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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-11

San Francisco. Feb. 1O.-Dan Stuart. the
reigning ear of the sporting world. ar
rived in San Francisco on the Sunset ex-
press at o'clock this evening and de-
parted an hour later for Reno. New. in
company with his secretary Mr.. Corn
wall. and Mr.. W. X. Wheelock. To a rep
resentative of the United Associated
Presses Mr.. Stuart spoke as follows:
y intend to confer with a delegation OF
Reno citizens tomorrow morning. an5
later in the day / viii visit Carson and
listen TO q proposition TO locate the bat
tleground there. Before the sun sets l
shall announce to the world where the
greatest nStic carnival ever held will Oc-
cur Ny agents have been on the ground
Tor weeks, gathering information FOR my
guidance. and / will be influenced largely
b. their advice. l have been told that
the telegraphic facilities at Carson are
Inadequate that the Virginia & Truckee
Railway company does not possess suf-
ncient rolling stock to accommodate the
crowds and that the capital city cannot
house One-third of the expected multitude
All these points viii receive careful con-
sideration before decision is reached.
From present indications l should not
be surprised 10 see more than 10000 peo-
pie about the ring-Side on st. Patrick
day. The advance demand for seats is
something phenomenal selected st.
Patrick's day because of a superstition
i
The big fight will be held about high
noon and in an Oben arena. so that the
kaleidoscope may be handled to the best
advantage. Just now / am figuring on
preliminary attractions to the main event.
George Lavigne is the best man of his
weight in the world, and 1 would like to
see him matched with someone who
would hold him level. Joe WOlcott was
admittedly below his fighting weight
when ne met the Kid before. and since
that battle Lavigne has taken on flesh.
/ think they would put up a fine go and
if possible 1 viii bring them together on
the morning of the COrbett-FitzsimmOnS
battle. Tom Sharkey places too high a
value on his ability as q drawing card to
suit me. 1 hardly think L can do bust
and Ryan would furnish a contest worth
seeing is good one 1 wIl hear what
their hackers have TO say before long
SO far I have done nothing in regard
to betting privileges. The prices of ad-
mission also remain to be fixed after the
location IS decided upon l have com
municated with the railway authorities
and am assured of a satisfactory rate
from all points to the battle-ground.
Il will likely meet COrbett at Reno to-
morrow 1t is on account OF the lighters
that | am most anxious. TO faSten uDOn
. location for the ring They VIII prOba-
bly, wish TO train in the vicinity of the
point so favored. and / desire 10 give
them every opportunity TO get in the best
possible cOnditiOn-
live-bird shooting tournament ever held
in this country will be brought or II
Nevada one week before March IT, It IS
my intention to offer such prizes as VIII
attract the best wing shots in the United
States. Other schemes nave been Sug-
gested to me. and it is possible that 1
NAV provide still more varied entertain
ment for the visitors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-11

sembly. But not a whisper of protest
that the certificate appeared to be in
proper form and it was accepted
Senator Sherman move, Mr.. Presi-
dent, that the reading of formal GER
tificate. be omitted in the case OF the
remaining states.
The Vice President-Unless objection
is made the certificates of the remain
ing states will not be read but the re-
suit will be announced by the tellers
after they have satisfied themselves
of the correctness of the returns. The
tellers, then in rotation announced the
votes of the several states. The en-
velope in each case was handed TO the
tellers, opened and the certificate ex-
amined. This required a minute or
more, the intervals being passed by the
members and visitors in conversation.
There were no surprises in the an
nouncements, the electors having voted
as it was expected they would when
chosen last November. Mr.. Grosvenor' s
statement that California had cast an
electoral vote for Arthur ]. Sewall OF
Maine for vice-president of the United
States" evoked several questions as to
the accuracy of the ~ but no formal
action was taken.
1t fell 10 Mr.. Grosvenor's lot to an
nounce the vote of Ohio which he did
with a sense of satisfaction, manifest TO
all. The call of states having been
completed the vice-Dresident said the
tellers would announce the result of the
vote. This was done by Senator Lodge
and delivered to the vice-president.
The vote by states was:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-11
IT WAS THIS WAY.
Large Orders Were Floating and
Agents Couldn't Resist.

Agents COulOn- I Resist
New York. Feb. 1O.-The Evening Post
of this afternoon prints the following;
An interesting account of the direct
causes which precipitated the rupture IN
the stee; rail pool. which was announced
at Pittsburg yesterday, was given loety
bv q person familiar with the SITUATION
Representatives of two OF the largest
mills met at Chicago MONDAY TO -sree
upon rates governing business IN q par
ticular section of the country ana ce-
c:ded upon $50 as a basis price for GER
tain transactions. Just at that time
some large contracts came into the mar
ket and one of the concerns interested
was offered profitable business at lower
figure Rumors of cutting IN various Gl-
rections were current at tho time, so t--e
tempting offer was accepted ana an otuer
aggregating many thousand IONS Msls
taken al a price said to be in the neigh
horhOod of 81 a ton. This necesSltateu OF
course the withdrawal OF one concern
from the pool, and hOstilltleS were begun
as soon as the transaction became zen
Orders were taken in this city yeste--
day at a basis price OF 10 Tor ralis 81
the mill, and local agents or some or t,e
largest concerns are said TO be anxious 10
do as much business as possible While an
omen market prevails.
II is not possible at this time to tell
just what effect prevailing prices VII
have upon outstanding contracts Within
rhe last few weeks contracts amounting
10 more than S1000.0e0 have been made
bv some of the railways at prices aver
aging $23 or $27 ton. and although some
of them are binding at those figures. it
is thought likely that many orders VIII
he delivered at a lower rate by mills
anxious to hold the patronage of good
customers. Whatever settlement is re-
norted losses are inevitaUle. The pres
ent situation. it is thought. viii not dis
tl,-b Immediately the market for street
car rails and the large contracts recently
given by local companies are not Likely
fO be affected
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-11

Washington, Feb. 1O.-Before the
senate left its chamber today to par
ticipate with the house of represent
atives in the formality of counting the
electoral votes for president and vice
president of the United States, the
only matter which came up for con-
sideration was TilIman's Dem, S. CO,
bill simplifying and classifying the
excise law as to the right of state au-
thorities to seize Intoxicating liquors
brought into the state. 1t was siren
(Rep., n. j., Mills (Dem., Tex, and
Vest Dem., MOD, on the ground that
it was an interference with interstate
commerce, violation of the right of
personal freedom and an attempt to
give the MONOPOLY of the liquor traffic
in South Carolina to the home diStili-
ers. The discussion had not been
closed when the time came for the SEN
ate TO proceed TO the house. and the
bill went over without action. After
the senate returned TO its chamber the
Nicara guam canal bill came up as the
unfinished business and Mr.. Morgan
(Dem., Ala.), recognizing the impossi-
bility of its passage this session, with
drew it, giving notice, however, that he
and would press il to a vote. He made
a long last speech upon it, in which
he imputed the obstacles which the
canal project had met to British in
tervention.
After the Nicaraguan canal bill had
been thus taken out of the way the
bankruptcy bill came to the front as
the unfinished business"
1t, however, went over till tomorrow.
The q crripUIf11ra1 ammonia tim hill wa <
then taken up and passed.
At $50 D. m. the senate adjourned.
The house today joined with the SEN
ate in witnessing the counting of the
electoral vote for president and vice
president of the United States for the
term beginning March 4, 1897, and af-
ter the announcement of the result,
adjourned until tomorrow.
There was no change in the vote
from that expected after the popular
election in November had expressed
the peoples viii, and consequently no
surprises. The votes of the several
states were read in turn by the tell
ers-Senators Lodge (Rep., Mass.) and
Blackburn Dem, Ky.) and Represent
atives GrosvenOr (Rep-, o. and Rich
ardson (Dem.. TENN, and the result
stated by Vice-President Stevenson,
who presided over the joint conven-
ton. 1t was that Mckinley had re-
ceived 271 votes for president and Mr.
Bryan 176; that Mr.. Hobart had re-
ceived 271 votes for vice-president and
sNr Sewan 149 and Mr. Watson 81
II was stated that this was a suf-
ficient declaration in law of the cleo
ton of Messrs. Mckinley and Hobart
for the term stated as president and
vice-president respectively.
The proceedings We're witnessed by
an immense crowd of spectators. that
filled all the galleries. but without the
crush in the building that has marked
previous similar occasions. In the hour
prior to the assembling of the joint
convention, the Notifications and the
postOffice appropriation bills were
reported and placed on the calendar a
senate bill was passed authorizing the
courts of appeals to make tables of
dues and charges, which the supreme
court of the United States shall make
as early as possible.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-11
How It Was Done.

Washington, Feb 10.-In the house
today, after routine business had been
disposed of, Mr.. Hainer (Rep., Neb.)
presented the Notifications appropri-
atoms bill, and Mr.. Loud (Rep., CALI
the DostOffice bill. The fortifications
bill carried an appropriation of s9,17s.-
325, or upwards of S9.D00,000 below the
estimates.
The members of the senate, headed
by Sergeant-at-Arms Bright and AS
sistant Layton. appeared at the main
door on the north side a few minutes
before / o'clock, and were announced
by Doorkeeper Glenn. Following the
vice-president and Secretary of the
Senate Coke, came two of the door
keepers, carrying the mahogany boxes
containing the sealed electoral returns
from the several states The nestoTs
of the senate, Messrs. Morrill, of Yer
mont and Sherman of Ohio. headed the
procession and took the seats immedi-
ately in front of the speaker and to his
right The other senators, the repre-
sentatives rising to their feet, found
their places in the front four rows on
the east side of the hall. At one minute
before l o'clock Vice-President Steven
son called the joint convention to or
der. Speaker Reed sitting at his left
and Senators Lodge (ReD.. Mass.),
Blackburn CDem., Ky), and Repre-
sentatives Grosvenor Rep., o. and
Richardson Dem, TENN, the tellers
of their respective houses, in front, at
the clerks desk
Mr.. Stevenson said: 1.-The senate and
house of representatives have met to-
gether in joint session, pursuant to the
constitution and laws of the United
States, on this day appointed for the
opening of the certificates and count
ing of the votes cast by electors for
president and vice. president of the
United States. The certificate of the
state of Alabama will be read by the
tellers."
Senator Blackburn thereuDon read
the certificate of the vote of the Ala
bama electors in full. and the result
announced by him-11 votes for Will
lam Jennings Bryan of Nebraska for
president. and II votes for Arthur
Sewall for vice-president.
Senator Lodge alternated with Sen
ator Blackburn in the reading, but
without infusing much more animation
into the ceremony. AS the count pro-
ceeded and the house tellers, Messrs.
Grosvenor and Richardson, took a hand,
the reading of the full text of the GER
tificates was abandoned, the tellers
combining themselves to a simple state
ment of the result as disclosed by the
documents before them. thereby con-
densing the formal proceedings.
Senator Lodge infused a temporary
streak of merriment into the proceed
iDgs by inadvertently casting the vote
of Missouri for wv. ]. Mckinley in
stead of W. ]. Bryan. but he prompt
ly corrected the error.
1t fell to Mr.. Grosvenor's lot to an
nounce the votes of South Carolina
for BRYAN and Sewall. AS he did so.
an expectant silence fell on the as
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-11
THE HERALD BULLETIN

PAGE ONE.
Church influence Investigation.
Congress Counts the Votes.
Idaho Legislature.
Steel Rail Pool Busted.
News of the Sporting World.
PAGE TWO.
The Bradley-Martin Ball.
The r. G. W. Going to Deep Greek.
News Of the Cuban War
City Treasurer's Bond Euddlc.
PAGE THREE
The Bulls and Bears.
Bullion Beck's Big Dividend.
Daily Stock Quotations.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
Z Christian Science Convert.
Kenner's Marriage Bill Passed.
Church Influence In the Senate.
PAGE SIX.
Boring Sea Commissioners Enter
tanned.
Frank McBride's Case.
The Eight-Hour Law.
The Pioneer Jubilee.
Investigating the Big Firs.
PAGE SEVEN.
News From Nearby Towns.
PAGE EIGHT.
st. Marks Hospital.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-11
IDAHO LEGISLATION.
FREMONT COUNTY WILL NOT
BE DIVIDED UP.
Proposition to Revise the State Con-
stitution Fails to Carry-A Num-
Der of Bills Acted on In Commit
tee Of the Whole Passed.
fsnecial TO The HeraldN

Boise, Ida, Feb. 10.-One of the young
men who is making reputation for
himself at this session of the legislat-
ure IS Raw Hamer, representative
from Fremont county. He had already
established himself as a leader on the
floor, and today added to his prestige
by knocking out the bill which pro-
posed to annex a portion of Fremont
county TO Bingham. The vote was sc
to II on the adoption of the minority
report from the committee on county
lines il favor of the bill. Hamer
made . brilliant speech in opposition
to the measure. He is opposed TO all
the plans for dividing his county. He
was a leader in the Dubois fight and
has practically the entire silver Re
publican vote at his back in opposition
TO these division bills. The house
transacted considerable minor business
during the day, and is holding its first
night session tonight.
In the senate, the special conference
committee on the fee bill asked to be
excused from making a -eport until a
conference could he held with a COM
mittee which the house proposed to
appoint.
An interesting vote occurred on a
motion to suspend the rules for adop-
the electors of the state a proposition
to call a convention TO revise the state
constitution. The motion failed of the
necessary two-thirds vote by only one
vote, the detailed vote being as fol-
lows:
Ayes-Ballantine, (Blaine); Bennett,
Bassett, Davis. (Oneida). Harris, Heit-
field, Nelson. Pierce. Rich. Rees.
Turner, Qdaho); Urdohl, Young. To-
tal-13.
Nays-Ballantine, (Ada), Barnum,
Coughanour, Coryeli, Davis, (Boise),
Donnelly, Keller, Turner. (Bingham).
Totals.
A number of bills that had been for
mall-r acted on in committee of the
whole were passed. At the afternoon
session a bill making the terms of Of
flee OF town and village trustees two
years instead of one year was IA
vorably reported The proposition is to
have it go into effect next year. An
amendment declares that the general
election laws regarding registration,
printing of ballots, use II booths, etc,
shall not apply in village elections.
A bill was favorably acted on to pay
H. C. Anchor & Co. 81 600 for an exhibit
of opals loaned to the state at the
time of the worlds fair, and stolen
from the showcase in the mining
building there.
A large delegation of Fremont people
arrived here today to oppose the pro-
posed division of that county. Among
them is a committee appointed at a
meeting recently held at Rexburg. This
committee is composed of Ben E. Rich,
Alma Hess and Judge French. From
st. Anthony comes a delegation, also
opposing division, embracing NJ. J.
GTaY J. c. Brandon, Arnold Miller, L.
G. Rice and p Everitt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-11

New York, Feb. 1O.-A Herald special
from Pittsburg. Pa. says:
Following the steel billet and steel
beam pools, the steel rail association,
which was the oldest of the three, col
lapsed at a meeting held in this city
Monday. The dissolution was brought
about by one of the eastern members
underselling the agreed price. which on
Dec. 16 last, was placed at SIS per ton.
The eastern concern, it is alleged, per-
sisted in selling at $50 per ton, and the
other members, after having met and
discussed the matter, agreed on open
market.
The firms comprising the rail associa-
ton were the following: Carnegie Steel
company, limited; Illinois Steel COM
pany, Cambria company. Bethlehem
Iron company, Lackawanna Iron and
Steel company, Pennsylvania Steel
company and Maryland Steel company.
With the dissolution of the trust and
an open market the probabilities are
that a large number of other steel
manufacturers of the country Will now
engage in the manufacture of steel
rails. Then with the existence of the
pool, the Ohio Steel company, at
Youngstown, O., and the Joshston
Steel company, at Lorraine. o., threat
ened to break into the business, and
there is no doubt they will now add
rail mills to their plants.
The present English price of rails is
about S24 a ton. The Pittsburg price,
since the disruption of the association,
will probably be s21 per ton, and the
western price from $50 TO s23. The col
lapse of the pool will have tendency
to increase all branches of the steel
trade. Many plants that will now go
into the rail business will, by so doing.
neglect the manufacture of billets. and
the proba abilities are that the price of
the latter will advance Pig and coke
will also likely be advanced and the
general condition of trade bettered.
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PLAYING BLOCKADE RUNNING.
Dispatch Boat Dolphin Trying to
Enter Charleston Bay.

Charleston, S. c., Feb. lot is, of
course, impossible to obtain definite
information regarding Admiral Bunce's
plans. but il is believed here today
that the dispatch boat Dolphin is now
engaged in an attempt to run into
Charleston harbor undetected by the
fleet. The Dolphin sailed southwark
Monday evening and it is said that
Lieutenant-C Commander Clover, who is
in charge of her, was instructed by the
admiral TO make the attempt to run
the blockade. The searchlights of the
squadron were kept flashing across the
sea until late last night, but the Dol
phin did not put in an appearance.
The ships held their positions of yes
terGay all today. the men on the
various vessels engaging for several
hours in exercising their secondary
batteries. Towards night fall signals
were hoisted by the flagship and in
response 20 them the Amphitrite.
Mar5lehead and Columbia moved fur
Their out to sea and to the southwark
The stretch of water covered by the
battleships-is thus extended for q dis
lance Of more than ten miles, From
the steeple of st. Michael's church to-
night the flashlights of the warships
may be observed as they cast great
paths oe light I'D and down the coast
ana our 10 sea- 1t is supposed that
the feet is engaged in an effort to de-
tect the Dolphin. Neither the Indiana
nor the Massachusetts joined the fleet
today, though it is said that both YES
sells are expected to coal at Port Royal
tomorrow The Newark, which has
been engaged on police duty at the
mouth of the st. Johns river for some
days, is now coaling at the same place.
This has given rise TO the rumor that
the Newark will join the fleet off Char
lesion tomorrow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-11
L. A. W. MEETING.
Wheelmen of Highest Prominence In
Attendance.

Albany, N Y, Feb. 10.-Wheelmen OF
the highest prominence, from all sections
Of the country. We're present today at
the opening session of the annual as
semblv of the National League of Amer
ican Wheelmen. The opening gun was
fired in the cause of good roads. the day
being devoted to the consideration OF this
important question as regards the hisn-
est interest of wheelmen-
The assembly opened in Jermaln nan,
under ausDiciOus circumstances, having
a larger attendance of delegates and
leaders from every state than at any
previous one Every state in the Union
is represented. with the exception or
Florida and Louisiana.
The fight for the different o1lces goes
rnerriIy on and has tended to counterfeit
on the good roads discussion. many OF the
delegates being absent so that they would
do something to build the fences OF tnelr
candidates stronger
At 1920 about 800 persons had arrived
and President Elliott raped Tor order
He said that all appreciated the work
hot could be done on this occasion ana
the L. A w. had taken an important
stem in setting aside a day for good roadS
discussion. He asserted that the side
path was a good thing. but was not GER
Tain whether the Wheelmen were Justlled
in building them as it seemed that Such
work retarded the good roads movement
81 The conclusion of his remarks he IN
reduced Chief Consul l. B. Potter or
New York. as chairman of the day MI
pot+er received an ovation when ne as
suned charge of the meeting
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-11
CARNEGIE WON'T TALK.
Lake Shore Closes Big Contract for
Rails.

New York. Feb. 1O-The Tribune
says:
Andrew Carnegie, who came to this
city yesterday from his country home
in Connecticut, when asked last night
about the reported dissolution of the
steel rail pool, declined to discuss the
subject.
The Lake Shore e Michigan Southern
railway has closed a contract with the
Illinois Steel company for the purchase
from the latter of 5000 tons of steel
rails at s21 a ton in Chicago. This
price is equal to $40 a ton in Pittsburg
and represents a cut of IS a ton in
price. The price established by the
steel rail pool on Jan. / was S25 a ton
in Pittsburg. The sale to the Lake
Shore probably marks the opening of
hostilities between the Illinois Steel
company and the Carnegie Rockefeller
interests. 1t is reported that steel bill
lets are selling in Pittsburg at SIS a
ton.