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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-06
Our Country Bound Hand and Foot
By MOnOpOlieS.
SPEECHES IN CONGRESS-
DEMOCRATIC ATTACK UPON THE
ADMINISTRATION.
House Considering the Fortifcations
Bill - Present Administration
Would Accept Any Insult From
Foreign Nation That Might Be
offered, Said McRae.

Washington, Feb. Sat the opening
of the session of the house today Mr..
Royce Rep. Ind), chairman of the
committee on elections No. ,, present
ed a resolution declaring that in the
contest between Samuel Hudson and
William McAleer, the latter is entitled
to the seat. Without division the res
olution AID report was adopted.
The house then went into committee
of the whole, and resumed co1sidera-
ton of the Notifications appropriation
bill.
Mr. Lewis (Dem. Wash.), took occa-
sion to discuss the financial question,
and said it was the purpose OF the adj
ministration to retire the greenbacks.
He also criticized the leaders of the
house for not allowing more time to
discuss the Teller resolution.
Mr.. Mcclellan (Dem. n. ", in a
speech declaring that the bill carried
no adequate appropriation for the de-
Tense of New York harbOr. said the
trouble was that too much money was
expended for the Improvement of our
harborS and not enough to make them
inaccessible to the hostile fleet. 1T
would be much better said he, first
10 protect our harbors and then, after
they are protected. to improve them"
NO PROSPECT OF WAR.
In response. Mr.. Sayers (Dem- Tex).
a member of the appropriations COM
mittee, expressed the opinion that
there was not the slightest prospect OF
war with any foreign nation. Econ
omy." said he, ought to be the watch
word o. both sides of this chamber
and no appropriation for any project
ought to be made unless it is absolute
ly necessary"
After discussing the work of the APP
preparations committee. in considera-
ton of the various bills. Mr.. Savers,
said: Our revenues are large enough.
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Especial to The Herald.y


Pocatello. Ida, Feb. 5.-All that can
be done at this end of the line towards
the opening of the Fort Hall reserva-
ton was concluded this evening. 1t
now remains for congress to act.
Commissioner Hoyt held a final con-
ference with the Indians at the Ross
Fork agency this afternoon, and when
he returned to the city tonight, 80 of
the 44O male Indians on the roll of the
reservation had signed the treaty for
the sale of all that part of The reser-
walton adjacent TO Pocatello. Tonight
he is preparing his report, and tomor-
row will forward it, with the treaty
and maps, to the department at Wash
ingtOn, where his colleague, Commis-
sioner Barge, is waiting to urge prompt
action.
The prompt ratification of this treaty
means more than can be well described
to Pocatello. a city of 5000 people, it
has for nine years been hedged in on
every side by a reservation that ex-
tended % miles in every direction, and
practically shut it in from the world.
When, II years ago, the city was
started. il could only spread to the
limits Of the 200-acre grant owned by
the Union Pacific Railroad company.
Nine years ago the Indians sold 1900
acres for a townsite Since that time
the hope. the prayers and the labor of
every citizen Of Pocatello has been for
the opening Of the reservation, and the
treaty now negotiated IS the result OF
infinite toll and perseverance. Its ac-
complishment has filed everyone with
hope.
The reservation walls are broken, for
on two sides the reservation lines will
be seven miles distant, while on the
other two sides there is no reservation
at all. Above the city the treaty will
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1t ought to be our effort to reduce the
expenses of the government in order
that they may conform to the re-
celptS-" In conclusion. Mr.. Savers said =.
We ought to unite to make this con-
gress one of the most economical since
the civil war;
FOREIGNERS MAY INSULT US.
By the introduction of an amendment
to reduce the maximum price OF oil
tempered and annealed steel from %
to % cents per pound. BIr. McRae of
Arkansas secured the floor and made a
sharp attack upon the administration.
He said he had no fear of war. be-
cause he was satisfied the present ,ad-
miniStration would accept any insult
from a foreign nation that might be
offered, bound hand and foot as it was
by trusts and monopOlies. The great
mass of the people, however. would pro-
tect the honor of the country. Instead
of preparing for war to protect the
country from the inrOads of a foreign
nation, Mr.. McRae thought congress
ought to protect the country from a
further issue of bonds, which seemed
likely. in view of the present condition
of the revenues, before the end of the
year.
Mr.. Foote (Rep., N. W and Mr.. Ma
hon (Rep., Pa opposed the amend
ment, maintaining that the adoption
would result precisely as had the eff
forts of congress to reduce the price of
armOr plate. and that it was likely to
cause one years delay in the manufac-
ture of guns. The amendment was de-
feated 56-34
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ASK FOR MARTIAL LAW.
Reputable Citizens Petition the Gov
eminent to Send Troops.

Skaguay, Alaska, Jan. 81, via Seattle,
Wash. Feb. "a petition is being cir
culated here and at Dyea asking the
I war department TO send 800 troops
here, that law and order may be pre-
served. The petition also asks that
martial law be declared. The petition
is being signed by nearly all the best
element. 1t reads as follows:
To the Honorable Secretary Of War,
Washington, D. c.:
We. the undersigned citizens and
business men OF Alaska, respectfully
petition and set forth:
That there is an extraordinary con-
ditiOn Of affairs existing at and near
Dyea and Skaguay, Alaska, which calls
authorities.
AS d result of the recent discoveries
of gold in and near Dawson City, n.
w. T., Canada, during the past two
years, there is an enormous rush of
people to that country from all parts
of the world, and it is estimated that
there viii be 250.0O0 people start for
the gold fields of Alaska, and North
west Territory, Canada, during the
present year, and not less than 70 per
cent viii attempt to get in by way Of
the Chilkoot and White passes. Even
at this early day the full capacity of
every steam and sailing ship on the
Pacific coast, IS taxed to its utmost
capacity TO carry the passengers and
freight that is being offered, and they
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London. Feb. 5.-(Copyrighted. 1898.
by the Associated Press.)-It is prob
able that but little further reliable in
formation regarding China viii be OBJ
tanned until the ministers have a
chance to sound their assailants during
the course of the debate in parliament
on the address in reply to the speech
from the throne. The explicit state
ment of the queen. furnished to the
Associated Press on Thursday last is,
however. sufficient insight into the facts
and shows that the press has wasted
a considerable amount of hysterical
alarm. which curiOusly enough. is
more prevalent among the government
supporters than among the opposition
papers. After all. the perturbation VIII
not have been wasted if it serves to
convince the government of the terri
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SENATOR sHOUP BETTER.
JUSTICE WITHOUT POWER.
Creek Indian Illegally Convicted Has
Only One Hope.

Nuskogee, 1. T.. Feb. 5.-Judse
Springer. sitting in the United States
court here has been compelled to re-
fuse succor to q condemned man who
has Eeen, The judge admits, ILLEGALLY
convicted The prisoner is William
Tiger, = Creek Indian who has oeea
sentenced in the Greek courts to ne
shot for the murder of another Cree
Indian. Tiger was brought before
Judge Springer by a writ of haDeas
corpus He proved to the satisfaction
of Judge Springer that he had not
had a fair and impartial trial, that ne
was not permitted 10 Introduce me
testin ony of important witness, inat
one of the jurors before whom he was
tried had assisted the prosecution IN
gathering evidence against him. and
that the Judge who presided over his
case was a relative of tie man for
whose murder he was tried.
Judge Springer announced. however,
tina. he was powerless to Interfere,
inasmuch as a federal judge had no
power 10 review the action Of the
Creek courts as they existed prior 10
Jan. l. last.
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RELIEF EN- ROUTE.
4 Federal Expedition Aboard the
Steamer For Alaska

Steamer For Alaska.
Portland. Ore, Feb. 5-The expedi-
ton which The United States govern
ment is sending into the interior of
Alaska with supplies for the relief of
miners who are reported to be in want,
sailed Cor Dyea tonight on the steam
skip George ". Elder. The Elder car
ried $50 passengers, 81 of whom are Of
ficers and enlisted men of the army.
who VIII act as escort 10 the pack train,
which. it is expected, viii carry the re-
lief supplies over the passes.
About 200 tons of provisions were sent
forward by the government from here,
and an additional supply viii so from
Seattle in a few days.
Brigadier General II. c. Merriam,
commanding the department OF the Co
lumbia, who has had general supervis-
ion OF preparing the expedition, has as
signed Major l. II. Rucker. Fourth
cavalry. to the command OF the relief
expedition. Major Rucker has been in
Alaska Cor several weeks, and has
taken temporary station at Dyea,
where he has established a camp and
supply depot.
General Merriam expects to go to
Alaska on the steamer Oregon, which
is scheduled to sail from here Feb. 8.
and rom Dyea he viii direct affairs
until the expedition is started over the
passes.
The government has let a contract to
the Snow & Ice TRANSFORMATION com
pany of Chicago for carrying $50 tons
as the DaraDhernal1a of the company
has not yet arrived on the Pacific
coast, il is probable that General Mer-
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DEBT INCREASING

Mr.. Lewis (Dem., Wash.) obtained
the floor to conclude the remarks he
had begun earlier in the day. He main
tanned that the treasury had ROW only
1924. 000. 900 with which to pay a 81 0OO.-
600, 900 debt-a debt that was constant
ly increasing. He held that the gov
eminent was now paying a 20O-cent dol
lar in liquidation OF its obligations
obligations that when contracted were
worth only 80 cents on the present dol
lar.
After another fruitless effort on the
part of Mr.. Mcclellan to amend the bill
the reading of the measure was con-
Guided. reported by the committee Of
the whole to the house and passed.
At $40 p. m. the house adjourned I'M
til Monday
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and its unequalled rich tributaries
BONANZA, IIldora0O, Hunker and other
creels-it is argued that also the gold
in the Stewart river bars may come
from the same location and from depos-
its equally as rich.
RICH CREEKS
Two new creeks have been discovered.
One is in the Klondike district Here
the ground shows 30 cents TO the pan,
with seven feet of pay dirt 70 work.
The richest creek is in the Indian River
district in Jhe same vicinity Eighty
cents pan was found in this dirt
few inches below the surface, with
bedrock . few feet below. This is said
to equal anything found at first on Bo-
nanza or Eldorado. There was q stam-
pede to the Indian River district as
soon as the discovery became known.
NEWS CONFIRMED.
Vancouver. 3. c, Feb. 5.-The steam
shin Ccouitlam. which recently struck
on n rock near Mary Island. of the
southwest coast Of Alaska while bound
north has arrived from Skaguay. bring
fng direc: news of affairs in the north
ern territory. The news that rich
strikes had been made on the Big Sal
mon has been confirmed by q party
who came out for supplies. Pay dirt
Welding 90 cents for the pan has been
discovered in the gravel above bedrock,
which. at last report. had net been
reached. On Henderson creek. FIVE
miles below the Stewart, good strikes
have been made. II is likely the
stream viii prove rich IN sold
SURPRISE FOR MINERS.
Latest reports from the interior of
Alaska are especially encouraging. Mi
nook river and its tributaries IS we'll
as scores OF other streams in that re-
zion. promise 10 surprise the miners,
saws a returned prospector in the next
wear. and all the United States VIII
rejoice.
Ii is now generally conceded that the
winters cleSn-up VIII not be more than
Sf00C2 600. The CeIUitlam passed 20
steamers bound for Sl6aGuay- 1t is re-
portcd that Skaguay is already over
crowded, ard that work IS scarce
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Hav In Great Demand.
Especial to The HeraId.)

Pocatello, Ida. Feb. 5.-News from
oxford is that the hay supply there is
exhausted, and stockmen are securing
the country for forage for their herds
The same news comes from all the
country west of here. The big hay
crop of Bear Lake has been bought
clean by Wyoming flockmasters. North
of here is still hay enough, but none
to spare.
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open about 100000 acres of as fine ag-
rieultural land as there is in the west.
East and north are foothills for graz
ing purposes. and south are the Port
Neuf mountains, known to be rich in
mineral-in all 41S000 acres.
POcatellO may confidently expect to
double its population within the next
year.
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STAMPEDE FOR
STEWART RIVER
Large Party Left Dawson For
Exploration.
GOOD REASONS FOR
RICH DEPOSITS
MinO0k River Promises to Surprise
the Miners Soon.

News That Big Strikes Have Been
Made On the Big Salmon Con-
frmed-Alaska Indians Excited
Federal Relief En- Route-Skaguay
and Dyea Petition Government to
Declare Martial Law - War De-
partment interested.
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PATTING OUR BACK.

Henry Norman, a bitter opponent of
the government. writes in the Daily
Chronicle that it would be unfair to
criticise the MARQUIS of Salisbury so
long as he maintains the treaty of Tien
Tsien of 1865. and added:
In this demand we are irresistable
At last the people Of the United States
have learned that we are not the land
srabbers, gold seiZers or monopoly
hunters which some of the western
senators and irish politicians represent
Us. They have realized that our aims
are theirs. What we want they want
free access to the great untouched
markets OF the far-east They desire
commerce untrammeled by the jealous
les, military and political. Of the con-
tinental nations. That is precisely what
we are ready 10 fight f0r. to secure
for ourselves and for them Japan,
who VIII light Russia some day, as
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THE ORIENTAL
CHESS BOARD
Great Britain'S Play to Check
mate Russia.
TRUE VERSION OF
TALIEN WAN STORY
England Never Demanded That It
Be Made a Treaty Port.

Nevertheless, Britain viii Not Re
cede an Inch From the Position
Espoused By Hicks-Beach-Illogi-
cal Speech of a United States Con-
sul-Telescoped On Tariff and
Free Trade-English Buccaneers
In Morocco.
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Shoe Button In Her Nose.

Pocateno. Ida. Feb. 5.-County Com
missioner p. I. Waddle brought his 3
year-old granddaughter in from Oneida
today. and Dr. Castle removed from her
nose a shoe button which the child
had pushed so far up that it resisted all
efforts of home treatment.
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Insist On LINDSAY Bosigning.

Cincinnati. o.. Feb. "a special to
the Commercial Tribune from Frank
fort. Ky, says: y majority OF the
house signifed its Intention today to
continue its appeal to Senator Lindsay
to resign.
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Idaho Indians Ambition.

Especial % IN HefaIu.l
Boise. Ida, Feb. 5.-David NcFcr-
land. one Of the star players Of the ia
nous Carlisle Indian football team. de-
clares his intention Of entering the Uni
versity of Idaho. after compleJinS MS
preparatory studies. Mcfarland is Il
Nez Perez and a resident of Lapwai.
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SURPRISE FOR MINERS.
ALksKA INDIANS EXCITED.
Worried Over Bill to Return Their
Lands to Public Domain.

Worried over Dill 70 RetG1H A1ASlI
Lands to Public Domain.
New York. Feb. 5.-The Metiakahtla
Indians in Alaska have recently been
made considerably excited as Well as
onnrebensive, by a bill offered IN the
hons Of representatives by Mr.. Dove
ner OF West Virginia, and referred 10
The committee or Indian affairs. 1t is
a bill 10 segregate and return to the
,,,,rese.ved public domain the mineral
lards included in the Metlakahtla res
ervation, which consist OF an island
about &C miles long by 81 miles wide
Vim in the Alexander Archipelago,
csorltheastern Alaska, says the Wash
insfon correspc ndent of The Tribune
The recent history OF these indians
&c interesting and somewhat romantic.
In 1857 William Duncan was sent by
the church missionary society of Lon
don, England. as lay missionary TO
The Taimpsheean tribe OF British Co
lITrntia- Since then these Indians have,
through his effclts been raised from a
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Idaho Sons of Veterans.
lsnecial 10 me Herald.l

Pocatello. Ida. Feb. IA meeting has
been called for next week for the pur-
pose cf organizing camp of the Sons
of Veterans. a camp of that order has
lust been organized at Salmon City.
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Juneau, Alaska, Feb. by steamer
City of Seattle to Victoria, Feb. ga
stampede from Dawson is imminent
The news is brought out by party of
about a dozen men who reached Skag-
nay on Jan. IS. several OF whom
reached here by a steamer on the even
ing of the same day Among them
was George AIcKenna of Douglas Is
land, who has been in the Yukon for
two years. He also states that a num-
Der of very rich new strikes have been
made
This is the very latest from the Klon-
dixie, as four men in the party left
Dawson as late as Dec. &c.
GOLD IN STEWART RIVER.
A party of u men LEFT Dawson on
Dec. IS for Stewart river. They intend
10 prospect the Stewart river up the
entire course to and into the Rocky
mountains.
Gold has always been found IN the
bars of the Yukon. For years the
sand banks of the Stewart have pro-
duceG gold, and in some places there
has been a rich yield to the pan AS
much Of the gold from the Yukon
came, doubtless, from the KloEdike,
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BOON FOR P0CATELLO
Great Significance of the Treaty
Just Concluded.
OPENS UP RICH COUNTRY
CITY WILL HAVE ROOM FOR
EXPANSION.

Fine Agricultural, Grazing and Min
eral Lands viii Be Opened Up
Treaty viii Be Forwarded to
Washington Today-Pocatello Elk
poets TO Double Its Population
Within a Year.
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No records were destroyed by the burn
ing of the court house at Juneau. The
safe containing them was saved.
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.UTAH'S ASPHALTUN LANDS
KINGS BILL OPPOSED By SEC
RETARY BLISS.
Secretary Committed to the Leasing
Plan-Song Dedicated 70 Bishop
Senator Shoup Better.
fspecial TO The Heraid0


Washington, Feb. 5.-Representative
Kings bill to omen the UacomoahSye
mineral lands to entry under the gen
eral mineral la2d laws viii have the
opposition of Secretary Bliss. The lat
ter is thoroughly committed 70 the
adoption of some kind of leasing plan
for these lands.
CHEER FOR BISHOP.
Attorney General \. c. Bishop is still
putting in hard work for the attor-
neyship. He is very popular Al VIII
lards Hotel, from which ne is con-
Quoting his canvass. Clerk Coffin, who
is a musical enthusiast, has dedicated
to him a song entitled Words of
Cheer" the score of which adorns the
Willard register.
Judge King left for New York today
SENATOR SHOUP BETTER.
Senator Shoup. who has been i'll at
the hotel Normandie for several days,
is again able to sit 10 and VIII prom
ably be out Monday. He has been no
tilted by the secretary of the war de-
partment that his request for an in
crease Of troops at the Boise barracks
cannot be granted. The senator has
desired four companies there, but the
department holds the expense OF the
change TO be unwaTranted.
state Engineer =. j. Mills of Idaho,
is at Wizards.
a restoration ard reissue Of pension
of S. Per month has been granted Lud-
oviso BoUrgard dead Salt Lake City
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bic earnestress Of the country over the
matter ard how IT win resent any
+ weakness or bungLDS.
TALIEN WAN STORY.
1t must be remembered that the
whole fallen Wan story never had
shadow of official sane zion As cabled
TO the Associated Press on Thursday
last. Great Britain has never demanded
that Taien Wan be made treaty port.
1t was merely one OF the suggested
constituents of the bargain. and If 1t
should be withdrawn il can only be
because il is q barrier to the neSOtia-
lions for the loan. The object OF the
condition was 10 checimate any scheme
for the transformation Of Port Arthur
into a closed Russian port, and the
object was equally secured by eXactlnS
from China and Russia together
pledge in regard to Port Arthur sim
liar to the pledge exacted from them
in regard TO COrea. before the eVaCUa-
ton of Port Hamilton. and this viii
probably be the upshot. The semi
official statements distinctly point
thereto. notably the specific assurance
early in the week in regard TO the tenn
pOrary nature of the Russian occupa-
ton of Port Arthur. which was accom-
panied by the friendly assurance that
Great Britain is not bound 10 Japan
by any warlike alliance. In short,
there IS every reason to believe that
Great Britain does not intend TO recede
an inch from the position which has
been officially taken up by Messrs- Bal
four, Chamberlain ana Hicks-Beach. in
the name OF the Marquis Of Salisbury.
ILLOGICAL SPEECH.
In the course of an interesting adj
dress at Bradford, before the chamber
of commerce of that place. on Thursday
last, the United States consul, EraStuS
:. Day, applauded the Marquis of SAL
isbury's doctrine eff free trade in China.
He said that America had every SYM
pathy with it. ana that the people OF
Great Britain and the United States
ought to lead in shaping the worlds
thought and action. Continuing. he
said they sought the opportunity to
achieve great things: would they unite
to achieve lasting benefits to them
selves and to the WOrlG2
Speaking of the tariff, Air. Day said
the overwhelming prepOnderance of
sentiment in the United States was in
favor of the protective theory. The
Wilson bin. ne added. had sickened the
people of the tariff for revenue only
theory and that it would not be wise
Tor the manufacturers of Bradford to
hope for the speedy enactment of an
other Wilson biu which closed too
many mills in the United States to BE-
retired
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bic earnestrcss Of the country over the
matter. ard how IT wiz resent any
weakness or bungHIg.