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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-26

Washington. March 25.-The debate on
the arbitration treaty today was of short
duration Mr.. Chiffon spoke for almost
an hour on his amendment to the first
article, which amends that article so as
to provide that only such matters shall
be submitted to arbitration as the senate
then in existence may deem proper for ar
bitration.
Mr.. Chiffon advocated his amendment
with a great deal OF warmth, and con-
tended that if, as had been asserted, the
terms of the treaty were interpreted as
meaning this, there could be no good
objection raised to the insertion of words
that made that Interpretation unmiStak-
able. 1t was in the interest of clearness,
and should be accepted as such by all
friends of the treaty. Without his mod
ification. Mr.. Chiffon said, the United
States might, in the future, be charged
with violating its treaty obligations if it
refused to submit certain questions to
arbitration when they arose as matters
of difference between the two countries.
He did not want the United States to be
placed in an embarrassing position OF
this kind. and deemed it the part of
prudence to make the text of the con-
Ventton so perfectly plain that there
could be no quibbling over what it meant
or what the senate had in mind when
the treaty was agreed to-if ii should be
agreed to. The debates were secret, and
in the future the cold, hard text of the
Treaty WOulQ alone De accepted lLc
expression of what was intended when the
convention was ratified and proclaimed
to the world.
Mr.. Morgan again spoke in favor of
the amendment, and took occasion TO ex-
press his displeasure at any proposed
treet1 with Great Britain that had for
its purpose any general scheme of arbi-
tration- The whole thing was snare
and pitfall, but if there were sufficient
votes in the senate to ratify the con-
vertion. Senator Morgan said he wanted
1t made as nearly perfect as possible.
Messrs- Gray, Davis, Hoar and Lodge
interrupted Mr.. Chiffon with questions
tending to show that his conclusions were
erroneous. They also injected statements
in support of the committee amendments
which had been agreed to. as being suffi-
cient to cover the every possible criti-
ctsm that could be made against the
treaty.
Senator Gray took the floor in opposi-
ton to the Chiffon amendment after
Morgan had concluded. but not desiring
to go on today the senate came out OF
executive session and resumed the con-
sidera tion of legislative business.
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Colonel L. G. Baker.

st. Louis, March 25.-ColoneI L. G.
Baker, superintendent of the Western
Union Telegraph company in this city.
died at his residence S941 Page avenue,
at o'clock this evening. He had been
i'll for three weeks from stomach dis
order, but was convalescent and in
tended to leave for southern trip to-
morrow. The immediate cause of
death was heart failure. The remains
viii be Inferred at Little Rock. Ark,
Sunday next. Colonel Baker has spent
40 of his IS years in the telegraph serv-
ice. learning the Morse alphabet in
Tuscaloosa, Ala, his native place. He
superintended the construction of fines
in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. and
himself owned d line from Little Rock
to Hot Springs. Ark. His title was won
as chief of the telegraph service of the
confederate states. Since 1878 he has
been uperintendent of the Western
Union Telegraph company in st. Louis.
He was a member of several secret So
cieties and was respected and beloved
for his many excellent qualities. His
widow and five daughters and three
sons are left in moderate circum-
stances.
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HOTEL AND CORRIDOR.
Observation-Disclosures saoen<

James Seller, 4 Cullen arrival. writes
Singapore India. after his name. Mr.
Seller did not linger long in Zion. He
must needs hasten his footsteps to reach
the land of Kipling before August. and
meantime stops in New York. Boston,
London and Paris. Mr.. Seller is an In
dian exporter. The high price black teas
of that strange land are the things in
which he phys an ever increasing trade.
Mr.. Seller proDhesies a roofing out of
China teas IN all of the best markets
of the world. He claims that the China
teas have come. to the point of retrogres-
sion, and that the delicious leaves of
Hindostan's hillsides give out the most
satisfaction to connoisseurs of the
dream herb" Some of the Indian prod
uct, says Mr.. Seller is so strong that its
effects are not unlike the frances of
opium. Very, little of this quality ever
comes to America. European capitals
Paris, Vienna, Berlin and London-have
an ever increasing demand for the
dream herb. It's phantasies are
gorgeous and the aftermath does not
leave the rocking plantations of the
little sleep" The drug is used by dill
letantes, indolent women of fashion and
those who court the sensuous phases of
life. 1t is worth $3.50 to s11 pound, and
some goes as high as SIS and $50. Hardly
pound of the dream herb has found
its way into the United States, where its
very existence is almost unknown.
Heretofore its culture has been limited
but as the market demand increases more
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-26
THE SKIES SERENE.
Warning Heathens Come to a Very
Satisfactory Observation-Disclosures
ter in Evidence.

Washington, March 25.-The ten
representatives of the Chinese See
Yups society will go home Saturday
evening, happy in the knowledge that
the decree of the Chinese emperor
against them and their kinsmen in
China Will be revoked. They received
this cheering information today from
the Chinese minister.
After their first interview with Min
lister Yu, in which nothing but a gem
eral misunderstanding seems TO. have
been established. their attorneys under
took the task of Strengthening matters
out. They took into their council ex-
Secretary John w. Foster. whose
knowledge of Chinese court customs is
very thorough.
They had an interview with the min
lister, and went carefully over all the
facts in the case with him. Minister
Yu was surprised to find that he had
been totally misinformed as to the true
conditions which have prevailed be-
tween the rival Chinese factions on the
Pacific coast. He thought over the
matter for a day or two and sent for
the merchants. He told them, frankly,
of the misapprehensions under which
he had labored and expressed a desire
to mitigate the severe decree which had
been issued against them. He also told
them they had misunderstood his re-
marks in regard to rendering allegiance
to Chinese law as superior for them to
the laws of the United States.
In conclusion, he agreed to use his
good offices to explain the true status
of the case to the emperor and get his
majesty to revoke the decree of which
they complained. The merchants
agreed, on their part, to dismiss the
suit against the Chinese consul at San
Francisco and to withdraw the boy
colt against the rival society, the Sam
YnnS
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1t Is Growing at Gratifying
Rate.
CONTRIBUTION OF Z. C. M. |.
DIRECTORS VOTE TO SUBSCRIBE
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
The Prospects Are Very Bright For
a Fifty Thousand Dollar Celebra-
tion-Locating the Surviving Pho
neers-A Bit of History-Alfred
Lambourne's Work.

Although very little has been said of
late relating to the fund to defray the
expenses of the five days celebration
in July next, in commemoration of the
arrival of the pioneers in this valley, it
is assuming gratifying proportions. A
general appeal has not yet been made,
but canvass among the prominent
business men and capitalists has re-
suited in the greatest encouragement
to the commission. Yesterday the q.
c. NJ. l., at special meeting held by
its directors. voted to subscribe 81, 900
to the fund and in a few days it is ex-
pected that the other great mercan-
tile establishments of the city will
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DOMINION PARLIAMENT.
Opened by the Governor General in
Speech From the Throne.

Ottawa. Ont, March 25.-The Domin-
ion parliament was opened at o'clock
this afternoon by his eXcellency, the
governor general, with a speech from
the throne.
His excellency expressed his gratifi-
cation at the evidences throughout the
Dominion of loyalty and affection for
the queen and the empire in celebrat-
ing the diamond jubilee and announced
that arrangements are being made for
an effective representation of the Do
minion in connection with the COM
memoration of the historic occasion, in
London. His eXcellency also hoped
that the settlement of the Manitoba
school question will put an end to the
agitation which has marred the har-
mony and impeded the development of
the country and will prove the begin
ming of a new era, TO be characterized
by generous treatment of one another,
mutual concessions and reciprocal good
will
Continuing, his excellency said: "A
measure will be submitted to you for
the revision of the tariff which, it is
believed, will provide the necessary
revenue, and while having due regard
TO industrial interests will make our
fiscal system more satisfactory to the
masses of the people.
The government has determined
that advantages to accrue both to our
western producers and the business in
terestS of the whole Dominion from
the completion of the works for the
enlargement of the ST. Lawrence can
ais should no longer be deferred, and
has subject to the approval of parlia-
ment, taken the initial steps for Wig
orous prosecution of those works and
for the perfecting of the canal system
by the close of the year 1898.
THE Boring Sea claims convention
to adjust the damages payable to the
owners of the British sealing vessels
seized by the cruisers Of the United
States on the high seas has completed
taking the evidence submitted to it by
the respective government of her mai
esty, and the United States, and has
adjourned, for a time, to hear the ar
guments thereon in behalf of the gov
ernments. l indulge the hope that a
final and satisfactory adjudication of
those long delayed claims will now
speedily be reached
His excellency then referred to the
calamity in India and the generous re-
spouse of Canadians to the appeal for
aid and concluded with a notice of the
estimates for the coming year.
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GRANT nONUMENT.
Great Preparations Being Made For
the Exercises.

New York, March 25.-Flag Lieu
tenant Hugo Osterhaus reported yes
terday at the headquarters of the
Grant monument inaugural parade, at
1 Broadway, representing Admiral
Runce of the North Atlantic squadron.
He announced to General Dodge that
the North Atlantic squadron, now
cruising in the south, would gather in
the harbor on April 20, and that the
entire squadron, probably, would take
part in the naval parade. The marines
and sailors of all vessels will land on
the morning of April 27, and with those
from the navy yard at Brooklyn, march
with the land parade. This will make
as large a naval force as ever paraded
in the city on a similar occasion.
General Dodge has addressed letter
to Secretary of the Interior Bliss, ask
ing for the same representation of the
Carlisle Indians that took part in the
inaugural parade in Washington. The
delegations from public, private and
parochial schools and military acad-
emies. as estimated by Captain e. l..
Zealinski. who has been appointed to
the command of this division of the
parade will number between 5000 and
5000.
Applications for positions in the par
ade have been received from Major
Warren r. Dunning, United States
army (retired), for 127 cadets from the
New York military academy at Corn
wall; for 1000 men of the Grand Army
association of Westminster county, and
for It's men of the Third Virginia Vol
unteers of Portsmouth, Va. Numer-
Gus applications have been received
from bicyclists' organizations, but the
grand marshal can arrange no place
for them in the marching column.
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make known to what extent they are
willing to assist. The generous action
of the u. c. NJ. /. directors is greatly
appreciated by the commission. There
is now no doubt as to the ability OF
the commission to raise the $4,000 nee
essary to defray the expenses of the
celebration, as with the funds already
secured and assurances received there
is about $4,000 which the commission
ers know will be at their disposal.
THE PIONEERS.
One of the most important works the
Utah Semi Centennial commission has
mapped out is the locating of the sur
viving pioneers. Notwithstanding the
wide publicity given to the desire, up
to date only ten of the original band
Of 14S men, three women and two chill
dren have sent in replies. The COM
mission, through the president, Spen-
Ger C1awson, has adopted a system
which it is believed will result in every
survivor of the original band, as well
as the survivors of the other pioneer
companies, placing themselves on rec
ord. A blank has been forwarded to
every known Survivor, and on il he is
requested to give his name, residence,
date and place of birth, date of arrival
in Salt Lake valley, in whose company
he came and the names of the captains
of his 100, 30 and 10. The request is
also made for statement of what relics
of the pioneer journey can be furnished
and the nature of the relics he can
present TO the state. These blanks
when filled in and returned to the COM
mission will be bound in book form
and placed in the archives of the state,
and the relics furnished will form the
nucleus of a state museum.
Data furnished the commission by
the church authorities show that 1922
souls arrived in this valley during the
days now called the pioneer period.
The pioneer company consisted of 14S
people-143 men, 8 women and . chill
dren; emigrants, 1923; Mississippi COM
pany, 81; total. 1,733. The Mormon
battalion companies "A, B, c, D and Ed
consisted of 56 officers, 10 musicians
and 40 privates; families numbered,
76; and servants, made the total 5S9,
and the grand total 1922. A list of the
names of the pioneers will be feature
of Alfred Lambourne's book entitled,
The Old Journey which will be is
sued from the press simultaneously
with the celebration of the fiftieth an
niversary of the arrival of the pioneers
of 1S47 in the valley of the Great Salt
Lake. The introduction to the volume
explains its scope and a portion of it
reads as follows:
of the privations and dangers encoun-
tered by those to whom they are in
debted for the upbuilding of a sover-
eign state, and it will recall to the
memory of those of the pioneer band
who still survive, the incidents and
scenes Of their pilgrimage. At the sug-
gestion of the Semi-Centennial COM
mission having in charge the Pioneer
Jubilee of 1897, the author has con-
scented to issue this special edition to
the end that every pioneer of 1S47 may
receive a copy as a souvenir of the
Sarani Con tarnnial calnhro tim ,,
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Saratoga. n. Y: John Stewart and wife.
Miss Stewart. Nellie t. Stewart, Elberon.
Ills: w. R. Spalding, Truckee; Mrs j..
F. Gordon. Miss Helen E. Gordon. Roch-
ester. n. Y
The Templeton-C. D. Hapgood, Walter
Adkins. Los Angeles; Rev F. j. Mynard
and wife, Oak, Cal: j. B. Houston. B6s-
ton: M. I. Grant. Miss Nellie Grant;
Masue. Mimi. Colonel W. B. Ronald
and wife. Seattle: J. O'Meiveny,.. city;
John McLelland. Chicago; George s. Oil
ve-. Denver; D. G. Robinson, Council
Bluffs; j. II. Drake. st. Louis; George r..
Miller. San Francisco; c. E. Bottemly.
Joseph Lockley, St. Paul; w. V. Brock
smith ana wife. Cedar Rapids.
g q
The Walker-A- L. Wyman, James D
May Jewell Smith. Mrs. Watson. Charles
ton, w. Va; II. D. Frier. Fairview; Rob
ert James Thomas. Moab. Utah; Frank
Judson and wife, st. Joseph, Mo-; George
E. McEarline, Bingham; Jesse Dunn, Mrs.
Roy Mayne Mereur; a; Lake and wife
ley, Ida.
The Cullen-C. S. Reynolds. Missouri;
George Johnson. Ogden; w. Z. Borah,
Frankfort, HIS; Mrs R. G. Wilson, Eu-
reka; James Seller, Singapore, India ].
A. Wright M. d. Smith, Middlebury. VT:
j. w. Blake, Arlington, Or: J. a. john
ston. Deer Lodge. Mon; H. w. Shutz.
James 2; McCarten; Haley. Ida; George
Cullum Chicago; F. NJ. Foote, Evanston:
Mrs. P Reed. Manti; A. McCurtoip:
Provo; E. j. Yard and wife. SpringVluC;
Thomas Couch, Montana; Frank Ranso
hoff, city; c. H. Smoot, Provo; A. B. Nc
Troy. Pa: Mrs. P. V. Lowe, Mrs. ]. G.
flanagan, Kankakee, Ills.
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SEVEN HUNDRED DEAD.
Result of the Recent Massacre at
Tokat

Constantinople, March 25.-Further
and probably more accurate details OF
the recent massacres of ArnenianS al
Tokat, in the Sivas district of Ana
tolia, have been received at the Arme-
Man patriarchate here. The first re
port of the affair was issued by the
government This declared that 10 Ar
menians and Mussulmans had peen
killed. Little reliance was placed IN
the report, for the officials have always
made it a rule to underState the num-
Der of persons killed in the various
massacres. Later information was re-
ceived at the embassies showing 1ully
100 defenceless ArmenianS had fallen
victims to the fury of the Moslems at
Tokat, and this number it was thought
was probably correct. The news re-
ceived today at the patriarchate SHOWS
that both statements were incorrect
and that the number of victims was
fully 700. 1t was stated that the pabrl-
archaic today that these figures were
obtained from reliable persons at To-
ket, and the vicinity, and that the
number of victims stated is without
doubt correct. Sir Philip Curr1e, the
British ambassador, made most Vlg-
orous protest against the massacre IN
note to the porte, a note Wnlch was
said to have been the strongest ever
delivered by an ambassador 10 the
action was shown today when the sui
tan ordered the dismissal and imme-
date arrest of the Turkish officials at
Tokat, who are suspected of completely
in the massacre, and the appointment
of a special commission to try them.
1t is believed that the British ambas-
sador viii watch the trial closely, to
see that il does not prove a farce, as
so many trials of Moslem officials
charged with the murder of Christians
have been.
Mgr. Ormanian, the Armenian patri-
arch, also made a protest to the sui
tan against the murders at Tokat, and
has added force to his protest by in
sisting that the sultan shall accept his
resignation, which was rendered some
time ago. At that time. the sultan re-
fused TO accept it, and promised the
patriarch that further concessions
would be made to the Armenians. His
majesty asked, however, that the
granting of these concessions be de-
ferred until after easter. The massacre
at Tokat followed.
Eight Armenians were arrested here
today as a measure of precaution, the
government fearing that the news of
the Tokat massacre might precipitate
an outbreak. The prisoners are sus-
pected of having been engaged in an
attempt TO make a demonstration here.
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Jubiles Notes.

Merchants have subscribed for $4,000
of the Jubilee letterheads. Fifty thou
sand will be printed.
Dire General Bright NJ Young jr.
is confined TO his home by illness The
ailment is not of serious nature.
1t is limited that a Park City mining
man will see" John Beck's $500 con-
tribution to the Jubilee fund and go
him $500 better.
The commission is being over
whelmed with fake advertising propo-
sitions, all of which are at once con-
signed to the waste basket.
Childrens day will be one of the
principal features of the Jubilee. The
committee in charge consists of Mrs.
Wallace, Miss Emily Katz and Miss
Cora Hooper.
Commissioner H. G. whitney has
proposed a plan for the ode and an
them contests, which will be discussed
by the commission at the Saturday
night meeting.
An effort is being made to secure the
old Continental market for the con-
struction department. It will require
three such buildings to provide quar-
tiers for the floats. and the committee
is in a dilemma because of the scarcity
of structures large enough for the pur-
pose.
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CALLED HOME.
Howard Potter.

New York, March pa cable mes
sage from London yesterday informed
the relatives of Howard Potter that he
had died suddenly. The cablegram was
very short and the cause of his death
was not given.
Mr.. Potter for many years was one of
the most prominent lawyers in this
city. He was one of the sons of AlOnzO
Potter, bishop of Pennsylvania. Bishop
Henry Potter is a brother. Howard
Potter, after taking a position among
the leaders of the bar in this city. went
to London a few wears ago to take
charge of the English business of
Brown, Shipley & Co.
Mr. Potter's sons and daughters are
well known in business, professional
and social circles here.
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The Turks Submissive.

Athens, March 25.-Advices received
here show that the Turks, in accord
ance with instructions from CONSTANT
ncpie. have begun to dismount the guns
placed by them upon the Notifications
ct Prevesa, on the Turkish side of the
gulf of Arta. These Notifications We're
constructed in direct violation of the
provisions of the treaty of Berlin and
the commander of the Greek fleet
few days ago notified the Turkish COM
mander that if the guns were not dis
mounted he would lombard the works.
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Krupps viii Speculate.

London. March 25-The Berlin cor
respondent of the Times telegraphs that
it is rumored there that the Krupps
have undertaken to build two cruisers
at their own cost, in the hope that the
reichstag will authorize their purchase
by the government next year, notwith-
standing its recent refusal to vote
credit for the purpose of building such
vessels. If the reichstag does not au-
thorize the purchase OF the vessels
there is little doubt that the Krupps
viii find a purchaser for them.
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Hunter CANNOT Win.

Louisville, KY, March Pa dispatch
from Frankfort, KY, to the Courier
Journal says DR.. w. G.. Hunter cannot be
elected United States senator. and he
might as well withdraw. Senator Siege,
of Louisville, has notified Dr.. Hunter
that he will not vote for him again, and
three other supporters will leave him
on Saturday. unless he shows that he
can win. There will be no election this
week, but a permanent deadlock is next
to impossible.
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OF MOST Serious Import.

London, March 25.-The Athens cor
respondent Of the Chronicle declares
that the departure of the Crown Prince
Constantine for Thessaly is Of the most
serious import. 1t can only mean that
Greece believes that war is probabl
and declines to further handicap her
self by delaying the final step of pre-
paration. The princes arrival on the
frontier will mean a new disposal of
the forces and will give a new impetus
to all the arrangements for the trans
portation Of troops, etc.
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-Wilze, Curtis and Hamlin-promptly
handed in their designations after
March 4, but Secretary Gage has re-
quested them to remain until he can
look over the ground thoroughly
Mr.. Hamlin has informed Secretary
Gage that he is anxious to return to
Boston and resume his law practice by
April l, and in no event can he remain
here longer than April 10.