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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-16
FOUR SMALL BOYS Arrested FOR
CAUSING a FATAL TRAIN WRECK

II years, deny that they wrecked the
train. but one of them said he knew
two boys who had stolen parts of the
switches.
The train was derailed last night by
an open sWitchs and two men were
killed and three injured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-16
Powers Family in Washington.

VoDOCIdI- 10 The HeraId.)
Washington, Oct. 15.-AGrs. o. w
and Roger Powers, wife and son of
Judge Powers of Salt Lake, are in the
city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-16
AMERICA WILL GET FIRST SHIPMENT
FROM TRANSvAAL MINES Since The WAR

New York. Oct LIT is announced
that the National City bank has en-
gagged $500, coo gold for import.
Officials Of the bank said that the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-16
WILL LOSE a VAST FORTUNE IF THEY
MARRY AN AMERICAN OR A HEBREW

London. Oct. 15-The will of ]. B.
Clayton, the son of the late member of
parliament of that name, has just been
DrObated. BY it he leaves his two
daughters a fortune of G144, 0O0 with
the curious provision that the money is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-16

gold had been secured in South Africa
and represents the first output of the
mines of that country since the break
ing out Of the BOer war.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-16

to be payable only if they attain the
age of 80 years without marrying either
a citizen OF the United States or He
brow
The reason for this provision is not
given.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-16
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs H. &. Tooker, who has been i'll at
St. Marks hospital for several weeks, is
now coHvalescing at her home, 81 South
State street.
Thomas 2. Rigney, the mining engineer
has returned from 3 trip CNsi mining gill
sonite properties insthe vicinity of Price
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-16
SEARCH AMERICAN BARK.

Portuguese Search Vainly for Kru-
gers Gold.
London, Oct. ia dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Lourenzo MARQUEE.
dated yesterday, says that the Ameri-
can bark Fred P. Litchfeld went
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-16
Stops the Cough and Works Off the
Geld

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a
cold in one day No Cure, No Pay
Price 70 cents.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-16

Referring to personal references to him
self, Mr.. Bryan said he was not rich as
he had been represented to be, and he eX-
planned how he had accumulated the prop
erty he has. since 1895, by saving:
I made part OF it out Of a book which
I-Ob0dy bought unless he wanted the book:
part of # / made by writing artiC.ss which
nobody read unless they wanted to, and
a part OF IL By speaking at Chautauquas
and other places where nobody car I'M
less he wanted to. What I have made mas
been made by people who came because
they thought they got what they were
paying for but if 1 had Been the attorney
OF the STANDARD Oil trust. like the Repub-
making money"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
Kruger Reported to Have Is
sued a Proclama-
ton.
B0ERS MUST HOLD OUT.
johannesburg to Be Defended
to the Last Ex-
tremity.

Capetown. May 24.-Kruger, it is
announced here, has issued procla-
nation saying he will defend Johan-
nesburg, and calling upon all Beers to
fight 10 the bitter end.
Boer Camp. Volksrust, May ga
The British crossed the Buffalo river
and were within sight of our position
yesterday. They were busy emplac-
ing heavy cannon at Schuiashoygte,
near the scene of the battle on the In
goge river in '81. 1t is reported
fighting occurred at Botha's Mex YES
terday. Chris Botha, brother of the
commander-in-chief, has been ap-
pointed assistant to the commander
in-chief and has given great satisfac-
tion. He revived the fighting spirit
in many of the federals. In an ambush
between Nqutu and Mount Prospect,
eight British were killed aud Is
wounded.
Pretoria, May %. An official bulIe-
tin issued yesterday says: Sixty
British cavalry came in collision May
20 with 80 ofthe Swaziland commando
at SchoePer's Mex. The lighting last
ed an hour. The British lost %
killed. % wounded and IL prisoners;
25 horses. two maxims and a quanti-
" of ammunition were also captured
The federals lost one killed and one
wounded. Sunday Kalbe engaged
the British between Heilbron and
Lindley. The federals had to retire
before the overwhelming force. losing
one killed and seven wounded"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24

| menu IN a colony or dependency thai
| has not been attended with precisely
/ the things that we have seen in Cuba
1 The administration has selected meI
| who are believed 10 be good men. We
/ went into IL with utter confidence be
/ lieving that il was an easy thing.
| voted against the peace treaty because
1 believed colonial dependencies would
| result in precisely what has occurred.
| l am glad to see that the adminiStra-
tiOn is trying to guard il. but l do not
| want anybody 10 say that il iS an I'M
expected thing
Spooner: $50 far as anything / said
is concerned the senator's observations
are, in the language of Shakespeare:
~ bolt Of nothing shot at nothing.
We went to war TO free uCba. Have
we done Cuba and the Cubans no kind
ness by pouring out millions Of our
money and shedding the blood of our
soldiers in order to drive Spanish
tyranny forever from Cuba? Has the
senator any suspicion in>hiS mind or
in his heart that the pledge made in
the resolution passed by congress as to
the temporary character of our occu-
patton in Cuba is not to be kept"
Hale: Il have very grave suspicious.
l think there are very powerful intiu-
ences in this country that
iFe utlSTliHtu ILdI We SldI never
give up Cuba l think that the time
viii never. come unless something earn
est and drastic is done by congress that
the last soldiers of the United States
will he withdrawn from Cuban soil"
Spooner: IF | We're inclined To doubt
for one moment that the United States
government will Seasonably withdraw
from Cuba I should be ashamed of the
government and ashamed of It's ac
ton
Hale: That assurance from the sen
ator more than repays me for all that l
have said. | shall count upon him in
the future
SpoOner: ITO say that the senator
Will count upon me in the future is
little less than an insult This is 4
government of honor. and 1t is Il peo-
pie of honor We have given
the best government to the people of
Cuba. thus far they have ever had.
Every mans life is safe in Cuba. every
woman's honor is safe in Cuba. Death
and tyranny and starvation have gone
forever out of Cuba. OF course. there
has been pecuIation in Cuba. Every
one is ashamed of it. But in no gov
ernment ever instituted has that not
occurred. But il never Will turn out
that any man in any country can point
to the Teller resolution and say with
truth that was a legislative lie"
In reply TO Spooner'S defense Of this
governments action in Cuba Tillman
declared that our agents on the island
We're caTpet-baggerS and the sooner
they get out the better.
oh" replied SpOoner, 'if the sen
atOr from South Carolina finds acarpet-
bagger in heaven when he gets there
he will prefer to go to the other place"
81 certainly Will" replied Tillman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
More Blood shed at 81. Louis.

st Louis. May 24-Renewed rioting
and another fatality marked the prog
reSS OF the strike on the st. Louis Tran
sit COmpany'S system yesterday. A.
the corner of Twenty-third and CaSs
avenue 4 mob attacked a car. firing a
number of shots. One of the bullets
went right through the body of Special
Policeman Duncan X. McRea. \ po-
liceman fired at a crowd Of boys who
had stoned a car and shot 3-year-old
boy sitting on his own door step in the
leg, probably fatally. \ mob Of strikers
nearly killed Conductor Hodge He
viii probably die. No arrests Of any
of the rioters
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
PLOT OF THUGS IN JAIL.
Delivery Planned Involving the Murder OF
the Turnkey.

Danville, Ills, May 2I.-An alleged
plot to liberate the inmates of the Dan
Vile Jail was discovered Tuesday night
in time to prevent the SuppoSd CON
spiratorS from carrying out the details
of the plan. which included the aSsaS-
sInatiOn of Turnkey Bullhart. John
Hartmann. of st. Louis: Isaac Rogers,
and David LandOn, inmates of the jail.
and Miss Irene Dickson, who came
here with Hartmann from Muncie.
Ind, are said to be the IfnglcaderS
in the conspiracy.
The woman is charged with having
smuggled a knife and several saws into
tine Jail. The plot was foiled by the
discovery of the saws in the cells of
The suspected men. The woman was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
Danced Around the Maypols.

Champaign, Ills. May 24.-In the
presence of almost 1000 spectators.
JwentSfour young women of the Uni
VerSity of Illinois. under the direction
OF Miss Helen g. Carpenter. director
of the women'S gymnasium. wound old
gold aud blue StreamerS around a May
pole on tine campus south of the main
hall to the music of the military band
The StreamerS were unwound and
again wound up by twenty-four other
young women. The winding and un-
winding were repeated by another set
OF young women, which put an end to
the festivities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
SEEMS TO BE A DEGENERATE.
Girl of Ie Years Who Tried to Poison Her
Whole Family.

Chippewa Falls, Wis. May 24.-
Laura Humber. l. years of age,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hum
ber, was brought into court here
charged with attempting TO murder
her parents and three sisters. The
girl broke uD glass into fine particles
and placed il in several articles of food
about TO be served. but the glass was
discovered by one Of the sisters be-
fore any of the food was eaten.
According 10 the fathers story the
girl is utterly depraved. He stated
that she had tortured tn heath three
domestic animals anda dozen chickens
and destroyed most all the family ap-
parei. Judge Condit committed the
girl to the industrial school at Mil
waukee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
DISCUSSION OF CUBA
Nicely Matter and Question of In.
dependence Comes UP in
the Senate.
PLATT TALKS OF THE BooDLERY
Spooner and Hale Have n Very Lively
Exchange Regarding the Gu
ban Political Situation.

Washington, May 24.-There was an
interesting debate in the senate yester-
day relative to Cuba, beginning with 4
statement made by PlatU of Connecti-
cut regarding the Neely embeZZlement.
I'latt said of this that If the wrong
doing had occurred in Boston, New
York, or Washington il would have
been sad and shameful, but it would
not have been so sad and shameful
as it is since it occurred on the island
of Cuba where the administration is
engaged in i great work of freedom
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
State horticultural Society.

Springfield. Ills, May PA largely
attended meeting of the Illinois State
Historical society was held yesterday
afternoon in the senate chamber. Ad-
dresses about the early days of Illinois
We're made by. John NJ. Palmer. and
General ]. NJ. RuggleS. while Hon. j.
Nick Perrin, of BelleviIle. told of re-
cent valuable discoveries made at
Relleville of papers relating TO the
early French settlement in Illinois. 1t
WAS decided TO Incorporate. with
Springfield as the location and 10 hold
the next annual meeting here the last
Week OF January, 1901.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
Got Caught ON a sIaft.

Albany. Wis, May 24-WhiIe VIII
lam Burr, an employe In the linen
mills here, was oiIing the machinery
his clothing was caught by a shaft
which revolves $50 times per minute.
Every stitch OF clothing and even his
shoes and stockings were torn of both
legs and one arm broken and he was
terribly bruised all over his body Not
withstanding his terrible injuries, the
physicians say, he has lighting chance
TO live. One leg had to Sbe amputated.
Burt was married only two weeks ago,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
HALE AND sPOoNER LOCK HORNS.
Maine and Wisconsin Fail to Agree About
Our Insular Ward.

When SpoOner resumed his speech
Oh the Philippines he incidentally
referred 10 the situation in Cuba and
our responsibility there. Hale inter
Tupued him TO say that in view of what
had happened in Cuba it would have
been better had we abandoned il.
Does The senator IhiRk. inquired
Spooner. in the case l have put we
should have abandoned Cuba:
Il think il would have been the best
thing in the world for Us il we had
done it replied Hale. Il think If ii
were found that the population in Cuba
was l. hostile 70 Us As il had been 10
Spain We should have abandoned 1t
and been glad TO get rid OF il.
Then referring 10 the Neely business
Hale said: 1t is not the adminiStra-
ton at fault II is n natural result
There never has been an instance OF
rEe setting I'D OF a supreme govern
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
UNUSUAL CONCESSION.
Railways Make Excursion Tickets Of Those
to the Democratic Convention.

to the Democratic Convention.
Kansas Cijy. Mo, Nay 24.-An un-
usual concession To delegates and 9th
ers who des-e to attend the Demo
cratic national convention i'll Kansas
City WAS agreed upon ut u meeting
here of the committee recently ap-
pointed by the Western Passenger as
SOciatiOn. 1t had been previously de
Cided for the convention Il rate of one
fare for the round trip. with Il return
limit until July ..
The committee ut its meeting here
decided to extend the limit TO Sept. 30,
in order to enable those attending the
convention To make excursions to the
various pleasure resorts and fields of
investment i'll the west. To secure this
extension tickets must be deposited
with the local passenger bureau, which
viii grant extensions to correspond
with the excursion tickets purchased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
ALASKAN CIVIL BILL.
Provisions of the Measure Considered by
the House.

Washington May 24.-The house
met at IL today and proceeded with
the consideration OF the Alaskan civil
government bill. The amendments
to the mining provisions adopted
authorize the secretary of war to
grant permits to dredge for gold be-
low the mean low water and to pro-
vide that nothing in the act shall be
construed as multiplying the claims
heretofore legally located.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
Newest Thing ian InIunction,.

Springfield. Ills, May 24.-A novelty
in the way of an injunction was issued
by Judge Allen. of the United States
court. On application of Samuel Hunt,
receiver of the Toledo, 81. Louis and
Kansas City Railroad company, the
court enjoined Charles Hackett from
conducting saloon and gambling
house on the cOmpany'S right of way
at Oakland
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24

island viii cease when the people set
up for themselves IA government for
the proper control of the island"
when viii that time come in
quired Bacon.
That time will be delayed long
r-torted Platt. If party. for partisan
purposes, makes the work more diff
cult. The blush of shame ought TO
mantle the cheek OF every man who is
trying to hinder or embarraSS the OPP
erationS Of General Wood in Cuba. who
is seeking to bring about the time as
rapidly aS il may he brought about"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
SPREAD OF
RELIGION.
Several Gatherings in Ses-
sion on Sub
ject.
THE METHODIST conference
The Presbyterians, United
Presbyterians and Con-
gregationalists.

Chicago. May 24.-At the Method
ist general conference this morning
after a sharp debate a motion to re-
consider the action of the conference
in regard TO cutting off the addi-
tional secretary of the Freedmen
Aid and Southern Educational society
was adopted. A motion with the OBJ
ject of postponing the whole mat
ter for four years was tabled
and after an extended debate
the amendment offered by Welch
of Wyoming, excepting the Freemen'
Aid from previous action OF the con
ference. thus allowing than society
two secretaries, was adopted. The
conference voted to djourn sine die
MAY 20. The conference then settled
down to the election of eastern and
western book agents, balloting for
which was the last business of the
forenoon session.
Chicago. May 24.-the Methodist
Episcopal general conference yester-
ray voted TO abolish the time limit Oh
pastorates. Discussion was mainly
over the minority report of the COM
mittee which provided for hve-year
extension of the paStorate only on Il
three fourihS vote of II quarterly confer
ence, aud an amendment offered by
Secretary ID. =. Monroe, substituting
the word three for five" in section
3 of paragraph 1T3 of the discipline,
but with the provision that the pastor
ate may be extended for periods of
three years by a majority report OF Il
quarterly conference.
DIR. IL. =. Copeland, a lay delegate
of Ann Arbor. aroused a storm OF ap-
plause by advocating an "unmodi-
fed, unrestricted, unqualified abolition
of the time limit" and when we con
cluded cries of Vote, vote" came
from all over the hall. When a vote
was reached the time limit was
knocked out.
h~ PresbyterianH.
st. Louis. MAY 24.-At the conclu-
sion of the religious service of the
general assembly this
DIR. Wallace Radcliffe re-
sumed his vigorous speech against
Continued on Third Page.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
Wall street Failure.

New York. Nav 2i.-The announce
ment of the failure Of Price, McCor-
mick & Co. was made today by the
chairman of the stock exchange. The
firm was one of the most active and
large, ard had out-of-town connec-
tions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
Marriage Creates "a Surprise.

Carlyle. Ills, May 24.-The marriage
of Eugene Van Hoorebelle, OF Carlyle,
to Miss Cora Thornton. OF Anna, Ills,
Is announced here. The news of the
wedding created surprise in local so
cial circles. where the bridegroom Is
prominent. The wedding took place
Oh Saturday afternoon in Anna. the
home OF the bride. and ii was the in
tention of the young people to keep
the affair secret.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
Fire Drives Out 200 PeopI..

Chicago, May ~. - \ fire which
started i'll the four-Story jackson apart
ment building. Twenty street and
Calumet avenue, ut l2:30 p. III. yester-
day destroyed the building inside of
forty-tive minutes. All occupants es-
capped, and there We're 300 of them. An
explosion % Il natural gas stove on the
second floor started the fire. Loss,
$50 600
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
Labor Troubles To BE Arb,trated.

Springfield, Ills, May 24.-The state
board of arbitration will meet nj East
st. Louis Thursday. May 81. for the
purpose of hearing the evidence in the
case of TIE contractors and builders
employees. The men are now at work
pending Settlementby arbitration. Both
sides have joined in the application.
and the settlement is expected to be
final
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24

London. May 24.-The war office late
last evening published the following
from Lord Roberts:
South Bank OF the RhenOster River.
May %. 1: 80 u. m.-We found on ar
rival here this morning that the enemy
had fed during the night. They had
occupied a strong position on the north
bank Of the river. which had been care
fully entrenched. but they did not think
IL advisable to defend it when they
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
suit Involves SJoO.OOo.

Sioux City, la. May 2I.-In the fed
eral court the hearing of case involv-
ing nearly half a million dollars was
begun. 1t was that OF the Manhattan
Trust company W. the Sioux City and
Northern Railway company. on the pc
titton of Intervention Of the Trust Com
pany of North America. which seeks to
recover S434 .3IS.46 alleged to be due
for rental of the terminal facilities in
Sioux CITY hv the Norfhern
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
PoPUtIsT is NOMINATED.
Result OF the first District Nebraska
Convention.

Auburn. Neb.. Nav 24--UPOu reas-
sem mbling this morning the democrat
ic, pOpulist and free silver republican
conventions in the First district united
upon the nomination CT George W.
Berge. populist. tor congress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
NeeIy Had Indiana. Contidence.

The Republican party never toler-
ateS fraud. or peculation or embeZZle-
meut- Neither the Republican admin
iStratiou nor the committee on rela-
tiOn> with Cuba need any prOdding
from s.'- -.'""Siti"n party to induce
them TO make searching inVeStiga-
ton Continuing, Platt said that Nee
ly had the confidence of the people of
Indiana, and before the resent dis
closures his integrity had never been
questioned. and the same was true of
Mr. RathbUne. The administration. he
thought, had exercised proper caution
in appointing thcS" men to office
"Neely went wrong. said Platt,
"aud brought disgrace ana shame and
humiliation upon this country-rather
than upon the stration-Thich
had assumed responsible duties in
Cuha -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
SOME MORE PROSPERITY.
Nearly n Thousand More steel Employees
Out of Work.

J5liet. H.. May 24.-Nearly a
thousand men were thrown out of
work today by the converter and bill
let mills OF the Illinois Steel company
closing indefinitely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
TAYLOR Finley at indianapolis.

indianapolis. May 24.-W. 5. Taylor
and Charles Finley spent a quiet day
Yesterday together. 1t has been ar
ranged that Taylor is to stay several
weeks at the Country club, four miles
from the CITY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
JOIN C. sPooNER.

and philanthropy. But nothing has oc-
Cured in the history of defalcations
that has made such an impression on
the public mind as this-and justly
SO. More than ever il is incumbent
upon the government to probe this mat
ter To the bottom. unflinchingly-un-
sparn@ly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24

Free Skaters have surrendered during
the last few days, and that they have
given up $50 rifles, 100 horses and 4
large amount OF Ammunition"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24

arrested IueSday mgnI at me Arcade
hotel and in her trunk was discovered
a number of valuable articles supposed
TO have been stolen by burglars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
BUTCHERS FALL BACK.
Give Up Another strong Position Because
Roberts Gets Beg ond Their FIanks.

London. May 24.-The Times qub-
fishes tile following from Wilgeledea,
via Kroonstad. May II Prom today's
reconnaissance it is fair 10 anticipate
that there viii he no serious resistance
before we reach the Naal''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
RULE ON MERIT LAW.
Judge TuIey Decides an lmpor.
tant Point in Its Proper
Execution.
MAKES TRoUBLg FOR CHICAGO MIN
Thugs Plot to Break Jail and Kill the
Turnkey-Historical Society
Meets-State Items.

Chicago, May 2i.-Judge Tuley gave
4 dicision yesterday i'll the civil-Ser-
vice mandamus proceedings instituted
by John Barton Payne, representing
the Civil Service Reform league. He
held the recent promotion of police
officials to be illegal. The following
reductions will be made in the depart
ment as a result if the decision is up
held by the Supreme court: John
Ptacek, reduced from assistant chief
To patrol sergeant: Max Hefdelneier,
reduced from inspection TO lieutenant;
John !. Hartnett, reduced from in
spectOr to ptatrossergeant; Luke Hal-
as, reduced from inspector 10 patrol
sergeant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
Our Dnty Toward Cuba.

''We have duty Vet to perform
there" said Plat. and the American
people Will see to it that it is dis
charged. our military control of the