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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-23
FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.


The attorney general has trans
mitted two opinions, one to S. II. Eddy.
county attorney of Grand county. on
the question Of the levying of a special
school tax, and the other to County
Attorney Luethi Of Uintah county, with
reference to bond issues. Both opinions,
the first of which is to Mr. Eddy, are
as follows:
II beg to acknowledge receipt of
your favor of the Srd Instant, in which
you ask TO be advised as TO the suffI =
cheney of notice Of meeting OF school
trustees for ievyins II special school
tax. filed with the county clerk by the
clerk of the school board.
You suggest that certain parties are
claiming that the tax is Illegal by rea =
son OF insufciency OF the order and
notice. You also ask whether the
county commissioners can order the
INK reminded ttotl the county treasury
without such tax being first paid over
to the school district.
Il infer from your language, that the
tax has been paid. although you do not
expressly so state. II II has been paid
without protest. 1t would raise the
question as to whether II could be re-
funded or recovered as a matter of
law. II paid under protest, the remedy
cover the same. In any event / am in
clined to think that the county com
missloners have no jurisdiction 10 re-
fund II at this time.
However, IT is difficult, II not quite
impossible to venture n legal opinion
in case where the facts are fully
known, az IN this,
Il would therefore suggest that the
safer method would be, to allow the
parties to seek such remedy as they
may think the are entitled to and leave
the matter to the decision OF the
courts"
To Attorney Luethl;
Answering your favor of the 18th
instant, permit me To say, that under
the laws Of 1897 and the decision of the
Supreme court, counties are authorized
to issue bonds equal to the amount or
floating Indebtedness on Ian. 4. 1886
Bonds could not be issued In excess OF
this amount, except as authorized nv n
vote OF the taxpayers thereon as pro-
vided IN the Constitution and laws of
the State"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-23

Honolulu. Dec. 17.-Via San Fran
cisco Dec. 2S.-The Mariposa arrived
from San Francisco yesterday, bring
ing news of the opening of Congress.
Regarding the annexation treaty, the
hawaiian government received adj
vices by wire from Washington, on the
day the steamer sailed. which state
that the opposition is not as strong as
indicated in the press dispatches. l.,
"A. Thurston wired that the situation
mad not developed sufficiently to enable
one to arrive at "A decision as to the
course to be followed; that there is no
present intention to abandon the
treaty and the Republican leaders are
giving the subject earnest attention. He
states further that the decision as to
the course Of action would probably
await the return of the President
A number OF citizens received letters
IN which different views as to the route
OF annexation We're given. Some say
the treaty win go through the Senate
with the required twu-thirds vote
Others believe there will be II long fight
In Congress with the outcome of the
passage of a joint resolution, by a rous-
Ing big majority in each branch.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-23
CAUGHT AT THE WORK.
Makers Of Bogus Half Dollars Captured in
Chicago.
U. S. OFFICERS BREAK INTO THE ROOM.


Chicago, Dec. 23.-Capt. Porter, of
the U. S. secret service, and Assistants
Gallagher and White broke into a
room in the building at Curtis street
last evening and arrested George Hol-
den, alias Reilly" and Charles DAILY,
who. 1t is alleged, were making coun-
terfeit fifty cent pieces.
The men We're taken by surprise and
offered little resistance. When the
officers entered the room, Holden and
DAILY. 1t Is said, were both busily en-
gagged in the work. Daily, 1t is al
legged, was seated at n table and In
front of him was n stack of the silver
pieces. which he was finishing with a
small file. a quantity of molten metal
was in pot on the stove, and the
officers say Holden was running the
fluid into a mold with n ladle. In
one of the bureau drawers was found
100 of the alleged spurious coins.
The money, together with the mold
and metal found in the room, were con-
fiscated. The prisoners were taken
before U. $. Commissioners Pickard
and placed under $1,000 bonds each.
The men We're unable to furnish bonds
and were taken to jail.
Captain Porter said that the money
found in the room was SO well made
that 1t could easily be passed on an
unsuspectlng public,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-23
ALARM ON A RIG SHIP.
Kaiser wilhelm der Crosse stopped for
Repairs In Storm.

New York. Dec. 23.-The giantess of
ocean liner, the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse, of the North German Lloyd
line, arrived from Bremen, South
ampton and Cherbourg day late. She
brought over 461 cabin and 1913 steer
age passengers. Her passengers told
of a terrible experience.
From Cherbourg she met gale after
gale from the southwest and northwest.
The ocean piled high on her weather
bow and bulwarks, retarding her
progress.
on the third day out from Cherbourg,
while heavy sea was running and
nearly all the passengers were sea-
sick In the berths, the ships machinery
was suddenly stopped. 1t was just
after the dinner hour. Passengers
rushed from their staterooms to in
quire the cause Of the halt. All sorts
of replies We're Forthcoming to the per-
turbed passengers.
Some of the officers said the ma
chinery had broken down, others that
the engines had gone to pieces. and still
others that the rudder was disabled.
After the ponderous vessel was hove
to, she began to drift. The tourists
were nervous. For eight hours the
steamer was adrift, till she was fifty
miles out of her course. Then she
started again.
When the passengers reached quar-
anime. IL was salu the cause OF her
eight hours delay was the giving out
of the packer of valves of the port en-
CINE What had really happened, how
ever. was this One of Chief Engineer
Baum's assistants became aware on the
evening of Dec. 10 that the head Of the
main boiler was wobbling, lnvestiga-
tion showed that one of the steel bands
had broken off. To prevent the boiler
from vibrating and a possible explo-
sion II was necessary to draw the fire
from the furnace, stop the ship and al
low the parts to cool To do this re-
quired more time than the actual re-
pairs. which were made by the staff of
seventeen engineers directed by Chief
Baum.
Capt. Englehart laughed when the
idea of danger in connection with the
break was mentioned. He said there
was no danger at all and that the big
ship behaved splendldly.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-23
BIG COAL COMBINE.
vii Fold in Its Giant Arms All the Goa
of the Enst.

New York. Dec. 23.--It has developed
that the big coal selling combination
of the anthracite railroads whereby
that product 10 to be doled out by
supreme head, is only part OF a vast
project for the control Of the entire
coal industry In the East
j. Pierpont Morgan's plan involves
the creation Of similar central SELL
ing agency to cover each of the great
bitumnous coal districts OF Pennsyi-
Vania, Ohio. West Virginia, Indiana
and Illinois. and uniform working
arrangement between them that shall
put stop to rate cutting and demon
all2atlon of the trade,
The companies are to agreed upon the
proportion each is to mine and haul
ana the buying company is to call upo
them accordingly as fast as il need
coal Tor the market. The companies in
terested are the Baltimore ana Ohio.
cleveland, Lorraine & Wheeling, CO.
lumbus. Sandusky &c Hooking. the
pennsylvania. and the Wheeling a
Lake Erie. AS soon as trade IS placed
on a solid basis, II Is the intention
TO advance wages. The rate per ton
in Ohio is 50 cents.
The principle OF distribution among
the many interests "a 70 be practIced
In the bituminous trade in the same
manner as in the anthracite.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-23
Disturb ID WHAT srEcuLAroRs.
Rumor that Letter and Armour VIII Com.
bine Causes "a stir.

Chicago. Dec. 23.-The possibility that
Letter and Armour will pool their in
tercsts to corner May wheat is stirring
traders on change. The Post says;
George French, operating for the
Letter crowd. has piled up n line Of at
least four million bushels of May
wheat, according to reports from the
floor Armour's radical change. of
front In bulling May wheat is common
knowledge. 1t Is equally well known
that Armour has n pyramid of May
wheat bought, which is supposed to
come close to the Letter holding. AS
II to emphasize the bull talk. both Ar
mours and Letters men bought wheat
today. Armour's movements are
closely guarded but Letters engineers
make no secret of their dealings in
May wheat. Already that option Is
regarded as being as dangerous for
the public to handle as a stove lid at
white heat.
May wheat is n long shot" is the
answer given by commission men when
approached by customers. The winter
wheat crop in this country Is not har-
vested until July and according to the
forecasters on change. the situation
has never been so favorable for e
corner in May wheat as II Will be this
season. Everywhere the price Of May
is on the rise and the difference be-
tween May and December Is being rap
idly narrowed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-23
DAILY BOUGHT HAMBURG.
DOCS Not See Why Some Folks Make So
Much Fuss About 1t.

New York, Dec. 23.--In an inter-
view last night Marcus DAILY said, II
bought Hamburg and / never meant
that a secret should have been made
OF the purchase. l paid the price
asked for him. and as far as can
see, That was all that was necessary,
Hamburg will race next season in
my name and my colors, lust MS
every other race horse have ever
owned has raced. | have no fellow,
Feeling with the people who go into
racing trying 10 hide their identity.
ana IT makes no difference to me what
others may have done in such mat
tiers. | am able and willing TO nav
Tor a good horse when ] want one.
and the price l paid for Hamburg has
not broken me.
Il have not even the remotest idea
OF racing abroad. That | am willing
TO leave to the people who are hunt
ing Tor notoriety 1 owned good race
horses before | ever heard OF Ham
burg. but hearing of him at the time
when | wanted and did not have such
a horse. / bought him. because | felt
that ] could afford it,
II did not pay S60,000 for him either.
but the price / did pay feel that /
should keep TO myself for the present.
lt was enough, however, to buy the
horse outright.
No, / did not buy Casseopia. l
shsli race III tne Aast next season, as
l have done In the past, and am
ready as ever TO accept the chances OF
racing. l don't think TOR a minute
that am obliged to show the best
but ! have bought the best that |
could, knowing that some others must
improve great deal to get near me.
The moment that | became aware
that the ownership of the horse was
a secret after my arrival in New York,
l instructed my purchasing agent to
send out the information that the colt
had been bought for me-"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-23
NOT so REMARKABLE.
Spanish Troops Cannot Find Insurgcnt
Camps When Other People Can.

Havana. Dec. 23.-The recent unfor-
tunate mission Of Col. Ruiz to the
camp of Col. Arangueren in this pro-
vince has called attention sharply to
the remarkable circumstance that
Spanish officer and also messenger
from the American consulate could
reach the insurgents camp In few
hours after leaving Havana, when the
troops never found II. This causes sharp
comment on the military operations.
The camp is six miles from n Span
ish fort and has been located there
for nine months.
Ruiz's friends among the volunteers
and armed firemen of Havana continue
censuring Gen. Blanco and demanding
that he execute vengeance on the in
surgents.
From their camp the insurgents have
sent n defiant message for the troops
to come and take 1t.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-23
GUATEMALA DENIES.
Says the Story of Shooting Political Pris-
oncrs is False.

Washington, Dec 2s.-The statements
recently published about the shooting
of political prisoners IN Guatemala
are without foundation. according to
reports received by the Guatemalan
minister at Washington. They are, he
said today. repetition of the same
stories told by the agents of the rebels
defeated last October, Instead of COM
hitting atrocities, the government, he
said. has shown a great leniency and
consideration for the rebels. Private
dispatches say that an amnesty viii
soon be accorded, in view OF the actual
peaceful condition OF the country. An
tonic Batres, distinguished lawyer
and former envoy extraordinary ana
plenipotentiary of Guatemala to the
United States, had been appointed
minister for foreign relations.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-23
HUSBAND WITH A CERTIFICATE.
Claims He Was Married to "a Woman who
Left sI2O,OO0- Justice Insane, Wit
upsses Dead.

st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 23-The sensa-
tional contest over the 100000 estate
of Mrs. Anna II. Mintzer has been
taken up in the probate court. Joseph
Waters. who appeared with n claim TO
the estate as q husband of the de-
ceased some ten months after her
death, not having been known as such
previous to that time appeared as a
witness and presented the marriage
certificate, properly filled out. 1t GER
titled that the marriage had been per-
formed on March "a, 1892, by Justice of
the Peace +. C. Burgess. who is now
an inmate of an insane asylum. 1t
showed further that Father Bigot of
the Society of Marists had assisted
at the ceremony, and the witnesses
were William Hickey and John Wat
son. Father Bigot and Hickey are
dead and Watson is alive but an i'm
beetle, so the proving of the Waters
marriage promises to be u long and
hard fought battle Several witnesses
were called to identify the writing of
the certificate which had been made
out by Justice Burgess.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-23
WeigeI's AssaiIant Bound Over.

j. w. Cory. the man who is alleged
to have taken shot at S. ]. we!gel a
rev days ago, was in the police court
today for his preliminary examination,
the charge being assault with u deadly
weapon, with intent 10 commit murder.
The defendant was represented by ex-
Senator Brown, while Assistant Coun-
" attorney Ray Van Colt and John
NJ, Zane, handled the relns for the
prosecution. Two witnesses were ex-
aminod. after which Justice wenger
bound the defendant over to the dis
trict court in bonds of $500
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-23
ACCUSED A LAWYER.



New York, Dec. 2s.-wiliiam H. Kent,
well known lawyer of Brooklyn, n
prominent member of the Plymouth
church Sunday school, of which he is
q teacher and the organizer of the
penny savings bank, connected with
the Bethel mission Sunday school, a
branch of Plymouth, is in jail In Brook
Ign, having been arrested on a warrant
charging him with forgery. Kent is
accsued by Mrs. Mary II. McCord of
Brooklyn of falsely certifying and
acknowledging a satisfaction of mort
gage. Mrs. McCord. who is a wealthy
woman, declared that her name, which
appeared on the satisfaction, WIS not
put there by her hand or with her con-
sent. She further charges Kent with
falsely certifying and acknowledging
the satisfaction of the mortgage. know
ing that her signature was not genuine
II is alleged by Mrs McCo~1 'r-t
Kent has betrayed the trust reposed In
him by herself and that he has uu, uH-y
appropriated the 81 100 charged I'm the
warrant. but that he has allowed taxes
on the property to accumulate and has
used money belonging to Mrs. McCords
niece and her servant, an elderly frugal
woman, who had been advised that
Kent could be trusted.
Assistant Attorney Caldwell stated
that Kent had taken no less than
$4,000 from his clients. Kent is also
involved in a difficulty over the estate
of William Anderson, who was n men,
Der of the is..~ath church. He left
an estate valued at about SIS, 900, and In
his will left Kent $1,000 and made him
sole executor.
The helrs-at-law endeavored to get
an accounting from Kent, and. falling,
they began a civil action In the su-
preme court. Former Judge Nathaniel
Clement was appointed referee by
Judge Gaynor and the case is still
pending. The referees Investigations
resulted In finding that Kent's affairs
were In confused condition.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-23

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 23.-From
passengers reaching here 1t is learned
that a party of four hunters were
found frozen to death by the roadside
near Dawes creek, Newton county,
Monday morning. 1t is believed from
description of the dead hunters, that
they were w. IL. Hughes, A. Fl. Dol
phin, JOHNNY. Bright, and Samuel
SEWER, who outfltted here n couple of
weeks ago. They claimed Chicago as
their home, and 1t is said they passed
through Marshall, in Searcey county,
early last week, saying they We're go
ing into the Boston mountains for
game. 1t is believed that the party
lost their way in the jungle of Dawes
creek bottom.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-23

Chicago. Dec. 23,-Controller Warler
has made the best bond sale ever made
by the city of Chicago. He opened
bids for 100000 worth OF Chicago re-
funding bonds, bearing 3Ia per cent in
terest, issued to take up n like amount
of seven per cent bonds, which fall
due Jan. l next. The best bid was
that of C. j. Blair. for the Merchants
National bank, and the award will be
made to 1t tomorrow.
This bid was sl03.660 for the entire
issue, or premium Of 3 23 above par.
This would make the interest to be
paid by the city during the twenty
years the bonds have to run just ga
per cent.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-23
NEW MISTRESS OF THE NILE
French Claim that viii Not Sit Comfortably
on England.
Major Marchand Reports France as Sue
ccssful In Being Firmly Estab-
Iished on the Nile.

Paris, Dec. 23.-The Gil Bias today
publishes a letter from Major Mar
chand, the French officer whose ex-
petition was recently enormously re-
ported from Brussels to have been
massacred. The letter, which is dated
Salo, June 81, says the work accom-
plished is enormous.
He adds that the French hold Dom
SER and strongly occupied Mesh
raerreck, and that by August II France
would thus be firmly established on
the Nile, without firing a shot.
Commenting upon this communica-
ton, the Gil Bias says the rivals of
France cannot longer prevent her
from being mistress of the Nile.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-23
JAPAN WILL KEEP STILL
German Sc ure II China Net an Occasion for
Interference.
CHINESE FRIENDLY TO FOREIGNERS.


San Irancisco pac On -1rba fol1o,v-
,.. l,..-..,-, .,..,.-.,. -,
us 'i'e"'"' "uN'ees H"'e just "etH ie-
cetVed per steamship China from Yoko-
hama via Honolulu.
A. a., o,,,.,,rdt,,,,,, ,,,.,,,.,no ~, ,ha
49, W..
'upihese cHoii'et heiu at the oihclal
residence of Baron Nishi. the foreign
minister. Mt which Marshal ynoeato.
! i,,,,.,,,,. ,,.,..,.., ,.-,.,,...., -, A,
81 ~" "N"'iii "uu 1Nu
hilfhi no. commander-in-chief OF the
navy, were present, Baron Nishi laid
befor. the nntnistsre nil tho renorts bn
-,
i''u t'ee'''u 'iViii ti'e Japanese hiih-
listers in foreign countries relative to
the seizure of Kaio Chow by Germany.
n was dect1ad ,r,or ,.,,,o,,,,oi ALL,
SUN hot 10 rheuuie with the aualrs at
the present time, but to await further
developments. since nothing had so
rar ,,.a...,t,a, T., ,,.,. -.
many "e'io'
calculated 10 disturb the peace OF the
laI east ana 1ustity the Interference OF
th'fd power.
According 10 the Chinese papers
Nleeioy Chans Chltkung has issued n
P pr l,. ION sHhortlhg ms people to
DC more friendly TO foreigners, and
warning that any hostility manifested
VIII De severely punished.
Commenting upon the strained re-
iations between Russo and Japan over
.hc Norean question the chinese pa
pers report mat the Japanese army Is
Iull OIL RUSSIAN spies, disguised as
Japanese emissaries. who are doing all
they can 10 SUR up dissatisfaction
among theml'
commenting upon kaio Chow affair,
Tue Assam says that Inc action OF the
Germans IN having suddenly seized
halo ChoW on the preteNt of the muir
DER OF the missionaries is outrageous.
ana that ~ dlsturbs the peace of the
iar east, aunits OF no discussion. Japan
being near TO the scene of the trouble
cannot regard the matter lightly.
sooner or later line of policy to be
pursued towards the AFFAIR must be
ueclded' Inc foreign Office has there
iore gwen instructions to the japanese
ministers In various foreign countries
10 make reports concerning the matter.
AIyhoW' the decision of the Germans
reiatiNe 70 the seizure seems to be
hrln. Though Germany might have
pfo1usely preferred II to Russia it Is
peIIectly clsnr that the action of the
Germans distutbs the peace of the
ORIENT Japan must therefore make
u protest elther singly or Jointly. 1t
appears probable that the government
,ias merely decided to take either OF
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-23
JURY COULD NOT AGREE
MEANS A NEW TRIAL FOR JAMES TRUE.


After more than twenty hours Of de-
liberation the jury of twelve men in
whose hands hung the fate of James
True, alleged train hold-up and mail
robber, came into the United States
district court at IL o'clock this fore
noon ana reported their inability to
usree on verdict, and were dis
charged. The jury stool eight for
conviction and four for acquittal. This
means a new trial for True. In the
meantime he win go back to the state
prison and await the result. The Of
Tense with which he is charged is a
bailable one, and an effort may be
made to have him released on bonds.
though it is said that 1t would be diff
cult for him to get them on account OF
lack of well-to-do friends.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-23
THE BIG BICYCLE RACE.
L. A. W. VIII Institute n Searching In
vestigntion Thereof.

New York, Dec. 23.-The six-day BIZ
cycle grind is to be investigated. A
committee OF the league OF American
wheelmen will probe the faots on Sat
urday of this week. The committee is
composed of President Isaac b. Potter
OF the League of American Wheemen:
Albrt Mott. chairman of the National
Racing Board; A. ID. Walt. chairman
of the Racing Board of the state of
New York; George w. Dorntee Of Bos-
ton, and Herbert w. Foltz of Indian
apolis. The investigation VIII be made
behind closed doors. Nearly every per-
son who had anything to do with the
race in an official capacity will be
summoned before the committee. The
star witness doubtless will be Ashinger,
the track builder.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-23
ITALY AFTER A JOSS HOUSE.
Wants TO be on a Par With Other Land
Grabbing European Powers.
The Sequence Is that the Italian Cabinet
Has Decided TO send a Squad
ron to China.

London, Dec. PA dispatch from
Rome says that at meeting of the
Italian cabinet today 1t was decided to
despatch squadron to Chinese
waters.
Toulon, Dec, 23.--The French cruiser
Pascal sailed for China today. The
fascai Is second class cruiser of about
four Ga inch quick-hring guns. ten AZ
men guns, eight is inch guns, and four
Ia inch rapid-firing guns and has a
crew OF 3iS men. Her speed is esti-
mated at 20 knots.