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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-14

Washington, Jan. 13.-In the senate
today, Mr. Gear introduced new Pa
cific railroad bill which provides that
the secretary of the treasury, the sec
retary of the interior and the attorney
general be appointed as a committee
with full power to settle the indebted
ness of the bond-aided Pacific rail-
roads, upon such terms and in such
manner as may be agreed upon by a
majority of them and the owners of
the roads; provided, however, that any
settlement shall be approved by the
president, and which shall not be bind
ing unless so approved. The members
of the commission are empowered TO
administer oaths, to summon and COM
pei the attendance of witnesses. etc.
The commission is required to report
its action TO congress within 90 daVs
after the assembling of the next regu-
lar session. In any settlement that
NAV be made it shall be the duty of
the commission to require the rail
roads as a condition of settlement, to
accept the following as a part OF the
settlement:
That each of the companies accepting
the provisions of this act shall keep
its railroad and telegraph line in re-
pair and use and shall at all times
transmit dispatches and mail over
such lines and forward troops,
supplies, etc, for the government
whenever required so to do, and
the government shall at all times
have the preference in the use of the
same at fair and reasonable rates not
to exceed the amounts paid by private
persons for the same kind of service;
these companies are to cooperate in
making track connections with all rail
roads of other companies now or here
after built to points of junction with
their roads, and al any point where
two or more railroads shall connect
with their roads or either of them and
the bond-aided roads are 10 afford TO
all such connecting roads equal terms,
rates and facilities for the interchange
of traffic, both passenger and freight.
between such connecting roads and
their respective roads and every part
thereof. Any contract. arrangement or
device by sale. lease, consolidation,
car service or otherwise in
tended for or resulting in any prefer
ence or advantage whatsoever
TO any such railroad so connecting at
any such common point to any Dreju
dice or disadvantage whatsoever, is
hereby declared to be unlawful.
thousand dollars is appropri-
ated to defray the expenses. Of the COM
mittee.
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THE HERALD BULLETIN

PAGE ONE.
More Illegal County Warrants.
Senate Proceedings.
Clagetts Chances Brighten.
KILL OTHER ITEM
New Pacific Railroad Bill.
PAGE TWO.
National Monetary Conference.
Storms in the West.
Weyler's Horrid Work.
General Sporting Notes.
PAGE THREE
Broke Swansea Down.
In From State Line.
Foreign Views of the Treaty.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
State Senators Discuss Economy.
The Day in the House.
The Surplus Canal.
The Theosophical Crusade.
PAGE SIX.
Wall Street Erratic.
In Railway Circles.
PAGE SEVEN. ~
News From Nearby.
Alleged Adultery at MiIIville.
Supreme and District Courts.
PAGE EIGHT.
Stratton Testifes in the Morris
Case.
Assistant Postmaster Mcbride
Steps Out.
Eslinger's Good Catch.
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Hanna's Ideas.

Cleveland. Jan. 13.-Mark Hanna said
today:
I do not think that I VIII leave
Cleveland until 1 leave for the inaugur-
alton
AT least. I hope that nothing Will
come up that will necessitate my going
away. ] do not expect to be able to
attend the Marquette club banquet at
Chicago. l will not go to Washington
with Mr.. Mckinley, having arranged
to go there two or three days before,
in order TO be on hand when he ar
rives. l have some business to look
after in Washington. and will settle it
up in the interim before McKinley's
arrival
Relative to my health l will say
that I do not relish having it made
the subject of widespread comment 1t
does no good and only eXcites uncalled
for anxiety on the part of my friends
While my physical condition has not
been of the best lately, I am far from
a collapse A severe cold has been
sticking close to me, and this, coupled
with nervous trouble, probably
brought on by too close attention to
my work, has sort of run me down;
still, | have not allowed my indisposi-
tion to interfere with my being al work
in my office every day. I already feel
improved in both body and spirits, and
will be my normal self in day or two
This is the extent of my ailment. and
there is no cause for alarm among my
friends for fear that 1 am prone to
collapse.
Relative to Grosvenors claims that
Sherman has been slated for the state
portfolio, I will say that l know moth
ing about the matter Grosvenor did
the talking in way that looked as if
he knew all about the cabinet selec-
tions. If he does it is news to me-"
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Saws He is Not Riley.

Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. Ex-Governor
Hastings today granted a requisition
made by Governor Francis NJ. Drake
of Iowa for the delivery of James
Moore, who is in jail at Allentown, and
whose term expires Thursday The
Iowa authorities claim the mans real
name is j. ]. Rilev. and that he is
wanted at Council Bluffs for bank rob-
berry and the attempted murder of a
deputy sheriff. Deputy Sheriff O. Brien,
who was shot by Riley. visited the Al
lentown Jail last September. and iden-
titled Moore as the man who shot him.
Moore strongly denies the charge and
positively declares he is not the alleged
Riley.
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WOOLGROWERS nEET.
They Are Not Unanimous Regarding g
the Question of Protection.

Columbus, o., Jan. 13-For the first
time the Ohio Woolgrowers' associa-
ton. in its meeting today, was not
unanimous regarding tariff protection.
The resolutions reported from the COM
mittee set forth that the removal of
the tariff on wool had ruined the sheep
raising business, and demanded the
restoration of protection. They did not
indorse the Dingley bill, now before
the ways and means commictee of the
house.
Judge William Lawrence, president
of the association, moved to amend by
inserting an Endorsement of the Ding
ley bill. 1t was developed in the dis
cussion that followed that the COM
mittee thought the bill too radical, and
would not report the resolutions with
the endorsement in them.
The amendment offered by Judge
Lawrence was finally adopted on
weak vote.
In the course of his remarks, Judge
Lawrence said if the incoming admin
istration did not do something for the
farmer, Ohio would go for free silver
four years hence
The preamble declares that the Sc
verest blow ever dealt the agricultural
interests of the United States was in
flicted by the tariff of 1894 and the
most disastrous of all was the placing
of wool on the free list, this action
depreciating the American flocks one
third, reducing the price of wool so
per cent, and causing a loss to the
woolgrowers in three years of over
$175, 900, 900; that it is fast eliminating
the most important branch of industry
from the farmer and farm laborers
as well as others who must draw their
support from agricultural industry.
and that it is the first and highest duty
of the incoming administration to re-
wise the tariff at the earliest possible
The resolutions demand that
such duty as will fully restore the in
dustry be put upon wool, and the new
tariff act should contain a clause pro-
viding for additional duties on wool
and woollens in bonded warehouses or
imported after March 3, 1897, and de-
claring against ad valorem duties as
inviting frauds.
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SHERMAN'S CHANCES. .
GROSVENoR SAYS HE WILL BE
TIE NEXT SECRETARY.
Hanna,. However, is Not So Sure
About It, and There is a Jealous
Twang About His Talk.

New York, Jan. 13.-A Cleveland, O.,
special says: General Charles H. Gros-
venor came to Cleveland last night
from Canton. spent a few hours in con-
ference with Chairman Hanna and left
for Washington at midnight. General
Grosvencr said that he had talked with
Mr.. Mckinley about the cabinet. Sen
ator Sherman said he, is to be the
next secretary of state. He practically
told me that himself the other day. l
want 10 say, also, that Senator Sher-
mans appointment to the state de
partment is not contingent on the ap
pointment Of his successor in the SEN
ate. That does not enter into it"
General Grosvenor said that Senator
Allison was offered the treasury port
folio and declined il. and that Con-
gresham Dingley was out of the ques-
ton in connection with the treasury
department, because of his poor health.
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Washington, Jan. 13.-The senate
spent the first two hours of today's
session behind closed doors in the con-
sideration of executive business (the
eXtradition treaties with Argentina and
the Orange republic) and the remain
der of the day was occupied in the de-
livery of a speech by Mr.. Bacon (Dem.
Ga.) on the question whether the rec
ognition of a new power was an execu-
tive or a legislative act His conten-
ton was that it was a legislative func-
ton one exclusively for determination
by congress. Even where the recogni-
ton was by the president, its validity,
Mr.. Bacon argued, was derived from
the assent of congress- either direct or
implied. If the president had such ex-
elusive power, it was greater than any
which any constitutional monarch
welded. Never Mr.. Bacon said, was
challenge of power more sharply made
than that made by the secretary of
state in the matter and never was
defiance of authority more boldly
given.
MI Bacon confined himself to the
constitutional and legal points in the
argument. refraining from every alIu-
sion to the practical question of recos-
nizing the republic of Cuba. He spoke
1or nearly three hours. No action was
taken of Mr.. Mills resolution.
A bill appointing the secretary OF
the treasury. the secretary of the in
terror and the encouragement a COM
mission to settle the debt of the Pa
cltic railroad was offered by Mr.. Gear
(Rep. 1a-,) chairman of the commit
lee on Pacific roads, and was referred
to the committee.
-, Al !, 9:lO .. m the senate adjourned
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-14
HOT AT OLYMPIA.
Governor Rogers Formally Inaugu-
rated-The Senatorial Squabble.

Olympia. Wash, Jan. Ex-Governor
Rogers was formally inaugurated this
afternoon. the ceremonies being followed
tonight by a grand ball at the Hotel
Olympia.
Forty-two members of the Peoples
party have signed an agreement TO sup
port none save Il Populist for United
States senator but, unaided. they can
friends are rallying to his assistance from
all parts of the state, but he does not
seem to be gaining many votes. Judge
Turner's supporters are confident but
quiet, while the adherents of Judge Davis
are both reticent and energetic. Messrs.
Cline. Range. Crow. Daniels and Baker
Pop), all insist that they are in che race
and are playing for the ~ pledged votes.
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Especial to The Herald.)

Boise, Ida. Jan. 13.--Judge H.
Clagett Populist. today at the first
joint session of the two houses of the
legislature, came within three votes of
being elected United States senator.
In reality. he only lacked two votes,
for, had he needed it to secure the elec-
tion. the vote of Fem would have gone
to him. A feature of the vote was the
casting of a ballot for a woman (by
Mr.. Rich), one of the many honors that
have been heaped upon that sex since
the adoption of the constitutional
granting equal suffrage.
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EXCEEDED THE
LEGAL LIMIT
Probably About $4,000 in
County Warrants Void.
A STARTLING DISCOVERY
County Expenditures in 1896
Greatly Exceeded the
Revenue.

County Commissioners Disclose the
Work of the Old Administration
Auditor Fishers Report De-
Observation-Disclosures for the
Year 1895 Counted in as Revenue
For 1896 and Indebtedness Gre
ated ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
eral Bishop and County Attorney
Van Cott Hold That Warrants Is
sued in Excess of the Revenue
For the Year Are Void.
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THE WEDGE MINE.
Property at Randsburg Likely to
Make Many Millionaires.

Make Many Millionaires.
Los Angeles, Jan. 13.-The loungers
in a saloon on Spring street displayed
much wild-eyed astonishment at the
careless and easy manner with which
the owners of five magnificent gold
bricks deposited their charge on the
bar yesterday, and walked leisurely
away, with request to the proprietor
to look after that stuff for while. -
The bricks averaged about $3, coo each
in value and We're about the dimen-
siCns of a pressed brick used for build
ing. They came from the Wedge mine
at Randsburg and are. owned by Allen
Brothers, commission merchants.
James Rogers and Dr. Pepper of this
city. Allen Brothers and Rogers. who
were present, said that the mine was
fabulously rich, and that it would
make all the owners niillionaires. The
owners intend to expend the gold
bricks in development machinery. Mr.
Rogers paid $4,000 fols the mine.
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efore the legislature. The house also

before the legislature. The house also
adopted the resolution.
Representative Tubbs offered an
amendment to the effect that the name
of Bourke Cochran be inserted along
with Br%an.
This brought Representative Tribble
of Dunklin county to the front with
red-hot speech in which he classed
Cochran as a renegade.
Representative Regan of ST. Louis
also amended to insert the name of
Grover Cleveland in the invitation, and
there was a general uproar.
The Bryan invitation was finally
adopted, but no date has been fixed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-14
WANT TO SEE BRYAN.
Missouri Legislature Sends the
Young Nebraskan an Invitation
to Address That Body.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. BIN the
senate this morning joint resolution
was adopted providing that an invita-
tion be given Hon. w. j. Bryan to visit
Jefferson City and deliver an address
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-14

if the construction of the law placed
upon it by the members of the board
after an consultation by County At
torney Van Cott, and Attorney-G
eral Bishop is correct.
THE LAW.
Section 3, Art. IA, of the state con-
stitution, reads:
NO debt in excess of the taxes for
the current year shall be created by
any county, unless the proposition
to create such debt shall have been
submitted TO vote of such qualified
electors as shall have paid property
tax therein, in the year preceding such
election and a majority of those vot-
ing thereon shall have voted in favor
Of increasing such debt
Section > of the county government
act reads:
mo county shall incur any indebted
ness or liability in any manner or for
any purpose exceeding in any one year
the taxes for the current, without the
assent of a two-thirds majority of such
qualified electors thereof. etc.
An Indebtedness or liability incurred
contrary TO this provision shall be
void
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THE ACTuAL REVENUE.


Adding the three items above given
a total of SS0.243.S3 is secured which
should not be counted in as revenue for
the year 1896. Subtracting this figure
from Mr.. Fishers otal-$261,S51. p
leaves the actual revenue of the county
for the year 1896 al S1S1, ,607.29, and this
by including the total tax levy of $780,,
066.1T for the same year when the
treasurers report shows that only S75,-
Oe0 has been collected. But granted
that the total tax levy whether col
lected or not should be counted in as
revenue for the year it still leaves the
sum OF s1S1, ,607.29 which would be the
limit TO which Indebtedness could be
incurred.
ACTUAL DISBURSEMENTS.
AS to the actual disbursements for
the year 1896 AIr Fisher. in his re-
port, says there were issued $3.50, POP
in warrants, but in this amount the
auditor includes an item of S11, ,621. 63
on account Of tax sales re6emDtions
and s., 991.35 to pay claims of 1S94. Both
of these items il is asserted, are not
property chargeable to current ex-
penses for the year, and therefore sub
tracing them from Fisher total leaves
the sum of S244. S6004 as the actual
expenses for the year as far as the re-
port shows. Now for the result.
Actual disbursements in 1896. S244.S60 o4
"A
Expenditures in excess of the
revenue ................ s63, ,252 75
AN ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS
Sut even the above is not all. An ex-
animation of the books of the county
shows that there was an additional in
debtedness of $12.600 incurred during
The vear in the shape of witness and
jurors certificates, of which nothing is
said in Mr.. Fishers report These
claims have all been audited. Then the
report shows the treasurer paid out
s52. $50 6e during the year as interest
on redeemed county warrants The re-
port also shows that about S9O,Oee
OF the warrants issued in 1896 have
been redeemed, hence it is fair to pre-
s,nle that a large portion of the inter-
es. paid was on 1896 warrants and as
s,ct1 should be added TO that years
disbursements which was not done. |
Summing all this additional indebted
ness together, which does not appear
in the auditors report as dishurse-
menfs for the year, the total amount |
hv which the old board exceeded the |
l.ni. for the year was about $4,000, /
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The latest sensation in connection
with the mismanag cement of county
affairs under the Roberts
Christcpherson regime was launched
yesterday. when il was discovered that
the ex-commissioners during the year
1896 incurred an Indebtedness some
thing like $50 600 in excess of the limit
fixed by law. As a result of this, ap
proXimately that amount represented
in warrants issued, may not be worca
the paper upon which they are printed.
To the average citizen who scanned
over ex-County Auditor Fishers re-
port, printed yesterday morning, the
impression would easily be gained that
the old board did not exceed the limit
by several thousand dollars; but while
Mr.. Fishers statement shows the finan
cial transactions Of the county during
the past year, it is declared to be mis-
leading in so far as ii should show
the actual resources as a basis for
the expenditures.
THE AUDITORS REPORT.
The new board met yesterday and
considered AIr. Fishers statement the
greater part of the day. The result
was that when the members met in
regular session during the afternoon
IL was denounced as misleading dOcu-
ment, failing 10 show the one important
thing-the actual resources and the
actual expenditures for the year.
Ar. Fisher. IN his report. says: The
revenue Of 1895 against which county
warrants are drawn, including cash on
hand jan /. 1896. and the total tax
levy is S26L S51.12." And Mr.. Fisher
secures these figures from the follow
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"wHIT,s" CoNsTRUCTIoN.

When County Attorney Whittemore
was asked to construe the law, he held
in an opinion issued on Nov. 6, 1896,
that under the two sections quoted
above the board could expend al the
current revenue and in addition create
an Indebtedness not to exceed the
amount of taxes for the year. In other
words, the board could last year have
expended all the resources for the year
and in addition create a debt not to
exceed $130,000. the amount of the tax
levy. or course under this construction
what could be done in 1896 might be
done in 1897, and the inevitable result
would be that in a few years the
county could be plunged into debt to
the extent of several hundred thou
sand dollars without the taxpayers
having any say in the matter.
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MUST GO TO THE COURTS.

AS the matter now stands it will be
a question for the supreme court to
decide If the attorney generals Opin-
ion is sound law all warrants issued
during the past year in excess of the
limit will be void and the only recourse
the warran ut holders have will be 10
sue the eX-commissioners and their
bondsmen. Under the constitution the
legislature is powerless to validate such
Indebtedness incurred after entering
uoon statehood
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BISHOPS OPINION.

Attorney General Bishop holds that
the county cannot eXpend any more
money or create an Indebtedness
greater than the resources for the
year, as the evident intention of the
constitution makers was to prohibit
counties from being plunged in debt
by eXtravagant commissioners. County
Attorney Van Cott, though not willing
TO commit himself, takes the same view
of the question as does the attorney
oaDaral
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-08
SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED.
HilfO-GlyCsrlHs In a Gas We'll Causes
q Fearful Accident.
some OF ihr uen niown,o Piece. rro
Kn"wD ana sam, of Them
Are Not.

CyaNET, o., Sept. IA terrible ex.
pioslou OF Mir, -glycerine occurred
here this afternoon at 3 O'Clock, result
Ing H. the death OF SIX persons wbose
names arc known ami others q. pres
ent unknown.
The killed ore: Sam Barber, Allen
Falls, John Thompson, Charles Bal
tel, Henry LAnsdale anu - Hsveps,
boy.
The explosion occurred at GRANITE
well, st The rear OF the Nation oil Sup.
Wy oompsny's oiliee builIing, in tue
Village iimlts, This vol nad jus
been vhot by samuel b rosr, the
shooter Tor tle Olio aud lnliunI Tor.
pedo company. Tho well was n ga..
ser. snd When the 100 quarts Of glycel-
inc let down into tue we'll exploded
the Pas lgniled and with u terrific roar
ihs fl me. shot high above the dsrr ok
AS soon as me dfiil.Is saw the names
s.vtrai CLIMBED into the derrick To
shut I'll the gas, but tn y hal hardly
gotten lheie wien tn re- was terrific
explosion. Tle bufping gas Ia i
started the remaining glyceri We In the
empty cans staDdiDg In "a wagIn near
the derrick. Ia another wagon Be1r.
by were some csas consisting auother
twelve quarts OF the stuff, and this was
started Wy the force OF the first exBl,-
eion. Tue second was bieuuei with
she frat In n mighty roar ani the
town AM surrounding cOuutry for
miies tr.mbiei from the snocR. The
National supply cumpsby'S building
was completely demoiishel, anu noir-
ing Rename where the wagons stool
out big hole. rnsss Ia not whole
pane OF glhsi IN any window In the
town and every nouso and store wac
shaken 10 lite fOuuuaIions.
There was swin exoiIsmpnt and all
tho remaining population Of tho town
rushed 10 the scene. VINO tho men
are who wefa IN this der. icS and wnu
were killed. can Of be learned now,
Owirgto tho lkciton, The dam.
age t. the y 40 Oh ojmpaBy viii
smOunt IL $4,000. ibet bulldogs are
II total wr..a a,j msny Otaers are
damaged. I etiwn has population
OF about 1901. Many byslsnders
were wLunde,.
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READY FOR HOLDUPS
Oregon ShOr Line Prepares for an
Emergency.
CARRIES MOB MtEKs 10 JAIL.
The Montpelier Bauk Il bb'r Btg ius
His Term ~ Imprisonment for
thirty five Years.

foIsE, Ids., H,pt Eth west.
bou.u train on the Oregon Short Line
was detained six hours By sn unusual
cause. Bob Meeks member OF the
CassiJay gang, which robbed the
Bank nj Montpelier In August, 1896
WAS to lie brought hero to serve Lls
thiriy'nve years senierci. The rail-
al company got iJformaiion that
the gnug linton led to nod up tho train
ana rescue him. Consequently the
train WIS held back g. as 10 get t.
Montpelier in daylight. Fifteen
aimed guards we're nut aboard and
s5uperi ltenJent Van IL usen roIo In
the cao oil tue eng ne with c fifls la
his hands. The sheriff Of Bear Lake
coupty and ons OF tins guarJs csmp
through 10 Bgile witt. the warden.
There was no attempt to stop the train.
the wsruinge were Conveyed 10
uperiptentent Van h usen and to
Snenfl Rich OF Bear Lake IN ,ucn
way as to convince them that there
was danger. The gang Is one OF the
most desperate that has ever operated
Ia tue west and 1t was believed they
would no. stop AT anything t. rescue
their c,mrgue.