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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-24
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 23.-Re-
preventative Allen. Of Utah, today in
troduced a resolution with an explana-
tory preamble citing that
Whereas, The corporation of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints was dissolved by congress on
March 3. 1887, and the property then
belonging to it is now in the hands of
a receiver, and
Whereas BY a decision of the
supreme court, the historians office
and lot and tithing office and lots
which were owned and occupied by the
church at the time of the passage of
the act of congress of July l, 1882
Qimitfng the amount of real estate to
be held by religious corporations) be-
longed to said church, and should be
held by the trustees for its use and
benefit, and according to said decision
the remainder of said real estate has
been escheated to the government of
the United States under said act Of
congress, and
Whereas, Said property is the re-
suit of contributions and donations
made by members Of the church, and
was designed TO be devoted to the pay
ment Of debts of the church, and to
charitable uses thereof; and
Whereas, Said church has dis
continued the practice of polygamy,
and does not give countenance in any
manner to its practice in violation Of
law, or contrary to good morals and
public policy. and if said real estate is
restored to said church it will not be
devoted to any such unlawful purpose;
therefore.
Resolved, That all of the real
estate now in the hands of the receiver
of the said corporation and the profits
arising therefrom, which includes all
money held by him, be and the same
are hereby restored to the said Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
TO be devoted (under the direction and
control of the first presidency of the
church, to the payment of debts for
which the church is legally or equit-
ably liable, and to the charitable uses
and purposes thereof; and said re-
ceiver, after deduCting the expenses of
his receivership under the supreme
court of the state of Utah is hereby
required to deliver said property and
money TO the persons constituting the
first presidency, or to such person, or
persons. as they may designate, to be
held and applied to the payment of the
debts Of said church as aforesaid, and
to the charitable uses of said church. -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-24
FOUL MURDER AT GEYEssEE. IDA

SPOKANE, Wash, Jan. 23.-Infor-
nation reached here late tonight of a
foul and mysterious murder at Gene
see, Ida, Tuesday night. Emmett Fox,
a well known and highly respected
young man, who had been attending
a dance, drove in, hitched his horse
and played two or three games of bill
lizards. He then went out, unhitched
his team, when he was shot, falling
dead in the street. A posse went to
the place, and with the aid of a Ian
tern readily tracked the murderer
The posse followed him all night, but
at daylight gave up the chase
The following telegram from Moscow
tonight says: Deputy Sheriff Bundy,
city marshal of Genesse, came in late
this evening with Harry Gordon.
Charles Cole and Frank Smith charged
with the murder Of Fox at Genesee on
Tuesday night. Smith was the first
one captured and he made a partial
confession at once, on the strength of
which Cole and Gordon were arrested.
The party planned to hold up Fox and
on his refusal to yield up his money
he was shot. Smith claims that Cor
don fired the fatal shot with his re-
volver. Gordon denies any knowledge
of the affair"
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VENEZUELA.
A DISPOSITION TO MEET EVERY
THING HALF WAY.
ut is No Secret Tint Lord Salisbury
is Ready to Consider Any Fair
Proposition Says the Times.

LONDON, Jan. pa dispatch to the
Times from Washington, with refer
ence to the so-called lingo argument
of the Venezuelans that they viii never
permit the repeal of that statute which
forbids the reopening of negotiations
with Great Britain, says:
There is no public opinion in Vene-
zuela which will survive the first plain
notice from the United States that the
republic must choose between accent
q ing her advice and arranging as best
she can. unaided. with Great Britain
1t viii never be necessary to put it so
bluntly as that The advice has been
giver and will if necessary, be re-
peated and pressed. Americans will
prevail or Venezuela must seek a
champion elsewheSa. I am not speak
ing from conjecture or hearsay as to
the presence of that determination in
Washington. The Caracas statute will
be seen TO shrivel into nothing
The Times correspondent continues:
AT the same time if Lord Salisbury is
willing to smooth the way to a resump-
ton of relations with Venezuela, it
would be a welcome step. The hour
of compromise and Cancellation and
frank concession on unimportant
points Of detail or diplomatic etiquette
has struck here. There is every dis
position to meet everything half way.
VIII she refuse to come the other half?
1.-The Washington government sets
the most store by a suggestion of
direct settlement but if that is barred
by any unforeseen obstacle, it is held
that England may now ignore the pre-
vious controversy and make a fresh
and original proposal for arbitration,
as if nothing had ever happened. This
view, / believe. has only prevailed
within the last few days and it is
worth consideration in London be-
cause it is considered hopefully here"
IN an editorial commenting on the
foregoing the Times says:
'sT'here is a sincere desire here to
arrive at a friendly agreement with
Venszuela so as to remove all cause
of controversy with the United States
Obviously England is unable to make
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SILVER SENATORS.
DECLARATION ADOPTED BY THE
REPUBLICANS AT THE CAPITAL.
1t is Intended to BE Used as the De-
mand For Silver Plank in the
Coming Convention.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The Re
publican silver senators today signed a
declaration which is intended to be
used in the coming campaign as the de-
mand which the silver men will make
for a plank in the national convention.
In the preamble it is recited that the
present financial system endangers the
Industrial prosperity of the United
States, which is threatened by China
and Japan as the result of the decrease
in the value of silver and the difference
of exchange between silver and gold
using countries. 1t is therefore re-
solved that the signers favor the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at a
ratio of 16 to L for the purpose of OBJ
literating this difference of exchange,
which is declared to operate as boun-
ty on the export of products from sill
yer using countries to gold using coun-
tries 1t is also resolved that they
favor a tariff which shall equalize the
difference in the cost of labor between
this country and the countries of Eu-
rope and Asia It is the purpose of
those who are circulating the declara-
ton to get all the Republican silver
men in congress to sign it.
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cabIed Congratulations.

LONDON. Jan. 24-The Daily News
says that the merchants Of Newcastle
have cabled their congratulations to
Senator Wolcott. The same paper says
in an editorial:
There could not be a more favor
able opportunity for settling a danger
Gus dispute. Whether it is true or not
that Lord Salisbury notified Sir Ju-
liam Pauncefote of his desire to resume
negotiations with Venezuela, it is GER
tain that men Of high position and
great influence here are earnestly la
boring for peace. Nobody can say that
the overtures emanate from one side of
the Atlantic alone. Putting aside a
few reckless speeches and foolish ar
ticleS, the whole controversy has been
model Of what a dispute between
two great self-respecting communities
should he -
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LONDON. Jan. pa dispatch to the
Pail Mall Gazette from Constantinople
dated yesterday, says an offensive and
defensive alliance has been concluded
between Russia and Turkey.
The Pail Mall Gazette correspondent
adds that the treaty was signed at Con-
stantinople and that the notifications
were exchanged at st. Petersburg be-
tween Aarei Pasha and the car. The
basis of the treaty is declared to be on
the lines of the Unkiarskellt agreement
of 1888. by which Turkey agreed, in the
event of Russia going 10 war, to close
the Dardanelles to war ships of all ma
tons The treaty was soon abandoned
owing to the refusal of the powers to
recognize it.
The Pail Mall Gazette correspondent
also says the French ambassador, M.
Cambon. conferred with the sultan yes
terday, and that it is possible France
VIII be included in the new alliance.
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PRINCE HENRY.
HIS DEATH CAUSES A TELEGRAM
FROM AMERICANS.
Queen and Princess Very Much At
fected, But There Is No Truth in
the story That Her Majesty Is III.

LONDON, Jan. 2S.-At a meeting of
Americans today the following resolution
was adopted and telegraphed to Queen
Victoria at Osborne house. Isle of Wight:
cat an assembIage of Americans it
was resolved to communicate to your
most gracious majesty that they join in
the sympathy Of your majesty's subjects
in respect to his royal highness, Prince
Henry of Battenburg's death.
CHARLES ALVIN GILLIG"
To this message the following answer
was received:
1.-THE queen desires to sincerely thank
you and your fellow countrymen for their
kind sympathy, which her majesty much
appreciates"
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SALVATION ARMY.
VIGOROUS PROTESTS AGAINST
BOOTHS REMOVAL.
just Probable That the American
Organization viii Declare It's
independence.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2S.-The World today
says: Auxiliary members of the Saliva
ton army are vigorously protesting
against the removal OF Commander Bal
hngton Booth. Notice has been received
that any of them will withdraw their
financial support OF the army if he is not
allowed TO remain. The auxiliary mem
bers viii send an unanimous protest to
London. If that proves without effect
measures will be taken to declare the
army in America independent of all Eng
Ish domination. Darlington Booth viii be
invited to become its leader and it is as
serted that he could hardly refuse.
In answer to the assertion of head
quarters in London that the change is
simply keeping with the policy to move
commanders every few years, it is pointed
out that Abram Booth. the chief of
staff in London, who is largely respon-
sible for the orders, has been in his pres
sent position twenty years. his sister al
Marechal has been in charge in France
fifteen years and the commander in India
ten years. Public meetings to protest are
being arranged.
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| SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. pa trad
/ ing firm in this city has received adj
vices from the English consul on the
island of Zap, one of the Pelew group
in the South seas, regarding one of the
most atrocious sea tragedies that has
been reported for months. On Novem-
Der 10 the crew on the American trad
l ing vessel Maria mutinied, it is said,
and murdered Captain Brown, Mate
Hohlmann and a passenger. The cap
| tain's wife and their son were nearly
killed by blows from an axe. The
/ tragedy was reported from Singapore
on November 20, but it was enormously
| stated that the mutiny took place on
the Spanish ship Maria Secunda. The
Maria is al American ship, flying a
| Spanish ensign.
The mutiny occurred off the Andrew
islands Captain Brown retired at 10
o'clock at night. leaving the boatswain.
a man named Hover, on deck to stand
| watch. Mate Holman had already
/ turned in.
TIME TO ACT.
! The boatswain stole quietly forward
and gave word to the crew that the
! time had come to act. He secured a.
l sharp Ratchet from the cooks galley
fuel box and stealing below to the skip
! per's cabin, he struck at Captain
| Brown with the weapon, nearly cut
ting the sleeping mans head from his
| body.
Brown turned on his side and gave a
| dying groan, which awakened his wife.
/ Mrs. Brown raised on her elbow and
shrieked for help. Mate Hohlmann
/ heard her cries and sprang from his
| berth to go to the rescue of the WO-
man. Hover had stationed a, Pelew boy
/ behind the door to the mates cabin
The lad was armed with an axe, and
when Holman made his appearance
on his way to the captains room the
! boy dealt him a terrific blow on the
head, killing him instantly.
The passenger was Gagged below, but
! all the firearms were removed from the
| cabin and he could not find anything
with which to defend himself. The
mutineers were afraid to attack him
in the saloon, SO they called to him to
! come on deck, saying his life would
| be spared. He came on deck as direc-
ted and was struck at by one of the
| sailors He ran to the rail, bleeding
| from a cut on his shoulder, and jumped
INTO THE SEA.
The mutineer5 then took the cOrpse5
| of Captain Brown and his mate, made
! them fast to an anchor and pitched
the weight into the sea. The schooner
was headed for Andrew island and
| Mrs. Brown and her boy were kept
+ close prisoners, it being the intention
| of the mutineers to put them ashore
on an isolated coral reef near Andrew.
Before the island was reached the
/ Chinese cooks, native sailors and the
| boatswain got fighting among them
! selves, and knives We're drawn. Two
half breeds were killed instantly and
another died of wounds received. All
the mutineers were more or less
wounded.
Provisions gave out and when cruis-
ing off Andrew island the schooner
was manned solely by the boatswain,
two Chinese and a half-breed. The
vessel was steered into port and the
king of the island gave the murderers
food enough to last them several
weeks. Before the vessel sailed again.
however, the king became suspicious,
boarded the craft. rescued Mrs Brown
and her boy, the former more dead
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-24
Its Legal Asnect.

LONDON. Jan. 23,-The Chronicle IN
derstands that Frederick Pollalk Corpus,
professor of Jurisprudence at the uni
versity of Oxford. has been entrusted
With the compiling Of the British case
in its legal aspects on the Venezuelan
boundary. Sir Pollak visited the United
States last summer to deliver an address
at Harvard university
we are sure says the Chronicle,
that LORD Salisbury and Mr. Chamber
lain viii put no obstacles in the way of
a Venezuelan settlement
The Berlin correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph says he IS assured on good au-
thority that the dispute would be set
tied directly between England and Vene-
Zuela.
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II NIGHT HAVE BEEN.
Passengers on the jersey Central
Have a Very Narrow Escape.

Passengers on the Jersey Central
HIVE a Very Narrow Escape.
NEW YORK. Jan. 23.-The passengers
on the express train from New York to
Elizabeth, on the Jersey Central road.
had narrow escape from being victims
Of d terrible accident last night As the
train started out of Elizabeth station.
the axle connecting the rear driving
wheels of the engine snapped and the
heavy engine was wrecked.
When an investigation was made it
was discovered that the steel axle, which
is about inches in diameter had
snapped off close to the right hand driver,
and that an old flaw was in the steel. SO
that the heavy engine had run, no one
knows how long, depending upon one
NTH of the axle. a piece about six inches
thlck IN the center The train consisted
Of from eight to ten heaYily-loaded pas
senger cars and runs to Elizabeth in
twenty-five minutes at express speed
without stops.
Railroad men, upon viewing the
wrecked engine, were astounded at the
miraculous escape the train had had from
terrible catastrophe, for as an old en-
gineer said, Had that small piece of
axle given way While the train was maxi
beth draWbridge, during which it runs
nearly mile a minute, there would
have been one of the most terrible acct
dents that has ever occurred in this sec
ton of the country. AS you can see from
the condition OF the engine as she lies,
the sudden collapse of that axle and
the spread of the drivers would have
piled the engine and her long train in a
heap before you could say Jack Rob-
inson. / tell you what boys, that is one
of the closest shaves [ ever saw in my
experience
The train had stopped at Elizabeth sta
ton. unloaded the Elizabeth passengers
and had started out for Dunnellen. the
engine having passed over the Union
street bridge when the break occurred.
The wheels had Just before struck the
point Of a switch and the sudden joit
thus occasloned is supposed to have
caused the weak axle TO give way. The
track was blocked for four hours
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any direct proposals to Venezuela till
the obstacle of the Caracas statute
has been removed; but, though no fer
NAL communications have been eX-
changed, the attitude of our govern
ment is perfectly well known and a
basis for negotiations is provided in
our willingness to discard the Schom-
burgk line as a limit and only to ex-
clude the settled districts as consider
ing. If a proposal to the effect were
made by Venezuela or the United
States in their behalf a settlement
would Immediately come into view.
A door has been open ever since Lord
Salisbury's dispatch to Secretary Oh
ney for a counter proposition. The
maintenance of the Schomburgk line
was adopted very much as a rough
and ready makeshift. 1t is no secret
that Lord Salisbury is quite prepared
to consider favorably any fair and
frank suggestion.
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MESSAGE FROM KKUEGER.
Everything quiet and Armenians in
No Danger Whatever.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 23.-The Ex-
aminer has received the following tele-
gram from President Kruger in reply to
a message requesting information as to
the status OF the American mining men
now imprisoned at Pretoria for alleged
participation in the uprising of the Uit-
landers:
Everything is quiet at present. The
Americans are in no danger whatever.
They enjoy the full protection Of law
like any other foreigners, therefore,
there is no need Of protection from the
outside against any illegal or revolu-
tionary movements. Even if such pro-
lection against revolutionists were ne
cessary, which is not so, the Americans
are capable to take care of themselves.
The government regrets deeply that,
whilst almost all of the Americans took
the side of law and order, very few
of them Joined the revolutionary, so
called reform committee. These, together
with a majority, mostly British, will be
tried according to law, and justice will
be done all concerned without respect to
nationality"
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Not Credited.

Posts London cablegram says: The
Russo-Turkish alliance is universally
discredited in the best informed quar-
tiers here. At the same time there is a
disposition here TO regard an amicable
arrangement between Russia and
Turkey as a natural solution of the
eastern question. Queen Victoria's in
disposition was the main cause of the
relapse of the stock markets today
There are rumors that 1900. 900
in gold may go from here to New York
soon, in connection with the new loan,
but at present cannot confirm it.
Americans opened strong, but closed
in many cases dollar under the best
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Continued ON Page %
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

PAGE ALLEN Introduces a Resolution
to Restore the Escheated Real Estate Of
the Church. .CleVeland'S Advice to
Crespo.. Silver Convention Adopts Ring
ing. Resolutions, Appoints Committees
and Adjourns- Offensive and Defensive
Alliance Alleged to Have Been Formed
Between Turkey and Russia. France
May Join. Bloody Mutiny on an Amer
lean Trading Vessel. Other Crimes.
Republican Silver Senators Adopt a.
Declaration. Americans Send Condol-
ences on the Death of Prince Henry OF
Battenburg. Brief kilograms.
PAGE 2-Monroe Doctrine, Silver and
Tariff Discussed in the Senate. Rules
in the House. National Woman's Suff-
rage Association at Washington. q.
Utah's Progress Welcomed. .Annivers-
airy of the Christian EndeaYor Union.
Brief kilograms.
PAGE 3.-Business, Mining and Stocks.
Valuable Ground in Mercur Sold to
Wealthy Men...A Good Day on Change
Trading in entennidl-Eureka, East
Golden Gate and Unlisted Stocks.
Bingham Copper Company .Marysvale
Ore Bodies. --latest News from All the
Camps.
PAGE Editorials. Editorial Notes..
Press Comments. .NOtables Of the Day
...Humor.
PAGE 5.-Seventeenth Day Of the Legisla-
tive Assembly. bill Relating to Private
Corporations. Offices for the State Off
Gals. Important Matters Referred TO
the House Committees. Court Steno-
graphers. To Revise the Revenue Law
Mana cement of the State Prison..
The Fee Bill Returned Without APP
prevail james Brown, ShOShOne,
Seeking to Have Blaekhawk, a Ute,
Pardoned. Brief Locals.
PAGE 6.-Wan Street Reflects the East
ern Situation
PAGE NEARBY Notes from Nearby
Towns. Ogden Occurrences.
PAGE S.-Three Gases on Appeal Argued
in the State Supreme Court Judge
King Forms a Partnership With Brown
& Henderson. District Court Orders
and New Suits Filled. I'm Railway Cir
cleS.. .DiSmemberment of the Great
Santa Fe System Threatened Latest
by Wire...In the Local Field. .Amuse-
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Jan. 29.-Com-
mander Walker of the G. a. R. arrived
home last night from Chicago, where
he was in consultation with the st.
Paul delegation of citizens. He said
the Western Passenger association
would meet next Tuesday to take final
action.
Should the association insist upon
it's rates and terms as now estab-
lished," said Colonel Walker, ''the en-
campment will be removed. All cities
will then have an opportunity to apply
for it."
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JACKSON'S HOLE.
Another Story About the Trouble
some Indians.

DENVER, Jan. pa special to the
Republican from Helena, Mont, says:
Private advices received here today by
letter are to the effect that the Indians in
Jackson's Hole are commencing 70 grow
restless and trouble of a serious nature is
daily expected. Bannock Indian ring
leaders have been made to believe by a
man named Jackson, husband of half
breed wife, that if Agent Teter could be
gotten out of the way he would succeed
him With this idea in mind they attack
ed letters house, attempting to carry
him off bodily. but failed. The Indians
are said to be we'll armed, and are Big
Neck, Sagawee, Big Horse and Red
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A Bad Nighf.

LONDON, Jan. pa dispatch received
here from Osborne, Isle of Wight, says
that the queen and Princess Beatrice
passed bad night and that their health
is affected by the shock they experienced
when the news of the death of Prince
Henry of Battenburg was made known
to them. The remains of the prince will
be inferred at Windsor and the ceremon-
ial to be followed will be similar to that
used at the burial of the remains of the
Duke of Albany Queen Victoria's young
est son, who died in 1884.
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LONDON, Jan. ga morning paper
are unable to find any offense under
England's law for which DR.. Jane
son can be civilly or criminally tried.
They have recommended the appoint
ment of a committee of judges to the
Parnen committee to inquire into the
whole affair. 1t is probable that a
subcommittee will be appointed to
proceed to Africa and collect informa-
ton
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DISCRIMINATION Alleged.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-Represen-
tative Hermann of oregon today intro
duced a resolution reciting that unjust
discrimination has been shown in the
promotion of certain army officers and
calling on the president for informa-
ton why Colonels Shafter and Merriam
have not been advanced in rank.