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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-27
WAS CHIEF OF A FIJI ISLAND
DEATH rs ANNOUNCED OF ED
GAR P. THOMPSON.
Left Estate of 100000 to Be Di-
vided Among Heirs In the United
States.

Evansville, Ind, Feb. 26.-Evansvlle
heirs Of Edgar p. Thompson, owner
and ruler Of Vartu Vara, one of the
Fiji islands who left an estate valued
at S10,0OO000. have been notified of his
death. They are Benjamin G. Thomp-
son and Mrs. Kate R. Thompson, a
nephew and niece. They inherit one
twelfth of the estate. The reports,
which have Just been received through
the missionaries, state that Thompson
and his wife were murdered in a rebel
lion of the natives
In 1852 Edgar Paul Thompson left his
home and nothing was heard from him
by his relatives until he sent them
news of his whereabouts from the Fiji
islands, where he was engaged in
growing cotton
A large amount of money was made
during the civil war, and later Mr.
Thompson bought the island of Vartu
Vara and raised cOcOanuts and cocoa
fibre, He was very successful and be-
came a man of vast means. Seceral
years ago he married a Malay mission
airy, but of the union no children were
born He virtually became a chief, -
and ruled the natives.
The information of his death comes
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-27
B0ERS ARE SHIELDED
FROM BRITISH FIRE

London. Feb. 26.-If the latest dis
patches from Paardeberg throw any
light "a the situation they show that
General Cronje's forces have far more
protection from Field Marshal Lord
Roberts fire than the first dispatches
Indicated a dispatch from Paarde-
berg published in the second edition
of the Daily Chronicle, and dated Sat
Urday, Feb. "A, says:
"A balloon has discovered the enemy
well covered by a system of burrow-
ing in the river bank which resembles
q rabbit warren and affords shell proof
positions
This, perhaps, more than any other
circumstance. explains why what is
looked upon here as General Cronje's
death struggle. is prolonged. Thus it
viii not be much of a surprise if today
OF tomorrow. which is the anniversary
of Majuba hill pass without being
marked by the surrender or aunihila-
ton of the gallant band 50 overwhelm-
ingly hemmed in. though the cI0seness
Of the investment appears open to crit
/ iCism
Small bodies of Beers. apparently.
i are able 20 make their escape. causing
comparison here between the Beers
method of investment with their quick
/ ly-dug surrounding trenches, impassa-
+ bile barbed wire. etc. and those of the
! British.
The military critics. though little bet
I ter informed as 70 the cOr1mander-in-
chiefs motives than the public. are in
/ Ginning 10 the view that though the
main cause Of the prOlougation of the
I Paardeberg tragedy consists of Lord
Roberts being unwilling to risk the
! great loss of life which an assault
would entail. his delay is also prompt
ed by the subsidiary motive of at
tracing to PaardebeUg as many rein
forcing and relieving BOer units as
I viii come, feeling strong CROUCH Ia
+ treat them as General JOubeTt treated
I General Buffers attempts to relieve
: Ladysmith. In other words Lord Rob
/ erts holds a position almost analogous
with that held so long by tho Beers al
+ Ladysmith.
As General Cronje is reported % have
plenty of food. the plan IF starving
7 him out can scarcely avail so Lord
. Roberts must either wait until his am
munitiOn. which is said to be short
runs out, or those Of General Crenie's
I forces who are counselinc surrender
prevail So indefinite is the informa-
sion that either Of these alternative.
may occur at any moment
Meanwhile, Lord Roberts engiueeu
e-~rr .
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He said he had ssen the president this
afternoon, and he announced en-
phatiCally that the president was con.
WINGED that the bill was constitutional
and that he would sign the bill
Mr.. Corliss of Michigan, backed u
Mr.. Payne with the statement that he
had seen the president since the
house adjourned, and that the president
desired the bill to pass.
Mr.. Grow of Pennsylvania the
venerable eX-speaker Of the house. said
that the amendments proposed made
the bill an emergency measure against
which the question Of COnStitutiOnaIity
ought not to be raised, and Mr., Marsh
Of Illinois earnestly appealed to the re
calcttrants to rally around the Re
publican standard and bury their dis
sensiOnS-
This drew statements from Mr.. Nc
Call and Mr.. LiBtlefield, the two lead
crs Of the Republican revolt. Both
spoke IN good temper. but abated not
one jot of their individual opposition TO
the measure.
Stands By His Convictions.
Mr.. Mccall said that the modifca-
lions offered and the assurance from
the president might remove the OBJ
Jections Of those who had opposed the
y
his objections going deeper, to the con-
stitutiOnaI question, could not be as
suaged by any such amendments. He
should, he announced, vote against the
bill
Mr.. LibtIefield's speech was along
the same lines. He, too, he said, must
oppose the bill, Mr.. II. S. Smith Of
Michigan then offered an amendment
to reduce the duty imposed by the bill
from p to Is per cent.
Mr.. Powers of Vermont. who was
one Of the DIRECTORS. and who was on
the committee to meet the committee
Of the friends of the bill, then an
nOunced his willingness to vote for the
bill. The time limit placed upon it.
he said, did not remove his objections,
but he said he was willing that the
bill should become a law in order that
its COnStitutiOnality might be tested.
- as TO clear the way for the future
disposition of the broader questions re-
lating TO the Philippines.
Speaker Henderson and Chairman
Payne wound up the speech-makiug
with eloquent appeals for harmony and
united action in the face Of the enemy
The speeches aroused great enthusiasm
Speaker Henderson concluded: "This
bin should pass. I say to you tonight
put on your armor and sing Glory
Hallelujah
Mr.. Mccall said after the conference
that he still believed the bill would be
defeated. 1T viii be a tight squeeze
anyway" said he.
Mr.. Cannon said that the bill was
misunderstood: that 1t was in fact a
bill for the immediate relief of the
Porto Ricans by providing them an
equitable means Of raising S1.600.OO0 an
nually in an emergency.
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CRONJE GIVES UP TIE STRUGGLE.

from a missionary on a contiguous ISL
and, with at present no particulars.
His estate there and in America is val
ued at $40. 900, 900, and it will be divided
among his relatives in this country
They are r. S. Thompson Of Spring
field, O., editor of the New Era. and
chairman of the Ohio state and Ma
tional Union reform executive commit
tee; Mrs. Constance K. Harris Of Fres-
no, Cal, and Mrs. ". Barg Casey Of
Mount Vernon. H.. brother and sisters
Of Edgar Paul, who viii each' receive
One-fOurth of the estate, while the re-
naming fourth viii be divided among
Mrs. DR. H J. Walters of Chicago, and
Ben G. and Miss Kate r. Thompson
of Evansville Active steps through
the medium Of the English consulate
have been taken for the possession Of
the property.
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the advances to prosecute this case.
he, himself, was sick, so that after
being present at the conference when
the agreement TO contribute was made.
he told his secretary to advance the
sums to Mr.. Campbell as it became
necessary.
. He did not place a limit on the adj
vances- He had kept no personal ac-
count Of it, but three or four days ago
he Jelegraphed from New York to the
bOOkkeeper at Anaconda and learned
that the amount was $1,000 to $4,000
He said his promise to contribute was
after Mr.. Clark had accused him and
others of ''villainOus conspiracy.
Mr.. Daily explained his Acquaintance
with Whiteside, who had built a block
at Butte for a firm in which Mr.. Daily
was interested.
Denies a Conversation.
Mr.. Faulkner again took the witness
over the conversation with COTbett
and Mr.. DAILY once more denied the
conversation as given by Corbett. He
denied ever having said that Clarks
friends would be sent 10 the peniten-
tiary.
Il have not the slightest personal
feeling against Mr.. Clark or the mem
bers of his family declared Mr.. DAILY.
"and any statement of that kind Is a
villainOus lie
Members Of the committee suggest
ed that no testimony had been given
that Mr.. DAILY was unfriendly to Mr..
Clarks family.
But I am dealing with that chaps
questions" answered Mr.. Daily amid a
roar at his designation of MIR. Faulkner
as that chap"
Mr.. DAILY said that Senator Cullen
once before the meeting Of the legisia-
ture told him (Daly) that he tCullen)
Cullen was then a conductor OF the
Northern Pacific railroad and Mr.. DAILY
said il was not probable that he would
have discussed the senatorial question
with him He was quite positive he
had never told Mr. Cullen that any
man who voted for Clark would be
published as a bo0dler and a bribe-
taker" He remembered casually talk
ing with Cullen as he passed through
the train, but 10 reference whatever
had been made to the senatorial qaes-
ton"
Il am sure of that. said Mr DAILY
For l was not sufficiently interested ID
the subject at that time
Knew of No Money Spent.
Mr. DAILY also denied authorizing the
! sending of Pat Conlan To Fiathead
county during the state campaign. He
also asserted that he knew Of no money
having been spent in the legislature in
the interest of house bill No. PA.
i wish you would so into that he
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-27
PRINCIPLE Is WRONG.

Former Senator Washburn Against
Porto Rican Bill.
Minneapolis. Feb. 26.-FOrmer United
States Senator W. D. WashbUrn re-
ceived a telegram from a leading mem
her Of congress asking if it would be
better to appropriate S2,000.000 to pay
the expenses of the Porto Rican gov
eminent. than ID impose the % per cent
tariff. He replied:
Yes; anything is better than the
adoption Of a wrong principle Under
the BILL the Porto RiCanS really pay
everything Why not do as with other
territories? In my judgment the whole
business is impOlitic and ill-advised,
and is receiving the earnest cOndemna-
ton of the American people. Their
sentiment is against it absolutely.
Leaders cannot afford to disregard
public sentiment so pronounced"
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cuSSlOn between Mr.. Tillman of South
Carolina and Mr.. SpOoner Of Wiscon-
sin. in which the former admitted that
ballot boxes had been stuffed and ne
groes had been shot down in the South
to maintain white domination.
An amendment was made to the bill
striking out the property qualification
of voters for members of the legisla-
ture, but little other progress was
made.
At the opening of today's session Of
the senate, Mr.. Frye CMaine) reported
from the committee on commerce the
shipping subsidy bill. He announced
that a written report would be pre-
sented later to accompany the bill.
Opposes. Seating of quay.
When the senate had concluded its
routine business, Mr.. Turley (Tennes-
see) called up the resolution reported
from the privileges and elections com
mittee to the effect that the Hon. NJ
S. Quay was not entitled to a seat in
the senate as a senator from Pennsyl-
vania. Mr.. Turley prepared the major
ity report Of the committee on the reso-
LUTON and spoke therefore in oppOsi-
/ ton to the seating Of Mr.. Quay.
In opening his argument, he said no
case exactly similar to the present one
was ever before the senate. He recited
the well known and admitted state Of
facts regarding the Quay case. Then
he said:
IF there ever was a case in which
the governor Of q state was. under the
constitution, without power to fill the
vacancy, it was this one. The action
of the governor was in the teeth of
lei 81
bearing upon the subject"
Re pointed out that the vacancy had
occurred during a session of the legis-
/ lature. The legislature remained in
session some time after the vacancy
existed. yet it had failed to fiji the va
cancy and Immediately upon the ad-
journment of the legislature, the gov
ernor had appointed Mr.. Quay.
Duty Of the Legislature.
Mr.. Turley agreed that the represen-
tation in the senate from each state
! ought at all times to be kept full. but
he did not believe the trainers of the
constitution had intended deliberately
I to confer upon somebody else the duty
to I'LL the vacancy in case the legisla-
ture failed to perform its duty.
Mr.. Turley declared that the place
where our system breaks down was
where the legislature and the people
failed to perform their duty. Mr.. TuT-
ley then entered upon a technical dis
cussion of the provision of the cOnsti-
/ tuition bearing upon the vacancies in
the senate and concluding this branch
( of his speech. said:
Il say that it were FAR better for us
70 have many vacant seats in this SEN
ate than that we should have these
diSgraceful contests that are now no
coming so common. Far better for the
welfare Of the country and the safety
Of the republic that every state be noti-
| fed, in language that cannot be mis-
/ taken, that its permanent representa-
( ton in this body shall depend upon its
CContinued on paga %
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-27
THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE.
DAILY Admits He Put Up Money.
Quay Debate In Senate.
PAGE THREE.
Cache For Varian.
Small Sun For Dewey.
PAGE FOUR
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
Welded Half Century.
Bamberger Is Back.
All Are For Hammond.
PAGE SLX
Consolidation of Tintic Mines.
Postpone Vote Till Today.
PAGE SEVEN.
Stocks In the East.
PAGE EIGHT.
Benbrook Jury Ready.
Eight Jurors Enough.
Guess. at Senator.
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Washington Feb. 26.-FOrmal discus
sion of the right of former Senator
Quay TO a seat in the senate as mem
Der from Pennsylvania, was begun to-
day by Mr. TuTley TENNESSEE. He
presented a constitutional argument
against the seating of Mr. Quay. which
was given close attention by his col
leagues. He will conclude his speech
tomorrow.
Consideration of the Hawaiian gov
eminent bin brought out lively dis
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-27
General Buffers Mistakes.

eight men killed, a lieutenant and seven
men missing and thirty-eight men
wounded.
General Buffers Mistakes.
Spencer Wnkinson's article in the
Morning Post today, is almost wholly
devoted to criticism Of General Butler 5
apparently mistaken tactics in sending
small forces to take positions and then
reinforcing these by details, as revealed
in the dispatch from Winston Churchill
Mir. Wilkinson admits, however, that
Mr. ChurChil's advices are too incOm-
plete 10 enable a correct idea to be
formed, since his dispatch breaks off in
the middle, leaving the battle unfin-
ished.
The Times has the following from
PieteTmaritzburg dated Friday, Feb %:
The Dublin FUsiliers have again dis
tinguished themselves by volunteering
TO take GTOebler's KlOOf, which they
did. This gallant battalion, which be-
gan the campaign $50 strong, can today
De said 10 muster on parade only be-
tween 100 and 200 of its original mem
beTs"
A dispatch TO the Daily Chronicle
from Paardeberg. dated Friday, Feb.
%, says. General CrOnjes attempt to
mount guns was frustrated by our ar
tillery."
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CrOnie's Wife Not With Him.

The Daily Mail has the following dis
patch from Paardeberg. dated Sunday:
There are about 1000 Oeleaguered in
General CrOnje's camp, exclusive of the
losses he has hitherto sustained, His
wife is not with him. although there
are women and children in the camp.
The Boer position is now almOst ex-
clusively confined to the river bed. The
enemy are entirely at our mercy, but
Lord Roberts is treating them with
great consideration, from motives Of
humanity
The Brussels correspondent of the
Daily Mail sayss las a result of spec
ial inquiries in Boer circles here I am
able to corTObOrate fully the reported
danger from the intrfgues Of the Afri-
kanders bund and the coming congress.
Unless the ends of the bUnd are other
wise attained, it viii fan the flame of
rebellion throughout the colony"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-27
QUAY DEBATE
IN THE SENATE
Turley Argues Against His
Being Given Seat.
LEGISLATURE WAS
REMISS IN ITS DUTY
Tillman of South Carolina
Makes Sensational Statement.

Declares People of That State, In
Order to Maintain White Domino
ton, Took the Government,
Stuffed Ballot Boxes, Bulldozed
the 'Niggers," and Shot Them,
and They Are Now Not Ashamed
Of It-Hawaiian Bill Discussed.
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DAILY ADMITS He
PUT Up MONEY
Contributed to the Prosecu-
ton of Senator Clark.
BUT NEVER ENTERED
INTO A CONSPIRACY
Is Out From $4,000 to $780,
COO on the Case.

The Millionaire Miner a Witness Be-
fore the Senate Investigating
Committee-Makes Denial of All
Charges Brought Against Him,
and Says He Never Attempted to
Bride a Senator-Has No Personal
Feeling Against Clark.
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added. Neither the Anaconda COM
pany nor the Amalgamated Copper
company supplied a cent for that pur-
pose l believe that Mr.. Clark and his
friends contributed as much as any one
to the passage of that bill, as they were
equally interested, but that they con-
trlbuted money I do not know. I do
know that 1 contributed none and that
none was contributed for me- NV in
structiOn was not to use any money for
that purpose. The bills were il the
interest of the mining industry. I told
our friends to stand up and be counted.
but that I would spend no money in
that direction"
Mr.. DAILY said he thought Mr.. TOole'5
estimate Of the amount of money eX-
pended in behalf of Anaconda in the
capital contest in 1894 was about right
He ola not believe the amount expended
would exceed 1856, OOO
The Capital Contest.
The companies as might be described
! as subsidiary to the Anaconda company
had given $500, 600. Continuing the dis
/ cussiOn Of the capital contest, Mr.. DAILY
said unquestiOnably some money was
sent TO MissOula county to influence
the result. but he was sure that no such
sum as $50, 900 had been sent there in
AnacOnda's interest. He also denied
that he had promised the people of Mis-
sOUla to build a railroad in MissOula
county. The witness declared that he
had supported the Democratic ticket in
{ 1894 and that he had not advocated the
election of the Hon Lee Mantle for the
/ United States senate.
/ Asked what part of Montana was dis
/ tinctively Democrat Mr. DAILY smiled
and looking at Mr.. Clark while he
/ pointed to himself replied:
/ THE western part of the state where
/ I live Mr. Clark and I both live in
/ that part and that may account for
/ it."
/ In reply to a question concerning the
! campaign of 1883 Mr. DAILY gave testi-
mOny in conflict with that of Mr.. Clark.
/ He said he had promised at first that
/ he would not NEEDLE, but later he had
i decided that he could not give Mr.
I Clark his supper. ''and." he added
I the majority of the people took the
/ same view according to the returns"
He Never Made Threats.
"Do you remember a conversation
you had with J. r. Toole previous TO
/ the meeting Of the legislature. in which
/ you said you would put up $4,000 to
/ beat AIr. Clarke
Answer never had any such con
versation with Mr.. Toole or any one
else.
Mr.. DAILY gave figures as to the num-
Der of men employed by him in various
parts of the state, making a total OF
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-27
SURRENDEUS HIS ENTIRE
FORCE TO LORD ROBERTS
News Of Downfall of the BOer Army Given Out
By London War Office.
Brief Dispatch Tells That the Heroic Leaders CaptuatiOn
Was Unconditional.

London, Feb. d. 1857 a. m-The war office announces
than Con: has surrendered his whole force Internationally
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London following dispatch
from LordR
Pdebarg, mGeneTa CrOnje and all Of his force
eaplaed Internationally daylight prisoner
will be communicated later hope that
h maiey government satisfactory,
j. doe On ne anniversary Majuba-"
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London, Feb 27-I is officially announced that Genera
Crone surrendered with his whole force Internationally
dawn this morning.
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TO-DAY.

Forecast for salt Lake Today Il:
Rain or Snow; Stationary Tempera-
tuTe.
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eight men killed, a lieutenant and sever
men missing and thirty-eight meI
wounded
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A Small Contribution.

That was a small contribution? ?"
said Mr.. Faulkner
Yes" answered Mr.. Daily. 81 was
not much Interested"
Then when you are interested. 4"
pursued Mr.. Faulkner. you pull out
more freely"
1T depends how much 1 ana inter-
ested." answered Mr.. DAILY.
The witness preserved a smiling face
Throughout the investigation.
Mr.. DaIy said his SECRETARY had made
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Arizona republican., 1900-08-22

vention appoint a committee of revis- ion, which need not comprise too many members Large bodies are unwieldly and ten or dozen could probably ren- der better service than d large number
 'The work of revision need take but a few days, and the new constitution could be submitted to the people at the general election to be held in Novem- ber and on their ballots they could Vote for or against adoption. If adopted and acceptable to congress, a bill for admission could be very brief. The eX- pense of revision and printing for cir culation. which would be slight. would have to be borne by patriotic citizens. at least temporarily. The expense orig inally incurred in elections, cOnstitu tional conventions, etc, amounting to S30,O00, will be reimbursed by congress when the territory is admitted, and no doubt all new expenses will be provided for; and those who contribute now will not have to wait long to be repaid.
 "The expense of submission to the people would be nothing, as it would form part of the general election. l believe much valuable time could be saved in this way, and it would also emphasize our demands for selfgov- ernment. These suggestions are offered for the consideration of the people.
 '"The contention that an enabling act must first be passed by congress is not we'll founded and there are several pre- cedents for admission upon a constitu- ton adopted previous to congressional action. EX-President Harrison. when senator, said in a report upon the ad- mission of Dakota:
 "'The right of the people of terri ory of the United States to form a con 'titution and state government republi- an in form and be admitted into the Jnion of states. is so self-evident that t will not be questioned by any en- frightened citizen of any state providing he requisite conditions for admission heretofore recognized have been com piled with and exist"