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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18
THE GREAT CANAL.
ENORMOUS INFLUX OF VISITORS AT
HAMURG.
Today By the Breaking of II
Thread Across the Entrance.

Hamburg, June 17--There has been an
enormous influx of visitors here to view
the ceremonies and spectacles incident TO
the opening of the Baltic North Sea canal
at kiel. Great preparations are now in
hand upon the eve of the event and de-
corations are being placed on every hand
night. The American men-of-war at Kiel
will be Illuminated with electricity every
night during their stay at that port. 1t is
intended the cruiser New York shall be
provided with 1000 incandeSceat lights and
each of the three remaining ships will
have about 1,500 besides the usual power
full search lights. The incandescent lights
viii be arranged according to bril-
liant designs, each vessel carry
ing around the pilot house an immense
shield representing the American coat of
stars Oh blue background being pro-
duced by electric bulbs. This shield will
be sixteen feet high and will extend back
on each side of the pilot house twenty
four feet. Around the stern of each ship
viii be displayed its name in large cleo
trical letters. In addition incandescent
electric tights viii b. STRING fToW each
vessels stern and from the water to the
ueSA, aie:.s .it1 uUeA ga u n
sides. The hull of each ship will thus
be completely outlined. another row of
other lines being up the masts and down
the side stays and up and down and
around the smoke stacks. The American
r1en-of-war will make elaborate displays
of fire works during the fete.
The canal will be opened tomorrow by
Prince HohenZollen aking a thread
across the entrance OF the canal.
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Paul F. Mohr, Elijah Smith and ".
II. Starbuck. Mr.. Starbuck had as
his attorneys w. II. Burleigh of Sc
attic and James Mcknight of New
York. Mr.. Smith was represented by
red II. Holman, Senator Dolph and r.
Williams of this city.
The annual report of the president
was received but not read and ballot
ing for directors was Immediately
commenced.
There were two tickets in the field
the one representing the Elijah Smith
faction was as follows: Henry Fail
ing. c. II. Lewis, {. a. DOlph, w. Nj.
Ladd, j. Bourne, jr., of PortlandI
Elijah Smith, Empire City, Ore; Edf
win S. HOoley, w. I. Hoffman, ].
ONeil, Charles McQuaid, CharleSS
Schultz, New York. Il
Those offered for directors by tn
faction that is now in control, that isl
the ticket of President Starbuck, wash
as follows: Henry Failing, c. II. Lewis,
W. NJ Ladd, c. A. Dolph, Joseph ST.
mon, Portland; VIM. +. Robertson,
George Taylor, New York; c. J. Smith,
Seattle: c. B. Tedcastle, f. II. Prince,
w. H. Starbuck, New York.
Before the counting of votes was
completed. a recess was taken until
10 a. m tomorrow. 1t cannot be as
certained how much of. the stock has
been voted until the count is COM
pleted. The Smith faction claim that
they voted 4, 600 shares, which is
rnaiOrity
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AT THE RIO GRANDE WESTERN.
The Scenic Line Did an Immense
Business Yesterday.

The Scenic Line Did an Immense
Business Yesterday.
Last night Rio Grande Western
No. 4, for the east, was heavy train
out of here. 1t was made up of five
Pullmans, one tourist, two chair cars,
one smoker, and two baggage cars,
eleven cars all told. City Ticket
Agent Benton, Prince Cushing and
the office force were busy all day selling
tickets. General Passenger Agent
Wadleigh was likewise busy. To The
Herald man he SAID: 1--WE have done
rushing days business, and still it
comes. We will have $50 go out from
here tonight, and tomorrow on No.
will arrive about 100 excursionists
from Leadville and Aspen, the Senior
excursion"
The following is list of the people
that went out from this city yesterday
over the Rio Grande Western:
C. NJ. Stebbins, II. F. Andrews, A.
W. Smith, A. e. Kinuskey, Miss Pearl
Fruits. w. H. Walker, Mrs. S. Par
sons, Mrs. c. Mitchell, Mrs. r. S.
Grant, ]. NJ. Howell, A. Post, Mrs.
John NJ. Zane, Mrs. Mary Smith, J.
f. Judkins, W. Rusker, Mrs. NJ. z.
Ritchie, Mrs. Hapgood, Mrs. Delano,
MIS-. OIOOhS, NcISOH, duS
quest, Andrew Nelson, ]. Nelson, Mrs.
Lake, Mrs. C. Edwards, Mrs. Parter,
D. T. Miller, Miss Roche, Mrs. G.. q.
Barnes, Mrs. J. D. McQuistion, H. "a. L.
Williams, H. Heating. Miss A. NJ.
Past, S. S. Harmon, Miss Nash, Miss
Gertrude Dull, Miss Wallace. Miss
Templeton, Miss Smith, Miss Paine.
Mr. and Mrs. r S. Grant, Mrs. and
Miss Bufard, j. Montgomery, Miss
Love, Miss Smoot, Miss Jenkins, f.
J. wilkins, S. S. Thompson, ]. Roam,
Mr. Harris, j. Stetaon, Miss J. Lousk.
Mrs. Avery and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. jackson, Miss c. Steele, Miss
Sloan, Miss Bond, Miss Bush, Miss
Cox, s. German, Miss J. Dwight, Miss
Parsons, Miss Criklon, Mrs. Cox and
daughter, W. J. Gregory and wife, M.
e. James. Mr.. Shifflebergre, Mrs. By
fus, Mrs Fritz, Miss A. Clarke, Mrs.
Mrs Holm, Mr.. Miller, John Fogson.
J. B. Cole and wife, NJ. Hartwell, H.
H. Barton, Mrs. Graves and daughter,
D. M. Jane, Mr.. Donnelly. Miss Chad
wick, NJ. F. Fletcher, D. j. Gass and
wife, F. d. Sweet and wife. r. D.
Barnes, P. j. Taylor, r. NJ Hicks,
D. o. Hatfield and wife, R. K Claw
son. C. D. Chase and wife, Professor
MAYO. NJ. o. Willis and wife, Mrs. A.
M. Smith, Q. Casby, Mrs. H. Nj.
Thompson, Miss Goodrich, c. NJ.
Fuller. E. H. Scott. Miss Fletcher.
Fl. L. wilkins, F. NJ. harmon, S. K.
Smith. H T. Williams, Mrs. Harrison,
Mrs. J. K Blair, Mrs. Ida Woodruff,
Miss A. Morgan, Miss ]. Morgan, Miss
Thorn. Miss Rivers, Mr. and Mrs.
Downs and daughter, Mrs. F. A.
Rowe. T. H. Sweeney. Mrs. ]. E. Nc
knight, E. E. Shepard, E. P. Austin,
Mrs II. P. Donelon, ]. Andrews, J. P.
Mahon and daughter. w. Pesk. John
Huston, ]. H. Gully, j. Ashley, Ellis
Buson, Mrs &. Linderholm, S. Lee,
c. Brown, E. E. Marshall. Mrs Irik-
hell and daughter, A. Miller, Lucy
Rusker, w. Miles, Mrs. Zimmerman.
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by cablegram order. He will be

by a cablegram order. He will be
succeeded by Commander Franklin
Hanford at present on duty at the
New York navy yard, who will take
the steamer on July 80 for the 18th
mus. Commander Ide, however, will
be relieved Immediately, not being al
lowed to retain his command until his
successor reaches his ship.
The reason for this summary action
is found in charges preferred by Ad-
miral Meade that the commander had
threatened him with disrespect. The
exact nature of these charges were
not made public at the navy depart
ment, but it is known that the Incl
dent occurred at Panama last spring.
Admiral Meade and Assistant Secre-
tary McAdoo, while cruising in the
caribbean sea, had touched at Colon
ard the two officials crossed the
Isthmus to Panama on the railroad.
Here they met Commander Ide and it
was during this meeting the incident
occurred that lead the admiral to
prefer charges against the COM
mander. The department acted de-
in the matter, making a care
full investigation into the case and
finally sending copies of the charges
by mail to Commander Ide to afford
him an opportunity to defend himself.
Apparently his answer was not salts
factory, as his removal from his COM
nland followed. Ide viii go on wait
ing orders for an indefinite period Of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18
BELL IS A HERO.
PLUCKY WORK OF A REPORTER
IN CLEVELAND.
Rescues u Woman From u Mass of
Electric Wires, Only to Find
Them COiIed About His Own Body
Badly Injured, But VIII Live.

Cleveland, June 17.-People passing
along Ontario street this afternoon
were startled by the screams of a
woman which came from the roof Of
a restaurant known as the New Bright
House. Looking in the direction from
which the cries came they saw
woman entangled in the telephone and
electric wires forty feet above the
ground. Her clothes were on fire and
she was loudly calling for help. Seve-
raj men ran up stars leading to the
roof and Thomas Bell, a reporter Of
the World, assembled by the fire escape.
Bell reached the unfortunate woman
as soon as the other men, and sue
ceeded in rescuing her from her peril
GUS position. Just as they succeeded
in rescuing her. Bell caught hold of
one Of the live wires with his hand.
In an instant he was writhing in pain.
Somebody had the presence of mind to
cut the wire but that did not save
Bell. lie fell head downward TO the
fire escape, a coil of wire being about
his hips and holding him suspended in
the air. He screamed fOr help and
for time it seemed that he would
be burned to death by the flames that
were playing about his body.
He was finally released and, to-
gether with the woman, was sent to
a hospital. The latter, whose name
is Edith Johnson, will die, her arms
and legs being burned to a crisp, but
Bell, though badly burned, viii re-
cover. The woman, who was wait
ress in the restaurant had gone to
the roof of the building to see a fire
which was burning block away. She
leaned out over the roof to get
better view and in so doing grasped
the electrict light wires with her
hands
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18
FREIGHT RATES SLAsHED.
Action Taken By the Chesape q 1e
and Ohio.

New York, June 17-Freight rates
to Chicago and the west have been
slashed by the Chesapeake & Ohio.
and trouble is pending. Furthermore,
the line has withdrawn its proposal
to enter the trunk line association.
Some weeks ago, the Chesapeake &
Ohio sent letter to Chairman Rob
erts, of the board of presidents, ex-
pressing its willingness to enter the
association. 1t was stipulated, how
ever, that all cheap freight rates
must be abolished and that the strict
tariff be adhered to. If rates were
not restored by June 10. then the
Chesapeake & Ohio would refuse to
join and would issue it's own tariff on
June Is.
Accordingly, the Chesapeake &
Ohio freight department, better
known as the Kanawha Dispatch,
filed a copy of new tariff with the
Interstate commerce commission.
Freights have been cut by them nearly
fifty per cent. The old rate for first
class freight from New York to Chi
cago is scaled down from 65 cents to
80. Second class is cut from so cents
to so, and third class from 90 to %
cents The other classes of freight
are proportionately slashed.
A meeting of the Trunk line people
has ben called for June 80, to take
the matter up.
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RECEIVERS CERTIFICATES.
Important Question Raised in the
Short Line Case.

Portland, Ore, June 17.-Transcripts
OF the records of the United States
circuit court of this circuit on the ap-
peal recently taken by the Oregon
Short Line C Utah Northern Railway
company and Oliver Ames and Samuel
Carr, of Boston, in the foreclosure
case of the American Loan & Trust
company, in which John NJ. Egan was
recently appointed receiver, are be-
ing rapidly prepared and will be filed
in San Francisco this week An inter
esting question yet undecided in the
history of railway foreclosures is in
volved, viz: Has a court of equity
power to order receivers certificates to
issue to a trustee of a second mort
gage for advances by it to pay inter-
est by the first mortgage in possess
sion and charge the property of the
railway company therefor, where the
road is earning more than sufficient
to pay cost of operations, taxes,
maintenance and repair. but INSULT
cient to pay all its interest due on
first mortgages, and especially, can re-
ceivers' certificates so issue where
the holders of the first and second
mortgages appear and object, and the
mortgage gives no authority to the
trustee to consent to the issue.
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A Price on Maceo's Head.

New York, June IA special to the
Herald from Key West, Fla, says that
two Spanish spies, Claro Diaz, from
Baracoca, and Ramon Postal Mar
tinez, Of Manzanillo are reported 10
have been sent to the rebel head
quarters by General Martinez Campos
to poison General Antonio Maceo. a
price has also been set upon General
Jose Maceo's head.
The men sent to accomplish this
work, it is asserted, will pretend to
be deserters from the Spanish army
The Maceos have both been warned.
however, and will probably be upon
their guard.
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New York, June ia special to the
World from Havana says:
The whole province of Mantanzas,
which adjoins the province of Havana,
is on the edge to rise in arms again.
The first uprising took place there, but
the insurgents plans in that section
were frustrated. The sympathizers
with the revolution have been care
fully laying new plans and waiting
for a favorable moment to strike.
The autonOmist political party of
Matanzas has been dissolved, 10 eX-
press change of opinion and approval
Of the revolution.
The autonomist party Of Havana is
likely to follow suit. The principal Of
ficers and most influential members
cannot agree. The majority acknowl-
edge the increasing Importance Of the
revolution, and the number who favor
free Cuba constantly grows.
From the interior of the island come
reports showing that members of the
autonomist party are abandoning it,
one by one.
The newspaper FL Pals, the organ
of the autonomist party and about the
only paper read by the Cubans, has
published of late such strong articles
against the revolution and in favor of
Spanish sovereignty that more than
1.500 persons have stopped taking it.
The subscription list continues TO
shrink every day.
The regulation rifle (Mauser) used by
The government is too complicated for
the Spanish soldiers, and mishaps are
constant. They are being replaced by
Remingt0ns.
Business men were called TO meet
at the produce exchange TO raise
money to carry on the war. Few rep
resentatives of the larger houses were
present. The subscriptions amounted
10 S10O, 000
The Santiago mine owners have no.
tilted the government that they will
nave to suspend work if not allowed
troops enough to protect them, for
they are often raided by rebels, who
take all their provisions. The govern
ment has given an evasive answer.
The closing of the mines would send
many men into the insurgent ranks.
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WRECK OF THE COLIMA.
investigators May Themselves Be
Investigated.

San Francisco, June 1.-THE federal
investigation into the circumstances
which led to the laundering of the
Pacific Mail steamer Colima off Man
zaniilo. Mexico on May 26, was re-
sumed this afternoon. Today's pro-
ceedings were unimportant. S. w.
Hawkhurst, superintendent of Ghe Pa
cific Mail dock testified that in 1887 the
Colima was thoroughly overhauled
and made nearly as good as new. Be
fore she went on her last voyage 100
tons of rock were put in the after
hold. The Colima carried the neces-
sary canvass and a drag. Captain
Taylor made no objection to taking
the Colima to sea on the Secs that
she was top heavy. He testified that
there was about forty tons of lumber
on the upper deck.
Louis Zingare, the man-of-warsman
who was saved from the wreck by the
San Juan was recalled. He said the
Colima would probably have been
saved had she had drag out. The
lumber on her deck, he said, was piled
four feet ten inches high. 1t is now
said that the United States inspectors
of hulls and boilers who have been
conducting the Colima investigation
will themselves be subject to a gov
eminent inquiry as to their neglect
in inspecting the Colima before her
departure.
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wEsTBOUND RATES.
DiminutiOn of Revenue For Lines
Handling Utah Business.

Handling Utah Business.
Hoyt Sherman, representative of the
Gulf line at Salt Lake and a member
of the board of commissioners of the
United States government in Utah,
was a caller at Mr.. Trumbulrs office
yesterday, says the Denver News OF
Sunday. He states that as a resident
of Salt Lake he is greatly Interested
in the prospect of Increased popula-
ton which reduced freight rates pro-
mise. AS an official of the Gulf road
he regrets that lines will be obliged to
face a reduction in receipts. THE
new rates. said he, affect 100 COM
modities and ten classes, the average
reduction being Is to % per cent
These rates are lower than Salt Lake
has ever before known, and the gen
eral opinion at Salt Lake is tsat low
rates will go long way toward as
sisting in the development of the
country. Salt Lake city has a great
region of which it is the natural dis
trlbuting centre, and its power for oc-
cupying the field will now be tested. -
Mr.. Sherman does not have any fear
that corresponding reduction from
San Francisco will seriously interfere
with traffic from Chicago or ether
eastern points toward Salt Lake. The
reduction being upon the same basis
throughout, he believes that trade will
adjust itself to the new conditions at
an early dav
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Ready to Go.

Havana. June 17.-General Pendro
Mella, civil governor of Puerto Prin-
cipe. and 300 cavalry, have arrived at
Puerto Principe, the capitol of that
province. All the troops are prepared
to take the field against the insurgents
in three days.
The commission, which on it's own
account is taxing steps to bring about 4
conference between representatives of
prominent residents Of Puerto Principe
and Maxine Gomez, desire Rafael
Myntoro, the autonOmist leader, to
preside. They expect the result of the
conference will be the restoration of
peace in Cuba. a detachment of
800 cavalry from the province of Santa
Clara has arrived here. In the Duabo
the insurgents lost twelve killed and
thirty wounded.
In view of the peaceful attitude of
the province Puerto Principe the cap
tain general has given up the idea of
proclaiming martial law there. A spec
iai jude has been ordered by the gov
eminent to proceed to Alfonso Doce,
the province of MatanZas, to COM
mence proceedings against the parties
who circulated false reports of an in
surgent outbreak in that province.
Colonel Copello with a force of vol
unteers and civil guards amounting to
10 men, has engaged the insurgents,
near Jamaica, District of Guantanamo.
The insurgents were commanded by
Perez and Maceo and numbered 500
men. The Spanish forces captured the
insurgent camp, quantity of arms
and ammunition and 50 horses. The
insurgents lost four killed, among
whom was the insurgents captain
Crescendo Castillo. They also had
seven wounded On the side of the
troops only one soldier was killed and
three wounded Marine General Del
Cado Perejo has arrived here from
Spain and assumed command of the
naval forces. He will give severe in
structions to the commanders Of the
warships.
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Another FiIibusterer.

New York, June ia special to the
Herald from Philadelphia says: There
is a suspicion in shipping circles here
that the excursion steamer BridgetOn,
which left this port several weeks ago
ostensibly to engage in the passenger
trade in South America has, like the
tugboat George w. Childs, entered the
service of the Cuban revolutionists.
The Bridgeton passed to sea on
Thursday, May %, at $50 p. m. The
George w. Childs preceded her less
than q hours.
The Bridgeton was last heard from
on June 3, when she sailed from st.
Augustine, Fla, having touched at
Beaufort, y. c.. on her voyage.
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ATTACKED A DIsTiLLERY.
Battle at One of the Plants of the
Whisky Trust.

Chicago, June 1.-THE anticipated
attack on the Shuffield distillery, one
of the plants of the whisky trust, oc-
CURED at 1 o'clock this morning, when
a dozen armed men attempted TO take
possession. The attacking party was
met by deputy marshals, placed on
guard by Receiver McNulta, and after
a harmless exchange of twenty-five or
thirty shots the men retreated. Trouble
had been expected since the recent de-
cision of The Illinois supreme court,
declaring the whisky trust illegal
The Shuffield plant where the last
nights trouble occurred is located at
Chicago avenue and the river. The at
lacking party, when first seen by the
guards, was gliding silently down in a
scow. The deputy marshals were
quietly punched at the landing and
when the scow neared the shore the
men aboard were commanded to sur
render. They replied with a volley of
revolver shots and the deputies
promptly opened fire. Under hot vol
ley the men quickly dropped down the
river and, reaching a landing, disap-
peared. The force of deputies at the
plant was doubled today in anticipa-
ton of further trouble. Who is re-
sponsible for the attack the authorities
refuse to say. The Shuf1ield distillery
was sold to the whisky trust by the
millionaire Lynch family. Thomas
Lynch, jr., has been reported to have
declared his intention of regaining
possession of the distillery.
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HORRIBLY SUALDED.
MOre Casualties Owing to the Use
of Defective Machinery.

Attica, Ind, June 17.-One of the
worst accidents that ever occurred in
this city happened today. William
Smith was instantly killed and Frank
Peterson died within twenty minutes
and Leonard Stambaugh was horribly
scalded and will hardly recover. J.
W. Hamar, Henry Hamar and a
younger son of J. H. Hamar were all
more or less scalded and otherwise in
jured.
Contractors were at work in digging
a we'll within a short distance of Pc
terson's house and a number ii persons
had gathered to watch the work as it
progressed The engine which was be-
ing used to drive the drill was an old
one and is supposed to have become
dry, when an explosion occurred. The
boiler was blown three hundred feet
into a neighboring field.
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LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN FREIGHT
An Important Announcement Made
nv the Rio Grande Western.

An Important Announcement maze
BY the Rio Grande Western.
In the recent reduction in rates
made by the Union Pacific from Mis-
souri, river to Utah common points
to the basis of rates in effect to Mon
tana common points, the through
rates from Chicago and st. Louis were
made by adding the locals from these
points to the Missouri river to the
rates beyond. The higher through rate
thus obtained was hastily made by
ignoring established percentages of
through rates accruing to the lines
east and west of the Missouri river and
thus depriving Utah merchants of ben
efits which should follow by basing
rates on Missouri river and observing
agreed percentage basis in establish
ing differentials from st. Louis and
Chicago.
The Rio Grande Western railway an
nounces that the west bound tariffs
published in connection with that
line, effective today, will be made up
on the usual percentage basis, and
which will yield class rates to Utah
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Camnos Wounded.

New York, June ia special to the
Herald from Panama says: Members
of the Cuban colony here say they
have received news from Cuba that
Captain General Martinez Campos wa
wounded by a shot from the rebels
while he was on board a yacht at the
port of Guantanamo
No confirmation of this report has
been had from Santiago de Cuba.
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FIGHTING FOREST FIRES.
at Least Rive Hundred Men Are Bat
Ting with the Fiend Once More.

Bradford, Pa. June ia terrible
forest fire is raging in the Kinsue
valley. 4 telephone message from
Mount Jewett at 2:30 o'clock stated
Ihat . special train had just left there
for Kushequa with more than 100
men and all the hose the town could
spare About 500 men are throwing
up entertainments and making every
effort to save the town. The fire. is
advancing towards the village and
nothing, it seems, can be done to stop
its progress. Gaffner's chemical fac
tory is IN the direct course of the
flames and its destruction is almost
inertia BILE.