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

proposition "smacked of bribery" per-
haps there was corrupt intent, and be-
cause Wins subsequently went to the
church authorities about 1t.
OF the Cook-Fsrr difference Of opin-
ion, Mr.. Evans only said that it looked
like a trivial thing at first blush, but
that there was behind it slurking some
thing that was not right And he treat
ed lightly the Lapish case, saying that
it mattered not what was intended to
be conveyed by the proposition by Dun
bar to Lapish, it was what idea it con-
veyed to Mr.. -Lapish himself that was
the important thing. Lapish consid-
cred it bribery, hence, of course, it
was bribery. The Belts case he char
acterized as pure hearsay, and dis
missed it with a sentence, but yet he
practicvally accused Lester Taylor on
Belts testimony of having improper
For" said Mr.. Evans, there is deep
significance in the circumstance that
Mr.. Taylor voted for Mr.. McCune after
the charges were made. Bishop Whit
ney he exon grated almost completely,
but completely with a string to it, for
he thought that Mr. Whitney might
be influenced by his friendship for Mr.
McCune. The Callister matter, Mr..
Evans thought, was significant, Because
VI tIS ueiHedHoF Oh w. u. thompson
on the stand. He openly charged
Thompson with being influenced by Mr..
McCune as to his testimony The Cham
bers contract, he said, he regretted to
criticise, because it involved R. c.
Chambers, whom he called "a grand
old man" But he said the contract
was corrupt, and could not be consid-
cred as anything else. 1t was, in ee-
feet, he charged, a proposition Fo buy
The Herald for $4,000 for McCunes use
during the campaign for United Staaes
senator, and he could not consider it
anything else.
Then, in concluding, Mr.. Evans spent
an hour in traducing Mr.. McCune He
called all the names he could conjure
upon his tongue, poured forth a. torrent
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MR. EHURMAN's ADDRESS.
Logical and Clear Review of the
Whole ConspiracY.

Gentlemen of the Committee would
have been deeply grateful if Judge
Dickson had occupied your time to a
greater extent and covered the whole
field of the testimony We arranged
among ourselves. however, that mas
much as what is known as the Law
charges in this investigation is by far
the strongest feature of the case, he
should devote his attention particularly
to that. leaving to me the discussion OF
other matters involved in the speclflca-
tons.
Before proceeding to the discussion Of
those matters, however, there are rev
points connected with the Law case
not mentioned or fully elaborated by
Mr.. Dickson, and deem 1t lnoortailt
to call your attention to those before
entering upon the discussion of the
matters allotted to me in the arrange
ment referred TO.
Mr.. Dickson has called your attention
to the fact that Mr.. Horn, the clerk In
the Wasatch drug store, was a witness
who was not favorable 10 Mr.. McCune
We, therefore, may refer to his testi-
mony with the understanding that 1T
comes from witness who has no SYM
pathy with US in this investigation. Mr..
Horn, when on the witness stand, in
formed you, gentlemen of the commit
tee, that he watched Mr.. McCune and
Mr.. Law when they went out OF the
drug store, saw them again as they
were crossing the street in a southerly
direction and again saw them when
they were shaking hands. That there
was nothing unusual or extraordinary
in the attitude of the parties while
shaking hands, or anything that spec
tally attracted his attention. He in
formed you, Also that within fifteen
minutes after he saw these parties
shaking hands, Mr.. Law returned TO
the drug store and engaged with MN
in conversation. That Mr.. Law at tnat
time told him that he offered to sell
his vote to Mr.. McCune hrst 1or hNe
thousand dollars, then for four thou-
sand and so on, until at last he reached
his lowest limit, which was fifteen nun
bred dollars. That Mr.. McCune declln-
ed these offers, and that they finally
separated without an agreement; that
there was no agreement arrived at pc
tween them. He also stated that Mr..
Law never told him that he received
from Mr.. McCune, while shaking hands,
the sum of $50, or any other amount.
This, gentlemen of the committee,
seems to US significant. Mr.. Law
made the drug store his headquarters.
lie was evidently we'll acquainted with
Mr.. Horn. He had spoken to him be-
fore in suspicious manner, as descrlo-
ed by Judge Dickson, when he told him
he desired to communicate with Mr..
McCune over the telephone. 1t would
seem reasonable to expect, under these
conditions and circumstances, that If
Mr.. McCune had given Mr.. Law any
sum of money while Shocking hands
with him, or had entered into any ar
rangement whatever looking to the
payment of money, that Mr. Law, while
relating to Mr.. Horn what Mr.. Horn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-03

Pittsburg. Pa, March 1.-The Post to-
morrow will say: One of the most gil
gantic combinations yet attempted by
commercial organizations in the United
States was completed today over the
wires between New York and Pittsburg.
1t is a consolidation OF all the smelters
and refiners of precious metals in the
United States.
The final move was the purchase Of
the works of the Pennsylvania Lead
company of Pittsburg. and the Penn
sylvania Smelling company's works at
Salt Lake, Utah. The price paid is not
made known.
The capitalization Of the new COM
bins will be S46, 600, 600 Officers will be
elected on April ]. 1t is understood
that Ex-Governor ]. B. Grant of Colo
RADIO will be president, and Barton Sc
we'll of Chicago is mentioned for vice
president. The deal just closed has
bean under negotiation for several
months.
The names of the firms in the COM
bine follow: The Omaha & Grant
Smelling company. with works az
Omaha, Denver and Durango, Colo;
the Consolidated Smelling & Refining
company VI 4NeilASlio SAtLS -LO-t Will
works at Kansas City, LeadviIle, Colo.
and FL PaSo, Tex; the United States
Smelling & Refining company of Chi
cago, with works at Chicago, Pueblo,
Colo, Helena, Mont, and Great Falls,
Mont; the Aurora Smelling & Refining
company, with works at Aurora, Ills;
the Pueblo Smelling & Refining COM
pany, with works at Pueblo, Colo the
Philadelphia Smelling & Refining COM
pany, with works at Pueblo, Colo: the
Globe Smelling & Refining company.
with works at Denver. Colo; the Ger
mania Smelling q Refining company.
with works at Salt Lake City; the BIZ
metallic Smelling company. with works
at Leadville, Colo; the Pennsylvania
Smelling company of Salt Lake City.
and the Pennsylvania Lead company Of
PittSburg.
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Paper Bag Combine.

New York March "A combination of
the leading paper bag manufacturers OF
the country was brought about in this
city today. when The last OF the stock
subscriptions was deposited. The new
company will be known as the Union
Bag & Paper company. and will have a
capital stock of S27. 900 600. OF this amount
$4,000 go is to be common and $1,000. 900
preferred. The president of the company
will be L. G.. Fisher. who was president
of the Old Union Bag & Paper company
Of Chicago. The negotiations were con-
Quoted by William c. Sheldon & Co.,
bankers of this city.
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REPORT MAY Be READY
TOMORROW At NOON
Investigation Committee Hard at Work Sitting
Ten Days Testimony.
David Evans Closes the Case Yesterday Afternoon With
a Stump Speech For Prosecution.

ship for the accused was disqualified
ton he would retire gladly from the
committee and he asked the members
to decide whether he was fit to remain
on the committee or not. Mr.. Howell
Immediately moved that the committee
by unanimous vote express its conf
dence in Senator Whitney and the mo-
ton carried.
The committee then went into execu-
tive session, rising few moments
later TO meet again at.7:30.
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GIGANTIC COFFIN TRUST.
Monopoly Will Follow Its Victims to
the Grave.

Cleveland, March "A special to the
Plain Dealer from Upper Sandusky, O.,
says: a gigantic casket trust is now
forming, and, should expectations be
realized, one dying three months after
this date will do so at a greater ex-
pense than now. 1t has just leaked
out here that several agents Of the
trust now in process of formation, with
headquarters at New York, were here
during the past week. taking an in
ventory of the big Stoll casket works,
with view of including it in the COM
bine. Many of the factories have been
running with little or no profit, be-
cause of cut rates, it is said, and prices
will be raised Immediately after the
organization of the trust.
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No Liouors az Army Posts.

Washington. March 1.-The amendment
which Senator Hansbrough offered to the
army reorganization bill and which be-
came part of that measure. prohibiting
officers or soldiers from selling fntOxi-
eating drinks in any post or exchange
was more far-reaching than first ap-
peared. 1t goes further and prohibits any
other person from selling such liquors in
any encamDment, or any place used for
military purposes. This will excluds
liquors from all military reservations.
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CUT IN STEAMSHIP RATES.
Fares Reduced to Ten
Pounds Sterling.


announces that the North German
Lloyd has reduced the transatlantic
passage rate to e10 sterling, even for
express steamers, which is the lowest
rate the law allows for passengers
treated as saloon passengers. If less
were paid, the passenger would be sub
jected to medical inspection, and
world not be allowed to buy spirits
and the like.
NeM 4urA, March 1.-The Cunard
steamship line today announced cut
in cabin rates, thus meeting the action
of the White Star and American lines.
Hereafter the minimum rate on the
Campania and Lucania will be $50 for
the summer and SIS for the winter sea-
son. For the steamships Umbria and
EtruIia, the minimum rates will be SIS
summer and $50 winter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-03
Law FOLLOWED M'cUNE.

LIZ 4
Mr.. McCune and Sergeant Hilton
both testify that when Mr.. McCune
came out of the drug store Law was
then standing from fifteen feet to a rod
west of the door on the sidewalk. That
Mr.. McCune, instead of going in the
direction of Law, turned in the opposite
direction. walked east to the crossing,
then south, where he was Joined by Mr..
Law. The significance of this testi-
niony and Of these facts must be clear
and palpable to your under
standing and comprehension. Re-
member, there had been no ar
rangement, even according to the
testimony of Mr.. Law before leaving
the drug store, as to when or where
MT. McCune and Mr.. Law were to again
meet So far as the testimony of either
Mr.. McCune or Mr.. Law is concerned,
as to what took place between them in
the drug store before they emerged
therefrom upon the sidewalk, there was
no understanding arrived at as to
where they should again come together.
Under these circumstances, it would
seem, when Mr. McCune came out of
the drug store and saw Mr.. Law stand
ing to the west, if he intended to talk
with him further or have any further
arrangement concerning this matter, he
would have gone in that direction; but,
instead of that we find him turning in
the opposite direction away from where
Mr.. Law stood, and he could not have
known or even supposed from anything
that had been said in the drug store
that Mr.. Law would follow him or join
him in crossing the street. This cir
cumstance is entirely inconsistent with
the testimony of Mr.. Law and the the,
DRY of the prosecution, but is in every
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of calumny and abuse that would have
49, "a 4orann or a Tfllman,
and wound up with an appeal to the
committee TO convict Mr.. McCune and
remove this incubus Of money which
is gnawing at the vitals Of the people
of Utah.
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Smell TER TRUST
IS NOW upon us
The Gigantic Combination of
Plants Is Accomplished.
SALT LAKE CONCERNS
HAVE BEEN TAKEN IN
Trust Will Have a Capitalization of
FOrty-Six Millions.

Final Move Was the Purchase of the
Pennsylvania Smelter Yesterday
-Ex- Grant of Colorado
Will Be Coordination
Includes All the Shelters and Re-
fneries of Precious Metals In the
United States.
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The senate spent the greater part of the
day on the house free text book bill
which it is expected will fail to pass
that body.
The general appropriation bill was
made g. special order Cor the evening ses-
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testifies he did, would have then and
there told him the story which he told
here in this investigation.
There is another point, gentlemen OF
the committee, bearing upon the Law
case, to which will now call your at
tent;on
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-03
ACQUITTED HARRIS.

Mr.. Evans acquitted Fisher Harris of
any corrupt intent in his proposition
to Wins, and then he proceeded to
double back upon his tracks and try 10
prove that because jackson said the
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SILVER AND LEAD.

-@@@-
Bar silver, 595s cents.
Lead, brokers, S4.1o.
Copper, casting, 1615 cents.
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TO-DAY.

Forecast for Salt Lake Today Is:
Cloudy, With Showers; Stationary
Temperature.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-30
WHEAT AND CORN IN THE WEST
Nebraska Puts in Increased Acreage
of Latter Cereal and Usual
Amount of Former.

CHICAGO. May 29.-The Farmers Re-
view will print this week reports from cor
respondents throughout Illinois, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and the Dako-
tas with reference to the acreage of spring
wheat sown and the crop prospects. very
small acreage is reported in Illinois, but
it's condition is said to be fine. In the
other states the majority of the correspond
ents agree that the spring wheat is about
the same as usual, or about the same as
last year, with the condition and prospects
good. Minnesota correspondent considers
the prospects the best in seventeen years.
Reports from many of the winter wheat
states indicate that a large part of the
wheat area plowed under has been planted
in corn. An increased corn acreage is no.
ticed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska. In Ohio,
Kentucky, Wisconsin, Minnesota and South
Dakota the corn areas will be about the
same as last year. No corn has been
planted in North Dakota.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-30
TRAIN RUNS DOWN MOTOR CAR
Twenty-Five Passengers Are Thrown
Into the Bay aud One Dies
from His Injuries.

SEATTLE, Wash, May ga local pass
enger train OF the Northern Pacific and q
Grant street electric car collided near wash
ington Iron works, precipitating about
twenty-five persons into the bay. One pass
enger, E. Broad, died on the way to the
hospital. Another passenger named Hof-
feditz was seriously injured. Some of the
other passengers were seriously hurt.
The water where the people were thrown
into the bay was about fifteen feet deep and
it was a miracle that some of them were
not drowned So far as known every
passenger is accounted for. Harry Sharp, a
motorman, saved his life by jumping. He
struck against n fence and it is reported
he had two ribs broken.
The accident occurred at the crossing. 1t
Is not clearly understood how the accident
occurred, as the stories conflict. The rail-
road company has the right of way at the
crossing, but it seems that the gates we're
not down. The motorman saw the train but
it was too late to stop. The track was very
slippery. The passengers also saw the train
coming, but expected the car to stop every
moment.
Broad, the man who died from his in
juries, was struck by the locomotive. He
was thrown into the bay. and, though ter
ribly injured grabbed pile, and seeing an
other passenger about to sink, he grasped
him with his free hand and held him until
both could be drawn out.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-30
SPAIN REPUDIATES ITS DEBTS
Bank of Spain Stranded by the Decree
of the OmciaIs-No Security
for Note Issues.

NEW YORK, May 29.-The Times London
financial correspondent cables: Poor old
Spain seems about to throw up the sponge
and apologetically repudiate No one eX-
pected any government there to admit
bankruptcy squarery; your Spaniard has far
too much dignity to do anything of the sort
But an indirect admission does just as WELL
so the next debt coupon is not to be paid
ultil the Cortes votes the new budget with
fresh taxes. which Is not job of lightning
express order. Worse still, in some re-
spects the government has viciously kicked
the Bank Of Spain SO that 1t may die of ILL
usage. Spain has no commerce to speak of
except what fore igners conduct. The Bank
OF Spain has therefore been levied on by the
COVE nment by .he simple process OF maxi
ing 1t advances az required out of increased
issue notes The security given consisted of
Cuban bonds, treasury notes. and 4-per cent
redeemable government bonds. The interest
on the Cuban bonds has been frankly sus-
lended, that on all the other debt has been
postponed and-hardeT treatment than that
If possible-the redemption drawings on re-
Geelnable bonds have been stopped. The re-
suit Is :hat the bank is stranded high and
dry, with assets Of perhaps G35 100000, rep
resented merely by government promises to
pay, 'manana." The only consolation is
that the reputation was done with high
Spanish dignity. The government had no
more for the bank because 1t could get
out no more notes, therefore it is left lying
like spent mule.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-30
DREYFUS WILL BE RECALLED
Good Authority for Announcement Of
His Rctrial Bcrorc n Court
Martial

Copyrighted, 1899 by the Press Pub. Co)
PARIS, May 29.-(New York World Cable
gram-Special Telegram )-There have been
and there still are many rumors as to
what the conclusions of NJ de Beaupre's 5
report will be- and so long as this report
| has not been read from beginning to end
! that is to say before late on Tuesday after
noon--no one, without special information,
can make any absolutely certain aflirma-
tion OF the outcome. Even the papers which
declare that revision will be voted cannot
make this statement with complete GER
tainty. But, wishing myself to be able to
speak with certainty, ! set Immediately
about 1t to get the facts desired l ap-
peared before the most authoritative sources
and now l am happy to be able to declare
with absolute certainty that the official re-
port of NJ de Beaupre, who will be fol-
| lowed by a large majority of the court Of
cessation, has concluded in favor of revision
with re-trial before court martial.
This news will come as immense relief
to the conscience of the whole world. Be-
fore the new court-martial Dreyfus will be
acquitted He will have to answer only to
one document, and nothing can prove that
he is its author. His accusers, Henry Du
Patty de Clam, Gribelin, Lauth, Comet and
the others have disappeared, being either
punished or irrevocably compromised
DE BLOWITZ.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-30
HELP FOR FEEBLE CHURCHES
Lutheran Synod Hears Report of
Good Work Done in Home
Mission Field.

YORK, Pa, May 29.-This was church
extension day in the general synod of the
Lutheran church OF the United States Rev.
II. II. Weber, secretary of the board, made
the report, an abstract of which follows:
The total net receipts from all sources
for the last two years amounted to $91, ,103
an excess of $1,O7O over the receipts of the
previous biennium.
Sixteen churches have returned in full or
in part the money loaned them. Requests
during the last two years amounted to
only 1866
The total assets of the board amount to
1852, ,434. The report concludes by recon-
mending that the general synod adopt a
resolution providing that the general synod
apporton among the district synods the
sum Of $4,000 annually for church extension
beginning with April l, 19O0.''
The report is considered to be the most
satisfactory ever presented by the board
The appropriation for the next biennium
was fixed at $SO,O0O which is $4,000 in ex-
cess of the present appropriation.
The chair appointed committee to NOM
mate board of trustees for the Home fol-
the Aged.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-30
HEARING CELEBRATED CASE
Murder of Colonel Fountain and His
Son Lnid at the Door of
Cattle Thieves.

HILLSBORO, N. NJ, May 29.-The hearing
Of testimony in the trial of Oliver NJ. Lee
and James Gilliland, cattlemen, charged
with the murder of S-year- Henry Four
tain, began today before District Judge
Frank Parker, the jury having been secured
on Saturday The case comes to the Sierra
county court on a change of venue from
Dona Ana county, where indictments were
found charging the prisoners with the mur-
der of Henry Fountain and his father,
Colonel Albert J. Fountain, a prominent at
torney and politician, who were brutally as
sassinated in January, 1895, when driving
homo from Lincoln, where the colonel had
attended a meeting of the New Mexico Stock
association. Colonel Fountain had been ac-
tive in the prosecution Of cattle thieves and
it has always been supposed that he and his
son were killed by some of them. Some
of the best lawyers in New Mexico are en-
gagged in the case, District Attorney R. p.
Barnes, w B. Childress of albuquerque and
r. B. Catron of Santa Fe represent the ter
ritory. A. B. Fall of Las Cruces, H. b.
Ferguson of Albuquerque and H. NJ.
Dougherty of Socorro are attorneys for the
defense. The prosecution relies upon cir
cumstantial evidence for conviction 1t
is said that the defense will set up an alibi.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-30
BODY OF SOLDIER MUTlLATED
Dead Man is the One Who, in 1898,
Stole the Crown Jewels of
Hawaii.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 29.-The steamer
China, from Hong Kong and Yokohama and
Honolulu, brings news of the murder of a
soldier named George Ryan near Malolos.
His frightfully mutilated body was found
by Company D, Thirteenth Minnesota,
April II. The body was lashed to a raft
floating in the river. The skull had been
crushed and both arms had been cut off
at the elbows.
Ryan was the man who, in 1898, while
serving in the provisional army of Hawaii,
stole the crown jewels. He was sentenced
to long term but was pardoned December
81, 1S9S He slowed away on a transport
for Manila, where he entered the ranks.
Ryan was native of Lexington, KY, and
was AZ years of age
Judge Perry of Honolulu has passed SEN
tence on three of the Japanese ringleaders
in the riot which took place on the Kahuka
plantation some time ago, when some Chi
nese were killed. Ono man was sentenced
to bang In August, anSf --cr to serve twenty
years at hard labor and another to serve
five years. A motion for a new trial is
pending.