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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-21
KETCHUM BOUND OVER.
ALLEGED BURGLAR WAIVED En-
ANIMATION IN POLICE COURT.
Police Feel Certain of Securing n
Conviction.

Charles Ketchum, the Young burglar
with a record who was captured night
before last by Chief of Police Pratt
and Detectives Sheets and Janney. was
taken before Justice Wenger yesterday
for arraignment. He was charged with
burglary on two counts, enc for rob
hing the residence of H. w. Brown and
the other for the porch climbing job at
John Strickley's.
Ketchum pleaded not guilty and
waived examination and Judge Wen
ger bound him over to the district
court in bonds Of $1,000 on each charge.
Conviction is sure on Doth charges
as the police have proof positive of his
guilt and Chief Pratt expects TO be able
to prove he was the thief in the Coul-
ton case before the trial is reached.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown called at police
headquarters yesterday and identified
the marten cape and boa that were
recovered The Strickleys have also
proven their property.
Paddy Boyle, a chronic drunk, was
before Judge Wenger yesterday on a
charge of petit larceny. His case was
set for trial today. When the officers
heard Paddy got into his present trou-
BILE by stealing a pair of skates they
had a good laugh but they laughed
harder when they were subsequently
informed he had stolen a pair that
were not mates. Paddy will tell Judge
Wenger what he intended TO do with
them today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-21
IN THE CoEUR D'ALENEs.
Condition of the Country Grows
More Serius Daily.

Condition of the Country Grows
More Serius Daily.
Spokane, Wash, Nov. 20.-The condi-
ton of the submerged Couer d'Alene
country grows more serious each day.
All the wagon bridges between Wal
lace and Wardne- are out, and several
railroad bridges are entirely gone At
Kingston the people are huddIed to-
gether in a schoclhouse, uhe other
houses betng all afcat The situation
at Cataldo is even worse than at
Kingston. The town is completely sub
merged, and there are no beats. In the
second story of one house IS persons
are huddled together, their hogs
and chickens occupying the lower part.
The Northern Pacific bridge is sprung
10 inches out of place and 100 cords of
drift wood or more is lodged against
the center pier.
Great losses have been suffered by
the meadow farmers. The entire crop
of hay has been washed away, to-
gether wish barns. outbudldings and
homes. The Northern Pacific between
Mission and Wallace is all washed out
and box cars are floating in the water
The food supply in Occur d'Alene is
short, but SO far there has been no
actual suffering. 1t will be some time
before provisions can be taken in.
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both dead. They were clad in their
travelling clothes in each others arms.
A partly empty bottle of pruss.c acid
on the table pointed to their suicide
with that poison. \ note was also left
by the suicides saying: Though single
in Efe, we are one in death" The
woman was Mrs. A. c. Swain. of New
Rockford, n. D., and her companion in
sin and death was Frank Addison. of
Baltimore. They eloped Wednesday
from New Rockford, and the news had
been suppressed on account of the
high esteem in which the family was
held, being wealthy and prominent.
Mrs. Swain was 40 years of age, and
the mother of four children. one aged
IS, daughter. Addison was 40 years
of age.
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Electric Light Company Says the
Supply Is Exhausted.
BUT MIR. DRIVER ENTERS & FLAT
DENIAL.
Says There Is More Gas at the Wells
Today Than Ever Before, and Al
Ieges That the Only Fault Is With
the Electric COmpany's Leaky
Pipe Line-Makes a Strong Show
ing.

In this issue appears the notice of
the Electric Light company announcing
that, owing to the failure of the ma
tural gas supply on Oct. % and the
fact that, no gas has since been re-
ceived, it will be compelled to cease
supplying natural gas after Dec. 1 and
will furnish artificial gas, the price be-
ing 81 per thousand for lighting only,
$1.75 for fuel and lighting and S1-25 for
fuel only.
H. L. Driver of the Natural Gas
company was seen last night in rela
ton to the matter, and he expressed
himself very decidedly
I'VE have plenty of gas, and the
Electric Light company knows it," said
he. The only fault is in the leakage
of the pipe line, which is owned by
that company. Today 1 went out over
the line with Messrs Pease, Cline,
Egan, Staines and Reese. We put
down AZ holes and from the leakage
lighted nearly all of them. I estimate
that about so per cent of the gas
turned into the line is wasted in leak
are.
ION Oct % the Tuscarora well was
checked, and the company makes that
an excuse for cancelling the contract.
AS a matter of fact, the Tuscarora is
yielding more gas now than ever be-
fore. The other day, when we tested
it, the gauge showed 900 pounds.
1--WE will furnish 100000 feet if it is
required from two wells alone, and
there are others. AS 1 have said, the
only fault is with their leaky pipe line,
to which they pay no attention.
THE Electric Light company cannot
base its refusal to furnish gas upon
the failure of the supply. The gas is
at the wells in greater quantity than
ever. and 1 invite any who are inter-
ested to come out and investigate the
matter"
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PREPARING FOR WAR.
England Said to BE Placing Arms In
Canada.

New York, Nov 2O.-A Sun special
from Montreal says: The military
preparations going on here in Canada
are of character to prove that Eng
land is not making ready merely for
the defense of Canada against posi-
bic attacks by the fleets or armies of
any European power or combination of
powers. They are of such a nature
that it is every day more evident that
England is creating in Canada a great
place for the storage of arms against
the American republic.
So little attention is given by the
American press to Canada and the in
wardness of the policy pursued by the
party that has been in power here for
over 80 years, that it may come as a
surprise to them to hear that it is
seriously believed here that not only
can Canada hold her own against the
United States, with the help of Eng
land, but that it is only a question of
time as to when a large part of the
New England states and a portion of
the state of New York will be asking
for admission into the Canadian con-
federati
Reinforcements for the regiments in
garrison at Halifax and Bermuda are
on their way out from England, which
will raise them to their full war
strength. In connection with the war
like preparations England is making
in Canada, it is noteworthy that some
of the papers that have been most in
sulting in their language toward the
United States now deprecate the idea,
being entertained that they can posi-
bly, be directed against them. They
are only intended for a possible war
with Russia and France. What the
preparations going~o for arming YES
sells on the upper lakes has to do with
Russia or France requires an imperial
list mind to discern.
According tC cablegram received
here, the Pacific cable conference now
sitting in London win no longer issue
reports of its proceedings. The reason
given for this is the jealousy which the
movements excite in other countries,
notably in France and the United
States. The Canadian commissioners
it seems, assured the conference that
the idea that has been entertained that
the new Canadian government was
lukewarm toward the scheme is an en-
tire mistake; that, on the contrary,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-21
SERIOUS FOOD ANIME
Likely to Be Caused by the Gas.
Cades Floods.
MANY MINERS LEAVE WORK TO
OBTAIN EATABLES.
Three Hundred to Four Hundred
Farmers In the Snohomish Valley
Whose Losses VIII Be Henvy-Bad
Condition of the Ccerr d'AIene
Country.

Seattle, Nov. 20.-The Chinese pas
sengers ON the Great Northern train
which was tied UP by washouts be-
tween Wellington and Madison, arrived
in Seattle today. Through an INFER
prefer they todd a representative of
the United Associated Presses than
while on the train they were given two
meals a day for four days, at the end
of which time the food supply gave
out, and they were forced to walk
seven miles, through snow from five
to 10 feet deep to a railroad section
house, where they were supplied with
three meals day. The postoffice au-
thorities announced this afternoon that
but one eastern mail had been received
in Seattle since last Sunday. That one,
small in quantity, got in Tuesday morn
ing.
Owing to the crippled condition of
the Great Northern, and Everett &
Monte Cristo railroads. there is liable
to be a serious food famine in towns
in the Cascades flooded districts In
fact, Mr.. McCarty, a merchant of Sui
tan City, who is now here for the pur-
pose of purchasing supplies, said that
it has already begun.
A special dispatch from Snohomish
says: The first party of 200 miners,
VINO left Monte Cristo early this week
to walk out to the lower town, reached
here yesterday. The reason for this
wholesale exodus of miners is a lack
of provisions in the mountain STORES.
From the reports Of the condition of
the Everett & Monte Cristo railroad,
it is evident that it viii be three weeks
at least, before a train can reach Monte
Cristo. All the big mines at Silverton.
Goat Lake and Monte Cristo have fol-
lowed the example of the Monte Cristo
Mining company and sent out their
men until the railroad could bring in
more provisions.
There are from 800 to 400 farmers in
the Snohomish valley, who are losers
from the h5cl. Their losses range
from few head OF stock to their en-
tire personal properly.
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effect that 10000 votes distributed
rightly in several close states would
have elected Bryan.
THAT statement is true" said Mr.
Hanna. Harry Payne was the first
to give utterance to it, but although it
is true the fact is equally true that the
Republican vote in the country at large
was kept up TO its normal condition;
that is, the Republican percentage of
gain more than Offset the Democratic
gains
Relative to matters concerning the
cabinet, Mr.. Hanna said:
THE most difficult problem Mckinley
has is the formation of his cabinet. He
is a man who, above all things, dislikes
TO injure the feelings of any one. There
are so many men eligible and who are
friends of Mckinley that he GeaTes.o ap-
point one man for fear others will feel
aggrieved. This is quality that in
him attracts all men anc shows the
big heart that lies within him.
Early this evening Mr.. Peck went to
Canton to see President-elect McKin-
lev
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THE SUICIDE CLAUSE.
Cuts Il Big Figure In a New York
Insurance Suit.

New York, Nov 2o.-The fourth trial
of the suit of Josephine Whitlatch
against the New York Fidelity and
Casualty company for the recovery of
$4,000, the amount of a policy on her
husbands life, in the supreme court in
Brooklyn, yesterday, resulted in a
verdict for the plaintiff for 500 only.
There was a provision in the policy
hat it would be void, except 70 the ex
tent of $780, in case Mr.. Whitlatch
should commit suicide. Mr. Whitlatch
was a mining prospector. and when
found dead in a hotel in San Francisco
a few years ago, there was a bullet
wound in his head and a revolver by
his side. The question at issue at the
various trials of the case was as TO
whether he had committed suicide,
been murdered, or killed himself ac-
cidentally. Mrs. Whitlatch will now
probably abandon the protracted liti-
cation, on which she has spent sew
eral thousand dollars.
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TAPPING THE WIRES.
Charges Made Against a Telegraph
Company.


Chicago, Nov. 20-The Western IN
ion Telegraph company secured a re-
straininS order this afternoon from
Federal Judge Grosstups against the
Independent Telegraph company, which
it is, alleged in an accompanying BILL
has been tapping the wires of the
Wectern Union and other telegraph
companies. The manager of the hide
pendent TELEGRAPH company is Oscar
NJ. Stone, arrested year ago on the
same charge. The concern has its
headquarters at room IL, 260 Clark
street, and sells market reports 70 a
large number of local bucket shops.
Associated with Stone, the bill asserts,
are James ". Turner. Joseph Moffatt,
George 3. Spangler, H. C. McGill, ]: L.
Stone and George H. Stone. The bill
says Oscar NJ. Stone, with Moffatt and
Turner, are the active and controlling
persons of the Independent Telegraph
company. They are charged with sell
ing news and information which has
been stolen from the Western Union
and Postal Telegraph companies by
tapping their wires. Judge Grosscup
issued the restraining order and the
case was se- for Monday
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San Francisco, Nov. 20.-The Bulletin
this afternoon prints the following:
Following close upon the details of the
massacre of Baron Won Norbeck and
the party of scientists from the Aus
trian guardship AIbatross, by natives
of the famous Solomon group of is
lands. comes another story of treach-
cry and death at the hands of these
violent cannibals.
News is received per steamship Ala
media from Sydney that the steamship
Titus. that was recently dispatched
from Australia to visit the coast of
New Guinea and the Solomons, is at
Port Jackson on her return voyage
from Marau sound. Solomon group.
The vessel lay near Bour granville for
some days. and instituted a search for
a party of gold hunters, six whites and
five natives, who started in a whale
boat for the new gold fields at Mou-
bara from Samoria. The officers of
! the Titus. which was at Port Jackson
on the 18th of October, report that il is
their opinion that the entire party of
whites were massacred, either on
Bourgainsville by the head-hunters or
on the coast directly across the straits.
The Titus fell in with the revenue
cutter Lily Rock, which was also
cruising on a search for the party,
and learned from Captain Oates, of that
craft, that investigation instituted by
the government officers proved beyond
shadow of a doubt that the gold
hunters. who had put ashore TO pitch
camp on the beach, had been BETRAYED
by their native guides. surrounded.
killed and probably eaten.
The Lily Rock cruised along the
coast of the several islands, and finally
came across one of the natives. who
had acted as guide for the miners.
The fellow was surprised. seized and
brought on board and told a remark
able story about the whaleboat having
capsized and all hands drowned. He
said he had floated about the straits
for several days and had finally been
picked UP by a native canoe. The Off
GERS did not believe the story, and
sent a detail of men ashore 10 investi-
gate. After a long search, a Win
chester rifle and a revolver were found
in a native village, neither weapon
showing any signs of having been in
the water. The weapons were identi-
fed as the property of the gold hunt
ers.
Later it was learned that the whale
boat was in the possession of a. chief
on one of the Solomons and that va
rious other property of the prospectors
was scattered among the coast villa
gers of the islands.
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"NATIONAL DEMOCR ATS
Intention Is to Keep the Organiza-
ton Intact.

ton Intact.
Indianapolis, Nov. 20-The Hon. w.
D. Bynum Will go to New York tomor-
row and visit several cities in the east
to confer with various leaders of the
National Democratic party. 1t is pos
sible that after his return a meeting
of the national committee OF which he
is chairman will be called for this city
or Chicago. IL is the intention to keep
the organization intact. The leaders
of the National Democracy have noted
with care the evident intention OF Alt
geld, Bryan and other leaders of the
late campaign to hold the party in line
for silver and all the other Dlanks of
the Chicago platform, and this gives
them an additional incentive for hold
ing their organization intact. They
believe that when the next primaries
are held they can call their own pri-
maries and bring into them fully one
half of what was year ago the DEM
ocratic party, and that in many locali-
ties they will be able to capture the
party complete. In speaking Of the flu
ture Mr.. Bynum said: 1.-THE National
Democratic party will last as long as
there is any danger to the country
from agitation along the lines of the
Chicago platform
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-21
GOV. DURKEE'S HEIRS.
Legal Representatives Are Now In
Washington.

Washington, Nov. 2O.-Messrs. L. C.
Blaisdell of Indianapolis and ]. A.
Kuykeneall of Salt Lake City are in
Washington. The former is attorney
for the heirs, of the late Charles Dur
kee. and the latter executor for the
same. They are here on business con-
nected with mammoth suit brought
on behalf of the heirs of the late
Charles Durkee, ex-governor of Utah,
who died in 1870. The amount reaches
TITO the millions and equals the entire
subsidy debt of the Union, the Central
and the other Pacific railroads, whose
first mortgage bonds Governor Durkee
came in possession of, and afterwards
assigned to the government for preser-
walton and collection on maturity in
1894 Mr. Blaisdell explained to
reporter that the suit was brought in
the court of claims in May, 1898, and
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MILES SEES M'kINLEY.
The General Calls Upon the Presi-
dent-EIect.

dent-EIect.
Canton, o., Nov. 2O.-The general
commanding the armies of the United
States and a conspicuous member of
congress were among Major McKinley's
callers today. General Miles arrived
about half past 4. accompanied by
Frank Wiberg of Cincinnati. one of the
most widely known men of that city
in business and commercial way.
General Miles went at once to McKin-
ley's house and was most cordially
greeted by the president-eIect. When
General Miles and Mr.. Wiberg entered
the study, they found General Gros-
venor there, he having arrived earlier
in the afternoon. General Miles and
Mr.. Wiberg had a talk in private with
Major Mckinley before his departure
The visit of General Miles was of a
social nature. The general is not
candidate for the post of secretary of
war, and has no ambition outside of
his military career. 1t is not unlikely
that Major Mckinley discussed with
him some of the men who are talked
of in connection with the place now
held by Secretary Lamont General
Grosvenor had long talk with Major
Mckinley on the state of the nation.
He dwelt upon the action of congress
next winter, and had good deal to say
about the Dingley bill, the passage of
which he opposes for the reason that
he thinks that it would be neither a.
final nor satisfactory settlement of the
tariff question.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-21
THE HERALD BULLETIN

PAGE ONE
Hanna Outlines His Policy.
Troubles at LeadviiIe.
Floods In the Northwest.
Cannibals Eat Gold Hunters.
The Gas Trouble.
PAGE TWO
The Murray Tragedy.
Hold-Ups Still Operating.
Professor Stoddard Charged With
Fraud.
Welcome to Rev. Lockwood.
PAGE THREE.
Local Mining Share Market.
Latest Mining News.
McAuliffe Bests Carroll.
PAGE FIVE.
Democratic Women Organize.
PAGE SIX
Democratic Committee Expenses.
In the Federal Court.
Cattle Stealing Case.
Utnh's Semi-CentenHiaI CELEBRATION.
Weekly Bank CIearings.
PAGE SEVEN.
Local Political Gossip.
PAGE EIGHT.
Deseret News on City officials
Remission of School Taxes Illegal.
DeIyecchiO Was Murdered.
The Argus Changes Hands.
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REPUBLICAN CLUBS.
Figuring on the Coming Presiden-
tinI inaugural.

tiaI inaugural.
Chicago, Nov. pa large attendance
and abundant enthusiasm marked the
meeting of the National League of Re-
publican clubs executive committee at
the Auditorium hotel headquarters to-
day The main subject before the COM
mittee was the presidential inaugural
ceremonies next March, and the part
which the league shall take in them.
1t is expected that $4,000 members of
the league and clubs affiliated with it
can be assembled.
1t was the sense of the meeting that
the work of sending out party litera-
ture should be continued during the
next four years, as far as money in the
treasury would go to pay for the ex-
pense, instead of waiting until a pres
idential campaign was at hand. The
executive body intends, however, to
keep clear of the financial shoals here
after. 1t was decided TO keep the head
quarters here. Washington, Cincinnati
and New York were proposed. Plans
are already being laid for the next an
nual convention at Detroit in July
President Woodmansee has the assur-
ance of Major Mckinley that he will
be present unless something unfore-
seen occurs
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-21
THE BRITISH FLAG.
1t Is Run Up by the FiIibustering
Bermuda.

Bermuda.
New York, Nov 2O.-The steamship
Bermuda, formerly owned by John ].
Nolan of Philadelphia and recently
seized on a charge of engaging in a
filibustering expedition, yesterday
hoisted the British flag. Consul Gen
eral Sanderson granted her tempo
rary (six months) British registery
yesterday forenoon. She lies off Red
Hook point, and may sail for Nova
Scotia today or tomorrow. She is
owned by George Musgrave, a mer-
chant of Halifax. and is commanded
by Captain William Keller Scott. 1t is
said that the owner of the steamer
Bermuda, on her arrival at Halifax,
will make an effort to secure a perna-
nent registry for the vessel. A crew
was shipped for the Bermuda today,
consisting of % men,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-21
PROGRESS OF IRRIGATION.
Discussed at Convention Held at
Lexington, Neb.

Lexington, Neb., Nov. 2O.-The fourth
annual convention Of the Nebraska Ir-
rigation association began today, with
a gratifying attendance. The report
of President Wolfenbarger. submitted
this morning, was exhaustive, treating
of the progress made during the year
in this state. and urging renewed efforts
on tine part of the members in the en-
terpr:se. The decision of the United
States supreme court sustaining the
consetutionality of the Wright law
after which the Nebraska law is pat
termed. was also a source of congratu-
lasion. Today's session was taken up
with reports of officers, and the reading
and discussion Of papers on irrigation
topics. The convention will continue
all day tomorrow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-21
HAD ILL-HELAIiTH.
Why Prominent st. Louisnn Blew
Ont His Brains.

ST. Louis, Nov. 20.-Harry Sherwood,
manager of the title department of the
ST. Louis Trust company, blew out his
brains this afternoon at his home, No.
4611 Morgan street Sherwood is son
of Judge Sherwood of the supreme
court No cause is known for the
self-destruction, but Sherwood has been
in ill-health lately. 1t is stated that
his accounts at the trust company are
all right
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ALLEGED ELECTION FRAUDS.
Investigation by New Orleans
Grand Jury.

New Orleans. Nov. 2O.-The grand
jury has undertaken the task of in
vestigating the late election. 1t had
been charged that frauds were COM
mitted in New Orleans in the throw
ing out of a number of Republican and
National Democratic votes. The in
yestigation is made on the complaint
of the National Democrats, and is be-
ing prosecuted by the Citizens League,
the political organization which car
ried New Orleans at the state election
in April, and which has pledged itself
to honest elections and to investigate
and punish all fraud