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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-28
DEALINGS MUST BE OPEN.
Turkey VIII Not Be Permitted to
Paw the TndamYTifv Sacra+Iu

turkey Will NOT Be Permitted to
Pay the Indemnity Secretly.
Washington, April 27.-Beyond the
statement that Mr.. Griscom, United
States charge d'affaires at CONSTANT
nople, has been instructed TO press Wig
orously for the payment of the Ameri-
can claims for indemnity, the officials
here decline to divulge the nature of
his Instructions They say that Mr..
Griscom does not need express fnstruc-
tions to forward the claims, for he had,
Of his own vOlition, taken a rathCa ad-
vanced attitude in this matter, and the
representations he is now making.
though this time by express instruc-
tons, are in no respect more peremp-
tory than his own preceding deliveries
TO the Turkish government
Novel though the proposition was
from a diplomatic standpoint, yet it is
learned to be true that the effort was
made by the porte to pay this Ameri-
can claim under cover of an order for
a warShip to be built in the United
States for Turkey. The reasons for the
failure of the project were several. The
United States government has no war
ships for sale and is not authorized to
build any for foreign order. Then there
IS no warrant of law for entering into
an arrangement with a private ship
an international obligation in the man.
ner proposed.
Lastly, judging by the experience of
Concerns that have had dealings with
the Turkish government, any ship
builder accepting the order from Tur-
key would require guaranty from the
United States government and the net
result of the transaction might be the
assumption by the United States of an
obligation as much larger than the or
iginal claims, as the price of a battle
ship exceeds the $780,
Even if these obstacles were over
come, the scheme would be an utter
failure as concerns the accomplishments
of the prime object, namely, the secret
payment to the United States of the in
dsn1nity with a view to avoid demon
stratlon by other powers for settlement
of their claims, for under our open
methods of business, the transactions
would have to be matter of official
record.
One effect of this sudden application
of pressure upon Turkey, is a renewal
of the applications from American
holders of other claims against Tur-
key for presentation of their cases
Save the missionary claims, the 500, 900
Indemnity contains only one small all
lotment for the benefit of the family
of the bicyclist. LEM, who was killed
in Turkey while making a circuit of
the globe. But il is believed that how
ever well founded the other outstand-
ing claims may be, the present time is
not regarded as propitious for urging
them upon the attention of the porte.
and it is expected nothing will be done
to divert the negotiations from the mis-
sionary claims as the main issue.
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rests and seizures were to be made bv
deputies, under the protection of troops.
He was, he said, very careful on this
point. He said that the prisoners at
all times were better sheltered from
the weather than were the troops. There
was, however, a deficiency in bedding.
He denied that he had held any con-
ference with mine owners or managers.
but said ne had several times talked
casually with mine operators who came
to or were passing through Wardner
General Merriam stated positively
that he had never been in the room
where the inquest was held at Wardner
denying the statement Of Attorney Rob
ertsOn to that effect. Mr. Robertson
interrupted to state that he had been
under the impression that General
Merriam had been present
General Merriam's testimony follow
ed closely the lines of his report Dur
ing twenty EIGHT years of service, he
said, he had never known a soldier to
strike a prisoner with a musket or lab
with a bayOnet- Such testimony, he
said, therefore, to him was utterly in
credible. He declared most emphatically
that a state of rebellion existed in
Idaho. and that there was a menace to
public safety there.
He took up each preamble of the
resolution under the operation Of which
the committee was acting, denying alb
sclutely most of the facts alleged there
in. General Merriam said the United
States troops were in charge of the
prisoners simply as guards, in carrying
out the authority of the state.
The general said he felt sOiicitude as
to the prisoners, and to their long con-
finment. He finally took up the mat
ter with the war department, tele-
graphing on the subject. Two Of the
letters had not heretofore appeared in
the correspondence furnished. by the
war department, evidently having been
mslaid.
In these letters General Merriam
pointed out the evident purpose of the
Idaho authorities to continue the mill
tary control for some time and re-
ferred to the adjournment of the dis
trict court, with the cases Of many of
the prisoners still pending. In one Of
the letters General Merriam advised
that part of the troops be withdrawn.
He stated also that the continued SER
vice of the troops on guard duty had
led to the bribery of a eergeant and
the escape Of eight prisoners.
At present, General Merriam stated,
the troops were not guarding any pris-
oners. A few troops remained in gar
ing anV duties in connection with the
disturbance. although available in case
of an outbreak as long as martial law
continued. General Merrism's cross
examination viii begin tomorrow.
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Constantinople, Thursday, April %
The American note handed to the
Turkish minister of foreign affairs,
Tewfik Pasha, on Tuesday, is couehed
in peremptory terms. demanding i'm
mediate payment of the indemnity sew
eral times promised to Minister Straus
by the sultan The note does not fix
a time limit for an answer, but it's
tenor is not far from the character of
an ultimatum
1t has produced a great impression
upon the porte, who, however, shows
no disposition to modify the attitude
hitherto maintained, namely repudfat-
ing the responsibility and seeking to
diminish the Importance of the matter.
1t is presumed that the porte's reply
will be in this sense, and hence il is
feared the United States government
VIII be obliged to take steps to enforce
it's demands.
Turkeys decision to send an officer
TO America TO study naval construction.
IS interpreted to be another SOP. It is
the revival of an old project to buy a.
cruiser in the United States in the
price of which the indemnity shall be
included, 50 that the porte will be able
TO say 1t has not paid the indemnity
The American government has already
categOrically refused such a cOmprOm-
Use which would mean prolonged neeo
tiations and the dragging out of the
matter indefinitely, to which the United
States will not listen. As regards the
indemnity, it is in the nature of q debt
OF honor. If the porte wants to buy
cruiser that is q matter in no way con
neoted with the indemnity.
The porte's reply to the last collec-
tive note on the subject of duties has
net been made, and the embsSsies are
exchanging views in regard To the
terms ON which 70 consent to an in
crease of duty It is thought that before
the beginning Of negotiations, the en-
bassies will invite the porte to abolish
ransOnls and measures introduced in
violation of treaties.
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,, @.-sa.aston April 1.-THE cross-ex-
,r5-, I'm OF Bartlett Sinclair was con-
~, - - al the Occur d.AleDe investipa-
S.,..s before the house military com
r.,, ,' Today. Nothing new was de-
s s-'' q. j. B. Bennett. an aide on the
d, an III. OF General Merriam. was placed
rfs 5 cs sand Ha described his iouTne,,
Eariner ..' NJ Merriam from Denver to
'15 ir-a--...-..~ SAID me was present at
.'a Na-r..... '- me train between Cen
.5-g Nail, an ., and Governor Steunen-
o. ,sa ' 5.s5 taey We're en- r1uta on An
las b,eg-.5 alter The Bunker ain min
Ls-ts-,..-i up. Ia response IN General
rg5 L- question as To wbatba,. II
0vernGr 3. 5..ssary 10 bring troon,s
ctde 7fi~-.....-.-- nuremberg had responded
Ii "ensla' Merriam, d;u.,+i,..
e5graub 5q' ''' ''.sgrams filed AT the
..s1t OF t~a" ,--s ie.aung to the move
~ there ~ rs ,n1 the military situa-
genes ar w .Namined an press dis
ID he hs5 ',e9'dner. In only one case
1s fled occasion to object to any
Prisoners - IN no rough treatment Of
-eS ana IN on the part If ~ -
ss-ise. He t.. learu no harsh Ian
ls IrisarS-r., heard no Complaints .fron,
@ boz Gu About 300 of tbaI, 80, o,ii
er9is.l- g5Is until the NJ M u, lIiell we're
Is,g.sl. He ba5 new ne" prison was
Cen, women against soldiers
ca, General Merriam on stand
5s..ly at the eeo 99.tt concluded his teetf-
5,,.eop.ng sD Slie[noon session without
M by Ga1e s.,llg new. He was fol-
o5 5,'sd in detail 'a- /. Merriam. who de-
ton 9artnentt..' s ms orders from the
''' officers were tt rha at u arr
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-28

Manti, April 27.-Sheriff COons Of Sc
vier county and Joe Bush of Salt Lake
arrived here yesterday, having in GUS
tody two gypsies. man and woman,
who are suspected of the murder of the
two Penneys. father and son, of Ka-
nosh. The sheriff of Willard county,
who has been working on the case for
months, is also here. but all of the
officers are reticent concerning the ar
rests. They do not even state where the
gypSies were arrested, what their
names are or what is the nature of the
evidence against them. The suspects
are now in jail, and it is reported that
they will be held until the arrival of
certain parties from Willard county,
who are expected to identify them as a
man and woman seen near the place
where the Penneys disappeared.
The Penneys, it will be remembered,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-28
9F9VENS POUR DEADLY
FLOOD ON TOWN OF WACO
cnrceSsiOn Of CIOudburStS Submerge the Texas
City and Many Lives are Lost.
u,sr Came Down in Vast Sheets, Forming Great Rag
ing, FOaming Sea.

river is ten feet above the danger
mark and is still rising. The property
loss In Waco will be fully $4,000.
The undertakers are collecting the
dead. As the city is divided into sec
lions by the high water and communi-
cation cut off between the various di-
visions, a complete list of the dead at
this hour cannot be given
Incoming reports indicate that one
of the heaviest rainfalls experienced in
years visited many section of the state
and rivers and smaller streams are
again rising rapidly. All points along
the BraZOS and Colorado rivers have
been notified, and while M >h damage
to property may result from another
rise, yet it is believed that the timely
warning will enable those who live in
the valleys to fully protect themselves
Reports from Belmont and RockDOrt
state that the storm was especially
severe in those sections.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-28
OVERFLOW LOOKED FOR.
River Brazos is Again Threatening
The Colorado on the Rise.


The Colorado on the Rise.
Houston, Tex, April 27.-TOday there
was an even heavier rainfall over Texas
than during the past ten days, and as
a consequence small streams are out
or banks, and rivers are again rising
fast An overflow of the Brazos is ex-
pected tonight at Hampstead, as the
NaVasota viii pour an immense guam
tity Of water into the Brazos above that
town
At Columbus, on the Colorado river.
the Southern Pacific bridge has again
been washed away, ard there win be no
trains run for several days. The Hous-
ton & Texas Central, the Missouri.
Kansas & Texas and the San Antonio
& Arkansas Pass have decided to run no
trains tonight, as a matter of precau-
ton.
At Navasota there was a cIoudburst
today, four inches of rain falling in
forty minutes. Great damage was done
TO farm lands by washing All stock
had been taken from the bottoms. and
there was, consequently, no loss in that
direction.
At Bolton a dozen houses were wash
ed away by a sudden rise in a creek,
but their occupants managed to escape.
The lower part of the town is flooded.
The damage done all over the state to
crops is enormous.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-28

Washington, April 27.-The senate to-
day voted upon the resolution declar
ing Nathan B. Scott to be entitled TO
his seat in the senate from West Viz
Sinia. The number of votes in the
negative was only three. The Alaskan
and cotton claims bills took I'D the rest
of the day. save for an announcement
concerning the Clark case.
Mr. Money (Miss.) by unanimous
consent called up bill to amend the
act to provide for the collection of
abandoned property and prevention of
frauds in insurrectionary districts
within the United States He desired
ne said, 10 submit some remarks upon
the measure. Before proceeding. how
ever, he offered an amendment in the
form of new section, restricting fhe
provisions of the bill to the proceeds
OF cotton and seed sold during the act
Of 1868.
Mr.. Money explained that the bill. if
passed, would afford opportunity to
owners Of private property to establish
their proprietorship of the cotton that
len into the hands cf the authorized
agents Of the United States during the
civil war. The doors would not. he said
be opened to a general raid on the
treasury. The amount involved womb
be less than $4,000. O00.
Mr.. Chandler said that half tlhe
money which the government had real
lzed from the sale of seized and aban-
doned property, had been returned in
times past to the people OF the south.
Ii had cost the United States $500 0OO. 600
and 100000 lives to carry the civil war
10 a conclusion, and he thought it well
20 place this little pittance- as a set
of $500. LOCO. 600.
Rights in the Case.
Mr.. Money said he had no doubt Of
the position of Mr.. Chandler and fully
expected him TO act in accordance with
his Judgment, but there was a right
IN this case which no man ought TO
disregard. He appealed to senators on
posed to the measure TO permit il 70
come to a vote.
The bill was then laid aside and con-
sIderatIon was resumed of the reeOlu-
ton declaring Nathan B. Scott TO he
entitled to his seat as a senator from
west Virginia. The pending question
was the motion of Mr. Pettus to re-
commit the resolution to the commit
tee with instructions to investigate the
case thoroughly
Mr.. Turner (Wash.) while saving he
knew nothing of the case. except What
he had heard in course of debate. de-
clared that if the facts were as STATED
by Mr. Pettus, Mr.. Scott was not en-
titled to his seat. He believed there had
(COntinued on papa .
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-28
THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE.
Ultimatum to the Sultan.
Scott Gets His Seat.
Seven Lives Lost.
Merriam Tells Story.
King Hard at Work.
PAGE TWO.
Pay Tribute to Grant.
Allen in Porto Rico.
PAGE THREE.
Situation in Wool.
Young People Here.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE,
Stock Goes to Heirs.
Talked on Finance.
PAGE SIX
Mining Stock Market.
Gold Mountain Boom.
PAGE SEVEN.
Financial and CommerciaI
PAGE EIGHT.
Brokers in a Fight.
Suspended From School One Year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-28

al On - =
waco. Tex ApfIl -; :, +o,.ro,+s
..,r,n accompanied py ram III eo' e'i.''
, ..,.sl this section Joddy' o"SlllilS INC
Tsl'1u - ~. flowing through the city,
TO oIV'H- ne ~ the CITY and doing
fn5iing hdII VA
,-oat damage 10 pIop9i
rss result is that elghl peOpIe al
,.,ogn 20 have per4Sieu IA 'tie ~ ,, IL
~ and property valued az NSi a.
.Is-,,ear1 dollars has Deeh uestiOyeu VI
,-+rrad.
The Known Oeao'
,,.,,,- candle.
drs "a ~, CqudIe.
A.ss 1,S5nr9n.
Emma Decker.
Inl'i.a27 -, -e,.'
Erdnh W., men names unknown.
Two 455Lg ,il If rain commenced
lne w" and ,vas incesSant until
aoo@ 49, ms in fine shane of a water
cam. ,5 iba rise in the creeks and
sI9l. a. 20, g, r9Did that if did not
oIdl. ... irbaIifants time to flee. Three
give ". t,.o women and a man. all
P-'I ,-a-e drowned within 100 yards
u' ~ citv hall. Their bodies were
~ t', irt, tbe RraZOs rive, and have
Hl' In recovered.
~, we're several people. mostly
me- sanding ON e bridge watch
L.5'- ,so ranid rise of 6arrons branch
I ~. ,- me bridge p brick structure. gave
'. .-. ritbou- warning. precipitating
.tr, frto the water.
'- r-s number positively known to have
~, 5rlvnpd within the city limits to-
...l- is eiebt and il is almost certain
L.. ~. ..,.sr9I moro lives have been lost
s-,-sbfrg parties are cut looking for
n J-,r.nod and heIpine to move those
,-5, are in danger or distress.
,.r.,-- e..ns.
Ni', ,r5 s,-rcor i heinz afforded to
a., ~, s1fferars The business stroets
'-.-, carre,,t,,d into T-iver,s Sucb
al u,7s never before soon hero The
ID, rssgr,l,lad q succession of cloud
ms Easements rere flooded on
r.,ntiin md VVarbino-toD streets and
q, ,rstir s,.srr1e Waco crock on .be
.r-b si5a of the civ and Rarron,s
- -, -, LII, Ia -,~,,,,,o5 49,.
49,, -. tl,,,.,.7 a. &c 49,.
~ ma formed q go in tba L,,Sine g.
F.-ct
A. T,,gs,+ ,bo ,,-oc+ ,,,,v,1,or 90
ms droy.rod .aDno+ Lo oeoo,.
1901 Ms Nanc,r Ca171s ana Ee,.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-28
Short Cabinet Session

Washington, April glowing TO the an.
sence OF Secretaries Gage, Root and Long
IN! me caplnet meeting today lasted but lii,
re more than an hour, and no business Of
lulpoT lance, II was stated. was trans
acted The attorney. general recommend
e4 10 the president the nomination Of
william Writ Howe as United States at
torhey Ior the district of New Orleans.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-28
TORNADO IN TEXAS.
Town of Blum is Partially Destroyed
Many People Hurt.


Blum, Tex. April PA tornado
passed through the eastern part of this
place at noon today, destroying several
residences and a two-Story building
Fortunately but two persons were ser
iOusly injured, one of whom. Eunice
Hanks, will die. She was caught be-
tween two timbers and received inter
nal injuries About fifteen others were
slightly hurt.
Robert MCCluSkey's business house
and the Baptist church are among the
badly wrecked buildings; L. L. Robert
sons residence was demolished, and
Robertson probably fatally injured;
Mrs Robertson was hurt about the
head.
The storm started about three miles
south Of town, and was nearly 200 yards
wide The grain crop in the path of
the storm is badly DANA ged, and fruit
trees are broken and stripped of fruit.
Nothing has been heard from the coun-
try.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-28

proved as reserve agent for the Boise
City National bank of Boise City. Ida.
The First National bank of Denver has
been approved as reserve agent for tie
First National bank OF Ogden.
William H. Sells has been pensioned
at SO per month, and George C. Par
sons at $l2 per month; both live in Salt
Lake
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-28
Jams Go to the Klondike.

Victoria, B. c., April 27.--Many Jap
anese are leaving from Vancouver and
Victoria for the Klondike. hoping TO
secure work for wages or wash aban-
doned ground. Seventy-fve went on
the Danube yesterday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-28
Steamers From CHICAGO to F,rono

chicago, April 27.-The Tribune saws. A
q q rect hne OF steamers from Chicago to
number of projects now on foot Tbo =
promoters of one proposed line estirnste
mat 1t would take between eighteen ana
twenty DAYS to make the trip from Chit
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-28
SULTAN FACED
By ULT|MATUM
American Demands COuched
In PeremptOry Terms.
MUST BE IMMEDIATE
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
Indemnity Matter is Assuming
a Serious Phase.

Porte Manifests No Inclination to
Accede to Demands of United
States and VIII Reply Repudiat-
ing Responsibility and Seeking to
Diminish Importance of Affair
Offer to Purchase Warship Will
Cut No Figure With Government.
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Stabbed in Court Room.

Paris, Tex, April 27.-During a quar-
rel in a court room here this afternoon,
Lawyer E P Scott stabbed Justice j..
j. Hooks in the stomach. Scott is I'M
der arrest. The condition of Judge
Hooks is serious.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-28
MESSAGE TO AGUINALDO.
Sympathy to Filipinos to be Sent
From Windsor, Ont.
Especial to The Herald. J

Windsor. Ont, April 27.-The board
resolutions of sympathy, which will be
presented to Aguinaldo. This is in re-
taliation for similar proceedings in be-
half Of the Beers. taken at sPhiladel-
mia
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-28
SEVEN PERSISTED
IN THE FLAMES
Terrible Results of the Fire
at Ottawa, Ontario.
<-
SEVEN THOUSAND
PEOPLE HOMELESS
&
Property Loss is Estimated at
About S17,000.000.

Relief Committee Formed and an Eff
fort Made to : ssist Ehe Destitute
Many Are Poor and Hive Large
Families and here is No Work
Fer Them-Subscriptions Already
Begin to Be Sent in--Many Fine
Residences Destroyed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-28
SCOTT GETS HIS
SEAT IN SENATE
Only Three Votes Against
West Virginia Man.
CLARK CASE TO BE
CALLED WEDNESDAY
RawlinS Wants American Mines
For Americans.

Opposes Giving Foreigners the Right
to Invade Territory of the United
States and Seize the Best Mining
Claims to the Exclusion of Our
Own Citizens-Favors Amendment
to the Proposed Alaskan Code
Bill.
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MERRIAM TELLSSTORY
u witness At Occur d'AIene In
yeStigatiOn.
WHAT HIS ORDERS WERE
-N0UFS WERE ONLY THERE TO
AFFORD PROTECTION.

declares That he Had the Wei
-r's VI 'he Prisoners in the Bull
Always at Heart-Soldiers
s,s Not Cruel to the Miners in
Custody. -
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seven lives lost, 1909 men. women and
children homeless ard a property loss
Of 81, 200, 900, according to the latest es-
innate, insured for asout half its value,
are the results as viewed tonight Of
the destruction which swept this city
and Hull yesterday and today. Al
though under control for many. hours,
the flames were not entirely extin-
guished until about noon today.
The Dead.
Miss Minnie Cook. aged 40 years,
cremated in her own house.
John Pumple, car .epairer, 646 Som
erset, suffocated in Canadian Pacific
railroad yards.
George Peeley, shoemaker, 123 Queen
street west, suffocaTed.
John Bare. Hull fireman for E. B.
Eddy & Co.
Unknown man. found dead in Meyers
House, Wellington street, Hull
Mrs. CarTOn, Wellington street, Hull,
died from fright, aged so.
A. Bawdin, years old, son of
Charles Bawdin, Duke street, Hull.
A relief committee has been formed
by the citizens and this. together with
the Catholic archbis1ops of Ottawa
and Montreal, will make an appeal for
relief to the country.
The most serious problem that con-
fronts Hull is that OF work. The ma
jority of houaSholdel who were burned
out are poor and he large families.
It is not expected the will be employ
ment for a consids able period, and
the way in which sly Of the poor
are going to liye fsf meantime is
doubtful
On the Ottawa side. fully two-thirds
of DalhouSie ward is devastated and
an estimate by residents of the dis
trict places the number who were
without roofs of their own last night
in this district at 5000. The destroyed
property in this district included some
of the finest residences in Ottawa, as
well as a great many of the humblest.
Fine Houses Burned.
In this section were the fine
houses of the Hon. Mr.. Fos-
ter, DR.. Scott, Levy Gran
nell and Mr.. McLauren. Martin & Wer-
necks flour mill, Erskine Presbyterian
church, Somerset street bridge, the
immense lumber piles along Division,
Preston and Rochester streets, the
residences of John Pinhey, James Muir
ply. Mrs Catherine Pinkey, Alexander
Coulter, Mrs. A. Rochester, Thomas A
Cook, Edward FOxton and A. J. War
neck, French Presbyterian church and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-28
DID THESE TWO CYPSIFS
MURDER THE PFNNEYS2

Man and Woman in Jail at Manti, Suspected of the
Crime