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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-21

From the discovery or the neduleSS corpse
through all the search for the perpetrators
of the crime. and their subsequent trial.
conviction and imprisonment awaiting exc
cution. the history of the crime Is full or
thrilling incidents and dramatic situations.
After all that has been revealed by scores
Of witnesses, a cloud of mystery still hangs
over a part of this horrid event. "Where is
Pearl Rryan's head?" That question is still
unanswered. When the headless corpse lay
at the un~dertakers, Jackson and Walling
were brought TO view it and there the sister
Of the dead girl, on her knees, through
sobs. pleaded with them to tell where the
murdered girls head was The Two cuiprlts
stood mute. All previous as well as all sub
sequent efforts 10 learn from them what
disposition they ha1 made or the head re-
suited IN nothing better than vague accu-
sations of the other That each made away
with it in some manner not speclhed.
Another mystery still hanging over this
strange affair pertains to the whereabouts
of Pearl Bryan on "Wednesday night and
Thursday night of that tatal week. Jackson
and Walling might have solved II. but did
not do so. If she spent Wednesday night
and Thursday night i'm Cincinnati somebody
In that city in whose house she spent the
two nights could solve the mystery. The
danger of duplicating themselves in the
crime will probably seal forever the lips OF
those who gave her shelter on those nights.
Scott Jackson's trial began before Judge
Helm. in Newport, Ky. April q and ended
May II with a verdict or guilty or murder
and the death penalty. Attorneys Tor the
prosecution were Commonwealth Attorney
NJ. II. Lockhart. Col. X. w. Nelson. County
Attorney Ramsey Washington. of Newport.
and Silas Hayes, of Greencastle. Ind. Jack
sons attorney was l.. j. Crawford. Perhaps
the most notable incident in the testimony
I'm this trial was the perjury of William X.
Trusty, jr.. Urbana. H., who was intro
duced by the defense. He testified that or
Jan. 81 he drove a carriage with a dead
woman and an old man who. he believed
arnE - 70 Tho nj ~ NJ fnC n
left them there, drove the carriage back &c
Newport and delivered IL 10 some unknown
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08
FATAL SNOWSLIDE.
Four DAILY Miners Killed al Pail
City Yesterday.
FIVE OTHERS RESCUED ALIVE
Three Men Working In a Tunnel Dis
their Way Through tie Snow
Other slides Reported.

A fatal Bn0wslide occurred neal
Park City shortly after ten O'Clock
Sunday morning, In which inui
men lest their lives, viz: James w.
Heating, Nicholas Pafiln. Nicholas
RuffettO and Joseph yucca.
The slide started from the mou ntain
peak west of the Morgan mine and
hit one of the DAILY mins bunk.houses
and boiler and shaft house. The bunk.
house was demolished and the boiler
house damaged. Nine men wero
asleep in the bunk-house, but five OF
them wore rescued alive. They were
Thomas Hodges, Harry Tenny, James
HEllinan, James Magnrva md Charles
Madison. They,were found in different
places, the aide having carried theLa
from so to 300 feet away from the
bunk-house. The four killed were
sleeping on the ground floor, all &C.
cupying the same room, and 1t was no
small task to reach them, as the snow
was piled from ten to fifty feet high
over an acre OF ground and packed
very hard.
The telephone line to the DAILY was
down ana 1t was about twelve O'Clock
when the message for physicians
reached Park City, and DR.. l.. Conte
and DR.. Gregor then went TO the DAILY,
where they iould about 200 men
men shoveling snow.
The body OF Nicholas Pafii II was
found at 4:i5. He leaves wife and
thre children.
Fifteen minutes later James w.
Heating was found dead In his bunk,
having died from suff cation. He
was As yeErs OLD and leaves a wife and
four children living at Butte, Mon
taDu.
Nicholas Rufotto was found dead
with his arms broken and his forehead
bruised and disuDlored.
At last accounts Joseph yucca had
not been found, but he is believed to
be dead.
John Doyle, Al Baker and John
Whalen were working in tunnel,
the mouth OF which was covered with
snow. They worked themselves cut
| after several hours. The engineer,
John Adamson, had narrnw escape
frem death. Slides are also reported
at the Anchor boarding house, the
Silver King and Nc, 3 Ontario dump
| with no fatalities.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08
YEE YEN'S CASE.
He Pleads Not Guilty aud His Hearing
set for Saturday.

Dick Shannon, the officer who went
to Pueblo, Colo, to bring back Yes
Yen, the absconding ChinamRn, ar
rived in this city with his charge last
evening.
Yen was arralgne1 before Justice
Wenger this morning and through
female Japanese interpreter, heard the
reading ola two-count complaint, to
which he entered pleas OF not guilty.
The flrst count charges that on the 18th
day OF February, 1897. Yen stole from
g country man Kim Poy, the sum of
500. The second count charges that
on the 18th day Of February, while
the defendant Yee Yen was acting In
the capacity OF banker, he did
felonious steal, take and carry away
the sum OF 800, placed with him by
kim Poy for safe-keeping and usuaIy.
The case was set for hearing next
Saturday at 2 O'Clock and the defep-
dsnt's bond fixed at $1,000, in default
Of which ne was consigned TO tho
comfy Jail.
Yen finds himself In a cory plight
as nearly all his c0unirymen are
against him on the present issue. His
only friend In the hour Of difficulty 10
u brother who was at his side this
morning.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08
Railroad Meeting at Provo.

Special to the NEws;
Provo, Utah, March s.-.There was
IN onthusisstio meeting here today at
the Office OF King ana Cash OF Provo,
OF citizens who were favorable to rail.
road on III street and tho Factory
street. A COMMITTEES was appointed TO
lay the matter before the city council
and further agltate the proposition.
n. @. LARSEN,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08
Ny rtle Wilcox Dead.

/ TIC mapy irlendr of Brother and
Sister FRANK A. Wilcox will be panied
TO learn OF the death OF their thirteen
year old daughter Myrtle, The de-
ceased was most lovabls girl, just
budding into bright young woman
hood. Her death occurred at Eureka
on Sunday, from brain fever. The
body Will be taken to Ogden for inter.
ment. The parents were reared In
Salt Lake City, where the deceased
was born, anu have many relatives
and friends here. but Of late years have
resided at Ogden, until they recently
went to Euraks. The father ia a
brother OF DIR. G. f. Wilcox and the
mother was Miss Anna JenkinP. May
the Lord comfort them in their sad
beres vement.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08
premature. A bill was intrnducel
into the Diet for the adoption OF tae
gold standard.
FOUND GUILTY.
hessrs. Nolan aud Weston will Suffer
for Pclit Larceny,

George Nolan aud Harry Weston
were tried in the police court today,
ami found guilty OF petit larceny. The
oiiense consisted OF stealing s44 worth
Of blooded chickens from the premlse s
OF I. j. Almy on Fifth East, between
First South AMI South Temple streets,
and the men, through their attorney,
made stubborn fight for non-suit,
but availed them nothing. They
VIII he senlenced tomorrow morning.
T. Dillon, the other member Of the
trio arrested for the chicken stealing
ohense, was tried for vagrancy, found
guilty and had sentence suspended.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08

VANDALIA, Ills, March 8.-Repor;s
from ali over Fayetto oouniy show the
carnage wrought by the flood to be
very great. There 10 scarcely bridge
or oulvert lett intact and great chan
nels have been cut through public
roads and thoroughfares rendering
them impsssable.
The ovsifi1w was the greatest in the
Oksw bottom since the big flood OF
1885.
CARLYLE, Ills, March S.-The Kss.
ksskis river lie still rising. The water
10 now at d stage within one foot Of
the unprecedented flood OF 1892. The
suspension bridge across the river at
this point is threatened with dsstIuc-
ton. An additional rise of two feet
will sweep away the bridge and will
entsil a loss OF $4,000. Thousands Of
logs and rats are lost Ia the swift
current. One hundred thousand
bushels OF corn which is stored In cribs
in the overfiowed district will BE- a
total loss.
A party of hunters were encamped
elk miles south OF here last night. On
awakening thia morning they were
surrounded by water and were without
boats. They escaped by building a
fraiI raft, reaching land in safety after
q thrilling experience. Shoal Greek
six miles wsst of here Is three miles
Wide and 10 rising rapidly. Many
acreB Of growing wheat have been sub.
merged.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08
Greeks Ready to serve Their Country.

BAN FRANCISCO, March Sin re-
spJnse to queries relative TO the num-
Der OF Greeks resident upon the P.-
olfic coast who are ready and NJ for
active sorvico the president of the
local Hellenic society says:
There are about a thousand Greeks
on the COAT. They arc engaged IN
various business puriuits. Out OF this
number at least 800 are willing to
seEve their country aud la this city so
men have notified the consul that
they are ready to lsavo for Greece or
Crete at days notiuo.
Several OF these are married, but
that Will not interfere with their do.
partute. Ono ami all asy that they
will make any spcrifioe for their king
and csuntry.
"Wo foSt that our nation Is 40 poor,
owing to the heavy drain upon its
financial roseuross, that the govern
ment csnno. pay tho heavy coet OF
transportation. However, some OF us
intend to 20 10 Greece ami Crete, even
II we have to pay our own passage"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08
Back From Arizona.

Hon. r. q. Lund, one OF tho com.
missioners appointed to confer with
the Arizona Legislature for change OF
boundary line between Utah and
Arizona, returned from the trip this
morning. The commissioners pre-.
sented the matter, before the legislature
at Phmnix, but that body failed to
take a favorable view OF the PROPOSE
PEELED to return without accomplishing
tho object OF their mission. The
proposition was to exchange that por-
ton OF Utah lying southeast of the
Colorado river for that portion OF
Arizona lying northwest of that river,
Utah to pay money consideration for
the exchange.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08

CH 1cAdo, March s--About 1000
plestsTers and hod carriers struck this
morning md work ou practically
every building in courss OF conetruc-
ton mas been brough. to n standstill.
Tho only important exception In the
downtown district Ia the new Illinois
Trust and Savings bank, where 200
men are working, the contractor bav.
Ing agreed 10 sustain the old rate
wBgeg. Before noon several other
contractors were reported to have
signifed their Willingness to agree to
the terms OF tho strikorn. Chairman
Herman Lillian lsaid the strike board
decided to treat every iob separately
and the possibility OF calling sympa-
thetio strike OF twonty-one otbor trades
attached to the trades building union
WAS remote.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08
The WEATHER AT CARSON.
The Pags Have Hut Little Chancs of
Doing Outdoor Work.

Doing OUTDOOR WORK.
CARSON, New, March S.-Thsre
seems to De n prospect of better weather
today than Carson has seen during
the last week and the snow Is going
rapidly. There will be no chance Of
road work for either FitzIimmobs or
C0rbett, although the former declared
that no matter how much mud and
snow may cover the roads, he will not
forego his daily exercise out OF doors.
This Is not the wisest thing
In ths world for Fitzsimmons
t. do, ns he has not yet on.
urely recovered from the cold that has
troubled him for so long, and slRehinR
along through the wet snow and mud
will Ia no way tend to relieve his
trouble. He came into town rs usual
this morning In company with Dan
Hickey and Yarrum anu after remain
ing a short time took the homeward
track, going at lively pace. he was
compelled 60 remove all his foot gear
at once upon his return, as both shoes
and stockings were decidedly damp.
He took but little exercise this morn.
Ing, reserving his eoefgy for hard
work during the afternoon.
Corbett spent the morning leIsutely,
putting in most OF. this stime walking
about the place, playing with his dog
anu writing letters. Late in the fore
noon he put In little time nj haGdball
but played easily without any effort to
make the work hard or last. A good
rub down and massage finished of the
work before lunch. Jim was much
amused and little dlsgusted over the
fact that Fitzsimmona had for the
third time clicked him In dream.
"He Ia great on dreaming business,"
said COTbett, shut that Ia the only
way he ever can lick me, that is sure.
Let him dream all he likes now, bu.
he wants to do something besides
dream when he gets into the ring"
SPORTING MEN FLOCK TO CARSON.
CARSON, New, March S.--This
morniug's train brought quite u con-
tlngent OF sporting men. A huge
banner fl1Dg across Main street, an
nounciDg that John l.. sullivan 10 20
ing toilabor in tue interest OF an eastern
newspaper, serves 60 attract u crowd to
the depot whenever train rolls in.
The work on the arena has pro-
Creased rapidly, despite the heavy fail
Of snow, aud 1t 10 nearly finished.
Elite this morning was unusually
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08
Cuban Fnibu.torlnr Expedition.

PERTH AMBoY, N. j., March s.
That a large Cuban expedition has
succeeded in getting away from
Bnrnegat IL now settled. Captain
"Johnpy" O'Brien, It 10 said, is in
charge VI the expedition. He was
seen In South America, where the
steamer Southport put In Tor coal anu
provisions. Captain Pendleton OF the
schooner William Sumner, which has
Just put In here eeys;
When OIL Barnegat the mate reperte1
that We had passed q suspicious look
ing schooner aud barge both In tow OF
tugs. | thought at first 1t was u
schooner towing from New York to
Philadelphia; bat instead Of keeping
their course both crossed our stern anu
came to IN anchor alongside OF each
other. The schooner was n three
mas,ed coaster, sad the lighter barge
with one spar.
Later We were spoken by tug and
it's captain confirmed my suspicions Of
u filibusterinu expedition. He said the
lighter AMI schooner had besn Joined
by u steamer ana large crew OF men
were buey transferring the cargo to the
steamer. Tue Southport came into
hnrbor early this week and went to
South Amboy to coal up. While there
the steamer was Joined by Captain
o'Brisn. These facts at once cause
suspicion.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08

Legislature which Adjourned sine die
on Friday night lie tied up rs tightly
as II under sieRe. Not T. train is run.
ming into or cut Of Pierre. There IL
almost the same slHts OF things In
Aberdeen, Blunt, Gettysburg, Mill
bank and Chsmb erlein.
General Superintendent Harding OF
tho Great Northern came In last night
from O trip to the Pacific coast
speaking OF tho enow he said:
''lu all my cHresr l nevor saw any.
thing like II. A conservative estimate
would place tho snow in North
Dakota at three feet ON the plaint. 1t
10 pr badly nearer four feet on Il level.
And the snew 10 not all down yet as
telegrams indicate another storm lie
un.D
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08

chifpy, oven for him, aud seemed TO
be in this highest spirits.
al am simply feeling too good for
any use," he declared rs he thumped
himself on the chest. III am fine anu
I'd like to fight somebody just for
marbles this morning. wish this
was the l7th. l woulu't do thing to
that big fellow across town"
Corbett expressed himself Ia sim liar
terms.
"I'm training for the l7th," he said,
"but all the same l am able 10 fl gh /
this minute. want TO make myself
plain on one point. thnt lie, II F!lz
wins, nobody viii be more willing T.
give him credit Tor work than /.
dOn't like aim, nor one hair on his
his head, but l'il be the fret to con-
graduate him II he beats mo. How.
ever, DON'T expect to be called upon
TO congratulate him, not much"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08
Railway Notes.

MI. w. II. snedsker, general agent
of the Rio Grande Western railway
on the Pac flc coast, with headquarters
at San Frsucisoo, Cal, arrived In Salt
Lake this morning.. He VIII rem ain
here Tor few dsys.
General Traffic Manager ]. A.
MunIoe OF the Union Pacific left for
the East lest night.
Il. V. Maze, general agent OF the U.
p. ut Butte, arrived in Salt Lake last
night,
George Sutherland Will act as chic
assistant 10 General Attorney Will
liams OF the Short Line.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08

WAsHINGToN, March SIN the exc
cutive session OF the Senate today,
DAVIS, chairman OF the foreign rela.
tions committee, offered resolution
referring back to the committee th o
treaty Of arbitration, 1t was agreed to.
AT the close OF the session OF Congress
all pending amendments offered In the
Senate or proposed by the committee
failed and have to DO re-ordered.
The resolution led to considerable
discussion.
Senate adjourned until Wednesday.
Most o the sesalon was spont in exec.
utive session, only routine busiues,
occupying half al hour OF the open
session.
Soon MS Senator Davis offered a
motion TO refer the arbitration treaty
to the CO nmittee Morgan raised the
point that this could not be- done.
There was considerable discussion OF
the psrlismenta status OF the treaty.
After 1t was explained the resolution
was adOptt d without division.
A meeting for the foreign relations
committee has been called tor Wednes.
day at IL O'Clock when the treaty Will
be oDnhiuered. there are two vacau-
cies on the committee, both on the Re.
publican sids. Sherman voted ior,snd
Cameron against reporting the treaty,
so the vote will be relatively the same
when the matter again comes TO a
lest.
The opponents OF the treaty Ia the
Senate say there will be- great
deal OF discussion before the treaty can
pass, no matter n the committee again
amends II as before.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08
MINOR MENTION.

The Twenty.thiId quorum OF Elders
will meet in Farmers ward at 1880
this evening".
Mrs. John Glitch Jr., OF the fanou.
Glitch gardens aud theater at Denver,
Is in ths city. She is said to be con.
sidtriug the establishment OF q sum.
mer garden here similar to the one In
Dsnver.t
Notice to the Tenth quorum OF
Seventy: A full attendance OF the
members OF this quorum is desired at
the meeting to be- held toHight Mt 1880
O'clock at tho Ninth ward meeting
house.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08
Favorably Commented Upon.

The quartet We Ever Pray For
Thee, written specially for the ami.
vsrsaTy exercises in honor of
President Wooarufl's ninstieth birth
day and rendered 30 nicely by the
little Misses Annie Anderson, Olga
Peterson, Gertrude Kelly and Mamie
Mills, was a number which has elicit.
cd much favorable comment among
leading musicia us OF the city. The lit
Ito girls named were trained by Prot.
@. X. Bassett who arranged the piece
10 words composed by Prof. Stephens.
The two former sang i1rst and second
treble respectively. and the othors first
and second alto.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08

HERLIN, March s.-Wben she debate
on the bill for tue naval estimates OF
the budget committee OF the Reichstag
was resumed, Prince HOhenlohe,
imperial chancellor, endorsed the view
oil the secretary OF the navy, Vice
Acmira, Won HoiImanp, that they
would still require leu cruisers, 1--WE
dispatch vesseie, two gunboats, Ave
ironclads, two monitors, two floating
batteries aAd twenty torpedo boa,s,
Involving an expenditure OF 62. 1866, 900
marks Ia 1898; 100000 Ia 1889;
80, 100000 ia 1900 and $4,000, 900 in
1901. The chancellor adds1 that the
time for applying for the necessary
assent OF the federal COVER nment and
the Reichetsg to the program depended
On the general financial situation,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08
GENERAL wEyLER's WAR.
His Soldiers Desolating tho Country
Wherever They do.

NEW YORK, March s.-SyIvester
Scovel, the Worlds Cuban correspon-
dent, In prison al Sanctl Spiritus,
writes from his cell under date OF
March /. Some idea of how Spain 10
making war here may be- gained from
Weyler's own words.
Two weeks ago this captain general
OF all Cuba had the aldermen OF the
town and tbs town people assembled
In the public square. Addressing
them he said:
"Last year Gomez and Maceo went
wsst destroying right and loft. This
year am comisg east to finish what
they lett. / am going to make grim
war and before get through the cOup.
try will be bare as the palm OF my
hhnd.o
The troops in tho town have acted
like Vandals. They were in many
Instances quartered with private
families. Twenty were allotted TO the
houte of muiAtress OF good repute. l
am informed that they horribly abused
the hostess, although General Weyler
has hitherto sternly prohibited and
meroilessly punished such atrocities
Of his soldiers. They have been rare.
Cattle for this large number OF SOL
dists have been killed on the public
streets and their entrails left to lester
and rot under the hot Cuban sun,
spreading disease.
Robbery by soldiers became preva.
lent. AT last Spanish clerk in a
Spanish store pursued one thieving
soldier who had stolen u hat, anu
killed him, The CLERK will OF course
be shot. He ia in jail now.
All about town the skies are dark
with the smoke OF burning property.
Five newly built houses OF American
hstaies at Tuinicu near here have bsen
devastated.
All the corn was burned by the
troops four days ago. Farm house
we're razed to the ground. AS I have
40 means OF verifying them l will
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08
Charged With Embezzlement.

Louis Post, young man who WOE
sent out by Merchant Peterson to
peddle bananas, and who sold the
same and levanted to Ogden with the
caeh, was arraigned before Justice
Wenger this morning on charge Of
embezzlement to which he pleaded
not guilty. The hearing was set tor
Hamilton VIII look after Posts in
teIests.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08
JsIIy yunkst of Postal CLERKS.

CHICAGO. Maron S,-romorrow at
hall past II O'Clock l75 ommilleemen
selected by the railway postal clerks
OF the eleven divisions Of the service
Of the United 5ta,es viii start for Cali.
iotnla. They 20 to attend the conven-
ton OF the United States railway mail
service mutual benefit association to
be held In San Francisco, commencing
March 10 aud continuing Eve days.
The trip 10 expected to be- the one
"lay { ffD OF postal olsrk's life. Every
member Of the party Is "tied out" for
the jolliest iunket on record.
Tue superintendents OF three
divisions OF the railway mail service
were selected as a committee to ar-
range all detaila, especially that oil
transportation. The COMMITTEES 10
made mp OF Capt. Lewis l.. Troy,
Chicago, OF the Sixth, Robert Barclay,
st. Paul, Of the Tenth aud Samuel
Flint, San Fra cisco, of the Eightn
division. Tho committee secured the
transportation over the Burlington,
thence over tho Northern Pacific to
Portland, then south to San FRANCISCO
and Los Angeles via the Southern
Pacific. From Los Angolss the
Santa Fe will bring the clerks to
Kansas City, from which point the
Burlington Will haul them back TO
Chicago.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-08

NEW York, March S.-A special to
the Herald from Valparaiso, Chile,
says:
The senatorial elections have just
taken place.
The vote was very large but no
result can be given for several days.
GOOD order prevailed here in San
tiagO and generally throughout the
country. The government observed
abs olute neutrality except 20 lar as
related to precautions to preserve the
pu bliC peace.