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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-02
FIVE MEN KILLED.
BOILERS IN TENNESSEE OIL MILL
BLOW UP.
No Ono Left to Tell the Cause-PrOD-
erty Loss VIII Not H1ece"
$4,000.

MEMP-JJ. nm, April IA special to
the Commercial Appeal from Greenvilie,
Miss, says:
At o'clock this afternoon two massive
boilers of the Planters Oil mill at TINS
place exploded, wrecking the mill prop
erty and causing the death of five men,
as follows:
Oliver Humphreys. colored, assistant
fireman.
Horace Wilkinson, colored, carpenter.
Ed Strasack. white, carpenter.
Frank Fran Wolfenden, chief engineer, badly
scalded and bruised.
Columbus Washington. colored, burned
and cut by timbers, VIII die.
Tom Brown, colored, badly bruised and
burned
Alexander Hughes, scalp wound from
flying timbers.
Freeman Pendleton, coIored, leg broken
and otherwise badly hurt.
The explosion occurred while Manager
Alexander was at dlnner, ana the cause
is stated to be a dry boiler.
This version of it is not, however,
definite, as all connected with the boiler
and engine room were killed except the
chief engineer and he is too badly hurt
to make any statement After the wreck
of the plant by the explosion, fire seized
the ruins and this was not suppressed by
the fire department until the bodies of the
killed had been badly charred- The loss
in dollars will not exceed $4,000
About year ago the plant of this oil
mill was destroyed by fire. causing a loss
of about $4,000 and had been rebuilt on
such q. scale as to make it one of the
most extensive and complete IN the
south
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BOISEBITS.
An Important Decisfon-The Irriga-
ton Congress.
Especial to The Herald.)

Especial to The Herald)
BOISE, Idaho, April lin the SUI
preme court today, in the case of the
state VS.. R. S. Brawne, I. C. Hata-
baugh and John Gilstrap, appealed by
the state to have certain questions of
law settled, the court decided an i'm
portant point, holding that in impan-
cling a jury in criminal trial, the
state should take one peremptory chal-
lenge and the defense two and so on
in that order until all were exhausted
Judge Piper at Moscow held the
sides should alternate with the chal-
lenges, thus giving the defense four
peremptory challenges after the chal-
lenges of the state were exhausted
In the case of J. H. Gaffney VS.. w.
G. Piper, district judge. the supreme
court overruled Piper, who had refused
to appoint as assignee of the defunct
Genesee bank a man elected by the
creditors.
Delegates in large numbers have al
ready arrived to be present at the
morrow. The delegates come from
Colorado, Nebraska, Oregon, Montana
and Washington. 1t is expected the
Utah delegates, including B. H. Rob-
erts, editor of the Salt Lake Herald,
will arrive tomorrow. Special arrange
ments are being made for the Utah
editor, who is known as the Black
smith Orator. and his address will be
a distinct feature of the congress.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-02
TuE PUBLIC DEBT.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The month
ly statement of the public debt, issued
by the treasury department today,
shows the debt, less cash in the treas
ury on March 81. to have been $942,-
49,, 253, an increase over last month of
s5,274,7S0, which is accounted for by an
increase of S14 209, $50 in the amount of
bonds delivered during the month, pay
ment for which had been made pre-
viously. The increase in the cash dur
ing the month amounted to S2,934,I4l,
making the net increase S5.273, $50 as
stated. The debt is classified as fol-
lows:
Interest bearing debt. 1887, 400. 40;
debt on which interest has ceased since
maturity, $1,659,510; debt bearing no
interest, 1914, 800, 351; total, SIZE, 9S4,O01-
This, however, does not include $685.
9O9, 253 in certificates and treasury
notes outstanding, which are offset BY
an equal amount Of cash IN the treas
ury.
The cash in the treasury is given as
follows: Gold, $171, 1855, 1903; silver, $685.
$50, IA; paper, s165.952 ,143; bonds, dis
bursting ofTicers' balances, etc, S2S.2OJ,-
349 making a total of SS74,969. 94f
against which there are demand la
bilities amounting to s6Q3,321 ,l9S, leaE-
ing a net cash balance of $Zd,64l' AS,
including the gold reserve.
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DENVER, April IA special to the
News from Santa Fe, N. NJ, says:
Governor Thornton returned home from
Washington last night. He said. MY
impression is that there is no hope for
the passage of the New Mexico or any
other statehood bill during this ses-
sion of congress. AT first the Republic
can leaders decided to kill these bills
in the committee room. but for the sake
of aiding the territorial delegates in
their canvass for reelection during the
coming campaign I believe it has been
decided to report all the statehood bills
to the house. This. however, will mere
" be done for local effect and without
any serious thought of favorable ac-
ton. This seems to be the concensus
OF opinion of all with whom I have
conversed on the subject in Washing
tom
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-02

CHICAGO. April IA special to the
Chronicle from Washington says: Sen
sational news in the Dygert case is
brought from Havana to Washington
by a prominent Cuban official, who
has returned to this country Here is
his story:
When Dygert was captured, the
Spaniards thought they had caught FL
1nglesite, a man who has been bother
ing the Spaniards considerably. lie
was chief of one of the largest of the
Cuban guerilla bands and a price was
set upon his head. Dygert could speak
no Spanish. No papers establishing
his identity were found upon him and
several Spaniards came forward to
swear he was none other than Ell In
glesite. You can guess his fate. Dy
CERT, whom the Spaniards believed was
Ell Inglesite, was tortured and finally
killed by what Spanlards know as II
slow garrote.' 1t takes a man two to
four hours. to die that way and he
suffers greatly Whether they ever
buried the body l do not know.
when it became known to the Span
ish authorities that FL Inglesite was
still alive and fighting, while the man
they had murdered was none other
than the American citizen Dygert
there was
CONSERVATION IN HAVANA.
Consul General Williams was asking
information at Havana and so was
Senior de LONE from Washington.
Something had been done to gain time.
A SpaNtish spy, who was born in the
United States, hit upon a plan. No
one in Havana knew Dygert's hand
r,-,-;fi n ictn Of he
ever, was perfectly we'll known. The
spy sat down and wrote letter, sign
ed with the name of Dygert telling
something of his family history, relat-
ing how he came to be arrested and
stating that he was imprisoned at
Guines. The letter was dated the day
after the arrest of the supposed Ell
lnglesite. This letter was allowed to
fall into the hands of a correspondent
of New York paper, who promptly
cabled it to New York and the Ameri-
can public was informed that Dygert
was safe and we'll. The date of the
letter seems to have escaped attention.
THIS STRANGE STORY
is contradicted by some facts and sup
ported by others. The contradictory
point is that the supposed letter from
Dygert is said to have been sent to
consul GENERAL WillamS, VINO is I'M
derstood to have been familiar with
Dygert's signature. At the same time
the state department denies that it has
received any information from Consul
General Williams, which bears on the
Dygert case.
The Spanish minister sent kilograms
to his agents in Havana directing them
to report on the Dygert case. He says
he has not received any answer either.
1t is considered strange, in view of
Dygert's alleged safety that nothing
definite can be learned from Cuba con-
corning his fate
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that Mr.. Hawley had cited the British
protection given to merchant shins

that Mr.. Hawley had cited the British
protection given to merchant ships.
Il cited it." responded Mr.. Hawley,
because the gentleman is free trad
er and Great Britain is his idol"
Mr.. Villas said he was ready to take
the intelligent instruction offered by
any country or man. He went on to
show the heavy and growing cost of
the ocean mail service. Mr. Villas cited
many cases of alleged excessive sub
sides. The mail from New York to
Havana last year, at regular rates.
would have cost about 5000, but in fact
cost over 100000 The Red D line re-
ceived 5000 last year for mail to Ven
ezuela, which at regular rates would
have cost $14,7S3.
This" he said, illustrates the beauty
of subsidies u
This great cost was accompanied by no
benefits except that two of the American
ships were to be serviceable TO the United
States navy. OF course, said the sena-
tor, these ships would not be able TO
fight against an arnlored ship.
Mr.. Villas turned his attention ID the
proposed addition of $4,000 in the COM
pensation to the oceanic steamship line
for service from San Francisco to Ha-
wall and other South Pacific points and
denied that the service would be cut of
if the addition was not rlada. N me
course of a colloquy MIR. Perkins sara We
were paying less in subsidies than New
Zealand.
''As an American citizen" declared Mr..
Perkins, II favor the fostering of Amtrl-
can shipping as against English shlppIns.
England, France and Russia PAD last
year $4,000, 600 in postal subsidies Dut Il!
friend from Wisconsin woull ro: s':e
dollar to American shipping except from
the regular postage rates. :.
In the course of the discussion, Mr.. i,
las stated the steamship companies LAD
succeeded in CARRYING the point that
statute miles should be measured. on
the sea instead of nautical miles, llius
increasing their compensation one. s'xe XVI.
The subsidy went over for separtte n ~ {
tomorrow. The balance Of the postolllee
appropriation bill was completed.
At $40 the senate atljourned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-02

PHOENIX, Ariz., April IL. c.
Hughes this afternoon turned over to
Secretary Bruce. the executive offices
of the territory, reserving, however.
any rights he may have in the prem
1ses. Secretary Bruce brought decided
pressure to bear, even threatening 20
send for the United States marshal to
eject the ex-governor from office Tele-
grams were received during the day
from President Cleveland directing
Bruce to take immediate possession but
Hughes held on till late in the after
noon when he received a telegram from
the interior department demanding that
he turn over the Office to the secretary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-02
WILLIAM NEWTON.
FORMER SALT LAkER IN TROUBLE
AT BUTTE.
Wanted at Rock Springs on the
Charge of Obtaining Money on
Worthless Checks Drawn BY Him.
self.
fsnecial to The Herald.

CHEYENNE. Wyo.. April IA spe-
cial to the Cheyenne Tribune from Hell
ena, Mont, announces the capture at
that place on Tuesday night, by Sher-
if Fred9ndall of this city, of William
Newton, formerly prominent lawyer
OF Rock Springs. Wyoming. Newton is
wanted on the charge of obtaining
money upon worthless checks drawn by
himself. He succeeded in bilking a
number of Cheyenne and Rawlins mer-
chants and left Rock Springs for Mon
tana. Complaint was made against
him by w. L. Larsh. an insurance
agent of this place, and a requisition
for his arrest was issued by Governor
Richards. Newton will be brought here
fer trial
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-02
NO CABLE,
senate Committee Do Not Look Fa-
vorabIy Upon the Hawaiian Pro-
position.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The senate
committee on foreign relations decided
today not to report any bill for the capie
to Hawaii. There was considerable feel
ing among the members. The bill had
been drafted and accepted by a majority
of the committee which is believed to
contain the best features of two PROPOSE
tons under consideration, one coming
from New York or the Scrimser company,
and the other from New Jersey, or the
Spaulding company. The bill was COM
piete except for the absence of the name
should be awarded. The bill had been
submitted to both companies and each
agreed to accept its provisions in case 1t
should be named as the one to which the
contract should go.
The four Democratic members of the
Mills, were opposed to granting any
subsidy for the cable, leaving six Repub-
lican senators and Senator Morgan favor
able to the undertaking by one company
or another, but divided as between the
two companies.
The ballot on filling the blank in the
bill resulted in favor of the New York
company, the four senators who opposed
any bill voting for this company When
the vote was taken upon reporting the bill
awarding the contract, thse four senators
voted against it, and were joined by the
friends of Spauling. The motion to in
sert the New Jersey Spaulding company.
was defeated by four Democrats and
others favoring the New York company.
The advocates of the cable do not admit
that the adverse vote will result in any
thing more serious than a temporary de-
lay. 1t is suggested that the contesting
companies may be joined in the bill and
their friends thus united
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-02
TEE BERMUDA.
Report of Its Seizure By the Spanish
Authorities.

REPORT of Its Seizure By the Spanish
Authorities.
NEW YORK, April 1.-The Herald saws
locally concerning the report of the seiz-
ure of the Bermuda by the Spanish au-
thorities:
The cable message from La Libertad
San Salvador, received by the Herald
stating that arms on the steamer Ber-
muda, of tilibustering fame, had been
coast of Honduras, would apparently in
dictate that the Bermuda had been inter
cspted while attempting to make land
ing IN Cuba, and had been compelled to
fly, with at least a portion of her cargo
to avoid capture by Spanish cruisers
There is reason to believe that the ex-
petition reported by Havana special dis
patches to have landed at Muriel, or on
the north coast of Pinar del Rio, was not
the Bermuda, but another expedition
Cargoes of arms and ammunition, carried
by small, fast sailing vessels, are known
to slip across under cover of darkness
from the Florida coast to the island of
Cuba, at intervals. The successful landing
of at least five of these small expeditions
has been announced during the last
month. These small filibustering parties
have all landed at dierent points on the
north coast of the island and sometimes
close to Havana.
The sailing of the Bermuda from New
York, with CaliXto Garcia on board, was,
OF course known TO the Spanish OftlcldlS.
All eyes were on the look out for her,
and 1t is not strange under the circum-
stances that the small expedition which
landed in the dark at Muriel on the
north coast was mistaken for and re-
ported as the Bermuda.
When Captain O'Brien picked up Garcia
and his party off the Jersey coast and
steamed to sea, it was not his intention
10 endanger life and property by steal
ing down the Atlantic coast toward Gu
ba, thus running the risk of interception
and capture by Spanish cruisers, which
were known to be on the watch for him.
The experienced old blockade runner
laid his course almost southeast, which
would take him hundreds of miles from
danger of interception. He left the Ba-
hamas well to the west, sighting land
first on their extreme eastern edge.
Watting's Island light would have been
made IN about four days, as the Ber-
muda steams at eleven knots an hour.
From this point toward Cape May, on
the eastern end of Cuba, the course is
almost due south and on the coast of the
province of Santiago de Cuba there is
every reason TO believe the Bermuda
attempted to land.
As the Bermuda approaches the Cuban
coast great caution was. of course, a
necessity. To pick safe landing place
and to avoid the patrol of Spanish cruis-
ers consumed time and necessitated delay
and it. is quite possible that, as in the
case OF the steamer Horsa, which is said
to have landed Aguererre and Castillo
near Qua ntanimo and the steamer Three
Friends, which recently landed Enrique
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-02
ANERICAN LABoRERs KICK.

Ell PASo, Texas, April Livery Sun
day and Wednesday. Horton, Drake 6
Co. who supply laborers for the Southern
Pscific road have been in the habit of
shipping forty or fifty Mexicans from this
place west over the Southern Pacific. The
American laborers have protested and
charge that the railroad is contracting
for foreign labor.
This morning the government immigra-
ton agent made a raid on a carload of
these laborers just as the train was leav-
ing for the west and captured half a
dozen Mexicns who acknowledged that
they had just come from Mexico. There
was nothing to implicate the railroad
company or Norton, Drake & Co.. as they
claim the men came to them unsolicited
and asked for work. The government
agent, however, took the men across to
Mexico and warned them not to return.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-02

WASHINGTON. April The senate
in passing the bill approving certain
acts of the legislative assembly OF New
Mexico, added an amendment validating
the S172500 of the bonds and indebted
ness of Santa Fe county issued under a
refunding act. The house territories com
mittee has agreed to accept this provis-
ion, with an amendment validating ether
bonds issued by Santa Fe county under
the act for the financial relief of the
counties and municipalities and bonds
issued by Grant county and the town OF
Silver City. The proposed amendments.
an accompanying report says, is in ac~
cord with an understanding reached by
the legal representatives in congress OF
the people affected by this legislation and
the holders of the bonds 20 be validated,
and seems to be based on all the eye
listing equities.
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THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

PAGE Harry Hayes found guilty OF
murder in the first degree. .Dygert
said to have been executed by the
SpaniardS through error. No hope fot-
Statehood for New Mexico yet awhile,
Hughes vacates the executive Office
Highwaymen board a St. Louis and
San Francisco train and blow open the
safe. Five men killed by a boiler ex-
plosion in Tennessee. William Newton.
formerly of the Salt Lake bar in
trouble once more. Brief kilograms.
PAGE 2-Political pointers. .Depew talks
OF Mckinley and his chances. .Sundry
civil appropriation bill virtually COM
pleted.. Brief kilograms.
PAGE 3.-Business, mining and stocks.
Latest news from all the camps. The
day on change. .Newsy notes from the
west and the northwest. Proposition
to bridge San Francisco Bay. Steel
and iron trust. Brief kilograms.
PAGE 4-Edirorials. Editorial notes.
Press comments. .Notables OF the day
...Humor.
PAGE blouse did but little yesterday.
Bill passed for a normal school at Fort
Cameron. Another fight over the fish
and game bill. Afternoon session o.
cupied by the revenue ll...Only a
quorum present at the evening session
and little accomplished. VIII hold a
Sunday session.. Decision of the
supreme court in the Brown case. hold
ing that under the interstate law, a
witness must testify...J. G. feathers,
the wealthy pauper' Brief locals
PAGE 6.-Revived rumors on Wall street
of impending gold shipments. Wool
business only moderate. Counties bill
in the senate reaches second reading.
Bill for the appropriation of $1,000 for
Wayne county killed, despite the ar
gurneutS of ChideSter. Bill for the pay
ment of interest on state warrants is
on and a fight will result. The Al
the treasury of the state possible and
have a normal school bill which will
take thirty-ive thousand away. Uni
versity faculty chideS the special au-
ditors for their work on the books of
the institution.
PAGE News from nearby towns: Park
City are shipments retarded by bad
roads. a tough character caught in
Tooele.. Ogden occurrences.
PAGE S-Hearing of the case of Higgins.
Tooker & Co. ct al. vs. the Utah Book
and Stationery company and others for
the setting aside of the book company s
assignment. Heirs of the late Caroline
q. Donelson do not like C. NJ. Donelson.
ir.. for administrator and want MIN
removed Two supreme court opinions
handed down, one affirmed. another re-
yersed. General court doings-- In rail-
way circles. Directors of the chamber
of commerce discuss plans for increas-
ing the usefulness Of the institution.
Letters TO be sent TO business men fol-
lowed up by personal solicitation. An
insurance feature proposed. -Amuse-
ments. In the social realm. Hotel
Corridor. Town brief local.
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And Aeain!

HAVANA, April 1.-The rumor of
the death of General Maxine Gomez is
still current here, and is being added
to by alleged details of his demise.
The latter are that the Cuban leader is
said to have expired some days ago of
hemoptysis at the Sncorro plantation,
in the province of Matanzas. No dates
are given and there are no facts forth
coming to confirm the report of Gomez
DEATH.
received here through other than Off
cfal channels, states Maxine Gomez
passed, six days since, by Cruces and
Santa Clara, going towards Puerto
Principe. These advices assert that
Gomez's health is very much broken,
and that he desires to return to Santo
Domingo
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They Are Afraid.

NEW YORK, April "A dispatch to
the World from Madrid, says:
The press now unanimously tells the
Spanish people they must be prepared
for vote in the American congress in
favor of the recognition of the Cuban bel
ligerency, and must consider it as an ex-
preston of sympathy of the American
public, as well as of congress, with the
Cubans in their fight for independence.
FL Liberal, FL impartial and other in
dependent journals call on the Spanish
government to accept the action of the
United States congress with becoming
dignity and never to tolerate any pres
sure or imposition on the part of Presi-
lent Cleveland even if interference APP
pears in the form of friendly and diplo-
matte acts. The papers clearly indicate
that it would be dangerous for this gov
eminent to stoop to any compromise,
that the nation would certainly repel.
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Collazo near Cardenas, the Bermuda may
have been caught in the act and after,
perhaps, landing General Garcia's party,
may have been chased away from the
coast across the Caribbean sea toward the
southwest.
Flying the British flag with so much
notoriety as a filibusterer attaches to
her name, she would hardly dare 10 put
in at any port on the island of Jamaica.
Toward Honduras she either sailed OF her
own accord or was chased thither by
Spanish men-of-war. The Cubans in New
York have heard nothing from the Ber-
muda since her arrival was cabled TO
them from Puerto CorteZ. They were
greatly surprised to hear that her arms
had been seized by the Honduras author
tiles
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ILLEGAL SEIZURE.

NEW YORK, April IA dispatch to
the World from Colon, Colombia, says:
The American schooner George w
Whitford, Captain Foot, was seized by
the Colombian gun boat Cordova, while
leaving Porto Betello. The charge
against the vessel is not known but it
is believed she carried contraband
goods.
Captain Foot declared he had proper
San Andreas clearance papers and was
going to Carthegenia for the custo-
mary coasting permit
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TO SUCCEED HYPoLITE.

KINGSTON, Jamaica. April l.
Copyright, 1886, by the Associated
Press. IT. Simon Sam. formerly min
lister of war for Hayti, has been elected
president to succeed General Hippo
lyte, deceased, by the senate and house
of representatives Perfect tranquility
prevails and there are no indications
of any dissatisfaction with the choice
for executive.