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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-10
To proveut nIicil Di.,iiIinr.

WASHINGTON, May l0.-ln reply to
The Senate resolutions Ms TO the effect
OF the present rate OF Internal revenue
tax ,on disulliu spirits, collection OF
revenue, ETC., 81 ctetary Gage today re-
pied that according ~ the tables OF
The previous years, the highest revenue
rate would be 10 cents a gallon. He
recommends "a rate Of 80 cents anu
that q reduction be- made la the return
to tue bonded perioI OF three years.
Among other cnangss he recommends
that u special tax OF not less than $500
or mors than 81 900 year be imposed
upon the industry OF uistilling, TO be
determined by the capacity OF the
uisliilsiy, anu that only stills having a
capacity OF twenty gallons or more
shall DC entitled 10 registry and pei
united to operEre. The secretary says
the present rate OF tax hal the effect
greatly oil increasing Illicit dis,illing.
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None Know How Tho Sad Accident
Happened.
BODY FOUND WITH HEAD SEVERED
e.. lehman johnson, I'm Ola Il npIOy
of the Road, Killed as
Murray To-day.

A frighttul accident happened at
the Murray ssmpling mills at 10
O'Clock this morning, by which = II.
g. w. switchmsn named Eric johnson
had his head literally severed from the
body, being run over by locomotive
From what can be learned of the acct.
dent 1t appears that Mr.. johnson
was engaged attending to the switches
on the section and was on the back
end Of an engine. In some unac-
countable manner he fell OH,
Though no one saw him fall.
When found his body was
discovered In the middle Of the
track, his head about twenty feet
away. His remains were Immediately
taken 10 the home Of his aged widow
mother at Murray, with wnom the de.
ceasd lived.
The engineer OF the locomotive
says he did not see johnson get on
The engine, In fact he did not know he
was there. The way the body was
found leaves Lo DOUBT but what he
must have been on the locomotive
when the acct, On! occurred. Johnson
had been an employ q OF tue RIO Gfande
Western company for yeats anu was
regarded as n sober, industrious man.
The Murray jusl.ce OF the peace will
Orier tho huiui. & OF an ioquest Co.
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THE CUBAN REBELLION.

General weyIer's Reports of Pence
sontraaicisu by Facts.
New YORK, May lO.-A dispatch 10
the Herald isom Havana Gays:
There 10 grim humor in the Off
cial announcement as to the late oil
the ineurrecti0n and the outlook which
causes u sneer in Havana, where food
is scarce and SCUM money Bcarcer. AZ
the situation grows worse nc every
point, the palace reports become more
rose.coiored ana more at war with the
iaols. For instnuce, for II centen
which is worth So, 80 IN Spanish golf,
one may get the equivalent Of Sill 80
In paper money tOuay in Havana.
Ii Ia significant that the paper
money OF Span is at q greater dis.
count al this moment, when the re-
forms are said to be az hand than at
anytime since the war began. During
the ten years. war oeuten wes at
one time worth Si2 In paper and no
one doubts that the biilets will reach
or pass that point again. Two months
ago centen wss worth $50 in paper
and thsn there was less iaIk OF pscifi.
cation ami OF reforms than nav.
The fact lie, 10 one lpays any atten-
ton to Gen. Weylef's proclsmations
about the peace he says he has brought
about, or his talk about the golde a
time that 10 coming now that the
oueen.Iegent has been kind enough to
sign the refsIms. These thinga are
mere sound. But the paper money Is
IA grim fac, and the determination with
whion all persona refuse to have IL
thrust upon Them at par has forced
even General Weyier to recog nize that
the money question 10 superior to his
decree, ana TO abandon his declared
Intention OF furnishing anyone who
looked twice al these "shinpissters."
Indeed, Spain, over his head, sug-
gesls that the billets be- accepted In
custom houses with IN increase in
duties corresponding to the deprecia.
iioa OF the paper. The shopkeepers DO
not accept any billots In many cases,
eF II they do the customer must psy
twice the gold price. The billet Ia Just
30 much depi eclated paper and the
country will not recognizes it as any
thing elee. The plight OF Spain is bad
entugh without the Tioting which
would be general II an attempt were
made 10 force this paper down the
throats OF men already grown sul'en
because Of the disastrous and tagging
military policy OF General Weyler.
No oGe here can see how Spain will
DO able 10 carry much longer the
hnanoisl BURDEN with which she IL
sadJled anu which Is Increased tire.
msndousIy every month. Sill there
arc oflciai announcements that the
military outlook Ia toeeale, despite the
hci that engagements are daily re-
pori.d and w0unasd soldiers carried
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into the garrison In tue towns prov
the activity OF rebels In every pr :
vince.
There are engage ments, too, which
are not reported anu these nro the In ore
serious. Three nighta ago 100
wounied soldiers were carried into
Reglp by rail on their way to Havana
hot pitsls aud some of them died 10
the railroad station. Oliioially there
has been no fight OF Importance H.
tn proviIce o. late but the arrival o.
these men III can that Spanieh columns
have been ambushed by Gen. Castillo,
W h his ual nu ccess. The fight was
AZ Gova.
No one, even st the palace, prete de
that Matanzas 1. pscifi d and | know
that a messenger is OF his way to NV
York who viii q u the 1unta that the
Insurgents 10 Piuar del Rio numbei
nearly 1000 armed men AMI that four
briHales there who served under
Eivsra have acted vigorously ana In
harmony ever aiDce his capture, obey
Ing Con. G0mez's orders not 10 engage
the 3 anish force until he gave tue
word that the time had come.
SPANISH HEROES RETURNING.
New YORK, May 10.-A dispstch 10
the Journal from Havana say;
Gen. Figuers of the crack cavalry
regiment OF Pizsrro will embark i'm.
meuiateIy with the few survivors Of
his force for Spain. The same steamer
is expected to take about 100 returning
infantry forces and all ,he su.cslied
volunteers enlisted from prs ms
throughout Spain for the campaign
here as gueriiias are BccoIding to o re-.
cent order OF Weyler to be mustered
cut and discharged within the next
fortnight.
Each one OF these former jail birds
upon his departure from the island
Will be given certificate of good char
acter and military cross for his ser.
Vices In rai0ing Cuban hospitals,
buicherlng the helpless wounded anu
assaulting Cuban women found acting
40 nurses therein.
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finance, Turp'e; Indian affairs. Esil
Rawlin,; inierstste commerce, I'll =
man; judiciary; Chiffon, Bacon, Gray;
military sfisirs, Pettus; naval affair,
Butisr Pop.), MeEnry; Pacific rail-
loads, Smith Harris tP.p.), Rswiins;
pa ents, Mills, Berry; post fiics anu
p 8 roadt, Mitchell Pc tus Clay, Ker-
NY privileges and elections. Faulkner,
Gallery, Allen (Pop.) Pet,us; public
BUILDINGS and grounds, Murphy, Raw
Inns, Turner (Pop.); public lapds,
Allen (Pop), Cannon tSlver Rep.).
McEnry; territories. Heitfeld (Pop. y;
rules, Pasco.
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BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY.
Decision In Its Favor by the U. n
Supreme Court

oeeisoh IN i's fafor by the U.
Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, May lO.-The Bell
Telephone Company has Won tho case
brought against it by the United
States to annul the last BerIiner
patent. This decision has the effect OF
continuing the control OF the tele.
phone by the Bell company for Sevan-
teen years fr, III the date OF the last
patent, granted in 1881. The goverL-
ment asked to have the patent set aside
on the ground that the delay for
thirteen ye,rB In the patent CO was
fraudulent, through the fault OF the
telephone company, and that the
patent issued IN 1880 covered the same
ground on which The new patent was
applied for In 1851. The Supreme
Court In An opinion delivered by
Justice Brewer held that there was
no evidence of corruption or
undue Il fl ieBce exercised over tn
patent flee by the Telephone com
papy anu NO evidence that the delay
In granting the patent had been
brought about by the company. The
delay was through the ,ault OF the
patent off CO. Justice Harlan dlssenteu.
Justice Gray aud Brown, It was an
noupced, took no part in the case, pre-
sumably btcsuse they Were inteIesteu.
The court held that In order 10 tel
aside a patent the government must
establish grounds OF relief ~ clear a1d
satisfactory as to set aside a land
patent. All other allegations Of the
government besides that OF delay
were overruled. The decision sustains
the 10 Rer courts.
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WASHINGTON. May l0.-The Senate
has agreed to q resolution directing
the commerce com mlltee to Inquire
into the reasons OF the recent Missis-
sippi river floods and report next De-
center.
WARRINGTON, May l0.-Mr. Hall
10 the Senate today opposed Morgan's
Cuban resolution and closed by saying
that 800 men had gone TO the aid OF
Greece where one had gone to the AID
OF Cuba.
Turpie (Dsm., Iud.) made vigorous
speech In favor OF the resolution. at
Is the age OF revolutions" he said,
"anu I hope 1t may last long enough to
drive the last remnant OF monarchy
from the American contiuent."
The Senate passed a resolution re-
questing the secretary of war Tor In
70 rmation as to the steps taken to locate
che deep water harbor at San Pedro,
Cal, In accordance with the report OF
the commission.
Senator Gear (Iows) gave notice that
he would move tomorrow 10 take up
the Pacific railroad bill and make il
unfi nished business OF the Senate.
WAsHINeToN, May l0.-fu h ia
Cuban speech Turpie said the with
drawal OF the Spanish minister and
the severance OF diplomatic relations
between Spain and the United States
az result of the passage OF the Cuban
resolutions, would not be OF the sllgh-
est importance. Ministers had with.
drswn before without disturbing the
equilibrium Of the hemisphere.
White, California, followed In OPP.
position to the Cuban resolution. AT
2:l0 the Cuban resolution went over
ubtil tomorrow, when Senator Mer-
rill, Of Vermont, will speak on 1t. Tn b
Senate went into executive session.
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sMOLENski HELD OUT.
He Was Forced 10 Retreat By Orders
from Greek headquarters.

He Was Forced TO Retreat By Orders
from Greek headquarters.
NEW YORK. May 10.-A dispatch to
the Worlu from Chalcis, Greece, says:
Gen. SIN olenski's brigade continued
to give battle to tie Turks about
Velestino alter the crown prince hai
retreated from Pharsals.
The main body OF the Greeks fell
back upon DImokoa Wednesday night
ond the Turkish forces occupi, d
Pharsala Tbursisy morning, but Gen.
Smolenski Aept on fighting.
a furious engagement took place on
Friday. The Turks put in position the
big siege guns captured from the
Greeks at Larisss aui this artillsi y
was used with telling effect, doing
deadly execution.
But Gen. Smolenskl was holding out
bravely and hau driven the enemy
back slightly when orders arrived
from headqusrters commanding him
to commerce a retreat on Aimyros.
This was the second time Gen.
Smoienski had rsceived orders itom
hea quarters TO Abandon n porItion.
The frs. cam, alter he bad
CALAMITY forced the Rsveni pass
ON the irontier,ant was IN the enemy.
country threatening the Turkish reRrJ
Then the main Greek army was de.
iested at Natl anu then rstreated t.
Pharaala, abandoning Larlssa. Thil
time the Turks mad broken through
the Greek line near Pharsala ana a
general retreat was ordered to the
third line OF defense ut Domokos.
A frightful panic ensueu at Volo,
whom General Smolenski began as
directed, the retreat to Almyros.
Every body tried to escaps the town ry
water. There WAS desperate scram-
BILE for the boats, which were crowded
10 the ulmOtt, oausIpg many to nInk.
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Officers Charged With Misconduct.

TACOMA, Wash, Mey 0.-Governor
John ii. Rogers has created n pull icai
sensation by summarily removing
from positions on the slate board OF
control state Auuioor Neal Cheetha m.
one OF the leHdiog Populisis in the
state, State Treasurer g. w. Young,
the biggest P0pulist in the eastern
part OF the state, anu himself ioImiu-
able eau dioate Tor governor last fall;
Superintendent OF Public Instiuct,o u
Frank J. Brown, a, leading educator
OF the cCast and silver Republican, :.
anu State Printer Hicks, q pioneer
Democrat Of the Northwest. All
these fiicers are charged with miscon.
duct as members OF the state bUaru of
control, In that they conspited to
hasten the removal from ttlice OF the
state officials appointeu by the last
Republican standardization, anu Iro.
ceeaeu with their work without con-
sulting the heads OF the departments
affected by these changes
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OMAHA. Neb, May 10.-Ex. Mayor
Broalch Is entrenched IN the mayors
, fiire guarueu by police. Mayor
Moores nj IL O'CLOCK made formal de-
mand for possession OF the Office.
Bro aich shut the door in his face.
Moores quietly returned to his private
office. Tue new city council was or.
ganizsd this morning. 1t recognizes
Al cores as mayor.
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sT. LOUIS. May 1O-In addition to
the awards OF the 27lh national turn
lest given out last night, are the fol-
loving: For apparatus work alonl--
Fret, Robert Herman, Milwaukee, ;
second, George Erich, Milwaukee, ;
third, George Vervalin, Dsnver Turn
verein.
First group athletic sports compri,-
ing vaultlng, climbing, rops anu
broad jumping, 100 contestants, first,
Albert Gfst Ter, Denver; second, Gee.
Netvslin, Denver; thirJ, Henry A !.
Hess, New York Turnvereiu.
AT JefiersOn barracks to-day drills by
United States troops were given isr
the entertainment OF the visitors.
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IAMBURa, May l0,-A dispatch
from Inc island OF Heligolauu an.
nounces that the Dutch steamer Fei-
dine for Stock holm ooIiided with the
Norwsgian bark R.edvar. Both veg
sells are supposed 10 have ioundeTed.
1t IL reported that thirteen men of the
Two crews have been saved and that
the drowned are largely in excess OF
that number.
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NEW YORK, May l0.-A dispatch
to the Journai from Athens says:
Prlne Minister Rail- says that the
Greek troops will be Withdrawn from
Crate. ,"The government having
need Of all troops possiole," he said,
"has decided on gradually Withdraw
Ing our army from Crete. This woulu
also facilitate arrangements with tho
great powers which have been u uofil.
clally intimaied. Greece has off claliy
notified the foreign ministers OF her
Intention TO Withdraw from Crete and
has demanded admission of the Greek
ships within the blockade for this
purpose.
"Greece now awaits the official
offer OF the great powers to make pro.
posals Of peace between her and Tur.
key, II they please, but will not ask for
1t. An official note from the powers
will probably be prese tied at o nee anu
all depends on Its terms.
"lhe report in the papers OF an ar.
mistice lie not true, but an srmistice
will probably be agreed upon II peace
negotiations are Dpe Eed."
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sILvER IN TIE SHOES.
sent From Salt lake Go san Que=tin
Prisoner.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 9.-Yesterday
a pair OF slippers reached the peniten-
tiary ut San Quentin to be delivered
to a prisoner. They were OF simple
make and innocenl-lt oSing things
Captain OF the Guard Edgar received
the articles and scanned them care.
July. Apparently they were all right.
IL was noticed, however, that the coles
OF tne slippers did not bond easily, and
they were ripped open. The slippers
were silver lined. Bstween the coles
and along the Sues were hRlf.dollars,
placed In such a perfect manner as TO
defy detection. There was also let
ter spIead ont between the solts. The
silver.lined slippers came all the way
from Salt Lake. They have been
COL tiscsted.
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COLLISION Al SEA.



CHARLESTON, 3. c., May 9.-The
United States practice ship Chase
came Into port toaay, and the story OF
her collision with schooner, eup-
posed 10 be the Richard +. q. Hartley
OF Boston, was tCll by Captain Ham.
lot. AbouiI 1850 .. II. On Thursday.
May b, q schooner was sighted bearing
down on the Chase about fifty miles
north Of this port. No attention was
paid to signals, and in spite OF all
Efforts by the Chase to avoid 1t, the
vessels came together. The Chaos loRt
her entire hssugear, bowsprit, flying
jibboom anu i0Tei0pmsst ana was
DaIjy Jammed. The schooner was u Ut
greatly injured. 1t appears that Iheie
was no lockout on ths schooner, W lieu
wac sailing before the wind under full
canvas.
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BAnoNEss WOW TuaKHEIm.
she Asks for Assis lance TO Return "a
sRn francisco,

BAN FRANCIS co. May lO.-Jesnine
Young, the "Baroness Won Turk.
helm" ia now reaping the VIII irIwinu.
A cablegram from her received yes,er.
day In this city states that she has Mt
last awakened to the fact that she ia
the victim OF conspiracy, and that
she Ia anxious to return to this city,
She states that she 10 at the hotel Cecil
In London and that Won Arnold, alias
rnrkheim, Intends to desert her carly
this morning. She asks her friends to
send her sufficient money to return
here, as she Ia without funds. That
she now appreciates fully the villaipy
Of Turkheim Is shown by the sugges.
tion that steps be aiken to effect the
extrauition OF her husband and CON-
pei his return tos this stale, where he
committed the crimes of bigamy land
perjury, to ssy nothing Of the c0nspir-
acy In which he was the leading actor.
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PARIS, May l0.---lt liz ANNOUNCED to.
day mat Bsro ess Hlrscn 10 the
doner OF slS7,5U0, received by the
committee vi the Charity Bazaar, the
scene OF the terrible fire on Tuesday
last,
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Crop Report.

WAsHISoTON, May i0.-The agri.
cultural utpsTimeut cfop report:
Wheat 500 against Sl.i lsst month;
TAT May l,I lasi year.
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Twenty Miners Killed,

LONDON. May l0.-An explosion
occurred AT Shaefell lead mine, 1sle OF
Man. Twenty mlners were killed.
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KANSAS CIrY, Mo, May lO.-Judgo
acknowledgements anlinjun ction to pre-
vent the pre- sident and executive board
OF Tho national. league OF musicians from
sitting In convention without admit.
ting all the members in good standing.
He decided that the president had no
right to revoke the charters of ioca
lodges that had affi liated with the
American federation Of labor.
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SENATE oonuIrrEEs.
The Nbemacra,a Hoia a Caucus and
Adoptihe kepsri.

WASHINGTON, May l0.-rhe Demo-
Gratis vi Tue Senate held caucus To-
day to consider tho report Of the COM
mittee which filed the vacancies In
the Senate committees. The report
was adopted. The most impoftent
changes in assig are;
To AppEopiiaIions, Berry, Murphy;
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-26

Havana. February 25.-There is anX-
iety in official circles as TO the outcome
OF the strained relations existing be-
tween United States Consul General
Lee and his government on account Of
the confinement incommunicado (s0li-
tary confinement here for nearly y
days of Charles Franklin Scott, an
American citizen, in violation Of treaty
rights.
Senor Mesa DOminguez, counsel for
Julio SanguilIy, has filed in the Ha-
draWing) the appeal to the Supreme
Court of Justice CT Madrid made against
the sentence of the Havana Criminal
Courl, cOndemning Sanguilly to i'm
prisonment for life.
Gen. Lee on Wednesday night au
thorized the cores sp0ndent of the AS
sociated Press to say that he had not
asked the United States government
to send warships to this port on ac-
count Of DR.. Ricardo Ruiz's apparent
death from violence in the prison Of
Guanacaboa. but the fact seems to re-
main that the United States consul
general did ask the State Department
to advise him whether it would send a
war vessel TO Havana Of one was nee
essary to enforce the demand for tho
release of Scott from solitary confine-
ment. To this Secretary Olney maue
an evasive reply The general asked
for a definite statement from the de-
partment and it is not known whether
he has or has not received reply to his
last message.
In the face of all diplomatic fencing
the Associated Press correspondent is
in a position to say that Gen. Lee has
threatened 10 resign il he does not re-
ceive the support Of the United States
government in his efforts to secure the
rights Of American citizens.
1t is understood that the Spanish
government has decided to order a
strict inquiry to be made into the death
of DR.. Ruiz.
No confirmation has been received
of the reports sent out by Puerto Prin-
cipe by the correspondent there Of La
Lucha OF the death Of the president or
the Cuban republic Salvador Cisneros
l1tIdlllUIl l. Nlet4 VI tA4o vi tlt'i-'t'
who is said to have expired from sick
ness and old age combined.
The whereabouts of Gen. Maxine
Gomez are not made public. If they are
known to the Spanish officials but pri-
vate dispatches from Santa Clara says
that numerous bands Of insurgents,
some say numbering 5000 men, have
been seen passing over the railroad
line between Cienfuegos on the south
coast and Santa Clara going by forced
marches in the direction Of the pro-
vince of Matanzas, destroying the rail
road lines and culverts as they pushed
westward.
Gen. Calixto Garcia. with some 1000
Insurgents. is reported to be operating
in the vicinity of Puerto Padre and
Baracoa on the north coast. The
steamers Julia and Manuela, coasting
near Baracoa. have been fired upon and
obliged to put out to sea.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-26
PENALTY PAID.
A Rape Fiend and a Brutal Murderer
Hanged on One ScafOld, at Pine
Bluff Arkansas.

Little Rock, Ark, February 25.-A
murderer and rapist eXpiated the crimes
upon a gallows, side by side, at Pine
Bluff, to-day. 1t was the first legal
double execution in the history Of JET
ferson county The men who paid the
death penalty were Robert Cox and an
other negro known as Crazy jim.
An attempt was made yesterday to
secure executive ciemency in the lat
ters behalf, but the governor refused To
interfere. The crime for which he was
hanged was revolving in the extreme.
On Decembr 5th, 1896, near Pine Bluff,
Lawrence Williams, aged Il, and his
older brother were at work in a field
with Crazy jim, when they began
disputing over the ownership of a dog.
The negro called the boys into the
woods and forced them to disrObe He
then dealt the oldest boy blow on the
head. knocking him senseless. Taking
a knife he cut Lawrence's throat from
ear to ear, and proceeded to mutilate
the body in a most horrible manner.
The other brother was fearfully stab
bed. and left for dead. but he regained
consciousness and lived to tell the
story.
Robert Cox was convict on the JEFF
ferson county farm. He escaped, and
while at large he raped negro woman
near Altheimer. He was captured and
convicted of rape.