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

day. % days from Nanimo. B. c., after
having encountered unusually rough
weather. The officers and crew of the
Wachusett repeat a tale of the sea
that has been many times told and al
most as many times doubted. on
March 10. 20 and q. the vessel labored
through succession of strong south
western gales. with high cross seas
running. The ship was submerged most
of the time. rolling fearfully, and her
cargo shifted until she had a bad list
to starboard. Much damage was done
to her rails and stanchions. During the
height of the gale occurred an incident
about which the sailors are still talk
ing. A terrific wave came down upon
the vessel, sweeping over her full
length. and carried four seamen over
board. The others of the crew Guailed
before the frightful sight. and de-
SPARED of ever seeing their shipmates
alive. The four men were carried some
distance off. only to be swept back to
the vessel again by a tremendous
cross sea. Three Of them were thrown
violently upon the deck. The fourth
man was washed within reach of the
foresheet. which had dipped to the
rolling of the craft. He grabbed it,.
held fast and was hauled safely on
board.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-04

and rob them of all the food they can
find. The wives and daughters of the
oystermen, all of whom are away at
work in the daytime, are openly insulted
on the streets and in their homes. .Trou-
bic is feared between the oystermen and
the owners of riparian grounds. If the
seed oysters give out in the natural beds
in Delaware bay, many captains of the
1000 boats at work declare they will
dredge on riparian grounds. That means
the firing of the shore batteries, which
are ready for effective work. Captain
John Blizzard, of Bivalve, left that town
with the avowed intention of dredging on
riparian grounds with the Stars and
Stripes flying from the masthead of his
schooner, the Anna Maria. Before ieav-
ing, Captain Blizzard pointed to the flag,
and said: eff they fire on that, VIII
land my crew and give them fight"
Captain Wesly Adams, with a crew of
determined men, also went out in the
schooner Ague, ready TO fight. At the
headquarters of the riparian owners the
preparations for the expected advent of
the oyster pirates are decidedly warlike:
Oliver Candy and Frank Cobb patroled
the beach with two squads of rifiemen
keeping a sharp watch on the myriad of
boats in the bay.
1--WE will give the thieves a hot recep-
ton if they come on our grounds" said
Mr.. Candy. land will blow them out of
the water
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-04
"CHAIN" SWINDLE.
ANOTHER ONE UNEARTHED AT
VANCOUVER.
This Time the Ten-Cent Church Do
nation Fake Was Worked, Al
though just How Successfully is
Not Known.

Vancouver, B. c., April 3.-Another
"chain" swindle has just been unearthed
here. A young man named A. Jackson,
living in South Vancouver, a suburb of
this city, sent a number of circulars to
persons in eastern Canada, asking them
to send him 10 cents to assist him in
building a church, and to continue the
chain by writing two similar letters to
other persons. Jackson described himself
as secretary of the Lawndale Relief as
ISOLATION, and set forth that the people in
that settlement were very poor, their
property having been damaged by the re-
cent Fraser river floods. One of the cir
culars was sent to Rev. Mr.. Thompson, a
Methodist minister in the neighborhood,
and he handed the matter to the police.
They visited Lawndale and found it to
be a boom TOWNSHIP" in the bush, con-
sisting of just two shacks, one occupied
by Jackson and the other by China
man. Jackson confessed to having been
the author of the letters and having OBJ
tanned money for himself, stating that
the story of the noted stamp" chain had
suggested the scheme. The postmaster
says he has received a heavy mail for
some time, and large number of per-
sons are believed to have been victimized.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-04

New York, April 3.-Edward Brush,
secretary of the Consolidated Kansas
City Smelling and Refining company,
who is a recognized authority on all
matters pertaining to silver, talked last
night to reporter on the recent rise
in silver, its cause and the probable
future of the metal. He said in part:
without doubt it is expected that
with the cessation of hostilities be-
tween Japan and China. the demands
will increase. 1t is now being whis-
pered by those failing to see the real
cause for this advance that the indem-
nifty demanded by Japan will be in gold
and not in silver and that for this rea-
son the speculative movement will fail.
My opinion is that there are legitimate
trade reasons for a considerable adj
vance, but doubtless on account of the
erroneous opinion that speculation has
been based upon the expected indem-
nifty, should it prove to be in gold, it
may have temporary effect to check
the advance.
1T was my privilege to learn about
two months ago, from one of the finan-
cial advisers of the Japanese govern
men, their expectations in connection
with this indemnity, that it would be
w
standing what has been said to the con-
trary, the Japanese government does
not desire to place its currency upon
gold basis; neither does it believe that
it would be possible for China to ar
range with European bankers to de-
plete the gold treasures of Europe to
the extent of the indemnity which it
will demand. 1t does expect, however.
that this gold indemnity will be placed
to the credit of Japan in the trade
centers of Europe and will be used
there as a banking capital to make such
purchases of silver war supplies and
general equipments as its necessities
require The Japanese government has
made during the war Internal loans for
250,000000 yen in silver. AS its banking
credit will bring them in only about 1
per cent interest in Europe, and as its
silver debt is costing 6 to per cent in
Japan, it will certainly be to the in
terest of the japanese government to
buy, as fast as it can be done judi
ciously, silver with its gold credit, to
repay its international loan
In the expression of English critics
Of the belief that Japan will get on a
gold basis, this wish is father to the
thought. The endeavor of the English
government to place India on gold
basis has so far been a most dismal
failure, resulting in placing the ex-
change of India Is to 20 per cent above
the exchange of China and Japan. This
hes resulted in largely decreased ex-
portations from India and largely in
creased expectations from Japan
Should Japan place her finances upon a
gold basis she would Immediately lose
this advantage and place it in the
hands of her principal rival, which
must continue on a silver basis. The
japanese are apparently shrewd enough
to see this situation and to govern
themselves thereby"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-04
CAUSED GREAT EXCITEMENT.
Murder of Major Hamilton, of Libby
Prison Fame.

Louisville, April 3.-The post from
Morgantowu, KY, says Morgantown is
in a fever of excitement over the MUIR
der, which occurred early this morn
ing of Major A j. Hamilton, the IA
nous originator and executor of the
Libby prison escape in 1864. sam
Spencer has been arrested on the evil
dence Of Beether. who says Spencer
fired the fatal shot. Major Hamil-
toms name is famous throughout the
country.
The escape of Major Hamilton and
1O4 associates from the famous old
Libby prison at Richmond, Va. is one
of the most interesting incidents Of
the civil war. Major Hamilton was a.
member of the Twelfth kentucky
cavalry and with him were confined
Capt James A. Johnson, of the
Eleventh cavalry and Lieutenant Ed
Noble, of the Twenty-frst Kentucky
infantry. They conceived THE idea Of
tunnelling out the old prison and with
a few crude implements began the
task. After digging fOrty-fve nights
they saw daylight and with them 104
other officers escaped. The officers
named appeared in Louisville on the
night of March 8, 1864. Many Of those
who escaped were recaptured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-04
WILL DISAGREE.
JURY IN THE TAYLORS CASE is
STILL OUT.
Rumors That n Juror Has Been
Bribed, the Body Standing One
For AcGuittal and Eleven For
Conviction.

st. Louis, April IA special to the Post
Dispatch from Carroilton, Mo-, says:
When the jury before which was tried
the case of the State VS.. William H. and
George Taylor, for the murder of the
Meeks family, retired last night, it was
announced they would not begin del;bera-
tons on a verdict till morning. Up to 2
o'clock this afternoon they had made no
report, and nothing has come from the
jury room to indicate how they stand.
The fact that they have not yet reached
conclusion indicates that they are not
all for conviction. There are ugly rumors
on the streets today, and the town is full
of men from Lynn and Sullivan counties
who believe the Taylors guilty and will
not quietly accept any other verdict.
The jury at late hour tonight is still
out, and there is apparently no prospect
of their reaching verdict. 1t is rumored
the jury now stands eleven for conviction
and one for acquittal. There is no telling
how long the judge will keep them out
possibly until next Sunday.
The prosecuting attorney is inveStigat-
ing the report that there has been in
ducement offered to some members of the
Jury to prevent a conviction. If this fact
can be positively affirmed, the judge will
impanel a special jury to investigate
Feeling is running high. The Taylor
brothers are in better spirits, and evil
IDENTIFY regard the delay as favorable to
fbeiT case
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-04
BYRNES TELLS THE STORY.
CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING UP TO A
MURDERER's ARREST.
Body With Cleaver, and At
tempts to Dispose of 1t, But Fails.

New York, April civilian Caesar,
colored, was arrested here tonight,
charged with murder.
Superintendent Byrnes tonight told the
story of the circumstances which led up
to the crime and the work attending the
arrest of the supposed murderer, the ne
gro, William Caesar. The story of the
crime is most remarkable. Thursday aft
ernOOn detectives found a woman VINO
positively identified the dead woman as
Mary Martin, the mistress of William
Caesar. 1t was aScertained that on Fri
day night the couple had violent quar-
rel, and that the woman threw glass at
the man, hitting him on the head. He
then threw her down on the floor after
having grasped her by the throat with
both hands. There, lying on the floor, it
is said. he held her throat in such grasp
that he thought he had killed her, but
when he released his hold he discovered
that she was still breathing. Then, &C
cording to the police, he secured q piece
of cheesecloth, which was found tied
around her throat and twisted it and then
tied it into a double Knot and strangied
her The next morning he went to work
as usual, locking the door behind him.
On Saturday evening, Caesar prepared to
dispose of the body. He borrowed a
cut the legs off at the hips, but failing,
cut them off above the knees. He then
took a piece of an old rug, rolled the
body up in it. after having tied the ends
firmly. Taking the bundle in his arms he
left the house and at Sixth avenue board
ed horse-car bound downtown. The peo-
pie in the car did not pay any special at
tention to the negro. At Waverly Place
Caesar got off and walked over to the
west side CT the street in front of the
building of the New York Bank Note
company. He leaned against the front Of
the building to rest, and put the bundle
on top OF the railing. The bundle slipped
and fell over the railing upon the ground
on the other side To attempt to put it
together again he saw would be useless,
so he walked quietly away. There it lay
undiscovered until o'clock Sunday
morning, when young Phillips found ii as
he was on his way to mass in a, neighbor-
~ hi oo nh h;,,.1sS mn the fect Of
the woman.
Caesar is Is years of age, and was born
in the West Indies.
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and Miss Wilson, daughter of the new
postmaster-general, were present at
the ceremony. Bissell. and Wilson con-
ferred and saw some of the heads of
the bureaus. Then John n. Parson,
president of the Letter Carriers asso-
citation, of New York, presented the
retiring postmaster-gener with an
engrossed copy of resolutions COM
mending the administration of Mr..
Bissell, his enforcement of the eight
hour law, and his extension Of the civil
service laws.
Secretary Gresham sent Mr.. Bissell a
hickory walking stick, which he HIM
self cut on the grounds of the presi-
dents summer home at Woodley, and
trimmed.
Shortly after the preliminaries. en-
ployees of the department. were intro
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-04
TACOMA BONDS.
Superior Court Says They Must Not
Be InyaIidated.

Tacoma, Wash, April BIN an import
ant decision rendered today, Judge Par
ker. of the Superior court, decides square
date 1850 one-thousand dollar bonds is
sued by the city in payment for the water
and light plants purchased two years ago.
Staloup sought also to enjoin the city
from paying interest on the bonds. After
extensive arguments on demurrers, Judge
Parker decided for TIE city and against
Staloup on every point. If an appeal is
taken the Supreme Court will hear the
case in MAY. The decision was welcome
news to the people of Tacoma, who are
strenuously opposed to any attempt at
reputation. The bonds are held in New
York and New England.
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Was Probably Lynched.

Topeka, Kas., April "A special to
the Capital from Galena, says that
George Cox, one of the boys who was
shot near there yesterday afternoon
by Newton Walters. recovered con-
seriousness this morning and stated
that Walters had induced him to climb
a tree and while he was up the tree
shot him He then saw Walters shoot
the younger brother, William, and
throw the body into the river.
At late hour, the dead body of the
murderer was found hanging to
tree near the scene Of the crime. 1t Is
supposed that he. was. lynehed-
Walters was II years old and was
not bright witted, although he had
never been considered dangerous.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-04
HELD BY TRAMPS.
TOWNSHIP AUTHORITIES UNABLE
TO COPE WITH THEM.
Wives and Daughters Openly In
suited in the Streets and in Their
Homes-Brought in Under False
Pretenses.

Millville, n. J., April 3.-Nearly 900
tramps who are unable to obtain work on
the oyster boats, have taken possession
of the towns of Bivalve and Port Morris
The township authorities are unable to
cope with them. 1t may become neces-
sary to call upon Sheriff Shinn, of Cum
berland county, to drive the desperadoes
away The men were brought here to
find employment during the oyster plant
ing season, which has just opened and
which will continue until June. They are
made desperate by hunger, and are so
bold that they enter houses in daylight
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-04
TWO ARE DEAD.
Result Pf the Explosion in the Ari-
IONA Mine.

Prescott, Ariz.. April S.-Frank Clark
and a man named Mcguire are dead as a
result of yesterdays explosion of giant
powder in the Ohio mine, and James
Newlands, foreman of the mine, is SER
iously injured. Clark and Mcclure ar
rived here from Boulder, Colo, a few
Shifts in the mine. The explosion was
caused by a miner knocking a lighted
candle into a box of powder, causing it
to ignite, but burning powder communi-
Gated with five boxes of caps, which
exploded and caused three other boxes
of powder to explode.
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ficult to shake off and return to the
dull routine. However, work was be-
gun in real earnest and before adj
journment the convention had disposed
of the rest of the bill of rights on third
reading and the committee of the whole
had put behind it more than half of the
executive article
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-04
Guatemala shaky.

New York April ga special dispatch
TO the World from Guatemala says: In
consequence of the settlement with Mex
leo. Barrios' administration is likely to
have hard work to sustain itself. He will
ask on presentation of the terms of settle
ment to the national assembly, that a
vote of confidence be passed.
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FIGHT IS NOT YET OVER.
The Opposition Still Working for
a Separate Article.

\ Statement Sent Around Yesterday
in Favor of it-Sparring For
Time--BiII of Rights Disposed Of
Right of Public Domain-Execu-
tive ArticIe-No Lieutenant-Gov-
ernO--BOerds of Control of Public
Institutions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-04
HOLD-UPs NABBED.
One Killed and Much Booty is Re-
covered.

covered.
Salina, Cal, April 3.-Sheriff Mat
thews received word today that two
men who robbed the station at Ar
royo Grande were on the northbound
freight train. The sheriff and depu-
ties were on hand when the train ar
rived, and when the officers ap-
preached the robbers appeared at the
door of the car and opened fire The
officers, none of whom were hit, re-
turned the fire and shot one Of the des-
peradoes through the stomach and in
the knee. Although desperately
wounded, the man kept on shooting
until he fell back unconscious. He
died a few hours later. The other
robber threw up his hands and sur
rendered when the shooting COM
menced. and was not wounded. Most
of the booty secured by the robbers
was recovered.
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duced to Wilson and said goodbye to
Bssell.
Wilson will enter the active dis
charge of his duties tomorrow. Bissel1
leaves for New York tonight to attend
to private business.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-04
CAUSE OF THE
LATEST RISE.
Edward Brush Talks About
the Future of the White
Metal.
DEMANDS WILL INCREASE.
Legitimate Reasons for the Late
Advance.

of English Critics That
Simply Il Case of the Wish Being
Father to the ThOught-WOuld Not
BE Advantageous For Her So to
Do, and the Japs Will See 1t.
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Wife Killed by Her Husband
Because He Was
Jealous.
WAS CAUSED BY A LETTER.
Both Parties in High Standing
in Oklahoma.

Hold-Ups Caught in California, One
Killed and Much Booty Secured
Major Hamilton Murdered-P-Ob-
able Lynching of Murderer in
Observation-Disclosures Hearing OF
the Men Charged With BURNING
st. Paufs Church ut Omaha.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-04

San Francisco. Cal. April S.-The
coal-laden ship Washusett arrived to-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-04
GREAT BRITAIN
AND VENEZUELA
Former Says America Has No
Interest In the
Latter.
A HINT DELICATELY GIVEN.
Re-Submission of the Offer Made
Years Ago.

AT Least One European Country That
Would Be Glad to Have the Dis
turbed Countries of South and
Central America Placed on q
Stable Basis-BOundary Settle
ment May Be Indefinitely POST
pOned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-04
A TALE OF THE SEA.
1T HAS BEEN TOLD OFTEN AND
MANY TIMES DOUBTED.

A Wave Sweeps Over a Vessel, Car
ries Them Overheard, But n Cross
Sea Returns Them to the Shir,
Safe and Sound.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-04
WILSON TAKES HOLD.

He is Now Postmaster-GeneraI of
the United States.
Washington, April S.-William L.
Wilson was today made postmaster
general.
Mrs. Fuller, wife of the chief justice.
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Continued on Page 80
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The convention was called to order at
10 o'clock.
Rev S. G. Dodd. chaplain at Fort
Douglas. was invited to offer prayer
Miller. of Sewer, offered a petition
for prohibition from Ellen Atkin and
1875 other women of Salina. Lauritz
Larsen. of Sanpete. presented one from
c. n. Lund and 172 others Of that coun-
ty. Both referred.
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Juries Again.

The convention then took up the re
mainder of the bill of rights where 1t
had left off when the woman suffrage
question was taken up. The amend
ment of the judiciary committee on
iuries was presented by Evans and
~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-04

a price-hst printed in a
newspaper with a circula-
ton of a thousand copies
is worth five times as
much as one printed on a
thousand hand-bilIs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-04

FORECAST-Light show
ers, stationary tempera-
ture.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-04-29

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com nodamente en- IN matorral, teniendo los
JOS oidos igualmente atentos. Todos ro-
dearon la joyen, suponienfo Fl proato que
Sc brorneaba; pefo su emocion era demasiz-
do grave para career de ohieto
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ie. 81 Sc quiere, pero ST M hombrs desarra-
pado, cuya blnsa heehs iirones parecia Gu
biefta de sa ngre. cuyo rostro. manos y todo
ostsntsbsn repugnaute snciedad; Ia barba
espautosa Y los oJos cas f1era de las 6cbitas;
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no es mas que IN pa>torcillo de Vatican
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de hombre. AqGella encautadoTa josep
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mo ei espectro de Ia selva de Mans, me ha-
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grito de eatusias mo: - Gacemcsle. Cora
mosi iOerqu6,noSlel iHarra! lHop!' toda
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cuasdo al cruzsr una expiar ala con sums
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extraIieza del p4cffiao paseanta quien mo
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mi actitud ssacilia y digua; pefo domin4n-
dome una espscie de vergasnza que Sc com