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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-30

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 29.-General l. W.
Colby of Beatrice. who has taken upon
himself the task of forming an Ameri-
can army to fight for Cuban indepen-
dence. will start for the east in a few
days, stopping at Chicago. Cleveland,
and New York. From the latter place
he will sail for Cuba in an individual
capacity to look over the ground.
In the course of an extended inter
view with the United Associated
Presses today he said:
THE conditions in favor of Cuban in
dependence are improving daily, and
the senate of the United States has
sounded the keynote to the true Amer
lean policy. Our government and citi-
zens should give substantial aid and
recognition to every people on the
American continent struggling for lib
erty and self government. The Cubans
are by right a part of us, and no
monarchy should be permitted to deny
them the right of self government,
right here under the shadows of the
stars and stripes
AS to the progress that is being made
for the organizing of an American
volunteer army in aid of the Cubans,
General Colby said:
THE organization is progressing,
companies have been formed and en-
listed in many of the states and terri
tories and there is no question about
obtaining from 10000 to 10000 able
bodied soldiers. And let me tell you
that once an armed legion of from 10000
to 10000 American volunteers land in
Cuba, with the necessary subsistence
for 30 days, a public sentiment will be
created that will place $4,000 rein
forcements in condition TO follow in
few weeks.
Those desiring to give aid to the
Cuban liberty and independence should
organize into companies in the differ
ent localities and write to me at
Beatrice. Neb.. for enlistment papers
and instructions. Let American senti-
ment and patriotism be once crystal
lied into the organization and action
and Cuban liberty viii be an easily ac-
fact
General Colby is confident of receiv-
ing substantial encouragement in the
east
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MAPLESON'S BENEFIT.
Those Who Participated or Attended
May Get Into Trouble

Boston, Dec 29.-The Sabbath Pro-
tective League claims that Eugene
Tompkins, proprietor of the Boston
theater; Colonel Mapleson, late impre-
sario of the Imperial Opera company,
and all who attended as well as who
took part in the grand concert in the
Boston theater last Sunday evening
for the benefit of Colonel Mapleson,
are law-breakers. The law provides
that if a concert on Sunday, where an
admission fee is charged. is not sacred.
or, if the entertainment is not given
by a charitable or religious society,
then not only are the promoters guilty
of breach of the law, but those who
attend are also guilty and liable to
fine not exceeding s.. Among those
who attended Sunday night was ex-
Queen Liliuokalani. who occupied a
box, and under the law she would be
equally guilty with the performers in
case it was found that the concert was
not sacred. The programme has been
submitted 70 the court, but there the
matter rests for the present.
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Especial to The Heraldl


Cheyenne, Wy, Dec. 29.-Horse Creek
has added another sensation to its
long list of tragic events, and the in
dignation of the settlement has again
been aroused to a furious pitch.
Horse Creek is about 40 miles north
of Cheyenne on the line of the c. & n.
railroad.
About a year ago Ranchmen Dave
Powell and William Lewis were mys-
teriously murdered, both being shot
from ambush.
A few months later a son of Powell
was fired upon by someone hidden be-
hind hill near the Powell ranch.
Last October a Mrs. Wurl was MUIR
dered at her ranch between Tie Siding
and Horse Creek.
In September considerable Horse
Creek ranch property was burned.
Yesterday the large barn on the Fay
ranch, containing several hundred tons
of hay, Il head of horses and cattle.
together with harness and implements,
went I'D in smoke.
The fire was of incendiary origin and
lars
No clue to the perpetrators of these
dastardly crimes has been found, but a
of officers will be put to work
on the case, and it is thought will run
the murderers down.
Horse Creek people are of the opinion
that one person committed all Of the
crimes.
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VAN NORWICH FAILURE.
so FAR 1T HAS CAUSED NO FUR.
THEIR TROUBLE.
Extensive Interests Which May or
May Not be Affected by the Crash
Failure of Enough Ready Cash
the Cause.

Batavia, H., Dec. 29.-Although the
Van Nortwick Brothers owned a large
part of the manufacturing industries
and real estate of this town, the as
signment of their vast and varied
interests yesterday, caused no other
business trouble or a run on the banks
today. There was more surprise and
regret than excitement, and a general
! belief that the assets were clear and
profitable, that every creditor would
get dollar for dollar, although it might
take some time to realize in the de-
pressed condition of business. Will
liam Van Nortwick was in Chicago to-
day, consulting with his attorneys and
the Equitable Trust company Of
ficials, receivers of the properties. The
First National bank took in more
money than was paid out. Cashier
Grimeslay, in charge of the Van Mort
wick bank, which did not open its
doors this morning, said he received
information that the bank would be
closed yesterday afternoon. Deposits
were received until the last minute.
The creditors of the bank are expected
10 get their money first, as the ma
jority are in need of their savings.
The assignment includes the individual
property of the brothers, even to their
homestead. and the stock of the firm
in the Fillmore county bank. Western
Paper Bag company, Batavia; Apple
ton Manufacturing company, of APP
pleton, Wis; Memphis Woodenware
company, of Memphis, Tenn; Aurora
Cotton Mills, of Aurora. ILL.,; Kaukauna
Paper company, of Kaukauna, Wis;
Combined Locks Paper company;
Wisconsin Sulphate Fibre company
and Union Pulp company of the Six
River valley, in and near Appleton,
Wis. There are pine land holdings in
Missouri and other personal interests.
which cover all that remains of the
estate of s., 600, 900 inherited in 1880
from their deceased father, John Van
Nortwiek. The cash value of assets
are estimated by the firms attorney
in Chicago, \. w. Green. at $1,000 900
and the liabilities are 100000 to $780,
600. This estimate of assets is be-
lieved here TO be very low. The broth
ers are blamed for not financiering
their property and accused of invest
ing to the limit of their resources in
various enterprises, without taking the
precaution of keeping a reserve of
quick assets, such as stocks and bonds,
upon which they might have realized
in an emergency such as this was.
A long time loan was being negoti-
ated on the 100000 plant at Appleton,
Wis, which would have enabled the
brothers to weather the storm, when
the Illinois bank failed. Having a
bank of their own, and having Dor
rowed to the legal limit-$30O. 00O-from
the Atlas bank. in which they We're
heavy stockholders, it was difficult
task for the Van NortwickS to get |
a large amount of money from a bank |
where they were strangers even on |
their money-making properties. Their |
was the result of failure to |
borrow more money.
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A SMART WEDDING.
One of the Big Social Sensations of
Acknowledgements


Washington, Dec. 29.-The wedding of
Count Adam Demoltke Huitfeldt of Den
mark, and Miss Louise Eugene Bona
Darte. daughter of the widow of the late
Colonel j. Bonaparte, took place this
morning in st. Paul's Catholic church.
1t was one of the most interesting in
ternational marriages which have taken
place in Washington for many years.
Owing to the recent death of the father
of the groom. while Danish ambassador
at Paris, the-Dfans for an imposing cere-
mony had to be abandoned and COM
paratively few invitations to the mar
rage and wedding were issued The
church was handsomely decorated with
Christmas season, holly and miStletoe
being used in abundance. The national
colors of the United States and Denmark
We're blended in the wall panels. The
ushers were Messrs. Walter Van
Rensselaer, Berry. Frand Andrews,
Charles McCawley and Robert Wallace.
all of this city. The groom was attended
at the altar by his brother the Count
Leon Demoltke Huitfel1t. The bride
was escorted to the altar and given in
marriage by her uncle, Mr.. Charles
Bonaparte. of Baltimore His eminence,
Cardinal Gibbons, archbishop of Balti-
more. an old friend of the Bonaparte
family performed the ceremony. The
bride was attired in an exquisite gown of
priceless old family lace; her veil was
claSDed to the hair by diamond creS-
cent. the gift of ex-Empress Eugene, the
brides godmother.
At the residence of Mrs. Bonaparte. the
gifts showered upon the bride We're ex-
hibited to the breakfast party. They
comprised one of the most elaborate and
superb collections ever bestowed upon a
bride Count Demoltke Huitfeldt and
bride will proceed to St. Petersburg at
which place will be their home for a time
at least.
Miss BonaDarte, the bride of today. is
the great great granddaughter of the
famous beauty Betsy Patterson. of
Baltimore, whose marriage to Jerome
brother of Napoleon Bona
Darte was celebrated at Baltimore. The
alliance was not recognized by Napoleon
Bona oarte and Jerome yielding TO his
and demands, abandoned his
American wife. who Indignantly rejected
Napoleon's offer of a large pension pro
vided she does not take the name of my
family" Her son, Jerome Napoleon
Bonaparte, was born in the suburbs of
London Eng. where she had been forced
to take refuge by the relentless Dersecu-
ton of her brother-in-laW. The events
that followed are historic; the refusal OF
the pope to dissolve the marriage; the
decree of the council of state of France
under Napoeleons dictation rendering 1t
null: Jeromo's creation by Napoleon as
king of Westphalia and his subsequent
marriage to q princess of Wurtemberg.
The name jerome" which Madame
Patterson Bonaparte conferred upon her
onl. SON. has been handed down in the
family ever since
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and since Maceo's death the work of
pacification has been considerably eX-
pedited. The time is not far distant
when the home rule reforms will be
instituted there. and also in the prov
inces of MatanZas and Havana, where
the insurgents have secured a foot
hold 1t has been frequently asserted
by Spain that the intended reforms
would have been put in operation two
years ago but for the instruction, and
that insurgents started the rebellion
IN order TO prevent the reforms. These
reforms embraced the election of
Cuban congress, instead of a mixed
congress of Is elected members and
10 appointed by the queen regent. and
also a complete control by Cuba of
her tariff
The Spanish ministry are now I'M
derstood to be engaged in drafting the
proposed reform, but thus far the only
knowledge regarding them is of a gen
eral nature. 1t is believed that they
viii be completed within the next
fortnight, and it is not unlikely that
a copy will be cabled to Secretary Oh
ney by permission of the <panish gov
eminent before their publication on
the continent
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omcial CONFIRMATION.

Washington. Dec. 29--There is of
fetal confirmation CT the statement
repeatedly made in The dispatches Of
the United Associated Presses that the
Venezuelan arbitration treaty is not
only acceptable TO President Crespo and
his constitutional advisors. but that il
viii be equally acceptable to the Vene-
zuelan congress when it convenes in
February next The weight Of public
opinion is all IN favor Of the treaty,
ano it has encountered but little OPP
position from the leading Venezuelans.
The objection that Venezuela VIII have
no voice in selecting the unpires to
represent the republic is net by the
counter argument that Venezuela
originally asked the United States.
more ts1an $50 years ago, to use its
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PUTNAM-LOLLlNS CASE.
A THEORY THAT IT WAS MUIR
DER AND SUICIDE.
Knowing That He Could Never
Marry the Girl, Her Old Admirer
Dragged Her, Turned on the Gas
and Died With Her-Their Arms
About Each Other.

Chicago, Dec. pa special to a
morning paper from Boston, says:
On the morning of Dec. II Miss May
L. Collins and Samuel p. Putnam,
free thinkers, were found dead in each
others arms in a room of the apart
ment house at 81 st. Joseph street, at
which place the. woman had been
rooming about a week. An examina-
ton of the death chamber disclosed
an open gas burner. through which
the fumes had escaped and supposedly
aspnyXiated the occupants. On the
table by the bed was a bottle half filled
with whisky and several ounces of
benedictine, and it was argued by
some that these spirits were pertinent
factors in the tragedy. Despite the
verdict of the medical examiner that
the victims were killed by accidental
gas poisoning, the police looked upon
the case as double suicide.
1t now appears that two private de-
tectives are i'll town rocking for evil
dence with which they hope to destroy
every theory heretofore. advanced in
connection with this remarkab BILE
tragedy. The brother of Miss Collins
and her friends in Midway, KY, are
responsible for the presence of these
uel6cllNeS IN Boston.
In the first place they hope to prove
that Miss Collins did not commit sui
eide. They expect to show by evidence
that she was murdered by the man
whom she regarded as her best friend.
they say, they have a mass
of circumstantial and direct evidence
which will demonstrate pretty clearly
that Putnam drugged his partner and
then turned on the gas and laid down
to die with the girl he loved but could
not marry.
The detectives from Lexington will
show in good time, they say, that il
was a case of deliberate murder and
Putnam, old man that
he was. loved the girl. and, knowing
that she could never be his wife, de-
termined that she should accompany
him to eternity.
The medical examiner, despite the
suspicious circumstances about the af-
fair, decided not to hold an autopsy.
Had an autopsy been held Miss Collins
would not have been proclaimed a
suicide, the men from Kentucky aver
The detectives do not place any
credence in Mr.. Collins assertion that
his sister was murdered for the dia-
monds she intrusted to Putnam just
before she left Chicago.
Miss Collins was considered eccen- .,
trio and upon free thought she was a
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THE THREE FRIENDS.
FEDERAL OFFICIALS ACTING
UNDER INSTRUCTIONS.
Spanish Laugh at the Idea That the
Filibuster Fired Upon Any of
Their Vessels-Believe They
Would Have Known it Had it
Been True.

Washington, Dec. 29.-According to
the best information obtainable here.
the federal officials at Key West and
Jacksonville, in their proceedings
against the alleged filibuster, the Three
Friends. are acting under general in
structions of the department of justice.
and not under any special direction to
fit the case of the vessel. The matter
is being managed by United States At
torney Clark, at Jacksonville. The
charge which formed the basis for the
seizure of the Three Friends is a VIC
lation of the statutes prohibiting any
person within the limits of the United
States to fit out and arm or procure to
be fitted out and arm or knowingly be
concerned in the furnishing, fitting
out or arming of any vessel with intent
that such vessel shall be employed in
the service of any foreign prince or
state, etc. as the statute substantially
asserts against the subjects, citizens or
property of any foreign power with
whom the United States are at peace
The officials of the Spanish legation
say that if there had been the slightest
shred of truth in the sensational stories
published about the Three Friends
firing upon Spanish gunboatS, they
would have been promptly informed of
the 1actS Dy sActlnS OdptdlH-Genefdi
Ahumada, in Havana, and 1T would
have been the imperative duty of the
Spanish legation to have demanded the
surrender of the boat and its officers TO
the Spanish government, to be dealt
with according to the universally rec
ognized law of nations. Absolutely no
report of any such alleged and alb
surdly improbable occurrence has been
received Moreover, the Spanish lega-
tiOn is taking no interest in the trial of
the Three Friends in the United States
court at Jacksonville.
This is the fifth time she has been
libelled." said prominent member of
the legation, and 1 suppose she will be
released as usual"
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AMERICAN ECONOMISTS.
They Are Now in Session at Johns
Hopkins University.

Baltimore Nd, Dec. 29.-Lecturing hall
of Johns Hopkins university was well
filled with economists from all parts of
the country when Professor Henry
Adams. president called the ninth an
nual meeting of the American Economic
association to order at s O'Clock last
evening. President Daniel c. Gilman of
Johns Hopkins university welcomed the
visitors and guests in a few well chosen
and well rounded sentences. President
Adams. who is professor in the univer-
sity of Michigan. responded and followed
his words of thanks for the hearty well
come with an address on The Relation
OF Economics to Jurisprudence
public reception followed the paper
of President Adams 1t will be dis
cussed 1T tomorrow's session.
rs There a Distinct Agricultural Cues
tion?H is the theme of a paper by Pro-
lessor Bailey of Cornell university, which
will also be discussed tomorrow 1t is
expected that j. Sterling Morton, the
secretary of agriculture. and Charles w.
Debney, the assistant secretary, will take
part in this discussion.
The convention will be continued until
Thursday.
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THE HERALD BULLETIN

PACE ONE.
More Banks Smashed.
Cuban Volunteer Movement.
Arson at Horse Greek.
Chinese Revolution.
PAGE TWO.
Frisco's Bloody Chinese.
In Railway Circles.
Famine in Western China.
Cholera at Hong Kong.
Waterspout in the Azores.
PAGE THREE.
The Bulls and Bears.
Latest From the Camps.
Ore in the Big Flat.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE
Original Indictment of Morris Dis
appears.
Turner Not Guilty of Rape.
Ogden School Land Case.
Deserted at the Altar.
Delinquent City Licenses.
PAGE SIX.
Money on Call Easy.
City Council.
Tariff Tinkering.
PAGE SEVEN.
A Provo Scandal.
A Hooper Elopement.
PAGE EIGHT.
Marriage of Miss Isabel Sears and
Mr.. C. ". Buchholz.
Local Politics.
The Yule Tide Dance.
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THE SAN FRANCISCO,
She Will Go From Smyrna to Nice
and Genoa Where She Will Be
Docked

Washington, Dec. "a cable dispatch
from Admiral Selfridge to the navy de-
partment announces that he was leaving
Smyrna in the flagship San Francisco for
Nice and Genoa. where it is expected that
the ship will be locked and cleaned ac-
cording to the regulati tons which require
docking once in six months. the San
Francisco having been last locked at
Genoa in May.
The admirais departure at this time
is taken by the authorities here to indi-
cate an improved condition of affairs in
Turkey, as the small cruiser Cincinnati
and the miniature gunbOat Bancroft are
left alone at Smyrna, the Minneapolis
having gone down to Alexandria last
week. The entire fleet had been At
Smyrna since October IA. and their lonc
stay there was understood to have been
at Minister TerrelFs request as he feared
an uprising which might render their
presence desirable. Now that the force
at Constantinople is reduced to such in
significant proportions it is thought the
minister foresees no trouble in the i'm
mediate future.
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Semi-ofcial Denials.

Madrid, Dec. 29.-An emphatic semi
official denial is given to the state
ments cabled here as coming from the
Washington Post TO the effect that
Secretary of State O'ney and Senior
Dupuy De LONE. the Spanish minis
ter r. the United States. had practic-
ally terminated their negotiations on
the Cuban question and detailing the
extent of the reform that Spain would
grant to Cuba under the guarantee of
the United States.
1t is also mi-officially denied that
the government has questioned Great
Britain, France and Italy regarding
their attitude in the event of a war
with the United States.
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RENEGADE YAQUlS.
Another Expedition to Be Sent
Against Them.

Another Expedition to Be Sent
Against Them.
San Francisco. Dec. pa special to
the Call from San Diego says: The
steamer Pacheco brings news of an
other expedition soon to be sent out
against the Yaquis to reinforce that
already in the field under General Louis
Torres, commandant of the First mill
tary zone. The gathering of the hos
tile Indians near Nogales is only a
part of another instruction that prom
ises to include all the Yaquis along the
Yaqui and Mavo rivers, and in the
Sierra De Bacatete. These Indians are
now armed with modern rifles and
have displayed cunning in mountain
warfare excelling that of the Apache.
The Mexican troops thus far have been
unable to get at any considerable body
of Indians, as they scatter and seek
the hills when approached by large
force When last heard from General
Torres was in the wild country south
east of Ures, penetrating still further
toward the YaQui stronghOlds.
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Weather in the Vest.

Washington. Dec. 29.-Forecast for
Wednesday:
Utah-Increasing cloudiness, Wednes-
day.
Enthusiastically fair, possibly
local showers in extreme southeast
portion Wednesday morning: colder in
eastern portion; northerly winds
Colorado-Partly cloudy and slightly
colder: northerly winds, shifting to
westerly.
Wyoming-Generally fair; colder in
eastern portion.
Montana-Fair followed by light rain
or snow Wednesday night: colder in
eastern portion; easterly to southerly
winds
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SPAIN RELENTING.
Evidently Anxious That the War
Should Cease.

Washington. Dec. 29.-While it is not
true shat the Spanish government will
accept the mediation of the United
States in giving autonomy to the is
land of Cuba, it has been known for
some weeks that the Spanish ministry
purpose giving the Cubans a larger
measure of homo rule than they have
heretofore enjoyed. President Cleve-
land has been repeatedly assured that
these reforms will be inaugurated when
the province of Pinar Del Rio has
been pacified. II was in this province
that General Maceo and his followers
have been located for the last year,
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Beardslee will Go to Valparaiso.

Washington, Dec. %. Admiral
Beardslee. in the flagship Philadelphia,
after spending a week at Callao, Peru.
has sailed for Valparaiso, Chile, on the
first visit of an American admiral 10
that port since the attack on the Bal
timore's men, which came so near
leading to war. The bad feeling which
grew out of that incident has been
whol~ .dissipated and it is expected
that Admiral Beardslee will receive
every courtesy from the Chilean au-
thorities.
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Kate Fields Ashes.

San Francisco. Dec. 29.-Enclosed in
an urn of FURNISHED copper the ashes
OF Kate Field were last evening trans
1erred TO the care of General Charles
B. TAYLOR of the Boston Globe, who
departed for the east on the overland
express last night with his precious
keeping. Upon his arrival in Chicago
General Taylor will hand over the urn
to Mr.. H. H. Kohlsaat of the Times
Herald, who Will deposit the ashes in
the Mount Auburn, N. Y, cemetery, in
accordance with the wishes of the de-
ceased