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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
SKELETON FOUND ON THE DESERT.
Remains Of II, Treohter the Jewish PeddIer
Who Lost His Way Last Summer,

News comes from Toocie county TO
the effect that the body az II. Trechter.
the Jewish peddle-. concerning whor
SO much anxiety was felt in official
circles there last GUNNER. has been
found on tho desert. Tho discovery
was made by Nephi Anderson. II
sheepherder whose home is at Tctncn.
Only the skeleton, hleoched and eaten
remained. 1t was found near Govern
ment Butte, and every evidence was to
the effect that coyotes and birds of
prey had devoured the lcsh fron, the
bones. The skuu WIS lying sD;re dis
tance from the body The remains were
gathered mp and conveyed u Vernon,
about twenty-five miles eastward, BY
Alvin Anderson, brother Of %eph. who
made the discovery. The former is
proprietor Of the feed and supply sta
tion at Simpson Springs, on the old
pugwuy and Deep Greek rOad, rhe
remains We're identified By II memoir
andum book. papers and other personal
effects 1t is reasonably certain that
Trechter lost his way while 3rossing the
desert last August. and that he per-
ished in an effort to find his way. The
team which he drove when lost has
never been found. His wagon ana
stock in trade Were taken possession Of
by the sheriff and sold last fall.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
NEW WESTERN RAILWAY.


The Saratoga CWyo.) Sun contains
the following item concerning the
building of the long contemplated rail-
road from Denver to Salt Lake, going
through Middle park, south Of North
park.
From Ira Barcus, who has Just re-
turned from months visit 20 COL
orado points, we learn that the work
on the railroad from Denver to Salt
Lake, which is to go through middle
park, is being pushed as rapidly as
possible. For more than month three
hundred teams and from three to four
hundred men have been ut work grad
ing in the headwaters of the Grand
river. and that work is still going
vigorously on. The road viii cross
over st. Vrain's pass into Middle park.
and there can be no question that If the
Encampment country develops much
richness, that a branch road will be
built down the Platte to this place.
Denver has had an eye on new road
from that place to Salt Lake for some
time, and II Is an open secret that the
Is. x NJ. purchased the rails more than
n year ago for this road. a railroad
into Middle park means a railroad to
this point within a short time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
ANOTHER MINERS STRIKE.
Il is Promised in Colorado Coal Fields on
January 10,
Operators Say They Nrst
Close Down.

Denver, Dec. 29.-Trouble Is brewing
in the northern coal fields. The oper-
ators have received notice from the
miners that unless their wages are adj
vanced by January 10 they will close
down every coal mine in Lafayette.
Louisville, Marshall, Erie and the
smaller camps.
The operators say that the schedule
demanded is an advance OF from 10
to 40 per cent. The present scale runs
from 10 to 80 cents per tor for manu-
featuring machines and so to 80 cents
per ton for pick work. According to
the way the operators figure it the
scale demanded would be So to 60 cents
after machines and So cents to 81 for
pick work.
The operators say that the present
wages, together with the other ex-
peiases of production, leaves them a
very small margin, and they declare
that If the miners insist on n higher
scale the operators will be forced to
close down the mines.
There are 1900 men in the territory
who would be thrown out OF work in
the event of strike. A strike is
threatened If concessions are not made
by January 10.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
THE CUBAN CABINET.
msurgent Leaders Pay Little Attention to
Its Composition.


New York. Dec. 9.--Conslderable in
West was manifested among Cubans
AZ NE junta headquarters of the re-
potted make-up of Gen. Blanco's cabi-
het Tor the colonial government of Gu
Va under the decree of autonomy All
VI the names were familiar, they said.
jose Maria Galvez, said to be slated
,iof president OF the cabinet, is the
.eader Of the autonomist party and was
,s%fm1etly a prominent lawyer. But"
sac one Of the Cubans, he has been
ruined by gamblng.'
Naia,i Montoro. marquis Of Montoro,
,ls' Hl one time, they say, leader of
ue altonomists. He is lawyer and
~ eloquent speaker. His family was
9u one time rich. but he is poor man.
"a ~ u said to be named for minister
.,The roputed selection for minister of
a'u lni years was member of the
man.
rI4hcisco Zayas, mentioned as the
sppolntec for minister of education, is
leading physician of Havana.
arturo Amblaro, the proposed min.
mNr OF commerce, is n Spaniard and
w until recently extremely bitter
forms
FOR minister of posts and telegraphs
ppe man selected is said to be Rafael
tterhande2 Castro. lawyer. n pro-
ussor In the university and the owner
~ iulse sugar plantations. He Is also
W VINE contractor for the army and
mas great influence.
Membrs Of the junta had no COM
ments 20 make on the cabinet as a
uhule. II was not certainly said that
my cabinet reporr was correct, and II
r,lS mattered little to the insurgents
sao We're interested only in absolute
Independence.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
STOLE HALF A MILLION.
Criminal Chnrge Against Prominent
Wall Street Operator.

New York, Dec. ga warrant is out
fol the arrest of Henry oliver Gold
smith, one Of the best known men of
Wall street. The specific charge against
him ir rand larceny in the first de-
gree fds appropriating q check for $1,000
the property of Oscar A. Wiessner OF
Brooklyn.
The officials of the district attorneys
office say that Goldsmith has managed
to get away with something like half
a million dollars by operations similar
to those which brought the Il. 5. Dean
Co. before the public.
Goldsmith was indicted on Tuesday.
Detectives have followed clues all over
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Boston and
other places, but SO far Goldsmith has
eluded them.
Goldsmith and n man named Web
ster operated under the firm name of
Iloyt & Co. George HaZelweide and
William A. Mitchell, who were their
brokers' We're arrested three weeks
ago for their part in the operations, but
the charges against them have not been
tried. They were dropped from MEM
bership in the stock exchange. II was
upon their evidence the grand jury
found their indictment against Cold
smith. The latter Is about 35 years of
age, and. in the opinion of the district
attorneys o!lice,was one of the shrewd-
est men that ever engaged in Wall
street speculation. after the manner of
Dean & Co. They say his victims are
numbered by the thousands.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
COLORADO nEArs THEN ALL.
Centennial States Gold output WIN be
Ahead OF California This Year.

Denver. Colo. Dec. 2a.---The books Of
the United States branch mint for the
year 1897 aro now closed. The deposits
of gold IRE the largest ever received.
The total will slightly exceed Sis.2oo.-
600. and II conservative estimate made
by the mint officials places the entire
output of Colorado at $22,OOO.OO0 in
round figures,
1t is claimed here that Colorado will
go far ahead OF California, us 1t Is
said to the doubtful If Calfornia's
output VIII touch the sis,0OO,OOg mark.
Last year. Colorado.s output was slG,-
500, 900 and that OF California was s11,-
100000, while the total production of
the country was SOL, 7i7,92G. The great
increase In the Colorado output this
year viii send the total for the United
States up to the s70,OOO.0OO mark.
Denver. Colo, Dec. pa special to
the Times from Washington. d. c.,
says:
Director Of the Mint Preston said to
the Times correspondent this after
noon, that from his estimates OF gold
production complied so far, he was
perfectly satisfied that Colorado would
take first place this year in production
Of yellow metal. ranking considerably
ahead of California, which has hereto
fore led,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
ACCEPTING AMERICAN AID.
Blanco's Action in Cuba Virtually Admits
United States Intervention.
Cuban Representative Talks on the Sub
joct-spain Cannot Shake on wey-
lerisn in the Island.

New York, Dec. 29.-"Governor Gem
eral Blanco's acceptance of President
McKinley's request that the American
people be permitted TO believe the suf-
fering of the concentrates in Cuba is
tantamount to an acceptance Of the
offer of Intervention by the United
States in the conflict so long in progress
between the people OF cuba and the
Spanish government" said Thomas
Estrada Palma, the chief of the Cuban
junta in this city. to an Associated
Press reporter today.
''As the administration believes that
peace in Cuba be restored only by
political Intervention. 1t cannot reject
the favorable opportunity that thus
presents itself TO intervene for the pur-
pose of ending the war in Cuba" con-
tinued DR.. Palma. THE deplorable
condition Of the concentrates was
brought about by the cruel warfare
waged by Spain, and the government.
finding itself unable to relieve the sit
uation. has applied to the United States
for aid. President Mckinley must sec
by that there Is no chance for peace to
be established in Cuba without inter-
vention, and living up to his word as
given in his previous message, must
intervene, and Spain cannot Taton-
ally and consistently reject such inter-
vention."
Coming down to the relief plan IT.
self. DR.. Palma said:
IF the American people are willing
to help the concentrates, they should
send food. clothing aud the like, but no
money. Money would benefit the Span
isll only.
"Blanco has accepted tho American
proposition as way out of n difficult
position. He knows that 1t would re-
qulre millions of dollars to permanent
iy relieve the concentrates under the
present conditions. But the United
States can accomplish very little dur
ing the progress of the war. The only
way to relieve the concentrates, and in
fact, all Cubans, is to stop this distress
BY the introduction of peace and in
dependence. With peace restored, the
concentrates will be able to return to
their farms and their residences. We
have the money, the tools and the ma
terials that will set these people right
at work again.
Let the American people know that
the best plan Is to Intervene for peace.
They should intervene Immediately.
spain Is trying to shake off the
igromny of Weylerlsm In Cuba, but 1t
cannot succeed 1t is necessary that the
world should know the results of that
work In Cuba. and the world is learn
ing fast"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29

foods, except milk, both for the reason
that II was felt that this was no oc-
casion for trying experiments, and be-
cause OF the belief that tile foods nd
Vertised for would be found more
suitable to the needs of the occasion
thhn condensed foods. lie said he would
leave for Vancouver Barracks in a day
or two and that 1t was expected the
expedition would leave SkuFuay about
the middle Of February. II viii be COM
posed of nifty soldiers. sixty Lap drivers
aud 500 reindeer. and II was thought it
would be able to make the trip to Daw-
son In four to six weeks The one thing
that was troubling him now, he said,
was the fear that they would not have
sufficient food for the reindeer. as he
had been informed no reindeer moss
EroMs along the Dalton trnll
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
FILES ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.


Articles of incorporation have been
filed by the Utah Messenger and Sig
nal company, with the county clerk
and secretary of state. This is the
company for which G. $. Holmes and
associates recently obtained a fran
chise from the City Council. 1t now
transpires from the names of the in
corporators that Western Union Of
ficials are very much interested in the
enterprise.
The business of the company is to
own. operate and control messenger
service, nightwatch boxes, burglar and
fire alarms and package delivery by
messengers and wagons in salt Lake
City, ogden and elsewhere in Utah.
The capital stock Is placed at 100000.
The officers and directors are @. s.
Holmes. president; j. j. Dlckey of
Omaha, vice president; b. Brooks, Of
Denver, secretary and treasurer ana
Il. C. Clowry OF Chicago and j. b.
Twiford of Ogden. directors.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
IBE WORTH A BILLION.
v.,o. Of Seven AsphaItum Veins in Colo
RADIO.
EXCAVATIONS TO DEVELOP DEPOSITS
.,,. ,-xtcnds for Miles In Colorado in
Addition TO the Vast Beds that
Exist In Utah.

n.rver. Colo. Dec. 29.-The owners
:, come Of the undeveloped asphaltum
sass ON the borders of the uncom-
ssgbre Iudlan reservation residing
r. mis- city are negotiating with the
TuIe Guaranty & Trust company of
rhicaeo with view to securing money
"a develop the deposits.
According to the seventeenth annual
snort Of the United States geological
,nryey, the area in which gilsonite oc-
IN The uncompaghre Indian reserva-
,on extends for miles over the
s,ate line into Colorado. There are
won dlstinct veins which vary from
one 10 eighteen feet in thickness and
I, Il estimated that their total contents
r,l, amount to 23.7ii,52S tons.
The same report quotes the price of
,bs material in Chicago at from $40
70 ,50 per ton gross value, which would
"ake the estimated contents of the
.ayen veins worth over s1.ooO,oOO,OOO.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29


Herald from Washington says:
Coincidcnt with the rejection by
Lord Salisbury of the latest seal propo-
sition submitted to him by Ambassador
Hay Sir Julinn Pauncetote, the Brit
ish ambassador in Washington, has re-
sumed reciprocity negotiations with
the special commissioner. Kasson. Al
though special seal ambassador Fos-
ter is still determined to attempt to
force Great Britain to settlement of
the sealing question without conces-
slons from this government, some Of
fcials OF the administration believe
that on the linking of the reciprocity
md sealing questions depends the final
decision of Great Britain on both.
Through Ambassador Hay the state
department has peeu informed by cable
that Great Britain has rejected the
proposition of this government that II
consent to the agreement entered into
between the United states, Russia and
japan for the suspension of pelagic
sealing, notwithstanding that the argu-
ments Of the United States were REIN
| forced by the information that the
legislation is pending under which
Americans viii be prohibited from en-
gaglng in peaglc sealing.
| The President has not yet approved
1 the act passed by Congress imposing
this prohibition. hut 1t is not thought
I tnut treht BrlNHln TtJtCliOf OIL the
latest proposals of this government
will have any effect on his action. The
ten days period allowed by law for the
approval of the measure will expire on
Thursday, but It is thought that the
| President will attach his signature to
the act, although great number of
protests have been made to Its enact
\ ment.
Sir Julian Pauncefote's discussion
with Special Commissioner Kasson re-
lated TO the reciprocity treaty giving
the West indies possessions of Great
| Britain the advantages of the minimum
tariff allowed by the Dlngley tariff
/ law 1t Is said that there was some
discussion with reference to the inclu-
sion of Canada in reciprocity negotia-
tons. hut there is no reason to antici-
pate that such discussion will lead to
anything.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
FORE ON TaE CUBAN WAR.
uphoids SPAIN and Has No Approval 70
Cubans Struggling for Freedom.


New York. Dec. ga special to the
Journal and Advertiser from Washing
ton says:
1t Is current news in Catholic circles
that on Christmas day the pope made
a very important communication to
the Spanish government concerning
the Cuban war and the attitude of the
vatican toward Spain in the present
crisis.
About three weeks ago It became
known that 1t had been represented to
the pope through the usual channels
of information on this side of the At
lantic, that the cause of Spain was lost
In Cuba This was so powerfully in
fluencing European opinion that the
pope took occasion on Christmas to adj
dress an important communication to
his nuncio at Madrid. The pope de-
clares emphatlcally that the vatican
upholds every form of legal government
| which is not anti-Christlan in its
character. He proceeds then to dis
cuss the Spanish situation and calls
the Carlists to account, stating that
they no less than other subjects of
Spain, owe implicit allegiance to the
reignng monarchy and must not at
tempt to use the cloak Of religion to
cover purposes that are Interior to the
proper aims and objects of the church
tills VIII tenu To- clrCumVent the
Carlist plots and in large degree Will
shear them of Importance. as the MAIN
hold of the CaTlists has been the posi-
tive sympathy received from the Cath
ole priesthood of Spain. II will solve.
or at least modify the dilemma of the
present ministry
Following this pronunciamento, the
pope deals with tine existing war and
sends his special greetings to the SOL
diers of his godson, the present king
of Spain. Discussing the Cuban uues-
ton. positive statement Is made that
the vatican has meyer made any de-
cision or announcement that could be
construed into an approval of theCuban
cause. or disapproval of the conduct
of Spain. 1t has suggested that where
: possible. the rigots of war should be
mltigatei, but undef no circumstances
has 1t uttered n word that might tend
to encourage their parricidal and fra
trioidal strife.
Notwithstanding this minimizing,the
pronunclamento Ia n distinct victory
for the reigning dynasty. The whole
influence of the Austrian court was
| thrown into the balance to
bring It about. Christina, the
/ queen regent, Is n HapsburE prin-
I cess, and for her sake and the
( love she bears his godson, the power
| full influence of the vatican in Spain
has been eXerted to save the falling for
tunes of the present dynasty.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
TRIO OF british VISITORS.
London View of the Purpose OF Each In
Coming to America.

New York, Dec. GA London dis
rateh TO the World discussing the de-
parture today for New York of John
redmond. the earl Of Ava, and oars
man Rupert Guinness, says:
Mr.. Redmond is going over to work
up the movement for the celebration
q the centenary of the rebellion of
l7ss. The Dublin B'reeman's Journal,
which supports Dillon, says concerning
Redmonds mission 1T is mere folly
to suggest for a moment that it is not
meant Tor party demonstration in
favor Of the campaign OF the section OF
which MIR. Redmond is the leader in
this country. 1t is an attempt to mar
row down the '9S celebration to par
~ who are, to put it very mildly, u
very small minority of the Irish race
In America or at home. Redmond's
position in Ireland is In itself conclu-
s.Ts proof CT the meaning OF this
American expedition. Redmond has set
himself In determined opposition to
the peace and unity proposals of Mr..
Harrington. He persists In maintain
Ing the division and 1t is not to be
doubted that 1t is In pursuance of that
policy that this mission to America has
been undertaken"
The earl of Ava is on his way to
spend the winter in Canada. with a
View TO engaging in a Klondike enter
Prise In which his father. the marquis
OF Durerln, is largely interested. The
earl Is one of the most popular men in
London society and is great organ
Ter Of society functions. He is I'M
married.
Rupert Guinness Is the eldest son of
Lord lveagh one of the heads of the
iamoue Stout brewing firm and pos
s0y the richest peer in England. The
GUINNESS brewery is now u joint stock
company earning net profit of $4,000
eN Year The Guinness family owns
nearly two-thirds of the shares. Ru-
pert Guinness was the winner of the
iplamond sculls Mt Henley. He is only
y and well spoken Of by his contem-
poIaries Mt Cambridge university, He
Is travelling prior to settling down to a
political career.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
LIE. Grant VIII Go to Ogden.

Mr.. ]. r. Grant, of the Grant Soap
factory. is about to leave Salt lake
and take up his residence In Ogden.
The step is occasioned by reason OF
Mr.. Grant having accepted the man
agement of the Ogden branch OF the
Cons plidated Implement company, In
that position Mr. Grant win succeed
Joseph Burton. who VIII come to Salt
Lake as general purchasing agent FOR
the firm. Mr., Grant and General
Manager snow We're both In Ogden to-
day arranging for the transfer.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
SENATOR STEWART HERE.


Neither of utah's own United States
senators came home to spend their
holiday vacation. But that does not
leave this city and State without the
presence of a representative of the
highest legislative body in this coun-
try, Senator Stewart of Nevada having
arrived In Salt Lake lust evening.
Senator Stewart is registered at the
Knutsford and will remain here for
several days. During his stay he will
confer with the leading Lights of the
silver cause in Utah and attend to
some private business matters.
Regarding the rehabilitation of the
white metal Mr. Stewart is hopeful as
he has ever been. but declares that 1t
cannot come during the present admin
lstration. He says that Secretary Gage
will not resign and that matters will
go on for the time being pretty much
the same as heretofore.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
FIRE AND EARTHQUAKE.
A Terrible Visitation at Pert ~ Prince,
i!sai.
5000 PEOPLE RENDERED. HOMELESS.


Port Au Prince, H1iii, Dec. 29.-At
II o'clock last night n fire. which as
sumed considerable proportions OF ac-
count Of lack o: water to supply the
pumps, broke out ard destroyer 500
houses. including a number Of ware
houses, hotel, the church of st.
Joseph and its parsonage. About 81
900 people were rendered homeless.
This morning ut 6:45 there was an
earthquake. the disturbances running
from north to SOUTH lasting half a
minute and causing slight cracks in
tho earth. There We're no accidents, but
the populace WAS greatly alarmed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29

New York. Dec. 2g.-'The first skat-
ing race of the present season took
place last evening at the ice palace,
when handicap at two miles was de-
cided In the presence OF large and
enthusiastic gathering Of spectators.
The eight contestants received handi-
caps ranging from sixty to ninety
yards. as follows:
d. NJ. Mcdonald. Montreal, scratch:
Leroy See, Berkeley school. scratch;
Fred Gibbs, Newburg, 60 yards; NJ.
Naughton, New York City, 60 yards
], Booker, New York City. G5 yards:
W. f. Hepnte, Go yards; W. Mcbride.
Knickerbocker a. c.. IS yards; w.
Ulmann, New York city, 90 yards.
See won easily from scratch. cover
ing the two miles in minutes, As i-5
seconds, and the mile in minutes, 0
seconds. Gibbs was second in 1903.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29

Springfield, Mass, Dec. 29.-George
Hodgson, proprietor OF the Haynes
hotel, in this city, and the fremont
hotel in New Haven, Conn, was ar
rested here last night an warrant
charging him with being accessory to
arson committed by Frederick Cook In
attempting to set Are to the Tontine
ing.
Cook is said to have made confess
sion, stating that Hodgson, who for
merly owned the Tontlne, had paid him
$50 to set the hotel on fire Mr.. Hodg-
son protested his entire innocence, and
says that Cooks story is lie.