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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-29
Black Crenons.

Pure English Mohair Crepons. beau
tifui dye, exquisite weaves, $1.25 up to
$500 the yard, regular $1.00.
AT WALKERS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-29

The Cullen-A. w. Smith, Mrs. ]. F..
Griggs, San Francisco; P. II. Cannon.
Cherry Creek New; A P. Dolbere and
wife, Bancroft Ida; G. A. Mckenzie Ne
vada.; ]. S. Reef, Leadville; G. M. Brough,
NJ. W. Graves. Ogden; D. n. Shoemaker,
Tintic; II. D. Curtis, Omaha; A. ]. Reed,
Contact New
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The Walker-Mrs J. V. Sehaefer, Chi
caso; ]. a. Hunt, NJ. B. Parks, Eureka
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Delaponha New York
Lee Cochrane and wife Denver: John
John. Chicago; T. t. Ha1verson. Frances
Billion. Ogden; John w. Keller and wife
Toledo. o.; N. P: Preston and wife, De-
troit: Mr.. and Mrs: r. NJ. Smallpage,
Francisco.
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Hutchinson, Mimi; c. w Strine and wife
Philadelphia; ]. B. Kilhan, Delta, Colo.
]. NJ. Y. Rick, Brigham; A. d. T. Rey-
nolds, ogden: Addison Bybee, Milford
Allan Wheeler, Denver; John KulZich
Milwaukee; Z. w. Aoughton, Galvo, Ills.
Il. w. Buzzo, Walkerville, Mont; NJ. Til
lotson. John F. Moore, New York; John
F. Coun, Stockton; Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
and Mrs. A. II. Ellis, MillsborCugh, N. Y.
George H. Bishop, Mrs. NJ. 3. Sears, Mrs
w. II. Sears, New Haven, Conn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-29
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

The Knutsford-Frank K. Wilson ant
wife, Butte: Warren Z. Hail. Chicago
Eugene Townsend, Philadelphia; NJ
Freytag, Chicago: J. Edgar McDuffeee
Rochester. n. Y; w A. stevenson. 81
Pauf r. Oakenheimer, San Francisco; w
H. Thatcher, New York; L. L. Jennison
Wells. New: H. q. Burkhart, San Fran
cisco: c.. ]. Malloy, Boise; Mr.. and Mrs
York; g. H. Wedgwood. Omaha; G. G.
Burton, Topeka; ]. NJ. We'll, Louisville
J. Franklin, San Francisco; G. c. Wattlis
Denver; J. T. Murray, st. Louis; Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Hess, Cincinnati; Mr.. anC
Mrs T. S. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Howard. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Hunt, Will
Transport: Fred Roth, New York: W. I
Beardsley, Rio Grande Western hotels.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-13
|DESIRES FRIENDSHIP and Pence.
TRANsvAAL SITUATION.
Booers Advocate Prudence and Moderation
Consider ihe sioppage Of Ammunition
and Concentration Of Troops.

In the first raad of the Beers at
Pretoria Saturday morning debate was
resumed on the Interpolation of the
government respecting the concentra-
tion of British troops on the border
and the stoppage of ammunition con
signed to the Transvaal. The house
adjourned shortly before noon after
adopting unanimously the following
resolution:
THE volksraad having considered
that friendly correspondence is still
passing between the two governments,
that the concentration of troops in
great numbers near the border has n
detrimental and restless effect on the
Inhabitants of the state and that the
Transvaal has lived in friendship and
peace with all nations and desires to
continue to live In such friendship and
peace, now declares its regret at the
fact of concentration and expresses
the opinion that, in the case of even
tualities, which might lead to enmity
OF war between the two governments,
the cause would not lie with the re-
public.
"As regards the stoppage of ammu-
milton at Delagoa bay, the volksraad
trusts that the government will act
according to circumstances.
"The raad further resolves to drop
the matter of the concentration of
troops on the border for the present,
until the government shall supply fur
ther information to the raad, although
the Information obtained is unsatis-
factory. Nevertheless, and with a
view to the results of the negotiations
which are pending. the raad declares
itself determined In the meantime TO
maintain the rights and independence
of the republic"
In the course of the debate several
speakers advocated a policy of pru-
dence and moderation.
The government has issued a formal
announcement that its last dispatch
was intended as an acceptance OF the
joint inquiry. The mistaken interpre-
tatlon arose through a confusion of
ideas.
Both President Kruger and Vice.
President Joubert declare that they
, are determined to work for a peaceful
settlement
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-13
UNDER HEAVY GRANITE.
Train Causes TrestIe In coIIapse-Four Men
Killed

Monday night 200 feet of trestle on
the Columbia, Newberry & Laurens
railroad over Broad river. ner Colum-
bia. s. c.. gave way under a trainload
of granite. Several cars and an engine
fell 80 feet into the water. The fol-
lowing were killed: Dick Weatherby,
engineer. of Columbia; Siles Rennick,
fireman, of Greenville. S. C.;Stewart
Martin, a negro, of Aston. s. c.;
In terrible head-end collision on the
Philadelphia & Erie railroad at Tiona
station, east of Cory. Pa, Sunday
morning, two men lost their lives and
four were badly injured. East bound
Empire line fast freight No. 5S and
west bound fast freight No. 65 were
the trains wrecked. The dead are: En-
gineer Henry II. Gerlach of Erie. en-
glneer of the east bound train; crushed
under engine andf led later on relic
train; Fireman William @. Schaaf of
Erie, of east bound train; both legs
crushed died later at Hamot hospital,
Erie, after amputation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-13
TRADE WITH THE ISLANDS.
Almost Twenty Million Dollars Worth Were I'm.
ported From Cuba In Seven Months.

The war department made public
Monday statement of the trade be-
tween the United States and all of her
colonies under military control, and
with Cuba as we'll for the seven months
of 1899, ending July 81, making COM
PARSONS with the year 1898.
The exports from the United States
to Cuba for the seven months were
s14,116,993 in 1899. against $i.4S5.93l In
1898. The imports into the United
states from Cuba for the same period
We're SIS, 9,976,959 in 1899, against sl2,4I4,-
40 In 1898.
The exports from the United States
to Porto Rico for the sever months
were s2,299.2 221 in 1899, against $685. 110
in 1898. Imports from Porto Rico dur
ing the same time were $3,379,944 in
1899. against $2.253,S 500 in 1898.
The exports from the United States
to the Philippine islands from January
to July 81 were 1886, ,109 In 1899. against
S65, 1886 in 1898. The imports into the
United States from the Philippines
for the same period were s3,274,134 In
1899. against s2.2S3.775 in 1898.
The trade OF the United States with
the various islands when stated by
our commerce.
The only fiscal years since 1877 show
ing for the entire 12 months a larger
value OF merchandise exported from
the United States to Cuba than Is
shown by the first seven months OF
1899 were the years 1892. 1898 and 1894.
IL the same ratio Is maintained until
the end of the year. the imports into
Cuba from the United States will be
larger than the exports from the
United States to that island in any fis-
cal year in the entire history of the
trade between this country and Cuba
As far as the exports from the United
States to the Philippines are concerned
for the first seven months Of this year
under American occupation. they are
larger than those of any previous yeaI
in our history. Not only this, but they
are moro than double those of any
year, excepting only the years 1872
1852, 1860, 1870 and 1872
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-13
CABLE FLASHES.

NJ. Dubut, president of the anti
Semitic league In France. has been ar
rested.
A new cabinet was formed in Peru,
with Senior Galuez as premier and min
lister of foreign affairs.
Queen Victoria has attempted to
prove to the kaiser that she is des-
cended from King David.
Lord Sandhurst. governor of Bonn
bay, declares that not only Is the
plague spreading but that famine
threatens.
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
has written to Queen Victoria, appeal
ing to the British sovereign to inter-
vene In the interests of peace In South
Africa.
The Danish steamer Calhay put into
Cadiz, Spain, in a dangerous condition
after sinking the Clan McGregor in a
collision. but saving her crew.
The Venezuela revolution. under the
leadership OF Gen. Castro. Is gaining
ground. The insurgents now occupy
Nirgua, three days march from Val
encia.
The German emperor Is described as
furious at the stubbornness OF the
Agrarians In opposing his pet schemes
and II Is his intention to discipline al
sympathizers.
The plague commission OF Russia re.
ports officially that there have been 2,
cases OF the plague In Astrakhan since
July 7.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-13
ENe.AND'S HATRED OF THE B0ERs.
Wishes 10 Control ihe Rich Mines Of Africa
kruqer's Statement.

The World OF New York published
the following dispatch from Paul Kru-
ger. president of the South African re-
public, In response to a message sent
by that paper:
II gladly accede to your request to
put the Boer side before the American
public. The present agitation against
this republic emanates partly from a
certain section of British residents TO
whom the existence of the republic,
which embraces the most nour!shinS
parts of South Africa, Is a standing
eyesore, and who suffer from the pre-
vailing lingo mania, partly also from
mining capitalists, who, not content
with having here the best mining laws
in the world, wish also to have control
Of all legislation and administration.
"The franchise voting question was
taken up by England because II was
thought the republic would not yield
on that point. Now that the altered
franchise does not materially differ
from the American-it Is In many re-
spects easier-the agitation has become
worse. The object clearly Is the de-
struction of our republic and the COM
plete control of the richest mines in the
world.
"The press. entirely controlled by
capitalists spreads unprecedented mis-
representation and prejudice through
out the world against the Boer repub-
lie.
I'VE are determined to defend to the
uttermost that freedom and self-gov-
ernmert for which our people have
shed blood In every part OF South
Africa. Though we have no such
powerful friend as you proved to Ven
ezuela and to other republics we have
strong faith that the cause of freedom
and republicanism will triumph n 1.-THE
and ~
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-13
Fastest Battleship kfloat.

The battleship Kearsarge is the fast
est vessel OF her class. She went out
on her trial trip Wednesday leaving
the shipyard at Newport News. VA.
She attained speed of 1928 knots
an hour. This is .05 greater than the
speed made by the Alabama, which
went out drawing not 20 feet OF water
and with a displacement Of more than
1000 tons less than she will carry when
finished. ewhile the Kearsarge was
covered with years foul growth on
her bottom, drew over 22 feet OF water
and carried almost all her dead
weight Supt Post confidently expects
the Kearsarge to develop . speed OF
IS knots on her official trip. which will
take place about October 1.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-13
A STEEL FAMINE.
Builders Ask 10 Have Their Contracts Ex-
tendsd-Enormous Increase In The
Price Of Materials.

The navy Is beginning TO feel serious
ly the effect OF the heavy advance In
the steel market. wednesday the ship
building firm OF Lally Co. OF Boston
asked years extension from October
In building the torpedo boats DeLong
and BlakeIey. now under construction
In their yards,
The Nlxons, at Elizabeth, N. j.. who
are building the torpedo boats Nichol-
son and OBrien, have stated to naval
officials that 1t Is impossible for them
10 get forgings and struts, and II Is
expected hat they will have to ask an
extension. There are twelve of the tor
pedo boats and destroyers under con-
structlon In various yards. and all are
affected by the "steel famine" and the
heavy prices. so that 1t In expected that
extensions will be asked on all of these
craft.
The prospect is that the bids on the
six protected cruisers. to be opened on
November l, Will be much higher than
was expected when the appropriation
for them was made. It Is roughly es-
timated that the steel in hulls has ad-
vanced about so per cent; in engines,
10 per. cent; In boilers. 30 per cent, and
that the average advance on all classes
of steel used In ships Is about 30 per
cent.
The engineering bureau has also felt
bie duNdnce, not only IN lnCTeaSeu
prices, but In an inability to get ma
terial and buildings inside the limit
liked by congress. On recent purchase
OF electric cranes the advance was
found to be about 25 per cent. In the
contracts for material for the power
plant at New York the increase ranged
from 30 to go per cent, the latter apply
ing to engines.
The bureau of yards and docks Is un-
able to proceed with number of bui d.
Ing projects at navy yards and stations
owing to the advance in steel. This Is
the case as to the large buildings at the
New York navy yard. all the bids be-
Ing In excess of the amount allowed by
congress. The same Is true of the
ordnance shops at the League Island
yard. Philadelphia, and of several
lesser projects.
Civil Engineer Cunningham OF the
bureau of yards and docks says struc-
tural steel has advanced 100 per cent.
and In some cases 300 per cent.
Admiral O'Neil of the bureau OF
ordnance says ordnance IL about the
only branch not affected by the rise
In steel. Gun metal Is used only by the
army and navy, so that there is no
commercial demand to send up the
prices.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-13
CANADIAN INTERESTS DELAYED.
Depends on Piisburg for Her Iron-0rders
Cannot be Filled.

For some years Canada has depend
ed almost entirely upon Pittsburg for
iron and steel supplies for building
purposes. prices here being regulated
by the Pittsburg rates, plus the freight
charges ard the duty, and therefore the
present inability of the Pennsylvania
makers to fill their orders has had q
paralyzing effect on building operations
throughout Canada, and in no place 10
this more severely felt than In Mont
real.
The present season gave promise of
being an exceedingly brisk one In
building for in addition to the usual
volume of work the cree ion was begun
of some large office buildings such as
the Grand Trunk general offices. the
addition to the offices of the Canadian
Pacific railroad. the Merchants bank.
the Star and the Press newspapers
buildings. But In consequence OF the
iron famine little more work will be
done on these buildings this summer.
The great Grand Trunk building will
be rooted over as soon as the stone
foundations are finished. and work will
be suspended until next April, when
the company expects to secure the steel
beams that II had expected to obtain
the present summer
The Grand Trunk railroad Is also
building 20 iron bridges on It's Lines be-
tween this city and Portland, but work
on about half OF them will have to be
suspended. The company last october
made a contract with a Pittsburg firWu
for the delivery this season Of T.0
tons of steel rails, but the manufa
turers are now three months behind
filling this order.
The Canadian Pacific railway is nod
much better on. The structural IRON
for its extension to Windsor station
was contracted for with Philadelphia
firm for delivery in September. but II
will not get here until the end OF Nov
ember, thus necessitating the postpone
ment of the iron work until next
spring. An overhead bridge which the
company is building between its sta
ton at Place Viger and the high level
of Notre Dame street will have to be
left unfinished until next spring for
the same reason.
The advance in the prices of all
kinds of structural iron for delivery
next spring is all the way from rs TO
$50 per cent. over the prices at which
contracts were made in Montreal last
summer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-13
GREELY RELICS WERE UND|S1URBED.
FOUND BY PEARY.
The Explorer Defines Sem, New Coast Lines.
Travelled More Than 1000 Miles
on SIeds.

1he ry-Harmsworth steamer
Wlndward, Captain John Bartlett, from
Etah, North Greenland, August 70, ar
rived at Brigus, N. r., Monday, report
ing all well on board. She will be fol-
lowed In week by the Peary Arctic
clubs steamer Diana, Captain Samue
w. Bartlett, also from Etah.
The two steamers met at Etah on Au-
gust ~ and worked in company under
the personal direction of Lieutenant
Peary In collecting supplies for the
winter and the equipment for next
springs campaign.
Lieutenant Peary and the sled parties
were in the field almost continuously
from October, 1898, to August of this
year. and have effected an extraordin-
AIRY amount of important work not
only bearing on the future of his own
expedition, but adding much to the ge-
ographical knowledge Of the coast line.
and the interior of Ellesmere land, the
southern portion OF Grinnell land. His
sledglng journeys, aggregated more
than 1000 miles, not including several
trips repeated over portions of the
track.
As soon os the young ice could bear a
sledge Lieutenant Peary made a. care
full reconnaissance of the coast line
southwest of All Man bay. and care
fully defined the lands and water be-
tN'tn tidt B'iht anu tdBt pu ~,
coast line of Princess Marie bay and
Buchanan strait, heretofore unknown,
was accurately defined, and Hayes
sound was demonstrated to be myth.
This work completed, Lieutenant
cary next made several succe ssful hunt
ingtrips and laid in an ample supply OF
fresh meat, including musk oxen, seals
and birds, for the winter. Utilizing the
December moon, he sledged along the
ice for $50 miles north, over almost
impossible ice to FIT. Conger, the head
quarters of the Greedy expedition.
Lieutenant Peary found FIT. Conger
exactly as Greedy left II. The table was
standing from the last meal. and all
the other appointments had remained
undisturbed for i6 years. The buildings
were In fair condition, though some of
them would not be serviceable much
longer. He took possession of all the
property, real and personal, In the
name OF the United States Government,
| and posted notices to that effect. He
brought away. and Is sending home, the
original Greedy records, the sextant of
Lieutenant Beaumont. II. N, of the
Hares- Markham expedition OF 1865,
recovered by Lieutenant Lockwood
and many private letters and papers
| of members of Greely's party, all of
which are to be forwarded to the
Peary Arctic club. of New York. A
| considerable quantity of provisions was
also found and protected for further
emergency.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-13
FAvORs THE STANDARD TRUST.
u Has Cheapened and Purified Oil and Opened
The Markets Of the World 10 The
American Product.

An Investigation of the STANDARD oil
Trust Is now being conducted by the
Industrial commission at Washington.
Saturday John II. Archbold, vice presi-
dent of the trust, was on the stand and
In reviewing the Standards career
said:
The early years Of the petroleum in
dustry were marred by chaotic and
crude condition In all branches of the
trade. namely, the production. manu-
facture. transportation and market
ing, and the average quality of the re-
fined products was inferior and un-
satisfactory. The advent of the
Standard OIL Company aggregation
changed this entirely. II brought to
the business ample capital and com
bined into effective working shape the
best possible talent In all branches of
the business. 1t improved quality
and greatly reduced costs. 1t sup
planted old and inferior methods and
refineres with the newest and most
progressive methods and most perfect
ly equipped and favorably located re-
flneries.
1t had ever been on the alert to en-
gage the best obtainable practical and
and improvement of the business in
all its branches. 1t inaugurated new
systems of transportation, which not
only gave to the producer the most ef-
ficent possible service at greatly re-
duced cost, but a daily coutinu ng cash
market for his product on a basis OF
the best prices obtainable in the
worlds market.
Further. II reached out and occupied
the markets of the world for Ameri-
can petroleum. Individual effort could
not have accomplished any such her
culean task in many times the same
period, and. indeed the efforts OF the
Standard Oil Company were none too
quickly made. If there had been as
prompt and energetic action on the
part Of the Russion oil industry as was
taken by the Standard Oil Company
the Russians would have dominated
many Of the worlds markets which
have been made to inure so largely to
the benefit OF the American oil indus
try.
He expressed the opinion that the
Standard Oil combination had been of
vast benefit to the world at large. and
said, speaking generally, the outcry
from the great. busy. industrial
classes. but from Impractical senti-
mentalists. yellow journals and ppllt-
ical demagogues. from the last
| named, perhaps. more than any other.
1t Is a veritable attack on thrift and
prosperity. To listen to their voice,
| to the extent OF imposing restrictive
| legislation, would mean frightful step
backward in the commercial develop
ment of our country"
| He uggested national corporations
as the only legislation necessary
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-13
EFFECT OF THE VERDICT.

Gen. Mercier was burned in effigy in
New York Sunday.
Frenchmen in New York regard the
decision just and proper.
Public opinion In Rome denounces
the verdict and the pope is indignant.
Hungary is already Withdrawing
some of her exhibits intended for the
Paris Exposition.
The most eminent jurists of Ger
many say that the verdict has dis
graced France.
German, English and American pa
pers are filed with indignant articles
against the verdict.
Rennes is very quiet. There was not
an outbreak as the result of the tiial
as had been expected.
"A rumor gays that the judges OF the
court martial will sign a petition
praying President Loubet to pardon
Dreyfus.
Proposals have been made to both
Austria and Italy to boycott the Paris
exposition as protest against the ver-
dict at Rennes.
st. Louis and Kansas City merchants
have already started a movement To
boycott the Paris exposition, ewing Il
the verdict against Dreyfus.
The Marion Club of Ind anap )lis has
put Itself on record as in favor of boy
cotting the Pats exposition. The m m
bership consists Of 1000 Republicans.
A great Dreyfus protest meeting will
be held In New York in q few days
President Mckinley win be asked to
appeal TO Loubet OF France for m rcy
upon Dreyfus
The verdict. the Dreyfusites say. "a
directed more against the Hebrews
than against Dreyfus. end. n allowed
10 stand, win make their exiutsnce IN
Hsance >rnpossible.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-13
INTO AN OPEN SWITCH.
Swift Passenger Train Runs Into Freight
Six Men Killed.

A terrible accident, on the Erie rail-
road, occurred at the block signal sta
tion called Millers, west Of Cory, Pa,
early Thursday morning. The New
York and Chicago vestibule limited
train No. 8, speeding along at the rate
OF 70 miles an hour, crashed into an
open switch and collided with extra
westbound freight No. 127. The dead
are:
Engineer Reuben Arnold. train No. g.;
Conductor Henry Schaffer. freight;
Flagman George Schattz. freight; John
Hersch. tramp, on passenger baggage
car: unknown tramp on baggage car;
Il. Blixt. in charge Of two new engines
being shipped to western road, died
after being found. The responsibility
is placed upon the dead flagman who
did not close the switch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-13
Immense Corn Crop.

All previous high records will pro-
bably be broken by the corn crop pro-
duction of the United States in 1899. A
canvass OF the eight states which
raise the bulk Of the corn OF the United
States warrants an estimate above
that of 1896. which heretofore has been
the record. and there Is much in the
advices received to justify a prediction
that the crop will approximate 2.5oo.-
900. 900 bushels.
The first crop of the country to reach.
in round numbers. 1000. .C00.000 bushels.
was that OF 1855. Including the crop
now TO be harvested only nine crops Of
1000. .000. 600 or over have been produc-
al