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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27
Special to The Herald.l

OGDEN, April 26.-seven boys made
a desperate and successful attempt to
escape from the reform school tonight
They succeeded in getting out by at
tacking Guard Willard Thomas. over
towering him and leaving the build
ing.
The affair happened about o'clock
just after the boys had been brought
back from supper II is the custom to
give one officer a holiday every third
Sunday, and, as Usual, there were but
two guards with the boys. The guards
Were Willard Thomas and Thomas
Myers They took the boys through the
tunnel connecting the main building
with the one where the dining room
and kitchen are located. After supper
they brought them back to the play
7'oom.
There were twenty-five of the boys in
their custody. Myers left Thomas with
them while he wen: back to his supper
this being the regular custom of the
school.
Hardly was Myers out of sight. when
seven of the boys attacked Thomas
Savagely. beating him with their fists
and striking him to the floor The first
u strike him was William Waluuist
of Salt Lake, but the others were not
slow in following. Thomas was stun
ned and almost entirely overpowered,
but he struggled and managed to blow
his whistle. summoning the other guard
and Superintendent Allison to the
scene.
Meanwhile, six OF the boys ran out
Their names are: Cecil Cooper. Joseph
Sloan, William walquist. John Peter
son, Thomas James and Henry Will
sheDki.
The seventh boy, William Russell,
colored lad sent here from Salt Lake
had clinched with the fallen guard and
they were engaged in a rough-and-tum-
bic fight on the floor. AS the guard
was dazed, the darkey had the better
of it, Thomas kept shouting to Su,
perintendent Allison that all the bows
were gone, but none except the seven
made any attempt TO escape. At the
approach Of help Russell left the half.
stunned guard and rushed out. The
guards followed and caught Cooper
and Sloan in a short time.
Officers were notified. and the police
force was soon in pursuit
Sheriff Wright, who returned from
California this morning, is also out
with his deputies. One officer of the
reform school has gone east and anoth-
er west, while telegraph and telephone
messages have gone in all directions.
and dozens of letters have already been
written by the superintendent to catch
them if other methods fail
Late tonight the police captured VIII
liam Walquist. He had swan the We
Der river and was thoroughly drenched.
He gave his name as William Fugate.
He was sent here from Salt Lake on
complaint of his father. Russell is also
from Salt Lake. Peterson is an Ogden
boy sent TO the school together with
his brother about six weeks ago. having
been convicted OF larceny.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27
The Bermudn Agnin.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April 20
The steamship Bermuda arrived in
port at o'clock tonight and anchored
in midstream directly opposite the
Clyde dock. Tugs having a covered
barge in tow loaded with arms and
ammunition, at once put out for the
steamer. The barge was taken to the
far side of the steamer and concealed
from view entirely. Hosting ma
chinery was set to work at once I'M
loading the barges to the Bermuda
This was completed about II o'clock.
Six large lifeboats capable of holding
fifty men each, which arrived a short
time ago from New York, were also
put aboard the Bermuda. In the mean
time the Cubans in the city took about
fifty foreign Cubans to the docks,
where they were transported in
launches and row boats to the
steamer. Manv others are reported to
have been on board when the Bermuda
arrived. Tbs Bermuda will sail os-
tensibly for Bermuda.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27

beyond the 1st of June. Senator George,
who is the special champion of the
bankruptcy bill, said today that he had
received no announcement in his efforts
to get up that measure and that he had
no hope of doing so.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon, says that,
contrary to reports, he is anxious to Sc
cure vote upon the resolution to seat
Mr.. Dupont as senator from Delaware
and that he is willing to take the chances
on the result.
Senator PETER will not, for the present,
press his bond resolution in antagonism
to the appropriation bills.
The senators are taking the possibility
of a veto of the river and harbor bill
into account in their calculations on adj
journment. Such fate for the bill has
been considered among the probabilities
ever since its passage by the house and
recent expressions on the part of those
near the president have increased the
apprehension of the friends of the bill
on this score. Hence there will be an
effort to so arrange the business of the
session as to hold congress in session
during the ten days which he is allowed
to consider a bill, in order to secure an
opportunity for passing the bill over the
presidents objections in case of disap-
prOVal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27
IDAHO DEMOCRATS.
SAID TO BE ANXIOUS TO FUSE NTH
P0PULISTS.
Representation of the Counties in
the Convention to he Held in Po-
catello in June.
tSneclal to The Herald.

u.
BOISE. Ida, April 26.-The sentiment
among members of the Democratic state
central committee is strongly in favor
Of a fusion with the Populists. The only
trouble will arise over division of the
offices. The Populists claim they should
have the lions share. as the Democratic
party is the third in the state in point
of voting strength. The counties viii
be entitled to the following representa-
ton in the convention at PocateIlo on
June Is. that will send delegates to the
Chicago convention: Ada, .: Bannock,
.; Bear Lake, 4; Bingham, 8; Blaine, 3:
Boise, 3: Canyon. 8: Cassia, 2: Custer, l;
Gilmore, 2; Fremont, 4; Idaho, 4;
Kootinai, 4; Latah, 4: Lehmi, 8; Lincoln.
8; Nez Perces. 8: Oneida, 4; Owyhee, 3;
Shoshone, 4: Washington, 2: total. 60.
Each county is entitled to one delegate
at large and one for each $50 votes cast
for Stevenson IN 1894. or fraction of Is
votes
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27
SALISBURY.
He Has Before Him an Informal
Proposition from President CIeve-
land.

CHICAGO, April 26.-The Times-Herald
Washington special says:
Lord Salisbury now has before him for
consideration an informal proposition
from President Cleveland of a treaty of
general arbitration of all matters in dis
pute between the United States and Great
Britain and Of all disputes between either
of these powers and any other power in
which the good offices of the other gov
eminent has been rendered. The meaning
of this is that the president has offered
to the British premier general scheme
of arbitration designed to embrace the
Venezuelan question. but without refer
ence thereto by name. thus affording a
method in which Lord Salisbury may
easily reach a settlement of that vexing
dispute without too directly humbling his
pride. To this proposal, made some time
ago, after series of fruitless negotia-
lions along other lines, no reply has as
yet been received.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27
Further Particulars.

KANSAS CITY, April ga special
to the Journal from Clay Center, Kan,
places the number of killed in last
nights cyclone at 8. There are ru-
mors of other deaths south and west
of Clifton and it is feared that when
communication with the stricken towns
is reestablished that the loss of life
will be shown to have been great. The
wires to many points are down and
but meagre details are obtainable at
midnight The pecuniary loss west of
Clifton at one point is estimated at
$20, 900, indicating that the total loss
will aggregate high.
The Journal correspondent gives the
following list of killed:
Frank Peterson, wife and one daugh-
ter.
Ed Ralthazar and wife.
Julius Trembly.
Jesse Ham.
Mrs. Halberson.
Injured:
Daughter of Frank Peterson, cannot
live.
Frank Wilkinson, cannot live
Entire family of John Modris, badly
mangled.
Six children of Eli Balthazar, more
or less injured.
A CHINA RAILWAY.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27
POOL PUNCHER S.

PITTSBURG, April 26-The Clear
waterloo ORC pool championship
match which was stopped by the police
last night at midnight may go by de-.
fault. The match stood when stopped:
Clearwater, 565; De Orc, 55S De Orc
claims that as the match was not car
rihd to its legitimate finish, the trophy
reyerts to the donors-the Brunswick
Calender company. Clearwater on the
other hand had notified De Orc that he
will be at the hall Monday night pre-
pared to finish the match from where
it inded on Saturday night. He will
claim the right to retain the champion
ship which he held previous to this
match if De Orc fails to meet him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27

authorizes the building OF a railroad
from Picking to Hankow. This is to be
a, grand trunk line, and the emperor says
that as the distance is great and the
cost immense, ne grants the privilege of
constructing it to wealthy men in the
various provinces who can show a capital
OF at least 100000 taels. Government
officials are ordered not to interfere with
the gains or losses of the company and
the promoters are promised tokens of
imperial appreciation if they are success
full The edict is addressed not only to
people in the capital, the provinces and
other dependencies of the empire but
also to 'our people laboring in other
lands
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27
FOR FREE SILVER.

Attitude of the Democrats of Michi-
gan.
DETROIT, April 26.-It appears
foregone conclusion that the Michigan
Democratic convention to be held next
Wednesday Will declare for free silver
and elect free silver delegates at large
to the national convention. G. Walter
Meade, acting secretary of the state
central committee, tonight gave to the
Associaed Press TIE following general
results of the county conventions thus
far held: OF the eighty-five counties.
fifty have thus far elected delegates to
the state convention. Seven hundred
and thirteen have deem selected. OF
these 1858 are instructed for free silver
and 124 for gold; 221 are uninstructed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27
shoc1.ed the spnninras.

NEW YORK, April ga dispatch
to the World from Havana says: Cen
eral Maceo has given the Spaniards a
shock by sending Bermudese and
Sainz across the trocha with a thous-
and men. The Cuban leader himself
has not yet attempted to cross the
fifteen mile barrier of trenches, fences
and forts which the captain-general
has thrown across the narrow part of
Cuba to imprison the dread nulatto
cavalry leader in the eastern end of
the island and force him to surrender
or fight 10000 Spanish troops with
his half naked and hungry followers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27
RUSSELL WILL
NOT HAVL IT
Presidential Nomination Has
No Attractions for
Him.
GoLDBUG To THE CORE
Democrats Must Take a Firm
Stand.

There Must Be No Evasion or Com
promise, and the Platform NuSt
Explicitly and EmphaticaIIy OPP
pose the Free Coinage of Silver or
Its Compulsory Purchase, or ANY
Legislation in That Direction-A
President Should Be UntrammeIed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27
"DRY SUNDAY"
How the Law Was Observed in New
York.

How the Law Was Observed in New
York.
NEW YORK, April 26.-The new no.
tells did a large business today in the
way of dispensing liquor to persons who
purchased a sandwich or a more pre-
tentious meal along with their beer or
whisky. The police kept sharp look.
out to see that the law was not VIC
lated by the hotels. and also kept their
eyes open to discover illegitimate places
of liquor selling III rooms in the rear
OF saloons, especially in the Italian
quarter and on the lower east side of
the town. There was no apparent at
tempt of the regular reputable saloon
keeper to evade the law, for the inter-
ior of all saloons was exposed,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27
CaIixto Garcia.

MADRID, April 26.-Havana advices
state that Calixto Garcia has been ap-
pointed commander-in-chief of the in
surgents by Maxine Gomez, who in
future will promote the rebel cause in
another capacity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27
John w. Houston.

WILMINGTON. Del, April Eek
Judge John w. Houston of the Della
ware superior court, one of the most
noted politicians in the state, died to-
night ait his home in GEORGETOWN.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27
SEVEN WENT
OUT AT ONCE
Reform School Inmates Make
a Desperate and Sue
cesSful Play.
STRUCK DOWN GUARDS
One of the "Skippers" Swims the
Weber River.
STRUCK DOWN GUARDS

sOme of the Youths Were Sent to
the School from This City-OmciaIs
Succeed i'm Making Captures, and
1t lis Probable the Bad Boys Will
An BE Back in Their Old Haunts
Today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27
Winds SWEEP
KANSAS PLAINS
Five Persons Killed Outright
and Many Are Badly
Injured.
NOTHING LEFT STANDING
The Track Was a Quarter of a
file Wide.

People Used to Such Things Taken
Totally Unnvares-One Baby
Found Dead in a Ravine Half a
Mile Away from HOme-Heartrend-
ing Tales of Sufferings Told by
Persons Who Visited the Scene of
the Storm.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27
SPANISH objections.

MADRID. April 26.-In the elections for
the senate, 102 Ministerialists, sixteen
Liberals and three Carlists have been re-
turned so far
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27
Treasury Deficiency.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-The treasury
deficit for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1896, will be approximately SIS, 000, 900.
This is the opinion of officials and others
best qualified to make an intelligent esti
mate of the result of the fiscal opera
tons of the year. In his annual esti-
mates sent to congress at the beginning
OF the present session, the secretary of
the treasury estimated the receipts from
customs during the fiscal year at $172, 600,
600. So far, with nearly ten months of
the year gone, the customs receipts have
reached about l3T.000,0 600. with fair pros
pect of increasing to S165, 100000 by the
close of the year. The
ESTIMATE OF. THE RECEIPTS
from internal revenue sources was S15S.-
00e,OO0. Up to this time they have reached
Sl20, 100000 and it is expected the figures
for the complete year will be about s146-
100000. The receipts from miscellaneous
sources are expected to slightly exceed
tho estimates OF SIS, 100000, making the
total receipts for the year about $37, 000, 900.
The secretary'S estimate of the years
expenditures was 1852, 600, 900, which. ac-
hciency of $4,000, COO. The actual expen-
ditures. however. it is now thought, will
aggregate about S352. 000, 900, or So 900
less than Mr.. Carlisle's estimate in De-
cember last, SO the deficit at the close
of the year, it is believed, will not show
any very material change from SATURDAYS
figures, S25, 162, 1913
This makes the total deficit for three
fiscal years ending June 80. 1896, $780,
S6l, S12.
The secretary's estimate at the time
they were made were believed by those
of long eXperince in the department, to
be extremely conservative. The receipts
from both customs and internal revenue
sources, however, have been surprisingly
low and there does not seem to be any
immediate prospect of material improve
ment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27
DELAY OF THE RELIEF

from Mafeking. He has ordered that
all passenger service be stopped in
order to enable the coaches from the
south to be used for bringing in the
available supply OF meat. 1t is also
said an arrangement has been made
with a friendly chief for further sup
plies, and these, it is hoped, will tide
over the needs of the community I'M
til they are better provided for.
An official dispatch forwarded mere
from Mafeking says that UP to the
present time all is we'll within the
column
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27

sidered lucky to have come off so well.
They retired upon the conclusion of the
fight but they were in possession of the
field when they did so.
Although the attacking party came
off without any very heavy losses they
did not drive the Matabeles, but sim
ply repulSed their attack. The hostile
lines are practically as near to Bulu-
wayo as ever, and it is certain that
only part of the Matabeles who are
beleaguring Buluwayo were engaged
in yesterdays fight. 1t is not clear that
the sortie has been effectual in pre-
venting the advance of the Malta beles
ITO the south of Buluwayo, which is
the outcome most feared.
THE UNEASINESS
here regarding the situation in the
hard pressed settlement is undated,
and about the only agreeable factor
is that the telegra phic communication
with Buluwayo is still open. The adj
ministrator there announces that the
town still has provisions for twenty
days The supplies on their way from
Mafeking are expected to arrive before
that period expires; but their arrival
at all depends upon many contingent
cies. Ut is very much feared that the
relief column may be attacked. IT
the supplies were not captured in such
case they would certainly be delayed.
The same thing would happen if the
line of communication were cut and
some point on it strongly held. The
best speed the relief column can make
without hostile obstruction will not
bring it to Buluwayo until it is urgent
ly needed.
The administrator at Buluwayo is
doing all in his power to increase his
stock and to provide against the con-
ltingency of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27
A CHINA RAILw4

PBKINe. April 2s.-An imperial edict
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27

KANSAS CITY, April ga special
to the Times from Topeka, Kan, says:
Five persons at least were killed out
right; three fatally and seventeen more
or less seriously injured and great des-
truction of property was wrought by a
cyclone which passed over Clay county
last night.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27
LEvELED WITH A

Half dozen telegraph poles were torn
down when the cyclone crossed the
road. Telegraphic communication be
tween Topeka and Clifton was cut off
from the hour of the storm until
o'clock this morning. 1t is expected
that much damage was done in the
vicinity of Palmer, Washington county,
but the details cannot be learned
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-27

is greater than the combined circulation
OF the daily and semi-weekly of any other
newspaper in Utah.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-29
FRIDAY, MAY 49,. 1896.
COUNTY CONVENTION,

Pursuant to the action of the State
Democratic Executive Committee, as
chairman of the Christian County
Democratic Committee, hereby give
notice for the Democrats of Christian
county to assemble in mass conven-
ton on Saturday, the Both day of
May, 1896, at the court house in Hop
kinsville, at 2 p' M, solar time TWEEN
ty minutes of 2 o'clock, local time)
for the purpose of choosing delegates
and alternates to the State Conven-
ton called to meet in Lexington, at 2
o'clock p. m. on the 3rd day of June
next. Christian county is entitled to
~ delegates to said convention and
AZ alternates.
T. J. MoRRow.
Chm Christian Co. Dem. Com.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-29

The Library Association OF HOpkinsviile
At the regular monthly meeting of
the directory of the Association, more
interest was manifested than at any
meeting previously held. All three
of the general committees reported.
The secretary of the Association re-
ported that the bylaws and constitu-
ton had been printed and were ready
for distribution.
The chairman of the Lecture Com
mittee reported that the committee
hal been actively engaged in looking
over the lecture field and that they
were already in correspondence with
twenty of the best lecturers before the
public; ~.
The committee on Library were in
structed to solicit contributions of
suitable books from our citizens, or if
any one preferred, to accept money to
be applied to the same purpose. 1t
was finally decided to look for suita-
BILE rooms and to meet there for the
present, so that the Association could
have headquarters of its own until
a building could be built by the As
ISOLATION, which is their chief end and
aim. rt
We hope that the citizens will rally
in aid of this good cause and do all
in their power to make it success.
Arbitrary has been long standing
want III our city, and while we have
been able to point with pride to our
various handsome buildings and pub,
lie institutions, we have been com
PEELED to remain silent on this subject
Or to offer some apology for not hav-
ing such an institution, which is at
the very foundation of all knowledge
and culture. Almost every intelligent
stranger or prospective resident asks
if we have library or reading room,
and to each one we have to make the
same negative reply. But the library
association hopes TO remedy this in
very short time, if only the citizens
will come to our aid. The fees
have been fixed as follows: for
an annual membership ticket 81,
family ticket S. and for a life mem.
bership $50. It's earnestly requested
by the directors that our citizens and
aus in this important enterprise and
take an interest in the library and
lecture course, both of which they
hope TO be able to point to with pride
and pleasure and to place ON as solid
foundation as other enterprises to
which our people have always re-
sponded in their characteristic prog
reseivs manner.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-29
Cotuit high-water mark some Us

Cotuit highwater mark some US
lance.
There is narrow strip Of new
land about 30 feet wide between
high-water mark and the terminal of
road constructed nearly 20 years
ago for fishermen. This road is the
only available approach to the water,
as the cliffs at nearly all other points
along shore are abrupt. The land
for the road was purchased by the
town from a landholder, and in the
terms OF the deed it was stated that
the land ran TO the high water mark,
q certain number OBJECT distant, and
a stated number of feet in width.
Now the sand has filed in and
made solid ground for q distsnce Of
30feet beyond the limit mentioned
in the deed, and the earliest owner
built q fence straight across the
towns road, shutting off completely
all access to the water where the
fishermen for whom the road was
built have been accustomed to come
to unload their boaks.
The owner of the hand says that he
decided to the village the land to a |
certain point, and that whatever new
land is formed on the other side Of
that belongs to him, and he intends
to keep it. The villagers declare
that it is theirs. Meanwhile the dis
puted territory steadily grows in
extent.
The selectmen have presented a
bill to the legislature asking that
they be authorized, when SO in |
structed by the town, to build pub
lie landing place on the disputed |
land, and this probably will settle |
the trouble
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-29
Two remarkable illuminated

Two remarkable illuminated He
brew manuscripts Of the Bible,
written in the ninth or tenth CEN
tury, were shown by DIR. Caster re-
Gently to the Society of Biblical
ArchpoaoRy IN London. They came
from Central Asia and are probably
the oldasS Hebrew texts Of tina Bible
IN exfstenca The margins Of the
leaves azs oovsred With rosettes in
gold and other ornaments, while the
writing is surrounded by border Of
five colored lines.