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, 1900-10-25
SALT LAKE AND
LOS ANGELES line

r,a no. 10 ci,o, Wins
u"
low 5. Ilerce' chiet couhsel OIL the
Union Pacific, and S. w. Eccles, gen
eral traffic manager of the Oregon
short line. left for the East Tuesday
evening. the story has been noised
about i'm local railroad circles that II
immediate result of their visit to the
coast will be manifested before long in
an announcement of n modification of
the construction plans of the Los An
geles terminal railway.
AS is well known. United States Sen
ator w. A. Clark of Montana has be
come n large stakeholder in the Los
Angeles Terminal railway. and is ex-
perted to furnish the financial backing
for the COMPANIES new enterprise, the
construction of n line of railroad from
Los Angeles TO Salt Lake CITY.
Tho s,ory 10 rb,t cIort and bis osso-
o,atas IN re- Ins Npgaias TaIminai roii-
, 1900-10-25

New York, Oct. 20.-The preliminary
examination of Albert II. Patrick and
Charles +. Jones, charged with at
tempting to defraud the estate of Will
liam NJ. Rice by forged check for
$4,000, drawn in Patrick's favor on
Swenson Il Sons, bankers, was re-
sumed yesterday.
Mr.. Tyrell. of Milwaukee, an expert
on handwriting, testified for the prose-
cution that the signatures to the
$4,000 and S65,O0O checks, submitted
to him are forgeries. His testimony
correlated that of Kinsley and Car
valho.
Mr.. Tyrell said in answer to
Magistrate Brann that the Fifth
Avenue Trust checks which the former
declared to be forgeries We're written
on Ii same day. and that the tracings
were done with Il wet pen.
Expert CavalhO said yesterday these
were done with n dry pen. Mr.. House
asked the witness If lie could reconcile
his statement with that of Carvalho.
Harry Tolman of Chicago, who de-
scrlbed himself ns n ''micrOscopical eX-
pert" declared the checks forgeries.
He also pronounced as forgeries the
signatures to other checks, including
one for S133.00O, the latter on the Fifth
Avenue Trust Company, and papers
of assignment and revocation of right.
The prosecution rested and Wednes-
day next the defense will begin.
, 1900-10-25

Cheyenne. Wyo., Oct. 10.-General
John w. Fisher died ut his home in
this city yesterday, after an illness
covering many years. Death was
peaceful and closed n career fraught
with noble deeds and grand accom-
pllshments, for General Fisher was n
national character, a hero of the civil
war with n brilliant record. He had
just celebrated his elghty-sixth birth
day.
Coming TO Wyoming in 1871 as asso-
clate Justice Of the Supreme Court,
General Fisher was the next year APP
pointed chief justice, which position
he held for nine years. Always identi-
fed with the Grand Army Of the Re
public, he served with great honor as
department commander.
General Fisher rose from the ranks
to be II brevet brigadier general. 1t
was he who, in n critical moment at the
battle of Gettysburg. realizing the I'm.
pOrtanCe Of taking Little Round Top.
waited for no orders. but made the
gallant charge which history records as
II of the most brilliant achievements
of h war and the turning point In
the battle. He accomplished the feat
and won the position and was highly
commended by the foremost officers Of
the army.
, 1900-10-25
THE HEATHER CHINEE STILL
CONTINUES TO BE PECULIAR

London, Oct. 19.-The Times Pekin
correspondent, Dr.. Morrison, describes
the tone of the joint note of Ii Hung
Chang and Prince Ching as character
istically arrogant, as If it were China
and not Europe that were debating
terms.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Times, wiring yesterday, says:
THE Taotai has applied to the con-
sui to arrest over 600 Chinese who re-
side in the foreign settlement OF n
charge of conspiracy. Thos named in
clude several well known Cinnamon,
whose only crime is that they possess
progressive ideas.
This demand is significant OF the
growing influence of the anti-foreign
party. The fact that n tribute of rice
is regularly shipped up the Yang-Tse-
Kiang proves hat the v%iceroys are still
supporting the empress dowager.'
Other dispatches from Shanghai re-
cite numerous rumors in circulation
there. Among these are reports that
the heir apparent, Pu Chun, son of
Prince Tuan, is dead; that Ii Hung
Chang has been degraded oil account
of the surrender of Pao Ting Flu and
that Prince Tuan has got possession of
the emperor's seal and is terrorizing
the empress dowager.
Hong Kong. oct. I9.-The rebels are
strongly established, with headquar-
tiers at Waichu. The leaders, who are
apparently disciples of Kang Yu Wei,
have issued n manifesto proclaiming
China completely at the mercy of her
foes, for which the Mandarins are en-
tirely responsible. Everything is quiet
nm thn ppttiGh frnnfinr Tho rahnlg
have gone %northward toward Canton.
Tien Tsin. oct. 10.-A courier reports
that the British column of the Pao
, 1900-10-25
BRITONS OBJECT TO ORDERS
FOR AMERICAN MACHINERY

London, Oct. 10.-Intense indignation
prevails among British engineers and
manufacturers because of the report to
the effect that Major Girouard, Lord
Roberts director of South African rail-
ways, intends to give Americans the
inside track over Britishers in the
matter of orders for locomotive rolling
stock, bridge materials and machinery
necessary to reconstruct the railroads
and machine shops destroyed in the
Boer war.
Major Girouard is the nan who gave
the Americans the contract for the At
bara bridge in the Soudan, thereby pro-
voking n storm of anger and innuendo
in England. He is also the man who
later permitted Americans to equip the
great terminal station of the Soudan
railway at Cairo.
The major halls from Montreal,
where he received his technical eluca-
ton. His first work was with the Ca
madam Pacific railway, and while thus
employed he came constantly in con-
tact with business men of the United
States. Their ingenuity, alertness and
rapid-fire methods won his admiration.
When he went to Egypt the sirdar,
Kitchener, placed him in supreme
charge of the Soudan railway, notwith-
, 1900-10-25

Chicago, Oct. 19.-At noon the Ameri.
can LinDeed Oil Company marked the
price of linseed oil up to 40 cents. or
the highest figure known since the in.
fancy of the industry. Before noon the
price was GO cents. This advance of Ia
cents per gallon is the largest single
price "huctuation ever known in llnseed
oil, and is about the equivalent of a "a
or 90 cents per bushel advance in
wheat.
Coming at the season of the wear
when the movement of the new crop of
flaNseed from the farmers of the North.
west has just begun, 1t has caught ey-
cry manufacturer in the country nv
surprise. Practically all of them Ind
been expecting 35-cent oil. The result
Is that they had reduced their stocks 10
the lowest possible point. All of them
VII lharc TO come to the new state of
things. provided the prices are main.
tained, IL they are to get their products
In the market in time for next springs
distribution. All interests conceded
that the control of the situation is cen.
tered In the American Linsced OIL Com.
pany.
, 1900-10-25

standing his alleged favoritism toward
Americans.
When Lord Roberts and Lord Kitch-
ener went to South Africa they took
Major Girouard along and subsequent
ly gave him complete control of the re
building of the South Africa railways,
including all the bridges and trestles
demolished by the Beers. Now he Is
alleged TO have informed his Yankee
friends of what is likely to be wanted,
with the intimation that they had bet
ter prepare to make a quick delivery
when called upon.
Among those who are said to have
received such advance information are
the Union Bridge Company, The Car
negie Steel Company, the Niles tool
works, the Baldwin Locomotive Com
pany and the Lake Erie Engineering
Company.
The poignancy of British apprehen-
sion in this connection is increased by
the fact thai the Cape Parliament is
about TO authorize the Cape govern
ment to expend { 1,5OO,O0O S7,5oO,OOo)
in reconstructing and extending the
railways of the colony. According to
report, the war office in London pos
sesses information tending to confirm
the general fear that the Atbara bridge
incident may be repeated on a vastly
larger scale.
, 1900-10-25

Manila. Oct. 22.-Senor Buencamino
has received what purports TO be a let
ter from Aguinaldo, ordering the for
mer leaders of the revolution who are
now in Manila to desist from the for
nation of political parties. andto cease
all their attempts at ~pacification. The
letter mysteriously hints that plans are
maturing among the armed rebels in
the field and describes these as best
for the country" Senior Bencamino de
clares that the letter is genuine.
The military situation was compare
lively quiet last week. The commission.
the military authorities, the Filipinos
and the foreigners are awaiting the re-
suit of the presidential election in the
United States. Many persons assert
that whatever this may be, it will have
no immediate effect on the situation in
h Philippines, and that disorders and
guerrilla attacks will continue for a
time.
, 1900-10-25
A~NGLO-GERMAN
EASTERN ALLIANCE

London, Oct. 22.-Germany and Eng
land have formed an alliance to main
tain the territorial integrity of China
and to keep the ports open.
The terms of this agreement, which
was arrived at October 16 between
Lord Salisbury anG Count Won HAITI
feldt, German ambassador to England,
are officially given out as follows:
"The German government and her
British majesty's government. being
DESTROYS to maintain their interests in
China and their rights under existing
treaties, have agreed to observe the
following principles regarding a mu'
tual policy in China:
Firstly, 1t is n matter of joint perma-
nent international interest that the
ports on the rivers and laterals OF Chi
ma should remain free and open to
trade and to every other legitimate
form of economic activity for the peo-
pies of all countries, without distinc,
ton. and the two governments agree
on their part to uphold the same for all
Chinese territory, rs far as they can
exercise influence.
Secondly, both governments agree
hat they will not on their part make
use of the present complication to OBJ
tain for themselves any territorial ad'
vantage in Chinese dominion, and will
direct their policy toward maintaining
undiminished the territorial condition
of the Chinese empire.
Thirdly, in ease of another power
making use of the complications in Chi
ma, in order to obtain under any form
whatever such territorial advantages
the two contracting parties reserve tC
themselves the right to come to n pre-
liminary understanding regarding the
eventual step to be taken for the pro
lection of their own interests in China
"Fourthly, the two governments viii
communicate this agreement to the
other powers interested, especially
Austria, Hungary, France, Italy, Jap
an, Russia and the United States. an6
invite them to accept the principles re
corded in it."
, 1900-10-25
UNCLE SAM CAN STILL
GIVE US ALL A FARM

half as much as Nebraska and only a
little more thar Minnesota and Arkan-
sas.
Uncle Sam owns large tracts of land
in the southern states-1. 100000 acres
in Florida. 3,500,OOO in Arkansas, 50O,-
900 in Louisiana and a similar quantity
in Mississippi, which, however, is most
ly in swamps. In Michigan 43S,OOO
acres are still available and in Wiscon-
sin 3d. 600 acres. But he is selling off
his real estate quite rapidly, last year
being one of the largest on record.
which seems rather singular in view of
the prosperity that extended through
out the country.
The total sales of government land
during the year ended June 80, 1900,
were 13.453,SS7 acres. an increase of
over 100000 from the fiscal year of
1899, and the cash receipts of the land
office were S4,379,7 5S, the largest for
several years.
During the year 81 1910 people took up
original homestead entries, amounting
TO 6,47o,1 100 acres; 3,479 people took up
desert lands. amounting to $50 5J
acres, while four persons filed timber
claims for $40 acres, making a total
of GA, 753 new settlers upon unoccupied
public land, who too up 9,O69,204
acres, or an average of 40 acres each.
Many farmers have sold out their
old farms in the older states to their
neighbors, and have taken up new
lands in the west, which they have OBJ
tanned for nothing. Eastern farmers
have also been able to fit out their sons
with farm Implements, household
goods and stock and send them west
in better shape thar they could have
done for many years before.
, 1900-10-25
SECOND G0EBEL
ASSASSIN CONVICTED

Georgetown. Ky, Oct. 21.-The jury
in the case of Henry Youtsey, on trial
on the charge of being n principal in
the Goebel assassination, returned n
verdict of guilty yesterday, fixing the
penalty ut life imprisonment.
When the jury vas called Judge
Cantrill asked: Gentlemen, have you
made n verdict?"
The foreman nodded his head.
Pass up the papers to the clerk
said the judge.
The sheriff passed them up and the
clerk read the following:
I'VE, the jury, find the defendant
guilty and fix his punishment at con-
finement in the ~penitentiary for life"
Gentlemen, is that your verdict?'
asked the Judge.
1T is" was the reply.
The jury was then discharged and
the trial was at an end.
One of the jurymcn said that ballot
was taken last night. This morning
the vote was unanimous that Youtsey
was guilty. and then the degree of pun
ishment was fixed.
Attorneys for the defense then be-
gan preparing n motion for an arrest
of Judgment. 1t is likely n jury will
be impaneled as quickly as practicable
TO inquire into Youtsey's insanity.
The defense filed their motion for an
arrest of judgment and Judge Cantrill
set it for hearing the second day of the
February term. Youtsey will not be
sentenced before that time.
On account of Youtsey's condition it
was decided not to take him to the
Frankfort Jail yesterday, and he may
not 20 for several DAYS.
, 1900-10-25
YOUTSEY TRIAL
is

Georgetown, KY. Oct. 20.-There
will be no verdict in the Youtsey case
tonight. When court met at $50
o'clock tonight the case was formally
submitted to the jury. The judge told
them they could use their w pleas
ure about considering the case to-
night or tomorrow morning. They de-
cided to take the papers to their rooms
tonight and report back at 8 o'clock TO-
morrow morning, and they were sent
TO their boarding houses with that I'M
Outstanding.
Youtsey's condition tonight is better
than yesterday. He has taken nourisn-
ment to-day without trouble, and ply
sicians say that his temperature, pulse
and respiration are normal.
Colonel Nelson began his speech In
the Youtsey trial to-day. He said the
belief existed that juries are pelns
packed in these cases, ''fOr h de-
PENDANT had been unable to secure a
Juror of his own political faith to sit in
the case"
He asked the commonwealth's attor-
new whether hi would ask that Iout-
sew be convicted for firing the shot or
for aiding and abetting the firing.
Il will leave that for the jury to de
termine," responded Franklin.
In referring to Youtsey's present
physical condition, Nelson felt like ask
ing, "Can a dead man have a fair trlal
as guaranteed by the constitution; that
Youtsey is to all intents n purposes
OF this trial a dead man." He SAID
Youtsey had a right to defend the ex-
cutive building If 1t had been attacked
and his having n gun January ~
was not suspicious, because every oth'
err man in that building was armed at
that time.
He said the testimony plainly showed
that Youtsey was not ever in contem'
plation of any crime and that John
Ricketts, story that Youtsey took
twelve or fifteen men into the hall and
stationed them there shortly before the
shooting was completely destroyed.
Nelson took up all the testimony and
commented on it in detail. He spoke
for five hours and did not conclude til
after 2 p. IN.
commemorative Attorney Franklin
began his speech at 1885 o'clock this
afternoon and spoke till Z o'clock. He
scored ex-governor Taylor, saying il
he had two sparks of courage he woulC
return here and help Youtsey out OF
this trouble, If any of the witnesse:
had lied to Youtsey; that If Taylor hat
ven only one spark of manhood hi
would now commit suicide under The
whip of his conscience. He said If Ar
thur Goebel had told an untruth as II
what Youtsey told him, then Arthur
Goebel was a worse man than the on
who assassinated William Goebel. H,
cited many incidents as told by othel
witnesses, hat corroborated wha
Youtsey told Goebel, and said ex-Gov
eronr Bradley's absence as a witness
practically corroborated Culton's testi
mony as to Youtsey, for If Culton dit
not have Il talk with Bradley, then b,
ought t. be willing to go a thousand
miles to confound Culton and SAVE
Youtsey from death.
, 1900-10-25

Nothing has been heard of Princess
Chimay for a long time. but probably
this is due to the fact that her do
nestle troubles are now at an end, and
that her husband has forgiven her for
her indiscreet adventures with the
Hungarian gypsy Rigo. The prince and
princess are in Paris, ind the
last that was heard of the violinist
Rigo was to the effect that he was
somewhere in Africa. Photographs of
h princess are no longer on sale
either in Paris or Vienna, and big
sums are consequently offered for the
picture of her as she appeared on the
Partisan variety stage.
, 1900-10-25

London, Oct, 20.-rhe vestry Of St
Martins, after n stormy session, de-
cided to-day to allow John Alexander
Dowie, the Chicago Zionist, to continue
his meetings in the town hall, provided
he pays for all the damage done, re-
tains policemen in the hall to preserve
order, and nrranges to have reinforce
ments handy in case of need.
The medical students WHO were ar
rested for breaking up the meeting of
Dowie, yesterday afternoon, were to-
day punished with small fines.
, 1900-10-25

Tien Tsin, Oct. 20.-Reliable unoffi-
cial reports say the advance guard OF
the allied forces entered Pao Ting Flu
Wednesday, October 18th. The city,
it is added, was practically deserted.
and offered no resistance. The British
column captured seventeen imperial
soldiers at We Nan Sien October 10th,
who We're part of the force of 1000
men sent to dispose the Boxers in that
region. The captives assert that they
killed 2O0 boxers and were returning
to Pao Chow when they were fired
upon and dispersed by the French.
The British contiscated their arms
and horses and released the imperial
soldiers.
Runners report that many Chinese
are returning to the villages in the
path of the German-French column.
, 1900-10-25

Friderlchafen, Wurtemberg, Oct.
22.-Another trial Of Count Yep
pelin's airshlp was made yesterday, re.
sulting in a series of successful evolu-
tons.
The airshlp, with Count Zeppelin and
Herr Eugene Wolff on board, assembled
Mt 8 o'clock in the afternoon TO an alti-
tude of f~ive-eighths of Il mile, where
various manoeuvers were executed. II
the descended slowly to the water,
which it reached lear the point of de-
parture, at twenty-five minutes past ..
The king and queen of WurtemberG
witnessed the trial.
, 1900-10-25

Washington, Il. c., Oct. 22.-An i'm
pRession pretty generally prevails
throughout the country that most of
the public lands have been taken up,
but the annual report of the commits
sioner of the general land office shows
that OH. acres of Uncle Sans
farm still remains open to settlement,
which is 179,4TT, T02 acres more than
have been taken up since the beginning
of the government. Besides this, 154,-
J45. TS2 acres have beer withdrawn
from settlement and reserved as n
park, for the cultivation of forestry
and for other purposes. There now re-
main u%nsurveyed COZ, 554,915 acres.
The biggest part of this is in Alaska,
where 100000, 600 acres are open to set
Element.
Excluding Alaska and our newly ac-
quired possessions in the West indies
and the Pacific ocean, Uncle Sans
farm consists of 3,O25,6OO square miles,
divided into 5 5000 square miles of wa
ter .pd 2.970.000 square miles of land,
or S3,4T6.1 100 acres. Arizona has a
total area of 72.000,O00 acres, of which
40,0O0,00O acres remain open TO settle
ment. Idaho has 54.000,00O, of which
only 23,00O,OOO have been taken up and
81, 100000 remain. Montana still has
81. 100000 of her o 3,00O,000 available
for settlers; Nevada, New Mexico and
others of the arid states have a cor
responding quantity. OF the agricul-
tural states nearly o%ne-fOurth of the
area of Washington remains open,
nearly one-fifth of Nebraska and ten
per cent of Minnesota. Oklahoma, the
newest of the territories, has a smaller
quantity of public land available than
any of the older ones-less than one
, 1900-10-25

Philadelphia. Oct. 20.-The vote of
the Presbyteries ON the question of the
revision of confession of faith as thus
far reported. is as follows:
For revision only, 30; declamatory
statement, 20; supplemental creed, 30;
substitute creed, .; revision and sup
Elemental dismissal of creed, 10; the
whole subject, 80; total number of
Presbyteries voting, 10. There are 232
Presbyteries, including twenty-one in
foreign lands, most of which will not
vote in time for the report of the com
mittee, and there are eight or ten
Presbyteries which have only one
meeting in the year, in the spring.
, 1900-10-25

Ting Flu expedition reached the walled
town of Waugchiakou October 18th,
meeting with no resistance, and that
the other columns have also been unop-
posed. The natives are friendly and
supplying food to the troops.
The Taotai of Wangchiakou asserts
that n body of troops, supposed to be
French or German, dispersed n force
of Boxers around Wenan, October 9th,
infictlng severe losses and burning a
number of villages.
General Chaffee has ordered two com
panies of the Ninth United States in
fantry to garrison Tien Tsln.
The provisional government OF Tien
Tsln has sentenced six Beers to death,
Paris, Oct. 19.-The Havas agency
has received the following dispatch
from Pekin:
THE diplomatic corps received n joint
note from Ii Hung Chang and Prince
Ching, saying that 1t is time to end
the present situation and to treat fol-
peace, and that the princes M minis.
tiers who We're accomplices of the Box.
ers will be handed over to the courts
to be judged and punished according to
Chinese law.
I'm their quality of plenlpotentiaries,
Ii Hung Chang and Prince Ching of,
fered to treat for peace and accept the
principle of indemnities for the lega.
lions destroyed. The losses are to be
estimated by delegates for the powers,
European nations car he accorded
fresh commercial advantages on the
old treaties, modified as the require.
ments of the powers vary, but each
power must formulate its own.
THE plenipotentiaries demand an i'm.
mediate cessation of hostilities because
of their offer and request an interview
with the Tsung-li-Ymaen for October
21st."
, 1900-10-25

Denver, Colo, Oct. 22.-Advices from
Steamboat Springs say that without
doubt the lioutt County Improvement
Company has encountered a strong
flow of oil in their well at a depth Of
1900 feet, although this statement was
not confirmed by the manager. The
HOW was so strong, however, it is now
covering all the water from that coun-
try. Samples dipped from the water
were pronounced by oil men to be
crude petroleum coming from n depth.
The reported strike has o"ccasioned con-
siderable excitement.
, 1900-10-25

Salt Lake, Utah. Oct. 2O.-The ques.
ton of granting terminal facilities TO
the Los Angeles * Salt Lake railroad
came up before n committee of the city
council. last night, and by n vote of
five 10 three decided to have drawn an
ordinance to present to the council, va
eating Pioneer squire, preparatory to
giving II to the railroad.
, 1900-10-25

Music has won more battles than
gunpowder," said a great general.
Certainly more flags have been taken
by Sousa's band the past summer than
by all our armies in the field. Near
iy every city in Europe has presented
Sousa with a civic banner, and his So
Ealled American music has marched
triumphant through camps usually
half-hostile to the States" May such
peaceful victories attend THE Stars
and Stripes Forever"