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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-04
Secretary Sherman interviewed.

Amangansett, L. /, Aug. 3.-Secre-
tary Of State Sherman was interviewed
By a reporter of the Associated Press
tcda-f at his cottage here. He would
not discuss the report from Hawaii that
United States Minister -Sewall had been
instructed to declare a protectorate
over the islands. Referring TO White
law Reds visit last night. Mr.. Sher-
man stated that ii was only in regard
to the submitting OF Mr.. Reds report
as special ambassador to England
'~rhe question OF my resignation"
said Mr.. Sherman. was not mentioned
I get tired Of denying these absurd ru-
mors that arise from time to time"
Mr. Sherman declared his friendship
for Mr.. Reid in vigorous terms. Mr..
Sherman win leave Amangansett for
Washington on Friday next.
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OWNERSHIP OF PALMYRA.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
Protectorate to Be Established In the
Event of Disturbance.

Washington, Aug. 3.-It is declared
positively at the state department. that
there has been no change in the in
structions given either to Minister Sew
Ill or to Admiral Beardslee touching
their attitude toward the Hawaiian
question. The admiraIs instructions
were TO protect American interests at
all points, and to establish a protector
ate only in the event of serious dis
turbance. or the commission Of some
overt act. 1t is not understood that
the execution of this order was at all
dependent upon the action or MONACO
ton of congress upon the annexation
trectv-
At the navy department an even
more explicit denial of the story that
the flag was TO be hoisted was OBJ
tanned 1t was said that Admiral
Beardslee's orders contemplated a
landing in emergencies to preserve the
statu quo, and the landing in that case
would not be for a longer period Of
time than was necessary to restore
conditions to their former shape It
was said that as President Mckinley
had referred the whole matter TO con-
gress along with the annexation treaty,
it would not be courteous TO that body
for the executive to act of his own
volition until congress had expressed
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No Life Insurance For People Going
to Klondyke.

Chicago, Aug. 3.-The Chicago agent
of the Travellers Insurance company,
Hartford, Conn.,, has received instruc-
tons from the home Office not to insure
any person going to the Klondyke re-
gion. II is a risk that the company
does not desire to take. on account of
the extreme hazard and because when
death takes place the difficulty of OBJ
tanning the facts makes the settlement
of claims too difficult to be practicable.
The telegram is as follows:
Hartford Conn, Aug. 81. P. Do
ian, Agent, Chicago: Do not solicit or
accept either life or accident insurance
on persons going to the Klondyke, or
Alaskan gold fields. Circular letter has
been issued. GEORGE ELLIS.
Secretary"
Inquiry develops that many of the
public life insurance companies have
issued circulars to their agents in the
United States and Canada against as
Stunning any risk upon the lives of per-
sons contemplating a visit to the Klon-
dyke. Many of the general agents rep
resenting eastern life and accident in
surance companies in Chicago have re-
ceived letters from the home Office Of a
prohibitory nature against these risks.
Mr.. Harris. the manager of the New
York Life Insurance company, has re-
ceived no instructions that prohibit
him from issuing a permit to policy
holders to visit the Klondyke, but he
says that he has positive instructions
to accept no applications for either an
increase of insurance or new policies.
The companies carrying accident risks
are even more particular than many
of those assuming life risks. They SO
on the theory that the trip overland
to Alaska is fraught with more dan
gers to life and limb from accident
than from disease.
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THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE
The Denver Duel.
Protectorate Over Hawaii.
Striking Miners Gaining.
FACE TWO.
Turkish Ships Sail For Crete.
Corbett Again Winner.
The Vacancy In the First Presby-
terrain Church.
PAGE THREE.
In North Mill. Creek.
Financial and Commercial.
PAGE FOUR
PAGE FIVE
The Tax Levy.
Yesterdays Court Doings.
Whittemore Returns.
PAGE SIX
Chinese Missions Mobbed.
PAGE SEVEN.
Suicide at Eureka.
PAGE EIGHT.
S. j. Kenyon Succeeds Commission
er Cohn.
In Railway Circles.
New Use For Gilsonite.
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BY AssoCIATEp PRESS.
Edgar Died Yesterday, But Made No
Statement

Denver, Colo, Aug. 3.-S. II. Edgar,
who shot and killed man who called
on him at his room yesterday afternoon,
died today of the wound in the alb
domen which ne received in the en-
counter. He would not tell what he
knew about his antagonist or say any
thing aoouJ the cause OF the duel. Ed
gar'S roommate, George Sheldon, said
today the man whom Edgar killed was
not William O'Brien Of san Francisco.
as supposed, but was William Jack
alias Jack Kelly, and that Edgar met
him at Carson, New. at the time OF the
-Fitzsinmons fight. Sheldon
SAID he thought they had quarreled
ever money matters. Jack Sheldon
says, was a gambler and general
man. meaning an al around thief
When Jack called on Edgar yesterday,
the latter was writing q letter TO Peter
Cassidy of San Diego. Cal, with whom
he formerly lived. Edgar wrote:
This town is having better times
than FOR some time past, and I guess
I'll do some business before 1 leave"
The police interpret the words. do
some business, TO mean that he would
ply his trade as q thief That stealing
was his business was evident from let
ters he had just written 10 S. Esteriy.
2I7 West Seventh South street. Salt
Lake City, and to James Cullen. an
inmate Of the Utah state prison.
In these letters Edgar mentioned
that Jack Kelly owed him s24O. which
he supposed he would never be able to
collect
The police found a gold watch on
William Jack, one on Edgar and one on
Sheldon. In addition. pawn ticket
from Heitler Bros. & Rudman's Lari-
mer street place for q fourth watch was
found in Edgars effects The num-
bers of these four watches were tele-
graphed to the Salt Lake police. and
the following answer was received:
Salt Lake, Utah. Aug. 8.
Nv. H. OBrien, Chief of Police. Den
rs-. Colo:
The watches are ours. Taken from
rooms by room workers. There was a
package shipped from here to Sheldon
which ne must have now. Look out for
about $1,000 worth Of jewelry taken
frons here.
"(Signed.) J. N. ESLTNGER.
Acting Chief of Police"
Officers are trying to locate Jacks
lodgings. as they hope to find there
$1,000 which Sheldon says Jack had:
also the package of jewelry mentioned
in the dispatch from Salt Lake.
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PEACE AND ORDER RULE.
De Armitt Threatens to Resurrect an
Old Injunction.
Claims It Is Perpetual and Enjoins
the Strikers From Interference
Sandy Creek and Turtle Creek
Mines Completely Idle-Governor
Atkinson Promises Protection to
Strikers-operators Signing the
Uniformity Agreement.

Pittsburg, Aug. 3lThe strikers will
continue to gain accessions TO their
number from the New York & Cleve-
land company's men. Sandy Greek and
Turtle Creek mines are completely idle,
and the Plum Creek men are slowly,
but surely, coming into line with the
men encamped in the vicinity. Today
nearly half of the diggers at this
stronghold of the company failed to go
to work, and a number of those who
did go into the pit have promised to
quit as soon as they clean up the coal
now lying in their rooms. At Camp
Determination it was reported that
every one of the miners of the New
York &, Cleveland Gas Coal company
who had gone to work was in sympathy
with the movement and only their sig
natures to a contract prevented them
from staying out
Peace and order seems to be the
watchword of the strikers. They re-
alize that they have the sympathy of
the public, and that if they lose it
their cause will get a black eye. At
the headquarters of the miners Off
Gals in this city there were many call
ers during the day. Proffers of aid were
numerous and the majority did not
want the public to know of their sym
pathy-
The miners officials have retained w.
J. Brennan to defend them at the hear
ing before Justice Seammonds at Tur-
tie Creek tomorrow afternoon. They
are charged with riot and unlawful as
semblage. 1t is expected that there
will be some fine points of law dis
cussed. Attorney Sol Schoyer will ap-
pear on behalf of the prosecutors
WEATHER ON THEIR SIDE.
Good weather has been a great card
for the campers. Just where most of
them will find shelter in case of rain
is a problem. So long as dry weather
lasts the men can stand the exposure
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HUGE RUN OF SALMON.
A Catch of GAS In One Drift on the
Frazer.

Vancouver, B. c., Aug. S.-The huge
run of salmon on Frazer river continues
and all canneries have placed limit
on the number to be taken from each
boat. Fishermen usually only make
one drift, and catches of 200 and 800
fish are quite common. Six hundred
and forty-fve fish were caught in one
drift on Monday night. A large guam
THY of salmon is being sailed and as a
result salt has jumped in price from
81 TO S35 per ton.
It is reported that the representa-
tives of large English buyer of SAL
mon are now on Frazer river investi-
eating into the manner in which sal
mon are put up, in order to ascertain
whether there is any truth in the re-
ports of uncleanliness. Special in
ouiry is being made into the physical
condition of the Chinese employees and
the white workmen, that, as result
of the anticipated report, Chinese Ia
Dor may be dispensed with.
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RETALIATION DEMANDED.
Government Asked to Abolish Privi-
leges to Canadians.

Seattle, Wash, Aug AT meeting
of the chamber of commerce. in con-
junction with the merchants and ship
pers of this city. resolutions were
adopted memoraliZing the secretary Of
the treasury to abolish the privilege
heretofore extended to Canadians of
bonding goods in shipment through
American territory, and also to rescind
the action establishing such ports of
entry at Dyea, Skaguay and Circle City
This action is taken in retaliation for
what is deemed the harsh and unius-
tifiable measure proposed by the Ca
madam government TO levy an import
duty on the personal outfits of miners
and prospectors going from the United
States into the new Klondyke district
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Copper River Route But Three Hun
dred Miles.
RAILROAD CAN BE BUILT.
RICH GOLD DEPOSITS ON MANY
OF THE ISLANDS.
A Promising Region That Has Never
Been Thoroughly Explored-Life
Insurance Companies Refuse to
Take Risks On Persons Going to
the Observation-Disclosures OF the
Siberian Gold Fields.

New York. Aug. "a special to the
Herald from Washington says: There
is a short and easy route to the rich
gold fields Of the KIondyke, according
to a communication to the interior de-
partment from J. NJ. o. Lewis. a civil
engineer of Salem. Ore, who says he
can open I'D at once a route from the
mouth of Copper river, by which the
Klondyke may be reached 10y a jour
neg OF not much more than 300 miles
from the coast.
The route which he proposes will
start inland from the mouth of the Cop
per river, near the 20-mile glacier.
aJoout % miles east of the entrance ia
Prince William sound
He says the Copper river is navigable
for small steamers for many miles be-
yond the mouth of its principal eastern
tributary, called on the latest maps the
Chillyna river, which is itself navigable
for considerable distance From the
head OF navigation on the Chillyna, Mr.
Lewis says either highway OF a rail-
road could be constructed without great
difficulty or heavy grades through what
the natives call the l0w pass, probably
the Scoloi pass. From this pass the
road would follow the valley of the
White river to the point where it emp
ties into the Yukon, on the edge Of the
klondyke gold fields.
George F. Becker, in an unpublished
report made to the geological survey of
lis Investigations in 1895. says that most
of the islands of the Alexander archi-
pelago contain gold deposits. yet un-
worked. that would probably repay
very handsomely we'll directed efforts
of placer mining. There are deposits
in the neighDorhood of Sitka and gener-
ally on Baroneff and Admiralty islands
and the beaches of the adjacent main
land. Another fairly promising region
is in group of deposits on the Kenai
peninsula, on the southeast shore of
Cooks Inlet and a Yakutal bay and the
beaches OF Kadiak islands These re-
gions have not been explored. only to
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name as Flossie O'Brien, visited the
Office of Chief Lees and handed him
the following telegram addressed to
her: Billy is dead. Let me know
what to do. (Signed) George Sheldon"
The woman said that O'Brien was
her husband, but she denied that he
had been shot. O'Brien subsequently
visited police headquarters and laugh
ingly asked that the report of his tragic
death be denied. He was unable to ac-
count for the telegram sent to his wife,
except to say that he believed that he
had COMPOUNDED him with a namesake
who was in this city some time ago
and who was known as clever crook
Whether or not he is the dead burglar
O'Brien was unable to say.
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sheldon,s Frisco career.

San Francisco, Aug. S.-George Shell
don, who figured in yesterdays dis
patch from Denver, is well known in
San Francisco to the police. On Nov.
%, 1891, he was arrested by Detective
Egan on two charges of petty larceny.
and on q conviction was sent TO the
house of correction for eight months
Shortly after the news of the tragedy
reached police headquarters. a hand
some blonde woman, who gave her
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-04
70 ACQUIRE HAWAII
BY A bold STROKE.
American Pr0tectOrate to Be
Established BY Sewall.
SOME STARTLING NEWS
COMES FROM HAWAII. /
Non Action By Congress Means
Occupation.

State Department Says a Protectorate
Is to Be Declared Only In the
Event of a Serious Disturbance
Minister Sewall and President
Dole Have Had Frequent Confer
ences = statu Quo to Be Main
tanned.
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Still sizzling HOT.
HUMANITY SUFFERS AID PEG
PIE ARE DYING.
No Abatement at Louisville or st.
Joseph-Heavy Rain at Kansas
City-Kansas Drouth Broken.

st. Louis, Aug. S.-The hot spell con-
tinues. and as a result, humanity, es-
pecially in the down town portion of
the city, suffers. Last night the Their
mometer rose to So in the shade, which
was several degrees lower than on the
street. Several people had become
wornout with the loss of sleep and
many succumbed to the heat. So far
today the following cases have been
fatal. Dr. H. 0. Donovan, aged 20.
found dead in bed; Karl Neissner,
aged So, baker.
Thermometers registered 100 in the
shade at Alton, Ills, today and out
door labor was altogether suspended in
the city.
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Kansas City, Aug. 3.-The hot spell
of weather that has prevailed for a
week was broken this evening. At 1
o'clock SO degrees had been reached. A
few minutes later heavy rainstorm
broke over the city and by o'clock
the temperature had dropped to "A.
The rain was heavy. Reports received
tonight indicate that showers fell at
many points throughout Kansas and
Missouri, at some points the rainfall
being heavy, and the indications are
that the Kansas drouth is broken.
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Miss Barrett speculated.

Boston, Aug. 9.-The fire marshaPs
investigation at Goldman & Codman's
office, which was continued today, re-
vealed nothing particularly new, al
though it strengthened his belief in
the report that Miss Alice Barrett, the
bookkeeper, who committed suicide in
the office, had been specializing at
bucxetshoDs.
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SCARCITY OF FOOD.

Secretary Warner is experiencing
great difficulty in getting provisions.
The demand for bread is so great that
the local bakeries were unable TO meet
the orders placed with them. AS a
result the camp at Plum Creek will be
short on rati5ns. In speaking of the
situation tonight President Dolan said:
'The entire success of the movement
now depends upon the order maintained
in the camp. We have demonstrated
to De Armitt that his men, who he had
bound with the ironclads, were not in
vulnerable. When 1 left the mines to-
day his entire interests were at a stand
still. The New York & Cleveland COM
pany has given up all hope of operating
the Sandy Greek mines. while those at
Plum Creek and Turtle Creek are so
badly crippled that there are not
enough men to get a car of COAL"
When asked regarding the report of
the need of state military forces. he
said: 1.-The men are orderly and have
never given any sign of making trouble.
Instead, they have been harassed by
individuals who, it seems to me, want
to incite riot and bloOdshed among the
men,
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The district mining officials were in
the city today arranging the details for
the continuance of the camps at the
De Armitt mines. They were elated
over the change that has been worked
in the situation, and President Dolan
is the authority for the statement that
the entire New York & Cleveland Gas
Coal company's interests have been
fought TO a standstill.
The lull in the situation since the ex-
citing events of the past twenty-four
haurs is the first opportunity the Of
ficialS have had to size up the situation.
As result each of the three companies
of striking miners was today placed
under strict military government. This
will be continued until the camps are
abandoned. Two members of the dis
trict executive board were placed at
each camp. These men are to receive
instructions from Dolan and Warner,
and no further general move is to be
made unless a general conference is
held
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Iron Mine CLOSED Down.

Bessemer, Mich, Aug. 3.-The TiIden
mine, a Rockefeller property, has closed
down completely, throwing go men in
definitely out of employment. The off,
Gals say there is no sale for the ore.
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jewelry, which was shipped to George
Sheldon at Denver has been found, the
Salt Lake end of the exploits of Will
lam O'Brien and Edwin Edgar the
crooks who fatally shot each other in
brawl at Denver on Monday night,
will be cleared up. Sheldon is still held
by the Denver officials, and the pack
age is being diligently searched for by
the police.
JUBILEE ROOM WORKERS.
Several communications were ex-
changed yesterday between Acting
Grief Eslinger and Chief O'Brien of
Denver, ana it is now apparent that
the three crooks We're the room work.
ers who piled their craft in Salt Lake
during the Jubilee. In the first mes
sage received by Chief Eslirger, the
numbers Of the four watches found on
the dead crook were given, and the
chief at once Ielegraphed back that
they were among the effects stolen
from Salt Lake. Later Chief Eslinger
in reply TO a question frcm the chief
at Denver, sent instructions that Shell
don be held until a search could be
made for the package switch Steve
Esterly shipped TO him at Edgar's re-
quest.
WHERE THEY WORKED.
o'Brien is in reality none other than
William Jack, and Edgar sometimes
used the name of Howard" The
operations of the crooks were confined
almost entirely to lodging rooms in
the large buildings of Salt Lake and
the chief sufferers were people who
dwelt during the Jubilee in the SAM
tarium ana Daft buildings, the Brooks
Arcade, tie Eagle block and the Wey
hotel.
a THREE CORNERED PARTNER
SHIP.
Sheldon has a reputation greatly in
need Of repairs, and II is thought by
Chief Eslinger that the three men
coIiabOrated in executing the bold
Ihefts. II the box, filed with jewels,
Which Steve EsTeriy, the waiter at the
Vienne Cafe, claims to have shipped TO
him at Denver be found, Sheldon viii
be brought 10 Salt Lake and prose-
cuted in a way which viii make him
weary.
MORE SALT LAKE PLUMBER.
The three thieves came TO Salt Lake
from Carson, and arrived here just at
a time when the Jubilee visitor was in
his glory and ready to be sacrificed.
The amount which they purloined dur
ing their brief sojourn here is esti-
Inated by Chief Eslinger to be nearly
81 geo. For reasons OF their own, the
authorities do not care just now to
give a list Of those who lost the prop
erty.
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st. Joseph, No, Aug. 3.-With the
thermometer recording SO in the shade
again today and with no sign of rain,
farmers are becoming more discour
aged The outlook for corn in many
places is not bright. The backward
spring and consequent lateness of
planting makes the drouth more dis
astrcus.
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Pension For an Idaho Man.

Washington, Aug. 3.-An original pen
sion mas been granted TO John NJ. Slater
of Princeton, Ida.
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NO NECESSITY FOR TROOPS

The announcement today that Sheriff
Lowrey was in communication with the
governor and that there was a posi-
bility that the state troops would be
ordered out, had no particular effect
in Camp Determine ton. The strikers
all say there has been no occasion nor
reason for discussing the coming of
the troops.
The arrival of Brigadier General
John A. Wiley of the Second brigade,
n. G. P, in the city, and his confer
ence with local officers of the guard,
gave rise to the story that he was here
to arrange for the transportation of
the troops to DR. Armitts mines. When
told of the rumors afloat, General Wiley
said: Il am here on personal matters
only and my visit has no connection
with the Second bridage or the ma
tional guard. / have not consulted
with any military officers, neither do 1
expect to, and there is no necessity
for such 4 move
The general is satisfied that the strike
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at night, but were a wet spell to set in
it would necessarily force many OF the
men to desert the fields of operation.
The roads now are dry, and, while
dusty, are nevertheless in fairly good
condition for the sturdy pedestrians
that tramp over them.
There are close upon 1000 strikers in
camp at Turtle Creek, $50 at Plum
Creek and 500 at Sandy Creek. If
this number is not sufficient to deter
the De Arrnitt miners from going to
work, all these camps viii be largely
increased before the end of the week.
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More Steamers Sail.

Seattle. Wash. Aug. S.-The steamer
AESi sailed at l p. m. today for Dyea,
with full COMPLEMENT of Klondyke-
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Louisville, KY, Aug. 3-The heat of
the past few days still prevails, with
no signs eff relaxing. The maximum
was reached this morning, when the
thermometer registered 81. There are
dozens Of 1rostrations, but no deaths
from the heat.
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LOOKING FOR
SALT LAKE BOOTY.
Edgar, the Second Duelling
Crock, Died Yesterday.
He REFUSED TO
MAKE ANY STATEMENT.
How the Thieves Operated Here
During the Jubilee.

Went Through the sanitarium,
Brooks Arcade, Eagle Block, wey
Hotel and Daft Building-Geo.
she5don's Frisco Career = Edgar
Had a Love Affair-Sidelights on
the Tragedy.
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EXTRA HAZARDOUS RISK.

a limited degree, owing to the unfa-
vorable precipitation of the coast.
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STRIKE LEADERS ELATED.

will be settled without the calling out
of the guard.