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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
John W. Peterson Swears Reeves Is
Innocent.
SENTENCE IS DEFERRED
ALLEGED BURGLAR MAKES AN
AFFIDAVIT.
Jurors In the Jones Burglary Case
Fail to Reach An Agreement and
Are Ordered Locked Up By Judge
Norrell-Charge Against James
Clark Dismissed.

The confession by John W. Peterson
that ne and not William Reeves broke
into the house of Joseph Smith, Al
West Fourth South street. on Oct. 3.
will probably result at least in Reeves
securing a new trial on the charge up
on which he was convicted last Friday.
Yesterday was the time when the lad
was to receive his sentence by Judge
Norrell, but a postpouement was or
dered till Wednesday.
When Reeves was called up for SEN
tence yesterday morning, ]. nj. Hamil-
ton, attorney for the accused, produced
the affidavits in support of a motion
for a new trial for his client. One
affidavit was by the attorney himself.
setting up that Peterson had confessed
TO him that Reeves had nothing to do
with the house breaking for which he
was convicted.
The affidavit by Peterson declared
that he gave Reeves the watch and
cuff buttons, which affiant stole from
Mr.. Smiths house, TO put in pawn and
also gave him the money to redeem
them. Peterson declared further in his
affidavit that he swore as he did with
out hone of reward, but on the con-
trary knowing that / make myself La
bic to arrest and conviction for the
crime, but earnestly hoping that JUS
tice NAV be done Reeves"
Peterson and Reeves were to have
been tried yesterday on the charge of
breaking into the Saltair railroad shops
but their trials were set over until az
ter Wednesday when the arguments
on the motion for a new trial as to
Reeves on the house-breaking charge
will he heard.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
O0UlRRH ART EXHIBIT.
Movement For Decoration of the
Public School Rooms.

The movement for the art decoration
of the public school rooms of the city re-
ceived a rousing send-off last evening al
the Oduirrh school, when a programme
and art exhibit was given to the patrons
and friends of the school. The lower hall
was filled to overlooking and the num-
bers on the programme were all well re-
ceived
Eight papers upon famous pictures were
read by pupils of the school, and Miss
Mayne of the teachers corps gave an in
structive talk on "Schoolroom Decorations
and Their Value" The patrons side of
the same topic was given by Mrs. Mitch
ell in an interesting paper. Musical num-
bers were rendered by Maude Williams.
Lola CochIer, Addie Engilman, Julia Cur
It's and Roy Williams.
The pictures were sent out by the Prang
company of Chicago and were placed on
the walls of the hail. There were $50 OF
them and they formed very pretty
sight. They are to be sold in the differ
ent schools and commission from the
proceeds is to go toward the decora ton
of the different school rooms Quite a
neat little sum was netted last night by
the receipts from tickets sold and from
the sale of the pictures. The exhibit will
be at the Webster school tomorrow after
noon and Will then go the rounds of the
various public schools
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
DELIGHTFUL MUSICALE.
Fine Programme Rendered at First
Congregational Church.

A delightful musicale under the patron
age of Miss Emily Jessup was given at
the First Congregational church last even
ing. Miss JeSsup exhibited rare quality
of voice that showed great sympathy
and power She sang the Flower Song
from Faust in way that captivated
the entire audience, composed as IL was,
of the musical critics of the city. Her
Herbert's THE Serenade." was enthus-
iastically encored. and responded 10 by a
second Interpretation of it, Braga' 5
Angels .Serenade by Miss Jessup with a
son was even better than the previous
numbers. The Angels Serenade is an
extremely difficult piece at best, and is
forever associated with Venice, the
nights. The programme was as follows:
Organ Solo--Fantasia'' .DayneS
Professor Jos, j. Daynes,
Double Quartette-.Net Not Thine
Flower Song from Faust .....Gounod
Miss Emily. C. Jessup.
'pir'I M Of Wizard SVn ngfp christopherson'
Violin. Solo-Prize Song from Die
Meistersinger' -..-.-.-...-.-.-..-W Wagner
Miss Elizabeth Lamson-.
Songs, ia! Sa)4 za6 of the Chimes hn saz.n
A0V Sb)'s s9p from The sere o'eH
W Miss Emily c. Jessup.
Organ Solo-"The Dying Poet" ....-..
...................... Gottschalk
Professor JOS. ]. DayneS-
EncOre-'Spring Song -MendelSSOnn
Bass Aria-"Honor in Alarms. .Gounod
Mr.. Willard Christopherson-
Angels Serenade" -.-......------.--- BraSa
Miss Emily c. JesSuD.
Violin Obligato. Miss Elizabeth Lamson
Double Quartette-"Sweet and Low
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Atkinson
Violin Soio-'Ungarische Pane" .-....
observation-disclosures. Franz Behr
Miss Elizabeth Lamson.
Members of male quartette: Messrs-
Bennett. Foster Westervelt, Rood,
Savage, Robertson, Jayne, Pea
body.
Rev W. Daunt Scott
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
SENATOR SHOUP DISCUSSES
SILVER AND ROBERTS CASE

seated. OF the procedure in contesting
the case he said:
II do not consider that anyone will
object to Roberts taking the oath of
office and taking his seat, for there is
no sense in that method. The members
of congress are sworn in by the clerk of
the house, who accepts the prima facie
evidence in their certificates of cleo
ton. For him to refuse to administer
the oath of office upon the objection of
any member would be to assume arbi-
trary powers, to arrogate to himself the
prerogatives of the house itself.
Until all the members are sworn in
there is no organization. There is SIM
ply an unorganiZed crowd. There can
be no regular debate, nor motions, nor
resolutions, nor any business, because
the house, technically. does not exist.
The contest must come by a resolu-
ton to unseat Roberts after organiza-
ton, which will be referred to the COM
mittee of the whole
He said that he favored the iill intro
duced by Senator Wolcott to establish
a tenth circuit court of appeals. i'm
Guiding Wyoming, Colo ado. Utah, Mon
tana and Idaho.
Another bill will be introduced at
this session of congress- said he. But
it should not undertake to say where
ShC SoUi hiuol ST. iHc III &C JuuSCo
must decide this by a majority vote.
1t is not right that residents of these
states should be required to journey all
the way to st. Paul or St. Louis when
they appeal cases to the court of ap-
peals.''
Senator Shoup had several callers
during the evening. His son. Attorney
Walter Shoup, spent the day 9th his
mother and sisters. p H. Lannan,
United States Attorney Whittemore and
Chief Justice Bartch visited the sena-
tor and took him to the Alta club,
where he spent most of the evening
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
COUNTY Commissioners MEET
HELD SHORT SESSION YEsTER-
DAY MORNING.
Mrs. Wilson Asks That Her 2-Year-
old Grandchild Be Provided With
a Home By the Board.

The county commissioners held brief
session yesterday morning About the
only business done was TO listen to a re-
quest from Mrs. Wilson that she be
given assistance Mrs. Wilson said that
she was taking care of her daughters 3
year-old child. which is paralyzed and has
TO be watched constantly The parents
of the infant have both deserted il. Mrs
Wilson said. and she is without means
TO provide for it. She is compelled to
leave home daily to labor for ner sup
port and either has to take the child
with her or leave ii alone in the house.
The board was asked to provide home
for the little one. The matter was re-
ferred TO the committee on pauper and
infirmary.
Road Supervisor Birnes Dixon submit
ted what he called 4 report for the year
1899. 1t showed, d column of figures OPP
posite the months of March April. May,
June. August. October and November.
The board was unable 10 determine
whether these figures represented re-
ceipts or expenditures, and Mr.. Dixon
will be asked to make another report.
A petition from seventy-nine residents
of Pleasant Green, Hunter and Granger
for road from Salt Lake City to the
point of West mountain was read and re-
ferred 10 the committee on roads and
bridges.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
How Standard Oil Trust Manufac,
lures Prosperity.
COMES in INSTALLMENTS
ONE CENT PER GALLON ADDED
EACH WEEK.
Salt Lake Wholesale Price Has Ad-
vanced From 25 to 90 Cents
Within Month In Order to Keep
Up With the Raise of Prices In
the East.

The Standard Oil trust is putting the
thumb screws to the people of Salt
Lake at the rate OF about / cent extra
each week on every gallon of oil con-
sumed. On Oct. "a, just a month ago,
the price of oil to the dealers was %
cents per gallon. This was in cases of
ten gallons each, and included the tin
cans in which the oil was shipped.
In few days dealers were notified
that the price had been fixed at &c
cents. The next week the price was
fixed at q cents and last week the
screw was given another twist and the
price fixed at 30 cents.
At the same time the price of bulk
oil has been going up at nearly the
same rate. First it was 10 cents; then
it was raised to 20 cents and last Sat
urday notices were sent out that the
price had been fixed at q cents. The
bulk oil is shipped in car tanks, and
is mostly distributed throughout the
city by means of oil wagons and sold
in any quantity desired.
So independent have the distributors
become that people are told to get their
oil on certain fixed days or do with
out 1t is alleged. too, that no matter
whether water white headlight, white
swan or any other brand is ordered it
all comes out of the same tank.
The wholesale oil business of Salt
Lake is confined to the Continental Oil
company. which is but a local name for
the Standard Oil company. In notifying
dealers of the advance in prices. the
local company merely stated that the
advance was made necessary by a cor
responding advance in the east. This is
perfectly logical.
When it was announced a few days
since that Rockefeller. the Standard Oil
magnate, had given another $50, 900 to
the Chicago University, a local dealer
said look out for an advance in the
price of coal OIL He found notice of
the advance in his mail the next morn
ing. There is no assurance that the
price will not continue to rise at the
rate of about cent each week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28

Senator George L. Shoup of Idaho
and two daughters, were. at the Knuts-
ford yesterday on their way to Wash
ington for the winter. The senator,
who keeps a country store at Salmon
City, is a very pleasant gentleman.
Nine seasons of Washington society
and sessions of congress have added
no frippery nor assumed Importance TO
him.
1.-THE silver question is not by any
means dead" said he last evening. "Oh.
no, it is very much alive. and will
figure in the next presidential cam
paign. But though I believe in free sill
yer 1 did not leave the Republican
party. 1 stand wsere 1 have always
stood"
He did not evince any desire to dis
cuss the question at length
THE chief matters for legislation this
winter in Washington Will be the pro-
vision of territorial governments for
Hawaii and Porto Rica," he continued.
Il cannot say what will be done. Cuba
still hangs in the balance, so there Will
likely be nothing done concerning that
country l don't look for legislation to
cover the Philippines until our author
lty is absolute III the iSidlluS- IHc psih
dts and guerillas must be captured
and peace established before we can
do anything toward providing a civil
government.
Il do not look for any great changes
in the tariff law, and / am inclined to
think that it will remain as it is until
we are at peace. The stamp taxes will
not be abolished. / am quite positive of
that
Senator Shoup discussed the Roberts
case with kid gloves. He would not
commit himself upon the main question
as to whether or not Roberts should be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
LOOKS LIKE A MISTRIAL.
Jury In Jones Burglary Case Locked
Up For the Night.

Nearly all of yesterday was occupied
by Judge Norrell in the trial of Arthur
Jones on the charge of breaking into
Joseph Williams store at 40 K street
on Oct g. James Clark, William
Hughes and Joseph Davis are accused
of completely with Jones' On motion
of j. NJ Hamilton, attorney for de-
PENDANTS, the case against Clark was
dismissed. The trials of Hughes and
Davis went over.
The evidence for the prosecution was
largely of a circumstantial nature,
while the defense set up an alibi- Sew
eral OF Jones witnesses contradicted
themselves and each other on cross
examination.
The jury retired at o'clock 10 DELHI
crate upon the case. At 10 p. m. they
had not agreed upon a verdict and
Judge Norrell ordered them locked up
for the night.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
PASSENGER AGENT CLAY
HAS EVEN CHANGE FOR LIFE

The many friends of Passenger Agent
H. NJ. Clay of the Union Pacific will be
panied 10 learn that his Illness has
assumed an aggravated form of ty-
phoid-pneumonia, and the attending
as to cause serious apprehensions about
his ultimate recovery. Mr.. Clay was
suffering from a very high temDera-
ture Saturday afternoon. and late in
the evening he was delirious. He was
very much exhausted on Sunday, and
towards evening he showed signs of
sinking His temperature rose to 1O5,
and he raved ali through the night.
Doctors Mclean and Hughes were call
ed in consultation Sunday and after
diagnosing the case they gave out that
he was critically i'll. with chances about
even between life and death.
DR.. Mclean remained with the pa
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
Damage to Corinne.

Complaint comes from Corinne and
vicinity that their wheat shipment
business, which has always been an
extensive and profitable one, has been
killed by the exorbitant tariff recently
promulgated by the Southern Pacific
road. For years Corinne has been the
market for immense quantities of
wheat grown in southern Idaho and
northern Utah, most of which was
shipped to the coast and foreign ports
via San Francisco. When the new
tariff goes into operation on the 1st of
December it will shut out the Ccrinne
market completely and be the direct
cause of considerable loss to the grow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
PREACHERS MAKE PROTEST.
They Object to Playing Football On
Thanksgiving DaY

Chicago, Nov. 27.-Football as a
Thanksgiving pastime was strongly
condemned at a meeting of Congrega-
tional ministers today. Resolutions
were adopted in which the practice of
playing football on Thanksgiving day
was characterized as a disloyal CONTRA
ventien of the presidents proolama-
tions and contrary to the spirit and
purpose of the day.
The resolutions say that such conduct
is especially deplored in organizations
connected with Christian institutions
Injuries the best interests of college ath-
letics and must be pronounced a desc
Grafton of the spiritual tradition of our
national life by the very persons and
institutions which privileges and char
acter require them to be the first to
uphold and honor the same.
Copies of the resolutions will be sent
to President Mckinley and to the uni
versities named in the resolutions. Chi
cago Michigan and Brown, whose
teams play in Chicago Thanksgiving.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
JEFFoRDs CLAIMED A FOUL.
Decision Given to Bob Armstrong In
New York

New York. Nov. 2s-The prize fight
between Bob Armstrong, the colored
heavyweight boxer of Chicago. and Jim
Jeffords of California, which was slat-
ed to - twenty-five rounds before the
Hercules Athletic club, ended abruptly
in the third round. Both men went
headforemost from a clinch over the
ropes into a box at the ringside in the
second round, and in the third Jeffords
took another header from the effects
of a right swing on the jaw. This took
all the steam out of the big fellow, and
when he regained his feet he was sent
sprawling from right swinging upper
cut in the vicinity OF the belt. Jeffords
rolled over in agony and his seconds
claimed a foul on the ground that he
was hit below the belt. The referee de-
cided that the blow landed fairly and
gave his verdict in favor of Armstrong,
after Jeffcrds had been counted out and
carried TO his corner by the seconds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
Railroad Notes.

Superintendent Welby OF the Western
left for a tour of the road yesterday
Z. w. Eberly of the Utah Nursery
company went east via the Western
last night.
B. T. Nevins. general agent of the
Denver G, Rio Grande, returned from
Sanpete last evening
Auditor T. r. Ellerbeck of the Utah
& Pacific says it is easy going down
in the st. George country nowadays: all
the liars and rattlesnakes have been
cleaned out.
The United States mail handled by
the Union Pacific is the heaviest in the
history of the road In fact, it has in
creased TO such an extent that three
extra clerks have been put on between
Omaha and Ogden.
The Western will run an excursion
to Ogden tonight for the benefit of
those desiring to attend the concert by
the Salt Lake Opera company. The
train will leave at p. m. and return
after the performance. Fare for the
round trip. 81.
Major Whitefeld, formerly travelling
passenger agent of the Southern Pa
cific, was in town yesterday. He ex-
poets to assume the duties of travel
ing passenger agent of the Oregon
Railway & Navigation at Spokane
within the next three weeks.
1t has been suggested that the meet
ing of the Missouri freight bu-
reau. scheduled to take place on Dec.
2 be postponed until the first Tuesday
in January, on account of so many
other railroad meetings to be held in
Kansas City in the month of December.
The striking Union Pacific boilermak-
ers are still out. and there seems to
be no immediate prospect of a settle
ment of the present difficulties. so far
as the strikers are concerned. They
are receiving weekly allowances from
the grand lodge of their order, and can
hold out for an indefinite period The
grand officer John N. Mcneil. is ex-
pected to arrive soon TO hold con-
ference with the railroad officials look
ing to an adjustment of the trouble.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
CAPTAIN DONOvAN'S RISE.
Former Policeman Now a Popular
Hotel Manager.

;'Captain Donovan. VINO. / understand.
was formerly of the police force in this
city, cuts quite figure in Dawson" said
l. +. Williams of Minneapolis. who is at
the Kenyon. having recently come from
of the Mcdonald hotel built and owned
by Alex Mcdonald. the richest man in
the Klondike.
The hotel has been opened very recent
ly. and is magnificent for that country,
being a large modern building. with hot
and cold water and electric lights. eie-
CANT furniture and all the appurtenances
that go with good hotel: There are
cannot boast of houses that are equal to
1t. Donovan has made the place popular
and il is coming money. He missed his
avocation when he tried to be a police
man. He seems to be a born hotel man
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
CHICAGO WANTS CONVENTION.
Delegation Going to Washington to
Lay Siege to Republicans.

Chicago, Nov. 27.-President George
Miller, of the Hamilton club, tonight
appointed a committee of twenty five
Republicans to travel to Washington
under the leadership of Samuel b. Ray
mond. Dec. Is, and lay persistent siege
to the national committeeman until
they consent to nominate the Repub-
lican presidential ticket in Chicago.
The committee will be empowered to
offer any necessary amount of money
for the expenses of the committee and
the Hamilton club viii pledge itself
10 raise the sum and provide the audi
torium in which the convention may sit
even though a special building may be
erected for the purpose.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
Personal MENTION.

Joseph Geogheban departed for the
east Saturday evening to be gone for a
week or business.
Presidents Lorenzo Snow. George @.
Cannon and Joseph f. Smith occupied a
box at the Theatre yesterday afternoon.
Land Commissioner Fisher Harris is
home for a few days. He will go to Nephi
tomorrow on business connected with his
Office.
Mrs. w. A. Rhodes. who has been in
Crawford county, Illinois. for the past
three months on visit to her parents
has returned home Mrs. Rhodes had not
seen her parents for several years. and
while she was there a family reunion was
held at which all members were present
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
IN The WORLD OF SPORT

en- from Ali Hallows college a. weel
from Friday. and if they show up well
IN that game they viii play the second
Varsity team. The latter is an es-
pecially strong aggregation. and is a
little heavier than the usual run of sec
ond teams On that account they have
experienced considerable difficulty in
getting games. Their High School
friends, however, are confident that
when they have had the benefit of a
week or two of the coaching of Gala
han they viii be able to hold their own
with any team that is at all near their
weight. The manager, Harry Fulton,
has injected new life into the work and
promises TO keep them busy playing.
The Y. NJ c. a. held a good practice
yesterday behind Ford's hotel. The
regular system of plays was gone
through with, and the snap and ginger
that was manifested augur i'll for the
Ogdenites when they meet on Thanks
giving. The Christians are quite put
out by the statement on the bills adj
vertising the Denver game that claims
the High school boys as champions of
the state. They say that the High
school should play them another game
before they can make any claim TO
the title. and are anxious that their
challenge should be accepted The High
school boys reply that they are willing
to play other teams to maintain their
title, but that the Christians have had
their try and should be satisfied with
it. While no official reply has been re-
turned yet, Manager Leonard says that
they will not meet the Christians again,
and he is so positive about it that such
will doubtless be the ultimatum issued
to the Y. NJ. c. A.
g @ @
Coach Callahan yesterday received a
letter from Patterson. half back on the
University of Colorado team. He states
that Sears, the star Denver man, will
not play with the East Denver lads,
because of the fact that he was one
of Callahan's proteges, and does not
care to play against any team that CAL
lahan mas coached. Patterson also states
that, taking everything into considera-
ton, the local boys ought to beat the
Denverites by a big score. He bases
his conjecture on the fact that Gala
han has coached them, and he knows
what that means.
The Collegiate Institute team is now
a thing OF the past. Captain Graham
has decided that the team is disbanded
for all time, and he will make no effort
to reorganize. He has tried several
times TO bring about reorganization,
but the men did not manifest the right
spirit, and he met with little success.
He worked hard for the interests of
football at the institute, but since the
students gave him such little encour-
agement and assistance he gave it up
in disgust.
o @ 9
Jack Tarpey, brother of the two High
school Tarpeys arrived in town yester
day and Will start to the High school.
He will fill one of the two positions at
guard on the team, and will add much
to its strength. He is heavy man and
played center on last years team.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28

tient from late Sunday afternoon until
yesterday morning. The bulletins is
sued yesterday afternoon were of a
more favorable aspect; the extremely
high temperature had abated some
what. and the delirium had passed
away.
Mr.. Clay has been confined to the
house with his present illness since
Nov 3, but at no time before has the
disease given indications of the serious
nature that it has in the past two days.
He recovered from a facilitating at
tack of pneumonia last August, and
between that time and the third of uhe
present month he complained almost
er.
1t was reported late last night that
the patient was feeling a little better.
The temperature had gone down slight
ly, but he was again delirious