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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-18
FIGHT ON AMERICAN MEAT
INSPECTION BILL DEBATED IN
GERMAN REICHSTAG.
One Speaker Declared That Amer
lean Packers Did Not scruple to
Poison American Soldiers.

Berlin, April 1.-THE reichstag today
began the consideration of the meat
inspection bill, with small attendance.
Surprise was expressed at the fact that
the minister of the interior, Count
Posadowski- Weihner, who alone repre-
scented the government, contrary to
custom, did not make an introduction
speech.
Herr Gerstenberger, Centrist, who
opened the debate, opposed the bill on
the ground that it did not meet the re-
quirements of the case. He said the
government ought not to be over-influ-
enced by fear of reprisals, adding that
if German meats could not be treated
on an equal footing with foreign i'm
ports the latter should be excluded. He
then moved to refer the bill to a COM
mittee
Count Won KlanicIewstroom, Con-
sentative, also contended that foreign
meats should be subjected to the same
conditions as German meats, adding
that his party absolutely demanded II
double inspection of home and foreign
meats 1t was impossible, the speaker
claimed, to give the bundesrath full
power to entirely exempt American
firms from the regulations, and he
asked the government to give definite
assurance that no concessions to for
eign meats We're contemplated.
The statements of the count We're ap-
plauded by the agrarianS, especially
when he declared that in this question
agrarian interests in the east, west and
south were identical, and also his as
sertion that the real authors of the bill
were not the officials of the ministry
of the interior and of agriculture, but
those of the foreign office.
When he quoted American papers in
support of his contention that Ameri-
can packers had not scrupled to poison
the American army and, therefore,
would have much less scruple in poi
soning Germans there was much ap-
plause, even from the galleries.
The impression prevails that the
reichstag bill in it's present shape will
not prove acceptable, as it is looked
upon as favoring foreigners. The bill
will be debated tomorrow and then go
to committee, where the real fight will
begin. 1t is questionable whether the.
will accept the bill if it is
greatly amended.
The German agricultural department
today presented a bill to the govern
ment pointing out that several features
of the bill were injurious to the inter
ests of agriculturalists and demanding
withdrawal.
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Rio Grande Western Has a Paradise
at Helper.
IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED
COMPANY WILL SPEND FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Church and School House to Be
Erected and Water System I'm
proved-Dining Car System Will
Not Interfere With Hotels-Short
Line Rolling Stock.
csnecial Correspondence

HELPER. Utah, April 1.-THE Rio
Grande Western company has in con-
temptation the expenditure of some
$4,000 to $4,000 in improvements az
Helper within the next few months. In
fact, the work has already begun. Ten
TO fifteen cottages Of five to seven rooms
are to be erected, which viii give about
thirty-iiVe houses here for the use of
employees. The architect of the COM
pany is now on the ground and is ar
ranging plans for the new chapel, which
is TO be built on the ecsS end Of the
lawn lying between the depot and the
eating house. This will cost about
81. 600. and is to be a two-story build
ing, thirty-siN by sixty feet, heated by
steam and lighted by electricity. The
first floor will be used for school pur-
poses, and the second for a church
where there viii be regular services.
Superintendent Welby proposes TO turn
the church part of it over to a commit
tee of ladies of the town, while the
school part of the building viii be let
TO the district AT d nominal rent-per-
haps free Of cost.
Between the chapel and the eating
house a fine flower garden Will be put
out, and in the center of this, in flow
ers, will be the words. Rio Grande
Western Railway-Helper.'
The improvements about the depot
proper viii cost several thousand dol
lars, and there viii be no more attrac-
tive spot in ali this western empire
than Helper
At present the water for railroad use
is piped from a. reservoir two miles up
the canyon. and is conducted through
four-inch pipes. These pipes are now
being taken out. and in their stead
Gght-inch pipes put in. Every effort is
being made by the company TO make
Helper am attractive place for trainmen
and their families, and it is thought
that before a great While nine-tenths of
all the employees of uhe line will have
their homes here. In the matter of rent.
fuel, etc, the company is exceedingly
liberal, rents here, including electric
light and water, being nearly so per
cent cheaper than ogden or Grand
Junction, the other terminal points of
the line.
The free library maintained on the
second floor Of the depot building has
about 1000 volumes of standard works.
and all the leading daily newspapers
and the magazines. The library Is re-
ing gradually added TO, and in the
course of time will rank with the best
In connection with the library there IS
a billiard table. smoking room, card
room and the like, all of which is in
charge OF an efficient person, and is
open to employees as late as 10 O'Clock
in the evening. Taken altogether there
are few more desirable places than Hell
per.
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drifted from the Edward O'Brien, re-
Gently wrecked near Honolulu"
Twenty-three OF the Japanese who
took part in the recent riot at Kahuku
plantation will have to stand trials Six
of the men are charged with murder
and seventeen viii rioting.
1t is not known that Liliuokalani will
return to the islands. From the tenor
of her last letters, it is not thought
that she will at this time, though it is
not known what influence thI news of
Princess Kauilani's death may have on
her plans.
The Italian cruiser Piemonke arrived
April 10, on her way to China. She has
been cruising around South America,
visiting nearly all the principal ports
on both coasts.
The transports Cleveland and City of
Puebla both sailed for Manila on the
9Th. The Puebla reported twenty de-
serters, principally among engineers.
The transport Zealandia arrived from
San Francisco on the 9Th and sailed
three days later.
Just previous to the departure of the
Coptic it is learned that the executive
of the Hawaiian government has de-
cided to abolish the contract labor law.
1t is understood that word came from
Washington to do away with the law.
The immediate cause of the nullifica-
ton of the contract labor law is the
fact that such large number of plan
tations have been started within the
past two months. 1t would require at
least 10000 additional Japanese for the
new enterprise. This number. with the
men already here, would practically
flood the country.
The contractors for deepening the en-
trance to Honolulu harbor have arrived
hnr A n .I,-n1 rrnr- Wit
and scows, is now on its way out from
the east. By May Is all the machinery
will be here. The government will ex-
pend about 100000 in the work.
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Railroad Notes.

General Livestock Agent C. /. futile
Of the Short Line is in Oregon, rustling
business.
Travelling Freight Agent Morris of
the Short Line is wrestling with the
Woolmen at Milford.
General Manager Bancroft, Traffic
Manager Eccles and Division Superin-
tendent j. II. Young will leave for Mil
ford this morning. From that point
they take the Utah & Pacific and go
out to the end of the line.
The local office of the Rock Island
announces that by the opening of a
new union depot at Englewood, a
suburb of Chicago, it establishes close
connections with the Lake Shore,
Nickle Plate. and Pennsylvania for
New York.
The Utah & acitic received yesterday
from the printers its new schedule of
freight rates, which has already been
printed. Copies were sent to the road S
station agents yesterday, as we'll as to
agents OF other roads likely to do bust
ness with the Utah x Pacific.
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CONFLICT OF CONSTITUTIONS
REGARDING OATH OF ALE
GLANCE IN HAWAII.
Evidence of a Wreck at Sea-Plans
of ex-Queen Liliuokalani-Deci-
sion to Abolish Contract Labor.

San Francisco, Cal, April 1.-THE
following advices from Honolulu, under
date of April II, were received tonight
by the steamship Coptic:
Honolulu, April 11.-Henry Smith,
chief clerk of the supreme court, has
addressed a. note to the board of regis
tration, giving it as his opinion that
the constitutional oath to the republic
of Hawaii is obsolete, and that persons
applying for registration for the Sep
TENDER election cannot be required 10
take it in its present form.
Hawaii's constitution expressly pro-
vides that no person can become an
officeholder, AN elector or a juror until
he has taken the 1894 oath to support
the republic of Hawaii. The require
ment does not mention the United
States in any way.
Immediately following the fiag-rais-
ing last August all the government and
military officials took an oath prepared
the direction of the supreme court
judges, prescribing allegiance to the
laws of the United States and of the
Hawaiian islands.
Mr. Smith says: 1--WE have admins
tered that oath and none other since
the flag went up last August. The con-
sttution of the United States pre-
scribes that officials and voters must
take the oath to the United States.
The two constitutions conflict, and the
American must prevail
There is evidence on the coast of
Kauai that some vessel has been re-
Gently wrecked in the vicinity of the
islands or in the range of currents
drifting toward the islands. Near Kill
auea the sea is covered with wreckage.
The news was brought by the Waia-
leale, which left there on the 9Th.
Purser Fernback says:
From the wreckage, the indications
are that it was wooden bark or
schooner, or at least a sailing vessel of
some kind, and not a steamship. APP
parently, too, she was undertaken, as
there is great deal of lumber among
the wreckage. We. made every endea-
vor to find something that would give
clue to the name of the vessel, but
were unable TO do so. There is posi-
bility that the wreckage may have
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-18
TRIAL OF ALLEGED LYNCHERS.
Alibis Set Up For All Defendants
But One

Charleston, S. c., April 17.--After setting
up alibis for Webster Joyner and God
win, today the defense in the trial of the
alleged Lake City lynchers closed its case
Alibis We're put forward for Rodgers. Nc
Knight. Eppes and Ward last week. so
the only man in whose behalf efforts have
not been made to establish one is Stokes
the merchant who had been alleged by the
government to have been the leader of
the mob that killed Baker.
The sensation of the day came after the
defense closed its case. Among its eff
forts to break down the testimony of
NEWMAN, the man who turned state $
evidence. was the introduction of a pay
certificate. 1t was not dated. the date
having evidently been scratched out. but
the defense claimed it was issued Feb 81
In rebuttal the government placed the
stub book of the county supervisor in evil
dence, showing that the certificate before
and one after that of NEWMAN We're is
sued Feb. 23. The inference that the
NEWMAN ticket has been falsifed was
directly made. and this matter is ex-
pected to cut considerable figure in the
case in the future.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-18
PERSONAL MENTION.
Lester Jones, tourist from Japan, is
at the Knutsford.

Lester Jones. a tourist from Japan, is
at the Knutsford.
. 8 o
F. S. Watson and John Turner of Heber
are registered at the White House.
w. /. Benton and wife of st. Anthony,
Ida, are at the Cullen.
William Parmley, superintendent of the
Pleasant Valley coal mines at Scoheld,
and a member of the grand lodge l. o. o.
r., is at the White House.
Knutsford-J. c. Hooper. Thomas ]. Boil
ger. Chicago; \. b, Payton, Washington;
Brigham. Miss Bessie Brigham, Toledo;
Mrs. and Miss GriSsley, Lewis Frazier
and wife, New York; j. Pieland's party,
Cleveland; Max Morehouse, Elyria> o.;
Mrs S Denholm. Pittsburg: A. KloSter,
Chicago; Mrs. and Miss Thomas, New
York: Mrs. Miles b. Carpenter and daugh-
ter, A Q: Beehe, New York; H. j. Lewis,
cago; A. d. Morrison, Idaho Falls: w. !.
Wilson, San Francisco: Z. II. keelridge,
Z. \. Boil, San Francisco; j. S Talley.
Terre Haute; a. Z. Woods, Cincinnati; T.
j. beaumont St. Joseph; j. X. MacGow-
an, Denver; Mr.. and Mrs. r. Pomely, A.
Tietjen. New York; Lester Jones. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mckay. japan; J. w. kiples and
wife. Chicago; f. r. Thackberry, Boston.
Kenyon-Ex-Gov a. c. Cleveland,
Nevada; c. V Warfeld, Omaha: II. S.
Burroughs. Pocatelo; II. Moss, Lancas-
ter; j. II. Oppenheimer A. Shegheitz, S.
II. Jenkins, New. York; G.. Siebold, st.
Louis: Mr.. and Mrs. Peck, Fon du Lac;
J. w. Tilford, Mercur: G. B. Smith. San
Francisco; w. o. Hogan, Toronto; E. ].
Boyd, Chicago: c. r. Baxter, Grand Rap
ids; Sterling 5. Hughes Chicago; F. Z.
Brown. New York: H. S. Dent Kansas
City; Mr.. and Mrs. James W. Neill. c. A
Newcomb, Chicago; r. w. Watt Mercur;
Frank KlepeOka, Great Falls; c. w. Cor
Irell and wife Denver; Mrs. and Miss Os-
White House-August Nelson, Marys-
vale: Henry Weiss, Bingham; T. S. Pond,
Dayton; L. II. Clyburn. Mound City; H.
". Aenor; Corinne; William Parmley,
Scoiield; w. 7. Hause,- Corinne; G. P.
White, Spokane; Louis Butler Bingham;
j. y. Smythe, Indianapolis: Mrs. CourCey
Telluride, Colo: Mr.. and Mrs. David
Douglas, r. NJ Riggs; Grouse Creek; j.
81 Perkins; c. 7 Rooms, Mrs. j. H.
Bergman. Nalad City: w S. Carr. Nor
rison; G Findle and daughter, j. Broun-
stan, J. IL. Taylor. d. d. Jangram and
wife. @. Holstin. Frank Hicks and son,
\. j. kilbourn and wife. Thomas Kell-
haus, w. A Hicks. Lee Richards. Bing-
ham; A. Is. Waidemar. Mt. Pleasant: j.
Q. White. Bingham; i. Shaw and wife,
Grouse Creek; II. {. LedgerwOod. Bing-
ham; J, b. Gordon Tooele; L. S. Watson,
John Turner, Heller.
{. a
Cullen-W. l.. Benton and wife, st. An
thony, Ida; S W. Walternee. Spokane:
w. IL. Douglas. SpIingVille; I. D. Foster,
Denver; Jesse Cappon, John Hunholz, Mil
waukee; NJ. d. Harrington, Kansas City;
II. Ray Canoe, Springville; ]. 2. Sansen,
Nj J; Johnson, Spring. City; b.
iinson, Grantsville; J. p. Stewart, Port
land.
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PORTER MAY RESIGN.
Breaking Down AS Secretary tc
President MCKINLEY.

Washington April 1.-THE story printed
today that the resignation of John Addi-
son Porter, secretary to the president,
was now in the hands of President Nc
Kinley, to take effect at the latters own
convenience. is officially denied at the
White House.
While the resignation has not been ten
dered. it would surprise no one here if
Mr.. Porter should relinquish his post at
any time. He broke down under the
strain of the arduOuS duties he has per
administration, and for over three weeks
has been confined to his house in this city
by nervous prostration. The general belief
is that Assistant Secretary Cortelyou will
succeed him if he should retire.
There have been recurring rumors of
Mr.. PorterS resignation for several
months. His wife and mother are anx-
ious, it is understood, that he should give
up his exacting duties.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-18
SHORT LINE ROLLING STOCK.
New Equipment Recently Ordered Is
Now Arriving

Superintendent of Motive Power
James T. Dunn OF the Short Line has
returned from four weeks visit to
eastern cities, where he has been to
look after the heavy orders for rolling
stock recently placed by his road. 1t
will be remembered that the Short
Line. some weeks ago, decided to sup
ply itself with Il number of new en-
gines, coal and box cars.
To this within the past few weeks
was added an order for four more en-
gipes. five chair cars and three passen-
ger coaches. Mr. Dunn found the work
progressing in an entirely satisfactory
manner. He expects the orders to be-
gin arriving within the next few days.
Two engines have already reached
The local shops. They were connected
up on Friday and sent out to be lin
bered up. Two more were due in last
night.
Mr.. Dunn says he found all the man.
ufacturing plants crowded with work
Few of them are able to keep anywhere
near up with their contracts, and or
ders are filed as they come in, TO be
filled whenever their turn comes. One
firm is busy preparing a large consign-
ment of structural iron for Africa.
Others are making heavy exports to
Europe and other countries.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-18
RAILWAY DECISIONS.
Cases Involving Laws of Michigan
and Kansas.

Cases Involving Laws of Michigan
and Kansas.
Washington, April I'm the United
States supreme court today Justice
Brewer announced the opinion Of the
court in the case of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe Railroad company VS..
Matthews IL Truesdell. The case came
10 the supreme court on a writ of error
from the supreme court of Kansas. and
involved the validity of the act of the
Kansas legislature allowing the collec-
tion of attorney fees from railroad
companies from suits brought against
them for damages by fire, and in which
il is proved that the fire was the result
of negligence of the company. The
state court affirmed the validity of the
act. and the opinion of Justice Brewer
sustains that decision.
An opinion was handed down by Jus
tice Peckham. pronouncing invalid a
portion of the state law of Michigan
relating TO the sale of thousand-mile
road tickets The part of the law
affected is that providing that those
tickets shall be good for two years and
shall be sold at q reduced rate. JUS
tice Peckham said that the provision
was not the exercise of a power to fix
maximum rates, and not a fair regula-
ton of the railroads. but an improper
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R. C. w. DINERS.
Willis Beardsley Will Continue His
Hotel System.
Especial correspondence

NSpecldl NorreSpOnuence.)
Helper, Utah, April 16-It has been
reported here that when the Rio Grande
Western put on its dining cars the first
of May in connection with the Denver
& Rio Grande system, that Willis p.
Beardsley, manager of the eating house
system of the Rio Grande Western,
would become superintendent of the
dining car service. Such, however, will
not be the case, for when asked as 10
the truthfulness of the rumor today,
Mr. BeardSley said he was not an APP
plicant for the position, and ne could
not and would not accept it should the
place be rendered him.
The dining car service win affect the
dining station here to the extent that
trains viii not stop for meals. but the
house viii continue to be conducted as
any other hotel. Trains now stop here
twenty minutes for meals, but after
May l the stop will be reduced.
The lunch counter Will be enlarged
and run on the plan of the one at
Palmer Lake. Colo.
The dining car will not affect Mr.
Beardsley's interests at Green River,
Thistle Junction or Salt Lake City. At
Helper the Beardssey hotel is caring for
about 100 railroad employees, so that
If no trains should stop the house has
a business that is independent of the
travelling public
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-18
IMPROVEMENTS AT LAGOON.
New Attachments Added to the Pop
ular Summer Resort.

New Attachments Added to the Pop
ular Summer Resort.
Lagoon, the popular resort north of the
city, is to experience a great many i'm
provements for the coming season. ac-
cording to Manager Simon Bamberger.
A bridge has been erected from the main
land to the island, under which boats can
pass, with ten or twelve feet to spare.
The span is 100 feet.
The company has purchased a tract of
eleven acres adjoining the present ground
for baseball park, and grandstand
with a seating capacity of 5000 is in
course of construction. II is the purpose
of the company to arrange some star
games during the season, and the field in
itself will do credit to any locality.
The dancing pavilion will be enlarged to
accommodate twice the number of dancers
and a bowery viii be built on a part of
the newly-acQuired ground. The fishing
will be better than ever says Mr.. Bam-
berger. the lake at present being alive
with black bass.
The new fifty-ton standard locomotives
recently received are capable of pulling
twenty cars each, and by running trains
every hour 10000 people can be accommo-
dated daily. Thousands of new ties and
heavier rails have been laid along the line,
inSuring the successful operation of the
new rolling stock.
The management anticipates the best
season the resort has thus far had.
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Wool Isn't Moving.

The local freight men are not partic-
ularly tickled over the way wool is
moving-or, rather, not moving. Re-
ports from Milford say that 5000 head
of sheep are being sheared daily in that
vicinity. but the growers are not SELL
ing the clip. The prices quoted them
by eastern buyers who are on the
ground are entirely too low, they think,
Consequently they are holding on in
the hope of a raise, and consequently,
also, no wool, or very little wool, is be-
ing shipped.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-18
WELL COOKED FOOD.

Practically everyone wants some sort
of cereal for breakfast, but the trouble
of cooking the regular oatmeal is some
is sticky, pasty and too much like raw
starch.
Grape-Nuts offer the ideal breakfast
food, for they require no cooking what
ever (being thoroughly cooked at the
factory, and are, therefore, ready for
instant service. The food is cooked by
experts. and the family does not have
to depend on the cooks ability or tenn
per for the quality of the morning dish.
Grape-Nuts are predigested, and suit
the weakest as well as the strongest
stomach. Sold by grocers, and made by
the Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-18
PLAYED Out.

Dull Headache, Pains in various
parts of the body, Sinking at the pit of
the stomach, Loss Of appetite, Fever
ishness, Pimples or Sores are all posi-
tive evidences of impure blood. No
matter how it became SO, it must be
purified in order to obtain good health.
Acker's Blood Elixir has never failed
to cure Scrofulous or Syphilitic poi-
sons or any other blood disease. 1t is
certainly a wonderful remedy and we
sell every bottle on a positive suaran-
tee. For sale by Z. c. VI. /. Drug Dent
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Livestock Shipments.

Live Stock Agent Lawson of the
Western went south Sunday morning
to look after the shipment of train of
cattle at Richfield. After long sea-
son of inactivity the livestock business
is waking up. Gregory of the Denver
& Rio Grande says that there is at
present in Utah over 500 cars of cattle
and sheep ready TO be moved He
leaves for the south this morning.
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interference, the legislature having no
right to discriminate, as was done in
this act.
eve cannot" he said, regard this
exceptional legislation as the exercise
of a lesser right which is included in
the greater one to fix by statute maxi
mum rates on railroad companies"
The chief justice and Justices Gray
and McKenna dissented