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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-23
johnson will Recover.

Brantford. Ont, Feb. 22--The reports
sent out from here that John S. John
son, the famous bicyclist, was dying
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WILL EDISON,

Who Was Captured at Smithville,
Texas, Yesterday.
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CANNOT BE MISTAKEN.

Dan Jenkins, city marshal of Smith
vile, telegraphed The Herald last night
that Edison, alias Steve Ahern, arrived
iR Smithville on Feb and began work
the next day in the. car department of
the railroad shops. From the descrip-
>Jion received by MIR. jenkins he says he
Hcannot be mistaken as. to the identity
of his prisoner.
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The herald., 1897-09-15
SUPPLIES FOR CoNvICTs
A Pretty Scheme for Smuggling
Opium Discovered

SACRAMENTO. Cal, Sept. 4-Last
Friday morning, as the cars on which
crushed rock are brought down from the
Folsom prison quarry were being pre-
pared to be sent up, man approached
the car inspector ard asked If they
were going to be sent up that morning
He was answered yes, and strolled down
the line of cars short distance and ap-
peared to be examining the mechanism
Of drawhead. No more attention was
paid to him, but 1t was afterwards seen
that part of chalk inscription On the
car had been rubbed off, leaving the
figures "34." When the car came back
yesterday the inspector remembered the
incident and casually examined the
drawhead. There is hollow place on
top of 1t and to his surprise, he found ir
the hollow slightly covered with dirt
a roll of opium, couple Of inches long,
tied up in a paper. There has been con-
siderable opium smuggled into the prison
lately and Warden Aull and the officers
have tried in vain to find out how it
got in. 1t is evident that In this case
the convict to whom it was unsigned did
not get chance to get it.
The herald., 1897-09-15
PLACING THE BLAME
Inquest Begun Over the Emporia
Wreck Victims

EMPORIA, Kan, Sept. 14.-A Coron-
er's inquest over the victims of the re-
cent Santa Fe wreck was begun here
yesterday. Many witnesses were heard
and the testimony was exceedingly con-
fiicting. Conductor Ferguson and all the
trainmen on the California express train
testified positively that although warned
to look for orders at Lang, they saw no
red light displayed, only white ones, and
on being cross examined were positive
there were no red lights shown.
One colored man was positive there
was no light at all, either red or white.
The agent at Lang, N. B. Larson, testi-
fed that, according to orders, he dis
played a red light and was Mortified
when the train passed at full speed.
James Wood, William NJ Nichols, Mrs.
Nichols, his wife, and two sons, all resi-
dents of or living on farms at Lang, cor
roborated Larson, stating that they
were waiting for the east-bound train to
go to the Burlingame fair; that Larson
told them Bryan was on the west-bound
train, and called their attention to the
red light and stated that they would be
able to see Bryan as the train must stop
to let the west-bound train pass.
After hearing about fifteen witnesses 3
an adjournment was had until Thurs
day.
The herald., 1897-09-15
KEEL BLOCK ECONOMY
PROVES A SOURCE OF SERIOUS
EXPENSE
Careless Docking Of the Indiana Re-
suits in Damage to the Big
Battleship

NEW YORK, Sept. IA Washing
ton special to the Journal ard Advertiser
says The matter of the docking OF the
Indiana at Halifax is now before the
Navy Department in report from Cap
tain Taylor her commander. The de-
partment officials try to make light Of
the matter, but 1t is declared, neverthe-
less, that the damage is really serious
and will require extensive repairs as
soon as the vessel can be detached from
the squadron of evolution.
Although the docking was in charge
of Constructor Bowles of the New York
Navy Yard, who had been sent to Hall
fax for that express purpose, the safety
Of the battleship was endangered by the
failure of those in charge of the docking
to observe the simple precaution of plac-
Ing sufficient blocks under those places
along the keel where the greatest weight
should naturally come.
The distance between the keel blocks,
which are made Of heavy oak timber,
seems to have been too wide to support
the enormous weight which In vessels
of the Indiana's class is concentrated
on the lines of the turrets. After the
ship had been in the dock few hours 1t
was discovered that the keel was cutting
through the oak blocks, and that there
was bulge under the forward turrets.
Steps we're at once taken to shore up
that part of the vessel to prevent furth-
er settling The ends Of the blocks which
had been crushed had been forced up and
had indented the plating of the ship
about six inches in length and about
one-half of an inch in depth on both
sides. officers who are in the secret of
the matter say an investigation to fix
the responsibility for this accident will
have to be called. The dock officials
are known TO have expressed regret,
knowing that they may be thought ca
pable of Intentionally allowing the safe
ty of the American battleship to be
placed in jeopardy, when such was not
the case.
THE BOTTOM BULGED.
a NEW YORK, Sept. 14..A special to
the Journal ard Advertiser from Hall
fax says:
During the recent docking of the bat
tleship Indiana her bottom bulged un
der the forward turret. The fault is attri-
buted to the naval constructor, Bowles,
of New York. He came here to see that
the docking was properly done. The
weight of the turrets was so great that
the bottom sank enough to seriously af-
feet the vessel. The docks have held
British vessels much heavier than the
Indiana, and the dock officials regret the
accident, especially as critics in the
United States will be disposed to throw
the blame on the Canadian authorities.
The herald., 1897-09-15
A, FLAGSTAFF FIRE
The Grand Canyon Hotel Burned to
the Ground

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Sept. 14.-At
o'clock this morning fire was discovered
in the office of the Grand Canyon hotel,
and in an hour the building was de-
stroyed. The building was a two-story
brick owned by D. Babbitt, and valued
at $4,000. 1t was leased by Oscar Le-
barron. who owned the furniture, which
was valued at $4,000. The building was
insured for $500 and the furniture for
$2500. The valuable scientific library of
DR.. 7. j. See, the astronomer in charge
of the Lowell observatory, whose office
was in the hotel, is almost a total loss.
This was the best scientific library in
the west and contained many rare
astronomical and mathematical works.
Many of the books are out of print and
cannot be replaced at any price. The
records of the Lowell observatory were
saved. The latter included the re-
searches of double stars in the southern
hemisphere. with measures Of the 400
new stars discovered since August 1894.
The loss to DR.. See, so far as it can be
expressed in money value, is about $4,000.
The herald., 1897-09-15
TOO MANY BEARS
Not Enough Buffalo in the Yellow
stone Park

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-Colonel S.
B. M. Young, acting superintendent of
the Yellowstone National park, in his
annual report says there has been a
rapid increase of black bear within the
park limits and that complaints have
been made that bears have broken into
store houses and destroyed meat and
other provisions in large quantities. 1t
is a common occurrence to see six to
twelve bears any afternoon feeding on
the dumps within a few hundred yards
of the hotel He recommends that some
of the bears be disposed Of to zoolog-
ical gardens. He also says coyotes are
numerous and bold, and kill many young
antelope.
Colonel Young estimates the number
of buffalo at twentyfour and that they
seem to be the only game which is not
increasing under government protec-
ton.
Colonel Young estimates $250.0O0 as
necessary for next years improvements
in the park.
The herald., 1897-09-15
MEN FROM THE SOUTH
URGE THEIR CLAIM TO GOVERN
MENT ATTENTION
If an Armor Plate Plant Is to Be Es-
tablished Sheffield Is the
Place

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-A delega-
ton of representative men from the
south today went before the naval board
which Is considering the question Of es-
tablishing government armor factory,
and urged that the south offered the
transportation, etc. The delegation was
made up of Commissioner of Pensions H.
Clay Evans, OF Tennessee, and Repre-
sentatives Wheeler of Alabama, Liv-
ingston of Georgia. and Gaines of Ten
nessee.
1t was stated that the iron used by the
large private concerns that are now
making armor plate was bought to a
large extent from the south at the low
price Of $5.40 to $50 per ton. II was
argued also that an inland armor fac
tory in the south would be more secure
from attack in case of war than on or
near the Atlantic coast in the north.
Letters favorable to the southern I'M
dustry were presented from Senators
Plat. of New York, and Stewart Of In
diana, and 1t was stated that Senator
Chandler Of New Hampshire, who was
taxing a leading part IN the plan or
government factory, had written let
ter favorable to its establishment at Shelf
field, Ala. The delegation filed writ
ten statement, setting forth the many
advantages of the south in this par
ticular Commodore Howell, president
of the board, called attention to the fact
that the board could not, under the in
structions Of the war department, go
into the question Of the locality of the
plant.
Representative Livingston and others
made the point that such Information
was what congress desired, and the scope
of the boards orders should be enlarged.
Accordingly, the delegation, accompan-
led by Commodore Howell, went before
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt. He heard
the views Of the delegation. but told them
that 1t would be impossible to consider
questions Of site at this time.
The herald., 1897-09-15
A Cruel Constable

SAN JOSE, Sept. A.-Henry Johnson,
a negro, narrowly escaped death this
afternoon from a bullet fired by Con-
stable r. B. Spaulding of Palo Alto.
johnson was beating his way on the
railroad, and after being arrested at Palo
Alto made break for liberty. Spauld-
ing's bullet caught johnson in the groin,
but the wound is not serious The citi-
zens of Palo Alto are greatly excited over
the affair, and thirty prominent citizens
have sigend a petition requesting the
resignation of Constable Spaulding.
The signers claim that the officer was
not justified in shooting the negro, and
that he office of the constable has not
been run for the public good, but for all
the revenue that could be possibly got
out of it.
The herald., 1897-09-15
cialists. They utterly disclaimed the
| talk of Sunday as in any way rejecting
the sentiments of workingmen.

cialists. They utterly disclaimed the
talk of Sunday as in any way rejecting
the sentiments of workingmen.
CANADIAN SYMPATHY
HAMILTON, Ont, Sept. 1.-THE Thir-
teenth annual meeting of the Trades and
Labor Congress of Canada is in session
here. The alien labor law passed by the
last Canadian Parliament was discussed
at some length by the President in his
address. 1.-The law" the President said,
"does not cover the ground, nor does It
embody the chief aim Of organized labor.
The law sought after and which would
have covered all that was looked for was
an act with a proviso that the term
allen should apply to any person from
outside of Canada"
The United States miners troubles are
thus referred to: "Imbued as I am
with the heroic struggle that the miners
Of the United States are making for the
protection of their homes, their wives,
their innocent children, for decency, for
manhood and for society in general,
would urge upon the workers of our Do
minion to give them all the assistance
in their power. Their fight is just one
and the struggle noble one"
The herald., 1897-09-15

Mr.. Gibbon had not as yet received any
kilograms from Richard Kerens or any
other Terminal railroad people in the
east, as they probably had not received
the news Of the result of the cabh,t
conference until late in the afternoon.
From my information" said Mr.. Glib
bon, this action by the cabinet in
structs Secretary Alger to proceed to ad-
vertise for bids for the construction of
the breakwater, and there can be no
reason for further delay. According to
the decision, the construction Of the
breakwater is called for as designed by
the Walker board, without reference to
the inner harbor, which Is to be left to
future action by congress.
1.-THE only thing fear, though, Is that
Mr.. Alger may yet find some excuse for
postponing advertising for the bids and
endeavor to hold up the work longer.
I have absolutely no confid ence in him
whatever and would not be surprised at
any such action on his part. However,
the cabinet appears to have become
thoroughly exercised about the matter
and taken the decided action at their
meeting Of today which apparently will
deter Mr.. Alger from any further dila-
refused to advertise? Well, this would
probably receive the attention Of Presi-
dent Mckinley and the balance Of the
cabinet. By taking up the case they
make it an administration matter, and
they could not afford and believe would
not tolerate any trifling on the part Of
Mr.. Alger, and I do not doubt but that
they would displace him should he as
sumo such an attitude.
Regarding the length Of time which
is likely to elapse before the advertising
is begun for bids, should say that not
more than several months should elapse.
1t is necessary to have the United States
engineers prepare the detailed specifi-
cations for the construction of the break
water. The Walker board has already
made them in a general form, but of
course the engineers will prepare the
details from this. I have received in
formation to the effect that the engi-
neers have already been at work on
these specifications and have completed
considerable Of them, so that the delay
should not be so long as usual. Some
time will Of course elapse after the ad-
vertising, before the bids can be can
actual work Of construction begun on
the deep sea harbor. do not dow5t tina t
If the specifications are made honestly,
that bidders can be found ready to do
the work inside $2,s00,0O0, the amount
appropriated
Nobody appreciates the real benefit
Of this work. While large portion of
the money appropriated for the harber
will be spent here. this will be the small
est part of the good that will be done.
Los Angeles and all the country about 1t
will be helped, new industries will spring
up and the old ones be aided. I was
talking today with Senior Yharra of
Guaymas, Mexico. He said that the con-
struction Of a deep sea harbor at San
Pedro would, he believed. result in a
line of steamers being put on from
Mexico to that place"
The herald., 1897-09-15
IN THE RING
Four Minor Lights Shine for San
Francisco Sports

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14.-Ower,
Zeigler, of Philadelphia, was awarded
the decision over Eddy Connolly, of New
Brunswick tonight after twenty rounds
of fast fighting. In the earlier stages Of
the fight Zeigler forced the pace and
clearly outpointed Connolly. After the
tenth and eleventh rounds Connolly
braced up and gave the Quaker some
hard punches, knocking him down once
After the fifteeDth round, Zeigler again
started in to make the work, and set such
hot pace for Connolly that the New
Brunswick man was very tired at the
end. In the last round Zeigler punched
Connolly when and where he liked. The
decision, while not popular with large
part of the audience, seemed 10 be an
eminently fair one.
Dick Case was given the decisior over
Billy Elmer, the actor, after six rounds
in which Elmer held him down until the
sixth, when he lost his head and the
referee stopped the fight and gave the
decision to Case.
The herald., 1897-09-15
ANARCHIST vENTRE
Will Be Deported as an Assisted
Emigrant

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4-The treas
ury department has received informa-
lion that an anarchist named Jose Ven
Ire some time ago was expelled from
Spain and that he had arrived at Tam
pico, Mex, en- route to the United States
1t is also stated Ventre received assist
ance from parties in Mexico in his efforts
to reach this country and that passage
had been engaged for him on the City
Of Washington. The captain of the ves-
bel, however, refusedi to receive him,
and it is said now that he will make an
attempt to cross the border either at
some point in New Mexico or Texas. The
custom officials have been notified to be
OH the alert, and if found Ventre will be
deported as an assisted emigrant.
The herald., 1897-09-15
Knights Of Honor

DETROIT, Sept. 14-The supreme
lodge of the Knights and Ladies of Honor
opened its eleventh annual meeting here
today at the Russell house, with about
100 delegates present, large number
Of them ladies'. Supreme Protector S.
B. Lockhard Of Bradford, Pa, presided,
and after the appointment Of the vari-
Gus committees for the transaction of
routine business and the submission of
reports by the supreme officers, the
meeting adjourned until tomorrow
morning, when the officers will be
elected
The herald., 1897-09-15
INDEX
OF THE TELEGRAPH NEWS

The battleship Indiana seriously
damaged by careless docking at Hall
fax.
Reports Of damage by the Texas
tornado were somewhat exaggerated,
but the truth is very serious.
An Alaska pioneer expresses the
opinion that while food will be scarce
at Dawson the miners will not starve.
The steamer Tacoma arrives from
Asiatic ports bringing cargo Of silk
and tea and a budget of Oriental news.
Delegates from the south urge up
on the naval board the advantages Of
fered in the south for the proposed
government armor plate plant.
The day passes without disorder in
the coal mining regions, but the ranks
Of the strikers are swelled by more
than ten thousand new recruits.
The cabinet meets and decides that
work must be begun at San Pedro;
Pacific railroad affairs and starving
Klondikers are discussed, but no de-
cision is arrived at.
Judge Slack decides the Angus
Craven case, declaring the pencil
deeds forgeries and the acknowledge
ments fraudulent. The grand jury
takes the matter in hand
New cases Of yellow fever reported
from New Orleans, from Mobile and
from Barclay, Miss. The most serious
phase Of the situation appears to lie
in the fact that the new patients have
not contracted the disease from known
centers Of infection.
The herald., 1897-09-15
More Royal Visiting

BUDA PEsTH, Sept. Alt is an
nounced that King Charles Of Roumania
will arrive here as tie guest Of En-
peror Francis Joseph on September 27.
His majesty's visit to this city was ar
ranged by the sovereigns of the drei-
bund at Homburg. and is intended as a
public demonstration of Roumania's s ad-
hesion to the dreibund
The herald., 1897-09-15
Murderers Appeal

FRESNO. Sept. 14-Attorneys for
Leon Hill, who was today convicted on
the charge of numbering Lloyd Duke in
Warthan canyon, will make application
on Friday, the date fixed for sentence,
for new trial, and in event of refusal
will appeal to the supreme court.
The herald., 1897-09-15
In Annual Session

NASHVILLE, Sept 14.-The Inter-
national Association of Police and Tele-
graph Superntendents met in annual
session here today. rPesident Marshall
of New York presided. Reports of off,
GERS were submitted and a COMMITTEES
to nominate officers for next year was
appointed,
The herald., 1897-09-15
Garcia Convicted

FRESNO, Sept. 14.-Thomas Garcia
was today convicted of assault with a
deadly weapon, committed at Firebaugh
on April 25th on Frank Felez. Garcia
stabbed Felez in the back while he was
engaged in fight with his brother.
Sentence will be pronounced Friday.
The herald., 1897-09-15
LOCAL COMMENT
How the News of the Cabinets Action
Was Received in the City

The information that the work on San
Pedro harbor is soon to be commenced
was received with universal satisfaction
in the city yesterday. Everybody real
ized that the construction of the new
deep sea harbor will be accompanied
with great benefit to this section in par
ticular and Southern California in gen.
eral. T. e. Gibbon, vice-president of the
Los Angeles Terminal railroad. was in
terviewed last evening upon the subject.
The herald., 1897-09-15
Mrs. Luetgert,s Double

CHICAGO, Sept IA woman de-
mented and almost nude was found in
the woods near Melrose Park by farm
ers Having spent over month in the
woods, the woman is in a terrible con-
dition from exposure and privation. Her
description tallies in many respects with
the missing Mrs. Luetgert. The authori-
ties do not believe the woman is Mrs.
Luetgert.
The herald., 1897-09-15
A Schooner Launched

EUREKA, Sept. 1.-THE three-masted
schooner Wawona was launched at FAIR
Haven today, being the second ship built
this season at Bendixsen's yards. The
Wawona will enter the coasting lumber
trade. Her gross tonnage il 46S. with
capacity Of 100000 feet ef lumber
The herald., 1897-09-15
A German Ironclad

wILHELMSHAvEN. Sept. 14-The
new German ironclad Kaiser Wilhelm
der Zweitel was launched here today. She
was christened by Princess Henry Of
Prussia.
The herald., 1897-09-15
WANTS A VACATION

The president is clearing up all i'm
portant matters as to which cabinet
consultations were necessary, for the
purpose of taking another vacation as
soon as possible, but it was said this af-
ternoon that he would probably be de-
layed here by pending business longer
than he had anticipated when he re-
turned.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-03-18
Original Observations.

The tramp is only broken idle.
The greatest book of worship IS the
pocketbook.
Love is blind but matrlmony IS a
great oculst.
1t will not always do to follow your
own knows.
A small soul has plenty OF elbow
room in a narrow minded man.
The fame that comes from hanging
is but an hemp-tle honor.
The man who pursues the even tenor
of his way never commits bass act.
Genius can erect temple with in
tegrI.y and enterprise as foundation
walls
Nearly all the Republican voters are
now men of great walt-waltlng tor
Offices under Mckinley.
1t is said that two cigars a day will
keep a family in meat. But who wants
smoked beef all the time?
1t is very frequently the case we
condemn in others the very acts OF
which we are guilty.
The lean young man who fell IN
love with fleshy young woman con-
fessed that he was MISUNDERSTANDING
{Va) Observer.
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S,iIS. Sll3Y Say.

OF - varieties of a,re.-t corn tested
at the M.iuc station the variety Early
Sunrise WIS most prolific and IL prefer
red
Shredded corn fodder makes good feed,
good bedding and good manure.
y Coma, ciIrut Forestry association
was organized 1T Hartford Dee. 80. The
trs: isn::r:,,l meeting will be held on
Arlcr dag.
Early estimates Of i shortage in the
craHHrrly crop We're right rs to New
Jersey. hut wrong rs 10 massachusetts.
Receipts from Cape Cod foot up IS, 900
barrels against 90. 600 last year.
The matter Of forming an organiza
ton among the fruit growers OF the
Hudson River valley is taking definite
shape.
Professor F. H King says: While the
time has not arrived for the full utiliza-
ton OF the water reservoirs of the east
ern states, 1t is believed that labor and
capital may be profitably invested in If
rlgation along the line Of kitchen gar
denlng, market gardening, small fruit
culture. cranberry culture dairy hus,
bandry and the like.
Education in agricultural matters is
afforded TO Delawareans by the Della
ware Agricultural college, Newark
Professor ". h Bishop will send cat
aiogue to any person interested.