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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-30
Pointed Report From the Conn
missioner of Pensions.
REAL SOLDIERS MODEST.
SUGGESTIONS SIMILAR TO THE
RECOMMENDATION OF GRANT.
Noisiest Claimants Are Among Those
Who Enlisted Late, Received
Large Bounties and Saw Least
Service-Estimate For the Years
1867 Are For S141, 100000.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-Commissioner
William L. Lochren, of the pension office,
in his annual report makes several point
ed suggestions. Under the head Patriot
ism and Pensions" he says:
'Those men who enlisted early and
fought the battles of the war were not
moved by mercenary considerations, and
unless actually disabled did not show
the haste in applying for pensions mani
tested by those who enlisted nearer the
close of the war, for large bounties, and
did little actual service, and who are now
the noisiest in clamoring for more PEN
sions. AS compared with this latter class,
the real soldiers of the war have been
modest in preferring claims for pen
sions."
The commissioner says that many dis
reputable and incompetent men are en-
gagged as pension attorneys and suggests
that none but reputable men be allowed
to practice in pension cases. Dishonest
attorneys have given much trouble by
systematic criminal and fraudulent prac-
tees. Pension payments, the commits
sioner says, brings large amounts of
money into communities, and the fear
that the conviction of these attorneys
would lessen the influx of money has
shaped itself in popular rancor against
| the special examiners, whose investiga-
tons have secured conviction of Grimm
ais. The special examination division
will not require as much money as in
the past for the reason that vigorous
prosecution of frauds and crimes has dis
couraged and measureably stopped
frauds.
Proof Difficult.
The death of many witnesses and
the age of claimants has made it quite
! difficult in many cases lately 10 obtain
proof sufficient for the granting of pen
sions. The commissioner recommends
that some provision be made for the
| maintenance of deserving clerks in his
bureau who have been long in the SER
/ vice and have become practically dis
abled.
The report shows that the number of
| pensioners June 80. 1894, was 969,544 new
| pensioners added during tie year, 80 185,
! dropped pensioners restored, 4,206; deaths
/ during the year, 29,S16; dropped for cause.
I 15,157, making a net increase of pensions
/ during the year of $50 Pension claims al
/ lowed during the year, 49, 1S5; denied,
/ 1G3. 800; cases pending, 552210
! The appropriation for the year was
/ $50, O00. 900. and there was paid during the
/ year $685. 07, 1897. The estimate for PEN
! sions for 1897 are S14G eco, for pension
| payments; 100000 for surgeon fees, and
| about 100000 for other expenses.
j The commissioner recommends the
/ vigor of the department of justice and of
| the pension examiners in prosecuting
dishonest attorneys and others who were
! engaged in pension frauds.
/ Two hundred and ninety-four persons
were. convicted during the year for
! frauds.
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PAGrE couRrMARTIAL.

CHICAGO, Oct 29.-Attorney Blair,
for the defense, today closed his case
in the Pague court martial at Fort
Sheridan. and Judge Advocate Clause
recalled several witnesses in rebuttal.
Major Girard, former post surgeon,
was called to testify regarding Lieuten-
ant Pague's sanity, but proved to be a
very bad witness for the defense. Ma
jor Girards direct testimony was
clearly given, but upon the cross-eXam-
nation he became lost in a maze of
contradictions. The defense hopes to
prove that Lieutenant Pague was men,
tally deranged but not intoxicated
when he shot Colonel Crofton and Ma
jor Girard swears that Pague was
drunk when the shooting occurred, just
after being confined in the guard house
in the meantime.
Other witnesses testified that Pague
was perfectly sober when the shooting
occurred, and Lieutenant Williams
swore that Pague asked him to smell
his breath two minutes after the
shooting, in order to prove that he was
sober.
Major Girards testimony went to
show that while Pague was drunk on
the day of the shooting, he was not of
unsound mind.
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HORRIBLE TYPOGRAPHY.

HAMMOND, Ind, Oct. 29.-Three en-
ployees of Morchker's horse meat pack
ing house have been arrested by Sheriff
Hayes and four deputies after a most
exciting chase The men were heavily
armed and attempted resistance but
were overpowered and brought to this
city. AT police headquarters they gave
their names as Ferdinand Grimm, Will
liam OFT and Matthew Meier. The
charge against them are killing dis
eased horses and disposing of the meat
for food. The men were placed under
$500 bonds in default of which they
were taken to Crown Point.
Morschker. the owner of the firm, is
in indianapolis, trying to get an in
junction in the United States court TIC
enjoin the officers from interfering with
his business. Warrants are out for his
arrest and he will be taken just as soon
as he steps inside of Lake county
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EASTERN WAR CLOUD.
NEWS CONFLICTING, But RUMoRs
OF TROUBLE RELIEVED.
Likelihood That England VIII Oc-
Expression By the Novoe Vremya.

LONDON. Oct. 29.-The Globe this
afternoon publishes from it's correspon-
dent at Hong Kong a virtual reitera.
ton of the dispatch to the Times from
Hong Kong, which caused such a sen.
sa]tion, claiming to outline the conces-
sions made by China to Russia The
additional statement in the Globe dis
patch is that the alleged secret treaty
between China and Russia was convey
ed to st. Petersburg by Wong Chi
Chuan, who was dispatched to Russia
ostensibly for the purpose of congratu.
lating the car upon his accession tc
the throne
Representatives of the foreign Office
here discredft the Globes dispatch, and
say that Wong Chi Chuan went to ST
Petersburg during the autumn of 1894
before the treaty of peace between
China and Japan was signed, and il
any such agreement was ever made be.
tween China and Russia, it was prob.
ably done during his visit to the Rus.
sian capital.
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ELECTROCUTED.
TWO MURDERERs PAY THE PEN
Atty IN NEW YORK.
Both Were Killed Instantly By the
Electric Shock-NO Sensational
Incidents.

DANNEMORA. N. Y, Oct. 29.-Today,
for the second time in the history of this
state, two murderers paid the penalty
Of their crimes on the same day and be-
fore the same set of witnesses. George
H. Smith, who murdered old Phillip
Richmeyer at Albany, and Charles n.
Davis, who outraged and killed the SIX
year-old Maggie Shannon at Cohos, were
killed in the electric chair at Clinton pris-
on, being the tWenty-eighth and twenty
ninth subjects of electrical execution.
These were also examples of quick JUS
tice, both being convicted the third week
of September and no appeal being TAKEN
Both men passed a restless night.
Smith was the first man to be brought
tn He walked with a steady step but
his lips were tightly closed, as II he
were nerving himself for the ordeal. He
was strapped in the chair within d
minute and a current of 1850 volts was
sent through the body for five seconds,
and then reduced to 200 volts for twenty
five seconds.
Then the first current was turned on for
a second and he was declared dead.
A pause of a few minutes occurred
while Smiths body was removed and a
few of the witnesses retired for others TO
take their places. Davis was then
brought in, and within three minutes
was pronounced dead. In neither case
was there d suspicion of life after the
the execution Of Smith, awaiting the re-
turn of the guards. He was very, nerv-
GUS The executions were entirely de-
void of sensational incidents.
Smith was acquainted with Rich
never, an old man and knew that he
had received his pension money-$40.~ He
procured a horse and buggy in Troy
and went to Albany, where he decoyed
| him. then secured his money which was
/ only SIS. then drove off with the corpse
! in the carriage and threw the body in
| the bushes. He confessed the crime
toto Of g
sault on May Shannon of Cohoes, a
| child not six years old, who he per-
/ suaded to follow him by giving her some
pennies He was seen by several persons
! leading her through the city, But none
| interfered although she was crying and
! Struggling, it being supposed that the
child belonged to him. At the, Oneal
| locks he assaulted her so brutaly that
! she could not have lived, then ne
crushed the life out of the dying child
| and threw her body in the canal.
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INDIANS SLAUGHTER GAME.

DENVER, oct. Estate Game Warden
Land returned home today from Routt
and Rio Blanco counties. whittier he had
gone to investigate the report that the
Indians were Strengthening game. The
Slaughter, he said. was very extensive,
and in one camp of three Indians he
found twenty-five carcasses, hides and
horns Mr.. Land brought back re-
port of Game Warden Clark, of Rio
BIanco county, which states that he found
a camp of seven Indians and the hides
and heads of twenty deer, among which
were sixteen does. At Lefty Park. on
lodges of Uintah Indians and the car
cases of 400 deer, so per cent. of which
were does. The Indians have been or
dered back to the reservation and prom
iSed 10 go.
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BLOOD ON THE MOON.
TWO AMERICAN CATOs HURL DE-
FIANCE AT BRITAIN.
Her System of Blood and Avarice
Senators Chandler and Do1ph.

CONCORD, N. H, Oct. 29.-Over his
own signature and under the caption
Our Coming War With England-A
Prediction" Senator Chandler gave out
the following statement last night:
War between the United States and
England is inevitable. 1t will arise on
account of British disregard of our di-
rect interests. 1t Will also be forced by
British entertainments upon other ma
tons all over the world. 1t will be
fought by. u.s. having Russia as am Eu-
ropean ally. AS "a war offensive on our
part it may not happen within twenty
years; as a defensive war it may come
sooner and should be welcomed. A
sure result would be the capture and
permanent acquisition of Canada by
the United States England proposes to
sieZe from the United States a portion
of Alaska. She is destroying indepen-
dent governments in all parts of the
globe. She treats American sentiment
and remonstrance with insolence and
defiance.
Avarfce of Britain.
"F7or the vindication of the Monroe
doctrine in the Western hemisphere and
the protection of these independent
governments in the eastern hemisphere
here and the islands of the ocean, it is
necessary that the United States should
prepare for war with England. 1t had
better come now and be over than
twenty years from now. We ought to
define our position and say that if not
assented to we shall fight to maintain
it.
1T shall take some time to prepare
for an offensive war, but a defensive
war can come none too soon. Let Eng
land begin. Russia will be our sure al
ly. She is the great absolute mon
archy and the United States the great
republic of the world. The former
needs and is entitled to a seaport in a
warm region, of which England persis-
tently deprives her but she wants no
more territory. The United States
wants the Sandwich islands and foot
hold in the West Indies. Together they
can defy the world They must and
will restrain the brutality and bloody
avarice of Great Britain. Let this be
understood at once and let England
strike the first blow if she chooses. A
million of men and muskets will over
run Canada and England's commercial
ships will be swept from the ocean.
Let England begin. We ought to be-
gin if necessary to save to Venezuela
the mouth of the Orinoco."
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gHR SALT LAKE HERALD. WEDNESDAY,. OCTOBER 3d. 1895.

worlds fair. he engaged in business on
his own account, occupying offices in
the Chicago Herald building. He was
extravagant and dissipated. and 1t is
vened to save the criminal prosecuts>n-
Finally it was decided to send the young
man west. and his father purchased for
him an interest in the Seattle Morning
Telegraph, of which George became edi-
tor. IF my story is published" the pris-
oner said in jail today, II shall not be
alive at the trial.
Il expect to be convicted he said
gloomily, "but l will never go to the
penitentiary. My father is an aged man.
and my mother is an invalid. TWO OF my
brothers are at college and my sister is
to make her entrance into society this
year. They do not know where 1 am or
of this criminal charge. The knowledge
of my crime will Kill them. L have been
a high roller and have gone a fast pace
FORE
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s. Denial.

LONDON, Oct. 29.-The Russian en-
bassy announced this evening that it
had received an official telegram from
St Petersburg, completely denying the
story from Hong Kong to the Times
and Globe about the alleged secret
treaty between China and Russia, by
which the latter was to have been
granted extraordinary concessions.
The Russian officials here add that
the visit of Pring Chi Chuan to ST.
Petersburg, was solely undertaken with
the object of congratulating the czar
upon his accession to the throne.
Regarding the anchoring of the Rus
sian fleet at Port Arthur, the Russian
embassy in not aware that Russia
claims any rights beyond those Of other
powers, and it is stated that no Rus.
sian warships will be permanently sta.
toned in Port Arthur
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Japan VIII Evacuate coren,

BERLIN, Oct ga dispatch re
ceived from Seoul today says that the
Japanese officials have announced their
intention Of evacuating Corea at the
same time the evacuation of the Lilac
Tung peninsula takes place.
The dispatch also says that the dis,
banding Of the Corean troops trained
by the japanese as demanded by the
Russian and French governments is
regarded with anxiety in Japanese Off
cial circles. as it is claimed this would
leave the kingdom of Corea without
any force with which to maintain or.
der after the Japanese had departed.
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YzNAGA WILL MARRY.

NEW YORK, Oct. 9o.-A local paper
this morning says Count Belazichy
and Miss Mabel Wright, formerly Mrs
Fernando Yznaga, will be married DUR
ing the second week of November.
Archbishop Corrigan will perform
the ceremony. Miss Wright having de-
termined to join the Catholic church.
The ceremony will take place at the
home of the brides parents in this
city, the archbishop officiating. Ac-
cording to the laws of the church a
divorced woman cannot be married in
a consecrated edifice. Hence the we'd
ding at home. Not more than twenty
or thirty persons are to be present.
Carl Berger is to be the caterer and
Cotonett will provide the flowers.
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THE OLD, SAD STORY.
Young Mans Fast Pace Leads tc
Check Forging and Ruin.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2s.-George
O'Brien of Chicago is in the city prison
awaiting examination on a charge of
forging a SO check. The prosecuting
witness is willing to let the matter drop,
but the Anglo California bank upon
whom the check was successfully i'm
posed, proposes to make an example of
OBrien and has employed special coun-
sci to prosecute him. O'Brien says he is
80 and a son of Martin O'Brien, a
wealthy Chicagoan who made his fortune
as proprietor of a fine art store on Wa
bash avenue. The prisoner says he was
formerly attached to the staff of the
Chicago Herald, and later, during the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-30
ANOTHER SOURCE OF TROUBLE.

LONDON, Oct. 29-The Pacific cable
scheme, advocated by a, number of
British colonies and the Dominion of
Canada, made decided advance to-
day at meeting of the representa-
tives here of Canada, Australia, New
Zealand and the South African coll
onies.
1t was felt by the meeting that the
exclusive concessions of Hawaii to an
American cable company, if ratified,
would increase the cost of the proposed
Pacific cable. as the line would have
to be landed at some other point.
Great satisfaction was expressed in
colonial circles at this important mat
ter assuming definite shape.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-30
CHANGE ON THE SANTA FEE.

CHICAGO, Oct 29-The Santa Fe
will tomorrow discontinue its west
bound train leaving Chicago at 3 a.
m This train took the Chicago morning
papers to Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and
the west and made an excellent con-
nection for the Erie express train from
the east, arriving at 1890 a. m. The
government never put a railway post
office service on the train, the papers
being handled by the Wells Fargo ex-
press company.
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FINED FOR CoNTEMPT.

CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-R. A. Dawson, who
claims to be the chief commissioner of
the Atlanta exposition for the colored peo-
pie of Illinois, was today fined 500 and
sentenced to three months in jail for con-
tempt of court. He was charged with So
Letting money from one of the parties to
a suit in which he was of the jurymen.
He pleaded to be let off with the fine,
saying his presence at Atlanta was re-
CURED. but the court was memorable.
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KANsAs WANTS. 1r EARLY.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 29.-The Kansas
City Commercial club, the citys most
influential organization Of business
men, tonight adopted a memorial to
the executive committees of the ma
tional Democratic and Republican par
ties earnestly requesting that the ma
tional convention be held not earlier
than three months previous to the
election of 1896.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-30
A GOLD RUG VIEW.

LONDON. Oct. 29.-Mr George Pet.
secretary of the Gold Standard Defense
association. in addressing the Bristol
chamber of commerce today, congraCu -
lated his hearers upon the decline in the
fortunes of bimetallism. This he said
was largely due to the large output OF
gold from South Africa, which has prac-
tically settled the question. Neither China
nor Japan, he asserted, wanted confer
ence on the silver question. If we under
yer. the former would vanish to the far
east
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Br1tatn,s Shattered PRESTIGE.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 29.-The No.
voc Vremya publishes a dispatch from
Vladivostock saying that the british
squadron of warships in the waters OF
the far east has been concentrated al
Fouchan, and adds: Great Britain is
zealously seeking a pretext for decIar.
ing war upon China in order to coun.
teract the successes of Russia and re.
store her shattered prestige in the Pa
cific -
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TOO MUCH DRAPERY.

''How did you like the last lot of liv-
ing pictWes?"
Nothing but fake; that's what they
were. For instance. in the one called
Meditation the girl was all wrapped in
thought. ''-Cincinnat Enquirer.
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YOUNG NrACKAY,s REMAINS.

CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-John W. Mackay
arrived here today on his way from
California to New York city to meet
the remains of his son, the late John
w. Mackay, jr, expected by the French
steamer next Saturday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-30
MEXICAN INNOCENT.
Especial to The Herald

LARAMIE. Wyo.. Oct. pa Mexican
who was on trial on charge of attempt
TO commit rape on a white woman,
whose husband was Mexican, was ac-
Quilted this morning by the district at
torney.
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MUSIC.

Yoh doan hyah many song birds
When de wintahs drawiu' near;
But yoh hayahs de turkey gobble,
An dat satisfies de ear.
Washington Evening Star.
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Three Crown Spices are stronger
and better than the imported, be-
cause they nre ground to order
fresh every day.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1895-01-04

-9or Der 8. Straftam :
mer bss Barrier 3uhtppliseigeri4ts
ipislte iib Elm eigsnarttger Iuftritt u6.
Der paitor Dibe, friibsrer Senator,
bate cine 9eleibigungsflage gesen
5rau Seperine ipsssn zines i'm .petit
Sourndl" entbaltenen unb BON ibr
perfabten 4rtitels angsitrsnst. 9tls
ber @ertbeibiger ben sSrau Sspsrine
benz paitpr 0ios sinige in lsbtsr 3sit
poraetpmmene SdlIe ms 9sodhtniB
risf, frat elm iunger Wunn, Der Nsfie
bss Yditprs, Dor ben 9lbpotaten unO
iorberte ibn nit pprssbaltenem 3spols
Der duf, nidt peiter gu reosu, niori=
qenfalIs er i'm erIhieben psr0e. Der
iunge Mann tpurbe fofort feIt9enoms
men.
- lleber BEN Iufenthalt It
Der 9Gite in ben WirtbIhaFt,n bat oa5
RsiAsssriht su 2eipSig folsenos intes
rsiiants gntI6eioung gsfdqt: 6dt Der
Wirtb Dem 9dIte bur6 @srd6rt:AurJ
bon Spe;ie uno Srant gum @ersebrsn
i'm 2ptaIe Die 9efugniB gum Qufents
halt singsrdumt. 10 bient fuIhs 8efuss
nib aunG6it ni9t IGngsr. als nab Bill
liaem @rmsHen unb psrniinftiger glus=
lsaura bes beibsrIeitigsn 8.rtragss
pillsns aur Grfiilung bss psreinbars
ten 3psdss srforOsrlib 1T. SIT Der
3ped erfIllt, 10 tritt Der Snba6sr oss
9otals aun fpisbsr in Die freie 9erfiz
aunassspalt suriid unb tann unse6inz
BERT bas ldnsere @srtpsilsn untsria.
oen."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1895-01-04

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Company, bic augsbli6 ii6tr Elm
Sapiial Ron 100000 psrfiigi. BAT in
Geattle, 0aIb., Bancroft ssma9t.
Die decentralization betragin ca.
$4,000. Die @eIdGfte Der 9eIels
fhaft pd7sn tiirSlia an Die rState
cSnIurance COMPANY" bon Salem,
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The morning times., 1895-07-15
the tent meetings and the Mechanics Hall

the tent meetings and the Mocha MICS Hall
sessions.
This distribution Of Clergymen was so
planned that the delegations quartered in
the suburbs could attend worship in their
districts. Several delegations located down
town emphasized their ide2s on the matter
OF Sabbath observance by meeting yester-
day and passing resolutions pledging them
selves not to use the street cars or other
ConveyanCes to-day.
AS a result, the streets, Just prior to the
commencement of regular church services,
were thronged with men and women wear
ing Christian Endeavor badges, proceeding
on foot to the most convenient churches.
They had already begun the day with
the usual $50 a. nj. prayer meetings at
their various headquarters. but in con-
trast TO their practice on other days, there
was no singing on the streets as the dele
cations passed TO and fro.
The clergymen who spoke to-day are
among the most eminent in this country,
and the list also included man ydistiuguished
preachers from abroad. In many cases the
themes were upon the Christian Endeavor
movement and its result, in others general
religious subjects were chosen. With 90
600 visitors in the city besides the regular
church goerS nearly every church was filled.
Tomorrow is the last day of the conyen-
ton Sessions will be held in the teuts
and in Mechanics Hall in the morning and
evening A MONDAY E1ly will occur in
Faneuil Hail. and the afternoon will be de-
voted to pilgrimages about the city.