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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-26
COPPER NEXT YEAR.
II. n. Rogers of Standard Oil Com
bine Predicts An Improvement.

a correspondent in Boston, writing to
the Copper Situation. seeking Informal
ton as TO the probable value of copper
next year, says:
There are some things in this world
that are catching besides smallpox
One Of these is keeping your own coun-
sci. As an illustration of this all one
has to do is to try and get the average
Boston copper man to put his name to a
prophecy regarding the price of cop
per in 1900. Ordinarily this would come
as easy as rolling off a log, but since
our friends, the Standard Oil people.
have invaded the copper field with
their close mouth policy. a great
change has come over the Hub. Wheth-
er il is a case where the smaller fry
feel that it is wisdom to say nothing
go long as its big neighbor has nothing
To say, or because there is all the un-
certainty that the Standard ',,l people
appear DESTROYS of circulating. remains
to be divulged.
/ have had some experience on this
score in the last few years and out of
mining presidents, treasurers. those
that have made fortunes in copper and
those who expect to make fortunes, I
could not get one whose opinion car
ries weight to put his name to a price
for the coming year. They We're net at
all backward in talking about the pros
poets for the coming year, but that was
as far as they would go. They We're
not in the prophet business.
A conversation with the president of
one of our leading producing mines
practically tells the whole story. Il
believe that the coming year will prove
the banner year for copper shares. The
reasons for my belief would practically
fiji a book. They are by no means new.
many of them having been given time
and again through this period of de-
preston that the copper shares have
been experiencing. You know as well
as do that the employment of copper
in manufactures is as yet, practically
speaking, in its infancy. It is also COM
mon knowledge that Notwithstanding
the most strenuous efforts, no substi-
I, e has been found. Well, right there
you have the kernel of the whole CUES
ton. But when you come to talk about
the selling price of copper in 1900 1 am
not prepared TO name any stated fig
ure. dc believe that early in 1900 YOU
will see copper selling at 171s cents, if
not 49, I do not expect to see it go
much higher under normal conditions
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-26
WYOMING TERROR KILLED.
Colored Man Shot Dead at a Railroad
Camp.

camp.
Especial Correspondence
Hanna, Wyo., Dec. PA fatal duel
was fought at a grading camp on the
Hanna-Dana cutoff of the Union Pa
cific yesterday. A colored man named
LUCAS Miller got on a rampage and
swore he would kill every man in the
camp. He armed himself with a pick
handle and started out to keep his
word. He cracked the heads of sew
eral graders and was having things
pretty much his own way when he
went to the contractors supply wagon,
where he met Troy Pendleton, a white
man. Miller got in a couple of swings
with his club before Pendleton could do
Seeing his chance he whipped
out his gun and discharged it full in
the face of Miller, who fell to the
ground mortally wounded. The coro-
ners jury excused Pendleton from all
blame. the killing being held justifiable
Miller has been the terror of the Hanna
coal camp and of the grading towns
along the Union Pacific for several
years, and his death is looked upon as
a fortunate occurrence rather than as
crime
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-26
MADE A CRACK SHOT,
How An Army Sergeant Disarmed an
Insane Soldier

Washington. Dec. 25.-The case of Mich
olas Davis of troop 3, Third cavalry, hay-
ing been. referred to General Merritt
commanding the department OF the east
at New York. he has authorized the COM
mitment of the man to the government
hospital for the insane near this city.
Davis is an enlisted man from. Kentucky
who became insane over fancied wrongs
inflicted by members Of his troop at Fort
Myer. Va, and who. inspired by drink.
duplicated at Fort Myer the main Incl
dents in Rudyard Kipling's story. I'm
the Matter of a Private" Obtaining q.
Krag-Jorgensen rifle and a supply of am
munition, he barricaded himself in the
troops quarters and began firing through
the open windows at every person who
came within range of his weapon. For
tunately he failed to hit anybody.
The commander of the fort after ex-
fausting all possible efforts to capture
the crazy trooper without sacrificing the
lives of any Of his men. finally ordered
him shot and sergeant and squad were
detailed for this purpose. Instead of or
dering a volley fired. however the ser
geant, who is crack marksman. took a.
Single shot at the crazed soldier. Only
Davis shead and the stock and barrel of
his rifle could be seen above the window
sill. The sergeant's bullet broke the am
muuiti6n chamber of the Krag-Jorgensen
driving the pieces of metal into Davis
face and head, stunning, but not killing
him
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-26
And feel equally sure that you win

And / feel equally sure that you will
not see it under II cents"
This president is not only well posted
as to the present producers, but is also
heavily interested in number of So
called prospects, and therefore is in
position TO speak for both sides. those
already in the market and those that
hope to come in when their various
properties have arrived at the produc-
ing stage.
A very good second to this presidents
opinion is to be found in the remarks
of Mr.. II. II. Rogers. MIR. Rogers re-
marks are brought out as a REPUTATION
of the many despicable charges hurled
at the Standard Oil people by those
who failed to get aboard of the Stand
ard Oil copper wagon Mr. Rogers
says: ''The Standard Oil company, as
a company, is not and has not been
interested in the copper business in any
way whatsoever, but Mr.. William
Rockefeller and myself are and Rave
been largely interested in the copper
business and the securities of many
of the copper companies, and propose
to continue our interests and to develop
a great business enterprise Neither
of us has sold any of our copper secur-
tiles during the last three months.
Notwithstanding the apparent and
persistent printed efforts and the ac-
llOn Vi SUITE lew COIftpdlllt>o " Dcdf lilc
price of copper, they do not defect the
situation. On the contrary, copper is
exceedingly strong.
1.-The conditions of the copper market
are such that the companies which
produce three-quarters of this coun
try's product take the same view of the
price of copper, and these companies
have practically no copper for sale:
with a much larger quantity sold ahead
than a year ago at prices entirely salls-
factory and highly profitable TO the
companies, l predict that the price of
copper for 1900 will show better aver
age than that of 1899.
Copper always has been staple
product, and its uses have expanded
to a marvellous extent, 50 that week by
week the field for its application tc in
duStrial enterprises has been the sub
ject of surprise even TO those who
have followed its development.
"A copper mine cannot be created
by scratching the earth. 1t requires
patient, persistent and careful w',ix to
obtain a profitable copper-p producing
mine 1t is the labor of yeacs AMI in
wolves miles of shafts, tunnelings and
excavations. and requires the best bus
mess and professional knowledge and
experience.
THE basis of my interest in this bus
mess is my belief that il is q great and
legitimate enterprise and one which
will be a source of profit and satisfac-
ton 10 those who continue to give it
their confidence
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-26
Pension Cases Piling Up Against
the Government.
ACTIVITY OF ATTORNEYS
ALREADY 5000 APPLICATIONS
HAVE BEEN FILED.
Claims Made By Soldiers Who Fought
In the Spanish and Filipino Wars,
$50 Coming From One Regiment
How the business Has Been
Systematized.


New York, Dec. ga special to the
Press from Washington says: Pen
sion attorneys are piling up cases
against the government as result of
the wSr with SPAIN Already $4,000
applications have been filed on. behalf
of the soldiers of the recent war. AS
an illustration of the thoroughness with
which the regiments have been can
vassed it is said that from the Seventy
first New York more than 300 applica-
tons have been obtained. OF the Ninth
Massachusetts there are $50 applica-
tons.
The business of getting new pensions
has been systematized. The number
of cases filed in the name of soldiers
who have served in the Philippines
have become so numerous as to at
tract official attention Upon investi-
cation it has been discovered that the
attorneys send their agents to the war
department every day to copy the list
of casualties cabled by General Otis
the next of kin from the enlistment
records.
Correspondence is opened with the
soldier or his relative, with view to
obtaining authority to prosecute a
claim. The authorities are preparing to
issue an. order that will bar pension
attorneys hereafter from the depart
ment records. The zeal of the attor-
neys, however, will enable them to
procure more clients. nevertheless. The
daily dispatches furnish the names of
the sick, wounded and killed.
Thousands of Pension Seekers.
The total numbe-. of enlistments for
the Spanish war and the Philippine in
surrection was about $4,000. Nearly
10000 of these were re-enlistments, so
that the total of enlisted men is approx
imately 100000. Judging from the appli
cations already fled one soldier in
twelve has become pension seeker in
less than two years from date of the
declaration of war. While this show
ing is somewhat of a reflection upon
the men who are seeking government
aid already, it is more an evidence of
the pernicious activity of the pension
attorneys, who stop at nothing to build
up cases from which fee may be col
lected
Extraordinary care was taken in the
enlistment of the second army for the
Philippines, to avoid the filing of pen
sion claims, and TO safeguard the gov
eminent, but as nearly every man in
the tropics has been touched with fe-
yer, hospital record is ready as a
foundation for the future. This oppor-
tunity will not be missed by the pen
sion attorneys.
A physical examination before dis
charge has. been started, and will pre-
vent many applications being granted,
but even this provision will not guard
against subsequent disability that may
be traced to exposure.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-26

bodied men have been required to work
for the food they received. and a great
deal OF public work has been done in
the way of cleaning towns. repairing
roads. etc A plan has been devised
between the board of charities and the
needy planters and their servants by
which the board furnishes food TO the
planters for the number of servants
IN their families In return for this
aid the planters sign an agreement to
furnish a small parcel Of land and a
nut TO each family, which land they
are to see prepared and seeded with
food plants.
The planters are also to see that the
labGrers ana their families are supplied
with the food issued and that the la
borer performs a full days work in re-
turn The planters further agree to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-26
BEARD coURTMARTIAL.
Captain of Evanston Company to Be
Hauled Up.
Especial Correspondence

Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. 2S.-Major F..
NJ. Foote of Evanston, who has been
here for the purpose of sidetracking the
courtmartial before which Captain
Lawrence Beard of the Evanston COM
pany has been ordered to appear for
disobeying orders of his superior Off
GERS, has returned to his home, having.
it is alleged. been given little or no en-
enlargement by the regimental or state
officers. Recent developments have
shown that the Evanston company is
not up to the standard in efficiency,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-26
Mining Notes.

Dr. NJ. n. Buck left last night for
Beaver county, where he went to look af-
ter some mining business.
I. Burton Everett left Saturday night
for Boston and other eastern cities En-
route he will spend few days in the
lead-zinc mines of Missouri
Superintendent Chambers resumed an
old custom of his and went out to the
Park to eat Christmas dinner with the
boys at the Ontario yesterday.
Eastern Utah Advocates: The Pleasant
Valley Coal company has contracted with
the st. Louis Gibson Asphaltum company
for a quantity Of asphaltum to be used in
making coke at Castlegate.
Reports come in from all the camps
that the big mines had prepared great
spreads for the men whose duties kept
them on shift yesterday, but none of the
mines pretended to run full-handed
Carson Appeal: Word comes from the
Gregory mine near Brunswick of a very
rich strike of copper. The mines for
some weeks past have been looking well.
and a few days ago a deposit of native
copper was uncovered 1t IS the real ar
ticle and the owners figure on bonanza.
Virginia Enterprise: Following is a
copy of the telegram sent TO the secretary
of the Comstock Pumping association by
Manager Ryan yesterday morning: AT
$50 this morning water 107 feet 4 inches
below the 1850 station. Ran No. 2 ele-
vator twenty-three hours. Ran No. / ele-
vatOr one hour
L
Kennedy of Empire sold their mine to
the. Gregory copper syndicate. The price
is said TO be sS.ooo. a part of which was
paid down yesterday. The mine will be
worked with a force oftmen. as the com.
pany expects to make the mine a, bullion
producer in short order.
Eastern Utah Advocate: George E Eel
ton left here last night for Green River.
Utah. from which point. with pack out
fit, ne goes with supplies for the winter
TO a point on. the Colorado river 10 miles
south and near Hite postoffice. where he
and Tom Nichols have placer ground Mr..
Nichols says that they have 1900 900
yards of ground that contain from grass
roots to bedrock shot or cube gold to the
value of % cents per yard. The best time
to work there is winter. as the climate
is too hot for summer work. and is very
mild in winter. The ground is con-
crete gravel. cemented together so gold
don't go to bedrock as in other ground:
but has been deposited there by years of
washing. and runs about the same value
from grass roots To- bedrock.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-26
TO CONSOLIDATE OHIO ROADS.
Said That a Deal Is Pending-Van-
derbilts interested.

Toledo, O., Dec. 25.-It is reported in
railroad circles here that a deal is pend
ing to consolidate the Detroit & Lima
Northern, the Ohio Southern, the Lake
Erie & Western and the Monon sys-
TENS. The first named road is under a
receivership, and the Columbus & St
Mary's branch has been sold to c. N
Haskell of this city and w. B. Strang
jr., of New York. The free buying of
Lake Erie & Western last week is cited
as further evidence that there is some7
thing in the air. The Monon system
which is operated in connection with
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
road, was acquired by the Vanderbilt
interests last spring, and when the Co
lumbus & st. Mary's branch of the De-
troit & Lima Northern was sold two
months ago it was intimated that it
would be used as a link in a system
which would parallel considerable of
the Pennsylvania properties in Ohio
and Indiana
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-26
NEW COAL COMPANY.
Rock Springs VIII Soon Have An
other Shipper.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Rock Springs, Dec. 24-Just as the
year 1899 closes another large coal min
ing enterprise makes its appearance.
and judging by the men behind the
project and the amount of capital, no
doubt can exist as to it's success. The
Excelsior Rock Springs Coal company
has just been incorporated by B. r.
Wells, the millionaire manufacturer of
Chicago; John Beckwith and A. ".
Quinn of Evanston, George H. and Fan
ME Goble of Rock Springs This new
corporation owns a large tract of very
fine coal land and expects early in 1900
to be shipping coal of superior quail
ity as well as manufacturing coke, this
new coal being especially adapted for
coking purposes. The capital stock of
the new enterprise is $500, 1000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-26
BACK FROM coEUR D'ALENE
Ogden People Interested In a Fine
Property.
Especial Correspondence.)

Ogden, Dec, 25.-J. H. Mccoy re-
turned from the Occur d'Alene country,
where he inspected the Lake View
mining property, in which many Ogden
people are interested. Mr.. Mccoy is
elated over the outlook of the property,
considering it the best proposition he
has ever seen. The ore appears to be
in unlimited quantities, and the mouth
of the tunnel opens out onto the lake
front 50 that it may be transported in
barges. The vein is widening, and the
values increasing as the depth of the
shaft increases
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-26
For Princely Guests Only.

Paris, Dec. 25.-The government has
completed arrangements to rent for use
as residence by the princely guests of
the nation at the time of the exposition
the mansion on the Avenue Bots de Bou-
logne formerly occupied by the late DR..
Evans, the wealthy American dentist
which the deceased bequeatiled TO the city
of Philadelphia The government pays
CO. 900 francs rent and furnishes the house
with state furniture.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-26
Many a Lover

has turned with disgust from an other
wise lovable girl with an offensive
breath. Karl's Glover Root Tea puri-
fies the breath by it's action on the
bowels. ETC.. as nothing else will Sold
for years on absolute guarantee Price.
25 cts. and so cts. For sale at z. c..
NJ. /. Drug Dept
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-26
Sick Headaches.

the curse of overworked womankind,
are quickly and surely cured by Karrs
Clover Root Tea: the great blood puri-
fer and tissue builder Money refund
ed IL not satisfactory. Price. . cts. and
so cts For sale at T. C. NJ L Drug
Dept.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-26
JUBILEE OF HOLY YEAR.
Will Be Difficult For Catholic to Mar
rv Protestant

New York. Dec. 3-Archbishop Corri-
gan has transmitted to the clergy of the
diocese a decree from the vatican bear
ing on the celebration of the jubilee of
the holy year. One effect of the decree
will be to make difficult the marriage of
a Catholic to Protestant by a priest in
1900 Mixed marriages. as they are com
monty termed, are customarily allowed
only by dispensation of the bishops. but
for the holy year this power is suspended.
In his circular Archbishop Corrigan says
that the pope suspendS special faculties
to ordinarieS of dioceseS. so that. at this
season particularly, Rome should be the
great fountain of merry and spiritual
favors for the Catholics of the entire
world
This is understood in Catholic circles to
mean that only by applying direct to
Rome shall dispensations be granted dur
ing the year 1900
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-26

KodoI Dyspepsia Cure thoroughly di-
eests food without aid from the stom-
ach, and at the same time heals and
restores the diseased organs. 1t is the
only remedy that does both of these
things, and can be relied upon to per-
manently cure dyspepsia. T. c.
Schramm, Mccormick block.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-26
Alaska Seal Brackets

made TO fit. and we fit them Sold with
a guarantee that guarantees.
MEHESY, the Furrier, Knutsford.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-26
HUNTSMAN SHUT DOWN
La Sal Property Will Probably Re-
vert to Owners.
BOND WAS CAPITALIZED
NO MONEY PAID BY THE PRO
MOTORS.

But They Sold Stock at Fancy Prices,
With Nothing Behind 1t But An
option-Report That the Stock
Was Recalled-Future of the Cop
per Market.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-07-19

DR.. Briggs, the iuIist, aud a robust,
American, who is connected with the fac
nly o. the Catholic University at Wash
ington, maintains in the Catholic World
Tor July that no other course was opep TO
the President i'll carrying out his oath of
Office than TO seDd an army to the Philip
pines Ia eubdue an instruction. DIR
Briggs says " The President is absolute
ty bound by his oa.h of Off 20 and by the
explicit language of the Constitution to
take care that this treaty which vests
the sovereignty over tho Philippines in
the United States, and which is the sn-
prcmn law of the land DO faithfully exc.
entcd' throughout All the land over
winch lllais our flag To do less would
constitute an executive violation of the
constitution aud tho Laws"
ilr. Riggs eommeuds To the anli-imper
lalisls HE fact which they stu liomsly IL
more That "the initatoty attack of the
Iaga'os aud Chinese halt breeds styling
themselves 'Flipinos, was made upol
the American amy ON the night of Feb
naly tth, 1899, while the peace treaty WIS
still pending; aud their armed resistance
10 the authority Of the United States has
been maintained suce the rauGcali ~
thereof. lie also Ills attention to the
fact TINT Nh. Lincoln was confronted
with u similar condition of affairs in 1861.
and that he faithfully executed tho su
preme Law &c the Land without al owing
the national sovereignty to bo ilnutrd
while waiting Congress To declare war
against insurgents 80
When his aes were submitted tn the
JndicIal scrutiny oi The Supreme Court
." tue constitutional doctrines then laid
down c"uid not more completely cover the
present emergency if the ,uets had ,en
glll,d with preseieuce
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-07-19
SUMMER OUTINGS.


rer~"nnli, Conducted Tours via rcnnsu-
vania Railroad.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany announces the following Person
nlly- Conducted Tours for the Summer
md early Autumn of 1899
To the North, including Niagara
Falls, Toronto, Thousand Islands, the
st. Lawrence. Montreal, Quebec, Rober.
val Ilake St john, the Saguenay,
An Sable Chasm, lakes Champaign
and George Saratoga, and daylight
ride through the Highlands of the
Hudson, July - to August :. Rate.
Sl25, August T. to %, visiting same
points rs first tour except Roberyal
and the Saguenay. Rate, 800 for the
round trip, from New York, PhiIadel
phia, Baltimore, and Washington.
Proportlonate rates from other points.
Five day tour TO Gettysburg, Lnrav,
and Washington September 16. Rate,
81 from New York, S99 from Philadel-
phin. Proportionate rates from other
points
An eleyen-day tour to Gettysburg,
IuraY Caverns, Natural Bridge, Nir-
sinia Hot Springs, Richmond, and
Washington, October 10 Rate, S65
from New York, $G3 from Philadelphia.
Proportlenate rates from other points
For itineraries and further informa-
ton apply to ticket agents, or address
Geo. W Boyd, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Philadelphia