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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
Fires In Texas Panhandle.

Fort Worth. Tex, Dec 25-Prairie
fire is raging in the great Panhandle
country, and the ranchmens efforts to
control it have been futile. 1t is report
ed 500 acres of grazing land has been
burned over, and the loss of stock VIII
amount to thousands of dollars.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
START FOR DAWSON.
Grim Determination of all the Miners
On Unga Island.

On Unga Island.
Port Townsend, Wash, Dec. 25.-The
steamer Farallon arrived tonight direct
from Skaguay, Alaska, with II passen-
gers. Captain Robert says this was
the hardest trip of the season, with
heavy winds and with continuous snow
or rain. H. Pierson, who, for the past
three years, has been employed in the
Alaska Commercial companys mines
on Unga Island, says all the miners on
Unga Island will start for Dawson City
in February.
DR.. Mclean, who went north with the
Cameron party, which landed 800 horses
at Pyramid harbor eight weeks ago,
reports that the party had travelled over
the Dalton trail ITO miles, where the
horses and men became winterbound.
They will be forced to remain there I'M
til spring.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
GOMEZ HANGS THEM.
Fate of Emissaries Who Came With
Proposals of Peace.

Havana, Dec. 25.-La Lucha has pub
lished document, claimed to have
been authorized by United States Con-
sui General Lee, saying that Lieuten-
ant Colonel Ruiz was executed because
he proposed peace in contravention to
a decree issued by General Gomez
Reports from Pinar del Rio to the au-
thorities here say that two commits
sioners who were sent to propose peace
with autonomy to the insurgents in
that province, have been hanged in
conformity with the decree of General
Gomez.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
BAD AS EVER.
No Change In Condition of the Con-
centrados

Havana, via Key West. Dec. %
Rumors which have been circulated
here that Sylvester Scovell, New
York newspaper correspondent, had
been hanged by the insurgents, are UNI
true. It is reported that he and Senior
Rafael Madrigal, the American consul
at Sancti Spiritus, We're the bearers OF
an important dispatch from President
Mckinley to President Masso and
General Gomez. Generally speaking,
the condition Of the concentrates is as
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
Couldn't XIII Himself.

Denver, Colo, Dec. 25.-A special to
the News from Canon City, Colo, says:
Ed Kohlman, who killed Alexander
DouH, jr., at a resort near Denver, and
who is now serving a sentence in the
penitentiary for the crime, made three
unsuccessful attempt today to commit
suicide. ie
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
FOURTH SECTION.

PAGE TWENTY FIVE.
Salt Lake City and County Review.
PAGE TWENTY SIX.
Ogden and Weber County.
Washington County.
PAGE TWENTY SEVEN.
Davis and Cache Counties and Mt.
Pleasant.
PAGE TWENTY EIGHT.
Utah, Juab, Wasatch and Garfield
Counties.
PAGE TWENTY NINE.
Grand, San Juan, Rich, Morgan and
Piute Counties.
PAGE THIRTY.
Tooele and Sewer Counties.
PAGE THIRTY-ONE.
Box Elder County.
Years Record In the Courts.
PAGE THIRTY-TWO.
The New City Administration.
FIFTH SECTION.
PAGE THIRTY-THREE.
Idaho Review.
PAGE THIRTY -FOUR.
Idaho Railway Project.
Southeastern Idaho.
PAGE THIRTY-FIvE.
Idaho State Administration.
PAGE THIRTY SIX.
See Yup, Story By Bret Harte.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
Killed By a Saloon Keeper.

Cincinnati, Dec. PA special to the
Enquirer from GaIlipolis, o., says:
Frank Brown, a saloon keeper shot
Alb Allen, well known character, fa-
tally today. Allen was fighting in
Browns saloon. Brown gave himself UP
to the officers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
SHOT BY A DEPUTY.
Chattanooga Youth Killed For Inter
Fering With Officers.

Cincinnati. Dec 25.-A special to the
Enquirer from Chattanooga says:
Deputy Sheriff Stanton McWilliams
shot and killed Edney Heard at Dun
lap, Tenn. The deputy had arrested
Heard's brother, who had disturbed a
church festival. Edney Heard threw
stone at him, whereupon McWilliams
resented the assault with his revolver,
with a fatal result.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
FATAL CHRISTMAS RIDE.

Seven People Struck BY a Train
One Killed and Rest Injured.
Little Falls, n. J., Dec. Pa car
riage containing seven people, return
ing from Christmas entertainment,
was struck by q Central train, ten
miles west of here, last night. Nine
year-old Nellie Place was killed in
stantly, and five others were seriously
injured. a Mrs Smith and her daugh-
ter were wedged on the pilot of the
engine and carried 100 feet. They were
painfully injured, but will recover.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
Flouring Min DESTROYED.

Toledo, Dec. 25.-The NJ. D. Harter
company's Touring mill at Fostoria,
one of the largest winter wheat mills
in the country, was destroyed by fire
this morning Loss, $4,000, covered
by insurance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
THIS TRAIN DITcHED.
Accident On Missouri Pacific and No
One Seriously Hurt.

Atchison, Kan, Dec. 25-The Missouri
Pacific's south bound limited passen-
ger train that left Omaha at 3:05 o'clock
this afternoon, was ditched between
Becker and Willis, 80 miles north of
Atchison at s o'clock tonight. The
tender, the combination baggage and
mail car, and the chair car left the
track. The combination car turned
completely over. j. j. Pike, the bag
gage and express messenger, was pain
fully bruised, but no one was seriously
hurt. The passengers were transferred
to a special train.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
GAMES OF The
LAND GRABBERS
Great Britain Preparing For
All EyentualitieS.
GERMANY FOR LONG
HAS COVETED CHINA
Only a Year Ago German Ships Sur
veyed Kiao-Chau Bay.

Emperor Williams Letter to Queen
Victoria 2 conciliatory step-chi-
nese Think There Is an Under
standing Between England and
Germany - Flattery to America
Intended IS Desire For Anglo
Jananese-American Alliance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
TOLL GATE WAR
Guards Attacked BY Raiders and
Gate Set Afire.

GdtS GSL ALLY.
Cincinnati, Dec. 25.-A special to the
Commercial Tribune from Fewings-
burg, KY, says:
Five guards sent to protect toll
gate near here on the Maysville pike,
last night, were attacked by the raid
ers and put to flight The toll house
was set on fire, but the green boards
would not burn. One guard received
two birdshot in his neck. AS far as
is known, none of the raiders were
hurt. Turnpike officials may ask the
governor for troops to protect their
property.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
Presidents Christmas.

Vice President and Mrs. Hobart spent
the day at their Paterson, N. j., home.
All the members of the cabinet. with
the exception of Secretary Bliss, who
is in New York, and Postmaster Cen
eral Gary, who is in Baltimore, spent
the day with their families here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
TRAGIC END OF
one CHRISTMAS
Explosion Of a Can of Powder
In a Holiday Crowd.
THIRTY OR FORTY
PERSONS INJURED
Sad Event Happened On the Out
skirts of AshevilIe, N. C. :.

One Man Thrown Fifty Feet-Hill
Dotted With Blackened, Grooming
Figures, Some of Whom Lay AL
most Perfectly Nude-scenes That
Made the Heart sick-Human
Beings Rushing Around Blinded
and Powder burned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
LOSES ITS PLANT.
Judgment Against Steel Company
Hurts West Superior.

West Superior, Wis, Dec. 25.-Prepar-
atoms have been begun for the trans
fer of the property of the West Su-
perior Iron & Steel company of this
city to the Central Trust company of
New York, who hold against it mort
gage of S1,730,000, including interest
on the principal and taxes since 1898.
A judgment was taken against the
steel company in the circuit court of
this county year ago, and the prop
erty will be sold on Feb. Z to satisfy
the mortgage. by James R. Hile. ref
cree.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
Swallowed Carbolic Acid.

New York, Dec. 25.-Herman F. Dale,
a young man of good family and a
of a fire insurance firm, COM
mitted suicide at his home in fash
ionable apartment house in Gramercy
Square tonight, by swallowing carbolic
acid.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
MURDEROUSLY ASSAULTED.

Kentuckian Found Unconscious,
With Skull Fractured.
Covington, KY, Dec. 25.-Charles H.
Weaver was found last night in an I'M
conscious condition near his residence,
and locked up. 1t was found that his
skull was fractured, and that he had
no doubt been murderously assaulted,
and he was transferred to the hospital,
where he died. Weaver was foreman
of planning mill. AS he never regained
consciousness, there is no clue to the
murderer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
Noted Manufacturer Dead.

New York. Dec. 25.-James S. War
rem. one of the leading wall paper
manufacturers of this country, died at
his home in this city today. He had
been in poor health for two years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
SHIRT FACTORY BLAZE.
Before 1t Was Extinguished Three
Firemen Were Hurt.

Chicago, Dec. 25-Three fremen were
injured one fatally and two seriously,
and $125,000 of damage was done by a
fire which broke out this morning in
the big six-story building, Fifth ave-
nue. and Monroe street, occupied by the
Knickerbocker Shirt company, and a
number of other concerns
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26

Washington. Dec 25.-The Terror ar
rived at Norfolk today and took on coal
and provisions preparatory to leaving
for Key West. The Montgomery sailed
from Pensacola, destination not stated
by the navy department
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26

Asheville, N c., Dec. PA crowd
were firing a Christmas salute from
an old cannon, on the outskirts of
town, today, when can of 80 pounds
of powder exploded in the thick of the
crowd. Thirty or 40 persons were in
jured, but none, it is believed, fatally.
The cannon was fired several times,
and then Joseph Finch, an employee
of the Southern Railway company,
picked up the powder can and began
to reload the piece. The gun had to
be swabbed, and the moment the tiny
stream of powder struck the heated
metal, there was flash, and the pow
der exploded with a report that made
the earth tremble.
SICKENING SCENE.
Immediately there was scene that
made sick the hearts of those watching
from a nearby hill. : In the smoke that
rose from the explosion, they saw HUI
man beings run blindly here and there
over the hill, falling and rising, only
to fall again as they frantically rushed
about, blinded and powder burned,
madly trying to extinguish their fam
ing clothes. Those who were unhurt
ran to the aid of the unfortunate ones,
smothering the flaming clothing or
cutting the garments from their bodies.
One man was blown or rolled COM
pletely down the bluff, 200 feet, nearly
to the river.
BLACKENED FIGURES.
The people in the neighborhood ran
to the scene, and the work of giving
assistance to the injured began. The
hill was dotted with blackened, groan-
ing figures, some of whom lay almost
perfectly nude. "a number of the in
jured were able to walk from the scene,
while cots were provided and gentle
hands placed the more seriously
wounded on them and conveyed them
to an old residence nearby, which was
improvised into a hospital Those in
jured were:
Stephen Finch, Edward Miller, John
Ingle, Barton Means, Clarence Led
ford, Vernon Sentell, Charles Erwood
Henry Eaton, Eugene Wynne, D. B.
Bennett, Dexter Aldrich, John Powell,
B.. /. Gowan, Henry Mcintyre, Buck
Trivett, Dell Bishop, George Eaton, J.
p. Hamilton, James Warren. Frank
Pratter. JGa v
Joseph Finch is among the more Sc
riously hurt. his nose and mouth being
torn out of all shape, and he is prob
ably blinded
THROWN FIFTY FEET.
Clarence Ledford, who stood near the
cannon when the powder ignited was
thrown more than so feet His cloth
ing was torn or blown off entirely, and
a part of the skin on the forehead
burned. Charles Erwood and John
Ingle also are seriously hurt, and sew
eral others will probably lose their
sight or be disfigured for life.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
IMPRUDENT YOUTH.
Lost His Life to Save Some Clothing
In a Fire

Fon du Lac, Wis, Dec. 25.-Henry
Thomas son of Aaron Thomas, living
in the town of Lamartine, five miles
southwest of this city, was burned to
death at an early hour this morning.
The building in which the Thomas fam
lily lived caught fire from a defective
chimney, and while the house was filed
with flames, Henry Thomas rushed
back into the house to save some cloth
ing and lost his life. When his body
was recovered the head and limbs had
been burned off.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
DISPUTE OF TEN CENTS.
This Difference In Wage Schedule
Caused a Coal Miners Strike.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Dec. 25.-About
400 employees in the Dayton coal and
iron mines are out on a strike, because
of dispute of 10 cents per bushel for
mining. Both the miners and the
operators have so far refused all over
lures looking to conference. 1t is
stated tonight that several of the other
mines along the Cincinnati Southern
will be affected.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
BARBARoUS MURDER.
Hired Man Kills Farmer and
Throws Body to the Hogs.

Throws Body to the Hogs.
Rockford, His, Dec. 25.-Fred Tai
stead a prominent young farmer of
Creston, was murdered today by Ed
ward Brown, former hired man, who
threw the body in the hog pen and. then
walked to Rochelle and gave himself
up. He said he murdered Halstead in
self-defense
Brown was removed to the Oregon
Jail for safety, as the neighborhood is
greatly excited.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
FIRST SECTION

PAGE TWO.
Games of Land Grabbers.
Tragic End of One Christmas.
Aftermath of Coliseum Fire.
Cuban News.
PAGE THREE.
Emery County Coal.
Washington Gossip.
Prince of Hold-ups.
Provo VS.. the Crescents.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
Germany's Position In China.
How the Wayfarers Fared.
& Christmas Suicide.
PAGE SIX.
In the Social Realm.
PAGE SEVEN.
State News.
Michael Won Over Chase.
State Historical Society.
PAGE EIGHT.
Christmas at st. Mary's Chursh.
In Railway Circles.
Cause of Conductor Hadley's Death.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
SECOND SECTION.

PAGE NINE.
Achievements of '97.
Pioneers First Christmas.
New Years In Greater New York.
PAGE TEN.
Dramatic News.
Western News.
PAGE ELEVEN.
Axle, a New Years Story.
PAGE TWELVE.
Youths Page.
PAGE THIRTEEN.
Woman's Page.
PAGE FOURTEEN.
State Insane Asylum.
New York Letter.
The Queens Christmas.
PAGE FIFTEEN.
The Wolves Christmas Tree.
PAGE SIXTEEN.
Carbon County Industries.
Southern Utah Projects
THIRD SECTION.
PAGE SEVENTEEN.
Jubilee Year Review.
Utah's Railroad Interests.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-22
IMAGINATION MAKE HIM DRUNK.
Physicians Puzzled by the Case OF n Reformed
Topper In Maine.

Bit Hill, Me, Aug. 2l.-Physicians who
have looked into the case of Cyrus Gates. an
old man living in a farmhouse near the aban-
doncd copper mines, says he Is a hypnotic
drunkard, n man who gets intoxicated from
the effects Of his own imagination. Years ago
Gates was well TO do and looked upon the wine
when it WAS red and took sundry glances at
other LIQUORS OF diverse colors and powers. Re-
fore his property WAS all gone cataracts came
upon both OF his eyes. making him totally blind.
For the last ten years he has lived in utter
darkness. and has been fairly temperate, be-
cause he could not afford to purchase liquor.
Two or three times u year the old laundering
comes on. and then he scrapcs together what
money he can spare and sends to Ellsworth for
n quart or u half gallon Of strong New England
rum. No sooner has he given his order than he
proceeds TO become Jolly. laughing and singing
like q man who Is half tipsy. His pnlsc rises
| steadily until It reaches 100 beats u minute. and
his eyes become set and watcry. Finally. after
having a royal time and smashing IA lot OF turni'
ture, he staEgers off TO bed and lies in n stnpor
until tho rum arrives. Though he may have
taken nothing stronger than tea and water he
wakes up with headaches and trembling limbs.
like n man who has been on a protraCted spree.
and uses the rum which he has bought for the
The case is so pecuiinr that medical men from
all over Maine and New England have visited
legged inohriation TO a test. Theycan talk with
him about drinking and sing hacchanalian songs
TO MIN Tor hours NlthOnl producing any t'e'l'
but as soon rs one OF his visitors romiscs 10 buy
liquor for him and lets, him take tho money.
Gates gets hilarious and follows up the self
created hilarity until he is in that condition
which ~ popularity known as a jag. One time
when liquor had been promised him, and had
failed to arrive the old man had an at
tack Of dclirium trcmens which came near
killing him. Since then the expected stimrlnnts
have always arrived on time. A Now York doe
tor who is staying in Blue Hill this summer and
making experiments upon Gates says II Is the
most puZLling case he has ever seen, and when
no gels back 10 the city he will write IL up for 4
medical journal. Meantime OLD man Gates gcts
drunk upon big draughts OF imagination when
ever his fingers assure him that he has moncI
enough 10 buy liquor 10 make him sober again
remembering the former attack Of dcliriuu
trclncns, he Is controlling his imagination ant
Will tnku nOhOhN-s word without ChAh.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-22
A SUICIDE INTERRUPTED.

sage Words from . Deck Hand Restrain =
Young Woman from jumping Overheard.
They started from Jersey City over the Com
munipaw ferry together last night. It was a lit
tie before midnight She leaned on the rail and
watched the reflections in the water. His arm
rested on her waist and he murmured things In
her ear. The few passengers aboard looked at
them, looked at one another. and grinned.
Half way over she turned from the sparkling
waters. looked him straight in the eye. and said
something in q low tone.
NO" he said. loud enough for everybody to
hear. mot by a blamed sight!'
"Why, Charley!' she said. almost In q moan.
His only answer was to move over to one OF the
posts on the edge OF the teamway. He took out
q cigar and chewed the end Of It.. .
She threw her Powered waist sleeves around
He shook his head and chewed the cigar.
Might at. least take the part Of a gentle.
is all I ask. had a right to expect that"
He took the cigar out of his mouth to laugh a
well" she said. and she sobbed. there's
She turned and hurried. almost running. to
the front end screamed feebly. Two or three
men ran to the end to intercept her. Charley
When she reached the gate across the rear end
of the boat she Rrasped IL with both hands and
iHooSed back with a tragic rolling OF the eyes. II
she hoped to see Charley rushing TO the rescue.
she was disappointed. He was out front, chew
ing his cigar.
tapped q deeihand who was sleeping on a hand
| truck in the middle Of the wagon way. The
deckhand raised his head from his elbow.
Woman going to Jump" he grunted.
Where
The young man pointed out the tragic figure
on the gateway.
"Sayl shouted the deckhand.
She looked back over her shoulder with the
"who-stays-me-nowf' air of aIimelodramatic
heroine.
Rivers awful wet tonight" he said, and
dropped his head into his elbow again.
| -Four or Ave heartless lEen who were standing
in the doorway of the mems cabin laughed.
She sat down on the deck and wept noisily
like an angry baby. The boat was In the slip
Passengers who waited In West street 10 see
what would happen saw the young woman come
out on the arm OF n fat man with a white mus
tache. He was ono of the heartless group thai
had laughed. The two went into the side door
| of IA West Atreel SALOON.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-22
TUO KINDS or HOPS.
Not attending One Kind Mt ihr scnsl,ore. but
Picking tho 0thcr Kind Up Country.
From he Albany Argus.


GONE to the senshorc-wil return tho middle
OF September" Placards OF this description
arc about due to appear on the barricaded
windows of houses In the valley towns. II Is
not to be accepted that the placards give the
exact whereabouts OF the occupants OF the
houses, but some people when they go to the
Otscgo county hop fields do moi like their neigh
bors to know II, and do not object to their think
Ing that they have really gone to the scashorc,
even though the grocer has been unable TO
collect last months grocery bill.
A family from old Schenectady had an amusing
experience last fall. which goes to show that
placards and personals sent TO the newspapers
do not always give the exact destination OF tho
tourist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown and their two accom-
plished daughters arc at the SGashOTo for a
month" was very pretty IN print, ana their
neighbOrs wished that they might go 10 some
summer resort, lust for the nnrnr of it, but, in
stead. they would have to take their outing IN
the hop zelda. However. lik" their neighbOre
who rushed into print; they did not want It
item TO the effect that they would pass scvcraI
weeks in the mountains appeared quite attrac'
tive in print.
Both families, In due time, LEFT for tho place
One family finished in the yards II had engaged
in, and the owner Of another. yard. some lhTrt
miles away, engaged its members 10 hclp nhlsi
his picking. Imagine thor surprise. ana tht
effort necessary to make u hHbty explanation
on going 10 the dinner liable 10 ma Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown occupying eoats opposite Mr.. ant
Both families will go to the same hop field
this years. and the newspapeS viii not have
personals announcing their dep lrtuge.