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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-18
THE BILLIARD sHARPs.

BOSTON, April 17.-Frank Ives won
the closing game and the champion
ship in the second series of the inter-
national billiard tournament tonight,
defeating Schaefer 800 to 2S4 Rum
stead hall was crowded to it's utmost
capacity. Both Schaefer and Ives had
each two victories to their credit and
tonights game decided the champion
ship. Schaefer was the favorite with
the majority of the spectators. His
playing was by no means up to the
standard Frequently he had the
game well in hand, but would slip up
on compare lively easy shots. Ives
played a cool careful game through
out, and only In the last innings did
he manifest any nervousness.
Ives highest run was 30, average
1856.
Schaefer's highest run was &c; aver
age 1885,
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DISHoNoRABLE MOTIVES
American Arrested.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE state
department has received a brief cable
message from. Consul General Will
liams, at Havana, announcing the
arrest of the Protestant bishop, Alber-
to Jesus Diaz, we'll known to many
church people in all parts of the United
States Diaz is a naturadized Ameri-
can citizen of strong Cuban sympa thies,
but his friends insist that his work in
Cuba has been confined to PROSECUTING
for the church and not participating
in the rebellion. The consul general
will insist on civil trial, should the
matter go to the length of a trial.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-18
The Chapman Case.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE dis
trict court of appeals today allowed a
writ of error to the United States su-
preme court asked for by counsel for
Elverton R Chapman the New York
stock broker convicted for having re-
fused to answer questions proposed by
the senate sugar trust Investigating
committee The case probably will be
heard by the supreme court next
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-18
HOT ALL The
WAY THROUGH
Some Very Lively Scenes in
the Upper House
Yesterday.
HILL IS HEARD ONCE MORE
His Opinion of the Wilson Reeve
nue. Bill.
HILL IS HEARD ONCE MORE

With Revenues Insufficient to Meet
Government Expenses, Bonds Be-
came Imperative-Certain Then
the Democrats Should Defend the
Action of the President and the
Secretary of the Treasury-A1Ien
and Gear Come Together Over
Railway Matters-sensations Ga
lore.
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BISHOP STEVENS
DENIES IT ALL
The Ogden Man Was Very
Hard to Find.
CHARGES OF MR.. MONSoN.
The Bishop Says He Has liked
Things Up.

Positively Denies That He Ever Told
Him the Church Had Appointed
a Committee to Look After Leg
isIative Matters-Digest of the
Second Open Letter of Hon. E. b.
Critch1ow-views of Hons. Lee
Curtis, e. Nj. Allison and A. S.
Condor.
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for the material in the Chicago post
office building. He was prominent in
Washington, D. c., social circles some
years ago, and formerly resided in
chicago, where he married Miss Mary
Goiding. his first wife, who died about
two years ago.
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FREE SILVER HIS THEME
His Audience Fills a Big Circus
Tent.

They Go Fairly Wild When TiIIman
Says No Man Can Be Appointed to
the Supreme Bench Unless He is
Known to Be Friendly to the Cor
pOratiOns-Bitter Against the
Lawyers in COngress-His Appeal
to the POpuIists.
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THRouGH A CYCLoNE.

SOUTHAMPTON, April 1.-THE North
Lloyd steamer Spree from New York
arrived this morning, and reported hav-
ing passed through a terrific cyclone
shortly after her departure from Sandy
Hook. The steamer was not injured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-18
THE TREA sURY.

WASHINGTON. April 17.-Today's
statement of the condition of the treas
ury shows: Available cash balance
$270, 44S, 466; gold reserve, $127, 427,2S1.
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THE VISIT TO PRESIDENT CAN
NON.

Mr.. Stevens further said: ct was
my custom to get counsel from what
ever source 1 could get it. L went once
with Smoot of Provo to see George @.
Cannon about my school bill. The visit
was very unsatisfactory, because he
said he had not time to consider 1t,
and thought we had better consult
others.
you remember that 1 sent you
copy of the school bill with a request
for suggestions? 1 did likewise in
many, many cases. 1 don't want to
prolong this controversy, as it will do
no good, but of this l am positive, that
Mr.. Monson was very much mistaken.
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In view OF the statement made in
Mr.. Critchlow's open letter over the
signature of Hon. Joseph Monsoon with
reference TO Bishop Stevens and the
alleged junta, there was an immediate
desire to hear what Mr. Stevens had
to say on the subject Early in the
day Herald representative called at
that gentleman's residence in Ogden,
but was told that he was not at home
and that nc accurate information
could be given as to where he was or
when he might be expected to return
SIS it was said he was very irregular
in his comings and goings.
All day long these visits were re-
peated at frequent intervals not only
by the newspaper men. but by citizens
anxious to learn of his whereabouts
and get his settlement of the case. He
could not be found elsewhere in the
city but to all alike was the statement
made at his door that he was not in.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-18

DEBATE ON A WAR CLAIM.
Ii Was Lively and at Times
Severe.

Dockery, Crisp and Skyers Pay 81
High Tribute to- Speaker Reed,
Who "Has stood Like a Lion in
the Path of Members of Both Po-
litical NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Uses
the Weapon of RidicuIe.
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Mr.. Stevens had announced his in
tention of consulting with his Intimate
friends, who had had legislative eXper-
fence, and he named a number of them,
including James Sharp and Franklin
Richards and possibly Judge King
They were all his friends.
However," said Mr.. Stevens, Il did
not say at that time nor at any other
time, that a committee had been ap-
pointed to look after legislation. Mr..
Monson has made a great mistake l
never named other than those three
names to Mr.. Monson, even as friends
who would aid me with advice. They
had had more legislative experience
than 1, and 1 think my seeking advice
from them was entirely fitting and
proper-a duty that l owed to my son-
stituents. 1 did consult them and
others a great many times, among
them Judges Rolapp, Miner and
Bartch.''
Mr.. Stevens said that he had heard
Of the committee or 'junta" while
the legislature was yet in session, but
personally knew nothing about it.
He had met with no gentlemen ap-
pointed as a committee. The counsel
he had received had been from private
individuals at his request.
U-uE VISIT To pPESTDENT CAN
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WICHITA. Kan. April Ex-senator
Ben r. Tillman of South Carolina ar
rived in Wichita this morning and was
met at the depot by a large number of
people. At o'clock this afternoon in a.
circus tent, erected for the purpose.
Senator Tillman made an extended free
silver speech, talking to one of the Iarg-
est audiences that ever gathered here.
In an interview Tillman said in. an
swer to question: IF Whitney of New
York is nominated at Chicago. L would
walk out of the convention: if Morrison
is nominated, 1 would feel like walking
out, but would wait until looked up his
record. 1 don't know where Morrison
stands on the silver question and 1 have
not seen anybody in recent years who
does
AN IMMENSE AUDIENCE
greeted Senator Tfllman in the circus
tent of Bond Brothers after the show
was over. Ex-Governor Lewelling intro
duced the speaker, who made the hottest
speech ever made here The people fairly
went wild when he said no man could
be appointed to the supreme court unless
he was known to be friendly to the cor
porations. He said that if the Democratic
convention at Chicago did not declare for
Tree silver that he would pick up his hat
and leave the party. He was especially
bitter against the lawyers in congress.
and did not hesitate to say that while
many of them were paid by the people,
they were paid better by the corpora
tons and worked for those who paid
them best. He appealed to the Populists
to vote for the Democratic party if it
declared for free silver and succeeded in
driving Cleveland and Carlisle into the
Republican party where they belonged.
He made daring, courageous and very
bitter speech and he was applauded vo-
ciferously. At the end of his speech every
man in the audience raised his right
hand to indicate that he was for free
silver at a ratio of Is to L.
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THAT COMMITTEE.

since he came from Cache county, and
from this they got to talking of leg
islation.
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Continued on Page 81
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THE COMBINED CIRCULATION

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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HON. LEE CURTIS.

HON. LEE CURTIS.
The Herald representative mean
while called on Mr.. Stevens collea CUES
to get their view of the matter as to
whether church influence was directly
used or not Hon. Lee Curtis said:
81 cannot answer yes nor can 1 answer
no. There were some strange things
happened which l can not account for
and which / could account for if 1
knew this condition existed The Nor
mon members as a rule worked to-
gether in many ways, showing a
tendency to ignore party lines more
than the Gentiles did. Still 1 do not
say the condition existed nor do l say
it did not. 1 do not know, and would
have been the last man to whom such
a secret would have been impaired. /
have great confidence in Mr.. Monsoon
ability and integrity
SENATOR ALLISON.
Hon E. NJ. Allison said: ,''There is
no question but what such results were
accomplished. whether they were
brought about by committee appoint
ed or not. The Mormons certainly
threw aside distinctions on matters
closely affecting their church institu-
lions. Particularly was this the case
with the bill for the act defining adul-
terry, polygamy, fornication and incest,
which was passed by the house, but
unexpectedly defeated in the senate.
In the opinion of many there is now no
law Furnishing these crimes.
The result described in Mr.. Critch-
lows letter was certainly accomplished,
whether by a committee or otherwise,
/ cannot say. / heard almost daily
complaints from members of the house
that such methods were being used"
Hon. A. S. Condor was approached
by The Herald reporter and said he
did not care at this time to enter the
controversy, but later he might have
something to say.
In reply TO the reporters questions
he had nothing but praise for Mr..
Critchlow and Mr.. Monson. He said
Mr. Critchlow and he often had wordy
battles in the house. but there was no
man whom he respected more for his
sincere motives, pure character and
good judgment. A similar tribute was
paid to Mr.. Monson.
Meanwhile all efforts to find Mr..
Stevens had failed and the regular
Herald man, weary of so much fruit
less tramping, asked a young lady
stenographer. in the employ of the
paper, to call at MIR. Stevens residence
and try her ] ok.
At first she was refused permission
to see her bishop but after a long de-
lay and as she had started away she
was called back and told that she
might see the gentleman if her business
wa pressing.
FOUND AT LAST.
Mr.. Stevens greeted her cordially but
seemed very much surprised when
FROM beneath her jacket she drew a
newspaper and asked for a statement
regarding the matter contained in the
Moilson letter, saying she represented
the Salt Lake Heralds Ogden bureau
FINALLY Mr.. Stevens said that there
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-26
THE DsNGLEy BILL.

Present indications are that the
Dingley bill viii come before congress
at its next session as the issue of the
hour. 1t does not down, but comes up
almost daily for discussion by politi-
clans. The reason is, 10 doubt, that
it has such great merits in the eyes Of
those who favor it, in that it affords
a rallying point. This is much.
When put forward last winter it was
as a feeler more than anything else.
1t was never anticipated that it would
pass congress, much less receive the
presidents approval. II was detected
by the five silver senators, which fact
allowed those who supported il to say
that it was not defeated because of
its lack of merit. At the coming ses-
sion it viii serve as a feeler just as
it did at the last, and so viii serve a
purpose by way of indicating to the
incoming administration public senti-
ment on the question of tariff.
Every effort is being made to i'm
press the people with the idea that it
is a purely revenue measure. Thus
Speaker Reed, addressing the Duluth
board of trade, said concerning this
same bill:
"A bill was introduced in the last
congress which did not affect the tariff
question at all, but was only 10 raise
revenues. 1 appeal to you as business
men to investigate this matter and
create sentiment that win result in
the passage OF such a bill as will en-
able US to establish ourselves as a
solvent nation"
Ostensibly, and ostentatiously, intro
duced as a revenue measure, the Ding
ley bill was as much of a high tariff
measure as the Mckinley bill itself.
1t took WOO! off the free list, and it
made a horizontal raise in the duties
imposed by the present tariff law of
Is per cent, except where such in
crease would made the duty higher
than it was under the law of 1890 (the
Mckinley law).
It is claimed that the Dingley bill
is non-partisan and non-protective
measure because it made no attempt to
change ad vaIorem to specific duties.
There is nothing in the claim to justify
the assertion that the bill is not a
protective measure, and of an extreme
type The fact that it is favored by
such champions as Speaker Reed and
Senator Sherman is pretty good evil
dence that the bill is a partisan and
protective measure.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-26
MARIA nARBEars CASE.

Early in the summer OF 1895 Maria
Barberi, an Italian girl living III New
York City, killed her lover. He had
wronged her and he tainted her with
it. Her hot southern blood could not
stand the taunt and she killed him
On July Is, OF the same year, she was
found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree and sentenced to death Last
April the court of appeals granted her
a new trial.
When she was convicted more than a
year ago she was a simple, ignorant
Italian peasant girl. Her case. with
its many extenuating circumstances.
aroused much sympathy. Great inter-
est was taken in her. and kindness ard
gentleness and sympathy have changed
her nature. She has learned to speak,
read and write the English language
and she has become quite Intelligent.
The Improvement in her moral nature
has been equal TO that in her intel
lectual nature Now she recognizes the
enormity of her crime and regrets it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-26

bic task to draw I'D statement OF
fundamental principles of American
ism" that would be received by the en-
tire American people as a perfect EN- :
bodiment Of them. A large portion Of
the people would want to add 70 the
statement while another portion would
want to eliminate something. 1t is
difference of opinion as to .funda-
mental principles of Americanism' that
makes the line of demaIkation between
the two great political parties in this
country; and this difference has per-
sisted from the first days Of the Repub
lican and Federal parties. The distri-
button of powers between the general
and the state governments is certainly
a question of the fundamental princi-
pies of Americanism, yet Americans
always will differ regarding this distri-
button.
No portion of the American people, no
section of the country can say: we
are more American than they" The
west does not say that to the east, nor
the south to the north. because it would
be foolish and false The fundamental
principles of Americanism are too
broad, deep and universal for any party
to claim them all.
The Commercial Advertiser has taken
the narrow view that. Orthodoxy is
my doxy; heterodoxy is your doxy.'
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Why ENGLAND WILL ARBITRATE.

Hon. Andrew D. White, of the Vene-
zuelan commission, says that the COM
missions work is about completed.
1t was brought TO a completion by the
turn affairs took for arbitration. That
bcdy Lad done a vast amount of alb
solutely INDISPENSABLE preliminary
work, and seemingly has done it well.
The ground Tor an arbitration commits
sion has been cleared and the work
OF determining the true line of demark-
alton only remains TO be done. 1t will
perhaps be impossible to find the true
line, and in place OF finding it new
one will have to be established. That
will be equally as difficult as rediscov-
ering an old one, if there ever was one.
There is another story going round
IS to WIZ England so readily agreed
to submit the controversy to arbitra-
ton. It comes from Washington. and
is to the effect that England's sur
render was due to the fact that upon
investigation on the part of her mining
experts, she finds the gold fields Of
Venezuela are not worth contending
for Experienced prospectors We're
sent into every section of the country
that was liable to become involved in
the controversy. and their reports We're
far from satisfactory 10 those inter
ested IA the British end OF the bust
ness.
That IS very good story, but most
improbable. Were it true, it would
be a clear case Of sour grapes.
That the mineral resources, particu-
larly in gold, OF the territory in dis
pute between Venezuela and British
Guiana have been greatly exaggerated
is most likely. From the days of Cor
tez and Pizarro the rich country has
been the far country; and it is as
much so today as ever it was.
1t is a matter OF small moment why
England consented to submit her
claims to arbitration; the IMPORTANT
fact is that she did consent In submit
them. This is a matter of congratua-
ton for the people of the United States
and England and the friends of peace
everywhere.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-26
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF
AMERTCANESM

Addressing a New York chamber of
commerce meeting the other day, Gov
ernor Griggs, of New Jersey, said:
Let the schools teach reading and
writing and something else. Let them,
and let Columbia college, too, teach the
principles of popular government and
Industry. Go back to the days when
was boy. We used to be taught
then from the principles of Poor Rich
ard, that the man who would thrive
must either pull or drive. We didn't
hear anything then about legislating a
man into wealth .
There is much good sense in all that,
and the country is being gradually
though slowly educated up to the Idea
that education itself, the education of
the schools, is not a universal panacea
for the ills to which all governments,
no matter what their form. are heir.
The recognition of this fact is an in
valuable lesson itself.
The Commercial Advertiser, COM
menting on these remarks of Governor
Griggs', says that in the western states,
which Bryan carried, the percentage of
popular education, judged by the COM
monty accepted standards. was high
Following this admission. it declares
that the result proved that the schools
in those states had failed lamentably
in teaching their pupils the "funda-
mental principles of Americanism."
From this it is very easy to ascertain
what constitutes Fundamental princi-
pies of Americanism" in the eyes of the
Commercial Advertiser. 1t would say
that all that Major Mckinley stood for
constitutes fundamental principles of
Americanism, while all that Mr.. Bryan
stood for was the very opposite of these
fundamental principles. But is it so?
The percentage of foreign born popula-
ton is greatest in those states that cast
their votes for Mckinley, while the per-
centage of native born population is
greatest in those states that cast their
votes for Bryan.
1t would be a difficult if not impossi-
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Flowers Made of Bread.

Answers: One of the latest, and GER
tainly most effective, methods of making
artificial flowers is the use of fresh bread.
All that is required is a loaf of fresh
bread, some wire. and a little coloring
matter. According to a well known
maker of artificial flowers in the west
end of London. this novel method is likely
70 supercede all others. Not only do
these bread flowers look exactly like
the real article when freshly made, but,
as the bread grows stale. the flowers as
sumo a slightly withered appearance,
which is almost identical with that Of a
flower beginning to fade.
AS a rule. ordinary artificial flowers can
al once be detected by the unnatura!iy
bright and fresh appearance they present
after being in the heated atmosphere
OF = ballroom or elsewhere for several
hours: but the fading power Of bread
flowers practically insure them against
detection, even from the eyes of an eN-
merit
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-26

Judge: 1t was il Arizona at a mining
camp in the days of Indians, gila mon
sters ana cheap whisky. 4 miner named
Frazer. enc morning while in a maudlin
condition, noticed a gila monster in a
barrel and commenced teasing II, turning
it over, against the injunction of friends.
.'Oh. the thing won't hurt ne, he said
lie ne alone"
In a moment he held to view the mon
ster, clinging to his thumb. He shook il
loose anu walked to a neighboring sa-
loon.
Jim" he said to the bartender, with
an eye TO realizing Oh lis wound, holding
oilt he tco.h-narked thumb. i've been
bit by that Internal gila monster over
there. What had l better Go about il?
DO? You had better take some whisky.
Herer and Jtrl handed out the bottle
\ big Slassful was poured out and very
soon disappeared.
At another saloon he was given the
same rough sympathy. Then he asked to
lie down on the blankets in the corner.
The boys were playing poker rather
noisily, but Frazer did net seem dis
tUrDed. Presently one of the men about
the place stepped up to see how he was
coming on" His face was COOL his
pulse did not beat.
Boys, he's dead." cried the investi-
gator
'Oh. let us alone. Don't you see we are
playing poker?'
They were finally persuaded TO get up
and confirmed the report
4 coroner's jury was brought to the
scene next day. They could not give a
verdict, being unable to decide what
Which was it that ended him-the
whisky or the gila monster?