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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-02
CAPTURED A MURDERER.
Detectives Entered the ship ON which
lie was working.

BAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2. - The
bark Swanniius, having en- board the
Australian murderer Butler, arrived
this morning after u passage OF seventy
days from New Csetie. Detectives
boarded the vessel us shs entered the
harbor.
Detectives McHattie and Conroy,
who knew Bntler in Australia, Conr0y
having narrowly escsp! d beiI G one OF
his victims, were disguised when they
boarded the Swanhilds. When they
charged Butler with the crimes he
proiessed ignorance anu denied that
his nRme was Butler. When they re-
moved their DISCUSSES Butler still
pretended not to know them. On the
voyage Butler worked as an ordinary
seaman. In his kit were garments
bearing the = initials OF some OF
his Victims. Extradition papers have
been served and Butler VIII be taken
to Australia on the Monswsii, sailing
on saturday.
Butler IL extremely English In up
pearance aud speaks with Mpro.
Donnced English accent. He gave
hisi name at the city prison as Epgan.
Butler Is credited by the Australian
police with having murdered fourteen
men. BIS last victim was Capt.. Lee
Weller, retired ship captain. ButIer
took his money sud clothes and
shipped on tue Swanhilds under the
name OF Weller.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-02

tutod question Of principle OF grave
general Importance nfieniipg the ma
tional rights o. euch party as diBtiD.
guiehed from private rignts, whereof
II - merely tan International repre-
sentative, Tho Jurisdiction OF such arbi-
,tation tribunal over such cinim BhGll
coBge and the came shall be hnslt with
by arbitration under nrIcl0 VI"
Article VII. rs nmondel by the
committee, reads As iollows:
"ODjectiona TO tho Iurlodlction Of tho
arbitration tribunal cOnetilutoi uLdsr
this treaty shRli not b. taken except
AZ provided in title article.
at any time before t. 9 cose q
tho hearing upon any matter
except territorial claims tubmiltel
to the grbfation tribunal con.
sututcd under this tresty.
oiit CT Of The high contra citing
parties shall declare th-t the tie mi
nation Of such matter necessarily
Involves the decision OF n disputed
question whica 10 excluded from arb.
tration sXcsp. by special agreement,
by the operation OF article !, then the
jurisdiction Of such arbitration lrihu-
nal over such matter shall csase.ni
The committee struck out entire ~,
ami without Inserting anything in Its
rlace, article 10 which provided that
King Oscar Ut SweCen should have
tue naming oi an umpire IN case OF
dispute.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-02
VENEZUELA TREATY
Clsaed By The Respective Parties this
Afternoon.
THE FOUR ARBlrRAIoRs CHOSEN.
A Year and n Half Probably Needed 10
Adjust the Claims OF the
Two Countries.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The treaty
n, arbitration between Great Britain
snd Venezuela will be signed OF 5
O'clock this afternoon. The delay WAS
caused by the difficulty OF making up
tue PERSONNEL Of the arbitration COM
mission, not 30 much from objections
10 the persons nominated by either
eide as from the trouble experienced
in arranging the tribunal 90 as to In
leriere as little ss possible with the
important routine work OF the Supreme
Court OF the United States and Great
britain, from which bodies the four
aibitIators are drawn.
Notice, however, was received by
cable this morning that the London
trlvy council, had confirmed the
palection made. The four nrbitIators,
IL 10 unuersto0d, will be Chief Justice
Fuller and Justice Brewer OF the
United States Supreme Court and
Lord Herschell and Sir Richard
Hem Collins, Knigbt, justices OF her
majesty's supreme court of the judi
uiHTy. The fifth arbitrator in case OF
need will be named b. King Oscar.
BY the term OF the trenty the agents
Of Great Britain anu Venezuela mus,
deliver the complete cases at Paris,
where the arbitration tribunal Will
meet, Within eight months OF the rati-
fication OF the treaty, with three
months additional allow, d for submit-
tlon OF counter oases, 80 that the entire
arbitration PROBABLY will occupy u
year and hall.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-02
CONSUL BAEKEn INDIGNANT.
Dispatches from the State Depart
meni Opened by 3pantards.


KEY WEST, Fis., Feb. 2.-Consul
Walter b. Barker, United States rep
sentative In SREug Ia GTsnGe, Cubs, Ia
indignant over an ipsuIt offered u
him by the Spanish authorities OF thnt
place, and 1t Is understood he has
written bitter complaint to Secretary
Olney. According to sdvices received
here the consul was expecting several
dispatched IRON the department. In
reference 10 certain important matters
regarding the relations Of Spain and
the United States. He learned the
dispatches had been forwarded and
when they did not arrive In oue course
he made inQuiries. He learned that
the dispatches had reached Ssgua,
la Grande but had been seized, opened
anu read by the Spanieh authorities.
Consul Barker was very inuiSnant
and called on the spanish commanu-
ant and demanded the dispatches.
That OIL cIsl refused to give them up.
The Spaniards kept the dispatches
lef nearly "A week and treated Consul
barker's complaints with contempt.
Finally after the documents hau been
copied they were turnea over to him
The consul in the meantime haJ
written strong letter To Secretary
olney recounling the circumstances.
Captain General WeyIer heard OF
The matter and ordered the Sagua la
Gfante authorities 10 apoiogiz, to
Barker, which they did, but the angry
consul would not accept the apology
As he hau relerTe1 the matter to hiR
government.
This Is the first known case where
Inc spanish officials have opened state
department. letters, but Americans in
Hayans believe that 1T has bssn done
ever aimee tue war began. 1t is slntel
On the authority oil one close to Con-
inl General Lee that his mail has been
ltquently tampered with.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-02
NEW OPERA co.
Pref. Willard weihe states that ii may
b. Permsntney.

. w. b.
Prof WILLARD WeIhe, In speaking Ioi
the new Salt Lake opera company,
which Is to make It's first appearance
Mt the Theatre ON Waehington's Birth
day in the Mascot, said this morning.:
81 the Mascot IL the success we hope
for, 1t is proboble that the company
will become permanent organization,
and the next opera will bs put In
readiness for April conference. The
rhester management have been
liberal in their terms, having consent
ed to allow US to play at the came price
ms those charged ut the Grand, which
has always been against their policy
in the past. Reserved seats will
therefore pe cold st 50, 35 and 20 cents,
ana the Westinghouse Birthday matt.
nee al 25 cents. There are forty people
in the chorus, all carefully selected,
anu the principals will be Miss SAVAGE,
Miss Levy, MI. Spencer. Mr.
Goddard, Mr.. Sherman, MIR. Young,
Mr.. Westervelt, Mr.. Robinson, Mr..
Graham, MIR. Campbell and MIR.
James. Miss Della Dayne', Miss Bes.
sic Epmunds and Miss Ella Dsrr will
be the three peasant girls and the
pages' parts Will be taken by Misses
Ardele Cummings, Lulu Bitner,
AIice Bituer, Elsie Barrow. Ida Pitt,
Rose RjmDey anu L NINA J orgeneon.
All the costumes, nearly $50 In all,
ne everyone has so many changes, will
be hired In San Fran cisco. AT the
cheap prices charged 1t Is thought the
o9era can Ue run several nights, and a
visit to Ogden may also be made while
the costu mes are here"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-02
BUSINESS TROUBLE.
The Philadelphia Lead Company In
The Hands Of Receivers.
SALT LAKE PARTIES INTERESTED,
President Schwartz OF III Peun ylvcala
,smeltii g company The Head
OIL the Concern.

PiTTsBURa, Pa, Feb. 1.-The
Philadelpnis Lead company went into
the hands OF recsiver today. Tne
liabilities are 81 400, 200.
This application Tor receiver -as
made by George 6. Grisc0m, trustees,
ana Ii, E. Anderson, who set forth
in tho bill that the defendant COM
psny lie indebted to Grisc-m sDiS, 900,
and that Anderson holds 100 ahsres OF
its capital STOCK at the par valEe 500.
The liabilities are placed In the bill at
81, 100000 in the form OF commercial
pApsr. OF this S550,0)0 IN lures in
February, 1897. a large part mas been
endorsed by President Schwartz. VINO
WAS recently stricken Win piraiysis.
These obligations and endorsements
are held In Salt Lake, Pittsburg, n CIV
York anu London. Over 1000 worth
OF paper wens TO protes. February LIST,
for non-acceptance and non.pay ment.
Tne company, 1t Is stated, 10 unable
TO NEE. Or renew its obligations, and
suita would be brought by The creditors
causing levies 10 be made upon $500,
600 worth OF valuable property. The
concsrn employs clerks and skilled
men to the number OF 100, many of
whom shall have rights anu prefer
eDces in the assets.
President Schwartz Is also the sole
owner of the Pennsylvania Smelling
company at Salt Lake, Utah. AS the
mead OF these two cOmDanies hs IL COM
PEELED to buy leau, silver and gold ores
in oil paris OF the West and throughout
Mexico. These ores are sm slled In
Utah anu refined at the lead works
stationed on the Pan Handle railway.
These conBignments OF ore must be
bought for 60 much epot cash, sand this
neoessitates at all times the signature
OF the president to notes with which
the business of the two companies was
carried on.
AS It WAS impossible for the COM
psny to go ahead in Its work wit n
Schwartz In the present condition and
with no head t. the concern, II wus
ordered that tw receivers be appoints
ed and transact the necessary bust.
uess.
The court named Mesers. GriscoIu
ana Anderson as receivers anu direct.
| OF them to give bonds 10 the sum o.
| 100000
Just previous to filing the bill this
company confessed judgment to Girls
CON, es truttess for-the cred tarrf to III,
amount OF s949, 24s.63, which, with tn,
attorneys comm ission added, makel
| S06S, 23S, go.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-02
VALUABLE RECORDS LOST
The Capitol al Harrisburg, PsnnSyl.
Yanla, in Flames.
Tne house In session when tho Fi-s
Was DiseeYered-rhe building
Apparently doomed.

HARRISBURG, Penn, Feb. "A
hre broke out In the senate wing OF the
state Capitol ut one O'Clock p. m. and
at 1880 the building seemed doomed,
as the fire department was unable to
control the flames.
The fire originated in the rooms OF
Lieut.. Governor Lyon over the senate
chamber. The fire burned several
minutes before 1t was discovered. IL
had made such headway that but
little could bs saved IN the costly
apartments OF the Lieut.. Governor.
Across The hall are the rooms OF
bupt. OF Public Instruction Schafer,
VINO was alone ia the Office whea the
lire WAS discovered. he did ali he
couli 30 check the fire, but it was not
In his power. All ne saved was the
appropriation books. Thousands OF
dollars worth o; records were ct.
The flames had eaten their way
through the senate room before the
fire department arrived. Part of the
root tumbled in before the water was
started. Then the streams were 80
small that the FIRE burned on. Soon
the great dome was macs OF flames.
This burned like shGvipgs. The fire
cUmmu nicated to u house on the side
anu ID now eating its way along the
roo. There seems no possible way Of
saving the building.
The house was In seHsion when the
fire was discovered, and quickly adj
Journod. Zoe officers In me depart.
ment bulldogs adjoining the Capitol
are preparing TO move.
The come has fallen. Several men
were slightly injured by falling tim.
beIs.
Two p. m.--The entire interior OF
the house is in flames. The water
power 10 still very weak and every
effort now 10 being made to confins
the flames to the Legislative halls.
The building stands between those
used by Adjutsnt General Stewart aud
Secretary Of Interior A fairs Latta.
Thete officers are removing valuable
papers and furniture.
AS Representative Il. w. Rhodes
and j. w. buggy were leaving the
chamber portion OF the roof fell in.
They were slightly injured.
800 p.m.-The tirs will be confined
to the Capitol building. Tie entire
structure is now In flames in the in.
terror. Both roofs have fallen in, anu
soen the great pillars at the main en-
trance will tall. TIE walls are now
cracking and crumbling.
The lose Ia placed at 81 900, 900; IN.
surance 100000. The ivss OF valuable
records is great. They can never be
replaced.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-02
CONFERENCE OF nERonANrs.
Important Gathering of American
husiucus Non.

NEW YoRK, Feb. 2.-Arrange-
ments have been completed Tor con-
ference of merchants from South
Amerion, West Indies and Mexico,
which is TO be held ut the PhilRdel-
phia museum in June next for the
iurpose OF comforting with the mem
pets OF boards OF trade ana chsmoer OF
commerce from all parts OF the United
SlEtes,
Delegates will attend from all for
elgh boards OF trsdes, as from all other
commercial organizations, Ia Brazil.
EeneEueis, Central America and
Mexico and the West Indies. This
VIII be one OF The most important
gatherings OF South American busi-
hets men ever brought together, ana II
notable TACT Ia that u great majority OF
,he delesates, while thoroughly ac'
sualnted with Europe. have never
Oeen to the United States.
The greater PARTON Of merchandise
imported into South AmericR Ia said to
's imported or bought by these dele
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-02
HE DID THE KILLING
Confession OF tbs Mexican Arrested
Here Saturday
FOR THE MURDER IN WYOMING
Admits His Identity and Tells Sheriff
Davis How tho Shooting
Was lona

The Mexican arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Burt on Saturday night sus.
pacted OF having killed Frank Adamt
In Wyoming, last July, full account
o! which appeared in lsst eveningh
y Ews, has admitted his Identity and
confessed to having committed the
crime. He made the admission to
Sheriff Davis Of Carbon county, yea.
terday afternoon, even going go far rs
to show the officer now he did the
shooting and thu distance between
him anu his victim when 1t occurred,
The story leading up to the confess
sion ie an Interesting one, and ~ told
a NEWS reporter by sheriff Davie
before taxing his departure last even.
ing, 10 as follows:
The sheriff, accompanied by Sheriff
Lewis AMI Deputy SHERIFF. Burt anu
Cannon, OF Salt Lake, went over 10
the jail yesterday afternoon. They
found 5alenis seated on q chair, with
his lace buried III his hands. He paid
no attention to the visitors. Sheriff
still, and stepping back few steps
from the Mexican's cell, called him
by name. The prisoner started up
from his seat and staring at the sheriff
asked, "What you wani?' Here the
suspect gave himself away, fer he had
repeatedly told the officers that his
name Swes Miguel and not Salenis.
Sheriff Davis IbeD held long con.
versation with the prisoner, curing
which the latter admitted to having
done the killing, blaming one OF ME
countrymen living in Salt Lake for
the cause of his arrest. Sheriff Davis
and his prisoner returned 10 Wyoming
ON last nights u. p. tram.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-02
RELATIVE OF GREELEY.
Confined IA JniI Charged w:th
stealing Horses.

Confined in Jail Charged with
stealing Horses.
Los ANGELES, Cal, Feb. "A de.
generate relative OF Horace Greeley,
the great editor, lie now confined In
the county jail, u confessed horse thief.
Behind his capture is a story OF wild
reckless riding over snow clad noun.
talns and the dogEsd persisIence OF
Frank Griffith, deputy constable OF
Hanford, Kings county, who piucs.!y
traileu the gang Tor five weeks ana
arrested young Greeley this morning.
Sill another member OF the crowd,
Fred ROOD, is also been in jail and the
third will coon be npprehended. They
are accused OF having stolen thirteen
mead OF horses little over five weeks
ago about Is miles south OF Haniord,
and some distance from Tulsre city
and some distance from the Tulare
county line. Young Grill IN accom-.
panied by Deputy SheIiif White, ar
rested at Greeley while the latter was
eating breakfast at his fathers house
here.
Greeley, who is about rs years OF
age confessed the crime but refused to
divulge the Identity Uf his partners.
His father who claims to be "a cousin
OF the editor said his son had only
recently given Indications tnst he vas
on the wroBg course,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-02

The shipment consisted Of seven car
loads. There were $40 paokaaus,
averaging forty gallSns. 1t Is probably
tue most valuable shipment Of brandy
ever made from California.
Recently the government gave per.
mlesi0n to withuraw IL from the
original packages OF 1000 gallons each
In which form 1t could not he sold
and put 1t up IN 80, ~ AID % gallon
PACKAGE, replacing the original
ntemps OF attestaiion OF Its age. The
owner OF the brandy will get from the
government a rebate Of about $4,000
on the taxes paiI.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-02
A Crusade Arains, Bells.

CHICAGO. Feb. 2.--rhe city council
has begun crusade against the ring
ing OF large bells on either private or
public buiidiDgs. An ordinance pro-
hiblting the ringing OF any large bell
In he city limits was presented to the
city council by Alderman Greenaore
snd referred 10 the judiciary commit
tee. IL such an ordinance should be
passed 1t would mean the disc Jntipu-
ance OF all bells, including chimes, on
churches and other public or private
buildings. The ordinance provides
that any peIaon, finn or society or cor
poration that shall violate the pro-
visions OF this ordinance shall bo fined
not more than 5000 for each otfenBe.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-02
THE ARnIrnArloN TREATY.
Text of tho Agreement 'as Proposed
by the senat, COMMITTEES.

WAsnINGToN. Feb. 1.-The text OF
the cnanges made IN the general arbl-
tration treaty by the Senate committee
on foreign relations is ss fOllows:
As sent to the Senate article real
as follow:
"rho high conlractinglrar ties egreo
to submit to arbitration IN accordance
with the provisions, and subject 10 the
limitations of this treaty all questions
In uifiersnce between them which
thoy may fail to adjust by diplomatic
negotiation"
Tne Senate committee to this added:
"But no question which e1ecls the
foreign or domestic policy OF either OF
the nigh contracting parties or rela-
tiops. OF either 10 any other state Or
power, by treaty or otherwise, ahsll be
subject for arbitration under this
treaty, except by special agreement"
Arucie Tho original treaty read
AS follows:
"ObjecuOns to the Jurisdiction OF the
arbitration tribunal constituted under
this treaty shall not DO taken except As
provided in this article, II before the
close OF the hearing upon the claim
submitted to the arbitration tribunal
constituted under article III or article
V, either OF the high contract
ing parties shall move sucn
tribunal to decide and there
upon IL shall decide that this
determination OF such claim necss-
sarily involves the decision OF n dis'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-02
CHINESE NEW YEAR.
An UuusuaiIy Quiet ono iu ban Fran
cisco

BAN FRANoIsco, Feb. Mot fire
cracker was heard, no. bomb ex.
ploded in Chinatown all day or night.
There was not even Chinese arrest.
ed. 1t was the quietest New Year the
Oldest member Oi the police force ever
saw. Strange to say there was not
even the nsusl crowds OF citizen sight.
seers, which may have been accounted
Tor partly because of the threatening
weather and partly by the general
understanding that there would be
lacking the noisy feature OF the
Chinese New Year. Tho picture that
Chinatown did present was one OF
closed shops, from street end to street
end and with rows ind rows of big
round Chinese lanterns which at
night were Lighted, Chinese In
gorgeous eoiored gowns and blousee,
new and highly ornate shoes display
ing immaculate white hose between
their tops and the bottoms OF the
trousers fastened at the ankie, troops Of
women anu ohildren In all the smart.
infibits ana co,iTtly amount o. BOXING
and Chinese hapdehaklng whenever
acquaintance met.
Mixed with all this were the
Chinese who did not have on gay
colored costumes Of the season and
people who were not Chinese and
wore every desoribabie kind OF cloth.
ing, from tho best To the poorest.
Also there was the policeman every.
where and numerous.
A few Chinese tradesmeD, mostly
those OF the poorer sort, the dealers in
CONNECTIONS and fruits with an
iconeclastic scorn Tor tue cccaeiUn who
piled their traffic. But they did not
seem to do much business. Even the
thinkers, cObblere ana members OF rm-
bIeIlas ERu taken the day off,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-02

NEW York. Feb. "a dispatch TO
The Heia.u from Pahaina sayf:
the Herald's correspondent IN MAJ
psaa, Nicaragus, telegraphs that n
revolution has broken on. In Guste-
mels.
Details are ss yet unobtainable.
President Zellaya OF Nicaragua has
attempted ~ get a report finn Presi-
dent Barrios as to the exact nature OF
the crisis in Guatemala, but thus Tar
without succese.
The Guatemalan government, 1t ia
reported, has established u censorship
over the cable Office at San Jose.
This goes far to confirm that an In
surrection is in progresa.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-02
south Dakota. senatorial Contest.

PIERRE,S. D., Feb. g. The question
has arisen as to whether PicRler has
not already received enough voteo to
elect him United States senator. The
point Is on the legality OF the votes
cast for PlOwmsn. He is Ia circuit
Judge, anu the Constitution makes void
all votes cast by the people or the
Legislature Tor any other than a judicial
ofiice. for a judge while holding his
flee. On the ballot Of Monday last
l2l votes were cast, 10 Of which were
for PlJwman. Picker received 53 u
the remainder. anu II the Plowman
vot wtrl void, Picker hai majority
Of the legal vote.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-02
An nccsntrio BncnoIor's WIN.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Feb. g.
The VIII Of Charles Willard, the
eccentric bachelor who died Sunday,
b queatnes $40, 900 to be expended III
tho erection OF a library building here
for the city SCHOOL,; $4,000 for a
Young Mems Chrislian association
building here ans $4,000 TO the
Baptist college at Kalamazoo. the
heits are also well provided Tor.
MIR. Willard, a lew days before his
death, decided the city sixteen acres on
GOguac lake Tor park.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-02
MCLEAN GOES WEST.


Mr.. Donald Mclean, who has been
est OF the Pacific Short Line railroad,
lett for the West at noon today. He
will go direct to the coast, where he
will be engaged some ten days look
ing inter the affairs Of the prospective
road. Before leaving no expressed en-
tire satisfaction with his lab0rs here,
and slated that c1ndiiious were favor
able Tor the extension OF the road
from Wyoming west through Utah
snd Nevada.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-02

HouGHToN, Men,. Feb. Fire
broAe Out suddenly In the ninth level
souti, No. shaft OF the Tamarac
mine nj 10 O'Clock this morning. Two
lines OF hose are playing on the fire
aud 1t is hoped to prevent its gaining
access to the shalt which would serve
~ chimney nesrly 400 feet high.
Four miners are cut oil, being below
the fire, but the sir compressor lie lore
ing air to them.