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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-16
TELEGRAPRIC BRIEFS.

Charles CHAPMAN Backus, one of the
organizers of the American Express COM
pany, is dead, aged 50 years.
Luther II. Kinney, a farmer. aged
about % years, was found dead. buried in
the snow near his home at Norwich, Conn.
Parito believed to the the last Yaqui
indian in California, is dead He was 1OS
years old, according to the records kept
III pioneer days.
During a quarrel over q woman at San
Francisco, Chales Beale shot George Full
ford in the breast, inhicting a dangerous
and possibly fatal wound. Beale then
sent a bullet through his own head and
died In a few minutes.
State Entomologist Scott of Georgia
said the peach crop had been entirely
destroyed and in all probability the grow
ers would be so discouraged that they
would abandon the business. Last year s
crop was valued at s1.000.000.
After the series of inquiry. study and
consideration, the special committee of
the New York Board of Trade & Trans
portation has submitted report, in which
it recommends that the height of build
inss in that city should be restricted to
200 feet.
The Denver City Street Railway COM
pany has just effected reorganization
and is TO unite with the two other Den
yer street railroad companies. The capi-
and on the Denver City railroad the cable
will be superseded by electricity.
The Colorado house of representatives
rejected the ma jor1ty report OF the spe-
cial committee appointed TO investigate
the condition of affairs at the state in
inten2ent. Dr. p. r. Thombs, and. by
vote of 45 to 10, adopted the minority re-
port demanding the superintendent re-
moval.
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shop, about 300 yards away, and, with
the aid of a hose reel, picked up in the
yard, got a small stream playing on the
fire. The building was about 100 feet
in width and $50 feet long. 1t was four
stories in height and built of stone and
brick. The wood of the inside was thor
oughly saturated with oil, and the
flames rapidly gained headway. 1t was
seen that the Massachusetts men could
do but little against the blaze, and Col
onel Huntington. in command of the
marines, joined in the work.
The fire made such rapid progress in
the machine shops that by $3.50 o'clock
the officials OF the navy yard pro-
nounced it an utter loss.
Here were kept all the models, plans,
drawings and specifications of work to
be done on any one of the naval YES
sells that were to be repaired at the
yard. Many models of battleshiDs and
warshi2s built from time TO time were
kept there. These We're mostly COPIES
of models, and their loss, while footing
up considerable from a pecuniary point,
will not be irreparable. The steam en-
gineering department had number of
elaborate plans which were originated
IN this yard, and they cannot be re-
placed
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AMERICANS FNTRENCHED.
No Attempt to Advance Beyond Line
of Defense.

Manila, Feb. 16.-Since the American
line reached the natural defenses Of
Manila they have made no further ad-
vances, and the troops are now en-
camped along the line Many places
have been temporarily entrenched.
Occasional brushes with small bodies
of the enemy by scouting parties have
been the only cause of excitement.
Troops K and I of the Fourth cavalry
encountered the enemy'S scouts yester-
day near Paranaque and exchanged
few volleys with them. During the
firing Trooper Wiltnerk was wounded
in the right arm
The cruiser Buffalo fired four small
shells at a party CT the enemy which
the cruisers searchlight showed to be
mounting a battery near Paranaque
last night. The enemy made no reply
and withdrew their guns to Paranaque-
The steamers Brutus and Romulus
have arrived from IlOilo, but brought no
later news except that the Americans
are clearing vessels thence, assuming
control of the port. The rebels had all
the records burned before vacating the
town.
1t is rumored that the F'ilipinoS in the.
interior are in sore straits, and are now
quarreling among themselves, but it is
impossible to confirm thess reports, as
all communication is cut off.
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SAMOAN ANNEXATION.
Correspondent Declares Great Britain
Must Take the Islands.

London. Feb. 15.-The Melbourne cor
respondent of the Times says: The Sa-
moan correspondent of the Melbourne
Argus writes that the only solution of
the difficulties there lies in an immediate
annexation OF the islands by Great Bri-
tain He says the natives throughout the
entire group are almost unanimously
favorable 10 such a step and that it is
also ardently desired by the British and
American residents.
Failing annexation, the complete dis
arming of the whole population is imper-
ative, and, in the opinion of the CORES
kingship Is absolutely necessary to pre-
vent constant disturbances. The rival
chiefs, he believes, would be satisfied if
appointed to rule their own districts at
small salaries.
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the barge Office. The girl was of mod
est demeanor and of refined appear
ance. She told her story in a low voice.
She resided, she said in Denmark. Her
father was dead, but she lived with her
mother. The mother was a member OF
the Mormon church and she had been
a member of the organization for seven
years.
She was accompanied on the trip by
an elder of the church named Brand,
who had been making converts in Den
mark for two years. He was returning
to Utah with his family.
The young woman was going to visit
a man named Johnson, whom she and
her mother had known for some time
This man, she admitted, was married,
but she claimed that she was only go
ing to visit him for a short time, as she
expected to get a position. She had a
railroad ticket and $50. When closely
questioned by the board she confessed
that she believed in polygamy. Il be-
lieye in it, she said, because it is in
the bible" This was the only reason
she would give for her belief.
To the secretary of the board she
said that though she believed in po-
lygamy she would not marry a man
who had already a wife. Social condi-
tions would not allow her to do so.
The board was in a quandary how to
act in the matter and the case was re-
ferred to a deputy commissioner of i'm
migration. He decided that the laws
controlling immigration prohibited a
polygamist from entering the country,
but did not cover those who merely be-
lieved in polygamy. Thus" he said,
"a man may be deported who is a
thief, but we cannot keep out of the
country man who believes that theft
is right"
On the decision the girl was allowed
to proceed on her journey to Utah.
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GOVERNMENT LOSES A MILLION
DISASTROUS FIRE AT BROOK
LYN NAVY YARD.
Machine Shops Filled With Fine Mod
els and Patterns of Battleships,
Totally Destroyed.

New York, Feb. 15.-Over a million
dollars worth of government property
was destroyed by fire, which started
tonight in the large machine shop of the
Brooklyn navy yard. known as Machine
Shop No. IS, and the workings of tha
navy yard have received a serious set
back. Many fine models and patterns
of battleships, their parts and plans
have been destroyed, and some of them
cannot be obtained again except by go
ing over the work mapped out in the
beginning. The steam engineering de-
partment of the Brooklyn yard is prac-
ticaliy wiped out, and the work done
in that building will have to be thrown
temporarily upon the department of
yards and docks and that of construc-
tion and re9air
The fire was discovered and the alarm
given at $50 O'Clock tonight by the
man on watch of the battleship Massa-
chusetts. The men of the Massachu-
setts scurried down to the machine
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BULGARIA STILL ADRIFT.
Big Steamer On Her Beam Ends and
Leaking.

London, Feb. ia dispatch from
Lloyds' agents at St. Michaels, Azores.
announce that the twenty-five women
taken off the disabled Hamburg-Amer-
lean steamer Bulgaria by the American
tank steamer Weehawken, were landed
at st. Michaels yesterday. The rescued
passengers report that the cargo OF the
Bulgaria shifted, throwing the steamer
on her beam ends. Although a quantity
of her cargo was jettisOned the crew
were unable to right her. During the
gale $50 horses were lost and a boat
with five men on her went adrift.
The Weehawken. which met the Bull
garia SEQ miles from the Azores on Feb.
3, stood by until noon of the 9Th, but
at that time the disabled steamer had
been lost sight of and the Weehawken
proceeded.
e German consul at Azores islands
i rts that it is not believed that the
Bulgaria has sunk. Another boat from
the Bulgaria is believed to have been
picked up by an unknown steamer.
The German consul adds that the
master of the Bulgaria says that only
one of her compartments was partly
filled, which, considering that she had
eleven water-tight compartments. could
not mean that she was in imminent
danger
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Deignan and of the Merrimac heroes.
At 1850 p. m. the senate went into
executive session, and at is conclusion
an open session was held in order to
give Mr.. aCrter an opportunity TO try
to get consideration for the bill provid-
ing d code of laws fer Alaska. lie made
d request for an unanimous agreement
for a night session to read the bill,
which is very voluminous, saying that
the interests of Alaska rendered it i'm
portanG that the bill should be passed
this session.
Mr.. Hoar suggested that the bill
could be passed, as the bill providing
for the revised statutes was. without
reading. This suggestion brought out
objections from Senators Hale, Gal
linger and Bate, all of whom argued
that such a proceeding would be a bad
precedent. Mr.. Hale objected to the
consideration of the bill, and refused TO
give his consent to the reading of the
bill, saying it was a document of over
600 pages, and it would crowd appro-
priation and other important matters
aside.
Mr.. Tillnlan objected to the request
of Mr.. Carter unless an arrangement
could be made to have ample time to
discuss the anti-scalping bill.
Mr. Chandler said he was anxious to
discuss the bill called "a ticket broker
age BILL" which, he declared, was a
measure of monopoly against conpeti-
ton.
Mr.. sCulIonn, chairman of the inter-
state commerce committee, expressed
doubt that the anti-scalping bill could
be voted ON at this session. He would
be glad, he said, to have a vote upon
it. but saw little prospect of one.
Mr.. Tillman-I want to say now that
that bill (anti-scalpers) cannot pass at
this session.
After some further discussion, Mr.
Carter, seeing no opportunity for an
agreement, moved an adjournment,
which was taken at $50 p. m.
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DISAPPOINTED BY GOMEZ.
Cuban General In No Hurry to Reach
Havana.

Havana.
Havana, Feb. 14.-General Brooke
and General Gomez have had no COM
munication since the latter's acceptance
of the governor generals invitation to
come to Havana. Twelve days have
elapsed since the agreement was
reached between Robert p. Porter ard
General Gomez. but no steps have been
taken to pay and disband the Cuban
army. From day 10 day word has come
unofficially that General Gomez would
be here lin a couple of days General
Brooke asked SenOr Lanuza ana Capote
today if they knew when Gomez would
come They replied that they did not
know the exact date. but supposed he
would arrive day after tomorrow. The
executive commission telegraDhed to
Gomez on Sunday, requesting him TO
come Immediately. He replied that he
would do so, and the commission, think
ing he would arrive today, travelled
twelve miles out Of the city in bad
weather to meet and welcome him.
They waited half a day, and then learn
ed that the general had not lest santa
Clara province.
Senior Lanuza is preparing q decree
defining the powers of the supreme
court This will be the first new law
added to the island code, and is being
carefully drawn.
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Manila, Feb. 15.-COlonel Potter
lieutenant c. L. Pooster) of the sig
nal corps arrived from Iloilo yesterday
evening, with dispatches from Brigadier
General ". D. Miller to Major General
Otis. commanding the United States
forces in the Philippine islands.
On Sunday afternoon General Miller
ordered a reconnaissance in force to
ascertain the enemy'S position Major
Cheatham's battalion of Tennessee vol
unteer regiment marched beyond MOlO
without finding, the enemy. and return
ed 10 -loilo.
Kellar's battalion of the Eighteenth
United States infantry. with two
HOtchkiss guns and one Gatling gun,
marched towards Jaro. Midway be-
tween IlOilO and Jaro this battalion en-
c0untered d large body of the enemy,
occupying both sides of the road, who
met the advance of the American troops
with q severe and well directed fire.
The Americans deDlOyed and returned
the fire with a number of volleys. The
troops advanced steadily, supported by
the Hotchkiss and Gatling guns, and
drove the enemy through JarO to the
open country beyond
The town Of JarO was found to be
deserted, and all portable property had
been removed When the Americans
entered the place there were only d
feW Chinese there. At + O'clock ~ m.
Captain GrifHths raised the American
flag over the presidencia.
During the fighting outside of the
town Lieutenant Frank Bowles of the
Eighteenth infantry, while working the
light battery, was shot in the leg. IN
addition. one private was seriously
wounded and two were slightly in
iUred
All was quiet on Monday when COL
Onel Potter left IlOilO. Two natives at
tempted to slip past the United States
cruiser Olympia during the night in a
boat. They failed to respond when hall
ed. but kept padding along. After a
warning shot a sentry fired at the boat
and killed one Of the occupants and
wounded the other
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sKIRMIsH NEAR MANILA.
Rebels Fought With Desperation and
Wounded Nine CaIifornia1s

hepelS EOught with Desperation and
Wounded Nine Californians.
Manila, FeD. 15.-Several rebels yes
terday afternoon. having fired from
houses bearing white flags on the
American outposts, Colonel Smith, with
companies /. d and K of the California
volunteers. proceeded TO clean out the
enemy along his front. The rebels CD-
posed him from the brush. and several
skirmishes occurred. during which nine
of the CalifOrnians were slightly
wounded before the rebels were driven
out The work proceeded today in
systematic manner, a gunbOat shellinS
the villages and working their rapid
FIRE guns very effectively on the jungle.
The entire California regiment, with
The exception of two companies of the
Washington regiment, two cornpanieS
Of the Idaho regiment and a battery CT
the Sixth artillery, were engaged The
rebels were driven towards Lake La
guna de BayO. The rebels held their
fire. apparently being short OF ammuni-
ton, but they fought desperately.
The American OutpOsts in this direc-
ton are now fully twelve miles out. All
IS quiet along the rest Of the line, With
the exception that an occasional cX-
change Of shots between the sharp
shooters breaks the monotOny of the
Ge--
Four companies of the California vol
unteers, which had been clearing the
country in the vicinity of Pateros, ten
miles southeast of Manila. and which
mad been recalled. were followed by the
enemy today as they retired.
On reaching San Pedro Macai the
Americans made stand near the
churchyard. and the rebels were driven
back. The Californians again ad-
.fsrarr- ~Sr,p~ he.
same ridge. commanding the valley of
the river, which they held yesterday. A
gunboat near the Pasig river is clearing
the iungla.
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BIG STRIKE AT HAVANA.
Serious Trouble Threatened By Three
Thousand Stevedores.

Thousand Stevedores.
New York, Feb. ia dispatch to the
Herald from Havana says: 4 strike
which Will involve 5000 to $500 long
shoremen and stevedores is threatened,
and should it come the authorities fear
that it will bring Cuban affairs to an
early crisis.
The men are desperate and ugly, and
strikes in the pasa have invariably re-
suited in serious bloodshed.
As the strikers will be largely Cubans,
it can be readily understood that a col
lision between them and the American
soldiers would have most serious con-
sequences, coming at this time, when
each side views the other with suspi-
cion. The longshoremen have been
working fourteen hours a day for an
average pay of s1.T5 in Spanish silver.
They demand So for ten hours a day and
will probably make trouble if their de-
mands are not met.
The men feer and respect General
Ludlow, and he may be able to prevent
the strike which now seems inevitable
General Ludlow compelled the West
ern railroad last week to deal fairly
with the engine drivers, who struck,
and the men believe he will now right
their wrongs.
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Pretty Mormon Girl Examined BY
immigration Officials.
ON HER WAY TO UTAH
DECLARED POLYGAMY WAS ''IN
THE BIBLE"
That Was Why She Believed In Tt,
But She Would Not Practice It
immigration Commissioner Decid-
ed That She Could Not Be Ex-
cluded Because Of Her Belief.
fspeclal to The Herald.l

New York, Feb. 15.-Annie Peterson,
% years of age, a very pretty girl
arrived here yesterday on the steamer
Anchoria. To an immigration inspector
who questioned the girl today she said
she was Mormon and was on her way
to visit a friend at Brinton, Utah. She
was detained and this morning brought
before the board of special inquiry in
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THE HERALD BULLETIN.
PAGE ONE.

PAGE ONE
Nicaragua Bill Defeated.
Fighting In Philippines.
Belief In Polygamy.
Utah Woman Honored.
PAGE TWO.
Jim Williams Knocked Out.
Remembered the Maine.
Army Reorganization Bill.
PAGE THREE.
Will Build to Uintah.
The Gas Controversy.
Filipinos Wanted War.
PAGE FOUR
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
Avalanche of House Business.
State Senate Proceedings.
Child Readopted By It's Mother.
The Vote For Senator.
PAGE SIX.
The Old Exchange.
Financial and Commercial.
PAGE SEVEN.
State News.
PAGE EIGHT.
New Scheme to Beat McCune.
The Bingham Snowslide-
The Salt Palace Project.
In the Social Realm
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Fire In a Navy Yard.

New York, Feb. 15.-Four alarms
were turned in tonight for a fire in ma
chine shop No. Is, in the Brooklyn
navy yard at the east end of the yard.
This was a three-Story brick building
built in the sixties and was full of old
machinery. The woodwork of the
building was so well saturated with oil
that the flames made great headway
and the building was doomed before
the firemen got the streams playing
on If
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Archduke John Heard From.

London, Feb. 1.-THE Paris cores
pondent of the Times says: According
to a letter just received here from Ar
gentina, the Archduke John, alias John
Orth, is now residing with his morgan
attic wife on a farm on the river Para
ma, and is more than ever resolved to
renounce the prerogatives Of his birth.
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AMERICANS TAKE
ANOTHER TOWN
The Triumphant Progress of
Troops In Philippines.
INSURGENTS ROUTED
BY THE EIGHTEENTH
Battalion of Regulars Capture the
Town of JarO.

Used Machine Guns With Deadly Eff
feet and the Natives Were Scat
tered-Lieutenant Bowles Wound
ed In the Leg-More Hot Skir-
mishes Near Manila-Insurgents
Short of Ammunition - Admiral
Dewey's Views On the Situation.
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NICARAGUA BILL
is ON THE SHELF
No Canal Legislation at This
Session.
ACTION OF THE HOUSE
DEFEATS THE MEASURE
The Bill Was Ruled Out On a Point
of Order.

House Sustained the Ruling By a
Good Majority = Spirited Debate
On the Subject of Canal Legisla-
tion-Bailey Advocates Construc-
ton By the covernment-Gros-
venor Predicts That the Project
VIII Now Be Abandoned.
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Utah MANS Invention.
CSpecial 70 The Herald.)

Washington. D. c., Feb. 15.-Philander
n. Cook of Salt Lake has been granted a
patent for an adjustable foot-rest.
Widows pensions of IS per month each
were today granted to Martha Unks of
Evanston and Sallie A. Newell Of Sheri-
dan, WYo.
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Champion Myers Dead.

New York, Feb. 16.-Lawrence e.
Myers, the famous short distance run
ner, died suddenly in this city last
night OF pneumonia. He would have
been Il years old today. He was born
in Richmond, Va. Myers had been
amateur champion Of America at one
distance or another ever since 1875. He
won fourteen American championships,
the Canadian championship and three
championships Of England.
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OUTLOOK FcR MORE FIGHTING
Opinions of Admiral Dewey and Gen
erals Hale and King

New York, Feb. 15.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Manila says: In an
interview Admiral Dewey said:
1.-The people on shore know more
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that the president of the Maritime Ca
nal company had told him that he had
rather lose every dollar he had put into
that enterprise than that legislation for
the construction of the canal should fall
at this session
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The Right Hon. Joseph William Chitty.
lord justice of the court of appeals. Lon
don. is dea6-
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SILVER AND LEAD.

-319-
Bar silver, 595s cents.
Lead, brokers', $4.2o.
Copper, casting, 1919 cents.
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PEN NAL.

Mn W. A Marpherson Of tN olympar s..nus
Queen Aass hili. uho has been Waiting in Oregon
has returned home
Mr Mari u Bech. Who has hseu vssi,ns IN DIVA.
ria Tor teme 's'ne rass. has returned u the city
She Va. accompanied ~ Ter masbsr Mira Wash
burn. Who viii rsssssr hess Ter few asys
Mr. T. Cansrhsu Of the Amsricaa Reading
and Trust Company fer Washington ash idaho h.s
gsas a. business TIP "a the kss, He viii visit
Ne- Iurs Bezses ard Philadelphia. and viii .p>nd
week Baltimore
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MARINE NEWS.

SAN FRANCISCO Arrived. Oct n str Santa
Cna. from Seattle. Jap str Hsnshons. from Hong
hong RI sh Sierra blanca, from Iaaiaue Sailed
sehr Aloha. for Hoao,ulu. Haw BIZ Mauns Ioa Ter
honoala. Am hktn Archer for Hiio: Nor str Tel
ius for Nsnatmo; sehr Premier for OLYMPIA: s.h,
Leatss Msds,n, fer Coos hay
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Oct II. previously COP.
tic. frcm san Francisco. via Hoaoluiu for Hons.
kmf poFss, HcnEkoss FER san Francisco: Mon
muuthshsre. from Henskons for Portland Or
NAkAiMo~ Arrived. Oct 81 MfneoiA. frrsn San
Francisco Sailed. Rober, Adsmsou, for San Fran
cisco
DEPARTURE BAY~Arrivea. str w.l,,ns.on .ro,,
Ssn Francisco
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station. Indicated on thu list above BY .
osnciai they may have their baromefers
compared. This service will always be
rendered without compensation
The report OF the supervising architect
OF the treasury department. just issued.
shows tbs expenditure Of the greater Dor-
ton Of the appropriation OF S.0D authox-
ized BY congress for reconsfructing. repair
Ing and putting In safe and proper condi-
ton the public wharf IT Sitka, Alaska
There still remains In the treasury SO 10
The act making the appropriation for this
Improvement also authorized the secre-
rate OF wharfage to Do paid by any pri-
vate person allowed to use the said wharf.
the receipts thereof TO be deposited as .
miscellaneous receipt derived from govern
ment property.