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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-24
PLEAsEs SMITH.
Roses Challenge Will UndoubtedIy
Re Accented

NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-When a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press showed
the cable message regarding the new
yachting challenge to ex-Commodore
James D. Smith. chairman of the Ameri-
cas- cup committee. the veteran yachts
man read the news eagerly and said:
This, indeed is very sportsmanlike
challenge and I am very glad to hear of
it. OF course our committee has nothing
to do with it. but when the direct chal-
lenge arrives L have no doubt that a
special meeting of the New York Yacnt
club will be called and a new cup COM
mittee appointed. In his preliminary
cable, Mr.. Rose said that he begged to
challenge for the Americas cup next
year, the race to be sailed on conditions
satisfactory to the committee. The
cablegram you have just shown me from
Mr. Rose bears out his previous cable
gram, and leaves conditions completely
in the hands of any cup committee that
may be appointed. Whether I shall be
member of that committee or not, 1 can
now say positively that the very fa:rest
conditions will be adopted. This is good
news indeed for American yachtsmen,
and in my opinion it will not be neces-
sary for US to build another cup defender
in order to beat the distant shore
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P0STOFFICE REPORT.
Some Interesting Figures Submitted
BY the Fourth Assistant

BY the Fourth Assistant.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-The an
nual report of Fourth Assistant Post
master-General Maxwell shows that
the number Of postofnces in operation
June so. 1895, was 7O,O64. During the
! year 2.422 postoffices were tabIished
/ and 2,l63 discontinued.
During the year the greatest in
/ crease in the number of pOstof1ices was
! in Oklahoma-ixty-n mines b&kR n W
in Oklahoma-69.
Nineteen states show a decrease in
| the number of postoffices, the greatest
loss occurring in kansas-53. South
Carolina lost "A, and Iowa and West
Virginia So each. Fifteen other states
show loss of u to 81 each.
During the year 59,546 complaints af-
fecting the ordinary mail were re-
| ceived; 81 $40 referring to letters and
1851 to packages. This shows an in
crease of 2,669 over last year
Some special classes of cases to
which the inspectors are giving much
attention are the robberies of post
offices, burning of postof1ces, wrecks
of postal cars. and highway robberies
OF mail messengers, mail stages and
railway postal cars, and the figures
submitted in the report show that the
depredations and casualties in these
classes of cases are gradually on the
increase, although the increase is not
so uniform as during the preceding
year. A gratifying decrease in the
number Of postoffices burglarized is
noted, but highway robberies of the
mail have increased somewhat.
Under the head of foreign cases, the
report emphasizes the superiority of
the registry system of the United
States over that of most of foreign
countries.
During the year there were 2.240 ar
rests for offenses against the postal
laws. of which number l75 were post
masters, 40 assistant postmasters, so
clerks in postofices, u railway post
office clerks, 81 letter carriers, 50 mail
carriers and % were employed in mi
nor positions in the postal service.
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A. P. A.
ORDER IS GROWING rapidly I'M
NUMBERS.
VIII Have Hand in the Elections
in Every State in the Union it iy
Said.

KANSAS CITY, No, Sept. 2s-J. H.
Jackson. of Fort Worth. Tex, national
president of the A. p. A., lectured at Tur-
ner hall tonight. When asked TODAY
about the condition of the A. P, A. he
said: THE order is growing rapidly in
numbers We have IN round numbers
S.5t0, 600 members. In California we have
east the number of members we have is
enormous and growing. daily
Continuing, Mr.. Jackson said: I'VE
are getting ready to, surprise Missouri
would rather show you by our votes than
tell you how big vote we haye''
will the order take part in the next
national campaign?"
in to win In October, there will be a
convention at St. Louis, attended by So
delegates 2 from each state and some
of our officers, so that a very strong
committee will be appointed. II will be
the duty of The committee 10 lay before
each present party our principles and ex-
plain to each our position. The commit
tee will present our platform. We will
demand recognition, put each party on
record and then determine what we shall
do. You can rely on this. We won't vote
with party that condemns our princi-
pies and we won't support any party that
makes a bid for the Roman Catholic
vote. When they have acted, we shall
DO you expect, then, to control the
I'VE do. The party that we vote with
will win. We are not going in as a po-
litical party. but we have principles to
carry out, and. it is to advance them that
we shall vote
I'VE will have a. hand in the elections
in every state in the union Our method
of dealing with parties in each State will
be much the same as our methods in city
politics."
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SILVER MEETING.
CHIEF OBJECT OF THE MEMPHIS
GATHERING.
Jones Does Not Look For Any Fin
Owing to the Lack of Accord.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. pa meet
to put in practical shape the conclu-
sions of the conference held in Wash
ington last month is in session here
today. There are present Senators
Harris and Jones of Arkansas; w. H.
Heinrichsen chairman of the Illinois
State Democratic committee; Governor
Stone, of Missouri; Hon. Casey Young,
of Memphis, and several others Of
less note.
The chief object of the meeting is to
appoint chairmen for different states
who are to organize the silver forces
with a view of capturing the state
delegations to the national Democratic
convention. The leaders seem hope
full of accomplishing this result, par
ticularly Heinrichsen. He says the
Democracy of the south and the
doubtful states of the west are for
free silver and will vote for it next
election.
He reiterated his former declara-
tons as to the policy and purposes Of
the administration. Cleveland he
said, would bring on war with Spain
about Cuba and eventually with Eng
land. This would give him an excuse
to call for big issue of bonds and
rivet the gold standard on the country
and besides clear the way for a third
term.
The silver leaders remained in con-
ference until late this afternoon, when
it was announced many of their de-
alterations would not be made public
as the executive committee met to
select had not been completed. The
deliberations of the leaders in this
city terminated this afternoon
In an interview tonight Senator
Jones of Arkansas said he thought
there would be no financial legislation
by the coming Congress owing to the
lack of accord between the president
and Congress. He had no doubt, how
ever, that President Cleveland would
recommend in his message to Congress
a $500, 00O 900 bond issue and the re-
tirement of greenbacks, which would
reduce the circulating medium about
81 per capita.
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TOOK A NEW TACK.

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Sept. 49,
Captain ]. A Mclean; a prominent
resident of Valparaiso, who was ar
rested here recently in connection with
Captain Jensen, of the Gillian ship At
acama, for alleged brutality to a sailor
named Bolden on the voyage from Val
paraiso, has taken a new tack, it is
said, to avoid liability in the case
which involves $4,000.
Mclean is now languishing in the
government Jail in default of bonds,
has announced himself as not a Chilli
an, but a British subject, denying at
the same time, his accredited owner
ship of the ship, claiming to be only a
passenger Through Vice Consul
Klocker, the matter was referred to Sir
Julian Pauncefote, at Washington, by
asking an order for his immediate re-
lease.
Persons here claim that the matter
will result in international complica-
tons
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CROKER CASE.
1T WILL GO TO THE JURY THIS
EVENING.
A Disagreement Predicted BY One
Who Has Closely Followed the
Evidence, and is Acquainted
With the Jury.
ESpecial to The Herald.l

EVANSTON, Wyo.. Sept. 23.-At 4
o'clock today the evidence in the Croker
case was concluded and court and counsel
are busy tonight settling the instructions.
The case will go to the jury tomorrow
evening.
Today was consumed in an effort to
discredit the testimony of e. w. Hinch-
man, an important witness for the de-
Tense, who boards with the Crockers and
is bookkeeper and manager for the Beck
with Commercial company. He testified
to going to supper on the evening of the
murder about $50. and finding Mrs.
Croker in the sitting room of his resi-
tlence, reading a paper.
The state today out Byron Sessions j.
q. Cashin and P. j. German on the stand
to testify to a different statement made
by Mr.. Hinchman in their presence. but
no two of them reproduced what Fiinch-
man said in anything like the same Ian
guage.
Mr.. c. A. Becl1with and Sheriff Ward
also testified to a different statement
made in their presence by Mr.. Hinch-
man. Many highly reputable citizens were
then called by the defense in surrebuttal
to prove the excellent reputation of Mr.
Hinchman for truth and veracity, and
thus the day was consumed. There is a
marked fixity of public sentiment in this
case and inasnuch as several of the jul
rors had formed an opinion as to the
guilt or innocense of the accused many
people expect a disagreement, and if there
are any on the jury who believed Crocker
innocent they doubtless hold to that opin-
ion still, as the prosecution has pro-
duced nothing whatever to convince
them to the contrary. The same may be
said on the other side of those believing
him guilty, While those who had no opin-
ion when sworn are further at sea than
ever.
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GATHERING Of THE HOSTS.
SYRACUSE THRONGED WITH DEM
OCRATIC POLITICIANS.
More People Present Than at the
Republican Meet - Resolutions
to Protest Against Any Tinker
ing With the Observation-Disclosures
ton of Governor Morton Ar
raiGned-The Excise Law.

SYRACUSE. n. Y. Sept. 2S.-The
streets, the corridors of hotels and every
place where politicians can gather, have
been turned into meeting places by
Democratic slate makers and breakers.
and so glutted is every avenue in the
hotels. that it IS difficult to move about.
Every train since noon has brought in its
quota of delegates, from the Empire
State express that landed David B. Hill.
Comptroller Campbell Clerk Defrees and
Chairman J. W. Hinckley, and the fast
mail on which were Senator Murphy and
ex-L;eutenant Governor Sheehan, down
to the slow going specials, one bearing
Iammany, 800 strong, and another with
the state democracy aboard to the num-
Der OF $50.
1t is estimated that at least third
more people are here than were at Sara
toga at the Republican convention, and
still they VIII come tonight and tomor-
row.
Tonight precedents have been thrown
to the wind, and the slate that this
morning was in fairly good condition. is
almost lost sight of, behind the swarm
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And Another.

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept 29-H. W.
Dillingham;, living on a ranch in the
Coast Mountains west of McMinnville
has received letter from brother in
Ohio to the effect that in the course of
a short time he, together with several
other heirs of Daniel Pegg, is likely
to come into possession of large
fortune.
In 1893 Daniel Pegg leased thirty
four acres of land to the city of
Philadelphia for term Of ninety-nine
years. The land was subsequently
parceled out. subject to this lease, as
the records are said to show, and in
time became part of the city.
For forty years no lease money has
been paid and aside from the property
itself there is a large claim for rent
against the city.
Mr. Gillingham says he heard his
mother speak of this lease but had no
knowledge of it beyond the fact that
it was for ninety-nine years and that
seemed so long and indefinite a period
that he never bothered his brains
much about it. He will shortly leave for
Philadelphia to accelerate proceedings
in the matter.
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sEvERAL sKIRMIsHEs.
spaniards and Cubans Once Moro
Come Together.

Come Together.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-News of a
battle in which the Spanish were de-
feated by the Cubans and lost 500, was
received today by President Palma
It came in a letter written September
Il by Pedro Roviara, a, Spanish private
who deserted from the Spanish ranks
at Pera Lego when CampOS was de-
feated In a later enga cement RO-
vira was captured by the Spanish,
court martialed and sentenced to re-
ceive 400 lashes and to be shot. The
sentence was carried out while Rovira
was shouting for Cuban liberty. The
Spaniards were greatly incensed
against him, he had killed three OF
their men before being captured The
letter says that all San Diego, where
the execution took place, was incensed
against the Spaniards and then goes
OF to describe a hard fought battle.
A man who was sick in a hospital
at Casinbra escaped to Guantanin in
August and told the Spaniards that
General Jose Maceo was sick in the
CaSinbra hospital, and had only thirty
men with him. August 80 Maceo heard
that 1900 men were marching on him.
Maceo so arranged his forces as to
deceive the Spanish.
On August 81 the Spaniards captured
Francis, and General Jose Maceo forti-
fed his few men in a. plantat alton house
near the hospital. The Spaniards were
steadily closing in on him when rein
forcements came to his relief and made
the enemy vacate their position.
This battle lasted from 5 o'clock m.
to pm. with one intermission of two
hours. The Spaniards did nothing to
any advantage. however, and after
burning their provisions, they contin-
ued to retreat to the mountains, which
place they entered in scattered groups.
In the engagement the Cuibans' loss
was forty men wounded and killed.
The Spaniards lost over 800 men. forty
horses and a large store of provisions
and munitions of war.
Colonel Pegeda, at the head of 200
Spaniards, well provTsioned, left San
Diego for CombTe today (Seprember
14) Spaniards are deserving every day
and joining the Cubans.
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1T WAS SAD.

ALBION, Neb., Sept pa distress
ing accident resulting in two deaths,
occurred near Brandish, six miles east
of this place. Bert Holten, wife and
child, were driving on to the Village
in road cart. When near the ele-
vator they were obliged to cross a,
canyon, and this was filled with water
to depth of five feet In crossing.
the cart was overturned and the three
We're thrown into the water. The rain
and darkness caused them to be sep
arated, and when the man, almost ex-
hausted, was rescued by Mr.. Schav-
land, the wife and baby were ont of
sight and drowned The BODY of tho
child was recovered at the time but
that of the woman was not recovered
until next morning.
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THE COUNTY ROYTEuuESS.

obvious reasons, the prosecuting Of
ficers will not at present give out.
Morris and Bamberger Give Bonds.
Warrants were issued for the arrest
Of Morris and Bamberger and it would
appear that both were prepared for the
emergency as bondsmen were very
quickly forthcoming. The court fixed
Morris bond at $1,000 in each of the
two indictments and Bamberger's at
$4,000 in each Of the three indictments.
Both parties went before United States
Commissioner Greenman and gave the
necessary securities. In the case of
Bamberger his two brothers, Simon
and ]. E, became the bonds1nen, and
for Morris, John P. Cahoon, James K
Shaw and Edith NJ Morris, the wife
Of the accused, Were the sureties.
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1880, think that they are wealthy and
that in some way they are being de-
frauded out of the valuable property
which their father left in Colorado.
At the time of the death of Mr..
Foulkes he owned a lot in the heart Of
the city of Leadville. In the early
days of his purchase the property was
not held at a very high figure, and
like all mining town holdings it
fluctuated in price as times Were good
or bad, but it never got to be gilt
edged, and at the time of Mr.. Foulkes'
death it was reported to be hardly
worth administering upon. 1t turns
out, however, according to more re-
cent reports, that the land is of a
value far above the hopes of the most
sanguiue. 1t is said to be worth
100000 if a cent.
So satisfied are the Foulkes children
that they are wealthy and entitled to
the Leadville holding that they have
retained attorneys to investigate the
matter and recover the property if
possible.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Arrangements
have been perfected here and in other
large cities to set up i monstec. petition
that the United States recognize the in
surgents in Cuba as belligerents. me
Cuban junta have the matter in hand
and every honorable influence is to ne
used to get the United States to ack-
nowledge the republican government in
Cuba. Part of the plan to call the at
tention Of the American people to the
work being done by Cubans to free the
island will he the issuing of 5OO,0W peti-
tons in blank Tor the signatures of those
VINO are IN favor OF granting the insur-
gents the recoSnfzance Of belligerency. 1t
IS expected there viii ne at least 5000 200
signatures 10 this petition, representing
all classes.
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MURDER AND SUICIDE.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., Sept 23.-No new
matter has developed today with refer
ence to the Peary expedition. All
members will go by the steamer
Silvia, leaving on Wednesday, reach
ing New York next Monday. They are
engaged today in packing specimens
which will be transferred to the
Silvia.
In an interview today Lieutenant
Peary said that he will not undertake
any further Arctic work. He denies
that any of the bones of General
Greeley's party were found at Cape
Sabine, but the officers, engineer,
firemen and sailors of the Kite con-
tradict his statement. The matter is
widely discussed here.
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WILL HAVE A NAVY.
Patriots in Very Fair Way to Ac-
quire One.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-According to the
report current among those interested in
Cuban affairs the patriots are in fair
way to have a navy before the first Of
the year.
1t is positively asserted by those who
claim to be CCnVcISant with the facts,
that Cuba will have the rights of belliS-
erenCy accorded her by Mexico and sew
eral South American republics before a
month has passed. Facilities for cOaling
stations will BE- provided for the patriot
navy and for all vessels sailing under
of the republic of Cuba
There will be several of the latter which
will be manned by naval men from dit
ferent countries and there are many ap-
Dlications on file IT the Cuban headquar-
terS here for positions in the fleet. TIE
mission of Senior dc Quesada to Cuba,
which has been kept secret. was to ar
range details in connection with this plan.
They are now practically completed.
The recent capture of the port of Baucs,
on the north coast Of the island Of Cuba,
was the initial step in the plan.
In the barber Of Antwerp there is at
present a vessel waiting to sail for the
island of Cuba. She is partially armorcd
with bdyonet, 5000 NTauser rifles, 5000
Gras rifles with sword bayonets, and
Loco 600 cartridges These ere all of a.
calibre, the same as the rifles used by
the Spanish troops. This calibre is Sc
Iected because the CubanS constantly
capture large quantities of ammunition
from the Spanish. The vessel is OfHcersd
by men who have served for years in
various navies of European countries.
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CIVIL SERVICE.
Cleveland Issues an Order Affecting
COnsuIs.

cleveland Issues an Order Affecting
COnsuIs.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23-The presi-
dents new civil service order affecting
c0nsuls issued today is as follows:
Executive Mansion, Sept, 20, 1895.
at being of great Importance that the
consuls and commercial agents of the
United States snail possess the proper
qualifications for their respective posi-
tons. to be ascertained either through a
satisfactory record of previous actual
service under the department of state,
or through an appropriate examination,
1t is hereby ordered that any vacancy IN
q consulate or commercial agency now
or hereafter existing, the salary of which
is not more than $500 nor less than
LOGO for the cOmpenSdt ton of which, if
derived from official fees, exclusive of
notarial and other unofficial receipts, does
not exceed $780, nor fall below $1,000
shall be filled by a transfer or promo
ton from some other position under the
department of state Of a character tend
ing to qualify the incumbent for the posi-.
ton to be filed; or by appointment of
person not under the department of state
but having previously served hereunder,
to its satisfaction in a capacity tending
to qualify him for the position to be
filled; or by the appointment of a per-
son who, having furnished the customary
evidence of character, responsibility, ana
capacity, and being thereupon selected
by the president for examination. is
found upon such examination to be quail
fed for the position.
For the purpose of this order. notar-
ial and unofficial fees shall not be re-
garded, but the compensation of a con-
Sulate or commercial agency shall be as
certained if the office is salaried, by ref
erence to the preceding appropriation
act, and if the Office is not salaried, by
reference to the returns of Official fees
for the last preceding fiscal year
The examination here:nbefore pro-
vided for shah be by a board of three
persons designated by the secretary OF
state WHO shalt also prescribe the sub
iects to which such examination shall re-
late and the general mode OF conducting
the same by the board
"A vacancy in a consulate will be filled
at discretion only when a suitable APP
pointment cannot be made in any of
the mode indicated in the second para
graph of this order.
GROVER CLEVELAND"
The president made this order upon
the Recommendation of Secretary Olney
who had the matter under Consideration
for several months.
In his report, the secretary reviews the
reports that have been frequent III the
press and in commercial circles Of the
incompetency of conSulS, and ne holds
that in view of their great Importance
to commerce, conSulS should, so far as
practicable, be chosen for his special fit
ness for the particular position in which
he is to serve. This contention is sup
ported by the experience Of Great Brit
ain and other European countries.
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GUERRA's DEATH.
Vivid Description of His Assassin-
alton

alton.
NEW YORK, Sept. 29-The report of
the death Of Amador Guerra, the Cuban
nsurgent leader. has been frequently de-
MED by the Cubans. The Cuban paUers
publish an account of his death by Emilio
Gil, the Spanish soldier, who killed him.
the translation of which is as follows:
1T was in the battle of FeraIejO. Isv
my side ten men fell, four wounded. six
oead- As the firing was quite heavy, l
LOOK three Of the corpscs and piled them
one upon the other, forming a protective
barricade. / kept my position here until
the battle had been W6n by us and the
enemy had fed.
with three other soldiers 1 then went
10 the enemy'S camp. The number or
dead and wounded was large. Stretched
on the ground was a negro, who must
have been 4 leader. as he had a nlachets
with q silver handle. ] took his weapon
from him and in a few minutes we
came across a group of wounded Cubans
among whom was the leader Amador
Guerrero, trying to load a revolver.
Jumping over several corpses. I was
by Guerrero before he had time to place
the bullets in his weapon. and with q
single stroke CT my machete, I cut his
head off. 1 offered the machete to the
lieutenant colonel of my regiment who,
told ME to take It to GoVernor-Genera
Martinez Campos. The latter SAID l
might keep it as a mementO of my ex-
DlOit.' -