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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
PREVENTION OF RIVER FLOODS
MISSISSIPPI LEVEEs SHOULD BE
BUILT HIGHER.
Conclusion Reached By the Senate
Committee-No Relief From Ressr-
voirs-Cost of Improvements.

Washington, Dec. 15.-The senate
committee on commerce today agreed
to the report of the subcommittee ap-
pointed under the resolution of March,
1897, to investigate and report upon the
floods in the Mississippi river and their
cause and prevention. The sub-commit-
tee, consisting Of Senator'S Nelson, FL
kins, Vest, Mcbride, Gailinger, Berry
and Caffery, has visited many points
on the Mississippi and its tributaries,
taking testimony at various points, and
altogether giving the subject very care
ful attention. The report was prepared
by Senator Nelson, chairman of the
subcommittee.
In regard to the cutting Of timber at
the head waters of the stream, the
committee says: Nothing in the evil
dence or other data obtained by your
committee discloses the fact that the
destruction of timber at or near the
head waters Of these rivers tends to
promote the floods referred to-,
On the subject of reservoirs the COM
mittee continues: 1.-The evidence dis
closes no points on the upper Missis-
Sippi available for reservoir purposes.
On the Missouri the only point where
sufficient holding could be found for a
reservoir OF any magnitude is on
reacn OIL the river ABOVE Great EallS.
Such a reservoir, if constructed high
enough to bring the waters of the Mis-
souri, into the Milk River valley, would
be valuable for purposes of irrigation,
but would have no material bearing on
the foods in the Mississippi; river, nor
on the navigation of the Missouri river.
THE committee presents quite a COM
prehensive history of leveeS and jet
ties in the Mississippi. With reference
to the levees, they say that experience
Of 1897 indicates that a complete en-
closure of all the river basins viii re-
quire from three to four-feet high levees
in Louisiana, and from four to six feet
on the Yazoo levees. The committee
concludes that no substantial relief
from the floods can be obtained by
means Of outlets; hence the further
conclusion that only through properly
constructed levees can the proper re-
lief be secured. The committee fur
nishes an estimate Of the cost of COM
pleting the levee system from the head
of st. Francis basin to the head of the
passes, putting the figure at from $1S,
COO 900 to $40 O0o, coo, and the time neces-
sary at from four to five years. The
opinion is expressed that with this eX-
penditure levees sufficiently high and
strong to afford complete protection
could be assured.
The committee states that good re-
suits in assisting navigation have been
obtained from dredging with the new
style hydraulic dredges, which have
proved very effective, and recommends
that ample provision be made for
continuing this work.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
GENERAL BRO0RE'S THREAT.
Would Courtmartia1 Volunteer For
Testifying Before Commission.

Washington, Dec. 15.-Major General
John R. Brooke testified before the war
investigating commission today con-
cerning conditions at Camp Thomas.
He emphatieally denied a statement
by one of his staff officers that the
headquarters camp was in a distinctly
filthy condition. Speaking Of the hos
pitals, General Brooke said:
IN justice TO myself, 1 should say
that the location Of the First division
hospital was not of my own selection.
1 left this to Colonel Bartsuff, my chief
surgeon, and it was the one location I
condemned. I visited this hospital and
it was working badly, due, probably,
to the surgeon directly in charge
Governor Beaver read a report from
James Parker, sanitary inspector Of the
Twelfth New York volunteers, detailing
an unprintable and disgusting state OF
sanitary affairs at Camp Thomas dur
ing General Brooke's administration,
and General Brooke was asked what he
had to say regarding it.
L viii say he replied, that it is
not only untrue but il you will give me
a copy of that report, I viii see that
that young man goes before a court
martial for those statements, unless he
is protected in his testimony by this
commission >
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last he took to his bed and on Monday
morning his physician said that pneu-
monia had developed. Everything known
to medical science was done to save him,
but he grew steadily worse.
At Mr.. Brice's bedside when he died
were Mrs. Brice Captain Stewart NJ.
Brice, John Francis Brice, Miss Helen
Brice and Miss Kate Brice. Another son,
W. X. Brice, is on his way home from
China.
Mr.. Brice was delirious for twenty-four
hours before his death.
Washington, Dec. 15.-Calvin S. Brice
was a native of Ohio, and was born in
1S45 He was the son of a Presbyt yterlan
minister. Three years before the CIVIL
war he entered Miami university and IN
1861 he enlisted in a university company
for the war. He served in West Virginia
in the Ninety-siXth Ohio infantry. In
1863 he graduated from the university,
and after teaching school a lew months
he became captain OF company in the
One Hundred ana Eighth ONO, and served
to the end of the War. lie then went to
Ann Arbor (Mich) law school, 4and after
wards W2S admitted to the bar IN On
cinnati. he took an active interest IN
politics and in the campaign OF 1876 he
was an electoral candidate on the Tllden
ticket and again on the Cleveland ticket
in 1884 In 1888 he was a delegate at large
to the Democratic national convention at
St Louis. where the Ohio delegation chose
him as a member of the national COM
mittee. He was chairman of the e-ecu-
tive committee during the 1888 campaign,
and on the death of William H. Barnum,
was elected chairman of the Demo-
cratic national committee.
In the winter of 1880 Mr.. Brice was
elected United States senator to succeed
Henry 3. Payne and took his seat March
4 1891 In the same year Brice became
prominent figure. He was soon made d
member of the Democratic steering COM
mittee ana became also a member of the
committee on appropriations. Mr.. Brice
seldom spoke in the senate but was
close observer of everything that was go
ing on and was always deep in the coun-
cils of the party.
Mr.. Brice served six years in the senate,
being succeeded by Joseph b. Foraker.
In Washington he occupied the CorcOran
house. and gave lavish entertainments
his retirement from the senate he has
been in Washington very little, but oc-
cupying himself for the most part with
business affairs in New York.
Until the Democratic party adopted free
silver as a national principle Mr.. Brice
was the leader in his party in Ohio. but
after that he did not take an active part
in politics.
The announcement of Mr.. Brices death
caused great regret in the senate, as he
was a faVorite with nearly all, possess
ing a fund of good humor, a good story
teller and universally popular with sena-
tors on both sides of the chamber. He
was admired for his business and political
skill and for his abounding good humor,
which never left him on any occasion.
He was largely interested in railroad en-
terprises, was rated a millionaire and of
late had been one of the chief members
of a syndicate with large railroad and
other concessions in China. He leaves a
wife and several grown children.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
FEARED DUNNING WOULD DIE
MRS. BoTKIN's soLIcITUDE CON-
CERNING HIM.
Was Very Nervous When He Went
to Cuba-Seal Found In a Room
She Had Occupied.

San Francisco, Dec. 15.-George H.
Haas, from whose store Mrs. Botkin
is alleged to have bought the candy
sent to Mrs. Dunning, and two of his
employees were on the witness stand
in the case today. They were examined
regarding the manufacture of choco-
late creams and other candies, and the
possibility of poison getting into the
candy during the course of manufac-
ture. Nothing of very sensational
nature was adduced.
Mrs L. Simpson, who was proprietor
of the Victoria hotel when Mrs. Bot
kin resided there told OF the emotions
of the woman when John p. Dunning
went to New York to accept an en-
gagement as a. Cuban war correspond
ent Mrs Botkin, the witness stated.
was very nervous for some time after
Dunnings departure, o she feared he
might be killed.
Mrs. Simpson was positive that there
was nothing to criticise in Mrs. Bot
kin's conduct while she was a resident
of the Victoria.
James W. Erwin, a postal inspector,
was called, but his testimony was of
little Importance, except showing that
the package was mailed at station D
in this city John D. DUNCAN, a mail
clerk at station D, positively asserted
that package similar to the one sent
to Mrs. Dunning passed through his
hands early in August. He was posi-
tive, because the name on the pack
age was so similar to his own that it
attracted special attention. IT was ad-
dressed to Dover, Del, but he was not
certain whether it was designated for
Mr.. or Mrs. Dunning, but was certain
regarding the name.
Mrs. Birdie Price, who succeeded
Mrs. Simpson as proprietor of the Vic
toria hotel, testified that a number of
people had been in Botkin's room be-
tween the time Mrs. Botllin left and
the time the Haas seal was found
there: The seal had been identified as
Botl2in.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
MORE SOLDIERS FOR CUBA.
General Williston and Indiana Vol
unteers Land at Havana.


Havana, Dec 15-The United States
transport Mobile arrived here this
afternoon. with Brigadier General Will
liston and staff. the SiXty-frst Indiana
regiment, the Third battalion of the
Second Illinois, the signal corps de-
tachment of the Seventh army corDs
and the Headquarters Of the First bri-
gade OF the Second division of the
corps. General Williston, accompanied
by Major Hopkins, aide to Secretary
Alger, landed Immediately, and were
driven to the Hotel Trocha at Ell We
dado.
While a detachment of the Second
Illinois regiment was at breakfast this
morning, on the San Jose wharf, the
men invited a detachment of the Span
ish guard to join them. The invita-
ton was declined at first, but finally
accepted, mutual compliments being
passed.
The two battalions of the regiment
marched today to Quemados camp
From the houses along the route girls
ran out to pin ribbons on the soldiers,
and to wreathe their hats with flowers.
General Lees HEADQUARTERS, an old
mansion in beautiful grounds, the men
filled with roses.
The troops are now using spring
water, but the pipes for a pipe supply
have arrived. and will be laid in the
course of ten days. The expected sewer
piping is also at hand, and the quar-
termaster's warehouses are nearly fin
ished.
Today the Cuban soldiers, under
command of Rafael de Cardenas, ent-
cred Guanabacoa, a suburb of Havana,
on the invitation of the townsfolk.
They were received with music, and
marched through triumphaI arches,
decorated with intertwined American
and Cuban flags. A banquet was ten
dered to the officers by prominent citi-
zens. and the Drivates had a substan-
tial dinner, at which well known Cuban
ladies served
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
GILLETT'S BROTHER FAILS.
Held S19o,ooo of the Abscondins
Cattle Plunger's Paper.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. ia special
to the Star from Abilene, Kan, says:
j. w. Gillett. hardware and implement
deler, today turned over his business
at Woodbine to his creditors. Gillett is
a brother of Grant Gillett, the abscond-
ing cattle king, and held S190,000 worth
of cattle paper issued by his brother.
The cattle which J. w. Gillett sup
posed he owned have been found to
have been mortgaged to others. His
assets are placed at $50. 600
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
THE HERALD BULLETIN.
PAGE ONE.

PAGE ONE.
Salt Lakers Will Invest In Church
Bonds.
Mormon Women's Way.
Mckinley at Atlanta.
Death of Calvin S. Brice.
PAGE TWO.
New Pension Record.
Bryan's Army Plan.
PAGE THREE
Bryan's Resignation.
Financial and Commercial.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
George M. Cannon Fails.
Kaysvi1le in a Queer Dilemma.
Am MAR Is Held.
Estimate of State Expenses.
Register Divorce Case Dismissed.
The Council Committees.
In Railway Circles.
Senatorial Dark Horses.
-as PAGE SIX.
New Mammoth Gold.
Expansion Opposed.
PAGE SEVEN.
State News.
PAGE EIGHT.
The Stout Shooting Case.
Minnie Hammah's Will.
In the Social Realm.
DR.. Millspaugh's Resignation Filed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
Another Omaha Exposition.

Omaha, Dec. ia decision to hold
a Greater America exposition in Omaha
in 1899 was reached at a mass meeting
of business men, bankers and profess
sional men tonight. Over $105, 900 was
subscribed for the project. This amount
is more than enough to turn the
grounds and buildings of the recent
trans Mississippi exposition over to the
new association. A committee of
twenty-five with Edward Rosewater
as chairman, was appointed 4to prepare
articles of Incorporation for the new
association, and draft form of gov
ernment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16

will be made money order offices
Jan. 3:
Utah-Collinston, Box Elder county;
Kanosh, Millard county; LOa, Wayne
county; ProHnontory, Box Elder coun-
ty; Silver City, Juab county; Weber.
Weber county.
Wyoming-Cleo. Uinta county; KEN
merer. Uinta county; Redbank, Big
Horn county.
The Dostoffice at Walters, Canyon
county, Ida, has been discontinued.
Mail will go to Guffey.
FRANK H. HOSFORD.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
GENERAL EATON SCARED
BY THE MORMON BUGABOO


Christian
said regopoical organization presided $4,000
100000 followers
Roberts
Monons believers
Roberts had ineligible
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
THEY WILL FIGHT IN PROVO
MEETING BETWEEN WILLIAMS
AND BEAN ARRANGED FOR.
Details Agreed Upon Yesterday
Final Arrangements of the Mill
to Be Made Monday.
Bv relephone to rhe Herald.)

Provo, Dec. 15.-The fight between
Jim Williams and Willard Bean viii
take place at the Provo Opera House
on Friday night, Dec. 80. This ar
rangement was effected yesterday. Ac-
cording to the articles of agreement,
the glove contest was to come off either
in Salt Lake or Provo, on the date
stated, but the Grand theatre could not
be obtained for the evening of the 9Oth.
This information was telephoned this
afternoon to Bean by Williams. Will
liams' hackers will come to Provo on
Monday to complete the final arrange
ments for the fight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
FLOUR MILL FOR UTAH.
Eastern Man Will Build Seventy
five Ba11el Plant.
Especial to The Herald.)

Price Utah, Dec. 16.-J. K. Strosnider
of Chickasha, Indian Territory. Ms here
today looking up location for a Touring
mill. He will go over the county. look
ing into the wheat raising area and the
amount the country is capable of pro-
ducing. He will visit also Emery, Uintah
and Grand counties. Should he locate
here he will build d mill with a capacity
of seventy-five barrels a day with all
modern Improvements. Mr.. Strosnider
has three other propositions in Utah in
view, one in the Cache valley The bust
ness men of Price will raise about 81, 900
bonus for the mill.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
CHINESE RAILWAY PROJECTS.
Germans Declare Their Hostility to
American Enterprises.

GSfmanS Oec1are Ine1r Hostility to
American Enterprises.
Vancouver, B. c., Dec. 15-Harry
Frasier, a railway engineer, sent by the
Chinese Development company of New
York to survey, plan out and report on
railway routes in China, with the OBJ
Ject OF immediate construction, has re-
turned home with his assistants. Mr.
Frasier mapped out roads from Pekin
to Canton, Shanghai to Woosong and
Canton to Kaloon, as far as securing
charters from governors of districts is
concerned. The governors had no OBJ
lection. Major Frasier says railroads
cannot be built without the aid of SOL
diers.
Mr.. Frasier leaves on Thursday for
New York. In Hongkong, he says he
met Prince Henry of Germany, who
was extremely hostile to the idea of the
United States citizens building railroads
in China
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
Duncan Ross Downs the Turk.

Indianapolis Dec. 15.-Hali Adali, the
Terrible Turk" got surprise party to-
night. Duncan Ross pulled him over in the
collar and elbow bout, and, not under
standing the style, Adali broke hold Ross
got the fall it being the second one, in
the Graeco-Roman fall in four minutes
and the catch-as-catch-can fall in five
minutes. He simply crushed his man to
the mat in both falls.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
ARRIVE ON CHRISTMAS.
Utah Troopers Will Reach Here On
the 25th.
(Special to Me Herald.)


Presidio, San Francisco, Dec. IS
Sergeant De Vigne, Corporals CIawson
and Howell and Private Cobb have been
honorably discharged from the Utah
cavalry troop. Lance Corporal Richard
Weatherby of Ogden has been promot-
ed sergeant. Privates Eddie E. Rich
of Salt Lake and Abner Harris of Eu-
reka are made corporals.
The date for the muster-out of the
troops is now fixed definitely at Dec. %.
The soldiers will nearly all leave San
Francisco by train ON the evening of
Dee. %, and reach Salt Lake City
Christmas morning at 1O:3O O'Clock.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
SOUTHERN MEN
CHEER M'KINLEY
-&-
Fraternal Sentiments Recip-
rOcated BY GeOrgianS.
PARADES, SPEECHES
AND WILD ENTHUSIASM
Atlanta's Peace Jubilee Brought to
Fitting Close.

'atriotic Sentiments Expressed By
the President and Other Speakers
Mckinley Again inquiries Who
Is Going to Pull Down the Ameri-
can Flag In the Philippines-Ex-
pansion Policy Endorsed By
speakers-Gov. Johnston's Speech.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
local BUYERS
FOR The BONDS
Half the Issue Already Pro-
vided For.
BANKS PREPARING TO
MAKE SUBSCRIPTIONS
Official Announcement In Deseret
News.

President Lorenzo Snow as Trustee
in-trust Gives the Details of the
Issue, as Related in The Herald
Yesterday-Issue VIII Be Popu-
lar and Bonds Evidently VIII Sell
Rapidly-Probability of An Over
Subscription.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
Millionaire's Son Suicides.

Milwaukee, Dec. 15.-Herman Stahl-
schmidt 80 years old, has been found
dead in bed with the gas turned on. He
was the son of a millionaire dynamite
manufacturer in Germany. and had
been in this country several years, fol-
lowing his profession of mining engi-
neer He had received large sums of
money from the old country, which he
spent freely. For the last two months
his money did not come, and he was
forced to pawn his jewelry. A few
days ago he told his friends that if
money did not come soon he would
commit suicide.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
Big Balance In Favor of the United
States.

Washington, Dec. 15.-The monthly
statement of the imports and exports
of the United States shows that during
November. 1898. the imports of mer-
chandise amounted to $52, 109, $50, about
S94S, GOO less than in November, 1897
The imports free of duty aggregated
over So, ,00e, 900. The exports Of domes-
tic merchandise during last month ag-
gregated S127, 4S3, ,467, an increase over
November, 1897. of about S13,000,000.
For the eleven months ended Novern-
Der. 1898, the exports of the United
States amounted to silly, ,6S1 199, ex-
ceeding the imports by $597 ,S37, ,046, an
increase over the same period in 1897
of S143, ,G26, ,115.
The imports Of gold during November
amounted 10 $5,S25, 201, and the exports,
S9lS,467 The silver imports amounted
10 s.. .2eS. .635. and the exports, SLOPE, ,079
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
Famous New York Millionaire Sue
cumbs to Pneumonia.
WAS ILL BUT A WEEK
ACHIEVED FAME AS A DEMO
CRATIC POLITICIAN.
Was Chairman of the National Com
mittee and Served a Term In the
United States Senate-Had Just
Secured Valuable Railway Conces-
sions From China.

New York, Dec 15-Former United
States Senator Calvin S. Brice died at
3:15 O'Clock today at his residence in this
city of pneumonia. He contracted a Sc
we're cold a week ago today. On Friday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
MORMON VOhEN'S WAY
Were Given the Ballot and Elected
P0lygamist.
AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY
HOW EASTERN MAN USES THE
ROBERTS CASE.

Says the Equal Suffrage Leaders Now
Repudiate the Results of Their
Success and Want Roberts Elected
Christian Citizenship Discussion
Utah Matters at Washington.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
lsnecial to The Herald.l

Washington, D. c., Dec. 15.-The
Christian Citizenship convention, at its
closing session today. devoted consid-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
ogdea Youth sentenced.
lspecial ID ne Herald.

Grand Junction. Colo, Dec. I.-Albert
Seabrook. an Ogden youth, was sentenced
TO-DAY to two years in the Buena Vista
reformatory for burglary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
The Real Trouble with Quay.

United States Senator Quay is suffering
from an acute attack of indigestion but
his condition is not considered Serious.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
SILVER AND LEAD.

Bar silver, 591s cents.
Lead, brokers', $3.50.
Copper, casting, 115s cents.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16

Forecast for Salt Lake Today is:
Fair, stationary temperature.