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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-13
New Hamlet Theory.

Jacob Riis in January Century,
Standing in the flag battery at
night, with my back to the guardhouse
very evidently the platform of the
play-and following the mOOnlit track
along the shore where the ghost walk
ed, L have more than once felt sure
that he must have been there. The
scene is so perfectly apparent. You
pick out the spot at sight, and once
you have the play and the place hitch
ed together there is no getting them
apart again. Even more is this true
of the scene in which it seems to me
the critics have sighted, guessing
merely that he might be referring TO
pictures woven in the arTas when he
bids his mother
Look here upon this picture. and on
this:
The counterfeit pTesentment Of two
brothers"
Tt is a perfectly safe guess. and our
actors. in making use of pocket min
iatures of the two kings, are sadly out
of joint with the facts. The arras
through which Hamlet stabs Polonius
was in fact picture gallery of Danish
kings down to Frederick II. who de-
signed IL. We not only have his con-
tract with Hans knieper. with direc-
tons for the portraits of the III kings
of whom there was a record. including
himself and his son, Christian ", his
order Of September, 1850 when the
tapestry was hung in the completed
castle, TO let Thyge Brahe, his man
and servant have access to it. that
he might the more inteliigently publish
the story of the monarchs. according
to the names and order of the portraits
on the tapestry we have made in our
hall in our palace of Kronborg;" and
a description of the great chamber
by the same William Segar. who OBJ
1eCted 10 the FOSTERING saIutes. He
writes that il is hanged with tapiStarv
Of fresh colOured silke without gold.
wherein all the Danish kings are ex-
preSt in antique habits according to
their several times with their armes
and inscriptions C, ntaining all their
COnqueStS and victories" But to com
plete the evidence. the arras itself. or
what is left of it, is still to be seen in
the Copenhagen Museum OF Antiquities.
It was twice in peril of destruction bv
FIRE. once when Kronborg was all but
wrecked in 1929, and again in the pal
ace Of Fredericksburg. when that was
burned to the ground in 1853. The rem
nant shows fifteen of the III kings
from NaIdemar the Victorious whose
father SaNo served. to the second Fred
erik.
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BARELY SAVED
FROM LYNCHING
Negro Assaults q LeaYenS-
worth Woman.
BELIEVED GUILTY
OF MURDER ALSO
Officers Got Man Away Just in
Time.

Ieavenworth, Kan. Jan. 12.-MlsS
Eva. Roth. a we'll known young woman
of this city. was assaulted on South
Broadway, the fashionable residence
street OF the city. at $40 D. m, by Fred
Alexander, colored, who had followed
her for a distance Of twelve blocks, and
who is believed to be the murderer Of
Pearl Forbes. Alexander failed TO ac-
cOmDiish mis- object, was arrescted
shortly after the occurrence and taken
TO the office Of the chief of police, which
was quickly surrounded by an angry
mob. numbering nearly LOCO, breathing
threats Of vengeance. A lynching was
aVerted only by slipping the prisoner
secretly away.
Miss Roth is employed at one of the
large stores, and was going nome 10
her supper. She soon became aware
that she was followed, and within q
few blocks of home entered a helgnooi-
ing house for the purpose OF throwing
the man off her track. Alexander kept
on and Miss Roth again started nome
and when at point nearly Opposite
the residence of Professor Evans On me
High school she was met by Alexander,
who seized her around The throat anu
bore her to the ground. in falling MS
fingers slipped from her throat long
enough To enable her TO give a cry Tor
help. This cry was heard by Professor
Evans, who responded, when the as
sailanr left the girl and fled
A crowd had gathered, among them
a young colored girl, who told who the
assailant was. Ire police were notIiled
and Officer Mcdonald sent out When
at Seventh and Cherokee streets the
officer saw Alexander. The negro at
tempted to escape, but blow from the
officers club reduced him TO SUBMISSION,
when ne was taken TO the station.
News of the attempted assault spread
rapidly, and in a few moments the
streets around the station were filled
with excited men, determined TO lyncn
Alexander. The police, in the meantime,
spirited the man way, and when the
doors were broken open no one was
found.
Alexander was taken out through an
alIeyway. placed in hack and driven
TO the Kansas state Denitenuary at
Lansing He viii be kept there until
the officers deem it safe to bring nm
10 the citz.
Miss Roth recognized her assallant
and identified him to the officers.
Alexander has been watched by the
police lately. as he is the sus2ec ted
murderer Of Miss Pearl Forbes, who was
assaulted and killed Nov. 6. three blocks
vest Of the scene of tOniShts attempt.
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Manila, Jan. 12.-The first public discus
sion of the bill to establish department
of public instruction developed a contest
on the question of religion in public
schools. Interest centers in the section
permitting priests and ministers to teach
religion for half an hour three times
weekly outside of school hours provided
the parents express a written desire for
such instruction and. prohibiting teachers
from conducting religious exercises or
the teachers religion
The directors of the federal party were
represented by committee who although
Catholics argued strongly in favor of the
elimination of the section. They declared
that the use Of the SchOOihOuseS for reli-
giOuS purposes IL contrary ~ the United
States constitution and also to the nat
forms of the American parties and the
Philippine federal party and Is certain to
cause discOrd.
Judge Taft said the attitude of the
United States Philippine commission as a
legislative power was one of absolute
Indifference between Catholics. Protest
ants or Mohammedan religions. The com
miSsiOners he added, eudeavored to frame
the act 50 that the peoples prejudices
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UGLY STORY OF CONDUCT OF OFFICERS
and CREW OF WRECKED STEAMER

Paris, Jan. 12.-Ugly stories are leak
ing out concerning The behavior Of part
Of the crew OF the steamer Russie.
wrecked off Faraman. Bouches Du-
Rhode, Monday. whose crew and pas
sengers. numbering 102 persons. were
rescued by boats from the shore yes
terday. The Matin publishes an inter
view with a passenger, who said the
conduct of some of the sailors was be-
meath contempt. The first mate had
TO enforce obedience at the mUzzle OF
a revolver and was Obliged TO pass the
nights with a loaded revolver in his
hand. These assertions are confirmed
by two women passe myers The other
passengers. adds the correspondent,
while praising the officers. maintained
a significant silence regarding the sea
men.
A correspondent of the Echo de Par
is alleges that discOrd prevailed on
board in consequence of the conduct Of
two women and certain other paSSen-
gers, declaring that scandalous Incl
dents occurred in the smoking room
between them and the officers, despite
the fact that all on board appeared to
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NEW JERSEY MAN SAYS he IS SlGNALED
BY INHABITANTS OF THE PLANET MARS

New York, Jan. 12.--WilIiam A. EDDY
Of Bayonne, n. J., says that since 1892
he has drawn from his kite Wire hun
dreds of electric signals. both regular
and irregular which may have come
from some planet and that the signals
have been usually in groups Of three,
regularly timed like q Morse sOunder.
When the ends of the kite sustained
steel wires are separated by silk
strands. the sparks jump at twelve
second intervals. Then there are rnys-
terious disappearance of all electric
action for several minutes. These cleo
trio sparks come from high point in
the air not near to the low tension
electric currents of trolley and live
wires.
AIr. Eddy is about TO begin d careful
series Of measurements OF these sparks
lengths. He does not believe that the
Morse saunders effect his wire because
the dynamo electricity sticks To its
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be on the threshold of death. The cor
respondent adds.
1t IS asserted that the officers sur
reptitiously favored these women, CIV
ing them an unfair allowance or DIS
cults and oranges. - These ruTnoFs
spread to the crew, who seized on
them a pretext TO start mutiny. me
sailors refused TO perform their duty.
saying there was no longer any dlScl-
pine on board: that in the face or
the coming peril every one had the
right to save his own skin, and that
the common danger made all equal
Matters came to such q point that the
first mate. after a refusal of obedience
was obliged TO threaten the mutlneers
with revolver. Order was restored,
but not entirely. as the quarrel broke
out anew on landing
A correspondent of the Peut PARIS
ienne sends the following statement:
"A sailor tells me that when the
CAIRO relief boat ran alongside lne
Russie. Captain JOUVe stood at the
gangway with a revolver in his ndnd
to prevent any incident calculated 10
jeopardize the good order of the dis-
embarkatiOn-
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SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
ARGUED BEFORE The TAFT COMMISSION

would assist instead of retard its success.
DR.. BurEos urged the commission 20
consider the advantages it would give
Catholicism on account of the church 5
overwhelming prepOnderance-
Judge Taft explained that TINS lesls-
Iation was experimental If 1t became
the instrument of ecclesiastical opposition
it would be repealed.
DR.. Burgos replied that it ought to De
repealed now. The FilipinoS. he Sdld,
had had enough of the results OF religious
instruction i'm the schools
Judge Taft Contended that 1t was i'm
possible to Judge of the new system hap
hazard or by the results of another sys-
tenn lie believed things would be accom-
plished under the present regime which
were impossible before He asked Whelner
it was not impOlitic to take action Which
would unnecessarily shock the feelings OF
the Catholic people.
The doctor replied that it was better 10
eliminate row section which was Ger
tain 10 lead to difficulties
Commissioner Henry g lde asked winch
course would satisfy the greater number
Of people.
Dr. Burgos in reply quoted the deciara-
ton of the MalOlos congress and federal
party in favor of the separation of church
and state.
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alaskan STEAMER IS WRECKED AND
RESCUER HAS 4 SIMILAR FATE

The Aloha on her trip to the west
ward, called at Kadiak aud ascertained
that everything was saved and 50 re-
ported along her route. on her run in
from the westward she struck the reef
On Standpoint and sustained such in
iuries as to neceSsitate the working Of
her pumps continuously. She picked
up the passengers, crew and freight Of
the TillamOOk at Kadiak and brought
them az to Juneau, arriving there on
the 4th instant. When juSt-Outside of
Juneau she struck a reef in the mar
rows and barely succeeded in reaching
the beach of Douglas island.
The Senator brought down the Of
licers and crew Of the Tillamook to-
gether with the passengers of the Till
amoOk and Aloha, about 125 in number
and the freight The TiIlamook is a
total wreck.
The Aloha was afterwards beached
and patched, and is on her way to
Seattle now according to news brought
by the Senator.
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wire and does not radiate to unknown
distances so far as known as the high
tension sparks used in wireless teIe-
graphy, and the same high tension
sparks drawn by him by the clouds.
Mr. Eddy says that these spark
signals may come from an outer planet
because electricity travels at the rate
Of 10000 miles q second and is as tire
less as light, which travels 1888 miles
a second, $ measured by rapidly re
vOlvins taathed wheel. Great varia-
bility in effect is produced when there
is apparently no change whatever in
the condition of the upper air, so far
as known.
Mr. Eddy has been trying to decipher
these signals since 1892 1t is also to be
noted that Tesla's signals come from
Pixies Peak and at a high point in the
air. Mr.. Eddy points out that cleo
Lricity is superior to light because an
interruption can be transmitted. while
light suffuses around a dark shadow
especially if the shadow is of smaller
diameter
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The Americans Girls Attractions.
Isl. Louis Post-Dispatcn.l

tSt Louis BoSt-DlspdtcH-1
The Duke Of Manchester, who prac-
tees what he breaches, says that for
eign nOblemen marry American girls
because they are beautiful. witty,
graceful. high-bred. original, innocent,
audacious, Intellectual and practical.
That is to say, because they are re
sum OF all the virtues. But isn't it odd
that practically all of the girls sought
by these foreign gentry are rich? There
are dead loads of American girls VINO
have all the qualities enumerated by
the big duke ana yet do not contract
foreign alliances. With few exceptions
foreign noblemen are attracted only to
rich American girls. OF course il may
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Washington, Jan. 12.-OficiaI infor-
nation has reached the state depart
ment to the effect that the Hay
Pauncefote treaty as amended by the
United States senate is now under con-
sideTatiOn by the British cabinet Of
ficiaIs, with a view to determining final
" whether the instrument in its
amended form shall be agreed to or
not Beyond the fact that the docu-
ment itself is now before the officials
for final action. the state department
is not advised, and there is no intima-
ton at hand as to the probable result
of the conferences now going on. That
it is actually taken up gives promise
that an answer one way or the other
will be quickly forthcoming, and there
will be no long drawn out delay over
the negotiations.
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Port Townsend. Wash, Jan. 12--The
fate Of the steamer Tillamook. which
was recently reported as probably Lost
is now confirmed. The first authentic
news was received by the steamer Sen
ator this morning. On Thanksgiving
day about o'clock in the afternoon,
with the sea perfectly calm and the
captain and both pilots or the bridge
the Tillamook was run high and dry on
the north end Of Wood island. just
south Of Kadiak island. Her fifteen
passengers and crew were all safely
landed, together with their baggage
and the steamers freight Everything
was taken in small boats to kadiak.
While on the beach at Wood island
it was necessary to post armed guards
over the baggage and freight 10 pre-
vent the crew from stealing everything
Of value. The passengers were COM
PEELED to remain at ksdiak for the
period Of twenty-nine days.
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PLAN REPORTED TO MAKE HONOLULU
LARGEST CITY IN ACREAGE IN WORLD

Honolulu, Jan. Cvia san Francisco
CALI, Jan. IA proposal to incOrpor-
ate the city OF Honolulu. which shall
include the entire island of Oahu, has
been made in a majority report of a
Subcommittee to the republican COM
mittee charter. The proposed city
would be larger in acreage than any
city in the world. 1t would have an
area of $4,000 acres ana would include
several immense sugar plantations
The population of the city would be
about $4,000.
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about FIVE feet seven or eight inches.
He is well prOpOrtioned- He wears d
dark brown moustache of medium
weight, but his hair is quite dark. HIS
eyes are brown He dresses in black
usually and always looks neat.
The distinguishing feature of Curtis
description. however. is that his right
hand is missing just above the wrist
He tells that il was cut off while he
was jumping on a freight train. He
very seldom shows his right stump
carrying il in his pocket evidently with
"A desire to conceal the fact that his
hand is missing.
It is understood that the postal au-
thorities are on the trail of Curtis
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MAYOR BUCKLE REMOVES D06.
Continued from pagerl

on the subject from other erf-.---~-
attorneys. After revievine- --- .l.-
the case. the opinion cites Jaw u
authorities in parallel insr4r.-.-
holding that a surety ON
pohd Tor public work. wharra.. .'..a..
capacity of a director of a surat,- -a
pdHS or individually. is diSgr4r5s .-.-
serve on a board that has hi. .
oHye OF such work. I'm other -.-.4l.-
~ held that "a person cannot e---> 3
paI ana agent at the same tim. f--.-
same acts. -'- DE-
MS move I have had ir .,-.
lldt!1h Tor some time" exuIafr.+
80 or buckle. For several r-.
a. 10 mao a. resolution preuar-7 .%
~ IIouu GihS IN the council al +L up
. favorable opportunity. raUfr.- r
Dooly resignation as chafrr-a,. 4-
puDhc works board and for his ~. ~
Al IT Jhe resignation were r..r s-..-
coming. What I propose rs .f.. ,...-
a matter for after cpr~fr.r....- A. IS
1 do not intend 10 stop hair MAJ --
Protests to Buckle
For the past few days fr has
known in municipal haurr- -r..- '-
lulHs OF TINS SORT would he guGe-raE.-
and the trail has been kern d.. .l.t-.
the bank where Chairman T..-.--.
his headquarters to the a.t5r- .'a-.
bv certain CounCilmeu and rr5--5
the banker and the contractors .-- %
piOTlng the executive Win. r -.-
{ during Mayor ThOmpsuu's 4hs.r---s
TO disturb matters as they a-.
reason urged upon him was -r.. .--
a scandal would be raised -r.. -
Republican party would g-r-sfr-,- ~.
( Ter. but the reply. IL is said rra. gu.
/ the party would suffer most 90.
continuation of the methods that b.
Z been in vogue for nearly % ra4-. Ia. e.
matter OF letting contracts for -....
1 work and the financing .r ..rt-...
I and supervising and a.earff-.
work
Until last evening ir was F.-t..
{ that the acting mayor would E-r. ~.
courage to make the fight he h.. r5
/ IT contemplation, but as ura .- .E
/ COUncilmen remarked last ar-.-.
Mayor Pro TempOre Buckle has
Guided that public sentiment wont.
with him in his efforts 20 secure D.
deal for the municipality
An effort was made last rTaHt -.
tain from Mr.. Dooly o sratema-- ~
the issue involved as L- views ~ ..-
no amount Of ringing of the r-..-a.--
or of the door bell at his home ...-.
Z raise him.
{ 1t IS generally known auu-- -.-..
/ cIDal officers that the auurua.r .. --.
J crisis in the controversy ha-ra.- ..
+ board of public works and de ---.-
gineer had much to do To- ts.--..
Mayor ThOmpsOn's trip o. .eHs---'5
early last week. UndOubte6v M. r.-
or was informed last night hv vino 10
{ the turn things had taken du--. his
/ absence, but whether ne viii hasten
/ his return TO the city depends vr-
how much. il is believed. he values his
services as a peaCemakeT between -.
. contending factions
{ So far Engineer Kelsey has Dot --
Ured in the move of the acting msr-
but there are those who beIi-g- ---
Mr.. DO0ly will retaliate by attama---
TO have the engineer removed from ..
flee.
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New York. Jan 12--In the annual re-
port of the state board of assessors,
which has just been submitted to the
New Jersey legislature, it is stated that
6,O65 corporations organized under the
laws Of the state Of New Jersey have
paid into the treasury during the last
year the sum of 2.O51 ,209.
As the corporation tax rate in this
state is On6-tenth Of I per cent on the
Daid-in capital stock, or 81 tax for every
s.. 900 capital paid in. the 6,065 corpora
lions must have paid tax upon S2.O5l,-
20g. 900 paid-in capital stock
The state corporation department es-
Inmates that the sos corporations as
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indianapolis, Ind, Jan 12.-Governor
Mount. who retires from office next
Monday, today pardoned William w
Kennedy. who was sentenced to prison
Cor life in 1885 for the murder of David
Baker at Greensburg. Ind Kennedy
was paroled in 1897 and has for several
months been attached to the sanitary
service in Havana.
The case attracted national attention
because of the efforts of Kate Kennedy,
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Albany. n. Y, Jan. 12.-LOuis Cur
rier. aged 40. at an early hour this
morning cut his wife's throat broke
his son Archie's head with a baseball
bat. took a dose of Paris green AMI
then cut his throat from ear To ear
with q razor.
All three are dead.
Currier left a letter addressed to the
police which shows that the murder
was pTemeditated. In it he claims mis-
wife bought Paris green with which to
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BRITAIN TAKES UP CANAL TREATY;
ACCEPTANCE IS DEEMED LIKELY

ing actively considered in London nat
uralIy has excited much speculation as
to the final outcome, but the state de-
partment is unable to confirm any of
the TUmOTs as to probable acceptance.
There is a prevailing feeling, however,
unOficially expressed by those who
have followed the recent course of at
fairs. that the indications are favor
able to an acceptance. It was pointed
out in this connection by an official
that if Il rejection was contemplated it
DrOba bly, would be made at once,
whereas the delay of about two weeks
since the amended treaty reached the
London foreign Office gave evidence
that there was a desire on the part of
the cabinet officials there to consider
the matter with much deliberatiOn. in
the hope of bringing the two govern
ments into agreement.
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Washington. .. g., Jan. I'D. Q. Dun
hsr and +. ID. R Thompson of salt Lake
were in conference today with Represen-
tative Gillett. ranking member of the
committee on public buildings and
grounds in the absence of Chairman
Mercer. in opposition TO the protests thar
have been filed against the site selected
bv treasury for public building in that
city.
Representative Glynn today presented
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A New Lure for Church-goers.

Devices to attract congregations to
church are spreading from sensation
aiism 10 a businesS-IiEe aestheticism.
The Sussex Daily News says there is
a place of worship where tiny bouquets
Of flowers are at the close of every
morning service handed to each ladv
member of the congregation. During
service the flowers decorate the altar
and the pulpit. The plan is defended
on the ground that since il was insti-
tuted the congregation has largely in
creased and the larger offertOry enables
she clergy To distribute more money
among the parish charities. Success.
however. was largely assured from the
fact that the parish mainly consists Of
houses without gardens. and flowers
therefore. cannot be grown to any great
extent.
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CORPORATIONS IN THE TRUST STATE
HAVE CAPITAL OF SIO,266,O47, 900

sesscd have d paid-in capital stock of
20 per cent of the authorized capital
stock. If the tax Of S2.05l.209, which
represents S2.051 .2O9 coo paid-in capital
stock is 20 per cent of the authorized
capital stock, the authorized capital
stock must be five times S2.O51 .2O9, 600
or the sum of SIO.256. C47.OOO.
The increase in the number of mis-
ceIIaneous corporations assessed dur
ing the year over that of 1899 Is ]. IN.
although in reality /. 60T new cOmTa-. -
were added to the list in 1900.
The difference of 6I1 companies repre-
sents those whose charters were for
feited by the proclamation of Governor
VOORHEES, in May last for non-paymeut
of taxes