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departure for the orient has started a
discussion as to the advisabiiity of the
/ establishment of regency. The Freis-
sinnige Zeitung says: when the en-
peror and king of Prussia leave the
country for any length of time, as in
the present instance, a duly empowered
person ought in the meanwhile to seize
the reins of government" 1t urges
that the matter be brought before the
reichstag.
A number of the leading Liberal pa
pers support the regency proposition,
while several of the Conservative pa
pers scout this view. The constitution
of the empire does not appear to pro-
vide for regency. The presidency of
| the German bund is vested in the king
| of Prussia, but nothing is said to le-
| galiZe the transfer of this dignity to a
regent of Prussia. In the meanwhile
the emperor's brother, Prince Henry of
Prussia, who would naturally be re-
gent, is absent in China. The next
| prince available would be Prince Fred
erick Leopold, son of the late Prince
| Charles of Prussia, eldest brother of
Emperor William L. the grandfather of
| the present emperor.
! The whole matter of the emperors
| trip to the Holy Land will be threshed
over in the coming session of the reich
stag. In government circles the ex-
preston is heard that it is not fair to
, expect the emperor to bear the entire
| expense of the journey. 1t is said that
the cost of his majesty's trip, eXclu-
sive of presents and literal baksheesh,
will amount to at least 10000 marks.
The costly gifts to the sultan of Turkey
and to his harem, ETC., also figure up
from 100000 to 100000 marks. There
fore, it is suggested, as the voyage is
expected to rebound to Germany'S
greater glory and advantage, that par
lament ought to grant credit to cover
the main expenses, more especially so
as otherwise the emperor will have to
run into debt.
The Conservatives answered the gov
ernment's approaches favorably, but
the Centrists have replied with a fiat
negative. The party organ, the Co oene
Volks Zeitung, which does not relish
the outspokenly Protestant character
of the expedition, says: "'It would be
asking too much to expect all Germans
to put their hands in their pockets in
order to pay the home and foreign pas
tors, Protestant bishops and the like,
the cost of their junketing in the
orient
intends to become a neighbor of Queen
Victoria in the highlands of Scotland.
He has been inquiring for a purchas-
In an interview on the subject of
Herr Moribe Busch's book on Prince
/ NE2ai.ssssarek De-; sehYeininger. ethe ply
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/ London, Oct. 15.-Harrowing scenes
were witnessed today at the London
Office of the Atlantic Transport COM
oany, to which the wrecked steamer
Mohegan belonged. a number of women
tainted there when the extent of the
catastrophe became known, and there
was constant stream of telegraph
boys running to and from the Office.
seeking for information or taking mes
sages 10 anxious inQUirers.
The Mohegan it is now said, has been
an Inflated vessel from the start. 1t
is added that she was only bought by
the transport company when their own
boats had been delivered to the United
States government during the war. She
was formerly the Cleopatra of the Will
son & F'urness-Leyland line, and was
bought direct from the Hull shioyard.
She never ran for the Furness ne, and
only made one voyage out and home.
This. it is asserted, was most unsatiS-
factory, and friends of the crew say
that her engines were defective. She
was sent home empty and her return
voyage took several weeks, during
which she drifted a whole day and
night, owing to the trouble with her
engines.
For the past two weeks the steamer
had been in dock undergoing repairs,
but the managers say she was in per-
feet condition when she left port on
this voyage under her new name. 1t is
asserted, however. that in a 24-hour
trial last week her performances were
very unsatiSfa ctory, and the crew did
not wish TO go on her on account Of
the previous defect in her engines. It
is surmised here that her engines broke
down, and that the vessel, in the rough
haaVTU W 1fIa
dristed on the rocks.
The wrecked steamer was Csmmand-
ed by CaDtain Grifiths. Her chief Of
ficer was Mr.. Couch; her second officer
Mr.. Cole. and her third officer Mr..
Hindmarsh.
The reports received as to the num-
Der of survivors are extremely contra
dictory at this hour. In fact, it is now
said that the only persons rescued are
those who have detailed their ex9er-
fences, as already cabled, and those
who were taken to Port Houstack in
two journeys which the lifeboat at that
place made to the wreck. Some Of the
rescued persons died from exhaustion
after landing. Everything possible is
being done to secure a corrected list Of
the drowned and survivors.
The KiDling whose name is among
the list of passengers of the MOhegan
is not the novelist, Rudyard Kipling.
The officials of the tran sport company
believe most of the passengers were
Americans, who were returning home
Captain Griffiths, who is missing, was
formerly captain of the Manitoba. anu
later captain of the Minnewaska-
Two of the MOhegan'S boats filed
with passengers went down the chan
mel. but no news of them has been OBJ
tanned
The officers and crew of the Mohegan
numbered SO. and of these SO are known
to have been saved.
The body of r. A. Baxter, one of the
passengers, has been recovered.
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MORE JAPS FOR HAWAII.
Hundreds of Laborers Landed and
More On the Way.

San Francisco, Oct 15.-The steamer
Aztec arrived from Hongkong and Yo-
kohama, via Honolulu, today. The
steamer landed 72S japanese Iaborers
at Honolulu, and her purser reports
that 1,2OO more are en- route and will
arrive there shortly.
The following advices have been re-
ceived from Yokohama in a letter dated
Sept. 21:
The new Japanese customs tariff, it
is definitely announced, will go into ef-
feet Jan. l, 1899. The export duties will
be entirely abolished simultaneously
with the enforcement of the new tariff
laws. The reduction in revenue of O.
100000 yen viii more than be compen-
sated for by the increase of import re-
ceipts, which will amount to about TO-
600 900 yen.
The home department has begun to
bestir itself in the direction of prison
and judicial reform. 1t is asserted that
large percentage of the prisoners
have been confined for several years
without trial.
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THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE
Judge Powers at Logan.
Presbyterian Work.
Germans Discussing a Regency.
Cheek of Spaniards.
More Than Hundred Drowned.
PAGE Two.
Railroad Managers Meet.
Frisco Mail Stolen.
Lafayette Day.
Mckinley at Chicago.
Army Camps to Be Investigated.
Burglars Make a Haul.
Streets and Sidewalks.
PAGE THREE.
Record Breaking at Lexington.
PAGE FOUR.
PAGE FIVE.
Eldredge Dodger.
PhGB SIX
Financial and Commercial.
Found Gold In Cuba.
PAGE SEVEN.
Not a Perfect Lady.
PAGE EIGHT.
Work of the Campaign.
Lieutenant Gurney's Body. @
Law of Transferring Voters.
Two Convicts Pardoned.
PAGE NINE.
Social Happenings In London.
Reforms Needed In Indian Service
PAGE TEN.
No Money For Utah.
PAGE ELEVEN.
Dramatic and Lyric.
PAGE TWELVE.
In the Churches Today.
PAGE THIRTEEN.
In the Social Realm.
PAGE FOURTEEN.
MANI Habeas Corpus.
To Prevent Collisions at Sea.
PAGE FIFTEEN.
The Gray Rooster.
PAGE SIXTEEN.
American Railway In China
PAGE SEVENTEEN
Adventures Among Cannibals.
PAGE EIGHTEEN.
The Black Douglass.
PAGE NINETEEN.
Youths Department.
PAGE TWENTY.
The Latest Caprice In Dress. X
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servative yet progressive policies have
stamped him as one of Utahs most
worthy citizens.
At present the board of directors of
the Utah National consists of J. NJ
Stout, H. W. Brown, G. S. Peyton,
George Y. Wallace, P. L. Williams, A
B. Jones, A. c.. Ewing, Boyd Park,
Joseph Baumi Grten, w. H. Roy and
w. H. H. Spafford. 1t is said that the
pending change in the banks presi-
dency does not contemplate any other
marked reorganization of the directo-
rate.
Rumor had it yesterday that T. r.
Jones, the banker. would take the Utah
National presidency, as successor to
Mr.. Stout, but this report was Off
cially denied.
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JUDGE POWERS
FLAYS THE ENEMY
Magnificent Speech On the
Political Issues.
SITUATION TN UTAH
HANDLED WITH VIG0R
Republicans Grilled For Their Dirty
Campaign Methods.

The Paramount Issues Cannot Be OBJ
scured By Abusing the Democratic
Candidate - Roberts Eligibility
and Motives of Those Who Ira
duce Him-Republican Duplicity
and Hypocrisy In Utah-The
Tariff, War and Other Issues.
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PRESBYTERIAN NOE K
Mormon Question Again Discussed
By the Synod.
RESOLUTION REPORTED
WAS NOT INTENDED FOR HOME
CONSUMPTION.

Made Some Radical Statements Con-
cerning the Mormon Religion and
Was to Be Used In the East
Sheldon Jackson College and Its
Work-Today's Services.
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ENEMY SOWING TAREs.

In the meantime the enemy sows tares.
Down in Emery county. right here in the
heart of the Rocky mountains. the Re
favor of the gold standard. Up in the
north, Box Elder county endorsed. with
out reservation. tho iniquitous platform
word of protest or OF repudiation from our
Republican friends. It is said that Nero
fiddled while Rome was burning. The
Republicans of Utah chatter about pro-
lection and reciprocity and the dead issue
OF polygany, while Mark Hanna advances
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pointed by an allusion to the fact tina:
Mercur was now one OF the greatest gold
producing camps on this continent, while
the output of the yellow metal )uld De
greatly increased in the near future by
the application OF the cyanide process 10
the mammoth bodies of ore Tor which
Mercur is so justly noted.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. 3. Steen of Taos. New
Mexico, are in attendance at the Mining
congress. as delegates from that territory.
and they are helng accorded a royal re-
ception by friends in this city. Mr.. Steen
is a prominent mining operator III New
Mexico and at present is presiding over
the destinies of the Iron Dyke NINE In
10 Hondo district. in the northern por-
ton OF the territory. This mine has at
tracted the attention of scientists from
the fact that the values are found IN an
iron gangue. the iron being magnetic, the
gold values ranging in the neighborhood
OF 81 to the ton. Edison. the great IN
ventor. has made experiments on this ore
with his electrical process. and Mr. Sseen
has been Informed that the output of the
mine can be handled successfully by this
system of reduction. and as there are at
least a million tons of mineral blocked out
In the property, II promises 20 be a big
thing. and it is most likely that plant
for the treatment of the ore by the Edi-
son process viii be erected on the ground
in the near future. Mrs. Stesn is an at
tractive and intelligent lady. and is en-
joying the congress very much.
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which he attempted to show up the
fallacies of the majority report, during
which he strongly objected to any law
which would give the prospeetor the
right of making a location mile long,
as provided for in the majority report;
and he also objected to the section in
the report which laid so many reStric-
lions upon the prospector-so much red
tape and so much expense and trouble
and he made the assertion that had
such a law as proposed in the majority
report been in existence during the
past so or 30 years, there would nave
been no productive and prolific mining
camps in Utah today. and in the west,
for that matter; and he vigorously
maintained that the discoverer and To-
Gator of the apex of ledge had the
undeniable right to follow all its dips,
spurs and angles, even if they took
him out of his sidelines and out OF the
county or state, his theory being that
the remedy for nearly all mining Hti-
CATION rested in the establishment of
parallel endlines and the enactment OF
law that such endlines, established
by government survey. shall be par
alleled by all subsequent locations on
the same ledge.
To illustrate his ideas. the judge
made use of a blackboard, which soon
represented map of the war in Cuba,
as others besides the judge took this
method of impressing their ideas on
the assembled delegates. SO that be-
fore the close more lodges, spurs and
angles. with their strikes. dips and
windings. sidelines, endlines and YER
teal planes, were thicker than the case
would be if all the mining districts of
the state could afford it, crowded into
a ten-acre plat
Professor W. S. keyes of California.
who has served in the capacity of an
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had been demonstrated that the solu-
ton circulated more freely and a
higher extraction was secured when the
particles of ore in the tank were nearly
of a size, and that for this reason the
ore was graded as to size and gravity,
different tanks being used in the hand
ling of the different classes, extensive
experiments leading to the conclusion
that it was desirable to crush as even
~ as possible to insure the most per-
feet results.
The question of the action of cyanide
solution on gold was also touched upon
by the professor, who had arrived at
the conclusion that the presence Of
oxygen was necessary for the speedy
dissolution of the yellow metal when
treated by this process, a formula for
the making of experimental tests in
order to prove the theory being given
N the paper, the professor advising the
addition of oxygen creating chemicals
to the pulp, or to the solution used in
the reduction of ores.
The application, the merits and the
steady growth Of the cyanide process
in this western country were dwelt
upon to some length by Professor Fade,
who is of the opinion that it is the
system that will eventually revolu-
tionize the methods of reduction of low
grade oxidized gold and silver ores in
the United States, as it is effective,
cheap and simple in its application.
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expert in IS mining suits, and who Is
one of the most eminent biologists CT
this western country. spoke against
the minority report and IN IaYor or
the report submitted by the commit
tee. Professor Keyes disproVed of
Judge Heyburn's theories, and claimed
that they were not practicable, and
that if such a law as proposed by the
Judge was in force. Il would not out
an end to the tedious and expensive
mining LITIGATION which has harassed
and retarded the growth or nearly
every mining camp in this western
country: and, in his opinion, the elm
nation of the apex law and extra lat
eral rights was demanded in the name
of humanity and justice Ills heart
was in this work, and he hoped to see
the day when the mining laws OF the
United States would be placed on the
broad plane adopted by every other
country in the world, with the exeep-
ton of Bolivia, the prevailing law be-
ing surface locations, the right 70 min
eral bodies being restricted to vertical
planes governed BY the boundary lines
of the claim.
Professor Keyes then referred to the
many millions expended in mining lit
igation, the bulk CT the trouble being
due almost solely to the vexed apex
question and extra lateral rights, and
ne CitSQ 10 HlS dbQteIte the idtl tileLt
in Nevada. on the ConstOck lode. with
in the period CT a few brief years, the
sum of S9CO0,C COO had been expended
in mining litigation, being at least one
fifth of the product OF the camp for
the period involved. and more than
was paid out in dividends for the time
specified, and ne rounded out his re-
marks on this branch Of his subject
with the statement that the mining in
Gsstry of the west would never attain
perfection until the prcspector. the
miner and the investor were protected
in their rights, and he took occasion
to point to the immunity enjoyed by
owners OF placer and coal mines from
lawsuits and legal cntanElements, all
Of which can be accredited to the fact
that such claimholders are protected
by surface locations and vertical
planes.
During the progress of the discussion
quite a number spoke to the question:
among the number being C. j. Moore,
the chairman of the committee report
ing on the majority report; II. c. Dun
can of California, Professor Christie of
the same state. n. E. Case of Idaho
and Hon. L. Holbrcok of Utah. il be-
ing brought out in the debate that the
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DELEGATE LANE, OF CALIFORNIA, BECOMES EMPHATIC

children, Marks of Colorado spoke in
favor Of abolishing the apex system.
The hour was now getting late and
it was evident the delegates had listen
ed to all the discussion they wanted
for one day, and a motion TO adjourn
came from the rear end of the hail.
THE QUESTION GOES OVER.
This brought c. E. Allen from his
seat, remarlling that an adjournment
without disposing of the question be-
fore the congress would have the effect
of killing it. He requested permission
to make motion carrying the pending
question over till 10 o'clock today, to
come up then as a special order.
This request was granted but no
sooner had Allen made his motion than
Chief Justice Morgan of Idaho, who,
realizing the majority report was a
lost cause. moved to amend Aliens
motion by recommitting the whole
question to the original committee to
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THE CYANIDE PROCESS.
Able Paper By Prof. Louis Fade, the
Noted Chemist,

The reading of the paper by Pro-
fessor Louis Fade on the cyanide pro-
cess of ore reduction and its adapta-
bility to certain classes and grades of
low grade gold and silver ores, was
listened to with much interest by the
members of the congress, as, in min
ing circles throughout the west. the
system is rapidly becoming recognized
as the long sought-for process where
by low grade ores. tailings and dumps
could be handled and treated at a
profit.
Professor Fade is the chief chemist
of the Roessler- Hasslacher Chemical
company, which manufactures much Of
the cyanide of potassium used in mill
ing in this intermountain region, and
as he has given much thought and
study to the subject. he was able to
make a good impression on his audi
ence.
In his opening remarks Professor
Fade referred TO the adaptability of the
cyanide process to low grade oxidiZed
gold ores, and also made special refer
ence to the utilization of this process
in the west, the great gold camp of
Mercur being THE first TO put in a
plant involving this system OF ore re-
Guction, and reference was made to the
early experiences of the Mercur com
DdllN III Scliil4So tl-C p4DNGSS 0CNA- ~ a
working plane. it being found after
various experiments had been made
that the tendency was to crush ore too
finely, 400 mesh screen being used,
which, it was ascertained, caused the
pulp to slime, in which condition it
was found to be almost impossible to
extract the gold values. Later on,
however, when screens of one-fourth
of an inch mesh were used, the shines
were done away with to a great ex-
tent, and an extraction of values to the
extent of So per cent was made.
Professor Fade illustrated his paper
by making reference to the process en-
ployed at the Rand, in South Africa.
where the cyanide system is almost eX-
clusively employed, repeated expert
ments showing that classification of
the ores leads to better results. and
that in the crushing of the ore for the
tanks better percolation was obtained
by grading the ore as to size, as it
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APEX AND SQUARE CLAIMs.
Discussion on the Proposition to
Change Existing Laws.

The time of the congress in the af-
ternoon was almost entirely occupied
with the discussion of the proposition
to change existing mining laws in the
interest of the poor proSpector," the
war of words being precipitated by the
motion to amend the report of the
committee on the revision of federal
mining laws by the adoption Of the
minority report.
Judge w. V. Hepburn of Washington,
speaking in favor of the amendment
and the minority report, advanced some
ideas, and in doing this he made an
explanation of the intent of the mi
nority report, which, he stated, pro-
posed to maintain the apex law and
all lateral rights, the improvement
over the present law being in the es-
adjustment of endlines at right angles
to the ledge, these lines to be estab
lished on the initial discovery in the
district by government survey; all sub
seuuent locations made on the ledge
TO conform, in their endlines, with the
lines of the original location. the eff
feet of which will be to prevent later
claimants from running on the dip of
the vein into the ground claimed by
their neighbors.
In his arguments in favor of the
adoption of the amendment, Judge
Hepburn made an eloquent address. in
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those advanced by Judge Hepburn OF
MULLEN IS NUMEROUS

Mullen of Idaho created some
amusement by his question, if this
congress had coordinate power with
the body at Washington? Il know that
other body has a car for its presiding
officer, while we have a prince"
He declared that he had Travelled
hundreds of miles to come TO this con-
vention only to meet the sorry sight
of everybody trying to protect the
poor prospector. THE poor prospector
can protect himself, he Numbered
out. There is no need of the legal
fraternity coming here to try and make
you believe they talk of changing the
laws 10 protect the prospector. have
been prospecting for the past % years
and I can take care of myself. The
poor prospector under the care of the
legal faction is like your criminal in
Utah-he can choose between being
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hung and shot, but he gets the dose
anyway"
AS time was called the speaker
thanked the audience for listening ito
this embryo congressman from Idaho
H. W. Duncan of California was the
next to attack the majority report, but
his voice was husky and not very many
caught the drift of his arguments.
CALLED FORTH CHEERS.
NJ Z. Jones of idaho made a short
talk, criticising the conhic. between
labor and capital. who is the back
bone of this country, who is the back
bone of that star spangled banner?'
he shouted. ard voice from the rear
chirruped Dewey" and the house
went wild cheering.
Eolbrook, of Utah, said after hearing
all the arguments presented he was in
a maze and at a loss to know where he
was at. He favored vertical surface
lines.
After a recess, during which the dele
gates went over to the tabernacle and
listened to a concert by the school
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reports of the committee OF revision
OF the code and mining laws.
JUDGE HEYBURN'S DISCUSSION.
After some preliminary skirmishing
as to the method of debate Judge Hey
burn of Idaho was recognized and
entered into an elaborate discussion of
the merits of the two theories advo-
Gated in the report, the majority re-
port recommending adoption of the
square claim theory while the minor
ity report holds to the present apex
theory. The judge said British
Columbia had adopted the square claim
theory, but il had worked such an in
justice to the poor prospectOr that that
country was now seriously considering
the question of abolishing it.
The speaker also objected to the sec
ton of the proposed law allowing a
locator TO take up a mile of the vein,
as tending toward monopoly. He
pointed out many other provisions
which would tend to work hardship
or the poor prospector, and in his eff
fort was repeatedly appiauded, indicat-