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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09
CIVIL SERVICE ACT
PERMITS NO TRANSFERS
A TRANSFER Is EQUIVALENT TO
A REMOVAL.
Office Holders Cannot be Changed
From a High-Salaried to a Low
salaried Position-Decision Will
Cause Great Confusion and May
Upset the Plans of Spoilsmen.

Chicago, Nov. S.-A special to the
Times-Herald from Martinsburg, w.
Va, says:
Judge John ]. Jackson handed down
decision today which holds that
transfer cannot without trial, be made
under the civil service law, because it
is equivalent to removal.
Judge jackson insists that the ap-
pointment of man to a federal posi-
ton under the civil service law gives
him a right in equity to the place,
which he is not forced to surrender,
save for cause.
Judge Jackson remarks in his docu-
ment that the leaving of discretionary
powers in the hands of the heads of
departments makes the civil service a
dead letter He remarks that there is
no doubt the civil service law is en-
tirely constitutional, that congress has
never delegated to the president and
the commission legislative power, and
declares that the internal revenue
service has been placed under the
merit code and he also holds that any
attempt to change the position and
rank of officers in civil service depart
ments is a violation of the law.
His final finding is that the court
of equity has a right to sit in such
cases and has the jurisdiction to
restrain the appointing power from re-
moving the officers from their positions
if such removals are shown to be in
violation of the civil service act. He
therefore ordered that the men who
had been shifted from a good salaried
place to smaller salaried place should
be reirStated.
The government authorities here de-
clare the ruling of Judge Jackson will
cause great confusion, as it's findings
are far from what had been expected
This case here, which resulted in this
opinion, was brought to reinstate a
United States store keeper or gauger
in the revenue service. A day store
keeper at the Hannis distillery was
transferred to a position of additional
store keeper. The store keeper who,
for three months had been on duty as
additional store keeper, was laid off
and a reinstated store keeper was as
signed as day store keeper. The with
drawal of the gauger was also laid off
and reinstated gauger assigned to
duty. By injunctions the collector and
all others were enioined from inter
ferring with the officers who had been
on duty
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09
REPORT ON INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Interesting Facts Relating to tn
Conditions of Red Men.

Washington, Nov. S.-The annual re-
port of Commissioner of Indian Affairs
w. A. Jones, made public today, shows
there were 81 contract schools in oper-
alton last year For the current fiscal
year it has been deemed best to re-
duce the government compensation to
the various schools small amount
rather than cut off any of the schools
in the Crow Creek country. The gov
eminent has between So, 900 and $4.
100000 invested in Indian school plants.
The loss from fire for some years has
averaged S350000 or more annually,
and fire protection is now being intro
duced in the schools generally. The
total number of allOtmentS to non
reservation Indians approved was 1925;
on reservationS-Yak imas in Washing
ton, 304; Mission Indians on the Teme-
cula reservation California, So; Chip
peWas, Minnesota, 2,159.
Recommendation is made for the rat
ification by congress of the treaty ne
gotiated Oct. II, 1891, with the Pah-
utes, on the Pyramid Lake reservation,
in Nevada, for the surrender of the
southern portion of the reservation,
which includes the town of Wads-
worth. The citizens of WadsWorth are
without title and are regarded by the
government as intruders on the In
dian lands. The Indians feel ag-
grieved on account of the trespass, and
the matter has been for years in an
unsettled condition. 1t is recommended
that congress make an appropriation
to cover the expenses of the proposed
removal of the Sax and Fox agency in
Oklahoma, from its present site in Lin
coin county to near Shawnee, and that
the Klamath Indians in Oregon be
compensated by congress for lands err
roneously excluded from their reserva-
ton
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09
Good Reports Will Be Made to
Bucks at Reservation.
INDIAN VISITS CRITICIZED
ONE CHAPTER OF INDIAN COM
MIssIoNER's REPORT.
Postmaster for Randolph, Utah
Western Billets-W. Godfrey Hun
ter Appointed Minister to Guate-
mala = Naval Programme - No
War Preparations.
ESPECIAL to The Herald.l

Washington, Nov, S.-The Uncom-
pahgre chiefs left this afternoon for
Utah. They return over the Pennsyl-
vania railroad to Chicago, and thence
home. They all appeared to be salts
fed with their visit, and a unanimously
favorable report can be expected. Cap
tain Beck, the Uncompahgre agent,
will spend a short time in the east and
stop a day at Denver before his return
! to the reservation.
The annual report of the Indian COM
missioner, made public today has an
interesting chapter on unauthorized
visits of Indian delegations, and
says they have become so frequent of
late as to call for some preventive ac-
ton. This is interesting TO the Uncom-
pahgres, for while their visit was "au-
thorlZed," it was, nevertheless, at their
own expense. The report says: 1.-THE
expense, if charged to the tribe. is an
unjust tax upon those made to bear
the cost of trip in whose pleasure
they have no share, and from whose re-
suits they may derive little or no bene-
fit. No small proportion OF the visits
OF Indian delegations to this city ac-
complish no other purpose than to give
the delegates pleasant trip at the eX-
penSe OF some one else. Not infre-
Quently the outcome of the visit is a
great disappointment to all concerned,
because Indians cannot understand the
indirectness, delay and complication of
government action. They send their
representatives with the belief that a
talk with the Great Father face to face
viii straightway secure what they de-
sire, give them information wanted,
and settle the difference or right the
wrongs complained of, and often they
go back with little more ACCOMPLISHED
than to be told that the matter will be
looked into, or that it must be sub
mitted to congress. The natural result
is dissatisfaction and distrust With
delegations whose visits have been au-
thorized beforehand, and who come for
well understood purpose, the case is
quite different"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09
EXCITEMENT AT STREATOR.
Chinese Displacing White Labor
Makes the Situation Serious.

Streator, Ills, Nov. S-The announce
ment that Cinnamon would be placed in
the mines of the northern Illinois field
has caused an immense amount of ex-
element here, and a call has been is
sued for a full convention of the dis
trict to be held next Wednesday after
noon in this city. Every shaft will send
delegates, and in the meantime the var
ious organizations will get together and
take action.
1t is understood that Wednesday,
meeting will be of tremendous import
ance to the craft throughout the state,
as it is claimed that if Cinnamon are
allowed to go to work here and else
where it will only be matter of time
when mines employing that kind of Ia
Dor will be able to undersell those en-
ploying skilled hands, and thus the
price will be again forced down.
The situation here is looked upon by
business men as most serious. The
Chinese question has put an entirely
new phase upon it. 1t means to Strea-
tor alone the displacement of about 5000
men.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09
Days Court Decisions.

The supreme court at Springfield,
ILL.,, affirmed the decision of the lower
court holding that the city of Chi
cago cannot erect buildings on the
lake front The decision affects the
temporary postoffice and battery D
armory.
Judge Beach in the supreme court
of New York. denied the motion to
dismiss the suit brought by Mrs.
Angel to establish her right of dover
in the estate of the late Jay Gould
The suit was ordered placed on the
preferred case calender for the first
Monday in December.
Judge Grosscup of the federal bench
in Chicago, handed down an opinion
holding the Worlds Columbian Expo
sition company responsible for the
loss to the French republic and the
French exhibitors by reason of the
fire on the night of Jan. IA, 1894. The
loss to the French republic consisted
of some fine beauvais and tapestries
and two magnificent Sevres cases
made for ornaments at the entrance
to the chamber of deputies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09
MYSTERY OF ALICE BROWN.
Arrest of a Blind Song Seller
CHARGED With Murder.

Boston, Nov. S.-The first important
mystery in the life of Alice Brown,
found murdered in a. Corning street
house last week is the arrest of Will
lam Leavitt, a bling song seller, who
lodged in the same house with the
woman, charged with the crime. Upon
what evidence Leavitt has been taken
into custody the police tonight refuse
to state. Leavitt for the past four
days, has talked much about the
murder, but he has bean allowed to
follow his customary occupation of
song selling on the sidewalks of the
city
The fact that the woman was
strangled to death instead of killed
by a more usual method with some
instrument, has been considered for
some days as a particularly strange
aspect of the crime, and might seem to
show that it was a blind mans only
method Of disposing of his victim.
The police believe that Leavitt has
spent q portion of his life in state
prison in other states some of them in
the west, but for what offenses they
are at present unable to ascertain.
The murdered girl was positively
identified tonight as Mary Alice
Ruderham, of Ridge Centre, N H
The Identification was made by Mrs.
Lucy S. Brown of Cambridge, for
whom the girl worked about year
ago, and whose name she assumed
when she left and took up her abode
in this city. A sister of Mrs. Browns.
as well as a neighbor, also identified
the dead woman, and the statement is
taken by the police as conclusive.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09
ANARCHISTS CELEBRATE.
Yesterday Was the Tenth Anniver-
say of the Chicago Execution.

New York, Nov. S.-The anarchists
Of this city tonight celebrated the
tenth anniversary of the execution of
their comrades in Chicago in a public
meeting in Clarendon hall There were
about 500 anarchists in the audience
Johann Most presided and read his
speech from manuscript.
Most spoke of the "Canaille of Cap
italism." which, he said, congratulated
itself that the social question had been
quelched and that peace and order pre-
vailed. He wanted to tell the political
bandits that the anarchists were not
gathered to mourn or to shed tears, but
to sing 3, song of triumph" for the fu-
ture was not far off
The spirit of the revolution must
and will endure until the spirit of ty-
ranny shall be crushed-until the tri-
umph of justice and equity and hui
manity and peace will prevail said
the speaker
He called the government a cowboy
government-with apologies to the
cowboys-and tickled his hearers by
saying only one bomb was fired in the
Haymarket, but it did excellent exc
cution.
Charles w. Mowbray, Hermann
Schmitt and August Lutt were the
speakers who addressed the meeting.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09
Washington Briefs.

Statement of the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cash bal
ance. $2O1, 591, 23O; gold reserve, S154, $780,
917
General Fitzhugh Lee will sail for
his post of duty Wednesday.
Walter Fern, one OF the Judges ap-
pointed by the president on the Egyp-
tian international court, has resigned
on account of i'll health. His successor
is to be appointed by the president and
formally appointed by the khedive, his
salary being paid by the Egyptian gov
eminent.
recommendation of General Wade,
commanding the department of Dako-
ia, has oroered the abandonment of
Fort Custer Mont. General Wade also
recommended the abandonment of
Fort Assiniboine Mont
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09
COSTS OF CAMPAIGNING.
Tammanyites and Others Reckon Up
Bills

New York, Nov. S-Randolph Gug-
genheimer. who was elected president
of the council of greater New York
last week, says his expenses while
running for the Office amounted to
1920. OF this sum $4,000 went to the
campaign fund of Tammany Hall. and
the remainder paid the rent of meet
ing rooms and for music, printing,
postage and carriage hire
Justice-elect Edward Dwyer of the
city court, also certified to the county
clerk today that his expenses had
been $5,o2o, of which all but $25 went
to Hon. Mr.. Sheehan of the finance
committee of Tammany Hail.
William Wardwell. treasurer of the
Standard Oil company, Prohibition
candidate for mayor, says he spent S917
during the campaign. He contributed
$3.50 TO the campaign committee fund
and spent the remainder for printing
and advertising
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09
FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS.
w. Godfrey Hunter, Minister tc
Observation-Disclosures Billets.

Washington, Nov S-The president
today made the following appoint
ments:
w. Godfrey Hunter of Kentucky, to
be envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to Guatemala
Edward T. Franks, to be collector of
internal revenue for the Second district
of Kentucky.
Thomas o. Thompson, to be collector
of customs for the district of New Lon
don, Conn.
Edwin NJ. Yearin, agent for Indians
at Lemhi, Ida.
Edward w. Bartlett, register of the
land office at La Grande, Ore
Major Louis Marshall, corps of engi-
neers, to be a member of the Missouri
commission.
DR.. Hunter is one of the leaders of
the Republican party in Kentucky He
served as member of congress in the
last house, and had served notice that
he would make contest for seat in
the present house, claiming that he
had been reelected. He was the can
didate for the senatorship, but after
long struggle had to give way to
Senator Deboe, few Republicans re-
fuSing to support him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09
AN "IF" IN THE WAY.
Bushnell Promised Democratic Votes
in Certain Contingency.

Columbus, o., Nov. S.-A local Demo-
cratic newspaper prints an interview
with c. V. Harris, secretary of the
Democratic central committee, in
which that gentleman is quoted as say
ing that at a conference of Democratic
leaders of the state it was decided to
pledge the votes of as many Demo-
cratic members of the general assem-
bly, as could be controlled to Governor
Bushnell for United States senator, on
condition that the governor would COM
mand enough Republican votes to
make his election possible Mr.. Har-
rls is editor of the Athens Journal. He
is quoted as saying: I'VE have decided
to throw the Democratic vote in the
next general assembly to Governor
Bushnell, on condition that he can get
votes enough from the Republican side
OF the house to elect him. So many of
the Republican members want to down
Hanna that we think there will be no
difficulty in this. The deal is all ar
ranged"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09
Ben Butterworth Better.

Cleveland, o., Nov. S.-Commissioner
of Patents Benjamin F. Butterworth,
who is lying III of pneumonia at the
Hollenden hotel, is reported as slightly
better this morning. DR.. Kenthauers
states that Mr.. Butterworth's condition
is such as to cause strong hopes of Ill
innate recovery.
The condition of Mr. Butterworth
shows no Improvement this evening.
His physician says he only has a
fighting chance for his life
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09
ga CELESTIAL MAIDEN"
Play That Is Attracting Crowded
Houses at Denver.

spectacular play, "a Celestial Maiden, y
opened at the Orpheum tonight before
crowded house. The play is a novelty
in the way of love dramas and made a
hit.
The Republican will say of the perform
ance tomorrow:
"As Kim Soy, Miss Sylvia JVnden does
we'll, the two principal male parts being
in the hands of Mr.. Highly and Mr.
Melden. The production is in the hands of
Thomas D. Bates, who has presented the
play to audiences on the coast and is now
on his way to New York to fill an en-
gagemert. The character of the play is
such that it will undoubtedly meet with
great success in the east
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09

graduated from Brown university in
the class of 80. He studied law under
his father, Nathan F. Dixon, and at
the Albany law school, and was admit
ted to practice in 1871. He was APP
pointed United States district attorney
for the district of Rhode Island by
President Grant in 1871 and was ap-
pointed again in 1881. He was elected
state senator from the town of Wester-
ly in 1885 and served through 1889 when,
on the election of Jonathan Chase to
the United States senate, he was elect
ed to the Forty-eighth congress, to fill
the vacancy caused by Mr.. Chase's
promotion A little later he was elected
TO the United States senate to succeed
Mr.. Chase, who had resigned. Mr.. Dix
on was president of the Dixon Granite
works of Westerly and president of
the Washington National bank of
Westerly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09
MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY.
Policeman Killed in Atlanta While
Shadowing Supposed Burglar.

Atlanta, Ca, Nov. S.-Patrolman J. T.
Ponder was killed tonight at o'clock
While sladowing a suspected burglar who
had entered the wholesale whisky house
of l. Steinau When the policeman en-
tered the store, following the supposed
burglar, he was fired upon five times and
died in a few minutes. EARLY this morn
ing the business of Steinau was placed in
the hands of a receiver, and Ponder knew
the house had been closed by the Sheriff
when ne saw the man enter the building.
The police intimate that some member of
the firm, endeavoring to secure money
from the vault, entered, and finding him
self discovered, killed the only eye wit
ness, who was the policeman. Steinau
was Immediately placed under arrest
Other members of the firm are under ar
rest and the investigation mas caused a
tremendous sensation.
When the receiver left the building this
afternoon he locked the big vault and
turned the combination. After the as
sassination the vault was found unlocked.
and bunch of keys were picked UP near
by. All who are under arrest DENY know
ing anything about the tragedy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09
BOATS FOR YUKON.
Seattle Firm to Expend Million
Dollars in Construction.

Seattle, Nov S.-A formidable COM
petitor for Yukon traffic is to be
launched next spring. 1t will be
equipped with both rail and steamer
lines covering the two most practicable
routes to the Yukon gold basin. The
Yukon company. by it's president, An
drew f. Burleigh, today let a contract
for IL modern river steamers, "a barges
and two towboats to the ship building
firm of Moran Bros. of this city. The
contract involves an expenditure of
nearly 1000, 000
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09
Mining Case Advanced.

Washington, Nov. S.-The solicitor
general entered a motion in the United
States supreme court today to adj
vance the case of the La, Abra Silver
Mining company VS.. the United States.
The case grew out of an award by the
Mexican claims commission in 1868.
Mexico claimed that the award was
procured by fraud. and at several
times the matter was a source of fric-
ton between the United States and
Mny-iaO
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09
ESCAPED CONvICTS NABBED.
Fell Into the Arms of Pocatello's
Chief of Police.
Especial to The Herald.)

Pocatello, Nov. S.-William Howard
and George Stevens. who made their es-
cape from the Deer Lodge CMonD peni-
tertiary a week ago, We're arrested here
tonight, by Chief of Police Ellis.
Howard was under sentence for three
years, having been convicted of bur
glary in June, 1896. Stevens was serv-
ing term of seven and half years
for manslaughter.
Both men had skilfully evaded the
Montana officers since their escape. A
reward of $1O0 each was offered for
their capture, which will fall to Poca-
tello's chief guardian. These men will
be held until the arrival of the Mon
tana officers to take them back
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09
JUMPED TO HER DEATH.
Unknown Woman Suicides in a Chi
cago Park.

Chicago, Nov S.-A handsomely dressed
and apparently refined woman about %
years of age committed suicide in Lincoln
park this afternoon by jumping from
the high bridge to the lagoon, a distance
of about 30 feet.
All possible clues to identification had
been carefully removed with the excep-
ton of a small ring
The woman was observed by some
school children to climb to the balustrade
and drop deliberately to the water. The
boys summoned assistance and several
long poles were pushed toward the strug-
Cling young woman. but she pushed them
aside and sank before boats could be Sc
cured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09
Gen. James C. Duane.

New York, Nov. S.--GeneraI James C.
Duane. 70 years old. a member of the
Aqueduct commission, died at his home
today of aplplexy.
General Duane was a graduate of
West Point, in the class of 1S4S. and
was instructor in the United States
Military Academy from 1858 until the
breaking out of the civil war, in the
engineering department.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09
LOOTED IDAHO PLACERS.
Suit to Recover from an English
Company at Boise.
Especial to The HeraId.l

Especial to The Herald.)
Boise, Nov. S.-The sequel to what is
believed to be an attempt on the part
of an English company to steal one
of the most valuable tracts of placer
ground in this state was opened today
when Hon. Ben Wilson commenced
suit against the Pioneer Gravel & Gold
Mining company, limited, for the re-
covery of $4,000, with legal interest
from April 2, 1894. The property in
volved is the old producing placer
mines at Pioneerville, 40 miles from
Boise. An idea of their extent is given
by the statement that water is sup
piled the immense tract from IS
bitches, having an aggregate length of
100 miles. Wilson sold the mines to
an English company for $3.50, 900 in
April, 1894, receiving $40 600. and
turned over the mines to the English
men. The latter have failed to pay
anything additional according to con-
tract, although refusing to give up the
ground, which Wilson claims they
have looted. He also asks for a re
ceiVer
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THE COURTS DECISION.
No Comment INDUCED In-No Ex-
element on Announcement.


Washington, Nov S.-The decision in
the w. H. T. Durrant case was in re-
Spouse to the motion of Attorney Cen
eral Fitzgerald, entered last Monday,
to dismiss the case. or affirm the de-
cision Of the court below, and. of
course. relieve the court from the ne
cessity of deciding the case on it's mer-
it's on the 18th inst, as at first ar
ranged.
The chief justice, in rendering the
opinion Of the court INDUCED in no
comment whatever beyond remarking
that the order of the circuit court was
affirmed on the authority of the decis-
ions of the court in the case of Hur-
lado VS.. California, Vol. 10, of the SUI
preme court reports; Nordstrum VS..
Washington, Vol. 164, of these reports,
and of Creamer VS.. Washington, re-
Gently decided.
Attorney General Fitzgerald was
present in the court room when the
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the case of the Competitor prisoners at
Havana at this time. Whether or not
it will be necessary to act later. will be
determined by the outcome of the
court martial.
Our government has not assented to
the claim of Spain to the right to try
the men in Havana, but, of course, in
the event of an acquittal of the pris-
oners which is not regarded as i'm
probable, there will be no occasion fer
remOnStrance'