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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-21
MARRIED LULU swENsON.

Believing that the report of his wife's
death true, he felt himself free to con-
tract a second marriage if he felt so
disposed and in November, in 1894, he
married Lulu Swenson and has lived
with her ever since. They have one
child now Is months old. He had no
children by his first wife.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-04
INDIA'S SILVER POSITION
viii Be Brought Out by Official
Action Just Taken.

NEW YORK, Sept. 3--The Evening
Posts correspondent cables today as
follows: 1 have just learned that, fol-
lowing the recent decision of the India
government to suspend council drafts,
it is now decided that the Indian gov
eminent will receive next Tuesday ten
ders of drafts for one crore of rupees
(about S., GOO; that is to say, instead
of selling drafts. the balances in India
are so low that they want to buy re-
mittances This fact, which will prob
ably not be known to the local market
until tomorrow, is of the utmost inter-
est, as it will at once bring into prom
inence the silver position in India, and
the scarcity of silver currency, occa-
stoned by requirements connected with
the war operations on the frontier
Dear money is probable in India, aud
remittances of the kind wanted by the
India government are believed to be
scarce.
The Daily News in it's financial re-
view this morning expresses the orin-
ion that gold shipments viii result
from the action Of the secretary CT
state for India in sCspending the sa.a
of bills of exchange on Calcutta, Bonn
bay and Madras. All the morning pa
pers echo the expression Of the Times
regarding the intention of tn gJVeEE-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-04

Britain or any other nation The cur
rent rate for demand loans in New
York today is IL per cent against a
slightly higher rate in London. and
1t is not at all improbable that under
these circumstances New York bank
erS are loaning money in London. In
spite OF the enormous loss deprecia-
ton in values sustained by The United
states during the past four years, the
latest bank statistics show that there
has been a very large accumulation Of
capital in this country, much of which
IS lying idle in bank awaiting the fav-
orable opportunity of investment 90
result of this enormous accumulation
of capital will be lower rates OF inter
est for the future
The feature that present conditions
bring forward most cOnspicuously IS
the effect to be reasonably expected
upon the silver question. The free sir
Yer disease sprang from the suffering
and privations of the farming classes,
and will be cured in the measure of the
farmers return to better conditions
Beneficent nature is now applying
this cure, at least to the great wheat
growing sections, where population is
densest. From the Atlantic to the Pa
cit1c come the unVarying accounts of
abundant wheat and corn crops This
dollar wheat too, skaters to frag-
ments the stoutly maintained conten-
ton that the silver in a dollar has
always been able to buy a bushel of
wheat Today it takes about two and
a half times as much as a dollar con-
tains at it's gold value to purchase
a bushel of wheat. The law of supply
and demand has furnished the object
lesson which destroys this pet argu-
ment of the silver men"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-04
sioux TROUBLE SETTLED.
Suits to Be Dismissed by Order
of Secretary Bliss.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-The con-
troversy that has been going on for a
long period between the Sioux Indians
on the Pine Ridge reservati in South
Dakota and the sraZers on adjacent
tracts, which has caused much excite
ment in that section, was taken up by
Secretary Bliss today, and the outcome
was a request to the attorney general
to dismiss the pending suits The In
dams have long complained that the
cattlemen allow their stock to cross
the White river into their reservation
from the grazing ground of the north
side of the river. Last spring Agent
Clapp had several hundred of the cat
tie rounded up and turned over to the
United States marshal, subsequently
releasing them under bond. The In
dams demanded 81 a head for them
the cattlemen dissented and the affair
has resulted in several suits. Togeth-
er with the decision to dismiss these
suits, it was decided today to have fif-
teen or twenty Indian police patrol the
boundary line between the grazing
ground and the reservation, and if that
does not prove effective then to fence
it. The latter measure was recently
recommended by Indian Inspector Nc
Laughlin, but as about $50 miles would
have to be covered, the department
does not want to incur the expense un-
less necessary.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-04
Gompers' Name Forged.
He Did Not Sign the Coll for the
St. Louis Conference.

seats in the convention. In other words,
persons entirely remote from and hav-
ing no connection with labor move
ments could have been in attendance
and by overwhelming numbers, direct
: ed the course, mapped out the policy
and dominated the trade union move
ment. AS president of the American
Federation of Labor, a responsible Of
ficer in the union movement, 1 would
not dare hazard the interests of our
fellow workers at the hands of persons
who might be entirely irresponsible.
There are numbers of people who are
opposed to government by injunction
and who are yet hostile to the clear-cut
and we'll defined purpose of the trade
union movement.
II shall say nothing of criticism of
the action of the st. Louis convention
and 1 did not say anything earlier be-
cause I did not wish to interfere with
the programme it mapped out, not even
its appeal for contribution of this
days wages, and 1 am glad that What
I now say will not appear until after
the result of This appeal has been noted
upon"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-04
DINGLEY EXPLAINS 1T.
Nothing Much Was Intended by Sec
ton %.

LEWISTON, Me-, Sept. 3.-Accord-
ing to the Lewiston Evening Journal,
Hon. Nelson Dingley's paper, the
originators of section %, of the tariff
law. did not intend it to effect the
bonding privilege, under which foreign
merchandise can be shipped and for
warded through Canada. The Jour
nal editorially says of section %: THE
controversy which has arisen over
section % has come entirely over two
amendments, one having been made
by the senate and the other by the
conference The section as framed By
the ways and means committee and
passed by the house was the same
as in all previous tariffs, and, if it had
not been amended after it left the
house, no question would have arisen
respecting it. The senate amendment
to section % amended the house sec
ton by striking out the words or any
act of congress in the additional
clause which is the modification of
Importance that is causing the most
controversy.
MANY papers in commenting on the
section assume that the conference
inserted this amendment and proceed
ed to comment on what they call a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-04
RECIPROCITY TREATY.
Subject Discussed by Sherman and
the French Minister.

WASHINGTON, Sept 3.-The French
ambassador NJ. P4tenctPe, called n
Secretary Sherman today rt'at We to
the proposed reciprocity treaty he
tween the U:lited States and France
The subject was discussed in a general
way but owing to the Importance of
the question involved, it is not expected
that final results will be reached until
the return of the president who takes
a personal interest in these reciprocity
negotiations. Under the new law it
appears that two forms of reciprocity
are provided, both of which France is
DESTROYS of securing. The first form
cOntemplates commercial agreements
in which reciprocal relations may be
secured" This leaves 1t to the judg-
ment Of the president to reduce the
duties on certain specified articles.
The president is empowered to grant
these reductions without the formali-
ties Of treaty which ordinarily must
be submitted to and ratified by the
senate. Aside from the agreements
left wholly to the judgment Of the
president the law also provides for
reciprocity treaties covering the whole
range of articles included in the tariff.
1t authorizes a-reduction of per cent
of the duties on such articles as may
be agreed upon, or to transfer oS duti-
able goods to the free list for a period
not exceeding five years. These trea-
ties, however, must be ratified by the
senate "and approve by congress- be-
fore they go into effect. It is probable
that France will open negotiations for
this latter form of reciprocity, al
though it offers no immediate benefits,
owing to the delays incident to secur-
ing ratification by the senate and APP
prevail by congress.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-04

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, when asked today
why he and other trade unionists did
not attend the convention held in St.
Iouis dSa last Monday and Tuesday,
said: I'm regard to the convention
held last Monday at st. Louis [ have
been placed in a most peculiar posi-
ton. The call fer the convention con-
tanned my name as officially Endorsing
it. This was certainly mistake In the
first instance 1t was placed there by
Mr.. Ratchford under the impression,
knowing my intense sympathy with
the miners in their just struggle, that
1 would go TO any length in order to
help them to success, but my name was
placed there and the official indorse-
ment given. to, it without my knowledge
or consent AS you will see the call
was issued to organized labor, in its
various divisions and subdivisions and
to all reform, social, educational and
scientific bodies who condemn govern
ments by injunction. Under this call,
anybody of men opposed to govern
ment by injunction would be entitled to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-04
Pmo~or4snne ~ The Presidents Life
Threatened BY Crank
Columbus. Letter.

COLUMBUS, O., Sept. st has de-
veloped that extraordinary precautions
taken today to take care of the preSI-
dent We're the result of the mayor
having received a note, unsigned, tell
ing him to be on guard against pro-
posed assassination of Mckinley be-
cause of the appointment of Mr. Pow
derby. The letter. however, it is said
was regarded by the mayor and di-
rector of public safety as hoax. They
both state that it was never consider
ed seriously. Gen. Alger tonight de-
clared the publication Of the letter an
outrage.
President Mckinley and his party ar
rived in Columbus this morning as the
guests of the state board of agricul-
ture. The morning was quietly spent,
and in the afternoon, the president
visited the fair grounds. Between
seventy-fve and one hundred thousand
people were present. There were many
children present and Mr.. Mckinley dl-
rected his brief remarks largely 10
them In part he said:
The presence of 40. 900 school children COM
mands our affection and inspires our nope !,
and | congratulate the children OF ONO tnat
they enjoy exceptional opportunities for ecu
cation at the hands of the government OF the
state No other state has higher common
school advantages than the state OF ONO.
And it is gratifying to know that nall a
million children every day in our state CROWD
the doorstepS of our public schools IN thirst
for knowledge to fit them for the grave ard
responsible duties of life. There is ole thing
of which the United States can proudly BOAST,
and that is our great public school system
where the boys and girls from every walk
of life assemble in full equality and enjoy
equally with all their fellows Of -e advantages
Of instruction. ! congratulate you all for that.
| am glad to meet these school children here
today Childrens day it is to you now, but
in little while it will be citizens day with
all of you. Upon you in little while VIII
rest the duty as well as the responsibility
of carrying on the great political fabric
established by your fathers and bearing the
glorious old banner they have so proudly
borne in the past.
God bless the school children of Ohio. God
bless the school children of America, and
guide them to intelligence to virtue, and
morality and patriotism and with these ele-
ments dominating our citizenship, our insti-
tutions safe and sour republic may De
glorious forever. l thank you and bid you
all good afternoon. Great applause)
At the conclusion of the presidents
speech he was the recipient of an ova-
ton from the school children and as
sembled multitude Brief speeches
were also made by Secretary Alger and
Senator Hanna. After driving over the
grounds the presidential party return
ed to the hotel In the evening a com
plimentary dinner was given by the
state board of agriculture to President
Mckinley and brief informal recep-
ton followed The president leaves
for Canton tomorrow morning.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-04
The Prices of Staple
Falling off in Failures.
Rates of Defaulted Liabilities
the Smallest in Years,
Says Dun'S.

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-Dun & Co s
weekly review of trade tomorrow will
say: Failures in August were, in num-
Der, not II per cent less than in Au-
gust, 1896, but in amount of liabilities,
7O.8 per cent smaller. July and August
show lower average of liabilities per
failure than has ever been known in
any year or even in a quarter of the
twenty three years Dun & CO. have kept
quarterly records The improvement
is also well distributed, extending to
nearly every important branch of bust
ness. In clothing, jewelry and unclas-
sified trading, only two months of the
past four years have shown smaller
failures; in general stores and furni-
ture only 3; in groceries, hats and iron
manufacture only 4; in chemical man
ufactures only 5, ard in clothing man
ufactures only six months of the for
ty-eight
The ratio of defaulted liabilities to
payments at clearing houses, has been
smaller in July and August than in
any other month since early in 1898.
August was the first month in which
the daily average of settlements,
through clearing houses, exceeded ma
terially that of the corresponding
month of 1892, the excess at the princi-
pal cities being 1873 per cent. Nor is
this due, as might be supposed to &C
ttvity in stock speculation, for the
stock exchange clearings have not dis
posed Of a very large share of transac-
hnf oro1I
changes far less than five years ago.
The volume of business has been dis
tinctly larger in speculative lines than
it was then, and in textile goods, phe-
nOmenally larger, though slackening
this week. buyers having nearly com
pleted their initial purchases. With
an extraordinary movement in grain,
heavy real estate and building trans
actions, and increased business in iron
products. the month was clearly the
busiest August has ever known.
Wheat continued it's reaction until it
had fallen four cents, but then rose
three cents, with the first revival of
foreign buying. Western receipts are
very large, though not quite as large
as a year ago. The estimates which
command confidence still indicate a
yield of $50, COO 900 to $50 900, 900 bushels
of winter wheat, turning out so much
beyond expectations as to balance
much of the loss in spring wheat.
Foreign accounts do not improve and
unless much more deceptive than
usual, the demand for American wheat
will far exceed the quantity which can
be spared. Continued large exports of
corn and buying for export show
clearly the extent of deficiencies
abroad. Western receipts for the week
were 10,065, 40 bushels, against $780,
31S bushels last year and such a move
ment at this season implies a great ex-
port demand not yet reflected in out
go.
Cotton speculation made August de-
liveries costly Conflicting news
doubtless reflects conflicting facts, but
the opinion gains that the crop will be
large if not exposed by lateness to
serious injury. The mills are now rum
ming and turning out great quantities
of goods in response to heavy purchas-
es recently made.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-04
Uncle Sam the Master Now of the Gold SUP
ply Of the World.
Specie rIovement Must Be This Way==Sfip=
nlents Cannot Be Long Delayed.
Ii London's Threat to Sell American Securities Is
Carried Out This Country Is Abundantly
Able to Buy and Pay.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. s.
with the condition of the national
banks as at present the United States
can be largely independent of Great
Britain. There is no present neces-
sity for obtaining English gold"
George M. Coffin, acting controller of
the currency, made the foregoing
statement. Continuing, he said: The
threat that no more English gold will
be sent to this country is superf1uoIRs.
Our prosperity as now exhibited illus
trates our financial supremacy as
nation, and we will be compelled to
ask nothing from England 1 have
read with great interest the interview
given by Hugh Smith, governor of the
Ba nix of England, and think our bank
statistics an opportune reply to his re-
marks as to lack of confidence.
If the British do not want Ameri-
can securities and have no confidence
in them, our people are in a position
to buy them and pay for them With
$4l3,0OO,OOO of actual cash in the ma
tional banks, and perhaps 5000, 900 900
more in other banking institutions,
many of our citizens can afford to take
up large amounts of these securities
that Mr. Smith says are not wanted
by the English. He admits that there
has recently been a substantial i'm
provement in such securities, but at
tributes 1t to American buying This
will increase as returns from the crops
come in, and when prices advance the
English will join us in a rush to OBJ
tain possession of these now despised
securities
II gold does not come from England
it must reach US from other countries,
for expectations of grain to all parts
of Europe will be heavy, and the ex-
cess of these over our imports will be
paid for in gold. 1t may require a lit
tie time to start a perceptible flow III
our direction, but it cannot long be de-
ferred. We will get an abundance of
gold and be able to let England have
some in exchange for American securi-
ties if needed.
There is every evidence that the
United States is accommodating a vast
amount of capital of its own, and this
goes to show that sooner or later, if
it is not already so, this country will
be financially Independent of Great
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-04
BETTER NOT Bismsrek skepti-
BOIL OVER. Al A,',ana ,,,s ~" ''A'

LONDON, Sept 3.-The Berlin CORE
spondent of the Times says the Zun-
kunft publishes what is undoubtedly
an authentic interview with Prince
Bismarck, who expressed himself as
very skeptical regarding alleged Fran
co-Russian alliance, and declared that
the cars toast really committed Rus
STA to very little. In the course of the
interview Prince Bismarck said: II re-
member in my own diplomatic eXper-
fence similar obscure expressions,
which were not unpleasing to the ears
of those they concerned. l do not
think the contents OF the treaty, if it
exists at all, would please the French
The policy of the Russian government
has always been cautious and 1 can
not conceive that it would needlessly
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-04
FARMERS
Webb
PLEASED
Pass Resolutions Of Thanks wifi
Visit Wheat Fields Today.

Special to the Globe.
FARGO, n. D., Sept. 3.-The Farm
ers' National Congress excursion
reached this city at o'clock p. nj.
The eXcursiOnists were met at the de-
pot by forty or fifty carriages, and
many were taken about the city or
went to hotels to rest and be ready
for the journey through the wheat
fields of the Red river valley in the
morning. There We're about 400 in the
party, and great appreciation is ex-
pressed for the kindness shown by
Mr.. Hills employees. The city was
aglow this evening, the fire depar--
ment being out in full dress, the band
marching on the streets and the dele
gates being royalty entertained. a
meeting was held this evening in Ma
sonic Temple, presided over by Presi-
dent B. F. Clayton. Speeches were
made by Mayor Johnson, of Fargo,
and many prominent congress dele
gates An address was listened to
from A. c. Rankin, the moulder- ora
tor, whose home is in this city at
present. After the meeting all re-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-04

paired to the banquet hall and were
royalty fed on the good things of the
valley. They leave tomorrow morning
at o'clock for Grand Forks, Larimore
and other points in the valley return
ing tomorrow evening to st. Paul by
way of Crookston. At the meeting
this evening the following resolutions
were adopted:
Resolved. That it is the earnest and hon
est opinion, expressed with due appreciation
of the Farmers National Congress of Amer
lea that for general good fellowship, warm
hospitality and a knowledge of entertaining
the citizens of the great Northwest are not
surpassed on the whole EARTH and that We
cannot find fitting words of appreciation for
the uniform kindness that has characterized
every action in making out stay in this Sec
ton of the United States one that will live
in our hearts forever. And be it further
resolved, that we desire especially to ex-
press a slight token of our gratitude to the
citizens of St. Paul, the Commercial club the
daily press of that and adjacent cities, to the
mayor and people of Fargo for the hearty re-
ceptiOn rendered during the afternoon and
evening of the day; and resolved, that We are
all under everlasting obligations to the Great
Northern Railroad company and the president
Mr.. James ]. Hill, for the many courtesies
shown the congress and to General Passenger
Agent Whitney for the thorough and most
excellent management in bringing this large
excursion to this city.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-04

trick in the dark The fact is, how
ever, that the amendment was adopt
ed in open senate. The other amend
ment, it now seems. was adopted by
the cOnferees simply to prevent an
evasion of the section by landing Of
foreign merchandise in Canada by
vessels not entitled to equal privilege
in our ports, then shipping into the
United States, and was not intended
or understood to affect the bonding
privilege under which foreign mer-
chandise can be continuously shipped
and forwarded through Canada"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-04

closed, the two Secretaries were recall
ed and MOustapha Bey went to New
York, where he has since remained. 1t
was understood that Rifaat Bey would
come to Washington as first secretary
of legation, taking the place of Nori-
glen Enfendi and it is some surprise
to see him advanced to the rank of
minister. Moustapha Bey's service
has been brief, hardly exceeding a
year. He has been in poor health, and
the Washington climate did not agree
with him.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-04
IOWA POPS ENJOINED.
Middle Road Ticket May Not Go on
the Ballot.

DIES MONIES, To-, Sept. 3-The
Democratic state central committee
secured today a temporary injunction
restraining the secretary of state from
putting the ticket of the boiling Popu-
lists on the official ballot. The boiling
Populists ticket was flied with thS5sec-
rotary ten minutes before. Charles
Walsh, secretary Of the Democratic
committee was already in the office Of
the secretary of state to file the Popu-
list and Democratic ticket, when c. w.
Weeks. Of the middle f-the-roaders
entered with Deputy Secretary Smith
Weeks had given the papers for the
to entering the Office, and Smith
placed his file mark on them imme-
diately. Walsh protested and the out
come was the injunction to restrain
the secretary of state from placing the
middle-of-the-road ticket on the Off
cial ballot.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-04
ENGLISH WHEAT SHY.
John Bull Must Depend on the
United States.

LONDON, Sept. 4.-The Daily Graph
ic publishes a table comparing the
available and prospective English
wheat supply at the present time with
that of September. 1896, showing a de-
ficiency of nearly two million quarters.
1t is inevitable, the Graphic says. that
the rise in bread stuffs will be MAIN
tanned.