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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
SCORES OF GOLD SEEKERS DIE
STRICKEN WITH SCURVY ON
THE EDMONTON ROUTE.
More Tales of Suffering and Death In
Alaska Brought Down From Daw-
son City.

Seattle, Wash, July An uncon-
firmed story comes from Dawson City
that several prospectors who have ar
rived there over the Edmonton route
report that a score of miners have died
from scurvy at Wind river, a branch
of the Peel river. and that a number
of others are suffering from its dread
effects. They had no list of those who
had died, but they report the following
among the sick:
DR.. j. B. Mason, Chicago.
W. G.. Cush.
Brom brothers.
DIR. Martin. dentist, Chicago.
Edward Harrison.
- Mitchell.
DIR. Martin was camped with two
other Chicago men. Both were taken
down with scurVy. Martin loaded them
on a sled and tried to pull them to
Wind City, a distance of seventy five
miles, where he expected to find medi-
cines and fresh supplies. One man died
soon after the journey began. Martin
took his other partner on his back and
completed the journey.
The news was brought to Dawson by
a party consisting of A. G.. McGregor,
DR.. Sloan, a. c. Alexander. w. N Gray.
J. W. Smell and Howard McGregor of
Huron county, Ontario; DIR. J. L.
Brown, w. j. George and James a.
Ferguson of Chicago: Carl Brown,
Meade Beandette Oliver Carter and
William Pearson of Bay City. Mich;
James Vincent, Fritz Thiele and John
LanOlette of FarfgO. n. ID.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
PREPARE FOR AN EMERGENCY
WHY ENGLAND IS SENDING Of
FICERS TO SOUTH AFRICA.
Will Organize Residents As Well As
Police and Local Forces at VAR
ious Points On Frontier.

London, July I'm the house of COM
mons today, Sir William Campbell
Zimmerman Giberal leader in the
house, asked the government leader.
A. j. Balfour, if he had any statement
10 make on the apparently official COM
munlcation published in the Times to-
day. giving the names of a number of
officers said to have been ordered to
proceed to South Africa for the purpose
or organizing the residents as well as
the police and local forces at various
points on the frontier.
Mr.. Balfour replied that he was not
aware that it was an official communi-
cation. He added that no contingency
had yet arisen which, in the opinion of
the government, necessitates a mater
ial increase in the forces now in South
Africa. He added:
I'VE. however, think it necessary I'M
der the existing circumstances to take
such steps as may bring the present
force up TO the proper standing of eff
ficiency and mobility. The war office
would have been extraordinarily want
ing in its most obvious duties if it was
not prepared for any emergency
The leader of the opposition. Sir
Henry mpbell-Bannerman, rejoined:
1t is not with regard to bringing the
present force to a proper standard of
efficiency that wish to inquire, but as
TO the paragraph which appears as an
official communication"
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerm then
read the extract already cabled to the
Associated Press.
1T is in regard to this statement IF
the Times" he continued, which is ap-
parently new declaration of govern
ment policy. that L wish to inquire"
Opposition cheers.)
Mr.. Balfour replied: 81 do not think
there is any new declaration of policy
IN that paragraph. but l conceive that
the war office would be extraordinarily
wanting in it's most ordinary and OBJ
VlouS duties if it were not prepared Tor
any emergency, however undesirable
and however unlikely that could pos
'sibly arise" ministerial cheers.)
Mr.. Henry Labouchere, Radical
member for Northampton, asked
whether the officers spoken of in he
communication as going to South Az
RIGA were going into Cape Colony and
Natal to organize the police and local
forces, and if So whether it was with
the consent of the colonial authorities
there. Mr.. Balfour replied that he did
not know.
Commander George Richard Bethel,
Conservative member for the Holder
ness division of Yorkshire: Would che
right honorable gentleman say in what
the special service of Of
ficers are likely to be employed, and
against what enemies of the queen?"
Mr.. Balfour: My honorable friend
is quite as competent a prophet as l
am. and it will require prophet to
answer for contingencies that may
arise"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
DAILY WILL STAY IN MONTANA
WILL CONTINUE WORK OF I'M
PROVING PROPERTIES.
Knows of No Place Where He Can
Do Better Than In State Where
His Interests Are.

Anaconda, Mont, July I'm an in
terview printed this morning in the
Anaconda Standard, Marcus Daily, who
has just returned from New York,
talked freely about many recent rumors
in regard 70 his alleged retirement
from the vast properties that are
owned by the Amalgamated Copper
company. This group includes the
mines formerly owned as the Anaconda
group. Said Mr. DAILY:
II sold weeks ago all my Anaconda
holdings. I bought Amalgamated COM
pany shares. 1 own individually as
much of this stock as any other hol-
der. ! am not parting with any of my
stock; my holdings in Butte and vicin-
ity are larger than ever before. The
AnalSamated company was organized
for the purpose of exploring the Butte
copper properties on scale much
larger than any other undertaking of
the kind in this country
The work Of exploration is already
started. II will be carried on under my
direction l was not elected president
of the company for fun or for ornament
or for compliment. 1 expect 10 see This
vast company complete what is Just
beginning. Unless my associates in this
company want to put me out. l shall
keep right on being the president of the
Amalgamated Copper company.
Il have no plans except those that
VIII identify me constantly with Mon
tanS, as in the past. / don't know
where in the world l can do better than
here. where my friends, my home and
my interests are, and will continue to
be, and l have firm faith that those to
whom 1 commended the purchase of
stock in the Amalgamated Copper
company viii be satisfied with the re-
suits"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
WILL PUT UP NO MONEY.
Michigan Senatorship Must Not Cost
Alger Anything.

New York, July THE Times will
tomorrow print the following: Before
his departure from the city yesterday
(F'riday), Secretary of War Alger had
a word TO say about the contest for the
Michigan United States senatOrship.
He denied in the most positive manner
the existence of any political combina-
ton between Governor Pingree and
himself.
There can be- he said, mo political
combination between Governor Pingree
and myself. because it would be i'm
possible for me, while a member Of
the cabinet. to form one with anybody
who is not in perfect accord with the
presidents policy. and Governor Pin
gree is known not to be. L heartily
favor the presidents policy and have
no intention of resigning from the
cabinet
Secretary Alger added that he had
told Governor Pingree and his friends
that he was not a candidate for .he
senatorship in the sense of seeking the
place at the hands of the legislature
and that he would not put any money
into the campaign.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
FIGHTING THE YELLOW FEVER
SERUM TREATMENT TESTED ON
PATIENT AT NEW YORK.
Hope Expressed That All the Victims
Who Arrived From Santiago Will
Be Saved.

New York, July The health officer
of this port, DR.. Doty, and his assistant,
passed last night at Swinburne island
in attendance upon the yellow fever pa
tients who came here upon the United
States transport McClelland from San
tiago de Cuba. One of these is Miss
Clendennin, whose father, DR.. Paul
Clendennin. medical officer in charge
at Santiago, died of yellow fever. DR..
Doty said:
Miss Clendennin is suffering from a
mild attack of yellow fever. She is i'm
proved this morning, having a lower
temperature. L have every hope she VIII
improve right along"
The efficacy of the serum treatment
is being tested on the other patients,
Oscar +. Leckey. DR.. Doty said today:
MIR. Leckney was in very bad shape.
His kidneys were heavily involved with
80 per cent of precipitation. On arrival
at the hospital / found that it was i'm
possible to give him nourishment, as
his stomach was very weak and refused
TO retain anything His mind was clear
and his temperature very high. He was
told that he was in a serious plight.
explained to him the uses of yellow fe-
yer serum. He said: Doctor, do as you
think best He was given one injection
under the skin at IL o'clock last night,
another At d H. anu d I'M Va at a.
IN. When he arrived at Swinburne ISL
and his temperature was very high;
this morning his temperature has fallen
nearly two degrees and ne is somewhat
more comfortable.
Ferguson and Tidmarsh, the two
suspects, are improved, with their tenn
perature nearly normal, showing evil
dence that their illness is not, in all
probability, caused by yellow fever. Dr.
Fitzpatrick and l will be in constant
attendance on the patients at Swim
burne island until the end. have every
hope that we will pun them through"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
Notes.

The contingent from Pleasant Grove,
American Fork and the surrounding
neighborhood numbered about 500
persons.
The run back was made quickly anc
without incident. The train left &c.
neva about Z o'clock and reached the
city after an hours run.
The Rio Grande Western furnished
train. engine and crew entirely free OF
expense. and did all possible TO make
the trip a pleasant one for the old. peo-
pie.
Hirini Whaanga, a Maori chief 0s
New Zealand, and a Mormon mission
airy. VINO has just arrived from his ma
tive country, addressed the crowd in his
dialect.
Joseph Terry, a pioneer of 1S47, who
drove the first wagon from Salt Lake
TO Davis county. is the oldest noun
taineer now living in these mountains
and also the oldest living ShoshOne In
dian interpreter.
Mrs. Naylor and Miss Naylor. with u
carload of old people. missed the excur-
sion train, but General Superintendent
Welby of the Rio Grande Western sent
them down on the flyer, which was
stopped at Geneva to let them of.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
MASSACRE OF AMERICANS.
Investigation Into Case of Those
Killed On Expedition In Brazil.

Chicago, July IA special to the
Times-Herald from Washington says:
Secretary Hay has sent instructions TO
Minister Bryan at Rio de Janeiro. Bra
Zil, and Consul Ruffin at Assumption
Paraguay, directing them to investi-
gate the report of the massacre of an
expedition of which Americans were
members on the Xingu river in Brazil
A report received several days ago
from Minister Buchanan from Buenos
Ayres reported that a Mrs. Williams,
whose brother resides in Asheville y.
c., and whose husband was a member
of the Inflated expedition, is in distress
in Buenos Ayres, where she was to
await her husbands return.
No expectation is entertained by the
state department officials that Brazil
can be called upon to indemnify the
heirs of the Americans reported killed,
as they probably knew when they
started on their exploration that the
Brazilian government would not pro-
tect them from the savage Indians of
the interior.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
CHARGED WITH EMBEzzLlNG.
Arrest In California of Man Want
ed In New Mexico.

Redding, Cal, July City Marshal
O. Pate of RED Bluff and Sheriff
Charles Behrens today went to Kes-
wick and arrested Ernest Gentry,
wanted at Socorro, y. NJ, for grand
larceny. 1t is charged that about May
! Gentry. who was a cowboy, entered a
business house and stole $4,000 in gov
eminent scrip and small quantities of
coin.
Officers have been hot on Gentry's
trail ever since. He was found near
Keswick piling wood. He admitted his
identity, but stoutly denied the theft.
He was brought here tonight and
lodged in Jail. His trunk was searched,
but no sign of government scrip was
found. Gentry says he ran away from
Socorro, but refuses to give a reason
He win be taken back to New Mexico
for trial
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
PERSONAL MENTION.

W. G. Young leaves this evening for a
three weeks trip into Montana and WASH
ingtOn, on some special mining work.
Father Younan. the Paulist missionary.
who has been labOring in Utan for sew
eral weeks, left yesterday for California,
where ne will spend the summer months.
Alexander Tarbet has rented and is fur
nishing suite of rooms in the Atlas
block He and his family will occupy
their own home on J. and First streets
after Aug. l.
Architect Ware returned from Laramie.
WyO., Yesterday morning. with job fOt
preparing plans and specifications for a.
$1,000 business block in that city for
Mayor Miller.
Judge z. +. Colborn leaves this morning
for Seaside. Ore, where he has been called
by the illness of his wife. 1t is uncertain
how long he will remain In the northwest,
but ne viii visit Portland and Seattle be-
fore returning
Superintendent ]. L. Brown of the Utah
county schools and Professor l.. r. Egg
garrison of Brigham Young academy were
in the city yesterday, on their way to the
national educational convention at Los
Angeles. Professor EggartsOn will de-
liver an address before the business Sec
ton of the convention.
Second Lieutenant COnger of tho
Eighteenth infantry was at the Kenyon
Yesterday. Lieutenant Conger is on his
way 10 the Philippines TO join his regi-
ment. He is warm personal friend of
Lieutenant Briant S. Wells brother of
Governor Wells. who is also in the
Eighteenth, which is at Iloilo.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
MADE GENERAL ALGER TIRED
NEW YORK REPORTER ASKS HIM
LEADING QUESTIONS.
He Wanted to Know About Resigna-
ton From Cabinet and Senator
ship From Michigan.

New York, July 7.-Secretary of War
Alger was a spectator of the Columbia
Defender yacht race. Afterward, being
interviewed, he said:
about the war, we are moving along
as eXpeditiously as possible, and the
recruiting of many regiments has been
ordered. But you have published all
that"
What will be done to aid the suffer-
ers by the Texas floods?"
p The war department will promptly
render all reasonable aid that it can.
Orders TO that effect have been given"
rs there anything new about your
reported probable resignation from the
cabinet, or about the United States
senatorship from your state" the re-
porter asked.
y wearied expression Overspread the
secretary's face and with a somewhat
sharp good night" he turned on his
heel and rapidly walked away.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
San FranciScO'S Poisoned Candy
Case Is Mystery.
BLACKMAIL is CHARGED
NEWSPAPER MAN IS MIXED UP
IN THE CASE.
One of the Women Who Ate the
Candy Said to Have Caused an
Estrangement Between John R.
Rathom and His Wife - Police
View of the Case.

San Francisco, July Chemist Price
found a large quantity of arsenic in
the candy which was sent to Miss
Florence Campbell and caused the
alarming illness of herself and her
friend, Mrs. Elsie Scheib. last Friday
night. The address on the package
was cut from an old envelope which it
is said Mrs. John X. Rathom had sent
to Miss Campbell when the two women
were conducting a friendly correspon-
dence. Mr.. Rathom states that an
estrangement had existed between him
self and his wife on account of Miss
Campbell The police are convinced
that Mrs. Rathom did not send the
poison, and are still investigating the
mysterious case.
The Evening Post publishes an in
terview with John r. Rathom, a Chron-
icle reporter. in which Rathom de-
clares that blackmail was the motive
for the poisoning of Mrs. Elsie Scheib
and Miss Campbell. Rathom says that
a certain woman's husband called on
him last Wednesday, demanding money
and other considerations to keep Mrs.
Rathom out of the case as the Derpe-
traitor of the crime. ScheiD wanted
Mrs Rathom to sign a paper saying
that she had deserted Rathom. This
was wanted so that Rathom could Sc
cure d divorce.
Scheib also demanded that Mrs.
Rathom leave the state. He asserted
that he knew where Mrs. Rathom had
purchased the arsenic and the candy.
Rathom is of the opinion that Scheib
in some manner secured an old en-
velope addressed by Mrs. Rathom to
Miss Campbell in their friendly days,
and then used the envelope to connect
Mrs Rathom with the crime by past
ing it in the box of candy.
It May Be a Plot.
John r. Rathom tonight stated that
he had not talked with a reporter of
the Evening Post, and positively denied
that he had made the statements at
tributed 10 him regarding Mr.. Scheib.
He says he does not accuse Scheib OF
being implicated in the matter.
Chief of Police Lees is skeptlcal re
garding the case and is inclined to be-
lieve that the candy contained no poi
son when it passed into the hands Of
Miss Campbell and Mrs. Scheib. He
has intimated that both women may
have taken emetics of mustard and
warm water and possibly simulated
symptoms of poisoning after having
partaken of a little harmless confe@-
tionery.
The chief does not doubt that ar
senic was found in the candy submit
ted to Professor Thomas Price Tor
ANALYSIS. but he does not ignore the
theory that it may have been placed
in the box after it had been taken from
the Scheib residence. He admits that
there is evidence of a plot against
someone chosen to be the victim, out
as yet he is not willing to make his
deductions public.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
List of Committees.

The following We're the committees
who so admirably conducted the excur-
sion and outing:
Committee of ngementS-BishOp
William b. Preston. c. r. Savage, Will
liam EddingtOn. John Kirkman. VIII
liam NaylOr William l. Binder, Nelson
A Empey, Andrew Jensen. b. s. Young.
Aids TO General Misses
Harris, Bradford, Fannie Margetts,
E!eOna Jensen. Minerva Jensen. Chris
tina Anderson, Mary ]. Eldredge,
Georgia f. Young. Carrie Smith, Fran
ces OMeara. Jennie Stillman. Jessie
Graham. Ida Webster. Rachel Pringle.
Zeiina Pussy, Louise Savage, Fannie
Brother, Sarah EddiSOn. Emma Bull.
Anna GuStaphasOn. Mary Preston,
Harriet A. Martineau, Florence Cush-
ing, Sarah Keddington. Lydia Kedding-
ton.
Ladies cOmmittee-Emma ~
Empey, Emma Jensen. Alice Binder.
Annie n. Naylor, Elizabeth H Kirk
man. Annie Savage, Elizabeth II. God
dard, Mary S. Goddard.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
1T WAS A CONSPIRACY.
Several Persons Arrested for the At
tempt on Life of Milan.

Semlin, Austria. July THE firemen
who attempted to assassinate former
King Milan is a Bosnian named Gjura
Knezevic. He had accomDlices. Dur
ing his flight KneZevic endeavored to
shoot himself. and when he failed he
jumped into the river Save, which joins
the Danube, at Belgrade. but he was
dragged out by the police.
Fourteen members of the former rad
ical central committee, including ex-
Premier Tauchanovics. were arrested
yesterday on suspicion of being con-
nected with the affair. Another ex-
premier. Pasics. has been placed under
police supervision.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
THE SITUATION IS GRAVE.
British Authorities Admit Obstacles
In Alaskan Matter.

London, July THE officials of the
foreign office were shown today the
dispatch of the Associated Press from
Washington on Thursday saying there
was almost d deadlock over the modus
yivendi fixing the Alaskan boundary,
neither side being willing 10 accept the
provisional line proposed by the other
The officials confirm the contents of
the dispatch. acknowledging the sit
uatior is grave, and say the present
oufiook is more unsatisfactory than at
euy time since February This IS
keenly regretted at The foreign Office,
as IL had been. thought the negotiations
were in a very fair status
II has been learned by representa-
five of the Associated Press that
limited States Ambassador Choate 70
cejvee this inorning important dis
matches from Washington regarding
The negotiations
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08

can get them with least effort, means an
increase In the quantity and quality or
the honey garnered in the hives
1t is on this principle that DR. Pierce'S
Golden Medical Discovery increases the
quantity and quality of the nutrition of
the body. The ingredients of this medi
cine are selected to furnish the blood
and stomach with the essential materials
for body building, in concentrated and
aSsinilable form. They make the con-
ditions under which the stomach and
organs of digestion and nutrition must
work, as easy as possible, and so reduce
strain and waste As the strength of
the body is re-established disease IS
thrown off 1t is due to this fact that
persons with weak lungs, obstinate
cough, bronchitis, and other diseases,
which if neglected lead to consumption,
find complete cure by using " Golden
Medical Discovery.
DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is the
best blood purifier that ever used " writes Mrs.
NJ Hartrick, of Derister, Oswego Co. n. " It's
about three years since NV health began to fail
Last September gave out entirely with what
the physicians pronounced enlargement OF the
liver My back panied me all the time: the doc
tor said 1 must not ride. in fact could not ride
nor walk. nor hardly sit still could not lie on
my right side. commenced taking the Golden
Medical Discovery and Pellets took them for
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Adviser, a book containing 1908 pages,
Is given away by the author. Send 2I
one-cent stamps for expense of mailing
only. for the edition in paper, or 81
stamps for the book bound in cloth.
Address DR.. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
HE sWINDLED WIDOWS.
Kansas City Man Arrested Upon
Complaint of Mrs. r. P. Bland.

Kansas City. July 7.-B. II. Morse,
representing himself as district agent
of the Alaska Klondil<e Improvement &
Mining company" was arrested at MS
office here today on information fur
nished the local police by Mrs. Rich
ara p Bland widow of the late con-
gresham. The police seized Morse's
book. which, according to Chief of Po-
lice Hayes. proves him to be clever
swindler, whose operations have COW
cred every part of the country.
Morse's plan, it appears, was to col
iect from the widows of prominent men,
lately deceased, whom he always rep
resented had some time since bought
certain mining stock of him, and left
a small balance unpaid. The balance,
generally ranging from IS to 81, ap-
pears to have been paid without ques-
ton.
\ long list of Morse's alleged victims
was discovered among his books.
Among them are the widows of Judge
J. s. Emery of Lawrence. Kan; l.. G.
Hastings Wichita; c. G. Foster To-
peka, and Fred Schiller, st. Joseph, Mo.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
KANSAS RIVERS RISING.
Going Out of Their Banks and Doing
Immense Damage.

Kansas City, July "A special to the
Star from Independence, Kan. says an
other heavy rain fell all last night and
this morning over this section, and the
streams have begun to rise again. Many
of them were already bank full and
this rain viii put them out of their
banks and do immense damage
Seevral washouts are reported along
the Santa Fe. The Chicago, Kansas &
Western train was four hours late, and
tho southern Kansas passenger from
Kansas City is not expected today Sew
eral miles of track beyond Chanute IS
under water and a couple of washouts
are reported as result of fhe Neosho
ax-a5fiou