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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
POLICE PICKINGS.

Judge Timmony yesterday listened to
the airing of a mother-in-law quarrel,
and dismissed the participants with
some good advice and the additional
suggestion to build high board fence
between their homes, if there was no
prospect of living in peace and har-
mony. 1t was charge of abusive Ian
guage brought against Mrs. Victoria
Hess, a German woman, living at SCI
West Seventh South street. The COM
plainant was Mrs. Mary Williams. AS
a remote cause of the difficulty might
be suspected the circumstance that
Mrs Hess son married Mrs. Williams
daughter, and the two women are re-
siding in houses only fifty feet apart.
Besides throwing bucket of water
at Mrs Williams, the testimony of the
complainant and her daughter showed
that Mrs Hess used some very vile
language in a quarrel, which resulted
when the latter woman went over to
inspect a baby that had been born to
her sons wife. Mrs. Hess insisted on
her innocence of the alleged language,
but approved of the practicability of
the courts advice to build a high board
fence between the families.
William Farrer, who completed a
term of six years in the penitentiary
Sunday for holding up a street car in
this city, was arrested yesterday for
disturbing the peace and carrying
concealed weapon. He expressed the
inclination to leave Utah and return to
his old haunts in California, and Judge
Timmony decided to give him a chance
by suspending sentence till evening.
In police court yesterday forfeitures
from gambling houses amounted to
SIPS, and from cases of prostitution, SO.
The bail deposited yesterday from
cases of prostitution for appearance in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
BARON HERecHELL's FUNERAL.
Ambassador ChHate Was One OF the
Pallbearers.

London, March 21.-Funeral services
over the remains of the late Baron
Herschell, who died at Washington on
March l, took place today in Westmin-
ster Abbey.
a procession of carriages formed at
the residence of the deceased, Gros-
venor Gardens, to which the body was
conveyed yesterday on it's arrival here
from Portsmouth. At the residence the
casket was placed in a glass paneled
heaTse, and the procession proceeded to
Westminster Abbey. There the body
was met by the dean, clergy and choir.
The 3allbearers were the United
States ambassador, Joseph H. Choate,
the government leader in the house Of
commons, Mr.. Balfour; the speaker of
the house Of commons, the Right Hon.
William Court Gulley; the high COM
missioner Of Canada, Baron StrathcOna
and Mountroyal; the Liberal leader in
the house of lords, the Earl of Kimber-
ley: the vice chancellor of the Univer-
sity of London, Sir Henry Enfield Ros-
coe: the lord high chancellor, the Earl
Of Halsbury, ana the chancellor of the
Duchy Of Lancaster, Baron James of
Hereford
Lord Churchill. the lord in waiting to
the queen, represented her majesty, and
there We're also present representatives
of the Prince of Walls and the Duke of
York.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
JEALOUSY AND A WOMAN.
Cause of the Shooting of a Wealthy
Chicago Man

Chicago, March 21-John T. Shayne,
a wealthy furrier and a prominent
Democratic politician, was shot and
probably fatally wounded this after
noon by Harry H. Hammond, a mer-
chant tailor. The shooting occurred in
the cafe of the Auditorium annex,
where Shayne was sitting at lunch
with Mrs. Hammond, the divorced wife
Of Hammond. and two other ladies.
Mr. Shayne was shot in the back as he
sat at the table. He fell under the
table. and Hammond, pulling up the
tablecloth. deliberately fired TWO more
bullets into the helpless man. He then
walked out into the Office of the hotel
where he stood awaiting the arrival of
an officer. He was quickly placed un-
der arrest and taken to the Harrison
street station. where he declined to
make any statement.
Shayne, who was a widower, had
been in company with Mrs. Hammond
q great deal since her divorce from
Hammond, and there was talk of an
approaching marriage between them.
Mrs. Hammond secured a divorce from
Hammond nearly a year ago, on the
ground Of habitual drunkenness. No
cause for the shooting is known, unless
it can be attributed to Hammond s
Jealousy of his divorced wife. All
three bullets struck Shayne in the
back. and it was first the opinion of
the doctors that his death was newt
able in a short time. Later, however,
they declared that he had chance
il blood poisoning did not set in.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
Settles Dispute Concerning Territory
On the Nile.
BOUNDARIES OF SPHERES
EQUAL COMMERCIAL RIGHTS TO
LAKE CHAD.
Convention Removes Causes of Eric
ton Between the Two Powers
General Kitchener Explains the
Killing of Wounded Dervishes
and Mutilation of Prophets Body.

London. March 21.-The convention
between Great Britain and France, linn
iting their frontiers in the valley of
the Nile, was signed tonight by the
Marquis of Salisbury and the French
ambassador, NJ. Paul Cambon, respec-
lively.
Broadly stated, the terms of the con-
vention are as follows: The exact
frontier from the northern line of the
Belgian Congo to latitude Is is to be
determined by a mixed commission, il
being agreed that Great Britain shall
retain Bahr- el-Ghazal, with Darfur;
France keeping Wadi Cor Wady), west
of Darfur; Bargami, south of Lake
Chad; Kanem, north of Lake Chad, and
generally speaking, the territory east
and north of Lake Chad lying north
of the fifteenth parallel. The French
sphere will extend south of the Tropic
of Cancer to the western limit of the
Libyan desert. The signatories agree
70 equality of commercial treatment
from the Nile to Lake Chad, and be-
tween the fifteenth and nineteenth par
allels latitude. The latter clause per
mits France to establish commercial
houses on the Nile and it's affluences.
The signatories undertake to refrain
from exercising political or territorial
rights outside of the frontiers affected
by the convention.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
Concerning Pugilist Bean.

Salt Lake City. March IL.
To the Editor of The Herald:
Will you please answer the following
questions:
First-Does Willard Bean, the pugilist,
hold any standing in the Mormon church?
Second-After the contest with Williams
(or before) did ne preach in Provo taber-
nacle?
Third-Did the spectators swear yocifer-
ously in the opera house because a gentle
man by name (Rev. Andrews) had tried
to put a stop to it. the contest?
The above is broadcast in book form in
northern Idaho. Very respectfully,
s. ALLEN, Subscriber.
In answer to the first. it might be said
that Mr.. Bean has no particular stand
ing in the Mormon church, though he Is
a member.
Second-He is a rafting good speaker.
and If we remember correctly, delivered
an address in the Provo tabernacle on
Sunday. and licked the packing out Of
Midget Sandow'' Monday. the week fol-
lowing.
Third-Not very The mayor gave this
crecaution: III the boys can't be easy.
let them be as easy as they can" and the
spectators cheered vociferously. The
fight was not at all brutal. Rev.
Andrews was not present.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
SLAUGHTER OF DERvIsHEs.
General Kitchener Explains Why the
Wounded Were Killed.

London, March PA dispatch TO
Lord Cromer, British diplomatic agent
in Egypt, embodying the reply of the
sirdar, General Lord Kitchener Of
Khartoum, to questions regarding the
alleged mutilation and useless slaugh-
ter of Dervishes in the battle of Omdur-
man, has been laid before parliament.
The sirdar says that the only wounded
Dervishes killed by his troops were
those who feigned death in order to
obtain opportunities for killing the
Anglo-Egyptians.
Whatever was DONE" he continues,
was done with all possible considera-
lions Of humanity
The sirdar justified the destruction
Of the tomb of the mahdi and the dis
persal Of the prophets remains on the
ground that if the mausoleum had been
left intact and unDrofaned it would
have become the center of fanatical pill
grimages, causing endless trouble. He
says he himself ordered the demolition.
Lord Cromer endorses the statements
of General Kitchener.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
ROAST BEEF WAS BOILED BEEF
AND UNFIT FOR USE AS AN
ARMY RATION.
DR.. Nicholas Sem Adds His Testi-
mony to the Evidence Against
Eagan's Meat-Lacked Nutrition.

Chicago, March 21.-The government
witnesses with reference to the beef
question-Dr. Nicholas Sem and Lieu
tenant Colonel A. w. Corliss. Or. Sem
entirely disapproved Of canned roast
beef as an army ration for any length
of time, and Colonel Corliss told of the
soldiers dislike for it. The court will
hold an all-day session tomorrow, and
will leave fer New York tomorrow
evening or Thursday morning. The re-
naming witnesses will be those. sug
geSted by Major Lee in behalf of Ma
jor General Miles.
DR.. Nicholas Sem of Chicago, who
served in Cuba and Porto Rico, tesgi-
fed that the troops in Cuba lived large
ly on canned roast beef and bacon. He
had every reason to believe that the
camel beef was not roasted, but boiled.
1t was tasteless, and certainly appeared
to lack nutritious qualities as was APP
parent from the condition of the men
who returned from Cuba to Montauk-
men who had never been i'll, but were
greatly emaciated. He believed that
the meat was overdone-that there was
some fault in the process of preparation
that the process mad not been perfect
ed. The bacon was of good quality. He
could saysnothing of refrigerated beef,
because he did not see any of it in Cuba
or Porto Rico. He made no formal in
spection of the canned roast beef, bat
had eaten some of it, and his statements
were based on his own experience. He
thought one of the meat supplies for the
future for the army should be dried
beef Men could be fed once or twice
a week on canned roast beef without ill
effectson their health, but as a. daily ra-
ton for any length Of time he would
not consider it a safe or advisable ra-
ton. When the packers learned how to
make real roast beef he thought it
would be an excellent thing, but not as
an exclusive diet.
General A. w. Corliss, who was at
tachei to the Seventh infantry in Cuba,
testified that he was shot on the 1st of
July and knew nothing of conditions
thereafter. up to that time" he said.
I'VE got a good deal of canned corneti
beef and canned roast beef, also bacon
in small quantities Complaints were
received about the canned roast beef;
it was disliked very much. The officers
and men had the same ration. We tried
to eat the canned roast beef and did eat
it, but in order to do SO, we had to
mix it with bareback and fry it. We
tried to eat it plain, but could not; it
made us sick, gave us bowel trouble"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
Amount of War Tax Still Paid By
the People

Washington, March 21.-The monthly
statement Of the collections of internal
revenue shows that the total receipts
for February, 1899, We're S19,64S,996, an
increase as compared with February,
1898, of 81 $50, AS.
The receipts from the several sources
OF revenue are given as follows, to-
gether with the increases as 'conl9ared
with the same month in 1898: Spirits,
SS,024,726; increase. 81. O34, 500; tobacco,
S4.34S, 233; increase, $1,6S6, 499; fermented
liquors, SS,7S7521: increase, 81, 625,2 53;
oleomargarine, 1853, 724; increase, $40,
5S7; miscellaneous, SO, 29S, 1872; increase,
Sc, $780, 77.
Of the first amount SO. 211, asa was re-
ceived from the sale of documentary
and proprietary stamps; mixed flour,
S57S; bankers. Sc. 535; billiard rooms, ST.
03S; stock brokers, 1886; commercial
brokers. $3.50; aggregate Of special
taxes. S30.24e.
For the eight months Of the present
fizcaI year the total receipts from in
ternal revenue sources were Sis, 1873. 6S4
an increase, as compared with the same
period of 1898, of $6S, 299, 05S.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
MASSACHUSETTS BACKS MILES
COMMANDING GENERALS RE-
CEPTIoN AT BOSTON.
Received By the Legislature and Ten
dered Banquet-Governor Refers
to Army Beef Scandal.

Boston, March 21.-Major General
Nelson A. Miles visited the legislature
this afternoon. He. first was received
by the senate, where he made brief
address. He then went to the house,
where a similar programme was car
ried out. Each branch took a recess
after General Miles address, and the
members were presented to the visitor.
Just after he left the statehouse one
OF the afternoon papers, containing the
announcement that Mr.. Sherman had
died, was shown to General Miles.
While General Miles expressed his in
tention of carrying out the days pro-
gramme, Mrs. Miles requested that her
numerous engagements should be can
celed. This was done at once, and she
returned to her hotel very much de-
pressed over the sad news. A few
hours later a representative of the AS
ISOLATED Press brought her the well
come news that Mr.. Sherman was still
alive.
In the meantime General Miles. de-
spite the heavy weight of loss on his
mind bravely stood the test of hours
of handshaking at the Algonquin club.
While he was thus engaged, the AS
ISOLATED Press dispatch was shown him
and he at once expressed his great joy
at the good news.
General Miles closed the day by at
tending a banquet given him by the
Merchants club at the Algonquin club
tonight. More than 200 leading mer-
chants of this city were present. The
event of the evening was the reading
of the Associated Press dispatch deny
ing that John Sherman was dead, and
the proposing by General Miles him
self, as he rose to speak. of toast and
long life to the statesman.
The beef investigation was referred
to by some of the speakers, but only
in a general way.
General Miles and Lieutenant Colo,
mel Michler sat on the right of Presi-
dent John Mason Little, who presided.
On the immediate left were Governor
Wolcott and Attorney General Dalton.
Mr.. Little's warm words of welcome
were followed by General Taylor's
comparison of the soldiers of the civil
war with those of the late war with
Spain. closing with this sentiment:
Here's to General Miles, the soldier
who has been in more battles than any
man who has ever worn the American
uniform"
Governor Wolcott received warm
greeting, and he, too, welcomed the
distinguished guest in his official ca
pacity, and said that Massachusetts
was proud of the record of her honored
son. The governor referred to the beef
investigation, and said that General
Miles had the confidence of the people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
IN THE SOCIAL REALM.

Mrs. Stanley Clawson entertains the
Sewing club this afternoon.
Mrs. ingalls,, who has been visiting
relatives in the city. leaves Friday for
her home in Pueblo.
The Misses Dwyer entertain infor-
mally this evening.
Mrs De Witt B. Lowe left yesterday
for New York, accompanied by her
The ladies will spend the Easter holt
days in Gotham. where Mrs. Lowe will
visit her son, who is a pupil at Phil
lips academy at Andover, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w Edmunds re-
turned yesterday from visit to south
ern California.
Captain and Mrs. Ducat gave a the
atre party last evening. The guests
were Lieutenant and Mrs. jerks, Mr.
B. x. Smith and Mr.. Max Smith.
Another box was occupied by Mr.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Young, Miss Park
and Mr. W. j. Lawrence.
The Sons of the American Revolu-
ton are making arrangements for a.
banquet on the evening of April 10, the
anniversary of the battle of Lexing-
ton.
Mrs. Mathis and daughter left for
Los Angeles last evening.
is here from San Francisco, on her way
east
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
NEW OIL COMBINE.
Important Move OF Independent Com
panies In West Virginia.

Parkersburg, w. V, March 21.-very
important negotiations have just been
closed, whereby the Henry Oil com
pany, the Fearless Oil company and
the Mcdonald Oil company become one
corporation, which will be one of the
argest oil concerns independent of the
Standard Oil company. The three COM
panies have been extensive operators in
the Sistersville and Elkfork pools, and
have been very successful. The COM
bined production Of the three compan-
les will aggregate 2,400 barrels Of oil
daily, all of which is sold to the Stand
ard Oil company. 1t has been the de-
sire of the Producers Pipe Line COM
pany to enter the West Virginia fields.
but never until now have they been in
a position to secure sufficient oil to pay
for putting in line.
Now that the Producers company is
ca the safe side with 2,400 barrels
daily production to start on. and with
the cooperation of the many indie
pendent operators in West Virginia
fields, it will build it's line direct from
Pennsylvania to all the fields in this
state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
MR.. WI GOES TO SPAIN.
Double Mission Imposed Upon the
Chinese Minister.

washington. March 21-The Chinese
minister, Mr.. WI, is about to leave for
Spain, to present his credentials as
minister to that country, in addition to
retaining his position here. The ap-
pointment was made some time ago, but
owing to the war with Spain it would
have been anomalous for the minister
to serve at the, capitals of both bellig-
erent countries. Hettherefore estab-
lished a secretary at Madrid as charge,
and now that the war is closed, goes in
person to present his credentials to the
queen regent.
China has usually combined the mis-
sion at Washington and Madrid, as a
minister here could look after the many
Chinese in Cuba while it was a colony
of Spain. There is also a large Chi
;nese population in the Philippines. At
present, however. the minister's trip
has no political significance. Spain has
not shared in the European movement
on Chinese territory.
Mr.. WI will be accompanied by a
number of officials, but Madame WI
will remain here.
The minister called at the state de-
partment today and made known his
plans for a trip to Spain. He has re-
ceived no late reports on the move
ments of European powers in China.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
his SALT LAKE RELATIVES
Greatly Shocked By. the Erroneous
Report First Received.

Hoyt Sherman, jr., of this city, a
nephew of ex-Secretary Sherman, and
the members OF his family were great
ly shocked when the erroneous report
of the death of the statesman was re-
ceived. Mr.. Sherman was in Ogden
when he heard of his uncle's death, and
at once telephoned his wife. 1t was
not until some hours later, when the
corrected report came to the newspa-
pers, that The real situation was made
known to the Shermans.
Miss Eloise Sherman spent the in
augural winter with her uncle, then
secretary of state, and the two
branches of the family have been in
innate in their social relations for
years. ..akkan
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
NOTABLE DEAD.

DR.. Hauer, the eminent German geolog-
ist and member of the privy council, is
dead.
paralysis. In his day he was one of the
best Jockeys of America. At one time he
was the chief jockey for Pierre Lorillard.
The burial rites over the remains of
Joseph Medill, who died at San Antonio
Tex. Friday, were held at Chicago yes
terday. Rev. Robert Collier of New York
officiating. Officials attended. Out of re-
spect to the memory of Mr.. Medill the
city hall closed.
Samuel J. King. who was mayor Of
Philadelphia from 1881 to 1883. died at his
home yesterday aged SO. He had been i'll
for long time. Mr. King always took
an active interest in Democratic politics.
and although the city is overwhelmingly
Republican, he was elected on the reform
ticket by large majority.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
WAKE ISLAND SEIZED.
American Commander Takes Posses
session of Uninhabited Reef.

session of Uninhabited Reef.
Washington. March. 21.-The condi-
lions under which Wake Island, mid
way between Honolulu and the Philip
Mines was taken possession of in the
name OF the United States by the
commander of the Bennington on her
voyage across the Pacific, are given in
a report to the navy department from
Commander Taussig, dated at sea two
months ago The officer says he ap-
preached the island, steaming slowly
along the southern and eastern sides TO
discover signs of habitation, and look
ing in vain for an anchorage. He did
not circumnavigate the island, but see
ing that the outlet on the north was
barred. not only by a wall of coral, but
also by a sand spit, he returned to the
lee of the island. a landing was made
at 1 o'clock on the 18th of January, and
a fiagoole was raised. Besides some
piles of wreckage, no signs of human
occupation were visible. On the eastern
side of the island, inbedded in the sand,
an anchor was seen, and what appear
ed to be the wreck of a lower mast was
higher on the beach. When the flag
staff was in place the sailors were
formed in two ranks facing seaward.
and having called all to witness that
the island was not in the possession Of
any other nation, Commander Tausslg
ordered the American flag to be raised
by Ensign Wettengel Upon reaching
the truck the flag was saluted by
twenty-one guns from the Bennington.
After the salute the flag was nailed to
the masthead with battens, and a brass
plate with the following inscription was
screwed to the base of the flagstaff:
United States of America, William
Mckinley, President; John D. Long,
Secretary of the Navy. Commander
Edward T. Taussig, Commanding the q.
s. steamer Bennington, this 18th day of
January, 1899, took possession of the
atoll known as Wakes island, for the
United States of America"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22

French ambassador at Washington, full
power to represent Spain at the exchange
of the Qualifications of the treaty of peace
with the United States.
Severe weather continues throughout
Great Britain. In LeiceStefshire twenty
degrees of frost have been reported. Great
loss has occurred among the livestock
and London has experienced the heaviest
snowfall of this winter.
Mr.. Joseph II. Choate, the United
State ambassador, and Mrs. Choate, have
been elected life members of the Sesame
club, London. The objects of the club,
of which Lady Isabel Margesson. and Mrs.
Plowden are secretaries, are educational
and literary
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
PENNSYLVANIA SENATORSHIP.
Report That Penrose Will Resign Is
Discredited.

Washington, March 21.-Friends alike
of Senators Quay and Penrose in Wash
ington refuse to countenance the report
wired from youngstown, o., that in case
of the failure of the Pennsylvania legis-
lature to elect a United States senator to
succeed Mr. Quay Senator Penrose will
retire and the governor of the state will
appoint Mr.. Quay. thus continuing him
instead of Mr.. Penrose as the only senator
from Pennsylvania.
Adherents of both senators here profess
TO believe that there will be an election be-
fore the adjournment of the legislature.
which will not occur until the goth of
April Senator Quay is now in Florida
and Senator Penrose in Philadelphia.
Harrisburg. Pa. March 21.-The fifty
fourth ballot for United States senator to-
day resulted: Quay. IS; jerks, IS; Dalzell.
II: Stewart. 6: Huff, 6; Rice, 2; Ritter, 1;
Widener, 2: Stone, 4, Irvine. 4; Tubbs 2;
Smith. Q; Grow. 1; total. 211; necessary to
choice. 1906; paired and not voting. AZ