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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-13
CONFISCATED NEWSPAPER.
San Juan Supreme Court Objects to
Criticism.

San Juan de Porto Rico, April 12.-The
supreme court has confscated an issue
of the San Juan News. an American
newspaper published here, for criticising
the court last week, -
The News published an extract from
General Grants report, stating That the
ferring particularly to the lower courts
General Henry warned the News to de
sist. but the action of the supreme court
today was taken without the consent OF
Sene,.ai Henry. who has countermanded
il The same supreme court also de-
manded that the News submit all it's ar
ticles to it before publication, General
Ienrv disapproves of this and there is
r1,ch feeling among the Americans on
account of the incident
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-13
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
Indian School appointment - New
Postoffices.
lsnecial to TIhe Herald.)

Washington. d. c., April l2.-Miss Mary
E. Dillon OF California has been appoint
ed teacher in the Ouray Indian school in
California at $500 per annum.
Charles Edison of ogden has been grant
ed a reissue of pension at S24 per month.
A postofice has been established at
Lucille. Idaho county, Idaho, with George
w. Curtis as postmaster
Postmasters appointed today:
Utah-Ranlett, Uinta county, John NJ.
Commons vice Frank j. Gehringer, re-
fdaho-Albion, Cassia county, Josiah e.
Miller. vice Moses Wells. resigned; custer
comfy. julius w. Cross, vice Nettie h.
Thomas. removed: Swan Lake, Bannock
county, Thomas Danahy, vice Floyd +.
Whit resigned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-13
Arsenic In the Candy.

Hastings. Neb., April 12-Chemical an
alvsis of the candy. the eating of which
nearly cost Mrs. c. F. Morrie and several
other women their lives, shows that each
piece contained four grains of arsenic,
enough to kill three people. A careful
investigation of the case is in progress
and arrests are expected soon. Mrs, Nor
RE and the other victims are slowly re-
covering 1t is rumored that woman
while temporarily insane, committed the
act
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-13
Wyoming Man Appointed.

Especial 70 The HeTalu.J
Cheyenne, Wyo.. April 12-Ex-State
Auditor W. o. owen, one of the leading
Republicans in Wyoming, today received
the appointment of inspector of public
SURVEYS in the interior department. at a
salary of 81. 600 per year. His headquar-
tiers will be established here, but he viii
be called to all points of the United
States. Cuba, Porto Rico, Alaska and the
PhiliDDineS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-13
Sunk With Five On Board.

New York, April 1.-THE barge Ellen
Gowan, which was reported from Vine
yard Haven yesterday to have sunk on
Sunday, had crew of five men aboard.
They were lost. She was valued with
her cargo of coal at $4,000. The barge
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-13
TORRENTS OF WATER.
Washing Away Roadbed of the Union
pacific
Especial to The Herald.9

Laramie. Wyo., April PA. H. Pea
body of the Commercial National bank of
salt Lake arrived here today and says
that the washout on the Union Pacific is
more serious than reported. He says tor
rents of water are rushing against the
roadbed' and destroying it for miles. a
piledriyer which was at work TO-DAY was
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-13
HALF A MILLION
FOR TELEPHONES
Extensive Plans of Rocky
Mountain Company.
STOCKHOLDERS VOTE
TO DOUBLE CAPITAL
Salt Lake Can Talk to Butte and
Spokane.

Utah Lines Will Also Be Extended
and Improved, and Several I'm
portant Lines Built In Idaho
Capital Stock Increased From
s5oo,ooo to 81, 600, ooo-Presideuit
Wallace Goes to Boston to Raise
1926, ooo-Plans of the Company.
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PRESS ] @ @ I ~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-13
SILVER AND LEAD

900"
Silver, 1925 cents an ounce.
Lead, $40 per 100 pounds.
Casting copper, 1874 cents per ID.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
STATE OF WAR EXISTS.
Lord Pauncefote Officially Notifies
the United States Government.

Washington. Nov. 27.-The British am
bassador. Lord Pauncefote, has inform
ed the secretary of state that in view
of a doubt which appeared to exist
whether her majesty's government rec
cognized that the hostlities now in
course of progress in South Africa con-
stitute a state Of war between Great
Britain and the two South African re-
publicS, he has been directed by the
Marquis of Salisbury to inform the snc-
rotary of state as an act of courtesy,
that the South African republic and the
Orange Free State having declared war
against her majesty, the queen. and
having invaded the British colonies of
the Cape d state OF war has naturally
existed since the 18th Of October. be-
tween the British government and the
South African republic and the Orange
Free State.
The note appears to be couched in
similar terms TO those addressed by
the British government 10 the govern
ments Of continental Europe. 1t Will
not materially affect the United States
except to enable the government TO
deal vigorously with any persons who
attempt to recruit in the United States
for either party TO the war. Boer or
British
Nothing has been heard from Mr..
Macrum recently respecting the meas
ure of success attending his efforts to
care for the British interests in the
two Dutch republics, which were con-
fined to him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
GOLDBUG AlLE IN IDAHO
PATRIE'S LETTER HELPED THE
SILVER CAUSE.
Collapse Of the Scheme to Stampede
Silver Republicans Into Mark
Hanna's Camp-Patrie Denounced
Special to The Herald.)

Boise, Nov. 27.-The political pot is
commencing to simmer. Goldbugs were
surprised at the collapse of their little
stampede of silver Republicans into the
| Mark Hanna camp. The immediate
publication of the traitorous document
| and its prompt condemnation by every
leading silver Republican in the state,
together with the ridicule heaped on it
by the silver Republican press, have
had the effect OF cooling the ardor of
the Hannaites, who see now that the
letter is boomerang and is doing
their cause much harm.
Patrie, uD to date, has received five
replies to his letter, and two of these
are condemnatory in the extreme.
George Parsons, eX-attorney general of
the state, who ostensibly left the Re
publican party in 1885, but went back
in 1898, after participating in the silver
Republican convention and then voting
for the goldbug ticket. is among the
number of Patrie's apologists. 1t was
suspected here when Patrie's letter ap-
peared that Parsons wrote it, or at least
inspired some of its paragraphs, and
now that Parsons has come out apollo
giving for his former attitude and de-
Tending the letter of Patrie nobody is
surprised.
The effect of the letter has been to
strengthen the silver Republican party
and make the goldbug party more obi
Gus. if possible, than ever. Auditor
Sinclair is out in most caustic criti-
cism of Patrie. 1t is limited that some
very interesting letters heretofore kept
in hiding will soon find their way into
print. When the silver Republican state
committee meets here about the 1st of
January Patrie will be read out of the
party. and it is quite'likely that his res
ignation will be demanded.
Governor Steunenberg and State Aud
itor Sinclair are up north settling up
the Wardner matters, and will return
to the city in a few days. All of the
prisoners remaining in the bull-pen
have been released on their own recog-
nizance, to appear when wanted for
trial.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
SPANISH PRISONERS FREED.
Hundreds of Them Escape From Fill
ipinos and Arrive at Manila.

Manila, Nov. q. 5:52 p. m--Three
hundred Spanish prisoners. who os- aped
from their captors before the American
advance, including civil officials of
rank. who had been in the hands of the
FilipinCs for more than a year, and
many officers, have arrived at Manila
during the past week Francisco Reyes
brought 100 of them from General
Wheaton.
They were a motley appaTelled COM
pany. Some were i'll and had to be car
ried from Tayug to San Fabian in army
wagons. A delegation of these former
prisoners have visited Major General
Otis in order to thank him for his hos
pitality which included the furnishing
of food and clothes. Senior Jamarillo,
the Spanish commissioner, is making
arrangements to send them to Spain on
board of Spanish transports.
Buencamino had been lodged in COM
Portable quarters at the police station
with his family. Other persons are not
allowed to communicate with him. He
is chased as being the most slippery
parsonage connected with the insurrec-
ton. He was colonel in the Spanish
army and traitor to Spain. At the
time of the first instruction he tried
to sell out to the FilipinoS and his
present Imprisonment excites no sym
patty among his people, while the
Spaniards think il is mistaken leniency
for the Americans to refrain from
Continued on Page p
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
RAK1NG UP PREcEDENTs.
Although There Is No Case Identi-
cal With That of Roberts.
(SpeciaI to The Herald

Washington, Nov. 27.-No case iden-
teal with that of Mr.. Roberts exists in
the records, but there are many prece-
dents after all. When the elections for
| the Forty-first congress took place
! Texas was not allowed to vote because
it had not complied with constitutional
conditions Accordingly, special cleo
lions were held early in January, 1870,
and four representatives from Texas
made their appearance to be admitted.
Their credentials were referred TO the
committee of elections, which reported
back unanimously that after careful ex-
animation of the credentials they were
satisfactory as 10 form and established
prima facie right to seats on the floor
of the house.
The committee submitted resolution
asking that the oath be administered
to them, with the provision that the
right of any person to contest the seat
of any of the representatives should
not be impaired. During the debate
the following spoke in favor of the seat.
ing of the Texas delegation: Garfield
of Ohio, Representative Hale of Maine.
An extract from the latter'S speech is
as follows:
"As has been asked by the gentleman
from Ohio where is this thing to end?
ANY member may be elected to this
HOuSc q tICdtC0 POI llcdA1 COi1lCct
and with his credentials in regular form
may present himself here to be sworn
in but upon affidavitS brought here
il may be from disappointed candidates
or from men who are interested in
keeping him out-he may be put to the
expense of a contested election If such
is to be the practice, what member can
count upon being sworn in upon his
credentials in Legal form, without be-
ing subjected to attack upon his per.
sonal character?
1.-The gentleman from Ohio has said
we must in these matters leave some-
thing to the people. The gentleman
from Massachusetts, Mr. Butler, asks
whether this house cannot inquire into
the question of mans character and
his fitness TO occupy a seat here The
answer is that the committee on cleo
lions can examine into all such ones
tons in any case that is before them.
There has been an attack upon the
personal character of this man. I say
that it is not the place in this house
to settle that matter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
BRITISH IN BETTER SPIRITS.
Improved Outlook In South Africa
Causes Encouragement.

London Nov. 27.-None too soon for
the British has come the news of tho
improved outlook for them on both the
British and western sides of the South
African republic, as the constant small
reverses were causing keen resentment
against the authorities here. This was
evidenced by the results of the WanGs-i
worth election TO the London county
council on Saturday. when the previous
conservative plurality of $40 WAS con-
yerted into a liberal plurality of 232, the
conservatives having made the war an
issue and their candidate being mill
tary officer.
To General Methuen. it appears, be-
longs the honor of the first real Brit
ish victory of the present war. as Bel
mont was the first battle. after which
the British advanced instead of re-
treated The fact that General Me
thuen was forced to fight a second
pitched battle near the scene o. the
first shows the Beers were demoralized
at Belmont, but quickly rallied and
with undated courage met the SPLEEN
did assault of the British naval brigade
at Gras Pan. The excellent military
qualities displayed by the Beers in
these two fights were no doubt par
TALLY derived from the training of
CommaEdant Aibrecht, a former officer
of the Austrian army.
Presumably General Methuen hac all
ready resumed his march northward.
He was. when last heard from, still
nearly fifty miles from Kimberley. and
doubtless an action will have to be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
AL ARflING RUf1ORS COME
FROM The ISLAND OF CUBA
Impatient People Threaten an Uprising Unless depend-
ence Is Given Them.


Thanksgiving
dhaveh
a for time been
American
the of
in
definite
OF
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
GENERAL CURRENCY BILL.
Will Be Submitted to the Republican
Caucus Saturday.

Washington, Nov 27.-The general
currency bill prepared by the Repub-
hcan caucus committee appointed by
the last congress has received it's final
revision at the hands of the members
and will be given to the press tomorrow
afternoon for publication on Wednes-
day. after copy has been mailed to
each Republican representative in con-
gress.
The measure represents the unani-
nous conclusions of the committee and
will be called up for consideration at
the caucus of the Republican members
of the house, which is to be held prob
ably next Saturday. Accompanying the
bill is a report setting forth at length
the reasons and necessity, in the opin-
ion of the committee, for the proposed
legislation.
The Evening Star today prints the
following as some of the chief features
of the bill, and which. in the main, are
probably fairly accurate:
IAN amendment to the coinage laws,
making 255.S grains of gold 900 parts
fine, the standard coin, measure.
AN amendment to the greenback re-
issue act of 1873, providing that these
treasury notes shall be redeemed with
gold. and when so redeemed shall not
be reisSued except in exchange for
gold. This provision will prevent the
operation of the endless chain which
hitherto has been the means to raid
the gold reserve.
AN amendment to the specie re-
sumption act. directing the mainten-
ance of a gold reserve of not less than
500, 1000. eco. the maintenance of the re-
serve at that figure now being entire
ly discretionary with the secretary of
the treasury.
AN amendment to the national bank
law authorizing banks to be organized
with a capital stock of $4,000. At
present the minimum is $50, GOO. An
other amendment to- the same act au-
thorizes banks to issue notes to the
par value of the bonds they have on
deposit to secure circulation. At pres
ent the limit is 80 per cent. A third
amendment to this act reduces the tax
alton on bank circulation to one-tenth
of one per cent. This tax is to pay the
expense of engraving and printing the
notes. The present rate more than
meets this expense"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
GET AWAY WHILE THE
FILIPINOS RETREAT
One Californian a Captain In the
Rebel Army.
Insurgents Evacuate Mangalaren-
Aguinaldo's Youngest Child Died
During His Flight = Natives
Threaten Violence to the Chief
tain's Mother, and She Is to Be
Sent to Manila For safety-otis
Reports Operations of Troops.

Manila. Nov. 49, f11:30 a. m.lThe in
surgents have evacuated Mangalaren
province of Pangasanan, leaving sever
American and ninety-four Spanish
prisoners, who escaped in the confusion
of the Filipino retreat.
The Americans are p. ]. Green and
George Powers of the battleship Ore
gon, Thomas Edwards and Charles
Bird of the Sixteenth infantry, Henry
w. James of the Twelfth infantry
John Desmond of the signal corps and
g. H. Huber of loves scouts. They
report that two Americans were un-
able to escape and are with the in
surgents. They are David Scott of the
Twenty-fourth infantry and William
Sherry of the hospital corps.
American In Filipino Army.
Four deserters are with the Filipinos
Howard, Martin and Ford of the Cali
fornianS. and Watts, whose former
regiment is unknown. Howard is the
only one serving with the insurgents.
He is a captain of artillery.
Colonel Bell of the Thirty fourth vol
unteers arrived at Mangalaren last
ing the Agno. He found that Fowler's
company of the Thirty-third had occu-
pied the town for two days.
The insurgents, General Alejandrino
commanding, retreated TO the noun
tains behind the town. short of food
and ammunition. Besides this. his men
were deserving. and six cannon which
the insurgents were dragging. impeded
their march. Colonel Bell proposes to
follow the Filipinos until he can bring
about decisive fight or they are scat
tered.
Mangalren was strongly fortified with
rifle pits commanding the road, but the
insurgents abandoned the place with
out firing a shot ~ eGt-'i fee
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
REPORTED CAPTURE OF
MORE BRITISH TROOPS
England Greatly Alarmed Over News, From German
Source, of Disasters In South Africa
RumOrS That Naval Brigade Lost 100 Men and Ninth
LancerS Are Prisoners In Beers Hands.

London, Nov. 2e, 1870 a. ma fresh
interruption in the East African cable
service at this interesting moment has
caused a cessation of war news. As
yet the war Office has not received Lord
Methuen's detailed list of casualties,
nor is any information at hand regard
ing the whereabouts of the Ninth Ian
GERS, who were sent in pursuit of the
Beers from Gras Pan.
The Daily Mail says that a private
telegram announces that the lancers are
still scouting ahead of Methuen's adj
Vancing column but as he announced
yesterday that he was giving his men
a days rest this is hardly possible.
Indeed, the greatest anxiety is felt,
and more especially in view of the fact
that a Berlin journal. the 'Deutsch
warte, which regularly prints Boer
communications, announced yesterday
before it could have been ascertained
from British sources that the naval
brigade lost 100 men at Gras Pan, and
that the Ninth lancerS were captured.
1t is understood that the government
decided to proceed Immediately with
the mobilization and embarkation of
division of 10000 men, under a well
known lieutenant. general.
Best Thing of Campaign.
General HlldyardS achievements al
Beacon hill is beginning to be realized
as one of the best things the campaign
has yet shown, as it has relieved the
tension of the situation in Natal and
has brought the relief of Ladysmith
within measurable distance. General
Butler appears to be confident of Lord
Methuen's ability and is devoting all
his energy to Ladysmith.
An attempt will be made, presumably
TO reach Colenso in time to cut off the
retreat of the Beers from Weenan over
the Tugela river. II is feared, how.
ever, that the enemy will get there first
and destroy the bridge. AT Frere
bridge the British found two massive
spans utterly wrecked by dynamite,
one piece weighing pa pounds having
been hurled 200 yards.
Sir Alfred Miner has warned the var
iouS relief committees in Cape Town
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
SUPREME COURT SCORES PRESS
WARM WORDS FROM TEL
BENCH AT BOISE, IDA.
Attitude of Newspapers In the Ward
ner Strike Gases Denounced-Cor-
coran Denied Habeas Corpus Writ

Boise. Ida, Nov 27.-The state SUI
preme court today denied the petition
of Paul Corcoran for a writ of habeas
corpus. Corcoran was convicted OF
murder in the second degree and SEN
fenced to seventeen years imprison-
ment for murder committed by MEM
bers of the mob. of which he was one.
that destroyed the Bunker Hill mill
on April 30. In passing on the appli-
cation, the court took occasion to ex-
press its opinion of those who have
assailed the authorities of the state by
their actions in connection with the
suppression of the lawlessness in the
Occur d'Alenes. 1t said:
1T seems to be one of the methods
of this organization, known as the
Miners union, whenever an attempt is
made to bring them to account for their
unlawful, barbarous and murderous
acts, to at once commence an attack
upon the legally constituted authori-
ties who are endeavoring to enforce
and maintain the law, and by their
false clamoT seek to excite sympathy
for the malsfactors. and such action.
by virtue of the recognized freedom of
the press in this country. always finds
an echo and too frequent endorsement
with that portion of the press whose
moral principles are governed and
controlled by what is for their gain.
Thousands of miles from the scene
of the transactions. they assume to
judge and criticise. These leading
journals of civilization hesitate not
upon no other authority than the lurid
reports of their scoop friends, based
upon the statements of known male
factors and their advocates and defend
ers. to assail indiscriminateiy the le-
gelly constituted authorities Of a COM
and state for their efforts to
maintain the law and protect persons
and property within their jurisdiction.
In keeping with this custom and
rule. both the executive and judiciary
of the state have been assailed in terms
of unmeasured vituperation for simply
doing their duty under their oath of
Office
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: fought at Modder river before Dia-
mondopolis is relieved.
There is some doubt as to what is
meant in the statement that the Beers
are falling back on Warrenton, which
is fifty miles north of Kimberley, I'M
less the dispatch was intended to fall
into British hands in the hope of mis-
leading General Methuen. The latter
however, is said to be far too cautious
to be caught by such trick, and it is
added that it can be confidentially an
ticipated that his column will sweep
steadily forward in spite of the deter
mined resistance he will meet with.
The conclusion must be accepted,
however. reluctantly. that the Beers
are deliberate in their misuse of the
white flags. On top of General Methu+
ems warning and other evidence comes
the statement of Correspondent Knight,
who has arrived at Cape Town vound-
ed. He says he accompanied detach-
ment of the Northampton regiment,
when a force of Beers 800 yards distant
and surrounded, displayed a white flag.
The officer commanding the Northamp,
tons then ordered his men to rise,
when the Beers deliberately volleyed,
wounding Knight and others.
The commander-in-chie at the Cape
has sent the admiralty an additional
list of casualties among the British ma
val brigade engaged at the battle of
Gras. Pan, as follows:
'Midshipman Huddart of the cruiser
Doris and ten sailors and marines
killed, and thirteen petty officers and
seamen and seventy-six non-commis-
stoned officers and men of the marines
wounded. Total casualties 105.''
The following messages has been tel+
egraphed to the commander-in-chief at
the Cape: THE queen desires you to
convey TO the naval brigade who were
present at the action at Gras Pan her
majesty's congratulations on their gall
liant. conduct, at the same time ex-
press the queens regret at the losses
sustained by the brigade"
The colonial Office has received tho
following dispatch from the governor of
Natal, dated PietermaritZburg, Sunday
Nov. IS:
1.-The Beers are retiring on Weenan.