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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-13
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.


Secretary A1ger is reported today to be
steadily improving.
Six firms sustained heavy losses yes
terday in a fire at Chicago.
General Gonzales Munoz the new cap
tain general of Porto Rico, died imme-
diately after his arrival there.
Statement of the condition of the trea-
sury shows: Available cash balances,
S23S, S92 562; gold reserve, $161, $40, 165.
The rejoicings in Paris over Comte Es-
terhaZys acquittal are alleged to be really
an outburst of anti-Semitic feeling.
The treaty providing for a lease of Kiao-
Chau to Germany is not yet signed. Japan
is strenuously opposing the final sigma
ture-
The supreme court of Kansas entered
judgment against the Mutual Life Insur-
ance company of New York, ousting it
from its right to transact business in
Kansas
The fruit crop of California now being
gothered is of exceptionally good quality.
There will be largely increased acreage
in wheat this year and spring rains which
are anticipated owing to the lateness of
the season, will insure an abundant har-
vest.
A contract for long term of years has
just been executed and confirmed by the
Mexican congress between the Mexican
government and the Western Union Tele-
graph company and the Mexican Tele-
graph company for the exclusive inter-
change of telegraphic business with
Mexico.
Mr.. Loomis, minister TO Venezuela, adj
vocateS q permanent exhibition of Amer
lean manufactures in each of the South
American cities as the best way to foster
our commerce with that continent. and
Venezuela particularly. This experiment
viii be tried, he said. in Caracas in March,
when the first exhibition will be opened
1t will be under the control of the Ma
tional Association of Manufactures.
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will Not Close the Gateway.

Portland, Ore. Pan. 12.-For some
time the impression has been gaining
ground that the Union Pacific reorgan-
ization has control of the Oregon Short
Line. The meeting of the general Of
ficers of the two corporations in Boston
the latter part. of last month was be-
lieVed to indicate a community of inter
ests, and to mean that an adjustment
Of relations was desirable Steps look
iEg to such adjustment. are understood
10 have been taken then.
+ The Oregon Short Line owns a con-
trolling interest in the oregon Rail-
way & Navigation company, SO control
Of the former means control of the lat
ter
This does not, however, necessarily
mean that an amalgamation of the
three properties, or any two of them,
viii take place at once. Even in the
case Of the open Ogden gateway, it is
not supposed that steps will be taken
to c:ose the Ogden gateway before the
expiration Of the full year from the
time the present Short Line manage
ment took the road, and that would be
next Nav.
1t is probable that the o. r. & n. will
be maintained practically as an indie
pendent line, and that there will be no
change in its policy, officers or working
force
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.TYP|FYING WESTERN PROGRESS
POSTAGE STAMPS FOR OMAHA
EXPOSITION.
Illustrative of the Condition, Prog
ress and Accomplishments of Our
Western Country.

Washington, Jan. 12.-The authorities of
the postoffice department have determined
upon the subjects which shall be illus
trated upon in the new series of postage
stamps to be issued by the department,
in commemoration of the Trans-Mississip-
pi and International exposition. to be
opened on the 1st of next June, at Omaha.
They are illustrative of the conditions,
progress and accomplishments of the
great west. from its discovery TO our own
day. The series comprise nine denomina-
nations OF stamps. as follows:
One Cent-The discovery of the MiSSiS-
sippi by Marquette.
Two Cent.-An Indian chief.
Four Cent.-A buffalo-hunting scene.
Five Cent-The pathfinder being a pic
ture of Fremont raising the flag on the
summit of the Rockies.
Eight Cent.-A train of emigrants cross
ing the plains.
Ten Cent.-A mining scene.
Fifty Cent.-A cowboy and cattle.
Dollar.-A harvesting scene, or a great
Touring mill.
Two Dollar.-The Rock Island bridge
showing part of the city of Omaha.
The director of the mint, who is re-
quired. by special act of congress. to pre-
pare the commemorative souvenir medals
for this enterprise has today approved
the subjects to be illustrated, and artists
are now preparing the designs.
The reverse will be a group comprising
q mounted Indian spearing q buffalo
Above viii appear the words, Trans
Mississippi" and below, the date, ISIS
The diverse of the medal will show the
head in profile of the typical young wo
man of the trans Mississippi region.
The design is to be prepared by Rock
wood by means of composite photography,
and the types are now being selected by
the states and territories of the entire re-
gion.
The medals, like the stamps, testify the
progress of civilization, from the begin
ming OF things, 50 years ago, to the finest
and most refined product of the half CEN
fury. The medals are within the protec-
ton of all the laws against counterfeiting
the coins of the government.
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THE HERALD BULLETIN,

PAGE ONE.
Vanderbilts Secure the q. P, o. S.
L. and o. r. & n.
Mark Hanna Elected.
Western Senators Worship Hanna.
Terrible Tornado In Arkansas.
PAGE TWO.
Rioting In Havana.
Fire at Ogden.
PAGE THREE.
After Yukon Gold.
Hawaii In the Senate.
Report of City Engineer Kelsey.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
Mrs. Harry Jennings Sues For
Divorce.
Jury List For 1898.
Seminole Uprising a Fake.
PAGE SIX.
News of the West.
Trading In Stocks.
The Secret Of Sex.
Water Works Department Report.
PAGE SEVEN.
State News.
Strike at the Miner.
PAGE EIGHT.
In the Social Realm.
Report of Health Commissioner
Daily.
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currency, on the commissioner bill pro-
posing a comprehensive revision of the
currency. Ex-senator Edmunds, OF
Vermont, chairman of the commission
heads the delegation. and with him
were ex-Secretarv of the Treasury
Fairchild, of New York; j. w. Fries,
of North Carolina, representing the
gold Democratic sentiment Of the
south; T. j. Bush, of Alabama, and
Judge r. S. Tyler, of Indiana, repre-
senting the middle-west. Secretary
Gage was also present, accompanied by
the Solicitory of the treasury. The
hearing attracted much interest, a
number of the members of the house,
accompanied by ladies, being present.
Mr.. Edmunds was the first speaker.
He said the fundamental principle
which the commission had felt was to
be considered in establishing a stable
currency was first to know what the
standard of value in this country is
and is to be.
The commission felt that such a
thing as double standard had never
existed in the world through natural
operations. There had been double
standards established by law, but never
in fact When it came to an actual
standard there could be but one.
Mr. Edmunds referred to the expert
all showing, he said, that a single
standard meant stability and safety,
while legal attempts at double stand
ards meant disaster and panic.
Feeling that one standard was es-
sential and that gold was the best of
these, Mr.. Edmunds said, the commits
sion was brought to the gold standard
as their first proposition. That, how
ever. did not exclude the use of silver
,<L, FOL -
tent that they could be maintained on
an equality with the one fixed stand
ard of gold.
Mr.. Walker asked if the bill was
designed to change the legal tender
quality of the standard silver dollar.
Mr.. Ednunds answered that it
would not. The only purpose was to
give the silver dollar a distinct refer
ence to one fixed standard without
naming a ratio Existing conditions
were not changed but doubts were re-
moved
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NO TREATY WITH THE U|NTAHS
NOT DISPOSED TO cHDE THEIR
LANDS.
Negotiations Suspended and Commits
sioners VIII Go Back to Washing
ton-Will Not Part With Excess
Lands.
Especial to The Herald.o

White Rocks, Utah, Jan. PA telegram
from Washington today announced that
the secretary of the interior has refused
to permit delegation of two White River
Indians and an interpreter to visit Wash
ington at the present time.
B. f. Barge, chairman of the Flathead
Crow commission, and Charles G. Hoyt
and James H. McNeely, the other COM
missioners having finished their labors
here, will leave in few days. Mr.. Barge
has been summoned to Washington by the
secretary Of the interior for consulta-
ton.
The department has decided to postpone
tie attempted purchase of Uintah and
White River reservation lands in excess
of that required for allotments. until af-
ter the Adjustments to the Uncompahgres
are completed. This will not be until
some time in the spring. The temper of
the two tribes at present being decidedly
opposed to the sale of their excess lands,
Secretary Bliss ordered further negotia-
tons stopped, until the Indians become
more friendly.
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PRESIDENT BURT TALKS.
He Is Not Prepared to Offer Anything
Definite.
Especial to The HeralG)

lSpeclal 10 Inc d5falC.)
Omaha, Jan 12-In railway circles
today the report from New York that
the reorganization committee of the
Union Pacific had obtained a control
ing interest in the Oregon Short Line,
aroused much interest and more specu-
lation. Following, as it did, the visit
of President Burt to Salt Lake, i was
held TO be the result of his advice, but
the president Of the Union Pacific,
when seer this evening, was not pre-
pared TO speak definitely of a report
which he was not in position to con-
firm.
4 have heard nothing of it," he said.
mo word has been sent me OF this
matter" President Burt paused a mo-
ment and added: This report, I see,
comes from Wall street as its source.
In that case l should say that it had
not been given out 10 the press, and
that it was premature"
President Burt, however did not deny
that the report might be true. Re
ferring to another report from New
York to the effect that the Union Pa
cific would soon take control of the
Oregon Railway & Navigation COM
pany. President Burt expressed himself
as sksptical on this point. He did not
think that it was the intention ct the
present time to absorb that road.
President Burt is 4 man OF few words.
and never gives out information until
in full possession Of the facts It has
been held all along, however, by we'll
posted railway men that it was the in
tention OF the Union Pacific to include
the Oregon Short Line in its system.
and the Oregon Railway & Navigation
company as well. For this reason the
reports were generally believed 10 be
veracious with regard to both roads.
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to what the probable action would be
concerning the Ogden gateway, in the
event the change was made, declared
| that he could not say positively. There
was time in the history of the Union
Pacific when the Ogden gateway was
open, that being during the period when
c. S. Mellen, now president of the
Northern Pacific, was general traffic
manager. AS to whether it would be
deemed advisable to close the gateway
or not, he could not say.
The reception of the news among the
lesser attaches Of the Oregon Short
Line was not as joyous as it might have
been. There seems to be a fear that if
the Union Pacific takes the road the
headquarters here will be abolished and
the work all done at Omaha.
1t may be a little early to make pre-
dictiOns, but an impression prevails to
the effect that matters Will be permit
ted to remain as they are right now. If
the first special to The Herald from
New York is correct, and it is pre-
Sumed to be, the Vanderbilts control
line from one ocean to the other. 1t is
just as likely that they would operate
the entire chain from New York City,
as it is that they should operate each
line. Headquarters of the Union Pa
cific viii doubtless remain at Omaha;
headquarters of the Short Line at Salt
Lake City. and headquarters of the o.
r. & n. at Portland. Each road will
doubtless be operated by its own man
agement, consisting of its own general
manager, its own traffic manager, its
own general passenger agent and so
on. This is the most reasonable sup
position which can be arrived at
The chain of roads making up the
girdle across the continent is the New
York Central & Hudson River railroad
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern from
Buffalo to Chicago. the Chicago &
Northwestern from Chicago to Omaha,
the Union Pacific from Omaha to Og-
den, the Oregon Short Line from Ogden
TO Huntington and the Oregon Railway
q Navigation company from Hunting
ton to Portland, the whole forming
road 1856 miles in length.
The magnitude of the system is such
as to almost warrant the belief that no
changes viii be made, as outlined
above.
The closing of the Ogden gateway is
one feature which will interest people
here greatly. Since it has been opened
business has been better for this city
and the south on account of the increase
of traffic resulting from this action.
The Western, which has many friends
in Utah has been increasing in bust
ness, and the Colorado lines have like
wise increased. If the gateway closes
it will mean much 60 that road. Cen
eral Traffic Manager Babccck is en-
route east, and could not be seen. Mr..
Wadleigh does not care to talk until
more developments take place, and
General Manager Dodge is on his way
to New York
1t is expected that some official infor- 4
nation win be received today concern
ing the change.
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that descended upon Fort Smith last night
crossed the Arkansas river one-half mile
south Of here and tore a path 200 yards
wide through this, Crawford county, and
dealt death and devastation to everything
in its path. A score or more of houses
were blown down and many persons were
hurt
his house blowing down ON him. The
house of Mrs. Bash was demolished, and
she was crushed into q shapeless mass of
flesh and BONE and two OF her children
aged and 16 were fatally hurt.
1t is estimated that 100 head of cattle
and horses were in the path of the lorna
do and were killed or injured so badly
that they had to be killed. 1t is five miles
in a direct line from Van Buren, to Fort
Smith, and debris from there was strewn
over the ground three miles beyond here.
A mass meeting is being held tonight to
relieve the destitute.
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FULL DETAILS
OF THE BIG DEAL
Railroad Transaction of the Century
Closed.

Railroad Officials Here Cannot Talk
of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Burt,
Seen at Omaha, Does Not Deny the
Report-UltiInate End of a Tran
saction Which Has Been In Pro-
gress Since Last July-Gives the
Tanderbilts a Trans-Continental
Line From the Atlantic to the
Pacifc-Possibil;ties of the Fut-
ure-Wi1 the Ogden Gateway Be
Closed and the Headquarters Be
Renoved-visiting Officials De-
cline to Venture Opinions and Lo-
cal Officers Are Dumb As to
Details.
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LONG LIVE THE KING
ShOup and Warren Bend the Knee
to Mark Hanna.
IDAHO SENATOR'S JOY
SENATOR RAWLINS NOT SUR
PRISED BY THE RESULT.

Senator Cannon Endeavored to Side
track Some of Hanna's Men-Os-
borne of Wyoming Doomed For
the Congressional Craftsmanship
Bright Prospects For Senator
Rawlins' Reservation Bill-Utah
Postmasters.
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POCATELLO RAPE CASE.
Lanvente, the Italian, Is Held For
Trial
lSnecial to The lIerald.l

Z
Pocatello. IDA, Jan. I'm the prelim-
mary hearing of the Lanvente case today
Judge Arvery bound the young man over
to the district court under bonds of $780,
It will be remembered that he was ar
rested Monday on charge of statutory
rape said to have been committed with
young girl 10 years old. who, after her
marriage, confessed to her husband, who
then instituted the proceedings. Lanvente
was willing participant, and said they
had been intimate for more than a year.
This does not alter the case. as the age of
consent in Idaho is is years. He has
family in Italy.
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California Jockey Club.

san Francisco, Jan. 12.-Results at
Oakland:
First Race. Five and One half Fur
longs.-Dolore won, Viragua second,
Heritage third Time :1115.
Second Race, Five and One-half Fur
longs.-O' FYeeta won, Lucky Star sec
ond, Jack Martin third. Time-1:09.
Third Race Seven Furlongs.-Bonita
won. Attainment second Imperious
third Time :29l5.
Fourth Race, Six Furlongs.-Trav-
erser won, DR.. Sharp second, Count of
Flanders third. Time-1:1415.
Fifth Race, One Mile, Selling.-Gar-
land Barr won, Perseus second, Souffie
third. Time-1:43
Sixth Race, Five and One-half Fur
longs. Selling.-Scotch Rose won,
Don't Know second, Torsion third
Time :OS1b
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-13
BEET SUGAR FACTORIES.
Three Immense Plants VIII Be
Erected Soon In California.

- '001-4 LII @t-I11 VI 1--4-
San Francisco, jan 12.-The Call says:
cablegram from London, received to-
day. announces the success of the mission
of Willard E. Green, who recently left for
Europe in the interest of the beet sugar
syndicate which has been negotiating for
lands in the Sacramento valley. Satisfac-
tory arrangements have been made and
all that remains is TO secure the proper
persons 10 cultivate the beets. Contracts
have been signed by which 10000 acres
Of land near Chico. Marysville and Red
Bluffs has been secured and the work of
erecting three immense sugar factories
viii be started at once. The syndicate
has q capital of S15,UU0,G00 and intends
M king the venture a success if money
and experience can do it. The land Sc
cured embodjes tracts from the Glenn
ranch, the Bidwell ranch and the Phelan
estate and the Stanford estate, with other
tracts in smaller quantities.
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This Woman Should Have Lived.

Davenport, Wash, Jan. 12.-Mrs
Robert Tischener committed suicide
here last night. She has been conduct
ing her husbands drug store, and quar-
relied with his partner She swallowed
prussic acid and fell on the steps of
the store. At the last election she re-
ceiyed two votes for mayor.
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Votes Were Delivered to the
Boss.
CHARGES OF BRIBERY
WERE SMOTHERED
BOOdler Declares "GOd ReignS" and
Mckinley Is 0verjOyed.

Hanna VIII Be Senator Until March,
1905, Unless He Dies Meantime
Proceedings Were Not Exciting
as Anticipated = Bribery Investi-
cation to Be Conducted By the
Senate = Talk of Recognizing
House and ousting Speaker Mason
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Death Of Judge Newman.

Madison. Wis, Jan. 12.-Judge A. w.
Newman of the state supreme court,
who fell on an icy sidewalk yesterday
and sustained a fracture of the skull.
died today. Judge Newman was "a
years Of age. and had been a member
of the supreme court four years
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Prizefighters Arrested.

Buffalo, N. Y, Jan. 12.-The MOZART
Iand-Pearce fight at the Olympic Ath-
letic club was declared off, the fighters
were arrested. and Pearce refused to
fight after being bailed.
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Farner conc Wrone-

San Jose. Cal. Jan. 12.-Isaac Irwin,
alias Marvin. who on last Saturday morn
ing robbed and nearly murdered E. A.
Brown of HOLSTER. in this city. was cap
tured this evening on a ranch 80 miles
from town. He was. formerly a prosper
Gus farmer of Klamath, Ore.
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(snecial to The Herald.O

lCDeCldl ~ ne I1SldAu.(
Washington, Jan. 12.-The success of
Hanna delighted the Mckinley Repub-
Iicans beyond bounds, and some of them
INDUCED in uncommonly eXuberant ex-
pressions over the victory. Senator
Shoup OF Idaho expressed his hosan-
nahs in a manner not likely to meet ap-
prevail IN his state. He said of Han
mas election:
1T IS the only thing that could or
should have been done; he was en-
titled to it; he deserved it; and no other
result would have been satisfactory to
the Republicans of the country
Senator Warren was also very let-us-
be-joyful in his mood. He said: L am
glad of this result Mr.. Hanna was en-
titled to the vote of every Republican
in the legislature. 1 consider Repub-
lIcans elected to the legislature under
distinct pledges as identical with men
who are elected as presidential electors,
and the betrayal of one trust is no less
infamous than the betrayal of the
other"
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TWO SCORE LOST
IN 4 TORNADO
Many More Are Manned
Nearly Unto Death.
FRIGHTFUL CALAMITY
AT FORT SCOTT, ARK.
Storm Struck the Cemetery and
Tore Through the City.

Buildings Took Fire After Being
Wrecked and Their Inmates Were
Cremated-scene of Appalling
Grandeur = News From Other
Points Not at Hand-Two Historic
Buildings Destroyed-Farmers In.
Town to Attend Court Had Mar
row Escapes.
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CROSSED THE ARKANSAS.

Human Lives Sacrificed and Live
Stock Destroyed.
Van Buren, Ark. Jan. l2.-The tornado
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president will sign the bill if passed in
its present form.
UTAH POSTMASTERS.
James A. Muir was today appointed
postmaster at Wasatch, Salt Lake
county, Utah, vice William Thomson,
jr, resigned.
Eliza A. Lloyd was today commits
stoned postmaster at Pine Valley, Utah.
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WIPED OUT By EARTHQUAKE.
Terrible Loss of Life In One of the
Mo1uccass Islands.

The Hague. Jan. 12.-An official dispatch
from Bata-ia announces that tne capi-
tai of Amboyna, one of the Moluccas
islands, has been completely demolished
by an earthquake. Fifty persons were
killed and 200 injured.
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THE FIRST DISPATCH.

New York. Jan. i2.--It was announced
in Wall street today that the Union Pa
cific reorganization committee had OBJ
tanned a controlling interest in the
Oregon Short Line
II is also said that through this they
would soon take control of the Oregon
Railway & Navigation company
This telegram was shown to General
Manager Bancroft, as he was prepar-
ing to leave his office. Mr.. Bancroft
said he knew nothing Of the matter at
all. Mr.. Eccles. the general traffic man
ager, was II the same condition. and
professed 10 knowledge of the same
A Herald reporter was the first to
convey the news to the Office of the
Union Pacific, where Traffic Manager
Mun-oe, General Passenger Agent Lo-
max and General Agent Baxter of Port
land were closing up their last business
preparatory to going home At first
they professed incredulity, but when
the telegram was shown them, their
10Y was too great to conceal. After
the ebullitiOn Of enthusiasm had passed
away they became suddenly very IN
communicative. Mr.. Munroe said he
did not care TO say anything at this
time, because he had so little founda-
ton upon which to make any remarks.
and the same excuse was given by Mr..
Lomax-
OGDEN GATEWAY.
MI. Munroe, answering a question as
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London Jan. 13.-The correspondent of
the Standard at The Hague says private
dispatch received there asserts that 800
persons were killed by an earthquake at
AInbOyna.