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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-05
Union PACIFIC PLANS
May Secure Transfer of South
ern Pacific Lease.
PRESIDENT HAYS HERE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC PRESIDENT
VISITS OGDEN.

New York, Feb. 4-The Evening Post
today has the following: The sugges-
ton was made today that further study
OF the Southern Pacific situation by the
interests controlling the Union Pacific
might develop a plan by which the
Union Pacific would be able to assume
absolute and permanent control of the
Central Pacific without assuming any
liability for the whole Southern Pacific
system. Union Pacific interests freely
admitted that the fundamental interes
of the company in the Southern Pacific
is in its control of the natural and only
possible outlet for the Union Pacific to
san Francisco. The Central Pacific and
the Union Pacific We're conceived as one
route and their division into separate
companies was unnatural and harmful
TO the best interests Of the cOmpanies
themselves and interfered with the
transportation facilities of the public
The two companies have often work
ed in opposition in money matters as
regards train service, rates and distri-
button and movement of tonnage. The
southern Paciiic's other lines are nat
uraily allied with the interests of Cali
fornia and the southwest and form a
transportation system complete and
valuable in itself, even without the di-
rect ownership Of the Central Pacific.
1t IS believed that the plans of the
syndicate now holding the Southern
Pacific for the Union Pacific for financ-
ing the property Will not be definitely
formed until the Central Pacific lease
mas been carefully gone over, to see if
that property can be segregated from
the other lines under feasible COndi-
tons. The adoption of the plan of is
suing collateral trust notes. as in other
recent mergers, it is not regarded as
likely to be adopted until other plans
have been thoroughly canvassed
Ihe terms under which the Central
Paclflc IS held by the Southern Pacific
therefore becomes a point of special in
terest. They would seem most definite
" liked by the terms OF the Southern
Pacific 4 per cent collateral trust bonds
issued in 1899 These are secured BY a
deposit of all the outstanding shares Of
the Central Pacific which are owned by
the Southern Pacific. The section of
this mortgage bearing on this Point
says:
The existing lease of the properties
Of the Central Pacific railway to the
Southern Pacific company shall termi-
nate in case the pledged stocks shall be
sold in consequence Of default hereun-
der The Southern Pacific company viii
not assent to any other lease of such
properties unless such lease snail have
been approved by the holders of a ma
JOrlty in amount of the bonds outstand-
ing hereunder, or shall contain a prOVi-
sion terminating the same in case such
pledged stocks shall be Sold
This would mean to afford ample au-
thority and feasible means for the
Union Pacific assuming the Central Pa
cific lease, if it should be decided TO
turn that property directly over TO the
Union Pacific
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-05
MT. MORIAH CELEBRATES
Thirty-ffth Birthday of Utah's Old
est MASONIC Lodge.

Mt MOriah lodge No l. the oldest
Masonic lodge in the Utah jurisdiction.
has passed the thirty-fifth milestone,
and the event was appropriately Gel
ebrated last evening in the Masonic
temple. where q couple Of hundred Ma
sons and their lady companions gath
cred to partake of the festivities Of the
occasion. The celebration was in the
nature Of a promenade concert, con-
Guiding with = delicious spread served
in the banquet hall
The assemblage was called TO order
by Worshipful Master Fred J. Hill, VINO
bid the guests Of the evening to make
merry. Brother A S Chapman Of
fered an invocation, and then the Salt
Lake Mandolin club rendered a selec-
ton.
An Grafton on the impressions Of the
occasion was delivered in entertaining
stvIe by Charles Crane. After referring
to the antiquity Of Masonic rites. the
speaker told Of the birth Of Free Ma
sonry in Utah in the month of FebTu-
airy. 1865. when the foundation stone
of the Masonic structure was safely
deposited III the great American des-
emf and the banner of Free Masonry
UufurIed as a TallyIng point for the
lovers of the order and as Il way sta
ton for the weary and distressed
craftsmen.
who in the early days Of the lodge.
guided its destinies safely over to the
smooth sailing OF later years. Briefly
reviewing the history of Mt. MOTiah
lodge, the speaker told of the good
,,-oSly .ccompIished in the cause OF
rr1fb- charity, brotherly love and lib
ertv during the administrations of
yVorshipful Masters Louis Cohn. Sol
SeiaeI Christopher Diehl William F
James. Robert \. Baskin, John T.
T,1-ncb. Farley /. Williams. John +.
TTardie Arvis :. Chapman. Daniel
Dunne. Thomas Nj. Surbaugh. William
4 Lynch. Joseph q. BywateT, George
u Aiken and Charles J. Higson.
Following the address of Mr. Crane
vocal selections We're given oy MIS-.
Eforia C.erraus, Miss Mabel Clark and
Harry Groves, interpreted with music
bv the Mandolin club. After the ban
nuet the company sang AUD Lang
Syne."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-05
LONG sTIRs UP TROUBLE.
Senators Criticise Him for His Nor
gan letter.

Washington, Feb. At the instance
OF Mr.. Chandler the senate today
passed a resolution calling upon the
secretary of the navy for list of
members of Admiral Simpsons feet
whose names were sent to the senate
for promotion during the Fifty-fifth
congress. Mr.. Chandler said the Occa-
sion for his presentation of this resO-
luton was found in the published let
ter written by Secretary Long TO Sen
atOr Morgan. He called attention TO
the fact that while the list of officers
for promotion had been sent tQShe sen
ate during the last congress, the presi-
dent. upon failure TO act in that con-
gress, had not renewed the recOmmen-
datiOn for the present congress He
explained that the failure OF the senate
10 act had been due to the Sampson
Schley controversy.
Mr.. Hale said that no fault could be
found with congress, and he repeated
what Mr. Chandler had said as to the
failure of the nominations to secure
confirmation during the last congress.
Indeed, he said, he considered that
congress had been entirely liberal IN
recognizing the picturesque exploits
Of the Spanish war.
Mr. Pettigrew said there had been an
effort to promote Sampson over
Schley. Notwithstanding Schley had
done the fighting and had previously
president afterward had corrected this
injustice, and that, having done this
because Of the attitude of the senate,
that body did not deserve the secre-
tarys criticism.
The ship subsidy bill was laid aside
informally by the senate today to per
NIT consideration of the appropriation
bills This action was taken late in
the day on Mr.. AIlisOn'S request that
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill be taken up. Mr.. Frye, in charge
of the subsidy bill, who had said he
would not give way to appropriation
bills without a vote of the senate, was
not in the chamber at the time. but
Mr.. Aldrich, MIR. Hanna and others IN
terested in the measure were present
and joined in the general assent given
to Mr.. Allison's request The subsidy
bin holds its place, and as the un1ln-
ished business can be taken up when
the appropriation bills are not occupy
ing attention, the District OF Columbia
bin will occupy the attention of the
senate tomorrow.
The subsidy bill did not receive at
tentiOn today, the greater part OF the
time of the senate being given TO listen
ing to d speech by Mr.. Bacon of Geor-
gia on the right of the senate to de-
mand information on file in the eXecu-
tive deuartmentS. He took the posi-
ton that the departments are the cTea-
lures of congress, and that depart
mental denial of any demand for pa
pers on file was prepOsterOus, contend
ing that for 100 years there had been
practically no refusal to recognize this
right
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-05

street operations than I do Of bridge
building and baIlastng and grading
prairie railroads. consequently I am
not cOnversaBt with tlfe facts cr.f,ceT11-
ing the recently announted transfer Of
control Of the Southern Pacific 10 the
Union Pacific interests If the Speyer-
huntington shares were Purchased bz-
the Hartman syndicate, they were
purchased by people interested in Pa
cl1c securities and not BY the Union
Pacific Railroad company.
This union OF interests. If such a
step has been taken, viii bring the
Union Pacific into even closer haTr,7o471-
with the Central Pacific, whose capitaf
stock was acquired by the Southern
Pacific in 1899. The Union Pacific VIII
continue 10 run through trains over
the Central Pacific tracks, as hereto
lore There VIII be no change in the
relations which now exist between the
MON Pacific and the Oregon Short
Line or l,4SS miles, which il controls
nor win there be any violent disturb
ance IN present traffic arrangements
with the Southern Pacific 1T the re-
ported deal is really a fact. every one
interested viii receive a direct benefit
thereby. Greater economies. through
the elimination of agencies. will be ef-
fected and every mile of the entire svs-
tenn viii increase liz value in prOpot--
ton as we are able to put more and
more capital into the general equip
ment and Improvement of the rOadbed.
1t might be well to emphasize at this
time that if the two great systems have
been brought under one control. no at
tempt viii be made to hurt the inter
ests OF the thousands of producers who
are practically dependent upon our
lines for the marketing of their pro
ducts. The western farmers and wheat
men. as well as the mining and cattle
interests, may rest assured that the
cordial relations which now exist be-
tween them and the Union Pacific viii
not be disturbed The strength which
the company now possesses must neces-
sarily result to the advantage of the
country traversed, d fairer and more
stable adjustment of transportation
rates.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-05
CROW TREATY REJECTED.
House Refuses to Ratify the Montana
Agreement.

Washington, Feb. 4-The house to-
day passed the senate bill to create a
commission to adjudicate the claims of
United States citizens against Spain
which the government of the United
States assumed by the treaty of Paris,
after having amended the bill so as to
refer the claims to the court of claims
instead of a commission. A strong
effort was made to vote down the
amendment and pass the senate bill,
but the advocates OF this course were
defeated by a majority of thirty-five.
A bill was, without debate, passed to
extend the charters of national banks
for another period of twenty years
after 1902, when the present extension
viii expire.
The bill to ratify the agreement with
the Crow Indians of Montana and to
provide for the redemption of Hawaii
an coin at par, were defeated.
Mr. Cannon opened the Grow reser-
walton bill. The lands which the gov
eminent was to purchase from the
Crows. he said. were not worth $780,,
00O, much less S1,100,000, which the gov
eminent was to pay.
I am opposed" said Mr.. Cannon,
"to buying any more gold bricks ar
ter twenty minutes debate on a side
under suspension Of the rules.
Mr.. Maddox (Ga) and Mr. Grow
tPa.) also opposed 1he DILL which was
defeated, -thirty-fOur TO fOrty-eight-
Mr.. KnOE- chairman of the commit
tee on territories, moved the passage
under suspension of the rules of the
bill to redeem Hawaiian silver coins
not abraded below lawful statute at
par and recon them into standard sill
yer coins Of the United States, the
abraded coins to be received at bullion
value.
Mr.. Wilcox, the Hawaiian delegate,
was asked to explain the relative value
of native and American silver in Ha-
wall. He said that both circulated at
par. but that gold commanded a pre-
MUM. Mr. WilcOx'S English was bro
ken He was offered time TO give his
views in eXtensO. but declined to do so.
The bin was defeated, seventy TO fifty
five, two-thirds not having voted in
the affirmative
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-05
STRONGER HEALTH LAWS
Union Pacific Surgeon Favors Vaeci-
nation Legislation.

DR.. Beatty, secretary of the state
board of health, has at various times
received letters concerning vaccination
from people OF note, letters that COM
mend him in the fight he is making
against smallpox and that also speak
strongly in favor Of vaccination. Yes
terday ne received a, letter from DIT.
Jonas chief surgeon Of the Union Pa
citlc railway, which says, among other
things:
we trust that your law viii be made
StTiCteT rather than relaxed in any
way The efficacy of vaccination has
become SO well esta blished as a preVen-
tive of smallpox that I cannot under
stand how any intelligent person at
this time can doubt its value. As chief
surgeon of the Union Pacific railway, /
cannot but be interested in health mat
tiers IN Utah. Our company employs
many men IN your state who are con-
Stantly exposed to contagious diseases,
and our forces have been crippled and
work ieiayed on account Of quarantine
measures which are necessary to pre-
vent che spread of smallpox when it
appeared in our camps"
The following new cases Of smallpox
in the state were reported to Dr.. Beatty
yesterday: one at Milford, five at West
Jordan, one At Union and four at Nor
Ean-
In the report of new cases for Satur-
been reported from American Fork.
This should have read American Fork
district, which comprises the towns Of
American Fork. Highland, Alpine and
Pleasant Grove. A communication from
American Fork says there IS but one
case in that town.
Two cases of smallpox We're reported
to the health department for GuaTan-
tine. The victims are Fred Davidson,
aged a years, residing at $50 East
Fourth South street, and Mrs. Seoul
sion. aged 90, at $50 East Fifth South
street.
Health officer StrauD of Bingham
reported to the county commissioners
yesterday that four cases of smallpox
are now confined in the isolation hos
Dit2I at that place.
The statement that Roy Culver, a
smallpox patient reported last Satur-
day contracted the disease in the Wa
satch school is incorrect as he has not
attended school for several years
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-05
COUNTIES WANT RELIEF.
Meeting of Commissioners from Over
the STATE.

For some time past informal confer
euces between members of the boards
of county commissioners Of several
counties in the state have been going
on by letter telephone and otherwise
on the subject Of taking concerted &C
u0n toward securing amendatory legis-
iation from the legislature on certain
parts of the law relating to county ad-
mlniStratiOn. The main purpose is said
20 be to secure relief from some of the
eNdcting provisions in the horticultural
law, particular with reference 10 aD-
polntmeut of fruit tree inspectors.
Yesterday the proposition to hold a
formal conference came TO a head by
the county commissioners Of Salt Lake
aCcCdinC to a request from Commits
siOuer Stanford of Weber county. who
seems 90 be a prime mover in the mat
ter To hold meeting in this CITY
Wednesday evening at o'clock in the
session room of the Salt Lake county
board. The commissioners of all of the
counties from Cache to Sanpete are ex-
pecred O. attend and participate in the
discussions. County Attorney Chris
Jensen has been invited to attend the
conference 90 serve in an advisor. ca
Eacity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-05

taStlegate for the purpose of inducing
the miners of that camp TO join them
IN me strike Later in the day came
another dispatch from Sc0field. TO the
erect that lightweight additional men.
WITH q band and flags in the lead. had
started out, hoping to overtake the
nrst section at Cotton. and ACCOMPANY
4 from there 10 Castlegate. In addition
10 this, it was stated that the Firms
We're having holiday. and that they
SNpeeted 10 start out later for the same
ueStlna-lon in a body.
II was not possible for these men TO
reeeeh t.astlegate before late hour in
the night if they reached there at all
before morning, and no word was re-
celyed from that place telling of their
arrival.
What effect these delegations from
Scotield VIII have upon the miners at
Castlegate, and therefore, upon the
strike, can only be conjectured. but Il
Is evident that the miners from the
other camps are of the opinion that thev
viii be able to draw the Castlegate men
INTO the strike, and this is the only
OBJECT they have in taking such a hard
trio.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-05

Burglars made an unsuccessful at
tempt 20 carve their way into Byron
saloon on State and Third South streets
early yesterday morning The crooks
smashed through a window and enter
ed the wine room part Of the saloon,
but their way to the cash drawer and
the liquor shelves was barred by a
heavy wooden partition and door. Using
a knife or chisel. they cut through a
screen door and tried to pry open the
solid door. but without success They
then chiseled through the panel of the
door in two places. in an attempt to
get at the lock but it is supposed that
they were frightened away, as they left
without getting the door open. Nothing
vas missed from the wine rooms
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-05
Junior I. D. S. Defeats Hamilton.

The Junior l. d. $ D5skett bali team
defeated the Hamilton school yester-
day by a score of sixteen to nine. The
game was played in the formers gym
nasium i'm the presence of a large num-
Der of the members of both schools. A
return game has been scheduled for
next Monday afternoon. The follow
ing was the lineup and officials:
J.. =. s.. Is. Hamilton, Q.
O. Openshaw right forward ..-. Williams
Bond. .-.....left forward. .....Godby
Price --.------ center-------- Smell
J. r.. OpenshaW right back ..... Sidoway
l. WelZel....-..left back. 5000 Gibson
Referee, Bassetti umpires, Shaw and
Peterson.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-05
Elevator Bow Arrested

Aal-0s Wade, AN elevator boy al tho
NEI-'.. was arrested yesterday on d.
.-t..l -r broke into room i'm the Kenyon
motel ai-e stole two vests that belonged TO
IL --E"ilNE man by the name of =. r.
VI las- one OF the vests was found in
.... ".t possession when arrested. and
I'D. other one was located where he had
-H-' -.- Don Porter, the proprietor, had
"H.| receiving numerous complaints from
guests tla. things disappeared from their
rooms. HIL ns Dad been unable To get any
"l-g iu the thief. Wade declared that he
was innocent of the charges against him
and denied Knowing anything about the
vests. Mr. Porter thinks that boy VINO
-.LL bis employ few days ago was in
with Wade ON the stealing proposition,
a-H put Wade up TO the mischief. WADE,
VINO l= about % years of age, has a father
ana mother living in the western cart Of
hanger.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-05
Renl Estate Transfers.

George W Goalen ct uX to Walter
Goalen lots 50 and 81. block o.,
Desky's second addition ----..---.S =
GEORGE w Barr ct UX to Josie
Mideely. 3x20 rods northwest cor
ner lot 3. block %, plat b -------- 30
Kate Steiner 10 HyFum SleadfElu. Z
acres lot 90 section g, township :
south range ! west -....-.....----- b
Joseph W Simpson ct ux 10 Waiter
Goalen. part lot ,, block IS, Des-
ky's second addition ..-.-.-.~--.-..
katr ne Kirk 10 George g ones. iots
G TO q West Grand View subdiv1s-
NJ II Walker Ct ux to George Muel-
Ter part lot .. block $. plat A. 40
Alice 5. Little to Josie Midgley. part
LOT 3. block 6. plat B.....-.-----.--- 90
Charles Longson to Charles X. john
son. lot s. block i, 5-acre plat g, Big
fleld Survey ------..--- $500. --------- q
Joseph Byram to r Jacobson, 8
acres southwest corner OF uurtn-
west corner. section IS. township 1
south. range ] east ------------ ----- z
H B. scott to George Higbeer lot :.
block So plat g .-.-.------.--------- l.J
n A Robertson ct al. tEur6ka} to g
w. Bennett. half interest IN d. &
r Con. lode Tintic ------------ 90
@ w. Bennett ct TX to w C. van
Horne. Same ..------- $500 ---------- =
Mabel Shrine to Utah Savings &
Trust company. part lot s, block
Al, plat \ .---.---, 1880. $1,000 $4,000
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-05
THE AMISH MURDERS.
Why Mosher Killed His Wife and
Children.

Samuel MCser. the confessed murder
eT Of his wife and three children near
Pekin, Ills, who was captured in salt
Lake City last summer soon after his
quadrUple crime, will be brought TO
trial within two weeks. His only de
Tense will be what he claimed when
taken into custody here-that he was
driven to commit the fOUr-fOld murder
to escape the prosecutions of the Amish
he and his family belonged. On the eve
of his trial Moser had made a state
ment which is substantially the same
as he made here. Five years ago. he
says, ne was expelled from the Amish
church because he showed affection for
his little boy and the church doctrines
hold that there can be no love exchang-
ed between nlOrtals which is not idol
airy. As a result he was Ostra cized by
the church people, while his wife and
children remained members. Finally he
Minnesota but the Amish church people
wrote letters to the wife and induced
her to flee from / i'm nd return it'll the
children to Illinois. He followed and
settled down again to a life NliCn he
says was abhOrrent 10 him because he
could not have the love of his family.
Quarrels began between him and his
wife and finally he says ne decided to
murder his whole family and last May
ne shot the baby in its cradle and dis
patched his wife and two other children
before taxing flight to Salt Lake. His
only excuse is:
Il wanted to see my wife and babies
better off. Their religion would not
let me love them nor permit them 10
have affection for me; so why should
they live2'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-05

"Dr. j H Hauaford says IN the
Western PloWmou- If the first couch
is property treated the first step in the
direction OF consumption arrested, the
lungs developer, the breath set free.
-r need not fear consumption. %
k-mp's Ealsam for the Throat and
Lungs is the proper treatment Cor the
first COUSIN. No other remedy has saved
so many from consumption. Large
bottles, $50. and zee. For sale by
Godbe-pltJs Drug company. Salt Lake
---.-- IL.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-05
SHORT LOCALS.

GRAZING LAW OPINION-Attornev
General Breeder rendered an opinion yes
terday to the county attorney of Wasatch
county. W. 5. Willis, which in effect
states that persons who Craze their herds
on the Cintah Indian reservation are not
thereby relieved from liability for taxes
on such herds.
YESTERDAYS SNOWFALL--Weath
director Murdoch reported yesterday that
the amount of snow which fell here dur
ing the recent storm, from Saturday even
ing TO Monday morning, measured almost
six inches in Modena the snowfall meas
used fully six inches. Citizens from Rich
field say that they had ten inches at that
place
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-05
TROUBLE N PITTsBURG.
Mayor and Ministers Attempt to Stop
Prize Fight.

Pittsburg. Feb. 4.-Notwithstanding
the vigorous protest Of the United
PRESBYTERIAN Ministers association and
the threat of Mayor Diehl that he
would take steps to have the amuSe-
ment licenses Of the Grand opera house
and the avenue theatre revoked lhe
scheduled fight between Art SlHlH1s OF
Akron and Frank Bowie Of PtttsburS
took place tonight in the Avenue the
tire before a crowded house. 50 Tar as
fighting was concerned, the bout was a
miserable failure. Before the nrst
round had gone thirty seconds Slnns
put his man down with two terrific
punches in the face. BOYLE got 10 his
feet on the count OF four but Simns
soon had him on the run, and after one
or two passes Bowie went linping 10
his corner. A surgeon announced that
his right hand was broken and that ne
could not proceed with the contest. The
referee gave the decision to Sims.