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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

ing every year more widely recognized,
and the list of uses to which Il is al
ready put on a large scale is varied
and interesting. With its use in side
walks, foundations and cellar floors,
for plastering eisterns and for setting
tiles. the public has long been familiar.
Blu. great quantities are now used for
the entire construction of railway and
road bridges, culVerts, station plat
forms, walls. canal locks, ornamental
steps, eOpings and posts, for subways
in city streets. for sewers and cOnduits,
reservoirs and dams; and in combina-
ton with steel it is used for the con-
struetion OF elevator bins, water tanks.
smelter fiues, for the floors, partitions
and walls of Offices and manufacturing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

government and private contracts.
The Utah Portland is used exclusively
by the engineers OF the United States
navy at Mare Island and Fort Baker
San Francisco. by the supervising ar
chitect for the public buildings at Den
YER Boise, Helena and Oakland; by
the American Smelling & Refining
company for its enormous new planr
at Murray, Utah, and by the Anaconda
Copper Mining company for its great
new plant at Anaconda; by the Rio
Grande Western. Oregon Short Line
and Union Pacific railways. and in all
important construction. public and pri-
vate. throughout the states of Utah.
Idaho, Montana. Wyoming. Colorado
and Nevada
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
Iron Mining.

Iron in large quantities was produced
a two points during the year, Paint Rock
Carbon county, and Sunrise, Laramie
county. The mines at both places are
controlled by the Colorado Fuel & Iron
company, and all of the ore went to the
Pueblo smelters. The Sunrise mines aver
aged an output of 1000 tons per day, and
the mine at Paint Rock produced about
300 tons weekly.
The plant of the fuel and iron company
al Pueblo is to be enlarged and the output
of iron ore from Wyoming during 1902 VIII
doubtless be much larger than during
1901
There are inexhaustible deposits of the
IRON in this state. On the surface the ore
runs 60 per cent pure iron, and improves
with depth The ore is mined with steam
shovels, very few men being required to
obtain the product.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

IN wyoming and is being replaced ~ he
small bunch ot better bred cattle and
horses fed in pastures. Wyoming stock
men now pay more attention to quality
than TO quantity. and as q result better
beef Is being raised and the owners re-
ceive better prices
During the year Wyoming stockmen
were favored with good weather and the
best range grass that the state has ever
known Large numbers of horses were
sold to the English government for cav
airy purposes in South Africa.
During the year the sheep and wool bus
mess made rapid strides. the increase in
production OF wool being over 100000
POUNDS and the increase in number of
sheep about 500.0o1 head.
During the fiscal year ending July 1
there were sos 324 sheep and 1.94A553
lambs in the state, while the wool pro-
duction was 27.65410 pounds.
Railroads In the State.
During the year there were constructed
IN the state about 800 miles of new road.
OF this mileage, 1872 miles were built By
the Burlington from Talica, Mont, to
Cody City, WyO.. and the balance was
being outoffs and extensions Of side
tracks and double track between Chey-
enne and Ogden. The Union Pacific work
cost upwards of 100000. and included a
l.SO-fOot tunnel on Sherman hill and an
other on Aspen hill of over $3.50 feet in
length
The Laramie, Hahn's Peak & Pacific
constructed twenty-five miles Of grade
southwest from Laramie, and contracts
nave been let for seventy-eight miles ad-
ditional. Early in the spring steel will
be laid and the line placed in operation.
Although the Burlington has completed
the survey. of its Salt Lake extension
there is nothing doing in the building
line and the indications are that the prof.
ect has been abandoned for an indefinite
period. 1t is asserted, however, that the
line will be extended from Guernsey to
Laramie in the spring.
Numerous branch lines have been sur
veyed and chief among these are two
lines south from the main line of the
Union Pacific to the Grand Encampment
and Saratoga country. One has been sur
veyed by the Union Pacific and the other
by Boston capitalists. The indications
are that southern Carbon county will
have at least. one railroad before the
close Of the coming year.
The Oil Industry.
Early in the year the world was
startled by the announcement that the
highest grade of Illuminating oil ever
found anywhere had been discovered in
the southwestern portion of the state,
near the Utah line. The Union Pacific
railroad, while sinking a well for water.
struck flow of this oil, tests of which
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-07
Today the Strike May End.
Either Peace or War Will Follow
the Meeting Today.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 2.-Judging
by indications that are practically
facts, peace or war in the steel
troubles will be announced from New
York city tomorrow. When the Anal
gamated association executive board
adjourned this evening President Shat
fer announced that another meeting
would be held tomorrow. There will
probably be a meeting here tomorrow
of a portion of the board, but the
national officers will be in New York.
They left for that city tonight on the
Pennsylvania limited at 10 o'clock.
The circumstances leading up to this
unexpected trip, while not officially
known, are evident enough to SUBJ
stantiate the story which follows:
During the day many kilograms
were received at the Association con-
ference rooms, the last one coming just
before adjournment, and it was an
swered promptly. This answer was in
all probability the announcement to
the New York people that the trip
would be made by the officials tonight
carrying out an arrangement entered
into at Very Preston's rooms in the
Hotel Henry, a short, time before.
At about 4. Is p. m. Messrs. Shafer,
Williams and Chappelle went to Mr..
Preston's rooms and were closeted
with him for about thirty minutes.
The understanding is that at this meet
ing Mr.. Preston made known the COM
bine's only concession in the matter of
reopening the wage conference where
it left off three weeks ago. This con-
cession was in the shape of demand
that if new conferenceI is granted it
must be specifically stated before
hand what is expected to be accom-
plished, what ground is to be covered
and what companies are to partici-
pate
This brings the matter up to the
Amalgamated Association and the
mission of its high officials to New
York is doubtless to convince the steel
people here that new conference is
essential to peace and an amicable
settlement Of the strike troubles.
The conference today was a repeti-
ton of yesterday, the strictest kind of
secrecy being maintained as to the
happenings inside the room and the
progress being made had to be guess
ed at
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-07
Wild Scenes in Tennessee Court.

Smithville, Temp aug. 2.-The
first lynching in tie history of Dekalb
county was recorded today when Char
ley Davis, the man who was charged
with assaulting Miss Kate Hues last
Sunday evening was taken from the
court house by mob of about 25 peo-
pie and hanged about quarter of a
mile from town. The assault on Miss
Hues was committed last Sunday even
ing and Davis trial was being held
today. When the witness began to
give his testimony the friends and re-
latives of the girl arose to make for
the prisoner.
For time there was wild scenes
and the people were much excited.
The prisoner made an effort to escape
by jumping from the second story win
dow of the court room. Several pis-
tol shots were fired in the confusion.
but Davis was captured.before he could
jump.
The sheriff, one of his deputies and
a constable who were trying to prevent
the lynching, together with the father
Of the defendant, were severely iniur-
ed in clash with the mob. The
wounded officers are Sheriff ]. D.
Odum, Deputy Bob Odum and Con-
stable Nancy Pass.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-07
A Queer Frontier Experience.

In narrating the frontier expert
ences of "The First White Baby Born
in the Northwest in The Ladies'
Home Journal for August, ". S. Har-
wood tells of queer experience that
befel the family in the first year after
settling on farm far removed from
the settlements. "The winter had
been unusually long and severe, and
their store of provisions ran low. It
was a long distance to the nearest
base OF supplies, and communication
with the outside world had been cut
off. Indians in the neighborhood one
night broke into the granary where the
wheat was stored and sotle quantity.
In doing this a large amount Of
broken glass became mixed with the
wheat which the Indians left, so for
many days, amidst much merry story
telling and many a joke and laugh,
in spite of the serious situation, the
family gathered about a large table
in their living room and spent the
short winter days picking over the
wheat, kernel by kernel, in order to
free it from the pieces of glass. For
this wheat stood between them and
starvation, and none of its precious
kernels must be lost. Their stock of
-four had long since wasted away, as
had most of their food supplies, so they
boiled and ate the wheat without
grinding. Relief reached them just in
time to prevent sad ending to the
experience.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-07
STRIKE NOT SETTLED.
Representatives of Both Sides
Confer for Nine Hours.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 3o.-Disappoint-
air of Pittsburg tonight because of
the failure of the executive board of
the Amalgamated association of iron,
steel and tin workers to ratify the
peace proposals arranged at the confer
ence in New York last Saturday be-
tween the national officers of the
Amalgamated association and Messrs.
Morgan, Schwab and Gary, repre-
senting the United Steel corporation.
When the conference opened this morn
ing it was confidently expected that
the agreement would be reached in
short time, but after session lasting
from $50 a. m. until $50 D. M. the
meeting adjourned without arriving
at any conclusion SO far as known, to
meet again tomorrow morning.
The protracted session indicates
that the board is not satisfied with
the provisions of the compromise meas
ures, and unless some notifications
are made its ratifction is doubtful.
The opening of union mills to nom
union workmen is point on which it
is believed the board hesitates to ac-
cept, and the long distance telephone
bhtween New York and Pittsburg was
worked frequently today to get modi-
fcation of this clause. The work
men hold that this would give the mill
owners full opportunity of crushing
the union without strike by finding
excuses to discharge union men and
then ill their places with non-union
lists. Another rock Of dissension is
said to be the retention in their pres
ent jobs of the men who worked as
"strike breakers at the various mills
during the strike. It is said that these
men have been promised the protec-
tion of the manufacturers in case of
settlement and that they will not con-
cede their dismissal at the request of
the organization. The workers, it
is said, are willing to declare the
mills now working non-union open
mills but strenuously object to hav-
ing all the mills of the combine CLASH
fed as open mills All is, however,
conjecture and it is impossible to get
any definite statement from any of
the parties interested concerning the
days conference. When the board
dispersed at $50 every member was
1aylaid by persistent newspaper men,
seeking information, but every ques-
tion was answered by the phrase: "We
can say nothing. There is absolutely
nothing to give to the public at this
time. )"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-07
Dun's Review of Trade.

New York, Aug. 2.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S. weekly review of trade will say:
Continued favorable weather condi-
tions have resulted in the saving of
much late planted corn, and IN the
northwest ideal weather for spring
wheat harvest has been enjoyed. AS
this is the point that business in all
parts of the country has been most
carefully watching, the general feeling
is better than a week ago, although
the disposition on both sides to settle
the steel strike has not yet resulted
in any agreement, and the labor situa-
tion is thus kept prominent.
Official returns of pig iron produc
tion in the first half of the year show
a record breaking aggregate of 1874,
713 tons, exceeding the remarkab BILE
output of the previous year by 80, 044
tons.
The second half of 1901 has opened
with much greater capacity of active
furnaces, and the full year promises a
considerably larger total than the 49,
769, 242 tons produced in 1900 During
the past week leadingssmills have plac-
ed large contracts for early delivery,
and inquiries for all forms OF finished
steel are abundant. There is less dis
position to pay fancy prices for pro
ducts that were advanced by the strike,
which is an evidence of the general
belief of an early resumption of work.
An unfvorable showing for the first
half of the year in both exports and
output of copper resulted in the first
alteration in nominal prices since the
advance to II cents, eigh months ago.
Violent Quotations have marked the
course ofc orn prices. The top point
of the previous week was not regained,
but traders on the short side of the
market were compelled to cover at a
loss. The decrease in marketing is
not in proportion to the advance in
price. Whatever benefit may have
accrued from the high level of prices
it certainly has driven foreign buyers
out of the market.
Dealers in some drought stricken
districts have countermanded orders
for footwear, and these cancellations
are felt mainly by western makers, but
as whole the industry is in healthy
position. Leather is quiet, shoe fac
tories buying lightly owing to large
supplies taken recently. Liberal arri-
vals of hides tend to depress values.
Wool has at last risen slightly above the
lowest point in four years. The cot
ton market awaits the government re-
port in dull and weak position.
Failures in July were 697 in num-
Der against 1913 last year. and 81, ,035,
933 in amount of liabilities, against
50, tie. 7775 in 1900.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-07
TRANSMITTED TO DEWEY.

Washington, Aug. Formal action
in the matter of the Schley court of
inquiry was today confined to the dis
patch of letter to Admiral Dewey
stating that "the department here
with transmits copies Of letters, dated
July q and Aug. l, respecting the
precept under which the court of in
quiry in the case OF Rear Admiral
Schley is to be convened" The court,
through Admiral Dewey, had already
been supplied with neatly printed
copy of the precept itself. The CORES
pondence referred to is Admiral
Schley's letter suggesting the omission
of the navy departments expression
of opinion touching his alleged DISC
bedience of orders and the reply from
Acting Secretary Hackett declining to
make this modification.
Acting Secretary Hackett's letter to
Admiral Dewey is as follows:
Navy Department,
Washington, Aug. l, 1901.
Sir: I transmit herewith, for the
information of the court cf inquiry,
of which you are preside,s, a letter,
dated the 9th ultimo, from Rear Ad-
miral Winfield EScott Schely, asking
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-07
Death of DR.. Henry 3. HorIbeck.

Dr.. Henry B. Horlbeck, health
officer of the City of Charleston, died
at his residence, corner of Coming
and Wentworth streets, at 1890
O'Clock last night. While attending to
his duties as executive officer Of the
board of health about two months ago
DR.. Horlbeck received a stroke Of
paralysis. Although every device
known to science was appealed to and
his life was perhaps prolonged for a
space, it was scarcely more than exis-
tence. and all knew that the end was
not far away. For weeks DR.. Horl-
beck has been merely alive and with
in the few days his death was almost
momentarily expected.
DR.. Horlbeck was one of the best
known scientists in this country. He
was a man of wonderful knowledge
and ability and he occupied the front
rank among the scientific men Of
his age. He was an authority on yel-
low fever and sanitary affairs, and at
the annual meetings of the American
Public Health Association, of which
he was a former president, his ad-
dresses and papers were always receiv-
ed with profound interest by the lead
ing scientists gathered from all parts
Of the country. DR.. Horlbeck's prom
inent stand in this association, which
is COMPOSED of representative health
authorities from all sections, made
him distinguished and moving
spirit and his earnest labors were re-
warded at the Buffalo meeting IN 1896,
when he was unanimously elected
president. Following the custom of
the association he served for one year.
His annual address, delivered at the
meeting in 1897, was printed through
out the country, and was recognized
as remarkable effort, of a man
eminently qualified to deal with ques-
tions of importance to all mankind. =
News and Courier. Aug g
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-07
M. C. GaIIuchat Cuts r. S. Eryin's
Throat.

Manning, July pa serious cut
ting afray occurred on the streets here
this morning which came near result
ing in the death of Mr.. E. S. Erwin
a prominent citizen.
Mr.. NJ. c. Galluchat, local lawyer
and member Of the house of repre-
sentatives, did the cutting. The diff
Guilty grew out of contention for the
possession Of a town lot between Gal
luchat and the widow of his late
brother, Joseph Galluchat. F. P.
and E. S. Erwin are brothers of Mrs.
Galluchat and are her agents in look
ing after matters involving her money
and property. Some weeks ago Mr.
Galluchat and the Erwin brothers
had some difficulty about the same
property and the Ervins tore down
and threw in the street an old house
which MIR. Galluchat was attempting
to move on the property. Galluchat
indicted the Ervins criminally for en-
try upon property after notice and the
case was carried before country mag
istrate upon his affidavit Of request,
but jury acquitted the Ervins. The
lot was supposed to be in possession Of
the Ervins, as agents, when this
morning E. S. Erwin learned that
Galluchat was having some lumber
placed upon it, and went over, and or
dered the servant off. Galluchat's
Office is on the lot adjoining the prop
erty, and he came out and difficulty
ensued in which he cut cash across
Ervin's throat from four to six inches
long and about half inch deep,
which required immediate medical at
tention, and Mr.. Erwin was sent
home in buggy. Perhaps all that
saved Mr.. Ervin's jugular vein was
the fact that he is a stout man and
quite fat about the neck. The wound
is not considered necessarily fatal,
but was very bad one. Erwin had
gone unarmed to the scene where the
difficulty occurred. F. P. Erwin is
north, fortunately perhaps, for had he
been home no doubt worse trouble
would have resulted.
Mr.. Erwin signed a warrant at his
residence this afternoon for Galluchat,
who was arrested and gave bond.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-07
War in South America.

Washington, Aug. 2.-The political
situation in the neighboring repub-
lies of Venezuela and Colombia, in
South America, and the possibility of
war between these two States is at
tracing considerable attention in
diplomatic circles. Should war actual
ly result the authorities in each coun-
try would not only have to deal with
their foreign enemies, but also with
their domestic foes, as each of the
countries now has what practically
amounts to a civil war on it's hands.
Neither the Venezuelan nor the
Colombian legation here has much
direct information which will throw
additional light upon the situation in
their respective countries, and the
cable reports are exceedingly conflict
ing. The officials of the Colombian
legation are at loss to understand
the report of President Castro's de-
claration Of martial law on the ground
that his country is being invaded by
Colombia. The revolution headed by
DR.. Galviras, who crossed the Vene--
zuelan border from Colombia, where
he had taken refuge, is said to be lis
no sense an invasion by Colombians>
DR.. Galviras belonged to the party Of
Andrade, who was overthrown.
by Castro, and it is stated in diplo--
matte circles that he is simply head
ing rebellion of Venezuelans against
the latter's authority. No definite
information has been received here re,
garding the whereabouts of Gen. Tribe,
who in his turn is heading a move
ment against the present government
in Colombia, from the Venezuelan
side.
Washington, Aug. "A cablegram
has been received at the state depart
ment from the United States consul at
Colon, stating that if the present re-
volutionary troubles in that section
become more aggravated the traffic
across the isthmus will surely become
The United States gov
ernment is bound by treaty to keep
this traffic open to the world. No re-
quest for warship to be sent to the
scene of the trouble has been made.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-07
UNIFORMS FOR MILITIA.

At the State armory several consign-
ments Of the quartremaster's supplies
issued to this State for its militia by
the federal governmnte, have arrived.
New uniforms, caps leggings, etc, are
in the lot. 1t is expected that
all of the supplies will be here in a
few days. The adjutant and inspector
general was yesterday going carefully
over last years inspection reports pre-
paratory to issuing the new stuff ito
the companies as rapidly as the work
can be done. In few days the ship
ments to the various companies who
will get new uniforms this year viii
be going out.-The State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-07
NAVY Department,
WASHINGTON, Aug. l. 1901

Washington, Aug. 1, 1901.
Sir: The department has received
your letter of the 9th ultimo, in
which you acknowledge the receipt Of
a copy of the order convening at your
request. court Of inquiry to investi-
gate your conduct during the war with
Spain, and suggest that paragraph 5
of said order, directing the court to
inquire into the circumstances at
tending and the reasons for the DISC
bedience by Commodore Schley Of the
orders of the department, - ETC., "be
so modified as to omit the depart
ment's expression Of opinion, and thus
leave the court free to express its own
opinion in that matter. -
:. In reply you are advised that the
precept calls for an inquiry by the
court and the ascertainment of peril
nent facts. For the purpose Of setting
on foot this inquiry, the precept treats
certain matters as established, such
for instance, as the arrival of the ely
ing squadron off Cienfuegos and OFF
Santiago, the retrogade movement
westward; the turn Of the Brooklyn
on July 8, 1888, and the fact that you
OlSODSySO OEOSIS DIS I6pOlGoO ny you
in your telegram dated Kingston, May
%, 1898, in which you say: Much
to be regretted, cannot obey orders
of the department. -
Inasmuch, however, as it is the de-
partment's purpose that the court shall
be absolutely free to report, if such
shall be found to be the case, that you
did not wilfully disobey the orders, or
that you were justified in disobeying
them, and that this may be clearly un-
derstood your letter of the 9th ulti-
mo, with copy of this reply will be
duly forwarded to the court.
Very respectfully.
F. ". Hackett,
Acting Secretary Navy.
Rear Admiral Winfield S. Schley, U.
S. N, Great Neck, N. y.