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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-18
ARIZONA DEMOCRATS.
Wilson Nominated, After Long and
Bitter Contest.

Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. H--Colonel ]. F.
Wilson was nominated for congress to-
day at the Democratic territorial con-
vention at Prescott, after a bitter fight
for two DAYS. When the convention ad-
journed late Friday night il was pre-
dicted that E. E. Eilinwood. former
United States attorney, would be nomi-
mated unless Mark Smith should remain
in the fight. Notwithstanding the an
nouncement of his withdrawal, Film
wood was clearly second choice of large
majority. Before the convention re-as-
Sembled this morning, 50 delegates called
on him at his headquarters and promised
him their support in the next ballot.
Sixty-one was a majority. Smith adhered
to his determination to withdraw, and
when the convention was opened the del
egates were begged not to embarrass
Smith by voting for him any further.
Wiley E. Jones of Graham county was
withdrawn, and his support, supposed 10
be for Ellinwood for second choice, went
to Wilson. Ellinwood had incurred the
enmity of Judge Barnes of Tucson, his
strongest hacker. the day before, in re
fusing to take part in the contest result
ing in unseating the Barnes delegation
from Pimo county. This cost Ellinwood
Graham countys support. which would
have given MIN an overwhelming major
ity. On the last ballot, EilnwOod lost
one vote to Wilson, giving him the need
ed 81. The nominee was attorney general
of the territory during Governor Frank
lin S administration.
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Ninth Regiment to Relieve the
Seventh In the West.
GEN. WHEELER'S COMMAND
FIVE REGIMENTS FOR CUBA
AND PORTO RICO.
General Miles Returns to Duty-Or-
ders An Inspection of Immune
Regiments = More Departures
From Camp Wikoff-Deaths Re-
ported Yesterday.

Washington, Sept. 17.-Orders will be
issued from the war department for
the disposition of the five regiments of
regular cavalry now at Camp Wikoff
in command of Major General Wheeler.
Three of them are to be sent to camp
hereafter to be designated, within 100
miles of Huntsville, Ala. The Second
regiment is to go to South Dakota to
relieve the Eighth at the headquarters
at Fort Meade, and the Ninth is TO be
distributed through Arizona and New
Mexico to relieve the Seventh, now
stationed in these territories. The Sew
enth and Eighth, upon being relieved,
will join the three regiments from
Montauk at the camp which may be
selected, in the vicinity of Huntsville.
Major General Wheeler will have COM
mand of the cavalry, which is to form
part of the army of occupation for
Cuba and Porto Rico.
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FIGHT FOR CHICAGO PLATFORM
STRAIGHT DEMOCRATS IN CON-
TERENCE AT NEW YORK.
VIII Not Accept Any Straddle Plat
form or Goldbug Candidates-May
Nominate Straight Ticket.

New York, Sept. 17.-It is regarded as
settled by the Chicago platform Demo
Gratis, who held a meeting last night in
the Union Square hotel, that they will
place in nomination full state ticket
at their convention at Syracuse the day
before the regular Democratic state con-
vention. Upward of IS leaders, represent
ing the ultra-silyer Democrats OF Greater
New York. attended the conferece. Mr..
Mcdonald and the other speakers ex-
pressed the belief that the regular Demo-
cratic convention would not meet their
demands and that the nomination OF a
separate state ticket, with its candidates
running on the Chicago platform, was
the only outcome to be expected.
The two propositions set forth by the
silver Democrats are as follows: II the
regulars ignore the Chicago platform and
nominate only supporters of Bryan for
state offices, a separate ticket would be
necessary. If the regulars reaftirm the
Chicago platform and nominate on the
state ticket any Democrat who was not
regular in 1896 a separate ticket still
would be necessary.
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other stars. The track was heavy from
recent rains and the time was slow.
About 5000 persons witnessed the events.
Summarizes:
National championship, professional,
one-third mpe-Major Taylor won, H, B.
G. Gardiner fourth. Time-44.
One mile. professional. 2:05 class-Wat-
son Coleman won. Oscar Hedstrom sec
ond, II. e. Freeman third, John thinner
man fourth. Time-2:06.
Two-mile national championship, pro-
fessionaI-Major Taylor won, A g. Gar
diner second, Bill Martin third, o. l..
Stevens fourth. Time-4:23 3=5
Mile handicap. professional-Harry F.
Merritt, 20 yards, won; Walter NJ. Trott,
80 yards, second; Joseph Rogers. % yards.
third; Glenn Wiley. SO yards. fourth.
Time-2:06 1-5.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-18
THE CALIFORNIA FLEA.
"a Colorado Soldiers Plant,

Ia COiOrduc SOiOleT Hldlnt.J
Before enlisting for the war l sat me
down and thought
OF all the dreadful Things with which the
service might be fraught
AND weighed with most eXacting care the
dangers l would face,
And thought that l could meet them all
with accomplishing grace.
thought that when I'd reach the front
and checked the lengthy list,
Not one soul-trying hardship from the
schedule would be missed.
But here in these Pacific sands. anear
the sobbng sea,
find one L had overlooked, the California
flea.
We never kneel to say our "Now-I-lay-
me down" at night
Without the nuisance joining with an ag-
gravating bite 4r--
And while our thoughts We try to fix upon
the Throne of Grace,
They're sure to drift in sinful way to-
ward the other place.
we scratch and pray and pray and
scratch in alternating way
And ask forgiveness for the things we're
tempted sore to say,
And often feel like asking the good Lord
above WHY he
Created such creature as the California
flea.
We lay us down to dream at night of girls
we left behind,
Or an, other dreamy things our fancies
And while we revel in the scenes thus
pictured on the brain,
we Zee! stab accompanied by fiery
itchy pain
The sDry, elusive pest we've learned it's
vain to try to catch,
And we but lie within our hunks and
scratch and scratch and scratch.
ana from our military lips there darts
profanity
OF Al rating, as we cuss the California
flea.
When out on drill or dress parade hem
med in on every side
by laughing-eyed. hewitching girls fair
CALIFORNIA; pride
We f2fn would please the western buds
OF beauty so divine
by marching with our heads erect in
straight, unbroken line.
But. Oh, our ranks are broken oft and
thrown all out of whack
BY comrades reaching for a spot located
in the back,
For he's prince of strategy. a wise old
bug Is he,
And knows where it is safe TO feed. that
California flea.
We do not fear the climate in the distant
Philippines,
We do not fear the dangers of the sea
that intervenes,
We do not fear the Spaniards we expect
to battle there.
Nor any other danger on the whole darn
ed bill of fare
But every Colorado boy that wears the
honored blue
Not only we high privates but the shouI-
der-strappers, too,
Are really afraid to face the fierce ra-
p2city
OF this blood-sucking, ravenous old Cali
fornia flea.
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ARREST OF BIG BILL MASON.
WONDERFUL FEAT OF A DIMIN
UTIVE DETECTIVE.
Hand-to-Hand Fight For Life With
the Burly Crook and His Revolt
yer.

New York Sun: TT was one of the
nerviest arrests ever made by New
York City police detective, and 1 am
proud of the man who did it. 1 never
disliked to assign a man to a job as
much as l did to send Fogarty out
after this criminal. But public safety
demanded that this man be put be-
| hind bars at once, and although Fo-
| Sorty knew it was a toSs-up whether
he came out of the affair alive or dead,
| he did not hesitate. repeat that I
have no recollection of a nervier per-
Torrance by an officer of this depart
ment.'
! This is the comment made yesterday
by Captain George McClusky, of the
| detective bureau, on the arrest of Big
Bill Mason on Monday night by De-
| tective Fogarty. assisted by Detective
Trip. To thoroughly appreciate Fo-
! garty's deed one must know Big Bill
! Mason as the police know him. He is
a man whose career is dotted with
/ deeds that stamp him as one OF the
most dangerous criminals alive. He was
| never a great criminal and possessed
| none of the genius of men like Mark
! Shinburn, Jimmy Hope and other
! cracksmen VINO made crime a scientific
study. But he is a man who has had
wonderful success as a thief on ac-
count of his indifference to human life
He ranks with the criminals who
shoot to kill when anybody stands be-
tween them and liberty, but he is in
a class by himself. If you ask the
police how many men he has killed
they will throw up their hands. They
don't know. But if you ask them what
they think about it, they will tell you
about dozen. And every one of these
murders attributed to Mason was COM
mitted while the murderer was en-
gagged in some crime
Mason is the kind of thief who en-
cages in big enterprises, trusting to
luck and his ever-ready pistol to bring
him through. For years he has not
been without a loaded pistol in his hip
pocket, and, although he has a weak
ness for fine raiment when not en-
gagged in business" he was never
known to wear gloves. No western
bad man was ever quicker with his
gun" than Mason, and no man ever
lived who was more willing TO use it
when occasion required. Neither the
gallows nor the electric chair has
EVER HAD ANY TERRoRs FOR
HIM
As he said to Captain McClusky yes
terday, when that officer charged him
with trying to murder two of his best
men:
It's war always with me. will try
to kill any man who molests me, be he
policeman or private citizen. My own
end will come when my time is up and
not before
To kill when at bay is a threat
that Mason has made on several
occasions, and it has not been
the blatant braggadocio of the
petty thief, but a calm statement from
uttered And behind this murderous
a man who meant every word that he
uttered. And behind this murderous
character is a physique that any man
might hesitate to tackle. A great,
brcad-snouldered man, feet 8 inches
tall, is Mason. with a chest that looks
able to withstand the blows of a sledge
hammer.
A dangerous man like Mason is made
more dangerous when cornered, and
Mason was in a hole when tackled by
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fore it. Emperor Francis Joseph, at
tended by the highest officers OF state,
bearing wands, followed. This process
sion slowly passed from sight of the
congregation, down a stone stairway to
the vaults. After the last benediction
had been pronounced in the vaults,
the mourners reascended and the high
chamberlain handed the key of the
vauk to the capuchin, who is the guar
diane of the imperial mausoleum.
After the departure of the foreign
princes and representatives, Emperor
Francis Joseph drove to Schenbrunn.
The imperial family dined at the Hof-
burg. The King of Saxony was pres
ent. Emperor William, Prince Hohen-
lobe, the German imperial chancellor
and Baron Won Buelow, with their
suites. dined at the German embassy.
Afterwards Emperor William held a
circle and then proceeded to the rail-
way station, starting for Berlin at 8
o'clock this evening. There was no Of
fetal leave-taking. The other royalties
also left during the coarse of the even
ing.
During the passage of the funeral
procession from the Hofberg chapel to
the church OF the Capuchins, % persons
tainted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-18
MASS AT WASHINGTON.
President Mckinley and Members of
Cabinet Attended,

Washington, Sept. Ian imposing
funeral mass commemorative Of the
Empress Elizabeth OF Austria was cell
ebrated at St Matthews cathedral to-
day, Cardinal Gibbons being the cele-
brant. The ceremony was official in
character, under the auspices of the
Austrian minister, and among those in
attendance were President Mckinley
and the member of his cabinet, the
ambassadors and ministers of foreign
governments IN their brilliant diplo-
matte uniforms, representatives of the
United States army, navy and supreme
court, and a large gathering from pri-
yate life.
The Austrian minister, Mr.. Won Hen
gelmuller, was attended by all the
members of his staff, the military at
tache Baron Riedl, in the uniform of
the Austrian imperial guard, and Cap
tain Rodler. naval attache, in the uni
form of the Austrian navy, acting as
ushers. Minister Won Hengelmuller
wore the striking costume of the Hun
garian "magnat," denoting high diplo-
matte rank. 1t was of sombre black,
satin coat, knee breecheS and high
boots, and a heavy black velvet cloak
hung from the left shoulder. His
sword, scabbard and hilt was hid with
windings of crepe.
AS the carriages of the president and
cabinet reached the church, Mr. Won
Hengelmuller left his pew and met the
president at the door, escorting him to
a pew 10 the front and right Of the
chancel- With the president were Sec
retaries Gage and Wilson, Postmaster
General Smith and Acting Secretary
Adee.
Cardinal Gibbons was assisted in the
mass by large number of priests and
acolytes, the usual rich vestments be-
ing put aside for those of black and
white. In his sermon the cardinal said
grievous crime had shocked the civ
lied world, the hand of an assassin
had struck down an unoffending lady,
the consort of an emperor of vast and
historic regions. The crime had oc-
CURED not when the empress was seat
ed or her throne, amid pomp and ma
jesty, which might have excited the
passions of some fanatic, but while she
was peacefully walking the street.
1.-THE man that strikes at the ruler
of nation is an enemy of social or
der" declared the cardinal. Public
peace and tranquility depend upon the
execution of the law. On the ruler or
executive Of a nation depends the exc
cution of law and the maintenance of
stable government. It behooves US,
therefore, to uphold the head of a ma
ton whose person, as a ruler, is sa-
cred
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-18
SPORTING NEWS.
YALE FOOTBALL GAMES.
All But Three VIII Be Played at New
Haven.

New Haven. Conn, Sept. imam
ager j. Brown of the Yale Football as
ISOLATION, last night gave out the COM
plete schedule of games for the coming
season Eleven games in all will be
played, and ali but three of them in
this city. As usual, the first game is
with Trinity college, at Hartford, Sept
"a. The other games:
Oct. l, Wesleyan, in New Haven; Oct.
5, Amherst, in New Haven; Oct 8, Will
haTns, in New Haven; Oct. Is, Newton
A. c., in Newton, Mass; Oct 10, Brown
university in New Haven; Oct. %, Car
Isle Indians, in New Haven; Oct %,
Western Point, in New Haven; Nov. 5,
Chicago A. c., in New Haven; Nov. II.
Princeton, in Princeton, and Nov. 10,
Harvard. in New Haven.
The schedule is quite different from
those of former years in that the game
with the Indians has not in recent
years been played here, but in New
York. 1t will also be the first time that
Yale has met Harvard on the Iatter's
home field
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-18
And He Didn't.

Chicago Tribune: II shall have to
ask you for ticket for that boy.
ma am"
4 guess not"
Hes too old to travel free He oc-
cupies q whole seat, and the cars
crowded. There are people standing
up
That's all right
Il haven't any time to argue the mat
ter, ma'am. You'll have to pay for that
boy"
I've never paid for him yet. and I'm
not going to begin to do it now"
You've got to begin doing it some
time. If you haven't had to put up any
fare for him you're mighty lucky, or
else you don't do much travelling"
That's all right"
You'll pay for that boy. ma am. OF
I'll stop the train and put him off,
That's all right You put him off if
you think that's the way to get any
thing out of me-"
You ought to know what the rules
of this road are, madam. How old is
that boy?"
Il don't know. I never saw him be-
fore. If you want ticket for him
you'd better ask that old gentleman
down the aisle. He got on with him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-18
ALGER INVESTIGATION.
General Schoield Refuses TO Serve
On the Commission.

Washington, Sept. 17.-After a half
hours conference with the president to-
day, General Schofield announced that
he would not serve as a member of the
commission to investigate the conduct
of the war.
Mr.. Evan P. Howell of Atlanta, Ga,
who was asked by the president to
serve on the commission. was at the
White House today and formally ac-
cepted the appointment. Mr.. Howell
will return to Atlanta tonight.
Atlantic City, n. j., Sept. 17.-John
r. Mclean denies the rumor in circu-
lation that he has been rendered a.
place on the army investigation COM
n1ittee
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indicating Medical Department.

Washington, Sept. 17.-Major Hysell,
chief surgeon of the Second division,
First Army corps, now at Camp Poland,
Knoxville, in q private letter to the
surgeon general of the army, dated
Sept IA. says:
Il viii say that my opportunity to
know the working of the medical de-
Dartment at Camp Thomas was, per-
haps, as good, If not much better, than
that OF almost any other medical of
ficer on duty there, and l will say that
at no time during my stay in the park
was there any difficulty in procuring
all necessary medical and hospital sup
plies, if the proper effort was made"
1t is stated that Major Hysell was a
surgeon in an Ohio regiment during the
civil war. and is man of wide exper-
fence in army medical affairs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-18
EVANSTON REPUBLICANS.
A Sympathetic Ticket That Is Sure
to Be Defeated.
Especial to The Herald)

Evanston. Wyo., Sept. 1.-THE Republi-
cans in county convention this afternoon
placed their ticket in the field. There is
much dissatisfaction over the nomina-
lions and this ticket is styled generally
sympathetic one. The whole ticket
is sure of defeat, as this county is the
bulwark of 16 to l. and 1t has never elected
a candidate known TO oppose the silver
issue. 1t was impossible to obtain can
didates for sheriff and surveyor, which
positions were left open.
Tho following is the ticket: For state
senator. George Osmond for the legisla-
ture D. c. Nowlin John Crawford DON
aid McAIister and Thomas Hoilingswortn ;
treasurer, J. L. Fleming: for clerk, Ar
thur Sims: for coroner, w. c. Cunning
ton: for superintendent of schools, Nellie
Pepper; for attorney. w. ]. Halls; for
commissioners, Joseph Guild, d. b. Rath-
bun and o. l.. Bergstrom.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-18
A Puzzled saloonkeeper.

An incident that is reported to have
occurred in a Milwaukee court room
will throw some light on legal decisions
on the liquor question. says the Wiscoa-
sin Bench and Bar. A German saloon
kee -er was on trial, and had been
sworn. One of the attorneys began to
question him:
MIR. s., where is your place of bust
ness?'
What for you ask me such foolish
dings? You drinks at my place more
as a hundred times
That has nothing to do with the case.
Mr.. s. state to the jury where your
place of business is
DE shuryI de shuryi Oh, Shiminy.
Every shentleman on dis shury has a
shring of marks on my cellar door like
a rail fence
His honor here interceded in behalf
of the counsel, and in calm, dignified
manner requested the witness TO state
the place of his business.
.'Oh, excuse me. your honor; you
drinks at my blaze so many times
drinks you knowse ferry well we're 1
keeps mine blace.'
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YESTERDAYS DEATHS.
Two Reported at Lexington and
Three In Porto Rico.

Lexington, KY, Sept. 1.-Two deaths
occurred at Camp Hamilton last night,
from typhoid fever, Corporal J. II.
Nichols, Eighth Massachusetts, CT
Salem, Mass, and Private L. L. Hol-
lingsWorth, Twenty-first Kansas. Of
Galena. Kan.
This makes IA deaths in all.
Washington, Sept. 1.-THE war de-
partment today received the following
dispatch, announcing deaths in the
army in Porto Rico:
Deaths on 18th as follows: Maya
gueZ-Private Ferdinand Strasser,
company a, Eleventh infantry. Quay
ama-Corporal William p. Parkinson,
company F, Fourth Ohio. General hos
pital, Ponce-Private Philander Young,
company K, Sixteenth Pennsylvania,
all of typhoid fever
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-18
CHAMPION GOLFER.
Ftndlay Small Douglass Wins the
Amateur Contest.

Morristown, n. J., Sept. 17.-Findlay
Small Douglass formerly of st. Andrew S
university, Scotland. but for the past IS
months a resident of the United States
club of Greenwich, Conn, is the amateur
champion golfer of America He won the
title today after a hard weeks work. by
beating Walter e. Smith of the OnWent-
STA Golf club Of Lake Forest Ills. by a
score of up and to play, on the Morris
County Golf clubs links. In addition to
the title of champion. Douglass won a
handsome medal, emblematic of his pre-
miership among amateur golfers, ana the
Fairfield club becomes the custodian of
the perpetual trophy. which is a silver
cup valued at $1,000, presented to the
United States Golf association by the late
Theo0ore a. HaVemeYer.
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DEATH OF A TRAINER.
Dell Jordan Fatally Shot By a Fe-
male Bartender.

Butte, Mont, Sept. 17.-Dell ]. Jor-
dan, one Of the best known horsemen,
trainers and starters in the west, died
in the hospital today from the effects
of wound received on the night of
Sept. s. Jordan came here from Cali
fornia to attend the Butte and Ana
conda meetings. AT the close of the
Anaconda meeting he came to Butte
on his way to st. Louis, where he had
accepted q $4,000 position as trainer.
He went to the Fountain roadhouse
and while there became involved in a
dispute with woman, Rosy La
vetre, the barkeeper, wno shot three
times at Jordan. One shot entered his
groin. Blood poisoning set in and death
resulted. Lavetre is under arrest.
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Great Falls Races.

Great Falls, Mont, Sept. 17.-First
race, five furlongs-Bill Howard won,
l Don't Know second, Wenoma third.
Time-1:011a.
Second race. three furlongs-Clare. N.
won, Dutch second, Red n. third. Time
-0:35.
Third race. one mile-Scottish Chief
tain won, Tempo second, Ostler Joe
third. Time-1:41
Fourth race mile and an eighth, over
four hurdles-Grange won, University
second, Rossemore third. Time-2:05.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-18
STAR POINTERS SPEED.
Stepped the Fastest Half Mile Ever
Made In Harness.

Philadelphia, Sept. T.-At the Belmont
track at Narbeth this afternoon. Star
Pointer. driven by McClair, in an effort
to reduce his own mark of 500. stepped
a mile in 1:5gA. and incidentally went the
half in 57A. the fastest half mile ever
made by q harnesseG horse at either gait.
The quarter pole was reached in 2Siz the
second quarter was negotiated in 2Ss+ the
half in 57l4-a second and quarter bet
ter than his previous figures for the dis
tance. The third quarter is up hill and
3iiz second were consumed in ascendine
IL. In the stretch he Jagged somewhat
and went under the wire in 1:59%.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-18
MILES RETURNS TO DUTY.
Board Appointed to Inspect the I'M
mune Regiments.

Washington, Sept 17.-General Miles
returned to duty today, looking little
the worse for the touch of fever with
which he suffered. He mad a confer
ence with Acting Secretary Meikeljohn.
He has appointed a board, consisting
of Lieutenant Colonel Marion T. Maus,
inspector general Z. S. V, Major Will
liam H. Daily, chief surgeon u. S. ",
and CAPTAIN j. B. Moran. assistant adj
jutant generals, u. S. v, to look into
the condition of the immune regiments
which have been raised by the United
States directly. These are now quar-
tered at Jacksonville, Fla, Admission,
Ga, Galveston, Tex, and at Lexington,
KY. and the board will visit these
points. The inspection is preliminary
to the execution of the plans of General
Miles for the selection of garrisons for
Cuba and Porto Rico