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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-24
HIS PAST LIFE.
MIR. waIseth, Ex-Treasurer of SUI

MIR. Walseth, Ex-Treasurer of Su-
perior, Gives Some Information.
Mr.. H. o. Walseth, ex-city treasurer of
Superior, Wis, at the present time spend
ing few weeks in Salt Lake for his
health was seen by a Herald reporter in
his apartments at the Anderson hotel on
Commercial street last night. Asked if
he had been acquainted with the Rev.
Francis Hermans while Hermans was
pastor at the Scandinavian Methodist
church in Superior. said
Yes, knew him very we'll 1 attended
his church several times, and in two in
stances he called at my office to solicit
funds for the church; he always impressed
me as being very fine man, broad-mind-
ed and possessed of a liberal education,
having travelled much and speaking sew
eral languages. He told me he had been
in almost every country in the civilized
world, and had spent number of years
on the ocean steamers doing missionary
work.
What year did Mr.. Hermans enter on
his passionate at SUPERIOR asked the
reporter.
LAS near as l can remember it was eth
er in 1890 or 1891"
WAS he single or married at that
timer"
He was single, but married a young
woman of Superior after residing there
but a short time. Within a year his wife
had a child and about two weeks after the
birth of the child both mother and child
died. If / remember correctly they were
buried together"
did he marry again before leaving?"
THAT l cannot say. l remember of
hearing some talk about his doing so, but
/ am not positive about it,
WAS it announced where Hermans was
going when he left Superior?r
Yes. That was in 1893, and it was
announced that he had been offered a
position in Salt Lake and he was leaving
there with the purpose of coming here at
once
Did you look hin, up whensy you arrived
here?"
mo. 1 attended doing so, but neglected
it. The fact is was offered a letter of
introduction, but answered that / knew
him myself, and a letter was unneces-
Sary.''
Was there any talk about the death
of Mrs. Hermans in Superior?'
Nothing of any consequence 1t was
generally spoken of as being strange
but nothing was thought of it; but upon
inquiry here I find that his second wife
died under similar, might say, the same
conditions. / began to think it very
strange"
Inquiry was made at the church as to
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Married Thrice.

Hermans has been married three
times He first married in England,
where his wife died suddenly and mys-
teriously, it is said. He married his
second wife in Superior, MINI, and
shortly afterwards she also died. He
remarked again, and his last wife died
in this city about a year ago. Gossip
is now rife as to her sudden demise.
She gave birth to child, which died
a few days afterwards. The mother.
however, recovered and was appar-
emily healthy for some weeks after her
confinement, when suddenly she also
passed away in a most mysterious
manner. At least so say some of the
members of the ex-pastor's congrega-
fiOn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-24

WASHINGTON, May Corresponding
to the resolution adopted by the senate
on the 18TH instant in regard to the
treatment of American citizens in Cuba
and requesting copies of the correspond
ence of the state department on this sub
ate a message declining to furnish the
correspondence and saying that he con-
sidered it incompatible with the public
service to do so at the present time. He
text of the protocol of the conference
and declarations concerning judicial pro-
ceedure of 1877 signed by Caleb Cush-
ing on behalf of the United States and
Senior Collantes as the representative of
the Spanish government which was re-
quested by the same resolution.
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sit is Believed

HAVANA, May 23.-Captain General
Weyler, General Ochando, captain of
the staff, and Colonel A Humada the
captain generals aide-de-camp, all in
field uniforms, have started for Bahia
Honda on board the cruiser Marquis
Ensenada. It is believed the departure
of the captain general indicates that
an important and decisive movement
of the Spanish forces against the in
surgents under Antonio Maceo shortly
will be undertaken.
Later it was announced that the cap
tain-genaral was going to Mariel to in
spect the military line and will return
tonight
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-24
MILITARY MATTERS.
A Number of Promotions Caused BY
Death and Retirement.

Death and Retirement.
WASHINGTON May pa number
of promotions have been caused by the
retirement today of Colonies Parker
and Gordon, and by the death of Lieu
tenant Gatewood. They are as fol-
lows:
Lieutenant Colonel D. D. Van Val
zah, Twenty-fourth infantry, to be col
onel of the Eighteenth; Major E. II.
Liscum of the Twenty-second infantry
to be lieutenant colonel of the Twenty
fourth; Captain William Van Horne of
the Seventeenth infantry, to be major
of the Twenty-second; Lieutenant j.
D. Nickerson of the Seventeenth infan-
try, to be captain of the same; Second
Lieutenant H. B. Hagerdorn OF. the
Twenty-third infantry, to be first lieu
tenant of the Seventeenth; Lieutenant
Colonel S. S. Sumner of the Sixth cav
airy, to be colonel.
Colonel Gordon's retirement will re-
suit in the promotion CT Lieutenant Col
onel Sumner Of the Sixth cavalry, now
stationed at Fort Leavenworth, KAN,
to the grade of colonel, and that Off
Ger will succeed to the command of
Fort Myer post.
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Plain / ak

F There is something wrong going on in
this state, in this county, in this town, and,
maybe, in your home.
This wrong can be righted. We are.
aware Of the wrong you are not-and.
we know the remedy; but, if you apply
the remedy, you help US
What shall we do? Shall we keep.
silent because helping you helps US too ??
AS we do not pretend to serve you.
except for our own sakes, it cannot be.
said that we are hypocritical. We merely
say: "Your interests and ours belong
together. We shall tell you of our com
mon danger; and it is for you to say
whether we shall join our forces against it. ,"
Tea Merchants Il ScAzlISmg G. C0m4amy
San Francisco
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JOHNSON CHALLENGED.

NEW YORK, May 2S.--News reached
the Daily American Wheelman from
Paris today that John S. Johnson had
been challenged to fight duel by a well
known manufacturer of Paris. The
cause of the difficulty was a row be-
tween Tom Eek Johnson's manager, and
a negro rider who Eek claims interfered
with Antoine Johnson. Johnny's brother,
in a race. Eek struck the negro and
row was precipitated which resulted in
a challenge being issued by the manu-
facturer whose wheel the negro rode in
the race.
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ANOTHER MYSTERY.
Disappearance of Miss Samuelsen,
a Friend of the Minister.

Disappearance of Miss SamueIsen,
Friend of the Minister.
1t was the discovery of some clothes
in one of the pastors trunks yester-
day that caused him to be connected
with the disappearance of smother
young woman. 1t seems that Hermans
was quite popular among the members
OF his flock belonging to the gentIer
sex Among his admirers was Annie
Samuelsen, young and beautiful lady,
aged % years After the disappear
ance of Miss Clausen it appears, ac-
cording to the members of his church.
that Annie became his favorite. They
grew intimate, but as both told their
friends they were soon to be married
il created no great amount of gossip.
Miss Samuelsen has an aunt living in
the city. She was seen yesterday after
noon. and reluctantly replied to some
questions surrounding the history and
sudden disappearance of her niece.
Annie was about % years Old be-
gan Miss Larsen. She came from
Sweden about two years ago and was
in the employ of Mrs. Brinker for some
length of time after which she worked
for Mrs. Hardness, in whose en-
ploy she remained until the mid
die of last January, We were, of
course. together a great deal and she
confided manv of her secrets to me,
and would especially tell me about her
approaching marriage with Rev. Her.
mans, whose church she attended. 1t
was during the latter part of January
that I last cav Annie. She went over
to neighbor girl, Miss Swanberg, and
bid her goodbye, after which she came
TO me and told me they were going to
get married shortly. She was to go
to Ogden and visit few days, when
Mr.. Hermans was to join her and there
marry her. This was during the last
days of January.
SUSPICIOUS COMMUNICATIONS. !
ION Feb. / received a telegram
from Ogden. signed Annie, and saying
that she was on her way to Sweden.
On the following day l received a let
ter purporting to come from her, and
which in effect stated that when / re-
ceived it she '11ould be on her way tie
the old country. She said everything
between herself and the pastor
was IN and she was anxious to
get away from painful scenes. Mr..
Hermans she stated was superior So
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CALLED HOME.
General Lucius FairchiId.

MADISON, Wis, May 23.-General
Lucius Fairchild, commander-in-chief
of the Loyal Legion, and ex-command-
er-in-chief of the G. A. R., died tonight
at his residence in this city. General
Fairchild has suffered from the eff
fects of the grippe for several weeks
and a month ago the ailment was COM
plicated by kidney troubles. Until five
days ago it was thought he would re-
cover. At noon today there was a
change for the worse, and at 4 o'clock
he sank into a comatose condition and
did not regain consciousness His wife
and daughters were present when the
end came. No arrangements have been
considered for the funeral
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Fired CanfeIds.

NEW YORK, May 23.-The Heralds
special cable from Havana says. One
thousand insurgents raided the vicinity
of Honjp Colorado, between Havana
and Quilnajaya, setting fire to cane
fields apd tobacco plantations, and
driving off stock Citizens are fleeing
to this city.
An insprgent force entrenched in the
town of Banes, on the road to GUIANA
java, was surprised and driven out by
Spanish troops last evening after d
hot skirsnish. The rebel loss was six
killed, the bodies being abandoned in
their flight.
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WHERE is HERMANs.
Nothing Can Be Heard From the
Missing PnSfOr.

Nothing Can Be Heard From the
Missing Pastor.
Aside from the above letters received
by Rev. Mork nothing has been heard
from the fleeing preacher. kilograms
have been sent all over the country
but up to late last night nothing has
developed. It was expected that he
might go to Crookston where some of
Armies relatives reside. but the chief
of police there sent a telegram last
night that Hermans had not put in an
appearance. It is thought that he
might have made his way across the
ocean. 1t is gradually developing that
he obtained small loans from several
parties prior to his departure. A few
days before he left he entered Con-
fainl's clothing store and borrowed $40
from Mr.. Contain, stating that he
would return it in few days.
kilograms We're sent by Chfef Pratt
last night to Chicago, New York and
principal sea coast towns where he
could take passage across the Atlantic.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-24
A DAINTY NOOK CovER.

A novelty that is both attractive and
useful is an adjustable book cover of
burnt leather, bearing a simple design,
accompanied by the suggestive words:
"a book to begufle the time By
means of two strips, tackled inside the
cover, any medium sized book may be
slipped inside and its cleanliness and
daintiness preserved while reading it.
A bone paper cutter. tucked in little
pocket, is a suitable accessory.
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SOME OF THE ITEMS.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-Among the
items in the deficiency appropriations
agreed Gin by the senate committee to-
day are those to pay the widow of the
late Hon. Isaac P. Gray of Indiana,
Thomas W. Palmer, president of the
Worlds Columbian exposition to make
payment in full for all outstanding
claims, $6517 to enable the secretary of
the treasury to provide for the sampling
of the imported silver and other ores,
$40, 600; to pay claims of the Southern
Pacific Railroad company s1.542,s7s.
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NEW YORK, May pa dispatch to
the Herald from Madrid says: Minister
Taylor leaves for Paris tomorrow to
accompany his family. which is now in
Paris, as; far as Southampton, whence
the family leaves for New York on
June 6. ?
The minister of the colonies states
that GeReral Weyler's order affects
only the better class of tobacco called
Havana" There is no prohibition on
the expectation of inferior quality, the
kind imported generally by the manu-
facturers; in the limited States
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ANOTHER BLOW IN KANSAS.

NEoDEsHA, Kan, May pa tornado
passed through the western part of this
county early this morning. La Fontaine.
a village of 200 souls, was almost de-
stroyed. Two business houses and the
Christian church were wrecked and all
most every house in the village was dam
aged.
Aaron Edwards, a farmer was fatally
injured and many others were seriously
hurt. The aggregate loss on buildings and
property is fully $4,000. Hail and rain
accompanied the wind and destroyed
every vestige Of vegetation. The damage
TO crops is incalculable. The area of the
damaged district is about seventy-fiye
miles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-24

DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
makes health, it makes pure, rich
blood, it forces out impurities and kills
germs 1t doesn't make any difference
what name you call your trouble by
dyspepsia-kidney disease-rheumaitism
-consundption-skin disease-the Col
den Medical Discovery will cure it abb
solutely None Of these diseases can re-
tain hold on the body when it is full
of rich, pure blood.
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ANOTHER FRENCH LECTURE.

Professor De Loery will deliver an
other of his lectures in the French Ian
guage at the Templeton hotel next Fri
day The subject will be 1.-THE Great
Predicators of the Time of Louis Four
teenth, Bossuet, Fenelon, Baurdalove
and Massillon''
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Keeping UP THE AVERAGE.

The vital statistics of Steuben, Me-,
for the IL months Just closed show a cur
iOus coincidence. During the year there
were in the town sixteen births, sixteen
deaths and sixteen marriages.
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NEW ENGLAND ATHLETEss.

WORCESTER, Mass, May 23-Tfe
New England intercollegiate games were
held here this afternoon and Dartmouth
repeated her performance of last year,
by winning the championship, with forty
points; Br4 t came SECOND WIN twenty
herst, 1919: Bowdoin, 16; Wesleyan, 10;
Trinity, s; Massachusetts institute
technical, G: Tufts, 4; Worcester
Polytechnic, u.
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The TURF.

CINCINNATI, May 2S.-Six races were
run in deep mud at Oakley today.
First race, four and half furlongs-
Scarfpin won, Urimar second; ]. Walter
third. Time-:5S1a
Second race, six and one-half furlongs-
Landseer won; Hubert second; Rich
field third. Time-1:261a.
Third race, five furlongs-Roy Car
ruthers won; F F v second; Cherry Leaf
third. Time-1:O512.
Fourth. race, one mile and a sixteenth
the Losantiville stakes, value, $1,000,
three year olds and upward-Caesarian
won; Lady Inez second; Semper Lex
third. Time-1:52.
Fifth race, mile, purse s400-Galen
Dor won Ben Holiday second; Harden
burg third. Time-1:45A.
Sixth race, selling, six furlongs-Harry
Shannon won; Chicot second; Hanlon
third. Time-1:24s4.
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TAMPA, Fla, May 2S-Rev. ]. A. Diaz,
lately imprisoned in Havana, arrived
here today from Washington. 1t has now
developed that he had private interviews
with President Cleveland and Secretary
Hoke Smith. He advised the latter to
see that warship proceeded to Havana
harbor to protect Ger eral Fitzhugh Lee
after mis- arrival.
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FOREIGN FACTS.

GAMBIA, Island of Crete, May %
Since May II the garrison of Vamos,
consisting of 1900 men, have been be-
sieged by 1000 insurgents who occupy
strong positions. Troops left Kalivas
on Thursday to attempt to relieve the
besieged soldiers. The relieving force
was attacked and compelled to return
after suffering a heavy loss. The
troops at Vamos have only sufficient
food to last a couple of days
PEKIN, May 2S.-The Chinese gov
eminent is about to establish an impe-
rial bank controlled by the revenue
board, which will provide capital to the
amount of ten million taels.
MADRID, May 23.-The United
States minister. Mr.. Taylor, stants for
Havre tomorrow, in order to bid fare
well to his family.
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Isaac Dim,

DANvILLE, ILL.,. May 23-Isaac Dunn
the temperance lecturer, died last nigh
of fatty degeneration of the heart.
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The decrease in the size of sleeves is
one of the; most mark ed features in
spring fashions in London.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-24
NEW DAVID AND
JONATHAN
Aliens Sarcastic References to
Hill and Cleveland's
Friendship.
DAVID DEFENDS GROVER
ALLEN, HOWEVER, LOVES HIM NOT
Al LITTLE BIT.

Hill Declares Cleveland Was Right
in Forcing the Repeal of the Pur-
chase Clause of the Sherman
Act, and Allen is Equally as Posi-
tive That Cleveland Has Not Done
Very Many Intelligent Things in
Three Years.
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"HAvANA" ONLY.
KIND Or TOBACCO AFFECTED BY
WEYLER's ORDER.

No Prohibition in the Export of In
ferior Tobacco, the Kind Gener-
ally Imported BY Manufacturers
in the United States.
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PORTLAND, Me-, May 23-The for
est fires threaten to destroy the entire
cottage property at Grand Beach,
where Speaker Reeds cottageAis locat-
ed One hundred men from Old Orch
ard were sent to fight the flames. Mr..
Reeds house is reported to be threat
ened by fire, if it is not already de-
stroyed.
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NEW YORK, May 23.-It was perfect
spring day at Morris Park and the at
tendance was very large.
First race, seven furlongs-Glenmoy
won; Domingo second; Aurelian third.
Time-1:s0.
Second race, five furlongsHoroscope
won; Elldone second; Golden Dream
third Time-1:011a.
Third race, Gotham handicap. Withers
mile-St Maxim won; keenan, second;
Delmar third Time-1:41A.
Fourth race, Ladies, Withers mile-In-
Permission won; Cassett second; Stagnos
third. Time-1:4312.
Fifth race, selling, Withers mile
Premier won; Cromwell second; The
Swain third Time-1:42.
Sixth race, one mile and an eighth
Hornpipe won; Lonsdale second; Prig
third. Time-1:5S1s
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The process of stereotyping is nearly
10 years old.
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ST. LOUIS, May 23.-The track ct the
fair grounds had dried somewhat this
afternoon but was lumpy and decidedly
slow.
First race, four and one half furlongs-
Lincoln won: Satyr second; Senator Pen
rose third. Tfme-1:021a.
Tartarian second; Neutral third Time
107%.
Third race, handicap, seven furlongs-
David won: Leader Ban second; Linda
third Time-1:36.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May %
The Fifth Minneapolis Republican con-
vention today nominated Loren Fetch
er for congress.
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THAT AWFUL
CHURCH TRAGEDY

Continued from Page u
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CLEVELAND, May 23.-The Demo-
cratic Twenty-first congressional dis
trict convention held in this city today
elected ex-Congressman Tom l..
johnson and S. H. Holding delegates
to the Chicago convention. They are
not pledged but are opposed to the free
coinage of silver.
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MILWAUKEE,, May 23.-Mayor Rau-
schenberger today issued proclama-
ton calling attention to the prevalence
of the boycott as an incident of the
street railway strike, and requesting all
law abiding residents of the city to as
sist in putting an end to the CONNER
cial war.
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STILL ANOTHER GIRL.

The ''Lotta's letter." referred to in the
above was letter which Hermans
stated he had received from another
girl of his flock in which she tried to
blackmail him, threatening to expose
their improper relations unless she was
paid some money
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MR.. HOTTIE DISGUISED.

Mr. Hofte says that he was so dis
gusted that he destroyed the original
letter. but read it over SO many times
that he could remember distinctly the
material sentences. So much for the
disappearance of Henrietta Clausen,
and Rev. Francis Hermams alleged
connection Herewith
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HOME HAPPENINGS.

CHICAGO, May 23.-Through John E.
Hastall, formerly of Kansas. it has
been developed that one-third of the
children of one of the principal gram
mar schools of Chicago have never
seen a live sheep or hog, though all
had seen lions, tigers and other ami
mails of the tropics. The matter has
been taken up by the press on the be-
lief that the same ratio of children
throughout the city have never seen a
live sheep or hog, and the park COM
missioners will be requested to place
specimens of these animals in the ZOO
logical departments of the parks.
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AN ABORTION.

1t is said that Miss Samuelsen ad-
mitted 10 her aunt that she had sus-
tanned improper relations with Her
mans and that he had produced an
abortion.
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the CRATES. and after doing his fiendish
work, had thrown them into the fire 30
be consumed with the body of the
victim.
1t is all these circumstances that
point the finger of suspicion toward the
eN-mlnister. The fact of the bones being
IourlG in the furnace, together with
the circumstance that the only time in
years that This furnace has been heat
ed was the day following the disap
pearance of Miss Clausen, go TO indicate
Hermans' connection with the crime.