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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04
BLOODHOUNDS.
THEY WILL BE PUT ON THE TRAu
OF THE FRISCO ROBBERS.
Frank James Gives Expert Tas+;
mony on Train Robbing From a
business Standpoint.

ST. LOUIS. April s.-Bloodhounds
viii be placed on the trail of the Frisco
train robbers. The booty is officially
stated to be sl,252 So far $500 has been
recovered.
Frank James, brother of the fam
Gus bandit Jesse James, when asked his
opinion of the robbery. finally said:
When a man engages in train rob
bling business he is badly in need of
money and will take desperate chances
TO secure it All this talk about some
men having no sense of fear. and espec-
Tally when they are making a raid on a
train, is all nonsense. l have been in
some pinches and there were times
when l realized fear, but there was
nothing to do but to fight my way out
1 am opposed to train robbery. and
the only way it will ever be stopped is
TO have armed guards on each train.
Two or three would be sufficient. but
they Should be well armed and be en-
cased in steel cage of some kind. The
car should have portfolios through
which the guards could command a
view of the outside.
One point in particular they should
keep in view, and that is the space be-
tween the engine and the express This
point should be watched for a number
of reasons. First, because robbers could
uncouple the express car from the rest
of the train and with the engine pull it
several miles down the track and with
dynamite blow everything up.
The second and main reason the
robbers would be aware of the guards
presence in the car, and if they could
get to the couplings of the car all they
would have to do would be to pull the
engine away from the train for short
distance. reverse the lever and come
back against the train with such a
force that the express car would be de-
molished and the guards killed
Until these ideas are carried out.
the robbers win continue to think that
train robbery is a science. The Sleeper
Hill job was done by men who knew
their business, but. as am not in that
business, and never have been, / don't
care to discuss it further. This. how
ever, win say: The times when I was
credited with having been in certain
train robberies was miles away from
the scene hauling logs"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04
ARE NOR nuMANs
spaniards Away Below the Fits in
Ferocity


NEW ORLEANS. April 3.-The Plea
yune's special Havana letter dated
March q gives this summary of events
personally Investigated by the writer
which is declared to be accurate in
every respect:
In Bainoo. Or. Vidal Sololongo made
an operation on a poor old man. and
when he was convalescent he was one
night arrested and taken to the ar
mory of the Guardia Civil. where they
dashed him all over the body. and in
spite of his cries they laughed and
took him on the outside of the town.
where they compelled him to make a
grave, in which they buried him. after
he died from the ill-treatment he had
received.
On the plantation Salvador of the
Count de Barreto. Lieutenant Betan-
court, a Cuban by BIRTH belonging to
the troops of General Aldecoa, shot TO
death, after hacking him with his ma
chete. defenseless colored resident,
who was on his way to join his fam
lily. On the first machete blow he lost
an arm, and the second his head
In the city of Batabano the chief Of
police and other local authorities ar
rested three individuals and took them
on the outskirts, where they were
butcbered and left dead On the road
side, the murderers bringing the report
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04

PHILADELPHIA, April 3.-Thomas
Wharton, the Sunday editor of the
Philadelphia Times. fell from the fourth
story window of the house in which he
lived early this morning and was in
stantly killed. 1t is generally believed
that he committed suicide. OF late
other occupants of the house had no.
ticed that Wharton seemed melancholy.
He was eccentric and made but few
friends.
Wharton was 81 years old and well
known because of his literary ability.
He was a frequent contributor to
magazine He wrote several novels,
the best known of which are "A Latter
day Saint and Hannibal of New
York" His father was the late Henry
Wharton. a distinguished member Of
the Philadelphia bar Deceased prao-
ticed law before taking up journalism
His connection with the Times dates
from 1885,
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BUTTE, April 3.-Miss Redden. the
young lady who brought the sensa-
tional damage suit for $15,OOOO against
William L. Ledford yesterday, left on
the 4 o'clock train this afternoon for
her home in Salt Lake. Attorney
Francis Brooke, of counsel for Miss
Redden, said the young lady was sub
jected to such constant annoyance that
it was impossible for her to get a
moments peace of mind.
Several snide detectives" said MIR.
Brooks, have been bounding her con-
stantly since her mission was made
known after her arrival in Butte, two
of the sleuths going so far as to take
room near Miss Reddens, so as to
keep track of her every movement. We
apprehended no harm from this be-
You'd the annoyance caused the young
lady, but to avoid any schemes the
enemy may be concocting we have
sent her home where she will be safe
in the protection of her family"
Mr.. Brooks further said that large
sum had been offered Miss Redden to
drop the matter and allow it to die
out, but neither the yong lady nor
her attorneys would consider such a
proposition.
To The Herald correspondent, Miss
Redden stated before leaving for her
home that her relations and engage
ment to Ledford were not known to her
father when the latter was in Ledford's
employ, and the first she knew that
Ledford was married man was when
her father returned home and spoke
of Ledford and his wife not living hap
PLY together
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04
M'cOY-HATFIELD.
Looks as Though the old Feud Had
Broken Out Afresh.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, April 3.-Rob-
ert Mccoy. a relative of the McCoys who
some years ago were prominent through
out the country through the celebrated
Mccoy Hatfield feud, moved to this coun-
~ about two months ago from up the
Big Sandy valley. He was here Wednes-
day night and left at a late hour on
horseback for his home. Yesterday his
horse was found about fifteen miles south
OF this city grazing along the side of the
read and the saddle, blanket and the sides
of the horse we're wet with blood.
Squire Swayne and others living in the
vicinity OF where the horse was found,
claim that they heard shots after mid
night and the superstition is that Mccoy
was assassinated and his body thrown
into the creek, as tracks of bloou were
found leading to the creek today Blood
hounds will be secured to follow up the
trail of the supposed assassins
The Hatfield-McCoy feud has been on
the quiescent for nearly two years and
the murder of Mccoy cannot as vet he
connected with the old time hostilities in
Logan county, which extended over a. doz-
en- years and cost more than a score of
lives.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04
Political Prisoner. Shot.

TAMPA, Fla, April 3.-Letters re-
ceived from Cuba today state that last
Tuesday seventeen political prisoners
were shot in the fortress Cahanas, in
Havana, ana that twenty-five were to
be executed on Wednesday. The plan
tation Esperanto de Cespedes, in Santa
Clara, has been totally destroyed. 1t
was valued at half a million. 1t is
rumored that battle occurred in Pinar
del Rio Tuesday between the forces of
Maceo and Colonel Suarez, in which
the latter was seriously wounded.
Luis Martinez Y Vinger, the Areri-
can citizen arrested March &c in Ha-
vana. writes that he viii be probably
sent to prison at Ceuta, Africa.
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Continued on Page p
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

PAGE 1.-The horrors of life in Cuba
have not half been told. Cuban reso-
lutions in the house. Hit makes a
gallant fight. Miss Redden and her
troubles Another claimant in the Da-
Wis case. Mormon church property
joint resolution receives executive ap-
prevail. Brief kilograms.
PAGE PA. P. A. people believe and as
sert that they have cinch on the pres
idential nomination. Papers left by W.
Q. Judge, the theosophist. are of sur
prising Interest," Brief kilograms.
PAGE 3.-Business, mining and stocks
The day on 'change...O for Vene-
zuela.. Latest from the camps. Hotel
corridor.
PAGE Editorials. Editorial notes. =.
Press comments. .Notables OF the day
...Humor.
PAGE State senate objects to the use
of the word loot in connection with
bill. County government bill
amended for the last time and passed
according to the wishes of the Alfalfa
club. Educational measure also passed
with clause protecting the country
from invasion by members of the city
boards of education. Bounty on wild
animals provided. Bill regulating the
branding, herding and driving of cattle
and sheep goes through the senate.
Attempt to defeat the right of dover
fails by large majority. Registration
ARTCllr
to vote to incorporate without the vo-
terS being registered. Annual meet
ing of the State Wool Growers associa-
ton. President Crane retireS and is
succeeded by Jesse Smith. Association
endorses Senator Brown in voting to
take up the tariff bill in the senate
and recommends FIR. Crane for dele
gate to the National Republican con-
vention at St. Louis. Favors John c.
Mackay for land commissioner. New
officers elected and other business in
cidental to the annual meeting trans
acted.
PAGE 6.-Another big day in the house
Eight bills passed. Among them the
revenue bill. the speakers normal
school bill and the senate registration
and insurance bills The immigration
bill and two others killed. Governor
approves the land bill. -Wrangle at the
evening session over salaries comes to
naught.
PAGE Salt Lake in the wrong coll
umn of the clearing house report. Gen
world. News from nearby towns. Ne
phi, Provo, Park City. Brigham City.
etc. Ogden occurrences.
PAGE S.-Justice Harvey answers Whit
temore's petition for a writ of man
date. Charges by inuendo that the
county attorney was an accessory be-
fore and after the fact of the alleged
perjury by Davis. Suit over the affairs
of the Salt Lake Driving Park asso-
citation. Supreme court orders a new
trial in the case of Saunders VS.. the
S. P. Railway company. Probate court
orders and court cuttings. railway
circles Meeting of the council commit
tees last night. Meeting of the Joint
building committee. Brief locals.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04
The Latest Claimant.
Special to The Herald,

BUTTE, Mont. April 9.-The latest
claimant to the Davis millions is Will
liam McCumpha, of Friendship, N. Y.
A letter was received from him today
by young Andrew J. Davis, in which
McCumpha says he has abundant and
positive proof that the dead million
aire was his father-in-law who left
his wife in New York and came west I.
Davis he said had married Mary
Westinghouse, a sister of George West
inghouse, the Pittsburg manufacturer.
McCumpha married a daughter of
Davis. He makes a proposition to
young Mr. Davis to- settle the claim
out of court.
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fsnecial to Thu HeraldN

WASHINGTON. April S.-The joint
resolution restoring the Mormon
church property. having received ex-
ecutive approval and become a law.
the United States supreme court will
remand to the state court the case
now before it concerning the property.
and it is expected the case will be dis
missed.
The river and harbor bill reported
to the house today makes no provision
for Utah. but appropriates $4,000 for
the Clearwater idaho and s. 900 for
the Kootenai river idaho between
Bonner's Ferry and the international
boundary line.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04

Ell PAsO, Texas. April 3.-Hoa.
Israel NJ. King, of Silver City. a mem-
Der of the New Mexico legislature, and
be cattleman, was arrested N
Juarez today without legal complaint
or processes of law by the Mexican
police. He must stay in Jail five days.
the local city judge says, until his
bonds can be approved at Chihuahua.
Some personal enemy accused King
of stealing Mexican calves in driving
cattle over the line at Palomas, where
he has bills of sale for all such stock.
The arrest is denounced as an outrage.
An appeal will be made to Washing
ron
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04
Lynched BY u Mob.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April ga tele-
gram from Tupelo, Miss, sixty miles
southeast CT Memphis, says: This
morning at o'clock a negro about Is
years old was taken from Jail by a
mob and lynched in front of the court
house The mob went to the sheriff's
home, overpowered him with shotguns,
marched him to jail and forced the
keys from him. They wore masks and
their identity is unknown. The prisoner
is said to have attempted an assault on
a white lady at Plantersville two weeks
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04
Annie McGrath's Murder.

PHILADELPHIA, April 3.-Upon the
finding of the coroner's jury in the case
of Annie McGrath. Samuel P. Lang
don was today held for action by the
grand jury. Langdon and Miss Nc
Grath had been living as man and wife.
The latter was discovered dead on
March %. Langdon was present at the
inquest today, but evinced little inter-
est in the proceedings.
An analysis of the blood and vital
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04
THE DIAMOND.

CLEVELAND, O.. April S.-"Chiaf'
thinner, the big catcher of the Cleve-
land base ball club who quit the club
at Hot Springs several days ago and
Went on a strike for an increase Of
salary, today affixed his signature to a
contract for the coming. season to play
in his regular position The question
of salary, it is stated, was compro-
missed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04
THEIR VOICES
UuMIS'IAKABLE
Masses of the American PeO-
pie Demand Recognition
of the Cubans.
IS BUT LITTLE OBJECTION.
That Comes Mainly From Bank
ers and Brokers.
IS BUT LITTLE OBJECTION.

Matter of Dollars and
Cents With Them, But Their
BuIwarks Should Be Penetrated
BY the Shafts of Right-Amerf-
cans Who Remember the strug-
gle of Our Own Colonies For Life,
Liberty and the Pursuit of Hap
piness shouId Not Fail Bleeding
Cuba at This Crisis-Hitt Makes
Vigorous, Manly Speech.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04
For an Alderman.

DETROIT, April S.-A warrant was
sworn out this morning for the arrest
of Alderman John Chris Jacob. charg-
ing him with soliciting brides from
firm of architects in connection with
the plans for the new county building.
Alderman Jacobs was indicted several
years ago on the charge of boodhng,
but escaped conviction.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04
FOR OUR II. DIS.
A Singular Operation in Omaha by
the Aid OF the Rays.


the Aid of the y Rays.
OMAHA, April 3.-The first case in
Omaha in which surgical operation
was successfully performed with the
aid of the x rays occurred this AFTER
noon, when doctors extracted a bullet
which had been located by means of
Roentgen photograph taken by Pro-
fessor Turner of the Omaha High
school The patient was John Felic,
12-year-old boy, and the operation was
of such a nature that it would have
been very serious without this aid.
About two weeks ago the boy was &C
cidentally shot. The bullet entered the
palm of the left hand. Owing to the
bony structure and tough tissues of
the hand it was practically Impossible
to locate the bullet with probe
Moreover, the two arteries which cross
the hand at that point rendered an in
css.on a serious matter, unless the ex-
act location of the bullet was known.
The x rays in an hour produced per
feet plate, showing the bullet, which
was easily extracted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04
Dygertx Case

CRYSTAL LAKE Ill. April s.-walter
Grant Dygert, the young man from Nc
u fnry county. now confined by the Snan-
iarcs in Cuba, will obtain his fraaJo,,
sometime within the next fortv-eirI5t
hours This is the substance of dis
patch just received by his father. n I
Dygert, from New York. - -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04
pENNoYER FOR MAYOR

PORTLAND. Ore. April S.-The Popu-
list city convention has nominated ex-
Governor Pennoyer for mayor. The Tax
payers league is expected to endorse
the nomipation.
Governor Pennoyer refuses to state
whether or not he will accept the nomin-
alton
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04
CHEYENNE CULLINGS.
Treasurer Shaw Is Coming This
way-Death of yves" Meyer.

"ay-DCsaah VI my
fSpco,al tn The Iierai1A
CHEYENNE, Wyo., April S.-Wil-
liam H. Shaw, treasurer of the United
Societies of Christian Endeavor
reached here this evening from the
east. A public meeting was held in his
honor this evening under the auspices
of the local society at the Presbyterian
church. Hon. H. B. Henderson pre-
sided, and addresses were made by
Mayor Merrill, Revs. Smiley and Col
den and by Mr.. Shaw. Mr.. Shaw VIII
go from here to Salt Lake City
Sylvester Meyer, known throughout
the west as Yves" Meyer, died at
Horse Creek, near this city, today
Mr. Meyer was one of the pioneer citl-
gems of Cheyenne, coming here in 1867.
He run a gambling house here tor
many years, becoming very wealthy
For the past two years, owing to Ill
health, he has lived on his ranch at
Horse Greek.
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organs of Miss McGrath had failed to
show the presence of poison. Physicians
testified that the sore spots on the
girls tongue. which have been regard
ed as an indication that chloroform had
been taken, were caused by the pres
sure of the teeth in the lower jaw
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04
OUTRAGES
AGAINST
HUMANITY
SpaniardS Are Surely a Brutal
as Well as a 5lOOdy
Race.
WORST HAS NOT
YET BEEN TOLD
A Second Edition of the Horrors
of the Inquisition.

Prisoners Strung Up by the Thumbs
and Left for Days at n Time at
the Mercy of vicious Flies Which
Were Attracted by MoInsses
Smeared Upon the Victims Face
and Chest for That Purpose-Exe-
cution of Political Prisoners.
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HAVANA, April 3, via Key West. Fla
The court martial is busy in various parts
OF Favana province. and death sentences
insurgents who will soon be shot
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04
IS COMING
BACK Home
Miss Elizabeth Redden Leaves
Butte For Salt Lake
City.
WILL BE HERE TO-DAY.
Hounded By Several Snide rlon-
taDa Detectives.
WILL BE HERE TODAY.

Her Attorneys Claim That She Has
Been offered n Large Amount of
Money to Settle Her Claim Ont
of Court, But She Has spurned
All Advnnces-Another Claimant
Who believes He Has Cinch on
Some of Old Man Davis Millions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04
RECEIVES
EXECUTIVE
APPROVAL
Cleveland Signs the Joint Res
OlutiOn Restoring Property
to the Church.
CASE WILL SOON
BE DISMISSED
Will be Remanded to the State
Court.

River and HnrbOr Bill Has No Eject
on Utah, But Our Neighbor Ida
no Gets Fair Share of Atten-
tiOn-Pacifc Cable Project Once
More Discussed By the House
Committee ON COmmerce-The
Bankruptcy BiII-Other Capital
Chat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04

The Pacific Gable.
WASHINGTON, April S.-The Pacific
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04

THE COMBINED CIRCULATION
of the
Daily and Semi Weekly Herald
is greater than the combined circulation
of The daily and semi-weekly of any other
newspaper in Utah
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faith that the president is the agent of
the people, and their representative, not
their ruler" loud applause.)
The conference committee, he explained,
in answer to a question, had no power
to change the form of the resolution from
concurrent to joint so as to compel affirm
alive or negative action by the president.
In reply to Mr.. Patterson Dem. TENN
who asked what proportion of the 1900 900
Inhabitants of Cuba were adherents or in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04

has been apparent from week to week for
two months past 1t will not be long until
we shall have an end of all the bonn
bastic pretensions and denominations of
Weyler's savage operations, and the Gu
bans, having INDICATED their rights with
their arms will enjoy the i1oerty they
have earned"
Mr.. Hit was several times vigorously
applauded.
resolutions would carry with them the
recognition of Cuban belligerency.
Mr.. Hit replied that they could not of
themselves, but he had no doubt that they
would lead to the recognition of the Gu
bans by a presidential proclamation.
II do not believe" said he, that the
president would be so recreant to his duty
as to disregard the expressed wish of the
representatives of the people. I have
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04
CARE VERY LITTLE

about either the Cubans or Span:ards.
but chiefly about the market.
THE unmistakeable voice of the people
of the United States, as expressed in the
enormous majority given in this house
(262 to I'D is in favor of recognizing the
belligerency of the Cubans. 1t is against
this that all the Spanish influences in
this country are most strenuousiy ex-
erted. 1t is to this hope of recognition
of belligerency that all Cubans and
friends of Cuba turn. The reason is plain.
They know it would be of Importance
and inestimable assistance to the Cuban
cause. 1t would
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04

Of another nation to solve an existing
The evening times., 1896-10-23

If the past Will not demonstrate il : eff
cheney, how can We expect the future to
do 50?
On Friday, August 8, The Times offered
81 800, as follows:
$500 for proof that gold and silver has
ever circulated freely in the United
States under free coinage.
$500 for proof that the election Of Mr..
Bryan viii not bringSn panic.
force us la silver basis.
$500 forprOof that extra ordinary measures
will not have 10 b. adopted to pro-
tect our Treasury from bankruptcy in
tbeevent OF Mr.. Bryan's election.
$500 for proof that free coinage would
give US more none Y i'll timc To prevent
Il money famine.
$500 for proof that free coinage viii not
force US 10 a silver basis.
The five propositions are important, be
cause they fully cover the CLAIM made for
independent bimetaIlism. If the gentle
men at the Knights of Labor headquarters
are desirous Of convincing their followers
that free coinage is "A good thing. let them
file answers To these Inquiries. Otherwise
people generally viii be inclined to think
that they are in the employ OF agents Of the
silver standard.
The evening times., 1896-10-23

frankness OF a gentleman to the fawning
scrviiity of a sycophant. and it may be that
the same rule applies to new spapers.
\ publisher who waits sforanevent beforehe
predicts its coming, or no announces the
result OF an occurrence after it has been
coffined for burial. can hardly be ciassed as
a modern creation. but that is the face of
our contemporaries.
Such Wild. reckless, Journalistic giddiness
may bring on an attack Of vertigo. IL was
absolutely imprudent for the Star and the
Post to tumble over to the sound money
side with such rash n nj violent celerity. cs-
pecially when they are certain TO get in
each others way. Bryan might also be
elected, and then-but We must not an
ticipate.