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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-17
CHRISTMAS
Is Coming, and We are Already
Here, With Something for
You, Your Family and
Your Friends.

You will find everything in
our Mammoth Stock at prices
that will speak words of friend
ship to your PURSE.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-19
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Course They Will Take In Presenta.
ton to Congress.

Washington, Dec. 1S-The programme
of the appropriation bills to be reported
to the house has been outlined, in a
general way.
The appropriation committee will get
to work OF the District of Columbia
bill just before congress convenes after
the holiday recess, and it will be sew
eral weeks before it can be put in shape
for report. The next bill the commit
tee will take UP is the Notifications,
and the sundry civil bill viii be brought
up late in February or March, as now
indicated. Meantime, the urgency de-
ficiency bill will be taken UP and put
through. All these will originate with
the appropriations committee.
The army bill will be reported to the
full committee in the first week after
the recess, and will go to the house
probably early the following week. 1t
will carry q large decrease from the
estimates, though an increase over the
last years appropriations.
The agricultural bill will be finished
by the subcommittee the first week
after the recess, and will be reported
Immediately
The naval bill is now pending the
consideration of the sub committee.
The Dostoffice bill may b. called up
Monday, if the sub committee is in
town. At any rate, it will not be re-
ported until the middle or latter part
of January
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-19
GOING TO THE KLoNDIKE.
Salt Lake Company Which VIII op
crate q Dredge On The yukon.

D w Gamble is making prepara-
tions to go to Seattle about the 1st
of February, where he will engage in
the construction of a boat which viii
be taken to the Yukon river as soon as
navigation opens. This boat is a
dredge and VIII be provided with ma
chinery for scooping up sand from the
bottom of the river and sluicing it.
saving the gold. 1t viii be % by IS
feet and viii draw only 10 inches OF
water so as to enable it to run on
bars in shallow places where gold may
In Idaho on the Snake river
boats Of this kind make money
on sand running from . to s
cents per yard. a cleanup of three
DAYS gave one outfit $500, as published
in The Herald at that time The dirt
where Candles boat is going will have
better picking than that.
Mr.. Gamble is interested in the Ore
granda Mining and Milling company Of
this city, of which ]. w. Smith is
president, Harry Duke. treasurer. Lem
Learn. secretary, and J. w Burton. at
to-neY.
The boat will be towed up the coast,
but when the river is reached viii be
enabled to make her own way up and
down the stream. She viii be pro
vided with machinery for dredging
and also propelling herself The upper
portion viii be used for living apart
rnents of the men engaged, and the
craft win carry a good stock of pro-
visions. Operations will be confined to
the American side Of the line, and the
company expects to get rich.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-19
TELLER'S REASONS.
Charles Page Bryan United For the
Chinese Mission.

Washington, Dec. 18.-In reply to a
question, Senator Teller said today that
he would oppose the confirmation of the
nomination of Mr.. Charles Page Bry-
an to be minister to China.
L have" he said, known Mr.. Bryan
for many years, as he was formerly q
resident of Colorado, and my personal
relations with him have always been
amicable. My opposition to his confir-
nation is based solely upon the ground
that he has had no experience or train
ing that would justify this government
in selecting him for the most important
mission we have at the present time.
It cannot be doubted that certain
European countries intend if they can
possibly find an excuse for doing so, TO
dismember China and divide up that
great territory between them. l do not
believe that such a high handed out
rage should be perpetrated, and if it
be attempted, I think that other self
respecting nations not engaged in the
division of the spoils should enter a
very vigorous protest. This attempt at
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of China will, in
all likelihood, give rise to a serious and
complicated diplomatic controversy in
which this country will be involved. 1t
is hardly to be supposed that under the
circumstances we would be uncOncern-
ed spectators Of this proceeding. For
this reason, we should have in China
one of the ablest and most experienced
of public men. The mission to England
France or Russia is at this time of less
importance than is the Chinese mis-
sion. My opposition to Mr.. Bryan
grows out of the recognized necessity
of having a strong man at this impor-
tant post, and I do not believe that
the friends of Mr.. Bryan will contend
that he meets these requirements"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-19
PRINCES CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.
Children of the Kaiser Are Taught
the Value of Money.

Writing Of Christmas with an En-
peror," Nagel Won Brave gives this in
teresting description in the December
Ladies' Home Journal of the cere-
monies attendant upon the great feast
day in the German palace: The royal
children have exchanged gifts chosen
with much solicitOus deliberatiOn at a
well known toy shop. Anyone happen
ing to be in the shop at the time might
have seen the empress enter with the
children, each provided with his own
purse, and completing his purchases
aside so that the others might be sur
prised. The younger three princes de-
nanded the advice of their mother in
their selections. The princes investi-
gated everything, but upon inQuiring
the price generally found it too dear.
Three marks for this bOOk-rack2' and
with g glance into his purse. No, that
is too expensive. [ haven't over 70
pfennings. What can you give me for
that price, And the shopgirl pro-
ceeds TO show the princes something
quite nice for the required amount
But now the brothers and sisters
have exchanged thanks for their gifts;
the first imDetuosity of the Christmas
rejoicings has given place TO a more
tranquil examination and inspection
and ladies and gentlemen of the court
have made the rounds in a general
state Of admiration. Lackeys prepare
a collation. in the midst of the gifts
for which. however, the young people
find 70 tine. It fares with them as
with all healthy children in the excite
ment attendant on Christmas eve, for
they ere healthy and genuine German
children. The Christmas celebration
in the Shell salon, the excitement and
the rejoicings have produced their
natural reaction on them, and at 9
o'clock even the elder princes are
abed'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-19
Startling Testimony Before Pacific
Railroads Committee.
THREE MILLION ACRES
AMOUNT OF LAND COVERED BY
FRAUDULENT PATENTS.
Figures Changed by Gideon, Clerk
in the Land Office, In 1s92--Paid
$53, 900 for the A1teration-Lands
Are Located in Oregon and Cali
fornia.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The sub-com-
mittee of the senate committee on Pa
cific railroads, appointed to investigate
patents under the Pacific railroad
grants met today and examined
Thomas Reddington of this city, who
claimed to have been informed that
fraudulent patents had been issued on
land amounting to between 100000 and
100000 acres. He was unable, how
ever, to give the committee any direct
information on the subject, stating that
he. was only repeating reports that had
come to him. He stated that accord
ing to these reports the figures had
been changed by a clerk in the land
office, and most of the lands in ques-
ton were located in California and
Oregon.
Mr.. Reddington gave the name of a
man named Pettus as authority for
his information but said he did not
know where he could be found. His
information was that a clerk in the
general land Office named Gideon had,
in 1892, taken the office records to his
apartments and kept them for two
days, changing them so as to insure an
increase of several million acres in the
land grants. After this transaction
Gideon had resigned and the witness
could not say what had become of him.
He said that $53, 900 had been paid for
the change of the records. Reddington
was unable to give the committee the
residence of witnesses, but he said that
if placed in charge of the investigation
he could get the facts. He thought
that such an investigation as he would
make would cost the government about
$4,000
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-19

A Good Wood Polish

In these days of uncarpeted floors and
Persian rugs a good wood polish is al
ways welcome. A polish that halls from
Japan is said to De very fine for furni-
ture as well as floors. It consists of one
pint each of linseed oil and cold. strong
tea. the whites of two eggs and two
ounces of spirits of salts. These several
ingredients to be mixed thoroughly to-
gether and poured into a bottle, which
should be well shaken before the polish is
used. A few drous are poured upon a
rubbing pad of soft silk and the wood
rubbed with it. being afterward polished
with an old silk handkerchief. The pro-
cess is a tedious and fatiguing one for
the cleaner. but its effect surpasses that
of any easier and quicker method
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-19
BURIED ALIVE.
a Victim of Whitecaps Lives to Tell
the Tale.

Atlanta Constitution: There was a man
in the city yesterday morning who had
about as sensational an experience as
ever falls to mankind. He was once bur
led alive by whitecaps after they had
nearly murdered him
The man is Ben Watkins, a farmer of
Dekalb county. He was in Atlanta yes
terday with load of cotton and was A t
the police barracks in the afternoon. talk
IN to several OF his friends who are on
the police force
The old farmer was approached and
asked about his terrible experience with
WhitecapS.
oh, it wasn't much" he said, with a
smile. only l was once buried"
Inc old man then proceeded to give his
experience with the whitecaps. He said (:
L was living in Gwinnett county at the
time, and 1t was ten or twelve years ago.
| nave always tried to live the life Of an
honest citizen in my county but there be.
those who amt disposed that way and
they ain t too particular about how they
treat other people. [ was suspected of
giving some information to revenue Of
HcefS, which WaSnt true and | was told
several times # I didn't look out the
Whitecaps would take care of me. | went
along mlnding my own business until one
day | was driving along the public road
near the old Burns mill in GWinnett. and
l was walking by the side of ny wagon
to give the team rest, as they were GO
ms. up hill.
out of a thicket by the side of the road
and put the muZZles Of their guns in my
face. l stopped. Of course you know l
did that. Then one of them spoke uD and
said: You just might as well say your
prayers, for we are sure going to put
you where you can't tell any more news
to the revenue officers. | tried a little
bll.ff but it didn't work. Every one of
those fellows wore white rags over their
faces and l couldn't tell who they were.
The.- dragged me down into the woods
and began to beat ne with sticks and
like a wild Indian. All of a sudden they
stopped and ran away. They must have
heard somebody coming. | tainted dead
awa-, and when they came back they
must have thought / was dead sure
enough, for they took me to where there
was an old hole, and into it they tossed
me. Then they piled lot of brush over
me and threw sand over the brush They
were burying me, and the only reason
they didn't make a better job of it was
because they, didn't nave the shovels to
handle the dirt. IF any shovel had a
been handy l wouldn't have been here to
tell the tale
II laid there IN that grave all night.
The dead branches Of the brush gave me
breathing places. The next morning l
came to and I had a hard time scra milling
ont of that grave. I was awful sore and
bruised M. but / managed to get home,
and I told the people what had happened
You know to this day some of the people
in that neighborhood think l rized from
the dead-'
Farmer Watkins is a hale and strong
man for his age. He moved from Gwin-
mott TO DeKalh' county a few wears ago.
and owns 4 good farm which is all paid
for
He never tires of telling his experience
with the whitecaps and of his burial and
IN
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-19

Jones states that the mines are looking
well and that the mills are making an
excellent recovery.
During the past week the surveyor
general has ordered the making of min
eral survey No. 1913, for the Mabel
Fraction lode IL West Mountain dis
trict. Application made by o. S. Rich
ardson ct al. through their attorney,
G. w. Parkc. j. z. Smith, jr., sur
veyor.
1t is learned that Robert O'Neill, who
has bond on the Deer Trail, at
Marysvale, has returned to the mine
and that the recent tests made on ore
from this famous old producer were SO
satisfactory that it is almost a. certain
ty that the bond on the same viii be
taken up, when active operations will
begin at the mine
Gill S. Peyton has returned from an
inspection of the Chloride Point, which
he states, is showing up in fine shape.
Three carloads of machinery for the
new mill have arrived and the equip
Ilent viii soon ali be on the ground
sAhe company has three carloads of
high grade ore on the dump ready for
shipment, and. this will be marketed
within q short time.
Charlie Lammersdorf, of the Sewer
in Gold Mountain district, who was in
the city yesterday, states that the re-
cel~ reports relative to rich strikes in
the property We're true and that the
mine was in excellent shape. Mr.. Lam
mersdorf informs The Herald that he
has Just let a contract for 100 feet Of
additional tunnelling, which, When
completed, he believes, will disclose
what he terms the back vein.
Attorney Frank HOFFMAN, of the
Phoenix Mining company, of Bingham,
has returned from visit of inspection
to the mine, which, he states, is in
splendid shape with fine ore reserves in
sight. Mr.. Hoffman is of the opinion
that the consolidation of the Watson
and Chandler and the West Mountain
placers in main Bingham canyon, is
move in the right direction, and he
states that when the developments
now in contemplation by the original
ors are carried out, Bingham will be
able to boast Of the possession of a
greater placer than a Klondike.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-19
nearS Make Successful Attack On
the FayoriteS.
MERCUR THE EXCEPTION
4 HEAVY BREAK NOTED IN
NORTHERN LIGHT.
SILVER King Strong, But No Sales
Were Reoorded-A Proposed Daily
West Deal-In the Gold Mountain
Distributing Notes and Per
sonals.

Leading mining securities were
rather weak on the floor of the min
Ing exchange yesterday, and the bears
made a successful attack on a number
OF the usual favorites, and, with the
exception OF AIercur. a general depres-
sion was noted all along the line.
No ACTIVITY was disclosed during the
morning call until Geyser- Marion was
r6aehed, and even this popular stock
zen Hat on the market, and was weak
IN the bidding. as well as in the offer
lngs geo shares changing hands at
SLUl Mammoth also suffered declines,
ana transfer was recorded at $2.0715.
Inc greatest decline, however was
noted IN Northern Light, which
dropped to 375a cents, transfers being
made at this figure, although 1,500
shares found buyers at an advance of
half cent above this quotation Sill
Yer King was strong, but buyer and
seller We're unable TO ger together.
In the unlisted stocks the activity
was an confced TO South Swansea,
which made q sale at 81 30. Old Swan
sea was weak and registered declines
Chloride Point failed to score, although
this stock closed firm at 1872 bid, and -
asked
The transactions OF the day We're as
follows:
SALE OF STOCKS
geo Geyser- Marion at S1.O1.
100 Mammoth at S2.071s.
1900 Northern Light at SO cents.
SEQ Northern Light at 375b cents.
100 South Swansea at $1.35.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-19
Has Hvpnotic GA gs. y

Intelligence of the strangest case of
hypnotism on record comes from Blue
Hill, little town in Maine and it is
that of an old man named Cyrus Gates,
whom physicians and scientists assert
to be a hypnotic drunkard.
Ten or twelve years ago Gates was
well-to-do, and used to make lavish
OUTLAWS on wines and other liquors. fire.
quently imbibing thereof to the point
Of inebriety. Since losing his property.
however, the old man has not INDUCED
very often, depending almost entirely
on charitable contributions for the
qualification of his periodic craving.
But although he has managed to keep
himself pretty straight as regards the
use of alcoholic stmulants, the old
hankering comes on him three or four
times year.
At these periods he gathers together
all the spare cash he can afford and
sends off to Ellsworth, a neighboring
town, for den1ijohn of New England
rum. AS soon as the letter has been
dispatched, or even before the remit
lance has left his hands, Gates begins
to get hilarious, capering around like a
mailman. This stage of jollification is
followed by actions resembling the
manifestations of intoxication in a
stronger degree. GdleS begins to laugh
and sing, staggering around his little
house precisely like a drunken man
His eyes become glazed and set, and
his pulse rises to 100 beats a minute
under the influence of the imaginary
stimulant. At last, overpowered by the
effects of his imagination, he staggers
off to bed, after having smashed a lot
of furniture and made things generally
entertaining. During all of this time
he has not partaken of drop Of LIQUID
stronger than water or tea.
Never too late to mend: beoin now
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-19
AN ALASKAN BILL.
Opposition to Granting Local Legis
lature to Territory.

Washington Dec. 1S-The senate
committee on territories today practi-
cally decided to enter upon the task
of preparing an omnibus bill to cover
the conditions in Alaska. The general
opinion of the committee seems fav-
orable to the preparation of d new code
of laws for the government of the ter
ritory, and new regulations supplying
a military force for it. There was on
the other hand quite general oppose
ton to a complete territorial organiza-
ton, most of the members expressing
themselves as opposed to granting the
territory q delegate in congress or a
local legislature. The reason for this
opposition is found in the uncertainty
as to the pernlanence of the present
conditions.
Senators Thurston, Carter and White
were appointed q subcommittee to in
vestigate the entire question
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-19

think it one of the most important cap
lures yet made Langan denies his
guilt, but with the testimony of Gates
and others he VIII undoubtedly be
found guilty.
Not long ago a Mrs. Davis, who keeps
rooming house near the corner OF
Third East and First South streets. re-
ported to the police that woman had
come to her house and asked for a
place to stay. The woman told a tale
of woe about her being without money
and having no place to go, and wished
to be taken in for the night. She had
small baby in her arms, and Mrs
Davis could not refuse; so she was
taken in and given shelter. The next
day the woman went out in the morn
ing and left the baby asleep in her
room. The mother did not come back
until late in the evening, and Mrs
Davis feared that the child had been
left on her hands. But finally the
mother arrived and the next day took
her child away with her.
Yesterday it was reported to the po-
lice that a baby was left in a room
in the lodging house over PIG. State
street. The officers went down to the
place and found that a Mrs. Mary Bird
roomed there and was the mother of
the baby; that she had been in the
habit of going out and leaving the child
all day without food or attendance
The result is that the baby is sick. It
was left with a woman at 362 State
street by the mother for a week, but
was then returned to Mrs. Bird again.
The mother was asked by the police
as to her treatment of the child, and
she replied that she had done what
she could, but had to go out tic. canvass
all day and had to leave it. She had
separated from her husband, as they
could not get along together The I'M
welcome, unWanted baby is a little
girl, only d few months old. 1t. was
suffering from the neglect it had been
subjected to, and out of humanity it
was taken from the mother and given
to Mrs. Shatfer, proprietor of the
Blakemore House, for safe keeping. 1t
is thought that Mrs. Bird is the same
woman that left her baby with Mrs
Davis.
@ 9 @
The case of ]. w. Cory, charged with
assault with intent to commit murder,
VIII be heard Wednesday in the police
court, and in the meantime he is al
lowed to go free under $500 bail. Cory
IS alleged to have shot at his partner,
Simon j. Weigel, during an alterca-
ton over some mining stocks. 1t ap-
pears now that Cory went east for the
purpose of selling his stocks, instead
Of Mr.. Weigel as was reported.
20 @ g
The case of Frank Powers charged
with forgery, was heard in the police
court yesterday, but the trial was not
finished. 1t was long trial, and from
the evidence introduced it appears to
be case. of mistaken identity. 1t is
claimed by the defense that Powers
is not the man, although he looks
much like the guilty party, while the
prosecution claim just the reverse
The case was continued until Monday
afternoon and Powers was allowed to
so until then on his own recognizance.
@ 8 o
FRANK Taggart, while bathing in the
sanltarium, had $40 gold piece stolen
from his clothes. The management
was not responsible for the loss, as he
rallied to deposit the money in the Of
f1ce, in accordance with the rules.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-19
IN THE HOUSE.
Eulogies On the Death Of the Late
CONGRESSMAN Cook.


Congressman Cook.
Washington, Dec. 1S-This being the
last day OF the session before the holt
days. the chaplain of the house took
occasion in his opening prayer to refer
to the approaching season of peace and
good viii, and to pay a tribute to the
late Representative Cook of Illinois,
whose eulOgies were set for today.
The conference report on the relief
measure for the KIondike country was
presented and agreed to. 1t cOmDro-
misses the amount of relief at $500 900;
provides for securing the consent of
Canada to extending the relief to the
Canadian side, and authorizes the use
of the army to carry out the relief
measures. It also provides that the
supplies must be purchased, instead of
being donated.
House bill was passed confirming
certain cash entries Of public lands.
The speaker announced several COM
mittee changes. including Royce of IN
diana, to succeed Johnson of Indiana,
resigned. as chairman Of elections com
mittee No. .; COdding of Pennsylvania,
to succeed Kirkpatrick of Pennsyl-
vania, on Pacific railroads
At 1890 D. m. Mr.. BOutelle of Hi
nois offered resolutions of profound re-
gret on the death of Mr.. Cook OF Hi
nOis, and euIogies We're begun. 1t was
the first time Mr.. BOutelle who sue
ceeds Mr.. Cook, had spoken in the
house. He paid a high tribute to the
deceased, and referred to President Nc
Kinley's recent bereavement in the loss
OF his mother.
At 2:1G, the eulogies being concluded,
the house adjourned to Jan. 5.