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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-17

The bill introduced in the house on
Wednesday by Representative Morri-
son, to create a state transportation
commission for the control and regu-
lation of all railroads and other COM
mon carriers, was the subject of some
discussion among railroad men yes
terday and much more among ship
pers and business men. The first class
had little to say about the matter, but
the business men and shippers talked
freely about it,
Il don't think any such measure
will pass, said one prominent shipper
to a Herald representative, because
there is no occasion for it. The rail-
roads have cut down rates and treated
us so fairly that today there is little
cause for complaint, and that does not
relate to matters over which such a
commission would have jurisdiction.
The tariff rates in Utah are very fair,
and the rule is that when a shipper
can show reason for a reduction, it is
made. The Rio Grande Western is
essentially a Utah road. It's prosperity
depends wholly on the prosperity Of
the state, and it's energies, ability
and means have been expended
to build up the commonwealth.
The Union Pacific is moving in
the same direction, and If you would
make a canvass of the shippers, you
would find the sentiment to be against
such legislation. Back of this, how
ever, there is another and stronger
reason. Utah has just entered upon
her career as state. Under the
new conditions, we expect the capital
that has been waiting at our doors to
flow in for investment. That should
be encouraged, not discouraged. The
year 1896 gives promise of seeing a
great deal of railroad building here. A
number of important projects of this
nature, all of tremendous interest to
the new state, are under considera-
ton, and some of them are practically
closed up. But if there is, at the out
set, going to be legislation against the
railroads, when it is admitted that
at present there is no cause for the
passage of such a measure as that in
troduced, we might just as well make
up our minds that the policy Of the
roads will be one of contraction rather
than expansion. Let the issuance of
passes to officials and all that sort of
thing be stopped, if it can be, but
don't hang out a sign saying that
capital is not wanted in Utah. OF
course anti-railroad talk is popular. 1t
goes with the masses, and is an easy
way of building up cheap reputation.
But this is serious business, and a
proposition to enact laws to remedy
evils that do not exist will not in my
opinion, meet with the approval Of the
business men or any other class of
citizens"
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Trial Of TransrnaI Prisoners.

LONDON. Jan. 16.-The secretary of
state for the colonies, Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain. today received a reply
to his dispatch to the governor OF
Cape Colony, Sir Hercules Robinson
requesting details concerning the ar
rest Of British subjects and others in
the TransvaaI as a result Of the recent
disturbances
The governor cabled
-Replving to your request for details
Of the arrest between fifty and sixty
have been arrested on the charge of
treason and seeking to subvert the
state by inviting the cooperation and
entrance Of an armed force The pro-
ceedings are based, I understand, on
sworn information and the trials viii
occur IN the high court. The accused
are well treated and viii be defended
hv able counsel It is alleged that the
government has documentary evidence
of q Widespread conspiracy to seize
Ilpon the government and use the
wealth Of the country TO rehabiiitate
the finances Of the chartered company.
1 urged upon President Kruger mod
GRAFTON. 50 as not to ALLEVIATE the SYM
pathy which he now enjoys. The ques-
ton Of bail is a matter entirely in the
hands Of the attorn ey-generaL The
govern nent seems TO be acting within
its legal rights"
Mr. Chamberlain stated that counsel
would be employed to watch the trials
OF the prisoners on behalf Of the
British government and counsel would
defend the interests Of the British,
American and Belgium prisoners.
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LONDON. Jan. 16.-A cablegram
copyrighted by the Press Publishing
company. 10 the New York World,
says:
The telegram from High Commits
sfcner Sir Hercules Robinson today is
the first official confirmation Of the
rumors rife in London for the past
week that President Kruger had Sc
cured evidence on the field of the
Krugersdorp battle and elsewhere, full
" proving the completely of Cecil
Rhodes and other officials of the char
tered company in well and long CT
Eanized conspiracy to seize the Trans
wall republic.
Sir Hercules cables from Cape Town
today:
1T is alleged that the government
has documentary evidence of wide
spread conspiracy to seize upon the
government and make use Of the
wealth Of the country to rehabtlit1te
the finances of the British South
Africa company"
If this is true and If Colonial Sec
rotary Chamberlain makes good his
fine protestations. the trial of Cecil
Rhodes and his associates must 7roVe
the most nomentouS 10 England since
Warren Hastings was arratgned IN
Westminster.
The mystery Of it is. however, if the
trial is fair and the conspiracy Is
proved against Rhodes and Jameson,
how Sir Hercules can excuse his own
astonishing ignorance of how the pre-
variations on the Transvaal border
were carried 81 for months under the
certain knowledge of his suboTdinat9s
IN Bechuanaland.
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INDIAN LEGISLATION.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-LegisIation
for the five tribes of the Indian Terri
tory is likely to absorb considerable
attention from the House Committee
on Indian Affairs this session. Today
Chairman Sherman, of the committee,
selected subcommittee of seven to
have charge of all legislation relating
to the Indian Territory, composed of
Delegate Flynn. of Oklahoma, as chair
man; Messrs. Gamble, of South Da-
kota; Wilson, of Ohio; Little, of Ar
kansas. Owen, of Kentucky.
When a bill to charter another rail-
road company to pass across Oklaho-
ma was proposed in the committee
meeting today, Mr.. Flynn gave no
tice that he would in future oppose all
grants Of rights Of way to railroads
for Oklahoma and Indian Territory I'M
less there were satisfactory assur-
ances that the companies were acting
in good faith, and that the roads
would be built
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Another Expedition Left.

NEW YORK, Jan. IA special to
the World from Caracas, says:
Another expedition, with two cannon,
is reported to have left Georgetown,
British Guiana, for Cuyauni station,
on the Guiana frontier. 1t is said to
be commanded by Colonel Nicinnis
A cable dispatch from Trinidad says
the second force is to go to the extreme
limit of the English claim, though the
colonial Office at London denies that
the force is going there. The news
papers continue urging energetic ac-
ton by the government and the build
ing Of telegraph lines to the frontier.
The announcement that England de-
clined to accept the pope as an arbi-
traitor because the vatican possesses
documents to prove that Venezuela is
right has caused sensation. A
special meeting Of the cabinet has been
held 20 decide upon some vigorous
method of Furnishing revolutionists.
The newspapers publish a letter from
General Jose Manuel Hernandez, a
revolutionary chief and bitter enemy
of Crespo, offering to return to Vene-
Zuela to take a position in the army,
owing to the gravity of the situation.
The president answers in a public
letter, thanking him for the patriotic
offer and accepting it,
The rumor that the government is
buying war supplies IN Germany
causes dissatisfaction and much talk
The people say it is unfair to the
United States In the present crisis and
the orders should be placed with
American companies.
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THE .ewAoHT AM RHEIN.n

Of the martial songs more particu-
larly connected with the various per-
iods of storm and stress in Germany.
one Of the most celebrated is that of
the Rhine, composed by Becker, and
answered by Alfred de Musset in other
well known verses. The 'rWacht am
Rhein,' by Max Schneckenburger was
composed about the same period as the
Rhine song, but attained its widest
popularity during the war of 1870. In
like Beckers song, it cannot boast of
having been set to music by seventy
composers.
The patriotic song of Deutschland,
Deutschland uber Allies" was the work
of the popular writer, poet, philologist
and historian. August Hoffman, who
was born at FaIlersleben in the year
1898. For time we find him acting as
librarian and later as professor at the
University of Breslau; but the liberal
tendency of some of his writings cauS-
ed him, in 1898. to be deprived of his
PROFESSIONAL chair. For many years he
was librarian to the Duke of Ratibor,
and died in this sheltered post in 1874.
The German national anthem, Hell
Dir i'm Siegerkranz," was written orig
inally for the birthday CT Christian
VII, king Of Denmark, by a Holstein
clergyman. The words were written
to the air of God Save the King" in
1890, and a few years later were modi-
fed for Prussian use.-Chamber's Jour
nal
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In Defiance of Press Censor.

HAVANA. Jan. 16.-There was con-
siderable excited comment yesterday
and today over the wording of an ed
itorial article which appeared in the
Diaro de La Marina yesterday, con-
tanning some sensational statements,
and headed AN Unbearable Situation"
The article declared frankly and in
defiance of the press censor, that the
time has come for the government Off
Gals to admit that the situation is ser
ious and entreated the government to
change is present policy, and if neces-
sary, to put more men on the field,
claiming that the revolution is annihi-
lating the commerce and industries Of
the island.
The severity shown to those who ex-
Uress dissatisfaction with the situation
does not avail to suppress this feeling.
and the mUtterfngS of discomfort and Of
criticism of the helpless attitude of the
authorities becomes daily louder and
deeper.
The Union Constitutional, the Reform
1St and the Conservative parties today
announced that they declined longer to
support Martinez Campos in his policy
of the conduct Of the campaign against
the insurgents
There was a great manifestation of
the peoples sentiment today, and all
spoke freely and frankly. A feeling of
intense excitement pervades the city.
The organ ct the aUtonOmtstS express
ses its adherence to the views expressed
by representatives of other political par
ties. and Martinez Campos is apparently
without political friends or support in
Cuba.
Today's outbreak is not Of sort that
c7n be Snenced. and there is every in
dication that il puts an end OF Mar
tinez CamDos' power for usefulness to
the Spanish cause.
Stocks vert down in Havana today and
there is a feeling Of panic.
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NOT VERY IMPORTANT.
Testimony Introduced Yesterday in
the Southern Pacific Rate Case,

TeSt1m Ony introduced Yesterday In
the Southern Pacific Rate Case.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 16.-When
the proceedings were resumed today in
the United States circuit court regard
ing the injunction suit of the Southern
Pacific company to prevent the Cali
fornia railroad commission from fixing
freight rates, counsel for the commits
sion introduced as evidence the testi-
mony taken concerning the Southern
Pacific company by the congressional
commission of 1867. The testimony of
C. P. Huntington was first read, relat-
ing chiefly to the expenditure of money
during the period when the Central
Pacific railroad was being constructed
and to the subsequent expenditures for
its maintenance. Questions were asked
as to whether some Of these expendi-
lures had not been made in Washing
ton for the benefit of officials, members
of congress and Others and in reply
the witness stated that there had prob
ably been some expense attending the
entertainment of such persons. The
testimony of Edward H. Miller, jr.,
formerly secretary Of the company,
was also read. It related chiefly to the
contracts entered into for the construc-
ton of various sections of the Central
Pacific railroad.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-17
FURIOUS STORMS.
Terrific Gales and snowstorms or
the Sound.

ChoMSAOEAhS OA
the Sound.
PORTLAND. Ore. Jan. IA furious
storm is raging all along the coast of
Oregon and Washington tonight. AT
Cape F1attery the wind is blowing
forty-eight miles an hour, accompanied
by a binding snoWstorm.
Astoria reported a fierce gale this
afternoon. but all wires to that point
went down early this evening. The
steamer Arcata, bound from Empire
City to San Francisco, crossed the
bar today, but returned to port on &C
count of the storm. She reported a
gale Of sixty-flve miles an hour outside
the bar.
Throughout western Oregon rain and
sleet have been falling all day.
In southern Oregon the rainstorm
was especially severe. causing heavy
slide on the Southern Pacific railroad
at the south entrance to tunnel No 2
in Cow Greek canyon. All through
trains on the Southern Pacific are de-
layed and Nos. 16 and 10 win transfer
at the slide tomorrow, causing a delay
of twelve hours.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-17
BDRrHELor AND RrNAN.

NJ. Berthelot, the new French minis
ter of foreign affairs. is close upon TO-,
but the last time 1 saw him, about
three years ago, he might have easily
passed for a man of 40, whose health
had been more or less impaired by
overwork. In fact, during the decade
before that, he had constantly COM
planned of being i'll, of being too i'll to
undertake an important task in con-
nection with his chemical researches;
to which remark his friend Renan fire.
quently replied: mo doubt, no doubt;
and if I venture to give you a piece of
advice, L should say relinquish work
altogether. The air of the Luxem-
bourg'-by which Renan meant the
senate, and not the gardenS-''is emf
nently conducive to repose, the arm
chairs are most comfortable, and your
colleagues are not likely to disturb your
rest by violent discussions. Or else
ask for leave of absence and go to AL
giers or Nice for six months to re-
cruit" M. Berthelots rejoinder was
invariably the same. He would shake
his head, draw himself up to his full
height-he is rather tail, but StoopS-
stroke his handsome mustache, and
exclaim: 81 am not so i'll as all that;
besides, who is to finish my work for
me-" Renan smiled; it was exactly
what he had expected, and generally
wound up with, "Odry, mon ami;
Odry."
For the benefit of the English read
er, may explain that Odry was a clev-
err French actor. whom one never met
without being told that he had just re-
covered from a mortal illness. His
appearance at such times being alto
gether at variance with the statement,
his interlocutor of course, did not fail
to point out the incompatibility be
tween the two. True, dear boy, per-
fectly true said the comedian airily;
but it is a fact, nevertheless. l have
a mortal illness every year, but 1 feel
all the better for it afterwards. Con
temporary Review.
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LONDON. Jan. 16.-Rt. Hon Joseph
Chamberlain, secretary of state for
the colonies, received an ovation upon
arriving at the Birmingham railroad
station tonight. In expressing his
thanks for his reception, he said he
could not speak of his recent work, be-
cause it was still incomplete. He con-
era tulated his hearers that good had
come out of evil, and that proof had
been afforded that in times of national
difficulty party distinctions vanished,
and that the old spirit Of Englishmen
was not dead He was happy to be
able to say the resources Of the en-
pire were never better prepared for
any contingency.
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THE sAarE RUT DIFFERENT.

"Ah, dear, / know how it isp'
The girl friend, with that comfort
ing instinct of feeling sad over other
peoples troubles chat is woman's
chiefest charm, took the ciinging hand
in hers.
You married a man you thought
perfect, and now he shows the cloven
hoofP'
The young wife raised her head.
mo; boo-hoo! It's
She sobbed convulsively.
This cloven breath that 1 object tor
However,. after q while she admitted
that going out between the acts wasn't
the worst fault in the world, and sor-
row sat aside while they talked over
the prospect of altering gowns if the
hustle came back.-New York World.
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WHAT HE WANTED.
The Only Way He Could Escape
From the Despot.

Doctor, must go into that roomg'
The eminent physician gazed with i'm
perturbable mien at the pale. determined
face Of the man who addressed him, as he
replied:
My dear sir. your wifes condition is
such that should she be subjected to the
slightest excitement, 1 would not answer
for the consequences. She must have the
utmost quiet, and even now, while 1
consider the crisis past, the least disturb
ing influence might produce a relapse.
knowing all this, how can you SO cruelty
insist upon doing something which may
seriously impair her recovery"
The head OF the house passed his hand
YEARLY across his brow as he replied,
humbly:
Doctor, would not for one moment do
anything which would in the least degree
jeopardlze my dear wife's recovery, and it
is not for this purpose that I wish to
enter that room. l will not, of course,
run any risk in the matter, but" he
added, his voice slightly rising, his face
betraying strange mixture of uncer-
tainty, while you were here with me,
and | could feel in some measure the as
snrance of your protection, l thought 1
would ike to go in there and ask the
trained nurse if she had any objection to
my leaving. the house for twenty minutes
to get my hair cut."-New York World.
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DON'T SUIT HIM.
Comptroller EckeIs Has Little Hope
From Legislation.

From Legislation.
CHICAGO, Jan 16.-"Little hope is
entertained that any remedial fnan-
cial legislation viii be passed at the
present session of congress" said
James H. Eckels, comptroller of the
currency today. The house has
passed the coin bond bill, but unsatis-
factory as it is, there is little hope Of
its passing the senate in any form
that will be satisfactory to the house.
If passed at all by the senate it will be
with a free silver amendment attached.
Under such circumstances it win not
be necessary for President Cleveland
to veto such a measure, because the
house would not agreed to the amend
ment.
The bond issue is expected to afford
temporary relief. No doubt is enter
tanned for the sale being successful or
Of the whole issue being taken. OF
course it is an open question whether
the gold TO be paid for the bonds will
not be withdrawn from the United
States treasury to pay for them.
Should that be done the relief afforded
would be reduced Just to the extent
that the gold is withdrawn. So long
as the greenback are outstanding,
just so long will our national finances
be in an unsatisfactory condition"
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THE AWAITS.

The A1natis turned out Instruments OF
great beauty, some, indeed. being Of indie
scribable grace and finish, but the tone is
rather soft-smaIl and without body" as
the yiolinist would put it-and for this
reason their viOlins do not command the
highest figures. A Nicola Amati may be
had for from go to $500, according to
size, pattern, preservation, pedigree. etc
A good Andreas Arnati, more suitable for
chamber than for ordinary use, can be got
for ESQ Andreas, who died about 1577
YES fOt1-der Of tha Awaits family Very
few authentic Instruments of his make
are eXtAnt, and those that do exist are
not in a high state of preserva ton.
Nicolas. the grandson, was the most emil
nent of the name. and he is besides
deserving Of special honor as having
though he worked, as a rule on the small
pattern adopted by the rest Of the Awaits
he made some very fine large violins-the
so-called grand Amatis''-which are al
most worshipped in these days. and which
hold the field in the matter of prices
Even during his lifetime his Instruments
france gave him an order for twelve
violins, six violas and six 'cellOs for his
private band. Before the French revoIu-
uion 07S9) most of these instruments could
he seen in the Chapel Royal but after
the DAYS of the 5th and 6th of October.
1870. they all mysteriousIy disappeared
tain. One Of them. a cello. was sold in
the early years of the century to Sir
William Curtis; it was put up at 500
guineas, and bought in at 2Sn etlinaes In
1872 the instrument belonged to the Rev.
n. n. Bridges. who showed it in the loan
exhibition cf that year.
In Stradivarius and Guarnerius del
Jesu we reach the zenith Of nerfec+iou in
violin making. The Guarnerius family.
Ike the Awaits, consisted of several dis
ttnct makers, whose work is often con
fused; They all form an important
branch of the CrerOna school. but when
ViOlinists speak of a Guarnerius thew
mean an instrument by the last Of the
was born in 1857, and who is de<ignate5
del Jesu" from the curious habit he had
Of putting a cross and the letters L H
> on his labels Guarnerius del Jesu
stands next 70 Stra divarius himself as me
greatest violin maker the world has ever
seen, and it is with him that the art
may be said to have died.-From the
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lilo. Road Runner. Mainstay, summer

LILO Road Runner. Mainstay. Summer
Time, Podiga also ran.
Third race, five and one-half furiongs,
selling---Maj0r Cook. 1O6 (Chorn, 2 to L,
won; KowalslSy, go (Garner), to l. sec
ondi. Pat Murphy, 80 PiggotO, u to :,
third. Time-1 :10A. Rey del Bandidos,
Unity, Perhaps, Toano also ran.
Fourth race, six furlongs-Babe Muir
ply, SO (Chorn), 2 TO l, won Gallant, 90
PiggotD, 6 to I, second; Potentate, no
(Walker), s 10 l, third. Time-1:1612.
Philomena, Maggie, Last Chance, Carmel,
Servitor also ran.
Fifth race, mile and one-sixteenth, sell
ing--Braw Scot, 109 (Chorn), 8 to 2, won;
Nephew, 112 (3allard), 7 to 10, second;
1853. Allahaba, Modesto also ran.
Sixth race, seven furlongs, selling
Thornhill, 40 (Coady), S to 1. won; High
1o7 (AIcHugh) 5 to 1, third Time-1 81: 3S22i1zz 4.
George Miller, La Flecha, Our Maggie
also ran
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HELPING HIM OUT.
A Delicate Situation, But He Would
Do the Best he Could.

- @SEHN LC OOuAus
Briggs-Strange what will sometimes
happen to man. You know Miss
Pimlico. don't you?
Griggs-Oh. yes, very well. The girl
from the south who is visiting here2
Briggs-Yes. Wei, the other night I
called on her. and hearing that she
was about to return I asked her if I
could be of any service to her, and she
said she would like to have me get her
railroad ticket, secure a section and so
forth.
Griggs-And you did so?
Briggs-I did, old man. I put I'D sS2
for that ticket.
Griggs-Didn't she offer to pay you2
Briggs Certainly, at the time.
said no hurry to wait until I got the
ticket. You know, girls don't think
about those things-don't realize the
value of money
Griggs-Certainly not. But didn't
she pay you at all2
Briggs-No, she didn't 1 saw her
off last night and the thing must have
slipped her mind Places me IN an
awful fix.
Griggs-I see. Makes you short.
doesn't it?
Brigg5-No name for it. Don't know
what I'll do, old fellow.
GriggS-But she's good for It?
Briggs-Oh. certainly. The merest
hint.
Griggs-I see A delicate matter.
She will probably remember it soon.
but you naturally feel that you don't
wsnt to remind her of it.
Briggs-That's it. Could you?
Griggs-Why. certainly, old fellow.
I think 1 can help you out. Only too
glad.
Briggs-By love. you are the right
sort of friend.
Griggs-That's all right I'll drop her
line and tell her to send me the
/ money, and I'll turn over what's left
after I've paid myself what you al
ready owe me.-New York World