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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-10
MITCHELL'S FENCES.
There Are Several Holes Which He
Must Closely Watch.

Salem. Ore, Jan. 9.-Unless United
States Senator Mitchell succeeds in
winning the"sound money Republican
members of the state Legislature to his
support when that body meets on Mon
day morning next, he will have a more
difficult task in securing his reelection
than did Senator Dolph two years ago.
1t is conceded that Mr. Mitchell need
not hope for any Democratic or Pop
ulist votes, and he viii have to modify
his views in order to placate the anti
free silver Republicans. His strength
lies in the fact that the opposition to
him is not concentrated upon any one
candidate. The fight for the speaker
ship lies between Jonathan Bourne,
FusionisD, of Portland and A. Riddle,
(gold Republican,, of southern Oregon,
whose support is about evenly divided.
Joseph Simon of Portland will be
elected president of the senate without
opposition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-10
SUNDAYS SPECIAL FEATURES.


PAGE TEN.
The Mutable Many.
PAGE ELEVEN.
Dramatic and Lyric.
PAGE TWELVE.
Latest Achievements.
Quiet Day in Creole.
PAGE THIRTEEN.
In the Social Realm.
PAGE FOURTEEN.
When Greek Meets Greek.
A Big Berg Season.
PAGE FIFTEEN.
In the Woman's Realm.
PAGE SIXTEEN.
A New American Industry.
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soUIRE's SUCCESSOR.
Much Speculation in Washington as
to Who He Will Be-The Candi-
dates.

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 9.-The state leg
islature which assemblies next Monday
at Olympia, will choose a successor to
United States Senator Watson c.
Squire. Indications point to a bitter
and hard-fought contest. Judge
George Turner of Spokane, free silver
Republican, Richard Windsor of Sc
attic, Populist, and Senator Squire.
free silver Republican, are leading can
didates and several dark horses are
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-10
Treaty With the Chiupewas.

Washington, Jan. Representative
Fisher of New York reported today
from the house committee on Indian
affairs a bill to ratify the treaty be-
tween the United States and the Turtle
Mountain band of Chippewa Indians
whereby the United States acquires
title to their land in North Dakota
with the exception of 10000 acres for
a reservation. Under the treaty, the
Indians, numbering in all 1,7S0 per-
sons, will be paid 81 100000 in sums of
$780, 900 a year
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-10
Owvang on His Dignity.

San Francisco. Jan. liking Owyang,
for IL years Chinese vice consul, has
resigned. His reason is that the salary
is not sufficient to support himself nd
family with becoming dignity. The
Chinese mechants are anxious for him
to continue in office. and every effort
is being made to induce him to recon-
slider his determination.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-10
SALE OF THE
SHORT LINE
The System Finally Segre-
gated From the Union
Pacific.
BOUGHT TN FOR
OVER SEVEN MILLIONS
The Roads Embrace Over Four
teen Hundred Miles.

Samuel Carr, Walter G. Oakman and
Henry Y. Nichols Bought in the
Property-The Proceedings Cut
ard Dried and There Was No
Sign of Opposition - Certified
Checks For a Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Passed-S. w. Eccles
Formally Appointed-Some Inter
esting and Important Informa-
ton Concerning the New Organ
ization.
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Samuel Carr, Walter>G. Oakman and
Henry Y. Nichols paid 81, 49,, 800 in three
different installments for the Oregon
Short Line & Utah Northern railway
before the hour of noon yesterday. 1t
was a large amount of business to
transact that early in the day but had
the auction been nothing but second
hand furniture sale it could not have
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-10

Der OF university students. The fire
started in the basement. but the in
mates We're aroused by the smoke,
which almost overpowered them. Dam
age to furniture and building by fire
and water was only $685. fully covered
by insurance-the building being in
sured for $4,000. fhe institution was
run by one Mrs. Mostler, who owned
the furniture, upon which a policy of
$1,000 was written a few days ago.
Much Indignation is felt over the mat
ter, and every effort viii be made to
find the guilty parties.
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Washington, Jan. 9.-The gossip con-
Meeting the name of Senator Aldrich
of Rhode Island with the secretary
ship of the treasury is but a passing
compliment to a man who is in every
way fitted for the place, and who could
fill it with great ability. Senator Aid
rich would not accept the secretary
ship were it offered him. This state
ment can be made on absolute author
ity.
The latest name to be considered in
connection with the treasuryshiD is
that of Senator Cullom of Illinois, and
there appears to be some ground for
this talk. His possible Withdrawal
from the senate was quietly discussed
this morning by his colleagues, a
number of whom advised against leav-
ing.
One of the senators quite close to
Mckinley, who recently paid the presi-
dent-elect visit, is authority for the
statement that it would be we'll to
keep Mr.. Cullom in mind. 1t appears
to be practically settled that Senator
Sherman is to be secretary of state.
He will leave for Canton Tuesday
evening, in response to a request from
the preSident-elect conveyed to him,
it is understood, on Thursday by Mr..
Osborne, who was in the city for a
few hours on that day. Mr.. Sherman
does not care to leave the senate, but
has intimated to some of his close
friends that if Mckinley insisted upon
drafting him into the service he would
feel that he could not decline. Mr.. Nc
Kinley will return from Cleveland,
where he now is, TO his Canton home
Tuesday night, and will have a con-
ference with Mr.. Sherman the next
day. Every man of prominence who
has recently returned from Canton
brings with him the impression that
Mr.. Mckinley has settled upon Mr.
Sherman for his premier. and that that
senator will accent when the time
comes to give a final decision to Mr.
McKinley's request
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The Big Ships.

New York, Jan. 9.-Arrived-Chatea
Lafitte from Bordeaux.
Sailed-Aurania for Liverpool; La
Normandie for Havre: Kaiser VIII
helm II for Genoa and Naples; Furnes-
STA for Glasgow; Island for Stettin;
British King for Antwerp.
Sailed Tor New York-La Bourgogne
from Havre, New York from South
ampton.
Sighted-Norge, New York for Stet-
tin. passed Lewis Island; La Bretagne,
New York for Havre, passed the Liz
ard
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vein that perhaps the United States Of
ficials got over in that vicinity to
catch the sun.
1 BID $5,447, 500.
Everything was propitious and moth
ing more so than the smile of Mr.. Carr
as he faced Commissioner Cleland in
the brisk morning air at the county
building. Not more than 60 persons
were in attendance and 10 of the num-
Der were precious types of the small
American boy. The crowd of young
sters massed themselves about Chair
man Carr like rank weeds clothing
morning glory. for in his urbanity and
pristine cleanliness the astute chairman
was a refreshing sight TO behold. A
brilliant beuttoniere glittered in his
lapel Patting the boys on their heads,
he laughed across the space formed
by the ring of spectators at Lawrence
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SHERMAN WILL
BE THE PREMIER
No Doubt Mckinley Has Made
His Choice.
THINKS DUTY CALLS HIM
HAS NO DESIRE, HOWEVER, TO
LEAVE THE SENATE.

Cullom Believed to Have More Than
a Fighting Chance Fer the Treas
ury Periodicals. Withdrawal
From the Senate, However, Has
Been Objected to, it is Said, by
His Friends-Other Gossip Con-
corning Cabinet Possibilities.
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Family of Burglars.

Oakland, Jan. 9.-An entire family
consisting of Mrs. Matilda Miller and
her two sons, is under arrest on a
charge of burglary. Evidence was
found upon them duplicating them in
the robbery of a lodging house some
days ago. They have led life of
crime for wears
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-10
MEAN BUSINESS.
Labor Union After the Louisville
Street Car Companies.

Louisville, Jan. 9.-The labor
unions of Louisville, headed by Cigar
makers union No. 3, this afternoon,
through their attorney, ex-Chief SSIs-
tice Hargis, brought suit against the
Louisville Street Railway company,
the mayor and the general council to
force the city government to take
away the street car company's fran
chise and reduce the fare to cents,
place conductors on all cars and pro-
vide a vestibule for the protection of
motormen.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-10
Golf For Attorney General.

Wheeling, w. Va. Jan 9.-In an in
terview tonight Hon. n. B. Scott ma
tional committeeman from West Vir-
GINA, confirmed the report that Judge
Nathan Golf, of this state, would be the
attorney-general in Major McKinleys
cabinet. When questioned as to the
correctness of the rumOr of placing
Judge Golf in Attorney-General Har-
mons place Mr.. Scott said: THE re-
port is absolutely correct. Judge Golf
has been asked to take the attorney
generalShip and has accented.
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being groomed. The legislature stands
on joint ballot. 10 silver Republicans,
10 Democrats, So POpulists and %
Republicans, with one contest being a
Populist and straight Republican.
The legislature which elected John L.
Wilson to the senate two years ago
stood on joint ballot, IS Republicans, "A
Populists and 10 Democrats.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-10
JOHNSON'S SPEECH.
Attack on Hearst Is Withheld For
Revision.

Attack on Hearst Is Withheld For
Revision.
Washington Jan. 9.-The remarkably
virulent personal speech delivered in
the house of representatives yesterday
by Mr.. Grove Lawrence Johnson of
Sacramento, Cal, does not appear in
the official record this morning. 1t is
withheld for revision. and the state
ment is made that it will appear here
after
The speaker exercises general con-
troll over matter that appears in the
Record. Mr.. Reed was not in the
chair when Mr.. johnson delivered his
remarks, (the house being at that time
in committee of the whole), or probably
there would have been no such viola
ton of congressional decerum as that
which shocked the house yesterday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-10
DEVOTED TO IRON
AND LEAD ORES
Yesterdays Hearing Before the
Ways and Means Committee.
SUGGESTIONS ARE VARIED
NOT THE UNANIMITY ONE
MIGHT LOOK FOR.

Herman, of Oregon, Asks For a
Duty of Ten Cents a Pound on
Nickel in Order That the Mines
Might Be Developed, and New
Yorker Suggests That the Mines
Could Not Be Made to Pay Under
Any Circumstances.
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BLAZE AT LARAnIE.
Col. Donnellan's Residence is Slight
~ Damaged.
(Special 10 The Herald.l

Laramie, Wyo., Jan. 9.-The former
residence of Colonel j. w. Donnellan,
cashier of the Commercial National
Bank of Salt Lake. was set on fire
here this morning at o'clock by some
unknown party. The building is a
large, fine frame structure on Sixth
and Grand avenue in the finest resi-
dence part of Laramie, and is now oc-
cupied as a club dormitory by num-
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BIG BATTLE OF ORATORY
Nearly Every Representative Has
His Full Say.

of Ohio, Rather Than
Submit to Compulsion by the
Debtors of the Government in the
Settlement of the Debt, Would
Advocate Foreclosure and the
Purchase of the Road by the Gov
ernment-A Statement That Gre
ated Great Surprise.
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Paris and Lucania Behind Time.

New York. Jan. 9.-The big liners, Paris
of the American line and the Cunarder
Lucania. are behind their schedule time.
Lucania's departure from Queenstown on
Sunday last was delayed several hours
on account of a storm, the easterly end
of which had just reached the Irish
coast Neither vessel had been sighted
Up to midnight.
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Was a Great Smoke.

Danville, Va, Jan. 9.-The big five-story
brick tobacco factory of the American
Tobacco company was entirely destroyed
by fire. together with its contents. this
morning. Loss. S15OO00; fully insured.
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Counsel Nichols relaxed. He stepped
forward three precise PAGES. brought
his hand to his breast, inserted ii in a
pocket and brought forth a check,
making the following statement:
ON behalf of Walter G. Oakman,
Samuel Carr and Henry G. Nichols,
the purchasing committee of the re-
organization committee of the Oregon
Short Line & Utah Northern railway.
1 bid So Az 800 and accompany the bid
with d certified check for 100000 given
by the Old Colony Trust company on
the National Bank of Commerce, Bos-
tom
The check for 100000 passed from
the hands of Nichols to those of the
commissioner and a gentle sigh es-
capped from the onlookers.
Chairman Carr stepped forward and
congratulated Commissioner Clelard
on the manner in which he had ac-
quilted himself. and the commissioner
returned the felicitation by congratu-
lating both Chairman Carr and COun-
sci Nichols on the smoothness that had
characterized the programme. Then
everybody shook hands with everybody
else because the fashion had been set.
and the interested parties climbed
aboard the car for the Union Pacific
depot. Other officials struggled along
on foot in the same direction. Freder-
lex r. Coudert and John w. Doane
walked all the way from the hotel to
the depot.
THE SECOND SALE.
At this point there was a larger
throng OF those who wanted to know
how a railroad was sold. Just across
the tracks from the depot President
S. II. H. Clark's elegant special train
was standing, but he did not show his
ing.
Special Master in Chancery w. D.
Cornish assumed the auctioneer's gavel
been frequently mistaken for General
kers. The special master adjusted his
eye glasses and took a station at the
end of the depot. The ring was larger
not SO funereal. The same gamins
were present and Rugged the TANKS
of Chairman Carr. Counsel Nichols
again fixed himself in the Austerlitz
attitude and the second act was rung
up. Master Cornish was in no hurry
He rather called out the legal phrases
than spoke them. Squirting one eye
through his glasses, he asked what re
was offered for the Utah Southern
property described and subject to the
general mortgage. He looked far over
the short head of Counsel Nichols and
seemingly smiled into President Clark s
coach. He happened to look down and
Nichols was saying: "On behalf of
Walter G. Oakman, Samuel Carr and
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Mr.. Daniels (Rep. N. Y-.) urged the
passage of the bill as a fair measure.
When the roads were being con-
structed the country thought it had in
them received a fair equivalent for the
expenditure and aid given. Mr.. Daniels
did not conclude within five minutes
and unanimous consent was asked
that he might extend his remarks
three minutes
Mr.. Mcguire Dem. Cal)--I have no
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-25
Silver Lakes Famous Serpent.

Faxon was happiest when doing some
thing to relieve the distress of another
and he was, moreover, greatly given to
practical joking These two character
istics in him produced hoax once that
became famous at the time and it was
near about the same time that he caused
Blondin to walk across Niagara.
Faxon had a friend who went to Sill
yer Lake, a beautiful body of water a
few miles south of Buffalo and Roches-
ter, in what was then a wild and pic
turesque country, where he built a SUI
perb hotel, hoping to make the place a
popular resort. This mans fortune was
expended in building and Quitting the
hotel, but as people did not resort to the
place in considerable numbers it failed
of becoming much of a resort, and the
man was about to be financially ruined.
Faxon went to the place for a few days
relaxation, and, seeing the condition of
affairs, invented a scheme which his
friend obviously fell into, and the in
vestment was saved.
At Buffalo lived a young German tin
smith of an ingenious turn of mind.
To him Faxon went and under Faxon's
direction an immense tin snake was Sc
cretly made, and so contrived that by
the use of wires it would under proper
arrangements, go into serpentine with
ings and open and shut it's enormous
mouth. This 'controption' was quietly
taken to Silver Lake and so fixed in the
water-which was very deep-that by
wires worked from the cellar of the
hotel it would show itself on the surface
snap its terrible mouth and dive down
again.
The snake being arranged in working
order, Faxon went back to Buffalo, and
in his paper printed, under great scare
heads" the story of the discovery of an
enormous snake in Silver Lake. Peo-
pie visited the place by hundreds and
then by thousands. The hotel and its
barns and outbuildings of all kinds
were filled with guests, and many peo-
pie went there and camped on the shores
of the lake, his snakeship coming to the
surface at satisfactory intervals and
doing his share of the work.
There came a body of savants of the
school of Europe to see the famous ter
ror, and they saw it and pondered over
it-but at most respectful distance.
Finally one day the wires broke. the
snake fioated the surface and turned its
white belly toward the sky, just like
any other dead snake. and the great
hoax was exploded. But Faxon's friend
had saved his fortune and added to it.
and Silver Lake became quite q reSor+
after all.-Chicago-Time Herald
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would remain a secret. So long and
no longer had l the chance of getting
off safely TO England with my deposit
The more / thought the story over the
stronger grew my conviction of the
certainty that every effort would be
made TO suppress it-and me. That
yellow haired Lady Augusta-Sir STREET
tons directions would deprive her of
the great mass of the wealth which she
expected to inherit, while her admirer,
that black-a-vised Frenchman, was. as
Sir Stretton had said cynically, only
waiting for his death to decide between
her and her niece, an heiress of sorts.
They were both -accomplices Of Alex
andre his man, an agent of some
body in England, set over him as a
watch to see that he died with the
story untold. 1t was truly a nest of
vipers that l had stirred up. 1t would
be a chance if L got off scot-free. l
would buy a belt directly 1 got to
Paris, and strap the parcel safely
round my waist. 1 would carry d re-
voIver. Above all, l would rush my
business as much as was consistent
with duty and get back to England and
General Lawrence. 1 did think of reg
but felt that every attempt would be
made TO intercept it, and dared not let
it out of my hands.
I found orders waiting me in Paris
that would detain me a week at least
BY good luck the bearer was son OF
the firm, a great, strong public school
boy, to whom l was directed to give an
insight into the work. l made him
stick close to me day and night, and
tried not to let that abominable packet
get on my nerves. / did in some de-
gree, l think. l got to fancy L was
Swallowed about the different towns
we visited that stray travellers took
an unaccountable interest in our move
ments: that it was safest to travel by
the most frequented routes, and to keep
my room door fast every night with
q special dodge of my own invention
My last day in France arrived.
persuaded my companion to see me off
by the Boulogne boat before he pro-
Ceeded to our correspondents at Lille.
He bought an English paper as we
started from Paris. and looking, as l
always did, at the column of deaths
found what l had so long expected,
the name of General Sir Stretton Smith
and the date of his death four days
previously. Four days agol Some
thing must have been discovered by this
time. I was sure; possibly earlier.
Some rambling words of the General,
some indiscretion on the part of the
host or madame, would be enough to
set the watchers of the dying man on
my track, and then The probabili-
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/ gave him more whisky. At any cost
must have the name and address of his
friend to whom l was to convey this
perilous stuff
Major General Herbert Lawrence.
United Service Club. In Pail Mall you
know. If you cannot find him there-if
he hasn't got back from India, ask at
Coxs; they'll know" The spirit began
to burn in his cheeks. and once more his
voice grew strong and clear. Tell
Larry how you found me. It's no use
his coming-he would be too late I've
had my warnings-this return of
strength is one. God knows how |
prayed for it-for strength and a friend
to help me, and now both have been
granted me and the chance of using
them. You will tell Larry about my
will. 1t was made many years ago, and
is safe at my lawyer's-you have the ad-
dress there. If he hears nothing about
it, if he finds it has been suppressed, he
Will know what to do. I've left him my
collection of arms and armor. There is
a jeweled dirk that / should like him to
give you-''
Never mind that" I interrupted. for
his voice was dropping into feeble
murmur and his face had a queer,
streaky look that I did not like
He looked toward a writing desk on
table near, lady's, evidently.
1 helped myself to some scented pa
per with the address of a country house
stamped on it. There was wax there.
too, so when L had tied up the parcel
1 sealed it twice with a great signet-
a..
watchchain.
There, that's safe" I said, ''and it
doesn't leave me till give it into Cen
eral Herbert Lawrence's own hands"
Tell Larry to stand by me dead as
he has stood by me living. Tell him
shall not rest in my grave till justice
is done" His voice sank again into
a meaningless murmur and I sat down
and wished with all my soul for the
return of the landlord.
He was not long, quite in time for
the dose to be administered. | took
upon myself to recommend that he
should not mention the accident to any
one, to which he joyfully assented
then I babe Sir Stretton adieu. All
the light had faded out of his great
fierce eyes, and his hand hung lifeless,
only when 1 tapped the pocket that
held the papers he gave one glance of
intelligence and his limp fingers es-
sayed to tighten on mine.
I caught the mailcart, and the mail
cart caught the train 1t was salts
factory to feel that the miles were
frightening between me and ST Hy-
acinthe with every few minutes.
wondered how long my visit there