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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
t St. Johns. N. E, the ice blockade was

At st. Johns. N. F., the ice blockade was
raised.
It is announced that the Spanish feet
will. in the first place, proceed to the
Canaries to engage in maneuvers there.
Tho cold wave which has prevailed
throughout New England for the past
four days seems to show no signs of
breaking.
Herr Won Reichenau. first secretary of
the German legation at Washington, has
bean promoted TO the rank of German
consul general al Sofia.
A dispatch from Wady Halfa, on the
Nile. near the second cataract says there
are unconhrmed reports that the dervishes
under Osman Digna. the principal gem
eral of the Khalafa, have commenced an
advance.
Prof Agassib and party of scientists
who left San francisco for Australia some
months ago to make a geological study
of the country were passengers on the
Wartime to Honolulu. There they disem-
barked to continue their research They
expect to spend two or three weeks on the
Hawaiian islands and will then return
TO New York.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
CHICAGO CIVIL SERVICE.
Seven Police Captains Are Superseded
BY Jieutenants.

Chicago. Jan. 3O.-The Times-Herald
says: Seven police captains will lose
their stars today. and the same number
OF lieutenants will be promoted. under the
civil service law, to fill the vacancies
This action viii be taken by the civil
service commission for it's own safety. de-
spite the Drotestaaions of CORPORATION
Counsel Thornton and Chief of Police
hippley who maintain that police cap
tains are heads Of departments, and do
not come under the civil service rules
President Kraus and his associates of the
civil service commission do not wish to be
IN contempt of the Illinois court. and for
that reason the seven captains must step
aside The reason why these men must
go is because they were promoted to their
present positions by Chief of Police Kip
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
Tourist Sleeners.

Following close upon the announce
ment of other roads to the effect that
they Will run through tourist sleepers
from points eastward to the coast
comes a dispatch that the Burlington
is going to be in it, too. A telegram
from Kansas City. dated yesterday,
states that the Burlington has ar
ranged to run a tourist sleeper through
from that place to Portland, via the
Burlington, Denver & Rio Grande. Rio
Grande Western, Oregon Short Line
and o. r. e n. The sleeper will be
put on Feb. II and will run every
Thursday thereafter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
BLACKBURN'S DAUGHTER.
Mrs. Lane Suffers Intensely From
Her Accident.

Washington, Jan. 30-Mrs. Lucille
Blackburn-Lane, daughter of ex-senator
Blackburn, of Kentucky. and wife of Mr..
Thomas Lane, who accidentally shot her
self with a revolver two weeks ago. is
again in a serious condition, after period
of improvement, and her relatives and
physicians are apprehensive lest the
wound, with new complications which
have set in, may result fatally.
An abcess indirectly traceable TO the
wound. has formed near where she was
shot, and today and tonight it caused her
intense suffering
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
Constable of London Tower.

London. Jan. 3O.-Sir Daniel LyssOns
of the Tower of London since
1890, is dead.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
MAINE RAILROAD DISASTER.
Four Persons Dead and Thirty Suffer
From Wounds.

Bangor, Me. Jan. 3O.-Four persons
are dead and 80 are suffering from
wounds received yesterday in the disas-
ter on the Maine Central railroad, near
OrOno. Me.
The railroad officials say that so far
as they know, the track is in good con-
dition. The weather has been very cold
for some days, and it is thought that
the action of the frost may have caused
the rails 10 spread.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
President Dole Sightseeing.

Washington. Jan. 3O.-President Done
spent today in church-goings and sight
seeing In the morning he attended All
Souls church and afterward walked 10
the Corcoran art gallery, which was
opened for his special benefit. The party
returned to the Arlington for luncheon.
and upon the invitation of Librarian John
Russell Young. paid a visit to the new
congressional library.
President Dole spent the evening quiet
~ in his apartments, receiving 3 few
s-nacf2l friends
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
CUBA AND RECIPROCITY.
Negotiations For Better Trade Rela-
tions With United States.

London, Jan. S1-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Standard says: 1t is
expected further negotiations for a
commercial treaty between Spain, Cuba
and the United States, will be trans
ferred to Washington.
The proposed treaty will provide for
two sets of tariff schedules, one be-
tween Cuba and the United States, and
the other between Spain and the
United States. 1t is expected that the
Cuban insular government will en-
brace the opportunity to secure practi-
cal reciprocity with the United States.
At the same time the Spanish govern
ment hopes the Cuban ministry will
do entire justice to Spanish interests.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
A Gotham Blaze.

New York, Jan. SO.-The cardboard
factory Of s. Trier & Son, which caught
fire early this morning, was entirely
destroyed. IN the same building Sam
uel Schindleman had a knitting goods
mill. and Schneider Brothers q cut glass
factory. The firm of Trier &, Son had
machinery valued at $4,000, all oil
which was destroyed.
Their total loss is placed at more
than S1000oO The losses of Schindle-
man and Schneider Brothers, whose
plants were also completely destroyed,
could not be ascertained.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
A NEW INDUSTRY.
Jack Rabbits For Hunting to Be Bred
In Kentucky.

Chicago. Jan. 31.-A special to the
Chronicle from Lexington, KY, says:
An establishment for the breeding of
jackrabbits will be a new enterprise
here. General w. II. Gentry, who bred
Rose Turner and a number Of other
trotting horses, has just traded five
head of trotintg bred mares for 80
head of jackrabbits.
He IS building an eclosure on five
acres Of ground suitable for breeding
rabbits, and proposes to chase them
with his hounds for the amusement of
himself and friends.
General Gentry is a member of the
National Fox Hunters association. The
racing will be done over q 500-acre tract
of land adjoining the rabbit park.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
BIG STRIKE PROBABLE.
Reduction In a Steel Plant Affecting
Eight Hundred.

Bellaire, o., Jan. 3O-It is thought
that a big strike may be looked for on
the Wheeling Iron & Steel company's
works at Benwood, W. Va. The com
pany last week gave its employees no
tice of reduction of from 10 to 90
per cent in wages after Feb q. The
employees at the plate mill went out on
strike last Monday.
This afternoon the mill men met and
rejected the proposed new scale A
strike affecting 500 men is probable
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
Waiting For the Increase.

Chicago, Jan. SO.-The last of the
delegates to the recent conference of
mine operators and miners left the city
today.
Nothing remains now but to wait I'M
til April of this year when the agree
ment signed here is to go into effect to
see how many operators will abide by
it and pay 10 cents a ton increase.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
WINTER IN GOTHAM.
Ice On the Rivers For the First Time
This Winter.

New York, Jan. sO-At o'clock this
morning the temperature in New York
was degrees, and again at midnight
it was almost as low. The avera &c
temperature during the day was Il de-
grees, and the highest point was II
Ice was plentiful on the East and
North rivers for the first time this win
ter and caused much trouble to ferry
boats and small crafts. Throughout the
entire state the cold was severe, reach
ing as low as 20 below zero in some
parts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
Strike Pay Disbursed.

New Bedford, Mass. Jan. SO-The
third week of the strike will begin to-
morrow with no near prospect of
settlement than was apparent three
weeks ago. Some Of the collectors who
have been at work in neighboring cities
returned Saturday, bringing salts
factory reports, at which the strike
committee is much encouraged. The
union weavers will receive strike pay
tomorrow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
Her First Appearance.

Denver Times: Speaking of first ap-
pearanceS. Adelaide Norwood. the So
at the Broadway had a rather unusual
experience. Miss Norwood made her first
appearance in a little New England town.
where she sang a role in LOhenSrin- The
company was made up of Boston artists.
and the fact was carefully concealed that
Miss Norwood was making her first APP
pearance. When she got up in the morn
ing. on the day of the performance. she
felt as gay as a bird. About II o'clock
she began to get nervous. and as the
afternoon grew. so did the nervousness.
until at 5 O'Clock she was in pitiaole
condition
one OF the members Of the company
Miss Norwood he said. eff you eat
dozen raw eggs and drink a quart of
sherry it will take away all your nervous
ness.
Miss Norwood jumped at the oppOrtun-
ity. Anything TO put her in shape, ana
begged the actor TO get these things To-
her. He complied. He went 10 one OF the
two stores in the town and got the artl-
cles. remarking to someone who was with
him that the eggs and sherry were al
gone and that the company would nave
to serd to Boston for more The eager
shopkeeDer. deferential to the stage as
he would be to royalty. heard him. ana
that was enough.
Miss Norwood took the prescription
Just what part the eggs PLAYED she does
not know to this day. but she does know
that the sherry put her into such a state
of exhiiaration that she forgot all nerv-
BUSINESS. and nearly forgot her lines she
scored = splendid success. and on the
following night was in perfect condition,
without a trace of nerves left.
The shopkeeper. however. believing that
all the members of the large company
large for a town like hs-drank quarts OF
sherry end swallowed dozens of raw eggs
every night. sent TO Boston for 4 new
supply of liquor. bought 10 all the avail
able eggs. and doubled the prices His
rival without knowing why. followed his
example. and the threatened panic in the
sherry and egg business was only averted
by the timely departure of the company
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
SPORTING NEWS.
Fitz Won't Fight Corbett.

Detroit Mich, Jan O.-Fitzsimmons
and Julian declined to consider Cor
belts challenge today. Considine of
this city, who had undertaken to have
the fight pulled off for a purse of SIS
600, held an interview with Julian and
FitzsimmOns. with representatives of
the press as witnesses. The latter de-
clared that Corbett was no longer in
FitZsimmOns' class. and would not be
until he had whipped Maher.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
Body of Ruiz Found.

Havana, Jan. 9O.-The forces of Gen
eral Valderrama. it is reported, have
found the body of Lieutenant Colonel
joaquin Ruiz, who was executed by
the late Brigadier General Aranguren,
but further investigation will be neces-
sary before the report can be finally
accepted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
Milwaukee Stops All Boxing

Milwaukee, Wis, JAN 3O.-Chief of
Police Jansen. has decided to put a
stop to all boxing contests in this city
in the future. Several entertainments
of this character have been held with
in the past three months by various
athletic societies in Milwaukee, the
understanding being that the contests
would be for points only, as there is a
state law prohibiting prize-fighting
The fighters, however. overstepped the
boundary, and in several instances
knockouts went on record.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
Colorado Convict VIII Have to Expi-
ate Another Crime.

Canyon City, Colo, Jan. SO-Samuel
Robinson. who has just completed a SEN
tence of eight years in the Denitentiary
was today arrested by United States Mar
shall Israel. charged with the murder of
Government Agent Robert Hubbard in No
Mans Land in 1888. Hubbard met his
death while gathering evidence against
the famous Cook gang OF border bandits.
1t is alleged that Robinson was at that
time member of the gang, and murder
testifying against members of the gang
then in custody.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
Alger,s Condition.

Washington, Jan. 30.-Secretary AL
gers condition tonight is reported bet
ter His fever. which has been de-
cidedly higher in the past few days, has
subsidized, and today he was quite
cheerful and apparently stronger. He
is not yet well enough to be moved,
so that his departure for the south is
a matter of conjecture. He will not
leave for at least a week
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
GEN. wooDFoRD's SAFETY.
Precautions Taken to Protect the
American Legation.

Madrid, Jan. 90.-The Madrid press
strongly advises the students of the
university to be prudent in their
demonstrations Monday and to avoid
giving any preteXt to the United
States to say that prOvocation comes
from Spain. The police have been
ordered to protect the legation and
United States Minister WOodford's
residence. The minister does not in
tend to send his family away"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
Deoart11re of Gold Seekers.

San Francisco. Jan. SO.-It is estimated
that 10000 people witnessed the departure
of the steamer Queen. for Alaska today.
She carried over 20 miners bound for the
gold fields.
Many dogs were offered for sale on the
dock, but there were no purchasers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31

OF his neuralgia. His physician called
curing the night and again this morn
ing; When this dispatch is sent to-
night MI Gladstone is reported as
feeling much relieved.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31

General LyssOns. who was promoted to
that rank in 1879. was born in Rodmartin,
Worcestershire, Aug. II. 1876 He was a
son of the Rev. Daniel Lyssons, and was
educated at Shrewsbury. In 1884 he enter
ed the First Royals, and served through
out the Canadian rebellions of 1883. Five
years alter he was wrecked on the trans
port Premier. mentioned in the dispatch
es. and promoted TO the rank of captain
in the Third West Indian regiment. He
served throughout the Crimean war. COM
handing the Second brigade. Light divi-
sion. winning the Legion of Honor. Turk
ish and Sandman medals. and the Third
Glass Medjidic. He was sent TO organize
the Canadian militia at the Trent affair
in 1861. and subsequently commanded bar
racks at Malta
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
FORECAST FOR TODAY.

Following is the forecast for Salt
Lake City and vicinity for the "a hours
ending at p. m. today: Fair, station
airy temperature. ]. H. SMITH,
Observer Weather Bureau.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
Murdered a PLAGUE Officer.

Bombay, Jan. 3O.-Early this morn
ing the chairman of the plague com
mittee was found in a field at SOnnar,
in the Nassick district of this province,
near the scene of the riots. The COM
missioner was murdered.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
steamship RECORD Broken

Portland, Ore, Jan. 30.-The steamship
Columbia, which arrived today from San
Francisco, broke all previous records be-
tween the two ports by one hour. max
ing the trip from dock to dock in As hours,
30 minutes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
'INGLoRIoUs RETREAT"
England Chafed For Dropping De
mand On Russia.

mand On Russia.
Berlin, Jan. S1.-Newspaper comment
here is all to the test of England's in
glorious retreat, as indicated by the
announcement of the Berlinger Tage-
blatt that Russia and England have
arrived at an agreement whereby Eng
land has consented to drop her demand
for the opening of fallen Wan as a
free port, and Russia valves further
opposition to British control of the
Chinese seacoast ports.
The North German Gazette publishes
foreign office announcement that all
applications to settle or open business
at Kiao Chou are premature, the regu-
lations regarding the news here being
INCOMPLETE
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
Cousin of President Polk.

Baltimore. Md. Jan. SO.-Nrs. Mary
Holton died this afternoon at The
Meadows" the residence of her son, ex-
Congressman Hart Benton HOltOn- Mrs.
HOlton was in her 94th year and was q
cousin of President James K. Polk
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
steamship Movements.

New York. Jan. So.-Arrived: 1t Bre-
tagne, Havre. Aurania. Liverpool.
Liverpool-Arrived: Tauric New York.
enstown-ArriVed: Servia. New
York for Liverpool and proceeded. Sailed:
$40 a. m.-Lucania from Liverpool to
New York.
New York-Arrived: OLDHAM. Rotter-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31

Summer Hotel Burned.

Kennebunkport Me. Jan. 30.-The
Ocean Bluff house was completely de-
stroyed by FIRE tonight. It was the largest
summer hotel here, and was owned by the
kennebunkport SeashOre company. Loss
S75
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
The Great Leader of Champagnes.

72,775 cases imported in 1897, or 42, 293
more than any other brand, is best evil
dence of the remarkable quality, pur-
ity and natural dryness of G.. II.
Mumms Extra Dry.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
In Memoriam Butterworth.

Washington. Jan. SO.-MemoriaI serv-
ices for Hon. Benjamin Butterworth.
late commissioner of patents, We're held
at Calvary church today. Among the
speakers were Congressman DalZell and
Grosvenor and Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury Ryan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
THE PLAGUE RIOTS.
Body of Commissioner Found Foul
" Murdered.

According TO the Associated Press on
saturday, serious riots had taken place
ut Sinnar in the Nassick district of this
presidency against the plague measures.
me dispatch said the rioters had killed a
hospital assistant. burned the segregation
camp, wrecked the postoffice and cut the
telegraph wires, and that the police had
nred on the mob and wounded many.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31

Puck: Ethel-Why didn't you attend
Prof. Dumps lecture on the Cycles of
TIime2' l. was very interesting.
Maude-The subject of the lecture was
embarrassing to me. You know, dear.
bought my wheel on the instsllment plan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
Yesterdays Observations at the Lo.
cal Weather Bureau Office.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. SO-Ba-
rometer, a m. 1892; s p. m, 25.91
Thermometer. 6 a m, IS; D. m, a.
Relative humidity (per cent?. a. m.
Il; D. m. "a. Direction Of wind, 6
a. M, southeast: .. m, southwest;
velocity of wind miles per hour, a
m, 4; 8 p. m, 4 State of weather a.
M, clear; p. m, clear. Maximum tenn
perature. 80 degrees; minimum temper
allure, 8 degrees: deficiency for this
date, u degrees; accumulated deficien-
cy of temperature since Jan. l, POS
degrees. Precipitation Gncluding rain,
hail and melted SNOWY, 0 inch; for %
years, "a inch; deficiency for this date,
.04 inch; accumulated deficiency since
Jan. l, 80 inch.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
CHILE AND ARGENTINA.

Peace Will Prevail Among Them For
at Least a Year.
London, Jan. S1.-The Valparaiso cor
respondent Of the Times says:
Senior Moreno, the Argentine boun-
dairy expert, whose sudden departure
for Buenos Ayres caused alarming ru-
mors and panic on the Santiago and
Valparaiso markets, assures me that no
difficulties have arisen between Argen-
tine and Chile, while the best of opin-
ions lead me to believe that there is no
danger of war this year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
Eminent French Surgeon.
Paris. Jan. 9O-Jules Emile Pean, the
eminent surgeon, is dead.

NJ. Pean, who was born at Chateau Dun
(Eure ct TOirre) Nov. %. 1880, practiced
surgery continuously in Paris for more
than 10 years.
In 1865 he was appointed surgeon of the
central bureau. TWO years later ne joined
manned five years. going then to Saint
Antoine, and finally TO Saint Louis. where
he remained until 1893. He became IA
nous for his success in the delicate Oper-
atiOns of ovariotOmy. In 1887 he was
elected a member of the Academy of Med
icine. Three years later he received the
decoration of the Legion of Honor and in
1898 he was made a commander.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31

pley from rank lower than lieutenant,
and the supreme court has decided that
this was contrary TO the civil service law.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-25
The Spectator.

Advices have reached here of the de-
feat of Roy Bean for rec ection as
Justice of the peace at Langtry, Tex.
says the Austin correspondent of the
Globe Democrat. Mr.. Bean Is one of
the most noted characters in Texas
He has served as Justice of the peace
for the past quarter of q century in
that wild and rough part of West
Texas of which Lspgtry is the lit
tie business center. The decisions
and opinions of Justice Bean have
made him famous throughout the
country. He kept little saloon until
a few months ago, when the building
was burned down. This saloon was
fronting the Southern Pacific railroad
track, and the sign, roughly printed,
which was nailed above the front door,
read as follows: