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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-09

Copyright, 1886. The S. S. Mcclure Co. }
1t. was a Frenchman who first spoke
of our own times as 1.-The Indiarubber
Age" The aptness of this expression
does not at first sight impress itself.
One has heard the end of the nine
teenth century described as the Iron
Age" and the Age OF Electricity
But consideration shows that the term
''Indiarubber Age" is something more
than wittieism descriptive of modern
elasticity The part played among US
by rubber is quite as important as that
OF either iron or electricity; and the
field which rubber covers is, if humber,
notably vaSter, than the fields covered
by those two other great agents of civ
ilization. Rubber has indeed become a
necessity, where electricity and iron
are merely desiderata. Hence the JUS
LITIGATION of the French sayant and his
''Indiarubber Age
Some slight idea of the gigantic
growth of rubber industries may be
CLEANED from the following remarks of
a New York vehicle factory: I'VE have
lifted 5000 carriages with rubber tires
IN New York city alone during the past
two years; and there are scores of firms
competing with US.
Moreover, we have put rubber tires
on at least $4,000 vehicles in Cher
parts of the country, and yet the move
ment only took commercial shape four
years ago. 1t began with the livery
stables, which keep cabs and carriages
Tor hire. The keepers of such vehicles
round out that when parties of two
or more wanted to go to the theatre
or TO dance, they could not speak
softly as they wished to do. The gran
lite pavements caused this noise, and
when the rubber tires were introduced.
people discovered that they could at
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A ROMANCE ARoUT THE GEAR.

London Pelican: Whenever royal or
specially distinguished parsonage visits
these shores some ingenious soul invari-
ably ferrets out quaint or remarkable
story concerning his or her past. This
being the custom, it was too much to sup
pose that the ear should escape. I am,
therefore. not in the least surprised to
read that the imperial coming should
bring TO mind a strange story which found
its way into the press ~ years ago. 1t
was then alleged that the Emperor
Nicholas. on his mothers side, was a
Macgregor. A gentleman of the name,
residing at Brig O. Turk, publicly an
nounced that the Emperor of Russia was
a member of that clan.
He averred that when the Gar
Nicholas father PauD was in London he
fell in love with his (l1acSregor's) aunt,
whom he happened to see riding her
Shetland pony in Hyde park. The mon
arch got introduced to her parents and
herself. privately married her and took
her to Russia, where she became the
mother of Nicholas. The young lady in
question. who was noted for her beauty,
certainly did go to Russia.
a curious point about this story is that
when the Grand Duke Constantine
brother of Nicholas was on his way
he passed the Brig o Turk and was very
anxious to know as much as possible
about the place. All of which, 1 would
add is very mysterious, and makes one,
Oliver Twist-like, hunger for more infor-
nation
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YACHTING MEN HEET.
Some Important Changes in Rule,
May Be Looked For.

Some Important Changes in Rules
May BE Looked For.
BUFFALO, Nov. Six yacht
ing men of national reputation, repre-
senting two of the yacht racing asso-
Citations of the great lakes. held a
meeting of considerable Importance and
great length at the Hotel Iroquois last
night. The meeting was strictly pri-
vate.
The meeting was for the purpose of
framing a constitution and bylaws
embracing d system of measurements
and classification for all the aSSocid-
lions of the great lakes. This consti-
tuition is for the yacht racing union of
the great lakes, which embraces the
three associations of Lake Erie, On
tario and Michigan. These associa-
lions in turn represent about so differ
ent yacht clubs in different parts of
the country bordering on the fresh
water seas The constitution as pre-
scented to the six delegates last night
comprised 3S articles. The first article
only is made public at this time. 1t
is as follows:
THE object of the union shall be to
continue yachting and boat racing on
the great lakes; to unity the rules and
claSSifications that they will apply to
all clubs and in all events on the great
lakes; but it is not intended that the
union shall act in anything but an
advisory capacity
The delegates present would not
make public any of the other articles,
but President Jarvis of Toronto said
the present system of measurement
had not been materially altered.
The idea of forming a union of lake
associations is to conform to that re-
Gently adopted by the salt water clubs
and is for similar purposes.
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SEVEN LIVES LOST.
a Drunken Captain the Cause of the
Deaths of All but One of His
Crew.


MUSKEGON, Mich, Nov. S.-About
1:sO O'Clock this morning, the beach
patrolman on the south shore of the
harbor reported wreckage coming
ashore. This brought to the mind of
Captain Wood the question of the
safety of the big three-masted schooner
which arrived off the point about 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. f1ying a
tug flag as she came into sight; and
word was sent for the Carrie Richard
son, which came down, but drd not
venture out in the face of the big sea
which was running. and at o'clock
the lookout man saw her lights. After
that they disappeared, and nothing
more was seen of them. It was thought
she had slipped her cables and run out
to get room. But the sequel shows she
had not.
In the awful cold and darkness, seven
lives had been lost.
The lookout man at the life-saving
station thought he saw something move
on a dark object which bobbed with
the swell of the sea about half a mile
off the harbor. This was at the break
Of day, and Captain Wood was notified
and speedily found out that it was the
wreck of a vessel. He went out with
his crew and found a sailor cIinging to
a rafs-
The man was hardly able to wave the
life preseryerS as they came up. He
was taken to the station and, when
pronounced out of danger, was sent to
bed. The schooner was eWaukeshaw
This evening ne was able to tell that
his name was Frank Delach; that they
left burlington on Friday, and almost
Immediately the captain began drink
ing, having for his companions a sailor
by the name of Fred and the mate.
Soon the three became drunk, and they
continued that way until the end The
boat leaked badly all The way, and the
hands al the pumps soon became worn
CUT.
The sea increased. and the men
begged the captain to beach the boat,
but he refused. When they came in
sight of A1uskegon, he did not know
where he was, and anchored a mile and
a half out, against the protests of
Deldch, who wanted him to either enter
the harbor or go ashore. The drunken
captain, however, refused, and would
not allow any signals to be given to
bring help, locking up the torches.
Shortly thereafter, the boat began
breaking Up and the men sought safety
in the rigging. One by one the masts
fell, one killing the negro cook. The
other six chung to the wreckage and
were washed away one by one, Delach
and the mate being the last to go, Just
at daybreak this morning.
Two bodies, those of the cook and a
Swedish sailor. have been recovered
and taken charge Of by Coroner Van
derlinde. who viii hold an inquest to-
morrow.
The boat had on 500 tons of salt The
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Brazil who gather the crude rubber
from the wild trees. are very anxious
to retain for themselves their partial
monopoly, and are therefore almost
unanimous in pooh-poohing the plant
ing of forests of rubber trees as I'M
necessary and unprofitabl BILE.
On the other hand, Englishmen in
terested in rubber seem fascinated with
the prospects of the profits which
might be derived from the systematic
cultivation of rubber trees. They have
already established plantations in
British India, Ceylon and Trinidad and
have indirectly aided the establish
ment of similar plantations in Mexico.
One result of the attention which
British Guiana has lately been receiv-
ing through the Venezuelan boundary
dispute is likely to be the planting Of
rubber trees in that country, where the
soil and climate is peculiarly favorable
for their growth. 1t should not be for
gotten that the English have been
very successful in the cultivation o.
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beauty of her day. He wooed her be-
meath the large oaks that adorned the
grounds about the Harden mansion.
In Athens there is an odd-looking old
negro character by the name of Rob
hoy Harden He is at least so years of
age, but his mind is as clear as that of
person much younger. While Payne
was at his masters house Rob was as
signed to the duty of attending him. 1
once asked him why Payne left Gen.
eral Harden's house so suddenly
Lord knows, boss" said he First
l knowed of it he came in and said,
Kop, pack my trunks, and a little
Wn1ie a1ter dat he was gone"
Dld General Harden seem angry
that day when Payne left?"
No, sir; just like he always was"
NOW tell me, Rob, don't you think
Miss Mary and Mr.. Payne were secret
~ married, contrary to the wishes OF
her father?"
The old man was silent for fully a
minute and he shifted his position from
one foot to the other in an uneasy wav
which made me think 1 was obtruding
on the confidence of years imposed in
him, so / changed the subject
There is no doubt in the minds of
several of the older citizens of Athens
that Miss Mary Harden was married to
the sweet singer.
But why should the matter have been
kept secret?
In the first place, Payne was not the
social equal of the Hardens and was as
poor as he could be, also. Miss Harden.
to the contrary, enjoyed all the COM
forts Which wealth could give and
General Harden, proud and aristocrat-
&c, very probably refused to allow a
marriage. Therefore, Payne's hasty
departure in what must have been deep
modification.
1 next asked Rob about Miss Mary's
behavior after this departure. and he
said that she was ''sorter moping like
for several weeks after he had gone,
and went off to Europe pretty soon
afterward, where she stayed several
years.
Miss Harden died at very advanced
age and was a perfect recluse during
the last years of her life, admitting
few others to her room besides Miss
Evie Jackson, a niece Of hers, to whom
she left a comfortable competency and
some family records.
On all other subjects Miss Jackson
would converse freely, but when I
asked her the pointed question as TO
whether John Howard Payne and
Miss Harden were married, she polite
ly informed me that there were family
records and secrets intrusted to her by
Miss Harden which she would not
make public for any consideration, and
then she asked that the subject be
changed
Miss Harden had some splendid Of
fers while in Europe, but steadily re-
fused them all. and when she died a
small packet of papers was placed be-
side her casket.
What these papers were one can
only surmise. A relative of the old
lady says that she thinks they were
the love letters of her poet lover.
No one can assert to the contrary,
and so this statement stands
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"HOME, SWEET HOME
Romance in the Life of the Author
of the Poem.

Augusta (Ga) Chronicle: Those who
have listened to the sweet words of
John Howard Paynes famous song.
Home, Sweet Home" have no doubt
thought, as I have often. of what the
home life of this scholar and composer
would have been had he attained his
hearts desire, a home-sweet home,
where, from scenes of confusion, such
as was his lot as a journalist, ne could
rest his weary brain, writes Walter
Lowe.
I think he must have written Home,
Sweet Home" in one of his lover
dreams of Miss Mary Harden, golden
haired beauty of 10, the daughter of the
famous Indian fighter, General S. T.
Harden, one of the first settlers of that
section about Athens.
The composer was a guest at the
house of General Harden for several
months, during which time he was en-
gagged on a mission for a newspaper in
the north. It was here that he fell
captive to the sweet strains of the gui-
tar from the trained touch of the faS-
cinating daughter of the house-a rare
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The unfavorable weather deferred a
good many from taking advantage of
the Rio Grande Westerns excursion to
Tintic yesterday, but nevertheless a
fair number turned out and pleasant
time was had, considering the day.
S. H. Babcock, traffic manager of the
Rio Grande Western, went east last
evening on No. f.
General Freight Agent W. c. Stith
of the Missouri Pacific has been pro-
NOTED to freight traffic manager to
succeed Mr.. Parker. who resigned to
take a position on the new board of
administration, which succeeds the old
Western Freight association. Assist
ant General Freight Agent j. c. Lin
coin steps up to general freight agent
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Proposed steeI WORKS.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. s. NJ.
OsRimma technical director of the pro-
posed great steel works in Japan, and
four japanese engineers, arrived yes1er-
day on the steamer Rio De Janeiro from
Yokohama. They are on a tour of in
spection of the great steel works of
America and Europe, having in centem-
plation order TO buy a plant costing, APP
proXlmately 100000 They say they will
buy where they can get the best and
cheapest.
The plant when finished is - have 2
capacity of 100000 tons. 1t will be built
at the coal fields in southern Japan. 30 n
Martin and BeSsemer steels are to be
manufactured.
we want 10 put our country said Mr.
Dshimma. 'where it property belongs-in
the van as a manufacturing nation We
will need a vast amount of steel, and do
not want to depend on any other coun-
try for it,
The party viii be here for several DAYS
and will examine the manufactures of
San Francisco. and then go to St Louis
Chicago and Pittsburg and on TO Europe
The entire trip will occupy one year.
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Jimmie DUPREE.
Young Californian About to Make
Her Second Matrimonial Venture.

Young Californian About to Make
Her Second Matrimonial Venture.
NEW YORK, Nov. "a morning
paper says: Minnie Dupree, who re-
Gently finished a two weeks engage
ment at the Boston Museum in THE
Two Little Migrants" has announced
her intention to foGsake the stage at
the end of tine season for a second
matrimonial venture. The man of her
choice is Major William H. Langley.
a cotton millionaire, who lives at the
New Amsterdam hotel at Fourth w
enue and Twenty-firslt street.
Major Langley's first wife, who was
Marie Belle Shepard, got a divorce
from him about a year ago.
At the time the Langleys separated
it was said THAI the wife received $780,
600 for herself and S1,000,000 in trust for
her three children. Major Langley Is
a member of the Manhattan and other
clubs, and is reputed TO be worth sew
eral million dollars.
Minnie Dupree is a Californian, &c
years of age, and has played leading
parts with Richard Mansfield, Nat
Goodwin and Stuart Robson.
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Politics in Korea.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. Especial cor
respondence of the United Associated
Presses.)
Toxic. Oct 2O.-The first attempt to
form a political party openly in Korea
has been summarily nipped in the bud.
The protector, one Kwak L. of Chemulpo,
issued a public notice in that place and
its neighborhood, declaring the right of
the people TO criticise the acts of Of
ficials whose salaries they pay, and
calling upon every one to join in organ
izing an association for establishing
oppression. hwak speedily found himself
en- route for Seoul under arrest.
The Japanese government has decided
to establish several new legations and
conSUlates in foreign countries, namely:
Legations in Hawaii, Mexico, and Brazil,
and consulates in Antwerp, Sydney, New
ChWanS and Chicago. Consulates general
already exist III Hawaii and Mexico, but
they viii now be raised TO the rank of
legations, under charges d'ahaires.
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HEAVY SNOW FALL.
South Dakota Points Covered by
IL to Ia Inches-AIuch Suffering
Will Follow.

ST. PAUL, Nov. S.-Reports from
points in South Dakota report re-
markably heavy fall of snow for this
season of the year. A Huron special
saws from u to IA inches OF snow covers
the ground in that portion of the state,
more than fell all last winter, and the
newest 20 e..s- ~ IT. s-ef--' 49,
years. Thousands of acres of corn are
covered and but a small portion of The
crop has been threshed. Settlers are
unprepared for winter and much suffer-
ing will follow. The snow has drifted
and railway trains are impeded.
Chamberlain and Miller report heavy
loss to stock and much suffering as a
result of the severe weather.
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-<-zES-~1
WMD-EYED STORY.

PARIS, Nov. S-The Gaulois pub
fishes an extraordinary story that
the French government has been semi
officially appraised that Emperor Will
lam came to Paris incognitio during
the visit of the car. The ear, the
Gaulois adds, saw him at Versailles
and several officers knew he was pres
ent at the time of the military maneu-
vres there. He attended the gala per-
formances given at the opera in honor
Of the car and precaution was taken
to prevent an unfavorable scene if he
was recognized.
The story finds few believers.
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A GREAT SCHEME.
Ii Is to Duild Canal From New Jer-
sey to California.

NEW YORK. Nov. S-The Central
Labor union Endorsed a scheme today
to build a canal from New Jersey to
California parallel to the transconti-
mental railroad. The canal is to be
built by the government.
J. r. Enche of Trenton, n. J., the
promoter of the scheme. will lay it be-
fore the general assembly of the
Knights of Labor, which meets in
Rochester Tuesday, and the Federation
of Labor, which meets in December.
Encke is sure that organized labor
all over the country will endorse the
scheme. The proposed canal is to be
800 to $50 feet wide and from 10 TO so
feet deep. The walls are to be So feet
thick
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Waukeshaw was an old boat, having
been built at Manitowoc, Wis, in 1862.
She registered $40 tons, was 1876 feet
long and &c feet beam.
This was Delach's first trip on the
boat, and he was unable to give the
names of any of the crew. He says she
was sailed by her owner. This is the
thirteenth time Delach has been
wrecked.
Nothing was found on the bodies by
which they could be identified.
The beach is strewn with wreckage
for two miles south of the piers and
the shores have been thronged by
thousands today eagerly picking up all
possible souvenirs. All possible has
been done to obtain the names of the
lost men, but nothing has been learned
as vet
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SANTA CRUZ. Cal, Nov S.-Major
Frank Mclaughlin arrived here this
morning and received quite an ovation
from q crowd of Santa Cruz admirers
at the depot, among whonI were the
welcoming committee from the McKin-
ley-Hobart club and the Republican
club of this city. A reception will be
rendered the chairman of the Repub-
lican central committee at the Palm
theatre Monday evening, and will take
the form of a monster ratification meet
ing, with w. H. Lamb as chairman,
supported on the stage by the McKin-
ley-Hobart and the Republicans clubs,
400 strong.
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KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Twentieth General Assembly VIII
Begin in Rochester Tuesday.

ROCHESTER, Nov. S.-The TWEEN
tieth general assembly of the
Knights of Labor in Canada and the
United States viii begin its session in
this city Tuesday morning. All of the
officers and most of the delegates are
already upon the scene. Several of the
committees held special sessions today
to consider propositions to be brought
before the assembly At the first
meeting Tuesday morning the address
of welcome will be delivered by Mayor
Warner and General Master Workman
James r. Sovereign will make the re-
Spouse on behalf of the society. The
visitors will be royalty entertained.
The cahvassing for offices is already
in progress. 1t is said that Master
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San Francisco Wave: Visitor (gruffly)-
Are YOU the editor2
Editor without looking up from his
WOrk)-I am.
Stranger more gruff1y)-Do you hold
yourself responsible for everything ap-
pearing in the paper?
Editor Crising TO his feet inches-I do.
What's on YOUR mind?
Visitor (meekly)-Oh. nothing at all sir,
I assure you. I was under the impression
that the little man over in the corner took
all the responsibility.
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TIE DIAMOND.
Nevada Team Easy Victims for the
California Boys.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. S.-The Ne
vada Stars, baseball champions Of the
silver state, went Down this afternoon
before the game Tufts-Lyons team OF
Les Angeles. The sageordSA eggrega-
ton PLAYED excelEe.k bail up to tie
sixth inning, when by q succession C.
errors in the infeld the Tufls-Lyons
scored 6 runs and practically clinof-ad
the game. The citrus belt lads fielded
like professionals, ard but seven hits
were made off their drTninul.ive
pitcher, Riviera Score: Nevada Stars,
g; Tufts-Lyons. IA. batteries, HerrieH'
ard Lichtenberg, Riviera and Mango
ri1la
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trees and shrubs which yield valuable
products.
ENGLAND HAS SUCCEEDED BE-
FORE.
Thus they brought sugar cane plan
tations to a high state of perfection in
jamaica BY transplanting the Gin
chona tree from Peru to India they re-
duced the price of quinine from 81 to
20 cents an ounce; the tea shrub IN
their hands in Assam threatens to de-
stroy the demand for the Chinese va
riety of tea 1t will be seen that Para
rubber commands a price one-third
higher than the best of any other
country. The crude rubber from the
Congo sells at 40 cents a pound, but it
has been proposed to transplant the
rubber trees from the Amazon basin
TO that of the Congo, both rivers being
situated in the tropical regions and the
conditions of the soil along the banks
being similar.
ANYHOW. RUBBER HOLDS ITS
OWN.
With the prospect of such an i'm
mense increase in the annual rubber
output, and of a battle royal between
the English capitalists and the present
American monopolists, there appears to
be all the greater reason for styling
this the India rubber age"
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TRAVELLERS IN
GREAT DANGER
Japanese Police Create a Reign OF
Terror

They Cut OFF the ToplSnots of the
Koreans, and Great Grief Results
MANY Koreans Said to BE EN-
bracing Christianity-Japan Has
Decided to Establish Several New
Legations and COnsuIates in For
eign Countries-PropOsed Big steel
Works.
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VIENNA. Nov. S.-Professor Sue, an
Austrian economist, has written a letter
to the Neue Wiener Tageblatt in which
he argues that Mr.. McKinley's election is
victory for international bimetallism.
He concludes by saying that the states
men of Europe must learn a lesson from
events in America. Ii is their duty TO re-
l4eve the world of a state of affairs so
full of danger.
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Workman Sovereign is not in the field
Among the prominent candidates for
his Office is T. 3. Mcclure Of Amster-
dam. No serious opposition has yet
developed te Secretary Treasurer
Hayes, but the malcontents have not
arrived in force