The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-19
D. C. Dunbar Talks ofEastern Trade
Conditions.
BUSINESS MEN UNEASY
ENGLAND MAKING SCRAMBLE
FOR GOLD.
County Clerk Finds That the Bitter
Anti-Roberts Sentiment In the
East Is Becoming Tempered-Con-
gresham Is Flooded With Sym
pathetic Letters and kilograms.

County Clerk u. c. Dunbar reached
home yesterday morning very greatly
improved in health after a six weeks
hot air and electric treatment for rheu-
matisTn in the east.
Il feel ine." he said Yesterday 10
friends on the street: II would not
have missed it for $1,000, the treatment
and the change 10 The se,a level were
just what 1 needed.
Gloomy Business Outlook.
As to business conditions in, the east
Mr. Dunbar said there was very much
uneasiness England must have gold
now TO meet the crisis in South Africa
She is making a desperate scramble to
get it, First came thc strong advance
in the rate of exchange in London;
next came the flood Of her American
securities to this country. These came
So quickly and unexpectedly, at Il
time when the money market was very
tight in New York anyhow, that u
financial panic seems certain.
THE money trouble has been etaved
off for some time past with the aid or
the national. treasury; but the best
posted financieTs IN the east see grave
dsnger ahead and are making the most
desperate efforts to avert crash
President Hill of the Northern Pacific
Washington, l heard the same warn
ing sounded on the floor Of congress by
Mr.. Newlands and others.
Roberts Sentiment Changes.
Sentiment in the east is changing
radically on the Roberts matter. This
is evidenced in The tone of the press.
in the flood of letters and kilograms
that Mr.. Roberts receives daily and by
the large numbers Of people who call
upon him with offers of aid and SYM
patty.
Roberts has no legal ass;s.ance-he
is fighting his own case, and, from
what l understood. he proposes to
fight every inch of the ground TO the
end, even to the extent of taking the
matter into the courts should the de-
cision Of the committee and congress
be against him. People like a fighter
and because of his fighting qualities
Mr.. Roberts IS liked. aside from tie
charges against him.
AS to the result of the investigation
Mr.. Dunbar is not sure There are
good lawyers on the committee" ne
said, and tnev will not be convinced
by any such evidence as that produced
to date. The thing that initiates most
against Roberts-more than all the
newspaper talk, more than all the petit
lions and evidence-is the fact that he
denys nothing.
Expected Denial.
Il expected him to deny that he had
in any instance Violated the law of 1897.
/ was led to believe, this when he was
a candidate and ever since: but he is
fighting his own fight now and per-
haps knows best
Mr.. Dunbar refused to discuss the
subject Ola special eleotion.as a mat
ter still too far in the future. He said
he was glad TO be at home and glad to
see his friends again.
MIR. Dunbar said it was practically
certain that the Roberts committee
would not come TO Utah. He thought
no subcommittee would be sent,
either.
Discussing the possibility of seating
Senator Quay, Mr.. Dunbar said it was
foregone conclusion. that the Penn
sylvanian would not be allowed TO take
his seat. That is the general belief in
Washington, and If the decision is in
line with the predictions it viii relieve
Governor Wells of the embarrassment
of choosing between George @. Cannon
and Thomas Kearns.