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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-15
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Washington, D. c., March 14.-State
Senator Martha Hughes Cannon of
Utah had an interview with Chairman
Jones of the Democratic national COM
mittee this forenoon. The subject of
discussion was the situation in Utah
Senator Jones is in favor of "co-oper-
ation,' and made it clear that in Utah
he thought that the cooperation should
result in the reelection of Frank ].
Cannon.
Mrs. Cannon herself believes in the
election of a Democrat from Utah, and
she stated the position OF the Utah De-
mOcracy to Chairman Jones.
Senator Jones is in receipt of a letter
from Judge o. W. Powers of Salt Lake,
who goes into quite an extended review
of the political situation, and states
that the general sentiment of the De-
mocracy of the state favors the choice
of senator directly affiliated with the
Democratic party.
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FEDERAL NOMINATIONS.
John B. West, Land Register at Lew.
iston, Ida.

Washington, March 1.-THE president
today sent these nominations to the
senate:
Horace NJ. Thomas, to be appraiser
of merchandise, district of Chicago.
State.-Herbert II. D. Pierce of Mas
sachusetts, to be secretary, and Edgar
O. Achor1s of Massachusetts,, to be sec
ond secretary of the embassy at St.
Petersburg, Russia.
r. z. Burwe!l of Oklahoma, to be as
sociate justice of the supreme court of
Oklahoma.
To Be Register OF the Land Offices
George W. Fisher, at Topeka, Kan;
John b. West, at Lewiston, Idaho.
Charles NJ. Sehlbreck of Oregon, to
be a commissioner in and for the dis
trict of Alaska.
Postmasters.-Califo NJ. Robin
son, Vacaville: ]. NJ. Turrentine, Es-
condido; Oregon: ]. Mccain, McMiRn-
vile; Washington: Oliver Hall, Col
fax.
To Be Third Lieutenants in Revenue
Cutter Service.-William NJ. Blaisdell of
California and w. A. Wiley of Ohio.
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A FURTHER EXTENSION
Rule Concerning Assessment Work
On Mining Claims.
In EFFECT JULY FIRST
TEXT OF THE ORDER PRoMUL-
GATED YESTERDAY.
Judge Kings Fruitless Efforts to
Resurrect the Salt Lake Building
Bill-Czar Reed Will Not Let the
Committee Meet-An Asphaltum
Lobby at Washington.
Especial to The Herald.o


Washington, D. c., March 14--After
considering all the bearings in the case,
the secretary of the interior today di-
rected Land Commissioner Hermann
to issue a new rate SO" of the mining
regulations, providing for assessment
work on mining claims. 1t viii be re-
called that the first regulations were is
sued TO take effect Dec. Is last; then,
on the recommendation of Commits
sicner Hermann, it was provided that
rate 80 should take effect March l. To-
days order rescinds these two orders,
and provides that the new rate shall
go into effect July l. The rule is as fol-
lows:
1.-THE claimant, at the time of filing
an application for q patent, or at any
time within the so days of publication,
is required TO file with the register the
certificate of the surveyor general that
not less than $500 worth of labor has
been expended for improvements made,
by applicant or his grantors, upon each
location embraced in the application, or,
if his application embraces several To-
cations held in common, that an
amount equal to $500 for each location
has been so expended upon and for
the benefit of the entire group; that
the plat filed by the claimant is correct;
that the field notes of the survey as
filed, furnish such an accurate descrip
ton of the claim as will, if incorporated
with a patent, serve to fully identify
the premises, and that such reference
is made therein to natural objects or
permanent monuments as Will perpetu-
ate and fix the locus thereof.
provided, that as to all applications
for patent made and passed to entry
before July /, 1898, or which are, by
protests or adverse claims, prevented
from being passed to patent before that
time, where the application embraces
several locations held in common, proof
of the expenditure of $500 upon the
groups will be sufficient, and an ex-
penditure of that amount need not be
shown to have been made upon or for
the benefit of each location embraced in
the application"
NOTHING FOR SALT LAKE.
In response to numerous letters from
Utah, Representative King today again
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THE HERALD BULLETIN,
PAGE ONE.

PAGE ONE
New Mining Rule
Brazilian Warships Are Ours.
Utah Needs No Fusion.
PAGE TWO.
Died On the Anita.
Neergaard Committed Suicide.
PAGE THREE
The Dollar Mark.
Mining Recorder Monks Methods.
Affairs of the County.
Work of Congress.
PAGE FOUR
PAGE FIVE.
In Railway Circles.
Divorce Record Broken.
Mereur Company Wins the Tax
Case.
Bishop Elias Norris Dangerously
Injured.
PAGE SIX.
A C. Cleveland Buys Thoroughbred
Cattle.
PAGE SEVEN.
State News.
Surprise On Change.
PAGE EIGHT.
Conference of the Governors.
Democratic City Committee Meets.
In the Social Realm
Mayor Clark's First Veto.
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SENATOR MASON CHALLENGED.
Spanish Editor Dares Him to Combat
at Swords Points.

Washington. March 14.-Senator Mason
today received the challenge sent him by
the editor of the Spanish Illustrated paper
FL Cardo. The document is printed and
is signed by the editor. the Marquis de
Altavilla. The challenge is to a combat
at swords points, and is preceded by a
short column of personal abuse in which
Mr. Mason is described as IAN ignoble
Yankee senator who scolds like a woman
and who has not the valor to fight like
a man. and who would take a Slap in the
face without resenting it,
The American people are referred to as
.people who deal in pigs and whose flag is
the almighty dollar.
The senator accepts the challenge in a
jocose spirit. He says he will have to
see the marquis before he decides whether
he will accept, but that it scarcely ac-
cords with Spanish modesty for the chal-
longing party to name the weapons, as is
done in this instance
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NTERMoUNTA1N RIVERS.
Bill Appropriating $25O,OOO For
Surveys For Reservoirs.

Washington. Mach IA bill was intro
duced by Representative Newlands of Ne
vada today directing the secretary of the
interior to make surveys for and deter
mine and report on the cost of erecting
reservoirs on certain rivers and tributa-
ries and appropriating S25O,OOO for the pur-
pose.
The rivers named are the Sioux Mis-
souri, and Yellowstone, for the benefit of
Nebraska, North and South Dakota,
Montana and Wyoming; the Columbia
and Snake, for Oregon, Washington and
Idaho: the Platte. Arkansas and Rio
Grande. for New Mexico and Colorado;
Carson. Walker and Humboldt for Neya-
da. and Little Colorado. ella. Salt, Rio
Verde and Puero. for California and Arr
IONA.
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HOW THEY SERVE TRAITORS.
Cuban Insurgents Killed By Their
Brethren For Treachery.

Havana, March 1.-THE military
commander of Santa Clara reports that
as the insurgent leaders Cayito,
Alvares, Nunez and others we're upon
the point of surrendering to the Span
ish troops near La Esperanto, province
of Santa Clara, they were surprised
by the insurgents under Roberto Ber-
mudez, and a collision occurred. Later,
on the farm of Luxe, force of gueril
las found the naked bodies of Alvares.
Nunez and Major Espinoza, of the in
Surgent army, who had evidently been
killed by the insurgents who dis
covered their intention of surrendering
to the Spaniards The bodies were
buried at La Esperanza.
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UNCLE SANS CHARITY BOAT.
FERNS Guns Metamorphosed Into
Horns of Plenty.

Key West, March H-The Fern arrived
today. Her Cuban trip WIS uneventful.
She reached Matanzas on Saturday and
at once began discharging her provisions
into lighters.
On shore a few persons had gathered,
but there was no demonstration OF any
kind. The share of provisions for Ma
tanzas was got rid of in a business-like
Ia Grande. where the same programme
was gone through with on Sunday. the
operation of landing the stores occupying
about six hours.
United States Consul Baker boarded the
Fern upon her arrival at Sagua. He was
overjoyed to see an American ship once
more, even though ii was only the little
Fern. He said there were about 5000
starving reconcantrado9 in mis- district
The Fern probably will go back with
more provisions about Friday.
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house committee. 1t is a compromise
between several measures that have
been proposed, and all Will support it,
although Governor Osborne of WyO-
ming doubts the efficiency of any arid
land bill The members from the
states most interested are quite conf
dent that the bill can pass the house
in its present form, or with slight
amendment. AS it now stands, it gives
all nOn-mineral arid lands to the states
in which located. Chairman Lacey of
the committee will make a minority re-
port and warmly oppose the bill.
MONEY ORDER OFFICES.
The postoffice department today is
sued orders for raising the following
postoffices to money order offices, April
/: Idaho-Bancroft, Bannock county;
Cameron, Nez Perces county; Clifton,
ONEIDA county; Desmit, Kootenai
ney Bannock county; Dubois, Fremont
county; Garden Valley, Boise county;
Horseshoe Bend, Boise county; Hot
Springs, Owyhee county; Iona, Bling
ham county; Kilgore. Fremont county;
Kingston, Shoshone county; Lago,
BannOck county; Leesburg, Lemhi
county; Leland, Nez PerceS county;
Lost River Blaine county; Mink Greek,
Oneida county; New Plymouth, Can
yon county; Newport. Kootenai coun-
ty; NewSom, Idaho county; Ola, Boise
county; Parker, Fremont county;
Parma, Canyon county: Perry, Ban
mock county; Priest River, kootenai
county; Roseberry. Boise county; Sa-
maria, Oneida counugs Shalley. Bing-
ham county; Small, Fremont county;
Van Wyck, Boise county; Weston,
Oneida county.
NATIONAL BANK CHANGES.
Comptroller of Currency Dawes an
nOunces changes in officials of national
banks as follows:
Utah-National Bank of the Repub-
lie, at Salt Lake City, no assistant
cashier in place of +. o. Gates; First
National of Logan, Allen NJ. Fleming,
cashier, in place of acting cashier;
Thomas Oldham, assistant cashier
Idaho-First National bank of Wal
lace, NJ. j. F'lohr. assistant cashier.
Wyoming National bank of
Sheridan, j. p. Robinson, president, in
place of Z. A. Whitney; E. A Whit
ney, vice president, in place of ]. B.
Kendrick.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
In the contest of Herbert Savage VS..
Central Pacific. involving lands in the
Salt Lake City district, the secretary
of the interior today denied Savage's
motion to review. Patent will there
fore issue TO the company.
Senator Martha Cannon left for Salt
Lake this afternoon.
The postoffice department this after
noon notified Senator Frank Cannon
of the establishment of a new mail
route from Richfeld to Loa, via ST.
gard.
a widows pension of IS per month
is granted Diantha Lindsay of ogden,
Utah.
James Mullaney was today appointed
postmaster at Glenn's Ferry, Gilmore
county. Idaho, vice Mrs. Julia Kruse,
removed.
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The bidding brought together a num-
Der of the representatives of the large
steel and ammunition companies, some
of whom took occasion to give assur-
ances that in the present emergency
work would be given the
preference over commercial orders.
The bids for shot, shell and cart
ridges viii be considered and the
awards made within the next few days,
as the war department wishes the
work to begin at once.
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Senate Confrmations.

Washington, March 1.-THE senate
today confirmed these nominations:
William p. Smith of Missouri, consul
at Hull. England; Lawson d. Melton.
marshal, district of South Carolina: w.
G. Robinson. register of land Office,
Gainesville, Fla: j. w. Harding, In
dian agent, Yankton agency, S. d.
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sci used as a commerce destroyer
would be vastly more effective than
what appears to be more powerful
crafts, because of their ability to get
along on long cruises without touching
in at neutral ports to coal, and thus
exposing themselves to capture.
The cruisers carry no armor in the
ordinary sense, but their machinery is
protected from the fire Of guns by an
archeG steel deck Just below the water
line, varying in thickness from IL to
3.5 inches. The battery has an unusual
train, being arranged to fire three
ahead and three astern of the principal
guns.
QUESTION OF CREW.
The recruiting branch of the navy
is naturally one of the biggest branches
of the service just now.
problem that confronts the re-
cruiting officer, Captain Hewitt, is TO
procure the necessary force of en-
listed men for manning the two ships
which have been purchased from
Brazil, the Amazonas and the Arbeu-
all The officers of the navigation
bureau are making all arrangements
for the speedist possible delivery of
the two ships on this side of the
Atlantic. It probably will require
about $50 men for each ship and the
question is whether these men shall
be hired abroad in England under
special arrangements for the one trip
or whether a regular crew shall be
sent out from the United States to
bring them home. The first method is
undoubtedly the quicker, but it will
not be available in case there should
be an open rupture before the COM
pletion of the two ships
GUN CARRIAGES
The ordnance department of the
army has sent an invitation to all the
firms which have in the past proposed
to build disappearing gun carriages, in
answer to the departments ADVERTISE
ment, to come forward at this time and
submit on their own behalf proposals
for building such carriages. They are
invited to state how many carriages
they can undertake at one time, and
are enjoined especially to state the eX-
act time 10 be consumed in making
them. 1t is believed by the officials
that the delivery of such carriages
could begin in from three to four
months after the placing of orders, the
difference in time depending upon
whether or not the manufacturers have
their plans already in hand, and also
upon the calibre of the gun to be
mounted, whether 10 or 12-inch.
The plans of the Notifications board,
WHICH are DelDS IOlloNGu III the Gil
placement of these guns by the ord
nance officer of the department, con-
template the mounting of all the big
rifles on disappearing carriages. AL
though they are more complicated and
difficult to manufacture than the ordi-
nary carriage, it is said at the depart
ment that owing TO the fact that the
makers are now and have been for
some time engaged in turning out this
fxll NJ r.
supply them in the immediate future
more quickly than the ordinary car
riages, and with emergency orders it
is felt that the average iron works can
turn out from two to six or eight of
these carriages per month.
WAR MATERIAL.
The bureau of ordnance of the war
opened bids today for
large supply Of armor-piercing pro-
jectiles and for 12,0O9,9 600 rifle ball cart
ridges.
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Foraker's Arid Land Bill.

Washington, March N-Serator For
aker today introduced a bill providing for
the awarding of public lands in the arid
states TO individuals or corporations who
may provide for their reclamation by ir-
ris;ition, not more than 100000 acres to be
patented TO any one company or person.
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UTAH NEEDS
NO FUSION
Chairman Jones Receives Re-
turns From Democrats.
ENLIGHTENED BY
MATTE H. CANNON
Has Also Received a Letter From
Judge Powers.

Democracy of the State Is Inclined
to Remain Democratic - Cache
County Democrats Solidly Opposed
to the Fusion Plan - Interviews
With the Leading Men of the
Party-Ben Rich's Hopeless Mis-
sion.
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VAN HORN MAY COMMAND.
Now Ranking Officer of Department
of the Colorado.
Especial to The Herald.)

Cheyenne, Wyo., March Alt is ex-
peeted here that Colonel James ]. Van
Horn, commanding the Eighth United
assigned to the temporary command of
the department Of the Colorado during
the absence of General Otis, who is
serving on the Carter court martial.
Colonel Van Horn becomes. with the
incorporation of Wyoming with the de-
partment of the Colorado, the senior
officer of the department.
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Hits the Milliners.

Washington, March H.-Senator Hoar
introduced bill today prohibiting the
importation into the United States of
birds or their feathers for ornamental
purposes, and imposing a fine of $50 for
each offense.
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BRAZILIAN WAR
SHIPS ARE OURS
No Show For Spain to Pur-
chase From Chile.
TWO CROWNED HEADS
WORK AGAINST US
EmperOrS of Germany and Austria
Jealous In SPANS Behalf.

Article In st. Petersburg Paper In
Inmates That the Gar Will CO.
operate With Franz Josef and
William-Japan Needs Her Cruis-
ers-War Preparations In Florida
Work of Building Up a Great
Navy-War News.
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CACHE OPPOSES FUSION.
Free Silver Democracy Is Good
Enough For Democrats.

Enough For Democrats.
Especial to The Herald.)
Logan. March 14-Some time ago Mr..
Ben E. Rich came to Logan, ostensibly
to organize the silver Republicans here,
but really in the interest of Senator +.
J. CannOn's return to the senate. While
here he lost no opportunity of trying to
create the impression that a policy of
fusion was the only one which would
result in the triumph of silver. Mr..
Isaac Smith and a. few other leaders of
the Republican party here, have for
the past three months been indus
triously but quietly booming the plan of
having the Democratic party fuse with
the other silver elements under the
name. of the silver party. All this, to-
gether with the recent fusion develop
ments in Salt Lake City. have caused
considerable discussion here. In order
to ascertain the Democratic sentiment,
your correspondent obtained interviews
with a number of the leading Demo-
Gratis of the county, men who have
been foremost in the building up and
maintaining of the party organization,
and who, through their business and
official relations. are in close touch with
the rank and file of the party. and who.
in their opinions, are likely to reflect
the general sentiment.
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took uo the forlorn hope task Of get
ting a favorable report on the Salt Lake
public building bill. He had an eX-
tended interview with Chairman Mer-
Ger of the public buildings and grounds
committee.
There is simply no hope at all, said
judge King tonight Acting under or
ders from Speaker Reed, the committee
simply refuses to hold any meetings.
The Democratic members are power
less, because they do not constitute a
quorum Chairman Mercer did not
deny to me that his committee did not
irtend to hold any meetings. The best
I can get of him is the assurance that
if any public building bills are reported
the Salt Lake bill viii be among them.
The committee members all concede the
validity of the claims advanced for Salt
Lake No doubt they are under the
speakers heel, and are Dowerless.
AN ASPHALTUM LOBBY.
A lobby of Chicago and St Louis par
ties interested in the leasing of the gill
sonite lands. is in the city. Representa-
tives of these persons have solicited the
Utah senators and Representative King
to consent to the omission of the Raw
Inns amendment, forbidding Indian
leasing. but without success.
Judge King has secured the establish
ment of new postofiice at Elgin, near
Green River.
ARID LAND BILL.
All the intermountain senator's and
members are united in favor of the
Shafroth arid land grant bill, which
has been favorably reported by the
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DESCRIPTIVE.

The two Brazilian ships will be ex-
tremely valuable additions to the
United States navy in either war or
peace. in the opinion of Secretary
Long, who acknowledges they have
been bought by the United States. They
are steel sheathed and coppered, with
twin screws. The Amazonas is rated
at $500 tons displacement, with an in
dicated horse power under natural
draught of 1000, which is calculated
to develop 20 knots speed. Thus, while
the ship is about the size of the
Charleston, she is much faster. Her
armament is also much more formid-
aisle, not so much in calibre, for the
main battery is made up of six 6-inch
guns, but these guns, as well at the
four finch guns, are of what is known
as 50-calibres length, giving them an
unusual range and power. In addition
To this they have ten 6-pounder quick
firing guns, four 1-pounders, four
maxim fins and two boat or field guns.
Tee torpedo tubes are three in num-
Der. The coal capacity is $50 tons.
giving her an effective steaming
radius of 5000 knots. most valuable
feature. inasmuch as it would enable
the ship to cross ard re-cross the
Atlantic without coaling. Such YES
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chase ships from either Chile or the Ar
gentine republic.
LAME GAVE rs POINTERS

The availability Of the two Brazilian
ships was first brought to the attention
of the navy department by Mr.. Lame,
agent of the Maxim Nordenfeldt COM
pany, who was authorized to dispose of
these ships building at Elswick and two
others liz course Of construction in
France. Mr.. Lame said today that the
two ships purchased would be almost
desirable acquisitions TO the American
navy, as they were the latest and best
products of the famous Armstrong
yards. One of the ships is complete in
every respect, has her coal supply and
ammunition on board, and steam can
be raised at any time. There viii be
no trouble in bringing this ship across,
as an adequate force from the local
yards can be secured for the service
1t is said the coal and ammunition on
board passed with the sale to the United
States. The ammunition is not of the
kind in use by the American navy, so
that the supply of ammunition is 9
necessary adjunct to the new ships
The other ship has been launched. but
it VIII take some time TO make her
ready for sea- Mr.. Lame believes, how
ever, that there will be no difficulty in
bringing her over Immediately if it is
desired to make the move without de-
lay, as the hull of the ship is so well
along that she could be towed, and her
own sail power utilized Tor the trip
across.