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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-02

he was the man that was wanted, all
right"
Ibid he say anything more?'
well, he said he was the man that
done it, all right and was going n to
give himself up
Mcdonnell, who had listened attent-
/ lively to Peck. cycling him viciously,
sprang to his feet in a passion of rage.
Il object to the witness saying l was
the man who did it, he cried, his voice
trembling with emotion. L never said
it, ne exclaimed, as Deputies Macduff
and Dowse retired him to his scat. He
resumed his composure then and asked
for a glass of water.
Establishing An Alibi.
HE said he was going in to give
himself up and subpoena me ard Joe
BiGdlecome," continued Peck.
WHAT language did he use?"
He said that if Joe and / would
swear he worked at the Diamond from
a. m. to p M. from the, oath to the
9th, he could beat the id SIS of
BIS I promised to do SO, and he
shook hands with me and said Happy
time to YOU I said, Same to you u
Witness also stated that Mcdonnell
held a 44-calibe- pistol in his hand durA
ing the interview. The young man tes
titled to finding the trigger guard and
the Irvine Thursday at the shafthouse,
and when shown the string taken from
the Dow box. said the only difference
between it and that he gave Mcdonnell
was that the box string was cleaner.
1T had been soaked in water before the
boxes were unloaded-
When shown the lid of the Powers
machine. Peck recognized it as the same
kind Mcdonnell collected at the Shaft
house, though the word dangerous"
had been obliterated. The same was
true of parts of the Dow box.
The Accused Cross-examined.
Mcdonnell took a step forward and
looked straight at the boy.
you say 1 picked up boards at the
shafthouse?" he said.
yes"
What for-or, did you ever see me
carrying boxes away from there?"
Yes, SIR
Wasn't it to build fire in the
forge?"
mo, sir"
DO you realize an oath?"
YES"
You know you're on your oath now,
do you?"
yes"
"Ill ask you if you have been paid
or in any way Influenced as to your
testimony?
mo, Sir"
That's ALL
Judge Timmony Ito witness)-Why
did you promise to stay with him when
Smith shock hands with you and made
that proposition?
81 was afraid of the man."
Mrs. Isabel Burt, who resides in the
rear of the Rio Grande Western depot,
in which the express office is located
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PREPARE FOR A SIEGE.
Food For Men and Animals Received
at johannesburg.

johannesburg. Sept. 1.-The town is
preparing for the eventualities of war;
The inmates of the Children's home are
going to Natal
The town council is providing three
months supply of food for the men and
animals connected with the military
department.
All the outgoing trains are crowded
and most of the prominent men have
already left johannesburg.
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Thirty-fourth at San Francisco.

San Francisco. Sept. 1.-The Thirty
first infantry regiment, the first of the
new regiments organized under the re-
cent law authorizing an increase in the
army to be detailed for service in the
Philippines, arrived here this morning
from the east and at once marched out
to the Preside, where it will remain in
camp until it sails for Manila. The
men are in excellent health and spirits.
and appeared none the worse for the
long railroad trip.
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London, Sept. 2.-The Pretoria corre-
spondent of the Morning Post says:
President Kruger told a prominent
Boer yesterday wednesday, that war
was practically certain
Every Boer is now armed with al
Mauser and has 100 rounds for practice
1 am convinced that the reports OF
the Beers not being prepared are only
a pretense, and they will strike a blow
when it is least expected
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'ges; he wanted d pair of small
hinges. | told him 1 had none
After stating that he sometimes sent
giant powder down the shaft, throw
ing the tops of the boxes away, wit
ness was asked if he ever saw the &C.
PENDANT pick up these pieces
Yes" replied Peck, The gathered up
seven or eight one day; l think it was
before I gave him the thread
Did you. ever give him any twine
such as this?" indicating the piece
found in the shaft house. -,
Yes; l gave him ten feet of that,
producing roll from his pocket and
comparing it with the other
WAS it about the length of this!
No; 1 should judge it was two feet
longer"
The skeletons of the internal ma
chimes were brought into the court
room at this juncture. and the prisoner
turned his head and busted hlmself
talking with Deputy Sheriff McDuff
well knowing that many eyes We're
looking for his expression when he
caught sight Of them.
Mcdonnell Went to Work.
Peck, continuing with his testimony,
said that Mcdonnell sharpened his
knife in the shaft house the day alter
he got the Irvine, and after so doing.
borrowed a keyhole saw and bottle
of machine oil, and went down into
ravine north of the works.
DO YOU use cotton waste at the
mine?" calling attention to that found
in the Dow machine.
Yes, SIR
Did Smith ever take any from there
that you know OFF,
Yes. sir; it was about last Wednes-
day. When he came in, he had roll
of butcher paper about foot long I'M
der his arm
Took the Dynamite.
DO you use Hercules giant powder
a. the miue?"
Yes; l saw him take two sticks of it
from there the day he got the waste.
You MAJ state what occurred be-
tween you and Smith last Sunday"
said Mr.. Van Colt.
Smith was at the mine about p.
M said Peck. He took the trail, and
said he was going into town. Sunday
night he came to my window while l
was in bed, and called oh, Johnny
I answered Hello and he asked if 1
was alone / said yes. I want to see
you a minute he said, and went over
to the window. He said: You're
stranger, but I suppose you can keep
a secret Then he said there were
some parties from Salt Lake valley
logging his tracks"
Mr.. Van Colt (after a pause)-Didn't
he say something about the Salt Lake
Herald?"
McDonnell's Confession.
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Precautions In Texas.

Austin, Tex, Sept. 1.-The state
health department tonight received in
formation of one death from yellow
fever at New Orleans this afternoon.
State Health Officer Blunt at once or
dered rigid quarantine against New Or
leans on passenger and freight business
and all border stations were notified to
refuse admission to any person or
freight from that port
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THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE.
Kruger Says War Is Certain.
Otis Sidetraclzs General Wheeler.
PAGE TWO.
The Santa Domingo Revolution.
Big Nuggets Found.
PAGE THREE.
Sporting News.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial. 4
PAGE FIVE.
Important Railway Move.
Tabernacle Choir at Saltair.
State News.
PAGE SIX.
Mining Stock Market.
Proceedings In Dreyfus Case
PAGE SEVEN.
Financial and Commercial.
Weekly Trade Review.
PAGE EIGHT.
W. J. Bryan Arrives Next Saturday
Census Supervisorship.
Klondiker With a Fortune.
John Reck's Financial Condition.
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Postmaster For Idaho Town.
(snecisl To The Herald1

(SpeCldI 10 The HerdIU.J
Washington, Sept. Thomas H.
Wilde was today appointed postmaster
at Wagon. Bannock county, Ida, vice
Peter Catron, resigned.
In the land contest of Frank II. DEM
Ter VS.. Teppo S. Williams from the
Lewiston district, Idaho, the secretary
of the interior today modified the land
office decision, which held Williams
homestead entry for cancellation. He
will be allowed to submit final proof
for action by the land office.
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Calls Out Soldiers.

day signed a decree calling out $4,000
men of the 1899 class for military SER
vice. Thirty-five Spanish soldiers, sur
vivors of the garrison that so long held
Baler, on the east coast of Luzon,
against the Filipinos, arrived at Bar
celona today, and were enthusiastically
received by the populace.
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Signal Corps Sails.

Washington, Sept. General Greedy,
chief signal officer, received a cable
gram from Manila today. saying the
Nineteenth volunteer signal corps had
sailed on the City of Para yesterday
and that the Eighteenth corps would
sail on the Newport on Sept. 8. These
are the las: volunteer signal corps SOL
diers in the PHILIPPINES.
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relieved of sis Command.

Washington, Sept. l.-Feward ID.
Taussiy has ,een rvi.eve1 &C the conf
maud nf the SI,lsst L.'.pirrton by
orders of Admiral Watson. and ordered
home from Manila. He is said to have
differed with the admiral as to the
of the fleet. and his crit
cisms led to the action above noted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-02
SAYS THAT WAR
IS A CERTAINTY
President Kruger Believes
HOStilitieS Will Come.
BOERS ARMED AND
HAVE AMMUNITION
Will Strike a Blow When II Is
Will Strike a Blow When II Is
Least Expected.

johannesburg Is Preparing For a
Siege and Food For Men and AMI
mails Is Being Brought Into the
City-Children and Prominent
People Crowd the Outgoing Trains
United States Consul Instructed
to Protect American Citizens.
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THE TRANSPORT PARA SAILS.
Bringing Home Discharged Soldiers
From the Philippines.

Washington, Sept. 1.-The following
cablegram has been received at the
war department.:
Manila Sept. 1. 1S99-Adjutant Cen
eral. Washington: Nine hundred and
twenty-four discharged soldiers sailed
Para yesterday. Find statement in
possession Of Lieutenant Gordon. sig
nal officer. who viii identify men to
paynasters, san Francisco. Advisable
make full prerara lions prompt pay
rient arrival e'ara. OTIS.
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NEW ORLEANS IS GUARANTEED.
Alarm Caused By Prevalence of yell
low Fever In That City.

Mobile, Ala. Sept. Loving to one
death by yellow fever in New Orleans,
and two other cases declared there,
Mobile city authorities proclaimed to-
night a quarantine against persons,
baggage and freight from New Orleans
entering Mobile county.
The night train from New Orleans.
due at 1910 a. M, will be prohibited
from discharging New Orleans passen-
gers here. A detention camp will be es-
tablished tomorrow. Quarantine is also
proclaimed against Key West.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-02
Letter Carriers Appointed.

Washington, Sept. 1.-Pierre o. Perry,
James B. McGrath, Sylvester H. Reeves
and Robert Vint were today appointed
letter carriers at Salt Lake City.
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Silver For Europe.

New York. Sept. 1.-The steamer
Etruria, sailing for Europe tomorrow,
will take out $4,000 ounces of silver
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Situation Is Very Grave.

London. Sept, 2.-The johannesburg
correspondent of the Standard says: 1t
is generally understood that there is
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McDonnell's Confession.

Yes, he said he saw a piece in it
about him. / said: Why, L thought it
was a man named Smith they were
'after-I knew him as John Mcdonnell
and he said: No, I'm the man they
want or it's me they want He said
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-02
EVIDENCE AGAINST M'DoNNELL

the prisoner the day he challenged
Warden Dow
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SILVER AND LEAD

Silver, SO cents per ounce.
Lead, $4.35 per 100 pounds.
Copper, IL cents per pound.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-04
THE COLOMBIA STRIKE
Precipitates a Request For a British
War vessel.

Precipitates a Request For a British
War Vessel.
Colon, Colombia, Feb. 4.-The British
consul here, it is reported, has cabled
the governor-in-chiefa and captain gem
eral of Jamaica, Sir Augustus Hem
ming, requesting that a British man
of-war be dispatched to Colon to pro-
tect British subjects and property here,
This appeal tends to confirm previous
advices that the lives of inoffensive for
eign residents are endangered through
the indscrminate attempts of the Co
lombian soldiery to suppress the strlk-
ers and through the threatened retail
atory efforts of the dockmen and rail-
way employees, which on Thursday
threatened to precipitate sanguinary
crisis.
At Panama the steamship strikers,
who We're engaged by the month, have
petitioned the governor to enforce the
payment of their wages up to the date
of the beginning of the strike, these
having been withheld on the plea of
breach of contract. A conference was
held at the governors palace on
Thursday attended by agents of the
steamship company and the Panama
railroad. and it was agreed to increase
the wages 25 cents in silver per day,
as well as to make the payment Of
arrears asked for in the petition.
Nevertheless the strike continues, the
strikers demanding a dollar in gold.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-04
WHEELER OUT OF CONGRESS-

IT the National House sustnins It's
Judiciary Committees Report.
Washington. Feb. 4-The inquiry or
dered by the house of representatives
Ms TO what members should forfeit their
seats by reason OF accepting other
offices ended yesterday with finding
by the judiciary committee that Major
General Wheeler, a member from Ala
bama, Colonel James II. Campbell Of
Illinois, Colonel David G.. Coson Of
Kentucky and Major Edward f. Rob
bins of Pennsylvania had vacated their
seats in the house by accepting COM
missions in the army At the same
time the committee determined that
none of the members of congress serv-
ing on civil commissions had thereby
vacated their seats in the house.
The judiciary coAmittee has been
conducting the inquiry for several days,
and after an arduous session, ending at
$3.50 y. m. yesterday, the injunction Of
secrecy was removed and General Hen
derson, chairman of the committee,
made a statement giving the above de-
cision.
General Wheeler was seen after the
finding was announced. but asked to he
excused from commenting on the de.
cision, as it was in the nature of "a
judicial proceeding. It is said General
Wheeler and his associates will take no
action for the present. as the finding
of the committee is vet to be passed
upon by the house. The fact that Mr..
Jenkins voted against unseating Cen
eral Wheeler and the others may lead
to a minority report, although no no
tiCp of such was giVpu
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-04
COMMODORE PHILIPS SWORD.
Another Hero of santiago Honored b!
His Admirers.

Another Hero of santiago Honored by
His Admirers.
New York, Feb. 4.-Commodore John
w. Philip u. S, N, was presented with
a sword and album last night at the
residence of General Daniel Butterfield,
in honor of his services at the naval
battle of Santiago, July 8, 1898. Gov
ernOr Roosevelt, in presenting the
sword to Commodore Philip, said:
1T is peculiarly pleasing to me to
present you with this sword, for one of
my last official acts as assistant sec
retary of the navy was to break
through regulations in order to give
you the chance to have the turrets so
geared that the great guns of the
Texas could be used to the best pos
sible advantage, and the sequel show
ed how well it was for the service that
you should be given the opportunity to
get the utmost services from the
mighty engine entrusted to your care.
you, sir by your conduct, alike
during and after the fight; by your
courage, by your professional skill and
by your humanity reflected upon the
service to which you belong, upon the
state in which you were born and upon
the mighty nation on the roll of whose
worthless you that day wrote your
name with your sword"
Commodore Philip, in responding,
said:
4 feel honored by this reception, and
doubly honored to be the recipient OF
such complimentary words from SO
distinguished soldier, who wears upon
his breast a medal awarded by con-
gress for bravery on the field of battle.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-04

THE Councilmen of Pottsville,
when away from home, have a fond
ness for newspaper interviews. When
outside of the boundaries of the
county seat these gentlemen of ''in-
fiuencen eninvariably hunt up reporter
and proceed to tell tales out Of school
One of their number, Frey by name,
was in Hazleton on Thursday and had
much to say to representative of
the Plain-Speaker about the manner
in which matters are conducted at
Pottsville. Among other things he
said the fire companies had gotten
such control of matters in that town
that they practically owned the bor-
ough, and added that Councilmen
were afraid to vote against any
measure championed by the firemen.
Mr.. Frey will probably be asked to
explain when he confronts his Coun-
cilmanic colleagues upon his return
home
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-04
m SENATE AND HOUSE.
senator Daniels Eloquent speech

Senator Daniels Eloquent speech
Against Ratirving Pence Treaty.
Washington, Feb 4-For more than
five hours yesterday the senate listen
ed to argument I'm opposition to expan-
sion and in opposition 10 the ratinca-
ton of the treaty of peace The speak
ers were Mr. Money CMiss) and Mr..
Daniel Wa.). The former vigorously
antagonized the ratification Of the
treaty, holding that by such action the
Filipinos would be admitted to the
Union as citizens. and that if they were
not capable of self government we did
not want them. Mr.. Dauieps picture
Of the situation in the Philippines and
his peroraton. in which he appealed to
his colleagues not to depart from the
history and traditions Of the American
nation were beautiful specimens Of
eloquent English.
Most Of the time of the house during
the three hours session yesterday was
consumed in hlibusteriuy against relief
bills on the private calendar. The fill
buster was finally successful and the
house adjourned without taking up the
bills. The conference report on the dip
lomatic appropriation bill was adopted.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-04

New York Feb. Sleeves very dull;
top steers about steady; medium to fair
10u15c. lower; bulls steady; cows 10Q15c.
lower; steers, $5Oa5.G5; oxen and stays,
S2.5O6575; bulls, $S25aA271a; extra fat
heavy do, $i6OH5, COWS, S2a4. Calves
steady; veals. $5,5OaS.5O; p southern
calves unsold Sheep weak; lambs 15o.
lower; fair TO good sheep. $4a4 20: me-
dium to prime lambs, $5.O59j.4O. Hogs
steady at $ia42O; pigs lower; car of west
ern sold at 81.
East Liberty, Pa, Feb. Seattle In
light demand; extra, S5.5Od575; prime, Sc. .25
u5.5O. common, s3.5Oa4. Hogs steady;
prime heavy and mediums, s4q4O5; heavy,
S39jd4. light Workers, SSS5G3,9O; pigs,
S3.65n3.S0; roughs, $25Od350 Sheep slow
choice wethers. A.350A4O; common, 81 so
@3.5O; choice lambs, 5.Ojd515: common to
good, SiU5; veal calves, s65OQ7,56
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-04
FINANCE AND TRADE.


A Gratifying Decrease In the Number
OF Business Failures.
New York. Feb. Ar G.. Dun g. Co.'S
weekly review Of trade says. Failures
In January were smaller than In any
previous month except August. 1893,
and July, 1897 and the proportion Of
solvent payments to clearing house eX-
changes Is smaller than in any other
month Of which records exist. In jan
uary there were bus Sc cents per 1000
clearing house payments, and the
smallest in any previous month had
been about Sl.0S per $1,000. The de-
faulted liabilities were $I721,S9I
against $40, 451. .513 last year a decrease
of 26 per cent and IS per cent smaller
than in 1897, 81 per cent smaller than In
1896 90 per cent smaller than i'm 1895
and 76 per cent smaller than in 1894.
The manufacturing failures were the
smallest excepting August 1898. There
were only seven failures for 100000 or
more. and the average of liabilities per
failure is smaller than in January Of
any other year. and the small failures
are not only fewer In number but
smaller in average liabilities than in
any previous year. Considering that
January is usually one of the largest
turn is surprising, as well as encour-
aging.
The volume of business in January
has been far beyond all precedent. Ex-
changes through clearing houses have
been A per cent larger than last year,
and 597 per cent larger than in 1892,
and while speculation in stocks at New
York materially increases the volume
of payments, 1t was larger outside this
city by 1873 per cent than in 1892 1t
is pertinent to note that the remarkable
expansion in the aggregate of BUSH
ness payments comes in spite of a ma
terial decline in prices during the past
seven years, so great that payments of
$50, 900, 600 would cover about as much
business as payments of 800 900, 900 in
1892 1t is not strange that European
exchanges are disturbed and alarmed,
and a rise in sterling even when gold
is being shipped this way, is one of the
interesting features.
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THE Taxpayers Association Of this
county has decided to oppose the
passage of an act to regulate salaries
of court criers and tipstaves in
counties with 100000 population and
upwards. The cost of running the
courts here would be largely increased
by the change. At present the cost
averages about 81, 800 per year,
whereas the new law would increase
the salaries to about $1,000 The
move on the part of the Taxpayers
Association is in the right direction,
and they should be supported in their
efforts to prohibit the contemplated
increase of salaries.
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Mr.. WOODFORD EXPLAINS.
His Words of Praise Were Distorted
Into Harsh Criticism.

His Words of Praise Were Distorted
Into Harsh Criticism.
New York, Feb 4.-Hon. Stewart L.
Woodford, ex-minister to Spain, has
replied to Secretary Longs letter with
reference to Mr.. Woodfords speech
before the Army and Navy club, in
which, 1t was said, he declared that ION
Feb. IS there was not on American
ships on n the ordnance depots or in
the UniNd States two rounds of powder
per gun" After saying that his re-
marks were evidently garbled by news
paper reporters Mr. Woodford pro-
ceeds:
What I intended to say was that
I had been informed during February,
1898, that on the 18th of February of
that year there were not more than
two rounds OF ammunition per gun
and per man in the ordnance depots
and arsenals Of the United States, and
that / did not then believe that we
were then ready for offensive opera
tlons or could be before the 18th OF
April. That this was not true with re-
gard to the navy is the boast Of that
department and the pride Of all our
people. If I conveyed any other idea
IN my remark to the Army and Navy
club / regret It.
my remarks with regard 10 the ship
ment of ammunition across the con-
tinent TO San Francisco and thence to
Honolulu and Hong Kong related to
the reserve supplies Of ammunition.
veutured the statement with regard to
the ammunition train across the con-
tinent because It seemed to me demon
strative Of the marvellous foresight OF
your department and Of the energy OF
the ordnance department that the re-
serve ammunition required by Admiral
Dewey for all the possible contingencies
of MS services in the Philippines should
have been sent so promptly and have
reached Hong Kong so opportunely.
II meant no criticism on Captain
O'lFeill nor the ordnance bureau nor the
navy. but said what I did In inten-
tiohal and hearty praise Of yourself
and your department"