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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-10
A. ]. SMITH SUICIDES AT OMAHA
REGISTERED FROM SALT LAKE
AND TOOK POISON.
Bequeathed His Body to the Medical
College-He Is Not Known In
This City.
Especial to The Herald,

Omaha, April "a. j. Smith, who
registered at the Willard hotel last
Thursday as coming from Salt Lake,
was found dead in his room this morn
ing at $50 o'clock, when a call-boy
went to arouse him, as Smith ordered
Saturday night. Smith left two letters,
as follows:
II am dead from the effects of cya-
hide of potassium, administered by my
own hands. Please telephone Omaha
Medical college, to whom l have be-
queathed my body. Give my clothes,
grip, suitcase, etc, to some poor fell
low who can use them"
This letter was not dated, but was
carefully folded and addressed to A. S.
Lee, assistant manager of the hotel.
The second one read:
Omaha, Neb., April S.-Be it known,
that l, A. j. Smith, bequeath my body
to the Omaha Medical college, for the
advancement of science. they to dis
pose of my remains afterWard as they
see fit"
Nothing is known of the man here,
except that the police claim to have
received Saturday night a telegram
from the Salt Lake police, asking if a
man named A. ]. Smith had killed him
self here. The police We're unable to
locate Smith at that time. The coroner
is in charge of the body
Nothing whatever is known of Smith
to the police department here A tele-
gram was received last night from
Omaha, stating that he had killed him
self and asking that his relatives be
notified. His name does not appear in
the directory, and the police depart
ment has sent no such message as that
reported.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-10

nouncament of his resignation to his
colleagues on the bench in a long let
ter, sketching his own and the court 6
history during his extended service. In
one part he said:
1T is a pleasant thing in my memory
that my appointment came from Presi-
dent Lincoln, of whose appointees 1 am
the last survivor. Up to that time
there has been no representative here
of the Pacific coast. A new empire had
arisen in the west, whose laws were
those of another country. The land
titles were from Spanish and Mexican
grants, both of which were often over
laid by the claims, of the first settlers
To bring order out of this confusion
congress passed an act providing for
another seat on this bench, with the in
tention that it should be filled by some
one familiar with these conflicting titles
and with the mining laws of the coast.
and as it so happened that l had
framed the principal of those laws and
was, moreover chief justice of Califor-
MIA. it was the wish of the senators and
representatives of that state. as we'll
us those from Oregon, that I should
succeed to the new position. At their
request Mr.. Lincoln sent my name to
the senate and the nomination was
unanimously confirmed
During his incumbency he said ne
alone had written $40 opinions, which,
with fifty-seven in the circuit court,
and 365 in the California supreme court,
made up a total of l ,042 cases decided by
him in his life. He took issue with rhc
styling of the court as ar aristocratic
feature of "a republican government,
and said it was the most democratic
of all.
ut carries" he wrote. neither the
purse nor the sword. but it possesses
the power of declaring the law, and
that is found the safeguard which keeps
the whole mighty fabric of government
from rushing to destruction"
The court replied in a very feeling
letter, and later called in a body and
babe him farewell. Since his retire
ment he had lived quietly in his old
home facing the eastern section of the
capitol grounds
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-10
NEWS Is EXPECTED TODAY.
War Department Will Probably Hear
From General LaWton.

From General Lawton.
Washington, April 9.-The war de-
partment authorities look for impor-
tant news from Manila tomorrow, an
nouncing. in all probability, the cap
ture of the city of Santa Cruz, lead
ing town in a country as yet untouched
by the American forces, and now in
the hands of the Filipino forces. No re-
port of the movement of General Law
toms men has been made to the war-de-
partment, but the Associated Press
announcement occasioned no surprise
for the move is looked upon as one OF
the natural steps in General Otis care
fully laid plans against the insurgents.
Santa Cruz is place of considerable
Importance in several respects. 1t is the
capital of the province of La Guna.
and has a population, according to the
best available information here, of con-
siderably more than $4,000 persons. 1t
is regarded as likely that General Law
ton has already gained possession of
this stronghold, for it is but a short
journey over the Bay Lagoon, a fresh
water sea, which comes almost up TO
Manila itself, which is forty-eight miles
away from Santa Cruz.
The details of the dispatch show Cen
eral Lawton is essaying the formation
of squads of twelve men each, and
will make a thorough reconnaissance of
the ground before making a definite at
tack upon the city. 1t is felt here that
there will be only a show of resistance
by the natives, and whether they ac-
tually surrender the town or abandon
it to the southwark, the campaign
against the place will serve as an OBJ
ject lesson of the determined policy of
our forces in the island.
Santa Cruz is apparently an opening
wedge for the country beyond. From
it leads highways in all directions to
Manila by going around the shores of
Bay Lagoon, and to the important
point of Batangas and the we'll adj
vanced province of Tayabaz, whose
capital city is located ninety-one miles
from Manila.
General Lawton, however, may not
contemplate any material advance be-
yond Santa Cruz at this time, as the
region to the south is a very broken
country, covered with mountains, and
the rainy season is coming on, so that
his purpose may be merely to gain an
advantage of our position for the fu-
ture.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-10
CAREER OF VENERABLE JURIsT
a Life That Was Full of Important
and Exciting Events.

Stephen Johnson Field was born al
Haddam, Conn. Nov. 4, 1916. He was
the son of David Dudley Field and one
OF four brothers who became so famous,
David Dudley. Cyrus W. and Henry NJ.
Field being the other members of the
great quartette that made their names
known throughout the world His early
boyhood was spent at. Stockbridge,
Mass.
At the age of 70. Stephen ]. Field
went To Smyrna. where his sister had
married missionary, the Rev. Josiah
Brewer, who had undertaken an edu-
catipnal mission to the Greeks and here
acquired a knowledge Of oriental Ian
guages. Returning to this country
after two and a half years, he later en-
tered Williams, from which he gradu-
ated in 1887, at the head. of his class
He then went TO New York where he
entered the law Office Of his brother
David Field. He was admitted to the
bar and became Il partner in the firm
remaining as such for seven years
In lS4S he went to Europe and spent
some time there travelling. In Novem-
Der, 1879 he sailed for San Francisco
around Cape Horn and entered upon
the practice OF law in the occidental
metropolis. After a short time he
=
camp and became one Of the founders
of what afterward grew to be thriv-
ing town.
When the little city Sorganized.
Justice Field was elected alcalde of the
place. This office carried with it the
dignity Of mayor and at the same time
imposed all the duties Of the bench
Here the future jurist dispensed justice
and made his name widely known
throughout the length and breath of
the growing commonwealth. He was
fond of talking Of his early days in
California and often said that the
happiest days of his life were when he
dealt out justice in Marysville behind
a dry goods box.
Justice Field. in a sketch prepared by
himself for the congressional directory
gave this brief outline of the duties of
his office of alcalde:
ALCALDE OF A MINING CAMP.
Under the Mexican law. the alcaIde
was an officer of limited jurisdiction,
but ia the anomalous condition of af-
fairs he was called upon to administer
Justice, punish crime and TO enforce
police regulations until relieved by Of
ficers under the new constitution
He was elected a member of the first
legislature of the state and rWaS made
a member of that body. He was in
fuential in securing legislation favor
able to the miners and aided in the
passage Of laws regulating the civil and
criminal procedure of the state. At
the close of the session he returned 20
MarysVille and devoted six years TO
the practice of his profession. He was
elected a Judge of the supreme court
of California in 1857, for the term of six
years. In 1859 he became chief justice.
succeeding Chief Justice David S.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-10

Washington, April 19-JuStice Stephen
J. Field of the United States supreme
court. retired, died at his home on Cap
itol hill in this city at 6:3 O'Clock this
evening, of kidney complications. About
his bedside were his wife and her sister,
Mrs. j. C. Smith: Mr.. Justice David j..
Brewer, his nephew; Mrs. Edgerton OF
California; Mr.. Lawton. his private sec
rotary; Rev. Edward NJ. Mott, rector of
the Church of the Advent, and the fam
lily servants. He had been unconscious
since Saturday morning, and death
came painlessly-
Ever since Justice Fields retirement
from the supreme bench in December,
1897 he had enjoyed comparatively good
health, and. being relieved from the
responsibilities which he had borne for
so many years, he became more cheer
full than formerly and seemed TO enjoy
the society of his friends and acquainJ
ances more than ever before. During
the winter, when the weather was fair,
it was his custom to take daily drives
about the city or through the grounds
of the Soldiers home and he always re-
turned refreshed About two weeks ago,
however, he took d longer ride than
usual in an open carriage and contract
ed a severe cold, which RAPIDLY deVel-
oped the kidney troubles from which he
had suffered, though but slightly, for
some time.
THE END CAME QUICKLY.
The disease readily yielded to treat
ment, and on Thursday last he sat w
for a time and seemed quite himself
again, but on Saturday morning a
change for the worse took place and
about noon he lost consciousness. From
that time he sank rapidly and expired
at $3.50 O'Clock this evening.
No arrangements have yet been made
FOR the funeral, nor is il now known
where he viii be buried. 1t is probable
that his remains VIII be taken To
Stockbridge, Mass, where are buried
his father ara mother and his broth
ers. Cyrus. Dudley and Jonathan. two
sisters and other members of the Field
family. 1t is possible, however. that
Mrs. Field may decide TO take his re-
mains to California, where a consider
able part of his active life was nassed
before President Lincoln appointed him
member of the supreme bench
Justice and Mrs. Field never had any
children and the only surviving mem
Der of his fathers family is the Justices
youngest brother. DIR. Henry Field, the
editor of the Evangelist. During sew
era! years prior to his retirement from
the bench the Justices health at times
seemed on the point Of breaking, bur he
usually recovered promptly and in a
few days would again resume his Judi
cial duties. For the past year and more
these most intimate with him knew his
mental powers We're becoming some
what impaired. The results of his long
career of great mental activity were
beginning TO show themselves in a fail
ing memory after his retirement from
the bench, though his physical health
seemed to improve little.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-10
RICHFIELD BANKER DEAD.
James M. Peterson Passes Away,
After LONG Illness.
Especial to The Herald.)

IoU-CIctI % Nc IttIdIu.J
Richfield, Utah, April 9.-James NJ. Pc
terson. the owner of the James NJ. Peter
son bank here. died at his home this
morning at I o'clock. Mr.. Peterson has
been an invalid for several months from
sciatic rheumatism and has been failing
rapidly of late, having been unable to at
tend to business for many weeks. His
death was not unexpected.
He was identified with many business
enterprises throughout the state. being a.
director and large stakeholder in the Utah
Commercial q Savings bank Of Salt Lake
and a large stakeholder in the Lehi bank
Mr.. Peterson's condition improved in a
marked degree for a time, some weeks
since. but during the last few days he has
declined rapidly. The funeral will be
noon-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-10
Mr.. Hobart Gaining Strength.

Washington April 9.-Vice President
Hobart is slightly better today. but is not
vet out of bed. He is slowly gaining in
strength His progress, however, it is adj
mitted, is not as rapid as had been hoped
for. and he continues very seriously ILL.,
REPRESENTATIVE Baird of Louisiana had a
very good day, and is improved tonight.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-31
OF VALUE TO DREYFUs.

Information Secured in the North
west by NJ. Labori's Secretary.
Seattle, WASH, Aug. 26. - NJ. Leon
Bureau, the private secretary Of Maitre
Labor, the leading counsel for Drey-
fus. who has been in Seattle visiting
the French vice consul, DR.. Monoda,
has left for Paris. In an interview M.
Bureau admitted for the first time that
his trip to the Northwest was for the
purpose Of securing information OF
great value to Dreyfus. He has OBJ
tanned it, and this explains his desire
to reach home without loss of time.
81 have been to the Great Slave lake,
in the Northwest Territory" said NJ.
Bureau, "after information connected
with the Dreyfus case. ! hope to reach
Paris in time to hand it over to La
bori before the case closes, but even it
l do not, it will be still of value. 1 am
unable to state the exact nature of the
information l obtained, for you know
we must guard against every contin-
gent in this case, future as well as
present.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-31

Michigan Republicans insist that ex-
Secretary Alger is not out of politics.
Gen. Funston is in the hospital on
account of wound received in Cuba.
Dewey's visit to Vile Franche
pleases the French government.
Prince Henry of Prussia is likely to
visit President Mckinley.
The late ex-Judge Pendergast of
Chicago accumulated in nine years
practice of the law, over 100000.
The Union Reform party in Ohio
nominated a state ticket, but Mayor
Jones Of Toledo is not the nominee for
governor.
The London Times announces the
coming marriage of Arthur Tyrone
Saunders of Pembroke and Miss Mabel
Davey Woodruff of Tacoma.
Daniel Pitcairn, u mining engineer,
died at his home in Springfield, ILL.,, as
a result of pneumonia contracted at
Chickamauga while in camp there as a
member of the Fifth Illinois infantry
volunteers.
The lord mayor of Dublin has issued
an appeal to irishmen throughout the
world to subscribe to q fund for a
memorial to the late Charles Stuart
Parnell the foundation stone of which
will be laid in October next.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-31
.P|TH OF THE NEWS
DIGEST OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.
A Comprehensive Review of the
important Happenings of the
Past Week Chilled From the Tel
esr.ph Repok i. = The Notable
Event. Mt HON ana Abroad That
Attracted AtteAtio1 j..
WashinxRai Talk.

+, The posto ee dep 4aent refuses to
biles.
Secretary Root intenas 10 have four
or more armies operatMsstin the Phil
ippines instead of one as heretofore.
Gen. Merriam made a geographic re.
port to the war departh eht on the
trouble among the Indians at Navajo
Springs. Ariz. His account comedies
with the press reports and stated that
no further trouble is expected. The
troops have returned to the post.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, who
has just toured the Pacific coast and
Iowa. reports great prosperity every
where. He is impressed with the agri-
cultural possibilities of the regions con-
sidcred semi-arid. and which will re-
quire irrigation to develop them. The
department will soon distribute $4,000
tea shrubs in the West in the hope that
some soils and climates will be found
favorable to the culture.
According to recent adyices received
at the war department, the experiment
of enlisting natives of the West In
dies into the American army has
proved quite successful in case of the
Porto Rican battalion of United States
volunteers, which body completed or
ganization a few weeks ago. This bat
TALON is commanded by Maj. L. P.
Davidson, and is the only one of its
kind in the army.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-31
Accidental happenings.

Three men We're killed by boiler ex-
plosion at Appleton, Wis.
A coal-laden steamer went ashore on
Lake Superior, near Two Harbors.
Leroy Naron, an eleven year-old boy
of Pratt, Kan, was sucked into an
elevator tube and smothered to death.
The business portion and most of the
residences of Placcrvillc. Iowa, burned.
Loss, $25OOOO.
Fred Smith of Grend Rapids. Mich,
will lose both legs as the result OF Il
railway accident at Empora, Kan.
A number of persons We're poisoned
by picnic lemonade at Oregon, Ill. No
fatalities have yet occurred.
The fire in the big warehouse of the
Lce-Richardson company at Nicksburg.
Miss, caused a loss of $150O0O, well
covered by insurance.
Frank Bangs, aged nine years. fell
into a steam corn shelter at Beatrice,
Neb., and was horribly mangled.
Death was instantaneous.
Carl Jackson of Escanaba, Mich
while riding from Green Bay on his
bicycle, was bitten by dog at Ocont6
and compelled to abandon his trip.
Two children of William Hambrigh
at Mishawauka, Ind, installing IA
poison for sugar, consumed a box full.
One child is dead, the other will r.
cover.
The forest fires in the Adirondacks
are eXtinguished or under control. The
fires have been mostly in waste lands
no virgin forests being harmed. The
damage done to timber is small. and no
hotels We're in danger at any time.
Three persons We're killed and three
injured at Seabright, N. j., while driv-
ing by being run down by train on
the New Jersey Southern railroad.
The dead are: Miss Louise Terry, %
years of age; Charles Tripp, Z; Oreata
Terry, ID.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-31
Foreign.

The bubonic plague appears in Italy.
More deaths have occurred in Portu-
gal.
Chinese in the island of Formosa are
on the eve of a revolt against japanese
domination.
Earthquakes. accompanied by tor
rents of rain, have occurred in the GEN.
trail portion of Portugal.
All of Egypt is infected with the foot
and mouth disease. There have been
1897 cases reported since July 1S.
AS a result of labor war half the
workment of Denmark are locked out,
including all the men in the building,
engineering and iron trades.
1t is rumored in diplomatic circles
that Japan contemplates raising the
grade of it's legation at Washington to
that of an embassy.
Documents are said to have been
found proving the innocence of Drey-
fus and the guilt of Henry and Ester.
hazy.
The astonishing statement is made
that seven million dollars was received
in France from abroad for the purpose
of prosecuting a pro-Dreyfus cam
paign.
An outbreak of anarchists and social
lists occurred in Paris recently. The
rioters wrecked churches and We're
dispersed by the guards and police at
ter battle.
The pope's encyclical on the peace
conference will appear next week, and
shortly afterward the pope will adj
dress an important letter to the South
American episcopate.
1t is announced that the bubonic
plague was brought to Oporto, Portu-
gal, by a steamer loaded with rice
from India, and that forty-six cases
altogether have been reported. Span
ish doctors now at Oporto, however,
notify Madrid that the outbreak is di-
minishing.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-31
Otherwise.

Hot winds have destroyed the grow
| ing cotton in Texas.
The early collapse of the Philippine
| rebellion seems likely.
The price of structural steel has been
advanced S. per ton.
The Eighth infantry, now in Cuba,
will recuperate at Fort Smelling.
Gen. tbs has applied the Chinese eX-
clusion laws to the Philippines.
The Milwaukee has withdrawn from
the Western Passenger association.
Stonemasons on Montana's new capt.
tol strike against a st. Paul foreman.
Wales decides that he cannot wit
ness the Shamrock-C Columbia yacht
races.
The mineral produce of the United
States has increased nearly 20 per
| cent since 1880.
The Nebraska Democrats, Populists
and Silver Republicans fuse and adopt
Bryan platform.
The transport Sherman, with the
First California volunteers, has arrived
at San Francisco.
| Three of the new regiments, includ-
| irg the Thirty-fourth. have been or
dered to San Francisco.
| Clinton, Mo-. has been selected as the
| place for holding the reunion of the
| Confederate camps of Missouri Sept.
%.
\ convocatiOn of ministers and re-
| ligious workers will be held in Chi
| cago in October in connection with the
fall festival.
The Lake Michigan & Lake Superior
Transportation company hits the Chi
cago-St. Paul lines by making a ire
mendous cut in freight rates.
The Arkansas law requiring corpora
lions to file af1idavits in compliance
with the antitrust law is held to be
unconstitutional upon the theory that
man cannot be compelled to testify
against himself.
The strike in the Middlesboro. Ky,
district has been settled the Reliance,
Fork Ridge, Bryson Mountain and
Middlesboro miners agreeing to follow
| the Mingo miners who went back.
The coal miners get 10 per cent raise.
The North Jellico and Gray's miners
will also follow the Middlesboro dis
| trict.
Prof. Edward Charles Pickering, Of
the Harvard observatory, informs the
correspondent of the Associated Press
that he is at Kingston. JAM, seeking
suitable location for the largest tele-
scope in the world, which is being
constructed at Cambridge, especially
for observing the new planet which is
| due to pass very close to the earth
eighteen months hence. He is favor
ably impressed with Jamaica's adj
vantages.
At Kansas City cattle records were
broken the other day when the re-
ceipts at the stock yards were 1890
head, or 265 head more than on Sept.
20, 1898, when the previous record was
made. The receipts were principally
of thin Western cattle from Southern
Kansas and the territories. The bulk
of them We're sold to go back into the
feed. where farmers are preparing to
harvest their greatest corn crop.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-31
Criminal Record.

A Louisiana shooting affray nets
four deaths.
Tramps murdered two ChicaS~
Great Western brakemen in Iowa.
A fight between disappointed Cuban
soldiers and gendarmes resulted in five
deaths. Ten others were wounded.
Armistead Taylor and John Alfred
Brown We're hanged at Rockville, Md,
for the murder of Louis Rosenstein
and his wife.
Senior Jose, a member of the Spanish
chamber of deputies, has been arrested
at Barcelona on a charge of embezzling
1900, 600 pesetas from a railway COM
pany.
John Grandstaff, farmer living
eight miles southwest of Bassett, Neb.,
has been arrested on the charge of
ravishing his twelve-year-old daugh-
ter. He gave II bond for his appear
ance at the preliminary hearing and
later committed suicide.
Mrs. William Y. Perot, charged with
having abducted her daughter, Gladys,
from Baltimore, and for whom extra
dition papers We're sent from the Unit
ed States, was formally freed from
custody in the Bow street police court
in London and her case was thus end
ed.
George Saunders or Stevenson, and
Alice e. Jones of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
were arrested on board the Cunard
line steamer Campania, on her arrival
at Liverpool, charged with an alleged
forgery in the United States. Later
the prisoners were arraigned before a
magistrate. when it was said that the
woman's husband was connected with
Il mining business. She asserts her
innocence.