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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-15
WILL He TAKE 1T?
Mr. Joseph II. Choate Settles All
Doubt as to His Candidacy For
the Sena1orship.

New York, Dec. 14.-Hon- Joseph H.
Choate announces his candidacy for
the United States senate in the fol-
lowing letter:
New York. Dec. IA, 1896.
Dear Mr.. Guthrie-You have handed
me a copy of the resolutions adopted
by the Union League club of the City
of New York, and have asked me to
declare whether would be a candidate
for the position of United States SEN
ator in accordance with these reso-
lutions.
I'm view of the present political con-
ditions in this state, I have no hest
tation in saying that ! will be a can
didate and if elected will try to serve
the people of the state and nation TO
the best of my ability.
Il am deeply grateful for the compli-
ment paid me by the Union League
club, foremost as it has ever been
among organizations devoted to the
success of the Republican party, for
whose candidates I have voted from
the beginning. and in whose princi-
pies l have always believed. To that
party the country must look now, as
it ever has. for national safety and
prosperity. and the preservation of
the constitution. Yours very trufv,
JOSEPH H. CHOATE."
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San Francisco Dec. 1H-Experts
Carvalho and Ames, engaged IN exam
lining the documents submitted by Mrs.
Craven. who claims to be the widow OF
the late James G. Fair, and who is
contesting the will of the deceased mil
lionaire, have made d report, IN Wnlcn
they make the startling statement tna l
the pencil deeds, will and marriage
contract alleged to have been mace py
Senator Fair are unquestIonaoiy Ior-
geries.
They assert that the handwriting IN
the will is an excellent imitation OF
that of Fair except in one particular !:
The millionaire was in the habit OF
using long terminals to letters, ana IN
the contested documents the micro
SCOPE reveals the fact that the terml-
mails were first made short and after
wards heightened by retouching so as
to more closely resemble the writing
of Mr.. Fair.
The deeds, the experts intimate, were
rather clumsily executed, the author,
according to Calvalho. falling into the
mistake of using three different KINDS
of lead pencil. Mrs. Craven has never
contended that the body of these in
struments was written by Fair, assert
ing that ONLY her own name and the
signatures were done By Fair. 1t IS
a remarkable fact that if Fair did not
write these deeds, he must have at
least made some of the letters and
words in various sentences According
to the experts theory, the forger OF
these documents while endeavoring to
write in a natural hand, fell uncon-
sciously into initiating the bonanza
kings handwriting.
Carvalho and Ames did not see the
ink-written marriage contract until
Saturday. They Immediately photo
graphed it, then examined it with a
microscope and decided that it had
not been on the paper over year and
half, six months after James c. Fair
had been buried.
In the work of examining the will
and deeds, the experts had possessed
themselves of specimens of handwrit-
ing of Mrs. Craven, Mrs. Haskins and
a mutual woman friend of both. and
they had given the name of the per
son they believe to be the actual for
ger in their report to w. r. Goodfellow-
Nothing can be learned of the iden-
tity of this muchwanted person eX-
cept that she is woman. Much new
evidence has been discovered in the
last few days and startling denoue-
ments is expected.
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Washington, Dec. 14.-Representative
Mondin of Wyoming today introduced
a bill authorizing the entry and patent
ing of lands containing petroleum and
other mineral oil under the placer min
ing laws of the United States. The bill
provides that one bona fide discovery of
such petroleum or other mineral oil
shall be deemed sufficient on any tract
of $50 acres of land held by any one in
dividual, or any one association, and
also provides that lands donated for
the use of and benefit of public schools,
or to any state. shall not come under
the provisions of this act.
A Dabell was today appointed post
master at Grant. Fremont county. Ida.
vice F. c. Hanson. removed. ]. Nc
MahOn, at Meadows. Washington
county, Ida, vice c. r. White, re-
signed Mrs. E NJ. King. at owen,
Albany county, WyO.. vice c. w Lee,
resigned
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Fellow Prisoner of Hammond.

Chicago, Dec. 14.-Charles Buffers of
johannesburg. South Africa, member
of the reform committee of SO and a
fellow prisoner of John Hays Ham
mond in the Pretoria jail. is. at the
Auditorium annex for a few days, on
his way to California. He is accom-
panied by his wife and mother and by
his nephews, David Dudley Field and
Andrew Brown of New York. He is
the second member of the reform COM
mittee to visit America.
He is managing director of the Rand
Central Ore Rendering company of
johannesburg and is in Chicago 10
purchase mining machinery.
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called 10 order. seats on the stage
Wee accorded to Samuel Woods and
Tcbn .fan1inson of Great Britain and
10 I ,ol1is Vigouroux of France, all of
whom are among the foremost leaders
of the cause of labor in their respect
i've countries.
The committee on credentials not be-
ing ready 10 report, recess was
taken.
II was almost o'clock when the
convention was again called to"order
and the report on credentials read.
After the reading and acceptance OF
the credentials committees report a
resolution 10 exclude from the hall
during rhe convention the representa-
tives of all non-union newspapers was
passed by almost unanimous vote
Appointments of committees were
then made by President Gompers- Al
ter Submitting the committees to the
convention. which promptly ratified the
appointments, President GompeTs
called the vice-president to preside,
and read his annual report He said
in part:
I'm the matter of our amendment to
the eight-hour law, we have had many
manifestations of opposition from
quarters which should have favored It.
I would recommend that this conven-
-
this federation be constantly at the
service of the government during the
session of congress to guard and fur
Their the legislation which our organ
izations demand in the interest of la
Dor. While industry and commerce
have just about emerged from the
panics of 1885, the changes or inn
provements have been very meager
There has not been that industrial re-
xriUa1 1nolxa1 on1 hOnp1 for and which
we had a right to anticipate after the
crisis through which we have passed
Our membership during the year has
inc~sased nearly 100000.
'"The report of the secretary will
sho,, thai there were 2Ui charters is
sued to local unions, as compared with
al last year; that II national and in
ternational trades unions have become
affiliated by charters with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor during the
year, and also % central labor bodies
during the same period.
LAS per instructions, the executive
committee has set to work for the pur-
pose of securing some concessions fol
an eight-hour work day. A number OF
unions had the day and in many in
stances secured it by strikes. A much
larger number, however, had the re-
duction conceded TO them without
work"
Mr.. Gompers urged the holding of a
series of simultaneous mass meetings
by wage-workers on national holidays
and said: I'VE earnestly seek the sin
cere cooperation of all fair minded
men and women of our time, and de-
clare openly and unequivocally oui
purpose to demand the enforcement oil
the eight-hour work day, May l. 1898
and to- that end we shall bend oui
every effort
The session closed with the reading
of the annual reports of the secretary
and treasurer, which showed the or
ganization in good financial condition
Tonight the delegates are the guests
OF Manager Rainforth, at the Grand
Opera House.
Tomorrow night they will be enter
tanned by the central labor council
with concert and luncheon at Work
mans hail.
There is some opposition to the re-
election of Samuel Gompers as presi-
dent and it is altogether likely thai
Mr.. Gompers will not be reelected
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END OF THE RACE.
Money Distributed and the Wheelers
Sennrnfe


New York, Dec. 1.-THE closing
scenes of the big six-day bicycle race.
held at Madison Square Garden last
week. were enacted at the Hotel
Bartholdi today. At noon, the sue
cessful competitors gathered at the
hotel and received in gold the reward
for their long, weary hours of pedaling-
The presentation ceremonies took place
in the big suite of rooms occupied by
William j. Bryan while he was in this
city. Several hundred sports gathered
to get a look at the riders after their
big task of last week. All of the men
who took part in the race, except
Reading. were present and most of
them looked to be in good condition.
Reading is at Bellevue hospital, but
will probably be out in a few days.
Hale, the winner, received 1.200. He
was unable to get all the big double
eagles into his pockets, so he used his
cap for a money bag. Proprietor
Robley made the presentation speech
and declared Hale the champion of
the world. Rice received $500 in gold
for his share and was declared cham
pion of America. For finishing third,
Reading was awarded $500 and $50 adj
ditional for remaining on his wheel the
greatest number of hours at stretch
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FOR CUBA LIBRE.
Armed to the Teeth and Equipped
For n Company Will Leave Dem
yer For Cuba.

Denver, Dec. 14.-Armed to the teeth
and equipped for war. company of 300
men, with cannon and camp utensils,
will leave Denver in a few days to
cast their fate with the Cuban insur-
gents. The men will be under the
leadership Of DR.. H. L. Darnell, who
has a brother N the Cuban junta in
New York city, with whom he has-been
III correspondence for some time
DR.. Darnell has talked with friends
for some time, but no decision was
arrived at until the reported assassina-
ton of Maceo under a flag of truce.
Then the men consulted, became in
famed and an accounting was taken
1t was decided that no man should be
taken unless he was able to pay his
own expenses, and willing TO arm him
self, so as not to be a burden to the
insurgent government Tonight the
arrangements are practically COM
plete.
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The Laurada All Right.

Madrid, Dec. 14.-Admiral Beranger,
minister of marine, states that the
maritime commander at Valencia has
been ordered to receive the American
steamer Laurada. precisely as he would
any other merchant vessel entering
that port, and to furnish her with
every facility for the continuation of
her voyage. Should she need supplies
the marine authorities viii furnish
them If private parties refuse to do so.
The admiral hopes, however. that the
Laurada will avoid Spain. as her pres
ence at Valencia might cause disorders
with a view of preventing which the
cruiser Maria Teresa and the gunboat
Nulcana are anchored off that place.
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MONEYS WORK.
1t May Prevent Congress From TAX
ing Action In the Cuba Case.

New York. Dec. 14.-Nathan o. Muir
phy, delegate to congress from Arizona.
came from Washington Saturday. At
the Holland House last night. in talk
ing about the Cuban question, he
said:
"A majority of both houses is I'M
ouestionably in favor of doing some
thing TO help the Cubans, but the sena-
tors and representatives do not pre-
cisely know what to do or how to do it,.
/ sit near Chairman Hit of the foreign
affairs committee, and l gathered from
what he said that nothing would be
done this week. but that the question
might be brought before the house by
tie committee next week.
THE financial interests of this coun-
try have enormous influence in legis-
lation, as no doubt they often should
have. The money interests do not
want anything to happen that shall
disturb credit and confidence. / sup
pose every senator and member of con-
gress has received kilograms and let
ters from prominent rich persons whom
they know, asking that the Cuban
question be treated with great eau
ZION. and deprecating any course that
might result in war;
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THE SAME Old WAY.

Turn the light a little low.
Choose the handiest room you can;
On your knees you'll have to 20,
If you'd do 1t like a man.
Cultivate an anxious look
Let a sigh your fears betray.
She win read you like book.
In the cd familiar way.
Trust her woman's heart to aid.
Trust her woman's heart TO care,
Something whispers 20 the maid
Just the words you'll falter there.
Drop the flower from your coat.
Follow II and kneeling, stay.
Doubtless she the trick will note.
'Tis the old familiar way!
Gently take her little hand.
Softly touch it with a kiss,
Disregard her reprimanc.
Every girl behaves like this.
Tell her that you love ner more
Than mere words can e'er convey,
Swear you've never loved before,
It's the old familiar way.
she will biush--a teardrop shed
Dieter than mere prosy ''Yes'D;
You will almost lose your head
At this added loveiness.
Recognize her mute consent.
Rise and - her boldly say;
Nav I. then. our lives cement
In the old familiar way!
AS your lips in kisses meet,
P'raps her brothers laugh you'll hea
She will VOW you're .ndiscreet.
Wrath like that you need not fear
Never mind the tales he'll hatch
Bows grow older every day
P'raps you're youngster him VIII eaten
In the old familiar way
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Army Appropriation Bill.

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE army appro-
priat;on bill was reported to the house
this afternoon. 1t carries an appropria-
ton of S23 1854. which is about S766.000
less than the estimates of the secretary
of war, and $t5S.0 coo below the appropria-
ton for the present year. No provision
al Hot Springs. Ark. as the secretary
of war recommends that II be trans
ferred to the interior department. 10 be
rented
The secretary explains that the number
of patients at the hospital is so small that
they are practically no more numerous
than the attendants and that under the
circumstances it would be cheaper for
the government to board the patients at
a good hotel
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TRAINED CHAMELE0NS.
Whnt n Girl Accomplished With Two
of These Reptiles.


Washington Star: Much has been
written about the beauty. the stupidity
and the viciousness of the lizard tribe.
and 1 want to say word about the u
teliigence of the chameleon, little rep
tile belonging TO the great lizard family,
and in size the antipodes CT the alligator.
its big brother.
The incident / now relase came under
my personal observation and demon
Strates that the chameleon is susceptible
to education and can be ranked with
animals classed much higher IN the scale
of intellectual development.
Miss Henrietta Keane, a little LADY of
u years. living in Philadelphia. was pre-
scented with two Florida chame,eons. and
she at once began instructing and educat-
ing her pets. BY continued gentleness
and kindness she won their confidence.
and at her call they would raise their
heads. listen. and then come running
quickly. Soon they responded to their
names-Brinton and Baby-and nodded
their little heads knowingly.
She then taught them TO stand I'D on
their hind legs and put their little fore
paws together and stand in the attitude
OF prayer. looking solemn and closing
their eyes; at signal they would quickly
PROSTATE themselves, roll over on their
backs and pretend to be dead. lying with
out motion. until told to rise and EN-
brace which they would do with every
sign of Joy and pleasure.
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COUNTING THE Apple SEEDS

Made rosy by the great logs light.
Beside the hearth one winter night
Thai flaming up the chimney dark,
Hit every Granny. every nook,
Upcn the rug little maid
Sat curled, in pose demure and staid.
In pensive mood. with dreamy eyes
She sits, while. up the chimney flies
A thought with every fiery spark
Glinting and flashing through the dark.
TIL with sigh profound and deep
She moves, as one moves in her sleep.
a rosy apple in her hand
A weight of thought seems to demand,
She taps it with a finger light.
Then carefully she takes a bite,
Accther bite. now one, now two
TIE core is thus exposed to view.
Another sighi what can it be.
Ny little maid, that aileth thee2
Ali what is this? Some incarnation?
Muttered with such reiterat.On2
Harki as each seed her bright eyes see,
zone I love. two / love.
Three / love, l sayi
Fer l love with all my heart,
Five l cast away.
Here a tear rolls brightly down,
What the secret she has won?
Who can say? But just behind
Sends voice so soft and nd:
Look again. Thou must indeed
Find for me another seedr'
Roster her bright cheeks glow
In the firelights ruddy glow.
Sure enough a culprit seed
Finds she in the core indeed
From thy lips / fam would hear
What the sixth one means. tiny dear"
six he loves" she murmured low,
And the firelights pickering glow
Two happy faces now disclose
With cheeks ALLOWING Ike the rose,
BIT here we'll let the curtain fall.
For the end Is best of all
Sacramento Union.
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PHILIPPINE REBELLION.
Fifty Thousand Soldiers Needed to
Conquer the Insurgents.


New York, Dec. 1.-THE Suns Ma
drid correspondent, under date of Nov
%, says: In a recent article Deputy
Retana reviews the situation in the
Philippine Islands. In his opinion. 5O,-
600 soldiers are needed TO conquer the
insurgents. Native tribes heretofore
hostile to one another have united in a
common effort against Spain.
The Herald says: THE insurrection
has grown so lately and it has become
so formidable. no matter how great our
ultimate triumph may be, there will
always remain in the islands a feeling
of hatred between the races, and the
problem to be solved there will be far
more difficult than that of Cuba"
The same newspaper urges against
the adoption of energetic measures"
Mail advices," it says, announced
that several of the leading members
of the Katipunan were soon to be shot,
but the truth is that the news of the
shooting has not been cabled yet"
The sum OF 81 500. 900 is the estimated
value of the property belonging to Don
Francisco L. Roxas and confiscated by
the government.
At a meeting in Manila on the oc-
casion of the arrival of some Spanish
reinfOrcements, one of the speakers
avised the troops not to spare the ma
tives and to treat them as wild beasts.
Another speaker said that the island
ers were far below the plane of hui
manitY.
The instruction is spreading
throughout the island of Tuzone. There
is some excitement in the cities in the
province of Pangasinan, adjoining that
of Nora Ecija, where the rebellion is
powerful. At Iba, the city of Zambales
province the local Katipunan was sur
prised by the Spanish authorities. Sew
eral arrests were made, and 300 men
took TO arms. The band was unsuc-
cessfully pursued by the guardia civil.
1t is feared in Havana that grave dis
turbances may occur there if General
Polavija does not assume command of
the islands Immediately after his ar
rival there.
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ATTITUDE OF ITALY.
Lord Salisbury Presents Very
Pointed Query.

London, Dec 1.-THE Chronicle will
tomorrow print a dispatch from Rome
saying that Lord Salisbury recently
inquired as to what the attitude of
Italy would be in the event of France,
Russia and Great Britain intervening
conformity in Turkey. The dispatch
adds that Italy promised to support
the three powers should they intervene.
1t further says that a similar question
was put to Germany, which has not as
yet replied to it, although it is ex-
pected that her answer, when made,
will be favorable if Italy and Austria
acquiesce. In that case the fleets of
France. Russia and Great Britain will
enter the Hellspont and Boshphorus.
Unless the reforms promised by the
sultan are Immediately effected. NJ
Neildorff, the Russian ambassador to
Turkey. will present an ultimatum to
the porte.
The Daily News has advices similar
to the fOregOing
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Washington. Dec. 14.-AIr. Trelear of
Missouri introduced a joint resolution to-
day to amend the constitution so that the
terms of representatives shall be in
creased to four years; Of senators TO
eight years and of the president to eight
years making the latter ineligible for
reelection.
In Mr. Treloar's opinion the CONNER
cial interests of the country demand this
change. He hopes that every business
man and voter in the country regardless
of politics will notify him whether or not
he favors the proposed amendment He
wishes to lay these letters before the
committee and desires they should be
short and 10 the point.
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Nominations Confirmed.

Washington. Dec. -14.-Mr Treioar Of
confirmed the following nominations:
United States ConsuiS-W. b. Baker Of
Mississippi at Sagua La Jasende, Cuba !:
Frank ID. Hill of Minnesota at Santos.
Brazil; George E. Kedki of Mexico at
Durango. Mexico; Samuel NJ. Simmons OF
Texas at Piedras Negras, Mexico: Horace
l.. Washington of Texas at Alexandretta,
Syria; Paul Wiesike of Texas at Mana
qua. Nicaragua
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IT'S AN OUTRAGE.
Such Warfare Should Not Be Per-
nlitted on Civilized Globe.

Such M1rI0Fe NOT ne EeE-
mitted on Civilized Globe.
Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 14-General L. w.
Colby, assistant attorney-general dur
ing President Harrisons administra-
ton, and for many years at the head
of the Nebraska National guard, takes
an advanced position on the Cuban
troubles. and the alleged assassination
of Maceo. He said today:
L have been studying the situation
and conditions down there closely, and
| am satisfied that with 10000 men,
and by that l mean American men.
could whip Weyler and his Spanish
sailors, and if could get some wealthy
American TO back me in it, l would
do II. The manner in which the war
against the Cuban patriots has been
conducted is outrageous, and if we
had a president with an atom of
patriotic blood in his veins it would
not have been permitted to continue
this long. l say it is an outrage that
such warfare should be permitted on a
civilized globe
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awarded Managers Powers and Ken
nedy gave Cassidy, Cannon, Mcleod,
and Click SIS each, although neither
was entitled to any money.
Hale will soon start on a tour of the
country. giving exhibitions. Most of
the others will go to Washington to
take part in a siX-dav race to be held
there beginning Dec. 2S.
The management has decided to hold
six-dav race annually and have al
ready secured the garden for next
December
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Owner of the DauntIess VIII Sue.

Jacksonville. Fla. Dec. H.-W. A.
Bisbee. owner of the tug Dauntless,
has instructed his attorney to institute
a suit for criminal libel against Pedro
Soils. the Spanish consul for circulate
ing reports that the Dauntless was
about to engage in an unlawful enter
prise. A civil suit for damages will
also be instituted by Bisbee against
Soils for $4,000 damages on the ground
that the alleged false reports caused
the vessel to be detained and pre-
vented her from assisting a wrecked
schooner.
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Dot the Information.

Bay City Chat: Mrs. Hayfork-Any-
Rural postmaster-I don't see nothin.
Mrs Hayfork-I was exDectln' letter
er postal from Aunt Sally Spriggs' teiiin
what day she was comm
RnraI postmaster calling to his wife,
Did yc see a postal from Mrs. Hayfork's
Aunt Sally. tell.n' what day she was
comm? ,-,
His wife-Yes: she's comm Ihursday.