hay
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14

ing the letter, demanding Minister
Thurston's recall delayed at the Homo
lulu postoffice. Two things seem to
be certain, one that the letter was
mailed on March 9, in this CITY,, in
time to reach the steamer sailing from
San Francisco for Honolulu on March
II. and the other that Hawaiian adj
vices, dated April 4, quote Minister
Willis as saying that ne had received
no information regarding Minister
Thurston's demanded recall, except
what he had read in the newspapers
brought out by the steamer that sail
ed from San Francisco on the 21st.
The Hawaiian government stated that
the only notice that it had received
regarding Minister Tfrarston was a
telegram saying that he was on his
way home.
Whoever delayed the letter desired
to give Minister Thurston and THE
Hawaiian government plenty of time
to consider the situa ton before max
ing a reply. 1t would also enable
Minister Thurston to leave this coun-
try and arrive in Honolulu, where he
could consult with the government,
before it had even been notified that
his recall had been demanded
1t may be that the lecrer has simply
gone astray in the mails. Efforts are
being made to trace it. If the origi-
nal letter is not delivered in Honolulu,
duplicate instructions will be sent to
Minister Willis demanding Minister
ThurSton's recall under such safe
guards that they will surely reach
him
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14
BLOODY WORK.
WAR BREAKS OUT IN THE CHoC-
TAW NATION.
Men Were Instigated to the Deed, it
is Claimed, By the Use of Money
Given By Political Friends-Most
Horrible.

Paris. Tex. April 1S-war has broken
loose in the eastern portion of the
Choctaw nation. Ever since the Jones
Locke fued of two years ago. the dead
Hest enmity has prevailed between
parties of different political beliefs
News travels slowly in that isolated
section, and it was only a couple of
weeks ago that the full blood Choctaws,
who cannot speak English. learned of
the troubles that existed between Gov
efnor Jones and Dick Locke.
Last Monday. Arnold Isliche was shot
down by some unknown party in his
own yard. He had been an avowed
friend of Governor Jones and was a
man of influence in his community.
His assassination aroused the whole
community. and the Cooper boys, who
had always been warm friends of
Locke. were suspected of the crime.
Day before yesterday. Solomon Lon
aker. Simpson Lonaker. and three OF
their friends. laid in wait two miles
north of Eagleton. in the Choctaw ma
ton, for the Coopers. who were plant
ing crop. AS the Coopers came up.
the Lonakers opened fire from ambush
with Winchesters. The fire was return
ed. There were five men in each party,
and for 80 minutes a deadly fusilade
prevailed. The results were not known
until yesterday morning. when Cover
nor Gardiner. of the Choetaw nation.
CHANGED to pass the place and found
Solomon Lonaker. Simpson Lonaker.
Cornelius Cooper and Tom Forbes
dead in the road. within few feet of
each other. with their WincheSterS in
their hands. Near his dad brother.
lay William Cooper. shot In a dozen
places. but still alive and conscious.
He gave Governor Gardiner a detailed
statement of the whole affair. His
Statement cannot be had now, but
enough is known to show that the Lon
akers were instigated to do the bloody
work by the use of money given by
political friends.
The CooperS were very popular, and
their friends are furious over the af-
fair and are on the warpath, swearing
against the Lonakers and
all their friends.
Governor Gardiner was here today,
and while deploring the situation, was
to do anything. The federal
could give him no relief as
all of the parties were Indian citizens
and had violated no federal law.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14
WILL NOT DOWN.
Silver Subject Second Only to the
Tariff Question.


Waterloo. Ill. April 1S.-The Hon.
William Morrison, who arrived home
yesterday. was asked by an Associated
Press reporter today to give his views
on the silver question He said his
presence at home at this time had no
connection with nor relation to the
June Democratic convention. He had
simply stopped over on his way west.
where the interstate commerce COM
mission had some business. He said
that during the canvass last year he
had made several speeches. and in one
discussed the silver question freely and
fully. stating his own views.
THE Importance of this subject" he
said, lis second only to the tariff. It's
unsatisfactory and unsettled condition
is believed to have aggravated the
financial and business difficulties
through which we have been compelled
to pass. The place which silver shall
occupy in our monetary system, it
seems. is a question which will not
down. The efforts to settle it through
the Sherman bill by the Republican
party was a confessed failure. The
party FASTENED to join in undoing it's
work The sentiment in favor of a.
larger use of silver and on terms inter
changeable with gold seems to be
growing. both here and abroad. Appar-
emily nobody in Europe is courageous
or relentless enough TO attempt the
double standard without England's con-
sent. We can safely do this with Eng
land and all Europe opposing. It is
not the legal tender quality which
makes our silver dollars more valuable
than the silver in them. 1t is because,
under the practice OF our financial
systelc. they are interchangeable with
gold through the treasury. When silver
was discredited By being left out OF
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14
MR.. KIDD, OF WABASH.
He Resigned Because OF a Claim
That He Did Not Know His BUSH
ness,
Especial to The Herald

Washington, April 1S.-Mr. Meridth H.
Kidd, of Wabash, Ind, selected by Sec
rotary Smith. to visit the Colorado Utes
to secure their consent to a modified
agreement for their removal to Utah, had
been serving on the commission to treat
with the five civilized tribes Of Indian
Territory at a salary of 5000 a year
and expenses. The position to which he
has been appointed will pay him at the
rate of $500.
Although Mr.. Kidd resigned as a mem
Der of the Dawes commission, it is I'M
derstood that it is the result of dissatis-
faction expressed by Indian Territory
and Oklahoma citizens, who claim that
his lack of knowledge of Indian affairs
made him incompetent 10 deal with the
tribes of Indian Territory. It is under
stood that Mr.. Kidd will leave for Colo
RADIO as soon as he has had conference
with the interior officials in regard to
the UteS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14
WALES COVERED
With BLOOD.
Most Horrible Crime in a San
Francisco Church.
OUTRAGE AND MURDER.
OUTRAGE AND MURDER.
Mute Story of a Young Girls
Struggle for Life.
Even Wild and Wicked Frisco
Scarce Ever Furnished Such n
Sensational Story Before-A Dem
tai Student Named Deviant, Who
Was Eamored of the Girl, is Sus-
pected-AII the Fiendishness of
Jack the Ripper.

San Francisco. April ia horrible
crime was unearthed today at the
Emanuel Baptist church in this city.
One of the Sunday school teachers.
with her scholars. entering the church
to arrange the Easter decorations,
found the body of a young girl fright
fully mutilated in the pastors study.
adjoining the main auditorium. Her
clothing was torn and disheveled, and
she had evidently been outraged be-
fore she was killed. or else her murder
was the result of chagrin and rage on
the part of her baff1ed assailant.
Her frail body was covered with
blood and wounds.
The walls OF the study were be-
SCATTERED with her blood. and there
was a large red pool under the table
near her feet. as she lay dead. A cut
on her wrist had severed the arteries
and tendonS.
She was stabbed in each breast and
over the heart was a flesh wound in
which was sticking part of a broken
blade. The assailant had evidently
possessed all the ferocity of Jack the
Ripper. The knife. which was after
wards found. was silverhandled
le1oiC hAlle, uSSO IuS pISNlOuS SNSllil5
at church festival. and was so dull
that the victims dress had been opened
at the breast to enable the blade to
pierce the flesh
The body was subsequently identified
as that of Minnie Williams. domestic.
residing in Alameda. but 2, member of
Emanuel church in this city. She was
about Is years Of age and remarkably
pretty. She left her employers resi-
dence yesterday afternoon. to attend
a festival in the church last evening,
remain all night with friends and as
sist in the decorations. She wore her
best frock, and carried an older dress
to wear while working in the church.
When the entertainment closed last
evening, she is presumed to have en-
tered a closet adjoining the study to
change her attire. The sexton, believ-
ing everyone had gone. turned out the
lights and left the church. The girl had
an excellent reputation. going to no
entertainments other than those at
the church. She had two male friends,
a dental student. whom she had not
seen lately, and a dental student whom
she once said had insulted her and
whom her friends suspect of the MUIR
der. This student. whose name is De
to meet him in San Francisco last
night Miss Williams was suspicious
and refused a rendezvous. but said she
would be at the festival in the church.
wher Deviant could see and converse
with her.
Both Miss Williams and Deviant were
at the festival. No one saw either of
them leave the church at its conclu
sion
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14
PUGH WILL HANG.
TRIAL OF CHAUNCEY VESTS MFR
DERER AT BUTTE.
Evidence Against Him Conclusive
The Case Now in the Hands of the
Jury-COld-BIoOded to a Degree.
ISpecial to The Herald ]

Butte, Mont, April 13.-The trial of
Clay Pugh for the murder of Chauncey
West, Butte, Anaconda & Pacific
conductor, and formerly of Ogden and
Salt Lake. was concluded at Boulder.
Jefferson county, this evening and the
case given to the jury.
The prosecution made a very strong
case against the accused, and a YER
dict of murder in the first degree is
expected.
The testimony showed that the MUIR
der was a most cold-blooded one.
Pugh attempted to steal a ride on
Vests train, and when ordered to get
off he turned around and fired two
shots into West.
Pugh was on the witness stand this
afternoon and refused to answer a
single question on cross-examination.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14
SLAVERY REVIVED.
STARTLING STORY TOLD BY A
COLORED MAN.
Horrors Alleged to Have Occurred
"BefOre de Wah," Duplicated at
Durango, MexicO-That CoIOniza-
ton Scheme.

Houston, Tex, April 13.-Alexander
Goodwin. a bright and intelligent
young colored man, gives an interest
ing account of the experience and
hardships being endured by the ne
groes who Joined the Mexican Coloniz-
alton company. from Georgia and
other southern states, who were taken
to the company's lands in the state of
Durango, Mexico. Goodwin escaped
from the colony. The colonists were
promised houses, beds, ETC., and COM
Portable quarters and food for all.
None of the conditions of the articles
of agreement have been complied
with. The people are thoroughly dis
gusted and would willingly return
home were they allowed to do so, but
they are guarded by armed Mexicans
or Spaniards and are not allowed to
leave the place. The colonistS are
housed, or rather penned, in large
enclosures built of pea bulls and
blocks of clay-dried Sod. Each of
these enclosures is subdivided into
small sections or apartments and each
apartment is occupied by one. two and
sometimes three persons and there is
only one entrance to the square struc-
lures. The occupants desiring shelter
are compelled to build an overhead
protection of corn shucks and what
ever else they can find. The food pro-
vided for the farm hands, who work
in the fields from sunrise to sunset,
consists of beef, coarse bread and OF
corn and water.
The hands are aroused from slumber
at 4:3O by the blowing of a whistle and,
after a scant breakfast, hitch their
teams of mules and start for the field.
Dinner is brought to them in the field
and they continue their labor until
sunset.
The Sabbath IS not observed as
day of prayer and rest, and anyone
not caring to put in the seven days
IN the field are allowed to remain in
their quarters, but without rations, as
instructions are that those who will
not work on Sunday shall not eat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14
An Ultimatuni.

Shanghai, April 1S.-The Mercury to-
day reports that the Japanese have
presented an ultimatum to Viceroy Ii
Hung Chang, the Chinese peace COM
missioner, demanding that China ac-
cept or refuse the terms offered by
Japan no later than tomorrow. The
paper says: The Japanese reduced her
claim for money indemnity by 100. 0O0,-
900 yen and is also satisfied with the
cession of the Shing King peninsula
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14
ASPECT MORE SERIOUS.
Trouble Among the Iowa Miners
Looked For Tomorrow.

Centreville, Ia, April 13.-The
miners meeting today was well at
tended. The meeting was secret and
but little of the proceedings was given
out. 1t was decided, however. to keep
up the siege at the mines along the
Milwaukee road, which have also gone
to work at less than the regular rates.
The situation from the outside, has a
more serious aspect than heretofore
and there may be trouble when the
men go to work Monday morning. The
strikers who came to 2ttend the meet
ing today are going back in squads
and are being reinforced, so there will
be more present on Monday morning
than at any other time before. The
military are still on duty and will pro-
baby be reinforced by other companies
tomorrow. =.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14
AMERICAN WOOLENS.
SHIPMENT TO EUROPE PRovoKEs
GREAT ALARM.
Pail Mall Gazette Makes an Expla-
nation and Endeavors to Quiet
Matters, But Without Success.

London, April 1S.-The feeling of alarm
which was caused in the wooden manu-
featuring districts by the announcement
that an American firm had sold to a.
Bradford house a quantity of wooden
goods at a price comparing favorably
with anything Bradford could offer, con-
tinues and is widely commented on The
Pail Mall Gazette has. investigated the
matter and tries to quiet the alarm, say
ing the shipment is not likely to be re-
peated, and explaining the American
could not dispose of in America and
consequently offered 10 Yorkshire at a
great sacrifice.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14
PRICE ON HIS HEAD.
Murderer of E.. r. Hunter Being
Searched For

Chicago. April 13.-The murder Of E..
X. Hunter. at the stock yards ex-
change last night created much excite
ment among stock yards people TO-DAY.
A mass meeting of merchants and
brokers was held at the exchange and
reward of $1,000 was offered for the
arrest and conviction of the murderer
and resolutions were adopted asking
the Union Stock Yards company to Of
fer similar reward. A large force
of detectives are working on the case,
but so far no clews to the assassin
have been found.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14
Once More.

Shanghai. April ia private tele-
gram has been received here from a
Chinese official now at Hiroshima. re-
porting that the terms of peace be-
tween China and Japan were definite
iy fixed yesterday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14
HIS NECK SAVED.

Lincoln. Neb.. April Ex-Governor Hol-
comb today commuted the sentence of
Charles Carleton, the murderer of August
Goldman, from hanging to life imprison-
ment. Carleton was to have been hanged
at Fremont April e. The crime was COM
mitted in 1893, and was the result Of a
quarrel over woman.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14
NEARING THE
PUBLIC HEART
Efforts to Stay the Course Of
Silver Simply Fruit
less.
CAUSE IS GROWING HOURLY
Even the Bitter Gold Bugs Admit
This.

Call For the Illinois State Conven-
ton to Consider the Currency
Question is Meeting With General
Approval of the DemOcrats-PaI-
mer the Only Prominent Kicker.
and He VIII Have Very LittIe
Company.