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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
NO QUORUM.
IN THE HOUSE.
Appropriations For War Purposes Go
Without a Murmur.

Washington, Feb. 24.-The house de-
voted itself strictly to business today.
and disposed of 30 additional pages of
the sundry civil appropriation BILL The
fact that the government is preparing
for contingencies was recognized in the
house today, when Chairman Cannon,
who has been laboring to keep down
appropriations, accepted without a
word of protest an amendment to in
crease the appropriation to care for the
unused machinery at the Springfield
arsenal.
Mr.. Gillette explained that necessity
for using this machinery might occur
at any time. Resolutions which were
objected to few weeks ago for the ap
pointment of two extra naval cadets to
positions in the engineers corps of the
navy were also made. One of them will
ill a vacancy caused by the death of
Lieutenant Merritt of the Maine.
The item in the bill placing at the
disposal of the quarantine service the
government unexpended epidemic
funds, amounting now to $4,000, Gre
ated considerable debate.
Several southern members desired the
appropriation OF an additional 100000,
arguing that in the event of a recur-
renee Of the yellow fever epidemic, the
luIuS On ndllu might HOl DE SuAliCiell
The southern members, however, were
not unit in demanding the increase.
Mr.. Bailey (Dem., Tex for instance,
opposed government control of quaran-
tine, declaring that quarantine regula-
lions should be left to the states. Mr..
Underwood Dem., Ala.) also opposed
exclusive control by the federal gov
eminent, the establishment of such
regulations having been advocated by
Mr.. Carmack (Dem., TENN
An amendment by Mr.. Sayres (Dem.,
Tex to increase the fund at the dis
posal of the quarantine service 100000
was lost.
On motion of Mr.. Devries (Dem.,
CALI an amendment was adopted ap-
propriating $500 for the Yosemite Ma
tional park, Cal.
After completing 80 pages of the bill,
the committee rose.
The senate bill to prohibit the pas
sage of local or special acts by terri
torial legislatures and to limit terri
torial Indebtedness was passed.
At 5:15 D. m. the house adjourned.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
CAPITAL TOPICS.

Secretary Gage sent TO the house an
estimate Of an appropriation of $4,000 to
improve Yaduina bay, Oregon
Today's statement of the condition of
the treasury shows: Available cash bal
ance. 1925, SIG, O5S: gold reserve Sl67. POI, 747
The increase of the artillery force Of
the country by two regiments as pro-
vided for in the senate bin was agreed on
by a subcommittee of the house military
affairs committee. and will be reported
to the fun committee at the full meeting
without the change of word.
Yesterday was diplomatic day at the
state department. and il brought the
usual number of callers upon the secre-
tary OF state and Assistant Secretary
Day. The Portuguese minister came
early and was followed by Mr.. Du Bose.
the Spanish charge d affairs
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
AGREEMENT REACHED.
Extra Fares to Be Charged On Fast
Trains.

Chicago, Feb. 24-The presidents of
the roads to whom was referred the
matter of the Northwestern Union Pa
cific and Burlington fast train matter,
net here today, and it is believed that
all danger of a rate war has been avert
ed as a result. The meeting adopted
a resolution declaring its belief in the
correctness of the principle of charging
extra. fares for fast train service, and
then referred the working out of the
plans to the general passenger agents
of the lines. 1t is believed the resolu
ton is broad enough to cover all the
fast trains now in use, and that the
Santa Fe will have to make a change,
as well as the roads which are running
fast trains to Denver. The Santa Fe
is running a fast train to California.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25

transported from this city to New York
first-class for $40, or for $50 second
class.
This is the first reduction that has
been made by any line directly out of
San Francisco
About a week ago the Oregon Rail-
way & Navigation company announced
low schedule to all points east from
Portland. Ore. The rates quoted were
$50 and SIS to New York for first and
second-class passag &c respectively. From
San Francisco to Portland, however.
the local rate of S12 frst-class, and Sc
second-class is required to be added.
It viii be at once seen, therefore, that
the cut % the Canadian Pacific is 81
lower than that of the o. r. & n. on
first-class tickets.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
UNCERTAINTY OF EVIDENCE.
Interesting Incident Where Circum
stances Did Not Tell the Tr11th.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat: A citizen
| of Galveston, who believes that Dur
rant was innocent of the crimes charg-
ed against him, told the following in
cident, which shows the fallibility of
circumstantial evidence:
''One case which came Immediately
under my observation occurred in Lon
don, England, some years ago. A
young man, known to be somewhat of a
spendthrift and a dissipated char
acter, was accused of numbering his
uncle, whose heir he was.
THE evidence showed that on the
day of the death of the old man, the
nephew had called on him just pre-
vious to a hunting trip into the coun-
try, with a shotgun in his hand. The
servants in the house heard the two
men quarreling, then there was an in
terval of silence, and finally, after
some minutes, the report of a gun.
When the old mans room was reached
his body was found lying on a sofa,
with charge of buckshot through his
heart. His neDhew's weapon was ly-
ing across a table near the body, with
one of the barrels discharged, but the
owner was nowhere to be found. The
officers were notified, and the young
man was finally located and arrested
in neighboring village. He was,
after an incarceration covering a con-
siderable period, brought to trial. The
damaging evidence noted above was
brought out, and the prisoner attempt
ed a defense which, until the last day
of the trial, appeared extremely weak.
"On the day mentioned, however,
the young mans counsel created a
sensation by bringing into the court
room an exact representation, consid-
erabiy reduced in size, of course, of
the room in which the tragedy oc-
CURED. In this miniature room was
arranged a dummy, representing the
deceased, the sofa, the table. the gun
and all details complete. On a table
entirely across the room from the one
on which the weapon was found was
placed a glass of water, it having been
brought out in the previous testimony
that such a glass was in the room
when the tragedy occurred. The attor-
ney, by means of a strong light and
relectors, then introduced into the room
a ray of light which was arranged to
show as did the sunlight on the day
of the supposed murder. Then the at
torney proved, by means of scientific
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
WILL NOT PARTICIPATE.
Southern Pacific Will Try to Hold Up
the Rates.

Chicago. Feb. 24.-Notice was served
by the Southern Pacific today that it
will not participate in the passenger
rate war inaugurated by the Canadian
Pacific in trans continental business.
The road has as much Klondike bust
ness originating in California as it can
handle via the Shasta route, and it
thinks it would be doing a very foolish
act TO take part in the present war.
The passenger agents here, at their
meeting, decided not to open the Mis-
souri, gateways TO the rate war, but
hold it down to the st. Paul gateway.
a committee of seven was appointed to
prepare a plan and present same TO the
meeting today.
Reports are in circulation to the eff
feet that the Canadian Pacific is buy
ing I'D the stock of the Minneapolis &
St. Louis line, with a view to securing
a controlling interest. If this is true,
and the movement succeeds, the Can
adam Pacific can carry the war right
into the heart of the enemy's country,
and would have a club to hold over the
Chicago Missouri river roads con-
stantly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
ON PARTY LINES.
Vote On Subsidiary Coinage Before
House Committee.

Washington, Feb. 24-The house COM
mittee on coinage. weights and measures
agreed today to recommend the passage
of two administration bills. one diminish
ing the legal allowance for wastage in
other relating 10 subsidiary coins.
The latter bill provides for the coinage
of so much of the Sherman law bullion
as may be necessary to meet the demand
for subsidiary coin and for the retirement
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
GOING TO KLoNDIKE.
Four Tooele County People Buy
Tickets.

Four Tooele county people yesterday
bought tickets for the Klondike over
the Oregon Short Line, the party con-
sisting of DR.. F. NJ. Davis, NJ. D., Dr.
George r. Davis, a dentist and wife,
and Daniel Lynch, a well known miner
The party will sail on the steamer
City of Seattle from Tacoma early in
March.
Dr. F. NJ Davis and Mr.. Lynch are
going out this evening, two days ahead
of the others. in order to outfit and be
ready to go right along without any
delay. AS soon as the others get to
Tacoma they will embark and go right
on to the gold fields. DR.. F. NJ. Davis
said yesterday that they would go to
Dyea and would there go across the
Chilkoot pass down to Dawson.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
Mccabe Appointed.

Walla Walla. Wash, Feb. 24.-It is
reported on good authority that Joseph
McCabe, formerly superintendent of
the Pacific division of the Northern Pa
cifc, with headquarters at Tacoma.
has been appointed general manager of
the Washington & Columbia River
Railroad company, which was recently
sold to the Northern Pacific.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.
It Occurred at An Early Hour This
MORNING.

About 1850 this morning a telephone
message called the patrol wagon and
some officers, to the residence of. Mr..
Russell, between Fourth and Fifth
West on North Temple street. The re
port said that two men were trying to
break in the house. A quick run was
made by the wagon to the place, but
when it was within half a block the
two men disappeared in a lot near the
house. A crowd of boys had frightened
them away from the house and en-
deavored to hold them for the police,
but the men threatened to kill them and
the young fellows had to stand back.
They watched the two fugitives until
the time when they disappeared. a
diligent search was made, but no trace
of them could be found. Mrs. Russell,
who was alone in the house, was great
ly frightened when she discovered the
two men moving about outside of the
house.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
One canadian Concession.

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 24.-The Canadian
government has decided to permit Ca
madam goods shipped from Vancouver
and Victoria in American vessels free
of duty by st. Michaels to the Yukon
for the coming season. An order to
this effect has been sent to the customs
offices on the coast. The order applies
to the Yukon route by st. Michaels, and
does not include Skaguay and Dyea.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
OREGON SHORT LINES
H AIR DAD

Trans arrive ana depart at Sal. Laks
lily daily as follows:
TN Eject Feb. 10. 1881
ARRIVE
rSui Cnlcago. OIns1la. 81 Louis
Kansas City. Denver. Park
City and Ogden. 3.top.z
From Helena. Butte. Portland. NV -
san FRANCISCO. Ogden and ~
rIstineoiate points..............-..s :10 a. m.
From San Francisco. Cache Val
icy; ogden anu intermediate
From Chicago Omaha. st. Louis. ID '''0-
nH a. City. Denver. and Og-
From Frisco. Milford aud inter. ." an
mediate points - a.Ea-
From Mercu-. Tintic. Prove Ne
p,.s stan pee Valley and inter-
" Md1ssl train from Terminus. -
Fer ChIcags. umah a'1 Denver
n sI5 City. St Louis. Ogden
Fo Sne s ss5 City; go. ZOO an
SaGae Valley AID intsrmediafs
For Ogden. Denver. Kansas CITY. 500 an
SOmana. 81, Louis. Chicago and
,lintermediate points. -. S:5r.m
f'Gr n 9gden, Butte. Helena. Port:. 49, 80
iaHu and San Francisco s.A5o-
HSs Eureka. Mercu-. Provo.
.F Nepo,; Sanpete aylley. ........ 1850 an
TT PROVO. Nepai. Aiiiford
frisco and intermediate points 500 nm.
'Mixed train for Garfield beach
l0oele and Terminus . - Y:1am
Sunday 80 N~-'S e~SSO-
cDally except Sunday.
nj, TICKET OFFICE Under Masonic
hAll; No. 200 West Second South sSreec
Telephone No. $50.
- n al and Steamship Tickets on sala
10 All parts OF the world.
@ fuliman Palace Car ticket ONCE
c. I'll LIES, D. a.. RURLEY.
Seh- III Mgr. Gen. Pass K Tick: AKt-
w. II. BANCROFT
Wee Pres. and Gen Mgr.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
Police For Stickeen River.

Vancouver. B. c., Feb. 24.-The Can
adam government has decided to sta
tion mounted police in the Stickeen
river country. A small detachment of
police left tonight on the steamer Dan
ube. They will be located at Glenora,
Telegraph creek and Lake Teslin.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
Their Voyage Around the Horn.

San Francisco, Feb. PA party of
geld seekers bound for the Klondike has
just arrived from Gloucester, Mass, on
the small schooner Hattie Phillips. The
voyage was made in 129 days. The men,
who are nearly all artisans or fisher
men. viii sell their vessel here and go
ne nth by steamer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
THE YUKON MAILS.
Six Trips During Season Between
Seattle and Circle CITY.

Washington, Feb. 24.-The postoffice
department today awarded to p. C.
Richardson of Seattle, Wash, a con-
tract for carrying the mails during the
open season of 1898 between Seattle, via
st. Michaels, Alaska, to Circle City,
via the Yukon river, and return. He
will make six trips during the season,
leaving Seattle about June 10 and %,
and the same dates in July and August
The compensation is to be 1926 per
round trip
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
Klondike Exaggerated.

Centerport, Ia, Feb. 24.-Henry Mentzer
returned with 100000 as a result of two
years spent in Alaska Despite his good
fortune in the Klondike Mentzer states
that the reports of its fabulous wealth are
greatly exaggerated. and that far more
money is now being taken into the coun-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
No Cigarettes For Kentucky

Frankfort, KY, Feb. 24-The house has
passed the anti-cigarette bill. The bill
is sweeping in its penalties and absolutely
prohibits the sale, barter, loan or use of
cigarettes or cigarette material. or to
even have these things in ones possession.
1t now goes to the senate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
Another Cut.

Portland, Ore, Feb 24.-The Canadian
Pacific railway today announced a cut
Of S. in the fare between Portland and
the east. making the rate the same as
that between Puget sound points and
the east.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
CUT FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
Canadian Pacific Makes $40 and $50
to New York.

San Francisco, Feb. 24.-Next Satur-
day the Canadian Pacific company will
make a cut rate from San Francisco
via Victoria. The cut will be very
substantial one, and passengers will be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
Cornell's Professor of Science.

Ithaca, N. Y, Feb. 24.-The board of
trustees of Cornell university has elect
ed Charles Degarmo. president of
Swathmoor college. Pa, to the pro-
fessorship of science and art, made va
cant by the resignation last fall of Pro-
fessor c.. Williams
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25

of such an amount of Sherman notes as
now represents the bullion which might
be so used: The vote on the wastage bill
was unanimous but on the subsidiary
coinage 1t was on strict party lines.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
The New Silks.

So splendid is the collection that ad-
jectives to fairly describe them have
never been coined. Exclusively here,
fresh from foreign shores, in richest of
color blendings. See window exhibit
AT WALKERS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25

On and after February 9Th, daily
service will be established, leaving
Denver at 1000 a. m. arriving in
Chicago 2:15 p. m. following day.
Only one night on the road.
Pullman Vestibuled Sleepers, Din
ing and Free Reclining Chair Cars.
This train makes direct connections
with all trains from points on the Or
egon Short Line and Rio Grande
Western Railways for Chicago and
all eastern points.
Be sure your tickets read via the
Burlington Route from Denver.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25

The Bee! The Beel The Bee!.l
Read it this week, pungent, pithy and
witty
Some light on party consolidation
Utah's new political pot
The Little Napoleon's campaignl
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
Current Time Table
IN EFFECT FEBRUARY 5th. 1898.
LEAVE SALTLAKE CITY

No. 2-For Provo. Grand juno
uon and ali points east 900 a m
No, For Provo. GRAM JUNG
ZION and all points east. 7:l0 Pm
No. -For Bingham. Lehi, Provo
Mt. Pleasant MantI. Rich
field. Belknap. all intermediate
No ooAS SFor Eureka Payscn SUD IN
Provo and all intermediate
NO s-Eor Ogden and VEST $40 pm.
TO. d-Eor ogden ana west -2:30 pm
No 42-For Park City and inter-
mediate points. 500 p. m.
No. 1-Frcm Bingham. Provo.
Grand Junction and the East. 12:so pm
JUNCTION and East...-;s;........ s:Os pm.
No. 5-Frcm Provo. Bingham
Eureka. Belknap, Richfield.
Manu and all intermediate
Ne o From ogden and the 90 Pm
No o EFron, Ogden and me sou a. m
No. From Eureka. Payso1. '''O IL
Provo a1d ali Intermediate
No. n-From Park City and in
termediate points, $500. 9:45 a m.
Only Inc running through Pullman
Palace Sleeping Cars from Salt Lake
City to San Francisco and Portland: Salt
Lake City to Denver via Grand Junction
ard Salt Lake City to Kansas City and
Chicago via Colorado points.
Through tourist or family sleepers with
ont change. 10 Kansas city. Chicago and
Boston
Free reclining chair cars. Salt Lake CITY
to Denver.
Ticket ONCE No. 1Os West Second South
wee Prs, s Gen. Mgr Trasae Mgr
=. a WADLEIGH. Gen Pass. Agent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
VISITORS IN ZION
Minneapolis Journal Party Visit
Salt Lake.
PARTY FOR KLoNDIKE
TooELE PEOPLE BOUND FOR THE
FROZEN NORTH.

Cut Rates VIII Doubtless Be Applied
Here Very Soon-Meeting In Chi
cago-Grand Trunk Giving the
Canadian Pacific a Fight-Slash
at San Francisco-Other News.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25

Trains leave end arrive Salt Lake CITY
as follows:
On Effect March IS. 1919
The Overland Limited for
Chicago. ST Paul. St Louis.
Omaha. Kansas City. Denver
and Park OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 100 Ala
Tho Fast Mai" for Chicago.
st. Louis. Omaha. Kansas City
ard Denver ---------.---.....--... % pa.
Arrive.
"TShe Overland Limited" from
Chicago. St. Louis, Omaha.
Kansas City. Denver and Park
City ............................ s;1s pm
''T'he Fast Mail" from Chicago.
st Paul. st. Louis Omaha
Kansas City and Denver 80 an
City Ticket once. 2ol Main street.
Telephone No SS
Only one nigh. on the road 10 Omaha.
two nights 10 Chicago and ST. Eouia.
Other lines one night additional
Inc Union Pacinc IS the only line through
TO the above points without change
OF cars. and the only line operating Buff
fet Spr0kinS and Library Cars and Pull
man Dining Cars. with II and u hours
quickest time to Missouri River and Chi
cago. respectively.
II. II CLAY. General Agent
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-21
FLAG ON HIS COFFIN.
How Major McCauIey Forwarded the Remains OF
Private George B. SpTague.

Gov. Dyer is I'm receipt Of a letter
from Maj. c. A. III. McCauley. quarter
master United states army, In charge
OF the depot of the quartermaster's de-
partment in Philadelphia, in relation
to the TRANSFORMATION of the body of
Private George B. Sprague of Company
B. First Rhode Island regiment, from
Philadelphia 20 East Greenwich.
Mai. MCCauley says In his letter that
great care was exercised TO have the
body of the young soldier prepared as
nicely as possible. and 'as he died in
the service Of his country. new uni
form was furnished for his burial free
of charge and small llag was placed
over his heart" Mai McCauley also
had a small flag placed on the outside
OF the Theoretically sealed air-tight
case containing the collin. FOR he says.
"the flag on the box will invariably
result i'm its being handled more tender
lv than II Il contained the remains OF
an ordinary person
The remains OF Private Sprague were
buried yesterday at Washington VIII
lage.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-21
NOT YET IDENTIFIED.
No Clue Obtained as 10 Whom The Omaha Library
Suicide Was.

Omaha. Neb., Oct. 21.--A number oe
Russians have visited the morgue ana
viewed the remains of the mysterious
man who committed suicide when In
the act of robbery at the public library
building OF the valuable coin collection
deposited there. Not single LINK thac
would aid the police in unraveling the
mystery was secured. 1t was discov-
cred yesterday that bit or paper was
lodged i'm the throat OF the corpse. Ir
was extracted and found TO have orig
inally been a bit of common writing
paper with several sentences written
therein in ink. The moisture from the
mouth. however, had caused the INK To
run the letters together, so that even
a microscope could not detect anything.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-21
HELD WITHOUT BAIL.
IaSeIIi Waived Examination When
Auaigned For Murder.
Large Crowd in The Seventh District Court
Room at East Providence.

Pietro Iaseli, who is accused OF kill
ing George Collins early on Sunday,
Oct 2. was given hearing in the Sew
enth district court this morning and by
advice of his counsel T.. G. Dubois and
Il. ID. McGunness, waived examination
and was held for the action OF the
grand jury without bail.
The court room was crowded with
spectators anxious To get a look at the
Italian. who is charged with SO serious
a crime.
He acted as n he was interested i'm his
own case alone. and made very fav-
orable impression upon those present.
He was committed to jail this after
noon.
chief OF Police Adams had n dozen or
more witnesses on hand In case the eX-
animation was proceeded with.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-21
REVIEW AT KNOXVILLE.
Volunteers March Before Seventy Thousand People
and Are Afieward Inspected.

Camp Poland. Knoxville. Tenn, oct.
21.-The seven regiments i'm this city
yesterday passed i'm review OF 10000 cit
izens and visitors to the Knoxville car
nival and Gen. Mckee and staff and
Gov. bushnell ~ -Gnp--BnShnnll
pronounced II a most creditable display
for volunteer troops.
At the conclusion OF the review Gov.
Bushnell made a personal inspection
~ the camps of the second and sixth
Ohio regiments.