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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-02
ANNUAL ELECTION.
The Anti-SaIOon League to Choose
New Leaders.

The annual election of officers will be the
special order of business AT the regular
meeting of the Anti-Saloon League of the
District of Columbia, TO be held next Nom
day evening, December 4, at the hall Of the
league. 623 Louisiana avenue northwest
The constitution of the league provides
shat this election shall be held at the first
regular meeting in December, the term Of
office being for one year, and that the in
stallation of the officers shall take place
at the first regular meeting In January.
The present officers OF the league are:
President, Jas. L. Ewin; first vice pFesi-
dent, A. n. Canfield; second vice president.
Mrs. Clinton Smith; third vice president.
Abram L. Swartwout; recording secretary,
Jesse c. Suter; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Martha b. Hamlin; treasurer John 8.
Blackford; chaplain, Rev. Walter IL.
Brooks; doorkeeper,. Byron A. Ford.
Immediately following the election of
officers Monday evening an address will be
delivered to the league by Rev. Asa s.
Fiske, pastor of Gunton Temple Memorial
Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-02

The regular permanent
family circulation of The
Evening Star I'm washing
ton is more than double
that of amy other paper.
whether published In the
morning or In the after
noon.
As medium for unob-
1cctiouable advertisements
IL therefore stands nm
eaualed ard unapproach-
able.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-02
Workshops for the Blind.

In aid of the project to establish work.
shops for the blind in the District or CO.
lumbia two enjoyable concerts were given
yesterday at the Washington Club, ITO L
street. Those who participated included
Miss A. C. D. Murray. Miss E. Louise
Patterson, Mr.. H. r. W. Miles and the
Rldorado Quartet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-21
Special to The Herald.l

Denver, Feb. pa 81, 100000 mining deal
was sprung today when a telegram was
received from Samuel Newhouse of Salt
Lake. now in New York, stating that the
deal with the Standard Oil company for
the Highland Boy mine at Bingham,
Utah, had been closed. This is the largest
deal that has been made in western prop
erty for many years, and created stir
in mining circles here. 1t is significant.
also. from the TACT tnat the secrecy winch
has enveIoped the attempts of the Stand
ard Oil company to acquire large copper
properties is further thrown on
Newhouse, however. according to those
who saw the telegram. still realms two
thirds of the great mine Tor the English
men associated with him. Fockeiell-r.
some months ago, made an offer to buy
the Highland boy. Ddt C4.e l.4~S .s.ss -
Stln that the matter was dropped Tor
some time. Recently Il party OF capital
lists and experts in Rockefeiler's private
car went to Utah to pass on the deal.
They were astounded at the possibilities
of the mine and at once closed the deal
on the basis of NewhOuse's first figures.
II is well known here in mining circles
that Rockefeller is negotiating tor other
copper and gold propositions in the west.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-21

Late last evening the supplementary
charges demanded by Mr.. McCune'S at
| torneyS at the investigation were
brought to McCune headquarters on be
half of Mr.. Law. The document, in
full, was as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Members of the
Committee on the Investigation:
Pursuant to the requirements of the
committee that the general charges
made against Mr.. a. w. McCune by
me shall be moro particularly specified,
l now make the following specifications,
which may be somewhat imperfect, and
which are made upon information and
belief only:
l. charge that one r. W. Sloan, on
or about the 7th day of February, 1893.
at Salt Lake City and county, state of
Utah, acting for a. w McCune, tried
to induce w. G. Nebe}zer to assist in
the election of said McCune for United
States senator, and then and there the
said Sloan stated TO him, the said VIII
liam G.. Neoeker, that money was be-
ing used therefor, and that he wanted
to see his (SlOan's) friends get some Of
the same.
.. 1 further specify, on information
and belief, that on or about the 10th
of February, 1899, at the city and coun-
ty of Salt Lake, state of Utah, one E.
G.. WINS, who represented that he was
repeating the expression of one Fisher
Harris, campaign manager for the said
McCune, stated TO Representative c. NJ.
Jackson, that he, the said Harris. had
said to him, the said Wins, that the
Jackson vote must be obtained, no mat
ter what the expense" and that the
said Harris had told him to see the
said Jackson with a view to getting his
vote.
3. 1 further charge on information
and belief that some time within the
month last past Representative Farr,
while on the Oregon Short Line railroad
train between Logan and Salt Lake,
and at a time when he, the said Farr,
was voting for the said McCune, stated
to Representative Cook, in substance
that he (FarD would bet that if he
Cook would, with the two Nebekers
and one other man. vote for McCune,
they could get $4,000 or $25, 900 for so
doing.
4. further claim. in view of the i'm
pOrtance attached to this investigation,
that every member of the joint assem-
bly, should be interrogated as to what,
if any, improper influences have been
used by either of the senatorial candi-
dates, or by persons acting in their be
half, for the purpose of influencing
votes, and especially Representatives
Belts CaIlister, Robinson, Taylor. Redd.
Lepish, Larsen and Senator Whitney.
Respectfully submitted.
ALBERT a. LAW,
Dated Feb. 20. 1899.
Mr. Harris said he did not desire to
make any reply to the charges through
the press. His testimony will be given
before the committee. and he will an
swer them there as they deserve.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-21
COOK RETRACTS FURTHER.
Apologies to Bywater and Certihes
TO His Integrity.

Those who We're late in leaving the rep
resentatives' hail yesterday noon observ-
ed an unusual scene in the cloak room,
where Representatives Bywater and Cook
INDUCED in very heated dialogue anent
the latter's innuendO against the former
on Saturday relative to alleged undue in
fluence exerted in the senatorial contest.
The half-hearted explanation made by
Mr. Cook did not suit the robust repre-
sentative from Salt Lake. and it took only
a moment for the gentleman from Rich
county 10 realize that he was getting into
a tight corner. Finally Representative
Cook abandoned his bluff game and stat
ed. in the plaineSt terms. that he did not
mean to state at Saturdays joint assem-
bly, Of the legislature what he did about
Mr.. B~water; that he knew of no cor
ruDt influences eNerted by or upon the
Salt Lake representative relative TO his
vote in behalf Of A w McCune. and
further. that he esteemed Mr.. Joseph G.
Bywater as an honest, iucOTruptible MEM
Der Of the legislature. To make the re-
traction complete, and to cure the wrong
his innuendO had done, Mr.. Cook rendered
his sincere apology 10 Representative By
water. The gentleman from Salt Lake,
who values his character as priceless as
anyone does whose integrity is incOrrupt-
ible and uncOrruDted extended his hand
to Mr. Cook in acceptance of his apology.
at the same time advising that hereafter
he have guardian for ms mouth when
speaking about mems characters.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-21
PARADOX VALLEY BOOM.
Southeastern Utah Copper Properties
Are Attracting Attention.
Especial to The Herald)

Especial TO The Herald.)
Denver, Feb. 90. n. Davis, a promi-
nent merchant and miner of Telluride,
says there is quite a stampede into the
Paradox Valley and the La Sal noun
tains. Shipments of high-grade copper
silver ore are coming out of there daily.
The road is spotted with teams and peo-
pie between PlacerVille. Norwood and the
lower end of the valley-a distance of
sixty miles. Hundreds of tons of ore are
being unloaded from wagons at Placer
vile, on the Rio Grande Southern. that
runs fifty TO eighty-five per cent copper
and 100 10 400 ounces in silver per ton.
There is talk of Il branch of the Rio
Grande Southern being extended into
the Paradox Valley from Placerville as
soon as few more mines are ready for
shipping. In sixty days, Mr. Davis thinks.
there will be a thousand people on the
ground. and that the entire Gerritory will
be thoroughly prospected before the sea-
son is over. They will not confine their
operations to the Paradox Valley alone
and many are preparing to go over the
mountains into the La Sal country Of
Utah, where the same characteristics pre-
vail and a continuation of these ore
measures may be traced. Southwestern
Colorado and southeastern Utah are at
tracing capital and enterprise surprising
", and far-seeing men are Just beginning
to comprehend the possibilities of the
vast copper deposits.
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his honor been so furnished that he
had felt it necessary to leave immedi-
ately. He had even remained in the
outer. room for some time after Mr..
McCune left. And the insult to his
manhood had not been so deep that he
felt it necessary to stay away from
The headquarters. for on Wednesday he
came back again 20 transact bit of
business
Judge Dickson taxed him with the
( phrase he had used in his speech on
Saturday when he had said that he
had laid himself open" to a bride,
and asked Law what he meant there
by. The explanation was at the best
vague in the extreme. for Mr.. Law
thought that to visit McCune's head
quarters when ne did not intend to
vote FOR Mr.. AIcCune was to lay him
self open to q bride. He gave as an
excuse for not telling of the attempt
to bride him that he would not be be-
heved as he had no confederation.
LOST HIS HEAD COMPLETELY.
Judge Dickson then led him to the
conversation at the drug store. and
right here came the only instance
when Law completely lost his head.
The judge had asked him why ne kept
Mr.. McCune so long bargaining when,
if he desired to entrap Mr.. McCune, he
might have accepted the $1,000 offer,
alleged to have been made him. Law
hesitated, stumbled and then answered
glibly that he wanted to keep McCune
there so that perhaps Horn, the drug
clerk, or some one else might overhear
part Of the conversation. He failed to
explain why he had not inquired of his
cousin, Halliday, who came past the
two twice during the conversation,
what he had heard, if he was so anx-
ious to. have some one overhear. He
was somewhat mixed, too. as to the
incident in which Fryer, the star wit
ness, was involved. The handshaking
episode he repeated very carefully I'M
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-21

der Judge DiekSon'S direction, but he
denied absolutely the charge made that
he had had the money in his hand all
the time, and extended but his thumb
and two fingers to Mr.. McCune.
There was a fine touch to the scene
when Judge Dickson charged Mr.. Law
with playing. upon the feelings and
sympathies of his audience in the leg
islature, when he called upon God to
pardon him for lying TO Mr.. McCune.
Mr.. Law was beginning to look worried
and nervous, and move reStlessly IN
his chair, but he answered that ne felt
the lie justified.
Il would lie again under the same
circumstances" he cried, emphatically.
IF there was no harm in lying, then,
why did you call upon God to pardon
you?" Numbered Dickson.
"Oh, that was merely a passage IN
the speech" Law replied, indifferently.
ct didn't say it as a prayer. When l
pray don't do it in the joint meetings
of the legislature"
Judge Dickson attempted to obtain
from Law q specific statement OF the
charge made in his complaint that
''other legislators had been bribed," but
Mr.. Evans objected, and while they
were arguing the question, Senator
Shurtlif adjourned the investigation.
WITNESSES TODAY.
At today's examination Chief Pratt
will probably be the first witness, unless
Law is recalled. The case for the plain
tiff cannot be concluded today, in the
opinion of most people. There are
eleven other witnesses besides Pratt to
examine, and there may be others sub
poenaed. Those now ordered to appear
are Sergeants Thomas Hilton and John
Burbidge and Detective Sheets of the
police department, F. o. Horn and 7.
/. Halliday, employees at the Wasatch
drug store; Robert Fryer, Representa-
tives Johnson, Smith and Jackson, Sem
ator w. G. Neoelxer and p. II. Lannan,
manager of the Tribune.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-21
LAW TELLS HIS STORY.
Morning Session Occupied With Di
rect Examination Ely Evans.

Morning Session Occupied With Di-
rect Examination Ely Evans.
Albert A. Law was the first witness
called in his own behalf. Having been
sworn, his direct examination was De-
gun by Mr.. Evans. Following IS the
stenographic report of his testimony:
Where do you live, Mr.. Law? salt
Lake City.
Your home here? Yes, sir.
What is your age? Twenty-eight
years.
Are you a man of a family? Yes, sir.
Wife? Yes. sir.
Living with her, are you? Yes, sir.
Here with her in Salt Lake? Yes,
sir.
ANY children? No. sir.
What is your occupation? Farmer, at
present
You are "a member-elect-You are a
member of the Utah legislature, are
you not? Yes, sir.
Are you acquainted with A. W. Nc
Cune? Yes, sir.
When did you first become acduaint-
ed with him? Somewhere about the eth
or Sth OF January of the present year.
Under what circumstances did you
become acquainted with him? 1 was
introduced by Mr.. Lett-Mr. Will Lett,
1 think his name is.
Is Mr.. Lett a friend of yours? No,
sir.
At that time was Mr. McCune a can
didate for the United States senate?
Yes, sir.
Did you understand that? Yes, sir.
Did you have any conversation at
that time? No, sir.
None at all? Only simply an intro
duction. and exchanged compliments.
Did you ever meet him after that
time? Yes, sir.
NET M'CUNE FREQUENTLY.
When and where? I met him in his
| headquarters several times, and on the
street two or three times. AID I met
| him in Hogle Bros. saloon; met him in
the Vienna restaurant, and / met him
at the Wasatch drug store.
l omitted to ask you'll suppose 1 had
better; l want it in the record-you
were elected on the Republican ticket
| in Cache county, were you? Yes, sir
And Mr.. McCune is a Democrat? Yes,
sir
Did YOU ever, at any time, have any
conversation with McCune respecting
| the securement Of your vote Tor him
for United States senator? Yes, sir.
When first? l think the first time
was. as near as 1 can remember, was
| last Tuesday night.
Prior TO that time had anybody On
his behalf ever approached you on the
| question? Oh, yes
Just state when and who It was.
Well, there have been so many, and at
so many different places that l couldn't
state when, as to the time-there were
different times-Mr. Sloan, Mr.. Monson.
Mr.. Dickson-What Monson? Joseph
Monson-have repeatedly talked to me
about voting for McCune.
| Simply talked to you about voting
| for him? Yes, sir.
During these conversations was
anything improper said? No, sir; moth
ing.
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much time. Under the careful question
Iioning of Attorney Evans he retold
the story which he had related with
so much oratorical effect at the joint
session on Saturday. He told OF his
visit TO the AIcCune headquarters on
Tuesday evening. and of the proposition
he SAYS was made TO him in a private
room there By \ ". AcCune, in which
the latter said ne might name mis- own
price if he would east a vote for Nc
Cune Wednesday. DE told of 3. second
proposition he claims was made 10
him by r. ". Sloan q the Vienna cafe
when Sloan advised him TO accept the
offer already made 20 him. And he
then related his previously told tale OF
how he had spoken Of the matter to
REPRESENTATIVES, Smith and Johnson at
the Knutsford later the same evening.
how Chief Pratt had been summoned
and the trap laid to catch Mr.. McCune
the next morning. The meeting with
NcCune at the Wasatch drug store Sat
urday morning he described circum-
stantially, telling how he and Mr.. Nc
Cune sat on bench in the front OF the
store and possibly within hearing and
in full view of the clerk, bargained for
his vote for ten minutes, until he agreed
to accept 800 for it.
FRYER ON DECK.
Then he told of going out upon the
street. meeting Robert Fryer, an old
acquaintance and telling him to watch
what transpired. He set forth how Nc
Cune came from the drug store and
Joined him, and they walked across the
Street. followed by Fryer, until at the
corner NcCune shook hands with him,
left $50 in his hand and departed. Law
illustrated with Mr. Evans the hand
shaking process and then with out
stretched palm explained how he had
exhibited the money to Fryer. He
traced his own steps up to the rooms
where Chief Pratt and his officers had
lain in wait for the intended victim
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-21

Before the investigation committee
yesterday Representative a. A. Law
repeated in detail the story of A. W.
AIcCune's alleged attempt to bride him.
All day long Law was on the witness
stand, from the time of the converting
Of the committee in the morning until
in the early evening the committee ad-
iourned.
Law told his story in direct exami-
nation well. Even those who have most
bitterly denounced him admitted that.
For the most part he was Il good wit
ness and only toward the close of the
long examination did he lose the self
possession he had maintained. 1t was
evident that he had put a tight rein
upon himself. Almost never did he an
swer a question without a pause to be
sure of himself. In his characteristic
drawl, with scarcely a meditation,
scarce change from the even quietUde
he had assumed at the outset, the whole
story was recited, just like a we'll
learned, carefully thought-Out lesson.
Only once or twice did he depart from
the beaten path of direct answer. to
1nterject comment or reply aside from
the matter in hand.
He is a peculiar man, this man Law.
Tail, larSe-boned, somewhat STOPPING,
with a small head set upon broad
shoulders, a head that is inclined to
flatness above the ears. He has a hab-
II of glancing furtively from side to side
as he talks and under his redd sh
brown moustache his lower jaw drops
as he listens or thinks for a moment.
He seems. too, d man of considerable
intelligence.
CROWD IN ROOM.
The mayors office was hardly large
enough to accommodate all the inter
ested parties in the case. AT a long
table beneath the windows where the
cold gray northern hills looked in, sat
the committee. Senator Shurtliff pre-
sided and at either hand were the
Others, Senators Whitney and Howell,
Representatives Cummings, SOrenson,
Stewart and Mansfield. Mr.. McCune sat
apart with his attorneys. Judge Dick
son. Waldemar Van Colt, Arthur
Brown and s. r. Thurman. Mr.. Law
was in the far corner with David Evans,
his attorney Attaches of the house
and senate and newspaper men filled
the rest of the room. Chief Pratt was
there, too. but after Mr.. Evans OPEN
ing statement, all witnesses were or
dered withdrawn and the chief went
with them.
Laws direct testimony did not occupy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-21
LAW MAKES NEW CHARGES
OF BRIBERY ATTEMPTED
W. G. Nebeker, c. M. Jackson, D. S. Cook and
AQuiIa Nebeker the Men Wanted.
Cache Accuser Suspicious of ALI Members of Legislature
and Wants All InterrOgaed-Text of Accusation.

United States senator, when last fall
he made the statement in numerous
pohucal meetings that IF he voted
Tor anyone save an out and out silver
man, whose record was unquestiOnable
upon the money question, he hoped
the people would tar and feather him
and ride him out of the county on a
rail"
The Republican county chairman ex-
pressed the belief that Law had GER
tainly killed himself now. He had
Killed himself with his party here be-
fore this occurrence" said he. Another
very prominent Republican said that
in his opinion Law had made a ridicu-
lous spectacle of himself, and. further,
that he believed that "a man who
would solicit a bride, would also ac-
cept one; hence he did not consider
Law trustworthy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-21
ANTI-POL YGANY AMENDMENT
TO FEDERAL CONSTITUTION
Prohibits he Practice Of POygamy and Excludes POlyg
amiSts From Congress.

T constitutional amendment against
vOraby acted on today by the house
Or - who will make the
o. resolution s 5 follows
prohibiting poygamy within
jurisdiction and dsqua-
several states
poygamy shall be included
A provided as follows
exist within the United
States or any place o
ari cle and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-21
Lieutenant NeaI Still Missing.

San Francisco, Feb. 2O.-Lieutenant
John VI. Neal, the absconding military
officer. is still missing, and his where
abOuts are as great a mystery as on
the first day of his disappearance. The
exact amount of NealFS shortage has
not been determined. but a rigid inveF-
LEGATION of his accounts is progressing
The police are of the opinion that NeaH
is alive and in hiding, but his friends
are of the opinion that he has COM
mitted suicide.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-21
THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE
Bribery Charges Investigation.
Standard Oil Invests In Utah.
PAGE FOUR
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
Philippine Indemnity AppropriaA
ton.
John NJ. Zane to Go to Chicago.
PAGE SIX
Miles On the Stand.
No Canadian-American Treaty.
Army Bill In Senate.
Hot Fight at Boise
Spaniards Denounce Government.
PAGE SEVEN.
Robert Pemble Sues For Divorce.
State n ews.
Republicans Banqueted.
PAGE EIGHT.
Another Vote of Confidence. +
In Railway Circles.
Salt Palace Committee Meets.
PAGE NINE.
Busy Day In the House.
Forty-third Day In the Senate.
Future of Alaska.
Driver and the Gas Mains.
PAGE TEN.
Financial and Commercial.
PAGE TWELVE
Daly-West Meeting.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-21
TREATIES HUNG UP.
House Refuses to Ratify the Fort
Hall Agreement.
Especial to Th' Ferald)

Especial to TIL, TeraldO
Washington, D. c., Feb. 2O.-The Indian
appropriation bill has been agreed to in
conference, except as TO the senate
amendments confirming Indian treaties.
The house conferees have refused 10 ac-
cept these amendments on general appro-
priation bills, insisting that they should
be independent measures. One of the
treaties that is at issue in this controYer-
sy is the Fort Hail treaty. Senator Shoup
appeared before the house confereeS this
afternoon and strongly urged that the
Fort Hall amendment should be accepted
in justice to the Indians and the people of
1ndahO.
In the supreme court this afternoon, the
decision of the Utah supreme court in the
case of r. q. Wilson VS. Eureka City,
was affirmed.
Idaho Original: Isaac Bedal,
Boise, S.. Additional; Jacob Bartshe.
HALEY, IS to $40. Reissue and increase:
Frank McKeon, Pocatello, Sc to $l2.
DR.. John 5. Meyer has been appointed
a pension examining surgeon at Challis,
Ida.