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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-25
The Isle WINDS
Q g By S~R CROCKETT Q Q Q

great Obeah. He will bewitch you if
you SO much as touch him.
Instantly Don Nicholas checked his
stroke. and with his thumb thrust be-
tween his middle and fourth fingers, he
MAIDS the sign for aveTting the evil
eye.
''Avaunt.' he cried; Il will not touch.
Get away; / viii have witchcraft in my
commanderie. The Grand Inquisi-
ton shall know Of this, Carrajo-I will
beat the white heretics instead"
And he would have fallen again upon
u.s. as it were for mere pleasureable ex-
ercise. but at the very moment when
he raised his stick, Donna Juanita rode
UD upon her mule.
She did not waste a word upon him.
but took hold of the weapon by the end
which he had over his shoulder in the
act Of bringing it down upon our heads.
She wrested the cudgel from him with
a quick jerk, and, to the great amuse-
ment Of all the chain-gang, laid it
soundly across the shoulders of the
cOmmandante.
''These are my peOple-do not touch
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after me. uncertainty. pausins
each word oecEes,
Aye, Anna Mark, indeed
tinued; "the babe you bada FL Con-
ON the steps Of MOrehan L-1E,al 70
kennel you, Janet Mark. eya, '-'A
as clapped eyes on you,'' - SOOlA
L expected every moment ~.
would turn on me and order r. She
the gallOws. being in fear lest = az 70
band should discover her for - nus
she was. But misjudged rbs ling
Sin like this wOman's debases fba man
but it does not kill natural afa,.I.eart
she looked at Anna long and In
The stlletto, or thin-bladed aIbolAy.
knife, dropped from her hand SLoeeeJe
forward. caught her daughter h.. 5 s3n
snoulcer' ana eagerly perusa5 ne
features. Der
Tt Gamma bet canna-it Gamma D.,
cried aloud IN country speech s,+b;s ne
no my wee Iass-my bonny wee -. :
that I left sac far awa'!" Ass
Anna stood mute. looking c,,,,.,-
1ngly from one TO the other Of No '-'-N-
This is indeed little Anna II,
said my mother. speaking for IT, - n
time. but Philip doats. You az, rs -.
her mother. SHer mother was an ny -,
woman, murderess. She was --,-, NJ
ported for her crime. She was -
for a slave in the plantations Of o.
lima" OaIo'
Now, thought I. We are Zone for q,
deed. 49, H.
Recognizing a hostile voice Ia.
Mark turned on my mother.
Who are you?" she said, with a sid
denly whitened face. SUI
I am Philip Stansdeld's wife " ~
swered my mother, calmly, and this I,
my SON" 1 j
Janet Mark lifted her hands and brs
her face in them. '-U
Philip StansheId's WIFE" she NM
INJURED, and again: Philip Starsfal9,-
wife! God be merciful TO me. a Sin
neri"
Then she turned to where her brs-
band. Don Nicholas. was s-a75fTg
Open-mOuthed, not understanding y
word Of our discourse, but folloWirg
with hungry curiosity every gssturs
and action.
She held out hand to him.
Take me away" she said in Susr
ish.
She kept her eyes averted FINN
Annals pale face, with its look az Won
dering innocence, in which was vet r,
fear.
My little Anna Mark" she repeat,s
wistfully, like one in a dream.
And as the door closed upon the con-
mandante and his wife my mother s7r-
down in a dead faint into VIII Bow
mans arms. Anna and I looked a.
each other, while Eborra's mother NUT
tered incarnation after incarnation "a
if to apDease an angry demon.
And truly all the demons Of circun
stance and misfortune seemed 10 DOE
our track, an for the first time in an
our Wanderings I began to despair.
CTO be COntinued)
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-25
her hands. laughing meantime with

her hands, laughing meantime with
pleasure and excitement.
"Now, up with you, Nicholas! Give
me your foot. There!" and with a
hearty heave she had her husband
again in the saddle, though there were
twenty within reach who could have
rendered that service for him. An ex-
traordinarily good natured woman so
long as her toes were not trodden upon
was my Lady Juanita Silveda, some
time wife of Saul Mark, privateer and
common pirate.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
BRYAN RESOLUTION TABLED.
WARDEN HAYES HAS LITTLE FUN
WITH THE DEMOCRATIC MACHINE.

At meeting of the Executive Committee Of the
Kings County Democratic General Committee. held
In the Jefferson Building last night, effort TO
create trouble made by Warden Patrick Hayes.
one OF the right hand of Senator Michael ].
Coffey. Hayes wanted to put the COMMITTEES
record the silver issue and succeeded in getting
a good roasting from Police Commissioner Ber-
nard j. York and having the satisfaction OF seeing
the committee dodge the question. 20
The meeting last night was called for the purpose
of selecting date for the Assembly district con-
ventions for the election of delegates and alter
mates to the State Democratic Convention. That
business took about five minutes next Monday
night being selected
Then Warden Hayes moved to take from the
table his "fealty' resolution that he had intro
duced several months ago In the General Com
mittee. At that time 1t created considerable con-
sternation. but the unpleasant affair side
tracked by referring the resolution the Execu-
tive Committee. The resolution, the object of
which was to make political capital for Senator
Coffey and his friends who declared that they
the only Bryan Democrats in Brooklyn.
follows:
tee of Kings County declares itself faithful to the
Platform of the Democratic National Convention of
Bryan as the National leader Of the Democratic
or set of s =" nas tnG & o, ANY any hf
inconsistent with this position.
When Warden Hayes moved last night to con-
slider this motion he was met by blank looks from
the other committeeman. After a painful pause
Police Commissioner York said:
I'll second the Warden's motion in order that We
may consider his resolution" Taking the cue. the
other committeeman voted reconsider the resolu-
ton. Then Commissioner York sad
This resolution is of the worst pieces of po-
litical buncombe that / have seen in years Thers
Is no rule in politics which requires organization
IKE this to prove its loyalty. 1t is part of the
business Of the Democratic party of this county to
make platform for the county or TO declare its
realty TO any individual, especially when he does
not live in this State. 1t is not necessary proper
that we should take any action such matter
rms resolution is simply cheap piece of buncombe.
There is no hostility on the part of Kings County
TO the National organization. That the men who
are in control have feelings attitudes that
would render them liable to attack such ques-
tons Will be determined at the proper time.
l move that this resolution be laid the table
forever.
The motion was seconded and everybody sup
posed that Warden Hayes would have something in
teresting to say. but he just smiled. and smiled
while the others voted to kill the resolution. The
meeting then adjourned.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
SAYS UNION STEEL DECEIVED HIM
JOHN I. GREEN SUES TO RECOVER STOCK
PAR VALUE OF WHICH is $4,000

John / Green who was the owner of the Big
Stone Gap Iron Company. Virginia, has brought
suit in the Supreme Court against the Union Steel
and Chain Company for the cancellation of an
agreement by which he conveyed TO the defendant
corporation the stock in the Big Stone Gap COM
pany. OF which the par value $4,000, and for
the recovery Of the value of the stock. Justice
Freedman. In the Supreme Court yesterday, sus-
tained demurrer interposed by the defendant, in
which IL was asserted that the complaint did not
constitute sufficient cause Of action. He allows
Green twenty days to file complaint.
Green says the defendant offered him $500 shares
of its stock for his plant, representing that the
Union company had capital stock of $4,000 900.
Twenty millions OF stock had been. he says he was
told, set aside for the purchase of about one
hundred plants in the United States and thirty
plants had been acquired UP to that time Seven
per cent would be, it said, the dividend
which would assuredly be paid. Perry Belmont
James w. Hinkley, Thomas s. Holmes, H. ".
Poor, Frank Rockefeller and William Rotch
mentioned as the financial committee in charge
OF the arrangements.
Believing these statements to be true Green
says ne solo out his company for the $4,000 worth
u stock in the defendant corporation. but sub
sequently, he says, found the represent tatons
on which he was induced do so We're false and
that quotations Of the stock in the market were
inaccurate and misleading He transferred his
100 shares of stock and then discovered that the
number OF plants said TO have been acquired by
the defendant had not been purchased.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
ALUM BAKING POWDERS HARMFUL.

Senator Mason's recent speech in the Senate upon
the subject Of pure food embraces a statement OF
the danger to which the public health is exposed
Manufactures time ago directed to in
vestigate food authorizations, and numerous ses-
slons In the principal cities accumulated a volume
q testimony upon the subject from the best in
formed and highest scientific authorities in the
country. One OF the greatest sources of danger TO
foods the committee stated its report exists
in alum baking powders The committee found the
testimony. Mr.. Mason said, Overwhelmingly con-
demnatory of the Of alum in baking powders
and recommends that such be prohibited by
law. Senator Mason. in quoting long list Of the
fulness Of alum baking powders and as to the
harmlessness OF cream of tartar baking powder
mentioned among others:
JOHN HOWARD APPLETON. professor Of chem
istry. Brown University
J. " 5 ARNOLD, professor, University OF New
GEORGE F. BARKER. professor. University of
Q. G. CALDWELL. professor, Cornell University.
RUSSELL h. cHITTENDEN, professor, Yale Uni
II. B. CORNWALL. professor. University of Prince
a F. PRICE; medical director. United States Naval
~, 1ospltal Washington. D. c.
1<ef1lef-S er sMART lieutenant-coione. Assistant
N-Ut.S,E s1, a. sIERNBERG surgeon-Geneyal. United
Professor H W. WILEY. Chief Chemist. Department
JOHN c. WISE. medical inspector. United States
WAITER wYMAN surgeon-General United States
Marine Hospital N "e3
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
THOMAS A. KERRIGAN IN COURT.
SOME OFFICIAL. HAD THE TEMERITY TO
COMPLAIN OF HIS SIGN. AT NO.
WILLOUGHBY-S

To the establishment Of all the politicians Colonel
Thomas A. Kerrigan whose auction room in
Willoughby-st houses the Kings County Democratic
machine, yesterday hailed before Judge Walsh,
In the First District Municipal Court, because the
signs on the Democratic rendezvous violated the
law What employe of the Bureau of membranes
had the temerity to report this violation of the
law is not known but his nerve the admiration
yesterday of all who heard what he had done.
Colonel Kerrigan represented by counsel. as
were some eighty other alleged offenders. most Of
whom pleaded not guilty and had their ad-
journed These complaints against merchants and
others who are violating the law against the
maintenance of obstructing or dangerous signs are
the result of crusade started by Borough Presi-
dent Grout. After a heavy Judgment had been OBJ
tained against the city by a person upon whom a
sign had fallen Mr.. Grout decided to to 1T that
the law against improper street signs should be
strictly enforced In this borough. Notices were
sent to a large number of violators but little at
tention was paid them.
Among those who summoned yesterday were
Hyde & Behman. the theatrical firm; Hanan & Co.
and several other well known merchants in Fulton
st. and Myrtle-ave.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
EXPECT A RUSH LATER.
STEAMSHIP MEN THINK THAT TRAVEL
WILL BE BRISK IN JUNE AND JULY.

although the month OF May has proved disap-
Poihtihe 10 steamship men In the number OF pas
sehsers going to Europe they are of the opinion
that June and July will tell different story. It is
NOT possible as yet to forecast accurately the VOL
une OF the July passenger traffic, but several
steamship men who were yesterday said they
were able to predict with confidence a rush of
travel In June. They say that the reports of the
incomplete condition OF the Paris Exposition. and
OF the exorbtant hotel rates prevalent in Paris,
nave Kept many tourists this side who had
planned to go across in May. They also point
the increased facilities for passenger traffic this
summer
taking to Europe from eight thousand thou
have been taken last summer. Several passenger
been laid OFF, but larger number has been added.
and some of the latter boats. Among the
large boats laid off La Normandie, of the
French Line; the Majestic and Britannia, of the
White Star Line, now in the South African trans
port service, and the Prinz Regent Lutpold, of the
North German LLOYD Line. There have been added,
however, the giant Oceanic Of the White Star Line,
ana the SIermanic, Of the same line; L 'Aquitalne,
OF the French Line: the Grosser kurfdrst, the
OF the North German Lloyd Line, and the new
Hamburg-American flyer, the Deutschland which
Is the second largest boat aioat. She Is expected
TO make her maiden voyage to this port next
month.
hese things show, the steamship say, that
there has been great falling off in May. be-
more boats, thus doing away with crowding, but at
the same time keeping up the average 1t is com.
the expected May rush of transatlantic passenger
traffic has materialized.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
SUING ON A $780, 900 POLICY.
INSURANCE COMPANY ALLEGES THAT
FRANK NJ BRADY INTENDED TO
TAKE HIS LIFE.

The heirs of Frank NJ Brady. the young stock
broker who despairing of stemming the tide of
financial troubles. put bullet through his brain
on October 10. in his office. in the Lords Court
Building. at William-st. and Exchange Place Man
haitian. have brought suit against the Equitable
Life Assurance Society for 100000 a policy.
Brady lived with his wife. Grace NJ Brady, at
No Hancock-st He supposed to be wealthy
and prosperous, but he had wasted a fortune of
100000 given him by his father. The tragic end Of
Brady followed by the suicide of his widow on
February 13 home OF her mother, No. 2Si
Lincoln Place.
Brady left will In favor of his wife, but she
did not collect the insurance money, and now the
heirs are trying obtain the amount of the insur
through the courts. The Equitable Society
has refused to pay the insurance.
The executor Charles A. Decker. alleges In his
complaint that Brady took out the policy on Sep
tember 6. 1s99 and paid premium of S3.03l His
suicide occurred a month later. on October TO-
The Equitable Society, In it's answer. declares
that Brady insured his life intending to commit
suicide. SO as to provide for his wife. It quotes
from its policy. which states that "self-destruc-
tion, sane or insane within one year from the date
of the issuance Of the policy. Is risk not assumed
by the society"
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
TROLLEY TRACKS LAID AT NIGHT.

Hackensack. May "a (SpeciaD.-President Giles OF
the Newark and Hackensack Traction Company
heard yesterday that an injunction was TO be ap-
Piled for, restraining his company from entering
that part OF the Enoch Vreeland farm known as
Grand Electric Boulevard. William j. Davis, who
is interested in the rival Consolidated Traction
Company, which failed tC get the right of way
through Hasbrouck Heights borough. owns in
terest in the farm. President Giles put gang OF
200 to work at midnight last night. and at
s O'Clock this morning the rolley tracks were ex-
tended 500 feet across the Nreeland farm on we'll
graded roadbed. Mayor William 5. Lawrence. of
Hasbrouck Heights hand to run the first
car over the tracks, and he was cheered by
500 persons as he turned the handle
This movement by Mr.. Giles. not invaldaeed
by court, will practically end the opposition OF
the line In Its effort TO reach HackenSack. as con-
demnation proceedings have been begun against
owners of other land In opposition.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
GRANT OUT OF THIRD-AvE.
PROPERTY FORMALLY TURNED OVER TO
THE METROPoLITAN-BIG CHECKS
FOR THIRD AVENUE BONDS.

rsrsh I Grant yesterday morning formally sur
,..aered the Third Avenue Railroad to the Metro
-ot+sn Street Railway Company. The ceremony
-ool nlece in front of the Postofffce at about IL
..,o,S Nr Grant accompanied by H. II. Vree-
80 ,-esident of the Metropolitan company, and
,s-,.n Il Iarkin. of counsel for the Old Colony
-. cor,nany shortly before visited the Offices Of
.t Morton Trust Company, ana there received a
~.,ecste showing that deposits had been made
=. the payrnent of all claims. Nothing remained
-, formally the road to the Metro
,olttan IL necessary in order TO do this that
Mr vreeiand should take possession of some por-
t,on Of the property In accordance with this legal
custom the three walked TO the Postofiice. and
stopping the first car which came round the loop
boarded IT. Then. addressing Mr. Vreeland. Mr..
Grant said:
In pursuance with the order Of the Court, granted
on May %, vacating the interlocutory order and
affidavit that you have deposited the sum of s23 600
eoo with the Morton Trust Company, now formal
In receiving the property thus relinquished to
him. Mr.. Vreeland said:
accept it, sir and congratulate you on your
work as receiver-the shortest receivership rec
ord.
La;er in the day Mr Grant reported to Judge
Lacombe, OF the United States Circuit Court that
he had transferred possession of the property.
Mr Grant refused 10 discuss yesterday the pub
listed reports that his fees receiver Of the Third
Avenue company would amount to nearly 500 1900.
ME II Is generally Dy those competent TO
1orm an estimate that Mr.. Grants remuneration
Sfl amount to about these figures, the exact sum
VIII have be fixed by the courts.
Kuhn. Loeb & Co. yesterday paid the Morton
Trust Company for the SIS coo bonds of the Third
Avenue Railroad Company. The payment was
made in two checks, each OF them for over S7 900
0oo Of which was drawn on the National Bank
OF Commerce and the other the National City
Bank 1t was said by Wall Street that
hese are the largest checks that have changed
hdlluS IN tIlS CITY Iney add that the largest
hitherto paid was for sl6ooo.ceo which was drawn
by huhn, Loeb & Co. few years ago for the pur-
chase OF city bonds. check for more than
sl3VS0on passed through the Clearing House In 1897
i was drawn by the Reorganization Committee OF
the Union Pacific Railroad to the order of the
Government The offices of Kuhn. Loeb & Co.
were visited yesterday by large number of people
who presented claims against the Third Avenue
company for payment. Many of these claims which
had been properly audited were subsequently paid
ST the offices of the Morton Trust Company
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
BY AUTOMOBILE TO THE kLoNDIKE.
FRENCH MINING EXPERT WHO MADE THE TRIP
SAYS IT WAS GREAT SPORT.

E. jaime de Lamare. French mining expert. and
r Merville who went the Klondke-that is,
from Fort Bennett to Fifty Mile River-in auto
mobile sailed from this port for home on L'Aqui-
taine Yesterday morning This wonderful feat they
performed with the aid of a team of and a
sled which followed the auto" When the product
of modern ingenuity. carrying the two Frenchmen.
struck a snag the were unhitched from the
sled and hitched the automobile, which they
drew out of the difficulty Then the oxen went back
TO their prosaic sled again. The sled bore the
provisions for the Frenchmen and the gasolene for
the automobile. NJ. de Lamare SAID that the auto
mobile would sometimes get little ahead OF the
sled and then there would be wait Once the
auto got fifteen hours ahead, he said and he and
his friend starved for fifteen hours while the sled
Iesurely made up the distance. In speaking OF the
said:
THE longest days that we were able 10 ac-
complish was 10 miles; however, that ex
ception and most of the fell far short of
that figure. We had with us arrangement OF
skates TO fasten the machine in crossing the
ice but we obliged TO use them as we
found the automobile could run well on the Ice
where the snow not too thick. The ordinary
rubber tires held eXcellently and kept the auto
from slipping the smooth ice.
AT Fifty Mile River we turned back because we
found the river open The large automobile we
left behind in the Alpine district, but light cleo
trio machine which we had with US is now on board
"Automobiline to the Klondike is really great
sport" :" he said. "Of course. you have to take d
sled and oxen with you. you would never get
there and then you spend most or the time per-
suading the TO help the automobile out or It's
troubles. But. still, II is great sport. and IT is so
adventurous
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
STILL TALKING OF WITHERBEE.
SENATOR PLATT, WHO is EXPECTED HERE To-
DAY, MAY DECIDE ON A PRESIDENT OF
THE COUNTY COMMITTEE.

Senator Platt is expected to come to this city to-
day and several OF the Republican district leaders
think that he will be able to choose a successor to
Qugg as president of the County Committee. IN
spite of the statement made by Frank S. Wither-
bee, Wednesday, that he was not voter in
New-York County and could not be considered
eligible for the place, Senator Platt reported
to have said in Washington yesterday that he
thought Mr.. Witherbee would be a suitable man
FOR president of the County Committee. 1t
marked by Of the leaders that since Mr..
Patt was not a voter in New-York County his
choice of a leader of the local organization need
not be confined to a citizen of the county Mr..
Witherbee said yesterday:
am not eligible for president of the Republican
County Committee OF New-Yor County because
am a voter In Essex County, and do not desire to
change my voting residence. OF course, l appre-
ciate the compliment of being mentioned in con-
nection with the presidency of the County Com
mittee
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
APPOINTMENT OF CORPORAL E. E. CLARKE

MENT NOT EXACTLY PLEASED THEREBY.
The appointment of Corporal E. E. Clarke, of
the Sixth Company, 7th Regiment regimental
adjutant OF the list Regiment has created 1utter
among the rank and file of the list and some menu
bers have expressed surprise at Colonel Bates S
discrimination against list Regiment officers in
favor of a corporal from a regiment that did not
volunteer for service in Cuba
"Of coarse, Colonel Bates is at liberty to do as he
pleases in the matter" said officer of the Fifth
Brigade but his men would be than human
If they did not make a gentle kick. The man
is undoubtedly competent and worthy, but another
equally good who had shared the regiment S
trials during and after the might have been
selected for the place"
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
MONUMENT FOR GENERAL MANSFIELD
ERECTED BY CONNECTICUT ON THE BATTLE
FIELD OF ANTIETAM

Hagerstown, Md. May 24.-The granite monument
erected to the memory of General Joseph K. f
Mansfield the battlefield of Antietam, where he
killed while leading his troops. was dedicated
to-day in the presence of large assemblage, most
of whom were from Connecticut.
The dedicatory services held under the
auspices of Mansfield Camp, G. A. r.. of Middle
town. Conn. and were opened with prayer by the
Rev. DR.. Azel w Hazen, Of that city. Ex-Gov-
o. V. Coffin of Connecticut delivered the
dedcatory address. in the of which he ex-
tolled the character of the dead hero to whose
memory the monument is reared, and dwelt upon
the nature of his service to his country and his
State.
General f. A. Carmn. president of the Antetam
Battlefield Commission, followed with address
explanatory of the battlefield. filed with reminis-
OF the events which took place there.
Major Young, of Connecticut; General Gould of
the 10th Maine Regiment, and the Rev. II. S.
Stevens. of Washington also made brief addresses,
and Congressman Sperry Of New-Haven, delivered
an eloquent eulogy of General Mansfield
The ceremonies ended with salute fired by Mans
field Camp. Sons of Veterans. of Hagerstown. after
which the visitors entertained at luncheon
by the people of Sharpsburg. The party from
Connecticut numbered over one hundred. including
son and daughter of General Mansfield. The monu-
ment which is of granite and bronze. was erected
by the State of Connecticut at cost of about
s. 900 the members OF the committee having IL in
charge being Major John c. Broatch, Albert r.
Crittenden Robert w Burke, of Mansfield Post
the State OF Connecticut, and Charles A. Sage.
commander of Mansfield Post.