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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-08
DISAPPEARANCE OF
BLANCHE LAMONT
Mangled and Naked Body of Minnie
Williams First Discovered.
Search Begun For the Body of
Blanche-Discovered In the Bel
fry, Revealing the Manner of
Death-Excitement Created and
Threats of Lynching Durrant-
Trial, Conviction and Legal
Fights to Undo the Law.

San Francisco. Jan. 7.-Williarn
Henry Theodore Durrant. who was
hanged at the state prison at San
Quentin today, gave his life in ex-
change for the lives of two. young
women who Were members of the
church to which he belonged. While
Durrant was convicted of but one
murder under the law, he was held
responsible by public opinion for the
murder of both Blanche Lamont and
Minnie Williams, and it is felt that his
death expiates one crime as much as
the other.
Durrant's crimes were peculiar in
their atrocity, from any point of view.
He was reared liz a Christian home,
and until the time of his arrest was re-
garded as model young man of in
dustrious habits, who was trying to
work his way through a medical col
lege. He had been a prominent MEM
Der of the Emanuel Baptist church for
several years and for a year previous
to his arrest had been assistant super
intendent of the Sunday school. in
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THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE
Teller's Great Speech.
Uintah Land Allotment Bill.
PAGE TWO.
Silver Leaders Meet.
PAGE THREE.
Another Bingham Mill.
Lecture On Lake Bonneville.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
Five Divorce Suits Before Judge
Hiles.
Cummings Defended Tammany.
Cuba In the Saddle.
PAGE SIX.
Bulls In Evidence.
Trade Outlook.
New Weekly Paper For Salt Lake.
PAGE SEVEN.
State News.
PAGTs FIGHT
In Railway Circles.
The Ladies' Literary Club.
Local Politics.
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THOMAS CONFIRMED.
FEDERAL NOMINATIONS.
Among the Postmasters Is Pritchett
For Weiser, Ida

Washington, Jan. THE president
today sent these nominations to the
senate:
Treasury-Henry K. Boyer of Penn
sylvania, to be superintendent of the
mint of the United States at Philadel-
phia; Robert Pearce, surveyor of GUS
toms for the port, of Rock Island, His;
Charles Wright, collector of internal
revenue, first district of Michigan;
James H. Stone to be appraiser of
merchandise in the district of Detroit,
Mich.
4 State-Kayanaugh L. McKenney,
Michigan, to be consul at Para, Brazil .
William HssGraham, of Indiana, to be
consul at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Postmasters, Standardization N
Anderson, San. Rafael; Richard NJ
Ryan, Gilroy; George b. Baer, Clover
dale; Abel A. Withrow, Santa Clara;
Samuel w. Metcalf.s Sisson; Frank j.
Payne, Suffer- Greek; La Fayette Van
Dusen, Ulsiah.
Idaho-Wesley w. Pritchett, Weiser
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century. Any one who thinks he is
going to break down is sadly mistaken.
1 have never seen any one who ap-
proaches him. 1t is hard to believe
that man with not more than few
hours to live, except by the most I'M
foreseen Intervention, could talk Of his
doom and his condition with "A
pulse. He is in as fine physical condi-
ton as a man could ask. l have not
had him weighed, but think he would
tip the scales at q mark over 49, He
is as particular about his appearance
as if he were preparing to go to his
first party. / remarked that he had
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Especial to The Haraldl

Washington, Jan. 7.--Senator Rawlins
says he will on Monday call I'D his bill
for the appointment of a commission to
make allotment of lands in severalty to
the Indians on the Uintah reservation,
and to obtain the cessiOn of all lands not
allotted This bill has been favOrably re-
ported from the Indian affairs committee.
lit provides for commission of three and
gives each head of an Indian family a
quarter section each of agricultural and
grazing land. and TO each single person
and orphan one-eighth of a section OF
each kind of land. The commissioners are
to be paid Sc day They are directed
to endeavor to secure the consent of
majority of the adult males to the cession
to the government of all lands not needed
for allotment These lands, if acquired,
are to be subject to selection by the
state Of Utah to satisfy her land grants.
Mineral lands shall be subject to the
mineral land laws. The bill carries $25,0 900
for expenses
CANNONS GROUND MAP.
The senate committee on the District of
Columbia this afternoon reported senate
resolution No. back to the senate, with
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Senate Combinations.

Washington. Jan. THE senate to-
day confirmed these nominations:
Aulick Palmer, to be marshal for the
District of Columbia
To be United States consuls: John C.
Billzheimer of Indiana, at Zanzibar:
L. B. Myers of Indiana, at st. John.
N. B.: G. L. Darte of Pennsylvania. at
Martinique, West Indies; Henry S.
Pritchett of Missouri. superintendent
of the United States coast and geodetic
survey; A. c. Tonner of Canton, O., as
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triumphantly demonstrated that it had
no tremor. tt en- with an air which
was impressive, even if grardiloquent,
he said:
IF 1 have to die, I will die like a
Durrant, that is all. / belong to a race
witch can meet even death without
finching."
So impressed was the penitentiary
doctor with the attitude of the con-
demned man that he declared:
MAN OF THE CENTURY"
why, that fellow is the nan of the
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TELLER'S HOT SPEECH
IN THE U. s. SENATE
Hopes to See the Republican Party
Go Down In 1900.

Plain That Tt Is the Party of the
Gold Standard No Distinction
Between the Sentiments of the
President and Secretary Gage
The Latter Is Consistent-Futility
of international Bimetallism-
Aliens Resolution.
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BLANCHE's BODY FOUND.

While these events were taking place
on Mt Diablo, Gu miles away, a dis
covery had been made in this city
which filled the streets with men and
women crying for vengeance From
the first the police associated the find
ing of Miss Williams body with the
disappearance of Miss Lamont, and a
search was at once begun in the church
for her body. Men worked all night
tearing up floors and breaking down
partitions, and at 10 O'Clock Sunday
morning the body of Miss Lamont was
found. A broken door knob and a
turned bolt excited the suspicious of
the searchers and the door leading to
the belfry of the church was broken
down. AT the third landing, lying in
the corner of the darkened belfry, the
naked body of the murdered girl was
found. No knife had been used to
commit this crime, as was the case in
the murder of Miss Williams, but the
imprint of five fingers buried in her
throat revealed the manner in which
the young woman met her death The
post norton examination showed that
murder was not the only crime that
had been committed
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More Packers For Alaska.

Cheyenne. Wyo.. Jan. IAN order was
received at Fort Russell today from the
secretary OF war requesting that three
more packers be sent to Vancouver bar
racks at once to join the force of packers
there, who will leave on the 18th for Alas
ka Tor the relief of starving klondikers
Two hackers left here tanie<ht nd L.
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MOunted the ScaffOld at San
Quentin Yesterday.
DIED PROTESTING
HIS INNOCENCE
Preserved His Remarkable Nerve
and COmpOsure to the End.

his Last Hours On Earth-vigilance
of Watchers to Prevent Suicide
Extreme Attention to Personal
Appearance-Received Into the
Roman Catholic Faith-Incidents
of the Execution-Last Efforts of
Attorneys.
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LYNcHING THREATENED

The news of the discovery of the
second body in the church had spread
with incredible rapidity and at o'clock
when Durrant, in custody of the Off
GERS, alighted from a ferry boat at the
foot of Market street, in this city, he
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the recommendation that it be referred to
the committee on public buildings and
grounds. This resolution provides Tor.
the appointment of commission to re-
port upon the practicability of establishing
in the city ground map of the Unlted
States, and is q project of Senator Can
nOn. The District committee -conSldered-
that it did not have jurisdiction in this
matter. The committee to which the bill
goes is considered friendly to the measure.
ARID LAND BILL.
In the house public lands committee to-
day Representative Shafroth called up
his bill to cede arid lands of the United
States to the states in which they are
located He asked that q time be fixed
for hearing and next Friday was named.
Mr. Shafroth stated that the public land
laws as they now exist, do not apply. to
the arid lands of the country. 1t is i'm
possible for homesteaders to locate on
arid lands, because they have not the
money with which to build water reser-
voirs. or the necessary bitches from
streams to bring water with which to
cultivate the land. consequently no set
tier can hope TO take lands until
change in the present policy takes place.
The government must either unuertake
the building of these reservoirs. so the
land can be reclaimed or must permit
the states to do so by themselves or by
contract with other parties MI Shat-
roth is very confident of obtaining
favorable report from the house commit
tee upon his bill.
WYOMING BANKS.
Comptroller of the Currency Dawes
gave out an abstract of reports of the
condition, Dec 10, of the IL national banks
in Wyoming. 1t shows total resources,
s., 993.l42; loans and discounts amounting
10 $l.S70, SOB, and reserve to $9Sg, 743, OF
which Sol, 1853 was gold. The deposits ag-
gregated $500, 1885, and the average reserve !
held was SS1 per cent.
THOMAS CONFIRMED.
The appointment of Ex-Governor Arthur
L. Thomas to be postmaster at Salt Lake
City was today confirmed by the senate
The postoffice department today made
an allowance of STA for rent and fuel for
the current year for the postOffice' at Man !
ii. Utah. and S157 for the postoffice at /
Weiser, Ida.
a postoffice has been established at r.
win, Bingham county, Ida, with Robert I
Oakden as postmaster
The name of the poStOffice at Hams /
Fork, Uintah county. Wyo., has been |
changed to Kemmerer. and William T. /
Post commissioned. postmaster.
S. NJ. c. Reynolds was today appointed !
postmaster at Meridian, Ada county, Ida, /
vice George Curl, resigned.
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.U|ETAH LAND BILL
Senator Rawlins Will Call It Up
Next Monday.
ALLOTMENT TO INDIANS
SURPLUS MAY BE USED TO SAT-
ISFY STATE LAND GRANTS.

Senator Cannon's Ground Map Reso-
luton Goes to a New Committee
Bill Ceding Arid Lands to the
States Is Being Pushed-Thomas'
Appointment Confirmed.
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HORRIBLE DISCOVERY.

The ladies of Emanuel church were
engaged in decorating the edifice pre-
paratory to the celebration of the
Easter Sunday services, when the
mangled body of Minnie Williams was
found almost naked in the library A
number of ugly knife wounds and
some rags that had been forced down
the young womans throat, told of the
unequal struggle she had made to pro-
tect her honor.
Miss Williams body was discovered
in the afternoon and late the same
night the first clue to the murderer
was obtained. From some of the young
woman's friends it was learned that
she had been seen the evening before
with Durrant. The police decided to
arrest him. Durrant's parents said
that he had left at midnight with the
signal corps of the National Guard to
which he belonged to make some hello
graphing experiments on Mount Diablo.
The next train carried two detectives
toward the mountain where Durrant
was found late in the afternoon and
arrested.
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BLANCHE's DISAPPEARANCE.

Blanche Lamont disappeared on
April Is, 1895, and was never seen alive
afterwards. She left the home of her
aunt, Mrs. c. G.. Noble, on that day
to go to school, and for ten days no
trace of her could be found. Many
members of Emanuel church assisted
in the search for the missing girl, and
among others Theodore Durrant, who
had often acted as Miss Lamont S
escort. He seemed greatly distressed
on account of Miss Lamont's disap-
pearance and at length expressed the
belief that she had Joined the ranks of
fallen women.
Ten days passed since Miss Lamont
disappeared, and her friends had al
most given up hope of ever knowing
her fate, when discovery was made
which led to the finding of Miss la
mOnt'S body.
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had visit from the barber, to which
he replied: Yes, and he left his trade
mark on me-, indicating a small cut OF
his lip. He consoled himself by say
ing that it would be all right in a few
days
DURRANT'S VANITY.
His vanity was shown again when
I asked him about his general health
since he had been placed in the con-
demned cell. The meat has been SO
good since / have been here, he said,
and 1 have enjoyed it so much that /
have probably eaten more than 1 should
and it has brought out that little rash
about my mouth. Like the barber
slip, that, too, he said, would be all
right in a few days.
HIS FAITH.
'Wfn Durrant die a Roman Cath
olic?" was the latest speculation of the
small army grouped about the prison
walls, waiting for the tragic end which
they eagerly expected to witness.
Il am. / may say, a Catholic 1 think
I shall send for Father LagaT,'. re-
marked Durrant, unconcernedly. 1T
is not that l care for creeds, but for
faith-the faith that has sustained me
in my awful position.
I am he continued, ''extraordinar-
lily happy-so much at peace that 1 do
not care to go over any of the old
ground-the long, long story which has
been told so many times. The case is
ended, and l am satisfied that every
thing has been done for me that could
have been done by my lawyers. 1t
would be weak and childish for me to
say at this time that 1 have not had
a fair trial. If l should make such
plea, the public would reply, That is
what thew all
My only sorrow is for those 1 leave
behind. God has me in his keeping,
and he makes no mistakes.
THE END CAME
With today's dawning, it seems that
the end has come at last for Theodore
Durrant-the shameful end of the muir
derer. Yesterday his attorneys went
as far as lawyers dare in the federal
courts of the city and found no relief
Between their client and the gallows
they could interpose no more substan-
tial barriers than certified copies of
futile proceedings and an empty warn
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San Quentin Prison, Cal, Jan. L
With eyes riveted on Washington, fig
Lratively speaking, the father and
mother of Theodore Durrant spent the
night in a little inn outside the prison
walls while their son made desperate
effort to so calm his nerves that he
might spend in sleep the most of his
Ffew remaining hours. Hoping against
hope, demanding miracles from the
slight difference in time between Wash
ington and California, executing some
phenomenal action on the part OF the
justices of the supreme court OF the
United States when they should take
their seats at noon on the day fixed
for the execution of the criminal of
the century, the unhappy trio spent
the night alternately climbing the
heights of sanguine anticipation and
then plunged in the deepest abysses Of
despair.
With the consciousness that IL would,
indeed be the unexpected happening,
which would again clog the wheels of
retriDGtive justice, the prison officials
also anXiOusly awaited a click Of the
wire from Washington. Every other
avenue of escape and relay finally and
effectualiy closed, all awaited with ner-
voGs anticipation the final appeal of
Durrant, before the United States jus
tees for a writ of prohibition or OF
habeas corpus. The prisoners every
breath was followed by six Watchful
eyes never for a moment withdrawn.
The vigilance of the death watch has
increased with the passing of every day
and hour. Always fearful of an attempt
at suicide, in the case Of a condemned
prisoner, they have been trebiy eau
tious in their espionage since nurrant
was. committed to their keeping. Ills
Draining in a medical college, where his
favorite study was anatomy, had so
qualified him for facility in self-de-
structiveness, that his prison guardi-
ans were apprehensive of his slightest
movement.
THE SUICIDE IDEA.
Durrant's guards had a precise and
absolute knowledge of how he might
commit suicide. The most innocent
looking pencil was not allowed to get
near his face lest with his knowledge
of anatomy he might jab it through his
eye into the brain. The guards were
ready for poisoned leaves, for every
thing, and when yesterday the num-
Der Of his watchers was increased from
two to three Durrant would indeed
have had difficulty in making the
slightest movement which could not be
promptly stopped.
But Durrant apparently had no
thought of suicide. He passed his wax
ing hours IL prayer and when, last
NIGHT, the prison physician remarked, 1
reassurinfly, that he would come to
him in the morning prepared to give
him stimulants, his significant smile
and easy measured tone told, if he had
not said a word, that he would scorn /
ouch support or comfort.
When asked if he felt at all unnerved |
Durrant held his arm at length and
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had visit from the barber, to which
he replied: Yes, and he left his trade
mark on me- indicating a small cut on
his lip. He consoled himself by say
ing that it would be all right in few
dea rrs-
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Revealed BY Science.

New and important discoveries of
great significance, viii be described
In The Sunday Herald.
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THE END CAME.

Continued on Page %
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were prepared for an outbreak, how
ever, and two companies of armed men
were present. Durrant was placed in a
closed carriage surrounded by 90 armed
men with Winchesters and driven to
the city prison. On April 21, an in
formation was filed against him by
District Attorney Barnes, charging him
with the murder of Blanche Lamont.
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why, that fellow is the nan of the
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-08-02
GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.
Second Annual Meeting and Flee.
ton of OifiSers,

The second annual meeting of the
Hawaiian Geographical Society was
held in the High School Building last
evening. The following subjects CON
nected with Hawaiian Geography were
discussed:
l. Faults, with reference to amount
Of displacement and to cause.
2. Terraces, indicating probable
change of sea level.
3. The water falls on the Island OF
Kauai.
4. Direction and force of winds in
different localities.
5. Source of lava at base of Tele-
graph Hill.
6. Significance of crusts of the OK
ides Of manganese and Of iron common
at Palama.
In the course of the discussion i'm
portant facts were brought TO light by
Messrs. Gibson, Wood, Brodie and
Bush.
At the close Of the meeting the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President II. s. Townsend
vice-president, Jos. S. Emerson secre-
tary and treasurer, Edgar Wood.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-08-02
MONEY ON HANO|TRAM WAKES UP LARGE POST HERE
Wants Double Track and
Conversion Rights.
Attorneys Before the Cabinet-.Law
Questions VIII 60 to Supreme
Court-New Company.

The Hawaiian Tramways Company,
Ltd, has walked up again. It is in the
field for new privileges and with pro-
mise Of new policy. The company pro-
poses to convert the mule line to an
electric power concern. 1t asks for the
right to have double tracks on King
street from Thomas Square to Waikiki
and on Beretania street from Punch
bowl street to Punahou. The Tram
people have lodged application with
the Cabinet. This was done by Attor-
neys Neumann and Hatch yesterday
morning.
There exists doubt concerning the
grants to the Tram Company. This
question resolves itself in most parti-
culars to Interpretation Of law. This
is to the extent of an apparent issue.
The Cabinet will refer to the Supreme
Court The proceeding will be shaped
into a suit with the Minister of In
terror on one side and the Hawaiian
Tramways Company, Ltd, on the
other. The matter will go to the tribu-
nal of last resort at once.
made movement in the direction OF
the trial upon which 1t is now said to
be. The first in recent times when
the question of a charter to another
Transit Company was before the Leg
islature two or three years ago. An
other spell of activity was evidenced
when the citizens started in upon the
organization of the present Honolulu
Rapid Transit and Land Company.
1t was said yesterday by gentel-
man substantially interested in the
welfare and progress OF the Tram
Company that the corporation was now
in earnest, that plans had been matur-
ed many months ago. 1t was added
that in case the decision Of the Sup
rene Court was favorable to the com.
pany the double tracks would be laid
at once and the change from mule tC
electric power made without delay.
One OF the local men prominent In
the new Transit Company remarked
last evening that nothing the Tran
people could do in the manner proposed
would make any difference whatever
to the Honolulu concern. Its plan o.
campaign would be followed. and thai
without loss of time. The home CAPT
talists believe they are making a goot
investment and will carry out the orr
ginal purpose of giving the town mod
ern transit service at reasonable cost
1t Is more than likely, II is now giver
out. that the Honolulu company vii
| use compressed air for power.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-08-02
CHURCH RECEPTION.
Enjoyable Program for the Visit
ing Boys In Blue.

Members of the Christian Church
gave a reception and social to thc
Boys in Blue last evening. The church
was filed. Charles Il. Rice was mas.
ter Of ceremonies. Rev. 7. ID. Garvin
welcomed the visitors. Among thu
carried out were; Solo, BY
Miss Louise Boardman; recitation, W
c. Weldon; recitation, Judge" Grom-
matt, Company X, 14th Infantry; re
marks, Rev. Harris; song, by Japan
ese Minister, visitor. There werg
several other selections and specialize
by volunteers from the ranks Of tn
Boys in Blue.
During the evening lemonade and
cage were passed around in the big au-
dience. Young ladies of the church
attended to this duty in an excellent
manner.
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Mr.. Hall Promoted.

Chas. Hall, who has been a clerk a.
the Custom House for many months.
has been selected to fill a place in tie
Office Of the AuGitor-G General and will
make the change in couple Of days.
Mr.. Hall has bean faithful ana en-.
sient man at the Custom House and
well deserves promotion. w. F. Storey,
now an inspector. will succeed Mr.. Hall
in the Custom House. Mr.. Storey has
for long time been one Of the best
men on the field staff at the water
front