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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-18
SCOUT Confession TALE.
Officers Laugh at Storm Starter
Story.

Story.
The Tribune printed a confession
alleged to have been made Friday by
Dynamiter Smith. Those who had
more to do with the convicted man
than anybody else-his attorneys, Sher-
iff Howelis and County Jailer Thomas
know absolutely nothing about any
confession, and laugh at the idea of
his having made one. Sheriff Howells
stated that all his efforts to get any
thing in that line from Smith were I'M
availing. The sheriff, too, had Smiths
greatest confidence. and when he re-
quested the dynamiter to allow him to
make picture of him. Smith, though
knowing well that it might act against
him, assented with but slight reluc-
lance.
Attorney Westervelt, when seen last
evening, said he had every reason to
believe that the Tribune's story of
Smith having made a confession is
fake. In the face of the dead mans
words. written twice Friday, that he
swears with his last words his inno-
cence. the alleged confession seems
ridiculous. Again, if Smith had had
anything to say duplicating Biddle-
come, he would doubtless have said il
on the stand. The dynamiter's nearest
approach to a confession was a state
ment made to Sheriff Howells that if
he told the truth he would incriminate
himself
Smiths was the first death at the
county Jail during the present admin
istration, covering nearly year. Jailer
Thomas is naturally proud of this fact,
considering the desperate men he has
had there. The jailer stated last night
that since the first of this year he has
purchased less than So worth of NOR
phine, all told.
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SPORTS
FIGHT AT EUREKA.
Finish Contest Arranged For To-
night
Especial Correspondence.)

Especial Correspondence
Eureka. Dec 17.-Joe Cotton OF Los
Angeles. who has gained considerable
popularity in Utah for his clever bouts
with some of the best men in his class,
and Tom Reilly, who also halls from
California, and has for the past six
months made Eureka his home, will
meet at the opera house tomSrrow,
Monday night, in a finish fight for a
wager of $3.50, the loser OF take % per
cent the gate money
The affair has been looked forward to
with much interest by local sports.
Reilly's past ring record shows him the
victor over many good men of his class
on the coast, while Cotton has also Won
many hotlw contested battles
Jerry Mccarthy of Butte and Char
ley Williams of this city have signed
articles for twenty-round contest on
Jan. 10. for a purse of $1,000, the winner
to take the entire net gate receipts.
Each man has posted d forfeit of $3.50,
and William Holmes of Provo has been
decided uaon as referee. Both men
have manv admirers here, and the
fight promises TO be the best one Of the
winter. The articles provide for no
decision if both contestants are on their
feet at the end of the twentieth round,
but no one here believes the fight will
last that long.
Williams is in training here now. and
Mccarthy will be down. Immediately
after Christmas.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-18
CONDUCT OF THE ARMY.
Inspector General Breckenridge's
Report an Interesting One.

Inspector General Breckenridge's
Report an Interesting One.
New York, Dec: is Aspecial to the
Tribune from Washington says: In
spector General Breckenridge's an
nual report to the general commando
ing is this year. as formerly, search
ing review of the conduct of the army
and expert criticism of its organization.
of the most interesting and valuable
character. 1t is an unusually volumi-
nous document, with many photograph
ic Illustrations, and Will prove enter
tanning and instructive. not only TO
officers in the service, but to Legislators
who will be called upon to consider
needer reforms in the service Ii is
notable that nearly all the inspector
generals suggestions were adopted by
Secretary Root in his recommendation
to congress. General Breckenridge
says:
Sanitation, where there are no fam
lily ties nor modern conveniences is
more difficult to teach and enforce
among greenhorns than the manual of
arms or musketry. and the more troops
go under canvas and learn tactics and
tactical operations on the ground and
how to take care of themselves. the
better it will be for the army, es-
pecially for the new organization called
out for the defense of our country's
flag.
Our present transport fleet has ex-
cited the admiration of foreigners. and
is, perhaps. as fine as a lavish expendi-
ture of money could so quickly make it.
under a department of the government
which was almost a novice in this work
and not controlled by men who have
made such matters a life study
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sTRAIGHrEN OUT ACCOUNTS.
No New Developments In the Bank
Situation at Boston.

Boston. Dec. IA force of clerks
worked all day today Strengthening out
the accounts of the Broadway National
bank. which suspended yesterday.
There have been no developments to-
day and the clearing house COMMITTEES did
not meet last night as expected 1t is
still the subject of much discussion that
the clearing house did not come to the
relief of the Broadway bank as ii did
for the Globe bank earlier in the week.
and this feature of the failure is likely to
continue uppermost in mind until the sit
uation is made more clear.
The work accomplished today was in
the way of tabulating assets. and while
much remains to fill out the official pa
pers. it is anticipated that a detailed re-
port to the comptroller will go forward
late tomorrow. Mr. Wing will continue
to accept payments on notes becoming
due but viii not pay out any bank funds.
Everything. apparently. depends upon
what action Comptroller Dawes takes on
receipt of Mr.. Wings report.
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Before his trial. said the sheriff.
Smith was allowed scissors and a
! razor to barber himself, always being
watched, but Friday he seemed to be
laboring under heavy strain, and
was so strongly impressed that 1 re-
fused TO allow the scissors or razor to
go into the rotary at ALL.
Sheriff Howells said he did not know
how a bottle of morphine could have
gone into the rotary, as none of the
outside TRUSTEES We're allowed inside
the rotary and vice versa His belief
was that jameson had furnished the
drug. He also mentioned the China
man.
Morphine is very easily concealed. -
said the sheriff. almost year ago.
l discovered that a Second South street
statione- named Raymer. was sending
ii in to prisoner named Morrison in
periodicals. Since then l have exer-
cised additional precaution.
The sheriff said he had no idea
Smith intended to suicide.
Not TO Howells.
Did he ever make any confession of
guilt. directly or indirectly, that you
know OFF,
No. sir. He always maintained his
innocence. He had a dread of the pen.
but he never made any confession to
me.
DIR. Anderson. the county physician.
stated that Smith. just before O'Clock
Saturday morning, when he was called
to attend him. had all the superficial
signs of morphine poisoning He tes-
titled to taking the letters from his
clothes, and related what was done to
bring the poisoned man to life. He adj
vised the jury that Smith died from
an overdose of morphine, and was cor
roborated by DIR. S. Ewing, who was
also called on the case. DR.. Ander-
son explained the redness of Smiths
skin as resulting from the efforts to
keep HIM alive, which were usual.
If medical assistance had arrived
sooner, could he have been saved?"
asked Mr.. Waltenspiel.
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RAWLINS CAST BOMB.
eCont!nued from page l.,


rooms from Bacchanalian feasts All
his children wear his name and he hon
orably and industriously supports his
wives.
when Roberts has been driven from
the congress of the United States it is
then high time to begin with others
whose crimes are greater. No protests
have come from his victims, and he
claims his seat by the honest votes of
his constituents; yet the same congress
that proposes to expel him proposes
also to seat q man whose state has
cried out against him, and who stands
convicted in the eyes of the nation fof
fraud and corruption. The seating of
Quay Will be a greater crime against
the nations sense of justice than the
seating of Roberts could have been. Let
the agitation continue until our con-
gress is cleansed of its moral and So
cial lepers. Even the basest of poll
ticians will not stand against the roar
of public opinion Let the people cry
out until every man who holds his seat
through bribery and every man whose
life is an insult to deoency is driven
from cur halls of LEGISLATION
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-18
DIED TERRIBLE DEATH.
Smith Endured Agonies Prior to Els
Demise.

Smith died a severe death, in spite of
the effects of the drug that carried him
off. Deputy Sheriff MacDuff was Mt the
side of the couch during his last hours,
and toward the end the dying man
gasred and rolled his eyes, his whole
body trembling, Stiffening and relax
ing as time went on. He died in a con-
vu,sion and with that set look peculiar
to him on his face.
The end came at 1924. and few hours
afterward his body was in the hands
of Undertaken O'Donnell. 1t is rapidly
Gecompos.ng, as is always the case in
death OF this nature, but as vet no
arrangements for the funeral have been
made. The burial will be at the ex-
Dense of the county, as he was still a
county charge. His effects, which in
clude a watch and chain of little value
will be kept as mementoes of the days
of this most unnatural type of criminal
cit the county Jail.
There was no sorrow expressed over
Smiths death. Rather was there salts
faction. for if he wanted to die, every
body believed that il was best for him.
He was not the man whose lie when
ended would bring mourners to the
grave and. indeed, it is doubtful if he
were in a position to see that ne would
feel the least bit of gratitude at seeing
his eortege, no matter how magnifi-
cent.
Young Albert Preece., who occupied
the same cell az Smith, was exceeding
~ wrought up over the events attend
ing the d--namiter's death. All Satur-
day night he lay in terror, over the
day night he lay in terror over the
ing him. He imagined he could see
Smith sill in his bed. and could hear
him groaning. More than once Preece
screamed for the taller and Sheriff
Howells responding, he begged piteous-
~ to have the lights turned on or. the
outside -dioors open to admit the moon
light. Preece grew hys.terical finally
and cried out tat g'hccs.s were over
powering him, and the sheriff delighted
his prisoners heart by allowing him to
come out into the corridor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-18
PANIC AT A FIRE.
Half Naked People Run Into Streets
In New York.

New York, Dec. 1s.-Fire started at
12:4O o'clock this morning in a. big fac
tory building at 655 and 657 First ave
nue.. occupied by several manufacturing
and other businesses. The flames spread
with marked rapidity, and within a few
minutes there was a terrific panic IN
the surrounding tenementS and the
avenue was soon almost blocked with
half-naked poor people, who had tum-
bled out of the ramshackle buildings
with wild cries of fright Sheets or
flame burst from the windows and
showers of sparks fell upon the gath
ering crowds and terrified tenement
jewellers.
The basement was occupied as liv-
ery stable, and fifty horses were burned
to death The fire was confined to the
one building, with a loss Of about s15.-
ono
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couldn't say" replied the doctor.
The absorption was complete There
was none Of the drug left in the stom-
ach. 1t was probably taken early and
had permeated the system"
Jailor T. F. Thomas stated that he
called the physician as soon as he saw
Smith. He knew ne way or means by
cell, but shared in the opinion that
Jameson furnished it. The latter used
less morphine than any fiend who has
been in the jail for the past year, and
the quantity used by him in ten days
wouldn't last the ordinary dope
fiend twenty-four hours.
Heard Smiths Threat.
The jailor had heard Smith say he
never would go to the pen. but had
no reason to believe he contemplated
suicide. Smith had made no confess
sion that he knew anything about.
This closed the testimony and the
jury brought in a verdict as follows:
State of Utah.
County of Salt Lake.
Dec. II. 1888.
City. Utah, in the Second precinct, on
the 18th day of December, 1899.
before Morris Sommer, acting coroner
of said county. upon the body of John
Smith. then and there lying dead, by
the jurors whose. names are hereto
The said jurors on their oatils do
say. from the evidence presented, that
John Smith came to his death by NOR
phine poison administered by himself
In testimony whereof, the said ju-
rors. as well as the said coroner, have
hereunto sst their hands the day and
year first above written
ct. c. WALTENSPIEL.
JOHN tCRIUKSHANK,
IS. N. HORNBUCKLE,
MORRIS iSOMMER,
Justice of the peace, and acting
coroner" tl
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he was writing on greasy paper. but 1
thought from the way he acted that he
didn't want me TO know what it was.
This was just before supper
Preece identified the communica-
tons found on Smiths body as the
same kind of paper the dynamiter was
using at that, time.
In reply to Justice Sommer young
Preece said Smith had never played
sick. and in answer to Juror Walton
spiel. that he had never threatened to
kill himself He further enumerated
the personal effects of the deceased in
his cell. These included some horse
hair used to make chains. which Smith
told Preece he could have, saying he
would either get convicted or turned
up"
Howells On the Stand.
Sheriff Howells then took the stand.
He testified that Smith occupied cell
No 8, in the rotary Friday night, and
described the efforts TO recuscitate the
dead man. He said Smith. when able
to talk q little. admitted taking NOR
phine. but would not state where he
got it, AT l O'Clock Saturday morning,
he was breathing better. and the
sheriff had remarked: He is either
pulling through or dying"
The sheriff identified the cemmunica-
lions of Smith as the only ones he
left. AS TO the use of morphine in
the jail, Sheriff Howells stated that it
was customary to allow dope" fiends
so much al a time to relieve their suf-
fering. He knew Jameson was fiend,
but was not aware that Smith used the
drug at all.
Prior TO Smiths trial, he said there
had been a thorough search of the cells.
While searching the one next to
Smiths. a small vial had dropped
through the closet stool into the base
ment and broken. apparently having
come from Smiths cell. The sheriff
and Tailor Thomas concluded that it
had contained morphine. and searched
carefully, but no other signs were dis
covered.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-18
MED MORE SOLDIERS.
Mexico to Send Additional Troops
Against the Indians

Austin. Tex, Dec. IA special from
Ortiz state of Sonora. Mexico states
that the Mexican authorities are contem-
plating sending more troops into the
YaGui Indian country at once as it is
thought that the present force will not
be able to cope with the situation. Gen.
eral Torres now has some 5.ooJ men. but
it will take at least that many more
or possibly twice that number. owing to
the geographical conditions surrounding
the uprising. which prevents successful
military movements.
The Indians are so scattered that unless
more troops are sent TO the front to en-
gage the small rowing bands. they will
continue to depredate the country and
harass the soldiers under General Torres
until they wear them out. There are now
about 1.5O0 Indians enga ging the attention
of the soldiers. while the remainder of
the 5000 braves who are on the war path
have scattered into small rowing bands
for the purpose of differing. These row
ing bands of Indians are capturing sup
ply t-1ins sent out 10 the Mexican forces
in the field. They have of late captured
several trains containing provisions and
ammunition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-18
CABLE RATES TOO HIGH.
Porto Ricans Want News From the
Outside World.

Ponce. p. r.. Dec 11-Now that con-
gress is in session. Porto Rico feels more
than ever the. high cable rates. News
papers are able 10 furnish. only meagre
cablegrams and many persons strongly
source by which the government. for a
few thousand dollars a year would supply
free to the newspapers several thousand
words of general news each DAY. :.
Business in Porto Rico remains abso-
lutely paralyzed. The recent failure of
the firm of Felici Costa < Co.. with liza
biiities of about 100000 and assets Of
$500 600, was a severe blow to many friends
of the firm, which had been in business
thirty-five years. and had unlimited
credit The flood following the cyclone
DESTROYED about $500 eco worth of coffee
and sugar owned by the firm and also
ruined the crops of many planters who
owed the concern.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-18
POLICE PICKUPS.

The overcoat thief got in his work again
last night. Albert Harrington, living at
26 East North Temple street. missed his
benny from the hallway of his home
about o'clock and hardly finished re
porting at police headquarters when c.
w. Jackson. who had been to the Meth
odst church, entered with the same COM
plant Mr. Jackson'S garment was also
missing The third victim was James
Slower of 242 West First South. His coat
was of brown broadcloth and worth
good sum- IL was taken from his room in
a boarding house.
w. d. Butler. an expressman, reported
at police headquarters last evening that
he has a trunk wrongly addressed and
he does not know where to leave il. The
dilemma is overpowering.
John Harrison. another of the men
shipped out west to go to work that did
not materialize. was forced to ask lodging
at the police station last night.
Gus Luckow, who said he ''nopody do
tamage nit" Paul Delman and Fred
Henkan. who is a saloon keeper" in all
that the term implies were arrested by
Officers Barry and Williams on CONNER
cial street and Second South last night
for reveling in Sunday sponge
Sperry made no arrests yesterday and
warned. only one COW.
Ed Davies is still celebrating his birth
day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-18
MET WITH A FR|GHTFUL DEATH
SMALL BOY THROWS BLASTING
POWDER INTO A FIRE.
Four Persons Knocked Senseless and
Perish In the House, Which
Burned-Fires In the East.

Louisville, KY, Dec. 17.-Near ALI
ance postoffice, Nelson Hamilton was
preparing to do some blasting and was
pouring out some powder from a key,
when his 4-year-old son picked up
small amount and tossed it into the
fire. A terrific explosion followed, de-
molishing the house and setting it on
fire. The boy, two children older than
himself and their father were knocked
senseless by the explosion and all four
were burned TO death
An older daughter regained COM
seriousness sufficiently to realize that
the house was in flames and tried to
open a door and get the tortured per-
sons out, but they were so badly burned
that all died within few hours.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-18
WESTERN MARYLAND SALE.
Baltimore Will Foreclose Mortgage to
Relieve TAXPAYERS.

Baltimore, Nd, Dec. 17.-Mayor
Hayes has instructed City Solicitor
Carter to bring proceedings as early
as possible in the court of equity for a
foreclosure of the mortgage held by
the city against the Western Maryland
railroad and its sale at public auction.
II am determined the mayor said
Ito sell that road and realize what
money we can for the property, at the
same time relieving the taxpayers of
an incubus in the shape of interest pay
ments / understand that big trunk
line wants the road.''
The city holds large majority of
the stock of the company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-18
Disabled at Sea.

London, Dec. 1.-THE British steam
err Rappahannock, Captain Foall, from
London for Newport News, has been
spoken southwest of Gullyhead, south
coast of Ireland, in disabled cond-
ton. She was anchored at the time in
a very heavy sea, and a coaster was
standing by trying to get hawser
aboard her. No further news has been
received here
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-18
FIRE IN ERIE, PA.
Janitor Killed, and Telephone oper-
ators Narrowly Escape.

Erie, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE Penn block,
in tie center of the business portion OF
the city. was destroyed by hre To-Day
The building was occupied by the ex-
change of the New York & Pennsylva-
mia Telephone company. Several stores
and about twenty-five law and insur-
ance offices also occupied the building.
Two women telephone operators mar
rowly escaped death by suffocation
Fire Chief Mcmahon was overcome by
the heat and smoke, and Joseph Aul,
the janitor. was fatally injured. The
lesses will aggregate $4,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-18
Children Burned to Death.

Nicholasville, KY. Dec. T.--Three
children of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Rey-
nolds. aged 6. and /. respectively,
were burned to a crisp today in their
home. in which they had been locked
while their parents went visiting The
Reynoldses returned in time TO see the
house collapse and the victims vainly
fighting to escape.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-18
Fireman Is Killed.

Duluth. Mimi, Dec 17.-Fire de-
stroyed the factory of the Duluth Boot
& Shoe company at o'clock this morn
ing. One fireman, B. McVitt, was
killed by falling walls. and two others,
John Twaddle and Captain John Welsh,
were seriously injured. Loss, $4,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-18
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
The Last Services Scheduled For
Today.

Funeral services for Homer Brown
will be held in the Seventeenth ward
meeting house this afternoon at l
o'clock. Captain Joseph E. Game and
a number of the other members of the
cavalry troop of which the dead man
was member, will escort the remains
to the grave.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-18
Indians Go to California

Chicago. Dec. 17.-Eaghteen Carlisle
Indian football players in charge OF
Glenn S Warner passed through Chi
cago tonight on their way to San Fran
cisco to play the University of Califor-
mia on Christmas day. The team was
in first-class condition and expects to
arrive in San Francisco on Thursday
nj
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-18
Steamer Is Floated.

London. Dec. 17.-After several at
tempts the British steamer Craigneuk,
Captain Smith, was fioated today, and
has been locked. She went ashore in
the Tyne on Dec. s. as before reported,
after having arrived at Hamburg from
Galveston.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-18
Broke Propeller Blades.

st. Michaels. Dec. 1.-Two propeller
blades of the British steamer Ashton
hall, Captain McFee. from Liverpool
for Galveston, are broken. She arrived
here today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-18
Passenger Rate Troubles.

Chicago. Dec. 1.-THE meeting of the
transcontinental passenger men, called
by the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific
roads. will be held in this city Tues
day. for the purpose of discussing the
growing trouble over California rates.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-18
pamaged In collision.

Buenos Ayres, Dec. 1.-THE Norwe-
gian bark Ragna, Captain Anderson,
from Pensacola, Fla, was in collision
here today with the Italian steamer
Calaoro, from Genoa, but was dam
aged slightly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-18

The remains of Charles Gustavson,
who died in Butte December Is from
an attack of pneumonia, were brought
to this city yesterday and taken to the
residence of the young mans parents,
273 Eighth East street. There they
may be viewed from 9 to 1890 this
morning. Funeral services will occur
at IL o'clock in the Eleventh ward
meeting house.