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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-27
TAX ON TOBACCO
If There is an Increase, the Packages
Will be Made Smaller-Consumer
will Paw For It.

Washington. May S-Representatives
of practically all the tobacco manufac-
tuners in the United States with the T.
ception of cigar manufacturers, met hei {
today 10 protest against the proposed
advance of cents a pound in the tax on
tobacco, contemplated in the senate
amendments in the tariff bill.
There were present and represented
about $50 manufacturers. General e. Nc
Alcsn of New York was chairman and
T. -. Allen. secretary. Resolutions were
adopted which briefly cite the injury in
flicted upon the trade by the frequent
changes in the tax rate and protesting
against the adoption of the senate amend
ment.
Mr.. Allen. in speaking of the proposed
tax. said:
1T is not the amount of tax we object
to. but the expense that will be involved
in a change at all. An increase of cents
a pound means smaller packages.
THAT is the only way the manufactur-
ers could pay it. and change in the size
of packages means an outlay of Just
about 81 600 600 in changing stamps, dies
moulds and wrappers
The senate committee which has charge
of the tariff bill gave a hearing to a dele
cation of the manufacturers at the Ar
lington tonight.
One argument upon which much stress
was laid was that the effect of increased
taxes on tobacco would be TO concentrate
the business into the hands of great firms.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-27
CHANDELIERS AMENDMENT.
He Proposes to Add it to the Anti
Trust Amendment of Senator Pet
tigrew.

Washington, May 26. = Senator
Chandler has prepared the following
amendment TO the tariff bill, which he
proposes to add to the antitrust
amendment proposed by Senator Petit
grew yesterday:
The act to protect trade and COM
merce against unlawful restraints and
monopolies, approved July 2, 1880, shall
apply to all companies, corporations
and persons engaged as common car
riers in the business of transporting
persons or property and all the penal
ties imposed and methods of restraint
provided by said act shall take effect
and be IN force against such COM
panies, corporations and persons: and
any contract between any two or more
of them for the fixing of rates of trans
portation by the order or recommends
ton Of representatives designed on
both of the various parties to such con-
tract, or by the order or on the recon-
mendation of the majority of such
representatives, or for the maintenance
of rates of transportation once fixed.
or for the enforcement of any such con-
tract by fines or penalties imposed
upon any of the parties thereto, shall
constitute an offense under said act of
July 2. 1890"
Mr.. Chandler says if the pooling bill
now pending in the committee on inter-
state commerce is reported and put in
q position where it may be pressed
through at a session intended for tariff
legislation only, especially when the
house refuses to do any other business,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-27
RIO GRANDE RISING.
Ell Paso, Texas, People, Having Most
Serious Trouble.

Ell Paso, Tex, May 26.-The Rio
Grande continues to rise and an army
of men are strung out on Sixth street,
working on the new levee that was
thrown up on Monday night, when the
old levee broke. This morning at 10
o'clock all the bells in JuareZ were rung
to call out the people to check break
in the Juarez levee and the Mexican
troops stationed in Juarez were PUT to
work TO save the Mexican end of one
of the international street car bridges,
the approaches to which were being
washed out by the water. The bridge
was saved, as was also the Juarez
levee.
At noon TODAY the levee in front of
City Recorder c. b. Patterson's resi-
dence broke and the waters rushed into
the house, almost drowning the recorder
and a friend who was with him. Mr..
Patterson had just moved his family
out. His pretty residence was washGi0
away, together with dozen other
houses in the neighborhood. Every
wagon in Ell Paso is engaged. moving
people from parts of the city endan-
gered by the flood Several hundred
poor Mexican citizens. who resided on
the river front. have had their houses
washed away and are camping out on
vacant lots. So far as can be learned
no human lives were lost in the flood.
1t is feared that the FL Paso street
levee will break tonight. If so a por-
ton of the business part of the city will
be flooded
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-27
HATRED AND REVENGE.
Responsible For One More Murder
in New Orleans.

New Orleans. May Catalan hatred
and revenge is responsible for one more
murder in this city, the latest victim
of cold-blooded brutality being Cresin-
20 iii Lieilo. a basket maker, who a
week OF SO ago possessed wife and
three children. FrancistO Cacatero
some time ago borrowed several hum
bred dollars from Di Liello and worked
his way into the good graces Of the
basket maker. who admitted him 10 the
bosom of his family and accorded him
ali the hospitality ne thought the in
tiTnacy demanded.
Last week Di Liello appeared before
the second recorders court here and
made an affidavit against Francisco,
charging him with the abduction Of
his three children, claiming that his
friend lad elCped with his wife and
had also taken his little ones, breaking
UP his home and causing him bitter
sorrow. He said Francisco had taken
his Wife 10 New York. ana upon The
charge word was sent to New York,
asking the arrest OF the entire party.
The erring ones We're not found in New
York. Daily Di LiellO appeared at the
central police station ia this city ask
ing news of his lost ones. but no news
was given him. Yesterday the body OF
a man was discovered in the river. 4
crushed skull. q rope tied about his
neck and srindstone attached thereto
indicated a murder Upon an investi-
cation il was ascertained that the
murdered man was Di LieilO and the
indications point to a crime committed
by the friends Of Francisco in revenge
1t is thought in view of the fact that
Di Liello was seen upon the river front
during the day and his body Wcs dis
covered before night that he was in
weighed on board of a lugger and there
murdered and his body east into the
water by the levee.
1t has also transpired that Francisco
and the family ef the dead man did
not 90 to New York, but are n New
Orleans. and the presumption. based
upon certain facts in the possession Of
the police. is that Di Liello was de-
coyec on the lugger in hopes Of seeing
the children and there put to death.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-27
RINGLINa SHOW ARRIVES.
One of the Biggest Circuses in Amer
lea in Town.

If anyone in the city doubts the fact
that the Ringing Bros. worlds greatest
shows is the largest in existence. some
interesting sights that viii be afforded in
the railroad yards during the early hours
this morning vii 90 a loag way toward
discussing his mind of the error. The
show arrived about the hour OF gOing 20
press. and yellow cars, in seemingly end
less trains are filling about all the avail
able switches and side tracks for mile
either side OF the depot.
A train OF 100 ordinary freight cars
would be about three-nlths OF q mile in
Length The Ringing cars are al owned
l;y the show and are constructed especial
y feet long. Circus cars are - feet and
TIE huge elephant cars measure 60 feet.
Railroad men declare that the Is cars
used by the Ringing Bros. equal IN car
rying capacity a train Of 80 freight cars.
That is a pretty big train-or i've trains.
rather-but every available foot Of room
IS used for circus stock, animals. eie-
phsnts and circus paraphermalia. There
is also a complete and perfectly eauipped'
train of Pullman standard sleepers, dining
ear aud .is'ivale car. in which are carried
the sd circus performers and the five
members OF the firm The working people
have four sleeping cars. constructed
much after the style OF Pullman tourist
sleepers. Everything is clean. neat and
comfortable
Whe. unloading commences, il win be
a sight well worth seeing There IS an
absolute system perEaulne the entire
force Of 1.oaD men. ard every man knows
exactly what he is expected TO do and the
very instant he must do it.
frle wagons are loaded upon the cars
in the reverse order from that in which
thcy are TO be unioaded. so that the first
wagon needed on the show grounds in
the morning is the last TO be put on the
train at night. As soon as it IS light
enough 10 see. the gang planks or
..stSids'' ere placed at the end of the cars,
and enc wagon after another run down
to the ground in q ceaseless procession.
Meantime the 500 head of magnificent
Norman horses have been deported from
the stock cars ana brought around TO the
unloading place, each team harnessed
ard In charge CT its driver. As fast as
the wagons como OF the cars, the teams
avs atfacheG and the procession of vehi-
r.iee Of all kinds takes gp its way in
sfsatir toward tho show grounds
The unloading of the great herd of e.e-
nhsnfs IS particularly interesting. The
Rfnqling show carries . OF these gigantic |
ANIMALS, and they never fail TO express
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-27
PILGRIMAGE To HOLY HILL.
Strange Scenes Recently Witnessed
Near Hartford, Wisconsin.

Hartford. Wis, May 26.-S:xty Chi
cago people with over 1000 others made
the pilgrimage to Holy Hill. a large
delegation came from Beaver Dam,
Fond du Lac and Oshkosh and were at
once conveyed to the shrine A dele
cation from Milwaukee numbering 100
was also here. It was headed by ex-
Senator Kruger. who has made the
pilgrimage for the last nine years
The distance up to the summit of the
hill is 1853 feet, and during the morn
ing and afternoon hundreds could be
seen in recumbent attitudes along the
path praying and supplicating to the
blessed virgin.
The services in the church lasted
three hours. Hundreds came to the
altar to receive the sacramento bless
ings. and flowers and other insignia
were left at the different stations The
stations are being remodeled and a
new grOtto is in the course of con-
struction- The expense of this monu-
ment is being betrayed by a Chicago
man, who has been spiritually and
physically benefited by visiting the
hill. The grotto is a representation Of
the original grotto of our lady of
Louide.s. in France. The grotto will be
dedicated some time next month. prob
ably on June II, when the next feast
occurs known as the feast of the sa-
cred heart of Jesus.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-27
GREEKS ADMIT
THEIR DEFEAT
Sigred Statements From the
Ministers Are Given.
81 Expected the Result; We Have
Been Beaten by Superior Numbers
and Foreign Strategy, and We
Must Now Make the Best of It."

New York, May 26.-The Evening
World prints today cablegram from
its correspondent at Athens, giving
signed statements by members Of the
Greek ministry regarding the failure of
the war against the Turks. The prime
minister. NJ. Ralli, says:
Greece should not be censured for
the inactivity of the navy. nor should
the great powers be blamed. They did
not restrain our ships. Christianity did.
Had we bombardsd the seaports of
Turkey and the Aegean islands, the
Turks would have massacred the
Christians as they did the Armenians-
Could we have used the navy, the re-
suit of the war would have been differ
ent. The powers know our poverty. l
do not fear an unjust decision"
Skouloudis, minister of foreign af-
fairs, writes:
Greece had no national grievance
against Turkey and without any out
side interference, the Cretan affair
could have been quietly settled by the
two interested parties. But Europe
gave the patriotic societies a chance to
agitate and forced unprepared Greece
into disastrous war. The former min
istrZ --Skly opposed the course, but
had not the courage to resign.
been beaten by superior Turkish num-
Ders and superior foreign strategy and
we must now make the best of it."
NJ. Thamadhos, minister of war, after
noting the inferiority of Greece in num-
bers and resources, says:
Greece cannot yield Turkey the
frontier strategic points demanded.
Brigands would use them 10 ravage
Thessaly and new defenses cost much.
The minister of education, NJ. Eu-
taxis, writes:
The war has been one of the cross
against the crescent, with Europe
against Christ. The powers permitted
our troops TO land to protect Chris
tians in Crete, then blockaded US. The
very day the sultans foreign police
men landed in Canea, Christian blood
flowed. The country has received a
ten years setback. All schools of
Thessaly have been destroyed. We had
been making great progress in COM
mon education. If the powers give Tur-
key one foot of Greece. enlightenment
will be SO much retarded and the Chris
tianS imperilled"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-27
Evangelical Lutherans.

Dayton, O., May 26.-The second days
session of the tenth biennial convention
of the Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary society of the Evangelical
Lutheran church of America was an
interesting one The president tonight
was Mrs. A. G. Bond of Salina, Kan.
The tonic for discussion was Home
Missions The speakers were Mrs.
Laura Snyder. Council Bluffs, Ia; Mrs.
@. Burnett, San Francisco; Rev. w. S.
Tederow. Ann Arbor. Mich; Rev. G. 4.
Tresler. San Jose, Cal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-27
Governor Stevens Clemencv.

Kansas City. May 26.-An unusual
legal proceeding is about 10 be insti-
tuted in Kansas City. When Governor
Stevens on Sunday last extended exec
utive clemency TO Cashier Satley of
the defunct Kansas City Safe Deposit
and Savings bank, after he had served
less than half of his four years SEN
tence for completely in the forgeries
which wrecked the bank. a storm of
protests arose. BY these prOtestants
strong pressure has been brought to
bear upon the local authorities. and
as a result it is announced that Prose
cutOr Lowe will proceed against Satley
on 29 indictments still standing against
him. These cases will be for trial at
the fall term of court and the prose-
cutor will apply TO Governor Stevens
for requisition to bring Satley back
from California Satley is supposed
to be in Los Angeles, where his wife is
lying very ILL.,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-27
Interesting, Also Novel.

San Francisco, May 26.-An interest
ing and novel feature of contest over
the will of Millionaire ]. Z. Davis, now
on trial before Judge Coffey. is the fact
that the ashes of the widow of the
testator inclosed in a neat little metal
casket. with a circular lid or cover well
soldered in, have been introduced in
evidence and during the sessions of
the court the box occupies a conspicu-
Gus position on the desk near the wit
nesses. After adjournment the box is
taken in charge by the clerk of the
court and filed away with the other eX-
hibits in the case.
The box was made twice the usual
size, it having been the intention of
Davis that his ashes should also be
placed in the receptacle and mingle
with those of his helpmeet in life. But
owing to the scramble over the estate
of the deceased, his wishes in this re-
spect have not yet been carried out.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-27
Life History of His Tenants.

San Francisco. May 26.-During the
trial of the Davis viii contest before
Judge Coffey and jury today Alexan-
der Boyd, capitalist and former part
ner of the deceased, related the life
history of his friend. who died a few
months ago in Philadelphia.
He first met Davis, who was then
known as Jacob Zeigler Dedaker, at
the Pensacola dock yards. where both
were working for wages. In 1S4S they
started together for California and
worked side bv side in the mines until
1862. when they were driven out of their
mine by a flood. Then they came to
this city and engaged in business to-
gether successfully for many years.
Dedaker changed his name legally 10
that of Davis
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-27

their glee ct being liberated from the
GERS after 4 nights ride. The elephant
cars are huge affairs. i feet from the
caves to the ground Broad Sang-pianks
are laid from the car doors to the ground.
ana down these walk the big bruteS, eV-
cry day in exactly the same relatite or
der Until big Babylon goes OUT and
DumDetS her assurance that the sang
plank is safe. not one Of the nerd VIII
move. IN each Of the three elephant cars
there IS an acknowledged leader whose
duties arc similar 10 Babylon $
About the first thing the big fellows do
when they reach terra nrma IS 10 gatheI
10 q trunk full Of dirt or cinders and
throw It over their backs II there hap
-le-s 10 be a pool of muddy water so
much the better. and il viii be unusual
Il some of the animal men do not get a
ouckiug as we'll The leader once landed,
the Others in the car come GOWN TaDloiS
ard waddle OF to join him where the
keeper has halted him. They line up IKE
soldiers and await further orders Ola
Bald--." however, has 4 way OF MS own
IL getting out OF the car. He IS the iafg-
est elephant in captivity. and is so tail
he cannot walk out Of tile door onto the
plank. He gets down uDon his knees,
throws the gang-pl2nk aside with MS
trunk and then steps out OF the car 20
the ground as easily as man could
do it.
Hundreds of interesting things are to
be seen daily at the loading and unload
ing of a big show like this Every man,
horse and elephant has his work to DO,
and by the time the last wagon reaches
the show ground. those who have gone
before have finished putting up the tents.
and Il it is raining. there is shelter Tor
all. The cooking department has break
fast ready. and d thousand men with good
a2Det-tes are ready to do full justice
to it.
At Q O'Clock everyone will be costumed.
ready for parade. The street pageant
promises to be the most brilliant this city
has ever witnessed. The column will
lea-e the grounds promptly at $3.50. The
route is as follows: East on Third South
street to Main street; north to First South
street: east to State street; north to
Brigham street; west TO West Temple
street: south to Second South street;
west to Second West, and return TO the
grounds
There will be two performances only
one at o'clock and the last at o clock
Doors will open at ! and pm.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-27
DiSORDERLY HOUSE,
Legal Term For the Salvation Army
Barracks in New York.

New York. May 26.-FredericlI de la
Tour Booth-Tucker, commander of the
Salvation Army in the United States
was tonight convicted Of maintaining
4 disorderiy house ct the big Army
barracks il West Fourteenth street.
Sentence was postponed until June s
and the commander was liberated on
the same bail as he has been under.
Complaint was made b. residents Of
the neighborhCod Of the barracks. who
alleged that they were greatly dis
turDed by the singing and band playing
al the Salvation Army meetings. es-
pecianv those that lasted all night
BoOth-Tucker was defended by ex-
Mayor A. Oakley Hall. who quoted
from the scriptures to show that Mir
lam was the first hallelujah lassie and
that trumpets. cymbals. harps, casta-
nets and timbrels We're used by the
ancient Hebrews in the worship of God.
The judges charge was unfavorable
TO the defendant. The jury was out
five hours
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-27
CAARGED WITH HERESY.
Rev. D. S. Wilson, D. D., Slated as
the Victim.

Beaver Falls, Pa, May 26.-The 6Sth
session of the synod Of the reformed
Presbyterian church in North America
began this morning in the First Re
formed PRESBYTERIAN church. In addi-
ton to delegates from all the states IN
the Union. there are number from
Canada, Syria and the maritime prov
inces. Previous to the converting of
the synod. the Pittsburg presbytery OF
the Reformed Presbyterian church held
a brief session. Rev. d. 5. Wilson. d.
D.. of the Reformed Presbyterian The
illogical ceminary. Allegheny, presented
charges of heresy against Rev. David
McAllister, D. D., CT Pittsburg, on ac-
count of articles published in the Chris
tian Statesman, an organ of the church
of which Rev. McAllisteT is editor,
which articles, ii is alleged in the
charges, are contrary TO the principles
and teachings of the Reformed Presby
terrain church.
The presbytery fixed the trial for
June Is, 1891, at Pittsburg.
The synod convened at 1890 o'clock.
Rev. T. P. RO5b Of Sharon, Ia, was
elected moderator
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-27
GREAT FRAUD GRIFFIN.
Many People Who Are Exceedingly
Sorry They Ever Met Him.

SOIfY Lney Ever M6C Hill
New York, May 26.-The Journal to-
morrow viii publish the following:
The many persons who were in
weighed into all sorts of schemes by
DR.. G.. II. Griffin, who formerly had an
Office at No. 10 Broadway. are mourn
ing the loss of their moneX and Won
dering what has become of the smooth
tongued promoter.
DR.. Griffin left town suddenly d
short time ago. and only now is the
extent of his scheming coming TO light.
The companies which he organized are
too numerous to mention. He first
made his appearance on lower Broad
way with a scheme 10 build a railroad
through the coal fields of New Bruins
wick, Canada. He said he had just
arrived from Canada and was author
lied to raise money with which to
complete the road, part Of which had
already been constructed in New
Brunswick.
One of the first persons whom he in
terested in the railroad project was
George Demetz. Mr. Demetz invested
$4,000 in the railroad and later turned
over to Dr. Griffin $1,000 in addition.
The road was nevr built.
Hardly had this deal been begun be-
fore DIR. Griffin announced himself as
the owner of large and valuable coal
properties in British Columbia and or
ganized a company by the name of the
Nanaimo Coal Mining company of
British Columbia. under the laws of
West Virginia. Stock was issued to
the amount of IS, 100000, and bonds
amounting to Sl.5OO,O0 Dr. Griffin was
president of the company and several
New Workers were interested financial
ly in the scheme. The bonds and
stocks were printed in Montreal and
the Western Loan & Trust company OF
Montreal registered the bonds of the
company and guaranteed the interest
on them, amounting to s1S00OO per
year.
DR.. Griffin then went to London to
dispose of them, but meanwhile the
trust company investigated in British
Columbia and cabled to London, which
prevented his selling the bonds to in
vestors there.
AS president of the Panther Noun
tain Coal & Coke company of West
Virginia. Griffin received $500, 600 in
bonds which he was 20 dispose of in
London. He found it difficult to sell
the bonds and obtained loan on them
Of something like $4,000. The Farmers
Loan & Trust company, with whom
the registration of the bond issue was
has since received a query
from London as TO the value of the col
lateral, but have washed their hands of
the whole business
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-27
Proposed Opening of the New
Ticket Office.
IT CREATES MUCH INTEREST
TALK OF A MEETING DE- GEM
ERAL AGENTS.
saItair in the Field With Some Big
CoutractslThe --latest by Wire
Railway Notes.

An unusual amount Of interest was
caused yesterday in railway circles
over The Herald's story regarding the
Union Pacific local ticket office. The
general agents of the out-of-town roads
have IN contemplation the holding of
meeting TO consider the question Of
opening local ticket offices in the inter-
est Of their respective lines unless the
Short Line carries out its plan Of op-
Grating an independent city office. This
conVocatiOn of agents viii probably be
held toward the latter part of the week
and the attitude developed by that
meeting win be in keeping with what
the Short Line may indicate. 1t IS
stated authoTitatively that the Union
Pacific viii not attempt to continue
its city ticket Office here If the expected
order issues from the Short Line pas
senger department.
General Passenger Agent Burley of
the Short Line was too much engaged
Yesterday with his own accumulated
affairs to discuss the probability of
parting from the Union Pacific.