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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21
DUNNING IS STILL IN JAIL
REFUSED TO ANSWER CUES
TIoNS IN BoTKIN CASE.
Handwriting Experts Declare That
Mrs. Botkin Wrote the Note Ac-
companying the Poisoned Candy.

San Francisco, Dec 2O.-When John
P. Dunning was. called to the witness
stand in the Botkin murder trial today.
he obdurately refused to answer me
question put to him yesterday by At
torney Knight for the defense, VINO
wished TO know the names Of other
women with whom Dunnlng had Deeu
intimate, other than Mrs. Botkn, IN
timacy with whom he had admitted.
Dunning spent the night in prison. ana
when asked to give the information.
said that when it was shown that any
other woman than the accused could
be in any way connected with the TAX
ing off of Mrs. Dunning and her sister,
he would give the names of the other
women.
Mrs. Louise Seeley, mutual friend OF
Mrs Botkin and Dunning, told Of her
acquaintance with them. She denied
ever having sent Mrs. DunninS candy,
or having written anonymously to Mrs.
Dunnine.
Mr.. Pennington. father of the de-
ceased, testified that he had received
and read the three anonymous letters
sent to his daughter.
Daniel L. Ames, the writing expert
of New York. testified that he mad eN-
amined all the writing in the case. and
was convinced that the anonymous let
ters, the address on the candy box and
the note to Mrs. Dunning's little girl
were all written by the same person,
and that Mrs. Botlxin was the writer
Carl Eisenschimmel, a local hand
writing expert, gave evidence on the
same lines as the testimony of Ames.
! Court then adjourned until tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21
nEID' M'PARTLAND DEFEATED
FINIsEFD BY HAWKINS IN THE
THIRD ROUND.
Pacific Coast Lightweight Put the
New Yorker to Sleep With Left
swing On the Jaw.

New York, Dec. 20.-Dal Hawkins, the
rsht-veight pugilist from the Pacific
slope. made short work of Kid 8IcPart-
land. Of this city. whom he met in the
arena. Of the Lenox Athletic club to-
night. TE-e bout was decided in the
third round, the New Yorker being
knocked out with a. left swing on the
Jaw. Hawkins opened favorite in the
betting at 100 20 60, but these odds did
not last long. and even money ruled
when the men dSnned the gloves.
This was the third time that Haw-
kins has fought before a New York
club. He won from Joe Cans in fifteen
rounds the last time he appeared here
and was knocked out by Spike sullivan
op his second visit.
The men agreed TO box under Marquis
81 QueeRsbury rules and TO break when
hailed or. They were announced TO 90
tNenty-five rounds, and eaeh weighed
l35 pounds at O'Clock this afternoon.
Round One-After some slow work
Hawkins got in a left-hand hook on
Macs stomach and the Kid fell to his
knees, but arose quickly and they eX-
changed left hand hooks on the ston-
aeh and head before the bell sounded.
Round Tvvc-Mac cut out the pace,
with Hawkins on the defensive, but
very little was done by either until near
the close, when Law s1ins landed very
hard left hook in the wind.
Round Three-HawlIins was first to
count in the third. swinging his left on
the ribs. Mac replied with a left on the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21

Mr.. Pine is one of the heaviest owners
in the Uintah Gilsonite company,
which, it is claimed by the ellison As
phalt company of st. Louis, has been
shipping ore from the property of the
latter company located on the reserva-
tionS The Pences and Pine and Ma
thez came over from Denver several
days ago to run the lines anew on their
property, and it is to ascertain whether
the allegation made by the st. Louis
company is true that the Pences have
gone to Salt Lake. There they will
search the records Of the United States
land office and determine the exact con-
dition of affairs. Neither of the com
panies has a patent to the ground upon
which they have been working for
years, but they hold the same under
the law governing assessment. AS to
the governments stopping work by all
individuals and corporations, Mr.. Pine
would give no positive information, but
said there was something bearing upon
this phase of the question, which only
his lawyers were in possession of and
could explain. However, he was posi-
tive all work there is to cease.
For some three weeks there has not
been a load of the product of either of
these properties brought here, where
the warehouses of the st. Louis people
is located, and to which point the prod
uct of the Uintah company is hauled
for loading on the cars. AS a result a
large number of teamsters are thrown
out of employment, and the hardship
will fall heavily upon them. The pay
roll of the st. Louis company is in the
neighborhood of $1,000 cash, and that
of the Uintah company about the same
figure The tonnage of the two will
average perhaps 500 tons per month.
People here who have talked with the
Denver gentlemen now lock TO see some
new developments in the Raven Min
ing compauH lease.
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pointees be given the lower places.
In the quartermaster's department.
the colOnels were reduced from ten to
eight, and the places of lower rank in
creased.
In the commissary department the
force is increased materially from that
first contemplated, particularly in the
lower grade, the captains being in
creased from twenty-seven to thirty
seven. There is an increase N rank
in the engineer department, the lieu
tenant coIonels being increased from
fifteen to twenty, majors from twenty
five to thirty-six, and captains reduc ed
from fifty-seven to forty-one.
In the ordnance department the
changes are toward the increase in Of
ficers of higher rank. The provision
allowing 20 per cent extra pay fer
service in outlying islands was made
to include Alaska.
The age limit of so, which had been
fixed for appointments to the judge ad-
vocate, quartermaster's commissary
and pay departments, was amended so
that the age limit will not apply to
those Who served in the civil war or
the Spanish war, or to officers Low in
the regular army
A new section was inserted, making
the chief of the record and pens .,r
office brigadier general with an as
sistant having the rank of lieutenant
colonel. Section is of the Hull bill xs s
struck out entirely. 1t limited the age
of appointees as second lieutenants
under the provision of the several acts.
and also placed an age limit NJ 40 years
on chaplains.
In the pay corps, forty-seven majors
were substituted for thirteen majors
and thirty-four captains, as first pro
vided in the Hull bill. The signal corps
appointments were opened to those
from civil life, as well as volunteers.
The number of chaplains were in
creased from thirty to forty. A pro
vision was made that assistant sur
geons shall pass a satisfactory exam
ination, instead of competitive exam
nations, as at present
The final report on reporting the bill
was to 8, on party lines, as follows:
Yeas-Hull, Marsh, Griffin, Ketchum.
Fenton, Belknap, Mcdonald and
Brownlow (Reps.) Nays-Sulzer, Cox.
LentZ, Hay and Jett Dems.) Mr..
Marsh while voting for the bill, re-
served the right to oppose some of its
features on the floor. The minority
gave notice of a minority report and
a substitute bill. The main feature of
! the substitute bill will be a standing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21

this afternoon and told his story of the
Santiago expedition. He was support
ed by his aide Colonel Miley, who was
with him in Cuba, and hanked by a
large portmanteau of papers, to which
his aide occasionally applied for ref
erence.
General Skaters story of the opera
tions around Santiago was tersely told,
but at times quite vivid in its recital
and interesting in detail. Briefly
summed up, his estimate of the Santi-
ago expedition was that it had been a
military success, and cheap at the cost
of 500 men lost in the fight He con-
sidered the expedition to have been as
we'll fitted out as the time allowed
would permit, and said that in looking
back he had no criticism of his plans
20 make, and would not change them If
the events had to be gone through
again. He said he had no complaints
of any sort to make, and would be
loath to intrude them at this time if he
had.
The commission stated that General
Miles today communicated to the COM
mission his unwillingness to volunteer
testimony. A message was accordingly
sent to the adjutant general, directing
him to request the appearance of Gen
eral Miles before the board. No reply
had been received to this conmunica-
ton when General Shafter rather un-
expectedly appeared.
Captain A F. Hardy of the Fifth
Illinois, whose regiment was the first to
arrive at Camp Thomas, was the first
to testify before the commission today
Sickness began in the regiment, he said
some ten days to two weeks after arri-
val in camp. The sanitary arrange
ment of his regimental camp was good
and the regulations promptly enforced
He visited his men in the division hos
pital and found the arrangements de-
cidedly bad. The hospital was un-
cleanly. the nurses ignorant and the
food bad. with total lack of milk al
first. The men complained to him fire.
quently of their treatment. The hos
pital arrangements were the only thing
of which he had cause to complain.
GENERAL SHAFTER'S STORY.
After brief preface, General Shafter
went into a detailed account of his
preparations for the Santiago expedi-
ton. lie said his plans We're changed
three times by the department. He
said the transport fleet was not suffi-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21
METER GETS A WATCH.
Presentation to Popular Sergeant of
Utah Cavalry.
(Speeial ID The Herald.(

Preside. San Francisco. Dec. 20
First Sergeant John Meter OF. the
First troop OF Utah cavalry was the
recipient this morning of d gold watch
which was presented by the troopers
of his company. Private Evans, a
young lawyer of Ogden, made the pre-
sentation speech, which was applauded
throughout. The sergeant acknowledged
the present feelingly, with few well
chosen remarks, after which the whole
troop gave three rousing cheers for the
popular sergeant
About fifty of the troopers leave for
Utah via the Central Pacific railway
Friday night, the 23rd inst, and the re-
mainder leave Saturday for Utah via
steamer and Portland, Ore.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21
CASHIER JONES' STATEMENT.
Declines to Give 1t to the Public
Yet.

Declines to Give 1t to the Public
Yet.
An effort was made last evening to
secure for publication in The Herald
Mr.. Jones statement to the directors of
the bank, through his attorney, Arthur
Brown, who declined, however, to give
it out, stating that he considered it
inODpOrtune to do so. and preferring to
have the full facts brought out at the
trial. Mr.. Brown does not attempt TO
conceal his pleasure at the utmost con-
fidence in the innocence Of Mr.. Jones
expressed by the directors. He was
very outspCken relative to his own be-
lief that his client is most unjustly
and wrOngfully accused. In the first
place he is not afraid but that ample
evidence is at hand to account satisfac-
tOrily for the whereabouts Of Mr.. Jones
during the shooting, and for a sufficient
period prior and subsequently. What
he boldly asserts is that Mr.. Stout saw
Jones and his wife and George Suther-
land walk past the corner of Main and
Fifth South, and a few minutes later
fired the shot himself.
Further, Mr. Brown thinks the post
pOrement of the preliminary hearing
was unnecessary, SO far as enabling Mr.
Stout to testify is concerned. for he
believes that gentleman viii never so
on the stand. The attorney is not of
the opinion that Mr.. Stout is a very
sick man. for he is able to receive nu-
merous callers every day. In fact. Mr.
Brown is very doubtful if there is any
bullet in him, at any rate he thinks
from the description given by Dr.
Pinkerton the bullet. if there is any,
could be easily removed. He admits.
however. that there was a slight pune
ture. Concluding, the ex-senator ex-
pressed the fullest confidence that Mr.
Jones will be indicated, and that a
rascally attempt to ruin the character
Of a young man wiz be fOiled.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21
Governments Reported Policy For
Uintah Reservation,
DENVER MANS OPINION
ASPHALT COMPANIES HAVE
CEASED WORK ENTIRELY.
Many Teamsters Thrown Out of Work
By Stoppage of operations-Ex-
pected at Price That Developments
In Raven Company Will Soon
Come
Especial to The Herald.1

Price, Utah, Dec. 2O.-F7rom the out
look at the present time the govern
ment, through the secretary of the in
terror, is going to put a stop to all min
ing for elaterite, gilsonite, ozocerite
and kindred minerals on the UintaH
reservation. This is the opinion of j.
NJ. Pine of Denver, and is no doubt
but the opinion of no less a prominent
attorney than Lafe Pence, ex-congress-
man from Colorado.
Mr.. Pine, with the Pence Bros, came
to town tonight from the reservation
country by stage. They We're accom-
panied by A. Mathez, a deputy United
States mineral surveyor from Colorado.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21
DONALDSON COMING HOME.
Carbon County Clerk Discharged
From the Army.
tSpecial ID NE Herald.N

Price. Utah, Dec. 20.-Word has been
received from w. H. Donaldson, clerk
and recorder of Carbon county, that he
viii be home on Christmas day. DON
aldson, when the war broke out with
Spain, enlisted with Captain Caine in
the First Utah cavalry, and has been
stationed at the Preside until his dis
charge was given him this week. His
discharge was urged in time to allow
him to come to Price and make settle
ment with the outgoing county COM
missioners, who retire the first of the
year. During his absence the duties of
the Office were performed by l.. O. Hoff-
man, who has been elected to the Of
flee Of county attorney.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21
ARMY BILL CHANGED
=%
Form II Which 1t Will Be Reported
to the House.
RANK IN STAFF CORPS
MORE OFFICERS OF HIGH RANK
PROVIDED.
TX IN STAFF CORPS
Age Limit For Appointees Fixed at
Fifty Years-one Hundred Army
Dentists-Democrats Will Report
Substitute Bill, Providing For a
Provisional Army.

Washington, Dec. 2O.-The house
committee on military affairs completed
consideration of the army reorganiza-
ton bill today, and ordered it reported
to the house. The most important
changes made today were those fixing
50 years as the age limit for the ap-
pointment to the several staff corps.
and adding a new provision for 100
army dentists, with the rank of first
lieutenants. Many changes in rank
were made in the staff corps.
In the judge advocate generals Of
flee the colonies were fixed at five, in
stead of two, as at first proposed. Pro-
vision was also made that new ap-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21
RELIEF FOR WYOMING MEN.
Ten Thousand For Guide and Pro-
motion For Veteran.
Especial to The Herald.)

NSpeclal TO Inc derald.)
Washington, D. c., Dec. 2O.-Repre-
sentative Osborne introduced a bill this
afternoon, appropriating $4,000 for the
benefit of David Tweed of Miners De-
light, Wyo. Tweed was a soldier and
guide who, on a trip from Fort Washa-
kie in 1875, had both his feet SO badly
frozen that amputation became neces-
sary.
Senator Warren introduced bill to-
day providing for the promotion of
Commander George T. Davis, retired,
to rank of captain, for gallantry at
Fort Fisher. Davis is a brother OF N.
r. Davis of Cheyenne.
Accompanying his bill, Senator War
ren filed a long letter from Captain
Clark of the Oregon, recommending this
promotion, and recountng his recollec-
tions Of Commander Davis gallantry in
the civil war.
Martin McGrath was today appointed
postmaster at Thermopolist, Fremont
county, Wyoming, vice Norman B.
Campbell. resigned.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 20.-Secretary
Alger has directed that Private William
Brown OF company A, Twenty-fourth
infantry, be discharged from the army
without honor, for having enlisted un-
der false pretenses.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21
THE HERALD BULLETIN,

PAGE ONE.
Bank Directors Vindicate Jones.
Skaters Story of the Campaign.
Army Bill Changed.
Sheriff Coming For '"Tod' McClem-
ney.
Gompers Reelected.
Mining On Uiutah Reservation May
Be Stopped.
PAGE TWO.
Teller On Expansion.
Financial and Commercial.
PAGE THREE
Anti-expansion Speech.
Cure For All Diseases.
PAGE FOUR.
PAGE FIVE.
The City Council.
Brigham City Wins.
In the Social Realm.
Fred Turner Discharged.
Big Railway Scheme.
PAGE SIX.
Crown Point Company.
PAGE SEVEN.
State News.
PAGE EIGHT.
The Jury List Complete.
Beehive House Sold.
Minnie Walker Gets a Divorce.
Deferred Choosing Millspaugh's
Successor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21
HOW JOHN SHERMAN TRIED
TO PREVENT SPANISH WAR

Chicago Tribune
Secretary sherman
established said:
Spain AS a of acne
have accepted the terms
This matter Of secret history And
OOoO the most
S2oOoo0Oo xpending
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21
BANKER SWASEY OF PROVO DEAD
PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY
AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.
Was Supposed to Be Improving Until
Last Evening-WilI- Be Buried On
Ranch in Juab County.
(By Telephone to The Herald.)

Provo, Dec. 2O.-Banker r. D. Swasey
died tonight at s:45 after an illness of
between three and four months.
The deceased was one of Proves most
prominent citizens, and his demise will
be a surprise, as it was thought he
was improving.
He was born in one of the Central
states in 1880 and came to Utah with
the pioneers. For many years he was a
leading stockman, being very success
full. For eight years past he has been
engaged in banking with Herman Mar
tin.
Mr.. Swazey had been married three
times and leaves q wife and a large
family. At his request he will be
buried on his ranch in Juab county. The
remains will be shipped to Mona Thurs
day morning
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21
A VINDICATION
FOR A, B, JONES
Complete as the Bank Can
Make It.
DIRECTORS HAVE MADE
AN INVESTIGATION
United In a Statement to the
Public.

Deliberately Assert Their Entire
Confidence and Unqualified Belief
In the Cashiers Innocence Ex-
Senator Brown rIakes a Brief But
Vigorous Statement, While Jones
Withholds Any Criticism of Stoutt
Wounded Man Still Improving.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21
PROPOSAL TO PENSION
CONFEDERATE VETERANS

Washington
viii
ndnentf lows:
soldier widow child
pendent relative
their the
enlisted federal
Of 1915 provided that those enlisted
1s a sn ana become operative with the passage OF this bill
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21
COMING FOR "TOD" M'CLEMNEY
MONTANA SHERIFF. LEAVES FOR
SALT LAKE CITY.
The Cowboy Now Being Held Here
Will Soon Be Taken Back For
Tria1-charge, Highway Robbery
fSnecial to The Eerald.N

Helena, Mont, Dec. 2o.-sheriff VIII
liam D. Hagen Of Teton county, left
Helena this evening for Salt Lake City
with reuuisition upon the governor Of
Utah for John r. .McClemmy, better
known in Northern Montana as Tod
McClemmy, who is under arrest on the
charge of highway robbery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21
LITERATURE FOR coNGRESsMEN.
Salt Lake Ministerial Pamphlet Dis
tributed at Washington.
1Snecial to The HeraldO

Washington, Dec. 2O-Ali members of
the senate and house ard newspaper
correspondents here have received cop
les Of a brochure entitled: "Will the
American People Allow q. Polygamist in
Congress?" 1t contains the address
prepared by the Salt Lake Ministerial
association.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21
KN4ACK WAS DRUNK.
New Yorker Escapes Imprisonment
For Isse Maieste.


Berlin. Dec. 2O.-The provincial court
has acquitted Frank Knaack Of New
York Of the charge of lese majestic in
referring to Emperor William as a
sheep's head, because. as it appears.
Mr.. Knaack was intoxicated when he
committed the offense. A member of
the United States embassy was present
during the court proceedings.
A doctor deDosed that Mr.. knaack
was a dispomaniac, but the prosecution
asked for q sentence OF nineteen
months Imprisonment. The court. after
Iona. deIfberation. decided to acquit the
prisoner on the ground that evidence
raised q doubt as to whether Mr..
Knaack was in q condition to know
what he was doing, and also in view OF
the fact that when he was sober Mr.
Knaack always expressed high esteem
for Germany and Emperor William
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21
Stout Still Improving.

Mr. Stout passed a fair day yester-
day. While the physician could not an
nOunce any marked improvement,
neither could it be taken to mean any
unfavOrable symptoms, but that he was
Just holding his own.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21
THREE THOUSAND SOL DlERS
KILLED BY AN EXPL OSTOR

London Dec pa dispatch newspaper here says
of
roded evng mile of houses
mandng the forces
supposed to have been dam
" but is said there fatalities Americans
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21

army limited to that existing before
the recent war, and authority to the
president to enlist a large temporary
force, probably $4,000, for service in
outlying territory.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21
CHEAP VICTORY,
SAYS SHAT TER
-%-
Santiago Success Worth the
500 Lives It Cost.
STORY OF CAMPAIGN
TOLD BY THE GENERAL
His Plans Were Changed Three
Times By the Department.

Suffered From the Gout and Mounted
His Horse From a Platform, But
Did Not Think He Should Be
Criticised For That-Dihculty In
Landing and Transporting Sup
plies-His Plans Were All Right
MILES Declines to Testify.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21

Washington, Dee 19.-General' Shat
ter appeared rather unexpectedly be
fore the war investigation commission
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21

Perhaps the most important devel-
opment in the mysterious shooting Of
Banker Joseph NJ. Stout since the
night CT Dec. 9, when the wounded man
made his series of statements, winding
uD with the charge that Cashier Jones
had shot him, came about last evening,
when the directors OF the bank. Mr.
Stout, Of course, excepted, made a
statement setting out the result of their
investigation. How searching and com
plete that investigation has been NAV
be inferred from the fact that the gen
tlemen have been working on the case
practically ever since the shooting; that
the whole field Of inquiry has been
gone over, and that every source of in
formation was utilized. 1t has added
weight, too, from the fact that such
men as Farley L. Williams, one Of the
keenest lawyers in this region. together
with James Chipman, the president Of
the bank, and treasurer Of the state of
Utah; Boyd Park, DR.. Il C. Ewing
and other conservative gentlemen, sign
the statement, which is as follows: