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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-27

winner, is growing smaller and small
ler
The senatorial situation has not
changed materially since the with
drawal of ex-senator Joseph M. Carey
from the race. Many people believe
that Carey would have been elected
without much. if any. opposition had
he remained in the contest. The next
most likely candidate is Senator Clar-
ence d. Clark, while Hon. ]. C. Davis
of Rawlins has the support of many
members and will give Clark a close
run. Among the possibilities are Col
onel j. L. Torrey, of rought rider fame,
who is making a determined fight for
the place; eX-State Treasurer Otto
Gramm, Secretary of State c. W. Bur
dick and Speaker Kelly of the last
house of representatives.
Governor w. A. Richards, who an
nounced his candidacy some weeks ago.
is now in Washington, where he is
making q. persistent night for the posi-
ton of assistant commissioner of the
general land Office, a place now held
| by Hon. Frank w. Mondell, who was
recently elected to congress from Wy
oming. If Richards secures the plum
he will, of course, withdraw from the
senatorial contest, but should he be
disappointed in his aspirations for the
assistant commiSsionership. he VIII
make fight for the senatorship. Rich
ards was recently admitted to the prac-
tice of law, both in the courts of the
state and the supreme court. He Is
enlinently fitted for the position, for he
has had a long experience in western
land matters. At one time he was sur
veyor general of Wyoming and is ia
miliar with the wants of not only Wy
oming, but the other western states as
we'll.
REPUBLICAN DISCORD.
There is discord among the Repub-
licans of Cheyenne, and the party is
badly split up. There are two factions
which are fighting each other with all
their might, and unless their differ
ences are adjusted the Democrats viii
stand a very good show of winning the
city election on Jan. 10 next, when a
mayor and three councilman will be
elected. The opposing sides are called
the "One Gallus' club and the SILK
Stockings respectively. The latter
is supporting Mayor William r. Schnit-
ger for reelection, and is made up
chiefly of members of the Lincoln club,
the most influential Republican organ
iZation in the state, and its friends,
while the Zone Gallus" fellows are men
who claim to be fighting what they
style the Cheyenne ring, and are for
any one TO peat iocHn1lSeF dlIu MS
friends The Tribune, the leading Re
publican organ in the state, is support
ing Schnitger, while the Sun-Leader is
supporting any one whom the One
Gallus'' club puts up. The contest will
eliminate Friday night at the prima-
ries, when the struggle for supremacy
will be fought to a finish.
The Democrats are taking no part in
the mix-up and are confident of sue
cess at the polls on Jan. 10.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-27
BLOODY ARRAYS
DISTURB HAVANA
Many Collisions Between
SpaniardS and CubanS.
AMERICAN TROOPS
GUARD RESIDENCES
Find 1t Impossible to Preserve the
Peace.

Cannot Occupy Territory As Rapidly
AS Spanish Troops Are With
drawn-Many outrages, RObberies
and Murderous Assaults-Cubans
Compel spaniards to Honor the
Cuban Flag-Celebration at Mont
serrat Ends In Riot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-08

Q.-What did he say?
A.-That his father had heart disease
and he thought perhaps he had. I told
him he ought not to ride if that were
true.
Odd he ever say his father had been
shadowed?
Ayes.
Q.-When?
death.
Q.-Where did you talk?
A--At the university.
Q.-What did he say?
A.-That his father had told him a
man. he thought a colored man, was
shadowing his father and seemed to be
watching the house, and that the din
ingroom window opening on the alley
had been scratched by some sharp in
strument, he thought, by Gsome one who
was trying to get into the house.
Q.-When did you have your next
conversation with him?
Al do not remember. He talked to
me frequently, and later told me that
a colored man came into the office in
Topeka and asked the stenographer for
Mr.. Collins, and wanted to secure a
farm for his father who was going to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-08

Q-what did he say?
A.-That his father wanted him to
come home.
Q.-What else?
Al asked him why he had been to
Kansas City. He said he had gone to
Kansas City to see about a bomb.
Q.-What kind?
A glycerine bomb. He said some
one had been arrested in Topeka, and
a bombshell had been found and that it
was connected with the anonymous let
ters.
He Talked Much of Impending Danger.
The witness told how John Collins
had then told her he intended to invite
her to go to Topeka for Dewey day but
feared to take her, thinking something
might happen which would embarrass
him.
Ole said Thursday he was coming
to Topeka?
Ayes.
Q-What for?
A-His father had sent for him.
Odd he say he was sick?
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The Harmful Drug Concealed in Bak-
ing Powders.

Recent investigation shows that the
stores are largely stocked with baking
powders which contain alum, the in
furious ingredient which the Iowa and
Minnesota State Boards of Health have
so strongly condemned. England, Ger
many and France have laws prohibit
ing the use of alum in bread, and the
States of Minnesota and Wisconsin for
bid baking powder containing alum to
be put upon the market unless the
words this baking powder contains
alum are printed upon the label OF
every package offered for sale. This
is the danger signal which the law
throws out for the protection Of the
people Yet many Of the makers Of
alum baking powders such as the cal
umet, while keeping away from Mime
sofa and Wisconsin, have the effrOntery
to offer their condemned powders to
consumers here. These alum powders
are frequently labeled pure" best in
the world, none so good" or with
some other equally misleading catch
phrase.
Below will be found a partial list Of
the baking powders sold in this market
that have been examined and found to
contain alum:
CALUMET. Contains Alum.
Calumet Baking Powder Co, Chicago)
CAMEO. Contains Alum
(Cameo Baking Powder Co., ChicagO.)
CHICAGO YEAST. Contain Alum.
Chapman & Smith Co.. Chieago)
CLIMAX. Contains Alum
(C1imax Baking Powder Co. Indianapolis.)
GRANTS BON BON.
HOTEL. Contains Alum
Grant Chemical Co., Chicago)
JACK FROST. Contains Alum.
(8ain & Chapman Mfg. Co. St LOUISE
K C. Contains Alum.
(Jaques Mfg. Co.. Chicago.)
MANHATTAN. Contains Alum.
(Hewson Chemical Co, Kansas City.)
MOKASKA Contains Alum.
CMokaska Mfg. Co, St Joseph.)
PERFECT. Contains Alum.
CPerfect Baking Powder Co., St. Louis-)
ROCKET. Contains Alum
sherman Bros. & Co.. Chicago-)
TAYLOR'S
ONE SPOON Contains Alum.
Craylor Mfg. Co, st. LOUISE
VISION. Contains Alum.
(E. Metzenauer, St LOuis.)
LOYAL. Contains Alum.
In addition to this list, all brands sold
with a prize or for 25 cents or less q
pound are sure to be made Of aluE1-
At the Worlds Fair the same anthor-
tiles that condemned alum powders as
unfit for human food, declared DR..
Prices Cream Baking Powder 6he
purest, strongest and best and awarded
it the highest medal.
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move to Topeka The man was to
come to see about the farm again on
Friday. but did not, and John said it
| worried his father.
Q.-Did you talk to John about a
| diamond.
A.-Yes. I told him had lost dia-
| mond stick pin. He said he had also
lost his diamond stud. He said he
| thought some of the boys had taken 1t
| but guessed they hadn't and supposed
it had gone to the laundry, where he
said he would ask for it.
Odd you see John the Saturday
before his father was killed?
Ayes; we went to ball game in
buggy.
Odd you see a pistol?
A.-Yes; we went over a rough place
just as we were entering the grounds.
He had it in the pocket next to me and
asked that he put it on the other side
because I was afraid of it.
sQ.-Did he do it?
Q.-Did he tell you why he carried
it?
A.-On the way home he told me the
pistol had been given him by his father
who thought the persons who were
shadowing Mr.. J. S. Collins might bring
harm to him, John. don't remember
the make. He said it would fire a good
many times.
Q.-Was there anything said about keys?
KEYS 70 the 'o ee and adnfF 6ouae eeo beca4e his
shadowing him might try to get the keys
o.2Did he says his father was taking
steps to protect himself?
Ale didn't mention that.
1o3 3Did f0 t5 yog bds9 haze TeDD an t
Q.-What occurred?
Ale telephOned and said he had to go
to Topeka, but hoped he would be back
Q.-Did he call Sunday evening?
Q.-How did he act?
Av,zI JIoH ont oh af
Q@Did he tell you why he went to To-
A-Yes. He said his father wanted to
talk to him about business. Then he
said he was worried about his father and
wanted to go out and walk around.
Q.-Did he tell you he was worried many
Q.--Wben did he tell you he was not
A--Once when his father was attending
Q.-What did he say while you were
Al asked him why he was worried: He
said: Anonymous letters are deViiiSh
things I asked him what he meant. He
Sad bd can tell you d Ha1e 9 E t0Id you 70 b fq0
about it. After we went back to the house
father at the office Where he had told
John all about his. business and his life
thing would happen to him and he want
ed John to know all about his affairs. He
said his father had heart disease and was
unable to have some of his insurance re-
newed. He said he was sorry for his
father because he didn't know when the
blow would come and his father could not
stand up and fight like man.
Q.-On Wednesday did you receive a
telephone message from Kansas City?
A.-Yes.
Q.-Who was it?
AIR. Collins.
Odd you know he had gone to
Kansas City?
A.-No; he had told me he was going
to Topeka.
Q.-What did he say he was doing in
Kansas City?
A-Was there on business.
Odd you get note from John that
night?
Ayes.
Q.-Who brought it?
A small colored boy on a horse.
Q--Have you the note?
A.-No
Q.-What did you do with it?
A.-Destroyed it.
Q.-Wbat did it say?
A.-That he wanted to see me the
next morning at school, after which he
was going to Topeka. He said he would
gladly give himself up in his fathers
place.
ing?
A.-Yes-
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Q.-were you in the alley that night2

A.-NO.
County Attorney Jetmore asked leave
to have Lee Myers, the Topeka carpen-
ter, and George Kuhne of Lawrence,
who cashed the Ross Broadhead check
summoned as witnesses. Judge Hazen
withheld his decision until after the
noon recess.
J.Y. Niles, of Topeka, who was spec
ial delivery messenger at the postOffice
during May, was the next witness. He
explained how this class of mail is as
sorted and sent out He also explained
that the office record shows the post
mark, address, and to whom delivered.
The witness then, upon Mr.. Safford's
request, produced the special delivery
record for May, 1898. This record show
ed that Mr.. Miles had taken two letters
one post marked k @. and La Junta. r.
P O., and one post marked Lawrence,
care 400 club. Topeka, and delivered
Goggins at Crook Wright's place, and
one, No. S5, to Crook Wright on May
6. The witness identified the letter pos
itively. as he had written the No. S5 on
he
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TWO GENTS
Q.-What did it contain? ?

Q.-What did it contain?
A.-Said his friends were all being
very kind to him; that his mother and
sister felt terribly, and at the end OF
the letter told me say nothing about
what he had told me because his law
yers had cautioned him to say moth
ing.
Q.-Anything else?
Ale told me in some letter to be-
HeYe no one except himself
Not Allowed tc Explain.
O.-what 60 those words Tell moth
Ing" mean in that telegram?
Answer ruled out upon objections
from defense.
Q-Do you remember Of John pre-
siding. at the Episcopal church in Law
I'VE object" said Mr.. Hayden. "It's
bad enough to try q man for murder
when he's innocent
The objection was overruled and the
witness said John Collins had told her
he had conducted services at Haskell
institute.
The witness was here shown a letter
addressed to Mr.. Knowles in Topeka,
signed by Collins. It was the letter
which Grace Collins could not identify.
Il think John Collins wrote it." said
Miss BabcOck
She also identified as the writing OF
John Collins, another letter which
Grace Collins said she did not know
John had written. Miss BabcOck also
said the writing in the LakeView regis
ter looked like that of John Collins. Miss
Babcock also said that the address Of
the letter to Johnson Jordan, was, in
her opinion, written by John Collins.
Cross examination by Mr.. GODDARD.
Q.-How long have you lived in Law
renee?
Al was born there.
Q.-Where did you meet John Col
Inns?
Al do not remember.
Q-You have been taking what
course at the university?
A.-Painting-fine arts.
Q.-Was Collins in any of your class
es?
Q-You attended three parties out
side of the Beta parties?
Al think three.
Q.-What were they?
Ara ternity parties,
Odd you know he had your pic
ture in his watch?
A.-Yes.
Q-Do you know where he got it?
A-NO
Q-How did you know he had it?
Al saw it when he opened his
Accidentally?
A-Yes.
Odd you talk to him about 1t?
A.-No, sir
Q.-How long did he carry it?
Al do not know.
Odd he have another picture Of
you?
Odd you give it to him?
A.-NO, sir
Q-Did he joke you about having it2
A.-No, I joked him. 1 asked him if
he took one of my pictures, but he did
not affirm or deny it.
Q.-What did you say to him2
Al missed the picture and asked
him if he took it He did not say.
Q.-Where did you ask him?
A.-At home. think
Q.-More than once?
Al do not remember
Q.-Was he in the habit Of calling a,
your house?
A.-Yes.
Q-How often did you go out with
him?
Al couldn't say.
Q.-Once a week?
A.-No, sir.
Q-Once in two weeks?
Al couldn't say.
Q-You met frequently at the uni
versity?
A-Yes.
Q.-Talked together?
Ayes.
O.-AIone or in a crowd.
A.-UsuaIly alone between class hours
O-There was no particular friend
ship or intimacy between you and Mr-
Collins which did not exist between you
and other young men?
A-No. We were good friends.
Ole stood high in Lawrence?
A-Yes, sir, he did.
Odd he ever speak unkindly Of his
father?
Al never heard him refer to his
father only in an affectionate way.
/Co,+i,,,a5 IN civt, Pa0e0
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Q.-What did it contain?
A.-Said his friends were all being
very kind to him; that his mother and
sister felt terribly, and at the end OF
the letter told me say nothing about
what he had told me because his law
yers had cautioned him to say moth
ing.
Q.-Anything else2
Ale told me in some letter to be-
HeYe no one except himself.
ALA Il.
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ance, allowing her gaze to wander from
the witness to various points in the
court room.
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KANSAS FED ON ALUM.

(Continued on sixth Page.l
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17
FEDERAL LAW MAKERS.

| Washington, D. c., Jan. 8.-The civil
service debate was continued in the
house until o'clock. The remainder
of the session under special order
was devoted to eulogizing the memory
of Representative Wright, of Massa-
chusetts. Saturday, January 10, was
set aside for paying tribute to the
memory of the late Representative
Milliken, of Maine Mr.. Corliss (rep.,
Mich.) was the first speaker. He IA
vored radical notifications of the
law. He thought that the heads of
departments were clothed with the
IpCwer Of appointing their subordi-
mates. To that extent he thought if
| tested the law would be found uncOn
stitutional He believed the right of
/ removal should be restored and the
| tenure of Office limited. Mr. Hepburn
i (rep., Iowa) spoke for am hour against
what he termed the popular impress
] sion of the so-called merit system.
| The public, he argued, had been utterly
misled by the high-soundlng title, ere
/ formers" He believed the appointive
power and power OF removal should
/ be lodged in the same hands and
| should be unlimited. He insisted that
| the political workers were entitled to
and should be accorded recognition. If
there were to be no reward for the
workers the workers in the future
would be more and more loyal to rich
contributors instead of to their party
and their country. If the present
system continued the influence of rich
men in politics would grow steadily.
Mr.. Hepburn said he knew his frank
expressions would earn criticism for
him and it would probably be said that
he placed himself on a low political
plane, but these were his convictions,
and he would utter them. Mr.. Clarke
(rep., N. H. closed the debate with
more remarks in favor of modifying
the law He did not care to specify
the notifications he would make, but
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17

Durrant home the casket WAS placed
in the parlor. A number of personal
friends of the family visited the house
to express their sympathy. The re-
mains are now encased in the hand
some casket taken over to the prison
by the undertaken and to which the
body was transferred from the plain
black coffin furnished by the prison
authorities.
No funeral arrangements have yet
been made by the Durrants for their
sons remains and the body still lies
in the parlor of the Durrant home. It
is expected that it will be cremated
this morning. Attorney Duprey has
received a letter written by Durrant
just before going to the scaffold. He
thanked Duprey and protested his in
nocense.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17
ABROAD.

Japan's feet is virtually at the dis
posal of England.
The Canadian government has de-
cided to extend preferential tariff to
Spain.
Belgrade reorganized the Servian
army and appointed ex-King Milan
! mmander-in-chief.
England, Russia and Japan are re-
ported to have arrived at an agree
ment respecting Corea.
Gen. John M. Bittinger, United
States consul at Montreal, was black
balIed by the st. James club, a leading
social organization of that city.
, DR. Zaccharia, the physician OF
Car Alexander III, who was severely
criticised at the time of the emperor's
death, is dead.
j. McLeavy Brown, the British
| Corean customs agent at Seoul, main
tains his post, in spite OF Russia's eff
! forts to displace him.
Khan Chau has been leased to Ger
many for fifty years only, although
Germany demanded a ninety-yea1
term.
Prince Albert Leopold, the heir pre-
sumptive to the Belgian throne
proposes to make a long tour Of the
United states and Canada.
The Spanish Government is consid-
ering the ACCESSIBILITY of formally ask
ing the United States to Intervene in
Cuba.
Russia, expecting attack from Japan,
is straining every nerve, British
traveller reports, to get a strong mill
tary base in China.
Senator Canalejas, the editor of 81
Heraldo de Madril, who is making
an investigation of affairs in Cuba,
will, it is reported, advise the Spanish
government to abandon the island.
A special dispatch from Dawson
City, which was sent in a tin can in
care of an Indian runner, tells of
valuable gold districts that bid fair
to rival the Klondike
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17
THEODORE DURRANT's REMAINS.
Have Been Taken to San Francisco
and Will Be Cremated.

San Francisco, Jan. 9.-The remains
of Theodore Durrant were driven from
San Quentin prison to Sousalito ferry
and placed upon the ferry boat. The
purpose in choosing the Sausalito
ferry was to balk the curiosity Of the
immense throng that awaited the ar
rival of the body by the Tiburon ferry
on this side Meanwhile the remains
were landed here by the Sausalito boat
and were we'll on the way to the Dur
rant residence before the crowd real
lied the futility of it's wait. At the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17

Madison, Jan. 12.-Justice A. w.
Newman sustained a very hard and
fatal fall while on his way from his
home to the supreme court room yes
terday morning. 1t was about o'clock.
The walk was coated with frozen rain
and was exceedingly slippery. Judge
Newman fell on the large granOlithic
slab over a gutter and sustained a
fracture at the base of the skull and
died rs hours afterward.
Judge Newman is a native of New
York, and was born in Greene county,
that state, April 5, 1884, of good
old English stock. One of his an
cestors ON his mothers side was John
Rogers, one of the Smithfeld martyrs,
who suffered death in the flames on
that famous field in the reign OF
Queen Bloody" Mary for their ad-
herence to the protestant religion.
His youth was spent ON a farm and
he attended Ithaca academy and the
Delaware Literary institute, going
thence to Hamilton college from
which he graduated in 1857. While
in college he began the study
of the law, and after gradu-
ating continued it in the office of
John Olney, a lawyer practicing at
Windham Center, N. Y. He finished
his studies in December, 1857, and was
admitted to the bar. Soon after his
admission he came to Wisconsin, and
went TO Algon a, formerly known as
Anapee. There he stayed but a short
time, going to Trempeleau, where he
opened law Office. In 1860 he was
elected county judge, and was twice
reelected. He took the position OF
district attorney in 1866, and served
in that capacity ten years. For one
term he was a state senator, being
elected in 1868. He was placed on the
circuit bench in 1876, remaining there
until elected to the sup1 enc court.
While on the circuit bench Judge
Newman won the appreciation of the
bar and the people of the circuit by his
unfailing fairness and absence OF
prejudice He first came most prom
| inently before the general public by
his decision of the so-called treasury
cases, suits against former state treas
urers to collect certain sums of money
which the treasurers had collected
| from the banks, in which the state had
deposited money, as interest on the
deposits. He rendered judgment in
the cases against the former state
treasurers and in favor of the state for
several hundreds of thousands of dol
lars. Chief Justice Lyon, having vol
UNFAIRLY retired from the bench soon
after, Judge Newman was elected to
succeed him, and began his duties as
an associate justice Jan. 1, 1894, so
that he has been on the bench just
four years. About one year ago ne
suffered a slight stroke OF paralysis,
but from that he soon recovered sui
fciently to continue his court duties.
He has a wife and three children. His
eldest daughter, who was educated at
the university, is the wife of B. F..
Houston, an attorney at Tacoma;
Mark, a young man of about Is, is
student at the university, while his
youngest child is Celia, a school girl
of some IL years.