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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-29
OSCAR EL|AS0N MET KIS
DEATH WHILE HUNTING
He Was Accidentally Shot by the Pianist of His
Company and Died Three Days Later.
Tragedy Occurred Near Sydney While the Magician Was
With Hunting Pary-Funeral Largely Attended.

wound was serious one, but they
held out hopes for his recovery.
That it was expected that the wound
ed man would recover is shown by the
fact that Mr.. Leach, the manager OF
Dante, although canceling all the en-
gagements until Christmas. made ar
rangements for his appearance at Bris-
bane during the holidays.
On the arrival of DR.. Mccormick,
the wounded magician was taken to
Dubbo on a litter. When in the hos
pital there he was attended by Drs.
Tressider and Mccormick. He was
thought to be improving, although he
the doctors were mistaken, for he died
from the result of the wound at 2:20
p. M, Nov. %.
At an inquest held the day following
before r. G.. Dulhunty, the district
coroner at Dubbo, evidence was given
detailing the sad accident by DR.. Tres
sider G. Taylor, Frank Eliason, broth
er of the deceased. and GeorsS Jones,
the pianist who fired the fail shot.
The coroner's jury returned verdict
that death had resulted from a gum
shot wound, accidentally inflicted
Funeral Largely Attended.
After the inquest the remains were
taken to the railway station and taken
ment. The funeral. which took place
from the parlors of Wood & Co. on
George street. was very largely at
tended. Despite intense heat there
were over 400 persons present. includ-
ing Mrs. Oscar Eliason and daughter,
Frank Eliason, Miss Viola Gillette, also
of Salt Lake, who is appearing in
Robin Hood at Sydney; Louis j.
Lohr. who went from Melbourne to be
present, and number of the leading
lights of the theatrical profession.
Wreaths On the Grave.
The deceased being Mormon, there
was no set burial services, but touch
ing funeral Grafton was delivered by
the Rev. George Walters. The grave
of Dante at Waverly is adjacent to
that of the late Sadie Mcdonald, a
young American actress, who died
three years ago on the same day of the
year as Dante. Porcelain Wreaths
were laid on the grave by Harry Rich
! ards. the well known Australian actor;
Harry S. Hinner, Paul CinQueralli of
the Tivoli theatre company, Hcyt's and
McKee'S American company, Dante's
managerial staff. Artista and working
staffs and a large number of citizens,
! theatrical men, social lights and others.
Great Success In Australia.
Ddnte sdlltd IToH Nictorld> ID. -,
, in October. 1898. after performing here.
From the first time he appeared on the
stage of Australia he appears to have
caught on" and he achieved the long
est run of any entertainer in the same
line at Sydney, the record run consist
ing of sixty evening performances and
twenty-six matinees. AT return en-
gagement he ran for four weeks. His
untimely end was much regretted He
was so years old at the time of his
death.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-29
P;neree Scheme killed.

Lansing. Mich, Dec. 2s.-The senate
late this afternoon. by a vote of 16 to IS,
killed the Pingree joint resolution for
the submission of a constitutional
amendment permitting amending OF the
state tax laws, which had passed the
house. The senate has adopted reso-
luton to adjourn tomorrow at noon-
The large number of votes against the
proposition was a great surprise.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-29
Grower Cleveland Improved.

Princeton, n. j., Dec. 2S.-Ex-Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland, who has been
confined to his bed for the last three
days. was much improved today. The
attending physician stated that the ex-
president was up and able to get about
the house. and would soon be entirely
rac.n1-ared
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-29

New York. Dee. 2S.-A dispatch to
the Herald. from Berlin says: The Lo-
kal Anzeiger publishes the contents of
the German English Portuguese secret
treaty. This double treaty will have
executive force as soon as the Swiss
jurists, Messrs. Blaesi, Hensler and
Goldau, have given a decision in the
Delagoa Bay arbitration.
The decision, it is expected, will be
given in January or February, and
will probably be in favor of England, in
which case Portugal must pay to Eng
larA and America an indemnity of e1,-
900, zee sterling.
England obtained in 1891 from Por-
tugal the right of pre-emption in Della
goa Bay, and the cession of Delagoa
Bay to England may. therefore, be ex-
pected in March next. 1t is possible
that President Kruger may now de-
clare war on Portugal and attack Del
agoa at once.
In order to prevent any interference
by France or Russia, England conclud-
ed a secret treaty with Germany re-
garding the complete partition of Por-
tuguese colonial possessions. Germany
is to receive all Portuguese possessions
in Asia-that is to say. Timor, Goa, Da-
maio, Macao and T>fu, with 10000
square mites of territory and 1,000,O 900
inhabitants.
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Organization of Populists.

Hastings. Neb.. Dec. 2S.-Under the
banner of the union reform party over
three score delegates met here today
and effected a state organization. The
old middle-of- -the-road element is b.
hind the plan, and the spirit of that
branch of Populism was rampant The
convention was sprinkled with Demo-
Gratis, but at no time during the con-
vention was MIR. Bryan's name men
4fapad
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-29
Dealings in Utah Consolidated.

Active dealings in Utah Consolidated
Mining shares carried the price up 31s
to 80 today. There was talk from New
York that disaffected shareholders
were about to cooperate in prayer
for a financial statement from the man
ayers. The notion was promulgated
that Standard Oil people had let go
enough shares to make control by
other interests a possibility. 1t is more
likely that Standard Oil people have
been buyers. 1t is. intimated that some
sort of a statement will soon be pre-
sented by the management.
One local house states that it has
bought for cash recently on Salt Lake
account 10000 Centennial-Eureka
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What GERMANY Gets.

Germany further receives in Africa
all Portuguese territory north of Mo-
zambique except a strip of land three
miles wide for Mr.. Cecil Rhodes trans
African railway. For this the German
government will pay Portugal 25,000,OGO
marks.
The surprising part in the statement
of the -Lokal AnZeiger is that 1t refers
to Asia, when it has repeatedly been
asserted at the foreign office that the
treaty only refers to Africa, and did
not refer to Asia. It must, however,
be remembered that the Lokal An
zeiger was in a position TO publish tie
Samoa treaty twenty-four hours before
the official publication took place.
England receives the remaining
African possessions of Portugal, wnlcn
contain 100000 square kilometres, and
have 100000 inhabitants. The con-
sent of Portugal to this arrangement
has already been obtained in principle
The Lokal Anzeiger declares it mas
news from such a source that no de-
menti is possible.
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PROGRESS IN
POOLING SLOW
Holders of U. S. Mining
Stocks Are Backward.
ONLY $4,000 SHARES
HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED
About 10000 Shares Have Not Yet
ASSented.
Banks Interested in Property Appar-
emily Do Not Look with Favor
Upon Plan-Claim Their Mines
Are Valuable and Fixed Price
Should Be Demanded-Pooling
Committee Will Endeavor to Ar
range Satisfactory Plan.
fsneciaI TO The Herald,

Boston, Mass, Dec. 2S.-The original
ten days limit covering deposits of
United States Mining shares with the
Old Colony Trust company expired to-
day. The committee having the mat
ter in charge will order an extension
of ten days.
Up to the present time progress in
pooling has been much slower than
had been hoped. At the latest canvass
only $4,000 shares have been deposited,
leaving 49,, GOO shares which have not as
sented OF this amount possibly 10000
shares are held by the fifty
different banks in this city and
throughout this section. Thus
far the banks have signified no special
desire to come into the plan. although
they have not definitely gone on rec
ord as saying that they would not. In
dividuals hold approximately $1,000
shares of the stock.
Manager Neill of the United States
Mining company, who arrived from
the west several days ago, has not yet
been called upon by the committee to
furnish his testimony as to the value
of the territory owned by the COM
pany.
Objections of Banks.
A new phase in the situation devel-
oped at the meeting of brokers held
yesterday afternoon. The meeting was
a small one, and only a few of the more
important banks were represented.
Counsel for these banks objected par
ticularly to the provision in the agree
ment that allowed the pooling commit
tee to dispose of the shares at any fig
ure. They contended that the property,
despite present conditions, was a valu-
able one, and that a fixed price should
be demanded at which the pooling COM
mittee could dispose of the stock.
Counsel for the firms in the pooling
committee admitted the force of the
arguments presented by the bank men,
and it is understood that they will con-
suit with the firms and arrange for a
new agreement, fixing the price for alb
solute disposal of the property at a
figure satisfactory to the banks. If
this is agreed upon. the banks will de-
posit their holdings. with the pooling
committee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-29

| opportunity to become familiar with
the subject he discussed. DIR. Jordan
referred to Agasslz as the greatest
| teacher America has ever seen. and
the greatest teacher, in science, of the
world
With an ambition TO become a great
naturalist. he entered the University
of Munich of which he afterward said:
''Our professors were not only our
teachers, but our friends"
| DR.. Jordan related how AgassiZ went
to Paris and lived in extreme poverty
| to get an education. and how, by the
result of his own efforts. he attracted
| the attention of Humboldt great
scholar OF the age.
Came to America
while in the height of his glory.
| Agassiz came to America, he said.
"and he stayed here because he liked
a land where he could think without
| treading on the toes of the church or
| the government He became an enthu-
siastic and loyal American, and clung
| to the idea that all men We're created
equal The great student of nature
went into Harvard, then the greatest
| school of America, yet smaller than
the smallest of Germany. He taught
nature in this country for the first
| time
Il went to Agassiz,'' said. DIR. Jor-
dan, 'and told him 1 wanted to study
sea weeds He said: You shall study
| the habits of fishes And so l did.
1 didn't care for it, but he told me TO
keep on, and now, when am allowed
| to do any other work than that in my
line, 1 go fishing. That is why / know
more about the fishes in Utah than all
| of you put together. I say this with
! out boasting, because L know 1t IS
| true
Lecture On Grasshoppers.
"Agassiz always gave US something
| to work on that we knew nothing about.
He changed the tradition at Harvard
| that a teacher was a superior being
| He used to go out and see farmers,
and / remember once at the institute
in Boston he was to lecture on grass
hoppers. He brought in about a peck
of them, and gave one TO each person
i'm the room. If anybody laid his down
he stopped talking until he had picked
it up again.
sAgassiz was an eloquent man. He
had a great mastery of words. and had
the most wonderful kindness toward
young men,
/ DIR. Jordan referred touchingly TO
the death of the learned educator in
1 1873, and paid a glowing tribute to his
memory
At the conclusion Of the lecture q
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Resigned from Church.

He testified there that he had gone to
Senator Clark and told him that a friend
OF his would change his vote for con-
sfderatfon and that Clark had agreed to
see that II was fixed. and that $4,000 was
mentioned as the price. The conference
committee asked him TO explain his state
ment that he had solicited bribe.
Warren was notified that the committee,
of which the Rev. d. B. Price of this city
was chairman, would give him an oppor-
tunity to be heard. He replied by saying
that the charges were false but rather
than submit his family to the degradati ton
that would result from an investigat ton
he would resign and surrender his creden-
tials. The credentials accompanied the
letter.
The Importance of the.action of Warren.
from the standpoint of Montana politics.
Lies in the fact that in the WELCOME pro-
lawyer, were the only witnesses who con-
nectei Senator Clark directly with the
efforts being made in his behalf
Cason Recants.
Cason, who testified that United States
Senator w. A. Clark told him that he
would pay for votes for himself as sena-
tor, has recanted. A signed statement is
in the hands of Mr.. Clarks friends, in
which Mr.. Cason says his evidence was
untruthful and that he gave II for 500
put up. by the opponents of Mr. Clark:
that his family was starving and he had
to have the money. Cason expresses re-
gret at the wrong done, and hopes this
retraction may Offset it somewhat.
Senator ClarkS friends are now iubilant
at the developments, and they take the
ground and will do so at Washington
when the contest is heard, that Warren S
withdrawal is tantamount to a confession
of guilt. Members of the conference have
taken steps to procure affidavits support
ing the charges against Warren for the
protection of the church in future years.
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An Interesting Discussion

Superintendent Coopar then threw
open the meeting to discussion Pro-
fessor Brimhall of the B. Y. academy,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-29
Marshal MacMahon's Decision.

The dispute was ultimately referred
to the arbitration of the president or
the French republic, Marshal MacMa-
non. whose award in 1875 was given in
favor of Portugal. Britain, however,
did not relinquish her claims and she
consoled herself for the loss of the ac-
tl,al ownership By obtaining a right OF
pre-emption under the Anglo-Portu-
guese agreement of 1891.
Under this instrument Great Britain
and Portugal agreed that in event OF
lone of the two powers proposing 20
part with any of the territories to the
south of Zambesi. the other shall De
recognized as possessing a preferential
right to the territories in question or
any portion of them.
This is held to give to Great Britain
the right of pre-emption whenever Por-
tugal is in such financial straits as TO
need to sell her rights in the bay. Sne
was said to be in such difficulties last
wear. and only domestic political con-
aif'era tions in Lisbon then prevented
her acting upon the agreement
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That Great Britain would ultimately
become the possessor of Delagoa Pay
has long been expected. 1t mas been
known for some years that negotla-
tions for the transfer have. with more
or less secrecy, been carried on between
Portugal and Great Britain
Domestic and political considerations
have deferred Portugal from parting
with one of her most valuable posses
sions. 1t would not be surprising IL
Great Britain, under stress of present
circumstances, acted upon the neSotia-
tons of the last few years and pressed
for the execution OF the understanding
between the two countries
The present town of Lourenzo Mar
uuez, not infrequenty termed Delagoa
Bay. dates only from 1851 1t is built
ON the site of an old village named IN
honor of the navigator who in 1914
planted the first Portuguese flag there
The harbor has been compared with
two of the finest in the world, Rio and
sydney, and. properly developed, 1t
would become the maritime port OF the
whole of the basin of the Llmpopo
river and of the states occupying the
plateau of South Africa Great Britain
from 1920 onward disputed the claims
of Portugal to the ownership of Dela-
goa Bay and based it's own claims upon
an occupation by the Dutch, of which
! the reversion fell to her. Captain
Owens, carrying out the surveys in
1923, obtained concession from the
native chiefs concerned in its shores
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
Though chary OF appealing to it, the
love of the people never failed to move
him deeply.
BEWITCHED THE STEAK,
Effects OF Liquid Air Mystify tn
WAiEerA and tina l.n0La.

Effects OF Liquid Air Mystify tho
Walters and tho Cooks.
Charles E. Tripler, the famous ex-
perimenter in liquid air, recently went
to Boston to visit his friend Elihu
Thompson, the electrical expert, says
the Boston Transcript. He took with
him a can of liquefied air. 1t was a
quart of the coolest thing on earth
that Mr.. Tripler had in this tin can,
and he took it with him to luncheon,
where he put it on the floor by his
chair. They lunched in a hotel cafe
and ordered steak. After it had been
brought in and while the walters back
was turned Mr. Tripler lifted it from
the platter, opened the can and ex-
posed the meat to the liquid air. When
he put it back on the platter it was as
hard as rock. Waiter" called Mr..
Tripler, come here" The waiter
obeyed. whats the matter with this
steak?' he asked anxiously. And he
lifted it from the plate by two fingers
and struck it with his knife. The
frozen meat rang like a bell. II
d-d-on't k-n--now, sir" he faltered
and he started for the head waiter on
the run. Mr.. Tripler. by the way, is
one of the looking men In the
inventing business. His mustache is
of the pirate cut and his eyebrows
bristle and meet in the middle. There
fore the head waiter approached him
with almost timidity. do you serve
your steaks like this as a rule?" asked
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03

at which all mastodon remains IN this
country have been discovered. Iron
rods were thrust down through the
muck. thereby locating the bones. Inc
first days search was very successful
revealing leg bones, ribs and verteorae.
The first discovery was thigh meas
uring thirty-one inches across. Inc
largest leg bone was thirty-eight lnches
long and twenty-five inches In circum
ference. The longest Of the ribs, OF
which the complete skeleton has twen-
ty, is forty-five inches long. The YER
tebrae are the size of human heao.
The teeth are as large as mans
hand and have three rows OF con1cal
projections, two in a row. The TACT
completely Identifies the mastodon, as
all other mastodons of the period had
fiat teeth. Indeed, the animal received
its name from this popularity, masto-
don, meaning nipple-toothed. The mas \
todon had more than eight perfect
teeth at no one time, although during
its life it had twenty-four. The new
ones grew forward, forcing the others
in front OF them, until, worn out and
useless, the old teeth disappeared. In
spite Of the great length OF time elaps-
ing since it's death, the enamel on
some of the teeth Is white and shining.
The bones are fairly we'll preserved,
but crumble somewhat after exposure
to the air. A special search was
A. ho coannH 6Qv hnf
It was unsuccessful. However, sockets
ten inches in circumference. reaching
two feet into the skull, evidence tusks
eleven feet long.
This mastodon, according to the
usual reckoning, has been dead 7,Ooo
years. Its genus lived and died De-
fore the birth of man. 1t belonged to
the post tertiary period OF cenozolc
time, period during which the cl-
mate OF Michigan was semi-tropical.
It was covered with reddish wool, and
long black hair, and lived on spruce
and fir trees. In life it was eleven feet
high and twenty-five feet long from
the tips of its tusks to the base OF its
tail. Nor was 1t the only giant Of its
time. The horse and elephant OF today
are pigmies in comparison with their
ancient prototypes.
Enough leg bones were found exact
ly alike in all except size to make It
certain that several mastodons must
have persisted in the same place.
Methodical work will be begun as soon
as the swamp dries sufficiently. 1t is
proposed to plow large area and
scrape of a foot from the surface. This
will make digging much easier. Profs.
Knapp and Montgomery think that
only a small beginning has been made
of exhuming large mastodon ceme-
terry. Only five complete skeletons
have been found in the United States,
and it is expected that the sixth will
soon be mounted in the Olivet college
museum.
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A SOPORlFIC PLANT.
Cows and Horses Arc Peculiarly A.
fected nv

Cows ana HOrseS ara REGULARLY Az
fected by 1t.
Mr.. Gillespie OF Edinburgh has called
attention to the curious soporific action
of certain plants found in Russia and
America, says the Boston Transcript
These plants are known to botanists
under the name of stipa. On the Med
iterranean coast, where the stipa grows
in profusion, it is called the virgins
fax, and because of its beautiful bios
SONS is extensively used for bouquets.
In Texas and New Mexico species Of
this plant, called stipa viridula, pos
sesses soporific qualities. Cowboys and
herders OF the west, where the plant
grows luxuriantly. often find to their
astonishment that their cows and
horses are suddenly overcome with
sleepiness, accompanied with great
weakness. They are rendered incapa-
Bile of travelling and cannot exert them
selves without great effort. Horses and
cows are affected alike. The head falls
low, the body trembles, the breath
comes with difficulty and the heart
beats tumultuously. Accompanying
this there is profuse sweating exhaus-
ton. The poor animal seems violently
sick. However, in few days his state
becomes normal again. Strangely
enough, sheep are not affected by this
plant. AS an experiment, Mr.. Giles
pie inoculated frogs and rabbits with
an extract from the stipa viridula.
After the injection the animals were
apparently seized with hallucinations,
and suffered the anxiety and paralysis
u ! stfoag narcotic. i
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CHAPTER XIII.

sat down, faint and dizzy. There
stood the detective, eager, triumphant.
and no doubt utterly astonished and
disappointed at my want of apprecia-
ton Of his success.
1.-THE charge is for concealing,' he
went on. II thought it better to take
that line"
II suppose so," assented DULY.
was sansacking my brains for way Of
escape. My darling in the clutches OF
this harry Of the law! 1t was intolera-
ble-impossible! A wild idea of brib-
ing him-of throwing myself upon his
mercy, crossed my half-distracted
mind. Something must be done. &.
IT have telegraphed for more men,"
said Widdrington-"half dozen Of
them In case of resistance, you know.
They can come down by the night
mall"
An army of constables against one
poor little trembling woman! What on
earth was the man thinking Of?
Hell probably show fight" went on
the detective.
HE? Who?" I stammered.
"Why, the criminal" answered Wild
drington.
'The--the criminal" repeated
after him blankly.
The man give me quick critical
look. That l had been dining. and
dining not wisely, but too we'll, was
evidently the conclusion he arrived at.
Nothing else could account for my in
tense stupidity.
1.-THE criminal-Mr. Charles Brans-
combe," he emphasized. "It's clear
case, and an uncommon clever game.
too. PRESERVATION of his cousin, Miss