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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-19

Portland, Ore, Feb. 1S-Richard s.
Banker, who swindled the A. o. U. w.
out of about $1,000 by feigning death. to-
day pleaded guilty to the charge in the
criminal court, and was sentenced to Ave
years Imprisonment in the penitentiary.
Banker was fishing on a raft of logs in
the Willamette river, and with him was
Harry Hunter, who returned home and
reported that Banker fell into the river
and was drowned.
The Workmen's lodge to which he
belonged paid the insurance to Mrs.
Banker. and shortly afterward she began
making preparations to leave this CITY,
This aroused suspicion and the matter was
placed in the hands of the police who
found that Banker was not dead, but was
in Sioux City, Iowa. He was Immediately
arrested and brought back here. Mrs.
Banker and Harry Hunter are held as &C
completes
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fspeeia! to The ReraId.I

Boise. Ida, Feb. 19.-In the senate,
The bill repeating the boiler inspec-
zion law came up on a motion TO re-
consider. 1t resulted in tie, and
President Mills decided in favor of its
repeal.
The age of consent bill was passed,
fixing the age at Is. The bill now
goes to the governor.
BY unanimous consent, Parkinson.
of the committee on privileges and
elections. reported faVorably on the
resolution introduced Saturday by
Golden to submit to a vote Of the peo-
pie an amendment to section three,
article six of the state constitution
eliminating therefrom all reference to
poIygamy.
The debate on the Blaine county bill
was resumed during the afternoon,
but no action was taken.
In the house, the bill to tax mortg-
ages was killed by a vote of u to 20.
At 2:15, Brownies committee took up
the special order, the Weiser agricul-
tural college bill.
Fletcher, the author of the bill,
stated he was not ready to proceed,
and the measure was made a special
order for next Thursday at 2:15 p. M
Candles bill providing for abolition
of deficiency judgements caused a
spirited debate.
Henry. Of hootenai styled it q
dangerous measure, making it posi-
BILE for the reputation of honest
debts.
Browne (Republicam moved that the
committee recommend the bill be laid
on the table. Carried-17 to IA.
Smith was absent and impaired to-
Gay when the vote for senator was
taken. Result: Shoup, 20; Sweet, IS
Clagett, Is. On the surface, there is nc
change in the situation, but your cor
respondent has reason to believe that
the end of the contest is near. Thu
best information obtainable is tha-
the current is in favor of Shoup, anC
that he will be elected before the weel
Is out.
Another very determined effort ha,
been made to induce Populists to vot,
for Sweet, but it has failed so far
There is no evidence that it made an!
progress.
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BLUE AT BOISE.

Examinations Show Il Couple of Off,
ciaIs Short in Their Accounts.
Boise, Feb. 1S.-Expert examination
dfscloses the fact that ex-Auditor W.
C. Wickersham. of Elmore county, is
heavily short in his accounts. as is
also ex-Sheriff j. D. Gray. The latter
shortage is about $1,000; the former S
is said to reach $4,000.
The supreme court today rendered a
decision affirming the constitutionality
of the law requiring water companies
to furnish water TO cities for fire pur-
poses free Of charge. The case was
brought by the city of Boise. The
court also ordered an Injunction is
sued, restraining the company from
shutting off the water for fires.
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is WACHTER LYING?
,he Question Now puzzIins the

The Question Now PuzzIins the
Prosecution in the Hayward Case.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb. 1S,-"How
does it look now. old mann asked
Harry Hayward after court adjourned
this afternoon, as he slapped a friend
on the back and laughed heartily. He
was in good hup1or.
It had been a day for the defense.
After four days Of trial, the defense
has at last made a mark with the tes-
timony of Maggie Wachter, the stem
ographer. the state having Withdrawn
Its objections to her testifying. Miss
Wachter was Voluble, positive and
could not be shaken by cross-exam-
ination. She called RliXt a liar, O'DelI
a schemer to make money out OF the
county and Assistant Attorney Hull a
bulldozer and tntfmidator of women
Harry was jubilant, but yet con-
trolIed himself with occasional out
bursts of laughter, as Miss Wachter
would make an unusually savage
thrust at O'Den or Mr.. Hall.
After court adjourned, Mr.. Hall
stated that there was not word of
truth in what she had said about him.
In her evidence she said that Hall had
called on her and attacked her char
acter in q most abusive and scanda-
lous manner
"Why, our meeting was most pleas
ant" said Mr.. Hall. DO they think l
am fool to talk the way she says,
to woman"
Witness was asked if she did not
threaten Mr.. O'DeN to make it hot fo1
him and If she did not say she had
been offered money for Blixts state
ment. She was also asked if she did
not tell Olsen that she knew something
- -
thing just as they were going out Of
BliXt's cell. She denied all this fatty
The other witnesses of the day were
unimportant
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Lexington. KY, Feb. 1S.-Deputy
United States Marshal G. W. Drake,
desperate moonshiners on Futon creek,
in Knott county, after hard battle.
Among them was Isaac Sloane, one of
the five men who murdered United
States Marshal Erastus Wierman at
the same place six years ago. The
entire party passed through Lexington
today, en- route for trial at Louisville.
The locality named has been a
stronghold for desperate moonshiners
for many years, and until yesterday
no deputy United States marshal ever
succeeded in taking any Of them away
for trial.
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gateways. but insisted that such bust
ness must be given it at Ogden or the
Missouri river. This its competitors
not only refused to do, but agreed that
they would not sell any round trip
tickets reading one way via the Union
Pacific. For more than two years this
state of affairs has existed, and it is
a question as to whether the Union Pa
cit1c or its competitors has got the
worst of the boycott, but there is no
doubt that the travelling public has
been greatly inconvenience by the
arrangement, as it has been practic-
ally barred from choice of all routes.
The membership of the Union Pacific
and the Missouri Pacific and Colorado
roads, which will follow, will make one
Of the largest and strongest passen-
ger associations ever formed in the
United States.
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could be placed upon its passage after
thirty minutes debate.
A bill was passed granting to the
state OF Alabama for public uses the
Mount Vernon barracks military reser-
walton.
lory OemocraO, of Alabama, to move
the passage of the bill to promote the
efficiency of the revenue cutter service
under suspension of the rules.
MIR. Clark Democrat, of Missouri
who led the opposition to the bill on
former occasions, made one oil his
characteristic vigorous speeches
against it.
After some further remarks by Mr..
Covert Democrat), of New York, in
advocacy of. and Mr.. Cannon (Repub-
lican), Of Illinois, and Dockery Demo
crat). of Missouri in antagonism to the
bill, the vote was taken-resulting So
yeas to sc nays. Two-thirds having
failed to vote for the measure. it stood
defeated
Then on viva voce vote. was
passed the bill to equalize the pensions
Of Mexican veterans and to <1ake the
pensions of all Mexican veterans $12
per month under the general law.
Some 1900 persons would be bene-
fitted by the act, and it would involve
an additional charge on the treasury
of about $1,000, 600.
Mr.. Lynch Democrat. of Wisconsin.
from the Committee on Indian Affairs,
moved the passage of a bill to author
ize the construction of dams across
the st. Louis and Cloquet rivers in
Minnesota, but after considerable dis
cussion it was lost
! The House then went into committee
| of the whole and resumed considera-
ton of the naval appropriation bill.
| Almost an hour was spent in the dis
cussion Of points Of order but the
| chairman, Mr.. O'Neill, of Massachu-
sets. decided to reserve his decision
until tomorrow.
The committee rose. and at sos the
House adjourned until tomorrow at
| noon.
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HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Samoan and Other Questions Under
Discussion.


Discussion.
London, Feb. 19-Sir Thomas Ed
munds, anti-Parnellite, questioned the
government in the house of commons
this afternoon on Samoan affairs.
Sir Edward Gray said the United
States claimed the exclusive right to
occupy Page Page as q naval coaIing
station under the provisions with a
treaty with Samoa, There had been
no intimation by the United States of
an intention to enforce this claim;
therefore, no arrangement had been ef-
fected for the reversion of the inter-
est of the United States. Neither was
there any truth in the report that Ger
many was about to annex Samoa The
government could not give any pledge
that it would insist upon the independ-
ence Of Samoa. The country was in an
unsettled state, but the last reports
from there did not make mention of
any hostility being in progress.
Proposals for more effective preyen-
ton of the importation of arms into
Samoa were under the consideration
of England, the United States and
Germany.
When the debate on the address re-
plying to the queens speech was re-
sumed, Sir William Vernon Harcourt
said that the speech made by Herbert
Asquith had torpedoed Mr.. Chamber
lain's amendment Mr.. Chamberlain
had described the government as tot
tering to its fall, yet within ten days
it had received three votes of con-
fidence. This belated abortion of an
amendment had been moved by a
supporter Of disestablishment. Why
did not the opposition fight under their
own flag? The chancellor of the ex-
chequer then moved cloture, which
was adopted by a vote of 279 to 271
The opposition cheered when the re-
nounced. The address was then
adopted without division. Mr..
Chamberlain's amendment to the adj
dress in reply to the queens speech
was defeated 297 to 2S3.
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Don't Care Whether the Western
Comes in or Not.

Omaha, Feb. 1S-Chairman Caldwell
has telegraphed the general offices of the
Union Pacific that he had a thorough I'M
Outstanding with General Manager Dodge
and General Passenger Agent Bennett,
of the Rio Grande Western as to the To-
cal situation, which was no part of the
general agreement and that the Union
Pacific would be protected under the
Western Trunk Line committee. Now
Colonel Dodge, Union Pacific officials
Think, is trying to make his membership
In the Western Trunk Lines committee
consequent upon a new agreement be-
tween the Union Pacific and the Rio
Grande Western as to Utah and Colorado
business. But the Union Pacific officials
will not be drawn into any controversy,
they say, over matters which they claim
were settled last week. Instead of feel
ling blue over the situation it is given
out at headquarters that they don't care
whether the Rio Grande Western becomes
a party to the Western Trunk Lines COM
mittee or not, for the present agreement
carries with it all the protection they
need to go ahead and do what they have
been doing for the past twenty years,
permitting Pacific coast business to stop
at Salt Lake in transit as the class Of
tickets indicated.
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MODEST MR.. 1IAGEE.
He Tells Why Gentry Murdered
MadGe Yorke,

nc IeAAS why Gentry murdered
Madge YorI&e.
Philadelphia, Feb. 1S-The real mo-
tive for the murder of Madge Yorke,
in this city last night, was revealed
this evening by Edward Magee, the
leading juvenile of the Baggage
Check" company. The story told by
him not only maintains the theory
that James B. Gentry fired the fatal
shots in a jealous rage but involves
himself as the involuntary cause of the
deed. Ever since Gentry and the girl
parted in New York, five weeks ago,
after a bitter quarrel. Magee said
Gentry sent her kilograms daily.
She paid no attention to them, how
ever.
Her neglect Of her former lover was
in consequence of the advent of new
one in the person of Mr.. Magee him
self.
Gentry's persistent pleadings eyentu-
ally became Wearisome to the girl,
and yesterday morning she resolved
to dismiss him. For this purpose she
went to New York, but not finding
him she sent him telegram saying
that all was over between them and
that she had taken her fathers advice
to sever their relations. Up to a late
hour tonight nothing has been heard
of Gentry.
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IN MElIORIAM.

A heavy afffiction hath suddenly come
to the house of our respected citizen
benjamin Hampton. His beloved wife.
the partner of over thirty years OF earth's
joys and sorrOWS, suddenly left him and
her four sons and daughter to join the
loved ones gone before, the mighty host
beyond the veil.
Mrs Hampton was taken I'll on last
Tuesday. and after much acute suffering
relieved only by anesthetics, she passed
to the higher life calmly and peacefully
stan a' g & p0 S s the to the b
reaYed ones, as may come from words of
unfeigned love and sympathy, is freely
given by dear friends and relatives of the
departed. But how Inadequate are these
poor symbols of thought to fill the ach-
ing void or say to the troubled heart
peace, be still?'
Adelaide Eugenia Grant Hampton was
born in Mount Airy, Surry county. North
Carolina, October 4th, 1876 She was the
daughter of Joshua and Louisa NJ. Grant,
familiar and honored names in Utahs
pioneer days. Concerning the life of our
sister, it need only be said that it was
devoted to love and duty. Her affections
were intense and her friendships as en-
during as they were true. Being human,
she doubtless had imperfections, but these
will quickly fade away, while her many
virtues will shine forth with ever in
Icreasing brightness as
STARS shine most in deeper tintS Of blue. "
Let us then seek refuge IN the sublime
truth that
"It is not all of life TO live,
Nor all of death to die"
Death indeed is no longer the dark
king of TerrorS.'' but instead thu
Queen of Light who with love and ten.
derness leads the wearied, earth bound
spirit to the higher and better realms be-
yond.
All hall Sweet death thou angel bright
| Whose kiss divine we all may know,
Lead us from darkness into light
To realms of joy, from scenes of woe.
l'Tfs thine to calm the heaying breast,
| To bid the waves of sense be still;
To guide US to the perfect rest
And consecrate to God our viii.
w. S. G.
Funeral services will be held at tn,
family residence lis South Fourth Eas
street, at 1870 p. m. today. Friends art
Invited to attend.
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WHERE Is HEs
Seattle'S Fire Chief Drops Out of
Sight
completes.

Seattle. Wash, Feb. ia. &. Hunt,
chief of the fire department, has mysteri-
ously disappeared. and no trace OF him
can be found. He got oral leave of alb
9 Isinc las last Friday from Mayor Phelps and
ma and attend his trial in the United
States court on the charge of obtaining
naturalization papers by fraud, and he
was seen a few minutes after s O'Clock
that evening, when he left r. A. Rose,
western agent of the GameWell Fire
Alarm company. in front of the Rainier
Grand hotel. His trial was continued by
stipulation, and he knew this in advance
SO that furnishes no reason for him to
abScond, and no evidence can be found
that he even left the city.
The fire commissioners today declared
his office vacant on account of his alb
sence without leave. and appointed Alex
ander Allen, jr., chief, and Assistant
Chief Sullivan, acting, pending Aliens
confirmation.
Hunts. enemies says he has fed to
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ptcKy.s FREE An.

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 1S.-A switch
engine ran into a passenger car at the
Union depot today, in which Mrs.
Richard Mansfield, the actress, was.
She was thrown from her seat and re-
ceived a slight bruise on her forehead.
Mr.. Mansfield cancelled his engage
ment at the Davidson theatre and says
his wife will not be able to appear on
the stage for several days.
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Railway Notes.

]. A. Taggart, of the Union Pacific. is
back from run over the line.
General Agent Wallace. of the Chicago
& Northwestern, left for Boise asst night.
H C. Kerr. the popular superintendent
of the Sanpete Valley line, 'eJurned 10
Manti yesterday.
F.P. Gridley, superintendent of the
Union Pacific coal mines, at Pleasant
Valley, is in town.
G. A. Henry, Union ticket agent at Og-
den, was shaking hands with his Salt
Lake friends last evening.
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Bill Favorab1y Reported

washington. Feb. 1S.-The House Com
mittee on Public Lands today voted TO
favorably report Representative Camin-
etti's bill for the forfeiture of the grant
ed lands of the Pacific railroads. where
the corporations have failed or refused to
redeem their bonds. The bill was amend
ed by striking out the words "is hereby
forfeited" leaving the reading of the bill
the United States hereby resumed the
title to-"
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STARVING TO DEATH.

Cincinnati. O.. Feb 19.-Word from
buckingham and other points in the
Hooking valley today stated that the des-
ttution was such that the sufferers were
becoming desperate. Governor Mckinley
ordered Immediate necessities to Buck
ingham and the bill sent to him.
The Cincinnati relief committee later
sent a carload of supplies and Congress-
man Paul j. Sorg, of Middletown, will
send another carload on his own account
as soon as he can have the shipment
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WAS A TOTAL WRECK.

Philadelphia, Feb. ia cablegram
from Nassau, n P, states that the
Philadelphia Barkentine Sadie Thomp-
son, Captain Mowatt, bound from the
Caribbean sea, February 3, for this
port, with $500 bags of sugar, valued
at 100000 and consigned to the sugar
trust, has been totally wrecked on
Memory Rock, Bahamas. The vessel
was valued at $50, OOO 1t is presumed
the crew was landed safely.
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OUR WHEELMEN.
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE
LEAGUE IL NEW YORK.
an Attendance of Bicycle Enthusi-
asts From All the States From
Maine to CaIifornin-Much I'M
pOrtant Business Done.

New York. Feb. 1S.-The annual con-
Neution of the League of American
Wheelmen began this morning at the
Grand Union hotel. in this city. with
an attendance Of bicycle enthusiasts
from all states from Maine to Califor-
MIA. The primary object Of the con-
Yention is to discuss several important
changes in the laws Of the league and
the selection of a place for the next
annual meet.
1t is probable that whether or not
the color line will be drawn in the
league viii come up during the present
session. and there is also likely to ba
some fight as to where the next annual
meet of the league will be held. There
are two parties. Boston and Asbury
Park, and both maintain that it would
be best for the league to hold its meet
on their respective tracks. The BOS-
tonians contend that their Waltham
track is the best in the world, with
better accommodations than any other
track in the county, and the As
bury Park people say that the track
there is just as good and much easier
Of access.
The roll was called this morning at
hO:40, after which the committee on ere
dentials filed its report.
President LuSc0mbe presented his an
EuaI report, in which he advised the
holding of two conventions yearly, one
in the fall and the other in the early
spring, one in the east and the other
in the west, as a convenience to the
league members living at the extremes
of the country.
The Lady Members.
The report of the secretary shows
Fhat the membership of the L. A W
mas Increased from 251 local leagues to
$50. There are $40 lady members of the
league, the greater number being in
Massachusetts-25o. The treasurer's re-
mort showed S943 in the treasury and
outstanding debts amounting to 5,1S0.
Delegate s9iott, Of Maryland, of the
transportation committee. read a report
relative to the transportation of
wheels by railroads, and in speaking
OF their loss by theft. advocated the
establishment of an officer whose du-
ties should be to notify all baggage
masters on the various roads and also
the repair shops TO look out for stolen
bicycles, and offering reward for re-
coyery. He estimated the annual cost
of such an Office to be about 81 500.
Then Delegate Howard Raymond, OF
the racing board, submitted his report
He said that $50 ia class had been
declared this season. There were z3f
suspended during the season for vari-
Gus offenses, and that 1903 race meets
here were sanctioned during the year
He suggested that meetings shall be
held between the months OF May and
September. He also recommended that
no intermediate records be allowed
that a rider must go for each distance
record separately. He also recon-
nended that the alliance between the
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OFF FOR ST. LOUIS,
Action of the Western May Cause
Further COmDIicatiOna.


Chicago, Feb. 1S-B. D. Caldwell, chair
man Of the Western Trunk Lines commit
tee, left tonight for st. Louis to confer
with the Missouri Pacific and the NJ. K.
& T roads regarding the membership OF
those lines in the committee.
The attitude of the Rio Grande West
enr in declining to become a member as
long as the Union PacOic is allowed its
side trips, which are allowed only be-
cause the Rio Grande Western gives
|stOp-overs at Salt Lake City, is likely to
cause further complications in the west
and it may be some time before they get
out.
The Rock Island and the Burlington.
which are eastern connections of the Rio
IGrande Western, are disposed to take
an amicable view of the situation and the
chances are that the trouble will be adj
Ijusted within a short time.
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ALL THREE YET ON
THE RAGGED EDGE.
Hopes That the Idaho Senatorial
Tangle May Soon be
UnraVeled.
THIS WEEK MAY DECIDE IT
AGE OF CONSENT HAS BEEN FINED
AT EIGHTEEN.

Parkinson Wants ALI Reference TO
pOIYSamy Eliminated From the
state OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Men
Say the Senatorial Current is
Running in His Favor, and That
the Sweet Men Are Singing Siren
Songs to the PopuIists-But Lit
tie business Done.
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Three thousand marriages daily is
the worlds record. Not a failure pos
sibIe in the cuisine, if the brides pin
their faith to Prices Cream Baking
the marvel Of success.
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IT WAS A DEAR
TWO THOUSAND.
Richard S. Banker, of Portland,
Defrauds an A. o. u. w.
Lodge.
ENTERED PLEA OF GUILTY.
HIS WIFE AND FRIEND HELD AS
ACCOMPLICES.

senttIe's Fire Chief Gets Leave of
Absence to Attend His Trial, and
Soon Thereafter Drops Out of
SiSht-His Enemies Say He Has
Fled to Parts Unknown in Order
to Escape Punishment.
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New York, Feb. 1S-George Work
scored another victory this afternoon
over his other rival, L. Z. Davenport,
by one bird. Work was in excellent
form, killing "A. one handed, out of
fifty. In his second string, two handed,
Work killed &c against AZ by Daven-
port. The latter killed ~ one handed.
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WITH THE SPORTS.

Newcastle, Eng, Feb. 1S-The scuII-
ing match on the Tyne between Charles
w. Harding and Thomas Sullivan for
81, 600 and the single scull champion
ship Of England this afternoon, was
won by Harding by four lengths.
Time-21 minutes, 10 seconds.